ABOUT ME
I am an Economist and an Emerging Public Policy Expert. I'm a Research Assistant and a prospective graduate in Public Policy at the Biden School. I am also an Editor-In-Chief of the Biden School Journal of Public Policy and the Vice President of the Biden School Student Association. I have strong communication, organizational, interpersonal, and analytical skills gained during my academic studies and through my professional life.
WORK EXPERIENCE
Graduate Research Assistant
Joseph R. Biden, Jr. School of Public Policy & Administration [ 26/08/2019 – Current ] Address: Newark (United States)
City: Newark
Country: United States
Collect information, conduct statistical and Graphical Analysis of Data, and communicate the results. I worked on several projects, including the Crimes Data project for both Delaware and Philadelphia District Attorney Offices. Moreover, I have been expertly gathering and organizing data on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and preparing the data to be used in statistical analysis. In December 2020, I also worked on an additional project on how health insurance coverage relates to financial hardship in the United States.
University Research assistant
Institutional Development and Planning [ 05/01/2016 – 13/02/2017 ] Address: Monrovia (Liberia)
City: Monrovia
Country: Liberia
Worked in designing policy gear toward improving faculty members and students. Wrote grant proposals for funds that have, to some extent, provided scholarships for faculty members and students and is gradually enhancing research and innovation.
Sunday T. Heagbetus
Nationality: Liberian
Date of birth: 02/04/1989
Gender: Male
Email address: ********@****.***
Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/sunday.heagbetus LinkedIn : https://www.linkedin.com/in/sunday-t-heagbetus-36555b135 Address: 153 Courtney St, 19711 Newark (United States) 1 / 5
Secretary General
Grand Gedeh University Students Union & S.D. A High School [ 01/01/2015 – 31/12/2015 ] Address: Monrovia (Liberia)
City: Monrovia
Country: Liberia
Presided over the Grand Gedeh University Student Union’s secretariat consisting of ten various Universities and Colleges with approximately five thousand students. I also provided lectures in Economics for Senior Secondary students at the Seventh Day Adventist High School and other surrounding high schools in central Monrovia. The number of students passing in Economics in the WEAC Exam increased from 40 percent to approximately 90 percent during my tenure at those various institutions. I also inspired a lot of students who went on to pursue an undergraduate program in Economics. Research Intern
Ministry of Finance and Development Planning (frm Finance Ministry) [ 30/05/2014 – 25/11/2014 ] Address: Monrovia (Liberia)
City: Monrovia
Country: Liberia
I collected and analyzed data from Macro-Finance Institutions and submitted reports to the Assistant Director Office. I reviewed projects submitted to the department by other Institutions and determine their eligibility.
Teaching and Student Assistant
Department of Economics, University of Liberia [ 02/01/2012 – 29/12/2013 ] Address: Monrovia (Liberia)
City: Capitol Hill, Monrovia
Country: Liberia
Provided tutorship and served as a peer adviser for students at the Department of Economics, University of Liberia. Maintain scheduled office hours and assist with the daily office operation as determined by the supervisor. Promote campus events through innovative and traditional advertising techniques. Moreover, I taught undergrad courses in Economics in the Department of Economics as a teaching assistant. Fundraising Volunteer
Youth Against Poverty and Crimes [ 14/02/2010 – 27/11/2011 ] Address: Monrovia (Liberia)
Raised funds to help disadvantaged youths out of poverty by empowering them through education and other skill training programs.
