Dana Marie
Powell, Ph.D.
The Houston OCD Treatment Program,
1401 Castle Court,
Houston, TX 77006
Phone: 832-298-7075
E-mail: dpowellphd@gmail.com
Home page: www.HoustonOCDprogram.org
Education
Doctor of Philosophy, Clinical Psychology, December 2005
University
of Southern Mississippi (APA Accredited)
Hattiesburg,
MS
Dissertation:
Body Image Measurement in the Prediction of Eating Pathology
Major Professor: William Goggin,
Ph.D.
Master of Arts, Clinical Psychology, May 2003,
University
of Southern Mississippi (APA Accredited)
Hattiesburg,
MS
Thesis: The
Relationship of Social Phobia to Body Image Disturbance in Women who Endorse
Disturbed Eating Behavior, Using a Novel Measure of Body Image
Major Professor: Charles D. Noblin,
Ph.D.
Bachelor of Science, College of Allied Health, December, 1995
University
of Tennessee Health Science Center
Memphis,
TN
Discipline:
Occupational Therapy
Graduated:
Cum Laude
07/2007 – 12/2008 Assistant
Professor, Staff Psychologist
Baylor College of
Medicine, Houston, TX
Menninger Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral
Sciences
Menninger
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Treatment Program
Description: The
Menninger Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) Treatment Program provides
specialized inpatient treatment using intensive cognitive-behavioral therapy
with emphasis on exposure and response prevention (E-RP). Patients are adults
and adolescents with severe OCD, BDD, OCD Spectrum disorders, and other anxiety
disorders, often with co-morbid psychopathology (including, mood disorders,
eating disorders, and personality disorders).
Primary responsibilities:
Assessment Experience:
Research Experience:
·
Served
as the outcome research coordinator
·
Collected
admission, discharge and twice monthly assessments
·
Helped
set-up and maintain computerized database
·
Coordinated
with the hospitals’ information technology department to set-up a database for outcomes,
including establishing on-line data collection
·
Reported
on outcomes to the treatment team, Clinic administrators, and at professional
conferences.
07/2005 – 07/2007 Post-doctoral Fellowship in Clinical
Psychology,
Adult/Adolescent
Anxiety Disorders Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX
Menninger Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral
Sciences
Menninger
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Treatment Program
Training Director: Dan Hoover, Ph.D.
Supervisors: Thröstur Björgvinsson, Ph.D., Susan
Heffelfinger, Ph.D.
07/2004 –
06/2005 Pre-doctoral
Internship in Clinical Psychology (APA Accredited)
Adult/Adolescent
Anxiety Disorders Track
Baylor College of Medicine, Houston TX
Menninger Department
of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Training
Director: Lois Friedman, Ph.D.
Supervisors: Thröstur
Björgvinsson, Ph.D., Daniel Hoover, Ph.D., Karen Lawson, Ph.D., Victoria van
Wie, Ph.D., Mary McParland, Ph.D.
Primary
Rotation: The Menninger OCD
Treatment program
Secondary
rotations:
·
Baylor
Outpatient Psychiatry Clinic and the Baylor Student Counseling Services
·
Baylor
Sexual Abusers Treatment Program (Co-led groups for sex offenders, most of who
were on probation)
05/2003 – 06/2004 Graduate
Student Clinician
The University of Southern Mississippi
Psychology Clinic
Responsibilities: Conducted structured, semi-structured, and
unstructured diagnostic interviews; completed comprehensive psychological and
psycho-educational assessments; and provided individual cognitive-behavioral
based therapy for an outpatient community population consisting of children,
adolescents, and adults.
Supervisors: Randolph Arnau, Ph.D., Bradley Green, Ph.D.
08/2003 – 05/2004 Graduate
Student Clinician, Clinical Psychology Practicum
Forrest General Hospital Cancer Center,
Hattiesburg, MS
Responsibilities: Provided short-term individual, group,
marital and family psychotherapy treatment to men and women whose lives have
been affected by cancer and their caregivers though a community-based outpatient
cancer treatment facility. Participated in program development and marketing to
physicians, nurses, and the greater community.
Supervisor: Anthony Calabrese, Ph.D.
08/2003 – 06/2004 Graduate
Student Clinician, Clinical Psychology Practicum
Forrest General Hospital Counseling Services
and
Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
Responsibilities: Counseling Services: Co-led twice weekly outpatient therapy
groups to address life skills and relapse prevention, led support groups for medical
patients and their caregivers, and provided personality/-psychological/-educational
assessment assistance for the staff psychologists. EAP: Provided
diagnostic and needs-based assessments for all mandatory and voluntary clients
with emphasis on making appropriate treatment recommendations and providing brief
psychotherapeutic interventions. Provided
in-services and educational seminars to businesses contracted to receive EAP
services on various topics such as Drug Awareness, Job-Stress Management,
Effective Communication, and Problem Resolution training to employees and
supervisors.
Supervisors: Anthony Calabrese, Ph.D., Ed Anderson, Ph.D.,
Lynwood Wheeler, Ph.D.
