Rohit Krishnan

Rohit Krishnan

• Emeryville, CA 94608 • (917) 547‑1370 • RohitKrishnan.vtr@gmail.com

 

Education

Master of Arts: African History

University of California, Berkeley – Berkeley, CA

·    Advisor: Dr Bruce Hall, bruce.hall@berkeley.edu

·    Sub-specialization in Anthropology and Land/Conflict Studies.

·    Pedagogic Training and experience.

·    2021 and 2020 FLAS Grant Recipient.

·    Language training in Kiswahili (4 Sems) and French (3 Sems)

·    Expected degree receipt by Fall 2022.

Bachelor of Arts: History and Political Science, 05/2019

Denison University – Granville, OH

·    Received Denison President’s Scholarship

·    Dean’s List (Fall 2014, Spring 2015, Fall, 2015, Spring 2016, Fall 2017)

·    Awarded Francis Wayland Shepard Scholarship 2017

·    Member of Phi Alpha Theta (History Honor’s Society) and Pi Sigma Alpha (Political Science Honor’s Society)

·    Member of Denison Interfaith Dialogue, Denison Amnesty International, Denison Food Recovery Network, Denison Student-Farmworker Alliance, Denison Independent Theater Association, and Sketch’rs Comedy Troupe.

·    Received Summer Grant for 2017 Summer Scholar’s/Thesis Writing Program

High School Diploma: Indian School Certificate 05/2014

The School, Krishnamurthy Foundation of India – Chennai, India

·    Worked on environmental (Kodaikanal Mercury Pollution) and social (fisher people’s land access) campaigns with local Chennai groups for Socially Useful Productive Work degree requirements.

·    Following graduation, was periodically invited to lead General Studies (current events) classes for 11th and 12th grade students in 2014 and 2015.

·    Reference: Principal Ms. Jayashree Nambiar, office@theschoolkfi.org

Secondary School Certificate: Indian Certificate of Secondary Education 05/2012

Chettinad Hari Shree Vidyalayam – Chennai, India

Elementary School/Middle School: Mineola, NY

 

Professional Summary

Committed Graduate Assistant offering 2+ years of teaching experience and strong background in History, Foreign Policy/Political Science, Anthropology, Studies in Race and Colonialism and Environmental Science. Well-versed in managing classrooms, administering quizzes and exams and maintaining student records.

Skills

·    Assignment, Exam and Paper Evaluation

·    Academic Advising

·    Tutoring and Mentoring

·    Course Website Development

·    Classroom Instruction

·    Academic Research

·    Academic Writing

·    Student Needs Support
·    Data Entry

·    Student Progress Reporting

·    Course Management

·    New Student Orientation

·    Student Records Management

·    Faculty Collaboration

·    Instructor Collaboration

Relevant Professional Experience

Graduate Student Instructor, 08/2020 to Current

University Of California, Los Angeles – Berkeley, CA

·    Organized and directed various discussion sections as directed by faculty members. Worked with students of diverse demographic and educational backgrounds. Classes and relevant instructors listed below.

– History 10: Intro to African History, Dr Tabitha Kanogo kanogo@berkeley.edu

– History 7B: The United States from Civil War to Present, Dr Ronit Y. Stahl, rystahl@berkeley.edu

– History 136 C: Defiant Women: Gender Power and Violence in US History, Dr Stephanie Jones-Rogers, sejr@berkeley.edu

– History 137 AC: Immigrants and Immigration as US History, Dr David Henkin, marhevka@berkeley.edu

Languages

English: Native or Bilingual
Malayalam: Native or Bilingual
Tamil: Limited Working
French: Limited Working
Kiswahili: Limited Working

Hobbies/Extracurricular Advising Capacity

Theatre (Acting, stage work, set construction, lighting), Camping/Hiking (UCB Cal Hiking and Outdoor Society Officer), Model UN (Historical Committees),

Citizenship: United States, California Resident, Vaccinated with Booster.