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Krista
Chronister, Ph.D.
Counseling Psychology Program
5251 College of Education
University of Oregon
Eugene, OR 97403-5251
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Office: (541) 346-2415
Department: (541) 346-5501
FAX: (541) 346-6778
email: kmg@uoregon.edu |
PROFESSIONAL
CREDENTIALS
Pending:
Licensed Psychologist, State of Oregon , (Passed
National Licensure Examination; completed required post-doctoral
residency hours; pending scheduling and completion of state
oral ethics and jurisprudence examination).
EDUCATION
| Degree |
Year |
Area |
University |
| Ph.D. |
2003 |
Counseling Psychology |
University of Oregon |
| M.S. |
2000 |
Counseling Psychology |
University of Oregon |
| B.S. |
1996 |
Psychology (Cum Laude) |
University of Florida |
AWARDS
AND HONORS
| 2006 |
Award Recipient, Loan Repayment
Program, National Institutes of Health. |
| 2006 |
Fellow,
Summer Institute on the Conduct of Randomized Clinical
Trials for Behavioral Interventions, National Institute
of Health. |
| 2006 |
Excellence
in Diversity Award, College
of Education
, University
of Oregon.
|
| 2006 |
Nominated, Emerging Scholar
Award, American Association of University Women. |
| 2003 |
Laurel
Research Faculty Mentoring Grant/Student Research Award
for Allison Lau; Center for the Study of Women in Society,
University
of Oregon. |
| 2003 |
Joan Dallum Graduate Student
Research Award, Commission for Counseling and Psychological
Services of the American College Personnel Association. |
| 2002 |
University Graduate Teaching
Award, Graduate School, University of Oregon. |
| 2002 |
Excellence Award, Office of
Multicultural Affairs, University of Oregon. |
| 2001 |
Donald E. Super Dissertation
Research Award, Division of Counseling Psychology, APA. |
| 2001 |
Target of Opportunity Laurel
Award, University of Oregon. |
| 2001 |
Betty Foster McCue Dissertation
Research Grant, University of Oregon. |
| 2000 |
Dissertation Award, Science
Directorate, American Psychological Association. |
PROFESSIONAL
EXPERIENCE
| 2003 - |
Assistant Professor. Counseling
Psychology Program (APA accredited doctoral program),
University of Oregon. Counseling Psychology and Human
Services Area of Concentration, College of Education. |
| 2003- |
Behavioral
Scientist (2004-present), Child and Family Center
, University of Oregon . |
| 2002-2003 |
2002-2003 Psychology Intern. University
Counseling Center, University of Maryland. Included intake
evaluations; individual and group counseling; professional
consultation; therapist supervision. Specialized training
and clinical rotations in work with international students
in child and family services. |
| 1999-2002 |
1999-2002 Life Skills Coordinator.
Graduate Teaching Fellowship, University Counseling Center,
University of Oregon. Intake evaluations and counseling;
weekly liaison consultant for on-campus residence complex. |
| 2000-2002 |
Research Coordinator. Restoring Career
Opportunities Program for domestic violence survivors,
University of Oregon. Coordinated all activities related
to preparing, administering, and evaluating an experimental
treatment intervention study; developed a theoretically-based
career intervention curriculum with training manuals and
workbooks for group facilitators and participants. |
| 1997-2002 |
Instructor. Graduate Teaching Fellow,
University of Oregon. Taught: EDST 328: Healthy Families
(2000 to 2001) for Undergraduate Program in Family and
Human Services, College of Education. CPSY 407: Life Skills:
Stress Management and Self-esteem Enhancement (1997 to
2002), Division of Student Affairs. CPSY 406/506: Research
Seminar in Counseling Psychology (2000-2002), College
of Education. Included training of graduate students (in
specialized intervention work) and undergraduate students
(in specialized daycare and data coding and entry work). |
| 1999-2000 |
Group and Individual Supervisor. DeBusk
Memorial Center Clinic, University of Oregon. Supervisor
for counseling psychology graduate students enrolled in
practicum, helping skills lab, and psychological assessment
courses.
|
| 1998-99 |
Research Assistant. National Institute
for Urban School Improvement (NIUSI), State of Oregon
and University of Oregon. Researched literature on children
and families with disabilities, inclusion efforts, and
urban education, including multicultural education and
training. |
| 1997-2000 |
Therapist. Oregon Social Learning
Center, Treatment Foster Care Program, Eugene, Oregon.
