CURRICULUM VITAE
Susan Lynn McCammon, Ph.D.
Address
206 S. Library Street
Greenville, NC 27858
(252) 758-3827
Psychology Department
East Carolina University
Greenville, NC 27858-4353
Psychology: (252) 328-6357
IRB: (252) 744-2914
E-Mail: mccammons@ecu.edu
Birthplace: Versailles, Missouri
Educational History
University of South Carolina
Columbia, South Carolina
Clinical-Community Psychology Graduate Program (APA approved)
Degree: Ph.D., 1981
Clinical-Community Psychology Internship (APA approved)
Vanderbilt-Peabody Program in Professional Psychology, 1978-79
Nashville, Tennessee
Drury College
Springfield, Missouri
Majors:
Psychology and Spanish
Degree:
B.A., 1973
Honors:
Magna cum laude, Departmental Distinction in Psychology, Mortar Board
Licensing
Practicing Psychologist, North Carolina License No. 1071
(Health Services Provider)
Certified IRB Professional (through the Council for Certification of IRB Professionals, an
affiliate of Public Responsibility in Medicine and Research)
Professional Positions
East Carolina University
Associate Chair, Department of Psychology
1/07 to present
Professor of Psychology
8/99 to present
Director and Chair, Behavioral and Social Sciences IRB, 8/02 to present
University and Medical Center Institutional Review Board
Professor in the Office of Interdisciplinary Health
Sciences Education
7/00 to present
Director, Social Sciences Training Consortium
8/96 to 2002
Associate Professor of Psychology
8/90 to 1999
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Director, Women’s Studies Program
7/92 to 1995
Assistant Professor of Psychology
8/81 to 8/90
Duties: Undergraduate and graduate teaching, research and service.
Supervisor: Kathleen Lawler Row, Ph.D., Chair, Department of Psychology
Undergraduate courses taught: Psychology of Childhood; Psychology of Adolescence;
Abnormal Psychology; Introduction to Women’s Studies; Senior Seminar in Women’s Studies;
Psychology of Sexual Behavior; Honors Seminar Sexual Abuse: Incidence, Impact and
Prevention; Advanced General Psychology (senior capstone course); An Academic Service
Learning Course: Promoting Assistance to Families with a Child Experiencing Emotional
Problems
Graduate courses taught: Psychotherapeutic Interventions with Children and Families;
Interdisciplinary Practice: Services for Children with Serious Emotional Disorders and Their
Families; Interviewing and Behavioral Assessment; Emotional Problems in Childhood (now
Child and Adolescent Psychopathology); Advanced Abnormal; Behavior Therapy: Research and
Techniques; Ethics and Professional Practice; Advanced Selected Topics in Psychology:
Psychological Issues in Sexual Abuse; Psychology of Sexual Behavior; Advanced Seminar in
Women’s Studies
Research Associate
2006 to present
Walter R. McDonald & Associates, Inc.
Site visitor for evaluation of children’s mental health program sites funded by the Center for
Mental health Services
Consultant
2003 to present
MACRO International, Inc.
Site visitor in evaluation of children’s mental health program sites funded by the Center for
Mental Health Services
Consultant
2001, 2003, 2007
National Institute of Disabilities and Rehabilitation Research
Member of Summative Review Panel for children’s mental health program,
Consultant on identifying child mental health research priorities
Consultant
Federation of Families for Children’s Mental Health
2002 to 2003
Consultant in the development of Family Involvement Curriculum
Consultant
1984 to 2002
Pitt County Mental Health Center, Greenville, NC
Current: Supervision of MA level psychologists in Child and Family Services
Past: Consultation to Hope After Floyd (post-flood outreach project), treatment project for
juvenile sexual offenders; consultation to treatment program for aggressive youth; project
development and weekly consultation with program to provide follow-up services to tornado
survivors.
Consultant
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United Behavioral Health, Philadelphia, PA
Critical Incident Stress Debriefing.
1995 to 2002
Consultant
8/00 to 3/01
American Institutes of Research, Washington, D.C.
Consultation on Quality Assurance for contract with federal Center for Mental Health Services.
Consultant
9/83 to 6/87
Tideland Mental Health Center, Washington, NC
Consultation with day treatment and residential programs for aggressive and assaultive youth.
Consultant
Wilson-Greene Mental Health Center, Snow Hill, NC
Co-facilitator of post-tornado support group.
6/84 to 1/85
Research Development, Primary Care Center
12/79 to 7/81
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Nashville, Tennessee 37232
Member of health care research group. Responsibilities in study planning, project management,
data interpretation, report writing, and grant writing.
Supervisor: James M. Perrin, M.D.
Psychology Intern
8/78 to 8/79
Vanderbilt-Peabody Internship in Professional Psychology
Nashville, Tennessee
Rotations: Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Dede Wallace Mental Health Center,
Interuniversity Psychological and Counseling Center (Vanderbilt University), Peabody
Child Study Center (George Peabody College for Teachers).
Assistant Director, Camp Logan
5/82 to 8/82, 5/78 to 8/78 and 5/77 to 8/77
Division of Community Mental Health Services
South Carolina Department of Mental Health
Columbia, South Carolina 29203
Duties: In this therapeutic summer camp serving children with behavior problems, supervised
counselors and campers, planned treatment programs, served as liaison with mental
health center staff, camp administration, staff hiring and training, and follow-up services.
In 1976 worked as a camp counselor.
Supervisor: Paul Biles, Ph.D.
