EDUCATION:

1999-present      University of South Dakota - Vermillion, South Dakota
                          Clinical Psychology Training Program (APA Approved)
                          Doctoral Candidate: (Ph.D., summer 2002)
                          Specialization: Clinical/Disaster Psychology
                          Title of Dissertation: "Psychological effects of
                          prolonged stress incurred during International humanitarian
                          aid missions by Red Cross Delegates"
                          (Chair: Gerard A. Jacobs, Ph.D.)

1996-1999           University of South Dakota - Vermillion, South Dakota
                          Clinical Psychology Training Program (APA Approved)
                          Degree: Master of Arts conferred May of 1999
                          Major: Clinical Psychology
                          Master’s Thesis: "Assessing cognitive abilities of
                          clinic-referred Northern Plains Native American Infants and
                          Toddlers"
                          (Chair: S. Jean Caraway, Ph.D.)

1992-1996           Michigan State University - East Lansing, Michigan
                          Degree: Bachelor of Arts with honors conferred May of 1996
                          Major:  Audiology and Speech Sciences
                          Minor: Psychology

ADDITIONAL EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCES:

Fall 1998             Copenhagen University - Copenhagen, Denmark
                           Guest student at the Psychological Laboratory, Copenhagen University
                           Course completed: Anvendt Psykologi (Health Psychology)

1992                    Intercultural Student Experiences (ISE) - Switzerland/France
                           Two weeks immersion schooling in French during high school

1990-1991            St. Xavier Junior College - Bombay, India
                            Rotary club twelve-month high school exchange program

SUPERVISED CLINICAL EXPERIENCE:

09/00-present Clinical Psychology Trainee
Ho-Chunk Neenk-Chunk Ho Chee, Inc. - Winnebago, Nebraska
Responsibilities: Individual and group psychotherapy; written evaluations and treatment plans for Native American children and adolescents at a youth shelter facility and a staff secure holding facility.
Hours: 16 hours/week
Supervisors:  Jay Bazemore, ME.d and Elizabeth Todd-Bazemore, Ph.D.

02/97-present Clinical Psychology Trainee
USD Psychological Services Center - Vermillion, South Dakota
Responsibilities: Outpatient individual psychotherapy; case management; screening interviews; abilities assessments and objective and projective assessments, written evaluations and treatment plans.
Hours: Approximately 3-5 hours/week
Supervisors: Randal Quevillon, Ph.D.; Gerard Jacobs, Ph.D.; S. Jean Caraway, Ph.D.;
Mark Daniels, Ph.D.

09/96 present "Hotline"/Crisis Counselor
USD Hotline, Psychological Services Center - Vermillion, South Dakota
Responsibilities: Telephone crisis intervention and emergency referral services for university and surrounding community.
Hours: 7 hours per night; one night per month during the academic year
Supervisors:  Elizabeth Todd-Bazemore, Ph.D., Randal Quevillon, Ph.D.; S. Jean Caraway, Ph.D.; Mark Daniels, Ph.D., Scott Gustafsson, Ph.D., Timothy Smith, Ph.D.

09/99-06/00 Psychology Extern
Community Counseling Services - Madison, South Dakota
Responsibilities: Objective and projective psychological assessment, individual outpatient psychotherapy with both adolescents and adults, and provided emergency services (on-call services providing crisis intervention and emergency referral services to the surrounding community).
Hours:  Approximately 16 hours/week; 8 hours of on-call emergency services every two weeks
Supervisor: Ethan Everett, Psy.D.

01/99-05/99 Psychology Extern
Veterans Administration Medical Center - Sioux Falls, South Dakota
Responsibilities: Co-facilitated group psychotherapy, administered clinical interviews and objective psychological assessments (abilities, personality, and neurological assessments), completed written evaluations and treatment plans for both inpatient and outpatient veterans.
Hours:  Approximately 8 hours/week
Supervisor:  Richard Gunn, Ph.D.

08/97-05/98 Psychology Extern
Gordon Recovery Center - Sioux City, Iowa
Responsibilities: Administered clinical interviews and objective and projective psychological assessments, completed written evaluations and treatment plans on an adolescent inpatient unit.
Hours: Approximately 8 hours/week; also 1 hour of individual supervision per week
Supervisor: Clifford Millard, Ph.D.