Provided supervised cognitive-behavioral individual, group,
and family therapy for adolescents convicted of assault
crimes and court-mandated to Treatment Foster Care. |
| 1997-99 |
Practicum Counselor. Intake interviewing,
psychological assessments, career assessments; individual,
group, and couples counseling and family therapy with
populations ranging across the lifespan, including adults,
families, adolescents and children. Counseling Center,
University of Oregon (1998-99); DeBusk Memorial Center
Clinic, University of Oregon (1997-98); Counseling Center
of Lane Community College, Eugene, Oregon (1997-98). |
| 1998-99 |
Therapist. Psychology Department,
University of Oregon. Conducted Motivational Interviewing
sessions with men court-mandated to treatment for domestic
violence conviction, completed clinical reports. |
| 1997-98 |
Group Co-facilitator. Options Counseling
Center, Eugene, Oregon. For female survivors of sexual
abuse, ages 10-13 years. |
| 1997-98 |
Human Services Supervisor. Graduate
Teaching Fellowship, Family and Human Services Program,
College of Education, University of Oregon. Supervised
upper division undergraduate students in Family and Human
Services; taught seminars on professional ethics, child
abuse reporting, and working with women survivors of domestic
violence; served as liaison with practicum site, conducted
student evaluations. |
| 1996-98 |
Group Facilitator. Womenspace domestic
violence shelter, Eugene, Oregon. For shelter residents
and community members; served crisis line; conducted staff
training workshops on working with child survivors of
domestic violence. |
| 1997 |
Research Assistant. Oregon Social Learning
Center, Eugene, Oregon (two research projects), Marriage
and Parenting in Step-families (MAPS) Project: assisted
with computer-based research assessment program and literature
reviews. Twins Project: participant recruitment, phone
interviews with project participants, wrote interviewer
impressions summaries. |
| 1997 |
Teaching Assistant. University of
Oregon, Freshman Interest Group Seminar: Interpersonal
Relationships and Attachment Styles. Lectured on interpersonal
communication, attachment styles, and abusive intimate
relationships; supervised student term projects; wrote
exams and graded papers. |
| 1996-97 |
Administrative Assistant. DeBusk Memorial
Center Clinic, University of Oregon. Managed DeBusk community
mental health clinic for individual and family practica;
maintained client records; conducted phone intake interviews. |
RESEARCH SCHOLARSHIP
Refereed
Publications:
(
* = empirical, = publication with student)
Lau,
A.S.M., Chronister, K.M., Falkenstein, C., & O'Neil, M.
(In Submission). Asian and Asian American women's body image.
*
Chronister,
K.M., Linville, D., & Palmer, K. (In Submission). Women
domestic violence survivors' career counseling experiences:
A qualitative investigation. *
Chronister,
K.M., Wettersten, K.B., Brown, C., O'Brien, K.M., Burt, M.,
Falkenstein, C., & Shahane, A.A. (In Submission). Domestic
violence survivors: Perceived career supports and barriers.
*
Chronister,
K.M. (In Submission). Contextualizing women domestic violence
survivors' economic and emotional dependencies.
Lau,
A., Lum, S., Chronister, K.M., & Forrest, L. (2006). Asian
American college women's body image. Cultural and Ethnic
Minority Psychology, 12 (2), 259-274. *
Chronister,
K.M. (2006). The intersection of social class and race in
community intervention research with women domestic violence
survivors. American Journal of Community Psychology, 37
(3-4), 175-182.
Chronister,
K.M., & McWhirter, E.H. (2006). An experimental examination
of two career counseling programs for battered women. Journal
of Counseling Psychology, 53 , 151-164. *
Yakushko,
O., & Chronister, K.M. (2005). Immigrant women and counseling:
The invisible others. Journal of Counseling and Development,
83 (3),
292-298 .
Serdarevic,
M., & Chronister, K.M. (2005). Research with immigrant
populations: The application of an ecological framework to
mental health research with immigrant populations. The
International Journal of Mental Health Promotion, 7(2), 24-34.
Ali,
S. R., McWhirter, E.H., & Chronister, K.M. (2005). Prediction
of vocational/educational self-efficacy and vocational outcome
expectations for lower SES adolescents: A pilot study. Journal
of Career Assessment, 13(1), 40-58 . *
Chronister,
K.M., Wettersten, K., & Brown, C. (2004). Vocational psychology
research for the liberation of battered women. The Counseling
Psychologist, 32 (6), 900-922.
Chronister,
K.M., & McWhirter, E.H. (2004). Ethnic differences in
battered women's perceptions of career barriers and supports:
A pilot study. Journal of Career Assessment , 12
(2), 169-187. *
Chronister,
K.M., & McWhirter, E.H. (2003). Women, domestic violence,
and career counseling: An application of social cognitive
career theory. Journal of Counseling and Development,
81 (4), 418-424.
