Curriculum Vitae

EDUCATION

05/93 ‑ 05/96 University of Mississippi, Doctor of Philosophy

Major: Educational Psychology

Concentrations: Measurement & Evaluation and

Human Development

GPA 3.78

08/91 ‑ 05/93 University of Mississippi, Master of Education

Major: Educational Psychology

GPA 3.82

01/90 ‑ 12/90 University of Mississippi, Bachelor of Arts

Major: Psychology

Cumulative GPA 3.14

Psychology GPA 3.70

08/81 ‑ 05/83 Northeast Mississippi Junior College

Booneville, Mississippi

Major: Business Administration

Degree: None

HONORARIES

02/07 Faculty Honoree, Higher Education Award Appreciation Day–Working for Academic Excellence

04/06 Who’s Who Among America’s Teachers (Multiple Year Honoree)

02/04 Who’s Who Among America’s Teachers (Multiple Year Honoree)

04/02 Who’s Who Among America’s Teachers (Multiple Year Honoree)

06/00 Who's Who Among America's Teachers

11/99 Outstanding Research Award, Mississippi Counseling Association, Annual
Conference, Biloxi, MS

09/96 Excellence in Doctoral Research Award, University of Mississippi,

Educational Psychology Program

11/90 The National Honor Society in Psychology, Psi Chi

05/90 Chancellor's Honor Roll

PROFESSIONAL CREDENTIAL

11/18/95 Licensed Professional Counselor

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONAL MEMBERSHIPS & SERVICE

11/98 – Present MEMBER. Association of Psychological Sciences

09/98 – Present MEMBER. Society for the Teaching of Psychology

01/94 – Present MEMBER. Mississippi Counseling Association

MEMBER. Division of Counselor Education and Supervision

MEMBER. Mississippi Licensed Professional Counselors Association

11/96 – Present EDITORIAL BOARD. Journal of the Mississippi Counseling Association,

Editor Philip Cooker, The University of Mississippi.

08/97 – Present MEMBER. Mississippi Faculty Association for Community/Junior Colleges

BOARD MEMBER. 08/00 – 08/04

COLLEGE AND COMMUNITY SERVICE (Also, See Workshop Presentations)

08/06 – Present COMMITTEE MEMBER. Northeast Institutional Effectiveness Committee & SACS Self Study

10/01 – Present COMMITTEE MEMBER. Northeast Institutional Review Board

CHAIR. IRB Process Development

09/01 – Present COMMITTEE MEMBER. Northeast Foundation Employee Enhancement Fund Steering Committee

09/04 – Present CHAIR/FOUNDATION BOARD MEMBER.

07/99 – Present COMMITTEE MEMBER. Northeast Technology Committee.

CHAIR. Division of Social & Behavioral Sciences and Psychology Dept. Web Pages and On-line General Psychology Course Development.

02/02 – Present COMMITTEE MEMBER. SACS Distance Learning Steering Committee. NEMCC

CHAIR Assessment of Need for Distance Learning Subcommittee.

08/00 – Present PSYCHOLOGY CLUB SPONSOR. Organizing and Advising Northeast Psychology Club members.

08/97 – Present PSYCHOLOGY CURRICULUM COORDINATOR. Psychology Curriculum Committee, Northeast Mississippi Community College. Review and revise Curriculum for the A.A. degree and university transfer.

03/99 – Present COMMITTEE MEMBER. Scientific Review Committee, Northeast Mississippi Community College.

Prior College Service Activity

10/01 – 05/02 COMMITTEE MEMBER. Enrollment-Registration Process Review, NEMCC.

08/97 – 08/01 COMMITTEE MEMBER. College Council, NEMCC.

04/99 – 08/01 COMMITTEE MEMBER. Alcohol/Drug Abuse Prevention Committee, NEMCC.

08/99 – 08/01 COMMITTEE MEMBER. Student Government Advisors Committee, NEMCC.

