Curriculum Vitae
Patricia Susan Gerrity, Ph.D.
Department of Psychology,
Manhattanville College
Purchase, NY 10577
(914) 323-5296
Sue.Gerrity@mville.edu
Education
Ph.D. George Peabody College for Teachers, Nashville, TN
1981 (Developmental Psychology)
M.S.
B.A.
George Peabody College for Teachers, Nashville, TN
1977 (Psychology--Child Development Specialist Program)
Mills College, Oakland, CA
1976 (Psychology)
Teaching Experience
1982-present Associate Professor in Psychology
Manhattanville College, Purchase, NY
Teaching responsibilities have included: Introductory and General
Psychology, Research Methods in Psychology, Statistics, Developmental
Psychology (i.e., Child, Adolescent, and Adult), Social Development &
Attachment, Cognitive Development, Human Sexuality, Internships, Senior
Evaluations, and Advisor for Masters Theses for students’ in the college’s masters degree programs.
1978-1980 Instructor
Human Growth and Development—Childhood though Adolescence
George Peabody College, Nashville, TN
John Reiser, Ph.D., Department of Psychology
1977-1980 Instructor
Workshops-preparation of children for hospitalization and medical treatments and working with children in medical settings.
Vanderbilt Children's Hospital, Tennessee Assn. on Young Children,
Weekday Nursery School, Donner-Belmont Nursery School,
Eakin Elementary School, Nashville Parent Teacher Assn., all in
Nashville, TN, Dept. Human Services Foster Parent Training Program,
Columbia, TN
1977-1979 Consultant & Instructor
Foster Parent Program
State of Tennessee Dept. Human Services, Columbia, TN
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Research Experience
2005-Present Investigator
Affects of exposure to essential oil aroma on emotional qualities of autobiographical memories of relationships.
Manhattanville College, Purchase, NY
1993-2010
1989-1991
1982-1986
1981-1989
1981-1982
1977-1981
1979-1981
Consultant and Statistician
Research design & statistical consultation and analysis for Social Work doctoral candidates from Fordham University and Yeshiva University, NY
Investigator
Affects of college experience and college major development of formal/abstract reasoning across content domains.
Manhattanville College, Purchase, NY
Co-Investigator
Understanding of physiological functions by children with chronic illnesses, and relationship of physiological knowledge and understanding of a chronic condition.
With Barbara Ramsey, Ph.D., Vanderbilt Medical School, Nashville, TN
Co-Investigator & Consultant
Primary care pediatrician's assessments of psychosocial adjustment of their chronically ill patients and their parents.
With Mark Merkins, M.D., Dept. Public Health, Rochester, NY
Research Associate & Project Director
Positive adjustment in children with chronic illnesses.
Ellen C. Perrin, M.D., Dept. Pediatrics, Vanderbilt Medical School, Nashville, TN
Co-Investigator
Development of children's understanding of illness and medical treatments.
With Ellen C. Perrin, M.D., Dept. Pediatrics, Vanderbilt Medical School, Nashville, TN
Research Assistant & Statistician
Five year prospective study of child abuse & neglect.
Susan O'Connor, M.D., Nashville General Hospital, Nashville, TN
1977-1979
1978-1979
1975-1976
Research Assistant
Second & third year program evaluations of treatment alternatives to street crime
(TASC), an LEAA funded diversion program.
James Teevan, Ph.D., Dept. Psychology, George Peabody College, Nashville, TN
Research Assistant
Evaluation of the juvenile corrections system in the state of Tennessee.
Carl Haywood, Ph.D., Dept. Psychology, George Peabody College, Nashville, TN
Research Assistant
Observational study of development in the second year of life.
Gordon Bronson, Ph.D., Mills College, Oakland, CA
Wonda Bronson, Ph.D., U.C.-Berkeley, Berkeley, CA
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Related Experience
1976-1979 In-patient Pediatric Advocate: Child development specialist
Dept. Pediatrics, Vanderbilt Children's Hospital, Nashville, TN
David T. Karzon, M.D., Chairperson, Department of Pediatrics
1973-1975 Teacher- three-year-old & four-year-old classrooms
Broadway Nursery School, Oakland, CA
1970-1973 Teacher-infants (1970-1972) and toddlers (1972-1973)
Children's Corner Day Care Center, Omaha, NB
1971-1973 Teacher
Children's art program
Joselyn Art Museum, Omaha, NB
1966-1968 Sycamore Boys’ Home (now Hathaway-Sycamores)
Counselor, five- to ten-year-old wards of the court.
Altadena, CA
Presentations
Gerrity, P.S. (2005). Behavior Management Vs Behavioral Education. Workshop for Child Care Council of Westchester, Inc., White Plains, NY.
Gerrity, P.S. (2004, 2005, 2006). Behavior Management Vs Behavioral Education. Training workshops for staff members of the school-age program at A Kids' Place and Ossining Children’s Center,
Ossining, NY.
Gerrity, P.S. (2003). Working with Special Needs Children in Group Programs. Training workshop for staff members of the school-age program at A Kids' Place . Ossining, NY.
