ASHLEY I.

ARENSDORF
1705 Kathryn Street
New Cumberland, PA 17070, USA
Telephone: (717) 774-5594
Email: aiarensdorf@hotmail.com

CAREER OBJECTIVE

To become a professor of military and modern European history

EDUCATION

Master of Arts in History, December 1999

Millersville University of Pennsylvania, Millersville, PA, USA
Thesis – Analyzing the Dimensions of Devotion and Disaffection in Georgia during the
American Civil War

Two Faces of Puritanism, July 1999

Selwyn College, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, England, United Kingdom
Two Courses – Six Credits

Bachelor of Arts in History, December 1996

Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, USA
With High Distinction – Dean’s List

Foreign Exchange Student, Spring 1996

Victoria University of Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand

ACADEMIC AWARDS

Golden Key National Honor Society, 1996

Phi Alpha Theta History Honor Society, 1995
Phi Eta Sigma National Honor Society, 1994

Related Courses
●American History, Discovery to Present
●Nineteenth Century American Reform
●American Civil War and Reconstruction
●Twentieth Century American Social
Relations
●America and World War II
●American Involvement in Vietnam
●American Military History
●The American Political System
●European History, 1500 to Present
●The Reformation
●German Politics and Culture, 1870-
1945
●Europe at War, 1900-1950
●A History of the Soviet Union
●Modern Chinese History
●Nation Building in East and
Southeast Asia
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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Research Skills
●Comprehensive search and examination of primary and secondary materials
●Archival research for primary documents, biographical information, and unidentified
persons, buildings, construction sites, and landmarks
●Detailed examination of architectural plans and designs to trace development over time
and to facilitate the historical preservation process

Analytical Skills
●Synthesis of varying interpretations and contradictory information
●Comparative examination of trends or topics in different nations and/or regions over time
to determine the causes for any similarities, differences, and changes that may occur
●Broad-based approach using political, military, cultural, economic, and social
perspectives to examine a given issue
●Examination of practical results of particular programs, policies, and ideas

Communications Skills
●Persuasive writing to convincingly explain and support a given position orinterpretation
●Organization of information in a logical, coherent, and concise way

Marketing Skills
●Developing and executing effective techniques for intercept interviewing and for the
recruitment of focus groups
●Establishing a productive rapport with potential recruits and with all levels of
personnel

POSITIONS

Adjunct Instructor, Department of History, Academic Year 2008-2009

History 106: Contours of US History
Millersville University of Pennsylvania, Millersville, PA, USA

Reader/Test Scorer, April 2009-Present

Data Recognition Corporation, Harrisburg, PA, USA

Customer Service Representative, March 2008 to August 2008

Transcore, Harrisburg, PA, USA

Intercept Interviewer, October 1998 to August 2004

Leap Research, Harrisburg, PA, USA

Claims Examiner, February 2000 to September 2001

Highmark Blue Shield, Camp Hill, PA, USA