101 Trent Road Wynnewood, PA 19096 Courtney.cines@gmail.com 610.348.

48.2111 EDUCATION 2010-present PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY UNIVERSITY PARK College of the Liberal Arts Psychology, Neuroscience 3.7 GPA WELLS COLLEGE ABROAD Independent Studies

Courtney Cines

University Park, PA

Spring 2013

Florence, Italy

HEALTH-RELATED EXPERIENCE 2013-2014 Mount Nittany Medical Center University Park, PA Emergency Room Volunteer Transporting patients to and from medical scans while assisting nurses and technicians in moving the patient on and off the bed and scan table Interacting with patients to alleviate their worries and providing them with comfort Responding to calls from nurses and physicians to assist them with patient admission and discharge of patients March 2014 INTERNATIONAL STUDENT VOLUNTEER Ecuador Volunteer Initiated medical consultations Assessed vitals and chief complaints Shadowed local doctors and nurses providing patient care Contributed to building a stairwell in the local community center 2012-2013 LANKENAU HOSPITAL VOLUNTEER Bryn Mawr, PA Volunteer Shadowed residents and interns on the general medicine floor and participated in daily rounds and subsequent discussions of the patients status twice daily Attended daily medical seminars provided by the hospital for the third and fourth year medical students Rounded with a team Emergency Room doctors Volunteered for a day on an ambulance staffed by EMT specialists RESEARCH EXPERIENCE 2012-2014 COLLEGE OF HEALTH AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT University Park, PA Research Assistant Conducted a series of tasks with infants up to 18 months to determine how they express their needs and employ self soothing techniques to assess influence on future behavior and emotional development Responsible for coding emotional responses and data entry from lab visits and parent questionnaires Participated in weekly lab meetings and additional educational seminars Summer 2013 COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER New York, NY Study Coordinator Conducted computerized and verbal neuropsychological testing on participants to examine the relationship between aging and dementia as well as self efficacy Recruited and scheduled participants from the Washington Heights-Inwood Community Aging project to participate in the study Attended neuropsychology meetings provided by esteemed doctors and researchers CENTER FOR CHILDHOOD AND OBESITY RESEARCH University Park, PA Research Assistant Conducted the assessments of preschool children to measure food reinforcement associated with food intake, predicting palatable food reinforcement stemming from genotypic and associated with compulsive behaviors and obesity Engaged the children in computerized food reinforcement tasks Delivered verbal assessments collecting information measuring hunger and intake frequency of specific foods

2010


ACTIVITIES

Responsible for computerized data entry

2010-2014

Summer 2009

ALPHA SIGMA ALPHA SORORITY University Park, PA Member of Executive Board, Vice President Responsible for coordination of the sororitys activities with the programs offered by the broader Penn State community, including philanthropy, educational seminars and inter-cultural discussion groups Participated in weekly meetings with the Panhellenic community executive board Assisted in the organization of and participation in our THON philanthropy group, which raised 300,000 for pediatric cancer treatment and research in 2014 INTERNATIONAL STUDENT VOLUNTEER Panama Volunteer Educated local residents about the pertinence of recycling and methods of removing waste efficiently Assisted locals in creating and utilizing environmentally friendly tools INTERNATIONAL STUDENT VOLUNTEER Costa Rica Volunteer Created and engaged elementary school students in daily English lessons Participated in the building of a local school and outdoor area to create a more feasible learning environment Gained communication and group skills while working with members of my own team and members of the Costa Rican community

2007- 2008

WORK EXPERIENCE 2013-2014 LF CLOTHING STORE Stylist Created personal and lasting relationships with clients Styled and outfitted clients and customers Marketed products and sales to new customers New York, NY

2011-2012

BALA CYNWYD SCHOOL FOR YOUNG CHILDREN Bala Cynwyd, PA Teaching Assistant Contributed to the organization and implementation of daily classroom coursework and activities Engaged the children in reading groups and subsequent reading projects Assisted in all classroom activities and encouraged active participation of the students Direct observation of childhood development in infants through 6 years