Vita
Adena Beth Meyers
Illinois
State University
Department
of Psychology
435 DeGarmo
Campus Box 4620
Normal, IL, 61790-4620
(309) 438-8069
abmeyer@ilstu.edu
Education
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1993-1997 |
Ph.D. Clinical-Community Psychology |
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1990-1993 |
M.A. Psychology |
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1986-1990 |
B.A. Women's Studies, magna cum laude |
Professional Positions
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2012-Present |
Professor |
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2005-2012 |
Associate Professor |
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1998-2005 |
Assistant Professor |
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1997-1998 |
Visiting Assistant Professor |
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1997-1998 |
Affiliated Faculty Member |
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1996-1997 |
Clinical Psychology Intern |
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1990-1996 |
Research Assistant |
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Spring, 1995 |
Teaching Assistant |
Honors and Awards
1995-1996 University Fellowship, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
1994 Herman Eisen Award for outstanding commitment and contribution to the practice of psychology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
1993 Student Award Recipient, Fourth Biennial Conference on Community Research and Action: Primary Prevention and Health Promotion; Health and Community Psychology, Williamsburg, VA
1989 Phi Beta Kappa, Brown University
Scholarship
Publications
Meyers, A.B. & Berk, L.E. (2013). Make-believe play and
self-regulation: Key ideas. To appear in M.Blaise, S. Edwards,
& E. Brooker (Eds.), Handbook of play and learning in
early childhood. Sage.
Meyers, A.B. & Berk, L.E. (2013). Pretend play supports
development. To appear in: L. Brooker & M. Woodhead
(Eds.), The right to play. Early Childhood Education
in Focus 9. Milton Keynes, UK: The Open University.
Meyers, A.B. & Berk, L.E. (2012). How parents can improve
their children's developmental trajectories. In S. Olfman
& B.D. Robbins (Eds.), Drugging our children: How
profiteers are pushing antipsychotics on our youngest and
what we can do to stop it (Chapter 9, pp. 151-169).
Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO.
Meyers, A.B., Meyers, J., Graybill, E.C., Proctor, S.l., &
Huddleston, L. (2011). Ecological approaches to organizational
consultation and systems change in educational settings. Journal
of Educational and Psychological Consultation, 22,
106-124.
Meyers, A.B., Sylvester, B.A., Landau, S. (2010). Pregnancy in Adolescence.
In A. Canter, L. Paige, & S. Shaw (Eds.), Helping children at home
and school: Handouts from your School Psychologist (third
edition). Bethesda, MD: National Association of School
Psychologists.
Sylvester, B.A. & Meyers, A.B. (2010). Sexual Development and Education in Young Children. In A. Canter, L. Paige, & S. Shaw (Eds.), Helping children at home and school: Handouts from your School Psychologist (third edition). Bethesda, MD: National Association of School Psychologists.
Meyers, J., Meyers, A.B., Proctor, S.L., & Graybill, E.C. (2009). Organizational consultation and systems intervention. In T.B. Gutkin & C. Reynolds (Eds.), Handbook of School Psychology (4th Ed.) (Chapter 43, pp. 921-940). Hoboken, NJ: Wiley.
Meyers, A.B., Landau, S., &
Sylvester, B.A. (2008). Best practices in school-based
sexuality education and pregnancy prevention. In A. Thomas,
& J. Grimes, (Eds.), Best practices in School
Psychology-V (Chapter 85, pp. 1361-1376). Bethesda, MD:
National Association of School Psychologists.
Walcott, C.M., Meyers, A.B., & Landau, S. (2008). Adolescent sexual risk
behaviors and school-based STI/HIV prevention.
Psychology in the
Schools, 45, 39-51.
Meyers, J., Truscott, S.D., Meyers, A.B., Varjas, K., & Collins, A.S. (2008). Qualitative and mixed methods designs in consultation research. In W.P. Erchul, & S.M. Sheridan (Eds.), Handbook of research in school consultation: Empirical foundations for the field (pp. 89-114). New York: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.
Sprecher, S., Harris, G. & Meyers, A.B. (2008). Perceptions of sex education and targets of sex communication: Socio-demographic and cohort effects. Journal of Sex Research, 45 17-26.
Meyers, A.B. & Sylvester, B.A. (2006). The role of qualitative
research methods in evidence-based practice.
NASP Communique,
34(5), 26-28.
Landau, S., Meyers, A.B., & Pryor, J.B. (2005). HIV/AIDS. In Bear, G. G., & Minke, K.
