ࡱ> npm` 5bjbj *R-,,,,44,<Q|,,,,,,,,PPPPPPP$RhTP0F,,0F0FP,,PKKK0F,,PK0FPKKrOTO,p, %r,2H>OwP$P0QOLUpJ<LUOLUO|,X5DK;@,,,PPK ,,,Q0F0F0F0FD<< Karen Truesdell Bierman, Ph.D. Licensed Clinical Psychologist Texas #32637 32250 Smokehouse Bulverde, Texas 78163  HYPERLINK "mailto:kbier1334@yahoo.com" kbier1334@yahoo.com www.aztecbehavioralhealth.com (210) 445-7324 (830) 438-7585 FAX EMPLOYMENT PsychTemps & Reliance Behavioral Health, San Antonio, Texas April 2005- Independent Contractor: Provided clinical services in nursing homes. June 2005 September 2004- Deer Oaks Mental Health Associates, San Antonio, Texas April 2005 Staff Clinician: Consulted in Nursing Homes (testing, and therapy) and provided Employee Assistant Program Services including proposal writing, assessments, and individual, family, marital therapy for all ages) , conducted in-services, mediation/conflict resolution sessions, and designed and implemented Team Building Workshops. Conducted Texas Department of Family Protective Services Evaluations for children and adults. EDUCATION September 2003- Postdoctoral Resident in Clinical Psychology, APA Accredited September 2004 South Texas Veterans Health Care System, San Antonio, TX Training focus included Palliative Care, Biomedical Ethics, Pain Management, Spinal Cord Injury, and Neuropsychological Assessment. Conducted competency evaluations including Neuropsychological testing. Provided supervision to Interns as part of clinical training. August 2003 Ph.D. Clinical & Health Psychology, DREXEL UNIVERSITY, APA Accredited, Philadelphia, PA Dissertation: CARDIAC ASSIST DEVICES: COGNITIVE AND BEHAVIORAL FACTORS AMONG PATIENTS AWAITING CARDIAC TRANSPLANTATION Masters Thesis: THE ROLE OF ADAPTIVE FEEDBACK IN REDUCING ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION August 2002 Predoctoral Internship in Clinical Psychology, APA Accredited August 2003 VA Salt Lake City Health Care System, Salt Lake City, UT Mental Health responsibilities included conducting group and individual therapy on inpatient psychiatry unit, outpatient therapy caseload over the year, and leading Dialectical Behavior Therapy Group for Trauma outpatients. Medical Psychology responsibilities included assessment and brief interventions (inpatient and outpatient) for Mental Health Consult Team, Rehabilitation Service, Geriatric Medical Psychology Clinic, and Home-Based Primary Care. May 1998 Bachelor of Arts, Psychology, DAVIDSON COLLEGE, Davidson, NC Senior Thesis: THE ROLE OF ADAPTIVE FEEDBACK IN REDUCING ANXIETY AFFILIATIONS Bexar County Psychological Association, Secretary 2004-2005 National Academy of Neuropsychology International Neuropsychology Society Society for Behavioral Medicine American Psychological Association Association for the Advancement of Behavior Therapy AWARD Student Poster Award, Second Prize for poster entitled The Role of Adaptive Feedback in Reducing Anxious and Depressive Symptoms, School of Health Professions Research and Scholarship Conference, MCP Hahnemann University, April 1999. SKILLS Spanish Assessments and Therapy. COMMUNITY SERVICE Junior League of San Antonio, Provisional Member 2004-2005 SUPERVISED TRAINING July 2001- Practicum Student, HAHNEMANN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL