1. Chelsea R. Smith
989-560-1322
chelsearsmith7@gmail.com
References Available Upon Request.
Summary: Strong analytical andcritical thinking skills coupledwith extensive knowledge of manydiverse populations andsocial
institutions; seeking employment working in mental health, non-profits, or with diverse populations with diverse social needs.
Summary of Qualifications
 Comfortable working with DIVERSE populations including those with DISABILITIES, and WOMEN.
 Excellent people skills, including CRITICAL THINKING, mediation, public speaking andorganizing.
 Proficient evaluation of research methods; use of SPSS andSAS.
 Proficiency inWord, Excel, Access, and Powerpoint.
 Strong PROBLEM SOLVINGskills, abilities in INTERPRETINGstatisticaldata.
 FLEXIBLE personality, enjoys doing multiple different taskper work day.
 Abilityto work and/or research INDEPENDENTLY.
Education
Grand Valley State University 2009-2014
B.S., Sociology (major GPA: 3.4) Minor, Biology.
Related Coursework inSociology:
 Racial and Ethnic study
 Study of Disabilityand Illness
 Study of Women andGender
 Sociological Theory
 Statistical Analysis using SPSSand SAS
 Social psychology
Employment
Teaching Assistant: 2014
Worked as a teacher’s assistant for KimberlyUnderwood, a professor at GrandValleydoing attendance, grading, and
helping research concepts for class assignments.
Test Proctor: 2014
Administeredtests tostudents with disabilities. Duties included: reading tests tostudents aloud who had trouble
reading, scribing for students with problems writing, monitoring test-taking.
Research: 2010-Present
Independent research:
Researching alongside KimberlyUnderwood (Instructor of Sociology) to conduct research on the ways that genetic
counselors develop their counseling process and how this process affect individuals withinsociety with genetic
disabilities. Researchincludes developing an exploratory framework toinvestigate counselor-patient dynamic from the
counselor’s perspectives, conducting interviews, transcriptionof interviews, and literature analysis of previous studies.
Volunteer
United Students Against Sweatshops:
Worked with the Nation’s Largest Student-run organizationin activism, committedtostarting real social change inthe
communityand in the world. Lead student run organizing, participatedandorganizedfund-raising events, educated
fellowstudents for the cause of our organization, spoke to classrooms about activism andstudent involvement.
Leadership
Caucus Facilitator
Lead a disabilities Caucus at a regional conference for UnitedStudent’s Against Sweatshop, to come together as like-
minded people, discussing how disabilities affectedstudents’ everydaylives.
Co-President of SociologyClub
Lead students in sociological conversations about different social institutions at GrandValleyState University, attended
the MichiganSociological Associationconference.