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Happy New Year to you all. I look forward to meeting you soon and being part of a group that was as wonderful as two years ago.

There are many studies and articles on donation authorization. See what you can find. Here are links to two to get you started.

1. Organ Donation Decision: Comparison of Donor and Nondonor Families:

http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/cgi-bin/fulltext/118591927/PDFSTART

Tori Christmas
christmasv@wlu.edu

EDUCATION:
Washington and Lee University, Lexington, VA, June 2009
Bachelor of Science Degree in Business Administration
Bachelor of Arts Degree in Psychology
Recipient of George Washington Honor Scholarship (full tuition), W&L, 2005-2009
Cumulative GPA: 3.91, Dean's List and Honor Roll for all terms
SAT: 750 (math), 720 (verbal)

HONORS:
Phi Beta Kappa
Beta Gamma Sigma (national business honor society)
Psi Chi (national psychology honor society)
Departmental Awards: Business Administration Award, Psychology Award

CAREER RELATED EXPERIENCE:
Consumer Products PR Intern, DeVries Public Relations, New York, NY, May 27th-August 8th, 2008
• Designed PR plan to support launch of Pepperidge Farm product as a project that the interns presented to agency members and the CEO
• Managed placement grids, scanned and mocked-up placements, updated impressions grids for each brand, and created media lists to assist Procter & Gamble Professional hair care account team
Account Planner, Integrated Marketing Communications, Lexington, VA, January-April, 2008
• Accepted to W&L upper-level business class that functions as an advertising agency
• Competed in American Advertising Federation's National Student Advertising Competition
• Researched and identified the consumer insight and wrote the creative brief to inspire the creative execution of our campaign to increase trial and grow usage of AOL Instant Messenger (AIM) products amongst 18-24 year olds and bridge the gap between AIM Messaging and AIM Social Media
CEO (2008-2009), Account Planner (2007-2008), Aduro (W&L Student Marketing Firm), Lexington, VA
• Collaborated with the University Web Editor to develop our fall term project, branding the W&L student voice online to target prospective students who want to hear the real W&L story
• Created survey methods, collected and analyzed data from target market, and presented findings to implement a campaign to encourage students to utilize W&L Career Services
Fashion PR Intern, Tractenberg & Co, New York, NY, June 18th -August 3rd, 2007
• Managed Excel database and coordinated firm-client operations
• Evaluated clothing sample requests and assisted in fashion decisions for sample send-outs
Participant, The Martin Agency Student Workshop, Richmond, VA, June 6th-15th, 2007
• Winner of team competition: Competed against other teams to research and assemble a campaign to launch Burt's Bees All-Natural line of men's grooming products
• Presented target market component of my team's campaign to the owners of Burt's Bees
Member, W&L Student Consulting, Lexington, VA, winter 2007-present
• Project Leader: Analyzed market and created strategic plan for local business, Healthy Foods Co-op
• Drafted business plan with financial projections for Rockbridge Area Relief Association (RARA) to be used in an application for a new food pantry delivery truck
• Surveyed Lexington residents and entered data into a spreadsheet from which trends were drawn and marketing recommendations were made to a local newspaper

LEADERSHIP
Member, Kathekon Student Alumni Association, spring 2007-present
• Assist with on-campus events for Alumni and represent current student body to Alumni
Member of 2007 National Champion Division III Tennis Team & Recipient of 2006 All- Conference Award
• Intercollegiate Tennis Team, September 2005-October 2007

First, I apologize for the formatting of the resume that I just posted. Its microsoft word formatting didn't convert well into the blog formatting. I'de be glad to send anyone the microsoft word document via email if that is more helpful.

Second, I cannot say exactly what I have in store for the next five years. I do know that for at least the next two years, I would like to get a marketing-related or consulting job in a large city (preferably on the east coast north of Richmond or in Chicago). Currently, my dream is to ultimately become an Account Planner at a prestigious advertising firm in NYC, although my dreams tend to change often. I really enjoyed using my psychology background to act as an Account Planner in Professor Bower's advertising class last year- I helped develop our consumer insight by interpreting our research in terms of the results of a psyc lit review on "Emerging Adults".

After two years in the workforce, my next move will probably depend on the opportunities that my job has given me. If I am enjoying my job and feel like I could be fullfilled by it for years to come, I will probably stay in that line of work and only go back to school (MBA or advertising/communications degree) if it will help me get promoted. However, I have always had it in the back of my mind that I might want to be a clinical therapist, in which case I will go back to psyc grad school. Obviously, I have alot to learn about myself before I can make any decisions after the next 1-2 years of working and taking some time off for school. I'm interested in learning about how our Alumni teachers decided whether or not to go back to grad school for psychology or other disciplines.

2. A Study of the Presumptive Approach to Consent for Organ Donation:

http://ccn.aacnjournals.org/cgi/content/full/26/2/129?maxtoshow=&HITS=10&hits=10&RESULTFORMAT=&author1=zink&andorexactfulltext=and&searchid=1&FIRSTINDEX=0&sortspec=relevance&resourcetype=HWCIT">

armstrongs@wlu.edu

EDUCATION

Washington and Lee University, Lexington, VA
Bachelor of Arts Degree, June 2010
• Major: Psychology
• Related Classes: Social Psychology, Developmental Psychology, Research and Design, Gender Development
• Course work in economics, politics, history, Spanish

WORK EXPERIENCE
Administrative Intern, Katharine Armstrong Inc, July 2008
•Gained experience from working for a lobbyist
•Worked on the Recovery Credit System
•Toured Fort Hood and learned about how Recovery Credit System is being implemented
•Basic knowledge on Uranium Mining
Tennis Camp Counselor 2004, 2005, 2006
•Houston Country Club
•Coached and prepared activities for 3-10 year olds
Field Hockey and Track and Field Camp Counselor 2005, 2006, 2007

