CURRICULUM VITAE Karen B. Schmaling Work: Washington State University Vancouver 14204 NE Salmon Creek Ave. Vancouver, WA 98686 Office: (360) 546-9412 email: karen.schmaling@wsu.edu Residence: Education 1988 PhD, Clinical Psychology, University of Washington Clinical Psychology Internship, University of Washington School of Medicine 1985 MS, Psychology, University of Washington 1981 BA, Psychology, University of Oregon Honors College 2010 BA, French, University of North Carolina at Charlotte Faculty and Administrative Positions 2010- Professor of Psychology, Washington State University Vancouver 2010-2012 Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs WSU Vancouver is a public research university campus of 3100 students, with over 200 full-time faculty and staff in the academic affairs division and $19.5M in state appropriated funds. Responsibilities Academic leadership, organization, and functioning Campus-wide decision-making (e.g., budget allocations) Represent Chancellor as needed Lead the Diversity Council, a group of faculty, staff, and students charged with the enhancement of diversity, social justice, and the climate for inclusion on campus through a range of activities including events, research, grant-making, and policy review and revision Accomplishments Led the development of the 2011-2016 strategic plan for WSU Vancouver Reorganized the office of academic affairs to increase support for faculty personnel processes, and expand capacities in assessment and research support for faculty Implemented orientation programs for new faculty Worked to increase activity and engagement of faculty governance Implemented best practices in diversity for faculty search processes Expanded student retention initiatives and transfer student resources Enhanced attention to student learning outcomes and student engagement Established new degrees: o DNP (Doctor of Nursing Practice) o BS in Neuroscience
Page 2 Community Partnerships and Leadership Member, Legacy Emanuel IRB Committee (Portland, OR) Member, Vancouver Public Schools Management Advisory Task Force 2004-2010 Dean, College of Health and Human Services, University of North Carolina at Charlotte UNC Charlotte is an urban public research university that enrolled 25,000 students in 2009-10. In 2010 the College of Health and Human Services had 120 full-time faculty and staff and $10M in state appropriated funds. Responsibilities Responsibilities included the following campus-wide activities, in addition to serving as the chief executive officer for the College of Health and Human Services: Led the Committee on the Future of the Faculty, a campus-wide committee to review and revise policies and best practices to recruit, retain, and advance faculty, with an emphasis on diversifying the faculty Working with others, proposed a set of best practice recommendation to support interdisciplinary work Member of the UNC Tomorrow Steering Committee and Task Force Chair for UNC Charlotte. UNC Tomorrow was a North Carolina-wide effort to identify the higher education needs and roles as informed by the citizenry Proposed and funded twice by the Chancellor s Diversity Challenge Fund for a speaker series on Health and Human Services Disparities in Communities of Color, and to bring the AAC&U Campus Women Lead program to UNC Charlotte Selected to lead or contribute to a number of search committees beyond my college: Vice Chancellor for Development and Alumni Affairs; Director of Student Health Services; Executive Director for the Institute for Social Capital; Director for Enterprise Electronic Content Management, among others Accomplishments Doubled student enrollment to over 3,000 by expanding capacity and adding popular new degrees Tripled external research funding to over $3M/year Obtained ~$2M in gifts including a new endowed chair, scholarships, and other new endowed funds. Increased development activities, raised development expectations for department chairs consistent with the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) Development for Deans suggestions Established an external Advisory Board for the college comprised of donors, business leaders, alumni, elected and appointed governmental officials to act as community advocates and ambassadors for the college; increase fund raising; and provide advice on relationships between the college and
Page 3 community Oversaw the planning, construction, furnishing, and move to a new 138,000 square foot building, and the renovation of spaces in other buildings. Created a medicinal herb garden and a collection of contemporary artwork for the building Successfully restructured the School of Nursing to better support its degree programs and faculty. Reorganized the support staff in the college to increase efficiency and academic support for the faculty Expanded research support for the faculty Hired 77 full-time faculty Led course redesign of general education course to large, scalable, hybrid format, which was supported by a grant from UNC General Administration Led the development of two strategic plans for the college, 2005-2010 and 2010-2015 Established new degrees: o PhD in Health Services Research o MS in Clinical Exercise Physiology o MSPH in Public Health o BS in Exercise Science o BSPH in Public Health o BSRT in Respiratory Therapy (on-line) Received initial program accreditations from: o Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education (CAAHEP) o Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Management Education (CAHME) o Council on Education for Public Health (CEPH) Led an internationalization strategic plan for the college Worked collaboratively with faculty governance to rewrite the promotion and tenure criteria for the college Led diversity training efforts and ongoing diversity champions group Implemented a decentralized funding model to empower academic units Community Partnerships and Leadership Member, Board of Trustees, Discovery Place Member, Charlotte Chamber of Commerce Diversity Advisory Council Member, Charlotte Chamber of Commerce Health Services Council Member, Board of Directors, American Red Cross, Greater Charlotte Region Member, Charlotte Area Health Education Centers Advisory Committee Member, Carolinas HealthCare System IRB Committee Supervised the increase in affiliation agreements between UNC Charlotte and community agencies to over 300 and, working with counsel, revamped the system to manage these agreements very efficiently 2001-2004 Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs (2002-2004), Interim Dean, College of Health Sciences (2003-2004), Associate Dean for Academic Affairs
