Justin Dooly is a Masters student in Social Studies Education at the University of Georgia. He has a 3.33 GPA in his undergraduate degree in History and a 4.0 GPA in his Masters program. He has received several honors and scholarships including the Dean's List and a CURCA research grant. Dooly has extensive volunteer experience tutoring and teaching in schools. His research has focused on nuclear weapons governance and African American history in Athens. He has presented his work at several conferences and been published in an abstracts book.

1. Justin Dooly, Mr.
University of Georgia 490 Barnett Shoals Rd.
History Athens, GA 30605
Athens, GA 30602 770.633.4357
706.542.3000
jtdooly@uga.edu
Educational Background
 University of Georgia, GA: Fall 2011- Summer 2015
 Bachelor of Arts in History GPA: 3.33
 University of Georgia, GA: Fall 2015- present
 Masters of Arts in Teaching in Social Studies Education GPA: 4.0
Honors and Awards
2015 Dean’s List: Summer at The University of Georgia
 3.5 GPA or better, with a minimum of 6 credit hours for consideration.
2014 Center for Undergraduate Research Opportunities Research Assistantship
Scholarship
 Research grant of one-thousand dollars given to 250 University of Georgia
students in order to engage in academic research.
2013-2015 Hope Scholarship recipient
 Retained Hope Scholarship to the point of graduation
2011- 2015 Atlanta Gas Light Scholarship
 Individual semester scholarship of one- thousand dollars for those students
of family members attending a four year college or university.
Service
Service to Profession
 Member of PAGE from 2015 to present
Service to University

2.  Fall 2015- present: Lead Social Studies Reading Enrichment Professional
for the Physical Activity and Learning Program
 Spring 2015: ESOC 3450 student relationship development and faculty
observations
 Spring 2014: EPSY 3010S student tutor for second tier students struggling
with literacy and reading comprehension
Service to Community
 Spring 2015: Physical Activity and Learning Program Volunteer at Chase
Street Elementary School, Athens, GA
 Spring 2014:Volunteer at Clarke Central High School tutoring for
upcoming History graduation tests
 Spring 2013: Volunteer tutor at Rhema Baptist Church
 Summer 2013: Lead teacher at The WOW Movement, Rhema Baptist
Church, Athens, GA
 Fall 2013: Volunteer at Oglethorpe Avenue Elementary tutoring in math
and English reading fluency
Research
January 2015- May 2015
 Theory of Nuclear Weapons Governance
 Senior thesis regarding the philosophical and moral issues that determined
the use of the atomic bombs during World War II and after
February 2015- May 2015
 African American History and Business Culture in Athens Georgia: The
African American Struggle, Morton Theater and the ‘Hot Corner’
 This was a group project in ESOC 3450, Social Studies Education class at
The University of Georgia. With three other students, this group
developed a website intended to act as a resource for teachers in the
Athens- Clarke county school district. Applications for this project can be
used for U.S. history, geography, government, and economics.
 http://mortontheatre3450.weebly.com
August 2014- December 2014: Fowler Drive Elementary School, Athens, GA
 Undergraduate Research Assistant
 Develop reading comprehension strategies for science based texts
 Establish benchmark questions
 Administer formative assessments for reading comprehension and fluency
 Data collection

3.  Data transcription
Presentations
August 2015- Present
Brock, M., Dooly, J., McCluney, N., Schwanenflugel, P., Person, C.,(2015, January).
Supporting Social Studies Literacy in an Experimental After-School Program. JoLLE Winter
Conference, Athens, GA.
August 2014- March 2015
Dooly, J. T., Bailey, D. (2014). Understanding Elementary Reading Fluency and Reading
Comprehension. Center for Undergraduate Research Opportunities Symposium. Athens, GA.
 Discussion presentation on individual reading comprehension research
February 2015
Westmoreland, M., Schwanenflugel, P., Brock, M., McCluney, N., Dooly, J. (2015, February).
Embodied and Participatory Literacies: Inspire, Engage, Create, and Transform. JoLLE Winter
Conference, Athens, GA.
 Presentation on strategies for reading comprehension acquisition
Publications
August 2014- present
 Center for Undergraduate Research Opportunities spring symposium Book
of Abstracts
Skills
Computers
 Proficient in Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, and Powerpoint
Language
 Moderate communication and speech understanding of Spanish
 Basic knowledge of French
Writing
 Strong background in analytical and argumentative writing processes
Research

4.  Background in rudimentary research method development, implantation,
data collection, and data representation