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Joseph Wood

Syracuse

Summary

Passionate researcher and educator with extensive hands-on experience enhancing students' mental health and well-being within educational environments. Proven track record of conducting thorough assessments and collaborating effectively with educational teams to design and implement impactful intervention strategies. Skilled in building strong rapport with diverse student populations while utilizing research-based methods to address learning and behavioral challenges. Published author who cares deeply about promoting writing through evidence-based interventions.

Overview

6
6
years of professional experience

Work History

Student Representative

NYASP
08.2024 - Current
  • Collaborating to plan and lead Student Panel/Student Social events, as well as volunteering at the NYASP Conference.
  • Wrote presentation summaries, book reviews, and other independent articles for the NYASP newsletter
  • Advocated and communicated legislative actions on the state level
  • Conducting outreach to other schools/students to promote engagement and equity in the field

CRISP Fellow

SUNY Oswego
08.2023 - Current
  • Conducting research on a variety of subjects, including writing interventions/narrative therapy, the Science of Reading, dyslexia, and vocabulary interventions
  • Brainstorming and collaborating on initiatives to promote diversity in the field of school psychology.
  • Engaging in a variety of outreach opportunities to students and other members of the community.
  • Using my writing skills to create presentations, flyers, and literature reviews for a variety of social justice topics.

School Psychology Practicum Student

Webster Elementary School
08.2025 - Current
  • Administered a variety of reading-related screeners and CBMs, as well as charting/utilizing data
  • Conducted psychological assessments to evaluate student needs and inform intervention strategies.
  • Developed FBAs and BIPs for students
  • Implemented evidence-based interventions to enhance student social, emotional, and academic performance.
  • Assisted educators with empowering autistic students to access their curriculum under the TEACCH model.

Counseling Practicum Student

Charles E. Riley Elementary School
01.2024 - 05.2024
  • Conducted research and analysis to support program development and implementation strategies.
  • Assisted children using cognitive, person-centered, and narrative therapy
  • Assisted in the creation of detailed reports, improving data accuracy and presentation quality.


Recruitment Coordinator

Massachusetts General Hospital
01.2022 - 04.2022
  • Answered phone calls from individuals with neurological conditions and their loved ones with empathy and compassion.
  • Connected them to the best research studies, support groups, and mental health resources.
  • Administered phone screens and checked medical records.
  • Wrote and edited lab-related media releases, including ones on social media.

Writing Tutor

Canisius College
09.2019 - 01.2022
  • Works with student writers in any field through peer-to-peer tutoring sessions in order to build stronger writers.
  • Mentoring topics include understanding an assignment, brainstorming ideas, outlining, assisting with proofreading, and analyzing evidence for an argument.

Amgen Scholar

National Institutes of Health
06.2021 - 08.2021
  • Designed an original study under the guidance of Dr. Emma Condy in the lab of Dr. Audrey Thurm at the NIMH.
  • Virtually shadowed clinicians on fNERS and ADOS training.
  • Analyzed data from EEG and fNERS-related projects
  • Led a diversity talk on Critical Race Theory, as well as a presentation on the importance of parental gestures in language development.
  • Created a creative project about helping minimally verbal children with special needs from low-income households access school through innovative technology

Education

Master of Science - School Psychology

SUNY Oswego
Oswego, NY
05-2027

Bachelor of Arts - Creative Writing

Canisius College
Buffalo, NY

Skills

  • Writing/Reading Research
  • Outreach and public speaking
  • Experience with autistic children
  • Psychoeducational evaluation
  • Classroom Interventions

Timeline

School Psychology Practicum Student

Webster Elementary School
08.2025 - Current

Student Representative

NYASP
08.2024 - Current

Counseling Practicum Student

Charles E. Riley Elementary School
01.2024 - 05.2024

CRISP Fellow

SUNY Oswego
08.2023 - Current

Recruitment Coordinator

Massachusetts General Hospital
01.2022 - 04.2022

Amgen Scholar

National Institutes of Health
06.2021 - 08.2021

Writing Tutor

Canisius College
09.2019 - 01.2022

Bachelor of Arts - Creative Writing

Canisius College

Master of Science - School Psychology

SUNY Oswego

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