Grand Rapids High School

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Grand Rapids, MI 49505 E-mail

heatherlhammerstrom@gmail.c

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Heather L. Hammerstrom

Objective To obtain a position that will allow me to highlight my skills and passion in the fields of

child psychology, trauma, abuse and anxiety.

Education 05/2007- current Western Michigan University Kalamazoo, MI

Counseling Psychology

• G.P.A. 3.9

• Masters of Arts in Counseling Psychology expected December 2010

08/2003- 12/2006 Cornerstone University Grand Rapids, MI

Psychology and Family Studies Major

• Deans List, G.P.A. 3.77

• Achieved Bachelor of Arts in Psychology and Family Studies, December 2006

• Graduated Summa Cum Laude, 2006

08/1999-05/2003 Fraser High School Fraser, MI

Honors Studies in General Education

• G.P.A. 3.89

• Graduated Summa Cum Laude, 2003

Experience 08/2009-Current Cornerstone University Grand Rapids, MI

Adjunct Professor- History and Social Sciences Division

• Undergraduate instructor in the history and social sciences division. Experience

teaching undergraduates in a variety of majors on the subjects of general

psychology, developmental psychology and history and systems of psychology.

08/2006-Current DeVos Pediatric Psychology Grand Rapids, MI

Psychometrist and Research Coordinator

• Administer, score, and interpret intelligence, aptitude, achievement, and other

psychological tests to provide test information to the DeVos Children’s Hospital

Pediatric Psychologists, primary care physicians, teachers, counselors, and other

specified parties. Coordinate specific research tasks and develop research

protocol.

08/2006-11/2007 Pregnancy Resource Center Grand Rapids, MI

Counselor

• Provide options counseling for women with unplanned pregnancies and abstinence

counseling for sexually active women who are STD and pregnancy vulnerable.

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Leadership and Skills Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital Science of Healing Educational Scholarship

recipient, March 2010

• Spectrum Health Ace Award winner, first quarter 2009

• Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital Science of Healing Educational Scholarship

recipient, June 2008

• Attend many continuing education lectures (grand rounds, diversity lectures, patient

care conferences) and conferences (research, etc), 2006-current

• Presidential Scholarship recipient, 2003-2006

• Held Discipleship Coordinator position for the 2004-2005 school year

• Collected 200+ items as co-coordinator for fundraiser at the Alpha Women’s Center,

February 2004

• Proficient in Windows, Microsoft Applications, Cerner, and Epic

• Experience with social sciences statistics and applications, psychology research

studies and methods

• Research experience as a study coordinator, principle investigator, and team member

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Projects and Co-investigator for a study involving neurocognitive effects of brain tumors, 2009-

Involvement 2010

• Study coordinator for large study regarding NICU design, 2009-current

• Involved in research for an eating disorder program, 2009- current

• Study coordinator of study involving bone marrow transplantation psychological

maladjustment effects at Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital, April 2006-December 2009

• Involved in the development and completion of presentations given to residents,

communities, and conferences, current and continuous

• Primary investigator on research study regarding the effects of hypoglycemia on a

neonate, 2009

• Built doctoral level internship program from the ground up, 2008

• Training in biofeedback and cognitive-behavioral relaxation techniques for anxiety,

2007

• Created possible school resiliency plan as an intervention for at-risk youth,

November 2007

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Publications Poster Presentation for study titled “Using the WISC-IV Integrated to Determine

Differences in Performance in Children Diagnosed with a Brain Tumor,” August 2010

• Poster Presentation for study titled “Maladjustment Effects of Bone Marrow

Transplants on Pediatric Patients and their Parents,” May 2008

• Poster Presentation for bone marrow transplant study at SIOP conference in Berlin,

Germany, October 2008

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