TEDx Organizers

Freedom, street art, democracy, travel

Some science fiction (Star Trek! And Ursula K. Le Guin, and multiple other authors), some cognitive science (e.g. conceptual blending), constructive novel perspectives, disowning authority, some music (lyrics writing and translation), skepticism, New York City, theorizing about conceptual structure, autism spectrum disorders, LGBTQIA activism, giving talks about things I'm passionate about, volunteering (TED Translator and TEDx organizer / team member), Japan and Japanese, communicating across culture and habit, dancing, Silesian, gaming, my Kindle and my cats.

Living my dream. Reaching my full potential and supporting others to do the same. Modeling the way of living purposefully, and passionately from my vision for the future.

Finding ways technology can connect professors to students and students to academic work.

Teaching and Research

I like to think that I have a wide variety of passions which allow me to tackle problems to multiple angles. Woodworking has been a design outlet, allowing me to watch as a sketch on paper turns into a physical product in front of my eyes. Coding has allowed me to take massive concepts and tackle them from a technical standpoint. I always ask myself how I can approach an issue utilizing modern day technology and what reins it can give us. I love building things from the ground up. Just last year I was fortunate enough to lead a creativity hub project on my school's campus wherein we built a broadcasting studio after spending months doing public fundraising. It was truly an amazing experience and taught me so many valueable lessons. I think the biggest of which was the fact that I love taking a smidgeon of an idea and growing it into something people couldn't imagine it being. What started out as a way to connect our community during COVID-19, tured into a platform for discorce amongst our peers through thick and thin.