Resumé

Education

Expected: May 2029

University of Iowa College of Law

J.D. Candidate

2022-2026

Iowa State University

Honors student pursuing a Bachelor of Science in Psychology and Public Relations

GPA: 3.64/4.0

Dean’s List 7 semesters

Honors thesis: Deciding in the Dark: The Psychological Impact of Ambiguous Evidence on Plea Decisions

Skills

  • Communications

  • Public Policy

  • Technical Writing

  • Time Management

  • Microsoft Office Suite

  • Tech Tools: Canva, Asana, Qualtrics, JMP, JASP

Sophia Stineman

WORK EXPERIENCE

Strategic Elements

Senior Intern Nov. 2023—Present

  • Served as a leader for intern teams to help onboard, provide guidance, and implement teamwork activities

  • Led the intern team to complete a summer capstone project for communications and marketing plans for Strategic Elements and authored a blog post for the project

  • Composed articles for the company's newsletters, The Weekender and Strategic Shifts

  • Drafted media materials, including opinion editorials, letters to the editor, blog posts, and press releases

Intern June 2020—Nov. 2023

  • Helped plan, organize, and staff significant events, including client participation at the Iowa State Fair and the Snowflake Garden Brunch

  • Assembled and managed the shipping of company assets and equipment

  • Compiled and maintained complex outreach and political lists

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

P.L.E.A. Lab

Principal Investigator: Miko M. Wilford, PhD

Honors Thesis Aug. 2025—Present

  • Designed and conducted an independent research project examining how different kinds of evidence affect plea decision-making

  • Developed a plea deal scenario simulation and corresponding Qualtrics survey to gather participant responses and data

  • Presented my findings at the annual conference of the Midwestern Psychological Association, Chicago, IL.

 

Undergraduate Research Assistant ‍ ‍‍ ‍‍ ‍‍ ‍‍ ‍‍ ‍‍ ‍‍ ‍‍ ‍‍ ‍‍ ‍‍ ‍‍ ‍‍ ‍‍ ‍‍ ‍Aug. 2024—Present

  • Worked with lab members to conduct studies in legal psychology, with a focus on plea decision-making

  • Completed research tasks efficiently and in a timely manner

  • Assisted in running studies and compiling data in spreadsheets

INVOLVEMENTS AND HONORS

Business and Corporate Law Society Member ‍ ‍‍ ‍‍ ‍‍ ‍‍ ‍‍ ‍‍ ‍‍ ‍‍ ‍‍ ‍‍ ‍ Aug. 2026—present

Community Service Co-Chair, Alpha Omicron Pi ‍ ‍‍ ‍‍ ‍‍ ‍‍ ‍‍ ‍‍ ‍‍ ‍‍ ‍‍ ‍‍ ‍ Feb. 2025—April 2025

Order of Omega ‍ ‍‍ ‍‍ ‍‍ ‍‍ ‍‍ ‍‍ ‍‍ ‍‍ ‍‍ ‍‍ ‍‍ ‍‍ ‍‍ ‍‍ ‍‍ ‍‍ ‍‍ ‍‍ ‍‍ ‍‍ ‍‍ ‍‍ ‍‍ ‍‍ ‍‍ ‍‍ ‍ Oct. 2024—present

Fraternal Values Society ‍ ‍‍ ‍‍ ‍‍ ‍‍ ‍‍ ‍‍ ‍‍ ‍‍ ‍‍ ‍‍ ‍‍ ‍‍ ‍‍ ‍‍ ‍ Oct. 2024—present

Psi Chi (International Honor Society in Psychology) ‍ ‍‍ ‍‍ ‍‍ ‍‍ ‍‍ ‍‍ ‍‍ ‍‍ ‍‍ ‍‍ ‍ April 2024—present

VP of Programming and Enrichment, Alpha Omicron Pi ‍ ‍‍ ‍‍ ‍‍ ‍‍ ‍‍ ‍‍ ‍‍ ‍‍ ‍‍ ‍‍ ‍ Nov. 2023—Nov. 2024

Clean-Up Co-Chair, Run for the Roses‍ ‍‍ ‍‍ ‍‍ ‍‍ ‍‍ ‍‍ ‍‍ ‍‍ ‍‍ ‍‍ ‍‍ ‍‍ ‍‍ ‍‍ ‍‍ ‍‍ ‍ April 2023—Oct. 2023

Football Parking Coordinator, Alpha Omicron Pi ‍ ‍‍ ‍‍ ‍‍ ‍‍ ‍‍ ‍‍ ‍‍ ‍‍ ‍‍ ‍‍ ‍‍ ‍‍ ‍‍ ‍‍ ‍ April 2023—Aug. 2023