Arlene Ortiz, Ph.D., NCSP Licensed Psychologist #PSY28093 Current 6000 J Street, MS 6079 Telephone: (916) 278-5539 Address: Sacramento, CA 95819 E-mail: arlene.ortiz@csus.edu EDUCATION December 2014 May 2009 May 2006 Ph.D., School Psychology The Pennsylvania State University (APA accredited & NASP approved) University Park, Pennsylvania M.S.Ed., Psychology of Bilingual Students Advanced Certificate in School Psychology Fordham University (NASP approved) New York, New York B.S., Psychology & Early Childhood/Early Childhood Special Education New York University New York, New York LICENSE/CERTIFICATION February 2016 Licensed Psychologist #PSY28093 California Board of Psychology February 2014 Pupil Personnel Services Credential: School Psychology #140058226 California State March 2013 School Psychology # 761695 Pennsylvania State October 2009 Nationally Certified School Psychologist (NCSP) # 39135 National Association of School Psychologists September 2009 - School Psychology & Bilingual Extension # 882615 August 2014 New York State TEACHING & SUPERVISION EXPERIENCE August 2016 - Assistant Professor of School Psychology, California State University, Present Sacramento EDUC 243a: Assessment Practicum A EDUC 243b: Assessment Practicum B EDUC 247: Assessment of Special Needs EDUC 248: Human Development and Learning EDUC 439: Early Fieldwork in School Psychology EDUC 441: Internship in School Psychology EDUC 542: Education Specialist Project: School Psychology January 2016 - May 2016 July 2015 - June 2016 Adjunct Assistant Professor, University of Southern California EDUC 645: Child and Adolescent Psychotherapy Assessment Proctor, Children s Hospital Los Angeles Supervise live test administration for predoctoral clinical psychology interns
October 2015 June 2015 Guest Lecturer, California State University, Los Angeles Presented to undergraduate students on intellectual disability, specific learning disability, and ADHD Guest Lecturer, Loyola Marymount University Presented to school psychology graduate students on best practices in bilingual assessment PROFESSIONAL CLINICAL EXPERIENCE September 2014 Post-doctoral Psychology Fellow, Children s Hospital Los Angeles August 2016 University of Southern California University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities APA -- accredited Consulted with an interdisciplinary team consisting of developmental behavioral pediatricians, occupational therapists, speech pathologists, psychiatrists, and families to provide medication evaluation services to children Facilitated the Incredible Years Preschool Basic Parent Program to English and Spanish-speaking parents through a primary care intervention model Utilized evidence-based therapeutic techniques to provide mental health services to school-age children and their families June 2013 June 2014 February 2010 June 2010 Pre-doctoral Intern in Professional Psychology, Virginia Beach City Public Schools APA accredited Evaluated children referred for autism using empirically validated measures Conducted team-based developmental evaluations for preschool-aged children Executed behavioral assessments and developed behavioral intervention plans Provided individual counseling services using cognitive-behavioral therapy Bilingual School Psychologist, New York City Department of Education Conducted functional behavior assessments and bilingual psychoeducational evaluations FIELDWORK EXPERIENCE August 2011 Doctoral Practicum, State College, PA May 2013 Implemented academic and social emotional interventions and conducted neuropsychological evaluations August 2008 June 2009 July 2008 August 2008 September 2007 June 2008 May 2003 August 2003 School Psychology Master s Internship, NYC Department of Education Consulted with teachers, administrators, and parents through a RtI framework Completed psychoeducational assessments in English and Spanish International Practicum, Ecuador Professional Preparation Program Provided behavioral and academic support in a government day care program Master s Bilingual Practicum Experience, New York City Public Schools Monitored individual counseling cases using cognitive-behavior therapy Mental Health Intern, Healthy Tomorrows Monitored individual counseling cases using cognitive-behavior therapy techniques Arlene Ortiz Vita August 2017 2
RELATED EXPERIENCE August 2006 Assistant Teacher, Learning Spring Elementary June 2007 Assisted lead teacher with lesson plans for young children with Autism August 2004 June 2006 August 2004 May 2006 Student Teaching, New York City Public Schools Created lesson plans to fit the needs of all children in integrated classrooms Residential Assistant, New York University, University Hall Implemented the First Year Residential Experience (FYRE) program GRANT HISTORY 2013 Conrad Frank, Jr. Graduate Fellowship Recognizes students in education who are committed to college teaching and research and whose ethnic, cultural, or national backgrounds contribute to the diversity of the student body. 2013 Penn State College of Education Dissertation Research Initiation Grant Recognizes College of Education doctoral students who have successfully defended a dissertation proposal. HONORS AND AWARDS 2010 2014 The Pennsylvania State University Bunton-Waller Graduate Award Recipient Recognizes students from various ethnic and cultural backgrounds who have demonstrated academic potential and provides full tuition and an assistantship. 2011 2013 NASP Student Leader 2008 2009 Psychologist-In-Training Internship Award Recipient PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS 2015 Present California Association of School Psychologist (CASP) 2009 Present American Psychological Association (APA) & APA Division 16 2008 Present National Association of School Psychologists (NASP) 2010 2014 Association of School Psychologists of Pennsylvania (ASPP) SERVICE TO THE COLLGE OF EDCUATION Fall 2016 Student Success, Outcomes, and Retention (SOAR) Committee Member Spring 2017 Strategic Planning, Accountability & Resources (SPAR) Committee Member Spring 2017 Scholarship Review Committee SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY Summer 2017 Small Team Director, Ecuador Professional Preparation Program Provided small group culturally informed supervision to graduate students and young professionals providing mental health services in Quito, Ecuador Spring 2017 CASP Convention Paper/Poster Proposal Review Committee Summer 2017 Contemporary School Psychology Reviewer Arlene Ortiz Vita August 2017 3
