Education - B.A., History, Sociology/Education, Northeastern Oklahoma State University, M.S.W., Clinical Specialty, Oklahoma University. Ph.D., University of Huddersfield.

Licensing, Credentials, And Professional Affiliations - Licensed Social Worker, Oklahoma Board of Licensed Social Workers, OK#433, Clinical specialty. Member, National Association of Social Workers. Charter Member, Society for Transplant Social Work (formerly Society for Heart and Lung Transplant Social Work). Charter Member, Society for Social Work and Research. Member, International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation.

Professional Experience:

Academic Appointments - Assistant Professor-Southern Illinois University (August 2006-Current). Visiting Professor- Tokyo Institute of Psychiatry (April 2001-March 2002). Invited Lecturer/Research Consultant-University of Huddersfield (May-June 2002).

Clinical - 1985-2004, Clinical Transplant Social Worker, Nazih Zuhdi Transplantation Institute.
Responsibilities: Clinical research, psychosocial assessment, mental health assessment, substance abuse assessment, vocational rehabilitation, crisis intervention, and family and marital counseling.
1980-1985, Medical Social Worker, INTEGRIS Baptist Medical Center
Responsibilities: Individual and group education and counseling services to patients in both inpatient and outpatient cardiac rehabilitation programs. Conducted stop smoking and stress management programs for community groups.
1979-1980, Medical Social Worker, INTEGRIS Baptist Medical Center
Responsibilities: Assigned to orthopedic surgery and general medical service and provided discharge planning services.

Private Practice - 1993-present, Wayne Paris & Associates, Activities: Research consultations for project design, statistical analysis, abstract submission, and presentation preparation.

Samples Of Previous Research - Substance Abuse Assessment, Treatment, and Relapse in the Transplant Population.
Co-author: Bakr Nour, MD. Zuhdi Transplantation Institute, Oklahoma City, OK.
Status: Data analyzed, abstracts accepted & published, manuscripts submitted for publication.
A Comparison of Social and Cultural Factors that Influence Return-to-Work Post-Heart, Liver, and Kidney Transplant. Co-author: Isao Fukunishi, MD, et al. Tokyo Institute of Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard University.
Status: Data analyzed, presentations made, papers pending.
Use of Structured Writing Intervention as an Assessment and Treatment Tool with Organ Transplant Recipients.
Co-Author: Terry Wolfer, MSW, Ph.D., et al. University of South Carolina.
Status: Data analyzed, abstracts accepted, presentations made.
The Incidence of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder in Living and Cadaveric Organ Donors: A Cross-Cultural Comparison.
Co-author: Isao Fukunishi, MD, et al. Tokyo Institute of Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard University.
Status: Data analyzed, presentations made, papers pending.

Dissertation - Title: An Analysis of Transplant Patient Employment Perception.
Committee: Nigel Parton, Ph.D., Chairman, University of Huddersfield; Bruce Thyer, Ph.D., Florida State University; Mansoor Kazi, Ph.D., University of Huddersfield.

Publications:

Paris, W., Hille, C., Miller, R., Nour, B. Pedophilia and Stalking: Assessment and Treatment of Psychosexual Issues in Organ Transplantation. Progress in Transplantation 2005; 15: 323-328.

Cupples, S., Dew, M.A., Grady, K., DeGeest, S., Dobbels, F., Lanuza, D., Paris, W. The Role of Psychosocial Factors in Organ Transplantation-White paper for International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation. Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation, 2006; 25: 716-725.

W. Paris, I Nizami, C. Hille, et al. Post-Transplant Employment and Its Relationship to Physical Status (abstract). Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation 2006; 25: S152.

Paris, W., Connie White-Williams. Social Adaptation after Cardiothoracic Transplantation: A Review of the Literature. Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing 2005; 20: 567-573.

DE GEEST, S., DOBBELS, F., PARIS, W., Troosters, T. Adherence with the Therapeutic Regimen in Heart, Lung and Heart-Lung Transplant Recipients. Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing 2005; 20: 588-598.

Paris, W., Hille, C., Meites, H., Forest, K., Nour, B. Methamphetamine Use and Treatment Results Among Burn Victims and Patients Referred for Heart and Liver Transplantation in Oklahoma City: Two Years Experience. In D. High (Chair), Information Now for Oklahomans Rejecting Methamphetamines (INFORM). Symposium conducted at the Oklahoma Bar Association, August, 2004, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

Fukunishi, I., Kita, Y., Paris, W., Mitchell, S., Nour, B. Relationship Between Postraumatic Stress Disorder and Emotional Conditions in Families of the Cadaveric Donor Population. Transplantation Proceedings 2003; 35: 295.

