education
Graduate School
- Ball State University (Muncie, Indiana)
- Master of Arts, Digital Storytelling
- Creative Project: Alhur: The Free Ones, a short documentary about Iraqi refugees who resettled in Indianapolis
- Thesis: “An Analysis of Community News Web Sites: A Comparison of Local News Web Sites to Indicate Industry Trends”
- G.P.A.: 3.95/ 4.0
- Graduated in May 2010
College
- Ball State University (Muncie, Indiana)
- Bachelor of Science, with honors
- Major: Journalism (News-Editorial)
- Minors: Political Science/ Digital Media
- GPA: 3.6
- Graduated in May 2007
High School
- Pike High School (Indianapolis, Indiana)
- Honors Diploma
- GPA: 3.6
- Graduated in May 2003
My Resumé
Newlywed blog
- Emma’s first swim April 17, 2013
- Three Months April 9, 2013
- Two months! March 1, 2013
Follow me
- Jess_Sparkerman: I'm watching American Idol for the 1st time in years. #teamcandice The commercials make me feel like I'm not the right demographic, though.
- Jess_Sparkerman: @jmestepa And, of course, I'd love to see you!
- Jess_Sparkerman: @jmestepa Use your awesome connections to get me a volunteer spot at ONA2013 in Atlanta! It's so close to home and Nate Silver = rockstar