Experience

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  Camp black mountain bsa

  Jan 2009 - Jan 2011

  Summer program staff/camp commissioner

  • Inspired students to develop love for new subjects, including history, government, and science, in a living-learning environment.• Facilitated clear communication with adult leaders so that campers thrived in a positive, well-ordered camp.• Helped construct and conscientiously staff a new a high ropes and challenge course which developed leadership and teamwork skills in individual campers and entire Scout troops, enabling them to cooperate and run their activities more efficiently and responsibly.• Coordinated, along with other staff members, the campfire programs and mealtime songs. • Exhibited a cheerful attitude in relating to campers, adults and fellow staff members.• Performed enthusiastically in skits and led songs. Weniger anzeigen

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  Faithlife

  Jul 2010 - Jun 2011

  Editorial and design intern

  • Enhanced user experience by researching and designing new software features.• Organized data for use in software development using Microsoft Excel.• Identified recurring themes in texts and indexed them for easier reference.

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  Old sturbridge village

  Jun 2013 - Aug 2013

  Museum education and interpretation intern

  • Demonstrated and explained key facets of early American education and manufacturing to guests of all ages, enhancing their museum experience and knowledge of the past.• Wrote lesson plans for camp programs and served as an assistant teacher for day camp.

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  Grove city christian academy

  Aug 2014 - Jun 2016

  Sixth grade teacher

  • Explained complex concepts to a middle school audience, helping 30+ students learn important skills, information, and habits of mind.• Wrote monthly newsletters to update parents on learning progress, upcoming curriculum plans, and special events. • Wrote and directed entertaining and educational dramatic productions performed for an audience of 100+ people ages 3+.• Spoke articulately to a school assembly of 100+ students, teachers, and parents.• Instructed sixth-grade students in six academic subjects.• Designed and administered challenging and effective learning assessments.• Coordinated field trips and school-wide events, including the National Geographic Geography Bee.• Taught informal and formal logic to seventh- and eighth-grade students. Weniger anzeigen

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  Panera bread

  Aug 2016 - Apr 2017

  Crew member

  • Provided outstanding customer support in a high-pressure, high-volume environment to ensure positive consumer experience.

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  University of california, los angeles

  Jun 2020 - Jan 2022

  UCLA Islamic Studies Program• Collaborated with team of 5 teaching assistants to test a newly implemented cloud-based learning management software.• Developed targeted instructional methods and used them to train adult learners. • Engaged students in meaningful conversations about important topics with strong contemporary relevance.• Created and taught lesson plans, activities, and presentations for an online course.• Evaluated assignments and provided learners with insights to increase understanding of complex material. Weniger anzeigen • Pursued research questions about the causes and effects of historical change passionately, producing 4 original papers of 16+ pages at a high standard of excellence.• Published 1 scholarly book review in a peer-reviewed academic journal, explaining and evaluating the book’s main points with the right amount of detail to disseminate important research.• Summarized dozens of scholarly books and hundreds of journal articles concisely, becoming a subject matter expert while enhancing skills in qualitative research and communication.• Communicated research to colleagues through numerous multimedia presentations, including video presentations.• Proposed and founded collaborative weekly study groups and a monthly interdepartmental reading group, taking initiative to share knowledge and to improve cooperation.• Initiated and organized weekly Zoom hangouts during the pandemic to promote teamwork and mutual support. • Invested hard work to ensure a consistently excellent academic performance.• Demonstrated initiative and individual responsibility by designing and carrying out personal learning and research goals during summer breaks.• Prepared annual and weekly work plans, prioritizing multiple areas to reach long-range goals.• Analyzed complex legal and historical materials to investigate interactions across cultures and geographies.• Obtained 2 competitive grants for a total of $75,000+, showing entrepreneurial spirit. Weniger anzeigen

  • Teaching Assistant

    Sept 2021 - Jan 2022

  • Graduate Researcher

    Jun 2020 - Jan 2022
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  Grant street group

  Jan 2022 - now

  Business analyst