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One thing I love about working on a small, scrappy team is that you really get to practice your problem-solving skills. Barely a week goes by that…
One thing I love about working on a small, scrappy team is that you really get to practice your problem-solving skills. Barely a week goes by that…
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Experience & Education
Licenses & Certifications
Volunteer Experience
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Radio Presenter
RADIO NORTH ANGUS LIMITED
- 1 year 2 months
Arts and Culture
- Helmed a weekly 2-hour radio show that broadcast across the Scottish county of Angus.
- Developed playlists, read local and national news, took requests from listeners, and provided chat and entertainment.
- Contributed to fundraising efforts for the station, including charity street collection. -
Sunday School Teacher
St John’s Methodist Church, Arbroath
- 3 years
Children
- Led the under-5s class at my local church.
- Created lesson plans, breaking down complex concepts in a way that young children could grasp.
- Planned engaging and age-appropriate activities and craft projects.
- Served as a chaperone during field trips.
Publications
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Hannibal for Dinner: Essays on America’s Favorite Cannibal on Television
McFarland & Company
- Contributed the chapter "Bodies That Change: Transformation, Body Dysmorphia, and the Malleability of Identity in Bryan Fuller's Hannibal" to this book of academic essays.
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Book of the Dead: A Horror Anthology by New and Established Writers
Black Hart Publishers
- Contributed the short story "There's Something Wrong with the Baby" to this horror fiction antrhology.
Honors & Awards
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Nuffield Scholarship
Nuffield Foundation
- Earned a Nuffield Scholarship for academic performance.
- Completed a Nuffield Research Placement at the Scottish Crop Research Institute (SCRI). -
Scottish Book Trust's Young Writers Award
Scottish Book Trust
- Won the Scottish Book Trust's Young Writers Award, aged 16.
- Spent a year being mentored by award-winning Scottish author Cathy Forde.
- Read work at the SBT's annual awards showcase.
- Had the short story "Smile" published in the SBT's book "New Writing from Scottish Book Trust's Writer Development Programme."
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