LEADERSHIP
Team Captain, Intercollegiate Field Hockey, 2006-2008
•First Team All-Old Dominion Conference 2006, 2007, 2008
•Most Valuable Offensive Player 2006, 2007
•2nd Team All Region 2008
•Participate an average of 25 hours per week while maintaining a full academic schedule
Assistant Vice President of Education, Member, Kappa Alpha Theta, March 2007-present
•Assisted with new member education as well as chapter education
Captains Council, Member 2008
•Council in charge of athletic team captains' education in leadership
•Planning a clinic on motivational speaking
Member, Intercollegiate Track and Field, 2007-2009
•First female athlete at Washington and Lee University to compete in a Heptathlon
•Second Team All-Old Dominion Athletic Conference 2007, 2008
Member, Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC), 2008
•Act as the ambassadors between the student-athletes and the NCAA as well as the school administration

CAMPUS ACTIVITIES
Washington and Lee Mock Convention 2008 October 2007-January 2008
• Merchandise Director for Delaware Delegation: in charge of merchandise design and ordering
• Aided in research
• Recruited state delegates
• Constructed state float
Kathekon 2008
•Student ambassador to Washington and Lee Alumni
Rockbridge Area Literacy Campaign
• Read to Effinger Elementary Kindergarten class
• Encouraged reading with activities
• 1 Hour a week
Waddell Elementary Reading Tutor
•Read with kindergarteners 1 on one to help with learning to read
• 1 Hour a week
•Mentored first grader

SKILLS
Computer: Microsoft Windows XP, Word, PowerPoint

I have many ideas about what I would like to do in the next five years. Most importantly, I am planning on graduating next year with some sort of job. I am most interested in athletics and the athletic industry on the professional and coaching side. I see myself going back to school at some point to further my education in psychology or nutrition to further my career, but only after working in the real world as part of event planning for athletic conferences or tournaments. My ideal job would be to coach field hockey at a University.

greetings - this is all new to me, so forgive me if my intentions fall a bit flat here... hoping to give y'all a few resources in prep for our time together next month. You're going to get quite a varied overview from me... one thing i'd like to share is my work in the area of divorce education. there are two citations below that i hope you can look up (both in same volume of Family Court Review). i'll try to add a couple other resources for you in a separate post. looking forward to meeting you all and spending some time talking about where you can go from here! ~k

AU: Susan L. Pollet, Melissa Lombreglia
TI: A NATIONWIDE SURVEY OF MANDATORY PARENT EDUCATION*
SO: Family Court Review
VL: 46
NO: 2
PG: 375-394
YR: 2008

AU: Irwin Sandler, Jonathan Miles, Jeffrey Cookston, Sanford Braver
TI: EFFECTS OF FATHER AND MOTHER PARENTING ON CHILDREN'S MENTAL HEALTH IN HIGH- AND LOW-CONFLICT DIVORCES
SO: Family Court Review
VL: 46
NO: 2
PG: 282-296
YR: 2008

attaching (hopefully) the cover page from a 1996 Child Development article that should be easy to find...just use this to get the full citation for looking up the article:

Child Dev 1996 mixed msg resolutiont.doc

here's a 2002 piece on Marriage and Public Policy - looks at marriage ed, divorce prevention, and divorce ed
MarrPolicyBriefAp1702.pdf

another side that i intend to explore with you is the last 14 years i have spent working at the local Community Services Board. Our particular CSB just celebrated its 25th anniversary. attaching the article that was in the local papers that provides a pretty good history of our agency. i also ask that you visit our agency website at www.racsb.org and look at the variety of services and programs we offer, typical of most CSBs. unfortunately, some of the service areas are not entirely up-to-date in their info, but you'll get a fair idea of the agency nonetheless...
Twenty-fiveYearsofService.doc

Greetings to the Psych395 students and alumni participants. I look forward to meeting each of you.
Beverly Lorig

For those students who have not posted a resume or statement about your future goals please do so. Be assured we alumni do read these and are interested in you, your background, and future. This information also helps us shape our presentations and time with you. So ... tell us about yourselves!

Mary Hipp
hippm@wlu.edu

EDUCATION
Washington & Lee University, Lexington, VA, September 2006 - Present
Bachelor of Science in Neuroscience, 2010
Courses taken: Core curriculum with electives focused on Neuroscience and Psychology (Introductory Courses: Developmental Psychology and Social Psychology; Research Courses: Attention in Middle-aged Adults and Immune System; Psychoactive Drugs & Behavior and Neuropharmacology; Abnormal Behavior; Cognitive Neuroscience)
Activities
Rush Recruitment Counselor 2008-2009
Kappa Kappa Gamma; Race for Charlie 2007- Present

College of Charleston, Charleston, SC, June 2008
Organic Chemistry Summer 2008

Pace Academy, Atlanta, GA, 2002 - 2006
Honors and Awards
AP Scholar, National Merit Commended Scholar 2006
National Honor Society 2005-2006
Pace Academy Honor Roll 2004-2005
Certificate of Distinction on American Mathematics Contest 2005
Highest Grade in School on American Mathematics Contest 2005
American Invitational Mathematics Examination Invitation 2005
National Youth Leadership Conference Nominee 2005
National Latin Exam - Silver Medal - Maxima Cum Laude Award 2003
Activities
Boys Varsity Lacrosse Team - Manager 2005-2006
Chorus member for fall musical, Les Miserables 2005
Chorus member for fall musical, Crazy for You. Involved extensive singing & dancing 2004
Member of Knight Gallery - Student Literary Magazine 2004
Pace Girls Club Lacrosse Team 2004

