Mahnoor Maqbool

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EDUCATION

Teachers College, Columbia University M.A. Aug 2016

Psychology in Education

Lahore University of Management Sciences Aug 2011 - Jun 2015

BSc (Hons)

CGPA: 3.89

Major: Economics

Minor : Psychology

Relevant Courses for Psychology: Human Behaviour, Abnormal Psychology, Counselling Psychology, Theories of Learning,

Child and Adult Development, Personality Theories

Lahore Grammar School, Defence Aug 2009 - Jun 2011

Advanced Levels - 3A*s, 1A

Economics (A*), Mathematics (A*), Physics (A*), Chemistry (A)

Lahore Grammar School, Defence Aug 2006 - Jun 2009

Ordinary Levels - 10As

EXPERIENCE

Pink Entropy (Glow Fish Capital)

Full-time Content Writer Jan 2016 - to date

Developed and analyzed the impact of target-based content for clients websites.

Social media management.

The Lahore Alma Aug 2015 - Jan 2016

Full-time English Teacher (Grade 5)

Developed course content and delivered lessons on language building skills, such as reading, grammar and creative writing.

Nexicle Consulting June 2015 - to date

Full-time Content Writer

Required to write research-based articles of at least 4000 words on a daily basis on various topics, such as education,

psychology, social sciences, music and information technology.

Currently writing chapters of books and e-books to be published on topics such as anxiety disorders, depression, cognitive

behaviour therapy and hormone replacement therapy.

Lahore University of Management Sciences Aug 2013 - June 2015

Teaching Assistant

PSY 100 Human Behaviour for three semesters

ECON 121 Principles of Macroeconomics for one semester

Responsibilities involved designing and checking quizzes and exams, conducting weekly tutorial sessions for students and

scheduling extra sessions to help students struggling with the course content.

Nexicle Consulting June - July 2013

Part-time Content Writer

Required to write research-based articles of at least 2000 words on a daily basis on various topics, such as education,

psychology, social sciences, music and information technology.

Content was published on websites of various American universities and other relevant websites.

PROJECTS

LUMS Undergraduate thesis on Do Rising Inequalities Hamper Economic Development, a district level analysis carried out

using data from all 36 districts of Punjab, Pakistan (May 2015).

An econometric analysis was carried out to determine the relationship between political and economic inequality and economic

development in each district of Punjab, using data from Punjab Development Statistics (PDS) and EMIS Annual Education

Census 2013.

Case Study on Counselling of Victim of Child Sexual Abuse (May 2015)

Research Paper on Stigmatisation of Mental Disorders in Pakistan (November 2014)

Research Paper on Outreach and Sustainability of Micronance Network in Pakistan (December 2013)

ADDITIONAL SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

Procient in the use of Microsoft Ofce

Procient in the use of Stata

Procient in English and Urdu

HONOURS AND AWARDS

Awarded the Fulbright Scholarship for a fully-funded Masters program in the United States (August 2016 - May 2018)

Awarded the LUMS Undergraduate Award of High Distinction (June 2015)

Placed on the LUMS Undergraduate Deans Honour List at the end of the academic years 2011-2012, 2012-2013, 2013-2014

and 2014-2015

100% scholarship awarded by LGS Defence based on merit during Alevels (August 2009 - June 2011)

EXTRA CURRICULAR

Lahore University of Management Sciences

Member of Publications at LUMS (PLUMS) as an active Staff Reporter for the LUMS newspaper, The Chronicle (2011-2015)

Member of the LUMS Daily Student as an active reporter for the LUMS Daily Student website, which contains campus news,

reviews about various events/courses/instructors and interviews of various members of the LUMS community (2011-2013)

Assistant Director of Creativity Department at LUMS CARMA, a journalism event (March 2012)

Lahore Grammar School, Defence

Nominated Editor-in-Chief of the Editorial Board at LGS Defence (2010-2011)

Compiled, edited and published the LGS Defence yearbook, Roshni 2011

Director of Publications at LGS Model United Nations (2011)

Head of Internal Committee of Journalists at LGS Model United Nations (2011)

Director of Publications at LGS Debating Challenge Cup (2010)

VOLUNTARY WORK

Nishat High School (Bhai Pheru, Pakistan) June - Aug 2012

Taught English, Urdu and Mathematics to students aged 10 to 16.

Dar-ul-Sakoon (Lahore, Pakistan) June 2011 - to date

Organised social events and activities for mentally disabled women.

Involved in fundraising for the organisation; funds were used to provide for basic needs of residents, such as toiletries and

medicines.

Dostiyo (Northampton, UK) July 2009

Work involved arranging, hosting and managing activities for Asian women and girls that aimed to provide them with the

support needed to overcome language and cultural barriers and racial prejudice faced in the United Kingdom.

Managed records and les of members of the organisation.

INTERESTS

Trekking, swimming, dancing and reading.

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