AARON AKYEA MENSAH
Bozeman,Montana
Summary
Dedicated graduate student with a Master of Science degree in Statistics from Montana State University, currently pursuing a doctoral program in Education (Curriculum and Instruction). Committed to fostering academic and student success through collaboration with diverse campus groups, event facilitation, and support for well-being initiatives. With experienced in organizing and leading initiatives that promote student success, I seeking to leverage leadership and communication skills in the Graduate Assistantship role with the Graduate Student Success Office, to contribute to the enhancement of student experiences and academic achievements.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Graduate Teaching Assistant
Montana State University
01.2022 - 05.2024
- Assisting in Classroom Instruction, leading discussions and Offering office hours.
- Taught Introduction to Statistics and College Algebra.
- Responsible for grading assignments, labs and monitoring examinations.
- Collaborate on course design and improvement.
- Conducted weekly office hours to provide academic guidance to students.
- Facilitated discussions among students during class sessions.
- Provided individual tutoring sessions for struggling students as needed.
- Graded student assignments and exams, providing feedback on their performance.
- Led discussion sections, tutorials or laboratory sections.
Finance and Administrative Assistant
Q8 Mining Limited
06.2020 - 12.2021
- Maintained financial records.
- Managed and processed invoices.
- Assisted with payroll processing and timely payments to employees.
- Assisted to create and manage budgets.
- Scheduled office meetings and workshops.
- Assisted coworkers and staff members with special tasks on daily basis.
- Recorded and maintained number of work hours for each employee.
- Served as a liaison between employees and management and also maintained an effective line of communication.
Supervising Registration Officer (Contract)
National Identification authority-Ghana
01.2020 - 06.2020
- Public education on civil rights and registration process for national identification cards.
- Organized workshops to educate members of the registration teams.
- Managed the registration of eligible individuals in the national identification system.
- Responsible for creating the daily activity report for the registration center.
- Ensured a continuous supply of logistics for the registration process.
- Ensured information flow and coordinated work across all departments.
Teaching Assistant
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology
08.2018 - 09.2019
- Managed an IT laboratory and coordinated educational workshops for students.
- Provided students with assistance and guidance in utilizing statistical software, mostly R and RStudio.
- Collaborated with the school's network department to ensure consistent internet connectivity.
- Led discussion sections, tutorials and laboratory sections under teacher direction.
Education
Master of Science - Statistics
Montana State University
Bozeman, MT05.2024
Bachelor of Science - Actuarial Science
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science And Technology
Kumasi, Ghana06.2018
Skills
- RStudio
- Microsoft Office
- Detail oriented
- Time management
- Team player
- Clerical Support
- Event Organization
- Group Assistance
- Critical thinking
- Tutoring and Mentoring
- Technology-Savvy
- Research Support
Certification
- Data Analytics (In progress)
- Responsible Conduct of Research
- Social and Behavioral Research
Research Interests
- Machine Learning
- Educational technology
- Literacy education
- Curriculum development and assessment
- Statistics education
Awards
- First class honors, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, 2018
- Outstanding student award, Star of the east school complex, 2009, 2008, 2010
- Overall best student, application of information technology in junior high school, Star of the east school complex, 2009, 2010
Publications
- Publication, improving mortality forecasting using a hybrid of Lee-Carter and stacking ensemble model, Gyamerah, S.A., Mensah, A.A., Asare, C., Bull Natl Res Cent, 47, 158, 2023, https://doi.org/10.1186/s42269-023-01138-2
References
John Borkowski
Professor of Statistics
Montana State University
email: john.borkowski@montana.edu
Shinjini Nandi
Assistant Professor of Statistics
Montana State University
email:shinjini.nandi@montana.edu
Volunteer Experience
- Volunteer Teacher (Mathematics) -Pameng Presby Junior High school. (05/2015-08/2015)
- Volunteer Teacher (Information, communication and Technology)-Kwabeng Anglican Senior High School. (05/2016-08/2016)
- Volunteer Teacher - (Information, communication and Technology)- Pameng Presby Junior High school. (09/2019-12/2019)
- Reading Coordinator - Community reading project (01/2020-08/2020)
- Assistant supervisor-Technology for public schools (02/2021-12/2021)
Timeline
Graduate Teaching Assistant
Montana State University
01.2022 - 05.2024
Finance and Administrative Assistant
Q8 Mining Limited
06.2020 - 12.2021
Supervising Registration Officer (Contract)
National Identification authority-Ghana
01.2020 - 06.2020
Teaching Assistant
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology
08.2018 - 09.2019
Master of Science - Statistics
Montana State University
Bachelor of Science - Actuarial Science
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science And Technology
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