Edinburg, Texas, United States
- Provided direct therapy services in the home, clinic, or Telehealth to autistic 2 to 18 years old. - Analyzed the client goal progress after each session and made a detailed report for the clinical supervisor and family using effective communication. - Helped the lead BCBA to train 30 incoming RBTs to provide Telehealth sessions during the early COVID-19 pandemic.
- Coordinated study participants from 130+ English and Spanish-speaking families with children (ages 12-36 months) receiving EI services, building solid relationships since initial contact, consent, assessment, data collection, and ensuring retention over 1-2 years. - Trained and supervised 18 undergraduate interns to code coach-and-caregiver relationships during sessions and child-caregiver natural interaction for community-based EI sessions to later analyze. - Administered clinical assessments, including the Bayley Scales of Infant and Toddler Development-4, Preschool Language Scales-5, Vineland Adaptive Behavior-3 checklist, Toddler Autism Symptoms Interview, and TELE-ASD-PEDS in Spanish and English, and later scored and recorded child progress. - Supported a quantitative investigation about disparities in autism services at entry to analyze and interpret data to identify California access challenges.
- Recruited and coordinated meetings with stakeholders such as community leaders, caregivers, and advisory boards in San Diego and Mexico to inform and discuss resources for transborder rural communities. - Developed and managed consent forms and survey tools to facilitate accurate data collection through Qualtrics and the SDSU database to ensure records of the participants’ involvement across several studies. - Adapted codebook terms and code cultural responsiveness practices during Early Intervention (EI) therapy sessions in the community to observe "home language use," "centering and elevating family culture," and "personalism" between provider and caregiver. - Designed and implemented a study with Mexican healthcare providers utilizing qualitative data to gain insights into EI services in a border community.
- Presented the project in community venues, including the Office of Secretary of Public Education and local preschools, to conduct the research in Mexico. - Conducted brief play assessments with 3-years-old at low- and high-income preschools in San Diego and Tijuana. - Coordinate one-on-one or group meetings at preschools to recruit families with 3-year-olds.
- Co-led educational meetings to 20 second-year undergraduate students with a Chancellor’s Associates Scholarship Program professional staff member. - Maintained consistent communication with seminar students during or outside the seminars to discuss personal or requirements challenges. - Provided students information about degree requirements, campus resources, financial and wellness strategies.
- Coordinate study participation for 50 English and Spanish-speaking families with 12–36-month-old children receiving community-based early intervention services. - Develop working relationships with families in English and Spanish during initial contact, consent, assessment, and data collection and retain them for 1-2 years of participation. - Ensure submission of caregiver and therapist participation videos and track participation progress in Excel sheets.