PhD Sociocultural Anthropology (2020-present)
Brandeis University
Waltham, MA
Advisor: Sarah Lamb
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MA Cultural Anthropology (2020)
Binghamton University, SUNY
Binghamton, NY
Advisor: Joshua Reno
BFA Film and Television (2007)
Savannah College of Art & Design
Savannah, GA
GPA: 3.75 · Magna Cum Laude ·
Advisor : Michael Chaney
ENGLISH - Fluent
MANDARIN - Intermediate
FRENCH - Beginner
KOREAN - Beginner
Editor - (promotional videos) · Get Organized Already · Los Angeles, CA · 2012 – 2019
Director - Growild (promotional series) · Sierra Vista Growers · La Union, NM · 2017
Editor - The Clutter Challenge (30-part mini series) · Get Organized Already · Los Angeles, CA · 2017​
Associate Producer/Post Production Consultant - Sweet Tea · UPenn & CAMRA · Philadelphia, PA · 2017
Set Dresser - Beasts of the Southern Wild · Fox Searchlight & Court 13 Productions · Montegut, LA · 2012
Awards : “Nominee” Academy Awards 2013
“Grand Jury Prize” Sundance 2012
“Camera D’or” Cannes 2012
Production Assistant - Sunday in The Middle of Nowhere · Skibo Film Productions · Chicago, IL · 2004
Director - The Departure by Freddy Fudd Pucker · Mind Ajar Productions · Los Angeles, CA · 2013
Director - Love and Money by Freddy Fudd Pucker · Mind Ajar Productions · Melbourne, Australia · 2011
Director/Editor - Snow Drifts by The Literallies · Mind Ajar Productions · Seoul, South Korea · 2009
Production Assistant - Extreme Sports : Motocross · Limbo Films Productions · Portland, OR · 2008
Office Production Assistant - Mississippi Power : On · Limbo Films Productions · Portland, OR · 2008
Production Assistant - Oregon Lotto – Poplar Farm · Limbo Films Productions · Portland, OR · 2008
OGA: Research & Travel Grant - $300
Brandeis University 2023​
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Anthropology Department GTR Grant - $1500
Brandeis University 2023
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Mandel Innovative Dissertation Grant - $2000
Brandeis University 2023
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Anthropology Department GTR Grant - $2000
Brandeis University 2023
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Dissertation Writing Retreat Grant - $4,000 · Mandel Center · Brandeis University 2023
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Dissertation Writing Retreat Grant - $4,000 · Mandel Center · Brandeis University 2022
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GSAS PhD Research Grant - $800
Brandeis University 2022
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Anthropology Department GTR Grant - $1000
Brandeis University 2021
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Connected PhD Grant - $6000
Brandeis University 2021
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Teaching Assistantship
Brandeis University 2020-2025
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Teaching Assistantship
SUNY Binghamton 2018-2020
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Academic Scholarship
Savannah College of Art & Design 2003-2007
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“Best Undergraduate Documentary”
SCADemy Awards 2007
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“Best Documentary”
Student Films Across America 2007
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"Best Documentary"
Student Films Across America 2006
“Director’s Citation Award”
Black Maria Film Festival 2008
Official Selection”
Cannes Short Circuit 2008
“Official Selection”
Stuttgart International Film Festival 2008
2022 Researcher · Brandeis University · Lao Cai, Vietnam
Started preliminary research for my dissertation project on Chinese bachelor and the migration of Vietnamese brides across the border
Project: 21st Century Guanggun
Research Lead: Kim Craig
2021 - 2022 Research Coordinator · Brandeis University · Waltham, MA
Guided a research assistant in a four-week environmental scan of Chinese Social media on the topic of rural Chinese bachelors.
Project: 21st Century Guanggun
Research Lead: Kim Craig
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2021 - 2022 Research Coordinator · Carnegie Mellon Fellowship · Waltham, MA
Coordinated two research assistants to conduct interviews, transcribe and code data
Project: Successful Aging’s Global Moment: Visions and Dilemmas of Aging Well
Primary Investigator: Dr. Sarah Lamb
2021 UX Researcher · Veteran Affairs · Brandeis University · Waltham, MA
Conducted a website environmental scan of the V.A.’s E.H.R.M. Initiative
Project: VA Users Awareness of the Incoming E.H.R.M. Initiative
Primary Investigator: Dr. Gemmae Fix
2021 UX Researcher · Brandeis Library · Waltham, MA
Conducted and analyzed semi-structured interviews with eight graduate students on their
opinions of their university’s library
Project: What role does the Brandeis Library serve in the lives of its graduate students?
