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                                                              CURRICULUM VITAE

 

                                                                     Dina E. Hill

 

Office: Clinical Neuropsychology Services

Department of Psychiatry

MSC11 6094

1 University of New Mexico

                                    915 Vassar NE

                                    Albuquerque, NM 87131-0001

                                    (505) 272-8833

 

Education and Honors

08/95-05/99       University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, Doctor of Philosophy

Clinical Psychology (APA Approved)

Dissertation Title: An Investigation into the Memory Abilities of Children with ADHD:

A Comparison of Frontal Lobe Mediated Tasks and Hippocampal Mediated Tasks

using Neuropsychological and Neuroanatomical Measures.

Scholastic Honors: Comprehensive Examination Passed with Distinction

 

08/91-05/95       University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, Master of Science

Clinical Psychology (APA Approved)

Master’s Title: Neuropsychological and Neuroanatomical Correlates of

Long-Term Memory in Survivors of Childhood Leukemia.

Scholastic Honors: Masters Passed with Distinction

 

09/83-05/87       Bates College, Lewiston, ME, Bachelor of Arts

Psychology

Scholastic Honors: Magna cum Laude, Phi Beta Kappa

 

License

02/01                Licensed Psychologist (License Number 0782)

 

Professional Positions

03/02 -              Assistant Professor in Psychiatry: Center for Neuropsychological Services

present             University of New Mexico, School of Medicine, Albuquerque, NM 87131

Duties: Administration of neuropsychological batteries in a clinical setting,

                        including scoring, interpreting, and report writing. Adult clinical populations                                                 include traumatic brain injury, dementia, epilepsy, psychiatric, chronic

pain, and patients with substance abuse histories. Child clinical populations

include learning disabilities, Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder, autism,

traumatic brain injured patients, psychiatric, and mental retardation. Clinician

                        on TEASC, a multi-disciplinary evaluation and consultation team for adults with

                        Developmental Disabilities.

 

03/01 -              Visiting Professor in Psychiatry: Center for Neuropsychological Services

03/02                University of New Mexico, School of Medicine, Albuquerque, NM 87131

Duties: Administration of neuropsychological batteries in a clinical setting,

                        including scoring, interpreting, and report writing. Adult clinical populations                                                 include traumatic brain injury, dementia, epilepsy, psychiatric, chronic

pain, and patients with substance abuse histories. Child clinical populations

include learning disabilities, Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder, autism,

traumatic brain injured patients, psychiatric, and mental retardation. Clinician

                        on TEASC, a multi-disciplinary evaluation and consultation team for adults with

                        Developmental Disabilities.

 

7/00-                 Neuropsychology Post-Doctoral Fellow/Testing Technician: Center for       

2/01                              Neuropsychological Services University of New Mexico School of Medicine,

Albuquerque, NM 87131

Duties: Administration of neuropsychological batteries in a clinical setting,

                        including scoring, interpreting, and report writing. Adult clinical populations                                                 include traumatic brain injury, dementia, epilepsy, psychiatric, chronic

pain, and patients with substance abuse histories. Child clinical populations

include learning disabilities, Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder, autism,

traumatic brain injured patients, psychiatric, and mental retardation.

Supervisor: Richard Campbell, Ph.D.

 

9/99-                 Post-Doctoral Fellow: Center for Advanced Medical Technology (CAMT),

6/00                  University of Utah, Department of Radiology, Salt Lake City, Utah 84108

Duties: Administration of neuropsychological research and clinical batteries in a

clinical setting. Responsible for administration of neurocognitive batteries with

children with autism, epilepsy, and developmental disabilities as part of a comprehensive brain imaging research project. Responsible for coordination of treatment outcome study on youth offenders, including administration of research battery and data analyses. Administration of neuropsychological batteries at University of Utah, Primary Children’s Medical Center, and LDS hospitals.

Supervisors: Robert Burr, Ph.D., Erin Bigler, Ph.D., & Jeffery Lewine, Ph.D.                                    

9/98-                 Neuropsychology Post-Doctoral Fellow/Testing Technician: Center for,      

9/99                              Neuropsychological Services University of New Mexico School of Medicine,

Albuquerque, NM 87131

Duties: Administration of neuropsychological batteries in a clinical setting,

                        including scoring, interpreting, and report writing. Adult clinical populations                                                 included traumatic brain injury, dementia, epilepsy, psychiatric, chronic

pain, and patients with substance abuse histories. Child clinical populations

included learning disabilities, Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder, autism,

traumatic brain injured patients, psychiatric, and mental retardation. Participated

on multi-disciplinary clinics assessing children with behavioral disorders and individuals with developmental disorders. Also, administered psychological batteries for adults and children with developmental disabilities to qualify for funding.

