Amanda Dyer, PhD, NCSP PO Box 773 Watkinsville, GA 30677 Contact: dr.adyer@gmailcom; office phone - 706.410.

4076 EDUCATION 08/06 The University of Georgia, Athens, GA Doctor of Philosophy; Concentrations: School Psychology, Counseling, Pediatric Psychology The University of Georgia, Athens, GA Masters of Arts The University of Georgia, Athens, GA Bachelor of Science in Psychology Middle Georgia College, Cochran, GA Associate of Science in Psychology, Honor Graduate

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CLINICAL EXPERIENCE 08/07-current Licensed Psychologist Amanda D. Dyer, Ph.D., Inc (Georgia License 3109)

I provide counseling services to children, adolescents, adults, and families with specific focus on anxiety, depression, and parent support for behavioral disorders. Areas of increasing focus include child sexual abuse and attachment. Approximately half of my client base includes children in foster care or at risk of foster care placement. I also conduct psychological and psychoeducational assessments with an emphasis on ADHD, memory, executive dysfunction, and learning disabilities. 04/11-current Licensed Psychologist with Project Family, LLC

I provide psychological and trauma assessments for children, adolescents, and adults who have involvement with the Department of Family and Children Services (DFCS). I also provide individual counseling services that focus on trauma and traumatic grief. 08/06-08/07 Postdoctoral Fellow Positive Outcomes Psychological Services, Athens, Georgia; Supervisor: Harvey Gayer

I administered cognitive, academic, emotional, and behavioral measures to children, adolescents, and adults as part of a comprehensive psychological assessment administered in a private practice setting. I also conducted parenting evaluations, vocational assessments, social security evaluations, and forensic assessments. I interviewed children, parents, teachers, probation officers, social workers, and caseworkers as needed. When required, assessments and interviews were conducted at regional youth detention centers and through home visits. In addition, I provided thorough written psychological reports for each client. When required, court testimony was supplied. 08/05-07/06 APA Approved Internship Cypress Fairbanks Independent School District

Psychological Services Department Houston, TX Supervisors: Karen Young, Ph.D., Gary Gaulden, Ed.D., & Kristen Towne, Ph.D. I participated in a 2000-hour internship in a large, urban-suburban school district. I conducted emotional and behavioral evaluations and wrote psychological reports for children in grades kindergarten through twelfth to assist in determining whether children meet T.E.A. eligibility requirements for special education services. I provided individual and group counseling services to children 4-18 years of age, which accounted for approximately 65% of my weekly work schedule. I participated in Admission, Review, and Dismissal meetings, developed IEP goals for children, and helped to ensure that IEP goals were met. I provided consultation to teachers, administrators, and parents and prepared and delivered various educational workshops for teachers, administrators, and parents. I accompanied parents and children to psychiatric visits when needed. 01/05- 05/05 Center for Counseling and Human Development Practicum The University of Georgia, Department of Counseling and Human Development, Athens, GA Supervisors: Linda Campbell, Ph.D. & Martha Wisbey, Ph.D.

I participated in an outpatient psychotherapy practicum that afforded experience in individual therapy with clients that ranged in age from childhood through adult. Clients presented with a variety of concerns including depression, anxiety, and sexual trauma. The practicum involved administration and scoring of psychological measures, creation and assessment of treatment goals, and preparation of comprehensive written treatment summaries for clients. In this practicum, I also co-lead a weekly stress reduction group targeted to university students. 08/04 05/05 Clarke County School District The Clarke County School System, Athens, GA Supervisors: Jonathan Campbell, Ph.D. & Cathy McKenzie, Ed.S.

I worked with the school psychology team in the Clarke County School System administering assessments, writing reports, attending Student Support Team meetings, participating in preschool screenings, interviewing parents and teachers, developing Functional Behavior Analyses and Behavior Intervention Plans, and providing consultation to teachers and parents. 02/03-06/05 Psychological Assistant Positive Outcomes Psychological Services, Athens, GA Supervisors: Harvey Gayer, Ph.D. & Andrew Gothard, Psy.D.

I administered cognitive, academic, emotional, and behavioral measures to children, adolescents, and adults as part of a comprehensive psychological assessment administered in a private practice setting. I also conducted parenting evaluations and vocational assessments. I interviewed children, parents, teachers, parole officers, social workers, and caseworkers as needed. When required, assessments and interviews were conducted at regional youth detention centers and through home visits. In addition, I provided thorough written psychological reports for each client. 08/03-09/04 Intervention Practicum The University of Georgia & Clarke County School System, Athens, GA Supervisors: A. Michele Lease, Ph.D. & Janet Martin, Ph.D.

I conducted individual therapy with children at a local elementary school as well as through the School Psychology Clinic at UGA, which included administration of educational and psychological assessment measures, creation and assessment of progress toward treatment goals, and preparation of comprehensive written treatment summaries for clients. Presenting concerns included anxiety, depression, low self-esteem, and early childhood trauma. In addition, I provided behavior management consultation for teachers and organized classroom interventions.

