Katäri K. Brown's Curriculum Vitae

Katäri K. Brown's Curriculum Vitae
Updated August 2006

VA Medical Center
Mary E. Walker House 116D-9A
1400 Blackhorse Hill Road
Coatesville, PA 19320
(610) 384-7711 ext. 6328
katari.brown@med.va.gov

Personal Home Page: http://www.mysteryvisits.com
Personal Email: katarib@yahoo.com

Education

2000 Ph.D. Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824 • Major: Clinical Psychology • Dissertation: Androgyny and Coping With Prejudice Among Lesbian and Bisexual Women
1997 M.A. Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824 • Major: Clinical Psychology • Thesis: Androgyny, Perceived Prejudice, and Outness Among Lesbian and Bisexual Women
1992 B.S. (summa cum laude) Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI 49008 • Majors: Psychology and Sociology • Senior Thesis: Sex Offenders: Classification and the Question of Victims Becoming Offenders

Licensure

Psychologist PS015015
Pennsylvania Board of Psychology

Clinical Experience

1/01 - current Psychologist. VA Medical Center, Coatesville, PA. (610) 384-7711. Providing group, individual and family therapy, psychoeducational groups, and psychological assessment to residents of transitional housing program for homeless female veterans, the Mary E. Walker House. Coordinating and providing inpatient and outpatient assessment and treatment of military sexual trauma to male and female veterans, and conducting PTSD and mental heath examinations for VA benefits. through the Mental Health Clinic. Supervising psychology trainees. Supervisors: Franklin Birch, M.A., Steven Chambers, Psy.D., Anthony Zaza, Ph.D.
Formerly at this facility: Psychology Technician. Conducted group, individual and family therapy and psychoeducational groups as part of the dual diagnosis treatment staff in an inpatient/outpatient substance abuse program for veterans. Provided initial behavioral assessments and psychodiagnostic assessments. Supervised psychology trainees. Conducted in-house research on staffing effectiveness. Supervisor: Edward Moon, Psy.D.

9/00 - 12/00 Counselor/Case Manager. Bowling Green Brandywine, P.O. Box 787, Kennett Square, PA 19348. (610) 268-3588. Conducted group and individual therapy in an inpatient substance abuse program as part of the dual diagnosis treatment staff. Also performed case management and some utilization review duties. Attended 2 or more hours of supervision weekly. Supervisors: Peter Weaver, M.S, Kathleen Gajdos, Ph.D. (610) 388-2888.

9/99 - 8/00 Psychology Intern. VA Medical Center, Coatesville, PA. (610) 384-7711. Conducted group, individual, couples and family therapy, diagnostic and neuropsychological interviews and assessments, and biofeedback and hypnosis assessments and interventions with outpatient and inpatient veterans. Attending 2 to 4 hours supervision and 2 hours seminar weekly. Supervisors: Howard Markowitz, Ph.D., Saundra Noce, Ph.D., Ronald Pekala, Ph.D., Gary Kunz, Ph.D., Michael Bibbo, Ed.D. Total hours: 2,000

8/98 - 7/99 Clinic Intern. Michigan State University Psychological Clinic, East Lansing, MI. (517) 355-9564. Conducted intake interview assessments for individuals, couples, families and children. Assisted in administrative duties of an outpatient clinic. Assisted in development and implementation of community outreach survey and dissemination of services. Attended 2 to 3 hours of individual and group supervision, weekly. Supervisors: Norman Abeles, Ph.D., Jeffrey Zinbarg, M.A. and Valerie Shebroe, Ph.D. Total hours: 520

9/95 - 7/99 Clinic Trainee. Michigan State University Psychological Clinic, East Lansing, MI. (517) 355-9564. Conducted psychotherapy with individuals and couples. Performed psychological assessments for problems including learning disabilities, neuropsychological deficits, and depression. Attended 1 to 2 hours of individual supervision, weekly. Supervisors (therapy): Joseph Reyher, Ph.D., Michael Teixeira, Ph.D., June Jacobson, Ed.S., Dozier Thornton, Ph.D., and Rafael Frank, Ph.D. Supervisors (assessment): Norman Abeles, Ph.D., Natalie Denburg, M.A., Julie Daugherty, M.A., Regina O'Connell, M.A. Total hours: 2,010

