Resume

1. Jayne E. Mandel
92 Portland Road, Summit, NJ 07901 • Cell (908) 577-6448 • mandelj@purdue.edu
EDUCATION:
Purdue University, Bachelor of Science, West Lafayette, IN May 2016
Major: Bachelor’s of Science in Psychology
Minor: Sociology Cumulative GPA: 3.3, Major GPA: 3.7
Department Honors- Fall 2013-Spring 2016
RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
PURDUE UNIVERSITY-West Lafayette, IN January 2015-Present
Research Assistant in Dr. Kip Williams’ Laboratory-Social Psychology
• Responsible for recruiting and scheduling participants and running experimental study sessions.
• Join in monthly laboratory meetings with Purdue Social Psychology staff in which current research is discussed.
• Propose further research ideas to supervisor and evaluate research by coding data.
Research Assistant in Dr. Arriaga’s Laboratory-Social Psychology Fall 2015-Present
• Attend biweekly laboratory meetings with supervisor and Dr. Arriaga to discuss current literature.
• Prepare article summaries to laboratory groups on topics related to current research.
• Provide ideas on literature reviews to help orchestrate discussion during laboratory meetings.
• Construct proper laboratory environment to ensure a proper setting for experiments to occur.
SETON HALL UNIVERSITY-West Orange, NJ Summer 2014
Research Assistant in Dr. Geodert’s Laboratory-Cognitive Psychology
• Collect and evaluate data collected in laboratory in order to provide Dr. Geodert with laboratory information.
• Delivered summaries on empirical articles in order to maximize discussion.
• Identify possible flaws in experiment in order to help plan the next step in the project.
INTERNSHIP EXPERIENCE
Intern (Criminal Division / Drug Court) 06/2015 to 08/2015
Morris County Superior Court, Morristown, NJ
• Attended daily drug court meetings in order to provide the appropriate treatment for those with substance abuse
problems.
• Attended weekly visits to treatment facilities and followed up with patients enrolled in treatment programs.
• Provided daily records of events to Judge DeMarzo in order to have court sessions run smoothly.
WORK EXPERIENCE
Lifeguard and Swim Instructor 05/2014 to 09/2015
Lifetime Fitness, Florham Park, NJ
• Plan and effectively organize class time for children through weekly lesson plans for maximum practice.
• Communicate with swimmer’s parents to create strong relationships and provide parents with their child’s
progress in swimming.
• Foster relationships with students in order to connect, to be a role model, and earn their trust in order to help them
learn to swim effectively.
• Ability to set priorities to achieve both immediate and long-term goals of the swimmer.
Child Care Worker 12/2015 to Present
• Fulfilled all requests from parents in order to make sure their children are well cared for.
• Effectively cared for the well being of five children; one with a disability (autism).
• Reinforced therapy techniques with their daughter in order for her to reach her short and long term goals.
AFFILIATIONS
College Mentors for Kids Spring 2013 to Spring 2014
• Provide guidance to under privileged elementary children in order to teach them the importance of higher
education.
• Interact with elementary aged children through various activities on Purdue campus in order to spend time and
build relationships with the children.
• Plan activities for the children to help further educate them on future career paths.
Purdue Psychology Club-Secretary Spring 2015 to Current
• Participate in weekly meetings in order to develop monthly meetings for the Psychology Club.
• Facilitate the biweekly meetings to encourage interaction and participation during the meeting
• Manage daily emails for the psychology club in order to keep contact and answer questions of the members.
EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES
Purdue Women’s Water Polo Team Spring 2014 to Spring 2015