SUSAN MANGAN

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1 EDUCATION SUSAN MANGAN (Expected) Ph.D. Candidate in Positive Development Psychology Claremont Graduate University M.A. in Positive Developmental Psychology Co-concentration in Evaluation Claremont Graduate University B.S. in Psychology, magna cum laude University of Massachusetts Amherst Major: Psychology Minor: Biology Honors Thesis: Striving to Optimize: A Look at Peak Experiences and Flow in Positive Psychology Supervisors: Dr. Bonnie Strickland, APA president emeritus RESEARCH EXPERIENCE Senior Research Coordinator 2014 Present Adolescent Moral Development Lab, Department of Behavioral and Organizational Sciences (DBOS) Contact: Dr. Kendall Cotton Bronk Website: Collaboratively designing new studies in purpose, prospection, and related topics including literature searches, method design, paper writing, and brainstorming new theoretical models. Create new surveys for online and in-person populations, including qualtrics entry and analysis of resulting data using statistical techniques ranging from T-tests to regression to factor analysis. Research Associate Department of Behavioral and Organizational Sciences (DBOS) Contact: Dr. Tiffany Berry Website: Present Assist with research and evaluation related projects, especially those focused on positive youth development, after school programs, and various nonprofit organizations. Create evaluation tools for non-profit programs such as implementation tracking databases and educational briefs, write up interim and final evaluation reports, and input and maintain data collection of evaluation data. Conduct literature searches, clean data and analyze data for research papers Research Associate 2012 Present

2 Department of Behavioral and Organizational Sciences (DBOS) Contact: Dr. Laura Wray-Lake Assist Dr. Laura Wray-Lake with various projects related to civic engagement and community programs, specifically in youth and adolescents. Duties include literature searches, coding of longitudinal data, assistance in creation of codebook, interview training under the Q-Sort method, survey design, preparing IRB documents, and statistical analysis. Autism Research Coordinator Center for Children with Special Needs (CCSN) Tufts Medical Center, Boston MA Contact: Dr. Roula Choueiri Acted as the lead Autism Research Assistant on projects dealing with early prevention and diagnosis of autism under Dr. Roula Choueiri. Main responsibilities included start-up organization and coordination of two new grant-funded projects, testing children using the Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule (ADOS) and a new experimental diagnostic method known as the Social Awareness Knowledge Test (SAKT). Administered diagnostic testing to children, created and updated all IRB documents, assisted with grant and paper writing, collected and analyzed data, presented at conferences on preliminary results, coordinated with patients and addressed all administrative concerns. ADHD Research Associate Department of Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics Tufts Medical Center, Boston MA Contact: Dr. Naomi Steiner Assisted Dr. Naomi Steiner as a member of the Computer Attention-Training Software (CATS) team addressing concerns in ADHD through behavioral and neurofeedback methodologies. Contributed to the research team by observing children in schools using the Behavioral Observation of Students in Schools (BOSS) procedure, coding and entering data, creating forms and databases, editing and contributing to IRB and research documents and other special projects as needed. Clinical Research Coordinator Department of Hematology and Oncology Children s Hospital of Los Angeles, LOCATION Contact: Dr. Araz Marachellian

3 Lead Clinical Research Coordinator for the New Approaches to Neuroblastoma Therapy (NANT) program, heading eight active clinical trials for children with high-risk Neuroblastoma under Drs. Araz Marachelian and Judith Viablanca. Oversaw patients through clinical trial process including consent/assent and addressing procedural questions and concerns Developed and maintained new databases, data forms, Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and specific protocol aids such as an adverse event reporting guide. Presented on adverse events and how patient sharing at national conferences and held a research coordinator specific break-out workshop on those topics as well. Research Assistant Department of Social Psychology University of Massachusetts, Amherst MA Worked independently under graduate students in a social psychology lab to contribute to a project in influences of peer approval on drinking and associated behaviors in college students. Collaborated on study design and methodology, brainstormed improvements at weekly meetings, conducted literature searches, aided in survey creation, and administered surveys to participants. Research Assistant Department of Clinical Psychology University of Massachusetts, Amherst MA Assisted graduate students on a project examining influences of differing parental abilities and parenting styles on preschool aged children. Helped develop a coding scheme for data, coded and analyzed results, collaborated on project design and organization, recruited study participants and performed administrative tasks as needed. TEACHING EXPERIENCE Teaching Assistant Psych 330, Psych 332: Adolescent and Child Development Claremont Graduate University, Claremont CA Contact: Dr. Kendall Cotton Bronk Present Thoroughly read and reflect on articles assigned to class, discuss any reading difficulties with students as needed. Create and lead class activities that synthesize class materials and lead post-activity discussions. Develop brief powerpoint presentations that add supplementary information and help tie in applied knowledge in child and adolescent development happening in the real world. Meet with students to discuss research proposals and other assignments to guide their work.

4 Grade weekly assignments, papers and exams and provide extensive feedback and guidance. Teaching Assistant Spring 2014 Psych 414: Evaluation Procedures Practicum Claremont Graduate University, Claremont CA Contact: Dr. Tiffany Berry Oversee current evaluations conducted by new evaluators who are either M.A. or PhD students. Students come in with projects their stakeholders have committed to, and I guide them in methods, logic models and conducting data collection targeted for their various organizations. Help students troubleshoot through evaluations by meeting and communicating with all teams weekly and advising them on how to work through issues with the evaluation as they arise. Teaching Assistant Psych 380: Abnormal Psychology (Honors) University of Massachusetts Amherst, LOCATION Contact: Dr. Christopher Overtree Co-ran and helped to create the syllabus for the honors section of this course focused on mental health outreach in the community. Guided students by fielding in-class questions and tutoring during office hours. PRESENTATIONS American Psychological Association (APA) Wray-Lake, Victorino, Christine, Mangan, Susan and Gottfried, Allen (2013). Examining Community Engagement from Early Childhood Through Adolescence. Poster link: TECHNICAL SKILLS SPSS, G*Power, Qualtrics, Mturk, MS Word, MS Excel, MS Powerpoint, MS Publisher GRANTS, HONORS & SCHOLARSHIPS Citizenship Award: School of social science, policy & evaluation Positive Friday Fellow: Positive Psychology monthly seminar organizer CGU Fellowship: School of Behavioral and Organizational Sciences Research Fellowship: School of Behavioral and Organizational Sciences Psi Chi, National Honor Society for Psychology Dean s List honors designation University Scholar (Valedictorian) Scholarship Commonwealth College Honors Program,

5 Departmental Honors awarded in Psychology Biology Talent Advanced Program (TAP) Member PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS Present Student member of the American Psychological Association (APA) Present Student member of the International Positive Psychology Association (IPPA) Present Student member of the Association for Moral Education (AME)