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Darlene L. Shaw, Ph.D
[CAPS/Weight Management rotation]

Darlene Shaw is Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) where she is the Vice Chair for Education.  She received her B.A. in Psychology, Summa Cum Laude, from Ohio University where she was also elected to Phi Beta Kappa.  She received her Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from Ohio University and completed her internship at MUSC.   

Dr. Shaw worked for approximately thirteen years as the Director of the Psychiatry/Psychology Consult Liaison Service at the Veterans Administration Medical Center in Charleston, South Carolina.  In 1988 she founded Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS), a mental health clinic which provides services to the MUSC student body.  She continues as the Director of CAPS and has developed CAPS as an educational site for psychology interns, psychology postdoctoral fellows, and psychiatry residents.  In 2005 Dr. Shaw was named the Executive Director of Student Health and Wellness at MUSC. For the past 20+ years she has been the Director of Medical Student Education in the Department of Psychiatry at MUSC, as well as Course Director for the Behavioral Science Course for 1^st-year medical students and the Course Director for the 3^rd-Year Clerkship for medical students for several years.  Her teaching activities include curriculum development, lectures to various trainee groups, and supervision of psychology interns, medical students, and psychiatry residents. 

Dr. Shaw has authored more than 130 professional publications, book chapters, and presentations.  Her principle goal as a research mentor for psychology interns and postdoctoral fellows has been to build upon the trainees’ areas of interest and facilitate the transition of their work to the MUSC environment. 

Dr. Shaw is active in the national organization of Directors of Medical Student Education in Psychiatry.  She has held several elected offices in the organization and is currently serving as the Treasurer. In 1995 she was selected from a nation-wide pool for the inaugural class of the Executive Leadership in Academic Medicine program.  She has won numerous teaching awards, including the South Carolina Psychological Association 2003 award for Outstanding Teacher and the Health Sciences Foundation 2005 Teaching Excellence Award in the Educator/Mentor category.

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• Kruesi, M.E., Borckardt, J.J., Younger, J., Nash, M.R., and Shaw, D. (2004).  Perceived links between physical problems and stress may be clouded by dissociative processes. Journal of Trauma and Dissociation, (5)4, 121-127.
• Borckardt, J.J., Younger, J., Winkel, J., Nash, M.R., and Shaw, D.L. (2004). The use of the computer-assisted cognitive imagery system in the management of pain. Pain Research and Management, (9)3, 157-162. 
• Borckardt, J.J., Murphy, M.D., Nash, M.R., Moore, M.A., and Shaw, D.L. (2004). An Empirical Examination of Visual Analysis Procedures for Clinical Practice Evaluation. Journal of Social Service Research, (30)3, 55-73.
• Brodkey, A.C. and Shaw,D.L. (2002). Women’s health  competencies in the undergraduate psychiatry curriculum: Past and future. American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. 187(3), S15-S18. 
• Freedy, J.F., Monnier, J., and Shaw, D.L. (2001). Putting a comprehensive violence curriculum on the fast track.  Academic Medicine, 76(4), 348-349. 
• Katz, J.^#, Monnier, J.^#, Beach, S.R.H., Libet, J.M., and Shaw, D.  (2000).  Individual and crossover effects of stress in medical student marriages.  Journal of Marital and Family Therapy, 26, 341-351. 
• Ey, S.S., Henning, K.R.^#, and Shaw, D.L. (2000). Attitudes and factors related to seeking mental health treatment among medical and dental students. Journal of College Student Psychotherapy 14(3), 23-39. 
• Diehl, N.S., Brewer, B.W., Van Raalte, J. L., Shaw, D.L., Fiero, P.L., and Sorensen, M. (1998). Exercise partner preferences, social physique anxiety, and social discomfort in exercise settings among university wellness center patrons (Abstract). Women in Sport and Physical Activity,10, 89-101. 
• Henning, K.R^#., Ey, S.S., and Shaw, D.L. (1998).  Perfectionism, the imposter phenomenon, and psychological adjustment in medical, dental, nursing, and pharmacy students.  Journal of Medical Education, 32, 456-464. 

Select Presentations:

• Shaw, D. & Feldmann, T. (2005).  Resource Allocation Task Force: Addressing the crisis in medical student education.   Workshop presented at the Annual Meeting of the Directors of Medical Student Education in Psychiatry, Monterey, California.
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• Shaw, D., Borckardt, J., and Feldmann, T. (2005).  ADMSEP 2004 Survey: Clerkship Directors’ resources and responsibilities.  Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Directors of Medical Student Education in Psychiatry, Monterey, California. 
• Eickleberry, L. L., Borckardt, J. J., Shaw, D.L., Lancaster, C. (2005).  Effects of personal characteristics on interviewers’ ratings of non-cognitive traits.  Poster presented at the American Psychological Association Convention, Washington, DC. 
• Eickleberry, L. L., Borckardt, J. J. & Shaw, D.L. (2004). The students utilizing university counseling services:  A 9-year descriptive profile of Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS) at the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC).  Poster presented at Student Research Day, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina.  
• Shaw, D. & Feldmann, T.(2003, June) Resource Allocation Task Force: Addressing the crisis in medical student education.  Workshop presented at the Annual Meeting of the Directors of Medical Student Education, Jackson Lake, WY.
• Shaw, D. (2003, June) New directions and new roles. Plenary conducted at the 29^th Annual Meeting of the Association of the Directors of Medical Student Education, Jackson Lake, WY. 
• Shaw, D. (2003, February) Excellence in teaching: The most effective recruitment tool.  Presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Association of Directors of Psychiatric Residency, Long Beach, CA. 
• Shaw, D.L., Thornhill, J.T., Clegg, Kathleen, Tony, Lowell, Sierles, Frederick. (2003, May). Departments of psychiatry with higher recruitment into psychiatry from 1999 – 2001: Implications for medical student education. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Psychiatric Association, San Francisco. 
• Sierles, F., Shaw, D., Thornhill, J., IV, Clegg, K., and Tong, Lowell. (2002, June). Departments of Psychiatry with high recruitment into Psychiatry from 1999-2001: Implications for medical student education. Presented at the 28^th Annual Meeting of the Association of Directors of Medical Education in Psychiatry, Key Biscayne. FL. 
• Shaw, D. &Hiott W. (2002, June). When the dean calls for curriculum change: Creating a new required clerkship for senior students. Presented at the 28^th Annual Meeting of the Association of Directors of Medical Education in Psychiatry, Key Biscayne. FL. 
• Diehl, N.S., Brewer, B.W., Cornelius, A. E., Van Raalte, J.L., & Shaw, D.L. (2000, October). Body mass index (BMI), social physique anxiety, protective self-presentational concerns, and protective self-presentational behavior in exercise. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Association for Advancement of Applied Sport Psychology, Nashville, TN. 
• Fiero, P.L., & Shaw, D.L. (2000, April).  Computerized Scheduling of Nicotine Inhaler:  Six-month Follow-Up Data from a Feasibility Trial.  In W. Riley (Chair), Computerized Scheduled Gradual Reduction: Effective Behavioral and Pharmacological Adjuncts for Smoking Cessation.  Presented at the 2000 Annual Meeting of the Society of Behavioral Medicine, Nashville, TN.  

Curriculum Vitae  (07/2005) (Requires Adobe® Reader to view)

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