(2/05)

Office Address:
Department of Psychology
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
2441 E. Hartford
P.O. Box 413
Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53201-0413
(414) 229-6594
FAX (414) 229-5219
E-mail: hobart@uwm.edu

EDUCATION

1989-1992	Michigan State University, Ph.D. in Child/Family Clinical Psychology (APA approved). Dissertation: Individual, family, and child-rearing characteristics in young alcoholic and nonalcoholic families. Advisor: Robert A. Zucker, Ph.D. Internship: Children's Hospital, Columbus, Ohio, Pediatric Psychology Specialization (APA approved). Advisor: Keith L. Kaufman, Ph.D.
1986-1989	Michigan State University, M.A. in Child/Family Clinical Psychology. Thesis: The relationship between parent life troubles and child-rearing patterns in young alcoholic families. Advisor: Robert A. Zucker, Ph.D.
1982-1985	University of Wisconsin-Madison, B.S. in Psychology. Graduated with Distinction.
1981-1982	Rice University.

LICENSURE AND PRIVILEGES

Licensed Psychologist, State of Wisconsin (number 1794)
Allied Health Medical and Dental Staff, Children's Hospital of Wisconsin

PRESENT POSITIONS

Associate Professor, Department of Psychology, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (8/03)
Assistant Clinical Professor, Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Medicine and Department of Pediatrics, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee (2/93)
Clinical Psychologist, Sam's/Walmart Feeding, Nutrition, and Swallowing Center, Children's Hospital of Wisconsin (8/01)

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

1984-1985	Research Assistant. Spencer Adolescent Peer Group Study, Wisconsin Center for Education Research, University of Wisconsin-Madison. Principal Investigators: B. Bradford Brown, Ph.D., Donna Rae Clasen, Ph.D.
1986	Research Assistant. Risk for Psychosis Project, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Department of Psychology. Principal Investigators: Loren J. Chapman, Ph.D., Jean P. Chapman, Ph.D.
1987-1990	Therapist. Michigan State University Prevention of Conduct Disorder Project, Departments of Psychology and Pediatrics.
1991-1992	Clinical Instructor. Division of Psychology, Department of Pediatrics, The Ohio State University College of Medicine.
1992-1995	Psychologist. Child Psychiatry Center, Children's Hospital of Wisconsin, Milwaukee. Clinical service and research with Comprehensive Pain Clinic, cystic fibrosis center, solid organ transplant programs, and general outpatient psychiatry clinic.
1994-1998	Clinical Assistant Professor. Department of Psychology, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.
1995-1998	Psychologist. Child Protection Center, Children's Hospital of Wisconsin, Milwaukee. Coordinated care of families of suspected victims of sexual and physical abuse and neglect, children newly placed in foster care, and adolescent victims of community violence.
1995-1998	Clinical Assistant Professor. Wisconsin School of Professional Psychology, Milwaukee.
1998-1999	Clinical Associate Professor. Wisconsin School of Professional Psychology, Milwaukee.
1998-2003	Assistant Professor. Department of Psychology, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.

HONORS

1985	Phi Beta Kappa.
1985	Graduated with Distinction, University of Wisconsin-Madison.
1987-1988	National Institute of Mental Health Predoctoral Traineeship in Clinical Psychology.
1996	Association for the Care of Children's Health Award for Innovation-Honorable Mention, awarded to the Project Ujima Collaborative
2002	Best Paper of 2001, Child Maltreatment, (with W. N. Friedrich et al.), American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children
2003	Milwaukee Idea Award (recognizing Excellence in University-Community Partnership), UWM Alumni Association, awarded to the Project Ujima Collaborative
2004	National Award for Professional Innovation in Victim Services, Office for Victims of Crime, US Department of Justice, awarded to the Project Ujima Collaborative

JOURNAL EDITORIAL ACTIVITIES

Editorial Boards
Child Maltreatment (2002-2011)
Handbook of Pediatric Psychology (3rd edition, 2003)

Ad hoc reviewer for:
Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research
Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine
Children's Health Care
Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology
Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology
Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition
Journal of Pediatric Psychology
Journal of Pediatrics
Journal of Research on Adolescence
Pediatric Pulmonology
Pediatrics

RESEARCH SUPPORT

Lazoritz (PI) 1997
Children's Hospital of Wisconsin Foundation
Relationship between Sexual Abuse Allegations, Level of Suspicion, and Medical Findings
Role: Co-Investigator Total Direct Costs: $2800

Calhoun (PI) 1995-1998
Children's Hospital of Wisconsin Foundation
Project Ujima: A Youth Violence Intervention/Prevention Program
Role: Paid Consultant (10%)

Calhoun (PI) 1996-1998
EMSC/MCHB
Project Ujima: A Youth Violence Intervention/Prevention Program
Role: Paid Consultant (5%)

