Elly Maras, Ph.D. Email and Phone Number

Conducted two comprehensive evaluations weekly (one outpatient referral and one day treatment referral) with each including a thorough family and developmental history as well as use of measures in the following areas: cognitive, academic, socio-emotional, personality, adaptive, and neuropsychological (attention, executive functioning, and memory).Obtained training in the ADOS-2 (training in all modules) and provided assessments for autism utilizing Modules 2 through 4.Provided evidence-based individual psychotherapy to children and adolescents using Trauma-Focused CBT (TF-CBT) and CBT modalities.Obtained training in delivering Parent Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT) and Parent Management Training (PMT) therapies.Completed the TF-CBT National Therapist Certification Program, including the two-day training and consultation requirements in August 2024.Participated in weekly training didactic on various content areas, diversity seminar (6 months), and family therapy seminar (6 months) with intern cohort. Contributed to weekly clinical team meetings, including CBT team, Trauma team, and Parenting team, with licensed psychologists, clinical social workers, psychiatrists, and other interns.

Provided technical assistance and guidance on best practices for the implementation of Comprehensive Health and Wellness Plans (CHWP) in five school districts in Southeastern Colorado; part of the Make It Happen Grant, $4.9 million dollar grant funded by the Colorado Health Foundation; 10 hours weekly. Conducted literature review and data analyses as part of the research team.

Provided therapy under supervision to children, adults, and families through a trauma-focused, family systems model.

Counseled up to 15 undergraduate students aged 18-22 with learning disabilities and/or mental disorders on accountability, academic preparedness, organization, time management, self-awareness, stress management, and holistic wellness strategies during weekly one-hour sessions.

Conducted multi-factored evaluations and reevaluations for students in upper elementary and high school with supervision, co-led weekly wellness club for sixth grade students, educated staff and students on mindfulness, and facilitated social skills group with supervision.

Served as graduate student member on the National Association of School Psychologists' Government and Professional Relations (GPR) CommitteeCo-led advocacy activities and discussions at NASP’s Public Policy Institute (PPI), presented advocacy webinars for NASP members, volunteered for the NASP Advocacy Action Center at convention, and co-facilitated Public Policy & Advocacy Interest Group in NASP Communities.

Administered cognitive and achievement assessments for students in kindergarten throughfourth grade with supervision, conducted functional behavior assessment with supervision, consulted with teachers to develop academic intervention plans, and ran tier 2 emotional regulation group for first graders with supervision.

Appointed by the Department of Education & School Psychology to assist faculty members in administrative and research tasks 20 hours weeklyWrote literature reviews, transcribed over 900 minutes of video footage, worked with NVivo, SPSS, and R software programs to code and analyze data, and presented findings at national literacy conference.

Successfully defended undergraduate thesis entitled An Observational Assessment of Parent-Teacher Relationships in Infant-Toddler Classrooms to Examine Predictors of Cocaring Quality.Gained Research Distinction from the Department of Psychology at OSU.Produced first observational study on parent-teacher relationships in daycares andreceived over $12,500 in tuition and research awards to complete the data collection of study.2012

Researched COSI programs to complete grant proposals and impact reports forparticipating and potential sponsors.

Researched the sustainability of Ohio’s economy, transportation system, and urbancommunities to write informative one-page documents directed towards state legislators.

Organized, managed, and directed daily activities for 20-25 elementary school children.

Worked in the office of Senate President. Handled constituent concerns by responding to their letters, emails, and phone calls. Executed tasks by cooperating with other members of the staff when completing president’s letters, monitoring email accounts, and answering and transferring phone calls for office.Regularly used spreadsheets, such as Excel, to track constituent cases and correspondences.

Worked with Dr. Zeynep Benderlioglu of the Department of Evolution, Ecology, and Organismal Biology at the Ohio State University.Held lab management responsibilities such as feeding and watering the spiders, maintaining their habitats, logging and sorting data, and cleaning the lab on a bi-weekly basis.