Nomi-Kaie Bennett

!1 Nomi-Kaie Bennett NomiKaie.Bennett@gmail.com EDUCATION 2009 Howard University Bachelor of Science Major: Human Development and Psychoeducational Studies Minor: Psychology 2013 Howard University, Washington DC (APA Accredited) Master of Science, Clinical Psychology Thesis Title: An Examination of the Association between Eating Behaviors and Executive Functioning in a Community Based Sample of African Americans 2016 Howard University, Washington DC (APA Accredited) (Expected) Doctorate of Philosophy, Clinical Psychology Dissertation Title: Emotion Regulation and Physiological Outcomes: A Cultural Perspective PREDOCTORAL INTERNSHIP EXPERIENCE Current Albany Medical Center, Albany NY Duties: Long-term individual psychotherapy, administrative duties and treatment plans, attending grand rounds, participation in a diversity training, and weekly didactic trainings Supervisor: Howard Axelrod, PhD Albany Stratton VA Medical Center, Albany NY Hybrid Rotation: Part time in the Comprehensive Pain Clinic, and part time in the Infectious Disease Clinic (January 2016-April 2016) Duties: Joint Rotation in the Comprehensive Pain Clinic and the Infectious Disease Clinic, long-term individual psychotherapy focusing on interpersonal difficulties, coping with chronic health conditions, and trauma; completing administrative duties, writing progress notes using CPRS Supervisors: Amy Walbroehl, PhD; Annette Payne, PhD Capital District Psychiatric Center (CDPC), Albany, NY

!2 Hybrid Rotation: Part time in the Child and Adolescent Clinic, and part time in the Adult clinic (September 2015-December 2015) Scheduled to complete an inpatient rotation in the Medically Compromised Unit (May 2016-August 2016) Duties: Long-term individual psychotherapy (child/adolescent and adult), yearlong adult inpatient Dialectical Behavior Therapy group, developing behavior plans, performing administrative duties, attending grand round presentations, participating in intake and case conferences, contributing to Individual Service Plan Meetings, engaging in consultation and the development of behavior plans Supervisors: Howard Axelrod, PhD; Susan Fisher, PhD; Jack O Connor, PhD SUPERVISED CLINICAL EXTERNSHIP EXPERIENCE ADULT 2014-2015 Salvation Army Harbor Light Center, Washington, DC Position: Psychology Extern/Counselor Duties: Individual psychotherapy, intake interviewing, and psychological assessments for patients with substance use disorders and a range of mental and physical health related problems. Co-facilitated Grief and Loss process psychotherapy group and a Dual Diagnosis counseling group Supervisor: Sidney Binks PhD, ABBP 2012-2013 Howard University Counseling Service, Washington, DC Position: Psychology Extern/Counselor Duties: Participated in weekly intake meetings, weekly case conferences. Provided individual psychotherapy to 5-7 clients with a range of problems such as mood, anxiety and adjustment disorders with some having cooccurring health conditions. Participated in a weekly Psychoanalytic Seminar in order to develop a greater understanding of Psychodynamic theory. Participated in an outreach for depression screening on campus. Co-facilitated an eight-week counseling group. Supervisor: Ekwenzi Gray, PhD 2011-2012 Howard University Family Health Center, Washington, DC Position: Psychology Practicum Student Duties: Provided cognitive behavioral individual and group psychotherapy to middle aged and older adults in the metropolitan area suffering from psychiatric issues such as depression and bipolar II disorder with comorbid physical health problems, such as chronic pain and autoimmune diseases. Critiqued and reviewed scholarly books and videos about various

!3 cognitive behavioral therapy techniques to treat depressive disorders and anxiety Supervisor: Ruth Elaine Graves, PhD CHILD 2013-2014 Children s National Medical Center, Laurel, MD Position: Neuropsychology Pre-doctoral Extern Duties: Neuropsychological testing, case conceptualization, report writing, and participating in feedback appointments. Assessments: Beery Visual Motor Integration (VMI), Behavior Rating Inventory of Executive Function (BRIEF), California Verbal Learning Task (CVLT-C), Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale (WAIS-IV), Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children (WISC-IV), Wechsler Abbreviated Scale of Intelligence (WASI-II), Delis-Kaplin Executive Function System (DKEFS), A Developmental Neuropsychological Assessment (NEPSY-II), Test of Everyday Attention (TEA- Ch), Wide Range Assessment of Memory and Learning (WRAML-2), WJ-III Achievement Supervisor: Julie Bapp Newman, PhD 2012 Charlot-Swilley & Associates, Washington, D.C. Position: Psychological Testing Extern Duties: Conducted psychoeducational assessments, classroom observations, interviews, and engaged in psychoeducational report writing Supervisor: Dominique Charlot-Swilley, PhD 2011 Crosby H. Noyes Educational Campus, Washington, D.C. Position: Practicum Student Duties: Assisted practicum supervisor in case conceptualization by integrating information from classroom observations, child, parent, and teacher interviews. Scored and interpreted cognitive tests (WISC-IV and Reynolds Intellectual Assessment Scales) for children ages 3-15 Supervisor: Monica Blanton-Lacy, PhD RESEARCH EXPERIENCE 2011-Present Health Promotion and Risk Reduction Research Lab, Howard University, Washington, DC Study of Cognitive Aging (SOCA) Position: Project Coordinator, Graduate Student Researcher, and Undergraduate mentor Project: To examine psychological, social, and anthropomorphic risk factors of cognitive decline in an older African-American population

