Doctorate in Clinical Psychology Masters in Clinical Counseling

Doctorate in Clinical Psychology Masters in Clinical Counseling

• New faculty member! Dr. Rachel Greenley joined the Psychology Department in August 2009. Her research interests center on understanding factors that contribute to optimal psychosocial and physical functioning among youth affected by chronic medical conditions and their families. Dr. Greenley just had a paper titled "A meta analytic summary of the psychosocial adjustment of youth with inflammatory bowel disease" accepted for publication in the Journal of Pediatric Psychology.

• Adjunct Position -- Stats II Instructor. The Department of Psychology at Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science, North Chicago, Illinois, is seeking to hire an instructor to teach our advanced statistics course.  The course will be offered during the Spring of 2010.  This is an 11-week course in multivariate statistics offered to first year Ph.D. students.  The course typically includes multiple regression, path analysis, mediator and moderator analyses, canonical correlation (discriminant function and MANOVA), and factor analysis.  Those who may be interested in teach this course should send a letter of interest describing their relevant background (including any prior experience teaching statistics) and vitae to:  Helen Wilson, Ph.D., Department of Psychology, Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science, 3333 Green Bay Road, North Chicago, IL  60064; email: Helen.wilson@rosalindfranklin.edu; 847/578-3311.

• Dr. Dave Kosson has been elected as the next president of the Society for the Scientific Study of Psychopathy. He will be president-elect for two years and will then serve as president from 2011 to 2013.

• Dr. Michael Seidenberg published recent findings in the August issue of Neurology. The article, "Semantic memory activation in individuals at risk for developing Alzheimer disease," has received national press attention, including mention in on-line editions of Time Magazine, US News & World Report, and Newsweek .

• Dr. Larry Perlmuter was appointed Associate Editor of the International Journal of Diabetes Mellitus (IJDM) in September 2009. Dr Perlmutter was also invited in August 2009 to serve as a Charter Fellow in the Midwestern Psychological Association. The Midwestern Psychological Association, founded in 1926, is the oldest and largest of the regional psychological societies.  

• Dr. Helen Wilson received a grant from the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) in June 2009 for a project titled "Violence exposure and HIV risk in adolescent women of color." Dr. Wilson also published a paper titled "Sexually Transmitted Diseases Among Adults Who Had Been Abused and Neglected as Children: A 30-Year Prospective Study" in the April issue of the American Journal of Public Health. These findings were highlighted in NIMH Science News.

• New faculty member! Dr. Rachel Greenley joined the Psychology Department in August 2009. Her research interests center on understanding factors that contribute to optimal psychosocial and physical functioning among youth affected by chronic medical conditions and their families. Dr. Greenley just had a paper titled "A meta analytic summary of the psychosocial adjustment of youth with inflammatory bowel disease" accepted for publication in the Journal of Pediatric Psychology.

• Adjunct Position -- Stats II Instructor. The Department of Psychology at Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science, North Chicago, Illinois, is seeking to hire an instructor to teach our advanced statistics course.  The course will be offered during the Spring of 2010.  This is an 11-week course in multivariate statistics offered to first year Ph.D. students.  The course typically includes multiple regression, path analysis, mediator and moderator analyses, canonical correlation (discriminant function and MANOVA), and factor analysis.  Those who may be interested in teach this course should send a letter of interest describing their relevant background (including any prior experience teaching statistics) and vitae to:  Helen Wilson, Ph.D., Department of Psychology, Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science, 3333 Green Bay Road, North Chicago, IL  60064; email: Helen.wilson@rosalindfranklin.edu; 847/578-3311.

• Dr. Dave Kosson has been elected as the next president of the Society for the Scientific Study of Psychopathy. He will be president-elect for two years and will then serve as president from 2011 to 2013.

• Dr. Michael Seidenberg published recent findings in the August issue of Neurology. The article, "Semantic memory activation in individuals at risk for developing Alzheimer disease," has received national press attention, including mention in on-line editions of Time Magazine, US News & World Report, and Newsweek .

• Dr. Larry Perlmuter was appointed Associate Editor of the International Journal of Diabetes Mellitus (IJDM) in September 2009. Dr Perlmutter was also invited in August 2009 to serve as a Charter Fellow in the Midwestern Psychological Association. The Midwestern Psychological Association, founded in 1926, is the oldest and largest of the regional psychological societies.  

• Dr. Helen Wilson received a grant from the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) in June 2009 for a project titled "Violence exposure and HIV risk in adolescent women of color." Dr. Wilson also published a paper titled "Sexually Transmitted Diseases Among Adults Who Had Been Abused and Neglected as Children: A 30-Year Prospective Study" in the April issue of the American Journal of Public Health. These findings were highlighted in NIMH Science News.