09/00 - 01/01 COMMITTEE MEMBER. Search Committee for Vice President of Instruction and Student Services

08/98 - 12/00 CHAIR. SACS Survey Team Committee, NEMCC. Constructing, Administering, Scoring, and Analyzing survey instruments and results involved in self-study for reaccreditation by Southern Associations of Colleges and Schools: Commission on Colleges, 1998

08/97 - 12/00 COMMITTEE MEMBER. SACS General Educational Programs Committee, NEMCC's Self-study for reaccreditation by Southern Associations of Colleges and Schools: Commission on Colleges, 1998

Prior Community Service Activity

04/91 - 05/98 COMMITTEE MEMBER. Head Start Health Advisory Committee,

LIFT, Inc., Tupelo, MS.

08/95 ‑ 07/97 CHAIR. Head Start Health Advisory Committee, LIFT, Inc., Lee County, Tupelo, MS. Academic Years 1994 - 1997.

09/96 - 08/97 SECTION LEADER. Providers of Mental Health Care Section, United Way of Greater Lee County, Tupelo, MS.

03/92 ‑ 09/93 COMMITTEE MEMBER. Head Start Parents as Teachers Committee, LIFT, Inc., Amory, MS, Head Start Center.

12/92 ‑ 12/93 BOARD MEMBER. Monroe County Department of Human Services, Foster Care Review Board, Aberdeen, MS.

01/92 - 01/94 COMMITTEE MEMBER. Tupelo Thoroughfare Program, Lobby and Oversight Committee, Tupelo, MS.

06/86 ‑ 12/88 BIG BROTHER VOLUNTEER. Lee County Youth Court, Tupelo, MS

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

08/97 - Present

Northeast Mississippi Community College

Division of Social and Behavioral Sciences

101 Cunningham Blvd.

Booneville, MS 38829

Phone: 662.720.7345; FAX: 662.728.1165

PSYCHOLOGY PROFESSOR:

Teaching (Courses): Life-Span Development (EPY 2533); General Psychology (PSY 1513); Laboratory in Psychology: Cognition & Behavior (PSY 2113); and Child Psychology (EPY 2513)

Service Activities: Advising approximately 50 psychology majors; Committee Work on College & Divisional Committees/Activities (see College Service section listed above for specific work); Community Service includes presenting workshops to local schools and consulting on faculty & institutional research and local school issues (see Community Service section listed above)

Scholarly Activity/Research: See Research section for current research agenda—current projects, publications, and presentations

Consulting Activities:

1. Providing measurement, assessment, evaluation and statistical consultation to NEMCC's Office of Institutional Research and various divisional, faculty and community research projects.
2. Providing psychological consultation to local and regional schools in the areas of measurement, assessment, & evaluation of adaptive development of child/adolescent behavior.
3. Providing psychological consultation to local business/industry in the areas of organizational behavior and development through Northeast's Division of Economic and Community Development (Workforce Investment Act).

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE (Continued)

05/02 - Present

University of Tennessee at Martin (Selmer/McNairy County Center)

Department of Psychology

Martin, TN 38238

Phone: 731.646.1636

ADJUNCT ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF PSYCHOLOGY:

Teaching (Courses): Developmental Psychology (PSYC 313); Theories of Personality (PSYC 450); Abnormal Child Psychology (PSYC 355); General Psychology (PSYC 110); Educational Psychology (HLRN 325); & Drugs & Behavior (PSYC 360)

08/95 – Present

University of Mississippi

Department of Educational Leadership & Counselor Education and Psychology Department

University, MS 38677

Phone: 662.915.7069

ADJUNCT ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH:

Teaching (Courses): Educational Research Methods (EDRS 605) & Measurement and Evaluation (EDPY 303) and Developmental Psychology (PSY 301) at The University of Mississippi's Booneville & Tupelo campuses.

VISITING ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY:

Teaching (Course): Psychometrics, EDPY 503 taught Summer 1996 full term at The University of Mississippi's Oxford Campus.

INSTRUCTOR:

Teaching (Course): Measurement and Evaluation, EDPY 303 taught Spring 1996 semester at The University of Mississippi's Tupelo campus.

CO-INSTRUCTOR:

Teaching (Course): Measurement and Evaluation, EDPY 303 taught Fall 1995 semester at The University of Mississippi's Tupelo campus.

