Teacher, Assistant Teacher, Campus Representative, Dental Assistant
Resume:
Ketaki Nair
******.****.**@*****.*** 210-***-**** Houston, TX
Education
University of Houston Main Campus Houston, TX
Major in English Literature
Minor in Human Development and Family Studies
Honors thesis in creative writing (poetry manuscript)
Major GPA: 3.87/4.00
The University of Chicago Chicago, IL
Master’s degree in the Humanities
Concentrations in English Literature and Gender and Sexuality Studies
GPA: 3.87/4.00
Experience
President of Odyssey Online at UH Nov. 2018-Feb. 2019
Primary duties consisted of managing promotional activities for peers on social media platforms such as Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.
Identified and interviewed suitable candidates for the team.
Provided ideas and contributed to meetings in which we brainstormed how to increase popularity of the journal.
Leading the content management team and providing creative direction to team members.
Editor-In-Chief of Odyssey Online at UH Nov. 2017-April 2018
Primary duties consisted of editing the articles of team members, providing them with feedback and sending their articles to HQ to be published while also writing my own articles to be published.
Ensured the articles followed publication standards in content.
Hired sub-editors and evaluated their performances,
Managed a team of 20 people through the platform, Muse, in which I scheduled and enforced deadlines for online publications.
Teacher at Cottonhill Girl’s High School June 2019-August 2019
Taught 9th grade communicative and spoken English in an all girl’s high school in Trivandrum, Kerala India.
Used various methods of teaching and seminar format to hold classes, and primarily taught grammar and rhetoric.
Teacher at Shishuvihar School June 2019-August 2019
Taught 7th grade literature classes, including poetry, grammar, rhetoric.
Princeton Review Campus Representative March 2016-April 2017
Responsible for communication between campus counselors and the Princeton Review.
Ran the campaign around campus to advertise products that were beneficial to students.
Proctored for the SAT/ACT tests around the Houston area.
Growing Scholars Montessori School Assistant Teacher June 2014-March 2018
Primary duties included assisting the main teacher with set-up and function of the toddler classroom.
We used visual cues to communicate with the toddlers and wrote daily logs of their achievements in sheets that they could take home.
Provided constructive feedback for student’s activities that were in line with their development.
Secondary duties included providing feedback to parents on a daily basis to make sure the toddlers were on a path to success simultaneously at school and at home.
Volunteer Experience
Shifa Clinic Synott Head Volunteer March 2016-2017
Was in charge of managing the Shifa Clinic Synott location-- a low-income only clinic-- that provided healthcare services.
Was in charge of scheduling patients, patient paperwork, assisting dentists with procedures, and clean up and set up of the clinic rooms and x-ray machines.
Greater Houston Nair Service Society Youth Vice President October 2013-2017
Organized Picnics and other activities to raise funds for charities in India and mentored youth regarding college decisions, and other extracurricular choices.
30th Annual Houston Golf Tournament Gala Shift Volunteer April 2016
Worked as a volunteer at the Golf Tournament dinner hosted by the Muscular Dystrophy Association to help set up and host the silent auction.
Texas Mission of Mercy (TMOM) Volunteer Registered Dental Assistant November 2016
The primary goal of this event was to provide free healthcare to veterans in Dallas, Texas.
I was in charge of managing patients and making sure they were taken from one facility to the next. I also assisted with clinical procedures, and made sure patients were in a comfortable place as we provided healthcare services.
Shifa Clinic Annual Gala November 2016
Signed guests in for registration, and accepted payments in the form of donations towards expanding dental and medical services through the clinics and accepted payments for the silent auction.
Texas Mission of Mercy (TMOM) Shift Volunteer October 2015
Primary duties included providing free healthcare through dental assisting for the underprivileged community in Abilene, Texas.
I managed inventory, shadowed the healthcare professionals, and managed the department of sterilization of instruments used.
Veteran’s Smile Day Shift Volunteer November 2015
Worked alongside healthcare professionals to provide free services to veterans.
My duties included managing the patient list, assisting patients with any questions or concerns they had, and assisting with and providing valuable information about clinical procedures.
Awards and Nominations
University of Houston Academic Excellence Scholarship for all four years of undergraduate studies
Reichek Awards Nominee: An award given to first year literary students based upon an exemplary essay written in the intro to literary studies course.
Outstanding Thesis Nominee
Publications
“An Anthem for the Misfits and Weirdos”: Precariousness as a Mode of Overcoming Trauma, and the Formation of Kinship Bonds Within the Everyday in Arundhati Roy’s The Ministry of Utmost Happiness. The University of Chicago Masters Thesis
Nascent Hue Published by The University of Houston Honors College and MD Anderson Library
“Switching My Major To English Was The Best Decision I’ve Made In College” Published by Odyssey Online https://www.theodysseyonline.com/switching-english-great-decision (Odyssey democratizes content, giving people the opportunity to share what’s most important to them and their communities, enriching everyone with broader, more honest perspectives on topics they care about)
“My Keloids Don’t Define My Confidence” Published by Odyssey Online https://www.theodysseyonline.com/the-superpower-would-choose
“Dear Houston, Stay Strong” Published by Odyssey Online https://www.theodysseyonline.com/dear-houston
Additional Skills:
Microsoft Word, Excel, and Publisher proficient
Clerical Work Proficient
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