CURRICULUM VITAE                                                                                          February 2015

 

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Psychologist

Oregon State Hospital                                                                                               2013-Present

Supervisor: Amy Smith, Ph.D., Salem, OR

• Sex offender risk evaluations
• Violence risk evaluations

 

Contract Psychologist                                                                                     2014-Present

Multnomah County Presentence Investigation

• General psychological evaluations
• Dangerous Offender evaluations

 

Contract Psychologist

Department of Corrections: Coffee Creek Correctional Facility                                2012-2014

Supervisor: Chuck Haas, LCSW, Wilsonville, OR

• Intake mental health evaluations of male and female inmates
• DBT group therapy with female inmates
• Individual therapy with female inmates in segregation

 

Private Practice

Forensic evaluations: Portland, OR & Vancouver, WA                                             2010-Present

• Evaluations include: Sex offender risk, violence risk, stalking risk,

domestic violence risk mental state, competency to stand trial,

mitigation, and general cognitive functioning.

 

Psychologist Resident                                                                                                 2010-2012

Primary Supervisor: Linda Grounds, PhD, Portland, OR

• Assessment of mental health and cognitive functioning to assist trier

of fact and other legal parties using evidence based protocols

• Evaluations include: sentencing (mitigating factors), general cognitive

functioning, mental health diagnosis, personality disorders and

psychopathy, malingering, sex offender risk assessment, violence risk

assessment, competency to stand trial, and mental state

 

 

Secondary Supervisor: Darci Walker, Psy.D., Portland, OR                                      2011-2012

• Sex offender risk assessments

Secondary Supervisor: Elena Balduzzi, Psy.D., Portland, OR                                   2011-2012

• Sex offender risk assessments

 

Psychologist Assistant/Psychometrician                                                                    2008-2009 Supervisor: Linda Grounds, PhD, Portland, OR

• Administered psychological tests
• Conducted clinical interviews with inmates
• Provided literature reviews

 

Child Protective Services Caseworker                                                                       2001-2007

   Department of Human Services, Gresham, OR

   Supervisor: Toni Hughes, MSW

• Testified in criminal and dependency hearings
• Worked with community partners
• Provided case planning
• Removal and foster placement of children

 

Residential Treatment Counselor                                                                              1998-2000

   Parry Center for Children, Portland, OR

• Provided individual and group skills training
• Behavior modification
• Administered medications
• CPR certification

 

EDUCATION

Pacific University School of Professional Psychology                                               2005-2010

   Hillsboro, OR

   Doctor of Psychology, Clinical Psychology, completed 2010

   Master of Science, Clinical Psychology, completed 2007

Member of the Forensic Psychology track    

 

Washington State University                                                                                      1996-1998

   Pullman, WA

   Bachelor of Science, Psychology

   Minor in Fine Arts

   Graduated with honors       

 

APA APPROVED FORENSIC INTERNSHIP

Western State Hospital, Tacoma, WA                                                                        2009-2010

 

Rotation 1: Special Commitment Center

• Group and individual therapy with civilly committed sexual violent

predators

Rotation 2: Community Forensic Evaluation Services

• Forensic evaluations consisting of competent to stand trial, insanity,

and diminished capacity

• Observed Mental Health Court in Seattle, WA and attended related seminar

Rotation 3: Child Study and Treatment Center

• Juvenile forensic evaluations consisting of competent to stand trial,

insanity, and diminished capacity

• Group and individual therapy for children ages 7-13

 

PRACTICUM EXPERIENCE

Clinical Fieldwork                                                                                                      2008-2009

Oregon State Hospital, Salem, OR

   Supervisors: Carlene Shultz, PsyD, Elena Balduzzi, PsyD

• Conduct full battery assessments on male and female patients with

severe mental illness

• Tests: WAIS-III, WASI, RBANS, PAI, MMPI, SKAAT-R, PCL-R,

PCL:SV, HCR-20, WMS-III, BDI, BAI, ECST-R, M-FAST, MMSE,

Rorschach, Static-99

• Score tests and write integrative reports
• Co-facilitate group therapy
• Provide individual therapy
• Attend weekly individual and group supervision
• CPR certification
• Intervention & Assessment hours: 138

 

Practicum II                                                                                                               2007-2008

   Department of Corrections, Salem & Wilsonville, OR

   Supervisor: Claudia Kritz, PhD

• Conducted full battery assessments on male and female inmates
• Tests: WAIS-III, WASI, WMS-III, DKEFS, M-FAST, Rey-O, CVLT,

M-FAST, Rorscach

• Scored tests and wrote integrative reports,
• Provided individual therapy,
• Provided psychodiagnostic feedback to inmates and colleagues,
• Engaged in regular team consultation,
• Attended weekly individual and group supervision
• Intervention & Assessment hours: 393

