Elise E. Labbé-Coldsmith, Ph.D
Vita
Elise E. Labbé-Coldsmith, Ph.D.
January 2015
ADDRESSPHONE & EMAIL
Department of Psychology251-460-7153
University of South
Mobile, AL 36688
HIGHER EDUCATION
Louisiana State University
Minor Philosophy
Major Clinical Psychology
Ph.D. 1983
Louisiana State University
Major Clinical Psychology
M.A. 1980
Loyola University of New Orleans
Minor Mathematics
Major Psychology
B.A. 1978
Magna Cum Laude
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Teaching
2013 University of South Alabama. Director of Clinical Training for the Combined Clinical
-present and Counseling Psychology Doctoral Program.
1995 University of South Alabama. Professor of Psychology.
-present Undergraduate psychology courses taught: Introduction to Psychology, Abnormal
Psychology, Health Psychology, and directed studies. Graduate psychology
courses: Practicum, Applied Health Psychology, Child and Family Therapy,
Theories of Psychotherapy and Counseling, Introduction to Applied Psychology,
Intelligence Testing, Psychological Assessment, Theories and Research in
Psychopathology, directed studies and thesis and dissertation research.
Adjunct Associate Professor in the Department of Neurology and
Department of Psychiatry.
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1990 - 1995 University of South Alabama. Associate Professor of Psychology.
1986 1990 University of South Alabama. Assistant Professor of Psychology.
1985 1986 University of Miami, Comprehensive Pain Center, Department of Neurological
Surgery. Research Assistant Professor. In service education of health professionals.
Supervision of psychology graduate students and master level psychology staff.
1983 1985 Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. Assistant Professor of
Psychology. Instruction of psychology undergraduate and graduate students.
Thesis and Dissertation Committees
2014 Thesis Chairperson:
Paige Naylor, Evaluating the Psychosocial Effects of Group Therapy for Individuals with Low Vision, in progress.
Dissertation Chairperson:
Kelley Drayer ,The heart brain connection: A meta-analysis of cognitive deficits after coronary artery bypass graft (CABG), in progress.
David J. Chavers, The Working Alliance and Mediated Outcome in Group Therapy: the roles of stress, family type, religiosity, and spirituality, in progress.
James McAbee, Beyond the consultation: Biopsychological variables and the patient-provider relationship, in progress.
Keri Johns, Item Response Theory Applied to the Five Facet Mindfulness Questionnaire, in progress.
Committee Member for Kelley Wilson, Depression in African American women: Examining the effects of racial identity, religiosity, and social support, defended November.
Committee Member for Marlina Pruden, Organizational readiness to adopt evidence-based risk/need assessment in juvenile probation services, defended June.
Committee Member for Annelise Boettcher, The Relation of self-report pain scales to neuropsychological performance, in progress.
Committee Member for Jillian Murphy, Associations between disruptive behavior and feeding problems in children with and without autism spectrum, in progress.
2013 Thesis Chairperson:
David J. Chavers, Relationships between Spirituality, Religiosity, Mindfulness, Personality, and Resilience, defended March.
2012 Dissertation Chairperson:
Brittany Escuriex, Comparing State and Trait Mindfulness in Body Scan and Progressive Muscle Relaxation Exercises, defended July.
Jessica Shenesey, Comparing Effects of Mindfulness Exercise vs. a Relaxation Exercise on Physical and Emotional Arousal, defended July.
2011 Thesis Chairperson:
Kelley Wilson, Resilience, Mindfulness, and Personality in the Hispanic Population, defended June.
2010 Thesis Chairperson:
Melissa Womble, Regular Exercise Adoption: Evaluating Psychosocial Factors Influencing College Students, defended May.
Ryan Cochran, Nutrition Quality of Life: Correlations of the NQIL, Body Mass Index and Mindfulness, defended May.
Jay Champagne, The Effects of Music on Attention and Vigilance during a Continuous Performance Test, defended October.
