Talisa Sosa
*** ******* ******, ****** ******, NY 11581
516-***-**** *******@*********.***
Education
Mount Holyoke College ’14, South Hadley, MA Bachelor of Arts in Psychology
Minor: Biology
Skills
Language: Fluency: English. Working Knowledge: Spanish and Italian.
Technical: Advanced: Microsoft Office, IBM SPSS. Basic: R, HTML.
Research
Mount Holyoke College (Supervisor: Prof. K. Hollis), (Spring- Fall 2013). Performing experiments to manipulate and observe learning and antipredator behavior in ant species Tetramorium caespitum.
Mount Holyoke College (Supervisor Prof. KC Haydon), (Fall 2013) Assessing Esther Thelen’s (and other like minded researchers) works relating The Dynamic Systems Theory applied to developmental psychology, and creating an annotated bibliography of these works.
Work Experience
11/14 Nanny and Tutor River Vale,NJ
Caring for the Martin Family’s 4 year old and 13 year old boys. Responsibilities include cooking, cleaning, educational play, driving children to and from school and to after school commitments. I also tutored and did homework help with their 8th grader in algebra.
01/14- 08/14 Learning Center Coordinator at Poly Prep Country Day School Brooklyn, NY
Working in the Learning Center to provide help and support with foundational skills (organization, time management, etc.) for students in grades 5-12 on a drop-in basis; supervising Learning Center homework help after school; assisting with scheduling and coordination of exams; supervising assistive technology needs; assisting with the peer tutoring program; working collaboratively with others in the department to further the Learning Support Initiative.
06/11-08/11 West Side YMCA of Greater New York New York, NY
Arts Camp Counselor, taking care of children between the ages of 6-14 years old while assisting in teaching them techniques in 5 disciplines of the arts.
06/09-01/10 The Stone Flower Sales Associate New York, NY
Making Sales, Helping Customers, stocking/ restocking and working at the Bryant Park Winter Market.
Volunteer Experience
Connections after School Program Tutor: Peck School, Holyoke MA
March of Dimes: Walking and to raising funds to support the research to prevent premature births.
Toys for Tots: Collecting and distributing toys and gifts for less fortunate children during holiday seasons.
Fathers Heart Ministry Food Pantry: Hunger prevention program that distributes food to the hungry and less fortunate.