M. (Eds.). Children's
needs III: Development, prevention, and intervention (Chapter
65, pp.719-729).
Bethesda, MD: National Association of School Psychologists.
Meyers, J., Meyers, A.B., & Grogg, K. (2004). Prevention through consultation: A model to guide future developments in the field of School Psychology. Journal of Educational and Psychological Consultation, 15, 257-276.
Meyers, A.B. & Swerdlik,
M.E. (2004). Full service schools. In Spielberger, C. (Ed.), Encyclopedia of applied
psychology (Vol. 1, pp. 43-49). Oxford: Elsevier.
Meyers, A. B. & Coleman, A. R. (2004). Book review of School consultation: Conceptual and empirical bases of practice by W. P. Erchul & B. K. Martens. Journal of Educational and Psychological Consultation, 15, 111-115.
Meyers, A.B. & Landau, S. (2004). Adolescent Pregnancy. In Canter, A., Carroll, S., Paige, L. & Romero, I. (Eds.) Helping children at home and school: Handouts from your School Psychologist (second edition). Bethesda, MD: National Association of School Psychologists (section 6, pp. 55-58).
Swerdlik, M.E. & Meyers, A.B. (2004). Full service schools. In Canter, A., Carroll, S., Paige, L. & Romero, I. (Eds.) Helping children at home and school: Handouts from your School Psychologist (second edition). Bethesda, MD: National Association of School Psychologists (section 6, pp. 35-37).
Meyers, A.B. & Swerdlik,
M.E. (2003). School-based health centers: Opportunities and
challenges for school psychologists. Psychology
in the Schools, 40(3), 253-264.
Meyers, A.B. (2002). Developing nonthreatening expertise: Thoughts on consultation training from the perspective of a new faculty member. Journal of Educational and Psychological Consultation, 13, 55-67.
Meyers, A.B. & Landau. S. (2002). Best practices in school-based sexuality education and pregnancy prevention. In A. Thomas & J. Grimes (Eds.), Best practices in School Psychology -IV (pp. 1523-1536). Bethesda, MD: National Association of School Psychologists.
Bucy, J.E., Meyers, A.B., & Swerdlik, M.E. (2002). Best practices working in full service schools. In A. Thomas & J. Grimes, (Eds.), Best practices in School Psychology, IV (pp. 281-292). Bethesda, MD: National Association of School Psychologists.
Pryor, J.B. & Meyers, A.B. (2000). Men who sexually harass women. In L.B. Schlesinger (Ed.), Serial offenders: Current thought, recent findings, unusual syndromes (pp. 201-228). Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press LLC.
Meyers, A.B. & Landau, S. (2000). Preventing early sexual behavior: Sociopolitical issues and the design of empirically-supportable school-based interventions. In K. Minke & G. Bear (Eds.), Preventing school problems - promoting school success: Strategies and programs that work (pp. 299-336). Bethesda, MD: National Association of School Psychologists.
Meyers, A.B. & Rhodes, J.E. (1995). Oral contraceptive use among African American adolescents: Individual and community influences. American Journal of Community Psychology, 23, 99-115.
Rhodes, J.E., Ebert, L., & Meyers, A.B. (1994). Social support, relationship problems, and the psychological functioning of young African American mothers. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, 11, 587-99.
Rhodes, J.E., Ebert, L., & Meyers, A.B. (1993). Sexual victimization in pregnant and parenting adolescents: Psychological and social outcomes. Violence and Victims, 8, 153-63.
Rhodes, J.E., Fischer, K., Ebert, L., & Meyers, A.B. (1993). Barriers to service utilization among pregnant and parenting African American women. Psychology of Women Quarterly, 17, 257-74.
Conference Presentations
Andonova, F., Hoff, K.E., &
Meyers, A.B. (2012, February). Relational and physical
aggression in preschoolers: Examining correspondence across
informants. Poster presented at the Annual Meeting of the
National Association of School Psychologists (NASP),
Philadelphia, PA.
Pfister, K.M., Kreke, E.J.,
Hoff, K.E., Meyers, A.B., Colon, B.M., & Levine, R.A.
(2012, February) Assessment of Head Start youth: Language,
literacy, and socio-emotional functioning. Posterpresented at
the Annual Meeting of the National Association of School
Psychologists (NASP), Philadelphia, PA.
