EDUCATION Curriculum Vitae 5469 Hollow Oak Ct., Apt. 1B Indianapolis, IN 46250 Phone: (317) 439-4819 Email: robertsp@uindy.edu 1 May 2013 Anticipated Graduation: May 2018 Doctor of Psychology in Clinical Psychology (APA-Accredited) Cumulative Doctoral GPA: 3.942/4.00 August 2011 December 2013 Master of Arts in Clinical Psychology Cumulative Master s GPA: 3.928/4.00 August 2006 May 2010 Bachelor of Arts in Behavioral Neuroscience Cumulative GPA: 3.60/4.00 CLINICAL EXPERIENCE Advanced Trainee (Fourth Year) August 2016 Anticipated Completion: June 2017 Indiana State University Student Counseling Center Supervisor: Dr. Kenneth Chew, Psy.D., HSPP - Treated young adult clients suffering from psychological, emotional, and behavioral issues of varying severity and length from both short-term and long-term modalities. - Conducted triage and intake appointments. Managed clients presenting with an immediate crisis. - Primary presenting issues included: anxiety, depression, anger, trauma, recurrent relational problems, and personality disorders. - Depending on the client s need, approaches used included: client-centered, cognitivebehavioral therapy, relational gestalt therapy, and psychodynamic psychotherapy (object relations or self-psychology). - Supervised a master s level student counselor. - Mentored a second-year doctoral level student counselor. - Co-facilitated a weekly group supervision meeting.
2 Mental Health Therapist & Test Administrator August 2016 Anticipated End: July 2017 Meridian Psychological Associates, P.C. Supervisor: Dr. Jason Hankee, Psy.D., HSPP (See Below) Doctoral Practicum Student (Third Year) August 2015 July 2016 Meridian Psychological Associates, P.C. Supervisor: Dr. Jason Hankee, Psy.D., HSPP - Administered numerous personality, intelligence, achievement, and neuropsychological tests to clients ranging in age, gender, sexual orientation, socioeconomic status, religious affiliation, ethnicity, race, and presenting concern. - Interpreted and integrated tests results. - Wrote comprehensive psychological reports using data from clinical interviews and psychological tests. - Conducted long-term psychodynamic psychotherapy with two middle-aged clients having extensive trauma histories and long-standing personality issues. - Tests administered include: Barkley ADHD forms, Beery-Buktenica Developmental Test of Visual Motor Integration, Conners Continuous Performance Test 3 rd Edition (CPT-III), Conners Auditory Test of Attention (CATA), Conners self-report forms, Draw-A-Person, Incomplete Sentences Blank, Millon Clinical Multiaxial Inventory III (MCMI-III) and MCMI-IV, Millon Adolescent Clinical Inventory (MACI), Millon Pre-Adolescent Clinical Inventory (M-PACI), Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory 2 (MMPI- 2) and MMPI-2-RF, Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory Adolescent (MMPI- A), Rorschach Inkblot Test, Thematic Apperception Test (TAT), Trails A and Trails B, Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scales IV (WAIS-IV), Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children IV (WISC-IV) and WISC-V, and Wechsler Memory Scales IV (WMS-IV). Doctoral Practicum Student (Second Year) August 2014 July 2015 Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis (IUPUI) Counseling & Psychological Services Supervisor: Dr. Steve Baughman, Psy.D., HSPP (January 2015 July 2015) Supervisor: Dr. Ciara Lewis, Psy.D., HSPP (August 2014 January 2015) - Conducted approximately two intake interviews per week for a wide range of clients. - Fostered individual counseling relationships. - Conceptualized clients from a range of orientations, including: psychodynamic theory, gestalt theory, client-centered theory, and mindfulness-based psychotherapy. Treated clients from a gestalt, object relations, self-psychology, or mindfulness-based perspective.
