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______________________________________________ PERSONAL INFORMATION

Business Address University of Central Florida

Department of Psychology 4000 Central Florida Blvd.

Orlando, Florida 32816-1390 Telephone Number (443) 359-0662 E-mail Addresses samantha.scott.ucf@gmail.com

Anxiety Disorders Clinic http://anxietyclinic.cos.ucf.edu/ (407) 823-3190 ______________________________________________ EDUCATION

08/12 (Anticipated) Doctor of Philosophy, Clinical Psychology

University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida Department of Psychology, APA Accredited

Area of concentration: Clinical Child Psychology Doctoral Dissertation: Is selective mutism an emotion regulation strategy for children with social phobia? Applying theory to understand why some children do not speak in social situations.

Current GPA: 3.97

08/09 Master of Science, Clinical Psychology University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida Department of Psychology, APA Accredited Area of concentration: Clinical Child Psychology Master’s Thesis: Coparenting, parental satisfaction, and child behavior problems.

05/04 Bachelor of Science

University of Massachusetts, Amherst Commonwealth Honors College, Departmental Honors

Major: Psychology Honor’s Thesis: The relationship between parenting behaviors and childrens’ behavior with peers. GPA: 3.87, Psychology GPA: 4.0

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RESEARCH EXPERIENCES

______________________________________________ PUBLICATIONS: PEER-REVIEWED

Scott, S., Marino, T., Baksh, E., Middleton, M., & Renk, K. (2009). Relationships among coping strategies, locus of control, and level of worry following exposure to hurricanes. Journal of Loss and Trauma: International Perspectives on Stress and Coping, 15(2), 123-137.

Middleton, M., Scott, S., & Renk, K. (2008). Parental depression, parenting behaviors, and behavior problems in young children. Infant and Child Development, 18(4), 323-336. ______________________________________________

PUBLICATIONS: BOOK CHAPTERS

Renk, K., Scott, S. L., Weaver, R., Lauer, B., Middleton, M., & White, R. (In press). The Importance of fathers and play. Chapter to appear in Fatherhood: Roles, Responsibilities, & Rewards. Hauppauge, NY: Nova Science Publishers, Inc. Renk, K., Lauer, B., Weaver, R., Scott, S. L., Middleton, M., & White, R. (In press). Effortful control: Linkages to regulation disorders and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder. Chapter to appear in Disruptive Behaviors: Types, Causes, and Treatments. Hauppage, NY: Nova Science Publishers, Inc. Renk, K., Middleton, M., Wolfe, R., & Scott, S. L., (2009). Parenting in a state of Depression: Mothers’ perceptions of and interactions with their children. In A. M. Columbus (Ed.), Advances in Psychological Research, Vol. 64 (pp. 1-27). Hauppage, NY: Nova Science Publishers, Inc. Renk, K., Scott, S. L., Middleton, M., & Wolfe, R. (2009). The relative lack of attention to depression in children: A “sad” state of affairs. In B. T. Naylor (Ed.), Depression in Children (pp. 217-242). Hauppage, NY: Nova Science Publishers, Inc. Renk, K., Wolfe, R., Scott, S. L., & Middleton, M. (2009). Evidence-based methods of dealing with social deficits in conduct disorder. In J. Matson (Ed.), Social behavior and skills in children (pp. 187-218). New York: Springer. Renk, K., Middleton, M., & Scott, S. (2008). Coercive parent-child Interactions: Behavioral precursors to problematic child outcomes. In F. Columbus (Ed.), Family Relations: Behavioral, Psychological, and Sociological Aspects (pp. 1-20). Hauppauge, NY: Nova Science Publishers, Inc. ______________________________________________

MANUSCRIPTS UNDER REVIEW/IN PREPARATION

Scott, S., & Beidel, D. C. (2010). Selective Mutism. Requested review article in preparation for submission to Current Psychiatry Reports. Submission deadline: February 11, 2011.

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Scott, S., Bunnell, B. & Beidel, D. C. (2010). Behavioral versus pharmacological treatment for children with social phobia: The mediating role of confidence in treatment modality. Manuscript in preparation. Wolfe, R., Renk, K., Scott, S., & Middleton, M. (2009). Coping in Emerging Adulthood: Externalizing Behaviors and Natural Disasters. Manuscript submitted for publication. ______________________________________________ PRESENTATIONS

Scott, S. Is selective mutism an emotion regulation strategy for children with social phobia? A single case design investigation. Oral presentation submitted for the 2011 Anxiety Disorders Association of America Conference, New Orleans, LA. Middleton, M., Scott, S., Puff, J., & Renk, K. (2010). Child temperament and parenting stress: The mediating effects of parental locus of control. Poster presentation at the 2010 World Congress of Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Boston, MA.