GRADUATE ASSISTANT (08/93 - 12/94):

Research Assistant and Substitute Teaching. Primary research responsibilities included performing and writing literature searches and reviews and data analyses. Utilizing SPSS/PC+ Studentware, SPSS-X, Stats With Finesse, and Stat Star data analysis programs; ERIC, Internet social/behavioral science, and PsychLit data bases. Primary teaching responsibilities included lectures in Educational Research Methods and Design (EDRS 605 & 705), Statistics (EDRS 501), Counseling Theories (EDPY 683), and Group Processes and Procedures (EDPY 643).

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE (Continued)

12/96 - 08/97

North Mississippi Medical Center

Behavioral Health Center

5549 W. Eason Blvd.

Tupelo, MS 38801

662.841.3161

PSYCHIATRIC ASSESSMENT COUNSELOR:

Responsibilities included performing initial diagnostic evaluations for the full range of psychiatric disorders; triaging patients in a mental health care program; and performing psychological consultations with medical staff and family. Provided these services at 14 separate sites including family medical clinics and affiliated community hospitals. Responsibilities also included providing routine psychological evaluations, attention-deficit evaluations, psychotherapy and family therapy to local public schools, a group home for foster children, and Head Start children and their respective families in three area counties. Related hospital community service provision consisted of presenting workshops on child/adolescent development and behavior management to area public and private schools and parents.

CHEMICAL DEPENDENCY TECHNICIAN 10/90 ‑ 01/91:

Working 10 to 15 hours each week with adolescents experiencing substance abuse problems. Primary responsibility was to assist the clinical staff in facilitating clients through a 30 to 45 day AA/NA recovery program. Specifically, responsibilities were to assist in guiding the clients through their self‑assessment, abuse history assessment, and primary care development.

02/96 - 12/96

Sheehan Counseling Center

557 W. Eason Blvd.

Tupelo, MS 38801

662-844-4364

LICENSED PROFESSIONAL COUNSELOR:

Practice included service provision of basic psychological, ADHD, and developmental disorder evaluations; determining diagnoses; and providing collegial, teacher, and parent consultations. Also included were the provision of individual child, adolescent, and adult psychotherapy; and family therapy services. Other related practice services were presenting workshops to the area public and private school teachers and parents in child behavior management and child and adolescent development.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE (Continued)

01/95 - 01/96

Region III Mental Health Center

605 Eason Blvd.

Tupelo, MS 38801

662-844-1717

INTERN:

Worked in a pre-doctoral internship, 40 hours each week (2000 clock hours total), and conducted dissertation research on site, at Region III Mental Health Center's Center for Children. Internship responsibilities included providing basic psychological, ADHD, and neuropsychological evaluations (60% of clinical time); determining diagnoses; providing individual and family therapy (combined 20% of clinical time); and providing collegial, teacher, and parent consultations (combined 5% of clinical time). Also included was the clinical supervision of master's level students (2.5% of clinical time). Other responsibilities involved presenting two workshops to the area public and private school teachers, Head Start teachers, and parents on child and adolescent behavior management and child and adolescent development. I received at least five hours each week of combined group and individual supervision time from the center's clinical director and a staff psychologist (12.5% of clinical time).

01/91 - 12/94 (Part-time from 08/01/93 to 12/31/94 during doctoral coursework)

CHILD BEHAVIOR THERAPIST:

Piloted a program with Project Head Start in Lee, Pontotoc and Monroe counties. The program involved working with children who were referred and identified by assessment as experiencing learning, cognitive, behavioral, emotional, developmental, social and/or adjustment problems. Responsibilities included: performing clinical screening and assessment processes by way of interview,

behavior rating scales, clinical observations, and formal instruments; determining

diagnoses; formulating and evaluating treatment plans; teacher, staff, and parent consultations; and providing family and individual therapy. Other service provision included crisis intervention for one week every two months on the center's 24-hour emergency line.

