Monica Andrea Mejia

Post Baccalaureate work towards Audiology, College of Arts and Sciences, University of South Florida, Tampa, 2003

Certificate of Achievement for Cerumen - Related repair workshop

Volunteer Hearing Screener at UCH for newborn infants aiding the 1st year USF Audiology Doctoral Students in conducting hearing screenings for all newborn infants.

Member of The National Speech Hearing and Language Association, USF.

Academic: Current coursework includes Hearing Science, Phonological Development and Disorders, Speech and Hearing Anatomy and Physiology and Phonetics.

B.A in Psychology, College of Arts and Sciences, University of South Florida, Tampa, 2002

A.A. in Psychology, Honors College, Miami-Dade Community College, 2000

Clinical Case Manager/ Family Support Coordinator, 03/2002-08/2003 Northside Mental Health Center - John Roth Clinical Supervisor, Tampa FL United States

Clinical Coordinator for the Family and Support Teams. Worked with at-risk children who have emotional, physical or behavioral problems and are referred by the schools. Provided physical, psycho/social, and educational care to clients. Completed initial assessments, including brief mental status examination, history of behaviors and symptomology as well as psychosocial reports, treatment plans, and CFARS assessment. Completed progress notes and complied with Medicaid documentation guidelines. Counseled families on treatment plan goals, family dynamics, behavior and anger management, strength based wraparound and child development. Job duties extended into the areas of public relations, building and establishing collaborations with other community providers, bilingual contact for agencies and organizations and facilitator for monthly early childhood developmental screenings.

Therapeutic Respite Worker
Northside Mental Health Center, 2003-ongoing

Service in which care is provided to children with physical and emotional disabilities, chronic or terminal illness, and children at risk of abuse and neglect. Care is provided for the child/children while simultaneously providing a respite for the parent(s). Respite worker and child work together to develop social skills, anger management skills and better ways to express different feelings in a culturally competent environment.

Patient Care Coordinator
USF Memory Disorder Clinic - 2000-2002, Nancy Tetan Clinic Coordinator/ Clinical Social Worker, Tampa FL United States

Memory Disorder Clinic specialized in Alzheimer's Disease and Dementias. Duties include: scheduling, follow up calls, managing charts, typing diagnosis reports, performing initial memory screenings. Assistant Supervisor of Volunteers. Providing services to the patients and assisting them in any way possible during their evaluation. Attend staffing meetings where Doctors and clinicians would review cases and develop a diagnosis. Coordinate MRI, Neuropsychological and Laboratory testing for patients.

Research Assistant, University of South Florida, Roskamp Institute, 2000-2002

Roskamp Institute - America Mussenden Senior Coordinator, Tampa FL United States

Molecular genetics and research in Alzheimer's disease. Genotyping, urine analysis, blood preparations, protein determinations and blood smears. Aorta removal in rats for studies in vasculature. Assisted in grant writing, literature gathering, and reviewing scientific papers for publication under supervision.