CURRICULUM VITAE Sharon T. Morgan, Ph.D. 2216 Ann Street Houston, TX 77003 (H) 713-229-8595 UNDERGRADUATE EDUCATION: 1967-1971 Spelman College B.S., Biology GRADUATE EDUCATION: 1973-1976 Georgia State University M.A., Psychology Developmental Psychology Specialty 1990-1991 Pre-doctoral Internship in Professional Psychology, University of Texas Houston Medical School, UT Houston Health Science Center 1985-1991 The Florida State University Ph.D. in Psychology (1991) Specialization: Child and Adolescent Clinical Psychology POST- DOCTORAL TRAINING 1991-1992 Post-doctoral clinical training in child psychotherapy and psychological assessment and psychological assessment Harris County Psychiatric Center Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences University of Texas Houston Medical School RESEARCH INTERESTS Adolescent depression and suicide risk factors; the
contribution of child resilience factors in overcoming significant life stressors; prevention program development for at-risk children and outcomes evaluation research; relationships among psychosocial factors and obesity in children, adolescents and young adults 2 ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS AND EMPLOYMENT: 2007-pres. Associate Professor & Director of Clinical Training, Department of Psychology, College of Juvenile Justice and Psychology, Prairie View A & M University 1997-2007 Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, UT Health Science Center Houston (Clinical, Non-Tenure track position) LICENSURE: March 1995, Clinical Psychology, State of Texas, License Number 2-5210, Current PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS AND COMMITTEES OF THESE): 2007-Pres. Association of Directors of Psychology Training Clinics, Associate Member 1995-Pres. Member, American Psychological Association Member, APA Child Clinical Psychology, Div. 53 Member, APA Educational Psychology, Div. 12 Member, Texas Psychological Association HONORS AND AWARDS: 2006 Dean s Teaching Excellence Award, UT Medical School 1999 Dean s Teaching Excellence Award, UT Medical School 1995 Graduate Professional Opportunities Fellowship, Florida State University
3 SERVICE TO UNIVERSITY COMMITTEES: 2009 Chair, Visiting Professor, Assistant Professor, PV PV Psychology Clinic Staff Search Committees, Department of Psychology, Prairie View A & M University 2007- Chair, Adolescent Clinical Psychology Doctoral Pres. Program Training and Admissions Committees, Department of Psychology, Prairie View A & M University 1997- Interviewer & Adjunct Member, University of Texas 2000 Houston Medical School Admissions Committee SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY: 2009 Presenter, PVAMU Crime Prevention Center Juvenile Violence Prevention Conference, Clinical Considerations in Juvenile Rehabilitation and Prevention Program Development 1999- Tele-education presenter to HISD area schools for 2003 UT School of Public Health; community media child mental health consultant for Houston-area public radio affiliates TEACHING RESPONSIBILITIES: 2007-Pres. Instructor: Doctoral courses, Psychological Assessment, Child and Adolescent Development, & Clinical Psychology Practica course; Master s Field Work in Psychology; Chair, doctoral dissertation and master s thesis research committees, Department of Psychology, College of Juvenile Justice & Psychology, Prairie View A & M University 1999-2007 Preceptor, Problem-based Learning and interviewing groups with
medical students, UT-Houston Medical School 4 1999-2007 Lecturer for Psychiatry Resident and Child Fellow Seminar Series on psychological assessment, neuropsychological assessment, play therapy, social skills training, and cognitive behavior intervention with children and adolescents 1992-2002 UT-HCPC Clinical Consultant & Supervisor of staff psychological associates, psychology interns and practicum students, psychiatry fellows in areas of psychological assessment, individual and group psychotherapy, family therapy, case presentations and consultations OTHER APPOINTMENTS: 2009 APA Site Visitor Committee, Rush University Medical Center Pre-Doctoral Internship Program in Professional Psychology, Chicago, IL 2007 American Psychological Association Campus Training Representative (FEDAC), UT Houston Medical School 2006 Application Review Panelist, Ford Foundation Fellowship National Academies of Science, Washington, DC 2004-07 Director of Training, UT-Pre-doctoral Psychology Internship Program, UT Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, UT Houston Health Science Center 2002-05 Principal Investigator (PI) and Program Director 3rd Year; previous Program Dir. & Co- PI, Partners in After School Services Program
