Kathrina Durante

• Recruited and managed student coordinator leadership to achieve chapter goal of hosting free week-long summer camp supporting children whose parents or primary caregivers have or have had cancer • Represented and supported chapter of students to family, donor, and alumni constituents • During camp, supervised campers and counselors to ensure smooth programming, physical and emotional safety, and a fun and welcoming community

• Chaired all necessary marketing and publicity efforts of university chapter • Communicated as liaison between the chapter and its constituents and donors • Created unique graphic design content for chapter social media pages (e.g., Instagram, Facebook) and newsletters

Year-long honors thesis project – "Perceiving the Poster: How Suspicion of Motives May Impact Perceptions of Potential Allies Engaging in Online Activism" Funded by competitive $1,500 John Neasmith Dickinson Memorial Research Award as part of University of Richmond Psychology Department’s 2022-2023 Honors Cohort Primary responsibilities included: • Reviewed and synthesized research findings • Curated Instagram social media profiles of incoming female- and male-presenting first-years • Programmed survey through Qualtrics software • Analyzed data via IBM SPSS • Produced written, APA-style style thesis on file with University of Richmond and orally presented development and findings to entire Psychology Department

• Planned activities and research presentations for monthly meetings • Referred peers to upperclassmen pursuing similar academic and research interests • Supported fellow Science Leadership Scholars in current and future endeavors

• Proposed potential presentation topics and panel of experts for upcoming Webinars • Consolidated main findings of digital civic engagement impact on child development into one-pager documents • Examined relevant existing literature and wrote summaries on key findings

• Clarified questions from students in psychology, leadership studies, and calculus classes • Led review sessions as a sophomore three hours per week tutoring first-year students enrolled in the Science, Math, and Research Training (SMART) Program on foundational concepts of biology and chemistry

• Awarded a fellowship including stipend and $500 in research funds to conduct research in a social psychology laboratory (PI: Kristjen Lundberg) • Summer 2021 project: merging two datasets to analyze longitudinal sub-sample, evaluating research findings on SPSS software, creating abstract submitted accepted to Society for Personality and Social Psychology 2022 conference

• Mentored a group of about 30 students through their transition to the University of Richmond by familiarizing them with the campus and culture of the University as an institution of higher education (virtually during COVID-19 pandemic)

• Awarded a fellowship including stipend and $500 in research funds to conduct research in a social psychology laboratory (PI: Kristjen Lundberg) • Contributed substantially to development of an original research project on motivations for social media engagement as a form of activism • Summer 2020 Project: reviewing and synthesizing research findings, developing a specific set of research questions, identifying and designing key aspects of the survey, seeking IRB approval through a written application process and programming the survey through Qualtrics software, designing and distributing participant recruitment materials

• Developed more effective recruitment practices for prospective Jepson students • Acted as a liaison for the Jepson students to administration to represent their needs and concerns

Summa Cum Laude Presidential Scholar