JESSICA BARRETT KORDANSKY, PhD

307 W. Mallory Circle Delray Beach FL 33483 JKordansky@gmail.com | (404) 452-7841 EDUCATION: Georgia State University, August 2010 - Ph.D. Counseling Psychology Cognate: Health Psychology Dissertation: The Interrelationships among Coping Resources, Gender Role Stress, Self-Efficacy, and Anxiety in University Women Enrolled in Graduate Counseling Programs Emory University Counseling Center, Post-Doctoral Fellowship Emory University Counseling Center, APA-approved Pre-Doctoral Internship Georgia State University, May 2005 - Ed.S. Professional Counseling Georgia State University, May 2004 - M.S. Professional Counseling University of Florida, May 2002 - B.S. Psychology CLINICAL EXPERIENCE: August 2011 MDPrevent, LLC, Delray Beach, FL Present Preventive Medicine & Learning Centers Provide initial assessments, consultations, individual therapy, and referral services for patients both referred and self-referred to MDPrevent. Offer short-term treatment focused on health promotion and wellness and prevention of disease and illness such as diabetes, hypertension, chronic pain, and obesity. Incorporate motivational interviewing in treatment to assess and facilitate behavioral change. Participate in curriculum and program development, as well as the facilitation of educational classes in our learning center, including the Diabetes Self-Management Education and Training (DSME/T), and Intensive Behavioral Programs for Obesity and Cardiology. Collaborate and consult on a multidisciplinary team composed of an MD, RD, NPs, and health educators. Partake in community outreach focused on preventive medicine and wellness. August 2010 July 2011 Emory University Counseling Center, Atlanta, GA Post-Doctoral Fellow Provided individual, couples, and group therapy to traditional and non-traditional undergraduate and graduate students. Conducted initial assessments and made case assignment decisions regarding treatment recommendations and referrals. Co-facilitated the Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT) group. Provided on-call coverage through walk-in services and after-hours and weekend-on call coverage. Provided consultation and outreach, and conducted supervision with an advanced doctoral student. Supervisors: Colleen Duffy, PhD and Leslie Campis, PhD
Stress Management and Biofeedback Concentration: Provided case management services and facilitate Biofeedback and Relaxation Skills groups to clients referred to Stress Clinic. Customized training sessions using BioGraph software. Participated in program development, implementation, and evaluation, and contributed to the Stress Clinic self-study. Supervisor: Dana Wyner, PhD

August 2009 July 2010

Pre-Doctoral Intern Conducted initial assessments, brief and longer-term individual and couples counseling with undergraduate and graduate, traditional and non-traditional students. Co-facilitated Social Skills group. Served as a mental health consultant for Emory Residence Life staff and consulted with medical providers and academic deans. Provided on call and after hours crisis coverage. Participated on the Threat Assessment Team on the Emory campus. Supervisors: Mark McLeod, PhD and Faughn Adams, Psy.D.
Stress Management and Biofeedback Concentration: Participated in program development, implementation, evaluation, and Stress Clinic self-study. Provided individual/stress counseling, case management, and biofeedback group therapy to clients referred to Stress Clinic. Customized training sessions using BioGraph software. Partook in didactic trainings and research in effective stress management techniques and efficacy. Supervisor: Dana Wyner, PhD

Kordansky 2 August 2010 July 2011 Emory Faculty Staff Assistance Program, Atlanta, GA Post-Doctoral Fellow Conducted short-term therapy, assessments, consultation, crisis intervention, referral services, and outreach to Emory University employees and their families. Co-facilitated Grief and Loss Support Group. Supervisor: Sue Matthews, PhD Ridgeview Institute, Older Adult Unit, Atlanta, GA Case Manager Provided individual, group, and family therapy to older adult patients and their families in a private, non-profit psychiatric hospital. Ran psychoeducation and interpersonal group for higher-functioning patients on the unit. Additional activities included treatment planning, multidisciplinary rounds, physician contact, and discharge. Georgia State University Counseling Center, Atlanta, GA Stress Management Specialist Conducted stress management individual therapy and stress management outreach presentations. Utilized techniques such as the Hakomi Method: mindfulness-based psychotherapy, Solution Focused Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy techniques for stress reduction. Administered the Coping Resources Inventory for Stress (CRIS) and the Personality Assessment Inventory (PAI). Advanced Trauma Trainee Conducted individual therapy with clients presenting with trauma issues, performed initial assessments, and conducted outreach presentations, and process observed a year-long Gay, Lesbian, and Bisexual (GLB) interpersonal group. Outreach presentations included Conflict Resolution, Diversity Awareness, and Stress and Time Management. Doctoral Trainee Performed individual therapy and initial assessments, process observed interpersonal womens therapy group, and conducted outreach presentations. Doctoral Trainee Performed individual therapy and initial assessments, process observed interpersonal womens therapy group, and conducted outreach presentations. August 2008July 2008 Georgia Institute of Technology Counseling Center, Atlanta, GA Advanced Doctoral Trainee Provided individual and group therapy to traditional and non- traditional undergraduate and graduate students. Conducted initial assessments and outreach presentations. Advanced Assessment Doctoral Trainee Conducted consultations, initial and extended screenings, and ADHD assessments. Administered instruments designed to measure ADHD symptoms, tests of personality and psychopathology, and tests designed to screen for neuropsychological problems and learning disorders. Psychoeducational assessments included the collection of archival data, observer data, and childhood observer data. Utilized various assessments including the Barkley ADHD self and observer report, Connors Adult ADHD Rating Scales-Observer and Self-Report, Continuous Performance Test-II, Burns Anxiety Inventory, The Burns Depression Checklist, the Mood Disorder Questionnaire, and the Outcome Questionnaire 45. Atlanta Psychiatry & Neurology, Atlanta, GA Specialist-Level Intern Provided individual and group therapy for clients varying in age from adolescence to older adulthood. Co-led interpersonal process group. Emory Health Care at Wesley Woods, Partial Hospitalization Program (PHP), Atlanta, GA Master-Level Intern Provided individual and group therapy for older adults aged 65 years and older. Patients presented with depression, anxiety, psychotic disorders, and mild dementia.

