About Me.
Hello, my name is Kiersten! I graduated from Emerson College with a journalism degree. I have experience in print, audio, and video reporting, but I prefer the first two media. Topics I have covered include the independent music scene, local businesses, local events, and racial and ethnic identity. I also overlap these subjects with government and politics. When I'm not reporting, I'm reading fiction and poetry, exercising, watching films and sports, or hanging out with my friends!
Education
Emerson College
2019-2022
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Bachelor of Science in Journalism with a minor in Poetry
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GPA: 3.85
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Academic honors: Dean's List (2019-2022)
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Co-curriculars:
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Flawless Brown (woman of color artist collective)
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EBONI (Black student union)
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Emerson Flows (period advocacy organization)
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Experience
The Conversation U.S.
2022 - 2023
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Edited health and science articles by academics as an editorial intern
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Pitched story ideas based on trending topics, such as the spoiled baby myth
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Wrote stories centered on Title IX and college advice
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Crafted Flipboards to highlight expert opinions on Dobbs v. Jackson and other Supreme Court rulings
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Researched partner schools as the University Relations Assistant
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Data entry for the impact of TCUS stories and print republications
Flawless Writes Magazine
2021 - 2022
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Selected and workshopped submissions with the chair and other contributors
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Wrote and revised poems for the magazine
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Collaborated on aesthetic elements, such as color scheme
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Designed pages for written work with Adobe InDesign
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Modeled in photo shoots for the magazine
HowlRound (Arts Emerson's theater publication)
2021 - 2022
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Drafted articles and podcast transcripts on Drupal
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Copy-edited essays and daily and weekly newsletters
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Formatted podcast transcripts to match HowlRound's style guide
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Collaborated on Instagram posts with the communications team
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Created back-to-school guide for theater educators
WERS (Emerson College radio station)
2019-2021
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Diversified the blog page by writing about Black, female, and/or queer musicians
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Covered Sleater-Kinney and Your Smith concerts
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Launched The Vault of Soul series with my article on Etta James
Politichat
2017
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Submitted op-ed articles remotely
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Covered trending political topics, such as immigration and family separation