Davies (PI) 1997-1998
Children's Hospital of Wisconsin Foundation
Longitudinal Functioning of Children seen for Suspected Maltreatment
Role: PI Total Direct Costs: $1115

Davies/Hains (PI's) 1997-1999
Children's Hospital of Wisconsin Foundation
Stress Management Interventions for Adolescents with Insulin-Dependent Diabetes
Role: Co-PI Total Direct Costs: $2593

Davies/Hains (PI's) 1997-1999
Children's Hospital of Wisconsin Foundation
Cognitive-Behavioral Interventions for Adolescents and Young Adults with Cystic Fibrosis
Role: Co-PI Total Direct Costs: $2548

Davies (PI) 1999-2000
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Graduate School Research Committee
Affect, Behavior, and Interaction in Forensic Interviews for Child Sexual Abuse
Role: PI Total Direct Costs: $12,274.

Davies (PI) 2002
Friend of Celiac Disease Research
Exploring Potential for Multi-site Behavioral Research in Celiac Disease
Role: PI Total Direct Costs: $1000

Melzer-Lange (PI) 2000-2003
EMSC/MCHB
An EMSC-Based Violence Intervention/Prevention Program Evaluation with Cost-Benefit Implications
Role: Paid Consultant (10%)

McCart (PI) 2003-2004
CDC Dissertation Award
Reducing Violence/Victimization in Assaulted Urban Youth
Role: Sponsor Total Direct Costs: $19,866

Davies (PI) 2003-2006
Children's Bureau/ACF
Evaluation of Post-Adoption Needs and Services for SNA Children and Families
Role: PI Total Direct Costs: $584,241

PUBLICATIONS

1. Davies, W. H., Noll, R. B., DeStefano, L., Bukowski, W. M., & Kulkarni, R. (1991). Differences in the child-rearing practices of parents of children with cancer and controls: The perspectives of parents and professionals. Journal of Pediatric Psychology, 16, 295-306.

2. Noll, R. B., Ris, M. D., Davies, W. H., Bukowski, W. M., & Koontz, K. (1992). Social interactions between children with cancer or sickle cell disease and their peers: Teacher ratings. Journal of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics, 13, 187-193.

3. Noll, R. B., Bukowski, W. M., & Davies, W. H. (1992). Peer relationships and friendships of children with cancer: A story of resilience. Candlelighters National Newsletter, 16, 1-4. (Also appeared in Journal of the Child Cancer Foundation, 13, 1992, 13-14; and in P. Deasy-Spinetta & E. Irvin (Eds.), Educating the child with cancer (pp. 15-19), Bethesda, MD: Candlelighters Childhood Cancer Foundation, 1993).

4. Noll, R. B., Bukowski, W. M., Davies, W. H., Koontz, K., & Kulkarni, R. (1993). Adjustment in the peer system of adolescents with cancer: A two-year study. Journal of Pediatric Psychology, 18, 351-364.

5. Davies, C. M., Noll, R. B., Davies, W. H., & Bukowski, W. M. (1993). Mealtime interactions and family relationships for families with children who have cancer in long term remission and controls. Journal of the American Dietetic Association, 93, 773-776.

6. Fitzgerald, H. E., Davies, W. H., Zucker, R. A., & Klinger, M. (1994). Developmental systems theory and substance abuse: A conceptual and methodological framework for analyzing patterns of variation in families. In L. L'Abate (Ed.), Handbook of developmental family psychology and psychopathology (pp. 350-371). New York: John Wiley & Sons.

7. Noll, R. B., Swiecki, E., Gartstein, M., Vannatta, K., Kalinyak, K. A., Davies, W. H., & Bukowski, W. M. (1994). Parental distress, family conflict, and the role of social support for caregivers with and without a child with sickle cell disease. Family Systems Medicine, 12, 281-294.

8. Noll, R. B., Yosua, L. A., Vannatta, K., Kalinyak, K., Bukowski, W. M., & Davies, W. H. (1995). Social competence of siblings of children with sickle cell anemia. Journal of Pediatric Psychology, 20, 165-172.

9. Noll, R. B., Gartstein, M. A., Hawkins, A., Vannatta, K., Davies, W. H., & Bukowski, W. M. (1995). Comparing parental distress for families with children who have cancer and matched comparison families without children with cancer. Family Systems Medicine, 13, 11-27.

10. Noll, R. B., Vannatta, K., Koontz, K., Kalinyak, K., Bukowski, W. M., & Davies, W. H. (1996). Peer relationships and emotional well-being of youngsters with sickle cell disease. Child Development, 67, 423-436.

