Rosa L. Carson
rcarson@alumni.williams.edu
Work experience
Campbell-Kibler Associates: Research Associate
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conducted project and program
evaluations
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wrote progress, year-end and
final reports for funders, grantees and publication
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recommended programmatic and
policy changes and restructuring
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evaluated teacher and trainer
performance
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designed surveys, collected
data
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managed study participants
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designed, presented and
facilitated conference sessions
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conducted telephone and
in-person interviews for research and evaluation
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wrote summaries of research
findings for popular audiences
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conducted classroom
observations and evaluations of events and activities
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blogged on current issues in
media, science, technology, engineering and math fields with focus on gender
Campbell-Kibler Associates: Consultant
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prepared research summary of
middle and high school mathematics curricula
Proyecto LingŸistico Quetzalteco, Nuevos Horizontes:
student liaison, interpreter
September 2003 Ð May 2004: Quetzaltenango,
Guatemala
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interpreted lectures on
political and social topics from Spanish to English
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coordinated activities and
logistics among international students and volunteers
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led activities in community
daycare
Mosaic Commons Cohousing: project coordinator
October 2000 - September 2003
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planned and facilitated
business meetings run under a consensus model
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oversaw action items and
other project activity
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planned weekend-long retreats
for groups of 20-40 people
Various community organizations: coordinator, planner
July 2000 - September 2003
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organized and facilitated
monthly peer support group with attendance of 5-15
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evening and weekend event
planning for groups of 40-200 attendees
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conducted community outreach
on issues of public health
Harvard School of Public Health: Data Coordinator
October 2000 - July 2003
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managed study data and
databases
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supervised student staff
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created questionnaires for
health studies
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researched history and
validity of health survey questions
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participated in human
subjects protection ethics training
Harvard School of Public Health: Research Assistant
October 1998 - October 2000
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provided technical support in
office
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trained coworkers in
technology products
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designed office web page
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researched and created
proposal for funding new office technologies
Williams College Office of
Special Academic Programs: Intern
September 1997 - May 1998
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developed and led workshops
on multiculturalism for a variety of organizations, including elementary,
middle, and high schools, and teacher groups
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office and event planning
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assisted with communication
between fellows and director
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coordinated office
programming
Fellowship of Reconciliation; Skills for Change
Conference: Co-trainer
August 1997
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developed and led training
and workshops in multiculturalism, racism, sexism, public speaking
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headed scheduling logistics
for 20 student participants
Anvil Motel: Head of Housekeeping
Summer 1997
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managed motel staff of 10
non-English-speaking migrant workers
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initiated voluntary
after-work English study program for staff
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designed and taught 3-month
English as a second language curriculum for staff and their families
American
Association for the Advancement of Science Ð Annual Meeting, February 2008
Blogs,
Boards and Bonding: Using Electronic Communities to Support Women in Science
Association
of Science Ð Technology Centers National Meeting, October 2006
Evaluation
of Engineering is Elementary
NSF
Human Resources Division Joint Annual Meeting, March 2006
Discussion
facilitation
NSF Alliances
for Graduate Education and the Professoriate, January 2006
Breakout
group facilitation: Alliance evaluation
GE
Foundation National College Bound Conference, August 2005
What Do
We Know? Results from report produced with Urban Institute
GE
Foundation Math Excellence Conference, July 2005
Results
from the Math Excellence Cross-Project Evaluation
What Do
We Know? Seeking Effective Math and Science Instruction (2005)
With
Beatrice Chu Clewell, Patricia B. Campbell, et al
Lessons
from the GE Foundation's Math Excellence series
Adding
Courses; Increasing Options (2005)
Reaching
Out; Increasing Diversity (2005)
Making
Change: Sustaining Math Excellence (2006)
Exploring
Teacher Change (2006)
Other Skills
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conversationally fluent in
Spanish
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workshop design and
facilitation in:
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multicultural issues for
schools K-12 and businesses
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public speaking
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community building
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conflict mediation for high
school and college students
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mediation and conflict
resolution
Master of Public Policy, expected summer 2008
Regenerative Design Institute
Permaculture Design Course, May 2006
Certificate of Spanish language study, December 2003, May
2004
Williams College
Bachelor of Arts in Religion, cum laude, 1998
Concentration in Multicultural Studies
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teaching assistantship in
religion
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president of cooperative
administration/student organization for training in multiculturalism school-wide:
organized workshops for freshman cohort of 500
= started student organization for intercultural exchange between students of developing countries and US students of various backgrounds, organized and led retreats under auspices of this group