Will 1 PERSONAL DATA CURRICULUM VITA Name: Address: ELIZABETH A. WILL 317 Morton Ave. 37211 Phone: (615) 934-9089 Email: elizabeth.will@vanderbilt.edu Date of Birth: October 27, 1984 Place of Birth: Citizenship: Montgomery, AL United States of America EDUCATION Master of Education Degree in Applied Child Studies Spring 2011 BCBA Master s Thesis: Immediate and Delayed Effects of Weighted Vests Relevant Course Work Teaching Assistantship: Adolescent Development, Communication in Autism Spectrum Disorders, Applied Child Studies, Managing Academic and Social Behavior, Trends and Issues in Behavior Disorders, Vanderbilt Autism and Behavior Management Clinic Internship, TRIAD Social Skills Camp Internship, Behavior Analysis Clinic Internship, Developmental Psychopathology, Experimental Analysis of Behavior, Autism Seminar, Behavioral Health and Intellectual Disabilities Internship Bachelor of Science Degree in Psychology Appalachian State University Boone, NC May, 2007
Will 2 RELEVANT EXPERIENCE Project Coordinator Project Getting Along, Principal Investigator: David Cole September 2011 - present (coordination of data collection, supervision of undergraduate research assistants, participant recruitment and scheduling, data management) Research Assistant Developmental Stuttering Project, Principle Investigators: Dr. Tedra Walden and Dr. Ed Conture August 2010 present (development of emotion and behavior coding software files, psychophysiological data collection, video emotion behavior coding, experience with Redcap and SPSS data entry and management, administration of speech/language assessments, development of language analysis protocol and training) Teaching Assistant Adolescent Development Department of Psychology and Human Development, Peabody College Spring 2011 (Taught lectures on research critique process and writing and Autism Spectrum Disorders in Adolescence; supervised and provided feedback to student research critique projects; facilitated exam review sessions, graded and provided constructive feedback on student assignments) Research Assistant Department of Special Education, Principle Investigator: Dr. Mary Louise Hemmeter August 2009 May 2010 (Data entry, material development, SPSS experience, social-emotional assessment tool training) Teacher Assistant for Exceptional Children Watauga County Schools Valle Crucis, NC August 2008 June 2009 (one-on-one educational assistant to 7 year old with autism spectrum disorder, curriculum modification, applied behavior analysis training and implementation)
Will 3 Community Support Services Associate Professional New River Behavioral Healthcare Boone, NC October 2007 August 2008 (provided behavior modification to children with diagnoses of behavior disorders and autism spectrum disorders in the community and school setting, provided recommendations and training in behavior modification strategies to parents and school staff working with clients) Research Assistant Department of Psychology Behavioral Neuroscience Lab Principle Investigator: Dr. Mark Zrull Appalachian State University Boone, NC August 2005 May 2007 (Assisted in the investigation of animal models for environmentally triggered epilepsy and the neurological effects on learning, memory, behavioral inhibition, and differential response in seizure severity as a function of age; primed animals for epilepsy; processed brain tissue for analysis, coded behavioral effects of epilepsy in animals) PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATION Board Certification in Applied Behavior Analysis (BCBA) Behavior Analyst Certification Board INTERNSHIPS Behavioral Health and Intellectual Disabilities Clinic- Vanderbilt Dr. Bruce Davis, BCBA Behavior Analysis Consultant Spring 2011 (observed family consultation sessions, collected behavioral data, consulted on client intakes and behavioral needs, trained families on behavior plans, functional behavior assessments, Adults Needs and Skills Assessments) Behavior Analysis Clinic Dr. Craig Kennedy, BCBA and Nea Houtchins-Juarez, M.S., BCBA Behavior Analysis Consultant
