Experience

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  Northwest missouri state university

  Jul 2008 - May 2011

  Residential counselor

  • Mentored and supported a community of 35 high-achieving male first-year and second-year college students (ages 16-18) and helped students to become successful during their first two years of college• Implemented and responsible for academic and social programs addressing residents’ needs--specifically programs on social and intercultural competence, personal wellness, civic engagement, and life skills • Managed administrative tasks including room condition reports, maintenance requests, incident reports, budgets, and other duties as assigned• Coordinated and implemented a cultural transition program, which acclimated 22 first-year international students from Korea, China, and Panama into the American college system.• Designed and facilitated a weeklong leadership training curriculum for 26 residential student leaders.• Enforced Missouri Academy and Northwest Missouri State University Residential Life policies within a residence hall of 170 students• Initiated crisis intervention and mediation as needed• Mentored and advised student leaders in various campus student organizations, including Residence Hall Association, Future Business Leaders of America, Community Service Club, Missouri Academy Student Government Association, and Missouri Academy Model United Nations• Collaborated with other staff members to meet departmental and institutional objectives and goals• Collaborated with university-wide staff members and graduate students to coordinate 2011 BearcatLeadership Training Show less

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  Ball state university

  Jul 2011 - May 2012

  Student life counselor

  • Mentored and advised wing community of 22 male junior and senior gifted and talented high schoolstudents (ages 16-18) in a residential environment• Enforced Indiana Academy and Ball State University Residential Life policies within a residence hall of 300 students• Implemented and responsible for innovative educational programming for gifted and talented students in a diverse living-learning community• Coordinated large scale events for students such as After Prom, Finals Treat Night, and the Indiana Academy Club Fair• Directed and managed the registration process for all Indiana Academy Clubs, which resulted in a successful Indiana Academy Club Fair• Collaborated with parents as the Indiana Academy staff liaison to the Indiana Academy Parents Organization, and worked to successfully create renewed fundraising efforts that benefitted the Indiana Academy community• Collaborated with other staff members to meet departmental and institutional objectives and goals through committee work such as the Academic Integrity Committee and the Non-Residential Early College Program Show less

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  Purdue university

  Jun 2012 - Aug 2019

  • Advised and mentor 150 exploratory, undecided, undergraduate students exploring major and career options prior to selecting a college/school or major.• Taught EDPS 105, a three credit hour major/career exploration course that relates personality, academic majors, and the world of work.• Facilitated interpretations of students’ personality and career test results; including, Myers-Briggs Type Indicator, Strong Interest Inventory, Five Factor Inventory, Self-Directed Search, Strengthsquest, and Forced Choice Values.• Served as a resource of academic majors (providing knowledge on nearly 200 majors in 10 colleges; including Change of Degree Objective requirements, plans of study, curriculum, and career prospects in relation to specific majors), careers, and campus resources with colleagues and students.• Maintained records, documentation, and data through use of Access, BANNER, Qualtrics, and COGNOS. • Participated in recruiting and retention activities; such as facilitating admissions presentations, meeting with prospective families, and serving as a resource for advising-related questions.• Implemented and facilitated a daylong staff retreat centered on community and team building, goal-setting, healthy conflict, and open communication.• Co-designed and implemented First-Year Leadership Series for emerging first-year student leaders.• Co-advised the Exploratory Studies Advisory Council and designed a leadership curriculum that focused on programming, accountability, transitions, and community building.• Served on EDPS 105 Curriculum working group, which redesigned EDPS 105 curriculum and lesson plans. • Co-edited and re-organized Exploratory Studies Advisor Manual, which serves as a day-to-day resources of information for Exploratory Studies staff. Show less • Supervised and supported twelve Resident Assistants that facilitated community building, educational opportunities and social programming to meet their community’s needs in a residence hall of 1200 students.• Mentored and advised Cary Club, Cary Quadrangle’s hall government, in collaborating more closely with the other hall governments within Purdue’s University Residences and planning social programming for the Cary Quadrangle community• Served in an on-call rotation for an on-campus zone population of over 2000 students• Served as a conduct officer and adjudicated residence hall conduct cases for a community of 1200 students• Served on departmental committees, specifically devoted to social justice and inclusion and training and development, to enhance both the student experience and institutional successes of Purdue’s Residential Life• Coordinated and facilitated training for 280 Resident Assistants and Staff Residents to prepare and empower them in their residential leadership roles• Collaborated with cross-campus partners including Intercollegiate Athletics, Counseling and Psychological Services, Purdue Rec Sports, and the Office of the Dean of Students in programming efforts garnered toward student success• Collaborated with peers to create departmental assessments opportunities surveying departmental perceptions of social justice and inclusion efforts• Facilitated an alcohol education and prevention class for students designed to help student make more informed choices regarding alcohol consumption• Implemented student wellness initiatives devoted to men’s development and resiliency, which allowed students to learn and engage in opportunities to find ways of thriving in their personal lives• Facilitated and co-led a weekly residential leadership seminar for 30 prospective Resident Assistants Show less

  • Graduate Research And Teaching Assistant

    Aug 2016 - Aug 2019

  • Academic Advisor

    Jan 2014 - Aug 2016

  • Residence Education Coordinator

    Jun 2012 - May 2014
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  Kansas state university

  Aug 2019 - now

  Assistant professor | communication studies