PATRICIA KUO
123 Hsin Yi Road, Section3, Taipei, ROC, (8862)7092000
700 N. College Way, NC 546, Claremont, CA 91711, (909) 607-0000
SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS
Three semesters of research experience in child development psychology. Additional semester teaching disabled children. Experience studying in England. Several academic honors.
EDUCATION
Pomona College, Claremont, CA
Bachelor of Arts Degree, May 2003, Major in Psychology. GPA 3.8. Thesis: "Reassessing the Relationship between Intelligence and Juvenile Delinquency. " Additional Liberal Arts course work includes macroeconomics, microeconomics, statistics, research design and methodology.
Jesus College, Cambridge, England
Selected for a highly competitive program of studies at Cambridge University. Subjects included
psychology, political economics, education and anthropology, GPA 4.0, Spring
2002
RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
Pomona College Psychology Department, Claremont, CA. Team Researcher, Child Development.
Prepared statistics and analyzed data of language used in mother-child interactions to examine mother's linguistic pattern in influencing the development of her children's cognition, Fall
2002-Spring 2003
ACCOMPLISHMENTS:
- Performed statistical regressions using SPSSx
- Found correlation between mother's use of one syllable words and responsiveness of child
Danbury School, Claremont, CA. Teacher's Aide: First Grade level (ages 6 to 10)
Supervised orthopedically-handicapped children with schoolwork and play,
established and maintained positive schooling environment, conducted reading and
math sessions, Fall 2001
ACCOMPLISHMENTS:
- Taught multiplication tables to 10 students
- Created athletic games that students could play while in wheelchairs
Pomona College Psychology Department, Claremont, CA. Research Assistant, Child Development
Systematically transcribed naturalistic observations of mother-child
interactions, Fall 2001
ACCOMPLISHMENTS:
- Maintained neutrality of language used in transcriptions
- Suggested new methods for making transcriptions easier
ACTIVITIES
Jesus College Boat Club, Jesus College Music Society, Pomona ESL Program, Asian American Student Associations, Pomona College Choir, Aerobics, Traveled and lived in several Asian and European countries.
HONORS AND PUBLICATIONS
"The Role of Semidemographic Variables in Simulated Placement of Juvenile
Delinquents: A Layperson Analog Study" to be submitted for publication,
Spring 2003
American Psychological Association's Minority Undergraduate Student of
Excellence, selected in Fall 2002
Pomona Scholar 12001-2002 and 2000-2001
The National Honor Society of Psychology, initiated in Spring 2001
Return to Resume Samples