Special Education High School

Delisa Young

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San Jacinto, CA

*********@***.***

951-***-****

Objective: Looking for a rewarding opportunity to utilize my research,

teaching and leadership skills in education or behavioral sciences.

Work Experience:

09/2008-07/2010

California State University, San Bernardino (San Bernardino, CA)

Graduate Research Assistant/ Health Scholar

. Experience includes experimental design, creating measures, IRB

approval process, data entry, data analysis, training research

assistants, thesis writing.

. Knowledge of community-based participatory research

. Planned events to inform campus and surrounding communities of health

and education disparities

. Collaborated with community agencies to address health and education

disparity concerns and interventions

. Designed scientific research study

. Collected data in a laboratory

. Performed data analysis using SPSS and Microsoft Excel

. Presented research at regional and national conferences

. Collaborated with students and faculty on research projects

. Trained in statistics and research methodology

01/ 2007--09/2008

The Academy: Community Day School (Perris, CA)

Para Educator

. Worked with at-risk and special education middle and high school

students

. Made and maintained daily reports for individual special education

students and submitted completed reports weekly

. Advised students on academic and career options

. Evaluated student behavior and academic progress

. Identified barriers to learning and them by counseling students or

referring them to school counselor

. Collaborated with teachers and administrators about student learning

and interventions

. Counseled students on teen pregnancy and self-bodily harm

. Took attendance using SASI and notified parents of excessive absences

and consequences

. Aided in the implementation of a new intervention program to target

students with excessive absences and behavioral problems

. One-on-one tutoring with special education students

. Notified teachers and administrators of odd behavior and/ or drug use

. Developed trusting relationships with students and referred them to

school counselor and community programs that serve youth in housing,

emancipation, and job training.

. Assisted in organizing and inviting speakers to a career day

. Assisted in other areas as requested by the principal

3/2006-1/2007

Smart Kids Tutoring and Learning Center (Riverside, CA)

Tutor

. Tutored at -risk students in reading and math

. Developed student learning plans and created assignments

. Administered pre and post tests to assess student learning

. Recorded student progress, strengths, and weaknesses

. Communicated with parents about student progress

. Submitted completed bi-weekly reports of student learning to tutoring

office

. Motivated students with reinforcement techniques

Education:

2008-present

California State University, San Bernardino: Master of Arts in Psychology

(in progress)

2005-2007

California State University, Long Beach: Bachelor of Arts

2002-2005

Riverside Community College: Associate in Arts and Science

Honors, Awards, and Memberships:

. Graduate Equity Fellowship

. Health Scholar for RIMI

. Graduated Cum Laude

. Psi Chi Member

. Vice President, Psychology Student Association (2006-2007)

. Alpha Gamma Sigma

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