Marlaina Laubach Email & Phone Number

United States

Santa Cruz, California, United States

Completing my school psychology internship at Live Oak School District where my responsibilities include but are not limited to the following:-Psychoeducational assessments to determine initial/continuing special education eligibility -Data analysis and multidisciplinary report writing -Behavior management-Collaboration with teachers and administrators to.

Pacific Grove, California, United States

• Providing individualized intervention and play-based curriculum to special education preschool students
• Teaching and helping children perform activities of daily living (ADL) and personal care: feeding, toileting and individual care
• Teaching and modeling socially acceptable behaviors, employing techniques such as behavior modification and reinforcement strategies
• Utilizing special education and early intervention strategies and techniques during instruction to improve the development of sensory and perceptual-motor skills, language, cognition, and memory
• Collaborating with IEP team members such as the school psychologist, speech pathologist, occupational/physical therapists to develop appropriate goals for each student
• Implement daily interventions to help support students in achieving their individual social/emotional, behavioral and developmental milestone goals

Pacific Grove, California, United States

• Training and working under the direct supervision of the two lead School Psychologists at Pacific Grove Unified School District
• Collaborating with lead school psychologists, school counselors, speech and language therapists, special and general education teachers, and behavioral specialists to assist in development of appropriate and effective.
• Attending Individual Education Plan (IEP) committee meetings and Student Support Team (SST) committee meetings for special education students, when appropriate
• Participating in the screening, pre-assessment, identification, and follow-up for students involved in the special education referral process

Pacific Grove, California, United States

Assisted the district to fill daily vacancies as a substitute paraprofessional for special education classes at all levels while simultaneously completing my school psychology graduate internship throughout the district sites.

Pacific Grove, California, United States

• Working one-on-one and in group settings with athletes of all ages focusing on improving technical softball skill and mental approach to game situations
• Organizing team functions and prepare practice plans for individual and group training
• Advising athletes and parents on hydration and recovery techniques to best support their bodies during sport

Monterey, California, United States

• Coordinated daily and weekly schedule for one toddler including mealtimes, nap, exercise, language and motor development, toilet training and playtimes.
• Effectively communicated with parents to discuss concerns, issues, successes and schedule adjustments related to the child
• Implemented early childhood education course content into daily activities to stimulate child brain and motor development
• Assisted in speech and language counseling and applied suggested techniques to daily routine to successfully overcome child’s delay in language development
• Kept up to date on early childhood intervention literature to stimulate discussions with parents for future developmental goals for child

State College, Pennsylvania

• Managed and coordinated over 50 pediatric and home health patient schedules and over 100 employee nurse and caregiver schedules
• Contacted families and caregivers daily, weekly, and monthly in order to organize schedules for home health care based on patient needs and employee availability
• Maintained personal relationships with families and caregivers in order to best accommodate the needs of both patients and employees
• Complied with Federal and State confidentiality laws in order to protect patient and staff information
• Worked with Individual Support Plans (ISP) of patients with intellectual disabilities in order to determine the level and quality of supports needed to be provided by the staff, and match these patients with caregivers.

Hershey, Pennsylvania, United States

Instructed individual and group softball pitching lessons to athletes of all ages with emphasis on improving technical skill and leadership abilities.

University Park, Pennsylvania

• Department of Health and Human Development – Child and Family Studies
• Member of a preemptive intervention research study called The Healthy Bodies Project that was aimed at preventing childhood obesity
• Assembled and distributed lesson materials developed in the lab to participating preschool teachers
• Lead data collector in field work, traveled to preschools across Pennsylvania daily to assess knowledge of preschool children before and after intervention lessons are taught by teachers
• Responsible for the recruitment of parent participants by holding open house events at participating preschools to discuss the research study and participation options for parents of child participants

University Park, Pennsylvania, United States

• Department of Psychology - Child Psychopathology
• Managed and coordinated over 8 team members who are working on 2 NIMH grants in the lab
• Conducted pubertal and fMRI research on typically developing children (ages 6-8), adolescents (10-14) and adults (18-22)
• Assisted and managed the launch of a ‘serious game’ intervention for adolescents (ages 10-18) diagnosed with varying severities of an autism spectrum disorder while working directly with the participants and their.
• Managed participants in the research studies by recruiting, explaining procedures, ensuring privacy in participation, scheduling appointments and leading participants through various study tasks
• Recruited participants by speaking publicly about the projects in local classrooms and town events

University Park, Pennsylvania, United States

• Department of Psychology – Neuropsychology (2016-2017)
• Conducted research on typical and atypical human development
• Lead participants through various tasks to fulfill subject pool requirements, acquire data, and ensure that proper research protocol was followed
• Utilized Tobii Studios eye tracking software to create facial recognition videos to test individuals who scored highly on the Autism-Spectrum Quotient (AQ)Department of Psychology – Social Psychology (2014-2016)
• Conducted research on gender identity and masculinity threats
• Utilized Penn State Qualtrics Programming to formulate surveys, analyze data and communicate effectively with graduate-level colleagues

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Psychology

Activities and Societies: 4 Year Varsity Student-Athlete, 4 Year Student Athlete Advisory Board Representative, Social Psychology Research.

Master Of Arts - Ma, Educational Psychology, 2Nd Year

Activities and Societies: Member of California Association of School PsychologistsAdditionally earning a Pupil Personnel Services Credential

Education Specialist Credential, Educational Psychology, 2Nd Year