Projects

A selection of community projects and partnerships demonstrating equity-centered, youth-driven approaches to media, empowerment, and education. These initiatives amplify underrepresented voices, foster critical media literacy, and inform my consulting work in program design, evaluation, and capacity-building.

Youth Media Lab

A community-driven program providing youth with tools to critically engage media and produce their own creative stories.

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Summer Media Workshop with Youth in Care

A campus-based summer program where youth in foster care collaborated with college students to produce creative videos, build mentorships, and lower barriers to higher education.

Mediating Change Conference

A 2-day conference that brought together community leaders to address media, equity, and social change through dialogue and collaboration.

Studio 416 After-School Program

An after-school media club for queer teens that combined critical media literacy, creative media production, and art therapy principles to foster expression and belonging.

Youth-Led Advocacy Campaigns

Collaborative, community-based initiatives where students led campaigns on equity, safety, environment, and wellness.

Refugee Resettlement Documentary

A collaborative research and storytelling project that amplified refugee voices in North Texas while examining the networks and structures that support resettlement.

Promoting Campus Equity Initiatives

A collaboration between university students and the UNT DEI office to capture and share stories from campus events and initiatives.

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Keynote Addresses & Community Talks

Dynamic talks for schools, nonprofits, and conferences that translate research on youth, media, and equity into accessible, actionable strategies for safer, more inclusive communities.