Era Project (Alexander Lab) Narrative Socialization in Young Gay Men Sexual Identity Development in Adult Women Functional Family Therapy Project Service Project in Social Psychology Teaching Assistant, Communication Theories and Frameworks (Fall 2008) Technical Instructor, NetCom (2005-2006) Instructor, Research Methods in Abnormal Psychology (Spring 2004, Fall 2004) Instructor, Service Learning in Abnormal Child Psychology (Fall 2003) Teaching Assistant, Counseling Sexual & Gender Minority Clients (Summer 2003) New Media Editor, gnovis Journal (2009) Full Tuition Scholarship, Communication, Culture and Technology Program, Georgetown University, 2007-2009<\/p>\n Summa Cum Laude, University of Utah, 2004<\/p>\n Undergraduate Research Opportunities Grant, University of Utah. Awarded 8\/27\/2003 to Jed R. Brubaker, Undergraduate Principal Investigator<\/p>\n Eleanore & Lawrence Olsen College of Social and Behavioral Science Honor Roll Scholarship, University of Utah, 2003 \u2013 2004<\/p>\n Dean\u2019s List, University of Utah, 2001 \u2013 2003<\/p>\n Senior Thesis Program (Psychology), University of Utah, 2003 \u2013 2004<\/p>\n Psi Chi (Honors Society for Psychology), 2002<\/p>\n Transfer Honors at Entrance Scholarship, University of Utah, 2001 \u2013 2003<\/p>\n Distinguished Graduate, Western Wyoming College, 2001<\/p>\n Dean\u2019s List, Western Wyoming College, 2001<\/p>\n Civic Academic Grant, Western Wyoming College, 2000 \u2013 2001<\/p>\n President\u2019s List, Western Wyoming College, 1999 \u2013 2000<\/p>\n Freshman Distinction in Dance, Western Wyoming College, 2000<\/p>\n Senior Scholarship, Western Wyoming College, 1999 \u2013 2001<\/p>\n Ability Scholarship (Musical Theatre), Western Wyoming College, 1999 \u2013 2001<\/p>\n Group Assistant\/Group Leader, Autism Social Skills Group<\/strong> Group Leader, Young Gay Men\u2019s Group<\/strong> Student Advocate, Coalition of Religious Communities<\/strong> (Salt Lake City, UT) Youth Services Director, Affirmation Youth Services<\/strong> Counselor, HIV Test Site<\/strong> Volunteer, Choice Humanitarian<\/strong> Research Experience Era Project (Alexander Lab) Principal Investigator, August 2002 \u2013 2007 University of Utah, Department of Psychology Proposed and conducted an original project under the advisement of James Alexander, Ph.D. Developed online multimedia application; data collection and management; supervised 4 research assistants and 15 coders; provided statistician with data reports and analysis. Project sponsored […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-151","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/PJP4m-2r","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.whatknows.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/151","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.whatknows.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.whatknows.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.whatknows.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.whatknows.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=151"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.whatknows.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/151\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":457,"href":"https:\/\/www.whatknows.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/151\/revisions\/457"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.whatknows.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=151"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\n<\/strong> Principal Investigator, August 2002 \u2013 2007
\nUniversity of Utah, Department of Psychology
\nProposed and conducted an original project under the advisement of James Alexander, Ph.D. Developed online multimedia application; data collection and management; supervised 4 research assistants and 15 coders; provided statistician with data reports and analysis. Project sponsored by the Functional Family Therapy Research Group, funded by a NIDA grant from the NIH.<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong> Principal Investigator, January 2003 \u2013 May 2004
\nUniversity of Utah, Department of Psychology
\nSenior Thesis Project conducted under the advisement of Monisha Pasupathi, Ph.D. “Coming Out with Stories: Macrocontextual effects on the coming out stories of young gay men.” Conducted an empirical study including proposal, theoretical justification, IRB approval for research on human subjects, data collection, analysis and thesis.<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong> Research Assistant, January 2003 \u2013 December 2003
