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Karla J. Doepke, Ph.D.

Vita - December 2001

Illinois State University
Department of Psychology
Campus Box 4620
Normal, IL 61790-4620

Telephone: (309) 438-296
e-mail: kdoepke@ilstu.edu

Education

1992     Post-doctoral Fellowship in Pediatric Psychology

Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA

1991     Doctor of Philosophy in Psychology

West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV. Specialization: Child Clinical Psychology

1990     Predoctoral Internship

Departments of Psychology at the Kennedy Institute and Pediatrics at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD

1988     Master of Arts in Psychology

West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV. Specialization: Child Clinical Psychology

1983     Bachelor of Science in Special Education

State University of New York, College at Geneseo, Geneseo, NY. Certification: K - 12.

Licensure

Alabama (Psychology License #682)

Employment: Academic Appointments

 2000-present Assistant Professor
Illinois State University, Normal, IL. Responsibilities include practicum supervision, teaching various undergraduate and graduate courses, serving on dissertation and thesis committees, and serving as the Associate Director of Development/Research for the Psychological Services Center.
2000-2001  Adjunct Instructor
Aurora University, George Williams College, School of Education, Aurora, IL. Responsibilities included teaching an off-campus elective course for graduate credit in the Master of Arts in Teaching program through the University's network of collaborating academic partnerships.
1999-2000  Adjunct Faculty
Illinois Wesleyan University, Bloomington, IL. Responsibilities included teaching various undergraduate courses including General Psychology, Health Psychology, and advanced undergraduate seminars.
1998   Lecturer
Illinois State University, Normal, IL. Responsiblities included teaching graduate course in applied behavior analysis.
1995-1998 Assistant Professor
Auburn University, Department of Psychology, Auburn, AL. Responsibilities included vertical team supervision of graduate students, coordinating school consultation and community outreach services, practicum supervision, teaching graduate and undergraduate courses, serving on dissertation and thesis committees, and serving as Director of the Psychological Services Clinic.
1994-1995 Visiting Assistant Professor
Auburn University, Department of Psychology, Auburn, AL. Responsibilities included supervision of graduate practicum and teaching undergraduate and graduate courses.
1993-1994 Assistant Professor
Emory University School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Scienced, Atlanta, GA. Coordinated center grant activities involving the assessment and treatment of neuropsychological and psychosocial functioning of children with sickle cell disease; supervised psychology pre-doctoral interns and post-doctoral fellows.
1991   Instructor
Illinois State University, Department of Psychology, Normal, IL. Taught abnormal psychology courses to undergraduate and graduate students.

Employment: Clinical Positions

1993-1998   Psychologist
Clinical Psychologists, PC, Auburn, AL. Responsibilities included providing psychological assessments, individual and family outpatient therapy to children, adolescents, college students, and families.
1993-1994 Psychologist
Bradley Center, Columbus, GA. Coordinated psychological assessment services for child and adolescent day treatment program; supervised psychology pre-doctoral interns,a nd provided group therapy for adolescents and families experiencing emotional and behavioral difficulties.
1992-1993 Treatment Team Leader - Adolescent Day Hospital
Bradley Center, Columbus, GA. Coordinated assessment, treatment and follow-up services for adolescents and families experiencing emotional and behavioral difficulties; supervised staff and pre-doctoral interns; and prepared program applications for JACHO accreditation and CHAMPUS Select approval (accreditation and approval received).
 1990-1991 School Psychologist position
The Baby Fold/Hammitt School, Normal, IL. Conducted intellectual and behavioral assessment of children with behavioral or emotional difficulties; developed and implemented therapy protocols; consulted with classroom teachers.
1988-1989  Graduate Clinician
Valley Comprehensive Community Mental Health Center, Morgantown, WV. Provided assessment and outpatient treatment of adult and child behavioral/clinical problems, psychoeducational testing, crisis intervention, and school consultation.
1987-1989 Educational Consultant/Tutor
Learning Enhancement Center, Morgantown, WV. Provided individualized education and social skills programs to school-age children; conducted parenting classes; and consulted with public school personnel on individual cases.
1987-1988  Supervisor, Preschool Development Tutoring Program
Learning Enhancement Center, Morgantown, WV. Supervised a classroom for preschoolers with developmental disabilities.
1987-1988  Graduate Clinician
Autism Training Center, Huntington, WV. Conducted community-based assessments and intensive treatment of children with autism, parent and teacher training, school consultation, and community-based follow-up services.
1986-1989  Graduate Clinician
Quinn Curtis Center, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV. Provided individual counseling to children identified as abused or neglected, parent training and home intervention with families identified as at-risk for abuse, school consultation and social skills training.
1985-1986  Behavior Programming Specialist
The May Institute for Autistic Children, Chatham, MA. Supervised, trained, and scheduled direct-care staff; coordinated weekly meetings between school and residential staff; conducted parent training; and coordinated behaviorally-based treatment programs for children exhibiting severe behavior disorders targeted for transition to less restrictive environments.
1984-1985  Teacher
The May Institute for Autistic Children, Chatham, MA. Coordinated behaviorally-based school program for seven children with severe behavior disorders; designed and implemented behavioral and educational programs; supervised two teachers; and conducted parent training sessions.
1983-1984 Special Educator, Self-contained classroom
Appomatox County Public Schools, Appomatox, VA. Coordinated educational programing for eight elementary school children identified as emotionally disturbed.

