Cristina Bain

5a Ngo Da Tuong, Hai Ba Trung District Hanoi, Vietnam 094 938 1277 cbain11@gmail.com

Profile _________________________________________________________________________________

I am an energetic and extroverted researcher and educator with an advanced academic background in sociology & economic development and professional experience in program development & gender policy-oriented research. I currently reside in Hanoi, studying for a PhD qualifying exam, informally (at the moment) planning an eventual dissertation on the NGO sector in developing economies and its interaction with and influence on policy direction. I am highly interested in Vietnam-based positions in these sectors for long-term employment, applying my many years of education and practical experience. Applicable skill-sets include qualitative organizational analysis, logic models, grant writing & communication and socio-economic research design & implementation.
Education ______________________________________________________________________________ UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN, MADISON current PhD Student in Sociology, coursework completed, presently in prelim stage UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN, MADISON November 2012 MS in Sociology, Against the Grain; a Bourdieuian Ethnography of a Development Non-Profit HOBART & WILLIAM SMITH COLLEGES May 2008 BS in Sociology & Public Policy Studies, Minor in Political Science Research ______________________________________________________________________________
DEPARTMENT OF SOCIOLOGY Madison, WI, Spring 2011-Spring 2012

Masters thesis research: Ethnographic study of a non-profit, taking place in Madison (where the organization is located) and in Quang Ngai province, Vietnam (target population). Included participant observation, in-depth semi-structured interviews, transcription, data cleaning, analysis with EnVivo.
DEPARTMENT OF FAMILY MEDICINE Madison, Wisconsin, Fall 2010

Research Assistant for Mary Beth Plane, University of Wisconsin, Madison. Institutional coordination of shelters and health care services for domestic abuse victims. Conducted state-by-state comparisons, a profile of the WI domestic violence shelter system, and a formal literature review of relevant research.
WISCONSIN STUDY OF FAMILY AND WORK Madison, Wisconsin, Summer 2010

Research Assistant, Department of Psychiatry. Conducted 3.5 hour exit interviews for a 20-year longitudinal study, including administering saliva and DNA samples. Coded and entered data.
FULBRIGHT FOUNDATION Hanoi & Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, Fall 2008-Summer 2009

Fulbright Research Fellow: conducted independent research on contemporary gender inequality, nongovernmental organization policy, and the state of Womens Studies in Vietnam. Exploratory research in the interactions between the NGO sector and policy initiatives.
FREEMAN ASIA FOUNDATION Hanoi, Vietnam, Fall 2006

Undergraduate Research Grant: conducted independent ethnographic research on womens military involvement during the American War, and their post-war social re-entry experiences. 48 in-depth interviews about these experiences became the foundation for my undergraduate Honors thesis in Sociology. Employment ___________________________________________________________________________
IVYPREP ACADEMY Hanoi, Vietnam, June 2013-Present

Instructor for Contemporary American Society (a social/political current events course for students who will be attending university in the US) and for College Writing Skills and College Application Essays. Responsible for lesson planning, course development, student assessment and training of junior teachers.
DEPARTMENT OF SOCIOLOGY Madison, Wisconsin, January 2013-June 2013

Project Assistant for Erik Olin Wright and Joel Rogers, updating their textbook American Society: How it Really Works. Managed data collection and analysis, research and pictorial/graphic representations.
PYONGYANG SUMMER INSTITUTE Hanoi, Vietnam, January 2013-June 2013

Programming Assistant for the Pyongyang Summer Institute, an academic diplomacy mission in quantitative methods in the DPRK each summer. Led the R&D team, coached undergraduate members on research design and methods and served on the grant-writing team.

CENTER FOR PATIENT PARTNERSHIPS Madison, WI, Fall 2012- July 2013

Graduate Project Assistant tasked with creating and implementing a complex taxonomy focusing on patient advocacy, conducting academic database searches, employing a multi-stage coding scheme. Participated in the design and development of a digital archive on health advocacy, directed the creation of a visual representation of the taxonomy for educational purposes.
MADISON QUAKERS, INC. Madison, WI, October 2010-December 2012 Served as a general member on the Board of Directors for Madison Quakers Inc, a local non-profit organization working on issues of poverty alleviation and gender inequality in Quang Ngai province. Prepared organization for future grant applications, including financial documents, letters of interest, and a full organizational profile. I oversaw a 5-month internship with an undergraduate from the University of WI, focusing on professional writing, NFP website design, and current issues with development projects in Vietnam. WISCONSIN ENERGY INSTITUTE Madison, WI, May 2012-August 2012

Assistant to the Associate Director of External Relations. Organized logistics for Wisconsin Ideas Scholars Program events around the state of Wisconsin, researching organizations and members of local and state level academic programs with relevant expertise. Event planning, formal invitations, press releases, and monitoring/editing the WISP website were all daily functions of this position.
UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN, MADISON Madison, WI, September 2010-December 2012

Teaching Assistant for courses in Sociology and Political Science: Introduction to Global Cultures and Western Political, Economic, and Social Thought. Responsible for designing and administering student assessments and lesson plans for 75-100 students. Skills __________________________________________________________________________________

Computer savvy: Microsoft suite, Photoshop, social media, STATA, SPSS, NVivo, Prezi, Zotero, EndNote, Quicken

Native English speaker, intermediate Vietnamese.

Skilled grant writer, copy writer and editor, photo editor, researcher, speaker and leader.

5a Ngo Da Tuong, Hai Ba Trung District Hanoi, Vietnam 094 938 1277 cbain11@gmail.com