Charity M. Schaffer
Greensburg,LA
Summary
Ph. D. recipient trained in urban forestry and entomology with stellar communication skills developed from extensive teaching experience and implementation of social media marketing. Program Ambassador focused on program awareness and engagement attracting higher enrollment while disseminating the latest information to stakeholders in local agricultural communities to build support for the institutions who are making scientific advances that provide a positive impact.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
Work History
Graduate Assistant
Southern University and A&M College
Baton Rouge, LA
08.2018 - Current
- Managed the entomology lab and assist advising professors with classroom lectures, experiments, and projects
- Managed lab social media accounts and create content to post and share as an extension tool to engage and educate the local community
- Oversaw the rearing of live insects to increase release efforts of biological control agent L
- Cheni as a form of management for invasive weed Dioscorea bulbifera
- Mentored undergraduate research projects
- Developed systems and processes to be implemented in the entomology lab during undergraduate lectures
- Led field research and new site discovery.
Assistant Agent
Southern University Agricultural Research and Extension Center, Helena-Tangipahoa
Baton Rouge
05.2021 - Current
- Worked with advisory committees and local organizations to build youth programs based on community needs
- Provided both formal and non-formal youth development education in St
- Helena/Tangipahoa parishes
- Partnered with and supported LSU agents with delivering 4-H programs and community projects
- Completed and submitted timely monthly and quarterly reports for SU AgCenter extension programs, federal grants and all other reports requested by program leader.
Biology Teacher
Friendship Capitol High School
Baton Rouge
04.2017 - 05.2018
- Prepared engaging lesson plans to ensure student involvement, creating tests and assignments to gauge and quantify their understanding
- Supervised students during investigations and experiments
- Created lessons geared toward teaching students with diverse learning abilities
- Shared innovative instruction ideas with colleagues to encourage student engagement.
th Grade Science Teacher
Baton Rouge College Preparatory School
Baton Rouge
05.2016 - 05.2017
- Responsible for creating lesson plans that engrossed several learning styles, clarified complex concepts to guarantee enlightenment and understanding
- Enriched the knowledge of students by implementing experiments that shared correlation to the lecture/curriculum
- Conferred with other teachers concerning cross-curricular opportunities
- Supported student learning by being available for individual tutoring and re-teaching of various scientific subjects.
Middle School Science Teacher
Hosanna Christian Academy
Baton Rouge
05.2015 - 05.2016
- Prepared and delivered engaging, interactive, science instruction including hands on learning through classroom experiments
- Worked closely with the science team to develop and implement the middle school science curriculum
- Focused constantly on student learning by assessing comprehension and adjusting instruction appropriately
- Earned positive verbal/written feedback from administration regarding classroom instruction and student learning success.
Education
Doctor of Philosophy - Urban Forestry, Entomology
Southern University and A&M College
2020
Master’s Degree - Urban Forestry
Southern University and A&M College
2010
Bachelor’s Degree - Urban Forestry
Southern University and A&M College
2002
Skills
- SKILLS AND INTERESTS
- Entomology
- Plant Pathology Research
- Extension
- Teaching
- Insect Rearing
- Public Speaking
- Voice over/Narration
- Microsoft Office
- Social Media Management
- Mentoring
- Field Work/Data Collection
- Manual and digital calipers
Additional Information
- VOLUNTEERING AND COMMUNITY/EXTENSION OUTREACH Volunteer: , Baton Roots Community Garden Demo Days (Spring 2019) Presenter: STEM Night (March 2019) Presenter: Earth Day (April 2019) Presenter: The Southern University Rodeo & Trail Ride (February 2020)
Timeline
Assistant Agent
Southern University Agricultural Research and Extension Center, Helena-Tangipahoa
05.2021 - Current
Graduate Assistant
Southern University and A&M College
08.2018 - Current
Biology Teacher
Friendship Capitol High School
04.2017 - 05.2018
th Grade Science Teacher
Baton Rouge College Preparatory School
05.2016 - 05.2017
Middle School Science Teacher
Hosanna Christian Academy
05.2015 - 05.2016
Doctor of Philosophy - Urban Forestry, Entomology
Southern University and A&M College
Master’s Degree - Urban Forestry
Southern University and A&M College
Bachelor’s Degree - Urban Forestry
Southern University and A&M College
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