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Chicago, IL, US

Evanston, IL, US

Mountain View, California, US

Advising mental health tele-health company on AI-forward clinical product development.

Chicago, Illinois, US

• Promoted from Assistant Professor (07/2011) in recognition of scientific contributions and national reputation.SELECTED ACHIEVEMENTS
• Led federally-funded program of R & D leading to multiple commercially successful digital child assessments.
• Thought leadership reflected in 50+ widely-cited peer-reviewed articles, chapters, policy briefs, and books.
• Delivered >80 invited and peer-reviewed addresses at national and international conferences.
• Received prestigious national awards recognizing excellence in applied research.

Roswell, GA, US

• Developed roadmap for demonstrating product efficacy and continuous quality improvement.
• Led cross-functional teams to integrate assessments to provide personalized instruction.SELECTED ACHIEVEMENTS
• Completed complex and cost-effective large-scale randomized and quasi-experimental studies of intervention efficacy.
• Cross-trained staff to integrate xSEL Labs’ sales, marketing, and customer care processes.
• Led design and development of new products, including: o Assessments to accompany learning resources and guide instruction. o Dynamic data reporting systems indexed to resource to deliver personalized instruction and.

Evanston, Illinois, US

• Founded startup to commercialize digital assessments created at Rush University Medical Center.
• Assessments designed to personalized instruction and educational and clinical quality improvement.
• Starting from zero, established, grew, and led high-performance team of >10.
• Leveraged national reputation to cultivate relationships with top K-12 and research organizations.SELECTED ACHIEVEMENTS
• Won >$2M in contracts with top research organizations studying program quality and efficacy, including Penn State, UVA, RAND, IES, WestEd, AIR, New Schools Venture Fund, and The Wallace Foundation.
• Achieved >$1M annual revenue @ >40% AAGR; reached >950 U.S. schools, supporting >190K students annually.

Skokie, IL, US

• Promoted from Associate Executive Director (10/2011).
• Led strategy and managed P&L for pediatric behavioral health center.
• Led cross-functional team of 20 clinical, administrative, research, and education professionals.
• Managed ~$4M annual budget, allocating resources to support clinical excellence, innovation, and educational.
• Raised funds to support R&D from donors, foundations, and federal agencies.
• Leveraged community and university partnerships to facilitate field-based and multi-site research projects.

Skokie, IL, US

• Promoted from Research Director (07/2007).
• Managed clinical, research, education, and administrative daily operations.
• Represented Center to funders, advisors, partners, and University Medical Center leadership.

Skokie, IL, US

• Promoted from staff clinician (05/2004) to found Center’s Research Department.
• Led development and field testing of digital child assessment products.
• Led matrixed teams across multiple complex clinical research projects.SELECTED ACHIEVEMENTS
• Raised philanthropic, federal, and foundation funds to build and staff department.
• Authored and published center’s first scientific papers and presentations.
• Led simultaneous research projects as principal investigator or co-investigator of 10+ competitive grants.

Skokie, IL, US

• Conducted comprehensive psychological assessments of children, adolescents, and young adults.
• Represented families at IEP meetings.
• Provided evidence-based therapies.

Berkeley, CA, US

• Taught clinical psychology, developmental psychopathology, and community psychology.
• Conducted applied research focused on children’s social development.

• Assessed and treated children and families with academic, social, emotional, and behavioral challenges.

Berkeley, CA, US

Shatin, NT, HK

Predoctoral Internship, Clinical Psychology

Ph.D., Psychology

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Psychology