CURRICULUM VITAE Kellie C. Pope, Ph.D Pope 1 Current Position: Licensed Psychologist Clinical Psychologists, P.C., Auburn, AL Psychology Licensure: Alabama #1539 North Carolina #4961 EDUCATION: August 2006-September 2007 September 2005-August 2006 Post-doctoral Fellowship Roosevelt Warm Springs Institute for Rehabilitation Warm Springs, GA (APA Accredited) APA accredited Psychology Internship Boston Consortium in Clinical Psychology Boston VA Hospital Teaching Appointments: Harvard University Medical School Boston University School of Medicine August 2006 Ph.D. The University of Memphis, Memphis, TN (APA Accredited) Counseling Psychology Dissertation Title: Depression and the Clustering of Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors in Women: Racial and Socioeconomic Disparities Chair: Suzanne Lease, Ph.D. May 2002 M.S. Southern Christian University, Montgomery, AL Professional Counseling (LPC track) Graduated: Summa Cum Laude March 1999 B.S. Auburn University of Montgomery, Montgomery, AL Psychology Graduated: Cum Laude CLINICAL WORK EXPERIENCE: 03/16-05/18 High Country Community Health Boone, NC Licensed Psychologist, Director Integrated Care Provided brief behavioral health assessments and treatment interventions for patients within a primary care clinic setting; Typical patients include those with mental health conditions as well as those presenting with health behavior change needs such as smoking cessation or hypertension management. Provided consultative services for primary care medical providers and additional medical staff on the treatment team.
Pope 2 Provided new program development including weight management and diabetes management groups. Provided training for Master s level psychology students at Appalachian State University. Provided administrative and clinical oversight of behavioral health staff within the organization. 10/11-02/16 Central Alabama Veteran s Healthcare System Tuskegee, AL Health Behavior Coordinator Provided health psychology services to veterans including weight management and smoking cessation classes, stress management, diabetic share medical appointments, and additional services to promote health behavior change. Provided Motivational Interviewing and health coaching training to primary care physicians and nursing staff. Provided clinical consultation services to physicians and additional medical staff in the primary care and diabetic clinics as needed for treatment planning purposes. Provided psychiatric evaluations for patients preparing for organ transplantation. Provided training and supervision to psychology interns and unlicensed psychologists. Provided cognitive/psychiatric diagnostic evaluations 10/07-10/11 Central Alabama Veteran s Healthcare System Tuskegee, AL Primary Care/Mental Health Integration Psychologist Developed and provided administrative oversight of the Primary Care/Mental Health Integration program; duties included providing new program development for primary care clinics, tracking and review of performance evaluation data, policy and procedure development and implementation, and providing clinical training and supervision to mental health staff, psychology interns, and unlicensed psychologists. Provided clinical assessment and brief psychotherapy to veterans in primary care including those presenting with symptoms of PTSD, depression, substance abuse, adjustment concerns, grief and loss, and/or additional psychosocial stressors. 09/06-09/07 Roosevelt Warm Springs Institute for Rehabilitation, Warm Springs, GA. Postdoctoral Fellow Provided assessment, individual psychotherapy, and education for patients and their families in a medical rehabilitation hospital; typical patients included those with head injuries, strokes, spinal cord injuries, and orthopedic injuries. Provided consult and liaison services to medical staff in long term acute care hospital; typical patients included those with multiple co-morbid medical conditions including cardiac disease, respiratory disease, vascular disease, cancer, and psychiatric co-morbidities. Worked on an inter-disciplinary treatment team, and attended weekly meetings to assist team with understanding and managing patients psychiatric and cognitive limitations. Provided individual psychotherapy to individuals with disabilities who were completing an inpatient vocational rehabilitation program. Provided neuropsychological assessment and treatment in brain injury day treatment program.
9/05-8/06 Boston Consortium in Clinical Psychology (APA accredited Psychology Internship) Pope 3 Medical Psychology Service Provided comprehensive assessment, individual, and group psychotherapy to patients in various medical units throughout the hospital including Primary Care, Cardiac Rehabilitation, End Stage Renal Disease Clinic, Chronic Pain Clinic, Andrology Clinic, and HIV/AIDS Clinic. Applied empirically supported treatments including cognitive-behavioral and motivational interviewing treatment modalities to target the lifestyle risk factors that contribute to exacerbations in chronic medical illnesses. Provided structured clinical interviews for patients undergoing kidney and liver transplantation, and for patients undergoing Interferon treatment for Hepatitis C. National Center for PTSD-Women s Health Sciences Division Provided assessment, individual, and group psychotherapy for female trauma victims. Co-led Dialectical Behavior Therapy group for patients with Axis II disorders. Co-led support group for newly returning OEF/OIF trauma victims. Provided clinical consultation and liaison services to psychiatry and medicine. COLLEGE/UNIVERSITY TEACHING EXPERIENCE: 1. Co-instructor, Department of Exercise Sciences, Rhodes College, 2004 Course Taught: Mindfulness Meditation and Stress Reduction 2. Adjunct Instructor, Department of Health and Sport Sciences, The University of Memphis, 2003 Course Taught: Psychosocial Aspects of Sport and Exercise ADDITIONAL TEACHING, TRAINING, & PRESENTATIONS: Pope, K., Daoust, P., and Pass P. (2016) Integrating Behavioral Health into Primary Care Within a Federally Qualified Health Center. High Country Area Council on Aging. Pope, K., & Munkachy, G. (2011-2016) Motivational Interviewing for Medical Providers. Ongoing training classes provided to primary care medical staff at the Central Alabama Veterans Healthcare System. Pope, K., & Munkachy, G. (2009-2016). An Introduction to Motivational Interviewing: Theoretical underpinnings and practical applications. Seminar Series held at the Central Alabama Veterans Healthcare System for Predoctoral Psychology Interns. Pope, K. (2008-2016). Behavioral Activation for Depression and PTSD symptom management. Seminar held at the Central Alabama Veterans Healthcare System for Predoctoral Psychology Interns. Pope, K. (2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011). Professional Development: Postdoctoral fellowships, licensure, and early career concerns for beginning psychologists. Seminar Series held at the Central Alabama Veterans Healthcare System for Predoctoral Psychology Interns. Pope, K., & Bodie, C. (2007). Integrating behavioral health services within primary care. Grand Rounds presentation provided to physicians and additional primary care medical staff at the Central Alabama Veterans Healthcare System.