ADDITIONAL PRACTICUM EXPERIENCES:

08/97- 08/99 Disaster Mental Health Institute Morgan Fellow
Disaster Mental Health Institute, University Of South Dakota - Vermillion, South Dakota
Responsibilities: One of 2 funded senior fellows in the institute from 08/97-08/99; facilitated in the management of the institute and assisted in the many projects servicing local, state, national, and international projects in disaster psychological relief, crisis intervention, and research; participated in and assisted with the annual Disaster Mental Health Conference, produced information cards for intervening with veterans experiencing "flashbacks" (requested by police officers following reports of veterans experiencing "flashbacks" after seeing the movie "Saving Private Ryan."
Hours: 16 hours/week; 1 hour of staffing per week
Supervisor: Gerard A. Jacobs, Ph.D.

05/99-06/99 Disaster Mental Health Intern
American Red Cross Disaster Operations Center - Falls Church, VA
Responsibilities:  Assisted in the operation of the center, implemented research by the Red Cross on counseling services provided to residents of Oklahoma City after the bombing by the Red Cross, and helped to prepare for training sessions, co-created and distributed surveys regarding the involvement of Disaster Mental Health in Red Cross chapters across the United States.
Hours: 40 hours per week for one month
Supervisor:  Jane Morgan, R.N.; National Associate for Disaster Mental Health Services

09/98-01/99 Clinical Psychology Intern
International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies’ Reference Centre for Psychological Support - Copenhagen, Denmark
Responsibilities: Participated in evaluating the readiness for psychological programs, participated in an international conference regarding psychological support, edited manuals regarding psychological support.
Hours:  Approximately 22 hours per week
Supervisor: Mette Sonniks, M.A. Acting Head of the Reference Centre for Psychological Support

05/97-08/97 University Affiliated Program Trainee
University of South Dakota - Vermillion, South Dakota
Responsibilities: Completed training at the Rosebud Developmental Evaluation Clinic in interdisciplinary teaming in child assessment, completed research on the validity of standardized intelligence tests for Native American children.
Hours: Approximately 16 hours per week
Supervisor: Judy Struck, M.A., Director of the Rosebud Developmental Evaluation Clinic

DISASTER MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES:

11/00 Eastern South Dakota: School Explosion
Plankinton, SD
Responsibilities: Participated as a Red Cross Disaster Mental Health Services volunteer in the immediate response following the explosion. Provided supervised brief mental health interventions for clients at a Red Cross service center and on outreach teams.
Days on assignment: 2
Supervisor: Gilbert Reyes, Ph.D.

05/99 Operation Provide Refuge
Ft. Dix, New Jersey
Responsibilities: As a part of the previously mentioned internship at the Disaster Operations Center, participated as an American Red Cross Disaster Mental Health Services volunteer on a day visit spent aiding mental health workers in childcare center.
Supervisor:  Jane Morgan, R.N., National Associate for Disaster Mental Health.

09/98 IFRC Psychosocial Assessment of Refugee Mental Health, Lithuania
Responsibilities: As a part of the previously mentioned internship with the IFRC Reference Centre for Psychological Support, participated in the IFRC mission to assess psychosocial needs of refugee populations residing in Lithuania. 
Supervisor: Mette Sonniks, M.A., Acting head of the IFRC Reference Centre for Psychological Support

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE:

01/99-present Principal Investigator
Department of Psychology, University of South Dakota
Vermillion, South Dakota
Dissertation research entitled, "Psychological effects of prolonged stress Incurred during International Humanitarian Aid Missions by Danish Red Cross Delegates."
Major advisor: Gerard A. Jacobs, Ph.D.

09/97-05/99 Principal Investigator
Department of Psychology, University of South Dakota
Vermillion, South Dakota
Masters thesis research: "Assessing Cognitive Abilities of Clinic-referred Lakota Sioux Infants and Toddlers."
Major advisor: S. Jean Caraway, Ph.D.

