Benlina Aier, M.Ed., Lpc Email & Phone Number

Oak Park, Illinois, United States

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

•Collaborates with other researchers to write clinical psychology research publications and posters•Assists with with data entry, statistical analysis, and interpretation for multiple research projects•Coordinates a multi-institutional research study; manages volunteers and study participants•Schedules and administers baseline and follow-up assessments with study participants

•Coordinated a multi-institutional clinical psychology intervention research study; collaborated with principal investigators, study staff, and other research teams to ensure successful project execution•Managed research participant and volunteer recruitment; developed marketing materials and assisted with community outreach•Developed web-based assessments (Qualtrics), research protocols, and training tools for research staff and participants•Maintained study documentation to ensure compliance with institutional review board (IRB) regulations and guidelines

•Leads the development of the TRY Mentoring Program, a youth-centered digital mentoring program serving socially isolated youth. This includes creating the program’s logic model, developing a program handbook, and designing the recruitment, screening, and selection plan for participants.•Provides behavioral health mentoring consultation services to youth-serving organizations. •Manages grant reporting requirements for a $220,000 federal grant to maintain adherence to grant guidelines and ensure compliance.

•Provided behavioral health mentoring consultation and project coordination support to partner mentoring organizations.•Created digital and print resources to help youth-serving organizations leverage educational technology to increase service delivery goals.•Collaborated with staff to develop grant proposals for both private and federal grant funding opportunities, securing $220,000 in federal funding.

Downers Grove, Illinois, United States

•Provided individual therapy, diagnosis, and parent coaching to young people and families with a wide range of emotional and behavioral issues•Utilized evidence-based interventions such as cognitive-behavioral therapy, play therapy, and psychodynamic therapy in treatment•Developed and implemented treatment plans based on diagnosis and routine assessment of mental health concerns

Nashville, Tn, United States

•Supported young people and families impacted by parental opioid and substance use by offering individual counseling, family counseling, case management, and advocacy services.•Provided behavioral health case consultation to legal and community-based stakeholders within the Nashville Juvenile Court system; worked with schools, local non-profits, and the Department of Children’s Services to provide wraparound support.•Developed program-wide marketing and community outreach materials; engaged with community and governmental agencies to promote and market the program.•Managed data entry and organization for program reporting.•Assisted with intern training and supervision.

Nashville, Tennessee

•Provided in-home individual therapy, family therapy, and case management services to young people placed in foster care.•Developed and implemented treatment plans, conducted routine foster home inspections, and managed client appointments for healthcare services and medication management.•Utilized evidenced-based practices such as Cognitive Behavior Therapy and Collaborative Problem Solving in therapeutic treatment.

Nashville, Tennessee

•Implemented a tier 2 mathematics intervention to fourth and fifth grade students in Metro Nashville Public Schools to strengthen their performance on fraction problems, multiplication, and word problems.•Contributed as an editor and designer for the intervention manual, Super Solvers.•Conducted pre- and post-test measures for the purpose of participant selection and post-intervention assessment.•Managed data entry and storage, assessment scoring, and fidelity checks.

Nashville, Tennessee

•Provided individual counseling and case management services to young people in crisis in a residential setting.•Facilitated psychoeducational groups, multiple-family groups, and family counseling services.•Conducted intake and assessment services for young people entering the residential program.•Answered the agency crisis line and provided callers with crisis counseling and referrals to community resources.•Acted as an advocate and liaison for clients by connecting with mental health centers, courts, school systems, the Department of Children’s Services, and other organizations as needed.

Franklin, Tennessee

•Provided tutoring services to K-12 students in math, science, reading, and ACT preparation.

Chicago, Il

•Co-led the manualization team for the Cities Mentor Project, a stress and coping research intervention designed for Chicago youth exposed to adverse life experiences.•Responsible for editing the intervention manual and creating intervention-specific materials and activities for clinical use.•Assisted with intervention trainings, participant screening and intake assessments, follow-up assessments, data entry and analysis via SPSS, and community outreach in Chicago Public Schools.

Chicago, Il

•Responsible for supporting a student community of over 400 students in an undergraduate residence hall. Coordinated community-building initiatives focused on academic success, personal wellness, and social justice, and acted as a first responder in crisis events.

Chicago, Il

•Provided weekly tutoring to both undergraduate and graduate students in psychological statistics.•Created supplemental activities and handouts for future tutors regarding basic functions in R, the Pearson correlation coefficient, and Spearman’s rank correlation coefficient.

Chicago, Il

•Delivered a series of lessons for first-year students about DePaul University and the resources available to new students. Topics covered included health and wellness, academic success, and diversity and social justice.

Chicago, Il

•Managed access control in DePaul residence halls by registering student residents and their guests in the front desk software system, assisting in emergency response situations, and enforcing Housing Services policies.

Chicago, Il

•Conducted ethological field research for animal welfare purposes; utilized the ZooMonitor application to monitor and track behaviors for a variety of animal species.•Oversaw the development of two animal studies: North American Beaver and African Wild Dog. Specific responsibilities included ethogram development and generating digital exhibit maps.•Administered and scored inter-observer reliability tests for interns and volunteers.•Created video tools to assist in training, observation simulation, and public outreach.

Chicago, Il

•Conducted ethological field research for the zoo's conservation and science department by logging behavioral data into Lincoln Park Zoo’s ZooMonitor application for iPad, entering and analyzing behavior data into Microsoft Excel, and training volunteer data collectors on the research methodology.

Chicago, Il

•Conducted ecological field research to examine water quality at select forest preserves in the Chicagoland area. Tasks included: water sample collection, preparation of microbial cultures, utilizing GIS software to analyze and generate maps of the data collection site, and collecting and identifying macroinvertebrate species.•Assisted in the collection and testing of mosquitos for West Nile virus and Saint Louis encephalitis

Master’S Degree, Human Development Counseling

Concentration in Clinical Mental Health Counseling

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Psychology

Activities and Societies: DePaul Screamin' Demons Pep Band, Peer Health Exchange, Global Brigades, Residence Hall Conduct.