Education
La Salle University, Philadelphia, PA
- Psy.D., Clinical Psychology, 2015
La Salle University, Philadelphia, PA
- M.A., Clinical Psychology, 2012
Temple University, Philadelphia, PA
- B.A., Psychology, 2009
Clinical Experience
Clinician, June 2012 – Present
Clinical Neuropsychology Associates, Philadelphia, PA
Supervisor: Dr. Luke Amann
- Administration and scoring of neuropsychological assessment measures
- Measure interpretation and report writing
Clinician, August 2011 – June 2012
Northwestern Human Services, Sharon Hill, PA
Supervisor: James Jackson, Psy.D.
- Assessment and intervention for a diverse community mental health population employing a wide variety of intervention techniques.
Clinician, June 2011 – Present
La Salle University Community Center for Psychological Services
Supervisor: Kelly McClure, Ph.D., Nataliya Zelikovsky, Ph.D.
- Member of the Health Psychology team responsible for individual therapy with clients experiencing a wide variety of health concerns.
- Member of the Problem Solving Therapy team responsible for initial assessment and case conceptualization.
Clinic Assistant, August 2010 – June 2011
La Salle University Community Center for Psychological Services
Supervisor: Kathleen Murphy-Eberenz, Ph.D.
- Conduct phone screenings for potential new clients.
- Assign new clients to appropriate clinic teams.
- Build and organize client charts.
- Perform other administrative duties as needed.
Premedical Assistant, March 2008 – December 2008
Long Term Care and Emergency Medicine Units, The Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
Supervisor: Mel Kearny, R.N.
- Provide meals and general assistance to patients.
- Shadow clinical staff.
- Create and disseminate digital media related to hospital programs.
Research Experience
Publications
Tiwari, Shilpee, Philip C. Kendall, Alexandra L. Hoff, Julie P. Harrison, and Philip J. Fizur. “Characteristics of Exposure Sessions as Predictors of Treatment Response in Anxious Youth.” Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology (2012): Accepted for Publication
Planning and Committee Member, June 2011 – Present
Seattle Research Implementation Conference
- Assisting in the organization of a 3-conference series on dissemination and implementation (DIS) of evidence based psychosocial interventions. Creator and co-maintainer of the conference website and data repository at http://www.seattleimplementation.org/
- Developing the web application component of the Measures Project, a comprehensive Review of Dissemination and Implementation Science Instruments, available for preview at http://www.seattleimplementation.org/sirc-projects/sirc-measures-project/
Member, June 2011 – Present
La Salle University Health Psychology Research Team
- Assisting in the construction of health related measures, analysis of data, implantation of new research projects, and participant recruitment.
Planning and Committee Member, June 2011 – Present
- Assisted in the organization of the Annual Showcase for the Science of Psychology and its Application featuring The 33rd Annual Grimes Lecture.
- Recruited poster presenters
- Organized abstracts
- Designed program for the evening
Research Assistant, May 2011 – January 2012
Department of Behavioral Medicine, Cooper Cancer Institute, Voorhees, NJ
Supervisor: Cori McMahon, Psy.D.
- Coordinate development of the POST-B Quality of Life Scale
- Recruit individuals at initial appointment
- Schedules and administer follow-up interviews at weeks three and five
- Compile and coordinate data between study sites
Research Assistant, January 2008 – August 2010
Child and Adolescent Anxiety Disorders Clinic, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA
Supervisor: Philip Kendall, Ph.D.
- Rate sessions to evaluate collaboration and youth involvement in exposure tasks.
- Rate sessions to evaluate the presence of certain session components (e.g., processing of exposures) for outcome predictability purposes.
- Observe and rate therapist behavior to determine effectiveness of training for community clinicians in evidence-based practice.
- Provide technical assistance where needed for software, web applications, and development of material related to various projects.
Senior Thesis, May 2009
- Parkinson’s Disease with Comorbid Depression: An Etiological Review and Argument for an Integrated Psychotherapeutic Treatment Approach
Teaching and Supervisory Experience
Peer Tutor, September 2007-May 2008
Department of Psychology, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA
Supervisor: David Margules, Ph.D.
- Assisted fellow Psychology students with course material and writing assignments.
Conference Presentations (Posters)
- Beidas, R., Edmunds, J., Fizur, P., and Kendall, P.C. (November, 2010). Training in an Empirically Supported Treatment: Therapist Interest, Recruitment, and Preliminary Demographics. Poster accepted to the 43rd annual conference of the Association for
Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, New York, New York. - Tiwari, S., Harrison, J. P., Fizur, P., Mychailyszyn, M.P., & Kendall, P.C. (November,
2010). Characteristics of Exposure Sessions as Predictors of Differential Treatment Response in a Sample of Anxious Youth. Poster session presented at the meeting of
the Association of Cognitive and Behavioral Therapies, San Francisco
Work Experience
Graduate Studies Web Developer, January 2012 – Present
The College of Arts and Sciences, La Salle University, Philadelphia, PA
Supervisor: Margaret McManus, Ph.D.
- Promote graduate activity through web publications
- Update existing content and identify new content for each graduate program
Assistant Director of Information Technology, March 2004 – August 2010
The College of Liberal Arts, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA
Supervisor: Marc Getty
- Plan and implement technology infrastructure for the College of Liberal Arts, including HIPAA compliant data servers and applications.
- Build and maintain databases as well as applications and websites for data access.
- Maintenance and development of systems, including the Temple University Neurocognition Laboratory server.
Professional Affiliations
- Core Planning Committee Member, Junior Colleague
- 2011 – Present, The NIMH-funded Seattle Implementation & Research Conference
- American Psychological Association, Student Member
- Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Student Member
Certifications
Protecting Human Research Participants, January 2011
- Addresses the principles used to define ethical research using humans and the regulations, policies, and guidance that describe the implementation of those principles.