Experience

ChatOwl, Inc.

• United States
• Mental Health Care
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Clinical Content Developer

  • Apr 2023 - Present

  • Developing clinical content for a venture-backed digital mental health start up with a mission to provide engaging and effective mental health care that is accessible and affordable to all using AI • Analyzing user data for AI-training • Developing clinical pathways and user therapy journeys • Developing clinical content for a venture-backed digital mental health start up with a mission to provide engaging and effective mental health care that is accessible and affordable to all using AI • Analyzing user data for AI-training • Developing clinical pathways and user therapy journeys



A Little Help For Our Friends Podcast

• Founder and Co-Host

  • Jun 2020 - Present

  • Co-hosting "A Little Help For Our Friends," a mental health podcast for people with loved ones struggling with mental health. • With over 100,000 downloads in three seasons, our podcast shares stories, musings, scientific findings, and evidence-based tips for how to cope with being close to someone suffering from psychological problems. • Co-hosting "A Little Help For Our Friends," a mental health podcast for people with loved ones struggling with mental health. • With over 100,000 downloads in three seasons, our podcast shares stories, musings, scientific findings, and evidence-based tips for how to cope with being close to someone suffering from psychological problems.



Noom

• Food and Beverage Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Clinical Reviewer for Behavioral Science

  • Jan 2023 - Apr 2023

  • Using my expertise in cognitive behavioral therapies and clinical science to develop and refine the content in the Noom Mood program, focused on stress management. • Using my expertise in cognitive behavioral therapies and clinical science to develop and refine the content in the Noom Mood program, focused on stress management.



Galea Health

• United States
• Mental Health Care
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Clinical Consultant

  • Sep 2021 - Apr 2023

  • Consulting for clinical product development, management and research for Galea Health, a start up company that provides innovative mental health care solutions for student athletes. • Responsibilities include advising for research design, data analysis, clinical products and intervention strategy. • Consulting for clinical product development, management and research for Galea Health, a start up company that provides innovative mental health care solutions for student athletes. • Responsibilities include advising for research design, data analysis, clinical products and intervention strategy.



Duke University Medical Center

• Hospitals and Health Care
• 700 & Above Employee

• Postdoctoral Research Associate

  • Aug 2021 - Apr 2023

  • Postdoc in the Center for Misophonia and Emotion Regulation working with Dr. Zach Rosenthal. • Successfully ran one of the first pilot trials for a misophonia treatment. • Delivered the Unified Protocol for Transdiagnostic Emotional Disorders with patients with misophonia. • Managed and coordinated several large-scale research projects on misophonia, managed and mentored lab members. • Postdoc in the Center for Misophonia and Emotion Regulation working with Dr. Zach Rosenthal. • Successfully ran one of the first pilot trials for a misophonia treatment. • Delivered the Unified Protocol for Transdiagnostic Emotional Disorders with patients with misophonia. • Managed and coordinated several large-scale research projects on misophonia, managed and mentored lab members.



Intent FitHouse

• United States
• Wellness and Fitness Services

• Owner

  • Jan 2020 - Dec 2021

  • Founder of Intent FitHouse, a boutique fitness studio offering cycling, strength training, and yoga classes within a fun, empowering, and inclusive atmosphere. • Led a team of managers, instructors, and consultants to launch both the in-person and virtual studio. • Managed the day to day operations including social media ads, payroll, and accounting. • Taught virtual Vinyasa yoga classes. • Founder of Intent FitHouse, a boutique fitness studio offering cycling, strength training, and yoga classes within a fun, empowering, and inclusive atmosphere. • Led a team of managers, instructors, and consultants to launch both the in-person and virtual studio. • Managed the day to day operations including social media ads, payroll, and accounting. • Taught virtual Vinyasa yoga classes.



