Christina Cranwill

10701 Main St. Apt 209 Bellevue, Washington 98004

Phone: 913-645-2147  E-Mail:

Career Objective:

My goal is to become a clinical psychologist. I would like to conduct research, teach at the collegiate level, and work internationally with Doctors Without Borders, when the opportunity arises. I have my associate’s degree in general studies. I am currently working toward completing my bachelor’s degree in psychology and addiction studies. I will graduate in May 2016.

Education

•` B.SNorthwestern State University of Louisiana, Psychology, Major GPA: 3.625 Conferral Date: May 2016

• B.SNorthwestern State University of Louisiana, Addiction Studies, Major GPA: 3.764 Conferral Date: May 2016

• A.A.Kansas City Kansas Community College, General Studies, Graduated: May 2012

• H.S.Saint Thomas Aquinas High School, High School Diploma, Graduated: May 2010

Internship and Employment Experience

•Administrative Assistant: Optimum Mental Health Services

Responsible for checking in clients, scheduling patients, medical coding and billing, collecting payment for accounts, communication with clients and providers, processing explanations of benefits, auditing billing balances; Employed as a part-time temporary employee. Sept. 2014- Nov. 2014

•Mental Health Technician: Osawatomie State Hospital

Responsible for assisting patients with needs under the supervision of the nurse on duty; Responsible for working calmly with therapeutic methods in a fast paced environment; Responsible for attaining necessary information including vitals, accompanied by documentation, safety checks with documentation, holding therapy groups; Assist with patient admissions and discharges, management of unit with regard to assorted activities; Employed as a full-time temporary employee. Aug. 2013- Feb. 2014

•Site Coordinator: City of Shawnee

Responsible for the scheduling, training and other assistance necessary for the swim instructors, communication with patrons, students, and swim instructors regarding questions and concerns, responsible for the daily operation of swim lessons, evaluation of students’ progress and enter the data for final results in the Rec-track software system, enter data for the payroll system for all hourly employees for the summer season; Employed as a full- time temporary employee. April 2012 – Aug. 2012

Teaching Experience

•Swim Instructor: City of Shawnee

Instruction of swim techniques and water safety skills April 2007- Aug. 2011

•Dive Instructor: City of Shawnee

Implementation of program, instruction of dive techniques and water safety skills April 2010- Aug. 2011

Research Experience

•Point Defiance Aids Project: Research Analysis Assistant

Collection, organization, and entry of surveys conducted, outreach assistant. June 2015- Aug. 2015

•Psychology 4410: Psychology Testing and Measurement

Characteristics, interpretations, uses and misuses of standardized psychological tests; examples of each variety; development and use of objective tests, essay tests, rating scales, attitude scales. Summer 2015

•Psychology 4400: Statistics for Psychology

Statistical procedures employed in the description and interpretation of psychological, educational, and behavioral research data and measurement. Spring 2015

•Psychology 3020: Experimental Psychology: Learning

Principles and basic experimental techniques in the study of human and animal learning, experiments conducted and report writing in APA style and format. Spring 2015

•Psychology 2430: Introduction to Experimental Methods

Introduction to basic experimental principles and methods of research design in psychology, report writing in APA style and format. Fall 2014

Research Interests

•Effectiveness of outpatient and 12-step programs in treatment of alcohol and drug addiction

•Interventions for comorbid disorders integrating behavioral and drug interventions in substance abuse treatment

•Posttraumatic Stress Disorder

•Multi-cultural implications regarding substance abuse and mental health interventions

•the prevention and treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder, and implications of treatment of individuals who are subject to extreme stressful situations, such as prisoners, law enforcement officials, military, minorities.

•Global mental health

•Implications of social stigma with regard to substance use and mental health and integrations of substance use and mental health interventions within the community particularly within minorities and their communities

•Implications of social stigma with regard to substance use and mental health interventions within the criminal justice community

•Neurobiology specifically behavioral and drug recovery strategies pertaining to neuromuscular and neurobiological disorders such as Parkinson’s Disorder, Multiple Sclerosis, Depression and PTSD

Affiliations/Memberships/Certifications

•National Society of Leadership and Success Inductee Spring 2015

•American Psychological Association: Student affiliateJune 2015- present

• Harm Reduction Coalition “Overview of Harm Reduction” 3.0 CEU completion June 2015

•The National Institutes of Health (NIH) Office of Extramural

Research- “ Protecting Human Research Participants” Course August 2014

Honors and Awards

•Honors’s List: Northwestern State University of Louisiana Summer 2015

•President’s List: Northwestern State University of Louisiana Spring 2015

•Dean’s List: Northwestern State University of LouisianaFall 2014