01/2004 – 06/2004 Graduate
Student Clinician, Clinical Psychology Practicum
South
Mississippi State Hospital
Responsibilities: Provided individual and group-based
interventions for acute, court-committed patients, completed diagnostic
interviews and assessments with individuals with severe and persistent mental
illness.
Supervisor: Scott Willoughby, Ph.D.
2001 – 2002 Graduate Student Examiner
The Psychological Corporation
Responsibilities: Contracted examiner for the reliability and
validity phase of the WISC-IV revision.
2000 – 2004 Graduate Assistant
Department of Psychology, University of
Southern Mississippi
Responsibilities: Completed preliminary literature reviews
for research projects, assisted with program development, inventoried testing
materials, participated in on-going research projects, set-up databases for
research data entry, and served as a clinical assistant for the USM Psychology
Clinic.
Supervisors: Charles D. Noblin, Ph.D., Gary E. Jones,
Ph.D., Randolph Arnau, Ph.D., Mitchell Berman, Ph.D., Mark Leach, Ph.D.
1995
– 2000 Occupational Therapist
HealthSouth Rehabilitation Center
Memphis, TN
Responsibilities: Provided individual occupational therapy
services to children and adults, with a variety of neurological, orthopedic,
and other medical conditions. Duties included overseeing a satellite facility,
and marketing of services to physicians and community. Provided clinical
supervision for occupational therapy students through both individual and group
supervision.
2004 – 2008 Program
Evaluation Research Coordinator
The
Menninger OCD Treatment Program
Assisted in the
programmatic research and outcome data-driven program evaluation, database
development, implementation of a computerized system for data collection and
management. Produced written reports and professional presentations of outcome
data.
2002 – 2005 Doctoral Dissertation: Body-Image Measurement in the Prediction of Eating
Pathology in Women
University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg,
MS
Chair: William C. Goggin, Ph.D.
This study
investigated the relevant body-image factors that are relevant in the
prediction of eating pathology. In addition, the reliability and validity of a
new, personally meaningful measure of body image disturbance was explored. This
study was conducted at the University of Southern Mississippi and the Renfrew
Center in Philadelphia, PA.
University of Southern Mississippi,
Hattiesburg, MS
Research
Supervisor: Mark Leach,
Ph.D.
Focus of research
endeavors included the effect that religiosity and racial values have on
retaliation following a personal offense using the Prisoner's Dilemma paradigm.
2001 – 2002 Master’s Thesis: The Role of Social Phobia
in Predicting Body Image Disturbance in Women who Endorse Disturbed Eating
Behavior Using a Novel Behavioral Paradigm
Chair:
Charles D. Noblin, Ph.D.
This study examined
the moderating role of social phobia in producing body image disturbance in
women who endorsed disturbed eating behavior. Preliminary support for a novel
measure of body image was also investigated.
Research
Supervisor: Sue Zbikowski,
Ph.D.
Responsibilities
included data collection, data entry and compilation, communication between
researchers and subjects, and community education. Study investigated the
effectiveness of a school-based asthma management program provided to teachers,
students, and families.
Teaching
Experience
2000 – 2004 Graduate
Teaching Assistant, University of Southern Mississippi
Taught individual
classes on a variety of topics, proctored and graded examinations for
undergraduate Introduction to Psychology, Honors Introduction to Psychology,
Abnormal Psychology, Personality, and Graduate Psychology of Personality
courses.
Supervisors: Charles D. Noblin, Ph.D., William C. Goggin,
Ph.D.
1997 – 1999 Guest Lecturer
University of
Tennessee-Memphis, Occupational Therapy Program
Taught
individual classes as an invited instructor on documentation for Worker’s
Compensation and the role of the Occupational Therapist in Work Hardening
Treatment
1998 Guest
Instructor
University of
Tennessee-Memphis, Occupational Therapy Program
Basics of Upper
Extremity Splinting (Undergraduate section: 24 students)
Honors
and Awards
·
Research
stipend awarded by the University of Southern Mississippi, Committee on
Services and Resources for Women, April 2002
·
Community
representative to the University of Tennessee Occupational Therapy Program
Council for re-accreditation, and for the hiring of a new program director.
(1997-1999)
·
Cum
Laude graduate, University of Tennessee College of Allied Health Sciences,
December 1995
·
Delegate
to the American Student Committee of the Occupational Therapy Association, July
1994
Professional
Affiliations
·
Anxiety
Disorders Association of America
·
Association
for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapy
·
Obsessive-Compulsive
Foundation
Licensure
Texas State Board
of Examiners of Psychologists
Granted 04/16/2007
Professional
Presentations and Publications
Björgvinsson, T., Wetterneck, C. T.,
Powell, D. M., Chasson, G. S.,
Webb., S. A., Hart, J. M., et al. (2008). Treatment outcome for adolescent OCD
in a specialized hospital setting. Journal
of Psychiatric Practice, 14, 137-145.
