Undergraduate Development

For this project, I was tasked with creating a small business concept that included examples of all business computer information systems the company would use. These examples included an inventory database, customer database, P & L statement, payroll, loan amortization schedule, and monthly expense tracker. Major goals of the project involved developing skills with Microsoft Suite including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and Access. I created an integrated Access database for Excel to track inventory changes in real time. In addition, an online business website was created to simulate online sales and SEO optimization via Shopify. My final presentation of this project involved creating a hypothetical new hire orientation for an incoming employee. This final presentation required the use of multiple PowerPoint features including timed transitions, sounds, and custom design features. The overall function of this project was to provide a grounded overview of common business information applications pertinent to the business industry.

This research presentation explores the history of African and African-Italian women under Mussolini's fascist dictatorship before, during, and after WWII. My presentation examines the historical implication of large-scale demeaning propaganda campaigns and racial laws which determined rights of birth and citizenship. My goal for this project was to outline the trajectory of Italian supremacy throughout the Italian invasion and its roots in prior colonialism. My research poses questions regarding Mussolini's impact on modern African-Italian and Italian female relations post-WWII, and the contemporary Italian understanding of what 'Italian' looks like. My research seeks to highlight the void of African-Italian female representation in Italian language and culture studies. I also pose the inclusion of prominent and influential African (Italian) diaspora and African-Italian voices to close this gap. My aim was to help reimagine the idea of what it means to be Italian and dispel 'Italianess' as an unchanged classical past. My research makes the argument that reopening the Italian literary landscape can help reimagine the Italian experience and its colonial fallout on contemporary African-Italian women.

This presentation was a collaborative project where I presented a comprehensive analysis of the pathology and case trauma of two human subject's remains. This presentation included extensive research surrounding the case studies' estimation of death based on descriptions of their physical, and pathological details. The research phases I participated in included properly photographing the subject's anatomy and comparing those images to catalogs of medical examples for analysis, and creating slides for the final presentation highlighting (1) in-depth explanations as to the determination of death, (2) the pathological profile, (3) the archeological context, (4) the historical context, and (5) the historical importance to osteology.

I created this presentation as a practice in creating a Microsoft PowerPoint poster presentation. The goal of this poster was to bring awareness to the endangered primate species Rhinopithecus avunculus, or the Tonkin Snub-nosed Monkey, which resides in the Indochinese region of Southwest Asia. My research poster includes an overview of known data on the Tonkin's biology, environment, diet, migration patterns, and endangerment. My aim was to effectively and concisely emphasize the major threats to the Tonkin Snub-nose Monkey and bring awareness to possible solutions for improved survival and reproductive rates. My key concerns for this presentation included effective readability and eye-catching graphics for general audience members and the primate experts.

In this presentation, I examine the history of redlining in Austin, Texas, and its contemporary connection to the school rating systems implemented by the Texas State Legislature. My research details the historical progression of school ratings and the increased ties between school ratings, home values, and real estate marketing. My research argues that the creation of school ratings was unethically tied to financial motives that have continued to impact lending behaviors and retail values in historically segregated and redlined areas of the United States. I utilized Actor-Network Theory in my approach to this research and focused solely on the historical interactions of East Austin, Texas. This allowed me to create a historical ethnographic outline of events. My presentation includes primary and secondary research sources, including original redlined maps and contemporary real estate search engines with school rating overlays.