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vicki harris wyatt, ph.d.
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Vicki Harris Wyatt, Ph.D., L.P.C., is the executive director and owner of
The Wyatt Group, as well as its chief therapist. Dr. Wyatt has practiced therapy
in the private sector and in not-for-profit organizations, taught at regional
and comprehensive universities in Oklahoma, has written and administered grants
and served as an assistant professor of research at the University of Oklahoma,
College of Public Health, where she was also a lead investigator on the HEART of
OKC Teen Pregnancy Project and co-principal investigator for the High Risk HPV
project, both funded through the CDC. Dr. Wyatt has also written and
administered several grants through the United Way and Youth & Family Services.
In 2002, Vicki Harris Wyatt was selected by the Journal Record News as
one of fifty "Women Making a Difference" in the State of Oklahoma. Dr.
Wyatt regularly presents at national conventions such as the National Council on
Family Relations (NCFR) and the American Public Health Association (APHA) and
has authored a variety of articles and book chapters published in various media.
Dr. Wyatt continues her academic pursuits as researcher with the OU College of
Family Medicine and as an adjunct professor at both the OU College of Public
Health and OBU in Shawnee.
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CURRENT PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
HUMAN SERVICES EXPERIENCE
Private Practice Counselor & Executive Director (2002-Present), The Wyatt Group, Oklahoma City, OK
Provides addiction therapy for sex, drug, alcohol, gambling and pornography addictions
Provides marriage and family counseling
Conducts individual assessments, home studies, child custody evaluations
Performs individual and group counseling
Provides neurofeedback (EEG biofeedback) and biofeedback training
Conducts DUI assessments (for court assessments and employment)
Conducts child-play therapy
Conducts intensive "learning" training
Conducts parent education & parenting
Conducts student, agency and corporate trainings
Conducts program evaluations
Conducts focus groups
Performs forensic consultations and assessments (i.e., drug/alcohol, anger management, sensitivity, etc.)
CONSULTING EXPERIENCE
Ethnographer (2001-2004), Abt Associates, Inc., Cambridge, Massachusetts
PRIOR PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
UNIVERSITY EXPERIENCE
UNIVERSITY EXPERIENCE
Research Associate (2002-2005), Family Medicine, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, OK
Co-Principal Investigator, "Women's Emotional and Rational Responses to High Risk HPV", Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Grant, 2002-2005, $700,000.
Adjunct Professor (2002-2004), Health Promotion Sciences Department, College of Public Health, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, OK
Adjunct Professor (Fall 2002-2004), Marriage and Family Studies Program, Graduate College, Oklahoma Baptist University, Shawnee, OK
Assistant Professor of Research (1999-2002)
Research Program Coordinator (1998-1999)
Health Promotion Sciences, College of Public Health,
University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, OK
Taught graduate courses:
Served on departmental committees
Served on American Public Health Association Public Health Education and Health Promotion Section Membership Committee
Supervised master's level research assistants
Research Program Coordinator (1998-1999), Health Promotion Sciences, College of Public Health
Principal Investigator for Core (Process) Evaluation activities for the "CDC" Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 7-year HEART of OKC, Oklahoma Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention Project Grant
Conducted qualitative and quantitative research
Coordinated evaluation and program services with the following:
Adjunct Instructor (1991-1992), Northwestern Oklahoma State University, Alva, OK
Adjunct Instructor (1987-1989), Oklahoma Junior College, Tulsa, OK
Adjunct Instructor (1988), Langston University Tulsa University Center, Tulsa, OK
OTHER TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Secondary School Teacher (1978-1983), Alma Public Schools, Alma, AR
HUMAN SERVICES EXPERIENCE
Mediator (1994-2000), Mediation Consultants, Enid, OK
Private Practice Counselor (1995-1997), Thunder Canyon Counseling Center, Enid, OK
Geriatric Counselor (1996), Generations Geriatric Psychiatric Unit, Integris Bass Baptist Hospital, Enid, OK
Executive Director (1994),
Director of the Family Resource Center (1992-1995),
Abuse Prevention Coordinator and Family Counselor
(1990-1992),
Youth & Family Services of North Central Oklahoma, Inc., Enid, OK
Geriatric, Adult, and Adolescent In-Patient Psychiatric Counselor (1988-1989), St. John's Medical Center, Tulsa, OK
Group Residential Treatment Program Counselor (1987-1988), Shadow Mountain Institute, Tulsa, OK
MANAGEMENT EXPERIENCE
Assistant Manager (1985-1993), Western Sizzlin' Steak House, Enid, OK
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Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Family Relations and Child Development, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, Oklahoma.
