diversifying higher education faculty in illinois fall 2009 - IBHE

Diversifying Faculty in Illinois
Directory of Current/Future Graduates 2009-2010
Psychology
Phone: (773) 334-8846
Nneka Onyezia
Email: n-onyezia@md.northwestern.edu
Academic
Institution/Degree/Specialization: Graduation Date: 6/2009
Northwestern University
Mentor/Advisor: John Lyons PhD
Ph.D. Clinical
Thesis/Dissertation Topic:
Complex Trauma in the Child Welfare System: Clinical Implications and Treatment Response
Employment (limited to three entries)
Postdoctoral Fellow in Sexual Abuse and Child Trauma
La Rabida Children's Hospital
Clinical Psychology Intern
Washington/DC
Children's National Medical Center 7/2008 - 6/2009
Research Assisstant
Chicago/IL
Children's Memorial Hospital 6/2006 - 6/2008
Research Assisstant
Chicago/IL
Children's Memorial Hospital 9/2004 - 6/2008
Assistantships (limited to three entries)
Presentation/Publication (limited to three entries)
2008 Poster Presentation, 55th Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent
Psychiatry, Chicago, IL. Title: Complex Trauma in the Child Welfare System.
2007 Poster Presentation, Association for Psychological Science (APS) 19th Annual Convention,
Washington, D.C. Title: Predicting Changes in Mental Health from Foster Care Placement Stability.
2007 Poster Presentation, Illinois Psychological Association (IPA) 2007 Annual Convention, Skokie, IL.
Title: Adjustment and Functioning of Black Transracial Adoptees: A Review of the Empirical Literature.
Additional Research Activities and/or Interests
Northwestern University-Mental Health Services and Policy Program: Longitudinal and Cross-Sectional
Assessment of Mental Health Needs, Strengths, and Service Utilization Among Child and Adolescent Wards
Illinois Department of Human Services, Division of Mental Health; Mental Health Services Consultant
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