Scott, S., Middleton, M., Wolfe, R., Renk, K., & Wagner, B. (2009). Child temperament and parental satisfaction: The mediating effects of parents’ perceptions of their children. Poster presentation at the Society for Research in Child Development Conference, Denver, CO.

Wolfe, R., Wagner, B., Scott, S., Middleton, M., & Renk, K. (2009). Maternal reports of

developmental milestones in young children referred for psychological services. Poster presentation at the Society for Research in Child Development Conference, Denver, CO.

Middleton, M., Scott, S., & Renk, K. (2009). Parenting stress and parental satisfaction: Mediating effects of child temperament. Poster presentation at the South Eastern Psychological Association Conference, New Orleans, LA.

Renk, K., Middleton, M., & Scott, S. (2008). Parental characteristics and perceptions of young children’s behavior problems. Poster Presentation at the American Psychological Association Conference, Boston, MA.

Renk, K., Middleton, M., Wolfe, R., Scott, S., Marino, T., & Grills-Taquechel, A. (2008). The relationship between perceptions of parents and psychological functioning following

exposure to hurricanes: Gender differences. Poster Presentation at the American Psychological Association Conference, Boston, MA.

Wolfe, R., Renk, K., Scott, S., & Middleton, M. (2008). Coping in emerging adulthood: Externalizing behaviors and natural disasters. Poster Presented at the 42nd Annual Meeting of the Association for the Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Orlando, FL.

Scott, S., Marino, T., Baksh, E., Middleton, M., Wolfe, R., Renk, K., & Grills-Taquechel, A. (2007). Relationships among locus of control, coping strategies, and level of worry

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following exposure to hurricanes. Poster Presentation at the 41st Annual Meeting of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies Conference, Philadelphia, P.A.

Middleton, M., Scott, S., & Renk, K. (2006). Parental depression, parenting behaviors, and behavior problems in young children. Poster Presentation at the South Eastern Psychological Association Conference, New Orleans, LA. Scott, S. L. (2004). The relationship between parenting behaviors and children’s behavior with peers. Poster presentation at the Boston Undergraduate Psychological Research Conference, Boston, MA. ______________________________________________ GRANT WRITING

Scott, S. (Co-PI) & Beidel, D. (Co-PI). (2010). Is Selective Mutism an Emotion Regulation Strategy for Children with Social Phobia? RO3 grant submitted to the National Institute of Mental Health.

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RESEARCH TRAINING

Anxiety Disorders Clinic University of Central Florida

Graduate Research Assistant 06/10 – present Advisor: Deborah C. Beidel, Ph.D., APBB

Research projects investigate topics including the physiological and behavioral responses of children with anxiety disorders and developmental disorders such as Asperger’s Syndrome and Autism. Additional topics include examining the social functioning of these children pre and post treatment (e.g., Social Effectiveness Therapy). General research duties include participant recruitment and assessment to determine participant eligibility (e.g., ADIS, GADS, K-BIT-II, CBCL, CDI, SPAI-C), as well as grant writing to obtain funding for projects. Specific duties include creating behavioral codes, training research assistants to assess child behavior, and overseeing graduate students and undergraduate research assistants conducting various aspects of the research studies. All research activities include literature researching, data collection and analyzing, manuscript writing, and the presentation of results at regional and national conferences. Specific Trainings & Competencies:

Mindware Biopotential Cardiograph Ambulatory System Noldus Behavioral Observation & Coding System

Young Child and Family Research Clinic (YCFRC)

University of Central Florida

Graduate Research Assistant 8/06 – 06/10 Advisor: Kimberly Renk, Ph.D.

Research projects investigate topics including family interaction characteristics/relationships, discipline/parenting strategies, and child and

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adolescent emotional and behavioral functioning amongst diverse populations, including families of varying ethnic backgrounds. General research duties included literature researching, independent research design, data analysis, manuscript writing, presenting of research results/implications at regional and national psychology conferences, and mentoring undergraduate student research assistants. Specific duties included collecting research data on parent-child interactions, anger-management groups conducted with children, parent- training groups conducted with parents, and corresponding self-report measures. Additional research activities included the collection and scoring of observational and experiential data and self-report information from families seen individually or in group format for assessment and/or therapy, as well as from parents of children attending school in Central Florida.