June 2002 NEUROPSYCHOLOGY SERVICE, Philadelphia, PA Supervised by: Drs. Sandra Koffler & Ralph Petrucci Conducted full Halstead-Reitan neuropsychological evaluations and neuropsychological screening of trauma and other medical inpatients and wrote neuropsychological testing reports. June 2000- Practicum Student, Hahnemann University HOSPITAL Heart June 2002 Failure/Transplant Unit, Philadelphia, PA Conducted neuropsychological evaluations, wrote reports, and provided individual and family therapy. May 2001- Behavior Specialist and Mobile Therapist, Childrens Crisis Treatment Center October 2001 Philadelphia, PA, Wrote treatment plans (therapy and behavior modification) and provided clinical services to children, adolescents, and families. September 2000 Practicum Student, EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA PSYCHIATRIC INSTITUTE, May 2001 Division of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, Philadelphia, PA Conducted intellectual, achievement, and neuropsychological evaluations for child and adolescent inpatients, wrote reports, and provided outpatient therapy. June 2000 Therapeutic Support Staff, CHILDRENS CRISIS TREATMENT CENTER October 2000 Philadelphia, PA, Conducted therapy and behavior modification. Spring 2000 Research/Clinical Assistant, Childrens Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, Led psycho-educational groups for Building Bigger Bones Calcium Study, a behavior modification program for children. August 1999 Practicum Student, IMPACT, Philadelphia, PA, 10 hours/week. May 2000 Provided cognitive-behavioral therapy and led psycho-educational and process groups for patients with severe mental illness at partial hospitalization program. Summer 1999 Community Health Student Intern, Bridging the Gaps, Philadelphia, PA Provided clinical services at One Day At A Time. TEACHING EXPERIENCE Spring 2004 Assistant Professor, Statistics for Behavioral Sciences for Doctoral Program, Department of Psychology: OUR LADY OF THE LAKE UNIVERSITY, San Antonio, TX. Fall 2001 Instructor, Intellectual Assessment for M.A. Program, Department of Clinical & Health Psychology: MCP HAHNEMANN UNIVERSITY, Philadelphia, PA. Lectured on history and theory of intelligence testing and instructed administration of psychological tests including IQ and achievement. Fall 2000 Facilitator, Introduction to Biostatistics and Epidemiology for MPH Program, Department of Public Health: MCP HAHNEMANN UNIVERSITY, Philadelphia, PA RESEARCH EXPERIENCE 2001-2002 Research Coordinator, Departments of Medicine and Psychiatry, Heart Failure/Transplant Unit: HAHNEMANN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL, Philadelphia, PA, 10 hours/week. Coordinated longitudinal study of neuropsychological functioning of end-stage heart failure patients awaiting cardiac transplantation and receiving cardiac assist devices, managed database, and conducted analyses, and wrote manuscript. 