Gisela Arbogast

gisela.za.arbogast@gmail.com
913-200-4195
 
Objective
 
Teaching Fellow and Program Coordinator with 5+ years of experience at prestigious learning
institutions. Looking to leverage program management and outreach skills to expand learning
program audience at the Treyner Institute.
 
Work Experience
 
Graduate Admissions Associate
Columbia University, New York, NY
2019-
 Supported recruitment and student outreach efforts which included open hours, information
sessions and PhD applicant interview days.
 Assisted 150+ graduate school applicants with their applications.
 Analyzed trends in applicant survey data and compiled them into comprehensive marketing
and outreach strategy reports for admissions department.
 Prescreened 450+ graduate program applications.
Key achievement:
 Discovered 15+ new marketing opportunities which led to a 15% rise in number of graduate
program applications.
 
Teaching Fellow
Columbia University, New York, NY
2018-
 Taught 3 undergraduate tutorials in gender studies and sociocultural anthropology.
 Advised 55+ students on research, courses, and extracurricular opportunities.
Key achievement:
 Received highest student evaluation scores in the Department of Anthropology that surpassed
teaching quality benchmarks by 12%.
 
Senior Tutor
Columbia University, New York, NY
2017-2018
 Advised 10 undergraduates on senior theses concerning affliction and trauma in gender
studies.
 
Education
 
Ph.D. in Social Anthropology
Columbia University, New York, NY
2019
 
B.A. in Anthropology
University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
2015
 
Skills
 
 Program management
 Data analysis
 Teamwork
 Microsoft Office
 E-marketing
 Interpersonal skills
 Reliability
 
Affiliations
 
Contributing Editor, Cultural Anthropology
 
Languages
 
 French—Advanced (C2)
 German—Intermediate (B1)
 
Interests
 
Neoliberalism, human rights, and toxicity in gender studies
Forensic science
E-marketing in higher education