MaKenna Nicole Woods Curriculum Vitae EDUCATION August 2014 Present, Florida State University, Tallahassee Florida Doctor of Social Work (PhD) Emphasis on research within Social Work Research Assistantship with Doctoral Faculty August 2014 - Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida Master of Social Work Emphasis on research and evaluation of program and practice Recipient of Bright Futures Scholarship August 2013 - Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida Bachelor of Social Work Emphasis on History of Social Work Practice and Theory Recipient of College of Social Work Scholarship for International Study May 2011 - St. Petersburg College, Clearwater, Florida Associate in Arts Early College Program SUBSTANTIVE AREAS OF EXPERTISE/INTEREST Veterans Mental Health Combat related post-traumatic stress Impacts of Psychological Abuse Suicide/ Suicide Prevention PROFESSIONAL POSITIONS May 2013 - August 2013 Social Work Intern (Bachelors) University College of London Hospital s Macmillan Cancer Centre - London, England Managed 25-35 patient cases, ages 25-65 Administered welfare rights and benefits screenings Attended multidisciplinary team meetings to develop plans of action for patients Counseled patients as well as grieving families Supplied resources to patients who were in need of suitable housing when discharged May 2014-August 2014, Social Work Intern (Masters)
Tampa General Hospital- Tampa, Florida Managed 70-100+ cases, ages 20-85+ Conducted bio-psycho-social interviews Counselled patients as well as grieving families Supplied resources to patients and families upon discharge including: o Hospital supplies (i.e. wound/ostomy; hospital bed etc.) o Home Health Aid/ Home Health RN o Set up MD appointments o Dialysis set up o Transportation (i.e. ambulatory, cab, bus etc) Referred to outpatient therapy (i.e. psychiatrists, inpatient and outpatient rehab facilities) August 2016 December 2016, Teaching Assistant Florida State University Tallahassee, Florida Served as a teaching assistant for Dr. Jeffery Lacasse s undergraduate research methods course (SOW 4403 02). o Prepared lectures o Prepared in class activities o Created exams May 2016 Present, On-call Victim Advocate Florida State University - Tallahassee, Florida This agency serves victims of crime who are FSU students, faculty, and/or staff or individuals who are victimized on FSU campus. The population serviced is 75% female, 25% male and range in age from 18-27 years old. Services include: o Accompanying victims to the hospital, doctor s office, police department, counseling o Crisis intervention counseling o Education on stalking, physical abuse, emotional abuse, domestic and interpersonal violence, Title IX, investigation processes, and the legal system. o Provide safe housing on and off campus o Referrals to services not available on campus January 2017 Present, Instructor/TA Florida State University Tallahassee, Florida Served as instructor of record for the only undergraduate section of statistics offered in the Spring 2017. o Fully prepped and taught a section of over 30 students Awarded ASSW Instructor of the Year Currently serving as the TA of Dr. Lacasse for the summer section of statistics RESEARCH EXPERIENCE August 2014 July 2015, Research Assistant Dr. Melissa Radey, Florida State University - Tallahassee FL 2
AmeriCorps o Conducted research on AmeriCorps Education based Programs o Synthesized research for program evaluation and placed into literature review chart o Evaluated data from statewide evaluation o Generated data report from Qualtrics to synthesize Synthesized data from Qualtrics into digestible narrartive Barriers to postsecondary education attainment for single mothers in minority groups o Conducted research o Synthesized literature and placed into literature review chart January 2015 Present, Research Assistant Dr. Phillip Osteen, Florida State University Tallahassee FL Conducted research on prevention of police suicide o Synthesized literature and placed into review chart o Created Qualtrics survey to collect data on Orlando Law Enforcement Suicide training knowledge Coordinating literature review for NIH grant proposal on Suicide Prevention in Law Enforcement o Writing to commence in April Completed training for QPR (Question, Persuade, Refer) suicide prevention program Collaborative research with the College of Psychology on gender specific suicide prevention efforts Collaborative research with the Institute of Family Violence on suicide prevention in law enforcement o Created Qualtrics survey to evaluate current suicide prevention efforts for law enforcement within