Shelley L. Segal, Psy.D.
Private Practice
Los Angeles, California 90024
Phone: 310-***-**** 16550 Ventura Bl. Ste. 405
Encino, California, 91436
Email address: abpjy7@r.postjobfree.com
PROFESSIONAL POSITIONS UCLA/ NPH
Member of Pediatric Pain Program
Inpatient treatment in Dept. of Neuro Rehabilitaiton
Supervisor to Postdoctoral Fellow
PEPPERDINE UNIVERSITY
Adjunct Professor
Clinical Supervisor
EDUCATION
October, 2003 Doctor of Clinical Psychology
Pepperdine University
Culver City, CA
May 1999 Master of Arts, Psychology
Pepperdine University
Encino, CA
May 1975 Bachelor of Science
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, MI
POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIP UCLA-NPI/
David Geffen School of Medicine
October, 2003 - October, 2004 Supervisor:
Primary: David Wellisch, Ph.D.
Delegated: Thomas Kaleita, Ph.D.
REGISTERED PSYCHOLOGICAL
ASSISTANT
October, 2003 – December, 2004 Private Practice
Supervisor:
Debra Borys, Ph.D.
PREDOCTORAL INTERNSHIP
October, 2002 - October, 2003 Wright Institute of Los Angeles
PREDOCTORAL SUPERVISED
CLINICAL EXPERIENCE
July 2002- December, 2002 University Neuropsychology Group
Neuropsychological testing, analysis of data and report writing.
Supervisors:
Lou D’Elia, Ph.D.
Paul Satz, Ph.D.
September, 2001-June, 2003 Parkman Middle School
Child/ Adolescent Rotation
Provide individual and group counseling for low SES adolescents in
a middle school setting.
Weekly supervision and case conference
Supervisor:. Aaron Aviera, Ph.D.
January, 2001 – May, 2002
Cal State University Northridge (CSUN)
Northridge, CA
Assessment/Research Rotation
The purpose of this study is to assess for dementia of the Alzheimer’s
type using different strategies (EEG, neuropsychological, and social judgment
markers.
Administration of a comprehensive battery of neuropsychological tests and questionnaires
to individuals suffering from Alzheimer’s Disease and to control subjects.
Supervisor: Maura Mitrushina, Ph.D.
January 2000 –January, 2001 Olive View-UCLA Medical Center
Sylmar, CA
Cal State University Northridge (CSUN)
Northridge, CA
Assessment Rotation
Exploration of psychometric properties of the long and short versions of the
WAIS-III and WASI, and comparative study of various methods of intelligence estimation.
Administration of tests and questionnaires to psychiatric patients suffering
from severe mental disorders, as well a control group of healthy adults.
Supervisor: Maura Mitrushina, Ph.D.
June 1999 – May, 2003 Pepperdine Community Counseling Center
Encino, CA
Adult Rotation
Provide individual, couples, and family
therapy in a university clinical setting.
Weekly supervision and case conference
Supervisor: Dr. Aaron Aviera, Ph.D.
October, 1997 to September, 1998 University of Judaism
Bel Air, CA
Practicum Leader
Lead training group for peer counselors
Teach and oversee peer counseling skills and techniques, and organize discussions
of peer counselor’s field placements
Supervisor: Phoebe Frank, Ph.D.
September, 1996 - May 1998
Temple Judea Community Outreach,
Tarzana, CA
Conducted paraprofessional counseling for individuals
and co-led group therapy.
Supervisor: Lisa Kaplan, Ph.D.
EMPLOYMENT
January, 2005 – Present Pepeperdine University (Community Counseling Center)
Encino, CA
Clinical Supervisor
Provide support & supervision to Masters and Doctoral level Psychology students
September, 2002 - September, 2003 Pepperdine University
Culver City, CA
Peer Supervisor
Provide support and supervision to doctoral students beginning clinical training.
Supervisor:
Aaron Aviera, Ph.D.
January 1999 – January, 2002 Pepperdine University
Encino, CA
Teaching Assistant
Individual and Family Development (Masters Level)
Prepare and present lectures on life span development from adolescence to middle
adulthood; assist with exam preparation and administration
Physiological Psychology (Masters Level)
Prepare, administer and help score exams
Provide support to students to meet learning objectives
Maura Mitrushina, Ph.D. (Professor)
September, 2000 – September, 2002 Pepperdine Community Counseling Center
Encino, CA
Clinic Associate
Teach new interns crisis management theory, and techniques required to be on
call for the clinic. Provide peer supervision, case management skills, help students
with clinical dilemmas and facilitate case conference.