11. Noll, R. B., Zeller, M. H., Vannatta, K., Bukowski, W. M., & Davies, W. H. (1997). Potential bias in classroom research: Comparison of children with permission and those who do not receive permission to participate. Journal of Clinical Child Psychology, 26, 36-42.

12. Zucker, R. A., Davies, W. H., Kincaid, S. B., Fitzgerald, H. E., & Reider, E. E. (1997). Conceptualizing and scaling the developmental structure of behavior disorder: The Lifetime Alcohol Problems Score as an example. Development and Psychopathology, 9, 453-471.

13. Davies, W. H., & Garwood, M. M. (1997). [Review of the book Interventions for bereaved children]. Journal of Pediatric Psychology, 22, 430-432.

14. Hains, A. A., Davies, W. H., Behrens, D., & Biller, J. A. (1997). Cognitive behavioral interventions for adolescents with cystic fibrosis. Journal of Pediatric Psychology, 22, 669-687.

15. Davies, W. H., & Flannery, D. J. (1998). Posttraumatic stress disorder in children and adolescents exposed to violence. Pediatric Clinics of North America, 45, 341-353.

16. Farrell, S. P., Hains, A. A., & Davies, W. H. (1998). Cognitive behavioral interventions for sexually abused children exhibiting PTSD symptomatology. Behavior Therapy, 29, 241-255.

17. Noll, R. B., Gartstein, M. A., Vannatta, K., Correll, J., Bukowski, W. M., & Davies, W. H. (1999). Social, emotional, and behavioral functioning of children with cancer. Pediatrics, 103, 71-78.

18. Hains, A. A., Davies, W. H., Parton, E., Totka, J., & Amoroso-Camarata, J. (2000). A stress management intervention for adolescents with insulin-dependent diabetes. The Diabetes Educator, 26, 417-424.

19. Hains, A. A., Davies, W. H., Parton, E., & Silverman, A. H. (2001). A cognitive behavioral intervention for emotionally distressed adolescents with Type I diabetes. Journal of Pediatric Psychology, 26, 61-66.

20. Friedrich, W. N., Fisher, J., Acton, R., Berliner, L., Butler, J., Damon, L., Davies, W. H., Gray, A., & Wright, J. (2001). Child Sexual Behavior Inventory: Normative, psychiatric, and sexual abuse comparisons. Child Maltreatment, 6, 37-49.

21. Davies, W. H. & Garwood, M. M. (2001). Who are the perpetrators and why do they do it? Journal of Aggression, Maltreatment, and Trauma, 5, 41-54. Also appeared in S. Lazoritz & V. J. Palusci (Eds.)(2001), The shaken baby syndrome: A multidisciplinary approach (pp. 41-54). Binghamton, NY: Haworth.

22. Davies, W. H., Garwood, M. M., O'Conor, A. R., & Carron, A. (2001). The language of distress: The role of ongoing assessment in understanding true and false allegations of sexual abuse. In W. N. Friedrich (Ed.), Psychological assessment of sexually abused children, and their families (pp. 270-279). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.

23. Hains, A. A., Davies, W. H., Behrens, D., Freeman, M. E., & Biller, J. A. (2001). Effectiveness of a cognitive behavioral intervention for young adults with cystic fibrosis. Journal of Clinical Psychology in Medical Settings, 8, 325-336.

24. Phelps, L. F., McCart, M. R., & Davies, W. H. (2002). The impact of community violence on children and parents: Development of contextual assessments. Trauma, Violence, & Abuse: A Review Journal, 3, 194-209.

25. Berlin, K. S., Sass, D. A., Davies, W. H., & Hains, A. A. (2002). Impact of diabetes disclosure on perceptions of eating and self-care behaviors. The Diabetes Educator, 28, 809-816.

26.Borowitz, D., Baker, R. D., Stallings, V., & Consensus Committee on Pediatric Nutrition and Cystic Fibrosis. (2002). Consensus report on nutrition for pediatric patients with cystic fibrosis. Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition, 35, 246-259.

27. Davies, W. H., Berlin, K. S., & Telega, G. (2003). Common stressors among adults with celiac disease. Celiac Sprue Association Lifeline, 23, 16.

28. Silverman, A. H., Hains, A. A., Davies, W. H., & Parton, E. (2003). A cognitive behavioral adherence intervention for adolescents with Type 1 diabetes. Journal of Clinical Psychology in Medical Settings, 10, 119-127.

29. Friedrich, W. N., Davies, W. H., Fehrer, E., & Wright, J. (2003). Sexual behavior problems in preteen children: Developmental, ecological, and behavioral correlates. In R. A. Prentky & E. S. Janus (Eds.), Sexually coercive behavior: Understanding and management. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, 989, 95-104.