LEADERSHIP POSITIONS, VOLUNTEER & WORK EXPERIENCE

Moe's Downtown Tavern, Charleston, SC Summer 2008
Hostess
Camp Twin Lakes Office, Atlanta, GA Summer 2007
Assisted in Office Work
Mellow Mushroom, Atlanta GA, Summer 2006
Hostess
National Charity League, Atlanta, GA 2004-2006
Mother/Daughter Service Organization
S.T.A.R.S. Literacy Program, Atlanta, GA 2003-2005
Volunteer helping inner city third graders
Duke T.I.P. (Talent Identification Program), Costa Rica Summer 2005
Studied Tropical Ecology
Camp Walk 'n Roll, Camp Twin Lakes, GA Summer 2005
Live-in counselor, camp for children with muscular dystrophy; helped with all camp &
"living"activities as some of these campers were confined to wheelchairs
Green River Preserve, Cedar Mountain, NC Summer 2004
Counselor in Training (C.I.T.) at a Science and Nature Camp
Outer Banks Expedition with the Green River Preserve, North Carolina Summer 2003
Two week kayaking excursion learning about marine life in the area

SKILLS & INTERESTS

Computer Skills: Intermediate
Language Skills: Spanish through the required college level
Interests: Piano, Chorus, Ballet, Tap, Modern Dance (Performed with the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra as a member of the Lee Harper Dancers 3 years)

Up until this past summer, I thought that I wanted to go on to medical school after college. Considering the fact that I do horribly around blood and stressful environments, I decided that that probably wasn't the best route for me.

I am very indecisive when it comes to what I want to do. Currently, I am considering pursuing a career related to addiction counseling. My favorite courses at W&L have concerned neuropharmacology, and I have some personal experience with dealing with others' addictions.

I also, however, think I would enjoy clinical psychology. I found Abnormal Behavior to be extremely interesting, and I think that a job in that field would appeal to me in the same ways that a medical career would, only without having to attend medical school or be around blood.

This summer I am staying in Lexington and doing research with Professor Woodzicka, and I may also volunteer at a nearby house for mentally ill people. I am hoping that these experiences will help me either rule them out as future careers or show me that it is a field I would like to pursue.

Regardless, I will probably go on to graduate school in psychology, because I feel that it is imperative for a career in both addiction counselling and clinical psychology.

*Note: As I have never before written a resume, I was uncertain as to how much detail to include regarding particular experiences. This resume is a general outline of the activities I consider most important and in which I have participated throughout my high school and college career.

Hannah Schwartzstein
schwartzsteinh@wlu.edu

EDUCATION
Washington and Lee University, Lexington, VA, September 2006 - present
Bachelors of Arts Degree in Psychology, 2010
Courses taken: Core curriculum focused on Nursing and Psychology (Introductory courses: Developmental Psychology and Social Psychology; Psychology Courses: Brain and Behavior, Psychoactive Drugs and Behavior, Principles of Abnormal Behavior, and Psychobiology of Development; Tutorial in Psychology: The Neurophysiology and Neuropsychology of Geriatric Depression; Nursing Courses: Reproductive Physiology, Anatomy and Physiology, Introduction to Statistics).
Activities:
Member of Kappa Delta Sorority
University-Shenandoah Symphony Orchestra, Fall 2006, Fall 2008 - present

Regis College, Wellesley, MA, July-August 2008
Nursing - Nutrition

Wellesley Senior High School, Wellesley, MA 2002-2006
Activities:
Greater Boston Youth Symphony Orchestra, 2002
Wellesley Senior High School Orchestra, 2002-2006
The Wooden Spoons Fiddle Group, 2002-2006
Varsity Soccer, 2004-2005
Varsity Basketball, 2004-2005
Varsity Lacrosse, 2005-2006

LEADERSHIP POSITIONS, VOLUNTEER & WORK EXPERIENCE
Administrative Assistant, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA, Summer 2003
Lifeguard, Morses Pond, Wellesley, MA, Wellesley Recreation Department, Summer 2005, 2006, and 2007
Vice-President of Public Relations - Kappa Delta Sorority, 2007-2008
Childcare (two eight-month twins), Summer 2008

My interest in nursing has grown a great deal since my junior year in high school. Though I once considered attending medical school, I realized that nursing facilitates close caregiver-patient relationships that a physicians' schedule often prevents and allows greater flexibility for time spent with my own family and friends. Nursing combines my interest in anatomy and psychology as it requires one to consider and heal both biological and emotional injury. In addition, the recent nursing shortage creates nearly limitless opportunity to explore new cities and areas of clinical care. Experiences that have most inspired my pursuit of a nursing career include shadowing my father, a pulmonologist and critical care physician, while meeting with patients in clinic and years of watching my mother, excited to go to work each morning as an emergency room nurse, come home each afternoon grateful to have met a particular patient that day.
I hope to graduate from Washington and Lee in 2010 and attend an eighteen month BS program at a graduate nursing school on the east coast. I have considered becoming a nurse practitioner or clinical psychologist, but would like to work as a registered nurse for several years first. I am open to all departments of nursing but have most recently consider emergency medicine, OB/GYN, endocrinology, or geriatric nursing.

This summer I decided to end a life long dream of becoming a doctor. My interests in medicine have evolved greatly over time and landed (when I was a junior in HS) on children. I shadowed a pediatric surgeon that summer and completely fell in love with that kind of work. Ever since, my love of children has grown to include my future children. In thinking about what I want my life to look like, one of the most important things is that I have the time to raise a family of my own. Thus, I have decided that (given the time demands of being an MD) being a doctor is not the best choice for me. I have changed my major from neuroscience to psychology with a poverty concentration. I am really passionate about working with the poor and hope to one day do phsychological work with poor children. In the more near future I am interested in working with kids in a hosptial setting (possibly a Child Life Specialist). I have not decided if I want to go to graduate school or not. I hope that, through this class, I will learn other career paths that might be good for me and how I can get started on those paths.

