SARAH MAYER-BROWN Curriculum Vitae (Revised February 2012)

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1 SARAH MAYER-BROWN Curriculum Vitae (Revised February 2012) PERSONAL INFORMATION WORK: Department of Clinical and Health Psychology University of Florida Box Gainesville, FL Work phone: EDUCATION Current UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA, Gainesville, FL Department of Clinical and Health Psychology M.S., Clinical Psychology, anticipated 2013 Concentration: Pediatric Psychology Mentor: David Janicke, Ph.D GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY, Washington, DC Bachelor of Arts, Psychology Summa Cum Laude 2007 JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY, Smithfield, Queensland, Australia Study Abroad HONORS Dean s List, George Washington University, Washington, DC EXPERIENCE July Current UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA PEDIATRIC PSYCHOLOGY LAB University of Florida, Gainesville, FL Graduate Research Assistant Serve as a group leader in a rural health lifestyle intervention program for children ages 8-12 Conduct screening assessments Collect and enter data from clinic projects Conduct literate reviews Supervisor: David Janicke, Ph.D.

2 Aug July 2011 June July 2009 NYU CHILD STUDY CENTER NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE Institute for Prevention Science, New York, NY Project Associate, ParentCorps A federally-funded randomized controlled trial of ParentCorps, a school- and family-based preventive intervention for over 1,000 preschoolers and their families living in urban disadvantaged neighborhoods. ParentCorps focuses on preventing conduct problems and obesity, and promoting socioemotional and academic competence in young children. Coordinated and collected all school-based data, including teacher reports and child assessments Conducted and scored school-based standardized assessments of children s academic achievement (KTEA), emotion knowledge (Pre-School Emotion Interview), and global rating of child behavior Conducted parent phone interviews, including standardized rating scales and diagnostic interviews (Diagnostic Interview Schedule for Children) Co-facilitated manualized groups with Pre-Kindergarten children in schools, with a focus on social, emotional, and behavioral skills Provided classroom support and assistance to Pre-Kindergarten through 4 th grade teachers Contributed to all aspects of data management, including entry, verification, and cleaning using standardized protocols and procedures Contributed to revisions to the children s manual, resource guide, and training guides Conducted literature reviews and summaries on subjects including obesity, sleep, and impulsivity Attended weekly Grand Rounds, supervision and team meetings, and Institute wide seminar on prevention research Supervisor: Demy Kamboukos, Ph.D. & Rachel Decicco, LMSW Investigator: Laurie Miller Brotman, Ph.D. GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY DEPARTMENT OF PSYCHOLOGY Independent Research, Washington, DC Research Assistant Designed behavioral and fmri experiments testing the influence of object-based attention on attentional capture. Recruited and contacted participants and organized research visits Ran participants in various experiments, including a two-part fmri study Contributed to the design and programming of experiments using E-Prime Collected and analyzed data in SPSS for independent research Reviewed literature on visual attention, object-based attention, and attentional capture Developed a manuscript on findings of behavioral experiments and presented research at the Vision Sciences Society Annual Meeting during a poster session Supervisor: Sarah Shomstein, Ph.D.

3 Aug Dec GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY COUNSELING CENTER Peer Educator Program, Washington, DC Peer Educator A program designed to increase student awareness of mental health issues on campus and to reduce the stigma associated with seeking help for mental health problems. Contributed to the planning and implementation of campus outreach projects, such at the Fall De-Stress Event Provided psychoeducation and information about psychological health to college students during events including National Depression Screening Day Developed and co-delivered outreach program on depression in college students Attended and contributed to weekly seminar meetings Supervisor: Ryan Adams, Ph.D. Sept May 2007 PROJECT HEALTH Asthma Swim Program, Washington, DC Program Coordinator & Volunteer A nationwide organization that aims to break the link between poverty and poor health. The Asthma Swim Program provides health education and swim lessons to children with asthma and their families. Instructed individualized swim lessons based on children s abilities Recruited, trained, and supervised volunteers Organized, implemented, and standardized an asthma curriculum Provided health education to families, including asthma prevention techniques and the physiological response to asthma Contributed to the planning and execution of a family education workshop Contacted, interviewed, and visited families to collect data on home environments Supervisor: Taby Ali, M.A. TRAININGS AND WORKSHOPS 2010 Diagnostic Interview Schedule for Children (DISC) training and certification, training by Kimberly Tortora, M.A., 20 hours 2010 Kaufman Test of Educational Achievement (KTEA) training and certification, training by Demy Kamboukos, Ph.D., 15 hours 2010 Pre-school Emotion Interview (PEI) training and certification, training by Caroline Francoise Acra, Ph.D, 7 hours 2010 Body Size Rating (BSR) and Children s Nutrition & Activity Questionnaire (CNAQ) training and certification, training by Spring Dawson-McClure, Ph.D., 10 hours

4 Behavioral management strategies and facilitating manualized children s groups trainings, trainings by Dana Rhule, Ph.D., Bukky Kolawole, Ph.D., Demy Kamboukos, Ph.D., and Debra Stellabotte, 40 hours Cultural competence trainings, trainings by Olubukonla Kolawole, Ph.D., 10 hours Prevention research in elementary schools trainings, trainings by Katherine Rosenblatt, LMSW; Shanon Greenfield, LMSW; and Debra Stellabotte, 10 hours 2009 MRI personnel training and certification, training by John VanMeter, Ph.D., 4.5 hours PRESENTATIONS Mayer-Brown, S., Armstrong, B., & Janicke, D. (August, 2012). The relationship between parental weight concern, encouragement to diet, and weight control in youth. Poster accepted for presentation at the 2012 APA Annual Convention, Orlando, FL. Armstrong, B., Mayer-Brown, S. & Janicke, D.M. (August, 2012). The relationship between parent and child weight status and maternal encouragement to diet. Poster to be presented at 120th Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association, Orlando, FL. Lim, C. S., Mayer-Brown, S. J., & Janicke, D. M. (April, 2012). The impact of pain on physical activity and psychosocial functioning in obese children. Poster accepted for presentation at the Midwest Regional Conference in Child Psychology, Milwaukee, WI. Mayer-Brown, S., Early, D., Glubo, J., Lieber, M., Theise, R., Dawson-McClure, S., Palamar, J., DeCicco, R., Kamboukos, D., Huang, K-Y. & Miller Brotman, L. (June, 2011). Psychometric properties of an objective rating of body size in two samples of urban, minority children. Poster presented at the 19 th Annual Meeting of the Society for Prevention Research, Washington, DC. Early, D. Mayer-Brown, S., Barnett, A., Lynn-Logue, C., Tortora, K., Kojdo, A., Ocner, E., Dawson-McClure, S., Rosenblatt, K., Huang, K-Y. & Miller Brotman, L. (June, 2011). Self-regulation as a predictor of obesity and health behaviors among young children living in urban, disadvantaged communities. Poster presented at the 19 th Annual Meeting of the Society for Prevention Research, Washington, DC. Shomstein, S., Mayer-Brown, S. Wing, E., Larsen, S. (May, 2010). Relative contributions of SPL and TPJ to object-based attentional capture. Poster presented at the 10 th Annual Meeting of the Vision Sciences Society, Naples, FL. Shomstein, S. & Mayer-Brown, S. (May, 2009). Attentional capture is modulated by objectbased representations. Poster presented at the 9 th Annual Meeting of the Vision Sciences Society, Naples, FL.

5 PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS present American Psychological Association, Student Affiliate present Society of Pediatric Psychology, Student Affiliate Society for Prevention Research Vision Sciences Society, Student Affiliate