School Psychologist - Hatboro-Horsham School District - Blair Mill Elementary School
(2025-11)
- Coordinate MTSS/Student Intervention Team meetings for students referred by parents or teachers for academic, social-emotional, or behavioral concerns; collaborate with related service providers and specialists to determine general education interventions or need for formal evaluation
- Serve as primary contact for parent evaluation requests, gathering data from math and literacy specialists, counselors, and teachers
- Conduct comprehensive psychoeducational evaluations integrating standardized cognitive and academic assessments, behavior rating scales, classroom observations, and student, parent, and teacher interviews
- Conduct 504 evaluations to determine appropriate accommodations for students with medical, neurological or behavioral conditions, including ADHD, within the general education setting
- Present evaluation findings at parent and IEP meetings to support data-informed decision making and service planning
- Provide consultation to teachers and families regarding evidence-based behavioral, academic, and social-emotional interventions
School Psychologist/Case Manager - Epic Special Education Staffing - Woodland Elementary School – Monroe Township
(2024-09 - 2025-06)
- As a case manager, coordinated IEP meetings for students in special education undergoing reevaluations and annual reviews at the elementary school level
- Conducted comprehensive assessments including standardized cognitive and achievement assessments, classroom observations, and student and teacher interviews to determine the appropriate accommodations and classroom placement for students in special education or those being referred for services
- Created psychological reports and presented evaluation results during initial eligibility and reevaluation eligibility determination meetings; updated and created student IEPs
- Consulted with social worker on behavioral interventions to administer for particular students to improve motivation, reduce externalizing behaviors and increase on-task behaviors
School Psychologist/Case Manager - Piscataway Township Public Schools - Grandview Elementary School and Children's Corner – River
(2023-09 - 2024-06)
- As a case manager, coordinated IEP meetings for students in special education undergoing reevaluations and annual reviews at the preschool and elementary school levels
- Conducted comprehensive assessments including standardized cognitive assessments, classroom observations, and student and teacher interviews to determine the appropriate accommodations and classroom placement for students in special education or those being referred for services
- Created psychological reports and presented evaluation results during initial eligibility and reevaluation eligibility determination meetings; updated and created student IEPs
- Consulted with teachers on behavioral interventions to administer within the classroom to improve motivation, reduce aggressive behaviors and increase on-task behaviors
- Fostered open communication with parents, sharing targeted mini interventions for implementation at home
- Intervened during crises involving task refusal, elopement behaviors and aggressive behaviors
- Provided individual and group counseling to students at the elementary school, addressing challenges such as perspective taking, empathy, listening and following directions, low self-esteem, impulse control and emotional regulation
School Psychology Intern - East Windsor Public Schools - Ethel McKnight, Perry L. Drew and Grace N. Rogers Elementary Schools
(2022-09 - 2023-05)
- Provided individual and group counseling to students struggling with emotional regulation, making transitions to non-preferred activities, taking turns, conflict resolution, showing empathy, building friendships and listening and following directions
- Administered standardized cognitive and academic achievement assessments, conducted classroom observations, and conducted student and teacher interviews to determine the appropriate accommodations and classroom placement for students in special education or those being referred for services
- Created psychoeducational reports and delivered results of evaluations during IEP meetings; updated and created student IEPs
- Created a class-wide behavioral intervention for students exhibiting defiance or off-task verbal and motor behaviors in a language and learning disability classroom
- Conducted a functional behavioral assessment and behavioral intervention plan for a student that displayed difficulties with transitions and had the hypothesized functions of engaging in task avoidance and access to a tangible
ABA Therapist - Proud Moments ABA
(2022-03 - 2022-08)
- Provided in-home behavioral services to a primarily non-verbal child with Autism
- While engaging in activities such as bingo, putting together puzzles and matching cards, utilized strategies such as prompting, task analysis and positive and negative reinforcement to help client's behavioral and social functioning and task persistence improve
Practicum in Curriculum-Based Measures - Rider University - Remote
(2021-02 - 2021-05)
- Administered a curriculum-based assessment of a student's oral reading performance
- To determine the instructional level of the student and intervention, conducted structured student and teacher interviews and administered curriculum-based assessment probes
- Defined the student's reading goal and collected progress monitoring data for the student once the intervention was implemented to evaluate if they would reach the proposed goal by a certain date
Digital Designer - North Star Creative Group - Washington Crossing, PA
(2019-01 - 2019-06)
- Created digital and print solutions including web pages, custom page layouts, powerpoint templates, email templates, sell sheets, handout cards, eblast graphics, style guides and web banners
- Collaborated to manage the daily progress of client projects; ensured accuracy and compliance of project design, schedules and deadlines
- Collaborated with team leaders, partners, copywriters, and designers on concept development, brand identities, project deliverables, and optimization of websites
Image Analyst - Seung Lab, Princeton Neuroscience Institute - Princeton, NJ
(2017-01 - 2017-08)
- Mapped, reconstructed and colored electron microscopic models of retinal cells in the mammalian brain using the software, Omni
Healthcare Information Management Assistant - Saint Peter's University Hospital - New Brunswick, NJ
(2015-12 - 2017-01)
- Supported Medical Records Department by reviewing patient charts and data to ensure accuracy
- Provided administrative support; answered inquiries on transcribed reports, provided resources and direction to patients, managed medical records
- Acted as liaison between department and patients; provided resource or contact to ensure patient satisfaction
Teacher/Assistant Teacher - Afterschool Program, Schools across Central NJ
(2015-01 - 2015-06)
- Taught STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) principles weekly in multiple classes having 8-20 students
- Provided individual instruction to students needing additional help
- Monitored behaviors, implemented classroom management techniques and strategies, and fostered inclusiveness
- Instructed and supervised students building LEGO machines and models that displaced and reinforced concepts to develop an understanding of how machines work
Group Home Volunteer - Cerebral Palsy of North Jersey - Warren, NJ
(2014-11 - 2016-04)
- Provided physical and emotional support to client with disabilities
- Provided recreational activities, games, and reading to provided stimulation, support and socialization
- Participated in a 5k walk with client to bring awareness and funding to organization
Occupational Therapy Volunteer - Children's Specialized Hospital - New Brunswick, NJ
(2014-09 - 2014-12)
- Provided support to occupational therapists; observed patients with disabilities, disorders, and injuries in therapy
- Maintained therapy environment to ensure comfort, safety and cleanliness
Hospital, Library and Medical Staff Volunteer - Saint Peter's University Hospital - New Brunswick, NJ
(2007-06 - 2011-08)
- Transported discharged patients by wheelchair from hospital to car
- Provided beverages and reading material to patients; comforted and provided companionship
- Supported physicians; catalogued and scanned books, retrieved publications and research articles, transported medical equipment
