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Curriculum Vita for
Stacey L. Willis-Center, Ph.D.
EDUCATION |
UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS (APA ACCREDITED)-- Ph.D. Conferred, Clinical Psychology, August 1999. Director of Clinical Training: Thomas L. Jackson, Ph.D. M.A., Clinical Psychology, conferred August 1996. SOUTHWEST MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY-- B.S. conferred Summa Cum Laude with Honors and Distinction In Psychology, 1992 |
CLINICAL TRAINING |
TULANE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL AND CLINIC-- Clinical Psychometrist/Psychology Fellow, July 1998 to Present--Provide assessment and group therapy services on inpatient units to psychiatric and chemical dependency units. Provide service coverage for full-time psychologists when they are unavailable. Develop and conduct therapy outcome research as part of the services provided through the outpatient resident's clinic. Supervisor: Phillip T. Griffin, Ph.D. |
| TULANE MEDICAL SCHOOL-- Clinical Psychology Intern, July 1997 to July 1998--New Orleans Adolescent Hospital--Provide assessment and therapy for children and adolescents during inpatient and partial hospitalization as part of a multi-disciplinary treatment team. Participate in behavior modification milieu. Patient population includes: conduct disorders, anxiety disorders, oppositional-defiant disorders, attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder, depressive disorder, and victims of abuse as well as acute psychotic disorders. Supervisors: James Gay, Ph.D.; Bernard J. Waldmann, Ph.D.; Charles G. Stewart, Ph.D. DePaul-Tulane Outpatient Services--Provide assessment and therapy for children and adults in an outpatient setting. Provide individual psychotherapy as part of multi-disciplinary team to patients participating in an eating disorder program. Client population includes eating disorders, mood disorders, anxiety disorders, and personality disorders as well as interpersonal dysfunctions. Supervisors: Deborah Marcontell, Ph.D.; Lisette Constantin, Ph.D. DePaul-Tulane Seton Pavillion--Provide assessment and group therapy for adults in an acute inpatient setting. Participate in treatment planning as part of multi-disciplinary team. Patient population includes psychotic disorders, mood disorders, and severe anxiety and personality disorders. Supervisor: Lisette Constantin, Ph.D. Charity Hospital--Provide assessment and group therapy for adults in an acute inpatient setting. Participate in treatment planning as part of multi-disciplinary team. Assist in the development and administration of behavioral treatment plans. Patient population includes psychotic disorders, severe mood disorders, and severe personality disorders. Supervisors: Phillip Griffin, Ph.D., Eilene Palace, Ph.D. |
| UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS-- Practicum, August 1993 to May 1997--Provide assessment and therapy for adults, adolescents, and children from the University of Arkansas and from the surrounding community. Client population includes mood disorders, anxiety disorders, and personality disorders as well as marital and family dysfunctions. Provide informal supervision of beginning practicum students. Supervisors: Sabine Wingenfeld, Ph.D.; W. John Schuldt, Ph.D.; Brenda Mobley, Ph.D.; Patricia Petretic-Jackson, Ph.D.; Walter Danforth, Ph.D.; Linda J. Skinner, Ph.D. Jonathan Perry, Ph.D. Graduate Clerkship, Counseling and Psychological Services, August 1995 to May 1996--Provide intake assessments and therapy for University students in individual as well as group formats. Provide after-hours emergency services for students utilizing the on-call system. Client population includes mood disorders, anxiety disorders, eating disorders, personality disorders, marital and adjustment problems. Assisted in preparation and delivery of outreach presentations at the University Health Fair and to campus organizations. Supervisors: Jonathan Perry, Ph.D.; Diane Brattain, Ph.D.; Greg Schneller, Ph.D.; Reliford Sanders, M.A., Graduate Training Coordinator Graduate Clerkship, Psychological Clinic, August 1994 to August 1995--Responsible for intake assessments for new clients. Participated in administrative duties including reviews of all intakes, assessments, and treatment terminations. Provided diagnostic evaluations in special circumstances. Supervisors: Brenda Mobley, Ph.D.; Walter Danforth, Ph. |
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INSTRUMENT EXPERIENCE |
