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Curriculum Vita
Kerry S. Lassiter, Ph.D.
The Citadel
Department of Psychology
171 Moultrie St.
Charleston, SC 29409
Office: (803) 953-6740
Home: (843) 762-1422
Education:
Ph.D. University of Northern Colorado 1995
School Psychology Program
Division of Professional Psychology
(APA & NASP Accredited program)
M.Ed. University of Central Oklahoma 1985
Counseling Psychology Program
Department of Psychology
B.S. Oklahoma City University 1983
Department of Psychology
Major: Psychology
Minor: Sociology
Postdoctoral Fellowship:
The Ohio State University Hospitals
Postdoctoral Fellowship in Pediatric Neuropsychology at The Ohio State University Children’s Hospital
Internship:
Intern in Clinical Psychology
Clinical Psychology Internship Program
Colorado University Health Sciences Center 1993-1994
Clinical Advisor: Candace A. Fleming, Ph.D.
(APA-Accredited Internship)
Honors:
Graduate Deans Citation for Excellence 1995
University of Northern Colorado
Doctoral Research Fellow 1991-1995
APA- Fellowship Award
Graduate Research Award 1985-1986
University of Central Oklahoma
Graduate Student Honor Society 1984-1986
University of Central Oklahoma
President's Honor Roll 1984-1986
University of Central Oklahoma
Dean's Honor Roll 1983-1986
University of Central Oklahoma
Professional Experience:
1996-Date
Associate Professor and Director of School Psychology, The Citadel, Department of Psychology, School Psychology Program (NASP-accredited), Charleston, SC. Duties include teaching graduate and undergraduate courses in the clinical-counseling and school psychology programs. Conduct measurement research and provided service to the university and community.
1995-1996
Pediatric Neuropsychology Fellow, Children's Hospital and the Ohio State University, Columbus, OH. Duties include providing inpatient neuropsychological services to children admitted to the rehabilitation unit at Children's Hospital. Pediatric outpatient neuropsychological services were provided through the Psychological Services Clinic and Neuropsychological laboratory. Responsibilities also include coordinating research projects and data analysis.
1991-1995
American Psychological Association Graduate Fellow, Programs in School Psychology, Division of Professional Psychology, Greeley, CO. Responsibilities included conducting research, data analysis, teaching, and writing and coordinating grants. Supervising graduate students in research and counseling and providing services to clients of all ages in the Psychological Services Clinic and Neuropsychological Laboratory.
1993-1994
Clinical Psychology Intern-American Indian Internship Track, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver, CO. Provided neuropsychological assessment services to school age clients at the Denver University Neuropsychological Laboratory. Psychotherapy was provided to children and adults at the Colorado Psychiatric Hospital. School based intervention, individual psychotherapy and family therapy services were provided to Native American children and their families in the Denver Public Schools.
1988-1990
School Psychometrist, Oklahoma State Department of Education Regional Educational Service Center-Stillwater Satellite. Completed psychological, educational, and behavioral evaluations as part of a multidisciplinary team. Consulted with school staff and parents.
1986-1988
Psychological Assistant, Oklahoma State Department of Human Services, Enid State School for the Mentally Retarded and Mentally Ill. Served on a multidisciplinary team with the primary responsibility of conducting psychological evaluations, individual counseling, writing reports and implementing behavior management programs. Served on the behavior management instruction team and conducted social skills training groups.
Professional Certifications and Licenses:
Licensed Psychologist. Licensed by the South Carolina Board of Examiners in
Psychology.
Licensed Professional Counselor. Licensed by the South Carolina State Board of Examiners of Counselors and Psychoeducational Specialists.
Licensed Professional Counselor Supervisor. Licensed by the State Board of Examiners of Counselors and Psychoeducational Specialists of the State of South Carolina.
Nationally Certified School Psychologist. Certified by the National School Psychology Certification Board, National Association of School Psychologists.
Certified School Psychologist III. Certified by the South Carolina State Board of Education.
Professional Affiliations:
Low Country Association of School Psychologists
American Psychological Association
National Association of School Psychologists
Publications:
*Names Bolded in the publications section signify work with students.
Periodicals
Lassiter, K. S., Matthews, T. D., & Feeback, G. L. (2007). An Examination of the CTONI Utilizing Gc-Gf Theroy: A Comparison of the CTONI and WJ-III. Psychology in the Schools, 44, 1-11.
