Brandon Mears Email & Phone Number

Whittier, California, United States

Los Angeles, California, United States

• Hosted 15-minute daily drop-in coaching sessions for undergraduate and graduate students to work on their resumes and cover letters
• Advised graduate students in 30-minute individual sessions about career exploration, personal brands, interviewing, responding to job offers, and career-related questions
• Facilitated in-person and virtual monthly 1-hour workshops on career topics to improve candidate preparedness
• Compiled student post-graduation job outcomes to analyze the effectiveness of career center services
• Coordinated weekly programming for undergraduate, graduate, and employer events to increase utilization of career services and networking opportunities
• Resolved student and employer concerns in the Handshake and 12Twenty applications to alleviate frustrations and complaints

Fullerton, CA

• Conducted weekly individual sessions with a caseload of 100 traditional and 20 EOP first-year undeclared students each academic year to develop individualized personal, professional, and academic goals
• Directed and graded 180 student success class assignments for 9 University 100 (UNI 100) courses
• Led research and development of in-person and virtual monthly workshops and weekly classroom presentations through a strengths-based lens for students from diverse backgrounds
• Collaborated with 3 campus centers and 10 faculty members to improve student engagement and decrease class withdrawals by creating an atmosphere of psychological safety and belonging within our offices
• Implemented weekly peer programming and marketing that focused on the transitional challenges of undeclared first-year students
• Co-piloted a Peer Leadership Certificate program that led to a group of 15 strong student leaders

Whittier, CA

• Delivered in-person and telehealth therapy to diverse client population to facilitate a path forward for healing totaling 306 direct client contact hours
• Provided bi-weekly group therapy with a co-therapist to 20 single mothers from low SES backgrounds
• Piloted a weekly support group for men founded on principles of respeto and positive masculinity
• Collaborated with agency staff and faculty to co-teach monthly classes on anxiety, depression, and mental health resources
• Partnered with DACA/Dreamers/AB 540 specialists to deliver semesterly mental health workshops for undocumented clients and decrease the injustice and inequality they face
• Engaged in weekly individual and group supervisions with 7 trainees to collaborate on unique treatment plans and develop culturally sensitive ways to advocate for equitable outcomes of our clients

Anaheim, CA

• Implemented weekly applied behavioral analysis (ABA) interventions to promote socially significant behaviors for caseload of 20 clients with autism and intellectual disabilities
• Provided ABA parent training for low-income single parents and couples to improve parent-child relationships
• Participated in monthly supervision with respective clinical supervisors to discuss client treatment plans
• Collected and analyzed behavioral data every session to track client progress and evaluate treatment effectiveness
• Collaborated with occupational therapists to increase client attentiveness during occupational therapy

Fullerton, CA

• Completed training through Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative (CITI)
• Devised test instruments and survey items for two consecutive research studies on moral ambivalence
• Collected participants’ data through Sona systems, QUALTRICS, and Survey Monkey
• Calculated statistical analyses with SPSS
• Created graphical displays of data with EXCEL

Fullerton, CA

• Mentored students in behavioral, clinical, and statistical psychology courses
• Conducted outreach to junior colleges and high schools
• Coordinated annual Psychology Day event with fellow peer mentors
• Assisted students with disabilities take exams, tests, and other assessments
• Advised students with career paths to help strengthen their future goals
• Wrote articles for Psychology Department’s newsletter

Fullerton, CA

• Assisted instructor during course meetings for Statistical Applications in Psychology (PSY300)
• Graded class and homework assignments for 35 psychology students
• Developed practice material for students
• Held weekly office hours to help students learn the uses of Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, EXCEL, and SPSS in the field of psychology
• Helped students of various backgrounds and cultures

Master Of Science, Counseling - Marriage And Family Therapy

Activities and Societies: Chi Sigma Iota Honor Society - Member Graduate Student Counseling Association - Member

Bachelor Of Arts, Psychology - Clinical Psychology

Activities and Societies: Psi Chi Honor Society- Lifetime Member Latinx Student Psychology Association - Member Psychology Department.