Editing

In additional to my research and teaching experience, I have a strong background in editorial work. Below are some projects I have worked on:

Research Assistant to Critical Dreaming Author, Dr. Lilian Mengesha (2021-2025)

Book Project: Critical Dreaming: Feminist Performances Across the Indigenous Americas (New York University Press, 2025)

Revised and managed bibliographic, internal, and endnote citations in preparation for manuscript publication
Copyedited manuscript to ensure correct Chicago Manual Style and Publishing Press’s Style formatting
Coordinated with rights-holders to secure copyright and licensing for relevant artworks
Drafted research memos for author (For example, locating up-to-date statistics on Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women through State and activist channels)

Editorial Assistant to Queer Nightlife co-editor, Dr. Kareem Khubchandani (2021)

Book Project: Queer Nightlife (Eds. Kemi Adeyemi, Kareem Khubchandani, and Ramón Rivera-Servera)

Graduate Communications Fellow and Annual Newsletter Editor (2020-2023)

Tufts University Department of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies

Designed and edited graduate program’s annual magazine, including conducting interviews and writing features on highlighted alumni, faculty, and graduate studies
Copywrote, designed, and distributed program publicity materials

Research Assistant for Building Transformative Justice (TJ) at Tufts (2020-2022)

Multi-year, grant-funded research project on evaluating responses to harm not rooted in punishment at Tufts University

Assisted with lesson-planning and curriculum-building for Theories and Practices of Justice seminar
Compiled expansive reading lists on TJ traditions and practices
Attended TJ trainings and critically evaluated crisis resources at Tufts

English Assessments Team Member, American Institutes for Research (2018-2019)

Nonprofit specializing in behavioral and social sciences research

Selected, wrote, and revised literary and expository passages for assessments at grade levels K-12
“Item wrote” challenging, yet accessible questions adherent to Common Core standards
Assisted with test building and implemented best practices for English language accessibility

Copywriter and Editor, Gohagan & Company (2017-2018)

Company curating all-inclusive, affinity travel programs globally

Edited, wrote, and researched exclusive, education-based content for the private travel industry
Proficiently managed editorial projects across Adobe InDesign, Adobe InCopy, and Microsoft Word
Collaborated with Marketing, Sales, Passenger Services, and Production teams to execute cohesive branding