AMELIA COFFMAN
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Arches National Park, Moab, Utah | ​July 2022
I’m a multi-passionate research psychologist who loves learning and teaching all things resilience*
*except the brokenness…I have not loved learning the brokenness
​Depending on who you ask, I’m either a complete failure at life or one of the most inspiring and resilient people you’ll ever meet.

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During my PhD, I  researched resilience until my advisor told me it was an outdated topic and I needed to move on. (I’ve been meditating lately on just how irrelevant resilience does seem to be right now.)
 
Life was going pretty well, until the part where I lost absolutely everything. I knew I had two choices: smash those broken pieces to dust and stare at the mess, or try to fully experience my emotions and then find a way to rebuild.
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Me, at home in the wild
​So, here I am, going back to the beginning and reclaiming resilience: for me, for you, for our broken world.
 
Resilience is scary, because being broken is scary. It’s never been as simple as just “bouncing back.” It’s not inspiration porn.
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It's creative. It's curious. 
It's messy. And it’s wild.
 
Are you up for wild?
I'd love for you to join me!
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AS SEEN IN

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(Oh, and here's my CV for all the boring stuff.)

Services

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Speaking

I share the heart-centered, research-based core of resilience--​from large keynotes to small discussion-focused groups, on the big stage or at your monthly Zoom meeting.
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Mentoring

Resilience sounds great, until you are navigating the anguish and fear of brokenness yourself. I'm guessing TED talks and websites don't quite meet you where you are. I get it because I've lived it.
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Art

One way I personally nourish my resilience is through all forms of art: quilting, photography, woodworking, and lately even carving seashells. Store coming soon!
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EDUCATION
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PhD, Social Psychology & Health 
(anticipated 2018)
Minor: Quantitative Methods
University of Houston, Houston, TX
Dissertation: The Abstinence Violation Effect in Eating Disorders: A Daily Diary Study Investigating Lapse and Relapse

MA, Psychology
University of Houston, Houston, TX (2013)
Thesis: Exploring the Construct Validity of Two IRT-Derived Scales of the PAI-A


BS, Psychology
Texas A&M University, College Station, TX (2007)


TEACHING
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Graduate Teaching Fellow (as instructor of record)
Department of Psychology, University of Houston, Houston, Texas
2013 – 2016

   -  Psychology of Personality
   -  Introduction to Statistics in Psychological Research


Teaching Assistantships
Department of Psychology, University of Houston, Houston, Texas
2010 – 2013

   -  Abnormal Psychology
   -  Introduction to Methods in Psychology
   -  Introduction to Statistics in Psychological Research
   -  Psychology of Personality
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