Maya Richman Email & Phone Number

Minneapolis, MN

Tacoma, WA

• Developed and conducted group education sessions, as well as led one-on-one child case management sessions, with mothers in recovery from chemical dependency and getting out of homelessness. Helped the mothers.
• Co-facilitated and observed psychoeducation sessions on topics including: emotion regulation and anger management; finding happiness while in recovery from chemical dependency; and domestic violence prevention and.
• Conducted and observed intakes for potential clients.
• Recorded and helped mothers process their life stories of abuse, neglect, and drug addiction.

University Of Puget Sound Psychology Department

• Title of Research: Preliminary Construct Validation of the Positive and Negative Affect Schedule-Family Version
• Responsibilities: Data analysis, development of a sibling support measure, co-presenter at the 2016 Western Psychological Association Conference, and recruitment of participants.
• Principal Investigator/Supervisor: Lisa Fortlouis Wood, Ph.D

Minneapolis, MN

• Research Assistant: Qualitative Study of Pregnant and Postpartum Women Admitted to Psychiatric Inpatient Units at HCMC - Responsibilities: Data input and analysis - Principal Investigator/Supervisor: Helen Kim, MD.
• Observed weekly Cognitive Behavioral Therapy group sessions, Attachment and Biobehavioral Catch-Up assessments, and Circle of Security intervention program sessions.
• Helped administer the Hope Line, a crisis line for perinatal women in Minnesota.

Counseling, Health, And Wellness Services

• Evaluated effectiveness of the University of Puget Sound’s substance abuse prevention training programs. Entered data, coded and interpreted results using Excel.
• Researched university policies on Emotional Support Animals, along with ADA and Fair Housing Act policies, in order to help the University of Puget Sound develop policies and accommodations for students with.
• Collaborated with physicians and psychologists to determine effectiveness of the University of Puget Sound’s social norms campaign regarding alcohol use on campus.
• Created educational materials on mental health, substance abuse prevention, sexual health, health and wellness.
• Researched health center and counseling websites of other universities. Provided recommendations for improvements to the University of Puget Sound’s Counseling, Health, and Wellness website (design/layout, user.
• Created and maintained the Counseling, Health, and Wellness Facebook page.

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

• Coordinated, supervised, and arranged schedules for 15 community health ambassadors in Minnesota.
• Provided health information to minority populations in Minnesota at community health fairs.

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

• Taught comprehensive health education courses in middle schools and high schools.
• Collaborated with local advocacy groups and the Governor of Minnesota.