Ahmed Qandhawi
San Luis Obispo,CA
Summary
Bachelor of Science in Psychology and Child Development from Cal Poly with experience in managed care, utilization management, and clinical research. Proficient in research methodology, versatile professional with a unique blend of healthcare expertise and information technology skills. Strong leadership abilities, excels in independently managing projects while effectively collaborating with diverse individuals. Passion for success and proactive approach to learning, possesses excellent interpersonal skills and ability to foster productive working relationships across all backgrounds. Organizational prowess and adeptness at group facilitation make a valuable asset in supervising multiple projects simultaneously.
Overview
1
1
year of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Research Assistant
CAL POLY
CA
11.2024 - Current
- Worked with Dr. James Antony in a research position in my school in research pertaining to memory, prior knowledge, and neuroscience.
- I was selected through a program called BEACoN out of hundreds of other students.
- In my position I had to code an AI Language Model called the universal sentence encoder in order to retrieve data.
- Monitored project timelines, ensuring timely completion of tasks while maintaining high-quality output.
- Proctored and give tests to many college students.
- I worked independently in many aspects and that meant taking initiative on parts of the project in order to complete it in a reasonable manner.
- I managed to then present the research at a conference at Cal Poly to the rest of the school.
Volunteer
Crisis Text Line
09.2024 - Current
- During my volunteer experience in Crisis text line as a counselor, my main responsibility is supporting and helping people on crisis via text, such as people with suicide ideation, depression, self-harm, eating disorders, anxiety, and gun violence.
- Being empathetic and using active listening with my patients rather than only using the traditional approach of thinking about suicidal ideation as the gateway to suicidal behaviors, asking the suicidal cognition scale questions which can render people vulnerable and adolescents reluctant to disclose suicidal feelings for fear that health care providers will share that information with their parents or can cause patients to hide their true thoughts.
- Managed high-stress situations effectively, remaining calm under pressure while providing compassionate assistance to callers in need.
- Developed rapport with callers, offering a safe space for them to share their feelings and concerns.
Research Assistant
CAL POLY
CA
09.2024 - 06.2025
- Worked with Dr. Codie Place in research pertaining to de-escalation techniques that police officers can use in encounters.
- I have gained experience over many aspects of the research processes with Dr. Place.
- I have learned the ways to enter and manipulate quantitative data.
- I learned how to present data in a comprehensible way.
- I have assisted in coding interview responses for qualitative data.
- Dr. Place has also shown us the processes that it takes to write and submit a research article and what it takes to make a successful journal article.
- We also presented at the 2025 World Psychology Association conference in Las Vegas.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Psychology, Child Development, Ethnic Studies
Cal Poly
San Luis Obispo, CA06.2025
Psychology - Psychology
Cuesta College
06.2023
High School Diploma -
San Luis Obispo High School
San Luis Obispo, CA06.2021
Skills
- Proficient in Microsoft Office
- Proficient in Windows operating system
- Network configuration
- Proficient in IBM SPSS
- Proficient in Python
- Proficient in Google Colab
- Proficient in HTML coding
Certification
- Bachelor of Science in Psychology and Child Development at Cal Poly
- Associate of Arts in Psychology
- High School Diploma Certificate
- Volunteer Crisis Counselor Training
- Mandated Reporter
Clubs And Leadership
- Psychology Club
- Robotics Club
- President of Trans & Queer Student Union
- Psi Chi, National Honor Society for psychology students
- Writer’s Collective
Accomplishments
- Deans Honor List - Cal Poly
- Presidential Honors List - San Luis Obispo High School
- Learn By Doing Award - Cal Poly
Professional References
Upon request
Languages
English
Native or Bilingual
Arabic
Native or Bilingual
Timeline
Research Assistant
CAL POLY
11.2024 - Current
Volunteer
Crisis Text Line
09.2024 - Current
Research Assistant
CAL POLY
09.2024 - 06.2025
Psychology - Psychology
Cuesta College
Bachelor of Science - Psychology, Child Development, Ethnic Studies
Cal Poly
High School Diploma -
San Luis Obispo High School
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