EDUCATION
George Washington University, Washington, DC May 2007
Bachelor of Arts Degree, Cum Laude
Speech and Hearing; Minor in Psychology
Columbia Grammar and Preparatory School, New York, NY June 2003
EXPERIENCE
Khuan Niang Wittaya High School, Thailand September 2007 – February 2008
TEFL Certified Teacher
o Teach English to Thai students ages 12 to 15.
o Devise interesting, entertaining, and educational lessons plans.
The National Institute of Health May – August 2007
Intern, Summer Internship Program
o National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders
o Correlating various psycholinguistic markers with brain activity and function based on transcript and PET scan analysis.
The Inter-disciplinary Social Cognition Child Laboratory January – May 2007
ISoCo Child Lab Research Assistant
o Administer tests to measure what children (both typical and with autism) know about and learn from their social environments
o Do children realize that different limbs are necessary to perform different tasks?
o The Efficacy of Imitation Learning vs. Trial and Error Learning
Turning the Page (TTP), Washington, DC Oct. 2004–May 2005, Oct. 2005–
Child Mentor, DC Public Schools; Office Assistant Jan. 2006, Jan.–May 2007
o Mentored DC public school children during literacy based Community Nights and educational museum field trips.
o Wrote the Constitution for the George Washington Chapter of TTP
o Aided in organizing, publicizing, and executing the annual TTP book sale, Carpe Librum; Performed office duties
New York University Medical Center, New York, NY Summer 2005
DeWitt Wallace Reader¡¯s Digest Fellow, Rusk Institute of Rehabilitation Medicine
o Accrued 140 observational hours; Interacted with patients
o Shadowed doctors, residents, occupational therapists, physical therapists, recreational therapists, speech pathologists, nurses, psychologists, and social workers
o Attended schooling regarding medicine and patient care, specifically in relation to rehabilitation
o Attended additional lectures and presentations offered by the hospital for the staff
HONORS AND ACTIVITIES
o NSSLHA Vice President, 2006-7; member, 2004, 2005
o Dean¡¯s List, George Washington University, 2004, 2005
o Cherry Tree Staff Member, George Washington University Yearbook, 2005
o Eliot Spitzer Triple "C" Award for Exemplary Character, Courage and Commitment, 2003
SKILLS
Computer: Highly proficient in Windows, Microsoft Office, WordPerfect, and Internet research
Languages: Spanish, conversational Thai
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