Intellectual Abilities: WAIS-R WISC-III WRAT-III Stanford-Binet, 4th edition Woodcock-Johnson Psychoeducational Battery--Tests of Achievement, Standard and Supplemental Test Batteries Personality: MMPI-2 MMPI-A MCMI-III Beck Depression Inventory Zung Depression Inventory Child Depression Inventory Reynolds Child Depression Scale Reynolds Adolescent Depression Scale Symptom Checklist-90-Revised Trauma Symptom Inventory Trauma Symptom Checklist for Children Personality Inventory for Children Personality Inventory for Youth Child Behavior Checklist ACTeRS Revised Child Manifest Anxiety Scale Rorschach (Exner Comprehensive System) Thematic Apperception Test Roberts Apperception Test for Children Family Apperception Test for Children Johns Hopkins Incomplete Sentences Blank Rotter Incomplete Sentences--child and high school forms Kinetic Family Drawing Draw-A-Person House-Tree-Person Neuropsychological: Halstead-Reitan Neuropsychological Battery Weschler Memory Scale, 3rd Edition Bender Visual-Motor Gestalt Test Mini Mental Status Exam Strub-Black Mental Status Exam Boston Naming Test Rey Auditory Learning Test |
TEACHING/ SUPERVISORY EXPERIENCE |
UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS-- Instructor: General Psychology, August 1996 to May 1997--Responsible for curriculum planning; development of lecture presentations, course outlines, and exams; instructing undergraduates in the basics of psychology; grading all course requirements; and maintaining high academic standards. Supervisor: David Schroeder, Ph.D., Chair of the Department of Psychology. Teaching Assistant, August 1996 to December 1996--Responsible for assisting in the graduate course Psychodiagnostic I: Intellectual and Cognitive Abilities. Assist the professor in instructing first-year graduate students in the proper standardized administration of tests of intellectual performance. Observe, grade, and provide supervision of preliminary test administrations. Provide feedback for written reports. Provide additional support for students as needed. Supervisor: Sabine Wingenfeld, Ph.D. |
RESEARCH EXPERIENCE |
UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS-- Doctoral Dissertation, May 1997 to June 1999--Investigation of the effects of being the victim of a violent crime across levels of involvement in the criminal justice system. Dependent measures include a crime event survey, the Trauma Symptom Inventory, and the Violence Attitudes Scale. Dissertation Chair: Patricia Petretic-Jackson, Ph.D. Master's Thesis, August 1995 to August 1996--Study of the effect of prior victimization and resultant traumatic symptomatology on subsequent patterns of violence blame among a non-clinical, college student population. Thesis Defended: May 1996 Thesis Chair: Thomas L. Jackson, Ph.D. Research Assistant, August 1993 to June 1994--Assisted in the design, implementation, data analysis, and presentation preparation of a series of studies investigating the effect of various levels of involvement in the criminal justice system on perceptions of the alleged perpetrators by an undergraduate, college student population. Coauthored several presentations. Performed library literature searches and obtained pertinent materials. Supervisor: Linda J. Skinner, Ph.D. SOUTHWEST MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY-- Research Assistant, January 1990 to March 1992--Assisted in data collection and analysis and collaborated on paper proposals. Conducted independent research on the effect of the immediate test on delayed test performance when groups receive differential training (i.e. mnemonic strategy vs. No strategy specification) for memorizing nonsense material. Coauthored several presentations. Supervisor: Russell N. Carney, Ph.D. |
PRESENTATIONS TO PROFESSIONAL MEETINGS |
Case Presentation (1997, December 12). Case presentation made to the Department of
