Experience

Private Practice Psychologist 2006-present
Developmental and Educational Neuropsychology Wayne, PA , Bryn Mawr, PA

Duties: Conduct psychological/neuropsychological evaluations with children ages 6-18 years. Populations primarily include developmental dyslexia, broad learning disorders, attention disorders, mood disorders, anxiety disorders, executive functioning difficulties. Meet with parents before and after evaluations for clinical interview and feedback. Consult with teachers, pediatricians, psychologists, and psychologists regarding the results of the evaluation.

Lead Psychologist/Neuropsychologist 2004-2005
Cognitive Learning Centers, Elizabethtown, PA

Duties: Led a team-based clinical approach of the diagnosis of learning and attention disorders, pervasive developmental disorders, and other disorders of cognitive function. Trained and provided supervision of psychology associates to ensure valid delivery of diagnostic tests. Reviewed patient information and results of diagnostic tests to determine an accurate diagnosis and develop treatment recommendations. Initiated and monitored flow of information between families, pediatricians, psychiatrists, neurologists, and schools. Participated in various education initiatives regarding the psychology and neurobiology of cognitive disabilities and provision of recommendations.. Initiatives included conducting interactive seminars on neurocognitive functioning of Autism Spectrum Disorders and cognitive requisites for school readiness.

Educational Diagnostician/Consultant 2001 to 2004
Educational Service, Inc., Wilmington, DE

Duties: Provide educational evaluations of children with reading, attention,
and other learning/behavioral difficulties. Consult with parents and teachers regarding the results and recommendations. Consult with IEP and Section 504 Teams regarding placement decisions and accommodation/modification techniques.

Special Education Teacher 1988 to 2001
Pennsville School District, Pennsville, NJ

Duties: Instructed learning disabled, emotionally disturbed, and mildly
MR students in both resource room and regular education classrooms. Consult with regular education staff regarding modification of students’ instruction to facilitate success in regular education. Implemented state-wide pilot program revising special education in New Jersey. Attend workshops and staff development courses. Trained staff and students in CPR. Recipient of Innovative Program Award for pilot program.

Clinical Psychotherapist 1993 to 1995
Help Counseling, Inc., West Chester, PA

Duties: Provided outpatient individual therapy with children ranging in
ages from four to twelve diagnosed with Panic, Conduct, Post- Traumatic Stress, Depression, Oppositional Defiant, Attention- Deficit, and other disorders. Senior therapist for children’s partial hospitalization program. Trained and instructed client-care workers in behavior modification techniques to use with clients.
Consulted with teachers and school psychologists regarding impact of diagnosis and therapy in the classroom. Consulted with psychiatrist to monitor the administration of medications.

Supervised Clinical Experience

Post-doctoral Fellow/Psychological Assistant 2001 to 2004
duPont Hospital for Children, Wilmington, DE

Operated as part of a rehabilitation medicine team with a pediatric population (ages infancy to 19 years). Patients were typically survivors of catastrophic brain illness or injuries, ranging in ages 1 through 19. Performed neuropsychological evaluations to in-patients and outpatients on a regular basis. Conducted individual, family, and group psychology sessions. Consulted regularly with neurology, neurosurgery, neuro-oncology, and psychiatry for development of treatment plans. Coordinated transition from hospital to school with hospital educators, therapists, parents, and school personnel, developing Section 504 Plans and IEP’s when necessary. Consulted with therapeutic staff regarding behavior and cognitive status following a traumatic brain injury or illness and methods for therapeutic intervention. Worked closely with a cognitive remediation specialist in the development of strategies and accommodations necessary for school and community re-entry.

Psychology Intern (APA Approved) 1998 to 1999
Primary Children's Medical Center, Salt Lake City, UT

Duties: Conducted neuropsychological and psychological evaluations for children with varying learning, cognitive, and medical disorders. Followed children who received intensive chemotherapy and/or bone marrow transplants to assess the impact of treatment on neuropsychological functioning. Participated as an integral member on specialty clinic teams including metabolic disorders (primarily PKU), genetic disorders (primarily Neurofibromatosis I), feeding disorders (Dysphagia), and Autism Clinic providing evaluations, recommendations, and consultation for families of children with such disorders. Provided individual and family therapy for children ranging in ages 4 to 18 referred for various psychological or behavioral concerns.

Psychology Intern 1996 to 1997
Temple University Clinic, Philadelphia, PA

Duties: Conducted psychodiagnostic and psychoeducational assessment and case management with children and adolescents. Provided consultations at multidisciplinary team meetings. Presenting problems included ADHD, Major Depression, Oppositional Defiant, developmental, and organic disorders in addition to educational difficulties. (640 hours).

Clinical Practicum Intern Summer 1988
Eastern Pennsylvania Psychiatric Institute (EPPI)
Philadelphia, PA

Duties: Inpatient and outpatient psychotherapy primarily with social phobics. Worked directly under Dr. Becker in the Behavior Therapy Clinic with population of primarily anxiety and mood disordered adults. Research: “Efficacy of Social Skills Training with Social Phobics”. (192 total hours).

Research Experience

Post-doctoral Research Project “The Use of the NEPSY in Severe TBI”. 2001 to 2002

Compared performance of children with sustained traumatic brain injury (closed head) with normals on a variety of measures including the NEPSY and the TEACh instruments to determine the ability of subtests to discriminate between groups.

Doctoral dissertation: "An Interactive Visual Imagery Technique
to Enhance the Reading Comprehension of Children with Reading Difficulties". 1996 to 2000 Focused on the utilization of an interactive visual imagery technique for the improvement of reading comprehension skills of children with learning disabilities. Assessed the efficacy of this technique as it related to the children's visual processing abilities. Compared this technique with alternative visual imagery methodologies to determine efficacy of an interactive approach to visual imagery.

Research Assistant 1996 to 1997
Susan Epps, Ph.D.
Assisted in the recruitment of subjects, psychological evaluation of
infants and toddlers, and acquisition/coding of data in the analysis of play of children with developmental delays and congenital heart defects compared to the play of children with typical development. Study conducted at A.I. Dupont Institute.

Summer research project Summer 1995
Ken Thurman, Ph.D.
Conducted a literature search and developed a scoring system to rate focused attention of play of prenatally-cocaine exposed children to identify difference from non-exposed children.

Research Assistant Summer 1988
Joseph E. Becker, Ph.D.
Administered test batteries related to research study; including SADS, FNE, MMPI, Beck’s Depression Inventory, etc. Assisted with the development of a scale for coding unique behaviors of sexually abused children. Utilized SPSS and SAS to analyze data.