Powell, D.M., Barrera, T. L., & Webb, S.A. (2008). Are you sure I’m Okay? Managing excessive reassurance. Workshop conducted at the
15th Annual Obsessive Compulsive Foundation Conference, Boston, MA.
Powell, D.M., Björgvinsson, T., & Heffelfinger, S. (2008). Engaging family members to facilitate treatment of OCD. Paper presented to
the Anxiety Disorders Association of America, 28th Annual
Conference, Savannah, GA.
Powell, D.M., Webb, S.A. (2008). OCD In the
classroom: How teacher’s can help. Educational
in-service provided to Houston Independent School District Secondary Counselors
and Social Workers.
Björgvinsson, T., Boudouvas, C. H., Heffelfinger, S., Powell, D. M.
(2007) OCD and families: Working within the
transition zone. Workshop conducted at the 14th Annual Obsessive
Compulsive Foundation Conference, The Woodlands, TX.
Heffelfinger, S,
Chasson, G.S., Powell, D.M., Björgvinsson,
T. (2007, March). Challenges in Treating Comorbid Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder and
Pervasive Developmental Disorders. Paper presented to the Anxiety
Disorders Association of America, 27th Annual Conference, St. Louis,
MO.
Björgvinsson, T.,
Wetterneck, C. T., Webb, S.A., Powell, D. M., Hart, J. M., Azzouz, R.,
Entricht, T. L., Chasson, G. Heffelfinger, S., Davidson, J., E., Stanley, M. A.
Treatment Outcome for Adolescent OCD in
an Inpatient Setting. Poster presented to the Anxiety Disorders Association
of America, 27th Annual Conference, St. Louis, MO.
Powell, D. M. & Webb, S.
A. (2006, August). Understanding and
Helping students with
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder. Seminar presented to the Alexander-Smith
Academy, Houston, TX.
Chasson, G. S.,
Wetterneck, C. T., Webb, S. A., Powell,
D. M., Hart, J. M., Stanley, M. A., Björgvinsson, T.
(2006, November). Characteristics of inpatients
with treatment refractory obsessive compulsive disorder. Poster presented
to the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, 40th
Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL.
Björgvinsson,
T., Chasson, G. S., & Powell, D. M.
(2006, July). Preliminary findings and
challenges in outcomes with treatment refractory OCD. Paper presented to
the 13th Annual Obsessive Compulsive Foundation Conference, Atlanta,
GA.
Björgvinsson,
T., Azzouz, R., & Powell, D.M.
(2006, July). Family and OCD:
Disentangling OCD from family interactions. Workshop conducted at the 13th
Annual Obsessive Compulsive Foundation Conference, Atlanta, GA.
Powell, D.M., Goggin W. C.,
& Forman, M. (2006, April). Individualized body image task: New measure
of body image disturbance. Poster presented to the 86th Annual
Convention of the Western Psychological Association, Palm Springs, CA.
Björgvinsson, T., Powell, D.M., Webb, S.W., and Stanley, M. (2006,
March). Challenges in defining and collecting outcomes with treatment
refractory anxiety disorder patients. Paper presented to the Anxiety
Disorders Association of America, 26th Annual Conference, Miami, FL.
Björgvinsson, T., Powell, D., Anderson, H., & Hart, J. (2005,
November). Intensive CBT for severe and treatment refractory OCD: Outcome
data from a specialized hospital program. Poster presented to the
Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, 39th Annual
Meeting, Washington, D.C.
Powell,
D. M., & York, K. M.
(2003, October). Eating disorders: Risk
factors, warning signs, and treatment. Seminar presented to the Pi Beta Phi
Sorority at the University of Southern Mississippi.
Powell,
D. M. (2003, October). Psychological aspects of cancer treatments.
In-service training provided to the nursing staff at the Forrest General
Hospital Cancer Center.
Powell,
D.M. (2003, October). The benefits of stress-management and
relaxation training for patients with cancer. In-service presented to the
American Cancer Society, Forrest and Lamar County Staff.
Powell,
D.M. (2003, September). Drug awareness in the workplace.
Educational seminar series provided to City of Hattiesburg employees and
supervisors.
Powell,
D. M., Berman, M. E.,
Goggin, W., & Noblin, C. D. (2003, September). A preliminary investigation of a behavioral measure of body image: The
individualized body image task. Poster presented to the Mississippi
Psychological Association, Annual Meeting, Biloxi, MS.
Powell,
D.M., & Noblin, C. D.
(2003, March). The impact of negative
affective states on body image and eating behaviors in women. Poster
presented to the Southeastern Psychological Association, 49th Annual
Meeting, New Orleans, LA.
Zbikowski, S. M., McEver, M., Klesges, R.
C., Heinly, T., Powell, D., &
Herrod, H. (2000, March). A comprehensive school-based asthma
management program: Implementation and trials and tribulations. Paper
presented to the Millennium Conference of the Great Lakes Society of Pediatric
Psychology, Cleveland, OH