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Position: Professor

 

Salary: N/A

 

Education: 

     • Ph D, Clinical Psychology, University of Houston, 1992

     • MA, Clinical Psychology, University of Houston, 1988

     • BA, Psychology, University of Houston, 1984

 

Awards and Honors: 

     • Invited Speaker, Columbia University Teacher's College      Cross-Cultural Winter Roundtable, 2013

     • Invited Member, South Dakota Governor's Work Group      on Criminal Justice, Native American Subommittee, 2012

     • Invited Keynote Speaker, University of South Dakota            Suicide Awareness Week, 2008

     • Invited Member, Substance Abuse & Mental Health              Services Administration (SAMHSA) Cadre of Consultants        for Disaster Technical Assistance, 2005

     • Invited Participant, American Council on Education,            Office of Minorities in Higher Education, 2003

     • Invited Testimony, The Institute of Medicine of the              National Academies, 2002

     • Invited Participant, Northern Arizona University, 2002

     • Distinguished Career Contributions to Service Award,          American Psychological Association, Division 45, (Society      of the Psychological Study of Ethnic Minority Issuses,              1999

     • Theodore H. Blau Early Career Award for Outstanding        Contributions to Professional Clincial Psychology,                    American Psychological Association, Division 12 (Clinical      Psychology), 1998

     • Invited Keynote Speaker, Morningside College Indian          Awareness Days, 1997

     • Invited Speaker, University of South Dakota Matin                Luther King Committee, 1997

     • Invited Keynote Speaker, Waldorf College, 1996Invited        Participant, National Institutes of Health , 1996

     • Invited Keynote Speaker, University of South Dakota            Psi Chi Psychology Honor Society, 1993

     • Member, Phi Kappa Phi National Honor Society, 1991

     • Cum Laude, with honors in Psychology, University of          Houston, 1984

     • Member, Psi Chi National Psychology Honor Society,          1983

 

Position: Professor

 

Salary: $85,410.85

 

Education: 

     • Ph D, Physiology, Biopsychology , University of                    Chicago , 1962

     • Psychophysics, Acoustics, University of Vienna, 1956

     • BA, History, Economics , University of Chicago , 1955

 

Awards and Honors: N/A

 

Professor

Psychology Faculty

Beth Boyd
Jan Berkhout

Position: Assistant Professor

 

Salary: $66,352.01

 

Education: 

     • Ph D, Clinical Psychology, University of North Dakota,        1997

     • MA, Psychology, University of North Dakota, 1993

     • BA, Psychology, Luther College , 1990

 

Awards and Honors:

     • Arneberg/Larsen Foreign Language/Travel Scholarship        (Russian)Professional Licensure, State of South Dakota            Board of Examiners, 1998

     • Vietnam Veteran Service Appreciation Award, Post-            Traumatic Stress Disorder Groups , 1996

     • Student Research Award, Committee on Equality of              Professional Opportunity of the Southeastern                            Psychological Association (SEPA), 1996

     • Board of Higher Education Scholarship , University of          North Dakota , 1993

     • North Dakota Psychological Association Annual                    Meeting's Scholarship for professional work dedicated to        women's issues, 1992

 

Associate Professor

Jean Caraway

Position: Associate Professor

 

Salary: $57,044.89

 

Education: 

     • Ph D, Psychology, University of Kansas, 1986

     • MA, Psychology, University of Kansas, 1984

     • BA, Psychology/Computer Science, Gustavus Adolphus      College, 1981

 

Awards and Honors:

     • Blair and Linda Tremere Faculty Service Award,                    University of South Dakota Foundation, 2012

     • Friends of Education Award, Vermillion Middle School,      1991

     • Invited Speaker, CMA Math/Computer Science/Physics        Symposium, Sioux Falls College, 1989

     • Friends of Education Award, Vermillion Middle School,      1988

     • Invited Speaker, Psychology Banquet, South Dakota            State University, 1988

     • NASA-ASEE Summer Faculty Fellow, NASA-Ames.,            1988

     • NASA-ASEE Summer Faculty Fellow, NASA-Ames.,            1987

     • Outstanding Student Paper, National Meeting of Society      for Computers in Psychology, 1984

