Columbia University, Teachers College New York, NY Master of Arts, Psychology, May 2009 Wesleyan University, Middletown, CT Bachelor of Arts, Psychology, May 2005 Awarded Hedden Scholarship (academic) Creative Freelancer August 2006 to Present Created slide presentations in PowerPoint and prepared informational materials for pharmaceutical advisory board meetings (emmaxllc.com, xtecmedia.com) • Conceptualized, shot, directed, edited and published digital video shorts and podcasts for web (aftered.tv, indesignsecrets.com) Photographed events, head shots, and artwork (columbia.edu) Copy-edited, proof-read, and fact-checked for various online publications (worldlabel.com, senecadesign.com, ravenswoodevents.com) Consulted on layout, design, and artwork for children's graphic novels translated from French (firstsecondbooks.com) Senior Psychiatric Research Specialist, SUNY Downstate Medical Center, New York, NY January 2009 to July 2011 • Investigated various antipsychotic medications for research studies, liaising with local IRB, FDA, sponsors, psychiatric patients and staff Attended Investigator Meetings, initiating study protocols, patient recruitment, conducting neuropsychological assessments, data collection, ratings Worked on the following protocols: A Phase 3 Randomized, Placebo-Controlled, Clinical Trial to Study the Safety and Efficacy of 3 Doses of lurasidone HCl inn Acutely Psychotic Patients with Schizophrenia. Long-term Safety, Tolerability, and Effectiveness of Lurasidone in Subjects with Schizophrenia or Schizoaffective Disorder: A Randomized, Active Comparator-Controlled Trial. A Prospective, Randomized, Active-controlled, Rater-blinded Study of the Prevention of Relapse Comparing Paliperidone Palmitate with Oral Risperidone in Adults with Recently-Diagnosed Schizophrenia Who Are at High Risk of Relapse. A Phase III, multi-center, randomized, 24 week, double-blind, parallel-group, placebo-controlled study to evaluate efficacy and safety of RO4917838 in stable patients with persistent, predominant negative symptoms of schizophrenia treated with antipsychotics followed by a 28 week, double-blind treatment period. A Phase II/III, multi-center, randomized, 4-week, double blind, parallel group, placebo and active-controlled trial of the safety and efficacy of RO4917838 vs. placebo in patients with an acute exacerbation of schizophrenia. A Phase II, multicenter, double blind, randomized, parallel group, 4-week inpatient study to evaluate the safety and efficacy of two fixed doses of PF-02545920 compared to placebo in the treatment of acute exacerbation of schizophrenia using risperidone as an active control Consultant, Clinical Directors Network, New York, NY April 2009 to October 2009 • Consulted on Evaluation of Support Services for Family Caregivers Project • Conducted home visits and diagnostic interviews with cancer patients and their care-givers • Consulted on CAATCH project (Counseling African-Americans to Control Hypertension) • Conducted patient interviews and managed correspondence, assessment instruments, distribution of patient stipend and study materials • Counseled patients on using home blood pressure monitors • Supervised interns and delegated roles on multiple project sites • Prepared Adverse Event reports and completed patient medical chart reviews Clinical Research Assistant, Mt. Sinai Hospital, New York, NY January 2008 to May 2008 • Volunteer clinical research coordinator’s assistant in the Mood & Anxiety Disorders Program • Interviewed, screened, and recruited subjects for a study on Ketamine and Riluzole in the treatment of drug-resistant Major Depressive Disorder • Primary liaison between researchers and clinicians Research Assistant, Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL June 2005 to July 2007 • Awarded Neural Engineering Internship in summer 2005, then offered full-time Research Assistant position in September 2005 • Assisted post-doctoral research fellows with research regarding muscle activity in subjects with neuromuscular deficiencies • Gained proficiency with Spike2 template-matching program and Matlab, and contributed to posters and presentations for Neuroscience conferences • Second author on the characterization of surface EMG relations to force magnitude in subjects who have suffered strokes Expertise on both Macintosh and Windows platforms including the following programs: Spike 2, Matlab, EndNote, Microsoft Office, Access, Filemaker Pro, QuarkXPress, Flash, FinalCut Pro, Photoshop, After Effects, Illustrator, InDesign, Lightroom, Bridge, PowerPoint Certified in: MCCB: MATRICS Consensus Cognitive Battery (neurocognitive assessments), HIPPA Co-administered the following assessments: PANSS, MADRS, C-SSRS Presentations Abnormal EMG-force relations in a hand muscle of hemiparetic stroke survivors; Nina L. Suresh, Ping Zhou, Nicole S. Concepción and WZ Rymer. Presented at Neural Control of Movement, Florida, May 2008 Publications Suresh, N., Rymer, W.Z., and Zhou, P. Abnormal EMG-force slope estimates in the first dorsal interosseous of hemiparetic stroke survivors. (in preparation)

Nicole Concepción, M.A.

check out the art section to see my online portfolio

click here to see ideas I’m currently working on

click this: NCresume-C.pdf to download my creative resumé

scroll down to read about my psych background in detail

Columbia University, Teachers College New York, NY

Master of Arts, Psychology, May 2009

Wesleyan University, Middletown, CT

Bachelor of Arts, Psychology, May 2005

Awarded Hedden Scholarship (academic)

