Joseph Graddy

Joseph Graddy-Hamilton, New Zealand EDUCATION- UNIVERSITY OF WAIKATO PhD - Psychology 2015 • Reached confirmed enrolment and began an investigation of the concept of intelligence using relational frame theory • I was looking to understand how people learn to do complex tasks, such as those included in intelligence tests, and how our basic language processes can be trained to accelerate performance on complex tasks UNIVERSITY OF WAIKATO Master of Applied Psychology – Behaviour Analysis with First Class Honours • - Completed a research thesis in the area of relational frame theory focusing on impulsiveness and gender and age bias UNIVERSITY OF WAIKATO Bachelor of Social Science – Psychology with First Class Honours 2006 – 2008 • ‘A’ grade average • Specialised in behavioural psychology • Completed training in psychological assessment and the principles of the Treaty of Waitangi • Completed a research dissertation in the area of personality assessment UNIVERSITY OF WAIKATO Bachelor of Social Science - Psychology • Completed a Bachelor of Social Science Degree majoring in Psychology • Member of the Golden Key Honor Society (Top 15% of students) EXPERIENCE 2018 NEW ZEALAND ASSOCIATION FOR POSITIVE PSYCHOLOGY Web Developer • Created a new website and promoted their conference 2018 UNIVERSITY OF WAIKATO Research Assistant • Coordinated and conducted focus group interviews - ASSOCIATION FOR BEHAVIOURAL CONTEXTUAL SCIENCE Student Representative on the Board of Directors • Participated in board level decision making processes on behalf of student members - UNIVERSITY OF WAIKATO Software Developer • Worked with a team to develop an app that helps pregnant women deal with stress • Gained experience using Android Studio to create apps - UNIVERSITY OF WAIKATO Course Coordinator and Tutor • Coordinated a large (500 students) first year university course • Extensive use of Moodle to deliver e-learning, both to supplement in-class learning and for ‘online only’ courses • Gave several lectures • Tutored in psychology and philosophy, from first year to post-grad - HEALTHCARE OF NEW ZEALAND Recovery Facilitator – Mental Health and Addiction Services • Worked with mental health clients and their family/whānau in the community to set goals and work toward them • Worked with a variety of clients with varying diagnoses and levels of severity - LIFELINE WAIKATO Volunteer Telephone Counsellor • Completed six month nationally certified training program • Volunteered for two full years as a telephone counsellor SKILLS AND ACTIVITIES • Extensive research skills and report writing ability; mostly quantitative and some qualitative. • Formal training in the ethical administration, scoring, and interpretation of clinical psychometric tests. • Extensive use of Microsoft Word, Excel, Powerpoint, SPSS, Moodle, and much more. • Experience using C#, Java, and Android programming languages. • Experience with marking students’ work and providing feedback. • Have obtained PADI Open Water Diver Certification. • Comfortable writing and presenting lectures. REFERENCES Associate Professor Robert Isler General and Experimental Psychology Convenor – Ran courses for which I tutored and lectured University of Waikato --Dr. Tim Edwards Senior Lecturer – PhD supervisor, and also ran courses for which I tutored University of Waikato --