Page 4 and Research, College of Health Sciences (2001-2002), University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, TX UTEP is a Hispanic-serving, urban public research university that enrolled over 18,000 students in 2003-04. Responsibilities As Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs: responsible for all university research centers and institutes As Interim Dean, College of Health Sciences: serve as the chief executive officer for the college Accomplishments Led the development of a strategic plan for the college Awarded grant from the National Institutes of Health (National Center for Minority Health and Health Disparities) to mentor underrepresented junior faculty Strengthened inter-institutional and community collaborations, especially in the service of health sciences (the medical school at Texas Tech University + the health sciences at UTEP) Proposed and established new doctoral degree in Interdisciplinary Health Sciences 1992-2001 Professor (2000-2001), Associate Professor (1997-2000), Assistant Professor (1995-1997), Acting Assistant Professor (1992-1995) of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, and Director, Clinical Psychology Internship Program (1998-2001), University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA UW is an urban research university that enrolled over 32,000 students in 2000-01. I continue to have an appointment as an Affiliate Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences (2001-present) in recognition of ongoing collaborations. Major accomplishments: Grew internship program to one of largest in the country; led successful program reaccreditation by the Commission on Accreditation of the American Psychological Association Awarded grant from the National Institutes of Health (National Institute of Mental Health) to prepare postgraduate trainees for academic careers 1988-1992 Assistant Professor (1990-1992) and Instructor (1988-1990) of Psychiatry, University of Colorado, and Staff Psychologist, Department of Medicine, National Jewish Center for Immunology and Respiratory Medicine, Denver, CO Selected Activities, Honors, and Professional Development 2012-2013 Executive Leadership Academy, American Academic Leadership Institute 2011-2012 Institute for New Chief Academic Officers, American Council on Education 2008 Fellow, American Psychological Association (Division 12, Clinical)
Page 5 2006 National Leadership Forum for Women Administrators, Office of Women in Higher Education, American Council on Education 2006 Institute for Management and Leadership in Education, Harvard Graduate School of Education 2002-2004 Charles and Shirley Leavell II Chair in Nursing and Health Sciences, University of Texas at El Paso 2002 Senior Fellow, Division of Universities and Health Related Institutions, Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board Selected Professional Service Accreditation Peer Review 2011 Report Panel, Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities 2009 Site Visitor, Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Research Peer Review I have served on the editorial board of or provided ad hoc review to 32 research journals. 1994- Chair or Member of Review Committees for the U.S. Department of Defense present programs including: Congressionally Directed Medical Research Program Peer Reviewed Medical Research Program Traumatic Brain Injury Research Centers Gulf War Illnesses Defense Health Research Defense Women s Health Research Chair of Site Visit Committees for the U.S. Department of Defense to: U.S. Deployment Health Research Center, Naval Health Research Center, San Diego Georgetown University Chronic Pain and Fatigue Research Center 1994-2004 Member, NIH Review committees including: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Review Committee, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome/Fibromyalgia Syndrome (ZRG1-CFS) National Institute of Mental Health Review Committee, Health Behavior & Prevention (ZRG1-RPHB-1) National Institutes of Health Review Committee, Mind Body and Health (ZRG1-RPHB-B) National Institute of Mental Health Review Committee, B/START (ZMH1-BST-J) Professional Organizations 2014-2016 2013-2016 Vice President, Board of Directors, American Institute of Biological Sciences Secretary-Treasurer, Board of Directors, Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies 2008-2014 Member, Board of Directors, Cognitive and Behavioral Board, American Board of Professional Psychology 1996- Examiner, American Board of Professional Psychology (Cognitive and Behavioral
Page 6 present Psychology Board) 1999-2001 Chair, Doctoral Membership Review Committee, Association of Psychology Postdoctoral and Internship Centers Selected Funding. I have served as principal investigator or co-investigator on grants totaling approximately $25M. Recent projects include: Senior Personnel, National Science Foundation (0548401), 2006-2010. Project title: ADVANCE: UNC Charlotte Institutional Transformation for the Future of the Faculty. Total costs: $2.6M. Principal Investigator. National Institutes of Health (National Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities) (R24-MD000520), 2003-2006. Project title: Promoting health parity among Mexican-American women. Total costs: $1.1M. Principal Investigator, National Institutes of Health (National Institute of Mental Health) (R25-MH60486), 2001-2006. Project title: Training future mental health clinical researchers. Total costs: $1.1M. Selected Manuscripts. I currently have 97 articles published in peer-reviewed journals, 16 book chapters, and one book published. Recent publications include: Schmaling, K. B. (2013). Asthma. In A. Nezu, C. Nezu, & P. Geller (Eds.), Comprehensive handbook of psychology (Health Psychology Volume) (2 nd Edition). New York: Wiley. Schmaling, K. B. & Johnson, S. K. (2013). Poorly understood illnesses. In M. Goldman, R. Troisi, & Kathryn Rexrode (Eds.), Women and health (2 nd Edition). NY: Academic Press. Schmaling, K. B., Blume, A. W., & Russell, M. L. (2011). Intimate partner violence and relationship dissolution among reserve soldiers. Military Psychology, 23, 685-699. Schmaling, K. B., Afari, N., Hops, H., Barnhart, S., & Buchwald, D. (2009). Change in airflow among patients with asthma discussing relationship problems with their partners. Journal of Health Psychology, 14 (6), 715-720. Board Certification 1995 Diplomate, American Board of Professional Psychology (Cognitive & Behavioral Psychology), #4621 Licenses to Practice 2002 Licensed Psychologist, State of Texas, #3-1972 (inactive) 1993 Licensed Psychologist, State of Washington, #1666 (active) 1990 Licensed Psychologist, State of Colorado, #1466 (inactive) Complete academic vitae available on request October 2013