Highlights:I worked as a Communications Officer for the Professional Record Standards Body (PRSB) - a British health and care company - which gave me a healthy background in stakeholder management, project delivery, media engagement and social media management. I am also a recent Masters graduate from the University of Missouri's Kinder Institute on Constitutional Democracy, where I studied Political Science and Atlantic History, and gained a 3.97GPA. My research focused on the 19th and 20th century United States and I also completed work on 2005 Iraq, climate change and the Yugoslav Wars.

Skills:climate, international affairs, politics, think tank, sustainability, disinformation, government, campaigns, project assistant, media, social media

Goal:My career goal is to become head of a program or research strand at an international affairs think tank, specialising in climate, disinformation or American politics.

Certification:HubSpot social media marketing accreditation (June 2022)

Honor:Master of the Arts - The Kinder Institute on Constitutional Democracy, The University of Missouri: + GPA: 3.97 + Awards: Received BrANCH fellowship, carrying a full $30K fee waiver and paid teaching assistant position + Won the 'Green Chalk Award' (Spring 2023) for best teaching assistant in Arts & Sciences voted by undergraduate students. Bachelor of Arts - The University of Sheffield: + First Class Hons equiv to 4.0 GPA + Awards: George Richard Potter Prize for highest overall academic attainment in the cohort for my undergraduate degree, Anglo-American Prize for highest academic attainment in American History.

Research Assistant 06/23 - 07/23
The University of Missouri, Columbia , Missouri United States
Industry: Higher Education
+ Provided qualitative research support for the redesign of an undergraduate history course, using the principles of applied history.
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Disinformation Research & Civic Engagement Intern 08/2022 - 12/2022
The University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri United States
Industry: Journalism, politics
+ Worked with Free Press Studies Chair and Washington Post journalist, Kathy Kiely, on a community engagement event in Moberly, Missouri + Demonstrated excellent interpersonal skills when conducting field work and 5 long-form interviews with Editors from media outlets on topics of disinformation and media governance + Conducted desk-research on topics including climate disinformation + Evaluated and quantified interview responses and learned about Federal digital policy.
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Communications Officer 07/2021 - 07/2022
The Professional Record Standards Body (PRSB), London, Greater London United Kingdom
Industry: Healthcare, media, communications
+ Developed communications plans and ensured delivery through stakeholder management + Engaged with media outlets to successfully pitch press releases, articles and comments + Oversaw website copy and social media content across Twitter, LinkedIn and Facebook. Increased engagement by 20% in the second quarter of 2022 on LinkedIn and Twitter + Tracked policy developments and created briefings.
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Care Coordinator 11/2020 - 07/2021
British National Health Service, London, Greater London United Kingdom
Industry: Healthcare
+ Drafted financial tracking reports + Responded professionally to patient requests and problems via phone and email+ Maintained calendars of senior staff.
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Research Assistant 08/2019 - 09/2020
Unison (British trade union), London, Greater London United Kingdom
Industry: public service, politics, international affairs
+ Collected data on modern slavery risks in supply chains through surveys and leading 10 focus groups + Qualitatively analyzed results and learned about procurement legislation in 6 European countries in order to write two reports.
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The University of Sheffield 09/2016 - 08/2019
Sheffield, South Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Degree: Bachelor's Degree
Major:History and English Literature
+ First Class Hons equiv to 4.0 GPA + Awards: George Richard Potter Prize for highest overall academic attainment in the cohort for my undergraduate degree, Anglo-American Prize for highest academic attainment in American History.

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