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V I T A(Fall, 2007)
PERSONAL
NAME: Paul S. Silverman
BIRTH: San Francisco, CA; May 1, 1948
HOME ADDRESS:333 E. Beckwith, Missoula, MT59801
OFFICE: Department of Psychology, University of Montana, Missoula, MT 59812
Office: (406) 243-6349; cell: (406) 240-1173; email:
EDUCATION
1974-1977University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia
Ph.D. - Experimental Psychology: Developmental
Psychology Program
Dissertation Title: The Influence of Social Experience
on Cognitive Development
1971 Summer Independent Study under Professor Harry Beilin, Research Center, City University of New York, New York City, New York
1970-1974University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia
M.S. - Experimental Psychology: Developmental
Psychology Program
Thesis Title: Performance Models for Inference from
Two-premise, Three-term Syllogisms
1966-1970Bucknell University, Lewisburg, Pennsylvania
B.A. - Psychology
1963-1966Moorestown Senior High School, Moorestown, New Jersey
CLINICAL TRAINING
1996-PresentLicensed Clinical Psychologist, State of Montana (License number 296)
1991-1992MorrisonCenter, Youth and Family Services, Portland, Oregon. Clinical
Psychology Internship. (Specialized training in psychotherapy, psychological evaluation, and consultation withchildren and families; clinical work with low-
income and foster families)
1987-1991University of Montana, Missoula, Montana. ClinicalPsychology Respecialization
Program.
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EMPLOYMENT
1990-PresentFull Professor, Department of Psychology,
University of Montana. Specialtyareas:
Developmental Psychology, Child Clinical
Psychology.
1985-1990Associate Professor, Department of Psychology,
University of Montana.Specialty area: Developmental
Psychology.
1981-1985Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology,
University of Montana. Specialty area: Developmental
Psychology.
1980-1981Visiting Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, University of Evansville, Evansville, IN.
1979-1980Researcher, Institute National de la Sante et de la Recherche Medicale (INSERM), Unite de Recherche Gerontologiques, U.118, 29, rue Wilhem, 75016 Paris, France. Project in primate communication, focusing on cognition underlying cooperative/competitive behavior. Research supported by 1 'Association Claude Bernard (private medical research foundation) and by La Fondation Medicale Francaise.
1978-1979North Atlantic Treaty Organization Postdoctoral Fellow. Unite de Recherches Gerontologiques, INSERM, France. Fellowship awarded to begin a research project examining inductive inferences and social transmission of behavior sequences by macaques.
1977-1978Temporary Assistant Professor. School of Education, Elementary Education Program, University of Georgia. Responsibilities divided as follows: 2/3 Evaluation Coordinator, Follow Through (see below); 1/3 Teaching and Supervision of Undergraduate Field Work.
1975-1977Evaluation Coordinator. Follow Through- Mathemagenic Activities Program, University of Georgia. This was a federally supported Piagetian early childhood education intervention program. Conducted workshops, directed staff, and coordinated short-term and longitudinal studies in five school systems.
1972-1975Graduate Research Assistant. Follow Through-Mathemagenic Activities Program, University of Georgia. Responsible for designing an extensive evaluation program including measures of classroom processes and cognitive and social competencies. Additional responsibilities included consultation, regarding program-fidelity and teacher-training workshops, with staff-members implementing this Piagetian-based program.
1970-1972Graduate Research Assistant. Department of Psychology, University of Georgia. Duties involved research in concept development, specifically in conservation attainment and in strategies underlying adult and child transitive inferences.
1970 Summer: Professional Aide. DevereuxSchools, Santa Barbara,
California. Duties
included (1) the design and implementation of a study
of the impact of this residential treatment center upon
various groups of disturbed children, (2) assistant
principal of the summer school, (3) co-therapist in a
group-therapy setting.
1967National Science Foundation Research Assistant. Department of Psychology, BucknellUniversity. Duties involved designing and conducting research on dominance orders in domestic chickens.
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DISCIPLINARY AND INTERDISCIPLINARY INTERESTS
·Attachment disorders in children
·Parent-child relations
·The interactions of cognitive and emotional development in children: Children's understanding of conflicting emotions and emotional coping; Effects of parentaldiscord on psychological adjustment; Children's emotional reactions to fairytales.
·Risk and Resiliency
·Effectiveness of psychotherapy with foster children.
·Development of the concept of the "other" person (nature of the inference that some objects are purposive).
·Cognitive processes in non-human primates.
PUBLICATIONS
Silverman, P. (2006). The cascade effect of poverty. The Prevention Connection, 11 (2), 1-3.
