MOLLY R.

LAWSON
molly.lawson@gracepointschool.org

EDUCATION
Georgia College & State University – Fall 2013 – Spring 2017 & present Milledgeville, GA
 BS in Biology, minor in psychology, 4.0 GPA, class valedictorian
 Received outstanding major, academic achievement, and research awards 2017.
 Currently in M.A.T. secondary education program – expected graduation is May 2021.

WORK EXPERIENCE
2015-2017 Georgia College Learning Center Tutor Milledgeville, GA
 Academic tutor in lower level biology, chemistry, and environmental science courses.
 College of Reading and Learning Association ITTPC Master - Level 3 Certification.

2017-2018 The Tutoring Center Powder Springs, GA

 Assistant head instructor and tutor for K-12 students in English, math, and writing.
 Responsible for opening the center and completing all administrative tasks when head instructor
is out. Also act as main authority figure for tutoring sessions during these times.

2017-2019 GRACEPOINT School Permanent Substitute/Assistant Marietta, GA

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 Substitute teacher for 1 -8 grade students with dyslexia according to Orton-Gillingham method.
 Teach classes in reading, language arts, math, social studies, science, art, and music.
 Coordinate substitute plans and teacher absences using organization and management skills.
Present GRACEPOINT School Reading and Science Teacher
 Summer 2019 Orton-Gilligham classes taken to teach reading.
 Teach 4th grade students in Orton-Gillingham style reading for supervised practicum.
 Teach 4th – 6th grade students daily in science with emphasis on hands on learning.

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
2015-2017 Georgia College and State University Milledgeville, GA
 Undergraduate research in Virology using techniques such as transfections.
 Poster presentation at the Georgia College Student Research Conference 2016 and 2017.
 Poster presentation at Georgia Undergraduate Research Conference (GURC) 2016.

Summer 2016 Augusta University Augusta, GA

 Student Training and Research Program (STAR) undergraduate intern in molecular biology.
 Poster presentation at the end of the summer STAR poster session.

MEMBERSHIPS
2013-2017 Eta Sigma Alpha and the Georgia College Honor Society
2014-2017 Beta Beta Beta Biological Honor Society
2016-2017 Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society
2016-2017 Biology representative for Dean’s Student Advisory Board

EXTRACIRICULAR
2019 STEAM club instructor at GRACEPOINT school for 1st-8th grade students from September
through November.

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