Shannon Nichols Email & Phone Number

- Contribute to the writing of thematic analysis pieces based on events and developments in the region- Contribute to the creation of monthly regional overviews of developments in the region- Maintain desk guides

- Research local news sources and create precisely-coded data to track political conflict and violence in highly active regions across the United States- Work independently to produce fully researched and coded data by the firm weekly deadline- Produce weekly analysis to track changes in political conflict in the regions covered- Take additional coverage.

- Produced user guides and technical documentation for SmartME with accompanying visualizations- Provided timely client support and assisted with client onboarding- Copywrote marketing texts for social media- Collaborated with clients and software developers to develop the SmartME application according to client needs- Wrote and edited sales tenders

- Created and maintained documentation of the Peace, Mediation, and Conflict Research (PEACE) program's internal processes- Acted as a first line of contact for students, including liaising between incoming students and the PEACE program to answer questions and provide pandemic-related information- Advocated for international students within the university.

- Produced a report on the labor market position of immigrants in Finland as well as the challenges that immigrants face in finding employment and belonging through a literature review of key research, development projects, guides, and frameworks on integration practices- Provided a critical analysis of key immigration framing in order to promote greater.

- Managed the budget of a non-profit organization and provided an accurate accounting of expenses using double-entry bookkeeping- Audited organizational finances at the end of my term- Wrote grant applications that netted the organization several thousand euros- Created reports to detail how grant money was spent- Advocated for students with the faculty.

Santa Cruz, California

- Aided veterans in accessing services offered throughout the county, from the State of California. and from the United States Department of Veterans Affairs- Provided enthusiastic customer service to clients that needed to be handled with high degree of empathy and assisted with difficult topics- Performed administrative duties, such as scheduling.

Santa Cruz, CA

- Performed extensive research on American public policy in the areas of climate and Indigenous rights- Wrote research-based articles about political issues in the aforementioned areas- Copyedited articles prior to publishing

Santa Cruz, CA

- Organized events attended by hundreds of people- Facilitated group activities directed at meeting new people and community engagement- Helped acclimate new international students to the university campus and city

Santa Cruz, CA

- Ran cell cultures of human cell lines for later protein extraction- Performed western blots- Organized and maintained lab spaces and equipment- Began training for work with laboratory mice

Master'S Degree, Peace Studies And Conflict Resolution

Bachelor’S Degree, Molecular, Cell, And Developmental Biology And Politics

Activities and Societies: Phi Beta KappaDeans' and Chancellor's Award for my senior paper entitled "Failure of International Mediation in.

Finnish Summer Course (Suomen Kesäkurssi), 4

3 week long Finnish language and cultural immersion course at the A2-B1 level