1. Jennifer Gucwa
22 Dapple Gray St., The Woodlands, TX 77382
Cell: (409) 594-4692
Email: jennifer.gucwa@gmail.com
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/jennifergucwa
EXPERIENCE
2012-present Department Coordinator, Rice University Department of Psychology, Houston, TX
2010-2012 Staff Assistant, Rice University Department of Psychology, Houston, TX
(Private university, psychology department office. Staff of two, supporting department of 18 faculty and 30
graduate students)
➢ Designed and presented how-to guide for department faculty learning to use the GradAdmit online
application review system. Guide was adopted and modified by Office of Graduate and Postdoctoral
Studies for campus-wide use
➢ Served as Graduate Coordinator: oversaw graduate student progress towards degree, communicated with
newly admitted and established students, coordinated TA assignments, acted as point of contact for Office
of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies
➢ Created content for department website, including comprehensive FAQ for potential graduate applicants
and index of dissertations and theses
➢ Compiled and distributed annual departmental directory; improved participant response and data collection
process by designing PDF forms
➢ Coordinated departmental awards for annual School of Social Sciences Commencement reception
➢ Coordinated faculty search applications and graduate program applications
➢ Provided administrative support to Department Chair, Department Administrator, and faculty
2004-2009 Associate for Administration, Georgia K. Irvin and Associates, Chevy Chase, MD
(Educational consulting for families applying to DC-area day schools and boarding and therapeutic programs
worldwide. High-profile clients, political figures and corporate CEOs. Office of three. Reported directly to
CEO/owner)
➢ Major contributor in redrafting “Principles of Good Practice” for the Independent Educational Consultants
Association, a US and international association
➢ Edited material and compiled survey information for the second edition of Georgia Irvin’s Guide to
Schools; for the third edition, designed surveys, corresponded with schools, designed school profile layout,
edited text & copy, constructed maps & charts
➢ Served as personal assistant to CEO/owner; responsibilities included those of office manager, receptionist,
secretary, client and school liaison, tech support, advertising designer, database/website manager
July-Dec. 2003 Secretary, National Cancer Institute, Office of Technology and Industrial Relations, Bethesda, MD
(Cancer research division of the National Institutes of Health, office of 10)
2002-2003 Designer, The Closet Factory, Waldorf, MD
(Custom closet/cabinetry design and sales in the DC Metro Area, staff of 20)
Aug.-Nov. 2002 Personal Assistant, Whitney Stewart Interiors, Bethesda, MD
(Interior designer serving the DC Metro Area, run out of designer’s home)
EDUCATION
2001 A.B. with Honors, Psychology, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ
ACHIEVEMENTS/AWARDS/INDEPENDENT WORK
2014 Recipient of the Rice University Graduate Student Association Faculty/Staff Service Award, “in
recognition of efforts beyond the call of duty to improve the quality of life for graduate students at Rice”
Versed in Microsoft Office Suite, Google Docs, Acrobat, basic html, CMS400, FileMaker Pro, WordPerfect, Concur
PROJECT DESIGN EXAMPLES
➢ Rice Psychology prospective student FAQ
➢ Rice Psychology graduate student handbook
➢ Rice Social Sciences Centennial magazine