Specific Trainings & Competencies:

Crowell Parent-Child Interaction Paradigm

Preschool Project Lab University of Massachusetts, Amherst

Undergraduate Research Assistant 01/01-05/04 Advisor: David Arnold, Ph.D.

Research projects included implementing and examining practical early interventions for disruptive behaviors and academic problems in young high-risk children. Specific duties included conducting home observations including parent interviews and child assessments (e.g., Expressive Vocabulary Test, PPVT, Illinois Test of Psycholinguistic Abilities) to young children of diverse backgrounds. Additional duties included developing a coding system of child and teacher behaviors recorded during school observations, attending weekly training meetings, and the coding of video-taped observations. Other duties included literature searching, data entry and analysis, and presenting research findings at a regional conference.

Early Behavior Development Lab University of Massachusetts, Amherst

Undergraduate Research Assistant 09/03-05/04 Advisor: Elizabeth Harvey, Ph.D.

Research projects included the examination of parent-child interactions and family relationships in relation to the early development of disruptive behavior disorders. Duties included conducting home observations, including parent interviews and assessments of children 3- to 6- years old (e.g., NEPSY Developmental Neuropsychological Battery, Conners K-CPT, BASC). Other duties included coding videotapes of home observations, scoring assessment measures, literature researching, and weekly meetings to discuss child psychopathology, effective interventions, and coding logistics.

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CLINICAL TRAINING

______________________________________________ EXTERNAL CLINICAL EXPERIENCES

The Child and Family Center

Private Practice, Easton, MD

Psychology Associate and Intern

05/10-08/10 Supervisor: Adeline Tryon, Ph.D. Duties included conducting psychological and psychoeducational evaluations and providing therapeutic interventions for children and adolescents between 8- and 15-years of age and their families. These services included comprehensive assessments to inform treatment and provide detailed school recommendations for children and adolescents experiencing a wide range of emotional, behavioral, and academic difficulties. Therapeutic services included individual cognitive behavioral therapy that incorporated social skills and anger management training. Additional duties included consultation for a nearby residential facility serving children with autism and adults with mental retardation. Specific tasks included in-home behavior management therapy and updating behavior intervention plans to be utilized by staff employed at the facility. An additional task included creating a suicide intervention plan to be used to address incidents of suicidal threats and behaviors. Other duties included integrative report writing, case consultation with physicians, treatment planning with families, and weekly 4-

hour supervision meetings.

Maitland Psychology

Neuropsychology Private Practice (20-30 hr/wk externship)

Clinical Psychology Intern

07/09 – 05/10 Supervisors: Dano Leli, Ph.D., ABPP and Kimberly Renk, Ph.D. Duties included administering and scoring psychological and neuropsychological batteries of children, adolescents, and adults presenting with neuropsychological, cognitive, emotional, and behavioral difficulties. Clients represented diverse populations of varying ethnic backgrounds and unique physical and medical needs. Additional duties included attending weekly group supervision meetings and neuropsychological seminars to discuss case conceptualization and the integration of assessment results.

Lakeside Alternatives, Inc. Community Mental Health Center

Access/Assessment Center (Outpatient), Central Receiving Center & Central Stabilization Plaza (Inpatient; 20-30 hr/wk externship)

Assessment Specialist and Therapist 05/08 – 05/09 Supervisors: Joe Clemmens, Psy.D. and Kimberly Renk, Ph.D.

In the Access center, duties included conducting brief diagnostic intake interviews and determining inpatient and outpatient referrals for children, adolescents, and adults experiencing a variety of psychological difficulties including severe and/or chronic mental illness, psychotic disorders, mood disorders, anxiety disorders, substance abuse disorders, and childhood onset disorders. Additional duties included conducting weekly crisis groups and orientation groups with adults, as well as providing individual and family therapy

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for children and adolescents suffering from a variety of emotional and behavioral difficulties related to chronic mental illness and severe abuse histories. Child and family therapy often included parent training, school observations, and attending IEP meetings. In the Central Receiving Center, and on various child and adult units located at the Central Stabilization Plaza, duties included conducting psychosocial interviews with ethnically diverse children, adolescents, and adults admitted on a voluntary or involuntary status to a short-term inpatient psychiatric facility. Additional duties included conducting social skills and anger management training groups with children and adolescents in a short-term inpatient psychiatric facility. Lastly, duties included attending weekly group supervision meetings as well as psychological seminars presented throughout the year.

