B.A. Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama, 1993 Major: Psychology Minor: Social Work and Spanish

M.S. University of South Alabama, Mobile, Alabama, 1996 Major: Rehabilitation Counseling

M.A. University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas, 1998 Major: Human Development

Ph.D. University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas, 2001 Major: Developmental and Child Psychology Specialty Area: Behavior Analysis

PSY 110 - General Psychology, Department of Psychology, Belmont University, Fall 2002, 2003, 2004 Spring 2003, 2004, 2005.

Nationally Board Certified Behavior Analyst, 2003

Behavioral Assistant, Volunteers of America of South Alabama, Inc., Mobile, AL, 1993 - 1994.

Residential Supervisor, Volunteers of America of South Alabama, Inc., Mobile, AL, 1994 - 1995.

Director of Day Training Program, Volunteers of America of South Alabama, Inc., Mobile, AL, 1995 - 1996.

Teaching Consultant, Community Living Opportunities, Lawrence, KS, December 1996 - July 1998.

Teacher, Century School, Inc., Lawrence, KS, September 1997 - December 1997.

Contractor, Professional Behavior Management Inc., Kansas City, KS, 1998 - 1999.

Para-professional, Olathe Unified School District 23, Olathe, KS, January 1999 - May 1999.

Consultant, Community Living Opportunities, Lawrence, KS, June 2000 - June 2001.

Adjunct Instructor, Department of Psychology, Belmont University, Nashville, TN, 2002 - 2005.

Clinical Director, BDT/Odyssey Enterprises, Inc., Nashville, TN, July 2004 - February 2005.

Consultant, Columbus Organization, Nashville, TN, March 2005 - April 2005.

Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, Drake University, Des Moines, IA, 2005 - present.

Psi Chi - Psychology Honor Society, Auburn University

Sigma Delta Pi - Spanish Honor Society, Auburn University

Dean's List, Auburn University

Graduated Cum Laude, Auburn University, 1993

President's List, University of South Alabama

Association for Behavior Analysis SIG Annual Student Research Award, 2000

Gatlinburg Conference, David Zeaman Student Travel Award, 2001

NRSA Predoctoral award, NICHD, F31HD41255, August 2001 - December 2001

NRSA Postdoctoral award, NICHD, T32HD07226, January 2002 - December 2003

Undergraduate Research Assistant responsible for shaping discrimination in canines to test for their olfactory threshold, Auburn University, 1992 - 1993.

Teaching Assistant, Introduction to Marriage and Family Relationships, University of Kansas, 1997/1998.

Teaching Assistant, The Behavioral Treatment of Children with Autism, University of Kansas, Fall 1998.

Research Assistant responsible for conducting functional analysis sessions with participants of a medication trial, University of Kansas, 1998 - 2000.

Teaching Assistant, Children in Modern Society, University of Kansas, Spring 1999.

Teaching Assistant, Health, Safety, and Nutrition in Early Childhood Development, University of Kansas, Fall 1999 - Spring 2001.

Research Assistant responsible for administering various observational assessment instruments to patients enrolled in a study of the effects of medication on aggressive, self-injurious, and destructive behavior of people diagnosed with mental retardation, University of Kansas, 2000 - 2001.

Senior Research Assistant responsible for collecting direct observation data on very young children with severe to profound developmental delays participating in a study to test the hypothesis of a transitional three-level model for stereotypy and self-injury, determine the relationship between hypodopaminergic function to the emergence of abnormal stereotypic movements, and evaluate the correlation between eye blink rate and severity of stereotypy changes, University of Kansas, Summer 2001.

Internship, The Shoulder Alcohol/Drug Recovery Center, Spanish Fort, AL, Summer 1996.

Internship, Mobile AIDS Support Services, Mobile, AL, Summer 1996.

Volunteer, Early Childhood Autism Learning Center, Lawrence, KS, Summer 1998.

Practicum, Childhood Autism Referral and Evaluation Clinic, Kansas City, KS, January 1998 to May 1998.

Internship, Kansas Council on Developmental Disabilities, Topeka, KS, January 1999 to November 1999.

Internship, Department of Substance Abuse, Mental Health, and Developmental Disabilities for the State of Kansas, Topeka, KS, June 1999 to August 1999.

Practicum, Neurological Assessment of Children's Learning Disorders Clinic, Kansas City, KS, August 1999 to December 1999.

Valdovinos, M. G., Napolitano, D. A., Zarcone, J. R., Hellings, J. A., Williams, D. C., & Schroeder, S. R. (2002). Multimodal evaluation of risperidone for destructive behavior: Functional analysis, direct observations, rating scales, and psychiatric impressions. Experimental and Clinical Psychopharmacology, 10, 268-275.

Valdovinos, M. G., Schroeder, S. R., & Kim, G. (2003). Prevalence and correlates of psychotropic medication use among adults with developmental disabilities: 1970 - 2000. International Review of Research in Mental Retardation, 26, 175-220.

