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  Catherine Chambliss, Ph.D., Chairperson
331 Thomas Hall
610.409.3000 x2488
cchambliss@ursinus.edu

Courses:
Clinical Psychology
Psychotherapy Processes
Counseling Techniques

Biography:
Catherine A. Chambliss, Ph.D. is a Professor of psychology, who has taught at Ursinus College since 1979 and chaired the Psychology Department since 1989. She graduated magna cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa from Yale in 1975, and completed her M.S. and Ph.D. in clinical psychology at the University of Miami.

In 1981 she received the Lindback Teaching Award, and in 1990 the Laughlin Professional Achievement Award. Dr. Chambliss is a licensed psychologist, who has published and presented over 200 research papers, on a broad range of topics related to her discipline. Her books, Group Involvement Training (1988, New Harbinger) and Psychotherapy and Managed Care: Reconciling Research and Reality (2000, Allyn & Bacon) examine issues related to both inpatient and outpatient behavioral healthcare. They have been used in a variety of mental health and academic settings. She has been investigating the impact of maternal employment on children, mothers, fathers, and families since 1982, and has shared her work through televised appearances, including The Sally Raphael Show, Take Note!, and Fox News.

She has had a private practice since 1981, and has conducted a variety of workshops to help employees manage stress more effectively. Dr. Chambliss is the mother of four children and is married to psychologist Alan Hartl.


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