MAGDALENA RAMIREZ

12443 Tech Ridge Blvd apt 824 956.466.0922 mramirez10@utexas.edu

EDUCATION
Probationary Certificate for Bilingual EC-6
Austin Community College Alternate Teacher Certification
Program
Over 3o observation hours in grades EC-6
Completing a two week internship this Summer 2015 in
AISD
B.A., Psychology Minor in Education
The University of Texas at Austin
E-Portfolio Site: www.magdalenaramirez.weebly.com
VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE
Good Shepherd Catholic Church
1st Grade Teacher Assistant
Assisted the teacher in a 1st grade Catholic Sunday School class
Helped teach material and guided students through class work
Answered students questions and made Sunday Scripture Readings easier
to understand
Led students to mass after class and guided students through mass
procedures
WORK EXPERIENCE
Nettie Lee Benson Latin American Collection Library
Student Associate
Assisted the library stacks supervisor with extensive projects, reclassified
material and prepared materials for off campus relocation
Trained new employees in library procedures and operations
Worked with office equipment and collecting patron book use statistics
Answered phone calls, transferred patrons to appropriate librarian/supervisor
and took messages
Managed customer service and knowledge using Sierra the LSP (Library
Service Platform), worked with document scanner to complete Interlibrary
Loan requests
Organized mail, helped patrons fulfill searches and operated microfilm and
microfiche readers
RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
Educational Psychology Department Research Assistant, UT Austin
Assisted lead researcher in a Motivation Lab at UT Austin
Video coded and worked with participants from different cultures and
backgrounds
Inputted data into Excel and scored paperwork
Study looked at determinants and development of motivation and the
relationship between motivation and academic achievement and
underachievement

Study also focused on how the provision and support for autonomy may
impact motivation

Educational Psychology Department Research Assistant, UT Austin

Assisted lead researcher in a Counseling Lab at UT Austin
Created vignettes used in study, experience running studies alone with
participants and with other research assistants
Helped correct and create study
Co-author of two research posters chosen to be presented in The Association
for Psychological Science Convention in San Francisco, California also
helped present these posters at convention
Study based on question of what makes certain people vulnerable to
becoming depressed
Study also focused on cognitive factors, biases in perception, interpretations
and memory that seem to characterize depression
Also participated in UTs Pre-Grad Internship for this research study

LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE
Texas Student Psychological Association Vice President

Assisted president to oversee officers and members, in charge of planning

socials, volunteering opportunities, and recruiting speakers

Freshmen Mentor
Served as role model, academically and socially to first year exceptional
students and guided them throughout their first year at The University of
Texas at Austin
Our Lady of the Lake University Co-Captain and Choreographer
Choreographed routines, planned for team, managed dancers and other
officers
SKILLS AND INTERESTS
PC Experience: Excel, Word, PowerPoint
Language: Fluent Spanish
Member of Association for Psychological Science