Sample A: Cover Page of Thesis, Project, or Dissertation Proposal

Curriculum Vitae
Melissa S. Mincic graduated from Trinidad High School, Trinidad, Colorado, in 1998.
She received her Associate of Arts with a concentration in Psychology from Trinidad
State Junior College in 2000, her Bachelor of Arts in Psychology with a minor in
Professional Writing from the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs in 2002, and
her Master of Arts in Applied Developmental Psychology from George Mason University
in 2007. She graduated Valedictorian from Trinidad State Junior College and graduated
Magna Cum Laude and with High Distinction in Psychology from the University of
Colorado. In 2000, Ms. Mincic was listed in Who‘s Who Among Students in American
Junior Colleges; was named part of the All-Colorado Academic Team; and was named
Trinidad State Junior College‘s Student of the Year, Student Leader of the Year, and
Student Scholar Athlete of the Year. In 2004, she was selected as a William A. Morrill
Public Service Fellow and worked at Caliber Associates, Inc., in Fairfax, Virginia. In
2006, she was selected as one of George Mason University‘s two Outstanding DBS
Doctoral Students. In 2008, she was selected as a Postdoctoral Fellow in the Early
Childhood Special Education Leadership Program in School of Education and Human
Development‘s Center for Evidence-Based Practices in Early Learning at the University
of Colorado Denver. Ms. Mincic was awarded an AERA/IES Dissertation Fellowship
Grant to complete her dissertation research and has also co-authored journal articles
published in Death Studies and Aging and Mental Health.
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