Photography: Salameh Plastic Surgery & Medspa

These are photos taken for my work as marketing Coordinator at Salameh Plastic Surgery, to be used as website, social media, and advertising content.

Branded Work: United Way of Southern Kentucky

These are samples of my design and branding work for the social media channels of United Way of Southern Kentucky.

Academic Work

These are samples of both my writing and design work towards my degree in English (Professional Writing) at Western Kentucky University.

Journalism

These articles were written and published on the website and magazine for the WKU Talisman, the university's student-run life & culture publication.

Patti Minter’s legislative work that supports the LGBTQ+ community

On Thursday evening, WKU students and faculty sat down for a discussion with Kentucky State Rep. Patti Minter over Zoom. Organized by the “Out in Honors Network,” a community of queer, questioning and ally honor students dedicated to scholarship, politics, networking, service and support, the event covered the legislative work of Minter in support of the LGBTQIA+ community as well as addressed questions of how to further support this community in both Bowling Green and all of Kentucky.

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Kentucky CBD businesses indicate physical, mental benefits

One of the newest trends in natural medicine has been said to curb anxiety, help with sleep, relieve pain and even benefit heart health. People commonly use it in the form of oil, but it also has become popular in gummies, salves and vapes. The substance in question? CBD.

In recent years, hemp plants, and the CBD extracted from those plants, have gained widespread notoriety for the benefits they can have on a person’s health, especially in Kentucky, one of the leading states in hemp growing. Ma

Permanent Paint sees support amidst pandemic

At 6:30 p.m. on a Thursday in September, the warm air called people out of their homes and to Bowling Green’s downtown square. Permanent Paint Tattoo and Fine Art Studios, situated in a small building with colored lights and white letters adorning the front window, was bustling with mask-wearing customers.

Some sat in chairs or were laid out on tables with a limb outstretched. The harsh buzz of the tattoo gun filled the air. Some stood at the front door, talking through tattoo ideas with artist

The fashion double standard in plus-size clothing

In January, plus-size model Tess Holliday showed up to the Grammy Awards wearing a pink, tulle Lirika Matoshi dress adorned with sequin strawberries. She was flooded with criticism for it. Months later, the Lirika Matoshi designed “strawberry dress” has gained worldwide popularity on the app TikTok, where creators are being praised for wearing such a unique and beautiful piece of clothing. The double standard between the reception of the dress in these two settings is stark and has little to do

The following story, "In Her Hands," was published in Issue 11 of WKU's Talisman Magazine.

Photography

These are samples of my photography from my work towards my minor in photojournalism.