2009 Thesis Chairperson:
Nicholas Schmidt, Stereotype Vulnerability and Performance on the NEO PI-R Neuroticism Scale, defended May.
Jessica Shenesey, An Examination of Spirituality, Religious Commitment,
Personality and Mental Health, defended March.
2008 Thesis Chairperson:
Ashley Fobes, Effects of Different Types of Music on Stress in At Risk Youth, defended March.
Jim Dineen, Depression, Anxiety & neurophysiology Pre/Post September 11, 2001 Terrorist Attacks, defended March.
Committee member for Pam Jones, Psychophysiological Investigation of the Effect of Skill Level and Social Inhibition on Handgun Shooting Performance, in progress.
2007 Thesis Chairperson:
Rebecca D’Aquista, The Impact of Reality Group Therapy on the Behavior of At-Risk Middle School Students, defended March.
2006 Thesis Chairperson for:
Chris Carbo, The Effects of Group Therapy on At-Risk Middle School Students, in progress.
Jonathan Babin, Construct Validity of the State-Trait Anger Expression Inventory, in progress.
2005 Thesis Chairperson for:
Kristen Booth, An evaluation of musical preference on the effects of different types of music on psychological and physiological response to stress”, in progress.
Michelle Jimerson, The effects of different types of music on psychological and physiological response of adolescents, in progress.
Betty Jones, Evaluating Functional Family Therapy as an intervention in families of children with sickle cell disease, in progress.
2004 Thesis Chairperson for:
Amy Seay, “The Effects of a Circus of the Kids Program on the Psychosocial Functioning of Middle School Youth”, defended May.
Committee Member for Jeff Klibert, Self-oriented and socially prescribed perfectionism: are they differentiated by adaptive and maladaptive psychological symptoms? defended May.
2003 Committee Member:
Allen Morgan, The associations among same-sex sexual attraction, suicidal behavior, suicidal proneness, depressive symptomology, hopelessness and social support, defended December.
Jared Vickery, Differences in preference of aggressive humor between adjudicated and non-adjudicated male adolescents, defended May.
2000 Thesis Chairperson for:
Kirsten Capeless, ”Analysis and evaluation of levels of stress and coping mechanisms in law enforcement officers” defended August.
Yvette Nemeth, “The Predictive Validity of the Clinical Analysis Questionnaire in the Pre-Employment Selection of Police Officers” defended March.
Committee Member for Jody Wilkins, "Memory for digits during a cognitive interference task in working memory" defended August.
1999 Thesis Chairperson for:
Jennifer Rowe, “The psychological predictors of successful weight loss following silastic ring vertical stapled gastroplasty” defended August.
Jason Burns, “The effects of different types of music on perceived and physiological measures of stress” defended May.
Deana Richardson “Effects of the Presence of a hearing Disabled Child on Parental Reports of Stress and Symptomology” defended August.
1997 Thesis Chairperson for:
Mark Dennis, “The evaluation of biofeedback training and relaxation training for individuals with an internal versus and external locus of control” defended August.
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Carol O’Brien, “Emotional self-regulation through controlled processing of cognitions and emotions” defended May.
1996 Thesis Chairperson for:
Irma Lopez, “Evaluation of psychological and behavioral factors in caregivers of children with epilepsy” defended August.
Committee Member for Heather Shepard, “Impact of success & failure on self-esteem & attributions of children diagnosed with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder” defended June.
Committee Member for Lisa Murphy, “Family relationships & children’s adjustment in the single mother by choice family” defended June.
1995 Thesis Chairperson for:
Penny Besson "Use of Mini-mental Status examinations with Children: Reliability, Validity and Normative Data" defended August.
Mary Hendersen "Electromyographic biofeedback with relaxation training and home practice in the treatment of muscle-contraction headache in adolescents" defended June.
Paul Wiese "Development and validation of assessment devices for martial arts instructors" defended June.
