Research Assistance (17 hours/week, 16 week semester)

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Spurlock Museum Curator                                           June 2022 - Dec. 2022

• Selected objects and materials for a Quinceañera exhibit, researched objects and                                                                materials, conducted interviews, wrote text, grouped materials according to themes,                                                                          and created media to accompany the exhibition

• Assisted museum staff in developing an exhibition for public audiences

• Worked with education staff to develop public educational materials and programs

 

Graduate Researcher (Approx. 30 hours/week, one academic year)                                                                     Sept. 2017

California State University of San Bernardino, Communication Department

• Analyzed three Latina social media celebrities’ self-presentations on Instagram

• Focused on whether or not the content they published potentially challenges

or simply perpetuates stereotypical tropes of Latinas found in mainstream media

• A qualitative study taking an Ideological Critical approach through a textual

analysis that was informed by Feminist Theory

• Asked and answered through study meaningful and impactful research questions

 

Research Assistant (3 hours/week, 10 week quarter)                                                                                           March 2015

California State University of San Bernardino, Communication Department

• Examined the experiences of Communication Studies students completing internships

• Arranged and helped conduct focus groups/group interviews

• Transcribe focus group discussion and discussed emergent themes

• Completed Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative (CITI) training program