CURRICULUM VITAE Nichole L. Sheridan

Nichole.Sheridan@mavs.uta.edu Twloha14@hotmail.com

I am a highly motivated Interdisciplinary Studies student with a concentration in Business Communications, a minor in Disability Studies, and a Diversity Certificate. I am adaptive,

resourceful and effective with proven aspects of planning events and public speaking. I am successful in creating and maintaining personal relationships with people as well as negotiating conflicts between officers. I am often in leadership roles and I bring my adaptive personality to

each one. My oral and written communication skills are excellent and I am able to get ideas/suggestions across clearly and effectively.

Education: University of Texas at Arlington, Fall 2012-Fall 2016, Magna Cum Laude. Bachelor’s in Interdisciplinary Studies with a concentration in Business Communications, a minor in Disability Studies, and a Diversity Certificate (3.550 overall GPA, 3.931 GPA in Interdisciplinary Studies, 4.0 GPA in Disability Studies). Trinity High School, Euless Texas, graduated May 2012 (3.58 GPA), ranking 165 out of 685, SAT (2012) 1520 Scholarships, Fellowships and Honors: Craig Neilsen Scholarship Recipient, Fall 2016 Swim with Mike Scholarship Recipient, University of Southern California, Fall 2012- Fall 2016 Allan Saxe Scholarship Recipient, March 2016 George Wolfskill Award Nominee, University of Texas at Arlington, March 2016 Student Entrepreneurship Fellow (SEF) at the IC2 Institute hosted by the University of Texas at Austin, and funded by the National Science Foundation, Summer 2015

The UT Student Entrepreneurship Fellowship is a competitive fellowship for UT System students who have a business idea that they would like to hone through evidence-based entrepreneurship.

Developed business idea through interviews conducted with potential customers and stakeholders.

Advanced public speaking skills by presenting business idea and weekly findings to a panel of experts every week for the duration of the program.

Project 1- 3D food printing with people who wanted to improve their health, with a concentration in patients with digestive issues, those who had feeding disorders, and patients with dysphagia. The theory behind this project was to help those who would either have to be tube fed, or who were limited in their food intake, get the most nutrition out of what they ate. We would do this by 3D printing aesthetically pleasing food, that would be safe for them to eat, and essentially melt in their mouth

Project 2- affordable cooperative micro-housing complexes, specifically here in Austin. We focused on UT students who were minorities, didn’t live on campus, had to work around the clock just to afford their house, and their schoolwork suffered from this.

Member, Delta Alpha Pi Honor Society, 2012-2016 Stephen and Trudy Rudolph Scholarship Recipient, Euless, Texas, 2012 Ms. Trinity High School nominee, Euless, Texas, 2012 (one in five nominees out of the whole school) High-five award, Euless, Texas, 2012 (Both this one and above were chosen by the faculty and staff, based on academic, leadership qualities, and school spirit) Member, National Honor Society, 2010 Work experience: Student Assistant, University of Texas at Arlington, Summer of 2016

I transcribed oral histories for the Texas Disability History Collection that is in the archives in Special Collections at the UTA library.

This took a lot of detailed work and had to follow a very strict format of oral history guidelines provided by UTA and Baylor University.

Presentations: “Shell Shock: During and After World War II,” to be presented at UTA’s ACES Symposium, University of Texas at Arlington, March 2016

“The Importance of Mental Health,” presented at Miss Wheelchair Texas Competition, Houston, February 2016 Presentation a formal proposal about the All Church Home service project (see below) that was planned, initiated, facilitated, and completed by me and four other members.

Weekly presentations on business idea findings in regards to projects from SEF to a panel of experts (potential customer feedback, interviews, and research), Summer 2015

Led public discussion of disability-related TED Talks (such as: Stella Young, Maysoon Zayid) during Delta Alpha Pi Honor Society meetings, 2013-2015 Co-led public discussion of Vital Signs: Crip Culture Talks Back, University of Texas at Arlington, October 2014 (joint event hosted by Delta Alpha Pi Honor Society, the Disability Studies minor, and the Office for Students with Disabilities)

Volunteer Activities: Miss Wheelchair Texas Ambassador, Houston, Texas, 2016

Leadership meetings

Talked about the importance of advocating for yourself

My platform was mental health

All Church Home, Fort Worth (planned, organized, and facilitated activities with children), 2015 Neuro Fitness Foundation Volunteer, Euless, Texas, 2012-2014

Greeting/interacting with patients

Entering patient information into the database

President, Delta Alpha PI Honor Society, 2014-2015

Recruiting members

Leading discussions during meetings

Planning and organizing events with other groups

Maintaining relationships with speakers and members

Delegating activities

Vice President, Delta Alpha Phi Honor Society, 2012-2013 President, Trojan Men, 2010-2012

Recruiting new members

Leading group meetings with advisor

Negotiating conflict between members

Motivating members as well as entire school

Designing fun and creative skits every week (anywhere from 12-15 skits) to perform in front of the student body and faculty

Cook Children’s Child-Life Volunteer, Fort Worth, 2009-2010

Interacting and playing games/making crafts with patients

Creating and maintaining relationships with patients and their family

References: Personal and business references available upon request.