1994 Thesis Chairperson for:
Dorn Majure "The effects of relaxation training on perceptions of stress" defended December.
Mathew Swiber "The Evaluation of Fetal Gross Body Movement as a Dimension of Temperament” defended November.
Angela Ferrera "A Comparison of Cognitive-Behavioral and Behavioral Programs in the Treatment of Childhood Obesity" defended August.
Committee Member for Pamela Mortellaro, "Locus of Control, Attribution, and Self-Efficacy in the Adherence to Sport Injury Treatment" defended March.
1993 Thesis Chairperson for:
Terasa Davis, "The effects of a rape-education intervention as a function of traditional sex role acceptance and gender" defended August.
Thesis Committee Member for Margaret Stewart.
1992 Thesis Chairperson for:
Julie Jarvis "Concurrent validity of the Differential Ability Scales for gifted preschoolers" defended November.
Jane Barbin "Assessing the relationship between types of preschools and the performance of preschool children on the Differential Ability Scales Subtest: Matching Letter Like Forms" defended June.
Victoria Bell "Temperament in school aged children" defended March.
1991 Thesis Chairperson for:
Rick LaGuardia, "Relationship between physical self efficacy, anxiety and running performance with running club members and university track team members" defended August. Committee Member for Stella Brown "Aerobic exercise in the psychological treatment of adolescents" defended June.
1988 Thesis Chairperson for:
Gregory Mistrot Tucker, "Cognitive coping strategies for pain: comparison between males and females on a cold pressor task" defended August.
Linda Christine Kilborn, "Claustrophobia development in response to magnetic resonance imagining (MRI) scanning procedures: an empirical study of related factors" defended October
Kenneth James Olsen, "The effect of novel visual feedback stimuli on biofeedback training for children" defended December.
Deena Delaney, "Evaluation of a 'suggested' training schedule for skin temperature biofeedback with children based on the current literature" defended December.
1985 Thesis Chairperson for:
Andrea Dunn, "Evaluation of the effects of visualization in muscle development". Defended May - Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University.
1983 1985 Dissertation committee member for fifteen dissertations in the Department of Psychology, Virginia State Institute and State University.
Other Advising:
1994 - Present Advisor for Personalized Study Program for Adults
1993 Discover Your Future Project: Mentor
Clinical
2009-2013Director, USA Psychological Clinic
1987Alabama Psychology License, #499.
1986 presentPsychological Clinic, University of South Alabama. Clinical psychologist. Outpatient evidenced based psychological assessment and treatment of children and adults. Specialty areas are health psychology, sport psychology, child clinical; mindfulness and cognitive behavioral therapy approaches.
1985 1986 Comprehensive Pain and Rehabilitation Center, University of Miami, Department
of Neurological Surgery. Clinical psychologist. Inpatient and outpatient psychological assessment and treatment of medical patients.
1983 1985 Psychological Service Center, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Department of Psychology. Clinical psychologist, practicum
supervisor and acting summer director. Outpatient psychological services.
Developed a Behavioral Health Clinic.
1982 1983 J. H. Miller Health Center and Shands Teaching Hospital, University of Florida,
Department of Clinical Psychology. Clinical Psychology Intern. APA approved Medical Psychology track. Inpatient and outpatient psychological assessment and treatment of psychiatric and medical populations. Neuropsychology rotation.
Research
1986 University of South Alabama, Department of Psychology. Ongoing projects in the
areas of health psychology, mindfulness, resilience, self-regulations, sports and exercise psychology and child clinical psychology.
1985 1987 University of Miami, Comprehensive Pain Center, Department of Neurological Surgery, School of Medicine. Research Assistant Professor. Research
projects on the psychological assessment and treatment of chronic pain patients. Other studies investigating behavioral, social and psychological factors associated with chronic pain.
1983 1985 Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Department of Psychology.
Assistant Professor. Research projects: Psychophysiological assessment and behavioral treatment of childhood headaches; evaluation of the effects of imagery on muscle strength and endurance; psychophysiological assessment and psychological treatment of hypertensive patients.
