Thomas L. Boyd, Ph.D.

Professor of Psychology

University of South Carolina Aiken

Education/Training

1972 University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa

Bachelor of Science in Psychology

 

1975 State University of New York at Binghamton

Binghamton, New York

Masters of Arts in Clinical Psychology

 

1978 State University of New York at Binghamton

Binghamton, New York

Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology

 

1978 Internship in Clinical Psychology (APA Approved)

Lafayette Clinic Detroit, Michigan

 Employment and Professional Experience

 Academic Positions

 

1978-1979: Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology Rutgers College

Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey

 

1978-1979: Adjunct Professor, Graduate School of Applied and Professional Psychology

Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey

 

1979-1983: Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology

University of South Carolina Aiken

Aiken, South Carolina

 

1983-1990: Associate Professor, Department of Psychology

University of South Carolina Aiken

Aiken, South Carolina

 

1990-Present: Full Professor, Department of Psychology

University of South Carolina Aiken

Aiken, South Carolina

  

Clinical Background

 

1974-1977: Graduate Student Assistantship

Broome Developmental Center

Binghamton, New York

 

1977-1978: Clinical Psychology Internship (APA Approved)

Lafayette Clinic

Detroit, Michigan

 

1980-1983: Consulting Clinical Psychologist

Georgia Regional Hospital

Augusta, Georgia

 

1981-Present: South Carolina Licensed Clinical Psychologist

Private Practice

Aiken Psychiatric and Psychotherapy Associates

Aiken, South Carolina

 

1982-1984: Administrative Coordinator of Clinical Counseling Services

University of South Carolina at Aiken

Aiken, South Carolina

 

1985-1986

1995-1997: Consulting Clinical Psychologist

Hitchcock Rehabilitation Center

Aiken, South Carolina

 

1986-1987: Consulting Clinical Psychologist

Aiken County Youth Correctional Center

Aiken, South Carolina

 

1984-1993: Consulting Clinical Psychologist

Aiken County Tri-Development Center, Inc.

Aiken, South Carolina

 

1993-1998: Consulting Clinical Psychologist

USC Aiken Cardiac Rehabilitation Program

Aiken, South Carolina

 

Professional Membership

v     Member of the Southeastern Psychological Association(SEPA)

v     Full Member of the Association for the Advancement of Behavior Therapy (AABT)

v     Member of the American Psychological Association (APA)

  

Research

v     M.A. Thesis: The effects of single-component extinction of a three-component serial CS on resistance to extinction of the conditioned avoidance response. 1975.

v     Ph.D. Dissertation: A critical examination of the response-outcome contingency space in learned helplessness theory. 1978.

 Professional Publications

Levis, D.J., & Boyd, T.L. (1973). Effects of shock intensity on avoidance responding in a shuttlebox to serial CS procedures. Bulletin of Psychonomic Society, 1, 304-306.

Boyd, T.L., & Levis, D.J. (1976). The effects of single-component extinction of a three-component serial CS on resistance to extinction of the conditioned avoidance response. Learning and Motivation, 7, 517-531.

Levis, D.J., & Boyd, T.L. (1979). Symptom maintenance: An infrahuman analysis and extension of the conservation of anxiety principle. Journal of Abnormal Psychology, 88, 107-120. 

Boyd, T.L., & Levis, D.J. (1979). The interactive effects of shuttle-box situational cues and shock intensity. American Journal of Psychology, 92, 125-132.

Boyd, T.L., & Levis, D.J. (1980). Depression. In R.J. Daitzman(ed.), Clinical behavior therapy and behavior modification. New York: Garland STPM Press.

Kaloupek, D.G.,Peterson, D.A., Boyd, T.L., & Levis, D.J. (1981). The effects of exposure to a spatial ordered fear stimulus: A study of generalization of extinction effects. Behavior Therapy, 12, 130-137.

Boyd, T.L. (1981). The effects of shock intensity on fear incubation (enhancement): A preliminary investigation of Eysenck's theory. Behaviour Research and Therapy, 19, 413-418.

Boyd, T.L., & Levis, D.J. (1982). Exposure is a necessary condition for fear reduction: A reply to deSilva and Rachman. Behaviour Research and Therapy, 21, 143-149.

Boyd, T.L. (1982). Learned helplessness in humans: A frustration-produced response pattern. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 42, 738-752.

Boyd, T.L. (1984). The interactive effects of stimulus generalization decrement and contextual pre-exposure cues upon fear incubation. Behaviour Research and Therapy, 22,31-39.

Davidson, W.D., House, W.J., & Boyd, T.L. (1984). A test-retest policy for introductory psychology courses. Teaching of Psychology, 11, 182-184.

