RESUME

EDUCATION

PhD Counseling Psychology | Boston College

MA Psychology | Brandeis University

BA Psychology  | Stonehill College

PROFESSIONAL LICENSES & AFFILIATIONS

WA Licensed Psychologist (#61263162) 

MA Licensed Psychologist (#11511)

Member, Washington State Psychological Association 

Member, Massachusetts Psychological Association

Member, American Psychological Association

SELECT TRAININGS

Understanding OCD and Treatment with Exposure and Response Prevention

Suicide Safer Care in Clinical Practice; The Wellness Institute, 4th Annual Suicide Prevention Summit for Mental Health Professionals

Supportive Parenting for Anxious Childhood Emotions (SPACE), Trained provider

Gender Affirmative Family Based Interventions

Using ACT with Anxiety and OCD, including ACT Informed Exposure

CLINICAL EXPERIENCE

Psychologist, Sequim Counseling | Oct 2022-present

  • Provide individual therapy for a diverse caseload of children, teens and adults

Psychologist/Owner, Rene Psychology | Oct 2021-present

  • Provide virtual therapy for children, teens and young adults; contract with schools to provide therapy in the school-setting; deliver parent workshops for parents of anxious youth

Staff Psychologist, Cambridge Health Alliance / Harvard Medical School | Sept 2021-22

  • Provided weekly therapy with a diverse caseload of children and adolescents through the outpatient department; supervised trainees and participated in APPIC internship application process.

Postdoctoral Fellow, Cambridge Health Alliance / Harvard Medical School | Sept 2020-Aug 2021

  • Provided weekly therapy with teens; conducted school-based psychiatric evaluations and court ordered Child Requiring Assistance evaluations, and consulted with the Cambridge Police Department through outreach to families with police-involved youth and collaboration with the Safety Net program, an alternative approach to youth diversion.

Pre-doctoral Intern, Cambridge Health Alliance / Harvard Medical School | June 2019-June 2022

  • Provided weekly outpatient therapy with a diverse caseload of children and adolescents; conducted psychological testing and co-led weekly psychodynamic therapy groups on the child and adolescent inpatient units; conducted comprehensive evaluations and play assessments with children on an interdisciplinary evaluation team.

Clinical Fellow, The Brookline Center for Community Mental Health | Sept 2016-June 2018

  • Provided weekly therapy for a diverse population of children, adolescents, and adults (9-70 years); co-led weekly therapy groups and conducted neuropsychological assessments with children and teens.

Psychology Practicum Student, Chelmsford Public Schools | Sept 2015-June 2016

  • Conducted special education testing for fifth-eighth grade students to determine eligibility for services and presented findings at school-based IEP meetings; provided individual and group therapy in the school setting. 

Attention Tutor/Supervisor, Attention Tutoring, Inc., Greater Boston Area | Sept 2013-Sept 2014

  • Provided a 30-lesson neurofeedback, executive function and relaxation skills training program for neurodivergent children in their homes. 

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Part-time Instructor; Harvard Medical School | Sept 2021-Sept 2022

  • Provided clinical teaching and training at Cambridge Hospital, including supervision of trainees and development of a High Risk Youth Seminar offered to members of the psychiatry department, including topics such as suicidality, gender diversity, substance use, neurodevelopment, police/diversion, and working with court-involved youth.

Adjunct Professor, Woods College of Advancing Studies, Boston College | Sept 2020-Dec2020

  • Created and co-taught undergraduate Introduction to Psychology course through a remote, asynchronous format

Instructor, Master’s School Counseling program, Boston College | Jan 2016-May 2016 + Jan 2017-May 2017

  • Taught School Counseling Diversity and Culture course focused on the application of counseling techniques to the school counselor role & supervised student experiences in their pre-practicum placement. 

Lab Leader, Master’s School Counseling program, Boston College | Sept 2015-Dec 2015 & Sept/2016-Dec/2016

  • Instructed Foundations of Counseling lab where students applied their learnings from a foundational counseling techniques course.

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

City Connects, Boston College | Research Associate, July 2018-June 2019; Graduate Research Assistant, Sept 2014-June 2018

  • City Connects is an evidence-based integrated student support program that provides services to students in high-poverty schools.

  • Managed, cleaned, and analyzed data; disseminated findings through manuscript writing and academic conference presentations; supervised MA-level research assistants; developed weekly news email that connected over 500 subscribers to relevant stories on educating the whole child, among other tasks.

Research Associate, Tufts Medical Center, Floating Hospital for Children | Sept 2011-May 2014

  • Conducted research on a Department of Education grant funded randomized control trial of in-school neurofeedback training for children with ADHD; assisted with grant and IRB proposal writing; conducted systematic classroom observations of students via the Behavioral Observation of Students in Schools tool; managed, analyzed and disseminated data as an author on multiple peer-reviewed publications (e.g., Pediatrics) and conference presentations. 

Graduate Research Assistant, Brandeis University Psychology Department | Sept 2010- Aug 2011

  • Collected data to examine the determinants and consequences of the acute stress-induced inflammatory response in human aging; supported IRB/grant proposal writing process; analyzed data and disseminated results via conference presentations and peer-reviewed publications.

SELECT PUBLICATIONS

Liang, B., Chung, A., Diamonti, A., Douyon, C. M., Gordon, J. R., Joyner, E. D., Meerkins, T., Rene, K. M., Sienkiewicz, S., Weber, A., White, A. E., & Wilson. E. S. (2017). Ethical social justice: Do the ends justify the means? Journal of Community & Applied Social Psychology, p. 1-14.

Walsh, M. E., Wasser Gish, J., Foley, C., Theodorakakis, M., & Rene, K. (2016). Principles of Effective Practice for Integrated Student Support. Chestnut Hill, MA: Center for Optimized Student Support. Policy Brief.

Steiner, N. J., Sheldrick, R.C., Frenette, E. C., Rene, K. M., & Perrin, E. C. (2014). Classroom behavior of participants with ADHD compared to peers: Influence of teaching format, grade level and treatment status. Journal of Applied School Psychology, 30(3), 209-222.

Steiner, N. J., Frenette, E. C., Hynes, C., Pisarik, E., Tomasetti, K., Perrin, E. C. & Rene, K. M. (2014). A pilot feasibility study of neurofeedback for children with autism. Journal of Applied Psychophysiology and Biofeedback. 

Steiner, N. J., Frenette, E. C., Rene, K. M., Brennan, R. T., & Perrin, E. C. (2014). In-school neurofeedback training for ADHD: Sustained improvements from a randomized control trial. Pediatrics, 133(3), 483-492.

Steiner, N. J., Frenette, E. C., Rene, K. M., Brennan, R. T., & Perrin, E. C. (2014). Neurofeedback and cognitive attention training for children with attention deficit/ hyperactivity disorder in schools. Journal of Developmental Behavioral Pediatrics, 35(1):18-27.

Geiger, A. M., Wing, M., Rene, K. M., Sabik, N. J., & Wolf, J. M. (2014). Weight dissatisfaction is associated with low-grade inflammation and self-reported chronic stress for women but not men. Brain, Behavior, and Immunity, 40, e50.

Steiner, N. J., Sidhu, T. K., Rene, K. M., Tomasetti, K. M., Frenette, E. C., & Brennan, R. T. (2013). Development and testing of a direct observation code training protocol for elementary aged students with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder. Educational Assessment, Evaluation and Accountability, 25(4), 281-302.