1 Shawna E. Sweeney Assistant Professor Department of Policy ...

(Copies of studies are available upon request or can beretrieved at: http://www.umassd.edu/cfpa/).May 1997To Feb. 1998Research Assistant, McNair Post Baccalaureate AchievementProgram, Binghamton UniversityHelped generate annual reports and program evaluations;maintained databases; counseled students; assisted in teachingSocial Science Research Methods; conducted graduateworkshops on writing resumes and personal statements;researched graduate schools and fellowship opportunities.March 1993To Sept. 1993Summer 1992Legislative Aide, Massachusetts State HouseResearched legislative bills, prepared reports and pressreleases, attended legislative functions and hearings, providedadministrative and technical office support.Research Aide and Environmental Consultant, The UrbanInstitute, Washington, D.C.Analyzed and generated data on municipal water quality,prepared reports, researched environmental issues in theBuzzards Bay region, developed surveys, attended meetings onenvironmental planning.ADMINISTRATIVE EXPERIENCE & EVENT ORGANIZATION/PLANNING:Mar. 2006 – 2009 Official Coordinator, University of MassachusettsDartmouth Annual Policy Studies Lecture Series &Symposium Entitled U.S. Foreign and the Oil Complex.Responsibilities include researching and developingspeaker themes on oil policy; publicizing theSymposium in a variety of media venues; assisting inthe layout, content and development of a Policy StudiesLecture Series web page; organizing program logistics;and overall coordination of the program.Oct. 2005 – April 2006 Official Coordinator and Speaker, University ofMassachusetts Dartmouth Women’s Rights Symposium,Center for Policy Analysis, Department of Policy Studies,and Women’s Studies ProgramResponsibilities include researching and developing13