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Psychological Services Center, University at Albany, State University of New York Albany, NY Psychology Trainee August 2011-2012 Provide mental health treatment in this community-based clinic for patients with a variety of psychopathologies including depressive disorders, anxiety disorders, ADHD, substance abuse and dependence, and more Comprehensively utilize several assessments and treatments including Cognitive- Behavioral Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Interpersonal Psychotherapy, Primary and Secondary Control Enhancement Therapy, and couple therapy Maintain accurate client charts Actively supervised by New York State Licensed Clinical Psychologists Child and Family Experiences Project Laboratory at the University at Albany, State University of New York Albany, NY Graduate Student July 2011-Present Actively collaborate with fellow graduate students and Elana Gordis, Ph.D. Aid in training and leading all undergraduate research assistants Obtain parental consent, child assent, and collect psychophysiological and behavioral data for a study on psychological and psychophysiological responses to community violence exposure (saliva samples, behavioral coding, psychological assessments) with 9- 12 year-olds at the Mont Pleasant, NY Boys and Girls Club Volunteer time and work conjunctively with staff at the Boys and Girls Club Obtain consent and collect data for a study with undergraduate students on psychological and psychophysiological responses to stressful experiences (saliva samples, indicators of autonomic nervous system functioning, behavioral coding, psychological assessments) Principal Investigator on study entitled: Social support and altruistic involvement in the caregivers of spouses/partners with Multiple Sclerosis Oasis Hempstead’s Promise (Summer Program), Oasis Children’s Services, LLC Hempstead, NY Interventionist June 2011-August 2011 Responsible for actively aiding about 130 children (ages 10-17 from an impoverished neighborhood) and 30 staff members with all behavioral and emotional difficulties Engaged children who were having difficulty integrating in their camp groups Identified child abuse or maltreatment cases and potential mental health struggles Facilitated mental health services referrals for children and their families Led all campers in weekly classes on social, cultural, educational, and other topics Health Psychology Laboratory at the University at Albany, State University of New York Albany, NY Graduate Student August 2010-July 2011 Worked collaboratively with other graduate students and Sharon Danoff-Burg, Ph.D. on generating and completing research projects, and managing and organizing laboratory activities Alison J. Rivers Updated: 03/13/2013 2
Supervised undergraduate research assistants to ensure adherence to research protocols and a productive learning environment Actively assisted in running participants in a dissertation research project on mindfulness including the consent process and having participants complete stressful tasks Clinical Neurosciences Division & Resilience Laboratory of the National Center for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Veterans Administration CT Healthcare System and the Department of Psychiatry, Yale University School of Medicine West Haven, CT Psychology Technician/Research Assistant August 2008-August 2010 Responsible for all IRB requirements of two institutions for about 20 different studies Worked with principal investigators: Steven M. Southwick, M.D.; Charles A. Morgan III, M.D., M.A.; Robert H. Pietrzak, Ph.D., M.P.H. Actively facilitated communication, collaboration, and teamwork, including for multi-site national studies; solved difficulties across departments Managed and performed administrative duties Aided in meetings providing consensus of clinical diagnoses; completed extensive eligibility phone screens; aided in establishing center-wide recruitment strategies Assisted in writing and submitting grant applications and manuscripts; assisted in the rationale and design of research studies from original hypotheses to data collection Maintained organized and accurate study databases and participant files Assisted in the collection and organization of saliva samples in a neuroscience laboratory Prevention through Risk Identification, Management, & Education Research Clinic of Treatment Research Program at the CT Mental Health Center and the Department of Psychiatry, Yale University School of Medicine New Haven, CT Student Research Intern June 2006-June 2008 Responsible for assisting in the clinical care of teenage and adult patients with mental health illnesses Organized study data and patient information and edited study protocol forms Responsible for the maintenance of clinical trial databases for the site Assisted in training student interns Consistently mentored by John Saksa, Psy.D. Administered different assessment instruments including SCI-PANSS, SANS, Meta- Cognition Scale and Social Functioning Scale; aided patients in completing medical and developmental histories and symptom self-reports; trained for neurocognitive tests, alcohol and drug use scales, SIPS, Young Mania Rating Scale, Calgary Depression Scale, Barnes Akathisia Rating Scale, DIPD, AIMS, and Simpson Angus Scale Aided in running group cognitive behavioral sessions with up to 20 patients at a time Alison J. Rivers Updated: 03/13/2013 3
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