Speakers
Steven W. Evans, Ph.D. is the Alvin V. Baird Centennial Chair in Psychology and Director of the Alvin V. Baird Attention and Learning Disabilities Center at James Madison University. He is a professor of Graduate Psychology and member of the faculty in the Psychological Sciences Program. http://chp.cisat.jmu.edu/evans.html
Beth H. Garland, Ph.D. is currently completing a post-doctoral fellowship in the Disruptive Behavior Disorders Clinic at Texas Children’s Hospital, Learning Support Center for Child Psychology in Houston, TX. Beth completed her masters degree in Psychological Sciences at James Madison University, her doctorate in Clinical Psychology at Texas A&M University, and completed her clinical internship at Baylor College of Medicine. http://psychology.tamu.edu/Fac_Ext.php?ID=73
Frank Gearing, M.D. works at Harrisonburg Pediatrics. He specializes in the treatment of children with ADHD and has collaborated with investigators at the ALDC on the development of new treatments.
Amori Yee Mikami Ph.D., assistant professor at University of Virginia. Her areas of specialization are Clinical, Community, and Developmental Psychology. Her program of research investigates children's peer relationships, particularly among youth with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder. http://www.people.virginia.edu/~am4jd/
Jason O’Shell Jason O’Shell graduated from Virginia Tech in 1996 with a B.A. in English and German. For the past nine years he has taught ninth through twelfth grade English students at Page County High School. http://pagecounty.k12.va.us/pchs/index.htm
Brandon Schultz is Director of Clinical and Consultative Services at the Alvin V. Baird Attention and Learning Disabilities Center (ALDC) at James Madison University. Brandon also provides clinical support for ongoing research projects in the ALDC and teaches Child Psychopathology (Psyc 452) for JMU’s undergraduate psychology department. http://chp.cisat.jmu.edu/schultz.html
Zewelanji (Zewe) Serpell, Ph.D, is an assistant professor at the Virginia State University. Her area of specialization is Developmental Psychology. Her research includes sociocultural factors related to social and cognitive development and performance in schools, school-based mental health and ethnic minority youth. http://chp.cisat.jmu.edu/serpell.html
Karen Swette-Husain is a faculty member at the Alvin V. Baird’s Attention and Learning Disability Center. She is the ADHD Skills Coach for the High School Project. As a lifetime educator, she has spent the majority of her career instructing students struggling with learning and attention disabilities. She is currently working with the ALDC at a treatment program at Spotswood High School. http://chp.cisat.jmu.edu/swette.html
Debbie Thurneck, Psy.D. is a Post-Doctoral Resident in Clinical Psychology working at the Cook Counseling Center. Her primary interests include anxiety, depression, relationships, adjustment difficulties, and identity-related concerns. Couples counseling and psychological assessment are also areas of interest. Her style is integrative, primarily influenced by systemic, interpersonal, and cognitive-behavioral models. http://www.ucc.vt.edu/prostaff.html#MS io)