Faculty: Elizabeth Rhoades
Elizabeth Rhoades
Associate Professor of School Psychology
BA (with honors), PhD - University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
MS, SSP - Winthrop University
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Elizabeth Kelley Rhoades “Libby”
Libby Rhoades has been a school psychologist for over 20 years, practicing in public schools in North and South Carolina, West Virginia and Texas. She worked as a faculty member at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and directed the School Psychology graduate program at Marshall University for four years. Dr. Rhoades designed and led the School Psychology graduate program at West Texas A&M University for five years. She serves as a Program Reviewer for the National Association of School Psychologists (NASP) and is on the Executive Board of the Texas Association of School Psychologists (TASP).
Research Interests:
School Psychology Program Development
Efficacy of Online Instruction
Culturally Competent Assessment
Addictions & Recovery
Support of Gay & Lesbian Youth
Selected Publications:
Vick, D. & Rhoades, E. K. (2009). Drugs and Alcohol in the 21st Century: Theory, Behavior, and Policy. (Book is currently under contract with Jones and Bartlett Publishers with the first 5 chapters submitted)
Rhoades, E. K. (2006). Review of the Basic Achievement Skills Inventory (BASI). The Seventeenth Mental Measurements Yearbook. Lincoln, NE: The Buros Institute of Mental Measurements.
Rhoades, E. K. (2006). Review of the Paced Auditory Serial Attention Task (PASAT). The Seventeenth Mental Measurements Yearbook. Lincoln, NE: The Buros Institute of Mental Measurements.
Meyer, C. F. & Rhoades, E. K. (2006). Multiculturalism: Beyond food, festival, folklore, and fashion. Kappa Delta Pi Record, 42 (2), 82-87.
Rhoades, E. K. (2005). Review of the Jesness Inventory Revised. In R. A. Spies, B. S. Plake, & L. L. Murphy (Eds.), The Sixteenth Mental Measurements Yearbook (pp. 494-496). Lincoln, NE: The Buros Institute of Mental Measurements.
Rhoades, E. K. (2005). Review of the Review of the Neale Analysis of Reading Ability: Second Revised British Edition. In R. A. Spies, B. S. Plake, & L. L. Murphy (Eds.), The Sixteenth Mental Measurements Yearbook (pp. 676-677). Lincoln, NE: The Buros Institute of Mental Measurements.
Rhoades, E. K. & Verhaalen, S.E. (2005). HIV-AIDS. In Lee, S. W. (Ed.), The Encyclopedia of School Psychology. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.
Meyer, C. F. & Boyles, E.K.. (2005). Developing middle level teaching skills online. National Middle School Journal, 36 (3), 11-16.
Boyles, E. K. (2003). Review of the Brief Test of Attention. In B. S. Plake, J. C. Impara, & R. A. Spies (Eds.), The Fifteenth Mental Measurements Yearbook (pp. 141-143). Lincoln, NE: University of Nebraska Press.
Boyles, E. K. (2003). Review of the Reading-Level Indicator. In B. S. Plake, J. C. Impara, & R. A. Spies (Eds.), The Fifteenth Mental Measurements Yearbook (pp. 722-725). Lincoln, NE: University of Nebraska Press.
Boyles, E. K. (1999). Prediction of parent/child discussions about AIDS (Doctoral dissertation, University of North Carolina, 1999). Dissertation Abstracts International.
Hollins, M., & Kelley, E. K. (1988). Spatial updating in blind and sighted people. Perception & Psychophysics, 43, 380-388.
Simeonsson, R. J. & Boyles, E. K. (2001). Ecobehavioral approaches in clinical assessment. In R. J. Simeonsson & S. Rosenthal (Eds.), Psychological and developmental assessment of children with disabilities (2nd ed). New York, NY: Guilford.
Selected Presentations:
Understanding Individuals with Asperger’s Syndrome and High Functioning Autism: Diagnostic Issues and Interventions, Invited Training for Lorman Education Services in Lubbock, TX, 2009
The Facts on Gay, Lesbian, and Bisexual Youth Issues, Invited Presentation at the High Plains Counseling Association Winter Workshop, Amarillo, TX, 2007
Psychoeducational Report Writing, Invited Presentation for the Region 17 Educational Service Center, Lubbock, TX, 2006
Response to Intervention: Where Do We Go From Here? Invited Presentation for the Region 17 Educational Service Center, Lubbock, TX, 2006
Successful Online Instruction for Developmental Psychology, Presentation at the Mountain States Conference on the Teaching of Psychology, Albuquerque, NM, 2006
Behavioral Management after Brain Injury, Invited Presentation at the Brain Injury Association of Texas Seminar, Amarillo, TX, 2006
Rights of Children and Families in the Public Schools after Brain Injury, Invited Presentation at the Brain Injury Association of Texas Seminar, Amarillo, TX, 2006
Understanding Youth Risk Factors: Foundations of Successful Prevention & Intervention, Paper presented at the National Association of School Psychologists Convention, Atlanta, 2006
Successful Online Instruction, Roundtable Presentation at the Mountain States Conference on the Teaching of Psychology, Albuquerque, NM, 2006
At Home or At School: Factors Influencing Students’ Choices of Live vs. Online Courses, Paper Presentation at the Mountain States Conference on the Teaching of Psychology, Albuquerque, NM, 2005