ALEXIS L. NAY
137 E. Pebble Beach Drive
Tempe, AZ 85282
Email: Anay1@asu.edu
Phone: (480)-216-0860
EDUCATIONAL HISTORY
Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ
Major: B.A. Psychology
Minor: Family and Human Development
GPA: 3.72 Major GPA: 3.5
Expected Graduation Date: May 2012
Hamilton High School, Chandler, AZ
GPA 4.17
Graduated with Honors
Fall 2008-Present
Fall 2004-Spring 2008
VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE
Arizona Major League Alumni Association
2004-Present
Phoenix, Arizona
 Focuses on promoting participation in youth sports for children, especially
those in underprivileged areas
 Assisted in planning charitable golf tournaments, auctions, and alumni
games. Also assisted in planning and gathering funding for youth baseball
tournaments and clinics
 Attended fundamental clinics and motivational talks given by professional
athletes, coaches and experts in the field as planned by the organization
First Book
2009-Present
Tempe, Arizona
 Focuses on promoting literacy for underprivileged children
 Visited elementary schools and actively read with children
 Developed philanthropic activities and various fundraisers through Pi Beta
Phi Fraternity and Arizona State University to raise money to donate
supplies to further facilitate literary development
Habitat for Humanity
Spring 2011
Phoenix, Arizona
 Actively assisted in building houses in underprivileged areas
 Raised money to donate bookshelves and books to the homes built in
partnership with First Book
RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
Kwan Laboratory
August–December 2011
Arizona State University
Research Assistant: Dr. Virginia Kwan, Ph.D, Angela Pirlott, M.A.
 Concentration in Social Psychology and how individuals adjust their
sexual strategies according to ecological factors
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Contributed in literature searches utilizing databases such as: PsycINFO
and Google Scholar
Developed codebooks for active studies
Researched and developed codebooks for scales already implemented in
previous research
Gathered visual stimuli
Administered participant credit using Sona-systems
Presented research project currently under review of WPA conference
Gave feedback and assisted other undergraduates in research idea
development
Kwan Summer Training Program
August 2011
Arizona State University
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Virginia Kwan, Ph.D
 Participated in a summer training intensive for undergraduate research
assistants
 Received education on research methods, professional procedures and
developing codebooks
 Taught basic knowledge of programs such as:
o SurveyMonkey
o SPSS
o MediaLab
Dr. Castro’s Corazon Lab
January-May 2011
Arizona State University
Research Assistant: Dr. Felipe Castro, Ph.D
 Concentration in perceived resilience and health decision-making abilities
in Latino individuals with a high risk of Type II Diabetes
 Trained in coding and rating qualitative responses, utilized in analyzing
the construct of resilience
 Trained in counseling and interview skills such as: reflection of
content/paraphrasing, reflection of feeling, summarization and basic
attending behaviors
 Contributed in weekly team meetings and literature research
 Conducted an analysis of individual cases and identified common themes,
coping strategies and resilience outcomes
 Analyzed levels of acculturation and traditionalism of Latinos as factors of
health related decisions
CITI Human Subjects Research Training
January 2011
Arizona State University
 Participated in training focused on ethical treatment of human participants
in social and behavioral research procedures
RESEARCH PROJECTS
Effects of Cultural Priming on Attitudes
toward Mental Health Services and Psycho-pharmaceuticals
November 2011
Prepared under Dr. Virginia Kwan, Ph.D
 Submitted as a poster presentation to the Western Psychological
Association Conference, currently under review
 Conducted a research project investigating the effects of individualistic
and collectivistic cultural priming on willingness to utilize mental health
services and psycho-pharmaceutical treatment
 Adapted the Attitudes Toward Seeking Professional Health for
psychological disturbances to measure participants willingness to seek
these services
 Hypothesized that both collectivistic and individualistic primes would
decrease the likelihood of a person seeking mental health services in
comparison to neutral primes
Diabetes Prevention Model:
February 2011
Restrictive Traditions Associated with Dietary Restrictions
Prepared under Dr. Felipe Castro Ph.D
 Submitted as a poster presentation to the Psychology Undergraduate
Research Conference
 Used research of previous literature to develop theories about possible
underpinning mechanisms of dietary practice in the Latino culture
 Used Integrative Mixed-Methods to examine predictors of healthy dietary
intentions consistent with Type 2 Diabetes prevention
 Found that restrictive, traditional gender role beliefs are positively
correlated with a restrictive diet consistent with diabetes prevention
 Presented findings to faculty, graduate students and undergraduate
students
Facebook Increases Amount of Friendships for College Students
May 2009
Undergraduate Research Project
Arizona State University
 Conducted literature searches and reviews pertaining to past findings of
the implications of social networking
 Examined how beneficial social networking tools, specifically Facebook,
were in increasing the number of active relationships a person can have
 Developed rating scales, coded data and conducted a correlational analysis
of the data utilizing SPSS
 Findings showed that time spent on Facebook was significantly correlated
to the amount of active relationships participants reported having.
