Kelly Mickler

kellymickler@my.uri.edu (845)-499-4001 11 Don Bosco Lane, Stony Point NY 10980

Education/Achievements
University of Rhode Island Kingston, Rhode Island

Major: Communicative Disorders Graduation: May 2017

Minors: Human Development & Family Studies/Leadership Studies Cumulative GPA: 3.5

URISSHLA: URI chapter: National Student Speech-Language Hearing Association Fall 2014-Spring 2017

Human Development & Family Studies:

-Content: Childhood literacy birth-5, marriage & family, parenting perspectives, counseling, lifespan development.

Leadership Studies: Constructivist classroom approach (Piaget).

-Content: Intercultural sensitivity, cultural anthropology, crisis leadership, strengths, values.

Co-Coordinator, Leadership Institute: University of Rhode Island Spring 2015- Fall 2016

-Interview, hire, and train a team of 12 Peer Leaders to coach 100+ 1st year students interested in concepts taught in
Leadership Studies Minor (3-day retreat). Largest recruitment program run by CSLD.

Peer Leader, Leadership Institute: 1st student with cerebral palsy on my Fall 2015 team. Spring 2014-Fall 2015

2017 URI Rainville Leadership Awards: Servant Leader, Student Leader, & Team Excellence nominee.

Mentor Roles: HDF 413 TA, CSV 302 TA, URI 101 Mentor HDF/Early Childhood (2 years).

Employment/Volunteer Experience
Behavior Specialist: Home Based Therapeutic Services, Perspective Corporation Jan. 2015-Sept. 2016. Current

-300+ hours of cognitive/behavior therapy via applied behavior analysis: 2 nonverbal autistic children. Ages: 12-16

-Certification in CPR, training in nonviolent crisis intervention.

Exceeds expectations in every category on yearly evaluation.

Specialty Counselor, Deerkill Day Camp Summers of 2012-2015

-Heavy management of school age population. Ages: 2-16

-Run by a certified Speech-Language Pathologist.

Babysitter Summer 2016-February 2016

-Help children develop school age arithmetic/language arts skills (homework). Ages: 1-9

-Exposure to school environment: teacher & administrative interaction.

Note Scribe, University of Rhode Island Disability Services October 2015-December 2015

-Transfer notes and essays via the computer for student with cerebral palsy. Age: 19

Volunteer Counselor, Camp Kanawakue Summer 2015

-Adult & geriatric special needs. Ages: 30+