Academic Advisor Graduate Assistant
Resume:
Winter Wiorkowski
Fort Worth, TX 76112
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Educational Experience
Ph.D. in Educational Psychology at Capella University (10/07 to 6/12) – 4.0 GPA
Graduate Work in Educational Psychology, 3.90 GPA, (6/98 – 12/00 at Texas A&M University-Commerce, TX)
- 51 hours completed toward Ph.D. (discontinued because of dissolution of program)
M.S., Applied Psychology, 4.0 GPA, (5/98 at Texas A&M University-Commerce, TX)
B.S., Psychology and Criminal Justice (double major), 3.76 GPA, (12/95 at Texas A&M University-Commerce, TX)
- Degree completed one semester ahead of average completion time
- On Dean's list (3.0 GPA) or President's list (3.5 GPA) each semester
Work Experience
Tarrant County Community College – Online Advising – Academic Advisor – (2/13 to 12/15
-Worked to create and implement new program in a new platform at large local community college
-Left position due to health issues (now resolved)
University of Texas at Arlington - Interdisciplinary Studies – Lead Academic Advisor - (1/07 to 7/11)
- responsible for degree plans (both design and updating) for approximately
200 students
- meet with students to discuss career goals and design degree plans around
them
- maintain database of interested students
- process approximately 50 emails a day from students
- able to navigate the MyMav system efficiently
- adjunct instructor for three sections of INTS 2301
- left position to complete Ph.D.
City of Arlington – Arlington, TX (7/04 to 12/06) – 911 Telecommunicator
-Take and enter a wide variety of 911 calls ranging from murder to barking dogs
-Trainer for new hires in department
-Received employee of the month for 12/05
Health Education Learning Project – Fort Worth, TX (3/02 – 5/04) – Evaluation Specialist/Educator
-Responsible for data management for agency as a whole
-Created and maintained several ACCESS databases
-Created reports for submission to funding agencies
-Proficient in MS Power Point, Front Page, Word, and Excel starting in this position and continuing in subsequent positions
-Created evaluation instruments for several grant programs
-Conduct office management/accounting tasks
-Teach Wedge program – a five hour program geared toward 9th to 12th grade populations discussing HIV/AIDS in the Fort Worth ISD, Arlington ISD, Eagle-Mountain ISD, and Aledo ISD
Mental Health/Mental Retardation Tarrant County – Fort Worth, TX
(12/00 to 3/02), Evaluation Specialist
-Responsible for collecting data for a federal TCE expansion grant for homeless substance abusers
-Instruments used: Addiction Severity Index, GPRA Data Collection Tool, TCU treatment readiness form, TCU review of services form, Simple Screening Index for Alcoholism and Drug Abuse, and Substance Abuse Subtle Screening Inventory
- Responsible for ensuring accurate data collection from three case managers
-Supervised data collection on a another federal TCE expansion grant for IV drug users until new staff could be hired (approximately five months)
Texas A&M University - Commerce, TX (9/96 to 12/00)
Instructor, Teaching Assistant, and Graduate Assistant
- Responsible for class design and teaching the following courses for a minimum
of one semester:
- Developmental Psychology - Introduction to Psychology
- Careers in Psychology - Psychology of Adjustment
- Psychology of Death and Dying - Abnormal Psychology
- Psychology of Sexual Behavior (seminar and lab sessions)
- Class size ranged from 8 to 120 students, average class size being about
40 students
- Received high evaluations from students in all subject areas taught
- Represented psychology department at numerous university functions such as
new student orientation, career fairs, and parent's days
- Worked with students from a wide variety of ethnic, economic, and age
categories, including minority, handicapped, and non-traditional students
- Worked with other members of the department and lab instructors to
successfully teach subjects
- Worked independently with a minimum of supervision
- Worked approximately 300 hours in on-campus Psychoeducational clinic
Texas A&M University - Commerce, TX (6/95 to 9/95)
English Tutor, Writing Center, Department of Literature and Language
- Worked with students to improve writing skill through interactive tutoring
- Student body included a variety of ethnic, economic, and age categories
- Required use of interpersonal skills and knowledge of proper language usage
Texas A&M University - Commerce, TX (8/94-8/95)
Resident Assistant, Department of Housing, Whitley Hall
- Managed the living areas of 20 students while living with them in the dormitory
- Designed both educational and entertainment programs for residents
- Mediated disputes between residents
- Mediated disputes between residents and other dormitory staff
- Provided disciplinary solutions to disputes when requested
- Performed security duties within the dormitory two nights a week
Gabrielle and Associates - Rockwall, TX (9/86-8/94 with special project work during high school working on bachelor’s degree)
Computer Design/Reception
- Assisted in the development and edited approximately 1,000 page book now in
its third edition on mainframe computer software and 1,700 pages of seminar
material given in 27 countries on 6 continents to over 14,000 students
- Designed and created graphics for book and seminar
- Performed administrative tasks
- Proficient in MS Word, Word Perfect 9.0, Word Perfect Presentations 9.0,
Display Write, CuteFTP programs, and installing new software/printer drivers
Awards Received
Honorable mention in advisor of the year – University of Texas at Arlington (April 2011)
Employee of the month in dispatch services – City of Arlington (December 2005)
President, Texas A&M - Commerce Chapter of Psi Chi Honors Society (1997 to 2000)
Served on Institutional Review Board for the Psychology Department at Texas A&M – Commerce (1998-2000)
Founded and acted as president of Compassionate People for Animals (CPA), a non-confrontational animal protection group focused on disseminating information to allow students to make informed decisions about animal issues (1993-1996)
Who's Who in American Colleges and Universities (1995)
Alpha Chi Honors Society (1995)
On the President's List (GPA of 3.5 or greater) and/or the Dean's List (GPA of 3.0 or greater) (9/92 - 12/95)
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