Michael Austin Kirkpatrick Department of Psychology Associate Professor of Psychology BCBA (December 2003) Board of Certification in Behavior Analysis. Cert. # 1-03-1333 M.A.,Ph.D., The University of Mississippi Major, Psychology; Minor, Behavioral Pharmacology B.A., Lynchburg College Double Major: Philosophy and Psychology
	Wheeling Jesuit University 316 Washington Avenue Wheeling, West Virginia 26003
	Office: Donahue 243D Phone: 304-243-4429 Fax: 304-243-4441 mkirkpatrick@wju.edu Website: www.wju.edu/academics/psy/faculty/kirkpatrick.asp

Professional Experience:

 

2006-present, Associate Professor of Psychology (Starting Fall 2006)

            Psychology Program, Wheeling Jesuit University, Wheeling, WV  26003

 

2003-2006, Associate Professor of Psychology --Tenured August 2005,
            Assistant Professor of Psychology, 8/00 - 5/03.

Psychology Program, Wesley College, Dover, DE  19901

 

1996-2000, Assistant Professor of Psychology

School of Sciences, Lynchburg College, Lynchburg, VA  24501

 

1996 (1/96-5/96), Assistant Professor of Psychology

Department of Psychology, Bloomsburg University, Bloomsburg, PA  17815-1301

 

1994-1995 (8/94-5/95) Teacher/Head Teacher

Wego School, 50 Ju-Hai Road, Pei Tou, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC

 

1993-1994 (9/93-1/94) Program Director

Mediplex Rehabilitation Center of the North Shore, 70 Granite Street, Lynn, MA  01904

 

1990-1993, Assistant Program Director 9/92-9/93, Behavior Analyst 9/90-9/91, Program Evaluation Coordinator/Behavior Analyst. 9/91-9/92.

Datahr Rehabilitation Institute, 135 Old State Road, Brookfield, CT  06804

Now Ability Beyond Disability

 

1989-1990 (9/89-7/90),  Psychologist I 12/89-7/90, Associate Psychologist 8/89-12/89    

North Mississippi Retardation Center, Highway 7 Bypass, Oxford, MS  38655

 

Courses Taught: 

 

Behavior Modification Applied Behavior Analysis History and Systems of Psychology General Psychology Health Psychology Research in Applied Behavior Analysis Research Methods Statistics for Social Scientists Statistics Laboratory Physiological Psychology Physiological Psychology Laboratory

Learning Theory Psychology of Learning Laboratory Advanced General Psychology Social Psychology Clinical Psychology Psychology of Aging Drugs and Behavior Westover Honors Thesis Directed Research (WJU classes italicized)

McClure, J. T., Moss, R. A., McPeters, J. W. & Kirkpatrick, M. A. (1986).  Reduction of hand mouthing by a boy with profound mental retardation.  Mental Retardation, 24, 219-222.

 

Book Reviews:

 

Kirkpatrick, M. A. (2001).  [A review of Pliszka, Carlson, and Swanson's book ADHD With Comorbid Disorders: Clinical Assessment and Management].  Remedial and Special Education, 22, pp. 57-58.

 

Kirkpatrick, M. A. (2000).  [Review of Ronald T. Brown's book Cognitive Aspects of Chronic Illness in Children].  Remedial and Special Education, 21, pp. 378-379.

 

Editorial, Review and Service Activities:

 

            Guest Reviewer, Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis (JABA).  Phil Ward, Associate Editor to Pat Friman, Editor of JABA.

 

            Senior Associate Editor, Journal of Behavior Analysis in Health, Sport, Fitness, and Medicine (BAHSFM).  Behavior Analysis Online; Joe Cautilli Lead Editor and Publisher.  August, 2006 to present.

 

            Chair/Treasurer; Health, Sport and Fitness (HSF) Special Interest Group (SIG), Association for Behavior Analysis.  May 2004-present.

