Position:
Graduate Student at Instructional Design MEd Program, Executive Coach at Private Practice, Director, Counseling Center at University of Massachusetts Boston
Education:
University of Massachusetts Boston 2009 - 2012
MEd, Instructional DesignUsing the principles and practices of adult education, the programÃÂâÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂs theoretical and applied courses concentrate in three areas:
* Building a foundation and conceptual framework for the instructional design process;
* Developing instructional strategies and skills to facilitate adult learning;
* Using educational media and technology to enhance learning.
Course study focuses on the instructional design process, on adult learning theory, and on communication, media, technology, and learning about organizations.
Massachusetts School of Professional Psychology 2005 - 2007
Certificate, Graduate Executive Coaching Certificate ProgramMSPPÃÂâÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂs program involves over 200 hours of course work, practicum and supervision. Courses focus on the essential knowledge, theory, principles, and strategies that serve as the foundation for professional executive coaching. After gaining a solid foundation, the focus shifts toward building and refining effective executive coaching practices, skills, and techniques. The program culminates in a supervised practicum in which each student provides coaching to an executive under the supervision of a master executive coach and with the support of peer supervision in the class of students with whom they have studied.
University of Michigan 1984 - 1990
Ph.D., Clinical PsychologyThe Doctoral Program in Clinical Psychology at the University of Michigan is a Scientist-Practitioner program that offers basic training in clinical psychology.
1. It has an orientation that provides a rich combination of the sociocultural, the family interactional, and the psychodynamic.
2. It increasingly offers a life-span perspective in its course work, research emphases, and clinical training opportunities.
3. Its structure features early and ongoing integration of academics, research, and clinical practice. Students begin practica [e.g., psychological testing] during their first year and continue the practicum experience in the second year on a 6-8 hour a week basis; during the same two year period students are engaged in their Master's level research project; students begin half-time clinical work during their third year of training and at the same time continue to make progress toward their degree.
Smith College 1980 - 1984
A.B., Highest Honors in Psychology, magna cum laude, PsychologySince its founding in 1871, Smith College has provided women of high ability and promise an education of uncompromising quality. A world-class faculty of scholars are fully engaged with their students' intellectual development, and an open curriculum encourages each student to explore many fields of knowledge.
The departmental Honors thesis is for senior psychology majors interested in conducting independent research on a particular topic. Honors students work closely with a faculty member to conceptualize, design, and conduct an empirical research project. The project culminates in a paper that is equivalent to a publishable journal article in quality and length (i.e., about 30-50 pages of text and written in APA style). At the end of the academic year, Honors students present their projects to the department as a whole. Successful completion of an Honors thesis leads to departmental honors upon graduation.