Public Speaking I am available to speak on a variety of topics including how psychological factors that may impact a family's ability to cope with or manage a child's illness. I have experience in working with a variety of families and patients with different medical conditions, including those with cancer, blood disorders, organ transplants, diabetes, cystic fibrosis, and many others. Topics can include adjusting to a new diagnosis, adjusting to life after prolonged hospitalizations and treatment, coping with pain (both chronic and acute), fear related to medical procedures, help swallowing pills, managing medications and medication adherence, sleep problems, school problems related to their illness, and other psychological factors that can be impacted by having an illness. I also have expertise in clinical research and general health behaviors. Past audiences have included medical providers, hospital staff, and patients and families.
Teaching My most recent experiences included teaching medical residents in primary care about psychological and behavioral issues that present to primary care, including a monthly series on topics such as sleep problems, behavior management, attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), feeding issues, and toilet training.
I was previously a graduate instructor for the Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences laboratory course at the University of Georgia during my graduate training. This course is an upper level undergraduate course focused on learning the skills necessary to conduct and interpret statistical analyses, including the execution of correlations, t-tests, ANOVA, and multiple linear regression analyses. Students provided the following feedback on my teaching performance:
"She went out of her way to help us understand...When we didn't understand the material, she would take her time to explain it in another way so we would understand."
"Jen was available for questions and guided us through the problems we had, but did not direct us step by step through the process, forcing us to learn the material." "She was more than willing to help students that needed it. She always provided clarity [on] topics that were considered hard. She had a great attitude every morning and I enjoyed coming."
I was also a teaching assistant for a number of large (60 to 300 students) lecture classes at the University of Georgia, including Human Sexuality and Abnormal Psychology, serving additionally as a guest lecturer in courses on topics as varied as schizophrenia and the impact of cultural/environmental factors on obesity.
Mentoring and Supervising I have supervised graduate students and postdoctoral fellows as a licensed psychologist through Children's Healthcare of Atlanta in the Aflac Cancer and Blood Disorders Center. I utilized a developmental model to provide students with constructive, behavioral feedback on their performance, taking into account their level of training and experience in the particular domain of practice. I have received formal education, as well as supervision regarding my supervision, throughout my graduate and postdoctoral training. Supervisees have provided the following feedback regarding my supervision performance:
"Dr. Lee was a wonderful asset to my supervision experiences. She provided a nice breadth and depth of knowledge and interventions....she always made an effort to come from a collaborative frame of mind. I also found her knowledge of recent literature to be amazing and helpful."
"Dr. Lee is a very welcoming and supportive supervisor...she is highly competent and provided me with helpful, tangible strategies and techniques for working with patients."