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DaniaL.Allen,Ph.D.

Bilingual• Canread,write,andspeakSpanishfluently.Supervisoryexperience• Supervisedpracticumstudent(2018-2019)CommitteeWork• BilingualEvaluations• ADHDAssessments• ClerkTraining

dallen19@email.arizona.edu

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C e r t i f i e d S c h o o l P s y c h o l o g i s t A d j u n c t P r o f e s s o r

Ph.D.–SchoolPsychologyUniversityofUtah

Graduated2017

CONTACT WORK EXPER IENCE

CertifiedSchoolPsychologistMesaPublicSchools/2017–PresentLincolnElementarySchoolBilingualAssessments

• Serving 22 schools, conducting bilingual assessments andconsultingonevaluationsforEnglishLanguageLearners.

FlorenceUnifiedSchoolDistrict/2016–2017SanTanHeightsK-8MountainVistaAcademyK-12–LevelD

• FacilitatedcounselinggroupsforK-7students.• PrimarilyEDpopulation.

CanyonsSchoolDistrict/2012–2016AltaViewElementary/2012-2016MidvaleMiddleSchool/2015-2016CrescentElementary/2014-2015CanyonViewElementary2013-2014

• Internship was completed 2012-2014 at both Alta ViewElementaryandCanyonViewElementary.

• Supervisor:JoAnn,Galloway,Ph.D.ParentGroupLeaderAutismResearchProject/2011–2013

• Co-ledparentgroupbasedontheUCLAProgramfortheEducationalEnrichmentofRelationalSkills(PEERS)programforadolescentswithAutismSpectrumDisorders.

• Supervisor:MeganFarley,Ph.D.

EDUCAT ION

QUAL IF I C AT IONS

M.Ed.–SchoolPsychologyUniversityofUtahGraduated2012

ResearchAssistantVIDA(ValidatingInterventionsforDiverseAdolescents)/2010–2013

• SubstanceabusestudyforLatinoAdolescents.• Assistedinbilingualintakeofparents,administeringintake

packets,conductingTimeLineFollowBackprocedureswithadolescentsandcollectingandinputtingdataforSubstanceAbusegroups.

• Supervisor:JasonBurrow-Sanchez,Ph.D.

B.S.-PsychologyNorthernArizonaUniversityGraduated2009

AdjunctProfessorUniversityofArizona-Chandler/Jan2019–PresentClassestaught:PsychologicalConsultationandSupervision

POSTERS

“TheEffectsofBP-PBSonBullyingandOverallSchoolClimate”• NASP/February2018

“ImplementationofSuperheroesSocialSkillsinaSummerCampSetting”• NASP/February2013

“TitlesAidThematicInferencingDuringReading”presentedatArizonaAnnual• PsiChiConference/2009• NorthernArizonaUniversityUndergraduateResearchSymposium/2009

WORK EXPER IENCE ( CONTINUED )

D an i a L . A l l en , P h .D .

WebsiteDevelopmentBlueCrossBlueShieldRegenceGrant/2011–2012

• ContributedcontenttodevelopingwebsiteforUtahfamiliesforchildrenwithAutism.

• Supervisors:BillMcMahon,M.D.,BillJenson,Ph.D.

TeachingAssistantUniversityofUtah/2011–2012

• EvidenceBasedPractice/SuperheroSocialSkills• Supervisor:BillJenson,Ph.D.

SubstituteRollingMeadowsElementary–ASSERTPreschool/2011–2012

• ABA–discretetrialtrainingwithpreschoolerswithAutismSpectrumDisorders.

• Supervisor:AnneKilgore,GraniteSchoolDistrict.

InternNeurology,LearningandBehaviorCenter/2011–2012

• ConductedIQ,achievement,memoryandlanguageassessments.• Supervisor:SamGoldstein,Ph.D.

PracticumInternSaltLakeCitySchoolDistrict/Fall2011

• Franklin,Edison,Backman&MeadowLarkElementary• Helpedwithbilingualassessments,socialskillsgroups,etc.• Supervisor:AliciaHoerner,Ph.D.

JordanSchoolDistrict/Spring2012• RiversEdgeSchool–LevelD• Helpedruncounselinggroupswithstudents,conducted

academicandcognitiveassessments.• Supervisor:CassandraRomine,Ph.D.

SuperheroSocialSkillsGroupLeaderKidStar–UniversityNeuropsychiactricInstitute/Summer2012

• FacilitatedSuperheroSocialSkillsgroupthroughoutthesummercampforchildrenwithAutismSpectrumDisorders.

• Supervisors:KarissaRasmussen,JuliaHood,Ph.D.,BillJenson,Ph.D.

BlueCrossBlueShieldRegenceGrant/Spring2012• FacilitateSuperheroSocialSkillsgroupwithkidswithNeurofibromatosisType1(NF1).

• Supervisors:BillJenson,Ph.D.,DavidViskochil,M.D.AutismResearchProject/2011–2012

• AssistedleadingSuperheroSocialSkillsgroup.• Supervisors:BillJenson,Ph.D.,HeidiBlock,Ph.D.,

MeganFarley,Ph.D.CarlSandburgElementary/2011–2012

• Assistedleadingsocialskillsgroupsforkindergarten,firstandfifthgradestudents.

• Supervisors:JuliaHood,Ph.D.,BillJenson,Ph.D.

WORK EXPER IENCE ( CONTINUED )

D an i a L . A l l en , P h .D .

UndergraduateInternBehavioralPediatricClinic/2008–2009

• AssistedwithFunctionalBehavioralAssessmentandtreatment,dataentryandcaseconceptualizationofchildrenwithproblembehavior.

• TrainedonNoldusObserverXT(behavioraldirectobservationsoftware).

• ExperiencedworkingwithBoardMaker(symbolbasedcommunicationmaker).

• Supervisor:AndrewGardner,Ph.D.,BCBA

UndergraduateResearchAssistantReadingComprehensionStudy/2007–2009

• InferenceProcessingduringReadingComprehension;Dutiesincludedrunningresearchparticipants,andsupervisingotherresearchassistants.

• TrainedonDirectRT(datacollectionandrecordingsoftware).• Supervisor:RobertTill,Ph.D.