Research

Beginning

• Major: English - Screen Studies
• Class of 2023 (and incoming OSU Grad Student) from Tulsa, Oklahoma
• I started doing research in the spring semester 2021. I applied for the AURCA (Advancing Undergraduate Research or Creative Activity) program and wanted to do research of some kind in the English department
• At first, I was hesitant because I did not know anything about linguistics, but I wanted to step out of my comfort zone, so I applied to be a research assistant. 
• I worked with Dr. Sarah Loss for two years on the RODEO project (Research on Dialects of English in Oklahoma)

   

Research Impact

• My research project is important because I was able to broaden the diversity within the study. I was able to look at minority groups of people and ask them questions that researchers in the past did not think to ask.
• I was able to make the data more diverse, while being more inclusive of demographics that are often overlooked.
• I presented my research at the OSU Undergraduate Research Symposium in April. I also had the opportunity to present my research at the Center of Oklahoma Studies with the Linguistics team from the OSU English department.
• These were great opportunities for me to not only share my work, but also get experience with presenting to groups of people that I am not familiar with. 

Research

Future

• In the future, I will be continuing my education. I will be staying at OSU to complete my masters in the Screen Studies program.
• After completing my masters, I would love to get my PhD and become a professor for film/screen studies.