Nellie Kamkar

*** *****'s Lane

London, ON. N*G *E4

acdz7x@r.postjobfree.com

226-***-****

Personal Strengths

• Excellent administrative skills including an 96 wpm type rate

• Superb arithmetic skills (earned a final grade of 87% in Methods of Matrix Algebra)

• Highly experienced with various computer applications including Microsoft Word, Microsoft

Excel, Microsoft PowerPoint and SPSS

• Extremely familiar with 6th edition APA formatting

Education

Honours Specialization in Psychology, Western University 2008-present

Secondary School Diploma, Catholic Central 2003-2007

Highlights

• Capable of providing high quality performance under extreme time pressure

• Possess a diverse range of experience in various environmental settings

• Can work productively both alone and as a cooperative team member

• Intrinsically motivated to perfect the task or project assigned

• Excellent understanding of social psychology (earned a final grade of 92% in Applied Social

Psychology) and behavioural and cognitive neuroscience (with a final grade of 92% in

Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience and a final grade of 95% in the Numerical Cognition)

• Very familiar with both ethical and procedural guidelines concerning laboratory work

• Professional, reliable, and punctual

Professional Employment Experience

Research Assistant Apr. 2012-present

Western University

Dr. Bruce Morton's Developmental Cognitive Neuroimaging Laboratory

• Recruited participants from a developmental population pool with detailed information

pertaining to an epigenetic study with young children

• Ran child participants (aged 8-12) and their parents through a mock scanning procedure to

ensure the child's comfort with MRI scanning

• Had the opportunity to run participants in the fMRI scanner at Robarts Research Institute

• Transferred written questionnaire data onto Microsoft Excel (using the appropriate statistical

tools) for formal behavioural analyses in a longitudinal study (for PhD candidate Heather Wilk)

as well as a cross-sectional study

• Obtained genetic saliva samples from participants for genetic analysis overseas

Research Assistant Oct. 2010-present

Western University

Dr. William Fisher's Social Psychology Laboratory, under the supervision of PhD Candidate Taylor

Kohut

• Independently completed qualitative analysis of responses from a large scale participant survey

using Microsoft Excel

• Met regularly to enhance inter-rater reliability by extensively discussing and correcting any

biases in coding

• Had exposure running participants in the laboratory in accordance with the Ethical guidelines

(obtained informed consent, respected confidentiality, and debriefed each participant after the

study)

• Had the opportunity to format a research article according to proper APA 6 standards

• Transferred various questionnaires into digital format and distributed them accordingly

• Provided appropriate statistical formulas for a post-doctoral study of Dr. Salisbury

Administrative Assistant Dec. 2009-Apr. 2010

Western University

Department of Statistical and Actuarial Sciences

• Performed daily administrative tasks for graduate students at Western University

• Assisted in the admissions process for globally aspiring PhD students

• Prepared and administered examinations in the field of statistical and actuarial sciences

• Scheduled appointments and assigned tasks to teacher assistants to ensure their coursework and

tutoring priorities do not conflict

• Reviewed financial budgets allocated to the department through government grants

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