Roxanna Mehdi Address and Phone Not Available Online rmehdi@bu.

edu

PROFILE: I am an enthusiastic person who enjoys being an active participant or leader of successful and
productive teams. I am quick to analyze new concepts to develop innovative and creative solutions to problems. I am
able to work well on my own initiative and can demonstrate high levels of motivation required to meet deadlines.

SKILLS:
Public Speaking
Negotiation & Mediation
Business Law
Project Management
Data Analysis
Strategic Planning
Consumer Behavior
Client Counseling
Macro Economics
COMPUTER: SAS, SPSS, PowerPoint, Word, Excel, Access, Photoshop, LexisNexis & Westlaw
LANGUAGE: Fluent in French, Conversational in Farsi (Persian), Beginning Mandarin (HSK Level 1)
WORK EXPERIENCE:
Legal Researcher, Boston University, Boston, MA 10/12 5/14
Produced about 20 memoranda on childrens constitutional rights. Created reports on comparative
international corporate law. Led approximately 50 mock depositions in the area of employee/employer
relations. Improved and abridged a legal manuscript to be published in a law review journal.

Student Representative, Kaplan PMBR, Boston, MA 9/11- 5/14
Utilized digital and social media to create innovative advertisements for Kaplans Bar preparation course.
Conducted recruiting events using multi-media presentations to demonstrate various course offerings.
Policy Research Assistant, Miami University, Oxford & Middletown, OH 6/09 8/11
Published research on Ohios traffic fatalities from 2006-2010. Directed focus groups to evaluate vocational
education. Trained and supervised at least 20 surveyors for conducting ethical and effective research.
MCAT Verbal & SAT Instructor, The Princeton Review, Columbus, OH 5/08 8/11
Taught and tested strategies to enhance verbal reasoning and mathematical abilities, which resulted in an
average of 300 point improvement on the SAT and a promotion to private tutor. Managed marketing events
and hosted workshops to promote the brand. Provided customer service to concerned parents.
Language Teacher, Education Nationale, Bordeaux, FR & Poitiers, FR 9/07 5/08 & 9/10 5/11
Selected for competitive grant (twice) to teach English in two French schools. Independently created daily
lesson plans to immerse students in English and assess their improvement. Taught children aged 11 15.
Language acquisition improved significantly, which resulted in an offer to remain as a permanent teacher.

Psychology Research Assistant, Oberlin College, Oberlin, OH 1/05 5/07
Analyzed genetic data on the etiology of autism. Conducted one-on-one interviews with students with
developmental disabilities and their families. Assisted in grant proposal writing and helped secure two grants.

EDUCATION:
Boston University School of Law, J.D. May, 2014 GPA: 3.24
Activities: Human Rights Law Society (Executive Board), Boston Debate League (Judge), Transfer Student
Ambassador, Upper-class Peer Mentor, Esdaile Moot Court Competition (Participant 2012)
Honors: ABA Client Counseling Competition (BU Finalist 2012), Completion of Pro Bono Pledge (2014)
Certification Paper: Influence of emotion in J. Scalias legal opinions: a contrast to linguistic analysis

Miami University, B.A. International Studies (minor: Film Studies) summa cum laude, May 2010 GPA: 3.93
Activities: Green Oxford (Member), Luxembourg Campus Disciplinary Board (Representative)
Honors: Top 2% of the class, Oxford Scholars, Havighurst Memorial Scholarship, Phi Kappa Phi
Study Abroad: Aix-en-Provence, FRANCE, Fall 2005; Differdange, LUXEMBOURG, Fall 2009
Capstone Research: Policy recommendations for energy & agricultural self-sufficiency in Iran

PUBLICATION:
Seufert, R.L., Schneider, L.E., Walton, A.J., Mehdi, R.Y. (2010). A Geographic and Temporal Analysis of
Fatal Crashes in Ohio 2006-2009. Middletown, OH: Applied Research Center, Miami University.