KAMYA VIJAYAKRISHNAN

Competent Behavioral Health Technician with 3 years for experience in the field of Applied Behavior Analysis. Proficient at implementing specialized programs for children and individuals with developmental, emotional, and intellectual disabilities. Caring, compassionate, patient, and well-organized with excellent communication, interpersonal and social skills. Passionate about caring for children on the Autism Spectrum and providing the highest quality of services to clients with special needs.

• Golden Key International Honor Society – Member since January 2019
• Kappa Delta Pi – Beta Kappa Chapter – Member since March 2019

• Statistical Methods in Psychology, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, 2017-01-01, 2017-01-01
• Training Program in Remedial Education (LD), Alpha to Omega Learning Centre, Chennai, TN, India, 2010-01-01, 2010-01-01
• Graduate Internship/Laboratory in Practice, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, 2022-01-01, 2022-01-01
• 1 month summer internship in Psychiatry department, Elite Mission Hospital, Thrissur, Kerala, India, 2010-01-01, 2010-01-01
• 1 month summer internship in Clinical Laboratory, IQRAA Hospital, Calicut, Kerala, India, 2007-01-01, 2007-01-01

• Bachelor of Science in Biochemistry (Bharathiar University), 3.84/4.0
• Master of Social Work (Bharathiar University), 3.92/4.0
• Master’s in Educational Psychology (University of Georgia), 3.94/4.0
• Doctorate in Education (Ed.D Special Education; University of Pittsburgh), 4.0/4.0

• Instructional Assistant, Connecting the Pieces, Wayne, PA, 2020-01-01, Present, Involved in the behavioral management of students with disabilities. Impart social skills training Observe students in virtual classrooms Data collection and progress monitoring Key role in students’ IEP design
• Graduate Internship/Laboratory in Practice, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, 2022-05-01, 2022-08-01, Assisted Dr.Tracy Larson, Director, Office of Child Development at University of Pittsburgh in re-designing an undergraduate course Autism Characteristics and Interventions. Created PowerPoint slides for classroom lectures. Assisted in creating and wrote materials such as a syllabus, visual aids and supplementary notes, and course websites. Researched and referenced articles for each module in the course.
• Research Assistant (volunteer), Development & Understanding of Children’s Knowledge- DUCK LAB (University of North Carolina at Greensboro), Greensboro, NC, 2016-08-01, 2016-11-01, Prepared and maintained laboratory equipment prior to and after work. Prepared and managed detailed databases. Verify database accuracy. Sound knowledge in recruiting, scheduling and running participants. Experience in administrative duties such as file management, record keeping and copying. Excellent time-management and organizational skills. Knowledge of laboratory standards and best practices. Strong proficiency using software such as Microsoft Office. Possess knowledge of statistical procedures. Possess working knowledge in Reach tracking system that investigated cognitive control during Eriksen Flanker task. Possess working knowledge in cognitive assessments. Familiarity working with children 5-12 years, college adults and older adults (65-75 years). Experience working in MATLAB and possess working knowledge in SPSS software and Qualtrics.

• Management of Learning Disabilities, Clinical Psychology Forum, Kerala, India, 2011-02-01
• Identification and Management of Learning Disabilities, Santhinikethan Public School, Kerala, India, 2011-04-01

• Evidence-Based Social Skills intervention for students with autism enrolled in cyber charter school, Doctoral Thesis, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, 2023-01-01
• Effects of Robotics program on problem-solving skills among public High-school students, Master’s thesis, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, 2019-01-01
• A study on level of stress and coping behavior among the public examination students with special reference to 12th Standard students, Submitted to Natchiyar Medical Centre, Coimbatore, India, 2009-01-01
• A study on gender differences in patterns of adjustment towards life among adolescents, Submitted to Bharathiar University, Coimbatore, India, 2010-01-01
• A comparative study on quality of life among the male and female retired government employees, MSW Dissertation, Bharathiar University, Coimbatore, India, 2010-01-01
• A comparative study on attitude towards drinking alcohol among adolescent children of alcoholic and non-alcoholic parents, Submitted to Institute for Behavioral & Management Sciences, AP, India, 2012-01-01

• Graduate Student Research Award(Grant for Doctoral Research) 2022
• Best student award 1998
• Proficiency prize in Biochemistry 2005-2006
• Proficiency prize in English & Communication 2006-2007
• Proficiency prize in Biochemistry 2007-2008

• Dr. Rachel Robertson, Associate Professor, School of Education, University of Pittsburgh, 5141 Wesley W. Posvar Hall, Pittsburgh, PA, 15260, rachelr@pitt.edu
• Dr.Tracy Larson, Director, Early Childhood Partnerships, HealthyCHILD, HealthyInfants, COMET, SPECS, Tracy.larson@pitt.edu
• Dr.Emily Rainey, Assistant Professor, School of Education, University of Pittsburgh, 230 South Bouquet Street, Pittsburgh, PA, 15260, erainey@pitt.edu
• Dr.Christopher Erb, Lecturer, School of Psychology, University of Auckland, Christopher.erb@auckland.ac.nz
• Dr.Stuart Marcovitch, Professor and Head, Dept. of Psychology, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Greensboro, NC, (336)256-0020, s_marcov@uncg.edu
• Dr. Logan Fiorella, Assistant Professor, Department of Educational Psychology (Applied Cognition & Development), University of Georgia, Athens, GA, (706)542-3724, lfiorella@uga.edu
• Dr. Janet J. Boseovski, Associate Professor of Psychology, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Greensboro, NC, (336)256-0015, jjboseov@uncg.edu