Communication

Click the icons next to each title for a sample of my work.

COVID-19 and its Impact on Higher Education with Dr. Josh Grimm

Along with Elizabeth Nguyen, I interviewed Dr. Josh Grimm, the Interim Dean of the Manship School of Mass Communication at Louisiana State University. We discussed the way COVID-19 has impacted schools, how it has changed how we teach, and the role media plays in managing the virus.

Influence française sur la cuisine de Louisiane à travers la vie de Leah Chase

Grant French and I debuted a short film in French on the life of the famous Leah Chase, her restaurant Dooky Chase, and Cajun culture and cuisine in New Orleans. Our project won second place in the LSU French Department's French Video Project Academic Competition!

Louisiana is ranked 45th in the nation in COVID-19 vaccinations. Here's why.

This is one of my news stories with the Manship School News Service covering the state of vaccinations in Louisiana as of April 2021. Look out on our website for more of my work, which has been published in more than twenty news outlets around the state!

Around the World in Sami's Days

During my year abroad, I started a blog-style Facebook page to chronicle my journey. Since then, I've continued posting about my experiences in Europe as well as back home in the U.S.

PSA Ad Campaign: #ItJustMakesCents

This is a sample advertising campaign I created to demonstrate my graphic design skills in a push for the discontinuation of the penny by the U.S. Mint. The campaign involved the creation of a flyer, postcard, web advertisement, and PSA video.

When Hateful Speech is Not Hate Speech

This paper analyzes U.S. Supreme Court Cases Chaplinsky v. New Hampshire, R.A.V. v. City of St. Paul, and Virginia v. Black to detail the evolution of "hate speech" as shaped by the court system and explain why hate speech is protected under the First Amendment.

In addition to my communication samples above, I hope you’ve been enjoying my original graphics and photography embedded throughout my portfolio, including the image on this page, which I captured in Budapest, Hungary.