Amanda D. Ross, M.A. - Clinical Psychology Associates of North ...

Education
Amanda D. Ross, M.A.
Clinical Psychology Associates of North Central Florida
2121 NW 40 th Terr. Ste B. Gainesville, FL 32605
Phone: (352) 336-2888 CPANCF.COM
July 2007-Present – University of Akron, Collaborative Program in Counseling
Psychology, Doctoral Student
2009 Master of Arts. Counseling Psychology, University of Akron, Ohio.
Thesis: An empirical examination of a measure of well-being with older lesbians.
May 2004 – University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, Psychology, B.S., English, B.A.
July 2003-August 2003 – Cambridge University, Cambridge, England, student.
Interacted with faculty and students while studying British history and culture
August 2000-May2002 – University of Florida Honors Program, student. Completed
program of select classes which led to an A.A. degree with honors
Formal Practica Training
August 2011-present
Psychology Intern, Clinical Psychology Associates of North Central Florida,
Gainesville, FL. Responsibilities include psychological and neuropsychological testing,
psychotherapy, and supervision of psychological assistants and volunteer interns.
Primary Supervisor: Ernest J. Bordini, Ph.D., Secondary Supervisor: Benjamin Phalin,
Ph.D.
September 2010-Present
Summa Health System Jean B. and Milton N. Cooper Cancer Center, Akron, Ohio,
Psychologist in Training. Responsibilities include providing immediate support services
for cancer patients who are undergoing chemotherapy treatment and their caregivers,
individual therapy for cancer patients and providing outreach services for patients and
their caregivers. Supervisors: Sarah Reimer, Ph.D., Charles Waehler, Ph.D.
August 2010-Present
University of Akron Counseling Center, Akron, Ohio, Psychologist in Training.
Responsibilities include providing personal, academic and vocational counseling services

for university students and providing outreach services. Supervisors: Joyce Jadwin,
M.A., Charles Waehler, Ph.D.
November 2009-May 2010,
Cleveland State University Counseling Center, Cleveland, Ohio, Psychologist in
Training. Responsibilities included providing personal and vocational counseling
services for university students, conducting intakes, engaging in outreach activities.
Supervisors: Lou Sauer, Ph.D., Suzette Speight, Ph.D.
August 2009-November 2009
Portage Path Behavioral Health, Akron, Ohio, Psychologist in Training.
Responsibilities included providing personal and vocational counseling services for
community members, administering and interpreting psychological assessments, and cofacilitating
group therapy. Supervisors: Phil Scozzaro, Ph.D., Susan I. Hardin, Ph.D.
January 2008-July 2009
Department of Psychology Counseling Clinic, The University of Akron, Akron, Ohio,
Psychologist in Training. Responsibilities included providing personal and vocational
counseling services for University of Akron students and community members,
administering and interpreting psychological assessments, participating in internal review
committees for additional session requests, participating in individual and group
supervision, writing case notes using SOAP format and presenting case
conceptualizations. Supervisors: Susan I. Hardin, Ph.D., & Linda M. Subich, Ph.D.
Employment Experience
May 2008-Aug 2011,
University of Akron, Department of Psychology, Academic Advisor. Responsibilities
include assisting undergraduate students with their academics, organizing and leading
career-oriented events, collaborating with faculty, and teaching the Professional and
Career Issues in Psychology course
August 2007-May 2008
University of Akron, Department of Psychology, Instructor, Introduction to
Psychology. Responsibilities included planning and delivering lectures, grading
homework assignments and research papers, offering academic support to students
May 2004-March 2005 and January 2007-July 2007
Clinical Psychology Associates of North Central Florida, Assistant in Psychology.
Responsibilities included administering and scoring neuropsychological and

