PSYCHOLOGIST LICENSES

Utah     7590896-2501
Virginia 0810008945

EDUCATION

Brigham Young University (Provo, UT)

Doctorate in Counseling Psychology-awarded:  August 13, 2009

APA Accredited Program in Counseling Psychology

Areas of concentration and interest:

Multicultural counseling

Group Therapy

Outreach and Prevention

APA Accredited Pre-doctoral Internship at Colorado State University

Dissertation Title:  Creating an expected profile for Affinity 2.5 from a sample of non-pedophilic, exclusively heterosexual college-age males

Bachelor of Science, Psychology; French minor-awarded: April, 2004

Certified Group Psychotherapist (CGP) Certification 2017- 2023

Certified QPR Gatekeeper Trainer for suicide Prevention 2014-2016, 2017-2023

Scholastic Awards Received:

• Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma Scholarship 

• Indian Health Service Health Professions Scholarship 

  • Highly competitive scholarship based upon achievement, letters of recommendation, and writing skills.

  • Few scholarships are awarded for a limited number of health professions nationally and only to those of documented Native American descent.

  • A service obligation of 2 years working with Native Populations was required after licensure.

CLINICAL EXPERIENCE

Licensed Psychologist, Chief Behavioral Health Officer

                                                 Nat-Su Healthcare                                                             Tooele, UT (August 2023 to July 2025)

• Provided management and program development for our dual diagnosis residential and outpatient treatment centers

• Implemented Indigenous based cultural practices as well as empirically supported treatment

• Oversaw approximately 80+ employees in various capacities which include directors, therapists, case managers, recovery coaches and support staff

• Offered individual and group, therapy

• Worked with multiple community and national partners in order to provide the best care to our clients

• Supervision of doctoral and master level students

• Worked closely with our CEO, COO, CMO, and our Tribal Executive Council

Licensed Psychologist, Assistant Clinical Professor

                                                 Brigham Young University                                                             Provo, UT (February 2016 to August 2023)

• Offered individual, group, couples therapy to diverse University students presenting with a variety of mental health concerns

• Active member of various research committees

• Provided after-hours and work hours crisis coverage 

• Supervision of doctoral students and post-doctoral visiting faculty 

• Taught undergraduate courses focused on career exploration, compassion-focused living, the science and practice of positive living, and managing mental health

• Committee member for the Curriculum Committee and the Learning Support Services Committee

• Providing outreach to students through various campus organizations

Licensed Psychologist, Assessment and Testing Coordinator                                                     

Boise State University                                                                    Boise, ID (October 2012 to January 2016)

• Worked within an integrated health-care model with regular collaboration with diverse medical staff to more holistically benefit the students and staff at Boise State University

• Offered individual, group, couples and substance abuse treatment to diverse University students and their families

• Coordinated, screened, administered interpreted, and completed ADHD assessments, as well as assisted in coordinating collaborative work with Boise State’s Disability Resource Center to facilitate students obtaining accommodations to achieve academic success 

• Provided counseling and recommendations for mandatory clients involved in on-campus substance use infractions

• Certified QPR trainer for suicide prevention who is actively training QPR gate keepers across campus

• Assisted the in the development of an internship program for doctoral interns

• Supervision of Post-Master’s professional interns in various capacities

• Intermittently taught as a guest lecturer for nursing students attending a behavioral health course.

• Was an active committee member of our college’s Interprofessional Education Committee to assist in developing strategies in facilitating student and faculty interprofessional collaboration.

Licensed Psychologist, Associate Training Director & Group Psychotherapy Coordinator                                                     

Southeast Alaska Regional Health Consortium                       Sitka, AK (August 2009 to the September 2012)

• Offered a variety of individual, couple, group, family and substance abuse counseling and psychometric assessment to clients of diverse backgrounds from local and remote locations (13 outlying villages) through the mediums of tele-behavioral video communication technology or face-to-face contact.

