Përshëndetje!

I’m Anxhelika (on-juh-lee-ka), an Albanian immigrant and junior at the University of Rhode Island. I study Journalism and Psychology, with minors in Justice, Law, and Society and Leadership Studies. I’m incredibly passionate about media literacy education, youth digital safety, and mental well-being. 

As a Washington Media Fellow, I have taken initiatives to connect and inform my communities. Notably, earlier this year, I earned a LookUp.Live mental health storytelling grant, where I produced a four-part video series aimed at helping teenagers who have experienced cyberbullying navigate using social media again. I’m also a storyteller and teen advisor for #HalfTheStory and a Teach For America Ignite literacy tutor. At school, I am a peer health educator, a Digital Wellness Research & Media Coordinator intern, and a URI 101 mentor.  You can follow more of my work @anxhelikadedamedia on Instagram! 

Other interests include spending time with family and friends, working out, writing poetry, traveling, learning languages (currently learning my fourth!), and I really want to learn to surf. 

My favorite quote is “You are as unlimited as the endless universe,” and I hope all honors program students are reminded of their unlimited potential. Dream big!!!