Matthews, T. D. & Lassiter, K. S. (2007). Does the Wonderlic Personnel Test Measure Gf or Gc? Psychological Reports, 100, 707-712.
DeRoma, V. M., Lassiter, K. S., & Davis, V. (2004). Influence of self-management and impact focus in Adolescent Discipline Scenarios. Behavior Modification, 27, 1-18.
Leverett, J. P., Lassiter, K. S., & Buchanan, G. M. (2002). Correlations for the Stroop Color-Word Test and Measures of Reading and Language Achievement. Perceptual Motor Skills, 94, 459-466.
Lassiter, K. S., Matthews, T. D.,Bell, N. L., & Maher, C. (2002). Comparison of the General Ability Measure of Adults and the Kaufman Adolescent and Adult Intelligence Test with College Students. Psychology in the Schools, 14, 1-10.
Bell, N. L., Matthews, T. D., Lassiter, K. S., & Leverett, J. P. (2002). Validity of the Wonderlic Personnel Test as a measure of Fluid and Crystallized Intelligence: Implications for Career Assessment. North American Journal of Psychology, 4, 113-120.
Lassiter, K. S., Harrison, T. K., Matthews, T. D., & Bell, N. L. (2001). The validity of the Comprehensive Test of Nonverbal Intelligence as a measure of fluid reasoning. Assessment, 8, 95-103.
Lassiter, K. S., Bell, N. L., Matthews, T. D., & Hutchinson, M. B (2001). College Student Performance on the General Ability Measure for Adults and the
Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Adults-Third Edition. Psychology in the Schools, 21, 1-10.
Leverett, J. P., Matthews, T. D., Lassiter, K. S., & Bell, N. L. (2001). Validity comparision of the General Ability Measure for Adults with the Wonderlic Personnel Test. North American Journal of Psychology, 3, 172-182.
Matthews, T. D., Lassiter, K. S., & Habedank, H. (2001). Concurrent validity of the General Abilities Measure for Adults. Perceptual Motor Skills, 92, 881-887.
Bell, N. L., Lassiter, K. S., Matthews, T. D., & Hutchinson, M. B. (2001). Comparison of the Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test-Third Edition and the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale-Third Edition with university students. Journal of Clinical Psychology, 57, 417-422.
Lassiter, K. S., Safa, A., & Leverett, J. P. (2000). The validity of the General Ability Measure for Adults: Comparison with WAIS-R IQ scores in a sample of college students with academic difficulties. Assessment, 7, 63-72.
Lassiter, K. S., & Matthews, T. D. (1999). Test-retest reliability of the General Ability Measure for Adults. Perceptual Motor Skills, 88, 531-534.
Zazzaro, J. A., Lassiter, K. S., & Baldo, T. B. (1998). Concurrent validity of the Relationship with Father Inventory. Psychological Reports, 83, 403-409.
Lassiter, K. S. & Bardos, A. N. (1995). The relationship between young children's academic achievement and measures of intelligence. Psychology in the Schools, 32, 170-177.
Lassiter, K. S., D'Amato, R. C., Hammons, P. F, & Raggio, D. J. (1995). Predicting academic performance using parent and teacher behavior rating scales: How does behavior relate to achievement? Assessment in Rehabilitation and Exceptionality, 2, 35-44.
D'Amato, R. C., Lidiak, S. E., & Lassiter, K. S. (1994). Comparing verbal and nonverbal intellectual functioning with the TONI and WISC-R. Perceptual and Motor Skills, 78, 701-702.
Lassiter, K. S., D'Amato, R. C., Raggio, D. J., Whitten, J. C., & Bardos, A. N. (1994). Construct specificity of the Continuous Performance Test: Does inattention relate to behavior and achievement? Developmental Neuropsychology, 10, 179-188.
Paulson, S. E., & Lassiter, K. S. (1994). Families with adolescents: Are we trying to counsel normal behavior? The Family Journal: Counseling and Therapy for Couples and Families, 2, 148-157.
Chittooran, M. M., D'Amato, R. C., Lassiter, K. S., & Dean, R. S. (1993). Factor structure of psychoeducational and neuropsychological measures of learning disabled children. Psychology in the Schools, 30, 09-118.
Lassiter, K. S., & D'Amato, R. C. (1993). Book review: A Guide to vocational assessment. Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, 11, 357-360.
