Experience

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  CENTRAL REGIONAL HOSPITAL

  • Butner, North Carolina, United States

  • Postdoctoral Fellow

    • Sep 2023 - Present
    • Butner, North Carolina, United States

    • Court-ordered evaluations of competency to stand trial, mental state defenses (e.g., insanity/criminal responsibility, diminished capacity, and voluntary intoxication), Miranda waiver, and testimony as ordered• Supervision of and didactic training for psychology and psychiatry trainees•Attended and participated in forensic seminar series covering various topics including case law•Completed psychodiagnostics and neuropsychological testing consults for other providers and disciplines•Guest lectured in a doctoral level psychology class at University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill

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  USA Rugby

  • United States

  • Rugby Referee

    • Nov 2012 - Present
    • United States

    • Interpreted and used the laws to guide the game of rugby at all age levels and genders• Used infringements as teaching moments for younger players

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  The Missouri Department of Mental Health

  • Kansas City, Missouri, United States

  • Pre-Doctoral Intern in Forensic Assessment and Treatment (APA accredited)

    • Aug 2022 - Jul 2023
    • Kansas City, Missouri, United States

    • Conducted intake evaluations that included a competency interview, and either the ECST-R or CAST-MR depending on the individual’s interfering symptoms• Administered and interpreted psychological tests addressing a variety of referral questions (e.g., neuropsychological, diagnostic clarification, feigning/malingering) under supervision• Served as the primary supervisor for a practicum student• Observed Forensic Psychologist expert testimony during court proceedings• Attended weekly inpatient team meetings and case consultation conferences• Attended continuing education seminars and didactics regarding forensic topics• Conducted and participated in psycholegal evaluations (competency to stand trial evaluations, sexually violent predator evaluations, and not guilty by reason of insanity evaluations)for the State of Missouri under the supervision of a Certified Forensic Examiner • Authored integrated reports to communicate the results of evaluations to the courts under supervision• Conducted individual competency treatment including the use of the Slater Method• Facilitated several competency treatments groups and active treatment groups, including Illness Management and Recovery (IMR), Michael’s Game, and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) for inpatient individuals found incompetent to stand trial• Taught several classes for medical students at University of Missouri-Kansas City (UMKC), topics included: human development, diagnosing using the DSM-V-TR, and special issues in forensic settings• Conducted individual psychotherapy using Motivational Interviewing (MI), IMR, and ACT

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  KANSAS CITY JAZZ WOMENS RUGBY FOOTBALL CLUB

  • Kansas City, Missouri, United States

  • Rugby Coach

    • Mar 2023 - May 2023
    • Kansas City, Missouri, United States

    • Wrote practice plans for a women's competitive D2 team and worked with the other coaches to make game day rosters• Collaborated with three other coaches, while also playing• Provided player feedback to facilitate growth and skill development

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  Seattle Pacific University

  • United States
  • Higher Education
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • Graduate Research Team Member

    • Jun 2017 - Jul 2022

    • Team member in multiple studies concerning (a) career counseling and vocational psychology, (b) sexual assault legal advocacy, and (c) decolonizing undergraduate classes

  • Adjunct Instructor

    • Mar 2022 - Jun 2022

    • Taught a class designed for juniors and transfer students on the next steps for pursuing graduate school or a job after graduation in the Psychology Major• Taught a live class and graded homework assignments• Created power point presentations, wrote the syllabi, and designed in-class group exercises

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  Western State Hospital

  • Lakewood, Washington, United States

  • Practicum Student

    • Jun 2021 - May 2022
    • Lakewood, Washington, United States

    • Observed and participated in competency to stand trial, mental state of the time of the offense, civil commitments, and risk assessment evaluations for the State of Washington along with Post-Doctoral Forensic Psychologists• Wrote shadow forensic psychological reports to convey the results of evaluations of competency to stand trial• Administered and interpreted psychological tests addressing a variety of referral questions (e.g., neuropsychological, diagnostic clarification, feigning/malingering) under supervision• Authored integrative testing reports for use of evaluators in psycholegal evaluations and to inform treatment in an inpatient setting• Observed Forensic Psychologist expert testimony during court proceedings• Attended weekly inpatient team meetings and case consultation conferences• Attended continuing education seminars regarding forensic topics through OFMHS

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  Puget Sound Cross-Cultural Psychology

