CURRICULUM VITAE
Alfred L. Scopp, Ph.D.
Northern California Headache Clinic
(South Drive Medical Clinic)
515 South Drive, Suite 15
Mountain View, CA 94040
(650) 961-9430
California Psychology License: PSY4724
ACADEMIC EDUCATION
Ph.D.
M.F.S.
M.A.
1974
1971
1969
Duke University, Health Psychology
Yale University, Human Ecology
New School for Social Research, Psychology
Cornell University, Psychology A.B., Honors 1967
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
01/80 to Present Co-Founder and Co-Director, Northern California
Headache Clinic, Mountain View, California
1.
Develop and administer comprehensive behavioral medicine evaluation and treatment program for chronic headache and head-neck injury.
2.
Treatment includes education about headache lifestyle prevention strategies as well as pain control methods.
3.
Therapeutic modalities include brief cognitive behavior therapy, biofeedback and deep relaxation training, identification and elimination of environmental, stress, and dietary triggers, and eye movement desensitization.
1999 to Present Clinical Instructor in Biofeedback and Behavioral
Management of Headache, Primary Care Network, which train 3,000 physicians annually in headache management for 12 hours continuing education credit.

07/82 to Present
04/77 to 6/80
Administrative Director and Co-Founder, South Drive
Medical Clinic and Northern California Headache
Clinic, Mountain View, California
1.
Manage medical office with four support staff.
Program Director, Pain Rehabilitation Center,
O’Connor Hospital, Campbell, California
1.
Administer multi-disciplinary 20 bed in-patient and out-patient program for chronic intractable pain. A
staff of 20 included: physicians, psychologists,
nurses, social workers, and physical therapists.
2.
Associate, Medical Staff, O’Connor Hospital, San
Jose, California.
PUBLICATIONS:
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Cognitive Therapy: An Effective Tool in Headache
Treatment, Submitted for Publication, 2002.
Clear Communication Skills with Headache Patients,
Headache Quarterly, 11, 269-274, Winter 2001. and Peters, K. and Li, M., Comprehensive Headache
Treatment Cost and Treatment Effectiveness,
Headache, 36: 277, 1996.
“Brief Headache Psychometrics: Literature Review and Brief Battery”, poster presentation American
Association for Study of Headache, June 25-27, 1994 and submitted for publication. Headache, 1994. and Peters, K. and Feinberg, Steven D., The Post-
Concussion Syndrome & Mild Traumatic Brain Injury:
Mild or Misnomer? California Workers’ Compensation
Enquirer 10:7 p9-14, January, 1993. and Peters, K., Patient Rating of Trigger Elimination
Effectiveness in Comprehensive Migraine Treatment
Program. Headache 32:269, 1992.
Headache Triggers: Theory, Research and Clinical
Application – Part I. Headache Quarterly 3:32-39, 1992.

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Headache Triggers. National Headache Foundation
Newsletter. Fall, 1992.
MSG and Hydrolyzed Vegetable Protein Induced
Headache: Review and Case Studies. Headache
31: 107-111, 1991.
Recreation time as possible treatment modalities in an integrative headache treatment program. Headache
28: 310-311, 1988.
Alive and Well. Institute for Natural Health Sciences,
Huntington Beach, CA, 1983. 350+ book on mind-body interface and application to common health problems, 180 references.
“Nutrition Based Psychotherapy” in Psychotherapy
Handbooks, Richard Henrik (Ed.) 1978.
Biofeedback in the treatment of bruxism. Santa Clara
County Dental Society Newsletter, Nov/Dec, 1976.
Scopp, A. Effects of respiration shaping and muscle relaxation training on measures of personality, cognitive performance and physiology. Proceedings of the Sixth Annual Biofeedback
Research Society Meeting, Monterey, California 1976.
Scopp, A. Anxiety reduction through breathing and muscle relaxation training. Cognitive and affective components. Doctoral
Presentation, Duke University, 1974
Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 1976.
CURRENT PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
Diplomate, American Academy of Pain Management
American Association for Study of Headache
American Psychological Association
California State Psychological Association
Santa Clara County Psychological Association
Graduate, Advanced Training in “Clinical Neuropsychology: Interpretation, Research
Litigation”, Reitan Neuropsychology Lab, 1994
Member, American College of Forensic Examiners, 1995