Experience

VA Northern California Health Care System

• United States
• Medical Practices
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Research Psychologist

  • Jan 2019 - Present

  Conducting research examining health and cognition in veterans with complex medical, neurological, and psychiatric conditions, using methods such as voxel-based lesion symptom mapping, EEG, and questionnaires. Responsibilities include literature review; recruitment, screening, and outreach; study design and implementation (Qualtrics, REDCap); data analysis (R); authoring manuscripts, and acquisition of VA electronic health records (familiar with SQL). Also completing and interpreting neuropsychological test results assessing cognition and mental health in veterans and aging adults, using both in-person and telehealth approaches.



San Francisco VA Medical Center

• Postdoctoral Neuropsychology Research Fellow

  • Sep 2017 - Sep 2018

  Conducted epidemiological research with the Center for Population Brain Health examining the impact and prevalence of psychiatric conditions on dementia and mortality. Completed neuropsychological assessments with older veterans. Assessment reports integrated patient reported concerns, behavioral observations, summaries of relevant veteran medical records and neuroimaging results, and interpretations of test results assessing cognition, personality, functional activities, and behavior. Conducted epidemiological research with the Center for Population Brain Health examining the impact and prevalence of psychiatric conditions on dementia and mortality. Completed neuropsychological assessments with older veterans. Assessment reports integrated patient reported concerns, behavioral observations, summaries of relevant veteran medical records and neuroimaging results, and interpretations of test results assessing cognition, personality, functional activities, and behavior.



VA Puget Sound - American Lake

• United States
• Hospitals and Health Care

• Predoctoral Psychology Intern

  • Aug 2016 - Aug 2017

  Completed rotations in neuropsychology, polytrauma, and the post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) outpatient clinic. Conducted neuropsychological and psychodiagnostic assessments for adult veterans. Completed interviews, administered and scored test batteries, and wrote assessment reports that integrated patient concerns, behavioral observations, summaries of relevant veteran medical records, and interpretations of test results. Provided recommendations and appropriate referrals. Also co-facilitated psychotherapy groups on cognitive compensatory strategies, PTSD psychoeducation, and Unified Protocol. Also provided Cognitive Processing Therapy to multiple veterans.



University of California, Berkeley

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Graduate Student Researcher

  • Aug 2009 - May 2017

  Collaborated with Dr. Robert Levenson and researchers at UC Berkeley, UC San Francisco, Northwestern University, and the University of Toronto on research examining emotion and psychosocial outcomes in healthy older adults as well as caregivers and patients with neurodegenerative disease. Experienced in acquiring and analyzing peripheral psychophysiology, questionnaire, and facial behavior data, and very comfortable working with caregivers and their family members with dementia. Developed and wrote multiple lab protocols for tasks and psychophysiological equipment; and assisted with data safety and IRB protocols to meet university regulationsTrained and managed over 30 research assistants and research professionals on how to measure, collect, process, and analyze facial behavior and psychophysiological data.

• Graduate Student Instructor

  • Jan 2010 - Jul 2013

  Led weekly discussion sections with 40-80 undergraduate students. Created own lesson plans to facilitate students’ review of lecture and textbook material. Designed, graded, and provided individualized feedback on assignments, exams, and term papers. Average undergraduate student-rated teaching effectiveness: 6.5/7.Courses taught: Research and Data Analysis, Clinical Psychology, Cultural Psychology, Personality Psychology.