Resume

Elyse Moretti

elyse.moretti@gmail.com

EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND:

M.A., University of Hawai‘i at Manoa Expected Graduation: May 2009

Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH 44106 Major: Psychology (Major GPA: 3.42)

B.A., Graduated May 2007 Minors: Biology, Chemistry

SKILLS/QUALIFICATIONS:

Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, copywriting, data entry, editing, entertainment writing, event planning, Final Draft, health and fitness writing, interpersonal communication, laboratory skills, medical writing, press releases, proofreading, public health grants, public speaking, research skills, screenwriting

HONORS & AWARDS:

• Case Western Reserve University President’s Award, Spring 2007
• SOURCE Undergraduate Research Symposium, 2^nd Place Social Sciences April 2007
• Case Western Reserve University Presidential Scholarship, 2003-07
• Dean’s Honor List, December 2003 & December 2006

EXPERIENCE

• Special Education Teacher, Wheeler Middle School, July 2007 – present

Duties: Teaching special education mathematics and general education Spanish courses; writing individualized education programs (IEPs) and conducting IEP meetings; teaching an after-school technology class

• Independent Study, Case Department of Communication Disorders, January-May 2007

Duties: Assisting Dr. Stacy Williams with various research projects, including the interaction of technology & speech language therapy and a meta-analysis of virtual reality & allied health professions

• Independent Research Project, Case Psychology Department, August 2006-present

Duties: Conducting a research project on language and learning and writing an honors thesis; working under advisement of Dr. Lee Thompson, Case, and Dr. Erik Thiessen, Carnegie Mellon University; recruiting subjects; conducting experiment; analyzing results

• Research Assistant, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Youth and Family Research, May-August 2006

Duties: Administering interviews and surveys during follow-up visits in a multi-site longitudinal study of ADHD; collecting and coding report cards; data entry; interacting with participants, families, and other sites

• Research Assistant, Carnegie Mellon University, Infant Language and Learning Lab, May-August 2006

Duties: Running various studies on infants of ages 5 – 20 months, using Habit and Supercoder to code babies, scheduling families for visits, babysitting siblings, explaining research to parents/caregivers, participating in weekly lab meetings

• Laboratory Assistant, Arnold Caplan Biology Lab, Case, July 2005-March 2006

Duties: Preparing various types of medium, filling nitrogen tanks, filing and administrative tasks, preparing copies, cutting cubes, cleaning and maintaining equipment

Further Information

Professional Resume (doc)

Writing Resume (doc)

References available upon request.