Book
Chapters:
Chronister,
K.M., McWhirter, E.H., & Forrest, L. (2006). Critical,
multicultural feminist theory and career counseling. In B.
Walsh & M. Heppner (Eds.) (2 nd ed.), Career counseling
with women . New Jersey , US: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.
Chronister,
K.M., McWhirter, B.T., & Kerewsky , S.D. (2004). Prevention
from an ecological framework . In R. K. Conyne & E. P.
Cook (Eds.). Ecological counseling: An innovative approach
to conceptualizing person-environment interaction : Alexandria
, VA : ACA Press.
Ali,
S.R., Flojo, J., Chronister, K.M., Hayashino, D.S. Smiling,
Q., Torres, D.M., & McWhirter,
E.H. (2004). When racism is reversed: Therapists of color
speak about their experiences with racism from clients, supervisees,
and supervisors. In M. Rastogi and E. Wieling (Eds.), Voices
of Color: First Person Accounts of Ethnic Minority Therapists.
Thousand Oaks , CA , USA : Sage.
Other
Scholarship, Research Manuscripts, and Unpublished Reports:
Chronister,
K.M., & Coplan, C. (2004). Domestic violence and women's
economic and career development: A clinical report. Available
at http://interact.uoregon.edu/pdf/faculty/chronister/research.pdf
Chronister,
K.M., Ligieró, D., Liu, S., & Nghe, L., & Walters,
K. (2004). Post-traumatic experiences and help-seeking behavior
of college students at the University of Maryland . Unpublished
research report. *
Gragg,
K.M. (2003). Women, domestic violence, and career counseling:
An experimental examination of the effectiveness of two career
intervention programs for battered women. Doctoral Dissertation,
University of Oregon . Dissertation Abstracts International
#9307114.
Gragg,
K.M. (2002). The Restoring Career Opportunities program: A
career intervention program for women survivors of domestic
violence. Keywords , Fall 2002. A quarterly publication
of Oregon Career Information Systems.
Gragg,
K.M. (2001). Graduate research with women survivors of
domestic violence (Report No. CG-031-311). East Lansing
, MI : National Center for Research on Teacher Learning. (ERIC
Document Reproduction No. ED 031 311)
Gragg,
K.M. (2000). Racism in supervision: The perspective of
a supervisee (Report No. CG-030-456). East Lansing ,
MI : National Center for Research on Teacher Learning. (ERIC
Document Reproduction Service No. ED 447 371).
Grant
Activities:
Chronister,
K.M. (Under review). Early Family Formation and Substance
Abuse Prevention. National Institute on Drug Abuse, K23 mechanism.
Principal Investigator.
Chronister,
K.M. (2006). Loan Repayment Program. National Institutes of
Health. Principal Award Recipient. Award amount for $21,000.
Chronister,
K.M., McWhirter, B.T., & McWhirter, E.H. (2006). American
Psychological Association Commission on Ethnic Minority Recruitment,
Retention and Training in Psychology. Graduate Program Training
Grant title, WRITE: Writing, Research, and Improved Training
for Ethnic Minority Students. Co-principal investigator. Grant
funded for $3,450.
Linville,
D., & Chronister, K.M. (2005). Center for the Study of
Women in Society, University
of Oregon . Co-Principal
Investigator. Research grant title, Understanding the career
needs and experiences of women domestic violence survivors.
Co-principal investigator. Grant funded for $1,200.
Chronister,
K.M. (2004). Center for the Study of Women in Society, University
of Oregon .
Research grant title, Barriers and supports to battered women's
career development. Principal Investigator. Grant funded for
$4,125.
PROFESSIONAL
PRESENTATIONS ( * = empirical, = presentation
with student)
Refereed
Paper Presentations and Symposia:
Chronister,
K.M. & Furr, G. (2007, January). Immigrant women, domestic
violence and vocational development. In O. Yakushko and K.
Chronister (Chairs), Introduction to Immigrant Women's
Changing Identities and Mental Health Issues. Symposium
presented at the National Multicultural Summit and Conference
of the American Psychological Association, Seattle , WA .
Chronister,
K.M. (2006, June). Social class, race, and ethnicity:
Career interventions for women domestic violence survivors
. In M. Bond, Diversity Stories: Dilemmas, Lessons
Learned and Applications for Multicultural Work. Paper
presented at the Annual Meeting of the International Conference
on Community Psychology, San Juan , Puerto Rico .
