Below are 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. I am so grateful for the opportunities Clemson has provided.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
I shadowed occupational and speech therapists for one semester. I observed their intake evaluations and treatment plans. I also prepared supplies for therapy sessions.
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.
In October 2025, I attended a professional development workshop for interpreters that focused on ASL-to-English interpreting. Topics included strategies for working with numbers in ASL and different signing styles.
Completed CITI Responsible Conduct of Research, Social and Behavioral Responsible Conduct of Research Course 1 under the requirements set by Clemson University.
Completed Human Subjects Protections Course, Group 1 Investigators Conducting Social and Behavioral Science Research (SBR) at Clemson University. Learned how to ethically conduct human subjects research.
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.
Score pending. For the assessment, I interpreted three separate classroom stimuli from English into ASL. I also interpreted a child's ASL interview into English.
For my senior year, I joined the Frontlines and Sidelines CI team. 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 our study. I read and analyzed transcripts individually and as a group. I also helped present the team's research at Clemson's FOCI conference.
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.
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.
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.