James Leonard

Energetic, hardworking, and dedicated job seeker with impeccable professionalism. Currently seeking a full-time position to utilize academic skills and strengths acquired through professional work experience. Ideal role would be entry-level position in cultural exchange, bilingual education, foreign diplomatic relations (especially in arts and education management like UNESCO), laboratory and field research, writing, or advocacy. These positions would enable an effective contribution of assets to hiring managers who seek a candidate willing to learn, adapt, and uphold the integrity of a company's values and mission.

• Original research produced for the distinguishment of "Departmental Honors" in Anthropology. The thesis analyzes the effects of imperialism evident in gender expression children during Roman Egypt while using analyses of their respective mortuary portraiture in Egypt's Fayum Basin. ("Children of the Cult: How Hairstyles Emphasized Juvenile Gender Roles in Roman-Egypt" is available to employers and higher education bodies upon email request.)
• Surveys conducted in Rome, Italy over the course of 6 weeks which elucidated the aftereffects of the Holocaust in post-fascist Italy. Information from interlocutors, interviewees, art, iconography, and historical documents were compiled from field work in the Roman Ghetto.

University of Texas at Austin

• Dean’s Honor List (UT Austin Spring 2023, Fall 2023, Spring 2024)
• Recipient of the "Donald and Sellstrom Scholarship for Excellence in Italian Studies"
• Recipient of the the "Bernard and Audre Rapoport Endowment for International and Multidisciplinary Studies"

University of Texas at San Antonio

• Recipient of the "President’s List Award"
• Recipient "Who’s Who at UTSA? : Outstanding Freshman"
• Successfully passed the IHRA Antisemitism Law by working intimately with Hillel San Antonio and instituting a campus-wide policy which prevents, defines, addresses, and reprimands students committing antisemitic behavior. (Note that this law has been accepted and adopted by the United States Department of State in 2016).