Creative Freelancer

August 2006 to Present

•Created slide presentations in PowerPoint and prepared informational materials for pharmaceutical advisory board meetings (emmaxllc.com, xtecmedia.com)

• Conceptualized, shot, directed, edited and published digital video shorts and podcasts for web (aftered.tv, indesignsecrets.com)

•Photographed events, head shots, and artwork (columbia.edu)

•Copy-edited, proof-read, and fact-checked for various online publications (worldlabel.com, senecadesign.com, ravenswoodevents.com)

•Consulted on layout, design, and artwork for children's graphic novels translated from French (firstsecondbooks.com)

Senior Psychiatric Research Specialist, SUNY Downstate Medical Center, New York, NY

January 2009 to July 2011

• Investigated various antipsychotic medications for research studies, liaising with local IRB, FDA, sponsors, psychiatric patients and staff

•Attended Investigator Meetings, initiating study protocols, patient recruitment, conducting neuropsychological assessments, data collection, ratings
•Worked on the following protocols:

A Phase 3 Randomized, Placebo-Controlled, Clinical Trial to Study the Safety and Efficacy of 3 Doses of lurasidone HCl inn Acutely Psychotic Patients with Schizophrenia.

Long-term Safety, Tolerability, and Effectiveness of Lurasidone in Subjects with Schizophrenia or Schizoaffective Disorder: A Randomized, Active Comparator-Controlled Trial.

A Prospective, Randomized, Active-controlled, Rater-blinded Study of the Prevention of Relapse Comparing Paliperidone Palmitate with Oral Risperidone in Adults with Recently-Diagnosed Schizophrenia Who Are at High Risk of Relapse.

A Phase III, multi-center, randomized, 24 week, double-blind, parallel-group, placebo-controlled study to evaluate efficacy and safety of RO4917838 in stable patients with persistent, predominant negative symptoms of schizophrenia treated with antipsychotics followed by a 28 week, double-blind treatment period.

A Phase II/III, multi-center, randomized, 4-week, double blind, parallel group, placebo and active-controlled trial of the safety and efficacy of RO4917838 vs. placebo in patients with an acute exacerbation of schizophrenia.

A Phase II, multicenter, double blind, randomized, parallel group, 4-week inpatient study to evaluate the safety and efficacy of two fixed doses of PF-02545920 compared to placebo in the treatment of acute exacerbation of schizophrenia using risperidone as an active control

Consultant, Clinical Directors Network, New York, NY

April 2009 to October 2009

• Consulted on Evaluation of Support Services for Family Caregivers Project

• Conducted home visits and diagnostic interviews with cancer patients and their care-givers

• Consulted on CAATCH project (Counseling African-Americans to Control Hypertension)

• Conducted patient interviews and managed correspondence, assessment instruments, distribution of patient stipend and study materials

• Counseled patients on using home blood pressure monitors

• Supervised interns and delegated roles on multiple project sites

• Prepared Adverse Event reports and completed patient medical chart reviews

Clinical Research Assistant, Mt. Sinai Hospital, New York, NY

January 2008 to May 2008

• Volunteer clinical research coordinator’s assistant in the Mood & Anxiety Disorders Program

• Interviewed, screened, and recruited subjects for a study on Ketamine and Riluzole in the treatment of drug-resistant Major Depressive Disorder

• Primary liaison between researchers and clinicians

Research Assistant, Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL

June 2005 to July 2007

• Awarded Neural Engineering Internship in summer 2005, then offered full-time Research Assistant position in September 2005

• Assisted post-doctoral research fellows with research regarding muscle activity in subjects with neuromuscular deficiencies

• Gained proficiency with Spike2 template-matching program and Matlab, and contributed to posters and presentations for Neuroscience conferences

• Second author on the characterization of surface EMG relations to force magnitude in subjects who have suffered strokes

Expertise on both Macintosh and Windows platforms including the following programs: Spike 2, Matlab, EndNote, Microsoft Office, Access, Filemaker Pro, QuarkXPress, Flash, FinalCut Pro, Photoshop, After Effects, Illustrator, InDesign, Lightroom, Bridge, PowerPoint

Certified in: MCCB: MATRICS Consensus Cognitive Battery (neurocognitive assessments), HIPPA

Co-administered the following assessments: PANSS, MADRS, C-SSRS

Presentations

Abnormal EMG-force relations in a hand muscle of hemiparetic stroke survivors; Nina L. Suresh, Ping Zhou, Nicole S. Concepción and WZ Rymer. Presented at Neural Control of Movement, Florida, May 2008

Publications

Suresh, N., Rymer, W.Z., and Zhou, P. Abnormal EMG-force slope estimates in the first dorsal interosseous of hemiparetic stroke survivors. (in preparation)

For many years, I was working toward a PhD in clinical psychology while simultaneously nurturing my creative side by doing freelance photography, graphic design and oil painting.

In late 2011 I decided to leave New York, head to San Francisco, and take time to develop my digital presence while I figured out a new career path.

I hope to work toward a satisfying synthesis of my extensive background in psychology with my skills as a digital artist.

art /work