Amelia Spaeth

• Cultivated a nurturing environment for children aged 15 to 24 months, ensuring their emotional and physical well-being while promoting learning.
• Meticulously tracked developmental milestones, supporting individualized growth strategies for each child.
• Mentored and guided a team of two teachers, fostering a collaborative environment that promoted professional growth and improved classroom dynamics.
• • Pioneered creative lesson plans, integrating themed-based curriculum to foster early childhood development and enhance learning experiences.

• Bioecological, Self-Regulation, and Learning Lab
• Investigated biological processes and environments that affect learning in early adolescence. Supervised by Daniel Berry, Ph.D. and Meriah DeJospeph, Ph.D.

• Aided in recruitment of participants through phone calls and emails, coordinated participant scheduling

• Provided parent and participant questionnaires and tracked answers through the use of REDCap.

• Administered computerized learning tasks for child and heart rate monitoring with BioPac.

• Performed data cleaning of heart rate files with CardioEdit.

• Utilized RStudio in order to design research poster on the associations between environmental unpredictability and cognitive learning processes in early adolescence.

• Promoted from building manager and receptionist to program assistant position.
• Managed high-traffic gym, overseeing operations serving 1000+ weekly patrons.
• Fostered team growth through strategic hiring and comprehensive training. Coordinated facility upkeep projects to ensure optimal patron experience.