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INTERNAL PRACTICA EXPERIENCES

University of Central Florida Psychology Clinic

University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL Graduate Therapist Trainee – Adult Practicum

08/09-05/10 Supervisor: Deborah Beidel, Ph.D., APBB Duties included conducting intake interviews and diagnostic evaluations, integrated report writing, and formulating treatment plans to inform the individual treatment of children and adults with anxiety disorders. Additional duties included school observations and interventions, attending school meetings, and attending weekly supervision meetings to discuss case conceptualization and treatment planning. Clinical experiences included behavioral and cognitive behavioral techniques.

Senior Peer Supervisor & Graduate Therapist Trainee– Child Practicum 05/09-06/10 Supervisor: Mark Rapport, Ph.D.

Duties included supervising second and third year graduate students currently enrolled in child practicum and conducting psychoeducational evaluations of children and adolescents presenting with emotional, behavioral, and academic difficulties. Specific duties included direct supervision of intake interviews and assessments (e.g., co-conducting and observing recorded sessions), attending weekly supervision meetings to discuss case conceptualization, providing individual supervision meetings with students, and attending individual meetings with the practicum supervisor to discuss supervisory issues and concerns. Additional duties included individual supervision of assessment scoring and integrated report writing (e.g., report editing). Therapist duties included psychoeducational assessment, treatment planning, and individual and family therapy for an adolescent client.

Graduate Therapist Trainee – Child/Adult Anxiety Disorders Practicum

01/09-05/09 Supervisor: Deborah Beidel, Ph.D., APBB Duties included conducting intake interviews and diagnostic evaluations (e.g., developmental intakes, psychological assessments, psychosocial interviews, self-report, parent-report, and teacher-report measures, school observations), as well as integrated report writing and treatment plan formulization. Additional duties

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included individual behavioral therapy, family therapy, parent-training, consultation with teachers, and attending Individualized Education Plan (IEP) meetings. Other duties included weekly group supervision meetings to discuss case conceptualizations of and treatment planning for children and adult clients presenting with a variety of anxiety-related disorders.

. Graduate Therapist Trainee – Child/Family Practicum

08/08-12/08 Supervisor: Kimberly Renk, Ph.D. Duties included conducting intake interviews and psychoeducational evaluations (e.g., developmental intakes, psychosocial interviews, intellectual and achievement testing, self-report, parent-report, and teacher-report measures, school observations), as well as integrated report writing and treatment plan formulization for children and adolescents presenting with psychological and academic difficulties. Additional duties included individual cognitive behavioral therapy, family therapy, parent-training, school observations, and consultation with teachers. Other duties included weekly group supervision meetings to discuss case conceptualizations of and treatment planning for children and families presenting with educational and/or psychological difficulties.

Graduate Therapist Trainee – Child Practicum

08/07-05/08 Supervisor: Mark Rapport, Ph.D. Duties included conducting intake interviews, psychoeducational evaluations (e.g., developmental intakes, psychosocial interviews, intellectual and achievement testing, self-report, parent-report, and teacher-report measures, school observations), and integrated report writing to inform recommendations made to parents and teachers. Evaluations were conducted for children between 7- and 17-years old presenting with a variety of emotional, behavioral, and academic difficulties. Other duties included weekly group supervision meetings, individual supervision meetings, and debriefing sessions with parents to discuss evaluation results and recommendations.

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ADDITIONAL CLINICAL EXPERIENCES

Anxiety Disorders Clinic (ADC)

University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL

Senior Peer Supervisor and Graduate Therapist Trainee 8/10-present Advisor: Deborah C. Beidel, Ph.D., ABPP

Duties include overseeing first and second year students’ clinical work including telephone screenings, diagnostic interviews, treatment planning, and individualized behavioral treatment of children and adults with anxiety and pervasive developmental disorders. Additional clinical duties include the assessment and treatment of children with anxiety disorders in individual and group formats, as well as weekly group supervision meetings to discuss case conceptualization and treatment plans.

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Young Child and Family Research Clinic (YCFRC)

University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL

Graduate Therapist Trainee 8/06-6/10 Advisor: Kimberly Renk, Ph.D.

