Eileen Schanel-Klitsch, Ph.D.

EDUCATION & HONORS:

Temple University, Developmental Psychology 9/77 - 5/82 Ph.D., 5/82. M.A., 5/79.
Fairleigh Dickinson University, magna cum laude, 4-year full scholarship, B.A. Psychology. 9/69 - 12/72
Honor Societies: Psi Chi, Phi Omega Epsilon, Phi Zeta Kappa, University Honors Program, Who's Who in American Colleges and Universities.

CONTINUING EDUCATION:

10/99 Child Custody Parenting Plans (6 hours)
9/99 The Nuts and Bolts of Ethical Practice (3 hours)
10/98 Nonverbal Learning Disability (3 hours)
9/98 Ethics (3 hours)
9/98 Medicating Children ­ Controversies and Alternatives (6 hours)
8/98 Treating Childhood Mental Disorders: Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (6 hours)
3/98 Diagnosis and Treatment of Dissociative Disorders (6 hours)
1/98 Introduction to the Treatment of Dissociative Disorders (3 hours)
9/97 The Grieving Child: What to Do When Death Enters the Life of a Child (5 hours)
4/97 Understanding and Treating Oppositional Defiant and Conduits Disorders in Children and Adolescents (6 hours)
11/96 Working with Difficult Children, Adolescents, and Their Families (6 hours)
06/96 Diverse Approaches to Dispute Resolution in Separation and Divorce (3 hours)
06/96 Sight Loss, Psychologists, and Support Groups (7 hours)
05/96 How to Conduct a Comprehensive Custody Evaluation (14 hours)
03/96 Divorce Mediation (40 hours)
11/95 Genetics in the Classroom: Practical Information about Syndromes that Cause Developmental Disabilities (6 hours)
11/95 Psychopharmacology for Non-Physicians: Insights into the Biology of Mental Health (12 hours)
7/95 Obsessive-Compulsive Disorders Across the Lifespan (12 hours)
5/95 Quick Techniques in Child Psychotherapy (6 hours)
5/95 DSM-IV Survival Course (5.5 hours)
10/94 Self Concept and Sexuality of People with Developmental Disabilities (5.5 hours)
9/94 Brain Functions, Heredity, and Mental Illness (12 hours)
6/94 Helping the Angry Child: Treatment and Management Techniques (6 hours)
11/93 Understanding, Diagnosing, and Treating Attention Deficit Disorders in Adults (11 hours)
10/93 Post Traumatic Stress Disorder for Children (6 hours)
5/93 Evaluating and Treating Sexually Abused Children (11 hours)
2/93 Child Custody: A Conciliation/Evaluation Approach (6 hours)
4/92 Play Therapy for Abused Children (11 hours)

CLINICAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE EXPERIENCE

Alpha Center for Divorce Mediation, Doylestown, PA 1/97 - Present Child
Psychologist/ Mediator

Private practice in child and family psychology, Newtown, PA 8/91 - Present

William Feinbloom Rehabilitation Center, Pennsylvania College of Optometry 7/90 - Present
Developmental psychology consultant, Special Populations Assessment and Rehabilitation Center

12/90 Licensed in Pennsylvania to practice Psychology.

The Learning Center, Pennsylvania College of Optometry 7/89 - 7/90
Clinical Psychology Intern

Pennsylvania College of Optometry 7/88 - Present
Staff, Electrodiagnostic Service

Burroughs Corporation 12/72 - 8/77
Senior Systems Representative
• Managed systems support, customer education, customer relations, and general site maintenance for several medium to large computer systems in the Philadelphia area.

TEACHING EXPERIENCE:

Pennsylvania College of Optometry 1/92 - Present
Associate Professor of Developmental Research
• Teaching responsibilities include: In Graduate Studies - Human Development and Learning, Research I and II, Independent Research I and II, guest lectures in Psychosocial and Foundations of Orientation and Mobility.
• In Optometry program - Human Development and pediatric elective.

