Emilie Clara Shafto

eshafto@drew.edu

Education

  • Drew University, Madison, New Jersey USA
    • B.A., Anthropology, expected May 2012
      • Honors Thesis Topic: "Racial Differences in the Effects of Learning Disability Classifications on Self-Perception"
      • Advisor: Alan Dawson
    • Minor, Sociology, expected May 2012
  • Rowan University, Glassboro, New Jersey USA
    • Studied Biology and Anthropology, 2007-2010
  • Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey USA
    • Studied Anthropology, Fall 2010

Educational Experience

  • Louise A. Spencer School, Newark, New Jersey USA
  • Citizen Teacher September, 2011 - December, 2011
  • Taught basic ethnographic skills to middle-schoolers, and helped them to create ethnographic photo journals. Encouraged discourse about community issues.

  • Far Hills Country Day School, Far Hills, New Jersey USA
  • Classroom Volunteer May, 2007 - January, 2012
  • Assisted in a second grade classroom, frequently working one-on-one with students with special needs. Taught lessons independently, and designed and implemented a novel program for improvement in reading proficiency.

  • Matheny School and Hospital, Peapack-Gladstone, New Jersey USA
  • Recreation Assistant September, 2003 - May, 2008
  • Helped run recreational activities for children with medically complex developmental disabilities.