Cook, W.J., Painter, L.T., & Silverman, P. (2004). The application of therapeutic storytelling
techniques with preadolescent children: a clinical description with illustrative case study.
Cognitive and Behavioral Practice, 11, 243-348.
Silverman, P. (2000). Summertime: Who’s minding the children? The Prevention Connection, 3(2), 1-3.
Painter, L.,Cook, W.J., & Silverman, P.S. (1999). The effects of therapeutic storytelling and
behavioral parent training on noncompliant behavior in young boys. Child and Family
Behavior Therapy, 21(2), 47-66.
Silverman, P. (1996). A pragmatic approach to the inference of animal mind. In R.W. Mitchell, N.S. Thompson & H.L. Miles (Eds.), Anthropomorphism, anecdotes, and animals. Albany, NY: StateUniversity of New York Press.
Silverman, P. (1995). Book notice for Child Development Abstracts and Bibliography: Webb,
N.B. (1993). Helping Bereaved Children. NY: Guilford.
Silverman, P. (1986). Review of From Darwin to Behaviorism (R. Boakes, 1984) in Journal of
Social and Biological Structures, 1986.
Silverman, P. (1986). Can a pigtail macaque learn to manipulate a thief? In R. W. Mitchell &
N. S. Thompson (Eds.), Deception: Perspectives on human and non-human deceit. NY:
SUNY Press.
Silverman, P., & Retzlaff, P. (1986) Cognitive stage regression through hypnosis: Are earlier
cognitive stages retrievable? International Journal of Clinical and Experimental
Hypnosis, 34, 192-204.
Silverman, P. (1983). Attributing mind to animals: The role of intuition. Journal of Social and
Biological Structures, 6, 231-247.
Silverman, P. (1978). MAP-FT Project Evaluation Report: Pocatello, Idaho. Mathemagenic
Activities Program-Follow Through, University of Georgia.
Silverman, P., & Sheldon, K. (1978). Designing and implementing an evaluation project (a non-
technical guide for educators). Mathemagenic Activities Program-Follow Through,
University of Georgia.
Smock, C. D., Silverman, P. & Staff (1978). The Mathemagenic Activities Program, University
of Georgia. Sponsor Chapter in Education as Experimentation: A Planned Variation
Model, prepared for U.S.O.E. by Abt Associates (Report No. 76-196B).
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Kerkman, D., Silverman, P., & Smock, C. D. (1976). MAP-FT Evaluation Report: McCormick,
South Carolina. Mathemagenic Activities Program-Follow Through, University of
Georgia.
von Glasersfeld, E., & Silverman, P. (1976). Man-machine
Understanding. Communications of the ACM (Association for Computing Machinery), 19(10), 586-587.
Silverman, P. (1974). Radical constructivism in psychological
explanation: A synthesis of negative feedback and
operationism. In C. D. Smock & von Glasersfeld (Eds.),
Epistemology and Education, (MAP-FT Research Report No. 14),
Mathemagenic Activities Program-Follow Through, University
of Georgia.
McGinty, D., & Silverman, P. (1973). Piaget, meet Pooh. A filmstrip introducing psychology
students and teachers to the Piagetian theory of intellectual development. Mathemagenic
Activities Program-Follow Through, University of Georgia.
Sheldon, K., Silverman, P., & Smock, C. D. (1973). Implementation of the Mathemagenic
Activities Program-Follow Through: Analysis of Classroom Processes (MAP-FT
Research Report No. 23), Mathemagenic Activities, Program-Follow Through,
University of Georgia.
Silverman, P. (1973). Models for performance in syllogistic reasoning (MAP-FT Research
Report No. 4), Mathemagenic Activities Program-Follow Through, University of
Georgia.
Silverman, P. (1973). Selected effects of the Mathemagenic Activities Program on children's
intellectual development. Mathemagenic Activities Program-Follow Through, University
of Georgia.
PAPERS AND POSTERS AT PROFESSIONAL MEETINGS
Simon-Thomas, J., Kamman, T.J., Silverman, P. & Rothman, W.M.. (2001), Child coping
moderates the effects of interparental conflict on child adjustment. Poster presented at Society for Research in Child Development, Minneapolis, MN.
Simon-Thomas, J., Pray, N., Silverman, P., & Fiore, C. (2000). Flagship Evaluation Report.
(Presented to the Montana Interagency Coordinating Council), Helena, MT.
Byrne, C., & Silverman, P. (1999). Examination of a humanistic immersion intervention with an
autistic child. Poster presented at the Western Psychological Association.
