Experience

Granby Public Schools

• Primary and Secondary Education
• 100 - 200 Employee

• School Psychologist

  • Aug 2021 - Present

  • Conduct comprehensive initial, triennial, and targeted psychoeducational evaluations of students in grades 6-8 across the domains of cognitive, academic, social/emotional/behavioral, executive, and adaptive functioning. • Integrate evaluation findings into thorough yet accessible written reports; present to families and school teams at PPT, Section 504, and internal team meetings. • Develop and implement appropriate IEP and Section 504 Plans, adhering to state/federal guidelines. • Provide individual and group school-based counseling to support a variety of emotional, behavioral, social, and/or academic needs. • Conduct Functional Behavioral Assessments (FBAs) and develop corresponding Behavior Intervention Plans (BIPs) to support student behavioral success and safety. • Liaise with parents and families, independent practitioners, and community resources. • Serve on crisis management and Multi-Tiered Systems of Support (MTSS) building-wide teams. Show less


Somers Public Schools
• United States
• Education Administration Programs
• 1 - 100 Employee
• School Psychologist

  • Aug 2020 - Jun 2021


Connecticut Children's Medical Center

• United States
• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Graduate Research Assistant

  • Sep 2018 - Aug 2020

  This graduate assistantship included responsibilities such as administering assessments of cognitive functioning to children with co-occurring Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and epilepsy, administering and scoring rating scales of adaptive and social/emotional functioning, and providing feedback to families about their children's individual strengths and challenges. I also supported a number of other research projects through data entry and analysis, survey construction, and interview coding and analysis. Show less



Preschool Development Grant

• Assessor

  • 2017 - May 2019

  As an assessor under the direction of Dr. Tamika La Salle as part of her Preschool Development Grant research project, I administered a battery of Woodcock-Johnson Test of Achievement subtests to preschool students across the state of Connecticut to determine the effects of federal grant funding on their academic achievement, following strict research and confidentiality protocols. As an assessor under the direction of Dr. Tamika La Salle as part of her Preschool Development Grant research project, I administered a battery of Woodcock-Johnson Test of Achievement subtests to preschool students across the state of Connecticut to determine the effects of federal grant funding on their academic achievement, following strict research and confidentiality protocols.



UConn Student-Athlete Success Program

• Academic Mentor

  • Sep 2017 - Sep 2018

  Through the UConn Student-Athlete Success Program, I provided academic mentoring for undergraduate student athletes who had been identified as learning disabled and/or otherwise at-risk. This mentorship helped students to develop executive functioning skills such as time management, organization, and metacognition as well as navigate specific courses across a variety of content areas. Through the UConn Student-Athlete Success Program, I provided academic mentoring for undergraduate student athletes who had been identified as learning disabled and/or otherwise at-risk. This mentorship helped students to develop executive functioning skills such as time management, organization, and metacognition as well as navigate specific courses across a variety of content areas.



Boston University Social Development & Learning Lab

• Research Assistant

  • 2016 - 2016

  As a summer research assistant, I collaborated with a post-doctoral researcher on studies investigating prosocial behavior in children. I performed the administrative work required for psychological research (e.g. recruiting participants, obtaining consent, data entry, coding) and carried out several studies with children between the ages of three and nine. Prior to starting this position, I received training on research with human subjects and research with minors. As a summer research assistant, I collaborated with a post-doctoral researcher on studies investigating prosocial behavior in children. I performed the administrative work required for psychological research (e.g. recruiting participants, obtaining consent, data entry, coding) and carried out several studies with children between the ages of three and nine. Prior to starting this position, I received training on research with human subjects and research with minors.



Mount Holyoke College

• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Teaching Assistant

  • Jan 2015 - May 2015

  In this role, I served as a teaching assistant for an Introductory Statistics course. Responsibilities included attending lab sessions, assisting in the instruction of IBM SPSS software, and working with students one-on-one and in small groups to bolster their understanding of the software and/or the underlying mathematical concepts. In this role, I served as a teaching assistant for an Introductory Statistics course. Responsibilities included attending lab sessions, assisting in the instruction of IBM SPSS software, and working with students one-on-one and in small groups to bolster their understanding of the software and/or the underlying mathematical concepts.