Rayna Friendly, Ph.D. Email & Phone Number

Sonoma County, California, United States

Responsible for managing Hanna Institute’s training programs, curriculum development, and consulting services, supporting the continued transformation of Hanna Center as a community accountable leader in trauma-informed, trauma-responsive, and healing-centered professional development

Sonoma County, California, United States

Responsible for the development and delivery of curriculum and training programs, on the topic of Trauma-Informed Care, to individuals working with and caring for children and adolescents.

San Jose, California, United States

• Responsible for co-designing and delivering a blended online course for faculty preparing to serve as Mentors in the summer "SJSU Resilient Course Design Institute" program offered by the Center for Faculty Development
• Responsible for enhancing student engagement and belonging in the Child & Adolescent Development (ChAD) Department by supporting various initiatives (e.g., Teaching Assistant & Student Ambassador support)
• Responsible for leading initiatives to support Lecturer faculty within the Lurie College of Education, as well as campus-wide, through the Center for Faculty Development (e.g., designing faculty guides on teaching.

San Jose, California, United States

San Jose, California

Child and Adolescent Development Department | College of EducationResearch Methods in Child Development | Course Description:This course covers the techniques and methods used in child development research. Students will learn about and practice various techniques used for collecting data in both quantitative and qualitative methods including observation.

San Jose, California, United States

Authored 8 blog posts for SJSU’s eCampus, aimed at teaching and learning development for faculty.

San Jose, California, United States

Partnered with SJSU undergraduate students to provide my courses with Peer Mentors and Peer Supplemental Instruction Leaders. Peer leaders provided academic and socio-emotional support for students in my courses, as well as delivered lessons and review sessions on course content.

Hamilton, Ontario

McMaster Institute for Innovation and Excellence in Teaching and LearningCourse Description:Students selected and complete six workshops from a list approved by the McMaster Institute for Innovation and Excellence in Teaching and Learning (MIIETL). The workshops are focused on key scholarly themes in teaching and learning in higher education. Students are.

Hamilton, Ontario

McMaster Institute for Innovation and Excellence in Teaching and LearningCourse Description:Students practice teaching and receive constructive feedback on their performance. Students will be introduced to a lesson-planning framework and will deliver short lessons on topics of their choice in small groups to their peers and instructors.

Hamilton, Ontario

• School of Graduate Studies; McMaster Institute for Innovation & Excellence in Teaching & LearningInstructed students within graduate Teaching and Learning Certificates of Completion Program, building positive.
• Created and launched in-person and online professional and academic training content for students, faculty, and staff on various topics (e.g., academic integrity, research ethics, community engagement)
• Designed evaluations and quantitative / qualitative research studies to measure and track critical metrics across student satisfaction and program effectiveness
• Built and deployed major professional and academic student training initiatives, including workshop series, poster sessions and online training modules
• Co-created and taught the McMaster Child and Youth University student teacher training program

Mcmaster University, Hamilton, Ontario

• Held leadership role over high-visibility programming. Worked across functions for strategic planning and execution. Interfaced with community members to deliver program education.
• Spearheaded annual conference and conference, including all programming, registration and promotions.
• Recruited for and conducted music psychology studies.

Hamilton, Ontario

• Department of Psychology, Neuroscience and BehaviourCourse Description: This course is designed to introduce you to research and theory in social psychology. We will pay special attention to how research is carried out.
• Students reported that two weekly 3-hour night classes “flew by” and they loved my enthusiasm

Hamilton, Ontario

McMaster Institute for Innovation and Excellence in Teaching and LearningCourse Description: This course focuses on teaching and learning theory, research, and practice, and provides participants the opportunity to receive feedback on their teaching philosophy statement, teaching skills, and course design components (e.g., a proposed course syllabus)..

Hamilton, Ontario

• Gathered, analyzed and translated client needs into targeted financial strategies
• Recognized for delivering outstanding client service and improving employee training strategies

Mcmaster University

• Organized all phases of social events, ensuring alignment of student needs and program goals
• Provided emotional and academic support to international undergraduate students from India, Mexico and China who were conducting research projects at McMaster University over the summer

Hamilton, Ontario

• Department of Psychology, Neuroscience and BehaviourLed 8 undergraduate research projects focused on infant and child development. Planned and coordinated studies with infants and children participants. Maintained.
• Recruited 300+ infants from McMaster Children’s Hospital.
• Completed large-group training sessions for lab members on professional and ethical lab practices.
• Created course materials, marked assignments, tutored students.

Toronto, Canada Area

• Recruited undergraduate and graduate students at six post secondary fairs in Ontario, Canada
• Marketed programming by promoting the study-abroad experience

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

Activities and Societies: McMaster Choir, Women's Vocal Ensemble, Canadian Association of Girls in Science, Softball Thesis: Development.

Bachelor'S Degree, Psychology Major; Sociology Minor

Activities and Societies: Psychology Society, Sociology Society, Vocal Ensemble Council Relevant Science and Math Courses: Biology.