Mia Fischer
Downey,CA
Summary
Recent graduate seeking a lab coordinator position to leverage my research skills and contribute to innovative projects in health psychology. Eager to delve into a hands-on experience and support a collaborative team in achieving research goals. Detail oriented and able to learn new concepts quickly.
Overview
3
3
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Recovery Coach/ Certified Nurse Assistant
Clementine Malibu Lake
03.2024 - Current
- Hands-on clinical experience with adolescent girls with eating disorders as a key player in supporting them through their recovery journey
- Helped provide nutrition exposure therapy, encouragement, and redirection of table behaviors
- Communicated with a clinical team of psychiatrists, therapists, dieticians, and social workers
- Lead therapeutic groups for grounding and mindfulness
- Conducted rounds and provided observations
- Worked with clients under high safety observation and learned to de-escalate
Research Assistant
UCLA DiSH Lab
05.2022 - Current
- Worked with participants and a team of research assistants in a study seeking to understand the causal effects of weight stigma on physical activity, diet, and sleep in everyday life
- Participated in data collection and entry, ran visits with participants in the lab, configured actigraphy devices, and assisted in sleep data cleaning
- Attended bi-weekly lab meetings and study-specific meetings
- Actively communicated with fellow research assistants and helped new RA’s with running visits
Research Assistant
UCLA Addictions Lab
03.2024 - 09.2024
- Assisted in studies regarding alcohol use disorder (AUD) in the hopes of developing new effective medication for AUD
- Performed data entry into Excel and SPSS
- Created menstrual cycle data trackers
- Aided in running study visits
- Trained in using a breathalyzer, administering a CIWA and AUDIT, and taking vitals
- Helped to recruit, screen, and schedule participants for three studies and was the top RA in recruitment and screenings
- Assisted in training new research assistants in data entry and screenings
Chief Justice of the Associated Students of Cerritos College
Cerritos College
09.2021 - 08.2022
- Helped chair student court meetings and ASCC (Associated Students of Cerritos College) Election Board meetings
- Overall, the role required creating weekly meeting agendas, managing and marketing student-run elections, helping to create a student handbook, writing election guidelines, facilitating student grade grievance hearings, working and leading a team of Associate Justices, leading Student Life presentations, and creating events for student outreach
- Helped start the Cerritos College Town Hall, where students had an open floor to voice their concerns and receive answers
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Psychology
University of California, Los Angeles
09.2024
Associate Degree - Social And Behavioral Science, Self Development And Behavior
Cerritos College
05.2022
Skills
- Proficient in Qualtrics, SPSS, and Excel
- Advanced computer skills
- Interest in and familiarity with health psychology
- Excellent organization and communication skills
- Ability to work as part of a team
- Prioritize assignments and multitasking
Certification
- UCLA HIPPA
- Human Subjects Research
- Good Clinical Practice (GCP) for Biomedical Researchers and Research Staff
- FDA Regulated Research
- GCP - Social and Behavioral Research Best Practices
Awards
- Legacy Award for Academic Excellence and Leadership
- Juntilla Scholars Honor Program Scholarship
- Tom and Marie Jackson Alpha Gamma Sigma/Phi Theta Kappa Scholarship
- Max Freifield Leadership and Community Service Scholarship
- Morris E. Newman Scholarship
Timeline
Recovery Coach/ Certified Nurse Assistant
Clementine Malibu Lake
03.2024 - Current
Research Assistant
UCLA Addictions Lab
03.2024 - 09.2024
Research Assistant
UCLA DiSH Lab
05.2022 - Current
Chief Justice of the Associated Students of Cerritos College
Cerritos College
09.2021 - 08.2022
Bachelor of Arts - Psychology
University of California, Los Angeles
Associate Degree - Social And Behavioral Science, Self Development And Behavior
Cerritos College
- UCLA HIPPA
- Human Subjects Research
- Good Clinical Practice (GCP) for Biomedical Researchers and Research Staff
- FDA Regulated Research
- GCP - Social and Behavioral Research Best Practices
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