BETSY J. DAVIS, Ph.D.

9426 Indian School Rd. NE., Ste. 1

Albuquerque, NM 87112

 

EDUCATION

 

Loyola University Chicago                                                                                                         

            Degree:          Ph.D.                                                                                                     2001           

            Major:             Counseling Psychology 

            Minor:             Applied Psychological Measurement

            Dissertation:  Item Analysis of the Emotional Assessment System: A New Instrument to Diagnose Personality and Psychopathology

 

            Degree:          Master of Arts                                                                                       1994

            Major:             Community Counseling

            Thesis:            Asian-American College Students' Problem Perceptions and

                                    Help-Seeking Behavior

University of Iowa

            Degree:          Bachelor of Arts                                                                                   1979

            Major:             Journalism

            Minor:             Film History and Criticism

 

 

PROFESSIONAL   EXPERIENCE

 

Behavior Therapy Associates, Albuquerque, New Mexico              March 2007 -- present           

Position:                     Clinical Psychologist

Duties:                        Individual psychotherapy specializing in Trauma Disorders, and Chronic Pain Management.

 

Independent Practice: Chicago, Illinois                                      June 2004 – February 2007

Position:                     Clinical Psychologist

Duties:                        Individual and group psychotherapy specializing in Trauma Disorders, and Chronic Pain Management.

 

Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago, Willowbrook, Illinois        February 2003 – June 2005

Position:                     Clinical Psychologist

Duties:                        Chronic Pain Care Center – Individual psychotherapy, group psychoeducational counseling, and diagnostic evaluations.

 

The Phoenix Institute: Chicago, Illinois                                    September 2002 - May 2004

Position:                     Clinical Psychologist

Duties:                        Individual and group psychotherapy specializing in Trauma Disorders, and Chronic Pain Management.

 

American Medical Association: Chicago, Illinois                          October 1995 - July 1998

Position:                     Project Associate

Duties:                        Department of Adolescent Health—Developed protocol for an office-based adolescent tobacco cessation program for use by physicians and other health care providers.  Involved in training practitioners from pilot sites on protocol implementation.            

 

American Medical Association: Chicago, Illinois         September1989 - September1995

Position:                     Project Coordinator

Duties:                        Department of Adolescent HealthWrote and/or worked on grants that netted a total of $769,000. Wrote a monograph on delivering

                                    culturally competent health care. Edited publications on adolescent bio-psycho-social issues. Coordinated national network of 5,000 adolescent health care providers.

 

American Medical Association: Chicago, Illinois               September 1984 - August 1989

Position:                     Health and Public Affairs Administrator

Duties:                        Alliance ProgramWrote health-related publications, newsletters, press releases, and reports for physician-spouses group.                                                                    

                                    Developed promotional strategies for nationwide health programs.

                                    Elected to executive committee of National School Health Education Coalition.

 

TRAINING  EXPERIENCE

 

The Phoenix Institute: Chicago, Illinois                                                                  2001- 2002

Position:                     Psychology Post-doctoral Intern

Duties:                        Individual psychotherapy specializing in Trauma Disorders.

 

Hines Veteran Affairs Medical Center:  Hines, Illinois                                          1997-1998

Position:                     Psychology Pre-doctoral Intern

Duties:                        Individual psychotherapy, diagnostic evaluations, and psychoeducational counseling with rotations through

                                    Post Traumatic Stress Disorders Clinic, Spinal Cord Injury,

                                    and Blind Center Outpatient Program.

 

The University of Chicago Hospital: Chicago, Illinois                                         1996-1997

Position:                     Behavioral Medicine Extern

Duties:                        Individual psychotherapy, diagnostic evaluations, stress management and behavior modification with patients in the Behavioral Medicine Clinic.

 

Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago: Chicago, Illinois                                           1995-1996

Position:                     Psychology Extern

Duties:                        Chronic Pain Program—Inpatient and outpatient individual psychotherapy, group psychoeducational counseling, and diagnostic evaluations.

 

Chicago Lakeside Veterans Affairs Medical Center: Chicago, Illinois            1994-1995

Position:                     Psychology Extern

Duties:                        Individual and group psychotherapy, diagnostic evaluations, and neuropsychological testing.

 

Columbus Hospital: Chicago, Illinois                                                                       1992-1993

Position:                     Counseling Extern                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            

Duties:                        Women's Chemical Dependence Program—Individual and group psychotherapy for outpatients in six-week recovery program, relaxation training and seminars on recovery.

 

Howard Brown Memorial Clinic: Chicago, Illinois                                                1987-1988

Position:                     Counseling Volunteer

Duties:                        HIV Testing Program—Education on prevention and stress reduction for individuals prior to HIV testing. Recommendations for behavior modification, support groups, and medical referrals during post-test counseling for patients who tested HIV positive.

 

 

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

 

VA Chicago Health Care System: Chicago, Illinois                                              1998-2001

Position:                     Research Investigator                                                                                                                      

Duties:                        Emotional Assessment System (EAS)—Involved in test construction and validation of the EAS, a computerized, self-report inventory measuring personality and psychopathology. Administered EAS to initial group of psychiatric patients and completed item analysis.