 

Practicum I                                                                                                               2006-2007

   Quest Center, Portland, OR

   Supervisors: Renata Ackermann, PhD, Lusija Marx, PsyD

• Provided individual and group therapy
• Conducted intake assessments and maintained progress notes
• Integrative Assessments
• Tests: WAIS-III, BDI, BAI, OQ-45
• Attended weekly individual and group supervision
• Intervention & Assessment hours: 284

 

TEACHING EXPERIENCE                                                                                  2008-2009

Teaching Assistant                                                                                                    

   Pacific University School of Professional Psychology, Hillsboro, OR

   Projective Assessment

   Supervisor: Adam Furchner, PhD

• Provided Rorschach labs for students (review homework, practice

administration, practice scoring)

• Conducted literature reviews
• Graded homework

 

PRESENTATIONS & PUBLICATIONS

Buchanan, P.S. & Grounds, L.M. (in press: March 2011). Women charged with sexual offenses.

            The Oregon Defense Attorney Newsletter. Eugene, OR: Oregon Criminal Defense

            Lawyers Association.

 

Simpler, A. H., Young, B. A., John, S., Buchanan, P., Baird, S., & Boccaccini, M. (2010,

March). Psychometric properties of the psychopathic personality inventory – revised (PPI-R) in a female offender sample. Poster presented at the American Psychology-Law Society 2010 Annual Conference, Vancouver, B.C.

 

Means, J. C., Guyton, M., Brown, C., Buchanan, P., MacMahon, B., Marshall, K., & Vo, E.

(2008, May). Extension and Validation of the Static-99: A Pilot Study. Poster presented at the Oregon Psychological Association 2008 Annual Conference, Student Poster Session, Portland, OR.

 

Means, J. C., Guyton, M., Brown, C., Buchanan, P., MacMahon, B., Marshall, K., & Vo, E.

(2008, October). Extension and validation of the Static-99. Poster presented at the Association for the Treatment of Sexual Abusers Annual Conference, Atlanta, GA.

 

Guyton, M. R., Vo, E., Means, J. C., Buchanan, P. S., Marshall, K. E., Brown, C., &

MacMahon, B. (2008). The predictive Validity of Acuarial and Dynamic Measures of Sexual Re-offense with a Community Treatment Sample. Poster presented at the American Psychology-Law Society 2008 Annual Conference, Jacksonville, FL.

 

Vo, E., Guyton, M., Brown, C., Buchanan, P., MacMahon, B., Marshall, K., & Means, J.

(2008). A comparison of the conviction rates and sentence length of male and female sexual offenders. Poster presented at the American Psychology-Law Society 2008 Annual Conference, Jacksonville, FL.

 

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

Dissertation Research                                                                                                2008-2010

• Pacific University School of Professional Psychology

            Topic: Examination of PCL:SV and PAI results of sex offenders in a

            community-based program (Center for Behavioral Intervention,

Beaverton, OR)

Dissertation Committee: Michelle R. Guyton, PhD , Claudia Kritz, PhD

           

Research Assistant                                                                                                    2008-2008

            Coffee Creek Correctional Facility, Wilsonville, OR

            Examination of personality characteristics in a female inmate

            population using the Rorschach Inkblot method

• Scored Psychopathic Personality Inventory

            Research Advisor: Michelle R. Guyton, PhD

 

Research Assistant                                                                                                    2006-2008

            Center for Behavioral Intervention, Beaverton, OR

• File organization
• SPSS data entry

            Research Advisor: Michelle R. Guyton, PhD

 

Thesis Research                                                                                                         2006-2007

            Pacific University School of Professional Psychology

            Topic: Perceptions of intimate relationships between teachers and

            students

            Thesis Chair: Michelle R. Guyton, PhD

 

Research Assistant                                                                                                     1997-1998

            Washington State University

            Cognitive Aging Study

• Administered memory tests with participants via computer,
• Paper-pencil tests,
• Scored tests,
• Created posters for conferences,
• Attended research meetings

Principle Investigator: Maureen Schmitter-Edgecombe, PhD

 

Research Assistant                                                                                                     1997-1998

            Washington State University

            Perception Study

• Administered tests
• Attended research meetings

Research Advisor: Bob Miller, PhD

 

Research Assistant                                                                                                    1997-1997

            Washington State University

            NW Young Autism Project

• Provided hands-on therapy with children diagnosed with

                       Autism

• Attended research meetings

            Principle Investigator: Tristan Smith, PhD

 

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS         

Oregon Psychological Association                                                                            2005-2010

American Psychological Association                                                                         2005-Present

American Psychology-Law Society                                                                           2005-Present

Association for the Treatment of Sexual Abusers                                                     2012-Present

 

SELECTED WORKSHOPS/CONFERENCES ATTENDED

Association for the Treatment of Sexual Abusers                                                     2014

            San Diego, CA

American Board of Professional Psychology                                                            2014

            San Diego, CA

Behavioral Treatment for Sex Offenders: Past Present and Future                        2013

            Portland, OR

            Richard Packard, Ph.D.

