1. Nicolle “Nikki” Michelle Crespo
Current Address: Apt. 18 241 South Irwin Street Milledgeville, GA 31061
Permanent Address: 1210 Sumter Court McDonough, GA 30252
Email: cresponikki@gmail.com Cell phone: (404)775-5437
EDUCATION
Georgia College and State University, College of Arts & Sciences, Milledgeville, GA
B.S., Psychology
B.A., Criminal Justice
Graduated May 2016
GPA: 3.57
Union Grove High School, McDonough, GA
Dual enrollment at Georgia Perimeter College, Newton, GA, Fall 2012- Spring 2013
Graduated May, 2013
GPA: 3.75
HONORS AND AWARDS
HOPE Scholarship, Fall 2013- Spring 2016
Dean’s List, Georgia College & State University, Spring 2014- Spring 2016
Gamma Beta Phi, Honors Society, 2015-2016
o BETA Club, Union Grove High, 2009-2013
RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
Advanced Research Methods in Cognitive Psychology, Diana Young, Ph. D., Spring 2015-
Spring 2016
 Skills: leadership, statistics analysis on Microsoft excel; able to build and run a study;
able to build surveys on MediaLab; able to build and run a study using Gazepoint GP3
eye tracking technology; able to write an IRB; able to collaborate on an IRB with others;
able to write research proposals; interpersonal skills; able to create a visual and oral
presentation; able to preform research in a group setting; able to present research at a
conference
 Certified by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Office of Extramural Research
(Certification Number: 1333415); Completed 11/24/2013
o Completed the NIH web-based training course “Protecting Human Research
Participants”

2. Presentations:
1. Eye-Tracking Examination of the Confirmation Bias, Sara Moore, Nicolle Crespo,
Paige Rogers, Victoria Allyn, and Diana L. Young, Georgia College & State University
o Poster presentation at 2016 Southeastern Psychological Association (SEPA)
Conference
2. Effects of Induced Mindfulness on Attention Regulation, Sean Groak, Nicolle Crespo,
Sara Moore, Victoria Allyn, Paige Rogers, and Diana L. Young, Georgia College & State
University
o Poster presentation at 2016 National Conference on Undergraduate Research
(NCUR)
3. Visual Distractors and Cognitive Processing: An Eye-Tracking Investigation, Diana
L. Young, Kara Demkoski, Hannah Hagely, Carly Reineri, Breanne Eckert, Nicolle
Crespo
o Poster presentation at 2015 Southeastern Psychological Association (SEPA)
Conference
Advanced Adventure Therapy ResearchLab, Lee Gillis, Ph. D., Fall 2015- Spring 2016
 Skills: statistics analysis on Microsoft excel; able to write research proposals; able to
create a visual and oral presentation; able to preform research in a group setting; public
speaking; able to present research at a conference
Presentations:
1. Exploring Possible Factors of Completion of a Wilderness Therapy Program for
Substance Use Disorder, Sean Groark, Kathleen, Jesse Chapman, Carly Salzberg,
Nicolle Crespo, Keith Russell, Western Washington University, & Lee Gillis, Georgia
College & State University
o Poster presentation at the 19th Annual Georgia College Student Research
Conference
2. Shining a Light in the Black Box of Wilderness Therapy for Substance Use
Disorder, Sean Groak, Nicolle Crespo, Carly Salzberg, Jesse Chapman, Kathleen Herzer,
Lee Gillis, Georgia College & State University and Keith C. Russell, Western
Washington University
o Poster presentation at 2016 National Conference on Undergraduate Research
(NCUR)
3. Group Engagement and Treatment Outcome in Adventure Therapy, Carly Salzberg,
Nicolle Crespo, Jesse Chapman, Sean Groak, Kathleen Herzer, Lee Gillis, Georgia
College & State University and Keith C. Russell, Western Washington University
o Poster presentation at 2016 Southeastern Psychological Association (SEPA)
Conference
4. Effectiveness of an Engaged Mind in Wilderness Therapy: Exploratory Research,
Jesse Chapman, Sean Groark, Katie Herzer, Carly Salzberg, Nicolle Crespo, Lee Gillis,

3. Georgia College & State University and Keith C. Russell, Western Washington
University
o Poster presentation at 2016 Southeastern Psychological Association (SEPA)
Conference
5. Mindfulness and Treatment Outcomes in Adventure Therapy: Five Case Studies,
Sean Groark, Nicolle Crespo, Kathleen Herzer, Jesse Chapman, Carly Salzberg, Lee
Gillis, Georgia College & State University and Keith C. Russell, Western Washington
University
o Oral presentation at 2016 Southeastern Psychological Association (SEPA)
Conference
Criminal Justice ResearchLab, Carrie Cook, Ph. D., Spring 2015
 Skills: public speaking; able to present research at a conference; experienced using SPSS;
able to navigate through federally gathered data; able to independently collect perform
research
Presentations:
1. The Correlation between Mental Illness, Solitary Confinement, and Attempting
Suicide, Nicolle Crespo, Georgia College & State University
o Oral presentation at 18th Annual Georgia College Student Research Conference
RELEVANT COURSEWORK AND TRAINING
Internship at Central State Hospital, Christian Hildreth, Psy. D., Fall 2015
Skills: how to lead therapy sessions; how to evaluate the effectiveness of therapy; interpreted
police reports, testimony, and court transcriptions in order to find necessary information; how to
conduct and present myself in the court room; how to interact with team members; how to
interact with mentally ill patients
Science of the Mind, Fall 2015
Skills: how to produce podcasts and proficiently use keynote and garageband
Human Ethics Training, Fall 2013
EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES
Pink Freud radio co-host, Spring 2015- Spring 2016
Gamma Beta Phi, Spring 2015- Spring 2016
Took on leadership roles by heading various committees
Kappa Delta Sorority, Fall 2014- Spring 2016
Took on leadership roles as a team captain

4. Psychology Club, Spring 2014- Spring 2016
MEMBERSHIPS
National Conference on Undergraduate Research(NCUR), Fall 2016- Spring 2016
Southeastern Psychological Association (SEPA), Spring 2015- Spring 2016
REFERENCES
Diana Young, Ph. D., Associate Professor at Georgia College & State University
Lee Gillis, Ph. D., Department of Psychological Science Chair at Georgia College & State
University
Christian Hildreth, Psy. D., Forensics Director at Central State Hospital