Stephanie G. Chapman, Ph.D.
Department of Pediatrics - Psychology Section
Baylor College of Medicine/Texas Children's Hospital
281-546-2998 (cell)
sgchapma@texaschildrens.org
EDUCATION AND LICENSURE
Licensed Psychologist #36460 – Texas State Board of Examiners
Ph.D. Counseling Psychology
University of Houston, Houston, Texas (APA Accredited)
2011
Dissertation: A Qualitative Investigation of Latino Experiences of Racial
Microaggressions. Chair: M. N. Coleman, Ph.D.
Candidacy: Predictors of College Women’s Attitudes about Dating Violence.
Chair: J. P. Schwartz, Ph.D.
M.A. Counseling Psychology
University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta
2006
B.A. Sociology and Women’s Studies
University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta
2001
B.Sc. Psychology
University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta
1998
LANGUAGES SPOKEN
English and Spanish – Dual Language Certified
PROFESSIONAL INVOLVEMENT AND MEMBERSHIPS
American Psychological Association (APA) - Divisional Memberships
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Division 17. Counseling Psychology.
Division 53. Society of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology
Division 54. Society of Pediatric Psychology
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CLINICAL EXPERIENCE
Assistant Professor
July 2013 - present
Behavioral Health Team Lead – The Center
Psychology Service
Texas Children’s Hospital
Baylor College of Medicine Department of Pediatrics
Houston, Texas
Psychology Postdoctoral Fellow
September 2011 - present
Psychology Service
Texas Children’s Hospital
Baylor College of Medicine Department of Pediatrics
Houston, Texas
Disruptive Behavior Disorders Program (Major Rotation)
Supervisors: Marni Axelrad, Ph.D., ABPP & David Curtis, Ph.D.
Provided empirically supported behavioral assessment and intervention services to
children with disruptive behaviors, ADHD, tic disorders, feeding disorders and
elimination disorders; trained and supervised predoctoral interns and externs.
Behavioral Health Consortium – Pediatric Primary Care Consult (Major Rotation)
Supervisor: David Curtis, Ph.D.
Developed a pediatric primary care behavioral health consortium with the goals of 1)
facilitating behavioral health care delivery in primary care and 2) conducting ongoing
research regarding pediatricians’ behavioral health learning needs. Clinical components
of this role include: provision of ongoing telephone and resource consult to 4 affiliated
pediatric practices, coordination and provision of a monthly CME lecture series, and
development and dissemination of ongoing physician-directed behavioral health learning
resources.
Pediatric Health Psychology Program (Minor Rotation)
Supervisor: Marni Axelrad, Ph.D., ABPP, & David Schwartz, Ph.D., ABPP
Provided consultation / liaison and intervention services within the Gender Medicine
Clinic, NICU, Cancer center and Endocrine clinics. Worked as a research team member
and primary interventionist on the “Prevention of Nonadherence In At-Risk Children
with Type 1 Diabetes” study.
Primary Care Psychology Program (Minor Rotation)
Supervisor: Ashley Butler, Ph.D.
Provided intervention services to children and families with disruptive behaviors within a
busy pediatric medical home clinic. Contributed to research examining effectiveness of
clinical interventions within the primary care setting.
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Eating Disorders and Pediatric Weight Management
Supervisor: Beth Garland, Ph.D.
Provided intervention services to a pediatric population of youth with eating disorders
and weight management issues.
Psychology Intern (APA Accredited)
July 2010 – July 2011
Psychology Service
Texas Children’s Hospital
Baylor College of Medicine Department of Pediatrics
Houston, Texas
Disruptive Behavior Disorders Program (Major Rotation)
Supervisors: Marni Axelrad, Ph.D., ABPP & David Curtis, Ph.D.
Provided parent behavioral management training to children with complex medical and
behavioral issues; provided individual and family based therapy services to preschool,
school-aged and adolescents.
Pediatric Health Psychology Program (Major rotation)
Supervisors: David Schwartz, Ph.D., ABPP, Suzanne Holm, Ph.D., & Gia Washington,
Ph.D.
Provided consultation and liaison services to children and their families working as a
member of interdisciplinary medical teams (e.g., Gender medicine, Endocrine,
Gastroenterology, Renal Transplant, and Hem/Oncology. Completed psychosocial
screening evaluations for children with new onset Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus. Provided
outpatient therapy (PMT, CBT, IPT) to children and families presenting with problems
related to their medical diagnosis.
