Curriculum Vitae

 

 

KERRI L. (TURK) CLOPTON    

 

 

 

ADDRESS:                  Residence                                 Professional

                                    Box 62                                      617 Schindler Education Center

                                    Hudson, IA 50643                      Department of Educational Psychology

        and  Foundations

                                                                                    University of Northern Iowa

                                                                                    Cedar Falls, IA  50614-0607

 

TELEPHONE:              (319) 988-4091                                   (319) 273-7940

 

LICENSE NUMBER:  00882

 

 

CURRENT POSITION

 

Assistant Professor                      University of Northern Iowa

                                                Department of Educational Psychology and Foundations

Cedar Falls, IA  50614-0607

(319) 273-7940

                                                 

 

EDUCATION

 

Ph.D.                                       Texas A&M University- College Station, Texas

                                                Degree:  Doctor of Philosophy, May 1997

                                                Major:  School Psychology (APA-accredited program)

                                                Specializations: Clinical-Child Psychology

                                                                        Criminal Justice

                                                 Dissertation Topic:  Gender Differences in Youth in

       Residential Care

 

                                                Sam Houston State University-  Huntsville, Texas

                                                Non-Degree student in graduate program in Criminal Justice

                                                July 1993- December 1993

 

 

M.S.                                         Texas A&M University- College Station, Texas

                                                Degree:  Master of Science, May 1994

                                                Major:  Educational Psychology 

                                               

 

 

 

 

 

 

B.A.                                         Carroll College- Helena, Montana

                                                Degree:  Bachelor of Arts, magna cum laude, May 1990

                                                Majors:  Political Science, Psychology

                                                Minor:   Public Administration

Honor’s Thesis:  An Analysis of the Juvenile Justice System 

 Using Psychological Theories of Punishment

                                                Thesis Advisor:  Thomas Hamilton

                                                Honors:  Psi Chi, Delta Epsilon Sigma, Harry S. Truman Scholar

                                                                                   

 

TEACHING

 

Assistant Professor            University of Northern Iowa

                                               Department of Educational Psychology and Foundations

                                               Cedar Falls, IA  50614-0607

                                               August 2003- present

                                               Courses:  Classroom Evaluation Instruments, Behavioral Interventions, Practicum, Advanced Psychodiagnostics

 

Assistant Professor            Loras College

                                               Department of Psychology

                                               Dubuque, IA  52004

                                               August 1999-present

                                               Courses:  Abnormal Psychology, Adolescent Psychology, Learning and Memory, Field Experience, Practicum, Clinical Internship, Child Psychopathology, Psychology of Gender, Ethics and Professional Standards, Psychology of Criminal Behavior, Community Corrections, Criminal Justice Senior Seminar.

 

Assistant Professor            James Madison University

                                               School of Psychology

                                               School Psychology program and Doctorate of Psychology in Clinical, School, and Counseling Psychology.

                                               Course:  Psychological Foundations of Education (Ed.S. level course)

                                               August 1997- July 1999

 

Adjunct Faculty            Notre Dame College- Manchester, New Hampshire

                                               Division of Education

                                               Courses:  Research Seminar (Master’s level course; approximately 15 students); Issues Concerning Emotionally and Behaviorally Disordered Adolescents and Adults (Master’s level course; approximately 8 students).

                                               May 1997-August 1997

Instructor                                Texas A&M University

                                               Department of Educational Psychology

Course:  Adolescent Development for Educators

                                               Junior/Senior level course (approximately 50 students)

                                               Supervisor:  Michael J. Ash, Ph.D.

                                               August 1993- May 1994

 

Graduate Teaching

Assistant                                 Texas A&M University

                                               Department of Educational Technology

Course:  Microcomputer Awareness for Educators

Junior/Senior level course (approximately 25 students)

Supervisor:  Wren Bump, M.S.

                                               July 1992- August 1992

 

Long-term

Substitute Teacher            Splendora Independent School District

Splendora, Texas

                                               6th grade Science; 7th grade English (approximately 130 students)

                                               January 1991- May 1991

 

Graduate Teaching

Assistant                                 The George Washington University

                                               Department of Psychology

                                               Course:  Social Psychology

                                               Junior/Senior level course (approximately 60 students)

                                               Supervisor:  Faye Z. Belgrave, Ph.D.