Levis D.J., & Boyd, T.L. (1985). The CS exposure approach of implosive (flooding) therapy: A review of the theoretical model and treatment literature. In M. Ascher, & R.M. Turner(eds.), Evaluating behavior therapy outcome. Springer Publishing Co.

Boyd, T.L., Skedsvold, P., & Rossiter, L. (1986). The control of contextual extinction effects during a fear-incubation procedure. Behaviour Research and Therapy, 24, 613-617.

Boyd, T.L., Callen, E.J., and & House, W.J. (1989). The effects of post-stress exposure to alcohol upon the development of alcohol consumption in rats. Behaviour Research and Therapy, 27, 35-41.

Callen, E.J. & Boyd, T.L. (1990). Examination of a backchaining/counterconditioning process during the extinction of conditioned fear. Behaviour Research and Therapy, 28, 261-271.

 

Professional Presentations

 

Levis, D.J., & Boyd, T.L. Effects of separate component extinction on avoidance responding to a serial CS. Psychonomic Society, November, 1974.

 

Boyd, T.L., Kaloupek, D.G., Peterson, D.A., & Levis, D.J. The effects of differential exposure on the spatial gradient of fear to a phobic test stimulus. Association for the Advancement of Behavior Therapy (AABT), December, 1976.

 

Levis, D.J., & Boyd, T.L. Extreme avoidance maintenance in extinction: Cognitive expectation disconfirmed. Eastern Psychological Association 40th Annual Meeting (EPA), April,1977.

 

Boyd, T.L., & House, W.J. Cardiac and vasomotor interactions and periodicity during auditory startle in humans. Southeastern Psychological Association (SEPA) Annual Meeting, March, 1981.

 

Boyd, T.L., Fincher,D., House, W.J., & Davidson, W.D. The effects of generalized extinction on fear incubation (enhancement).Southeastern Psychological Association (SEPA) Annual Meeting, March, 1982.

 

House, W.J., Papouchado, K., & Boyd, T.L. Cardiovascular and respiratory interactions and periodicity during auditory startle in humans. Southeastern Psychological Association (SEPA) Annual Meeting, March, 1982.

 

Boyd, T.L., Davidson, W.D., & House, W.J. Fear incubation (enhancement): Evidence for elicitation theory. American Psychological Association (APA) Annual Meeting, August, 1982.

 

Boyd, T.L., House, W.J., & Skedsvold, P. Fear incubation (enhancement): The effects of differential temporal placement of the CS upon fear and recovery-from-fear measures. Southeastern Psychological Association (SEPA) Annual Meeting, March, 1984.

 

Boyd, T.L. The dynamics of terrorism: A psychologist's viewpoint        on the causes of violence. Joint Meeting of the South Carolina Historical & Political Science Associations' Annual Meeting, April, 1984.

 

Boyd, T.L. & Brisbin, P. The role of a sequentially ordered serial CS in a fear-incubation procedure. Southeastern Psychological Association (SEPA) Annual Meeting, March, 1986.

 

Boyd, T.L., House, W.J., & Spitzer, M. Ethanol-facilitated extinction effects in a suppression-of-fear measure. Southeastern Psychological Association (SEPA) Annual Meeting, March, 1987.

 

Callen, E.J., Boyd, T.L., and House, W.J., and Sarka, G. Ethanol-facilitated extinction of classical-conditioned fear. South Carolina Academy of Science, Columbia, S.C., April, 1987.

 

Callen, E.J., Boyd, T.L., and House, W.J. Temporal dynamics of fear extinction. Southeastern Psychological Association (SEPA) Annual Meeting, April, 1988.

 

Boyd, T.L., Callen, E.J., House, W.J., and Brisbin, P. Stress-induced conditioning of alcohol preference. Southeastern Psychological Association (SEPA) Annual Meeting, April, 1988.

Callen, E.J., Boyd, T.L., and House, W.J. An examination of the role of counterconditioning in fear extinction. Annual Meeting of South Carolina Academy of Science, April, 1988.

Callen, E.J., Boyd, T.L. Stress variables and patterns of alcohol consumption. AMEDD Clinical Psychology Short Course, Eisenhower Army Medical Center, February, 1989.

 

Boyd, T.L., Callen, E.J., House, W.J. The conservation of fear through temporal manipulations of alcohol exposure. Southeastern Psychological Association (SEPA) Annual Meeting, March, 1989.

Callen, E.J., Boyd, T.L., Patchin, T. Counterconditioning and the temporal dynamics of fear extinction. Southeastern Psychological Association (SEPA) Annual Meeting, March, 1989.

 

Boyd, T.L., and Callen, E.J. The effect of alcohol upon the conservation of fear during conditioning and extinction. Southeastern Psychological Association (SEPA) Annual Meeting, April, 1990.

 

Callen, E.J., and Boyd, T.L. The effects of differential placements of counterconditioning treatments. Southeastern Psychological Association (SEPA) Annual Meeting, April, 1990.

