CURRICULUM VITAE Christine A. Gayda, Ph.D. New Jersey Licensed Psychologist, #4146 Mailing Address: 325 E. Jimmie Leeds Road Suite #119 Galloway, NJ 08205 Telephone: (609) 513-2143 E-Mail: cagphd@comcast.net EDUCATION 1992-1998 Drexel University (formerly Hahnemann University/Allegheny University of the Health Sciences), Philadelphia, PA. Doctor of Philosophy and Master of Arts, APA accredited program in Clinical Psychology with subspecialty in Neuropsychology. 1988-1992 Marywood University, Scranton, PA. Bachelor of Science in Psychology/Clinical Practices with Citation in Honors, Summa Cum Laude. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Clinical Psychologist/Neuropsychologist, Healthy Horizons, Galloway, NJ, October 2007-Present. Private practice providing health psychology and neuropsychology services to patients in adult day care, assisted living, sub-acute rehabilitation, and long-term care facilities. Outpatient psychological counseling and neuropsychological evaluations among clients with a variety of psychological and medical conditions. Guardianship evaluations. Clinical Psychologist/Neuropsychologist, Neuropsychology and Counseling Associates, Brick, NJ, August 2002-April 2008. Psychological and neuropsychological services to a diverse patient population in rehabilitation settings and the geriatric unit of an inpatient psychiatric facility. Outpatient psychotherapy among individuals and families. Senior Rehabilitation Counselor, Bacharach Institute for Rehabilitation, Pomona, NJ, July 1999-July 2002. Duties included neuropsychological and psychological assessment among patients with a diverse range of medical illnesses, including brain injury, stroke, chronic pain, spinal cord injury, cardiac disease, and orthopedic injury. Cognitive-behavioral therapy among inpatients and outpatients in various rehabilitation programs. Individualized family education and support. Supervision: Kenneth Leight, Ph.D.
Gayda 2 Postdoctoral Fellowship in Rehabilitation and Health Psychology, Bacharach Institute for Rehabilitation, Pomona, NJ, Sept. 1997-June 1999. Duties included psychological/neuropsychological assessment and cognitive-behavioral therapy among patients with a diverse range of medical illnesses, including cardiac disease, stroke, chronic pain, spinal cord injury, brain injury, and orthopedic injury. Individualized family education and support. Led various psychoeducational groups in Cardiac Rehabilitation Program and Pain Management Program. Supervision: Michael E. Schwartz, Ph.D.; Anthony L. Giordano, Ph.D.; Cela M. Archambault, Ph.D. APA Accredited Predoctoral Psychology Internship, Neuropsychology Specialty Track, Allegheny University of the Health Sciences-Eastern Pennsylvania Psychiatric Institute, Philadelphia, PA, Sept. 1996-Aug. 1997. Duties included clinical interviewing and neuropsychological assessment/report writing among adults and children with a diverse range of neurologic and psychiatric disorders, including traumatic brain injury, mild traumatic brain injury, dementia, learning disabilities, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, depression, and anxiety. Neuropsychological consultation/liaison to the Rehabilitation Unit of Allegheny University Hospitals-Elkins Park Division. Outpatient cognitive-behavioral therapy among children, adolescents, and adults with psychiatric disorders, including depression, dysthymia, and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder. Co-therapist for psychoeducational support group for patients recovering from cardiac surgery. Co-therapist for social skills training group on adult inpatient dual diagnosis unit. Supervision: Kenneth Podell, Ph.D.; Suzanne Macys DeSantis, Psy.D.; Margaret Keenan, Ph.D.; and Deborah Van Horn, Ph.D. Neuropsychology Externship, University of Pennsylvania Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA, Feb.-July 1996. Duties included clinical interviewing and neuropsychological assessment/report writing among adults and children with an array of neurologic and psychiatric disorders, including epilepsy, dementia, learning disabilities, traumatic brain injury, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, and depression. Attended weekly Cognitive Neurology rounds. Supervision: Guila Glosser, Ph.D., ABPP. Neuropsychology Externship, Graduate Hospital, Philadelphia, PA, July 1995-Jan. 1996. Duties included clinical interviewing and neuropsychological assessment/ report writing among adults and children with a broad range of neurologic and psychiatric disorders, including Parkinson's Disease, epilepsy, learning disabilities, traumatic brain injury, depression, and anxiety. Supervision: Guila Glosser, Ph.D., ABPP; and David Glosser, Sc.D. Neuropsychology Externship, Magee Rehabilitation Hospital, Philadelphia, PA, Jan.- July 1995. Neuropsychological consultation/liaison to adult inpatients sustaining cerebrovascular accidents and a diverse range of orthopedic injuries. Duties included neuropsychological assessment/report writing and supportive counseling. Led monthly Aphasia Support Group meetings for family members. Supervision: Barbara Harris, Ph.D.; and Brenda M. Ivker, Ph.D.
