Mary McKinney, Ph.D.
100 Europa Drive, Suite 260
Chapel Hill, NC 27517
(w) 919-969-2616
mckinney@successfulacademic.com

1993-
1995

University of Michigan: Post Doctoral Fellow, UM Psychological Clinic
Two-year, full-time fellowship conducting psychotherapy and research.

1994

The City University of New York: Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology granted 2/1/94.
Dissertation: "Psychological Effects of Selective Termination in Multifetal Pregnancies."

1990

The City College of New York: M.A., Psychology.

1981

Brown University: B.A., Communications.

1/96-
2003

Psychotherapist: Private Practice
Psychotherapy with individual adults and couples. Specialize in coaching university professors and doctoral students to help with productivity and publishing. Also specialize in treating issues related to reproductive loss, such as infertility, miscarriage, stillbirth and post-partum depression. A second specialty is coaching university professors and doctoral students to help with productivity and publishing. Experienced in treatment of depression, anxiety, eating disorders, career transitions, marital problems and writing blocks.

12/01-
2003

Adjunct Assistant Professor, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC
Teach "Written Communication" and "Survival Skills for Graduate Students" through the professional development program in the graduate school of UNC.

1/96-
2001

Staff Psychologist: University of Michigan Psychological Clinic, Ann Arbor, MI
Led semester-long "Dissertation Skills Workshops" for 8-12 graduate students. Also supervised interns, led groups for students with eating disorders, and saw adult patients in individual outpatient psychotherapy.

9/99-
2001

Psychology Consultant: Saint Joseph Mercy Hospital, Ypsilanti, MI
Member of the Pregnancy Loss Advisory Board at a local hospital.

2/93-
5/93

Psychotherapist: University of Michigan Counseling Services, Ann Arbor, MI
Short-term counseling and referral services provided to undergraduate and graduate students. Responsible for up to 30 patient contact hours each week, including 5 intakes.

9/91-
8/92

Child Psychology Intern: Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY
Full-time APA accredited internship in the Child Psychiatry Department associated with the Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Training in child and adolescent outpatient psychotherapy, group therapy with adolescents, family therapy and psychological testing.

9/90-
4/91

Instructor of Psychiatric Residents: Cabrini Medical Center, New York
Taught a 16 week course in Child Development and Child Psychotherapy to medical residents in psychiatry.

1/87-
6/91

Research Project Director: New York State Psychiatric Institute
Collected all data and assisted in developing research instruments for a study of the mental health effects of infertility.

9/88-
8/91

Psychotherapist: City College of New York Psychological Center,
New York, NY
Evaluations, short and long term psychotherapy at college-based clinic in Harlem.
Over 500 hours of supervised individual and family therapy conducted.

9/87-
6/91

Clinical Interviewer and Test Administrator: The City College Pregnancy Project
Member of a research team studying mother-infant emotional attachment from pregnancy until the child's second year. Also gave and scored psychological test batteries.

1/89-
7/90

Child Psychotherapist: City College of New York Therapeutic Nursery, NY
Therapist in pre-school program for developmentally delayed children.

9/88-

Adjunct College Instructor: The City College of New York
8/89 Taught undergraduate courses in Abnormal Psychology and Child Development for three semesters. Responsible for curriculum, textbook choice, and all course planning, instruction and grading.

9/85-
9/87

Suicide Prevention Counselor and Instructor: New York Samaritans
Manned crisis telephones and taught volunteers to provide crisis counseling to         callers of a 24 hour suicide prevention hotline.

1996

First Prize - Psychoanalytic Research Award
Presented by the Michigan Psychoanalytic Institute's Candidates' Organization for paper entitled Psychoanalytic Perspectives on Multifetal Pregnancy Reduction.

1995

First Prize - Psychology Graduate Student Award
Presented by The North American Society for Psychosocial Obstetrics & Gynecology for abstract and presentation entitled Psychiatric Effects of Multifetal Pregnancy Reduction.

1991

Co-principal Investigator: The Psychological Effects of Selective Termination in Multifetal Pregnancies. Research grant from the New York State Psychiatric Institute. Data used for dissertation.

1982

First Prize - Rhode Island Film/Video Competition: Focus on Fox Point
A half-hour video documentary about a Cape Verdean community in Providence.

1981

First Prize - College Video: RI Film/Video Competition: The Juggler.
Writer, director and producer of an original half-hour drama.