02/99-05/99 Research Team Member
Disaster Mental Health Institute, University of South Dakota
Vermillion, South Dakota
Conducted literature review on measures of trauma to assist in the development of a comprehensive Rapid Mental Health Assessment tool used by the World Health Organization for refugee populations (written acknowledgement of personal contribution within the publication).
Supervisor:  Gerard A. Jacobs, Ph.D.

09/98-01/99 Research Assistant
Psychological Laboratory, Copenhagen University
Copenhagen, Denmark
Assisted in research examining the efficacy of psychological debriefings and defusings for Danish soldiers performing UN peacekeeping duties in the Former Yugoslavia.
Supervisor: Peter Berliner, lecturer at Copenhagen University

09/94-05/96 Research Assistant
Cross-Cultural Research Lab, Michigan State University
East Lansing, Michigan
Assisted in research exploring behavioral differences between Jamaican and U.S. children.  Participated in research meetings, gained familiarity with various instruments (e.g., Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL), Teacher and Self-Report forms of the CBCL, and Jamaican versions of each), related research topics, APA writing style, and use of SAS.  In addition, I coded data and performed data entry.
Supervisor:  Michael C. Lambert, Ph.D.

05/95-08/97 Research Assistant
College of Human Medicine/Psychology Department,
Michigan State University - East Lansing, Michigan
Paid research position transcribing and coding relevant information from clinical records for an ongoing study concerning behavioral and emotional problems among African-American youth. Supervisors:  Michael C. Lambert, Ph.D., George Rowan, M.D.

05/95-12/95 Research Assistant
Michigan State University/University of Michigan Longitudinal Study -  East Lansing, Michigan
Longitudinal study examining the development of children of alcoholic fathers. Reviewed relevant journal articles, administered assessment instruments to subjects (including the Child Behavior Checklist, Dimensions of Temperament Scale, and the Beck Depression Inventory).
Supervisors: Hiram Fitzgerald, Ph.D., Bob Zucker, Ph.D
 
JOURNAL PUBLICATIONS:

Lambert, M.C., Samms Vaughn, M.E., Lyubansky, M., Podolski, C.L., Hannah, S.D., McCaslin, S. & Rowan, G.T. (1999). Behavior and emotional problems of clinic-referred children of the African Diaspora: A cross-national study of African American and Jamaican children ages 4 to 18.  Journal of Black Psychology, 25, 504-523.

NEWSLETTER PUBLICATIONS:

 McCaslin, S. (February/May 2000). An International Organization of Psychology Students. The International Council of Psychologists Newsletter.

 McCaslin, S. (Spring, 1999). International Notes. Eye on Psi Chi, Issue #3.

 McCaslin, S. (1999). 3rd International Red Cross and Red Crescent Conference on Psychological Support. Coping with Crisis, No. 1/98 & 2/99, 6-8.

 McCaslin, S. (1998).  Division 52 introduced.  Newsletter of the American Psychological Association of Graduate Students (APAGS), 10 (1), 6.

 McCaslin, S. (1997). Student membership introduced. International Psychology Reporter, 1(2), 7

ASSISTED IN EDITING:

 Psychosocial rehabilitation of children affected by armed conflict and/or violence: A manual for semi- and non professional helpers. Copenhagen, Denmark: Danish Red Cross and The Federation Reference Centre for Psychological Support (1999).

Danish Red Cross and the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, Gerard Jacobs, Ph.D. (Assistant Ed.). Coping with Crisis: Psychological Support Programme Newsletter (1997), no. 2 & 3.

PRESENTATIONS:

Jacobs, G.A., Quevillion, R.P., Reyes, G., Elliott, T.L., Todd-Bazemore, E., McCaslin, S.E., Hiller, M.D., Boero, J.V., Johnson-Jimenez, E., & LeBeux, K. (2000, August). Recent international development in psychological first aid and psychological support. Poster presented at the 108th annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, Washington D.C.

Newman, S.C., McCaslin, S.E., Yuen, R., Baysden, M., Jackman, C.F., & Comunian, A.L. (2000, August). An international organization for students in  psychology: Planning and implementation. Conversation hour presented at the 108th annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, Washington D.C.