Supervisor: Richard Campbell, Ph.D.

 

9/97-                             APA Approved Predoctoral Clinical Internship: University of Colorado

8/98                  Health Sciences Center, Denver, CO

Duties: Year-long predoctoral internship (2000 hours) with a major rotation (20 hours weekly) in the Developmental Disabilities Track at the JFK Center. Completed bi-monthly developmental evaluations to determine diagnoses and offer treatment recommendations. Conducted weekly therapy with children and young adults diagnosed with developmental disabilities. Participated in the school inclusion program offering consultation for inclusion programming with children diagnosed with Autism. Conducted a retrospective evaluation of the effectiveness of early intervention with preschool children with Autism. Minor rotation (6 months for 10 hours weekly) at the Neuropsychology Clinic at the University of Denver. Completed neuropsychological and psychoeducational evaluations for children diagnosed with ADHD, dyslexia, and motor disorders.

Supervisors: Sally Rogers, Ph.D., Hal Lewis, Ph.D., Judy Reaven, Ph.D., Marge Riddle, Ph.D., & Bruce Pennington, Ph.D.

 

08/87-               Assistant Director/Program Coordinator, American Training, Lawrence, MA

08/91                            Assistant Director to eight day programs for adults with developmental disabilities or mental illness. Duties included the coordination of disabled individuals (150), their families, and the state in the development of long-term goals, direct supervision of staff (30), behavior management programming, preparation and submission of contract renewals, and program development.

Supervisor: Susan Beltz, Ph.D.

 

Professional Training & Experiences

9/94-                             Neuropsychological Testing Trainee, Neuropsychological Services, University

5/97                              of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM

Duties: Neuropsychological and psychological assessment of children (ages 5 - 21), including both inpatient and outpatient cases. Administered, scored and interpreted tests. Conducted initial interviews and feedback sessions. Wrote comprehensive reports. Assessment batteries include intelligence, academic achievement, neuropsychological and personality tests. Children presented with learning disabilities, head injury, ADHD, seizures, mental retardation, and pervasive developmental disorders. Ethnic populations include Anglo, Hispanic, African-American and Native American individuals.

Supervisor: Richard Campbell, Ph.D.

 

1/92 -                            Therapist, Psychology Clinic, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM

5/97                              Duties: Conducted outpatient individual therapy. Therapeutic approaches included cognitive-behavioral, child play therapy, and process approaches. Client populations included Generalized Anxiety Disorder, Eating Disorder, Adjustment Disorder and symptoms suggestive of Narcissistic Personality Disorder.

Supervisors:  Clara Farah, Ph.D., Dan Matthews, Ph.D., & Francis Koenig, Ph.D.

 

1/96 -                            Therapist, Child and Family Guidance Center, Albuquerque, NM

6/97                              Duties: Conducted outpatient individual therapy. Therapeutic approach was child play therapy. Clients presented with Adjustment Disorders. Conducted outpatient therapy with parent of client.

Supervisor: Brit Ruebush, Ph.D.

 

3/93 -                            Psychological Evaluator, Institute for Social Research, University of New

7/97                              Mexico, Albuquerque, NM

Duties: Conducted pre-employment interviews, interpreted psychological assessments and wrote employment recommendation reports on applicants to the New Mexico Department of Corrections and police departments throughout New Mexico. Collaborated on the development and publication of a manual for screening correction officer candidates, including a task analysis for developing norms for physical fitness requirements.

Supervisor: Peter V. Divasto, Ph.D.

 

1/94 -                            Psychological Testing Trainee, Children's Psychiatric Hospital, University of

1/96                              New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM.

Duties:  Psychological assessment of children admitted to the hospital. Conducted clinical interviews, individual testing sessions, scoring of tests, and formulating and interpreting the test results. Wrote comprehensive reports and presented the results to clinicians, staff, and families. Assessments included projective, intelligence, and neuropsychological tests. Children presented with pathologies including depression, learning disabilities, psychotic disorders, PTSD, and conduct disorder. Ethnic populations included White, African-American, Hispanic, and Native American clients.

Supervisors: Marina DiPilato, Ph.D. & Mary Kaven, Ph.D.

