MPA candidate, IPA Research Assistant
e-mail: rcoons@udel.edu
phone: 302-831-6372 | fax: 302-831-4934
DGS Annex | University of Delaware | Newark, DE 19716-7380
introduction | education | experience | qualifications | honors and awards
IntroductionRobert is a first-year graduate student pursuing a Master of Public Administration degree. He graduated from the Catholic University of America in May 2009 with a Bachelor of Arts in Classical Civilizations and History, with a minor in Medieval and Byzantine Studies.
During the summer and winter of 2008 and the summer of 2009, Robert interned as a research assistant with the Delaware Division of Public Health’s Public Health Preparedness Section. In this position, he was tasked with developing training courses for medical and law-enforcement personnel in the event of a hospital surge, creating a Request for Proposal for other training courses, and creating job task books for staff in an emergency setting. He was also charged with developing and executing exercises to test the readiness of the State Health Operations Center in a potential disaster situation, handling and analyzing “Sensitive but Unclassified” information, and drafting a proposal for state legislation.
Robert is currently working with the planning services group of the Institute for Public Administration. He hopes to combine his interests in the international community and in disaster management during his pursuit of an MPA.
EducationBA, The Catholic University of America 2009, Classical Civilizations and History double major with a minor in Medieval and Byzantine Studies
ExperienceSeptember 2009 – present
Research Assistant, Institute for Public Administration, University of Delaware
Newark, Del.
summer and winter 2008, summer 2009
Research Assistant, Public Health Preparedness Section, Delaware Division of Public Health
Smyrna, Del.
QualificationsProficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio); conversant in Spanish; rudimentary Greek and Latin translation skills
Honors and AwardsJohn K. Zeender Award for best Senior Thesis in the field of History, 2009
Phi Alpha Theta Honor Society, 2007
Phi Gamma Mu Honor Society, 2007
Phi Eta Sigma Honor Society, 2006
