Supervisor: Joseph Ciccolo, Ph.D. • Conducted phone screenings for potential study participants.• Facilitated orientation meetings for study participants.• Administered mental health scales, evaluations, and screenings for depression.

Supervisor: George Bonanno, Ph.D.• Conducted research on various types of reactions that are a result of loss over the course of the first several years of bereavement and the factors that might predict experiences for different types of reactions; primary focus on research with prolonged bereavement and grief.• Became Efficient in FACS (Facial Action Coding System).• Coded and rated the subject’s facial expressions during experimental tasks and personal accounts to establish inter-rater reliability.

• Responsible for many administrative duties including but not limited to approving invoices for clients; creating work orders for vendors; creating production analysis and estimates for projects, cost-to-date spreadsheets, and travel arrangements among other responsibilities.• Member in the Charity and Entertainment committee to oversee planning for company events and charity drives for members of local communities.• Also serve as the main point of contact for clients and vendors to direct their needs.

Health Environmental and Relational Ties LabSupervisor: Kristen Springer, Ph.D.• Conducted social psychological experiments examining masculinity and health outcomes.• Gained experience in psychophysiological data collection such as electrocardiogram (ECG), respiration (RSP), and blood pressure using BIOPAC equipment.• Collected saliva samples for cortical and testosterone analyses. • Gained experience in using a CNAP machine, Qualtrics, and E-Prime.• Gained experience transcribing audio data and performing literary searches.