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DR.
KATHERINE NORDAL'S CURRICULUM VITAE
PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION, LICENSURE/CERTIFICATION:
Ph.D., University of Mississippi, Oxford, Mississippi, 1976
Licensed Psychologist, State of Mississippi (5/13/79)
Civil Commitment Certificate (6/84)
Special Education Due Process Hearing Officer (1998‑Present)
Certificate of Professional Qualification in Psychology,
Association of State and Provincial Psychology Boards, CPQ
(2001‑Present)
EMPLOYMENT:
8/79 ‑ Present: Independent practice of psychology, Vicksburg,
Mississippi, The Nordal Clinic, P.A., Established, 7/82
8/79 ‑ 9/81: Consulting Psychologist, Warren‑Yazoo Mental
Health Services, Vicksburg, Mississippi
12/76 ‑ 8/79: Director of Child & Adolescent Services,
Warren‑Yazoo Mental Health Service, Vicksburg, Mississippi
10/73 ‑ 7/74: Director, Adolescent Day Treatment Program,
Columbus Department of Public Health, Drug Abuse Services
Section, Department of Human Resources, State of Georgia
3/73‑10/73: Counselor, Drug Rehabilitation Program,
Columbus Department of Public Health
POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIP:
AAAS
Congressional Science Fellowship, U.S. Congress, Washington,
D.C., 9/90 ‑ 8/91
AWARDS/HONORS:
Fellow, American Psychological Association
Mississippi Psychological Association, Distinguished Fellow
Lifetime Achievement Award, 2003
Fellow, Mississippi Psychological Association
Mississippi Psychological Association, Distinguished
Practitioner Award, 1997
American Psychological
Association, Karl F. Heiser Presidential Award for Advocacy on
Behalf of
Professional
Psychology, 1994
Mississippi Psychological Association, Kinlock Gill, Jr.,
Outstanding Professional
Psychologist Award, 1994
BOARD
APPOINTMENTS:
Mississippi
Board of Psychological Examiners, 6/88 ‑ 6/90; Executive
Secretary, 7/1/89 ‑ 6/30/90
Mississippi State Department of Education, Advisory Committee
for Special Education, 7/95 ‑7/97
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS:
American Psychological Association (APA) Fellow
APA
Committee for the Advancement of Professional Practice (CAPP),
2004-06, Chair 2005
APA
Board of Directors, 2001‑2003
B/D liaison to APA Committee on Legal Issues
B/D liaison to APA Ethics Office
B/D liaison to APA's Board for the Advancement of
Psychology in the Public Interest
APA Insurance Trust, Board of Directors Liaison Trustee, 2003
APA Insurance Trust, Trustee 2004-06
APA Task Force on APA/ABA Relations, 2001‑2003
APA Committee on Rural Health, 1997‑2000; Chairperson, 2000
APA Council of Representatives, 1993‑2000
APA
Women's Caucus, Treasurer, 1995‑1999; Chair‑Elect, 2000
APA Division 31, State Psychological Associations, Treasurer,
1997
APA Division 41, American Psychology ‑ Law Society
APA Division 35, Psychology of Women
APA Division 42, Independent Practice; 2004 Finance
Chair
Association of Practicing Psychologists (APP), Nominations
and Elections Chair 1999‑2000
Association for the Advancement of Psychology (AAP)
Mississippi Psychological Association (MPA), Fellow
Legislative Committee, 1988 ‑2000; Chair, 1992‑1994
State Coordinator, Federal Grassroots Legislative
Network, 1988
President, 1987; President‑Elect, 1986
Secretary‑Treasurer, 1984‑1985
