Ryan Campbell
Research Assistant
Hamden
Summary
Research professional with four years of experience supporting academic projects through meticulous data collection and analysis. Proven ability to work collaboratively in team settings and strong interpersonal skills working with research participants of various clinical profiles. Demonstrated essential time management, composure in demanding circumstances, and strong verbal and written communication skills.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
5
5
Certifications
Work History
Research Assistant
PRIME Clinic
08.2023 - Current
- Company Overview: Yale University School of Medicine
- Located and recontacted past research participants from three consortiums of the North American Prodromal Longitudinal Study for long-term follow-up (LTF) study participation.
- Conducted clinical assessments on research participants five to twenty-five years after baseline participation to document longitudinal changes in symptoms and functioning.
- Conducted computerized cognitive assessments and follow-up clinical assessments with research participants in the Computerized Assessment of Psychosis-Risk (CAPR) study.
- Presented participant case reports from study interviews to clinicians and researchers for consensus on status of attenuated psychotic symptoms or frank psychosis for LTF and CAPR studies.
- Organized collection and shipment of human biospecimen data to be analyzed by the NIMH for biomarkers that may indicate a clinical high-risk for psychosis.
- Administered National Outcome Measures (NOMs) survey to PRIME Clinic patients receiving treatment for psychosis-risk syndromes under the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA).
Postgraduate Associate
Fathers for Change, Stover Lab
07.2022 - 07.2023
- Company Overview: Yale University Child Study Center
- Assessed eligibility of a diverse population of fathers referred to intervention for intimate partner violence by the Connecticut Dept. of Children and Families and the Court Support Services Division.
- Provided documentation of participants’ progress and completion of the intervention program to defense attorneys, clerks, probation officers, and social workers.
- Co-facilitated a Duluth Batterer Intervention Program (BIP) group for participants in the Fathers for Change trial and attended weekly supervision meetings to discuss group sessions.
- Trained and supervised undergraduate interns on clinical interviews and human subjects research ethical practices.
- Recorded baseline and follow-up father-child play sessions to assess for the effects of IPV intervention on the father-child relationship.
- Conducted analysis of data from baseline and follow-up interviews using SPSS to assess intervention effects on study participants.
- Assisted colleagues with posters presented at the Western Psychological Association 2023 convention.
- Prepared spend authorizations and expense reports for participant compensation.
Undergraduate Research Assistant
Fathers for Change, Stover Lab
08.2021 - 07.2022
- Company Overview: Yale University Child Study Center
- Provided informed consent for participants engaged in the Fathers for Change randomized controlled trial for use of intimate partner violence.
- Administered baseline and follow-up assessments to participants and coparents to determine severity of intimate partner violence and substance use.
- Presented case reports to Fathers for Change clinicians detailing participants’ demographic information, history of violence, substance use, and their ability to reflect on their roles as fathers.
- Transcribed semi-structured, recorded clinical interviews with fathers at baseline and follow-up.
- Collaborated on literature reviews for a peer-reviewed publication using baseline study data from clinical interviews and recorded father-child play sessions.
Academic Advising Assistant
Bergen Community College
12.2018 - 01.2022
- Company Overview: Center for Student Success
- Provided academic advising by assisting students with course selection and registration.
- Increased enrollment by assisting students with course selection and registration.
- Familiarized new and returning students with online registration software and academic program requirements.
- Assisted hundreds of students of various racial, ethnic, socioeconomic, and educational backgrounds with balancing course loads with professional and personal commitments.
- Acclimated diverse groups of students with various career goals to the requirements and academic expectations of higher education degrees and certificates.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Psychology, Biology
Quinnipiac University
Hamden, CT05.2022
Skills
Entered, cleaned, and exported data in SPSS, Qualtrics, and RedCap assist in ongoing research
Weekly collaboration on data analysis in SPSS and R for ongoing academic publications
Highly proficient at using background check sites (BeenVerified, Intelius, US Phonebook) to identify over eighty past participants by their new publicly available contact information and social media profiles
Conducted over fifty patient chart reviews in EPIC to obtain collateral information to advance mental health research
Trained in human subjects research protocols and ethical practices
Collaboration on literature reviews for academic publications and poster presentations
Over ten years experience with Microsoft Word, Excel, and Powerpoint
Four years experience in the storage, use, and protection of patient health information in compliance with HIPAA safeguards
Publications
Stover, C. S., Farren, A., Campbell, R., Day, M. J., & Sernyak, Z. (2023). Self-reported reflective functioning and father–child interactions in a sample of fathers who have used intimate partner violence. Infant Mental Health Journal, 44(2), 255–267. https://doi.org/10.1002/imhj.22044
Clinical Assessments Administered
- Structured Interview for Psychosis-Risk Syndromes (SIPS) Version 5.6
- Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-5 (SCID-5)
- Kiddie Schedule for Affective Disorders and Schizophrenia (K-SADS)
- Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale (BPRS)
- Family Interview for Genetic Studies (FIGS)
- Negative Symptom Inventory-Psychosis Risk (NSI-PR)
- Global Functioning: Social and Role scales
- Traumatic Brain Injury Screen
- Abusive Behavior Inventory (ABI)
- Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale (DERS)
- Reflective Functioning Questionnaire (RFQ)
- Parental Reflective Functioning Questionnaire (PRFQ)
- Experience in Close Relationships Scale (ECRS)
- Adverse Childhood Experiences International Questionnaire (ACES-IQ)
- Parent Development Interview (PDI)
- Daily Sessions, Frequency, Age of Onset, and Quantity of Cannabis Use Inventory (DFAQ-CU)
- Columbia-Suicide Severity Rating Scale (C-SSRS)
- Brief Assessment of Cognition in Schizophrenia (BACS)
Computerized Assessments Administered
- Conditioned Hallucinations (CH) Task
- Probabilistic Reversal Learning (PRL)
- Mooney Faces Task
- Delay Discounting (DD) Task
- Sine Wave Speech (SWS) Task
- Pessiglione Reinforcement Learning Task
- Ebbinghaus Illusion Task
- Kamin Blocking Test
- Effort Expenditure For Rewards Task (EEFRT)
- International Affective Picture System (IAPS)
- Speed Tapping, Tempo Tapping, and Variable Tapping psychomotor tasks
Certification
Structured Interview of Psychosis-Risk Syndromes (SIPS) Version 5.6
Affiliations
Psi Chi International Honor Society (2021 – present)
Western Psychological Association (2023 – present)
Timeline
Research Assistant
PRIME Clinic
08.2023 - Current
Postgraduate Associate
Fathers for Change, Stover Lab
07.2022 - 07.2023
Undergraduate Research Assistant
Fathers for Change, Stover Lab
08.2021 - 07.2022
Academic Advising Assistant
Bergen Community College
12.2018 - 01.2022
Bachelor of Science - Psychology, Biology
Quinnipiac University