CURRICULUM VITAE

Jason F. Sikorski

September 2008

PERSONAL INFORMATION

Work Address and Phone Number:

Department of Psychology

217 Marcus White Hall

Central Connecticut State University

1615 Stanley St.

New Britain, CT 06050

Email: sikorskijaf@ccsu.edu

EDUCATION

Post-Doctoral Fellowship, Johns Hopkins Hospital

            Baltimore, MD

            September 2005 –September 2007    

            Major Professors: Rick Ostrander, Ed. D. and Keith C. Herman, Ph. D.

APA Approved Clinical Internship, Medical University of Ohio

            Toledo, OH

            September 2004 – September 2005

            Major Professor: Michelle Knox, Ph. D.

PhD    Auburn University

            Auburn, AL

            Child and Adolescent Clinical Psychology

Major Professor: Barry R. Burkhart, Ph. D.

September 2005

MA      East Tennessee State University

            Johnson City , TN

            Clinical Psychology

            Major Professors: Peggy J. Cantrell, Ph. D. and Jon B. Ellis, Ph. D.

May 1999

BS       LeMoyne College

            Syracuse, NY

            Major: Psychology

            May 1997

AWARDS AND HONORS

Wilbert J. McKeachie Early Career Award, 2004-2005

American Psychological Association Division 2: The Society for the Teaching of Psychology.

• National award given to one graduate student teacher who has shown exceptional promise conducting research on teaching and establishing a professional identity as an effective teacher of psychology.

Most Devoted Graduate Student Award, 2003-2004

Auburn University Psychology Department

• Voted by fellow graduate students as the most devoted graduate student within the Department of Psychology

Appointed Chairman of Graduate Student Teaching Association (GSTA), 2002-2003

American Psychological Association Division 2: The Society for the Teaching of Psychology, Graduate Student Teaching Association (GSTA)

• Served as the first chairman of an organization devoted to offering services to teachers in the beginning stages of their careers
• Worked to recruit new members and establish/implement an agenda for growth and development of services

Graduate Student Research Achievement Award, 2002-2003

Auburn University Psychology Department

• Recognized by fellow graduate students for research in creating and managing an extensive database of incarcerated juvenile sexual offenders

Appointed Co-chairman of Early Career Task Force, 2001-2002

American Psychological Association’s Division 2: The Society for the Teaching of Psychology

• Served on task force devoted to recommending initiatives that the Executive Committee of the Society for the Teaching of Psychology could implement to recruit teachers in the beginning stages of their careers and offer them valued services
• This task force eventually evolved into the Graduate Student Teaching Association (GSTA)

Graduate Teaching Assistant of the Year, 1999-2000

Auburn University Psychology Department

• Voted by peers as the outstanding graduate student teacher of the year within the Department of Psychology

MEMBERSHIPS AND AFFILIATIONS

· American Psychological Association

o Division 2: Society for the Teaching of Psychology

o Division 12: Society of Clinical Psychology

· Eastern Psychological Association (EPA)

· American Psychological Society (APS)

· Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies (ABCT)

· Association for the Treatment of Sexual Abusers (ATSA)

· Center for Sex Offender Management (CSOM)

· Psi Chi: Psychology National Honor Society

EMPLOYMENT AND CLINICAL EXPERIENCE IN PROFESSIONAL PSYCHOLOGY

2-year post-doctoral fellowship in Clinical Child Psychology

Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD

2005-present

• Conducted comprehensive psycho-educational evaluations of children and adolescents housed in an inpatient psychiatric facility or day hospital treatment program
• Conducted evaluations of infants, toddlers, children, and adolescents to determine their viability for receiving a cochlear implant
• Conducted evaluations of premature babies as part of a National Institute of Health (NIH) funded research program
• Provided manualized treatment to children diagnosed with Tourette’s Disorder (Comprehensive Behavioral Intervention for Tics Study) as part of a multi-site research project funded by the National Institute of Health (NIH)
• Conducted research consistent with the evolving developmental psychopathology perspective in mental health with children and adolescents diagnosed with disruptive behavior disorders (e.g., ADHD, Conduct Disorder)
• Participated in weekly didactic sessions focusing on a range of current issues research and practice issues in psychology

