Courtney Kalmanson

Curriculum Vitae 1 Courtney M. Kalmanson, M.S. --EDUCATION Doctor of Psychology in Clinical Psychology (APA Accredited), Florida Institute of Technology, Melbourne, Florida Concentration: Family/Child Anticipated Graduation Date: May 2023 Current GPA: 4.0 Master of Science in Psychology, Florida Institute of Technology, Melbourne, Florida (APA Accredited) Anticipated Graduation Date: August 2020 Master of Science in Clinical/Counseling Psychology, Radford University, Radford, Virginia May 4, 2018 GPA: 4.0 Bachelor of Science in Sociology and Psychology, Cum Laude, The Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida April 30, 2016 Minor: Criminology The Florida State University, International Programs, London, England, Summer 2014 Associate of Arts in Psychology, Magna Cum Laude, Lake Sumter State College, Leesburg, Florida April 23, 2013 HONORS & AWARDS Awards: Graduate Student Assistantship under Dr. Bennett, Florida Institute of Technology, Fall 2019 & Spring 2020 Graduate Tuition Scholarship under Dr. Aragon, Florida Institute of Technology, Fall 2018, Spring 2019 & Summer 2019 Honors: January 17, 2020 Psi Chi, Psychology Honorary Society, The Florida State University Dean’s List, Florida State University, Spring 2016 Phi Theta Kappa Honorary Society, Lake Sumter State College Dean’s List, Lake Sumter State College, Spring 2011 Courtney M. Kalmanson, M.S. Curriculum Vitae 2 CLINICAL PRACTICUM EXPERIENCE Practicum Clinician at Community Psychological Services, Florida Institute of Technology, Melbourne, FL, August 2019 – Present (10 hours/week) Supervisor(s): Richard T. Elmore, Ph.D. & Patrick Aragon, Psy.D Population served: Outpatient community mental health clinic operating on a sliding scale serving children, adolescents, adults, and elderly from Brevard County. Responsibilities: Engage in weekly individual therapy sessions with adult clients fitting a wide of variety of demographics, psychological disorders, and physical and mental disabilities. Conduct clinical intake interviews. Participate in weekly group supervision with licensed psychologist and individual peer supervision. Maintain client files with all notes weekly. Write progress notes, treatment plans, intake reports and discharge summaries. Administer and score assessments to aid in client treatment and document progress in treatment. Complete weekly administrative duties to assist in ethical client documentation and maintain HIPAA compliance. Assessments Administered: Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI) Outcome Questionnaire 45.2 (OQ-45.2) Social Responsiveness Scale - 2 (SRS-2) OTHER RELEVANT CLINICAL EXPERIENCE Teen Clinician at The Family Learning Program (FLP), Florida Institute of Technology, Melbourne, FL, April 2019 – Present Supervisor: Demara Bennett, Psy.D Population Served: 1 of 14 Department of Health Sexual Abuse Treatment Programs for children, adolescents and adult non-offending caregivers. FLP’s goal is to provide the highest standard, evidence-based psychological services to a diverse clientele of sexually abused children, adolescents, and their families. Client’s receive Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT). Responsibilities: Facilitate weekly individual and group therapy for adolescent clients that have been affected by sexual abuse. Conduct clinical intake interviews for potential new clients. Administer, score, and interpret psychological assessments. Write integrated structured intake reports. Work within a team setting and participate in weekly group supervision. Attend and participate in weekly team meeting. Meticulous documentation along department of health guidelines and progress note writing. Maintain deadlines according to department of health. Plan individual sessions along with TF-CBT modules. Complete master treatment plans, midterm assessment updates, midway treatment plan updates, and family safety plans. Provide outreach in the community to increase referrals. Additional Assessments Administered: Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL) Adverse Childhood Experiences-Questionnaire (ACE-Q) Youth Self Report (YSR) CRIES-13 Trauma Symptom Checklist for Children (TSCC) The Children’s Hope Scale January 17, 2020 Courtney M. Kalmanson, M.S. Curriculum Vitae 3 Psychometrist and Office Manager (past) at Psychological Associates of Melbourne, Melbourne, FL, January 2019 – Present Supervisor: Wende Anderson, Psy.D. Population Served: Outpatient private practice serving children, adolescents, adults, and elderly from Brevard County. Provides psychological assessment testing for learning disabilities, veteran disability claims, neuropsychological testing, individual therapy and other psychological services. Responsibilities: Administer psychological assessments to children, adolescents and adults. Complete Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder evaluations, personality testing, integrative assessment report writing, and learning disability evaluations. Score psychological assessments and write learning disability reports and integrate assessments. Proofed veteran disability benefits questionnaire. Managed phone calls and client appointments. Organized and filed billing information. Assessments Administered: BASC – 3 – Self Report, Teacher Report, and Parent Report Bender-Gestalt Conner’s Continuous Performance Tests – 2 (CPT-2) Conner’s Self-Report, Parent Report, and Teach Report CTOPP-Elision subtest House Tree Person (HTP) IVA-CPT Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory – Adolescents (MMPI-A) Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory – RF (MMPI-RF) Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) Kinetic Family Drawings SRS – 2 Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale – IV (WAIS-IV) Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children – V (WISC-V) Woodcock Johnson (WJ-IV) Graduate Volunteer at The Family Learning Program (FLP), Florida Institute of Technology, Melbourne, FL, Fall 2018 & Spring 2019 Supervisor: Demara Bennett, Psy.D Responsibilities: Attended weekly team meetings and supervision with the program coordinator. Shadowed clinical services through in-vivo. Provided in session support for the non-offending care givers group and young child group therapy. Coordinated family activity and interacted with clients. Completed administrative duties as needed. Attended and presented at outreach events to obtain more referrals. Sub-Relief Recovery Coach at Positive Alternative to Hospitalization (PATH), Residential Crisis Stabilization Unit for Youth: Mount Rogers Community Service Board, Wytheville, VA, Summer 2018 Supervisor: Morgan Greer, LCSW Population Served: Inpatient psychiatric crisis stabilization unit that houses demographically diverse children and adolescents. January 17, 2020 Courtney M. Kalmanson, M.S. Curriculum Vitae 4 Responsibilities: Led mindfulness group therapy and psychoeducational groups on dialectical behavioral therapy topics for adolescents. Wrote chart notes for group sessions in credible. Took referrals for possible intakes on the unit and staffed with clinician. Transported clients to the hospital for medical needs. Helped clients overcome mental health struggles. Many clients are dealing with depression, anxiety, trauma and suicidal ideation. Worked 12.5-hour shifts including some over night shifts, completed 230 hours. Graduate Intern at Positive Alternative to Hospitalization (PATH), Residential Crisis Stabilization Unit for Youth: Mount Rogers Community Service Board, Wytheville, VA, Fall 2017 & Spring 2018 Supervisor: Morgan Greer, LCSW Responsibilities: Participated in and co-facilitated mindfulness group therapy and cognitive behavioral therapy educational groups. Participated in and co-facilitated dialectical behavioral therapy educational groups. Reviews and wrote chart notes. Shadowed intake sessions. Received supervision each week with on-site supervisor, group supervision and consultation with off-site supervisor. Completed a total of 600 internship hours Volunteer at Center for Assessment and Psychological Services (CAPS) under supervision of Dr. Ruth Riding-Malon, Radford University, Fall 2017 Responsibilities: Volunteered to administer psychological assessments for an individual client. Administered and scored the SCL 90-R. Wrote the psychological report for the SCL 90-R. Administered and scored the PAI. LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE Training Coordinator at The Family Learning Program (FLP), Florida Institute of Technology, Melbourne, FL, April 2019 – Present Supervisor: Demara Bennett, Psy.D. Responsibilities: Provide all in house trainings for new hires including intake training. Manage documentation for all new hires and training requirements. Graduate Student Mentor, Florida Institute of Technology, Melbourne, FL, August 2019 – Present Responsibilities: Serve as a peer mentor to first-year doctoral students. Provide support, information on academic coursework requirements, guidelines to successfully navigate the first year of the doctoral program, networking advice, and recommendations to assist the student in succeeding in the first year. RESEARCH EXPERIENCE Research Assistant at University of Central Florida: Domestic Violence/Interpersonal Violence Homicides under Donna King, J.D., PhD, Summer 2017 Responsibilities: Data Collection: Contacted Florida law enforcement agencies for copies of initial homicide reports and any prior incident reports between the victim/offender per homicide case. Corresponded with Records Clerks for obtaining reports and any fees associated. Managed shipments and payments for the data collection. Logging the Data: Organized data according to January 17, 2020 Courtney M. Kalmanson, M.S. Curriculum Vitae 5 last names of victim/offender per case. Tracked progress of data collection in multiple Excel spreadsheets. Trained other research assistants on data collection and data logging protocols. Research Lab Assistant at Radford University: Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy (EFT) under Dr. Nick Lee, Fall 2016 & Spring 2017 Responsibilities: Verified and cleaned data for a meta-analysis in EFT couple therapy. Created an APA formatted table of different statistical methods used in the meta-analysis. Engaged in literature searches in couples therapy outcomes. Participated in weekly lab meetings with discussion of member’s current research and future directions. Research Lab Assistant at The Florida State University: Memory and Cognition Lab under Dr. Colleen Kelley, Spring 2015 Responsibilities: Tested participants in memory experiments. Assisted with data management and input using Microsoft Excel and E-Prime. Participated in lab meetings with discussion regarding on-going research in the lab and in the field of memory. Research Lab Assistant at The Florida State University: Florida Center for Reading Research (FCRR) Lab under Dr. Christopher Lonigan, Spring 2014 Responsibilities: Administered standardized tests to elementary school students. Redacted sensitive