Kelly Elizabeth Kollias, Psy.D. New Jersey Licensed Psychologist #35SI

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1 Curriculum Vitae, 2015 Kelly Elizabeth Kollias, Psy.D. New Jersey Licensed Psychologist #35SI EDUCATION: Widener University Chester, PA May, 2013 Institute for Graduate Clinical Psychology *Doctor of Psychology; Concentration in Neuropsychology *Cumulative GPA: 3.99 *APA Accredited Program Widener University Chester, PA October, 2011 Institute for Graduate Clinical Psychology *Master of the Arts: Clinical Psychology *Cumulative GPA: 3.99 *APA Accredited Program Indiana University of Pennsylvania Indiana, PA May, 2007 *Bachelor of the Arts: Psychology (Honors Program); Minor: Sociology *Cumulative GPA: 4.0 *Summa Cum Laude The George Washington University Washington, D.C *Bachelor of the Arts: Psychology; Minor: Communications *Cumulative GPA: 3.6 CLINICAL/EMPLOYMENT EXPERIENCE: RSM Psychology Center June, 2013-Present The Sports Concussion Center of New Jersey *Staff Neuropsychologist (Lawrenceville and Princeton, New Jersey) *Postdoctoral Fellowship Position (June, 2013-July, 2015) *Administer and coordinate comprehensive neuropsychological, psychological, and psychoeducational evaluations with children, teenagers, and adults. Conduct and engage in initial clinical interview, testing, report writing, and feedback sessions. *Administer and coordinate comprehensive services for identification, diagnosis, treatment, management, and education regarding concussion and mild traumatic brain injuries. *Provide cognitive rehabilitation, academic coaching, and individual psychotherapy services. Thomas Jefferson University Hospital July, 2012-June, 2013 *APA Accredited Predoctoral Internship Placement *Neurology Department and Comprehensive Epilepsy Center (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) *Administered inpatient and outpatient neuropsychological assessment batteries to a variety of populations, including patients with epilepsy, dementia, traumatic brain injuries, and neurocognitive diseases with ranging etiologies. *Presented and participated in weekly clinical and surgical case conferences and neurology grand rounds. *Engaged in ongoing consultation with neurologists, psychiatrists, clinical psychologists, nurses, and EEG technicians.

2 Clinical Neuropsychology Associates July, 2011-June, 2012 *APA Accredited Predoctoral Internship Placement *Forensic Private Practice (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) *Administered comprehensive neuropsychological batteries, including the Halstead-Reitan Neuropsychological Test Battery. Patient population mainly included individuals with traumatic brain injuries, both young children and adults. *Provided cognitive rehabilitation to patients diagnosed with traumatic brain injuries or neurological diseases. Philadelphia School District: ImPACT Testing June, 2012 *Volunteered with the Philadelphia Athlete Health Organization and Clinical Neuropsychology Associates. *Conducted interviews with the Acute Concussion Evaluation and administered baseline ImPACT assessments to Philadelphia public high school student athletes. Tower Hill School September, 2010-May, 2011 *Practicum Placement (Wilmington, DE) *Administered cognitive and personality assessment measures to students. Assessment process included report writing and providing feedback to faculty, staff, and parents. *Conducted classroom observations of students and engaged in consultation with academic teams. *Provided counseling and therapeutic support to students. West Chester University College Counseling September, 2009-May, 2010 *Practicum Placement (West Chester, PA) *Provided psychotherapy and vocational counseling, which included utilization of the Myer-Briggs Personality Test and the Strong Interest Inventory. *Co-led weekly reading group and clinical case presentations. The Renfrew Center October, 2008-May, 2011 *Employment Positions: Inpatient Counselor, Utilization Review (Philadelphia, PA) *Student Position: Practicum Placement (Philadelphia, PA) *Facilitated supportive group therapy, co-created new therapeutic group, and provided individual counseling to patients. *Administered Wechsler Intelligence Tests and the MMPI. *Obtained and recorded residents vital signs; monitored the patients during/after meals and snacks and documented residents progress within treatment program. Consistently consulted with a multidisciplinary team. *Conducted insurance reviews for individual residents. The Institute for Behavior Change July, 2007-August, 2008 *Employment Position: Therapeutic Staff Support. (Coatesville, PA) *Employed creative behavioral, educational, and social interventions to children with special needs in homes, school, and communities. 2