Gerrity, P.S. (2001). Identifying children's needs through understanding child development. Training workshop for staff members of the school-age program at A Kids' Place . Ossining, NY.
Gerrity, P.S. (1996). Child development and art appreciation. Presentation for the Newburger Museum
Docents. SUNY-Purchase, Purchase, NY.
Gerrity, P.S. (1989, 1991, 1994). Child development and the arts. Presentation for the Westchester
Council for the Arts’ Artists in Residence Program. White Plains, NY
Gerrity, P.S. & Perrin, E.C. (1980). There's sugar in your blood: A guide to patient education of children with diabetes. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Orthopsychiatry Society, San Francisco,
CA.
Gerrity, P.S. & Perrin, E.C. (1980). There's drainage in your pipes: A guide to patient education of children with asthma. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Orthopsychiatry Society, San
Francisco, CA.
O'Connor, S.M., Vietze, P.M., Sandler, H.M., Sherrod, K.A., Gerrity, P.S., Hopkins, J. & Altemeier,
W.A. (1982). Extended post-partum contact: I Observation of maternal infant interactions over the
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first year following rooming-in. Poster presentation at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Pediatrics, NY, NY.
O'Connor, S.M., Vietze, P.M., Sandler, H.M., Sherrod, K.A., Gerrity, P.S., Tucker, D., Hopkins, J., &
Altemeier, W.A. (1982). Extended post-partum contact: II Responsivity of maternal-infant interactions
following rooming-in. Poster presentation at the annual meeting of the American Academy of
Pediatrics, NY, NY.
O'Connor, S.M., Vietze, P.M., Sandler, H.M., Sherrod, K.A., Gerrity, P.S., Harrell, S., Hopkins, J. &
Altemeier, W.A. (1982). Extended post-partum contact: III Maternal and infant behaviors during rooming-in. Poster presentation at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Pediatrics, NY,
NY.
Publications
Cruthirds, T., Parrish, E.B., & Gerrity, P.S. (1978). A Training Manual for Working with Children in Day
Care. University of Tennessee Research Corp. : Nashville, TN.
Merkins, M.J., Perrin, E.C., Perrin, J.M. & Gerrity, P.S. (1989). Pediatrician's awareness of the psychosocial adjustment of their chronically ill patients. Journal of Developmental & Behavioral
Pediatrics, 10, 1-6.
O'Connor, S.M., Altemeier, W.A., Gerrity, P.S., Sandler, H.M. & Sherrod, K.A. (1981). Deficits in mother- infant interaction (MIA) associated with earlier occurrence-severity of maltreatment.
Pediatric Research, 15, 453.
O'Connor, S.M., Altemeier, W.A., Gerrity, P.S., Sandler, H.M. & Sherrod, K.A. (1981). Mother-infant
interaction (MIA) before ID of abuse (AB), neglect (NG), or non-organic failure to thrive (NOFT).
Pediatric Research, 15, 454.
O'Connor, S.M. Altemeier, W.A., Vietze, P.M., Gerrity, P.S., Sandler, H.M. & Sherrod, K.A. (1981).
Responsivity of mother-infant interaction (MIA) before ID of abuse (AB), neglect (NG), or nonorganic failure-to-thrive (NOFT). Pediatric Research, 15, 454.
O'Connor, S., Vietze, P.M., Sandler, H. M., Sherrod, K., Gerrity, S., & Altemeier, W. A. (1982).
Mother-infant interaction and child development after rooming-in: Comparison of high risk and low risk mothers. Prevention in Human Services, A Special Issue on Risk and Infancy, edited by Howard Moss, 1, 25-43.
Perrin, E.C. & Gerrity, P.S. (1981). There's a demon in your belly: Children's understanding of illness.
Pediatrics, 67 , 841-849.
Perrin, E.C. & Gerrity, P.S. (1984). Development of children with a chronic illness. In W. Haggerty
(Ed.) Pediatric Clinics of North America, 31, 19-31.
Unpublished Papers
Gerrity, P.S. (1982). The Effects of Experience on Concept Development- Illness concepts of healthy, asthmatic, and diabetic chilren. (Unpublished Doctoral Dissertation.)
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Gerrity, P.S. & Sandler, H.M. (1982). Affects of experience on concept development: Illness concepts of healthy children and children with asthma or diabetes.
O'Connor, S.M., Vietze, P.M., Sandler, H.M., Sherrod, K.A., Gerrity, P.S., Hopkins, J. & Altemeier,
W.A. (1982). Extended post-partum contact: I Observation of maternal infant interactions over the first year following rooming-in.
O'Connor, S.M., Vietze, P.M., Sandler, H.M., Sherrod, K.A., Gerrity, P.S., Tucker, D., Hopkins, J., &
Altemeier, W.A. (1982). Extended post-partum contact: II Responsivity of maternal-infant interactions
following rooming-in.
O'Connor, S.M., Vietze, P.M., Sandler, H.M., Sherrod, K.A., Gerrity, P.S., Harrell, S., Hopkins, J. &
Altemeier, W.A. (1982). Extended post-partum contact: III Maternal and infant behaviors during rooming-in.
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