Academia

From legal research and historical analysis to professional projects and creative work, this collection reflects the subjects that have shaped my education and continue to inform my perspective. Some projects were academic requirements. Others became opportunities to explore questions I couldn’t quite leave alone.

Legal Research & Writing ↓   Professional Work & Projects ↓   Undergraduate Research & Projects ↓

Legal Research & Writing

A selection of research papers, memoranda, and other academic writing from law school. These projects reflect my interest in public interest law, disability rights, and the role of the legal profession in society.

Research Paper · Fall 2025

Preserving the Public Citizen

Written to satisfy my Upper-Level Writing Requirement, this paper examines how law schools shape professional identity and whether legal education encourages students to embrace their responsibility as public citizens.

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Moot Court · Spring 2025

NBLSA Moot Court Brief

Written with a partner for the 2024–2025 NBLSA Thurgood Marshall Moot Court Competition, this appellate brief addresses constitutional challenges to a fictional law restricting certain medical treatments for transgender minors. I wrote the substantive due process argument.

Best Respondent Brief | Third Overall at Regionals | National Quarterfinalists

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Research Guide · Spring 2026

Georgia MDR Appeals

A research guide examining the rights of Georgia special education students in administrative due process proceedings under the IDEA and Section 504.


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Additional Legal Research & Writing

Other law school writing projects, briefs, and research assignments.

Premises Liability Demand Letter

Fall 2025 | Written for my Advanced Legal Writing course, this demand letter represents a fictional client injured in a retail store slip-and-fall accident. The assignment focused on translating a client interview into a persuasive demand addressing liability, damages, and settlement.

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Generative AI in Legal Practice

Fall 2025 | Written for my Legal Innovation course, this paper examines the ethical implications of generative AI in legal practice, particularly how existing professional duties of competence, confidentiality, and supervision apply to emerging technology.

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Elder Law Research Paper

Spring 2026 | Written for my Elder Law course, this paper examines Georgia’s guardianship system and how gaps in capacity assessments, services, and alternatives can affect older adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

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First-Year Appellate Brief

Spring 2024 | Written for my Legal Writing course, this appellate brief addresses whether a real estate developer qualified as a limited-purpose public figure under Georgia defamation law. I argued that a neighborhood dispute did not constitute a public controversy.

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Professional Work & Projects

Projects from my time at the Georgia Professional Standards Commission, including resources designed for educators and internal communications materials.

Resource Guide · 2022

House Bill 385 FAQ

An informational guide I authored and designed to help educators, school systems, and other stakeholders understand certification changes under Georgia’s House Bill 385.

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Communications · 2023

HR Newsletters

Co-authored newsletters for GaPSC staff highlighting policy updates, process changes, and professional development opportunities.

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Undergraduate Research & Projects

A selection of research papers and creative projects from my time at Agnes Scott College. These projects reflect my interest in history, culture, and the ways different disciplines inform one another.

Research Paper · 2019

Race, Class, and Conspiracy: The Atlanta Child Murders and the “Atlanta Spirit”

This senior seminar paper examines how race and class shaped Atlanta’s response to the Atlanta Child Murders (1979–1981) and challenged the city’s carefully cultivated public image during a period of transition.

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Art Project · 2018

Despair! at the Discothèque

Created for ART 160, this is a twelve-panel mixed-media piece combining painting, drawing, and collage, with inspiration from artists including Vincent van Gogh, Jean-Michel Basquiat, and Pablo Picasso. The title reflects the contrast between my expression and the vibrant colors surrounding it.

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Programming Dataset · 2018

Determining the Validity of Job Postings

Created for MAT 231: How to Think Like a Data Scientist, Friend of Faux is a Python-based project analyzing a Kaggle dataset of 17,880 job postings to explore patterns distinguishing legitimate job listings from fraudulent ones.


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Additional Art Projects

Additional Academic Papers

Comparing the Work of Elizabeth Cady Stanton vs. Olympe de Gouges

Written entirely in French for FRE 241, this paper compares how Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Olympe de Gouges adapted influential political declarations to challenge women’s exclusion and advocate for equality.

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Reading Past the Headlines Public Service Announcement

Created for EDU 225: Digital Literacies, this public service announcement encourages digital literacy and responsible engagement with online information through visual communication.

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Par Les Lèvres d’Irigaray

Written entirely in French for FRE 396, this paper examines Luce Irigaray’s ideas about language, gender, and women’s autonomy, particularly language as a form of resistance to male-centered systems of thought.

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Six Pieces: Draw What You See

Created for ART 160, this project explores value, tone, and composition through black-and-white drawings of everyday objects, using negative space, patterns, and contrast to make ordinary subjects more interesting.

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An Art Room Cacophony

A black-and-white composition combining unusual objects found around the art studio, using overlapping shapes, negative space, and contrasting values to create a sense of visual confusion.

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Accordion Story

An illustrated accordion book using pen, acrylic paint, and pop-out elements to tell the story of a warrior torn between love and duty, with color symbolizing the choices she makes.

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