                                               August 1990- December 1990

 

                                              

Teaching Assistant            Carroll College

                                               Department of Psychology

                                               Course:  General Psychology

                                               Freshman level course (approximately 100 students)

                                               Supervisor:  Thomas Hamilton, M.S.

                                               August 1989- December 1989

 

RESEARCH

 

Primary Evaluator            Dubuque Jail Diversion Project

                                                (SAMHSA funded project)

                                                2002-present

 

Research Associate            Center for Business and Social Research

                                                Loras College

                                                Dubuque, IA

                                                2000-present

 

 

 

 

PUBLICATIONS   

 

Nation, P. L., Turk, K., & Reynolds, C. (1998).  Huntington’s Disease.   In L. Phelps (Ed.), Health-related disorders in children and adolescents (pp. 337-341).  Washington, DC:  American Psychological Association.

 

Swearer, S. M., Turk, K. L., & Friman, P. C. (1996).  Review of the book “A mind of its own.  Tourette’s Syndome:  A story and a guide”.   Journal of Pediatric Psychology, 21, 587-589.

 

Ford, L. & Turk, K. (1995).   Review of  Kaufman Survey of Early Academic Language Skills (K-SEALS).  In J. C. Conoley & J. C. Impara (Eds.), Buros Twelfth Mental Measurements Yearbook.  Lincoln, NE:  University of Nebraska Press.

 

 

PUBLIC SERVICE PUBLICATIONS

 

            Conoley, J. C., Turk, K., & Talley, R.C. Safe schools:  Psychology’s role.  Washington, DC:  American Psychological Association.  Manuscript completed for the Education Directorate of the American Psychological Association.

 

            Turk, K. (1996). The response to the supply-demand internship issue.  The Newsletter of the American Psychological Association of Graduate Students.

 

            Turk, K. (1995).  A review of “Everything You Need to Know to get a Psychology Internship.”  The Newsletter of the American Psychological Association of Graduate Students.

 

            Turk, K. (1995).  Internship sites:  The supply and demand issues.  The Newsletter of the American Psychological Association of Graduate Students.

 

            Turk, K. (1995).  APPIC makes changes concerning call-day and the Clearinghouse.  The Newsletter of the American Psychological Association of Graduate Students.

 

            Turk, K. (1995)  Wisdom concerning the internship application process.  The Newsletter of the American Psychological Association of Graduate Students.

 

 

PAPER PRESENTATIONS

 

Turk, K. L. & Carroll, S. J (2002, March).  Addressing the School Psychologist shortage:  Methods to expose undergraduate students to the field and prepare them for graduate study.  Poster presented at the National Association of School Psychologists Annual Convention, Chicago, Illinois.

 

Driscoll, P., Salyer, D., Turk, K., & Arenz, C. (2001, April).  Beginning readers working with service learning partners.  Paper to be presented as a part of the 33rd Annual Beginning Reading Conference, Cedar Falls, Iowa.

 

            Anderson, D., Turk, K., Drummond, D., Henning, D., & Vernaza, C.  (2000, November).   Connecting through culture:  Empowerment through community.  Paper presented as a part of NAFSA Region IV annual conference, Iowa City, Iowa.

 

Turk, R. L. & Turk, K. L. (1999, October). Interpersonal relationships of successful teams.  Paper presented as a part of a symposium at the Midwest Educational Research Association, Chicago, Illinois.

 

            Hayes, B. L., Gilligan, T. D., & Turk, K. L. (1998, October).  Counselor Educators and School Psychologists working together collaboratively in counseling training programs.   Paper presented at Southern Association of Counselor Education and Supervision, Montgomery, Alabama.

 

            Turk, K., Friman, P.C., Handwerk, M. L., Robinson, S., Hoff, K. & Gagnon, W. (1997, November).  Gender differences in youth in residential care.  Paper presented at the Association for the Advancement of Behavior Therapy, Miami, Florida.

