Contracting Evaluator, York Place, York, South Carolina

Duties: Conducting intake evaluation for youth in the residential treatment facilities at York Place

Multidisciplinary Team Member, Palmetto Citizens Against Sexual Assault, Lancaster, South Carolina

Duties: Providing input to team members regarding mental health needs of youth being provided services as survivors of sexual assault..

Contracting Evaluator, South Carolina Department of Juvenile Justice,

Duties: Conducting court ordered evaluations for youth involved in the juvenile justice system of South Carolina and providing treatment recommendations for youth

Staff Therapist, University of South Carolina at Lancaster Counseling Center, Lancaster, South Carolina

Duties: Providing individual therapy, group therapy, assessment services, and career counseling to university students

Predoctoral Intern, South Carolina Department of Mental Health, William S. Hall Psychiatric Institute, Columbia, South Carolina

Duties: Providing individual therapy, group therapy, assessment services, and consultation to address the mental health needs of children and adults

Volunteer, Department of Juvenile Justice of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina

Duties: Providing case management and individual therapy to youth under the supervision of the Department of Juvenile Justice of South Carolina.

Planning and Transition Coach, Department of Child and Family Services, Morgan and Associates, Chicago, Illinois

Duties: Worked as a contract employee for Morgan and Associates with the Department of Child and Family Services to gather relevant clinical and case work information on DCFS wards currently under the care of Maryville Academy to assist DCFS and Maryville staff in the planning and implementation of all client transition plans.

Diagnostic Evaluator, Counseling Connections, Lake Bluff, Illinois

Duties: Conducting psychoeducational assessments of children to determine appropriateness for special education services at Mundelein High School.  Interpreted and presented results of testing to school staff and parents. Provided consultation to school staff regarding mental health issues of students.  Psychological assessments were also conducted with youth at Connections Therapeutic Day School to assist in making decisions regarding placement and treatment.

Clinical Psychology Therapy Practicum Student. Federal Bureau of Prisons, Metropolitan Correctional Center, Chicago, Illinois

Duties: Provided group and individual therapy inmates.  Performed crisis interventions with inmates.  Conducted suicide risk assessment for inmates at risk for self-harm.  Performed intake interviews with potential clients to determine their appropriateness for services.  Conducted competency evaluation of inmate for federal court system.

Rites of Passage Group Co-Facilitator. Schneider Elementary School, Chicago, Illinois.

Duties: Co-facilitated a group for young men of color designed to develop leadership skills, self-esteem, and cultural awareness.  Took young men on outings focused on increasing knowledge of and pride in their cultures.

Clinical Psychology Trainee, Community Mental Health Center, DePaul University, Chicago, Illinois.

Duties: Provided individual and family psychotherapy for children, adolescents, and their families.  Administered, scored, and interpreted psychological assessment measures to clients. Performed intake interviews with potential center clients.         

Bridges Program Staff Counselor, Community Mental Health Center, DePaul University, Chicago, Illinois

Duties: Provide individual and family therapy for youth involved in the juvenile justice system.  Collaborated with probation officers to provide appropriate services for youth.  Met with court staff to inform them of Bridges Program services available to children and families. Co-facilitated a parent group for the caretakers of Bridges clients.  Involved in restoration of fitness for adolescents.

Violence Prevention Group Facilitator, Community Mental Health Center, DePaul University, Chicago, Illinois

Duties: Used the Second Step violence prevention curriculum to teach middle school student skill to avoid and manage conflict.  Collaborated with school staff to integrate skills into the classroom environment.

Clinical Psychology Practicum Student, Community Mental Health Center, DePaul University, Chicago, Illinois

Duties: Provided individual and family psychotherapy for children, adolescents, and their families.  Administered, scored, and interpreted psychological assessment measures of clients.

Drug Education/Prevention Specialist, The Chemical Dependency Center of Charlotte, Charlotte, North Carolina.

Duties: Led psychoeducational groups for young people regarding substance use issues.  Provided training for staff of various agencies in relation to substance use and abuse issues.  Worked with grammar schools, high schools, and colleges to put together curriculums and programming around    substance use issues.  Served as instructor for Alcohol and Drug Education Training for first time DWI offenders.

Softlines Manager, Target Stores, Huntersville, North Carolina

Duties: Managed the clothing and apparel portion of a major discount retailer store.  Supervised approximately 25 employees.

Assistant Professor, University of South Carolina at Lancaster, Lancaster, South Carolina

Duties: Prepared lectures on topics relevant to the subject matter.  Assessed students’ mastery of the subject matter through administering examinations, reviewing papers, and supervising group projects.  Courses taught: Psychology of Adjustment, Introduction to Psychology

Adjunct  Instructor, University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina

Duties: Teaching Survey in Abnormal Psychology.  Assessing students’ mastery of subject matter through administration of examinations, reviewing papers, and supervising group projects.   

Frederick Douglass Teaching Scholar, Indiana University in Pennsylvania, Indiana, Pennsylvania.

Duties: Co-taught the human diversity course, Race, Class, & Gender in Psychology, for the doctoral students in the clinical psychology program in the department of psychology at Indiana University in Pennsylvania.  Facilitated lectures, writing assignments, and experiential activities to support students’ competency in working with diverse populations.