Fukunishi, I., Paris, W., Mitchell, S., Nour, B. Emotional Conditions of Donor Families: A Comparison of Japanese and American Outcomes. Transplantation Proceedings 2002; 34: 2626.

Fukunishi, I., Paris, W., Mitchell., S., Nour, B. Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) in the Families of Cadaveric and Living Donor Population: A Comparison of Japanese and American Outcomes. Transplantation Proceedings 2002; 34: 2627.

Paris, W., Fukunishi, I., Wright, L., Markovitz, M., Calhoun-Wilson, G. Psychosocial issues in transplantation (Chapter). In: Solid Organ Transplantation. Sandra Cupples & Linda Ohler, eds. Springer Publishing, New York. 2002.

Paris, W. Social Work and Organ Transplantation. Published in Japanese only, 12/2001.

Paris, W. Psychological Stress of Foreigners Living in Oklahoma City, OK (Chapter). Published in Japanese only, 11/2001.

Fukunishi, I., Paris, W. Intergenerational Transmission of Alexithymic Characteristics from Mothers to Children. Psychological Reports 2001; 89: 77-84.

Smith, C., Kessinger, S., Paris, W. Follow-up on a Patient with a Histrionic Personality Disorder (letter). Progress in Transplantation 2001; 11: 88-89.

Paris, W., Calhoun-Wilson, G., Samara, S., Nour, B. The Assessment, Treatment, and Monitoring of Substance Abuse/Dependence in a Multi-Organ Transplant Program. Nephrology News & Issues 2001; 15: 18-20.

Carlson, J., Potter, L., Pennington, S., Nour, B., Sebastian, A., Paris, W. Liver Transplantation in a Patient at Psychosocial Risk. Progress in Transplantation 2000; 10: 209-214.

Sebastian, A., Paris, W., Paradis, I., Nelson, D., Wright, H., Gurakar, A., Chaffin, J., Vanhooser, D., Nour., B. Physician Involvement with Post-Transplant Employment: A 10-year experience (Abstract). Hepatology 2000; 32: 257A.

Paris, W., Calhoun-Wilson, G. Personality Disorders and Their Effect on Medical Treatment. Nephrology News & Issues 2000; 14: 31-34.

Ohler, L., Paris, W., Kita, Y. Transplantation in Japan: The Crusade Begins (Letter). Progress in Transplantation 2000; 10: 75-76.

Sebastian, A., Carlson, J., Smith, C., Pennington, S., Emmett, C., McMillon, G., Lancaster, M., Sigle, G., Duffy, J., Wright, H., Gurakar, A., Jazzar, A., Nour, B., McFadden, R., Guillory, N., Paris, W. Liver Transplant Candidate Self-Report vs. Toxicology to Confirm Abstinence from Alcohol or Illicit Drugs (Abstract). Liver Transplantation 2000; 6: C1.

Paris, W., Paradis, I., Nelson, D., Kessinger, S., Tripp, J., Wood, J., Smith, C., Vanhooser, D., Chaffin, J. Patient Self-Report vs Toxicology to Confirm Abstinence from
Tobacco Products, Alcohol, or Illicit Drugs (Abstract). Journal of Heart Lung Transplantation 2000; 19: 59-60.

Paris, W. Assessment of Psychosocial Issues in Transplantation: Impact on Clinical Outcomes (Abstract). Pediatric Pulmonology 1999; Supplement 19: 135-136.

Paris, W., Dunham, S., Sebastian, A., Jacobs, C., Nour, B. Medication Nonadherence and its Relation to Financial Barriers. Journal of Transplant Coordination 1999; 9: 149-152.

Smith, C., Chakraburtty, A., Nelson, D., Paradis, I., Kesinger, S., Bak, K., Litsey, A., Paris, W. Interventions in a Heart Transplant Recipient with a Histrionic Personality Disorder. Journal of Transplant Coordination 1999; 9: 109-113.

Paris, W., Li, S.F., Shaw, R., Chakraburtty, A., Nour, B., Wright, H., Gurakar, A., McFadden, R., Kerwin, B., Sebastian, A. Factors Influencing Alcohol Relapse after Liver Transplantation (Abstract). Transplantation 1999; 67: S186.

Paris, W., Hutkin-Slade, L., Calhoun-Wilson, G., Slentz, B., Oehlert, W. Social Work Services on an Organ Transplantation Program: A Preliminary Cost-Benefit Analysis. Research on Social Work Practice 1999; 9: 201-212.