 

5/94 -                            Summer Intern, Behavioral Medicine, VAMC, Albuquerque, NM 

8/94                              Duties: Conducted initial evaluations, interviews, and write-ups of behavioral medicine referrals. Conducted individual outpatient behavioral therapy and group therapy/training (smoking cessation and relaxation group). Participated in data collection and analysis of ongoing chronic pain research.

Supervisor: Celia Michael, Ph.D.

 

5/92 -                            Job Club Coordinator, Project CHOOSE!, University of New Mexico,

5/93                              Albuquerque, NM

Duties: Conducted individual sessions with homeless adults with alcoholism focusing on developing job skills including resume writing, interviewing skills, job searching skills, and interpersonal skills. From 1/93 to 3/93, duties also included running group therapy sessions focusing on goal achievement, problem-solving, and drink refusal. Assisted in follow-up reviews, scoring of assessment material, and data preparation.

Supervisors:  Jane Smith, Ph.D. & Robert Meyers, M.A.

 

Research Experience

9/94 -                            Senior Research Assistant, Projects CRAFT, CASAA, University of New

8/97                              Mexico, Albuquerque, NM

Duties: Initial set-up and tracking of client, staff, and therapist information,  budget monitoring, interviewing clients for inclusion into the program (SCID, alcohol and drug assessments), collaboration on articles, presentations and posters, and carrying on-call emergency pager for three federally-funded grants (NIAAA and NIDA).

Supervisors: William Miller, Ph.D. & Robert Meyers, M.A.

 

1/96 -                            Research Assistant, Criminal and Juvenile Justice Coordinating Council,

6/96                              Institute for Social Research, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM

Duties: Conducted research on drug and alcohol assessment and treatment within the criminal system. Research information was incorporated into working papers

that were submitted to the Council. Information was used to develop policy recommendations for changes in the criminal system for the state of NM.

Supervisor: Christopher Birkbeck, Ph.D.

 

5/93 -                            Senior Research Assistant/Research Assistant, Project MATCH, CASAA,

5/95                              University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM

Duties: Conducted follow-up assessments for a research project investigating adults with chronic alcoholism. Assessments included in-person interviews and administration of self-assessment package. Additional duties included tracking of labs, locating clients, and research work on a primary hypothesis.

Supervisors: William Miller, Ph.D. & Scott Tonigan, Ph.D.

 

Summers -        Research Assistant, Biomedical Research Institute, VAMC, Albuquerque,

93, 95, 96          NM

Duties: Development of research project on adults with alcoholism, including data collection, data analysis, and write up. Project utilized neuropsychological, magnetic resonance imaging, and magnetic source imaging techniques. Conducted neuropsychological evaluations with clients participating in four research projects including chronic fatigue patients, individuals with schizophrenia, individuals with alcoholism and individuals with minor head injury. Completed volumetric analyses from MRI scans, including hippocampal and whole brain measurements, for two projects.

Supervisors: Jeff Lewine, Ph.D., Ronald Yeo, Ph.D., & P. Kodituwakku, Ph.D.

 

9/91 -                            Research Assistant, Department of Psychology, University of New Mexico,

1/95                              Albuquerque, NM

Duties: Data collection through clinical neuropsychological evaluations of normal adults and children, individuals with Autism, and children who have survived leukemia. Battery consisted of intelligence, academic, memory, language, motor, visual-spatial, and attention tests. Coordinated testing sessions (neuropsychology, MRI, and electrophysiology) with families and sites. Performed volumetric measurements from MRI scans using NIH Image. Completed data analysis and manuscript preparation.

Supervisor:  Kristina T. Ciesielski, Ph.D.

 

Grants

Applying Evidence-Based Practices for Autism Disorders Via Telehealth Technology. R34 submitted to NIMH in June 2005, resubmitted July 2006.

 

Development of a Multi-Systems Model of Early Factors Influencing Treatment Initiation for Children with Developmental Delays. Submitted to OAR in August 2005.

 

A Longitudinal Study of MRI Volumes in ADHD. RAC Award, April 2005.

 

Evaluation of an Outpatient Social Skills Program for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders.

            Rosenbaum Award, Department of Psychiatry, August 2004.

 

            Caregiving within the School-Aged Autism Population. R21 submitted to NIMH in February 2003.     

            Resubmitted as a RO1 to NIMH in February 2004.

 

A Bio-Psychological Evaluation of Adolescent Probation and Substance Abuse Programs in the Third and Fourth Judicial Districts (09/99-07/00).

