Elizabeth Simpler
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Montoursville, Pa 17554 *******@***.***
OBJECTIVE: Full time employment utilizing my education, experience, and skills within the anthropological or biological fields of study for the advancement of this company.
EDUCATION:
The Pennsylvania State University University Park, PA
B.A. in Anthropology Expected Graduation: May 2012
Minor in Biology Cumulative GPA: 3.04/ 4.00
GPA in Major: 3.34/4.00
Relevant Courses:
o Beginnings of human culture; economic life, society, government, religion, and art among traditional peoples.
o Practical, data driven, approach to applications of Geospatial tools in anthropological and archaeological research.
o Survey of the methods and concepts of cultural ecology, focusing on the interaction between cultural and geographical systems.
EXPERIENCE:
Researcher Pennsylvania State University August 2009-January 2012
o Carnivore masticatory muscle analysis o Carnivoran locomotor muscle analysis
o Primate mastication analysis o Fossil dietary analysis o Primate locomotion
o Published author of 5 abstracts and 2 papers (in prep)
Lab Manager Pennsylvania State University September 2010-January 2012
o Recruited and trained lab assistants in functional methods of laboratory safety and procedures
o Assisted with administrative duties, daily activities, as well as organization associated with running a science lab.
Teaching Assistant Pennsylvania State University January 2011- May 2011
o Assisted and facilitated learning within the classroom while providing administrative assistance to the professor
o Prepared learning materials, assisted with grading of exams and assignments, and tutored students in Comparative Vertebrate Physiology
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Dairy Clerk Summer 2011 * Associate May 2009-Jan 2011 * Sales Associate Summer 2008 * Cashier May 2005-May 2008
AWARDS, SCHOLARSHIPS, AND HONORS:
o Student Summer Research Grant, PSU Altoona, $1,500 Summer 2010
o Student-Initiated Research Grant, PSU Altoona, $1,500 Summer 2010
o Undergraduate Research Travel Grant, University Park, $900 Fall 2011
o Undergraduate Student Scholarship for Talented Students, University Park $2,500 Spring 2012
RELATED ACTIVITIES:
o Traveled to South Africa (Pretoria, Johannesburg, Cape Town) in order to analyze fossils for publication.
o Analyzed osteological specimens of carnivorans and primates at Transvaal Museum, Cape Town Museum, Witwatersrand University, American Museum of National History, Carnegie Museum.
o Analyzed behavioral data of primate feeding behavior at the Philadelphia Zoo and Duke Lemur Center
SKILLS: Language: Working knowledge of Spanish Program Experience: JMP, Avizo, Image J, GIS,
Microsoft Office, Adobe Reader, Visual Basic
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS:
Society of Vertebrate Paleontology Pennsylvania Academy of Science Blue and White Society Penn State Animal Volunteer Circle K- THON Chair