Academic Experience

Research Experience

Neuropsychology Research/Clinical Fellow at the University of California San Francisco Memory and Aging Center under Dr. Kate Possin and Dr. Gil Rabinovici

Graduate Research Associate at San Diego State University and the University of California San Diego under Dr. Mark Bondi and Dr. Kelsey Thomas, 2018-2024

Investigated (1) the role of the locus coeruleus in preclinical Alzheimer's disease via novel neuroimaging and pupillometry techniques, (2) the utility of cognitive and AT(N) biological markers in characterizing preclinical Alzheimer's disease, and (3) the impact of anticholinergic medications on incident mild cognitive impairment
Awarded a National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship prior to entering graduate school
Responsibilities included designing and programming an experimental task data collection, data analysis, preparation of abstracts (20 first-authored) and manuscripts (8 first-authored), and supervision/mentorship of post-bac research assistants and undergraduate trainees

Post-bac Research Coordinator at the University of California San Diego and VA San Diego Healthcare System under Dr. Mark Bondi and Dr. Emily Edmonds, 2017-2018

Investigated cognitive, neuroimaging, and biological markers predictive of cognitive decline in preclinical Alzheimer’s disease
Responsibilities included neuropsychological assessment and scoring, neuroimaging acquisition and processing, assisting with biospecimen collection, data management, coordination with IRBs, and administrative assistance

Undergraduate Research Assistant in Movement Disorders Lab at Washington University School of Medicine under Dr. Meghan Campbell and Dr. Joel Perlmutter, 2014 - 2017

Honors thesis: Pathological Biomarkers and Cognitive Change in Parkinson Disease
Investigated neuropsychological and neuroimaging changes in Parkinson Disease
Responsibilities included data processing, scoring neuropsychological assessments, statistical analysis, conducting literature reviews, presenting research at lab meetings, and attending weekly seminars

Undergraduate Research Assistant in Cognitive Psychology Lab at Washington University in St. Louis under Dr. Dave Balota and Dr. Jan Duchek, 2014 - 2017

Investigated the perceptual and attentional mechanisms involved in the preferential processing of the first letter during visual word recognition (Dave Balota)
Investigated the relationships between personality variables, activity engagement, cognition, and CSF biomarkers in healthy older adults and preclinical Alzheimer’s disease (Jan Duchek)
Responsibilities included experimental design, programming tasks, data collection, data processing, statistical analysis, and attending weekly lab meetings

Teaching Experience

Graduate Level Teaching Assistant for Psychological Assessment (Personality) at the San Diego State University/UC San Diego Joint Doctoral Program, Fall 2022

Responsibilities included providing a guest lecture and assisting with grading of personality assessment reports

Graduate Level Teaching Assistant for Psychological Assessment (Neuropsychology) at the San Diego State University/UC San Diego Joint Doctoral Program, Spring 2022

Responsibilities included providing a guest lecture and running weekly practical lab sessions teaching neuropsychological test administration and scoring, report writing, and providing feedback from a cultural lens

Undergraduate Level Instructor for Introduction to Research Methods in Psychology at San Diego State University, Fall 2021 (undergraduate level)

Responsibilities included creating lectures, writing exams, grading exams, creating and managing online discussion boards, hosting review sessions, managing teaching assistants, and administrative work

Undergraduate Level Teaching Assistant for Cognitive Psychology, Washington University, Fall 2016 and Fall 2017

Responsibilities include reviewing class material during office hours, overseeing and grading examinations, and assisting with writing examinations

Mentorship Experience

Mentor through Research Girl, 2024 - 2025

Formal mentorship program designed to help undergraduate students underrepresented in the sciences
Mentor for Bilal Quereshi, a neuroscience undergraduate at University of Toronto Scarborough
Assisted with developing research ideas, learning about literature reviews, and designing an independent research proposal using EEG and a decision-making paradigm