Consulting and Contracts

 2001-present Autism Consultant
District 150 Consortium, Peoria, IL. Provide inservice training to teachers and professionals in the school districts serving children and adolescents with autism.

Morton Public Schools, Morton, IL. Provide inservice training to teachers and professionals in the school districts serving young children with autism.

Private families, Champaign, IL. Provide training in applied behavior analytic procedures for teaching children with autism in the home setting to home therapists; supervised implementation of home programs (curriculum development and teaching procedures.

 2000-present Behavioral/Autism Consultant
Mackinaw Valley Special Education/Unit 5 Schools, Normal, IL. Provide a variety of consultative services to professionals serving children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorders (individualized behavioral programs, inservice training). Developed in conjunction with Stacey Bock, Ph.D. summer school program serving 16 children and adolescents with autism.
 1997-1998 Psychological Consultant
East Alabama Mental Health and Mental Retardation Center, Division of Children and Family Services, Opelika, AL. Provided behavioral consultation to adolescent day treatment and after school programs. Conducted Alternatives to Physical Management inservice to staff.
 1997-1998 Consultant
Chambers County Circle of Care, Valley, AL. Provided program development and evaluation consultation to county-wide teenage pregnancy prevention program. Provided direct supervision to psychology graduate and undergraduate students in teen pregnancy prevention program implementation.
 1996   Psychological Consultant
TEAM Evaluation, Nashville, TN. Conducted assessments to evaluate risk factors and appropriateness of placement for adult male mentally retarded criminal offenders.
 1993-1998 Member, Alabama Behavior Analysis Peer Review Committee
Alabama Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation, Montgomery, AL. Responsibilities included monitoring and promoting active, effective treatment at community and residential Mental Health-Mental Retardation facilities via on-site visits, reviewing recent developments in the mental retardation system, and meeting with mental retardation liaison personnel regarding treatment interventions.
 1991-1992 Clinical Interviewer
Methodology for Epidemiology in Children and Adolescents study, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA. Conducted clinical interviews of children and their parents as part of an NIMH multi-site project to test the feasibility and validity of the Diagnostic Interview Schedule for Children. (Principal investigator: Mina Dulcan, M.D.)
 1991-1992 Psychological Consultant
Learning Enhancement Center, Charleston, WV. Consulted with program director regarding clinical and business issues, staff supervision, child psychological assessments, and child and family therapy.
 1989   Behavioral Consultant , Curriculum Development Team
University Affiliated Center, Morgantown, WV. Team developed state-wide Community Developmental Disabilities Technician (CDDT) training curriculum to be used with direct service paraprofessionals.
 1988-1989 Behavior Management Consultant
Psychological Resources, Inc., Morgantown, WV. conducted individual psychological assessments and provided behavior management consultation to ICF/MR group homes serving adults with mental retardation.