1998-2002 Research Assistant, Departments of Clinical & Health Psychology and Medicine: MCP Hahnemann University HOSPITAL, Philadelphia, PA, 20 hours/week Recruited participants, conducted clinical interviews, managed database, analyzed data, presented posters, and prepared manuscript for longitudinal study of depression in primary care. Research Assistant/Clinical Coordinator, Department of Public Health: MCP HAHNEMANN UNIVERSITY, Philadelphia, PA, 15 hours/week. Assisted in study of attachment style, social support, and quality of life for Alzheimers patients collecting data and managing database. INVITED TALK The Role of the Clinical Health Psychologist in the Medical Setting. Presented to the Pre-Professional Society, Philadelphia, 14 March 2001. MANUSCRIPTS Petrucci, R. J., Truesdell, K. C., Carter, A., Keenan, M. E., Goldstein, N. E., Lazarus, L. A., Chiaravalloti, N., Trunzo, J. E., Russell, M., Fitzpatrick, J. M., Narula, J., Thomas, C. E., Holmes, E., & Samuels, L. (2003). A comparison of cognitive functions in mechanical cardiac assist device patients with other end-stage heart failure patients. Manuscript submitted for publication. PUBLICATIONS Nesbitt, J., Truesdell, K., Panzarella, C., & Rodriguez, M. (2001). Depressive symptoms as predictors of functional impairment: A study of minor depression in primary care. Annals of Behavioral Medicine, 23, 2001 Supplement, S177. Truesdell, K. C. (2000). Bridging the gap between clients and their Children: Psychoeducational Groups for Clients and Children at One Day At A Time. Health Action Report. Truesdell, K. C., Potvin, J. M., Carter, A., Narula, J., Holmes, E. C., Samuels, L.E., & Petrucci, R.J. Cardiac assist devices: Assessing neurobehavioral functions, Brain and Cardiac Surgery: Outcomes 2001, Key West, FL, May 2001. Truesdell, K., Russel, M., Carter, A., Narula, J., Goldstein, N., Holmes, E., Samuels, L., & Petrucci, R. A Cognitive Comparison of Cardiac Assist Device Patients with End-Stage Heart Failure Cohorts, Brain and Cardiac Surgery: Outcomes 2002, Key West, FL, May 2002. CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS Nesbitt, J. A., Truesdell, K. C., Panzarella, C., & Rodriguez, M. (2001, March). Depressive symptoms as predictors of functional impairment: A study of minor depression in primary care. Poster accepted at the 22nd Annual Meeting of the Society for Behavioral Medicine. Seattle, WA. Truesdell, K. C. (1998, May). Self-esteem, in relation to social support, stress, and depression among college students. Poster presented Research and Scholarship Conference, Davidson College, Davidson, NC. Truesdell, K. C. (1999, October). Bridging the gap between clients and their children: Psychoeducational groups for clients and children at One Day At A Time. Poster presented at the Annual Bridging the Gaps Symposium, Philadelphia, PA. Truesdell, K. C. (1999, October). Grandma and your Doctor: Can you trust both? Workshop presented at the Annual Bridging the Gaps Symposium, Philadelphia, PA. Truesdell, K. C. (2002, April). Peer Tutors, Workshop presented at the Third Annual PA/NJ CRLA Conference, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ. Truesdell, K. C., Glahn. D., Kaur, S., Monkul, E. S., Sanches, M., Najt, P., Villarreal, V., Bowden, C., & Soares, J. C. (2004, April). Attention deficits in Bipolar Disorder: A comparison of performance on the Continuous Performance Task. Paper accepted at the Annual Meeting of the Society of Biological Psychiatry, New York, NY. Truesdell, K. C., Nesbitt, J. A., Panzarella, C., Rodriguez, M., & Nezu, A. M. (2001, August). Risk