Lassiter, K. S., & Bardos, A. N. (1992). A comparison of learning disabled children's performance on the Test of Nonverbal Intelligence, WISC-R, and K-ABC. Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, 10, 133-140.
Lassiter, K. S. (1990). The concurrent validity of the Test of Nonverbal Intelligence. OSPA Today, 13 (2). 6-8.
Books and Book Chapters:
Matthews, T. D., & Lassiter, K. S. (2003). Precocious puberty. In E. F. Janzen & C. R. Reynolds (Eds.), Childhood Disorders Diagnostic Desk Reference. (pp. 528-529). Hoboken, NJ: Wiley
McDaniel, R. E., & Lassiter, K. S. (2003). De Barsy Syndrome. In E. F. Janzen & C. R. Reynolds (Eds.), Childhood Disorders Diagnostic Desk Reference. (pp. 167-168). Hoboken, NJ: Wiley
Leverett, P. & Lassiter, K. S. (2003). Childhood Glaucoma. In E. F. Janzen & C. R. Reynolds (Eds.), Childhood Disorders Diagnostic Desk Reference. (pp. 260-261). Hoboken, NJ: Wiley
Beckham, M., & Lassiter, K. S. (2003). Hypothyroidism. In E. F. Janzen & C. R. Reynolds (Eds.), Childhood Disorders Diagnostic Desk Reference. (pp. 316-317). Hoboken, NJ: Wiley
Published Research Summaries and Proceedings:
Leverett, J. P., Nelson, M. P., Lassiter, K. S., & Matthews, D. (2000). Neurocognitive correlates of CVLT performance in an academically-impaired sample. [Abstract] Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology, 15.
Leverett, J. P., Buchannan, G. M., & Lassiter, K. S. (1999). Utility of the Stroop Color-Word Test in the diagnosis of specific reading disability [Abstract]. Archives of Clinical
Neuropsychology, 14.
Raggio, D. J., Lassiter, K. S., D'Amato, R. C., Bardos, A. N., Tincup, M. J., & Kastner, J. W. (1996). Differentiating ADHD and UADD children: Are arousal and behavior related [Abstract]? The Clinical Neuropsychologist, 7.
D'Amato, R. C., Lassiter, K. S., Hammons, P. F., Bardos, A. N., Whitten, J. C., & Raggio, D. J. (1992). The pediatric neuropsychological examination: How does behavior relate to achievement [Abstract]. The Clinical Neuropsychologist, 4.
Raggio, D. J., D'Amato, R. C., & Lassiter, K. S., & Bardos, A. N. (1991). CPT construct specificity with measures of behavior and achievement [Abstract]. The Clinical Neuropsychologist, 4.
Manuscripts Currently Under Review or Revision:
*Names Bolded in this section signifies work with students.
Bell, N.L., McConnell, J.E., Lassiter, K.S., & Matthews, T.D. (under review). The validity of the Universial Nonverbal Intellignece Test with the Woodcock-Johnson III Tests of Achievement. Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment.
Lassiter, K. S., Matthews, T. D., Rogers, A. (under review). Validity Comparison of the General Abilities Measure for Adults with The Woodcock-Johnson Tests of Cognitive Abilities - Third Edition. Psychology in the Schools.
Matthews, T. D., Lassiter, K. S., Orzech, J. A. (under review). Does the Shipley Institute of Living Scale Measure Gf-Gc Abilities? Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology.
Lassiter, K.S., T. D., Matthews, & Corner, C. (under review). The validity of the Wide Range Intelligence Test and the Woodcock-Johnson III Tests of Cognitive Abilities. Assessment.
Wogamon, L. S., Lassiter, K. S., & Hanchon, T. A. (under review). Understanding and working with homeschoolers: What a school psychologist should know.
Dissertation:
Lassiter, K. S. (1995). Predicting personality style through an analysis of childhood experiences. Advisor: Rik Carl D'Amato, Ph.D.
Grants Funded:
D’Amato, R. C.,& Lassiter, K. S. Minority Fellowship Recruitment and Support Funds for Doctoral Students in Psychology. National Institute of Mental Health, American Psychological Association and University of Northern Colorado, 1990-1995. $28,000.
