Resume

Education

Union County College (Fall 2008 – present)

• Enrolled in the ASL-English Interpreting program
  (Anticipated completion date 12/2010)

University of Cincinnati

• Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology (Graduated June 2006)
• M.A. in Clinical Psychology (Graduated June 2003)

Oakwood College, Huntsville, AL 35896

• B.S. in Psychology (Graduated May 2000) (magna cum laude)

Licensure, Membership, and Certification

• Licensed as a psychologist in the state of Kansas (Issued 1/7/08) and Pennsylvania (Issued 3/2/08)
• Member of the American Psychological Association (APA)
• APA Certification for the treatment of alcohol and other psychoactive substance use disorders (issued 11/1/2010)

Volunteer Experience in Deaf Community

• Currently attend monthly Lehigh Valley Center for Independent Living ASL Night gatherings
• Helped set up and decorate for the Union County College ASL Festival 2009
• Northwest Jersey Association of the Deaf (NWJAD) meeting 2/7/2009 (volunteered at welcome and registration table)
• Deaf Forum at Mountain Lakes 10/13/08 (helped supervise Deaf children)
• NWJAD meeting 3/29/2009 (assisted with Easter Holiday Party for Deaf adults and children)

Recent Employment and Clinical Experience

• Staff Psychologist
  Psychology Associates of Bethlehem; Bethlehem, PA; (4/2008 – present)
• Chemical Dependency Postdoctoral Psychology Fellow
  University of Oklahoma Health sciences Center; Oklahoma City, OK; (8/2006 - 7/2007)
• Pre-doctoral Psychology Intern
  Yale University School of Medicine; New Haven, CT; (7/2005 – 6/2006)
• Psychology Extern
  Community Mental Health Clinic; Lawrenceburg, IN; (8/2004 – 6/2005)
• Sellers Intern
  The Health Foundation of Greater Cincinnati; Cincinnati, OH; (6/2004 – 5/2005)

 Publication

Burlew, A., Johnson, C., Flowers, A., Peteet, B., Griffith-Henry, K.., & Buchanan, N. (2009). Neighborhood risk, parental supervision, and the onset of substance use among African American adolescents. The Journal of Child and Family Studies, 18, 680-689.

Awards Received

• Sellers Internship from the Health Foundation of Greater Cincinnati (2004)
• Albert C. Yates Minority Fellowship (2000)
• Alpha Chi (the National College Honors Society) (2000)
• Psychology Senior of the Year (2000)
• Oakwood College Dean’s List
• United Giving Scholarship (1996)

 INTERPRETING INTERNSHIP EXPERIENCES

• Access Mental Health Services (5/19/20 - 9/29/10)
  Paterson, NJ
  - Observed mental health interpreter and gained experience interpreting (under supervision) for psychiatric and medical appointments
• Union Street School for the Deaf (11/11/10)
  Hackensack, NJ
  - Observed educational interpreter work in a variety of middle school classes

 References furnished upon request