Experience

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  University of north carolina at chapel hill

  Jun 2009 - Dec 2009

  Research assistant

  I worked in the PEP Lab during my undergraduate tenure at UNC Chapel Hill under the supervision of Dr. Sara Algoe. Learned Adobe Premiere Pro Editing Software along with coding procedures to increase inter-rater reliability.

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  C.s.e.

  Aug 2011 - Dec 2013

  Event manager

  Helped Manage Tide Town- a continuous marketing event for AT&T that showcased cell phones and mobile devices during the University of Alabama home football games.

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  Dr. john goff phd

  Aug 2011 - Aug 2013

  Psychometrist

  Dr. John R. Goff is a forensic neuropsychologist with a testing practice in Tuscaloosa, AL. (Ok; just leave as is)conducts psychological evaluations to assist with disability determination, child custody cases, psychiatric evaluations, neuropsychological evaluations, criminal cases, and vocational rehabilitation services. Populations served included both children and adults with mood disorders, selective learning disabilities, neurocognitive disorders, neurodevelopmental disorders, intellectual disabilities, ADHD, autism spectrum disorder, anxiety disorders, personality disorders, trauma related disorders, and in rare cases psychotic disorders.Responsibilities: • Administered and scored a wide range of psychological assessments. • Provided revisions to reports that were utilized by a wide range of agencies to informa treatment planning to clients and agencies.• Assist with record reviews for information that was presented in court cases.• Managed inventory of testing materials used by the practice. • Created organizational processes that helped the office run more efficiently. Show less

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  The university of alabama

  Aug 2012 - Dec 2013

  Taught 2 key learning and development courses for at risk college students. Exceptional 1 on 1 Study Skills Tutorial Services for struggling college students.

  • Instructor of Learning and Development

    Aug 2010 - Dec 2013

  • Learning Coach

    Aug 2012 - Aug 2013
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  Wingate university

  Jul 2014 - May 2015

  Psychology instructor

  Responsibilities included teaching one section of Introduction to Psychology, Child Psychology, Adolescent Psychology, and Adulthood and Aging.

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  Chief research officer

  May 2015 - Oct 2015

  Xplor leadership

  Designing, implementing, conducting, analyzing, and presenting custom survey research projects.

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  Bright from the start: georgia dept of early care and learning

  Nov 2015 - Aug 2017

  Research and policy analyst

  Georgia Department of Early Care and Learning (DECAL) is a state funded government agency that administers the Georgia’s Pre-K program, licenses child care centers, home based child care, federal child care subsidy program, and federal nutrition programs. DECAL is also home to the child-care center rating program, Quality Rated, the Head Start, and Early Head Start collaboration office. Responsibilities: • Assisted the research team with grant writing to secure federal funds for childcare programs in the state of Georgia. • Collaborating with the information technology team to develop data systems that can be applied for research with administrative data. • Supported programs within the agency to analyze administrative data, conduct survey research, focus groups, or other research methods to inform policy decisions within the agency. Show less

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  Georgia state university

  Aug 2016 - May 2017

  Psychology instructor

  Georgia State University’s population and the courses taught there represented a culturally and racially diverse group, with a large representation of African American students. Responsibilities included teaching one to two sections of an Introduction to Psychology Course during the fall and spring semesters.

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  Learn my test

  Jul 2017 - now

  Founder and managing partner

  Learn My Test (www.learnmytest.com) is an online study tool with over 7,000 users all over the world that helps students learn through the process of creating and taking their own multiple choice practice tests. The Learn My Test YouTube channel, which includes tutorials on psychological theories, has amassed over 12,800 subscribers and 1.4 million views. Responsibilities: • Using basic psychological principles of learning and motivation to design an online study tool. • Continuously collecting feedback from users to refine the quality of the user experience. • Worked to reduce disaparities in access to educational resources among racial groups and people from underdeveloped countries by ensuring that this platform was free for all users. • Collaborated with the hired development team to ensure the program is consistent with functional and technical requirements. • Created content for the Learn My Test YouTube channels and other marketing avenues. Show less

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  Indiana university southeast

  Aug 2017 - now

  Psychology instructor

  Responsibilities included teaching one to two sections of an Introduction to Psychology Course during the fall and spring semesters. Gained experience teaching fully in person, online, and hybrid teaching modalities.

