Sheila Mcknight, Ma, Abd Email & Phone Number

Los Angeles, CA, US

Palm Desert, California

• Teach Critical Thinking and Sociology courses at the college level
• Inspire college students to think critically to challenge intellectual & social paradigms
• Design course content for maximum accessibility to optimize student engagement and success
• Deliver engaging and informative lectures & presentations to enhance student understanding
• Mentor and advocate for first generation college students seeking assistance with career paths
• Design and build course modules using Blackboard and Canvas LMS to support student learning objectives

Greater Los Angeles Area

• Social media blog writing and editing for promotion of Los Angeles-based film marketing agency
• Provided voice over on a number of award-winning social media film promos
• Researched and authored pitch decks for marketing proposals
• Wrote scripts for film promos

California

• Managed film and commercial sets
• Handle off camera production coordination, management, and other tasks for film and video shoots
• Source cast, crew, and support production staff for projects upon request
• Use social media to promote events, projects, and portfolio
• Scriptwriting, photography, videography

Palm Desert, California

• Marketing included outreach to Vacation Club to current owners and guests via email and phone confirmation and building rapport
• Utilized and maintained database of leads and appointments to ensure quotas, scheduling, and show rate
• Communicate across departments to various stakeholders to ensure guest satisfaction
• Handle concierge requests prior to arrival to ensure handicap units, allergies, and accommodation needs are met with regard to their villa assignment

Albany, New York

• Top Sales Performer: consistently ranked in the 10% of salespeople within a call center of several hundred representatives
• Cross-trained in multiple databases as part of new "Mover's Group"
• Handle all incoming calls for customer service, technical support, sales, and moving
• Maintained low rates of work-order errors, cancellations, and customer complaints

Albany, New York

• Responsibilities included public speaking, mentorship, and instructional design
• Taught college courses including Bureacracy and Organizations, Sociology of Media, Sociology of Literature, Intro to Sociology, Crime and Society, and Sociology of Deviance
• Assisted students with learning research skills, developing skills using Blackboard LMS, and public speaking
• Developed and maintained course content within Blackboard LMS for enhanced instructional methods

Albany, New York

• Teach Sociology courses to undergraduate students including Intro to Sociology, Theory, Sociology of Deviance, Sociology of Gender, Juvenile Delinquency, and Sociology of Law
• Wrote and developed online content through the Blackboard Learning Platform to assist students with research support, interactive discussions, and objective examsPEDAGOGY: Develop and deliver courses as accelerated.

Albany, New York

• Assisted Social Psychologist Dr. David Wagner with the Social Psychology research lab
• Assisted with the administration of Dr. Wagner's Sociology course
• Provided grading of objective exams, assisted students with research papers, and performed other tasks as requested
• Worked closely with Sociologist Dr. Al Higgins
• Assisted with the administration of large Sociology of Science courses
• Engaged in research and exam proctoring

Troy, NY

Taught online Intro to Soc using TopClass and Blackboard LMS. Teach traditional campus classes as needed, including Cultural Diversity, Social Problems, and Sociological Theory

Schenectady, NY

• Achieved consistently high student evaluations
• Developed and taught college courses including Crime and Society, Sociological Theory, Crime and Society, Introduction to Sociology, Sociology of Mental Illness, and Crime and the Media

Saratoga, NY

Teach courses for department during faculty sabbatical, including senior seminar for Soc majors: "Sociology of Mental Illness", an original course I originally developed and taught for Union College at the request of Department Chair, Ilene Kaplan

Remote

Authored Online course for 3rd party service, including all course content to coordinate with the assigned textbook, including original writing of all covered chapters, test banks, outlines, and rubrics

Abd Sociology - Social Psychology // Criminology, Social Psychology And Communication

Activities and Societies: • Sociology of Science study and research with mentor, Dr. Al Higgins (Professor Emeritus) • Social Psychology.

Master Of Arts - Ma, Sociology/Communications, 3.7 Gpa

Activities and Societies: • Social Science Honor Society • Created a grant proposal for the Commission of Missing and Exploited Children •.

Bachelor Of Science, Major: Sociology, With A Concentration In Anthropology. Minor: Business Administration And English, 3.5

Activities and Societies: • Social Science Honor Society • Successfully completed college courses in Anthropology/Sociology, English, and.