Master of Education (M.Ed.), Guidance Counseling, University of Central Oklahoma, Edmond, Oklahoma
Bachelor of Science in Education (B.S.E.), Secondary Education (English-Journalism), University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Arkansas.
Dr. Wyatt has also received over 400 hours of continuing education. Major topic areas include drug/alcohol abuse, anger management, parenting skills, intimate partner violence, date rape, adolescent sexuality, child abuse, eating disorders, attention deficit disorder ("ADD") and attention deficit hyperactive disorder ("ADHD"), adoption issues and answers, home studies, custody evaluations, counseling techniques, depression/suicide, stress management, ethics, program development, community development, academic scholarship, employee-employer relations and development, conflict resolution, peer mediation, family and divorce mediation, general dispute resolution.
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professional
organizations, memberships
&
service
ORGANIZATIONS & MEMBERSHIPS
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Research Grants
Co-Principal Investigator, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, "Women's Emotional and Rational Response to High Risk HPV." A cooperative agreement with OUHSC Family Medicine, Principal Investigator, Dr. Robert Hamm. A three-year grant at approximately $700,000 for current year.
Principal Investigator, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Teen Pregnancy Prevention Project - Healthy, Empowered And Responsible Teens of OKC (HEART of OKC) - Core (Process) Evaluation, the Oklahoma Institute for Child Advocacy and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, $2,500,000 total amount.
Principal Investigator, Adolescent Family Life Grant, Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention Programs, Office of Population Affairs. Community Counseling Center, Early Head Start Center, Emerson Pregnant and Parenting Teen Alternative Education program, Oklahoma City, OK. A five-year grant at $326,392 for current year.
Program Grants
Oklahoma Child Abuse Prevention (OCAP), V.L. Harris (Project Coordinator). Youth & Family Services of North Central Oklahoma, Inc., funded for $20,000 in 1995.
United Way Venture Grant (Big Brother/Big Sister school based mentoring program), Youth & Family Services of North Central Oklahoma, Inc., funded for $3,400 in 1995.
United Way Grant, Youth & Family Services of North Central Oklahoma, Inc., funded $27,000 in 1995.
Junior Welfare League, Youth & Family Services of North Central Oklahoma, Inc., funded $5,000 in 1995.
A.M. AMBUCS Grant, Youth & Family Services of North Central Oklahoma, Inc., funded $500 in 1994.
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Book Chapters
Kegler, M. & Wyatt, V. H. (2002). Process evaluation of an asset-based teen pregnancy prevention project: HEART of OKC. In Steckler, A. and Linnan, L. (Eds.), Process Evaluation in Public Health Interventions. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.
Wyatt, V. H. (2000). Tying it together: A social ecology approach to dealing with violence in our American schools. In Sandhu, D. S. and Aspy, C. B. (Eds.), Violence in American Schools: A Practical Guide for Counselors (pp. 43-64). Alexandria, VA: American Counseling Association.
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Manuscripts
Kegler, M. & Wyatt, V. H. (2003). Factors associated with successful neighborhood-based partnerships to prevent teen pregnancy through positive youth development. Journal of Health Education.
Wyatt, V. H., Marshall, L., Payne, K., & Rodine, S. (2002). A "Health-to-Work" education program developed for Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) participants. Journal of the American Medical Women's Association, Winter 2002.
Oman, R.F., McLeroy, K.R., Harris-Wyatt, V., Aspy, C.B., Rodine, S., & Marshal,L. (In Press). Reliability and validity of the Youth Asset Survey (YAS). Journal of Adolescent Health.
Aspy, C.B., Oman, R.F., Vesley, S., McLeroy, K., Harris-Wyatt, V., Rodine, S., & Marshall, L. (In Press). Adolescent violence: The protective effects of developmental assets. Journal of Counseling and Development.
Sanchez, M. G., Plunkett, S. W., & Wyatt, V. H. (Manuscript in preparation). Adolescent sexual behavior: An ecological approach. Journal of Human Sexuality.
