Laura Kirschner Email & Phone Number

Washington, Dc, Us

Washington Dc-Baltimore Area

Arlington, Virginia, United States

- Manage the development of R2’s instructors – 250+ team members at 32+ global training locations - including how we certify, promote and develop our team members; created a professional development system for developing instructors with a focus on coaching leaders to more effectively develop team members.- Develop and manage projects for the Ready and Resilient (R2) curriculum: identify portfolio gaps, revise existing training, and create new courses to deploy to our 250 instructors; courses range in topic from performance (e.g. motivation, focus, confidence), resilience (e.g. coping with stress, communication, building relationships), leadership development, and team building.- Lead a team of five curriculum developers to structure and customize our courses to attain U.S. Army standard for instructional design and development while implementing best practices from adult learning theory.- Advise program leadership and regional talent development leads on change management and communication with our 300 employees, managing information flow across leadership teams, the U.S. Army client, and our 32 training locations.

Fort Eustis, Va And Fort Belvoir, Va

- Attained primary instructor status (top 10% of instructors), led training and team development at my local performance centers (4-8 people) and with mobile teams across the United States.- Developed and led workshops and courses (ranging from 1-hour to 2-weeks) for small and large groups (up to 200 in-person forums) and virtual workshops/webinars (up to 3,000 attendees).- Provided individual coaching for all levels of leadership on topics such as building cohesion and trust, communication, and effective feedback cultures, as well as individual performance goals.- Created presentations, facilitator guides, and participant guides to provide autonomous training opportunities and/or to supplement in-person training.

Greater New York City Area

Behavior Therapy of New York focuses on cognitive behavioral therapy to help clients remove obstacles to personal growth and realize their full potential. BTNY specializes in integrating biofeedback to help individuals understand the mind-body connection.

Bay State Community Services is a not-for-profit human services agency, dedicated to improving the social functioning of adults, adolescents, and children within a framework that recognizes the primary importance of family and community. I worked individually and in groups with adolescents and adults struggling with mental health and/or addiction.

Ardsley, Ny

Planned and coached weekly volleyball clinics for 40 young athletes (2nd-9th grade).

Department Of Business And Management

Analyzing how businesses use cross-promotion in print advertisements to promote their corresponding websites.

Memory Laboratory

Working in a formal psychology laboratory setting testing participants and analyzing data. The research focuses on memory capabilities from a DRM paradigm perspective.

Master Of Education (Edm), Clinical Psychology; Sport & Performance Psychology

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Psychology

Education record