Gayda 3 Neuropsychology Externship, Magee Rehabilitation Hospital, Philadelphia, PA, July- Dec. 1994. Neuropsychological consultation/liaison to adult inpatients on the Brain Injury Rehabilitation Unit. Duties included neuropsychological assessment/report writing, supportive counseling, and family teaching. Individual psychotherapy with a 17-year-old female outpatient who sustained a traumatic brain injury. Supervision: Kelli S. Williams, Ph.D.; Lane Brown, Ph.D.; and Brenda M. Ivker, Ph.D. Group Counselor, Hahnemann University Department of Clinical & Health Psychology, Philadelphia, PA, May-Nov. 1994. Group leader for the Lifestyle Weight Management Program. Led weekly group meetings utilizing cognitivebehavioral strategies for the treatment of obesity. Also provided supportive counseling for individual group members. Supervision: Michael R. Lowe, Ph.D. ACADEMIC AFFILIATIONS Visiting Assistant Professor of Psychology, The Richard Stockton College of New Jersey, Pomona, NJ. Sept. 2010-Present. Currently teaching undergraduate courses and advising undergraduate students. Service Chair for The Stockton Center on Successful Aging. Adjunct Faculty Member, The Richard Stockton College of New Jersey, Pomona, NJ. Jan. 1998-August 2010. Taught a variety of courses to undergraduates, including Health Psychology, Lifespan Development, Abnormal Psychology, Psychological Assessment, and Introduction to Gerontology. Adjunct Faculty Member, University of the Sciences, Philadelphia, PA. Sept. 2001-May 2002. Taught Neuropsychological Assessment (one-year course) in the Master s Degree program in Health Psychology. Course Instructor, Hahnemann University, Philadelphia, PA, Aug.-Dec. 1995. Taught Human Growth and Development to students in the undergraduate Department of Nursing. PUBLICATIONS Lowe, M. R., Friedman, M. I., Mattes, R., Kopyt, D., & Gayda, C. (2000). Comparison of verbal and pictorial measures of hunger during fasting in normal weight and obese subjects. Obesity Research (8), 566-574. Lowe, M. R., Gleaves, D. H., DiSimone-Weiss, R. T., Furgueson, C., Gayda, C. A., Kolsky, P. A., Neal-Walden, T., Nelsen, L. A., & McKinney, S. (1996). Restraint, dieting, and the continuum model of bulimia nervosa. Journal of Abnormal Psychology, 105 (4), 508-517.
Gayda 4 PROFESSIONAL PRESENTATIONS AND PAPERS Gayda, C. A. Understanding Dementia. Presentation given to the New Jersey Institute For Continuing Legal Education on August 20, 2010. Lecture was part of the seminar entitled, Representing Seniors: Bewitched, Bothered, and Bewildered. Gayda, C. A. Psychosocial Adaptation Throughout Adolescence and Adulthood Following Brain Injury. One hour seminar presented as part of the Brain Injury Association of New Jersey s regional seminars on March 14, April 10 & 16, 2008. Gayda, C. A. Navigating the DSM-IV-TR. Half-day seminar presented on June 15, 2006 as part of the Summer 2006 Clinician s Classroom Series at The Richard Stockton College of New Jersey. Gayda, C. A. Treatment Models for Borderline Personality Disorder. Half-day seminar presented on September 15, 2006 as part of the Fall 2006 Clinician s Classroom Series at The Richard Stockton College of New Jersey. Doctoral dissertation research, "The Role of Social Support in Psychosocial Outcome Following Traumatic Brain Injury." Final defense completed July 13, 1998. Williams, J. M., Pickholtz, J., Gayda, C., & Edwards, D. New Tests of Malingering. Poster presented at the 15th Annual Conference of the National Academy of Neuropsychology, San Francisco, CA, Nov. 2, 1995. Gayda, C. A., Mountain, K. C., McGuffin, P. W., & Costigan, T. E. Coping Styles and Depressive Symptomatology in Minority Children and Adolescents. Paper presented as part of the symposium entitled, "Depressive Symptom Presentation in Minority Children and Adolescents" at the 28th Annual Convention of the Association for Advancement of Behavior Therapy, San Diego, CA, Nov. 13, 1994. McGuffin, P. W., Mountain, K. C., & Gayda, C. A. Depressive Symptoms and Attributional Style in Minority Children and Adolescents. Paper presented as part of the symposium entitled, "Depressive Symptom Presentation in Minority Children and Adolescents" at the 28th Annual Convention of the Association for Advancement of Behavior Therapy, San Diego, CA, Nov. 13, 1994. Small, M., Williams, J. M., Gayda, C. A., & Koffler, S. Department of Mental Health Sciences, Hahnemann University, Philadelphia, PA. The Clinical Assessment of Memory Following Injury to the Central Nervous System. Poster presented at the 23rd Annual Hahnemann University Graduate School Day, Philadelphia, PA, April 29, 1993.
Gayda 5 HONORS 1995 Allegheny University of the Health Sciences Graduate School Scholarship Recipient of the Marywood College Medal for Excellence in Psychology, 1992 Psi Chi, the National Honor Society in Psychology; President of Marywood College Chapter, 1991-1992 Kappa Gamma Pi, the National Catholic College Graduate Honor Society Delta Epsilon Sigma, the National Honor Society for Catholic Colleges and Universities Who's Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges