EDUCATION:
Loma Linda University (APA Accredited) Loma Linda, CA
Ph.D.: Clinical Psychology Health Emphasis
Dissertation: Body Objectification, Ethnic Identity, and Cosmetic Surgery in African American Women.
Graduation June 16, 2013
Loma Linda University (APA Accredited) Loma Linda, CA
M.A.: Psychology
Masters Thesis: The Promise of Happiness: Body Objectification and Elective Cosmetic Procedures in African American Women.
Graduation March 2011
Oakwood University Huntsville, AL
B.S. Major: Psychology
Minor: Chemistry
Graduated 2005
EXPERIENCE :
Lyndon, Lyndsey, & Laroi Consulting Beverly Hills, CA
CEO/Founder/Entertainment Consultant
December 2013 – Present
IONA Magazine Moreno Valley, CA
Beauty Editor
August 2007 - Present
Star View Adolescent Center Torrance, CA
Post Doctoral Fellow
September 2013 – September 2014
Kaiser Permanente Medical Center Hollywood, CA
Psychology Intern
August 2012 – August 2013
Claremont Counseling and Support Center Claremont, CA
Psychology Assistant
October 2011 - July 2012
Cedars Sinai Medical Center Beverly Hills, CA
Psychology Extern
September 2009 - June 2011
Loma Linda Behavioral Medicine Center Redlands, CA
Psychological Trainee
September 2008 -September 2009
Loma Linda University Craniofacial Clinic Loma Linda, CA
Psychological Trainee
September 2008 – March 2009
Loma Linda Psychological Services Clinic Loma Linda, CA
Psychological Trainee
July 2007 – July 2008
Hudson Lyndsey Psych Med Inc. Carson, CA
Agency Social Worker
June 2005 – August 2008
PUBLICATIONS:
IsHak, W, Postolova, A & Powell-Hicks, A. The Impact of Metabolic Syndrome on Health Related Quality of Life. Journal of Scientific Research and Reports, January 2014; 3(8); 1088-1104.
Bensoussan JC, Bolton MA, Pi S, Powell-Hicks AL, Postolova A. Razani B, Reyes K, IsHak WW. Quality of Life Before and After Cosmetic Surgery. CNS Spectrums. ePub 2013 Sep 30 doi:10.1017/S1092852923000606.
IsHak, W., Gardner, J., Bensoussan J., Ponton, K., Bolton, M., & Powell-Hicks, A. Quality of Life in Body Dysmorphic Disorder. CNS Spectrums, December 2012
Powell-Hicks, A. (2009). Family Affair: What it Means to be African American Today: Finding my Niche. Agate Publishing.
PRESENTATIONS:
Town Hall, American Psychological Association, Discussed superhero archetypes and race in film and the role of media's subconscious influence on racial perceptions. Washington, DC, August 7, 2014.
Panel discussion, Discussion Homosexuality and the Church, Kansas Ave Seventh-day Adventist Church, Riverside California, September 28, 2013.
Panel discussion, Conflicting Religious Views, Loma Linda University, Loma Linda California, October 13, 2012.
Poster Presentation, The Promise of Happiness: Body Objectification and Cosmetic Surgery in African-American Women, American Psychological Association, Orlando, Florida, August 2012.
Conference Presenter, Cosmetic Surgery and Body Objectification in African-American Women, Dying to be Beautiful Conference, Montigo Bay, Jamaica, January 2012.
Invited Guest Speaker, Self-Esteem and it’s Spiritual Impact, Kansas Ave Seventh-day Adventist Church, Riverside, CA, July 2010.
Invited Guest Speaker, They Psychology of Forgiveness, Kansas Ave Seventh-day Adventist Church, Riverside, CA May 2010.
Guest Lecturer, Loma Linda University Behavioral Medicine Center, Cosmetic Surgery/Self-image and the inpatient Population, Redlands, CA, June 2009.
Guest Lecturer, California State Fullerton University, Beauty History: Determinism vs Social Change and Media influences, Fullerton, CA, April 2009.
Invited Guest Speaker, The Promise of Happiness: Beauty in the African American Community, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Incorporated, Santa Ana, CA, March 2009.
INTERVIEWS:
Acts of Nothingness: Expert Commentator: documentary focusing on corporal punishment in the African American community. April 25, 2015
Generation U Radio: Battle of the Sexes. Expert Guest: Discussed psychological underpinnings of sexism in current culture. March 10, 2015.
Generation U Radio: On the Ledge. Expert Guest: Discussed the causes, signs of, and treatment of severe depression August 15, 2014.
San Bernardino Sun Newspaper: Current Trends in Cosmetic Surgery and Psychological Ramifications, February 27, 2009.
FILM AND TELEVISION CONSULTATION:
The Fosters (Television show ABC Family) Los Angeles, CA
Psychological Consultant
October 2013
The Reginald Lewis Story (Short-Film) Los Angeles, CA
Psychological Consultant/Associate Producer
August 2012
PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT:
Star View Adolescent Center Torrance, CA
Training course Trauma Bonds and Stockholm syndrome
October 2013
Chino Hills Counseling Center Chino Hills, CA
Training Program for MFT Interns
February 2012
Loma Linda Behavioral Medicine Center Redlands, CA
Youth Training: Caring for Children in an Inpatient Psychiatric Facility.
July 2009
Kansas Ave Seventh-day Adventist Church Riverside, CA
Kansas Café
June 2008-October 2012
BOARDS MEMBERSHIP:
Alumni for the School of Behavioral Health Loma Linda University, July 2015
Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD): Southern California
October 2013-Present