1. Talesia Johnson
4600 Rockfield Rd
Richmond, VA 23237
(804) 833-8731
talesia.johnson@richmond.edu
johnsontn5@vcu.edu
Summary of Qualifications
 4 Years of research and analyzing experience
 Excellent organization, analytical and time management skills
 Logical decision making ability
 Exceptional interpersonal Skills
 Strong computer skills (proficient in Windows and Microsoft Office)
Professional Experience
John Tyler Community College Richmond, VA 2016-Present
Education Specialist
Responsible for managing the testing center and proctoring various tests
 Provide distance education, placement testing and other tests to students in various programs at
 Monitor emails and fax messages
 Provide testing assistance for students with disabilities
 Schedule appointments for students and faculty
VCU Survey and Evaluation Research Lab Richmond, VA 2015- 2016
Research Assistant
Responsible for implementation and design of studies in coordination with staff, project managers and
client.
 Creates Access databases for the data entry of mail surveys
 Creates Redcap data instruments or implementation of web surveys
 Oversees day to day aspects of projects
 Performs quality assurance measures in entered data
 Organizes and coordinates the printing and mailing of surveys
 Assist in creating reports for various agencies by analyzing research data

2.  Our clients include VCU Health Systems, VCU Police, Virginia Department of Transportation,
Supreme Court of Virginia and Virginia Sexual and Domestic Violence Action Alliance.
 Literature Reviews and Data Collection
 Data Analyses and Report Writing
Virginia Commonwealth University Richmond, VA 2015-2016
Research Assistant
Responsible for facilitating and providing research results to the African-American Studies and English
departments on behalf of the Vice PROVOST.
 Researched Antebellum, Civil War and Reconstruction Eras’ federal records and
other primary sources to answer inquiries about the lives of enslaved and free African-Americans
and their rights to property
 Organized request from various academic research departments and helped to find vital and
probate records and emancipation papers
 Researched and provided written reports to management
Virginia Foundation for the Humanities Richmond, VA 2013-2014
Research Assistant
Responsible for working with a small team of various academic and scholarly levels to efficiently
preserve community history through research and documentation while demonstrating a clear
understanding of laws pertaining to human subjects
 Gave a history lecture to a diverse audience of students, scholars and politicians discussing
the consequences of the Reconstruction era and Jim Crow laws and the impact on Virginia
residents historically and presently
 Constructed the life of a deceased Richmond elder based on the subject’s obituary and by
using primary and secondary sources that focused on Richmond’s history; exclusively the
historic Jackson Ward
 Attended monthly meetings, which included describing the progress of research in a detailed
report
Education
University of Richmond, Richmond, VA 2016-Present
Paralegal Studies
Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA 2011-2015
Bachelor of Science, History
Bachelor of Science, African-American Studies

3. J.Sargeant Reynolds Community College, Richmond, VA 2007-2010
Associate of Arts, Education