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AMBER MORTON

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EDUCATION

M.A., Mental Health Counseling and Behavioral Medicine GPA 4.0

Boston University (August 2015- Present)

B.A., Psychology (Honors)

The University of Texas at Austin (August 2012- May 2015) GPA 3.9

Certified Business Foundations: UT McCombs School of Business Psychology GPA 3.95

WORK EXPERIENCE

Eliot Emergency Services Team Lynn, Massachusetts

Intern Spring 2016

Worked with a broad range of diagnoses, disorders, and ages across a wide range of settings

Observed, participated in, and led psychiatric evaluations

Participated in the selection of appropriate level of care for clients based on symptomology

Led group counseling sessions at the Eliot CCS

Memorial Drive United Methodist Church Houston, Texas

Summer Intern and Senior Summer Intern Summer 2012 and 2013

Planned and worked on volunteer events, with a focus on the week-long “Workcamp” where the staff and youth program spend a week on projects in a small Texas town

Provided guidance and leadership for a youth group of nearly 200 teenagers and middle school-aged kids

Led several small groups of adolescents where sensitive topics were discussed at length

Led a group of 10 in readying the church to host upwards of 300 elementary aged kids for summer camp

Managed a group of 24 college interns to ensure that they kept to their roles in contributing to prepare for the summer events

Blue Willow Bookshop Houston, Texas

Sales Associate August 2009-Summer 2012

Worked and led bi-weekly group events including game days for children and book signings

Interacted closely with customers, worked at cash register/front desk, made recommendations, answered phones

Ordered books for individuals, received shipments, stocked

Dealt with major publishing companies to order for the entire store

RESEARCH ACTIVITIES

Independent Thesis Research, UT Austin January 2014-April 2015

Synopsis: This study seeks to add to the current body of research on exercise related mood changes by examining the role that social comparison plays in this relationship.

Researched & formulated theoretical framework for a psychological research study in collaboration with Dr. John Bartholomew

Worked closely with participants, administered several mood assessments, and gathered physiological data

Prepared overview of study and presented in front of an audience at the Psychology Honors Poster Session

Tucker-Drob Twins and Development Psychology Research Lab, UT Austin Fall 2013-August 2014

Undergraduate Research Assistant

Examining the relationship between genes, hormones, and cognitive functioning in child and adolescent twins

Ran subjects, implemented highly interactive tests, handled samples, dealt with families, worked with kids aged 7-14

Analyzed, and compiled data from hundreds of twins

Analyzed data by scaling responses for a general IQ and used formulas to see how they did comparatively on tests

Examined statistics on local schools to see about interactions between wealth and educational success

Trained other RA’s, made phone calls, scheduled participants, recruited participants by calling the families with twins

ORGANIZATIONS

AMCHA

Women in Psychology Fall 2013

Helping Horns Fall 2013

SKILLS

Computer Experience: Excel, Word, PowerPoint, SPSS, Qualtrics, Redcap

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