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Amanda M. Kucera, B.A.
Psychometrist
CURRICULUM VITAE
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| Contact: |
Office Address |
9965 N. 95th Street, Suite 101
Scottsdale, AZ 85258
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Office Telephone |
(480) 998-2303
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Office Fax |
(480) 998-3169
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E-mail |
ak@thenichollsgroup.com
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| Education: |
2009 |
B.A. Psychology
Arizona State University
Barrett Honors College
Tempe, AZ
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2009 |
Best Undergraduate Research Paper Award, Finalist
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2005 - 2009 |
Dean's List
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| Community Service/Offices: |
2008 - 2009 |
Psi Chi, National Honors Society in Psychology
ASU Chapter
Vice President
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| Professional Experience: |
2010 - Present |
Children's Services Network
Assistant
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2009 - Present |
The Nicholls Group
Psychometrist and Psychology Assistant
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2009 - Present |
Arizona Neuropsychological Society
Assistant
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| Research Experience: |
2008 - 2009 |
Honors Thesis
Project Mentor: Leona S. Aiken, Ph.D.
Title: Psychosocial Factors Influencing Young Women's Decisions for Elective Plastic Surgery
Purpose: To determine the forces that appear to lead young women to consider elective plastic surgery, particularly breast implants, even though there are negative medical sequelae associated with having implants.
Executed complete project; identification of factors for consideration vis-à-vis elective plastic surgery, design of the focus groups and study questionnaire, development of novel psychometric scale, participant recruitment, data collection, data analysis, and writing of the thesis.
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2008 |
Research Assistant
Principal Investigator: Linda Demaine, J.D., Ph.D.
Title: Role of Physician Characteristics in the Medical Care Informed Consent Doctrine
Purpose: To advise both the medical and legal communities as to the types of personal information patients deem essential to their decision to undergo treatment and thus conceivably should be disclosed to the patient by the physician in order for patients to give informed consent.
Involved in the development and administration of a survey instrument, responsible for monetary reimbursement of participants, and data entry.
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American Psychological Association
Association for Psychological Science
Psi Chi, National Honors Society in Psychology
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| References: |
Available upon request |
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9965 N. 95th St., Suite 101
Scottsdale, AZ 85258
ph: (480) 998-2303
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