     • NIHM Trainee, University of Kansas, 1983

     • NIMH Trainee, University of Kansas, 1982

 

Michael Granaas

Position: Associate Professor

 

Salary: $76,165.60

 

Education: 

     • Ph D, Applied Experimental Psychology, Kansas State University, 1998

     • MS, Experimental Psychology, Kansas State University, 1995

     • BS, Psychology, The University of South Dakota, 1991

 

Awards and Honors:

     • Professor of the Year, Psi Chi/Psychology Club, 2009

     • Belbas-Larson Award for Teaching Excellence (Tenure        Track), University of South Dakota, 2002

     • Honorary Member of Golden Key, Golden Key, 2000

     • Professor of the Year, Order of Omega, 2000

     • Faculty Member of the Year, P.E.R.F.E.C.T (Residential        Life Program), 1998

 

Doug Peterson
Jerry Jacobs

Position: Professor

 

Salary: $85,708.09

 

Education: 

     • Extensive continuing education, Disaster Psychology,          American Red Cross and others,

     • Ph D, Clinical/Community Psychology, University of            South Florida, 1982

     • MA, Clinical Psychology, Xavier University, 1980

     • BA, Classical Languages, Xavier University, 1974

 

Awards and Honors: 

     • Professor of the Year, USD Psi Chi National Honor                Society in Psychology, 2013

     • Letter of thanks by Nicole Lurie, the Assistant Secretary      for Preparedness and Response, U.S. Department of                Health and Human Services, 2010

     • Letter of thanks from Michael Leavitt, Secretary, U.S.            Department of Health and Human Services, 2008

     • Presented a “coin” by RADM W. Craig Vanderwagen,          the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response ,          U.S. Department of Health and Human Service, 2008

     • Award for Contributions as a Humanitarian Worker,            Society for the Study of Peace, Conflict, and Violence:              Peace (Division 48 of the American Psychological                      Association), and Psychologists for Social Responsibility,        2008

     • Award for Outstanding Worldwide Critical Mental              Health Contrubutions to Disaster Relief and to Training,        The International Union for Psychological Science , 2008

     • Named "Humanitarian Hero", American Psychological        Association "Monitor on Psychology", 2007

     • International Humanitarian Award, American                        Psychological Association Board of Directors, 2007

     • Commencement Address , University of South Dakota ,        2006

     • Distinguished International Psychologist, Division of          International Psychology, American Psychological                    Association, 2006

     • Invited Participant, 2-hr discussion on Hurricane                  Katrina, Psychologists for Social Responsibility , 2006

     • Manager, Disaster Services Human Resources (DSHR)          and Critical Response Team (CRT), American Red Cross,        1991

 

Position: Professor

 

Salary: $84,414.10

 

Education: 

     • Ph D, Experimental Psychology, University of Notre            Dame, 1985

     • MA, Experimental Psychology, University of Notre              Dame, 1980

     • BS, Psychology, St. Joseph's College, 1976

 

Awards and Honors: N/A

 

Frank Schieber

Position: Professor

 

Salary: $81,341.70

 

Education: 

     • Ph D, Clinical Psychology, Syracuse University, 2000

     • MS, Clinical Psychology, Syracuse University, 1996

     • BA, Psychology, University of Colorado- Boulder, 1991

 

Awards and Honors: 

     • President's Award of Research Excellence, University of      South Dakota, 2004

     • Phi Beta Kappa, University of Colorado, 1991

 

Jeffrey Simons

Position: Professor

 

Salary: $92,343.86

 

Education: 

     • Ph D, Psychology , University of Kentucky , 1978

     • MA, Psychology , University of Kentucky , 1975

     • BA, Psychology , University of South Dakota , 1971

 

Awards and Honors: 

