Education

Iowa State University, Ames, IA, August 2000 to December 2002
Degree: M.S. in Psychology
Cum GPA: 3.91/4.0

Iowa State University, Ames, IA, August 1996 to May 2000.
Degree: B.S. in Psychology and Sociology
Cum GPA: 3.79/4.0; Primary Major GPA: 3.89/4.0

Research

Undergraduate research assistant for Denise Allumbaugh, MS, semesters fall
1999 to spring 2000. Study on relationship break up.

Undergraduate research assistant for B. Bushman, PhD, semesters
spring 1998 to fall 1999. Studies on aggression, narcissism and catharsis.

Undergraduate research assistant for W. Hoyt, PhD, spring 1999
semester. Studies on social group inclusion/exclusion and rater bias.

Supervised research under F. Borgen, PhD, fall 2000. Poster presentation and
preparation on vocational interests, personality factors, and skills confidence.

Graduate research under D. Epperson, PhD, fall 2000 and spring 2001.

Minnesota Sex Offender Screening Tool-Revised (MnSOST-R) revision for
use with adolescents.

Graduate research under D. Epperson, PhD, fall 2001 through summer 2002.
Residence hall policy utility and resident survey research.

Graduate literature review research under D. Epperson, PhD, fall 2000 to
fall 2002. Review of literature on adolescent sex offenders and examination of
potential to empirically derive a typology for treatment recommendations and
recidivism prediction.

Employment History

Central Iowa Psychological Services, licensed mental health counselor. April 2007 to present. Providing mental health and substance abuse treatment.

Youth and Shelter Services, Lead Family Based Services Counselor. May 2007 to present. Responsibilities of hiring, providing clinical supervision and management of family based counselors; providing individual/family/couples therapy; serving as an on-call therapist on a rotating basis; and providing agency wide training per request.

Youth and Shelter Services, Lead Psychosocial Assessment Therapist. August 2003 to April 2007. Responsibilities of interviewing families and children, writing psychosocial reports, making treatment recommendations, serving as evaluation intake and coordinator, training all evaluation staff, providing individual/family/couples therapy, serving as an on-call therapist on a rotating basis, and providing agency wide training per request.

Des Moines Area Community College, adjunct instructor of psychology. January 2007 to present. Teaching introductory psychology course.

Beloit PMIC, resident counselor. August 2002 to January 2004. Responsibilities
of resident supervision, skills group leader, resident case manager, treatment
program development, documentation quality control, and new staff training.

Youth and Shelter Services, part-time relief worker. June 2001 to August 2003.
Responsibilities of client supervision and crisis intervention.

Iowa State University, graduate research and teaching assistant August 2000 to
May 2002. Office head for introductory psychology courses, grant
research, and adolescent sex offender recidivism prediction tool research.

Mainstream Living, Inc., part time during school year. October 1998 to April
1999. Responsibility as in-home aid for handicapped people.

Internship/Practicum Experience

Iowa State University/Central Iowa Psychological Services ADHD Assessment practicum. Practicum as applied credit in graduate program July 2002 to December 2002. Psychological examination and testing, diagnosis of childhood disorders.

Iowa State University Psychology Department and Student Counseling Services Practicum. Practicum as applied credit in graduate program January 2001 to May 2002. Individual and career counseling with diverse population of university students.

Iowa State University Wellness Center: mental health. Internship during school semesters spring 1998 to spring 1999. Worked on projects in assertiveness and alcohol awareness.

Other Training/Work Experience

LMHC licensure
CADC certification
Completed Mandatory reporter of abuse certification (2001, 2006)
Medication Manager certified (2002)
Completed HIPPA compliance training (2003)
Presented an agency-wide training on clinical assessment and the Mental Status Exam.
Initiated and developed a support and education group for parents of children with attachment-related difficulties.

Other Outreach and Volunteer Experience

Two years service on Church Executive Council
Two years volunteer chaperone for mission work on Pine Ridge Reservation
One Mission trip to Guatemala

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