Professional Affairs Committee, 1983
Continuing Education Committee, Chair, 1982; member, 1981
Brain Injury
Association of Mississippi: Past President, Treasurer & Current Board Member
Women in Psychology for Legislative Action (WPLA), Board of Directors, 1995‑2000
HOSPITAL AFFILIATIONS:
River
Region Medical Center, Vicksburg, Mississippi; Ethics
Committee, 1996 ‑ Present
River Oaks Hospital, Jackson, Mississippi
Mississippi Methodist Rehabilitation Center, Jackson,
Mississippi
SELECTED PROFESSIONAL PRESENTATIONS:
Forensic Psychology
"Relationship
Between Ethics and Law: From a Practitioner’s Perspective” with
APA’s Ethics Committee and Committee on Legal
Issues, American Psychological Association Annual Meeting, Toronto, Canada, 8/10/03
"Practicing Ethically in the Custody Arena,"
with Michael D. Roberts, Ph.D. and C. Gerald O'Brien, Ph.D., Mississippi
Psychological Association Annual Meeting, Gulfport, Mississippi, 9/7/02
" Practicing Ethically: School Violence,"
with APA's Ethics Committee and Committee on Legal Issues, American
Psychological Association Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL, 8/25/02
"The Anatomy of a Psychological Injury Case,"
Spring Conference of Mississippi Trial and Appellate Judges, Mississippi
Judicial College, Columbus, MS, 4/24/98
"The Anatomy of a Psychological Injury Case,"
with Cris Lott, Ph.D., Joint Seminar of the Mississippi ClaimsAssociation and
the Mississippi Defense Lawyers Association, Jackson, MS, 11/20/97
"Evaluation of Competency in the Older
Adult," Fall Conference of Mississippi Trial and Appellate Judges, Mississippi,
Judicial College, Jackson, MS, 10/24/97
"The Anatomy of a Psychological Injury Case,"
Mississippi Bar Litigation and General Practice Section CLE, Jackson, MS,
10/9/97
"Conducting Independent Medical Examinations
for State and Federal Courts," with Cris Lott, Ph.D., Mississippi
Psychological Association, Biloxi, MS, 9/19/97
"Use and Misuse
of Expert Psychological Evaluations in Tort Actions," 1997 Tort
Law Update by
the University of Mississippi Center for CLE., Jackson, MS,
6/27/97
Forensic Neuropsychology
“Litigating the Mild Traumatic Brain Injury Claim,”
Advanced Personal Injury Claims,
Presented by The University of
Mississippi Center for Continuing Legal Education, Jackson, Mississippi, 7/17/0
"Evaluating the Mild Traumatic Brain Injury Claim,”
Medical and Legal Considerations
in Claims Handling, Sponsored by
Wilkins, Stephens and Tipton, P.A., Attorneys at Law, Jackson, Mississippi,
5/14/03
"Evaluating the Mild Traumatic Brain Injury
Claim," Joint Seminar of the Mississippi Claims Association and the Defense Lawyers
Association, Eagle Ridge Conference Center, Raymond, Mississippi, 11/7/02
"Evaluating the Mild Traumatic Brain Injury
Case," Mississippi Trial and Appellate Judges Spring conference, Mississippi
Judicial College, Robinsonville, MS 4/28/00
"Evaluating the Mild Traumatic Brain Injury
Claim," Joint Seminar of the Mississippi Claims Association and the
Mississippi Defense Lawyers Association, Jackson, MS, 10/15/98
"Evaluating the Brain Injured Child: From
the Clinic to the Classroom to the Courtroom," with Robert Seviere, Ph.D.,
Mississippi Psychological Association Annual Meeting,
Biloxi, Mississippi, 9/24/98
"Evaluation of Head Trauma Claims: Coping