National Institute of Mental Health Fellowship
9/77 to 5/78
Research Assistant, Department of Psychology
9/76 to 5/77
Resident Assistant (Head resident in co-ed dorm)
8/74 to 5/76
Office of Residential Life Services, University of South Carolina
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Professional Memberships
American Psychological Association (Member)
Society of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology (53)
Trauma (56)
Federation of Families for Children’s Mental Health
National Alliance for the Mentally Ill
Society for the Scientific Study of Sex
Public Responsibility in Medicine and Research
Professional Service
UNC System:
University Graduate Council, Faculty Representative from ECU (2004-2007)
East Carolina University Committees:
Ad hoc Committee on Responsible Conduct of Research (2008)
Search Committee for Research Compliance Director (2007)
University Research Council (2005-present)
Unit Code Screening Committee (2005-present)
Safety Patrols Committee (2003)
University and Medical Center Institutional Review Board Biomedical Committee
(1999-present)
Director and Chair for Behavioral and Social Science Committee (2002-present)
Research/Creative Activity Grants (2001-2002)
Grievance Committee (2001-2003, 2004-present)
Graduate Program Reviewer: School of Social Work Master of Social Work Program
(2000); Department of Sociology Master’s Degree Program (1999)
Search Committee for Dean, School of Education (1996-97)
Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs Ad Hoc Committee on Diversity (1993-1994),
Chair
Personnel Committee, Department of Communication (1992-1996, 1997-1998)
Merit Pay Committee (subcommittee of Faculty Senate, Faculty Affairs Committee)
(1992-1993)
Educational Programs Committee, Faculty Subcommittee, to prepare for Southern
Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS) review (1992)
Curriculum Integration Project Committee (1989-1991)
Committee on the Status of Women 1981-1996 (Chair 1988-89)
Women’s Studies Executive Committee (1988-present), Assistant Director (1991-1992)
Chancellor’s Ad Hoc Committee to Revise the Sexual Harassment Policy (1988-1989)
Women’s Studies Committee (1987-1988)
Student Health Services 1983-87 (Chair 1983-86)
Committee on Sexual Assault Awareness, Faculty Advisor (1986-88)
Family Life Committee (1983-88, Co-chair 1984-85)
Health Educator Policies and Evaluation Committee (1985-1989)
Psychology Department Committees:
Personnel (1992-1998, 1999-present; Chair 1996, 1998-2005)
Search Committee for Psychology Department Chair (2003-2004)
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Health Psychology Doctoral Program Committee
Past participation in Research, Comprehensive, Faculty Development and Evaluation,
Student Appeals, and Search Committees
Community Committees:
The Mental Health Association in Pitt County, Steering Committee Member
(2004-present)
The Greenville Ulster Project, Board Member (2002-present), President (2007-2008)
Community Collaborative for At-Risk Children (2001-2002)
Eastern Region Child Mental Health Training Committee (1987-present)
Pitt County Schools Health Advisory Council (1999-present)
WE CARE, Federation of Families for Children’s Mental Health – Board Member
(1999-2001)
Pitt County Coalition on Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention Council - Board Member
(1992-1999), Co-chair (1993-1998)
Eastern Carolina Critical Incident Stress Management (1991-1996)
Service on National Level:
Member, American Psychological Association Task Force on Serious Mental Illness/Severe
Emotional Disturbance, 2006-2009
Reviewer for U.S. Department of Justice and for American Psychological Association,
literature reviews on trauma topics, September, 2001, January, 2002
Reviewer for the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research, Formative
Program Review, Rockville, MD, December, 2001 and 2003
Member, American Psychological Association (Division 37) Work Group on Innovative
Training Approaches for Psychologists Working in the Public Sector, 1997-98
Honors
Panhellenic Advisor of the Year, 2007
ECU Scholar-Teacher Award, 2007
One of 10 ECU Centennial Women of Distinction, 2007
ECU Panhellenic Outstanding Faculty Award, 2004
Certificate of Achievement from the Center for Mental health Services, US Department of
Health and Human Services Administration, for participation in the Comprehensive
Community Mental Health Services program for Children and their Families, 1997-2003
Drury College, Distinguished Alumni Award in Career Achievement, June 12, 1992
Certificate of Appreciation from NC Department of Mental Health for Tornado Response
Project, 1985
Publications
Books
McCammon, S. L., Knox, D., & Schacht, C. (2007). Choices in Sexuality (Third Edition).
Cincinnati, OH: (Atomic Dog) Thomson.
McCammon, S. L., Knox, D., & Schacht, C. (2004). Choices in Sexuality (Second Edition).
Cincinnati, OH: Atomic Dog.
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Dosser, D. A., Handron, D., McCammon, S., Powell, J. (Eds.). (2001). Child Mental Health:
Exploring Systems of Care in the New Millennium. New York: Haworth.
McCammon, S.L., Knox, D., & Schacht, C. (1998). Choices in Sexuality: Research and
Applications. Pacific Grove, CA: Brooks/Cole.
McCammon, S.L., Knox, D., & Schacht, C. (1993). Choices in Sexuality. St.Paul, MN: West.
Journal Articles and Book Chapters
Phelps, K., McCammon, S., Wuensch, K., & Golden, J. (in press). Enrichment, stress, growth
from caring for an individual with an autism spectrum disorder. Journal of Intellectual
and Developmental Disability.
Phelps, K., Hodgson, J., McCammon, S.L., & Lamson, A. (in press). Caring for an individual
with autism disorder: A qualitative analysis. Journal of Intellectual and Developmental
Disability.
Nagle, A. M., Everhart, D. E., Durham, T. W., McCammon, S. L., & Walker, M. (2006).
Deception strategies in children: Examination of forced choice recognition and verbal
learning and memory techniques. Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology, 21, 777-785.
Pullins, L.G., McCammon, S. L., Lamson, A., Wuensch, K. L., & Mega, L. (2005).
School-based post-flood screening and evaluation: Findings and challenges in one
community. Stress, Trauma, and Crisis: An International Journal, 8, 1-22.
Childs, N., Hodgson, J. L., Lamson, A.L., McCammon, S. L., Dosser, D., Geddie, L. F. (2004).
The impact of Hurricane Floyd on Eastern North Carolina’s school-aged children.
Journal of Trauma Practice, 3 (3), 17-45.
Groff, D., Spencer, S., & McCammon, S. L. (2004). Building a system of care:
Partnering with public agencies to provide recreational therapy to children with
emotional/behavioral problems and their families (pp. 177-200). Trends in Therapeutic
Recreation Programming. Ashburn, VA: National Recreation and Park Association.
McGinty, K. L., Diamond, J. M., Brown, M. B., & McCammon, S. L. (2003). Training
child and adolescent psychiatrists and child mental health professionals for systems
of care. In A. J. Pumariega & N. Winters (Eds.). Handbook of Community-Based
Systems of Care: The New Child & Adolescent Community Psychiatry (pp. 487-507)
Jossey Bass/Pheiffer.
McCammon, S. L., Cook, J.R., & Kilmer, R. P. (2002). Integrating Systems of Care Values into
University-based Training. In D. T. Marsh & M. A. Fristad (Eds.). Handbook of
Serious Emotional Disturbance in Children and Adolescents (pp. 56-76). New York:
Wiley.
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Smyth, J. M., Hockemeyer, J., Anderson, C., Strandberg, K., Koch, M., O’Neill, H. K. &
McCammon, S. (2002). Structured writing about a natural disaster buffers the
effect of intrusive thoughts on negative affect and physical symptoms. Australasian
Journal of Disaster and Trauma Studies, 2002-1; ISSN: 1174-4707, 12pp.
McCammon, S.L., Spencer, S., & Friesen, B. (2001). Promoting family empowerment
through multiple roles. Journal of Family Social Work, 5 (3), 1-24.
McGinty, K., McCammon, S. L., Koeppin, V. P. (2001). The complexities of implementing a
wraparound approach to service provision: A view from the field. Journal of Family
Social Work, 5 (3), 95-110.
Dosser, D. A., Handron, D. S., McCammon, S. L., Powell, J. Y., & Spencer, S. S. (2001).
Challenges and strategies for teaching collaborative interdisciplinary practice in
children’s mental health care. Families, Systems & Health: The Journal of
Collaborative Family Health Care, 19, 65-82.
Powell, J.Y., Dosser, D.A., Handron, D.S., McCammon, S.L., Evans, M., & Kaufman, M.
(1999). Challenges of interdisciplinary collaboration: A faculty consortium’s initial
attempts to model collaborative practice. Journal of Community Practice, 6 (2), 27-48.
Roderick, T., McCammon, S.L., Long, T.E. & Allred, L.J. (1998). Behavioral aspects of
homonegativity. Journal of Homosexuality, 36, 79-88.
