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CURRICULUM VITAE RACHAEL A. SAUTTER

Personal Information 1. Business Address: Department of Psychology Western Michigan University Kalamazoo, MI 49008-5052 2. Home Address: 1723 Egleston Kalamazoo, MI 49001 3. Phone: (269)388-3126 4. Email: [email protected]

Educational History 1. Master of Arts- Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI 2001-2003 Program: Behavior Analysis Emphasis: Professional Psychology Advisor: Richard W. Malott, Ph.D. G.P.A.: 4.00 2. Bachelor of Science, Cum Laude- Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti, MI 1995-2000 Major: Psychology Minor: Writing G.P.A.: 3.66

Academic Honors and Awards 1. Anderson Psychology Scholarship Recipient - 2000 2. Dean’s List - 1996-2000 3. Golden Key Honor Society - 1999 4. Phi Kappa Phi - 1999 5. Psi Chi - 1998

Professional Experience 1. Systems Manager- Behavior Analysis Training System (BATS) Western Michigan University Fall 2002 & Winter 2003 . Coordinate weekly BATS meetings . Grade all lifetime learning quizzes . Grade and provide feedback to first year master students’ on their resumes and vitaes . Revise the BATS manual and the systems manager manual . Coordinate BAAM and ABA submissions and attendance 2. Professional Psychology Practicum Western Michigan University 2001- Present . Design and implement behavior plans for clients with different disabilities . Staff training in the implementation of behavior plans . Data collection to assess the effects of interventions and treatment integrity . Completing 500 hours of supervised practicum work at a variety of sites to obtain the Temporary Limited License to practice Psychology (TLLP) 3. Systems Manager- Professional Psychology Practicum (PPP) Western Michigan University 2001-Present . Coordinate weekly supervision meeting . Reorganize the PPP system to define specialization tracks and the incorporation of competency based checklists . Coordinate meetings among the site supervisors and develop and implement contracts for services . Conduct a comparison between Western’s practicum and the practicum opportunities offered by other behavioral masters program . Revise the graduate manual and various training materials 4. Classroom Assistant Ann Arbor Public Schools 2000 – 2001 . Working as a classroom assistant with a nine year-old autistic child in a mainstreamed third grade classroom. . Implement behavioral plan to decrease self-stimulatory behaviors and increase functional communication and initiation of activities . Implement plan to increase functional self-help skills which promote independence in a variety of settings. 5. Behavior Therapist Ann Arbor, MI 2000 – 2001 . Run and maintain a home ABA therapy program for a four year-old boy diagnosed with autism. . Implement discrete trial training procedures. . Conduct sessions targeting expressive language, social behaviors, and self-help skills. 6. Teacher’s Aid Jewish Community Center 2000-2001 . Integration of a three year-old boy with autism in a mainstreamed preschool setting . Implement programs that focus on social skills and initiation of peer play . Implement programs that focus on academic integration and school- based self-help skills 7. Behavior Therapist Ann Arbor, MI 1999 – 2001 . Run and maintain a home ABA therapy program for a three year-old boy diagnosed with autism. . Implement discrete trial training procedures. . Conduct sessions targeting expressive language, social behaviors, and self help skills. 8. Assistant Supervisor for the Practicum lab for Psychology 379, Applied Behavior Analysis for Children with Autism January 2000 – April 2000 . Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti, Michigan . Supervisor: Dennis Delprato, Ph.D. . Train undergraduate students in discrete trial training and applied behavior analysis. . Devise and implement a training workshop for undergraduate students using Microsoft Excel.

TEACHING EXPERIENCE 1. Psychology 160 Western Michigan University Fall 2002 & Winter 2003 . Facilitate learning and understanding of the basic concepts of child psychology in biweekly lecture classes . Grade quizzes and assignments and provide weekly feedback to the students . Supervise and manage an undergraduate teaching assistant 2. Psychology 100 Honors Western Michigan University Winter 2002 . Facilitate learning and understanding of the basic concepts of behavior analysis in a biweekly seminar . Make revisions to current course materials . Grade homework and quizzes and provide weekly grade feedback information to the students 3. Psychology 360 Western Michigan University Fall 2001 . Facilitate learning and understanding of the basic concepts of behavior analysis in a biweekly seminar . Make revisions to current course materials . Grade homework and quizzes and provide weekly grade feedback information to the students 4. Undergraduate Instructor Eastern Michigan University Winter 2000 . General Psychology (Laboratory portion of Psychology 102) . Supervisor: Dennis Delprato, Ph.D. . Facilitate learning and understanding of the different areas of psychology . Conduct a laboratory course where students become experienced in some of the hands-on experiences within psychology . Grade homework and quizzes