Duties included psychological and psychoeducational evaluations and therapeutic interventions for young children (i.e., age 7- years and below) and their families to inform ongoing research projects. These services included intake and psychosocial interviews, Crowell parent-child interactions, intellectual and achievement testing, projective testing, self-report measures, and school observations. Results of these evaluations were used to make informed, appropriate referrals and/or recommendations based on differential diagnoses of various psychological disorders, developmental delays, and learning disabilities. Therapeutic intervention services included cognitive behavioral therapy, play therapy, parent training, family therapy, and behavioral management training for children and families. In addition, summer group therapeutic services were provided for parents and young children presenting with externalizing behavior disorders. Specific duties included co-leading parent training and child group therapy sessions designed to decrease child behavior problems and improve family functioning. Other duties included literature researching, integrative report writing, treatment planning, school consultations, debriefing with parents, and weekly supervision meetings.

University of Central Florida Athletic Department

University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL

Trainer/Assessor 09/08-present Advisor: Deborah Beidel, Ph.D., Kimberly Renk, Ph.D.

Duties include coordinating and organizing brief achievement testing of incoming freshman athletes. Specific duties include training graduate students to administer the Wide Range Achievement Test, Fourth Edition (WRAT-4), group administration of select subtests, and individual administration to incoming athletes at UCF. Additional duties include scoring and identifying at risk students who may benefit from additional testing, and full psychoeducational evaluations including integrated reports of referred athletes.

Camp Boggy Creek

Eustis, FL

Volunteer Therapist

09/08-present Duties include facilitating group sessions for parents of children with chronic

and/or life threatening physical illnesses (e.g., Asthma, Cancer, Craniofacial disorders, Diabetes, Epilepsy, Heart Disease, Rheumatic Disease, Spina Bifida,

Hemophilia, and HIV/AIDS). Sessions are conducted separately for mothers and fathers and include discussions of self-care and coping with a severely ill child as well as the impact of medical illness on psychological well-being.

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ROCK Family Weekend, American Cancer Society

Disney Contemporary Resort, Orlando, FL

Volunteer Therapist

09/07, 09/08, 09/09 Supervisor: Stacey Dunn, Ph.D. Duties included attending training sessions and assisting with couples workshops designed to improve communication skills and relationships among families of children with Cancer. Specific duties included facilitating communication skills with couples following the workshop.

Neuropsychological Assessment Services (NAS)

Winter Park, Florida

Assessment Services Assistant 5/07-11/07 Employer: Kristjan Olafsson, PhD.

Duties included administering and scoring a variety of neuropsychological assessment measures (e.g., intellectual and achievement measures, physical performance assessments, mental status exams, memory measures, and self-report measures of emotional functioning) in a private outpatient setting to adolescents and adults presenting with neuropsychological difficulties (e.g., traumatic brain injury, medical conditions, dementia). Other duties included administrative work such as billing, filing, and preparing for clients.

______________________________________________ CLINICAL EXPERIENCES PRIOR TO GRADUATE TRAINING

Maple Shade Youth and Family Services – Residential Center for Adolescent Boys

Mardela Springs, Maryland Residential Counselor (30-40 hr/week) 06/05-11/05 Supervisor: David Cappobianco

Duties included planning and monitoring daily living activities of adolescent boys in a long-term (i.e., up to 12 months) residential center experiencing a wide range of severe and chronic emotional and behavioral difficulties. Specific duties included Crisis Prevention and Intervention (CPI) training, monitoring and recording problematic behaviors, and implementing approved de-escalation procedures. Additional duties included planning and monitoring clients during community outings as well as attending team meetings were also held to discuss client progress and future treatment.

Baystate Medical Center – Dayschool & Partial Hospital

Springfield, Massachusetts Mental Health Counselor/Psychology Intern (20-40 hr/week)

09/03-05/04 Supervisors: David Cates, Ph.D., Barbara Brody, LMHC Duties included assisting in the classroom, monitoring time out rooms, recording points for daily behaviors, and helping with occupational therapy activities for children age 6- to 17- years old. Therapeutic responsibilities included developing and leading an anger management program (children age 8- to 11- years old), co-leading psychoeducational groups (children age 6- to 10- years old), co-leading therapy groups (children age 12- to 17- years old), and attending school and provider meetings. Additional responsibilities included attending weekly individual supervision meetings, writing daily progress notes, researching

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seclusion procedure effectiveness, and updating an eating disorder referral lists. Part of this training also included Psychological Management Training (PMT) to prevent and handle the escalation of dangerous behaviors.