  • Greater Seattle Area

  • Practicum Student

    • Apr 2020 - May 2022
    • Greater Seattle Area

    • Conducted neuropsychological examinations of individuals from diverse cultures in multiple languages, primarily populations include Latin Americans, Ukrainians, Russians, Belarusians, Moldovans, Bulgarians, Somalis, Ethiopians, Eritreans, Indians, Pakistanis, Iraqis, Iranians, Vietnamese, Bhutanese, Turks, Armenians, and others• Gathered detailed diagnostic information and history to decide on the best tests to use in a hypothesis driven and flexible approach for cognitive, memory and personality measures to understand the client's referral questions and wrote integrated reports for the retaining party or the Courts• Communicated recommendations and findings to clients and their families• Participated in evaluations for N648 evaluations for medical exclusion from the English, U.S. history, and government examination requirement for U.S. citizenship, refugee status, worker compensation, disability (vocational rehab, DD, SSI, accommodations, etc), competence to stand trial, mitigating and aggravating circumstances to a crime, sentencing recommendations, and parenting capacity• Conducted most assessments with an interpreter in the evaluee’s native language, with the exception of Spanish speakers which we performed in Spanish without an interpreter

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  Seattle Rugby

  • Seattle, WA

  • Rugby Player

    • Nov 2015 - May 2022
    • Seattle, WA

    • USA national champions in 2016• British Colombia League 3rd place in 2016 and 2nd place in 2017

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  WISe Psychology

  • Greater Seattle Area

  • Practicum Student

    • Jun 2021 - Mar 2022
    • Greater Seattle Area

    • Conducted and participated in psycholegal evaluations (e.g., competency concerns, mental state considerations, parental fitness and capacity, violence and sexual violence risk assessments, and sentencing mitigation) in a forensic private practice • Authored integrated reports to communicate the results of the evaluations to the courts under supervision• Observed the Forensic Psychologist provide expert testimony in court

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  Seattle Pacific University

  • Greater

  • Graduate Teaching Assistant Psychometrics

    • Aug 2021 - Nov 2021
    • Greater

    • Graded weekly quizzes and homework for a doctoral level statistics class • Solved coding problems in R alongside students • Attended a weekly team meeting with other GAs and the professor • Instructed small groups of students in weekly class on selected review topics

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  Washington Athletic Club

  • Greater Seattle Area

  • Rugby Player

    • Jun 2018 - Aug 2021
    • Greater Seattle Area

    • Sponsored athlete at the athletic club for rugby 7s

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  Seattle Pacific University

  • United States
  • Higher Education
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • Adjunct Instructor

    • Mar 2020 - Jun 2021

    • Designed class lectures and class materials around best practices for finding an internship or job related to their major• Graded weekly homework assignments focused on career development and job application materials • Taught 4 different classes all online on CANVAS each quarter for the year (for a total of 12 classes)

  • Graduate Career Advisor

    • Sep 2017 - Jun 2021

    • Provided individual career counseling to undergraduates and alumni • Helped students identify their strengths to market themselves in the current job market through assessments like the Strong Interest Inventory, occupational card sorting, MBTI and PathwayU• Provided feedback on resumes, cover letters, personal statements, and CVs at different stages during students’ educational and employment trajectories

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  Washington State Department of Social and Health Services

  • Lakewood, Washington, United States

  • Practicum Student Child Study and Treatment Center

    • Jun 2020 - Apr 2021
    • Lakewood, Washington, United States

    • Performed twice-weekly individual therapy with adolescents who had complex trauma backgrounds and extreme behaviors• Facilitated a weekly Dialectical Behavioral Therapy Adolescent Skills Group and a Psychoanalytic Processing Group under the supervision of the unit psychiatrist• Co-facilitated recreational treatment groups with treatment staff• Coded restraint and seclusion events on the Clinical Global Impression Scale for outbursts in kids as part of a quantitative study• Participated in DBT and TF-CBT consult group with practitioners in Western Puget Sound Area• Involved in multidisciplinary team meetings through intershift meetings• Created and conducted a weekly diversity group

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  Washington State Department of Corrections

  • Monroe, Washington

  • Practicum Student

    • Jun 2019 - Jun 2020
    • Monroe, Washington

    • Worked with men in a prison setting providing twice weekly individual therapy on the medium security inpatient residential unit for mentally ill offenders, with severe and persistent mental illness (e.g., schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder)• Co-authored (with the unit psychiatrist), 3-month intensive treatment plans • Filed involuntary medication referrals and presented the cases in sell hearings• Conducted an Acceptance and Commitment Treatment (ACT) group of offenders, using Harry Potter movies and themes as examples to help engage the participants

