Project Assistant

Major: Cultural Anthropology
Minors: German, Environmental Studies

• Evaluated local two-generation programs by conducting interviews, focus groups, and classroom observations with participants
• Analyzed qualitative data and co-authored report on two-generation evaluation’s findings
• Proofread reports on educational equality, vocational training programs, and other workforce initiatives and preformed descriptive statistics in Stata for various reports
• Engaged local support for two-generation programs by organizing community forums of relevant stakeholders, keeping detailed notes of forums, disseminating updates, and tracking progress toward action goals

• Organized twelve bimonthly instructor trainings of Adult Basic Education (ABE) and ESL
• Trained over 150 volunteer instructors in the field of ABE and ESL instruction
• Advised creation of ESL curriculum and gathered input via focus groups
• Tracked expenditures and assisted with budget management of the Literacy Program

• Taught four six-month customized, work-based ESL classes for approximately 20 immigrant and refugee students each
• Improved ESL curriculum based on student and teacher input gathered via focus groups
• Researched and wrote background briefs for teachers about students’ home countries, highlighting areas of diversity and cultural awareness in the classroom

• Co-taught English classes for 9th and 10th grade students for 15 hours per week at the Kepler Oberschule in Berlin Neukölln
• Planned and co-taught English conversation classes for two classes of 8th grade students
• Assisted in program aimed at bringing students of diverse backgrounds together via sports

Administrative Management Intern
• Assisted in staff recruitment by screening applications and conducting interviews
• Authored and proofread reports on health-related technological innovations in West Africa
• Coordinated all travel logistics between Germany and multiple offices in Sub-Saharan Africa and assisted with event planning

Program Evaluation Intern
• Conducted a ten-week program evaluation of Exponential Education’s after-school tutoring program involving a quasi-experimental design of 6 treatment and 6 control schools
• Pre- and post-surveyed and pre- and post-tested over 250 middle and high school students
• Maintained database of quantitative student information
• Conducted qualitative research of five focus groups of 8-15 students each and over 15 interviews with parents, students, and teachers

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