projects

Speech, Language, and the Brain

Student Collaborator, Dr. Valerie Sky, Assistant Professor of Linguistics and TESOL, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, Fall 2024 - Spring 2025

Initiated project and collaborated with faculty and staff to create an interactive, digital model of the human brain to serve as a multi-modal learning object for students taking Language Acquisition. Targets concepts and terminology of cognitive linguistics to supplement course materials and lecture.

Harvest International

Website Manager and Print Production Specialist, Dr. Donald Kraemer, Professor Emeritus of Rhetoric and Composition, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, Fall 2024

Undergraduate literary journal giving students hands-on experience in digital and print publishing.

The Talon Student News

Writer, Editor, Outreach Coordinator, and Alumni Mentor, Dr. Michele Weber, Professor of Communication, Mt. San Jacinto College, Menifee, CA, 2022 - 2023

• SWANA Club Advocates for Women’s Rights

• Inaugural Lavender Celebration Honors MSJC Graduates

• One-Year Milestone for the Eagle’s DREAMers Club​

• Books that Restored My Love of Reading

• Books That I Wanted to Love​

• The Void of Native American Cuisine in Culinary Arts​

• Students Elate as Open Mic Night Returns to MSJC​

• MSJC Proudly Hosts its 4th Annual Drag Show​

• ​MSJC Celebrates Latinx Heritage Month​

Research

A corpus-driven discourse analysis of presidential campaign speeches by Kamala Harris

McNair Scholars Undergraduate Researcher, Dr. Olga Griswold, Professor of Linguistics and TESOL, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, Fall 2024 - Spring 2025

Examined the rhetoric of political speeches by presidential nominee Kamala Harris to identify their ideological stances and how they are constructed. Analyze data using mixed-methods methodology (qualitative and quantitative), including corpus-driven analysis using AntConc and English Corpora.

Anglicization: Undercurrents of name change practices

Undergraduate Researcher, Dr. Olga Griswold, Professor of Linguistics and TESOL, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, Fall 2023

Investigated the anglicization practices of bilingual speakers and speakers of bilingual backgrounds to identify the sociocultural factors which influence such practices. Assessed the implications of anglicization behaviors for their experiences and identities, identifying three key themes: Pronunciation, environment, and cultural identity and assimilation. Analyzed data using mixed-methods methodology (qualitative and quantitative), including surveys and interviews.