Bess T. Studentever Curriculum Vitae

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1 Bess T. Studentever Curriculum Vitae Permanent Residence Current Residence 500 Remarkable Lane 45 Smiley Street Lovely OH, Athens, Ohio Education: Bachelor of Arts in Psychology Overall GPA: 3.89 and Honors in Criminology Psychology GPA: 3.98 expected June 2008 Criminology GPA: 3.78 Undergraduate Honors Thesis: Students perceptions of bullying interventions: A multi-school study University of First College Overall GPA: 3.88 Post Secondary Enrollment Program Honors and Awards: 2007 College of Arts and Sciences Deans List (Fall and Spring Quarter) 2007 Sigma Sigma Sigma Honors Society Initiate, 2007 Department of Psychology Undergraduate Research Travel Award ($200) 2007 Ohio Psychological Association, Undergraduate Qualitative Research Award ($100) 2005 Excellence in Residential Advising Award, 2004 Mary T. Smith Award for Excellence in Women s Leadership, Sample University Research Interests: Relationship between adolescent risk taking and bullying Development of bullying prevention programs for middle school youth Developmental pathways between adolescent bullying and domestic violence

2 Research Presentations: Studentever, T. B., & Advisor, M. Y. (2008, May). Risk factors for adolescent bullying: The role of parental discord. Poster to be presented at the Creative Activity and Research Fair,. Advisor, M.Y., Graduate, N. E., &, Studentever, B. T. (2007, October). Undergraduate and graduate student research collaboration: Recommendations for optimizing your experience. Poster presented at the annual conference of the Ohio Psychological Association, Columbus, OH. Manuscripts in preparation: Advisor, M.Y., Graduate, A. N., & Studentever, B. T. (2008). Risks for adolescent bullying: A literature review. To be submitted to The Review Journal of Bullying Research. Research Experience: 2006-present Principal Investigator Student perceptions of bullying interventions: A multi-school study University, Responsibilities: Developed and proposed an undergraduate honors thesis examining middle school student s perceptions of bullying interventions. Data collection includes administration of surveys at 4 local middle schools prior to, and 2-weeks following administration of a bullying intervention. Approximate sample size: 300 participants. Faculty Advisor: Marianne. Y. Advisor, Ph.D present Survey Administrator Community Initiative Study University, Responsibilities: Facilitated survey administration for a large-scale evaluation of bullying prevention and risk reduction program, funded by the Center s for Disease Control. Responsibilities included facilitating informed consent, processing survey materials, and managing participant sign-ups. Survey sessions required 8 hours per week, and were facilitated in various residence halls on campus. Faculty Advisor: Marianne. Y. Advisor, Ph.D.

3 Experimenter Study of Men s Social Experiences Laboratory for the Study of Men,, Responsibilities: Facilitated an experimental protocol for a study of men s bystander behaviors when primed to think about social norms. Responsibilities included serving as a confederate, managing data collection and survey administration for the collection of data for a dissertation, while the graduate student supervisor was on internship. Data collection required approximately 3 hours of independent work per week. Graduate Student Supervisor: Nicole E. Graduate, M.S. Faculty Advisor: Other C. Advisor, Ph.D Recruitment Coordinator Study of Adolescent Bullying Outside the Classroom University, Responsibilities: Facilitated the recruitment of middle school students participating in a longitudinal evaluation of a bullying prevention program for men. Responsibilities included contacting participants via phone and via for participation in 2-month and 4-month followup sessions. Recruitment required working independently, and managing participant sign-up lists. Faculty Advisor: Marianne Y. Advisor, Ph.D. Professional Experience: 2004-present Assistant Child Care Provider, Child Care Center Responsibilities: Maintained a work-study position that included supervised child care provision at the university child care center three times per week. Responsibilities included facilitation of educational activities and developmentally appropriate crafts for children ages 3-5. Supervisor: Site Supervisor, Ph.D Peer-Tutor, Statistics for the behavioral Sciences Department of Psychology, Responsibilities: Teach students how to use SPSS software, help students choose research topics and prepare their research projects and presentations, tutor students for test preparation in statistics. Supervisor: Academic G. Advisor, Ph.D.

4 Volunteer, Appalachian Behavioral Care Facility Responsibilities: Volunteered twice weekly at a 56-bed inpatient psychiatric hospital. Responsibilities included preparation of arts and crafts activities, supervised interaction with residents, and facilitation of group athletic activities. Supervisor: Site Supervisor, Ph.D. University Involvement: 2004-present Member, Co-ed Choir 2004-present Director, Hip Hop and Break Dancing Club Member, Students Against Cancer Club Professional Service: 2007-present Founder, Hip Hop and Break Dancing Club 2006-present Member, Student Retention Committee Executive Officer, PSI CHI, Work Experience: Manager, Starry Coffee Responsibilities: Voluntarily assisted Dr. Crandall at the Lovely Ohio Center for Veterinary Medicine. Responsibilities included preparing files, putting away files, and answered phone calls when necessary. Supervisor: Missy Manager Office Assistant, Lovely Ohio Center for Veterinary Medicine Responsibilities: Voluntarily assisted Dr. Crandall at the Lovely Ohio Center for Veterinary Medicine. Responsibilities included preparing files, putting away files, and answered phone calls when necessary. Supervisor: Randall Crandall, M.D.

5 Relevant Coursework: Psychology: General Psychology, Statistics for behavioral Psychology, Research methods, Physiological Psychology, Psycholinguistics, Child and Adolescent behavior, Psychology of Adult and Aging Criminology: Corrections, Police and Society, Juvenile Delinquency, Sociology of Mental Illness, Deviant Behavior, Social Problems, Class and Inequality, Collective Behavior. Professional Affiliations: American Psychological Association, Student Affiliate Phi Kappa Phi, Ohio University Chapter of the National Honor Society References Dr. Refer Enceone Dr. Secon Dereference Professor Psychology Department Professor Criminology 45 Porter Hall 56 Porter Hall