JENNIFER QUAS
Collierville,TN
Summary
A dedicated professional with a passion for marketing, anthropology, and a knack for leveraging diverse skills in various settings.
Overview
4
4
years of professional experience
Work History
Manager
Square Beans Coffee
Collierville, TN
08.2022 - Current
- Oversaw daily coffee shop operations according to company policies.
- Cultivated strong team environment focused on personal accountability, excellent customer service, and business success.
- Streamlined inventory management for optimized stock levels and reduced waste.
- Managed cash flow effectively, ensuring accurate accounting procedures were in place for daily transactions.
- Introduced new menu items based on market trends and customer feedback, driving sales growth.
- Developed marketing content such as a monthly newsletter and advertisements for multiple social media platforms.
- Developed and managed content calendars for each platform to establish timely and relevant posts.
- Collaborated with team members to develop creative campaigns for social media platforms.
Graduate Assistant
The University of Memphis
Memphis, TN
08.2020 - 12.2021
- Assisted in teaching Cultural Anthropology, Culture/Kin/Family, and Race and Health Disparities for 40+ undergraduate students
- Utilized Google Suite, Zoom, and Microsoft Outlook to efficiently track class attendance and participation, hold office hours, create exam questions, grade assignments, and communicate with the professor and their students
- Created literature reviews and annotated bibliographies related to my supervisors' research projects, using Zotero, Microsoft Excel, and Microsoft Word to organize and construct reports about relevant articles and blog posts
- Developed a PowerPoint presentation for the UofM's Department of Anthropology regarding other graduate programs in universities affiliated with the Consortium of Practicing and Applied Anthropologists (COPAA).
Graduate Student Intern
Mid-South Transplant Foundation, Inc.
Memphis, TN
06.2021 - 09.2021
- Developed and implemented a qualitative research methodology to study refusal and hesitancy towards organ donation and transplantation amongst members of the Mid-South's Black and African American population
- Collaborated closely with the MSTF staff, volunteers, and Black donor family members to develop a qualitative site report that addresses if race and health disparities are discussed in a manner that hinders the willing registration of Black organ donors and the donation of loved ones' organs by grieving Black families
- Utilized MAXQDA to thematically code and analysis my data both inductively and deductively.
Summer Research Assistant
The University of Memphis
Memphis, TN
06.2020 - 07.2020
- Created a literature review related to COVID-19, race, aging adults, nursing homes, and grandparents raising grandchildren
- Developed a Zotero library and a Microsoft Excel sheet to organize and summarize relevant academic articles and blog posts.
Education
Master of Arts - Applied Anthropology
The University of Memphis
Memphis05.2022
Bachelor of Arts - Anthropology & Communications (Film/Video)
The University of Memphis
Memphis, TN05.2020
Skills
- Qualitative Research & Analysis
- Excellent Interpersonal Communication
- Marketing, Social Media, & Brand Management
- Design Thinking
- Problem-Solving
- Strong Writing Skills
- Literature Reviews
- Cultural Sensitivity & Humility
- Customer Service
- Interviewing
- Expense Tracking
- Customer Relationship Management (CRM)
- Staff Management
- Team Leadership & Collaboration
- Google Suite
- Microsoft Office 365
- Zoom
- MAXQDA
- Adobe Premiere & Lightroom
- Canva
Timeline
Manager
Square Beans Coffee
08.2022 - Current
Graduate Student Intern
Mid-South Transplant Foundation, Inc.
06.2021 - 09.2021
Graduate Assistant
The University of Memphis
08.2020 - 12.2021
Summer Research Assistant
The University of Memphis
06.2020 - 07.2020
Master of Arts - Applied Anthropology
The University of Memphis
Bachelor of Arts - Anthropology & Communications (Film/Video)
The University of Memphis