Freelance Writing

I wrote freelance for college blog websites, academic conferences, and as an editorial assistant at Saint Mary’s College. Links to my bylines can be found here. 

For my college and lifestyle blog, please visit HonestlyElisa. 

College Communications at Saint Mary’s College of California

As an editorial assistant for College Communications at Saint Mary’s College of California, I cover campus news which is published on the school’s website and weekly bulletin. These are links to all my articles.

Fall 2017

September 11, 2017: Matthew Zapruder and Robert Hass Dispel the Mystery of Poetry

October 9, 2017: Stellar Summer Research 2017 – This story includes my experience with the School of Science Summer Research Program.

October 30, 2017: Author Tyehimba Jess Speaks on Creativity and Poetry

November 10, 2017: Pathway to Nonprofit Careers Panel

November 10, 2017: ACES Program Students Sweep Cisco Awards

November 30, 2017: College Hosts Lasallian Filipino Scholars

Spring 2018

March 5, 2018: Me Too Founder Tarana Burke Inspires During Visit to SMC Campus

March 18, 2018: SMC Faculty Honored at Annual Scholars Reception

April 16, 2018: Denise Witzig Is Honored as Professor of the Year

Fall 2018

October 1, 2018: Summer Research Presentations Astound Attendees 

November 5, 2018: Liberal Arts Bridge Sponsors Careers in Law and Justice Alumni Panel

November 19, 2018: Melissa Matthews, MD, Shares Lessons from Her Journey Through Medical School

December 10, 2018: Macken Debate and Speech Team Reaches Great Heights

I did not write this article, but was featured in it. May 20, 2019: Students Shine at the 2019 Undergraduate Awards Ceremony

Society for Personality and Social Psychology Annual Convention 2018 Student Science Writer

I attended the SPSP 2018 Annual Convention in Atlanta, Georgia, where I wrote pieces about the latest psychological research.

March 2, 2018: How Do Robots and Humans Interact? 

March 3, 2018: Are We Really Improving Diversity in Organizations?

March 3, 2018: Gender Diversity Alone is Not Enough

Book Reviews 

One of my hobbies is reviewing books on my Bookstagram! If you’re interested, check it out and give me a follow. 

Happy New Year everyone! It was a big reading year for me and I wanted to share some stats and some of my favorites of 2021! Swipe through for In this post I give three recommendations for audiobook memoirs. These were fantastic books on their own, but they were even better listens. Back after awhile! Swipe through for my review of My Dark Vanessa. I have a full length review on my Goodreads account. Welcome to my series of Year End Wrap up posts! I read 42 books this year, and it was difficult to narrow down how I was going to do this. This is part 2 out of 5, where I go over my favorite Fantasy and Sci-Fi books that I read this year. Welcome to my series of Year End Wrap up posts! There will be five posts in all. I read 42 books this year, and it was difficult to narrow down how I was going to do this. There will be about 5 posts. First, we’ll start off with my honorable mentions, then go into books I was ambivalent about, and then my favorites, loosely divided by genre! Hello again! It’s Saturday, which means it’s time for another Filipino-American History Month (FAHM) post! This week’s feature is on fiction by Filipino-American authors. I have read two titles on this list (In the Country and Patron Saints of Nothing) and three titles are on my to-read list (America Is Not the Heart, The Son of Good Fortune, and Hello Universe). These titles are a mix of young adult and adult fiction. Welcome to my Saturday Filipino-American History Month (FAHM) series! Every Saturday in October I will do a feature on books by Filipino-American authors. Here is the first in my series, on memoirs! I have read/am currently reading two of the memoirs on this list (I Was Their American Dream and Dear America: Notes of an Undocumented Citizen), and three are on my to-read list (America Is in the Heart, We Have Not Stopped Trembling Yet, and The Body Papers). Ah, it’s definitely officially Fall now… Time for a September reading wrap up! I wasn’t able to read as much as did last month, mostly due to the quarter starting in full force. I listened to more audiobooks as well as shorter books this month. Swipe through for my full review of Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno Garcia! Thanks to everyone who voted in my poll the other day!

Society19

I wrote for Society19, a college lifestyle website, from September to December 2015. Here is my author page and here are all my articles.

10 Ways to Stay Healthy on a College Dining Hall Diet

10 Ways to Get Over a Breakup

10 Ways to Keep Your Holidays Stress Free

10 Dollar Store Items You Didn’t Know You Needed