Syeda T. Zehra
Snellville, GA
adcjxb@r.postjobfree.com
Education
Georgia State University, Honors College, Atlanta, GA December 2019
Bachelor of Arts, Psychology
●GPA 3.69/4.00, HOPE Scholarship
●LEAD with Honors Certificate
Professional Experience
Georgia State University: Behavioral Science Laboratory August 2018
Undergraduate Research Assistant
●Interview 50 individuals in same-sex relationships to determine eligibility for participation in research
●Post flyers around the city of Atlanta to effectively recruit target participants
Global Studies Institute: Mass Media Laboratory, Atlanta, GA June 2018
Research Assistant for Global Studies Institute
●Coded data for mobilizing media lab for three Taliban magazines
●Translated Al-Qaeda videos to be analyzed for common recruitment patterns
Georgia Capital Defender Office, Atlanta, GA January 2018
Intern
●Dissected personal history of a client’s case facing capital punishment
●Researched DSM-5 in order to properly assess diagnoses of the client
●Analyzed the mental health history of client to determine status of health at the time of crime
Georgia Public Defender Office, Atlanta, GA May 2017
Intern
●Organized case files of thirty-five clients for the for three public defenders
●Organized communication between client and attorney
Leadership
Georgia State University: Secretary of Pre-Law Club April 2017 – May 2018
●Organized a panel of seven lawyers from variety of legal fields to inform audience of the different job avenues
●Planned six informational sessions about law school and careers to better prepare future law students
●Recorded member attendance and minutes at meetings and events
Georgia State University: Honors College Ambassador August 2018 – December 2019
●Interviewed nine candidates for recruitment into the Ambassador Program
●Spoke to to high school students on expectations and challenges of the university
Community Involvement
Central Outreach and Advocacy January 2019 – May 2019
Program Volunteer
●Handled cases for people with homelessness on a weekly basis
●Guided clients fill out identification forms to apply to jobs and government services
Skills
●Multilingual: English Fluent spoken, written; Urdu fluent spoken
●CITI research certified: trained to conduct research on human and non-human primates.