Resume

• 2010

  Westrate

  PhD

  Fulbright Program in Ukraine

  Trine University

  Ukraine

  Research Fellow

  Fulbright Program in Ukraine

  Villanova University

• 2007

  University of Notre Dame

  Ryan Sales

  Villanova University

  St. Cloud State University

  University of Notre Dame

  Villanova University

  Villanova

  PA

  Villanova University is a Roman Catholic institution of higher learning founded by the Order of Saint Augustine in 1842

  making it the oldest Catholic University in Pennsylvania. On its suburban campus close to Philadelphia

  Villanova provides a comprehensive education rooted in the liberal arts; a shared commitment to the Augustinian ideals of truth

  unity

  and love; and a community dedicated to serving others.\n\nA wide variety of undergraduate and graduate degree programs are offered through the University’s four colleges: the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

  the School of Business

  the College of Engineering

  and the College of Nursing

  as well as the Charles Widger School of Law. With a total enrollment that exceeds 10

  000 students

  Villanova is the largest Catholic university in Pennsylvania.\n\nEstablished in 2001

  the Center for Research and Fellowships (CRF) serves all Villanova students

  undergraduate and graduate alike. Our five-person team provides support in the areas of research

  grants

  scholarships

  and fellowships

  and has helped connect hundreds of Villanova students to programs of research

  scholarship

  and teaching around the world.\n\nThe CRF team also administers the Villanova University Presidential Scholars Program

  awarding our first-rate

  renewable

  merit-based scholarship that covers full tuition

  room

  board (up to 19 meals/week)

  fees

  professional development funds

  and the cost of textbooks for eight consecutive semesters. Representing diverse intellectual

  social

  ethnic

  and economic backgrounds

  Presidential Scholars are transformational leaders both on and off campus who have demonstrated a love of learning and a commitment to enhancing both their local and broader civic communities.

  Director

  Center for Research and Fellowships

  Notre Dame

  IN

  Notre Dame is a pre-eminent Catholic research university

  an institution with a superb faculty

  top graduate programs

  and a commitment to meaningful research

  teaching and service — all of which combine to offer our students an integrated and ever-widening set of resources that contribute to their formation as the next generation of academic and professional leaders. Students are supported on their path to success through strong faculty mentorship within their programs

  a thriving interdisciplinary community of student peers

  an advanced professional development program

  and network of offices and personnel that focus on graduate student life outside of the classroom and laboratory.\n\nThe Graduate School has four divisions — humanities

  social sciences

  science

  and engineering — and includes over 30 departments and programs that offer masters or doctoral degrees. There are approximately 8

  500 undergraduates and 2

  200 graduate students at Notre Dame

  in addition to nearly 300 postdoctoral fellows. Our graduate students come from all fifty states and over 100 nations.

  Program Director

  Graduate School Office of Grants and Fellowships

  University of Notre Dame

  Trine University

  Internet Manager

  Ryan Sales

  Teaching and Research Assistant

  St. Cloud State University

  Director

  Presidential Scholars Program (concurrent position)

  Villanova University

  Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

  Master of Arts (MA)

  Russian/Soviet History

  World/Global History

  German History

  University of Notre Dame

  GPA 4.0

• 2006

  Graduate classes in Political Science

  Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

• 2005

  Master of Arts (MA)

  Russian and Latin American History

  St. Cloud State University

• 1992

  Spanish

  German

  Russian

  BA

  Political Economy and Communications

  Hillsdale College

• Center for Research and Fellowships

  Welcome to the Center for Research and Fellowships (CRF)! Established in 2001

  we have connected hundreds of Villanova students

  alumni

  faculty

  and staff to programs of research and scholarship around the world. Our Mission Statement: CRF is a...

  Center for Research and Fellowships

  Public Speaking

  Political Science

  Teaching

  Policy Analysis

  University Teaching

  Editing

  PowerPoint

  History

  Social Media

  Research

  Grant Writing

  Microsoft Office

  Data Analysis

  Nonprofits

  Academic Writing

  Statistics

  Community Outreach

  Qualitative Research

  Higher Education

  Student Affairs

  Westrate

  PhD