a portfolio of work
During 2020/2021, I have served as a member of the Constituency Youth Council for Member of Parliament, the Honourable Joyce Murray. As a member of this council, I am working to develop policy proposals, discussing current issues in local Canadian politics, and planning community outreach programs to engage youth in politics.
In April 2021, a team of four of my classmates from POLI 350 and I prepared a policy proposal regarding a strategic approach to addressing deepfakes on TikTok, a challenging but rewarding assignment that presented many opportunities for learning and growth.
In the spring of 2020, I created an infographic which sought to educate individuals on the rise of polarization in politics, with a specific focus on the United States, but with relevance and saliency for democracies around the world, including Canada.
During the 2019 Canadian federal election, I participated in a group project with six other political science students. Our project involved creating a tracking map that users could consult to follow the political campaigns of the leaders of the six major political parties. By the end of the 40-day campaign, we had tracked over 400 campaign stops across the country which we analyzed to determine whether there was a relationship between the location of the campaign stops and election results.
In the spring of 2019, I was tasked with collaborating with my classmates to create a comprehensive comparison and analysis among three countries based on their Sustainable Government Indicators (SGI). Our final product was to be presented in a conference near the end of term. Our assignment required us to work together to create an informative, visually appealing, cohesive poster that would be educational while not overwhelming the reader with extraneous information.
In creating our site, “Follow the Leader”, I began to take on the role of leader and project manager, developing my leadership and communication skills in order to create a collaborative project with one cohesive voice.
Through Political Science 308, I have had the opportunity to work with my peers to brainstorm theories, and develop a project idea that is both educational and deliverable within in the timeframe of the 2019 Canadian federal election. Our idea involves creating an interactive educational map that tracks the campaign trail of each party leader, analyzing where they visit and what they say in different regional areas in an attempt to assess the extent to which location plays a role in campaigning.