**I have never made a resume before and didn't really know what to include. I decided to leave out most things that I did in HS.**

E. Grace Barnett
Barnette@wlu.edu

EDUCATION
Washington and Lee University, Lexington Virginia, June 2011
Bachelor of Science in Psychology; Concentration in The Shepherd Poverty Program

Courses taken: core curriculum with electives focused on Psychology and Poverty. Introductory courses: Social Psychology, Biology 111 &113, Poverty 101 & 102; Principles of Abnormal Psychology; Children and Media; Effects of Poverty: Family/Child (Psych. 235); Neuroscience 120.
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WORK EXPERIENCE
McLavy Limited, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, 2003-2008
Currie Boutique, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Summer 2007
Stella Boutique, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Summer 2008
Sales Associate
Shadowed a Pediatric Surgeon, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Summer 2006

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CAMPUS ACTIVITIES
Member, Kappa Kappa Gamma Sorority, Washington and Lee University, 2008-present
Member, Reformed University Fellowship, Washington and Lee University, 2008-present
Peer Tutor for Psychology and Calculus 101, Washington and Lee University, 2008-present

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VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE
Rockbridge Area Free Clinic, Rockbridge, Virginia, Winter 2009
Waddell Lower School, Lexington, Virginia, Winter 2009
Helped Kindergarten students with reading skills.

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SKILLS
Computer Knowledge (on both PC and Mac): Proficient
Language: Spanish through the required college level

Shannon Williams
williamss@wlu.edu

EDUCATION
Washington and Lee University, Lexington, VA
September 2005 - June 2009
Bachelors of Science Degree in Neuroscience, 2009

Courses taken: Core curriculum with electives focused on Neuroscience and Psychology. Courses: Neuroscience, Social Psychology, Theories of Personality, Brain and Behavior, Psychoactive Drugs and Behavior, Neuropharmacology, Cognitive Neuroscience, Neural Mechanisms of Motivated Behavior, The Sense of Smell, Research Design and Analysis, Quantitative Literacy in Behavioral Science, Scientific Computing.

RESEARCH:
EEG to determine if there is a difference in brain activity in the processing of one odor or compound as compared to more than one odor compound.
EEG exploring Miss-Match Negativity (MMN)
The effect of Sexist Attitudes on the Chameleon Effect.
Exploring the idea that perception and liking change with the ability to quantitatively describe a Chemosensory experience.

CAMPUS ACTIVITIES:
-Member of Chi Omega Sorority
Chili Cook-off Sub-Chair 2006-Present
-Catholic Campus Ministries
Eucharistic Minister 2005-Present
Community Service Chair 2006-2007
-Waddell Elementary
Read with Kindergarteners to help them learn to read
Aided a 3rd Grade student with homework, met weekly
Met weekly with a 1st grader to increase reading skill level, met weekly

LEADERSHIP POSITIONS, VOLUNTEER & WORK EXPERIENCE
-Research Assistant in Clinical Trials, Summer 2006
Stage 2 and 3 Cardiology Studies
-Shephard Poverty Program Internship, Summer 2007
Pregnancy Crisis Counseling Assistant
Prenatal Healthcare Management Assistant
Served as a Translator (Spanish to English)
-Research Assistant in Clinical Trials, Summer 2007
Stage 3 Gynecological Studies
Roche MWP-HPV-159 Study
Trained in InForm data acquisition and entry
-Medical Assistant, Summer 2007

SKILLS
- Competent to program in MATLAB, LABVIEW
- Competent in running an EEG
- Competent in constructing an IRB proposal
- Competent in conversational Spanish
- NIH approved to perform research on human subjects
- Specific area of interest: Chemosensory Cognition

My ultimate goal is to become a college professor, ideally at a place where I can teach as much as I research. I plan to go to graduate school in the area of clinical psychology. My interests lie in specifically in the area of chemosensory cognition. In graduate school I want to investigate the relationship between odor processing and the ability to describe a chemosensory experience and its relationship to disordered eating. Therefore, the two programs I am most interested in are at The University of Florida, the psychology department and the dental school, and the clinical psychology department at San Diego State.

I (very recently) decided that I was not going to apply to schools this year, but instead wanted to take a year off before making the huge commitment that is graduate school. I plan to get a job in a field that will make me a more competitive applicant to graduate school. I am in the process of applying for research jobs at the NIH, The Monell Chemical Senses Center, The Smell and Taste Treatment and Research Foundation. In addition, I am applying for jobs at various flavors and fragrances manufacturing plants on the east coast.

I have different ideas as to what I want to do over the next five years. I am hoping to do some sort of research over the summer in psychology and am currently trying to make arrangements with that. Next summer I hope to do some sort of an internship. After graduation, I'm thinking I may want to go right into graduate school. However, if I do decide to wait, I'd probably want to spend a year either doing another internship or some other form of research. I am currently most interested in industrial/organizational psychology and hope to pursue that in graduate school. However, I am also interested in social and cognitive psychology as well.

Caroline Haeberle
haeberlec@wlu.edu

EDUCATION
Washington and Lee University, Lexington, VA, September 2006-present
Bachelor of Arts in Psychology

Courses taken: Core curriculum focused on psychology: (Introductory Courses) Social Psychology and Cognition (Psychology Courses) Brain & Behavior, Psychoactive Drugs & Behavior, Quantitative Literacy in Behavioral Science, Gender Role Development, Research & Design Analysis, Principles of Abnormal Behavior, Social-emotional Development

Campus Activities:
Memeber, Kappa Delta Sorority

Foxcroft School, Middleburg, VA, 2002-2006
Campus Activities:
Varsity Soccer, 2002-2006
Junior Varsity/Varsity Lacrosse, 2002-2005
Student Council, 2003-2004, 2005-2006

LEADERSHIP POSITIONS, VOLUNTEER & WORK EXPERIENCE
Royal Street Cafe, Buss Staff, Utah Summer 2007
Washington and Lee Alumni College, Resident's Assistant, Summer 2008
Composite Chair, Kappa Delta, 2008-present
Gracious Living Chair, Kappa Delta, 2008-present
Freshmen Leadership Council, 2006-2007
High School Varsity Soccer Captain, 2005-2006
High School Junior Varsity Lacrosse Captain, 2004-2005

The only sure thing I can say about my future is that I plan on taking a year or two off after graduation to travel/work (maybe as a ski instructor...uh-oh!). My three options after graduation are (1) Ski instructor in Utah (2) Live and work in Greece (3) work for Premier Resorts in either California, Utah, or Hawaii. After a year or two I plan on seeking some form of higher education... most likely in culinary arts.

