JESSICA SCHMID

4809 Cypress Street
Pittsburgh, PA 15224
(412)860-5813
jessica(DOT)schmid(AT)gmail.com

Education:

The University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, USA
M.A. Student, Department of Geography
Expected graduation date: December 2007
Advisor: Dr. Sue Roberts
GPA: 4.0

The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, USA
B.A., International Politics, 2004
B.A., French Language and Culture, 2004

Professional Experience:

Environmental Public Outreach Specialist, Hoffman Environmental Research Institute
Bowling Green, KY: January 2007 - present

Graduate Teaching Assistant, University of Kentucky Department of Geography
Lexington, KY: August - December 2006

Tutor, Obunsha Bluegrass Academy
Lexington, KY: July - December 2006

Book Review Editor, disClosure: Journal of the University of Kentucky's Committee on Social Theory
Lexington, KY: Spring and Fall 2006

Undergraduate Research Assistant, Pennsylvania State University Department of Geography
University Park, PA: Summer and Fall 2004

Intern, Lubrizol Corporation
Rouen, France: Summer 2003

Intern, SOLLAC Atlantique
Dunkirk, France: Summer 2002

Awards and Honors:

Kentucky Opportunity Fellowship, The Graduate School, University of Kentucky
Academic year 2005 - 2006 ($15,000 plus full tuition)

Graduate Travel Grant, The Graduate School, University of Kentucky
July 2006 ($800)

Graduate Travel Grant, The Graduate School, University of Kentucky
June 2006 ($800)

Summer Institute Scholarship, International Institute for Women in Engineering, Ecole D'Ingenieurs Generaliste
July 2003 (full program tuition)

International Travel Grant, Cooperative Education Program, Penn State University College of Engineering
May 2003 ($1,500)

International Travel Grant, Cooperative Education Program, Penn State University College of Engineering
May 2002 ($1,500)

Publications:

2007. African Gender Studies: A Reader
Book Review Forthcoming in Progress in Development Studies

Research Interests:

Political Geography, Economic Geography, Development Studies, Theories of Development and Anti-Development, Feminist Geography, Feminist Theory, Critical Geography

Computer Skills:

Programming: C++, Basic HTML
OS: Windows XP/2K/ME/NT/98/95, Mac OS, LAN, DOS
Web and Design: Adobe Photoshop and Adobe GoLive

Foreign Languages:

French, near fluent
German, limited conversational