 

            Turk, K. L. (1996, August).  Surviving the experience and the transition to the professional work. In S. L. Pederson (Chair),  Applying and interviewing for professional psychology internships.  Symposium presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological, Toronto, Canada.

 

            Turk, K. L (1995, August).  From beginning to end—Issues in the graduate student experience.  Paper session chaired at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, New York, New York.

 

            Turk, K. L. (1994, August).  Working with children and adolescents-Treatment implications.  Symposium chaired at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, Los Angeles, California.

 

            Ford, L., Turk, K. L. & Nissenbaum, M. (1994, August).  Faculty and student views in mentoring relationships.  In M. Henning-Stout (Chair),  Social and ethical concerns of psychologists in the schools.  Round table discussion presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, Los Angeles, California.

 

            Turk, K. L., Willson, V., & Reynolds, C. R. (1994, April).   Consistency of self-report and observation, by parents and teachers among samples of children on the Behavior Assessment System for Children (BASC) for different ethnic groups.  Poster session represented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, New Orleans, Louisiana.

 

Ash, M. J., Powell, P., Turk, K., Turk, R., & Wehrly, A. (1994, January).  Crisis intervention and prevention of violence in the schools from multiple perspectives.  Innovative session presented at the Southwest Educational Research Association’s Seventh Annual Meeting, San Antonio, Texas.

 

Turk, K. L, Washington, M. A., & Powell, M. P. (1993, November).  Assessment of behavior disorders in culturally diverse adolescents.  In M. P. Powell (Chair),  State of the art:  Assessment of psychopathology in minority adolescents.  Symposium presents at the annual meeting of the Association for the Advancement of Behavior Therapy, Atlanta, Georgia.

 

Cook, W. A. & Turk, K. L. (1993, November).  The use of projective tests with minority children. In M. P. Powell (Chair), State of the art:  Assessment of psychopathology in minority adolescents.  Symposium presents at the annual meeting of the Association for the Advancement of Behavior Therapy, Atlanta, Georgia.

 

 

 

 

Turk, K. L., Dunbar, J. L., Nation, P. L., Preston-Czimneskey, N., & Reynolds, C. R.  (1993, August).  Childhood onset of Huntington’s Disease:  Diagnostic and treatment implications in the schools.  Poster session presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, Toronto, Canada.

 

            Ford, L., Turk, K. L, & Miner, J. L. (1993, August).  Mentoring in the professional development of the school psychologist.   In M. Henning-Stout (Chair), Social and ethical issues in professional psychology.  Symposium presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, Toronto, Canada.

           

            Escobedo-Hernandez, M. & Turk, K. L. (1993, April).  PAL:  Working with at-risk adolescents in a residential facility.  In. A. Wehrly and K. L. Turk, (Co-Chairs), Serving at-risk adolescents:  Investing in success for the year 2000.  Symposium presented at the annual meeting of the National Association of School Psychologists, Washington, DC.

 

Miner, J. L., Turk, K. L, & Ford, L. (1993, April).  Professional development in school psychology:  Gender issues in mentoring relationship.  In B. Nastasi and D. M. DeZolt (Co-Chairs), Gender issues in professional psychology.  Symposium presents at the annual meeting of the National Association of School Psychologists, Washington, DC.

 

Turk, K. L. (1992, November).  Overview of an Adult Divorce Group.  In F. Worchel (Chair), Divorce intervention groups for children and parents.  Symposium presented at he annual meeting of the Texas Psychological Association, Dallas, Texas.

 

Turk, K. L., Miner, J. L., & Ford, L. (1992, August).   Mentoring and the feminization of psychology:  A school psychology perspective.  In M. P. Powell (Chair), The feminization of psychology.  Roundtable discussion presented at the 100th meeting of the American Psychological Association, Washington, DC.

 

Turk, K. L., Wagner, L., Valencia, M. C., Wehrly, A. & Ash, M. J. (1992).  Job Training Partnership Act counseling programs.  Paper presented at the 2nd annual Troubled Adolescent Conference:  The Nation’s Concern and It’s Response, San Antonio, Texas.