Reyes, G., Jacobs, G.A., Elliott, T.L., Quevillion, R.P., Boero, J.V., Hiller, M.D., Johnson-Jimenez, E.K., LeBeaux, K.L., & McCaslin, S.E. (2000, August). International issues in psychosocial assessment: Refugees and other migrant populations. Poster presented at the 108th annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, Washington D.C.

Stevens, M. J., Yang, L., Fu, M., & McCaslin, S. (2000, August). International  research and clinical work as a graduate student. Symposium presented at the 108th annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, Washington D.C.

McCaslin, S.E. (2000, July). International Association of Psychology Students: An organizing meeting. Conversation hour presented at the XXVII International Congress of Psychology, Stockholm, Sweden.

McCaslin, S.E., Baysden, M., & Comunian, A.L. (2000, July). An International Organization of Students: Follow-up and planning. Conversation hour presented at the 58th
annual meeting of the International Council of Psychologists, University of Padua, Italy. Congress of Psychology, Stockholm, Sweden.

 Daniels, M.C., Dhooper, M., Diep, A.K., Johnson-Jiménez, E.K., McCaslin, S.E., Nassif, C., Phillips, J.M., Skillman, G.D., Stephens, S.B., Todd-Bazemore, B., Vetticad, R.G., & Oliver, M. (2000, June). The developmental process of the Students of Color in Psychology, and how it represents a microcosm of society. Presented at the 13th annual National Conference on Race and Ethnicity in American Higher Education (NCORE), Sante Fe, New Mexico.

 McCaslin, S., & Caraway, S.J. (1999, November). Assessing cognitive abilities of clinic-referred Northern Plains Native American infants and toddlers. Poster presented at the 33rd Annual Convention of the Association for Advancement of Behavior Therapy (AABT), Toronto, Canada.

 Stevens, M.J., McCaslin, S., Mates, M., McWhirter, J.J., & Merenda, P. (1999, August). Issues in the training of International psychologists.  Symposium presented at the 107th annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, Boston, Massachusetts.

McCaslin, S. E. (1999, April). Disaster Mental Health. Inservice presented to
staff at the Veterans Administration Medical Center (VAMC), Sioux Falls, South Dakota.

McCaslin, S.E. (1999, February). IFRC Reference Centre for Psychological Support:
Project visit to Lithuanian Red Cross. Presentation to the University of South Dakota psychology faculty, staff, and students, University of South Dakota, Vermillion, South Dakota.

 McCaslin, S., & Lang, K. (1998, August). Students addressing International issues. Discussion hour presented for the inaugural program of the APA Division of International Psychology at the 106th annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, San Francisco, California.

 Jacobs, G., Boero, J., Hiller, M., & McCaslin, S. (1998, April).  Disaster relief personnel & first response teams:  Risk/Protective factors in natural & humanmade disaster.  Presented at the National Disaster Medical Systems, Convention, Denver, Colorado.

 McCaslin, S. (1998, April).  An examination of the validity of the K-ABC for a sample of clinic-referred Sioux preschoolers in South Dakota.  Poster session presented at the "Advances in Disability Service and Awareness": Graduate Students’ Research Poster Presentations, South Dakota University Affiliated Program, Sioux Falls, South Dakota.

 McCaslin, S., & Struck, J. (1998, February).  Fetal Alcohol Syndrome/Fetal Alcohol Effects and the K- ABC: A study of clinic-referred Native American preschoolers in South Dakota.  Paper presented at the 14th annual Pacific Rim Conference on Disabilities, Honolulu, Hawaii.

 McCaslin, S., Lambert, M.C., Hannah, S., Lyubansky, M., & Rowan, G. (1997, November).  Behavior and emotional problems of clinic-referred children of African Descent: A cross-national study of African American and Jamaican children ages 4 to 18.  Poster session presented at the 31st Annual meeting of the Association for Advancement of Behavior Therapy, Miami, Florida.