psychological tests for assessment in a private practice setting, assisting in preparation of
reports from information gathered in intake interviews and mental status examinations,
managing and updating company website
May 2005- January, 2007
Department of Clinical and Health Psychology, The University of Florida,
Gainesville, FL, Project Coordinator, Intraindividual Variability in Sleep and
Cognitive Performance in Older Adults with Insomnia, National Institutes of Health,
National Institute on Aging (AG024459), Christina S. McCrae, Ph.D. Responsibilities
included managing the routine daily functioning of the project, coordinating
participant/therapist scheduling, training graduate student therapists and interviewers,
scheduling and monitoring graduate and undergraduate research assistants, supervising
data collection and entry, designing project databases, conducting reliability checks and
maintaining quality control.
Research Experience
July 2007-August 2009
Charles Waehler, Ph.D., An Empirical Examination of a Measure of Well-Being With
Older Lesbians. Exploring the factor structure of Ryff’s Subjective Scales of Well-
Being and examined a variety of variables that may influence well-being in lesbians over
60-years-old.
December 2008-Present
Charles Waehler, Ph.D., Torie Gray, An extension of Dorland and Fischer (2001).
Extending Dorland and Fischer’s exploration of inclusive and heterosexist language in
the counseling environment with LGB potential clients in that we are using their
vignettes to examine heterosexual potential clients’ responses to inclusive and
heterosexist language in the counseling environment.
June 2008-Present
Toni Bisconti, Ph.D., Nicholas Joyce, M.A., Assignment of Blame in Car Accidents:
Does Age Play a Factor? Research involves using driving vignettes to explore the area of
ageism and its relationship to driving for both older and younger adults.
November 2002-May200
Dr. Chris Labelle, Research Assistant. Emphasis: Trained in the use of Functional
Analysis, PECS (Picture exchange communication system), FCT (Functional
Communication Training), natural language paradigm, video modeling interventions,
naturalistic teaching strategies, and data collection and analysis Duties: Conducting one-

on-one behavioral intervention sessions with children and adults that have developmental
disabilities
August 2003-May 2004
Dr. Benjamin Karney, Research Assistant: Research Assistant in a National Institute of
Mental Health funded study, the Florida Project on Newlywed Marriage and Adult
Development http://www.relationshipscience.net Proficient in the study of social
behavior and in laboratory techniques such as parsing and coding videotape and
practicing participant confidentiality
Publications
McCrae, C.S., Ross, A., Stripling, A.S., & Dautovich, N. (2007) Eszopiclone for late-life
insomnia: A review. Clinical Interventions in Aging, 2(3).
Stripling, A.S., McCrae, C.S., Rowe, M. & Ross, A. (2006). Ambient Light, Nocturnal
Sleep, Psychological Adjustment, and Napping In Community Dwelling Older Adults
[Abstract]. Sleep, 29 (Suppl), 332.
Dzierzewski, J. M., McCrae, C.S., Marsiske, M., McCoy, K.J.M., McNamara, J. P. H.,
Dautovich, N., Ross, A., & Stripling, A. (In Progress) Variability in Objective and
Subjective Sleep and Cognition in Older Adults with Insomnia.
Dzierzewski, J. M., McCrae, C.S., Marsiske, M., McCoy, K.J.M., McNamara, J. P. H.,
Dautovich, N., Ross, A., & Stripling, A. (In Progress) Dynamic Coupling of Sleep and
Executive Cognitive Functions in Community-Dwelling Older Adults with Insomnia.
Dzierzewski, J. M., McCrae, C.S., Marsiske, M., McCoy, K.J.M., McNamara, J. P. H.,
Dautovich, N., Stripling, A., & Ross, A. (under review). Sleep Parameters in Older
Adults with Insomnia Predict Speed but not Complex Cognition. American Journal of
Geriatric Psychiatry.
Presentations
Ross, A. & Waehler, C. (November, 2010). An empirical examination of a measure of
well-being with older lesbians (re-analysis of data). The Gerontological Society of
America. New Orleans, LA.
Ross, A. (June, 2009). An empirical examination of a measure of well-being with older
lesbians. AARP Diversity Conference. Chicago, IL.
Dzierzewski, J. M., McCrae, C.S., Marsiske, M., McCoy, K.J.M., McNamara, J. P. H.,
Dautovich, N., Ross, A., & Stripling, A. (November 2007). Intraindividual Variability in
Affect and Cognition in Older Adults with Insomnia. The Gerontological Society of
America. San Francisco, CA.