• Associate Training Director as part of the APA pre-doctoral internship, Alaska Psychology Internship Consortium (www.ak-pic.org).  Duties included offering didactic trainings, coordinating major and minor rotations, conducting individual and group supervision, participated in the MATCH process, organized our internship orientation which involved an 8-10 day training experience on a remote island, remediation development, contributed to APA-Accreditation Self Study, as well as consulting and managing the internship with other associate training directors at 4 other sites throughout Alaska. 

• Group Coordinator duties included initial development and maintaining a group psychotherapy program through training clinicians, coordinating referrals, and tailoring groups to the population’s various clinical needs.  

• Active role as co-leader of a Neurodevelopmental/Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) clinic by conducting psychometrics assessments and clinical interviews of children and their guardians, working with a multidisciplinary team, and presenting our findings and recommendations to the guardians of the client.

• Participated in outreach programming of mental health services to adolescent Alaska Natives attending Sitka’s boarding school for students from Alaska and the Northwest United States.

• Mental health advisor for the Southeast Alaska Suicide Prevention Task Force.

• Supervised a RuralCAP volunteer specializing in FASD outreach programming.

• Provided rotating on-call crisis work after hours.

Doctoral Psychology Intern (APA Accredited)                                                    

Colorado State University Counseling Center                          Fort Collins, CO

(August 2008 to August 2009)

• Full time intern offering a variety of individual, couple, group, career, and substance abuse counseling.

• Participated in the Native American Student Services (NASS) peer mentoring program to assist in program development and offer multicultural support to peer mentors.

• Participated in a number of outreach programming including the "I know sex" program, worked with the BRIDGE scholarship program, presented "Spirituality and your Mental Health" at the Mind, Body, Spirit Fair, assisted at the Hunger Banquet, and talked with students at families at the CSU student health fair.

• Worked as a therapist in the Drugs, Alcohol, You (DAY) Program with mandated clients due to alcohol and/or drug infractions

• Offering psycho-educational material and interventions to mandated students regarding BAL, risk factors and triggers, relapse skills, harm reduction methods, and resources available for further help and support

• Used clinical judgment in collaborative meetings with various professionals to address each mandated DAY clients’ needs.

• Provided rotating on-call crisis work for the University after hours, as well as walk-in crisis work.

• Co-facilitated two interpersonal process groups with a licensed psychologist and 

a Licensed Professional Counselor.

• Co-facilitated a men’s support group with a licensed psychologist.

• Co-facilitated an interpersonal process group and a relapse prevention group for voluntary and mandated clients.

• Supervised the therapeutic services given by two psychology doctoral students.

• Received advanced training in assessment, including personality assessment.

• Received advanced training in crisis management in clinical settings.

• Received advanced training in multicultural and diversity awareness.

Psychology Extern 

Edgar Nollner Health Center                                Galena, Alaska

(May 2007 to September 2007)

• Provided Full time mental health services to Alaska Natives.

• Flew to the outlying villages of Ruby, Nulato, Huslia, Koyukuk and Kaltag to offer interim therapeutic and crisis services

• Provided individual, group, family and community counseling for a variety of mental health and substance abuse concerns.

• Rotated being on-call for after-hours crisis management with another therapist, amounting to a third of my stay in Galena.

• Responded to a multiplicity of crisis situations including domestic and family violence, ten premature deaths and suicides, and suicide attempts. 

• Collaborated and cooperated with a variety of professionals including state law enforcement, life flight emergency personnel, local judicial system, Office of Child Services, social workers, community health aides, regional therapists, physician assistants, general practitioners, Tanana Chiefs Council, psychiatrists, school administrators and staff, ecclesiastical religious leaders, and elders of the villages.

• Created and cofacilitated two groups:  A men’s substance abuse group based upon culterally appropriate parameters, and Najavits’ (2002) Seeking Safety women’s comorbid-based group dealing with PTSD and various addictions.

• Attended and participated in native funerals, wakes, and memorial potlaches 

• Coordinated admission for clients into culturally appropriate substance abuse treatment facilities. 

• Performed court-ordered assessments for those convicted of substance related charges in order to recommend an evidence-based decision for a particular form of substance treatment.

• Assisted clients in finding substance treatment facilities across the state of Alaska as well as the lower forty-eight states.