Hi there: I'm Dr. Levy and wanted to test this out to see if the technology is too advanced for me (!!). I should probably ask my 15 year old to do this for me while he's texting his friends, studying for exams, and listening to his IPOD :).

I will be posting a handful of chapters from my I/O textbook and another reading or two for you. Drs. Cober, Rosen, and I spoke last week and decided on the readings to give you a flavor for I/O content and processes. Hopefully, these readings will show up somewhere in the next few days.

I look forward to meeting all the W&L students and hearing about how much things have changed since my years there (1980-1984; I was back 5+ years ago to give a talk and had a great time). Take care.

I'm going to try to attach/post a few chapters from my textbook that will give you some background to I/O. I will also be posting 1 or 2 articles as well.

Happy Reading!!

Levy ch.1

Sarah Jenks
jenkss@wlu.edu

EDUCATION
The Covenant School, Charlottesville, VA, 2002 - 2006
Campus Activities:
Varsity Tennis, 2002 - 2004
Junior Varsity/Varsity Lacrosse, 2002-2006
Student Council, 2002-2006
Judicial Council, 2003-2006
Honors Society, 2005-2006

Virginia Military Institute, Lexington, VA
June 2008 - August 2008

Washington and Lee University, Lexington, VA, September 2006 - present
Bachelors of Arts Degree in Psychology, Pre-medicine
Courses taken: Core curriculum with electives focused on Psychology and fulfilling the pre-medicine requirements: intro to social psychology; psychology research design and analysis; General Physics I and II; quantitative literacy in bahavioral science; evolutionary psychology; general chemistry; aqueous inorganic chemistry; intro to neuroscience; psychology brain and behavior; psychology principles of development; psychoactive drugs and behavior; fundamentals of biology; genetics

RESEARCH:
The effect of viewing ideal body images on women self-objectifying

Campus Activities:
Outing Club; Students for Life

SKILLS
- Competent in constructing an IRB proposal
- Competent in conversational French

Brooke L. Reidy
reidyb@wlu.edu

EDUCATION
Washington and Lee University, Lexington, VA, anticipated June 2010
Bachelor of Science in Neuroscience and Bachelor of Arts in Psychology, GPA: 3.87

Courses taken: Core curriculum with electives focused on Neuroscience and Psychology. Courses: Psychoactive Drugs and Behavior, Social Psychology, Brain and Behavior, Introduction to Neuroscience, Quantitative Literacy in Behavioral Science, Research Design and Analysis, Neural Mechanisms of Motivated Behaviors.

Research
Levy Scholar research, Summer 2008 - present
- Researched the neuroanatomical and neurophysiological development of the taste system in the hamster.
- Performed immunohistochemical staining, confocal microscopy, and terminal field planar morphometry.
- Presented initial research findings to members of the Washington and Lee faculty and to other summer researchers in August 2008.
Research Assistant, Spring 2007
- Tested participants in an experiment investigating the effects of aging on spatial perception.

Presentations
Society for Neuroscience Conference, Washington, DC, November 2008
- Presented a poster on preliminary findings regarding the neuroanatomical development of the taste system of the hamster.
- Established contacts in the professional community and learned about concurrent research in related areas.

FELLOWSHIPS AND AWARDS
Levy Scholar, Summer 2008
University Scholar, Spring 2007 - present
Member, Phi Eta Sigma (Freshmen National Honor Society), May 2007

LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE
Chi Omega Fraternity, Xi Lambda Chapter
Secretary, January 2009 - present
Member Educator, January - December 2008
SPEAK
Vice President of Freshmen Education, Fall 2008 - present
- Conducted presentations with freshmen to promote awareness about sexual assault on the Washington and Lee campus
- Helped to organize a winter term campaign to prevent sexual assault among freshmen women.

EMPLOYMENT
Washington and Lee Student Health Services, Work study student, Fall 2006 - present
Limited Too, Sales associate, June 2005 - December 2007

Although my tentative plan for the next few years is open to change, I would like to eventually become involved in the research process. I have spent almost a year studying the neuroanatomical development of the gustatory system in the hamster and have enjoyed my work immensely. I am very interested in chemosensation as it relates to taste and would love to continue to conduct related research in behavioral neuroscience after college. Given this, I anticipate that I will go to graduate school in the near future, where I will (ideally) work in a lab investigating the chemosensory components of taste. However, I would first like to take a year or two to enter the work force and explore alternative career options. While I have considered looking into internships and/or jobs in the food industry, I would be interested to learn more about other career options that would utilize my interest in neuroscience research in a more applied fashion.