Lead Researcher: Kim Craig
2020 Research Assistant · Carnegie Mellon Fellowship · Waltham, MA
Assisting transcribing and coding audio interviews for
Project: Successful Aging’s Global Moment: Visions and Dilemmas of Aging Well
Primary Investigator: Dr. Sarah Lamb
2019 Research Assistant · Binghamton University · Binghamton, NY
Assisted in summer grant writing for research on Lyme and other tick-borne illnesses
Primary Investigator: Dr. Ralph Garruto
2016 Research Assistant · University of Pennsylvania · Philadelphia, PA
Assisted then PhD candidate in coding data and interviews for her dissertation project
Project: Brothers in Grief: The Stages of Grieving for a School and its Students Following Three Shooting Deaths of Black Teenage Boys
Research Lead: Dr. Nora Gross
2007 Research Coordinator · Savannah College of Art and Design · Savannah, GA
Lead a small team of researchers in a six month visual ethnography of a truck stop in GA
Project: Sunlight & Babies
Research Lead: Kim Craig
Graduate Writing Retreat
Mandel Center · Brandeis University · 2023
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Graduate Writing Retreat
Mandel Center · Brandeis University · 2022
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ADX Anthropology Design Exhibition
The New School, NYC · 2021
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2025 Preceptor · Harvard University · Cambridge, MA
Class: What’s a Family? The Complexities of Kinship in the 21st Century
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2024 Lecturer · Brandeis University · Waltham, MA
Class: Anthropology of Gender
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2020 - 2024 Teaching Assistant · Brandeis University · Waltham, MA
Classes: Introduction to the Comparative Study of Human Societies,
Aging in Cross Cultural Perspective, Anthropology of Gender, and China in the World
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2012- (present) Freelance Web Designer · (remote)
Sukaina Hirji (personal academic website) created via Wix
Kim Craig (personal academic website) created via Wix
Making Sweet Tea (film website) created via Squarespace
Sierra Vista Growers (business website) maintained via Drupal
Get Organized Already (business website) created via Wordpress
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2018 - 2020 Teaching Assistant · SUNY Binghamton · Binghamton, NY
Classes: Medical Anthropology + Linguistic Structure
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​2012 – 2019 Virtual Assistant · Get Organized Already · (remote)
Basic admin duties, maintaining company website, creating original social media content
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2016 – 2018 Marketing & Social Media Strategist · Sierra Vista Growers · (remote)
Advertising, social media marketing, website maintenance, graphic design
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2011 – 2017 Professional Organizer · Minima and Get Organized Already · CA & VA
De-cluttered and implemented systems of organization for residential spaces
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2013 – 2014 Foreign Language Instructor · EF – English First · Beijing, China
Taught 25 classes/wk of business English to varied levels of adult students
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2012 – 2013 TOEFL Test Prep Instructor · Tokers TOEFL Prep Academy · Los Angeles, CA
Taught 3 levels of TOEFL test taking strategies to adult students
2011 Web Content Specialist · InterStaffing Services · Melbourne, VIC, AU
Successfully executed a variety of temporary assignments for several companies
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2010 English Language Instructor · Nobel University · Los Angeles, CA
Taught conversational English to adult students
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2009 – 2010 English Language Instructor · Montessori International School · Seoul, South Korea
Taught Art, Science, and English to elementary students using the Montessori method
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2008 – 2009 English Language Instructor · Pagoda Junior · Goyang, South Korea
Taught speaking classes to elementary and middle school students
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2007 – 2008 Office Manager · Limbo Films · Portland, OR
Manufactured promotional materials, edited video, performed clerical duties
Producer/Director - Imaginary Guanggun· Brandeis University · Waltham, MA · 2021
Producer/Director - Origin Trail · Binghamton University · Binghamton, NY · 2020
Producer/Director - The History of the Petit Luberon Valley · SCAD Alumni Atelier · Lacoste, France · 2018
Co-Editor/Production Consultant - Nady's Yuripari Stereo · UPenn & CAMRA · Philadelphia, PA · 2017
Production Assistant - Code 72 · New Style Films · Baltimore, MD · 2011
Production Assistant - Villain de Sedan · New Style Films · Baltimore, MD · 2011
Producer/Director/ Editor - Sunlight and Babies · Mind Ajar Productions · Savannah, GA · 2007
Producer - Welcome to the Neighborhood · Redhead Films · Savannah, GA · 2007
Director - The American Glorification of Unique Personalities · Mind Ajar Productions · Savannah, GA · 2006
Director - Expect Less · Mind Ajar Productions · Savannah, GA · 2006
Producer - Boy · Ertel Productions · Savannah, GA · 2006
Associate Producer - Dinner · Green Productions · Savannah, GA · 2006
Assistant Director - Examination · Huergo Productions · Savannah, GA · 2007
SCAD Alumni Atelier Program (2018)
Lacoste, France
COMMUNICATION TOOLS
Slack xxooo
Google Hangouts. xxooo
Zoom xxxxx
Mailchimp xxxoo
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SOCIAL MEDIA
Twitter xxxoo
Instagram xxxxx
Facebook xxxxo
Tiktok xxxxo
Hootsuite xxxxo
Buffer xxxxo
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SPREADSHEETS
Google Sheets xxxxo
Microsoft Excel xxxxo
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FILM EDITING
Avid Pro xxxxo
Adobe Premiere Pro xxxxx
Adobe After Effects xxooo
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PRESENTATION TOOLS
Microsoft Powerpoint xxxxo
Google Slides xxxxx
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WORD PROCESSING & PUBLISHING
Microsoft Office Suite. xxxxx
Google Docs xxxxx
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COMPUTER PROGRAMMING & WEB DESIGN
Drupal xxooo
Adobe Dreamweaver xxxoo
Wordpress xxxoo
Wix xxxxo
Squarespace xxxxx
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TRANSCRIPTION & CODING
Atlas.TI xxxxo
Delve xxxxx
Otter.ai Pro xxxxx
Echo 360 xxxoo
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GRAPHIC DESIGN
Adobe InDesign xxxoo
Adobe Photoshop xxxxx
Adobe Illustrator xxxoo
Canva xxxxx
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Excellent interpersonal skills ranging from young children to adults
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Computer savvy and capable of basic web development and design
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Highly skilled in the organization of people, objects, and schedules
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A keen understanding of the value of teamwork and collaboration from working on numerous films
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Able to adapt easily to new environments having lived in so many places
2014 Intentional Community Volunteer · San Maurci di Calc · Banyoles, Spain
Tended communal garden, organized events and planned meals for a community of 20+
2011 Cob Home Construction Laborer · Personal Home-building Project · Quito, Ecuador
Assisted a local construction team to build a natural home out of cob
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2008 – 2009 English Teacher · Samdong Boystown Orphanage · Seoul, South Korea
Tutored basic English reading and writing to a group of 11-year-old orphans