Paris, D., Smith, C., Carlson, J., Aussi, W., Bak, K., Emmett, C., Kwan, T., Pennington, S., Lancaster, M., Paris, W. A Comparison of Role Expectations and Communication Styles Between Transplant Coordinators and Transplant Staff Nurses. Journal of Transplant Coordination 1998;8:119-124.

Paris, W., Diercks, M., Bright, J., Zamora, M., Kesten, S., Scavuzzo, M., Paradis, I. Return to Work after Lung Transplantation (Brief Communication). Journal of Heart Lung Transplantation 1998; 17:430-436.
Abstracted in: Journal of Heart Lung Transplantation 1997;16:101.

Paris, W., Harrison, J., Diercks, M., Jones, J. New Health Insurance Law and Its Potential Impact on Transplant Programs and Recipients (Brief Communication). Journal of Transplant Coordination 1997;7:157-158.

Paris, W., Brawner, N., Thompson, S., Penido, M. Psychosocial Issues in Heart Transplantation: A Review for Transplant Coordinators. Journal of Transplant Coordination 1997; 7: 88-92.

Paris, W., Woodbury, A., Thompsen, S., Levick, M., Hutkin-Slade, L., Arbuckle, P., Cooper, D.K.C. A Response to Review of Literature on Heart Transplant Recipients Return to Work; Predictors and Outcomes (Letter). Social Work in Health Care 1997;26:87-89.

Paris, W., Tebow, S., Hart, J., Harrison, J., Calhoun-Wilson, G., Slentz, B., Dahr, A.S.. Employment and the Transplant Patient. Journal of Rehabilitation 1997;63:8-12.

Paris, W., Tebow, S., Dahr, A.S., Cooper, D.K.C.. Returning to Work after Heart Transplantation-A Replication. Research on Social Work Practice 1997;7:370-377.

Paris, W., Thompson, S., Brawner, N., Penido, M., Bright, M.J., Robertson, C.. The Transplantation and Replacement of Thoracic Organs : Vol II, Medico-Social Aspects (chapter). Cooper, D.K.C. , Miller, L.W., Patterson, G.A. (eds). London, Kluwer Academic, 1996.

Paris, W., Thompson, S., Rihner, T., Quisenberry, M., Cooper, D.K.C.. A Comparison of Transplant Patient and Social Worker Attitudes in Regard to Transplant Patient Psychosocial Selection Criteria, Role Expectations, and Communication Style. Social Work in Health Care 1996; 23: 39-52.

Paris, W., Calhoun-Wilson, G., Carpenter, W., Cooper, D.K.C. A Comparison of Organ Transplant Patient and Professional Staff Attitudes. International Journal of Rehabilitation and Health 1995; 1: 167-178.

Paris, W., Woodbury, A., Thompsen, S., Levick, M., Hutkin-Slade, L., Arbuckle, P., Nothegger, S., Cooper, D.K.C. Transplantation: Parts and Parity, Selected Papers from the Conference "Dilemmas in Organ Transplantation", Return to Work Post-Heart Transplantation (chapter), Greiner, C., Elliott, D. (eds). Hanover, New Hampshire; Dartmouth College, University of Nebraska, October, 1995 (University Text).

Sisson, S., Tripp, J., Paris, W., Cooper, D.K.C., Zuhdi, N.. Medication Non-Compliance and its Relationship to Financial Factors After Heart Transplantation (Letter). Journal of Heart Lung Transplantation 1994; 14: 930.

Paris, W., Jameson, S., Bethea, C., Schneider, D., Cooper, D.K.C.. A Comparison of Role Expectations and Conflict Resolution Style Between Patients and Cardiac Rehabilitation Staff (Letter). Journal of Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation 1994; 14: 418-419.
Abstracted in: Journal of Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation 1994: 14: 342.

Paris, W., Muchmore, J., Pribil, A., Zuhdi, N., Cooper, D.K.C.. Study of the Relative Incidences of Psychosocial Factors Before and After Heart Transplantation and the Influence of Post-Transplant Psychosocial Factors on Heart Transplant Outcome. Journal of Heart Lung Transplantation 1994; 13: 424-432.
Abstracted in: Journal of Heart Lung Transplantation 1993; 12: 93.

Paris, W., Woodbury, A., Thompsen, S., Levick, M., Notehgger, S., Hutkin-Slade, L., Arbuckle, P., Cooper, D.K.C. Return to Work Post-Heart Transplantation. Journal of Heart Lung Transplantation 1993; 12: 46-53.
Abstracted in: Journal of Heart Lung Transplantation 1992; 11: 195.
Abstracted in: 1994 Yearbook of Surgery, R. Howard, Mosby, Chicago.

