Honor Society® member
Alexandra-Grissell Gomez
Psychology Instructional Aide (Elementary Statistics) at Cerritos College
- California State University, Long Beach
- Psychology
- Class of 2017
- Norwalk, California
Member since December 2015
Education
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California State University Long Beach
Psychology
2015 – 2017
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Cerritos College
Psychology
2011 – 2015
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University of California, Santa Cruz
Psychology/Community Studies
2010 – 2011
Honors and awards
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Building Infrastructure Leading to Diversity (BUILD) Scholar, CSULB
Selected for a two-year research program that prepares minority students for doctor education, funded by the National Institute of Health. Participate in faculty-mentored research, learning community seminars, and summer research/internship.
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National Partnership to End Interpersonal Violence Founders Award, Institute on Violence, Abuse, and Trauma Conference.
Research Team received an award for the research poster “Sexual Victimization and Disclosure to the Police”
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Women’s History Month Essay Competition, Cerritos College
Received third place award for essay, “Feminist: A Vision of Worthiness”
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Curricular Award in Psychology, Associated Students for Cerritos College
This award is given to one student in each discipline at the end of the semester. Nominated and chosen by the psychology department faculty for outstanding work and collaboration the field
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Worth Publishers / Psi Beta Student Research Paper Award
Won silver level award for research paper “The Effects of Sexual Expression on the Perception of Females”
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Academic Achievement in Psychology,American Psychological Association
Recognized for taking a leadership role in organizing and hosting the first undergraduate research conference at Cerritos College
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Student Conference Scholarship, Psi Beta
Received scholarship based on service to chapter, leadership in college, and participation in psychological research to attend and present at the Association for Psychological Sciences conference in San Francisco.
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Best News Story-Non Breaking, California Colleges Media Association
Won second place for a competition among California Colleges for feature story on the Cerritos College Talon Marks newspaper, “Breaking Down the Mentality of Sex Crimes.”
Goals and interests
- Career goal
Professor of Psychology
- Graduate school interests
Pursuing a doctorate in psychology in 2017.
Experience
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Psychology Instructional Aide (Elementary Statistics)
Cerritos College
Aug 2014 – Dec 2015
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Teacher's Assistant
Migrant Education Program
Aug 2012 – Jun 2015
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Social Justice Educator, ASES
Norwalk La-Mirada Unified School District
Aug 2011 – Jun 2015
Volunteering
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Women's Rights Activist
Long Beach Riot Grrrl Collective
Jan 2013 – Jan 2015
Languages
- Spanish Intermediate
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