Sexual Health Peer Educator

Posted on: 2006-01-05

Lora Silver 2426 Ellsworth Street Berkeley, CA 94704 (949) 294-2475 [email protected] EDUCATION University of California, Berkeley May 2006 B.A. Social Welfare Major GPA: 3.88 B.A. Spanish Major GPA: 3.65 WORK EXPERIENCE Undergraduate Research Assistant Oct. 2005 – Present Study of Bilingual and Biliteracy Development, School of Education, UC Davis · Administer and score language assessments of kindergarten English-Language Learners · Utilize Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test-III (PPVT-III) among other tools Clinic Coordinator Sept. 2005 – Present University Health Services, Sexual Health Peer Education (SHE), UC Berkeley · Conduct pre-colposcopy appointments with female clients as a peer health educator · Manage clinic procedures and create satisfaction surveys to ensure quality control · Co-facilitate 40-hour training of 20 peer educators and recruit new educators Peer Educator Sept. 2004 – Sept. 2005 University Health Services, Sexual Health Peer Education (SHE), UC Berkeley · Tailored interactive outreaches to a range of audiences on salient sexual health topics · Directed sexual history interviewing and addressed questions during individual sessions Social Work Intern June 2005 – Aug. 2005 Costa Rica Internship Institute (CRINI), Cartago, Costa Rica · Designed survey and authored report to increase public funding for local preschool · Initiated after-school English tutoring program at local elementary school · Filed confidential records and provided administrative support Cal Summer Orientation Programs (CalSO) Counselor Jan. 2003 – Dec. 2004 New Student Services, UC Berkeley · Delivered presentations about academic policy, student life and transition issues · Fielded questions from hundreds of students and parents regarding campus resources Survey Worker Sept. 2003 – May 2004 Survey Research Center, UC Berkeley · Conducted telephone interviews in Spanish for academic research · Skilled in cold-calling SKILLS § Customer service and cultural competency trained (+200 hours) § Fluent in Spanish § Typing speed – 90 wpm