Aaron Aviera, Ph.D. (Director)
September, 1998 to June 1999 Pepperdine Community Counseling Center
Encino, CA
Graduate Assistant
Telephone intakes, administrative duties
associated with running a psychology clinic, networking for new clinic and weekly
participation in case conference
Aaron Aviera, Ph.D. (Director)
RESEARCH
January, 2005 – Present UCLA School of Medicine
Los Angeles, CA
Co-Investigator, Supervisor
“
Understanding Communication about
Symptoms in Children with Serious Illness
Lonnie Zeltzer, M.D. – Principal Investigator
October, 2003 – October, 2004 UCLA School of Medicine
Los Angeles, CA
Co-Investigator
“
Pilot Study of Modafinil for Treatment of Fatigue and Neurobehavioral Dysfunction
in Adult Brain Tumor Patients”
Thomas Kaleita, Ph.D., Principal Investigator
Timothy Cloughesy, M.D., Co-Principal Investigator
Judith Ford, M.D., Ph.D., Co-Investigator
David Wellisch, Ph.D., Co-Investigator
June 2003- October, 2004 UCLA- Department of Neurology
Los Angeles, CA
Site Coordinator
Prospective Huntington’s At Risk Observational Study (PHAROS)
Coordination of research protocol at UCLA, one of 43-sites for this study.On-site
administration of neuropsychological examination and behavior observations.
Goal: To defining the onset of Huntington’s Disease and the factors that
influence it.
January, 1997-January, 1998 UCLA-NPI
Research Assistant
Los Angeles, CA
Administration of a comprehensive neuropsychological test battery to assess attention
and memory in healthy men between the ages of 60-90 years as part of a larger
research project.
Paul Satz, Ph.D., Maura Mitrushina, Ph.D., & David Hardy, Ph.D.
PRESENTATIONS
November, 2005 Group Therapy Approach to the Treatment of Chronic Pain
Los Angeles Psychological Association
(Health Psychology Division)
Encino, CA
March, 2002 “Prescriptive Authority Effort: Psychology’s
Optimism in the 21st Century”
California Psychological Association
San Jose, CA
May, 2001 The Prescription Privilege Initiative (RxP)
Broad overview of the prescription privilege initiative for
Psychologists presented to Masters level students
Pepperdine University, Malibu, CA
Marilyn Simpson, Ph.D (Professor)
April 2001 Overview of Depression and Anxiety
Pierce College, Woodland Hills, CA
Presented to students, faculty, and staff
March & November, 2001 Clinical Management of Psychopathology (Masters Level)
Pepperdine University, Los Angeles, CA
Overview of Affective Disorders;
interview and intake techniques, goals and
treatment planning
Aaron Aviera, Ph.D. (Professor)
December, 2000 Childhood and Adolescence (Doctoral Level)
Bipolar in Children and Adolescence:
Medication Considerations
Pepperdine University, Los Angeles
Drew Ehrhardt, Ph.D. (Professor)
March & November 1999,
2000, 2001 Individual and Family Development (Masters Level)
Pepperdine University, Encino, CA.
Life issues of development from adolescence to
middle adulthood.
Maura Mitrushina, Ph.D. (Professor)
April 1998 Interpersonal Skills and Group Therapy (Masters Level)
Pepperdine University, Los Angeles, CA.
Premenstrual Syndrome
Robert Weathers, Ph.D.
OTHER PROFESSIONAL
ACTIVITIES/PUBLICATIONS
Poster Presentation
Toronto, Canada
November, 2004
“
A Pilot Study of Modafinil (Provigil) for the Treatment of Fatigue
and Neurobehavioral Dysfunction in Adult Brain Tumor Patients”
Thomas A. Kaleita, Ph.D.; Timothy F. Cloughesy, M.D., Judith M. Ford,
M.D. Ph.D.; Bill Steh, Ph.D.; Leia Ngheimphu, M.D.; Carrie Graham,
R.N. N.P.;
Shelley Segal, Psy.D.; David K. Wellisch, Ph.D,
Kayo, R., Ballard, D.W., Segal, S. (Winter 2002). Advancing the Profession:
A Prescription for Success.The American Psychological Association of
Graduate Students, 14, (1), 41.
Coordination and planning of a workshop (with approval for 6 hours
of MCEP credit) on the Integration of Psychotherapy and Psychopharmacology.
Morgan Sammons, Ph.D., Commander on active duty the US Navy, graduate
of Department of Defense Psychopharmacology Demonstration Project,
and prescribing psychologist since 1994.
Nov 6, 2001
Wen, J., Antolin, T., Segal, S., and Mitrushina, M.
Relationship Between Olfactory Acuity, ERPs and Neuropsychological
Performance in Alzheimer’s Patients.
If accepted, poster presentation for National Academy of Neuropsychology,
October, 2002 in Florida at annual meeting of the Academy.
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATION
MEMBERSHIPS AND CERTIFICATIONS
American Psychological Association (APA)
California Psychological Association (CPA)
Los Angeles County Psychological Association (LACPA)
ASAP (American Society for the Advancement of Pharmacotherapy,
Div. 55)
Division V (Pharmacotherapy) of the CPA
American Chronic Pain Association
American Pain Society
American Academy of Pain Management
Psi Chi Member