School of Social and Behavioral Health Sciences
College of Public Health and Human Sciences
Oregon State University
Corvallis, Oregon 97331
(541) 737-2155
E-mail: lynissa.stokes@oregonstate.edu
EDUCATION:2011 – Present Postdoctoral Research Fellow, School of Social and Behavioral Health Sciences, College of Public Health and Human Sciences, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon
2005 Ph.D., Clinical Psychology, Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts 1997 M.A., Psychology, Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts
1993 A.B., Psychology, Certificates of Proficiency in Afro-American Studies and Women’s Studies, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey
HONORS AND AWARDS:
2003 – 2004 Felicia Lambros Scholarship, Boston University
2001 Women’s Guild Scholarship, Boston University
2000 Women’s Graduate Council Scholarship, Boston University 2000 Women Graduate’s Club Scholarship, Boston University
1999 Clara Mayo Fellowship, Boston University
1996 – 1999 Martin Luther King, Jr. Fellowship, Boston University
1993 Miller-Schroeder Memorial Thesis Prize (Honorable Mention), Princeton University
1992 Minority Undergraduate Student of Excellence (MUSE),
American Psychological Association’s Office of Ethnic Minority Affairs
ACADEMIC POSITIONS:
2005 – 2009 Consulting Psychologist/Instructor in Psychology, Massachusetts Mental
Health Center (MMHC), Harvard Medical School, Department of Psychiatry, Boston, Massachusetts
Duties: Coordinated a diversity lecture series for psychology interns,
2005 – 2009 Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, Simmons College, Boston,
Massachusetts
Undergraduate Courses Taught:
Abnormal Psychology
Assessment of Individual Differences Gender Differences in Achievement Health Psychology
Introduction to Psychology
Lifespan Developmental Psychology The Psychology of Women
Race, Gender and the Media
Graduate Course Taught:
Educational Psychology
2005 Adjunct Professor, Department of Psychology, Simmons College, Boston,
Massachusetts
Undergraduate Course Taught:
Lifespan Developmental Psychology
CLINICAL EXPERIENCE:
2010 Clinician III, Moreno Adult Outpatient Network, Pikes Peak Mental
Health Center, Pikes Peak Behavioral Health Group, Inc., Colorado Springs, Colorado
Duties: Provided individual psychotherapy to low-income adults.
Referred clients, as needed, to housing, employment, and educational programs in the community.
2001 – 2002 Intern, Massachusetts Mental Health Center, Harvard Medical School,
Department of Psychiatry, Boston, Massachusetts
Duties: Provided individual psychotherapy to adults from the
community who presented with chronic major mental illness. Conducted intake and diagnostic evaluations. Engaged in case management
activities for clients with housing and employment needs. Co-led DBT and sobriety support groups.
PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT EXPERIENCE:
2003 – 2004 Governor Murphy Fellow, Massachusetts Mental Health Center, Harvard
Medical School, Department of Psychiatry, Boston, Massachusetts
Duties: Developed and coordinated a diversity lecture series for
psychology interns, psychology supervisors, and other trainees.
2009 - Present Visiting Scholar, Department of Clinical Psychology, Boston University,
Boston, Massachusetts
Duties: Data analysis and manuscript preparation for a study on the
relationship between traditional gender role attitudes and
health-promoting and risk-taking behaviors among HIV+ and HIV- participants in the Women’s Interagency HIV Study (WIHS) – Chicago site.
2004 Research Assistant, Department of Ambulatory Care and Prevention,
Harvard Pilgrim Health Care (HPHC), Boston, Massachusetts
Duties: Conducted telephone interviews with elderly women about their
breast cancer screening practices. Entered interview data into study database. Followed-up with study participants regarding study documents.
2000 – 2001 Research Assistant, Department of Psycho-Oncology, Beth Israel
Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts
Duties: Conducted telephone interviews with study participants
regarding their decision-making regarding taking tamoxifen to reduce breast cancer risk. Conducted follow-up interviews with study
participants regarding satisfaction with their initial decisions. Entered interview data into Access database. Led seminar on multicultural issues in psychology for summer research interns.
PUBLICATIONS
Stokes, L. (2005). Sexual risk-taking beliefs and behaviors among Black college-aged women.
Dissertation Abstracts International, 65(12-B), p. 6676. BOOK CHAPTER
Brody, L.R., Dale, S., Kelso, G., Cruise, R., Weber, K., Stokes, L., & Cohen, M. Gender roles and coping in relation to depression, quality of life, and resilience in U.S. women with and at risk for HIV. In S. Dworkin, P. Passano, M. Gandhi (Eds). In Justice and In Health: A New Era in Women’s Health
and Empowerment. California: UC Press. (In press). MANUSCRIPTS IN PROGRESS
Stokes, L.R. and Brody, L.R. (in progress). Associations between self-silencing, relationship power, and HIV risk among Black college-aged women.
Brody, L.R., Stokes, L.R., Dale, S., Kelso, G., Cruise, R., Burke-Miller, J., Cohen, M., and Weber, K. (in progress). Gender roles in relation to depression and quality of life in women with and at risk for HIV.