Cooper, D.K.C., Paris, W. Perspectives on Organ Transplantation, Rehabilitation and Return to Work After Cardiac Transplantation (chapter), Bhannari, M., Agarwol, S.S., Kapoor, V.K., Ghosh, P.K. (eds). New Delhi, B.I. Churchill Livingstone, 1993.

Paris, W., Woodbury, A., Thompsen, S., Levick, M., Nothegger, S., Hutkin-Slade, L., Arubuckle, P., Cooper, D.K.C. Social Rehabilitation and Return to Work Post-Transplantation- A Multi-Center Survey. Transplantation 1992; 53: 433-438.

Paris, W. The Transplantation and Replacement of Thoracic Organs, Medico-Social Aspects (chapter), Cooper, D.K.C., Novitzsky, D. (eds). London; Kluwer Academic,
1990.

Wright, L., von Bussmann, K., Freidman, A., Khoury, M., Owens, F., Paris, W..
Exaggerated Social Control and Its Relationship to the Type A Behavior Pattern Journal of Research on Personality 1990; 24: 258-269.

Presentations - (Refereed abstracts except where noted)

2006:
STUDENT SUPERVISED: Student Class Scheduling Needs: A Descriptive Exploratory Study. Presented at St. Louis Undergraduate Research Symposium. St. Louis, MO.

STUDENT SUPERVISED: Suicide Survivors an Overlooked Population; Student Perceptions of Methamphetamine; and, Improving Dental Access in Rural Illinois (posters). Presented at Illinois Rural Health Association Annual Meeting. Bloomington, IL.

INVITED: Transplant Recipient Employment Issues and Interventions. Presented at National Kidney Foundation Renal Disease Symposium. Dallas, TX.

Post-Transplant Employment and Its Relationship to Physical Status (Poster). Presented at 26th Annual Meeting and Scientific Sessions for the International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation. Madrid, Spain.

The Relationship of Methamphetamine Abuse with Idiopathic Heart Disease and Its Response to Treatment Efforts: Two Years Experience (Poster). Presented at Society for Social Work and Research Annual Meeting. San Antonio, TX.

STUDENT SUPERVISED: Student Perceptions of and Recommendations for the Social Work Student Alliance (Poster). Presented at Council on Social Work Education
Annual Program Meeting. Chicago, IL.

2005:
INVITED: Assessment, Treatment, and Substance Abuse Relapse Risk for Organ Transplant Recipients. Johns Hopkins University. October 13th, 2005 Baltimore, Maryland.

STUDENT SUPERVISED: Pedophilia and Stalkers as Transplant Candidates and Student Perceptions of and Recommendations for the Social Work Student Alliance. Both posters presented at the 5th Illinois NASW Conference. Chicago, IL.

INVITED: Predictors of Alcohol and Drug Relapse Following Liver Transplant. To be presented at North American Transplant Coordinators Organization Annual Symposium July 31-August 3, 2005. Atlanta Georgia.

2004:
Lung Transplant Candidate Self-Report vs Toxicology to Confirm Abstinence from Tobacco, Alcohol, or Illicit Drugs. Presented at Sixth International Conference on Lung Transplantation. Paris, France.

INVITED: Methamphetamine Abuse in Transplant Candidates and Burn Victims in Oklahoma City: Two Years Experience 5/02-5/04. Presented at Oklahoma Bar Association Training Session for Methamphetamine Abuse Education Project. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

Pedophilia and Stalking: Assessment and Treatment of Psychosexual Issues in Organ Transplantation. Presented at 19th Annual Meeting Society for Transplant Social Work. Toronto, Canada.

INVITED: Psychosocial Factors and Their Relationship to Heart, Lung, and Heart-Lung Transplantation Outcomes-White Paper. Presented at 24th Annual Meeting and Scientific Session for the International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation. San Francisco, California.

2003:
INVITED: Psychosocial Factors and Their Relationship to Heart, Lung, and Heart-Lung Transplantation Outcomes-White Paper. Presented at 23rd Annual Meeting and Scientific Session for the International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation. Vienna, Austria.

Substance Abuse Relapse and its Relationship to Morbidity and Mortality. Presented at 18th Annual Meeting Society for Transplant Social Work. Scottsdale, AZ.

