Curriculum Vitae
HELEN TERESA SULLIVAN, M. Sc., Ph.D.
Citizenship: United States
Address:
45 Lawrencia Drive
Lawrenceville, New Jersey 08648 USA
+1.609.895.2612 (h) +1.609.635.2609 (cell)
Email: sullivah@mccc.edu / sullivan@ariadnedesign.com
Education
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1971 |
Bachelor of Fine Arts |
St. Mary's College |
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1978 |
Master of Science (Research) - Psychology |
St. Louis University |
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1983 |
Doctor of Philosophy - Experimental Psychology |
St. Louis University |
Professional Experience
| 2005 | Adjunct
Professor of Psychology, |
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2005 |
Collaborating Researcher, Department of Social Rehabilitation and Psychology , Research Institute of the National Center for Rehabilitation for Persons with Disabilities (NRCD), Tokorozawa, Japan |
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2002- Present |
Adjunct Professor of Psychology, Mercer County Community College, West Windsor, New Jersey |
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1992 |
Member of the Demonstration Projects Work Group of the Computer-based Patient Records Institute |
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1983-present |
Independent Consultant and owner of Ariadne Design, Limited, Lawrenceville, New Jersey |
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1984-1985 |
Software Reviewer, On-Line Today Magazine |
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1982 |
Research Position, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia |
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1977-1981 |
Research Assistant, Central Institute for the Deaf, St. Louis, Missouri |
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1978 |
Lecturer, Department of Psychology, St. Louis, Missouri |
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1976-1977 |
Graduate Fellow, Department of Psychology, St. Louis, Missouri |
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1975-1976 |
Research Assistant, Department of Orthodontics, School of Medicine, St. Louis University, St. Louis, Missouri |
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1975 |
Teaching Assistant, Department of Biology, St. Louis University, St. Louis, Missouri |
Research Interests
Currently I am collecting data on several cross cultural aspects of risk awareness for disasters. Data is from disabled and non-disabled subjects worldwide, US, Europe and developing countries. My current research interest is concerned with developing ways to measure, understand, and improve learning and perception for physical, cognitive, or situational disabilities.
Since 1983, I have been an independent consultant and have conducted internally funded research on topics ranging from an update of the Skinner Air Crib to design of computer-based medical records. Throughout my work, I have maintained an emphasis on the application of fundamental learning theories to a variety of domains.
Teaching Experience
In 2005 I will be teaching the Learning and Memory class at Rider University, Lawrenceville, New Jersey. I will also be teaching a Seminar on College Prep to International Students at Mercer County Community College. My research is concerned with Cross Cultural Issues so that both classes speak to this research. Since 2002, I have been a Adjunct Professor of Psychology at Mercer County Community College and regularly teach Introduction to Psychology, Personality Theory, Child and Developmental Psychology. At Mercer, my students represent a diverse population and include many international students. My approach to teaching is to focus on psychology as a science, and to draw upon the latest research and real world examples to highlight fundamental principles. A sample of my excellent classroom evaluation results is available upon request.
While a PhD candidate at St Louis University I taught Physiological Psychology, and as a Masters candidate I taught Biology in the St. Louis University Biology Department, in partnership with the Saint Louis Zoo for field observations and the lecture/lab section.
Research and Technical Skills:
Behavioral analysis of classically conditioned responses, sign tracking, avoidance responses and instrumental responses; neurobehavioral testing of humans; experimental design, equipment design and experimental control programming; computer data analysis and programming; electroencephalographic recording; HTML content design and development; computer-based graphic design; electronic publishing.
Professional Associations
Sigma Xi, Psychonomic Society, American Psychological Association, Eastern Psychological Association, Global Alliance for Disaster Reduction.
Recent Professional Activities
I have participated in meetings, field visits, and conferences including:
July, 24 – 30, 2005, I attended the International Conference on Energy, Environment and Disaster (INCEED 2005) in Charlotte, NC, USA where I presented a paper.
January, 2005, I went to Japan to visit the Research Institute and Hospital of the National Rehabilitation Center for Persons with Disabilities (Tokorozawa) and attend the following conferences:
UN conference on Disaster Reduction (Kobe)
Symposium on Disaster Preparedness of Persons with Autism Spectrum Disorders (Awajishima)
International Symposium on Disaster Preparedness of Persons with Disabilities: the Role of Information and Communication Technologies (Yokohama)
Japan-UK Seminar on Social Firms and Employment Opportunity for Persons with
Disabilities (Tokyo)
April 14th, 2005,. I attended the NGO Committee on Mental Health, Conference of
Non-Governmental Organizations in Consultative Status with the United Nations
Economic and Social Council, New York, NY
November 30 & December 1, 2004, World Bank Conference on "Disability and Inclusive Development: Sharing, Learning and Building Alliances." Washington D.C.
