Training Assistant
Resume:
Nicole Whyms Brocato
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EDUCATION
PhD, Human Services Psychology May 2014
University of Maryland, Baltimore County Laura Stapleton, PhD; Steven Pitts, PhD; co-chairs
Dissertation title: Information gathered by retrospective, self-report, emotional frequency items in
children
Children’s responses to BDI-Y and CDI items were statistically modeled with item response theory and
confirmatory factor analysis to examine whether the effectiveness of self-report items that retrospectively assess
children’s mental health symptoms is associated with item structure or children's ages.
MA, Psychology August 2008
University of Maryland, Baltimore County Robert Provine, PhD; chair
Thesis title: Developing a questionnaire to measure social, tickle, and contagious yawning
behavior in normally developing children and children with autism
Several stages of cognitive interviews and questionnaire design procedures were used to develop an questionnaire
assessing social, tickle, and contagious yawning behavior in typically developing children and children with autism.
BA, Psychology May 2005
University of Maryland, Baltimore County
PUBLICATIONS and PRESENTATIONS
1. Provine, R., Cabrera, M., Brocato, N., & Krosnowski, K. (2011). When the whites of the eyes are
red: A uniquely human cue. Ethology, 11(5), 395-399.
2. Brocato, N. (2010, April) When a Google Search Isn’t Enough… In R. Siegried (Moderator),
Skills session: Expanding the evaluator’s toolkit with technology . Panel session conducted at the 33rd
Eastern Evaluation Research Society Annual Conference: Expanding the evaluator’s toolkit,
Galloway, NJ.
3. Provine, R., Kucharski, K., Brocato, N. (2009). Tearing: Breakthrough in Human Emotional
Signaling. Evolutionary Psychology, 7(1), 52-56.
4. Provine, R., Krosnowski, K., Whyms, N., Whipps, M., Webb, K. (2008). Sadness with and without
tears: The tear effect. Poster presentation for the Society for Neuroscience, Washington, DC.
5. Provine, R., Emmorey, K., Spencer, R., Mandell, D., Whyms, N. (2007). Emoting to people you
can neither see nor hear. Poster presentation for the American Psychological Society, Washington
DC.
CLINICAL TRAINING and WORK EXPERIENCE
Assistant Clinical Care Manager July 2013 - present
Keystone Human Services
Supervised by McKenzie Walker, PsyD, and Teresa Buzzini, PsyD
Job duties
Assist in administration of ADOS evaluations for Early Intervention program
Provide BHRS in-home and at-school therapeutic services to children and families,
primarily utilizing behavior analytic, cognitive-behavioral, and systems approaches to treatment
Conduct BHRS authorization evaluations
Redesigned initial evaluation screening tools for BHRS and ADOS evaluations
Supervise service providers, including BSCs, MTs, and TSSs
Assist with compliance efforts
Provide clinical training to service staff members
Clinical Pre-Doctoral Intern – APPIC-approved July 2012 – June 2013
Keystone Human Services
Supervised by Carlos Pozzi, PsyD, and Teresa Buzzini, PsyD
Job duties
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Conducted psychological assessments with children and adolescents
Provided in-home and at-school therapeutic services to children and families, primarily
utilizing behavior analytic, cognitive-behavioral, and systems approaches to treatment
Assisted in the provision of clinical training to service staff members
Children’s Program Coordinator July 2009 – June 2012
Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Center of Howard County, Maryland (DVSAC)
Supervised by Amy Bogdon-Abrams, LCSW-C, and Christopher Murphy, PhD
Job duties
Used an iterative, team-based approach to revise intake, assessment, and treatment
planning process to include standardized assessment instruments and strengths-based treatment
planning
Identified empirically supported interventions (including ACT, TF-CBT, MBCT-C, CPT, and
Motivational Interviewing) and supported their implementation within an evidence-based practices
framework
Assisted with grant writing to support outpatient services funding
Served as a management team member with the local National Children’s Alliance-
accredited Child Advocacy Center
Provided supervision to other graduate students
Provided clinical services in a team setting to families affected by domestic violence and
sexual assault, including: legal testimony; coordination with best interest attorneys; intake and
assessment; information and referral; and crisis, individual, group, and family counseling
New Behaviors for Women Program Coordinator September 2010 – June 2012
Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Center of Howard County, Maryland (DVSAC)
Supervised by Christopher Murphy, PhD
Job duties
Collaborated with men’s abuser intervention program coordinator to revise intake and
assessment process to be consistent with the agency’s state-accredited men’s abuser
intervention program
Introduced modular group session structure to allow for open group enrollment while still
providing the program’s cognitive-behavioral intervention
Provided clinical services to court-ordered and voluntary clients, including: intake,
assessment, and individual and group counseling