!4 Duties: Conducted preliminary participant screens for study eligibility, coordinated scheduling among graduate student researchers, and tested at least two participants a week. Published a manuscript that examined eating behaviors and executive functioning Principal Investigators: Denee Mwendwa, PhD and Regina Sims, PhD 2009-2011 Howard University Center for Urban Progress Washington, DC Pre-Kindergarten Incentive Program Evaluation Project Position: Graduate Research Assistant Project: To collect and report on qualitative and quantitative data in order to identify the best practices in schools to and strengthen school programs Duties: Conducted evaluations and provided reports on language and literacy and classroom environment. Data management. Assisted principal investigator at presentations Principal Investigator: Brooke McKie, PhD 2010 Psychophysiology Lab Howard University, Washington, DC Position: Research Assistant Duties: Collected data with a Neuropsychology graduate student by monitoring participants heart rate variability, blood pressure, and administering cognitive assessments. Trained several new research assistants in data collection. Principal Investigator: Jules Harrell, PhD 2010 Georgia State University, Department of Psychology, Atlanta, GA Position: Student/researcher Duties: Audited a study abroad trip to Tanzania and Zanzibar, to study the Psychology of Skin Bleaching. Brainstormed with students and professor to make suggestions for possible community interventions. Principal Investigator: Kelly Lewis, PhD 2008-2009 Howard University, Department of Human Development, Washington, DC Position: Research Assistant Duties: Assisted Academic Advisor in the development and administration of surveys for a weight management research project. Principal Investigator: Velma LaPoint, PhD TEACHING EXPERIENCE Current Howard University Psychology Department, Washington, DC Position: Teaching Assistant Clinical Assessment Graduate Labs I and II, graduate course

!5 Duties: Review examinations and psychological reports; critique the administration of psychological tests. Assist first year graduate students with the scoring and interpretation of intelligence, achievement, and objective/projective psychological tests. Supervisor: Georita Frierson, PhD 2012-2013 Howard University Psychology Department, Washington, DC Position: Teaching Assistant for Introduction to Clinical Psychology and Introduction to Psychology, undergraduate courses Duties: Graded and proctored examinations, met with students for scheduled appointments, taught occasional lectures about psychopathology and treatment modalities. Supervisor: Jeff Menzise, PhD 2012 Howard University Psychology Department, Washington, DC Position: Teaching Assistant for Psychological Testing, undergraduate course Duties: Instructed students on the administration of clinical interviews and mental status examinations. Reviewed several projective personality assessments, proctored and graded examinations. Supervisor: Jeff Menzise, PhD OTHER WORK EXPERIENCE 2009. Herkimer Diamond Mines, Herkimer, NY Position: Camp Counselor Duties: Facilitated in children s acquisition of knowledge about earth and Natural sciences. Coordinated recreational activities for children. Supervisor: Renee Scialdo-Shevat, PhD PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT 2011 Promoting Recovery and Rehabilitation in African American Mental Health, Howard Dartmouth Collaboration 2012 Cultural Competence Training, Howard University, Edwin Nichols, PhD 2012 Ethics Training, Howard University, John D. Robinson, MD, PhD 2013 Starting Your Own Private Practice, Howard University 2014 Using Motivational Interviewing in Working with People With Schizophrenia, Stanley McCracken, PhD., LCSW 2014 Cancer to Health Institute, The Ohio State University 2015 Conference in Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Albany Stratton VA

