Contact email: nevrelovnatalie@gmail.com

Third-year BSc Psychology student currently working on a multi-study paper on the modern-day courtship of young adults to establish a baseline of typical courting behaviour and relationship related anxiety. I have worked on several projects across several psychological fields, including forensic psychology, social psychology, behavioural economics, neuropsychology, developmental psychology, cognitive psychology and health psychology. In my work I always strive to have a balance of research and applied psychology components, which is why most of my research aims to be directly applicable to clinical and non-clinical populations.

EDUCATION

2019 – 2022 University of Lincoln

BSc. Psychology (Hons)

BPS accredited programme, thesis Young adult’s perception of obsessive courting behaviour supervised by Dr Hannah Merdian. Modules included Advanced Multivariate Statistics, Research Skills I – IV, Developmental Psychopathology, Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology, Autistic Spectrum Disorders, Introduction to Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, From Molecules to Mind, Social Psychology, Developmental Psychology, Cognition, Learning and Conditioning, Developing Individual In Society, Brain, Behaviour & Cognition.

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

2021 (July - Augtust) Children’s’ Psychiatric Hospital Louny, Child Psychologist, Czech Republic

• Administered comprehensive psychological examination of a patients under supervision, Shadowed a comprehensive psychological examination of several patients

• Leading interviews during acute phases

• Conducted several supportive interviews with patients

• Worked with children aged 4 – 18 with wide range of mental disorders such as mood disorders, thinking and behaviour disorders

• Worked closely with patients suffering from eating disorders, bipolar disorder, borderline personality disorder and major depressive disorder • Participated in rounds, individual interviews, group therapy and facilitation of a family meeting

• Gained more experience with management of medical records and applying knowledge of patient history when psych diagnosing

• Developed better understanding of writing a thorough patient report

2021 (6 months) Central European Institute of Technology, Research Assistant, Brno Czech Republic

• Worked on a COST Action NeuralArchCon international project looking at memory and consciousness

• Dealt with participant logistics

• Interacted with participants, administered and handled their data and participant rewards

• Took neurophysiological measurements: fMRI, EEG with Eye-Tracking during a visual task (pattern glare)

• Collected and handled DNA

• Administered psychological tests: administering several tasks and tests developed to measure attention and memory collected in laboratory settings

• Administered WAIS-III intelligence tests to participants

• Actively participated in the implementation of experimental studies in the laboratory

• Interacted with and administered studies to participants

• Issued rewards for participants

• Participated in review study on euthanasia attitudes

2019 (2 months) University of Lincoln, Forensic Sciences laboratory Research Intern

• Enhanced lab skills and general analytical skills

• Developed and executed small independent project focusing on attitudes of e-cigarette smokers, under supervision

• Gained the ability to constructively evaluate and revaluate methodology and the results while working independently

• Research institute within the justice department of the Ministry of Justice of the Czech Republic

• Coded news articles for later analysis for the publication Presentation of crime and its punishment in the media under the supervision of Mgr. Lucie Hakova

• Thorough analysis of the language used in the media

• Oversaw part of the data screening for the publication

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

2019 – present Discover Summer Academy, teaching a course on Forensic Psychology

• Introduced students to CBT therapy and its purpose in treating offenders of violent crimes

• Taught methodology of psychology as a science, including basic statistical knowledge

• Delivered knowledge of developmental psychology as the baseline when looking at case studies and encouraged students to look at problematics of forensic psychology within the developmental psychology framework

• Established the need for intervention studies while investigating victimology, namely looking at the problematics of secondary and tertiary victimisation in crime statistics

• Enhanced the knowledge on the realities of working with offenders with mental health disorders and its difficulties during the prosecution and mainly punishment periods

• Emphasised the importance of critical thinking and theoretical knowledge application when looking at patients and case studies

2017 – present English Language and literature tutor

• Creation of individual plans based on students’ needs

• Creation of teaching plan with reviews and tests to control improvement

• Teaching essay writing and providing extensive feedback to student essays

• Implementing developmental psychology and learning strategies to my teaching

• Preparing students for standardised English exams

2017 – 2019 Nevypusť Duši, z.s., volunteer at an NGO, Czech Republic

• NGO focusing on the de-stigmatisation of mental health

• Gave lectures about mental health at secondary schools

• Taught the general public about how to tackle stress and general psycho-hygiene

• Overall worked towards raising public awareness about mental health and mental illnesses

• Volunteered as administrative aide

LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE

2021 – 2022 Mentoring scheme

• Mentor within the Discover Summer Academy scheme

• Mentoring three students throughout the academic year to prepare them for university entrance exams

• Teaching time management, organisation and personal development

• Creating and supervising student-led projects whose goal is to aid community development in the students’ place of residence (e.g. ecological initiative, social engagement initiative)

2020 (3 months) Institute H21, Project Manager Intern, Prague Czech Republic

• Lead the project development of an online app called Maturman, an online step-bystep methodological guide for senior secondary school student to organize, finance and promote their graduation ball using participatory budgeting principles

• Worked on grant applications

• Planned organisational changes that were necessary due to the COVID-19 pandemic

• Marketing and Product development strategy of school and municipal participation budgeting projects for the upcoming year

2020 – present Peer Mentor, University of Lincoln

• Mentoring a group of younger undergraduate students in academic and personal development

• Participating in weekly Peer Mentor Clinic with a senior staff member present for students experiencing any worries or in need of advice

2017 – present Summer Academy Discover Alumni Reunion

• Organise a weeklong annual symposium for talented university students and working individuals

• Inviting and managing external speakers from variety of backgrounds

• Promoting the symposium online

• Fundraising

• Implemented a scholarship system for talented university students

PUBLICATIONS

Nevrelova, N., Bartels, R., Gresswell, M., Merdian, H. (in preparation) Obsessive courting behaviour practices and perception of young adults and its relationship to attachment related anxiety.

Nevrelova, N., Bartels, R. & Gresswell, M. (2021, April). Understanding the relationship between attachment and the dating behaviour of young people. Poster presented at the British Conference of Undergraduate Research, University of Leeds, UK.

RESEARCH SKILLS

• Neuroimaging: fMRI (experience with preparing patients for the scan, health and security check), EEG (application of the cap and adjusting the electrodes), Eye-Track (calibration, recording and general set-up experience)

• Psychodiagnostics: WISC-III, WAIS-III, PSDI, CDI, ADOS, ECR-R

• Questionnaire making

• Qualitative interviewing

• Quantitative data analysis

• End-to-end quantitative data research

• Tools and software: SPSS, Excel, Word, Powerpoint, Qualtrics

• Programming languages: Python, HTML

LANGUAGE

• Czech (fluent)

• Slovak (fluent)

• English (fluent) CAE grade A, CEFR level: C2 in 2016

• Spanish (B2 – conversational) A-levels in 2017

• Korean (A1 – beginner) Pursuing since 2019

SOCIETIES & ACTIVITIES

• Debate Society University of Lincoln

• Drama Society University of Lincoln

• Fencing Society University of Lincoln

• Equestrian Society University of Lincoln

• Started Psychology Salon at the School of Psychology University of Lincoln

• Member of Brain & Behaviour Research Foundation