Mentor through Psychin' Out, 2023 - 2024

Formal mentorship program designed to help underrepresented undergraduate and post-baccalaureate students applying to psychology graduate programs
Mentor for Lindsey Sofia Aguilar, a neuroscience graduate and post-bac research coordinator at San Diego State University and University of California San Diego
Mentor for Rajitha Narayanasamy, an international psychology graduate from India and post-bac research coordinator at the Centre for Brain Research, IISc
Assisted with preparing graduate school applications, designing and revising NSF GRFP research proposals, and offering career advice

Mentor through the Next Generation Psychology Scholars Program (NPSP), 2021 - 2023

Formal mentorship program designed to help underrepresented undergraduate and post-baccalaureate students applying to psychology graduate programs
Mentor for Anna Luddy, a neuroscience graduate and post-bac research coordinator at Massachusetts General Hospital
Mentor for Talia Leman, a psychology graduate and post-bac research coordinator at the University of Iowa
Assisted with preparing graduate school applications, designing and revising NSF GRFP research proposals, and offering career advice

Mentor through various networks (e.g., Twitter, affiliated research groups), 2020 - present

Informal mentorship for several U.S.-based and international undergraduate and post-baccalaureate students underrepresented in academia (e.g., racially/ethnically minoritized, LGBTQIA2+, disabled, low income, and/or first-generation women and nonbinary individuals) interested in applying to graduate programs
Mentor for Alyssa Macomber, a post-bac research coordinator at the University of California San Diego and current clinical psychology PhD student at Northwestern University
Mentor for Stephanie Simone, a post-bac research coordinator at the University of California San Diego and current clinical psychology PhD student at Temple University
Mentor for Zenette McCoy, a neuroscience graduate and research coordinator at Oregon Health and Sciences University
Mentor for Adedamola Falana, an international psychology graduate from Nigeria and post-bac research coordinator at NHS
Mentor for Jae Ruli, a biology graduate and current science communicator
Assisted with virtual discussions and Q&A sessions, mock interviews, connecting to potential mentors, preparing graduate school applications, designing and revising NSF GRFP research proposals, writing letters of recommendation, and preparing abstracts and conference presentations

Mentor through the Advancement of Diversity in Aging Research (ADAR) program at San Diego State University, 2018 - 2022

Formal mentorship program designed to help underrepresented undergraduate students interested in pursuing a PhD in aging research
Mentor for Pearl Cummins, a psychology undergraduate and current neuroscience graduate student at the University of Utah
- Awarded the Parker Award for Outstanding Undergraduate Paper for her honor's thesis
Mentor for Danielle Sanchez, a psychology undergraduate and current psychololgy graduate student at the University of California Irvine
Mentor for Daniela Ayala, a neuroscience undergraduate and current neuroscience graduate at Texas A&M University
- Awarded the Student Scholarship Award ($500) and third-place in session for first-authored poster at the Western Psychological Association Conference
Assisted with counseling students on post-graduate opportunities; providing training on neuropsychological assessment, assessment scoring, neuroimaging acquisition, neuroimaging and processing, and statistical analysis; guidance and support in the development of independent research projects and conference abstracts; developing and revising honor's theses; and writing letters of recommendation

Internship Direct Clinical Experience (UCSF)

Total Supervision/Didactic Hours: 274 | Total Direct Hours: 932 | Total Other Hours: 701 | Total Supervised Professional Hours: 1907 | Total Integrated Reports: 35

Predoctoral Fellow Rotation (Adult Neuropsychological Assessment) at the UCSF Memory and Aging Center, Summer 2024 - Spring 2025

