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Joshua L. Ferris |
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EDUCATION |
Heinz College - Carnegie Mellon University |
5/2009 - 5/2010 |
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University of Pittsburgh |
8/2000 - 5/2004 |
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University of California-Berkeley |
6/2003 - 8/2003 |
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WORK EXPERIENCE |
Carnegie Mellon University, Health Care Programs and Initiatives |
6/2010 - 8/2010 |
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I was a research assistant and program evaluator for a joint wheelchair distribution program between the American Wheelchair Mission and Mexico based Teletón. The Benter Foundation was the responsible for funding the evaluation program developed by our team of researchers at Carnegie Mellon University.
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Carnegie Mellon University, Heinz College |
10/2009 - 2/2010 |
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I was the qualitative research assistant for a project conducted by the communications faculty of Heinz College. I was responsible for independently investigating the curriculum policies of various peer institutions. The report of these findings is currently being edited for later publication.
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Colegio Experimental Alberto Einstein |
12/2007 - 5/2009 |
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I served as the only English speaking technology teacher at the school. I was responsible for teaching pre-kindergarten through sixth grade. During my time at the school I was instrumental in building a program that would bring the brightest international teachers into the faculty. We refined our curriculum and presented our findings on a continual basis to our supervisors.
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SEIU District 1199P |
2/2004 - 7/2007 |
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I developed the organization's first information technology department. In doing so I created a plan for continual and future development. We implemented a new membership database, trained staff and members, and worked on efficiency plans for future projects. I managed the departmental IT budget and supervised high cost purchasing. I was called to major campaigns as a senior consultant and troubleshooter to work though difficult problems. I worked in Illinois, Massachusetts, and Washington DC in this capacity.
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University of Pittsburgh, Department of Dental Public Health |
2/2003 - 2/2004 |
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I performed administrative tasks for multiple senior faculty level researchers in the department.
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University of Pittsburgh, Pitt News |
8/2003 - 1/2004 |
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I was responsible for a bi-weekly column at the daily university newspaper as a staff columnist. I worked on hard deadlines with the editing staff to produce the column using critical feedback from my peers and my supervisor.
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Rendell For Governor |
1/2002 - 11/2002 |
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I developed and administered the campaign's volunteer and contact database that eventually helped lead the campaign to victory. I supervised the work of one of the information technology interns during this campaign.
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University of Pittsburgh, Computer Learning Center |
10/2000 - 2/2003 |
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I worked in a classroom setting and assisted instructors with many students on various information technologies. This included the full Microsoft Office Suite and many database programs.
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CERTIFICATIONS |
Accreditation Council for Distance TESOL Education - ACTDEC
Teaching English as a Second Language (TESOL), June, 2008 |
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BOOK CHAPTERS |
Ferris, J. The nomenclature of the community: An activist's perspective. In M. D. Shankle (Ed.), The handbook of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender public health: A practitioners guide to service. Binghampton, NY: The Haworth Press, Inc. February, 2006
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