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  ATAVUS

  • Seattle, Washington

  • Coach

    • May 2016 - Nov 2018
    • Seattle, Washington

    • Created behavioral programs for children suffering from behavioral control issues to help guide them through camp activities• Managed camps of children and ensured their safety throughout the camp

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  Navos

  • Greater Seattle Area

  • Mental Health Specialist

    • Mar 2017 - Oct 2018
    • Greater Seattle Area

    • Performed behavioral observation rounds describing client behavior at 15 minutes intervals• Processed with clients in crisis on an individual basis and helped create treatment plans using behavioral chain analysis to identify areas for earlier intervention

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  HERE

  • Seattle, Washington

  • Office Manager

    • Aug 2016 - Mar 2017
    • Seattle, Washington

    • Worked with vendors to ensure timely delivery of office and food supplies for an office of 500+ employees• Planned office wide events for staff welfare and to promote teamwork• Organized employee files and ensured that records were kept current for audits

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  UHS

  • United States
  • Hospitals and Health Care
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • ITA Coordinator

    • Jan 2016 - May 2016

    • Monitored clients while at court hearings for behavioral issues and intervened to verbally deescalate• Deescalated clients after hearings were completed until they were safe to return to the hospital unit and processed the hearing outcome with the client• Served legal documents to clients in an inpatient setting and described the court processes

  • Program Specialist

    • Nov 2015 - May 2016

    • Created and conducted groups based on mindfulness practices for inpatient adults and teenagers • Provided support to patients under extreme emotional distress using de-escalation techniques• Observed patient’s behaviors during 15-minute rounds and reported behaviors to the treatment team

  • Mental Health Technician

    • May 2015 - Oct 2015

    • Planned and conducted therapy groups, primarily CBT and DBT based• Placed on the crisis response team of 5 individuals designated to respond to any issues on the campus of 5 units that required verbal or physical de-escalation• Performed behavioral observation rounds describing client behavior every 15 minutes

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  Penn State University

  • United States
  • Higher Education
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • Undergraduate Research Assistant Psychology

    • May 2015 - Oct 2015

    Supervisor: Michelle Newman Ph.D.• Contributed to a literature search on depression and anxiety research focused on the overlap for a comprehensive meta-analysis

  • Undergraduate Research Assistant Biobehavioral Health

    • May 2012 - Jun 2015

    Supervisor: Lisa Gatzke-Kopp Ph.D.• Cleaned biophysiological data collected during video tasks with at-risk children• Used SAS to check full data sets for errors and followed through on cleaning and identifying the reason for missing data points• Led lab meetings focused on current research to start an open discussion about future research questions with fellow undergraduate assistants

  • Undergraduate Research Assistant Psychology

    • Jan 2014 - May 2015

    Supervisor: Amy Marshall Ph.D.• Conducted clinical interviews of individuals who have been through traumatic events to screen for PTSD symptoms• Video coded participant behaviors during interviews for responses to a probing question meant to trigger a past traumatic experience• Interviewed couples in an abusive relationship

  • Rugby Player

    • Aug 2010 - May 2015

    • Four consecutive national championships in 2012, 2013, 2014 & 2015 for 15s• Four consecutive CRCs national invitational championships in 2012, 2013, 2014 & 2015• One USA 7s national championship in 2015• 5-year starter for the team

  • Undergraduate Research Assistant Linguistics

    • May 2013 - Sep 2014

    Supervisor: Guilie Dussais Ph.D.• Placed undergraduates through an EEG task focused on language processing by bilinguals• Translated tasks in Spanish into English for coding purposes

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  Wellington SPCA

  • Wellington & Wairarapa, New Zealand

  • Dog Care

    • Feb 2010 - Jul 2010
    • Wellington & Wairarapa, New Zealand

    • Cleaned the dog pens, took the dogs on walks, fed and bathed the dogs, and prepared them for adoption events.

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  AFS Intercultural Programs

  • Encarnacion, Paraguay

  • Daycare Provider and English Teacher

    • Jun 2009 - Jan 2010
    • Encarnacion, Paraguay

    •Worked in a daycare for children ages 4-17 for low-income families. •Taught basic English, helped with schoolwork, feed them lunch and came up with projects for the younger children.