Resume

• 2010

  Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

  Rhetoric and Language

  Legal Discourse

  Language and Gender

  University of Washington

  Certificate of Grantwriting

  North Seattle College

  State of Washington

  Notary Public

• 2005

  Bachelor of Arts (BA)

  English Language and Literature

  General

  Northeastern University

• 198

  --Designed and taught 5-credit English writing courses in the Expository Writing Program and Interdisciplinary Writing Program. Courses taught include ENGL 108

  and 298. Course topics included: language and gender

  psychological bias

  “fake” news and communication

  environmental rhetoric

  service learning/the ethical considerations of volunteering\n--Selected course topics

  created syllabi and assignments

  lectured and led class activities

  and evaluated student performance\n--Evaluated and edited academic papers

  helping students improve cohesion

  concision

  persuasion

  spelling

  punctuation

  factual accuracy and correct formatting and citation styles. \n--Held one-on-one meetings with students to answer questions and provide feedback on writing assignments. \n

  University of Washington

• Mary Little

  Mary Little

  University of Washington

  English Department

  Graduate Student. Studies Rhetoric

  Language and Gender

  and Legal Discourse.

  Observe King County Superior Court cases related to sexual assault and child abuse

  and complete targeted questionnaires so that the information can be used to track individual cases and patterns of behavior. Based on these observations

  KCSARC will follow up with justice system personnel to reinforce positive trends

  and to recommend improvements that will make the justice system more effective in its handling of cases involving sexual assault and child abuse victims.

  King County Sexual Assault Resource Center

  Teaching

  Problem Solving

  University Teaching

  Microsoft Word

  College Teaching

  Writing

  Confidentiality

  Legal Research

  Teamwork

  Public Speaking

  Editing

  Proofreading

  Microsoft Office

  Rhetoric

  Research

  Qualitative Research

  Higher Education

  Pleadings

  The Discourses of Sex Crimes

  The Discourses of Sex Crimes

  Little

  Bryant Christie Inc.

  University of Washington

  U.S. Census Bureau

  Northeastern University

  MC Communications

  Smith and Zuccarini

  P.S.

  Greater Boston Area

  --Assisted Production Editors with proofreading

  editing and revision needs\n--Prepared Microsoft PowerPoint presentations for print distribution at medical conferences \n--Created online content in the form of surveys

  tests

  and quizzes for medical professional credential purposes using basic HTML for formatting\n--Formatted and organized marketing research surveys for readability\n

  Editorial Production Assistant

  MC Communications

  Greater Boston Area

  Library Reserve Assistant

  Northeastern University

  Bryant Christie Inc.

  Smith and Zuccarini

  P.S.

  Bellevue

  WA

  --Drafted and finalized correspondence to clients and associates

  the IRS

  the Secretary of State

  the Department of Revenue

  and outside counsel

  and ensured prompt and professional responses to phone/email inquiries.\n--Prepared estate planning documents

  pleadings

  memorandum

  affidavits

  correspondence and coordinated service and delivery of all documents as required by law.\n--Organized and maintained internal client directories and files\n--Conducted legal research

  reviewed court rules and procedures

  collected data from clients and involved parties.\n--Maintained timekeeping software

  assisted at document signings

  and other administrative duties.\n

  Paralegal Assistant

  Westminster

  MA

  --Conducted interviews with residents in assigned areas by following stringent guidelines and confidentiality laws. \n--Explained the purpose of the census interview

  answering residents' questions

  eliciting information following a script

  and recording census data on forms.\n

  Enumerator

  U.S. Census Bureau