Education

Loyola University Chicago Psychology and Sociology— magna cum laude       May 8, 2009
     Psychology Honors, Deans List: all semesters

Thomas Jefferson School, graduated 2005, Thomas Jefferson Award for contribution to community

 

Work Experience

Meridian Psychiatric Partners, Office Manager      8/2007-present
     Manage all billing, accounting, and insurance systems for ten practitioners
     Oversee two administrative assistants and day-to-day activity within the office and practice
     Organize and integrate computer, filing, and financial systems to maintain maximum efficiency

Thornton Properties, Research and Development Intern      5/2007-8/2007
     Administered all incoming and outgoing internet leads to agents
     Researched and implemented projects for business growth

Research Experience

Loyola University, Psychology Honors Research Thesis Student       1/2008-present
      Collaborating with a tenured professor to design and implement two research studies
      Directing the laboratory work and all data collection utilizing fourteen research assistants
      Presenting this research at the 2009 Association for Psychological Science's Annual Convention

Center for Urban Research and Learning, Research Fellow      1/2008- 12/2008
     Assembled a timeline of policies in Chicago and Illinois affecting the homeless aging population
     Supported the senior researcher in the final editing of a major journal publication
     Presented this research at the 2009 Midwest Sociological Society's Annual Meeting

Student Life Working Group, Lead Researcher      5/2008-1/2009
    Collaborated with other students to write a survey on food and social spaces on Loyola’s campus
    Negotiated with administrators regarding our research findings and future campus plans

Additional Experience

Public Action for Change Today, Community Organizer      2/2008- present
    Organize and empower young people within the Chicago area to act on important issues
    Testified in front of the Illinois State Senate Insurance Committee on Healthcare bill

Sociology Club, President        3/2007- 5/2009
    Led all organizational proceedings and events
    Stimulated the student body with engaging and socially relevant events

English Teacher, Khamshet, India       July, 2008
    Taught English grammar and American culture to 150 rural school children
    Met daily with school administration, absorbing fresh leadership and societal ideas

Memberships

Phi Beta Kappa Society, Psi Chi Honors Society, Association for Psychological Science, Midwest Sociological Society

Technology

Proficient with SPSS, MS Office suite, Mac OS applications, QuickBooks, Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, and In Design, working knowledge of Java, research databases, and online data-mining