2002:
Outpatient Cardiac Rehabilitation in a Patient with a Left Ventricular Assist Device and Borderline Personality Disorder. Presented at 17th Annual Meeting of American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation. Charlotte, North Carolina.
The Assessment, Treatment, and Relapse of Substance Abuse/Dependence in the Transplant Population. Presented at 6th Annual Meeting Society for Social Work and Research. San Diego, California.

2001:
INVITED: Substance Abuse and Dependence in the Dialysis and Renal Transplant Population. Presented @ Arizona Chapter of Nephrology Social Workers. Phoenix, Arizona.

The Incidence of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder in the Families of Cadaveric Donors: A Comparison of Japanese and American Outcomes. To be presented at Academy of Psychosomatic Medicine Annual Meeting, San Antonio, Texas.

INVITED: Assessment and Management of the Patient with Altered Mental Status: Substance Abuse/Dependence Problems. Core curriculum training, Council of Nephrology Social Workers, National Kidney Foundation. San Francisco, California.

INVITED: Ethics and the Evaluation Process: Issues in Transplantation, and Getting Our People Off of Disability. Presented at Advances in Transplantation, Contemporary Forums. Washington, DC.

INVITED: The Role of Social Work in a Multidisciplinary Organ Transplant Program in the United States. Tokyo Institute of Psychiatry. Tokyo, Japan.

A Comparison of Recipients Quality of Life for Cadaveric Liver Transplant Recipients in the United States and Living Related Liver Transplant Recipients in Japan: A Sociocultural Comparison (Poster): Emotional Conditions of Donor Families: A Comparison of Japanese and American Outcomes: Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) in the Families of Cadaveric and Living Donor Population: A Comparison of Japanese and American Outcomes. Each presented at the Joint International Conference on Transplantation in Nagoya 2001. Nagoya, Japan.

Psychosocial Assessment, Treatment, and Outcomes: Review of a Special December 2000 Psychosocial Edition of Progress in Transplantation (Poster); The Assessment, Treatment, and Monitoring of Substance Abuse/Dependence in an Organ Transplantation Program (Poster). Both presented at 2001 UNOS Management Forum. Salt Lake City, Utah.

The Psychosocial Challenges Associated with a Long-Term Multi-Organ Recipient. NATCO Transplant Institute. New Orleans, Louisiana.

The Success and Ethical Questions Associated with the Expectation of Organ Transplant Candidate and Recipient Employment. Presented at Fifth Annual Meeting Society for Social Work and Research. Atlanta, Georgia.

2000:
Physician Involvement with Post-Transplant Employment: A 10-year experience (Poster).
Presented at 51st Annual Meeting American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases. Dallas, Texas.

Transplant Candidate vs Toxicology to Confirm Abstinence from Alcohol or Illicit Drugs (Poster), Heart Transplantation in a Patient with a Histrionic Personality Disorder (Poster), Use of Structured Writing Intervention as an Assessment and Treatment Tool with Organ Transplant Recipients (Poster), and Medication Nonadherence and its Relation to Financial Barriers (Poster). Presented at annual conference Oklahoma State Nurses Association. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

INVITED: Personality Disorders and Their Effect on Medical Treatment. Presented at annual conference sponsored by National Kidney Foundation. Toronto, Ontario Canada.

INVITED: Managing the Hostile Patient. Presented at Advances in Transplantation. Contemporary Forums. New Orleans, Louisiana.

Factors Influencing Alcohol Relapse after Transplantation. Presented at 15th Annual Meeting Society for Transplant Social Workers. New Orleans, Louisiana.

Transplant Candidate vs Toxicology to Confirm Abstinence from Alcohol, or Illicit Drugs. Presented at 9th Annual International Transplant Nurses Society Symposium and General Assembly. Las Vegas, Nevada.

Heart Transplantation in a Patient with a Histrionic Personality Disorder (Poster) and Transplant Candidate vs Toxicology to Confirm Abstinence from Alcohol or Illicit Drugs (Poster). Presented at NATCO 25th Annual Meeting. Orlando, Florida.

The Future for Post-Transplant Employment. Presented at Evaluation for Practice: International Conference. University of Huddersfield. Huddersfield, England.

INVITED: Predictors of Post-Transplant Adaptation and Factors Influencing Substance Abuse/Dependence Relapse after Transplantation. Presented at Transitions in Transplantation: A Continium of Care. Sponsored by the National Kidney Foundation. Orlando, Florida.