factors for depressive disorders among primary care patients. Poster presented at the 109th Annual Meeting of the American Psychological Association. San Fransisco, CA. Truesdell, K. C., & Panzarella, C. (1997, April). Does adaptive feedback alleviate anxiety? Poster presented at Health Sciences Research and Scholarship Conference, Allegheny University of the Health Sciences, Philadelphia, PA. Truesdell, K. C., & Panzarella, C. (1998, November). The Role of Adaptive Feedback in reducing anxiety. Poster presented at the 32nd Annual Meeting of the Association for the Advancement of Behavior Therapy, Washington, DC. Truesdell, K. C., & Panzarella, C. (1999, November). The Role of Adaptive Feedback in reducing anxiety and depression. Poster presented at the 33rd Annual Meeting of the Association for the Advancement of Behavior Therapy, Toronto, Canada. Truesdell, K. C., Panzarella, C., & Rodriguez, M. (2000, November). Depression and primary care: The role of adaptive feedback and social problem solving in reducing depressive symptoms. Poster presented at the 34th Annual Meeting of the Association for the Advancement of Behavior Therapy, New Orleans, LA. Truesdell, K. C., Potvin, J. M., Carter, A., Narula, J., Holmes, E. C., Samuels, L. E., & Petrucci, R. J. (2001, May). Cardiac assist devices: Assessing neurobehavioral functions. Poster presented at the Third Annual Research Day, Drexel and MCP Hahnemann Universities, Philadelphia, PA. Truesdell, K. C., Russell, M., Carter, A., Goldstein, N. E., Narula, J., Holmes, E., Samuels, L., & Petrucci, R. J. Neurobehavioral factors within end stage heart failure and prospective cardiac assist device patients. (2003, March). Paper presented at the 24th Annual Meeting of the Society for Behavioral Medicine. Salt Lake City, UT. =>JKrs  ! ( * < ĸıďwlaXJhKAhKA56CJaJhKA5CJaJhKAhKACJaJh, hKACJaJh, h, CJaJ hJ(hJ( h^CJ hr?N5CJhBh+ct0JCJjhBh+ctCJU h+ct5CJjh+ct5CJU h^5CJh~h {5:;CJaJh {5CJaJhur5CJaJh~hur5CJaJh h^>K\r= @ K gdur p^p`gdurgdKAgdJ( &d P 5< = H I ` a l  3 5 o 1 : ǻ㞚랎tk`````[V hJ(\ h \hurh CJaJht5CJaJhurh 56CJaJhh 5CJaJhurh 5CJaJhurhurhurCJaJhur5CJaJh, 5CJaJhurhur6CJaJhKACJaJhurhKACJaJhKA5CJaJhurCJaJhurhur5CJaJhKAhur6  / 0 ? @ ~\{abopnotvXdefnۺ䫧xrmxgx hr?NCJ h^5 h^CJ h^5CJ hljF5CJ h^CJ]h'hd6CJ] hdCJ] h^6CJh^h {h~h~CJaJh~h^CJaJh^56CJ\]h^56CJ]h^6CJ] h^CJh^5CJ\ h^5CJ h^\'K L )e|}~Yap:n ^`gdd ^`gd~ ^` `^``p^pnodef9n8]^>? ^` ^`gd^gd^p^p9\]mn=\]^~=7YZp 2VWiӼӰ٦٦ӘӘӘwӑӘh^56CJ hur6CJh^5CJ\] h^6CJ h^5CJ h^;CJh^5;CJ\ h^5 hurCJ] h^CJ] h^5\h^6CJ] h^CJh^5CJ\h^ h^5CJh^h^6CJh8h^6.78$mp ,*^q ^`p^p p^p`p^p ^` p^p`i +,4-K^r bG&LNkRkŻσ~tӕh^56\] h^6 h^] h^CJ h^5CJ h^CJ\h^CJ\]h^56CJ\]h^56CJ]h^6;CJ]h^5;CJ\h^ h^5\h^6CJ]h^5CJ\ h^5CJ h^6CJ h^CJ-JKR7 C!|!!" " "" ^` & F ^` ^` p^p` p^p` ^`    7 !!W!Y!|!" """"$<$$,%7%%%%&&&'''''(())*r-3.5..r///00&2(24455ӺөӢӢӢӢӢӢӜ h^CJ h^CJH* h^>*CJ h^>* h^6h^6CJ]h^5CJ\ h^5CJ h^CJh^56\] h^]h^;\] h^\] h^\h^6"""""<$=$J$6%7%%%&&''''))))**++ ^````+ ,!,r-s-..q/r/W0X0M1N12233555 ^```(/ =!"#$`% DyK kbier1334@yahoo.comyK 6mailto:kbier1334@yahoo.com8@8 Normal_HmH sH tH >@> Heading 1$@& 5CJ\<@< Heading 2$@&5CJ@@@ Heading 3$@& CJOJQJ>@> Heading 4$@& 5CJ\@@@ Heading 5$p@&^pCJH@H Heading 6$@&^`CJDA@D Default Paragraph FontViV  Table Normal :V 44 la (k(No List PC@P Body Text Indent^`CJ6U@6 Hyperlink >*B*phFV@F FollowedHyperlink >*B* ph6>@"6 Title$a$ 5:CJ2B@22 Body TextCJ6P@B6 Body Text 2CJLR@RL Body Text Indent 2 p^pCJ-R>K\r=@KL)e|}~ Y a p  : n o d e f 9 n 8 ] ^ >?78$mp ,*^qJKR7C|  <=J67!!!!""