with Neuropsychological Test Reports," Joint Seminar of the Mississippi Claims
Association and the Mississippi Defense Lawyers Association, Jackson, Mississippi,
10/24/96
Special Education Law
"From the Clinic to the Classroom:
Understanding the Individuals With Disabilities Education Act," Applied Knowledge: Children
and Youth Conference, Duncan M. Gray Conference Center, Canton,
Mississippi, September 27, 2002
"The Individuals With Disabilities Education
Act (IDEA) for Clinicians", Mississippi Psychological Association Annual
Meeting, Gulfport, Mississippi, 9/7/02
"Identifying Emotionally
Disturbed/Behaviorally Disordered Youth," Center for Special
Education Services (CSPED)
Institute, Eagle Ridge Conference Center, Raymond, MS, 4/27/02
SELECTED CONSULTATION CONTRACTS:
Forensic
Consulting Psychologist, Warren County
Chancery Court: Examinations for Civil Commitments, 1984 ‑ Present
Warren County Department of Public Welfare:
Psychological evaluation of abusive parents and abused children. Foster home
and group home placement psychological evaluations, 1984 ‑ Present
Fitness for Duty Evaluations
Episcopal Diocese of Mississippi, Clergy
postulant and Deacon postulant evaluations
Vicksburg Fire Department
Vicksburg Police Department
Warren County Sheriff's Department and
Special Response Team
System Energy Resources, Inc., Grand Gulf
Nuclear Station: Psychological Evaluations for Security Clearances, 1/87 ‑
88
Mississippi Power & Light Co., Grand Gulf
Nuclear Station: Psychological Evaluations, 1981‑86
Bechtel Power Corporation, Grand Gulf Nuclear
Station: Psychological Evaluations, 1982 ‑ 1987
General Electric Company, Grand Gulf Nuclear
Station: Psychological Evaluations, 1982 ‑1987
Quadrex Corporation, Grand Gulf Nuclear
Station: Psychological Evaluations, 1982 ‑ 1987
Supervisory/Management Selection Evaluation
Anderson Tully Lumber Company
Mississippi Power and Light Company
(Assessment Center), 6/89 ‑ 94
Employee Assistance Programs
U.S. Army Engineer Waterways Experiment
(WES), 1996‑Present
U.S. Army Engineer Vicksburg District, 1996 ‑
Present
Fountain Construction Company, Inc., 8/92 ‑
Present
Mississippi Power and Light Company, 1984 ‑
1994
Cedar Chemical Corporation, 6/89 ‑ 90
American Cyanamid (EAP through Psychological
Health Care Management Group), 5/88 ‑ 90
System Energy Resources, Inc., Grand Gulf
Nuclear Station, 1/87 ‑ 89
Supervisory/Management Training
U.S. Army Engineer Waterways Experiment
Station (WES), 1997
Mississippi Power and Light Company, Grand
Gulf Nuclear Station: Behavioral Reliability (Supervisory) Training, 1981 ‑
1986
Mississippi Power and Light Company: Supervisory Training (Behavioral Reliability), 1/86 ‑94
System Energy Resources, Inc., Grand Gulf
Nuclear Station: Behavioral Reliability (Supervisory) Training,
1/87 ‑ 89
Gulf State Utilities Companies, River Bend
Nuclear Station: Supervisory Training, 1984 ‑ 1993
Geropsychology
Willow Grove Geropsychiatric Unit, Parkview
Regional Medical Center, Vicksburg, Mississippi, 7/95 ‑ 7/97
Senior Care Unit, Lackey Memorial Hospital,
Forest, Mississippi, 8/95 ‑ 12/95
Chemical Dependency
Parkview Regional Medical Center, Marian Hill
(Chemical Dependency Unit): Psychological Consultations and Evaluations for
Adult and Adolescent Units, 10/84 ‑ 1998