Pennsylvania College of Optometry 2/87 - 1/92
Assistant Professor of Developmental Research
• Responsibilities include coordinating Human Development and Learning course and Research Methodology and Statistics courses.
• Also assist in teaching Physiological Optics.

1988 - 1989 Teacher of the Year Award, Pennsylvania College of Optometry.

Pennsylvania College of Optometry 8/83 - 2/87
Adjunct Faculty

St. Joseph's University and Beaver College 9/84 - 2/87
Instructor of Human Development &/or General Psychology, Adjunct Faculty

Temple University 1/80 - 5/81
Taught Developmental Psychology

Temple University 9/77 - 5/78
Teaching assistant in Research Methodology

Burroughs Corporation 12/72 - 8/77
Taught various courses on computer concepts, data communications, etc.

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE:

9/87 - 9/90 Research and developmental consultant on research project investigating stereoacuity development in preschoolers using commercially available testing instruments and newly designed operant preferential looking device. R03-EY09287-01.

2/87 - 2/88 Research Associate, "Oscillatory Potentials in the VEP," NEI grant F32 EY05830-06. Life span investigation of changes in visual evoked potentials and oscillatory potentials.

2/85 - 2/87 National Eye Institute postdoctoral research fellow. "VEP Wavelets: A Noninvasive Method of Visual Assessment." NEI grant F32 EY05830.

7/82 - 2/85 Postdoctoral research assistant to John Siegfried, Pennsylvania College of Optometry. Refined and implemented developmental study of early cortical wavelets in the VEP of the neonate. NEI grant R01 EY03467.

1/81 - 5/82 Designed and implemented dissertation research on color vision in the neonate; specifically, the developmental course of the red and blue receptors. Biomedical grant HEW 501-902-13.

6/79 - 6/80 Designed and implemented research project on visual development in the first four months of life and its relation to changes in the EEG.

1/78 - 5/79 Assisted in research project which determined the effects of prior exposure to nonsense sentences on judgments of truth and falsity of same sentences.

9/77 - 12/77 Assisted in administration of test battery to learning disabled children as part of pilot project to determine validity of standard testing procedure.

GRANTS FUNDED:

Schanel-Klitsch, E. (2/85-2/87). VEP Wavelets: A Noninvasive Method of Visual Assessment. NEI postdoctoral fellowship.
Schanel-Klitsch, E. (3/88). Curriculum Development in Aging for Low Vision Rehabilitation Specialist Program. Office of Human Development.
Ciner, E., Appel, S., Schanel-Klitsch, E., and Graboyes, M. (10/90). Enhancing the Effect of Preferential Looking Testing in Multiply Impaired Children. Lions.
Ciner, E. (7/91-7/92). Enhanced Stereopsis Testing in Children from 6 Months to 5 Years. NEI. (Consultant).

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS:

Academy of Family Mediators
Society for Research in Child Development
American Psychological Association
Pennsylvania Psychological Association, Fellow
Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology
Infant Mental Health Association of the Delaware Valley, Treasurer
Children and Adults with Attention Deficit Disorder

COMMITTEE PARTICIPATION AND COMMUNITY SERVICE:

