RENEE DEBOARD-LUCAS
1421 Union Avenue
Baltimore, MD 21211
rdeboar1@jhmi.edu
600 North Wolfe Street
CMSC 3
Baltimore, MD 21287-3325
EDUCATION
2011-present
Postdoctoral Fellowship
Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
Baltimore, MD
2011
Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology
Marquette University, August 2011
Milwaukee, WI
2011
Predoctoral Internship in Clinical Psychology (APA Accredited)
University of Rochester Medical Center; Child and Adolescent Track
Rochester, NY
2007
M.S. in Clinical Psychology
Marquette University, May 2007
Milwaukee, WI
2002
B.A. in Psychology (Magna Cum Laude)
American University, May 2002
Washington, DC
SUPERVISED CLINICAL EXPERIENCE
September 2010-August 2011
Strong Behavioral Health: Child & Adolescent Outpatient Services; Child & Adolescent Inpatient Units
University of Rochester Medical Center
Supervisors: Jennifer West, Ph.D.; Michael Teisl, Ph.D.; Deanna Sams, Ph.D.
Conduct diagnostic evaluations and evidence-based therapy with children, adolescents, and families
presenting to outpatient and inpatient settings with a broad range of psychological concerns (adjustment
disorders, trauma, OCD). In the outpatient clinic, implement a variety of treatment modalities, including
cognitive-behavioral, trauma-focused cognitive-behavioral, and process oriented therapies; also co-lead
skills groups and deliver parenting interventions. Experiences on the inpatient unit include providing
psychological testing and consultation, leading skills groups, and implementing the Collaborative Problem
Solving Approach with children and adolescents with behavioral instability, psychosis, and risk of
harming themselves or others. Will also complete a rotation in the Pediatric Behavioral Health Service
that includes assessment and short-term treatment with children and families presenting with concerns
related to medical adherence and psychological disorders in a health care setting.
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August 2007-July 2010
August 2004-August 2005
Marquette University Center for Psychological Services
Supervisors: Lucas Torres, Ph.D.; John Grych, Ph.D.; Stephen Saunders, Ph.D., Astrida Kaugars, Ph.D.
Conduct assessments and individual cognitive-behavioral and process-oriented therapies with
adolescents, adults, families, and couples presenting with a variety of mental health concerns (mood,
adjustment, and anxiety disorders; ADHD). Responsibilities include conducting assessments, scoring and
interpreting test materials, developing case conceptualizations and treatment plans, writing integrated
reports, providing feedback, and providing peer-supervision to beginning clinicians.
August 2008-August 2009
Child & Adolescent Psychiatry & Behavioral Medicine Center
Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin
Supervisor: Matthew Jandrisevits, Ph.D.
Conducted intake interviews, conceptualized cases, and developed treatment plans in an outpatient
setting with children and adolescents presenting with a broad range of psychological disorders.
Implemented different modes of individual and family therapy – behavioral, cognitive-behavioral, and
trauma-focused cognitive-behavioral. Completed a four-week rotation in the Consultation and Liaison
Service. As part of this rotation, responded to acute and short-term needs in a pediatric inpatient unit
through patient and family interviews, multidisciplinary collaboration, and follow up support and
management throughout patients’ hospital stays.
August 2007-August 2009
Diabetes Clinic; Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin
Supervisor: Jessica Kichler, Ph.D.
Implemented cognitive-behavioral and motivational enhancement therapy techniques with children and
adolescents diagnosed with Type 1 or 2 Diabetes Mellitus. Conducted intake interviews, conceptualized
cases, and developed treatment plans to address adjustment to a chronic medical illness, treatment
adherence, and emotional problems comorbid with diabetes.
August 2007-August 2008
Feeding, Swallowing, & Nutrition Center
Constipation Clinic; Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin
Supervisor: Alan Silverman, Ph.D.
Worked as part of a multidisciplinary team to conduct biopsychosocial evaluations with children
diagnosed with elimination and feeding disorders. Developed collaborative treatment plans to facilitate
appropriate eating and toileting behaviors consistent with a child’s needs and abilities, implemented
behavioral and cognitive-behavioral interventions in in-patient and out-patient settings, and collaborated
with a team of health care professionals.
August 2005-August 2007
Marquette University ADHD Clinic
Supervisor: Alyson Gerdes, Ph.D.
Conducted multi-modal, multi-informant ADHD evaluations of children aged 5-12, wrote integrated
reports, provided feedback, developed behavioral interventions to target functional problems, conducted
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parent-training sessions in which parents learned behavioral management techniques, provided
consultation to teachers, and assisted with the implementation of classroom interventions. Also provided
peer-supervision to beginning clinicians.
August 2006-August 2007
Pediatric Neuropsychology Clinic; Froedtert Lutheran Memorial Hospital
Neuropsychology Psychometrician
Supervisor: Robert Newby, Ph.D.
