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San Jose, Ca, Us

San Jose, California, United States

*Hire, train & supervise 30 Learning Assistants*Support 20+ Instructional Partners in 20+ courses

San Jose, California, United States

•Developes and coordinates activities of the Undeclared Pre-Nursing program in an effort to enhance the student advisement experience. •Counsel and advise 200+ students in cooperation with Nursing program director and faculty. •Act as a liaison to other University departments regarding Undeclared Pre-Nursing advisement and Nursing admissions. •Serve as a resource to other academic advisors across the University on relevant academic policies and procedures providing accurate and timely information. •Develop and maintain relationships with academic departments to facilitate the inter-program transfer process for students not admitted to the Nursing program.

San Jose

•Coordinated Summer & Spring orientations for 7,000 students •Coordinated orientation schedules with program facilitators & campus partners•Developed orientation invitations, handbooks, and other printed materials•Led a team of 12 advisors & directly supervised 2 student assistants •Collaborated on hiring & training of 20+ Orientation Leaders •Facilitated group advising sessions for the College of Health and Human Sciences and assisted with course selection and registration.

San Francisco Bay Area

• Assisted undergraduate exploratory/undecided students on general education requirements, university policies and procedures, and federal guidelines. • Managed a caseload of approximately 100 Pre-Nursing students. Advised on academic course work, personal development, university policies, procedures, and resources. • Maintained confidential student files and records. • Maintained retention data for Pre-Nursing students. • Served as faculty advisor to Alpha Kappa Omicron students. • Served as a liaison to the College of Health and Human Sciences Student Success Center. • Designated Advisor for Early Alert notices for students suffering academic, personal, or basic needs crises. • Managed AARS social media accounts (Facebook, Twitter & Instagram) and increased followers by more than 50%. • Reviewed Late Course Drop & Semester Withdrawal Petitions. • Assisted in the review and processing of Graduation Applications for the College of Social Science.

San Jose,

Courses taught: • Psych 121 E Advanced Research methods in Psychophysiology • EDCO 4FY - Personal, Academic and Career Exploration (Freshmen First Year Experience course) • EDCO 180 - Education Beyond the Baccalaureate Degree (Exploratory course in post-baccalaureate education)

San Francisco Bay Area

Assisted 200+ students in online Master’s degree programs with retention and timely degree completion. Interacted daily with students via email and phone to monitor progress and identify barriers to student success. Identified opportunities to develop and implement proactive strategies to promote student success and retention.

University Of Hawaii At Manoa - Behavioral Neuroscience

Conducted basic research in a neuroscience laboratory investigating the genetic and molecular basis of autism. Investigated the role of the serotonergic system in the behavioral manifestation of autism-like symptoms using techniques including: genetic and behavioral animal modes, high-performance-liquid-chromatography (HPLC), PCR, and immunohistochemistry.

Department Of Psychology

Assisted in undergraduate course instruction for topics relating to the biological basis of human behavior including: Introduction to Biological Psychology & Behavioral Neuroscience Practicum.Developed syllabi and overall course structure, led lectures, developed weekly lab practicum activities, held regular office hours and administered all grades.

Department Of Psychology

Assisted both prospective and declared majors to graduate with a Psychology B.A. or B.S. degree in a timely and meaningful manner. Provided guidance and advice about the majors, possible career paths, class selection, and application to graduate school. Reviewed and approved graduation applications for Psychology majors.

Department Of Psychology

Teaching Assistant – to Dr. Karl Oswald in “Research Design and Experimental Methods”Taught 100% of an upper-division undergraduate psychology research and methods practicum and administered all tests and grades.Teaching Assistant – to Dr. Lorin Lachs in "Introduction to Psychology"Met with students upon request and was responsible for reading, grading and providing feedback on all term papers.

Provided tutoring in scientific writing, research design, statistics, and APA style formatting. Advised on course topics as well as study, organization, and test-taking skills and strategies.

Fresno, California Area

Assisted Underwriters with renewing, writing new business, and researching underwriting issues on active and prospective worker's compensation insurance policies.

Doctor Of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Psychology, Behavioral Neuroscience

Activities and Societies: Society for Neuroscience (SFN), Society for Social Neuroscience (S4SN), International Behavioral Neuroscience.

Master Of Arts (Ma), Experimental Psychology

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Psychology

Activities and Societies: Psi Chi