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ASHLEY I. ARENSDORF 1705 Kathryn Street New Cumberland, PA 17070, USA Telephone: (717) 774-5594 Email: [email protected] CAREER OBJECTIVE To become a professor of military and modern European history EDUCATION Master of Arts in History, December 1999 Millersville University of Pennsylvania, Millersville, PA, USA Thesis – Analyzing the Dimensions of Devotion and Disaffection in Georgia during the American Civil War Two Faces of Puritanism, July 1999 Selwyn College, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, England, United Kingdom Two Courses – Six Credits Bachelor of Arts in History, December 1996 Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, USA With High Distinction – Dean’s List Foreign Exchange Student, Spring 1996 Victoria University of Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand ACADEMIC AWARDS Golden Key National Honor Society, 1996 Phi Alpha Theta History Honor Society, 1995 Phi Eta Sigma National Honor Society, 1994 Related Courses ●American History, Discovery to Present ●Nineteenth Century American Reform ●American Civil War and Reconstruction ●Twentieth Century American Social Relations ●America and World War II ●American Involvement in Vietnam ●American Military History ●The American Political System

●European History, 1500 to Present ●The Reformation ●German Politics and Culture, 18701945 ●Europe at War, 1900-1950 ●A History of the Soviet Union ●Modern Chinese History ●Nation Building in East and Southeast Asia

ARENSDORF, ASHLEY I. Page 2 PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Research Skills ●Comprehensive search and examination of primary and secondary materials ●Archival research for primary documents, biographical information, and unidentified persons, buildings, construction sites, and landmarks ●Detailed examination of architectural plans and designs to trace development over time and to facilitate the historical preservation process Analytical Skills ●Synthesis of varying interpretations and contradictory information ●Comparative examination of trends or topics in different nations and/or regions over time to determine the causes for any similarities, differences, and changes that may occur ●Broad-based approach using political, military, cultural, economic, and social perspectives to examine a given issue ●Examination of practical results of particular programs, policies, and ideas Communications Skills ●Persuasive writing to convincingly explain and support a given position orinterpretation ●Organization of information in a logical, coherent, and concise way Marketing Skills ●Developing and executing effective techniques for intercept interviewing and for the recruitment of focus groups ●Establishing a productive rapport with potential recruits and with all levels of personnel POSITIONS Adjunct Instructor, Department of History, Academic Year 2008-2009 History 106: Contours of US History Millersville University of Pennsylvania, Millersville, PA, USA Reader/Test Scorer, April 2009-Present Data Recognition Corporation, Harrisburg, PA, USA Customer Service Representative, March 2008 to August 2008

Transcore, Harrisburg, PA, USA Intercept Interviewer, October 1998 to August 2004

Leap Research, Harrisburg, PA, USA Claims Examiner, February 2000 to September 2001 Highmark Blue Shield, Camp Hill, PA, USA