KATRINA BUCKMAN

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3103 S 150 W
LaPorte, IN 46350
zaiens@gmail.com
EDUCATION:
Masters of Arts in Psychology, Behavioral Neuroscience - GPA: 3.4
American University, Washington, DC; Sep '02 - August '04
Bachelor of Arts in Psychology / Minor in Biology - GPA: 3.6
American University, Washington, DC; Sep '98-May '02
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
Jiaying University, Meizhou, Guangdong, China;
Aug '07-Aug '10; Full Time
- Taught Physiological Psychology Microbiology, Biotechnology/Biochemistry and E
SL
- Responsible for all class development, administration, student assessment
- Recruited, placed, trained and evaluated new teachers
Foreign Language Expert
English First Language Institute, Urumqi, China
Apr '06-Jul '07; Full Time
- Provided foreign language instruction to all levels and ages
- Responsible for all class administration, instruction and managerial assistanc
e
- IT/CALL development and assistance
Assistant Director of Volunteer Services and Foundation
United General Hospital, Sedro-Woolley, WA
Sep '05 - Mar '06; Full Time
- Coordinated with hospital departments to determine needs, and plan and impleme
nt volunteer programs to meet those needs; Including, but not limited to: grant
writing, fundraising events, donor solicitation, and volunteer placement
- Acted as a liaison between volunteers and departments/administration
- Assisted Administration and The Foundation Board in hospital fundraising and f
und allocation
- Managed advertising campaigns and publications for fundraising events and acti
vities
Freelance Work
Jun '05 - Present; Part Time
Website and Logo design for various companies, corporations, and groups
Administrative Assistant
Wise Enterprises, Bellingham, WA
Dec '04 - Sep '05; Full Time
- Payroll, accounts receivable and accounts payable, preparing city and state pe
rmits, meet and greet, answering phones on a four line system, database creation
and management
- Handled Marketing and Production needs in the office
- Responsible for legal consulting pertaining to Washington State Labor and Indu
stries and City of Bellingham
Videographer
Black Dog Productions, Bellingham, WA
Nov '04 - Mar '05; Part Time
- Captured, organized, and edited video footage for professional contracts
- Produced promotional videos for City of Bellingham to air on a local televisio
n station
Research/Data Assistant
Behavioral Pharmacology Research Unit
Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Md
May '03-Mar '04; Full Time
- Planned and implement research protocol for clinical pharmacology studies.
- Data collection and management
- Volunteer recruiting and coordination
Research Assistant
Psychopharmacology Lab
American University, Washington, DC
Jan '03-May '03; Part Time
- Designed and implement behavioral neuropharmacology research. - Developed and
trained researchers in the use of a database for drug recording and monitoring
Teaching Assistant
American University, Washington, DC
Jan '03-May '03; Part Time
- Assisted with instruction, management, and grading of Psychology as a Natural
Science
Research Associate
Biopsychology Lab
American University, Washington, DC
Jan '00-Jan '03; Full Time
- Designed and implemented behavioral and histological studies with a focus on o
dor perception and coding in rats and mice
- Data collection, analysis, and management with Excel SPSS, SAS, Office, and Co
rel
- Budgeting and Bookkeeping for grant allocations
VOLUNTEER WORK:
Assistant to Nurse Coordinator
Columbia Road Health Services, Washington, DC
Jun '01-Sep '01
- Re-organization of medicine in compliance with government standards
- Shadowed Doctors and observing patient interactions with nurses and doctors
- Promotional and fundraising work, newsletter and mailing creation and support
Patient Activities Volunteer/Receptionist
Christ House (Medical Facility for the Homeless) Washington, DC
Jun '00-Jun '01
- Planned patient activities (horseback riding, hiking, plays, and movies)
- Maintained facility security and answered phones
- Observed nurse-patient interactions, helped maintain sterile facilities, helpe
d in patient care
CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS:
- April 2002 Association for Chemoreception Sciences, Sarasota FL
The Effects of 3-Methyl-Indol on Mouse Olfactory Neurons
AWARDS
- Charles B. Ferster Award for Excellence in Psychology; 2002
SKILLS/CERTIFICATIONS:
- Proficient in MAC and PC. Master level skills in Excel, Word, Works, Powerpoin
t, Final Cut Pro, Flash 8, Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, Reader, and Writer. Ade
pt in Pages, Quickbooks, Pagemaker, Publisher, Corel, Kalidagraph, SPSS, SAS, an
d Access.
- Skilled in website and graphic design
- Video recording on digital and VHS cameras; Video and still recording and edit
ing; Recording through florescent microscopes
- Certification in HU SOM Human Subjects Research (HSR); JHU SOM Conflict of Int
erest and Commitment (COI); Johns Hopkins HIPAA General Privacy Issues (GPI); Jo
hns Hopkins HIPAA Privacy Issues Relating to Research (IRR)

REFERENCES:
Available upon request.

*Maiden Name: Katrina Jean Zaiens