Brian Syzdek

Senior Psychometrician at Prov, Inc.
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Credentials

  • Certified Alcohol and Drug Counselor II
    Illinois Certification Board, Inc.
  • Licensed Psychologist
    Wisconsin Certification Board
  • SAS Base Certified Programmer for SAS 9
    SAS

Experience

  • Prov, Inc.
    • Education Administration Programs
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Senior Psychometrician
      • Sep 2022 - Present

      - Statistical analysis of credentialing examinations - Equating, scale score construction, exam psychometrics - Lead trainings of exam development and item writing - Statistical analysis of credentialing examinations - Equating, scale score construction, exam psychometrics - Lead trainings of exam development and item writing

  • Stoelting Co.
    • United States
    • Biotechnology Research
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Product Manager Psychology
      • Sep 2016 - Oct 2022

      Supervise and manage psychology division of company publishing and distributing psychological assessments and therapeutic products Test Development • Work with authors from proposal to finished product to develop psychological assessments and therapeutic products • Edit published manuals and test content • Statistical analysis of test data, psychometric development of validity, reliability, and standardized scoring and presentation of data • Manage logistics of product development- sourcing materials for tests, arranging publication, and coordinating development teams • Develop and maintain programmatic applications for tests Marketing • Obtain contacts of target market using web scraping techniques with programmed iterative procedures • Website development and maintenance, using web development programming • Implement SEO strategies and track efficacy with analytics • Attend conferences and present information on products Clinical Support • Provide support for clinicians using clinical products, advising on administration and interpretation procedures • Manage standardization of psychological assessments • Consult with management team, providing clinical information to guide division-level decisions

  • Insight Behavioral Health Centers
    • Chicago
    • Postdoctoral Fellow
      • Sep 2015 - Aug 2016

      • Conduct individual psychotherapy and groups based in DBT, ERP, goal-setting, and processing, among other modalities, with adolescent and adult clients experiencing a range of mental health disorders • Complete insurance authorization reviews and other insurance-required tasks to ensure patients receive coverage • Researched outcome measures, utilizing mixed method procedures, generalized estimating equations, & longitudinal covariance analysis, presenting results to clinical team • Conduct individual psychotherapy and groups based in DBT, ERP, goal-setting, and processing, among other modalities, with adolescent and adult clients experiencing a range of mental health disorders • Complete insurance authorization reviews and other insurance-required tasks to ensure patients receive coverage • Researched outcome measures, utilizing mixed method procedures, generalized estimating equations, & longitudinal covariance analysis, presenting results to clinical team

  • Gateway Foundation
    • United States
    • Hospitals and Health Care
    • 500 - 600 Employee
    • Doctoral Intern
      • Jul 2014 - Jul 2015

      • Conducted individual therapy sessions with clients in treatment for issues of substance use and other mental health issues • Conducted intake assessments for clients seeking substance use treatment • Conducted biofeedback sessions to promote client awareness and control of physiological functions • Supervised psychology therapy externs • Lead skills-based groups for youth care clients • Conducted trainings for residential staff in topics relating mental health and substance use • Conducted research utilizing logistic regression techniques to assess factors related to program completion

Education

  • The Chicago School of Professional Psychology
    Psy.D., Clinical Psychology
    2009 - 2015
  • Loyola University Chicago
    Master of Science (M.S.), Applied Statistics
    2012 - 2014
  • Michigan State University
    Bachelor of Arts - BA, Psychology
    1995 - 2000

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