RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

Research Assistant

Buchtel College of Arts and Sciences, The University of Akron, Akron, Ohio

Supervisor: Dean Ronald F. Levant, EdD, ABPP, MBA

Research on the psychological study of men and masculinity.

August 2007-May 2008  

Dissertation Project

Department of Psychology, The University of Akron, Akron, Ohio

Supervisor: Linda Subich, PhD

"Impact of sexism on women's leadership self-efficacy and career aspirations"

August 2007-Present   

Master’s Thesis Project

Department of Psychology, The University of Akron, Akron, Ohio

Supervisor: James L Werth, Jr., PhD

“Hospice volunteers: Education, experience, and satisfaction”

August 2003-August 2005   

Associate Project Manager

Behavioral Medicine and Health Psychology Research Team

Department of Psychology, The University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida

Supervisor: Carolyn M. Tucker, PhD

"A Patient Centered Culturally Sensitive Health Care Project"

January 2002-July 2003

Undergraduate Honor’s Thesis

Department of Psychology, The University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida

Supervisor: Bonnie Moradi, PhD

“Assessing the relationship between reported experiences of discrimination and psychological distress for Arab individuals residing in the United States”

August 2001-June 2002