January, 2002, .Participant in a Study Visit to Ground Zero by the Japanese Society for Rehabilitation of Persons with Disabilities, to examine impact of the 9/11 WTC attack on the disabled. New York, NY
Papers accepted for
presentation ‘Symposium
on Disaster Preparedness of Persons with Autism Spectrum Disorders’ (Awajishima),
Presentations
Sullivan, H.T., Hakkinen, M. T., & Kawamura, H. (2005) Preparedness and Warning Systems for Populations with Special Needs: Ensuring everyone gets the message (and knows what to do). Paper was presented at International Conference on Energy Environment and Disasters (INCEED 2005), Charlotte, NC, USA July 24 – 30, 2005.
Hakkinen, M.T. & Sullivan, H.T. (2005). Preparedness and Response to Disasters for Persons with Disabilities: Information and Communications Technology enabling survival through training, awareness and action. Presentation at the International Symposium on Disaster Preparedness of Persons with Disabilities; the Role of Information and Communication Technologies, 24-25 January 2005, Yokohama, Japan.
Keen, P. B., Sullivan, H. T., Thomann, D. A., and Davenport, D. G. Reinforcement tracking in the rat. Midwestern Psychological Association, St. Louis, Missouri, May 1980.
Browman, C. P. and Sullivan, H. T. Diurnal periodicity of the human vertex potential. American Association for the Advancement of Science, San Francisco, California, January, 1980.
Browman, C. P. Sullivan, H. T., and Fullerton, M. A. Reliability of the human auditory evoked potential amplitude-intensity function. Society for Neuroscience, Atlanta, Georgia, November, 1979.
Browman, C. P. Sullivan, H. T., and Fullerton, M. A. Diurnal variation of the human auditory evoked brain response. Midwestern Psychological Association, Chicago, Illinois, May, 1979.
Miller, J. D., Henderson, B. C., Sullivan, H. T., and Rigden, G. K. Speech perception by the chinchilla: Learning functions for pairs of synthetic stimuli from various points along a VOT continuum. Acoustical Society of America and Acoustical Society of Japan Joint Meeting, Honolulu, Hawaii, November 1978.
Burton, H., Davenport, D. G., Sullivan, H. T., and Toga, A. W. Effect of stimulus discriminability on tone automaintained key pecking. Midwestern Psychological Association, Chicago, Illinois, May 1978.
Franczak, M., Davenport, D., Kramer, T., and Sullivan, H. Behavioral interactions in fixed-trial response independent reinforcement procedures. Midwest Association for Behavior Analysis, Chicago, Illinois, May 1976.
Publications
Browman, C. P. and Sullivan, H. T. Human auditory evoked potentials: Reliability of intensity functions. Brain Research Bulletin, 1980, 5, 207-210.
Browman, C. P. and Sullivan, H. T. Diurnal periodicity of the human vertex potential. Perceptual and Motor Skills, 1980, 51, 643-646.
Sullivan, H. T. Delayed Conditional Discriminations in the Pigeon. Doctoral Dissertation. 1983. http://www.ariadnedesign.com/sullivan/research/hts1983
Other Reports, Reviews, and Papers
Sullivan, H.T. (1993). An extendable, pen-based, wireless computer system for access to medical knowledge bases. Phase I SBIR Proposal for National Cancer Institute Topic 165.
Sullivan, H.T. & Hakkinen, M.T. (1980). Sign-tracking in the chinchilla. In Central Institute for the Deaf Research Periodic Progress Report No. 23 (pp. 19-20). St. Louis: Central Institute for the Deaf.
Hakkinen, M.T. & Sullivan, H.T. (1980). SUPERB: A control program for a study of sign-tracking in the chinchilla. In Central Institute for the Deaf Research Periodic Progress Report No. 23 (pp. 33). St. Louis: Central Institute for the Deaf.
Henderson, B.C., Miller, J.D., Long, G.L., & Sullivan, H.T. (1980). Speech perception by the chinchilla: Learning functions for pairs of stimuli drawn from various points along a VOT continuum. In Central Institute for the Deaf Research Periodic Progress Report No. 23 (pp. 17-18). St. Louis: Central Institute for the Deaf.
Miller, J.D., Henderson, B.C., Sullivan, H.T. & Rigden, G.K. (1979). Speech perception by the chinchilla: Learning functions for pairs of stimuli drawn from various points along a VOT continuum. In Central Institute for the Deaf Research Periodic Progress Report No. 22 (pp. 22). St. Louis: Central Institute for the Deaf.
Miller, J.D., Sinex, D.G., & Sullivan, H.T. (1979). Transposition of vowels along the human cochlea. In Central Institute for the Deaf Research Periodic Progress Report No. 22 (pp. 22-23). St. Louis: Central Institute for the Deaf.
Miller, J.D., Henderson, B.C., Sullivan, H.T. & Rigden, G.K. (1978). Speech perception by the chinchilla: Learning functions for pairs of stimuli drawn from various points along a VOT continuum. In Central Institute for the Deaf Research Periodic Progress Report No. 21 (pp. 21). St. Louis: Central Institute for the Deaf.
Sullivan, H.T. (1978) Order effects of negative automaintenance. Unpublished thesis: St. Louis University, 1978.
User Interface and Functional Review of Mnemos 4000 Video Disc Workstation. Produced under contract to Mnemos Corporation, West Trenton, New Jersey, 1984.
References
Upon Request