CV
Jackie Hampton
I am a graduate of Emory University interested in urban issues and public facing scholarship using audio and visual methods.
Education
Emory University
May 2026
May 2026
B.A. - Interdisciplinary Studies
Architectural Studies Minor
Honors Thesis, Highest Honors - “Atlanta’s Affordability Crisis: Urban Mega-Events, Corporate
Monopolies, and Housing Justice”
DIS Copenhagen
Fall 2024
Study Abroad with coursework in Urban Studies, GIS, and Danish Language
Druid Hills High School
May 2022
IB Diploma
Work and Leadership Experience
January-May 2026
Teaching Assistantship - Institute for the Liberal Arts
January-May 2026
Teaching Assistantship - Institute for the Liberal Arts
- Requested by Dr. Rose Deighton-Mohammed to TA IDS 390, Interdisciplinary Research Design, after completing the course Spring 2025
May 2025-March 2026
Podcast Editor - Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering
- Recorded, edited, and produced multiple forms of content for bi-weekly podcast episodes
- Worked with a cross-university team at Georgia Tech and Emory
- Practiced and improved audio and video editing, social media marketing, and teamwork skills
August 2025-December 2025
Crafting Community - “Craftifesto” Workshop Series
- Planned and led creative workshops as part of a greater community building effort within my department at Emory
- Brought together students and faculty from across the university in a social and intellectually stimulating environment
January 2025-January 2026
Student Liason - Atlanta Congress for the New Urbanism
- Appointed as one of the first student board members for the Atlanta Congress for New Urbanism
- Planned networking events and student outreach efforts
- Sent to attend the Summer 2025 national Congress for the New Urbanism in Providence, RI
August 2023-Present
President of Emory Students for New Urbanism
- Founded and lead Emory’s first and only urbanism related club
- Served as chief audio engineer for 2 years, growing from basic audio editing skills to mixing live shows, live streaming “tiny desk” style in-studio concerts, and training over 150 DJs
- Elected as president as a senior: lead weekly meetings, managed a $15,000 operational budget, planned events with local artists, and coordinated with offices at Emory
Emory Student Radio - WMRE
Co-President/ August 2025-May 2026
Chief Technical Engineer August 2023-August 2025
- Assist students with multimedia projects at Emory’s Woodruff Library, specialization in audio and video editing, architectural rendering, and graphic design
MediaLab Specialist
- Assist students with multimedia projects at Emory’s Woodruff Library, specialization in audio and video editing, architectural rendering, and graphic design
Research Experience
Summer Undergraduate Research Experience (SURE) @ Emory May 2025-August 2025
- Conducted intensive research, including participant observation, archival research, and interviews in preparation to write honors thesis, under supervision of Dr. Julia Tulke
- Presented findings at the SURE symposium
Independent Research in Christchurch, New Zealand May-December 2024
Product: “The Urban Archive: Rebuilding Christchurch”
- Designed and executed an independent research project, conducted long-form interviews, site visits, archival research, and a literature review to investigate the rebuilding process of Christchurch, New Zealand after an
- earth quake in 2011
- Synthesized research into an hour long podcast-style audio report, weaving personally narrated findings with recorded interviews, made publicly available and presented research as one of few undergraduates at the Society of Architectural Historians conference May 2025
- Received competitive funding from the Emory Art History history department to support travel
Emory History Department Research Assistantship March-August 2024
Product: The Kudzu Experience Website
Product: The Kudzu Experience Website
- Selected from class cohort and hired as a research assistant to build an online exhibit titled “The Migrant South”, a collection of online multi-media exhibit researching and discussing the immigrant experience in Atlanta and beyond
- Utilized HTML and CSS, Omeka, and ArcGIS skills to build a visually appealing and user-friendly online “museum.”
Awards and Scholarships
Summer 2025 Summer Undergraduate Research Experience - Emory
$3,500 stipend and free on campus housing for summer 2025
June 2025 Atlanta Congress for New Urbanism Grant
Full funding for registration and travel to the National Congress for the New Urbanism in Providence
May 2025 Emory Conference Grant
Full funding for the Society of Architectural Historians conference registration
Summer 2024 Marc Ernstoff Award in Art History $1,500 to support independent research in Christchurch, New Zealand
Technical Skills
Summer 2025 Summer Undergraduate Research Experience - Emory
$3,500 stipend and free on campus housing for summer 2025
June 2025 Atlanta Congress for New Urbanism Grant
Full funding for registration and travel to the National Congress for the New Urbanism in Providence
May 2025 Emory Conference Grant
Full funding for the Society of Architectural Historians conference registration
Summer 2024 Marc Ernstoff Award in Art History $1,500 to support independent research in Christchurch, New Zealand
Technical Skills
- ArcGIS: intermediate data mapping skills and proficient in StoryMaps
- Qualitative methods and data analysis: interviews, archives, participant observation, site analysis
- Hand sketching and modeling
- Web and Graphic Design: Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator, HTML, CSS
- Audio Editing: Proficient in Logic Pro, podcast production, music production, Riverside
- Video Editing and Live Streaming: Proficient in Final Cut Pro, OBS, RØDE audio systems
- Spanish B2 Proficiency
- Intermediate Danish