Anissa Sorokin, Ph.D. Email & Phone Number

Washington, Dc, Us

Washington Dc-Baltimore Area

• Supervise the Medici Road YouthBuild program, which offers 65 underserved youth in the District of Columbia an opportunity to earn their GED and gain construction certifications via experiential learning• Design and implement the Education Center's research agenda (with a focus on projects that center the educational experiences of transition-aged youth)• Plan and execute human-centered design research, including surveys, focus groups, and semi- structured interviews• Advise clients on best practices in the intersection of education and poverty reduction

Fall 2023: Writing for the Medical Profession

• Ensure effective, efficient academic operations, including strategic roadmap development, proctoring, and transcript processes, for an online education company that serves more than 40,000 students per year and partners with 150+ institutions• Leverage quantitative and qualitative learner data to understand the student journey and support continous improvements to students' platform and course experiences• Communicate learner insights cross-functionally to product, marketing, business development, and engineering teams to define strategic priorites and ensure enterprise alignment • Serve as a trustworthy academic thought partner to internal collaborators and support business development teams as an academic voice during the sales and partnership development process

Washington Dc-Baltimore Area

• Manage a multi-million dollar portfolio of higher education partners invested in creating online learning options for a variety of student profiles, including adult, stopped-out, and accelerated students• Develop and strengthen relationships with senior academic leaders, including deans, provosts, and senior university system officers, by providing white-glove service and anticipating partner needs• Perform quantitative and qualitative partner data analyses to enhance academic partnerships and improve customer outcomes• Develop forecasting insights based on usage, seasonality, and trends•Collaborate cross-functionally as a member of the Marketing Communications, Data Governance, and Corporate Strategy Committees• Provide resources and training for admissions teams, faculty members, and decision-makers

• Researched and authored more than 40 SEO-guided blog posts on a variety of higher education and student success topics, including exam preparation, education financing, adult learner work-life balance, and degree selection • Drafted whitepapers, case studies, email messaging, and website copy designed to support brand identity and voice• Created curriculum and instructional materials, including readings, video scripts, and test bank items for communication, English, and student success courses • Provided strategic consulting for ACE CREDIT review process

Baltimore, Md

• Managed an elastic academic services pool of more than 80 faculty and course vendors supporting more than 60 online general education courses that served more than 25K students annually• Researched, implemented, and launched an online writing center in partnership with MindEdge• Contributed substantially to the design and launch of the EQUIP project partnership with the Dallas County Community College District by consulting with institutional leaders and designing MOUs and an Operations Manual designed to set partnership expectations, and clarify reporting procedures• Guided more than 30 courses through ACE credit recommendations and renewals, ensuring the retention and expansion of the SL course catalog• Reviewed student performance, concerns, and escalations in order to develop institutional policies and procedures designed to be student-friendly and to maximize student success

* Write and edit SEO-driven blog posts for higher education clients* Develop high-converting landing page content and email nurture sequences* Collaborate with university faculty and administrators to develop copy and collateral designed to drive enrollment

Baltimore, Maryland Area

• Led the redesign, launch, and assessment of a first-year writing program that served over 700 students per year• Recruited, trained, hired, and evaluated a team of 20-30 full-time and adjunct first-year writing faculty (both on-site and remote) and guided instructors through all phases of employment, including onboarding, evaluation, and professional development• Collaborated with Office of Student Success staff and First-Year Success Coaches to drive positive first-year writing student outcomes through co-requisite course offerings, tutoring solutions, and one-on-one coaching • Consulted cross-institutionally to assist departments in teaching, assessing, and revising a portfolio of 80+ writing intensive courses across university disciplines• Taught 15 credits per academic year and advised a caseload of 7-10 undergraduate students

• Developed communications course content focused on communication accommodation theory, symbolic interactionism theory, and non-violent communication theory using OER materials• Created 48 assessment items aligned with course content• Communicated with institutional partner to ensure content was aligned with student experience levels and needs

• Directed a thriving peer writing tutoring center that conducted approximately 3,000 sessions per academic year• Expanded writing tutoring program participation by 46% in three years while only increasing program cost by 5%• Recruited, trained, scheduled, and evaluated 50+ undergraduate peer tutors and interns who served as Writing Center tutors and English Department Writing Fellows• Partnered cross-functionally with the Office of First-Year Experience and the Office of Admissions to coordinate incoming student placement testing and offer tutoring during a summer bridge program for at-risk students

Mcdaniel College

• Provided weekly, structured academic support to a caseload of 15 students per semester• Supported students with a wide range of learning differences, including dyslexia, ADHD, executive function disorders, and visual impairment• Utilized accessibility tools, such as Kurzweil and Inspiration, to support students' academic success• Collaborated cross-institutionally with faculty members, department chairs, and deans to ensure the effective implemention of legally required access and accommodations

• Taught first-year writing courses in composition and grammar• Developed students' critical thinking and analytical skills through exercises involving close reading, rhetorical analysis, and argument development• Provided student-centered support by holding extended office hours and offering individual and small-group tutoring

• Taught courses in English language (grammar, writing, speaking, and listening) and cross-cultural communication to non-native English speakers• Facilitated rewarding, educational interaction among international students and native English-speaking students through conversation partner programs and inter-class activities• Created deaf and hard-of-hearing accessible curriculum supports for a cohort of deaf/HoH international students learning English

• Assisted students from a variety of backgrounds in developing the composition skills necessary to produce polished narrative, expository, and critical writing• Utilized technology and learning management systems to create engaging, relatable lessons• Tutored students outside of class in individual and small-group settings

• Created questionnaire items for Decennial Census and American Community Surveys • Cognitively tested questionnaire items with participants, on-site in the user experience laboratory and in the field• Applied sociolinguistic research methods (e.g., discourse analysis) to analyze respondent feedback and recommend item revisions as appropriate• Verified Engish-to-Russian translations of questionnaires for accuracy and consistency in support of Decennial Census field testing• Produced professional reports and conference presentations with colleagues

Doctor Of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Language, Literacy And Culture

Received a Ph.D. in Language, Literacy, and Culture.

Master'S Degree, Language And Communication

Received an M.A. in Language and Communication.

Master'S Degree, Education

Bachelor'S Degree, English Language And Literature/Letters

Received a B.A. in English, with a certificate in Professional and Expository Writing; Received an M.Ed. in Secondary English Education.