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Social Skills Group Co-Leader The University of Georgia & Clarke County School System, Athens, GA Supervisors: A. Michele Lease, Ph.D. & Janet Martin, Ph.D.

I co-led an anger management group for children at a local elementary school in second grade maintaining written and/or verbal contact with teachers and parents regarding progress. Weekly meetings were held and reports were written for each child involved. 06/02-08/03 Assessment Practicum The University of Georgia School Psychology Clinic, Athens, GA Supervisors: Leslie Munson, Ph.D. & Jonathan Campbell, Ph.D.

I served as case manager and assisted individual psychological assessments for children ranging from age 3 to age 18, which included the following: Administration of a variety of cognitive, academic, social-emotional, and behavioral measures; student observations in school and clinic settings; teacher and caregiver interviews; child interviews; preparation of comprehensive psychoeducational reports; development of effective, personalized, and research-supported recommendations and resources for parents, children, and teachers; and feedback delivery to parents and adolescents regarding the results of the assessment. Presenting concerns included ADHD, mild mental retardation, depression, anxiety, Reading Disorder, Disorder of Written Expression, Oppositional Defiant Disorder, and hyperlexia. FACULTY APPOINTMENTS 06/07-current Assistant Professor (Part Time) School Psychology Department The University of Georgia, Athens, GA

I have been instructor on record for several sections of graduate courses including Social and Emotional Assessment of Children and Adolescents and Individual Intervention courses designed for advanced doctoral students in the School Psychology program and associated disciplines who are interested in assessment and therapy with children and adolescents. I devise a syllabus, prepare lectures, formulate and grade exams, maintain records, and assign overall course grades. 11/06-05/08 Adjunct Faculty Appointment-Psychology Instructor Gainesville State College, Watkinsville, GA

I served as instructor on record for numerous Introductory Psychology and Human Growth and Development courses designed for the undergraduate student. I devised syllabi, prepared lectures, formulated and graded exams and researched assignments, maintained records, and assigned overall course grades. SUPERVISION EXPERIENCE 06/07-current Supervising Psychologist The School Psychology Clinic at The University of Georgia, Athens, GA

I supervise graduate level clinicians in a child assessment-focused practicum setting. Objectives for graduate students include case planning, formulating appropriate test batteries, providing testing services, producing comprehensive written reports, and providing feedback to clients and their families. 05/11-current Practicum Supervisor Advanced Doctoral Student The University of Georgia, Athens, GA; Private Practice Location

I supervise advanced graduate level clinicians in a private practice practical setting in their administration of assessments and delivery of therapy services. Supervisor roles include selection of appropriate clients, development and administration of assessment batteries, written reports, feedback to clients, development of treatment plans/goals, and therapeutic work with families/children. RESEARCH EXPERIENCE 05/04 07/05 Graduate Assistant The University of Georgia, Athens, GA Supervisor: Arthur Horne, Ph.D.

I was employed as a research assistant for Great Schools and Families, a multi-site grand funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). I was in charge of archival data collection at nine Georgia middle schools. In addition to coordinating efforts with teachers and administrators, I coded and entered data. I also oversaw undergraduate workers who participated on the grant. The experience afforded opportunities to cultivate relationships with teachers, principals, and county officials and gain insight into the workings of schools. 08/01 08/06 Graduate Program Research Group The University of Georgia, Athens, GA Supervisor: Michele Lease, Ph.D.

I conducted research on childrens peer relations along with other doctoral students in the research group. Activities included: conducting literature reviews, administering surveys to middle school children, writing statistical programs to analyze data, entering data, and running statistical analyses. I collected data as part of a larger study, independent research projects, masters thesis, and dissertation. 08/01-08/03 Graduate Assistant The University of Georgia, Athens, GA Supervisors: Randy Kamphaus, Ph.D., Arthur Horne, Ph.D., Jean Baker, Ph.D., Anne Winsor, M.S.

I served as a research assistant for Project A.C.T. Early, a six-year longitudinal study funded by the Department of Education that incorporated three local elementary schools. I participated in data collection, coding, and analysis, performed observations and interviews of children in first through fifth grades, videotaped child-teacher interactions, assisted in grant writing, edited manuscripts, collaborated with undergraduate research scholars, and fostered working relationships with teachers and administrators 11/00 05/01 Volunteer researcher with CHFD project The University of Georgia, Athens, GA

As a volunteer researcher, I performed observations, visited day care facilities, distributed and collected questionnaires to parents and teachers, distributed stipends to parents and teachers, coded data, and entered data. 09/00-08/01 Volunteer researcher with Project Act Early The University of Georgia, Athens, GA Supervisors: Randy Kamphaus, Ph.D., Arthur Horne, Ph.D., Jean Baker, Ph.D., Anne Winsor