Handron, D.S., Dosser, D.A., McCammon, S.L., & Powell, J.Y. (1998). “Wraparound”-The
wave of the future: Theoretical and professional practice implications for children and
families with complex needs. Journal of Family Nursing, 4, 65-86.
McCammon, S.L. (1996). Emergency medical service workers: Occupational stress and
traumatic stress. In D. Paton and J.M. Violanti (Eds.). Traumatic Stress in Critical
Occupations: Recognition, Consequences, and Treatment. Springfield, IL: Charles C.
Thomas.
McCammon, S.L. (1995) (2nd Ed., 1999). Painful pedagogy: Teaching about trauma in academic
and training settings (pp. 105-120). In B. Hudnall Stamm (Ed.). Secondary Traumatic
Stress: Self-Care Issues for Clinicians, Researchers, and Educators. Lutherville, MD:
Sidran.
Patel, S., Long, T.E., McCammon, S.L. & Wuensch, K.L. (1995). Personality and emotional
correlates of self-reported antigay behaviors. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 10, 354366.
McCammon, S.L. & Allison, E.J., Jr. (1995). Treating crisis workers (pp. 115-130). In C.R.
Figley (Ed.) Compassion Fatigue: Coping with Secondary Traumatic Stress Disorder
in Those Who Treat the Traumatized. New York, NY: Brunner/Mazel.
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Taggart, L.A., McCammon, S.L., Allred, L.J., Horner, R.D., & May, H.J. (1993). Effect of
patient and physician gender on prescriptions for psychotropic drugs. Journal of
Women’s Health, 2, 353-357.
McCammon, S.L. & Long, T.E. (1993). A post-tornado support group: Survivors and
professional in concert. Journal of Social Behavior and Personality (special issue on
post-disaster intervention), 8(5), 131-148.
Mega, L.T. & McCammon, S.L. (1992). Tornado in Eastern North Carolina: Outreach to school
and community. In L. Austin (Ed.) Responding to Disaster: A guide for Mental Health
Professionals, pp. 211-230. American Psychiatric Press, Inc.: Washington, D.C.
Vail-Smith, K., McCammon, S.L., Wilson, S. (1992). Lights! Camera! Action!: Sexual decisionmaking. Journal of Health Education, 23, 112-114.
Byington, D.B. and McCammon, S.L. (1988). Networking as an approach to advocacy: A
campus sexual assault awareness program. RESPONSE to the Victimization for Women
and Children, 11(1), 11-13.
McCammon, S.L., Golden, J. and Wuensch, K.L. (1988). Predicting course performance in
freshman and sophomore physics courses: Women are more predictable than men.
Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 25, 501-510.
McCammon, S.L., Durham, T.W., Allison, E.J., Jr. and Williamson, J.E. (1988). Emergency
workers’ cognitive appraisal and coping with traumatic events. Journal of Traumatic
Stress, 1(3), 353-372.
Watson, K.D., Poteat, G.M., Wuensch, K. and McCammon, S. (1987). The relationship among
grade retention, self-concept, and peer relations of sixth- and seventh-grade students.
Educational and Psychological Research, 7(4), 251-260.
Durham, T.W., McCammon, S., and Allison, E.J., Jr. (1985). The psychological impact of
disaster on rescue personnel. Annals of Emergency Medicine, 14(7), 664-668.
Durham, T.W., McCammon, S., and Allison, E.J., Jr. (1986). The psychological impact of
disaster on rescue personnel. (Summary). Psychiatry Digest, 4, 27-29.
McCammon, S. and Palotai, A. (1978). Behavioral assessment of a seven-year old girl with
behavior problems at school and at home, in S.N. Haynes, Principles of Behavioral
Assessment, pp. 458-480. Gardner Press, Inc.: New York.
Book and Test Reviews; Encyclopedia Entries
McCammon, S. L. & Ramby, S. (2006). Sexual abuse. (pp. 1156-1162 In The Encylopedia of
Human Development. Sage.
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McCammon, S. L. (2000). Book Review of Teaching Human Sexuality: A Guide for Parents
and Other Caregivers, in Residential Treatment for Children & Youth, 17 (4), 91-94.
McCammon, S. L. (1998). Book Review of Evaluating Mental Health Services: How Do
Programs for Children “Work” in the Real World?, in Residential Treatment for
Children & Youth, 16 (2),83-86).
McCammon, S. (1989). Review of College Student Experiences Questionnaire. The Tenth
Mental Measurements Yearbook. J.C. Conoley and J.J. Kramer (Eds.) Buros Institute,
University of Nebraska Press: Lincoln, NE, pp. 199-201.
McCammon, S. (1989). Review of LaMonica Empathy Profile. Mental Measurements Yearbook.
J.C. Conoley and J.J. Kramer (Eds.) Buros Institute, University of Nebraska Press:
Lincoln, NE, pp. 429-431.
Conference Proceedings and ERIC Documents
Music, A, McCammon, S.L., & Walcott, C. M. (2008). Predicting adolescents’ willingness to
seek help for mental illness from formal versus informal sources. In C. Newman, C.
Liberton, K. Kutash, & R. Friedman, (Eds.), The 20th Annual Research Conference
Proceedings, A System of Care for Children’s Mental Health: Expanding the Research
Base (pp. 95-106). Tampa, FL: University of South Florida, The Louis de la Parte
Florida Mental Health Institute, Research and Training Center for Children’s Mental
Health.
McCammon, S. l., Cook, J., Jones, L., Kilmer, R. P., Lazear, K., & Shelton, T. L. (2007). Is
there a theoretical and empirical basis for strengths-based planning? In C. Newman, C.
Liberton, K. Kutash, & R. Friedman, (Eds.), The 19th Annual Research Conference
Proceedings, A System of Care for Children’s Mental Health: Expanding the Research
Base (pp. 95-106). Tampa, FL: University of South Florida, The Louis de la Parte
Florida Mental Health Institute, Research and Training Center for Children’s Mental
Health.
Maness, J., McCammon, S. L., Durham, T, Everhart, E., & Dosser, D., Jr. (2006). The
Relationship between family empowerment and youth mental health outcomes.
In C. Newman, C. Liberton, K. Kutash, & R. Friedman, (Eds.), The 18th Annual
Research Conference Proceedings, A System of Care for Children’s Mental Health:
Expanding the Research Base (pp. 117-120). Tampa, FL: University of South Florida,
The Louis de la Parte Florida Mental Health Institute, Research and Training Center for
Children’s Mental Health.
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McCammon, S. L., Golden, J., Ballard-Krishnan, S., & McDonald, J. (2005) Graduate training
in Parent Professional partnerships: A training model that impacts children’s mental
health. In C. Newman, C. Liberton, K. Kutash, & R. Friedman, (Eds.), The 17th Annual
Research Conference Proceedings, A System of Care for Children’s Mental Health:
Expanding the Research Base (pp. 185-188). Tampa, FL: University of South Florida,
The Louis de la Parte Florida Mental Health Institute, Research and Training Center for
Children’s Mental Health.
