Karen Dainer-Best, Ph.D. -- Background

Background

Education:

9/71-12/74 State University of New York at Buffalo
B.A. in Psychology, Summa Cum Laude, 1975

9/75-6/79 University of Rochester: APA - approved Doctoral Program in Clinical Psychology. Ph.D. awarded in 1980.

Dissertation:
Evoked potentials in response to signal and non-signal visual stimuli in learning disabled children.
(Advisor: Rafael Klorman, Ph.D.)

Professional Affiliations:
National Register of Health Service Providers in Psychology
Certified Psychologist, Florida, License 0003159

Adjunct Lecturer in Psychology,
University of Miami
Coral Gables, Florida

American Psychological Association, Member
Florida Psychological Association
APA Division 12: Clinical Psychology
APA Division 29: Psychotherapy
APA Division 39: Psychoanalysis
South Florida Psychoanalytic Society, Adjunct Member

Present Position:
Private Practice in Clinical Psychology since 1985.
Activities: Individual psychotherapy with children, adolescents, and adults; family and couples psycho-therapy; psychological assessment, clinical supervision of psychology practicum students.
Specialty: Treatment of eating disordered patients.

Work Experience:

7/82-8/86 Staff Psychologist, Psychiatric Associates, Grant Center Hospital.
Activities: Individual and family psychotherapy with adolescents and children; psychodiagnostic assessment, staff consultation.

9/81-6/82 Staff Psychologist, Counseling Center, University of Miami
Activities: Short-term, individual psychotherapy with university students; psychotherapy group for bulimic women; research study on the relationship of eating disorder to self-concept and body image; supervision of doctoral students in clinical work and psychodiagnostic evaluation; supervision of student peer coun-selors; outreach to the university community. (This job included a joint part-time appointment as Assistant Professor within the Department of Psychology.)

9/80-5/81 Staff Psychologist, Psychological Services, Cornell University
Activities: Short-term, individual psychotherapy with university students and their spouses; group and couples psychotherapy; crisis intervention; consultation and education programs within the university community; clinical supervision.

9/79-8/80 Clinical/ community psychology intern, Hutchings Psychiatric Center, Syracuse, New York.

9/78-6/79 Clinical psychology trainee, University of Rochester, Counseling and Psychological Services.

5/78-8/78 Clinical psychology trainee, V.A. Hospital, Buffalo, New York.

9/77-5/78 Clinical psychology trainee, Rochester Mental Health Center, New York.

9/76-6/77 Clinical psychology trainee, University of Rochester Medical Center, Division of Psychiatry and Psychology.

Publications:
Dainer, K., Klorman, R.,Salzman, L., Hess, H., Davidson, P., and Michael, R., (1981). Learning disordered children’s evoked potentials during sustained attention. Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, 9, 79-94.

Klorman, R. Salzman, L., Hess, H. Borgstedt, A., and Dainer, K. (1979). Effects of methylphenidate on hyperactive children’s evoked responses during passive and active attention. Psychophysiology, 16, 23-39.

Michael, R., Klorman, R., Salzman, L., Borgstedt, A., and Dainer, K. (1982) Normalizing effects of methylphenidate on hyperactive children’s vigilance performance and evoked potentials. Psychophysiology.

Paper Presented:
Learning disordered children’s evoked potentials during sustained attention. Society for Psychophysiological Research, Vancouver, (1980, October).

Education:
9/71-12/74	State University of New York at Buffalo B.A. in Psychology, Summa Cum Laude, 1975
9/75-6/79	University of Rochester: APA - approved Doctoral Program in Clinical Psychology. Ph.D. awarded in 1980.

Dissertation:	Evoked potentials in response to signal and non-signal visual stimuli in learning disabled children. (Advisor: Rafael Klorman, Ph.D.)

Professional Affiliations:	National Register of Health Service Providers in Psychology Certified Psychologist, Florida, License 0003159 Adjunct Lecturer in Psychology, University of Miami Coral Gables, Florida American Psychological Association, Member Florida Psychological Association APA Division 12: Clinical Psychology APA Division 29: Psychotherapy APA Division 39: Psychoanalysis South Florida Psychoanalytic Society, Adjunct Member

Present Position:	Private Practice in Clinical Psychology since 1985. Activities: Individual psychotherapy with children, adolescents, and adults; family and couples psycho-therapy; psychological assessment, clinical supervision of psychology practicum students. Specialty: Treatment of eating disordered patients.

Work Experience:
7/82-8/86	Staff Psychologist, Psychiatric Associates, Grant Center Hospital. Activities: Individual and family psychotherapy with adolescents and children; psychodiagnostic assessment, staff consultation.
9/81-6/82	Staff Psychologist, Counseling Center, University of Miami Activities: Short-term, individual psychotherapy with university students; psychotherapy group for bulimic women; research study on the relationship of eating disorder to self-concept and body image; supervision of doctoral students in clinical work and psychodiagnostic evaluation; supervision of student peer coun-selors; outreach to the university community. (This job included a joint part-time appointment as Assistant Professor within the Department of Psychology.)
9/80-5/81	Staff Psychologist, Psychological Services, Cornell University Activities: Short-term, individual psychotherapy with university students and their spouses; group and couples psychotherapy; crisis intervention; consultation and education programs within the university community; clinical supervision.
9/79-8/80	Clinical/ community psychology intern, Hutchings Psychiatric Center, Syracuse, New York.
9/78-6/79	Clinical psychology trainee, University of Rochester, Counseling and Psychological Services.
5/78-8/78	Clinical psychology trainee, V.A. Hospital, Buffalo, New York.
9/77-5/78	Clinical psychology trainee, Rochester Mental Health Center, New York.
9/76-6/77	Clinical psychology trainee, University of Rochester Medical Center, Division of Psychiatry and Psychology.

Publications:	Dainer, K., Klorman, R.,Salzman, L., Hess, H., Davidson, P., and Michael, R., (1981). Learning disordered children’s evoked potentials during sustained attention. Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, 9, 79-94. Klorman, R. Salzman, L., Hess, H. Borgstedt, A., and Dainer, K. (1979). Effects of methylphenidate on hyperactive children’s evoked responses during passive and active attention. Psychophysiology, 16, 23-39. Michael, R., Klorman, R., Salzman, L., Borgstedt, A., and Dainer, K. (1982) Normalizing effects of methylphenidate on hyperactive children’s vigilance performance and evoked potentials. Psychophysiology.

Paper Presented:	Learning disordered children’s evoked potentials during sustained attention. Society for Psychophysiological Research, Vancouver, (1980, October).