Emma Brody

Provided guidance and support to activity therapists on my primary assigned unit. Conducted departmental time coding and scheduling for management and completed departmental FIT testing for all members of rehabilitation services. Assisted with interviewing and training new staff and overseeing their introductory therapy sessions.

Lead Activities Therapist - UNC Youth Behavioral Health Hospital - Butner, NC

(2025-09 - 2026-07)

• Provided guidance and support to activity therapists on my primary assigned unit.
• Conducted departmental time coding and scheduling for management and completed departmental FIT testing for all members of rehabilitation services.
• Assisted with interviewing and training new staff and overseeing their introductory therapy sessions.
• Attended weekly meetings with management to discuss new initiatives, systematic problem solving, and staffing.
• Contributed to a research study examining the relationship between psychiatric history and which characteristics of hospitalization affects risk of re-hospitalization.

Activities Therapist - UNC Youth Behavioral Health Hospital - Butner, NC

(2024-06)

• Led individual and group therapeutic activities for patients aged 10–24 experiencing acute mental health crises while maintaining a safe and structured environment and managing behavioral all crises.
• Developed and implemented creative, age-appropriate therapeutic activities for patients in active psychotic disorders, autism spectrum disorder, mood disorders, ADHD, and depression.
• Documented patient progress and group notes using EPIC electronic health record system.
• Collaborated with a multidisciplinary team of therapists, psychiatrists, and nurses to support patient care.
• Facilitated a QI research project evaluating patient activity therapeutic effectiveness.
• Member of the Employee Recognition Committee to celebrate staff’s achievements

Support Mentor - AS-U-R Appalachian State University - Boone, NC

(2024-01 - 2024-05)

• Supported college students with executive functioning challenges through active listening, individualized academic guidance, and coaching to promote independence and self-reliance.
• Fostered supportive mentor-mentee relationships while maintaining confidential documentation and program records.
• Developed Instagram and YouTube content to support communications and outreach for the As-U-R organization.

Clinic Shadow - UNC STEP Clinic - Carrboro, NC

(2023-05 - 2023-08)

• Observed clinical interactions between psychiatrists, nurse practitioners, primary care physicians, and psychotropic monitoring labs.
• Gained exposure to the assessment and treatment of schizophrenia, bipolar, and other co-coccurring conditions including medication monitoring and related medical interventions
• Supervisor: Dr. Austin Hall

Social Work Intern - The Farm at Penny Lane - Pittsboro, NC

(2023-05 - 2023-08)

• Demonstrated active listening and effective communication skills to engage with individuals from diverse backgrounds and cultures experiencing psychotic disorders
• Established open dialogue between staff members about challenges met during casework activities.
• Taught cooking classes and assisted in horticultural therapy.
• Supervisor: Mathew Ballard, MSW.

Developmental Pediatrics Intern - University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill, NC

(2022-05 - 2022-08)

• Gained experience, exposure, and knowledge of career-specific procedures and systems.
• Strengthened organizational and time management skills by managing multiple tasks
• Created a patient referral guide of developmental specialists across North Carolina
• Shadowed pediatricians during adolescent visits.
• Supervisor: Dr. Rebecca Baum.

Psychiatry Communications Intern - University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill, NC

(2021-05 - 2022-08)

• Constructed slides for psychiatry events and developed social media content for departmental outreach
• Searched for and organized adjunct faculty information to create departmental guides.
• Created residency awards for 2021 annual ceremony.
• Supervisor: Samantha Weiss.

Psychiatry Research Intern - University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill, NC

(2019-06 - 2019-08)

• Shadowed in the inpatient postpartum depression psychiatry unit.
• Assisted with blood centrifugation in the lab studying postpartum depression.
• Completed lab work data entry for the research study using Excel.
• Identified scholarly sources for future research.
• Supervisor: Dr. Crystal Schiller.

Bachelor of Arts - Clinical Psychology, Minor in Social Work - Appalachian State University (2024-05)