Research

Mt. Meigs Juvenile Detention Facility, Mt. Meigs, AL

2000-present

• Conducted an exhaustive review of the literature pertaining to juvenile sexual offenders, corresponded with experts in the field, and traveled to several programs across the country in order to obtain information used to create a comprehensive assessment protocol for juvenile sexual offenders. The protocol includes pre-treatment, post-treatment, and after-care components and is thought to represent one of the most comprehensive and state-of-the-art assessment protocols for juvenile sexual offenders in the nation
• Managed a database featuring hundreds of variables
• Responsible for training graduate student clinicians in: issues to consider when working with an incarcerated population, how to conduct the comprehensive assessment, and how to reliably code information into the database
• Conducted approximately 90 comprehensive evaluations of juvenile sexual offenders incarcerated through the Alabama Department of Youth Services

Pre-doctoral internship in Clinical Psychology

Northwest Ohio Consortium – Medical College of Ohio, Toledo, OH 2004-2005

• Rendered individual psychotherapy, group psychotherapy, and a broad array of assessment-based services through an outpatient clinic and an inpatient psychiatric hospital for children and adolescents.
• Refined my crisis intervention and case formulation skills by working with children and adolescents featuring a myriad of presenting symptoms and contextual complexities

Clinical Practicum

Auburn University Psychological Services Center (AUPSC), Auburn, AL

2003-2004

• Served as clinic coordinator at an outpatient clinic that provided low-cost psychological services to residents of the surrounding area. Service provided at AUPSC included: individual psychotherapy, group psychotherapy, and wide range of psychological assessments
• Conducted staffing meetings, supervised graduate student clinicians’ record keeping and case formulation skills, rendered individual and group psychotherapy, conducted intake sessions, and responded to crisis situations.

Clinical Practicum

Lee County Youth Development Center, Auburn, AL

2001-2003

• Conducted comprehensive psychological evaluations of youths for the Department of Youth Services and Department of Children’s Services in the State of Alabama
• Provided individual and group psychotherapy to youths residing in an inpatient residential facility, a transitional assessment placement, and Therapeutic Foster Care (TFC)

Clinical Practicum

Auburn University Psychological Services Center, Auburn, AL

2000-2004

• Provided individual therapy, group therapy, family therapy, and conducted comprehensive clinical assessments of children, adolescents, and adults presenting with a range of psychopathology

Clinical Practicum

Woodridge Psychiatric Hospital, Johnson City , TN

1998-1999

• Conducted individual, group, and family therapy with children, adolescents, and adults placed at an inpatient psychiatric facility

Clinical Practicum

Southwestern Virginia State Mental Health Institute, Marion, VA

1998

• Provided individual and group psychotherapy to adults remanded to a state mental hospital who were suffering with a wide range of serious mental illnesses that included: Schizophrenia, Bipolar Disorder, Major Depression, Antisocial Personality Disorder, and Borderline Personality Disorder

Clinical Internship

Central New York Ronald McDonald House, Syracuse, NY

1996-1997

• Served as assistant to the Director of Services for Central New York State
• Provided supportive counseling to families attempting to cope with the emotional turmoil and physical distress associated with having a child diagnosed with a life-threatening illness

Clinical Internship

SUNY Health Sciences Center – Hematology/Oncology Therapeutic Play Clinic, Syracuse, NY

1996-1997

• Served as assistant to clinical psychologist and child life specialist
• Utilized medical play techniques, relaxation training, and supportive counseling with children and adolescents undergoing treatment for varying forms of cancer

Summer Employment

Lexington Center for the Developmentally Disabled, Gloversville, NY

Summer 1996

• Served as student assistant to clinical behaviorist
• Implemented behaviorally-based interventions designed to improve life skills and reduce the frequency of problematic and dangerous behaviors in a developmentally disabled adult population

RESEARCH

CURRENT RESEARCH INTERESTS

· Assessment of Juvenile Sexual Offenders

· Hypermasculinity

· ADHD Symptom Clusters/Development of co-morbidity with ADHD

· Risk Assessment/Prediction

· Teaching of Psychology

RESEARCH PUBLICATIONS

Shillingsburg, M. A., Shapiro, S. K., Ragsdale, K., & Sikorski, J. F. (in press). An            exploratory study of the influences on response stability/change of the Interactive     Dominic/Terry Questionnaire. Graduate Student Journal of Psychology. 

