Shula Melamed Ma Mph, Nbc-Hwc Email & Phone Number

New York, NY

• Ongoing coaching for individuals and couples who are looking to identify and address challenges in their lives head on.
• Help clients manage performance anxiety in social situations.
• Assist individuals and couples having issues maintaining long-term partnerships.
• Identify any patterns or experiences that might give rise to challenges in one's life.
• Create action plans, organize life goals, and manage expectations to create meaningful results in multiple areas of life; love, work, family and health.

• Deliver behavioral health coaching using CBT, Motivational Interviewing, and mindfulness techniques, addressing stress, anxiety, relationships, and more.
• Mentor new hires and provide consultation to foster professional growth and high morale during periods of organizational change.
• Lead onboarding and training programs for new coaches, ensuring seamless integration into company systems and protocols.
• Collaborate with product and care teams on designing and launching innovative coaching solutions, including a video coaching program.
• Facilitate coach consultation groups, offering guidance on best practices for supporting clients with diverse needs.
• Represent the company at corporate client presentations and media engagements, reinforcing brand values and expertise.

Remote

• Delivered on-demand and ongoing coaching to clients through a digital platform, utilizing evidence-based practices such as CBT and SMART goal-setting.
• Partnered with therapists and psychiatrists to ensure integrated care for clients.
• Designed and implemented professional development training for coaching teams.
• Contributed to the development of app-based exercises and collaborated with product teams on feature enhancements.
• Appeared in social media posts discussing coaching topics.
• Wrote and recorded a series of podcasts featured on company website.

Greater New York City Area

• Created and delivered engaging workshops on topics like stress management and workspace organization for corporate audiences.
• Provided actionable, research-backed strategies for improving employee wellness and productivity.

New York, NY

• Coached individuals with difficulties managing interpersonal situations based on psychological research.
• Provided clients with a simulated social encounter in order to assess and provide constructive feedback regarding client’s individual concerns.
• Coaching and impression management based on the individual client’s needs as assessed in individual meeting.

New York, NY

• Designed and facilitated workshops for adults with special needs, focusing on healthy socialization, communication, and self-concept.
• Co-developed relationship coaching programs for couples with special needs.

Rio De Janeiro Area, Brazil

• Developed and piloted a holistic health and wellness curriculum for women, integrating behavioral change models and evidence-based psychology practices.
• Launched a wellness retreat program in Búzios, Brazil, serving as the program lead for a three-day immersive experience.

• Remote lifestyle behavior coaching and support for participants nationwide via secure video chat or telephone.
• Collaborated with therapists on eight-week programs designed to help participants with lifestyle change primarily after a new health diagnosis or life event including Diabetes, Heart Disease, Stress, Anxiety, and.
• Conducted coaching sessions that included goal setting, CBT, Mindfulness, Motivational Interviewing and relaxation exercises.

Bronx, NY

• Instructed an Introduction to Psychology at a City University of New York.
• Created curriculum based on college-assigned textbook.
• Mentored students with study skills and providing individual tutoring when necessary.

New York, NY

• Organized and managed citations gathered by 5 RAs in Endnote database.
• Conducted extensive literature searches on risky sexual behaviors.
• Collaborated in surveying participants in the pilot study phase of project.
• Recommended appropriate verbiage for pilot daily dairy study survey.

Greater New York City Area

• Assisted with project management, such as processing workshop request forms, updating database, and arranging logistics for educational workshops on healthy relationships.
• Supervised and facilitated workshops when peer educators are either delayed or unable to attend or run sessions.
• Entered and analyzed both quantitative and qualitative data for pre- and post-workshop questionnaires.
• Assisted with implementation of long-term program evaluation.
• Prepared data spreadsheets and charts for meetings and reports.
• Updated the NYC Healthy Relationship Training Academy’s Facebook page.

New York, NY

• Conducted ethnographic research of National Institute of Health youth subcultures in nightlife venues.
• Identified venues and recruited participants in the field for informal interviews.
• Wrote detailed ethnographic fieldnotes reporting activities in field sites.
• Participated in weekly ethnographic field team meetings where methodology was discussed and refined.

New York, NY

• Identified and recruited desired population through placing an ad in national newsletter distributed by corporate organization of interest.
• Developed a semi-structured interview based on psychological research.
• Interviewed 25 participants who contributed to the body of data.
• Coded data using Grounded Theory methodology.
• Supervised transcription of interviews for two interns.
• Contracted an outside coder to ensure inter coder reliability.

Master Of Public Health - Mph, Sociomedical Sciences

M.A., Psychology

Psychology

B.S., Communication

Communication