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Los Angeles, California, United States

• UCLA Islamic Studies Program
• Collaborated with team of 5 teaching assistants to test a newly implemented cloud-based learning management software.
• Developed targeted instructional methods and used them to train adult learners.
• Engaged students in meaningful conversations about important topics with strong contemporary relevance.
• Created and taught lesson plans, activities, and presentations for an online course.
• Evaluated assignments and provided learners with insights to increase understanding of complex material.

Los Angeles Metropolitan Area

• Pursued research questions about the causes and effects of historical change passionately, producing 4 original papers of 16+ pages at a high standard of excellence.
• Published 1 scholarly book review in a peer-reviewed academic journal, explaining and evaluating the book’s main points with the right amount of detail to disseminate important research.
• Summarized dozens of scholarly books and hundreds of journal articles concisely, becoming a subject matter expert while enhancing skills in qualitative research and communication.
• Communicated research to colleagues through numerous multimedia presentations, including video presentations.
• Proposed and founded collaborative weekly study groups and a monthly interdepartmental reading group, taking initiative to share knowledge and to improve cooperation.
• Initiated and organized weekly Zoom hangouts during the pandemic to promote teamwork and mutual support.

Mccandless Township, PA

• Provided outstanding customer support in a high-pressure, high-volume environment to ensure positive consumer experience.

Grove City, PA

• Explained complex concepts to a middle school audience, helping 30+ students learn important skills, information, and habits of mind.
• Wrote monthly newsletters to update parents on learning progress, upcoming curriculum plans, and special events.
• Wrote and directed entertaining and educational dramatic productions performed for an audience of 100+ people ages 3+.
• Spoke articulately to a school assembly of 100+ students, teachers, and parents.
• Instructed sixth-grade students in six academic subjects.
• Designed and administered challenging and effective learning assessments.

Sturbridge, MA

• Demonstrated and explained key facets of early American education and manufacturing to guests of all ages, enhancing their museum experience and knowledge of the past.
• Wrote lesson plans for camp programs and served as an assistant teacher for day camp.

Bellingham, Washington

• Enhanced user experience by researching and designing new software features.
• Organized data for use in software development using Microsoft Excel.
• Identified recurring themes in texts and indexed them for easier reference.

Maple Falls, Washington

• Inspired students to develop love for new subjects, including history, government, and science, in a living-learning environment.
• Facilitated clear communication with adult leaders so that campers thrived in a positive, well-ordered camp.
• Helped construct and conscientiously staff a new a high ropes and challenge course which developed leadership and teamwork skills in individual campers and entire Scout troops, enabling them to cooperate and run their.
• Coordinated, along with other staff members, the campfire programs and mealtime songs.
• Exhibited a cheerful attitude in relating to campers, adults and fellow staff members.
• Performed enthusiastically in skits and led songs.

Master Of Arts - Ma, Islamic Studies

Master Of Arts - Ma, Medieval European History

Arabic Language And Literature

ARANAS Summer Intensive Course in Advanced Modern Standard Arabic

Postbaccalaureate Coursework, Arabic

Took first-year Arabic through Summer Language Institute. Completed second-year Arabic during 2017-18 academic year. Served as TA for a.

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), History

Activities and Societies: President of Phi Alpha Theta History Honorary, Associate Content Editor for Grove City College Journal of Law.

Education record

Took dual-enrollment classes for high school and college credit.