Melissa B.
5.0
Berkeley Professor | Psych PhD | 9+ Years Grad App Mentorship
Studied at University of California, Santa Cruz
Works at Open Inward Executive Coaching
Admissions Committee Experience
Available Friday at 8:00 PM UTC
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Melissa’s PhD Qualifications
Coaches professionally
100+ people coached for PhD
The graduate application process is stressful at best and crippling at worst. Having served as a Dean and the Director of UC Berkeley's Psychology Post Baccalaureate Program for over 9 years, I have mentored nearly 200 students in their psychology graduate school application journey. I have also taught The Graduate School Application Process course for UC Berkeley Extension for the last two years. From identifying potential programs and labs to drafting a CV and statement of purpose, I am well equipped to lead you through this process.
Melissa can help with:
Editing
Interviews
School Selection
Application Strategy
Essays
Resume
Letters of Recommendation
Work Experience
Executive Leadership Coach
Open Inward Executive Coaching
October 2015 - Present
• Leadership and entrepreneurial coaching • Conflict management • Team culture assessment and improvement planning • Professional development and communication workshop facilitation
Director of Operations Psychology Post Baccalaureate Program
University of California, Berkeley
August 2015 - Present
Admissions Committee Experience
• Program design and implementation • Program budgeting and maintenance • Admissions committee Chair • Student mentorship • Program evaluation
Psychology Faculty
University of California, Berkeley
August 2015 - Present
• Design courses emphasizing experiential applications of social science and employing pedagogical scaffolding • Develop innovative classroom curricula in the fields of developmental and social psychology • Develop and implement summer abroad programming
Professor of Psychology
University of Bergen, Bergen Norway
May 2019 - June 2024
• Design and teach innovative and experiential coursework • Interests and expertise: interpersonal relationships, communication, attribution, intergroup relations
Executive Leadership Coach
Sonder
November 2019 - November 2020
• Executive coaching of staff including C-suite executives • 360 degree leadership evaluation • Design, implementation, and evaluation of leadership, management, communication, and team culture trainings • Program evaluation and reporting
Dean of Students
Bowles Hall Residential College, UC Berkeley
August 2016 - August 2019
Hiring Manager
• Provided engineering, liberal arts, humanities and business majors with personal and professional counseling and support • Designed, implemented and evaluated supplemental academic and career advising model and related programs • Created and implemented procedures and protocols to leverage University and community resources • Hired, supervised, and evaluated five academic advisors representing diverse fields of study • Lead a college climate that supports students from diverse identities and backgrounds Program Development, Data Analysis and +13 skills
Program Manager, Sacramento Violence Intervention Program
WellSpace Health
May 2002 - June 2015
Hiring Manager
• Program design, management and evaluation • Direct mental health services related to violence intervention and prevention • Public speaking • Public policy • Expert witness
Education
University of California, Santa Cruz
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Psychology
Contributions of Emotional Intelligence, Mentoring, and Self-Efficacy to Academic Success and Addictions Treatment Budgeting, Large Group Facilitation and +9 skills
University of California, Santa Cruz
Master of Science - MS, Psychology
Activities and societies: Relations Among Transformational Leadership, Self-Efficacy and Performance Budgeting, Teaching and +7 skills
California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
BS, Psychology
1999 - 2002
8 Reviews
Overall Rating
5.0
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