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Applied CBT-based curriculum to guide individuals towards creating significant, lasting health outcomes. Collaborated with individuals to establish SMART goals to support behavior change and management of chronic disease such as obesity, diabetes, hypertension, etc. Through the OARS model of motivational interviewing, explored underlying ambivalence to guide individuals through the various stages in the Transtheoretical Model of Change to solidify lasting behavior change.

Baton Rouge, Louisiana Area

Responsibilities included collaboration on study design and supervision, behavioral data collection (including Galvanic Skin Response and eye movement), data analysis using Biopac, Matlab, and RStudio, participant recruitment via Sona, protocol and data collection training to other lab members, literature review, and collaboration on writing/editing publications.

Contributor and editor of Piero Scaruffi's newsletter on Cognitive Science– responsible for researching and creating comprehensive summaries on the latest developments in the fields of neurobiology, consciousness, philosophy of mind, artificial intelligence, connectionism, neural networks, linguistics, cognitive psychology, etc.

Tampa/St. Petersburg, Florida Area

Collaborated with doctors to create appropriate treatment plans for patients based on their health-related goals. In operations, drove initiative exploring workflow nuances and their impact on patient conversion ratio. Identified processes to maximize efficiency and impact of personal SOP, increasing my conversion ratio performance from 30% (meeting expectations) to 60%. As a result, collaborated with leadership to develop SOP and training for new and existing employees, and conducted training program for 3 branch locations across Tampa/St. Petersburg area.

Tampa/St. Petersburg, Florida Area

Facilitated group discussions on works of art with individuals experiencing mental illness, including depression, PTSD, Alzheimer's, dementia, and substance abuse. Responsible for ensuring that conversation was inclusive and supported each individual in feeling comfortable expressing their insights. Through my experience with The Connections Program, I completed my Honor's Thesis in which I created a research study designed to measure the ability of visual thinking strategies in lowering feelings of anxiety among those suffering from mental illness, using the HAM-A.

Tampa/St. Petersburg, Florida Area

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Bachelor Of Arts & Sciences With Summa Cum Laude Recognition, Degree In Health Sciences With Concentrations In Biological And Social/Behavioral Health