When I was 13 years old, I read a couple too many Joan Didion quotes on Tumblr, became obsessively enamored with Pitchfork and dreamed of being Tavi Gevinson. A decade later, these interests have substantiated the start of a (hopefully successful) journalism career.

I graduated from the University of Florida in May 2023 with a dual degree in journalism (with a specialization in narrative nonfiction and feature writing) and women & gender studies (with a concentration in theories & politics of sexuality). What I studied was a combination of my perfect beat — stories focusing on the way we talk about sex, sexuality and gender in entertainment, fashion, pop culture and media.

Music, film and fashion have informed mine and so many other people’s marginalized identities; I hope to spend the rest of my life writing and reporting on the intersection between art and politics. The dream is to use journalism and storytelling to create connections and make information regarding gender, sex and identity accessible to underrepresented communities.

Feel free to connect with me if you have any advice about being a journalist and/or navigating your early 20s, or if you want to become friends so we can rant about both! <3