Course Title: Psychology: A Real Science
Department: Department of Clinical Psychology

Email: aletamen@ucsd.edu

Education

2005- Present
SDSU/UCSD Joint Doctoral Program in Clinical Psychology, San Diego, CA
University of California at San Diego, Department of Psychiatry,
School of Medicine
San Diego State University, Department of Psychology

1998-2002
Cornell University, College of Arts and Sciences, Ithaca, NY
B.A. in Psychology, Concentration in Women’s Studies

 

Experience

7/2008 - Introduction to Psychology Instructor, UCSD Academic Connections

7/2007 – 6/2008: Psychology Trainee, Grad. Clinical Practicum, VA Outpatient Anxiety Disorders Clinic
Assessment of mental health patients, Individual and group treatment for anxiety disorders

7/2006 – 6/2007: Student Psychotherapist, San Diego State University Psychology Clinic
Individual psychotherapy (English and Spanish-language intervention and assessment)

8/2005 – Present: Graduate Research Assoc., UCSD Anxiety and Traumatic Stress Disorders Research Program
Conduct psychodiagnostic interviews & assess. for anxiety disorders research/independent research projects

8/2004-6/2005: Research Assistant, Volunteer, UCLA Obsessive Compulsive Disorder Research Program, Anxiety Disorders Research Program, Neuropsychiatric Institute

5/2004-6/2006: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Vol. & Spanish Interpreter, UCLA Anxiety Disorders Program
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder Intensive Treatment Program
Individual Exposure and Response Prevention Therapy (OCD and Body Dysmorphic Disorder)

6/2002 – 6/2005: Staff Research Associate II/Research Study Coordinator
Coordinate clinical research study in late-life depressive disorders

9/2001 – 5/2002: Field Practicum, Boces Smith Middle School and Cornell University, Ithaca, NY
Daily mentoring and counseling of children in special-needs elementary school with various medical and psychiatric disorders: primarily ADHD, Conduct Disorders, and Anxiety Disorders.

1/1999-5/1999: Youth Counselor, Together Ithaca Empowers Students (TIES), Ithaca, NY
Mentored disadvantaged minority youth in community of Ithaca

9/1998-5/1999: Peer counselor, Empathy Assistance and Referral Service (EARS), Cornell University
Provided client-centered peer counseling to students in distress

 

Honors/Affiliations/Publications

Chancellor’s Doctoral Incentive Program, California State University (2007-Current)
Cota-Robles Minority Fellowship in Graduate Studies (2005-2007)
Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society (2007); Top 10% of graduate students
American Psychological Association, Student Member
Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies (ABCT), Student Member
National Society of Collegiate Scholars (NSCS), Lifetime Member
Golden Key National Honor Society, Lifetime Member; top 15% of graduating class