Terri Lynn Creamer, Ph.D.

Education:

March 31, 2006	Texas Licensed Psychologist 

August 5, 2002	Graduated from Auburn University with Ph.D. in Counseling Psych

1996-2002	Doctoral Program in Counseling Psychology
                Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama 
                G.P.A.: 3.83

1993-1995	Bachelor of Science in Psychology
                The University of Alabama at Birmingham	 Birmingham, Alabama
                Graduation magna cum laude
                G.P.A.: 4.00 in Psychology / 3.77 Overall

1991-1993       The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama



Experience/Employment:

2/03-03/06	Behavioral HealthCare, Dallas, Texas
                Regional Supervisor (03/05-03/06).  
                Administrative duties include:  interdisciplinary team staffing, peer reviews with insurance consultants, 
                supervision, and case management.  Clinical duties with chronic pain patients include: clinical interview,  
                assessment, individual therapy, biofeedback training, group therapy, relaxation training, and crisis intervention. 	

5/02-2/03	Senior Connections, Dallas, Texas
	        Post-doctoral resident.   
                Provided assessment and therapy services to elderly patients in nursing homes.  Consulted with physicians 
                regarding appropriate psychotropic medications.  Conducted case management and other administrative duties 
                serving as Team Leader at two facilities.

8/00-8/01	Houston VA Medical Center, Houston, Texas
                Psychology Intern.  
                APA-Accredited internship at a VA hospital.  Rotations include neuropsychology, trauma recovery, primary 
                care/biofeedback, administration, sex offender treatment, forensic, vocational rehabilitation, and integrated 
                mental health treatment.  Weekly didactic seminars include training in assessment (e.g., Rorschach, TAT, MMPI-2) 
                and therapeutic interventions (e.g., multi-cultural issues, CBT, psychodynamic, psychodrama). 

1/00-8/00	Glenwood Mental Health Services, Birmingham, Alabama
                Assessment Technician for a community mental health system.  
                Conduct intelligence and achievement assessments at area juvenile detention facilities on a contract basis.  
                Submit reports regarding possible learning disorders, as well as recommendations for treatment.

9/99-7/00	Hill Crest Behavioral Health Services, Birmingham, Alabama
                Psychometric Technician at a private psychiatric hospital.  
                Administer, score, and interpret a variety of assessments in the areas of personality, intelligence, attention, 
                and achievement.  Clinical interviews and mental status examinations conducted regularly.  Testing conducted with 
                clients from child, adolescent, adult, and geriatric units, in addition to clients seeking outpatient care.  

6/99-8/99       Brief Intensive Treatment Center, Opelika, Alabama
                Group Leader.  
                Facilitate group counseling sessions in a short-term residential treatment center housing seriously mentally ill and, 
                often, lower-functioning individuals. 

9/98-8/99       East Alabama Mental Health Center, Opelika, Alabama
                Outpatient Therapist.   
                Supervised quarter-time practicum placement at a community mental health center.  Provide clinical services including 
                intake evaluation, treatment plan development, individual therapy, personality assessment, crisis intervention, and 
                clinical consultation with other staff and agencies within the community.  Provide medication monitoring, referrals,and 
                case management services as needed, as well as educational and support services to clients’ families and significant others. 

2/97-8/99       Rape Counselors of East Alabama	Opelika, Alabama
                Director of Violence Prevention Education.   
                Hired as part of a federal grant to raise public awareness about sexual violence in a five-county area. Key duties include 
                designing and presenting programs on sexual violence to 6th -12th grade children, college students, and the general public 
                in a variety of settings, and designing and conducting training sessions for a variety of professional groups including nurses, 
                law enforcement, and school staff.  Public relations duties include design and placement of radio, television, billboard, and 
                newspaper advertising, as well as serving as a consultant for local media.  Additional duties include conducting a rape support 
                group, training and schedule coordination of employees, and involvement on a task force to design programming at Auburn University.
      
9/97-8/98       Auburn University Student Counseling Services, 	Auburn, Alabama
                Graduate Clinician.  
                Supervised quarter-time practicum placement in a college counseling center.  Worked with undergraduate students in individual 
                and group therapy.  Assisted in the development of projects and seminars on cultural diversity, issues of perfectionism, time 
                management, stress and anxiety management, and relationship issues.  Conducted quarterly seminars on date rape.  Assisted in 
                depression, anxiety, and eating disorder screening days.

5/96-9/96       Hill Crest Behavioral Health Services, Birmingham, Alabama
                Mental Health Counselor.   
                Worked with adolescents in a long-term residential treatment program, and with adolescents and adults in short-term residential 
                treatment.  Conducted group therapy psychoeducation sessions on self-esteem, anger management techniques, and self-management skills.  
                Trained in Nonviolent Crisis Intervention.

2/96-7/96       Domestic Violence Intervention Program, Birmingham, Alabama
                Group Leader.  
                Conducted group counseling/education sessions with offenders court-ordered to seek treatment.  Duties included group and member 
                evaluation, assigning and reviewing homework, and maintaining records of group participation and attendance.



Research Experience:

9/01-5/02	Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama
	        Dissertation: Secondary Trauma Among Disaster Mental Health Workers Responding to the September 11th Attacks.  
                Explored the relationship between secondary traumatic stress (STS) symptoms and therapist characteristics, assignment variables, 
                and coping in 81 disaster mental health (DMH) workers responding to the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001.

9/96-6/97       Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama
                Graduate Research Assistant for Randy Pipes, Ph.D., Department of Counseling and Counseling Psychology.  
                Duties included data entry, literature reviews, revision of various documents, and assistance with coding and SPSS analysis.  
                Key area of research was common factors in psychotherapy and supervision processes.  Also the graduate research assistant for 
                Elizabeth Brazelton, Ph.D., Department of Counseling and Counseling Psychology.  Facilitated research in the area of evaluator 
                agreement in WISC-III scoring.

12/94-3/95	The University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama
                Research Assistant for Michele Wilson, Ph.D. in the Department of Sociology.  
                Conducted review of tests and measurements of gender-role attitudes.  Facilitated in questionnaire development for a study on 
                decision-making processes involved in abortion.



Membership and Activities:

*Psychologist Member of APA, 2006-present

*Listserv member: Psychologist mothers, 2003-present; APA Divisions17 (Counseling Psychology), 35 (Psychology of Women), and 51 (Men and Masculinity), 1999-2002

*Graduate Student Affiliate of APA, 1999-2000

*Graduate Student Affiliate of APA Division 17, Counseling Psychology, 1998-1999

*Graduate Student Affiliate of the Alabama Counseling Association, 1998-1999

*Student Affiliate of APA Division 35, Psychology of Women, 1996-1997

*National Organization for Women, 1993-1995



Honors and Awards:

*Graduated magna cum laude in Psychology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, 1995

*Excellence in Women’s Studies Award, University of Alabama at Birmingham, 1995

*Joseph F. Volker Merit Scholarship, University of Alabama at Birmingham, 1994-1995

*Psi Chi, National Honor Society in Psychology, 1993-1995



* References Available Upon Request *