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Curriculum Vita

Licensure: To Top

Wisconsin #45863
July 2003-present
(expires October 2011)

Minnesota # 48317
(expires January 31 2011)

EDUCATION AND TRAINING: To Top

12/04 American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Child and Adolescent Board Certification
05/03 American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Adult Board Certification
07/01-06/03 University of Chicago Hospitals, Chicago, IL

Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Fellow, completed June 2003

08/00-06/01 Houston Galveston Psychoanalytic Institute, Houston, TX

Psychodynamic Psychotherapy Fellow

08/98-06/01 Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX

General Psychiatry Resident,

07/97-07/98 Indiana University Medical Center, Indianapolis, IN

Internship

08/93-06/97 Michigan State University College of Human Medicine, East Lansing, MI

MD

08/88-05/93 University of Michigan College of Literature, Science and the Arts, Ann Arbor, MI

Bachelor of Science, Microbiology,

CLINICAL – ACADEMIC EMPLOYMENT/ELECTED OR APPOINTEDPOSITIONS: To Top

06/08-Present Horses Treat, LLC Auburndale Wisconsin(Human Optimisim, Resilience, Self-Efficacy, and Strength Through Responsive Equine Assisted Therapy)

Equine Therapist

07/06-Present Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Consulting, LLC Auburndale Wisconsin, Medical Director
07/06-Present Bridgepoint Health, Sheboygan, Wisconsin

Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Reproductive Psychiatry, Sports Psychiatry, Refractory Depression

04/06-present American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

AACAP News Opinions Section Editor 2005-2007

Wisconsin Council of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Assembly Delegate 2005-present

TV and MEDIA Committe 2006-present

Assembly Nominating Committee 2008

Rights and Legal Matters Committe 2007-present

Rural Psychiatry Committee 2010-present

Telepsychiatry Committee 2009-present

04/06-Present Clinicare Corporation

Eau Claire Academy, Eau Claire, Wisconsin–Consulting Psychiatrist

Wyalusing Academy, Prairie Du Chien, Wisconsin–Medical Director

07/03-06/06 St. Agnes Hospital, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin

Child and Adolescent, and Reproductive Psychiatry

07/03-Present Expert Witness, Forensic psychiatry

Forensic child and adolescent psychiatry (custody and placement, termination of parental rights, competency to stand trial, competency at time of crime, juvenile in need of protective supervision (JIPS), Child in need of protective supervision (CHIPS), trauma and abuse evaluation

winter 2005 University of Wisconsin, Fond du Lac

Adjunct Professor, Psychology

Course taught: Abnormal Psychology

fall 2005 Marian College, Fond du Lac, WI

Adjunct Professor, Psychology

Course taught: seminar in positive psychology

01/02-06/03 University of Chicago Biological Sciences Division, Chicago, IL

Adjunct Professor

Courses taught: On Becoming a Doctor, Reproductive Psychiatry and women’s mental health, Positive Psychology, Child Development for medical students, Psychopharmacology refresher for medical students

06/95-07/1997 Rivendell Psychiatric Hospital, St. John, MI

Discharge Assistant

11/93-11/94 Michigan State University College of Human Medicine, East Lansing, MI

Physiology and Biochemistry Teaching Assistant

11/94-06/97 Michigan State University – Department of Medicine, East Lansing, MI

Research Assistant – to Houria Hassouna in the development of INR standards

11/93-11/94 Michigan State University Department of Pharmacology, East Lansing, MI

Research Assistant Establishment of In Situ Hybridization techniques in pharmacology laboratory

05/90-06/92 University of Michigan Hospital, Ann Arbor, MI

Clinical Microbiology Laboratory Assistant

05/90-07/93 Acute Services House, Ypsilanti, MI

Psychiatric Treatment Assistant

05/90-09/90 Henry Ford Hospitals Partial Hospitalization Center, Wyandotte, MI

Psychiatric Treatment Assistant

Professional Affiliations To Top

  • American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law
  • American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry—Wisconsin Delegate to the Assembly, Appointed to the Media Committee, Rural Psychiatry Committee, Telepsychiatry Committee,and Rights and Legal Matters Committee and participant in  Juvenile Justice Reform and Child Abuse and Neglect Committees
  • American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP) News–Opinions Section Editor 2006-2007
  • American College of Sports Medicine, Female Athlete Triad Coalition Member 2005-2007
  • American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children 1997-2005
  • American Psychiatric Association 1997-2006
  • Illinois Postpartum Depression Alliance 2001-2003
  • National Association for Psychosocial Obstetrics and Gynecology 1999-2006
  • Society for Adolescent Medicine 1993-2003
  • Wisconsin Council of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry–Legislative Advocacy Committee
  • Wisconsin Medical Association
Academic Involvements
Residency

