Matt Vandermeer, Phd Email & Phone Number

Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

London, Ontario, Canada

London, Ontario, Canada

London, Ontario, Canada

London, Ontario, Canada

London, Ontario, Canada

St Thomas, Ontario, Canada

London, Canada Area

London, Ontario

London, Canada Area

● Conducted comprehensive literature reviews on mental health literacy in educators● Maintained and analyzed repeated measures data using Excel, SPSS, and Qualtrics in order to support the Principle Investigator with final analyses● Lead administrative tasks surrounding the organization of a campus wide "Mental Health Literacy Day" consisting of over 600 participants● Helped develop materials used for a mental health literacy intervention with over 600 pre-service educators

London, Canada Area

● Conducted comprehensive intake and risk assessments on a daily basis in order to effectively identify students at high risk of suicide, violence, or other crises● Communicated relevant information about students experiencing mental health, social, or academic difficulties to faculty and staff● Supported administrative staff and faculty members in responding quickly and effectively to students in early stages of mental health, social, or academic crisis● Provided brief case consultation to staff with questions about students in crisis● Helped develop and lead workshops on healthy relationships, mindfulness, coping with stress, and social anxiety for post-secondary students

London, Canada Area

● Trained graduate students in core aspects and skills of risk assessment, counselling interventions, and clinical practice● Supervised graduate level counselling psychology students’ therapy sessions and provided them with ongoing feedback and suggestions for improvement

London, Canada Area

● Explained the assessment process to groups of 100 – 500 students● Monitored students during the assessment process, in order to ensure no breaches of academic integrity or academic honesty● Assisted professor and other invigilators during the pre-exam setup

London, Canada Area

● Assessed students’ experimental research papers to ensure undergraduate understanding of psychological research methodology● Provided students with ongoing feedback on the content and quality of their work through written correspondence and in person meetings

London, Canada Area

● Developed course materials to help strengthen the capacity of pre-service teachers to identify and effectively respond to students in early stages of crisis● Conducted literature reviews on evidence based design of blended and online learning for post-secondary students to assist P.I. with course design● Designed and implemented interactive e-learning tools to facilitate learning in an online mental health education course for pre-service teachers● Supported research team in conducting program evaluation study of course

London, Canada Area

● Facilitated weekly groups for dozens of adult and adolescent clients living with grief and mental health issues due to the loss of a loved one● Identified clients at high risk of suicide or self-harm and connected them with relevant community resources for ongoing support outside of group● Provided clients with ongoing support in their experience with grief and related mental health issues from a person-centered framework

London, Canada Area

● Provided ongoing, interim support to youth and young adults with mental health and addictions issues while on a treatment waitlist ● Supported clients experiencing the effects of trauma, grief, anxiety, abuse, mood disorders, addictions, psychosis, anger and suicidal ideation● Provided feedback and support to peer psychotherapists via closed circuit television system consented to by Waitlist Clinic clients

Toronto, Canada Area

● Explained the computerized assessment process to large groups of students● Provided students with assessment results and referrals to appropriate advising services, depending on assessment outcome● Monitored students during the assessment process, in order to ensure no breaches of academic integrity or academic honesty

Toronto

● Administered variety of neuropsychological and clinical assessment tools to help determine the efficacy of a novel virtual reality based test of executive functions● Conducted advanced statistical analyses using SPSS statistical software, independently interpreting findings using understanding of statistical procedures● Managed extensive database of neuropsychological assessments and prepared data for conference presentations and research reports● Communicated with potential research subjects in order to determine subjects’ study eligibility and to schedule and conduct clinical interviews● Maintained extremely large database of neuropsychological assessment results using SPSS to ensure more convenient analysis for head researcher

Toronto, Canada Area

● Facilitated tutorial style discussion groups on topics surrounding the transition from high school to university for incoming students● Instructed groups of 15 – 50 students on the basics of course selection and the various services available to them as UTSC students● Identified and supported at risk students by connecting them with community resources (e.g., UTSC Health & Wellness Centre, Academic Advising, etc.)

Toronto, Canada Area

● Explained the assessment process to groups of 100 – 500 students● Monitored students during the assessment process, in order to ensure no breaches of academic integrity or academic honesty● Assisted professor and other invigilators during the pre-exam setup

Scarborough, Ontario

● Supported and instructed students in the process of seeking employment both post-graduation and during their undergraduate career● Identified and supported students in crisis through referral process to appropriate community resources (e.g., UTSC Health & Wellness Centre)● Advised students on how to best improve their resumes, cover letters, job applications and employment seeking skills

Toronto, Canada Area

● Quickly and effectively assessed crisis and suicide risk for dozens of clients daily using the “Current plan; Past attempts; Resources (CPR)” model● Used Person Centered approach to support clients in crisis or living with mental health issues, including: addictions, trauma, grief, and mood regulation issues● Effectively communicated regular clientele’s status both verbally and in writing ensuring consistent and focused support from Distress Centre staff

Toronto, Canada Area

● Effectively collaborated with a number of interdisciplinary teams to develop a textbook on research techniques to study cellular metastasis ● Independently investigated the cellular wound healing literature, specifically regarding the use of Electric Cell-substrate Impedance Sensing (ECIS)● Compiled a review of the most common techniques for analyzing cellular wound healing processes, with a more in depth look at ECIS

● Actively contributed to experimental investigations into the role of cytokines in activating biochemical pathways related to wound healing● Designed and executed experimental procedures to more effectively understand the role of cytokines in wound healing● Communicated experimental findings to peers and senior researchers during monthly grand rounds presentations and in peer-reviewed research articles

Doctor Of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Clinical Psychology

Master Of Arts (Ma), Counselling Psychology

Bachelor Of Science (B.Sc.), Mental Health Studies And Integrative Biology

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