S H I R L I S A L I H A J

Starkville, MS 662-***-****

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Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, MS Expected graduation May 2024 Master of Science in Statistics

• GPA: 3.70/4.00

Mississippi University for Women, Columbus, MS May 2022 Bachelor of Science Degree in Mathematics, Minor: Management Information Systems

• GPA: 3.68/4.00

E X P E R I E N C E

Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, MS August 2022 - Current Teaching Assistant

• Teaching Assistant in the Department of Mathematics and Statistics.

• Teach four sections of Introduction to Statistics (undergraduate level course) and one section of the lab for Statistical Methods (graduate level course).

• Teach recitation and proctor during quizzes and tests for Introduction to Statistics.

• Teach lab and grade their reports.

Mississippi University for Women, Columbus, MS January 2020 – May 2022 Peer Mentor for Statistics at the Student Success Center

• Help with homework, projects, test-taking strategies, and other study skills.

• Review class material with students by working on solutions to problems. Habitat for Humanity, Columbus, MS May 2021 - June 2021 Intern-Nancy Yates Fellows: Summer Community Engagement Program

• A five-week living-learning community on Mississippi University for Women's campus to study community issues, explore the value of service and leadership, and reflect on personal growth.

• Organized shelves, moved furniture, priced donations, picked up donations from donors' residences.

Mississippi University for Women, Columbus, MS January 2019 - May 2019 Math Tutor at the Student Success Center

• Helped prepare students for exams and homework in Intermediate Algebra, College Algebra, Trigonometry, and Calculus I & II.

Liceo Statale Giosuè Carducci, Ferrara, Italy January 2017 - June 2018 Orientation Leader

• Lead tours on campus for incoming freshmen.

• Mentored incoming freshmen by providing a smooth transition from middle school to high school. Lions Clubs International, Ferrara, Italy January 2018 - January 2018 Staff

• Weekend of Peace, Lions. Provided visitors with information about different events offered by Lions Clubs International.

Municipality Of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy January 2017 - February 2017 Staff at the Press Office

• Interviewed city personnel and wrote articles related to current issues. Selected most relevant national news to be published on the website of the municipality of Ferrara.

• Assisted with clerical duties such as took messages, scanned documents, and answered phone calls. Internazionale Magazine's Festival, Ferrara, Italy January 2017 Staff

• Helped organize exhibitions, presentations, screenings. and workshops on writing, and photography of journalists from all over the world. Scuola Infanzia Paritaria,, Ferrara, Italy January 2017 Teacher Assistant at the Centro Italiano Femminile

• Established and enforced rules for behavior and procedures for maintaining order for a group of kindergarten children.

• Taught basic skills such as color, shape, number and letter recognition, personal hygiene, and social skills.

V O L U N T E E R E X P E R I E N C E

Ina E. Gordy Honors College, Columbus, MS August 2021 – May 2022 Honors Peer Mentor at the Mississippi University for Women

• Mentor two honors students.

Starkville Pregnancy Care Center, Starkville, MS January 2019 – May 2022 Staff Assistant

• Perform general office duties, such as ordering supplies, maintaining records management database systems, and performing basic bookkeeping work.

• Greet visitors and direct them to the appropriate center staff. Fant Memorial Library, Mississippi University for Women, Columbus, MS January 2021 - May 2021 Volunteer

• Create a database of The W Athletics Alumni annual books. Pediatric Hospital, Ferrara, Italy January 2015 - July 2018 Practicum

• Assisted patients with homework and provided support and companionship. Vacation Bible School, Faith Baptist Church, Starkville, MS June 2017 Assistant Crew Leader

• Assisted crew leaders with their groups during lessons, music, and craft times. P R E S E N T A T I O N S

• Salihaj, S. (2021, Nov. 11). Surface reconstruction via the curvature interpolation method [Poster presentation]. Ina E. Gordy Honors College Research Symposium, Mississippi University for Women, Columbus, MS.

• Salihaj, S. (2022, Feb. 5). Surface reconstruction via the curvature interpolation method [Poster presentation via Zoom]. Mississippi Undergraduate Honors Conference, Mississippi University for Women, Columbus, MS.

• Salihaj, S. (2022, March 30 - April 2). Surface reconstruction via the curvature interpolation method [Updated poster presentation]. Southern Regional Honors Council, Birmingham, AL.

• Salihaj, S. (2022, April 28). Surface reconstruction via the curvature interpolation method [Oral presentation]. Ina E. Gordy Honors College Research Symposium, Mississippi University for Women, Columbus, MS.

H O N O R S / A W A R D S / S E R V I C E

• 2021 - 2022 Honors Students Council Representative

• 2021 - 2022 Kappa Mu Epsilon Honor Society President

• 2021 - 2022 Mortar Board Honor Society Member

• 2021 - 2022 Nancy Yates Fellows Community Engagement Program Advisory Committee Member

• 2020 - 2021, 2021 - 2022 Department of Sciences and Mathematics Scholarship o Leila May Shell Scholarship

o Janie Williams Butler & Smallwood-McNeel Scholarship

• 2019 - 2022 Honors College at Mississippi University for Women

• 2019 - 2022 Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society Member

• 2017 Second place in Ferrara's photo contest, Riaperture, photo contest “Luoghi comuni”

• 2014 - 2017 Class representative and school council member, Liceo Statale Giosuè Carducci, Ferrara, Italy

C O M P U T E R L I T E R A C Y / T E C H N I C A L S K I L L S

• Proficient in C++, SQL, Maple, MATLAB, R, and SAS coding.

• Proficient with Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Access. L I N G U I S T I C S K I L L S

• Italian (native)

• Albanian (proficient)

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