Disability Determination
Mississippi Disability Determination
Services: Consultant for Comprehensive Mental Status Examinations and Psychological Evaluations,
1985 ‑ 1990
School Psychological Services
Warren County Schools, Department of Special
Education: Evaluation of emotionally disturbed students, 1979 ‑ Present
Louisiana State Department of Education:
Supervision of school psychologists for East Carroll, West Carroll, Madison, and
Richland parishes, 1981 ‑ 1986
East Carroll Parish School Board, Lake
providence, Louisiana, Public Appraisal Services: Student evaluation, intervention,
and placement, 1980 ‑ 1982, 1994
West Carroll Parish School Board, Oak Grove,
Louisiana, Pupil Appraisal Services: Student evaluation, intervention, and
placement, 1980 ‑ 1982
Madison Parish School Board, Tallulah,
Louisiana, Pupil Appraisal Services: Student evaluation, intervention, and
placement, 1980 ‑ 1984
POSTDOCTORAL TRAINING AND CONTINUING EDUCATION:
Forensic Psychology
"Expert Witness Liability, Immunity & Ethics" (7 hrs),
Presented by Stuart Greenberg, Ph.D.,
American Academy of Forensic Psychology, Austin, Texas,
3/8/2002
"Recent Developments in the Admissibility of
Psychological Evidence," Presented by Daniel Shuman, J.D.,
American Academy of Forensic Psychology, Austin, Texas, 3/9/2002
"Assessing Violence Risk in Juveniles" (7 hrs), Presented by
Randy Borum, Psy.D., American Academy of Forensic Psychology,
New Orleans, Louisiana, 1/11/2002
"The Many Faces of Battered Woman Syndrome Testimony" (7 hrs),
Presented by Leonore Walker, Ph.D., American Academy of Forensic
Psychology, New Orleans, Louisiana, 1/11/2002
"The Ethics of Forensic Expertise" (7 hrs), Presented by Stephen
Golding, Ph.D., American Academy of Forensic Psychology,
New Orleans, Louisiana, 3/11/2000
"Americans with Disabilities Cases: Psychological Evaluation &
Consultation," (7 hrs.); Presented by William Foote, Ph.D.,
American Academy of Forensic Psychology, New Orleans, Louisiana,
3/10/2000
"Preparing for the Diplomate Exam in Forensic Psychology ‑ ABPP,"
(6 hrs.) Presented by David Shapiro, Ph.D., American Academy of
Forensic Psychology, New Orleans, Louisiana, 1/19/97
"The MMPI‑2 and Rorschach in Court," (6 hrs.) Presented by J.
Reid Meloy, Ph.D., and Richard Lewak, Ph.D.,American Academy of
Forensic Psychology, New Orleans, Louisiana, 1/18/97
"Personal Injury Evaluation: A Two‑Day Workshop on Ethics,
Practice, Instruments and Case Law,” (12 hrs.) Presented
by Stuart Greenberg, Ph.D., and Kevin Moreland, Ph.D., American
Academy of Forensic Psychology, New Orleans, Louisiana, 1/16 ‑
1/17/97
"Advances in the Clinical Assessment of Malingering:
Feigned Cognitive Deficits versus Faked Psychopathology," (3
hrs.) Presented by Richard Rogers, Ph.D., National Academy of
Neuropsychology, New Orleans, Louisiana, 10/20 ‑ 11/2/96
"Overview & Tenets of Life Care Planning," (20
hrs.) Presented by Roger O. Weed, Ph.D., The
University of Florida and Rehabilitation Training Institute,
Orlando, Florida, 10/2 ‑ 10/4/95
Neuropsychology
“Current Issues and Controversy in Psychological Assessment,” (6
hrs); Presented by Charles J. Golden, ABPP, Mississippi
Psychological Association, Jackson, Mississippi, 11/21/03
"Mild Traumatic Brain Injury," (30 hrs) Presented by Ronald M.
