ABIGAIL COBB

abigail.d.cobb@gmail.com | 405-205-7404 | 4225 Secretariat Lane, Edmond, OK 73025

Education
Johns Hopkins University
Masters of Science, Education
Expected Graduation: 2018
Yale University
Bachelors of Science, Cognitive Science, 3.5 GPA
2012-2016

Experience
Teach For America , Oklahoma City, OK August 2016-Present
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7 Grade ELD Teacher
Corps member of Teach For America, a program designed to eradicate teacher shortages in economically deprived neighborhoods
and implement multicultural education in predominantly minority communities. Participated in intensive summer training progra m
at Oklahoma City University.
Taught 7th grade English Language Development (ELD) at Webster Middle School. Member of the Gifted and Talented Committee.
Selected for the first cohort of the Good to Great program for TFA Oklahoma City, a program designed to cultivate teacher leaders.
Developed and presented an adult professional development course for Oklahoma City Public Schools regarding ELD education.
Received Oklahoma teaching certificate in English Language Development, Secondary English, and Elementary Education.

Yale University Center for Emotional Intelligence , New Haven, CT September 2014-Present
Research Assistant
Conceptualized, organized, and implemented a multi-year independent research project related to the correlation of emotional
intelligence and academic performance cross-culturally in both the United States and Japan. Project encompassed securing academic
collaborators in Japan, procuring grant funding, coordinating school testing sites, traveling to Japan and three states in the United
States to collect data, analyzing resulting data, and preparing an academic manuscript for p ublication. Resulting publication, A
Cross-Cultural Comparison of the Association between Emotional Intelligence and Academic , is under revision for publication in
an academic journal.
Assisted in organizing a meta-analysis of existing research related to perceiving and identifying emotions in young children.

Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, CT October 2012-May 2016

Rights and Reproductions Assistant
Organized photography request for objects that are part of the Yale University Art Gallery collection.
Consolidated preexisting paper records into digital archives.

National Center on Time and Learning (NCTL), Boston, MA May 2014-July 2014
TIM E Collaborative Intern
Developed resources for NCTL to use for schools implementing expanded learning time, as well as streamlined processes, helped with
internal organization, and wrote blog posts. Managed and executed a project to determine non-cognitive programs and processes used
in three implementing schools, compiling a document that contains a profile of each featured school and overarching trends
Conceived of and developed a document to compile Successful Instructional Strategies used by implementing schools, also b e i n g u s e d
by State Directors across the NCTL network, including the NCLT online platform.

Yale School of Management Education Leadership Conference, New Haven, CT October 2013-April 2016
Session Manager
Designed and supervised conference session including development of presentation content, selection of key presenters, and scope of
delivery. Communicated with key stakeholders to ensure understanding of roles, responsibilities, deliverables, and constraints.
Session for 2015-2016 Conference: Beyond Blended: Unlocking the Potential of Personalized Learning
Session for 2014-2015 Conference: Policy to Practice: How States Respond to Federal Mandates
Session for 2013-2014 Conference: Reform in the Mill City: Testing District-Wide Reform in Lawrence, MA

Other Activities and Recognition

Praxis Award of Excellence, Elementary Education

Fellowships
Yale Education Studies Fellowship, Summer 2015
Bates Junior Research Fellowship, Summer 2015
Robert Lyons Danly Fellowship, Summer 2015
Yale Alumni Community Service Fellowship, Summer 2014

Education Studies Scholar Fall 2013-May 2016

Member of Education Studies program, which selects students based on their interest in education, activities, and academic record. For
each academic class, a cohort of approximately 20 students is selected from a pool of approximately 70 students.
Scholars are expected to develop a course plan within the Education Studies curriculum, culminating in a senior Capstone seminar and
essay, as well as participate in regular Ed. Studies-sponsored events.

Skills
Foreign Language: Spanish (Proficient), French (Inte rmediate)
Computer: Java programming language (Proficient), SPSS, Adobe, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft PowerPoint