QUALIFIED MEDICAL EXAMINER, CA

EDUCATION
1988 - 1990 Northwestern University, M.A., Psychology
1984 - 1988 University of Washington, B.A., Psychology, Phi Beta Kappa
1991 - 1995 University of Wisconsin - Madison, Ph.D., Psychology (APA Approved)
1994 - 1995 University of California, San Diego School of Medicine
Children’s Hospital Outpatient Psychiatry and San Diego VA Medical Center, Internship
1995 - 1997 University of California, San Diego School of Medicine
Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Post-Doctoral Fellowship
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
Clinical Professor - Stanford University Medical School, Psychiatry and Anesthesia/Pain
Medical Staff - Stanford University Medical School
Member - California Society of Industrial Medicine and Surgery
Reviewer, Journal of Interpersonal Violence.
PUBLICATIONS

Kirz, J.L., Drescher, K.D., Klein, J.L., Gusman, F.D., & Schwartz, M.F. (2001). MMPI-2 assessment of differential post-traumatic stress disorder patterns in combat veterans and sexual assault victims. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 16 (7), 619-639.

Kirz, J.L., Klein, J.L., Drescher, K.D., Schwartz, M.F., & Gusman, F.D. A comparison of combat and civilian trauma. American Psychological Association Conference (August, 1997).

Kirz, J.L. Psychological testing of the chronic pain patient: What testing can tell you and what it can’t. CWCE Magazine. Jan-Feb, 2002.

Borbely, C.J. & Kirz, J.L. Risk factors associated with adolescent alcohol use versus problem use. American Psychological Association Conference (August, 1998).

Feinberg, S., Mackey, S. & Kirz, J.L. Symptom Magnification. CWCE Magazine. May, 2001.

Hunter, G.C., Gomez, M., Ankarlo, G., Kirz, J.L., & Norbury, G. (1997). Cohesion, self-disclosure, and stage development in group therapy leadership training: Potential limitations of a common teaching model. ERIC No. ED401 726.

Stice, E., Kirz, J., & Borbely, C. (2002). Disentangling adolescent substance use from problem use within a clinical sample. Journal of Adolescent Research, 17, 123-143.

Stice, E., Kirz, J.L. Differential prediction of adolescent substance use and problem use in a clinical setting. Society for Research on Adolescence. San Deigo, CA (February, 1998).

LECTURES

Multiple presentations within the Departments of Anesthesia and Psychiatry at Stanford, including: The Use of Psychological Testing in the Assessment of Chronic Pain, Understanding Group Dynamics, Somatoform Disorders and Malingering, Managing Difficult to Treat Patients, Cognitive-Behavioral Group Therapy, Cognitive-Behavioral Intervention in the Treatment of Chronic Pain, and multiple others.

Pain Assessment and Pain Management, Stanford University Medical School, Physician Assistant/Nurse Practitioner Lecture Series, July, 2005.

Psychological Aspects of Chronic Pain, California Society for Industrial Medicine and Surgery Mid-Summer Conference, Los Angeles, June, 2005.

Behavioral Modification of Pain. Department of Anesthesia, Course #210-0-01, Stanford University School of Medicine, May, 2000.

Behavioral Management of Chronic Benign Pain. Prime Multidisciplinary Educational Conference, San Diego VA Healthcare System, May 1998.

Psychological Adjustment in Spinal Cord Injury. Paralyzed Veterans of America, Health Care Advocate Training, San Diego, May 1998.