\nUniversity of Utah, Department of Psychology
\nUnder direction of Lisa Diamond, Ph.D. assisted with longitudinal research of sexual identity. Duties: transcription and coding.<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong> Research Assistant\/Leader, May 2002 \u2013 December 2003
\nUniversity of Utah, Department of Psychology
\nUnder the direction of James Alexander, Ph.D., assisted with research on systemic therapies and techniques for court referred delinquent adolescents. Duties: coding system development, coding, coder training, computer programming and project management.<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong> Student Researcher, August 2002 \u2013 May 2003
\nUniversity of Utah, Department of Psychology
\nCollaboratively proposed and conducted an original project with fellow students under the supervision of Carol Sansone, Ph.D. Duties: hypothesis and testing methodology; survey development and conduction; data input and analysis using SPSS; written report and presentation for Crossroads Urban Center.<\/p>\nTeaching Experience<\/h4>\n
\n<\/strong> CCTP 752, Georgetown University
\nTaught by Dr. Jeanine Turner, this course provided a graduate level survey of theories from the field of Communication. Ran online coursework, taught lecture on computer mediated communication, and performed other duties as requested.<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong> Topics Included: PHP, Zend, OO (Basic-Advanced), SOA, AJAX, XML, Web Analytics, Basic Web Programming
\nAs a contracted instructor, I provided custom technical courses to various corporations. Designed and delivered coursework and student assessments.<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong> PSYCH 3900, University of Utah
\nThis course taught students about applied aspects of research process including coding and data analysis by providing applied research experience. Coordinated all aspects of this course, including lectures, research project, student assignments, grading. Supplemental course to Abnormal Psychology, taught by James Alexander, Ph.D.<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong> PSYCH 3904, University of Utah
\nThe course provided students with first hand clinical experience in the area of Abnormal Child Psychology. Coordinated student placement in local clinical settings; conducted all course work including lectures, assignments, and grading. Supplemental course to Abnormal Child Psychology, taught by Kelly Pezel, Ph.D.<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong> ED PSYCH 6900, University of Utah
\nThis course educated M.S.W. and M. Ed. Psych students about important theoretical and practical issues when counseling LGBT clients. Collaborated with Lee Beckstead, Ph.D. on curriculum and course development, met with students upon request and graded coursework. Taught lectures on Identity Development and Issues with LGBT Youth.<\/p>\nJournal Experience<\/h4>\n
\nPeer Reviewer, gnovis Journal (2008-2009)<\/p>\nScholarships, Honors & Academic Awards<\/h4>\n
Community and Volunteer Experience<\/h4>\n
\nUniversity Neuropsychiatry Institute (Salt Lake City, UT)
\nSeptember, 2002 \u2013 May, 2005
\nWorked under the advisement of Dr. Judith Miller to organize and administer new therapeutic model for social skills based treatment for high functioning autistic and Asperser\u2019s adolescents.<\/p>\n
\nGay and Lesbian Community Center, Youth Activity Center (Salt Lake City, UT)
\nJanuary, 2004 \u2013 May, 2004
\nCoordinated with Center Director and Youth Leaders to facilitate youth organized activity\/support group.<\/p>\n
\n2003 Legislative Session
\nLobbied state legislative members of issues related to poverty and social justice. Major topics included food tax, food bank funding, and gay adoption.<\/p>\n
\nAffirmation: Gay and Lesbian Mormons (Salt Lake City, UT)
\nApril, 2002 \u2013 May, 2004
\nProvided community resources, contacts, and sub-clinical support to LGBT Mormon youth.<\/p>\n
\nUtah AIDS Foundation (Salt Lake City, UT)
\nSeptember, 2002 \u2013 May, 2003
\nAdministered oral HIV tests, counseled individuals potentially at risk for contracting HIV, provided prevention education.<\/p>\n
\nDecember, 2000: Esmeralda, Guatamala
\nDecember, 1999: Isla de Taquile, Peru
\nDecember, 1998: San Juan Tamascatillo, Mexico
\nMember of humanitarian expedition teams working on village construction projects, education, and medical aid.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"