Vita of

Robert C. Morecook, Ph.D.

Texas Psychologist, HSP #2-3709

 

Listed: Council for the National Register

of Health Service Providers in

Psychology

Work (281) 265-8060

Home (281) 265-8060

Box 16661

Sugar Land, TX 77496-6661

 

Internet:

E-Mail: rmorecook@yahoo.com

Psychology Professor

Houston Community College

Texas Psychologist License #2-3709

with Health Service Provider Endorsement

 

EDUCATION

 

6/88 to 8/89 Postdoctoral Fellow in Clinical Psychology, Department of

Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Texas Medical School at

Houston. Focus was on diagnosis and treatment of general adult patients, with

some specialization in the area of forensics. Supervisors: J. Ray Hays, J.D.,

Ph.D., David Lachar, Ph.D.

 

6/81 to 5/88 Doctor of Philosophy in Counseling Psychology, University of

Houston. APA approved. Graduated 5/14/88. Ph.D. My Ph.D. Dissertation was on Stress Reduction in Emergency Medical Workers: “The Effect of Progressive Muscle

Relaxation and Stress Management Interventions on Anxiety, Stress, and Locus of

Control of Paramedics.”

 

9/75 to 12/80 Master of Arts in Behavioral Science (Psychology), University of

Houston at Clear Lake, Houston, TX.

 

1/69 to 12/70 Attended Andover Newton Theological School, Newton, MA.

Specialized in counseling at state mental and geriatric hospitals.

 

9/66 to 1/69 Bachelor of Arts Degree in Psychology. Randolph-Macon College,

Ashland, VA.

 

9/64 to 6/65 Attended Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Blacksburg, VA. Psychology

major. Outstanding army freshman in Virginia Tech Corps of Cadets

 

PSYCHOLOGICAL SERVICE DELIVERY EXPERIENCE

 

3/98 to 8/99 Chief of Psychology Program, Juvenile Probation Department of Fort Bend County, TX. Forensic evaluation of juvenile offenders and provider and

supervisor of delivery of psychological counseling services.   Established entire program where none was previously present.  Supervised three psychology/counseling interns.

 

1/94 to 3/98 Forensic psychology consultation services to attorneys in private

practice (part-time). Evaluation of prisoners in the Harris County Jail and other jails.

 

6/89 to 8/99 Private practice of psychology (part-time). Location has varied. 

 

1/93 to 5/93 Affiliated with Terrap, a group treatment approach for agoraphobia,

other phobias, and anxiety disorders.

 

9/90 to 6/91 Counseling Psychologist, Psychological Counseling Service at

Houston Baptist University (part time release from full time teaching load).

Personal and career counseling to students.

 

1/90 to 8/92 Clinical Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences,

University of Texas Medical School at Houston. Assessment of general adult and

forensic cases.

 

6/88 to 8/89 Postdoctoral Fellow in Clinical Psychology, Department of

Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Texas Medical School at

Houston. Psychological services to adult outpatients.

 

9/89 to 12/90 and 5/86 to 5/87 Provided stress reduction psychological services

to the Houston Fire Department Paramedics and Emergency Medical Technicians

(through the University of Houston). Provided 20+ workshops teaching progressive

muscle relaxation, crisis intervention, micro-counseling skills, and the

wellness approach to stress management.

 

8/83 to 7/84 Counseling Psychology Intern, Counseling and Testing Service, North

Texas State University, Denton, TX. Specialized in counseling with residence

hall students. Treated a full range of emotional problems typical to a

university counseling center.

 

1/83 to 7/83 Counseling Psychology Practicum, Counseling and Testing Service,

University of Houston. Treated cases typical to a college counseling center.

 

6/82 to 5/83 Psychology and Psychiatry training sequence, Veterans

Administration Medical Center, Houston, TX. Specialized in veterans with Post

Traumatic Stress Disorder.

 

6/80 to 9/80 Psychology internship for Master's Degree, Bayshore MHMR Center,

Baytown, TX. Specialized in cognitive therapy of depression and the MMPI.

 

6/78 to 6/79 Telephone crisis counseling, National Runaway Hotline, Houston, TX.

Specialized in work with runaways, heroin addicts, and prostitutes.

 

5/70 to 12/70 Assistant chaplain, Cushing [State Geriatric] Hospital,

Framingham, MA. Dealt with death, dying, depression, and related issues.

 

6/69 to 8/69 Assistant chaplain, Grafton State Hospital, Grafton, MA.

Specialized in religious and emotional concerns of chronic schizophrenics.

 

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

 

9/99 to date Instructor in Psychology, Southwest College, Houston Community

College System

 

9/90 to 5/98 Assistant Professor of Psychology, Houston Baptist University,

Houston, TX. Program Director in Counselor Education. Program Director in

Pastoral Counseling and Psychology. Graduate and undergraduate psychology

courses, plus graduate counselor education courses, including: general

psychology; history and systems; personality, normal and abnormal; research

methods in psychology; experimental psychology; measurement and appraisal; human

growth and development; social psychology; learning theory; physiological

psychology; ethics and professional issues; methods of group process; careers

and educational information; psychology of religion; practicum; and introduction

to guidance. Vice-chair, Committee for the Protection of Human Subjects [Institutional Review Board]

 

1/88 to 8/90 Full time instructor in psychology, Houston Community College. Lead

instructor in abnormal psychology.

