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Welcome to my website!

I am a junior at Vanderbilt University, and I am majoring in Public Policy Studies and English with a minor in Human and Organizational Development. 

When I am not in class, I am an activist and writer. I have published articles on policy-related issues for international audiences. My writing has appeared in Ms. Magazine, PBS NewsHour, and The 74, among others. I have been featured in The New York TimesThe Washington Post, and Teen Vogue, among other news outlets. I have also served on a podcast for Morgan Stanley.

 

In addition to writing, I have led international work as a United Nations Delegate, and I am a Seed of Peace and GATHER member. I have engaged in dialogue on both US-based issues, as well as on the Middle East and South Asia regions. 

I was selected to be a UNA-USA Global Goals Ambassador for SDG 4 (Education), and I currently serve as a UNA-USA Global Goals Ambassador for SDG 10 (Reducing Inequalities). I have spoken for UNA-USA on gender equality, and I was a Formal Delegate for the Commission on the Status of Women's 66th Conference.

 

At Vanderbilt, I was chosen to be a trainer with The Vanderbilt Project on Unity and American Democracy and am one of the forty undergraduate changemakers recognized by the Chancellor. 

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