Karisa June Hunt Email & Phone Number

Lexington, Ky, Us

Louisville, Ky, Us

Louisville, Kentucky Area

I am the owner-operator of a jewelry shop based out of Louisville, Kentucky.

Louisville, Kentucky, United States

Louisville, Kentucky, United States

From May 2022 until May 2024, I was a Doctoral Candidate and Graduate Instructor at the University of Louisville. Using fMRI, I explored resilience and the factors moderating the impacts of traumatic stress on brain structure and function. My dissertation investigated the neural impacts of childhood trauma, protective factors, and trait resilience on fear acquisition, extinction, and reinstatement. I was Instructor of Record for PSYC 307: Cognitive Processes and Laboratory Instructor of Record and Graduate Teaching Assistant for PSYC 302: Psychology Research Methods alongside my colleague, Ryan Coleman, during this time.

Louisville, Kentucky, United States

From June 2020 to May 2022, I was a Doctoral Student and Graduate Research and Teaching Assistant at the University of Louisville. In my research, I used data-driven analysis of fMRI data to support the existence of a global suppression domain underlying multiple facets of inhibitory control. During this time, I was the Graduate Teaching Assistant for PSYC 355: Neuroscience, PSYC 302: Psychology Research Methods, PSYC 610: Advanced Doctoral Statistics I, and PSYC 305: Brain and Behavior, as well as the Laboratory Instructor for PSYC 610: Advanced Doctoral Statistics I.

Louisville, Kentucky, United States

From June 2018 to June 2020, I was a Doctoral Fellow under the University of Louisville's University Fellowship. In my research, I employed data-driven analysis to identify related neural networks involved in the suppression of emotion, memory, and motor processes.

Louisville, Kentucky, United States

I was the inaugural head coach of Rocket Aer at Assumption High School, the United States' first high school aerial arts team, featuring trapeze, aerial silks and sling (hammock), and lyra (aerial hoop).

Louisville, Kentucky, United States

Louisville, Kentucky

I completed a 250-hour field practicum for my Master of Social Work program at Louisville Girls Leadership, helping to "create an immersive experience in which high school girls develop meaningful skills and relationships. As members of an inclusive community, girls amplify their societal impact, becoming exceptional leaders in their world." - LouisvilleGirlsLeadership.org

Louisville, Kentucky

As a Social Service Worker on the Sobriety Treatment and Recovery Team (START), I served families with co-occurring substance abuse and child maltreatment in an integrated manner with local addiction treatment services. Trained as a Child Protective Services worker in family engagement, I was paired with a family mentor (a peer support employee in long-term recovery), utilizing a system-of-care and team-decision-making approach with families, treatment providers, and the judicial system. Essential elements of the START model include quick entry into services to safely maintain child placement in the home when possible, and rapid access to intensive addiction/mental health assessment and treatment. My peer support colleague and I had a capped caseload, which allowed us to work intensively with families, to engage them in individualized wrap-around services, and to identify natural supports with goals of child safety, permanency, and parental sobriety and capacity.Women in START have higher rates of sobriety than their non-START child welfare-involved counterparts (66% vs. 36%). Children in START are 50% less likely to enter out-of-home placements than children from a matched comparison group. At case closure, over 75% of children served by START remained with or were reunified with their parent(s). For every $1 spent on START, $2.22 is saved on out-of-home placement costs.

Russellville, Kentucky

I completed a 200-hour worksite field practicum for my Master of Social Work program at LifeSkills, Inc. I attended weekly supervision with my field instructor to discuss clinical strengths and areas of improvement. I actively advocated for social justice in rural communities, and I utilized evidence-based research to develop effective interventions for my clients. During my practicum, I gained further experience in conducting psychosocial assessments and facilitating group therapy sessions.During my field practicum at LifeSkills, I created and implemented a treatment program for children and adolescents with behavioral health diagnoses. This program consisted of a workbook that utilized various aspects of both Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy, which allowed clients to learn mindfulness and emotion regulation while simultaneously learning to identify and replace thinking errors.Additionally, I identified a need for mental health education at the city’s elementary school, and collaborated with my field instructor (the city’s school-based therapist) to create and facilitate a weekly social skills/social support group at the school. In this group, children gained the opportunity to learn alongside other children, to whom they could directly relate. Utilizing the extensive experience in psychoeducational group facilitation I gained while working at Rivendell Behavioral Health Hospital, I developed this program in its entirety; from consent forms to curriculum material.

Russellville, Kentucky

As a Behavioral Health Specialist in the Community Support Wraparound program of a community mental health center, I worked directly with my clients and their families to develop and implement solutions to their behavioral health concerns.I worked in conjunction with a licensed mental health professional, spending extended periods of time with clients who have more intensive needs than can be addressed through outpatient therapy alone. I worked primarily with children aged 4 to 14.

Bowling Green, Kentucky

I worked directly with the patients on one of six (varying population) units, documenting patient progress, leading psychoeducational groups, ensuring patient safety, and working together with an interdisciplinary treatment team.I have gained extensive experience working one-on-one with children, adolescents, and seniors in crisis, adolescents and adults experiencing chemical dependency, and adolescents responsible for committing sexual offenses. I have also completed intensive, ongoing training in Safe Crisis Management (SCM).

Bowling Green, Kentucky

I provided in-home care to elderly and disabled clients with comorbid mental health diagnoses, allowing them to retain the comfort and independence of living in their own home, and preventing placement in an assisted living facility.

Doctor Of Philosophy - Phd, Experimental Psychology, 4.00

Advisor: Brendan Depue, Ph.D.

Master Of Science - Ms, Experimental Psychology, 4.00

Advisor: Brendan Depue, Ph.D.

Master Of Social Work - Msw, Social Work, 4.00

Activities and Societies: Graduate Student Social Workers, Phi Alpha (Social Work Honor Society) Advisor: Jay Gabbard, Ph.D.

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Psychology, 3.33

Activities and Societies: Alpha Gamma Delta, Clinical Applied Research Group, Psy Chi, Psychology Club Advisor: Rick Grieve, Ph.D.