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4155 Essen Lane, 118
Baton Rouge, LA 70809
Primary Phone Number: (214) 662-1791
Secondary Phone Number: (225) 930-7511
Personal Information:
Date of birth: 8/1/77
Place of birth: Dallas, Texas
Single
No children
Education:
Ph.D. Candidate, Clinical Psychology
Louisiana State University; Baton Rouge, Louisiana
American Psychological Association-approved program
2006 (anticipated completion)
M.A., Clinical Psychology, December 2004
Louisiana State University; Baton Rouge, Louisiana
B.A.; Psychology, May 2002
University of North Texas; Denton, Texas
Professional Involvement:
Student Member of the Louisiana Psychological Association since 2004
Student Affiliate of the American Psychological Association since 2003
Offices/Positions Held Within Professional Organizations:
APAGS-Advocacy Coordinating Team Subcommittee-APAGS Campus Representative (2003-2004)
Represented APAGS on campus to psychology students and serving as advocacy coordinator and keeping students apprised of professional and legislative issues as directed by APAGS.
Presentations and Posters:
Ancona, M., Prattini, R., & Brantley, P.J. (2005, November). Cognitive Adaptations Implication on Diabetic Adherence. American Association for the Advancement of Behavior Therapy, New Orleans, Louisnana.
Galland, H., Brantley, P.J. & Ancona, M. (2005, May). Consent for Care or Prevent Care, the Effect of the Consent for Care on Services Consented for. Issues and Answers in Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology, New Orleans, Louisiana.
Bodenlos, J.S., Whitehead, D., Grothe, K.B., Ancona, M., & Brantley, P.J. (2005, November). Effect of Psychosocial Stressors on Appointment Adherence among Low-Income African American HIV Positive Persons. American Association for the Advancement of Behavior Therapy, New Orleans, Louisiana
Bodenlos, J.S., Whitehead, D., Grothe, K.B., Ancona, M.N., Jones, G.N., & Brantley, P.J. (2005, November). A Comparison of Medical Utilization and Patient Satisfaction in Depressed versus Nondepressed Low-Income African American Patients with HIV/AIDS. 3th Annual Convention of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Washington, D.C.
Publications:
Validation of the Beck Depression Inventory-II in a low income African-American
sample of outpatients. Psychological Assessment, 17(1), 110-114
Development and Validation of the Weekly Stress Inventory Short Form (IN PRESS)
Psychological Assessment, 19(2), page numbers not yet determined
Practica/Predoctoral Internship Clinical Experience
Fall 2002-Fall 2003, Fall 2004 Fall 2005
Outpatient Psychology Extern
Adult Clinical Psychology/Center for Primary Care Research
Earl K. Long Hospital
Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center
Conducted both inpatient and outpatient assessment on members of an adult clinical population referred by various clinics within the hospital. These include interferon treatment evaluations, organ transplant evaluations, and standard clinical assessments. Also facilitated process groups for the treatment of depression and nicotine dependence. Participated in weekly staff meeting, individual and team supervision.
Spring 2005 present
Margaret Dumas Mental Health Center
Capital Area Mental Health Services
.
Conducted outpatient psychological and neuropsychological assessments and conducted psychotherapy with community-based low SES persons. Specific assessments included malingering, anxiety disorders, mood disorders, dementing and psychotic disorders. Assessment techniques utilized mainly clinical interview. Also conducted comprehensive neuropsychological and psychoeducational evaluations using WAIS-R, WMS, Woodcock Johnson, PAI, Bender-Gestalt, RAYVLT, and TOMM.
Fall 2003- Summer 2005
Early Intervention Clinic
Adult Clinical Psychology Department
Earl K. Long Mid City Clinic
Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center
.
Conducted outpatient and inpatient assessment and psychotherapy on individuals within the community who are infected with HIV and AIDS. Specific assessments include mood disorders, amnestic disorders, schizophrenia spectrum disorders and substance disorders. Also conducted medication adherence evaluations. Assessment techniques utilized psychological instruments and clinical interviews. Also conducted night clinic screenings that involved shadowing a physician in a fast-paced clinic and briefly screening patients for psychopathology and medication adherence issues.
Fall 2003- Summer 2003, Summer 2005-Present
Psychological Services Center
Louisiana State University
Conducted psychoeducational assessments on college and high school-aged persons, participated in weekly case staff meetings, and conducted feedback sessions with families of assessment subjects and subjects, themselves.. Instruments used include: Wechlser Adult Intelligence Scale, Wechsler Memory Scale, Woodcock Johnson Test of Achievement, Personality Assessment Inventory, Trail Making Tests A and B, and State-Trait Anxiety Inventory.
AAPI HOURS SUMMARY
2696 Total Assessment and Intervention Hours
5192 Total Practicum Hours (Assessment, Intervention, Support and Supervision)
Research
Dissertation Topic Anxiety Sensitivitys Association with Tobacco-Related Positive and Negative Outcome Expectancies
Earl K. Long Center for Primary Care Research February 2005-August 2005
Worked as part of research team to collect and analyze data in order to validate the Weekly Stress Inventory- Short Form.
Earl K. Long Center for Primary Care Research June 2004 December 2004
Worked as co-primary investigator to collect and analyze data in order to ascertain whether persons with Type 2 diabetes mellitus who had higher levels of cognitive adaptation had higher levels of dyscontrolled HbA1c levels. Also analyzed data and defended project to thesis committee.
Earl K. Long Center for Primary Care Research September 2002-May 2003
Worked as part of research team to collect and analyze data in order to validate the Beck Depression Inventory II.
Professional Development
Motivational Interviewing Telecourse: 8 week telecourse that teaches participants
introductory motivational interviewing techniques. Taught by XX Van Horn, Ph.D.
Thesis:
Cognitive Adaptations Implication on Diabetes Adherence, December 2004.
Article Reviews:
Component processes of the HVLT-R in HIV-1 (For: Journal: Annals of Clinical Neuropsychology)