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  Compass counseling, llc

  Sept 2017 - Jul 2019

  Psychometrist and clinical practicum student

  Compass Counseling is a private practice in Lyndon, KY that offers individual and group therapy along with psychological assessment services. From September 2018 through December 2019, worked as a part time psychometrician for Dr. Greg Perri, Clinical Neuropsychologist. Referrals included predominantly patient referrals from medical providers, who often reported complaints with memory, executive functioning, and other cognitive issues. Specific diagnoses included Major and Minor Neurocognitive Disorder, mood disorders, traumatic brain injuries, stroke, Parkinson’s disease, and multiple sclerosis. Responsibilities: • Learned to administer and score a wide range of assessments commonly used in neuropsychological evaluations, which includes COWA, DKEFS, California Verbal Learning Test, Trail Making Test, Parts A and B, Grooved Pegboard, JLO, Rey-15, Ruff 2&7 Selective Attention Test, Wisconsin Card Sorting Test, Wechsler Memory Scale, Ruff Figural Fluency Test, Rey Osterrieth Complex Figure Test, and the Word Memory Test, and the Animal Naming Test. • Developed working knowledge of how neuropsychological assessments are conducted in an outpatient setting in addition to developing an understanding of brain and behavior relationships. • Documented behavioral observations that were included in the neuropsychological evaluations. Show less

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  Spalding university - center for behavioral health

  Jan 2018 - Jul 2019

  Clinical practicum student

  The Center for Behavioral Health is a community mental health center ran by Spalding University’s School of Professional Psychology faculty with the goal of providing opportunities to train Spalding students. The Center for Behavioral Health offers individual and group psychotherapeutic services along with psychological evaluations. Populations included children and adolescents with ADHD, Generalized Anxiety Disorder, Specific Learning Disabilities in Reading and Mathematics, and Other Specified Neurodevelopmental Disorders. Adult populations included mood disorders and PTSD. Responsibilities:• Completed six comprehensive psychological assessments.• Conducted structured clinical intakes of clients, administered intelligence, achievement, and psychological assessments. • Provided recommendations regarding treatment planning in comprehensive reports.• Provided feedback with recommendations regarding treatment to parents, clients, and school personnel. Role: Therapy Practicum Student Supervisor: Allyson Bradow, PsyD, Licensed Clinical Psychologist Responsibilities: • Provided individual psychotherapy services emphasizing Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, and Time Limited Psychodynamic Psychotherapy approaches. • Created treatment plans for clients tailored to the intervention style that best fits their needs. • Documented treatment outcomes using PCOMS and the client’s overall progress in therapy. • Learned practical applications of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavioral Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, and Psychodynamic Psychotherapy through two weekly hours of supervision. Show less

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  Steve j. simon, phd- private practice in forensic psychology

  Aug 2018 - Apr 2020

  Assessment practicum student

  Dr. Steven J. Simon has had a private practice in forensic psychology for over three decades in the Louisville area. His practice conducts with disability determinations, child custody, competency to stand trial, and criminal evaluations. Populations included adults with mood disorders, intellectual disabilities, multiple sclerosis, Parkinson’s disease, PTSD, traumatic brain injuries, aphasia, visual processing impairments, Autism Spectrum Disorder, substance use disorders, stroke, and ADHD. Responsibilities:• Conducted clinical interviews along with scoring, administration, and interpretation of psychological assessments used in disability evaluations. • Wrote comprehensive psychological evaluations that were used to assist with disability determination. • Developed a deeper understanding of intersection of the intersection between psychological practice and the legal system. Show less

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  Hawkes learning

  Aug 2018 - Dec 2018

  Content author - psychology courseware

  Hawkes Learning is a textbook publisher and learning software company. Responsibilities: • Writing and editing content for their Introduction to Psychology textbook. • Created interactive learning content for the software associated with each topic relevant to psychology. • Helped created interactive materials for teachings that assess students’ learning of psychological principles and concepts.