Davenport, S. W., McCammon, S.L., Dosser, D., Handron, D., Powell, J. Y., Spencer, S.,
Wuensch, K. L., & Cope, J. (2004). Training students in a system-of-care model:
Measuring the effects of an interdisciplinary training course on student’s attitudes Pp.
513-516. In C. Liberton, C. Newman, K. Kutash, & R. Friedman, (Eds.), The 16th
Annual Research Conference Proceedings, A System of Care for Children’s Mental
Health: Expanding the Research Base (March, 2003). Tampa, FL: University of South
Florida, The Louis de la Parte Florida Mental Health Institute, Research and Training
Center for Children’s Mental Health.
McCammon, S. L., Handron, D. S., & Hodges, A. T. (2002). Barriers to Social Network
Interventions: A survey of SOC service coordinators. Pp. 307-311. In C. Liberton, C.
Newman, K. Kutash, & R. Friedman, (Eds.), The 14th Annual Research Conference
Proceedings, A System of Care for Children’s Mental Health: Expanding the Research
Base (March, 2001). Tampa, FL: University of South Florida, The Louis de la Parte
Florida Mental Health Institute, Research and Training Center for Children’s Mental
Health.
McCammon, S. L. & Leach, B. (2002). Faculty and parent rewards for PAL participation. In T.
Shelton & L. Baumhover (Co-Chairs). The North Carolina Public-Academic Liaisons:
facilitating collaboration between university and community. Pp. 421-427. In C.
Liberton, C. Newman, K. Kutash, & R. Friedman, (Eds.), The 14th Annual Research
Conference Proceedings, A System of Care for Children’s Mental Health: Expanding the
Research Base (March 2001). Tampa, FL: University of South Florida, The Louis de la
Parte Florida Mental Health Institute, Research and Training Center for Children’s
Mental Health.
McCammon, S. L., Johnson, H. C., Groff, D., Spencer, S., Osher, T. W. (2001). The power of
parent-professor partnerships. Pp. 287-289. In C. Liberton, C. Newman, K. Kutash, &
R. Friedman, (Eds.), The 13th Annual Research Conference Proceedings, A System of
Care for Children’s Mental Health: Expanding the Research Base (March 2000).
Tampa, FL: University of South Florida, The Louis de la Parte Florida Mental Health
Institute, Research and Training Center for Children’s Mental Health.
McCammon, S., Durham, T.W., Allison, E.J., Jr. and Williamson, J.E. (1987). Emotional
reactions of rescue workers following a tornado. Washington, DC: American
Psychological Association. (ERIC Document Reproduction Service No. ED 282 163)
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McCammon, S., Parker, L. & Horton, R. (1987). Community post-tornado support groups:
Intervention and evaluation. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.
(ERIC Document Reproduction Service No. ED 283 062)
McCammon, M., Israel, R.G., McCammon, S., Delozier, M. and Shaw, R. (1985, February). The
effects of large weight loss following gastric bypass surgery on general well-being and
physical self-efficacy. Abstracts of the Annual Meeting of the Southeast Chapter of the
American College of Sports Medicine.
McCammon, S. (1984). Camp/Mental health center liaison: Linking camp and local systems.
Atlanta, GA: Southeastern Psychological Association Annual Meeting. (ERIC document
Reproduction Service No. ED 244 201, Vol. 19, No. 10)
McCammon, S., Felder, C., Fitz-Ritson, S., & Pratola, S. (1977). A social problem solving
intervention and consultation program. Hollywood, FL: Southeastern Psychological
Association. (ERIC Document Reproduction Service No. ED 155 583).
Reports
Gibson, L. E., Elrod, C. L., & McCammon, S. L. (2005). North Carolina’s Response to
Hurricane Floyd 1999. In Provider Perspectives on Disaster Mental Health Services:
Four Case Studies. Section D. Retrospective 5-Year Evaluation of the Crisis
Counseling Program. Prepared for The Emergency Mental Health and Traumatic Stress
Services Branch by The National Center for PTSD.
McCammon, S. (1985). The Family. Primary Providers in the Care of Handicapped Children (pp.
10-13). Conference Report. Vanderbilt University Primary Care Center and Department
of Pediatrics. Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN.
Perrin, J., Dunlop, D., Burr, C., and McCammon, S. (1980). A study of quality of health care
delivery in East Tennessee Primary Care Clinics supported by the Appalachian Regional
Commission. Final Report to the Appalachian Regional Commission.
McCammon, S., Hansen, M. and Harris, Y. (1979). Incidence and resources for remediation of
learning disabled juvenile offenders. Final Report to Department of Correction, State of
Tennessee.
Presentations at Professional Meetings and Colloquia
Phelps, K., Hodgson, J., McCammon, S., & Lamson, A. (October, 2007). Caring for an
individual with autism disorder: A qualitative analysis. Collaborative Family
Healthcare, Asheville, NC
Davis, K., McCammon, S. L., Lyndon, A., Mooney, l., & Jordan, C. (August, 2007). Factors
influencing stigma towards individuals with mental illness. American Psychological
Association, San Francisco, CA.
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McCammon, S., McDonnell, G., & Slate, C. (May, 2007). Promoting assistance to families:
university/family partnership. Presentation at Building on Family Strengths: Research
and Services in Support of Children and their Families Conference, Portland, OR.
Music, L., McCammon, S.L., & Walcott, C. (March, 2007). Predicting adolescents’ willingness
to seek help for mental illness from formal vs. informal sources. Poster presentation at
The 20th Annual Research Conference, A System of Care for Children’s Mental Health:
Expanding the Research Base. The Louis de la Parte Florida Mental Health
Institute, Research and Training Center for Children’s Mental Health. University of
South Florida. Tampa, FL.
McCammon, S. L., Bunch, S., Knox, D., Zusman, M, & Raj, S. (November, 2006). Sex,
love, and marriage in Black and White. Poster presented at the Society for the Scientific
Study of Sex, Las Vegas, NV.
Phelps, K., McCammon, S., Wuensch, K., Golden, J., & Ironsmith, M. (June, 2005).
Enrichment, stress, and posttraumatic growth from parenting an individual with autism
disorder. Poster presented at Building on Family Strengths: A National Conference on
Research and Services in Support of Children and Their Families, Portland, OR.
Fitzpatrick, K., McCammon, S., Wuensch, K., Handron, C., & Knox, D. (November, 2005). Do
interventions in college sexuality classes reduce homonegativity? Presentation at Society
for the Scientific Study of Sex (Eastern and Midcontinent Regions), Atlanta, GA.
McDonnell, G., Morris, L., Johnson, J., McCammon, S, & Slate, C. (November, 2005). Family
respite: A model for family/college student partnerships. Presentation at Federation of
Families for Children’s Mental Health, Washington, DC.
Nagle, A. M., Everhart, D. E., Durham, T. W., McCammon, S. L., & Walker, M. (February,
2006). Cognitive dissimulation strategies in children: Examination of forced choice
recognition memory and verbal learning and memory. Presented at the International
Neuropsychological Society, Boston, MA.