As a volunteer researcher, I collected and reviewed relevant journal articles and presented them at group meetings, entered data, and attended weekly informational meetings. 01/99-09/99 Undergraduate Research Assistant The University of Georgia, Athens, GA

Supervisors: Abraham Tesser, Ph.D.& Greg Turek, M.A. Topic: cognitive dissonance I aided in the development of the study, administered weekly experiments to college students concerning their ability to ignore non-relevant auditory information while performing a written task that was either in concordance with their views or against their views while simultaneously keeping track of the number of times a target word was repeated on a tape recording. In addition, I coded and entered data. SELECTED PRESENTATIONS Turner, T. T., Fleary, S. A., Thompson, K. V., Fine, V. L., Blake, J. J., Dyer, A. M., & Lease, A. M. (2009, August). The psychological adjustment of relationally aggressive girls: Does friendship quality matter? Poster presented at American Psychological Association Annual Convention, Toronto, Canada. Dyer, A. (2009, February). Sticks and Stones: The Implications of Verbal Abuse on Children & How to Avoid Using Verbally Abusive Behavior in Foster Homes. Workshop conducted at the Adoptive and Foster Parent Association of Georgia, Jekyll Island, Georgia. Dyer, A. (2009, February). Roundtable Discussion with Dr. Amanda Dyer. Workshop conducted at the Adoptive and Foster Parent Association of Georgia, Jekyll Island, Georgia. Wetherington, J.M., Lindstrom, W., Dyer, A.D., & Lease, A.M. (April 2009). The relationship between type of athletic ability and social status among elementary school girls. Poster presented at the Biennial Meeting for the Society for Research in Child Development, Denver, CO. Blake, J. J., Lease, A. M., Billy, T. M., & Dyer, A. (2008, March). The friendship motivation and quality of preadolescent interracial friendships. In H. Xie & P. Rodkin (Chairs) Cross-ethnic peer relationships: Friendship, social integration, and peer victimization symposium. Paper presented at the Society of Research in Adolescence 12th Biennial Meeting, Chicago, Illinois. Dix, A.L. (2005). Facets of friendship as moderators between low social dominance and school maladjustment. In K. Musgrove (Chair), Peer Relationships and School Adjustment: Aggression, Withdrawal, and Friendship. Symposium conducted at the annual conference meeting of the National Association of School Psychologists, Atlanta, Georgia. Dowdy, E.T., Kamphaus, R.W., Dix, A.L., Kronke, A.P., & Kim S. (2003). Assessment of bias of a teacher behavior rating screener. Poster presented at the annual conference meeting of the American Psychological Association, Toronto, Canada. Winsor, A.P., Dix, A.L., Baker, J.A., Horne, A.M., & Kamphaus, R.W. (2002). Some students ARE tougher to teach: Teachers voices from the classroom. In R.W. Kamphaus (Chair), Person-oriented approaches to understanding children in schools. Symposium conducted at the annual conference meeting of the American Psychological Association, Chicago, IL. Dix, A.L. & Lease, A.M. (2002). Correlations between like-most and like-least nominations of middle school-aged peers. Poster presented at the Conference on Human Development, Charlotte, North Carolina. Musgrove, K.T., Dix, A.L., & Lease, A.M. (2002). Unsociable children at a sociable age: Peer and self-perceptions of one subtype of social withdrawal. Poster presented at the Conference on Human Development, Charlotte, North Carolina.

SELECTED WORKSHOPS AND INSERVICE TRANING Dyer, A. (2008 - current). Attachment and Reactive Attachment Disorder. Repeat presenter for Athens-Oconee CASA Training related to the impact on children of disrupted relationships and the behavioral and emotional ramifications stemming from Reactive Attachment Disorder. Schluter, T., Dyer, A.D., Shanding, T., Schifano, R., King, E.W., Rodriguez, A., Youman, E., & Kohler, K. (2006). S.O.S. Help for parents Education and training for parents. A three-week training course for parents of children enrolled in the Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District. Dyer, A.D. (2006). Childhood bipolar disorder: Diagnosis, manifestation, and intervention. Invited presentation to administrators and teachers at the elementary school level in Cypress Fairbanks Independent School District. Niznik, M., Dyer, A.D., Shanding, T., & Schifano, R. (2005). Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder: Screening and identification in the school. Invited presentation to the newly hired counselors in the Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District. CURRENT PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS Nationally Certified School Psychologist (NSCP) certification American Psychological Association (APA) Athens Area Psychological Association (AAPA) References Dr. Michele Lease, The University of Georgia: Contact: mlease@uga.edu Dr. Jonathan Campbell, The University of Kentucky: Contact: jonathan.campbell@uky.edu Dr. J. Elizabeth Edmonds, The University of Georgia/Private Clinician; Contact: 706.247.2725