Chronister,
K.M. (2006). Immigrant women domestic violence survivors
and career interventions . Paper Presented at the Annual
F.I.R.S.T. (For Immigrant Refugees and Survivors of Torture)
Project Conference, Lincoln , NE.
Shahane,
A., & Chronister, K.M. (2006, August). Cultural considerations
of batterer intervention . Poster to be presented at
the Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association
(APA), New Orleans , LA.
Chronister,
K.M., & Davidson, M. (Chairs) (2005, August). The
next generation: Counseling psychology faculty challenge the
Ivory Tower . Symposium presented at the Annual Convention
of the APA, Washington , DC .
Yakushko,
O., & Chronister, K.M. (Chairs) (2005, August). Giving
voice to immigrants: Advances in clinical work and research
with immigrant populations. Symposium presented at the
Annual Convention of the APA, Washington , DC .
Chronister,
K.M. & Linville, D. (2005, January). Understanding
the Career Needs and Experiences of Women Domestic Violence
Survivors. Paper presented at the annual Gender Violence
Forum, University of Oregon .
Gragg,
K.M., McWhirter, E.H., & Dorham, C. (2002, August). An
experimental examination of career counseling programs for
battered women. Poster presented at the Annual Convention
of the APA, Chicago , IL . *
Gragg,
K.M., & McWhirter, E.H. (2002, August). The prediction
of battered women's career search self-efficacy and career
outcome expectations . Poster presented at the Annual
Convention of the APA, Chicago , IL . *
Gragg,
K.M., Flojo, J.R., Hayashino, D.S., & Torres, D.M. (2001,
August). Graduate research with women survivors of domestic
violence . In B. McWhirter (Chair), Moving into our
communities: Graduate student research. Symposium presented
at the Annual Convention of the APA, San Francisco , CA .
McWhirter,
B.T., Gragg, K.M., Hayashino, D.S., Torres, D.M., & Kaufman,
N. (2001, March). Community preventive intervention research
with domestic violence survivors. In J. Romano &
S. Hage (Chairs), An Ecological model guiding prevention
practice and research . Paper presented for the Division
17 Section on Prevention pre-conference workshop, Fourth National
Counseling Psychology Conference, Houston , TX .
McWhirter,
B.T., McWhirter, E.H., Flojo, J.F., Torres, D., & Gragg,
K.M. (2001, March). Counseling psychology training that
makes a difference: An ecological model . Symposium presented
at the Fourth National Counseling Psychology Conference, Houston
, TX .
Rasheed,
S., McWhirter, E.H., & Gragg, K. (2000, August). Prediction
of post secondary plans for freshmen high school students
. Poster presented at the Annual Convention of the APA,
Washington , DC . *
Gragg,
K.M. (2000, August). Experiences of racism in supervision.
In S. Rasheed (Chair), When racism is reversed: Racism
and its effects on therapists of color . Paper presented
at the Annual Convention of the APA, Washington , DC .
Gragg,
K.M., Rasheed, S., Taylor-Kemp, N., & Kerewsky, S. (2000,
March). Making ourselves central: Mentoring marginalized
women in academia . Symposium presented at the Annual
Meeting of the American Association for Women in Psychology,
Salt Lake City , UT.
Refereed
Roundtable and Invited Presentations:
Chronister,
K.M., McWhirter, B., Marchand, E., Bustos, C., Shahane, A.,
Gonzales, G., Phan, T., & Walters, K. (Chairs). (2006,
August). Activism and diversity on university campuses:
How can we improve? Roundtable presented at the Annual
Convention of the APA, New Orleans , LA. *
Chronister,
K.M., & Chiarello, E. (2004, July). Multicultural pedagogy
in counseling psychology: Overlapping systems of oppression.
Roundtable presented at the Annual Convention of the APA,
Honolulu , Hawai`i. *
Gragg,
K.M. & Langley, R. (2001, August). Victims of domestic
abuse: Learning how to make a difference as vocational psychologists
. Roundtable presented at the Annual Convention of the
APA, San Francisco , CA .
Gragg,
K.M. (2001, August). Supporting diverse communities: Recruitment,
retention and advocacy for students of color in higher education
. Roundtable presented at the Annual Convention of the
APA, San Francisco , CA .
Gragg,
K.M. (2000, August). Emancipatory-communitarian approaches
to career counseling . Roundtable presented at the Annual
Convention of the APA, Washington , DC .
Gragg,
K.M. (1999, August). Legacy of Frank Parsons: Social Advocacy
. Roundtable presented at the Annual Convention of the
APA, Boston , MA .
Gragg,
K.M. (1999, August). Multicultural counselor competence:
Promotion through classroom experience . Roundtable presented
at the Annual Convention of the APA, Boston , MA .
