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• Designing the organization’s official website, asiaamerica.org; and other social network outlets• Assisting the organization with policy planning as well as insights to Asian politics• Providing the organization with fundraising campaign strategies and implementing online campaigns • Overseeing social media outreach

Asia America Initiative

February 2016 - present.

• Providing necessary assistance to professors such as grading assignments, giving lecture in classes when they are unavailable, proctoring exams.

Texas Tech University

August 2012 – present

• Drafted research proposals and implemented the research projects• Provided research assistance to the Secretary General based on relevant topics• Drafted official letters on behalf of the organization (under supervision), addressing various embassies, high-ranked officials, and retired officials from across the world• Overseeing logistics of high-ranked officials, council members, and experts to the “Roundtable on South China Sea Conflicts” in Yangon, Myanmar

Asian Peace and Reconciliation Council (APRC)

Consultant

Teaching Assistant

Researcher and Secretariat Staff

May 2014 - August 2014

E X P E R I E N C E

I N T E R E S T S & A W A R D S

Microsoft Office

STATA

SPSS

R

LaTex

Adobe Indesign

Adobe Photoshop

Adobe Illustrator

Tableau

Google Analytics

Wordpress Web Editor

Golf

SQL

Python

• Dean’s List for Academic Achievement (2011)• Lone Star Conference Women’s Golf Player of the Week (2010)• Lone Star Conference Commissioner’s Honor Roll (2011-2012)• Student-Athletes Award (2009-2012)• WT Player of the Year (2008-2012)• First Team All-Conference (2008-2009)

Golf, Cuisine blogging, Softball, Photography, Graphic design, Foreign affairs, Techologies,

Cybersecurity, Political economy

S K I L L S

• Compiled materials and in primary charge of making the annual report for the Preparatory Meeting• Transcribed and edited speeches for council members • Wrote executive summaries

Asian Peace and Reconciliation Council (APRC) Editorial Staff

May 2013 - August 2013

Comparative Politics & International Relations2014-presentPh.D., Texas Tech University

E N G L I S H & T H A INATIVE

PROFESSIONAL

BASICS

F R E N C H

K O R E A N

Weaving the Web: Internet, Mobilization, and Contentious Political Movements�

Dissertation

Internet and State Repression (Co-authored with Dr. Daehee Bak and Dr. Stephen Meserve)

Under review and presented at MPSA ’15

Internet and Its Effects on Foreign Direct Investments in Developing Countries�

Presented at conferences (SSSA ’16 and APSA ’16)

DDoS Attacks and Conflicting States in ICC Disputes

Working paper

Effectiveness of Facebook as a Congressional Campaign Strategy

Working paper

E D U C A T I O N

P E R S O N A L S U M M A R Y

I am a Ph.D. candidate (ABD) with four years of extensive training in comparative politics, international relations, and statistics. My expertise lies in the area of political communica-tion and Asian Politics; especially Southeast Asia. I am also enthusiastic about foreign policy, especially cybersecurity and trade. I have volunteer/internship experiences in campaign management and political relations, which allow me to gain familiarity with social media outreach and digital analytics.

Comparative Politics & International Relations2012-2014M.A., Texas Tech University

Political Science and Government2008-2012B.A., West Texas A&M University

L A N G U A G E S

R E F E R E N C E S

H.E. Dr. Kobsak Chutikul

United Nation’s Special Envoy

kobsakc@hotmail.com

Dr. Dennis Patterson

Professor and Head of Department

dennis.patterson@ttu.edu

Dr. Stephen Meserve

Assistant Professor

stephen.meserve@ttu.edu

SURACHANEE SRIYAI (HAMMERLI)