3 Master s Practicum Student August 2012 July 2013 Phoenix Associates of Hancock County, LLC. Supervisor: Douglas C. Keister, LMHC, LCAC - Managed and conducted individual therapy with individuals having a substance use disorder and/or a comorbid psychiatric disorder. - Utilized various modalities and approaches in managing clients having varying substance use disorders or legal offenses. Depending on the client s need, approaches used included: relapse prevention, cognitive-behavioral therapy, mindfulness-based psychotherapy, psychodynamic psychotherapy, and client-centered therapy. SUPERVISORY EXPERIENCE Secondary Supervisor to Practicum Students August 2016 Anticipated Completion: June 2017 Indiana State University Student Counseling Center - Provided supervision, from a developmental perspective, to one master s level student counselor. - Mentored one doctor level student counselor. - Co-facilitated a weekly group supervision meeting consisting of 11 student counselors. RESEARCH EXPERIENCE Dissertation Research August 2013 Anticipated Completion: July 2017 Proposal Approved: July 2016 - Study title: Reconceptualizing Relationships in a World of Communication Objects and Narcissistic Processes. - This dissertation utilizes object relations theory, self-psychology, and gestalt theory to develop a conceptualization of smartphones as a special type of psychological object that pulls for unconscious narcissistic processes. The project examines how smartphones, with a particular object usage, have contributed to changes in our experience of being in relationship and how we define those relationships. - This project aims to contribute insight into the current nature of our relationships so that we can improve our interpersonal, therapeutic, and societal connections. Undergraduate Honors Research Project January 2009 April 2010
4 - Study title: The Effects of Exogenous Anandamide on Food Intake. - Developed, managed, and ran a pilot study investigating the effects of exogenously administered doses of anandamide on the food intake of rats. - Hypothesized that an exogenously administered dose of anandamide would increase food intake in food deprived rats. The final experiment was to test this hypothesis on rats exposed to the Activity-Based Anorexia (ABA) model. The goal was to curb weight loss observed in the ABA model. Research Assistant January 2008 December 2008 - Oversaw student volunteers participating in an experiment looking at the effects of an individual s perception of hole size on golf-putting success and, vice versa, the effects of an individual s success on their perception of hole size. - Logged research data and assisted with the maintenance of confidential files. CONTINUING EDUCATION Gestalt Trainee January 2014 November 2016 Indianapolis Gestalt Institute Trainer: Ann Bowman, APRN, BC, LMHC Trainer: Charlie Bowman, MS, LCSW, LMFT - Applied theory and technique, learned in didactic trainings, to role-play scenarios. - Participated in large and small group experiential work with the intent of self and professional development. WORKSHOPS ATTENDED 2016 IPI Indy Annual Fall Conference. International Psychotherapy Institute Indianapolis, Indianapolis, IN. (with Otto Kernberg) 2016 Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory Adolescent Restructured Form (MMPI- A-RF). Webinar (with Robert P. Archer) 2014 Using Winnicott. Chicago Institute for Psychoanalysis, Chicago, IL. (with James W. Anderson, Joyce Slochower, Frank Summers, and Kenneth Newman) 2014 An Introduction to the Diagnostic & Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders - 5 th Edition. Indianapolis, IN.
5 2012 ISPS Fall Conference. (The International Society for Psychological and Social Approaches to Psychosis) Chicago, IL. REFERENCES Kenneth Chew, Psy.D., HSPP August 2016 Anticipated: June 2017 Director, Doctoral Practicum Supervisor at Indiana State University Student Counseling Center Email: LKenneth.Chew@indstate.edu Phone: (812) 237-3939 Jason Hankee, Psy.D., HSPP August 2015 July 2016 Clinical Psychologist, Doctoral Practicum Supervisor at Meridian Psychological Services Email: jhankee@mpaindy.com Phone: (317) 923-2333 Stephen Baughman, Psy.D., HSPP January 2015 July 2015 Clinical Psychologist, Doctoral Practicum Supervisor at Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis Counseling and Psychological Services Email: stepbaug@iupui.edu Phone: (317) 274-2548 Jacqueline Hess, Psy.D., HSPP May 2016 Anticipated: July 2017 Dissertation Chair, Advisor (University of Indianapolis) Email: jhess@uindy.edu Phone (faculty): (317) 788-3353 Lisa Elwood, Ph.D., HSPP Director of Clinical Training, Professor (University of Indianapolis) Email: elwoodl@uindy.edu Phone (faculty): (317) 788-3353