11/98 - 6/99 Behaviorist. Sparrow Weight Management Center, Lansing, MI. (517) 333-2010. Facilitated weekly psychoeducational and cognitive-behavioral weight management group intervention for obese adults. Manager: Fred Danziger Total hours: 117

10/98 - 5/99 Support Group Facilitator. Muscular Dystrophy Association, East Lansing, MI. (517) 694-7787. Facilitated monthly support group for adults with muscular dystrophy. Total hours: 10

1/94 - 9/96 Psychiatric Technician. Oaklawn Psychiatric Center, Marshall, MI. (616) 781-4484. Worked as part of nursing staff on inpatient unit. Conducted psychoeducational groups on relaxation, stress management, shame and guilt, responsibility and blame, assertiveness, and positive self-talk. Assisted in group therapy, activity therapy and psychodrama therapy. Conducted intake assessments, developed treatment plans, provided one-on-one empathic and cognitive-behavioral interventions, provided non-violent crisis prevention and intervention, and supervised clients at risk for self-harm. Clinical Nurse Manager: Regina Ford, R.N. Total hours: 2,652

6/93 - 8/93 Child Care Counselor. Lakeside Residence for Boys and Girls, Kalamazoo, MI. (616) 381-4700. Provided direct care of children, aged 8 to 17, whose diagnoses included ADHD, sexual abuse, sex offense, and depression. Duties included seeing to basic needs of children, supervising children, providing a surrogate parent example, providing emotional support and social companionship, sanctioning children for appropriate and inappropriate behavior in token economy system, and providing non-violent crisis prevention and intervention. Total Hours: 288

8/91 - 12/91 Classroom Teacher. Croyden School, Kalamazoo, MI. (616) 381-0845. Taught basic skills to developmentally disabled young adults in a public school tailored to the needs of such students, using behavior modification techniques, through an undergraduate practicum class. Supervisor: Sarita Mannaberg Total Hours: 171

Community Experience

6/91 - 6/92 Crisis Counselor. S.A.F.E. Place, Battle Creek, MI. (616) 965-6093. Worked as volunteer in shelter for battered women: Provided emotional support for clients, assisted clients in filling their basic needs and in finding emloyment, living arrangements, financial and/or legal help, and offered counseling to clients on the cycle of domestic violence, self-esteem issues and parenting skills. Staffed 24-hour crisis phone line. Total Hours: 204

Teaching Experience

1999 Instructor. Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI. Department of Psychology (517) 355-9563. Supervised two undergraduate students in independent research project. Project involved coding of narrative descriptions of prejudice and coping by lesbian and bisexual women. Supervised development and report of original research. Supervisor: Elaine Donelson, Ph.D. One semester

1997 - 1999 Peer Consultant. Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI. Teaching Assistant Program Office (517) 353-3062. Providing observation and feedback on teaching techniques of graduate teaching assistants, on as-needed basis. Supervisor: Suparna Bhaskaran.

1997, 1998 Instructor. Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI. Department of Psychology (517) 355-9563. For the undergraduate course: Health Psychology. Course Website: http://www.oocities.org/katarib/320/main.html

1998 Teaching Assistant. Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI. Taught an undergraduate lab section, including lecturing and tutoring in SPSS, statistics, methods and APA writing style, supervising student research projects, structuring group activities, and research report grading for the undergraduate course: Research Methods in Community Psychology. Supervisor: Thomas Reischl, Ph.D.

1994 - 1998 Teaching Assistant. Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI. Department of Psychology (517) 355-9563. Appointed by Gordon Wood, Ph.D. Duties included lecturing, test development, composition and research grading, record keeping, structuring and leading group activities, supervising student projects, structuring group activities, and tutoring in subject matter, SPSS, statistics, methods and APA writing style.
• Assisted in the following undergraduate courses one semester each, listed most recent first:
Research Methods in Community Psychology. Thomas Reischl, Ph.D.
Developmental Psychology: Infancy through Childhood. Jeanette Gassaway, Ph.D.
Community Psychology. Jeanette Gassaway, Ph.D.
Community Psychology. Pennie Foster-Fishman, Ph.D.
Health Psychology. Thomas Reischl, Ph.D.
Health Psychology. Andrew Barclay, Ph.D.
Child and Family Psychopathology. Gary Stollak, Ph.D.

