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* SYA 4400, Social Statistics: teach 120 undergraduate students in online format. * SYA 4400, Social Statistics: teach 30 undergraduate students in face-to-face format. * SYO 3100, Families and Social Change: teach 70 undergraduate students in face-to-face format. * SYO 3350, Collective Behavior and Social Movements: teach 70 undergraduate students in face-to-face format. * Responsibilities: * Develop course syllabus and all associated materials. * Deliver course content in an in-person lecture format. * Provide feedback on exams and written assignments.

* Instruct AISV students, ages 10 through 17, in private vocal performance studies and in an after-school learning environment. * Develop musical curriculum for each class, rehearsal, workshop, designed to maximize the learning potential of each student, matching their needs and goals. * Focus on implementation of healthy vocal technique, building music theory skills, and enhancing sense of musicianship in each pupil.

* Awarded by US Department of State for ethnographic research, focused on the use and modification of the Lithuanian folk music canon within neo-nationalist political events and propaganda. * Conducted interviews with various political figures, musicologists, performers, and activists. * Represented the US Embassy, Vilnius at official events and international tolerance conferences. * Performed as a featured soloist (soprano) in various public concerts throughout Lithuania.

* Selected from 600 * applicants for a prestigious AmeriCorps fellowship committed to youth work and social justice. * Developed a year-long college and career programmatic curriculum. Support 20 * mentor pairs. * Coached a caseload of 60 * students in grades 8 – 12 in academics, career planning, and professional development. Developed qualitative and quantitative methods for measuring impact. * Co-author of annual youth programs impact report for funders and partners. Liaised with organizations in the Greater Boston Area, building productive partnerships and expanding program resources.

* Conceptualized a year-long program of interactive social justice workshops about diversity issues. Implemented dozens of workshops in 7 Lithuanian cities, impacting 500+ young Lithuanians as assessed through survey-based feedback. * Secured $6,000 of Smith-Mundt and Fulbright-Hays Grant funding through the development of a partnership with the US Embassy, Vilnius.

* Provide biweekly music and singing lessons for pre-school students, ages 3 - 9. * Educate children in elementary-level music theory skills, including pitch recognition, rhythmic understanding, and vocal performance. * Coordinate monthly educational visits from professional musicians. * Director of a short end-of-year performance to showcase student growth in singing and musical movement skills.

* Organize and lead drop-in tutoring sessions for students taking Music Theory coursework. * Identify strengths and address weaknesses of students during one-on-one tutoring sessions. * Guide students towards better study technique and stronger conceptual understanding. * Coach students on rhetoric through the Public Speaking Department. * Lead students through practice problems in Introductory Biology study sessions. * Courses: Biology 111 / 111X, Music 111 / 111X, Music 122, Music 244, Music 200, Music 201

Shaw Lab, Department of Cancer Biology Generated mutants of the Insulin Receptor Substrate 1 (IRS-1) protein that is involved in breast cancer metastasis. Designed DNA primers to introduce single amino acid changes into the IRS-1 protein that will either prevent or mimic phosphorylation of specific serine residues. Generated mutants using PCR-based site-directed mutagenesis of the IRS-1 cDNA. Amplified the mutants by inoculating bacteria and purifying the plasmid DNA using standard mini-prep and maxi-prep protocols. Prepared and electrophoresed both agarose and acrylamide gels to analyze DNA and protein, respectively. Conducted protein analysis using standard western blotting protocols. Performed tissue culture using sterile technique. Completed safety training for animal and lab work.

* Served as a Quality Assurance Temporary Employee in a summer internship capacity. * Inspected surgical Seprafilm™ product and packaging. * Reviewed and corrected laboratory procedural logbooks. Assisted with review of records in preparation for audits. Archived and organized expired charts and logbooks. * Completed training in Standard Operating Procedures and in Good Manufacturing Practices.

* Serve as teaching assistant for 150 students within SYO-3100, Families and Social Change. * Advise 30 undergraduate students within online sociology course, SYG 2430 Marriage & Family. * Advise 30 undergraduate students within online sociology course, SYG 4300 Sociology of Politics. * Advise 30 undergraduate students within online sociology course, SYP 4570 Deviance and Social Control. * Provide feedback and coaching on effective academic writing skills. * Grade student assignments and monitor online discussion boards. * Certification through Florida State University's Program for Instructional Excellence (PIE). * Certification through Florida State University's Online Mentor Training Program.

* Write, review, and distribute official press releases for Concert Series events. * Design and maintain social networking pages for Concert Series publicity over the internet. * Write project proposals concerning The Arts at Wellesley visibility initiatives. Maintain Concert Series mailing list. Prepare publicity mailings and distribute visual publicity materials. * Manage a group of student ushers for the Concert Series. Perform artist hospitality and stage management at Concert Series events.

* Advised and mentored a caseload of 500+ students in the fellowship application process. Coached students to strategically align academic, personal, and campus engagement goals with fellowship ambitions. * Spearheaded new Diversity and Inclusion Project, building a fellowships applicant pool representative of Florida State University’s undergraduate talent. Facilitated survey and focus groups and analyzed data. * Recruited applicants through the facilitation of interactive programming and continued campus outreach. * Supervised performance of undergraduate interns. Managed internship projects and monitored progress.

* Managed a 20,000 EUR budget for student-run initiatives and local partner programs with the CEU Student Union Executive Board. * Serve as official liaison between students and administration through close cooperation with the Human RightS Initiative (HRSI), Student Services and Alumni Services. * Coordinated the small grant application review process for Student Union funding. Monitoring the acceptance and review of application materials, led project evaluation, and completed fund allocation.

CEU Fellowship Winner Activities and Societies: CEU Alumni Scholarship Recipient, CEU Student Union President

Activities and Societies: National Honor Society, Student Council Executive Board, Drama Club, Jazz Band, Choir, Chamber Singers

Vocal Performance Studies, Studio of Sigute Stonyte"]

Honors thesis, "Folk songs in flux: investigating pluralism in the ongoing construction of Lithuanian identity through music" * Vocal performance studies in the studio of Aaron Sheehan Activities and Societies: Anthrophilia - the Wellesley Student Anthropology Club, Wellesley College Chamber Singers, Wellesley College Choir, Opera Workshop