Yiran Chen
Toronto,Ontario
Overview
1
1
year of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Research Assistant
University of Toronto, Department of Sociology
05.2024 - 08.2024
- Worked as a work-study student research assistant for Professor Schieman.
- Conducted qualitative analysis and theme coding for 12 spreadsheets of open-text response to questions from the MESSI survey of Canada and the United States.
- Wrote 12 10-page reports for each dataset, summarized the most prevalent themes, organized the most insightful quotes based on themes.
- Collected academic research articles that used certain datasets and participated actively in regular meetings with supervisors.
Marketing Intern
Lavazza Coffee China
05.2023 - 08.2023
- Designed the survey for CRM behavior and produced a report with the analysis of 128 responses received.
- Researched competitor trends, created 9 spreadsheets to organize information, and interpreted findings to supervisor.
- Wrote copy for 14 social media posts, promotional emails, and other marketing collateral, and gained 100K+ views in total.
- Organized 27 contract documents and helped to move forward payment processes.
Education
Honor Bachelor of Arts - Double Major in Sociology And Book & Media Studies
University of Toronto
Toronto06.2026
High School -
Shanghai World Foreign Language Academy
Shanghai, CN06.2022
Criminology (CRI389)
Summer Abroad 2024 - University of Oxford
Oxford, EnglandSkills
- Proficient use of Microsoft Software (Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Outlook)
- Conducting Literature Review
- Quantitative data analysis skills (R, Stata)
- Qualitative research skills (ethnography, interview, content analysis)
- Languages: English (full working proficiency), Chinese Mandarin (native), Japanese (intermediate)
- Basic poster design (Canva) and video editing (CutPro)
Certification
2024 | Dean's List Scholar
2023 | The Reuben Wells Leonard Scholarship with value of $500
2023 | The Max Weber Award with value of $200
2022 | University of Toronto International Scholar Award with value of $92500
2022 | University of Toronto Scholar Award with value of $7500
Timeline
Research Assistant
University of Toronto, Department of Sociology
05.2024 - 08.2024
Marketing Intern
Lavazza Coffee China
05.2023 - 08.2023
Honor Bachelor of Arts - Double Major in Sociology And Book & Media Studies
University of Toronto
High School -
Shanghai World Foreign Language Academy
Criminology (CRI389)
Summer Abroad 2024 - University of Oxford
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