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CurrentAddressContactInformation
402WarrenSt.Apt.D(703)8875655
Blacksburg,VA24060peliz12@vt.edu
Education
PursuingHonorsScholarBachelorofScienceDegreeinPsychology
MinorsinLeadership&SocialChange,StatisticsExpected
VirginiaPolytechnicinstituteandStateUniversity,Classof2016
OverallGPA:3.78
InMajorGPA:3.96
InternationalStudies
InterventionDevelopment
2014
LinkingLives:CreatingSustainableSocialChangeProgramatLugano,Switzerland&
Adigrat,EthiopiasponsoredbyVirginiaTechUniversity
Sustainablesocialchangeinterventionevaluations
Nonprofitmarketingstrategydevelopment
Taughtsocialentrepreneurship,selfbranding,andEnglishtoUniversitystudentsinEthiopia
ResearchProjects
FocusGroup
SponsoredbyDr.OvinkatBlacksburg,VA
ExploratoryanalysisofLGBTQcollegiateexperience
IndividualUndergraduateResearch
SponsoredbyDr.BrinbergatAdigrat,Ethiopia
SurveyofAdigratUniversityEritreanandEthiopianstudents
Exploratoryanalysisusingnarrativeapproachtoidentifyprosocialbehavior
InvestigatingimpactofoutofcampschemeforEritreanrefugees
SocialPsychologyLabMember
SponsoredbyDr.AxsomatBlacksburg,VA
Assistedinsurveydevelopment
Actedasconfederateduringexperiments
AcademicHonors
PsiChiHonorSociety
UniversityHonorsProgram
2015
20142016
20132016
20142016
20142016
RelevantAcademicWork
Diversity&CommunityEngagement(SOC2034)
Examinedpatternsofdiversity
Discusseddiverseperspectivesonsocialjustice,community,powerandprivilege
SeniorSeminar:TheDependentGene(PSYC4364)
Developedtheconceptualizationofepigenesiswithindevelopment
Exploredepigeneticsinitsrelationtopoverty
HonorsServiceLearning(UH3024)
CommunityengagementprojectwithlocalHeadstartProgram
ExploratoryresearchprojectonAfricanAmericanexperienceinGilesCounty,VA
CreatingSustainableSocialChange(PSYC2984)
DevelopedsustainableinterventionsforincreasingfemaleliteracyinEthiopia
EvaluatedandbuiltuponcurrentinterventionsinEthiopia
VolunteerExperience
Intern,InnerCityDevelopment
JuneAugust2015
InnerCityDevelopmentatSanAntonio,TX
SupervisedbyMs.PattiRadle35hoursperweek
Ledsummerreadingprogram
Plannedfieldtripsandcollegetours
Assistedinfundraisingactivitiesforthecenter
Intern,HavenforHope
JulyAugust2015
HavenforHopeatSanAntonio,TX
SupervisedbyMs.AnnHelmke10hoursperweek
Observeddirectors,peersupport,boardmeeting,&LCSW
Developedmetricssystemforprogramevaluation
Providedevaluativefeedbackonorganizationalfunctioning
CongressionalIntern
Jan.June2012
ForeignAffairsChairsOfficeatWashington,D.C.
SupervisedbyMs.MeghannJones10hoursperweek
Assistedindatacollection
Usheredforeignaffaircommitteehearings
PaidWork
Tutor,StudentAthleteAcademicSupportServicesFeb.Dec.2015
VirginiaTechatBlacksburg,VA
SupervisedbyMs.Mitchell2hoursperweek
Taughtstudyingskills
EnhancedstudentsknowledgeinPsychology&Biology
Leadership&Activities
CreatingSustainableSocialChangeClubFundraisingChair
20152016
PlannedfundraisingeventforOPDERwanda
Assistedindevelopmentofteachingprogramsforsocialchangeinitiatives
KappaKappaGamma
20132016
ParentsWeekendChairLedfundraiserformemorialscholarships
VolunteeredwithPricesForkElementaryschoolsPTA
GreeksGivingBackdayofservice
ResidenceHallFederationRepresentative
20122013
Organizedcampuswideeventsunifyingdormitorycommunities
Setupproposalforgenderneutralhousingandacampuswidephilanthropy
Skills
Language:ConversationalspokenandwrittenFrench
SoftwareExperience:MicrosoftOffice,JMP,InDesign,andSPSS