Utrecht University

University of Amsterdam

The George Washington University

IAU College: Aix-en-Provence

Co-Founder at iChallengeU

For the past year I have been writing a little book titled: "Towards an Effortless Living: a practical guide" that distills seven principles: meditation, paying attention, flow, play, slowing down, freeing yourself, and ritual. This book officially launched on April 14th, 2023. The book can be purchased here: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/towards-an-effortless-living-thomas-fratkin/1143301459?ean=9798823199841&fbclid=IwAR1wJi0YpK4-mEbTGJZZZciJ1R6dL5e-Tdy1lwwWGx9gitC53SPvo7oF6CM

Self-employed

Author

Performed at American Hotel./Hard Rock cafe hotel in Amsterdam regularly from 11.30-1.30 on weekdays, 20.00-22.00 on weekend nights.

Pianist

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The Center for Neuroeconomic studies was founded by Dr. Paul Zak with the purpose of identifying the neural mechanisms that explain not only average human behavior, but reveal the wide variation within human decision-making. This is accomplished through utilizing innovative transdisciplinary  technologies that measure brain activity.

Center for Neuroeconomics Studies

Intern

Perform in-depth research on the psychology of giving and composed a 65 page Behavioral Science e-book containing all of the essential behavioral economic theories pertinent to charitable giving in addition to practical applications in the digital space.

Creative Science

Behavioral Economics Specialist

-Performed research on the most novel insights Behavioral Economics offers on motivating and incentivizing students to work harder and boost their academic performance.
-Designed an original experiment testing whether or not incentives framed as losses are more effective than incentives framed as gains in boosting academic understanding of economics and mathematics.
-Fall 2016 was the control experiment for the new Econ 1001 class offered to students who failed an algebra test.
-In Fall 2017 I will test the power of loss aversion by giving students extra credit in advance, and threatening to take it away if they fail to show up to discussion. I am very excited to see if this leads to a boost in academic achievement

GWU Center for Undergraduate Fellowships and Research

Educational Behavioral Economics Researcher

In The Telling is a software and services start-up company providing media-based solutions for educational organizations. Some of the company's clients include Columbia University, Middlebury College, The George Washington University, and Pearson Education. 

-Thoroughly researched online education market to pinpoint direct competitors and potential collaborators.
-Designed and assembled quality instructional content packages using STORY Producer authoring system.
-Developed expertise in making sophisticated stylistic and aesthetic decisions.
-Created value as a critical thinker by problem solving complex content issues.
-Cultivated a deeper understanding of company’s workflow and value proposition.

IN THE TELLING: The Transmedia Studio

Market Research and Authoring Intern

The GW Tutoring Initiative provides free one-on-one tutoring services to all GW students in a diverse range of undergraduate courses.

-Tutored struggling college students on a variety of quantitative subjects including Calculus, Statistics, Pre-Calculus, and Economics leading to a direct improvement in their respective grades.  
-Synthesized complicated concepts into easy to understand lessons by use of analogies. 
-Strengthened students’ confidence in approaching difficult problems independently through deliberate repetition exercises.

Thomas Fratkin