1. Carly
Graham
Current
Address:
(937)
231-­‐0815
Permanent
Address:
700
S.
Gregory
St.
Apt.
412
crgraha2@illinois.edu
2210
Briggs
Rd.
Urbana,
IL
61801
Centerville,
OH
45459
Education
University
of
Illinois
at
Urbana-­‐Champaign
5/2015
(Expected)
BS
Psychology
and
Philosophy,
minor
in
Molecular
and
Cellular
Biology
GPA:
3.92/4.00
• James
Scholar
Honors
Program,
Dean’s
List,
Major
and
Minor
specific
Honors
coursework,
Science
Olympiad
Tuition
Waiver
Scholarship,
James
E.
Spoor
Scholarship,
Phi
Beta
Kappa
Professional
Experience
LAS
Student
Academic
Affairs
Office
|
College
of
Liberal
Arts
&
Sciences
10/2014-­‐Present
Peter
&
Joan
Hood
Intern
• Assist
Associate
and
Assistant
Deans
with
projects
evaluating
Best
Practices
in
higher
education
• Support
the
Honors
Director
through
research
of
possible
avenues
for
growth
and
improvement
of
the
James
Scholar
Honors
Program
• Disseminate
information
from
staff/faculty
to
students
via
social
media
(Facebook,
Twitter),
newsletters,
etc.
LAS
James
Scholar
Honors
Program
|
College
of
Liberal
Arts
&
Sciences
8/2014-­‐Present
LAS
122
Intern
• Acclimate
freshmen
James
Scholar
designees
to
the
university
atmosphere
both
inside
and
outside
the
classroom
• Engage
students
in
meaningful
discussion
regarding
the
importance
of
the
College
of
LAS’
philosophy
on
Leadership
and
Service
• Collaborate
with
fellow
interns
and
Honors
director
to
increase
student
involvement
in
the
James
Scholar
Honors
Program
events
and
opportunities
MCB
Prep
Staff
|
School
of
Molecular
and
Cellular
Biology
8/2013-­‐03/2015
Prep
Staff
Teaching
Assistant
• Prepare
materials
for
use
in
molecular
and
cellular
biology
lab
classes
• Proctor
exams,
ensuring
that
academic
integrity
is
maintained,
for
both
lab
and
lecture
courses
in
the
school
of
MCB
Alpha
Chi
Sigma
|
Zeta
Chapter;
Professional
Chemistry
Fraternity
1/2012-­‐Present
Professional
and
Outreach
Chair,
Membership
Committee,
Pledge
Parent
• Coordinate
professional
and
outreach
events
with
university
faculty
and
outside
companies
to
promote
chemistry
and
careers
related
to
chemical
sciences
• Foster
a
lasting
fraternal
and
professional
network
of
friends
and
colleagues
• Enrich
local
K-­‐12
students’
knowledge
of
the
chemical
sciences
and
careers
Research
Experience
Simons
Visual
Cognition
Laboratory
|
University
of
Illinois
at
Urbana-­‐Champaign
8/2013-­‐
Present
Undergraduate
Researcher
• Conduct
subject
testing
and
debriefings
for
ongoing
projects
in
the
lab
• Review
and
analyze
data
using
statistical
analysis
software
such
as
SPSS,
R,
and
Excel
• Prepare
a
thesis
project
for
Psychology
Honors
Program,
creating
and
carrying
out
an
original
experiment
from
start
to
finish
using
the
PsychoPy
builder
and
basic
Python
coding
language
Rhodes
Research
Laboratory
|
Beckman
Institute
11/2012-­‐
1/2013
Undergraduate
Research
Assistant
• Sectioned
mouse
brain
samples
to
examine
dentate
gyrus
and
hippocampus
growth
• Imaged
immuno-­‐stained
mouse
brain
sections
Olson
Research
Laboratory
|
Wright
State
University
Boonshoft
School
of
Medicine
5/2012-­‐
8/2012
Undergraduate
Research
Assistant
• Performed
an
independent
project
with
HPLC
analysis
to
measure
amino
acid
concentration
in
brain
cell
and
tissue
samples
• Completed
plate-­‐reader
based
colorimetric
biochemical
protein
assay
• Summarized
the
project
in
a
final
presentation
for
the
lab
group
members
Awards
&
Recognition
White
House
Science
Fair
10/2010
Special
Guest
Representing
National
Champion
Science
Olympiad
Team
• Attended
first
White
House
Science
Fair
by
exclusive
invitation
from
President
Barack
Obama
• Communicated
ideas
to
promote
STEM
subjects
in
K-­‐12
to
a
member
of
the
Department
of
Education