     • Outstanding Faculty Award, Psy Chi, 2012

     • Invited Crowning Commentary Speaker, Honor's Society, 2011

     • Teacher of the Month Award, Pi Beta Phi, 2010

     • Greek Professor of the Year, Greek Community, 2006

     • Psychology Department Professor of the year, Psi Chi, 2005

     • Honorary membership in the National Residence Hall Association, 2002

     • Invited Lecturer for the first "Last Lecture" series started on campus, Student Association, 2000

 

Cindy Struckman-Johnson

Position: Professor

 

Salary: $87,066.19

 

Education: 

     • Ph D, Cognitive Psychology , New Mexico State                    University , 1993

     • MA, Physiological Psychology, New Mexico State                University, 1989

     • MS, Pathology and Physiology, Jinan University , 1985

     • BS, Experimental Medicine , Beijing University of m            Medical Sciences, 1982

 

Awards and Honors: 

     • K.C. Wang Research Award, Chinese Academy of                  Sciences and KC Wang Foundation, 2010

     • APA Graduate Paper Competition Award,                              Southwestern Psychological Association, 1993

     • The Young Investigator Competition Award, Human            Behavior and Evolution Society, 1992

 

X.T. Wang

Position: Professor

 

Salary: $111,519.16

 

Education: 

     • Ph D, Psychology , University of North Dakota , 1981

     • MA, Psychology , University of North Dakota , 1977

     • BA, Psychology (Honors), Wake Forest University , 1975

 

Awards and Honors: N/A

 

Barbara Yutrzenka

Position: Chair of the Psychology department, Professor

 

Salary: $106,067.55

 

Education: 

     • Ph D, Clinical Psychology, University of Montana, 1979

     • MA, Psychology, University of Montana, 1977

     • BS, Psychology, University of Wisconsin Eau Claire,            1973

 

Awards and Honors: N/A

 

Randy Quevillon

Position: Associate Professor

 

Salary: $64,214.07

 

Education: 

     • Ph D, Clinical Psychology, Syracuse University, 1999

     • Pre-Doctoral Fellow II in Clinical Psychology, Research:      STD/HIV Risk, SPMI, Trauma, & Rural Settings,                        Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, 1998

     • Pre-Doctoral Fellow I - APA Clinical Psychology                    Internship, Child-Family & Rural Community Emphasis,        Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, 1997

     • MS, Psychology, Syracuse University, 1994

     • BA, Psychology, University of Alaska - Anchorage, 1991

 

Awards and Honors:

     • USD Chapter of Psi Chi's Outstanding Psychology, The        University of South Dakota - Psi Chi/Psychology Club,            2009

     • Licensed Psychologist #421, State of South Dakota, 2001

 

Gemma Skillman

Assistant Professor

Position: Associate Professor

 

Salary: $63,993.04

 

Education: 

     • Ph D, Texas Tech University, 1990

     • BA, Bloomsburg University, 1982

 

Awards and Honors: N/A

 

Holly Straub

Position: Assistant Professor

 

Salary: $64,466.09

 

Education: 

     • Ph D, Specialty track in Clinical/Disaster Psychology,          USD, 2007

     • MS, Counseling and Human Resources, (CACREP                Accredited), SDSU, 2002

     • BS, Psychology & French, SDSU, 1999

 

Awards and Honors: 

     • 2012-2014 Loan Repayment Program Award for Clinical      Researchers, National Institute of Health (NIH) , NIH,              2012

     • Loan Repayment Program Award for Clinical                        Researchers, National Institute of Health (NIH) , 2010Loan      Repayment Program Award for Clinical Researchers,              National Institute of Health (NIH) , 2008

     • APA/NIAAA Early Career Investigators Award, 2006

     • APA/NIDA Early Career Investigators Award, 2005

     • Morgan Fellow, Disaster Mental Health Institute, USD,        2004

     • NIH Ruth L. Kirschstein , National Research Service              Award (NRSA) , 2004

     • Morgan Fellow, Disaster Mental Health Institute, USD,        2003

     • DMHI Fellow, Disaster Mental Health Institute, USD,            2002

     • DMHI Fellow, Disaster Mental Health Institute, USD,            2001Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society, SDSU, 2000

 

Raluca Gaher
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