Departmental, College and University Committees
2013-Director of Clinical Training for the Combined Clinical and Counseling Psychology Doctoral Program(CCP), CCP Committees: Clinical Training & Practice, Assessment & Program Evaluation, Orientation & Retreat, Clinic Advisory. Psychology Department Committees: Promotion & Tenure, Chair Search Committee. College Committee: Promotion & Tenure, GASP
2012-2013 Psychology Department Committees: Graduate; Chair - Promotion & Tenure, Chair - Evaluation Committee; Director of USA Psychological Clinic; Promotion committee Dept of Sociology, Anthropology and Social Work; Committee Clinical Psychology Search Committee; Faculty Advisor AOP.
2011-2008Psychology Department Committees: Graduate, Promotion & Tenure, Evaluation Committee Clinical Psychology Search Committee, Director of USA Psychological Clinic, A&S Promotion & Tenure, Faculty Advisor AOP.
2008-2009Psychology Department Committees: Graduate, Chair of Promotion & Tenure, DCCT Search. College of Arts & Scenices: APPC, GASP. USA Karate Club Faculty Advisor.
2007-2008Psychology Department Committees: Graduate, Promotion & Tenure. Ph.D. Proposal Steering committee – chair, Clinical Faculty Search. College of Arts & Sciences: APPC, GASP. Promotion Committee for History Department, USA Karate Club, Faculty Advisor.
2006-2007Psychology Department Committees: Graduate, Promotion & Tenure, assessment, Newsletter. Ph.D. Proposal Steering committee – chair, College of Arts & Sciences: GASP. USA Karate Club FacultyAdvisor.
2005-2006Psychology Department Committees: Graduate, Promotion & Tenure. Ph.D. Proposal Steering committee – chair, College of Arts & Sciences Faculty Award Committee, GASP. Promotion & Tenure Committee for Department of Communication and Visual Arts. . USA Karate Club Faculty Advisor.
2004-2005Psychology Department Committees: Graduate, Promotion & Tenure. College of
Arts & Sciences Sabbatical Committee, GASP. Faculty Senate Mentor. USA Karate Club Faculty Advisor.
2003 – 2004Psychology Department Committees: Clinical Search, Graduate, Promotion & Tenure, Space & Equipment. Arts & Sciences GASP. University Academic Computing Committee
2002 – 2003 Psychology Department Committees: Graduate (Chair), Promotion & Tenure,
Academic Standards, Ph.D. Proposal (Chair), Workload. A&S College Committees: GASP, Strategic Planning, Work Load, Faculty Awards (Chair), & Get Acquainted Day Presentation
2001 – 2002Psychology Department Committees: Work Load Distribution, Academic
Standards, Promotion and Tenure, Ph.D. Proposal (Chair), A&S Faculty Awards Committee (Chaired), Get Acquainted Day Presentation
2000 – 2002A&S College Workload Committee
2000 – 2002A&S College Strategic Planning Committees
2000 - 2001A&S College Promotion and Tenure Committees
1997 - 2000 Faculty Senate, A&S senator, Caucus Leader, 1997-1999
1999 - 2000. Faculty Senate Chair A&S Dean Search Committee, VP for Academic Search
Committee, Budget Council, Academic Standards Committee, all university wide
committees, and various ad hoc committees
1998 - 2008 Psychology Department Graduate Coordinator.
