Melissa A. Moose

"The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched.
They must be felt with the heart."
-Helen Keller


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Education

MS Psychology, Shippensburg University, 2000
BA Psychology, Shippensburg University, 1995

Research Experience

Rape Prevention Project Research project in progress concerning a research team’s development and implementation of a rape prevention program
Master’s Thesis Alcohol Use, Hostility, Rape Myth Acceptance, and Sexual Preoccupation as Predictors of Sexual Coercion
Independent Research Research project conducted on variables correlated with sexual aggression
Participated in study design, data collection, data entry, and preparation of study results
Graduate Assistantship Data collection and data entry for various studies

Work Experience


11/95 to 10/97
 Youth Development Aide, Loysville Secure Treatment Unit
   
10/97 to 4/98 Transfer within agency to Loysville Youth Development Center,  
  Department of Public Welfare, Loysville, PA
           Program development, facilitate therapy and task groups, crisis
           intervention, supervision of clients, and assist in implementing the Master Case
           Planning System

12/97 to 4/98 Counselor Assistant, Roxbury Treatment Center, Shippensburg, PA
          Assist counselors by facilitating individual and group therapy, conducting initial
          contacts, developing treatment plans, and completing assessments
 
4/98 to 7/00 Counselor, Roxbury Treatment Center, Shippensburg, PA
 
           Facilitate individual, family, and group therapy, devise treatment plans and
           updates, conduct lectures and task groups, complete assessments, and complete
           written and verbal reviews for referral sources
 
1/99to 8/99 Research Assistant, College of Business, Shippensburg University, Shippensburg, PA
 
           Writing, editing, and organizing departmental annual reports and updates, including
           conducting statistical analyses of data
 
8/99 to 5/00 Graduate Assistant, Psychology Department, Shippensburg University, Shippensburg, PA
 
           Conduct research, including literature reviews, data collection, and data entry
           Assist professors with coursework, tutoring of students, and supervision
           of a computer laboratory
 
8/00 to 8/01 Hall Director, Donovan Hall, University of Kentucky  
             Responsible for building operations, coordinate and supervise the work of the resident
          advisors, advise the student hall government, facilitate the discipline process, and
          complete payroll
 
2/01 to 8/01 Volunteer Crisis Line Counselor, BRCC, Lexington, KY
             Provides crisis intervention to crisis line callers by giving information, support, and
          encouragement
8/01 to present Research Assistant, Sanders Brown Center on Aging, University of Kentucky
             Transcribing, editing, and coding videotaped interviews with aphasia patients

Professional Presentations

      Moose, M. A., Vollman, K., Weikel, K., & Clark, M. D. (April 2000). Hostility and Sexual Preoccupation as
 
Predictors of Sexual Coercion in College Students.  Poster presentation at annual meeting of the Eastern Psychological Association,
 
Baltimore, MD.

Honors

Seminars/Conferences Attended Program Development

Department of Public Welfare
Program Development:  Self-Esteem, Employability, GED tutoring program,  Dietary Program,
                                          Developing Positive Peer Relationships, and Life Skills

Community Service

Committee Membership Membership in Professional Organizations Favorite Links

Shippensburg University
American Psychological Association

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Updated by Melissa Moose 09/13/01