Hannah Houtz(248) 497-8532
hannah.l.houtz@wmich.edu

Educational History
Bachelor of Science
Western Michigan University
Major: Behavioral Science
Minor: American Sign Language Studies
Deans List December 2015-Present

Projected Graduation: Spring 2019
September 2015-Present
Major GPA: 3.88
Overall GPA: 3.80

Relevant Coursework
PSY 5400
PSY 3970/6470
PSY 4600

Stat 1600

PSY 3600

Psychology
of Safety
I/O SeminarAA

PSY 3980/6546
PSY 3440

Survey ofBehavior
Analytic
Research
Statistics andData
Analysis
Advanced
Concepts ofBehavior
Analysis

N/A

PSY 3000

APSY 3300

A

PSY 3655

Instructional
DesignOrganizational
Psychology
ResearchMethods andStatistics

Spring 2019

AdvancedResearchMethods
Behaviorism
andPsychology

A

Teaching Experience
Teaching AssistantApplied Behavior Analysis in Autism and Developmental Disabilities
Duration: January-May 2018
Supervisor: Jessica Frieder, Ph.D., BCBA-D• Developed and reviewed test questions over new material to create assessments• Graded, recorded, and delivered written feedback on quizzes for students• Coordinated fellow volunteers at the Autism Walk and Caregivers Night OutAAA

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Teaching AssistantOrganizational Psychology
Duration: June - August 2017
Supervisor: Heather M. McGee, Ph.D.
• Helped to proctor and graded exams• Provided educational support to students during office hours• Coached students who were conducting a systems analysis
Learning AssistantWestern Michigan University: Student Success Services
Duration: September 2016-August 2017
Supervisors: Douglas A. Johnson, Ph.D., McKaela O’Brien, M.A.
• Led undergraduate discussion groups on lecture topics and study objectives• Delivered performance feedback on class participation and exam score• Received weekly training on tutoring skills
Coordinating Leader
General Psychology
Duration: January 2016-May 2017
Supervisor: Douglas A. Johnson, Ph.D.
• Facilitated discussion groups on assigned readings with multiple teaching assistants• Tutored students on course materials and strengthening studying behaviors (SAFMEDS)• Attended weekly meeting to discuss current issues and assigned readings with instructors

Research Experience
Research AssistantResearch Apprenticeship
Duration: January- August 2018
Supervisor: Rebecca Kolb, M.A., BCBA
Title: “Concurrent Schedules of Reinforcement and Adjusting Demand Requirements: Effects onCommunication, Compliance, and Problem Behavior”• Trained on operational definitions for inter-observer agreement (IOA)• Watched videotaped sessions conducted with the participant to collect IOA• Analyzed interval recorded data to compare researchers data to compute IOA
Research AssistantResearch Apprenticeship
Duration: September 2016-April 2017
Supervisor: Brandon M. Ring, Ph.D.
Title: “Behavioral Contrast in a Simulated Organizational Task”• Systematically tested all the different combinations of the organizational task
• Conducted literature reviews on relevant research articles• Wrote article reviews for the student investigator to consider for the manuscriptHannah Houtz
Research AssistantResearch Apprenticeship
Duration: December 2015-April 2016
Supervisor: Garrett Warrilow, Ph.D.
Title: “Effects of Feedback Modality on Performance”• Observed and recorded all relevant data
• Held informed consent and debriefing sessions with participants• Led participant sessions and delivered feedback contingent on experimental groupResearch AssistantResearch Apprenticeship
Duration: September 2016-December 2016
Supervisor: Rebecca Kolb, M.A., BCBA
Title: The Effects of Varying Pre-Response Delay to Feedback on Knowledge Retention andApplication of Behavioral Skills Training• Watched video modules and gathered notes to develop relevant test questions• Reviewed relevant literature to ensure modules adhered to current research• Coached a research assistant to write test questions using instructional design techniques

Professional Experience
Morningside Summer InstituteMorningside Academy (Seattle, WA)
Duration: July-August 2018
Supervisor: Andrew Bulla, Ph.D, Deb Brown, BCBA, and Kent Johnson, Ph.D.
• Designed instructional materials for teaching positive and negative reinforcement• Read scholarly work on lecture materials on various instructional design topics• Delivered instruction and adjusted performance based on supervisor feedback
Human Resources Intern
People’s Food Co-Op (Kalamazoo, MI)
Duration: January 2018- May 2018
Supervisor: Merrilyn Akpapuna M.A.
• Developed ideas for better hiring processes, filing processes, and evaluation criteria• Conducted phone screenings for all applicants and scored their responses• Coordinated meetings relating to performance improvement and conflict resolution
Paraprofessional
Comstock Northeast Middle School (Comstock, MI)
Duration: September 2017-June 2018
Supervisor: Katie Mahaffey BCBA, Denise Ross Ph.D.
• Recorded accurate interval data on students textbook engagement• Graphed frequency data for all students and used to data to evaluate if mastery was met• Designed and used a token economy with graduate students to keep students responding
under control and setting/meeting goal criteria3