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Professor


RIK CARL D’AMATO

 

Academic qualifications

  • Postdoctoral Fellowship, 1987-1988; Clinical Neuropsychology; Mississippi State University Neuropsychology Laboratory and Ball State University Neuropsychology Laboratory, Muncie, IN and Starkville, MS, USA.
  • Ph.D., 1987; School Psychology; Clinical Neuropsychology (Ball State University, Muncie, IN, USA)
  • Predoctoral Internship, 1986-1987; Ball Memorial Hospital, Burris Laboratory School and Clinic, Muncie, IN, USA.
  • M.S., 1981; Educational Psychology; School Psychology (University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA)
  • B.S., 1979; Psychology Education; Theatre Arts Education (University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, USA)

 

Academic distinctions

  • Section Editor, The Encyclopedia of Clinical Neuropsychology. Responsible for 75 entries in the academic section. Springer. 2007-2009.
  • Editor-in-Chief, School Psychology Quarterly, Medal of Honor, the American Psychological Association, School Psychology Division journal. Editor-Elect 2002; Editor 2003-2007; Past Editor, 2008.
  • Editorial Board Member, Psychology in the Schools. 1988-1997; 1999-Current.
  • Lifetime Achievement Award, 2005. National Association of School Psychologists Neuropsychology Interest Group.
  • Best Applied Neuroscience Paper Award, 2005; American Psychological Association; Division of Clinical Neuropsychology.
  • Fellow, School Psychology, American Psychological Association, Washington, DC. 2000.
  • M. Lucile Harrison Distinguished Professor for Teaching Excellence, University of Northern Colorado, selected by faculty peers and students, 1998.
  • Senior Fulbright Scholar, Liepaja Higher Institute School/Institute, Latvia, Europe, 1997.

 

Research areas

  • Neuropsychological assessment
  • Neuropsychological interventions
  • Personality assessment
  • Subtyping children’s Learning Disabilities
  • Serving patients with Traumatic Brain Injuries
  • Serving patients with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
  • Issues in school practice
  • Performance-assessment
  • Using technology in university teaching
  • International education

 

Books

  • D’Amato, R. C., & Hartlage, L. C. (Eds.). (2008). Essentials of neuropsychological assessment: Rehabilitation planning for intervention (2nd ed.). New York: NY: Springer. (12 chapters, 342 pages).
  • D’Amato, R. C., Fletcher-Janzen, E., & Reynolds, C. R. (Eds.). (2005). Handbook of school neuropsychology. New York, NY: Wiley and Sons. (37 chapters, 962 pages, Foreword by Sally E. Shaywitz, M.D.)
  • D'Amato, R. C., & Rothlisberg, B. A. (Eds.). (1992). Psychological perspectives on intervention: A case study approach to prescriptions for change. New York: Longman.
  • D'Amato, R. C., & Rothlisberg, B. A. (Eds.). (1997/1992). Psychological perspectives on intervention: A case study approach to prescriptions for change. Republished by Waveland Press: Prospect Heights, IL.
  • D'Amato, R. C., & Dean, R. S. (Eds.). (1989). The school psychologist in nontraditional settings: Integrating clients, services, and settings. Hillsdale, NJ: Erlbaum.

 

