Government Relations Intern

Charlotte Jones

903-***-**** **********************@*****.*** GOVERNMENT RELATIONS INTERN

Summary

A passionate political science student with work experience in government relations, survey research, and political language analysis. Has a solid understanding of state and federal policy as well as developed research and programming skills.

Skills

Project Management Python and R Microsoft Excel Primary and Secondary Research Policy Analysis

Legal Research Basic Spanish (through college courses) Certifications/ Courses

(CITI)- Social and Behavioral Science Research Program Completion.

‘R Programming’ Online Course Completion Offered by John Hopkins University with Coursera.

‘International Law in Action’ Online Course Completion Offered by Universiteit Leiden with Coursera. Professional Experience

Government Relations and Affairs Intern at CIMA LAW March 2023- Ongoing

● Researched and provided input on issues related to our client’s needs such as environmental issues, education issues, housing issues, economic development issues, legal issues, etc.

● Collected research on various state, local, and federal legislation for multiple projects at once.

● Attended City Council meetings regularly and tracked over 10+ City Council agendas regularly. Intern for PropWatch.org Nov. 2022- Ongoing

● Accountable for fact checking 2022 midterm debates via play-by-plays.

● Responsible for conducting interviews on propaganda with famous researchers and authors.

● Contributed and worked on articles for the Propwatch website and increased site engagement.

● Brainstorming a research design on an ongoing project pertaining to spotting misinformation, including creating trial surveys for 1000+ respondents, sorting and interpreting data, and assisting with front-end development via HTML and CSS for the survey website. Undergraduate Research Assistant at University of Texas at Tyler Dec. 2021- May 2022

● Liable for finding and saving research materials about global jihadism.

● Conducted primary research on over 10+ terrorist groups by collecting text samples and speeches from key figures.

● Diverted the research to a new level by adding a data visualization component that showed the frequency of certain extremist words and phrases through color-coded maps of the Middle East and North and South America.

● Maneuvered programs like QDA Miner and WordStat to analyze key words and phrases.

● Managed three other research assistants.

Undergraduate Research Assistant for State and University Surveys Aug. 2021- Jan.2023

● Accumulated primary data for a project on political opinions.

● Worked on over 10 different surveys for the Dallas Morning News, the Texas State Health Department, and the UTT Polling Center.

Education

The University of Texas at Tyler May 2023

Master’s program for Political Science.

The University of Texas at Tyler May 2023

Bachelor’s of Science in Political Science with a minor in International Relations 3.87 GPA Won an honorable mention delegation award at the 2022 NYU Model UN Conference. Tyler Junior College Aug. 2021

Associate degree in Political Science 3.96 GPA Debate Team Student Newspaper.

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