Life long learner and teacher with compassion for the disadvantaged.
Resume:
MICHAEL MORRISON
EUGENE, OREGON 97408
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WORK EXPERIENCE
KINDERCARE EUGENE, OR
Lead Afternoon Kindergarten and School-Age Teacher June 2015 – Present
• Deliver specific learning programs
• Develop schedules and set routines
• Provide age appropriate supervision and behavioral guidance strategies
• Plan and implement lessons
• Observe and communicate behaviors and learning with both child and parent
• Address cultural and special needs
KINDERCARE EUGENE, OR
Learning Adventures Program Manager and Teacher July 2018 – Present
• Design schedules and set routines
• Deliver curricula in a fun and accessible way
• Relay educational goals and milestones to families and staff
• Translate and apply curricula into coherent and effective teaching tools
• Teach essential soft and hard skills necessary for life long learning
• Instill confidence and joy in the learning process
• Utilize multiple pathways to learning
THE UNIVERSITY OF OREGON EUGENE, OR
SOCIAL & AFFECTIVE NEUROSCIENCE LABORATORY June 2016 – June 2018 Psychological Research
• Contacting potential participants via email and phone, screening, and scheduling
• Strict compliance to laws, regulations, and procedures
• Leading participants through psychological experiments
• Working knowledge in SPSS, Python, MS Office, Google Calendar/Drive/Gmail, Windows and Mac
• Data processing and statistical analysis
• Critical thinking, problem solving, independence and interdependence
• Planning and leading weekly meetings and trainings THE UNIVERSITY OF OREGON EUGENE, OR
Psychology Peer Adviser April 2016 – June 2018
• Advising psychology majors in understanding, planning, and navigating their degree
• Public speaking, presentations, weekly meetings, and training sessions
• Hiring, training, and directing fellow peer advisers ADDITIONAL SKILLS
• Genuine passion for learning, improvement, and working with children
• Great attention to detail
• Excellent interpersonal communication skills
• Pediatric and Adult CPR/AED/First Aid certified
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Michael
Morrison
2800 Applewood Lane, Apt#16
Eugene, Oregon 97403
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Curriculum Vita
Personal Information
Education
Honors and Awards
Association Memberships
Professional Experience
Born: June 16, 1981; Santa Clara, California
Citizenship: United States Citizen
Marital Status: Single
Associates of Arts Oregon Transfer Degree (AAOT):
Central Oregon Community College, Bend, Oregon
April 2012 - 2014
Major: Psychology
Concentration: Research in Psychology/Social Psychology Bachelor of Science and Arts: University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon September 2015 - June 2018
Major: Psychology, Bachelor of Science (BS)
Minor: Philosophy
Concentration: Research in Psychology/Social-Neuropsychology General Foundation Scholarship: 2014
Heroic Imagination Project Mentor: 2014
C.O.P.E. President: 2013-2014
C.O.P.E. Evolution Award: 2014
Central Oregon Community College Deans list: 2014
The National Society of Leadership and Success: 2016 Psychology Honors Undergraduate Research project: 2017 Departmental Honors in Psychology: 2018
The National Society of Leadership and Success
Psi Chi
Research:
Social Psychoneuroendocrinology (SPEL) Lab: Fall 2015. I worked with the coding audio, image, and text data.
Social Affective Neurobiological (SAN) Lab: June of 2016 – June of 2018. Coding text and video data; scheduling and running participants; organizing and processing data; worked side-by-side with grad-students and faculty on different in lab experiments. Skills include but not limited to eye-tracking, Matlab, phone screening, Qualtrics, ASA24, Sona, SPSS, Microsoft Office, Python, Google apps, Windows and Mac. v5.5.2019
Research Interests
Teaching Experience
Professional Presentations
I have a broad interest in Social and Cognitive Psychology, and Empirical and Post-Structural Philosophy. Specifically, most of my interest regard questions about empathy, morality, resilience, values, meanings, impressions, and the self.
Present:
I am a full-time teacher at Kindercare here in Eugene. Kindercare is an early education facility with children ranging from infants to 12 years of age.
Past:
I was the President of Central Oregon Community College’s Psychology Club (C.O.P.E.) where I lead numerous community service events and lectures.
I was a leader of the Heroic Imagination Project (HIP) where I co-taught numerous seminars and put on several lectures. In addition, I spoke about the HIP at 2014’s WPA with Dr. Phillip Zimbardo and colleagues. Heroic Imagination Project: Fixed and Growth Mindset Central Oregon Community College, 2014
Colleagues and I put on this seminar 4 times that year I was an Undergraduate Peer Adviser for the Psychology department from April 2016 to Sept 2017. I helped fellow students navigating their major/minors while helping them make informed decisions about their major. In addition, this program reached out to the community by putting on seminars and publishing the Psycho Babble newsletter every term. I worked with faculty of the University of Oregon Psychology department from Mar 2017 to Dec 2017 to build a psychology tutoring program that focused on scientific writing. I subsequently functioned as the Coordinator of the program while also tutoring, hiring, training, and directing tutors.
Foundation Scholarship Speech:
Central Oregon Community College, 2-25-14
Donors to General Foundation Scholarship
Central Oregon Community College, 7-13-14
Western Psychological Association (WPA):
Heroic Imagination Project Symposium w/ Phillip Zimbardo and colleagues (Portland, Or, 2014)
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References Central Oregon Community College (COCC): Dr. Andria Woodell, Ph.D
Email: ********@****.***
Phone: 541-***-**** x7786
Dr. Matthew Novak, Ph.D
Email: ******@****.***
Phone: 541-***-**** x7206
University of Oregon (UO):
Elliot Berkman, Ph.D
Email: *******@*******.***
Rebecca Calcott, Ph.D
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Dr. Jagdeep Bala, Ph.D
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