 

Department of Psychology Graduate Research, Project & Travel Grant (1996). Funding was awarded on the basis of proposal submitted to support dissertation research.

 

Student Research Allocation Committee Grant (1996). Funding was awarded on

the basis of proposal submitted to support dissertation research.

 

Teaching Experience

11/03 – 12/03    Co-leader of the Pervasive Developmental Disorders Seminar, Department of

11/04 – 12/04    Psychiatry, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM

10/05 – 12/05    Co-leader of the PDD Seminar for Psychology Interns. Taught six seminars on diagnosis,

                        assessment, and treatment of children diagnosed with a PDD.

 

08/02 – 04/03    Co-leader of Assessment Seminar, Department of Psychiatry,

                        University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM

                        Co-leader of the Assessment Seminar for Psychology Interns. Taught seminars

                        on intelligence, achievement, adaptive functioning, & assessment of special

                        populations.

 

09/02 – 11/02    Co-leader of Neuroscience Seminar, Department of Psychiatry,

02/05 – 03/05    University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM

                        Co-leader of the Neuroscience Seminar for Psychology Interns & Social

                        Work Fellows.

 

09/25/02            Guest Lecturer, Department of Psychology, University of New Mexico,

                        Albuquerque, NM

                        Guest lecturer for course entitled Forensic Psychology. Presented lecture on

                        forensic neuropsychology.

 

04/24/02            Guest Lecturer, Department of Psychology, University of New Mexico,

                        Albuquerque, NM

                        Guest lecturer for course entitled Human Neuropsychology. Presented lecture

                        on neurobiology of autism.

 

11/15/01            Guest Lecturer, Department of Psychology, University of New Mexico,

                        Albuquerque, NM

                        Guest lecturer for course entitled Clinical Psychology. Presented lecture on Autism

                        and Wing subtypes.

 

10/04/01            Guest Lecturer, Psychology Internship, University of New Mexico,

                        Albuquerque, NM

                        Presentation to psychology interns and social work fellows for the

                        Developmental Psychopathology seminar. Presented on subtypes of autism.

 

8/27 & 30/01      Staff Training, Children’s Psychiatric Hospital, University of New Mexico,

                        Albuquerque, NM

                        Completed two-session (1.5 hours each) training on autism for CPH staff and faculty.

                        Training included diagnosis, assessment, and treatment information.

 

Spring term       Guest Lecture, Department of Psychology, University of New Mexico,

2001                 Albuquerque, NM

Guest lecturer (3 lectures) for course entitled Human Neuropsychology.

Presented lectures on Memory & Attention, Neurodevelopmental Disorders,

and Learning Disorders.

 

10/96 -                          Instructor, Division of Continuing Education, Alcohol/Drug Abuse Studies

11/96                            Program, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM

                                    Instructor for two sections of a sophomore level, sixteen-hour course entitled

                                    Alcohol and Drug Abuse Studies: Diagnosis and Assessment: Clinical.

 

2/96 -                            Co-Instructor, Neuropsychological Services, Department of Psychiatry,

4/96                              University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM

                                    Co-instructed an eight-week parent-training course for parents of children with ADHD. Course based on R. Barkley’s program: Defiant Children: A Clinician’s Manual

                                    for Parent Training.

 

Publications

            Gabriels, RL, Ivers, BJ, Hill, DE, Agnew, JA & McNeill, J. (accepted). Stability of adaptive behaviors in middle-school children with autism spectrum disorders. Research in Developmental Disabilities.

 

            Lewine, JD., Davis, JT., Bigler, E., Hartshorne, M., Thoma, R., Hill, D., Funke, M., Sloan, JH., Hall, S., & Orrison WW. (in press). Objective documentation of traumatic brain injury subsequent to mild and moderate head trauma: Multimodal brain imaging with MEG, SPECT, and MRI.

 

Gabriels, R.L., Cuccaro, M.L., Hill, D.E., Ivers, B., & Goldson, E. (2005). Repetitive behaviors in autism: Relationships with associated clinical features. Research in Developmental Disabilities, 26, 169-181.

 

Walker, D. D., Venner, K., Hill, D. E., Meyers, R. J., & Miller, W. R. (2004). A comparison of alcohol and drug disorders: Is there evidence for a natural progression of drug abuse? Addictive Behaviors, 29, 817-823.

 

Hill, D. E., Ciesielski, K. T., Hart, B., & Jung, R. (2004). Neuropsychological and neuroanatomical correlates of long-term memory in survivors of childhood leukemia. Pediatric Blood Cancer, 42, 611-617.

