Kate O’Connor
PhD Candidate, Researcher
Plymouth,MI
Summary
Motivated, self-directed PhD Candidate with exceptional verbal and written communication skills. Passionate about education, disability/accessibility, and equitable opportunities. Proficient Project Manger specializing in mixed-methods research and translating data to diverse audiences.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
16
16
years of post-secondary education
2
2
Languages
Work History
Research Supervisor and Project Lead
Sterilization, Social Justice Lab, University Of Michigan
Ann Arbor, MI
09.2013 - Current
- Previous: Data and Lab Manager 2016-2019, Research Assistant 2013-2016
- Head of the Michigan Project within the SSJ Lab. I initiated the creation of this project and lead the effort to digitize and collect data from thousands of historical hospital records. Currently overseeing a team of 4 undergraduate researchers.
- Lead the digitization and data scraping of approximately 20,000 eugenic sterilization records that had previously been forgotten by the state of California. With these data, we lead the initiative to compensate the living survivors of state sterilizations. The compensation program went into effect in 2022
Instructor of Record
University Of Michigan
07.2021 - Current
- AMCULT 204: Freaks, Ghosts, & Other Monstrous Bodies, Spring 2022 & Summer 2021
- Student evaluation of instruction and course: 5.0 out of 5.0
- Designed course with a focus on accessibility and flexibility while maintaining a rigorous standard of expectations for my students.
Community Engagement Graduate Liaison
Edward Ginsberg Center, University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, Michigan
09.2018 - 06.2021
- Headed a project that brought the Ginsberg Center’s digital and physical materials up to accessibility standards that exceeded ADA requirements.
- Adapted Salesforce to accommodate community partnerships to streamline community engagement initiatives.
Data Analyst and Research Assistant, Youth Program
University of Michigan
Dearborn, MI
06.2018 - 08.2019
- Formerly Youth Engagement Fellow, 2017-2018
- Primary researcher on the Healing Centered Restorative Engagement initiative, a framework that centers healing from trauma in order to reconnect youth with educational and employment opportunities
- Gathered, arranged and corrected research data to create reports for key stakeholders.
Graduate Student Instructor
University Of Michigan
Ann Arbor, Michigan
09.2017 - 04.2022
- PUBHLTH 200: Health and Society: Introduction to Public Health, Winter 2022
- AMCULT 828: American Culture Pedagogy, Fall 2021 (Graduate Student Mentor)
- AMCULT 201: American Values, Winter 2018
- AMCULT 374: Politics and Culture of the 1960s, Fall 2017
Education
Ph.D. - American Culture
University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
Ann Arbor, MI 09.2015 - Current
M.P.H - Health Behavior And Health Education
University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
Ann Arbor, MI 09.2013 - 04.2015
Bachelor of Arts - Arts & Humanities
Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI 09.2009 - 05.2013
Bachelor of Science - Anthropology
Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI 09.2009 - 05.2013
Skills
TIme-management
Data collection and organization
JEDI (Justice, Equity, Diversity, Inclusion)
SPSS
Microsoft Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook)
Quantitative analysis
Qualitative Anaylsis
NVivo
Python
Analytical and Critical Thinking
Differentiated instruction
Written and Oral Communication
Timeline
Instructor of Record
University Of Michigan
07.2021 - Current
Community Engagement Graduate Liaison
Edward Ginsberg Center, University of Michigan
09.2018 - 06.2021
Data Analyst and Research Assistant, Youth Program
University of Michigan
06.2018 - 08.2019
Graduate Student Instructor
University Of Michigan
09.2017 - 04.2022
Ph.D. - American Culture
University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
09.2015 - Current
Research Supervisor and Project Lead
Sterilization, Social Justice Lab, University Of Michigan
09.2013 - Current
M.P.H - Health Behavior And Health Education
University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
09.2013 - 04.2015
Bachelor of Arts - Arts & Humanities
Michigan State University
09.2009 - 05.2013
Bachelor of Science - Anthropology
Michigan State University
09.2009 - 05.2013