CAREY L. HALSEY
Erikson Institute 451 N. LaSalle St. Chicago, IL 60654 312-893-7182 [email protected]
EDUCATION Bachelor of Science Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, Illinois, 1976 Major: Child Development/Early Childhood Education Minor: Psychology
Master of Science in Education Wheelock College, Boston, Massachusetts, 1979 Program: Infant-Toddler Behavior and Development
Doctoral studies Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, Illinois 1984-85, 1990 Erikson Institute, Chicago, Illinois, 1995-96
CURRENT APPOINTMENT
2008-present Senior Instructor, Erikson Institute, Chicago Illinois. • Teach a variety of graduate level courses related to Early Childhood Development, both on campus and online. • Internship advisement and pre-service placement supervision and coordination • Provide professional development workshops on variety of topics related to infant development and assessment
PREVIOUS POSITIONS
2006-2008 Early Childhood Consultant and Trainer, Integrated Assessment Program, Erikson Institute/Illinois Department of Children and Family Services, Chicago, Illinois. • Provided state wide training in early childhood developmental screening and assessment • Provided direct consultation in the field and in case conferences regarding very early child development and family issues in child welfare
2003-2008 Adjunct Instructor Erikson Institute, Chicago, Illinois.
• Taught graduate level courses in Physical Growth and Development and Infant-Toddler Behavior and Development • Provided professional development workshops on variety of topics related to infant development and assessment
1982-2006 Child Development Specialist and Instructor of Pediatrics, Loyola University Stritch School of Medicine and Medical Center, Maywood, Illinois
• Primary faculty for required and elective resident rotations in Developmental/Behavioral Pediatrics. Faculty sponsor for Senior Resident research projects • Medical student lecturer in pediatrics and developmental biology • Developmental diagnostician for children birth-5 years, 1982-2001 • Principal investigator of a longitudinal study of extremely low birth weight infants, 1984-1993 • Primary facilitator for weekly NICU family support and education group and staff liasion to Loyola Regional Parents Association, 1984-1991 • Associate Project Director for government funded study of premature infants, 1982-85. Responsible for budget, annual report, data collection, and staff supervision
1990-1992 Lecturer, The Cook County Graduate School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois
1987-1990 Instructor, Project LINKS, Graduate School of Special Education, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, Illinois
• Project LINKS was a federally funded early intervention (0-2) personnel preparation grant. • Developed and taught two graduate courses ("Curriculum Planning for Handicapped Infants and Toddlers" and " Working with Parents of Handicapped Infants and Toddlers"). • Provided on-site hospital practicum supervision and was the medical consultant/liaison for project.
1979-1982 Consultant, Developmental/Behavioral Pediatric Fellowship, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
1981 Research Assistant, "Health, Neurodevelopment and Delinquent Behavior in Adolescence," Children's Hospital Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts. Melvin Levine, M.D., Principal Investigator
1980-1981 Research Assistant, "Harvard Infant Study," Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts. Jerome Kagan, Ph.D., Principal Investigator
1980 Instructor, Wheelock College, Boston, Massachusetts • Student teacher supervision and course instructor
1979-1980 Research Assistant, "Premature Infant Development Study”, Children's Hospital Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts. T. Berry Brazelton, M.D., Principal Investigator
1978-1979 Graduate Assistant, Wheelock College Graduate School, Boston, Massachusetts
1977-1978 Head Teacher, Child Development Laboratory, Harper Community College, Palatine, Illinois
PUBLICATIONS
Halsey, C.L., Collin, M.F., Anderson, C.L. Extremely Low Birth Weight Children and Their Peers: A Comparison of School-Age Outcomes, ARCHIVES OF PEDIATRIC AND ADOLESCENT MEDICINE, 150; 790-794, 1996
Halsey, C. L., Collin, M.F., Anderson, C.L. Extremely Low Birth Weight Children and Their Peers: A Comparison of Preschool Performance, PEDIATRICS, 91; 807-811, 1993
Collin, M. F., Halsey, C.L., Anderson, C.L. Emerging Developmental Sequelae in the 'Normal' Extremely Low Birth Weight Infants, PEDIATRICS, 88; 115-120, 1991
Muraskus, J., Carlson, N., Halsey, C., Frederiksen, M, Sabbagha, R. Survival of a 280 g Infant, NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF MEDICINE, 324; 1598-99, May 30, 1991
Grigg-Damberger, M., Coker, S., Halsey, C., Anderson, C. Neonatal Burst Suppression: Its Developmental Significance in Klaus, M. and Fanaroff, eds, 1990 YEAR BOOK OF NEONATAL AND PERINATAL MEDICINE. Chicago: Mosby, 1990
INVITED NATIONAL PRESENTATIONS:
“Early Head Growth in Extremely Low Birth Weight Premies: Relationship to Later Educational Outcomes” AMBULATORY PEDIATRIC SOCIETY, New Orleans, Louisiana, May 1998.
"Beyond IQ: Predicting School Problems in Extremely Low Birth Weight Children" AMBULATORY PEDIATRIC SOCIETY, Washington, D.C., May 1997
"Differential Effects of Surfactant Therapy On Survival in the Extremely Low Birth Weight Infant: A White Male Advantage" SOUTHERN PEDIATRIC SOCIETY, New Orleans, Louisiana, February, 1997
"Extremely Low Birth Weight Premies and Their Peers: A Comparison of School Age Outcomes" SOCIETY FOR PEDIATRIC RESEARCH, San Diego, California, May, 1995
“Extremely Low Birth Weight Premies and Their Peers: A Comparison of Preschool Performance" SOCIETY FOR PEDIATRIC RESEARCH, Anaheim, California, May, 1990
"Emerging Developmental Sequelae in the 'Normal' Extremely Low Birth Weight Premie" SOCIETY FOR PEDIATRIC RESEARCH, Washington,D.C., May, 1989
"Intraventricular Hemorrhage: Neurodevelopmental Outcome in the Second Year" FOURTH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON INFANT STUDIES, New York, New York, April, 1984
"Infants in Families: Promoting Infant Development in a Variety of Settings" workshop leader, JOINT REGIONAL CONFERENCE OF THE NATIONAL CENTER FOR CLINICAL INFANT PROGRAMS AND ERIKSON INSTITUTE, Chicago, Illinois, June, 1983
"Parents Role in Rehabilitation of Their Handicapped Children: A Discussion of Parent-Child Interaction" NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF HANDICAPPED RESEARCH , Washington, D.C., April, 1983
SCHOLARLY and COMMITTEE EXPERIENCE
Journal Reviewer, PEDIATRICS, 1998-2006.
CHILD (Children’s Health Includes Learning and Development) Committee, Founding member, Loyola University, 1995-2006.
Pediatric Resident Curriculum Committee, Loyola University, 1992-1998.
Advisory Board, PROJECT LINKS, a federally funded early intervention personnel preparation grant, Northern Illinois University, 1987-1990.
GRANTS Brazdziunas, D, Halsey, C. L. and Lattyak, L. Foster Child Developmental Screening Progam. Loyola University Medical Center Auxiliary Board, 1996-99, $50,000.
Collin, M.F. and Halsey, C.L. Longitudinal Outcome of Infants Born Less than 1000 Grams. March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation, Grant #12-207, 1988-90, $34,000.
Anderson, C.L. and Halsey, C.L. The Neurodevelopmental Outcome of Infants <1500 grams with Periventricular- Intraventricular Hemorrhages. The National Institute of Handicapped Research, Grant # G008006721. $350,000.
REFERENCES available upon request