Professional Affiliations

American Psychological Association
Association for the Advancement of Behavior Therapy
Association for Behavior Analysis
Behavior Analysis Society of Illinois
Midwestern Association for Behavior Analysis

Honors and Awards

1995   Faculty Award for contributions to Graduate Students, Auburn University, Psychology Graduate Student Organization
1986-1989 Swiger Academic Fellowship, West Virginia University
1979-1983 New York State Regents Scholarship

Service and Editorial Activity

2001   Member - Illinois State University Institutional Review Board
2001   Member - Easter Seals Professional Advisory Committee
2000-2001 Member - Illinois State University - Department Institutional Review Board
1999   Reviewer - Handbook of Pediatric Psychology and Psychiatry Book Series
1996-1998 Member - Auburn University Institutional Review Board
1996-1997 Guest Reviewer, Journal of Emotional and Behavioral Disorders
1995-1998 Member - Education and Health Professions Partnership, Auburn University
1995-1997 Guest Reviewer, Education and Treatment of Children
1995   Ad Hoc Reviewer, Cognitive Therapy and Research
1995   Book Reviewer, Handbook of Pediatric Psychology and Psychiatry
1994-1997 Reviewer - APA Dissertation Awards
1994, 1996 Guest Reviewer, Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis
1991   Guest Reviewer, Journal of Learning Disabilities
1989   Student Representative, Faculty Promotion and Tenure Committee, West Virginia University
1988, 1989 Student Representative, Child Clinical Training Task Force, West Virginia University
1988   Guest Reviewer, Behavior Therapy

Publications

Hoff, K. E. Doepke, K., & Landau, S. (in press). Best practices in the assessment of children with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder: Linking assessment to intervention. In A. Thomas & J. Grimes (Eds.), Best practices in school psychology IV. Washington, D.c.: National Association of School Psychologists.

Lattal, K. A., & Doepke, K. J. (2001). Correspondence as conditional stimulus control: Insights from experiments with pigeons. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 34, 127-144.

Kennedy, D. V., & Doepke, K. J. (1999). Multicomponent treatment of a test anxious college student. Education and Treatment of Children, 22, 203-217.

Collins, M. J., Kaslow, N. J., Doepke, K. J., Eckman, J., & Johnson, M. (1998). Psychosocial interventions for children and adolescents with sickle cell disease. Journal of Black Psychology, 24, 432-454.

Summerville, M. B., Kaslow, N. J., & Doepke, K. J. (1996). Psychopathology, cognitive, and family functioning in suicidal African American adolescents. Current Directions in Psychological Science, 5, 7-11.

Kaslow, N. J., Doepke, K. J., Racusin, G. R. (1994). Childhood depression. In V. B. Van Hasselt & M. Hersen (Eds.), Advanced Abnormal Psychology (pp. 235-252). New York: Plenum Press.

Brown, R. T., Buchanan, I., Doepke, K. J., Eckman, J. R., Baldwin, K., Goonan, B., & Schoenherr, S. (1993). Cognitive and academic functioning in children with sickle cell disease. Journal of Child Clinical Psychology, 22, 207-218.

Brown, R. T., Doepke, K. J., & Kaslow, N. J. (1993). Risk-resistance-adaptation model for pediatric chronic illness: Sickle cell syndrome as an example. Clinical Psychology Review, 13, 119-132.

Brown, R. T., Kaslow, N. J., Doepke, K. J., Buchanan, I., Eckman, J., Baldwin, K., & Goonan, B. (1993). Psychosocial and family functioning in children with sickle cell syndrome and their mothers. Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 32, 545-553.

Brown, R. T., Kaslow, N. J., Madan-Swain, A., Doepke, K. J., Sexson, S. B., & Hill, L. J. (1993). Parental psychopathology and children's adjustment to leukemia. Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 32, 554-561.

Tishelman, A. C., Hansen, D. J., Hawkins, R. P., & Doepke, K. J. (1990). Habits with potential as disorders: Prevalence, severity and other characteristics among college students. Behavior Modification, 14, 66-80.

