Eldon Scharfe
Missoula, Montana
(406) 000-0000
escharfe@domain.com
Education
Doctor of Philosophy in Clinical Psychology
University of Montana
May 2015
Missoula, MT
Master of Arts in Psychology
University of Montana
May 2011
Missoula, MT
Bachelor of Arts in Psychology
University of Montana
May 2007
Missoula, MT
Dissertation
Scharfe, E. (2012). A Test of Bartholomew's Four Category Model of Attachment in a Clinical Sample of Adolescents,
University of Montana-Missoula. Chair: Dr. Tim Gordon
Thesis
Scharfe, E., & Bartholomew, K. (2011). Reliability and stability of adult attachment patterns. Personal Relationships, 1,
23-43. University of Montana-Missoula. Chair: Dr. Tim Gordon
Teaching Experience
Teaching Assistant, University of Montana
Course: Child and Adolescent Psychological Disorders
Teaching Assistant, University of Montana
Course: Developmental Psychology
Teaching Assistant, University of Montana
Course: Fundamentals of Biological Psychology
August-December 2012
January-May 2012
August-December 2011
Teaching Assistant, University of Montana
Course: Introduction to Psychology
January-May 2011
Teaching Assistant, University of Montana
Course: Introduction to Psychology
August-December 2010
Publications
Henderson, A. Z. J., & Scharfe, E. (2012). Redefining adult attachment: A comparison of Bowlby's and Chodorow's
theory of relationships. Attachment and Human Development, 12, 45-56.
Scharfe, E., & Bartholomew, K. (2010). Accommodation strategies and attachment in young couples. Journal of Social
and Personal Relationships, 12, 389-401.
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Presentations
Scharfe, E. (2011). Attachment representations in a sample of adolescents diagnosed with conduct disorder. Paper
presented at the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, New Orleans, Louisiana.
Scharfe, E. (2008). Measuring attachment representations in a clinical sample of adolescents. The Child Psychiatric
Bulletin, 5, 21. Paper presented at the American Psychological Association, Chicago, Illinois.
Scharfe, E., & Bartholomew, K. (2007). Eight-month retrospective memory of self-report attachment representations.
Paper presented at the University of Montana Graduate Student and Faculty Research Conference, Missoula, Montana.
Relevant Employment Experience
Post-Doctoral Fellow
May 2015-Present
Child & Family Development Center
Missoula, MT
 Provide individual psychological treatment, conduct psychiatric evaluations for children and adolescents, and
facilitate family therapy sessions as needed.
Pre-Doctoral Intern
June 2007-May 2011
Child Guidance Clinic
Missoula, MT
 Delivered services for twelve individual cases per week developing skills in the areas of: intake assessment, crisis
assessment and intervention, clinical consults, and case management.
Group Home Assistant
Partnership for Children
 Coordinated direct care services for children in collaboration with the treatment team.
June 2004-June 2007
Missoula, MT
Therapeutic Youth Care Worker
June 2003-May 2004
Youth Homes, Inc.
Missoula, MT
 Supervised at-risk children and youth, ages 10-18, and managed the treatment milieu and routine in a group home
setting.
Professional Memberships
American Psychological Association
National Association of Graduate-Professional Students