Behavioral Health Associate

• Jul 2023 - Present

Facilitate patient educational-rehabilitative groups which cover a variety of topics including social skills, coping skills, anger management, and independent living skills. Ensure the well-being of patients and provide a positive, supportive, and structured environment. Responsible for conducting safety checks and documenting patient behaviors. Encourage patients to meet their individualized nutritional needs and provide meal support when necessary. Collaborate with a team of dietitians, therapists, and nurses to implement a structured, supportive, and challenging treatment plan. Show less

Research Assistant

• Jun 2022 - Aug 2023

• Assist in multiple research studies within the CNRR to increase neighborhood revitalization efforts. • Collaborate on a study examining gun possession, specifically why young African American men living in urban areas possess and use guns. The study employs a grounded theory approach, in which theory development occurs after data analysis. • Investigate COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy in urban areas, why African Americans are more hesitant than other populations to acquire the COVID-19 vaccine, and how distrust in the healthcare system may be the culprit. • Develop communication skills for conducting interviews with participants concerning difficult subjects. • Analyze, code, and interpret qualitative data. Show less

Psychology Tutor

• Jan 2023 - May 2023

• Work with students to understand foundational knowledge in various psychological and statistical courses and encourage critical thinking. • Motivate the tutees by instilling confidence and setting obtainable goals. • Participate in weekly development workshops • Work with students to understand foundational knowledge in various psychological and statistical courses and encourage critical thinking. • Motivate the tutees by instilling confidence and setting obtainable goals. • Participate in weekly development workshops

CADC Intern

• Aug 2022 - Dec 2022

• Facilitate group support sessions. • Provide resources for unhoused individuals to obtain employment, housing, food, toiletry items, and showers. • Facilitate group support sessions. • Provide resources for unhoused individuals to obtain employment, housing, food, toiletry items, and showers.

Research Assistant

• Apr 2022 - May 2022

• Assisted in a study investigating the relationship between self-efficacy and mental health on memory. • Analyzed research journals, administered psychological assessments to participants, and tested new research equipment on myself and others. • Assisted in a study investigating the relationship between self-efficacy and mental health on memory. • Analyzed research journals, administered psychological assessments to participants, and tested new research equipment on myself and others.

Barista

• Nov 2021 - May 2022

Fast Casual Server

• Aug 2019 - Jan 2021