[{"id":99,"date":"2024-04-26T17:30:19","date_gmt":"2024-04-26T17:30:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/mh9473a\/?page_id=99"},"modified":"2024-04-26T18:36:45","modified_gmt":"2024-04-26T18:36:45","slug":"interning-at-the-smithsonian","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/mh9473a\/interning-at-the-smithsonian\/","title":{"rendered":"Interning at the Smithsonian"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>I really enjoyed my time interning at the Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage. It was a great learning experience and taught me a lot about leadership. My direct supervisor was a fantastic example of a strong leader. He ensured that I had a variety of project that would challenge me and help me grow. This included putting me in contact with the Center&#8217;s archival department so I could learn more about what it was like working in an archive which has been a career path I want to explore.  He was also very understanding of the challenges of being both a student and an intern and worked to ensure I could balance all of my responsibilities. The amazing work culture at the center and my awesome boss means I will definitely miss working at the Smithsonian. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Some of the projects I worked on included: cataloging oral histories of Holocaust survivors from Cincinnati, researching the National Association of the Motion Picture Industry Americanization Committee, finding reviewers for the Journal of American folklife and indexing archival material. I really liked all of my projects but my favorite thing was probably finding reviewers because it was fun to solve the puzzle of finding someone who was an expert in the field but not involved with the project. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I really enjoyed my time interning at the Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage. It was a great learning experience and taught me a lot about leadership. My direct supervisor was a fantastic example of a strong leader. He ensured that I had a variety of project that would challenge me and help me &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/mh9473a\/interning-at-the-smithsonian\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Interning at the Smithsonian<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3374,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-99","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/mh9473a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/99","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/mh9473a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/mh9473a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/mh9473a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3374"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/mh9473a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=99"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/mh9473a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/99\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/mh9473a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=99"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":95,"date":"2024-04-26T16:56:55","date_gmt":"2024-04-26T16:56:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/mh9473a\/?page_id=95"},"modified":"2024-04-26T17:23:16","modified_gmt":"2024-04-26T17:23:16","slug":"my-capstone-experience","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/mh9473a\/my-capstone-experience\/","title":{"rendered":"My Capstone Experience"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>My goal for my capstone project was to complete a needs assessment about program offerings for a local non-profit. Sadly due to time constraints I was unable to complete my project within the semester.  While my project did not go as planned I learned a lot from my missteps and plan to continue my project after graduation until I am satisfied with the results. As Malcolm Forbes once said, &#8220;<em>Failure is success if we learn from it<\/em>&#8221;  and I have taken that quote to heart in this experience. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>During my project I learned about the importance of clear communication when dealing with people from different organizations.  This project was a dual project for my Community Based Research Certificate which required me to perform research for a community partner. Between my advisor for my CBR certificate, my advisor for the leadership capstone and the people at my community partner it became very complicated very quickly to settle on deadlines and clarify expectations.  Going forward I have learned that when at all possible you should get all stakeholders involved in one conversation so there is less back and forth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Building on that I learned the importance for advocating for myself and my goals. One of my Clifton Strengths is harmony and this project taught me that there is a fine line between harmony and martyrdom and unfortunately I was on the wrong side of that line during my project. My desire to give grace to my non-profit which was a small organization with limited resources led to my project falling behind schedule. If I could do it over again I would be more active in following up with my partners so my project could be successful. After all this project was meant to benefit them so it&#8217;s success was important to everyone. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>My goal for my capstone project was to complete a needs assessment about program offerings for a local non-profit. Sadly due to time constraints I was unable to complete my project within the semester. While my project did not go as planned I learned a lot from my missteps and plan to continue my project &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/mh9473a\/my-capstone-experience\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">My Capstone Experience<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3374,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-95","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/mh9473a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/95","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/mh9473a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/mh9473a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/mh9473a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3374"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/mh9473a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=95"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/mh9473a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/95\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/mh9473a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=95"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":79,"date":"2021-05-02T03:37:48","date_gmt":"2021-05-02T03:37:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/mh9473a\/?page_id=79"},"modified":"2021-05-02T03:37:53","modified_gmt":"2021-05-02T03:37:53","slug":"team-dynamics","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/mh9473a\/my-freshman-year-experience-with-the-leadership-program\/team-dynamics\/","title":{"rendered":"Team Dynamics"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I think the team dynamics of my group this year were impacted by working all year virtually. I think it made collaboration a little more difficult because we couldn&#8217;t all be in the same space together and share our work. Time differences also had an interesting impact because we were often in very different time zones, and so our energy levels were very different, and I think this led to some people taking a more dominant role in the team because they were more lively during our meetings. However once we learned more about each others strength&#8217;s and weaknesses we were able to find roles that worked for each member of our group.