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* Perform psychological and cognitive assessments for adolescents and children. * Provide individual therapy for adults, adolescents, and children. * Participate in clinical consultation for School Psychologists and School Counselors in local County Independent School Districts. * Perform presentations to local Independent School Districts on various topics regarding psychology and youth. * Co-led adolescent sex offender treatment groups. * Provide individual therapy and group therapy for incarcerated adolescent sex offenders. * Consult with Probation officers, Child Protective Services, and Social workers.

* Managed child abuse cases, researched complainant and defendant information. * Worked closely with Child Protective Services, Victim/Witness Services, and Child Assessment Services. * Interviewed and prepared Complainants/Witnesses for court. * Researched case law and prepared briefs. * Acted as liaison between District Attorney’s Office and Complainants.

* Perform psychological assessments and screenings of inmates. * Provide individual therapy, crisis management, and assessment of suicidality. * Consult with psychiatry and psychology staff. * Participate in Progressive Management of aggressive Behavior training, mental status training, pharmacological training, and diversity training.

* Administered, scored, and interpreted intelligence, achievement, and personality measures. * Provided written psychological evaluations of juvenile offenders for juvenile court. * Consulted with staff regarding assessment, diagnostic issues and multicultural issues. * Participated in weekly individual and group supervision with a licensed clinical psychologist.

* Performed psychological assessments/screenings of inmates for psychiatric services including symptom assessment, background, medical history, mental status, diagnostic impressions, and recommendations. * Provided individual therapy and crisis management to inmates. * Participated in daily rounds with psychiatric treatment team. * Consulted with staff regarding assessment, treatment approaches, diagnostic issues, case management and multicultural issues. * Observed competency to stand trial and insanity evaluations. * Co-facilitated weekly substance abuse treatment group for female inmates with dual diagnosis * Participated in weekly individual and group supervision with a licensed clinical psychologist and a licensed psychiatrist. * Participated in Progressive Management of Aggressive Behavior training, mental status training, pharmacological training, and diversity training

* Performing clerical tasks for three program directors * Aiding in marketing of Leadership and Team Development workshops. * Client liaison. * Re-organization of Division’s file system.

Taught and revised workshops from the University of Windsor’s Study Skills Program including: Studying and Memory, Time Management, Exam Strategies, Text Reading, Taking Effective Lecture Notes, Assessing Your Learning Style, Presentation Skills, Stress Management and administration of the Learning and Study Skills Inventory. Designed a new Study Skills marketing strategy for the 1995-96 school year. Participated in Outreach Program for Study Skills workshops

* Operated specialized computer equipment for physically impaired, visually impaired, hearing impaired, and learning disabled students. * Prepared reports on accessibility of University and Campus services and participated in outreach programs on campus for disabled students. * Acted as a liaison between faculty and special needs students * Creation and revision of access guides and brochures. * Proctoring exams and tests * Preparation and updating of resource library for special needs students * Participated in annual two-week orientation program for new students, leading student and parent groups, facilitating training groups for orientation volunteers. * Attended regular staff meetings and training workshops.

* Performed psychological and cognitive assessments of children and adults. * Provided individual therapy and crisis management to children and adults. * Provided cognitive-behavioral group therapy for aggressive adolescents and parent groups. * Completed court-ordered sex offender evaluations and reports in compliance with the Texas civil commitment statute. * Completed psychological assessment in compliance with the requirements of the Texas Rehabilitation Commission. * Completed intake interviews and performed psychological assessments of children for ADHD. * Participated in weekly individual and group supervision with a license clinical psychologist.

Activities and Societies: Research assistant for Dr. I. Rosenburg. Hippard Mock Trial Witness (Advanced 5 rounds). Newhouse Mediation Competition (Advanced 1 round). Association of Women in Law.

Activities and Societies: Residence House Council Executive, Student Affairs Orientation Volunteer, Criminology Society Member.

Thesis: Preliminary Validation of the Emotional Distress Scale Defended: August 2, 2001

Dissertation: Hypertraditionality, Psychopathy, and Interpersonal Attraction: The Relationship Between Gender Role Adherence and Attraction to Psychopathic Others. Defended: April 18, 2011.