Veronica Heiskell, Ph.D. Email & Phone Number

Provide 1:1 career consulting on exploration, career changes, strengths identification, and graduate school planning. Deliver fully customizable dynamic trainings, workshops, and presentations on topics like career exploration, exploratory students, strengths at work, assessment and evaluation, and strategic planning. Schedule your free consultation now.

Lead a team of 14 professional and student staff to overhaul and improve the experiential learning ecosystem at UC Santa Cruz, ensuring all students have access to engage in meaningful opportunities.Launched two multimillion dollar experiential learning grant initiatives with diverse stakeholder engagement across Financial Aid, Hispanic Serving.

University Leadership Network, Student Success Initiatives

Manage experiential learning for 1,500 students in the University Leadership Network, a program designed to provide meaningful leadership experience to low-income students at UT. Deliver workshops, design curriculum, engage with employers all to ensure students find meaningful experiences and can articulate why those experiences are meaningful to them..

Vick Center For Strategic Advising & Career Counseling

Provided one-on-one career counseling for all students focusing on career and major exploration, career assessments, resume, cover letter, and personal statement review, and internship and graduate school planning. Led monthly group workshops interpreting Myers Briggs and Strong Interest Inventory for students from across campus. Created and delivered.

Provided one-on-one career counseling for students from all majors focusing on personal development, career exploration, changing majors, resume and cover letter review, job search, graduate and professional schools, and interview skills. Utilized assessment tools like Strong Interest Inventory, StrengthsQuest, and Self-Directed Search with.

College Of Science And Mathematics Advising Center

Advised freshman, sophomore, and transfer students on topics such as changing majors, planning class schedules, interpretation of policies, academic probation, and pre-health professions; emphasis on change of major and career planning. Presented workshops about course planning, selecting and changing majors, academic success strategies, and career.

Trained over 20 hours on the research background and tenets of self-directed groupwork.Facilitate focus groups with LGBTQIA youth about how to effectively implement new diversity laws in their schools. Recruit youth and community members to participate on Central Coast Coalition for Inclusive Schools.

Stanford High School Summer College

Supervised ten mentors (current Stanford students) and oversaw two houses with 180 high school students (over 30% international) during the High School Summer College eight-week session. Served on the Residential Committee addressing conduct violations for all six houses in the program. Led resident conduct meetings; provided educationally-based outcomes.

College Of Science And Mathematics Advising Center

Trained in appreciative advising, strength-based psychology and academic strategies for students. Coached 13 students on academic probation; empowered students over a quarter to develop and implement new academic strategies to increase their success at Cal Poly.

The Gender Equity Center

Developed new programming, purpose statements, and learning objectives for center programming. Established three subprograms focusing on positive masculinities, transgender identities, and feminism. Created Trans Action, a partnership between The Gender Equity Center and The Pride Center focusing on supporting trans students and educating the campus.

Career Services

Provided resume assistance, drop-in career counseling, and workshop delivery for students.

Americorps Lead Volunteer Infrastructure Project Fellow

Collaborated with Coordinator to rebrand The Women’s Center to The Gender Equity Center in February 2011; coordinated a large-scale unveiling of the new name and two anniversary celebrations. Supervised four student assistants and six interns; led weekly staff meetings; held quarterly staff evaluations. Drafted budget grant proposals, secured over $80,000.

UCLA ADHD & Development Lab

Investigated the biological and environmental influences on disruptive behavior disorders. Trained and supervised research assistants on data entry, daily administration tasks, and conducting telephone screenings. Conducted telephone screenings; scheduled and corresponded with families and teachers. Collaborated with a graduate student on a project.

UCLA Interdisciplinary Relationship Science Program

Investigated the influence of message frame and message source on a polarizing topic: gay marriage. Presented thesis research at the UCLA Psychology Undergraduate Research Conference and the Stanford Undergraduate Psychology Conference.

Doctor Of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Program In Higher Education Leadership

Master Of Arts (M.A.), Counseling And Guidance In Higher Education/Student Affairs, Gpa: 4.0

B.A., Psychology, Minor In Lgbt Studies, Psychology Global Gpa: 4.0; Overall Gpa: 3.88

Activities and Societies: Phi Beta Kappa Honors Society, Alpha Lambda Delta Honors Society, Phi Eta Sigma Honors Society, Summa Cum Laude