Resume

Education

Work Experiences

Teaching Assistantships

Relevant skills

M.S. in Journalism - Boston University, College of Communication. Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A.

Sep. 2022 - Dec. 2023

B.A.H. in Political Studies and History - Queen’s University, Faculty of Arts and Sciences. Kingston, Ontario, Canada

Sep. 2018 - May. 2022

Jan. 2023 - May. 2023

Apr. 2019 - Apr. 2022

Apr. 2019 - Apr. 2020

May. 2021 - Aug. 2021

Jan. 2020 - May. 2022

Sep. 2023 - Present

Sep. 2023 - Present

Sep. 2022 - May. 2023

Language:

  • Mandarin (native), Taiwanese dialect (working proficiency)

  • English (native)

  • French (intermediate, DELF B1)

Skills:

  • Microsoft Suite - advanced.

  • Adobe Photoshop (working knowledge), Adobe Lightroom (advanced), Adobe Audition (working knowledge), Premiere Pro (advanced), Adobe Indesign (advanced).

  • Data Visualization: R Studio, Tableau, Flourish, Tabula, OpenRefine, Excel - advanced.

  • Wordpress, Squarespace - advanced.

Daily Hampshire Gazette, Boston University Statehouse Program - Statehouse Correspondent

  • Reported Statehouse news for The Gazette with topics ranging from education, transportation, and healthcare through a local angle

  • Utilized data to tell compelling and informative stories on policy changes and bills filed at the Mass Statehouse, some of the stories

    covered include medical aid in dying, funding for public higher education, and reproductive justice

  • Reported breaking news and announcements such as COVID-19 policies and new senate committee assignments

The Journal, Queen’s University - Senior News Editor

  • Managed a team of assistant news editors, staff writers, and contributors to ensure smooth publications two times per week 

  • Edited up to eight stories per week to ensure quality and accuracy before publishing

  • Investigated and researched stories on sexual assault and violence policies, climate action divestment, and social issues on campus by filling FOIs, and publishing breaking news 

Assistant News Editor

  • Pitched and contributed opinions to the Journal’s weekly editorial, as well as writing up to 3 pieces of stories per week

  • Gathered on-and-off campus news stories such as student politics, various social movements, and local court cases for weekly issue 

  • Finalist for 2020 John H. Macdonald Awards for excellence in student journalism on campus coverage of climate action and divestment 

The Kingston Whig-Standard - Reporting Intern

  • Worked remotely and reported on local news pertaining to Kingston and stories relating to COVID-19 provincial policies  

  • Accompanied senior reporters into the fields to observe and provide assistance in conducting interviews and research

  • Covered extensively on Indigenous stories and the lead up to the removal of Sir John A. Macdonald statue in Kingston

Queen’s Quarterly - Editorial Intern

  • Collaborated with the editor-in-chiefs and assisted in editing, commenting, and suggesting ways to improve the submissions

  • Managed QQ’s online presence such as Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter and garnered more than 100 followers in the first month

  • Established and managed Queen’s Quarterly on Rewind podcast in May 2021, including interviews with notable authors 

Teaching Assistant for Digital Toolkit (JO 205/710) with John Baynard

Writing Fellow at COM Writing Center with Katherine Fairchild

Teaching Assistant for The World of Communication: The Human Storyteller (COM CO 101) with John Hall, Dana Janbek, and David Abel