Lauren Kammeraad  ​  

Grand Rapids, MI | (517) 974-9846 | kammeral@mail.gvsu.edu 

Skills & Abilities 

- Public speaking in both professional and academic settings;  
- Developing organizational policies, trainings, and literature; 
- Research development, assessment, and evaluation in both professional and academic settings; 
- Piloting and providing support to new programs along with program analysis of data collected; 
- Using tools like Microsoft Office suite, Google Docs, and other remote technology to communicate with 
and collect data from participants across the country.  
 

Education 
Grand Valley State University ​— Master Social Work Candidate  Expected Graduation
April 2018 
Member of Phi Alpha - Chi Epsilon chapter 
Grand Valley State University ​— Bachelor in Liberal Sciences  August 2011-
Major: Psychology, Minor: Sociology  December 2015 
 

Certification & Training 

Mindfulness and Resilience ​(National Heritage Academies)   February 2018 
Behavior Assessment and Progress Monitoring ​(National Heritage Academies)    December 2017 
Bystander Intervention ​(Grand Valley State University)   September 201​7 
Mindfulness Training ​(National Heritage Academies)   November 2017 
Human Trafficking​ (Manasseh Project)  November 2017 
Motivational Interviewing ​(Grand Valley State University)  November 2017 
Responsible Conduct of Research – Social and Behavioral Sciences ​(Epigeum)   June 2017 
Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy ​(Medical University of South  January 2017 
Carolina)  
 

Professional Experience 
Graduate Assistant ​— Grand Valley State University, Grand Rapids, MI  August 2017 - Present
- Assist with research projects including data collection and literature reviews;    
 
- Prepare presentations and teach undergraduate policy and capstone classes; 
- Assist with preparation of documents for Counsel on Social Work Education 
accreditation renewal. This work is influential in Grand Valley State 
University’s School of Social Work accreditation process.  
 
 
 
 
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Lauren Kammeraad  ​  
Grand Rapids, MI | (517) 974-9846 | kammeral@mail.gvsu.edu 
 
  April 2017 - Present 

Intervention Services and Special Education Intern ​— National Heritage Academies, 

Grand Rapids, MI 
- Helped pilot a social emotional learning program. This involved regular 
communication and data collection with schools. 
- Comparing state legislation and developing nation-wide school policy; 
- Creating online learning courses on human trafficking, self-harm and suicide, 
and trauma informed care.  
- These programs and policies are being implemented with success at National 
Heritage Academies.  
 
Teller, Contact Center Agent ​— Adventure Credit Union (Formerly Option 1 Credit  October 2013 -
Union), Grand Rapids, MI  June 2017 
 
- Began working as a teller during undergraduate school and continued to work 
with the credit union with a promotion to Contact Center agent.  
- While working for the contact center, I assisted in developing new the 
Interactive Teller Machine position at Adventure Credit Union. This involved 
creating and writing the organization’s training manual and training new 
employees.  

 
Research & Presentations 
- February 2018: NASW Code of Ethics Revisions Presentation; 
- Conducting research at an organizational level for National Heritage Academies; 
- Teaching undergraduate policy and capstone classes as a graduate assistant; 
- Preparing and presenting professional presentations for National Heritage Academies; 
- October 2017: Development of Competency-Based Education presentation for NASW Conference; 
- Two years of experience as a research assistant for Dr. Eaaron Henderson-King conducting social 
psychology research at Grand Valley State University.  
 
 
 

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