Published Work
- Immigrant: Courage Required, Memoir; August 2021
Honors & Awards
- UVA NSF I-Corps Grant Recipient; November 2018
- CreativeMornings, Speaker; October 2018
- Tuesday Design Society , Speaker; April 2018
Partners
- The Bridge LTD – Strategic Atelier Leader for Management Consulting
- The Spill Team – Strategic Atelier Leader for Team-Building Exercises
- Greenbrier Elementary School – Directly worked with refugee children to ease assimilation
- Buford Elementary School – Introduced principles of design via math puzzles
- New City Arts Initiative
- Engineering Design Initiative Lab (Make to Learn) at the University of Virginia, School of Education
- Spark!Lab at Smithsonian
- Computers 4 Kids
- The Fralin Museum of Art at UVA
- The Bridge Progressive Arts Initiative
- Tom Tom Founders Festival
- Planned Parenthood
- Common House
- Avenue
- Tuesday Design Society
Teaching Experience
- University of Virginia, EDIS 3050, Spring 2019 (Co-Instructor)
- An Introduction to Design through Making
This course explores design as a creative problem-solving approach to making. Participants will be introduced to design tools and key maker education concepts through hands-on design studio projects, each highlighting a learner-centered approach to instruction. This course is also relevant for those seeking to learn creative applications of digital design and fabrication technologies.
- University of Virginia, EDHS 4030, Spring 2019 (Teaching Assistant)
- Speech and Hearing Science
The course examines principal concepts and procedures for the study of physiologic, perceptual and acoustic aspects of voice, speech and hearing. The course leads the student into the fascinating world of new applications in daily life, business, and especially in education and clinical work.
- University of Virginia, Intro to Maker Space, Fall 2018 (Instructor)
- Instructional & Assistive Technology Applications for Prototyping designs
- University of Virginia, EDHS 4010, Fall 2018 (Co-Instructor)
- Instructional & Assistive Technology Applications for Special Populations
This course addresses the use and application of instructional and assistive technologies to promote client communication, learning, skill acquisition, and independence. Coursework includes an overview of the assistive technology assessment and delivery process, and options for alternative presentation within the therapeutic intervention plan or school curriculum.
Residencies
- Artist in Residence at MaketoLearn Lab at UVA School of Education, 2018 – 2019
- Java Java Cafe Artist in Residence, Charlottesville, VA; June 2018
- Top Knot Studio Artist in Residence, Charlottesville, VA; May 2018
- Tom Tom Founders Festival Artist in Residence at The Bridge Progressive Arts Initiative, Charlottesville, VA; April 2018
Murals
- Assisted Tripp Derrick Barnes, NYC based artist, on 1515 murals (outdoor and indoor) at University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA; 2017
Exhibitions
- Rotating Acoustics & Audio Exhibit, UVA Design Lab, Charlottesville, VA; Feb 2019
- 2019 Artists Exchange pop-up show, New City Arts Initiative, Charlottesville, VA; January 2019
- Seasons of Light: A Kinetic Experience in Collaboration with C4K Youth at Studio IX; August 2018
- Base string, Subwoofer, and Sine wave visualization, SparkLab, Smithsonian, DC; June 2018
- Golara Haghtalab: Freedom; June 2018
- Golara Haghtalab: In the Land Where Poppies Bloom; May 2018
- Golara Haghtalab: Who Is Your RGB Self? April 2018
- Women’s History Month March 1st Kickoff, Heart speaks: To heal and be whole; March 2018
- ARtech Exhibition – Fusing Arts & Technology, University of Virginia; Feb. 2018
- FacetoFace at the Bridge PAI, Charlottesville, VA; Feb. 2018
- Works in Progress, UVa E-School, Charlottesville, VA; 2017
- Empowering Women of Color Exhibition at the Bridge PAI, Charlottesville, VA; 2017
- Ruffin Gallery, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA; 2016, 2017
Curated Exhibitions
- Casting Shadows: Selections from the Permanent Collection featuring the FUNd, The Fralin Museum of Art at University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA; April – August 2016
Workshops
- Animation Machine at the Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse & Museum, Florida; May 2019
- Base String & Laser at Make to Learn Lab at the University of Virginia; July 2018
- Cosmic Nebulae Painting at Snowing In Space; July -September 2018
- Make to learn at the Buford Middle School; June 2018
- Children’s Art Program at the Fralin Art Museum; May – August 2018
- A Brief History of Purple II at Common House; May 2018
- Canvas for a Cause Part II at the Downtown Mall; May 2018
-
Tom Tom: A Brief History of Purple I, Charlottesville, VA; April 2018
- March 31st, Canvas for a Cause at the Bridge PAI in collaboration with Planned Parenthood, Mia Mason & Donna Price, Charlottesville, VA; 2018
- Family Art JAMs, The Fralin Museum of Art at University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA; 2016-2017
Radio
- Guest Speaker for Bowie Blender at WTJU91.9FM, April-June 2018
Sold Art Works to Benefit Local Organizations
- Charlottesville Dress Company Hosts Fashion Show Fundraiser for IRC, 2018
- 3RD ANNUAL GALLERY RALLY, 2nd Street Gallery, 2017
- International Rescue Committee (IRC), 2017
- OMID foundation, Empowering – Disadvantaged Young Women, 2016