Visiting Instructor, University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina

Duties: Prepared lectures on topics relevant to the subject matter.  Assessed students’ mastery of the subject matter through administering examinations, reviewing papers, and supervising group projects.  Attended faculty meetings and TRIO staff meetings regarding students in the Opportunity Scholars Program. Courses taught: Behavior Disorders of Childhood, Introduction to Psychology

Instructor. Upward Bound, Florence-Darlington Technical College, Florence, South Carolina.

Duties: Taught classes on study skills for high school student who were potentially first generation college students.  Accompanied students on field trips.

PACE Program Lead Instructorr, University of South Carolina Lancaster, Lancaster, South Carolina

Duties: Supervising and supporting high school teachers throughout the state teaching Psychology 101 class in the Pace Program offered through the University of South Carolina Lancaster.  Selecting text books and producing test for these classes.

Grant Consultant, A qualitative exploration of gender roles and sexual risk among African American adolescent males living in high-risk communities, Primary Investigator: M. Margret Dolcini, Oregon State University

Duties: Providing consultation around racial and gender aspects of the project.  Assisting with data analysis and preparing publications for submission.

Principal Investigator, Juvenile Female Recidivism Project, University of South Carolina at Lancaster, Lancaster, South Carolina

Duties: Conducting a study exploring factors that impact recidivism in adolescent female offenders in South Carolina.  The study utilizes both qualitative and quantitative methodologies.  The Department of Juvenile Justice of South Carolina has given the researcher access to data on all juvenile females detained in long-term secure detention in South Carolina in 2004.  This data will be analyzed using quantitative methods.  Staff from the Department of Juvenile Justice will be administered qualitative interviews regarding their interpretations of the results, areas of future research and data collection, and ideas about intervention with female offenders.

Summer Research Supervisor, McNair Scholars Program, University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina

Duties: Served as a research mentor for a psychology undergraduate student.  The student was instructed on and participated in activities that helped her to understand how to do the following: design a study, prepare an IRB proposal, collect data, conduct data analysis, and disseminate results from the study. 

Principal Investigator, African American Juvenile Recidivism Project, University of South Carolina Lancaster

Duties: Developed a qualitative dissertation study examining factors that impact recidivism in African American juvenile males involved in drug trafficking in South Carolina.  Clinical and administrative staff employed by the Department of Juvenile Justice of South Carolina were interviewed using a semi-structured interview regarding their impression on the topic in question.  Records of juveniles are also reviewed.  Supervised a team of undergraduates working on the project.  Data will be used to develop a theoretical model, using Bronfenbrenner’s ecological model as a framework, to explain the recidivism in African American juvenile males involved in drug trafficking.

Coordinator, The Village Project, DePaul University, Chicago, Illinois

Duties: Managed budget and administrative staff for the Village  Project. Assisted in the writing of grant proposals.

Research Associate, The Stress and Depression Project, DePaul
University, Chicago, Illinois

Duties: Recruited schools to participate in the project.  Served as a liaison between schools and the project.  Conducted interviews with middle school students.  Supervised undergraduate students in conducting group interviews with middle school students.  Involved in the collection of large amounts of quantitative and qualitative data.

Research Associate, The Village Project, DePaul University, Chicago, Illinois

Duties: Recruited schools and summer programs for participation in the project.  Served as a liaison between schools and the project.  Administered parent and child interviews that explore how mesosystemic connections can serve as protective factors in children.  Involved in collecting both qualitative and quantitative data.

Research Associate, Dr. Joe Ferrari, DePaul University, Chicago, Illinois.

Duties: Developed a coding system to analyze data on procrastination.  Conducted data analysis using SPSS. 

Mentor, Tried & True: Investigative Psychophysiology Activities for your Introductory Psychology Course, St. Olaf College, Northfield, Minnesota

Duties:  Provided guidance and support for instructors participating in training activities to incorporate investigative psychophysiology activities into Introduction to Psychology courses

Committee Member, Minority Affairs Committee, American Psychology and Law Society (APA Division 41), Washington, DC

Duties: To facilitate activities and develop opportunities within the American Psychology and Law Society that embrace, respect and value diversity.

Judge, Lancaster County School District Science Fair, Lancaster, SC

Duties: Reviewed and judged science projects developed and presented elementary school students in Lancaster County.

Ambassador, Ambassadors Program, American Psychology Law Society (APA Division 41), Washington, DC

Duties: Recruiting and mentoring minority students from historically African American and Latino colleges and universities to pursue graduate training in psychology and law doctoral programs.

Board Member, The Lancaster County Mental Health Association, Lancaster, South Carolina

Duties: The Lancaster County Mental Health Association is a nonprofit organization that supports individuals with mental illness through referrals and crisis assistance for medication, educates community members about mental health issues, and advocates for programs and policies to address the mental health needs of the members of Lancaster County.  I serve as a board member for this organization.

Board Member, A Better Way, Columbia, South Carolina

Duties: A Better Way is a community-based organization that primarily works with gang involved youth, but they also work with youth engaged in other at-risk behaviors.  I have assisted this organization in developing therapeutic interventions for these youth and in grant writing.  I also serve as a board member for this organization.

Board Member, The Vector Foundation, Columbia, South Carolina

Duties: The Vector Foundation is a nonprofit organization that develops programming to support the efforts of the Department of Juvenile Justice and funding programming and services provided by the Department of Juvenile Justice.  I serve as a board member for this organization.