BA Communication Studies / Digital Media + MFA Writing & Illustration

This page is to showcase and share my experience in media communications and scholarly work such as writing articles, storyboarding, scholarly papers & presenting complex topics complete with matching slideshows for speaking.
I have completed coursework which required writing numerous scholarly critical papers, screen-writing, articles, storyboarding and giving presentations on varied academic topics.
(Please note: My fiction writing is not shared publicly)
Below is the link to my Academic MFA Thesis at Hollins University.
(You may need academic log-in to fully access this particular paper)
Below is a link to my academic paper on children's literature related to Disney's Frozen and Modern Feminism

In 2023 I received an award for Narrative Illustration at the Francelia Butler Literary Conference and had to give a short talk to a roomful of conference attendees about my dragon illustrations.
I enjoyed the below project so I am including the behind the scenes presentation I gave on this project.