susan coyne

research assistant

About

Columbia University in the City of New York. Creative WritingCreative ... Tuan Nguyen. Owner at Salon Tuan Design Studio/Paul Mitchell National Educator...

Country

united states

City

huntington

Industry

design

Skill

japanese, writing, publications, public speaking, proofreading, graphic design, press releases, teaching, translation, international relations, english, teaching english as a second language, microsoft office, nonprofits, editing, design studio, management, design, public relations, research, japanese to english translation

Experience

assistant to the professor of religion

kyoto center for japanese studies

2006-1 - 2006-4 · 4 mos

research assistant

the forsyth institute

2011-6 - 2013-8 · 2 yrs 3 mos

* Assistant to Dr. Toshihisa Kawai, DDS, PhD, at the Forsyth Institute, a dental research clinic and laboratory affiliated with Harvard School of Dental Medicine. Responsibilities: editing scientific manuscripts and liaising with scientific journals to streamline publication * assisting visiting Japanese researchers with immigration/transition into Cambridge and the laboratory * managing the day-to-day operation of the laboratory * translating documents/correspondence from JP-> * EN * assisting Japanese researchers with their English language education.

resident director

critical language scholarships

2010-5 - 2010-8 · 4 mos

* Served as the in-country Resident Director of a Japanese language program in Kyoto, Japan. * Worked with American college and graduate students who were the recipients of full scholarships from the State Department to study Japanese in an intensive two-month program. * Arranged weekly cultural excursions to areas of interest in and around Kyoto, as well as a week-long countrywide tour including Hiroshima, Yokohama, and Tokyo. * Assisted students with various aspects of cultural adjustment and language learning while working closely with local staff at Doshisha University.

language teacher

jet programme canada

2007-8 - 2009-8 · 2 yrs 1 mo

* Instructed approximately 2,000 junior high school and 500 kindergarten students in English language and conversation. * Organized and implemented original and effective lesson plans, often incorporating current international news events to increase students’ global awareness. * Coordinated promotional events for the city of Kurobe. * Honors: 2009 Toyama Honorary Friendly Envoy Award. Awarded by the Toyama Prefectural Government in July, 2009, for promotion of tourism in Toyama through international festivals.

public relations assistant

portland museum of art

2006-5 - 2006-8 · 4 mos

* Compiled press releases about new exhibits * Distributed information to museum members and potential donors * Promoted exhibits to the press

Education

school of visual arts

illustration

2014-1 - 2016-1 · 2 yrs 1 mo

Activities and Societies: SVA Alumni Scholarship Award Winner

stanford university

japanese

2005-1 - 2005-1 · 1 mo

Activities and Societies: Completed an intensive program in Japanese language.

columbia university in the city of new york

creative writing

2002-1 - 2002-1 · 1 mo

Activities and Societies: Summer program in Creative Writing.

school of the museum of fine arts

2010-1 - 2011-1 · 1 yr 1 mo

Wrote and illustrated two full-length nonfiction books and had three exhibitions.

bowdoin college

asian studies

2003-1 - 2007-1 · 4 yrs 1 mo

Sarah and James Bowdoin scholar, scoring in the top 20% of the student body, in 2005-2006. Activities and Societies: BOKA (co-ed a cappella group), musicals/dramatic theater, Big Brothers/Big Sisters