Research Experience 1. Research Assistant for study entitled “Self-Evaluation of Behavioral Criteria as a Training Tool for Undergraduate Students using Discrete Trial Training” by Krista Kennedy – January 2000 – April 2000 Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti, Michigan Supervisor: James T. Todd, Ph.D. . Literature Research. . Organization of data and data analysis.

2. Research Assistant for study entitled “Training Parents of Children with Autism or a Related Disorder to use Applied Behavior Analysis Procedures in a Group Setting” by Krista Kennedy – November 1999 – December 1999 Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti, Michigan Supervisor: Flora Hoodin, Ph.D. . Trained subjects in discrete trial therapy and applied behavior analysis. 3. Research Assistant for Master’s Thesis for Krista Kennedy entitled “Assessing the Efficacy of Training High School Students in Applied Behavior Analysis Procedures with Autistic Children” – September 1999 - November 1999 Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti, Michigan Supervisor: Dennis Delprato, Ph.D. . Data analysis and computer graphing of data.

4. Research Assistant – June 1999 – October 1999 Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti, Michigan Supervisor: James T. Todd, Ph.D. . Collection and graphing of data for a study on Schedule-Induced Polydipsia in laboratory rats.

Poster Presentations Sautter, R.A., Brandenburg, T., Fante, R., Malott, R.W. (2003). “Utilizing a Competency Validation System to Enhance the Performance of Professional Psychology Practicum Students”. Presented at the Behavior Analysis Association of Michigan Conference, Ypsilanti, MI. and the Association for Behavior Analysis, San Francisco, CA.

Guip, R.A, Nitz, T., Williams, T., Wargowsky, A., Ely, J., Malott, R.W. (2002). “Training Temporary Limited Licensed Psychologists at Western Michigan University”. Presented at the Behavior Analysis Association of Michigan Conference, Ypsilanti, MI , the Association for Behavior Analysis, Toronto, Canada and the Midwest Association for Behavior Analysis, Kalamazoo, MI.

Guip, R.A, Todd, J.T. (2000). “Schedule-Induced Polydipsia: Experimental Design Affects the Relationship Between Interfood Interval Length and Drinking”. Presented at the Eastern Michigan University 2000 Undergraduate Symposium and the 2000 Association for Behavior Analysis Conference in Washington D.C.

Kennedy, K.M., Todd, J.T., Guip, R.A. (2000). “Self-Evaluation of Behavioral Criteria as a Training Tool for Undergraduate Students Using Discrete Trial Training”. Presented at the Eastern Michigan University 2000 Graduate Research Fair.

Computer Skills Proficient in Microsoft Office Professional, Word, Excel and Power Point Assessment Skills Trained in the administration, scoring and interpretation of the WAIS-III and WISC-III Professional Memberships 1. Midwest Association of Behavior Analysis: 2002 - Present 2. Behavior Analysis Association of Michigan: 2000 – Present. 3. Association for Behavior Analysis: 2000-Present 4. Michigan FEAT (Families for Effective Autism Treatment): 2000 – Present.

Professional References Richard W. Malott, Ph.D. Professor of Psychology Western Michigan University, Department of Psychology, Kalamazoo, MI 49008 Home Phone: (269)372-1268 Email: [email protected]

James H. Kaye, Ph.D. KRESA School Psychologist- Behavioral Health Psychology PLLC, 151 South Rose Street, Ste. 601 Kalamazoo, MI 49007 Phone: (269) 599-6320 Email: [email protected]

James E. Carr, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Psychology Western Michigan University, Department of Psychology, Kalamazoo, MI 49008 Phone: (269) 387-4925 Email: [email protected]