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seven misconceptions

vanleere@wlu.edu

Education:
Washington and Lee University, Lexington, VA. June 2010
•B.A. Psychology
•Dean's list
•Honor Roll
•Psi Chi (national psychology honor society)
•Cumulative G.P.A. 3.68

Career Related Experience:
Retail and Production, J. Emanuel Chocolatier, Chester, NJ, October 2004- December 2008
•Assisted in product design and packaging, starting from choosing particular flavor combinations, to deciding how to best present it to the customer.
•Worked as a team with other employees on the production line and in packaging to keep all of the chocolate looking presentable and professional.
•Dealt with many different types of people in chaotic situations while selling during the holidays and at the New York Candy Show, where over 300 people came to our booth in one day.
•Systematized the product pricing by figuring out the amount of labor and cost that goes into each one.
P.R. Intern, Syndicate P.R. and Marketing, New York, NY, February 2008
•Coordinated backstage press interviews with the designer at the Rock and Republic fashion show during fashion week in Bryant Park. It was the first fashion show in the main tent for the company, with hundreds of people in attendance and several news agencies.
Campaign Worker, Gina Genovese for State Senate, Berkley Heights, NJ, August- October 2007
•Canvassed and organized canvassing routes for the Gina Genovese campaign in several towns throughout the 21st district.
•Developed and distributed press releases about the campaign to local newspapers and websites.
Product and Marketing Intern; Testing Coordinator, OneTxt , New York, NY, June 2008- present
•Experienced and assisted in the development and launch of OneTxt, a mobile commerce startup. OneTxt is a service that allows users to order goods from participating merchants through text messaging while also providing them with coupons and discounts.
•Researched competitors in the mobile commerce and mobile rewards markets for meetings with the developers and investors. Additionally, my marketing research will be used to easily implement mobile marketing campaigns through the OneTxt service.
•Managed weekly website testing meetings in which I would assemble and distribute a spreadsheet of the bugs found on the consumer website. I would then lead the discussion before submitting the bugs for correction to the developers.
Babysitting, Friedman family, Lexington, VA, 2007- present

Leadership experience:
Team Leader, Nabors Service League, October 2007
•Organized and led a volunteering project to help landscape a local middle school
Girl Scout Chair, Kappa Delta, Zeta Tau chapter, Lexington, VA, January 2008- present
•Arranging activities to promote self esteem for local elementary school girls along with the Dove Real Beauty Campaign.
•Currently organizing a fundraiser for an underprivileged troupe in the Roanoke area.
Recruitment Counselor, Washington and Lee University, Lexington, VA, September 2008- January 2009.
•Provided women going through sorority recruitment with counseling services and recruitment information throughout informal and formal recruitment periods.

Since taking my first psychology class at W&L, I knew I wanted to pursue a psychology related career. Deciding which area I want to focus on however, has not been quite as clear and is constantly changing. Two of my primary interests are developmental psychology and cultural psychology, specifically the religious and cultural conflicts of the Middle East. I think it would be fascinating to combine the two and work with children and adolescents in the Middle East and research the effects of the conflicts on their development. On the other side of the spectrum, I am also interested in marketing and using psychology to design effective campaigns.

When I graduate W&L next spring, I plan on taking a year off to do research and get clinical experience to see if I am ready to make the commitment to graduate school. I have still not decided which of my interests I would like to pursue, but I am currently looking into educational, developmental, and clinical psychology PhD programs, and various masters programs. If I do not end up continuing my education, I would like to find a job related to marketing and/or product design.

My ultimate goal is to find a career that is interesting and challenging enough for me to feel invested in, that involves interacting with interesting people, and that allows me freedom to have a life outside of work. I am currently attracted to the academic path, but I am looking forward to discovering many other psychology related careers.

After graduation, I plan on staying in Lexington for a year building my résumé. My top choice is to work for Washington and Lee. Subsequently, I would like to move to a large city and work in a corporate environment. I would like to use my Psychology degree to find a job in marketing, advertising, sales, or public relations. I could see myself working in the entertainment, fashion or hospitality industries. Most importantly, I would like to have a job where I work with people, have a flexible schedule, and have the opportunity to advance into executive roles.

murphyh@wlu.edu

EDUCATION

Washington and Lee University, Lexington, VA
Bachelor of Arts Degree, June 2010
• Major: Psychology
• Related Classes: Social Psychology, Developmental Psychology, Research and Design, Cognitive Psychology, Psychoactive Drugs and Behavior, Abnormal Psychology, Theories of Personality, Brain and Behavior
• Course work in art history, philosophy, computer science and geology

WORK EXPERIENCE
Counselor at Camp Aldersgate, Summer of 2006
- Looked after and mentored teenagers with Spina Bifida.
Research Assistant for Professor Pempek, Present- Spring 2009
- Work in developmental psychology
- Looking at effects of children and the media
Plans to work at The Psychiatric Research Institute in Little Rock, Summer 2009
- Will be researching in the Center of Addiction Research

ACTIVITIES
W&L Mock Convention Arkansas Delegate, 2008
Member of the College Republicans, 2007- Present
Member of Kappa Delta Fraternity, August 2006- Present
- Set group leader
Volunteer tutor at Waddell Elementary School, Fall 2007 - Present
- Helped elementary kids with reading, writing and math
- Taught them studying and reading skills
Member of the Global Activities Board
Member of Reformed University Fellowship

Proficient in Windows, Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel and internet research

I plan to continue research at Washington and Lee until I graduate and begin working at the Psychiatric Research Institute in Little Rock this summer. The research I would be participating in this summer involves the mechanisms of addiction, withdrawal, prevention and treatment. After taking psychoactive drugs, I had the desire to pursue this field of psychology and get a more hands-on experience.
The problem I face is that I am interested in many areas of psychology but I haven't found one that I am especially fascinated with above others.
I plan to go to graduate school within two years of graduating from Washington and Lee and finding some sort of job related to psychology in the meantime (whether it's research or counseling).
I don't know of a specific job I want after graduate school, but I know that it has to be a job that is constantly changing. I eventually want to be my own boss and create my own business.

