Resume

• 2014

  Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)

  Sociology

  Texas A&M University

  Intercultural Communication and intercultural Learning

  Culture and Development

  Topics: Law Office Technology

  Ethnic and Civil Conflict

  Special Topics: Dialogue Race

  Ethnicity and Nationalism in Central and Eastern Europe

  Race and Racism in European Soccer and Society

  International and European Environmental Law

  Legal Research and Writing

  Teaching English as Foreign Language

  Hamline University

• 2011

  Universität Trier

• 2008

  The Fulcrum

  Duties included assisting staff in clerical duties

  assisting with housing casework

  compiling a report on the status of women in the fifth district

  attending committee hearings

  and other similar events.

  Intern

  Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

  Office of Congressman Keith Ellison

  I organized events

  managed projects and provided administrative support to the Student Affairs Central Office and Inclusion

  Diversity

  Equity

  Access and Social Justice (IDEAS) Center. My ultimate goal was to provide students with a greater sense of belonging at MCTC to enable them to graduate.

  Minneapolis Community and Technical College

  Texas A&M University

  College Station

  Texas

  Currently I am assisting Dr. James Burk. I previously assisted Dr. Samuel Cohn. In the fall of 2014

  I supported Dr. Chaitanya Lakkimsetti for her course Introduction to Gender and Society. There were approximately 100 students enrolled in the course.

  Teaching Assistant

  • Write newsletters and other correspondence\n• Collaborate with city staff to address constituents' issues \n• Provide constituents with updates on city ordinances

  projects and other information

  City of Minneapolis

  The Fulcrum

  Hamline University

  The Fulcrum is Hamline University's undergraduate literary and visual arts journal. I was responsible for a staff of editors including: Layout and Design Editor

  Literature Editor

  Art Editor

  and Managing Editor. The goal of The Fulcrum is to serve as an axis for Hamline's undergraduate artistic community.

  Editor in Chief

  Duties included assembling binders

  data entry

  answering phones

  and filing

  responding to emails

  designing a newsletter and brochures

  and scheduling appointments.

  Center for Academic Services

  City of Minneapolis

  Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

  • Collaborate with city council staff to address constituents' issues\n• Arrange catering and food for various events\n• Provide administrative support to City Clerk's office\n• Provide constituents with updates on city ordinances

  projects and other information

  Assistant to Council

  I volunteered in a classroom for English language learners. I was responsible for leading conversation practice

  describing vocabulary words and providing advice on lesson plans.

  Hubbs Center

  Saint Paul

  MN

  U.S. Bank

  Saint Paul

  I screened international addresses for accuracy

  completed data entry using Microsoft Access

  and completed large mail projects on deadline.

  Office Assistant

  • Utilize Microsoft Outlook to schedule appointments\n• Phone Triage\n• Enter constituent contact information and issues into a database using Microsoft Access\n• Provide information and refer constituents to appropriate city offices\n• Write newsletters and other correspondence

  City of Minneapolis

  Minnesota Literacy Council

  2225 E Lake Street

  Minneapolis

  MN

  I lead Adult ESL Learners in fluency practice an hour a week. We discussed current events

  their opinions

  and their future goals. This provided me with an opportunity to improve my cross-cultural communication and listening skills.

  Volunteer

  The Student Activities Leadership Team serves as the leadership development component of Hamline University’s Office of Student Activities. The team strives to efficiently and effectively provide a variety of leadership development programs for the Hamline community. These programs shall promote the best interests of the University and will contribute to the advancement of educational goals and objectives of the University. \nI led leadership sessions. I planned a diversity training for student leaders. As the Leadership Intern I also organized a Student Organization Office for 87 student organizations.

  Hamline University

  I was responsible for managing the Layout and Design Editor and Assistant Editor

  Literature Editor

  and Art Editor. \nI was responsible for planning a summit for college and universities in the area to discuss their publications.

  The Fulcrum

  German

  Bachelor of Arts

  Global Studies

  concentration in European Studies

• Fundraising

  Project Management

  Desktop Publishing

  Intercultural Communication

  Student Development

  Public Relations

  Leadership

  Social Justice

  Microsoft Office

  Event Planning

  Editing

  Research

  Public Speaking

  Leadership Development

  Grant Writing

  Community Outreach

  Social Media

  Diversity Training

  Adobe Creative Suite

  Higher Education

  Chapter 16: Women’s Leadership In Texas Forest Fires And Recovery: How Gender Roles and Assumptions Empower and Constrain Women and Men Post-Disaster in a Rural Southern Town

  Book Chapter in Responses to Disasters and Climate Change: Understanding Vulnerability and Fostering Resilience\nThis chapter analyzes the ways in which gender and gender assumptions empower and constrain women and men during and in the aftermath of the 2011 Bastrop County Complex Wildfires. Based on over 100 interviews and three years of participant observation

  this research uses grounded theory to voice and analyze the perspectives of fire survivors. Women took leadership roles in this southern

  conservative

  rural community through a variety of service organizations

  while simultaneously rebuilding and reprovisioning for their own families. In the private sphere

  women's voices and labor potential were often ignored or discouraged. Men

  too

  were constrained by gender assumptions

  as they dealt with inability to accept needed help or to express extreme emotions. Analysis of the ways in which gender roles and gender assumptions on the part of organizations and individuals both facilitated and hampered short- and long-term fire response suggests changing tensions in gender roles and policy implications.

  Chapter 16: Women’s Leadership In Texas Forest Fires And Recovery: How Gender Roles and Assumptions Empower and Constrain Women and Men Post-Disaster in a Rural Southern Town

  This paper discusses how German national identity has changed or not changed now that a large population of Turkish immigrants are in the country. The conclusion takes this fact and explains how ethnic German's national identity impacts their perception of multiculturalism and integration

  Dr. Leila DeVriese

  Nummi

  Currently I am pursuing my doctoral degree in Sociology at Texas A & M University in College Station

  Texas. I have experience in teaching and conducting research. \n\nI completed analysis of Twitter data for my Master's Thesis from Ferguson

  Missouri and the shooting of Michael Brown by Officer Darren Wilson in 2014. The Master's Thesis is entitled \"Framing Processes And Social Movements: Qualitative Analysis Of #Ferguson On Twitter.\" I tested social movements theory

  while elaborating on the use of anti-racist sub-framing online. \n\nResearch Interests\n\nRacial and Ethnic Relations\nInternational Sociology\nSociology of Culture\n

  Josephine

  Minneapolis Community and Technical College

  U.S. Bank

  Center for Academic Services

  Hamline University

  Office of Congressman Keith Ellison

  Texas A&M University

  City of Minneapolis

  Minnesota Literacy Council

  Hubbs Center

  Saint Paul

  MN