Liver Transplant Candidate Self-Report vs Toxicology to Confirm Abstinence from Alcohol or Illicit Drugs. Presented at International Liver Transplantation Society Sixth Congress. Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Patient Self-Report vs Toxicology to Confirm Abstinence from Tobacco Products, Alcohol, or Illicit Drugs. Presented at 20th annual meeting and scientific sessions of the International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation. Osaka, Japan.

INVITED: Returning to Work/Life After Transplantation. Presented at International Symposium Dedicated to Nursing and Social Sciences. Sponsored by Japanese Minister of Education, Science, Sports and Culture. Osaka, Japan.

INVITED: Multidisciplinary Collaboration. Presented at Forum Dedicated to Nursing and Social Sciences. Sponsored by Japanese Minister of Education, Science, Sports and Culture. Tokyo, Japan.

Use of Structured Writing Intervention as an Assessment and Treatment Tool with Organ Transplant Recipients. Presented at 4th Annual Meeting Society for Social Work and Research. Charleston, South Carolina.

1999:
Approaching a Consensus: Practice Guideline Development for Psychosocial Services Provided by Organ Transplant Programs (Workshop Participant). Presented at Academy of Psychosomatic Medicine Annual Meeting. New Orleans, Louisiana.

INVITED: Psychosocial Support and the Process of Lung Transplantation (Symposium Participant), Publication and Research Seminar (Half-day Seminar), and Clinical Social Work and Organ Transplantation (Group Facilitator). Each presented at North American Cystic Fibrosis Meetings. Seattle, Washington.

Content Analysis of Voluntary Recipient Donor Letters and Their Relationship to Recipient Emotional Adjustment: A Pilot Study (Poster). Presented at Eighth International Transplant Nurses Society Symposium. Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Content Analysis of Voluntary Recipient Donor Letters and Their Relationship to Recipient Emotional Adjustment: A Pilot Study and Medication Nonadherence and Its Relationship to Financial Factors. Both presented at 14th Annual Meeting of the Society for Transplant Social Workers. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Factors Influencing Alcohol Relapse After Liver Transplantation (Poster). Presented at 18th Annual Meeting and Scientific Sessions of the American Society of Transplantation. Chicago, Illinois.

The Physicians Role in Helping to Improve Post-Transplant Employment Rates (panel discussion) and Initiatives to Increase Organ and Tissue Donation: An In-house Donation Coordinator. Both presented at UNOS Transplant Management Forum. San Diego, California.

Counseling with Organ Transplant Candidates and Recipients (full-day seminar). Presented at American Counseling Association-World Congress. San Diego, California.

INVITED: The Economics and Outcomes of Post-Transplant Psychosocial Issues. Presented at North American Transplant Coordinators Organization (NATCO) Advanced Coordinator Training. San Diego, California.

Linguistic Factors and Their Relationship to Post-Transplant Outcomes: A Pilot Study (poster). Presented at 3rd Annual Meeting Society for Social Work and Research. Austin, Texas.

1998:
Medication Nonadherence and its Relation to Financial Barriers. Presented at American Society of Transplant Physicians Forum on Immunosuppressive Coverage in Organ Transplantation: Patient Access to Long-Term Care. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Counseling with Organ Transplant Candidates and Recipients (half-day seminar). Presented at 13th annual meeting of Society for Heart and Lung Transplant Social Workers. Nashville, Tennessee.

The Current Legislative Agenda and the Future for Post-Transplant Employment. Presented at Fifth Biennial Conference on Psychiatric, Psychosocial & Ethical Issues in Organ Transplantation. Cleveland, Ohio.

A Comparison of Heart and Lung Recipient Quality-of-Life. Presented at 3rd International Congress on Lung Transplantation. Paris, France.

INVITED: Employment Issues and Post-Transplant Employment Options. Presented at Transplant Recipient International Organization (TRIO) Annual Meeting. Seattle, Washington.

Medication Noncompliance and its Relationship to Financial Factors-A Replication Study. Presented at 1st International Symposium on Transplant Recipient Compliance. Washington, DC.

Social Work Services on an Organ Transplantation Program: A Preliminary Cost-Benefit Analysis. Poster presented at International Conference on Research for Social Work Practice. North Miami, Florida.

Social Work and Post-Transplant Employment. Presented at 2nd International Conference on Social Work in Health and Mental Health. Melbourne, Australia.

INVITED: Art of Networking. Group facilitator for program at University of Oklahoma. Norman, Oklahoma.

1997:
An Assessment of Transplant Coordinator Management Skills, The Expectations and Communication Styles of Home Health Nurses and Return to Work after Lung Transplantation. Presented at 22nd annual meeting NATCO. Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Publication and Research Seminar (half-day seminar). Presented at 12th annual meeting of the Society for Heart and Lung Transplant Social Workers. Seattle, Washington.

