JOAN B. READ

PhD, Clinical Psychology

Georgia State University, Atlanta (APA Approved), 1975

jread@fielding.edu

 

 

 

Internship: Georgia State University Counseling Center, 1972-1973

 

Licensure: GA

 

Current Professional Appointment:

 

Faculty (unranked)

School of Psychology

Fielding Graduate University

 

Areas of Instruction:

 

Physiology of Behavior

Cognition and Affect

Psychopharmacology

 

Research Interests:

 

Cancer Survivorship

 

Practice Interests:

 

Depression

Anxiety

Pharmacological Interventions in Psychotherapy

Psychological Concomitants of Chronic Illnesses

 

Professional Memberships:

 

American Psychological Association (55)

American Psychological Society

Georgia Psychological Association (Fellow)

National Register of Health Service Providers in Psychology

 

 

Honors and Awards:

 

1964-1968: Regents Scholar

 

1968: Honor Graduate, Georgia State University

 

1968-1969: Scholarship Recipient, Laboratory for Psychological Services

 

1983: Outstanding Young Women of America

 

1983-1987: Georgia Psychological Association Outstanding Service Award

 

1995: Fellow, Georgia Psychological Association

 

 

Professional Activities in Last Seven Years

 

Publications:

 

Read, J. B. (2005, Winter). Anti-depressants and children: A reasoned consideration. Georgia Psychologist (publication of the Georgia Psychological Association).

 

Read, J. B. (2005) A handbook for (almost) all reasons [Review of the book Handbook of essential psychopharmacology (2^nd ed.)]. PsychCRITIQUES, 50(30).

 

Read, J. B. (in press). Alcohol and adolescence under the microscope [Review of the book Recent developments in alcoholism: Vol. 17. Alcohol problems in adolescents]. PsychCRITIQUES.

 

 

Presentations:

 

Read, J. B. (2000, November & December). Your brain on drugs: The hows and whys of psychopharmacotherapy. Presented to the Georgia Psychological Association, Atlanta, GA.

 

Read, J. B. (2001, January). The downs, the jitters and the meds of it all: Depression, anxiety and psychopharmacology. Presented to the Georgia Psychological Association, Atlanta, GA.

 

Read, J. B. (2001, March). Memory and estrogen: Midlife benefits of HRT. Presented to the Menopause and Mid-Life Study Group, Atlanta, GA.

 

Read, J. B. (2001, March). The pros and cons of prescribing privileges for psychologists. Presented at the annual convention of the Southeastern Psychological Association, Atlanta, GA.

 

Read, J. B. (2002, April). The effects of estrogen on the immune system. Presented to the Menopause and Mid-Life Study Group, Atlanta, GA.

 

Read, J. B. (2002, December). The self-medicating client: Alternatives, natural remedies and drugs of abuse. Presented at the Georgia Psychological Association, Atlanta, GA.

 

Read, J. B. (2003, May). Drugs of abuse. CE presentation to the annual convention of the Georgia Psychological Association, Atlanta, GA.

 

Read, J. B. (2006, August). Post-doctoral psychopharmacology training and quality of patient care. Paper presented at the annual convention of the American Psychological Association, New Orleans, LA.

 

 

Funded Grants/Contracts:

 

1995-2001: Principal Researcher, The Psychoneuroimmunology Research Project, Fielding Graduate Institute, Santa Barbara, CA, $9,000.

 

2000-present: Cancer Survivorship: The Personal Stories of Survivors of Cancer. Longitudinal Interview Project, Unfunded.

 

 

Other Professional Activities:

 

1975-present: Private Practice (part time), Atlanta, GA.

 

1987-present: Adjunct Clinical Associate Professor, Psychology Department, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA.

 

1994-present: Trainer/Group Facilitator, Volunteer Visitation Program of the Cancer Survivors Program, St. Joseph's Hospital, Atlanta, GA.

 

1995-present: Member, Advisory Board, The Atlanta Wellness Community.

 

1999-2001: Member, Research Committee, School of Psychology, Fielding Graduate Institute, Santa Barbara, CA.

 

2002-present: Chair, Psychology Faculty, School of Psychology, Fielding Graduate University, Santa Barbara, CA.

 

2004-present: Director of Practicum Training, School of Psychology, Fielding Graduate University, Santa Barbara, CA.