Aline Hitti

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

2014                Invited participant to the Society for Research on Child Development (SRCD)-sponsored 2014 Boys of Color Collaborative Project (Organizers: Oscar Barbarin, Velma Murry, and Patrick Tolan), New Orleans, LA.

 

2014                Invited participant to the Society for Research on Child Development (SRCD)-sponsored 2014 workshop on Equity and Justice in Developmental Sciences (Organizers: Stacey Horn, Melanie Killen, Adam Rutland, and Martin Ruck), Chicago, IL.

 

2011- present              Ad-hoc reviewer for British Journal of Developmental Psychology, Child Development, Cognitive Development, European Journal of Developmental Psychology, International Journal of Behavioral Development, Journal of Educational Psychology, Journal of Early Adolescence, Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, Journal of Research on Adolescence, Journal of Social Issues, and Merrill-Palmer Quarterly.

2012                Co-organizer of a one day workshop titled “The workshop on Morality: An interdisciplinary field linking the brain, behavior, and society,” sponsored by the Graduate School at the University of Maryland and the Developmental Science Field Committee.

 

2012                Data analyst for CNN AC360 a show that aired April 2 – 8th, 2012, entitled “Kids on Race: The Hidden Story.” The University of Maryland lab research team led by Melanie Killen was commissioned by Anderson Cooper to examine children’s attitudes and friend and parental expectations about interracial peer encounters. Responsibilities included statistical analyses and report (N = 145, 6 and 13 year olds). Associate Executive Producers, Kerry Rubin & Chuck Haddad, CNN America, Inc., One Time Warner Center, New York City. Won an Emmy award for Outstanding News Analysis and Discussion, October 1, 2013.

 

2011                Member, Faculty Search Committee, Social Cognitive Development area. Selected as the graduate student member of a tenure-track search committee for two assistant professor positions, one in the area of social cognitive development and the second position in the area of educational psychology. Attended all meetings with voting privileges.

 

2010                Invited by the policy office of the Society for Research in Child Development professional organization to present a poster to the Coalition for National Science Funding (CNSF) on Capitol Hill from the NSF project, with  Melanie Killen, for a meeting with senators and congressional staff on social science research funded projects (April 14, 2010, Washington, D.C.)

 

2008                Professional Development Coordinator, Human Development Graduate Student Organization of UMD, College Park, MD. Organized events for graduate students to promote services and tools that facilitate and advance students’ professional development.

 

2006                Youth Program Manager, Aley Youth Association, Aley, Lebanon. Managed and evaluated all student programs and activities. Activities focused on student capacity building in community service initiatives, including educational sessions for orphans and environmental awareness workshops. Executed and administered a sixteen session media training series for 25 university students.

 

2005                Project Coordinator, Lebanese Youth Dialogue on Conflict Resolution, Beirut, Lebanon. Was part of a two-person coordination team for a project funded by the European Union in collaboration with the Office of the Minister of State for Administrative Reform. Worked with university students to dissipate friction and tension amongst Lebanese youth through team building activities and common experiences.

 

2000 – 2002    Content Specialist in Mathematics, Excellence in Teaching Education Institute (JHU), Baltimore, MD. Worked with Chair of Mathematical Sciences Department to develop criteria to identify ideal high school math teacher. Developed and taught long-term methods to aid high school math teachers to fill mathematical content gaps.

 

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

 

Full Teaching Responsibility

2015                Statistics, PSY 331 (students: ~30). Full responsibility for teaching undergraduate level introduction to statistics in psychology.

 

Delta State University, Cleveland, MS. 

2015                Child Psychology, PSYC 3210 (students: ~50). Full responsibility for teaching undergraduate level introduction to child development. Tulane University, New Orleans, LA. 

 

2013 – 2014    Psychological Testing and Measurement, PSYC 3180 (students: ~100). Full responsibility for teaching undergraduate level introduction to psychological testing and measurement including an applied lab component. Tulane University, New Orleans, LA. 

 

2013                Quantitative Research Methods I, EDMS 645 (students: 13). Full responsibility for teaching graduate level introduction to statistics course with an SPSS lab component during summer session I. University of Maryland, College Park, MD.

 

2007 – 2014    Math Olympiad for Elementary School Students (students: ~400). Center for Talented Youth at Johns Hopkins University. Online Instructor, full teaching responsibilities for a distance education course for elementary school students. Instructed and tracked the progress of students in (ages 8-10 years). Managed course content and instructed talented youth on optimal strategies for problem solving. In 2007, supervised the series of competitive math courses offered by CTYonline and designed problem solving course curriculum, and instructional format. Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD.

 

2007 – 2008    Basic Mathematics, MATH 81; Intermediate Algebra, MATH 83; Applied Algebra and Trigonometry, MATH 135, (students: 170). Math Adjunct Faculty, full teaching responsibilities in basic mathematics for a remedial math course and in intermediate algebra. Instructed one section of an applied algebra and trigonometry course for technical degree candidates. Community College of Baltimore County, Dundalk & Essex, MD

 

2005 – 2007    Operations Management, DCSN 200 (students: 130). Decision Systems Adjunct Faculty, full teaching responsibilities for undergraduate students in business, instruction in applying quantitative tools for management and decision-making. American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon.

 

2004 – 2005    Computers and Engineering, ENG 202 (students: 100). Adjunct Instructor, full teaching responsibility for two sections of a general engineering course in the Faculty of Engineering. Instructed first year and second year students on how to solve engineering problems using MS Excel and MatLab. Notre Dame University, Louize, Lebanon.