Experiences
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Leader
Leader
July 2023 – Present: Partner of Mental Health Services, Cherry Creek Schools, Centennial, CO
Involved with recruitment, hiring, onboarding, coaching, and supervising mental health staff
Plan and deliver research-based professional development opportunities for 200+ school psychologists, social workers, interns, and contractors
Co-lead multiple social-emotional learning grants in elementary schools (roughly $600k/year)
Coordinate crisis prevention, response, and postvention efforts in schools
Analyze data for decision making around suicide risk reviews, threat assessments, staffing trends, and social/emotional learning
Publish a biweekly newsletter for the mental health department
Manage School Psychology graduate field placements (internships and practicum), including recruitment, university/practitioner partnership development, strengths-based supervision, and stakeholder coaching
Practitioner
Practitioner
July 2007 - June 2023: School Psychologist, Cherry Creek Schools, Centennial, CO
Experience at six locations: Greenwood Elementary, Cottonwood Creek Elementary, Campus Middle School, Eastridge Elementary, Aspen Crossing Elementary and Preschool, and Walnut Hills Elementary and Preschool
Facilitated universal, targeted, and intensive behavioral interventions, including: PBIS, Bully Proofing, Second Step, Mindfulness, Restorative Justice, and Changing Families Groups
Served on the district’s Crisis Response Team, the Suicide Prevention Task Force, and the Mental Health Equity Team
Administered and interpreted academic and behavioral assessments, such as: WISC-V, WPPSI-IV, BASC-III, Vanderbilt, BRIEF, FBA/BIP
Led Response-to-Intervention (RTI) initiatives for the district, was involved in the Collaborative Consultation Cadre grant, and served on the Multi-Tiered System of Supports (MTSS) committee
Supervised multiple graduate students and mentored newly hired school psychologists
Aug 2005 - June 2006: School Psychology Intern, Hamilton County Educational Service Center (HCESC), Cincinnati, OH
Worked at five locations (ECE - high school and the Special Education Regional Resource Center)
Contributed to school-wide services, including: coordinated early literacy screening & tutoring program, participated in decision-making teams to analyze reading performances, & active with PBIS
Facilitated multi-factored evaluations, reevaluations, and collaborative problem-solving meetings to develop and monitor academic and behavioral interventions
Teacher
Teacher
August 2021 - June, 2023: Adjunct Faculty/Instructor, University of Denver, Denver, CO
Taught School Psychology graduate students about various topics related to the field (i.e., Social Justice, Equity, MTSS, Crisis Management, Mindfulness, Ethics, and Collaborative Problem Solving)
Collaborated with school psychologists across 6 school districts to supervise Practicum I students engaged in school-based field experiences
Aug 2006 – July 2007: Visiting Assistant Professor, Miami University, Oxford, OH
Instructed graduate and undergraduate courses in School Psychology, Special Education, and Educational Psychology
Member of various graduate student thesis committees
Contributed to School Psychology program meetings and activities
Supervised School Psychology Practicum II students
Jan 2005 - June 2005: Adjunct Faculty; University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH
Taught a graduate-level course called “Student Support Services” to teaching interns from the Middle Childhood Education program and teaching associates from the Early Childhood Education program
Responsible for all aspects of grading and maintained a website for the course
Courses Taught:
School Psychology Practicum I & II (Graduate Level)
Introduction to Group Counseling (Graduate Level)
Education of Students with Exceptionalities (Graduate Level)
Behavioral Interventions: Theories, Principles, and Techniques (Graduate Level)
Assessment, Evaluation, and Educational Planning of Exceptional Learners (Graduate Level)
Behavioral Interventions: Theories, Principles, and Techniques (Undergraduate Level)
Assessment, Evaluation, and Educational Planning of Exceptional Learners (Undergraduate Level)
Assessment, Evaluation, and Educational Planning for Children Age Three to Eight (Undergraduate Level)
Education Law: Whose IDEIA is this and how can I Leave No Child Behind? (Teacher Workshop)
Motivating Culturally Diverse Learners (Teacher Workshop)
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