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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)

Professional Experience

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.

Teaching Experience

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.

Honors & Awards

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

Professional Affiliations

1990 - present - American Psychological Society
1989 - present - Society for Neuroscience

Research Interests

Outcome and process evaluation in applied settings
Institutional Research (Education)

Teaching Interests

Statistics and Experimental Design for Behavioral Sciences
Introduction to Psychology

References

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

Publications

Research Articles

Illich, P.A., & Grau, J.W. (1990). The impact of shock on reactivity to a tactile stimulus.
Learning and Motivation, 21, 287-298.
Grau, J.W., Biles, M.K., & Illich, P.A. (1991). The impact of naltrexone and morphine tolerance on mild shock-induced hypoalgesia. Psychobiology, 85, 85-90.
Grau, J.W., Illich, P.A., Chen, P.S., & Meagher, M.W. (1991). The role of cholinergic systems in pain modulation I: The impact of scopolamine on environmentally induced hypoalgesia and pain reactivity. Behavioral Neuroscience, 105, 62-81.
Illich, P.A., Allen, A.R., & Grau, J.W. (1991). Long-term effects of food deprivation I: Impact on pain reactivity and shock-induced hypoalgesia. Psychobiology, 19, 345-354.
Illich, P.A., & Grau, J.W. (1991). Conditioned changes in pain reactivity I: A discrete CS elicits hypoalgesia, not hyperalgesia, on the tail-flick test. Learning and Motivation, 22, 421-438.
Biles, M.K., Illich, P.A., & Grau, J.W. (1992). Long-term effects of food deprivation II: Impact on morphine reactivity. Psychobiology, 20, 85-91.
Illich, P.A., Joynes, R.L., & Walters, E.T. (1994). Response-specific inhibition during general facilitation of defensive responses in Aplysia. Behavioral Neuroscience, 108, 1-10.
Illich, P.A., Salinas, J.A., & Grau, J.W. (1994). Latent inhibition, overshadowing and blocking of a conditioned antinociception response in spinalized rats. Behavioral Neural Biology.
Clatworthy, A.L., Illich, P.A., Castro, G.A., & Walters, E.T. (1995). Role of peri-axonal inflammation in the development of thermal hyperalgesia and guarding behavior in a rat model of neuropathic pain. Neuroscience Letters, 184, 5-8.
Illich, P.A., King, T., & Grau, J.W. (1995). Mild shock-induced hyperalgesia I: Whether hypo-or hyperalgesia is observed depends on how pain reactivity is tested. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Animal Behavior Processes, 21, 331-347.
Illich, P.A., & Walters, E.T. (1995). Nociceptive responses and sensitization of LE siphon sensory neurons in Aplysia. Society for Neuroscience Abstracts, 21, 1679.
Lichtenberger, L.M., Ulloa, C., Vanous, A.L., Romero, J.J., Dial, E.J., Illich, P.A., & Walters, E.T. (1996). Zwitterionic phosopholipids enhance aspirin has therapeutic activity, as demonstrated in rodent model systems. Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics, 277, 1221-1227.
Lichtenberger, L.M., Ulloa, C., Romero, J.J., Vanous, A.L., Illich, P.A., & Dial, E.J. (1996). Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug and phospholipid drugs: combination therapy with antiscretory agents in rats. Gastroenterology, 111, 990-995.
Illich, P.A., & Walters, E.T. (1997). Mechanosensory neurons innervating Aplysia siphon encode noxious stimuli and display nociceptive sensitization. The Journal of Neuroscience, 17, 459- 469.
Coon, G., Pena, D.R., & Illich, P.A. (in press, Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment). Relation between social support and self- efficacy among substance abusers.
Illich, P.A., Pena, D.R., & Zettel, J. (in preparation). Integrating program evaluation with clinical practice in urban substance abuse treatment facility.

Published Abstracts and Presentations

Biles, M.D., Illich, P.A., & Grau, J.W. (1989). Previously food deprived rats exhibit an exaggerated morphine analgesia: Society for Neuroscience Abstracts, 15, 847.
Illich, P.A., & Grau, J.W. (1989). Previously food deprived rats exhibit a naltrexone reversible increase in both reactivity to shock and shock-induced analgesia. Society for Neuroscience Abstracts, 15, 847.
Salinas, J.A., Illich, P.A., & Grau, J.W. (1989). Conditioned antinociception in the spinalized rat. Society for Neuroscience Abstracts, 15, 847.
Chen, P.S., Illich, P.A., Meagher, M.W., & Grau, J.W. (1990). The impact of scopolamine on conditioned and shock-induced analgesia. Society for Neuroscience Abstracts, 16, 99.
Salinas, J.A., Illich, P.A., & Grau, J.W. (1990). Latent inhibition and overshadowing of a conditioned antinociceptive response in the spinalized rat. Society for Neuroscience Abstracts, 16, 99.
Allen, A.R., Illich, P.A., Meagher, M.W., & Grau, J.W. (1991). Whether conditioned analgesia is opioid mediated depends on shock intensity but not stimulus duration. Society for Neuroscience Abstracts, 17, 110.
Chen, P.S., Illich, P.A., Meagher, M.W., & Grau, J.W. (1991). Impact of scopolamine and yohimbine on pain reactivity and shock-induced antinociception in spinalized rats. Society for Neuroscience Abstracts, 17, 1374.
Illich, P.A., Burks, K.D., & Grau, J.W. (1991). Associative learning of an antinociceptive response at the level of the spinal cord in intact rats. Society for Neuroscience Abstracts, 17, 1008.
Illich, P.A., Parker, C.W., Burks, K.D., & Grau, J.W. (1992). Mild shock produces an unconditioned, naltrexone-insensitive increase in reactivity on the vocalization magnitude and threshold tests. Society for Neuroscience Abstracts, 18, 1026.
Parker, C.W., Illich, P.A., Grau, J.W., & Meagher, M.W. (1992). Controllable, but not uncontrollable shock elicits an antinociception in spinalized rats. Society for Neuroscience Abstracts, 18, 1026.
Hickie, C., Illich, P.A., & Walters, E.T. (1993). Motor neuronal correlates of siphon response inhibition and transformation in Aplysia. Society for Neuroscience Abstracts, 19, 578.
Illich, P.A., Joynes, R.L., Hickie, C., & Walters, E.T. (1993). Inhibition and facilitation of competing siphon responses in Aplysia following noxious stimulation. Society for Neuroscience Abstracts, 19, 578.
Walters, E.T., Illich, P.A., & Hickie, C. (1993). Inking and siphon response plasticity in Aplysia: Anti-predator and alarm signal functions. Society for Neuroscience Abstracts, 19, 578.
Illich, P.A., Le, P.N.P., Castro, G., Walters, E.T., & Clatworthy, A.L. (1994). Thermal hyperalgesia and guarding behavior after loose ligation of the rat sciatic nerve are produced by a foreign body reaction. Society for Neuroscience Abstracts, 20.
Illich, P.A., & Walters, E. T., (1995). Nociceptive responses and sensitization of LE siphon sensory neurons in Aplysia. Society for Neuroscience Abstracts, 21, 1679.