Resume

• 2010

  Teaching

  Qualitative Research

  Data Research

  Microsoft Word

  SPSS

  Microsoft Excel

  University Teaching

  Teaching Reading

  Teaching Writing

  Data Entry

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  Research

  Athletic Administration

  Data Analysis

  Customer Service

  Graduate Research Assistant\nAssisted in development

  implementation

  and analysis stage of housing market study to obtain original data; utilized statistical techniques related to research

  assisted in the preparation of reports and papers

  and aided in the maintenance of records\n

  Teacher Training

  Georgia State University

  Writing Across the Curriculum

  CITI Training

• 2008

  Team Leader

  Graduate Research Assistant\t\nAssisted in the development

  implementation

  and analysis stages of public housing study to obtain original data; conducted multiple interviews and recruited participants to the study; utilized statistical techniques related to research

  assisted in the preparation of reports and papers

  and aided in the maintenance of records\n

  Georgia State University

  Trio Student Success

  Huntington Learning Center

  Atlanta

  GA

  Assisted students in improving academic achievement by meeting with them on a regular basis to clarify learning problems and work on study skills; Responsible for reviewing class material

  discussing the text

  predicting test questions

  formulating ideas for papers

  and working on solutions to problems

  Academic Tutor

  Georgia State University

  Atlanta

  GA

  “Crime and Punishment” and “Social Inequality” Met with students upon request

  and graded all written work

  including final exam papers

  Teaching Assistant

  Georgia State University

  Knoxville

  Tennessee Area

  Teach three courses of Introduction to Sociology and one course of Social Problems. Develop course syllabus and overall course structure with weekly discussions

  and administer all grades

  Adjunct Professor

  Pellissippi State Community College

  Atlanta

  GA

  “Introduction to Sociology” Developed course syllabus and overall course structure with weekly discussions

  and administered all grades

  Graduate Student Instructor

  Georgia State University

  Member

  National Association for Athletic Academic Advisors

  Member

  Mid-South Sociological Association

• 2007

  Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)

  Dissertation: “Neighborhood Social Interaction in Public Housing Relocation”\nRecipient: Dan E. Sweat Dissertation Fellowship Award (Academic)

  Race and Urban Sociology

  Undergraduate Activities Coordinator

  2008 - 2010\nAssisted undergraduate executive committee in administrative tasks for Sociology Club

  liaison between club officials and faculty advisors

  handled planning and financial responsibilities for annual undergraduate symposium and writing competition

  Georgia State University

• 2005

  Completed focus groups for the regions of Chattanooga and Murfreesboro

  as part of a mandatory needs assessment conducted by the Tennessee Department of Health

  Pell

  Christopher

  Pell

  Middle Tennessee State University

  The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga

  University of Tennessee at Chattanooga

  Pellissippi State Community College

  Murfreesboro

  TN

  Collaborated on curriculum and exam development

  met with students upon request

  and graded all written work

  including final exam papers

  Graduate Teaching Assistant

  Middle Tennessee State University

  Knoxville

  Tennessee

  One-to-one tutor sessions: sociology

  philosophy

  psychology

  statistics

  English

  rhetoric

  and speech

  Subject Tutor

  Trio Student Success

• 2004

  Master of Arts (M.A.)

  Thesis: “Current Challenges in Comprehensive Care for Local HIV/AIDS Service Organizations”

  Sociology

  Sociology Club Member/Sponsor\t

  2005 - 2006\nSponsored weekly meetings of Sociology Club

  facilitated discussions of sociological theories

  and assisted fellow students and club members in workshop writing assignments

  Middle Tennessee State University

• 2002

  AmeriCorps

  Middle Tennessee State University

  Nashville

  TN

  Worked one-on-one and groups sessions for low-achievement elementary school children (K-4) for the “NashvilleREAD” program

  Reading Recovery Tutor

  AmeriCorps

  Chattanooga

  Tennessee Area

  Coordinating evaluation for UTC School of Nursing on the NWD in 3D grant. Tracking and reporting on multiple cohorts of nursing students in CRNA programs.

  Evaluation Coordinator

  The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga

  Knoxville

  Tennessee Area

  Tutor high school students for ACT preparation in the subjects of English

  mathematics

  reading

  and science.

  ACT Subject Tutor

  Huntington Learning Center

  San Diego

  California

  Program Coordinator

  Huntington Learning Center

  Murfreesboro

  TN

  “Introduction to Sociology” and “Social Problems” Developed course syllabus and overall course structure with weekly discussions

  and administered all grades. Administered some online coursework

  Full-Time Temporary Professor /Adjunct Professor

  Middle Tennessee State University

  Teach three courses of Introduction to Sociology and one course of Social Statistics. Develop course syllabus and overall course structure with weekly discussions

  and administer all grades

  Adjunct Professor

  Chattanooga

  Tennessee Area

  University of Tennessee at Chattanooga

• 1996

  Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)

  Majors: Creative Writing

  Psychology\nMinor: Women’s Studies

  English

  University of Tennessee-Knoxville