Curriculum Vitae

License and Credentials

 2017       |       Licensed Educational Psychologist: LEP3775

 2015       |       Nationally Certified School Psychologist (NCSP): 45851

 2014       |       Pupil Personnel Services (PPS) Credential with specialization in School Psychology

Education

2011 – 2014       |       Educational Specialist in School Psychology, Summa Cum Laude                                        CSU Long Beach

                                Pupil Personnel Services (PPS) Credential

2007 – 2011       |       Bachelor of Arts in Psychology, Summa Cum Laude                                                             UC Santa Barbara

                                Minor in Applied Psychology: Clinical, Counseling & School Psychology

Professional Experience

2023 – Present   |       SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGIST                                                                                                     Orange Unified School District

I work in an elementary school (K-6th) that utilizes an inclusive resource specialist program. My primary duties include conducting comprehensive psychoeducational evaluations, individual and small-group counseling for general education and special education students, and providing guidance for my special education team on legally compliant, best practices. I supervised one school psychology practicum student during this time. 

2021 – 2023       |       LICENSED EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGIST                                                                                JLM Psychological Services

I worked as a Licensed Educational Psychologist in a clinic setting as part of a collaborative team of psychologists, conducting comprehensive psychoeducational evaluations for clients as part of Independent Educational Evaluations (IEE) or privately funded evaluations, Functional Behavior Analyses (FBAs), Educationally Related Mental Health Services (ERHMS) evaluations, and other educationally related evaluations.

2017 – 2021       |       LICENSED EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGIST                                                           Perry Passaro A Psychological Corporation

I worked as a Licensed Educational Psychologist in a clinic setting. As part of a collaborative team of psychologists, I conducted comprehensive psychoeducational evaluations for clients as part of Independent Educational Evaluations (IEE) or privately funded evaluations.

2017 – 2021        |       SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGIST                                                                               Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified School District

In 2021, I worked in an elementary school (K-6th) with three mild/moderate special day classes and a resource specialist program. From 2017-2020, I worked full-time in an elementary school (K-6th) with three moderate/severe special day classes and a resource specialist program. My primary duties include conducting psychoeducational evaluations, individual and small-group counseling for general education and special education students, establishing behavioral supports for at-risk students, and providing guidance for my special education team on legally compliant, best practices. I also provided bilingual testing support for other school sites in the district. I supervised two school psychology interns during this time. 

2015 – 2016        |       PROGRAM SPECIALIST                                                                                                                 Bellevue Union School District  

I provided administrative assistance for the programming of Bellevue Union School District’s newly founded preschool program for students with moderate/severe needs. While working as a school psychologist within the district, I served as a resource/liaison with Regional Center, community service organizations, and other agencies; and assisted in facilitating student placement into special education programs.

2014 – 2017        |       SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGIST                                                                                                             Bellevue Union School District

I worked in two elementary schools (K-6th) with one mild/moderate special day class and a resource specialist program at each site. As the PBIS Coach, I provided district-wide support for Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports (PBIS) and Multi-Tiered Systems of Support (MTSS) at four elementary school sites and one middle/high school (7th-10th). My primary roles and duties included: Student Study Team (SST) Facilitator, district- and school-wide PBIS Coach, member of district MTSS Committee, district-wide co-Parent Liaison Monitor, district-wide trainer for certificated and classified staff in the areas of PBIS and Team-Initiated Problem Solving (TIPS), and sole Spanish-speaking school psychologist conducting bilingual assessments for the district’s 62% English Language Learner population

2011 – 2013        |       RESPONSE-TO-INTERVENTION CONSULTANT                                                            Long Beach Unified School District

Through an OSEP funded grant titled, “Training School Psychologists as Instructional Consultants in a Response-to-Intervention Model,” I provided instructional consultation and direct services to under-performing students in a 7th grade pre-algebra class. I collected and graphed class-wide benchmark data using AIMSweb math measures and conducted error analyses to provide targeted (Tier-2) math interventions in small groups.

Specialized Training & Qualifications

                         Bilingual and biliterate in Spanish

2017       |       Licensed Educational Psychologist: LEP3775

2016       |       Trained in Administering Southern California Ordinal Scales

2016       |       Creator of Bellevue Union School District Student Study Team (SST) Handbook

2016       |       Team Initiated Problem Solving (TIPS) Trained

2016       |       Prevent-Teach-Reinforce (PTR) Trained

2016       |       Certified School-wide Information System (SWIS) Facilitator

2015       |       Trained in Patterns of Strengths and Weaknesses (PSW)

                       Proficient in using Cross-Battery Assessment Software System (X-BASS)

2015       |       Pivotal Response Treatment (PRT), Level 1 Trained

2013       |       Trained for two years through an OSEP funded grant titled “Training School Psychologists as Instructional                  

                       Consultants in a Response-to-Intervention Model”

2013       |       PRAXIS-II Passed

2013       |       Certified in PREPaRE School Crisis Prevention and Intervention 

2011       |       CBEST Passed    

Presentations

JLM Psychological Services. (2020, April 27). Patterns of Strengths and Weaknesses (PSW): Overview of Dual Discrepancy/Consistency (DD/C) Model [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SsWmpwcpF_M

Poster and presentation presented at the National Association of School Psychologists (NASP) Convention, Washington DC: Peterson, K., & Camarena, B. (2014, February). Common Core State Standards: Supporting Teachers Through Instructional Consultation