Short Bio
I am a film, theatre and jazz critic, currently based in Stanford, California. I am currently a staff writer for “Intermission”, the Stanford Daily’s Arts & Entertainment section published each Friday. From 2010-2011 I acted as co-editor and staff writer for blogUT, the University of Toronto student blog. I also do some freelance writing, recently for ILoveToronto, and am always interested in new opportunities to write for other publications. For more information about my academic interests and credentials, please visit my professional website.
CV
Education
Currently enrolled in the Management Science and Engineering PhD program at Stanford University, September 2011- June 2016
B.A.Sc. in Engineering Science with Honours, Major in Manufacturing Systems, University of Toronto, September 2006- June 2011
Journalism Awards
Gordon Cressy Award for outstanding student leadership, University of Toronto (2011)
E4TW award for outstanding extra-curricular contributions, University of Toronto (2011)
Creative Writing Scholarship, Branksome Hall (2006)
Award for Service to the Kilt Press, Branksome Hall student newspaper (2005, 2006)
Placed 3rd , Volunteer Newspaper Layout and Design, Toronto Star High School Newspaper Awards (2006)
Journalism Experience
Staff writer for The Stanford Daily, Stanford University campus-wide publication (2011-present)
Editor-in-Chief of blogUT, UofT campus-wide publication (2010-2011)
Freelance writer for ILoveToronto.org (2010-present)
Contributing writer for The Varsity, UofT campus-wide publication (2008-2011)
Staff writer for BlogUT (2007-2011)
Contributing writer for The Innis Herald, UofT Innis College Newspaper (2007- 2008)
Contributing writer for The Newspaper, UofT campus-wide publication (2007-2008)
Contributing writer for The Gargoyle, UofT University College Newspaper (2006-2010)
Copy-editor for The Cannon, UofT Engineering Newspaper (2006-2008)
Staff Writer for The Cannon, UofT Engineering Newspaper (2006-2010)
Founder and Editor-in-Chief of the UofT Astronomy and Space Exploration Society High School Magazine, Space Times (2006-2007)
Editor of “The Kilt Press” (2004-2006)Published regular review columnist for senior newspaper “The Kilt Press” (2002-2006)
Events covered with media accreditation
New Italian Cinema Festival San Francisco, Stanford Daily (2011)
Toronto Jazz Festival, BlogUT (2008, 2009, 2010, 2011)
HotDocs: the Toronto Documentary Film Festival, BlogUT (2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011)
Cinefranco: the Toronto French Film Festival, BlogUT (2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011)Worldwide Short Film Festival, BlogUT (2007, 2008)
Print Publications
Contributor. Three Short Dramas. by Jane Austen. Ed. Juliet McMaster, Lesley Peterson and others. Juvenilia Press: Sydney, Australia, 2006. [contributed scholarly annotations to the texts]
For additional information on my academic CV and extra-curricular activities, please visit http://aheeney.com
