Curriculum Vitae

Mary Catherine Rae Collins

536 Alpine Road
Winston-Salem, NC 27104

marycatherinerae.collins@gmail.com
(336) 416-7576

Education
2009-2013

B.A.

Northern Illinois University

Psychology
Major GPA: 3.4/4.0
Overall GPA: 3.3/4.0

DeKalb, IL

Deaf and Rehabilitation Services

Minor GPA: 3.4/4.0
Senior Honors Thesis: Infant Positive Emotionality
and Maternal Self-efficacy
2013-Present M.A.

Wake Forest University

Winston-Salem, NC
Clinical Mental Health Counseling
Overall GPA: 3.854/4.0

Conference Presentations
Smith, S., Pawlicki, K., Adolphson, R., Berry, J., Docking, M., Ikeler, K., Merrell, K.,
Nasca, M. C., Schafer, C., Shippert, S., Wiersema, L., Yopst, V., & Wu, K. The
effects of manipulating personal responsibility on analog checking behavior:
Testing the cognitive model of obsessive-compulsive disorder symptoms.
Poster presented at the 46th Annual Association for Behavioral and Cognitive
Therapies Convention. National Harbor, Maryland.
Merrell, K., Oddi, K., Nasca, M. C., Yopst, V., Clemons, A., & Bridgett, D. J. Validation
of an experimental distressed infant simulator task.
Poster presented at the 2013 Society for Research in Child Development
Biennial Meetin., Seattle, Washington.
Miller, R., Laake, L., Schultz, R., Boddy, L., Lopez, N., Nasca, M.C., & Bridgett, D.J.
Maternal Executive Functioning and Parenting Behavior during Interactions with
8-Month Old Infants.
Poster presented at the 2013 Society for Research in Child Development
Biennial Meeting. Seattle, Washington.

Clinical Internship Field Experience

2015- 2016

Novant Behavioral Health Unit Winston-Salem, NC

Mr. Richard Maas, LPCS, Director of Novant Behavioral Health
Experience:
Administering comprehensive assessments (in the assessment
triage center) to best asses and find services for clients in a timely
manner.
Co-facilitate/lead substance abuse groups for intensive out patient
services.
Co-facilitate/lead mental health groups for intensive out patient
services.
One on one therapy sessions with clients from either in patient
group.
Treatment notes, assessment notes, preliminary diagnosis, and
insurance notes for each client assessed and co-facilitated.

Research Experience
2012- 2013

Emotion Regulation and Infant Temperament Research

David Bridgett, Ph.D. Northern Illinois University DeKalb, IL
Lab Responsibilities:
Administering brief measures of working memory and intelligence
such as, the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale (WAIS-IV), DelisKaplan Executive Functioning System (D-KEFS), and Wisconsin
Card Sorting Test (WCST).
Managing participants, scheduling participants, administering/
assessing physiological equipment, behavioral coding of video
recorded sessions, data entry for scales such as the Maternal Selfefficacy scale (MSES), D-KEFS and the Development of Emotion
Regulation scale (DER).Operating cameras to record and observe
lab sessions, performing literature searches, presenting articles and
providing childcare (newborns to 12 years of age).

2012-2013

Anxiety and Personality Research Assistant

Kevin Wu, Ph.D. Northern Illinois University DeKalb, IL
Lab Responsibilities:
Data entry for scales such as, Positive and Negative Affect Scale
(PANAS), Demographics, Obsessive Belief Questionnaire Revised
(OBQ-RT), Center for Epistemological Studies of Depression
(CES-D). Administering questionnaires such as, the PANAS, CESD, Penn State Worry Questionnaire (PSW-Q) and the OBQ-RT.
Administering a task regarding proof reading a math based text and
performing literature reviews for weekly meetings. Assisting and
aiding in research and research data collection and interpretation
for conference poster presentations.

Memberships in Professional Organizations

Society for Research in Child Development (SRCD) 2012-2013
Chi Sigma Iota Honors Society 2015-Present

Other Professional Activities

Attendance at the 2013 Society for Research in Child Development Biennial Meeting hosted in
Seattle, Washington.
Northern Illinois University Student Representative for the Department of Psychology; featured
at the Exploring Majors Fair in the fall of 2012.
Wake Forest University Counseling Department Chi Sigma Iota Honors Society Induction May
2015.

Honors and Awards

2012-2013

Departmental Honors Thesis Proposal and Defense

Infant Positive Emotionality and Maternal Self-Efficacy

2015-Present

Chi Sigma Iota Honors Society Chapter

Volunteer Experience
2007-2009

Teen Volunteer at Rush Copley Hospital Aurora, IL

Surgical Waiting/Child Care
Patient Care-Cancer Care Unit
300 Hours of Service (Age 16)

References
Mr. Richard Maas, LPCS
Director of Novant Behavioral Health
Novant Behavioral Health Unit
175 Kimel Park Dr. Winston-Salem, NC 27103
(336) 403-7868 (cell)
rtmaas@novanthealth.org
Ms. Sondra Folsom, LPC, LCAS
Lead Substance Abuse Therapist at Novant Behavioral Health Unit
Novant Behavioral Health Unit
175 Kimel Park Dr. Winston-Salem, NC 27103
(336) 403-5497 (cell)
sfolsom@novanthealth.org
Mr. Wade McGinnis, LPC
Lead Therapist at Novant Behavioral Health Unit
Novant Behavioral Health Unit
175 Kimel Park Dr. Winston-Salem, NC 27103
(828) 719-6497 (cell)
swmcginnis@novanthealth.org
David Bridgett,Ph.D.
Assistant Professor at Northern Illinois University
Adjunct Professor at Yale University
Department of Psychology-Clinical DeKalb, IL, 60115
(509) 432-9854 (cell)
dbridgett1@niu.edu