Anxiety Disorders Program (minor rotation)
Supervisors: Karin Price, Ph.D., ABPP & Liza Bonin, Ph.D.
Provided empirically supported individual and family therapy services to children and
adolescents presenting with anxiety and mood-related presenting problems, specifically
Social Phobia, Separation Anxiety, OCD and Generalized Anxiety Disorder.
Primary Care Psychology Program (minor rotation)
Supervisors: David Curtis, Ph.D., & Douglas Bloom, Ph.D.
Provided psychological consultation, assessment and treatment services within two
community-based primary care pediatric practices. Other responsibilities included
development and delivery of physician continuing education programs and outreach
education for parents.
Diagnostic Intake Program (Minor Rotation)
Supervisors: Gia Washington, Ph.D. and Suzanne Holm, Ph.D.
Conducted clinical interviews with children (2 – 18 years) and their families and
provided diagnostic impression and recommendations.
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Unlicensed Psychological Associate
Dr. Francisco Perez – Private Practice
Houston, Texas
January 2009 – June 2010
Provided outpatient neuropsychological assessment. Primary patient populations: adults
with traumatic brain injury, Multiple Sclerosis and dementia.
Supervisor: Francisco Perez, Ph.D.
Doctoral Practicum Student
June 2008 – May 2009
Ben Taub Neuropsychiatric Center, Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, Texas
Provided consultation/liaison, therapy and assessment services to children and adults
within an urban county inpatient/outpatient hospital setting. Individual therapies
provided: CBT for depression and anxiety and DBT for persons with Axis II disorders.
Developed and facilitated therapy group programs for abuse survivors, adults living with
depression and skills training for persons with severe mental illness.
Supervisors: Catherine Barber, Ph.D., & J. R. Hays, Ph.D., J.D.
Doctoral Practicum Student
Houston Independent School District
Houston, Texas
August 2007 – June 2008
Provided individual and school wide crisis management services, teacher consultation,
classroom intervention, and individual therapy and assessment services to children and
youth. Independently developed and facilitated multiple group therapy programs in areas
of anger management and dating violence prevention. Completed NOVA crisis responder
training.
Supervisors: Gina Dattilo, Ph.D., & Diane Thomas, Ph.D.
Residential Supervisor
The Women’s Home
Houston, Texas
October 2005 – December 2006
Independently supervised and managed the day-to-day operations of a 50-person
recovery residence for women with addictions. Provided crisis and brief solution-focused
therapy services to residents.
Supervisor: Patrice Ladson Alexander, L.P.C.
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Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence Counselor (volunteer)
The Houston Area Women’s Center
January 2006 – May 2006
Houston, Texas
Completed a 50 hours training workshop on the treatment needs of violence survivors.
Co-facilitated sexual assault and domestic violence individual therapy and support groups
for children and adolescents. Provided telephone crisis counseling and referral support
services to clients through the center’s hotline.
Supervisor: Claire Barcus, L.P.C.
Masters-Level Extern
George Hull Center for Children and Families
Toronto, Ontario
January 2004 – December 2004
Provided child, marriage and family therapy services within an interdisciplinary
community mental health setting. Worked closely with psychiatrists, psychologists, and
clinical social workers.
Supervisors: Elizabeth Ridgely, M.S.W.; & Sandra Cunning, Ph.D.
TEACHING AND SUPERVISION EXPERIENCE
Therapist Supervisor and Trainer
September 2011 – present
Texas Children’s Hospital
Baylor College of Medicine Department of Pediatrics
Houston, Texas
Provided training in two manualized therapy interventions for ADHD and disruptive
behaviors to psychology externs and pre-doctoral interns; provided live supervision and
conducted weekly individual supervision of trainees under the supervision of a licensed
psychologist.
Supervisors: Marni Axelrad, Ph.D., ABPP & David Curtis, Ph.D.
Adjunct Faculty
Houston Community College (HCCS)
Department of Behavioral and Social Sciences
Houston, Texas
January 2009 – present
Responsible for independent development and instruction of 2-3 course sections each
semester. Course formats taught: regular lecture, hybrid, and online. Average overall
instructor rating (from data collected over 5 semesters): 4.7/5.
