Kathryn Herbst-Damm

Kathryn Herbst-Damm

Psychology Department

9500 Gilman Drive.

La Jolla, CA

92093-0109

Office: (858) 534-8851

Fax: (858) 534-7190

Email: kherbst@psy.ucsd.edu

Education

Ph.D. (expected 2006), Experimental Psychology emphasis in Social Psychology

University of California, San Diego San Diego, CA

Thesis Advisor: James A. Kulik, Ph.D.

M.A., Experimental Psychology 2002 (GPA 3.9)

University of California, San Diego San Diego, CA

B.A., Human Development, Departmental Honors, with Highest Distinction 1999

University of California, San Diego San Diego, CA

B.S., Social Psychology, Departmental Honors, with High Distinction 1999

University of California, San Diego San Diego, CA

Cum Laude

Minor: Latin American Studies

Honors & Awards

Psychology Department TA Excellence Award for Graduate Statistics ($2,000) 3/2003

Meritorious Student Poster. (March 2003). Society for Behavioral Medicine.

Departmental Travel Award; 2002 ($957), 2003 ($552.50)

Norman Anderson Research Grant, Department of Psychology, UCSD:

2002 ($255), 2003 ($725), 12/2003 ($725)

Provosts List: 1996-2000

Eleanor Roosevelt Writing Showcase Award, 1996

Honorary Societies:

Phi Beta Kappa

Golden Key National Honor Society

Psi Chi National Honor Society

University Service

September 2003 . June 2004

Graduate Representative (elected position)

Psychology Department at the University of California, San Diego

Duties: Served as a liaison between all graduate students and the department, attended faculty meetings, helped organize faculty job talks and applicants' interviews by graduate students. Organized events to increase faculty/student interaction, prepared M.A. students to give their oral Master.s Degree defenses.

August 2002 . June 2003

Senior Teaching Assistant (elected position)

Psychology Department at the University of California, San Diego

Duties: Trained all incoming graduate students in how to be effective Graduate Teaching Assistants for undergraduate courses. Provided training to all graduate students in effective public speaking, preparing lectures, leading discussions, using internet teaching tools, interacting with students in office hours, grading, diversity issues, and sexual harassment policy. Disseminated teaching related resources provided by the Center for Teaching Development, UCSD. Served as mediator between Teaching Assistants and Faculty when necessary.

August 2001 - June 2002

Colloquium Representative (elected position)

Psychology Department at the University of California, San Diego

Duties: Helped coordinate visiting speakers' visits and time with faculty, facilitated interaction between graduate students & speakers.

January 1998

Writing Tutor

Eleanor Roosevelt College at the University of California, San Diego

Duties: Tutored undergraduate students in writing review and critique papers.

Teaching Experience

1999 - present

Teaching Assistant, University of California, San Diego

Duties: Held regular office hours, delivered guest lectures, led discussions, prepared and graded exams.

Introduction to Psychology	Psychology of Sports
Introduction to Cognitive Psychology	The Logic of Perception
Introduction to Developmental Psychology	Psychology of Language
Introduction to Social Psychology (x 3)	Advanced Statistics and Research Methodology
Introduction to Statistics (x 2)	Human Development Research Methodology
Early Childhood Disorders	Graduate Level Quantitative Methods in Psychology (3 years: 2 quarters each)

September 2003 . present

Adjunct Faculty, Palomar College

Introduction to Psychology (Psych 100)

Fall 2003 (23 enrolled), Spring 2004 (30 enrolled)

Social Psychology (Psych 120)

Summer 2006 (20 enrolled), Fall 2006

Introductory Statistics (Psych 205 )

Fall 2006

Adjunct Faculty, Grossmont College

Introduction to Psychology (Psych 120)

Fall 2006

Prepared to Teach:

General Psychology

Social Psychology

Health Psychology

Statistics

Research Methods

Research Experience

September 2000 - Present

Graduate Research Assistant, Professor James Kulik

University of California, San Diego &

San Diego Hospice & Palliative Care

January 1999 - August 2000

Research Assistant, Professors Heike Mahler and James Kulik

Health Studies Lab at the University of California, San Diego

March 1997 - July 2000

Data Manager, Professors Mark Appelbaum and Elizabeth Bates

Center for Research in Language at the University of California, San Diego

January 1998 - June 1999

Undergraduate Research Assistant, Professor James Kulik

University of California, San Diego

March 1997 - June 1999

Research Assistant, Professor Leon Zamosc

Mentor Program at the University of California, San Diego

Current Research

Social Support Benefits for Health. Assessing how various forms of social support benefit terminally ill patients. Use of self-report and physiological measures aids in understanding potential benefits of support. Advisor: James Kulik, Ph.D.

Peer Reviewed Publications

Archer, JS, Love-Geffen, T, Herbst-Damm, K and Chang, RJ. (2006). The effect of estradiol versus estradiol and testosterone on brain activation patterns of postmenopausal women". Menopause, 13(3), 528-537.

