Associate Degree in Arts, First Class Honours Douglas College, New Westminster, British Columbia

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1 KRISTA JOHNSTON Simon Fraser University 8888 University Drive Burnaby, BC, V5A 1S6 EDUCATION: Beginning Fall 2010 Spring 2007 MA/PhD Program in Clinical Psychology Honours Bachelor of Arts Degree, First Class Honours Major in Psychology, minor in Counselling and Human Development Associate Degree in Arts, First Class Honours Douglas College, New Westminster, British Columbia HONOURS AND AWARDS June 2010 Canadian Psychological Association Certificate of Academic Excellence (For Outstanding Honours Thesis) June 2010 Canadian Psychological Association Travel Award ($130) May 2010 May 2010 April 2010 Summer Fall Joseph-Armand Bombardier Canada Graduate Scholarship Awarded by the Social Sciences and Humanities Council of Canada Master s Scholarship valued at 17,500 (over 12 months) Simon Fraser University Graduate Fellowship $6250 (To be awarded in May 2011) Nominated for the Peter Crocker Annual Scholarship in Psychology SFU Alumni Scholarship (awarded 3 times) $1500 (total) Open Undergraduate Scholarship (awarded 5 times) Awarded for high academic achievement $4620 (total)

2 Spring Present Golden Key International Honor Society Summer Spring 2007 Honour Roll Douglas College, New Westminster, British Columbia INTERESTS: Research: Autism and other developmental disabilities, social and emotional functioning and development, the development and treatment of anxiety, and family functioning. Clinical Work: Population: Children and adolescents Services: Applied Behavioural Analysis (ABA), Workshop Facilitation Issues of Special Interest: Social skills teaching, anxiety management, and self advocacy skills ACADEMIC AFFILIATIONS: Present Canadian Psychological Association, Student Affiliate Present American Psychological Association, Student Affiliate RESEARCH EXPERIENCE: Honours Thesis Project: Investigating the Validity of Video-Based Software Interventions for Youth with Autism Population: Children and adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorder and Asperger s Disorder Description: Investigation of whether performance on prepackaged video modeling software can provide a valid reflection of a child s current level of social functioning, and how children with autism deviate from the typical pattern of performance. Grade: A+ February Present Volunteer Research Assistant Autism and Developmental Disorders Lab, Simon Fraser University Supervisor: Dr. Grace Iarocci Project: Development and evaluation of a battery to assess the social competence and family functioning of children with an autism spectrum disorder. Duties: Include administering a number of parent and child/adolescent questionnaire and interview measures

3 RESEARCH RELATED COURSEWORK: including the Stanford Binet Intelligence Scale, the Behavioural Assessment System For Children, Second Edition (BASC-II), The Awareness of Social Inference Test (TASIT). Up to 20 hours per week. Psychology 201: Introduction to Research Methods in Psychology (Fall 2006) Grade: A Psychology 210: Introduction to Data Analysis in Psychology (Spring 2007) Grade: A+ Psychology 301: Intermediate Research Methods and Data Analysis (Spring 2008) Grade: A TEACHING EXPERIENCE: Fall 2009 October 2009 Teaching Assistant Simon Fraser University Supervisor: Dr. Russell Day Course: Psychology 100, Introduction to Psychology I Duties: Include grading written assignments and exams and individual consultation with students Teaching Assistant Simon Fraser University Supervisor: Dr. Russell Day Course: Psychology 102, Introduction to Psychology II Duties: Include grading written assignments and exams and individual consultation with students Guest Lecturer Western Washington University Course: Psychology 553, Theories of Counseling and Psychotherapy Topic: Applied Behaviour Analysis: Intervention For Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder CLINICAL WORK EXPERIENCE: Dec 2001 Present Senior Behavioural Interventionist (British Columbia)

