Mer-Made Miscellany
Things of Diverse Fun
Women's Leadership Network Award
12th Annual Woman to Woman Conference
JVS SoCal
November 2024
Los Angeles, CA
Through the WoMentoring program, Meradi partnered with JC Lau, a senior video game producer who helps her deal with the challenges she faces as a woman in her field. Thanks to a WLN Impact Grant, Meradi was able to create a working space that improved her productivity and mitigate the challenges of living with endometriosis.
Meradi was recognized with an Impact Award at the 12th Annual Woman to Woman Conference in 2024.
EMOVAC: Mixed Reality Over 5G
5G Experience Installation
USC Mobile & Environmental Media Lab (MEML)
December 2018
Los Angeles, CA
Partnering with Warner Bros; DC Comics; Intel; AT&T; and Ericcson, the MEML constructed a Batman-themed interactive experience to demonstrate the power and future of 5G technology. Meradi played an improvisational role as a psychology intern for the Batman villain Scarecrow, guiding users through the physical experience.
Learning 'Learning' Differences
TEDx Talk
TEDxSoleburySchool
May 2016, New Hope, PA
Meradi speaks here about the challenges she faced growing up as a child labeled "talented but lazy," and how others can discover, manage, and communicate learning differences within themselves and others.