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Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

Psychometrist at the Minneapolis VA Neuropsychology Clinic (NPAC), with the responsibility of administering complex neuropsychological measures to participants who are apart of ongoing treatment and navigating patient care conducted through the Minneapolis VA Neuropsychology Department. Currently, have conducted and analyzed data of over 200 separate clinical cases and devised diagnotic and treatment recommendations accordingly.• Clinical Skills Expertise: Gained competency and skill in conducting over 50 separate neuropsychology measures. Advanced my ability to conduct symptom assessments, analyze the results of neuropsychological tests and norms, and score data for analysis. • Work in Clinical Teams: Versed in collaborative efforts on neuropsychological assessments with different providers, communicating on the outcomes of measures, conferring on the results of tests, and ensuring proper testing protocols that each provider assigns. Given the responsibility to conduct many neuropsychological evaluations in the clinic and devise treatment recommendations. • Healthcare Management Skills: Responsible for management and supervision of testing inventory supplies and measures, ensuring compliance with HIPPA, VA, and Federal policy, and responsible for the budgeting and purchasing of clinical resources needed to run the NPAC clinic. • Program Success Skills: Responsible for ensuring the standardization, consistency, and efficacy of evaluations given in the clinic to improve treatment delivery.

Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

Research assistant supporting ongoing clinical trials for cognitive remediation training and transcranial direct current stimulation to enhance cognitive capacity in patients with schizophrenia-spectrum disorders and bipolar I. Responsibilities include recruiting participants for the study, conducting diagnostic interviews, individual symptom assessments, measurements of functional capacity, and documenting and reviewing patient records in medical databases.• Participant Recruitment: Strong record of contacting and recruiting participants from the community and gaining their consent to participate in the research study. This included comprehensive reviews of medical records to verify illnesses and my recruitment approach fostered willing participation from potential clients. Searched through medical databases of over 500 potential research participants and recruited them to participate in a clinical trial. • Clinical Skills Expertise: Further developed the clinical skills necessary to conduct interviews, assess symptoms, and measure and monitor patient progress. Experienced in conducting neuropsychological assessments, measurements of functional capacity, individual symptom assessments, and diagnostic interviews. • Program Execution Skills: Supported the development and progression of a research study from beginning to conclusion, which included, assisting in the protocols, developing assessment tools, and communicating with team members on program progress.

Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

Behavior analyst intern working in the dementia inpatient unit under the supervision of a Board-Certified Behavior Analyst and a psychiatrist. Responsibilities included designing behavioral interventions and case formulations for residents and carrying out behavior management protocols including functional analyses, stimulus preference tests, and behavioral observations. Was assigned around 20 individual cases at the Minnesota Veterans Home and successfully targeted, conceptualized, and improved resident behavior. • Clinical Experience: Designed case formulations and treatment plans for specific patients and then implemented behavioral interventions to assess and treat maladaptive behavior for residents with dementia.• Work in Interdisciplinary Teams: Coordinated with and trained staff on behavior management protocols necessary to conduct behavioral interventions across interdisciplinary teams in a hospital setting. • Treatment Implementation: Led behavioral treatment interventions in coordination with a BCAB supervisor for residents and assisted in social work support with resident family members.• Client Interaction: Assisted nursing staff with ADLs for residents and managed day-to-day events on the inpatient campus

Minnesota, United States

Team member of the University of Minnesota’s TRiCAM LAB in the psychology department that focuses on the cognitive and neural pathways of paranoid schizophrenia and drug addiction. Duties included performing experiments on participants, using statistical analysis software, coordinating meetings, and maintaining task function. • Research Skills Development: Assisted on studies that focused on short-term decision-making processes in schizophrenia. Accomplishments included conducting experiments with participants, coding data mathematically for analysis, developing psychological tasks, and forming proposals and hypotheses from these results.

Minnesota, United States

Team member of the University of Minnesota’s Thinking Lab in the psychology department that focuses on human cognition. Responsibilities included assisting in data collection, storing computer data in databases, constructing a research report, and working directly with participants to schedule appointments. • Research Skills Development: Assisted on a study that focused on interpreting body language during states of acute stress. Accomplishments included organizing and evaluating data for analysis, conducting literature reviews, creating data metrics and graphs, and recruiting and working with research participants.

Master Of Arts - Ma, Clinical Psychology

3.89 GPA Developed a qualitative, experimental study as part of my master thesis. My masters thesis covered the utility and efficacy.

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Psychology

Activities and Societies: Psi Chi, International Honor Society in Psychology 3.63 GPA