Meyers, A.B., Tobin, R.M.,
Engelland, J., & Rynders, F. (2011, August). “Evaluating
Processes and Outcomes of a Systems of Care Initiative.” In
Huber, B. (Chair). “Strengthening parenting within a rural
children’s mental health system of care: Planning for
implementation and intervention.” Symposium presentation at
the Annual Meeting of the American Psychological Association
(APA), Washington, DC.
Meyers, A.B. (2011, June).
“Prospective processes in identity development.” Presentation
given at “Getting ahead in cognitive science: The
forward-looking nature of perception, action, and cognition,”
a workshop sponsored by the Institute for Prospective
Cognition (IPC), Normal, IL.
Meyers, A.B. (2011, June).
“Multidirectional forces supporting system change: A
community-school-university collaboration to promote
children’s social competence.” Poster presented at the
Biennial Meeting of the Society for Community Research and
Action (SCRA), Chicago, IL.
Ji, P. & Meyers, A.B. (2011,
April). "Developing a system to rate the quality of studies
that investigate the impact of SEL school-based programs on
student outcomes." In Payton, J. (Chair). "Research, content,
and design findings from a review of school-based SEL
programs." Symposium presented at the Annual Meeting of the
American Educational Research Association (AERA), New Orleans,
LA.
Meyers, A.B. & Ji, P. (2011,
April). "Evidence of Effectiveness of School-Based SEL
Programs: Status of the Field." In Payton, J. (Chair).
"Research, content, and design findings from a review of
school-based SEL programs." Symposium presented at the Annual
Meeting of the American Educational Research Association
(AERA), New
Orleans, LA.
Mockus, E.P., Levine, R.A.,
Landau, S., & Meyers, A.B. (2011, March). Rethinking
social skills interventions: Assessing the teacher
perspective. Poster presented at the Annual Meeting of the
National Association of School Psychologists (NASP), San
Francisco, CA.
Casper, E. & Meyers, A.
(2010, March). Parenting and domestic violence: An examination
of the role of ontogenic, psychological, and contextual
factors. Poster presented at the Annual Meeting of the
National Association of School Psychologists (NASP), Chicago,
IL.
Dick, S., Levine, R., &
Meyers, A. (2010, March). Examining the reaction of family
members of deployed National Guard soldiers to a military
resource event. Poster presented at the Annual Meeting of the
National Association of School Psychologists (NASP), Chicago,
IL.
Levine, R., Affrunti, L.,
Meyers, A., & Landau, S. (2010, March). Barriers to parent
training among Head Start families: A qualitative study.
Poster presented at the Annual Meeting of the National
Association of School Psychologists (NASP), Chicago, IL.
Mockus, E. P., Meyers, A. B.,
& Landau, S. (2010, March). Developing social skills
interventions: The student perspective. Poster presented at
the Annual Meeting of the National Association of School
Psychologists (NASP), Chicago, IL.
Booth, B., Lederer, S., Dick, S., Linnell, J., Meyers, A.B., Schneider, W.J., & Swerdlik, M. (2009, August). Reintegration experiences of returning National Guard war veterans and implications for reintegration programming: Results from two states. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, Toronto, ON.
Dick, S.F., Levine, R., Linnell, J., Meyers, A.B., & Swerdlik, M. (2009, February). Deployment-related stress and comping experienced by families of National Guard Soldiers. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the National Association of School Psychologists, Boston, MA.
Ekdale, L., Casper, E.A., Preston, J.R., Dick, S.F., Lyons, M.A., & Meyers, A.B. (2008, February). Mothering in the context of domestic violence. Symposium presented at the annual meeting of the National Association of School Psychologists, New Orleans, LA.
Sprecher, S., Harris, G., & Meyers, A.B. (2006, November). Sources of sex education and targets of sex communication: Socio-demographic variation. Poster to be presented at the annual meeting of the National Council on Family Relations, Minneapolis, MN.
Ekdale, L.W. & Meyers, A.B. (2006, March). A case study analysis of a home visitation program for incoming high school freshmen. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the National Association of School Psychologists, Anaheim, CA.
Casper, E.A., Padgham, M.E., & Meyers, A.B. (2005, March). PCIT with mothers and children exposed to domestic violence. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the National Association of School Psychologists, Atlanta, GA.
Mitchell, C., Meyers, A.B., & Horton, C.B. (2004, July). Increasing batterers' readiness to change via child-focused educational sessions. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, Honolulu, HI.
