Heather E. MacRae

Experience

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  New York State Senate

  Jun 2012 - Sept 2014

  Summer Intern

  Event Management – 2014 Career Fair• Contacted hundreds of New York businesses and organizations, established a location, gathered resources• Advertised online to New York undergraduate and graduate studentsLegal Assessment• Wrote papers assessing the importance of laws such as the Women’s Equality Agenda and the Secure Ammunition and Firearms (SAFE) Act and how they could be improved upon in the futurePublic Relations• Communicated with district constituents on local- and state-level issues, including rebuilding after Hurricane Sandy and addressing concerns regarding gun control after the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting Show less

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  University of Virginia, Reppucci Lab

  May 2017 - May 2018

  Research Assistant

  Sexual Assault and the Law Project• Transcribed and de-identified interviews with women who have become pregnant as a result of rape, focusing on their legal choices and outcomes• Qualitatively coded and analyzed interviews, searching primarily for new findings to help address issues with legal settings and access to legal, educational, and health resources in the future• Aimed to increase knowledge in an area with little previous research, with the goal of providing more available literature to other women, lawyers, health practitioners, and advocates• Maintained database with highly sensitive information, ensuring ongoing anonymity and privacy of participants involvedMidwest Innocence Project• Read and analyzed testimonies, lab reports, interviews, and case files• Qualitatively coded documents for examples of potential cognitive biasOther Work• Create annotated bibliography from studies of photo elicitation interviewing and other photo methods, focusing on how individuals perceive themselves and their societal roles, as well as community development in relation to changes in public policy Show less

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  University of Virginia, Early Social Development Lab/Babylab

  Jun 2017 - Aug 2017

  Research Assistant

  • Studied early pro-social and anti-social development in young children• Maintained internal database with sensitive information, ensuring that data was kept private and up-to-date on a daily basis• Recruited families for lab studies by organizing various events and providing ongoing communication• Coded and analyzed videos of child participants based on observations of social behavior• Managed multiple calendars and ensured that all researchers had multiple participants each week and that all participants matched the designated age and gender requirements Show less

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  Refugee Outreach UVA

  Aug 2017 - May 2019

  Co-President and Director Of Communications

  • Attended the United Nations #JoinTogether events of 2017 and 2018, days aimed at addressing the global refugee crisis and discussing goals to incorporate into local and national work• Spoke and presented at the United Nations to represent our aims to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals• Organize and host monthly events to increase awareness of refugees in Charlottesville• Manage all social media accounts, including Twitter and Facebook pages• Increased student and community engagement by 66% over the course of three months• Promote petition at petitions.books-not-bombs.com/uva to call for the establishment of scholarships for refugees at the University of Virginia Show less

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  Institute of Law, Psychiatry, and Public Policy

  Sept 2017 - Aug 2019

  Research Assistant

  • Created an annotated bibliography from studies of the use of force by law enforcement against mentally ill persons, with an emphasis on cognitive and physical deficits and comprehension of Miranda rights• Qualitatively analyzed and coded data from several dozen court cases of Miranda law history• Examined and interpreted false confessions from the National Registry of Exonerations, focusing especially on cases involving the mentally ill• Transcribed interviews regarding the state of psychiatric aid and assistance in Virginia Show less

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  New York University

  Jun 2018 - Jun 2019

  Research Assisstant

  Girls Language Project• Transcribed interviews of middle and high school girls, searching primarily for usage of hesitant language such as "I don't know" and "I guess"• Prepared and gave presentations on participants, analyzing language usage in specific regard to daily routine, school, race and ethnicity, and friendship• Studied and coded for "feminized" and "masculinized" language, paying special attention to the gendered dichotomy of feeling and thinking and how language usage by young girls changed over a five year period Show less

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  Institute for Public History

  Oct 2018 - May 2019

  Intern

  • Geographically charted slave cemeteries in Buckingham County, Virginia• Coordinated attainment of local historical documents, including print maps from the 19th century• Used optical character recognition to upload newly discovered information to ArcGIS, thus creating an easily accessible digital archive of Buckingham cemeteries for the first time• Created a genealogical map of local families, including more than 1,300 people and dating back to 1800 through use of censuses, slave records, and birth certificates• Interviewed local residents to obtain new public histories Show less

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  University of Virginia, RISE Lab

  Jan 2019 - May 2019

  Research Assistant

  • Contributed to the development of a holistic measure of Black women’s identity, health, femininity, and happiness• Created literature reviews in order to understand studies on cultural betrayal trauma theory, microaggressions, and Black women’s thought processes and decision-making• Wrote and prepared consent forms for the IRB• Gathered psychological scales and measures in order to generate a comprehensive survey• Built survey using Qualtrics

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  New York University

  Jul 2020 - May 2022

  Graduate Assistant
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  NYU Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development

  Sept 2020 - May 2022

  Research Assistant

  • Furthered an understanding of manifestations of inequality in the juvenile justice system• Created a systematic review of literature regarding neighborhood effects on justice and inequality• Analyzed measures and methods of analysis

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  New York University Graduate School of Arts and Science

  Jan 2021 - Aug 2022

  Research Assistant

  • Conducted online studies with 4 to 12-year-old children regarding gender stereotypes, prejudice, communal and agentic values, role models, and self-concepts• Managed private participant data through REDCap• Scheduled participants, maintained spreadsheets of counterbalances, and recruited families• Built survey using Qualtrics