Viridian Sylvae
Hamilton,ON
Summary
Dedicated academic professional with a passion for ethical research, education, and social justice. Multimedia arts specialist with education and experience in audio, film, photography, and interactive arts. Several years of experience instructing students and supporting lead teachers. Highly skilled at reinforcing lesson information, conducting discussion sections, and course development.
Overview
3
3
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Teaching Assistant
The New School - Eugene Lang College
New York, NY
09.2023 - 12.2024
- Responsible for weekly discussion section, conducting grading, student advising and attendance.
- Assisted teachers in creating lesson plans and providing instructional materials.
- Graded assignments, tests and papers according to teacher instructions.
- Provided one-on-one support for special needs students.
- Facilitated small group instruction sessions on various topics.
- Monitored student progress by keeping detailed records of academic performance.
- Maintained a safe environment for all students while adhering to school policies and procedures.
- Utilized technology resources such as computers, tablets, projectors and interactive whiteboards.
- Participated in professional development workshops related to teaching techniques.
Research Assistant
The New School - School of Media Studies
New York, NY
01.2024 - 05.2024
- Assistant to Associate Professor of Media Studies R. Joshua Scannell.
- Carceral Media, Prison Abolition, Policing, Citations and Editing.
Graduate Course Assistant
The New School - School of Media
New York, NY
09.2022 - 05.2024
- Assistant to Professor Fabiola Hannah for course (un)Coding Video, Fall 2022. Skills: Video coding, video editing, digital video manipulation.
- Assistant to Associate Professor Sonja Bozic for courses Immersive Narratives in AR/VR, Spring 2023; Storytelling Across Media, Spring 2024. Skills: Unity, Unreal Engine, transmedia storytelling and project development.
Research Assistant
The New School - School of Media Studies
New York, NY
01.2022 - 05.2024
- Assistant to Associate Professor of Media Studies Cassius Adair.
- Transgender Studies, Social Media Studies.
- Social Media Analysis, Far-Right Extremism, Data Scraping, Propaganda, Affectual Transference, Python Data Analysis, Qualitative Analysis
- Conducted primary and secondary research to identify relevant information for project development.
- Conducted data scraping of social media sites utilizing hand-made Python scripts.
- Organized and analyzed qualitative and quantitative data using statistical software packages such as TAGS.
- Collaborated with other researchers in developing study designs, methods, and tools for data collection.
Education
Doctor of Philosophy - Communication, New Media, and Cultural Studies
McMaster University
Hamilton, ON08-2028
Master of Arts - Media Studies
The New School
New York, NY05.2024
Bachelor of Arts - Media Arts and Studies, Emergent Media
The Evergreen State College
Olympia, WA06.2022
Associate Of Liberal Arts - Interdisciplinary Studies
Cabrillo College
Aptos, CA12.2014
Skills
- Interactive and emergent media arts: TouchDesigner, Unity, Unreal Engine 5, MadMapper, OpenAI and computer vision
- Audio production: Pro Tools, Cubase, Ableton, musicianship and composition
- Film production: Resolve, Premiere Pro, cinematography/lighting
- Digital Photography: modern mirrorless cameras, Photoshop
- Coding in Python, JavaScript/P5, Swift, C#
- Data scraping and scripting
- Research practices, ethics review, grant writing
- Discussion facilitation, university course development and planning
Scholarships and Awards
- Pride Foundation LGBTQ+ Community Scholarship 2021
- Weinman-Heavin Endowed Scholarship 2021
- Dennis Coleman Choral Conducting Scholarship 2021
- Mary Anne Steele Scholarship 2021
- IIE Gilman Scholarship Awardee 2022
- The New School Public Engagement Scholarship 2022-2024
- 73rd Annual ICA Conference Michael Haley LGBTQ+ Travel Grant 2023
Presentations
ICA Conference 2023, LGBTQ+ Special Interest Panel: Dr. Cassius Adair, Viridian Sylvae, "TERFism is Just Fascism Dressed Up In Anti-Capitalist Clothes:" A Mixed Methods Analysis of How Online Transphobia Appropriates Big Tech Skepticism.
Certification
- Music Technology and Recording Arts skill certification, Cabrillo College, May 2014.
- Course on Research Ethics - TCPS 2: CORE 2022 Completion Certificate, September 2024.
Timeline
Research Assistant
The New School - School of Media Studies
01.2024 - 05.2024
Teaching Assistant
The New School - Eugene Lang College
09.2023 - 12.2024
Graduate Course Assistant
The New School - School of Media
09.2022 - 05.2024
Research Assistant
The New School - School of Media Studies
01.2022 - 05.2024
- Music Technology and Recording Arts skill certification, Cabrillo College, May 2014.
- Course on Research Ethics - TCPS 2: CORE 2022 Completion Certificate, September 2024.
Doctor of Philosophy - Communication, New Media, and Cultural Studies
McMaster University
Master of Arts - Media Studies
The New School
Bachelor of Arts - Media Arts and Studies, Emergent Media
The Evergreen State College
Associate Of Liberal Arts - Interdisciplinary Studies
Cabrillo College
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