 

            Chair; HSF-SIG, Association for Behavior Analysis.  May 2002-May 2004.

 

Consulting Editor (December, 1999 to present), Remedial and Special Education.  A Publication of PRO-ED Journals.  Renewed 3-year term ending December, 2008.

 

Member, Board of Directors, Camp Child, PO Box 4621, Lynchburg, VA 24502.  A not-for-profit, area summer educational camp for learning disabled children (9/99-6/00).

 

Virginia Center on Aging, Alzheimer's and Related Diseases Research Award Fund, Peer Reviewer (June, 1998).  Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA

 

Workshops Presented:

 

Kirkpatrick, Michael.  "Relaxation and Problem-Solving Strategies for Stress Reduction."  Presented for the Psychiatric Day Program Presentation Series, Hudson House, Lynchburg, VA (December, 1999).

 

Kirkpatrick, Michael.  "Behavior Modification for Stress Reduction," in Managing Stress:  A Hands-on Workshop.  The Central Virginia Alzheimer's Association and The Bell Boone Beard Gerontology Center Conference.  Lynchburg College, Lynchburg, VA (September, 1997; September, 1998).

 

Kirkpatrick, Michael.  "Habit Formation and Changing Lifestyles:  Moving Beyond the Comfort Zone," in Aging Well:  A Multifactorial Approach.  Annual Bell Boone Beard Gerontology Center Conference.  Lynchburg College, Lynchburg, VA (June, 1998).

 

Kirkpatrick, Michael.  "Positive Reinforcement in the Shaping of Parenting Skills in First-Time, Single Mothers."  Presented at the Volunteer's In-service Training Program for the Child Abuse Prevention Center, Virginia Baptist Hospital, Lynchburg, VA (November, 1997).

 

Grants, awards and honors:

 

	2006		$500.00 Faculty Development Grant for conference travel.              Office of the Dean, Wesley College, Dover, DE.
	2004		$1000.00 Faculty Development Grant for conference travel. Office of the Dean, Wesley College, Dover, DE.
	2003		$1500.00 Faculty Development Grant for conference travel. Office of the Dean, Wesley College, Dover, DE.
	2002		$700.00 Faculty Development Grant for conference travel. Office of the Dean, Wesley College, Dover, DE.
	2001		$1000.00 Faculty Development Grant for conference travel. Office of the Dean, Wesley College, Dover, DE.
	1999		$500.00 Student/Faculty Collaborative Research Award, Faculty Research and Development Committee, Lynchburg College, Lynchburg, VA.
	1998		Nominated for the Shirley E. Rosser Award for Excellence in Teaching, Lynchburg College, Lynchburg, VA.
	1988		Psi Chi National Psychology Honor Society, Lynchburg College Chapter:  Charter Member Lynchburg College, Lynchburg, VA.
	1984		The Morgan Award for Excellence in Philosophy, Lynchburg College, Lynchburg, VA.
	1984		Outstanding Senior in Psychology Award, Lynchburg College, Lynchburg, VA.

              

  

Membership in Professional Organizations:

 

Association for Behavior Analysis:  International

Maryland Association for Behavior Analysis

Association for Psychological Science

Eastern Psychological Association

 

Select presentations from recent scientific meetings:

 

            Lesser, A. & Kirkpatrick, M. A. (2006, May).  Indirect Measures of Putative Covert Behavior Following Instructions to Perform Sport-Related Visual Imagery.  Paper presented at the 32nd annual convention of ABA:  International, Atlanta, GA.

 

            Lesser, A. & Kirkpatrick, M. A. (2006, March).  Dynamic Measures of Imagery Performance may Supplant Traditional Self-report Measures.  Paper presented at the 77th annual convention of the Eastern Psychological Association, Baltimore, MD.

 

            Stant, K. Kirkpatrick, M. A., & Vaughn, A. (2006, March).  Perceived Locus of Control Predicts Academic Performance.  Paper presented at the 77th annual convention of the Eastern Psychological Association, Baltimore, MD.

