1. MELISSA S. BLEININGER
3776 State Route 516 NW, Dover OH. 44622
| melissableininger@gmail.com | (330) 365-6589 |
| https://www.linkedin.com/in/melissa-bleininger-3b4a86110. |
SUMMARY New college graduate returning to the workforce after a career change.
Seeking to use the skills I have developed to be successful in your
organization, while continuing to hone these skills and acquire additional
skills.
SKILLS &
ABILITIES
•Data Collection and Analysis
•Critical thinking
•Interpersonal skills
•Strong Work Ethic
•Self-Motivating
•Microsoft Word
•Microsoft Publisher
•Microsoft Excel
•Microsoft PowerPoint
•Leadership
EXPERIENCE ■STUDENT EMPLOYEE KENT STATE UNIVERISTY AT
TUSCARAWAS
FEBRUARY 2013 – MAY 2016
•Campus Beautification.
■STATE TESTED NURSING ASSISTANT COUNTRY LAWN CENTER
FOR NURSING CARE & REHABILITATION, INC.
JULY 2011 – SEPTEMBER 2013
•Resident Care.
•Resident, Staff, and Family Interaction.

2. MELISSA S. BLEININGER
| melissableininger@gmail.com | (330) 365-6589 |
■STATE TESTED NURSING ASSISTANT HOME HEALTH
CAMBRIDEGE HOME HEALTH CARE
DECEMBER 2012 – MAY 2013
•Client Care.
•Client, Family, and Staff Interaction.
■STATE TESTED NURSING ASSISTANT MAXIM STAFFING
SOLUTIONS
MAY 2006 – JULY 2011
•Patient/Resident Care.
•Patient/Resident, Staff, and Family Interaction.
EDUCATION KENT STATE UNIVERSITY, NEW PHILADELPHIA, OH.
BACHELOR OF ARTS 2016
■GRADUATED CUM LAUDE
■GRADUATED WITH DEPARTMENTAL HONORS WITH
DISTINCTION IN SOCIOLOGY THESIS
■GPA:
•Cumulative 3.67 •Sociology 3.89 •Criminology & Justice Studies 3.78
■CRIMINOLOGY & JUSTICE STUDIES COURSES:
•Crisis Intervention
•Criminology
•Court Functions
•Research Methods in Justice Studies.
•Justice Administration.
■SOCIOLOGY COURSES:
•Deviant Behavior
•Sociology of Family Violence
•Sociology of Mental Illness
•Researching Society.
■HONORS COLLEGE:
•Senior Honors Thesis Project and Thesis Defense: “An Examination of
Self-Control and the Family Structure” faculty mentor Adrian Jones, Ph.D.

3. MELISSA S. BLEININGER
| melissableininger@gmail.com | (330) 365-6589 |
■INTERNSHIP: Noble Correctional Institution
•Correctional Program Specialist (Case Manager)
•Recovery Services (LSW)
•Unit Manager
•Correction Officer
KENT STATE UNIVERSITY, NEW PHILADELPHIA, OH
ASSOCIATE OF ARTS 2014
■GPA: •Cumulative 3.54 •Justice Studies 3.70
■JUSTICE STUDIES COURSES:
•Basic Interviewing.
•Issues in Law and Society.
•Victimology
•Corrections
•Police Role
AWARDS AND
SYMPOSIUMS
• President’s List 2016
• Dean’s List 2013-2015
• Academic Achievement – Kent State University at Tuscarawas 2014-2016
• Honors Achievement – Kent State University at Tuscarawas Honors
College 2015-2016
• Honors Medallion for Successful Defense of Senior Honors Thesis – Kent
State University Honors College 2016
• Student Leadership Award – Kent State University at Tuscarawas 2016
• National Engaged Leader Award – The National Society of Leadership
and Success (Sigma Alpha Pi) 2015
• Outstanding Leader Award – The National Society of Leadership and
Success (Sigma Alpha Pi) 2014
• Undergraduate Research Symposium Winner Invited Presenter - Kent
State University Graduate Student Research Symposium 2016

4. MELISSA S. BLEININGER
| melissableininger@gmail.com | (330) 365-6589 |
• Honorable Mention Award and Presentation Award - Kent State
University Undergraduate Symposium on Research, Scholarship, and
Creative Activity 2016
• Kent State University’s Northeast Ohio Undergraduate Sociology
Symposium 2016
• Overall Best Poster Award - Kent State University at East Liverpool’s
African Culture Fair 2015
• Kent State University at Tuscarawas Student Research Colloquium 2015
LEADERSHIP
AND
AFFILIATIONS
• Criminology and Justice Studies Club - president 2014-2016
• Criminology and Justice Studies Club - secretary 2013
• Student Government Association - vice-president 2015-2016
• Student Activities Council - senator 2013-2015
• Student Activities Council - interim secretary 2014
• Vision/Student Activities Council – liaison 2014
• Student Complaint Review Committee - student government member
2015-2016
• Dr. Ronald E. McNair Scholars Program - scholar 2014-2016
• The International Honor Society in Social Sciences (Pi Gamma Mu) –
induction 2016
• The International Sociology Honor Society (Alpha Kappa Delta) –
induction 2016
• The National Criminal Justice Honor Society (Alpha Phi Sigma) –
induction 2015
• The National Society of Leadership and Success (Sigma Alpha Pi) -
induction 2014