 

Hill, D. E., Yeo, R. A., Campbell, R. A., Hart, B., Vigil, J., & Brooks, W. (2003). MRI correlates of attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in children. Neuropsychology, 17, 496-506.

 

Yeo, R. A., Hill, D. E., Campbell, R. A., Brooks, W. M., Vigil, J., Hart, B., & Zamora, L. (2003). A proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy investigation of the right frontal lobe in children with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder. Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, 42(3), 303-310.

 

Lewine, J.D., Wender, P., Davis, J.T., Funke, M.E., Hill, D., & Thoma, R. (submitted). Neurophysiological correlates of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in adults: A magnetoencephalographic investigation. Neuroreport

 

Lewine, J.D., Davis, J.T., Funke, M.E., Hill, D., & Thoma, R. (submitted). Magnetoencephalographic observations in attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. American Journal of Psychiatry

 

            Lewine, J. D., Provencal, S., Hill, D., Davis, J., Funke, M., Huang, M., Thoma, R., Orrison, W., Johnson, M., Paulson, K., Hatch, K., & Detmers, D. (submitted). Magnetic source imaging of epileptiform activity in autism: Developmental delay versus regressive profiles.

 

            Donovan, D. M., Kivalhan, D. R., Kadden, R. M., & Hill, D. (2001). Cognitive impairment as a patient-treatment matching hypothesis. In R. Longabough & P. Wirtz (Eds.), Project MATCH Hypotheses: Results and causal chain analyses. Project MATCH Monograph Series, Vol. 8. Bethesda, MD: National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism.

 

Gabriels, R. & Hill, D. E. (Eds.) (2002). Autism: From Research to Individualized Practice. London: Jessica Kingsley Publishers.

 

            Gabriels, R. L., Hill, D. E., Pierce, R. A., Rogers, S. J., & Wehner, B. (2001). Predictors of treatment outcome in young children with autism: A retrospective study. Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 5(4), 407-429.         

 

Yeo, R. A., Hill, D. E., Campbell, R. A., Vigil, J. & Brooks, W. (2000). Developmental instability and working memory ability in children: A magnetic resonance spectroscopy investigation. Developmental Neuropsychology, 17, 143-159.

 

Hill, D. E., Waldorf, V. A., Lewine, J. D., Moyers, T., & Yeo, R. (2000). Magnetic source imaging in the evaluation of chronic alcohol abuse. In C. J. Aine, Y. Okada, G. Stroink, S. J. Swithenby, & C. C. Wood (Eds.), Biomag 96: Proceedings of the Tenth International Conference on Biomagnetism. New York: Springer-Verlag.

 

Meyers, R. J., Miller, W. R., Hill, D. E., & Tonigan, J. S. (1999). Community reinforcement and family training (CRAFT): Engaging unmotivated drug users in treatment. Journal of Substance Abuse, 10, 291-308.

 

Hill, D. E., Ciesielski, K. T., Sethre-Hofstad, L., Duncan, M. H., & Lorenzi, M. (1997). Visual and verbal short-term memory deficits in childhood leukemia survivors after intrathecal chemotherapy. Journal of Pediatric Psychology, 22, 861-870.

 

Lewine, J. D., Sloan, J. H., Orrison, W. W., Kodituwakku, P. W., Davis, J. T., Hart, B., Spar, J., Hill, D., Thoma, R., Chang, S., Waldorf, V. A., Shaw, P., & Edgar, C.  (1995). Neuroanatomical evaluation of brain dysfunction in post-concussive syndromes associated with mild head trauma.  In Uzzell, Stonnington, & Doronzo (Eds.),  Recovery after traumatic brain injury. Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Inc.

 

Ciesielski, K. T., Yanofsky, R., Hill, D. E., Ludwig, R. N., Hart, B. L., Astur, R. S., & Snyder, T. (1994). Hypoplasia of the cerebellar vermis and cognitive deficits in survivors of childhood leukemia. Archives of Neurology, 51, 985-993.

 

Nigro, G. N., Buckley, M. A., Hill, D. E., & Nelson, J. (1989). When juries "hear" children testify: The effects of eyewitness age and speech style on jurors' perceptions of testimony.  In S. J. Ceci, D. F. Ross, & M. P. Toglia (Eds.), Perspectives on children's testimony.  New York: Springer-Verlag.