Return to Work after Lung Transplantation. Presented at 17th annual meeting and scientific sessions of the International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation. London, England.

1996:
Conducting Multi-Center Social Work Research, Networking session presented at National Association of Social Workers annual meeting, Cleveland, Ohio.

Social Work Services on an Organ Transplantation Program: A Preliminary Cost-Benefit Analysis. Presented at 11th annual meeting of the Society for Heart/Lung Transplant Social Workers. Charleston, South Carolina.

Returning to Work After Heart Transplantation: A Replication Study. Poster presented at Psychosocial Intervention Research: Social Work's Contribution. The Institute for the Advancement of Social Work Research and National Institutes of Health Office of Behavioral and Social Science Research, Washington, D.C.

1995:
Returning to Work After Heart Transplantation: A Replication Study. Presented at International Conference on the Evaluation of Social Work Practice. The University of Huddersfield, School of Human & Health Sciences. Queensgate, Huddersfield, United Kingdom.
INVITED: The Transplant Social Worker: Getting Patients to Take Charge of Their Lives After Transplantation. Presented at 20th Annual Meeting of the North American Transplant Coordinators Organization (NATCO), Boston, Massachusetts.

A Comparison of Transplant Patient and Social Worker Attitudes. Presented at Social Work Research: Advancing Knowledge for Human Services Conference, Society for Social Work and Research (SSWR) and Institute for the Advancement of Social Work Research (IASWR), Washington, D.C.

1994:
Medication Non-Compliance and its Relationship to Financial Restrictions After Heart Transplantation and A Comparison of Transplant Staff and Patient Attitudes Towards Candidate Selection Criteria, Role Expectations, and Conflict Resolution Style. Both presented at 3rd Biennial Conference on Psychiatric, Psychosocial, and Ethical Issues in Organ Transplantation, Virginia Commonwealth University. Richmond, Virginia.

A Comparison of Expectations and Conflict Resolution Styles Between Patients and Cardiac Rehabilitation Staff. Poster presentation at annual meeting of the American Association of Cardiovascular & Pulmonary Rehabilitation. Portland, Oregon.

A Comparison of Case Manager and Staff Nurse Role Expectations and Communication Styles. Poster presentation at Trends in Critical Care Nursing. Medical College of Pennsylvania. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

A Comparison of Transplant Patient and Staff Attitudes Towards Candidate Selection Criteria, Role Expectations, and Conflict Resolution Style and Intervention in Heart Transplant Recipients at High Psychosocial Risk. Both presented at 9th annual meeting of the Society for Heart and Lung Transplant Social Workers. San Diego, California.

1993:
A Treatment Model for High Psychosocial Risk Patients. Presented at 8th annual meeting of the Society for Heart and Lung Transplant Social Workers. Washington, D.C.

Do Pre-transplant Psychosocial Factors Influence Heart Transplant Outcome? Presented at 13th annual meeting and scientific sessions of the International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation. Boca Raton, Florida.

1992:
Publication and Research Seminar (half-day seminar) and Prior History and its Relationship to Post-transplant Outcomes. Both presented at 7th annual meeting of the Society for Heart and Lung Transplant Social Workers. St. Louis, Missouri.

Return to Work Post-Transplantation. Presented at 12th annual meeting and scientific sessions of the International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation. San Diego, California.

1991:
Returning to Work Post-transplant- A Predictability Model. Presented at the Dilemmas in Transplantation Meeting, University of Nebraska and Dartmouth College. Omaha, Nebraska.

INVITED: Legal and Liability Issues. Presented at Annual Social Work Day, University of Oklahoma. Norman, Oklahoma.

Dispositional Optimism and Psychosocial Outcomes. Presented at 6th annual meeting of the Society for Heart and Lung Transplant Social Workers. Portland, Oregon.

Social Rehabilitation and Returning to Work Post-transplant. Presented at 17th annual scientific meeting of the American Society of Transplant Surgeons. Chicago, Illinois.

1990:
Returning to Work Post-Transplant. Presented at both 5th annual meeting of the Society for Heart and Lung Transplant Social Workers and Oklahoma Society of Transplantation. Atlanta, Georgia and Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, respectively.

