Curriculum Vita
Mary Peterson, Ph.D.
2004-2009
George Fox University
414 N. Meridian St. V104
Newberg, OR 97132
Office: 503.554.2763
Fax: 503.554.2377
Email: mpeterson@georgefox.edu
Associate Professor of Graduate Clinical Psychology (8/2004-present)
George Fox University
Director of Clinical Training
Graduate School of Clinical Psychology
Scholarship as evidenced in the ongoing development of personal research agenda (see publications, presentations and grants section) and the facilitation of student scholarship as a Research Vertical Team Leader, supervising student dissertation research including,·
-Chairperson of 13 completed dissertation research projects.
-Committee member on 10 completed dissertation projects.
-Current Chairperson for 7 developing dissertation projects.
-5 publications in peer-reviewed journals.
-2 symposiums at national conferences
-3 grants including, $25,000 grant to develop mental health services in Yamhill County.
-12 poster sessions presented at national and regional professional conferences.
Teaching/Mentoring, including graduate courses and mentoring students in the development of clinical skills. Courses currently taught: Human Development, Couple & Family Therapy, Child & Adolescent Psychopathology, and Health Psychology. Cumulative average from teaching evaluations 4.7/5.0 scale.
-Director of Clinical Training (Beginning 9/09)
-Recipient of Graduate Faculty Teacher of the year, George Fox University (2009)
-Associate Director of Clinical Training (9/06 to 9/09)
-Improved efficiency and clarified expectations by creating FoxTALE site and moving all clinical training forms and evaluations online (12/06).
-Following student concerns about Didactics surveyed graduate students and implemented significant changes in didactics content (6/07).
-Worked with DCT/Dept Chair to establish practicum training objectives including the development of sites with training focus; added 4 sites with current APA internships, eliminated 4 other sites. Developed new practicum site in --Providence Primary Care Medical Group. (9/07-9/08).
-Assumed responsibility for the communication and coordination of the consultation contract with Providence Hospital, including the development of pain care mgmt program (1/05-ongoing)
-Developed competency training guide and CD for practicum site supervisors. Have currently facilitated the training of 50% of supervisors and will monitor results in semester evaluations (7/08-ongoing).
Service to the University, Community and Church including
University
-Active library liaison between PsyD Program and MLRC (2005 -ongoing)
-Member, Graduate Policies and Procedures committee (2008-ongoing)
-Serve Day participant (2004-ongoing)
-Chair, Graduate Policies and Procedures committee (2006-2008)
-Member of PsyD Search committee (2008)
-Member of Provost Search committee (2007-8)· Member of Political Science Search committee (2005-06, 06-07, 08-09)
Community
-Host Wyldlife (Young Life) Middle School meetings, weekly Sept-April (2006-ongoing)
-Volunteer at Union Gospel Mission (2005- ongoing, Thanksgiving, Christmas, Easter)
-Volunteer with Luis Palau (City Fest,May-August, 2008))
-Volunteer in organizing basketball fund-raising (2005-09)
Church
-Sunday School Teacher (2005-ongoing, Middle School Class)
-Small group Bible study host (2005-ongoing)
-Host church parish life functions (multiple times/yearly 2005-ongoing)
-Volunteer in church nursery (2x/mo, 2005-ongoing)
-Volunteer in service activities of church, Habitat for Humanity, Community Serve days (2005-ongoing)
Professional Community
-Elected to the Board of Directors, Oregon Psychological Association (2009-2011)
Previous employment
Clinical Coordinator (1/1999-7/2004)
Regional West Medical Center
Scottsbluff, NE 69361
Clinical Coordinator for Inpatient, Partial Hospitalization, Residential Treatment Center Programs, in-patient consults for patients on general medical floors, participation in Level II Trauma Team. Achievements include the development of curriculum, structured milieu, supervision of clinical therapy staff (8 masters’ level therapists, 2 psychologists) and initiation of therapeutic groups in local school district. Responsibilities also include community and residential evaluations for Office of Juvenile Services, psychiatric consult and support for medical staff, substance abuse evaluations, limited out-patient practice and supervision of Employee Assistance Program.
Clinical Psychologist (6/1992-12/1998)
Valley Psychological Services
Brawley, CA
Position included provision of managed behavioral healthcare services for seven different companies; provision of EAP services for two companies. Clinical services in brief therapy provided for individuals, couples and families. Sub-specialization in assessment, diagnosis and treatment of children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. Initiated a peer-led, support group for persons bi-polar and depressive disorders.
