Meredith Farnsworth

Meredith Farnsworth 2660 Ogden Road, Dayton, TN 37321 Email: [email protected] Phone: (423) 618-9227

EDUCATION University of Georgia at Athens—Athens, GA Doctor of Philosophy in Human Development and Family Science with a Marriage and Family Therapy emphasis Expected 2022

Lee University—Cleveland, TN Master of Science in Marriage and Family Therapy May 2017

University of Tennessee at Knoxville—Knoxville, TN Bachelor of Arts in Psychology December 2014 Minor in Child and Family Studies Cum Laude

Chattanooga State Community College—Chattanooga, TN Dual Enrollment August 2010—May 2011

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy 2016-present

CONFERENCES/WORKSHOPS QPRT Suicide Risk Assessment and Management Level 3 November 2015 Gottman Institute Levels 1 and 2 Workshops 2016 PREPARE/ENRICH Certified Therapist April 2016 Conducted Adoption Camp June 2016 Conducted Emotion Identification Camp August 2016 AAMFT Conference September 2016 Conducted Hold Me Tight Workshop September 2016 Emotionally-Focused Couple Therapy Conference with Sue Johnson October 2016

RELATED EXPERIENCE Lee University—Cleveland, TN Graduate Assistant 2015-2016  Assisted multiple professors with helping students in the classroom  Taught guest lectures in an undergraduate psychology course  Scored tests for an undergraduate psychology class

University of Tennessee at Knoxville—Knoxville, TN Research Assistant in Relationship Rx Program, Dr. Kristina Gordon 2014  Assisted facilitators during sessions by recording notes  Entered and audited data from surveys using Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS)  Used SPSS database to create and present a research presentation

University of Tennessee at Knoxville—Knoxville, TN Undergraduate Intern in Center for Parenting, Dr. Heidi Stolz 2014  Created a research update that is currently posted to the National Parenting Education Network (NPEN) website  Updated and expanded a database consisting of parenting tip sheets  Helped to write an abstract for a conference poster, and later, a manuscript  Aided in creating newsletters that are sent to parenting professionals across the country  Found and disseminated novel parenting literature  Coded test items as they pertained to Bloom’s Taxonomy

University of Tennessee at Knoxville—Knoxville, TN Research Assistant in Experimental Psychology Lab, Dr. Michael Olson 2013  Conducted experiments based on experimental psychology  Entered data into Microsoft Excel

ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE University of Tennessee at Knoxville—Knoxville, TN Office Assistant 2013-2014  Organized information for the most efficient use  Effectively communicated with students, parents, and faculty to meet each need

VOLUNTEER/SERVICE WORK University of Tennessee at Knoxville—Knoxville, TN Human-Animal Bond in Tennessee (H.A.B.I.T.) 2014-2015  Worked in the Ruff Reading program by helping young students practice reading skills  Corresponded with faculty members and leaders in order to stay updated each week

REFERENCES Dr. Kirstee Williams Marriage and Family Therapy Program Director [email protected]

Dr. Trevor Milliron Director of Graduate Studies in Counseling/Professor of Psychology [email protected]

Dr. Edward Stone Associate Professor of Psychology [email protected]