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Utica, Mi, Us

Utica, Mi, Us

State College, Pa

Directs data and research efforts for a network of 800 centers contributing longitudinal mental health data from 1,000,000+ clients. Programming• Developed R packages that standardize data management, analysis, and reporting, reducing time to clean data and produce routine reports from weeks to hours.• Built public facing Shiny apps used by hundreds of counseling centers to better allocate mental health services and advocate for more resources.Modeling• Built an… Show more Directs data and research efforts for a network of 800 centers contributing longitudinal mental health data from 1,000,000+ clients. Programming• Developed R packages that standardize data management, analysis, and reporting, reducing time to clean data and produce routine reports from weeks to hours.• Built public facing Shiny apps used by hundreds of counseling centers to better allocate mental health services and advocate for more resources.Modeling• Built an algorithm and early warning system predicting client failure to improve during treatment used daily by 7,000+ therapists.• Used mixed effects modeling and machine learning methods to predict clinical outcomes such as client recovery trajectories, risk of suicide attempts, and resource utilization.Reporting• Generated and published industry leading annual reports using R Markdown that present trends in college student mental health.• Created visualizations conveying complex data to a non technical audience in a digestible manner.• Produced standardized reporting templates and online reporting platforms, allowing hundreds of counseling centers to view key metrics from their local data in comparison to national benchmarks.Research• Published 23 articles in peer reviewed academic journals.• Collaborated with interdisciplinary teams within and outside Penn State to produce research on psychotherapy and college student mental health• Gave talks presenting research at international academic conferences.• Managed and mentored junior graduate students and undergraduate research assistants. Show less

State College, Pa

Managed and analyzed data for a network of 700 centers contributing longitudinal mental health data from 1,000,000+ clients. Converted all legacy data cleaning and analysis code from SPSS to R (Tidyverse data.table) making data processes more efficient and reproducible.

State College, Pennsylvania Area

I managed data from thousands of student-clients who came to BYU's counseling center, and I performed data analysis for therapy related research questions.

Group Psychotherapy Research Lab- Coordinated research efforts between BYU and Utah State Hospital- Conducted a meta-analysis comparing individual therapy to group therapy- Completed a mega-analysis using multilevel modeling confirming the factor structure and norms ofa group therapy questionnaire (GQ-30) with data from six published studies- Lead a meta-analysis of group therapy for mood disordersInfant Development Lab- Managed and trained a lab of 10-15… Show more Group Psychotherapy Research Lab- Coordinated research efforts between BYU and Utah State Hospital- Conducted a meta-analysis comparing individual therapy to group therapy- Completed a mega-analysis using multilevel modeling confirming the factor structure and norms ofa group therapy questionnaire (GQ-30) with data from six published studies- Lead a meta-analysis of group therapy for mood disordersInfant Development Lab- Managed and trained a lab of 10-15 undergraduate RAs- Ran studies investigating infant affect and cognitionCounseling and Career Center- Worked with a team to create an online therapy support tool, Therapy Ally, with content based on CBT, REBT, ACT, and mindfulnesstheoriesAlzheimer's Meta-Analysis- Extracted data from published studies and conducted a meta-analysis on the decline in amplitude inAlzheimer’s patients using CMA Show less

Doctor Of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Psychology

Doctoral Dissertation: "Psychotherapy Feedback on the Counseling Center Assessment of Psychological Symptoms (CCAPS): Effects on Outcome.

Masters Of Science, Psychology

Masters thesis: "Prediction of Psychotherapy Treatment Utilization"

Bachelor'S Degree, Psychology

Activities and Societies: Psi Chi, Phi Kappa Phi, Phi Eta Sigma, BYU Psych Association Magna cum laude, Valedictorian, Full Tuition.