Expert Details
Clinical and Academic Psychology; Psycho-oncology and End of Life Decision-making; Higher Education; STEM Education
ID: 738137
Alabama, USA
She has done research examining how people make decisions about genetic testing and about treatment near the end of life.
Education
| Year | Degree | Subject | Institution |
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| Year: 1984 | Degree: Ph.D. | Subject: Postdoctoral Fellowship- Developmental Neurobiology | Institution: Washington University |
| Year: 1982 | Degree: PhD Clinical Psychologist | Subject: Internship | Institution: University of Washington |
| Year: 1981 | Degree: Ph.D. | Subject: Clinical/Developmental Psychology | Institution: University of Iowa |
| Year: 1979 | Degree: M.A. | Subject: Psychology | Institution: University of Iowa |
| Year: 1975 | Degree: B.S. | Subject: Psychology | Institution: University of Iowa |
| Year: 2021 | Degree: BA | Subject: Art Studio | Institution: University of Alabama at Birmingham |
Work History
| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
|---|---|---|---|
| Years: 2005 to 2021 | Employer: UAB | Title: Director, Science and Technology Honors Program | Department: Psychology and Honors College |
Responsibilities:Developed and implemented an interdisciplinary science and technology-focused honors program that spanned the entire 4 years for students who were admitted. They completed an honors thesis and a curriculum that emphasized scientific thinking, leadership development and team work. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1999 to Present | Employer: Undisclosed | Title: Professor | Department: Gerontology and Palliative Care |
Responsibilities:Provide counseling to patients with terminal or complex chronic medical conditions and their families. Provide supervision to trainees in counseling and clinical psychology who aspire to work with this population. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1994 to 2003 | Employer: UAB | Title: Director, Behavioral Neuroscience Graduate Program | Department: Department of Psychology |
Responsibilities:Oversaw recruitment, evaluation and selection of doctoral students in the Behavioral Neuroscience Program. Taught Research Methods course. Monitored the progress of students toward completion of degree and completion of the Master's and dissertation requirements. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1993 to 2021 | Employer: UAB | Title: Professor of Psychology | Department: |
Responsibilities:Maintained and active and extramurally funded research program. Supervised graduate students and postdoctoral fellows. Taught several classes per year, primarily in research methods and research design and medical psychology. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1988 to 1993 | Employer: UAB | Title: Associate Professor of Psychology | Department: Psychology |
Responsibilities:Maintained active research program and taught graduate and undergraduate classes. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1985 to 1988 | Employer: UAB | Title: Assistant Professor of Psychology | Department: Psychology |
Responsibilities:Maintained active and funded research program and taught classes for graduate and undergraduate students. |
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Additional Experience
| Expert Witness Experience |
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| Expert for defense. Cases: 1 |
Career Accomplishments
| Associations / Societies |
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| Current: Society for Neuroscience American Psychological Association American Society for Cell Biology Past: American Physiological Society Councils for High Blood Pressure Research, Basic Science and Cardiovascular Disease in the Young American Heart Association Women and Minorities Leadership Committee International Society for Developmental Psychobiology Sigma XI International Society for Heart Research American Psychosomatic Society Society for Behavioral Medicine |
| Licenses / Certifications |
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| Clinical Psychology in Alabama. Issued in 1997. Licensed |
| Awards / Recognition |
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| March of Dimes Basil O’Connor Award American Heart Association Established Investigator Award National Collegiate Honors Council Celebration of Teaching Tribute Employer Outstanding Woman Faculty Award Sam Brown Bridgebuilder Award President’s Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Research President’s Award for Excellence in Teaching within the Honors College (undisclosed) Endowment for Support of the Science and Technology Honors Program |
| Publications and Patents Summary |
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| Publications: 73 Bibliography: Papers presented: 95 Past grant support: 25 |