 

Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago: Chicago, Illinois                                           1998-1999
Position:                     Research Assistant                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 

Duties:                        Center for Pain Studies—Recruited participants for an experimental research study to explore altered pain regulatory systems in chronic pain patients.  Conducted experimental sessions involving blood pressure assessment, pain tasks, and pain ratings.

 

Loyola University Chicago: Chicago, Illinois                                                         1991-1993

Position:                     Research Team Member

Duties:                        Asian-American Students' College ExperienceParticipated in data analyses of a survey investigating effects of ethnicity and gender on personal problems experienced by Asian-American college students.

 

 

GRANT EXPERIENCE

 

Tobacco Use Cessation for Youth                                                                         1995-1998

Grantor:                      Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Duties:                        Developed protocol for American Medical Association's tobacco use cessation program for adolescents.

 

 

Healthier Youth by the Year 2000 Project                                                             1989-1995

Grantors:                    U.S. Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion

Federal Maternal and Child Health Bureau

Duties:                        Coordinated the American's Medical Association project to promote the federal Year 2000 Health Objectives for  adolescents.

 

Culturally Competent Health Care for Adolescents                                          1992-1993

Grantor:                      Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

Duties:                        Co-authored monograph, published by the American Medical Association, on improving health care providers' cultural competence in working ethnic minority adolescents.

 

Target 2000 Newsletter                                                                                             1992-1993

Grantor:                      Metropolitan Life Foundation

Duties:                        Edited newsletters published by the American Medical Association on adolescent substance abuse, HIV prevention, and parenting healthy adolescents.

 

Targets for Adolescent Health: Nutrition and Physical Fitness    1991-1992

Grantor:                      Kellogg Company

Duties:                        Edited American Medical Association publication on adolescent nutrition and physical fitness to be inserted in the American Dietetic Association Journal and the Target 2000 Newsletter.


 

PRESENTATIONS

 

            Davis, B.J. (2005). Diagnosis and Treatment of Trauma Disorders. Presentation to Northwestern – St. Joseph Family Medicine Department, Chicago, Illinois.

 

            Davis, B.J. (2005). Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Pain Conditions. Inservice presented to Spine and Sports Rehabilitation Center, Chicago, Illinois.

 

            Davis, B.J. (2004). Diagnosis and Treatment of Trauma Disorders. Presentation to Northwestern – St. Joseph Family Medicine Department, Chicago, Illinois.

 

            Davis, B.J. (2003). Cognitive-Behavioral Treatment of PTSD. Workshop presented at the annual conference of the Illinois Psychiatric Nurses Association, Oak Brook, Illinois. 

 

            Davis, B.J. (2002). Treating Trauma, Grief and Loss. Workshop presented at World Relief Organization, Chicago, Illinois. 

 

             Davis, B.J. (1993). Cultural competence in health care delivery. Paper presented at the annual conference of the National Minority Health Association, New Orleans, Louisiana.

 

             Solberg, V.S., Ritsma, S., Davis, B.J., and Jolly, A. (1993). Asian-American students' severity of problems and willingness to seek help from university counseling centers. Poster session presented at the annual convention of the American Psychological Association, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

 

             Solberg, V.S. and Davis, B.J. (1993). Asian students' help-seeking behaviors. Workshop with counseling center faculty to discuss survey results and implications for counseling center outreach. University of Illinois, Champaign, Illinois.

 

             Solberg, V.S. and Davis, B.J. (1993). Asian students' help-seeking behaviors. Workshop with Asian American students to discuss survey results and receive feedback. University of Illinois, Champaign, Illinois.

 

            Solberg, V.S., Davis, B.J., and Ritsma, S. (1993). Methods for establishing competence to work with Asian college students: The efforts and results of a university counseling center. Symposium presented at Winter Roundtable on Cross-Cultural Counseling and Psychotherapy.  Teachers College, Columbia University, New York, NY

 

            Solberg, V.S., O'Brien, K., Villareal, P., Kennel, R., and Davis, B.J. (1992). Self-efficacy and Hispanic college students: Construct validation. Poster session presented at the annual convention of the American Psychological Association, Washington, D.C.

 

PUBLICATIONS

 

Davis, B.J., Lamkin, L., Fish, A., Elster, A., and Houston, T. (1996). A brief office-based intervention for adolescents using tobacco: Implementation handbook for pilot sites. Chicago: American Medical Association.

 

            Davis, B.J. and Voegtle, K.V. (1994). Culturally competent health care for adolescents: A guide for primary care providers. Chicago: American Medical Association.

 

 Solberg, V.S., Davis, B.J., and Ritsma, S. (1994). Establishing credibility among

Asian-American populations: Guidelines for university counseling centers. Proceedings of the Teachers College, Columbia University Conference on Cross-Cultural Counseling and Psychotherapy, 34-41.

 

             Solberg, V.S., Ritsma, S., Davis, B.J., and Jolly, A. (1994). Asian American students' experience of college and likelihood of using university counseling centers: A replication and extension. Journal of Counseling Psychology, 41, 275-279.

 

             Solberg, V.S., O'Brien, K., Villareal, P., Kennel, R., and Davis, B.J. (1993). Self-efficacy and Hispanic college students: Validation of the college self-efficacy instrument. Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences, 15, 80-95.

 

PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATION MEMBERSHIPS

 

American Pain Society

American Psychological Association

International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies

New Mexico Psychological Association

 

LICENSURE

 

State of New Mexico: Psychologist