Melissa Martin

Melissa Martin graduated from UNC Charlotte with degrees in English and psychology, and minors in linguistics and cognitive science. Her research during her collegiate career was linguistics-focused. She studied the linguistics of prescription drug commercials with a mentor at Duke University and the linguistic choices of minority authors in picture books for her English honors thesis. Following graduation, she seeks to live a nomadic lifestyle where she can engage in many careers and projects in different areas offering her opportunities to continue to grow as a person and scholar. She is currently interning with Langton’s International Literary Agency and envisions her future including time in the nonprofit sector and publishing industry. This vision was largely guided by her internship experience as a Levine Scholar with Promising Pages, an early-literacy nonprofit in Charlotte, NC. Of the Levine Scholars Program, Melissa says “I benefited greatly from the variety of previously unimaginable experiences made available to me. From studying for a semester in Scotland and spending a summer learning about AIDs in South Africa, to working as a farmhand at a therapeutic horseback riding nonprofit in Gastonia, NC, I have been exposed to people and circumstances that have granted me a broader understanding of the human condition. The Levine Scholars Program has taught me about life and humanity.”