Meyers, A.B. & Sylvester, B. (2004, April). Increasing the validity of qualitative data as applied in action research. Mini-skills workshop. Presented at the annual meeting of the National Association of School Psychologists, Dallas, TX.
Casper, E., Krause, L., Meyers, A., Padilla, M., Wallis, J., &apm; Watson, A. (2003, February). Domestic violence in our schools: School Psychologists' role in service provision and tools for promoting healthy outcomes. Workshop presentation at the annual meeting of the Illinois School Psychologists Association, Springfield, IL.
Casper, E. & Meyers, A.B. (2002, February). The prevention of child sexual abuse: An evaluation of the Safe Child Program. Poster presentation at the annual meeting of the National Association of School Psychologists, Chicago, IL.
Poppenhager, G., Cabalfin, C., Harris, C., & Meyers, A.B. (2002, January). Parent and teacher opinions about school-based sexuality education. Poster presentation at the annual meeting of the Illinois School Psychologists Association, Springfield, IL.
Casper, E., Watson, A., Meyers, A.B, & Steinkamp, S. (2002, January). Serving children exposed to domestic violence: An interagency collaboration between For Childrens Sake and the Neville House. Session presented at the annual meeting of the Illinois School Psychologists Association, Springfield, IL.
Stoner, G., Cummings, J., Gutkin, T., Meyers, A. & Powell-Smith, K. (2001, February). Encouraging students to choose academia. Session presented at the 4th Annual Mid-Winter Meeting of the Council of Directors of School Psychology Programs, Deerfield Beach, FL.
Meyers, A.B. (2000, September). Future directions in training and research on child victims and witnesses. In Horton, C. (Chair). A comprehensive university model for training graduate students on child maltreatment issues. Symposium presented at the 5th International Conference on Family Violence, San Diego, CA.
Meyers, A.B. (2000, August). Teaching consultation for the first time: Reflections from a clinical-community psychology perspective. In Alpert, J. (Chair). Teaching consultation for over 80 years---collectively, that is. Symposium presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, Washington, D.C.
Meyers, A.B. & Landau, S. (2000, March). Preventing early sexual behavior. In Bear, G. & Minke, K. (Chairs). Preventing school problems - promoting school success: Strategies and programs that work. Special session conducted at the annual meeting of the National Association for School Psychologists, New Orleans, LA.
Pickrel, S.G., Meyers, A., Brondino, M., & Faldowski, R. (1998, July). Level one qualitative coding of adoelscent and young adult mothers perceptions of transition to motherhood: A window on risk and resilience factors associated with adolescent pregnancy. Poster presentation at the annual Head Start Conference, Washington, D.C.
Lennhoff, C., Meyers, A., & Rhodes, J. (1997, May). The margins of care: Barriers to prenatal health services among young, low-income women. In Rhodes, J.E. (Chair). Young, minority womens reproductive health: Current issues, future directions. Symposium conducted at the Biennial meeting of the Society for Community Research and Action, Columbia, SC.
Meyers, A.B. & Rhodes, J.E. (1995, June). Family planning and prenatal service use among African American adolescents: Individual and community influences. In Revenson, T.A. (Chair). Women's health issues: New answers, new questions. Symposium conducted at the Biennial Meeting of the Society for Community Research and Action, Chicago, IL.
Meyers, A.B., Michaelis, R., & Elcan, T. (1994, May). Medicaid clinics, family planning, and birth control side effects: Implications for public health policy. In Rhodes, J.E. (Chair). Pregnant and parenting African American adolescents: Developmental, social, and health issues. Panel discussion conducted at the Meeting of the Midwestern Psychological Association, Chicago, IL.
Rhodes, J.E., Contreras, J., & Meyers, A.B. (1994, February). Natural mentor relationships and the adjustment of minority adolescent mothers. In Leadbeater, B. (Chair). Reconceptualizing social supports for adolescent mothers: Grandmothers, babies' fathers and beyond. Paper presented at the Biennial Meeting of the Society for Research on Adolescence, San Diego, CA.
Meyers, A.B., Rhodes, J.E., & Michaelis, R. (1993, June). Medicaid clinics and birth control side effects: Implications for public health policy. Poster at the Biennial Meeting of the Society for Community Research and Action, Williamsburg, VA.
Meyers, A.B., Lennhoff, C., & Davis, A.A. (1993, May). From research to intervention: Creation and development of a clinical-community psychology practicum. Poster at the Meeting of the Midwestern Psychological Association, Chicago, IL.
