Clinical Assistant/Psychometrist Resume Example
New Orleans native working toward a brighter and progressive future through the advocacy of academic resilience and positive psychosocial skills for underserved youth. Well-versed in psychological assessment, long-term project methodology, design, and analysis, software proficiency as well as computer program development. Eager to join the efforts of a team that demonstrates an unwavering persistence toward making change.
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- Support, facilitate, and coordinate the daily clinical trial activities within ICH-GCP guidelines.
- Work with the primary investigator and involved team members to support and provide guidance on the administration of the compliance, financial, personnel, and other related aspects of the clinical study.
- Assist in evaluation of all potential clinical research studies, particularly concerned with late effects of pediatric cancer treatments.
- Maintain, assemble, and update informed consent, inclusion/exclusion criteria, sponsor contact information, and other related information.
- Promote protocol compliance by being in clinic office or when subject is seen.
- Collaborate with attending physician and principal investigator to report serious adverse events to study sponsor and regulatory personnel within mandated timeframe.
- Record patient visits and services in Allegro or other Clinical Trial Management System (CTMS).
- Working knowledge of the general competencies involved with the legal and judicial systems.
- Exposure to providing clinical assessment, including psychological testing, within correctional facilities.
- Evaluated and summarized individual behavioral and emotional state based on prior medical/psychological history notes in addition to psychological assessment results.
- Collaborated with supervisor on diagnostic criteria in the potential of fulfilling a DSM-5 diagnosis.
- Interpreted psychological test outcomes based on normative data and compiled clinical reports at a significant pace (average of 8 reports/week).
- Determined central concerns and identified optimal strategies of treatment and remediation.
- Managed Simple Practice software to process patient payments and update accounts.
- Interacted closely with patients, using effective interpersonal, active listening and communication skills.
- Prioritized front desk duties, including answering phones, scheduling appointments, greeting patients and ordering supplies.
- Demonstrated knowledge of HIPAA Privacy and Security Regulations by appropriately handling patient information.
- Translated medical jargon and short-hand data into correct terminology.
- Administered psychological assessment, comprised of measures of intellectual functioning, executive function, learning/processing disorders, and neurological deficits.
- Collaborated with psychologists to appropriately individualize patient test batteries.
- Monitored multiple databases to keep track of all company inventory.
- Maintained thorough records and submitted timely reports of behavioral observations and measures.
- Assisted in development of long-term methodology, encompassing 18-months of clinical study.
- Illustrated presentations and compiled reports using SPSS and JMP statistical software.
- Modified cognitive scales measuring short-term efficacy of intervention on thought processes.
- Regulated ethical clinical practices when recording data and managing source documentation.
- Supported principal investigators regarding reminiscence therapy, cognition, and life satisfaction topics.
- Thesis: Exploring the relationship between ruminative thought and cognitive dysfunction: Through the lens of attentional mechanisms and emotional content.
- 3.9 GPA
- Academic Honors Recipient
- Magna cum laude graduate
- Gamma Beta Phi Member
- 3.7 GPA
- Judge Sheldon Fernandez Endowed Scholarship Recipient
- Psi Chi Member
- President's List Honoree (Fall 2011-Spring 2015)
Primary Investigator, Exploring the relationship between ruminative thought and cognitive dysfunction: Through the lens of attentional mechanisms and emotional content.
- Proposed long-term investigational plan to review committee
- Submitted required documentation to Institutional Review Board (IRB)
- Recruited undergraduate students for participation through University research posting
- Demonstrated good clinical practice and patient safety in experimental design
- Developed Affective Shift Task program using Super Lab Software to measure for executive function
- Transcribed and cleaned data using embedded macros in Microsoft Excel
- Analyzed data through linear regression, repeated measures, mixed-model ANOVA, and paired sample t-tests
- Originated a defense including clinical implications (e.g., CBT) and future research suggestions
Project Director, Cognition and Psycholinguistics Lab
- Managed a team of 10 undergraduate students in behavioral intervention, cognitive processes, and death-perception
- Designated appropriate team roles based on short-term goal achievements
- Evaluated poster submissions which resulted in multiple local and regional conference presentations including SWPA, LPA, and UL Undergraduate Research Conference
- Formulated stimulus design and analysis based on scientific-findings
- Oversaw safety regulations associated with conducting experimental trials based on IRB protocol
Volunteer Research Assistant, Utility of neuropsychological evaluation in a general neurology outpatient setting, Ochsner Hospital, Baptist and Main Campus locations.
- Illustrated extensive literature review based on previous findings of health outcome efficiency as a result of neuropsychological assessment
- Analyzed retrospective medical files using Epic software
- Consulted with neuropsychological treatment care team regarding IRB document review and completed safety regulation
Publications
• Sohr-Preston, S. L., Lacour, A.K., Brent, T., Dugas, T., & Jordan, L. (2016). Blogging about family building (infertility, pregnancy loss, adoption, pregnancy, and trying to conceive): Content and blogging motivations. Studies in Media and Communications, 4, 8-20.
Conference Presentations
• Lacour, A.K., Wozencraft, T., Matthews, L. (November 2019). Those Were the Days…Exploring the Relationships Amongst Reminiscence Style, Cognition, and Psychopathology. Abstract accepted for poster presentation at the Southwestern Psychological Association convention, Frisco, Texas (April 2020).
• Lacour, A.K., Breaux, B. (April 2018). Understanding the Relation Between Depression, ADHD, and Rumination. Abstract awarded finalist for graduate research talk at the Southwestern Psychological Association convention, Houston, TX.
• Lacour, A.K., Cantú, N.G., Connell, N.J., Knox, M.K., & McDermott, M.J. (May 2016). Examining the Mediating Role of Rumination and Anxiety Sensitivity in the Relation between Depression Symptoms and Physical Health Symptoms. Poster awarded second place for graduate session at the Louisiana Psychological Association, New Orleans.
• Lacour, A.K., Sohr, S. (June 2015). Correlates of Parenting Doubts and Self-Efficacy in a Sample of College-Attending Parents. Poster presented at the convention of the Louisiana Psychological Association, New Orleans, LA.
Court Appointed Special Advocates for Children (CASA), Jefferson Parish, Metairie, Louisiana.
- Advocate for the vital resources and overall well-being of children who are currently a part of the foster care system in Jefferson Parish.
- Offer suggestions and environmental observations in assigned court hearings based on program regulations.
- Serve as part of an interdisciplinary team and engage in differing perspectives based on clinical experience and involvement per case.
- Engage with the child through verbal and nonverbal communication cues while remaining adamant and diligent to the child's physical, emotional, mental, academic, and health requirements.
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School Attended
- University of Louisiana At Lafayette
- Southeastern Louisiana University
- Mount Carmel Academy
Job Titles Held:
- Clinical Trial Coordinator
- Clinical Assistant/Psychometrist
- Clinical Assistant
- Psychometrist
- Research Assistant
Degrees
- Master of Science : Psychology 12/2018
Bachelor of Arts : Psychology 05/2015
High School Diploma 05/2011
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