Projects

A research film examining the architecture of Black hair as identity, resistance, and cultural language — co-directed and brought from concept to international exhibition.

The film interrogates how Black hair functions as a site of political meaning, aesthetic agency, and communal memory, drawing on archival materials, original interviews, and visual research methods.

• Directed end-to-end production managing a 10-member cross-functional team
• Coordinated resources, timelines, and stakeholder expectations through pre-production and international exhibition
• Exhibited at the 2025 Venice Art Biennale and Mallorca Art Biennale
• Implemented milestone tracking and feedback loops to streamline production workflow

Junior Paper under Professor Cooper, exploring how identity-behavior conflict leads to motivational disengagement — and what conditions make people double down versus disengage entirely.

The paper draws on Festinger's original dissonance theory, Oyserman's identity-based motivation framework, and Covington's self-worth theory to build an integrative account of motivation loss in high-stakes contexts.

• Grounded in the Self-Standards Model (Stone & Cooper)
• Engages empirical literature on academic disengagement, identity conflict, and self-protective cognition
• Connects behavioral theory to applied questions in law, education, and public health

A preregistered replication of Hopkins et al. (2016) examining whether neuroscientific language increases the perceived quality of psychological explanations — even when that language adds no real information.

The study used R with mixed-effects modeling, and was preregistered on OSF prior to data collection to ensure methodological transparency.

• Preregistered on the Open Science Framework (OSF)
• Mixed-effects modeling in R to account for within-participant variability
• Examined how framing — not content — shapes how people evaluate scientific explanations

Legal support work in immigration law — managing active client cases, drafting affidavits, and conducting independent statutory research to support attorney case preparation across a multilingual docket.

The work required operating across French, Spanish, and Pashto documentation, synthesizing complex legal materials under deadline, and maintaining rigorous organizational standards across an active caseload.

• Managed 9+ active immigration cases with multilingual documentation (French, Spanish, Pashto)
• Drafted affidavits from client interviews conducted in French and Spanish (with interpreter)
• Researched immigration statutes and case law; reviewed evidentiary filings
• Synthesized findings into structured memoranda to support attorney workflow
• Tracked court filing deadlines to ensure timely, court-ready submissions

Campus AI Lead at a Series A company building a platform that coordinates 100+ AI models, with 3M+ users on the waitlist. The role sits at the intersection of product, community, and policy.

At Princeton, the work means organizing AI hackathons across student organizations and synthesizing student perspectives on emerging technology directly into product development — with a consistent focus on the legal, ethical, and governance dimensions of AI.

• Synthesize student feedback to directly inform product decisions at a high-growth AI company
• Organize and lead AI hackathons across Princeton student organizations
• Build cross-community networks around AI law, ethics, and policy
• Bridge student experience and institutional product strategy

As Marketing & Outreach Lead for Princeton Caribbean Connection, spearheaded the communications and outreach strategy behind three consecutive annual conferences — building PCC into a recognized voice on Caribbean policy and public life.

The conferences drew 150+ attendees across Ivy+ institutions, government offices, and corporate sectors, requiring coordinated outreach strategy, cross-sector stakeholder engagement, and consistent brand voice across all channels.

• Led marketing strategy for 3 consecutive annual conferences
• 150+ attendees per conference across Ivy+, government, and corporate sectors
• Coordinated monthly collaborations with campus cultural organizations
• Established PCC as a recognized cross-sector voice on Caribbean policy

Digital Media Coordinator for Princeton Varsity Athletics — managing live reporting, content strategy, and storytelling across Division I events and platforms.

The role demands real-time decision-making under pressure, a consistent editorial voice, and the ability to translate fast-moving athletic events into compelling digital content for broad audiences.

• Live reporting during high-pressure Division I events with speed and accuracy
• Partnered with communications and operations teams to streamline content workflows
• Managed multiple operational priorities simultaneously across events
• Broadened audience reach through strategic content distribution

Research Analyst building predictive behavioral models to identify statistically significant drivers of consumer decision-making — translating complex quantitative findings into actionable insights for interdisciplinary research teams.

The work combines statistical modeling in R with data visualization and dashboard design, supporting iterative experimental design and ongoing study development.

• Built predictive models in R identifying drivers of consumer decision-making
• Designed data visualizations and dashboards in R (ggplot2) and Advanced Excel
• Cleaned and coded behavioral datasets; presented findings to senior researchers
• Contributed to iterative experimental design and ongoing study development