I plan to continue my studies and research in psychology here at Washington and Lee University, and then graduate next year with a B.A. in psychology and a pre-medicine certificate. I then plan on taking a year off before continuing to medical school. I plan on using my year off to explore different interests of mine. I hope to go to other countries, preferibly in Africa or South America, and see how their health care and psychiatry practices differ from our own. Afterward I aspire to attending the Medical University of South Caroline, where I will seek my M.D. Although I am not sure what area I specifically want to go into, I know that I want to try and go into some sort of field of medicine where I can use my knowledge of psychology. I am very interested in helping people with addictions and working directly with the people I treat, so I am looking into maybe doing something where I work with addicts, helping them through a mixture of medicine and counseling.

camusk@wlu.edu

EDUCATION

Washington and Lee University, Lexington, VA
Bachelor of Arts Degree, June 2011
• Major: Psychology and French
• Related Classes: Psychoactive Drugs and Behavior, Developmental Psychology, Cogntive Psychology
• Course work in French, philosophy, and history

WORK EXPERIENCE

Counselor at Religious Day Camp, Summer of 2005-2008
- Taught and mentored children from ages nine to thirteen
Work Study in psychology department, Fall 2007-Winter 2008
- Performed secreterial work for faculty members
Served as a nanny for two young children, Summer 2008
- Watched and took care of young boy age 5 and young girl age 8
Plans to do reserach on campus this summer in psychology department and possibly an internship.

ACTIVITIES

Volunteer at Peters Township Public library, Summer 2003-Summer 2008
- Performed secreterial work for staff members
- Created presentations for local community events
- Tutored high school exchange student and two young girls from Korea

Proficient knowledge in Windows, Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, and Excel

Diana B. Burgreen
burgreend@wlu.edu

EDUCATION
Washington and Lee University, Lexington, VA, June 2009
Major: Psychology

Classes of Interest:
Theories of Personality, Social Psychology, Gender Role Development, Quantitative Literacy in Behavioral Science

Augusta State University, Augusta, GA, Summer 2007
Communications, Anthropology

EXPERIENCE
Legal Assistant: Hull, Towill, Norman, Barrett, and Salley, Summer 2007
• Collected, organized and summarized information for clients using online databases
• Classified and compiled SEC filings.
Bank Teller: Georgia Bank and Trust, Summer and December 2005
• Monitored cash
• Balanced drawer
• Spoke with clients

COMMUNITY SERVICE
Crisis Trained Volunteer: Project Horizon, 2008
• Attended a 32-hour training course on domestic violence, sexual assault, and crisis intervention
• Provide support and crisis intervention to clients who call Project Horizon's 24-hour hotline

LEADERSHIP
Pi Beta Phi Sorority, Washington and Lee, 2006-2009
• Vice President of Administration, Winter 2007
Robert E. Lee Church, Lexington VA, 2006-2009
• Leader for Washington and Lee students of Higher Education Ministries, schedule evening church services, bible studies, and plan special fellowship events

Rosen_MasterVita_January2009.doc

BEVERLY TARPLEY LORIG
P.O. BOX 421, FAIRFIELD, VA 24435 540-463-8595 (wk) 540-377-2191(h)

Academic Experience
Washington and Lee University, Lexington, VA
Director (1994- present)
Accomplishments:
• Redesigned career program to include internships, alumni advisors, and faculty active participation
• Developed effective team approach to program development and services
• Initiated successful alumni advisory board with noted achievements in alumni publications and college recruitment literature
• Expanded recruitment program through targeted employer cultivation
• Selected and launched new web based recruitment/office management program
• Initiated and supervised development of Career Services web site Appointed by Dean to represented Student Affairs division on campus-wide committees
• Strengthened support and affiliation with diverse student groups including Minority Student Association
• Developed student Career Assistants to market seniors to employers and to supplement staff needs
• Elevated Career Services in reputation within campus community as well as state and regional organizations. Both assistant directors recognized as Outstanding New Professional in the VACE.
• Secured membership in nationally recognized consortium Liberal Arts Career Network (LACN), SLAC (Selective Liberal Arts Consortium), and served as founding member for new recruitment program BARC (Big Apple Recruiting Consortium).
Associate Director (1992-1994)
Assistant Director (1990-1992)
Initiated development of internship program
Planned and executed new summer employment and internship fair
Counseled undecided freshmen and sophomores and develop programs to support this group
Increased employer participation in SLAC recruitment day in Philadelphia for two consecutive years
Managed eleven college recruitment day program for over 25 employers and 300 seniors

Yale University, New Haven, CT
Assistant Director, Nonprofit and Public Service Careers (1986-1989)

Other Career Services Experience:
• University Augustana College, Rock Island, IL
• Agnes Scott College, Decatur, GA
• The University of Georgia, Athens, GA

Development Experience within Higher Education
• Quinnipiac College, New Haven, CT; Major Gifts Officer
• Roanoke College, Salem, VA; Major Gifts Officer

Other employment experience includes retail, probation and parole services, emotional and behavioral impaired programs, alcohol education, student judicial services.

Professional
Virginia Identification Program for the Advancement of Women in Higher Education Administration, 1990 (Nominated and selected as one of 20 higher education leaders in Virginia. Attended year-long seminar focusing on management and leadership in higher education.)
National Certified Counselor since 1995
Virginia Association of Colleges and Employers (VACE)
• President, 2001-2002
• Vice President and Chair of Annual Conference 1999-2000
• Treasurer 1998-1999
• College Representative to the Board of Directors 1996-1998

Eastern Association of Colleges and Employers (EACE)
• Appointed by President to chair Leadership Task Force 2000-2001
• Annual Conference Committee, Hospitality Chair, 1999-2000
• Chair, Interest Network for Nonprofit and Community Service
• Initiated conference program highlighting nonprofit and community service opportunities
• Developed resource guide for use in advising students

Publications and Presentations
"Undergraduate research in psychology: Skills to take to Work.", Council on Undergraduate Research (CUR)