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Courses taught at HCCS:
PSYC 2301 - Intro to Psychology. Course content overviewed major areas of study in the
field of psychology, such as learning, memory, personality, health and stress, child and
adult development, and psychological disorders.
PSYC 2314 – Human Growth and Development: A developmental psychology course
designed to provide an understanding of human behavior and characteristics throughout
the lifespan.
Supervisor: Denise Boyd, Ph.D.
Teaching Fellow and Adjunct Faculty
University of Houston
Houston, Texas
January, 2008 – May, 2010
Courses taught:
HDFS 1300 –Development of Contemporary Families. Course content emphasized an
understanding of diversity in family forms, as well as of the influences that shape a
family's values, beliefs, and behaviors. Responsibilities included lecturing to a class of
160 weekly, as well as mentoring and overseeing a team of four teaching assistants.
HDFS 3350 - Child Development Practicum. Course emphasized knowledge around
child development, observational methods and developmental assessment best practices.
Responsibilities included course development, instruction and supervision of assigned
teaching assistant.
HDFS 4317 - Theory and Practice in Programs for Young Children. Course content
emphasized understanding of current child development research and theory for early
education. Responsibilities included course development, instruction, supervision of
teaching assistant and networking with early childhood center community partners to
develop and maintain student practicum sites.
Supervisors: Andrea Burridge, Ph.D., & Shirley Yu, Ph.D.
RESEARCH AND PROJECT ADMININSTRATION EXPERIENCE
Co-investigator
June 2012 – present
Behavioral Health Collaborative
Texas Children’s Hospital
Baylor College of Medicine Department of Pediatrics
Houston, Texas
Co-investigator of the Behavioral Health Collaborative, a grant-funded project with a
mandate to examine Texas Children’s pediatricians’ behavioral health learning needs in
order to develop sustainable Continuing Medical Education programming. This project
involves grant and IRB preparation, mixed-methods needs assessment, provision of
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ongoing consultative support to collaborating pediatricians and delivery of Continuing
Medical Education workshops.
Project Mentor and Co-investigator: David F. Curtis, Ph.D.
Interventionist
September 2011 - present
Texas Children’s Hospital
Baylor College of Medicine Department of Pediatrics
Houston, Texas
Conducted therapy and assessment as part of two separate treatment outcome studies for
disruptive behavior disorders and ADHD in pre-and elementary school students; trained
study clinicians; oversaw participant recruitment, database management, and data
analysis.
Supervisors: Marni E. Axelrad, Ph.D., ABPP & David F. Curtis, Ph.D.
Participated in development of a brief manualized therapy designed to increase treatment
adherence and prevent psychosocial stressors in families of children newly diagnosed
with Type 1 Diabetes. Primary interventionist on this project.
Supervisor: David Schwartz, Ph.D., ABPP & Marni Axelrad, Ph.D., ABPP
Co-investigator
June 2009 – June 2010
Domestic Violence and Stages of Change Theory Project
Houston, Texas
Co-investigator in a project examining the utility of Stages of Change theory for use in
counseling domestic violence survivors. Co-developed a training model for counselors
working at a local domestic violence counseling center, and presented this model to
counselors during a two-day training workshop. Conducted a mixed-methods outcome
evaluation investigating the model’s efficacy within the target community.
Supervisor: Jon Schwartz, Ph.D.
Research Assistant
Racial Ideology Research Team
University of Houston
Houston, Texas
January 2008 – July 2011
Worked as a team member in the development of research projects focusing on issues of
racial attitudes and promotion of positive racial identity development within minoritystatus communities. Responsible for project development, IRB preparation, data analysis,
manuscript preparation and presentation of findings to community stakeholders.
Supervisor: M. Nicole Coleman, Ph.D.
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PUBLICATIONS AND GRANT APPLICATIONS
Coleman, M. N., Chapman, S. G., & Wang, D. (in press). An Examination of Color-Blind
Racism and Race-Related Stress among African American Undergraduate Students.
Journal of Black Psychology.
Axelrad, M. E., Butler, A. M., Dempsey, J. & Chapman, S. G. (in press). Treatment
effectiveness of a brief behavioral intervention for preschool disruptive behavior. Journal
of Clinical Psychology in Medical Settings.
