CHARMAINE BRUCE-KOTEY

PERSONAL PROFILE

I am a highly motivated and hardworking individual, and have a positive approach to work. I
CHARMAINEBKOTEY am organized, strong willed, and endeavor to excel in every task and challenge.
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EDUCATION

(224) 242-4801 M.S. IN EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH AND EVALUATION

NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY
Aug 2017 – December 2018
GPA 4.0
1673 SANDCASTLE ADVANCED QUANTITATIVE METHODOLOGY IN EDUCATION CERTIFICATE
LANE, PINGREE GROVE,
NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY
LLINOIS, 60140
December 2018
B.A. (HONS) SOCIOLOGY
THE UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM
WWW.LINKEDIN.COM/ September 2010 – July 2013
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EXPERIENCE
SKILLS
GRADUATE RESEARCH ASSISTANT
➢ Team-player
➢ Flexible EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY, RESEARCH AND ASSESSMENT
➢ Ability to work under Northern Illinois University
pressure August 2017 – Present
➢ Articulate ➢ Project coordinating on multiple projects, i.e. international student exchange program
communication & ➢ Work with internal and external key stakeholders creating educational partnerships
listening skills ➢ Online microcredentials platform development for teachers
➢ Excellent analytical/ ➢ Conduct literature reviews, data collection and analysis, and grant writing
problem solving skills ➢ Assist faculty with educational research, usability testing, and program evaluation, i.e.
➢ Great organizational finding best practices of LMS and best use of technology in classrooms
skills ➢ Use Cascade, NIU internal web server to build and edit department’s webpages
➢ Attend faculty meetings on curriculum, academic research, retention, and
SOFTWARE professionalism; data driven decisions to improve retention and student experience
➢ Perform administrative duties: phone support, scheduling meetings, preparing reports,
➢ MS Office and providing student support services
➢ Adobe Creative AU PAIR
Cloud
➢ SurveyMonkey AU PAIR IN AMERICA (STONE FAMILY)
➢ Qualtrics September 2018 – July 2017
➢ NVivo ➢ Cared for infants, creating a safe, fun and secure environment for children.
➢ SPSS ➢ Implemented appropriate development activities for children of different ages.
➢ R ➢ Maintained knowledge of emergency First Aid procedures.
 EVENTS FUNDRAISING OFFICER

CHRISTIAN AID
December 2014 – July 2015
➢ Managed challenge & community events portfolio; raising over £100k per year
➢ Identified new & potential events for supporters, & researching competitors’ events
CHARMAINE ➢ Advertised events on online platforms; conducted web analytics on best performing ads
BRUCE-KOTEY ➢ Worked in a target orientated environment, budgeting and forecasting
➢ Worked across departments within the organization and external stakeholders in events
➢ Provided supporter journey for event participants
➢ Oversight of challenge events policies to ensure compliance with legal requirements
CHARMAINEBKOTEY ➢ Managed interns & volunteers within my team
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CHURCH FUNDRAISING ASSISTANT

CHRISTIAN AID
(224) 242-4801 December 2013 – December 2014
➢ Worked with different teams across the organization
➢ Managed several email inboxes, answering queries from staff & supporters
➢ Provided financial reports for data analysis, weekly, monthly & quarterly respectively
1673 SANDCASTLE ➢ Used CRM database to store, update and generate reports on supporters information
LANE, PINGREE GROVE,
➢ Performed administrative duties: scheduling meetings, meeting minutes & phone support
LLINOIS, 60140

CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS AND PUBLICATIONS

WWW.LINKEDIN.COM/ ➢ Demir, F., Alenezi, F. & Bruce-Kotey, C. (2018). What makes an LMS useful for a
IN/CHARMAINEBKOTEY teacher? In Proceedings of E-Learn: World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government,
Healthcare, and Higher Education (pp. 208-211). Las Vegas, NV, United States: Association
for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE).
➢ Bruce-Kotey, C., Campbell, C. Gender & the leading choices to enroll in a STEM
discipline. Paper presentation at the annual meeting of the Mid-Western Educational
Research Association (MWERA), Cincinnati, OH, Oct 24-26.
➢ Demir, F., Kim, D., Bruce-Kotey, C. Google home may get you better grades. Poster
session at the annual meeting of the Association for Educational Communication &
Technology (AECT), Kansas City, MO, Oct 23-28.
➢ Demir, F., Kim, D., Bruce-Kotey, C. Assessing the New Voice Interactive Systems: A
comparison of visual & voice-based information presence. Poster presentation at the
annual meeting of the International Visual Literacy Association (IVLA), Chicago, IL, Nov 1-
4.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

➢ Voted Academic and Retention Chair for Educational Technology, Research and
Assessment Graduate Student Association 2018/19

References available upon request