RESUME/CV
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Dr. Randy Kurtz Chang

301-395-4838
rkchang (at) cryptio (dot) net

Education

Pacific University School of Professional Psychology (Forest Grove, OR) Sept 2002 - Dec 2007
Degree: Psy.D., Clinical Psychology, 2008; MS, Clinical Psychology, 2005

University of California Berkeley (Berkeley, CA) Aug 1995 - Dec 1999
Degree: BA, Cognitive Science, 1999

Clinical Experience

University of Maryland School of Medicine (Baltimore, MD) Sep 2008 - Present
Title: Postdoctoral Psychology Resident
Supervisor: Cindy Weisbart, Psy.D.
Within the Care Clinic (Pediatrics Department/Division of Child Protection):
  • Provide therapy services (individual and family) to children, adolescents, and adults who have endured physical or sexual trauma
  • Perform psychological assessments with children and adolescents
  • Provide clinical supervision for practicum externs
  • Revise and implement intake assessment procedure
Integrated Psychological Services (Atlanta, GA) Jan 2008 - Jul 2008
Title: Psychometrist
Supervisors: Dea Rabon Montgomery, Ph.D., and Shirley Boone-Sanford, Ph.D.
On a part-time/contract basis:
  • Performed psychological assessements with children, adolescents, and adults
  • Co-led social skills group for children/adolescents and parenting skills group
Psychological Services of Atlanta, LLC (Atlanta, GA) Sep 2007 - Nov 2007
Title: Psychology Assistant
Supervisor: Dayna Diaz, Ph.D.
On a part-time basis within superivisor's private practice:
  • Performed psychological assessements with children and adolescents
Monterey County Children's Behavioral Health (Salinas, CA) Aug 2006 - Jul 2007
Title: Psychology Intern
Supervisors: Sid Smith, Ph.D., and Rebecca Hart, Ph.D.
Within Day Treatment program at North Monterey County Middle School:
  • Provided milieu therapy for students in classroom for children with severe emotional disturbances
  • Conducted individual and family therapy services with these children
  • Led group therapy sessions directed towards teaching children adaptive coping styles
  • Collaborated with school staff to create a therapeutic environment
  • Consulted with a multidisciplinary team to address children's psychological, medical, and academic goals
Within FAST/DSES Team:
  • Performed family assessments on families whose children have been removed due to abuse/neglect to make therapeutic recommendations regarding family reunification
  • Conducted individual and family therapy with children and adults who are involved with Child Protective Services (CPS)
Morrison Center (Portland, OR) Aug 2005 - Jul 2006
Title: Psychology Practicum Student
Supervisor: Jeni Felker-Thayer, Psy.D.
Within community mental health clinic devoted to child and family services:
  • Provided individual and family therapy services towards children and adolescents
  • Performed psychological assessments with children and adolescents to refine diagnosis (e.g., learning disorders, ADHD, emotional/mental disorders, etc.) and determine appropriate treatment goals and strategies
Edgefield Children's Services (Troutdale, OR) Sep 2004 - Jul 2005
Title: Practicum Intern
Supervisor: Beth Langhorst, Ph.D.
Within child residential/day treatment facility:
  • Provided individual, family and group therapy services to children (ages 6 - 12)
  • Designed and implemented curriculum for various group therapies, including emotional awareness and social skills building
  • Coordinated and provided consultation services with treatment staff on Residential and Day Treatment teams to improve implementation of therapeutic environment

Pacific University Psychological Service Center (Portland, OR) Sep 2003 - Aug 2004
Title: Practicum I Student
Supervisors: Catherine Miller, Ph.D., and Sandra Jenkins, Ph.D.
In out-patient clinic:
  • Provided individual, child, and couples therapy services through presenting problems such as depression, anxiety, adjustment, and communication difficulties

Seneca Center (San Leandro, CA) May 2000 - Jun 2001
Title: Mental Health Assistant/Breakfast Program Director
Within child residential/day treatment facility:
  • Provided classroom guidance and counseling to children (ages 7 - 17) with severe emotional and mental disorders
  • Helped implement treatment plans
  • Managed an adolescent vocational program
  • Ensured meals met state nutritional requirements

Research Experience

Tentative dissertation title: Asian American Children's Response to a Social Coping Skills Program Aug 2005 - Nov 2007
Dissertation Chair: Susan Tinsley Li, Ph.D.

Thesis title: Later 'Gator: Teaching Asian American Children to Cope with Divorce Using Adaptive Avoidance Sep 2003 - Nov 2004
Thesis Chair: Susan Tinsley Li, Ph.D.

Title: Research Assistant
Supervisor: Donald True, Ph.D.
  • On a contract basis, performed literature searches to aid in clinical and forensic cases
  • Summarized research reports
Apr 2005 - Aug 2005

National Institute of Child Health & Human Development (NICHD) (Bethesda, MD) Oct 2002 - Aug 2004
Title: Contract EAS Coder
Lab Chief: Marc Bornstein, Ph.D.
Supervisors: Motti Gini, Ph.D., and Joan Suwalsky, MS
  • On contract basis, coded videotaped mother-child interactions according to the Emotional Availability Scales (EAS), 3rd edition, as developed by Zeynep Biringen, Ph.D., for the Child and Family Research Lab

National Institute of Child Health & Human Development (NICHD) (Bethesda, MD) July 2001 - July 2002
Title: Research Assistant/Intramural Research Training Award (IRTA)
Lab Chief: Marc Bornstein, Ph.D.
Supervisors: Motti Gini, Ph.D., and Joan Suwalsky, MS
  • Assisted in collecting data for the adolescent phase of a longitudinal study of child behavioral, cognitive, and social development
  • Coded behavior from videotaped mother-child interactions
  • Interviewed teens and mothers
  • Maintained audio-visual lab for the observation of child and family interactions