Chapman, S. G., & Schwartz, J. P. (2012). Rejecting the null: Research and social justice
means asking different questions. Counseling and Values, 57(1), 24-30.
Curtis, D. F., Chapman, S. G., Dempsey, J. & Mire, S. (2012). Do ADHD-related classroom
behaviors change in response to clinic-based behavior therapy? Journal of Clinical
Psychology in Medical Settings. 1-9.
Schwartz, J. P., & Chapman, S. G. (2007, 2008). Department of Justice Dating Violence
Prevention Grant Application. University of Houston, TX.
ABSTRACTS PUBLISHED
Chapman, S.G., Health, C. & Curtis, D. F. (2012). Improving Home Behavioral Problems for
Children with ADHD with Family Skills Training. Poster presented to the Texas
Psychological Association Annual Conference, Austin, Texas.
Chapman, S. G. (2012). Latino Experiences of Racial and Ethnic Microaggressions. Poster
presented at the Baylor College of Medicine Pediatric Fellow’s Day. Houston, Texas.
Dempsey, J., Curtis, D.F., Chapman, S. G., Mire, S. (2012). Classroom changes in ADHD
symptoms following clinic-based behavior therapy. National Association of School
Psychologists Annual Convention. Philadelphia, PA.
Chapman, S. G., Lyman, J., & Schwartz, M. (2010). Meeting her where she is: Using stages of
change and trauma theory in counseling survivors of domestic violence. Chairs Schwartz,
J. P. & Chapman, S. G. Symposium presented at the 2010 American Psychological
Association National Conference.
Chapman, S. G. (2009). Predictors of dating violence attitudes in college women. Poster
presented at the Annual 2009 meeting of the American Psychological Association.
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Chapman, S. G., Ross, J. N., Battle, A., & Kowalake, S. (2008). Keeping it real: Multicultural
research in the community. Symposium presented to the University of Houston
Educational Psychology Research Program 2008, Houston, TX.
INVITED PRESENTATIONS AND LECTURES
Chapman, S. G. (March, 2013). Behavioral Interventions for Sleep Disorders. Continuing
Medical Education lecture. Presented as part of the Best Practices in Behavioral Health
Pediatric Primary Care Continuing Education Series. Houston, Texas.
Chapman, S. G. (January, 2013). What Pediatricians Need to Know About Child and Family
Therapy. Continuing Medical Education lecture. Presented as part of the Best Practices in
Behavioral Health Pediatric Primary Care Continuing Education Series. Houston, Texas.
Chapman, S. G. (October, 2012). Parent Management Training Therapy – Treatment of
Disruptive Behaviors. Lecture. Presented to the Baylor College of Medicine faculty and
residents; Pasadena Pediatric and Adolescent Health Center. Pasadena, Texas.
Chapman, S. G. (June, 2012). Culturally Competent Communication – Thinking About Racial
and Ethnic Microaggressions. Continuing Education Ethics Lecture. Presented to the
Baylor Department of Pediatrics Psychology Service Grand Rounds. Houston, Texas.
Curtis, D. F., & Chapman, S. G. (2011). Identification and Management of Internalizing
Disorders in Pediatric Primary Care. Continuing Medical Education lecture. Presented
as part of the Best Practices in Behavioral Health Pediatric Primary Care Continuing
Education Series. Houston, Texas.
Cline, V. G., & Chapman, S. G. (2011). Primary Care Management of Sleep Disorders.
Continuing Medical Education lecture. Presented as part of the Best Practices in
Behavioral Health Pediatric Primary Care Continuing Education Series. Houston, Texas.
Chapman, S. G. (2011). ADHD diagnostic assessment and treatment in pediatric primary care.
Lecture. Presented within the UT school of Nursing Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Training
Program.
Chapman, S. G., Johnson, J., & Schwartz, J. P., (October, 2009). Using stages of change theory
to guide work with domestic violence survivors. Two-day counselor training workshop.
Presented at the Houston Area Women’s Center, Houston, TX.
Ross, J. N., Chapman, S.G., & Summers, B. (August, 2008). Color-blind racism and
counseling: Implications for sex-offender treatment services. Half-day counselor training
workshop. Presented at ADAPT Counseling Services, Houston, TX.
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