Supervisors: Dr. Joel Kramer, Dr. Kaitlin Casaletto, Dr. Melanie Stephens, Dr. Katherine Possin, Dr. Emily Paolillo
Completed 23 integrated reports (ongoing)
Responsibilities: conducted chart reviews, administered and scored neuropsychological assessments, participated in neurology visits and patient feedback, participated in didactic clinic, wrote integrated reports
Population: adults and older adults with cognitive concerns, including neurodegenerative conditions such as Alzheimer's disease, posterior cortical atrophy, behavioral variant frontotemporal dementia, primary progressive aphasias, primary supranculear palsy, and corticobasal syndrome; one young adult with holoprosencephaly, cerebral palsy, hydrocephalus, and a seizure disorder
Assessments administered: MMSE, CVLT-3 (standard and short forms), modified TMT/D-KEFS Trails/Trails A&B, D-KEFS Design Fluency, Digit Span, screening of calculations, screening of phrase repetition, screening of verbal agility, screening of irregular word reading, WRAT Word Reading, BDAE Sentence Comprehension, PPVT-R, BNT-15/MiNT/NAB Naming, lexical fluency, semantic fluency, Stroop test, VOSP Number Location, JOLO, Tablet-based Cognitive Assessment Tool subtests

Predoctoral Fellow Rotation (Adolescent Individual/Family Intervention) at the UCSF Wavefront Comprehensive Dialectical Behavioral Therapy Program, Spring 2025

Supervisor: Dr. Samantha Fordwood
Responsibilities: led individual, parent-only, and family sessions; wrote documentation; coordinated with other outpatient and inpatient providers; attended weekly consultation team meeting
Population: 13-year-old girl with depression, anxiety and related disorders, ADHD, dyslexia, dyscalculia, and difficulties with emotion regulation, impulsivity, and self-harm behaviors, and parents

Predoctoral Fellow Rotation (Young Adult/Family Group Intervention) at the UCSF Wavefront Comprehensive Dialectical Behavioral Therapy Program, Fall 2024 - Spring 2025

Supervisor: Lauren Jung, LCSW
Responsibilities: co-led weekly 2-hour multi-family young adult therapy skills group, assisted young adults in coping with distress during group sessions, wrote documentation for group sessions, attended weekly consultation team meeting
Population: young adults (18-24) with emotion dysregulation/history of suicidal behaviors and their caregivers

Predoctoral Fellow Rotation (Lifespan Neuropsychological Assessment) at the UCSF Psychology Assessment Center, Winter 2025 - Spring 2025

Supervisor: Dr. Caterina Mosti
Completed 3 integrated reports (ongoing)
Responsibilities: conducted chart reviews, co-conducted clinical interviews, administered and scored neuropsychological assessments, co-led feedback sessions, wrote integrated reports, attended weekly individual supervision
Population: adolescents, adults, and older adults with a range of cognitive concerns, including traumatic brain injury, long-COVID, post-ECT, and transplant evaluations
Assessments administered: MoCA, RBANS, TOPF, CVLT-3, WMS Logical Memory, BVMT, D-KEFS subtests, WAIS-IV, TOMM

Predoctoral Fellow Rotation (Child/Adolescent Neuropsychological Assessment) at the UCSF Schwab Center for Dyslexia and Cognitive Diversity, Fall 2024 - Spring 2025

Supervisor: Dr. Christine Zalecki
Completed 2 integrated reports (ongoing)
Responsibilities: conducted chart reviews, reviewed documentation provided by parents, coordinated with parents and teachers, co-led parent and child/adolescent structured and unstructured clinical interviews, administered and scored neuropsychological and psychoeducational assessments, wrote comprehensive integrated reports, co-led family feedback sessions
Populations: children and adolescents (8-16) with academic, behavioral, and/or psychiatric concerns (e.g., ADHD, SLD, autism, depression, anxiety)
Assessments administered: WAIS-IV, WISC-V, WIAT-4, VMI, ROCFT, RBANS, D-KEFS subtests, K-SADS, CDI-II, CSI-4/ASI-4, BASC-3, BRIEF-2, RCADS, RCMAS-2

Predoctoral Fellow Rotation (Child Group Intervention) at the UCSF Hyperactivity and Learning Problems Clinic, Fall 2024 and Spring 2025

Supervisor: Dr. Jennifer Ly
Responsibilities: led child intakes, co-led weekly 90-minute child therapy skills group, assisted children in coping with inattentive/hyperactive/impulsive behaviors during group sessions, provided additional support in session to a child with difficulty reading and writing, coordinated with clinicians leading the corresponding parent management skills group, co-led parent feedback sessions
Population: children ages 8-10 with ADHD and comorbid conditions (e.g., learning disorders, anxiety disorders)

