Melissa Reed is an anthropology student at Georgia State University who is anticipated to graduate with honors in Spring 2016 with a BA in anthropology and a minor in Japanese. She has conducted research on primate behavior, globalization, archaeology sites in the southeastern US and Japan. She is applying to the TEFL certification program and is interested in cultural, psychological, neurological, and applied anthropology as well as Japanese culture, mental illness, and globalization. She has worked as a mail room assistant, housing front desk assistant, ESL partner, and conducted undergraduate research presentations.

1. Curriculum Vitae
Melissa Reed
308 Bailey’s Way
LaGrange, GA 30241
Email: melissa.d.reed@gmail.com
Phone: (678)343-3849
Education
B.A. in Anthropology with a minor in Japanese, Georgia State University, anticipated Spring 2016
Teaching English as a Foreign Language (TEFL) Certification, Georgia State University, anticipated
Spring 2016
Research Interests
Cultural anthropology; psychological anthropology; neurological anthropology; applied
anthropology; mental illness; international student; student health; globalization; Japaneseculture;
East Asia; Japan
Archaeology; archaeology of the southeastern United States, Native American heritage; Cherokee
Nation; sustainable archaeology; ecological/environmentalanthropology; ground penetrating radar
(GPR)
Honors and Scholarships
Graduated with distinction, Summa cum laude, anticipated Spring 2016
Presidents List for Georgia State University, (Fall2012-present)
HOPE Scholarship for University System of Georgia Tuition (2012-present)
Relevant Volunteerand Work Experience
Mail Room Assistant, Student Assistant for Georgia State University Housing Department (August
2014-present)
Responsibilities: Handling and care of all types of mail delivered by multiple courier
companies, customer service, communicating and coordinating between couriers, my
supervisor, other staff members, and residents, working with the Pitney Bowes Arrival
system, knowledge of laws such as FERPA and student privacy protection, working with a
diverse resident population and large international student population to understand the
United States addressing and mail system

2. Buddy Program Partner for the Applied Linguistics Department of Georgia State University (Fall
2014-Spring 2015)
Responsibilities: Provide assistance to an international student that Iwas partnered with in
whatever way I could, including: providing transportation to grocery stores, giving financial
advice, emotional and academic support, social interaction, information about GSU campus
and services
Front Desk Assistant, Student Assistant for Georgia State University Housing Department (August
2013-May 2014)
Responsibilities: Providing customer service to and assisting one of the most diverse student
population in the United States, checking ID cards, check guests in and out of our system,
coordinating between the Professional staff members of the Housing Department,
maintenance staff, and student residents
Intensive English Program (IEP) Partner for the IEP/ESL Department and Applied Linguistics
Department of Georgia State University (Spring 2014)
Responsibilities: Help the IEP student assigned to me practice speaking English in a relaxed
setting, assist my partner on their English homework, and help them navigate GSU campus
Original Research Conductedfor Courses
"Questions on the Divergence of Rhinopithecus bieti” research paper for Primate Behavioral Ecology
at Georgia State University, Fall 2015
“Globalization Approaching the 21st
Century” literature review and research paper for
Anthropological Theory at Georgia State University, Fall 2014
GPR, magnetometry, conductivity and susceptibility remote sensing, augur tests, test pits in
Congaree National Park, SC, and GPR, magnetometry, and conductivity and susceptibility test, and
site preparation for Field School in Anthropology at Georgia State University, May 2014
“Are International Students Actually Acculturating?” interviews and literature research for
Introduction to Cultural Anthropology at Georgia State University, Spring 2013
Norm Violation Research Paper, participant observation and interview completed for Introduction
to Sociology at Georgia State University, Fall 2012
Study Abroad Programs
Tanner Exchange Program through Freudenberg-NOK, May 2012

3. Description of activities: Ispent one and a half week with a French host family in
southeastern France in order to learn about French culture and history and develop cultural
sensitivity and understanding through immersion by participating in their daily lives. We
spent the first four days in the French Alps at the Camp des Cimes with the family’s church
group. The remaining time I was in France I stayed at with the host family at their home in
the village of Moiron. The eldest daughter, who was my age took me site seeing in Grenoble,
Voiron, and Lyon to places like: The Caves de la Chartreuse, the Amphitheatre and the Lyon
Museum of History and the many historical churches in Lyon like the Basilica of St. Peter,
and the Bastille and at least five different museums and tours in Grenoble.
Conference Presentations
“Questions on the Divergence of Rhinopithecus bieti,” poster presentation at the Georgia State
Undergraduate Research Conference, accepted for April 2016
Relevant UndergraduateCourses
ANTH 2010 Introduction to Biological Anthropology
ANTH 2020 Introduction to Cultural Anthropology
ANTH 2030 Introduction to Archaeology and Pre-history
ANTH 4020 Anthropological Theory
ANTH 4111/4980 Anthropology of the Self and Emotion as a Critical Thinking through Writing
course
ANTH 4999 Directed Reading in Anthropology on Japanese Culture
PSYC 1100 Introduction to Biological Psychology
JAPN 3001 Advanced Japanese 1
JAPN 3002 Advanced Japanese 2
Professional Memberships and Societies
Golden Key Honor Society
Alpha Lambda Delta Freshman Honor Society
Lambda Alpha Honor Society
Research/Academic Skills
Qualitative/ethnographic research (interviews, participant observation, taking field notes)
Archaeological research (test pit excavation, GIS and remote sensing (GPR) skills)
Familiarity with PowerPoint, MSWord, MS Excel, Google Docs, Paint, Audacity

4. Photography (photo developing, Adobe Photoshop)
Languages
Japanese (advanced: reading, writing, conversation)
Spanish: (beginning-intermediate: listening and reading)
French (beginner)