Experience

Educational Development Center

• Primary and Secondary Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Research Assistant I - Foundations of Science Literacy Project

  • Aug 2011 - Present

  - Collect data for a federally funded education study by traveling to field locations at Head Start preschools located in Westchester County - Responsible for the accurate administration of the Dimensional Change Card Sort Task (DCCS) and the Preschool Assessment of Science - Establish a rapport with children and follow required consent procedures before data collection - Interact with children in an age appropriate and engaging manner to ensure accuracy and note any behaviors or circumstances that may compromise data Show less



Silver Hill Hospital

• United States
• Mental Health Care
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Gym Attendant

  • Apr 2010 - Jul 2011

  - Planned and conducted recreational therapy groups intended to enhance cognitive functioning and social skills in adult and adolescent psychiatric patients - Completed thorough progress notes in patient medical records for any group activities conducted- Supervised the recreation of patients with various psychiatric illnesses and substance abuse issues- Followed procedures and policies to maintain patient safety and confidentiality- Carefully observed and monitored patient behavior and communicated any unusual events to the appropriate counselors Show less

• Adolescent Mentor and Activity Group Leader

  • Aug 2008 - Apr 2010

  - Assisted a teacher during school hours by helping adolescent psychiatric patients with coursework- Engaged patients in appropriate recreational activities by planning and leading activity groups that enhanced recovery from substance abuse or mental illness - Acted as a role model and resource for adolescent psychiatric patients - Provided a safe and productive environment that enhanced recovery from mental illness or substance abuse



Purchase College

• United States
• Hospitals and Health Care

• Teaching Assistant

  • Jan 2009 - Dec 2009

  - Assisted the professor with classroom activities, experimental demonstrations, and SPSS instruction in an upper-level psychology course - Learned and maintained knowledge of experimental psychology and research methods in order to provide students with assistance with coursework - Maintained office hours and availability to aid students with homework and experimental design for class projects - Was responsible for correcting student work on APA style, statistics, experimental design, and research methods by providing appropriate feedback Show less