Ostrander, R., Herman, K. C., Sikorski, J., Lambert, S. F., & Mascendaro, P. (in press).    Patterns of psychopathology in children with ADHD: A Latent Profile Analysis.                      Journal of Child Clinical & Adolescent Psychology.  

Ostrander, R., Sikorski, J., & Mascendaro, P. (2007). ADHD and comorbid depression.

Advances in ADHD, 2(2), 54-59.

Sikorski, J. F. (2007). Sexual Offending Behavior . In W. F. Buskist and S. F Davis

            (Eds.), 21st Century Psychology: A Reference Handbook (pp. 366-373). New York, NY:

Sage Publications.

Sikorski, J.F. (2005). An evolution of emphasis: From learning to teach to

teaching to learn. In T. Benson, C. Burke, A. Amstadter, R. Siney, V. Hevern, B. Beins, & B. Buskist (Eds.). The teaching of psychology in autobiography: Perspectives from exemplary psychology teachers. http://teachpsych.lemoyne.edu/teachpsych/tia/: Society for the Teaching of Psychology.

Buskist, W., Benson, T., & Sikorski, J. F. (2005). The call to teach. Journal of

            Social and Clinical Psychology, 24, 110-121.

Burk, L., Burkhart, B. R., Sikorski, J. F. (2004). Construction and preliminary

validation of the Auburn Differential Hypermasculinity Inventory. Psychology of Men and Masculinity, 5, 4-17.

Sikorski, J. F. (2004). Teacher of teachers: An interview with James R. Korn.

Teaching of Psychology, 31, 72-77.

Zinn, T., & Sikorski, J. F., & Buskist, W. (2003). McKeachie early career

awardees: Their training, work, and perspectives on academic life. Teaching of Psychology, 31, 263-265.

Sikorski, J. F., & Keeley, J. W. (2003). Teaching to influence. Psychology

Teacher Network, 13, 2-4.

Sikorski, J. F. Rich, K., Saville, B. K., Buskist, W., Davis, S. F., & Drogan, O.

(2002). Student use of their introductory textbooks. Teaching of Psychology, 29, 312-313.

Buskist, W., Sikorski, J. F., Buckley, T., & Saville, B. K. (2002). Elements of

master teaching. In S. F. Davis & W. Buskist (Eds.), The teaching of psychology: Essays in honor of Wilbert J. McKeachie & Charles Brewer. Mahwah, NJ: Erlbaum.

PRESENTATIONS AT SCHOLARLY MEETINGS

Sikorski, J. F., Burch, M., Siddall, K. J., Sellet, J. A., & MacLeod, R. A. (2008). Engaging

            students in a research program pertaining to juvenile sexual offenders. Invited colloquium

            at Central Connecticut State University, New Britain, CT.

Sikorski, J. F. (2008). Implementing sound teaching practices in the context of chaos: The flexible

 application of concepts derived from the Scholarship on the Teaching of Pedagogy. Invited

 keynote address at the annual Auburn University Teaching Festival, Auburn, AL.

Siddall, K. J. & Sikorski, J. F. (May, 2008). Violence Exposure Across Life Settings in

            Sexually Abused and Non-Sexually Abused Juvenile Sexual Offenders and Non

Sexual Offenders. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Society; Chicago, IL.

Sellet, J. A. & Sikorski, J. F. (March, 2008). Personality functioning of juvenile sexual

            offenders and non-sexually offending juvenile delinquents. Poster presented at the

            79^th annual meeting of the Eastern Psychological Association; Boston, MA.

