Experience

Harmony Holistic

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

• Registered Psychology Associate

  • Aug 2023 - Present



University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Doctoral Intern

  • Aug 2022 - Jul 2023



University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• PHD Candidate

  • Aug 2021 - Jul 2023



Education Justice Project

• United States
• Higher Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Mindfulness Discussion Group Coordinator

  • May 2021 - May 2022



University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Instructor of Community Psychology

  • Aug 2020 - May 2021

  Teaching assistantship for Psyc 239: Intro to Community Psychology

• Graduate Research Assistant

  • Aug 2017 - Aug 2020

  Evaluation Capacity Building (ECB) LabWe collaborate and consult with non-profit community organizations funded by Champaign County's Mental Health Board in order to strengthen their use of evaluation as a means to improve their work and their results in the community.

• Summer Pre-doctoral Institute (SPI) Fellow

  • May 2017 - Aug 2017

  Outstanding Research Writing



University of Illinois Graduate College

• United States
• Higher Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Research Team Leader

  • May 2018 - Aug 2019

  Health & Medical Sciences Team Leader for the Illinois Summer Research Opportunities Program (SROP). SROP is an 8-week program that provides undergraduate students from populations which are underrepresented in graduate study with an opportunity to explore careers in research. I teach a research writing course and lead a team meeting each week while sharing with them the culture of graduate school. Health & Medical Sciences Team Leader for the Illinois Summer Research Opportunities Program (SROP). SROP is an 8-week program that provides undergraduate students from populations which are underrepresented in graduate study with an opportunity to explore careers in research. I teach a research writing course and lead a team meeting each week while sharing with them the culture of graduate school.



Teach For America

• United States
• Education Administration Programs
• 700 & Above Employee

• Secondary School Special Education Teacher

  • May 2015 - May 2017

  Collaborated with the general English teacher to foster an inclusion setting which includes students with specific learning disabilities into the classroom with regular learners. Managed a caseload of over 20 students. Developed individual educational plans (IEPs). Composed modified assignments that address individual students’ learning needs. Monitored progress in mastery of reading and math goals. Led IEP team meetings with the school psychologist, administrators, fellow teachers, and parents. Show less



Franklin & Marshall College

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Student Researcher

  • Aug 2014 - May 2015

  Designed and conducted an independent research project on locus of control, emotion regulation, and stress. Earned departmental honors in psychology with honors thesis, titled "Locus of Control Moderates the Effectiveness of Cognitive Reappraisal"

• Student Mentor - Next Generation Initiatives

  • Aug 2013 - May 2015

  I advised and supported 20 first-generation college freshman for their first two years at F&M. I also collected qualitative data in order to assess the effectiveness of the program, which Dr. Donnell Butler, Dean of the College, implemented in efforts to improve the college’s student advising model, especially in support of growing diversity on campus.

• Research Assistant

  • May 2014 - Aug 2014

  I assisted Dr. Allison Troy with an emotion regulation research project. I recruited subjects; scheduled lab appointments; executed the experiment; and collected, coded, and analyzed physiological and survey data. Findings have been presented at two conferences, and published in Emotion.

• Undergraduate Teaching Assistant

  • Aug 2013 - Dec 2013

  I assisted Dr. Nathan Lamkin with teaching the Design & Statistics course to Psychology majors. It demanded general understanding of statistics and expertise in SPSS. My responsibilities included providing tutoring after class hours, teaching mini lessons, and assisting with the classwork in real-time.

• Mentor/Facilitator - F&M College Prep

  • Jun 2013 - Aug 2013

  I collaborated with colleagues and professors to help build a stronger college-going culture among prospective first-generation students from disadvantaged backgrounds. I created and facilitated workshops, discussions, and team-building activities to prepare these high school juniors for college. I also assisted Dr. Kabi Hartman in teaching an intensive creative writing course.



McCaskey High School

• United States
• Primary and Secondary Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Student Mentor - Project GRAD

  • Sep 2012 - May 2013

  I worked at a local high school in their Future Access Center, which was funded by Project GRAD (Graduation Really Achieves Dreams). I collaborated with the academic coordinator to organize college- and career-oriented activities for juniors and seniors. I contacted the admissions representatives of several universities to coordinate a college fair and campus visits, tutored students after school, decorated the hallways and common areas of the school with college information, and even traveled to the capitol building in Harrisburg with students to lobby for continued support of Project GRAD funding. Show less