Experience

MONROE CORRECTIONAL COMPLEX
• United States
• Medical Practices
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Psychology Associate

  • Jun 2022 - Present


Youth Sentencing & Reentry Project

• United States
• Legal Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• MSW Fellow

  • Oct 2021 - May 2022

  • Collaborated with a small team of JD and MSW students in the creation of a mitigation report to advocate for decertification of youth being tried in adult court. • Conducted interviews with clients, family members, and members of support system. Extracted themes from interviews to weave into a comprehensive mitigation report. • Organized a Public Interest Week panel consisting of experts on fines and fees in the juvenile justice system by generating discussion questions and helping set the agenda. Show less



CHANCES, PHMC

• MSW Clinical Intern

  • Aug 2021 - May 2022

  • Served on an interdisciplinary outpatient team and provided weekly psychotherapy sessions for culturally diverse adults with co-occurring disorders regarding their recovery, mental health, and court involvement with a caseload as high as 10. • Collaborated with clients to create individualized treatment plans focusing on their recovery, mental health, and family functioning with interventions using techniques from CBT, DBT, and Motivational Interviewing. • Facilitated trauma-informed psychoeducational, process, and recovery based groups with up to 25 participants. • Designed and facilitated a support group for clients with previous or current experience in the court system addressing expungement, probation, parole, and institutionalization. • Completed and filed thorough documentation and kept accurate historical records of clients. • Completed 8 hour American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM) training and compiled ASAM evaluations on participants. Show less



Goldring Reentry Initiative

• MSW Foundation Year Intern

  • Aug 2020 - Aug 2021

  • Collaborated with incarcerated individuals in Philadelphia jails on a comprehensive re-entry plan, both pre- and post-release, using a continuum-of-care model with a caseload as high as 12. • Provided support through strengths-based skill building, resource planning, and crisis intervention. • Conducted biopsychosocial assessments, risk evaluations, and maintained thorough documentation. • Served as a liaison between clients and the Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office, Adult Probation and Parole, Defender Association of Philadelphia, and their judges. • Mentored and provided peer support for new interns on the practical requirements of navigating the jails’ access and visitation processes. Show less



Willamette University Sexuality and Relationship Lab

• Research Assistant

  • Jul 2019 - May 2020

  • Coordinated survey questionnaire and times for almost 100 introductory psychology students to measure feasibility of an online cognitive behavioral therapy program for Female Sexual Dysfunction • Conducted follow-up interviews with select students to generate more qualitative data • Interviewed participant volunteers for elaboration and more in-depth responses • Coordinated survey questionnaire and times for almost 100 introductory psychology students to measure feasibility of an online cognitive behavioral therapy program for Female Sexual Dysfunction • Conducted follow-up interviews with select students to generate more qualitative data • Interviewed participant volunteers for elaboration and more in-depth responses



Willamette University Gender Resource and Advocacy Center

• Sexual Assault Response Advocate

  • Jan 2019 - May 2020

  • Completed 40+ hours of training through the Oregon Sexual Assault Task Force. • Provided confidential support for victims of sexual assault, harassment, gender-based violence, domestic violence and/or stalking. • Represented Willamette as a founding member of an inaugural committee of higher education students across Oregon working to increase resources and prevention of sexual, interpersonal, and gender-based violence. • Completed 40+ hours of training through the Oregon Sexual Assault Task Force. • Provided confidential support for victims of sexual assault, harassment, gender-based violence, domestic violence and/or stalking. • Represented Willamette as a founding member of an inaugural committee of higher education students across Oregon working to increase resources and prevention of sexual, interpersonal, and gender-based violence.



Willamette University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Colloquium Associate

  • Aug 2019 - Dec 2019

  • Mentored fifteen first-year students in group and one-on-one settings regarding their transition to college through office hours on issues ranging from academic to emotional support. • Co-coordinated assignments and set course expectations on topics surrounding economic, environmental, and personal resilience. • Mentored fifteen first-year students in group and one-on-one settings regarding their transition to college through office hours on issues ranging from academic to emotional support. • Co-coordinated assignments and set course expectations on topics surrounding economic, environmental, and personal resilience.



Renewal, Inc.

• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Mental Health Intern

  • Jun 2018 - Jul 2019

  • Co-facilitated group and individual therapy with clients leaving the criminal justice system on issues related to mental health, alcohol and other drugs, and batterer’s intervention. • Co-facilitated group and individual therapy with clients leaving the criminal justice system on issues related to mental health, alcohol and other drugs, and batterer’s intervention.



DeMuniz Community Resource Center

• Volunteer

  • Jan 2019 - May 2019

  • Co-facilitated cognitive and life-skills classes on emotional regulation, addiction, and mental health for up to 8 individuals in Marion County Transition Center. • Co-facilitated cognitive and life-skills classes on emotional regulation, addiction, and mental health for up to 8 individuals in Marion County Transition Center.