Jones, K. G. & Sikorski, J. F. (2008). Timed exposure to ultra thin models: Female

students’ self-esteem and body dissatisfaction.Poster presented at the annual Central Connecticut State University Undergraduate Research Festival; New Britain, CT.

MacLeod, R. A., Burch, M., & Sikorski, J. F. (2008). Callous-unemotional traits in

juvenile sexual offenders. Poster presented at the annual Central Connecticut State University Undergraduate Research Festival; New Britain, CT.

Sellet, J. A. & Sikorski, J. F. (2008). Personality functioning of varying types of juvenile

delinquents. Poster presented at the annual Central Connecticut State University Undergraduate Research Festival; New Britain, CT.

Siddall, K. J. & Sikorski, J. F. (2008). Violence exposure: Abused and non-abused

juvenile sex and non-sex offenders. Poster presented at the annual Central Connecticut State University Undergraduate Research Festival; New Britain, CT.

Sikorski, J. F. (2008). The assessment and treatment of juvenile sexual offenders: A public health

            dilemma. Invited colloquium at Central Connecticut State University, New Britain,

            CT.

Sikorski, J. F. (2005). Risk assessment of juvenile sexual offenders. In B. R.

Burkhart (Chair), The accountability based juvenile sexual offender assessment and treatment program. Symposium presented at the meeting of the Southeastern Psychological Association, Nashville, TN.

Buskist, W., Benson, T. A., & Sikorski, J. F.  (2003, March). Developing your

teaching portfolio and style. Workshop presented at the meeting of the Southeastern Psychological Association, New Orleans, LA.

Sikorski, J. F. (2003, March). Conceptual foundations for juvenile sex offender

risk assessment: Back to the future: Meehl, Monahan, and more. In B. R. Burkhart (Chair), Risk Assessment for juvenile sex offenders: Conceptual and practical realities. Paper presented in a symposium meeting at the Southeastern Psychological Association, New Orleans, LA.

Sikorski, J. F. (2003, March). Correlates of risk status: Measuring the concept

of risk level. In B. R. Burkhart (Chair), Risk Assessment for juvenile sex offenders: Conceptual and practical realities. Paper presented in a symposium meeting at the Southeastern Psychological Association, New Orleans, LA.

Sikorski, J.F. (2003) (Chair). A more complete picture of the construct of

scholarship in psychology graduate programs: The consumers speak! Symposium presentation at the Southeastern Conference on the Teaching of Psychology, Atlanta, GA.

Clifton, J., Sikorski, J. F., & Buskist, W. (2003). Preparing for an academic

position: What search committees are seeking in the application packet. Poster presentation at the Southeastern Conference on the Teaching of Psychology, Atlanta, GA.

Sikorski, J. F., Bell, K., Saville, B. K., & Buskist, W. (2002). On the EDGE: An

effective model for involving students in research on teaching. Paper presented at the Southeastern Conference on the Teaching of Psychology, Atlanta, GA.

Saville, B. K., Sikorski, J. F., & Buskist, W. (2002). On the distinction between

ordinary and master teachers.  Poster presented at the Southeastern Conference on the Teaching of Psychology, Atlanta, GA.

Sikorski, J. F., Zinn, T., & Buskist, W. (2002). The McKeachie Early Career

Award in teaching: Where are they now? Poster presented at the Southeastern Conference on the Teaching of Psychology, Atlanta, GA.

Sikorski, J. F. (2001, September). An empirically based initial assessment

protocol for juvenile sex offenders. Paper presented at a workshop for child and adolescent graduate clinicians at Auburn University, Auburn, AL.

Sikorski, J. F. (2001, September). Conducting assessments of juvenile sex

offenders: Approaches and methods. State-wide teleconference – Therapeutic work with juvenile sex offenders: Core concepts, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL.

Sikorski, J. F., Rich, K., Saville, B. K., Drogan, O., Buskist, W., & Davis, S.

(2001, August). Student use of their introductory textbooks: A comparative analysis. Poster presented at the American Psychological Association Conference, San Francisco, CA.