Will 4 Fall 2010 (development and monitoring of Behavior Intervention Plans for students with an autism spectrum disorder, teacher training on BIP components, procedural fidelity data collection) Treatment and Research Institute for Autism Spectrum Disorders Social Skills Camp Behavior Specialist Counselor Social skills camp for children ages 7-21 with an autism spectrum disorder Summer 2010 (Developed and implemented peer training curriculum and sessions, developed plans and materials for behavioral support of campers, implementation of social skills curriculum, writing of behavior goals for individual campers, implementation of individual behavior plans) Autism and Behavior Management Clinic Susan McGrew, M.D. and Jordan Padgett, M.Ed., BCBA Behavioral Consultant Intern Vanderbilt Children s Hospital Fall 2009 (consulting with families on child s diagnosis and challenging behaviors, development of necessary supports, development of behavior support materials) Project Support and Include Dr. Kathleen Lane, BCBA Behavior Analysis Consultant (Intern) Spring 2009 (conducted functional analysis of behavior for student with challenging behaviors, data collection) PROFESSIONAL PRESENTATIONS Ferris, G., Edwards, C., Cox, B., Will, E., Moore, T., & Lane, K. L. (2010, October). Using a functional assessment-based intervention to increase academic engaged time in an elementary student with ADHD. A paper presented at the Tennessee Association for Applied Behavior Analysis Conference.. Glenn, E.A., Waddell, M.L., Will, E. (Sherwood, K., Zrull, M.C.) (2006, April.) Juvenile
Will 5 audiogenic seizures affect location exploration and preference. Poster presented at the 20 th National Conference on Undergraduate Research, University of North Carolina-Asheville, Asheville, NC. Jones, W.S., Will, E.A., Barnett, J.B., Glenn, E.A. (Sherwood, K., Zrull, M.C.) (2006, April.) Learning a delayed alternation task is influenced by seizure susceptibility. Poster presented at the 20 th National Conference on Undergraduate Research, University of North Carolina-Asheville, Asheville, NC. Snyder, J.L., Will, E.A., Jones, W.S., Glenn, E.A. (Zrull, M.C.) (2007, April.) Age affects severity but not intensity of sound induced seizures. Poster presented at the 21 st National Conference on Undergraduate Research, Dominican University of California, San Rafael, CA. Will, E.A., Jones, W.S., Waddell, M.L., Barnett, J.B. (Hodgin, E.L., Zrull, M.C.) (2006, April.) Age and seizure frequency affect severity of sound-induced seizures in juvenile rats. Poster presented at the 20 th National Conference on Undergraduate Research, University of North Carolina-Asheville, Asheville, NC. Zrull, M.C., Hodgin, E.L., Ostertag, M., Muenzer, K., Will, E., & Price, V. (2006.) The effects of age and seizure frequency on sound-induced seizure severity. 2006 Society for Neuroscience Abstracts, 82.11 [online & CD-ROM], Washington, DC: Society for Neuroscience. Poster presented at the 36 th Annual Meeting of the Society for Neuroscience. PAPERS Will, E., Boyle, M., & Wolery, M. (2011). Immediate and delayed effects of weighted vests on behavior. (Manuscript in preparation)., Nashville, TN. Will, E., & Walden, T. (2011). Internalizing and externalizing characteristics in preschool age children who stutter. (Manuscript in preparation). Vanderbilt University,. Will, E. (2011). Immediate and delayed effects of weighted vests on behavior. (Unpublished master s thesis).,. Edwards, C., Ferris, G., Cox, M., Will, E., Partin, T., Lane, K.L. (2010). Using a Functional Assessment Based Intervention to Increase Academic Engaged Time in an Elementary Student with ADHD. (Manuscript in Preparation). Will, E. (May, 2007.) Modeling reflex epilepsy: The effect of age on audiogenic seizure severity. (Unpublished undergraduate honors thesis). Appalachian State University, Boone, NC.
Will 6 RESEARCH INTERESTS Etiology and phenotypic markers of autism spectrum disorders; early assessment and intervention models for autism spectrum disorders; behavioral interventions for autism spectrum disorders and developmental disabilities; differential and dual diagnosis and differential behavioral intervention in high functioning autism and co-morbid psychological disorders. HONORS/AWARDS Research Assistantship, Full Tuition Support Department of Psychology and Human Development, Fall 2010 Summer 2011 Research Assistantship, Full Tuition Support Department of Special Education, Spring 2010 Dean s Partial Tuition Scholarship Department of Psychology and Human Development, Summer 2009 Fall 2009 Cum Laude: University and Departmental Honors Appalachian State University May 2007