 

 

INVITED PRESENTATIONS

 

Morton, F., Decker, L., & Turk, K. (2000, November).  Proclaiming liberty to the captives.  Presented as a part of the River of Jubilee:  Justice and Hope Flow On, Lora College, Dubuque, Iowa. 

 

             Turk, K. L. (2000, April).  Gender and the Media.  Presentation to Americorp Volunteers, Loras College, Dubuque, Iowa.

 

Turk, K. L & Gillam, D.C. (November 10, 1998).   Using the WISC-III in psychoeducational assessment:  The perspective of a School Psychologist and an Educational Consultant.  Presentation to SPED 612 (Psychoeducational Assessment of Learning and  Behavior Problems).  School of Education, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, Virginia.

 

            Turk, K. L. (Oct. 5, 1998).   One career path in School Psychology.  Presentation to PSYC 525 (Role and Function of the School Psychologist).  School of Psychology, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, Virginia.

 

            Turk, K. L. (March 3, 1998).  Working with delinquent youth. Presentation to PSYC 642 (Counseling in Middle and Secondary Schools).  Department of Psychology, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, Virginia.

 

Turk, K. L. (Feb. 5, 1998).   One career path in School Psychology.  Presentation to PSYC 425 (Introduction to School Psychology).  Department of Psychology, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, Virginia.

 

            Turk, K. L. (Feb. 8, 1994).  Brief overview of adolescent development.  Presentation as a part of volunteer training for individuals who work with at-risk families in the community. Family Outreach, College Station, Texas. 

 

            Turk, K. L. (1993).  Group therapy with emotionally disturbed adolescents.  Presentation to CPSY 633 (Introduction to Group Process).  Department of Educational Psychology, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas. 

 

 

CLINICAL

 

School Based Youth               Gannon Center for Community Mental Health

Services Consultant                     Professional Arts Plaza

                                                200 Mercy Dr. Suite 200

                                                Dubuque, Iowa  52001-0145

                                                (563) 582-0145

                                                August 1999- present

 

Duties:  Provision of psychological services to an elementary and junior high school in the Dubuque Community School District.    Providing psychological intervention to individuals and families. Consultation with teachers, staff, and administration regarding the mental health needs of students.

 

Co-Director of                         

Training                                    James Madison University Human Development Center

James Madison University

                                                Harrisonburg, VA  22807

                                                (540) 568-6484

                                                August 1998-June 1999

 

Duties:  Coordinating the training of graduate students in Counseling Psychology, School Psychology and the Combined Program in Clinical, School, and Counseling Psychology who are currently completing a practicum in the university-based clinic.  Responsibilities include orientation of students, triage and assignment of clients, communication with clinical supervisors and practicum instructors, on-call crisis management, and other administrative duties.   Also, coordinating the doctoral internship including the provision of supervision and coordination of clinical and assessment seminars.

           

                                   

 

 

Chief Psychologist                  James Madison University /Shenandoah Valley

Child Development Clinic

                                                James Madison University

                                                Harrisonburg, Virginia  22807

                                                (540) 568-6687

                                                Supervisors:   M. Paige Powell, Ph.D. (August 1997-July 1998)

                                                                       N. William Walker, Ed.D. (August 1998-Present)

August 1997-July 1999

 

Duties:  Completing the cognitive and social-emotional portions of multidisciplinary child assessments.  Assessment process also includes consultation with parents and educational staff concerning meeting the needs of the child in multiple settings.  Also, supervising doctoral and specialist level interns in the areas of assessment, therapeutic intervention, and supervision of other graduate students.

 

 

School Psychologist                  New Hampshire Youth Development Center

                                                1056 N. River Road

                                                Manchester, New Hampshire 03104

                                                Supervisor:  Claire Pstragowksi

                                                January 1997- August 1997

 

Duties:  Providing counseling services to students with disabilities, assessing the cognitive ability of youth to assist in educational planning, consulting with teachers and other staff, and assisting in the development of Individualized Education Plans.

