Worked through America Reads to provide individualized English as a Second Language (ESL) tutoring to children elementary aged students to improve language skills in speaking, listening, reading, and writing. Incorporated interactive activities, games, and multimedia resources to enhance language acquisition and cultural understanding. Fostered a positive and supportive environment to encourage student participation and confidence in using English.

Gave great customer service while multitasking in a busy environment. Greeted guests with enthusiasm and educated them about the tasting experience, ensuring they felt welcome and informed. Skillfully managed tasks such as bussing tables, running food and wine flights, and checking in on customers to maintain a seamless and enjoyable atmosphere.

Worked with supervisor to ensure that both online and in-person conferences ran smoothly. Learned about the American Academy of Religion and the work they do. Assisted in event planning and logistics, coordinated communication between departments, and provided technical support during virtual sessions. Contributed to various projects, enhancing the overall efficiency and success of the conferences.

Gave great customer service while multitasking in a busy environment. Greeted guests with enthusiasm and educated them about the tasting experience, ensuring they felt welcome and informed. Skillfully managed tasks such as bussing tables, running food and wine flights, and checking in on customers to maintain a seamless and enjoyable atmosphere.

Partook in Dr. Loncke's research lab. Focused on a project that explored the intersection of language, voice onset time, and discrimination. Facilitated and ran weekly lab meetings. Managed and collaborated with a group of five undergraduate students to make sure responsibilities were attended to. Grew relationships with those in the lab.

Managed different households full of animals and grew long lasting relationships with customers. Communicated with customers to give updates on the stays. Gained multiple returning customers and five star reviews (https://www.rover.com/sit/olivia92487).

Worked to facilitate ages 3 to 12 in group and private lessons. Helped clients grow confidence in the water and learn the life saving skill of swimming. Created lesson plans with Starfish Swimming guidelines. Engaged individuals throughout the duration of the lesson and made learning exciting.

Worked with efficiency and drive to load multiple freight trucks with great load quality. Ensured accurate sorting and timely processing of packages while adhering to safety protocols. Collaborated with team members to maintain a fast-paced workflow and meet delivery deadlines.

Coached and facilitated swim practices multiple times a week for ages 18 through 70. Communicated with swimmers and supervisors to ensure needs were being met.

Completed appointment reminder calls, organized medical charts for providers, and assisted patients with questions. Facilitated patient care by bridging communication between the providers and patients. Proofread and distributed neuropsychological consultations and examinations to referring physicians. Scheduled new and established patients, acquired payment, and created foundational relationships.

Helped students learn about the Religion department and offered insight about being a Religion student. Made merchandise and planned department events.

Engaged in a program called Swim for Success. Tutored children (ages 5 to 12) from Kalamazoo Public Schools. Helped with homework and instructed educational games. Co-taught group swim lessons which improved swimming skills. Built strong relationships with participants, supervisors, and other coaches.

Worked 20 hours a week to work toward better swimming performance. Developed skills such as time management, discipline, focus, work ethic, and teamwork. Was a team captain for the 2021-2022 season: promoted team inclusion and cohesion.

Volunteered in the toddler room at the children's center at the YWCA. Organized snacks and activities to keep the children engaged. Worked with other teachers to develop a creative learning environment.Vital component to Kalamazoo College’s Health Psychology class. Applied the corse work to the toddler classroom. Grew relationships and implemented practices to diminish the effects of ACES (adverse childhood experiences) for the children in the classroom.

Went to weekly meetings and read articles to learn more about the Child Cognition Developmental Psychology Lab’s research. Helped along a Metanalysis project (“Young Children Treat Puppets and Dolls Like Real Persons in Theory of Mind Research: A meta-analysis of false-belief understanding across ages and countries.” Cognitive Development, Volume 63, https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0885201422000454?dgcid=author, 2022) by deciding what articles to include in the analysis and coding data. Communicated with my supervisor when necessary, and worked as a team to help complete the analysis part of the project. Spearheaded a study involving dog’s attentiveness (“Still-Face Interactions with Household Dogs,” Kalamazoo College, 2022) by running participants, coding data, and continuing to create and develop a senior thesis project at Kalamazoo College. I presented the research at the National Science Foundation's REU Conference and at Kalamazoo College's Van Lierre Symposium.