Predoctoral Fellow Rotation (Adult Intervention) at the UCSF Medical Inpatient Psychiatry Consultation and Liaison Service, Summer 2024

Supervisors: Dr. Lauri Pasch, Dr. Erik Levinsohn
Responsibilities: conducted chart reviews, co-led clinical interviews, provided brief skills practice and bedside interventions (e.g., DBT skills, paced breathing and grounding techniques for acute anxiety), conducted brief bedside MoCA assessments, participated in team table and patient rounds, assisted in capacity evaluations and risk assessments, attended transplant evaluations and patient rounds, and worked within a multidisciplinary medical context
Population: adults and older adults with a range of medical, neurological, and comorbid psychiatric presentations including acute psychosis, delirium, catatonia, mania, substance intoxication, dementia, atypical personality structures, mood disorders, anxiety disorders, and autism

Graduate Clinical Supervision Experience (SDSU)

Peer Supervisor (Adolescent/Adult Neuropsychological Assessment) at the San Diego State University Psychology Clinic, 2022 - 2024

Supervisor: Dr. Colby Chlebowski
Supervised ~20 reports
Responsibilities: supervised second year trainees in neuropsychological and psychoeducational assessments including case conceptualization, learning and preparing for test administration, live observation of assessments, assisting with adminsitering assessments as needed, double-scoring assessments, reviewing and editing integrated reports, and assisting with providing feedback to patients
Population: adolescents and adults from the San Diego Community and San Diego State University with a range of cognitive concerns including attentional difficulties/ADHD, SLD, autism, TBI, and comorbid psychiatric conditions

Peer Supervisor (Young Adult Group Intervention) at the San Diego State University Psychology Clinic, 2021 - 2022

Supervisors: Dr. Leslie Morland, Dr. Laura Dorman
Responsibilities: co-led weekly supervision with second year trainees conducting a Dialectical Behavioral Tehrapy skills group
Population: young adults with psychiatric conditions including chronic self-harm and/or suicidality, borderline personality structure, depression, PTSD, substance use disorders, eating disorders, early psychosis, and social anxiety disorders

Graduate Direct Clinical Experience (UCSD, SDSU, VASDHS)

Total Intervention Hours: 527 | Total Assessment Hours: 318 | Total Direct Hours: 845 | Total Integrated Reports: 62

Advanced Clinical Trainee (Child Neuropsychological Assessment) at the San Diego State University Psychology Clinic, 2023 – 2024

Supervisor: Dr. Colby Chlebowski
Completed 3 integrated reports
Responsibilities: conducted clinical interview (parents, teachers), administered and scored comprehensive neuropsychological and psychoeducational assessments, observed administration of ADOS-2 module 3, wrote comprehensive integrated reports, provided family feedbacks, assisted in review of IEP, and participated in weekly individual supervision
Population: children ages 6-10 with academic, behavioral, and/or psychiatric concerns (e.g., ADHD, SLD, autism, depression, anxiety)
- Example cases: 6-year-old with ADHD-HI and r/o autism, 8-year-old with ADHD-I and SLD in written expression, 10-year-old with SLD in reading and anxiety
Assessments administered: WISC-V, WIAT-4, WRAT-5, CVLT-C, Beery VMI, CPT-3, CBCL, ASQ

Advanced Clinical Trainee (Adult Neuropsychological Assessment) at the University of California San Diego Cognitive Medicine Group, 2022 - 2024

Supervisors: Dr. Marc Norman, Dr. Amanda Gooding
Completed 7 integrated reports
Responsibilities: conducted chart reviews and clinical interviews, administered and scored neuropsychological assessments, wrote integrated reports, provided patient feedback, and participated in weekly individual and group supervision and seminar
Population: adults and older adults with a range of medical and neurological conditions including neuro-oncology, epilepsy, stroke, multiple sclerosis,and neurodegenerative conditions including spinocerebellar ataxia, Alzheimer's disease, and corticobasal syndrome