PSYCHOMETRIC EXPERIENCE (Measurement, Assessment, & Evaluation)

Instrument Construction & Development:

· Southern Association of Colleges & Schools Self Study: Psychology Rubric (Spring 2007)

· NEMCC Faculty Evaluation Instruments (Student Assessment, Advisee Assessment, Division Head Assessment, & Self Assessment) Spring 2002 – Present)

· Nursing Cross Curriculum Achievement Test (Fall 2000 - Present)

· Psychology Program Exit Exam (Spring 2000 - Present)

· Psychology Program Student Exit Survey (Spring 2000 - Present)

· Leadership Mississippi Project Student Career Assessment (Spring 2000)

· Southern Association of Colleges & Schools Self Study: Faculty Survey (Spring 1999)

· Southern Association of Colleges & Schools Self Study: Admin. Survey (Spring 1999)

· Southern Association of Colleges & Schools Self Study: Staff Survey (Spring 1999)

· Southern Association of Colleges & Schools Self Study: Student Survey (Spring 1999)

· Southern Association of Colleges & Schools Self Study: Board Survey (Fall 1998)

· Southern Association of Colleges & Schools Self Study: Community Survey (Fall 1998)

· Southern Association of Colleges & Schools Self Study: Adjunct Faculty Survey (Fall 1998)

Teaching and Practice Experience:

· Currently Teaching Measurement & Evaluation (EDPY 303) at University of Mississippi (taught 7 semesters)

· Taught Psychometrics (EDPY 503--Graduate Level) at University of Mississippi

· Performed Psychological Evaluations (Intelligence Tests, Achievement Tests, Personality Tests, Depression Inventories, & Behavior Rating Scales)

· Performed ADHD Evaluations (Conner’s Continuous Performance Test, Gordon Diagnostic Systems, Stroop Test, & ADDES Rating Scales)

· Performed Child & Adult Neuropsychological Evaluations (Halstead Reitan, Reitan-Indiana, & Bender Visual Motor Gestalt Test)

· Performed Career Decision-Making and Development Evaluations (Career Strategies and Attitudes Inventory & Occupational Stress Inventory)

· Performed Personality Evaluations (MMPI-2, Adolescent MMPI, Myers-Briggs Type Indicator, TAT, CAT, House-Tree-Person, & Rorschach Test)

CURRENT RESEARCH PROJECTS

Billingsley, C. (in press). Cognition: Thinking, Language, and Intelligence. In S. K. Ciccarelli & G. E. Meyer (Eds.), Psychology, 3^rd ed., (pp. 292 – 335). Upper Saddle Creek, NJ: Prentice Hall.

RECENT PUBLICATIONS

Billingsley, C. (2007). Cognition: Thinking, Language, and Intelligence. In S. K. Ciccarelli & G. E. Meyer (Eds.), Psychology, 2^nd ed., (pp. 292 – 335). Upper Saddle Creek, NJ: Prentice Hall.

Billingsley, C. (2007). Psychology. Online Course In Granthan University, NASA Grant: Upper Saddle Creek, NJ: Prentice Hall.

Cooker, P. G., Billingsley, C., Buckley, M. R., Cash, R. O., Helm, H., Esters, I. G., Looby, J. E., Norman, D., Sheperis, C. J., & Snow, M. (Eds.) (Spring 2007). Journal of the Mississippi Counseling Association, Vol. 8.

Billingsley, C. (2006). Cognition: Thinking, Language, and Intelligence. In S. K. Ciccarelli & G. E. Meyer (Eds.), Psychology (pp. 292 – 335). Upper Saddle Creek, NJ: Prentice Hall.

EARLIER PUBLICATIONS & SCHOLARLY ACTIVITY:

Sufka, K., Lawhead, W., & Sloane, M. (2003, March). Rediscovering Consciousness: Focus of the Humanities & Sciences on the Brain. In B. Stone & C. Billingsley (Chairs), Interdisciplinary

Study of Brain & Consciousness. Symposium conducted at Northeast Mississippi Community College’s Annual Cultural Arts Conference for the Humanities and Sciences, Booneville, MS.