Administered neuropsychological assessment measures to 7-18-year-old children presenting with a range
of neurological and neurobehavioral disorders. Scored neuropsychological assessments, assisted with
intake interviews and feedback sessions, and contributed to integrated report writing. Tests administered
available upon request.
PUBLICATIONS
DeBoard, R.L., & Grych, J.H. (2011). Assessing children’s perspectives of intimate partner violence. Journal of
Family Violence, 26, 343-354.
DeBoard, R.L., & Grych, J.H. (2011). The effects of intimate partner violence on school-aged children. In
S.A Graham-Bermann & A.A. Levendosky (Eds.), How Intimate Partner Violence Affects Children:
Developmental Research, Case Studies, and Evidence-Based Intervention (pp. 155-177). Washington, DC: APA
Books.
DeBoard, R.L., Fosco, G.M., Raynor, S., & Grych, J.H. (2010). Interparental conflict in context: Exploring
relations between parenting processes and children’s conflict appraisals. Journal of Clinical Child and
Adolescent Psychology, 39, 163-175.
Moutier, C., Cornette, M.M., Lehrmann, J.A., Geppert, C.M.A., Tsao, C.I., DeBoard, R.L., et al. (2009).
When residents need health care: Stigma of the patient role. Academic Psychiatry, 33, 431-441.
Fosco, G.M., DeBoard, R.L., & Grych, J.H. (2007). Making sense of family violence: Implications of
children’s appraisals of interparental aggression for their short- and long-term functioning. European
Psychologist, 12, 6-16.
Cornette, M.M., Driscoll, M.W., Baruch, D.E., DeBoard, R.D., Walker, R.L., & Joiner, T.E. (under review).
Acculturative stress and associated mental health outcomes: Depression, anxiety, suicidal ideation and
interpersonal-psychological disposition among returning military veterans.
PRESENTATIONS
DeBoard, R.L., Kiel, A., Manderfeld, E., & Grych, J.H. (2011). Children’s perceived causes of domestic
violence: Links to beliefs about acceptability. Poster presented at the 2011 Society for Research in Child
Development biennial meeting, Montreal, Canada.
DeBoard, R.L., & Grych, J.H. (2010). Factors that shape beliefs about the acceptability of domestic violence:
Adolescents’ perspectives. Poster presented at the 2010 Society for Research on Adolescence biennial
meeting, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
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Oxtoby, C. S., DeBoard, R.L., & Grych, J.H. (2010). Examining the role of contextual factors in children’s
perceptions of family violence. Poster symposium presented at the 2010 National Partnership to End
Interpersonal Violence Summit, Dallas, Texas.
Kichler, J., Kaugars, A., Marik, P., DeBoard-Lucas, R., & Fitzgerald, C. (2009). The diabetes group therapy
project: Processes and outcomes of implementing a group intervention in a hospital setting. Symposium
presented at the 2009 Midwest Regional Conference of the Society for Psychotherapy Research,
Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
DeBoard, R.L., Latin-Kasper, A., & Grych, J.H. (2009). Assessing children’s perspectives of domestic
violence: Perceived causes and child responses. Poster symposium presented at the 2009 Society for
Research on Adolescence biennial meeting, Denver, Colorado.
Balliet, J., Kichler, J., Kaugars, A., Maglio, K., Smith, A., DeBoard, R., Fitzgerald, C., & Alemzadeh, R.
(2008). Assessing nutritional information in adolescents with Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T1
and T2DM) using a 24-hour recall method. Poster presented at the American Diabetes Association 68th
Scientific Sessions. San Francisco, CA.
Maglio, K., Kichler, J., Smith, A., Balliet, J., Kaugars, A., Fitzgerald, C., DeBoard, R., & Alemzadeh, R.
(2008). Role of body mass index and ethnicity in reported vitamin D intake for adolescents with Type
1Diabetes Mellitus (T1DM). Poster presented at the 2008 American Dietetics Association meeting.
Chicago, IL.
DeBoard, R.L., & Grych, J.H. (2008). Adolescent’s justification of dating violence: Insight into the cycle of
violence. Poster presented at the 2008 Society for Research on Adolescence biennial meeting, Chicago,
Illinois.
DeBoard, R.L., Henrie, S., & Grych, J.H. (2007). The impact of parent-child relationships on children’s
perceptions of interparental conflict and adjustment. Poster presented at the 2007 Society for Research in
Child Development biennial meeting, Boston, Massachusetts.
DeBoard, R.L., & Grych, J.H. (2007). Investigating adaptive processes in children living in violent homes.
Poster presented at the 2007 Midwestern Psychological Association annual meeting, Chicago, Illinois.
