Credentials & Honors

Last updated: May 9, 2023

Credentials

Certificates

Certificate in 32nd International Trauma Training Conference, virtual attendance, PESI, Inc.
Certificate in 31st International Trauma Training Conference, virtual attendance, PESI, Inc.
Certificate in 30^th International Trauma Training Conference: Psychological Trauma, June 2019, Boston, PESI, Inc.
Certificate in Advances in Trauma Treatment: Trauma, Memory, and the Restoration of The Self by Bessel Van der Kolk, November 2018, Institute for Better Health (IBH)
Certificate in CPR, AED, and Basic First Aid, April 2018, American Safety and Health Institute
Certificate in Neuroscience, January 2018 – May 2018, The Foundation for Advanced Education in the Sciences (FAES) at National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Certificate in Understanding of The Brain: Neurobiology of Everyday of Life, August 2017 – January 2018, Coursera
Certificate in Counseling Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Persons, May 2010, The George Washington University

Selected Awards & Professional Recognition

2023 Student Appreciation Award. Community and Trauma Counseling, Thomas Jefferson University
2023 Emerging Leader Award. International Association for Resilience and Trauma Counseling
2022 Leadership Award in The Area of Neuroscience. American Mental Health Counselors Association
2022 Early Career Faculty Achievement Award. Thomas Jefferson University ($500.00 awarded)
2021 Student Appreciation Award. Community and Trauma Counseling, Thomas Jefferson University
2021 COVID-19 Research Grant. Association for Assessment and Research in Counseling ($1,938 awarded)
2018 Association for Multicultural Counseling and Development Mentee Award. Association for Multicultural Counseling and Development ($295.00 awarded)
2018 American Educational Research Association Division E Graduate Pre-seminar, New York, NY. ($200.00 awarded)
2016-2017 National Council for Education and Human Development Endowment Scholarship. The George Washington University, Washington, D.C. Office of Graduate Student Assistantships and Fellowships
2016 Award for Leadership Essay “Transformational Excellence”. Chi Sigma Iota, Thomasville, NC in collaboration with Council for Accreditation of Counseling & Related Educational Programs, Alexandria, VA
2012 Award for Clemmont E. Vontress Cross-Culture. The George Washington University, Washington, D.C. Graduate School of Education & Human Development