Aishwarya Kumar Email & Phone Number

Bowling Green, Kentucky, United States

• Conducting research on occupational health psychology topics including work-life balance interface, workplace discrimination, individual and work influences on safety, transitioning both psychologically and physically between work and non-work domains with emphasis on spillover and crossover effects. • Quantitative and qualitative data analysis using Excel, SAS, and SPSS computer programs.• Preparation of technical reports, white papers, research briefs, and manuscripts, such as the WKU Staff Engagement Survey. • Preparation of technical reports, white papers, research briefs, and manuscripts. • Gathered information and contact details on over 100 participants for semi-structured interviews of professors at over 50 institutions on parental leave policies and gender trends• Assisted with presenting a poster at the 2024 River Cities I-O Research Conference on the spillover gendered effects of caregiving policies on STEM faculty• Assisted with managing and cleaning data sets from previous surveys for the INBRE project under Dr. Katrina Burch

Bowling Green, Kentucky, United States

• Graded assignments for over 150 undergraduate students in the Psychological Sciences program at WKU. • Assisted in exam proctoring for over 50 students • Contacted students to schedule review sessions, discuss assignments, and update grades

Bowling Green, Kentucky, United States

• Developed 7 new job descriptions for employees and CEO, presented in a 35-page technical report• Created a list of actionable recommendations going forward regarding the improvement of personnel selection, onboarding, and communication processes to mitigate additional concerns• Gathered job task and responsibilities information on the workforce through semi-structured interviews over the course of 2 weeks• Analyzed trends across complex data for overlap and ambiguity among roles and performed tasks

Mclean, Virginia, United States

• Helped secure multiple contracts on hundreds of various agricultural, janitorial, and industrial products for the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority• Worked to secure thousands of janitorial, educational, and furniture items for a local public elementary school in the upcoming academic year• Conducted research on various providers through search engines and partnerships to compare best prices for products and bulk orders• Identified and established new business partnerships for future vendor contracting

Columbia, Missouri, United States

• Analyzed year-end reports of over 40 organizations United Way partners for grant allocation and review to hit annual goals set the prior year.• Designed and amassed resources for a weekly challenge newsletter, Equity Challenge, sent out to over 40 partnered organization’s employees with the intent of raising awareness of pressing social issues.• Assisted with idea generation and optimization for homelessness outreach and rehoming initiatives for over 120 waitlisted applicants in the Columbia area.• Customized a landing page with dozens of accessible book resources for elementary kids in the Reading Across Columbia initiative.

Columbia, Missouri, United States

• Conducted research on topics including exploring attention’s role in memory encoding and retrieval, adult-age changes episodic memory, memory processes in real-life settings, long-term memory interactions, and relationships between the acquisition and retention of knowledge.• Performed literature reviews on lab related topics for use in technical reports, white papers, research briefs, and manuscripts. • Piloted experiments and surveys in working memory for younger and older adults and provided suggestions for optimization• Responsible for proofreading surveys and consent forms.• Met with lab members weekly to discuss new research on memory and attention

Columbia, Missouri, United States

• Created and maintained a nurturing environment for over 30 elementary schoolers every week to visit a college campus, develop a mentorship with a student, and build practical skills for the future• Assisted in the administrating and leading of weekly activities between college mentors and children• Kept children secure at all times during transportation with proactive monitoring strategies and security processes to ensure every child was accounted for

Master Of Science - Ms, Industrial And Organizational Psychology, 4.0

Minor, Sociology, 4.0

While studying for my Minor in Sociology, I was able to learn from a wide breadth of areas of interest. Courses such as Democratic.

Minor, Political Science And Government, 4.0

I have always been interested in political sciences due to how integral it is to our daily life, and as such understanding it.

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Psychology, 3.7

Activities and Societies: Clubs and Organizations: Speech and Debate, Model UN Volunteer Work: College Mentors for Kids, Tiger PantryIn.