Alexandra Paskhaver

Hello! I'm Alex. I'm a student at Rutgers University who writes code and columns. I'm interested in using my software engineering and writing skills to create valuable online experiences.

I write scripts, stories, and more. My humor column is distributed by Cagle: read it in the Delaware County Daily Times, the Gettysburg Times, and other papers!

Rutgers RUMobile

Technologies used: React Native, React Native Testing Library

  • Collaborated with a team of developers and designers to serve 3,000+ users across iOS and Android
  • Built 20+ components to display food details and profiles, welcome users, and more
  • Improved test coverage of functions by 12% to limit errors
  • Upgraded dependencies to ensure codebase was up-to-date

Online Course

Skills: Video Recording, Video Editing, Research, PhotoShop

  • Created the best-selling Introduction to Political Science course on Udemy
  • Produced 5 hours of course material to engage 650+ students
  • Designed 4 course logos with PhotoShop on request for another instructor

File Transcription Research with Professor Ananda Gunawardena

Technologies used: Python, Flask, SpaCy, Gensim

  • Built a website where a user could upload video or audio files, transcribe them, and perform searches for files containing keywords or topics
  • Researched and utilized natural language processing libraries to analyze video transcriptions for keywords suggesting idea or subject transitions
  • Improved test coverage to and maintained it at more than 80%
  • Automatically displayed results in easy-to-read visual format

Rutgers University Undergraduate Research Writing Conference

Skills: Writing, Research, Presentation

  • Researched and wrote a paper about the impact of propaganda on creative expression
  • Selected as a conference presentee out of over 200 applicants

Cagle

Starting February 2024, my columns are distributed by Cagle newspaper syndicate.

Delaware County Daily Times

Writing a biweekly humor column since January 2023.

Gettysburg Times

Wrote a weekly humor column from January 2023 to February 2024.

The SlapStik Comedy Blog

Wrote humorous articles on historical coincidences from June 2023 to December 2023.

The SAS Honors Program Blog

Wrote a weekly humor column from October 2022 to May 2023.