2539 East Fairview Circle, Mesa, AZ 85204 (801) 362-1686 Marie.Ricks@asu.edu Education Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona, 2014-2016 Master of Counseling Graduate Program o Anticipate graduation August 2016 o Research option intent on doctoral study Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah, graduated 2014 Psychology Major/Dean s List o Overall GPA 3.80, Major GPA 3.99 Teaching Assistant Arizona State University School of Social and Family Dynamics, Fall 2014 o Dr. Mary Anne Duggan, Research Methods o Dr. William Griffin, Advanced Marriage and Family Therapy o Dr. Cecilia Menjivar, Gender Violence o Dr. Stephen Kulis, Men and Masculinity o Duties included teaching class, correcting papers, proctoring and giving exams, entering grades into online grading system Research Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah Supervised Research o BYU Counseling and Career Center, 2013-2014 Intake Treatment Failures Single Session Dropouts Dr. Tyler R. Pedersen, faculty advisor o BYU Comprehensive Center, 2014 Hispanic Representation in Marriage and Family Therapy Research Dr. Roy A. Bean, faculty advisor o BYU Comprehensive Center, 2012-2014 Student Stress Shame/Guilt Response Stress Factors for Menopausal Women Biofeedback, Behavior Medical Lab Dr. Patrick R. Steffen, faculty advisor o BYU Comprehensive Center, 2012-2013 Borderline Personality Disorder/Schizophrenia Validity/Reliability Measurement Study Sean Woodland, graduate student advisor Dr. Gary M. Burlingame, faculty advisor 1
Research (continued) Personal Research o Hoarding Index for Young Adults, 2013-2014 Team leader of three psychology students Dr. Sam A. Hardy, faculty advisor 491 participants, paper preparation Winter 2014 o Perceptional Influences for Potential Hoarders, 2012-2013 Team leader of five psychology students Dr. Sam A. Hardy, faculty advisor 1,265 participants Editorial Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah Online Content Editor, 2013-2014 o BYU Counseling and Career Center Student Mental Health Education Dr. Tyler R. Pedersen, faculty advisor Associate Editor, 2012-2013 o Intuition, BYU psychology journal Intuition, Volume 9, published Spring 2012 Intuition, Volume 10, published Summer 2013 Dr. Harold L. Miller, Jr., faculty advisor Newsletter Editor, 2013-2014 o International Stress Management Association United States Division (ISMA-USA) Published May 2013 and January 2014 Dr. Patrick R. Steffen, faculty advisor Associate Editor, 2013-2014 o Association of Mormon Counselors and Psychotherapists (AMCAP) Issues in Religion and Psychotherapy journal Web content for AMCAP Supervised nine editorial students Dr. Lane Fischer, faculty advisor Presentations and Paper Janis, R., Pedersen, T. R., Ricks, M. C. (2014, August). Intake predictors of treatment failure. Poster presented at the Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association (APA), Washington, D.C. Koltko, V., Pedersen, T. R., Janis, R., Ricks, M. C. (2014, June). Single session therapy dropouts? Early success or failed treatment? Poster presented at Society for Psychotherapy Research (SPR), Copenhagen, Denmark. 2
Presentations and Paper (continued) Ricks, M. C. (2014, April). Later-life hoarders: Age at onset, clinical symptomatic progression, and implications of multi-faceted interventions. Paper presented at the Annual Conference of the Utah Council on Family Relations, Provo, UT. Janis, R., Pedersen, T. R., Ricks, M. C. (2013, November). Intake predictors of treatment failure. Poster presented at the Utah University and College Counseling Center (UUCCC) Conference, Park City, UT. Koltko, V., Pedersen, T. R., Janis, R., Ricks, M. C. (2013, November). Single session therapy dropouts? Early success or failed treatment? Poster presented at the Utah University and College Counseling Center (UUCCC) Conference, Park City, UT. Woodland, S. C., Lindsay, K., Fielding, B., Jones, G., Manscill, J., Ricks, M. C.... Sines, E. (2013, August). A systematic inquiry of outcome measures in group psychotherapy. Poster presented at the Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association (APA), Honolulu, HI. Ricks, M. C. (2013, May). Perceptional influences for potential hoarders. Poster presented