as a self-proclaimed "late bloomer" of a writer, i finally had the opportunity to capitalize on my old minor in journalism and secured a handful of bylines during an internship last summer at Georgia Magazine. i've also authored several articles about my experience as a teacher, tutor, grad student, and peak-covid graduate on LinkedIn.
on an academic note, last April, I presented my first graduate writing project at KSU's Spring Symposium of Student Scholars! the project, which focuses on teaching first-year composition, is hosted in KSU Digital Commons.
over the last two semesters, my graduate portfolio has already begun to grow. i've had the pleasure of taking courses in rhetorical theory, social media writing, world Englishes, intercultural communication, creative nonfiction, and travel writing.
with such a variety of courses, i've thoroughly enjoyed the opportunity to inquire about what interests me and write about what's meaningful to me. some of these topics include pop culture, linguistics, intercultural communication, and the relationship between learning and writing.
as an undergrad, i majored in English composition and minored in Journalism. a few highlights of the courses i took during this time include intermediate composition, advanced expository writing, eastern rhetorical theory, topics in American Weird fiction, and a genre survey of the novel, ALONG WITH beginner, intermediate, and advanced news writing.
at that time, i often wondered why i was also taking so many literature courses as a writing major. this was a question i finally found the answer to in my writing as a graduate student.