Alexander Griskell Email & Phone Number

Birmingham, Alabama Area

• Participated in a one-year leadership program to implement statewide service-learning initiatives focused on health, education and economics
• Conducted vision screenings and led volunteers as part of a team that screened 37,000+ preschool-aged children in Head Starts and daycares throughout Alabama
• Assisted with data entry related to results analysis and follow-up care to ensure all children who failed the screenings receive subsidized treatment
• Communicated with daycare directors to ensure screenings run smoothly
• Managed a free tax preparation clinic serving low- to moderate-income households as part of a team that prepared returns for 8,200+ families throughout Alabama
• Obtained advanced-level IRS certification on tax law topics, including filing status, dependencies, deductions, and credits

Tuscaloosa, Alabama Area

• Completed undergraduate research through the University Psychology Honors Program
• Submitted proposal and was approved by Institutional Review Board
• Constructed new measure to explore possible interaction between career aspirations and relationship goals
• Collected data using both the online introductory psychology course subject pool and in-person survey-taking
• Extensively utilized SPSS statistical package to examine various trends in data
• Successfully defended senior honors thesis

Tuscaloosa, Alabama Area

• Designed lesson plans and enrichment activities to engage and educate students over the course of their summer.
• Supervised daily games, field trips, lunch breaks, and activities.

Georgetown, KY

• Responsible for watching, engaging, and transporting children ages 4-13.
• Chaperoned children on field trips.
• Planned and supervised daily games and activities.
• Supervised all lunch breaks and free time.
• Transported children between two separate sites

Tuscaloosa, Alabama Area

• Planned and held literacy forum.
• Aided in on-campus book drive for schools in Alabama Black Belt.
• Served as Arts and Crafts Coordinator for the Al’s Pals Mentoring Program (Created lesson plans and taught children in large groups)
• Served as Student Service Location Leader for UA students volunteering with Tuscaloosa’s One Place After School Program at Matthews Elementary

Tuscaloosa, Alabama Area

• Mentored K-6 graders after school in math, reading, and the arts.
• Trained new mentors on how to effectively interact with the children.
• Utilized Microsoft Office (Word, Publisher, Excel, etc.) to construct handouts, activity sheets, name tags, etc.
• Headed setup and clean-up for each session.

Nicholasville, KY

• Shadowed Dr. Jai Gilliam, MD.
• Witnessed and discussed doctor-nurse, doctor-patient, doctor-pharmaceutical rep interactions.
• Witnessed and discussed various ailments and their treatments.
• Completed various assignments pertaining to topics discussed during sessions.
• Aided Dr. Gilliam in minor procedures with patient permission.