Education
September 2005- December 2009
Rutgers University, Piscataway, New Jersey
Graduate School of Applied and Professional Psychology
Doctorate of Psychology
June 2008
Rutgers University, Piscataway, New Jersey
Graduate School of Applied and Professional Psychology
Masters of Psychology
May 2004
Cornell University, College of Human Ecology, Ithaca, New York
Bachelor of Science
Clinical Experience
April 2016-Present
The IMA Group
Syracuse, NY
Consulting Psychologist
• Perform consultative psychological evaluations/assessments and testing
• Provide specific recommendations regarding claimants’ ability to function in a work environment based on several factors
• Provide recommendations for psychological and psychiatric treatment, drug and alcohol treatment, vocational training, medical follow-up, or further evaluation
May 2014-
January 2016
ADHD & Autism Psychological Services and Advocacy
Syracuse, New York
and Utica, New York
Staff Psychologist
• Conducted diagnostic evaluations of children’s and adult’s cognitive, social, and emotional functioning
• Provided parent training for implementation of behavioral interventions in the home
• Provided individual counseling to children with a range of neurodevelopmental disorders and mental health diagnoses
• Collaborated with other clinicians to provide concurrent assessments for their patients
September 2011-
May 2014
Elmcrest Children's Center
Syracuse, New York
Staff Psychologist
• Conducted diagnostic evaluations of children’s cognitive, social, and emotional functioning
• Planned and ran treatment groups for adolescent boys with behavioral problems
• Provided individual counseling to adolescent boys with trauma histories and behavioral problems
• Consulted with residential program management, staff, and clinicians regarding treatment needs of residents
• Held on-call responsibilities and responded to after-hours psychological emergencies
February 2010- June 2011
Hoboken Public Schools
Hoboken, New Jersey
Early Childhood School Psychologist
• Conducted evaluations of children’s cognitive, social, and emotional functioning
• Attended transition meetings for students referred from Early Intervention
• Case managed and developed IEPs for students on case load
• Consulted to teachers, administrators, parents, and external agencies on the educational and psychological needs of students
• Provided general counseling to kindergarten students in emergent situations
• Supervised interns completing school psychology internships
September 2008-June 2009
Roselle Public Schools
Roselle, New Jersey
School Psychologist
• Conducted evaluations of children’s cognitive, social, and emotional functioning
• Consulted to teachers, administrators, parents, and external agencies on the educational and psychological needs of students
• Participated on the Intervention and Referral Services team to develop strategies for teachers seeking support
• Responded to psychological emergencies as part of the crisis intervention team
• Created Individualized Education Programs (IEPs) for 70 students on case load
August 2007-August 2008
Edison Job Corps Academy
Edison, New Jersey
Clinician
• Conducted individual therapy for at-risk youth aged 16-24
• Ran anger management therapy group for identified students
• Carried out psychological and learning evaluations of students’ academic and social-emotional functioning
• Planned and implemented tutoring program for academically vulnerable students
August 2006-August 2007
Foster Care Counseling Project, Center for Applied Psychology
Piscataway, New Jersey
Child Therapist
• Conducted individual and family therapy for children and adolescents in foster care aged 5 to 18
• Consulted to caseworkers, biological parents, foster parents, undergraduates, and teachers on the psychological needs of clients
• Presented cases to graduate and undergraduate students and set case objectives
• Supervised undergraduate support services for foster children
January 2006-
June 2007
Pupil Personnel Services, New Brunswick Board of Education
New Brunswick, New Jersey
Psychology Extern
• Conducted evaluations of students’ cognitive and social-emotional functioning
• Provided counseling for elementary school students
• Consulted to teachers, administrators, parents, and external agencies on the educational and psychological needs of students
• Led Individualized Education Program (IEP) meetings with parents, teachers, and child study team members
Dec 2006- August 2008
Princeton, New Jersey, Morristown, New Jersey, Manhattan, New York
In-home Autism Therapist
• Taught new skills via one-on-one sessions
• Broke down tasks into simple steps, utilizing incremental teaching
• Encouraged stepwise development of new behaviors using positive reinforcement
• Recorded behavioral data
June 2004-July2005
Family Support Center, Elmcrest Children's Center, Syracuse, New York
Residential Counselor
• Provided constant support and supervision for foster children in crisis
• Taught children with mental illness, behavioral or developmental disabilities to achieve attainable goals regarding proper social behavior and education
• Participated in weekly team meetings concerning
progress of each case
• Completed daily case paperwork
Recent Workshops/
Trainings
Evaluation for Child Custody, 20 hrs (David Martingale, Ph.D., ABPP)
Forensic Assessment of Children, 3 hrs (Jaqueline Singer, Ph.D. & Steven Frankel, Ph.D., JD, ABPP)
Introduction to Child Custody and Parenting Evaluations, 6 hrs (Philip Stahl, Ph.D., ABPP)
Custody Evaluations 101: Standards, Guidelines and Rules, 5 hrs (Lori Love, Ph.D.)
Applied Ethics: Using the CASES Approach to Resolve Ethical Dilemmas in Psychology, 3 hrs (Shannon Woller, Psy.D., ABPP)
Not All That Blows Up is Bipolar: Latest Practice Update and Best Free Tools, 2.5 hrs (Eric Youngstrom, Ph.D.)
Dialectical Behavior Therapy: Applications in Clinical Practice, 6 hrs (Alina
Gorgorian, Ph.D.)
New York State Coalition Against Domestic Violence Forensic Custody Evaluator Training (24 hours)
