Department of Psychology Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University 109 Williams Hall Blacksburg, VA 24060 E-mail: [email protected] Phone: 540–231-2053 January 2011

Nuri M. Reyes, M.S.

______EDUCATION May 2013 (expected)

Ph.D., Clinical Psychology, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA. Advisor: Angela Scarpa, Ph.D.

Summer 2010 Mental Health Summer Program, Department of Psychology, Universidad de Iberoamerica (UNIBE), San Jose, Costa Rica, C.A. Program Director: Roberto Rodriguez, Ph.D. May 2009

M.S., Clinical Psychology, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA. Advisor: Angela Scarpa, Ph.D. Thesis Title: Facilitating Emotion Regulation Strategies for Anger and Anxiety Related Emotions in Young Children with High Functioning Autism Spectrum Disorders (HFASD)

June 2002

B.A., Psychology, University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Los Angeles, CA. Minor: Applied Developmental Psychology

______LANGUAGE COMPETENCY Native fluency in written and spoken Spanish

______HONORS AND AWARDS May 2010

May 2010 May 2010 May 2009 May 2007 June 2006 Nov. 2008 Jan. 2003

Distinguished Contribution in the Society for a Science of Clinical Psychology Poster Award, APS Membership Award (2010-2011), and Travel Award to attend the 23rd annual Association for Psychological Science Convention, Association for Psychological Science (APS) Child Clinical Research Fund Award, Virginia Tech Awarded fund to attend the 43rd Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies Graduate Student Association Travel Fund Award, Virginia Tech Awarded fund to attend the 22nd annual Association for Psychological Science Convention Diversity Travel Awards, The International Society for Autism Research (INSAR), Awarded fund to attend the 4th, 6th, 8th annual International Meetings for Autism Research Department of Psychology Donors Travel Award, Virginia Tech Awarded fund to attend the 42nd Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies Certificate of Appreciation, Alex Padilla, Councilmember, 7th district, Los Angeles, CA

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______CLINICAL EXPERIENCE 2007-Present

Graduate Student Clinician, Virginia Tech Autism Clinic, Department of Psychology, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA. Clinical supervisors: Angela Scarpa, Ph.D. and Susan White, Ph.D. Conducting comprehensive cognitive and diagnostic assessments to toddlers, children, adolescents and adults suspected of having Autism Spectrum Disorders and other developmental disabilities.

2007-Present Graduate Student Clinician, Psychological Services Center, Department of Psychology, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA. Clinical supervisors: Lee Cooper, Ph.D., David Harrison, Ph.D., Russell Jones, Ph.D. and Angela Scarpa, Ph.D. Provided psychotherapy to children, adolescents, families and adults; and psychological evaluations to children and adolescents, and neuropsychological assessments to children and adults. 2010-2011

Group Therapist, Neuro-Restorative Virginia, Blacksburg, VA. Clinical supervisor: David Harrison, Ph.D. Led a social-problem solving skills group weekly with adults with traumatic brain injuries.

Summer 2010 Psychology Extern, Centro de Atención Neuropsicológica Dr. Gonzalo Adis, Departamento de Psicología, Universidad de Iberoamérica y Psiquiatría Infato-Juvenil, Hospital Dr. Rafael Angel Calderón Guardia, San José, Costa Rica, C.A. Clinical Supervisors: Mariela Monterroso, M.Psc. and Adriana Cortes, M.Psc. Participated in clinical supervisions of undergraduate and master level psychology students, shadowed psychiatrists during clients’ appointments, took part in discussions of ongoing clinical cases as part of an interdisciplinary team, and collaborated in child/adult group therapy, and individual intakes in inpatient and outpatient settings. Summer 2009 Psychology Extern, John Umstead State Hospital, Butner, NC. Clinical supervisors: Stacie Craft DeFreitas, Ph.D., Beth Lebo, Psy.D. and Jane Stevens, Ph.D. Conducted psychological assessments and provided individual and group psychotherapy in both English and Spanish in a child and adolescent inpatient unit. 2007-2008

Clinic Coordinator, Virginia Tech Autism Clinic, Department of Psychology, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA. Clinical supervisor: Angela Scarpa, Ph.D. Oversaw and managed the daily operations of the clinic.

Summer 2008 Group Therapist, Virginia Tech Autism Clinic, Department of Psychology,

Reyes 3 Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA. Clinical supervisor: Angela Scarpa, Ph.D. Co-led an anger/anxiety group weekly with children with Autistic Disorder and Asperger Syndrome. 2007- 2008

Group Therapist, Virginia Tech Autism Clinic, Department of Psychology, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA. Clinical supervisor: Angela Scarpa, Ph.D. Co-led a social skills group weekly with children with Autism Spectrum Disorders.