  • American Academy of Pediatrics
  • American Psychiatric Association
  • American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children
  • American Society of Clinical Hypnosis
  • Baylor College of Medicine Department of Psychiatry Curriculum Committee
  • Baylor College of Medicine Undergraduate Education Committee
  • Baylor College of Medicine Problem-Based Learning, Instructor
  • Baylor College of Medicine Human Sexuality for Medical Students, Instructor
  • Child Trauma Academy, Speaker’s Bureau
  • Daniel X Freedman Congressional Fellowship, Nominee
  • Forensic Psychiatry Journal Club, Member
  • Green Journal Club Co-Coordinator
  • Houston Psychiatric Society, Subcommittee on Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
  • Dr. Henry P. and M. Page Durkee Laughlin Foundation, 2001 John R. Laughlin Fellow
  • MD Anderson Cancer Center, Department of Neuro-oncology speaker’s Bureau
  • National Association for Psychosocial Obstetrics and Gynecology (NASPOG)
  • Psychiatry Residents Outreach to the Public Sector, coordinator of the program, Building Bridges: Improving Relationships and Communication Between Clergy and Psychiatrists
  • Southern Medical Association
  • Texas Society for Psychiatric Physicians

Medical School

  • American Medical Students’ Association
  • Students Teaching AIDS to Students
  • American Medical Women’s Association
  • American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children
  • American Psychiatric Association
  • Clinical Medicine in the Community, Teaching Assistant
  • Council of Medical Students, Secretary
  • Dean’s Student Advisory Council
  • Friendship Clinic. Healthcare for the Indigent
  • Incoming Student Orientation Coordinator
  • MSU CHM Committee to Address Issues of Diversity, Facilitator
  • MSU CHM Scientific Review Journal Club
  • Twenty Eighth Annual Penner Coagulation Conference Coordinator

Undergraduate

  • Ann Arbor Intercooperative Council, Recycling Director
  • Court Appointed Special Advocate
  • Huron Valley AIDS Resource Center
  • Rouge River Rescue Program Instructor
  • U of Michigan Biological Society
  • U of Michigan Residence Halls Advisor
  • U of Michigan Soccer Team, Goalie

RESEARCH AND PUBLICATIONS: To Top

05/06-present Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Trials Network, (CAPTN)

Site for research protocols (currently an SSRI treatment study)

7/00-6/01 University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX

Principal Investigator, Estella Beale, MD

Cancer and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder In Adolescents and Young Adults, Their Parents, and Spouses

7/99-12/00 CIVITAS Child Trauma Center, Texas Children’s Hospital, Houston, TX

Principal Investigator, Bruce Perry, MD

Perry BD, Saul J, Early Childhood Trauma and Behavior: A Neurodevelopmental Perspective (submitted to Contemporary Pediatrics)

Neurodevelopmental Considerations in Neonatal Intensive Care

Looking Back: revisiting the experience of a forensic interview with the perspective of clinical training

5/94-6/97 Department of Emergency Medicine, Ingham Medical Center, Lansing, MI

Reisdorff E, MD, FACEP, Howell K, MD, Saul J MD Pediatric Pre-hospital Intervention: Inventory of Applied Skills

Editorial Assistant for: Williamson B, Schwartz DT, Reisdorff E, Emergency Radiology: A Comprehensive Study Guide.

7/91-6/93 Mental Health Research Institute, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI

Principal Investigator, James Meador-Woodruff MD, Neuroanatomical Distribution of Dopamine Receptor mRNAs. Neuroanatomical Distribution of Dynorphin Receptors mTNAs in rat brain tissue. Immunolabeling for the co-localization of Dopamine Neurotransmitter and mRNA in rat brain tissue.

Subsequent Publications from MHRI research include:

Meador-Woodruff JG, MD, Mansour A, Saul J, Watson, SJ: Neuroanatomical Distribution of Dopamine Receptor Messenger RNSs in Dopamine Receptors and Transporters: Pharmacology, Structure, and Function ed. Niznik HB, Marcel Dekker, Inc, pp 401-415.