THESIS AND DISSERTATION Ortiz, A. (2014). Effects of the home environment, social skills, and approaches to learning on school readiness in children based on primary language spoken at home (Doctoral dissertation). Retrieved from ProQuest Dissertations and Theses. (Accession Order No. AAT 3690148). Ortiz, A. (2012). Construct validity for the Bracken School Readiness Assessment, Third Edition Spanish form (Unpublished master s thesis). The Pennsylvania State University, University Park. REFEREED PUBLICATIONS Ortiz, A., Clinton, A, & Schaefer, B. S. (2015). Construct validity evidence for Bracken School Readiness Assessment, Third Edition, Spanish form scores. Psychology in the Schools, 52, 208-22 doi: 10.1002/pits.21816 (Impact Factor 035) STATE AND NATIONAL NEWSLETTER, MAGAZINE, AND ELECTRONIC PUBLICATIONS Ortiz, A., & Woika, S. (2013, July). Teaching to the letter of the law. Language Magazine, 24-29. MANUSCRIPTS IN PROGRESS Ortiz, A., Javier, J. R., & Coffey, D. M. Behavioral responses of two children: Evidence-based parenting intervention in primary care. Manuscript in preparation. Ortiz, A., Schaefer, B.S., Frank, J. L., Morgan, P., & Hale, R. L. Effects of the home environment, social skills, and approaches to learning on early literacy in children based on primary language spoken at home. Manuscript in preparation. Zamora, I., & Ortiz, A. Una introducción a la supervisión reflexiva. Manuscript under review at Revista Electrónica de Psicología Iztacala. NATIONAL PRESENTATIONS Ortiz, A., DuPaulo, M., Reis, O., & Swarts, M. R. (2017, February). Reducing oppositional behaviors in young children through a MTSS framework. Miniskills session presented at the Annual Convention of the National Association of School Psychologists, San Antonio, TX. Ortiz, A., Javier, J. R., & Coffey, D. M. (2016, February). Incredible Years implementation in primary care: A multiple baseline approach. Paper presented at the Annual Convention of the National Association of School Psychologists, New Orleans, LA. Berzins, A., Raines, T., Fernandez, L., Scully, K., Douglas, S., Ortiz, A., Guimarães, M., Nirmal, R., Cheng, D., & Kelly, R. (2013, February). Impact of cultural immersion programs on practitioners and graduate students. Symposium presented at the Annual Convention of the National Association of School Psychologists, Seattle, WA. STATE & LOCAL PRESENTATIONS Ortiz, A. (2017, January). Bilingual Assessment. Workshop presented at Annual School Psychology Conference of California State University, Sacramento, Sacramento, CA. Arlene Ortiz Vita August 2017 4
Long, R., & Ortiz, A. (2015, November). WISC-V administration & application of the discrepancy model in LD diagnosis. PowerPoint presented at Children s Hospital Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA. Ortiz, A., & Zamora, I. (2015, September). Bilingual language development during the early years. PowerPoint presented at South Central Los Angeles Regional Center, Los Angeles, CA. 4. Ortiz, A. (2015, July). Introduction to the WISC-V. PowerPoint presented at Children s Hospital Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA. 5. Ortiz, A., Kelm, A., & Barry, C. (2012, January). Behavior Management Strategies for the Classroom. PowerPoint presented at Spring Cove School District, Sugar Valley, PA. POSTERS Anthony, C. J., Ortiz, A., & DiPerna, J. C. (2013, February). Modeling the relationship between classroom quality and academic enablers. Poster presented at the Annual Convention of the National Association of School Psychologists, Seattle, WA. Ortiz, A., Schaefer, B.S., & Clinton, A. (2013, February). Examining the construct validity of the BSRA-3 Spanish Record Form. Poster presented at the Annual Convention of the National Association of School Psychologists, Seattle, WA. Anthony, C. J., Ortiz, A., & DiPerna, J. C. (2012, February). Predicting preschool risk status with the EARLI literacy probes. Poster presented at the Annual Convention of the National Association of School Psychologists, Philadelphia, PA. 4. Anthony, C. J., & Ortiz, A., & DiPerna, J. C. (2011, October). Predicting preschool risk status with the EARLI literacy probes. Poster presented at the Annual Convention of the Association of School Psychologists of Pennsylvania, State College, PA. 5. Ortiz, A., Guimarães, M., Romero, P., Raines, T. (2009, August). Pre-kindergarten screener: Implementing the response-to-intervention model in Ecuador. Poster presented at the Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association, Toronto, Canada. SPECIALIZED TRAINING SEMINARS AND WORKSHOPS June 2017 Present XBA Competency-Based Certification Program, Schoolnueropsych.com June 2017 University Design Capacity Grant Writing Workshop, US Department of Health and Human Services October 2016 A Five-Dimensional Model of Executive Function: Cognition, Behavior, Social- Emotional, Academics & Impairment, Jack A. Naglieri, PhD August 2016 ADOS-2 Research Certification, CHLA September 2014 Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental and Related Disabilities (LEND) May 2016 Long-Term Training Program, USC University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities at CHLA December 2015 Secret Agent Society Social Skills Intervention Certified Training, Renae Beaumont, PhD March 2015 WISC-V Digital Training, Pearson October 2014 ADOS-2 Clinical Administration Training, Children s Hospital Los Angeles October 2014 Incredible Years Preschool Basic Parent and Child Program Certified Training, Dean Coffey, PsyD September 2014 Trauma Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT) Web Training Arlene Ortiz Vita August 2017 5