Providence Hospital – Child and Adolescent Residential Treatment Facility

Holyoke, Massachusetts Mental Health Counselor (20-30 hr/week)

12/03-05/04 Duties included planning and monitoring daily activities for children and

adolescents (age 7- to 17-years old) experiencing a wide range of emotional and behavioral difficulties residing in an acute psychiatric residential treatment facility. As part of this, specific duties included Crisis Prevention and Intervention (CPI) training, monitoring and recording problematic behaviors and the implementation of approved de-escalation procedures. Other duties included assisting in the classroom and with homework, planning and leading psychoeducational groups, and monitoring time-outs.

TEACHING EXPERIENCES

Fall 2010 Basic Learning Processes, Instructor of Record Department of Psychology, University of Central Florida

Instructor of record for an upper-level undergraduate lecture and demonstration course on basic learning processes. Responsibilities include developing a syllabus, lectures, exams, and assignments, as well as holding office hours.

Spring 2010 Interviewing and Counseling, Instructor of Record Department of Psychology, University of Central Florida

Instructor of record for an upper-level undergraduate lecture and demonstration course on interviewing and counseling theories and techniques. Responsibilities included developing a syllabus, lectures, exams, and assignments, as well as holding office hours, providing extensive feedback on practice interviewing assignments, and managing two teaching assistants.

Fall 2009 Undergraduate Fieldwork, Teaching Assistant

Department of Psychology, University of Central Florida Teaching assistant for an online undergraduate fieldwork course. Responsibilities include monitoring online discussions, journal entries, and monthly reports.

Summer 2009 Undergraduate Fieldwork, Teaching Assistant

Department of Psychology, University of Central Florida Teaching assistant for an undergraduate fieldwork course. Responsibilities included developing a proposal for an interactional, face-to-face fieldwork course. Additional responsibilities included developing paperwork to streamline the enrollment process, leading and co-leading orientation meetings, contacting psychology sites within the surrounding community, and setting up placements for students.

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Spring 2009 Women’s Mental Health, Teaching Assistant

Department of Psychology, University of Central Florida Teaching assistant for an online undergraduate course on issues pertaining to women’s mental health. Responsibilities included grading assignments, monitoring online discussions, monitoring undergraduate teaching assistants, and calculating grades.

Spring 2009 Undergraduate Fieldwork, Teaching Assistant

Department of Psychology, University of Central Florida Teaching assistant for an online undergraduate field work course. Responsibilities included grading and monitoring weekly journal entries, monitoring discussion boards, assisting students with problems at their placement sites, and calculating grades.

Fall 2008 Interviewing and Counseling, Instructor of Record Department of Psychology, University of Central Florida, Heathrow

Instructor of record for an upper-level undergraduate lecture and demonstration course on interviewing and counseling theories and techniques. Responsibilities included developing a syllabus, lectures, exams, and assignments, as well as holding office hours and providing extensive feedback on practice interviewing assignments.

Summer 2008 Psychology of Diversity, Instructor of Record Department of Psychology, University of Central Florida, Metrowest

Instructor of record for an undergraduate lecture course addressing various aspects of diversity related to psychology. Responsibilities included developing a syllabus, lectures, exams, and assignments as well as holding office hours.

Fall 2007 Clinical Psychology, Teaching Assistant

Department of Psychology, University of Central Florida Teaching assistant for an undergraduate lecture course addressing theories and clinical applications within the field of clinical psychology. Responsibilities included attending lectures, holding office hours, grading exams and class assignments, and calculating grades.

DEPARTMENTAL SERVICE/ACTIVITIES ______________________________________________ OFFICES HELD

08/06-07/09 Treasurer (08-09), Vice President (07-08), Secretary (06-07)

FIGGS (Family Interactions Group for Graduate Students) Duties included seeking funding (e.g., preparing bills, completing allocation

requests, attending senate meetings) for regional and national conferences. Additional duties included attending and presenting information regarding the UCF Psychology Clinic and the Young Children’s and Family Research Clinic at campus events (e.g., College Game Day and Psi Chi Open House).

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05/08-05/09 President (08-09), Treasurer (07-08)

Psi Docs (Doctoral Organization of Clinical Students in Psychology) Duties included seeking funding (e.g., preparing bills, completing allocation requests, attending senate meetings) for a variety of activities such as regional and national conferences, an annual Getting into Graduate School Fair, and guest speaker workshops. In total, I had an integral part in securing over $7500 to support travel for graduate and undergraduate students to various conferences throughout the country. Other duties included attending faculty meetings as a student representative, assisting with the development and implementation of a new curriculum, and serving as a liaison between graduate students and clinical faculty. Additional activities included overseeing other officers, updating the constitution, organizing social functions for students and faculty, and assisting with departmental activities such as Interview Day and an APA site visit.

