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Portrait of Emily Watkins

Honor Society® member

Emily Watkins

Special Needs Caregiver at Pinnacle Home Care

  • East Carolina University
  • Psychology
  • Class of 2019
  • Williamston, North Carolina

Member since August 2016

About

I am a Junior at East Carolina University majoring in Psychology and minoring in Natural Science. I am in hopes of becoming an Occupational Therapist and specializing with handicapped children.

Education

  • east carolina university

    Psychology/Natural Science

    2015 – 2018

Honors and awards

  • National Society of Leadership and Success

    Honor Society with access to scholarships, job opportunities, and other college related help.

  • Dean's List (2017)

    Dean's List award for the Fall Semester of 2017

  • Ambassador Academic Mentoring Scholarship

    $500 per semester scholarship with mentoring incoming freshmen

  • Academic Achievement

    Academic Achievement award ceremony held at the Pete & Lynn Murphy Center at East Carolina University for outstanding grades as an incoming freshman.

  • Academic Achievement Scholarship

    Scholarship of $1,000 for outstanding grades.

Goals and interests

Career goal

Occupational Therapy

Graduate school interests

East Carolina University
Lenoir Rhyne University
Trinity Washington University

Outside the classroom

Playing guitar, singing, hunting, traveling, zip-lining, white-water rafting, exercising, cooking, babysitting.

Experience

  • Special Needs Caregiver

    Pinnacle Home Care

    Jun 2016 – Feb 2018

  • Ambassador Academic Mentor

    East Carolina University (Pirate Academic Success Center)

    Jun 2016 – Feb 2018

  • Waitress

    Hitchn'Post Restaurant

    Sep 2015 – Feb 2018

Volunteering

  • Research Assistant

    East Carolina Univeristy, Dr. Matthew Whited

    Jan 2018 – Feb 2018

  • Volunteer

    Pirate Academic Success Center

    Apr 2017 – Feb 2018

  • Volunteer

    Martin County Special Olympics

    Apr 2017

  • Volunteer

    UNC Childrens Hospital, Dr. Zheng Fan

    Jul 2016

  • Musician

    Williamston House Nursing Home

    Jun 2009 – Jun 2015

  • Musician

    Bethany P.H. Church

    Mar 2009 – Feb 2018

Languages

  • Spanish Intermediate

Additional information