Kelly Highum

KHighum12@gmail.com
EDUCATION
Winona State University: B.A., Sociology, B.A., Communication Studies - emphasis in
Intercultural Communication, Global Studies Minor (May 2017)
Cumulative 3.54 GPA
ADDITIONAL QUALIFICATIONS
Trained Sexual Assault Advocate (40 hours)
Certified to instruct Adult First Aid, CPR, and AED classes
Minnesota Food Safety Certified
Spanish language reading and writing proficiency
Social Media Management
Proficient in Excel, Qualtrics, SPSS
WORK AND VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE
Associate Manager at McDonalds Restaurants, Winona, MN (July 2015 current)
Conducted customer support services, with teamwork being a major component to job
performance. Closing crew leader. Managed a total of twelve people per shift.
MN Habitat for Humanity Americorps Summer Member, Winona, MN (June August 2016)
Led volunteer groups in community projects, neighborhood revitalization, and A Brush
with Kindness (ADWK) community services.
Project FINE Program Manager Intern, Winona, MN (May June 2016)
Assisted Project FINE program manager in grant proposal completion, translation
services, and everyday office work.
Worked closely with the immigrant refugee populations of Winona, St. Charles, and the
surrounding region in order to deliver programs and services aimed at integrating
newcomers into Southern-Minnesota communities.
Family Video Salesperson and Team Member (December 2014 November 2015)
Individual sales and customer support services emphasized. Highest rated sales for three
months in a row, consistently selling 20%+ for June August 2015.
Minnesotans United For All Families Canvassing Intern (July November 2012)
Made persuasive calls to active voters, trained volunteers on effective canvassing
strategies, and canvassed door to door.
RESEARCH
Principal areas of research: how Western society has been shaped by post-modern capitalism and
neoliberal ideology, especially within the context of rapid globalization; pornography as a form
of symbolic violence; the modern pornography industry as a product of post-industrial
capitalism; the new masculinity and emerging forms of gender bias.
CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS
Highum, K., Hoiland, T., & Swanson, S. (April, 2017). Innovating sexual assault prevention:
Calling out culture. To be presented at the 4W Summit on Women, Gender, and Well
Being, Madison, WI.
Highum, K. (2017, March). Pornography: Shaping masculinity. To be presented at the AMSA
25th Annual Men's Studies Conference, Ann Arbor, MI.
Highum, K. (2016, April). Psychological and physiological effects of pornography on American
youth. Presented at the 2016 Minnesota Undergraduate Scholars Posters Conference, St.
Paul, MN.
Beckstrom, H., Deets, M., Harrison, A., Highum, K., Neumann, C., Paskey, B., & Whites, S.
(April, 2015). Bluff Country Co-op Customer Satisfaction Survey. Presented to Bluff
Country Co-op, Winona, MN.

References available upon request.