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St. Louis, Mo, Us

St Louis, Missouri, United States

Fairview Heights, Illinois

St Louis, Missouri

Formerly Thrive Autism SolutionsAs a BCBA/Clinical Supervisor, I served as a leader, managing the clinical cases of children with autism. My provision of Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) therapy to children with autism included conducting standardized clinical assessments of client skills, assessing behaviors and creating individualized behavior intervention plans, data analysis and interpretation, creation of comprehensive treatment plans and overseeing and monitoring staff implementation of these plans. Also in this role, I gained experience with supervising and evaluating the clinical performance of staff and practicum students/interns.

St Louis, Missouri

Formerly Thrive Autism SolutionsAs an RBT, I provided direct one-on-one clinical therapy to children with autism using the teaching principles of Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA).

St Louis, Missouri, United States

In this year-long internship experience, I assisted in the initial evaluations of new students for eligibility determination of Early Childhood Special Education services within the school diagnostics department. I also completed functional behavior analyses, created treatment and behavior plans to work toward IEP goals, attended IEP meetings as a child advocate and reported on student progress. To further support the educational experience of the students, I trained paraprofessional staff members in the classroom and provided community resources to families.

St Louis, Missouri, United States

As a STAR ABA intern, alongside Saint Louis University's ABA Assistant Clinical Professor, Heather Lewis, I assisted in the creation and launch of the Student Teaching and Research (STAR) ABA clinic on Saint Louis University’s campus. I utilized the PEAK assessment and curriculum to address skill deficits with children with autism and allow for graduate student research of these deficits and subsequent skill acquisition using PEAK.

St Louis, Missouri, United States

As a GRA at Saint Louis University, I collaborated with and assisted a doctoral social work student with collecting, coding, and interpreting qualitative and quantitative data as part of the study of burn victims' healthcare experiences as it related to their physical and mental recovery post-trauma.

Greater St. Louis Area

As a Social Work intern with Crisis Nursery, I served as a family educator in the City Outreach Center’s early childhood development program at St. Louis Crisis Nursery. I assisted with providing community resources to families, working community outreach events, and providing in-home support and child development evaluations for families with young children. This role prepared me to work alongside parents to ensure their family’s needs were met in order to foster stronger parent-child relationships and nurture healthy child development for infants and toddlers.

St. Louis, Missouri

As a teaching assistant, I provided assistance in the early childhood classroom leading small group activities, upholding classroom management strategies, and creating a safe environment for children to learn and grow.

St. Louis City County, Missouri, United States

As an ABA intern with Easterseals Midwest, I worked in the Early Childhood Academy program by manually graphing written data, organizing materials, and assisting in the classroom. To gain experience with skills and diagnostic assessments, I observed the implementation of ADOS assessments completed with new families. I also assisted in the facilitation of the PEERS Social Skills Group with a small group of pre-teens with Autism Spectrum Disorder.

St. Louis, Missouri

In this role, I assisted with administrative and clerical work within the Washington University Department of Medicine Billing Office.

Springfield, Missouri, United States

In this role, I assisted Dr. D. Wayne Mitchell, Associate Professor at Missouri State University, with the collection and interpretation of data within two different research studies. I conducted statistical analyses of participants' heart rate data using SPSS as part of Dr. Mitchell's study on anticipatory heart rate under specific environmental and cognitive circumstances. Additionally, I scored and analyzed data for Dr. Mitchell's study on visual scanning and fixation time in infants, children, and adults by studying and measuring the location, duration, and number of eye-shifts of participants while looking at an image.

Master Of Social Work - Msw, Social Work & Applied Behavior Analysis

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Psychology

High School Diploma