Curriculum Vitae

1. JESSICA AXELROD
1729 Ponderosa Drive, Oakley, CA 94561 | 925-625-6982 | jca7@stmarys-ca.edu
EDUCATION
BS in Biology June 2015
St. Mary’s College of California
AWARDS|SCHOLARSHIPS|SPECIAL ACHIEVEMENTS
Awarded Best Student Leader by SMC Associated Students Council
Awarded Most Creative Program at Saint Mary’s College of California for Student
Special Interest Club: Dystopian Society
Walgreens Top Sales Record 2009
Voted Most Likely to Succeed by 2011 Graduating Class
B.E.T.A. Club Officer Scholarship
P.A.W.S. Club Officer Scholarship
Saint Mary’s College of California Undergraduate Student Research and Professional Development Grant
WORK EXPERIENCE
Life Guard May 2012-Present
Brentwood Family Aquatic Complex, Brentwood, CA
-Supervise Pool Area, provide swimming assistance, strictly adhere to policy, train new lifeguards, teach
CPR, display leadership qualities, and scan park looking for patrons in need
Service Clerk 2009-2011
Walgreens, Brentwood, CA
-Cashier, stock shelves when new shipments arrive, provide friendly customer service, re-stock returns
VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE
President of Student Special Interest Club: Dystopian
-Co-created club, organized events, wrote club policy, created rules for each game (event) and
communicated them to participants, coordinated fundraising events, obtain the highest amount of funds
in history of school clubs, planned events that took several months to execute

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Junior High School Female Basketball Coach 2007-Present
-organize and coordinate team practices, instruct proper basketball technique and sportsmanship, lead
game strategy against rival schools, responsible for the safety of the team
Sunday School Teacher and Biblical Studies Mentor for Grade School Students 2009-2011
-establish and teach weekly lesson plans, exemplify leadership skills, and provide various service needs
Relay for Life 2007-2011
-coordinate and organize information tables and help fundraise for the cancer organization
Local Community Theater 2003-2011
-Active participant (actress)
PUBLICATIONS AND PAPERS
Axelrod, JC; Varghese, RE; Burke, EM; Ding, J; Jabbour, RS; and Richards, GD. 2014. Mycobacterium
tuberculosis in prehistoric California: A review of evidence and pal epidemiological comparison of
impacted and related populations.
Paper was given at the 82nd
Annual Meeting of the American Association of Physical Anthropologists,
Calgary, Canada.
Poster presentation at the: West Coast Biological Sciences Undergraduate Research Conference, Azusa
Pacific University, Azusa, California; April 12, 2014.
Delivered at the: Committee on Diversity Undergraduate Research Symposium, American Association of
Physical Anthropologists, Calgary, Canada.
LANGUAGES
Native English speaker and fluent in reading and writing
Confident in advanced computer skills
MEMBERSHIPS
American Association of Physical Anthropologists