Alexis Marley
Overview
2
2
years of professional experience
Work History
Student Ambassador
Lyon College
09.2022 - Current
- The primary duty is to communicate and display the strengths and benefits of Lyon College through walking tours
- The main skills involved are communication, enthusiasm, and active participation, and memorization.
Guest Services Attendant
Top of the Rock
06.2022 - Current
- Primary duties include customer service, merchandise management, processing orders and transactions, and answering phone calls
- This job has developed and honed several skills including communication, adaptability, problem-solving and empathy.
Research Assistant
Brendan Connell
01.2022 - Current
- This position has involved working on several projects via the direction of Dr
- Brendan Connell, who specializes in International Political Economy (IPE) at Lyon College
- Primary duties involve reading political science research, data collection and analysis, writing literature reviews, developing research questions, and helping to create and implement survey questions and experiments
- The project I am currently working on involves coding a database of phrases in order to measure their neo-liberal sentiments with the goal of creating a new way to measure neoliberalism in governments.
Research Assistant
Kieran O'Keefe
11.2021 - Current
- This position involves working on several research projects via the direction of Dr
- Kerian O'Keefe, a professor of American History at Lyon College
- Primary duties include reading and sorting primary documents, like letters, records, and journals, from the time period of the American Revolutionary War
- The current project I am working on involves developing a timeline of General Harito Gates and his interactions with Congress during the American Revolutionary War.
Student Course Facilitator
Lyon College
08.2023 - 12.2023
- This position involved helping students understand course assignments and assisting breakout groups during class time
- Related skills involve communication, organization, and the ability to clearly explain concepts.
Student Research Assistant
Institute for Advance Studies in Culture (University of Virginia)
01.2023 - 06.2023
- This position was a one semester-long research project with the Institute for Advance Studies in Culture at the University of Virginia
- My primary job was to research and write a literature review on the status of Community Development Corporations (CDCs) and other housing solutions to gentrification throughout the United States
- This research was used to help develop a strategy for combating gentrification and other housing issues in Gainesville, Florida.
Education
Bachelors of Art - History and Political Science
Lyon College
Batesville, Arkansas05.2025
Skills
- Student Mentoring
- Campus Tours
- Teamwork
- Statistical Analysis
- Research reporting
- Customer Service
Additional Information
President of Alpha Xi Delta
President of Lyon College Young Democrats
Treasurer of the Lyon College Political Science Society
Member of Mortar Board
Member of Alpha Lambda Delta Honor Society
Member of Phi Alpha Theta History Honor Society
Member of Pi Sigma Alpha Political Science Honor Society
Presented Wealth and International Organization Membership at Lyon College Research Symposium
Presented Witchcraft and Enlightenment at SCARF academic conference
Presented Reconstructing Witch Belief in Scotland During Enlightenment at the National Conference of Undergrad Research
References
- Scott Roulier, Lyon College, Professor of Political Science, (870)-613-4313, scott.roulier@lyon.edu
- Brendan Connell, Lyon College, Professor of Political Science, (631)-873-9532, brendan.connell@lyon.edu
- Kieran O'Keefe, Lyon College, Professor of History, (870)-307-7210, kieran.okeefe@lyon.edu
Timeline
Student Course Facilitator
Lyon College
08.2023 - 12.2023
Student Research Assistant
Institute for Advance Studies in Culture (University of Virginia)
01.2023 - 06.2023
Student Ambassador
Lyon College
09.2022 - Current
Guest Services Attendant
Top of the Rock
06.2022 - Current
Research Assistant
Brendan Connell
01.2022 - Current
Research Assistant
Kieran O'Keefe
11.2021 - Current
Bachelors of Art - History and Political Science
Lyon College