3 RESEARCH: Publications: Moser, R. S., Schatz, P., Glenn, M., Kollias, K., & Iverson, G. (2014). Examining prescribed rest as treatment for adolescents who are slow to recover from concussion. Brain Injury. DOI: / Pending: Kollias, K. & Moser, R. S. (2015). Neurocognitive Disorder Treatment. The SAGE of Abnormal and Clinical Psychology. Amy Wenzel (Ed). Encyclopedia Poster Presentation: Moser, R.S., Kollias, K., Grossner, E., Schatz, P. (2015). ImPACT test-retest reliability in young athletes. Poster presentation at the 3 rd Annual Conference of the Sports Neuropsychology Society, Atlanta GA. May Dissertation, Widener University Successfully Defended in April, 2013 *An Examination of Cognitive Style, and Behavioral and Executive Functioning: Identifying Potential Correlates Among the Wechsler Intelligence Scales, the BASC-2, and the BRIEF Independent Study January, 2011-May, 2011 *Orthostatic Hypotension and Attentional Dysfunction in Patients Diagnosed with Disordered Eating *Literature Review presented at Widener University. Internship: The Athena Institute May, 2008-August, 2008 *Data entry for Dr. Winnifred Cutler, PhD. Undergraduate Thesis Successfully Defended in May, 2007 *Indiana University of Pennsylvania *The Effects of Parental Divorce on a Young Adult s Intimacy Internship: The George Washington University September, 2003-May, 2005 *GWU Psychology Department: Data entry for a study examining mother-infant attachment. TEACHING/LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCES: Supervisor Positions: Practicum Supervisor September, 2014-May, 2015 *RSM Psychology Center Graduate Student Supervisor September, 2012-May, 2013 *Widener University Widener University Practicum/Internship Representative September, 2011-May, 2012 *Elected to serve as a representative for students. *Helped to organize overall clinical experience within the program. 3

4 Intellectual Functioning Lab Leader September, 2011-December, 2011 *Assisted first year PsyD students in learning the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children-IV and the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale-IV through weekly hour and a half lab sessions. *Administered competency exams to each student. AWARDS/HONORS: Sports Concussion Committee (BIANJ) May, 2015-Present TSS Of The Year 2008 *The Institute for Behavior Change Summa Cum Laude May, 2007 *Indiana University of Pennsylvania Mortar Board National College Senior Honor Society April, 2006-May, 2007 *Sutton Chapter, Indiana University of Pennsylvania Stanley W. Lore Undergraduate Psychology 2006 Scholarship Recipient The National Society of Collegiate Scholars September, May, 2005 *The George Washington University Chapter MEMBERSHIP AFFILIATIONS: *Sports Neuropsychology Society *Philadelphia Neuropsychology Society *Mercer County Psychological Association *American Psychological Association *Philadelphia Society of Clinical Psychologists *Trained to administer, score, and interpret the following assessment measures and scales: Animal Naming Asperger Syndrome Diagnostic Scale (ASDS) Boston Diagnostic Aphasia Examination, 3 rd Edition (BDAE-3) Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI) Beck Depression Inventory, 2 nd Edition (BDI-II) Beck Hopelessness Scale (BHS) Beery-Buktenica Developmental Test of Visual-Motor Integration Bender Visual-Motor Gestalt Test Benton Facial Recognition Boston Naming Test, 2 nd Edition Brown ADD Rating Scales Brief Visuospatial Motor Test-Revised (BVMT-R) California Verbal Learning Test, 2 nd Edition (CVLT-II) California Verbal Learning Test for Children (CVLT-C) Children s Memory Scale (CMS) Clock Drawing Test 4

5 Controlled Oral Word Association Test (COWAT) Conners Auditory Test of Attention (CATA) Conners Continuous Performance Test, 3 rd Edition (CPT-3) Delis-Kaplan Executive Function System (D-KEFS) Edinburgh Handedness Test Expressive Vocabulary Test-2 (EVT-2) Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS) Grooved Pegboard Halstead Reitan Neuropsychological Test Battery Instrumental Activities of Daily Living Scale (IADL) Judgment of Line Orientation Test (JOLO) Mattis Dementia Rating Scale, 2 nd Edition (DRS-2) Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory, 2 nd Edition (MMPI-2) North American Adult Reading Test (NAART) Nelson-Denny Reading Test NEPSY-II Paced Auditory Serial Addition Test (PASAT) Pain Patient Profile Personality Assessment Inventory (PAI) Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test, 4 th Edition (PPVT-4) Praxis Test of Motor Ability Raven s Progressive Matrices Repeatable Battery for the Assessment of Neuropsychological Status (RBANS) Rey 15/16 Item Test Rey Auditory Verbal Learning Test Rey Osterrieth Copy (RCFT) Ruff 2x7 RVMP Sentence Completion SCAN-3 Structured Inventory of Malingered Symptoms (SIMS) Symbol Digit Modalities Test (SDMT) TENS Test Test of Memory Malingering (TOMM) Token Test Trail Making Test Trauma Symptom Inventory, 2 nd Edition (TSI-2) Validity Indicator Profile (VIP) Victoria Symptom Validity Test (VSVT) Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale, 3 rd and 4 th Editions (WAIS-III & IV) Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children, 4 th and 5 th Editions (WISC-IV & V) Wechsler Memory Scale, 3 rd and 4 th Editions (WMS-III and IV) Wechsler Preschool and Primary Scale of Intelligence. 3 rd and 4 th Editions (WPPSI-III & IV) Wisconsin Card Sorting Test (WCST) Woodcock-Johnson Test of Achievement, 3 rd Edition (WJ-III) Wide Range Assessment of Memory and Learning, 2 nd Edition (WRAML-2) Wide Range Achievement Test, 4 th Edition (WRAT-4) Wechsler Individual Achievement Test, 3 rd Edition (WIAT-III) 5