 Presented poster to students and professors
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
GEICO Insurance
June 2007–Present
Tempe, Arizona
Licensed Sales Agent
 Obtained Property and Casualty License
 Responsible for sales and service in automobile and homeowners policies.
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Responsible for routine administrative duties, billing amendments,
customer service (utilizing various problem-solving strategies), and
following up on inquiries received
Attended educational seminars on strategies to improve retention rates
Developed different advertising strategies for the local office using social
media tools including:
o Facebook
o Twitter
o Foursquare
Assisted in training of new employees, tracking sales, and recording
sources of advertisement
The Living Room
October 2011-Present
Chandler, AZ
Server
 Responsible for confirming reservations, exhibiting customer service,
demonstrating sufficient wine knowledge, hosting functions held by
numerous local organizations, calculating sale totals each shift
Iruna
May 2010-November 2011
Scottsdale, Arizona
Server
 Responsible for booking and confirming reservations, greeting customers,
exhibiting customer service, and learning basic history of Spanish cuisine
HONORS
Dean’s List
All semesters since initial enrollment
Provost Scholarship
Arizona State University
Four year Academic Scholarship: $7,500/year
Outstanding Junior Award
Pi Beta Phi Fraternity Leadership and Service Award
Visionbound Scholarship
Chandler Education Foundation
Community Service Scholarship: $1,000
2008-Present
2008-Present
Spring 2011
Fall 2008
LEADERSHIP
Leadership and Nominating Committee
December 2010-2011
Pi Beta Phi Fraternity
Chairman
 This committee acts as the Human Resources Department of the chapter.
 Responsible for identifying capable leaders within the chapter, presenting
a final slate of the most qualified candidates, nominating chapter members
for exemplary awards
 Responsible for documentation of chapter involvement for later evaluation
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Ran periodic meetings with executive board members to assure policies
and procedures are being followed
Arrowspike Philanthropy
Fall 2009, 2010, 2011
First Book
Team Coordinator
 Facilitated communication within team members, and between different
teams within the philanthropy
 Assured that rules are complied with, and the team’s efforts are
competitively raising money for the foundation
 Assisted in recruiting different sponsors, as well as other participants
Link Crew
Fall 2006, 2007, 2008
Hamilton High School
Group Leader
 Led guided tours for new students
 Planned events and supervised participants in teambuilding activities
Hamilton Dance Team
Fall 2004- Spring 2008
Hamilton High School
Team Captain 2010-2011
 Facilitated successful collaboration between members and communication
between alumni
 Prepared and advertised events and shows
 Choreographed routines and assisted in new member selection
REFERENCES
Dr. Virigina S. Y. Kwan, Ph.D
Arizona State University
Associate Professor, Psychology Department
Virginia.Kwan@asu.edu
Dr. William Corbin, Ph.D
Arizona State University
Associate Professor, Clinical Psychology Program
WCorbin@asu.edu
Jack Chumadevsky
J&S Moxie Inc.
President
Jchumadevsky@Geico.com
Sandra Frey
Pi Beta Phi Fraternity
Chapter Collegiate Advisor
Freymo@aol.com