AVA JACKSON HAMPTON


avajacksonhampton@gmail.com
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I graduated from Emory University, where I earned a BA in Interdisciplinary Studies in Society an Culture with a focus on urbanism and minored in architectural studies. 

I am an independent researcher with multimedia training, and my work has investigated corruption in natural disaster response and recovery, architectural histories, mega-events, corporate landlords, and urban governance.  

My professional work and research has uses audio as a dynamic mode of communication, from podcasts to student radio. During my 4 years at Emory, I worked as a freelance podcast editor and served as a broadcast engineer,and later general manager, for our college radio station, WMRE.

I am currently freelancing as a web and graphic designer, making ArcGIS StoryMaps for a new documentary series about Atlanta’s housing, and coaching rock climbing!


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Education
Emory University     May 2026

Bachelor of Arts, Interdisciplinary Studies in Society and Culture 
Minor: Architectural Studies             
Honors Thesis (Highest Honors): “Precarious Games: Corporate Accountability, Housing Justice, and the Right to the City in Atlanta from Olympics to World Cup”

DIS Copenhagen       Fall 2024


   


Employment Freelance Web Designer
Self-Employed
Jul. 2026-Present

Bread and Butterfly 
Host 
Aug. 2026-Present

Wall Crawlers Rock Climbing
Coach
Aug. 2026-Present

Institute for the Liberal Arts, Emory University 
Teaching Assistant, IDS 390: Interdisciplinary
Research
Design
Jan. 2026 – May 2026


Woodruff Library MediaLab 
MediaLab
Specialist   
Aug. 2023 – May 2026


Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering 
Podcast
Editor   
Aug. 2025 – Apr. 2025

Emory History Dept. 
Research
Assistant
Mar. 2024-Aug. 2024


Community Leader-ship
Emory Student Radio (WMRE)
President   
Aug. 2025 – May 2026

Chief Technical
Engineer  
Aug. 2023 – Aug. 2025





    Emory Students for New Urbanism 
    Founder &
    President         
    Jan. 2025 – May 2026

    Atlanta Congress for the New Urbanism 
    Student
    Liaison        
    Aug. 2025 – May 2026

    Crafting Community Workshop Series 
    Workshop
    Leader       
    Aug. 2025 – Dec. 2025











    Research
    Summer Undergraduate Research Experience (SURE)
    Emory University
    May 2025-August 2025

    “The Urban Archive: Rebuilding Christchurch”
    Christchurch, New Zealand     May 2024-December 2024
                     

    AwardsSummer Undergraduate Research Experience Fellowship ($3,500), Atlanta Congress for the New Urbanism Travel Grant, Emory Conference Grant, Marc Ernstoff Award in Art History ($1,500)

    Skills
    ArcGIS, StoryMaps, R Studio, HTML, CSS, Omeka, Adobe Suite, Logic Pro, Final Cut Pro, OBS, Riverside, Qualitative Interviews, Participant Observation, Archival Research, Site Analysis, Spanish (B2 Proficiency)









    PORTFOLIO 



    RESEARCH
    1. Honors Thesis: “Precarious Games: Corporate Accountability, Housing Justice, and the Right to the City in Atlanta from Olympics to World Cup”

    I received highest honors for this work, which employed a year’s worth of literature review, close reading of news, attending and recording public events, and conducting long-form interviews. I presented my research on a panel with three other Atlanta community organizers and scholars at the Atlanta Studies Symposium in May 2026. 


    2. The Urban Archive: Rebuilding Christchurch

    During the summer of 2024, I travelled to Christchurch, New Zealand with funding from Emory’s Marc Ernstoff Award in Art History to conduct long-form interviews, site visits, and archival research in order to report on the city’s recovery after a devastating 2011 earthquake. My findings, presented in a narrative, RadioLab-inspired, podcast-style report.








    I was later invited to present this work at the Society of Architectural Historians conference in May of 2025.



    3. Visions of the Future: MARTA’s Five Points Station

    During the spring of 2024, I took a course on Atlanta’s 20th century architecture and produced this ArcGIS storymap to illustrate the political and social ideas that MARTA’s most important station, built in late 1970s, was intended to communicate. I contrast these “visions of the future” with modern ideas of futurism by using proposed plans for a 2025 renovation of the station. 








    I have conducted urban research in the cities mentioned above, as well as Copenhagen DK, Gothenburg SE, Barcelona SP, and Charlotte NC.









    RADIO
     In college I worked at WMRE, Emory’s radio station, first as the Chief Engineer. After the station “died” during the Covid-19 pandemic, I was a core member of the executive board that returned our stream to air. With the guidance of our advisor, I rebuilt our broadcast system and helped train 100+ DJs how to use our soundboard and troubleshoot technical problems. I also created automatic episode recordings so every DJ could access and download their shows, massive improvements to our sound quality and reliability of the stream, and remote access to our computer so I could resolve issues from anywhere on campus. I remained on call at any time.

    My senior year I was elected to be a co-President (aka General Manager) of the station, leading an 18-person executive board, managing a $14,000 budget, and coordinating multiple live broadcast concerts. 



    Listen to the WMRE stream here:



    “Student radio station WMRE dials in on community”

    - Emory Magazine


    “WMRE debuts intimate live stream concert”

    - Emory  Wheel



    “WMRE’s Spring Band Party celebrates resurrection of Emory’s college radio scene”

    - Emory  Wheel







    GRAPHIC + WEB DESIGN1. I am currently working as a freelance web designer, and so far have designed (a) a site for a local author and book seller Charlene Ball and am currently working on (b) a landing page for a local documenatary maker, Jen Borrero. 







    PHYSICAL MEDIA
    I am a multimedia artist with a personal practice focusing on printmaking and furniture construction, but I was also trained at Emory in printmaking, sculpture, and architectural modeling. 

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    other physical media

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    VIDEO
    I am trained in camera and equimpment (mics, lighting, green screen) operation, and have produced professional grade video-podcast episodes, as well as shorter, more creative student films. At Emory, I completed course work in digital filmmaking and film studies. 

    I worked as the cinematographer and editor for Holy Shift! a interview-based podcast out of the Walter H. Coulter School of Biomedical Engineering. 




    The following are some shorter videos I made when I was a freshman in college :) (published under my nickname, Jackie)