MICHELLE C. GATES SIU School of Medicine Department of Psychiatry P.O. Box 19677, Springfield, IL 62794-9677 217-545-3935 EDUCATION Fellowship Onco-Psychology Program 08/14-08/15 Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences University of Kansas Medical Center (KUMC) Ph.D. Counseling Psychology 08/08-08/14 Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas (TTU; APA-accredited program) Internship University Health Services, Counseling and Consultation Services 08/13-07/14 University of Wisconsin-Madison (UW-Madison; APA-accredited internship) M.A. Counseling Psychology 08/08-08/11 Texas Tech University (TTU) B.A. Psychology 08/03-05/07 Rockhurst University (RU) LICENSES & CERTIFICATIONS Clinical Psychologist License Issued: September 2015 Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation Expires: September 2018 Temporary Psychology License Issued: October 2014 Kansas State Behavioral Sciences Regulatory Board Expired: October 2016 HONORS & AWARDS Postdoctoral Professional Development Scholarship 2015 KUMC Office of Postdoctoral Affairs Scholarship to Attend Meeting of the American Group Psychotherapy Association (AGPA) 2012 Group Psychotherapy Foundation Sharon Shoemaker Memorial Graduate Scholarship in Counseling Psychology 2011-2012 Psychology Department Competitive Scholarship 2009-2011 Graduate Student Mentor Research Award 2009 National Career Development Association $250 research support Research Support 2009 Cpp, Inc. $2,184 research materials PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Assistant Professor of Clinical Psychiatry/Licensed Psychologist Southern Illinois University (SIU) School of Medicine 10/15-present
Gates 2 Department of Psychiatry, Division of Clinical Psychology Clinical Activities: -Provide psychological evaluation and treatment to patients with cancer and other health concerns -Provide psychological evaluation and treatment to individuals with a variety of common psychological concerns Other Activities: -Conduct and disseminate research and scholarly work -Provide service to department and university committees -Participate in the education and supervision of psychiatry residents and other students Post-doctoral Fellow 08/14-08/15 Onco-Psychology Program at University of Kansas Cancer Center (NCI-designated) University of Kansas Medical Center, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences Clinical Activities: -Provide brief individual, couples, & family psychotherapy -Provide brief cognitive assessments -Provide behavioral health intervention/consultation in outpatient clinics and consultation & liaison service in inpatient units -Conduct psychological evaluations for liver and stem cell transplant Other Activities: -Conduct research on psycho-social issues in oncology -Engage in quality improvement processes -Provide mentoring and informal supervision to interns and practicum students CLINICAL TRAINING Pre-doctoral Intern 08/13-07/14 UW-Madison University Health Services, Counseling and Consultation Services Clinical Activities: -Provide behavioral health intervention/consultation in primary care setting -Provide brief individual & couples psychotherapy -Provide walk-in screening, risk assessment, crisis intervention and disposition -Co-facilitate interpersonal process therapy groups Other Activities: -Supervise clinical work of a doctoral practicum student -Serve on Training Committee: -Evaluate intern applications, conduct prospective intern interviews, and collaborate with training director and staff on internship program issues. Psychology Pre-doctoral Fellow 08/11-05/13 Southwest Cancer Center, University Medical Center, Lubbock, Texas -Provided brief treatment to oncology and hematology patients and their families -Conducted pre-transplant evaluations with stem cell transplant candidates -Collaborated with physicians, nurses, and social workers to care for distressed patients -Attended physician-led case conferences Doctoral Practicum Therapist 08/10-12/13 TTU Student Counseling Center -Provided brief individual & couples psychotherapy -Provided couples co-therapy -Co-led a dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) group -Conduced initial intake interviews
Gates 3 -Co-led an interpersonal process group with live supervision -Served as process observer for interpersonal process groups -Provided biofeedback coaching to students -Attended 6-hour campus LGTBQ Ally Training Determination of Mental Retardation Evaluator 01/12-12/12 Department of Intellectual and Developmental Disability Services Lubbock Regional Mental Health and Mental Retardation Services, Lubbock, Texas -Conducted interviews and assessments with children and adults presenting for a determination of mental retardation as defined by state law in Texas -Administered, scored, and interpreted standardized assessments of intelligence, achievement, and adaptive behavior -Composed integrative reports and provide feedback to clients Psychologist in Training 08/09-07/10 TTU Psychology Department Clinic -Provided individual psychotherapy to adult community clients -Conducted screening/intake interviews with potential clients PAPERS & CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS Invited