Resume
EDUCATION:
Doctor of Philosophy in Philosophy Expected: May 2011
Boston College, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences Chestnut Hill, MA
Master of Arts in Philosophy August 2005
GPA: 3.77/4.00
University of Notre Dame Notre Dame, IN
Pew Younger Scholars Program Summer 2002
University of Nebraska at Kearney Kearney, NE
Comprehensive Bachelor of Science in Psychology May 2003 Minor: Philosophy
GPA in Psychology: 3.90/4.00 Overall GPA: 3.66/4.00
STANDARDIZED TESTING:
Graduate Record Exam August 2002
Quantitative: 770 Verbal: 590 Analytical: 760
Total: 2120
HONORS AND ACTIVITIES:
Graduate Student Association 2003 - 2005
Psi Chi 2002 – Present
• National Honors Society in Psychology
Psychology Club 2000 - 2003
University of Nebraska Board of Regents Scholar 1999 - 2003
• Four-year, full-tuition scholarship
Honors Program 1999 - 2003
Phi Eta Sigma 1999 - 2003
• National Honors Society
Pew Younger Scholar, University of Notre Dame Summer 2002
• Art and Its Cultures seminar (graduate level course on Philosophy of Art)
• Full tuition scholarship, room and board, and stipend
O.K. Bouwsma Scholarship Spring 2002
• Memorial scholarship granted to outstanding student in Philosophy
Honor’s Program Room Waiver 1999 - 2001
• Honors community housing scholarship
Dean’s List 1999 - 2003
PRESENTATIONS:
Musil, B. (2003, March). Cause of confusion: The problem of Aristotle’s final cause. Presented to the National Conference of Undergraduate Research at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Sieczkowski, P., Musil, B. and Wilson, S. (2003, March). The effects of defendant community support and occupational prestige on mock juror verdicts in civil and criminal court cases. Presented to the National Conference on Undergraduate Research at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Musil, B. (2002, April). Cause of confusion: The problem of Aristotle’s final cause.. Presented
to the Midwest Undergraduate Philosophy Conference at Creighton University in Omaha, Nebraska.
Musil, B., Sieczkowski, P., and Wilson, S. (2002, March). The effects of defendant community support and occupational prestige on mock juror verdicts. Poster session presented to the annual Great Plains Psychology Conference at Emporia University in Emporia, Kansas.
• Awarded First Place in the Undergraduate Empirical Research Mixed Poster Session.
OTHER RESEARCH:
Musil, B. (2002, May). The effects of intelligence, creativity, and religiosity on paranormal
beliefs.
Musil, B. and Kramer, W. (2000, April). The effects of mortality salience on an individual’s
belief in the paranormal.
Served as a research assistant to Dr. Krista D. Forrest in false confessions research (2001,
Spring)
EMPLOYMENT:
Best Western Terrace Inn Brighton, MA
Front Desk Manager May 2004-May 2006
Worked 24 hours per week during the school year to finance education and full-time upon graduation. Responsibilities include interviewing, hiring and supervising front desk staff; scheduling; and resolving guest issues.
Steven Musil, Numismatist Kearney, NE
Coin Sales 1995-Present
Help my self-employed father run his coin-collecting business in which he buys and sells rare American coins for a profit. I travel to coin shows across the country and assist him with sales at his dealer’s table.
Gateway Arts Brookline, MA
Special Needs Aide May 2004-September 2004
Assisted aspiring artists with various mental and physical disabilities complete art projects.
Comfort Inn Kearney, NE
Front Desk Clerk May 2002 – August 2003
Worked 24 - 32 hours per week to finance education.
Bico’s Café Kearney, NE
Server October 2001 – May 2002
Worked 20 - 25 hours per week to finance education.
Calvin T. Ryan Library, University of Nebraska at Kearney Kearney, NE
Computer Lab Assistant and Circulation Desk December 2000 – October 2001
Worked 20 hours per week to finance education.
Domino’s Pizza Kearney, NE
Delivery driver Summer 2000