Clinical Trainee (Adult Neuropsychological Assessment) at the VA San Diego Healthcare System Neuropsychological Assessment Unit, 2021 - 2022

Supervisors: Dr. Mark Bondi, Dr. Amy Jak, Dr. Vincent Filoteo, Dr. Lisa Delano-Wood
Completed 24 integrated reports
Responsibilities: conducted clinical interviews, administered neuropsychological assessments, wrote integrated reports, provided patient feedback, and participated in weekly individual and group supervision and seminar
Population: adult and older adult Veterans with a range of neurological conditions including Alzheimer’s disease, movement disorders, and stroke/vascular cognitive impairment as well as other conditions such as traumatic brain injury, nonverbal learning disorder, and functional neurological disorder

Clinical Trainee (Adult Neuropsychological Assessment and Intervention) at the VASDHS Outpatient Polytrauma Unit and Inpatient Psychiatric Unit, 2020 - 2021

Supervisor: Dr. Mark Jacobson
Completed 27 integrated reports
Responsibilities: conducted clinical interviews, administered and scored neuropsychological assessments and personality assessments, wrote integrated reports, provided patient feedback, provided individual therapeutic interventions, and participated in weekly individual supervision
Interventions provided: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for ADHD, Behavioral Activation Therapy for Depression, and elements of Social Skills Training
Population: adult Veterans with a range of conditions including attentional difficulties/ADHD, learning disorders, autism, atypical personality structures (e.g., borderline, narcissistic, dependent), serious mental illness (e.g., bipolar disorder, psychosis), traumatic brain injury, and PTSD

Clinical Trainee (Young Adult Group Intervention) at the San Diego State University Psychology Clinic, 2020 - 2021

Supervisors: Dr. Leslie Morland, Dr. Laura Dorman
Responsibilities: prepared skills training material, co-led a 2-hour weekly skills group, and participated in weekly group supervision
Interventions provided: Dialectical Behavioral Therapy
Population: young adults with psychiatric conditions including chronic self-harm and/or suicidality, borderline personality structure, depression, PTSD, substance use disorders, eating disorders, early psychosis, and social anxiety disorders

Clinical Trainee (Adolescent and Adult Neuropsychological Assessment and Intervention) at the San Diego State University Psychology Clinic, 2019 - 2020

Supervisor: Dr. Michael Taylor
Completed 1 integrated report
Responsibilities: conducted intake interviews, administered and scored a neuropsychological assessment, wrote an integrated reprot, provided individual therapeutic interventions, and participated in weekly small group supervision and seminar
Interventions provided: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy with elements of Schema Therapy for Grief and Depression, Behavioral Activation Therapy for Depression, Dialectical Behavioral Therapy, exposure therapy for social anxiety, and Exposure and Response Prevention for OCD
Population: one adolescent (age 17) and adults with psychiatric conditions including depression, persistent complex bereavement disorder, borderline personality structure, social anxiety disorder, and obsessive-compulsive disorder; assessment of adult with depression, anxiety, possible autism, and executive function difficulties

Professional Activities

Elected Student Member, International Society for the Advancement of Alzheimer’s Research and Treatment (ISTAART) Neuromodulatory Subcortical Systems Professional Interest Area executive committee, 2020 - 2022

Creator, Research Experts in Aging and Dementia (READ) series for the International Neuropsychological Society (INS) Dementia Special Interest Group, 2021

Journal club format in which trainees and early career researchers lead discussions of research papers with a study author and special interest group members

Peer reviewer for Alzheimer’s & Dementia, Alzheimer’s Research and Therapy, BMJ Open, Brain Communications, Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience, Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease, Neurobiology of Aging, Neurology, and Neuropsychology, ongoing

Associate Editor, Journal of Young Investigators, 2016 - 2017

Responsibilities included reviewing scientific manuscripts submitted for publication, including both original empirical articles and literature review articles

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