 

Nigro, G. N., Hill, D. E., Gelbein, M. E., & Clark, C. L. (1988). Changes in the facial prominence of women and men over the last decade.  Psychology of Women Quarterly, 12, 225-235.

 

Published Abstracts

Hill, D. E., Yeo, R. A., Campbell, R. A., & Mayer, E. (2001). Cerebellar abnormalities in children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology, 16, 780.

 

            Hill, D., Campbell, R., Yeo, R., Brooks, W., Hart, B., & Vigil, J. (1999). Frontal-striatal circuitry in ADHD children. Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology, 14, 692.

 

            Hill, D., Campbell, R., Yeo, R., Vigil, J., Seeger, K., Bailey, R., & Yager, E. (1999). Working memory and executive function in ADHD children. Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology, 14, 692.

 

Posters and Presentations

            Gabriels, R.L., Cuccaro, M.L., Ogden, L.G., Hill, D.E., & Ivers, B. (2004). Repetitive behaviors (RBs) in autism spectrum disorders (ASD): Relationships with associated clinical features. Poster presented at IMFAR

 

            Hill, D.E., Gabriels, R.L., Ogden, L.G., & Ivers, B.J. (2004). Caregiver stress and concerns as related to autism features. Poster presented at IMFAR

 

            Ivers, B.J., Gabriels, R.L., Ogden, L.G., & Hill, D.E. (2004). Long-term outcomes of children with autism spectrum disorders: A five-year follow-up study. Poster presented at IMFAR.

 

            Yeo, R. A., Hill, D.E., McDaniel, L., Campbell, R.C., Petropoulos, H., Brown, A.J., Weers, D.C., & Brooks, W.M. (2004). A magnetic resonance spectroscopy study of ADHD: An analysis of quantification method, subtype, and sex. Poster presented at the Thirty-Second Annual INS Meeting, Baltimore, Maryland.

 

            Campbell, R., Hill, D. E., & Rowland, A. (May, 2003). Current Trends in Research in the Epidemiology, Neurodevelopment, and Treatment of Children with ADHD. Presentation at the NM Psychological Association.

 

            Farmer, L., Hill, D., Campbell, R., Weers, D., Brooks, W., & Yeo, R. (February 2003). Neuropsychological and neuroanatomical indicators of ADHD subtypes in children. Poster presented at the Thirty-First Annual INS Meeting, Honolulu, Hawaii.

 

            Hill, D.E., Yeo, R.A., Campbell, R.A., Mayer, E., & Hart, B. (Nov. 2001). Cerebellar Abnormalities in Children with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). Poster presented at the National Academy of Neuropsychology, San Francisco, CA.

 

            Gabriels, R. L., Hill, D. E., Pierce, R. A., & Rogers, S. J. (June 2001). Predictors of treatment outcome in young children who have autism. Poster presented at the ISRCAP conference, Vancouver, Canada.

 

            Yeo, R. A., Hill, D., Campbell, R., Brooks, W. M. & Zamora, L. (March 2000). A proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy investigation of the right frontal lobe in children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. Poster presented at the Society for Cognitive Neuroscience, San Francisco, CA.

 

            Hill, D., Yeo, R., Campbell, R., Brooks. W., Vigil, J., & Hart, B. (Feb. 2000). Age-effects of MRI brain volumes in children with ADHD. Poster to be presented at the International Neuropsychological Society (INS), Denver, CO.

 

Hill, D., Campbell, R., Yeo, R., Brooks, W., Hart, B., & Vigil, J., (Nov. 1999). Frontal-striatal circuitry in ADHD children. Poster presented at the National Academy of Neuropsychology, San Antonio, TX.

 

Hill, D., Campbell, R., Yeo, R., Vigil, J., Seeger, K., Bailey, R., & Yager, E. (Nov. 1999). Working memory and executive function in ADHD children. Poster presented at the National Academy of Neuropsychology, San Antonio, TX.

 

Thoma, R., Love, J., Michael, C., Hill, D., Thornbrough, M., Waldorf, A., & Moyers, T. (1999). Smoking reduction related to changes in expected smoking consequences. Poster to be presented November, 1999 at the Association for Advancement of Behavior Therapy, Toronto, Canada.

 

Campbell, R. & Hill, D. E. (May 1999). Neuropsychological and neuroimaging correlates of ADHD. Presentation at UNM School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry Departmental Conference Series.

