Experience

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  Anxiety Therapist in Private Practice

  • Baltimore, Maryland

  • Anxiety specialist

    • Jul 2012 - Present
    • Baltimore, Maryland

    I have just opened a private practice focusing on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for anxiety disorders and depression.

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  Bayview Medical Center Anxiety Disorders Clinic

  • Extern, Anxiety Disorders Clinic

    • Jan 2011 - Present

    Responsible for providing supervised CBT therapy for clinic patients with a broad spectrum of anxiety disorders including OCD, Panic Disorder, GAD and Specific Phobias. Experience working with patients who have complex medical histories (such as implanted cardiac defibrillators and chronic pain) and dual diagnoses. I have co-lead mindfulness-based groups for anxiety and mood disorder treatment, and developed group curriculum and meditation/mindfulness CDs for distribution. Consistent case load of 8-12 patients for whom I am the primary therapist.

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  2009: Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

  • Course Instructor

    • Nov 2006 - Present

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  Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

  • Co-Director, Master of Health Science Program in Health Policy

    • Jan 2001 - Jan 2009

    Directed and managed all aspects of academic master's program in health policyServed as academic advisor to all MHS program studentsSupervised student recruitment and admissionsManaged external public relations and development of relationships with federal agencies, think tanks, consulting firms, international organizations and other potential employers

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  University of Iowa Department of Linguistics

  • English as a Second Language Instructor; Teaching Assistant Supervisor/Trainer

    • Jan 1988 - Jan 1999

    Responsible for evaluation and training of international teaching assistants Taught academic writing, grammar, reading and communication skills in Iowa's ESL programSupervised linguistics graduate student teachers: conducted teacher training and evaluation

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  Seibido Publishing Company

  • Adjunct Faculty

    • Jan 1990 - Jan 1993

    Developed and taught English courses for undergraduate engineering students Wrote university entrance-exam test materialsMentored and advised students Introduced Tobacco and STI education into curriculum Initiated successful campaign to remove smoking areas from outside student classrooms Co-authored an English Language textbook, Expressways to the USA, which has sold more than 40,000 copies.