Research Assistant

May 2001 to present

Educational Associates Program/NASA Ames Research

Maintains calendar for several scientists, including prioritizing and arranging meetings, conferences, and appointments; arranges necessary travel; and prepares background materials as needed.
Performs a variety of administrative support activities, including composing correspondence on own initiative. (I have contacted potential collaborators to create a relationship between my mentor's work and the space tourism industry)
Attended and represented Ames Research Center's division IH at the World Space Congress 10/15/2002-10/20/2002.
Coordinates and performs data collection, reporting, documentation of projects related to various studies.(i.e. sleep deprivation and G- tolerance).
Provides technical support for research projects. Major duties include preparation and physiological testing of human subjects, as well as psychological inventories, set-up and calibration of biomedical equipment, and assisting in processing/analysis of experimental data.
With regards to data processing, duties include data entry, making graphs and charts, and other skills related to many software programs (i.e.Excel, Word, Access, etc.)
Supervises, monitors, and coordinates the activities of summer student workers as needed.
Volunteers to be test subject when necessary.
Provides general support as deemed necessary to the functioning of the Psycho-physiology Laboratory at Ames.

University of Management, Fairfield, Iowa

August 1999
- January 2001

PhD work in Physiology

Relevant Coursework
I was working my PH.D in Physiology. I earned 64 quarter hours. I left to come to Ames. Coursework included: Anatomy 1, Anatomy 2, Chemistry, Bio- Chemistry, Molecular Biology, Cell Biology, Nervous System 1, Nervous System 2, Skeleton and Muscle, Research Methods & Statistics, Digestive System, and Cardiovascular System. 4 quarter hours each. (Exception: 8 for Chemistry).

University of West Georgia, Carrollton, GA

March 1990

M.A., Psychology

Relevant Coursework
60 quarter hours. Research Explorations (5) quarter.

University of Maryland, European Division/Heidelburg, Germany

May 1987

B.S., Psychology

Relevant Coursework
I also received an AA in law Enforcement and an AA in Management. 124 semester hours. Course work includes: Astronomy, Technical Report Writing, Algebra, Principles of Effective Management, personnel Management, Computer Programming, Advanced Composition, Technical Speech Communications, Organizational Theory, Statistics, and Peer Teaching in Statistics. All 3 semester hrs.