McCammon, S. L., Cook, J., Shelton, T. L., Lazear, K., Kilmer, R. P., & Jones, L. (February,
2006). Is there a theoretical and empirical basis for strength-based planning? The 19th
Annual Research Conference, A System of Care for Children’s Mental Health:
Expanding the Research Base. The Louis de la Parte Florida Mental Health
Institute,Research and Training Center for Children’s Mental Health. University of
South Florida. Tampa, FL.
Maness, J., McCammon, S. L., Durham, T., Everhart, E., & Dosser, D. (2005). The relationship
between family empowerment and youth mental health outcomes. Poster presentation at
The 15th Annual Research Conference, A System of Care for Children’s Mental Health:
Expanding the Research Base. The Louis de la Parte Florida Mental Health
Institute,Research and Training Center for Children’s Mental Health. University of
South Florida. Tampa, FL.3/04.
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McCammon, S. L., Spencer, S., Pitts, L. & Golden, J. (2004). Graduate training in Parent
professional partnerships: A training model that impacts children’s mental health.
Poster presentation at The 14th Annual Research Conference, A System of Care for
Children’s Mental Health: Expanding the Research Base. The Louis de la Parte Florida
Mental Health Institute, Research and Training Center for Children’s Mental Health.
University of South Florida. 3/04,Tampa, FL.
Geddie, L., McCammon, S., Lamson, A., & Mega, L. (2003). Post-disaster child mental health
screening: Barriers and recommendations. Poster presentation at the 19th Annual
International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies, 10/30/03, Chicago, IL.
Davenport, S. W., McCammon, S. L., Dosser, Jr., D., Handron, D., Powell, J. Y., Spencer, S.,
Wuensch, K. L., & Cope, J. (2003). Training students in a system of care model:
Measuring the effects of an interdisciplinary training course on students’ attitudes.
Poster presentation at the 16th Annual Research Conference, A System of Care for
Children’s Mental Health: Expanding the Research Base. 3/ 4/03, Tampa, FL.
Geddie, L. F., McCammon, S. L., Smith, A. L., Childs, N. M., Harkness, J. L., & Dosser, Jr., D.
(2002). Use of children’s narratives to inform study of post-flood symptoms. Poster
presentation at the 18th Annual International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies,
11/8/02, Baltimore, MD.
Hansen, M., Jones, G., McCammon, S., Mwaura, J., Spencer, S., & Walker, D. Approaches to
Training Professionals to Work in System of Care. National Training Institutes.
Washington, DC, 7/11 & 13/02.
McCammon, S., Dosser, D., Powell, J, Handron, D. & Spencer, S. Preparing
practitioners for an evolving system of care. CMHS Fall 2001 Grant Community
Meeting. Stamford, CT. 10/24/01.
McCammon, S. L., Nader, K., Vernberg, E., & Jones, R. School-based post-disaster
intervention: Barriers and solutions. International Society for Traumatic Stress
Studies, New Orleans, LA. 12/8/01.
McCammon, S. L. Discussant for Symposium: Family therapy and wraparound
services—Integrating treatment approaches for children. American Psychological
Association, San Francisco, CA, 8/27/01.
Geddie, L. F., Smith, A., McCammon, S. L., Mega, L. T., & Harnett, N.
Efficacy of postdisaster child mental health screening. (Poster). American
Psychological Association, San Francisco, CA, 8/25/01.
Shelton, T., Reed-Ashcroft, K, Waring, D., Arbuckle, M., MacKinnon-Lewis, C., Zipper, I.,
McCammon, S., Cook, J. & Kilmer, R. North Carolina Public-Academic Liaisons:
Facilitating collaboration between university and community. (Topical Discussion).
The 14th Annual Research Conference: A System of Care for Children’s Mental Health:
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Expanding The Research Base. Tampa, FL., 2/26/01.
McCammon, S. L., Handron, D., Teague, A. Barriers to social network interventions: A survey
of service coordinators. (Poster session). The 14th Annual Research Conference:
A System of Care for Children’s Mental Health: Expanding the Research Base.
Tampa, FL., 2/25/01.
Geddie, L. F., McCammon, S. L., Mega, L. T., Smith, A., & Harnett, N. Post-disaster screening
of children: A rational response? (Poster session). International Society of Traumatic
Stress Studies, San Antonio, TX, 11/17/00.
McCammon, S. Integrating systems-of-care values into university-based training programs.
In Symposium: Children with serious emotional disturbance: New perspectives in
working with families. (presentation) American Psychological Association,
Washington, DC, 8/4/00.
Handron, D., McCammon, S., Dosser, D., & Spencer, S. Educational Techniques to Promote
Interdisciplinary Practice. (presentation). The Fourth Annual Collaborative Family
HealthCare Coalition Conference, Bethesda, MD, 1/28/00.
McCammon, S., Johnson, H., Groff, D., Spencer, S., & Osher, T. The Power of ParentProfessor Partnerships. (Roundtable discussion). 13th Annual Research Conference, A
System of Care for Children’s Mental Health: Expanding the Research Base,
Clearwater, FL, 3/6/00.
Handron, D., McCammon, S., Dosser, D., Powell, J., Spencer, S. Interdisciplinary Education
Promotes Children’s Mental Health: Learning as We Move Forward Together.
(Presentation). The 2nd Biennial Women’s and Children’s Health Issues: A Global
Perspective, Maui, HI, 8/9/99.
Cook, J., Wong, E., & McCammon, S. Strengthening Community Collaboratives through
University Partnerships: Improving Children’s Mental Health Services Delivery.
Biennial Conference on Community Research and Action, New Haven, CT, 6/9/99.
Spencer, S. & McCammon, S. Parents in Residence Model: PEN-PAL & NC FACES Projects,
North Carolina. Spring Grantees Meeting: Comprehensive Community Mental Health
Services for Children and Their Families Program. Arlington, VA, 5/19/99.
Spencer, S. & McCammon, S. New Roles for Families. Spring Grantees Meeting:
Comprehensive Community Mental Health Services for Children and Their Families
Program. Arlington, VA, 5/19/99.
McCammon, S. L. & Ragavan, B. Discussion of prostitution in college sexuality textbooks:
From “victimless crime” to examination of context and impact. Southeastern Women’s
Studies Association, Raleigh, NC, 3/26/99.
Friedman, R., Myers, J., Levy Zlotnick, J., Burchard, J., McCammon, S., & Leach, B.
Professional Training and Research (Symposium). Twelfth Annual Research Conference
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of the Research and Training Center for Children’s Mental Health, Clearwater Beach,
FL, 2/23/99.
Handron, D., McCammon, S., Dosser, D., & Powell, J. Piloting a Graduate Course on
Interdisciplinary Practice: Challenges for Learners and Faculty. The 20th Annual
Interdisciplinary Health Care Team Conference, Williamsburg, VA. 9/18/98.
Behar, L., McCammon, S., Spencer, S., MacKinnon-Lewis, C., & Zipper, I. Partnerships with
universities for human resource development. Developing Local Systems of Care in a
Managed Care Environment for Children With Serious Emotional Disturbances and their
Families Training Institutes, Orlando, FL, 6/14/98 and 6/16/98.
