Joy Cox

Research Skills/Experience

• Conducted research as the primary investigator under the tutelage of Dr Melanie Booth-Butterfield entitled, "Relationship Satisfaction and Resilience: Military Couples and Deployment"

• Participated in the Ronald E McNair Scholar summer internship program

• Composed literature reviews and a research proposal according to the standard of the IRB

• Collaborated with 16 organizations to recruit volunteers for current research study

• Presented preliminary research among 13 fellow McNair scholars and 7 faculty members

Leadership Skills/Experience

• Assist church clergy by overseeing vocal musical arrangements for 2 church services a week

• Mentor 8 choir members dealing with concerns, suggestions and changes

• Trained 3 new employees at a local restaurant on the cooking line

• Taught 15-20 adults weekly for life enrichment classes

Customer Service Skills/Experience

• Create and organize various forms of paperwork

• Acted as a liaison for correspondence between clients and management for WVU's Office of Research Integrity and Compliance

• Coordinated managements' schedules for appointments and travel

• Assisted over 100 customers daily via telephone, regarding account inquiries and concerns for Fortune 500 Company, Bank of America

• Gained experience in utilizing Microsoft Office, Excel, PowerPoint, Access and Publisher

• Inducted as a Ronald E. McNair Scholar in the spring of 2011

• Chosen to present my current research at the Undergraduate Research Day at the Capitol in January 2012.

• Achieved Dean’s List honors consecutively since the spring semester of 2010

• Completed and passed IRB’s CITI training

• Ordained as a licensed minister in 2009

The following CV is geared towards my desire to obtain a master's degree and Ph.D. in the Communication/Communication Studies field.