Ruff, Ph.D. and Jeffrey T. Barth, Ph.D., National Academy of
Neuropsychology distance CE Center, October 1999‑
March 2000
"The Wechsler Scale Revisions: WAIS‑III and WMS‑III," (4
hrs.) Presented by David M. Schwartz, Ph.D., Mississippi
Psychological Association, Biloxi, Mississippi, 9/18/97
"Assessment
of Legal Competencies in Older Adults," (2 hrs)
Presented by Daniel Marson, J.D., Ph.D., National
Academy of Neuropsychology, New Orleans, Louisiana,
10/20 ‑ 11/2/96
"Predictive Tests for Alzheimer's Disease: Implications
for Neuropsychology," (2 hrs.) Presented by Kathleen A. Welsh‑Bohmer,
Ph.D., National Academy of Neuropsychology,
New Orleans, Louisiana,
10/20 ‑ 11/2/96
"The Controversial Post Concussive Syndrome: Is it Brain
Damage or Something Else?" (3 hrs.) Presented by
James R. Youngjohn, Ph.D., National Academy of Neuropsychology, New Orleans, Louisiana, 10/20 ‑ 11/2/96
"Introduction to Forensic Neuropsychology," (4 hrs.) Presented
by Theodore Blau, Ph.D., The Mississippi Psychological
Association, Biloxi, Mississippi, 9/12/96
"Executive Functions and Social Skills Following Traumatic Brain
Injury," (9 hrs) Mark Ylvisaker, Ph.D., MS, Methodist
Rehabilitation Center, Jackson, Mississippi, 9/24 ‑ 9/25/93
"Childhood Brain Disease" (2 hrs.) Presented by H. Gerry Taylor,
Ph.D., National Academy of Neuropsychology, Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania, 11/92
"Neuropsychologists
as Expert Witnesses" (3 hrs.) Presented by Theodore Blau,
Ph.D., National Academy of Neuropsychology,
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 11/92
"Clinical Neurology of Attention" (3 hrs.) Presented by
Robert M. Stowe, Ph.D., National Academy of Neuropsychology,
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 11/92
"Traumatic
Brain Injury in the Schools" (2 hrs.) Presented by N.
William Walk, Ph.D., National Academy of Neuropsychology,
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 11/92
"WRAML
Update" (2 hrs.) Presented by Wayne Adams, Ph.D., National
Academy of Neuropsychology,
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 11/92
"Child Psychopathology" (2 hrs.) Presented by Michael G.
Traumontana, Ph.D., National Academy of Neuropsychology,
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 11/92
"Neurological
Basis of Learning Disability and ADD," George W. Hynd,
Ph.D., National Academy of Neuropsychologists,
Washington, D.C., 11/4/89
"Conceptual and Technical Issues in Learning Disability Diagnosis," Cecil R. Reynolds, Ph.D., National Academy of Neuropsychologists, Washington, D.C., 11/2/89
"Traumatic Brain Injury in Childhood," Thomas J.
Boll, Ph.D., National Academy of Neuropsychologists,
Washington, D.C., 11/2/89
"Advanced Human Clinical Neuropsychology: Neurological
Inferences," Ralph M. Reitan and Associates, Memphis,
Tennessee, 6/7 ‑ 6/11/82
"Advanced Human Clinical Neuropsychology: Child
Neuropsychology and Learning Disabilities," Ralph M. Reitan
and Associates, Chicago, Illinois, 6/29 ‑ 7/3/81
"Advanced Clinical Neuropsychology: Basic Workshop," Ralph
M. Reitan and Associates, Jeckyl Island, Georgia, 7/7 ‑ 7/11/80
Ethics
“Top Ten Ethical Dilemmas Faced by Psychologist” (2
hrs), APA Ethics Committee, American Psychological
Association, Toronto, Canada, 8/10/03
"Practicing Ethically: Vignettes on
the PTSD Trap" (1.5 hrs), Presented by APA Ethics
Committee and Committee on Legal Issues, American
Psychological Association, Chicago, IL, 8/25/02
"Top Ten Ethical Dilemmas Faced by Psychologists" (2 hrs),
Presented by APA Ethics Committee, American Psychological
Association, San Francisco, CA, 8/25/2001
"The Ethics of Forensic Expertise" (7 hrs), Presented by Stephen Golding, Ph.D., American Academy of Forensic Psychology, New
Orleans, Louisiana, 3/11/2000
"Impaired Psychologists: Our Professional
Response...And Is It Working?" (3 hrs.), Presented
by Bruce E. Dennings, Ph.D., Mississippi Psychological
Association, Biloxi, Mississippi,
9/24/98
"Risk Management in the Evolving Health Care Market,"
(7 hrs.) Presented by Bruce E. Bennett, Ph.D., and Eric A. Harris, Ed.D, J.D., The
American Psychological Association Insurance Trust
and the Mississippi Psychological Association, Biloxi,
Mississippi, 3/9/96
The First International Congress on Licensure,
Certification and Credentialing of Psychologists of the
Association of State and Provincial Psychology Boards,
(3 hrs.), New Orleans, Louisiana, 4/19 ‑
4/23/95
"Quality Care in Mental Health Practice: Clinical,
Legal, and Ethical Strategies," (5 hrs.), Robert H.