Sep. 2003Jan. 2004

Youth Counselor, Hathaway Children and Family Services, Sylmar, CA. Guided and supervised daily routines of adolescent girls with psychiatric disorders in a residential treatment setting.

2002- 2003

Psychiatric Counselor, Foothill Health and Rehabilitation Center, Sylmar, CA. Supervisors: Jacky Murray, M.A. and Darren McDough, Ph.D. Led 3 groups daily in both English and Spanish for adult psychiatric patients in forensic and non-forensic units at an inpatient treatment setting.

2001-2002

School Counselor, Saint Teresa of Avila Elementary School, Outreach Concern, Los Angeles, CA. Clinical supervisor: Jeff Appell, Ph.D. Counseled children in kindergarten to eighth-grade.

______RESEARCH EXPERIENCE 2008-2010

Graduate Student Research Assistant, Carilion Pediatric Clinic, Pediatric Neurodevelopmental Clinic & Department of Psychology, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA. P.I.’s: Varsha Desai, MD, Kathryn Kerkering, MD and Angela Scarpa, Ph.D. Screening for Autism Spectrum Disorders in the Carilion Pediatric Clinic.

2004-2007

Research Laboratory Manager, Staff Research Associate, Center for Autism Research & Treatment (CART), Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior, Department of Psychology, University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Los Angeles, CA. P.I.: Marian Sigman, Ph.D. Infants at Risk of Autism: A longitudinal Study. Intervention Study: Facilitating Caregiver-child Communication in Autism. Childhood Autism Risks from Genetics and the Environment Study (CHARGE Study).

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Research Assessor, Southern California Kaiser Permanente, Abt Associates Inc., Los Angeles, CA. P.I.: Barbara Goodson, Ph.D. The Exposures and Autism Study.

2005-2006

Spanish Transcriber, Department of Psychology, University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Los Angeles, CA. P.I.: Steve Lopez, Ph.D. Camberwell Family Interview (CFI).

2001-2002

Research Assistant, School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Los Angeles, CA. P.I.: Susan Kanowith-Klein, Ph.D. Health Communication Study (HCS).

Fall 2001

Research Assistant, Department of Psychology, University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Los Angeles, CA. P.I.: Steve Lopez, Ph.D. Families’ Attitudes toward Schizophrenia and Expressed Positive Emotions.

2000-2001

Research Assistant, Department of Psychology, University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Los Angeles, CA. P.I.’s.: Barbara A. Henker, Ph.D. and Tanya Tompkins, M.A. Community Health Information Project (CHIP Study).

______OTHER PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES April 2010

Reviewer, Graduate Student Assembly Research Symposium, Virginia Tech

______TEACHING EXPERIENCE Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA

Fall 2010 Spring 2010

Instructor, Developmental Psychology (PSYC 2034) Universidad de Iberoamerica, San Jose, Costa Rica

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Spring 2010

Instructor, Advanced Developmental Psychology Lab (15223, 15224)

Spring 2010

Teaching Assistant, Advanced Developmental Psychology (PSYC 4234), Teaching Assistant for Jungmeen Kim, Ph.D.

Spring 2010

Guest Lecturer, What We Know and Still Do Not Know about Autism Spectrum Disorders: A Developmental Perspective. Advanced Developmental Psychology (PSYC4034), Prof. Jungmeen Kim, Ph.D.

Fall 2009

Teaching Assistant, Introduction to Psychology: Recitation (95027, 95051), Teaching Assistant for David Harrison, Ph.D. and Scott Geller, Ph.D. (PSYC 2004)

The University Village Child Care Center (UCLA), Los Angeles, CA Summer 2001 Teacher Aid, Regular daycare classroom for 3-18 month-old infants Spring 2001

Planned Parenthood, Santa Monica, CA Health Educator, Los Angeles School District regular classrooms for 6th to 8th graders

______RESEARCH INTERESTS  Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD)  Young children’s early social and emotional development (e.g., social engagement, social referencing, understanding/knowledge of emotions, emotion regulation, empathy, social and perception of affect)  Parents, family, and culture: perceptions of children’s psychopathologies, parental help seeking behaviors, and education  Empirically based interventions

______PUBLICATIONS 1. Scarpa, A. & Reyes, N. (in press). Improving Emotion Regulation with CBT in Young Children with High Functioning Autism Spectrum Disorders: A Pilot Study. Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy. 2. Reyes, N., Siller, M., & Sigman, M. (submitted). Got services?: The role of family and child characteristics in autism. 3. Reyes, N., & Scarpa, A. (in preparation). Sensorimotor difficulties: An examination of emotion regulation abilities, communication, and social deficits in children with high functioning autism.