Survey enumerator
Liberia Institute of Statistics and Geo-Information Services [ 19/03/2008 – 29/03/2008 ] Address: Monrovia (Liberia)
I was hired and trained to administer a standard questionnaire to household heads or knowledgeable household members during Liberia’s Population and Housing Census. 2 / 5
General manager
Bill and Patience Guesthouse (B&P) [ 08/01/2006 – 19/12/2008 ] Address: Zwedru, Grand Gedeh Co. (Liberia)
City: zwedru, Grand Gedeh
Country: Liberia
Managed the day-to-day activities of the business. Hosting and Caring for guests more professionally and comfortably. During my stewardship, the business grows significantly in its profit, staffs and rose to been recognized as one of the best with high guests and employee satisfaction rating. Editor-in-chief
Biden School Journal of Public Policy - University of Delaware [ 03/09/2020 ] City: Newark
Country: United States
I oversee the editorial work of Biden School academic journals. I manage the day-to-day and timely operations of publications. As Editor-in-chief, my role is to do the final editing of magazines, research papers presented by University of Delaware students and researchers before determining which paper is eligible for publication. This process is done in collaboration with Biden School faculty members. Vice President
Biden School Student Association
City: Newark
Country: United States
Assist the president in managing the day-to-day activities of the student association. EDUCATION AND TRAINING
Master's Public Policy
University of Delaware [ 23/08/2019 – Current ]
Address: 26 EAST MAIN STREET, DE 19716 NEWARK (United States) Final grade : 3.5 – Level in EQF: EQF level 7
National classification: USA Credits – Type of credits: 4-points Scale Courses Covered so far at the Biden School include: Research Methods in Urban and Public Policy
Advanced Economics in Public and Nonprofit Sectors
Financial Management in Public and Nonprofit Sectors Survey Research Methods
Qualitative Research Methods
Public Policy
Public Policy Analysis
Performance Management and Program Evaluation
Health Science Data Analysis
I am starting my last semester at the Biden School in February 2021 and is most likely to be done online.
3 / 5
MSc in Economics (Sustainability and Growth)
Tilburg University [ 28/08/2017 – 10/01/2019 ]
Address: Tilburg (Netherlands)
Level in EQF: EQF level 7
Econometrics, Economics and Psychology of Risk and Time, Growth and Regional Development, Environmental and Resource Economics, Financial Markets and Institutions, Experiments and Surveys, Taxation, Applied Economic Analyses, etc.
Master's Thesis: Investigating the effect of Natural Resource Rents on Corruption: Evidence from Sub- Saharan Africa.
BSc in Economics
University of Liberia [ 30/04/2009 – 11/12/2015 ]
Address: Monrovia (Liberia)
Level in EQF: EQF level 7
National classification: USA Credits – Type of credits: 4-points score Some courses studied include Intermediate Microeconomics I & II, Intermediate Macroeconomics I & II, Statistics, Mathematics, Industrial Economics, Institutions and Growth, Development Economics, Public Finance or Public Sector Economics, Demography, etc. Certificate of Participation
Ministry of Education in partner with UNESCO [ 24/01/2015 – 26/01/2015 ] Address: Monrovia (Liberia)
Level in EQF: EQF level 7
Research methodology workshop which highlighted different research techniques used in social and behavioral sciences among others with the aim of enhancing research Certificate of Participation
University of Liberia Volunteer Movement & United Nations Volunteer Program in Liberia [ 14/06/2012 – 19/06/2012 ]
Address: Monrovia (Liberia)
Level in EQF: EQF level 7
It was a volunteer information training workshop aimed at providing training in communication, project management, leadership among others.
LANGUAGE SKILLS
Mother tongue(s):
English
4 / 5
ORGANISATIONAL SKILLS
Organisational skills
I am able to plan and organize work and activities, being able to effectively assign activities to others and being able to follow up on tasks that have been initiated and to monitor their progress. I am capable of forming a well-considered and sound judgment, based on information and being capable of analyzing complex questions or situations and grasping cause and effect. Being able to think of alternatives, to think outside the box, being able to come up with practical solutions to concrete issues and questions. COMMUNICATION AND INTERPERSONAL SKILLS
Communication and interpersonal skills
I am able to communicate correctly and clearly in writing and possesses the oral skills to clearly exchange information and communicate with others. I have the ability to distill the essence from oral communication and stimulate the other to get the message across, and I am able to present information to a group of people in a clear and structured manner.
JOB-RELATED SKILLS
Job-related skills
I have the ability to stimulate and guide employees in their development and to explore mutual interests and points of view in order to come to a mutually acceptable agreement. Being able to pick up on signals by others and to adapt to these adequately, and together with others, constructively reach communal goals. Capable of making a strong, professional impression on others, to constructively strike up and maintain relationships and willingly and easily engaging with groups of people. Being able to stand up for my own opinions, also despite pressure from my environment. 5 / 5