 

Yeo, R. A., Hill, D. E., Brooks, W. M., Campbell, R. A., & Vigil, J. (April 1999). Determinants of individual variation in working memory ability in children: Insights from magnetic resonance spectroscopy and developmental instability. Poster presented at Cognitive Neuroscience, Washington, D.C.

 

Walker, D. D., Meyers, R. J., Miller, E. J., Lopez, V. C., Hill, D. E., Wolfe, B. L., & Miller, W. R. (Nov. 1997). Changing the substance use of the treatment-resistant client: The community reinforcement and family training project. Poster presented at the Association for Advancement of Behavioral Therapy. Miami Beach, FL.

 

Waldorf, V. A., Hill, D. E., Meyers, R. J., Lopez, V. C., Miller, E. J., Walker, D. D., Wolfe, B. L., & Miller, W. R. (Nov. 1997). It’s never too late for change: Community reinforcement and family training with elderly concerned significant others. Poster presented at the Association for Advancement of Behavioral Therapy. Miami Beach, FL.

 

Miller, E. J., Walker, D.D., Meyers, R. J., Hill, D. E., Lopez, V.C., & Miller, W.R. (June 1997). A comparison of treatment approaches on the functioning of individuals seeking help for a loved one with an alcohol problem. Poster presented at the Research Society on Alcoholism. San Francisco, CA.

 

Meyers, R. J., Miller, W.R., Hill, D. E., Miller, E. J., Lopez, V. C., & Walker, D. D. (June 1997). Engaging resistant individuals with alcohol problems: A comparison of three intervention strategies. Poster presented at the Research Society on Alcoholism. San Francisco, CA.

 

Lopez, V.C., Miller, W.R., Meyers, R. J., Hill, D. E., Miller, E. J., & Walker, D. D. (June 1997). The coping behaviors of Hispanic and non-Hispanic white female relatives of alcohol abusers. Poster presented at the Research Society on Alcoholism. San Francisco, CA.

 

Naslund, J., Johansen, K., Thoma. R., & Hill, D. (March 1997). Reading level predicted by dichotic listening. Poster presented at the Cognitive Neuroscience Society. Boston, MA.

 

Meyers, R. J., Hill, D. E., Lopez, V.C., Miller, E. J., & Miller, W. R. (Nov. 1996). Engaging and retaining resistant drug users in treatment: Community reinforcement and family training (CRAFT). Poster presented at the Association for Advancement of Behavior Therapy. New York, NY.

 

Meyers, R. J., Hill, D. E., Miller, E. J., Lopez, V. C., Miller, W. R., & Tonigan, J. S. (Sept. 1996). Changing substance abuse through the use of the community reinforcement approach. Poster presented at the American Psychological Association Women’s Conference. Washington, D.C.

 

Ciesielski, K. T., Knight, J. E., Lesnik, P.G., Hart, B.L., Duncan, M. H., Benzel, E. H., Hill, D. E., Yaksich, K., & Caswell, A. (March 1996). MRI and neuropsychological evidence of dissociation between the late developing cortico-limbo-diencephalic and the early cortico-striatal memory circuits in children treated with intrathecal chemotherapy. Poster presented at Cognitive Neuroscience Society. San Francisco, CA.

 

Thoma, R., Yeo, R., Gangestad, S., Lewine, J., Hill, D., & Orrison, W. (March 1996). Developmental instability (DI) and the brain: DI predicts cerebral asymmetry and reduced size of features. Poster presented at Cognitive Neuroscience Society. San Francisco, CA.

 

Lewine, J. D., Hill, D. E., Waldorf, V. A., Moyers, T., & Yeo, R. (Feb. 1996). Magnetic source imaging in the evaluation of chronic alcohol abuse. Poster presented at the Tenth International Conference on Biomagnetism (Biomag 96). Santa Fe, NM

 

Waldorf, V. A., Hill, D. E., Meyers, R. J., Lopez, V. C., Abeita, L. A., & Miller, W. R.  (Nov. 1995). If you advertise, they will come: Engaging substance abusers in treatment through community reinforcement training with concerned significant others. Poster presented at the Association for Advancement of Behavior Research. Washington, D.C.

 

Meyers, R. J., Hill, D. E., Waldorf, V. A., Miller, W. R., Lopez, V. C., & Abeita, L. A.  (May 1995). Who seeks help for a family member's alcohol/drug problem? Poster presented at the Seventh International Conference on the Treatment of Addicted Behaviors. Leeuwenhorst Center, the Netherlands.

