Resume

• 2009

  M.A.

  Ph.D

  Philosophy

  University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

• 2005

  Bachelor of Arts (BA)

  Philosophy

  Northern Michigan University

• Syllabus Development

  Microsoft Office

  Academic Advising

  Critical Thinking

  College Teaching

  Study Skills

  History

  Tutoring

  Higher Education

  Curriculum Design

  Student Affairs

  Interpersonal Communication Abilities

  Curriculum Development

  University Teaching

  Evaluations

  Academic Writing

  Student Development

  Teaching

  O'Connell

  O'Connell

  University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

  Adventure Mining Company

  Northern Michigan University

  Illinois State University

  Bloomington/Normal

  Illinois Area

  Full-time academic advisor and instructor for the Philosophy department at Illinois State University. Duties include:\n\n-Primary academic advisor for philosophy majors and minors in their academic careers

  from entrance to graduation. Tasks include enrolling students into the major and minor

  meeting with them to track progress towards completion of requirements

  reaching out to students about departmental programs and activities

  completing necessary documentation for university and student needs

  helping connect students to other services in the university

  outreach to prospective and incoming students

  etc.\n-Instructor in the department

  one course per semester. Courses types taught include Freshman-only courses

  general education courses

  and major-focused courses. Specific courses taught include Basic Issues in Philosophy

  Meaning and Religious Belief

  Visions of the Self

  and Existentialism. (The last

  Existentialism

  being a new course in the department developed and proposed by me.)\n-Develop programming for the department and students. Includes promotional events

  visits to classes or other university units

  career and graduate-school oriented information sessions

  etc.\n-Departmental liaison for and between advisors

  students

  faculty

  staff

  administration

  alumni

  and others within and outside of the university.\n-Enrollment tracking and management of major and minor populations

  tracking both raw numbers and change over time for statistical purposes.\n-Departmental service

  including membership on Curriculum

  Assessment

  and Scholarship committees.

  Academic Advisor

  Department of Philosophy

  Illinois State University

  Advising and tutoring students in the James Scholar honors program at the University of Illinois. Working with individuals and small groups to help students with planning

  time management

  studying

  writing

  and presentation skills

  as well as helping students connect to campus and other resources that help them succeed.

  University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

  Tour Guide

  Leading underground mine tours

  including underground hikes of up to six hours with underground rappelling. Requires good interpersonal and communication skills

  and the ability to be calm in a crisis--if something goes wrong underground

  the guide is the person who must lead the way.

  Adventure Mining Company

  Academic Senator

  Representative for the Graduate College in the University of Illinois Academic and Student Senate. Work includes collaborating with fellow Student Senators on resolutions for programs

  initiatives

  and statements to best represent the interests of students in the Graduate College and the University of Illinois as a whole. Currently working with members of the Cultural

  International

  and Minority Student Affairs subcommittee on a PSA and other projects to promote multiculturalism and religious tolerance

  and member of a task force on the university budget.

  University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

  Teaching Assistant/Instructor

  Includes both as a teaching assistant to professors of large lecture courses and acting as a stand-alone instructor of my own courses in the Philosophy department. Duties include (but aren't limited to) teaching in regular lectures and weekly discussion sections

  working with individuals

  small groups

  and large groups in classes

  advising students on particular courses and on the philosophy major

  developing syllabi and evaluative tools (for stand-alone instructor role)

  evaluating students

  and helping struggling students.

  University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

  Administrative Assistant

  Administrative assistant for the departments of Philosophy

  History

  Economics

  and Political Science. Sorting and managing files and documents

  point person for questions about the departments

  helping establish contact between students

  outside parties

  faculty

  and administration.

  Northern Michigan University

  Graduate Representative

  Philosophy Department

  Graduate representative to the Philosophy Department in the 2011-2012 and 2013-2014 academic years. Work includes attending department faculty meetings

  representing philosophy graduate student interests to faculty

  and conveying faculty concerns and issues to the philosophy graduate student population.

  University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

  Tutor

  Academic tutor for Philosophy classes. Working both with individuals and small groups on academic writing and on understanding material in NMU's philosophy courses.

  Northern Michigan University

  Resident Leadership Board

  University of Illinois

  Urbana-Champaign

  Representing and working in the interests of students living in the Graduate-Upper Division Halls of the University of Illinois

  Urbana-Champaign. Work requires using a budget provided by housing to generate and carry through initiatives to improve student life at the hall--must develop

  plan

  appropriate funds for

  and carry out projects as a team. Projects from the 2013-2014 year include holiday parties

  cultural events such as a Hawaiian pig roasts

  and informational events such as a seminar on proper social media use.

  Member

  Member of the Phi Kappa Phi graduate student honor society

  a group that represents academic excellence among graduate students across all fields and areas of study.

  Member

  Phi Kappa Phi

  Representing graduate students at the University of Illinois

  attending regular meetings with various members of the Graduate College and Provost's Office on initiatives to help improve the graduate student experience. Topics of discussion include things as broad as the University of Illinois' strategic plan and as specific as the functionality of the Graduate College website.

  Member

  Provost and Graduate College Student Advisory Board

  University of Illinois

  Urbana-Champaign

  English

  German

  Graduate Teaching Certificate Recipient

  The Graduate Teaching Certificate is given to graduate student teachers who have taught for at least two semesters

  participated in several hours of teaching workshops

  and utilized student feedback and professional consultations to develop a written self-analysis on teaching.

  University of Illinois

  Urbana-Champaign

  Smalley Fellowship

  Recipient of the Smalley Fellowship

  awarded to one graduate student in the philosophy department each year for academic excellence.

  Philosophy Department

  University of Illinois

  Urbana-Champaign

  Second Place Winner

  Lois and Willard Cohodas Literary Prize

  Second-place winner of the Lois and Cohodas Literary Prize for an essay on Socrates as a moral role model.

  Northern Michigan University