the state of Florida \ o Project managing the survey distribution throughout the state o Generating data results for review as responses to the survey come in Collaborative research with the Florida Institute of Child Welfare and the Department of Children and Families on suicide prevention efforts within the child welfare population. September 2015 Present, Temporary Research Assistant Dr. Patricia Babcock, Florida Institute of Child Welfare Tallahassee FL Conducting regional site visits throughout the state of Florida to DCF CBCs for Service Array Evaluation o Recording notes of the meetings o Generating questions for the assessment Generating Qualtrics Assessment for Statewide Service Array Evaluation Dr. Jessica Pryce, Florida Institute of Child Welfare Tallahassee FL Camelot Cares o Created Qualtrics survey to assess process of adoption and foster parenting o Downloaded, cleaned, and analyzed survey data 3
o Wrote up report and submitted to FICW and Camelot Cares Florida Children and Youth Cabinet Technology Workgroup o Attend cabinet meetings o Attend Technology workgroup meetings o Create Qualtrics survey to assess data sharing between: Agency of Healthcare Administration Agency of Persons with Disabilities Department of Children and Families Department of Education Department of Health Department of Juvenile Justice Guardian Ad Litem Office of Early Learning Office of the State Courts Administrator o Aid in creating the ECIDS Early Childhood Integrated Data System for the Florida Children and Youth Cabinet Human Trafficking Screening Toolkit o Create survey to assess usefulness of indicators present on existing toolkit o Disseminate survey to child welfare workers who use the toolkit o Assess the results of the survey o Write up results of survey to show what indicators are helpful o Help to create new Human Trafficking Screening Toolkit for child welfare workers March 2016, Contracted Researcher for NASW Florida Chapter Jim Aikin, ACSW, Executive Director, National Association of Social Workers, FL Chapter Fizdale Grant: Social Work Supervision in Florida o Create Survey to collect data on social work supervision in Florida Find how many social workers are engaged in supervision Find what type of supervision they are doing What populations they serve The type of agency or organization employs them What are the challenges they face in providing supervision What kind of training is needed by the supervisors PUBLICATIONS Osteen, P., Jacobson, J., Woods, M., Ko, J., & Shipe, S. (2016). Modeling the longitudinal direct and indirect effects of attitudes, self-efficacy, and behavioral intentions on practice behavior outcomes of suicide intervention training. Suicide and Life Threatening Behavior. Manuscript submitted for publication. GRANT REPORTS 4
Osteen, P., Greene, R., Lacasse, J., Woods, M., & Forsman, L. (2017). Training youth services workers to identify, assess, and intervene when working with youth at high risk for suicide. Florida Institute of Child Welfare. PRESENTATIONS Woods, M., & Osteen, P. (January, 2017). Predicting suicide action: Secondary analysis of ADD health data. Poster accepted for presentation at the Society for Social Work Research Annual Conference, New Orleans, LA. Osteen, P., Oehme, K., Woods, M. (January 2017). Law enforcement officers responses to suicide-related community encounters. Poster accepted for presentation at the Society for Social Work Research Annual Conference, New Orleans, LA. PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS January 2017, Member, Society for Social Work Research (SSWR) January 2015, Member, National Association of Social Workers (NASW) August 2014, Member, Doctoral Student Organization (DSO) January 2014, Member, National Association of Social Workers (NASW) August 2013, Member, Association of Student Social Workers (ASSW) SERVICE January 2012 - April 2012, Volunteer, Big Bend Homeless Coalition - Tallahassee FL Supervised 3-5 children in a family dormitory Assisted children with homework covering a myriad of academic subject areas Mentored students to provide support and problem solve while parents took classes April 2008 - April 2011, Event Chair, American Cancer Society - Clearwater & Tallahassee FL Initiated the Relay for Life at the St. Petersburg College Campus (Clearwater, FL) Facilitated meetings with American Cancer Society staff partners and sponsors to fund events Delegated tasks to event staff members in order to organize logistics Promoted the American Cancer Society in different businesses to better circulate the pillars of the organization Submitted budget write ups as well as profit totals 5