vita

Ronnetta Lee Williams
Georgetown, Kentucky

Education
     University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky, 1996-2001
     B.A. in Psychology, May 2001
     Overall GPA (4.00 Scale; Undergraduate): 3.503
     Major GPA: 3.79, last two years: 3.94

     University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky, 2001-2003
     M.S. in Counseling Psychology, May 2003
     Overall GPA (4.00 Scale; Graduate): 3.929

     University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky, 2003-current
     Ed.S. in Counseling Psychology (anticipated)
     Overall GPA (4.00 Scale; Graduate): 3.917

     University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky, current
     Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology (anticipated)
     Overall GPA (4.00 Scale; Graduate): 3.929

Honors
     T.T Jones Memorial Scholarship, 2000
     Dean�s List, 1999-2001
     Golden Key National Honors Society Member, initiated 2000
     Academic Excellence Scholarship, 2002

Research Experience
    University of Kentucky, 2000. Memory and Development. Studied memory abilities in undergraduate
     students with respect to old, novel and recombined stimuli. Participated in running subjects, preparing testing
     materials, participated in research meetings, and aided in the preparation of data workup.

     Cardinal Hill Rehabilitation Hospital, 2004-current. Health/Rehabilitation Psychology. Worked on various
     research projects including:

          Ford & Dhooper. Involved in a study evaluating Factors Affecting Aging Women with Spinal Cord
          Injuries.

          Lynch, M.S., Tudor, L., Heissenbuttel, P., & Williams, R. Involved with a study of the development of
          outpatient outcomes assessment for adults with disabilities.

          Lynch, M.S., Tudor, L., & Williams, R. (submitted as abstract to the American Association of Spinal
          Cord Injury Psychologists and Social Workers). Functional Outcomes of Rural Versus Urban Patients
          with Spinal Cord Injuries.

          Lynch, M.S., Tudor, L., & Williams, R. Involved with the project, Cardinal Hill Adult Outcomes Study.

          Thompson, R., Lynch, M.S., & Williams, R. Involved in a study evaluating Factors Affecting Resilience
          among Individuals with Acquired versus Congenital Spinal Cord Injuries.

          Tudor, L., Faulkner, E., Lynch, M., Williams, R. Involved in a project evaluating factors related to staff turnover at
          an acute rehabilitation hospital.

Work Experience
     Kentucky National Insurance Company, Lexington, KY. 1998-2004. Worked as an accounting clerk.

     Catholic Social Services Bureau, Lexington, KY. 2002-2003 academic year. Worked as a practicum student
     counselor.

     Counseling Psychology program at the University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY. 2004-2005, 2005-2006, 2006-2007,         2007-2008 academic years, and 2005, 2006, and 2008 summer intersessions. Worked as a teaching assistant for      the assessment courses.

     Cardinal Hill Rehabilitation Hospital, Lexington, KY. 2003-current. Psychological associate for brain injury and                pulmonary units.

     University of Kentucky Hospital, Lexington, KY. 2005-2006. Worked as practicum student examiner.

References
     Betsy Campbell, Ph.D., Forensic Psychologist for the Federal Bureau of Prisons

     Gina De-Arth Pendley, Ph.D., Psychologist at Cardinal Hill Rehabilitation Hospital

     Michael Lynch, Ph.D., Senior Psychologist at Cardinal Hill Rehabilitation Hospital

     Barbara Mulligan, L.C.S.W., Social Worker at Catholic Social Services Bureau

Additional Information
     Member of the Golden Key National Honors Society, initiated 2000

     Mentored children ages 10-11 in an after school program at Johnson Elementary, Lexington, Kentucky, 2001

     Credentialed in Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility-Patient Assessment Instrument (IRF-PAI), June 6th, 2005

Conferences Attended
     Thirteenth Annual Advances in Clinical Psychiatry and Psychopharmacology, Louisville, Kentucky, March 11th-
     13th, 2004.

     Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago

Presentations
     Stress, Ronnetta Williams, MS, Cardinal Hill Rehabilitation Hospital, January 2005.
     Psychopharmacology, Ronnetta Williams, MS, Cardinal Hill Rehabilitation Hospital, May 2004.

Presentations Attended
    The Reciprocal Relationship Between Mood and Pain, Cardinal Hill Rehabilitation Hospital, May 11th, 2004.
     Rehabilitation for Adults with Brain Injury, Cardinal Hill Rehabilitation Hospital, July 28th, 2005.
     The Benefits of Yoga, Nancy Wright, Cardinal Hill Rehabilitation Hospital, July 22nd, 2005.
     Behavior Management, Cardinal Hill Rehabilitation Hospital, October 24th, 2003.