Psychological Technician

Utah State Prison: Sex Offender Treatment Program

(January 2003 to April 2004)

• Participated with various therapists in offering feedback to inmates in Cognitive Behavioral Group Therapy sessions 

• Attended clinical team meeting and collaborated with prison staff

• Taught current convicted sex offenders about communication and parenting skills

• Participated in group supervision

PREVIOUS OUTREACH AND PREVENTION EXPERIENCE 

Southeast Alaska Regional Health Consortium                       Sitka, AK

            (August 2009 to August 2012)

• The role of mental health advisor for the Southeast Alaska Suicide Prevention Task Force included working with an interdisciplinary team, from differing tribes, government, and health organizations to assist the group in both dealing with their own losses due to suicide, as well as plan outreach, training, raising awareness and open communication with the various outlying communities in Southeast Alaska.

• Assist with annual health fair for the local Boarding High School regarding stress reduction, identifying local mental resources within the school and in our community, raising awareness of the impact of alcohol use during pregnancy, and facilitate communication of mental health difficulties that adolescents face.

• Supervised the preventative and outreach efforts for Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD)which included developing an FASD support group, community readiness surveys, assisting with community presentations on FASD, and preparing for FASD Awareness Day. 

Colorado State University Native American Student Services (NASS)

(September 2008 -July 2009)

• Worked with the Native American Student Services (NASS)  peer mentoring program for Native American college students by facilitating group discussions concerning team building, counseling skills, and making appropriate referrals to the counseling center.

• Presented to the peer mentors concerning suicide prevention and depression assessment for Native American college students.

• Participated in a Native American student panel with Upward Bound minority students concerning my path to higher education.

Career counseling on the Navajo Reservation in Utah

(April 2006)      

• Assisted high school junior and senior Native American students to evaluate simulated and real-life dilemmas that correlate with employment.

• Processed the difficulty of making decisions that will affect future career paths.

• Worked with Native American school administration to facilitate the teaching of career skills

PREVIOUS SUBSTANCE TREATMENT EXPERIENCE

Psychologist, Associate Training Director & Group Psychotherapy Coordinator                                                     

Southeast Alaska Regional Health Consortium                       Sitka, AK (August 2009 to 2012)

• Worked with a variety of clients struggling with substance and comorbid disorders.  

• Provided psycho-education regarding impact of substance use on self, others and future.

• Provided assistance referrals for obtaining access to inpatient treatment for substance abuse/dependence.

Pre-doctoral Psychology Intern                                                    

Colorado State University Counseling Center                          Fort Collins, CO

(August 2008 to 2008)

• Worked as a therapist in the Drugs, Alcohol, You (DAY) Program with mandated clients due to alcohol and/or drug infractions

• Offering psycho-educational material and interventions to mandated students regarding BAL, risk factors and triggers, relapse skills, harm reduction methods, and resources available for further help and support

• Co-facilitating a relapse prevention group with both voluntary and mandated clients.

• Used clinical judgment in collaborative meetings with various professionals to address each mandated DAY clients’ needs.

• Receiving group supervision

Psychology Extern 

Edgar Nollner Health Center                                Galena, Alaska

(May 2007 to September 2007)

• Performed court-ordered assessments for those convicted of substance related charges in order to recommend an evidence-based decision for a particular form of substance treatment.

• Assisted clients in finding substance treatment facilities across the state of Alaska as well as the lower forty-eight states.

• Offered clinical services for mandated clients focusing on harm reduction in substance use.

• Created and co-facilitated a men’s substance abuse group based upon culterally appropriate Native parameters

•  Co-facilitated Najavits’ (2002) Seeking Safety women’s comorbid-based group dealing with PTSD and various addictions with both Native and Caucasian women.

• Attended three day training at the Co-Occurring Disorders Institute (CoDI) in Wasilla, Alaska which focused on running substance abuse groups, the neurological impact of various substances, and how to understand recovery.

PREVIOUS TESTING EXPERIENCE

Southeast Alaska Regional Health Consortium                       Sitka, AK

            (August 2009 to the July 2012

• Administered, scored, interpreted, and wrote reports for individuals being tested for ADHD, FASD, and other neurodevelopmental disorders.

