Doctoral Candidate

• Jan 2023 - Present

Graduate Student

• Sep 2020 - Jan 2023

Graduate Research Assistant

• Sep 2020 - Present

Graduate Student Clinician

• Sep 2020 - Present

Works as a therapist for autistic individuals and works as an assessor for autism diagnostic testing Works as a therapist for autistic individuals and works as an assessor for autism diagnostic testing

Therapist

• Sep 2022 - Aug 2023

Assessment Specialist

• Sep 2021 - Aug 2022

Lab Manager

• Apr 2018 - Jun 2020

As manager Dr. Brooke Ingersoll's MSU Autism Research Lab, I oversaw all occurring projects in the lab, including a HRSA funded clinical RCT study. I also oversaw database management, IRB updates, scheduling and other participant contact, and study subject recruitment. In this position, I interacted with research participants by conducting telephone screenings, administering standardized assessments, and videotaping parent-child interactions in the home. I also wrote assessment reports summarizing child developmental functioning and change over the course of a telehealth parent training RCT.I mentored undergraduate research assistants with senior theses, and assisted with hiring and training undergraduate research assistants as well as the successor lab manager. I also provided administrative assistance including billing and reimbursement, and organizing workshops, webinars and events. Show less

Research Assistant

• Sep 2016 - Apr 2018

As an undergraduate research assistant in the MSU Autism Lab, I became reliable in a video coding measure of child social communication: Brief Observation of Social Communication Change (BOSCC). I also entered data into FileMaker for analysis, filmed assessments completed for an RCT, and watched children with autism and their siblings while parents were occupied with study tasks.I completed a senior thesis under Brooke Ingersoll, PhD, BCBA-D, titled: “The relationship between subtypes of repetitive behaviors and anxiety in children with autism spectrum disorder.” Show less

Undergraduate Teaching Assistant

• Jan 2017 - May 2017

As an undergraduate teaching assistant for Introduction to Psychology under Jonathan Weaver, PhD, I held office hours for one-on-one teaching as well as exam review sessions for the entire class of 500 students. I also assisted with proctoring all exams for the class.

Rehabilitation Aide

• Aug 2017 - Apr 2018

I worked as a therapeutic recreational rehabilitation aide at Hope Network Neuro-Rehabilitation Center. I worked with patients with brain and spinal cord injuries to improve or maintain community re-integration, cognition, mood stability, fitness, fine motor, and social skills during in-house sessions and community outings. I gained experience with billing and writing patient treatment notes. I worked as a therapeutic recreational rehabilitation aide at Hope Network Neuro-Rehabilitation Center. I worked with patients with brain and spinal cord injuries to improve or maintain community re-integration, cognition, mood stability, fitness, fine motor, and social skills during in-house sessions and community outings. I gained experience with billing and writing patient treatment notes.

Youth Programs Intern

• May 2016 - Aug 2016