Experience

Morehead State University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• University Tutor

  • Jan 2022 - Present

  -Explain concepts that MSU students struggle with to improve their understanding and performance in the subject. -Lead a weekly study group to clarify difficult concepts and share studying advice to students in the SPA 101 course. -Support students in tutor-embedded ENG 100 course to help them improve their writing skills and encourage them to take advantage of MSU tutoring services.

• Undergraduate Research Fellow

  • Sep 2021 - Present

  -Translate poems from Spanish to English to allow English-speaking audiences to appreciate the poetry and to bring attention to undiscovered Latin American poets. -Meet weekly with faculty mentor and long-time translator Dr. Philip Krummrich to discuss, review, and polish drafts of translations until they are satisfactory. -Communicate in Spanish (via email, WhatsApp, and Zoom) with poets to obtain permission for publication, get to know their style and preferences, and to solicit other… Show more -Translate poems from Spanish to English to allow English-speaking audiences to appreciate the poetry and to bring attention to undiscovered Latin American poets. -Meet weekly with faculty mentor and long-time translator Dr. Philip Krummrich to discuss, review, and polish drafts of translations until they are satisfactory. -Communicate in Spanish (via email, WhatsApp, and Zoom) with poets to obtain permission for publication, get to know their style and preferences, and to solicit other advice. -Develop a bilingual anthology that integrates poems I translate from different parts of Latin America. -Presented my work at conferences including for the Kentucky Philological Association, Kentucky Honors Roundtable, Southern Honors Regional Council, and the Celebration of Student Scholarship at MSU. -Earned the Certificate of Exceptional Merit for my presentation at the Celebration of Student Scholarship in April 2022.



Manna Project International

• United States
• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Summer Intern

  • Jul 2022 - Jul 2022

  -Stayed in Sangolquí, Ecuador for the month of July 2022. -Contributed to MPI's community development initiatives. -Taught English to children in the Level 1 class. -Led activities for the local Sangolquí children in the community center. -Conducted interviews to adults in Spanish for insight on the greater Sangolquí community's needs for MPI to address them better. -Volunteered for partner organizations. - Antorcha de la Vida: led activities and… Show more -Stayed in Sangolquí, Ecuador for the month of July 2022. -Contributed to MPI's community development initiatives. -Taught English to children in the Level 1 class. -Led activities for the local Sangolquí children in the community center. -Conducted interviews to adults in Spanish for insight on the greater Sangolquí community's needs for MPI to address them better. -Volunteered for partner organizations. - Antorcha de la Vida: led activities and assisted in the Spanish classroom for disabled children in Sangolquí. -Casa Hogar: led mobility exercises, games, and other activities in Spanish for senior residents in a nursing home. -Traveled to MPI's other site in the Amazon (Shandia, Ecuador) -Led activities and games for children in the Kichwa community. Show less -Stayed in Sangolquí, Ecuador for the month of July 2022. -Contributed to MPI's community development initiatives. -Taught English to children in the Level 1 class. -Led activities for the local Sangolquí children in the community center. -Conducted interviews to adults in Spanish for insight on the greater Sangolquí community's needs for MPI to address them better. -Volunteered for partner organizations. - Antorcha de la Vida: led activities and… Show more -Stayed in Sangolquí, Ecuador for the month of July 2022. -Contributed to MPI's community development initiatives. -Taught English to children in the Level 1 class. -Led activities for the local Sangolquí children in the community center. -Conducted interviews to adults in Spanish for insight on the greater Sangolquí community's needs for MPI to address them better. -Volunteered for partner organizations. - Antorcha de la Vida: led activities and assisted in the Spanish classroom for disabled children in Sangolquí. -Casa Hogar: led mobility exercises, games, and other activities in Spanish for senior residents in a nursing home. -Traveled to MPI's other site in the Amazon (Shandia, Ecuador) -Led activities and games for children in the Kichwa community. Show less