DeBoard, R. (2006). Investigating processes of positive adaptation in children living in violent homes.
Invited lecture for a Lifespan Development course at Alverno College, Milwaukee, WI.
DeBoard, R.L., & Grych, J.H. (2006). The impact of violence exposure on children’s adjustment. Poster
presented at the 2006 Midwestern Psychological Association annual meeting, Chicago, Illinois
DeBoard, R.L., & Grych, J.H. (2006). Protective factors against adolescent dating violence: A longitudinal
perspective. Poster symposium presented at the 2006 Society for Research on Adolescence biennial
meeting, San Francisco, California.
Fosco, G.M., DeBoard, R.L., Baskerville, A.M., & Grych, J.H. (2005). Family systems influences on the
relationship between interparental conflict and children’s adjustment. Poster presented at the 2005
Society for Research in Child Development biennial meeting, Atlanta, Georgia.
DeBoard, R., & Grych, J.H. (2005). Positive peer relationships as protective factors against family stress.
Poster presented at the 2005 Midwestern Psychological Association annual meeting, Chicago, Illinois.
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DeBoard, R., & Ahrens, A.H. (2004). Thought acceptance and its influence on thought suppression: Can
body-scan mindfulness decrease the enhancement effect? Poster presented at the 2004 Eastern
Psychological Association annual meeting, Washington, DC.
DeBoard, R., Orbach, Y., Mendoza, M., Jensen, S., Pipe, M., & Lamb, M. (2004). An analysis of interviews
in which children did not make allegations of suspected sexual abuse. Poster presented at the 2004
American Psychology-Law Society annual meeting, Scottsdale, Arizona.
Ahrens, A.H., Sexton, J., Armellino, V., Kane, J.Q., & DeBoard, R.L. (2003). The relation of fear of emotion
to self-concordance. Poster presented at the 2003 Eastern Psychological Association annual meeting,
Baltimore, Maryland.
DeBoard, R. (2002). Thought acceptance and its influence on thought suppression: Can body-scan
mindfulness decrease the enhancement effect? Paper presented at the 4th Annual Honors Capstone
Conference, American University, Washington, DC.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
June 2007 – August 2008
Zablocki VA Medical Center
Research Assistant (Supervisor: Michelle Cornette, Ph.D.)
Worked as a research assistant on projects examining predictors of suicidal ideation in returning
OIF/OEF veterans in an outpatient VA Medical Center setting. Responsibilities included administering
surveys, entering and analyzing data, and preparing manuscripts and conference submissions.
June 2002 – June 2004
National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
Postbaccalaureate IRTA Fellow (Supervisor: Michael Lamb, Ph.D.)
Worked as a research assistant on federally funded projects examining the NICHD protocol for
conducting forensic investigations with sexually abused children. Responsibilities included coding,
entering, and cleaning data; conducting literature searches; and preparing conference presentations.
October 1999 – May 2002
Community Services for Autistic Adults and Children
Behavioral Therapist
Used applied behavioral analysis (ABA) techniques in home-based therapy programs to teach behavioral,
language, social, and academic skills to children diagnosed with autism. Trained beginning therapists in
ABA techniques.
GRADUATE RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
July 2008 – July 2011
Doctoral Dissertation (Advisor: John Grych, Ph.D.)
Passed Doctoral Qualifying Examination September, 2008
Title: Children’s Understanding of Domestic Violence
Proposal Accepted: December 2008
This dissertation includes a multi-method approach to examining children’s perceived causes for
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domestic violence and their beliefs about the acceptability of domestic violence. Maternal influences and
children’s previous exposure to interparental aggression, parent-child aggression, and community
violence are examined as predictors. Responsibilities include designing the project, communicating with
recruitment sites, recruiting participants, training undergraduate assistants to conduct the protocol,
entering and analyzing data, preparing dissertation manuscript. Data are collected and analyses are being
completed. Defense of the dissertation was completed in 2011.
August 2004 – August 2010
Research Assistant (NIMH Grant: Marital Conflict & Child Development: The Role of Schema
(Advisor: John Grych, Ph.D.)
Project is examining the cognitive-contextual framework and family factors that affect children’s
adjustment in the context of interparental conflict. Duties included: administering stimuli to and
conducting interviews with children and parents; entering and analyzing data; preparing manuscripts for
publication and presentation.
August 2004 – May 2007
Master’s Thesis (Advisor: John Grych, Ph.D.)
Title: Investigating Processes of Positive Adaptation in Children Living in Violent Homes
Defended: April 2007
August 2007 – August 2008
Research Assistant, Diabetes Clinic, Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin (Advisor: Jessica Kichler, Ph.D.)
Worked as a research assistant on studies investigating factors pertaining to treatment adherence in
adolescents diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus. Collected and analyzed data presented at pediatric
psychology conferences.
