Marianne Lacsamana's Curriculum Vitae

EDUCATION

Expected May 2019                M.S. Forensic Psychology

                                                California State University, Los Angeles

 

December 2015                      B.A. Psychology

                                                University of San Francisco

 

HONORS AND AWARDS

(2019)              Cal State Los Angeles, Honors and Special Recognition Award

(2018)              CAPSAC First Place Outstanding Student Poster Award

(2018)             Cal State Los Angeles, Selected Delegate for CSU Research Competition

(2018)             Top Speaker in CSULA Behavioral and Social Science Research Symposium

(2015)             Dean’s List

(2014)             Dean’s List

 

 

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

2017-current    Graduate Research Assistant  

                        California State University, Los Angeles

                        Principal Investigator: Dr. Mitchell Eisen

- Involved in two forensic psychological research studies on police procedures and its implication on memory and suggestibility

 

2014-2015       Lab Manager, Twins, Adoptees, Peers Study (TAPS)

                        University of San Francisco, California  

                        Principal Investigator: Dr. Shirley McGuire

- Organized data collection and analysis

- Oversaw administrative tasks including hiring new lab researchers, setting new lab project goals, research proposals and tasks

 

2013-2015       Video Coder, Twins, Adoptees, Peers Study (TAPS)

                        University of San Francisco, California

                        Principal Investigator: Dr. Shirley McGuire

- Recorded various behaviors displayed by monozygotic, dizygotic, and virtual twins

- Recorded and analyzed data

 

2010-2012       Summer Research Fellow

                        University of California, Los Angeles  

                        Principal Investigator: Dr. Thomas Carmichael

                                 - Performed intensive research on stroke induced mice subjects

- Collected, processed, and evaluated mice brain specimen

- Created liquid solutions used to stabilize and mount thin brain fragments for observation

 

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

2016-2017       Behavioral Therapist I, A Change in Trajectory, INC. 

                        Van Nuys, California  

- Implemented evidence-based behavioral intervention programs with children who have autism or related neurological disorders

- Trained in Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA), Discrete Trial Training (DTT), Pivotal Response Training (PRT) to decrease maladaptive behaviors while increasing social skill development

 

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

2018-current    Graduate Assistant – Introductory Psychology

                        California State University, Los Angeles

                        Professor: Dr. Mitchell Eisen

- Guest lecturer on Conformity, Social Roles, and Obedience to Authority

 

2018-current    Graduate Assistant – Introductory Psychology 

                        California State University, Los Angeles

                        Professor: Dr. Henry Schlinger

 

2018-2019       Graduate Assistant – Introduction to Analysis of Behavior

                        California State University, Los Angeles

                        Professor: Dr. Henry Schlinger

                                     

2014-2015       Teaching Assistant – General Psychology, Theories of Personality, and Child   Development  

                        University of San Francisco, California

                        Professor: Dr. Mel Joseph Ciena

 

INTERNSHIPS

2018-current    Los Angeles Dependency Lawyers Inc.

              Edmund D. Edelman Children’s Courthouse, Monterey Park, CA

              Mentors: Rachel Ewing and Ruben Lopezlopez

- Prepare and edit motions and other relevant evidence for attorneys during detention hearing

- Interview parents and provide an extensive list of resources to assist their custody case

 

2018-current    Juvenile Competence Remediation Program

              Department of Probation, Downey, CA

   Mentors: Dr. Rebecca Nathanson and Dr. Kim Larson

                                - Interview and assess legally-involved juveniles for courtroom competency

PUBLICATIONS

Eisen, M., Goodman, G., Diep, J., Lacsamana, M., Olomi, J., Goldfarb, D., & Quas, J.

            (Under Review). The effects of social support on children’s memory and suggestibility.

 

Eisen, M., Goodman, G., Diep, J., Lacsamana, M., Goldfarb, D., Olomi, J., & Quas, J. 

            (Under Review). Examining children’s disclosures of sexual and physical abuse across repeated interviews.

 

Eisen, M., Wall, R., Clark, A., Lacsamana, M. (Under Review). Testing best-practice recommendations for showups with

eyewitnesses.

 

CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS

Williams, T., & Lacsamana, M. (February, 2019). Examining the potency of administrator bias on eyewitness identifications

made from photographic lineups. Oral presentation in Behavioral and Social Sciences at the 26th Annual Student

Symposium on Research, Scholarship & Creative Activities at California State University, Los Angeles, CA.

 

Lacsamana, M. (May, 2018). Social support during forensic interviews with children. Oral presentation in Behavioral and

Social Sciences at the 32nd Annual CSU Student Research Competition at California State University, Sacramento,

CA.

 

Lacsamana, M. (March, 2018). Social support during forensic interviews with children. Oral presentation in Behavioral and

Social Sciences at the 26th Annual Student Symposium on Research, Scholarship & Creative Activities at California

State University, Los Angeles, CA.

 

POSTER PRESENTATIONS

Lacsamana, M., Eisen, M., Diep, J., & Goodman, G. (June, 2018). Social support during forensic interviews with children.

Poster presented at the 18th Annual Dr. Hershel Swinger Memorial Partnership Conference for Children and Families

at California State University, Los Angeles, CA.

 

Diep, J., Eisen, M., Goodman, G., & Lacsamana, M. (June, 2018). Examining children’s and adolescents’ disclosures of

sexual and physical abuse across repeated interviews. Poster presented at the 18th Annual Dr. Hershel Swinger

Memorial Partnership Conference for Children and Families at California State University, Los Angeles, CA

 

Mazzarini, G., Ortega, M.E., Benson, L., Lacsamana, M., McGuire, S., Segal, N. (April, 2013). Exploring correlates of joint

decision-making in school-aged sibling pairs. Poster presented at the Western Psychological Association in Las

Vegas, NV.

 

SKILLS

Knowledgeable in SPSS (Statistical Package for the Social Sciences)
Knowledgeable in Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint 

 

CERTIFICATIONS

(2018)                                     Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act Training 

(2017)                                     Human Subject Research – Social & Behavioral Educational Researcher Training (CITI Program)

 

PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

2018-Present                           American Psychology-Law Society

2018-Present                           American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children

2014-Present                           Psi Chi Honor Society

2013-Present                           Alpha Phi Omega, National Service Organization