Résumé Linda Brant, Ph.D. Clinical Psychologist Licensure May, 2000 Florida Licensed Psychologist: PY6068 Education 2012-2014 MFA Visual Art, Lesley University College of Art and Design, Boston, MA. Conceptual art projects exploring human-animal relationships through the mediums of sculpture and photography. 1991-1998 Ph.D., Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas Major: Clinical Psychology (APA accredited program) Pre-Doctoral Internship in Clinical Psychology: Audie L. Murphy Memorial Veterans Hospital, San Antonio, TX (APA accredited internship) with rotations in Psychiatric Inpatient Unit, Day Treatment Program and Substance Abuse Treatment Program 1989-1991 M.S., University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida Major: Clinical Psychology (with Thesis) 1984-1988 BA, Eckerd College, St. Petersburg, Florida Major: Counseling/Psychology Minor: Visual Art Professional Associations Member of American Psychological Association Member of Animals and Society Institute Therapy Dogs Incorporated member and volunteer
Clinical Experience Psychologist Comprehensive MedPsych Systems, Inc. Sarasota, FL August 2014 present Individual therapy using visual art interventions. Consultations to practicing artists to overcome creative blocks and revitalize their work. Adjunct Faculty Ringling College of Art & Design Sarasota, FL August 2013 - present Teaching Introduction to Psychology to undergraduate students majoring in visual art, design and technology. Assistant Dean September 2009 July 2013 College of Social Sciences University of Phoenix Program and Curriculum development for Counseling, Human Services and Psychology Academic quality review of campuses offering degrees in the Social Sciences Technical support to area campuses Assistance to campuses preparing for programmatic accreditation Rendering decisions on student appeals for the College of Social Sciences Coordination of Faculty Council subcommittees and other special projects Grant Coordinator and Instructor April 2003 August 2009 Department of Child, Family and Community Sciences University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL Coordination and management of federal grant (DOE) for training Infant-Toddler Developmental Specialists in the state of Florida Teaching three online graduate level courses for the program (Human Development, Teaming and Systems in Early Childhood Special Education and Communication with Parents and Agencies). Advising 200 program participants Annual preparation of grant renewal documents Developing and delivering professional presentations at state and national conferences Supervising graduate student assistants
3 Faculty Mentor and Academic Advisor October 2001 April 2003 Department of Psychology Northcentral University, Prescott, AZ Program and curriculum development in Psychology Advising non-traditional students on academic and career-related issues Teaching online courses Conducting comprehensive exams Serving on dissertation committees Assisting with document preparation for the university s self-study for regional accreditation (Higher Learning Commission) Clinical Psychologist October 1998 October 2001 Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children and Women Center for Children and Families 601 W. Michigan St., Orlando, FL Assessment of infants and toddlers with suspected developmental delays. Conditions included cerebral palsy, mental retardation, pervasive developmental disorders, communication disorders, attachment/emotional disorders, genetic disorders and complications due to prematurity and/or maternal substance abuse. Determination of eligibility for funding through Florida's Part C program Assessment of 3-5 year-old children in Project Head Start Assessment of pediatric oncology patients (ages 2-18) at Nemours Clinic, Department of Behavioral Pediatrics. Therapist October 1998 September 2000 Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children and Women Sexual Trauma Recovery Center (now called the Healing Tree) 601 W. Michigan St., Orlando, FL Intake interviews and assessments Individual and group therapy with adult survivors of incest and rape Use of art therapy techniques in individual and group therapy Collaboration with multidisciplinary treatment team Community education and outreach activities Training masters-level interns Assistant Professor of Psychology August 1997 July 1998 Winthrop University Rock Hill, SC Full classroom responsibilities for four (4) courses per semester (Introduction to Psychology, Theories of Personality, Psychological Measurements, and Abnormal Psychology. Advising undergraduate students Developing a research program
4 Pre-doctoral Internship in Clinical Psychology August 1996- August 1997 Audie L. Murphy Memorial Veterans Hospital 7400 Merton Minter Blvd., San Antonio, TX Full time, APA-accredited internship in Psychology Rotations included Substance Abuse Treatment Program, Inpatient Psychiatric Clinic, Day Hospital, and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Clinic. Assignments included individual, group, and family therapy, psychological assessments, and consultation with treatment teams Use of art therapy techniques in individual and group therapy Formal presentations to staff; ongoing in-service learning Supervised Practica September 1992 December 1995 Department of Psychology, Outpatient clinic Seven (7) semesters of supervised practicum in doctoral program Intake interviews Full psychological assessments Individual and family therapy with a wide range of clients Art therapy interventions with children and adults, as appropriate Counselor August 1992 May 1994 University Counseling Center Intake interviews and assessments Academic, career, and personal counseling with the student population at Texas Tech University Use of art therapy techniques with clients Teaching Assistant August 1991 May 1995 Psychology Department Full classroom responsibilities (preparing and presenting lectures, developing assignments, constructing exams and assigning grades) for undergraduate courses including Introduction to Psychology, Theories of Personality, and Abnormal Psychology.
5 Research and Scholarship Brant, L. (2014) Honoring, Contradiction and Chance in American Pet Cemetery Gravestones: Visual Art Meets Human Animal Studies. To be presented at the 2014 International Conference on Nonhumans at the University of California, Davis, Interdisciplinary Animal Studies Research Group. Brant, L. (2014) Honoring Non-Human Animals, Presentation at Convening Culture Conference 2014: Connecting the Arts with Environmental Conservation, Vero Beach Museum of Art. Sponsored by Florida Division of Cultural Affairs and Citizens for Florida Art, Inc. Brant, L. (2013). Boning up: Using ancient and contemporary bone sculptures to explore complex psychological concepts. Presentation at Michigan Academy of Science, Arts and Letters, Hope College, Holland, Michigan. Brant, L. (2004-2007) Infant Toddler Developmental Specialist Grant Program at UCF. Various presentations at the Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) Annual Project Directors Conferences and at Early Steps State Conferences. Brant, L. (2004). Teaming and Systems in Early Intervention. Online module for the training of Infant Toddler Developmental Specialists in the state of Florida. Published by the Florida Department of Health, Children s Medical Services. Currently available internationally to specialists pursuing the Infant Toddler Developmental Specialist credential: http://www.cms-kids.com/esproviders/itds/index.html (see ITDS Module 2) Brant, L. (1997). Myth, preference and processing (Doctoral dissertation). Conceptualizing the Jungian notion of archetypes as cognitive schemata, the effects of content and sequence variations of the hero motif on preference ratings, recall of story ideas, and reading rate was investigated in three experiments. Brant, L., Marshall, P. H., & Roark, B. (1995). On the development of prototypes and preferences. Empirical Studies of the Arts, 13, (2), 161-170. Paper was presented at the XIIIth Congress of the International Association of Empirical Aesthetics in Montreal, Canada, August, 1994. Marshall, P.H., Worthen, J., Brant, L., Shrader, J., Kahlstorf, D., & Pickerel, C. (1995). Fechner redux: A comparison of the Holbein Madonnas. Empirical Studies of the Arts, 13, (1), 17-24. Brant, L. (1991). Influences of attachment style and gender on themes of intimacy (Master's thesis). Participants wrote imaginative stories in response to six TAT cards. Stories were coded for intimacy motivation and violent imagery. The effects of gender and self-reported attachment style on intimacy motivation, violent imagery and selfdisclosure were investigated.