Woody, Ph.D., J.D., Louisiana Psychological Association,
New Orleans, Louisiana, 10/16/93
Clinical Practice
"Legal Accountability in Market‑Driven Healthcare: Strategies
for Reform," (2 hrs); Presented
by Russ
Newman, Ph.D., J.D., and Professor Arthur Miller, J.D., American
Psychological Association, Boston, MA, 8/21/99
"Overcoming
Barriers to Pain Treatment," (7.3 hrs.) Presented by
Dennis Turk, Ph.D., The
Mississippi Pain Society, Jackson, Mississippi, 1/23/99
"Psychological Interventions for Chronic Pain," (4 hrs.)
Presented by Angela J. Koestler, Ph.D., and Anne Myers,
M.D., Mississippi Psychological Association, Biloxi,
Mississippi, 9/11/96
"The Realistic Management of Anxiety Disorders: Integrating
Pharmacotherapy and Cognitive Behavior Therapy," (6 hrs.)
Presented by Frank T. Masur, Ph.D., Jackson, Mississippi,
6/7/96
"Assessment of the Geriatric Patient," (4 hrs.)
Presented by Thomas Mosley, Jr., Ph.D., and Carol
Grothues, Ph.D., Mississippi Psychological Association,
Biloxi, Mississippi, 9/28/95
"DSM‑IV: Similarities and Differences with DSM‑III‑R,"
(5 hrs.) Presented by Thomas Wideger, Ph.D., Louisiana
Psychological Association and the Mississippi
Psychological Association, Biloxi, Mississippi, 9/22 ‑
9/24/94
"Disorders of Childhood and Adolescence," (12 hrs.)
Presented by Phillip Kendall, Ph.D., and Dennis
Cantwell, M.D., Continuing Education Associates of the
Southeast, Gulf Shores, Alabama, 6/27 ‑ 6/28/94
"Medical, Psychological, and Social Aspects of HIV Disease,"
(7 hrs.) APA HIV Office or Psychology Education (HOPE)
Program, Jackson, Mississippi, 6/17/94
COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT:
Mississippi Women's Political Network (WPN)
United Way of Warren County:
Executive Committee and Chairperson of Planning
Committee, 1984 ‑ 1986
Board of Directors, 1983 ‑ 1986
Allocations Committee, 1992‑1995
Vicksburg Child Abuse Program, Board of Directors and
Chairperson of Personnel Committee, 1983 ‑ 1989
Southern Cultural Heritage Foundation
Vicksburg Foundation for Historic Preservation
Vicksburg‑Warren County Chamber of Commerce, 1982 ‑ 1989
Warren County Habitat for Humanity
Christ Episcopal Church, past service on Vestry, including Sr.
Warden position: Licensed Lay Reader, Chalice Bearer, and Lay Eucharistic
Minister
Warren County Discernment Committee of the Episcopal Diocese of
Mississippi
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