Texas Woman's University - Sociology
Texas Woman's University
Research
LaWanna
Fant
Denton, Texas
An educated, trained, and experienced professional in education who is actively seeking an opportunity to serve as an university professor and researcher. More than five years of instructional and leadership experience has built a solid career foundation upon which significant contributions can be made to a future employer.
GTA/Instructor/PhD Student of Sociology
Lawanna worked at Texas Woman's University as a GTA/Instructor/PhD Student of Sociology
Associate Teacher
• Create an environment conducive to learning in the absence of the full-time instructor.
• Develop and maintain professional relationships with students and parents.
• Maintain and execute lesson plans on a daily basis.
• Ensure that students stay on task and on track in the absence of the full-time instructor.
Graduate Teaching Assistant
• Consistently prepare and lead class lessons, activities, discussions and lectures.
• Construct, administer, and grade students’ examinations and assignments.
• Conduct new and innovative sociological research: quantitative, qualitative, participate observations, experiments, methodology, and data analysis.
• Serve as a liaison between faculty, students, and outsourced vendors.
• Create and maintain a course web pages through the Blackboard platform.
• Supervise meetings, activities, assignments, while providing care and support.
• Help create and maintain a safe space for Houston’s LGBT youth.
• Worked directly with more than 50 students within the program
Master of Arts (M.A.)
Sociology
As a sociologist I study humanity on all levels with a strong emphasis on social institutions, group behavior in society, how humans respond to change and the development in society, and human interactions. I have developed the skills to examine culture, race, ethnicity, and organizations.
I have also acquired the skills to:
Design research projects to test theories about social issues
Collect data through surveys, observations, interviews, and other sources
Analyze and draw conclusions from data
Prepare reports, articles, or presentations detailing their research findings
Consult with and advise clients, policymakers, or other groups on research findings and sociological issues
Bachelor of Liberal Arts and Behavioral Sciences
Sociology
Graduate Teaching Assistant
• Consistently prepare and lead class lessons, activities, discussions and lectures.
• Construct, administer, and grade students’ examinations and assignments.
• Conduct new and innovative sociological research: quantitative, qualitative, participate observations, experiments, methodology, and data analysis.
• Serve as a liaison between faculty, students, and outsourced vendors.
• Create and maintain a course web pages through the Blackboard platform.
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
Sociology with a concentration in Social Psychology
GTA/Instructor/PhD Student of Sociology
President- MU of Texas Chapter
President- MU of Texas Chapter
President- MU of Texas Chapter
President- MU of Texas Chapter