Education
1997-2000 University of Georgia
Athens, GA
Major: Psychology
Minor: Criminal Justice
Degree: BS summa cum laude
Anticipated date of graduation: December 2000
1993-1997 Hardaway High School
Columbus, GA
Degree: College Preparatory Honors
Date of graduation: June 1997
Research Experience
8/00-present Research Assistant: Parent-Child Interaction
University of Georgia Department of Psychology
Supervisor: Kimberly Shipman, Ph.D.
Description: This study examined how children learn to regulate and express their emotions, and how children learn emotions from the family. A particular interest in the study is how at-risk families (i.e. domestic violent families and child abuse) cope with emotional situations. Duties included recruiting and interviewing participants and data organization and management. Data collection involved structured interviews, administering self-report measures to both children and adults, and behavioral observations of parent-child interaction tasks.
08/99-05/00 Research Assistant:
University of Georgia Department of Psychology
Supervisor: Michael Kernis, Ph.D.
Description: A study evaluating how threatened implicit and explicit self-esteem resulted in possible stereotyping of a targeted minority individual. Duties involved extensive literature reviews on past theories and studies on self-esteem and stereotyping, helping develop experimental stimuli, and adjusting methods and procedures. Responsibilities consisted of scheduling and managing participants, and data collection and entry.
Clinical Experience
07/00-08/00 Psychiatric Intern: Athens Regional Medical Center
Athens, GA
Supervisors: Craig Sturges, L.C.S.W. and Joan Jackson, Ph.D.
Description: This program allowed for undergraduate psychology majors to obtain first-hand experience in a psychiatric inpatient facility. Duties included meeting with staff members to discuss patient needs and current therapy and providing emotional support outside of therapy. Responsibilities involved participating in group therapy session, witnessing admissions procedures, individual therapy sessions, and marital therapy sessions.
06/99-08/99 Assistant Camp Director: Camp Discovery at the Bradley Center of St. Francis Hospital
Columbus, GA
Supervisors: Beverly Lyles and Lynne Taylor, M.Ed.
Description: This extensive two week; two session day camp is geared towards ADHD children aged 6-11 years, where they could interact with other children with similar problems, learn about ADHD (i.e. what it is, how it affects their behavior, and how to recognize possible problem situations). Duties prior to camp included preparation for the camp which involved learning about each child and their individual situations, obtaining materials for the camp, scheduling speakers for the Parent Workshop, organizing daily schedules and activities, and developing the point system/token economy. Responsibilities during camp consisted of acting as the main
liaison between the children and the staff members, managing daily schedules and activities, enacting a disciplinary system, and implementing the point system/token economy, and forming a professional yet friendly relationship with the campers as a positive role model. Other supplemental responsibilities were supervising the one full-time volunteer and varying part-time volunteers, interacting with parents, psychologists, and interns in several organizational meetings.
Honors and Awards
Fall 1997; Winter 1998; Spring 1999; Fall 1999; Spring 2000 Presidential Scholar
Spring 1998; Fall 1998 Dean's List
1997-2000 University of Georgia Honors Program
2000 Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society
2000 Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society
1999-2000 Psi Chi Psychology Honor Society
1999-2000 Golden Key Honor Society
1999-2001 APA Student Affiliate
(Division 53 Clinical Child Psychology)
Related Coursework
Psych 3260-Psychology of Sexual Deviants (Human Sexuality)
Psych 4120-Sensation and Perception
Psych 4200-Social Psychology
Psych 4240-Psychopathology
Psych 4800-Directed Research
Psych 4960H-4980H-Directed Research Honors
Psych 6100-Cognitive Psychology (Graduate level)
Stat 4110H-Advanced Statistics Honors
References
Christine Franklin, MA, Professor, Department of Statistics, University of Georgia, Athens, GA; phone: (706) 542-7338; email: chris@rolf.uga.edu
Dr. Michael Kernis, Professor, Department of Psychology, University of Georgia, Athens, GA; phone: (706) 542-3070; email: mkernis@arches.uga.edu
Dr. Kimberly Shipman, Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, University of Georgia, Athens, GA; phone: (706) 542-3783; email: kshipman@arches.uga.edu
Mr. Craig Sturges, LCSW, Psychiatric Floor Director, Athens Regional Medical Center, Athens, GA; phone: 354-3661; email: csturges1@msn.com
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Meredith Michele Peiken
Athens, Georgia 30605
(706) 546 - 7922
merpike@peachnet.campuscwix.net
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