Treasurer, Faculty Council, Pennsylvania College of Optometry.
Committee Member, Institutional Review Board, Pennsylvania College of Optometry, 11/84 - 11/87.
Committee member, Graduate Studies Admissions Committee, Evaluation
Committee, Educational Policy and Curriculum Committee, Recruitment Committee, Pennsylvania College of Optometry.
Member Advisory Group for Graduate Programs in the Education of the
Visually Handicapped, Pennsylvania College of Optometry.
Treasurer, Infant Mental Health Association of the Delaware Valley.
Extramural Reviewer, National Science Foundation, 1984-Present.
Vice-president, Merwood Civic Association, Havertown, PA, 1984-1987.
Chairperson, Continuing education and community outreach symposium, "Visual Impairment in Infancy: Assessment, Stimulation, Remediation," Jan. 1986, Pennsylvania College of Optometry and Infant Mental Health Association.
Lecturer, facilitator, consultant, Conflict Resolution Committee, Bucks Peace Center, Langhorne, PA.
Invited Guest, WDVT radio talk show "All About Kids." Topic - low vision in infancy.
Invited Guest, retirement home, Lansdale, PA. Topic - low vision in the elderly.
Extramural Reviewer, Journal of Experimental Psychology, 1997- Present. United Way Campaigner, Graduate Studies Department, 1997.
Group Facilitator, Teen focus groups, "Kick Butts" anti-smoking program, NJ Department of Health.
Annual Invited Guest, TriHampton YMCA, Northampton, PA. Topic - discipline strategies with toddlers, sibling rivalry, etc.
Invited Guest, Overbrook School for the Blind, Philadelphia, PA. Topic -developmental issues for the visually-impaired infant and toddler. 1993.
Invited Guest, WBCB radio talk show "Family Matters." Topic - conflict resolution for children, 6/95.
Invited Guest, WBCB radio talk show "Family Matters." Topic - learning disabilities and related visual problems, 9/95.
Children and Youth Advisory Board, Bucks County, PA, 6/96 - present.
Extramural Reviewer, Journal of Experimental Psychology, 1997- Present.
United Way Campaigner, Graduate Studies Department, 1997.
Group Facilitator, Teen focus groups, "Kick Butts" anti-smoking program, NJ Department of Health, 1997.
Invited Guest - Penn-Ridge Jaycees, 11/97; Holy Family College, Separated and Divorced Group, 3/97; Newtown Presbyterian Separated and Divorced Group, 4/98. Topic - divorce mediation.

PUBLICATIONS:

Schanel-Klitsch, E. and Woodruff, D.S. (1985). Compound pattern perception in early infancy. The Child Study Journal, 15(1), 1-12.
Schanel-Klitsch, E. and Woodruff, D.S. (1985). Sensitivity in the human neonate to short- and long-wavelength stimuli. Vision Research, 25,(11), 1641-1646.
Schanel-Klitsch, E., Siegfried, J.B., and Kavanagh, V. (1987) Developmental differences in VEP slow-waves and high-frequency wavelets across the life span: effects of luminance variation of flash and background. In C. Barber & T. Blum, (Eds.), Evoked Potentials III, The Third International Evoked Potentials Symposium (pp. 198-204). Stoneham, Mass: Butterworths.
Schanel-Klitsch, E. and Siegfried, J.B. (1987) High frequency wavelets in early infancy. Infant Behavior and Development, 10:325-336.
Ciner, E.B., Scheiman, M.S., Schanel-Klitsch, E., and Weil, L. (1989) Stereopsis testing in 18- to 35-month-old children using operant preferential looking. Optometry and Visual Science, 66(11), 782-787.
Ciner, E.B., Schanel-Klitsch, E., and Scheiman, MS (1991). Stereoacuity development in young children. Optometry and Visual Science, 68, 533-536.
Schanel-Klitsch, E., Blaskey, P.F., Parisi, M.L., and Roeltgen, D.P. (1991). A working example of Biaggio and Bittner?s proposed collaboration between psychology and optometry. American Psychologist, 46(9), 986-987.
Ciner, E.B., Macks, B., and Schanel-Klitsch, E. (1991). A cooperative demonstration project for early intervention vision services.
Occupational Therapy Practice, 3(1).
Schanel-Klitsch, E. (1992). Preferential looking: reliable acuity assessment for the low vision infant and child. Journal of Visual Impairment and Blindness, 86(1), 71-72.
Ciner, E.B., Schanel-Klitsch, E., and Herzberg, C. (1996). Stereoacuity development: 6 months to 5 years. A new tool for Testing and Screening. American Journal of Optometry and Visual Science, 73(1), 43-48.
Schanel-Klitsch, E. Ciner, E.B., And Scheiman, M. (1996). Stereopsis assessment in normal 1.5 to 3 year old children: A comparison of three random dot tests: Operant Preferential Looking; Random Dot E; and the Lang Stereotest I. Binocular Vision Quarterly, 11(2), 125-130.
Schanel-Klitsch, E. Ciner, E.B., And Scheiman, M. (1996). Re: Stereopsis assessment in normal 1.5 to 3 year old children: A comparison of three random dot tests: Operant Preferential Looking; Random Dot E; and the Lang Stereotest I. Binocular Vision Quarterly, 11(4), 242-244.
Schanel-Klitsch, E., Ciner, E.B., Graboyes, M., and Appel, S. (1999). Visual evaluation of the multiply impaired: The success of the interdisciplinary team approach. RE:view, 31(1), 9-16.

