Education

  • Graduated 2020 with a Bachelors in Criminology from the University at Buffalo

  • Graduated 2022 with a Master’s in Human Resource Management from Southern New Hampshire University

  • Graduated in 2024 with a Masters in Criminology at the University at Buffalo

College Writing Assignments & Projects

HRM Master’s Thesis - HR Strategic Plan Proposal

  • Proposed a strategic plan for company Riot Games for improvement within their organization. Elements of proposal included:

    • Talent Development & Planning

    • Ethics & Legality, Risk Management

    • Customer Service & Negotiations

    • Data Analysis methods


Media Analysis of Victim-Centered Content

Conducted an in-depth analysis of Missoula: Rape and the Justice System in a College Town by Jon Krakauer, applying course concepts to gain insights into the portrayal and understanding of victimization.

Education & Crime Lecture

Delivered a mini-lecture (10 minutes) on Education and Crime from a Life Course Perspective.

Link to lecture: https://youtu.be/aCqnmYKYcU4

Neighborhood Crime Comparison

Analyzed two neighborhoods in Buffalo, NY on aspects such as population size, race, income distribution and education attainment, and its correlation to criminal activity.

Data Collected from:

  • Buffalo Police Department Violent and Property Crime Data

  • Opportunity Atlas

  • Social Explorer

Data Analysis Project: Patterns of Victimization

  • Gathered, organized, and identified patterns in data on violent crime victimization rates for persons of different age groups and by marital status

  • Analyzed and explained differences in the percentages of reported victimizations for 5 types of crimes

  • Explored policy and practice implications based on data analysis of reporting percentages

  • Analyzed patterns and trends in a victimization trend over a 10-year period

School Security Policy Brief

Survey research comparing the relationship between higher-security measures in high schools and the feeling of safety on college campuses, and policy recommendations based on results.

Segregation Practices, Past & Present

Composed a community profile of segregation over time in Buffalo, NY by examining historical redlining from 1940’s HOLC insurance redlining maps in comparison to the 2020 Census Map

Master’s Final Research Paper

Final paper discusses the relationship between urban inequality and juvenile crime through a life course perspective.

  • Aspects include factors such as environmental inequality and socioeconomic inequality.

  • Incorporates important literature from scholars such as Sampson and Laub on their life course theory research in relation to criminal behavior.

Undergraduate &

Graduate Coursework

Criminology Bachelor’s Courses

Intro to Sociology, Social Problems, Sociology of Diversity, Social Research Methods, Criminology, Drugs & Society, Criminal Justice Systems, Sociology of Punishment, Classical Sociological Theory, Crime & Popular Culture, Individual & Society, Race & Racism, Communities & Crime

Human Resource Management Master’s Courses

Business Foundations, Strategic Human Resource Management, Business Research, Total Rewards, HR Info Systems, Law Ethics & Politics in HR, HR in Global Contexts, Manage Difficult Conversations, Talent Development & Workforce Plan, Negotiation/Advocacy in Work, Managing Through Communication, HR Management Capstone (Thesis)

Criminology Master’s Courses

Urban Sociology, Crime & The Life Course, Victims & Society, Race Crime & Punishment, Criminological Theories, Sociology of Social Policy, Social Research Methods, Intro Statistics for Social Sciences

Trainings

U.S. Department of Justice’s Office for Victim Services’ Trainings

  • Victim Advocacy

  • Victim Compensation

  • Assessing Victim’s Needs

Bystander Intervention Training - Stand Up Against Street Harassment

  • Completed a comprehensive bystander intervention training provided by the nonprofit activist organization Right to Be (https://righttobe.org/)