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EDUCATION
Waseda University, Graduate School of Asia-Pacific Studies……...…………………...……....………... Graduation: September 2018
Master of Arts: International Relations
Awards: Dean’s list; Monbukagakusho Honors Scholarship; Partial-Tuition Waiver Scholarship
University of Minnesota – Twin Cities, College of Liberal Arts……..........................……………………….... Graduation: May 2011
Bachelor of Arts: Psychology; Minor: Sociology, Law and Criminal Deviance
Awards: Honors program; Dean’s list; IES Institute exchange: Rome, Italy
TECHNICAL PROFICIENCIES
R statistical package Statistical Analysis areas of interest
tidyverse, JAGS/BUGS, brms, sentiment analysis, regression, public opinion, survey polling,
tidytext, ggplot, ggmap multilevel models, ANOVA, demography, social media, web
Bayesian statistics, data visualization scrapping, political polling analysis
Microsoft Office Suite Python 3.x Java
Word, Excel, Powerpoint NumPy, pandas, seaborne Java and xml for Android development
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Leaders International Academy (Cheongdam branch) Seoul-si, Republic of Korea
English Teacher February 2014 to March 2016
▪ Taught English reading, writing, and TOEFL test-prep to elementary and middle school students.
▪ Recipient of Teacher of the Year award in 2015 for distinguished efforts and teaching expertise.
▪ Planned, managed, and prepared citywide annual speech and writing contests with a team of 5+ members.
ILS English Academy Jeonju-si, Republic of Korea
ESL Instructor February 2013 to February 2014
▪ Managed teaching schedule of over 50 students with multiple different skill sets and language abilities.
▪ Experience tutoring in a one-on-one setting as well as class sizes up to 15 students.
▪ Designed and created weekly and monthly lesson plans for 10 distinct class programs.
▪ Involved in organizing and overseeing school field trips, musical programs, and sports events.
LearningRx Chanhassen, Minnesota
Cognitive Skills Trainer June 2010 to June 2011
▪ Worked in intensive one-on-one sessions to develop cognitive skills in programs lasting 12-32 weeks.
▪ Frequently interacted with clients to discuss developmental progress throughout long-term programs.
▪ Accurately explained psychological and cognitive processes not familiar to the public.
Cognitive Skills Trainer, Advanced Distinction June 2011 to September 2012
▪ Given increased responsibilities and duties due to highly successful outcome and satisfaction of clients.
▪ Created and developed training guidelines for various client programs within the company.
▪ Led, developed, and participated in team meetings and staff training workshops.
University of Minnesota Psychology Department Minneapolis, Minnesota
Research Assistant, TRiCAM Laboratory June 2008 to May 2010
▪ Autonomously ran participants on a variety of behavioral and cognitive psychological batteries.
▪ Presented various data and research findings of scientific studies during team meetings, including regression
analyses, chi-squared testing, and multi-way ANOVA.
▪ Proficient with a variety of statistical software programs, such as SPSS, JMP, and R statistical package.
Research Assistant, Social Psychology Laboratory December 2007 to June 2008
▪ Studied the effects of message and conditional framing on health behavior.
▪ Independently conducted experimental sessions with up to thirty participants in a laboratory setting.
▪ Organized and maintained reference archives of collected data for future study programs.
▪ Conducted literature reviews using LexisNexus, Factiva, and other online database repositories.