Ashley Pierson

Experience

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  Mind-Body Digestive Center

  May 2008 - Jun 2009

  Research Assistant

  Assisted with an empirical research study that investigated the efficacy of hypnosis treatment for patients suffering Irritable Bowl Syndrome.

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  Fordham University

  Apr 2009 - Jun 2009

  Field Researcher, New York City Study of Social and Literacy Development

  Assisted with research study by conducting semi-structured mental health assessments with elementary school students in their homes, throughout the five boroughs.

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  Education & Assistance Corp.

  Jun 2009 - Jun 2011

  Forensic Mental Health Case Manager

  Primary case manager for felony mental health diversion cases, under the supervision of the Clinical Director, Dr. Virginia Barber-Rioja, and consulting psychiatrist, Dr. Merrill Rotter.

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  Project SHARP (Stopping Harassment and Relationship Problems)

  Aug 2011 - Dec 2012

  Assisted with data collection and data entry for a controlled, randomized clinical treatment study.Managed maintenance of database. Received on-going training, supervision in Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) from Dr. Michele Galietta, with applications to outpatient forensic adult population Coordinated with court-based referral sources in Bronx, Brooklyn, and Manhattan to arrange intake appointments for criminal defendants. Observed intake evaluations; received training in conducting initial assessments in outpatient treatment program.

  • Research Data Coordinator

    Oct 2012 - Dec 2012

  • Individual Therapist in DBT; Co-Leader, DBT Skills Group

    Jan 2012 - Dec 2012

  • Intake Coordinator

    Aug 2011 - Oct 2012
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  Fordham University

  Jan 2012 - Aug 2018

  Concentrating in forensic applications of clinical psychology.Coursework completed for PhD in Clinical Psychology and forensic concentration. Currently in stages of dissertation completion and pre-doctoral internship. Taught senior capstone course Psychology and Human Values Instructor for undergraduate courses in psychology, including:-senior capstone course, Psychology and Human Values-Personality-Foundations in Psychology Taught undergraduate course, Personality Lab instructor for undergraduate course Statistics. Taught a lab for graduate course Personality Assessment.Content covered administration, scoring, and interpretation of MMPI-2-RF, Rorschach, as well as other diagnostic instruments. Taught lab for graduate course Introduction to Neuroscience. Conducted weekly individual therapy sessions and intake evaluations at college campus-based clinic. Taught lab for undergraduate course Foundations in Psychology.

  • Doctoral Student in Clinical Psychology

    Jun 2011 - Aug 2018

  • Teaching Associate

    Jan 2017 - May 2017

  • Teaching Fellow

    Aug 2015 - Jun 2016

  • Teaching Associate

    Mar 2015 - Jun 2015

  • Teaching Assistant

    Aug 2014 - Dec 2014

  • Teaching Assistant

    Jan 2014 - May 2014

  • Teaching Assistant

    Aug 2013 - Dec 2013

  • Psychology Extern

    Aug 2012 - Nov 2012

  • Teaching Assistant

    Jan 2012 - May 2012
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  Kirby Forensic Psychiatric Center

  Sept 2013 - Jul 2014

  Psychology Extern

  Conducted malingering evaluations with forensic psychiatric inpatients, integrating measures of cognitive malingering and feigned/exaggerated psychopathology.Conducted risk assessments utilizing the HCR-20 and START, as well as measures of suicidality and institutional misconduct.Received on-going training in malingering and violence risk assessment.Leader for weekly group therapy on psychoeducation.

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  Bellevue Hospital Center

  Jul 2014 - Dec 2014

  Psychology Extern

  Forensic inpatient services

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  Yale-New Haven Hospital

  Jul 2015 - Jul 2016

  Practicum Clinician

  Training clinician at intensive outpatient dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) program, substance abuse track.Conducted neuropsychological and psycho-diagnostic evaluations for adolescent and adult psychiatric inpatients. Prepared integrative reports that included results from multiple measures, including projective tests, structured clinical interviews, suicide and violence risk assessments, and cognitive testing.

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  University of New Haven

  Jun 2016 - Dec 2017

  Adjunct Professor

  Online and in-classroom undergraduate courses taught in Personality, Introduction to Psychology, Cognitive Psychology

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  Quinnipiac University

  Aug 2016 - Dec 2016

  Adjunct Professor

  Undergraduate courses taught in Introduction to Psychology, Personality

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  Yale New Haven Hospital

  Mar 2017 - Nov 2017

  Project Coordinator

  Conference planning committee member for the 13th Annual Yale NEA-BPD Conference: Prevention and Early Intervention for Borderline Personality Disorder (May 2017).Project coordinator for a variety of projects with the Y.I.E.L.D Program: Yale Instruction/Investigation/Intervention in Emotional Lability and Dysregulation (YIELD)

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  University of Bridgeport

  May 2017 - Oct 2018

  Adjunct Professor
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  VA Hudson Valley Healthcare System

  Sept 2017 - Aug 2018

  Clinical Psychology Intern

  Major rotations (6 months each): acute inpatient psychiatric unit; PTSD residential program Minor rotations: -Evidence-based practice individual and group psychotherapy (outpatient) -AssessmentKey responsibilities:-Integrated psychological assessments with inpatients and outpatients: projective, personality, intelligence testing, neuropsychological measures-Psycho-diagnostic evaluations upon admission to inpatient unit-Suicide risk assessments -Acceptance Commitment Therapy (individual, group, outpatient, inpatient)-Dialectical Behavior Therapy (individual caseload, consultation team member)-Social Skills Training for Schizophrenia -Cognitive Behavioral Therapy-Cognitive Processing TherapyAdditional responsibilities:-Development of group psychotherapy protocol for inpatient psychiatric unit-Development of self-help and orientation materials for newly admitted inpatients-Peer supervision-Co-leader for didactic seminar on psychological case conceptualization for medical students Show less

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  NYC Health + Hospitals

  Sept 2018 - May 2019

  Psychologist I

  Psychologist for Family Court Mental Health Services in Manhattan clinic. Provides court-ordered forensic evaluations of adults, adolescents, and children for a variety of family court and juvenile delinquency cases. Currently supervised under licensed psychologist, pending completion of license requirements.

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  NYCBT

  Apr 2019 - Aug 2020

  Clinical Psychologist
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  Yale University School of Medicine

  Sept 2020 - Nov 2022

  Assistant Professor
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  Ashley Pierson, Ph.D. Psychologist PC

  Nov 2022 - now

  Private Practice Founder

  Offering evidence based individual and group therapy to adults and adolescents. Specialization in DBT, CBT, and trauma-focused therapies including Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT) and Pronged Exposure (PE), as well as DBT with PE. Offering consultation and supervision in DBT for clinicians and clinicians in training.