Program Assistant July 2008 – July 2009
HIV/AIDS Community Collaborative
Supervised by Carlo DiClemente, PhD, and Henry Gregory, PhD
Job duties
Worked in a team setting to educate federally-funded health care agencies about
SAMHSA’s Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment model (SBIRT)
Provided trainings in Motivational Interviewing and the Transtheoretical Model of behavior
change
Assisted with consultations to improve agencies’ intake, assessment, and treatment
planning processes
Child & Family Therapy Extern September 2008 – May 2009
Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Center of Howard County
Supervised by Amy Bogdon-Abrams, LCSW-C
Job duties
Provided individual and group counseling services to women and children who
experienced interpersonal violence
Forensic Evaluation Extern September 2007 – May 2008
Medical Services Office, Baltimore City Circuit Court
Supervised by Harriet Siegel-Miller, PhD
Job duties
Conducted psychological, custody, and competency evaluations with adults, children, and
families
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Adult Inpatient Extern September 2006 – May 2007
Springfield Hospital Center – McKeldin A Ward
Supervised by Cheryl Zwart, PhD
Job duties
Provided individual and group counseling services to inpatient adults
ADDITIONAL TRAINING and CONFERENCES
The Art of Mindful Living, Insight Meditation Society, June 11-18 2014
Paul Ekman Group online METT and SETT training, ongoing
Pennsylvania Juvenile Justice Conference, November 7, 2013
Mindfulness in Psychotherapy; Ronald D Siegel, PsyD; June 8-9, 2012
Child Sexual Abuse, The Public Agency Training Council; Terry Hall; November 7-8, 2011
The Pain Paradox: Mindfulness, Compassion, and Resilience in Trauma Therapy; John Briere, PhD; April 29-
30, 2011
The 27th National Symposium on Child Abuse, The National Children’s Advocacy Center; March 28-31
Maryland Network Against Domestic Violence Statewide Conference--Promoting the Safety and Right of the
Hidden Victims of Domestic Violence: Children, Tweens, and Teens; November 17, 2010
The Annual Mid-Atlantic Conference on Child Abuse and Neglect, Maryland Children’s Alliance; October 27-29,
2010
On-line training course for trauma-focused cognitive-behavioral therapy (equivalent to 10 continuing education
contact hours), Medical University of South Carolina; September 10, 2010
Finding Words, Governor’s Office of Crime Control and Prevention, Maryland Police and Correctional Training
Commission; August 30-September 3, 2010
Eastern Evaluation Research Society 33rd Annual Conference: Expanding the Evaluator’s Toolkit, April 18-20
Young Voices, Better Choices, Maryland Network Against Domestic Violence; October 27, 2009
8 week MBSR practicum; Trish Magyari-Lorch, MA, MS; July-August 2009
TTM Group Treatment for Substance Abuse: Training for New Trainers; Mary Velasquez, PhD & Nanette
Stephens, PhD; April 3-4, 2009
Advances in ADHD: Theory, Diagnosis, & Management; Russell Barkley, MD; November 20-21,2008
Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction in Mind-Body Medicine: A 7-Day Professional Training; Omega Institute,
Jon Kabat-Zinn, PhD, and Saki Santorelli, EdD, June 2008
Assessment and Treatment of Youth Violence; Kathy Seifert, PhD; October 26, 2007
Risk Assessment for Mental Health Practitioners; Michael Gelles, PsyD. & Kelly Zinna, PsyD.; October 26,
2007
Assessment: 9 month seminar at Springfield Hospital Center, 2006-2007
Motivational Interviewing: 2 day training workshop, August 2006
ASSESSMENT MEASURE EXPERIENCE
WAIS-III & -IV Rorschach ADOS-2
WRAT-IV TAT ATEC
WASI Symptom Assessment – 45 Figure drawing
MMPI Conflict Tactics Scale Sentence completion
MCMI Parenting Stress Index Roberts Apperception Test
BASC-2 CBCL CDI
Beck Youth Inventories MACI K-SADS
UCLA PTSD Index SEEC GADS
GARS CARS Clinical interviewing
INTERVENTION EXPERIENCE
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy Group (structured and support)
Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy for Children Individual
Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavior Therapy Family
Trauma Systems Therapy Milieu
Dialectical Behavior Therapy Home-based
Cognitive Processing Therapy
Abuser intervention
Applied Behavior Analysis
Motivational Interviewing/Transtheoretical Model
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STATISTICAL EXPERIENCE
Item response theory Mplus
Univariate modeling SAS
Multivariate modeling SPSS
Measurement invariance
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Teaching assistant September 2005 – July 2008
University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Undergraduate courses supported
Behavior analysis
Statistics 1 & 2
Graduate courses supported
Assessment 2
HONORS AND AWARDS
Phi Beta Kappa, 2005
Senatorial Scholarship, 2004-2005
Distinguished Achievement Award in Psychology, 2004 & 2005
Richard and Roselyn Neville Scholarship, 2004
Rosalie Tydings Business and Professional Women’s Scholarship, 2002
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
American Psychological Association
Association for Contextual Behavioral Science
Association of Family and Conciliation Courts
National Institute for Play
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