(PASS), Ima Hogg Foundation & Meadows Foundation funded school-based project ($135,000 award), supervisor clinical activities, program development and outcome research 5 2002 Review Panelist, Graduate Professional Education Program grant applications, Bureau of Health Professions, Health Resources and Services Administration, Washington, DC PUBLICATIONS & PRESENTATIONS: Pettit, J.W., Garza,M.J., Grover, K.E., Schatte, D.J., Morgan, S.T., Harper, R.A., Saunders, A.E. (2009). Factor structure and psychometric properties of the Modified Scale for Suicidal Ideation among suicidal youth. Depression and Anxiety, 26(8), 769-774. Pettit,J.W., Temple, S.R., Norton, P.J., Yaroslavsky, Ilya, Grover, K.E., Morgan, S.T., Schatte, D.J. (2008) Thought suppression and suicidal ideation: Preliminary evidence in support of a robust association. Depression and Anxiety, 1:1-6. Morgan, Sharon T. (2007). School-based Intervention with Children: Trials and Triumphs. Grand Rounds, University of Texas Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, UT Houston Medical School, UT Health Science Center. Morgan, S. T., Inman, T. & Llewellyn, A. (2005). Efficacy of a life skills group intervention with urban elementary school children. Executive summary submitted to Ima Hogg and Meadows Foundations, UT-Harris County Psychiatric Center & Houston Independent School District. Pettit,J.W., Morgan, S.T., & Paukert, A.L. (2005). The stability of axis I diagnosis in youth across multiple psychiatric hospitalizations. Child Psychiatry and Human Development, 36(1), 51-69.
6 Hirai, M. & Morgan, S.T. (October 2002). Relationships among symptoms of anger, depression and anxiety in an adolescent population. Poster session, The Kansas Conference in Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, Lawrence, KS. Lachar,D., Espades, A., Morgan, S.T., & Harper, A. (August 2001). BPRS-C assessment of child symptom and inpatient treatment. Poster Session, American Psychological Association, San Francisco,CA. Morgan, Sharon T. & Shaw, Bryant.(September 2000). Inpatient intervention for adolescent anger control problems. Poster Session, Texas Psychological Association, Dallas, Texas. Hays, J.R., Stanley, M., Averill, P., Morgan, S.T., Cambron,S(2000). An outcome survey of psychology resident training program training program graduates of the University of Texas Houston Medical School. Psychological Reports,86,225-231. Lachar, D., Randle, S., Harper, R.A., Gurnell, K.C. Lewis, K.R. Santos, C.W., Saunders, A.E., Pearson, D.A., Loveland, K.A., Morgan, S.T., (2000). The Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale for Children(BPRS-C): validity and reliability on an anchored version. Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 40(3, 333-340. Wrobel, T.A., Lachar, D., Wrobel, N.H., Morgan, S.T. Gruber C.P., Neher, J.A. (1999). Development and validation of validity scales for the Personality Inventory for Youth PIY). Assessment, 6, 317-328. Lachar, A., Harper, A., Green, B. & Morgan, S. (August 1996). The Personality Inventory for Youth: contribution to diagnosis. Poster Session, American Psychological Association,Toronto, Canada. Torgesen, J.K., & Morgan, S.T.(1990). Phonological synthesis tasks: A developmental, functional, and componential analysis. In H.L. Swanson and B. Keogh, (Eds.), Learning disabilities: theoretical and research issues. Hilsldale NJ: Earlbaum Association.
7 Torgesen,J.K., Wagner, R.K., Balthazar, M., Davis, C., Morgan, S.T., Simmons, K., Stage, S., & Zirps, F. (1989). Development and individual differences in performance on phonological synthesis tasks. Journal of Experimental Child Psychology,47,491-505. Wagner, R., Balthazar, M., Hurley, S., Morgan, S., Rashotte, C. Shaner, R., Simmons, K., & Stage, S. (1987). The nature of pre- readers phonological processing abilities. Cognitive Development,2,355-373. Torgesen, J.K., Kistner, J.A., & Morgan,S.T.(1987). Component processes in working memory. In J.G. Barkowski and J.D. Day (Eds.), Cognition in special children: Comparative approaches to retardation, learning disabilities, and giftedness. Norwood, NJ: Ablex Publishing Corporation. Brown, J.V., Bakeman, R., Snyder, P.A., Fredrickson, W.T., Morgan, S.T., & Hepler, R. (1975). Interactions of black inner-city mothers with their newborn infants. Child Development,46,579-582.