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J
Swab
Email:
jjs5846@psu.edu
Phone: 410-698-2919
Education:
The
Pennsylvania
State
University,
Schreyer
Honors
College,
University
Park,
PA
Bachelors
of
Arts
in
Human
Geography.
Minor
in
History.
Anticipated
Graduation
Date:
May
2017.
GPA:
3.83
Experience:
Teaching
Assistant,
Exploring
Real
and
Virtual
Worlds.
Penn
State.
University
Park,
PA.
Fall
2014
Assisting
Dr.
Donna
Pequet
with
a
First
Year
Seminar
class.
Responsibilities
include
reviewing/editing
student
essays,
creating
class
activities,
and
class
management.
Visiting
Student,
Department
of
Geography
and
Environmental
Engineering,
Johns
Hopkins
University.
Summer
2014
Assisted
a
doctoral
candidate
conducting
research
on
household
water
treatment
systems
(HWTS).
Used
citation
mapping
to
uncover
how
approaches
to
studying
HWTS
have
changed.
Eagle
Scout,
Boy
Scouts
of
America
Troop
899,
Fallston,
MD.
2012
Earned
65
merit
badges
and
three
palms.
Served
in
a
variety
of
leadership
position
including
Senior
Patrol
Leader.
Designed
and
installed
sustainable,
slow-growing
landscaping
at
the
Fallston
Branch
of
the
Harford
County
Public
Library
as
my
Eagle
Scout
Project.
Phi
Kappa
Phi
Freshman
Award
College
of
Earth
and
Mineral
Sciences
Undergraduate
Poster
Exhibition.
November
2013
Won
the
Freshman
Award
for
best
poster
entitled
Streetcars:
The
Start
of
the
Suburbs
of
Baltimore,
Maryland.
Presented
poster
at
the
no)Boundaries
Conference
(March
2014)
and
the
Undergraduate
Exhibition
Poster
Contest
(April
2014).
Completed
International
Baccalaureate
Senior
Thesis
in
Geography.
May
2013
Entitled
To
what
extent
did
transportation
technology
influence
the
growth
of
the
suburbs
in
Baltimore
City
and
Baltimore
County,
Maryland
from
the
years
1890
to
1950?
Scholarships
for
the
2014-2015
Academic
Year
The
Academic
Excellence
Scholarship
and
Matthew
J
Wilson
Honor
Scholarship
from
the
College
of
Earth
and
Mineral
Sciences
College Activities:
Other Interests: Collects model trains and license plates, enjoys reading and current events