NICHOLAS MALAKHOW

97 Teaneck Rd ●Teaneck, NJ, 07666 ● (201) 956-8401 ● [email protected]

EDUCATION

Swarthmore College, Swarthmore, PA, Bachelor of Arts, June 2005.

• English Literature Major, Creative Writing Concentration; Minors in Educational Studies and Theater Studies. GPA: 3.73
• Pennsylvania Secondary Teacher Certification in English Literature and Composition

Teaneck High School, Teaneck, NJ, June 2001.

• Member of the National Honor Society. GPA: 4.67

TEACHING RELATED EXPERIENCE

Student Teacher, Westtown Friends School, Westtown, PA.

• Designed and implemented curriculum for two sections of English 9, one section of Acting and Improvisation, and for six classes of a Senior Writing Seminar at an independent coeducational boarding school. (August 2005-December 2005)

Instructor and Residential Advisor, Exploration Junior Program, St. Marks School, Southborough, MA.

• Designed and implemented curricula for classes in Creative Writing and Marketing for 6 th and 7 th graders. Served as a Residential Advisor for a hall of 7 th grade boys. (Summer 2004 and 2005; will return Summer 2006)

Writing Associate, Swarthmore College, Swarthmore, PA.

• Assisted students in improving their writing through editing, revision, and conferencing. Worked both with specific courses and in a campus writing center. (2003-2004 and 2004-2005)

Student Academic Mentor, Swarthmore College, Swarthmore, PA.

• Worked closely with first-year students to ease their adjustment to the college environment. Worked with students on time management skills, reading strategies, and note- and test-taking skills. Worked both with specific residential halls and individual students. (2003-2004 and 2004-2005)

OTHER WORK EXPERIENCE

Research Assistant for Professor Diane Anderson, Swarthmore College, Swarthmore, PA.

• Tabulated dated culled from student work and created charts and graphs using Excel for a project on middle school literacies. (Spring 2003)

Research Assistant, Department of Iranian Studies, Columbia University, New York, NY.

• Helped compile, edit, and type articles for the department’s Encyclopedia Iranica. Answered phone calls, emails, and postal correspondences. (Summer 2003)

Sales Associate at H and M, Garden State Plaza and Paramus Park Malls, Paramus, NJ.

• Helped answer phones, assist customers with clothing purchases, maintained fitting rooms, completed sales at cash register. (Summer 2002 and December-January 2002-2003)

INTERESTS AND SKILLS

Theater: Acting, Directing, Playwriting, and Lighting

Languages: Intermediate knowledge of French

Computer Skills: Microsoft Office – Word, Excel, PowerPoint; Other – Dreamweaver, FileMaker, scanning and editing software, internet applications

Dance: Some Lindy Hop and East Coast Swing, some Tap, Jazz, and Modern from involvement with Musical Theater and Dance Theater

Music: Choral, 4 years in high school and 2 at Swarthmore College, intermediate self-taught piano and composition skills

Other: Hiking and working outdoors; I am also CPR Certified