Leyla Akin

Experience

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  Smith College

  Jun 2021 - May 2023

  • Served as a TA for 3 sections of PSY202: Introduction to Research Methods• Led group discussions and offered weekly help sessions to over 30 students• Assessed and supplied feedback on assignments • Collaborated to design correlational and experimental studies on the relationship between nature exposure and psychological flexibility under the mentorship of Dr. Benita Jackson• Facilitated data collection, administered tasks, and communicated key insights to the principal investigator• Cleaned and analyzed qualitative and quantitative data using Microsoft Excel and SPSS• Conducted literature review, created questionnaires in Qualtrics, and monitored results

  • Psychology Teaching Assistant

    Jan 2023 - May 2023

  • Psychology Research Assistant

    Jan 2021 - May 2023

  • Summer Undergraduate Research Fellow

    Jun 2022 - Aug 2022

  • Summer Undergraduate Research Fellow

    Jun 2021 - Aug 2021
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  Smith Startup Consulting Group

  Oct 2021 - May 2022

  Consulting Analyst

  • Provided pro bono strategy consulting to start-up companies in the United States and abroad• Researched business strategies, investigated social media trends, and performed competitor analysis to create apt and innovative solutions to the challenges faced by our clients• Synthesized and presented research findings to clients with a team of other students

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  The Fulbright Program

  Sept 2023 - Jun 2024

  English Teaching Assistant

  • Instructed 40 speaking courses for university students of different language proficiencies (beginner-advanced) at Karadeniz Technical University• Developed lesson plans and prepared educational materials to improve the speaking abilities of over 350 students• Hosted a weekly English Conversation Club to enhance the conversational proficiency of students at the university

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  JH Whitney Investment Management, LLC

  Mar 2025 - now

  Research Analyst