PRESENTATIONS:

Klitsch, E.S. And Woodruff, D.S. The development of compound pattern
perception in infancy. Southeastern Conference on Human Development,
Alexandria, VA, April, 1980.
Klitsch, E.S. And Woodruff, D.S. EEG alpha rhythm and cortical control of neonatal vision. American Psychological Association, Montreal, Canada, September, 1980.
Woodruff, D.S., Klitsch, E.S., And Gerrity, K.M. EEG as a measure of cortical maturation in the first four months of life. Society for Research in Child Development, Boston, MA, April, 1981.
Gerrity, K.M., Klitsch, E.S., And Woodruff, D.S. Visual attention and CNS maturation: implications for developmental screening. American
Psychological Association, Los Angeles, September, 1981.
Schanel-Klitsch, E. and Woodruff, D.S. Color vision in the newborn. International Conference on Infant Studies, New York, April, 1984.
Schanel-Klitsch, E. and Siegfried, J.B. Wavelet development in the neonate: a preliminary study. International Conference on Infant Studies, New York, April, 1984.
Siegfried, J.B., And Schanel-Klitsch, E. Neonatal development of high frequency VEP wavelets. Part of symposium - human visual development and its clinical evaluation. St. Louis, 1984.
Schanel-Klitsch, E. and Siegfried, J.B. Luminance effects in the infant VEP. American Psychological Association, Los Angeles, August, 1985.
Schanel-Klitsch, E. Specialty testing. Part of symposium - Visual assessment of the partially-sighted infant: what we know in 1986, Eileen Schanel-Klitsch, Chairperson. International Conference on Infant Studies, Beverly Hills, April, 1986.
Schanel-Klitsch, E., and Siegfried, J.B. Life-span development of VEP slow-waves and high-frequency wavelets. Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology, Sarasota, FL, May, 1986.
Schanel-Klitsch, E., Siegfried, J.B., And Kavanagh, V. Developmental differences in VEP slow-waves and high-frequency wavelets across the
life span: effects of luminance variation of flash and background. Third International Evoked Potentials Symposium, Berlin, Germany, September, 1986.
Siegfried, J.B. And Schanel-Klitsch, E. Fast wavelets in the VEP and ERG in afferent optic nerve defect. Third International Evoked Potentials Symposium, Berlin, Germany, September, 1986.
Schanel-Klitsch, E. and Siegfried, J.B. Effects of luminance variation in the VEP slow waves and wavelets across the life-span. Society for Research in Child Development, Baltimore, April, 1987.
Schanel-Klitsch, E. and Siegfried, J.B. Life span development of VEP wavelets: differences in power spectra, amplitude, and implicit time. Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology, Sarasota, FL, May, 1987.
Schanel-Klitsch, E., Ciner, E., Scheiman, M., Weil, L., and Schneider, R.M. Stereoacuity development with age: A cross-sectional study using operant preferential looking. American Academy of Optometry, Denver, CO, December, 1987.
Ciner, E., Weil, L., Schanel-Klitsch, E., Schneider, R.M. A clinical protocol for evaluating stereopsis in young children utilizing the Lang Stereotest. American Academy of Optometry, Denver, CO, December, 1987.
Ciner, E., Schanel-Klitsch, E., Scheiman, M., and Weil, L. A new test of stereoacuity in children ages 1-3 using OPL. American Academy of Optometry, Denver, CO, December, 1987.
Schanel-Klitsch, E., Ciner, E., Schneider, R. Stereoacuity development in infancy and early childhood. International Conference on Infant Studies, Washington, DC, April, 1988.
Ciner, E., Schanel-Klitsch, E., Schneider, R. A comparison of 3 tests of stereoacuity in young children. International Conference on Infant Studies, Washington, DC, April, 1988.
