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Fairfield, Ohio, United States

-Provide individual teletherapy using evidence-based interventions (CBT, DBT, & RODBT) for clients from diverse backgrounds with mood and anxiety disorders, trauma, neurodiverse conditions, eating disorders, and chronic illness.-Lead weekly DBT skills training group for up to 14 clients in collaboration with one or more co-leads.-Maintain comprehensive client records and ensure documentation is up-to-date.-Conduct comprehensive diagnostic assessments to ensure accurate differential diagnoses.-Collaborate within treatment teams, serving as a DBT team member and neurodiversity team co-lead.-Co-facilitate trainings on DBT and suicide risk assessment.

Columbus, Ohio, United States

-Provided intensive, partial-hospitalization-level treatment using eclectic modalities including CBT, DBT, MI, and solution-focused therapy for groups of up to 15 semi-acute patients.-Developed a comprehensive psychoeducation curriculum covering coping skills, emotional literacy, effective communication, and self-care.-Facilitated discharge planning and connected patients with aftercare resources.

Columbus, Ohio Area

Co-facilitate CBT-based group therapy alongside other clinicians. Teach psychoeducational skills groups to patients. Run relapse prevention group. Attend daily meetings with co-workers to track patients’ progress. Observe assessments of patients. Document treatment of patients. Attend a CBT bootcamp to learn skills. Help to start and facilitate an IOP program for young adults ages 18-24.

Columbus, Ohio Area

Engage with individual adolescent and young adult clients.Practice assessing adolescents.Complete 11-hour trauma-focused cognitive behavior therapy curriculum.Attend weekly program meeting.Perform data analysis to determine client no-show rates and present results.Interview representatives from other agencies.

Wooster, Oh

Work individually with students to plan and improve pieces of writing. Design posters to publicize Black & Gold (an undergraduate research publication). Edit Black & Gold submissions. Help with peer editing in classrooms. Help run English Language Café, a weekly event for English language learners.

Wooster, Oh

Collaborated on a research project with the Prentke-Romich Company focused on developing an innovative computerized system to predict readiness for vocabulary expansion for users of augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) devices. Utilized data analysis techniques to extract insights from word frequency data and establish relationships between words, forming a foundation for predictive modeling, and recommended systems of word-relationship predictions. Presented research findings to stakeholders at the Prentke-Romich Company, effectively communicating complex technical concepts to a non-technical audience.

Wooster, Oh

Collaborated on a multidisciplinary bioinformatics team with OARDC to identify significant DNA strands within the tomato genome using C++, Python, Hadoop, and MATLAB for big data analysis. Developed software that utilizes pattern recognition algorithms to identify meaningful sequences in extensive lists of 6-nucleotide DNA strings, allowing for flexibility pattern variations. Presented research findings to researchers at OARDC and MCURCSM, effectively communicating complex technical concepts to a diverse audience.

Master'S Degree, Social Work

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Digital Literacy Studies