| 2001-2006 | Drexel University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Major: Clinical Psychology Degree: Ph.D. received August 2006 |
| 2001-2003 | Drexel University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Major: Clinical Psychology Degree: M.S. received June 2003 |
| 1999-2000 | American University, Washington, District of Columbia Major: Social and Personality Psychology Degree: M.A. received December 2000 |
| 1996-1998 | University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia Major: Psychology Degree: B.A. received May 1998 |
| 1994-1996 | Trinity University, San Antonio, Texas Major: Psychology |
| 09/2006-present | Post-Doctoral Research Fellow, New York Obesity Research Center, St. Lukes-Roosevelt Hospital, New York, NY Duties: Grant coordination for NIH protocol "fMRI and Ghrelin in Obesity and Binge Eating Disorder", grant coordination for Robert Wood Johnson Foundation protocol "Effect of Pricing on Purchase of Low- Calorie Foods and Change in Body Weight", supervision of graduate students, grant writing, and implementation of original research. Supervisor: Allan Geliebter, Ph.D., Professor |
| 07/2005-07/2006 | Clinical Psychology Intern, University of Maryland College of Medicine/Baltimore Veteran's
Administration Medical Center Consortium, Baltimore, Maryland Duties: Clinical health psychology rotations include bariatric surgery evaluations; chronic pain assessment, evaluation, and treatment; primary care patient assessment and treatment; infectious disease patient assessment and treatment; and geriatric patient neuropsychological assessment and treatment. Minor rotation in personality assessment. Also responsible for extern supervision. Supervisor: Stephen Bono, Ph.D., Clinical Health Psychologist |
| 04/2004-06/2005 | Consultant, The Silvan S. Tomkins Institute, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Duties: Responsible for overseeing conversion of original ideas for violence management into a formal protocol, establishing appropriate venues for pilot testing, and collecting pilot data for evaluating the efficacy of developed treatment protocol. Supervisor: Donald Nathanson, M.D., Executive Director |
| 03/2004-07/2005 | Assessment Counselor, Brooke Glen Behavioral Hospital, Fort Washington, Pennsylvania Duties: Psychological consultant for patient referrals from outside sources. Responsible for inpatient transfers to and from other facilities, admissions, and patient precertification. Also responsible for leading group psychotherapy for inpatients as well as conducting patient assessments for new admittances. Supervisor: Cipora Katz, L.S.W., M.H.A., Director of Clinical Services |
| 01/2002-02/2005 | Behavioral Health Clinician, Hahnemann University Hospital, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Duties: Led group therapy sessions with inpatient psychiatric population, performed psychological evaluations of emergency room admittances with psychiatric symptomatology, new admissions to the psychiatric medical care unit, conducted psycho-social interviews with current psychiatric patients, and participated in treatment team meetings. Supervisor: Carol Boylan, M.S., L.C.S.W., Director of Psychiatry |
| 06/2002-07/2004 | Associate Therapist, The Associates in Psychology, P.C., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Duties: Individual, couple, and family therapy for patients in an outpatient treatment facility. Also responsible for psychological testing, case conceptualizations, case reports, and covering call. Supervisor: John Spychalski, M.Ed., Director |
| 10/2003-06/2004 | Sub-contracted Psychological Testing Coordinator, Private Practice, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Duties: Administration of psychological tests including: Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale-III, Wide Range Achievement Test, Bender Gestalt Test of Visual-Motor Coordination, Purdue Test of Manual Dexterity, Employee Aptitude Survey, Gordon Occupational Checklist, Crown-Crisp Experiential Index. Also responsible for scoring and interpreting results as well as preparing reports for legal and government agencies. Supervisor: M. Allan Cooperstein, Ph.D., Director |
| 05/2003-11/2003 | Psychological Testing Coordinator, Drexel University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Duties: Psychological testing, scoring, and interpretation for an NIH-funded study of memory at Drexel University. Tests include the State-Trait Personality Inventory, Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale-III, Wechsler Memory Scale, and the Raven's Coloured Progressive Matrices. Supervisor: John Kounios, Ph.D., Principal Investigator |
| 06/2001-06/2002 | Practicum Counselor, The Associates in Psychology, P.C., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Duties: Individual, couple, and family therapy for patients in an outpatient treatment facility. Also responsible for psychological testing, case conceptualizations, case reports, and covering call. Supervisor: John Spychalski, M.Ed., Director |
| 09/2000-09/2001 | Practicum Counselor, University of Pennsylvania Weight and Eating Disorders Program,
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Duties: Patient assessment and individual therapy for obesity, weight loss-maintenance, and binge eating. Supervisor: Gary Foster, Ph.D., Clinical Director |
| 09/1999-09/2000 | Research Intern, National Institute of Health, Mental Health Division, Bethesda, Maryland Duties: Responsible for memory study examining the role of hippocampus in the formation of new memories. Activities included literature review, recruiting and running participants, data entry, and data analysis. Also assisted in administering fMRI and PET scans. Supervisor: Benjamin Xu, Ph.D., Clinical Research Coordinator |