Meador-Woodruff JH, Little KY, Saul J, Watson SJ Distribution of Dopamine Receptor Messenger RNA in Human Hippocampus. Presented at the 4th Annual Albert J Silverman Research Conference, Department of Psychiatry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI June 1993
Meador-Woodruff JH, Mansour A, Damask S, Saul J, Watson SJ: Neuroanatomical Distribution of Dopamine Receptor mRNAs. Presented at the 4th Annual Albert J Silverman Research Conference, Department of Psychiatry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI June 1993
Meador-Woodruff JH, Mansour A, Damask S, Saul J, Watson SJ: Neuroanatomical Distribution of Dopamine Receptor Messenger RNAs. Biological Psychiatry 33:138A-139A
Meador-Woodruff JH, Saul J, Watson SJ: Dopamine Receptor Messenger RNA: Localization In the Human Hippocampus. Schizophrenia Research. 9:224 1993
Meador-Woodruff JH, Little KY, Saul J, Watson SJ: Distribution of Dopamine Receptor mRNA in the Human Hippocampus. Presented at the 3rd Annual Albert J Silverman Research Conference, Department of Psychiatry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, May 1992
Meador-Woodruff JH, Little KY, Saul J, Watson SJ: Distribution of Dopamine Receptor Messenger RNA in the Human Hippocampus. Biological Psychiatry. 31:227A, 1992
8/90-5/91 Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor

Principal Investigator Norm Alessi, MD. Chart Review to identify children at risk for pre-adolescent Panic Disorder

PRESENTATIONS/INTERVIEWS: To Top

  • My child Does NOT have ADHD… or does she? Bridgepoint Health Community Outreach Spring 2007
  • Juvenile Waiver: the role of the psychiatrist in guiding judicial decision-making AACAP Annual Meeting, October 2009
  • Telepsychiatry in Private Practice, presented at AACAP annual Meeting, October 2008
  • Technology from Toddler to Teen, Chair,  presented “Smart Toys, Smart Kids? AACAP Annual Meeting, October 2009
  • Media and Technology in Adolescence, Discussant AACAP Annual Meeting October 2008
  • My child Does NOT have ADHD… or does she? Bridgepoint Health Community Outreach Spring 2007
  • Understanding the Autism Spectrum Disorders and potential psychopharmacological interventions presentation to the New Autism Network Spring 2006
  • Domestic violence and children: Facts for our Community, how to understand it, and what to do about it. K107 radio interview October 2005
  • Postpartum Depression and Baby Blues, Myths and realities, K107 radio interview, October 2005
  • The impact of domestic violence on Children: Understanding your child, Understanding your child Self, St. Agnes Hospital Domestic Violence Services, Men’s Group May 2005
  • Taming the Tantrums—Understanding your toddlers and teens St. Agnes Hospital Community Education Series, May 2005
  • Introducing the Lets Just Play model for children’s health, Recreational Sports Conference, April 2005
  • Suicide and College Campuses, A model for identifying and minimizing risks, University of Wisconsin Fond du Lac, Free Time Education Series, March 2005
  • Helping your child sleep St. Agnes Hospital Community Education February 2005
  • Why should we consider mental health issues as mitigating factors when juveniles are charged with a crime? Fond du Lac area Social Workers November 2004
  • Competitive athletics and Children, Recommendations from a developmental perspective Fond du Lac Reporter Interview October 2004
  • Autism and PDD, understanding it from a teachers’ perspective North Fond du Lac School District June 2004
  • Magic Trees of the Mind—or—All nurture is nature, an integrated understanding of brain development and psychosocial factors, Presented to home healthcare neonatal nurses—online presentation. Spring 2004
  • Understanding Pervasive Developmental Disorders from the Child’s perspective Fond du Lac School district counselors and early childhood educators May 2004
  • Mindblindness with hope; novel approaches to optimize function for children with Asperger’s Disorder Wisconsin chapter of the National Autism Society April 24 2004
  • Psychopharmacologic treatment of Pervasive Developmental Disorders presented to teachers, parents and therapists in the North Fond du lac School District April 6, 2004
  • Learning Disabilities: Getting your child the help they need from preschool through college, Fond du Lac Community presentation April 2004
  • ADHD in children of all ages St. Agnes Hospital Parent Education program April 2004
  • Getting your child to sleep—St. Agnes Hospital Parent Education program February 2004
  • Preparing your child for school—St. Agnes Hospital Health Promotions Office, Fond du Lac Reporter, September 2003
  • Questions and answers about childhood sexual abuse St Agnes hospital special community series, with William Friedrich, of Mayo August 2003
  • Reproductive Psychiatry: Mood and Anxiety, and Thought Disorders in Women During Menstruation, Pregnancy, and Lactation. University of Chicago College of Medicine. Given to the Medical Students During their Psychiatry Clerkship every six weeks from 07/24/02-06/30/03.

