Manager Mental Health
Resume:
Stephanie E. Popp
Johnstown, Pennsylvania 15904
****.*********.*****@*****.***
EDUCATION
Chatham University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Master of Science in Counseling Psychology, December 2006
Certifications: Elementary and Secondary School Counselor; National Board
Certified Counselor
Grade point average: 3.96/4.0
Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Bachelor of Arts in Psychology, Communication Studies, and English (triple
major), May 2003
Grade point average: 3.92/4.0
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Westmont Hilltop Elementary School
Johnstown, Pennsylvania
Position: Elementary Guidance Counselor (December 2009 to June 2010)
Primary responsibilities included the design, development,
implementation, and evaluation of a comprehensive, developmentally based
guidance program. Also responsible for training faculty to implement the
Olweus Bullying Prevention Program and to correctly administer the
Pennsylvania System of School Assessment. Relevant duties also included
coordinating service provision during interdisciplinary team meetings and
referring students to appropriate community mental health organizations as
needed.
Gold's Gym International, Incorporated
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Position: Personal Trainer (January 2008 to August 2009)
Key responsibilities involved helping clients to make positive
changes to enact a healthier overall quality of life. Duties included:
educating clients about proper nutrition, physical fitness, and weight
management; recruiting new clients; working collaboratively with members to
define health-related goals and constructing an individualized plan to meet
these goals; and sustaining friendly and professional relationships with
staff, clients, and members.
Citizen Care, Incorporated
Coraopolis, Pennsylvania
Position: Program Manager (June 2004 to December 2004)
Key responsibilities centered on multitasking between the competing
demands of community agency program management and direct care staff
supervision. Relative work included: writing and monitoring functional
skills programs for adults with developmental disabilities and mental
health issues; ensuring compliance with state-mandated standards; directing
interdisciplinary team meetings for the purpose of care coordination; and
cultivating and maintaining friendly and professional relationships with
all levels of personnel.
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center/Western Psychiatric Institute and
Clinic
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Position: Milieu Therapist (June 2003 to June 2004)
Primary responsibilities involved providing treatment services for a
diverse patient population, including those with co-morbid addiction
disorders and severe psychiatric diagnoses. Also responsible for:
individual therapy; educational sessions regarding managing symptoms of
mental illness and identifying triggers; and group therapy on topics such
as anger management, relapse prevention, and discharge planning. Relative
work also included de-escalating crisis situations, conducting individual
risk assessments, and advocating for patients during treatment team
meetings.
Mayview State Hospital
Bridgeville, Pennsylvania
Position: Psychology Intern (January 2003 to April 2003)
Key responsibilities featured examining and utilizing methods of
psychological and neurobehavioral testing, assessment, and diagnosis,
including the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual, 4th ed. (DSM-IV),
Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-2 (MMPI-2), and the Wechsler
Adult Intelligence Scale (WAIS-IV). Additional assessment tools tested
subjects' executive functions, learning, recall, abstraction, perception,
and speed of information processing.
RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
Chatham University
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Position: Research Assistant (August 2004 to January 2005)
Primary responsibilities involved subject recruitment, scheduling,
and interviewing; data collection and processing; and statistical analysis.
Data collection was derived through implementing a battery of assessment
tools to analyze the correlation between negative body image and eating
disordered behaviors among college students. Data analysis was conducted
using the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS).
. Prepared manuscripts for Institutional Review Board (IRB) approval and
grant acquisition
United States Department of Justice/National Drug Intelligence Center
Johnstown, Pennsylvania
Position: Intelligence Clerk Trainee (June-August 2002; June-August 2001;
June-August 2000)
Key duties centered on researching the usage, trafficking, and
behavioral effects of illicit drug use. Duties also included: interviewing
and partnering with subject matter experts to develop training programs for
new Intelligence Analysts; conducting qualitative and quantitative
intelligence research; publishing an information bulletin entitled "Huffing-
The Abuse of Inhalants" and editing the existing Policies and Procedures
manual and drafting new policy.
PUBLICATIONS
Valutis, S., Goreczny, A. J., Wister, J. A., Newton, H., Popp, S., and
Vavrek, J. (2009). Weight preoccupation, body image dissatisfaction, and
self-efficacy in female undergraduates. Scientific Journals International:
Journal of Psychiatry, Psychology, and Mental Health, 3, 1-11.
United States Department of Justice/National Drug Intelligence Center.
(2001). Huffing - The Abuse of Inhalants. Archived NDIC Publications,
product no. 2002-J0403-001. Retrieved from
http://www.justice.gov/ndic/topics/archived.htm#H
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
American Psychological Association, Associate Member
American College of Sports Medicine, Alliance Member
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