1996 VACE Conference Presentation: Changing Student Perceptions

Southern Association of Colleges and Employers
• Developing Partnerships with Faculty
• Internships: Gaining Experience, Insuring Success
• Implementing Technology in Career Services: the small college perspective

Campus-Wide Committees
Institutional Effectiveness Committee
Advising Ad-hoc Committee - appointed by Associate Dean
Administrative Computing Committee
University Commons Planning Committee
Committee for a More Inclusive Community

Community Services
Rockbridge Area Hospice Board of Directors, 1990 -- 2005
Board of Directors, Personnel Committee - 1997-2000
Volunteer Newsletter Editor
Chair, Hustle for Hospice, Community Fundraising Program, 2001
Treasurer, 1998-1999
Shop for Tots program supporting needy children during the holidays

Honors and Appointments
• Virginia Identification Project for Women in Higher Education
• President-elect, Virginia Association of Colleges and Employers
• Vice-president, Virginia Association of Colleges and Employers
• Treasurer, Virginia Association of Colleges and Employers
• College Member Representative to the Board of Directors, Virginia Association of Colleges and Employers
• Institutional Effectiveness Committee, Washington and Lee University
• Committee for More Inclusive Community, Washington and Lee University
• University Commons Planning Committee, Washington and Lee University
• Task Force on Academic Advising, Washington and Lee University
• Chair, Leadership Task Force, Eastern Association of Colleges and Employers
• Annual Conference Committees, Eastern Association of Colleges and Employers 1998 & 2000
• Chair, Community and Public Service Network, Eastern Association of Colleges and Employers

Education
M. Ed in Higher Education and Student Personnel Administration, 1982
Concentration on Career Counseling
The University of Georgia, Athens, GA

B.S. in Psychology, summa cum laude, 1977
Georgia Southwestern University, Americus, GA

I apologize for the late notice on this, so please
before class tomorrow, please visit the Annual Reports on the Career Services page.
http://www.wlu.edu/x15723.xml

Please review the data posted for Class 2007 and Class 2001. What observations do you have? Any projections into Class 2008?

Examine the summary of W&L psychology/neuroscience majors and their reported status. Write a brief document that could be shared with parents of potential psych majors who are concerned about return on their investment. Limit this to one page.

Research and Grad. Education.pdf

Great resources for present/future graduate students - if you choose this career path, here are some helpful and informative sites:

http://www.stoa.org/~mahoney/grad_std.html
http://www.phds.org/
http://books.google.com/books?q=resources+for+graduate+students+science+psychology&source=in&sa=X&oi=book_group&resnum=11&ct=title&cad=bottom-3results

Great resources for post doctoral fellows - to give you an idea of the variety of career options available after you've received your Ph.D in science; what to consider when deciding upon a post doc position; general info:

http://www.ucpostdoc.org/node/11
http://postdocscholars.net/index.asp
http://postdocs.stanford.edu/scholars/

Greetings from Athens, GA!

I am looking forward to meeting you all in person in a few weeks. In the meantime, I've attached an article to give you some background information on the clinic and system in which I work. My plan is to do a case presentation / lecture on for the first class meeting and have a discussion/seminar on the second day. The article will give you some information that will be helpful on both days.

The article is a bit dated at this point which means some of the test materials, policies and definitions referenced have been since revised or are no longer used. Also, there will be a number of acromyms that the authors assume their audience understand. Don't get hung up on any of that. I'd like you to get a sense of the polices that are involved in defining learning disabilities and how manipulating these standards and definitions could impact students. The article will give you an idea about policy impacting groups. When we meet, the case presentation will give you an idea about how policy impacts an individual.

Let me know if you have any questions or requests. Again, I'm looking forward to getting up to Lexington.

Scott Miller

RCLD_Model_(Gregg,_Heggoy,_et_al._article).pdf

Science_Obama.pdf

Timely info/editorials about how the changing political scene may affect your present and future career options...hopefully in a good way!

Psychology 395 Sylabus.doc

When I spoke to this class 2 years ago I spent most of my time talking about forensic psychology and lesser time talking about the practice of clinical psychology. Is this the way you want me to spend my time when we meet in March or would you prefer more emphasis on clinical psychology?

Bernie's email or you can answer in the blog. This is his email:
blewis@forensicpsychologycenter.com

Hi Everyone,
I am excited to be coming to W&L as part of the Applications course. I'm really looking forward to meeting the students in this course and talking with you. I only wish there was a way for the alumni to meet each other too because the bios of the other alumni look really cool. I am sure that I have some tough acts to follow as the last speaker in this series (or "terminal visitor" as Dr. Elmes calls me).

There are two readings that I'd like to suggest that you do before my visit on March 30-31.

Norman, D. (1988). The Psychology of Everyday Things. New York: Basic Books. pp 1-34.

Mindell, D.A. (2008). Digital Apollo: Human and Machine in Spaceflight. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press. pp 1-6.

Dr. Elmes will provide you copies of both of these readings. I suggest doing the Norman chapter first. Prop your feet up while you're reading it and do a little thinking about what things you encounter everyday work well and what ones work poorly and why.

Speaking of working poorly, this blog comes to mind for me. I think I posted my resume here on the blog somewhere earlier today, but I'm not sure if it is here or not (and if it is here, where). If you can find it, congratulations.

As you'll see from my resume (if you can find it) and from my visit, a big part of my work is to try to design things so they are easy, efficient, and effective to use. So if things like blogs that are hard to use annoy you, then we will have fun during my visit!

I would prefer to hear more about your experiences in forensic psychology than about the practice of clinical psychology. Thank you for asking!

Brooke

I'd like to hear more about forensic psychology since I know much less about that area than I do clinical psychology.

Thank you for asking!

Kelly Camus