______PROFESSIONAL PRESENTATIONS

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1. Scarpa, A., & Reyes, N. (2010, March). Emotion Regulation Strategies in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders: An Intervention Study. Presentation at the 26th annual Graduate Student Assembly Research Symposium. Blacksburg, Virginia. 2. Reyes, N., Wells, A., & Scarpa, A. (2009, October). Emotion Regulation in Children with High Functioning Autism Spectrum Disorders. Presentation at the Virginia Occupational Therapy Association Conference. Roanoke, Virginia. Invited Presentations/Workshops

1. Reyes, N. (2010, July). Trastornos del Espectro Autista: Historia, Características, y Diagnóstico Temprano. Clínica Psiquiatra Infanto-Juvenil, Hospital Dr. Rafael Angel Calderón Guardia. San José, Costa Rica, C.A. 2. Reyes, N. (2009, August). Understanding Autism Spectrum Disorders in Psychiatric Settings. Presentation to the John Umstead State Hospital. Butner, North Carolina. 3. Reyes, N. (2009, August). Diagnostic Assessments of Autistic Disorder. Presentation to the New River Valley League of Therapists. Fairlawn, Virginia. 4. Rezendes, D., Pugliese, C., White, S., & Reyes, N. (2009, April). Autism Spectrum Disorders: Assessments. Presentation to Augusta County Schools. Blacksburg, Virginia. Poster Presentations

1. Reyes, N., & Scarpa, A. (submitted). There is something about ASD: A cognitive, symptomatic, and adaptive skills comparison between 3 toddlers who failed the M-CHAT 2. Hassenfeldt, T., Reyes, N., & Scarpa, A. (submitted). Parental help-seeking behaviors in children with high functioning autism: The role of parental confidence and children’s symptomatology. 3. Reyes, N., Patriquin, M., Scarpa, A., Desai, V., & Kerkering, K. (2010, May). What ethnicity can tell us about early screening of autism spectrum disorders. A poster to be presented at the 22nd annual Association for Psychological Science Convention. Boston, Massachusetts. 4. Reyes, N., Patriquin, M., Scarpa, A., Desai, V., & Kerkering, K. (2010, May). Differences between English- and Spanish-speaking mothers' report on toddlers' profiles in the Modified Checklist for Autism in Toddlers (M-CHAT). A poster to be presented at the 9th annual International Meeting for Autism Research Conference. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 5. Reyes, N., & Scarpa, A. (2009, November). The relation between sensorimotor difficulties and emotion regulation abilities, communication and social deficits in young children with high functioning autism. A poster presented at the 43rd Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies. New York, New York.

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6. Reyes, N., & Scarpa, A. (2009, May). Teaching emotion regulation to young children with high functioning autism: An intervention study. A poster presented at the 8th annual International Meeting for Autism Research Conference. Chicago, Illinois. 7. Rezendes, D., Reyes, N., Schwartz, K., Deater-Deckard, K., Dethorne, L., Thompson, L., & Peterill, S. (2009, March). Temperament, home environment, and expressive language in childhood: Shyness, home chaos, and housing condition. A poster presented at the 25th annual Graduate Student Assembly Research Symposium. Blacksburg, Virginia. 8. Reyes, N., Lewis, K., Noguchi, R., & Ollendick, T. (2008, November). The influence of verbal ability on anxiety and aggression in a sample of ASD children. A poster presented at the 42nd Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies. Orlando, Florida. 9. Peterson, A., Reyes, N., & Scarpa, A. (2008, November). Improving emotion regulation in children with autism spectrum disorders. A poster presented at annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minority Students. Orlando, Florida. 10. Reyes, N., Rezendes, D., Scarpa, A. & Rhoades, R. (2007, November). Autism awareness: Educating professionals on epidemiology, early signs, and interventions. A poster presented at the third Deans' Forum on Health, Food, and Nutrition. Blacksburg, Virginia. 11. Reyes, N., Rozga, A., Dijamco, A. & Sigman, M. (2007, May). Associations between empathy, and social and communication behaviors in 2-year-old infant siblings of children with autism. A poster presented at the 6th annual International Meeting for Autism Research Conference. Seattle, Washington. 12. Reyes, N., Siller, M., Hutman, T. & Sigman, M. (2006, June). Nature and amount of interventions utilized by young children with autism: Concurrent relations to child characteristics and socioeconomic status. A poster presented at the 5th annual International Meeting for Autism Research Conference. Montreal, Canada.