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I think the team dynamics of my group this year were impacted by working all year virtually. I think it made collaboration a little more difficult because we couldn&#8217;t all be in the same space together and share our work. Time differences also had an interesting impact because we were often in very different time &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/mh9473a\/my-freshman-year-experience-with-the-leadership-program\/team-dynamics\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Team Dynamics<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3374,"featured_media":0,"parent":62,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-79","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/mh9473a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/79","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/mh9473a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/mh9473a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/mh9473a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3374"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/mh9473a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=79"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/mh9473a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/79\/revisions"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/mh9473a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/62"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/mh9473a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=79"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":75,"date":"2021-05-02T01:55:19","date_gmt":"2021-05-02T01:55:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/mh9473a\/?page_id=75"},"modified":"2021-05-02T01:55:27","modified_gmt":"2021-05-02T01:55:27","slug":"my-growth-as-a-leader","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/mh9473a\/my-freshman-year-experience-with-the-leadership-program\/my-growth-as-a-leader\/","title":{"rendered":"My Growth as a Leader"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This year I learned more about my leadership style and how to be flexible when things don&#8217;t go as planned. I also learned more about what characteristics make a good leader. I know now that I am more of a quiet, solutions based leader and that means I need to be more aware of my &#8220;people&#8221; skills because leaders don&#8217;t work in a bubble and teamwork is crucial to accomplish goals. While COVID-19 certainly made this year challenging and created new obstacles my team and I were able to adapt to the situation and still accomplish our project goal to help DC students. Our ability to roll with changes helped us be successful and had we been rigidly committed to a plan we would not have been able to achieve our objective and ease the burden of COVID on DC&#8217;s education system.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This year I learned more about my leadership style and how to be flexible when things don&#8217;t go as planned. I also learned more about what characteristics make a good leader. I know now that I am more of a quiet, solutions based leader and that means I need to be more aware of my &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/mh9473a\/my-freshman-year-experience-with-the-leadership-program\/my-growth-as-a-leader\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">My Growth as a Leader<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3374,"featured_media":0,"parent":62,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-75","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/mh9473a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/75","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/mh9473a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/mh9473a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/mh9473a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3374"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/mh9473a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=75"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/mh9473a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/75\/revisions"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/mh9473a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/62"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/mh9473a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=75"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":65,"date":"2021-05-01T00:58:22","date_gmt":"2021-05-01T00:58:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/mh9473a\/?page_id=65"},"modified":"2021-05-01T22:40:14","modified_gmt":"2021-05-01T22:40:14","slug":"my-team-project","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/mh9473a\/my-freshman-year-experience-with-the-leadership-program\/my-team-project\/","title":{"rendered":"My Team Project"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>For our freshman year project, my group decided to organize a fundraiser and an amazon wishlist for a DC-based charity. We decided to partner with SOUL, which is an organization that supports at-risk student-athletes. We raised 440 dollars on GoFundMe for Soul. In addition, we were able to collect 66 dollars worth of sports equipment on an Amazon wishlist.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For our freshman year project, my group decided to organize a fundraiser and an amazon wishlist for a DC-based charity. We decided to partner with SOUL, which is an organization that supports at-risk student-athletes. We raised 440 dollars on GoFundMe for Soul. In addition, we were able to collect 66 dollars worth of sports equipment &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/mh9473a\/my-freshman-year-experience-with-the-leadership-program\/my-team-project\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">My Team Project<\/span> <span 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Dynamics<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3374,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-62","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/mh9473a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/62","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/mh9473a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/mh9473a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/mh9473a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3374"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/mh9473a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=62"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/mh9473a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/62\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/mh9473a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=62"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":55,"date":"2021-05-01T00:37:10","date_gmt":"2021-05-01T00:37:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/mh9473a\/?page_id=55"},"modified":"2024-04-26T16:44:09","modified_gmt":"2024-04-26T16:44:09","slug":"work-sample","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/mh9473a\/work-sample\/","title":{"rendered":"Work Sample"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Below is a paper I wrote about Jackie Kennedy&#8217;s cultural diplomacy abilities. Click the link to read about how this amazing woman&#8217;s fashion sense, upbringing, and devotion to the arts furthered the United States&#8217; agenda during the cold war: <a href=\"http:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/mh9473a\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1691\/2024\/04\/Hamblin-Jackie-Kennedy-Paper-.pdf\">Jackie Kennedy: A Cultural Diplomat<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Below is a paper I wrote about Jackie Kennedy&#8217;s cultural diplomacy abilities. Click the link to read about how this amazing woman&#8217;s fashion sense, upbringing, and devotion to the arts furthered the United States&#8217; agenda during the cold war: Jackie Kennedy: A Cultural Diplomat<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3374,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-55","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/mh9473a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/55","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/mh9473a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/mh9473a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/mh9473a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3374"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/mh9473a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=55"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/mh9473a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/55\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/mh9473a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=55"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":16,"date":"2020-07-06T19:58:31","date_gmt":"2020-07-06T19:58:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/spatemplate\/?page_id=16"},"modified":"2024-04-26T17:07:22","modified_gmt":"2024-04-26T17:07:22","slug":"about-me","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/mh9473a\/","title":{"rendered":"About Me"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-50 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/mh9473a\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1691\/2020\/10\/IMG_5659-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"467\" height=\"311\" srcset=\"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/mh9473a\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1691\/2020\/10\/IMG_5659-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/mh9473a\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1691\/2020\/10\/IMG_5659-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/mh9473a\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1691\/2020\/10\/IMG_5659-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/mh9473a\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1691\/2020\/10\/IMG_5659-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/mh9473a\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1691\/2020\/10\/IMG_5659-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 467px) 100vw, 467px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Hello and welcome to my site! My name is Makinsey Hamblin. I am a Colorado native who is excited to be attending American University and living in our nation&#8217;s capital.<\/p>\n<p>I am an alum of the Community Based Research Scholar Program at AU.\u00a0 I really enjoyed working with D.C.&#8217;s communities and helping create positive change for the charities and people I was involved with. Research is one of my passions as I enjoy learning about the world around me. I am looking forward to doing more research that will have a tangible positive impact as I continue my time at American.<\/p>\n<p>Public history is another passion of mine. I interned at the Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage where I did research for conference proposals. I have also taken classes during my college experience focused on public history. In one class I helped to design an exhibit on American University&#8217;s 2022 strike. In another, I completed an oral history project about Autistic Women&#8217;s life experiences and how it related to their diagnosis status.<\/p>\n<p>Looking into the future my ultimate career goal is to be the first female director of the Smithsonian. Hopefully, after directing the Smithsonian Women&#8217;s History Museum. But right now I am focused on getting some work experience in my field before graduate school where I plan to get a dual degree in history and library sciences.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4><\/h4>\n<h4><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; Hello and welcome to my site! My name is Makinsey Hamblin. I am a Colorado native who is excited to be attending American University and living in our nation&#8217;s capital. I am an alum of the Community Based Research Scholar Program at AU.\u00a0 I really enjoyed working with D.C.&#8217;s communities and helping create positive &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/mh9473a\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">About Me<\/span> <span 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href=\"http:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/mh9473a\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1691\/2024\/04\/Makinsey-Hamblin-Resume-2_23_2024.pdf\">Resume as PDF<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>MAKINSEY HAMBLIN\u00a0\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Firestone, CO 80504 \u00b7 mh9473a@student.american.edu \u00b7 (720) 235-6058 \u00b7 <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/makinsey-h-5b40b013b\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Linkedin<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>EDUCATION<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>American University<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, Washington, DC<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">May<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">2024<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">BA, History Major<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Member, Phi Alpha Theta: Applied and selected to be in a National History Honor Society<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>NOTABLE PROJECTS<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Worked with a team to design and execute a pop-up exhibit on the American University\u00a0 Strike of 2022<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Completed an oral history project interviewing Autistic Women, including creating interview questions and transcription<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Worked on a 35-page thesis on female patient care at Saint Elizabeth&#8217;s Hospital in the early 1900s<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>EXPERIENCE<\/b><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Intern, Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage, <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Washington DC\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 January 2024-Present<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Created a database of Oral Histories of Holocaust survivors<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Indexed archival material<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Performed research to aid in proposals<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Club Consultant, American University Club Council, <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Washington DC\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 August 2023-December 2023<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Worked with on-campus organizations to complete budget requests and plan events<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Worked with a team to prioritize the allocation of funds to on-campus events\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Community-Based Research Scholar, American University, <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Washington DC \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 August 2020-Present\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Partnered with DC Peers to perform a needs assessment to evaluate the satisfaction of their target audience<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">SPA Leadership Program Member, American University, <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Washington DC\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 August 2020-Present\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Worked with a team to design a project to fundraise for a community organization<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Tour Guide, Historic America, <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Washington, DC \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 March 2022- August 2023<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Led groups ranging in size from 2-30 people of all ages around DC and individual sites of significance while providing historical commentary, coordinated with drivers, guests, and other guides to maximize the guest experience\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Childcare Provider, Community Schools<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, Longmont, Colorado \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 June-August 2021\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Supervised<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">groups of 15-30 children ages 4-12, occasionally worked 1 on 1 with a special needs child, led children in crafts and games, facilitated conflict resolution among children and administered discipline\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>CAMPUS AND COMMUNITY SERVICE<\/b><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Summer Volunteer<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><b>Longmont Museum<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, Longmont, Colorado\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 June<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">&#8211;<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">July 2019, 2020\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Led groups of 6-16 children ages 6-14 in activities and games, supervised use of potentially unsafe materials, and resolved interpersonal conflict<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Organized camp activities and cleaned up after camp<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>SKILLS<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Computer<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">: Proficient in Google Suites, Excel, Zoom, and Adobe Illustrator\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Research<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">: Proficient in research methodologies and analysis <\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Resume as PDF &nbsp; MAKINSEY HAMBLIN\u00a0\u00a0 Firestone, CO 80504 \u00b7 mh9473a@student.american.edu \u00b7 (720) 235-6058 \u00b7 Linkedin EDUCATION American University, Washington, DC \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 May 2024 BA, History Major Member, Phi Alpha Theta: Applied and selected to be in a National History Honor Society NOTABLE PROJECTS Worked with a &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/mh9473a\/resume\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Resume<\/span> <span 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