Assistant Dean for Student Opportunity & Success, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN                        2024-present

• Leading campus-wide graduate student recruitment, retention, and success initiatives in alignment with the IU 2030 Strategic Plan, including oversight of 10 university-wide competitive fellowships.

• Directing flagship graduate recruitment programs such as the Summer Scholars Institute (SSI) and International Summer Undergraduate Research Program (ISURP), building pipelines through strategic partnerships with regional liberal arts colleges, Minority Serving Institutions, and international collaborators.

• Representing Indiana University at major graduate conferences and national consortia; implementing evidence-based outreach strategies to engage highly qualified graduate applicants.

•  Chairing the IUB Graduate Recruitment Council, facilitating collaboration across academic schools to coordinate recruitment efforts, share best practices, and drive institutional strategy.

• Managing professional staff and graduate assistants, overseeing a multi-unit operational budget, and guiding the strategic direction of recruitment and student success programming.

• Designing and scaling student-facing resources, including mentoring initiatives and community-building efforts through the Emissaries for Graduate Education program.

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Origin Studio, Director of Communications, Sacramento, CA                                                                     2023-2024

• Overseeing communications pipeline production, including email campaigns, direct marketing, and social media engagements.

• Launching & supporting multiple marketing campaigns in Meta Business Suite and direct email; using marketing data to recommend SEO strategies.

• Auditing the website against usability heuristics; improving the information architecture by running UX tests and implementing solutions.

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The Polycultural Institute, Advisory Council, Chicago, IL                                                                           2020-2023

• Collaborated with other council members to drive the organizational goals and programs centered around transnational coalitions and academic workshops in the Global South.

• Shared strategic and creative inputs with the leadership for producing research and programs empowering diverse communities.

• Contributed critical/creative content to increase cultural diversity in digital arts.

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Indiana University, Visiting Assistant Professor, Bloomington, IN                                                               2022-2023

• Served on the Curriculum committee to incorporate inclusive strategies in department-wide course design practices; benchmarked the current curriculum against inclusivity criteria.

• Acted as a member of the Independent Projects committee to evaluate applications for merit; co-designed the annual schedule & budget to execute the projects.

• Chaired a graduate thesis project on decoloniality and gender; supervised four teams of researchers & designers to complete simultaneous projects; presented workshops on research methodologies, grant writing & academic publication.

• Taught undergraduate & graduate courses on critical surveillance studies, feminism of color, and decolonial histories to more than 150 students.

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UC Santa Cruz, Product Manager & Art Director, Santa Cruz, CA                                                              2020-2022

• Designed a long-term digital project about surveillance at US borders; recruited designers & programmers to produce the project; used Agile to manage the production; supported cross-team collaboration between area heads; designed & managed the budget.

• Served on the Dean’s Graduate Studies Task Force to advocate for student employees’ right to healthy work conditions & a livable income.

• Taught courses on antiracism & literacy, decolonial history of games, and interactive storytelling; presented workshops on research methods & thesis/grant writing.

• Managed the 3D pipeline for +30 designers.

• Acted as the affiliated faculty with the Center for the Middle East and North Africa.

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Silk Road Rising, Production Consultant, Chicago, IL                                                                                         2020

• Provided the leadership with strategic solutions to managing the end-of-the-year donors' salon event.

• Supported the creative team with production insights and scheduling techniques.

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Bowling Green State University, Course Coordinator & Art Director                                                           2016-2020

• Supervised a team of five instructors to maintain content consistency across student experiences; designed the schedule & learning outcomes to emphasize active learning.

• Led and supported the production of five live & media projects involving teams of +15.

• Served on the Season Selection Committee to review applications and award a production spot to various teams.

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American Society for Theatre Research, Web Resources Committee Co-chair                                              2018-2019

• Co-led the committee for producing accessible online content for thousands of members.

• Supported the leadership in launching the annual conference.

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University of Tehran, Art DirectorCourse Coordinator & Art Director                                                        2009-2014

• Led the design & production of three social justice art events.

• Managed the budget for an experimental art festival.