30. Trzepacz, A. M., Vannatta, K., Davies, W. H., Stehbens, J. A., & Noll, R. B. (2003). Social, emotional, and behavioral functioning of children with hemophilia. Journal of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics, 24, 225-232.

31. Farrell, S. P., Hains, A. A., Davies, W. H., Smith, P., & Parton, E. (2004). The impact of cognitive errors, stress, and adherence on metabolic control in youths with Type I diabetes. Journal of Adolescent Health, 34, 461-467.

32. Sass, D. A., Twohig, M. P., & Davies, W. H. (2004). Toward the dissemination and acceptance of behavioral interventions: Reporting sample characteristics. The Behavior Therapist, 101-102.

33. Davies, W. H., & Specht, J. L. (2004). Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS). In A. J. Christensen, R. Martin, & J. M. Smyth (Eds.), Encyclopedia of health psychology (pp. 307-308). New York: Kleuwer/Plenum.

34. Berlin, K. S., Sass, D. A., Davies, W. H., Reupert, S., & Hains, A. A. (2004). Parent perceptions of hypoglycemic symptoms of youth with diabetes: Disease disclosure minimizes risk of negative evaluations. Journal of Pediatric Psychology, 30.

35. Wetterneck, C. T., Sass, D. A., & Davies, W. H. (2004). Perceptions of risk factors for school violence: Concordance with FBI risk profile. Journal of School Violence, 3, 3-16.

36. Sass, D. A., Twohig, M. P., & Davies, W. H. (2004). Defining the independent variable and ensuring treatment integrity: A comparison across journals of different theoretical orientations. The Behavior Therapist.

37. McCart, M. R., Davies, W. H., Harris, R., Wincek, J., Calhoun, A. D., & Melzer-Lange, M. D. (in press). Assessment of trauma symptoms among adolescent assault victims. Journal of Adolescent Health.

38. Phelps, L. F., Davies, W. H., McCart, M. R., & Melzer-Lange, M. D. (in press). Concerns and coping of African-American mothers after youth assault requiring emergency medical treatment. Journal of Pediatric Psychology.

39. Melzer-Lange, M. D., McCart, M. R., Phelps, L. F., Heuermann, W., & Davies, W. H. (in press). Project Ujima: Working together to make things right. In R. Ketterlinus (Ed.), Youth violence: Interventions in emergency departments. Library of Medicine.

40. Marcks, B. A., Berlin, K. S., Woods, D. W., & Davies, W. H. (in press). Impact of Tourette's Syndrome: A preliminary investigation of the effects of disclosure on peer perceptions and social functioning. Psychiatry: Interpersonal and Biological Processes.

ARTICLES UNDER REVIEW

Ackerman, L. K., Davies, W. H., Vannatta, K., & Noll, R. B. Child, parent, and family characteristics predict mealtime interactions in families with a chronically ill child and physically healthy controls.

Berlin, K. S., Davies, W. H., Jastrowski, K. E., Hains, A. A., Parton, E. A., & Alemzadeh, R. Contextual assessment of problematic situations identified by adolescents using insulin pumps and their parents.

Berlin, K. S., Sass, D. A., Davies, W. H., Hains, A. A., & Jandrisevits, M. D. Cystic fibrosis disclosure may minimize risk of negative peer evaluations.

Davies, W. H., Ackerman, L. K., Davies, C. M., Vannatta, K., & Noll, R. B. About Your Child's Eating: Factor structure and psychometric properties of a feeding relationship measure.

Davies, W. H., Satter, E., Berlin, K. S., Sato, A. F., Silverman, A. H., Fischer, E. A., Arvedson, J. C., & Rudolph, C. D. Reconceptualizing feeding and feeding disorders in interpersonal context: The case for a relational disorder.

Hains, A. A., Davies, W. H., Berlin, K. S., Walos, J. J., Jandrisevits, M. D., Guillen, A., Busetto, G., Parton, E. A., & Alemzadeh, R. Attributions of peer reactions by youths with type I diabetes in adherence situations.

Jastrowski, K. E., & Davies, W. H. Childhood social withdrawal: A critical examination of research and a proposed transactional model.

Jastrowski, K. E., Klein-Tasman, B. P., & Davies, W. H. Cognitive-behavioral interventions for childhood social phobia: A meta-analysis and research agenda.

McCart, M. R., Davies, W. H., Phelps, L. F., Heuermann, W., & Melzer-Lange, M. D. Contextual assessment of challenges to coping among assaulted urban youth.

McCart, M. R., Priester, P., & Davies, W. H. Differential effectiveness of cognitive-behavioral therapy and behavioral parent-training for antisocial youth: A meta-analysis.

Uihlein, J. A., Davies, W. H., & Sato, A. F. Pervasiveness and impact of dismissed pain reports in adolescents with chronic pain.

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