Kat W Email & Phone Number

Santa Barbara, California, United States

• Supported at-risk school children enrolled in 1st-5th grade by teaching them social-emotional learning skills to bolster resilience
• Surveyed students’ behavioral development through weekly school documentation and implemented lesson plans on topics such as perspective taking and active listening

Santa Barbara, California, United States

• Supervised incoming playground specialists as a captain and trained them on the IDEAL problem solving method during 45-minute sessions
• Taught Transitional Kindergarten-6th Grade school children conflict resolution and cooperation skills as a playground specialist, while recording behaviors in weekly logs
• Collaborated with fellow captains during team discussions to resolve arising social-emotional and behavioral issues, while communicating information relayed from school

Santa Barbara, California, United States

• Collaborated and provided free Psychological First Aid and Green Dot Bystander Training, while offering additional academic programming for 80+ Psi Chi members
• Delegated monthly tasks to officers, supported the UCSB Resilience Project, and assisted the Psychology Department’s Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee
• Awarded the 2021 Model Chapter Award, given to 32 out of 1,150 chapters, by the International Psi Chi Board of Directors

Santa Barbara, California, United States

• Publicized Psi Chi events, including the GRE workshop, Alzheimer’s Walk, and Mental Health Trivia Night fundraiser through Facebook and Instagram
• Created Psi Chi UCSB’s first website

Santa Barbara, California, United States

• Launched the first Mentorship Outreach Program for ASK members to help GirlsInc students apply for colleges and scholarships with a 100% success rate
• Orchestrated events that fundraised over $500 for GirlsInc in Santa Barbara and $200 for special education teachers located in the Santa Barbara area via DonorsChoose
• Implemented first Pen Pal Program between ASK members and GirlsInc youth

• Co-facilitated 4 quarters of UCSB Cooks, a series of free cooking classes, by interacting with over 130 undergraduate and graduate college students facing food insecurity
• Represented the Department through collaborative workshops and demonstrations with student, staff, and faculty partners located on and off campus

Santa Barbara, California, United States

• Provided assistance to the Department of Health and Wellness
• Hosted Nap Stations

• Volunteered over 15 hours of restocking fruit around campus, assisting at check in stations for dog therapy day and HIV testing, and replenishing nutrients to residents in Isla Vista
• Attended over 24 hours of health skills training program in which participants discuss various topics on health discussion, such as sleep, body image, and positive psychology

Santa Barbara, California, United States

• Edited visuals and assisted in building an online research study on infant’s perception of food and social categorization of individuals from different cultures
• Recruited families through a listserv and systematically tested the Qualtrics web user interface to ensure smooth running of the study

Santa Barbara, California, United States

• Communicated with students enrolled with DSP to bolster their academic success, while maintaining confidentiality
• Provided legible notes and uploaded them in a timely fashion through the Services Portal

Los Gatos, California, United States

• Organized scientific learning material and provided hands-on activities to boost comprehension and understanding in 1st-4th grade elementary school students
• Demonstrated social-emotional learning skills of empathy, responsibility, initiative, and emotion management to create a positive classroom environment

Cupertino, California, United States

• Promoted teamwork, creativity, and friendship among campers (1st-5th graders) during coding and craft activities, rallies, and skits
• Administered basic first aid

• Promoted teamwork, creativity, and friendship among campers (1st-5th graders) during coding and craft activities, rallies, and skits
• Administered basic first aid

Los Gatos, California, United States

• Learned how clinics operated through administrative work, specifically data entry
• Cemented decision to major in Psychological and Brain Sciences at UCSB