Manuscripts in Preparation

Doepke, K. J., Hansen, D. J., & Burke, J. C. (in preparation). Increasing languae skills in children with autism: Impact of multiple-cue conditional discrimination training. Preparing for submission to Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders.

Doepke, K. J., & Henderson, A. (in preparation). Child eyewitness testimony: Impact of parental influence. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis.

Kamen, D. G. & Doepke, K. J. (in preparation). Child witness communication deficits and credibility problems across real, quasi, and mock courtroom settings. Law and Human Behavior.

Representative Presentations

Doepke, K. J. (2001, November). Clinical applications of applied behavior analysis: children's eyewitness testimony as an issue in signle-subject design. Mid-American Association for Behavior Analysis Annual convention, Bloomington, IL.

Bock, S. J., & Doepke, K. J. (2001, October). Alphabet soup in my classroom: Low incidence classification in classrooms for students with behavior disorders. Annual Retreat for Educators of Students with behavioral Disorders, Monticello, IL.

Doepke, K. J. (2001, October). the role of leading questions in children's eyewitness testimony: Durability of effects across interviews. Behavior Analysis Society of Illinois, Orland Park, IL.

Kamen, D., & Doepke, K. (1999, November). Child witness anxiety and memory impairment in and out of the courtroom. Association for the Advancement of Behavior Therapy Annual Convention, Toronto, Canada.

Kamen, D., & Doepke, K. (1999, November). The impact of in-vivo courtroom exposure on child witness anxiety, communication, and credibility. Association for the Advancement of Behavior Therapy Annual Convention, Toronto, Canada.

Karg, R. S., Ringeisen, H., Tims, S., Doepke, K., & Shapiro, S. K. (1999, August). Risky behavior in adolescents: Current data and future directions. American Psychological Association Annual Meeting. Boston, MA.

Bethke, S., & Doepke, K. (1999, May). Generalized effects of multiple-cue conditional discrimination in children with autism: Social and language issues. Association for Behavior Analysis Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL.

Kamen, D., & Doepke, K. (1999, April). Children's reactions to courtroom stress. Society for Research in Child Development Biennial Meeting, Albuquerque, NM.

Ringeisen, H., Karg, R., Tims, M. S., Doepke, K., & Shapiro, S. K. (1999, March). The relationship between family cohesiveness and sexual activity in adolescents. Southeastern Psychological Association Annual Meeting. Savannah, GA.

Henderson, A., & Doepke, K. (1998, November). Children's eyewitness reports: The role of social pressures and suggestibility. Association for the Advancement of Behavior Therapy Annual Convention, Chicago, IL.

Coffey, T., Kennedy, V., Murphy, K., Nicolotti, L., & Doepke, K. (1997, June). Juvenile sex offenders: Individual beliefs regarding sexual crimes. Alabama Psychological Association Annual Convention, Fort Walton Beach, FL.

Doepke, K. (1997, June). Suicide assessment and risk: Special considerations in rehabilitation settings. Alabama Association of Rehabilitation Facilities Annual Conference, Birmingham, AL.

Perry, A., Willis, J., Clow, J., Paletz, E., Sevin, B., & Doepke, K. (1997, May). Developing skills for integration: Data-based interventions for a preschool child with autism. Association for Behavior Analysis Annual Convention, Chicago, IL.

Doepke, K. J., Gaultieri, T., & McCoy, J. (1996, November). Meeting the needs of individuals with dual diagnoses. Alabama Association for Behavior Analysis Conference, Birmingham, AL.

Kollins, S. H., Sevin, B. M., Blakeman, R. S., Willis, J. C., Fitzsimmons, P., Martin, G., Paletz, E., Perry, A., & Doepke, K. (1996, November). Variations in the functional analytic approach to the assessment of problem behavior: The use of conditional probabilities to confirm a priori hypotheses. Association for the Advancement of Behavior Therapy Conference, New York, NY.

Ringeisen, H., Doepke, K. J., Fields, D., & Harger, J. (1996, October). Evidence of eating disorders in adolescence: Characteristics of a community sample. Child Clinical Conference, Lawrence, KS.

