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Parents
Magazine
For the first half of my apprenticeship, I worked on the print magazine, where my responsibilities included:
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Attend pitch meetings for Playbook, Family Health and Cover Ideas
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Be one of two individuals in charge of @parentseditors Instagram account
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Be the liaison between brands and families for accolade stories
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Assist digital with writing listicles, round-ups and Teen Talk stories
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Interview sources and Parents advisors for articles relating to book recommendations, family health, crafts, and others.
The magazine folded in early February 2022, and my role has transitioned to the digital side, where my responsibilities now include:
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Risk Management/Content Control on @parents Instagram page
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Pitch trending news and feature ideas to turnaround by EOD
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Refurbish and update archived print articles to be on the digital website
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Ensure articles include SEO elements
Sample of Digital Stories
Librarian Invites Kids to Have Blind Dates with Books for Valentine's Day
How to Get Your Child to Talk About their Day
10 Easy-to-Miss Signs of Diabetes in Children
Husband Shares Recipes That Helped His Wife's Polycystic Ovary Syndrome While She Was Trying to Conceive
Print Stories:
Parents Best Baby
Gear of 2022
Featured in March 2022
Party at my Crib (Best Cribs)
Featured in March 2022
The Cedar Rapids Gazette
As a reporting intern for The Cedar Rapids Gazette, I was able to report and write for a variety of beats, including sports, lifestyle, business, public safety and news.
Each intern also helped with The Gazette's sister newspaper-The Southeast Iowa Union, in Washington County.
Personal Favorites:
Teens back at summer jobs, but Iowa businesses still facing worker shortage
Mini Pines miniature golf course hosts grand opening
Whole Collection:
Couple open Tru Coffee in Iowa City, taking over Dash. Then, they'll get married.
Dan and Debbie's Creamery in Ely showcases farm-to-table production
Iowa State Dance Marathon
I have been involved with Iowa State Dance Marathon since my freshman year. I wanted to be involved in a student organization that meant something to me and wasn't directly related to my major.
Since then, I have been a Miracle Maker, Morale Captain overseeing a team of Miracle Makers, Assistant Branding Director and currently serve as Co-Branding Director with an emphasis in PR.
My main responsibilities include curating and posting to various social media platforms, ensuring video and photos are taken at each event and updating the website as needed.
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TREND magazine
TREND magazine is a student-run beauty, lifestyle and fashion publication on Iowa State's campus. I've served as an editorial writer, fashion editor and online monthly copy editor positions.
My work can be found in publications from February 2019-April 2021.
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Iowa State Daily
The Iowa State Daily is Iowa State's student-run daily newspaper, serving both the Iowa State and Ames communities.
I've worked as an editor and reporter since September 2018, staying within the Student Life and Lifestyle desks.
Throughout the 2021-22 academic year, I will serve as Co-Copy Chief for the Iowa State Daily.
Nanosurfactant discoveries appear in Nano letters
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ISEK FIRST® LEGO® League Explore selected for Iowa Governor’s STEM Advisory Council Scale-Up Program
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Cyclone Energy places first; seventh year in a row
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Students Prove Passion for Composting
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CCEE Graduate Student Kanika Lamba receives ADSC scholarship
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CCEE’s Buss receives Black and Veatch Building a World of Difference Faculty Fellowship
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CCEE grad student wins awards for traffic signal performance measures research
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APEX-E still gives incoming students opportunity to connect through virtual programs
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InTrans director awarded Faculty Mentor Award
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Shields receives learning communities early achievement award
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CCEE professor Beth Hartmann retires
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CCEE and ECpE “Glass Box” research published
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Iowa State ABE lab makes in-house desk shields
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Iowa State alum turns passion project into a reality with the help of Boyd Lab
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Cyclone Energy to compete in ELECTRI Green Energy Challenge for twelfth year in a row
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CCEE’s Brianna Lawton receives Fulbright scholarship for research in Ghana
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Pothole research to improve water quality
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Food and Agricultural Traceability? There’s a class for that.
Engineering grad students receive GPSS teaching, research and leadership awards
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Three CCEE women receive Builder’s Association Scholarship
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Shane appointed chair of Transportation Research Board committee
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Associate Professor Jing Dong featured within WalletHub
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Erik Francois: Outstanding senior in construction engineering
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Jared Benson: Outstanding senior in civil engineering
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Four new faculty joined CCEE department
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Iowa State College of Engineering
As a communications intern for the College of Engineering, I have interviewed renowned engineers and scientists, produced articles relating to profiles, research findings, COVID-19 breakthroughs and much more.
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I've also been responsible for curating a monthly newsletter, managing a professional social media presence and edit a bi-annual magazine.
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