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Academic Interests and Expertise
- Doctoral Candidate in Clinical Psychology (Kansas City University, 2027)
- Master of Arts in Clinical Psychology (Kansas City University, 2024)
- Bachelor of Science in Psychology (University of Denver, 2020)
Additional Trainings:
- EMDRIA Approved EMDR Training
- Prevention and Relationship Enhancement Program
- Foundations of OCD and ERP Treatment
Professional Experience
Poster Presentations:
- McKillip, M. (2025, April). The effect of psychological distress on emotional granularity and relationship satisfaction. [Poster]. Kansas City University Research Symposium, Kansas City, MO.
- Kalmus, S., McKillip, M., Goel, H., Ismail, S., Shcherbinin, H., Thompson, S., & Fugate, J. (2024, Feb.). The effects of teaching emotional granularity through emotion words on well-being, emotional regulation, and emotional perception. [Poster]. Society for Personality and Social Psychology, San Diego, CA.
- Shcherbinin, H., McKillip, M., McCurdy, A., & Fugate J. (2024, Feb.). The role of emotion vocabulary knowledge on emotion regulation and emotion perception. [Poster]. Society for Personality and Social Psychology, San Diego, CA.
- Kalmus, S., McKillip, M., Goel, H., Ismail, S., Shcherbinin, H., Thompson, S., & Fugate, J. (2023, Nov.). The effects of teaching emotional granularity through emotion words on well-being, emotional regulation, and emotional perception. [Poster]. Kansas Psychological Association, Kansas City, MO.
- Kalmus, S., McKillip, M., Goel, H., Ismail, S., Shcherbinin, H., Thompson, S., & Fugate, J. (2023, Sep.). The effects of teaching emotional granularity through emotion words on well-being, emotional regulation, and emotional perception. [Poster]. Greater Kansas City Psychological Association, Kansas City, MO.
- Shcherbinin, H., McKillip, M., McCurdy, A., & Fugate J. (2023, Sep.). The role of emotion vocabulary knowledge on emotion regulation and emotion perception. [Poster]. Greater Kansas City Psychological Association, Kansas City, MO.
Clinical Experience
Graduate Practicum Clinician
- The Neurodiversity Clinic - Lee’s Summit, MO (July, 2025 - June, 2026)
- Compass Health Network - Raymore, MO (July, 2024 - June, 2025)
- Clinical Associates - Lenexa, KS (July 2023 - June, 2024)
- ABA Therapist at Action Behavior Center (April, 2021 - May, 2022)