My Curriculum Vitae

Education

Bachelor of Science in Psychology and Bachelor of Arts in French

• University of Evansville, IN, 2000-2004
  • General liberal arts, psychology, and French courses with specializations in business and Russian
  • Teaching assistant for psychology statistics class
  • French tutor
  • Student representative for psychology faculty selection committee
  • Independent research with faculty member on personality traits
  • President of Phi Sigma Iota, Spring 2004
• Study Abroad at Institute for American Universities, Aix-en-Provence, France, Fall 2002
  • General French language and culture classes
  • Total immersion program, including living with a French family to better experience the culture

Presentations

• "The Effects of Self-Esteem, Gender & Perceived Attractiveness on One's Motivation for Entering Relationships"
  • Butler University 2003 Undergraduate Research Conference
  • Southwestern Indiana Psychological Association (SWIPA) 2003 conference
• "Compulsive Traits and Police Officer Performance"
  • Society of Police and Criminal Psychology 2003 conference
  • Winner of the Michael Serefino Award for best student paper
• "Determinants and effects of stress in compulsive police officers"
  • American Psychological Association 2004 convention

Publications and Papers

• Senior thesis: "Money, Happiness, and the Importance of Motivation"
• (in press).  Compulsive Traits and Police Officer Performance.  Journal of the Society of Police and Criminal Psychology. 

Organizations

• Mortar Board senior honor society
• Phi Eta Sigma freshman honor society
• Phi Kappa Phi junior and senior honor society
• Phi Sigma Iota foreign language honor society
• Psi Chi psychology honor society