Southern Illinois University Carbondale

	Brenda Gilbert
Degree	Ph.D., University of Florida
Position	Associate Professor, Clinical; Director of University Clinical Center
Office	233-C, Life Sciences II
Phone	(618) 453-2361
Fax	(618) 453-3563
Email	bgilbert@siu.edu
Biosketch	Brenda Gilbert is Associate Professor of Psychology at SIUC, Coordinator of Psychological Services and Director, SIU Clinical Center. Born in Knoxville, Tennessee, she earned her BA at the University of Central Florida and PhD at the University of Florida. Trained as both a psychologist and social worker (MSW, Florida State), she completed her predoctoral internship at Broughton Hospital in North Carolina. Dr. Gilbert's research interests include child sexual abuse, personality and coping, and pediatric psychology. A licensed clinical psychologist in Illinois, she is also a practicum supervisor.
Research Interests	Child Sexual Abuse Personality Coping
Selected Publications	Recent Journal Articles & Book Chapters: Sperry, D. M., & Gilbert, B. (2005). Child peer sexual abuse: preliminary data on outcomes and disclosure experiences. Journal of Child Abuse and Neglect , 29, 889-904. Rubenzahl, S. & Gilbert, B. O. (2002). Sex education in sexual abuse treatment: What is happening . Journal of Child Sexual Abuse, 11 , 1. Gilbert, B., Greening, L., & Dollinger, S. (2001). Neurotic disorders in children: OCD, Conversion, dissociation, & PTSD. In C. E. Walker (Ed.), Handbook of clinical psychology (3rd ed.). NY: John Wiley & Sons. Weins, B. A., & Gilbert, B. (2000). Perceptions of children with cancer . Journal of Pediatric Psychology, 25 , 3, 151-159.
Teaching	Undergraduate Psychology Courses: Advanced Child Psychology (Psyc 451) Graduate Courses: Child Behavior Therapy (Psyc 559) Clinical Supervision (Psyc 594E)