 Hannah, S., Lambert, M., McCaslin, S., & Lyubansky, M. (1997, May).  Behavior and emotional problems of clinic-referred children of African Descent: A cross-national study of African American and Jamaican children ages 4 to 18.  Poster session presented at the 2nd Annual Psychology Department Student Research Conference, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan.

 McCaslin, S., Lyubansky, M., Lambert, M.C., & Rowan, G. (1996, April).  Who, what, and where: The three W’s of diagnosis in a clinic-referred sample of African American youth.  Poster session presented at the 1st Annual Psychology Department Student Research Conference, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan.

 Lyubansky, M., Lambert, M.C., McCaslin, S., & Knight, F.H. (1995, July).  Agreement among parents, teacher, and child reporting on behavior and emotional problems in a Jamaican adolescent sample.  Poster session presented at the XXV InterAmerican Congress of Psychology, San Juan, Puerto Rico.

TEACHING EXPERIENCE:

present-05/01 Instructor of Record
Psychology 275: Introduction to Research Methods
Department of Psychology, University of South Dakota
Vermillion, South Dakota

09/96-05/97 Teaching Assistant
Department of Psychology, University of South Dakota
Vermillion, South Dakota
Responsibilities: Guest lectured to groups of 20 to 200 students, graded exams, held study sessions and office hours for the classes of Introductory Psychology (n = approximately 250 ) and Social Psychology
(n = approximately 110).
Hours: Approximately 16 hours per week
Supervisor: Cindy Struckman-Johnson, Ph.D.

GRANTS APPLIED FOR AND REVIEWED:

USD Office of Research Grant ($500.00)     Fall 2000  (funded)

APA/NIH Travel Award ($1100.00)              Spring 2000 (funded)
American Psychological Association Travel Award to the XXVII International Congress of Psychology in Stockholm, Sweden, grant made possible by the National Institutes of Health (NIH).

APA Travel Award ($500.00)                       Spring 2000 (funded)
American Psychological Association (APA) Travel Award to the 108th annual APA meeting in Washington D.C.

Fulbright Dissertation Grant Program          Fall 1997  (not funded)
Title of Grant: "Examining the effects of prolonged stress on the Danish Red Cross Delegate"

COMMUNITY SERVICE:

03/00  Invited speaker
Vermillion High School - Vermillion, South Dakota
Presented a lecture and lead a discussion on the psychology of decision making with a group of students.

03/00  Disaster Mental Health Volunteer
Along with the Disaster Mental Health team, provided psychological debriefings for Vermillion high school students and their parents following multiple suicides of Vermillion high school students.

Spring 2000 Invited Speaker
Community Counseling Services - Madison, South Dakota
Provided a 2 hour informative talk on Posttraumatic Stress Disorder for family members of mentally ill individuals in the community.
Co-sponsored by Community Counseling Services and National Alliance of the Mentally Ill (NAMI).

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES:

08/99-present     Steering Committee Member
International Psychology Students' Organization (IPSO)
Actively working to help create an international organization for students which would facilitate the communication and interaction of psychology students worldwide. The implementation of such an organization has been supported by the larger international psychology organizations, including the International Association of Applied Psychology, the International Union of Psychological Science, and the International Council of Psychologists.

01/99-present Member, Advocacy Coordinating Team (ACT)
Student association affiliated with APAGS, aimed at increasing awareness of social and legal issues in psychology. Participated in a rally for mental health policy change at the Capitol during the 108th annual APA convention and also visited the offices of our SD congressman with regards to policy affecting psychology graduate students.
Mentor: Barbara Yutrzenka, Ph.D.

09/99-present Co-chair, Staffing Committee
Assist in the selection of professional topics to be delivered at the USD Clinical Psychology Training Program weekly staff meetings.

08/97-present Co-chairperson, Student Committee of APA, Division 52
Serve as the co-chairperson of the student affiliates of the International Division (Division 52) of the American Psychological Association. Among shared duties include the recruitment of student articles for the Division 52 newsletter, upkeeping the student webpage that is linked to the Division page, and stimulating interest in international psychology among graduate students studying psychology.