Dale, S., Brody, L., Kelso, G., Stokes, L., Weber, K., Hoffman, A., Chen, B., Patena, J., Ramones, S., Cohen, M. (2011). Gender roles and knowledge of partner’s HIV status among women with or at risk for HIV. Poster presented at the Women’s Health Conference 2011: The 19th Annual Congress in Washington D.C.
Kelso, G., Stokes, L., Dale, S., Kim, J.H., Lombardo, L., Cohen, M., Weber, K., & Brody, L.R. (2010). Self-Silencing and quality of life in women as a function of HIV status. Poster presented at the American Psychological Society Convention in Boston, MA.
Brody, L., Dale, S., Kelso, G., Stokes, L., Jeong, H. K., Weber, K., Cohen, M. (2010). Gender roles, HIV disclosure and medication adherence among women with HIV. Poster presented at the 5th International Conference on HIV Treatment Adherence in Miami, FL.
Dale, S., Brody, L.R., Cohen, M., Kelso, G., Stokes, L., Weber, K., Piepenburg, A., Hoffman, A., Lee, Y., Chen, B. (2010). Gender roles, resilience, and coronary heart disease risk among women. Poster presented at the American Psychological Association Convention in San Diego, CA.
Dale, S., Brody, L.R., Kelso, G., Stokes, L., Cohen, M., Weber, K., Lefkowitz, A., Lombardo, L., & Yan, D. (2010). Resilience and coronary heart disease risk in women with or at risk for HIV. Poster presented at the Women’s Health Conference 2010: The 18th Annual Congress in Washington D.C.
Mesidor, M. and Stokes, L. (2008). The limitless value of the mentor and protégé relationship. Division 35 suite discussion hour at the American Psychological Association Convention in Boston, MA.
Stokes, L. and Brody, L. (2006). Relationship power, self-silencing and sexual risk-taking among Black female young adults. Poster presented at the 11th Biennial Meeting of the Society for Research on Adolescence in San Francisco, CA.
Stokes, L., Bennett, P., Williams, M., El-Ghoroury, N, and Greene, K. (2002). Getting the most out of the APA convention: Strategies for graduate students. Chair of symposium presented at the American Psychological Association Convention in Chicago, IL. Stokes, L. and Gottsegen, G. (2001). Recipe for success: Strategies for ethnic minority and
female graduate students. Co-chair of symposium presented at the American Psychological Association Convention in San Francisco, CA.
Stokes, L. (2001). The glass ceiling: Issues facing female graduate students. Paper presented at the American Psychological Association Convention in San Francisco, CA.
Greene, K., El-Ghoroury, N., Williams, M., and Stokes, L. (2001). Introduction to convention programs: Survival guide for diverse student populations. Discussion panel at the American Psychological Association Convention in San Francisco, CA.
Stokes, L., Daniel, J.H., Nicolas, G., and Greene, K. (2000). I want my BET: What Black
adolescents are watching. Paper presented at the 8th Biennial meeting of the Society for Research on Adolescence in Chicago, IL.
Nicolas, G., Daniel, J.H., Greene, K., and Stokes, L. (2000). Music videos: Influential or
entertaining? Paper presented at the 8th Biennial meeting of the Society for Research on Adolescence in Chicago, IL.
Reed-Interbitzin, D., Hiller, M., Sicinski-Taylor, S., Fu, M., Stokes, L., and Robbins, S. (1999). Empowered students contributing to increased understanding of diversity in
psychology. Panel discussion at the American Psychological Association Convention in Boston, MA.
Stokes, L. (1999). The role of gender: Black women in music videos. Paper presented at the American Psychological Association Convention in Boston, MA.
Daniel, J.H., Nicolas, G., Greene, K., and Stokes, L. (1999). Black female voices: The impact of single and mixed gender viewing groups on the perceptions of Black women in music videos. Poster presented at the 24th Annual Association for Women in Psychology Conference in Providence, RI.
Daniel, J.H., Nicolas, G., Greene, K., and Stokes, L. (1998). Black adolescents as social constructionists: Images of Black women in music videos. Roundtable
discussion at the American Psychological Association Convention in San Francisco, CA.
COMMITTEE APPOINTMENTS:
2001 – 2003 Member, Committee on Accreditation, American Psychological Association
2000 – 2002 Member-at-Large, Diversity Focus, American Psychological Association of Graduate Students, American Psychological Association
1999 – 2002 Student Representative, Division 12/Section 4 – The Clinical Psychology of Women, American Psychological Association
1998 – 2000 Committee Member, Committee on Ethnic Minority Affairs, American Psychological Association of Graduate Students, American Psychological Association
PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS:
2006 – 2007 Member/New Professional, Society for Research on Adolescence 2006 – 2007 Member, Association for Psychological Science
1999 – 2000 Student Affiliate Member, Division 35 – Society for the Psychology of Women, American Psychological Association
SERVICE:
August 2008 Volunteer, Democratic National Convention, Denver, Colorado August 1999 Invited Participant, Diversity Project 2000, American Psychological
