Dax-Andrew Parcells

P.O. Box 206

Decatur, GA 30031

Office: (404) 712-8692

Mobile: (678) 428-5971

E-mail: dax.parcells@alum.emory.edu

Education

Master of Arts in Psychology, December 2005

Thesis Title: “Fetal Neurobiobehavioral Profiles in Cases of Maternal Antenatal Depression & Anxiety”

Emory University, Atlanta, GA

g.p.a.: 3.75/4.0

Bachelor of Science in Psychology/ Neuroscience with honors, May 2000

certificate in computer science

University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida

g.p.a.: 3.82/4.0

Coursework Highlights:

Principles of Behavior Analysis

Applied Behavior Analysis w/Lab

Advanced Social Psychology

Social Psychology Research

Intercultural Communication

Personality and Psychopathology I/II

Clinical Assessment I/ II

Indiv. & Couples/ Family Therapy

Prenatal Neuropsychology

Developmental Psychology

Developmental Psychopathology

Psychoneuroimmunology

Honors and Awards:

Emory Minority Graduate Fellow, 2000-2001

University of Florida Hall of Fame Nominee, 2000

Golden Key National Honor Society, 1999 – 2000

Blue Key National Honor Fraternity, 1998 – 2000

J. Wayne Reitz Scholar, 1997-2000

Miami Heat/Capital Bank Scholar, 1996

Professional Research Experience

Maternal Depression & Fetal Outcome , August 2002 – present

Dr. Eugene Emory & Dr. John Dieter, Emory University, Department of Psychology, Atlanta, GA

Assessed mental health of pregnant mothers and made clinical diagnoses

Collected measures of maternal and fetal physiology (i.e. heart rate, blood flow) to determine the effects of maternal

depression on fetal outcome

Assayed maternal and infant saliva samples for cortisol using Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay (ELISA)

Hippocampus (CA3-CA1) Connectivity, January 2001 – April 2001

Dr. Ray Dingledine, Emory University, Department of Pharmacology, Atlanta, Georgia

Learned electrophysiology techniques used to study connectivity of neurons in the rat hippocampus

Recovery from Spinal Cord Injury, October 1999 – May 2000

Dr. Paul Reier & Dr. Donald Bolser, University of Florida, Department of Neuroscience, Gainesville, Florida

Performed spinal cord hemi-section surgeries, perfusion/ablation surgeries, and cannulations

Conducted electrophysiological tests to determine degree of nervous system plasticity

Neuropsychological tests in assessing Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, May – August, 1999; Dr. Monica Rosselli, Florida Atlantic University, Department of Psychobiology, Davie, Florida

Interviewed subjects to assess signs of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder

Administered Stroop task, trail making test, verbal recourse test, and Wisconsin Card Sorting Test

Collected and analyzed data using SAS program

Syntactic Bootstrapping (SB) and the Novel Name-Nameless Category (N3C) Principle in Children with Moderate Language Impairment, May – August, 1999

Dr. Erika Hoff-Ginsberg, Florida Atlantic University, Department of Psychology, Davie, Florida

Researched and implemented procedures used by other investigators in assessing N3C

Created coding system and transcribed video tapes of children run through SB experiment

Wrote methods section of manuscript outlining coding system

Orphanin FQ in Learning and Memory and Anxiety, November 1998 – May 1999

Dr. Darragh Devine, University of Florida, Department of Psychobiology, Gainesville, Florida

Injected and tested animals on elevated-plus maze and Morris water maze

Scored data from videotapes and analyzed data

Assessed localization of drug action with staining techniques

Impression Management in Social Settings, January – May, 1998

Dr. Barry Schlenker, University of Florida, Department of Psychology, Gainesville, Florida

Performed literature reviews on impression management

Designed experiment and developed questionnaires and research situations

Collected and analyzed data using Excel

Trained 5 research assistants in implementing procedures

Presentations

“Fetal Neurobiobehavioral Profiles in Cases of Maternal Antenatal Depression”

Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, April 2006 (Clinical Research Conference presentation)

“Maternal Drug Use & Its Effects on the Fetus”

Society for Research on Child Development, Atlanta, Georgia, April 2005 (Symposium) & Emory University (Clinical Conf.)

“Psychopathology: An Integrative, Developmentally-sensitive, Bio-Psychosocial Model”

Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, April 2003 (Invited, guest lecture: Abnormal Psychology)

“Maternal Depression and Anxiety: Impact on the Fetus?”

Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, April 2003 (Clinical Research Conference presentation)

“The Developmental Significance of the Fetal Period: Implications for Psychopathology”

Oglethorpe University, Atlanta, Georgia, March 2003 (Invited, guest lecture: Lifespan Development)

“State of the Synapse”

Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, March 2001 (Frontiers in Neuroscience presentation)

“Memory in Nociceptin Receptor Knockout Mice”

Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, November 2000

“Sleeping Memory: The Effects of Paradoxical Sleep on Learning and Memory”

University of Florida Cognitive Forum, Gainesville, Florida, November 1999

“The Whole is Greater than the Sum of its Parts: Psychology as it Pertains to Leadership”

Florida Association of Residence Halls Conference, Orlando, Florida, March 1997; South Atlantic Affiliate

of College and University Residence Halls Conference, Hattiesburg, Mississippi, November 1996.

Publications

Emory, E., Dieter, J., & Parcells, D. (in press). Fetal vulnerability to maternal psychopathology. Annals of

the New York Academy of Sciences.

Emory, E., Parcells, D., Cederberg Johnson, K., Ilardi, D., & Hamm, A. (in preparation). The initiation of fetal

movement: form and function.

Emory, E. & Parcells, D. (in preparation). Fetal cerebral blood flow: Case studies of maternal antenatal drug use

(antidepressants, lithium, and cocaine).