MPA candidate, IPA Research Assistant
e-mail: lmainja@udel.edu
phone: 302-831-3506 | fax: 302-831-3488
192 Graham Hall | University of Delaware | Newark, DE 19716-7380
introduction | education | experience | qualifications | honors and awards
IntroductionI graduated from the University of Zimbabwe in 2007 with a degree in German and English. After graduation, the Department of Modern Languages at the University employed me as an Assistant Lecturer, where I taught German language and culture. In summer 2008 I traveled to Germany for an internship at the Technical University of Berlin and also did an intensive language course at the Carl Duisberg Centrum. This trip evoked in me a great desire to do more than just teach language and culture. I developed a keen interest in developmental issues, especially issues of economic development. It was a chance for me to really reflect upon the enormous differences between the developed and developing world.
I am currently pursuing my Master of Public Administration degree at the University of Delaware. I hope to study, engage in, and work on developmental issues. Working on renewable-energy development for marginalized communities and developing infrastructure, in general, are some of my goals.
I am also working with the Institute for Public Administration as a Research Assistant.
EducationBA, University of Zimbabwe 2007, German and English with a minor in Psychology
ExperienceSeptember 2009–present
Research Assistant, Institute for Public Administration, University of Delaware
Newark, Del.
December 2007–August 2009
Assistant Lecturer, Department of Modern Languages, University of Zimbabwe
Harare, Zimbabwe
June–July 2008
Praktikum (Internship), ZEMS, Technische Universität Berlin
Berlin, Germany
QualificationsProficiency in Microsoft (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
Honors and AwardsGerman Academic Exchange Services (DAAD Scholarship)