• Provided results through our FASD/Neurodevelopmental Screening and Diagnostic clinic in conjunction with the results from other health professionals.

• Provided recommendations and necessary referrals to other agencies such as school districts, Division of Vocational Rehabilitation (DVR), and law enforcement.

Pre-doctoral Psychology Intern

Colorado State University, Learning Assistance Program

(August 2008 to Present)

• Administered, scored, interpreted, and wrote reports for individuals being tested for learning, attention, and personality disorders.

• Provided results of testing to clients in addition to suggesting potential accommodations and referrals.

• Interacted with multiple agencies to provide documentation of clients’ needs and possible accommodations.

Psychology Extern 

Edgar Nollner Health Center                                Galena, Alaska

(May 2007 to September 2007)

• Performed court-ordered assessments for those convicted of substance related charges in order to recommend an evidence-based decision for a particular form of substance treatment

• Performed substance use assessments for clients referred from the Office of Child Services.

• Provided recommendations of the assessments to the clients, as well as to the courts and the Office of Child Services when necessary.

• Participated in individual supervision

Test Familiarity

Career Instruments

Strong Interest Inventory (SII)

Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI)

Self-Directed Search (SDS)

Discover

Campbell Interest & Skills Inventor (CISI)
Attention Instruments

Hawthorne AADDES

DSM-IV ADHD Criteria

ADHD Diagnosis Survey

IVA+Plus

IVA AE

TOVA 8

Personality Instruments

Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory

Adolescent (MMPI-A)

Adult (MMPI-2) 

Thematic Apperception Test (TAT)

Achievement and Aptitude Instruments

Kaufman Brief Intelligence Test (K-BIT)

Universal Nonverbal Intelligence Test 

(UNIT)

Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children-V (WISC-IV)

Wechsler Preschool and Primary Scales of Intelligence-III (WPPSI-III)

Nelson-Denny Reading Test

Wonderlic Scholastic Level Exam (SLE) 

Woodcock-Johnson-4 Tests of Cognitive Abilities (WJ-III Cog)

Woodcock-Johnson-III Tests of 

Achievement (WJ-III Ach)

Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale-III (WAIS-V)

Wechsler Individual Adult Achievment Test–III (WIAT-III)  

Wide Range Achievement Test 3 (WRAT-3)

Shipley Institute of Living Scale (SILS)

Substance Use Instruments

Substance Abuse Subtle Screening 

  Inventory (SASSI-3)

Michigan Alcohol Screening Test, Revised        

  (MAST-R)

Level of Care Index (LOCI-2R)

Other Instruments

Alaska Screening Tool (AST, screens substance abuse/dependence, TBI, and mental illness)

Affinity 2.5 (screens sexual deviance)

Penile Plethysmograph (PPG)

Outcome Questionnaire 45 (OQ-45, assesses therapeutic process)

Group Screening Questionnaire (GSQ)

NEPSY (a neuropsychological assessment)

Delis Kaplan Executive Function Systems    (D-KEFS)

Presentations and Publication submissions

Salazar, B., & Boardman, RD. (November, 2018).  Exploring Mental Health Functioning and Distress Among Study Abroad Students – Preliminary Results.  Poster Presentation at the Utah University College Counseling Conference (UUCCC).  Sundance, UT.

Merrill, B. M., Griner, D., Kirchhoefer, J., Tass, S., Erekson, D., Beecher, M., Cox, J., Boardman, RD. (August, 2018). Trump, Obama, Bush, Clinton: Mental Health Impact of Presidential Elections on College Students. Poster presentation at the meeting of the American Psychological Association (APA). San Francisco, CA.

Griner, D., Beecher, M. E., Brown, L. B., Millet, A. J., Worthen, V., Boardman, R. D., . . . Gleave, R. L. (2018). Practice-based evidence can help! Using the Group Questionnaire to enhance clinical practice. Psychotherapy, 55(2), 196-202.