1980

Producer/Director - Publicity Slide/Audio Show: College Venture.
Created a slide show for an organization which locates internships for college students.

1979

Co-Producer/Co-Editor - R.A.C.E.
Hired to make a video documentary about racial issues at Brown University.

1/86- 1/87

TV News Video Editor: NBC, New York, N.Y.
Edited the local network television news.

7/84-
7/85

Magazine Journalist: Sydney, Australia
Foreign correspondent for the U.S. trade publications Advertising Age and Electronic Media. Also hired as a part-time journalist by a local advertising magazine in Sydney, B&T Weekly.

1/85-
7/85

TV Special Projects Video Editor: Sydney Australia
Part-time video editor for a morning TV news show for Channel 9, Australia.

3/83-
7/84

Magazine Journalist: Bangkok, Thailand
Foreign correspondent for Southeast Asia for the U.S. trade publication Advertising Age. Also wrote for a Thai magazine published in English called Business in Thailand.
Traveled extensively in Asia and Southeast Asia.

3/83-
7/85

Freelance Photographer: Asia
Sold photographs to a New York City stock photo house.

1/82-
12/82

TV News Cameraman/Video Editor: CBS, Rhode Island
Shot and edited the local network news. First female news videographer in Rhode Island.

1/81-
1/82

TV News Video Editor/ Remote Location Engineer: ABC, Rhode Island
Edited local network news. Ran equipment for live shoots.

10/79-
9/80

Documentary Maker: US Agency for International Development, Washington, DC
Shot and edited training and development films for the government population programs.

6/79-
9/79

Video Instructor: Fox Point Community Organization, Providence RI
Taught 16 African-American teenagers documentary skills in youth employment program.

11/78-
7/79

Film Festival Organizer: Rhode Island
Produced the Sixth Annual RI Community Film & Video Competition. Included event organizing, fund raising, and publicity.

6/78-
9/78

TV Intern: WNET Channel 13, New York City
Summer job in the finance department of the New York PBS affiliate.

McKinney, M. (2000). Relational perspectives and the supervisory triad. Psychoanalytic Psychology. 17 (3), 565-584.

McKinney, M. & Leary, K. (1999). Integrating qualitative and quantitative methods to study multifetal pregnancy reduction. Journal of Women's Health. 8 (2), 259-268.

McKinney, M. & Downey, J. (1997). How many babies? Dilemmas posed by multifetal pregnancy reduction. Women's Health Issues. 7 (1), 66.

McKinney, M., Tuber, S., & Downey, J. (1996). Multifetal pregnancy reduction: Psychodynamic implications. Psychiatry: Interpersonal and Biological Processes. 59(4), 393-407.

McKinney, M. & Downey, J. (1995). Psychiatric effects of multifetal pregnancy reduction. Women's Health Issues. 5(2), 75.

McKinney, M., Downey, J. & Timor-Tritsch, I. (1995). The psychological effects of multifetal pregnancy reduction. Fertility & Sterility. 64(1), 51-61.

McKinney, M. (1994). Emotional effects of selective pregnancy reduction. Resolve of Michigan Newsletter. Fall, 1994, 3-4.

Wachtel, P. & McKinney, M. (1992). Cyclical psychodynamics and integrative psychodynamic therapy. In J.C. Norcross & M. R. Goldfried (Eds.), Handbook of Psychotherapy Integration. New York: Basic Books, 335-370.

Downey, J. & McKinney, M. (1992). The psychiatric status of women presenting for infertility evaluation. The American Journal of Orthopsychiatry. 62(2), 196-205.

Downey, J. & McKinney, M. (1990). Psychiatric research and the new reproductive technologies. In N. Stotland (Ed.), Psychological Aspects of Reproductive Technology. Washington, D. C.: American Psychiatric Association, 155-168.

Downey, J., Yingling, S., McKinney, M., Husami, N., Jewelewicz, R. & Maidman, J. (1989). Mood disorders, psychiatric symptoms, and distress in women presenting for infertility evaluation. Fertility & Sterility, 52(3), 425-432.

McKinney, M. (July 17, 1997). Combining qualitative and quantitative methods to study new reproductive technologies. Paper presented at the Michigan Initiative for Women's Health Workshop on Methods and Measures. Ann Arbor, MI.