4 Population: Children, adolescents and adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder and Asperger s Disorder Settings: Home based programs, public and private school settings, and group home. Behavioural Consultant: Andrea Sharpe, M.Sc. and Nate Searle, M.A. Experience includes: training and supervision of Junior Behavioural Interventionists in the implementation of Applied Behavioural Analysis (ABA) theory and programs, behaviour planning and consultation, data analysis and multidisciplinary collaboration. May 2007 Present May 2007 Present July 2005 Dec 2005 Aug 2003 Aug Dec 2001 Workshop Facilitator Provided 12 workshops in Whitehorse, Yukon including: - Beginner ABA workshops (one day and two day workshops) - Intermediate ABA workshops (two day workshop) - ABA Data workshops (e.g. discrete trial data and behavioural data) (two day workshop) Senior Behavioural Interventionist (Whitehorse, Yukon) Providing training and supervision to Junior Behavioural Interventionists working with children with Autism Spectrum Disorder and Asperger s Disorder Behavioural Consultant: Andrea Sharpe, M.Sc. Social Skills Worker Kenneth Gordon School, Burnaby Worked with a boy with Autism Spectrum Disorder in a summer school program. Kenneth Gordon is a private school which specializes in teaching students with learning disabilities. Social Group Aide Helped prepare and implement a social group for three boys with autism with Behavioural Consultant Andrea Sharpe, M.Sc. Workshop Teaching Assistant SMART Society, Abbotsford Helped facilitate the practical training component of a workshop taught by Behavioural Consultant Andrea Sharpe, M.Sc. Junior Behavioural Interventionist

5 ADDITIONAL CLINICAL TRAINING: Worked with a four year old boy with Autism Spectrum Disorder implementing an ABA program Behavioural Consultants: Andrea Sharpe, M.Sc. January 2005 Nonviolent Crisis Intervention Certified Instructor Training Program Crisis Prevention Institute, Inc., Orlando, Florida Four day training workshop (32 hours) Skills Developed Include: Identifying behaviours that can lead to a crisis, nonverbal intervention techniques for managing disruptive behaviour, verbal resolution techniques for dealing with disruptive behaviour and skills on debriefing after a crisis (Passed examination with 100%) May 2009 Support Over Suicide (S.O.S) Prevention Training Certificate Health and Counseling Services, Simon Fraser University Four hour training session Skills Developed Include: Recognizing warning signs and responding appropriately to individuals in crisis CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS: June 2010 April 2010 April 2010 Applying Behavioural Principles and Techniques to the Treatment of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder Canadian Psychological Association Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada Investigating the Validity of Video-Based Software Interventions for Youth with Autism (Preliminary results) Clinical Area Mini-Conference Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, Canada Social Attention, Perception and Competence in Autism Autism Community Training s 6 th Annual Focus on Research Event University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada Co-presenters: Dr. Grace Iarocci, Dr. Elina Birmingham, and Adrienne Rombough, M.A.

6 ACADEMIC CONFERENCES ATTENDED: June 2010 June 2009 June 2008 August 2005 Canadian Psychological Association Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada Canadian Psychological Association Montreal, Quebec, Canada Society for Psychotherapy Research Barcelona, Spain American Psychological Association Honolulu, Hawaii, United States of America SELECT WORKSHOPS ATTENDED: 2010 Video Modeling for Children with Autism: From Research To Practice Dr. Pat Mirenda, Liana Maione, M.A., Vickie Kleeberger, B.A. Presented at University of British Columbia, Vancouver 2009 Video Modeling: Why, What, Who, and How? Dr. Pat Mirenda Presented at University of British Columbia, Vancouver Teaching Appropriate Assent Withdrawal Holly Almon-Morris, M.A., BCBA and Kristen Foley, M.Ed., BCBA Presented at the University of British Columbia, Vancouver Functional Analysis: The Bridge Between Assessment and Treatment Katie Allen, M.A., BCBA Presented at the University of British Columbia, Vancouver Graduate Supervision Workshop (February 2009) Dr. Kim Bartholomew Presented in the, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby 2008 Social Interaction, Sensory & Information Processing, and Genetic Discoveries in ASD: What is the Research Telling Us? Dr. Nancy Minshew Presented at Simon Fraser University, Vancouver

7 Building Social Relationships: A Systematic Approach to Teaching Social Interaction Skills to Children and Adolescents on the Autism Spectrum. Dr. Scott Bellini Presented at Simon Fraser University, Vancouver Looking Into the Mind of ASD and Like Disabilities Michelle Garcia Winner, M.A, CCC Presented at the Yukon Convention Center, Whitehorse 2007 Laying the Groundwork for Future Self-Advocacy Catherine Faherty, M.A. Presented at the Victoria Conference Center, Victoria PROFESSIONAL SERVICE: Understanding Social Cognition and Its Impact on Autism Spectrum Disorders Kari Dunn Buron, M.A. Presented at the Victoria Conference Center, Victoria March 2009 October 2008 Volunteer British Columbia Applied Behaviour Analysis (BC-ABA) Conference University of British Columbia, Vancouver Volunteer Autism Community Training (ACT) Workshop presented by Dr. Nancy Minshew Simon Fraser University, Vancouver PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS: Present British Columbia Applied Behaviour Analysis (BC-ABA) Member