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Abstracts
Hirschlein, B., Wyatt, V. H., Plunkett, S. W. (2001). The intergenerational transmission of corporal punishment and obedience parenting attitudes as mediated by parents' observable punitiveness and open communication parenting behaviors. National Council on Family Relations Annual Conference. Rochester, NY.
Oman, R., Vesely, S. K., Atkins, L. A., Aspy, C. Marshall, L., Rodine, S., Wyatt, V. H., & McLeroy, K. (2001). Reliability and validity of a youth developmental asset measurement tool. American Public Health Association Annual Conference. Atlanta, GA.
Oman, R., Vesely, S. K., Atkins, L. A., Wyatt, V. H., Aspy, C., & McLeroy, K. (2001). Youth sexual behavior: The potential effect of youth assets. American Public Health Association Annual Conference. Atlanta, GA.
Wyatt, V. H., Bui, D., Rodine, S., & Marshall, L. (2001). A youth-designed health publication addresses intergenerational cultural issues in a Vietnamese-American community. American Public Health Association Annual Conference. Atlanta, GA.
Wyatt, V. H., Fluhr, J., Moore, S., Payne, K., Shakir, M., Bell, B., & Worley, M. (2001). Peer educators' contributions for teen pregnancy program improvement. American Public Health Association Annual Conference. Atlanta, GA.
Wyatt, V. H., Kegler, M. K., & Rodine, S. (2001). Case study evaluation of ethnically diverse neighborhoods participating in a teen pregnancy prevention project. National Council on Family Relations Annual Conference. Rochester, NY.
Wyatt, V. H., Marshall, L., Rodine, S., Shakir, M., & Bell, B. (2001). Late adolescents' developmental issues and experiences on teen pregnancy assessed with focus groups. American Public Health Association Annual Conference. Atlanta, GA.
Wyatt, V. H., Parker-Fatheree, K., Gwartney, C., Rodine, S., & Marshall, L. (2001). Evaluation of a congregational training series promoting after-school programs for children and adolescents. American Public Health Association Annual Conference. Atlanta, GA.
Kegler, M. & Wyatt, V. H. (2000). A multiple case study of neighborhood mobilization around positive youth development and teen pregnancy prevention in Oklahoma City. HEART of OKC Evaluation Report, Oklahoma City.
Wyatt, V. H. & Plunkett, S. W. (2000). Intergenerational transmission of parenting attitudes: A social cognitive perspective. American Public Health Association Annual Meeting. Maternal and Child Health Section. Boston, MA.
Wyatt, V. H., Hirschlein, B., & Plunkett, S. W. (2000). The relationships among the parenting attitudes of mothers, fathers, and adolescents as mediated by the adolescent's perceptions of their parent's parenting behaviors. Oklahoma Council on Family Relations Annual Meeting. Edmond, OK.
Wyatt, V. H., Thompson, J., Oman, R., & Asby, C. (1999). Scale development for measuring individual assets for positive youth development. American Public Health Association Annual Meeting. Maternal and Child Health Section. Chicago, IL.
Wyatt, V. H., Kegler, M. K., & Rodine, S. (1999). Using case study methodology to understand neighborhood participation in a teen pregnancy prevention project. American Public Health Association Annual Meeting. Public Health Education and Health Promotion Section. Chicago, IL.
Wyatt, V. H., Kegler, M. K., Rodine, S., Thompson, J., Oman, R., & Asby, C. (1999) Understanding neighborhood participation and positive youth development in a teen pregnancy prevention project using qualitative and quantitative evaluation techniques. Oklahoma Council on Family Relations Annual Meeting. Edmond, OK.
Wyatt, V. H., Kegler, M. K., & Rodine, S. (1999). Using cross-site indicator data. Community coalition partnership programs for the prevention of teen pregnancy. Annual Technical Assistance Workshop. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Division of Reproductive Health. Atlanta, GA.
Wyatt, V. H. & Plunkett, S. W. (1997). Parenting and child rearing attitudes of pre-adolescents. Poster presented at the National Council on Family Relations Annual Conference, Crystal City, VA.
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Doctoral Dissertation
Harris Wyatt, V. (1999). The relationships among the parenting attitudes of mothers, fathers, and adolescents as mediated by the adolescent's perceptions of their parent's parenting behaviors. Oklahoma State University, Stillwater.
