Experience

• University of Mississippi

  Graduate Student

  I received clinical training focused on application of behavioral principles to child and adult psychopathology. I conducted functional behavior assessments within public schools and saw a wide range of adult patients within community mental health settings. I received training in Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and more traditional Cognitive Behavioral Therapy approaches. Additionally, I took special coursework in evidence-based treatment of anxiety disorders and youth behavioral difficulties. I also became interested in dissemination of evidence based interventions and primary care integration.

• Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi

  Assistant Professor

  I am currently working as an Assistant Professor of Psychology at Texas A&M Corpus Christi. I teach a number of undergraduate courses on clinical psychology topics and graduate personality assessment. I conduct research on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy constructs and applications of technology to supporting behavioral science. I have managed paid research assistants, submitted grant applications, and collaborated with diverse groups of researchers in engineering, biology, and clinical science.
  
  
  

• University of Vermont

  Predoctoral Intern

  I completed my Predoctoral Internship at the University of Vermont Clinical Psychology Internship Program. I received training working with refugees and survivors of torture from a number of different countries, including Bosnia, Somalia, and Nepal. I provided Acceptance and Commitment Therapy informed services to these individuals and assisted in putting together a training conference on working with refugee youth for local school professionals. Additionally, I provided evidence based interventions to youth and worked in an assessment and consultation program for community mental health at the Department of Psychiatry.

• Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic

  NIMH T-32 Postdoctoral Research Fellow

  I received training as a T-32 Postdoctoral Research Scholar at Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. My training included examinations of mechanisms of dysfunction from the perspective of affective neuroscience, evidence treatment of child physical abuse perpetration (Alternatives for Families A Cognitive Behavioral Therapy), and integration of behavioral services into primary care settings. During this time I provided research assistant mentorship, published manuscripts, and received training in grantsmanship.