!6 Medical Center 2015 Historical Clinical Risk Management- 20 (HCR-20) Assessment Training 2015 Seminar in Self Psychology at the Institute of Contemporary Psychotherapy and Psychoanalysis 2016 Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT) Training (Substance Abuse) PROFESSIONAL CONFERENCES 2014 Black Graduate Conference in Psychology, Washington, DC 2014 Society of Behavioral Medicine, San Francisco, CA 2013 18 th Annual Black Graduate Conference in Psychology, Chapel Hill, NC 2012 Society of Behavioral Medicine, Athens Greece 2012 Leslie H. Hicks Research Symposium, Washington, DC 2012 Society of Behavioral Medicine, New Orleans, Louisiana 2011 17 th Annual Black Graduate Conference in Psychology, Miami, FL 2010 Leslie H. Hicks Research Symposium, Washington DC 2010 16 th Annual Black Graduate Conference in Psychology, Baltimore, MD PUBLICATIONS 1. Rossmeisl, A., Bennett, N. K., Brown, T., Holcombe, B. D., Key, H., Turner, K., &Young, R. (2012). Media and social networks: New tools for an old problem. Register Report. 2. Sims, R.C., Bennett, N., Mwendwa, D.T., Ali, M., Levy, S.A., Callendar, C., & Campbell, A. (2013). Executive functioning and negative eating behaviors in severely obese African Americans. Ethnicity and Disease. RESEARCH POSTER PRESENTATIONS 1. Bennett, N. & Harrell, J. (June, 2014). Examining the impact of emotion regulation of physiological measures of health in an African-American population; The function of personality variables. Washington, D.C. 2. Mitchell, D., Herren, O., Bygrave, D., Bennett, N., Tudose, A., Walker, B., Mwendwa, D.M., & Sims, Ph.D. (March, 2014). Perceived stress, trait mindfulness, and memory associations among African Americans. San Francisco, C.A.

!7 3. Bennett, N., Mwendwa, D.M., Sims, R., Harrell, J., Callendar, C., & Campbell, A. (June, 2013). An examination of the effects of severe obesity on cognitive functioning. Black Graduate Conference in Psychology, Chapel Hill, N.C. 4. Rossmeisl, A., Bennett, N. K., Brown, T., Holcombe, B. D., Key, H., Turner, K., &Young, R. (March, 2013). Media and social networks: New tools for an old problem. National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, M.D. 5. Mwendwa, D., Bennett, N., Sims, R., Ali, M., Callendar, C., & Campbell, A. (2012). Neurocognitive influences on negative eating behaviors among obese African Americans, 70th Annual Scientific Meeting of American Psychosomatic Society, Athens, Greece. 6. Bennett, N., Sims, R., Mwendwa, D.T., Callendar, C., & Campbell, A. (April, 2011). An Examination of the influence of cognitive processes on negative eating behaviors. Black Graduate Conference in Psychology, Miami, F.L. 7. Bennett, N., Sims, R., Mwendwa, D.T., Callendar, C., & Campbell, A. (April, 2011). An Examination of the influence of cognitive processes on negative eating behaviors. Leslie Hicks Research Symposium, Washington D.C. 8. Bennett, N., Keen II, L., & Harrell, J. (July, 2010). The relationship between attributional style and sustained attention. Black Graduate Conference in Psychology, Baltimore, M.D. 9. Bennett, N., Keen II, L., Sims, R., Mwendwa, D.T., & Thomas, J. (April, 2010). Biopsychosocial correlates of body mass index. Howard University Annual Leslie Hicks Research Symposium, Washington, D.C. 10. Bennett, N., Keen II, L., Sims, R., Mwendwa, D.T., & Thomas, J. (March, 2010). Biopsychosocial correlates of body mass index. Virginia Commonwealth University Undergraduate Black Psychology Research Conference, Richmond, V.A. HONORS AND ACHIEVEMENTS 2014 Howard University Psychology Department s Student of the Year 2013 Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and AED Certified 2012 Howard University Leslie H. Hicks Research Symposium, 1 st Place Recipient 2011 Howard University Leslie H. Hicks Research Symposium, 2 nd Place Recipient

!8 2010 Howard University Leslie H. Hicks Research Symposium, 1 st Place Recipient 2009 Golden Key International Honor Society 2007-2009 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference All-Academic Team MEMBERSHIPS 2014 Association of Black Psychologists, D.C. Chapter 2014 American Psychological Association Health Psychology (Division 38) 2015 American Psychology Association Humanistic Psychology (Division 32) 2015 American Psychological Association Adult Development and Aging (Division 20) 2012-2014 American Psychological Association for Graduate Students 2013 Club Volleyball League 2012 Society of Behavioral Medicine 2005-2008 Howard University Track and Field NCAA Division I collegiate team