Clinical Coordinator (9/1992 - 7/1993)
Harborview Partial Hospitalization Program
El Centro, CA
Facilitated groups with dual-diagnosed, chronically mentally ill patients. Developed curriculum for focus treatment groups. Supervised the mental health staff and had supervisory responsibility for all patient charts (Charts were audited and consistently accepted by JCAHO.)
Internship (7/1991-9/1992)
Harborview Partial Hospitalization Program
El Centro, CA
Full-time psychology internship within a multi-disciplinary hospital treatment program for seriously mentally ill patients. Direct supervision by Chief Psychologist and Medical Director for behaviorally-based psychiatric treatment program. Responsibilities included, initial psychodiagnostic assessment, psychological testing, group and individual therapy.
Education
Doctor of Philosophy in Clinical Psychology (6/1992)
Master of Arts in Clinical Psychology (6/1992)
California School of Professional Psychology
San Diego, CA
Accredited by the American Psychological Association
Academic specialization in cognitive-behavioral therapy. Research areas included the validity of self-report measures (Informant variance in the parental report of child behaviors; Malingering on the MMPI-II). Teaching experience included Teaching Assistantships and tutoring for the classes of Advanced Statistics and Research Design.
Master of Arts, Communications (6/1984)
University of Cincinnati
Cincinnati, OH
Bachelor of Arts, Communications (6/1982)
University of Cincinnati
Cincinnati, OH
Graduate school responsibilities included course work, research and teaching of 3 undergraduate courses, Speech Communication, Interpersonal Communication and Group Communication. Research included thesis of Cross Industry Analysis of Communication Patterns. Attended the Masters program on full academic scholarship.
Phi Beta Kappa graduate.
Licenses and Certifications
National Register of Health Service Providers, 51022
Licensed in the State of Oregon, Clinical Psychologist, 4/2005, 1671
Licensed in the State of California, Clinical Psychologist, 8/1994, inactive
Licensed in the State of Nebraska, Clinical Psychologist, 2/1/1999, inactive
Certified Employee Assistance Professional (CEAP) 8/1999, inactive
Peer-reviewed publications
Mours, J.A., Campbell, C.D., Gathercoal, K.A., & Peterson, M.A. (2009) Training in the use of psychotherapy outcome assessment measures at psychology internship sites. Journal of Training and Education in Professional Practice. Vol 3, (3), 169-176.
Woodhouse, J, Peterson, M, Campbell C. & Gathercoal. (2009) An ED-based behavioral health intervention for chronic pain. Journal of Emergency Room Nursing .DOI: 10.1016/j.jen.2009.02.008
Peterson, M.A., Hamilton, E. B., & Russell A.D. (2009) Starting Well, facilitating the middle school transition. Journal of Applied School Psychology Vol 25, (2), 183-196.
Peterson, M. & Michael, W. (2006) Predicting treatment outcome using clinical pathways. Australasian Psychiatry. Vol 15, (1).
Peterson, M. & Michael, W. (2005) Moving treatment from the institution to the community. Journal of Public Policy and Mental Health Research. Vol 22., 4.
Peterson, M. & Scanlan, M (2004) Variables affecting the outcome of adolescents with behavior disorders. Journal of Residential Treatment Centers, Vol 20, Issue 2.
Peterson, M. & Scanlan, M (2004) There is no place like home, Contributions to Residential Treatment, Journal of Residential Treatment Centers.
Submitted manuscripts
Casillas, V. Peterson, M, Adams, W, Gathercoal, K & Jurescka, D. The relationship between narcotic administration and ED recidivism. Manuscript submission to American Journal of Public Health.Peterson, M.A., Woodhouse, J.,
Frey, J. Veith, D. & Patterson, A. Evidence for a social-cognitive cluster on the MMPI-2. Manuscript submission to Journal of Psychology, Health and Medicine.
Peer-reviewed symposium presentations, professional conferences
Jurecska, D.E. & Peterson, M.A. (April, 2010) The Malingered Ignorance of Legal Knowledge (MILK): Initial Development, Validation, and Psychometric Testing of the MILK, a symposium conducted at the Annual Meeting for the Society of Forensic Psychology, San Francisco, CA.
Gathercoal, K. A., Jurecska, D. E. S., Milkey, A., Peterson, M., Gregg, K., & Adams, W. (July, 2009). Competence to Stand Trial: Challenges in assessing competence of defendants with intellectual disabilities. A paper presented to the Douglas K. Detterman Research Symposium, Cleveland, Ohio.
Campbell, C. L., Grus, C. , Hatcher, R. Kaslow, N., Peterson, M.A. Schaeffer, J.B. (August, 2009)
Connecting Doctoral Programs to Practicum Training Sites: A Challenge for Quality Clinical Training. A symposium conducted at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association. Toronto, Canada.