Rothman, W., Kamman, T., Simon-Thomas, J., McLean, D., Meyers, V., Planalp, C., Pyfer, L., & Silverman, P. (1999). The relationship between regulation of emotional
complexity and the use of denial as a coping strategy in children. Poster presented at
the Rocky Mountain
Psychological Association, Fort Collins, CO.Silverman, P., Kamman, T., & Terwilliger, L. (1999). Effects of emotional understanding and
parental discord on children psychological adjustment. Poster presented at Society for
Research in Child Development.
Simon-Thomas, J., Kamman, T., Terwilliger, L., McLean, D., & Silverman, P. (1999). Young
children’s coping responses to fictitious and recalled parental conflict as predicotrs of
behavioral adjustment. Poster presented at Rocky Mountain Psychological Association.
Langley, R., Henrie, D., Slutsky, K., Ziegler, S., Kamman, T., & Silverman, P. Children's
understanding of emotion: an ongoing study. Montana Psychological Association, May
2, 1998.
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Painter, L., Silverman, P., & Cook, W. Effects of therapeutic storytelling and parent training on
childhood psychopathology. Poster presentation at the Joint RegionalConference, WPA-
RMPA, Albuquerque, New Mexico, April 16-19, 1998.
Silverman, P., Magnuson, L., & Reams, R. Psychotherapy outcomes among severely disturbed
foster children. Poster presentation at the Joint Regional Conference WPA-RMPA,
Albuquerque, New Mexico, April 16-19, 1998.
Silverman, P. Inference and egocentric projection in cognitive research. Symposium
presentation: Anthropomorphism and Anecdotalism. Animal Behavior Society,
Northern KentuckyUniversity, June 1989.
Silverman, P. Cognitive Constraints on the Personal Significance of Children's Dreams.
Rivendell Second Annual Fall Conference on Children and Youth. Butte, Montana,
October,1989.
Silverman, P. Invited discussant at Gordon Research Conference on "Cybernetics of Cognition."
Wolfpoint, New Hampshire, June 1986.
Silverman, P. The child in the nuclear age. Invited presentation at "Growing up in a nuclear age:
The concerns of children and youth." an "Issues in America" workshop, University of
Montana, 1983.
Silverman, P., & Retzlaff, P. Cognitive stage regression through hypnosis: Are earlier cognitive
stages retrievable? Jean Piaget Society, Philadelphia, 1983.
Silverman, P. How do kids construct knowledge? Presented at Children Montana's Treasure
Annual Conference, Missoula, Montana, 1983.
Silverman, P. A History of Childhood. Presented at Children:
Montana'sTreasure, Missoula, Montana, 1983.
Silverman, P. Inference of intentionality and awareness in a novel object. Presented at the Rocky
Mountain Psychological Association, Albuquerque, 1982.
Silverman, P. Social manipulation in the pigtail macque. Invited presentation at the National
Animal Behavior Society, Duluth, 1982.
Silverman, P. Cumulative deficit phenomenon: A perspective for MAP-Follow Through
Evaluation. Presented at the Georgia Educational Research Association, Carrollton,
1978 Third Annual Meeting.
Silverman, P. Social experience as a product of cognition and as a developmental influence in
young children. Presented at Groupe D'Etudes des Modes d'Acquisition du Comportement, Marseille, 1978, reunion.
Silverman, P. The influence of social experience in the classroom on cognitive development.
Presented at the American Education Research Association, Toronto, 1978 annual
meeting.
Silverman, P. Promoting Piagetian beliefs: Theoretical instruction vs. inservice experience.
Presented at the Georgia Educational Research Association, Atlanta, 1977 Second
Annual Meeting.
Silverman, P. A model for performance in syllogistic reasoning. Paper presented at the 1973
Meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
GRANTS
Service Learning Grants, University of Montana Office for Civic Engagement (for undergraduate training seminars) (2006-2010)
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Bridges to Baccalaureate Training Grants (2002-2007)
Instructional Development/Service Learning Grants: Prevention Strategies for Youths at Risk; Interventions for Youths at Risk. University of Montana, support for a graduate teaching
assistant and for course development, 1999, 2000
Evaluation research project for Flagship Project (PreventativeMiddle school Project). Children's Trust Fund, support for two graduate research assistants, 1997-98; 1998-99.
Children’s understanding of emotional conflicts: Effects ofparental discord and impact on psychological adjustment. University of Montana Research Grant Program, 1997.
University of Montana Instructional Development Grant: Guest speaker, David P. Weikart, 1986.
Children's Emotional Reactions to Fairytales: The Effect of Presentation Medium. University of Montana Research Grant Program, 1985.
University of Montana Foundation General Education Course Development Grant, 1984.
