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Assistant Professor

J. Mark Davis

Academic qualifications

• Postdoctoral Fellow in Clinical Neuropsychology, 1995-1997, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA, USA
• Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology, 1995, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, USA
• Predoctoral Internship, 1993-1994, Veteran’s Affairs Medical Center, New Orleans, LA, USA
• M.S. in Clinical Psychology, 1990, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, USA
• B.S. in Psychology, 1987, Colorado State University, Ft. Collins, CO, USA

Editorial Boards

• Associate Editor, Frontiers in Evolutionary Neuroscience

Professional affiliations

• American Psychological Association
• Athens Area Psychological Association
• National Academy of Neuropsychology
• American Psychological Society
• Licensed Psychologist, Georgia, USA since 1998

Teaching Areas

• Psychological Assessment
• Abnormal/Clinical Psychology
• Neuropsychology

Research Areas

• Cognitive assessment
• Assessment of mood and psychopathology
• Cross-cultural applications of psychological tests
• ADHD and learning disorders

Current Research

• Cross-cultural factors in:
• Assessment of attention and psychopathology
• Coping skills and adjustment
• Adaptation of neuropsychological assessment

Selected Journal Articles

• Davis, J. M., Cheung, S. F., Takahashi, T., Shinoda, H., & Lindstrom, W. (2011). Cross-national invariance of ADHD factors. Research in Developmental Disabilities, 32, 2972-2980.
  
  
• Davis, J. M., Takahashi, T., Shinoda, H., & Gregg, N. (in press). Cross-cultural comparison of ADHD symptoms among Japanese and U.S. university students. International Journal of Psychology.
  
  
• Bowden, S., Gregg, N., Bandalos, D., Davis, M., Coleman, C., Holdnack, J., & Weiss, L. (2008). Latent mean and covariance differences with measurement equivalence in college students with developmental difficulties versus the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale–III/Wechsler Memory Scale–III normative sample. Educational and Psychological Measurement, 68, 621-642.
  
  
• Gregg, N., Bandalos, D., Coleman, C., & Davis, J.M., Robinson, K, & Blake, J. (2008). The validity of a battery of phonemic and orthographic awareness tasks for adults with and without dyslexia and attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder. Remedial and Special Education, 29, 175-190.
  
  
• Gregg, N., Coleman, C, Davis, J.M., & Chalk, J. (2007). Timed essay writing: Implications for high-stakes tests. Journal of Learning Disabilities, 40, 306-318.
  
  
• Gregg, N., Coleman, C, Davis, M., Lindstrom, W., & Hartwig, J. (2006). Critical issues for the diagnosis of learning disabilities in the adult population. Psychology in the Schools, 43, 889-899.
  
  
• Mahurin, R.K., Velligan, D.I., Hazleton, B., Davis, J.M., Eckert, S., & Miller, A. (2006). Trail making test errors and executive function in schizophrenia and depression. The Clinical Neuropsychologist, 20, 271-288.
  
  
• Gregg, N., Hoy, C., Flaherty, D.A., Norris, P., Coleman, C., Davis, M., & Jordan, M. (2005). Documenting decoding and spelling accommodations for postsecondary students demonstrating dyslexia – It’s more than processing speed. Learning Disabilities: A Contemporary Journal, 3, 1-17.
  
  
• Gregg, N., Coleman, C., Stennett, R.B., & Davis, M. (2002). Discourse complexity of college writers with and without disabilities: A multidimensional analysis. Journal of Learning Disabilities, 35, 23-38.
  
  
• Blume, A. W., Davis, J. M., & Schmaling, K. B. (1999). Neurocognitive dysfunction in dually- diagnosed patients: A potential roadblock to motivating behavior change. Journal of Psychoacitve Drugs, 31, 111-115.
  
  
• Dugbartey, A. T., Sanchez, P. N., Rosenbaum, G. J., Mahurin, R. K., Davis, J. M., & Townes, B. D. (1999). WAIS-III Matrix Reasoning test performance in a mixed clinical sample. The Clinical Neuropsychologist, 13, 396-404.
  
  
• Lohr, B., Adams, H. E., & Davis, J. M. (1997). Sexual arousal to erotic and aggressive stimuli in sexually coercive and noncoercive men. Journal of Abnormal Psychology, 106, 230-242.
  
  
• Davis, J. M., Adams, H. E., Uddo, M., Vasterling, J., & Sutker, P. B. (1996). Physiological arousal and attention in veterans with Posttraumatic Stress Disorder. Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment, 18, 1-20.
  
  
• Davis, J. M., Claypoole, K. H., & Townes, B. D. (1996). Role of neuropsychology in evaluation of heart transplant recipients. Perceptual and Motor Skills, 82, 744-746.
  
  
• Sutker, P.B., Davis, J.M., Uddo, M., & Ditta, S. (1995). War-zone stress, personal resources, and PTSD in Persian Gulf War returnees. Journal of Abnormal Psychology, 104, 444-452.
  
  
• Sutker, P.B., Davis, J.M., Uddo, M., & Ditta, S. (1995). Assessment of psychological distress in Persian Gulf troops: Ethnicity and gender comparisons. Journal of Personality Assessment, 64, 415-427.

Book Chapters

• Gregg, N., Coleman, C., & Davis, M. (2002). Phonological and orthographic processing of adults with learning disabilities and attention deficit/hyperactivity disorders. In E. Witruk (Ed.) Basic functions of language and language disorders. Netherlands: Kluwer Academic Publisher.
  
  
• Davis, J. M., & Adams, H. E. (1995). Models. In L. Heiden & M. Hersen's (eds.) An Introduction to Clinical Psychology. New York: Plenum.

Courses Taught

• Internship
• Psychotherapy Theories and Lab I
• Psychological Experience/Introductory Psychology
• Introduction to Abnormal Psychology
• Psychology of Adjustment
• Biological Psychology
• Research Methods & Analysis I
• Research Methods & Analysis II
• Psychopathology
• Psychological Assessment
• Clinical Psychology
• Senior Directed Readings
• Clinical Staffing Procedures
• Assessment in Counseling Psychology
• Advanced Assessment

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@Last Update on August 2011, University of Macau Department of Psychology