McKinney, M. (April 19, 1997). Relational perspectives and the supervisory triad. Paper presented at the Annual Candidates' Research Awards Ceremony of the Michigan Psychoanalytic Institute. Ann Arbor, MI.

McKinney, M. (Febrary 13, 1997). How many babies? Dilemmas posed by multifetal pregnancy reduction. Paper presented at the 25th Annual Meeting of the North American Society for Psychosocial Obstetrics and Gynecology. Chicago, Il.

McKinney, M. (October 4, 1996). The usefulness of applying multiple psychoanalytic perspectives to women's reproductive issues. Paper presented at the Annual Pre- Symposium Workshop of the Michigan Psychoanalytic Society. Farmington Hills, MI.

McKinney, M. (August 9-13, 1996) Shifts in the supervisory relationship: Implications of constructivist and relational perspectives. Paper presented at the Division of Psychoanalysis Meeting (Division 39) of the 1996 Annual American Psychological Association Conference. Toronto, Canada.

McKinney, M. & Downey, J. (February 23-25, 1995) Psychological effects of multifetal pregnancy reduction. Award winning paper presented at the American Society for Psychosomatic Obstetrics and Gynecology, 23rd Annual Meeting. Washington, DC.

McKinney, M. (August 12-16, 1994). Psychoanalytic implications of multifetal pregnancy reduction: A modern day Sophie's Choice"? Paper presented at the Division of Psychoanalysis Meeting (Division 39) of the 1994 Annual American Psychological Association Conference. Los Angeles, CA.

McKinney, M., Downey, J. & Tuber, S. (August 12-16, 1994). The psychological effects of new reproductive technologies: Multifetal pregnancy reduction. Poster presented at the Division of Health Psychology Meeting of the 1994 Annual American Psychological Association Conference. Lost Angeles, CA.

McKinney, M., Downey, J. & Slade, A. (April 24-26, 1994). Attachment during pregnancy: Implications of new reproductive technologies. Poster presented at the Michigan Association for Infant Mental Health, 18th Annual Conference. Ann Arbor, MI.

McKinney, M., Downey, J. & Timor-Tritsch, I. (October 9-14, 1993). Mental health status after multifetal pregnancy reduction. Poster presented at the American Fertility Society, 49th Annual Meeting. Montreal, Canada.

2/03

Keeping Your Marriage Strong When You're a Parent - Presentation for the Chapel Hill/Carrboro Mothers' Club.

1/03

"Coping With Depression or Anxiety as a New Mother. A presentation about post-partum depression and other issues presented for the Chapel Hill/Carrboro Mothers' Club.

12/02

"Coping with te Holidays After A Reproductive Loss. Conducted a group therapy workshop for the Chaplain at the Women's and Children's Hospital of UNC.

10/02

Successfully Completing Your Academic Degree. An all day workshop for doctoral candidates in the Health Behavior Health Education Program at UNC's School of Public Health.

10/02

Succeeding As a Graduate Student. A four-part series of seminars for all of the doctoral students in the Health Behavior Health Education Program at UNC's School of Public Health.

1/02

Busting Writers' Block.Sponsored by the University of Michigan Office of the Dean for Graduate Students. (Also conducted Spring 01).

1/02

Why the Dissertation is Hard and How to Make it Easier. Sponsored by the UM Office of the Dean for Graduate Students. (Also conducted Spring 01).

3/01

Time Management for Graduate Students.Sponsored by the UM Political Science Dept.

2/00

Overcoming Procrastination. Sponsored by the UM Dean of Graduate Students.

1/00

Dissertation Difficulties and Tips for Faster Writing. Sponsored by the UM Office of the Dean of Graduate Students.

Fall 2000

Why the Dissertation is Hard and What to Do About It. Ten-week Workshop sponsored by the UM Psychological Clinic. (Also conducted Summer 2000, Winter 2000, Fall 1999, and Fall 1998.)

11/99

The Dissertation Process for Non-Native English Speakers.Sponsored by the UM School of Engineering. (Same workshop conducted 2/99, 11/98, 2/98 & 11/97.)

10/98

The Transition to Parenthood: Keeping Your Marriage Strong. Sponsored by the UM Office of Staff Support Services.

11/98

Why the Dissertation is Hard for Public Health Students. Sponsored by the School of Public Health.

2/93

Overcoming Academic Procrastination. A four-week workshop for undergraduates sponsored by the UM Counseling and Psychological Services.

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