Brown, R. T., Doepke, K. J., Baldwin, K., & Buchanan, I. (1996, March). Psychosocial factors impacting children's response to preventative health care recommendations. National Sickle Cell Disease Conference, New Orleans, LA.

Kaslow, N. J., Doepke, K. J., & Rowland, S. (1995, March). Culturally sensitive assessment and treatment. Symposium for Research in Child Development, Indianapolis, IN.

Kaslow, N. J., Rowland, S., Collins, M., Doepke, K. J., Brown, R. T., Dingle, A., Buchanan, I., & Eckman, J. (1994, March). Psychoeducational family intervention for children and adolescents with sickle cell disease. National Sickle Cell Disease Conference, New York, NY.

Doepke, K. J. (1993, November). A practical procedure for planning and implementing individualized functional analyses. Alabama Association for Behavior Analysis, Birmingham, AL.

Dingle, A. D., Doepke, K. J., Summerville, M. B., & Kaslow, N. J. (1992, August). A cognitive-behavioral treatment intervention for suicidal African American Adolescents: Does it help? American Psychological Association Convention, Washington, DC.

Doepke, K. J., Abbatte, M. S., Summerville, M. B., & Davis, J. (1992, August). Outpatient treatment compliance of African American youth following a suicide attempt. American Psychological Association Convention, Washington, DC.

Doepke, K. J., Byrne, S. C., Gardner, R. B., Garling, S., Fitzgerald, L., Dyer, K., Hansen, D. J., & Burke, J. C. (1991, May). Multiple-cue conditional discrimination training in children with autism: Generalization to receptive and expressive language tasks. Association for Behavior Analysis Convention, Atlanta, GA.

Babbitt, R., Birk, D., Doepke, K. J., & Schulmeyer, C. S. (1990, May). Promoting pill swallowing: A competency-based staff training program. Association for Behavior Analysis Convention, Nashville, TN.

Babbitt, R., Doepke, K. J., Rogers, L., & McKew, K. (1990, May). Pediatric oncology: Training medical staff to implement behavior change programs. Association for Behavior Analysis Convention, Nashville, TN.

Doepke, K. J., Burke, J. C., Murphy, C., & Cerniglia, L. (1990, May). Influence of stimulus complexity on autistic children's responding. Association for Behavior Analysis Convention, Nashville, TN.

Doepke, K. J. (1989, November). Multi-component cognitive-behavioral treatment of childhood trichotillomania: A case study. Association for the Advancement of Behavior Therapy Conference, Washington, DC.

Doepke, K. J., Watson-Perczel, M., & Hansen, D. J. (1988, November). Modification of an abusive and neglectful home environment: Children as behavior change agents. Association for the Advancement of Behavior Therapy Conference, New York, NY.

Critchfield, T. S., Doepke, K. J., & Freeman, T. J. (1988, October). Effects of mastery rate on transfer across stimulus-response modalities in basic math skills. Southeastern Association for Behavior Analysis Convention, Gatlinburg, TN.

Doepke, K. J., & Lattal, K. A. (1988, May). Say-do correspondence by the pigeon: Self-production of a sample stimulus in delayed matching-to-sample. Association for Behavior Analysis Convention, Philadelphia, PA.

Theses and Dissertations Chaired

Stephanie Bethke (thesis defended January 1999). Effects of multiple-cue conditional discrimination training with children with autism: An investigation of receptive and expressive language skills.

David Kamen (thesis defended November 1998). Children's reactions to courtroom stress: The impact of anxiety and setting events.

Amy Mixon (thesis defended October 1998). Perpetrator presence: Effects on children's disclosure and anxiety.

Jennifer Willis (dissertation defended August 1998). Effective strategies for reducing maladaptive behavior: A comparison of non-contingent reinforcement and DRO procedures.

Angela Henderson (thesis defended June 1998). The role of social pressures and suggestibility on children's eyewitness reports.

Bart Sevin (dissertation defended October 1997) (co-chaired with Jim McCoy). A closer look at reinforcer assessment: The role of stimulus variation and reinforcer efficacy.