and Myrlie Evers-Williams.
I was raised in a little spot on the road between Bruce and Pontotoc named Sarepta, MS. Apparently, the name is from the Bible (Luke 4:26 KJV) and I guess the settlers in the mid-1800's thought it was a good name. I attended the Bruce school system from 1-10th grades (Go Trojans!) before being accepted to the Mississippi School for Mathematics and Science (Go Blue Waves!).
After high school, I attended THE University of Mississippi (Go Rebs!) for my Bachelor's and Master's degrees. I'm currently applying to Ph.D. programs in communications and plan to research the role that media, specifically social media, plays in conflict situations and political activism.
I also work full-time for the Sarah Isom Center for Women and Gender Studies as the Coordinator of Operations.
Curriculum Vitae
Education:
The University of Mississippi, University, MS
Masters of Arts in Journalism with Integrated Marketing Communications Emphasis May 2013
- Worked full-time while obtaining degree
The University of Mississippi, University, MS
Bachelor of Arts August 2011
Major: Liberal Studies
Emphasis Areas: Marketing, Mass Media & Political Science
- Worked full-time while completing the last 60 hours of degree
Teaching Experience:
The University of Mississippi, University, MS Fall 2013
EDHE 105 - Freshman Year Experience
Work Experience:
Sarah Isom Center for Women, University, MS July 2007 - Present
Coordinator of Operations
- Rebuilt and managed department website
- Designed various publicity materials for department
- Organized events including dinners, conferences, and faculty retreats
The Inn at Ole Miss, University, MS June 1999 – July 2007
Desk Clerk and Night Auditor
- Built and managed hotel website
- Designed brochure for hotel
- Designed new forms for hotel operations
University Realty, Oxford, MS May 2003 – May 2005
Agent, Administrative Assistant and Office Manager
- Assisted brokers and sales agents with MLS computer system
- Created advertising
Honors and Activities:
- Chancellor’s LGBTQ Advisory Council – Fall 2013 - Present
- Student Discipline Appeals Committee – Staff Representative - Fall 2013 - Present
- Graduate Student Council – Director of Communications - Fall 2013 - Present
- Kappa Tau Alpha – April 2013
- The Graduate Achievement Award in Integrated Marketing Communications – April 2013
- Who’s Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges – January 2013
- Graduate Student Council President – May 2012 - April 2013
- Chancellor’s Standing Committee on Strategic Planning
- Chancellor’s Standing Committee on Academic Discipline
- Chancellor’s Standing Committee on Buildings, Grounds, and Renovations
- Student Discipline Appeals Committee – Student Representative
- Taskforce on Grade Appeals Workgroup
- Vice Chancellor for Student Affair’s Student Advisory Committee
- Gamma Beta Phi – March 2012
- Graduate Student Council Senate –Journalism Senator and President Pro Tempore – Sept 2011 – April 2012
- Photographer - UM Big Event - 2011 & 2012
- Chancellor’s Standing Committee on Sensitivity and Respect – 2008 – Present
- Chair – Subcommittee on Diverse Alumni Relations – Feb. 2013 – Oct. 2013
- Member – Subcommittee on First Year Experience – Feb. 2013 – Oct. 2013
- Member – Town Hall Subcommittee – Feb. 2013 – Oct. 2013
- Volunteer Administrator – ALLIES Program 2007 - Present
- Volunteer Adviser – Gay-Straight Alliance 2007 – 2013
- AAUW Campus Action Project Grant Committee – Jan. – Apr. 2010
- Mississippi Episcopal Bishop’s Committee on Ministry with LGBT Persons - Active 2008 - 2011, Emeritus 2011 – Present
- Ole Miss Staff Counsel 2006-2009
- The University of Mississippi Diversity Award – Staff Category – Oct. 2009
- North Mississippi Board of Realtors® - MLS Board 2004-2005
Relevant Courses/Skills:
- Political Science: Formulations of American Foreign Policy, the Global Political Economy, War in World Politics, the Effect of Domestic Politics on Foreign Policy
- Business: Global Marketing, Advertising and Promotion, Consumer Behavior, Financial and Managerial Accounting, Micro- and Macroeconomics
- Mass Media: International Journalism, Social and Ethical Issues in Journalism, Media Law, Public Opinion and Social Movements, Mass Communication Theories, Mass Media Research (Marketing Focus), Consumer Behavior (Graduate Level), Journalism/Mass Communications Research
Conference Presentations:
- Isom Student Gender Conference: Moving from We Don’ts to I Do’s: Understanding Framing and Propaganda and Their Roles in the International Battle for Marriage Equality – April 2012
- Isom Student Gender Conference: Seneca Falls to Tehran - A Broken Sisterhood: The Mis-portrayal of Muslim Women by the Western Media and its Effects – Feb 2010
- Isom Student Gender Conference: The Integration Wars: How the Social Structure of the US Army in World War II and the Iraq War Caused Military Inefficiency and Served as a Catalyst for Social Change – Feb 2009