Dzierzewski, J. M., McCrae, C.S., Marsiske, M., McCoy, K.J.M., McNamara, J. P. H.,
Dautovich, N., Ross, A., & Stripling, A. (June 2007). Variability in Objective and
Subjective Sleep and Cognition in Older Adults with Insomnia. SLEEP. Minneapolis,
MI.
Dzierzewski, J. M., McCrae, C.S., Marsiske, M., McCoy, K.J.M., McNamara, J. P. H.,
Dautovich, N., Ross, A., & Stripling, A. (April 2007). Intraindividual Variability in Sleep
and Cognition in Older Adults with Insomnia. PHHP Research Day. Gainesville, FL.
Stripling, A. M., McCrae, C.S., Rowe, M. & Ross, A. (November 2006). Daily Ambient
Light Differences Across Time in Good and Poor Sleeping Community Dwelling Older
Adults. Poster presented at meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Dallas,
Texas.
Ross, A., Dautovich, N. (March 2006). Gender Difference in Insomnia: A Theoretical
Overview. Graduate Research Conference, Gainesville, FL.
LaBelle, C.A., Ross, A., Kacur, J., Banister, A.B., Gorman, K., (May 2004). Using video
modeling to teach social initiations in children with Autism and developmental
disabilities. Association of Behavior Analysis Conference, Boston, MA.
LaBelle, C.A., Ross, A., Kacur, J., Banister, A.B., Gorman, K., (March 2004). Using
video modeling to teach children with developmental disabilities to engage in social
initiations. Southeastern Psychological Association Conference, Atlanta, Ga.
LaBelle, C.A., Ross, A., Kacur, J., Banister, A.B., Gorman, K., (March 2003). Using
video modeling to teach children with developmental disabilities to engage in social
initiations. Southeastern Psychological Association Conference, New Orleans, La.
Community Involvement
November 2010 – Collaborative Program in Counseling Psychology Visit Day, Steering
Committee
October 2010 – Eldercare Workforce Alliance Advocacy Day, Washington, D.C.,
American Psychological Association Representative
August 2009-January 2010 – Collaborative Program in Counseling Psychology
Professional Development Day, Steering Committee
August 2008-January 2009 – Collaborative Program in Counseling Psychology
Professional Development Day, Steering Committee
August 2009-May 2010 – Counseling Psychology Graduate Student Organization,
President
August 2008-May 2009– Counseling Psychology Graduate Student Organization,
Treasurer
August 2008-May 2010 – Diversity Dialogues, Vice President
November 2008-May 2009 – University of Akron Graduate Student Government,
Senator for the College of Arts and Sciences

Fall 2008 – Present – American Psychological Association, John Holland Award for
Outstanding Achievement in Career and Personality Research, Committee Member
August 2004-March 2005 – Shands Hospital, Animals Heal Hearts Program, Volunteer
June 2004-March 2005 – Alachua County CHADD, Coordinator
(Children and Adults with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder)
September 2001-January 2002 – Shands Hospital, University of Florida Arts in Medicine
Program, Bone Marrow Transplant Unit, Volunteer
March 2001-May 2001 – Shands Hospital, University of Florida Arts in Medicine
Program, Children’s Mental Health, Volunteer
January 2001-May 2001 – Shands Hospital, University of Florida Arts in Medicine
Program, Pediatric Dialysis, Volunteer
Professional Affiliations
August 2010-Present – The Gerontological Society of America, Student Member
August 2008-Present – Ohio Psychological Association, Student Member
November 2008-Present – American Psychological Association, Division 9 – Society
for the Psychological Study of Social Issues, Student Member
January 2008-Present – American Psychological Association, Division 17 – Society of
Counseling Psychology, Student Member
August 2007-Present – American Psychological Association of Graduate Students,
Member
April 2006-Present – Human Rights Campaign, Member
August 2003-May 2004 – Psi Chi/Psychology Club, University of Florida, co-
Philanthropy Chair
December 2002 – University of Florida, Inducted into Psi Chi National Psychology Honor
Society
December 2002 – University of Florida, Inducted into Golden Key Honor Society
December 2000 – University of Florida, Inducted into Alpha Lambda Delta National Honor
Society
December 2000 – University of Florida, Inducted into Phi Eta Sigma National Honor Society
Honors & Awards
Languages
Summer 2010 – Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues, Dalmas A. Taylor
Memorial Minority Summer Policy Fellowship, Fellow
Summer 2010 – American Psychological Association Minority Fellowship Program,
Fellow
Spring 2010 – University of Akron, Department of Psychology, Diversity Award
Spring 2009 – University of Akron, Women in Higher Education
Fall 2002-Spring 2004 –University of Florida, President’s Honor Role
May 2000-University of Florida, Received the National Merit Hispanic Scholar Award
May 2000-University of Florida, Received the Florida Bright Futures full scholarship

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