Book chapters – Recent

Bolded names indicate work with students and graduates

  • Witsken, D., D’Amato, R. C., & Hartlage, L. C. (2008). Understanding the past, present, and future of clinical neuropsychology. In R. C. D’Amato & L. C. Hartlage (Eds.), Essentials of neuropsychological assessment: Rehabilitation planning for intervention (2nd ed; pp. 1-30). New York: NY: Springer.
  • Sinco, S. R., Davis, A. S., & D’Amato, R. C. (2008). Understanding and using the Halstead-Reitan Neuropsychological Test batteries with children and adults. In R. C. D’Amato & L. C. Hartlage (Eds.), Essentials of neuropsychological assessment: Rehabilitation planning for intervention (2nd ed; pp. 103-127). New York: NY: Springer.
  • Walker, J. M., D’Amato, R. C., & Davis, A. S., (2008). Understanding and using the Luria-Nebraska Neuropsychological Test batteries with children and adults. In R. C. D’Amato & L. C. Hartlage (Eds.), Essentials of neuropsychological assessment: Rehabilitation planning for intervention (2nd ed; pp. 127-148). New York: NY: Springer.
  • Titley, J. E., & D’Amato, R. C. (2008). Understanding and using the NEPSY-II test with young children, children, and adolescents. In R. C. D’Amato & L. C. Hartlage (Eds.), Essentials of neuropsychological assessment: Rehabilitation planning for intervention (2nd ed; pp. 149-172). New York: NY: Springer.
  • Hartlage, L. C., & D’Amato, R. C. (2008). Understanding the etiology of neurological and psychiatric disorders. In A. MacNeil Horton Jr., and D. Wedding (Eds.), The neuropsychology handbook (3rd ed; pp. 87-108). New York: Springer.
  • Rhodes, R. L., D’Amato, R. C., & Rothlisberg, B. A. (in press). Utilizing a neuropsychological paradigm for understanding educational and psychological tests. In C. R. Reynolds & E. Fletcher-Janzen (Eds.), Handbook of Clinical Child Neuropsychology (3rd ed.). New York: Plenum.

 

Refereed periodical publications – Recent

Bolded names indicate work with students and graduates

  • Crews, J. K., & D’Amato, R. C. (2010). Subtyping children’s reading disabilities using the NEPSY. International Journal of Neuroscience, 119(10), 1615–1639.
  • Huang, L V., Bardos, A. N., & D'Amato, R. C. (2010). Identifying students with Learning Disabilities: Composite Profile Analysis using the COGNITIVE ASSESSMENT SYSTEM. Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, 28(1), 19-30.
  •  Witsken, D., Stoeckel, A., & D’Amato, R. C. (2008). Promoting educational change: Using a neuropsychological approach to develop a Response-to-Intervention program. Psychology in the Schools.
  • Lahman, M. K. E., D’Amato, R. C., Stecker, S., & McGrain, E. (2006). Addressing the shortage of rural school psychologists via technology: Using candidate qualitative interviews to inform practice. School Psychology International, 27, 1-23.
  • D’Amato, R. C., Crepeau-Hobson, F. C., Huang, L. V., & Geil, M. (2005). Ecological neuropsychology: An alternative to the deficit model for conceptualizing and serving students with Learning Disabilities. Neuropsychology Review 15(2), 97-103.

 

Refereed conference presentations - Recent

Bolded names indicate work with students and graduates

  • Bjoraker, K. J., Zafiris, C. M., Schrader, A. G., McConnell, E. D., Manteris, E. M., & D’Amato, R. C. (2008, July). Examining the neuropsychological foundation of participants with and without Emotional Disorders using the NEPSY. Poster/Paper presented at the 36th annual convention of the International Neuropsychological Society, Buenos Aires, Argentina.

  • Hulac, D. M., McConnell, E. D., Zafiris, C. M., Schrader, A. G., Manteris, E. M., & D’Amato, R. C. (2008, July). Understanding executive functioning in female adolescents using the BRIEF. Poster/Paper presented at the 36th annual convention of the International Neuropsychological Society, Buenos Aires, Argentina.

  • Schamber, C. R., Schrader, A. G., Zafiris, C. M., McConnell, E.D.,& Manteris, E. M., D’ Amato, R. C.(2008, July). Evaluating the executive functions of children who have experienced a trauma using selected subtest from the Delis Kaplan Executive Function System. Poster/Paper presented at the 36th annual convention International NeuropsychologicalSociety, Buenos Aires, Argentina.