Sikorski, J. F. (2001, May). Rational construction of the Auburn Scale:

Convergent, concurrent, and discriminant validity. Poster presented at the Alabama Psychological Association Conference, Fort Walton Beach, FL.

Deskins, S., Olson, A., Torrealday, O., Shephard, H., Shillingsburg, A., Sikorski,

J. F., & Brestan, E. (2001, May). The implementation of a social skills treatment program for young children: A treatment outcome study. Poster presented at the Conference of the Alabama Psychological Association, Fort Walton Beach, FL.

Sikorski, J. F., Rich, K., Saville, B. K., Drogan, O., Buskist, W., & Davis, S. F.

(2001, April). Do students use their introductory textbooks across all college disciplines? Paper presented at the Auburn University Teaching Festival, Auburn, AL.

Sikorski, J. F., & Saville, B. K. (2001, April). On the distinction between master

teachers and ordinary teachers. Paper presented at the Auburn University Teaching Festival, Auburn, AL.

Sikorski, J. F. (2001, August). The scoring procedure for the Juvenile Sex

Offender Assessment Protocol (J-SOAP). Paper presented at the National Teleconference for Corrections Professionals on the treatment of sexual offenders, Auburn, AL.

Sikorski, J. F. (2001, August). The development of a comprehensive initial

assessment protocol for juvenile sex offenders. Paper presented at the National Teleconference for Corrections Professionals on the treatment of sexual offenders, Auburn, AL.

Sikorski, J. F. (2001, March). Issues to consider in the development of an

initial assessment protocol for juvenile sex offenders. In B. R. Burkhart (Chair), The assessment and treatment of juvenile sex offenders. Paper presented in a symposium at the meeting of the Southeastern Psychological Association, Atlanta, GA.

Sikorski, J. F., Rich, K., Saville, B. K., Drogan, O., Buskist, W., & Davis, S. F.

(2001, March). Student use of their introductory textbooks. Poster presented at the meeting of the Southeastern Conference on the Teaching of Psychology, Atlanta, GA.

Daniels, J. B., Bell, K., Sikorski, J. F., & Buskist, W. (2001, March). A portrait

of the introductory psychology teacher. Poster presented at the meeting of the Southeastern Conference on the Teaching of Psychology, Atlanta, GA.

Sikorski, J. F. (2000, March). Reasons for living: Sex roles and parenting ideals. In J. Ellis

            (Chair), Reasons for living differences: Gender, age, academia, athletics, and sexual

            orientation. Symposium presented at the meeting of the Southeastern Psychological

            Association, New Orleans, LA.

Sikorski, J. F., & Cantrell, P. J. (2000, March). Gender differences in adhering

to sex role stereotypes across varying administrations of the Bem Sex Role Inventory. Poster presented at the meeting of the Southeastern Psychological Association, New Orleans, LA.

Sikorski, J. F., Smith, S., & Ellis, J. B. (1999, May). Is lying an adaptive trait?

Poster presented at the meeting of the American Association of Suicidiology, Houston, TX.

Sikorski, J. F., Benson, T. A., & Ellis, J. B. (1998, May). Sex roles: Reasons for

living and parenting ideals. Poster presented at the meeting of the American Association of Suicidiology, Washington, DC.

Sikorski, J. F. 1998, March). How to start, why start, how much to do?

In J. Ellis (Chair), Undergraduate and graduate perceptions: Entry into an established research program. Symposium presented at the meeting of the Southeastern Psychological Association, Mobile, AL.

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Central Connecticut State University , Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology

September 2007 to present

• Psychology instructor for sections of General Psychology, Research Methods II, and Life Span Development

• Ad-hoc member of the Departmental Curriculum Committee charged with working to develop a capstone course to evaluate the learning progress of undergraduate psychology students.
• Faculty supervisor for multiple undergraduate students. Over the course of one semester, these students have cumulatively had 2 conference presentations accepted at national and regional psychology conferences and are currently working on 4 individual manuscripts pertaining to research on juvenile sexual offenders and hypermasculine gender role expression.
• Faculty supervisor for one student completing an internship working with developmentally disabled children and adolescents at a state-run behavioral treatment facility.

