Education

Bachelor of Arts, Union College Schenectady, NY Summa Cum Laude, June 2024
Interdepartmental Major: Germanic and Francophone Studies, Minor: Chinese Studies
Additional Language Study: Russian

The 2023 Graduate School Experience in German, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH
Funded by Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst (DAAD)

Teaching English As a Foreign Language, TEFL Academy (Online), 2023
Level 5 Certification achieved

Careers in the Chinese Speaking World, Texas Christian University, Fort Worth, TX, 2022
Accelerated 2 week Chinese language immersion program, funded by NSA/70 hours of Chinese instruction
 

Research Interests

Exploring images of nature in folklore and Romanticism
 

Experience Abroad

Fulbright English Teaching Assistant, Ludwigsgymnasium and Friedrich-List KBBZ Schule
Saarbrücken, Saarland, Germany Fall 2024 - Summer 2025
German Language School, Berlin, Germany, Spring 2022
Intensive study of German language, culture and history in a multilingual environment
 

Memberships and Awards

Phi Beta Kappa
Delta Phi Alpha (German Honor Society)
Pi Delta Phi (French Honor Society)
 

Presentations

Wie Märchen Kultur und Gesellschaft widerspiegeln: ein Vergleich der deutschen und französischen Märchen / Comment les contes reflètent la culture et la société: une comparaison des contes allemands et français, Union College Steinmetz Symposium, May 2024

Die pädagogischen und psychologischen Auswirkungen von Märchen,13th Annual Interdisciplinary Undergraduate Research Conference in German Studies sponsored by Lafayette and Moravian Colleges, April 2024