Peterson, M.A. (2008, May) Starting Well: Independent Dissemination Study of the Coping Power Program in Four Oregon School Districts. In J. L. Lochman (Chair) Independent Dissemination Study of Coping Power Program. Symposium conducted at the meeting of the Society for Prevention Research San Francisco, CA (2008).
Peer-reviewed Poster Presentations, professional conferences
Jurecska, D.E., Peterson, M.A. Millkey, A., Gathercoal, K. A., Adams, W.A. (February, 2010) The Malingered Ignorance of Legal Knowledge Initial Development, Validation, and Psychometric Testing of the MILK, A poster presented at the Annual Meeting of the International Neuropsychological Society, Acapulco, Mexico.
Jurecksa, D. & Peterson, M.A. (August, 2009) Use of narcotics for patients with chronic pain: implications for Emergency Departments. A poster presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association. Toronto, Canada.
Doty, E., & Mary Peterson, M.A. (August, 2009) Using an EBPP to develop coping skills in high-risk adolescents. A poster presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association. Toronto, Canada.
Tuerck, M. & Peterson, M.A. (May, 2009) Primary Care: Developing Student Competency in Consultation and Intervention. A poster presented at the annual meeting of the Oregon Psychological Association. Eugene. OR.
Jurecksa, D. & Peterson M.A. (April, 2009) An intermittent reinforcer: Narcotics in the Emergency Department. A poster presented at the annual meeting of the Western Psychological Association, Portland Oregon.
Peterson, M.A. & Tuerck, M. (April, 2009) Developing clinical competency in graduate Students: The Practicum Supervisors’ Perspective. A poster presented at the annual meeting of the Western Psychological Association, Portland Oregon.
Schmidlkofer, K. L., Gathercoal, K. A., Peterson, M., & Newell, S. (April 2009). The development of family cohesiveness: A qualitative study of internationally adoptive families. A poster presented at the annual meeting of the Western Psychological Association, Portland Oregon.
Woodhouse, J, Peterson, M.A, Campbell, C.D, & Gathercoal, K.A. & Flores, J. (Jan, 2008). Reducing utilization: An ED-based behavioral health chronic pain intervention. Poster session presented at the annual meeting of the Emergency Nurse Association, Honolulu, Hawaii
Mours, J.A., Campbell, C.D., Gathercoal, K.A., & Peterson, M.A. (August, 2007) Training in the use of psychotherapy outcome assessment measures at psychology internship sites. Poster session presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association (APA) San Francisco, California.
Dill, K. A, Peterson, M.A. (2007, August) Classroom-based exercise intervention. Poster session presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association (APA) San Francisco, California.
Russell, A. D., Peterson, M.A, Gathercoal, K.A., & Hamilton, E. B.,(2007, August). Influencing Adaptive Functioning in School-Age Children: Evaluating Coping Power Program. Poster session presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association (APA) San Francisco, California.
Woodhouse, J, Peterson, M.A, Campbell, C.D., & Gathercoal, K.A. (2007, August) Reducing utilization: An ED-based behavioral health chronic pain intervention. Poster session presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association (APA) San Francisco, California.
Peterson, M A & Dix R. L (2006, August) Using the Brief Symptom Inventory to predict treatment response. Poster session presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association; Washington, D.C.
Peterson, M.A & Robbins, B. R.,(2005, May) Predicting recidivism in adjudicated minors using the MMPI-A. Poster session presented at the annual meeting of the Western Psychological Association; Portland, OR.
Peterson, M.A. (2004, August) Psychosocial interventions for high risk middle school students. Poster session presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association; Washington, D.C.
NCSPP Workshop Presentation
Campbell, C. D. & Peterson, M. A.(2007) Managing problematic students. Presented at the National Consortium Schools of Professional Psychology (NCSPP) Annual Conference, 2007 Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
Grants
Peterson, M.A. (December, 2008) Awarded $25,000 grant from Providence Health Systems to develop mental health services for under-served in Yamhill County.
Peterson, M.A. (June 2008) Awarded $3,000 grant from Academic Affairs Office, George Fox University for summer Faculty Research Grant. Clinical Competencies: Training the Practicum Supervisor.
Peterson, M & Hamilton E. (August 2005) Starting Well: A 6th grade intervention program. Grant Award $10,000 received from Division 53, American Psychological Association.
Honors
Faculty Achievement Award for Graduate Teaching (2008-09). George Fox University.
Board of Directors, Oregon Psychological Association (Elected position, 2009-2011)