Instructional Development Grant: Participation in teaching workshops at Jean Piaget Society, 1984.
The Development of Functional Strategies for Inferring Mind MONTS Program, 1983.
University of Montana Library Incentive Grant in Developmental Psychology, University of Montana, 1983.
Inference of Mental Properties in a Novel Object. Research Instrument Program, University of Montana, NSF-MONTS Committee, 1982.
Inference of Mental Properties in a Novel Object. Research Instrument Program, University of Montana, 1982.
MEMBERSHIP IN PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
Society for Research in Child Development
Jean Piaget Society
American Psychological Association
Rocky Mountain Psychological Association
COURSES TAUGHT
Undergraduate:
General Psychology
Child and Adolescent Psychology
Educational Psychology
Behavior Analysis: The Construction of Theories
Foundations of Education: The Implications of Piagetian Cognitive Theory for Teaching
Social Psychology
Developmental Psychology
Cognition
Piaget for the Helping Professions
Cross-Cultural Child Development
Theories and Methods in Developmental Psychology
Relations Between Emotional and Intellectual Development
The Development of Giftedness
Adolescents in Transition
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Cognitive Development
Children’s Understanding of Emotions
Socioemotional Development
Child and Adolescent Psychopathology
Parent-Child Relations
Prevention Strategies for Youths at Risk
Interventions for Youths at Risk
Attachment
Psychological Research Methods
Child and Adolescent Psychological Disorders
Graduate:
Seminar in Advanced Developmental Methodology
Advanced Child Psychology
Seminar in Developmental Processes
Adolescent Psychology
Social Development
Cognition
Child Clinical Practicum
Relationships Between Socioemotional and Cognitive
Development in Children
Theories of Developmental Psychology
The Psychology of Children’s Play
Advanced Child and Adolescent Psychpathology
Parent-Child Relationships
Attachment and Attachment Disorders
Clinical Practicum
Seminar in Evolutionary Developmental Psychology
HONORS
Post-graduate:
L'Association Claude Bernard Postdoctoral Research Fellowship, 1979 NATO Postdoctoral Fellowship in Science, 1978
Graduate:
Phi Kappa Phi, 1974
Graduate Research Assistantships, 1970-1975
Undergraduate:
Devereux Foundation Professional Aide, 1970
Devereux Foundation Research Assistantship, 1969
Psi Chi, National Psychology Honor Society, 1968 (President, Bucknell Chapter)
National Science Foundation Research Assistantship, 1967
ACADEMIC AND COMMUNITY SERVICE
Chair:
Montana Board of Psychologists (2005)
INPSYCH Department Advisory Committee (1999-2002)
Psychology Department, Acting Chair, Summer, 1995
Unit Standards Committee, 1993-95.
Experimental Psychology Program, Psychology Department (1993-94)
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Human and Family Development Committee, and Interdisciplinary Minor in Human and Family Development, University of Montana, 1982-1991; 2002-present.
University of Montana Graduate Council, 1990 (member, 1983, 1984,1989).
Psychology Department Faculty Evaluation Committee, 1990 to present.
Psychology Department Graduate Assistant Committee, 1982, 1983,1984
University of Montana Acting Associate Dean of GraduateSchool, Search Committee
Member:
University of Montana Service Learning Committee (2007-present)
Montana Board of Psychologists (1999-2005)
University of Montana ASCRC (2006 to 2008)
UM Faculty Senate, 2002-2008
HonorsCollege Buttrey Award Committee, 1999.
UM Service Learning Advisory Group, 2000.
Institutional Review Board (1996-present).
Developmental Psychology Graduate Emphasis: Co-Director, 1994-present.
Instructional Development Committee (1996-98).
Psychology Club/Psi Chi, faculty committee (1995-99).
Faculty Productivity Working Group (Provost's Advisory Committee for Guidelines for Instructional Reassignments and Equivalencies) (1994-95).
Rural Institute for Development, Young Family Program Board (1994-98)
Psychology Department Colloquium Committee (1993 - 2000)
University Research and Creative Activities Committee, 1986 -1988; 1993 - 1996.
Human and Family Development Committee (1982 - present).
University of Montana Unit Standards Committee, 1992 - 1995.
RTC Early Childhood Intervention Specialty, Advisory Committee,
1991 - 2007
RTC Early Childhood Intervention Specialty, Scholarship Committee, 1991 - 99
MUAPS selection committee - Director of Early Intervention Specialty Program, 1990
University of Montana Geriatric Education Committee, 1988 - 1994.
