Aline Holzwarth, MBA, is an applied behavioral scientist specializing in digital health research and scientifically informed product design. She is currently the head of behavioral science at Pattern Health and Principal at Dan Ariely's Center for Advanced Hindsight. She writes, "my training in psychology and business, and my experience in research and healthcare, have given her the kind of interdisciplinary lens that helps me appreciate the complexity of decision-making in the real world, particularly when it comes to the thorny domain of health. I am passionate about sharing behavioral insights with anyone who'll listen." See her website here.

Resources:

• Behavioral Science Graduate Guide
• Action Design Network
• Habit Weekly

During this live interview (want to attend future ones? Sign up here), we cover:

1. What is behavioral science?
2. What is the “applied” piece?
3. The value of dabbling
4. Why didn’t you get a PhD?
5. Why did you get an MBA?
6. If you lack experience in behavioral science: how do you start acquiring relevant experiences?
7. What kinds of research experiences are applicable to behavioral science roles?
8. When did you own the title of behavioral scientist?
9. Examples of behavioral science in digital health
10. The future of behavioral science
11. The paradox that ALL (or at least most) jobs require experience
12. Entry-level job titles in behavioral science
13. Where to network with behavioral scientists
14. How do priorities of industry (e.g., profit, efficiency) impact your work?
15. Advice for switching fields
16. What piece of advice would you give your undergrad self?
17. What is one skill, quality, or general factor that has served you no matter where you went in life?

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Access Psychology Foundation is a nonprofit that works to increase inclusion, equity, and diversity in the field of mental health by providing historically underrepresented communities with access to evidence-based prevention and treatment, and by training the next generation of racially diverse mental health providers.

APF offers scholarships and grants to high school students, college students, graduate students, licensed professionals, schools, and organizations from historically underrepresented communities to help them:

1. gain exposure to the field of evidence-based clinical psychology
2. access high quality training and consultation in evidence-based treatments, and
3. access high quality training in working with clients of diverse backgrounds.

APF also offers scholarships and grants to people from historically underrepresented populations so they can obtain quality, evidence-based mental health treatment. Evidence-based treatments are those subjected to rigorous research trials demonstrating their effectiveness.

This episode is a conversation with APF co-founder, Alec Miller, PsyD, and APF Executive Director, Damian Travier.

TO FIND OUT MORE:

• The APF website is still under construction, but to find out more information about the opportunities discussed, you can reach out to Damian Travier at dtravier@access-psychology.com and mention that Psych Mic sent you!
• Listen to the Psych Mic interview with Dr. Alec Miller to learn about his career path in clinical psychology here.

We cover:

• how APF was founded
• why this nonprofit is so needed
• the nature of the mental health crisis in communities of color
• how APF is working to address the racial gap in mental health treatment and training
• and how you can get involved

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Amy Elliott, PhD, Chief Clinical Research Officer at Avera Research Institute, leads a research team focused on improving child health and development through community-based research. Dr. Elliott is the principal investigator on several National Institutes of Health (NIH) research projects including the Environmental Influences on Child Health Outcomes (ECHO) Study, an initiative to reduce infant mortality in American Indian communities. Dr. Elliott also holds professor and research positions at The University of South Dakota Sanford School of Medicine.

Education:

• PhD from Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan, Clinical Psychology
• MA from North Dakota State University, Fargo, North Dakota, Clinical Psychology
• BA from Moorhead State University, Moorhead, Minnesota, Psychology

Topics we cover:

1. If there was one thing you wish everybody knew about child development, what would it be?
2. Why did you go into clinical psychology instead of medicine?
3. Why did you get a master’s before your PhD?
4. If you loved research, why did you want to get licensed as a clinician?
5. How did you choose your PhD program?
6. What was your grad school research on?
7. Having a baby in grad school - unique benefits & challenges
8. Why did you want to work with children?
9. What did your training look like in graduate school?
10. What was the most valuable part of your PhD?
11. Advice for students interested in Amy’s line of work
12. What does a pre-doctoral internship in behavioral pediatrics and genetics look like?
13. Working on interdisciplinary teams
14. When and why did you transition away from clinical work and into full-time research?
15. “What got you here won’t get you there”
16. Amy’s role at Avera Research Institute: Research & findings, leading a team, day in the life
17. What is one skill, quality, or general factor that has served you no matter where you went in life?

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Music by: Adam Fine