Conference Presentations Gates, M. C. (2009, July). Maximizing cultural validity: Possible implications for vocational assessment. In P.J. Rottinghaus (Chair) Graduate Student Research Symposium. Invited talk presented at the National Career Development Association Global Conference, St. Louis, MO. Conference Presentations Gates, M.C. & Fank, P. (February 2017). Comparing distress scores at intake based on age and cancer diagnosis status. Posted presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Psychosocial Oncology Society in Orlando, FL. Fank, P. & Gates, M.C. (March, 2016). Beliefs about compensatory beliefs to reduce harm from smoking: Results from a national survey. Poster presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Psychosocial Oncology Society in San Diego, CA. Gates, M.C. & Fank, P. (March, 2016). Cancer-related beliefs and attitudes among rural U.S. adults. Poster presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Psychosocial Oncology Society in San Diego, CA. Hamilton, J.L., Gates, M.C., & Dwyer, M.L. (March, 2016). Examination of cognitive performance in oncology patients using the Repeatable Battery for the Assessment of Neuropsychological Status. Poster presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Psychosocial Oncology Society in San Diego, CA. Gates, M.C. & Hamilton, J.L. (March, 2016). Self-reported psychotropic medication use among cancer patients attending an initial psychology appointment. Poster presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Psychosocial Oncology Society in San Diego, CA. Gates, M.C., Dwyer, M.L. & Hamilton, J.L. (July, 2015). A matched comparison of patients and caregivers attending psychology services in a cancer center. Poster presented at the World Congress of Psycho Oncology. Washington, D.C.
Gates 4 Gates, M.C., Heflin S., Hamilton, J. L., & Dwyer, M.L. (July, 2015). Characteristics of patients attending psychology appointments in a cancer center. Poster accepted for presented at the World Congress of Psycho- Oncology in Washington, D.C. Hamilton, J.L., Maurer, S.M. Dwyer, M.L., & Gates, M.C. (July, 2015). A fully-integrated needs-based model of screening, triage, and care for cancer patients. Poster presented at the World Congress of Psycho- Oncology in Washington, D.C. Dixon, L. S. & Gates, M. C. (2012, August). Student experiences of training in multicultural competence. In E.E. Hardin and C. Robitschek (Chairs) Training multiculturally competent psychologists. Symposium presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association in Orlando, FL. Romani, C. J., Gates, M. C., Hardin, E. E. (2012, August). The application of self-construal in college students criminal behavior. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association in Orlando, FL. Gates, M. C. & Buckland, J. E. K. (2012, March). Trainees experiences as process observers. In B. T. Duncan (Chair) Training and supervision in college counseling centers. Half-day open session presented at the annual meeting of the American Group Psychotherapy Association in New York, NY. Gates, M. C. & Hardin, E. E. (2011, August). Self-construal and demand characteristics: Culture s impact on research participation. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association in Washington D.C. Gates, M. C. & Hardin, E. E. (2011, August). Cross-cultural validity of Holland s theory: Possible implications for measurement. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association in Washington D.C. Donaldson, J., Hardin, E. E., & Gates, M. C. (2011, August) Buffers of racial tension for Black university students. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association in Washington D.C. Gates, M. C., Newkirk, J., & Hardin, E. E. (2010, August). Self-construal, racial identity, and well-being among Black students. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association in San Diego, CA. Cogan, R., Gates, M. C., & Eaton, A. (2009, November). Effects of readability and formatting on recall of consent material early and late in the semester. Poster presented at meetings of Public Responsibility in Medicine & Research, Nashville, TN. Gates, M. C. (2007, May). Linguistic competence and the single-letter Stroop interference task. Poster presented at the Midwestern Psychological Association Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL. Gates, M. C. (2006, March). The HTP tree: normative incidence of features and interpretive personality hypotheses. Presented orally at Great Plains Student Psychology Conference, Warrensburg, MO. Invited Papers (Non-peer reviewed) Gates, M.C. (2015, October). Freedom from smoking. Partners in Hope. Simmons Cancer Institute at Southern Illinois University School of Medicine. http://www.siumed.edu/cancer/pdf/newsletter/sci_fall_2015newsletter.pdf
