Diana A. Montgomery
U.S. Army Master Of Social Work Student
San Antonio,TX
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
4
4
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Brigade Medical Operations Officer
1-2 Stryker Brigade Combat Team
Joint Base Lewis-McChord, WA
01.2023 - 09.2024
- Planned and synchronized multi-echelon medical operations with seven medical platoons, a medical company, a medical logistics office, and medical maintenance
- Successfully executed medical training and coverage in two foreign training exercises and four brigade-level training events
- Ensured 3,800 soldiers were medically deployable for a nine-month training rotation to South Korea
Battalion Medical Operations Officer
5th Battalion 20th Infantry Regiment
Joint Base Lewis-McChord, WA
09.2020 - 01.2023
- Oversaw the health, welfare, discipline, morale, physical fitness, training, and tactical employment of a 39-soldier medical platoon
- Successfully completed numerous field training exercises and provided acute medical care to 780 soldiers
Undergraduate Researcher
University of Houston-Texas
Houston, TX
09.2018 - 05.2020
- Worked with graduate students to explore the impact of early adverse experiences on young children’s cognitive, emotional, and social development through various studies
- Recruited 250 low-income families to participate in each study and worked with each family to conduct surveys, interviews, and brain imaging studies
- Successfully defended a Senior Honors Thesis based on collected data from one study
Martial Arts Instructor
Pak’s Martial Arts
Livingston And Woodville, Montana
10.2013 - 01.2019
- Independently instructed 40 martial arts classes ranging from beginners to advanced and weapons courses. Increased individual fitness and confidence
Education
Bachelor of Science - Psychology
University of Houston
Houston, TX 01.2016 - 05.2020
Honors And Awards
- 05/01/20, Honors in Major
- 05/01/20, OCS/ROTC Distinguished Graduate
- Fall 2016-Spring 2020, Dean’s List
Professional Memberships
05/01/20, Veterans of Foreign Wars, Women’s Auxiliary Corps
Publications
Li, X., Lipschutz, R., Hernandez, S., Biekman, B., Shen, S., Montgomery, D. A., Perlman, S. B., Pollonini, L., & Bick, J. (2021). Links between socioeconomic disadvantage, neural function, and working memory in early childhood. Developmental Psychobiology, 63(6). https://doi.org/10.1002/dev.22181
Presentations
Montgomery D. A. (2020). Socioeconomic status and neural correlates of working memory in preschool-aged children: an FNIRS study. Senior honors thesis.
Timeline
Brigade Medical Operations Officer
1-2 Stryker Brigade Combat Team
01.2023 - 09.2024
Battalion Medical Operations Officer
5th Battalion 20th Infantry Regiment
09.2020 - 01.2023
Undergraduate Researcher
University of Houston-Texas
09.2018 - 05.2020
Bachelor of Science - Psychology
University of Houston
01.2016 - 05.2020
Martial Arts Instructor
Pak’s Martial Arts
10.2013 - 01.2019