Courtney Elizabeth Freeman

Courtney Elizabeth Freeman

Education:The ChicagoSchool of Professional Psychology

Chicago, Illinois

Masters of Arts in Clinical Counseling Psychology

HamptonUniversity

Hampton, Virginia

Bachelor of Arts in Psychology, Graduated Date

Experience:

January 2010- PresentHoustonCommunity College Systems

Part- Time Adjunct Professor of Psychology

Introduction to Psychology: A survey of the basic principles underlying human behavior and mental processes. Emphasis will be placed on major areas of study in the field of psychology, such as motivation, development, thought processes, and personality

Spring 2009RiveredgeHospital: Residential Program for Sexually Problematic and Aggressive Adolescent Males

Intern counselor and case manager

oCrisis Prevention Institute certification

oTrained as a mental health associate

oWeekly individual sessions with residents

oCo-facilitated therapy groups: expressive art therapy, family therapy, anger management and life skills

oResponsible for distributing and maintaining money allowances

oAttended court hearings: probationary and dependency

oAttended annual case reviews

oAdministrative tasks

Summer 2008Infant Welfare Society of Evanston

Intern Family Support Specialist

oHome visits: parenting skills, social and emotional support, administered the Parental Stress Index, Bayley Scales of Infant and Toddler Development, and Individual Family Support Plan

oCo- facilitated play groups

oCo-facilitated parenting Groups

oPlanned family events (Summer fun and Fall fun)

oComposed a comprehensive college resource portfolio, comprising information of 15+ colleges and universities,for teen mothers. Information provided includes, but is not limited to, requirements, housing, academic schools andcourse of study, and scholarships availablefor each institution, instructions on how to prepare college applications and college essays, financial aid information and instructions on how to apply for scholarships, grants, private and government loans.

oBaby Talk Curriculum Professional

Summer 2007Daily Bread Summer Excellence Academic Ministry

Teacher

oGeneral curriculum including the creative arts for Pre-K through sixth grade

Fall 2006HamptonUniversity Teaching Assistant

Tutoring and teaching Physiological Psychology, which included grading exams, quizzes, assignments, and papers

Summer 2006Summer Research Opportunity Program at The OhioStateUniversity

Columbus, Ohio

Affective responses to photoperiod on collard lemmings

Research Assistant to staff psychologist and post- graduate students

Responsible for conducting behavioral tests, coding results, taking blood samples, and dissecting lemming brains.

Spring 2006HamptonUniversity Independent Research: HIV and Religion Project

Hampton, Virginia

Correlation between HIV and Religion

SPSS Training and Data Entry

Responsible for entering data, data analysis, and conducting literature reviews

Summer 2005Summer Research Opportunity Program at The OhioStateUniversity

Columbus, Ohio

Research Assistant to staff psychologist

Responsible for coordinating lessons learned aspects of Trial ofAutomated Risk Appraisal for Adolescents Project(TARAA); included observing clinic activities, recording observations for use with future clinics and in- training nursing staff.

Honors and Awards:

Honors Graduate (Cum Lade; Departmental Honors) Dean’s List , Fall 2003 to Spring 2007

Psi Chi (National Honor Society of Psychology), 2004

President of Psi Chi 2006- 2007

Beta Kappa Chi (Scientific Honor Society, Natural Sciences and Mathematics), 2005

Ms. Beta Kappa Chi 2006- 2007

Golden Key International Honor Society, 2005