Administrative Assistant Mental Health
Resume:
TIFFANY M. ANDERSEN
** **** ******, *** ****, New York, NY 10038
ab9ud6@r.postjobfree.com
College graduate with well-rounded job experience, including scientific
research and administrative. Assertive self-starter, highly effective in
communication with people of diverse backgrounds and application of new
protocols; professional with a proven respect for hard deadlines and a high
standard for quality of work. Highlights in research include management of
genetics lab and independently designing, developing, and implementing a
research project aimed to examine cultural adaptation and psychological
adjustment.
EXPERIENCE
Post Baccalaureate Research Fellow June 2011 - August 2013
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), Bethesda, MD
- Managed genetics portion of the lab. Served as main contact for
several projects to maintain relationships with collaborators and
clients. Kept accurate and organized logs of various biospecimens
(DNA, cell culture, blood, etc). Able to work on multiple projects at
once, and change and prioritize as needed.
- Able to communicate and interact effectively with childhood-onset
schizophrenia patients, families, and normal volunteers; essentially,
people of various backgrounds and functionalities. Administered
neuropsychological evaluations and MEG brain scans to incoming
families.
- Assisted in performing biopsies of COS families and normal volunteers.
Served as point of contact to patients for questions/concerns about
the procedure.
- Observed HIPAA regulations, or confidentiality of sensitive and
personally identifiable information and documents.
- Facilitated research of induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells across
labs world-wide, for the study of psychiatric illness (e.g.
schizophrenia, autism, bipolar disorder) at the molecular level.
Principal Investigator September 2010 - April 2011
New York University, New York City, NY
- Culture adaptation and influence on psychological adjustment among
college immigrant and international students.
- Independently designed, conducted, and analyzed study, which aims to
examine how cultural adaptation impacts psychological adjustment.
- Applied binary correlation and linear regression analyses to
participant data to determine if high acculturation stress is related
to high mental health problems.
Teacher's Assistant September 2010 - December2010
New York University, New York City, NY
- Teacher's assistants are selected through a rigorous application and
interview process. TA for Introduction to Psychology (PSYCH-UA 1).
- Independently designed weekly lesson plans to supplement lecture
curriculum and provide insight on advanced psychology theories for a
section of 35 students. Also available to students for private
tutoring.
Research Assistant September 2009 - May 2010
New York University School of Medicine Child Study Center, New York City,
NY
- Assisted with the study of Asian American children's mental health
through parent mental health factors and parent-child relationship
factors.
- Gained on-site knowledge of the problem by taking field visits to
nearby school districts to administer Behavior Assessment System for
Children (BASC II) tests to children ages 4-5.
- Further assessed child mental health constructs by conducting parent
phone-interviews.
- Reviewed accuracy of gathered data and conducted statistical analysis
like Pearson's r-correlations via SPSS.
Office Automation Technician May 2010-September 2010
Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Bethesda, MD
- Administrative assistance for the Health Professions Scholarship
Program offices.
- Heavy phone; kept a professional phone demeanor while calling several
medical schools and creating rapport with bursar staff.
- Helped maintain and organize confidential medical records and
documents (and accounting records as needed).
- Accurately entered data into appropriate logs and systems.
- Other duties and assignments to special projects as needed.
Administrative Assistant May 2008 -September 2008
Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Bethesda, MD
- Administrative assistant for the Health Professions Scholarship
Program offices.
- Organized the medical student filing system to make user-friendly for
staff in the office.
- Accepted phone calls and transferred to appropriate staff member when
necessary.
- Accepted deliveries and sorted mail.
Research Intern Summer 2009 and June 2006-May 2007
NIMH Genetic Basis of Mood and Anxiety Disorders Unit, Bethesda, MD
- Helped design and conduct a study investigating the correlation
between childhood trauma and the severity of bipolar disorder I.
- Shadowed psychologist during interviews and used data from previous
NIMH-5 studies, assessed completed participant narratives and
questionnaires for signs of childhood trauma.
- Tested for correlations/associations between various types of trauma
and severity of bipolar disorder through number and degree of symptoms
present via SPSS.
PUBLICATIONS
Ahn, K., Gogtay, N., Andersen, T. M., Anvari, A. A., Gochman, P., Lee,
Y., Sanders, S., Guha, S., Darvasi, A., Glessner, J. T., Hakonarson,
H., Lencz, T., State, M. W., Shugart, Y. Y., & Rapoport, J. L. (2013).
High rate of disease-related copy number variations in childhood onset
schizophrenia. Molecular Psychiatry. Advance online publication. doi:
10.1038/mp.2013.59
PRESENTATIONS
College of Arts and Science Undergraduate Research Conference April 2011
New York University, New York, NY
HHMI/NIH/MCPS Program Conference May 2007
Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Bethesda, MD
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Arts in Psychology; New York University, New York, NY; 2011
SKILLS
Proficient with Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, Japanese language skills,
Data collection, Data Entry, Data Analysis, SPSS, Neuropsychological
Testing, Recruitment, Pipetting, PCR, DNA Extraction, DNA Repurification,
Tissue Culture, Specimen Shipment, Specimen Collection.
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