at the UCLA Psychology Undergraduate Research Conference, Los Angeles, CA. Ricks, M. C. (2013, April). Public perceptions of hoarding (full study). Poster presented at the BYU Annual Mentored Learning Conference, Provo, UT. Brown, T., Duraccio, K., Loveland, C., Ricks, M. C., & Steffen, P. (2013, March). Marital quality, emotional intelligence, and stress reactivity during the menopausal transition. Poster presented at the 44th Annual Meeting of the Association for Applied Psychophysiology and Biofeedback (AAPB), Portland, OR. Tsui, Y. H. W., Salash, M., Svanevik, S., Roberts, C., Ricks, M. C., & Steffen, P. (2013, March). The potential of biofeedback training as a moderator to stress factors for shame and guilt. Poster presented at the 44 th Annual Meeting of the Association for Applied Psychophysiology and Biofeedback (AAPB), Portland, OR. Ricks, M. C. (2012, April). Public perceptions of hoarding (pilot study). Poster presented at the BYU Annual Mentored Learning Conference, Provo, UT. Publications Ricks, M. C. (in press). Hoarding index for young adults, an early-stage diagnostic tool, Intuition. Woodland, S. C., Ricks, M. C., Jones, G., & Lindsay, K. (2014, April). Why measurement matters: A systematic inquiry of group therapy outcome studies. The Group Psychologist. Retrieved from http://div49tgp.com/2014/04/02/whymeasurement-matters-a-systematic-inquiry-of-group-therapy-outcome-studies/ Ricks, M. C. (2013). Later-life hoarders: Age at onset, clinical symptomatic progression, and implications of multi-faceted interventions, Intuition, 10, 1-11. 3
Internship Utah State Prison, Draper, Utah Psychological Technician, 2012-2014 Sex Offender Treatment Program o Conducted 90-minute psychosocial interview o Administered and scored 5 psychology tests o Attended two-hour group therapy sessions o Instructed 16-hour (8 weeks) Anger Management and Parenting classes as part of therapeutic process o Trained 3 new interns regarding their duties o 7.5-20 hours/week, April 2012 July 2014 Professional Background Business Owner Owner of houseoforder.com. Life coach and professional organizing consultant in homes and businesses. 1996-present. Organized houses and home offices nationwide Organized businesses in Utah, Nevada, and Idaho Organized major businesses in Utah Motivational Speaker Specialist in personal/business organization. 2002-present. Utah League of Cities and Towns, SLC, Utah. 2011. BYU Education Week, Provo, Utah. 2003-present. UVU professional seminars, Orem, Utah. 2002-2008. Audiences from 150-500, presented in 7 states Author Publisher/distributor of 6 books with Deseret Book/Shadow Mountain (regional/national imprints). SLC, Utah. 2004-present. House of Order Handbook Project Organization featured on Dr. Laura Organize As You Go The Children You Want with the Kids You Have Organize For a Mission Be Successful in School Feature Writer Author of articles in local and national venues. 2005-2011. yourldsneighborhood.com bi-monthly Latterday Woman Magazine quarterly deseretconnect.com 20,000 online hits Featured Guest Quarterly guest on KSL Radio s A Woman s View. 2006-present. Discussed current affairs Shared opinions about life s challenges Addressed personal/familial organization needs 4
Professional Background (continued) Radio Show Host Host of Keep It Simple 3-hour weekend show. 2005-2006. Attracted target audience of 120,000 women Promoted station as part of 7-member team Gained proficiency in studio technology Developed client relations to increase sales 12.5% Rated best show by Arbitron November 2005 Volunteer Work Friends of the Library, April 1986 - present o San Jose, California and Highland, Utah Raised funds for construction and improvements Donate new copies of my books to libraries Primary Children s Hospital Pediatric Oncology Unit, 2001-2011 o Annual Kiwanis Club Quilting Project Piece, sew, and tie 75+ quilts/year American Fork, Utah Development Center, 2013 2014 o Serve 4 severely mentally handicapped individuals Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1972 present o Teacher, pianist, organist, vocalist, administration Personal, Home, and Family Organization classes, 1996 2011 o Teach FREE community 8-week, 2-hour classes 16 organization topics covered 5