 

Thoma, R. J., Lewine, J., Yeo, R., Provencal, S., Davis, J. T., Orrison, W. W., & Hill, D. E. (March 1995). Magnetic source imaging of the neural substrates of handedness. Poster presented at Cognitive Neuroscience Society. San Francisco, CA.

 

Ciesielski, K. T., Hill, D. E., Jung, R.E., Knight, J. E., Duncan, M. H., & Hart, B. L. (Nov. 1994). Cerebellar-frontal lobe abnormalities do not fully explain neuropsychological findings. Poster presented at The Society for Neuroscience. Miami, FL.

 

Ciesielski, K. T., Jung, R. E., Hill, D. E., Harris, R. J., & Prince, R. J. (June 1994).  Selective inhibition deficits underlying cognitive maldevelopment in autism: Neuropsychological evidence. Poster presented at the American Psychological Society.

 

Ciesielski, K. T., Prince, R. J., Hill, D. E., & Waldorf, V. A. (Nov. 1993). Prefrontal cortex and selective inhibition in autism: ERP and neuropsychological studies. Poster presented at the Society for Neuroscience. Washington, D.C.

 

Ciesielski, K. T., Duncan, M. H., Hill, D. E., Knight, J. E., Hart, B. L., & Maclin, E. L. (June 1993). Cerebellar and neurobehavioral abnormalities in childhood leukemia: MRI and neuropsychological studies. Poster presented at the American Psychological Society. Chicago, IL.

 

Ciesielski, K. T., Prince, R., Astur, R. S., Knight, J., & Hill, D. (June 1992). Selective inhibition in an attentional task with higher and lower target frequency rates: ERP & neuropsychological studies. Paper presented at the International Conference on Event-Related Potentials of the Brain, Budapest, Hungary.

 

Ciesielski, K. T., Astur, R. S., Hill, D., Klostermann, I., Knight, J., & Prince, R. (1992).  Hemispheric competence and quality of face image: Event-related potentials study. Paper presented at the 5th International Conference on Cognitive Neuroscience, Jerusalem, Israel.

 

Technical Papers

Thoma, R, Hill, D. E. & Birkbeck, C., (1996). State and federal funds for substance abuse treatment and prevention programs in New Mexico (Working Paper #4). Submitted to the New Mexico Criminal and Juvenile Justice Coordinating Council.

 

Hill, D. E., Thoma, R., Birkbeck, C., & Wilson, N. (1996). Needs assessment of substance use in the criminal justice system (Working Paper #7). Submitted to the New Mexico Criminal and Juvenile Justice Coordinating Council.

 

Thoma, R., Hill, D. E., & Birkbeck, C. (1996). Pre-incarceration treatment options for substance abusers, nationwide and in New Mexico (Working Paper #11). Submitted to the New Mexico Criminal and Juvenile Justice Coordinating Council.

 

Hill, D. E., Thoma, R., Birkbeck, C., & LaFree, G. (1996). Prison and parole treatment options for substance abusers: Nationwide and in New Mexico (Working Paper #13). Submitted to the New Mexico Criminal and Juvenile Justice Coordinating Council.

 

Hill, D. E., Thoma, R., Birkbeck, C., Hanke, P. J., & Anagnostakos, S. (1996). Relationships between abused drugs and violence and a review of effective treatments for substance abusers (Working Paper #21). Submitted to the New Mexico Criminal and Juvenile Justice Coordinating Council.

 

DiVasto, P. V., Hill, D. E., Neely, D., & Thoma, R. (1995). Selection criteria for corrections officers. Submitted to the New Mexico Department of Corrections Training Academy.

 

Affiliations in Professional Organizations

Society for Neuroscience

Cognitive Neuroscience Society

National Academy of Neuropsychology

 

Honors and Awards

1998                 Recipient of Graduate Student Research Award

1998                 Recipient of the Provost’s Graduate Program Scholarship

1997, ’96 & ‘92  Recipient of the Rosenblum Award for clinical work with children.

 


 

Professional References

 

Ronald Yeo, Ph.D.

Department of Psychology

Logan Hall

University of New Mexico

Albuquerque, New Mexico 87131

(505) 277-3060

 

Richard Campbell, Ph.D.

Center for Neuropsychological Services

Department of Psychiatry/ UNM School of Medicine

2400 Tucker NE

Albuquerque, New Mexico 87131

(505) 272-8833

 

Erin Bigler, Ph.D.

Professor and Department Chair

Department of Psychology

Brigham Young University

1082 Kimball Tower

Provo, UT 84602

(801) 378-4287