Schanel-Klitsch, E., Ciner, E., Scheiman, M., Weil, L., Schneider, R. Stereoacuity development in infants and young children. Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology, Sarasota, FL, May 1988.
Schanel-Klitsch, E. Preferential looking: reliable acuity assessment for the low vision infant. Paper presented at Third International Symposium on Visually Impaired Infants and Young Children, Edinburgh, Scotland, August 7-13, 1988.
Ciner, E., Schanel-Klitsch, E., Jablonowski, L., and McPheran, R. A new
portable OPL device to assess stereopsis in young children. American
Academy of Optometry, 1989.
Schanel-Klitsch, E., Ciner, E.B., McPheran, R., Jablonowski, L. Stereopsis assessment using a portable operant preferential looking apparatus. International Conference on Infant Studies, Montreal, Canada, April 19-22, 1990.
Schanel-Klitsch, E. and Siegfried, J.B. Development of VEP slow waves and high-frequency wavelets: a life span study. Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology, Sarasota, FL, April 29 - May 4, 1990.
Ciner, E.B., Schanel-Klitsch, E., McPheran, R., Jablonowski, L. Stereopsis assessment using a portable operant preferential looking apparatus. Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology, Sarasota, FL, April 29 - May 4, 1990.
Schanel-Klitsch, E., Ciner, E.B., Osborne, R.R., and Greggs, K. Stereoacuity assessment in multiply handicapped preschoolers using OPL and FPL. Society for Research in Child Development, Seattle, WA, April 17-20, 1991.
Ciner, E., Schanel-Klitsch, E., Osborne, RR, and Greggs, K. Visual assessment of multiply impaired children. American Academy of Optometry, 1991.
Schanel-Klitsch, E., Ciner, E.B., Greggs, K., and Osborne, RR Stereopsis assessment of multiply handicapped preschoolers using OPL and FPL. International Conference on Infant Studies, Miami, FL, May 6-10, 1992.
Schanel-Klitsch, E., Ciner, E.B., Osborne, RR, and Greggs, K. Visual assessment of multiply handicapped preschoolers using OPL & FPL. Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology, Sarasota, FL, May 3-8, 1992.
Ciner, E.B., Schanel-Klitsch, E., and Herzberg, C. Stereoacuity development in infants and young children. American Academy of Optometry, 1992.
Schanel-Klitsch, E., and Ciner, E.B. Visual acuity and depth perception in preschool children. Pennsylvania Occupational Therapy Association, September 25-26, 1992.
Schanel-Klitsch, E. and Ciner, E.B. Measurement of stereopsis in infants and preschoolers using stereo cards. Society for Research in Child Development, New Orleans, LA, March 25-28, 1993.
Ciner, E.B., Schanel-Klitsch, E., and Herzberg, C. Stereoacuity development in infants and young children. Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology, Sarasota, FL, May, 1993.
Schanel-Klitsch, E., Graboyes, M., Ciner, E.B., Appel, S. A holistic approach to assessment of the multiply handicapped. International Conference on Infant Studies, Providence, RI, April, 1996.
Parisi, ML, and Schanel-Klitsch, E. Adrenoleukodystrophy: A seven year follow-up study in the unusual case of a symptomatic female. American Academy of Optometry, Orlando, FL, Dec, 1996.
Schanel-Klitsch, E. Conflict resolution for parents and teachers: a problem solving approach. Bucks County Association for the Education of Young Children, October, 1997.
Schanel-Klitsch, E., Ciner, E.B., Graboyes, M., and Appel, S. Comprehensive vision care for multiply impaired children: The SPARC program. Association for the Education and Rehabilitation of the Blind and Visually Impaired, Atlanta, GA. July, 1998.

SPECIALIZATION:

Primary:
Divorce Mediation

Other Areas of Expertise:
Child and Adolescent Psychology
Behavior Management
Family Issues
Children with Disabilities
Attention Deficit Disorder

 

 

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