D'Amato, R. C., & Lassiter, K. S. (1991). Evaluating the Relationship between Student Self-Concept, Lateral Preference, School Achievement, and Attention: What Factors Help Students Achieve in the Classroom? University of Northern Colorado Faculty Research and Publication Board Grant. $2,469.
Lassiter, K. S. (1996-1997). Construct Validity of the Continuous Performance Test Among Adult Learning Disabled Students. The Citadel Faculty Research and Publication Board Grant. $1,500.
Lassiter, K. S. (1997-1998). Validation of the General Ability Measure for Adults Among Adult Learning Disabled Students. The Citadel Faculty Research and Publication Board Grant. $2,000.
Matthews, T. D., & Lassiter, K. S. (1998-1999). Validation of the Comprehensive Test of Nonverbal Intelligence Among College Students. The Citadel Faculty Research and Publication Board Grant. ($5,128).
Lassiter, K. S., & Mathews, T. D. (1999-2000). Construct Validation of the General Ability Measure for Adults: A comparison with the KAIT. The Citadel Faculty Research and Publication Board Grant. ($5,200).
Lassiter, K. S. (2000-2001). Validity of the General Ability Measure for Adults and the Woodcock-Johnson Test of Cognitive Abilities. The Citadel Faculty Research and Publication Board Grant. $2,500.
Lassiter, K. S. (2004-2005). The Reliability and Validity of the Relationship Satisfaction and Religiosity Scale. . The Citadel Faculty Research and Publication Board Grant. $2,625.00
Workshop Presentations:
*Names Bolded signify work with students.
Lassiter, K. S., & Leverett, J. P. (2000). Assessment of attention deficit disorder and learning disabilities in college-age adults: A neuropsychological perspective. 46th Convention of the Southeastern Psychological Association. New Orleans, LA: SEPA.
Leverett, J. P., Lassiter, K. S., & Buchanan, G. (1999). Psychological interventions with traumatic brain injury patients. 45th Convention of the Southeastern Psychological Association. Savannah, GA: SEPA
Lassiter, K. S., Leverett, J. P., & Waid, L. R. (1998). Assessment of attention deficit disorder and learning disabilities in college-age adults: A neuropsychological perspective. 44th Convention of the Southeastern Psychological Association. Mobile, AL: SEPA.
Papers Presented at Professional Conventions:
*Names Bolded in the publications section signify work with students.
Wogamon, L. S., Lassiter, K. S., & Hanchon, T. A. (2008). Understanding and working with homeschoolers: What a school psychologist should know. Presented at the annual convention of The National Association of School Psychologists, New Orleans, LA.
Wright, S., Matthews, T.D. & Lassiter, K. S. (February, 2007). Concurrent validity of the CTONI and WRIT. Presented at the annual convention of The Southeastern Psychological Association, New Orleans, LA.
Lewis, A., Matthews, T. D., & Lassiter, K. S. (March, 2006). Analysis of the Comprehensive Test of Nonverbal Intelligence. Presented at the annual convention of The Southeastern Psychological Association, Atlanta, GA.
Preston, A. J., Bell, N. L., DeRoma, V. M., Lassiter, K. S. (April, 2005). Cultural Differences in Adolescent Perceptons of Parental Discipline. Presented at the annual convention of the Southeastern Psychological Association, Nashville, TN.
Leverett, J. P., Boone, L. J., Lassiter, K. S., Matthews, T. D., & Kessler, M. L. (August, 2004). Self-reported depressive symptomatology in learning disordered college males. Presented at the annual convention of the American Psychological Association, Honolulu HI.
Matthews, T. D., Lassiter, K. S. Rogers, A., & Leverett, J. P. (August, 2004) The Validity of the GAMA and the WJ-III. Presented at the annual convention of American Psychological Association, Honolulu HI.
Lassiter, K. S., & Matthews, T. D. (2003, March). The Concurrent Validity of the GAMA and WR-III. Presented at the annual convention of The Southeastern Psychological Association, New Orleans, LA.
Rogers, R., Matthews, T. D., & Lassiter, K. S. (2003, March). Assessment of the
WRIT as a Measure of Gf or Gc. Presented at the Annual Meeting of The Southeastern Psychological Association, New Orleans, LA.
DeRoma, V., Lassiter, K., Davis, V.,& Manaker, K. (2003, March). Adolescent preferences for involvement and focus on parent in correction sequences. Presented at the of The Southeastern Psychological Association, New Orleans, LA.