Research Assistant

GRACE MARMARAS

RELEVANT EXPERIENCE

Language Assistant, 09/2019 to 05/2020

Furman University – Greenville, SC

• Organized bi-weekly meetings with 15 French language students to facilitate conversations

• Advised and tutored ten students in French language studies

• Coordinated two activities for students with the language department, including a game night

Intern, 05/2019 to 06/2019

Canadian Parliament - Ottawa, CN

• Attended weekly meetings with MP Christine Moore for the All-Parliamentary Group to end Modern Day Slavery and Human Trafficking.

• Drafted memos and articles in both French and English.

• Compiled and organized press lists and research data to produce reports and graphs

Research And, Advocacy Intern, 01/2019 to 05/2019

Enabling Peace in Iraq Center – Washington, DC

• Published weekly reports tracking and analyzing the latest security and humanitarian developments in Iraq on the website.

• Conducted and presented three independent research projects about the Islamic State and security forces in Iraq.

• Managed information from over 100 donors

Outreach Liaison, 01/2018 to 12/2018

No Lost Generation - Greenville, SC

• Developed written and visual content for social media and event posts

• Managed and promoted on-campus food drive

• Coordinated volunteer opportunities with local refugee agencies to work with refugee children.

• Created and implemented community-based programs to improve understanding of refugees in the U.S.

Alumni Office Assistant, 01/2017 to 12/2019

Furman University - Greenville, SC

• Called 75-150 alumni per shift to update information in database server

• Collected up to $10,000 in donations and filed necessary reports

• Managed front desk and addressed questions about the University from calls and in person visitors

CONTACT

Address: Washington, DC 20001

Phone: 610-***-****

Email: *****.*.********@*****.***

EDUCATION

BA, International Affairs and French

Language 05/2020

Furman University, Greenville, SC

GPA: 3.94

• Graduated Summa Cum Laude

• Thesis: Explaining Public Support for

the Iraq War; 2004 – 2016

• Courses: Political Analysis, Research

Methods, American Foreign Policy,

Politics of the Middle East

SKILLS

• French Language

• MS Office

• Research

• Data analysis—SPSS and STATA

experience

HONORS & AWARDS

• Phi Beta Kappa Honors Society

Member

• Phi Sigma Alpha Honors Society

Member

• Ulmer Research Award

• Political Science Chair's Award

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