Graduated with Human Physiology, Taught English as a Fulbright Grantee

ALEXIS A. KOCH

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EDUCATION

The University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA 5/17

Bachelor of Science, Human Physiology

Departmental and University Honors

Minors: Spanish, Psychology

WORK EXPERIENCE

Fulbright English Teaching Assistant, Logrono, Spain 9/17-Present

• Created lesson plans using creative teaching methodology to improve learning

• Served as a cultural ambassador for the US, sharing traditions with both students and teachers

• Presented complex ideas so they could be easily understood Event Staff, UIowa Office of the President, Iowa City, IA 8/13-7/17

• Identified ways to streamline communication between staff, answered calls, coordinated meetings resulting in increased office efficiency

• Ensured smooth and efficient operations of various events, professionally represented the U of I Research Assistant, Moye-Rowley Lab, UIowa, Iowa City, IA 6/14-7/17

• Researched multidrug resistance in Candida glabrata Research • Presented Assistant, findings Cole at three Lab, research UIowa, conferences Iowa City, IA 5/16-8/16

• Researched neuronal plasticity by using TMS

PRE-PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Be the Match on Campus, UIowa, Iowa City, IA 8/13-5/17

• Treasurer 2014, President 2015, Advisor 2016

Honors Writing Fellow, UIowa, Iowa City, IA 8/14-5/17

• Tutored students in English writing, worked with 15 students per semester Girls on the Run Coach, Iowa City, IA 8/16-5/17

Research Asst., Wahls Lab, UI Hosp. and Clinics, Iowa City, IA 8/15-1/16

• Studied the effects of diet on multiple sclerosis patients and wrote a preliminary honors thesis Research Assistant, Darling Lab, UIowa, Iowa City, IA 5/15-12/16

• Designed and executed a study to examine the variability in TMS against evoked motor potentials

• Wrote a 30-page honors thesis and presented to an audience of departmental heads Honors Peer Advisor, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA 5/14-8/16 WISE (Women in Science and Engineering) Mentor, UIowa, Iowa City, IA 5/14-6/16 Daum Residence Hall Exec. Board, UIowa, Iowa City, IA 9/13-5/14 ACADEMIC HONORS

University of Iowa Honors Program 8/13-5/17

1st in research presentation at the ASPA Midwest Conference 9/16 Certificate of Recognition for Outstanding Leadership 12/15 Outstanding Philanthropic Contribution to the UI Campus 12/15

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