Resume

• 2009

  PhD

  Sociology

  Indiana University Bloomington

• 2007

  Graduate Certificate

  Canadian Studies

  State University of New York at Buffalo

  M.A

  Project: Abortion and Crime Rates: The Canadian Case

  Sociology

• 2002

  BAH

  Thesis: Swimming Upstream: Streaming and Disenfranchised Groups in Canadian Secondary Schools

  Sociology

  ACSA President

  Queen's University

• The IU Bloomington Mental Health Working Group collaborates with students

  faculty

  staff

  and the\nBloomington community to increase awareness and support for graduate and professional student mental health at Indiana University. It is committed to establishing an environment of mutual support and advocacy at IUB by evaluating mental health needs

  facilitating outreach

  and proposing graduate and professional student-focused policy reforms.

  Mental Health Working Group

  Social Sciences

  Academic Writing

  Mplus

  Higher Education

  Policy Analysis

  Qualitative Research

  Teaching

  Statistical Consulting

  Sociology

  SPSS

  Research

  Stata

  Research Design

  Data Analysis

  University Teaching

  Literature Reviews

  Statistics

  Survey Design

  Quantitative Research

  Survey Research

  Betwixt and Between: Mental Health Experiences of Graduate Students in Conflicting and Marginal Roles

  Alyssa Powers

  Rebecca Gradyk

  Graduate students occupy social positions within institutions of higher education that are rife with role strain and

  relative to broader power relations within these institutions

  are marginalized. In this study

  we inquire how the social positions and concomitant roles of graduate students shape their mental health experiences

  investigating potential institutional sources of stress. Our findings suggest that master’s and doctoral students have unique mental health concerns related to their roles and social positions as graduate students. Major institutional sources of stress include role strain

  mentor relationships

  isolation

  and funding.

  Betwixt and Between: Mental Health Experiences of Graduate Students in Conflicting and Marginal Roles

  IUB Graduate and Professional Student Mental Health and Health Services Use

  La Touche

  Rachel

  La Touche

  University at Buffalo

  Hanover College

  University of Toronto

  University of Mannheim

  Indiana University Bloomington

  University of Michigan

  Research Analyst - Office of Enrollment Planning and Research

  Bloomington

  Indiana Area

  Indiana University Bloomington

  Ann Arbor

  MI

  Interuniversity Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR)\nTwo consecutive summer sessions (Summer 2011 and Summer 2012). Developed and ran lab sessions

  assisted instructor of record with creating and organizing online course material

  created and graded lab assignments

  Teaching Assistant - Methodological Issues in Quantitative Research on Race and Ethnicity

  University of Michigan

  Writing Tutorial Services - Wells Library

  Graduate Tutor

  Indiana University Bloomington

  Instructor of record for the following substantive courses

  including duties such as creation of course syllabi

  activities

  lectures

  exams and grading responsibilities:\n\n- Instructor of Record (Department of Communication and Culture: Indiana University) - Public Oral Communication (2 semesters)\n- Instructor of Record (Department of Sociology: Indiana University) - Charts

  Graphs and Tables (4 semesters)\n- Instructor of Record (Department of Sociology: Indiana University) - Research Methods (3 semesters)

  Associate Instructor - Sociology Department

  Bloomington

  Indiana Area

  Indiana University Bloomington

  Developed syllabus and class exercises

  created and organized lecture

  created and graded quizzes and exams

  Associate Instructor

  Mannheim Area

  Germany

  University of Mannheim

  Hanover

  IN

  During the 2013-2014 academic year

  I am shadowing faculty members in the Sociology Department at Hanover College to experience faculty life at a small

  liberal arts institution. My shadowing experiences to date have included participating in departmental staff meetings

  attending orientation for new faculty

  attending classes

  and learning about the tenure process.

  PFF Shadowing Fellow

  Hanover College

  Regional Institute/Department of Sociology State University of New York at Buffalo\n\nProject: The Four Seasons: Midlife and Older Adults\n\t\t\tPI: Dr. Debra Street

  Graduate Research Assistant

  Buffalo/Niagara

  New York Area

  State University of New York at Buffalo

  Project: Making Medical Malpractice Claims in an Era of Tort Reform\n\t\t\tPI: Dr. Mary Nell Trautner\n\n\t\tRESEARCH ASSISTANT

  Graduate Research Assistant

  Buffalo/Niagara

  New York Area

  State University of New York at BuffaloB

  Toronto

  Canada Area

  Assistant Professor

  Teaching Stream

  University of Toronto

  Institutional Review Board Graduate Assistant

  Buffalo/Niagara

  New York Area

  University at Buffalo

  English

  Karl F. Schuessler Scholarship for Study at ICPSR

  Funds to defray expenses for the ICPSR Summer Program

  Indiana University

  Clogg Scholarship Award

  American Sociological Association and Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research Funds to defray expenses for the ICPSR Summer Program\n

  Indiana University

  Dean's Teaching Excellence Award

  University of Toronto

  Dean's Teaching Excellence Award

  University of Toronto

  Canadian-American Studies Scholarship

  Funds to defray expenses for M.A. Thesis

  State University of New York at Buffalo

  Dean's Teaching Excellence Award

  University of Toronto