Undergraduate Research Assistant
CurrentWorked on mutliple studies run in the Translational Research Program under Dr. Michael Otto.This included a smoking prevention study for at risk youth, a study on treatment enhancement technique for exposure therapy, and an assessment of techinuqes in behavioral changes. Trained in and administered mindfulness-based, working memory-based, and control interventions for a smoking prevention study.Trained for conduction of a mindfulness-based treatment enhancement for exposure therapy.Delivered baseline and follow up computerized assessment protocols using instruments such as the n-back, corsi block tapping task, mirror tracing, an auditory digit span task, implicit association test, a delayed discounting measure, cognitive effort discounting measure, Stroop test, and Smokerlyzer CO monitor. Recruited research participants through phone calls, email, and in person recruitment meetings.Conducted phone screens during recruitment of research participants.Managed entry of subject assessment data into SPSS.Constructed and submitted IRB amendments including study staff additions, and continuing reviews. Acted as a confederate in in vivo exposures done at CARD.Acted as a participant in order for other RAs to be trained in practice conducting full assessment and intervention procedures for a variety of studies.
