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To take advantage of a great opportunity to challenge myself professionally with an established company while applying my experience, passion for children, and psychology background to positively impact the world

The Leona Group                                                                                   

 01/2015-10/2015                                       

 Detroit, MI

Title One Aide                            

 -Provided small group and individual intervention services to fourth grade students to help reinforce classroom content                        

Special Education Substitute Teacher

-Provided special education services to identified elementary and middle school students

Global Preparatory Academy                                                    03/2013-05/2014                                  

 Roseville, MI    

Title One Aide                                                

-Worked with elementary and middle schools students one-on-one or in small groups to reinforce classroom content and provide math and/or reading intervention services.                                                      

-Assisted in the development of special strategies for reinforcing learning materials and skills based on the understanding of individual students, their needs, interests, and capabilities

                

The Village Early Learning Center 

07/2012- 09/2012                                                                       Lathrup Village, MI                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        

Assistant Teacher                                                                      -Facilitated summer camp activities for children ages 5-12             -Planned classroom activities                                                     -Performed routine tasks to ensure that a healthy classroom environment was maintained           

                                                                                               Michigan State University                              

 06/2010-05/2012                                                                        East Lansing, MI

                                                                                                Research Assistant for Early Emotion Skills Developmental Team                                     

 -Assessed self-regulation abilities in children 24 months and 10 years of age                                                                                -Assessed frequency of ISL (internal state language) usage between parent and child                                             -Assessed the emotional attachments of 24 month olds with their mothers                                                                                     -Observed and recorded data for the Parents of Preschoolers program                              

-Entered data into SPSS for longitudinal studies                             -Participated in weekly team building conferences

COMMUNITY SERVICE  

Study Abroad: Social Development and Education; Perspectives From Ghana   

Chorkor, Ghana                                                

06/2012-07/2012                                             

 

Volunteer

-Tutored and worked with school aged children of various ages at B.A.S.I.C.S. International after-school program

-Developed lesson plans and curriculums for school aged children

Spartan Child Development Center                                           East Lansing, MI                                                

10/2010- 05/2011                                                                        Volunteer

-Assisted in supervising and directing children between the age of four and five years

 

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BS Psychology

Michigan State University

Psychology

Have a Bachelor's of Science in Psychology. I have taken many child development courses at Michigan State University. While there I spent three years evaluating the curriculum of enrichment programs, internal state language, and emotional development.