Molly White, Ph.D. received her Bachelor of Science degree in psychology from Kansas State University. While attending Kansas State University, Dr. White received the following awards and recognitions: recipient of the Mortar Board National Foundation Fellowship; recipient of the Peterson Prize, Department of Psychology; completion of the Clinical Psychological Technician Option; Participant in the National Fellowship Competition, Phi Kappa Phi; Nomination for the Anderson Award for Outstanding Seniors, Phi Beta Kappa National Honor Society; Psi Chi National Honor Society; and Mortar Board National Senior Honor Society, President.
Dr. White earned her Master of Science degree and Doctorate degree in clinical psychology from Oklahoma State University (OSU). OSU has been continuously accredited by the American Psychological Association since 1971. Dr. White specialized in the clinical child track at Oklahoma State University. While attending OSU she completed an interdisciplinary leadership education program funded by the U.S. Maternal and Child Health Bureau. The formal name for this program is Interdisciplinary Leadership Education for Health Professionals Caring for Children with Neurodevelopmental and Related Disabilities. The goal of this program is to develop leaders across fields of service that will work with people with disabilities and families. In addition to completing this leadership education program, Dr. White earned the following awards while attending Oklahoma State University: American Psychological Association Division 54 Research Award; OSU Student Travel Award 3 different semesters; American Psychological Association Student Travel Award; American Psychological Association Division 54 Travel Award; Recipient of the APF/COGDOP Graduate Research Scholarship in Psychology; and Recipient of the American Psychological Association Division 38 Student Research Grant.
Dr. White completed her psychology internship at the University of Tennessee Professional Psychology Internship Consortium (Accredited by the American Psychological Association). She then completed her Postdoctoral Fellowship at the Boling Center for Developmental Disabilities (APPIC Listed) at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center.
Following graduation Dr. White worked as a clinical psychologist at the Boling Center for Developmental Disabilities within the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC), Memphis, TN. In this position she conducted developmental disability/ADHD assessments with an emphasis on children ages seven and below, out-patient individual child therapy, parent training, journal club, and attended a community continuing education series on leadership in developmental disabilities. Experiences also included being an active member of an interdisciplinary team, including audiology, speech pathology, pediatrics, and psychology. Additionally, Dr. White supervised practicum students, psychology pre-doctoral interns, and psychology post-doctoral fellows on individual therapy cases and developmental disability/ADHD assessments. Experiences also included conducting research focusing on young adults with developmental disabilities and/or ADHD and conducting clinical training in Parent-Child Interaction Therapy. Additionally, she co-established a Parent-Child Interaction Therapy clinic providing therapy services to families with children with behavioral problems and/or ADHD and provided direct supervision utilizing this treatment modality to psychology pre-doctoral interns.
