Vita
Kendra Priest
447 W. Walnut apt B-1Kalamazoo, MI 49007
Home Phone: (616) 915-9211
Email address:
EDUCATION
§ Masters of Arts
August 2005- December 2006, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI
§ Bachelor of Science:
August 2000- April 2004, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI
§ Cumulative G.P.A: 3.92
§ Honor’s degree in Psychology.
§ Phi Beta Kappa graduate
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Professional Psychology Practicum
Croyden Avenue School Kalamazoo, MI: August 2005 -present
§ Conduct discrete-trial training with young children diagnosed with autism or showing autistic behaviors
§ Data collection and evaluation of the effectiveness of this treatment
§ Composed behavioral treatment procedure for a child
§ In the process of completing 300 hours of training with clients
Systems Manager – Behavioral Research Supervisory System
Western Michigan University, August 2005 - present
§ Managed undergraduate students on the completion of tasks contributing to improvements within the Behavioral Analysis Training System and on the completion of honor’s theses
§ Assigned and reviewed weekly tasks to three undergraduate assistants to ensure the continuous improvement of my system
§ Developed various documents to correct disconnects within the Behavioral Research Supervisory System.
Undergraduate Supervisor: Behavioral Research Supervisory System
Western Michigan University: August 2003- April 2004
§ Composed honor’s thesis that detailed improvements I made for the system
§ Supervised the completion of tasks by other undergraduates
§ Gave weekly grade feedback and graphed student’s progress
Aid for English Class- Literary Interpretation
Western Michigan University: January 2003- April 2003
§ Helped develop and select material for the class
§ Provided feedback concerning the pronunciation of the English language to the graduate student, Byoung Park, who taught the class
RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
April 2003- December 2003:
Data collection in autistic research for Anne Cumming’s dissertation: “Evaluating Progress in Intensive Early Intervention Programs for Children with Autism: Continuous versus Intermittent Data Collection Systems.”
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
§ January 2006- April 2007:
o Graduate Student Instructor – Psychology 460 (Higher order Conditioning)
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§ August 2005- December 2005:
o Graduate Student Instructor- Psychology 360
§ August 2003- December 2003:
o Teacher’s Assistant to Dr. Cynthia Pietras for the class titled, Behavioral Research Methods. Tasks included grading quizzes, tests, and assignments as well as holding exam review sessions and office hours.
PROFESSIONAL PRESENTATIONS
Priest, K., Skundrich, J., Ferre, A. Hustyi, K. (2006, May). The Behavioral Research Supervisory System: Helping Students Prevent Research Procrastination. Poster presented at the 2006 Association of Behavioral Analysis, Atlanta, GA.
Priest, K., Skundrich, J., Ferre, A. Hustyi, K. (2006, March). The Behavioral Research Supervisory System: Helping Students Prevent Research Procrastination. Poster presented at the 2006 Behavioral Analysis Association of Michigan, Ypsilanti, MI.
Ferree, A., Priest, K., Skundrich, J., Hustyi, K., Grider, B. (2006, March). Creating Clarity. Poster presented at the 2006 Behavioral Analysis Association of Michigan, Ypsilanti, MI.
Hustyi, K., Priest, K., Skundrich, J., Ferree, A., Grider, B. (2006, March)
Rae, C., Priest, K., Rosenburg, A., Wolf, B., Kennedy, K. (2004, May). The Behavioral Research Supervisory System: Helping Graduates and Undergraduate Students Prevent Procrastination. Poster presented at the 30th annual Association of Behavior Analysis Conference, Boston, M.A.
Priest, K., Rae, C., Rosenburg, A., Wolf, B., Kennedy, K. (2004, March). Increasing the Effectiveness of Training for a Graduate Leadership Position within the Behavioral Research Supervisory System. Poster presented at the 2004 Behavioral Analysis Association of Michigan, Ypsilanti, M.I.
Kennedy, K., Rae, C., Rosenburg, A., Priest, K., Wolf, B. (2004, March). Reducing Procrastination and Inefficiency of Gradate Students Developing and Submitting IRB Materials. Poster presented at the 2004 Behavioral Analysis Association of Michigan, Ypsilanti, M.I.
Rae, C., Priest, K., Rosenburg, A., Wolf, B., Kennedy, K. (2004, March). The Behavioral Research Supervisory System: Helping Graduates and Undergraduate Students Prevent Procrastination. Poster presented at the 2004 Behavioral Analysis Association of Michigan, Ypsilanti, M.I.
ASSOCIATION MEMBERSHIPS
§ Association for Behavior Analysis: 2005 - present
§ Behavior Analysis Association of Michigan: 2005 – present
§ Midwest Association of Behavior Analysis: 2005 – present
§ Phi Beta Kapa: April 2004
§ OBM Network: November 2003- December 2004
REFERENCES
§ Dr. John Austin. Associate professor of psychology at Western Michigan University.
§ Dr. Cynthia Pietras. Assistant professor of psychology at Western Michigan University.
§ Dr. Richard Malott. Professor of psychology at Western Michigan University.