Education History
High School
I graduated from Brien McMahon High School (Norwalk, CT) in June 2008.
College
I'm currently a junior at James Madison University in Harrisonburg, VA.
I'm a double major in SMAD and SCOM.
Relevant courses:
- SMAD:
- SMAD 101-Introduction to Media Arts and Design
- SMAD 201-Fundamental Skills in Media Arts and Design 1
- Study of the basic computer operating systems, and the principles and practices of graphic production for digital and interactive media. Focus on tools and techniques used to create graphic content for diverse media delivery systems.
- SMAD 202-Fundamental Skills in Media Arts and Design 2
- Study of the aesthetic principles and practices of audio and video production for digital media. Focus on the technological requirements of producing audio and video for different delivery systems such as television, interactive CD/DVD, and the web.
- SMAD 210-News Reporting and Writing
- The study and practice of the fundamentals of news writing, including news gathering techniques and news style. Emphasis on coverage of meetings, events and breaking stories. Consideration of writing across platforms including print, broadcast and online.
- SMAD 301-Culture By Design
- Study of how mediated communication molds perception and influences cultural change. Emphasis on how language and imagery, sound and music are combined in current media to create meaning. Consideration of emerging media and their implications for cultural design.
- SMAD 307-Interactive Design for the Web 1
- Study of the principles of creating effective communication for the World Wide Web. Emphasis on the techniques used to design and integerate diverse media elements. Focus on the creation and manipulation of text, graphics, audio and video for the web. Consideration of interface design and web delivery issues.
- SMAD 322-New Media Journalism
- Advanced study of the knowledge and skills required to produce new media journalism. Focus on new and emerging media forms including blogs, social media and journalism websites. Consideration of audiences, story generation, writing, editing, site design, and management.
- SCOM:
- SCOM 240: The Process of Human Communication
- Study of speech communication as a behavioral process employing verbal and nonverbal modes of interaction. Emphasis on learning theory, motivation, language, meaning and social interaction as applied to the theory of speech communication. Consideration of role of communication in all human endeavors.
- SCOM 245: Signs, Symbols & Social Interaction
- The study of language and nonverbal communication as used in human interaction. Consideration given to the function of symbolic systems in self-concept development, the structuring of reality and social discourse. Attention is directed toward the use of signs and symbols by different ethnic groups, genders, age groups and geographic groups.
- SCOM 260: Introduction to Public Relations
- Study of basic principles and practices of public relations. Consideration given to public relations problems and pragmatic solutions utilizing oral, written and electronic communication media and skills.