08/07-05/08 Committee Chair & Member

Fundraising and Agency Committee, UCF Graduate Student

Association Duties included attending meetings and planning a graduate student night out

fundraiser.

08/06-05/07 Committee Member

Advisory Committee, UCF Graduate Student Association Duties included being a liaison between the Graduate Student Association and

students in the College of Sciences

08/03-05/04 President

Psi Chi National Honors Society in Psychology, UMass, Amherst Duties included student recruitment and the induction of new members. Other duties included fundraising to support the attendance of the regional conference, organizing guest speakers for and leading weekly meetings about various topics within the field of psychology, and organizing on campus workshops.

______________________________________________ ADDITIONAL DEPARTMENTAL SERVICES

Spring 2009 Clinical Psychology Curriculum Review and Modification

Graduate student liaison. Assisted with the development of a new curriculum for the Clinical Psychology Doctoral Program.

Spring 2007, 2008 Clinical Psychology Graduate Student Interview day 2009 Graduate student coordinator for UCF graduate student interviews. Fall 2008 Fieldwork Course Development

Developed a proposal for an in-class component to an undergraduate fieldwork course in which students volunteer in a psychology-related community experience and communicate their experiences online. Met with course instructors from nearby colleges to gather information and

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suggestions regarding the implementation of face-to-face instruction. Developed supplemental materials (e.g., syllabus, course activities) including forms to be used to communicate student progress between the student, the course instructor and the student’s supervisor at their placement.

Fall 2008 APA Site visit Graduate student coordinator for the University of Central Florida APA

site visit. Spring 2004 1

st Annual Western Massachusetts Psychological Undergraduate

Research Conference

Organized an undergraduate research conference for psychology students at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst College, and Smith College.

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT ______________________________________________ WORKSHOPS & COLLOQUIA

Guest Speaker (September 2010). Child Anxiety and the Threat of Disasters. Presented by Jonathan S. Comer, Ph.D. (from Boston University’s Center for Anxiety and Related Disorders) at the University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL. Training Seminar (September 2010). Heart Rate Variability (HRV) Science Training Seminar. Two day conference sponsored by Mindware Technologies Ltd. in Columbus, Ohio. Guest Speaker. (March 2010). The Role of Sleep in the Development and Maintenance of Anxiety

Disorders. Presented by Candice A. Alfani, Ph.D. at the University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL.

Guest Speaker (February 2010). How to Detect and Correct the Lies that Data Tell. Presented by Frank L. Schmidt, Ph.D. at the University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL.

Guest Speaker (February 2009). Tales from Both Sides of the Table: A Parent’s/professional’s View of IEP Meetings. Presented by Sandra Grider, M.Ed. at the University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL. Professional Training (January 2009). Psychological First Aid. 8-hour disaster relief training conducted by the American Red Cross, Orlando, FL. Guest Speaker (November 2008). Law and Psychiatry: Suicide Risk Assessment. Presented by Karl Seig, M.D., FAPA at the University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL. Clinical Workshop (3 hours; November 2008). Sex Therapy with Sexual Trauma Survivors.

Presented by Keri Nola, M.A., LMHC at the University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL.

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Clinical Intervention Workshop (8 hours; November 2008). Parent-child Interaction Therapy presented by Cheryl B. McNeil, Ph.D. at the 42nd Annual Meeting of the Association for the Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Orlando, FL.

Clinical Workshop (5 hours; November 2008). Cognitive-Behavioral Couples Therapy for Domestic Abuse. Presented by Norman B. Epstein, Jaslean J. La Taillade, & Carol A. Werlinich at the 42nd Annual Meeting of the Association for the Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Orlando, FL. Clinical Workshop (5 hours; November 2008). Using Motivational Interviewing Strategies and

Techniques to Help Patients Change Risky/problem Behaviors. Presented by Linda Sobell, at the 42nd Annual Meeting of the Association for the Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Orlando, FL.

Guest Speaker (October 2008). Human Trafficking. Presented by Tom Gillan, CLET, CSTS at the University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL. Lakeside Behavioral Healthcare (May, 2008). Domestic Violence: Identification and Protocols for Clinical Practice. Workshop presented at Lakeside Alternatives, Inc. Community Mental Health Center, Orlando, FL.

