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• Conducted 8-hour training sessions in tax law for undergraduate and law students • Spoke in classes at college campuses to recruit undergraduate and law student volunteers and supervised their participation in tax preparation program• Communicated with community partners to ensure logistical details were met for free tax clinics to run smoothly• Provided explanations of tax returns to and answered questions from taxpayers• Assisted with implementing a comprehensive marketing strategy to identify potential clients for tax clinics (including making phone calls to businesses, nonprofits, and other organizations to provide information about tax services)• Managed the biology section of an Advanced Placement summer enrichment program that served 300+ high school students• Recruited and trained college students to serve as tutors and mentors for AP program• Spoke at local high schools to recruit high school student participants• Served as liaison among university personnel, AP teachers, college students, high school students, and Impact Alabama staff• Communicated with university personnel to ensure logistical details were met for the program to run smoothly

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.