 

 

Postdoctoral Fellow              New Hampshire Youth Development Center

                                                1056 N. River Road 

                                                Manchester, New Hampshire 03104

                                                Supervisor:  Deborah J. R. G. Warner, Ph.D.

                                                August 1996- January 1997

 

Duties:  Coordinating the treatment at the close supervision cottage at the facility.  Responsibilities include chairing the cottage treatment team, developing treatment plans, monitoring treatment progress, supervising Youth Counselors concerning treatment issues, and facilitating individual, group, and family therapy.

 

 

Psychology Intern            Nebraska Internship Consortium in Professional Psychology (APA-accredited)

Father Flanagan’s Boy’s Home

                                                Youthcare Building

Omaha, Nebraska

                                                Supervisor:  Patrick C. Friman, Ph.D.

                                                August 1995- July 1996

 

Duties:  Responsibilities include consulting with both direct and indirect care staff at Boys’ Town and the Boys’ Town Residential Treatment Center (BTRTC) concerning youth issues, involvement in research projects, and participating in weekly seminars, research meetings, clinical rounds, and case presentations.  Also, the administration of the Computerized Diagnostic Interview Schedule for Children (C-DISC) to Boys’ Town youth.  Additional duties at the BTRTC include facilitating individual and group therapy for youth, participating in the multidisciplinary team to formulate treatment plans for youth, and the development of the Life Skills and Social Skills curricula.

 

 

Associate Correctional

Psychologist                            Giddings State Home and School

                                               Texas Youth Commission

                                               PO Box 600

                                               Giddings, Texas

Supervisor:  Corinne Alvarez-Sanders, Ph.D.

                                               June 1994- July 1995

 

                                               Duties:  Working with violent juvenile offenders in Texas.  Co-leading a group for capital offenders and a group for sexual offenders, carrying an individual caseload, and completing psychological evaluations to determine a youth’s readiness to be integrated back into the community.  Also, monitoring groups conducted by caseworkers and assisting in staff training.

 

School Psychology            

Intern                                      Jane Long Middle School

                                               Bryan, Texas

                                               Supervisor:  Michael J. Ash, Ph.D.

                                               August 1993- May 1994

 

Duties:  Providing psychoeducational assessment, individual therapy, group therapy, and parent and teacher consultation. Consulting with a teacher in a newly formed adaptive-behavior unit.

 

Therapist                                 Counseling and Assessment Clinic

                                               Texas A&M University

                                               College Station, Texas

                                               Supervisor:  M. Paige Powell, Ph.D.

                                               March 1994- May 1994

 

                                               Duties:  Co-leading Alliance for a Violent-Free Adult Life Experience (AVALE), an adult group for individuals who have difficulty with anger control.  All clients have been involved with episodes of domestic violence.

 

 

Clinic Staff                              Counseling and Assessment Clinic

                                               Texas A&M University

                                               College Station, Texas

                                               Supervisor: Pamela Grossman, Ph.D.

                                                                 Cecil R. Reynolds, Ph.D.

                                                                 Frances Worchel, Ph.D.

                                               August 1993- February 1994

 

Duties:  Conducting psychoeducational and comprehensive assessments of children, adolescents, and adults.

 

 

Preparation for Adult

Living (PAL) Provider            Counseling and Assessment Clinic

                                               Texas A&M University

                                               College Station, Texas

                                               Supervisors:  Pamela Grossman, Ph.D.

                                                                         M. Paige Powell, Ph.D.

                                                                    Anne Wehrly, Ph.D.

                                               June 1992- May 1994   

 

Duties:  Teaching emotionally disturbed adolescents in foster care the necessary skills to successfully transition into independent living.

 

 

Therapist                                 Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA)

Hearne High School

Hearne, Texas           

                                               Supervisor:  Michael J. Ash, Ph.D.

                                               May 1993- August 1993

 

                                               Duties:  Providing group therapy to at-risk high school students attending summer school.

 

Clinic Staff                              Counseling and Assessment Clinic

                                               Texas A&M University

                                               College Station, Texas

                                               Supervisors:  M. Paige Powell, Ph.D.

