NAME: Ebony Holliday

E-MAIL: elh2@lehigh.edu

UNDERGRAD DEGREE(S):
B.A.: Psychology, Shippensburg University
M.Ed., Indiana University of Pennsylvania

RESEARCH INTERESTS: School-based health promotion in children and families. Early intervention for academic and behavioral issues in children. Family intervention for children with chronic illness, specifically Sickle Cell Disease.

2005-2006 PLACEMENTS:
Allentown School District, William Allen High School
Lehigh Valley Hospital

WHY INTERESTED IN THE PROJECT:
Specialized training in pediatric school psychology will allow me to be better able to meet the needs of children who are dealing with physical and/or psychological conditions. Such conditions have the potential to adversely affect various areas of individuals’ functioning and therefore, applying consultation, assessment, and intervention skills to a specialized area would allow me to better serve and work with a range of individuals in the pediatric population.

Additionally, I strongly believe in the importance of prevention programs for children and families regarding various educational, social/environmental, and health related issues. Becoming involved with the creation and/or delivery of health prevention types of programs directed toward giving children and/or parents the skills, knowledge, and resources they could utilize is of great importance to me.