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Kordansky 3 November 2003 May 2004 Group Co-Leader, Fuqua Center for Late-Life Depression Co-led weekly process group for higher-functioning older adults. The group-explored issues associated with clinical depression including grief and loss, life transitions, stress, anger, and healing. Jewish Family & Career Service, Atlanta, GA Master-Level Intern Provided individual counseling and vocational counseling to adults through the grants funded Careers at Work program.

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CLINICAL SUPERVISION EXPERIENCE: January 2010 Emory University Counseling Center, Atlanta GA Present Supervisor Provided supervision to an advanced doctoral student on individual therapy cases. August 2008 May 2008 Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA Supervisor-in-Training Co-facilitated supervision group at the private practice of an adjunct supervisor at Georgia State University. Provided individual supervision to an advanced graduate student pursuing licensure in professional counseling.

EDITORIAL EXPERIENCE: August 2003 Managing Editor, The Journal of Individual Psychology, University of Texas Press. August 2005 Facilitated weekly meetings with editorial board and journal staff, corresponded with authors and reviewers nationally and internationally, reviewed and edited manuscripts, and attended national Individual Psychology conferences. Editors: Roy Kern, Ed.D. and William Curlette, Ph.D. August 2002 August 2003 Assistant Managing Editor, The Journal of Individual Psychology, University of Texas Press. Participated in weekly meetings with editorial board and journal staff, corresponded with authors and reviewers nationally and internationally, reviewed and edited manuscripts, and attended national Individual Psychology conferences. Editors: Roy Kern, Ed.D. and William Curlette, Ph.D.

TEACHING EXPERIENCE: Fall 2007 Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA Instructor of Record, Stress Management & Well Being Course, undergraduate course, GSU 1010. Spring 2007 & Spring 2009 Fall 2006 & Fall 2008 Fall 2006 & Fall 2008 Fall 2006 & Fall 2008 Summer 2006 Teaching Assistant, Individual and Family over the Lifespan, graduate course, CPS 7500.

Teaching Assistant & Laboratory Supervisor, Psychological Change Strategies Course, graduate course, CPS 8360. Teaching Assistant, Consultation Course, graduate course, CPS 7540.

Teaching Assistant, Crisis Management Course, graduate course, CPS 8470.

Teaching Assistant, Consciousness Course, graduate course, CPS 8520.

Kordansky 4 RESEARCH EXPERIENCE: September 2004 Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA April 2006 Graduate Qualitative Research Team Leader Co-led qualitative study to investigate sexual behaviors of married men on the Internet. Presented finding at the Society for the Advancement of Sexual Health national conference in September 2005. August 1999 May 2001 University of Florida, Gainesville, FL Research Assistant "The Florida Newlywed Project. As part of Cognitive Complexity Team, coded and interpreted newlywed couples journal texts. Project funded by grant from Fetzer Institute and a Research Development Award from the University of Florida.

PRESENTATIONS & PUBLICATIONS: Durkee, D., Kordansky, J., Saleem, O. (2008, May). Ethics, power, and presence in clinical supervision. Presented at the Licensed Professional Counselor Association of Georgia Annual Conference, Stone Mountain, GA. Odenat, L., Kordansky, J., & Heath-Gainer, W. (2008, March). Resilience and coping resources among asylum-seeking survivors of genocide and war. Poster presented at the International Counseling Psychology Conference, Chicago, IL. Wells, M., Brack, C., & Kordansky, J. (2008, March). Women and stress. Presentation to Georgia State University women staff, Atlanta, GA. Gailis, A., Kordansky, J., Mahon, W., & Raybon, B. (2005, September). Sexual compulsivity and the internet. Presentation at the Society for the Advancement of Sexual Health, San Francisco, CA. Kordansky, J., Brown, S., Callaway, C., Davis, T., Fumelt, L., Keats, H., & Ogletree, S. (2005, February). Heterosexual allies: Rewards of LGBT advocacy. Panel discussion at the Day of Learning, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA. Kordansky, J. (2008). Cognitive Restructuring, Functional Beliefs, Social Ease, and SelfEfficacy Accounting for Variance in Anxiety for University Women. Unpublished manuscript, Counseling and Psychological Services Department, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA. Kordansky, J. (2008). Traumatic Brain Injury. Unpublished manuscript, Counseling and Psychological Services Department, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA. Kordansky, J. (2007) Effects of African American Female Role Model Influence on Black Female College Students' Self-Efficacy in Investigative Careers. Unpublished manuscript, Counseling and Psychological Services Department, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA. PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS: American Psychological Association, Division 17 member Georgia Psychological Association, Womens Division Georgia Psychological Association, Emerging Leaders Division Atlanta Group Psychotherapy Society HONORS & AWARDS: International Counseling Psychology Conference Scholarship Chi Sigma Iota Professional Counseling Honor Society. The Miami Herald Silver Knight Award in Foreign Language for excellence in Academics, Service, and Spanish fluency.

*References, Trainings and Supporting Documentation available upon request.