Lakeside Behavioral Healthcare (May, 2008). Clinical Assessment Procedures. Workshop presented at Lakeside Alternatives, Inc. Community Mental Health Center, Orlando, FL. Lakeside Behavioral Healthcare (May, 2008). Baker Act Procedures and Practice. Workshop presented at Lakeside Alternatives, Inc. Community Mental Health Center, Orlando, FL. Lakeside Behavioral Healthcare (May, 2008). Understanding the Mental Health Client.

Workshop presented at Lakeside Alternatives, Inc. Community Mental Health Center, Orlando, FL. Lakeside Behavioral Healthcare (May, 2008). Clinical Risk Assessment: Assessing Suicidality. Workshop presented at Lakeside Alternatives, Inc. Community Mental Health Center, Orlando, FL. Lakeside Behavioral Healthcare (May 2008). Verbal De-escalation Techniques. Workshop presented at Lakeside Alternatives, Inc. Community Mental Health Center, Orlando, FL. Lakeside Behavioral Healthcare (May 2008). Crisis Prevention Institute Training. Workshop presented at Lakeside Alternatives, Inc. Community Mental Health Center, Orlando, FL. Lakeside Behavioral Healthcare (May 2008). HIV/AIDS Educational Workshop. Workshop presented at Lakeside Alternatives, Inc. Community Mental Health Center, Orlando, FL.

Guest Speaker (April 2008). Applications of Medical Interventions in the Field of Psychology.

Presented by Marcia Verduin, M.D. at the University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL.

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Workshop (March 2008). Grant Writing Workshop. Presented by Deborah Beidel, Ph.D., ABPP at the University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL.

Guest Speaker (October 2007). Clinical Applications of Neuropsychological Findings in Anorexia Nervosa. Presented by Marion Roberts, M.S. at the University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL. _____________________________________________ PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

2010-present Psychology Associate, Maryland Board of Examiners of Psychologists 2010-present Student Affiliate, Society for Research in Child Development 2010-present Student Affiliate, Anxiety Disorders Association of America 2007-present Student Affiliate, Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies 2006-present Student Affiliate, South Eastern Psychological Association 2002-present Student Affiliate, American Psychological Association

(Division 53 & 54; APAGS member since 2006)

HONORS & AWARDS

2008 UCF Who’s Who among Students Award Scholarship awarded for leadership, service, and scholastic achievement. 2006 Graduate Provost Award Fellowship ($10,000) awarded based upon academic achievement. 2004 Psi Chi Officer Appreciation Award 2003 Commonwealth College Research Assistant Fellowship Fellowship ($500) awarded to support undergraduate thesis research. 2003-2004 Phi Kappa Phi Honors Society Invited membership based on academic achievement. 2002-2004 Golden Key National Honors Society Invited membership based on academic achievement. 2001-2004 National Collegiate Scholar Honors Society Invited membership based on academic achievement.

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2001-present Psi Chi Honors Society

VOLUNTEER WORK

2010 Volunteer, Council of Chairs of Training Councils Joint Conference Duties included moderating talks, handing out supplemental materials, and

signing in registrants at a conference including various groups involved in the training and credentialing of psychology. Additional experiences included sitting in on sessions discussing current issues regarding APPIC policies and considerations for future internship match procedures.

2007-2009 Volunteer, Kids House of Seminal County

Duties include attending meetings and helping to plan a variety of fundraising events (e.g., Annual Child Protection Conference, Back to School pool party, Easter Egg Hunt party, Christmas toy drive, Thanksgiving food drive). Specific duties include posting announcements, collecting supplies, gift wrapping, and attending functions to assist with registration, setting up, and activities for the children.

4/07 Volunteer, Graduate Student Association Research Conference at UCF Duties included being a moderator for a number of paper presentations.

GRADUATE CLASSES TAKEN

Administration Seminar Advanced Abnormal Psychology Advanced Physiological Psychology Advanced Research Methods I, II, and III Child Psychopathology Clinical Practicum – 3 years Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Cognitive Psychology Cross Cultural Psychology Developmental Psychology

Graduate Teaching Assistantship Certificate Course Individual Psychological Assessment I and II Infant Assessment Introduction to Ethics Introduction to Psychotherapy Marriage and Sex Therapy Research Planning Social Psychology Supervision Seminar