Southern Illinois University Carbondale

	Kathie Chwalisz
Degree	Ph.D., University of Iowa
Position	Associate Professor, Counseling Psychology; Director of Counseling Psychology Program
Office	222-E, Life Sciences II
Phone	(618) 453-3541
Fax	(618) 453-3563
Email	chwalisz@siu.edu
Biosketch	Dr. Chwalisz is a Counseling Psychologist with a specialization in health psychology. She is chair of the Section for the Promotion of Psychotherapy Science and former chair of the Counseling Health Psychology section of Division 17 of the American Psychological Association. Her research interests include health psychology, rehabilitation psychology, neuropsychology, training of psychologists, program development and evaluation, qualitative research methodology, and structural equations modeling. Her research articles have appeared in the Journal of Counseling Psychology, Rehabilitation Psychology, Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, and Journal of Psychology in Medical Settings, and she has numerous chapters in professional books in health psychology and rehabilitation psychology. She is currently on the editorial board of Rehabilitation Psychology, and she previously served on the editorial boards of the Journal of Counseling Psychology and Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development. She is currently principal investigator for the SIU Rural Caregiver Telehealth Intervention Trial, a community-based clinical intervention trial sponsored by the National Institute of Aging and the National Institute of Nursing Research. Teaching and clinical interests are in supervision, conceptualization and treatment planning, psychological assessment, and evidence-based practice/empirically supported treatment. Dr. Chwalisz was recently named a Fellow of Division 17 (Society of Counseling Psychology) of the American Psychological Association.
Research Interests	Health Psychology Rehabilitation Psychology Caregiving Counseling Psychology Training
Selected Publications	Recent Journal Articles: Greer, T. M., & Chwalisz, K. (in press). Stress and coping processes among African American college students . Journal of College Student Development. Dollinger, S. M. C., Chwalisz, K., & Zerth, E. O. (2007). Tele-help Line for Caregivers (TLC): A comprehensive telehealth intervention for rural family caregivers. Clinical Gerontologist. Chwalisz, K. (2006). Statistical Versus Clinical Prediction: From Assessment to Psychotherapy Process and Outcome. The Counseling Psychologist, 34 (3), 391-399. Chwalisz, K. (2003). Evidence-based practice: A framework for twenty-first century scientist-practitioner training (Major Contribution). The Counseling Psychologist, 31 (5), 497-528. Kortte, K. B., Wegener, S. T., & Chwalisz, K. (2003). Anosognosia and denial: Their relationship to coping and depression in traumatic brain injury. Rehabilitation Psychology, 48 (3), 131-136.
Teaching	Undergraduate Course: Helping Skills (Psyc 441) Graduate Courses: Advanced Treatment Planning (Psyc 537) Supervision of Therapy (Psyc 561) Practicum in Counseling Psychology (Psyc 594F)