education
American University
2015-2019
BA Theatre Performance
BA International Relations
European Union in Action
2018
Study Abroad in Brussels, Belgium
Drexel University Behavioral Health Counseling Summer Institute
2016
Social Work and Psychology Training
American University, Washington, DC
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Graduated as the first ever AU student to earn two BA degrees in Theatre Performance and International Relations.
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Member of the highly prestigious Honors Program, which invites 25 distinguished and astute scholars to join a uniquely rigorous living-learning community to develop innovative, interdisciplinary solutions to contemporary global issues.
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Member of Phi Beta Kappa, and proud recipient of the Presidential Scholarship, the Gordon S. Lang Scholarship, and the Harold and Sylvia Greenberg Scholarship among many more.
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Graduated Magna Cum Laude with a 3.85 GPA in May 2019.
Brussels, Belgium
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Immersive and integrated study abroad program with a focus on European institutions, the EU, NATO, and international conflicts of politics, defense and economics (specifically in Europe and in the Western Balkans)
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Prestigious internship at the European Disability Forum, which advocates for the rights of over 200 million Europeans.
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Participated in academic traveled to 14 European countries, including Bosnia, Serbia, and Ukraine, with an extended focus on the Yugoslavian Wars and the Bosnian genocide, as well as issues of EU accession in the region.
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Interviewed and took courses taught by experienced diplomats, including former press secretary of NATO Jamie Shea, members of the Council of the EU, Foreign Affairs Ministers, official lead negotiators of the Kosovo-Serbia conflict, EU and global ambassadors, and high ranking SHAPE and NATO officers.
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Immersed in Belgian culture through a homestay experience.
Drexel University, Philadelphia PA​
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Trained in counseling, social work, psychology, addictions treatment, and psychiatry treatment through experiential-based learning opportunities designed by Drexel's Behavioral Health Counseling and Nursing departments.
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Participated in the university’s state-of-the-art counseling simulation lab, led by expert professionals, where actors pose as clients to simulate counseling and practice social work skills.