Michael Prideaux is seeking a position that utilizes his excellent writing, research, and analytical skills. He has a bachelor's degree in philosophy and gender, women, and sexuality studies from the University of Minnesota Morris. His experience includes teaching assistant positions in several gender studies and sociology courses where he assisted professors by creating course materials, grading assignments, and leading class discussions. He is proficient in Spanish and has work experience communicating with both English and Spanish speaking customers.

1. MICHAEL R. PRIDEAUX
406 East 7th Street Morris MN, 56267 (School)|2706 North 63rd Avenue Brooklyn Center MN,
55430 (Home)| |Pride015@morris.umn.edu
OBJECTIVE
PERSONAL QUALIFICATIONS
Excellent writing and research skills, strong analytic skills, logical thinking, good self-starting and
self-motivation skills, willing to relocate, extensive teaching and presentation experience, grant
writing, proposalwriting, multitasking, interdisciplinary thinking, work ethic, strong interpersonal
skills, able to communicate respectfully with diverse groups of people. Languages: English (native
speaker), Spanish (over six years, conversational), Anishinaabemowin (Ojibwe Language)
(elementary, one year).
EDUCATION
May 2015 Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy and Gender, Women and Sexuality Studies (Double Major), University
of Minnesota Morris. GPA: 3.5 out of 4.0.
June 2011 Diploma, Saint Louis Park High School, Saint Louis Park MN.
COMPLETED COURSES
Spanish, Ethics, Logic (both intro and advanced), Theory of Knowledge, Political Philosophy,
Anishinaabemowin (Objibwe Language).
COMPUTER SKILLS
Familiar with Macintosh and PCs, proficient in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint),
Email, Social Media, LexisNexis, Academic Databases and research (JSTOR, EBSCO, Project Muse).
EXPERENCE
Teaching Assistant for Introduction to Gender, Women,
and Sexuality Studies, University of Minnesota Morris
· For this position, I assisted my professor, Cristina Ortiz
in teaching the introduction to Gender, Women, and
Sexuality Studies course.
My duties entailed: creating quiz questions, correcting
papers, giving lectures, and facilitating small and large
group discussion. Teaching Assistant for Introduction to
Gender, Women, and Sexuality Studies, University of
Minnesota Morris
· For this position, I assisted my professor, Cristina Ortiz
in teaching the introduction to Gender, Women, and
Sexuality Studies course.
My duties entailed: creating quiz questions, correcting
papers, giving lectures, and facilitating small and large
group discussion.
2015 Teaching Assistant forSociology of Childhoods, University of Minnesota Morris.
· Gave feedback on papers,assisted students,and facilitated discussion.
2015 Server, Met Lounge.
· Communicated with customers to ensure their orders were accurate, assisted with catering and
some cooking duties.
2014-2015 Server, Mi Mexico.
· Communicated with customers in both English and Spanish to ensure their orders were
accurate, cooperated with the largely Spanish speaking kitchen in order to make sure servers
and the kitchen were running smoothly.
2014 Teaching Assistant forIntroduction to Gender, Women, and Sexuality Studies(GWSS), University of
Minnesota Morris.
· Assisted in teaching the Introduction to GWSS course.Created quizzes questions,corrected
papers,lectured, and led group discussion.

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2014 Research Assistant,Morris Academic Partnership, University of Minnesota Morris.
· Assisted in research about the link between psychological and social development to gender
socialization. Co-authored essay (currently under review), created annotated bibliographies,
conducted general research, and presented both with Dr. Demetriou and alone at professional
venues around the country.
2014 Researcher, Undergraduate Research Opportunities Grant, University of Minnesota Morris.
· Conducted independent research on the psychological,ethical, and social implications of BDSM
funded by the University of Minnesota’s Undergraduate Research Opportunity Grant (UROP).
Presented research at University of Notre Dame and the University of Minnesota (Twin Cities
and Morris campuses).
2014 Course Developer for Introduction to Gender, Women, and Sexuality Studies, University of Minnesota
Morris.
· Collaborated with Professor Cristina Ortiz in restructuring Introduction to GWSS (Gender,
Women, and Sexuality Studies) course, researched cutting edge issues in the field of GWSS and
created relevant lesson plans to teach these materials in a way which fostered critical thinking.
2014 Teaching Assistant forAnalytic Feminism (University of Minnesota Morris).
· Gave feedback on papers, gave lectures, and facilitated small and large group discussion.
2012-2014 Crew Trainer, Mcdonalds.
· Communicated with customers in both English and Spanish to ensure their orders were
accurate, assisted with training of any Spanish speaking crew members, resolved complaints
made in Spanish.
REFERENCES
Pieranna Garavaso
(Professor,Head of
Humanities Division)
Email: garavapf@morris.umn.edu
Phone Number:320-589-6251
Daniel Demetriou
(Associate Professor,
Head of Philosophy
Discipline)
Email: ddemetri@morris.umn.edu
Phone Number:320-589-6291