Manteca, California, United States
I hold a BS in Psychology from Purdue University. My experience includes roles in research, crisis intervention, and providing mental health support. I’ve developed valuable skills in data analysis and supporting individuals through challenging situations. I’m passionate about continuing to grow in the mental health field and open to exploring new opportunities.
• Successfully guided numerous trainees through their initial shifts, facilitating their transition into independent crisis support roles. • Ensured organizational alignment by conducting interviews with potential MHA volunteers and evaluating their empathy, communication skills, and commitment to mental health support. • Provided live support to crisis specialists in high-risk or imminent-risk situations, including working with emergency services (911) or Mobile Crisis Teams • Recruited numerous qualified and successful crisis specialists
• Provided professional crisis intervention and suicide prevention services to diverse individuals across 30+ counties via the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline, Crisis Line, and Teen Line platforms, utilizing both phone and text communication channels. • Accessed and distributed essential resources to individuals in crisis, facilitating effective intervention and support. • Maintained detailed web-based case notes to summarize needs and provide comprehensive assistance to those in need in accordance with HIPPA guidelines.
• Conducted participant screening interviews, ensured informed consent, and determined subject eligibility • Aided in survey structure and design and delegating tasks to other undergraduate RAs • Pitruzzello, G., Oesterle, D.W., Zhang, L., Bedard, A., Clark, E., Blankenberger, M., Christie, N., Eckhardt, C.I. (2024, April). Correlates of sexual victimization & perpetration among college men who have sex with men. Poster presented at the annual conference of the Midwestern Psychological Association, Chicago, IL.
• Transcribed interviews for qualitative data analysis as part of the project Fathers of Children with Autism: Perceptions of Provider Supports, assisting with coding, organizing data, and contributing to the analysis of key themes and insights. • Collaborated with Marie David at the Cornerstone Autism Center, participating in role-play sessions for her dissertation research on training service providers (BCBAs and BCBA trainees) in assessing challenging behavior. Contributed to data collection efforts for the study. • Conducted preliminary evaluation of Performance Diagnostic Checklist – Schools (PDC-S) to identify barriers to implementing evidence-based practices by special education teachers, aiming to enhance the fidelity of implementing functional communication training (FCT) for students with disabilities.
• Defined Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for return management while handling inspections, evaluations, and grading of returned customer goods from Amazon, Walmart, Target, and other channels • Repackaged returned products to salvage for loss reduction; sold refurbished items through local community-based channels for waste reduction • Donated non-saleable items to charity while planning and processing outgoing shipments to replenish inventory in Amazon and Target using UPS, FedEx, and various freight forwarders