Address: 231 Caernarfon Road
Bangor
Gwynedd
LL57 4SB
Wales
Date of Birth: 14 December 1978
Nationality: American
EDUCATION
Sep 2004 - Present University of Wales, Bangor
Master's of Science: Foundations of Clinical Psychology
Sep 2003 - Sep 2004 University of Wales, Bangor
Bangor, Wales
Master's of Science: Sociology/Criminology
Aug 2002 - Sep 2004 University of Kuopio
Kuopio, Finland
Master's of Science: Sociology of Deviance
Aug 1997 - May 2001 Sweet Briar College
Sweet Briar, Virginia, USA
B.Sc Psychology
Minor: Law and Society
Final Year Project:
Independent Research Project "The effects of gender and cognitive load on the ability to detect deception"
The emphasis of my Psychology course load was upon Social Psychology and Development. My independent research work was published and presented at the 72nd Annual Eastern Psychological Association Conference in Washington, D.C., April 2001.
WORK EXPERIENCE
Jun 2001 - Oct 2001 AuPair
Home Employee
Evitskog, Finland
Responsible for the care and English education of two children, ages two and three, as well as for various household duties.
May 2001 - Jul 2001 Administrative Assistant
Logan Branch Insurance
Bellefonte, Pa, USA
Temporary summer job.
Skills Gained and Duties Performed:
-Gathering and providing information from and to customers, chiefly by telephone.
-Using a variety of computer packages.
-Establishing a new, more efficient filing system for the three offices.
-General administrative and office skills.
June 2000-July 2000 Office Assistant
Comprehensive Studies Program, University of Pennsylvania
State College, Pa, USA
Temporary summer job.
Skills Gained and Duties Performed:
-Database creation and use for over a thousand students
-Information retrieval and distribution
-Provided assistance and guidance to incoming special needs students
-General office duties
Dec 1998 - May 2001 Resident Assistant
Sweet Briar College
Sweet Briar, Virginia, USA
Responsible for overseeing a dorm floor of 20-25 university women. Responsibilities included providing first-level counseling, referrals for more advanced counseling, establishing floor rules and community standards, as well as ensuring that all university rules and codes were followed.
Each month planned and conducted two social events and one educational program. The educational programs included seminars on career building, stress management, and relationship counseling.
Skills gained and Duties Performed:
-Ability to act in many different capacities at the same time.
-Patience in dealing with various personalities and agendas.
-Planning and coordination needed to establish monthly educational lessons that were interesting to the students and informative.
-Ability to recognize when I needed help; especially in the instances of counseling, knowing when to ask for outside help was key.
Aug 1997 - May 1999 Computer Lab Assistant/Computer Tutor
Sweet Briar College
Sweet Briar, Virginia, USA
Provided support and assistance to students and faculty in all three of the university computer labs, overseeing both PCs and Macintosh computers. Led tutorials on basic software packages including Excel, PowerPoint, Word, and Database.
Oversaw software and hardware installation and upgrades.
Skills Gained and Duties Performed:
-Ability to deal patiently with students and faculty of various skill levels.
-Teaching of course material to large groups.
-MS Word, PowerPoint, Word Perfect, Excel, Windows 95, 98, and others.
* Speak fluent English (mother tongue)
* Beginner-level in Finnish
* Beginner to Intermediate level in German
* Full clean US driving licence, International driving permit
* Own home PC, PC and Macintosh literate
* Expert level Word, Excel and various OS
* Ability to type average 70 w.p.m.
* Held position on "Red Clay", college literary magazine
REFERENCES
Available upon request.
* Junior Class Vice-President, Sweet Briar College--voting member of the Student Government Association
* Head Chairwoman of the 2000 Junior Banquet, Sweet Briar College
* Vice-President of the Psychology Club at Sweet Briar College, Sep 1999-May 2000
* Resident Assistant, Sweet Briar College, Dec 1998-May 2001
* CPR and First Aid certified
* SCUBA diver certified