Outreach Activities

Below is a list of outreach activities I completed while at Clemson. The list contains a mix of ASL and psychology involvement that has truly shaped the person I am today. Through my experiences, I have gained leadership and inclusivity skills, completed professional development, observed professionals across various fields, and fostered my curiosity in research. I am so grateful for the opportunities Clemson has provided.

ASL Club

Clemson American Sign Language Club

Member: 2022 - 2026

Secretary: 2024 - 2025

Vice President: 2025 - 2026

One of the most rewarding experiences from my time at Clemson came from being a part of the Clemson American Sign Language Club. I joined my freshman year and participated in the club events and in signing the national anthem at a football game.

I served as the Clemson American Sign Language Club secretary for the 2024-2025 academic year. I was responsible for keeping meeting minutes, running club meetings, interacting with club members, and posting social events on our TigerQuest page. I made sure signers of all skill levels felt included and comfortable participating in conversations with their peers and members of the Deaf community.

For the 2025-2026 academic year, I served as the vice-president of the Clemson American Sign Language Club. I helped organize and run club meetings at least once a week throughout the entire school year.

Most importantly, I organized the Clemson American Sign Language Club's 2025 national anthem performance at Death Valley during the Clemson vs. Duke football game. I contacted officials, ran national anthem rehearsals to teach prospective performers, and organized the Clemson ASL students to ensure a smooth performance.

Clemson Employment

Clemson Athletic Student Services Tutor: Aug 2023 - May 2026

For three years, I worked as a tutor for Clemson student-athletes. I upheld strict NCAA, ACC, and Clemson confidentiality procedures. During sessions, I guided student-athletes in goal-setting, explained concepts using different learning styles, and filed detailed reports for each appointment.

Clemson Department of Psychology Student Worker: May 2023 - Aug 2023

For the summer of 2023, I was responsible for checking and correcting all faculty payroll. I sent emails, answered phones, cataloged syllabi, labeled inventory, handled hiring forms, and assisted faculty. I also communicated effectively with inquiring students and parents.

Internships and Field Placements

Pickens County School District Psychology Field Observation: Aug 2025 - Dec 2025

I shadowed school psychologists in the Pickens County School District for one semester. I primarily observed evaluation meetings and assessments. While interning, I also learned to score assessments and interpret data.

Field Placement in a 5th Grade Music Class: Aug 2022 - Dec 2022

For one semester, I observed a 5th-grade music classroom as part of my field placement requirement for my Orientation to Education class. Occasionally, I also observed a 3rd-grade classroom. I learned about student behavior and classroom management techniques.

Prisma Health Kidnetics Practicum: Jan 2025 - May 2025

I shadowed occupational and speech therapists for one semester. I observed their intake evaluations and treatment plans. I also prepared supplies for therapy sessions. Throughout this practicum, I learned valuable skills regarding professionalism and working in pediatrics.

Workshops

Summer Immersion 2025 Certificate.pdf

Summer Immersion 2025

From July 7-11, 2025, I joined a weeklong professional development workshop for interpreters. Topics covered included discourse mapping, ASL-to-English interpreting, numbers in interpreting, and the use of constructed action.

ASL To English Professional Development Certificate.pdf

ASL-To-English Interpreting Workshop 2025

Classifiers ASL-English Workshop Certificate.pdf

Classifiers ASL-English Interpreting Workshop 2026

On March 7, 2026, I attended a professional development workshop for interpreters that focused on ASL-English interpreting with classifiers. Topics included identifying different kinds of classifier uses and active practice with visual vernacular signers.

Certifications

CITI Certification, Responsible Conduct of Research.pdf

CITI Responsible Conduct of Research

Completed CITI Responsible Conduct of Research, Social and Behavioral Responsible Conduct of Research Course 1 under the requirements set by Clemson University. Topics covered include an introduction to responsible conduct of research, authorship, collaborative research, conflicts of interest, data management, peer review, research misconduct, and animal and human subjects in research.

citiCompletionCertificate_SocialAndBehavioralScienceResearch.pdf

CITI Human Subjects Protections Course

Completed Human Subjects Protections Course, Group 1 Investigators Conducting Social and Behavioral Science Research (SBR) at Clemson University. I learned how to ethically conduct human subjects research. Topics covered include research with human subjects, international research, ethics, informed consent, research with prisoners, and research in educational settings.

EIPA Written Knowledge Test

Took and successfully passed the EIPA Written Test containing sections on child and language development, culture, education, English, interpreting, linguistics, literacy and tutoring, professionalism, and technology.

Educational Interpreter Performance Assessment (EIPA)

Score: 3.6. For the assessment, I interpreted three separate classroom stimuli from English into ASL. I also interpreted a child's ASL interview into English. I was scored based on EIPA competencies for voice-to-sign, sign-to-voice, vocabulary, and overall factors.

Research and Awards

Creative Inquiry: Aug 2025 - May 2026

For my senior year, I joined the Frontlines and Sidelines creative inquiry (CI) team. The research focuses on the relationship between student-athlete identity and NIL deals under the supervision of a Clemson professor and graduate student. In the fall, I found articles and conducted literature reviews on student-athlete identity and the relationship between gig work and identity. I also participated in brainstorming sessions to practice finding the key points of journal articles and relating these findings to the project's overarching research question. Finally, I wrote rough drafts for the literature review section of a future article that will be submitted to a journal.

In the spring, I shifted into thematic analysis for the CI's study. I read and analyzed interview transcripts individually and then analyzed them again as a part of the research group. In addition, I helped conduct thematic mapping of the study's most important concepts and format data tables for our poster presentation. I also helped present the team's research at Clemson's FOCI conference.

Davenport Scholar: Spring 2026

I was nominated and received the prestigious title of Davenport Scholar for my contributions as a student researcher in the Clemson Psychology Department and my academic achievements.

Laurent Clerc Medal: Spring 2026

I received the Laurent Clerc Medal for my commitment to serving the Deaf and signing communities, high GPA, and multiple years spent learning ASL at Clemson.

President's List:

Fall 2022, 2023, 2025

Spring 2024, 2025

Recognition from the Dean of the College of Art and Humanities for achieving a perfect grade point average of 4.0 on a 4.0 scale.

Dean's List:

Spring 2023

Fall 2024

A distinction from the Dean of the College of Architecture, Arts, and Humanities to students who achieve a grade point average between 3.50 and 3.99 on a 4.0 scale.

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