August 2007 – May 2007
Research Assistant, Froedtert Lutheran Memorial Hospital (Advisor: Terri deRoon-Cassini, Ph.D.)
Conducted semi-structured interviews and administered surveys to recent trauma victims receiving
treatment at this Level 1 Trauma Center.
OTHER PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
Ad Hoc Reviewer: Served as a guest reviewer for Child Development, Child Abuse & Neglect, Parenting: Science and
Practice, and Academic Psychiatry.
UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
August 2001 – August 2002
Honors Capstone Project (Undergraduate Thesis) (Advisor: Anthony Ahrens, Ph.D.)
Title: Thought acceptance and its influence on thought suppression: Can body-scan mindfulness decrease
the enhancement effect?
Designed and implemented a study with undergraduate students to investigate the effect of mindfulness
on the enhancement effect associated with thought suppression. Entered and analyzed data, authored
research paper, presented results at regional conference. Study was funded by an Honors Capstone
Research Grant.
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May 2001 – August 2001
Research Assistant, American University (Advisor: Teresa Elliott, Ph.D.)
Administered Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children (WISC-III), Peabody, and other intelligence
measures to children in a study designed to investigate the relationship between aggression in children
and the ability to interpret social and emotional cues.
August 2000 – May 2001
Research Assistant, American University (Advisor: Teresa Elliott, Ph.D.)
Administered stimuli to groups of undergraduate college students in a study designed to assess the
neurological effects of trauma on memory and the ability to distinguish between social and emotional
cues.
May 2000 – August 2000
Research Assistant, George Washington University (Advisor: Lisa Gillotti, MS)
Collected and coded data for large funded study of early development in children diagnosed with Autism
and Pervasive Developmental Disorders. Scored the Childhood Autism Rating Scale (CARS) based on
videotapes of structured play sessions with children with Autism Spectrum Disorders and global
developmental delays.
August 1999 – May 2001
Research Assistant, American University (Advisor: Anthony Ahrens, Ph.D.)
Contributed to formulation of a study that examined the correlation between approach/avoidance goals
and the experience of wonder; investigated the impact of depression on this relationship. Contributed to
creation of a measure that assessed emotional states. Primary responsibilities included administering
measures to undergraduate college students, conducting literature reviews, and coding and entering data.
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
April 2010
Guest Lecturer, Introduction to Psychology, Marquette University
April 2010
Guest Lecturer, Research Methods in Psychology, Marquette University
April 2009
Guest Lecturer, Research Methods in Psychology, Marquette University
June 2006 – July 2007
Clinic Teaching Assistant, Center for Psychological Services, Marquette University (Supervisor: John Grych,
Ph.D.)
Assisted with management of clinic operations in an outpatient university-based psychology clinic.
Primary responsibilities included completing phone intakes, maintaining inventory of clinic testing
materials, conducting chart audits, and organizing interview day for applicants to the Clinical Psychology
graduate program.
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August 2005 – May 2006
Teaching Assistant, Research Methods in Psychology, Department of Psychology, Marquette University
Assisted the professor of an undergraduate Research Methods in Psychology course for two semesters.
Planned and led weekly lab sections, reviewed statistical techniques and use of SPSS, guided planning and
implementation of student research projects, graded and provided detailed feedback on assignments,
reviewed final research proposals, and maintained class gradebook.
August 2005 – May 2006
Teaching Assistant, Introduction to Psychology, Department of Psychology, Marquette University
Assisted the professor of an undergraduate Introduction to Psychology course for two semesters.
Facilitated weekly discussion of psychology topics, administered quizzes, graded exams, and maintained
class gradebook.
AWARDS & HONORS
2009-2010
Reverend John P. Raynor, S.J., Fellowship
Awarded to 3 doctoral students showing potential for a distinguished academic or
professional career.
2008-2009
Arthur J. Schmitt Fellowship
Awarded to 8-10 doctoral students with strong commitment to education and leadership.
2002-2004
Postbaccalaureate IRTA Fellow
Research fellowship with the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
(NICHD); Fellows initiate applications to graduate school during their tenure.
2002
Graduated Magna Cum Laude, American University, B.A.
2002
Charles Ferster Award for Outstanding Psychology Major
2001-2002
Honors Capstone Research Grant Award
Funded undergraduate honors thesis.
1998-2002
Leadership Scholarship
Merit-based scholarship; American University
1998-2002
Mackall Scholarship
Merit-based scholarship; American University
PROFESSIONAL AND HONOR SOCIETIES
American Psychological Association, 2007 - present
Society for Research on Child Development, 2005 - present
American Psychology-Law Society, 2004
Eastern Psychological Association, 2004
Midwestern Psychological Association, 2005-2007
Phi Beta Kappa National Honors Society
Golden Key National Honors Society