This was a CV I created to secure an interview with the director if the CLinical Health Psychology and Behavioral Medicine program at the University of North Texas. I spent over an hour talking to him, picking his brain about the program, and getting a sense of what a HealthPsychologist was. The interview was pretty much a bomb, the director was quite rude, calling me 4 hours late, talking down about ACU, and being a self-righteous jerk. I took it with a grain of salt, because I had walked in prepared, having read research of his and reading the handbooks that were given to students in the program. I learned that academia can be a very lonely and sad place, with no real knowledge of the outside world, or the ability to apply your knowledge in practical situations. This turned me off a bit, but I am still trying to contact other directors to get a better picture.
Kyle E. Anderson
Address: 122 McGlothlin Campus Center
ACU Box 27500 Abilene, TX 79699
Cellular Phone Number: (210) 289-KYLE (5953)
E-mail Address: Kea07b@acu.edu
Objective
Undergraduate student seeking to become more familiar with the CHPBM Consortium program at the University of North Texas. Interested in pursuing graduate work focusing on elderly and terminally ill patients, in addition to the well being of caregivers for such patients.
Educational Background
Fall 2008-Expected graduation date Fall 2011
Abilene Christian University-3.75 GPA
Honors College
Major: Psychology
Certificate: Gerontology
2004-2008 High School Diploma
Ronald Reagan High School-3.96 GPA
Gifted and Talented Program
Work Experience
Pruett Gerontology Center 2011-Current
Student Worker/ Aid
Duties: Updating database for community resource management, acting as an ambassador for the gerontology program, assisting professor with class preparation, creating conference presentation aids for speakers, assisting with creating SPSS data sets for over ten years of research done by director of the center.
Northside Church of Christ Summer 2010
Children’s Ministry Intern
Duties: Organizing camps, preparation for church-sponsored events, managing game nights that brought together senior citizens and youth, assistant director of vacation bible school, camp counselor at: Camp Comanche, Reading Camp, and Cooking Camp. Providing feedback to parents regarding development and was charged with observing behavior and assisting children diagnosed with ADD/ADHD.
Cash America Pawn Fall 2010
Customer Service Representative
Duties: Assisting customers with small loans, inventorying stock, securing police reports, assessing the value of collateral goods, selling merchandise to customers. Witnessed individuals suffering from substance abuse in addition to the toll hard times can take on people.
Rimkus Consulting Group Summers of 2008 and 2009
Intern
Duties: Taking in, documenting, and reporting on status of evidence used in court cases. Assisting in electronic archiving of engineering reports, aiding in fire investigations, helping assemble reports and evidence for court cases. Learning detail-oriented tasks, and doing informal research on trucking companies that used the major highways running through San Antonio by doing field surveys.
Family Feast Fall 2007-Summer 2009
Prep Chef/ Manager
Duties: Preparing meat for use in meal creation, managing store by running a cash register, customer service, money handling, and catering operations. Assisting customers with food selection based on family size, allergies, and cultural tastes.
Achievements
Honors College Associate 2010
Honors College Study Abroad Scholarship 2010
Dean’s List 2009 and 2010
Awarded Leadership Training for Christ Scholarship 2008
Awarded San Antonio Claims Association Scholarship for 2008, 2009, and 2010
Awarded Lynn Cash McDonald Scholarship in 2008
Awarded John C. Stevens academic scholarship for SAT scores in 2008
Scored Magna Cum Laude on the National Latin Exam in 2007
Placed 5th in area, 2nd at state, and 12th in the nation in Latin passage interpretation at competitions organized by the National Junior Classical League in 2007
Relevant Experience
Certified Ombudsman
Became an Ombudsman November 29, 2010 after completing a six-hour course of training. This certification has me deal with as many individuals as possible on a personal basis to ensure proper treatment of residents in nursing homes and assisted living centers. I maintain this license through 12 hours of continuing education per year. If problems arise, I accept the responsibility of contacting proper authorities or engaging in mediation between the parties settling a dispute.