Adult Psychiatry, Division of Psychology, Tulane Medical School. Case Presentation (1997, December 5). Case presentation made to the Department of Child Psychiatry, Tulane Medical School. Grand Rounds Presentation (1997, November 21). Case presentation made to the Department of Psychiatry, Tulane Medical School. Willis, S. L., Giles, M. K., Griffith, S. E., Brooks, T., Clayton, C., Butler, G., & Berry, K. K. (1994, August). Perceptions of alleged perpetrators: Crime and level of criminal justice system involvement. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, Los Angeles. Giles, M. K., Willis, S. L., Brooks, T., Griffith, S. E., Skinner, L. J., & Berry, K. K. (1994, June). Perceptions of nonsexual crime perpetrators: Crime type and level of criminal justice system involvement. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychology Society, Washington D. C. Carney, R. N., Levin, T. R., Willis, S. L., Stebbins, M. S., & Cole, A. R. (1993, April). The mnemonic consequences of an immediate test on delayed recall. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Education Research Association, Atlanta. Carney, R. N., Levin, T. R., Willis, S. L., & Smenner, A. D. (1992, August). Menmonic artwork learning: Remembering who painted what when. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, Washington, D. C. Carney, R. N., Levin, T. R., Smenner, A. D., & Willis, S. L. (1992, April). A further look at the phonetic (digit-consonant) mnemonic. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Education Research Association, San Francisco. |
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES |
LEONARD J. CHABERT MEDICAL CENTER-- Psychologist, February 2000 to Present-- Provide psychological services to inpatient psychiatric patients including psychological interviews, assessments, mental status evaluations, and emergency consultations. Conduct group therapy. Consult with psychiatrist and multidisciplinary treatment team. Provide in-service training sessions to hospital employees. DEPAUL HOSPITAL-- Respond Counselor, November 1997 to Present-- Provide emergency psychological interviews to potential psychiatric patients. Determine mental status, suicidality, homicidality, and current DSM-IV diagnosis. Consult with psychiatrist to determine whether admission is warranted. Obtain pre-certification for new admissions by discussing relevant case information with managed care companies and/or other insurance provider. Conduct all administrative procedures necessary to complete admission. Primary Supervisor: Julie Hijeulos, RN. UNITED NATIONS INTERNATIONAL CHILDREN'S FOUNDATION-- Professional Consultant, December 1996 to August 1997--Consulted with security experts in developing a proposal for a critical incident stress mobile unit as well as aftercare plans for overseas personnel. Collaborated in developing a multi-stage administrative plan. Status of project: ongoing proposal development. Project Leader: Marc Powe, Director of Security (UNICEF) UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS-- Utilization and Peer Review Committee, August 1996 to May 1997-- Responsible for reviewing selected clinic cases for appropriateness and quality of assessment and/or therapeutic interventions. Discussed case conceptualization with clinicians under review during monthly committee meeting. Provided feedback to clinician on his/her performance. |
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS |
Student Affiliate, American Psychological Association (APA), 1993 to Present APA Division 12, Section 3: Society for a Science of Clinical Psychology (SSCP), 1995 to 1999 Student Affiliate, American Psychological Society (APS), 1993 to 1996. |
HONORS AND AWARDS |
SOUTHWEST MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY 1992 Outstanding Psychology Student Award |
PROFESSIONAL INTERESTS |
CLINICAL INTERESTS-- I am interested in a broad range of clinical syndromes. Although I remain open to a variety of interventions, I am an adherent of the scientist-practitioner model of training and believe that scientific inquiry should inform clinical interventions whenever possible. I consider my therapeutic orientation to be one of applied general psychology, meaning that I employ knowledge from cognitive psychology, developmental psychology, physiological psychology, social psychology, learning theory, and other fields as well as from traditional clinical psychology in assessment and intervention. Clinical experiences that I have found particularly rewarding include: Anxiety Disorders, Behavioral Medicine, Crisis Intervention and Suicide Prevention, Conflict Resolution for Couples/Families, Chronic Mental Illness, Marital Therapy, Parent Training, Personality Disorders, Psychodiagnostic Assessment, Treatment of Ethnic Minorities RESEARCH INTERESTS-- As a scientist-practitioner, I believe in the consumption and production of quality research as a means of ensuring the quality of interventions. Although my current research is in the area of victimization, trauma symptoms, and violence blame, I would welcome the opportunity to participate in other areas of research as well. |