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Vita for Website 2013 MAURA A. ABATE, PhD 27 Congress Street, Suite 305-16 Salem, MA 01970 (781) 771-1589 (cell), (978) 740-0509 (work) [email protected] www.mauraabatephd.com EDUCATION California School of Professional Psychology (CSPP), Fresno, CA - PhD in Clinical Psychology, Child/Family Proficiency, June 1994 - MA in Clinical Psychology, June 1992 - Dissertation Title: Developmental Trends in Elementary School Age Children’s Kinetic Family Drawings - Predoctoral Internship in Child Clinical Psychology Completed at Children’s Hospital, Boston, MA, 1994 - Postdoctoral Internship in Child Neuropsychology Completed at North Shore Children’s Hospital, Salem, MA, 1995 Harvard Graduate School of Education, Cambridge, MA - EdM in Counseling Psychology and Human Development, June 1987 Bowdoin College, Brunswick, ME - AB Cum Laude in Biology and French, June 1985 - Varsity Swimming Team Freshman to Senior Year, Co-Captain 1984- 1985 The Winsor School, Boston, MA - Senior Class President and Junior Class President - Swimming Team Captain, 1979-1981 - Nina Cies Memorial Award “to the senior whose intellect, character, love and understanding have greatly enriched life at Winsor,” 1981 CURRENT LICENSES AND CERTIFICATIONS - Licensed Psychologist, Health Service Provider (Massachusetts) - Nationally Certified School Psychologist (NCSP) CLINICAL EXPERIENCES Private Practice, 9/03 to Present, Newburyport, MA and Salem, MA - Licensed Psychologist, Child Clinical Neuropsychologist North Shore Children’s Hospital, 9/99 to 9/07, Salem, MA - Licensed Psychologist, Child Clinical Neuropsychologist 1 Neuropsychology Service (Private Practice), 9/95 to 8/99, Beverly, MA - Licensed Psychologist, Child Clinical Neuropsychologist North Shore Children’s Hospital, 9/94 to 9/95, Salem, MA - Postdoctoral Intern in Child Clinical Neuropsychology - Fee-for-service Clinician in Attention Disorders Clinic Children’s Hospital/Judge Baker Children’s Center, 3/94-9/94, Boston, MA - Clinical Fellow in Psychology, Department of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School - Predoctoral Intern Fellow in Inpatient Psychiatric Unit, Rapid Diagnostic Clinic, Infant Follow-Up Clinic Franciscan Children’s Hospital, 9/93-2/94, Boston, MA - Predoctoral Psychology Intern in Cognitive-Behavioral Inpatient Unit, Outpatient Testing and Outpatient Counseling CSPP Psychological Service Center, 5/92-6/93, Fresno, CA - Psychological Trainee Private Practice, 3/92-7/93, Fresno, CA - Psychological Trainee for Adolescent Sex Offenders Anxiety and Stress Disorders Treatment Center, 9/91-6/92, Fresno, CA - Psychological Trainee Kennebec Valley Mental Health Center, 6/89-7/90, Waterville, ME - Licensed Psychological Examiner SCHOOL AND TEACHING EXPERIENCES Fuller Meadow Elementary School, 9/04 to 6/05, Middleton, MA - School Psychologist and Counselor for Preschool, Kindergarten and Grades 1-3 (1-Year Position for Psychologist on Maternity Leave) Fisher College, 9/96 to 8/03, Boston, MA - Full Time Faculty Member in Liberal Arts (Psychology) and Early Childhood Education, Learning Specialist, Academic Advisor, Former Director of Academic Support Center Swampscott Public Schools, 9/95 to 6/96, Swampscott, MA - School Psychologist, Grades K-12 Fresno Unified School District, 10/90-8/93, Fresno, CA - School Psychologist 2 California School of Professional Psychology, 1/91-6/93, Fresno, CA - Graduate School Academic Tutor - Graduate School Teaching Assistant Maine School Administrative District #49, 7/87-6/90, Fairfield, ME - School Psychological Examiner The Landmark School, 5/86-8/86, Prides Crossing, MA - Summer School Boarding Faculty and Tutor Miss Hall’s School, 9/95-6/86, Pittsfield, MA - Boarding Faculty, Science Instructor (9th – 12th Grades), Coach CURRENT MEMBERSHIPS - American Psychological Association (APA) - National Association of School Psychologists (NASP) 3 .
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