Herbst-Damm, K & Kulik, J. (2005). Volunteer support, marital status, and the survival times of terminally ill patients. Health Psychology, 24(2), 225-229.

Bates, E., Wulfeck, B., Opie, M., Fenson, J., Kriz, S., Reilly, J., Dronkers, N., Miller, L., Herbst, K., & Jeffries, R. (2001). Comparing Free Speech in Children and Adults with Left vs. Right-Hemisphere Injury. Brain and Language, 79, 223-265.

Polich, J., & Herbst, K. L. (2000). P300 as a clinical assay: Rationale, evaluation, and findings. International Journal of Psychophysiology. International Journal of Psychophysiology, 38, 3-19.

Published Abstracts (refereed)

Archer, JS, Love-Geffen, T, Herbst-Damm, K and Chang, RJ (2004). Effect of Age and Hormonal Status on Response to Visual Sexual Stimulation in Pre

versus Postmenopausal Women. Presented at the North American Menopause Society, October, 2004.

Archer, JS, Love-Geffen, T, Herbst, K and Chang, RJ (2003). The effect of estradiol versus estradiol and testosterone on brain activation patterns

of postmenopausal women". Presented at the North American Menopause Society Meeting, Miami Beach, Fla. September 20, 2003.

Herbst-Damm, K. & Kulik, J. (2003). Social support and mortality relationships in the terminally ill. (Meritorious Student Poster Award). Annals of Behavioral Medicine, 25.

Herbst-Damm, K. (2002). Social support and longevity in terminally ill patients. Annals of Behavioral Medicine, 24.

Herbst-Damm, K. (2002). The Relationship of Social Support and Gender with Longevity in Hospice Patients. Poster presented at 14th Annual American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine, Palm Springs, CA. (January 2002).

Paper Presentations and Posters

Herbst-Damm, K. & Kulik, J. (2006). Prognosis denial and volunteer requests; difference in longevity for terminally ill patients. Poster presented at the Society of Behavioral Medicine.s 27th Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA, March 22-25, 2006.

Herbst-Damm, K. & Kulik, J. (2003). Social support and mortality relationships in the terminally ill. (Meritorious Student Poster Award) Poster presented at the 24th Annual Society for Behavioral Medicine Meeting (March 2003).

Herbst-Damm, K. (2002). Predicting longevity of terminally ill patients from 3 forms of social support. Poster presented at the 2nd Annual University of California All-Grad Research Symposium, San Diego, CA (May, 2002).

Herbst-Damm, K. (2002). Marital Status as a predictor of longevity among terminally ill patients. Poster presented at the 82nd Annual Western Psychology Association meeting, Irvine, CA. (April, 2002).

Herbst-Damm, K. (2002). Social support and longevity in terminally ill patients. Poster presented at the 23rd Annual Society for Behavioral Medicine Meeting, Washington, DC (April, 2002).

Herbst, K. (2001). Social support, gender, and the longevity of hospice patients. Paper presented at the Mini-American Psychological Society at the University of California, San Diego (June 2001).

Herbst, K. & Kulik, J. (2000). The Effects on Longevity and Quality of Life. Poster presented at the UC-Wide Conference on Social Relationships, Social Contexts, and Health, Lake Arrowhead, CA.

Bates, E., Wulfeck, B., Opie, M., Fenson, J., Kriz, S., Reilly, J., Dronkers, N., Miller, L., & Herbst, K. (1999). Comparing Language Outcomes in Children and Adults with Focal Brain Inquiry. Presented at the VIIth International Congress for the Study of Child Language in San Sebastian, Spain (July 1999).

Bates, E., Wulfeck, B., Opie, M., Fenson, J., Kriz, S., Reilly, J., Dronkers, N., Miller, L., & Herbst, K., Jeffries, R. (1999). Comparing Free Speech in Children and Adults with Left vs. Right-Hemisphere Injury. Presented at the Academy of Aphasia in Venice, Italy (October 1999).

Herbst, K. L. (1998). Affective reactions to social comparison; the influence of competitive cues. Paper presented at University of California, Los Angeles Psi Chi Undergraduate Research Fair (June 1998).

Herbst, K. L. (1998). Affective reactions to social comparison; the influence of competitive cues. Paper presented at Cal Sate San Marcos Undergraduate Psychology Research Fair (March 1998).

Professional Associations

Society for Behavioral Medicine (Student Affiliate) Since 2000

Western Psychological Association (Student Affiliate) Since 2000

American Psychological Association (Student Affiliate) Since 1998

Human Development Club (Co-Founder and Event Organizer) Since 1997

Language Skills

Spanish

-6 years of study consisting of 4 years of study in high school and 2 years at the college level.

-Proficient at both speaking and reading Spanish.

Updated 01/08/06