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ACADEMIC: Doctor of Philosophy in Psychology, University of South Dakota - December,
Master of Arts, Psychology, University of South Dakota – August,
Master of Arts, Counseling, University of North Dakota – August,
Bachelor of Arts, Sociology, University of North Dakota – August,
SKILLS: January, - present
Field Interviewer
National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH)
Research Triangle Institute, International
Primary Duties: Locate randomly selected households, recruit household for participation in national epidemiological study. Conduct computer-assisted screening questionnaire and in-person interviews. Maintain project records, in keeping with study protocols. Complete counting and listing of dwelling units in selected segments for following year sampling. Ensure security of data. Helped achieve response rates among the top ten in the nation for several quarters.
July, – June,
Field Interviewer
National Health and Alcohol Study (NHAS)
Westat/U.S. Public Health Service, DHHS
Primary Duties: Located randomly selected households, recruit household for participation in national epidemiological study. Conducted computer-assisted screening questionnaire and in-person interviews. Collected biologic specimens. Maintained project records, in keeping with study protocols. Ensured security of data. Conducted reliability interviews, when called upon.
August, – December,
Assistant Professor
Division of Education and Psychology
Mayville State University, Mayville, ND
Primary Duties: Provided instruction of undergraduates within the Applied Psychology program.
Developed program assessment strategy, including: Core competencies evaluation, annual program survey, and alumni survey. Developed capstone portfolio for evaluation of program majors. Served on student advising taskforce, student retention subcommittee and general education subcommittee. Coordinated fundraising, campus education, and community service activities of student psychology club. Coordinated on-campus presentations on health and mental health issues, including first Child Abuse Prevention Symposium ever held at Mayville State.
May – June,
Census Enumerator
U.S. Census Bureau
Primary Duties: Provided address verification and mapping information for housing and non-housing structures for census. Received instruction in the use of hand-held computer, and quickly gained competence in its use. Work involved daily travel, interaction with property owners, and independent direction of activities. Completed assigned work with a high degree of speed and accuracy. As a result, I was subsequently asked to support county-wide enumeration efforts, then supported service in two additional counties.
August, – September,
Clinical Psychology Intern
Nebraska Mental Health Centers, Inc., Lincoln, NE
Primary Duties: Provided individual, marital, and family psychotherapy services.
Performed psychological and neuropsychological evaluations. Conducted group interventions for domestic violence and substance abuse treatment. Provided consultation services to
nursing homes and agencies assisting individuals with disabilities.
August, – July,
Clinical Psychology Trainee
Jackson Recovery Center, Sioux City, IA
Primary Duties: Performed psychological evaluations of adolescents in a residential chemical dependency treatment facility. Consulted with psychiatric services and behavior technicians during weekly staffings.
August, – July,
Clinical Psychology Trainee
Dakota Counseling Institute, Mitchell, SD
Primary Duties: Provided individual, marital, and family therapy to outpatient clients, including SMI/SPMI population. Provided assessment, diagnosis, and treatment to adolescent males of diverse ethnic backgrounds in a juvenile correction facility. Consulted weekly with support staff.
July, – August,
Individual/Marital/Family Therapist
The Village Family Service Center, Minot, ND
Primary Duties: Provided individual, marital, and intensive in-home family therapy to approximately clients across a seven county region in rural north central North Dakota. Conducted family-based parenting assessments for county social service board including foster care and child protective service referrals. Provided in-service presentations to family-based staff.
September, – February,
Research Analyst
Vital Statistics, North Dakota Department of Health, Bismarck, ND
Primary Duties: Managed vital records databases, conducted statistical analyses to be published yearly vital events summary, provided consultation to state medical officer, diabetes program, and new mother survey committee. Answered requests for information from external sources.
May, – September,
Crisis Counselor / Case Manager
Lutheran Disaster Response / Lutheran Social Services, Grand Forks, ND
Primary Duties: Provided door-to-door outreach disaster response services. Conducted needs assessment and assisted over families in receiving over $, in recovery funds for home rebuilding from federal, municipal, and non-profit entities following the Red River Valley flood.
August, – May,
Administrative Assistant
Department of Counseling, University of ND, Grand Forks, ND
Primary Duties: Assisted in the development and organization of continuing education programs for the APA Div. & Mid-Winter Conference held in February, in San Diego, CA.