Veteran's Hospital (Palo Alto, CA) June 1998 - Aug 1998
Title: Research Assistant
Supervisor: Dr. Lawrence Ng, M.D.
  • Isolated and replicated RNA specimens from rat brains for use in GFAP protein research

Other Paid Postions

San Francisco Regional Water Quality Control Board (Oakland, CA) July 1999 - Apr 2000
Title: Student Computer Assistant
  • Built/repaired computers
  • Provided technical support for regional agency workers
  • Kept inventory of available computer parts
  • Designed/maintained intranet and internet websites

Disabled Students Program/UC Berkeley (Berkeley, CA) Jan 1997 - Oct 1999
Title: Disabled Student Attendant
  • Assisted disabled students in performing daily duties, which included washing, feeding, transferring between wheelchair and bed, daily errands (e.g., laundry, cleaning, etc.)

Professional Publications

  • Chang, R. (2004). Diversity: A celebration and a mindset. The Oregon Psychologist, 23(5), 4.
  • Chang, R., Drewitz, K. & Koehler, K. (2004, October). Eating disorder treatment modification for gay/lesbian/bisexual population. Poster session presented at the annual Pacific University Diversity Day event, Forest Grove, OR.

Professional Memberships

American Psychological Association (APA) graduate student affiliate Nov 2003 - present

Community Service

Asian Family Center (Portland, OR) Sep 2005 - Jun 2006
  • provided group counseling services to Asian American youth at risk for delinquent behavior and/or in academic need
  • helped facilitate after-school educational and recreational activities

Sisters in Action For Power (Portland, OR) May 2004 - Aug 2004
  • Worked with staff at non-profit agency to build a website to advertise its community services and community events
  • Researched local community resources

Pacific University Student Association (Forest Grove, OR) Sep 2003 - May 2006
Chief Webmaster (appointed position)
  • Designed and maintained a website dedicated towards facilitating communication between the Student Association (student government), student body, and program faculty
  • Facilitated annual elections for Student Association officers and bylaw amendments

Pacific University Diversity Day Planning Committee (Forest Grove, OR) Oct 2002 - Jun 2006
Committee co-chair (Feb 2003 - Nov 2003)
  • Aided in planning setting up the annual Pacific University School of Professional Psychology Diversity Day event
  • As committee co-chair, facilitate and delegate duties towards planning the event
California AIDS Ride (San Francisco, CA) June 1999 - June 2001
Crew member (1999 - 2000); Rider (2001)
As crew member:
  • Aided in behind-the-scenes activities to facilitate the Ride
  • Set up/took down camp
  • Organized/distributed gear
  • Served meals to riders and other crew members
As Rider:
  • Biked 570 miles from San Francisco to Los Angeles in order to raise money and awareness towards AIDS/HIV charities and resources

Lucile Packard Childrens Hospital (Stanford, CA) May 1997 - May 2000
Title: Recreation Therapy Volunteer
  • Organized facilitated, and supervised activities for the hospital’s patients and their families, which included games and arts & crafts activities

Multicultural AIDS/HIV Peer Theater Program (Berkeley, CA) Aug 1998 - Dec 1999
  • Worked with other UC Berkeley students and University Health Services personnel to write and perform plays to educate the surrounding community about AIDS/HIV concerns
  • Took part in local AIDS/HIV education and outreach efforts

Clinical Assessment Proficiencies

  • Achenbach System of Empirically Based Assessment (ASEBA) - Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL), Youth Self-Report (YSR), and Teacher-Report Form (TRF)
  • Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI)
  • Beck Depression Inventory, 2nd Edition (BDI-II)
  • Beck Youth Inventories, 2nd Edition (BYI-II)
  • Beery Buktenica Developmental Test of Visual Motor Integration (Beery VMI)
  • Behavior Rating Inventory of Executive Functioning (BRIEF)
  • Childhood Autism Rating Scales (CARS)
  • Children's Depression Inventory (CDI)
  • Culture-Free Self-Esteem Inventories, 3rd edition (CFSEI-3)
  • Conners' Rating Scales, Revised (CRS-R)
  • Expressive Vocabulary Test (EVT)
  • House-Tree-Person projective drawing
  • Kaufman Functional Academic Skills Test (KFAST)
  • Kinetic Family Drawing (KFD)
  • Parental Stress Inventory (PSI)
  • Parenting Satisfaction Scale (PSS)
  • Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test, 3rd edition (PPVT-III)
  • Rey Complex Figure Test and Recognition Test (RCFT)
  • Roberts Apperception Test for Children (RATC)/Roberts 2
  • Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory, 2nd edition (MMPI-II)
  • Semi-structured diagnostic interview
  • Sentence Completion form
  • Trauma Symptoms Checklist for Children (TSCC)
  • Vineland Adaptive Behavior Scales (VABS)
  • Wechsler Abbreviated Scales of Intelligence (WASI)
  • Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scales, 3rd edition (WAIS-III)
  • Wechsler Individual Achievement Test, 2nd edition (WIAT-II)
  • Wechsler Intelligence Scales for Children, 4th edition (WISC-IV)
  • Wechsler Preschool and Primary Scale of Intelligence, 3rd edition (WPPSI-III)
  • Wide Range Achievement Test, 3rd edition/4th edition (WRAT3/WRAT4)
  • Woodcock Johnson, Revised/3rd edition (WJ-R/WJ-III)

Computer Skills

  • experienced in designing and maintaining various web sites
  • proficient in using Microsoft Windows, Macintosh OS X, and Linux operating systems
  • competent in using popular software suites, e.g. Microsoft Office, Corel Office, Adobe Photoshop, etc.
  • adept in building IBM-compatible PC's

References

available upon request