Teach mindfulness meditation strategies in a variety of contexts. Develop and facilitate workshops applying mindfulness techniques to attention-related challenges of ordinary life (such as stress reduction, physical exercise, yoga practice, unpleasant emotions, physical discomfort, anxiety, and insomnia). Coach individuals in meditation strategies based on their interest and need.

Honored to be a part of Mental Health America of Franklin County's efforts to encourage better conversations about mental health and to help people feel less alone navigating the services they need to get back on their feet and thrive. http://mhafc.org

Shared strategies and enthusiasm for finding answers, asking better questions, and enjoying the search. Library instruction post on student bloghttp://engage.franklin.edu/connections/author/larsond/ National Library Week event summaryhttp://www.library.ohio.gov/marketing/Newsletters/TheNews/2011/August/RecipeforSuccess

Teaching learning strategies course to new students to introduce them to various communication tools, library research databases, and APA Style.Reviewing the basics of researching and writing an academic essay.Coaching the basics of teamwork and public speaking.

Developing training curricula for non-technically oriented customers in use of customizable web design software designed for mental health centers and employee assistance programs.Delivering individualized training and support via web conferencing applications.Providing individual problem solving assistance.

Provided individual training and search support to client service team members and administrative staff.Worked with IT staff to train research analysts in using online tool for tracking all deliverables. Edited deliverables and coached employees based in India via phone, web conferencing software, email, and instant messaging. Led internal team of information specialists in planning, designing, producing, editing and launching end-user help guides for firm-wide research intranet.Conducted searches across broad range of topics and industries, filtered search results for relevance, credibility and accuracy, and provided retrieved materials to analysts within established timeframes.Performed quantitative and qualitative analysis, including preparation of company analytical reports, executive biographies, and summarization of relevant news articles as required to meet needs of research analysts and other marketing professionals.

Indexed web sites for a business-specific search engine. Extensive online searching in the areas of computers and electronics, manufacturing, software design, pharmaceuticals, legal services, and telecommunications.Researched and maintained links to important industry-specific websites including trade associations, events, news, and governmental regulations. Cataloged websites using the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) codes. Links were maintained in a Microsoft Access database used by the search engine to crawl the Internet.