TEACHING
SCHOLARSHIP
| Graduate Courses: |
Undergraduate Courses: |
| CPSY 615: Counseling Diverse Populations |
FHS 328: Healthy Families |
| CPSY 620: Adult Individual Interventions |
CPSY 407: Life Skills: Stress Management |
| CPSY 609: Doctoral Practicum |
CPSY 406/506: Research Seminar in Counseling Psychology |
| CPSY 607: Doctoral Research Seminar Domestic Violence |
|
| CPSY 602: Supervised College Teaching |
|
| Supervision of CPSY 614: Theories of Counseling |
|
Training
Workshops and Guest Presentations Conducted/Facilitated:
(
* = empirical, = presentation with student)
Chronister,
K.M. (2006, October). Career counseling with women and
critical feminist theory . Guest presentation and consultation
(via phone) given to Counseling Psychology graduate career
counseling course, University of Missouri , Columbia .
Chronister,
K.M. (2006, May). Developing and achieving goals. Lecture
presented to sports psychology class, Marist High School ,
Eugene , OR .
Chronister,
K.M. (2006, April). The economic and career development experiences
and needs of domestic violence survivors. Presentation given
to at the annual board meeting of the American Association
for University Women, Lane County Chapter, University of Oregon
(UO). *
Chronister,
K.M. (2005, October). Career counseling with women and
critical feminist theory . Guest presentation and consultation
(via phone) given to Counseling Psychology graduate career
counseling course, University of Missouri , Columbia .
Chronister,
K.M. (May, 2004). ACCESS: Advancing career counseling
and educational support for survivors of domestic violence:
Community clinical intervention approaches. Continuing
education workshop presented to Lane County Psychologists'
Association, Eugene , OR . *
Chronister,
K.M., Lau, A., Lum, S., & Burt, M. (March, 2004). Mentoring
women of color in academic settings. Workshop given
at the annual Women of Color conference at the UO.
Chronister,
K.M. (November, 2003). Experimental research designs .
Lecture presented to Marriage and Family Therapy graduate
research design course, UO. *
Gragg,
K.M. (March, 2003). Counseling and treatment issues for
working with battered women on college campuses . University
Counseling Center , Internship training, University of Maryland
(UM).
Gragg,
K.M. (November, 2002). Community intervention research
with battered women. Lecture presented to Family Systems
course of the Family Studies program, UM. *
Gragg,
K.M. (November, 2002). Acculturation and stress management
. Workshop for International Student Support Program,
Learning Assistance Services, UM.
Gragg,
K.M., & Nghe, L. (September, 2002). Cross cultural
communication and assertiveness. Workshop for International
Student Support Program, Learning Assistance Services, UM.
Gragg,
K.M. & Liu, H.S. (August, 2002). Using basic
communication skills to build mentoring relationships.
Workshop training presented to Office of Multiethnic Students
Education, UM.
SERVICE
SCHOLARSHIP
National
and State Governance and Service Activity:
| 2006-
present |
Member,
Career Development Services Committee, Womenspace, Lane
Co., OR. |
| 2005- present |
Editorial
Board
Member,
Journal of Counseling Psychology , American Psychological
Association (APA). |
| 2003- present
|
Board
Member, Oregon Career Information Systems. |
| 2003- 2005 |
Ad hoc
Reviewer, Journal of Counseling Psychology
, American Psychological Association.
|
Department,
College, and University Governance and Service Activity:
| 2005 - present |
Member,
Diversity Committee to the Dean, College
of Education
, University
of Oregon
(UO).
|
| 2005 - 2006 |
Member,
Dean Search Committee, College
of Education
(COE), UO.
|
| 2005 |
Member,
Educational Leadership Faculty Search Committee, COE,
UO. |
| 2004 |
Member,
Multicultural Educator Faculty Search Committee, COE,
UO. |
| 2004 - present |
Member,
Faculty and Staff of Color Coalition, UO. |
| 2003 - present
|
Faculty
Co-Advisor, Ethnic Diversity Affairs Committee,
College of Education, UO. |
| 2004 - 2005 |
Vice
Chair, Diversity Steering Committee, College
of Education
, UO. |
| 2004
- 2005 |
Member,
Diversity Resource Group, College
of Education
, UO. |
PROFESSIONAL
AFFILIATIONS AND MEMBERSHIPS
Society
for Community Research and Prevention
American
Psychological Association (APA)
APA
Division 17: Society for Counseling Psychology
American
Association of University Women
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Counseling
Psychology
College of Education
5251 University of Oregon
Eugene OR 97403-5251
541.346.5501
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