Teaching Assistant Resume

Education

Technical Skills
Microsoft Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint, SQL, SPSS, and ArcGIS 10
Projects/Coursework
Thesis

Conducted research to understand push factors associated with undocumented Mexican migration into the United States
Extracted, transformed, and analyzed data from large diverse datasets including US and Mexican census data, data from the Department of Homeland Security, and sociological surveys
Incorporated statistical techniques to model and explain migration patterns
Techniques used include Principle component analysis, ordinary least squares regression, Pearson’s correlation, and geographically weighted regression
Results provided statistical evidence to corroborate sociological studies, and identified spatial patterns of the variables
Built custom data visualizations to present results with department

SPSS/Multivariate Analysis

Identified variables correlated with female life expectancy, lifetime births per woman, and slums in Cairo, Egypt
Incorporated data from multiple sources
Census, sociological studies, and land use data
Implemented multivariate and spatial statistical techniques to interpret the data
Factor analysis, multiple linear regressions, cluster analysis, and spatial regressions
Identified significant variables that were able to model the events which could be used to explain current events and predict future trends

GIS Use and Analysis

Work Experience
Confidential, Teaching Assistant August 2008 to May 2010

Instructed and lectured two sections of 20-25 students in introductory Physical Geography lab
Tutored and mentored struggling students
Evaluated student assignments to determine each students final grade