 

Boyd, T.L., Callen, E.J., and Kelley, G. Counterconditioning of onditioned frustration. Southeastern Psychological Association (SEPA) Annual Meeting, March, 1991.

 

Callen, E.J., Boyd, T.L., Craps, M., and Mixson, C. Preparedness and phobias: Effects of stimulus pre-exposure. Southeastern Psychological Association (SEPA) Annual Meeting, March, 1991.

 

Boyd, T.L.,Callen, E.C., and Franklin, J. Extinction of conditioned frustration: The evaluation of elicitation theory. Southeastern Psychological Association (SEPA) Annual Meeting, March, 1992.

 

Callen, E.J., Boyd, T.L., & Oswald, R. Effect of reinforcement schedule on the rate of reconditioning of conditioned fear. Southeastern Psychological (SEPA) Annual Meeting, March, 1992.

 

Boyd, T.L., Callen, E.J., and Franklin, J. Temporal manipulations of alcohol exposure upon extinction conditioned fear in an escape from fear paradigm. Southeastern Psychological Association (SEPA) Annual Meeting, March, 1993.

 

Boyd, T.L., Callen, E.J., & Franklin, J. Temporal manipulations of alcohol exposure upon manipulations of extinction of conditioned fear using an escape-from-fear paradigm. Southeastern Psychological (SEPA) Annual Meeting, March, 1993.

 

Callen, E.J., & Boyd, T.L. Reconditioning of fear: Effects of reinforcement schedules during conditioning and reconditioning. Southeastern Psychological Association (SEPA) Annual Meeting, March, 1993.

 

Callen, E.J., and Boyd, T.L. Context preexposure and feedback stimuli in bar press avoidance learning. Southeastern Psychological Association (SEPA) Annual Meeting, March, 1994.

 

Lawless, K., Callen, E.J., and Boyd, T.L. The effects of alteration of physiological baseline response levels upon exposure to phobic-stimuli in blood phobics. Southeastern Psychological Association (SEPA) Annual Meeting, April, 1994.

 

Boyd, T.L., Callen, E.J., & Farnsworth, G. Exposure effects upon physiological responses in blood/injury, public-speaking, and combined phobic subjects. Southeastern Psychological Association (SEPA) Annual Meeting, March, 1995.

 

Callen, E.J., and Boyd, T.L. Context preexposure and preexposure interval in two-way avoidance learning. Southeastern Psychological Association (SEPA) Annual Meeting, March, 1995.

 

Boyd, T.L., and Callen, E.J. Effects of fear conditioning upon alcohol and quinine drinking in rats. Southeastern Psychological Association (SEPA) Annual Meeting, March, 1996.

 

Callen, E.J., and Boyd, T.L. The effects of feedback stimuli in avoidance learning depends upon the level of context fear. Southeastern Psychological Association (SEPA) Annual Meeting, March, 1996.

 

Boyd, T.L., Callen, E.J., & Papay, M. Interaction of dosage level and temporal presentation of alcohol upon the conservation of fear. Southeastern Psychological Association (SEPA) Annual Meeting, April, 1997.

 

Callen, E.J., Boyd, T.L., & Carleton, J. The effects of alcohol on conflict in rats: Examination of an interference-reduction theory. Southeastern Psychological Association (SEPA) Annual Meeting, April, 1997.

 

Teaching

v     Introductory Psychology

v     Abnormal Psychology

v     Introduction to Clinical Psychology

v     Human Sexuality

v     Behavior Therapy Laboratory

v     Research Seminar

v     Honors Research Thesis

 University Service

 Faculty Committees

v     Honors, Awards, and Scholarship Committee (1979-1981)

v     Library Committee (1981-1983)

v     Faculty Welfare Committee (1981-1984)

v     Nominating Committee (1983-1986)

v     Outstanding Student Recruitment Committee (1983-1986)

v     Computer Services Committee (1983-1986)

v     Human Research Ethics Committee (1984-1987; 1996-present)

v     Promotion and Tenure Committee (1987-1990)

v     New Courses and Curriculum Committee (1987)

v     University Grievance Committee (1995)

v     Institutional Animal Care and Utilization Committee(1994-present)

v     University Honors Steering Committee (1996-present)

v     Intrusive Advisement Committee (1996-present)

v     Institutional Planning Council (1997-present)

 Research/Clinical Interests

v     Physiological and behavioral/cognitive components of anxiety disorders

v     Avoidance models of fear acquisition and extinction

v     Avoidance models of alcoholism

v     Cognitive/Behavioral treatment methods of depression

v     Cognitive/Behavioral treatment methods of panic disorder

v     Cognitive/Behavioral treatment methods of obsessive-compulsive disorder

v     Stress management