University of Maryland, College Park May 2017 (Anticipated)

Samiha Islam

Curriculum Vitae

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Education

University of Maryland, College Park May 2017 (anticipated)

Double degree: B.S. in Psychology and B.S. in Family Science

Minor: Statistics

Cumulative GPA: 3.915

Psychology GPA: 4.000

Research Experience

Undergraduate Honors Thesis in Psychology November 2015 - May 2017 (anticipated)

Supervisor: Dr. Derek Iwamoto, Assistant Professor

·  Conducted a literature review on risk factors contributing to South Asian American mental health and developed an independent research project to determine how family conflict, racial identity, ethnic identity, and coping strategies may affect psychological well-being and distress in young adults in this population

·  Produced an online survey for data collection on the Qualtrics Survey Software and distributed this survey across various social media in order to reach the target population

·  Performed data cleaning tasks and then analyzed data in SPSS

Research Assistant May 2016 - present

Behavior Management Clinic (BMC), Behavioral Psychology Department

Kennedy Krieger Institute, Baltimore, MD

Supervisor: Dr. Susan Perkins-Parks, Director of BMC

·  Score behavior rating scales and enter data into the clinic’s database of about 5,000 patients

·  Review training materials for undergraduate practicum students in the clinic

·  Check, update, and correct practicum students’ work and entries in the database

·  Updated an older database of over 2,000 patient entries and corrected faulty data

Research Assistant and Project Manager August 2015 - present

Maryland Child & Family Development Lab, University of Maryland

Supervisor: Dr. Jude Cassidy, Distinguished Scholar-Teacher

·  Compile experimental data for coding teams and check for discrepancies between coders

·  Proofread and check references on manuscripts to be submitted for publication

·  Transcribe experimental sessions with children and their mothers

·  Trained new research assistants in various tasks around the lab

·  Organized data entry and regularly updated data for three research projects in the lab

·  Recruited and scheduled mothers and their children for participation in experiments

·  Managed enrollment of participants in studies and tracked participant progress

·  Ran experimental sessions relating to pain and empathy with undergraduate students

Research Assistant June 2014 - June 2015

Clinical and Cognitive Neuroscience Lab, University of Maryland

Supervisor: Dr. Edward Bernat, Assistant Professor

·  Assisted in collecting data using the electroencephalogram (EEG)

·  Prepared EEG data for analysis by data cleaning using MATLAB

Presentations

Islam, S. (August, 2017). The Impact of Family Conflict, Identity, and Coping on Psychological Adjustment in South Asians. Poster to be presented at the 2017 Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association, Washington, DC.

Teaching Experience

Teaching Assistant August 2015 - December 2015

Department of Psychology, University of Maryland

Social Psychology (PSYC221)

Supervisor: Dr. Jennifer Wessel, Assistant Professor

·  Graded students’ weekly writing assignments and addressed students’ questions

·  Updated the course website, Canvas (ELMS), with class assignments and grades

·  Attended weekly meetings to identify common student concerns and review grading policies

Tutor August 2013 - present

Kumon Center of Math and Reading, Bowie, MD

·  Grade worksheets for over 100 grade-school students ranging from K-12 skill sets

·  Teach students concepts in math and reading worksheets

Volunteer Experience

Counselor and On-the-Job Trainer (OJT) March 2015 - present

Help Center, University of Maryland

·  Answer anonymous calls at the campus Peer Counseling and Crisis Intervention Hotline

·  Counsel individuals in a wide range of issues including, but not limited to, mental illness, academic concerns, interpersonal conflict, abuse, assault, and suicide

·  Train new members on protocols for answering calls and specific issues that callers face

Practicum Student June 2015 - December 2015

BMC, Behavioral Psychology Department

Kennedy Krieger Institute, Columbia, MD

·  Assisted clinicians in therapy sessions with children aged 2-11 by engaging in Child-Directed Interaction (CDI), testing children’s social skills, coding behavior, and taking notes during observations

·  Scored and interpreted child behavior rating scales including the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI), Eyberg Child Behavior Inventory (ECBI), Parenting Stress Index, Fourth Edition (PSI-4), and Behavior Assessment System for Children, Third Edition (BASC-3)

·  Entered patient data into reports for clinicians and into the clinic’s database

Professional Memberships

American Psychological Association – Student Affiliate

Association for Psychological Science - Undergraduate Student Affiliate

Psi Chi – International Honor Society in Psychology

Phi Alpha Epsilon – University of Maryland School of Public Health Honorary Society

Honors and Awards

·  Honors College - University Honors Program

·  Banneker/Key Scholarship Award of $9,130 per year: Fall 2013 - Spring 2017

·  Dean’s list: all semesters

·  BSOS Distinguished Dean’s List of Outstanding Students: Fall 2014, Fall 2015 - Fall 2016

·  Department of Family Science Deans Scholar Award: Spring 2016

Skills

·  Microsoft Office

·  SPSS

·  SAS

·  MATLAB

·  Qualtrics Survey Software

·  Scientific manuscript writing

·  Fluent in English and Bengali

·  Basic Spanish, Hindi, and Urdu

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