Instructional Support Advisory Group, University of Montana, 1985 - 1986
UM Honors Advisory Committee, University of Montana, 1985 - 1988
Presidential Scholars Selection Committee, 1988
University of Montana Research Grants in Social Sciences Subcommittee
Montana State Science Fair Review Panel/Judge, 1982 - 1991, 1993
Instructional Support System Advisory Group (University of MontanaMansfield Library), 1985
Psychology Department Executive Committee, AYs 1982, 1983, 1984,1990, 1992, 98, 00
University of Montana Personnel Committee, 1984
Psychology Department Graduate Admissions Committee, 1981, 1989
Volunteer:
InnerRoads Wilderness Therapy Program Advisory Board, Youth Homes (2001-present)
Boys and Girls Club of Missoula, Board of Directors (1999 to 2006)
MissoulaCommunityMentalHealthCenter "Totline" Service (Preventative telephone advice to
parents/professionals dealing with parents)
MissoulaMuseum of the Arts Foundation Board, 1986 - 1991 (VP, 1989)
Guest Speaker:
2003-2007: Needs to be updated
2003- Talking to Children about War and Terrorism. Presentation to Missoula YWCA.
2002- Reactive Attachment Disorder. Presentation to faculty members of the School of Pharmacy, University of Montana
2002:Families First Parent Presentations at Pablo Head Start: Normal
development in preschoolers
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2000 - Montana Psychological Association: Open form regarding Board of Psychology
Interagency Coordinating Council for State Prevention Programs: CS Porter
(Flagship) Project Evaluation Report
1999 - Head Start Parent Workshop: Dealing with children’s obnoxious behaviors Missoula Leadership Council: Panel-Middle school children and connection to community
Child Care Resources Presentation: Separation anxiety in infants and toddlers
Missoula Youth Homes Staff Training: Normal development
Testimony to State Senate Committee on Health Care (on behalf of Montana
Psychological Association)- Mental Health Insurance Coverage for Children
INPSYCH Program high school visitors to UM: Psychology
Community Forum on Violence: Child violence
Flathead Reservation Head Start: Managing Children’s Anger
1998 - Families First Parent Presentation: Normal development in preschoolers
Montanan Magazine article about my research program: “Angry, happy, scared, sad.”
1997 - Families First, Missoula. “Professional Workshop Series: Parent-Child Interaction
Therapies and Assessments.” Head Start, Missoula. “Meeting the Challenge of Early
Childhood Education.” Six workshops in Intellectual and Emotional Development,
Dealing with Attachment and Separation Distress, Working with Childhood Fears,
Active/Reflective Listening, Guiding the Behavior of Children.
1995 - UM School of Education, Early Childhood Care Givers Training- "Handling Minor
Misbehaviors." Families First, Missoula- “Promoting Social Skills in Four-year-olds."
1994 - Child Care Resources, Babies First Network Training workshop- "Separation Anxiety in
Children and Parents"
Child Care Resources, Spring Mini-Conference-"The Attachment Bond: Working with
Separation Anxiety in Children"
Montana Early Childhood Conference- "Reflective Listening with Children and Parents."
UM Counselor Education Program- "Group Therapy with Children of Divorce."
UM Student Health Services, Panel Member/Discussant- "Dreamworlds" (television,
sexual stereotypes and violence)
Presentations/demonstrations on cognitive development, infant development at Hellgate
Highschool
1993 - Montana Early Education Childhood Conference (Missoula) workshop- "Working with
Parents"
Child Care Resources, Babies First Group Workshop-"Attachment in Children and
Parents"
Presentations/demonstrations on cognitive development, infant development at Hellgate
Highschool, Washington Middle School.
1992 - Panel member, "Prejudice and Discrimination", SentinelHigh School.
Edgefield Children's Center, Troutdale, OR: "Children's Understanding of the
Family"
MultnomahCounty Children's Services Division and MorrisonCenter, Portland, OR:
"Effectiveness of Psychotherapy with Foster Children.”
Home Base Missoula Conference: "Children, the Media, and the Gulf War"
Missoula Child Care Association, Child Care Resources Workshop: "Child Behavior
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Workshop"
Drug and Alcohol Prevention Program, Bonner, MT: Discipline"
1991 - University of Montana, Sigma Xi: "Children's Reactions to Fairy Tales"
1990 - Annual Montana Early Childhood Conference, "Child Behavior-Problem-solving forum"
KECI-TV videotaped classroom presentation on "Aging"
KUFM public radio interview: "Adolescents in Transition" - a speaker series.
1988 - University of Montana Wellness Center Parenting Program, "Following Your Child's
Lead"
1987 - RiverCity Peace Consortium: "Children and Nuclear War."