Kaufaman, M., Spencer, S., MacKinnon-Lewis, C., and McCammon, S. Public academic
liaisons: Pre-service and in-service training in a system of care. Sixth Annual
Comprehensive System of Personnel Development (CSPD) Conference on Leadership
and Change, Arlington, VA, 5/5/98.
Cook, J.R., Kaufman, M., McCammon, S., McKinnon-Lewis, C., Spencer, S., & Williams, B.
Multi-campus, multi-community partnerships and family alliances to improve children’s
mental health. Community Campus Partnerships for Health: Principles and Best
Practices for Healthier Communities, Pittsburg, PA, 4/27/98.
McCammon, S.L., Roderick, T., Allred, L.J., Long, T.E., & Wuensch, K.L. (1997). On
measuring homonegative behavior and its correlates. American Association of Sex
Educators, Counselors, and Therapists and The Society for the Scientific Study of
Sexuality Joint Annual Meeting, Arlington, Virginia, 11/15/97.
McCammon, S.L., Handron, D., Dosser, D., & Powell, J. Integrating system of care principles
and practices into psychology curricula. American Psychological Association, Chicago,
IL, 8/19/97.
McCammon, S.L. Adolescent Pregnancy: Costs, prevention programs, and feminist concerns.
Southern Women’s Studies Association. Athens, GA, 4/19/97.
McCammon, S.L. “Done in, fed up, and burned out:” Occupational and traumatic stress in EMS
workers. International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies, San Francisco, CA,
11/12/96.
Allred, L.J. & McCammon, S.L. (Panel chairs and discussants) Issues in Research on Attitudes
Toward Women. Southeastern Women’s Studies Association, Richmond, VA 4/12/96.
Beacham, B., Dosser, D., Handron, D., Mattsson, A., McCammon, S., Powell, J. & Powell, J.
The PEN-PAL Consortium: A six discipline, family-centered training project that is far
greater than the sum of its parts, National Association for Family Based Services,
Chicago, IL 12/6/95.
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McCammon, S.L. (Symposium participant) Expanding the horizons of self care: Clinicians,
researchers and educators, International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies, Boston,
MA 11/4/95.
Miller, M., McCammon, S.L., Hudnall Stamm, B. & Williams, M.B. Teaching and training
about trauma, dissociation and treatment: Considering student safety, International
Society for Traumatic Stress Studies, Boston, MA 11/4/95.
McCammon, S. ECU Social Sciences Training Consortium-Agency Assets Assessment Protocol,
PEN-PAL Best Practices Development Conference, Atlantic Beach, NC 9/11/95.
McCammon, S.L. Chair, Panel Discussion, Painful Pedagogy: Teaching about trauma in
academic and training settings. American Psychological Association, New York, NY
8/11/95.
Long, T.E., Roderick, T., McCammon, S.L. & Allred, L.J. Behavioral aspects of homonegativity.
IV European Congress of Psychology, Athens, Greece 7/2-7/95.
McCammon, S.L. Plenary Panel Presentation: Textbooks in Human Sexuality. The Society for
the Scientific Study of Sexuality, Mid-continent Region, Minneapolis, MN 6/3/95.
McCammon, S., Violanti, J., Schumuckler, E., & Miller, M. Painful Pedagogy: Trauma survivors
in academic or training classes. The International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies,
Chicago, Illinois 11/8/94.
McCammon, S.L., & Schmuckler, E. A descriptive study of stress-related symptoms of public
safety dispatchers. International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies, San Antonio, TX.
10/93.
Allred, L.J., McCammon, S.L., Bassman, M., Farr, M. & Randolf, S. Handling diversity of
opinion in courses about diversity. Southeastern Women’s Studies Association,
Nashville, TN, 4/93.
McCammon, S.L., Bassman, M. & Sorenson, S. Teaching college courses about trauma (Chair
and Workshop participant). International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies, Beverly
Hills, CA, 10/24/92.
Farr, M.T. & McCammon, S.L. What do we do when teachers’ theory meets students’
experience? Trauma survivors in the introductory Women’s Studies course. Southeastern
Women’s Studies Association, Tampa, FL, 3/14/92.
McCammon, S.L., Riggs, J.V., & Durham, T.W., & Horton, R. (1991). Personality and
attitudinal characteristics of parents of adolescent sex offenders. Paper presented at the
National Conference on Managing Abusive Sexuality, Chicago, IL, 11/18/91.
McCammon, S.L., Durham, T.W., & Allison, E.J., Jr. (1991). Incident appraisal and impact in
cardiopulmonary workers: A pilot study. in Symposium: Unrecognized trauma risks:
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Duty/work support personnel. International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies,
Washington, DC, 10/26/91.
Taggart, L.P., Horner, R.D., McCammon, S.L., Allred, L.J. & May, H.J. Effect of patient and
physician gender in prescriptions for psychotropic drugs. Paper presented at Southeastern
Psychological Association, New Orleans, LA, 3/21/91.
Farr, M.T., McCammon, S.L. & Trapasso, A. Problems and possibilities in educating women:
The introductory women’s studies course. Presentation at Southeastern Women’s Studies
Association Conference, Charlotte, NC, 4/12/91.
McCammon, S. Publishing (Not Pershing) In Traumatic Stress Studies (Chair and panel
participant). International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies, New Orleans, LA,
10/29/90.
McCammon, S. Classroom programming on sexual harassment. N.C. Association of Women
Deans, Counselors and Administrators, Burlington, NC, 4/19/90.
McCammon, S. Sexual harassment: Development of a policy. Southeastern Women’s Studies
Association, Salem, VA, 3/24/90.
McCammon, S. Invited address for Psychology Department Colloquium Series, In disaster’
wake: Roles for psychologists, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC 1/23/90.
McCammon, S. Sexual assault prevention on the university campus (discussion group). Society
for Traumatic Stress Studies, San Francisco, CA, 1/29/89.
McCammon, S.L. & Long, T.E. A pre-trauma workshop: Promoting balance between problem
and emotion-focused coping in emergency workers. Society for Traumatic Stress Studies,
Baltimore, MD, 10/87.
Durham, T.W., McCammon, S.L., Allison, E.J., Jr. and Williamson, J.E. Psychological
adjustment of rescue workers following two disasters. Paper presented at the Academy of
Criminal Justice Sciences, St. Louis, MO, 3/87.
McCammon, S., Durham, T.W., Williamson, J.E. and Allison, E.J., Jr. Coping theory related to
emergency workers coping with traumatic events. Papers presented at Society for
Traumatic Stress Studies, Denver, CO, 10/1/86.
McCammon, S., Durham, T.W., Allison, E.J., Jr. and Williamson, J.E. Emotional reactions of
rescue workers following a tornado (poster session). American Psychological
Association, Washington, DC, 8/23/86.
McCammon, W., Parker, L. and Horton, R. Community post-tornado support groups:
Intervention and evaluation (poster session). American Psychological Association,
Washington, DC, 8/23/86.
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McCammon, S., Golden, J.A. and Wuensch, K. Predicting performance in introductory physics
courses. Annual Conference for the NC Association for Research in Education,
Greenville, NC, 3/21/86.
