Texas Tech University :: Department of Psychology

10/21/11

Faculty Opening in Clinical Psychology

The Clinical Psychology Doctoral Program (APA-accredited since 1972) at Texas Tech University invites applications for one tenure-track assistant professor position to begin Fall, 2012. While we anticipate hiring at the Assistant Professor level, candidates of higher rank will also be considered. Research area within clinical psychology is open; however, the Department is particularly interested in those with research interests in clinical health psychology/behavioral medicine, or clinical neuropsychology. Applicants should have a strong programmatic research focus with the potential to secure extramural funding, ability to teach effectively at the graduate and undergraduate levels, and provide service to the department and university. Candidates must receive a Ph.D. from an APAaccredited Clinical Psychology program by August, 2012.

The Clinical Psychology program embraces a scientist-practitioner training model with strong mentorship of graduate students. The Department (see www.psychology.ttu.edu) promotes a collegial environment among 27 full-time faculty and over 100 graduate students. Texas Tech University (www.ttu.edu) is classified as a doctoral researchextensive university by the Carnegie Foundation and has an enrollment of 32,000 students. Texas Tech University offers 104 masters and 57 doctoral programs, with Schools of Medicine and Law located on campus. Numerous opportunities exist for collaboration with nearby Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center departments. Lubbock is a temperate, low-cost metropolitan area of more than 220,000 people.

Review of applicants begins January 10, 2012 and continues until the position is filled. All applications must be submitted online at http://jobs.texastech.edu under requisition number 84462. Submit cover letter, curriculum vita, documentation of research and teaching effectiveness, up to three sample reprints, and three letters of recommendation. Texas Tech University is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer. We strongly encourage applications from women and minorities, and we consider the needs of dual career couples. Direct questions about this position to Kelly Cukrowicz, Ph.D., Chair, Clinical Search Committee, at 806-742-3711, ext. 267 (office phone); email: kelly.cukrowicz@ttu.edu.

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9/26/11

Dr. Roman Taraban Invited to Serve on NSF Panel

Dr. Roman Taraban has been invited to serve on the panel for the National Science Foundation's Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Program. This is a program which provides prestigious awards to junior faculty members who have demonstrated excellence in both teaching and research.

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Dr. Jamie Gorman Receives Jerome H. Ely Award

Jamie C. Gorman (assistant professor in the Human Factors program) and co-authors Nancy J. Cooke and Polemnia G. Amazeen (both of Arizona State University) received the 2010 Jerome H. Ely award on September 20, 2011 at the 55th annual meeting of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society. The Ely award, established in 1966, recognizes the most outstanding paper published in each volume of the journal Human Factors. Jamie and his co-authors received the award for their paper entitled, "Training Adaptive Teams", which was published in Human Factors Vol. 52 No. 2.

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9/16/11

Dr. Lee Cohen Honored as an Integrated Scholar by TTU

Dr. Lee Cohen, the Department Chair, has been recognized by Texas Tech as an "integrated scholar." Integrated scholars are faculty members who are recognized for excellence in research, service, and teaching. Additionally, they excel at integrating these three roles. To read more about Dr. Cohen's recognition, please click on the following link:

http://www.depts.ttu.edu/provost/scholars/leecohen.php

To learn more about this award and previous recipients, please visit:

http://www.depts.ttu.edu/provost/scholars/

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9/12/11

Dr. Robitschek Awarded Fellow status by APA

Dr. Christine Robitschek was recently awarded Fellow status by the American Psychological Association in Division 17, the Society for Counseling Psychology. She also recently received the Distinguished Psychologist Award for Contributions to Positive Psychology, given by APA's Society for Counseling Psychology, Section on Positive Psychology. She received these awards for her research on personal growth initiative (PGI), which is a person's intentional effort to change and develop as a person. Dr. Robitschek is the leading scholar responsible for developing PGI theory and instruments to measure PGI. Information about Dr. Robitschek's most recent work can be found at Texas Tech Today, http://today.ttu.edu/2011/09/professor-creates-test-that-competes-with-the-sat/ General information about PGI can be found at http://www.webpages.ttu.edu/crobitsc/

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Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Student Chapter Receives HFES Gold Level status for the fourth year in a row

Each year, the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society (HFES) evaluates student chapters across the nation against a diverse set of performance criteria that were developed to recognize outstanding efforts, activities, and contributions. Student chapters can receive recognition at the bronze, silver, or gold (best) levels. For the fourth year in a row, the Texas Tech HFES Student Chapter earned the gold level designation.