1985:
INVITED: The Challenge of Effective Communication in a Health Care Setting. Presented at Communication in Health Care, Baptist Medical Center. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

INVITED: The Selection of Transplant Candidates. Presented at Heart Transplantation: A Reality for Oklahomans, Baptist Medical Center. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

INVITED: Medical Compliance and the Hypertensive Patient. Presented at American Heart Association Regional Conference. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

1982-1988:
INVITED: Annually organized and delivered, Great American Smokeout program sponsored by American Cancer Society. Baptist Medical Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

INVITED: Organized and presented monthly Smokefree stop-smoking program, Pacer Fitness Center. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

1978:
INVITED: The Assessment and Treatment of Family Violence. Presented at the Women's Resource Center. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

Professional Activities :

Abstract/Presentation Grader for 1st Annual St. Louis Undergraduate Research Symposium. St. Louis, MO. (April, 2006).

Member, abstract review committee, Co-Chairman Nursing and Social Science Presentation Section for the Twenty-Sixth Annual Meeting and Scientific Sessions (2006), International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation. Madrid, Spain.

Guest Co-Editor (2004-2005), Progress in Transplantation Special Edition commemorating the 20th Anniversary of Society for Social Work in Organ Transplantation (December, 2005).

Member (2004), Oklahoma State Bar Association Committee to design and test the effectiveness of an anti-methamphetamine educational program for Oklahoma Schools.

Associate Editor (2000-Present), Progress in Transplantation

Editorial Board (1996-Present), Progress in Transplantation (formerly, Journal of Transplant Coordination)

Member, Abstract Review Committee (2004). 24th Annual Meeting and Scientific Sessions International Society For Heart and Lung Transplantation.

Invited Reviewer (2003,1999), Research on Social Work Practice

Grant Reviewer (2003,2002), Nursing and Social Science Council. International Society for Heart and Lung transplantation.

Invited Reviewer (2003,2001,1995,1991), Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation.

Co-Chairman (2000-2002), Education Committee, Nursing and Social Science Council, International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation.

Member (2001) abstract review committee for the 6th Annual Meeting Society for Social Work and Research. San Diego, California.
Chairman, (2000), abstract review committee, Member Board of Directors, Society for Transplant Social Work.

Member, (2000), abstract review committee, Co-Chairman Nursing and Social Science Presentation Section for the Twenty-First Annual Meeting and Scientific Sessions, International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation. Vancouver, British Columbia Canada.

Guest Co-Editor (December 2000 Psychosocial Special Edition), Progress in Transplantation.

Chairman (2000), abstract review committee for the 15th Annual Meeting Society for Transplant Social Workers. New Orleans, Louisiana.

Member (2000), abstract review committee for 5th Annual Meeting Society for Social Work and Research. Atlanta, Georgia.

Member (1999), abstract review committee for the Twentieth Annual Meeting and Scientific Sessions, International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation. Osaka, Japan.

Grant Reviewer (1999), The Wellcome Trust, London, United Kingdom

Member (1999), abstract review committee for Fourth Annual Meeting, Society for Social Work and Research. Charleston, South Carolina.

Member (1991), planning committee for Sixth Annual Meeting, Society for Transplant Social Workers (formerly Society for Heart and Lung Transplant Social Work). Portland, Oregon.

Chairman (1988-1992), Bylaws and Standards Committee; Member, Board of Directors, Society for Transplant Social Workers (formerly Society for Heart and Lung Transplant Social Work).

Honors:

Poster of Distinction (American Society of Transplantation, 18th Annual Meeting, 1999)
3rd place (student supervised) research poster: Suicide Survivors an Overlooked Population. (Illinois Rural Health Association, 2006)
3rd place (student supervised) research poster: Student Perceptions of and Recommendations for the Social Work Student Alliance. (National Association of Social Workers-Illinois branch, 2005)
Who’s Who in America (54th Edition, 2000; thru 58th Edition, 2004)
Who’s Who in Finance and Industry (33nd Edition, 2004-2005)
Who’s Who in Medicine and Healthcare (3rd Edition, 2000-2001:5th Edition, 2004-2005)
Who’s Who in Science and Engineering (5th Edition, 2000-2001 thru 8th Edition, 2004-2005)
Who’s Who in the World (17th Edition, 2000; thru 21st Edition 2004)
Who's Who in the South and Southwest (26th Edition, 1999-2000;27th Edition,2001-2002)
Judy Midelfort Memorial Research Award (Society for Transplant Social Work, 1996)
Who's Who Among Students in American Colleges and Universities (1972)
President, Oklahoma Chapter, Pi Gamma Mu, Social Science Honor Society (1971)
Alpha Chi National Honor Society (1970-1972)
Student Activity Award (1970-1972)

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