Meyers, A.B. (1993, May). Medicaid clinics, family planning, and birth control side effects. Poster at the Meeting of the Midwestern Psychological Association, Chicago, IL.
Davis, A.A., Lennhoff, C., & Meyers, A.B. (1992, October). From research to intervention: A clinical community practicum with pregnant adolescents. Presentation at the Midwest Eco-Community Psychology Conference, Sawyer, MI.
Meyers, A.B. & Carpenter, S. (1991, October). Pregnant and parenting adolescents, oral contraceptives, and Chicago's low-income health care options. Presentation at the Midwest Eco-Community Psychology Conference, Dowagiac, MI.
Rhodes, J., Ebert, L., Englund, S., Davis, A.A., & Meyers, A. (1991, June). Mentoring and resilience among innercity pregnant teenagers. Poster at the Biennial Meeting of the Society for Community Research and Action, Tempe, Arizona.
Meyers, A. (1991, May). The pill: myths and realities. In J.E. Rhodes (Chair). Prevention research with inner-city women. Symposium conducted at the Meeting of the Midwestern Psychological Association, Chicago, IL.
Grant Activity
2009 National Guard Association of Illinois. Impact of Deployment Cycles on War Veterans and their Families and Impact of Deployment on Children’s School Adjustment. Total Request: $10,000.00. Submitted with Mark Swerdlik and colleagues. Funded for $10,000.00.
2008 Office of the Illinois Department of Veterans’ Affairs. National Guard Reintegration Research Project: A Focus on Families. Total Request: $57,730.00. Submitted August 20, 2008. Not funded.
2008 National Guard Association of Illinois. Evaluation of National Guard of Illinois Reintegration Program. Total Request: $55,000.00. Submitted with Mark Swerdlik, Joel Schneider, and Margie Nauta. Funded for $55,000.00.
2007 Office of the Illinois Attorney General: Violent Crime Victims Assistance Program. For Children’s Sake. Total Request: $27,500.00. Submitted February 9, 2007. Funded for $25,000.00.
2006 Office of the Illinois Attorney General: Violent Crime Victims Assistance Program. For Children’s Sake. Total Request: $27,506.00. Submitted February 24, 2006. Funded for $25,000.00.
2005 Illinois State University Center for the Advancement of Teaching: Teaching-Learning Development Team Grant. Interdisciplinary collaborative problem solving among pre-service educational professionals. Total Request: $1,600. Submitted (with Donna Brouillette, Joyce Morlan, and Barbara Fulk) April 2005. Funded for $1,600.
2005 Office of the Illinois Attorney General: Violent Crime Victims Assistance Program. For Children's Sake. Total Request: $31,770. Submitted February 24, 2005. Funded for $25,000.00.
2004 Livingston County Special Services. Graduate Assistantship at Pontiac Township High School Student Health Center. Total request: $4,499. Submitted September 2004. Funded for 4,499.
2004 Office of the Illinois
Attorney General: Violent Crime Victims Assistance Program. For Children's Sake.
Total Request: $28,616. Submitted February
2004. Funded for $25,000.00.
2003 Office of the Illinois Attorney General: Violent Crime Victims Assistance Program. For Children's Sake: A Research, Teaching, and Service Grant Regarding Children Affected by Domestic Violence. Total Request: $28,616. Submitted February 7, 2003. Funded for $24,897.00.
2002 Office of the Illinois Attorney General: Violent Crime Victims Assistance Program. For Children's Sake: A Research, Teaching, and Service Grant Regarding Children Affected by Domestic Violence. Total Request: $32,774. Submitted February 1, 2002. Funded for $24,897.00.
2001 Illinois Department of Children and Family Services. Preventing of the Co-occurrence of Child Abuse and Domestic Violence. Proposal submitted in collaboration with The Baby Fold & CDV/Neville House to the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS). Total Request: $50,000 ($10,000 for ISU subcontract). Submitted November 12, 2001. Not Funded.
2001 Office of the Illinois Attorney General: Violent Crime Victims Assistance Program. For Children's Sake: A Research, Teaching, and Service Grant Regarding Children Affected by Domestic Violence. Total Request: $29,347. Submitted, January 26, 2001. Funded for $24,897.00.
2000 U.S. Department of Justice. Illinois State University Institute for Professional Training on Mental Health Treatment for Child Victims and Witnesses. Total Request: $174,680; Submitted June, 28, 2000. Not Funded.
1999 State of Illinois
Department of Human Services. For Children's Sake. Total Request: $139,462;
Submitted 9/28/99. Not Funded.
