United States
I recently graduated from the University of Houston-Downtown with a Master of Science in Technical Communication. During my academic journey, I applied a strong focus on building my proofreading and editing abilities while creating usability reports, communication plans, and various other technical reports. I was awarded 1st place and 2nd place, respectively, in the University of Houston-Downtown's 2020 and 2021 Best Graduate Writing in Technical Communication category. In my spare time, I enjoy learning to use new software and listening to women in STEM or tech positions on social media.
A report that thoroughly examines HCI and rhetoric within the GUI of Adobe's FrameMaker software using Nielsen's "Heuristic Principles" to develop criteria and findings. Awarded 1st place in the University of Houston-Downtown's 2020 Best Graduate Writing in Technical Communication category.
A sample fundraising plan created for a real world client. The plan highlights goals, a problem statement, fundraising options, and more.
An example usability study plan created with the purpose of examining the Notion website, a wiki-based productivity software, for the National Society of Leadership and Success to incorporate in their organization. The report details methods including tasks to test the software's ease of use. The report also incudes an example discussion guide, recruitment screener, post-test questionnaire, and consent forms.
This report examines and grades the use of plain language within the federal Coronavirus website, an online resource that provides information regarding COVID-19, with a special focus on the webpages within the website that concentrate on protecting oneself from COVID-19 and what to do if the disease is contracted. The methods used for grading the website are in accordance with the Center for Plain Language’s Federal Report Card which grades the use of plain language on federal websites.
This report analyzes and grades the use of plain language within the city of Houston emergency operations center website with a special focus on the webpages within the website that concentrate on COVID-19 prevention. The methods used for grading the website are in accordance with the judging criteria for the ClearMark Awards which award “plain language communications” by North American organizations.
A sample news release created for a real world client. The news release details a book drive hosted by the Books Between Kids non-profit organization.
A sample brochure created for a real world client. The brochure was created for the Books Between Kids non-profit organization in order to inform parents and students of a specific school about the organization and details of their book drive.
A sample pamphlet created to educate pregnant or breastfeeding people about the COVID vaccine as part of a campaign to increase informed vaccinations.