Charissa M.

Kashian
20 College Ave SE Apt 2, Grand Rapids, MI, 49503
Cell Phone: 906.282.2789
Email: kashianc@mail.gvsu.edu
Online Portfolio: https://mskashian.weebly.com/

EDUCATION
Grand Valley State University Academic Achievements:
Bachelor of Science in Chemistry and Secondary  GPA of 3.916
Education, Minor in Biology  Frederik Meijer Honors College: 2015 – 2020
Endorsements: DC, DA  Excellence in Chemistry Award 2019
 Dean’s List: all ten semesters at GVSU

TEACHING EXPERIENCE: DC/DA CERTIFICATION

Teacher Assisting: Grand Rapids University Preparatory Academy. Grades 9 and 10.
Assist cooperating teacher in grading, planning, and teaching chemistry lessons.
Created and taught a ten-day unit plan, focused on periodic trends and families.
Wrote and taught multiple 5E Learning Cycle lesson plans.

Student Teaching: Forest Hills Northern High School. Grade 10.

Taught with full control of the classroom in a project-based chemistry classroom.
Assisted in setting up and organizing a four-week interdisciplinary project.
Consistently collaborated with four other content-area teachers.
Worked one-on-one with students to design and complete individual projects.

TUTORING EXPERIENCE:
Chemistry Walk-in Tutor: Winter 2018- Summer 2019
Instruct general, organic, inorganic, and analytical chemistry to college students individually or in small
groups to better understand problem-solving methods and chemical concepts.
Structured Learning Assistance Facilitator: Winter 2017 – Winter 2018
Lead small group discussions, create one-hour activities and work with professors and students in an
entry-level chemistry course.
Scheduled Tutor: Winter 2016 – Fall 2017
Solidify general chemistry concepts for students in a small group setting.

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE:
Design and conduct a quasi-experiment to evaluate how chemistry faculty assign partial credit to
general chemistry question. 2016 – 2017.
Conduct interviews with chemistry faculty and then transcribe and analyze the interviews using a
coding system. 2017 - 2020.
Present pilot study at the Biennial Conference on Chemical Education to 50+ chemical educators.
Summer 2018.
Present pilot study at Student Scholars Day and for Chemistry Capstone. Winter 2019.
Modify experiment to be online and expanded to multiple universities. 2018 - 2020.
EXTRACURRICULAR & LEADERSHIP ACTIVITES:
Swing Dance Club: 2015 – 2019
Vice President 2018 – 2019
Assist the President in leading club meetings and executive board meeting.
Teach various swing dance styles to club meetings of 30+ people.
Treasurer: 2017- 2018
Fundraise and budget for club events and guest instructors.
Chemistry Club: 2016 – 2019
Treasurer: 2018 – 2019
Assist other executive board members in running meeting and help run American Chemical
Society study book sale
Equestrian Club General Member: 2015 – 2019

WORK EXPERIENCE:
Equestrian Stable Assistant: 2013 – 2017
Independently feed, water, and care for twenty-nine horses after school, during the weekends and during
the summer.
Wild Rivers Invasive Species Field Technician: May 2016 - August 2016, May 2017 - August 2017
Work independently and in a team to eradicate multiple invasive species, using hand-pulling methods,
backpack sprayers, and handheld sprayers.
Educate local boaters about aquatic invasive species are and how to stop the spread of them.

VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE:
High School Tutor: 2015-2016
Assist teacher and students in a chemistry classroom by helping create lesson plans and
assisting students with worksheets and other activities.
TEAM 21 Volunteer: 2015-2016
Assist team members with daily tasks and facilitate activities for students in a middle
school setting.
Elementary Reading Tutor: Fall 2016
Work one-on-one with first grade students to improve reading comprehension.

REFERENCES:
Austin Krieg. Cooperating Teacher. Forest Hills Northern High School. 616.723.2556. akrieg@fhps.net

Joel Zoller. Cooperating Teacher. Grand Rapids University Preparatory Academy. 231.750.0491.
zollerj@grps.org

Nathan Barrows. Research Advisor and Professor. Grand Valley State University. 616.331.8644.
barrowsn@gvsu.edu

Sarah Clark. Chemistry Tutor Coordinator. Grand Valley State University. 616.331.2072. clarksa1@gvsu.edu

Angela Slater. Field Coordinator. Grand Valley State University. 616.405.3994. slateang@gvsu.edu