This is a showcase of the e-portfolios developed in CCTP-6004: Digital Presence and Strategic Persuasion. In this seminar, which presents theories of persuasion and narrative, students use the language of new media to present their academic and professional identit(ies). Each student develops a rich, outward-facing e-portfolio that will reflect their growth, learning, and expertise in unique ways designed to appeal to potential employers and to provide a summative experience of their time in CCT.
Click each student’s name to be taken to the respective student’s online portfolio, which highlights professional and academic work during their CCT tenure.
2024
I’m Paola, a visual artist and designer. I speak best through images, design, and colors. Creativity isn’t just a tool; it’s a lifestyle that drives me to playfully discover new solutions and collaborate with diverse and exciting teams. My approach is defined by sparking ideas, experimentation, and purposeful work. I specialize in turning complex ideas into visual solutions, leveraging technology for creative thinking and community engagement.
In my free time, I’m a too many hobbies practitioner, an avid museum explorer, and a performing arts enthusiast.
Let’s create something fun together!
2020
Through Georgetown University’s Communications, Culture & Technology Master’s program, I have gained a passion for scenario planning. I enjoy helping organizations design resilient strategies for alternative futures. In my eight years as a communications professional, I have supported mission-driven organizations spanning arts, activism, environmental justice, STEM, and higher education.
2019
Nice to meet you, I’m Kash. I’m a designer, brand manager, storyteller, linguist, and sneakerhead. I have a B.A. in both Spanish and Chinese, which has enabled me to travel, live, and work all over the world. In 2017, I put my jet setting on hold to pursue a Master’s in Communication, Culture, and Technology at Georgetown University. As a recent graduate, I am working as the brand manager for Georgetown’s Hip-Hop Artist in Residence, Marco Pavé .
My name is Shahin (pronounced shA-Heen), and I’m interested in working as a content creator for technology and media-related industries.
Multidisciplinary forms of thought have been thematic throughout my life. As a graduate student from Georgetown University’s Communication, Culture and Technology program, I’ve learned to bridge the gap between technical and creative writing. I have ample writing experience through my freelance music journalism work to multiple digital media publications such as PAPER Magazine and Georgetown Radio, as well as thorough professional and technical writing experience for bodies of work tailored to specific audiences such as for students at the Georgetown University Law Center, consumers at U Street Music Hall, and artists at TMI Management. I’ve learned how to successfully multitask through, on average, three part-time jobs that varied in industries from education to entertainment. By leveraging social media as a communication tool for success, I’ve successfully grasped how to convey any message to its full advantage.
2017
I am intrigued with the unique qualities of each person. I have told the stories of people escaping persecution and violence, inventors and entrepreneurs in the east and the west, and the influence of youth working on community building all over the world. In my portfolio, learn about my academic research where I specialize in marketing and fandoms in the digital age. I also have a blog about my travels and my reviews on entertainment. I hope this blog helps fellow travelers and those looking for good entertainment.
Hi, my name is Lucy: I am a communications strategist, an experiential designer, and an innovative project manager. I am fluent in artist, analyst, organizer, and leader. While I started my career as a young theater director, working with diverse teams to deliver dynamic large-scale projects, I have since translated those strategic creative skills into programming, development, and marketing sectors for nonprofits and enterprise. I love crafting big picture narratives with a critical eye for detail and deadline, balancing ideaphoria with foresight to produce exciting work. I focus on strategic program management and organizational design with an emphasis on experiential engagement and audience driven design. I love when the right and left sides of my brain play tug of war; it’s always a great workout. You’ll want me on your team because I’m a master of many trades: UX/Research, Strategic Writing, Project Management, and Experiential Design, just to name a few. You’ll find these areas of expertise expressed in form and content on my eportfolio, a metarepresentation of my professional foundation. Demonstrable visuals, data-driven metrics, and analytic storytelling are at the heart of my work.
I’m Xinyu Fan, a video producer and graphic designer based in Washington DC. Currently pursuing a master’s degree in the Communication, Culture and Technology program at Georgetown University, I’m looking for a career in user interface and user experience. I have 5 years of experience in video production, and over 10 year’s experience in painting. Right now, I’m proficient in Adobe Creative Suite: Photoshop, Premiere, After Effects, Illustrator, Indesign, and Animate. I’m also a beginning user of , PHP, CSS and HTML. In my spare time, I’m a pianist, painter, and traveler.
2016
Born and raised in Beijing, the political center of China, and having a family member working in the Chinese government, I developed my interest and sensitivity towards politics since my early childhood. With strong interest in social and political issues, I finished my undergraduate education in China’s best journalism and communication school—Renmin University of China, and began to do academic research since then. During my graduate study in Georgetown University, Communication, Culture and Technology program, I received strict and rigorous academic training, both in research methods and in knowledge. I’ve done several quantitative political communication research studies with professor Diana Owen here. Some of my papers have gotten published. So I believe the skills I’ve learnt in Georgetown qualify me for many career fields. Curiosity is one of my assets, and it encourages me to dig into a topic deeply and read tirelessly in the library for hours, while perseverance supports me to finish all my research projects. I believe I have important qualities to be a researcher or a journalist: working hard, and having perseverance.
I am a proud graduate of Purdue University and current Graduate Student at Georgetown University who is an effective communicator, a detailed strategist, and a experienced analyst. With media experience as well as experience in academia and in government, my work has allowed me to hone my written and oral communication skills, my data collection and analysis skills, and my organizational and prioritization skills in order to be an efficient leader and team member.
As a person who has always gone above and beyond baseline expectations, I have proven to be a team member who consistently delivers results and a leader who invokes positivity within my team.
I’m Lois Goh and I feel strongly about content creation and communication strategies. As a graduate student from Georgetown University pursuing an M.A. in Communication, Culture and Technology, I am in the unique position to bridge the gap between theory and praxis. As such, I’m always eager to collaborate with companies to create culturally nuanced content and creative bespoke digital communication strategies.
Listen. Smell. Touch. Feel. I am interested in technology’s potential to bring the richness of all our senses to what is predominantly visual. From museum installations, to filmography and video games, to interactive devices, I explore how to design more effectively with consideration of the multisensory nature of human experience. In my work with circuitry and sound, I have built electronic devices to assist the blind and autistic, programmed line-following robots, and worked with film-makers, video game developers, and museum installations to augment their work using sound and music.