8/97 Facilitator. Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI. Teaching Assistant Program Office (517) 353-3062. Orienting new teaching assistants to expectations and duties and providing supervised teaching practice. Supervisor: Suparna Bhaskaran.

4/97 Guest Lecturer. Lansing Community College, Lansing, MI. Spoke on sexual intimacy, love, sexual harrassment and rape, for students in an introductory psychology class taught by Mikhail Lyubansky, M.A.

Research Experience

2006 (current) Principal Investigator (local). VA Medical Center, Coatesville, PA. Clinical effects of specialized treatment for homeless female veterans. Conducting longitudinal survey at one of six VA sites as part of national research project through Northeast Program Evaluation Center of VA Connecticut Healthcare System.

2002-2005 Principal Investigator. VA Medical Center, Coatesville, PA. Conducted in-house survey research on staffing effectiveness on the Substance Abuse Treatment Unit 39A/B, exploring the relationships among patient and staff factors. Provided regular feedback to Quality Deployment Team and at unit staff meetings. Provided consultation for implementing procedural and programmatic changes.

1999 Principal Investigator. Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI. Developed research study investigating the relationship between androgyny, perceived prejudice and coping with prejudice among lesbian and bisexual women, using narrative reports of experienced prejudice provided by subjects from this researcher's 1997 study. Conducted literature review, developed coding system for narrative responses, supervised 2 undergraduate research assistants in coding and reaching inter-rater agreement, and analyzed data using SPSS for Windows. Supervisor: Elaine Donelson, Ph.D.

1998 Co-investigator. Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI. As part of a psycholinguistics class research project, developed, conducted and presented research on the effects of contextual bias on recall for syntactically implausible sentences. Along with two colleagues, Robin Revette and David Dumond, conducted literature review, wrote and recorded audio stimulus materials, solicited and administered stimuli to subjects, analyzed data using SPSS for Windows. Supervisor: Fernanda Ferreira, Ph.D.

1997-98 Editor. Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI. Edited manuscript of sociological research and theory on Russian society and politics. Supervisor: Vladimir Shlapentokh, Ph.D.

9/94 - 5/97 Principal Investigator. Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI. Developed research study investigating the relationship between androgyny, perceived prejudice, outness, and relational and sexual satisfaction among lesbian and bisexual women. Conducted literature review, wrote questionnaire, solicited subjects, collected and analyzed data using SPSS for Windows. Supervisor: Elaine Donelson, Ph.D.

6/96 - 12/96 Research Assistant. Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI. Assisted on project comparing Rorschach protocols of control subjects and psychiatric inpatients before and after treatment. Coded nineteen Rorschach administration records. Supervisor: Laura Baker, M.A.

Publications

1998 Brown, K.K. (Producer) (1998). Solace: Progressive Relaxation and Guided Imagery [Audio recording]. Marshall, MI: Author.

1992 Brown, K.K. (Producer) (1992). Overview of Behavior Analysis [Video recording]. (out of print).

Presentations

5/18/05 Military Sexual Trauma. Continuing medical education conducted at the VA Medical Center, Coatesville, PA.

4/15/05 SATU Staffing Effectiveness. 2002-2005 Presented on in-house research project on staffing effectiveness on the Substance Abuse Treatment Unit 39A/B, at the Performance Measurement and Improvement Council (PMIC) at the VA Medical Center, Coatesville, PA

3/30/05 Domestic Violence: Clinical Issues for Veterans. In Domestic Violence: A Clinical and Social Issue. A panel presentation organized by W. Brown of the Federal Women’s Program Committee at the VA Medical Center, Coatesville, PA.

8/27/01 Coping with prejudice among lesbian and bisexual women. In T. Israel (Chair), Current Research on Bisexual Issues in Psychology. Symposium conducted at the 109th Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association, San Francisco, CA.

5/6/98 The Effect of Contextual Bias on Recall for Syntactically Implausible Sentences. Poster presented as part of a class research project in Psycholinguistics at Michigan State University in East Lansing, MI.

5/17/97 Androgyny, Perceived Prejudice, and Outness Among Lesbian and Bisexual Women, Poster presented at the Second Annual Psychology Department Student Research Conference, held at Michigan State University in East Lansing, MI.

12/18/96 Radio Interview. WORT News and Public Affairs, Madison, Wisconsin. Discussed background and rationale of then-in-progress research project concerning lesbian and bisexual women. Interviewed via phone by Kate Hall on the show Queery.