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9/9/11

Skelton Lecture Series - Barbara L. Andersen Ph.D.

Professor Andersen obtained her B.S. magna cum laude in 1973 from the University of Illinois. She continued at Illinois and received her Ph.D. and completed her internship in clinical psychology at the Neuropsychiatric Institute at UCLA. In 1980 she joined the faculty in the Department of Psychology at the University of Iowa as Assistant Professor. In 1985, she was promoted to Associate Professor, with a joint appointment in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology; she remained at Iowa through 1988.

Dr. Andersen joined the Ohio State University faculty in 1989 in the Department of Psychology and with a joint appointment in Obstetrics and Gynecology and was promoted to Professor in 1991. Dr. Andersen is also a member of the Cancer Prevention and Control Program in the Comprehensive Cancer Center. She was instrumental in the development of the Behavioral Measurement Shared Resource and served as Director from 2003 to 2005. She is presently the Director of the OSU Livestrong Survivorship Center of Excellence.

Professor Andersen is active in teaching and service to the profession. She has taught psychometrics, practicum, and behavioral medicine courses. She mentors pre and postdoctoral trainees as well as junior faculty. She has chaired grant review panels for private foundations and NIH. She has over 150 publications and her research has been funded continuously since 1983. Dr. Andersen has received numerous awards, including the Burlington Award in Teaching (1985) and the Faculty Scholar Award (1988) from the University of Iowa. At Ohio State, she has received the Distinguished University Scholar Award (2000) and the Distinguished Lecturer Award (2003). Also in 2003 she received the Award for Outstanding Contributions in Health Psychology from the American Psychological Association (Division 38). She was the recipient of the Peter Minton Hero of Hope Research Champion Medal of Honor (2004) from the American Cancer Society (Ohio Division) and elected to the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAA; 2005).Research Areas

Dr. Andersen studies biobehavioral aspects of cancer and their implications for disease progression. Follow up work continues on the Stress and Immunity Breast Cancer Project, a randomized clinical trial of a psychological intervention to reduce stress, improve quality of life, health behaviors, and adherence for patients with breast cancer. Her longtime collaborator on this research is Dr. William Carson. This trial demonstrated reduced risk for recurrence and cancer death for patients randomized to receive the intervention. Publication of intervention materials is anticipated for early 2011.

Andersen’s current work focuses on the development of interventions for patients at high risk for psychological or behavioral morbidities or premature cancer death. Intervention development projects for patients with gynecologic cancer, cancer recurrence, or patients with co morbid psychopathology are in progress.
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Psychology Department Announces Skelton Lecture Series

Dr. John G. Skelton was an alumnus of our counseling psychology program at TTU and in passing bestowed a significant contribution to the Department of Psychology in the form of an endowed professorship. To further honor Dr. Skelton and consistent with his vision for the department, Dr. Morgan developed the annual Skelton Lecture Series in Health Psychology. Fall 2011 was the inaugural lecture and the department was honored to host Dr. Barbara L. Andersen, Ph.D., Ohio State University, as the first lecturer.
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9/7/11

Dr. DeLucia Receives Grant from US Army

Dr. Patricia R. DeLucia has received a grant to conduct research aimed to reduce medication errors. She is part of a multi-disciplinary research team funded by the Telemedicine & Advanced Technology Research Center, US Army Medical Research and Materiel Command. The purpose of the project is to implement and examine a newly developed handheld computerized decision-support device designed to reduce dosing errors during medication administration at the bedside. Results will be used to assess various outcome measures and to better understand the clinical effectiveness of the device and its effects on clinical work.
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9/2/11

Nicole Gross Dr. Robert Morgan awarded grant from Center for Behavioral Health Services and Criminal Justice Research

Nicole Gross (principal investigator) and Dr. Robert Morgan (co-principal investigator) of Counseling Psychology Program were recently awarded a research grant from the Center for Behavioral Health Services and Criminal Justice Research. The Center for Behavioral Health Services and Criminal Justice Research is a National Institute of Mental Health funded center, and the grant will support the project titled "Criminal thinking in a community mental health sample: Effects on treatment engagement, psychiatric recovery, and criminality."

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