February – September,
Research Analyst
Child Welfare Research Bureau, University of ND, Grand Forks, ND
Primary Duties: Managed research databases for University-affiliated research program. Consulted and assisted in the analysis and publishing of a multi-site outcome assessment of in-home family therapy services in the state of North Dakota.
November, – May,
Mental Health Consultant
Sacred Heart Catholic Church and School, East Grand Forks, MN
Primary Duties: Provided mental health consultation services to Catholic parish.
August, – May,
Research Associate
Anger Expression Study, Department of Counseling, University of ND, Grand Forks, ND
Primary Duties: Assisted in the development and implementation of a psycho physiological research protocol. Recruited and ran subjects, entered and analyzed data, trained student team members, assisted in the writing of articles for submission to peer-reviewed journals, and posters for state and national association conventions.
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATION / LICENSE:
- – Student Affiliate, American Psychological Association (#-)
-Present – Licensed Professional Counselor (ND#---)
SERVICE: - Chairman, American Heart Assn. Fundraising campaign, Grand Forks, ND
- Volunteer Tutor, Charles Hall Youth Services, Bismarck, ND
- Volunteer Counselor, Ruth Meiers Hospitality House, Bismarck, ND
- – Committee member, th and th Annual Building Bridges Conference, Univ. of SD
– present – Volunteer, Red River Valley Community Action, Grand Forks, ND
present – American Cancer Society Relay for Life planning committee
PUBLICATIONS:
Ahmed, K.A., Kincs, P., and Chapman, K. (). What Did the Family-Based Program Do For You? Child Welfare Research Bureau, Department of Social Work, University of North Dakota
Submitted to: Division of Children and Family Services, North Dakota Department of Human Services, Bismarck, ND
Kincs, P., Jacobs, S.C., et al. (). Reliability of the Myocardial Infarction Onset Study Anger Scale in a Non-cardiac Population. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the North Dakota Psychological Association, October, Grand Forks, ND.
Jacobs, S.C., Kincs, P., et al. (). Correlates of the MI Onset Study Anger Scale: Trait and State. Annals of Behavior Medicine, (Proceedings of the Society of Behavioral Medicine's th annual meeting, April, San Francisco, CA (Supplement): C, .
Jacobs, S.C., Kincs, P., et al. () Reactivity Differences With Anger Recall Tasks: Communicative Versus Aggressive Expression. Poster presented at the annual convention of the American Psychological Association – Division , August, Chicago, IL.
TEACHING EXPERIENCE:
- Instructor, PSYC – Introduction to Psychology
PSYC – Developmental Psychology
PSYC – Child and Adolescent Psychology
PSYC – Introduction to Counseling and Guidance
PSYC – Introduction to Personality
PSYC – Psychology of Abnormal Behavior
PSYC – Mental Hygiene
PSYC – Health Psychology
PSYC – Introduction to Clinical Psychology
COUN. - Research Methods
COUN – Statistics
- Instructor, IdEA – Ecology of Human Development capstone ()
Psyc. – General Psychology ()
Psyc. – Psychology of Human Lifespan Development ()
Psyc. - Psychology of Abnormal Behavior
Graduate Asst., Psyc. - General Psychology
Psyc. - Psychology of Human Lifespan Development
PRESENTATIONS:
"Worker safety in in-home settings"
Presented to Family and Children Support Services Staff, Northwestern MHC, Crookston, MN, July .
Presented to staff of ND Disaster Outreach project, Lake Region HSC, Devils Lake, ND, June .
Presented as internship seminar, Department of Counseling, University of North Dakota, March .
Presented to Family Based Services staff, The Village Family Service Center, Minot, ND, September .
“Assessment of the experience and expression of anger”
Presented to Family Based Services staff, The Village Family Service Center, Minot, ND November,
“Aging of the brain, aging of the mind”
Presented to Family Based Services staff, The Village Family Service Center, Minot, ND, May, .
Presented to Portland Golden Agers, Portland, ND, April,
“Assessment instruments for use with families: The AAPI-, PSI, SIPA, & PAM”
Presented to Family Based Services staff, The Village Family Service Center, Minot, ND, July, .
“SED Diagnoses: Implications for work with families”
Presented to Case Aide staff, The Village Family Service Center, Minot, ND, March, .
“Family-based services: An introduction to intensive in-home family therapy”
Presented to Psyc. – Applied Psychology course, Univ. of South Dakota, October, .
“Contextual issues in the assessment of children”
Presented to Psyc. – Psychological Assessment course, Univ. of South Dakota, November, .