  • Zafiris, C. M., Schrader, A. G., McConnell, E. D., Manteris, E. M., & D’Amato, R. C. (2008, July). What clinical ?neuropsychologists need to know about TBI and school law to be successful. Poster/Paper presented at the 36th annual convention of the International Neuropsychological Society, Buenos Aires, Argentina.

  • D’Amato, R. C., Warnygora, N., Titley, J., & Sinco, S. (2007, November). Understanding and serving children with Post Traumatic Stress disorder in the schools. Poster/paper presented at the 27th Annual Convention of the National Academy of Neuropsychologists, Scottsdale, AZ.
  • Hulac, D., Vannice, J., & D'Amato, R. C. (2007, November). Understanding the neuropsychologically-based executive functioning of adolescent with emotional disorders. Poster/paper presented at the 27th Annual Convention of the National Academy of Neuropsychologists, Scottsdale, AZ.
  • Martinez, J., Bjoraker, K., & D'Amato, R. C. (2007, November). Examining the neuropsychological abilities of students with and without emotional disorders using the NEPSY. Poster/paper presented at the 27th Annual Convention of the National Academy of Neuropsychologists, Scottsdale, AZ.
  • Martinez, J., Crews, K. J., & D'Amato, R. C., (2007, November). Using the NEPSY to understand and subtype children with learning disorders. Poster presented at the 27th Annual Convention of the National Academy of Neuropsychologists, Scottsdale, AZ.
  • Sinco, S., & D'Amato, R. C. (2007, November). Understanding executive functioning in children with serious emotional disorders. Poster/paper presented at the 27th Annual Convention of the National Academy of Neuropsychologists, Scottsdale, AZ.
  • Vannice, J., Tincup, M., & D'Amato, R. C. (2007, November). Can computerized cognitive rehabilitation programs improve the reading scores of student with Learning Disorders? Poster/paper presented at the 27th Annual Convention of the National Academy of Neuropsychologists, Scottsdale, AZ.
  • Vannice, J., Walters-Kemp, P., D'Amato, R. C., & Davis, A. S. (2007, November). Understanding the risk taking behaviors of individuals with and without Traumatic Brain Injuries. Poster/paper presented at the 27th Annual Convention of the National Academy of Neuropsychologists, Scottsdale, AZ.

 

Licenses and certifications (selected)

  • NATIONALLY CERTIFIED SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGIST. Currently certified by the National School Psychology Certification Board, National Association of School Psychologists, USA, 1989-2007. Certification Number 13477.

  • NATIONALLY CERTIFIED COUNSELOR. Currently certified by the National Board for Certified Counselors, Inc., NBCC, USA. 1998-2008. Certification Number 55476
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  • LICENSED SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGIST. Have held certification by the State Board of Education in Florida, Indiana, Minnesota, Mississippi, and Wisconsin. Currently licensed in Colorado, USA., from 2005-2010. Licensure Number 0323858.

 

Professional affiliations

  • American Psychological Association
  • Division of School Psychology - Number 16
  • Division of Clinical Neuropsychology - Number 40
  • International Association of Applied Psychology
  • International Neuropsychological Society
  • National Academy of Neuropsychology
  • National Association of School Psychologists

 

Courses taught (selected)

  • Assessment for Intervention: Personality and Behavior
  • Clinical Hypnosis
  • Clinical Neuropsychology
  • Social and Community Psychology
  • Interventions for Disturbed and Disturbing Children
  • Introduction to School Psychology
  • Neuropsychological Interventions
  • Personality Assessment
  • Practicum in Clinical Neuropsychology
  • Psychological Consultation: Theory and Practice
  • Psychological Testing and Measurement
  • Psychology of Adolescence

 

Contact details

Department of Psychology
Faculty of Social Sciences & Humanities (FSH)
University of Macau
Av. Padre Tomás Pereira, Taipa, Macao

 
Room: Pearl Jubilee Building PLG305
Telephone: (853) 8397-8365
Fax: +(853) 2883 8312

Email: rdamato@umac.mo

 

 

 

 

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