Research Associate Resume Example

• Provided leadership, guidance and administration for day-to-day operations of all campaigns.
• Initiated fundraising and social media projects.
• Coordinated strategic campaign movements.
• Implemented campaign policies to guide and shape.
• Criticized and commented on political issues in public media forums to highlight policies and sway opinion.
• Reviewed legislative and regulatory documents, analyzed implications and shared findings with campaign staff, candidates and broader public.
• Identified, researched and tracked legislative issues relevant to current public issues.
• Organized and planned meetings with high-level political appointees and elected officials.
• Created plans and communicated deadlines to ensure projects were completed on time.
• Used Microsoft Word and other software tools to create documents and other communications.

• Interned with the KY House Minority Floor Leader in the Kentucky State House of Representatives during the 2017 spring legislative session.
• Coordinated political talking point research.
• Organized and planned meetings with high-level political appointees and elected officials.
• Drafted articles, letters, reports and technical documents on policy and public affairs issues for publication.
• Identified, researched and tracked legislative issues relevant to current public issues.
• Reviewed legislative and regulatory documents, analyzed implications and shared findings with policymakers and legislative staff.
• Assisted other office administrators by answering phones, returning email messages and creating distribution lists.
• Attended meetings, took elaborate notes and disseminated this information to all stakeholders.
• Attended legislative and regulatory hearings to report information.

Grant Administration and Deliverable Execution in the Office of Student Success:

• As a student, aided the Office of Student Success to test a multitude of best practices to retain first year students at the University.
• Provided leadership and guidance by serving as a mentor and advisor to first year students.
• Worked to fulfill grant requirements as outlined by the grant funder.

Education and Peer Teaching:

• Taught a freshman introductory class alongside a faculty member at the University of Kentucky.
• Nominated by students, faculty, and staff, and awarded, out of 180 peer instructors, a university recognized award, and the highest award that can be bestowed on a peer instructor, The Outstanding Peer Instructor Award.

Event Coordinator in The Office of New Student and Family Programs:

• Managed the K Week structure at the University of Kentucky.
• Facilitated leadership retreats for over 500 student leaders in attendance.
• Initiated the restructure and organizational change of the student led organization.
• Assisted in the operation and completion of over 250+ events in a week timespan.
• Coordinated the annual event," We Are UK", with a budget of over $25,000.00. "We Are UK" is an event that celebrates the diversity, equity and inclusion of the University of Kentucky Community.

Graduate Advisor:

• Advised student leadership of multiple organizations at the University of Kentucky.
• Trained and provided professional development to student leaders.
• Facilitated biweekly meetings of the Board of Directors.
• Assisted in changes to Department policy to aide in the success of student organizations.