McCammon, S. Pitt County response to tornado victims in Symposium: Response to Rape,
Disaster and Victims of Authoritarian Political Regimes, Society for Traumatic Stress
Studies, Atlanta, GA, 9/22/85.
Penland, M., and McCammon, S. The impostor phenomenon: Feelings of intellectual phoniness
in honors candidates. Southeastern Psychological Association, Atlanta, GA, 3/28/85.
McCammon, M., Israel, R.G., McCammon, S., Delozier, M., and Shaw, R. The effects of large
weight loss following gastric bypass surgery on general well-being and physical selfefficacy. Annual Meeting of the Southeast Chapter of the American College of Sports
Medicine, Boone, NC, 2/2/85.
McCammon, S., Richard, W. and Long, T. Response to tornado victims. Second Annual
Southeastern Community Conference, Taccoa, GA, 10/24/84.
McCammon, S. Adolescent contraception: Addressing a problem that will not go away. Half-day
seminar presented at Alternative for the 80’s in Research, Action 7 Theory Sponsored by
the Midwest Region of the Association for Women in Psychology (AWP) and the
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, 5/20/84.
Penland, M. and McCammon, S. The impostor phenomenon: Feelings of intellectual phoniness
in high achievers. Presented at the Conference on Teaching/Learning About Women,
Roanoke, VA, 4/6/84.
Cope, J. and McCammon, S. The 500 hats of the community psychologist. Symposium at
Southeastern Psychological Association, Atlanta, GA, 3/26/83.
McCammon, S., Golden, J. and Roberts, W. Summer camp as therapeutic context: The Camp
Logan program. Symposium at Southeastern Psychological, Atlanta, GA, 3/23/83.
McCammon, S. Camp/Mental health center liaison: Linking camp and local systems. Paper
presentation at the Southeastern Psychological Association Annual Meeting, Atlanta, GA,
3/23/83.
McCammon, S. Psychology of women integrated into psychology core courses. Presented at
Teaching/Learning about Women Conference, Roanoke, VA, 3/12/83.
Staff Member and Group Leader for the conference “The Role of the Primary Care Provider in
the Treatment of Handicapped Children.” Sponsored by the Primary Care Center of the
Vanderbilt University Medical Center and the Tennessee Department of Public Health,
Maternal and Child Division, Nashville, TN, 9/81.
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Burr, C., Perrin, J., Shoaf, E., Wodicka, S. and McCammon, S. Nurse practitioners as primary
providers in rural health: Quality of care. Presented at American Public Health
Association, 108th Annual Meeting, Detroit, MI, 10/23/80.
McClure, L., Fitz-Ritson, S., Pratola, S., Ellis, F., Felder, C. and McCammon, S. Modifying
social climate and enhancing social problem solving in a public middle school. Presented
at American Psychological Association, New York, NY, 1979.
McClure, L., Felder, C., Fitz-Ritson, S., Pratola, S. and McCammon, S. Building interpersonal
competence and enhancing social climate in a public middle school. Presented at
Southeastern Psychological Association, Atlanta, GA, 3/16/78.
McCammon, S., Felder, C., Fitz-Ritson, S., and Pratola, S. A social problem solving intervention
and consultation program. In symposium, New Directions in School Mental Health
Consultation, Southeastern Psychological Association, Hollywood, FL, 5/6/77.
Editorial Work and Reviews
Reviewer, APA proposals for Division 56 (Trauma) (2006, 2007)
Reviewer, Children and Yourth Services Review (2008)
Accountability in Research (2007)
Social Science and Medicine (2005-2006)
Journal of Behavioral Health Services & Research (2005)
Aggressive Behavior (2002)
Journal of Emotional and Behavioral Disorders (2001)
Reviewer for trauma-related manuscripts: Department of Justice, September, 2001
American Psychological Association, 2002
Journal of Traumatic Stress, Member of Editorial Board (1993-1999),
Consulting Editor (1990-1993)
National Women’s Studies Association Journal, Member of Editorial Board (1997-1998)
Journal of Social Behavior and Personality; Consulting Editor (1991-1993)
Reviewer for texts on Psychology of Adolescence; Pitt County Sexuality Education Curricula
Grants and Contracts
Macro International, Inc. Strength-based Planning in Care Plans for Children with SED Being
Served in a CMHS-supported System of Care. Susan McCammon, PI. $15,579 (in review)
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Golden Leaf. Improving One of the Lowest High School Graduation Rates. Jeff Krepps, PI.
Susan McCammon, David Dosser, Dorothea Handron, Vivian Mott Co-PIs. $353,450. Proposal
submitted August 1, 2005. Not funded.
Children’s Miracle Network, Pitt Memorial Hospital Foundation, Inc. Connecting Parents:
Support and Education for parents of Children with SED. Susan McCammon, PI. $64,919. Not
funded.
North Carolina Department of Human Resources: Division of Mental Health. ECU Course
Distance Education Proposal, Interdisciplinary Practice: Services for Children with SED and
Their Families. $125,093. Not funded.
Pitt County Health Education Foundation. Flood Follow-up Project. Susan McCammon,
Principal Investigator, Angela Smith, Co-PI. $2000.00. Awarded September, 2000.
North Carolina Department of Human Resources; Division of Mental Health, Developmental
Disabilities, and Substance Abuse Services; Child and Family Services Section
Eastern North Carolina Public-Academic Liaison: Curriculum Development and Training
Susan McCammon, Principal Investigator; David Dosser, Dorothea Handron, John Powell, Kaye
McGinty, & John Diamond, Co-Investigators.
$403,365 Awarded October 1, 2000. (However, State of N.C. withdrew all UNC-system PAL
contracts in January, 2001)
North Carolina Department of Human Resources
System of Care Training and Curriculum Development Project
Gary Lowe (PI) & Susan McCammon, (CPI); Dosser, Handron, Powell, McGinty & Diamond
$444,956 Awarded July 1, 1999
North Carolina Department of Human Resources:
Year V of the Social Sciences Training Consortium (SSTC) Segment of the PittEdgecombe-Nash Public Academic Liaison (PEN-PAL) (The PEN-PAL Project was
funded by grant from the Center for Mental Health Services, Washington, DC to
improve the system of care for children with serious emotional disturbance and their
families)
Susan McCammon (Psychology), (PI and Chair of the SSTC)
David Dosser, Jr. (Child Development and Family Relations), John Powell (Social Work), and
Dorothea Handron (Nursing) (Co-PIs).
$191, 778 awarded July, 1998
Year IV of the Social Sciences Training Consortium
Susan McCammon (PI & SSTC Chair)
David Dosser, Jr., Dorothea Handron, & John Y. Powell (Co-PIs).
$143,010 awarded July, 1997
Year III of the Social Sciences Training Consortium (SSTC) Segment of PEN-PAL
Susan McCammon (PI and SSTC Chair)
David Dosser, Jr., Dorothea Handron, and John Powell (Co-PIs)..