Certified Hospice Volunteer
After completing my training, I will be assisting patients in hospice at the Hendrick Medical Center and affiliated home care providers. Duties will be comforting the families and patients, providing a link to hospice resources, and being a support person through running errands or completing other chores that make the experience as comfortable as possible for all involved.
PALS Member
Senior PALS member that worked weekly with at-risk students at a local middle school while in high school. Assisted in creating presentations on drug abuse and bullying that were delivered at other middle schools in the local area. While on home campus duties were to report and inform individuals of bulling and drug use, in addition to goodwill projects for teachers at the school.
Peer Health Educator
Became a peer health educator in 2009 concerned with raising awareness on campus about health issues that commonly affect students. Organized and implemented an event termed “Wellness Week” where topics from sleep to alcohol awareness were addressed. Put on other small events that targeted certain risky behaviors at different times. Worked closely with “Sacred Relationships Week” to expose domestic violence and encourage safe-sex practices.
Volunteer at Oase in Leipzig, Germany
Observed and assisted rehabilitation counselor for 3 hours a week at a publically funded center for drug rehabilitation and career development during spring 2010. Worked alongside individuals recovering from substance abuse, planned parties, and learned a fair deal about the therapeutic process that East Germans subscribe to. Learned about alcohol abuse, as well at methamphetamine addiction. Observed individuals at every level of use, from currently using, to counseling, to seeking employment.
Research Experience
SWPA Presentation
Selected for poster presentation at the Southwestern Psychological Association’s conference in April 2011. This was a team project, involving 5 undergraduate students. Our topic is Risk-taking as a Facet of Openness in College Students. An instrument was created and tested, reliability was calculated and adjustments were made before surveying a portion of the student body. Results were calculated, and found to be significant. This project was student run under advice of a professor, and will be presented in April.
Undergraduate Research Fair at Abilene Christian University
Submitted a proposal to present a similar project to the presentation being made in April, but with repeating the research to find if results will be consistent with repetition. Submitted an abstract, approved February 2011.
Individual Research Project
In the process of creating a survey instrument to better understand the relationship between religiosity and attitude towards legalization of physician-assisted suicide. Working closely with Experimental Psychology Professor at Abilene Christian University.
Data Entry and SPSS Proficiency
Job at Pruett Gerontology center affords me time to hone my abilities with SPSS (PASW Statistics 18) through creating of data sets for a decade of research collected by the director of the center. Data entered are pre and posttests given to his gerontology courses every semester for the past ten years. Responsible for creating a data set for all data presented which will be used in the future at a local conference on aging.
Presentation Aid Creation
Created a presentation that will be used for the West Texas Conference on Aging, hosted by Adult Protective Services in Midland, Texas. Used resources presented by the director of the Pruett Gerontology center to create a PowerPoint presentation covering ethics and scientific principals explaining the development of an individual self among a society, and how that relates to attitudes towards the elderly.
References
Mike Hartsell, D.Min
Senior Adult Minister
Northside Church of Christ
16318 San Pedro
San Antonio, TX 78232
Phone: 210.494.1907 ext. 209
E-Mail:
Cherisse Y. Flanagan, M.S., L.P.C.
Director, ACU Psychology Clinic
Instructor, Psychology Department
Abilene Christian University
ACU Box 28011
Abilene, TX 79699
Phone: 325.674.4838
E-Mail: cherisse.flanagan@acu.edu
Charlie D. Pruett, Jr., Ph.D.
Director, Pruett Gerontology Center
Assistant Professor, Gerontology Department
Pruett Gerontology Center
Hardin Administration Building Rm. 118
ACU Box 27793
Abilene, TX 79699
Phone: 325.674.2350
E-Mail: pruettc@acu.edu
John Casada, Ph.D., M.D.
Psychiatrist, ACU Medical Clinic
Associate Professor, Psychology Department
Abilene Christian University
ACU Box 28011
Abilene, TX 79699
Phone: 325.674.
E-Mail: jhc08a@acu.edu
Dickie Hill, Ph.D
Professor, Exercise Science and Health Department
Abilene Christian University
ACU Box 28084
Abilene, TX 79699
Phone: 325.674.2328
E-Mail: hilld@acu.edu
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