 

            Kirkpatrick, M. A. & Lesser, A. (2005, November).  Understanding Visual Imagery Within a Radical Behavioral Framework.  Paper presented at the 8th Annual meeting of the Maryland Association for Behavior Analysis, Baltimore, MD.

 

            Kirkpatrick, M. A., Dumas, J. & Sutedja, R. (2004, May).  Indirect, Overt Measurement of Covert Behavior following Instructions to Performance Visual Imagery.  Paper presented at the 30th annual convention of ABA:  International, Boston, MA.

 

            Kirkpatrick, M. A., (2004, May).  ABA Applications in Sports and Health: Imagery, Positive Practice, and Increasing Physical Activity.  Paper session chair at the 30th annual convention of ABA:  International, Boston, MA.

 

Research under review:

 

            Kirkpatrick, M. A., & Waid, M.  Effects of Practice and Laterality on the Duration of Actual and Imagined Writing Tasks.  Accepted by the Eastern Psychological Association as a poster for presentation at the annual conference in Philadelphia, PA, March 2007.

 

            Sherman, J., Jones, D., & Kirkpatrick, M.A.  Mental chronometry in martial arts students' imagery for traditional katas.  Accepted by the Eastern Psychological Association as a poster for presentation at the annual conference in Philadelphia, PA, March 2007.

 

Committee Assignments:

 

Haig Research Award Committee

Faculty Services (Co-chair)

Institutional Review Board (IRB) for protection of Human Research
   Participants (Chair)

Faculty Evaluation

Library and Institutional Technology

Selection Committee for duPont Endowed Scholarship

Student Academic Standards (Chair)

Psychology Program Development

Ad hoc-restructuring

New Faculty Search Committees (Psychology, Nursing 4x, Sociology)

Faculty Morale Committee

Program Evaluation (non-profit sector)

New Patient Admissions (for-profit sector)

Interdisciplinary Teams (multiple; state and non-profit sectors)

 

Student advisement:

 

            Faculty Advisor to Psi Chi (Fall 2003 to Spring 2006).

            Faculty Advisor to Alpha Phi Delta service fraternity (Fall 2004 to Spring 2006).

            Faculty Advisor to Alpha Phi Omega service fraternity (Fall 2004 to Spring 2006).

 

Attendance at Professional Workshops and Continuing Education:

 

            Designing Organizational Change Initiatives (May 29, 2004). Presented by Jamie Pagliaro and Stephen Luce, Ph.D. (Melmark, Inc.) at the 30th annual convention of ABA: International, Boston, MA. 

 

Grant Writing Workshop (October 19, 2002), Entrepreneurship Center, Delaware State University, Dover, DE.

 

The Summer Institute on College Teaching (June 11-16, 2000).  Virginia Tidewater Consortium for Higher Education, The College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, VA. 

 

Adult Health and Development Program, Director's Training (March 1998).  University of Maryland, University Park, MD.  Directed by Dan Levitan.

 

Mandarin Language Training Center (July-August 1997).  National Cheng-Chi University, Taipei, Taiwan.

 

Creative Writing:

 

            Kirkpatrick, Michael (1999).  "The Doctor."  In Bruce Northam and Brad Olsen (Eds), In Search of Adventure:  A Wild Travel Anthology.  Chicago:  Independent Publishers Group.

 

            Kirkpatrick, M. A. (September, 2006).  Behavior Analysis in Health, Sport and Fitness.   Online newsletter article for HSF-SIG (special interest group in ABA; see above). http://www.abainternational.org/ABA/newsletter/vol292/HSFSIG.asp

 

Hobbies:

 

Creative Writing, Sinology/Mandarin, Buddhist Studies, Martial Arts, Boxing, Swimming, Acoustic Guitar, Bicycling, Jogging, Inline Roller Speedskating.