Samantha Trumpower

412-680-1206 ● 260 Cascade Road, Pittsburgh, PA 15221 ● sctrumpower@gmail.com

EDUCATION
Seton Hill University | Bachelor of Arts in Psychology & Criminal Justice May 2022
● Overall GPA: 3.81/4.0
● Psychology GPA: 3.79/4.0
● Criminal Justice GPA: 3.9/4.0
● Dean’s List: Fall 2019 – Fall 2021 (five semesters total)
● Member, Alpha Phi Sigma Criminal Justice Honors Society
● Member, Project H.O.P.E.

WORK EXPERIENCE
Head Cashier February 2018 - Present
Elmer’s Aquarium | Monroeville, PA
 Work primarily as a cashier and assistant manager with a heavy focus on customer service
 Directly manage and train sales associates on rules, procedures, and customer service
 Assist with office work, including counting money, inventorying items, and managing orders.
Youth and Family Advocate, Support Staff January 2022 - Present
Outside In | Bolivar, PA
 Assistant to clinical team at a residential juvenile delinquency facility
 Aid with paperwork, group and individual therapy sessions, and grading students.
 Emotional support is required in reducing negative thoughts and behaviors of students.

ACADEMIC PROJECTS
Psychology and Criminal Justice Internship, Fall 2021
Internship Site: Outside In, Voyagers Program
 Residential program for juvenile males ages 13 – 18 adjudicated delinquent or dependent that focuses
on developing prosocial behavior and skill building based on the values of balanced and restorative
justice.
 Shadowed and worked directly with Youth and Family Advocate to develop individualized goals for
the youth, provide counseling services in individual sessions, and work with youth in Aggression
Reduction Training group sessions.
Senior Psychology Research Project, Fall 2021
 Worked independently to develop research hypotheses, collect data, and complete research paper on
how college students view sexual offenders.
 Focus on how the participants’ social dominance orientation and patriarchal beliefs related to opinions
on sexual offenders using the Perceptions of Sexual Offenders Scale and Attitudes Towards Sexual
Offenders Scale.
 Knowledge and use of statistical software SPSS to analyze and process data from the participant
responses.
SKILLS
SPSS Statistics |Qualtrics |Microsoft Office | Google Suite | Schedule management | Research & development