Boardman, RD., Worthen, V., Griner, D., Beecher, M., Burlingame, G. & Gleave, R. (2017). Outcome and assessment research In J. Gross, M. Turner and M. Ribeiro (Eds) The College Counselor’s Guide to Group Psychotherapy. Taylor & Franis/Routledge, New York

Hansen, K., Burlingame, G. M., Beecher, M. E., Griner, D., Cox, J.C., Boardman, R., & Gleave, R. L. (2017, March). Practice-based evidence can help!: Using clinician-friendly process and outcome measures to enhance your groups. Paper presented at the 2017 Annual Conference of the American Group Psychotherapy Association, New York, NY.

Hansen, K., Beecher, M., Boardman, J., Burlingame, G., Gleave, R., Griner, D. (2016, March). Practice-based evidence can help! Using clinician-friendly process and outcome measures to enhance your groups. Half-day workshop presented at the annual meetings of the American Group Psychotherapy Association, New York

Beecher, M. E., Eggett, D., Erekson, D., Rees, L. B., Bingham, J., Klundt, J., Bailey, R. J., Ripplinger, C., Kirchhoefer, J., Gibson, R., Griner, D., Cox, J. C., & Boardman, R. (2016).  Sunshine on my shoulders:  Weather, pollution, and emotional distress.  Journal of Affective Disorders, 205, 234-238.  doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2016.07.021

Boardman, RD (2014, May).  A multimodal ADHD evaluation model at Boise State University:  Decreasing false positives and recreational substance abuse/diversion on campus.  Presentation given to Intermountain Hospital’s community lecture series.  Boise, ID.

Boardman, RD (2009, March).  Depression and suicide assessment for Native American students.  Presentation given at Colorado State University’s Native American Student Services’ peer mentors.  Fort Collins, CO.

Boardman, RD (2009, February).  Spirituality and your mental health: Living more deeply through experience and practice.  Presentation given at Colorado State University’s Mind, Body, Spirit Fair.  Fort Collins, CO.

Boardman, RD (2009, February).  Healing relationships.  Presentation given to a church community at their request.  Fort Collins, CO.  

Boardman, RD (2007, April).  Creating normative data for non-pedophilic exclusively heterosexual male University population using the Affinity 2.5.  Poster presented at Brigham Young University’s Mentoring Research Conference.  Provo, UT.

Boardman, RD.  (2006, April).  Possible Collaboration:  The ethical considerations for mental health professionals who consider working with their clients’ religious leaders.  Poster presented at Association of Mormon Counselors and Psychotherapists (AMCAP). Salt Lake City, UT

O’Grady, K... A.., Bartz, J., Boardman, RD, & Richards, P. S.  (2006, April).  Integrating  secular psychotherapy orientations with a theistic worldview.  Paper presented at the 76th Annual Rocky Mountain Psychological Association (RMPA).  Park City, UT.  Paper has been re-submitted with corrections for publication in Psychotherapy.

Boardman, RD (2006, April).  Norm-referenced screening and diagnosis of Incarcerated Sex Offenders with the Affinity 2.0.  Poster presented at Brigham Young University’s Mentoring Research Conference.  Provo, UT.

Money, K., Nelson, P., Boardman, RD, & Gleave, R.  (2006 April).  The justice claim:  The theoretical underpinnings and application of justice in counseling.  Poster presented at Brigham Young University’s Mentoring Research Conference.  Provo, UT. 

 O’Grady, K. A.., Bartz, J., Boardman, RD, & Richards, P. S.  (2006, April).  Integrating secular psychotherapy orientations with a theistic worldview.  Poster presented at Brigham Young University’s Mentoring Research Conference.  Provo, UT.

Boardman, RD (2005, April).  Should psychologists just say no:  The ethical considerations for potential prescription privileges for psychologists.  Poster Presented at Association for Mormon Counselors and Psychotherapists (AMCAP).  Salt Lake City, UT.   

Delton, Y., Alexander, N., Boardman, RD, & Breton, B. (2003), Morality of Emotion.  

Paper presented at the Rocky Mountain Psychological Association (RMPA).  Denver, CO.  Submitted for publication.