______PUBLISHED PAPERS WITH FORMAL ACKNOWLEDGEMENT 1. Price, C., Thompson, W., Goodson, B., Weintraub, E., Croen, L., Hinrichsen, V., Marcy, M., Robertson, A., Eriksen, E., Lewis, E., Bernal, P., Shay, D., Davis, R., & DeStefano, F. (2010). Prenatal and infant exposure to thimerosal from vaccines and immunoglobulins and risk of autism. Pediatrics, 655-665. 2. Hutman, T., Rozga, A., DeLaurentis, A., Barnwell, J., Sugar, C., & Sigman, M. (2010). Response to distress in infants at risk for autism: a prospective longitudinal study. Journal of Child Psychology & Psychiatry, 51(9), 1010-1020. 3. Price C., Robertson A., & Goodson B. (2009). Thimerosal and Autism Technical Report. Vol. I. Bethesda MD: Abt Associates, Inc; Prepared for the National Immunization Program Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA

Reyes 8 4. Hutman, T., Siller, M., & Sigman, M. (2009). Mothers’ narratives regarding their child with autism predict maternal synchronous behavior during play. Journal of Child Psychology & Psychiatry, 50(10), 1255-1263. 5. Siller, M., & Sigman, M. (2008). Modeling longitudinal change in the language abilities of children with autism: Parent behaviors and child characteristics as predictors of change. Developmental Psychology, 44 (6), 1691-1704. 6. Tompkins, T. (2007). Disclosure of Maternal HIV Status to Children: To tell or not to tell … that is the question. Journal of Child and Family Studies, 16 (6), 773-788. 7. Tompkins, T. (2007). Parentification and Maternal HIV infection: Beneficial role or pathological burden? Journal of Child and Family Studies, 16 (1), 108-118.

______SEMINARS, SPECIALIZED TRAININGS AND WORKSHOPS Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT) Workshop, Presented by Rochelle Handson, Ph.D. Blacksburg, VA. December 3-4, 2010. Crosscultural Considerations in Psychotherapy, Presented by Jessica Borelli, Ph.D., Department of Psychology, Universidad de Iberoamerica (UNIBE), San Jose, Costa Rica. June 21-24, 2010. How to get published: What Editors Really Want. Presented by Sue Silver, Ph.D. Virginia Tech, April, 21, 2010. Conference on Higher Education Pedagogy. Center for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching, Virginia Tech, February 18-19, 2010. Strategies for Effective Grant Writing. Presented by Maury Nussbaum, Ph.D. Virginia Tech, February 4, 2010. Leadership for a New Era: Unlocking Your Leadership Strengths. Virginia Tech, January 29, 2010. Preventing Campus Violence. Marisa Randazzo, Ph.D. Virginia Tech. Blacksburg, VA. September 24, 2009. Basics of Behavior Analysis. Katrina Ostmeyer-Kountzman, M.A., BCaBA. Virginia Tech Autism Clinic, Blacksburg, VA. August 25 & 27, 2009. Rorschach: Clinical Assessment. Scott L. Schwartz, Ph.D. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC. May 29, July 27, & August 3, 2009. Administration and Use of the Delis-Kaplan Executive Function System (D-KEFS). Jean Mankowski, Ph.D. John Umstead State Hospital, Butner, NC. June 16, 2009. Collaborative Problem Solving Workshop: Parenting, Teaching, and Treating Challenging

Reyes 9 Kids. Ross Greene, Ph.D. Child Study Center and New River Valley Community Services, Blacksburg, VA. January 23, 2009. Pivotal Response Treatment Training for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders. Daniel Openden, Ph.D. Virginia Tech Autism Clinic, Blacksburg, VA. November 18, 19, 20 & 21, 2008. Applied Behavioral Analysis and Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders. Vanessa Petrillo, M.Ed., BCBA. Virginia Tech Autism Clinic, Blacksburg, VA. September 20, 2008. Graduate Teaching Assistant Training, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA. August 13-16, 2007. Mullen Scales of Early Learning (VR) and The Raven Progressive Matrices Test Training. Robin Rumsey, University of Minnesota. San Jose, CA. January 20-21, 2006. Research Reliable on the Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule (ADOS) and Autism Diagnostic Interview-Revised (ADI-R) with Natasha Akshoomoff, Ph.D. Department of Psychiatry, University of San Diego. January 2006. The Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule (ADOS) booster training. University of Michigan, Ann Harbor, MI. October 2005.

______UNIVERSITY AND DEPARTMENTAL SERVICE 2010-Present Undergraduate mentor, Graduate Undergraduate Mentoring Program (GUMP), Virginia Tech 2007-Present Blacksburg Autism Parent Support Group. Blacksburg, Virginia Nov. 2010 Transcriber, International Summit on Transdisciplinary Approached to Violence Prevention, Virginia Tech March 2010 Volunteer, First Clinical Research Fair, Virginia Tech

______STUDENT AND PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS/MEMBERSHIPS 2010-Present 2009-Present 2009-Present 2008-Present 2002-Present

Association for Psychological Sciences (APS) Society for a Science of Clinical Psychology (SSCP) International Society for Autism Research (INSAR) Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies (ABCT) The National Honor Society in Psychology (Psi Chi)