  • Post Partum Blues, Post Partum Depression, and Post Partum Psychosis. University of Chicago Hospital Continuing Education Conference for Obstetrics and Gynecology. 02/02

  • Bullying: long term outcomes of its victims and perpetrators. Baylor College of Medicine Department of Psychiatry Houston, TX 04/01

  • Understanding and Managing your toddler’s tantrums. Covenent House Life Skills Training Group Houston, TX 03/01

  • Trauma history and anxiety states: how to provide support and limits for troubled youth. Covenant House Treatment Team Continuing Education Houston, TX 11/00

  • Suicide Awareness: how to recognize kids at risk and what to do about it. Houston Intermediate School District Sharpstown Middle School Houston, TX 10/99

  • Children of War: a critical look at orphans’ outcome. Baylor College of Medicine Department of Psychiatry Houston, TX 12/99

  • Suicide Awareness: how to help when it’s someone you know. Houston Intermediate School District 10/98

  • Munchausen’s Syndrome By Proxy-an unusual presentation. Riley Children’s Hospital Pediatrics Noon Conference Indianapolis, IN 8/98

  • Psychosocial issues leading to hospital admissions in pre-adolescents with chronic disease. Riley Children’s Hospital Pediatrics Noon Conference Indianapolis, IN 10/98

  • An inpatient behavioral intervention program to minimize somatic complaints and hospital stay in pre-adolescents with chronic disease. Riley Children’s Hospital Pediatric Hematology-Oncology Morning Conference Indianapolis, IN 11/98

  • Legg-Calve-Perthes Disease: etiology, diagnosis and management. St. Lawrence Hospital Family Practice Noon Conference Lansing, MI 10/95

  • A protocol to screen for domestic violence. Michigan State University College of Human Medicine Family Practice Screening and Prevention Conference, East Lansing, MI 09/95

  • Therapeutic efficacy of Dimethylsulfone in the management vulver vestibulitis: A proposal for a pilot study. Michigan State University College of Human Medicine Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology Research Conference East Lansing, MI 02/95

  • Reproductive Health: rights and responsibilities in the workplace. Michigan State University College of Human Medicine Social Contexts of Clinical Disease Course East Lansing, MI 01/95

  • In Situ Hybridization as a tool for gene mapping. Michigan State University College of Human Medicine Research Journal Club East Lansing, MI 10/94

  • Adjusting to Medical School. Michigan State University College of Human Medicine New Students’ Orientation East Lansing, MI 09/94

  • Development of peer education programs for health promotion on college campuses. American College Health Association Conference for HIV and AIDS prevention. Detroit, MI 03/92

COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENTS: To Top

  • Fond du Lac County Board of Supervisors, District 32 Supervisor
  • Team Medical, Road America, Elkart Lake, WI
  • Rally Medical Rescue throughout the Midwest for Sports Car Club of America, Rally America
  • Fond du Lac County Family Resource Center, Board Member (present)
  • Fond du Lac County Teen Screen, Board Member (present)
  • Free Debra Ginsdorf.org (2001-present)—I testified before the Governor of Illinois’ pardoning Board
  • Community Forum on Youth Sex Offenders, Facilitator (1997-1998, Indianapolis)
  • Midwest Cocker Spaniel Rescue, volunteer (1995-1998)
  • Committee to establish daycare in the Texas Medical Center, founder and member (2000)
  • Committee to save the Hermann Hospital Daycare, co-founder (1999)
  • Houston Arts League, member (1998-2001)
  • Houston Poetry Fest 2000, participant
  • Humane Ranch – farm animal rescue, volunteer (1998-2001)
  • South Main Baptist After School Program for At-Risk Youth, Youth Mentor, Houston, TX (1999-2001)