revised:5/96
CURRICULUM VITAE
Dr. Laurenn Leigh Rowland
146 Farrand Park
Highland Park, MI 48203
(313) 883-4827
INTERNET electronic mail
address: l.l.rowland@wayne.edu
Born: August 30, 1965 (Fort Meade, MD).
Primary Interests
Clinical, health, and community psychology; the impact of behavior on health
status; underserved populations; cognitive-behavioral preventive and therapeutic
interventions; program evaluation.
Education
1995 Ph.D. in clinical psychology
Wayne State University - APA-accredited program
1987 B.A. in psychology
B.A. in Spanish
Cornell University
Experience
7/94-6/95 Research Assistant, Department of Psychology,
Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan.
Gathering data through structured interviews and
observation of treadmill stress tests for research
funded by American Heart Association on cardiac
symptoms and psychological status.
9/93-10/94 Project Director, Research Group on Homelessness
and Poverty, Department of Psychology, Wayne State
University, Detroit, Michigan. Overseeing
ongoing NIMH-funded, two-site research on large
representative samples of homeless adults; forming
and maintaining collaborative relationships with
facilities serving the homeless; training research
staff; gathering data through extensive structured
interviews; updating longitudinal data sets and
conducting data analyses; leading weekly team
meetings; assisting in writing grant proposals.
8/92-8/93 Predoctoral Intern, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit,
Michigan. Completing bed-side assessments and
providing short-term psychotherapy to medical
patients, participating in multi-disciplinary
teams for heart and liver transplantation, and
attending didactic seminars during an eight-month
rotation in Consultation/Liaison Psychiatry;
completing psychiatric evaluations, mental status
exams, and psychological and personality profiles
for psychiatric inpatients, coordinating multi-
disciplinary treatment and discharge plans, and
evaluating patients' improvement during a four-
month rotation in Inpatient Psychiatry; providing
short-term outpatient psychotherapy for a limited
case load through Ambulatory Psychiatry throughout
the internship year. (APA-accredited internship).
9/91-8/92 Psychology Intern, Harper Hospital, Detroit,
Michigan. Conducting psychological assessments,
participating in multi-disciplinary treatment
teams, and providing psychotherapy to recipients
of bone marrow transplantations and chronic pain
patients during consecutive six-month rotations
in Behavioral Medicine Services and The Gertrude
Levin Pain Clinic (24 hours per week).
9/90-8/91 Psychology Intern, Detroit Receiving Hospital and
University Health Center, Detroit, Michigan.
Completing psychological assessments of ambulatory
psychiatry patients and neuropsychological
evaluations of victims of traumatic brain injury;
providing outpatient psychotherapy; participating
in treatment team meetings and didactic seminars.
(24 hours per week).
9/89-8/90 Research Assistant, Children's Hospital of
Michigan, Detroit, Michigan. Conducting
neuropsychological monitoring component of nation-
wide, multi-center Growth and Development Study
of hemophiliac boys with HIV infection; completing
neuropsychological assessments of inpatient and
outpatient victims of head injury; participating
in multi-disciplinary treatment team meetings. (20
hours per week).
6/89-8/89 Full-time Summer Intern, Children's Hospital of
Michigan, Detroit, Michigan. Performing
psychological evaluations of children referred to
Attention Deficit Disorder Clinic or to outpatient
Psychiatry/Psychology; attending didactic
seminars.
6/88-5/89 Research Assistant, Center for Alcohol Studies,
Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan.
Participating in data collection and carrying out
statistical analyses for longitudinal research
design focusing on the expectancies adolescents
hold toward alcohol consumption. (20 hours per
week).
5/88-8/88 Teaching Assistant, Wayne State University,
Detroit, Michigan. Teaching laboratory section of
Theories of Learning, which included instructing
students in hands-on operant conditioning of
laboratory rats.
9/86-5/87 Research Assistant, Eleanor J. Gibson Lab of
Developmental Psychology, Cornell University,
Ithaca, New York. Recruiting and running subjects
for two experimental conditions investigating
infants' auditory perceptions and toddlers' visual
processing while walking. (12 hours per week).
9/86-5/87 Fieldwork Student, Homes, Inc., Ithaca, New York.
Participating in social reintegration program for
clients who were consumers of inpatient mental
health services by forming a relationship with
one client and providing help with daily living
skills. (10 hours per week).
6/84-8/84 Bunk Counselor, Ramapo Anchorage Camp, Rhinebeck,
6/83-8/83 New York. Supervising emotionally disturbed
6/82-8/82 children through their daily recreational and
therapeutic activities in the setting of a sleep-
away summer camp.
Conference Presentations
Lozowski, S., Rowland, L. L., Toro, P. A. Self-reported health
among a probability sample of homeless adults. Presented at
the American Public Health Association convention of November,
1994.
Rowland, L. L., Toro, P. A. Predicting longitudinal health
outcomes in a probability sample of homeless adults.
Presented at the American Public Health Association
convention of November, 1994.
Professional Affiliations
American Psychological Association
Student Affiliate Member
Society of Behavioral Medicine
Student Affiliate Member
American Public Health Association
Student Affiliate Member
Additional Skills
Fluency in reading, writing, and speaking Spanish.
References
Paul A. Toro, Ph.D.
Department of Psychology
Wayne State University
71 W. Warren
Detroit, MI 48202
(313) 577-0806
Anne Eshelman, Ph.D.
Henry Ford Hospital
Consultation/Liaison Psychiatry, CFP-3
2799 West Grand Blvd.
Detroit, MI 48202
(313) 876-2523
Antoun C. Manganas, M.D.
Henry Ford Hospital
Consultation/Liaison Psychiatry, CFP-3
2799 West Grand Blvd.
Detroit, MI 48202
(313) 876-2523
Philip J. Lanzisera, Ph.D.
Henry Ford Hospital
Ambulatory Psychiatry, CFP-3
2799 West Grand Blvd.
Detroit, MI 48202
(313) 876-3545