Pope 4 Pope, K., & Fry, M. (2004). Predictors of adolescent depression: The role of physical activity and body image. Manuscript presented at the annual meeting of the Society of Behavioral Medicine, Baltimore, MD. Pope, K., & Butler, M. (2004). The Effectiveness of Yoga on Reducing Stress: The relationship between stress reduction and physiological indicators of health and immune system function. Manuscript presented at the annual meeting of Conference Aware: A cross-cultural exploration of clinical practices integrating mind, body, and spirit, Tempe, AZ. Pope, K., & Fry, M. (2004). The examination of goal perspective theory in relationship to measures of psychological well-being. In J. L. Duda (Chair), Motivational processes and well-being in the physical domain. Symposium conducted at the annual meeting of the Association for the Advancement of Applied Sport Psychology, Minneapolis, MN. Fry, M., Pittman, L., Pope, K., & Wendell, M. (2003). A qualitative examination of underserved fourth-grade girls views about physical education. Manuscript presented at the annual meeting of the Association for the Advancement of Applied Sport Psychology, Philadelphia, PA. Baker, S., (Pope) Chaffin, K., & Sadowski, C. (1999). Media distortion of aggressive driving incidents. Manuscript presented at the annual meeting of the Southeastern Psychological Association, Savannah, GA. (Pope) Chaffin, K., Chubick, J. (1998). The relationships of gender, race, and age to environmental deprivation scale scores. Manuscript presented at the annual meeting of the Alabama Psychological Association, Ft. Walton Beach, FL. PUBLICATIONS: Chubick, J., Witherspoon, A., Rider, C., & (Pope) Chaffin, K. (1998). Consistency of felons written and oral responses for scoring the environmental deprivation scale, Psychological Reports, 83, 931-936. HONORS AND AWARDS: 1999-present Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society 1999-present Omicron Delta Kappa Honor Society 2004 2 nd Place, Graduate Student Research Forum 2002 The Winnie Hohn Christian Counseling Award, Service Award 2002 District Attorney s Office Certificate of Appreciation 1999 School of Sciences Undergraduate Research Award 1994-1998 Academic Scholarship PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT: 2016 Collaborative Family Healthcare Association Annual Conference, Charlotte, NC 2014 Whole Health Coaching Workshop, Atlanta, GA. 2013 Institute for Integrative Nutrition/SUNY Purchase College, Certificate program in health coaching and holistic nutrition. 2013 Acceptance & Commitment Therapy Workshop, Atlanta, GA. 2012 Motivational Interviewing Trainer Workshop, Chicago, IL. 2011 VISN 7 Shared Medical Appointment Workshop, Atlanta, GA. 2011 Immanuel Prayer Workshop, Jackson, TN.
Pope 5 2010 Veteran s Affairs TEACH health coaching conference. Arlington, VA. 2010 Veteran s Affairs Patient-Centered Medical Home Conference, Las Vegas, NV. 2010 Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT) review workshop, Memphis, TN. 2010 Psychosocial Aspects of Liver Transplantation workshop, Vanderbilt University/Nashville VA HCS. 2010 Primary Care/Mental Health Integration Leadership training, New Orleans, LA. 2009 Annual Collaborative Family Healthcare Association Conference, San Diego, CA. 2009 Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) Workshop held at the Tuscaloosa Veterans Healthcare System, Tuscaloosa, AL. 2008 Primary Care Mental Health Integration Workshop held at the Annual Conference for Mental Health Professionals in the Veterans Healthcare System, Washington, D.C. 2008 Suicide Prevention Training Workshop, Tuskegee VA. 2007 Primary Care/Mental Health Integration training workshop, Annual Collaborative Family Healthcare Association Conference, Asheville, NC. 2007 Received specialized training in Neuropsychology, Roosevelt Institute for Rehabilitation, Warm Springs, GA. 2006 Received specialized training in Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Boston VA, Boston, MA. 2006 Received specialized training in Cognitive Processing Therapy, Boston VA, Boston, MA. 2005 Multiculturalism training workshop, Boston University Medical School, Boston, MA. 2004 Motivational Interviewing training workshop, Department of Clinical Psychology, The University of Memphis, Memphis, TN. 2002 National Institute of Health (NIH) grant writing workshop, The University of Memphis, Memphis, TN. REFERENCES: Available upon request.