Therapist

• Mar 2017 - Present

Social Worker Clinical and Medical, Intern

• 2015 - 2016

Collaborated with interdisciplinary healthcare team (medical and psychiatric) for SMI Veteran population. Counseled patients implementing intertheoretical interventions: Motivational Interviewing, Solutions Focused Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and Dialectical Behavioral Therapy. Conducted suicide interventions, provided crisis management, assisted with end of life choices, advance directives, medical power of attorney. Provided stress management psychoeducation for caregivers and advocated for patients as case manager. Show less

Social Worker Clinical and Medical, Intern

• 2014 - 2015

Counseled individual patients & group members regarding gender, sexuality, and grief and loss. Co-facilitated the Women’s Breast & Gynecological Cancer support group, implementing MBCT and art / literature therapy, and the Men’s Prostate Cancer Support Group. Created biopsychosocial distress screening diagnostic & coordinated pilot program to test for response rates. Worked collaboratively with Supportive Care Team, physicians, nurses, radiation oncology therapists, social work colleagues, psychologists, and oncological nutritionist, to provide holistic patient care. Coached patients on complementary modalities such as breathing techniques, creative visualization, and mindfulness practice. Show less

Assistant Professor, Department of English

• 2007 - 2011

• Researched, published, taught & presented on minority populations & lesser-known writers • Wrote & won 20+ grants supporting research on violence, literature, and women ($100-15,000) • Organized University conferences and chaired panels for national conferences • Served on 40+ local, national, international and university-specific outreach projects and committees • Researched, published, taught & presented on minority populations & lesser-known writers • Wrote & won 20+ grants supporting research on violence, literature, and women ($100-15,000) • Organized University conferences and chaired panels for national conferences • Served on 40+ local, national, international and university-specific outreach projects and committees

Program Director, Department of English

• 2006 - 2011

• Provided psychosocial support and educational counseling for non-traditional students • Researched, advocated, and made referrals for differently-abled students • Developed course curricula, and interviewed, hired, & mediated all grievances with departmental employees for three campuses • Provided psychosocial support and educational counseling for non-traditional students • Researched, advocated, and made referrals for differently-abled students • Developed course curricula, and interviewed, hired, & mediated all grievances with departmental employees for three campuses

Associate Editor

• 2006 - 2007

Adjunct Faculty, Research Assistant, Graduate Teaching Associate

• 1998 - 2006

Women's & Gender Studies, Theatre Arts, College of Humanities, Dept of English Women's & Gender Studies, Theatre Arts, College of Humanities, Dept of English

University Lecturer

• Jun 2001 - Aug 2001

Co-designed and co-taught "Patronage and Politics in the English Country House Poem" for Arizona Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies (ACMRS), Arizona State University, Summer Study Abroad Program. Teaching included literary study, research, and on-sight architectural analysis with 60 undergraduate students. Co-designed and co-taught "Patronage and Politics in the English Country House Poem" for Arizona Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies (ACMRS), Arizona State University, Summer Study Abroad Program. Teaching included literary study, research, and on-sight architectural analysis with 60 undergraduate students.

Adjunct Faculty

• 1997 - 1998