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$132,645 awarded July 1996
Year II of the Social Sciences Training Consortium (SSTC) Segment of PEN-PAL
David Dosser, Jr. (PI and SSTC Chair)
John Y. Powell, Dorothea Handron, Susan McCammon, Åke Mattsson, and Betty Beacham (CoPIs).
$268,389 awarded July, 1995
Comprehensive SSTC PEN-PAL Contract
John Y. Powell (PI & SSTC Chair)
David Dosser, Jr., Dorothea Handron, Susan McCammon, Åke Mattsson, John Diamond, and
Marlene White (Co-PIs).
$252,462 awarded August, 1994
NC Department of Mental Health Development Disabilities, and Substance Abuse Services
Susan McCammon with Jesse V. Riggs of Pitt County Mental Health Center
Research Project to Study Characteristics of Parents of Adolescent Sex Offenders
$2896.30 awarded July, 1990
Ford Foundation Curriculum Development Grant
Susan McCammon
Duke-UNC Center for Research on Women, for development of the course “Empowerment
Against Sexual Abuse”
$750.00 awarded October, 1988
Z. Smith Reynolds Mini-grant
Susan McCammon
NC Council on the Status of Women for production of Date Rape Prevention Video
$350.00 awarded April, 1988
East Carolina University Teaching Grant
Susan McCammon & John Cope
Presentation by Lawrence Siegel, Ph.D. in a process model for departmental faculty evaluation
$634.00 awarded October, 1983
East Carolina University Teaching Grant
Susan McCammon & Jeannie Golden
Predicting and Enhancing Effectiveness in Physics performance
$485.00 awarded July, 1982
$1110.00 awarded January, 1983
Undergraduate Theses Directed
Ashley Arens. (co-directed with Beverly Harju). Body Appearance and Functionality: How is
Body Satisfaction Related?
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Carol Nicole Crews. Investigation of Feminist Ideologies of Body Dissatisfaction in College
Women. 2007.
Kenneth Phelps. Enrichment, Stress, and Posttraumatic Growth from Parenting an Individual
with Autism Disorder. 2004
Courtney Puuri. Predictors of Homonegative Attitudes. 2003.
Alison Witmer. Effects of Nonverbal Variables on Attitudes Toward Rape. 2003
M.A. Theses Directed
Katherine Daniels. Body Dissatisfaction and Stigma Towards Anorexia and Bulimia in College
Women (in progress).
Steven J. Hardy. Mediation and moderation of Smoking in Adolescents with Asthma:
the Role of Depression, Peer Cigarette Use and School Connectedness. (co-chaired with Cecelia
Valrie). 2007.
Karen Davis. Factors Influencing Stigma Towards Individuals with Mental Illness. 2006.
Katie Fitzpatrick. Do Interventions in College Sexuality Classes Reduce Homonegativity?
2005.
Jennifer Maness. The Relationship Between Family Empowerment and Youth Mental Health
Outcomes. 2004.
Beth Bizzell. Isabel’s Effects: Screening for Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms in a Population of
Elementary School Students. 2004.
Carmen Gragnani. Relationship Between Rape Supportive Attitudes and Perceptions of Sexual
Coercion: A Study of university Men and Women. 2003.
Shaun Wesley Davenport. Training Students in a System of Care Model: Measuring the Effects
of an Interdisciplinary Training Course on Students’ Attitudes. 2002.
Rhonda Cardinale. A Preliminary Investigation of the Reliability of the PHASE Typology:
Using the Phase Typology to Categorize a Sample of Adolescent Sex Offenders. 2001.
Caroline Dezio-Cottle. School-based screening after Hurricane Floyd: Flood exposure and
trauma symptoms. 2000.
Judith K. Collins. Secondary Traumatic Stress Symptoms Among Educators in Flood-damaged
Eastern North Carolina, 2000.
Amy E. Teague. Barriers to Social Network Interventions with Children with Emotional and
Behavioral Disabilities: A Survey of Case Managers/Service Coordinators Working Within
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Systems of Care, 2000.
Gwen Smith. The Relationship Between Family Environment and Risk Behavior Among
Adolescents, 1998.
Lauri Maridian Purvine. The Effect of Group Therapy on Disciplinary Infraction Rates at North
Carolina Correctional Institution for Women, 1998.
Barbara Galloway. Effects of Participant Gender, Plaintiff-Defendant Age, and Plaintiff’s
Physical Maturity on Mock Jurors’ Decisions in a Statutory Rape Case, 1998.
Page Jerzak. Sexual Anxiety, Sex Role Orientation, and Locus of Control as Predictors of
Erotophobia/Erotophilia, 1996.
Valerie Lamos Labo. Correlates of Depression and Social Engagement in Elderly Nursing Home
Residents, 1996.
Camilla Rogers. The Effects of Race on Psychotropic Prescribing Practices for Community
Mental Health Outpatients, 1995.
Tristan Roderick. Homonegativity: An Analysis of the SBS-R, 1994.
Hope Guy. The Psychosomatic Impact of the Human Papillomavirus, 1993.
Jay Taylor. Acceptance of Rape Supportive Beliefs and Attitudes Toward Women in Two
Groups of Adolescents, 1993.
Erin Lesko. The Relationship between Dissociative Experiences and Reported Symptoms in a
College Population, 1993.
Patricia Grand-Holsten. A Descriptive Study of Stress-related Symptoms of Public Safety
Dispatchers, 1992.
Shartra Syllivant. The Cognitive, Affective, and Behavioral Components of Adolescent
Homonegativity, 1992.
Penny Gaskins. Humor: Its Use and Relationship to Burnout Among Providers of Geriatric
Care, 1991.
LeeAnn Taggart. A Comparison Between Male and Female Physicians’ Prescription Writing
Practices for Psychotropic Drugs, 1990.
Mariana Bier. A Comparison of the Degree of Racism, Sexism, and Homophobia Between
Beginning and Advanced Psychology Students, 1990.
Catherine M. Beckman. Understanding Sexual Cues: A Study of College Students’ Attitudes
Related to Coercive Sexual Behaviors, 1989.
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Timothy Hughes. The Association Between the Client’s Perception of the Therapist’s Empathy
and Therapy Dropout Rates, 1986.
Michael Penland. The Impostor Phenomenon: Feelings of Intellectual Phoniness Among Honors
Students, 1985.
Sandra Diaz. An Investigation of the Relationship Between Sex-Role and Spatial Ability, 1984.
Member, Dissertation Advisory Committee
Lena W. Carawan, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John’s Newfoundland, Canada
Listening to the Voices of the Fishers, 2003.
Examiner for Degree of Doctor of Philosophy
L. Steed, Curtin, University of Technology, Perth, Western Australia
The Relationship Between Personality, Coping, Flexibility and Psychological Outcomes
of Stressful Episodes, 1995.
References
G. Michael Poteat, Ph.D.
Institutional Effectiveness
East Carolina University
Greenville Centre
220 Charles Boulevard
Greenville, NC 27858
Phone: (252) 328-9484
Email: Poteatm@ecu.edu
E. Marsha Ironsmith, Ph.D.
Department of Psychology
East Carolina University
Greenville, NC 27858
Phone: (252) 328-6138
Email: Ironsmithe@ecu.edu