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NISSSC - Trauma, Health, & Hazards Center

Jason Kyle Mitchell


                                      
Education
  • 2007-Present: University of Colorado at Colorado Springs, Colorado Springs, Colorado
    M.A. in Clinical Psychology
  • 2003-2007: Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado
    B.S. in Psychology, Emphasis in Pre-Medicine
Professional Experience
  • Turning Point Center for Youth and Family Development, Ft. Collins Colorado
    • Employee (Summer 2006) – Floor Counselor at Boys Residential Facility & Emancipation Group Home
    • Intern (Spring 2006) – Floor Counselor at Boys Residential Facility
    • Volunteer (Fall 2005) – Floor Counselor at Boys Residential Facility
  • The Family Center/ La Familia, Ft. Collins, Colorado
    • Volunteer (Fall 2003) – Tutor/Mentor for English as a second language elementary school children
Teaching Experience
  • Teaching Assistant
    • Introduction to Psychology (UCCS, under Dr. Sambrook, Spring 2007 to Present)
    • Sensation & Perception in Psychology (CSU, under Dr. Volbrecht, Spring 2006)
Research Experience
  • Relationship of Health Behaviors to Psychological Distress
    • Purpose: To study the relationship between alcohol consumption, coping-self efficacy, and psychological distress following a natural disaster.
    • Advisor: Charles C. Benight
    • Current Study 
  • Psychometric Analysis of the Regressive Trauma Coping Scale
    • Purpose: To test the psychometric properties of the RTCS on a clinical sample of PTSD participants
    • Advisor: Charles C. Benight
    • Current Study
  • Implicit/Explicit Memory & Time of Day Study
    • Purpose: To study the accuracy of memory depending on the subjects preferred time of day.
    • Researcher: Amanda Sensinig, Ed Delosh
    • Conducted: Fall 2006
  • Time Production Study
    • Purpose: To assess the effects of distraction in producing time estimations
    • Researcher: Amanda Sensinig, Ed Delosh, Deana Davalos
    • Conducted: Fall 2005
    • Presented at the 2006 Rocky Mountain Psychological Association Convention
  • Stroop Interference Study
    • Purpose: To study the differences in Stroop interference between subjects with Parkinson disease and a control group population.
    • Researcher: Julie Bugg
    • Task: Data Entry (Fall 2004)
Presentations
  • Benight, C. C. , Waldrep, E., & Mitchell, J. (2007).  Regressive trauma coping scale: Initial psychometrics. Poster presented at the 23rd annual meeting of the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies.  Baltimore, MD.
Awards
  • Dean’s List
    • Fall 2003
    • Spring 2005
    • Fall 2006
  • Psi Chi National Honor Society
    • Inducted (Spring 2005)
    • Most Service Hours (Fall 2005)