English Language and Linguistics professional student providing excellent tutoring services in Ottawa

Allyson's Resume

RELEVANT RESEARCH PROJECTS AND PAPERS
• Status of Prepositional Passives in the Literature, for Cognitive Science Honours Thesis; CGSC4908 (Winter 2018)
• Coda-t Debuccalization in English, for Phonology II (LING4007)
• OT Analysis of Guttural Consonants in Arabic Dialects, for Phonology II (LING4007)
• The Effects of Syllable Weight on Stress in Nganasan, for Phonology II (LING4007)
• Acoustic Analysis of the Consonant Cluster /str/ in English, for Historical Linguistics; LING3101 (Fall 2017)
• The Effects of Ink Colour and Problem Size on Mathematic Problem Solving, for Honours Seminar in Cognitive Science; CGSC3908 (Winter 2017)
• Verbal Morphology of Kabardian, for Morphology I; LING3005 (Winter 2017)
• Assessing How Lexical Features in Text Relate to Creativity, for Artificial Intelligence; CGSC4001 (Fall 2016)
• A Shift in Canadian Raising, for Phonology I; LING3007 (Fall 2015)

VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE
Paul Menton Centre Volunteer Notetaker (Fall 2015-Present)
• For the past three academic years, I have been uploading organized and thorough notes for students who have difficulty/are unable to take notes themselves. I make sure to write clearly and explain all concepts properly.

Science Teachers Association of Ontario (STAO) Conference Head Volunteer (November 2013, 2014)
• My duties as a volunteer at the annual STAO conference in Toronto, ON included coordinating times and locations of speakers’ sessions, overseeing that other volunteers were doing their assigned tasks, and entering attendance numbers for the keynote speakers’ sessions.

AWARDS AND HONOURS
• University Honours Program (2014-2018)
• Dean’s List (2014-2015, 2015-2016, 2016-2017)
• A. Davidson Dunton Scholarship, $2000 (2017-2018)
• J. Lorne Gray Scholarship, $2,000 (2016-2017)
• C. Jack MacKenzie Scholarship, $2,000 (2015-2016)
• Carleton University Entrance Scholarship, $2,000 (2014-2015)

PREVIOUS EMPLOYMENT
Teaching Assistant at Carleton University, Ottawa, ON
(January-April 2018; July-August 2017)
• PHIL2001, Introduction to Logic
• LING1001, Introduction to Linguistics
• Duties included attending classes, marking homework assignments, midterms, and the final exam, proctoring all exams, holding weekly office hours, and attending weekly meetings with the professors

Recruitment and Contract Administrator at Drivers R Us Staffing Agency, Mississauga, ON
(June-August 2015)
• Recruited and hired new employees in addition to securing contracts with some of Canada’s largest distributors (e.g., Canada Cartage, Amazon.ca)
• Oversaw all administrative tasks such as answering calls, collecting, filing, and making copies of important documents, and keeping in correspondence with the employer and employees