Duke University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Clinical Psychology Ph.D. Student

  • Aug 2014 - Sep 2021

  • Earned a Ph.D. in the Cognitive Behavioral Research and Therapy Program at Duke University working with Dr. Zach Rosenthal. • Graduate research investigated the relationship between emotion regulation and social problems, with a focus on developing digital mental health interventions. Published 29 academic papers and secured over $100,000 in grant funding. • Dissertation project was a pilot clinical trial of a digital phone-based intervention for emotional and social issues that used mindful breathing techniques. • Trained in several cognitive behavioral therapies, such as CBT for anxiety and depression, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Mindfulness-based Cognitive Therapy, and trauma treatment. Show less



Weill Cornell/NY Presbyterian Hospital

• Predoctoral Psychology Intern

  • Jul 2020 - Jul 2021

  •Provided several cognitive behavioral therapies for adults with anxiety, depression, personality disorders, trauma, and perinatal mental health issues. • Provided Transference Focused Psychotherapy, a psychodynamic treatment for borderline personality disorder and narcissistic personality disorder • Assisted research projects in the Personality Disorder Institute, supervised by Dr. Otto Kernberg and Dr. John Clarkin •Provided several cognitive behavioral therapies for adults with anxiety, depression, personality disorders, trauma, and perinatal mental health issues. • Provided Transference Focused Psychotherapy, a psychodynamic treatment for borderline personality disorder and narcissistic personality disorder • Assisted research projects in the Personality Disorder Institute, supervised by Dr. Otto Kernberg and Dr. John Clarkin



New York Psychiatric Institute, Anxiety Disorders Clinic

• Research Assistant

  • Jun 2013 - Aug 2014

  • Assisted clinical trials investigating treatment for gambling addiction and depression, supervised by Dr. Carlos Blanco • Coordinated and assisted clinical trials investigating motivational CBT for gambling addiction and interpersonal therapy for depression in breast cancer patients • Coded therapist sessions for adherence to protocol • Administered the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV for intakes • Designed an online study of video game addiction behavior • Assisted clinical trials investigating treatment for gambling addiction and depression, supervised by Dr. Carlos Blanco • Coordinated and assisted clinical trials investigating motivational CBT for gambling addiction and interpersonal therapy for depression in breast cancer patients • Coded therapist sessions for adherence to protocol • Administered the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV for intakes • Designed an online study of video game addiction behavior



Max Planck Institute for Human Development

• Germany
• Research Services
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Research Assistant

  • Apr 2011 - Jun 2013

  • Developed a multi-study project on group brainstorming and creativity with postdoctoral researcher Dr. Azzurra Ruggeri and professor Dr. Konstantinos Katsikopoulos. • Responsibilities included: Conducting literature review, developing the study paradigms, developing study materials, sorting and analyzing data, giving a talks to team on project’s progress, and supervising interns. • Cleaned and analyzed data various developmental decision-making studies by Dr. Ruggeri. • Developed a multi-study project on group brainstorming and creativity with postdoctoral researcher Dr. Azzurra Ruggeri and professor Dr. Konstantinos Katsikopoulos. • Responsibilities included: Conducting literature review, developing the study paradigms, developing study materials, sorting and analyzing data, giving a talks to team on project’s progress, and supervising interns. • Cleaned and analyzed data various developmental decision-making studies by Dr. Ruggeri.



Life in Motion

• Environmental Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Vinyasa Yoga Instructor

  • Jun 2010 - Feb 2011

  • Teaching Vinyasa yoga in studios in New York, Berlin, and North Carolina. • Certified in Thai Massage. • Teaching Vinyasa yoga in studios in New York, Berlin, and North Carolina. • Certified in Thai Massage.



Sparrow Lab for Social Cognition

• Lab Manager

  • Jun 2008 - Feb 2011

  • Organized and ran Professor Dr. Betsy Sparrow’s social cognition lab. • Responsibilities included: Organizing weekly lab meetings, managing research assistants, handling administrative tasks, attending all talks and conferences related to lab, overseeing and running experiments of the lab. • Developed a multi-study individual project investigating the effects of distracter task in an implicit decision-making paradigm. • Organized and ran Professor Dr. Betsy Sparrow’s social cognition lab. • Responsibilities included: Organizing weekly lab meetings, managing research assistants, handling administrative tasks, attending all talks and conferences related to lab, overseeing and running experiments of the lab. • Developed a multi-study individual project investigating the effects of distracter task in an implicit decision-making paradigm.