Melissa Gross is seeking a position as a clinical mental health counselor. She has a master's degree in clinical mental health counseling from the University of Memphis and is awaiting national certification as a counselor. Her relevant experience includes an internship providing individual and group therapy. She has strong research and teaching experience from undergraduate work.

1. MELISSA GROSS
5548 Sweet Gum Drive | Memphis, TN 38134 | 901-828-6858
magross335@gmail.com
EDUCATION
Masters of Science Expected: May 2016
University of Memphis
• Clinical Mental Health Counseling
Bachelor of Arts, Honors May 2013
University of Memphis
• Psychology Major, 3.6 GPA
• Honors Thesis:​Adjustment to College Among Active Duty vs. Military Veteran
Students
LICENSES & CERTIFICATIONS
● National Certified Counselor (NCC) - Passing score; awaiting degree conferral
RELEVANT JOB EXPERIENCE
Exchange Club Family Center – Internship AUG 2015 – DEC 2015
● Participated in weekly staff meetings for individual cases and groups
● Carried a small individual and play therapy client caseload of adults and children
(2-5 clients)
● Participated in weekly group supervision and play therapy supervision
● Lead domestic violence support groups of two to ten children (ages 7-15) and
created activities for group
● Completed intake reports, progress notes, and treatment summaries
Graduate Assistant – Montessori Classroom AUG 2013 to DEC 2013
Barbara K. Lipman Early Childhood School and Research Institute
● Assisted classroom teacher with daily classroom functions; took over class when
teacher was absent
● Provided Montessori lessons to a classroom of 12 students
● Managed four undergraduate student workers to complete all classroom tasks
Student Researcher JAN 2012 – MAY 2013
Naval Personnel Research, Studies, and Technology
●Prepared briefs and presentations to communicate research results to Navy
leadership

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●Created and managed surveys and survey databases through GoogleDocs, SPSS and
Microsoft Excel
●Worked closely with co-workers and supervisors, and managed independent
projects
Undergraduate Research Assistant, Emotive Computing Lab AUG 2010 – MAY 2011
University of Memphis, Institute for Intelligent Systems
● Lead participants through experiment protocols of briefing, signing paperwork,
moving through hour-long experiment, and debriefing
● Collected, managed, and coded data in Excel and SPSS to process data
● Recognized and troubleshot experiment malfunctions
● Attended weekly lab meetings; worked with other students and professors
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
AUG 2010 FNE: English Camp for German Youth, ​Königswinter, Germany
∙​​Taught English and music to German youth (1​st​
-9​th​
grade)
JUN 2010 Kodiak Youth Leadership Course, ​Boy Scouts of America
∙​​Volunteer leader for multiple weekend youth leadership course
JUL 2009; 2010 National Youth Leadership Training Course, ​Boy Scouts of America
∙​​Assistant Senior Patrol Leader, Programs; Staff Member and Patrol
Guide
∙​​Taught leadership and personal development workshops
MAY 2009-JUN 2009 Kia Kima Summer Camp, ​Boy Scouts of America
∙​​Troop guide to groups of 10+ scouts and adults; ensured troop had
everything they needed and answered all questions
∙​​Climbing and COPE instructor for youth (1​st​
-12​th​
grade) and adults
AUG 2007; 2010 Woodbadge Adult Training Course, ​Boy Scouts of America
∙​​Youth instructor (volunteer)
∙​​Taught Leave No Trace (environmental awareness/conservation)
JUN 2006-2010 Cub Scout Day Camp, ​Boy Scouts of America
∙​Volunteered as an instructor for Sports and Crafts to 1​st​
-6​th​
grade
scouts
∙​​Managed breaks, lunch times, and snack times
∙​​Taught Leave No Trace interactive workshop

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VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE
DEC 2015 Exchange Club Family Center
● Volunteer counselor
AUG 2012-MAY 2013 Wooddale Middle School Mentoring Program,
● Emerging Leaders Scholarship Senior Project
AUG 2010-MAY 2011 Psychology Honors Student Advisory Council
● Junior Class Representative
AUG 2010-MAY 2011 Psychology Undergraduate Curriculum Committee
JUL 2010 Bund der Pfadfinderinnen und Pfadfinder (BdP): Boy Scouts
of Germany
● Konigswinter, Germany
● Assistant camp counselor at week-long scout camp
ORGANIZATIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
● Psi Chi International Honors Society
● Alpha Lambda Delta Honors Society
● Chi Sigma Iota
PUBLICATIONS & PAPERS
● Strain, A., D’Mello, S. K., & ​Gross, M​. (2012). How Do Learners Regulate their
Emotions? In S. Cerri, W. Clancey, G. Papadourakis, & K. Panourgia (Eds.)
Proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Intelligent Tutoring Systems
(pp. 618-619). Berlin Heidelberg: Springer-Verlag.
● Lehman, B. A., D'Mello, S. K., Strain, A., ​Gross, M​., Dobbins, A., Wallace, P., Millis, K., &
Graesser, A. C. (2011). Inducing and tracking confusion with contradictions during
critical thinking and scientific reasoning. In G. Biswas, S. Bull, J. Kay, & A. Mitrovic
(Eds.), Proceedings of 15th International Conference on Artificial Intelligence in
Education (pp. 171-178). Berlin: Springer-Verlag. ​[Received Best Paper Award]
● Lehman, B. A., D'Mello, S. K., Strain, A., Mills, C., ​Gross, M​., Dobbins, A., Wallace, P.,
Millis, K., & Graesser, A. C. (in review). Inducing and tracking confusion with
contradictions during complex learning. International Journal of Artificial
Intelligence in Education: Special Issue - Best of AIED 2011.