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  Southern indiana rehabilitation hospital

  May 2019 - Feb 2020

  Clinical practicum student

  SIRH is a rehabilitation hospital providing comprehensive, high quality rehab and medical services for adults and children with injury, illness, or disability. SIRH provides inpatient, outpatient and contract services to residents throughout the southern Indiana and Louisville, Kentucky metropolitan area. Populations included substance use, alcoholic dementia, amputees, brain annyeurisms, aphasia, TBI, basal cell carcinoma, mood disorders, stroke, bone fractures, conversion disorders, dementia, domestic violence survivors, encephalitis, cardiovascular disease, multiple sclerosis, PTSD, schizoaffective disorder, septic knee, spinach cord injury, delirium, and metabolic encephalopathy. Responsibilities: • Conducted brief psychotherapeutic interventions with patients and their families. • Brief batteries using neuropsychological assessments to assess severity of cognitive impairment. • Conducted intakes which included taking a history and assess patients’ moods and progress in occupational and physical therapy. • Create treatment plans and case specific recommendations with focus on rehabilitation for cognitive dysfunction.• Developed and co-lead a psychoeducational group for survivors on the recovery process for brain injury. • Worked closely with rehabilitation medical providers, physical, speech, and occupation therapists along with hospital administrators to provide collaborative care tailored to the individual patient’s needs. Show less

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  Communicare official

  Aug 2019 - Mar 2020

  Clinical practicum student

  Communicare is a community mental health center with several locations throughout central Kentucky that offers outpatient therapy services, including both individual and group therapy, family counseling, case management, along with psychiatric and school based services. Populations included adults with PTSD, ADHD, Agoraphobia, Substance Use Disorders, Dementia, Anxiety Disorder, Binge Eating Disorders, Personality Disorders, Mood Disorders, psychotic disorders, and Major Neurocognitive Disorders. Responsibilities: • Conduct one-on-one therapy, which included treatment plans, recommendations, and assigning diagnoses. • Led an ongoing weekly SMART Recovery (Substance Use) group. • Communicate with case management team to help clients receive support.• Facilitated crisis management for clients in need, which included collaboration with hospitals and psychiatric services. • Conducted psychological evaluations and assessments for substance use disorders and a wide range of other conditions. • Benefitted from weekly supervision focused on development of psychological intervention, group therapy treatments for substance use, and crisis management skills in a community mental health setting. Show less

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  Shawnee christian healthcare center, inc.

  Sept 2020 - now

  Clinical practicum student

  The Integrated Behavioral Health Scholars Program (IBHSP) is a program funded through the HRSA Behavioral Health Workforce Education and Training Program Grant. Students undergo a competitive selection process to be part of the program for their practicum placement and receive a monthly stipend for their work. Students function as Behavioral Health Consultants (BHC’s) to provide brief behavioral interventions per the consultation model within integrated primary care clinics. Responsibilities: • Delivered brief behavioral health services including cognitive behavioral treatment for insomnia (CBT-I), CBT for Chronic Pain (CBT-CP), relaxation training, smoking cessation, medication management, treatment adherence, and health education. • Served as liaison between patient and physician to facilitate communication.• Participated in treatment team and interdisciplinary consultations.• Administered brief screeners for depression and anxiety (BAI, BDI, PHQ-9, GAD-7). Show less

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  Robley rex veterans affairs medical center (vamc)

  Sept 2020 - now

  Clinical practicum student

  The Rex Robley Veterans Affairs Medical Center (VAMC) includes eight community based outpatient clinics that provide medical and psychological services to veterans. These services include neuropsychological assessment, substance abuse, pain psychology, geropsychology, and empirically support therapies for trauma. Populations served include a wide range of neurologic, medical, and psychiatric diagnoses. However, most common referrals are evaluations for dementia and/or movement disorders in older adults. As such, individuals with TBIs, brain tumors, seizure disorders, other neurological diseases, and substance use disorders are commonly referred. Responsibilities:• Completing 10 to 20 comprehensive neuropsychological assessment batteries.• Conducting structured clinical intakes of patients, administered intelligence, achievement, and neuropsychological assessments. • Providing recommendations regarding treatment planning in comprehensive reports.• Providing feedback with recommendations regarding treatment patients and their families. Show less