Social Media Expert

In 2012, I was scrolling through Craigslist looking for a job when I found a listing that said “PAID REMOTE INTERNSHIP: SOCIAL MEDIA PUBLICIST”

I sent them an application detailing my unofficial history in the social media world. In middle school, I was the one my peers would ask for animated icons on AIM. I was your go-to-gal for a “pimped out” MySpace layout. I got the internship and it course corrected my entire trajectory. 

I was about to go to school to become a therapist, but this ad I found on Craigslist changed everything. I decided to explore social media for my Master's thesis, and was recognized for being the only one in my program to apply psychology to a non-clinical setting.

After graduating in 2013, I accepted a job from the social media company I was an intern for. I decided to pursue a road of research remote and work towards a Ph.D while traveling avidly. 

A social media project with the National Institutes of Health led to my current position at Scripps Research. I work remote as I manage social media for the Digital Trials Center, a lab where all studies are also remote. This means that anyone, anywhere can participate. Some of the topics we are studying are maternal health, precision nutrition, sleep, and infectious diseases. 

Here are some articles I've authored at Scripps Research Digital Trials Center: