JACLYN COBOSCO
2940 Exeter Dr. S. York, PA 17403
Ph: (717) 881-3247
Email: jaclyncobosco@yahoo.com
EDUCATION:
- Bachelor of Arts in Psychology May 2014
- Messiah College, Mechanicsburg, PA
- GPA: 3.88 on a 4.0 scale
- Completing 4 years of coursework in 3 years
RELATED EXPERIENCE:
After School Program Intern Spring 2014
New Hope Ministries / Mechanicsburg, PA
- Led Bible study, life skills, gym, and team building exercises with elementary school students and middle and high school students as well as aided students with homework
- Complied lesson plans and activities for the program
- Shared Christ’s love through building relationships with the students
- Assisted in pick-up and drop-off of children in the program
Special Needs Education Practicum Summer 2013
Dreamwrights Youth and Family Theatre / York, PA
- Researched and developed a Social Story to prepare Special Needs children for theatre visits
- Assisted teaching artists in 30 summer camps with children who had behavioral, learning, social, and other deficits to make the experience better for everyone
- Created proposal for sensory friendly performances
- Designed basic structure for Special Needs acting/theatre classes
Body Image Research Spring 2013 – Spring 2014
Messiah College Psychology Department / Mechanicsburg, PA
- Conducted surveys regarding attachment to God, body image, and college students
- Input and coded data into SPSS and completed statistical analyses
- Analyzed the results, wrote a paper, and created a poster
- Applied to present research at Pennsylvania Psychological Association’s 2014 Student Research Poster Session
WORK EXPERIENCE:
Psychology Department Assistant Feb. 2012 – Present
Messiah College Psychology Department / Mechanicsburg, PA
- Assistant to Psychology professors
- Aid in research, proctor exams, grade classwork, and creative tasks (posters, PowerPoint presentations)
- Spoke at Open Houses on behalf of the Psychology Department and sat on a Student Panel for Accepted Student Preview Day
Public Relations/Scorer Aug. 2008 – Present
Trail-Way Speedway / Hanover, PA
- Write press releases about races including results each week for website and newspapers (Evening Sun, York Sunday News/Daily Record, Area Auto Racing News)
- Successfully navigate social media through updating Facebook page and creating events
- Attention to detail through the scoring of dirt track races
SKILLS:
- Learning American Sign-Language
- Wilderness First Responder with CPR/AED certification
- Proficient in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Publisher)
ACTIVITIES:
- Active Minds at Messiah College
- Research on Body Image and Amish adolescent use of social media
- Footprintz Dance Ministry
- Church Choir Member
- Volunteer at Boys and Girls Club of America - Harrisburg, PA; Dreamwrights Youth and Family Theatre – York, PA; St. Joseph Catholic School – Dallastown, PA; and New Hope Ministries – Dillsburg, PA
INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE:
Nairobi, Kenya – Cross-Cultural May 2012
- Studied cultural differences.
- Interacted with children at schools and orphanages.
- Participated in a Home Stay with a Kikuyu family for one week.
- Visited a local hospital that tests and counsels people who are HIV positive.
