PRESENTATIONS
CANCER EBRACE SURVIVORSHIP 2 DAY RETREATS
10-23-2015 Sanford CANCER Embrace Survivorship Retreat developer and multiple
presenter-“Meeting you where you are: Supporting small steps to get where you want to
be”, “How do you find validation and support when “they” don’t get it”.
Nutritional and internet information panel.
10-2014 Sanford CANCER Embrace Survivorship Retreat organizer and presenter
5-2014 Sanford CANCER Embrace Survivorship Retreat organizer and presenter
2014 Oncology Education Forum: Psychosocial care in oncology.
2012 Estrogen: Key information you must know to understand and treat women’s mental
health in pregnancy and postpartum. South Dakota Perinatal Association meeting.
2006 The use of the PHQ9 and GAD7 to screen for perinatal mood disorders. South Dakota
Perinatal Association Annual meeting. Pierre, SD.
2006 Miscarriage as a Traumatic Event. Presentation at USD School of Medicine. Sioux Falls, SD.
2006 Relapse of Major Depression during Pregnancy. Presentation at USD School of Medicine.
2005 Generalized anxiety disorder. Presentation at USD School of Medicine.
1998 Fourth trimester-Postpartum depression and family adjustment. Presentation at the
South Dakota Perinatal Association Annual Conference, Sioux Falls, SD.
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
2003 Adjunct Faculty-Psychological theory. Augustana University, Sioux Falls, SD
Arizona State University-1 M National Science Foundation Grant to raise the career aspirations
of gifted girls.
RESEARCH AWARDS
Human Development Research Award Division E Counseling and Human Development
April 2002.
1999 Mood, marriage, and menopause.
Paper presented at the national annual meeting of the American Psychological Association,
Boston, MA.
1998 Women’s Health issues: A focus on infertility, gynecological cancer and menopause.
Paper presented at the national annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, San
Francisco, CA.
1997 Psychosocial influences on health and body image of midlife women.
Paper presented at the national annual meeting of the American Psychological Association’s
Women’s Health Conference, Washington, D.C.