Design + Prototyping

Recently graduating with Summa Cum Laude honors from the University of Maryland: College Park, I studied Media Arts and Social Change as part of the Individual Studies Program.
I created this major out of my deep belief that in order to create social change, we must first understand one another. Art + design offers a unique opportunity to glimpse into our development and cultural tendencies that contribute to our sense of reality.
Ultimately, design is an empathetic, innovative tool that can inspire positive change in our world.
Within this major, I concentrated on understanding socialization and perception (psychology, sociology, human development), developing artistic techniques (art, design), and communicating through art/design to encourage social change (design management, entrepreneurship, marketing).
Notable Coursework
Interactive Product Design
Gestión de Diseño (Design Management)
Diseño de Información (Information Design)
Entrepreneurship & Business Management
Research Methods in Human Development
Cultural Psychology
Mural Painting & Public Art
Study Abroad
Universidad Veritas
Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
The Interdisciplinary Center: Herzliya
Creative Conflict Resolution
Human Development & Social Institutions
Innovation & Social Change
Psycholinguistics, Emotion, and Conflict Resolution
Non-Conventional & Creative Marketing
Social Psychology
Culture & Identity in a Visual Media Environment
San José, Costa Rica | Summer + Fall 2016
Santiago, Chile | Spring 2017
Herzliya, Israel | Fall 2017