Nicholas B.

Munson  
3852 4th Ave, Apt 6 • San Diego, CA 92103 • (760) 917-2476 • nbmunson@gmail.com
 
 
Education 
 
University of San Diego: 2017 - Present, 4.00 GPA 
San Diego City College: 2014 - 2017, Honors Psychology student maintaining 3.88 GPA 
Oklahoma City University: May 2008, Bachelor of Music Degree in Vocal Performance 
 
Training & Certifications 
● CSET: Social Science I, II, & III 
● GLSEN Workshop on comprehensive approaches to ensuring safe and inclusive schools 
● Certified training in School-Based LGBTIQ-Focused Suicide Prevention 
 
Teaching Experience 
 
Extended Practicum: Cajon Valley Middle School (20-25hrs Week): January 2018 - May 2018 
Taught 7th Grade World History to one period for three months 
Supported students in English language development and content understanding both 1-on-1 and 
in small groups 
 
Practicum: Cajon Valley Middle School (8hrs Week): September 2017 - December 2017 
Worked with Cooperating Teacher to teach 7th Grade World History curriculum to six periods 
Supported students in English language development and content understanding both 1-on-1 and 
in small groups  
 
Leadership & Service 
 
San Diego City College 
● Behavioral Science Statistics Tutor: August 2015 - May 2016 
● Psi Beta’s Research Informant and Research Chair: August 2015 - January 2016 
 
UCSD’s Gifford Clinic (Outpatient Psychiatric Facility): February 2016 - October 2016 
● Shadowed clinicians during mental health screenings, diagnostic evaluations, and 
orientations 
● Actively participated in team meetings following intake appointments 
 ● Performed administrative duties such as producing new patient charts, updating reference 
materials, filing medical records, and data entry 
● Participated in one hour of clinical supervision a week 
● Maintained Gifford’s condom distribution program 
 
Storefront Emergency Youth Shelter: October 2015 - May 2016 
● De-escalated crises and critical safety situations while maintaining a level head 
● Led game nights, helped with homework, and organized chore schedules 
● Regularly read service partners’ (youths’) files in order to be present with them and their 
evolving situations 
● Talked with the youths about their feelings and circumstances without judgment, and 
occasionally served simply as a good listener and sounding board 
● Helped to provide a nurturing, structured, stable environment 
● Helped the youths with their chores and the staff with miscellaneous tasks 
 
UCSD’s Rayner Eyetracking Lab: March 2015 - September 2015 
● Created hundreds of visual stimuli tailored to stringently specific conditions for experiments 
● Scheduled and ran participants through experiments while maintaining detailed data logs 
● Set up equipment and software, and calibrated sophisticated eyetracking machinery to 
participants' corneal refraction and saccadic patterns 
● Debriefed participants and discussed background and purpose of specific experiments 
● Analyzed papers and led discussions on newest findings in relevant scientific literature 
 
 
Conferences Attended 
● California Council for the Social Studies 2016 Framework Rollout (CCSS) - March 2018 
 
Research Experience 
● Research group leader for study analyzing mandrill chimp substrate and zone use at the San 
Diego Zoo 
● Primary Research Assistant for two UCSD experiments investigating how visual stimuli 
processed as saccadic omissions interfere with learning 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Other Work Experience 
  
First Church of Christ, Escondido ~ Soloist: December 2008 - August 2017 
● Perform weekly solo and lead the congregation’s hymns. 
● Create time flow plans, lead rehearsals, file and organize music. 
 
San Diego Opera ~ Core Chorister: January 2009 - June 2016 
● Analyze text for most effective inflective, dramatic, and musical approach based on the era 
and language of each opera 
● Prepare music, sing in the chorus during all operas, and perform occasional principle and bit 
roles. 
● Maintain notes given and interpret direction provided by the directors, conductor, chorus 
master, stage manager and choreographer for incorporation into performances. 
  
Premier Enterprises Group ~ Administrative Assistant: May 2013 - February 2014 
● Tasked with screening, training, and supervising a staff of 10 - 15 employees. 
● Assisted Director of Operations and President with various administrative tasks including 
opening and closing the office, coordinating Director’s daily schedule and balancing 
personal tasks and appointments for five different programs. 
● Responsible for reception duties, answering telephones and making outgoing customer 
service calls. 
● Facilitated sales and provided support for the products and services of more than ten 
different companies. 
● Maintained a personal relationship with key clients to provide tailored products to meet 
their evolving business needs. 
● Coordinated interdepartmental projects, organized division of tasks, acted as Team Point 
for time-sensitive projects, and built and proofread legal contracts for new and existing 
clients. 
 
 
Additional Experience 
 
● Tutored 6th-8th grade students in math, science, and beginning ESL for a semester 
● Tutored college-level Behavioral Science Statistics students for a semester 
● Volunteered in a Middle School 6th-8th grade Mild-Mod Room 
● Volunteered as a basic computer skills tutor in a community lab 
● Taught 1-on-1 voice lessons for children, teenagers, and young adults 
● Conducted and taught choirs