Timothy Parker Resume
Timothy Parker
1361 S. Highland Ave, Fullerton CA, 92832
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Professional Summary
Teacher and research assistant processing in-depth knowledge of lesson planning and research methods who has worked 5+ years in many educational environments that range from camp science teacher to teaching at an after school program for students in financial and academic need. Passion for creating new ways to impart knowledge on young people that can withstand scientific scrutiny. Has compiled, organized, and interpreted data collected in many research projects that were presented at psychological conferences. Specializes in multicultural work places and motivated to learn and grow professionally.
Skill Highlights
Experienced in designing curriculum
Directed a team of youth leaders to improve the YMCA's daycare program
Extensive work with Microsoft Word, Excel, and Powerpoint
Created and ran psychological tests MATLAB and My Psychtoolbox
Analyzed data using SPSS
Accomplishments
Author on research poster presented at the March 2014 Society for Research on Adolescence conference in Austin, Tx.
Professional Experience
K+ Lead Teacher
August 2016 to Current
Compensation: $14/hr
Orange County YMCA- Laguna Niguel
Constructed curriculum for both kindergarten and first grade
Supervised and assisted with training and evaluation of staff members
Naturalist
April 2015 to August 2016
Compensation: $400/week Salary
Irvine Outdoor Education Center – Orange, CA
Taught youth the importance of many sciences such as chemistry, physics, and geology through interactive lessons and hikes outdoors.
Instructed new trainees on how to formulate lesson plans and allow students to reach their fullest potential.
After-school Program leader
September 2014 to May 2015
Compensation: $10/hr
YMCA of Orange – Orange, CA
Instructed a class of 20 students in a variety of school subjects and aided in their reading comprehension and mathematical capabilities as tested by California State Standards.
Developed lesson plans that are still being used by other program leaders at the YMCA.
Research Assistant
March 2012 to June 2014
Adaptation and Adversity Lab – Riverside, Ca
Principal Investigator – Dr. Tuppet Yates
Aided in the success of the Adapting to Aging Out study which focused on foster youth who are emancipating from care into adulthood.
Entered research data ,systematically identifying and resolving errors in data, coding data in a team of coders to a scientific coding scheme.
Created SPSS files to organize data gathered at the lab to allow for further analysis, handling confidential participant data, transferring and backing up audio files.
Research Assistant
September 2012 to March 2014
Childhood Cognition Lab – Riverside, CA
Principal Investigator – Dr. Rebekah A. Richert
Conducted pre and post experimental participant interviews, and reviewed them for future research experiments.
Ran participants through experiments and receiving feedback.
Entered research data and analyzing that data using SPSS (programming software) system, to aid graduate students in their dissertations.
Education
Bachelor of Arts – Psychology, 2014
University of California Riverside – Riverside, CA
GPA: 3.4
Awards: Dean's List 2012-2014
Timothy Parker
1361 S. Highland Ave, Fullerton CA, 92832
Cell/Home:------------
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Professional Summary
Teacher and research assistant processing in-depth knowledge of lesson planning and research methods who has worked 5+ years in many educational environments that range from camp science teacher to teaching at an after school program for students in financial and academic need. Passion for creating new ways to impart knowledge on young people that can withstand scientific scrutiny. Has compiled, organized, and interpreted data collected in many research projects that were presented at psychological conferences. Specializes in multicultural work places and motivated to learn and grow professionally.
Skill Highlights
Experienced in designing curriculum
Directed a team of youth leaders to improve the YMCA's daycare program
Extensive work with Microsoft Word, Excel, and Powerpoint
Created and ran psychological tests MATLAB and My Psychtoolbox
Analyzed data using SPSS
Accomplishments
Author on research poster presented at the March 2014 Society for Research on Adolescence conference in Austin, Tx.
Professional Experience
K+ Lead Teacher
August 2016 to Current
Compensation: $14/hr
Orange County YMCA- Laguna Niguel
Constructed curriculum for both kindergarten and first grade
Supervised and assisted with training and evaluation of staff members
Naturalist
April 2015 to August 2016
Compensation: $400/week Salary
Irvine Outdoor Education Center – Orange, CA
Taught youth the importance of many sciences such as chemistry, physics, and geology through interactive lessons and hikes outdoors.
Instructed new trainees on how to formulate lesson plans and allow students to reach their fullest potential.
After-school Program leader
September 2014 to May 2015
Compensation: $10/hr
YMCA of Orange – Orange, CA
Instructed a class of 20 students in a variety of school subjects and aided in their reading comprehension and mathematical capabilities as tested by California State Standards.
Developed lesson plans that are still being used by other program leaders at the YMCA.
Research Assistant
March 2012 to June 2014
Adaptation and Adversity Lab – Riverside, Ca
Principal Investigator – Dr. Tuppet Yates
Aided in the success of the Adapting to Aging Out study which focused on foster youth who are emancipating from care into adulthood.
Entered research data ,systematically identifying and resolving errors in data, coding data in a team of coders to a scientific coding scheme.
Created SPSS files to organize data gathered at the lab to allow for further analysis, handling confidential participant data, transferring and backing up audio files.
Research Assistant
September 2012 to March 2014
Childhood Cognition Lab – Riverside, CA
Principal Investigator – Dr. Rebekah A. Richert
Conducted pre and post experimental participant interviews, and reviewed them for future research experiments.
Ran participants through experiments and receiving feedback.
Entered research data and analyzing that data using SPSS (programming software) system, to aid graduate students in their dissertations.
Education
Bachelor of Arts – Psychology, 2014
University of California Riverside – Riverside, CA
GPA: 3.4
Awards: Dean's List 2012-2014