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Calabasas, California, United States

Los Angeles, California, United States

Los Angeles, California, United States

Los Angeles, California, United States

Los Angeles, California, United States

Tujunga, Ca

• Conducting multi-day training for newly hired and current staff using Behavioral Skills Training (BST)• Collaborating with human resources manager to review resumes and job applications, conducting job interviews, and hiring candidates for behavior therapist position• Collaborating with program supervisors to prepare bimonthly staff training presentations • Training program supervisors on running various functional analyses methods• Preparing necessary study materials and topics related to the registered behavior technician (RBT) certification exam based on the BACB task list and training staff members • Collaborated with Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) consultants to develop new hire training curriculum• Modified company-wide data collection and fidelity of implementation sheet • Created Discrete Trial Training and Natural Environment Training procedures sheet• Translated standard functional analysis condition procedures to Spanish

Tujunga, Ca

• Providing supervision for direct staff on adaptive skills training and ABA insurance cases• Experience with Autism Spectrum Disorder, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Down Syndrome, Cerebral Palsy, Williams Syndrome, Intellectual Disability, and Chronic Seizure Disorder and child, adolescent, and adult populations• Conducting functional behavior assessments with clients utilizing functional analyses, Vineland-II, AFLS, VB-Mapp, and DAYC-2• Writing skills acquisition programs for clients to increase socially significant behavior, such as communication, self-help, and play skills• Providing parent education training, ongoing case consultation, and assessment• Writing semi-annual progress reports on client progress • Meet and communicate with funding sources to discuss client progress• Collaborating with administrative team to schedule cases

Tujunga, Ca

• Provided one-on-one in-home behavioral services to children with Autism Spectrum Disorder.• Assisted in parent education training services. • Implemented teaching procedures based on applied behavior analysis to increase communication, socially desirable behaviors, and self-help skills.• Established relationships with clients and stakeholders and building rapport. • Recorded extensive data during sessions and assessed progress on goals set bysupervisors.

Van Nuys, Ca

• Provided one-on-one in-home behavioral services to children with Autism Spectrum Disorder.• Received training in Applied Behavior Analysis, Discrete Trials Training, Pivotal Response Training, as well as Social Skills Training.• Implemented teaching procedures based on applied behavior analysis to increase communication, socially desirable behaviors, and self-help skills.• Established relationships with clients and stakeholders and building rapport. • Recorded extensive data during sessions and assessed progress on goals set bysupervisors.

Greater Los Angeles Area

Principle Investigator: Dr. Anna LauI participated in data entry on studies measuring stress and coping in Vietnamese adolescents as well as parenting styles and outcomes.

Vancouver, Canada

Principle Investigator: Dr. Paul HewittI participated in data entry and analyses on studies measuring perfectionism, appearance, and personality.

Vancouver, Canada

Principle Investigator: Dr. Steven HeineI assisted in data collection and analyses on a study measuring personality characteristics, cognition, attitudes, and beliefs in people who have lived in multiple cultures during their sensitive period of acculturation.

Vancouver, Canada

Principle Investigator: Dr. Joseph HenrichI assisted in data collection and analyses on a cultural transmission study examining how people learn and accumulate cultural knowledge over many generations.

Master Of Arts (Ma), Psychology: Behavioral Clinical Psychology

Bachelor Of Arts (Ba), Psychology

Activities and Societies: Psychology Students’ Association (2011-2013), Armenian Students Association (2011-2013), UBC Pre-Medical Society.

High School Diploma