Jane Doe
1122 Normal Street No. 302
Lincoln, NE 68503
Phone (402) 555-1212
E-mail jd[email protected]
EDUCATION
2006 B.A. Psychology
University of Nebraska – Lincoln (UNL)
Major:
Minor:
Honors Thesis: (Title of your thesis)
Supervisors: (Name of professors who supervised your thesis)
GPA:
Major GPA:
GRANTS, HONORS, & SCHOLARSHIPS
2006 Undergraduate Creative Activities and Research Experiences (UCARE) Recipient
2005-2006 McNair Scholar
2005 Student Spotlight: UNL Department of Psychology
2005 A & M Waters Scholarship
2004-Present Charles & Emma Novotny Scholarship
2003 William Randolph Hearst Foundation Scholarship
2003 Ruth & Carl Olenberger Scholarship
2003-Present G. Bremer Memorial Scholarship
2002 Elmer Rhoden Merit Scholarship
2002-2006 Dean’s List, College of Arts & Sciences
RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
Summer Research Assistant
Department of Psychology
University of Nebraska-Lincoln,
2005-Present
Responsibilities:
I assisted Dr. Richard Servatti with an anxiety research project. My specific responsibilities
including serving as an actor-facilitator, creating anxiety-response behaviors in subjects during
videotaped session, coding the video-taped sessions, and assisting with the analysis and
dissemination of findings.
Research Assistant
Department of Psychology
University of Nebraska- Lincoln
2004 – Present
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PSYCHOLOGY
CURRICULUM VITAE
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Responsibilities:
I worked under supervision of Dr. Ann Miller and was the only undergraduate selected to
organize and teach an experimental class at a local high school to test a model of self-esteem
training. My specific responsibilities included organizing and teaching the class, conducting pre-
and post- assessments of self-esteem, scoring psychological measuring, and entering the data into
a database.
Research Assistant
Department of Psychology
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
2004-Present
Responsibilities:
I assisted Dr. Jane Professor in a research project involving investigating implicit and explicit
false memory across a variety of tasks. Duties included programming, running subjects, statistical
analysis of the data, and supervision of other research assistants.
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Teaching Assistant
PSYC 101
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
2005
Responsibilities: (Brief description of your role)
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Co-Therapist
Lincoln Center for Child Study
2006
Responsibilities:
I observed and assisted with individual child and adolescent therapy, including testing, diagnosis,
and care presentation.
Crisis Advocate
H.E.L.P. Hotline
2005-Present
Responsibilities:
I was a crisis counselor for a 24- hour child abuse hotline. Responsibilities included crisis
intervention, education, and counseling to parents. This position required the ability to assess the
nature and intensity of the client's problem quickly and to develop a therapeutic response in one
confidential telephone call.
Intern
Private Practice of Richard X. Lamping, Ph.D
2005
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demonstrate it by stating that
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would require you to put in at
least 20 hours a week. That’s
motivation without explicitly
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experience you have had such
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experiences you have been
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opportunities in the Lincoln
community that can help you
“beef up” this section of your
CV. Examples include
Friendship Home, Voices of
Hope, Cedars, Madonna,
Community Action, Child
Guidance Center, Child
Advocacy Center, etc.
Responsibilities:
I obtained psycho-medical histories, observed therapy sessions, and discussed treatment plans and
therapeutic techniques with the doctor.
WORK EXPERIENCE
Position
Location
Date
Responsibilities: (Brief description of your role)
CAMPUS INVOLVEMENT
President
Student Council on the Chancellor’s Commission on the Status of Women
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
2004-Present
Responsibilities: (Brief description of your role)
President
Psi Chi Honor Society
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
2004-Present
Responsibilities: (Brief description of your role)
PUBLICATIONS
Doe, J., & Professor, J. (2006). Testing Models of Self-Esteem Training in a High School Class of Boys
and Girls: Toward Developing Applied Techniques for Teachers. Educational Psychology, 12,
514-520.
PRESENTATIONS
Doe, J., & Professor, J. (March, 2006). False memory effects on an implicit memory task. Poster presented
at the Undergraduate Research Symposium at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE.
Doe, J., & Redbird, J., & Professor, J. (September, 2004). False memory effects on learning tasks in large
group settings. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Midwestern Psychological
Association, Chicago, IL.
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
2004-Present Student member of the American Psychological Society
REFERENCES
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have asked to write recommendations of you
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Licensures
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Mentoring
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Athletics
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