Pocatello, Idaho, United States
• Thesis: Risk for Rumination: A Longitudinal Study of Temperamental and Cognitive Risk Factors from Preschool to Early School Age • Designed and administered remote laboratory visits to measure children's emotional response strategies and attention al shifting deficits • Programmed executive functioning tasks for child and adult virtual lab visits using PsyToolkit • Conducted clinical interviews with parents of children aged 6-8 on current emotions and behavior • Supervised and trained undergraduate research assistants in research tasks and auditing • Coded study video stimuli for emotional content using standardized coding system
Behavior Frontiers provides Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) therapy to clients aged two to twenty-two with autism and other developmental disorders • Contrived learning opportunities for clients to work on communication, motor, and functional skills in both naturalistic and structured settings • Collected and graphed partial interval, discrete trial training, and baseline observation data to track client progress and ensure mastery criteria was met •Expanded client expressive communication skills through introduction of Picture Exchange Communication System (PECS) and ASL signs •Oversaw field training of new behavior instructors and administered final field training exam
The Psychopathology and Emotional Processing (PEP) laboratory studies emotional processing in individuals with schizophrenia using fMRI imaging techniques. • Assisted in safety monitoring and research task administration during fMRI scans with both healthy control patients and patients with schizophrenia • Audited research materials and participant enrollment information to ensure sensitive information was de-identified • Explained and dispensed research questionnaires to participants using Qualtrics and MATLAB • Observed and recorded patient behavioral data during clinical interviews
The UC Davis Student Disability Center provides support for students with disabilities or other circumstances that would prevent full-participation in a classroom. • Summarized class information for injured students or students with physical or learning disabilities • Kept accurate and well-organized notes on all presented class and laboratory information • Augmented notes for improved readability and expanded on course topics with relatable examples