 

9/90 to 5/94 and 9/81 to 1/88 Part time instructor in psychology, Houston

Community College (except 8/83 to 8/84 and 1/87 to 9/87. Lead instructor in

abnormal psychology. Also taught statistics, introductory psychology, and child

psychology.

 

6/90 to 7/90 Adjunct professor, University of Houston at Clear Lake. Taught

Introduction to Guidance in the College of Education (psychotherapy).

10/88 to 12/88 Adjunct professor, University of St. Thomas. Taught the second

half of a semester course in research design.

 

1/85 to 1/88 Psychology instructor, Region Four Education Service Center,

Houston, TX. (one semester each year, four total). Taught psychology on

television to high school students via a live, interactive television link-up.

 

5/86 to 8/86 Adjunct professor, University of Houston at Clear Lake. Taught

psychology research design to seniors.

 

7/84 to 5/87 and 9/82 to 7/83 Graduate assistant, Educational Psychology

Department, University of Houston. Two assistantships - one in statistics and

computers, one as administrative assistant to the chair of the department.

 

7/82 to 9/82 Teaching Fellow, Educational Psychology Department, University of

Houston. Taught an introductory course in special education.

 

PUBLICATIONS

 

Morecock, R.C. (April 1986 to December 1989) Founder and Editor of the Bitnet

Psychology Newsletter, a weekly electronic mail newsletter distributed to about

1200 psychologists and psychology students world wide over Bitnet. Bitnet is the

electronic mail network that connects major universities, medical schools, and

other academic sites throughout the world.

 

Morecock, R.C. (1985) Welcome to CMS: A self-teaching introduction to the CMS

language of the University of Houston AS9000 computer. Houston, TX: Educational

Psychology Department, University of Houston. This manual (used in statistics

classes) taught students how to use a computer text editor, as well as run,

examine, and print SPSSX jobs interactively.

 

Morecock, R.C. (1981) Welcome to WYLBUR: A self-teaching introduction to the CMS

language of the University of Houston AS9000 computer. Houston, TX: Educational

Psychology Department, University of Houston. This manual (used in statistics

classes) taught students how to use a computer text editor, as well as run,

examine, and print SPSSX jobs interactively

 

PRESENTATIONS

 

Morecook, R.C. (1995, Mar.) Seminar on Cognitive Therapy of Depression to the

Houston Psychotherapy Association meeting at Bellaire General Hospital,

Bellaire, TX.

 

Morecook, R.C. (1993, Nov.) Seminar on Group Leadership and Facilitation.

Presentation to the South Main at Home leadership personnel of South Main

Baptist Church, Houston, TX.

 

Morecock, R.C. (1988, May) Psychnet, an Electronic Newsletter and Bulletin Board

on Bitnet, the Academic Electronic Mail Network. Presentation to the American

Psychological Association (conversation hour).

 

Morecock, R.C. (1987, May) Diminishing Stress in Urban Emergency Medical

Services Personnel. Presentation to the City Council of Houston, TX.

Pepe, P.E., Morecock, R.C., Lyle, N.A., & Bass, R.R. (1987, May) Diminishing

Stress in Urban Emergency Medical Services Personnel. Presentation at the

University Association for Emergency Medicine, Philadelphia, PA.

 

Duschl, R.A., Waxman, H., & Morecock, R.C. (1986, January) Using student

feedback to improve teaching effectiveness of preservice science teachers.

Presentation at the annual meeting of the Southwest Educational Research

Association, Houston, TX.

 

Duschl, R.A., Waxman, H., & Morecock, R.C. (1986, March) Evaluating the teaching

effectiveness of preservice science teachers using pupils' feedback. Paper

presented at the annual meeting of the National Association for Research in

Science Teaching, San Francisco.

 

Duschl, R.A., Waxman, H., & Morecock, R.C. (1986, April) A comparison of

students', student teachers', cooperating teachers', and university supervisors'

perception of classroom learning environment. Presentation at the annual meeting

of the American Educational Research Association, San Francisco, CA.

 

Morecock, R.C. (1984, March) Depression and social needs among residence hall

early morning loungers. Presented at the annual convention of the American

Association for Counseling and Development at Houston, TX.

 

Morecock, R.C. (1984, March) Group therapy and stress reduction with resident

assistants. Presented at the annual convention of the American Association for

Counseling and Development at Houston, TX.

 

Morecock, R.C. (1984, March) Group therapy and stress reduction with resident

assistants. Presented at the annual convention of the South West Area Council of

University Housing Officers convention at Baylor University, Waco, TX.

 

OTHER EXPERIENCE

 

1973 to 1974 Stockbroker, Merrill Lynch and Co.

 

1971-1973 U.S. Army. Vietnam veteran. Television news anchorman for AFVN-TV, American Forces Vietnam Network, Saigon. My 15 minutes in glory? -- Announcing the end of the Vietnam War to American troops on network television in Vietnam. Produced and presented evening and radio news under minimal supervision to all troops in-country. Highest rank, Specialist Five. Awards: Joint Service Commendation Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster, Army Commendation Medal, Good Conduct Medal, plus service and campaign ribbons.