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I am a senior at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. I will be graduating in 2009 with a Bachelor's degree in History, a minor in Economics and a certificate in Professional Writing and Technical Communications. My interests include:

Economics
behavioral economics, decision making and modeling

History
religious movements, use of history to justify actions, construction of narratives

Design
defining what makes an effective, simple and appealing design; typography; color theory; layout design

Art
what strikes people as beautiful and why

Communications
body language, gender differences

Technology
figuring out in which instances technology is most successful in improving living conditions

Rhetoric
understanding what makes a speech powerful or appealing

Psychology
unconscious preferences, self-esteem