So... You Wanna know about me?
Hello there! I am:
A SOCIAL MEDIA AND DIGITAL STRATEGY RESEARCHER
Research = me-search. I've been always interested in accessible and affordable technology like social media because anyone can use it to make social and creative changes. Ever since I moved to the U.S. when I was 10 years old with my family having almost nothing, the internet was my creative escape outlet to tell my stories and self-teach new skills. From using AIM to learn new languages to creating MySpace to connect with new friends, I believe in the unlimited opportunities that digital media can offer. This experience sparked my curiosity to study user experience on social media and help to fulfill their goal using digital technologies. As a mixed-method researcher, I leverage quantitative and qualitative data to tell creative stories that can make an impact on people's lives. I'm eager to help others to have a positive experience online just like when I did as a child. Wherever I am, I aim to continue this work to identify more ways to use social media to increase representations, strengthen digital literacy education, and improve the digital journeys of diverse users.
A SOCIAL CHANGEMAKER
I strongly believe that everyone has creativity, and by applying it to their social media usage, anyone can tell their authentic stories to empower others. Especially at this time of social challenges, I’m focused on amplifying marginalized groups’ messages. I strongly believe that representations matter. As a racial minority woman from an immigrant family, I’m proud to be a first-generation college student (and former professor) to embrace my intersectionality and share my experience and help cultivate spaces that can help others to become changemakers.
ENTJ-T
Have you taken the 16 personalities test yet? If not, you should! It's more accurate than BuzzFeed quizzes. According to this test, I'm a commander! Confession: I sometimes switch between E and I depending on my mood and also embrace being an architect.
"Commanders are natural-born leaders. People with this personality type embody the gifts of charisma and confidence, and project authority in a way that draws crowds together behind a common goal. However, Commanders are also characterized by an often ruthless level of rationality, using their drive, determination and sharp minds to achieve whatever end they’ve set for themselves. Perhaps it is best that they make up only three percent of the population, lest they overwhelm the more timid and sensitive personality types that make up much of the rest of the world – but we have Commanders to thank for many of the businesses and institutions we take for granted every day."
A SOCIAL MEDIA AND DIGITAL STRATEGY RESEARCHER
Research = me-search. I've been always interested in accessible and affordable technology like social media because anyone can use it to make social and creative changes. Ever since I moved to the U.S. when I was 10 years old with my family having almost nothing, the internet was my creative escape outlet to tell my stories and self-teach new skills. From using AIM to learn new languages to creating MySpace to connect with new friends, I believe in the unlimited opportunities that digital media can offer. This experience sparked my curiosity to study user experience on social media and help to fulfill their goal using digital technologies. As a mixed-method researcher, I leverage quantitative and qualitative data to tell creative stories that can make an impact on people's lives. I'm eager to help others to have a positive experience online just like when I did as a child. Wherever I am, I aim to continue this work to identify more ways to use social media to increase representations, strengthen digital literacy education, and improve the digital journeys of diverse users.
A SOCIAL CHANGEMAKER
I strongly believe that everyone has creativity, and by applying it to their social media usage, anyone can tell their authentic stories to empower others. Especially at this time of social challenges, I’m focused on amplifying marginalized groups’ messages. I strongly believe that representations matter. As a racial minority woman from an immigrant family, I’m proud to be a first-generation college student (and former professor) to embrace my intersectionality and share my experience and help cultivate spaces that can help others to become changemakers.
ENTJ-T
Have you taken the 16 personalities test yet? If not, you should! It's more accurate than BuzzFeed quizzes. According to this test, I'm a commander! Confession: I sometimes switch between E and I depending on my mood and also embrace being an architect.
"Commanders are natural-born leaders. People with this personality type embody the gifts of charisma and confidence, and project authority in a way that draws crowds together behind a common goal. However, Commanders are also characterized by an often ruthless level of rationality, using their drive, determination and sharp minds to achieve whatever end they’ve set for themselves. Perhaps it is best that they make up only three percent of the population, lest they overwhelm the more timid and sensitive personality types that make up much of the rest of the world – but we have Commanders to thank for many of the businesses and institutions we take for granted every day."
Education
PH.D. (2017)
University of Missouri
Major focus: Social media, digital literacy, media effects, media psychology
M.A. (2012)
DePaul University
Major focus: Digital media and technologies, online communities
B.A. (2010)
University of Illinois at Chicago
Major focus: Interpersonal communication
University of Missouri
Major focus: Social media, digital literacy, media effects, media psychology
M.A. (2012)
DePaul University
Major focus: Digital media and technologies, online communities
B.A. (2010)
University of Illinois at Chicago
Major focus: Interpersonal communication