Oregon Forensic Evaluator Training Program                                                        2013

            Hillsboro, OR

            Alex Bassos, JD; Michelle Guyton, Ph.D.; Alex Millkey, Psy.D.                 

Effective and Ethical Expert Testimony                                                                    2011

            Portland, OR

            Joel Dvoskin, Ph.D.

Current Controversies in Psychopathy                                                                      2011

            Portland, OR

            John Edens, Ph.D.

Forensic and Correctional Applications of the PAI                                                  2011

            Portland, OR

            John Edens, Ph.D.

Sex offending and the Brain                                                                                      2010

            OATSA, Oregon City, OR

            James Cantor, Ph.D., C.Psych

Static-99R                                                                                                                   2010

            Portland, OR

            Katherine Gotch, M.A.

Psychopathy: The Construct, its Variants, and its Implications                               2010

For Treatment

            Portland, OR

            Jennifer L. Skeem, Ph.D.

American Psychology-Law Society Annual Conference                                          2010

            Vancouver, B.C.

The Risk for Sexual Violence Protocol (RSVP)                                                        2009

            Portland, OR

            Stephen D. Hart, PhD

Ethics in Mental Health Care: Emerging Issues and Controversies                        2009

            Western State Hospital, Tacoma, WA

            Christmas Covell, PhD, Jennifer Wheeler, PhD

Preventing Sexual Abuse: New Frontiers in the Management                                2009

And Treatment of Sexual Abusers

            The Association for the Treatment of Sexual Abuse

            Dallas, TX

Psychopothy Checklist Revised                                                                                  2009

            Western State Hospital, Tacoma, WA

            Robert Hare, PhD                                                                              

Motivational Interviewing at a glance: Introduction                                     2009

            Oregon State Hospital, Salem, OR

            Tom Shrewsbury, MSW, CADC III

Short Term Assessment of Risk and Treatability (START)                                      2009

            Oregon State Hospital, Salem, OR

            Tonia L. Nicholls, PhD

Intelligence Testing: RIAS & KTEA                                                                         2009

            Oregon State Hospital, Salem, OR

Psychopathy Checklist-Revised: Introduction                                                           2009

            Oregon State Hospital, Salem, OR

Dialectical Behavioral Therapy                                                                                 2009

Oregon State Hospital, Salem, OR

Laurie Burke, PsyD

Perspectives on Child Abuse                                                                                      2008

            Sex Abuse Clinic, Portland, OR

Risk Assessment Orientation                                                                                     2008

            Oregon State Hospital, Salem, OR

            Sexual recidivism assessments, psychopathy assessments,

            violence risk assessments

Pacific University School of Professional Psychology Diversity Day                       2008

            Forest Grove, OR

            Topic: Working with clients of low socioeconomic status

Pedophilia and Sexual Offending Against Children Workshop                               2008

            Oregon City, OR

            New developments in research and practice

Michael Seto, PhD

Clinical-Forensic Applications of the PCL-R and PCL:SV                                     2008   

            Oregon Department of Corrections, Wilsonville, OR

            Stephen D. Hart, PhD

Portland Dialectical Behavior Therapy, PC                                                              2008

            Portland, OR

            DBT and substance abuse

Basics of Personality Assessment Inventory Interpretation                                      2007

            Portland, OR

            Alexander M. Millkey, PsyD

Treatment of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder                                                             2006

            Portland, OR

            Edna Foa, PhD

Pacific University School of Professional Psychology Diversity Day                       2007

            Forest Grove, OR

            Working with Spanish speaking clients

Schizophrenia Seminar                                                                                              2004

Portland, OR

Treatment of Schizophrenia

Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Seminar                                                                    2004

            Portland, OR

Treatment of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder

Methadone Workshop                                                                                                2004

            Portland, OR

Appropriate clients and treatment methods of Methadone

Borderline Personality Disorder Seminar                                                                 2003

            Portland, OR

Treatment of those diagnosed with Borderline

Personality Disorder

Domestic Violence, Mother’s Who Retaliate                                                 2002

Salem, OR                                                                                                      

Treatment and criminal sentencing of women

who engage in domestic violence

Methamphetamine Seminar                                                                                      2002

            Tualatin, OR

Treatment, origin, and dangers of Methamphetamine