• Providing course advisement and support services for approximately 50 undergraduate psychology majors. Routinely offer workshops and informational sessions for my advisees in the areas of: job interviewing, graduate school opportunities, graduate school applications, and course selection.
• Faculty supervisor of Psychology Club
• Graduate studies committee member

Johns Hopkins Hospital, Psychiatry Residents Training Program

· Taught resident training seminars pertaining to normal child and adolescent sexual development and empirically supported parent training techniques

· Led workshops for clinicians at outpatient mental health clinics focusing on: the assessment and treatment of juvenile sexual offenders and Parent Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT)

Auburn University, Psychology Department, Graduate Teaching Assistant – Statistics for the Social and Behavioral Sciences

2002-2003

• Led two classes each week for three sections of students studying Statistics. Classes were devoted toward reviewing lecture material, preparing for examinations, and learning/practicing computer-based statistical analyses (65 students per semester)

Auburn University, Psychology Department, Graduate Teaching Assistant – The Individual and Society (Social Psychology)

1999-2000

• Conducted laboratory sections focusing on initiating discussions of lecture material, meeting with students about course concerns, leading review sessions, and grading all assignments and examinations (90 students per semester)

Auburn University, Psychology Department – Specific additional training pertaining to the teaching of psychology

1999-2003

· Enrolled in two advanced seminars pertaining to developing effective teaching practices, constructing a teaching portfolio, and developing critical thinking in students.

· Met twice per week with a nationally renowned teacher of psychology and other graduate student teachers to discuss course logistics, problems encountered, and thoughts associated with our roles as educators

· Took part in class designed to refine presentation skills in which all students were observed and rated on a number of micro- presentation skills, rapport-related practices, and learning principles implemented

· Active member of student research team devoted to conducting research and writing articles pertaining to the teaching of psychology

· Supervisor: William Buskist, Ph. D.

East Tennessee State University, Psychology Department, Teacher of Record –Introductory Psychology

1998-1999

• Constructed the syllabus, organized lecture and discussions, addressed student concerns, graded tests and assignments, and formulated course policies (120 students per semester)

East Tennessee State University, Psychology Department, Graduate Teaching Assistant – Experimental Psychology Laboratory Sections

1997-1998

• Taught APA writing style, graded APA style research papers, offered suggestions to students on how they could improve their writing mechanics, oversaw student-run social and animal-based experiments, ensured the ethical treatment of laboratory animals

East Tennessee State University, Psychology Department, Graduate Teaching Assistant – Abnormal Psychology Review Sessions

1997-1998

• Conducted comprehensive review sessions prior to each course examination (30 students per semester)

Tutor for Statistics, Employee at the College Learning Center

1994-1996

• Tutored students in elementary statistics

REFERENCES

William Buskist, Ph. D.

The Generalist’s Corner Section Editor, Teaching of Psychology

Faculty Fellow Associate Director, Biggio Center for the Enhancement of Teaching and Learning

Distinguished Professor in the Teaching of Psychology

Auburn University

Psychology Department

Auburn University, AL 36839-5214

(334) 844-6491

Email: buskiwf@auburn.edu

Barry R. Burkhart, Ph. D.

Professor and Department Chair

Auburn University

Department of Psychology

226 Thach Hall

Auburn University, AL 36849-5214

(334) 844-6476

Email: burkhbr@auburn.edu

Rick Ostrander, Ed. D.

Chief of Neuropsychology

Johns Hopkins Hospital

Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences

Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

600 N. Wolfe St./CMSC 313

Baltimore, MD 21287-3325

(410) 614-6339

Email: rostran1@jhmi.edu

Keith Herman, Ph. D.

Assistant Professor

Johns Hopkins Hospital

Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences

Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

600 N. Wolfe St./CMSC 341

Baltimore, MD 21287-3325

(410) 955-7675

Email: kherman@jhmi.edu