Gates 5 Gates, M. C. (2015, September). Beyond fellowship: Professional development. Postdoc Press. University of Kansas Medical Center. http://www.kumc.edu/documents/postdoc/september%202015%20newsletter.pdf Gates, M. C. (2009, August). Maximizing cultural awareness: Possible implications for vocational assessment. Career Convergence. National Career Development Association. http://associationdatabase.com/aws/ncda/pt/sd/news_article/15891/_parent/layout_ etails/false. SUPERVISION EXPERIENCE Psychotherapy Supervisor SIU School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry, Psychiatry Residency Program -Provide weekly individual supervision to psychiatry residents -Participate in monthly Psychotherapy Training Committee meetings 2015-present Postdoctoral Fellow Supervisor 2014-2015 KUMC, Onco-Psychology Program -Facilitate inpatient consultation observation for practicum students -Participate in tiered group supervision meetings with trainees Intern Supervisor 2013-2014 UW-Madison University Health Services, Counseling and Consultation Services -Provided 1.5 hours of weekly individual supervision to a doctoral practicum student using videotape review and interpersonal process recall Doctoral Practicum Student Supervisor 2012 TTU Psychology Department Clinic -Provided 1.5 hours of weekly individual supervision to a doctoral practicum student using live observation, videotape review, and interpersonal process recall -Attended and participated in a weekly didactic seminar on the theory and practice of supervision TEACHING EXPERIENCE Faculty Instructor SIU School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry, Psychiatry Residency Program Course: Human Sexuality -Teach 4-week seminar to advanced psychiatry residents 2015 - present Instructor of Record Course: Introduction to Professional Psychology 2011 -Taught a 3-credit hour, upper-level undergraduate course on the current practices of clinical and counseling psychologists including a survey of career opportunities, professional issues, and ethical problems. Course: General Psychology 2010 -Taught a 3-credit undergraduate course on the fundamentals of psychology with an emphasis on scientific inquiry and the biological, affective, social, and environmental determinants of human behavior.
Gates 6 Graduate Teaching Assistant Course: Objective Personality Assessment 2011 -Supervised objective personality assessment administration, interpretation and report writing conducted by clinical and counseling doctoral students with attention to issues of empiricism, theory, ethics, and culture. Course: Practicum in Intelligence Testing 2009 & 2010 -Supervised intelligence and achievement test administration, scoring, and report writing conducted by clinical and counseling doctoral students with attention to issues of empiricism, theory, ethics, and culture. OUTREACH & OTHER PRESENTATIONS Women Around You (Women s Cancer Support Group) Simmons Cancer Institute -Facilitate monthly support group for women with cancer 2015-present Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) for Chronic Pain 2017 SIU School of Medicine Department of Psychiatry -Presentation at Grand Rounds Emotional, Psychological, and Relational Aspects of Smoking Cessation 2016 Memorial Medical Center -Presented at Freedom from Smoking class Emotional Impact of Head & Neck Cancer on Patients and their Partners/Caregivers 2016 Simmons Cancer Institute/Memorial Medical Center -Presented at head and neck cancer support group Emotional Aspects of Prostate Cancer 2016 Memorial Medical Center -Presented at prostate cancer support group Psychological Issues in Head & Neck Cancer 2015 Simmons Cancer Institute/Memorial Medical Center -Presented at head and neck cancer support group Understanding the Psycho-Oncology Population 2015 KUMC Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences -Presentation at department Grand Rounds Introduction to Psychological Diagnoses 2014 KUMC School of Medicine -Co-facilitated two sessions of discussion of differential diagnostics for medical students enrolled in a Brain and Behavior course. Psychological Concerns in Multiple Myeloma 2013 Multiple Myeloma Support Group, American Cancer Society, Lubbock, TX -Held a panel discussion with support group members regarding psychological and relational implications of multiple myeloma diagnosis and treatment
Gates 7 Strategies for Difficult Patient Situations 2012 University Medical Center & TTU Health Sciences Center -Co-led a 1-hour workshop for medical students about using empathetic listening skills and motivational interviewing skills in their interactions with patients Managing Stress as a Graduate Student 2012 TTU Graduate Student Advisory Council -Co-led a 2-hour workshop for graduate students about stress management, mindfulness, and relaxation techniques Sexual Assault Talk Show 2012 TTU Student Counseling Center -Participated in a talk show role play in which a survivor and a perpetrator tell their stories about an alleged sexual assault -Facilitated dialogue with attendees around myths about sexual assault Stress Management Presentation 2012 TTU Student Counseling Center -Provided students with stress management education and training on the use and benefits of the center s biofeedback equipment PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS American Psychosocial Oncology Society (APOS) American Psychological Association (APA) Division of Health Psychology (Division 38) Society for Counseling Psychology (Division 17) Society for the Psychological Study of Culture, Ethnicity, and Race (Division 45) 2015-present 2009-present