## $!$r%s%&&q'r'W(X(M)N)**++---00000000000000000000000080800X000000H0000000S 0S 0S 0S 0S 0S 0S 0S 0S 0S 0S 0S 0S 00 0 0 0 0 0 0` 0` 0` 0 0O 0O 0O 0O 0O 0O 0O 0O 0O 0O 0O 0O 0O 0O 0O 0O 0O 0O 0O 0O 0O 0000000000=0=0=0=00=0=000 00D0D0D0D0D000000O0O00000000000000000000000000000000000000>K\r=@KL)e|}~ Y a p  : n d e f 9 n 8 ] ^ >?78$mp ,*qJKR7C|  <=J67!!!!""## $!$r%s%&&q'r'W(X(M)N)**++---y00Hy00Hy00Hy00y00{00y00y00! y00{00y00{00y00{00{00{00{00{00{00{00{00{00{00{00{00{00{00{00{00{00{00{00{00{00{00{00{00{00{00{00{00{00{00{00{00{00{00{00{00{00{00{00{00{00{00{00{00{00{00{00{00{00{00{00{00{00{00{00{00{00{00{00{00{00{00{00{00{00{00{00{00{00{00{00{00{00{00{00{00{00{00{00{00{00{00{00{00{00{00{00{00{00{00{00{00{00{00{00{00{00{00{00{00{00{00{00{00{00{00{00{00{00{00{00{00{00{00{00{00{00{00{00{00{00{00{00{00{00{00{00{00@< i5"$&K n"+5 !#%'(5r-X.B-tz /B-Dn0B-k1B-j2B-Du3B-Df4B-m5B-Tp6B-u7B-<8B-|9B-L:B-đ ;B- B-D?B-@B-AB-BB-DCB-DB-EB-FB-GB-$HB-dIB-JB-KB-$LB-dMB-NB-OB-<PB-|QB-RB-SB-<TB-|UB-VB-WB-<XB-|YB-ZB-|w[B-w\B-w]B->\\fl**7}}     p p v > > B L   $ / ] ] k =IWWe  '  mw %CMYYg!!!!!!!!"""v#v#### $b%b%l%q&q&&0':']']'k'E(E(Q(:):)C)t*t**}++++++,,,-      !#"$%&)'(*,+-/.0213456978:;<=>?A@BDCEFGIHJMKLNPOQRSTVUWXYZ[\]^_`acbdefghijklmnopqsrtuvxwy{z|~}CCdkqq5<<      u | | A K V V # . 7 7 i m m EUcgg%)) v #''LWeii!!!!!!!!"""### $$$j%n%n%~&&&9'D'i'n'n'O(S(S(A)I)I)***++++++,---    !#"$%&()'*,+-/.0213456897:;<=>?A@BDCEFGIHJLMKNPOQRSTVUWXYZ[\]^_`acbdefghijklmnopqsrtuvxwy{z|~}9*urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttagsState9*urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttagsplace=*urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags PlaceName=*urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags PlaceType8*urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttagsCity>*urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags PostalCodeB *urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttagscountry-region vd   B K  &,V\fpAI19 ) L"]"3$8$>$B$H$N$W$^$d$h$$$%%%%u&~&&&''l(v(`)j)******++,,-=  J f 8 J $.SU$RYCy[3QY=0!!!"""""###$$:$$$$s%%%%%&&&&&r''''X(z(|(())**+,-33333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333=Jr<==I{{}}a b m m \ \ ii--]^==---Z:мP)NnX lb>'WoVF^`6o(.^`6o(.^`6o(.pp^p`o(pp^p`o(-pp^p`o(-.pp^p`o(-.. pp^p`o( -... pp^p`o( -.... pp^p`o( -..... pp^p`o(-...... pp^p`o(-.......X lZ:)N>'Woe, J(i`1+28KAljFr?Nio+ctmv {~^#302 t8Ourd-o@R-P@UnknownGz Times New Roman5Symbol3& z ArialG"Albertus Medium"qhh}f(}f>L&QL&Q$24d,,E"2QHX(?d2 C:\WINDOWS\DESKTOP\1999\vita.dotLeadership PotentialKaren Truesdell David Bierman    Oh+'0  $0 P \ h tLeadership PotentialKaren TruesdellvitaDavid Bierman6Microsoft Office Word@J@XNr@D=F@rL&՜.+,D՜.+,P  px   VQ, Leadership Potential Title 8@ _PID_HLINKSAp@emailto:kbier1334@yahoo.com  !"#$%&'()+,-./013456789:;<=>?@ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ[\^_`abcdfghijkloRoot Entry Fp8rqData *1Table2hUWordDocument*RSummaryInformation(]DocumentSummaryInformation8eCompObjq  FMicrosoft Office Word Document MSWordDocWord.Document.89q