| 09/1998-06/1999 | Psychological Technician, University of Virginia Research Center, Charlottesville, Virginia Duties: Project pilot testing, questionnaire development, interviewing participants, data analysis, and training new staff. Supervisor: Larry Hollin, M.A., Lab Manager |
| 09/1997-05/1998 | Intern Staff, Charlottesville Community Attention Center, Charlottesville, Virginia Duties: Individual and group counseling, tutoring, and planning community service participation for at-risk teens. Supervisor: Heather Kellums, MSW., Director |
| 09/1996-05/1997 | Research Assistant, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia Duties: Research effects of negative feedback on future performance. Literature review, designing test, running subjects, and data entry. Supervisor: Timothy Wilson, Ph.D., Associate Professor |
| 09/2006-present | Grant Manager, National Institutes of Health protocol; "fMRI and Ghrelin in Obesity and Binge
Eating Disorder", funded (R03) Duties: Coordinate and manage all personnel involved in study, IRB correspondence, overseeing adherence to methodological procedures, data analyses, and preparation for publication. Supervisor: Allan Geliebter, Ph.D., Principal Investigator |
| 09/2006-present | Grant Manager, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation protocol; "Effect of Pricing on Purchase of Low-
Calorie Foods and Change in Body Weight", funded Duties: Assist in methodological design, adherence to protocol, and preparation for publication. Supervisor: Allan Geliebter, Ph.D., Prinicipal Investigator |
| 01/2005-04/2005 | Co-author, National Institutes of Health protocol; "Prevention of Obesity in
Universities: A Randomized Trial", funded (R01) Duties: Assisted in grant formulation, writing, and submission for review. Supervisor: Michael R. Lowe, Ph.D., Principal Investigator |
| 03/2004-01/2005 | Co-author, in review National Institutes of Health protocol; "Adaptation of a CBT Intervention for
Eating Disorders", recommended for funding Duties: Assisted in grant formulation, writing, revision and resubmission for review. Supervisor: Michael R. Lowe, Ph.D., Principal Investigator |
| 09/2004-02/2005 | Co-author, in review National Institutes of Health protocol; "A Worksite Based
Intervention to Prevent Weight Gain". Duties: Assisted in grant formulation, writing, revision and resubmission for review. Supervisor: Michael R. Lowe, Ph.D., Principal Investigator |
| 05/2003-07/2005 | Key Personnel, National Institutes of Health protocol; "Weight Loss Maintenance in Primary
Care", funded (R01 DK066759-01) Duties: Assisting in grant proposal formulation and writing, conducting assessments, coordinating staff, data analysis, and preparation for publication. Additional responsibilities include serving as a weight-loss specialist, assisting participants in weight loss intervention through weekly follow-up. Supervisor: Michael R. Lowe, Ph.D., Principal Investigator |
| 02/2003-07/2005 | Key Personnel, National Institutes of Health protocol; "A Cafeteria-Based Approach to Weight
Gain Prevention", funded (RO1 HL073775) Duties: Assisting in grant proposal formulation and writing, conducting participant assessments, coordinating cafeteria and psychology office staff, data analysis, and preparation for publication. Additional responsibilities include leading diet intervention groups throughout intervention. Supervisor: Michael R. Lowe, Ph.D., Principal Investigator |
| 09/2000-04/2003 | Key Personnel, National Institutes of Health protocol; "A Study of Weight Gain
Prevention in College Students", funded (R01) Duties: Assisted in participant assessments, data analysis, and preparation for publication. Supervisor: Michael R. Lowe, Ph.D., Principal Investigator |
| 02/2005-06/2005 | Adjunct Professor, Drexel University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Duties: Responsible for design and teaching of upper-level undergraduate Eating Disorders and Obesity course. Supervisor: Jacqueline Kloss, Ph.D., Director of undergraduate studies |
| 09/2004-12/2004 | Adjunct Professor, Drexel University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Duties: Responsible for design and teaching of upper-level undergraduate Computer Assisted Data Analyses II course. Supervisor: Jacqueline Kloss, Ph.D., Director of undergraduate studies |
| 01/2004-05/2004 | Adjunct Professor, University of Sciences in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Duties: Responsible for design and teaching of undergraduate Personality Theory course. Supervisor: Joseph Lambert, Ph.D., Chair |
| 2006 | University of Maryland Psychological Intern Travel Award recipient |
| 2005 | Pennsylvania Psychological Foundation Education Award recipient |
| 2004 | American Psychological Association Student Research Award nominee |
| 2004 | Brooke Glen Behavioral Hospital Exemplary Contribution Award recipient |
| 2003 | Hahnemann Hospital Psychiatric Medical Care Unit Most Valued Staff Member Award recipient |
| 2002- present | MENSA, member |
| 2005- 2006 | Intern Representative, Psychology Training Committee, University of Maryland/Baltimore VA Medical Center |
| 2004- 2005 | Graduate Representative to the Practice-Research Network Committee, Pennsylvania Psychological Association |
| 2004- 2005 | Student Representative, Institutional Review Board, Drexel University |
| 2004- 2005 | Program Chair, Performance Improvement Council, Hahnemann University Hospital Psychiatric Medical Care Unit |
| 2000- 2001 | Program Chair, Phi Delta Gamma, a National Graduate Honors Society |
| 2000- 2001 | President, Psychology Graduate Student Association, American University |
| 1999- 2000 | Student Representative to the Graduate Advisory Board in Psychology, American University |
| 1999- 2000 | Student Representative to the Academic Integrity Committee in Psychology, American University |
| 1998 | Assistant Teacher, Garret Square middle school for children with Learning Disabilities, Charlottesville, Virginia |
| 1998 | Assistant Program Coordinator, Cedars Assisted Living Facility, Charlottesville, Virginia |