10/98  Organizing Committee member: IFRC Conference
As a volunteer of the Danish Red Cross and as part of the previously mentioned internship with the IFRC Reference Centre for Psychological Support, aided in the organization of the 3rd International Red Cross/Red Crescent Conference on Psychological Support in Lyon, France on the premises of the French Red Cross.

09/97-05/98 Co-chairperson, Social Committee
Social committee, USD Psychology Department
Coordinated social activities for the Clinical Psychology Training Program

Spring 1997 Co-chairperson, Budget Committee, Building Bridges Conference
Conference budget committee, USD Psychology Department
Building Bridges: Indigenous students and educators. A conference on integrating cultural values into the academic environment.

09/96-present Member of the Ally Group
USD Psychology Department
Developing an understanding and an alliance with the personal and institutional experiences of target group members (people of color; gay men and lesbians; physically, developmentally, mentally disabled; and individuals of diverse religious or spiritual beliefs) and their needs
Chair of Ally Group: 08/99-08/00

Fall 1997 Dialogue Racism
Participated in a 9 week (3 hours/week) seminar in which personal and societal issues surrounding topics of diversity and racism were discussed
Fall 1996 Representative, USD Psychology Department
Activities/Academic Fair, USD

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS:

American Red Cross Volunteer      1997-Present
Student Affiliate:
          American Psychological Association (APA)        1996-present
              APA Division 52 - International Division
              APA Division 12 - Clinical Psychology Division
          Association for Advancement of Behavior Therapy (AABT)  1997-present
          AABT Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Special Interest Group  1997-present
          Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues (SPSSI)
         1997-present
          International Association of Applied Psychology (IAAP)   1997-present
          International Council of Psychologists (ICP)       1998-present

HONORS AND AWARDS:

Young Psychologists Program        07/00
One of five individuals within 5 years of their final degree, nominated by the American Psychological Association to attend special programs (including meetings with prominent
scientists and journal editors) at the XXVII International Congress of Psychology. Funding was provided by the US National Science Foundation and National Institute of Health.
Morgan Fellowship           08/97-present
Disaster Mental Health Institute
University of South Dakota
The position is funded for two years. Following the two years, one retains the Morgan Fellowship title but is unfunded.
Outstanding Student Research Award      04/14/98
SD University Affiliated Program
Psi Chi Honor Society          09/96-Present
Dean’s List             1995-96
Michigan State University

PROFESSIONAL WORKSHOPS ATTENDED:

05/19/00 Advances in the Treatment of Depression and Anxiety.
Stephen M. Stahl, M.D., Ph.D, A One-Day Conference Sponsored by the University of South Dakota School of Medicine, Sioux Falls, SD.

03/00  CISM: Basic Group Crisis Intervention.
Workshop provided during a conference sponsored by the International Critical Incident Stress Foundation Conference, Lansing, MI.

03/00  CISM: Advanced Group Crisis Intervention.
Jeffery T. Mitchell, Ph.D., C.T.S., workshop provided during a conference sponsored by the International Critical Incident Stress Foundation Conference, Lansing, MI.

05/00  Disaster Mental Health Services Training.
American Red Cross/Disaster Mental Health Institute, Vermillion, SD

01/00 "Cognitive-Behavioral Approach to Substance Abuse, and Addiction Counseling with Diverse Populations"
University of South Dakota, Vermillion, SD

05/99  Aviation Incident Response Team Training
American Red Cross, Disaster Operations Center, Falls Church, VA

05/22/99 Developing and Validating Instruments for Cross-Lingual and/or Cross-Cultural Assessment.
Norbert K. Tanzer, University of Graz, Austria. International Conference on Adapting Tests For Use in Multiple Languages and Cultures, Georgetown University, Washington D.C.

05/21/99 Practical Procedures for Translating, Scaling, and Utilizing Tests Across Languages.
Ana Muñoz-Sandoval and Richard Woodcock, Measurement/Learning/Consultants. International Conference on Adapting Tests For Use in Multiple Languages and Cultures, Georgetown University Conference Center, Washington D.C.

08/97  Introduction to Disaster Services
American Red Cross, Sioux Valley Hospital, Sioux Falls, SD

 REFERENCES: Available upon request