Tyler Scharadin

**** ****** *****, **** *******, PA, 19382, 610-***-****, acwl6x@r.postjobfree.com

Academic Experience

Undergraduate:

Maintained an exemplary GPA in the field of Psychology in the College of Arts and Sciences; graduated with honors.

Excelled in courses such as Psychopharmacology, Biopsychology, Cognitive Psychology, and Developmental Psychology.

Interest in previous courses cultivated a desire to pursue a career focused on the effects of pharmaceuticals on the brain and cognitive behavior.

Graduate:

Appointed as a graduate assistant from Fall 2012 to Spring 2014. Duties included assisting various professors with research, data entry, and literature reviews. Administrative tasks, such as inputting student grades, making copies of exams, and organizing documents were also performed daily.

Maintained a high GPA throughout graduate school, while working part-time as both a graduate assistant and also working part-time at Paoli Hospital.

Specifically selected and excelled in courses relevant to neuroscience, including Biopsychology Seminar, Abnormal Psychology, and Learning and Behavior.

Thesis directly addressed alcohol consumption and alcohol’s adverse effects on sleep patterns across the transition to college, with an emphasis on both neurological and psychological repercussions of excessive alcohol intake.

Research Experience

Undergraduate:

Conducted field research on the effects of exercise on memory performance under the supervision of the head of the Psychology Committee of the University; this included initial participant recruitment, correspondence, and scheduling, pre-experiment screening and eligibility analysis; facilitated the research process and conducted statistical data analysis as well as necessary participant debriefings and follow-up.

Received the 2011 Research Achievement Award from the Department of Psychology of West Chester University.

Presented the research and statistical findings at the annual Association for Psychological Science Convention in Washington D. C. in May, 2011. Also presented the research at West Chester University’s annual Psychology Research Day for fellow students and professors.

Graduate:

Assisted in the recruitment of participants and the facilitation of data collection procedures as part of graduate assistant responsibilities and a research-accredited course.

Presented findings at West Chester University’s Annual Psychology Research Day in Spring, 2013.

Presented those same findings at the Psychonomic Society Convention in Toronto, Canada, in November, 2013. Poster was entitled “Can Mental Imagery of Natural Environments Restore Directed Attention?” and was published in the Abstracts of the Psychonomic Society Book (Volume 18).

Conducted a literature review, data collection, statistical analyses, and defense as part of the thesis process. Thesis was fully completed in March, 2015.

Education

West Chester University- West Chester, PA

Master of Arts in Psychology- May, 2015.

West Chester University- West Chester, PA

Bachelor of Arts in Psychology- Cum Laude, May, 2011.

Job Experience

Paoli Hospital (Dietary Department), July 2012-Present.

Job duties include the preparation and assembly of patients’ meals, as well as delivery of trays to patients’ rooms throughout the hospital.

Perform a wide variety of tasks and positions within the dietary department, thereby engendering a versatile and well-rounded employee.

Skills

Proficient in Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel, academic Internet research.

Experience with SPSS, IBM Software for Predictive Analytics.

Adept at utilizing both MAC and PC operating systems.

Familiar with scientific research environments.

Proficient in the presentation of scientific results in both academic and professional environments.

Tyler Scharadin

1324 Valley Drive

West Chester, PA 19382

610-***-****

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References:

Susan Gans, Ph.D.

Professor of Psychology; Assistant Chairperson

West Chester University

700 South High Street

West Chester, PA 19382

610-***-****

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Relationship: Graduate/thesis advisor; September 2012-Present.

Geeta Shivde, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Psychology

West Chester University

700 South High Street

West Chester, PA 19382

610-***-****

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Relationship: Thesis committee member, research advisor/professor; September 2009-Present

Barbara Giza, Ph.D.

Professor of Psychology

West Chester University

700 South High Street

West Chester, PA 19382

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Relationship: Thesis committee member and professor; January 2014-Present.

Danielle Platt, MS, RD, LDN

Assistant Director of Patient Services

Paoli Hospital

255 West Lancaster Avenue

Paoli, PA 19301

484-***-****

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Relationship: Current manager at Paoli Hospital (Dietary Department); July 2012-Present.

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