participant information and developed clerical skills. TEACHING EXPERIENCE PSY3351 – Introduction to Child Advocacy: Graduate Teaching Assistant at Florida Institute of Technology, January 2020 – Present Supervisor: Demara Bennett, Psy.D. Responsibilities: Provide guest lectures on various topics throughout the semester. Grade student assignments and provide thorough feedback to help students improve writing skills. PSF4791 – Critical Issues in Child Advocacy: Graduate Teaching Assistant at Florida Institute of Technology, Fall 2019 Supervisor: Demara Bennett, Psy.D. Responsibilities: Coordinated guest speakers for guest presentations on various topics throughout the semester. Provided lectures on APA formatting. Graded student written assignments and provided feedback on ways to improve assignments. Provided lectures on various topics including corporal punishment and culture practices. PSYC121 – Introductory Psychology: Instructor of Record, Graduate Teaching Fellow at Radford University, Fall 2017 & Spring 2018 Supervisor: Jayne Bucy, Ph.D. Responsibilities: Selected on a competitive basis to be the Instructor of Record for Introduction to Psychology course. Lectured twice a week to a class of 90 students. Created PowerPoint lectures pertaining to various introductory psychology topics. Designed quizzes and exams for testing comprehension of material. Created writing assignments to test student’s ability to apply the material in short answer format. Produced study guides intended to inform students of major January 17, 2020 Courtney M. Kalmanson, M.S. Curriculum Vitae 6 topics to study for each chapter. Scheduled and maintained weekly office hours. Received supervision each week in Graduate Teaching Fellow Supervision course in Fall 2017. SYP3530 – Juvenile Delinquency in Sociology: Guest Lecturer at University of Central Florida, March 2018 Responsibilities: Invited to be guest lecture for an upper level sociology course. Lectured on peers & gangs in context. Facilitated classroom discussion on current political issues regarding juvenile delinquency. PSYC302 – Research Methods in Psychology: Graduate Teaching Assistant at Radford University under Supervision of Dr. David Townsend, Spring 2017 Responsibilities: Taught two lab sections twice a week detailing how to run a research project, write an APA format research paper and use SPSS to analyze data. Edited, graded and devised feedback on APA style research paper assignments. Graded homework assignments, in-lecture quizzes, in-lecture exams and in-lab activities. Scheduled and maintained weekly office hours to provide students with help on their APA style paper. PSYC302 – Research Methods in Psychology: Graduate Teaching Assistant at Radford University under Supervision of Professor Jason Watson, Fall 2016 Responsibilities: Taught one lab section twice a week detailing how to run a research project, write an APA format research paper and use SPSS to analyze data. Edited, graded and devised feedback on APA style research paper assignments. Created rubrics to grade different sections of APA style research paper. Created PowerPoint lectures pertaining to the different sections of an APA format research paper. Scheduled and maintained weekly office hours to provide students with help on their APA style paper. PSYC301 – Analysis of Psychological Data: Graduate Teaching Assistant at Radford University under Supervision of Dr. Nora Reilly, Fall 2016 Responsibilities: Graded homework assignments and provided constructive feedback to students. Created SPSS tutorials. Taught an in-lab lecture on one sample t-tests and attended lectures taught by Dr. Reilly. Scheduled and maintained weekly office hours to provide students with help for homework assignments. Completed homework assignments and developed answer keys needed for grading assignments PUBLICATIONS & PRESENTATIONS Works in Progress: King, D. J., Kalmanson, C. M. & Huff-Corzine, L. (2017). Coercive Control Legislation: Legislating Against Non-Violent Forms of Domestic Violence. Manuscript in progress. Poster Presentations: Kalmanson, C. M. & Dotson, R. (2018, April) How mesmerizing is hypnosis? Poster session presented at Radford University’s Annual Student Engagement Forum: Psychology Poster Session, Radford, VA. Kalmanson, C. M. (2017, April). Post-traumatic stress disorder distinction among women and children exposed to domestic violence. Poster session presented at January 17, 2020 Courtney M. Kalmanson, M.S. Curriculum Vitae 7 Radford University’s Annual Student Engagement Forum: Gender Studies Session, Radford, VA. PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT TF-CBT Web, An On-line Training Course for Trauma-Focused Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy, January 2017  10 continuing education contact hours Seminar in Motivational Interviewing, Florida Institute of Technology, February 2019 PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES Community Service: Fall 2015, Memory and Cognition Research Assistant, Kelley Lab, The Florida State University, Dr. Colleen Kelley Spring 2015, Food Sorting for the Homeless, Second Harvest Food Bank, Tallahassee, Florida Spring 2014, Tour Guide, FSU Seminole Preview, The Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida Work History: Camp Counselor at Premier Health & Fitness Power Camp, Summer 2016  Supervised children and organized games  Helped children with emotional and behavioral challenges PROFESSIONAL REFERENCES Available Upon Request January 17, 2020 Courtney M. Kalmanson, M.S.