diff --git a/content/now.md b/content/now.md index cd2b6af..659f4e1 100644 --- a/content/now.md +++ b/content/now.md @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ --- title: Now -date: 2023-09-24 +date: 2023-12-17 layout: permalink description: "Find out what I am doing now: What I'm learning or reading, what I'm working on in my free time, and where I'm at professionally." --- @@ -9,33 +9,41 @@ description: "Find out what I am doing now: What I'm learning or reading, what I ## Recent academic and professional progress -The fall 2023 semester started a few weeks ago! I'm taking four 3-credit courses while continuing to work as an intern (now part-time) at the Administration for Children and Families (ACF). I'll also be participating in two graduate fellowship programs as an [Eagleton Fellow](https://eagleton.rutgers.edu/grad-fellowships/) (Eagleton Institute of Politics) and Second-Year [NJLEND](https://boggscenter.rwjms.rutgers.edu/student-experiences/njlend) Fellow (The Boggs Center on Developmental Disabilities). +I'm almost done with the fall 2023 semester. I anticipate finishing my degree's requirements next semester and graduating in May 2024. -My temporary research assistant position with the Center for Research on Ending Violence (REV), Rutgers School of Social Work, will end on September 30. I'll be returning to work with a professor in the Department of Library and Information Science in October. - -I was also invited to attend the [Princeton Prospective PhD Preview](https://graddiversity.princeton.edu/prospective-phd-preview-p3) (P3) program, which will take place in October and "focuses on engaging scholars from diverse academic, research and non-traditional backgrounds around the path to the Ph.D." +I've also nearly finished deciding which doctoral programs I will apply to next fall. ## In my free time -I'm adjusting to a new schedule! +I'm writing a paper that I plan to submit for peer review early next year. ## What I'm learning -* Current courses (Fall 2023) - * Writing for Publication (16:355:506) (0-credit course) - * Perspectives on American Politics (16:790:595) as part of [the Eagleton Graduate Fellowship Program](https://eagleton.rutgers.edu/grad-fellowships/) - * Colloquium in Library and Information Studies (17:610:502) (0-credit course) - * Problem Solving with Data (17:610:562) - * Ethics, Values, and Change in Information Practices (17:610:579) - * Principles and Methods of Epidemiology (75:832:502) via RBHS Exchange - -* Current reading: [*The defining decade* (Rev. ed.)](https://megjay.com/the-defining-decade/) (Jay, 2021) +* Upcoming courses (Spring 2024) + * Machine Learning for Data Science (17:610:564) + * An internship in state government as part of the [Eagleton Graduate Fellowship Program](https://eagleton.rutgers.edu/grad-fellowships/) + * ePortfolio Capstone (17:610:503) (0-credit course) +* Non-credit programs: [MicroMasters Program in Statistics and Data Science](https://micromasters.mit.edu/ds/) # In previous months +## November 2023 +* I was selected to represent The Boggs Center on Developmental Disabilities and New Jersey as part of an inaugural cohort of "Data Ambassadors" led by the federally funded [State of the States in Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities](https://stateofthestates.ku.edu/) project and the [Association of University Centers on Disabilities (AUCD)](https://www.aucd.org/template/index.cfm). +* I went to the [Museum of Sex](https://www.museumofsex.com/about/) with a friend. + +## October 2023 +* I attended the [Princeton Prospective PhD Preview (P3)](https://graddiversity.princeton.edu/prospective-phd-preview-p3) program, "a nationally recognized program that focuses on engaging scholars from diverse academic, research, and non-traditional backgrounds around the path to the Ph.D." +* I returned to work with a professor from the Department of Library and Information Science at Rutgers University School of Communication and Information. +* I attended the Eagleton Institute's [Future of Democracy Networking Reception](https://eagleton.rutgers.edu/event/future-of-democracy-networking-reception/). +* I went to the [Museum of Modern Art (MOMA)](https://www.moma.org/) with a friend. + +## September 2023 +* I started the fall 2023 semester at Rutgers University, including the [Eagleton Graduate Fellowship Program in Politics and Government](https://eagleton.rutgers.edu/grad-fellowships/). +* I wrapped up my role with the Center for Research on Ending Violence (REV) at Rutgers School of Social Work. + ## August 2023 * I returned to [The Boggs Center's NJLEND program](https://boggscenter.rwjms.rutgers.edu/student-experiences/njlend) as a Second-Year Fellow. * I visited Washington, D.C. in early August. -* I was notified that I could continue working at the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) as a part-time intern. I will remain in [the Office for Human Services Emergency Preparedness and Response](https://www.acf.hhs.gov/ohsepr) (OHSEPR). +* I was invited to continue working at the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) as a part-time intern. I will remain in [the Office for Human Services Emergency Preparedness and Response](https://www.acf.hhs.gov/ohsepr) (OHSEPR). ## July 2023 * I started a new project at the Center for Research on Ending Violence (REV) related to sexual misconduct by physicians.