1998 - 2002 University Academic Computing Committee
1998 - 1999 A&S College Promotion and Tenure Committees
1999 - 2000 Promotion and Tenure Committees for Marine Sciences and Psychology
Departments
1994 - 1999 Graduate Council elected by faculty
1992 1997 Dean Lecture's Selection Committee
1992 1993 Member of Psychology Chair Search Committee
1992 1997 University Council on Research,
1991 1993 University of South Alabama Research Committee
1989 1993 Psychology Department Comprehensive Exam Committee
1989 Athletic Department Tennis coach selection committee
1986 Present Psychology Department Graduate Committee
1984 1985 Psychology Department Affirmative Action Committee, Virginia Polytechnic
Institute and State University (VPI)
1983 1985 Psychology Department Clinical Psychology Faculty Search Committee,
Psychology Department Clinical Training Committee, VPI
1983 1984 Psychology Department Liaison Committee with the Office of Occupational
Health and Safety, VPI
Society Membership and Offices:
1975 Present Psi Chi Psychology National Honor Society, Secretary 1975; Vice President
1976 1977, of the Loyola University Chapter.
1981 Present Southeastern Psychological Association, Member. Member of Program
Committee. Judge for the Committee for the Equality of Professional Opportunity. Present-elect (2013), President (2014)
1981 Present Association for Advancement of Behavior Therapy, Member.
1984 Present Phi Kappa Phi, National Honor Society, Member. President USA chapter (2001-
2002)
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1986 Present American Psychological Association, Member. Division member of Exercise and
Sport Psychology and Health Psychology.
1994 Alabama Association for Behavioral Medicine, Member.
1994 – 1998 Member Southern Pediatric Neurology Society
1996 - Present Member Mobile Psychological Association. President elect (1997), President
(1998)
1997 - Present Member Alabama Psychological Association. Regional Representative
(1998), Present elect (1999), President (2000), Past President (2001)
2004 – Present Member of the Association of Applied Psychophysiology and Biofeedback.
Honors and Awards:
1974 1978 Academic Scholarship from Loyola University.
1975 1976 University Fellow, Loyola University. Participated in honor courses, independent
studies and executive honors board.
1977 Richard Frank Memorial Grant for Scientific Research. Loyola University.
1978 1979 National Institute of Mental Health Scholarship from Louisiana State University
1979 1982 Louisiana State University, Graduate Assistantship.
1984 Orurobors Award Who's Who in Biobehavioral Sciences, (meritorious research
furthering understanding of psychophysiological processes).
1991 Present Who's Who of American Women, Who's Who in the South and Southeast
Who’s Who in Medicine and Health Care
1993 Author Reception presented by U.S.A. bookstore
1994 Faculty Development Award
1994 Faculty Development and Support Award
1992 - Present Associate Editor of Journal of Sport Behavior
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1993 - Present Invited reviewer for several journals including: Perceptual and Motor Skills; Biofeedback and Self-Regulation; Psychological Reports; Health Psychology; Behavior Therapy; Behavior Therapy & Experimental Psychiatry; Journal of Pediatric Psychology; Journal of Palliative Medicine; Journal of Happiness; Mindfulness
1996Phi Kappa Phi Scholar of the Year Award
1998 - present Editor in Chief of Journal of Sport Behavior
1998 Outstanding Professional Achievement Award, Mobile Association of
Psychologists
2001College of A&S Faculty Service Award
2004Sabbatical Award
2005College of A&S Excellence in Teaching Award
2005-presentAppointed to the editorial board of Journal of Applied Psychophysiology and Biofeedback
2014-present Associate Editor of Mindfulness
Grant Awards and Submissions:
2014 The Initiation of a Psychological Support System within a Gynecological Cancer Survivorship Clinic: An Interdisciplinary Services Offering. University of South Alabama Interprofessional Grant, Co-Principal Investigator, not funded.
Evaluation of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction for MCI Patients, Abraham Mitchell Grant, Mitchell Cancer Center, funded $15,000.
2009Mindfulness Based Eating Awareness Program for Obese Children and Their Parents: A Randomized Controlled Trial, USA Center for Healthy Communities Center of Excellence Research Core Pilot Grant, not funded.
2005 Evaluating Anger and Resiliency in Relation to Racial Stereotypes During Stress, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP), funded, $58,076.
2004Evaluating Types of Music as a Coping Tool for Reducing Stress in Youth, Office of