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More at Four Evaluation Project Coordinator, Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute,University of
<br /> North Carolina at Chapel Hill(10/02-1/06)
<br /> Supervised a team evaluating the North Carolina More at Four Program,a high-quality early education program for at-
<br /> risk children(Project Director,Dr. Ellen Peisner-Feinberg). Responsibilities included: Project planning;oversight of child
<br /> assessments and school observations across the state;designing and conducting child assessment trainings;conducting
<br /> selected classroom observations and child assessments;oversight of data management;data review and summary;
<br /> preparation of grant reports for the Governor's Office;program representation to various school,university,community
<br /> and government representatives.Experienced at administering the ECERS-R classroom quality scale and a range of
<br /> educational and child assessment tools.
<br /> Assistant Director, Maternal and Child Health Program, University of California-Berkeley School of Public
<br /> Health(SPH),Berkeley,CA (8/98-7/02)
<br /> Administered a training program providing graduate education,research,service,and continuing education related to
<br /> maternal,child,and family health. Responsibilities included:Program management,planning,and evaluation;grant
<br /> writing and administration;curriculum planning; budget oversight;advisory board facilitation;and graduate student
<br /> curricular advising.
<br /> ■ Served as primary author of a successfully-funded federal training grant for$1.75 million(2000-2005)
<br /> ■ Co-designed and assisted with instruction of a graduate student community-based research seminar
<br /> • Co-developed a 5-year program evaluation plan
<br /> ■ Member,SPH Business Team&SPH Business Planning Team
<br /> ■ Co-creator,SPH Supervisory Development Group,a year-long training program for new supervisors
<br /> ■ Recipient 1999&2000 UCB Distinguished Service Awards;Chancellor's Outstanding Staff Award;and 2002 SPH
<br /> Recognition Award
<br /> Project and Clinic Coordinator,The Child and Infant Development Project,Children's Hospital and Medical
<br /> Center/University of Washington,Seattle,WA(10/93-7/98)
<br /> Coordinated a National Institute of Child Health and,Human Development(NICHD)-funded study of psychological
<br /> development,social development and attachment in infants and children(Project Director, Dr.Matthew Speltz).
<br /> Responsibilities included:Project coordination;writing/editing manuscripts,grants,and presentations;conducting
<br /> psychological assessments of children and parent interviews;data analysis and management;budget development;staff
<br /> training;training and supervising undergraduate volunteers;and serving as a liaison with families and the public.
<br /> Administered intelligence and achievement tests to children aged 2-18(including WISC,WPPSI,WAIS,Woodcock-Johnson,
<br /> &PPVT);conducted parent interviews;wrote reports.
<br /> Parent Educator/Intern, University of British Columbia Psychology Department,Vancouver,BC(9/91-8/93)
<br /> Planned and co-facilitated an education and support group for parents of children with behavior problems, conducted
<br /> individual and couples therapy,wrote psychological reports.
<br /> EDUCATION
<br /> MA,Clinical Psychology. University of British Columbia,Vancouver, BC(9/91-8/93)
<br /> Master's degree with focus on psychological therapy,assessment,and research. Research and clinical emphasis on families
<br /> and children. Authored thesis on stress and coping in families. Recipient University Graduate Fellowship(1991-1993).
<br /> BA, Psychology.Carleton College,Northfield, MN (9/86-6/90)
<br /> Focus on social psychology. Additional emphases in visual arts and women's studies.Conducted thesis research in a local
<br /> elementary school.Graduated magna cum laude with departmental distinction. Member,Phi Beta Kappa&Sigma A. Off-
<br /> campus study in Paris,France(1989).
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