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Paul A. Illich, Ph.D.
1400 College Drive
Waco TX 76708
(254) 299-8636
pillich@mclennan.edu

Education

1990 - 1993 Texas A&M University, College Station, TX - Ph.D. Experimental/Biological Psychology (GPA: 4.0)
1988 - 1990 Texas A&M University, College Station, TX - M. S. Experimental/Biology Psychology (GPA: 4.0)
1985 - 1987 Southwest Texas State University, San Marcos, TX - B.S. Psychology (minor: Computer Science) (GPA: 3.84)

1997 - present - McLennan Community College, Waco,TX - Sr. Director, Institutional Effectiveness, Research & Planning
Responsible for coordinating and conducting research; maintaing a central depository of research data and organizing the development, implementation, and assessment of the of the annual institutional goals.
1996 - 1997 - University of Texas Health Science Center - Houston Recovery Campus - Director of Evaluation and Research
Responsible for developing and implementing an outcome evaluation effort at a large inner-city substance abuse facility. Use evaluation data to design and implement prospective clinical research to augment existing treatment and write grant proposals for federal funds to support clinical research (National Institute on Drug Abuse).
1992 - 1996 - University of Texas Medical School Postdoctoral Research Assoc./Statistical Consultant, Dept., of Integrative Biology
Designed and conducted basic research in the areas of learning, memory, and pain modulation. Set up laboratory to conduct research on rodent model of neuropathic pain. Assisted faculty and students in the department with statistical analysis (nonparametric and parametric) and research design.
1988 - 1992 - Texas A&M University, College Station, TX - Research Assistant, Dept. of Psychology
Designed and conducted research in the areas of learning, memory, and pain modulation.

1996 - Houston Community College, Houston, TX - Psychology Instructor (Statistics for health professionals)
Responsible for the planning and implementation of an introductory level course in statistics. The course used a practical approach to understanding when and how to use both parametric and nonparametric statistics.
1995 - Houston Community College, Houston, TX - Psychology Instructor (Statistics for health professionals)
Responsible for the planning and implementation of an introductory level course in statistics (same as above).
1995 - Houston Community College, Houston, TX - Psychology Professor (Introduction to Psychology)
Responsible for the planning and implementation of an introductory level course in psychology. Duties included supervising and advising students, preparing and presenting course material, designing and implementing academic examinations.
1988 - 1992 - Texas A&M University, College Station, TX- Teaching Assistant and Guest Lecturer, Dept. Of Psychology
Prepared, administered, and scored examinations in the following courses: Learning and Memory, Sensation and Perception, Physiological Psychology. Co-taught Learning and Memory (1991), guest lectured in all other courses.
1996 - 1997 - University of Texas Health Science Center - Houston Recovery Campus Conducted workshops/seminars on importance of evaluation research.

1994 - 1996 - National Research Service Grant from the National Institute of Health ($46,000 federal award for implementation of research proposal)
1991, 1988 - Neuroscience Research Presentation Awards
1987 - CUM LAUDE Graduate

Dr. Edgar T. Walters
Department of Integrative Biology
Univ. of Texas Medical School (Houston)
P.O. Box 20708
Houston, TX 77225
(713) 792-5284

Dr. Mary Meagher
Department of Psychology
Texas A&M University
College Station, TX 77843
(409) 845-2564

Dr. James W. Grau
Department of Psychology
Texas A&M University
College Station, TX 77843
(409) 845-2584

Dr. Andrea Clatworthy
Department of Integrative Biology
Univ. of Texas Medical School (Houston)
P.O. Box 20708
Houston, TX 77225
(713) 500-6308