Crosland, K. A., Zarcone, J. R., Lindauer, S. E., Valdovinos, M. G., Zarcone, T. J., Hellings, J. A., & Schroeder, S. R. (2003). Use of functional analysis methodology in the evaluation of medication effects. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 33, 271-279.

Valdovinos, M. G., & Schroeder, S. R. (2003). The effects of a computerized monitoring system of psychotropic medication use by people with developmental disabilities on staff reported side effects. Journal of Developmental and Physical Disabilities, 15, 299-334.

Valdovinos, M. G., Zarcone, J. R., Hellings, J. H., Kim, G., & Schroeder, S. R. (2004). Using the Diagnostic Assessment of the Severely Handicapped - II (DASH-II) to measure the therapeutic effects of risperidone. Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 48, 53-59.

Zarcone, J. R., Lindauer, S. L., Morse, P. S., Crosland, K. A., Valdovinos, M. G., McKerchar, T. L., Reese, R. M., Hellings, J. A., & Schroeder, S. R. (2004). Effects of risperidone on destructive behavior of persons with developmental disabilities: III. Functional analysis. American Journal on Mental Retardation, 109, 310-321.

Valdovinos, M. G., Roberts, C., & Kennedy, C. H. (2004). A functional analysis of movements associated with tardive dyskinesia. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 37, 391-393.

Harvey, M. T., Smith, R. L., May, M. E., Caruso, M., Roberts, C., Patterson, T. G., Valdovinos, M., & Kennedy, C. H. (2004). Possible role for the 5-HT1A receptor in the behavioral effects of REM sleep deprivation on free-operant avoidance responding in rat. Psychopharmacology, 176, 123-128.
Valdovinos, M. G., & Kennedy, C. H. (2004). Response cost. In J. Neisworth & P. Wolfe (Eds.), The Autism Encyclopedia. Baltimore, MD: Paul H. Brookes.

Valdovinos, M. G., & Kennedy, C. H. (2004). Behavior analytic conceptualization of psychotropic medication side effects. The Behavior Analyst, 27, 231-238.

May, M. E., Harvey, M. T., Valdovinos, M. G., Klein, R. J., Wiley, R. G., & Kennedy, C. H. (2005). Nociceptor and age specific effects of REM sleep deprivation induced hyperalgesia. Behavioural Brain Research, 159, 89-94.

Valdovinos, M. G., Caruso, M., Roberts, C., Kim, G., & Kennedy, C. H. (2005). Medical and behavioral symptoms as potential medication side effects in adults with developmental disabilities. American Journal on Mental Retardation, 110, 164-170.

Hellings, J. A., Zarcone, J. R., Reese, R. M., Valdovinos, M. G., Marquis, J. G., Fleming, K. K., & Schroeder, S. R. (in press). A double-blind, placebo-controlled study of risperidone in children,adolescents, and adults with mental retardation and autism spectrum disorders. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders.

Valdovinos, M. G., & Weyand, D. (in press). Blood glucose levels and problem behavior. Research in Developmental Disabilities.

Valdovinos, M. G., & Napolitano, D. A. (in press). Brief review of the effects of psychotropic drugs on reinforcement, avoidance, punishment, and functional relations. Mexican Journal of Behavior Analysis.
Valdovinos, M. G., Roberts, C., & Kennedy, C. H. (2004). Functional analysis for tardive dyskinesia. Manuscript submitted for publication.

Harvey, M. T., Kline, R. H. IV, Roberts, A. C., May, M. E., Valdovinos, M. G., Wiley, R. G., & Kennedy, C. H. (2004). Effects of REM sleep deprivation on reflex modulated C-nociceptor pain behaviors. Manuscript submitted for publication.

Hellings, J. A., Zarcone, J. R., Valdovinos, M. G., Ali, M., Gaughan, E., & Schroeder, S. R. (2005). Risperidone-induced prolactin elevations in a prospective study of children, adolescents, and adults with mental retardation. Manuscript submitted for publication.

Roberts, C., Harvey, M. T., May, M. E., Valdovinos, M. G., & Kennedy, C. H. (2004). Operant behavioral assays of antiepileptics prescribed for aggression in developmental disabilities. Manuscript in preparation.

Valdovinos, M. G., & Kennedy, C. H. (2004). An asymmetry in the behavior analysis of motivation. Manuscript in preparation.

Kline, R. H. IV, Harvey, M. T., May, M. E., Valdovinos, M. G., Roberts, A. C., Wiley, R. G., & Kennedy, C. H. (2004). Thermal place preference as a behavioral assay in the assessment of sleep deprivation on selective C-nociceptor activation. Manuscript in preparation.

Valdovinos, M. G. (2004). The effects of psychotropic medication on discrimination learning and performance in people with developmental disabilities. Manuscript in preparation.