                                                                    Frances Worchel, Ph.D.

                                               August 1992- August 1993

                                                

                                               Duties:  Conducting intake interviews and assigning new clients to counselors.  Also, completing psychoeducational assessments with adults.

 

 

Crisis Intervention            Lamar School

                                               Bryan, Texas

                                               Supervisor:  M. Paige Powell, Ph.D.

                                               March 1993

                                              

                                               Duties:  Working with students and faculty at a local school after a student had been murdered on campus.

 

 

Therapist                                 Counseling and Assessment Clinic

                                               Texas A&M University

                                               College Station, Texas

                                               Supervisor:  Frances Worchel, Ph.D.

                                               January 1992-May 1992, September 1992-December 1992

 

                                               Duties:  Co-leading the adult group in a counseling program focusing on the effects of divorce on parents and children.

 

 

Therapist                                 Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA)

Hearne High School

Hearne, Texas           

                                               Supervisor:  Michael J. Ash, Ph.D.

                                               August 1991- May 1992

 

                                               Duties:  Providing group therapy to high school students at-risk of not graduating.

 

 

 

PROFESSIONAL SERVICE

 

 

Member:  School Psychology Program Coordinating Committee, University of Northern Iowa, 2003-  present     

 

Member:  School Psychology Committee, University of Northern Iowa, 2003-present

 

Member:  American Democracy Project, University of Northern Iowa, 2003-present

 

Member:  Dubuque Jail Diversion Project Coordinating Committee, Dubuque, Iowa, 2002-present

 

Acting Director:  Graduate Program, Loras College, 2002-2003

 

Member:  Center for Business and Social Research Advisory Board, Loras College, 2001-2003

 

Member:  University of Northern Iowa School Psychology Program Advisory Board, 2001-2003

 

Moderator:  Loras College Psychology Club, 2001-2003                                   

                                               

Member:  Iowa Department of Education Committee (School Psychologist Shortage), 2001-2002

 

Member:  Continuing Education Committee, 2000-2003, Loras College

 

Member:  Unified Early Childhood/SCRIPT Initiative, Loras College, 2000-2003

                                               

Member:  Intercultural Programs Advisory Board, Loras College, 2000-2002

 

Member:  General Education Committee and Identity Committee, Loras College, 2000-2002

 

Member:  Guidance and Counseling Center Committee, Loras College, 2000-2001

 

Member:  New Faculty Orientation Group, Loras College, 2000-2001

 

Member:  Violence Prevention Conference Planning Committee, Dubuque, Iowa, 2000

 

Co-author/Co-Facilitator:   Connecting Through Culture (co-authored NAFSA grant and planned summer orientation), Loras College, 2000

 

Member:  Psychology Department Graduate Committee, Loras College, 1999-2003

 

Proposal Reviewer:  American Psychological Association’s Division 16 Convention Program, 1998

 

Interviewee:  Psychology:  Scientific Problem Solvers, Careers for the 21st  Century, American Psychological Association, 1995

 

APAGS Liaison: Association of Psychology and Postdoctoral Internship            Centers (APPIC), 1994-1996

 

Member-at-Large:  American Psychological Association of Graduate Students (APAGS), 1993- 1995

                                               

APAGS Liaison:  American Psychological Association’s Board of Educational Affairs, 1993-1994

                                               

APAGS Liaison:  Joint Council on Preparation and Education on Psychology, 1993-1994

                                               

Vice President:  Educational Psychology Social Organization (EPSO), 1992-1993

 

 

 

 

 

HONORS AND AWARDS

 

Lecher Fellowship                     Texas A&M University.  One year graduate school fellowship.

                                                1990

 

Harry S. Truman Scholar            Harry S. Truman Scholarship Foundation.  National award, based on merit, for students who intend to pursue careers in public service.  Funding for two years of undergraduate and two years of graduate education.

                                                1988 Winner -Washington State

 

 

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

           

American Psychological Association- Member

Iowa School Psychologist Association- Member

National Association of School Psychologists- Member

Society for the Teaching of Psychology- Member