Cooker, P. G., Billingsley, C., Burnham, S., Cash, R. O., Esters, I. G., Norman, D., & Snow, M. (Eds.) (1998 & 2002). Journal of the Mississippi Counseling Association, Vols. 6 & 7.

Billingsley, C. (1999). Self-study survey of faculty, students, staff, trustees, and community: Fall 1998. (Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Tech. Rep.). Booneville, MS: Northeast Mississippi Community College.

Billingsley, C. (1999). Self-study survey of faculty, students, and staff: Spring 1999. (Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Tech. Rep.). Booneville, MS: Northeast Mississippi Community College.

Esters, I. G., & Billingsley, C. (1998). Multicultural counseling from a postmodern perspective. Journal of the Mississippi Counseling Association 6, 2-11.

Billingsley, C. (1998, March). LPC survey: A summary of survey results and membership campaign. MCA Newsletter, 16-17.

Billingsley, C. (1998, February). Summary of LPC survey results and membership campaign. The Clinical Courier, 27, 4-5.

EARLIER PUBLICATIONS & SCHOLARLY ACTIVITY:

Ittenbach, R. F., Billingsley, C., Spencer, R. M., Juergens, J. P., Frate, D. A., & Benson, W. H. (1997). Association between metals and cognitive, psychosocial, and psychomotor performance: A review of the literature. Research In The Schools, 4, 1-8.

Billingsley, C. (1997, June). Concerning membership. The Clinical Courier,

26, 3.

Ittenbach, R. F., Tsai, Y., & Billingsley, C. (1996). Consultation in the social sciences: An integrated model for training and service. The Statistical Consultant, 13, 1-5.

Billingsley, C. (1996). Effects of Attributional Training on Cognitive Generalization and Social Selective Attending. Dissertation Abstracts International, 57 (06), 2353A. (University Microfilms No. AAC9635915)

Allen, J., Gross, A., Aloia, M., & Billingsley, C. (1996). Effects of dietary glucose on cognitive functioning. Neuropsychologia, 34, 459-465.

Esters, I. G., Ittenbach, R. F., & Billingsley, C. (1994). The University of Mississippi School of Education: Publications document. (School of Education Research Monograph). University: University of Mississippi, Department of Educational Psychology.

EARLIER RESEARCH PRESENTATIONS

Billingsley, C., & Jobe, E. D. (2000). Association between occupational behavioral health and occupational/career development: Implications for counselors. Paper presented at the 50th conference of the Mississippi Counseling Association, Jackson, MS.

Billingsley, C. (1996, November). Effects of attributional training for cognitive generalization among children with ADHD. Paper presented at the 46th conference of the Mississippi Counseling Association, Jackson, MS.

Allen, J. B., Gross, A. M., Aloia, M. S., & Billingsley, C. (1994, November). Effects of glucose on nonmemory cognitive functioning in an elderly sample. Poster presented at the 14th annual meeting of the National Academy of Neuropsychology, Orlando, FL.

Billingsley, C., Allen, J., Gross, A., & Aloia, M. (1993, October). Normative and demographic data of an elderly population on neuropsychological tasks. Poster presented at the annual convention of the Louisiana and Mississippi Psychological Association, New Orleans.

Husfeldt, B., Smilo, D., Durrett, L., Williams, J., & Billingsley, C. (1990, September). Assessment of gender identity. In B. A. Barrios (Chair), The search for psychological determinants of Bulimia Nervosa. Symposium conducted at the annual convention of the Mississippi Psychological Association, Biloxi, MS.

WORKSHOP PRESENTATIONS (College & Community Service)

Billingsley, C. (2003, April). Child behavior development & management. Workshop conducted at Northeast Mississippi Community College’s for Child Development Technology Program, Guest Lectures, Booneville, MS.

Billingsley, C. (2002, June). Child behavior development & management: A postmodern perspective & classroom model. Workshop conducted at Tishomingo County Public Schools, Annual Faculty/Staff Continuing Education, Tishomingo, MS.

Billingsley, C. (2002, February). Careers in Psychology: What, Where, & How Much? Talk conducted at East Union Attendance Center, Career Day.