Education

Education: Education

September 2022 -

PhD University College Dublin

I started my PhD in Quantitative and Computational Social Science at the University College Dublin in September 2022 as an Iseult Honohan Doctoral Scholar. My research focuses on applying quantitative text analysis methods to analyze political rhetoric concerning higher education policy reform.

August 2020-May 2022

MA University of Southern Mississippi

I graduated from USM with my Master's in Political Science in May of 2022 upon the completion of my thesis, which was titled "The Politicization of School Reopenings: Media Coverage of Teachers Unions during the COVID-19 Pandemic". During my time in the Master's program, I worked as a Graduate Teaching Assistant as well as, independently taught PS 101 - Introduction to American Politics in the Fall of 2021. I graduated with a 4.0 GPA in my coursework.

August 2016-May 2020

BA University of Southern Mississippi

I graduated with honors from USM with my Bachelor's in History. I also earned my teaching license in Social Studies for grades 7-12. In addition to my History major, I double minored in Political Science and Spanish, which I am also licensed to teach for grades K-12.