Teaching and Supervision Experience
Courses
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Fall 2008 - Present |
Statistics for the Social Sciences Illinois State University Department of Psychology |
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Summer 2008 |
Statistics: Data Analysis and
Methodology Illinois State University Department of Psychology |
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Fall, 2007 – Present |
Professional Practice Seminar Illinois State University Department of Psychology |
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Fall, 2000 – Present |
Theory and Practice of Mental Health
Consultation in the Schools |
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Spring, 1999 - Present |
Practicum in Psychotherapeutic
Interventions with Children and Families |
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Spring, 2000 – 2002 |
Senior Seminar |
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Spring, 2000 – 2006 |
Advanced Seminar in Child and
Adolescent Therapeutic Interventions |
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Fall, 1998 - Fall 1999 |
Human Sexuality |
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Fall, 1998 - Present |
Advanced Practicum in Child &
Adolescent Therapeutic Interventions |
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Fall, 1998 |
Community Mental Health |
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Spring, 1998 |
Adolescent Pregnancy in the
U.S. |
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Fall, 1997-Spring, 1998 |
Introduction to Psychology |
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Fall, 1997 |
Survey of Developmental Psychology |
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Spring, 1995 |
Introduction to Women's Studies |
Workshops & Professional Presentations
May
2007 Children exposed to domestic violence: Mental health
consequences and treatment strategies. Staff development
presentation to school psychologists and school social workers
at Livingston County Special Services Unit, Pontiac, IL.
March 2006 Children exposed to domestic violence:
Mental health consequences and treatment strategies.
Continuing education seminar presented at Twin Cities
Behavioral Health, Normal, IL.
October 2005 Effects of domestic violence
exposure on children. Workshop presented to the family therapy staff
at Catholic Charities, Bloomington, IL.
November, 2001 Dealing with tragedy at school: Talking to
children about war and terrorism. Session presented at the
Illinois Education Association Student Conference "Discover
the Magic," Bloomington, IL.
October, 2001 Presenter: El Paso High School Prevention
Day. Presented to four groups of high school students on the
topic of dating violence.
April, 2000 Discussant: Heartland Community Theatre.
Served as a discussant following the play, "How I Learned to
Drive" about intra-familial sexual abuse.
March, 2000 Partner violence and public health.
Presented in Family Violence Coordinating Council's Dating
Violence Workshop, Illinois State University, Normal, IL.
January, 2000 Rethinking goals and attitudes: Getting
what YOU want out of school (and life). Workshop presentation at Pontiac Township
High School Healthy Choices Day. Pontiac,
IL.
Editorial Service
2010-present Editorial Advisory Board Member, Psychology
in the Schools
2009-present Ad Hoc Reviewer, Journal of Applied School
Psychology
2005-present Ad Hoc Reviewer, School Psychology Review
2009 Ad Hoc Reviewer, School Psychology Quarterly
2006-2008 Ad Hoc Reviewer, NASP Communique
1996 Ad Hoc Reviewer, Preventive Medicine
1993-1994 Student
Editor, American Journal of Community Psychology
Professional
Service
2012-present
Mentor, University Scholars Program, Illinois State
University
2009-present NASP Research Committee
2004-present “Peaceful School” Volunteers Project
Subcommittee of the McLean County Community Compact
2001-2008 Director, For Children's Sake, Illinois State University
1998-present Pontiac Township High School Student Health Center Advisory Board
2001-2005 McLean County Domestic Violence Task Force Youth and Children Work Group
2001-2004 Program Evaluation Consultant & Advisory Board Member, Safe Child Program, The Baby Fold, Normal, IL
2001-2002 Illinois Coalition for School Health Centers Mental Health Task Force
1999-2002 Family Violence Coordinating Council, Eleventh Judicial Circuit Court, IL
1999-2000 Dating Violence Workshop Planning Committee, Family Violence Coordinating Council, 11th Judicial Circuit Court, IL.
1995-1996 Volunteer mentor for an undergraduate residential unit, Faculty Friends Program, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
1994-1995 Special Events Committee, Women's Studies Program, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
1994-1995 Graduate Student Organization, Psychology Department, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
1994-1995 Chair, Graduate Student Advisory Council, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
1993-1995 Graduate Student Advisory Council, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Professional Memberships and Certifications
Licensed Clinical Psychologist (Illinois)
Member, American Psychological Association
Member, National Association of School
Psychologists