PROJECTS
ECONOMICS & CRIME TABLEAU
A s part of my ECON 421 class requirements, we were assigned a final project focused on applying economic concepts through data visualization and policy analysis. For my project, I analyzed substance-related arrests across Texas between 2018 and 2022 using data collected from the Texas Department of Public Safety. Utilizing Tableau, I created an interactive dashboard that visualized county-level trends in alcohol- and drug-related offenses through maps, filters, and comparative charts. The project explored how economic conditions, enforcement patterns, and the COVID-19 pandemic influenced trends in substance-related crime throughout the state.
GRAPHIC MEMOIR
A s part of my ENGL 220 honors project, I created an original graphic memoir centered around my experience graduating from Texas A&M University while reflecting on the personal growth, relationships, and challenges that shaped my college years. Through a combination of visual storytelling, narration, and autobiographical reflection, the comic explores themes of identity, change, mental health, grief, and independence across my four years in college. Utilizing the graphic novel medium, I combined illustration, symbolism, and personal narrative in order to capture both the emotional highs and lows of the transition into adulthood.
TRAGEDY OF THE COMMONS
For my ECON 436 honors project, I created a digital zine analyzing the persistence of the tragedy of the commons and the structural challenges that make shared resource problems difficult to solve. Drawing from environmental and resource economics, the project explored how misaligned incentives, limited enforcement capacity, and short-term decision-making contribute to the overuse of common resources such as fisheries, forests, groundwater, and public environmental systems. Utilizing a visual and research-based format, I combined economic theory, real-world examples, and policy discussion in order to explain why commons problems continue even when their consequences are widely understood.
TRADE MODEL COMPARISON
As part of my ECON 452 honors project, I developed a visual comparative analysis examining how major international trade models interpret the effects of tariffs differently. Focusing on the Ricardian, Heckscher-Ohlin, and Specific Factors frameworks, the project explored how assumptions regarding productivity, factor endowments, and labor mobility shape economic conclusions about trade policy. Utilizing a visual economics presentation format, I compared how each model predicts the effects of tariffs on efficiency, income distribution, production, and political incentives. Throughout the project, I analyzed how economists can reach different interpretations of the same policy depending on the theoretical framework being applied. By connecting contemporary tariff debates to foundational trade theory, I examined the strengths and limitations of each model while highlighting the role assumptions play in shaping economic analysis.
HISTORY OF FOOD & FAMILY
As part of my HIST 240 honors project, I developed an original oral history project examining the relationship between food, culture, migration, and empire. For this project, I conducted and analyzed interviews with families from French, Indian, and Mexican backgrounds in order to explore how food traditions are shaped by colonialism, trade, migration, and generational memory. Utilizing a digital zine format, I organized interview excerpts, recipes, and family stories into thematic sections focused on identity, adaptation, and cultural continuity.
Below are a few of the projects I have completed as part of my core Economics curriculum and Business minor. Each project pushed me to think critically, apply theory to real-world scenarios, and strengthen my analytical and communication skills. Whether I was modeling economic behavior, exploring fiscal policy impacts, or presenting business strategies, these experiences challenged me to grow both academically and personally. I particularly valued the collaborative elements, opportunities for creative problem-solving, and the chance to dive deeper into topics I’m passionate about. Collectively, these projects reflect not only what I’ve learned in the classroom, but also how I’ve developed as a student, thinker, and future professional.
ECONOMIC RESEARCH PAPER
For my ECMT 461 class, we were required to write a research paper as one of the major requirements of this writing-intensive course. For the paper, we were required to select a dataset, a predictor variable and three sub-groups to test the correlation of our predictor variable amongst the primary group and sub-groups. My paper focuses on the economic question: Does an Undergraduate's Choice of Major affect their Future Wage? In my paper, I learned about deciphering the correlation between variables through the use of previous literature reviews, descriptive and graphical analyses, as well as constructing single and two sample confidence intervals and hypothesis tests. A PDF of my research paper can be found below.
REGRESSION MODEL PAPER
A s part of my ECMT 463 class requirements, we were assigned a writing project to analyze a published economics paper. We were instructed to select a published economics paper that utilized a regression to estimate a causal effect. In the paper, my group and I decided to analyze the survey data collected in Alan Beggs and Kathryn Graddy's publication. Utilizing the ordinary least-squares regression, we reviewed the anchoring effect on the sale price of contemporary art auctioned at Christie’s King Street in London between 1982 and 1994. This paper allowed me to review the significance of a causal relationship, as studied throughout the semester, in the real world of art. A PDF of my group's paper is linked below.
Personal Budget Assignment
Per the requirements of my ACCT 210 course, we were assigned to create a personal budget to help students budget, plan, be resourceful and financially responsible for our lives 6 months after starting work. For the assignment, we were given specifications as to our work and living situation and how we would budget to ensure financial stability under these circumstances. Utilizing Excel, we were instructed to create a 6 month budget, creating formulas that would assist us in figuring out how to manage our money during our first job after college. This assignment was a great opportunity for me to utilize my knowledge of Excel and apply it to a real-world scenario, and I plan to utilize this in the future. My work can be found below.
HTML Project
As part of my BS Economics requirements, we are encouraged to take ACCT 210, which includes participating in the HTML Group Project. This project taught me many lessons, such as planning ahead, organizing a team, ensuring the completion of each member's portion, and ultimately how to create a website through the use of coding and HTML 5. For the duration of this project, my team utilized Visual Studio Code to create our website. This project was a major breakthrough in my fear for code, and it even encouraged me to work on my own website, giving me the confidence and initiative to work on the website you're viewing right now. My group's ZIP file can be found below. Once downloaded, feel free to navigate!
NOTION TEMPLATE
While serving as a Hullabaloo U Peer Mentor, I had a lot of students coming to me with worries and struggles of disorganization and fear of turning in late assignments. Since I had an issue with procrastination during my high school years, I decided to utilize the Notion application to combat this and encourage involvement in my academic career and success. Therefore, I decided to create a template for my Hullabaloo U students with the use of Notion to allow them to organize their personal and academic lives. The template is fully customizable and Aggie-oriented. Feel free to use it for your own successes!