How do people use different technologies to tell better stories and live better lives?
Nationally competitive awards, grants,
and fellowships related to technology
2021: NASA and University of Central Florida's Exolith Lab Plant the Moon Challenge
Using land-storying techniques and gardening to determine which kinds of seeds grow best in soil from the lunar
highlands
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2021: National Humanities Center Humanities and AI Program
Competitively selected to co-create a
podcast about the relationships between the humanities and AI
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2020: National Humanities Center Podcast Institute
Won a grant to participate in a national, week-long podcasting program
2020: Movement School Digital Track Fellowship
Competitively selected for a 10-week program to learn about how to use digital tools to promote civic engagement.
2018: Scholar-in-Residence at iGIANT (Impact of Gender and Sex on Innovation and Novel Technologies)
Studied, convened a round-table, and wrote white papers about gender bias in AI.
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I was the graduate student curator for the Baldwin Library's digital exhibit on disability in children's literature. I created the
below Library Assistant in Twine to generate custom reading suggestions for visitors.
Listen to my National Humanities Center podcast episodes "Table for Four" and "How Can AI Challenge the Boundaries of Humanistic Thinking?"
Working and volunteering
in technology
2020-current: IT Consultant with the University of Florida Office of Academic Technology
2018-current: Member of GRiP (Generational Relief in Prosthetics) at the University of Florida
2017-current: Member of the University of Florida's TRACE Innovation Lab
2020-2021: Vice President of the University of Florida's Digital Assembly
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2019-2021: Founder of the Gainesville chapter of the Google Developer Group and member of Google's Women Techmakers Group
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2020: Faculty volunteer at Cog University to teach Ali-Gator, UF's new AI program, how to respond to chat dialogue
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2017: Academic Program Assistant for Duke TIP (Talent Identification Program) at Wake Forest University
View my other accomplishments and awards under the "Academic Work" and "Nonprofit Work" tabs on this website.