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Representative Invited Presentations
Parenting Education for Children and Adolescents, Cherokee Nation Employees In-service, Tahlequah, OK. (September 2001).
Building Commitment and Establishing a Framework for Program Evaluation. Oklahoma State Department of Health, CHES, Taming Your Toolbox Conference. Oklahoma City, OK. (August 2000).
Peer mediation workshop for junior and senior high school students and faculty (two days). Baxter and Marion County Public Schools, Mountain Home, AR. (May 1998).
Career counseling. Drummond Public Schools, Drummond, OK. (January 1997).
Peer mediation workshop for junior and senior high school students and faculty (three days). Baxter County Public Schools, Mountain Home, AR. (August 1996).
Mediation and interviewing. Oklahoma State University, College of Human Environmental Sciences, Stillwater, OK. (November 1995).
Self-esteem for junior high students. Fairview Public Schools--Presentation to eighth grade girls, Fairview, OK. (October 1995).
Parent education. Oklahoma State University, College of Human Environmental Sciences, Stillwater, OK. (March 1995).
Family life education. Oklahoma State University, College of Human Environmental Sciences, Stillwater, OK. (October 1994).
Life span development. Garber Public Schools, Garber, OK. (October 1994).
Child and adolescent development in relation to education systems. Buffalo Public Schools, Buffalo, OK - teacher in-service. (August 1994).
Crisis intervention. Pioneer-Pleasant Vale Public Schools, Enid, OK - teacher in-service. (August 1993).
Crisis intervention. Phillips University, Enid, OK - resident assistants in-service. (Spring and Fall 1993).
Identifying and reporting physical, sexual and emotional abuse and neglect. St. Paul's Lutheran Church Pre-school-6th Grade, Enid, OK - teacher in-service. (August 1992).
Classroom management of difficult students. Medford Public Schools, Medford, OK - teacher in-service. (August 1992).
Suicide: Crisis intervention and follow-up. Medford Public Schools, Medford, OK - teacher in-service. (Spring 1992).
Limits, crisis intervention and prevention strategies for school counselors. Meadowlake Psychiatric Hospital, Enid, OK - training for area school counselors. (April 1992).
Abuse prevention training. O.T. Autry Vo-Tech, Enid, OK - day care students' training. (Spring 1992).
Signs of abuse, victimization and what to do. Hennessey Public Schools, Hennessey, OK - teacher in-service. (Fall 1991).
Crisis intervention, limits, de-escalation. Foster Parents and Youth Shelter Workers, Youth and Family Services, Enid, OK - In-service. (Summer 1991).
Developing healthy relationships. Woodward Junior High and High School, Woodward, OK - student training. (Spring 1991).
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2002 Finalist, The Journal Record "Woman of the Year" (one of "50 Women Making a Difference" in Oklahoma)
2000-01 "Faculty Leadership Program Year 2000 Leadership Class" - OU Health Sciences Center
1997 "John and Sue Taylor Research Grant" - Oklahoma State University
1993-94 "Employee of the Year Award" - Youth & Family Services
1992 "Friends of Children" Award Nominee - Oklahoma Institute of Child Advocacy
1991-92 "Employee of the Year Award" - Youth & Family Services
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Primary interest areas: neurofeedback, individual and group counseling, marriage and family counseling, parenting education, anger management, addiction therapy (sex, drugs, alcohol, gambling, internet porn), Makoto ®, Interactive Metronome ®, ADD/ADHD evaluation and therapy, life strategy coaching for students and businesses, forensic consultations and expert testimony.
Other interest areas: biofeedback, , relationships,
divorce support, couples therapy, grief counseling, domestic abuse, delinquency,
neglect, bullying, child therapy, play therapy, testing, employer-employee
relationships, harassment, sexual harassment, management dynamics, and human
relations consulting.
Instruments used:
Makoto ®, neurofeedback,
biofeedback, Freeze-Framer,
The Journey to Wild Divine,
Interactive
Metronome ®, Alpha Stim, among
others.
Contact Dr. Vicki Harris Wyatt at:
The Wyatt Group
501 N. Walker, Suite 110
Oklahoma City, OK 73102
(405) 232-1000 Phone
(405) 232-4556 Fax
www.wyattgroup.biz
E-mail address: vickiwyatt@wyattgroup.biz
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