Veronica Pinho, M.A.

Education

Teachers College, Columbia University - May 2012
Master of Arts, Psychology in Education: Personality and Psychopathology Track

Fordham University - May 2009
Bachelor of Science, Psychology - Graduated Cum Laude
Dean’s List 2006-2009
Jogues Scholarship for Outstanding Leadership, 2005-2009

Research Experience

Columbia University HIV Mental Health Training Project
New York State Psychiatric Institute, New York, NY
Program Coordinator, September 2010-Present
Program Evaluation Specialist/Project Coordinator, January 2009-September 2010

• Coordinate HIV mental health trainings, clinical consultations, and conferences in New York and New Jersey for agencies that provide HIV care, primary care, and/or mental health care services
• Collect, manage, and analyze participant feedback and agency needs assessment data using SPSS statistical software and Microsoft Access
• Create data summaries for the Program Director to serve as the basis for monthly, quarterly and yearly reports submitted to the New York State Department of Health AIDS Institute, the Clinical Education Initiative (CEI) and the NY/NJ AIDS Education and Training Center (AETC)
• Assist in editing feedback questionnaires to meet immerging issues in HIV/AIDS care
• Conduct literature reviews for a National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) research grant proposal to be submitted Fall 2012

Volunteer Experience

Columbia University HIV Mental Health Training Project
New York State Psychiatric Institute, New York, NY
Research Assistant, November 2008-January 2009

• Collected and analyzed feedback data on HIV mental health trainings
• Organized mass mailings

Clinical Experience

September 2007-December 2007
Classroom Assistant
The Central Park Early Learning Center

• Worked alongside on-staff psychologists, speech therapists, and occupational therapists with children who have autism, hyperactivity, socio-emotional and speech issues in an integrated kindergarten classroom

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