• Psy.D./ CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY
  Wright State University
  School of Professional Psychology
  1990-1994

• Bachelor of Arts /PSYCHOLOGY University of Charleston
  Charleston, WV
  1987-1990

Licensed Psychologist in WV since 2003

Licensed Psychologist in OH 1995-2009

• West Liberty University since 2006

• administering and evaluating a wide variety of personality, intelligence, and aptitude psychological tests
• mental health and therapeutic intervention protocol
• strategic direction and ongoing leadership for academic programs
• student retention
• effective pedagogy
• programmatic assessment
• test development
• Quality Matters

• WV Licensed Psychologist 2003-present
• WV Approved Supervisor
• Item Writer for the Examination for Professional Practice in Psychology Skills Assessment (EPPP2)
• Quality Matters Peer Reviewer & Content Expert

• McClain, T. (2020, October). Personality character analysis enhances scientific reasoning (2.1A, 4.1, 4.2). Poster session, Society for the Teaching of Psychology Annual Conference on Teaching, Pittsburgh, PA.
• McClain, T. (2020, August). The Name Game: WV addresses title and scope in the “master’s issue”. Poster session, American Psychological Association Annual Conference, Washington, DC.
• McClain, T. & Fletcher, T. (2020, August). Creating a Junior Seminar: Addressing APA Guidelines for the Undergraduate Psychology Major 5.5. Poster session, American Psychological Association Annual Conference, Washington, DC.
• McClain, T. (2020). Revised Chapters 11 (Personality Psychology) and 15 (Abnormal Psychology) for OpenStax Psychology 2e (Project # CONNEX190070).
• McClain, T. & Fletcher, T. (2019, Winter). Making your way through graduate school to financial security. Eye on Psi Chi, 24(2), pp. 30- 33. https://doi.org/10.24839/2164-9812.Eye24.2.30
• McClain, T. & Fletcher, T. (2019, May). Undergraduate practicum: Trials and triumphs of a small liberal arts college. Poster session presented at the Association for Psychological Science, Washington, DC.
• McClain, T. & Fletcher, T. (2019, March). Just a master’s degree? An argument for terminal M.A. clinical psychology programs. Interest group presented at the Southeastern Psychological Association, Jacksonville, FL.
• McClain, T., Fletcher, T., Stoffel, R., Marshall, M. (2018, March). Using the 2.0 APA Guidelines for the UG Psychology Major to Assess Your Curriculum,” Interest group presented at the Southeastern Psychological Association, Charleston, SC.
• Marshall, M., McClain, T., Fletcher, T. (2018, March). An Exploratory Outcome Analysis of Court-ordered Addictions Treatment. Poster presented at the Southeastern Psychological Association, Poster Presentation, Charleston, SC.
• Fletcher, T., Marshall, M., McClain, T., Meacham, R. Ballard, J. (2018, March). History of the department of psychology at West Liberty University. Invited presentation at the Southeastern Psychological Association, History of Departments of Psychology in the Southeast Symposium, Charleston, SC.
• Fletcher, T. & McClain, T. (2017, August). Psych out: Interactive and adaptable psychology program for the classroom and community. Poster session presented at the American Psychological Association Conference, Washington DC.
• Fletcher, T. & McClain, T. (2016, October). Psych Out: Mobile Psychology Lab. Poster session presented at the Society for Teaching of Psychology Annual Conference on Teaching, Poster Presentation, Atlanta, GA.
• McClain, T. (2016, Aug 11). Building motivational interviewing skills. Seminar presented to employees of Crittenton Services Inc., Wheeling, WV.
• McClain, T. (2016, Aug 13). Building motivational interviewing skills. Seminar presented to employees of Crittenton Services Inc., Wheeling, WV.
• McClain, T., Marshall, M.J., Stoffel, R., & Fletcher, T. (2015, March). Implementing Programmatic Assessment Strategies in Small Public Colleges and Universities. Interest group presented at the Southeastern Psychological Association, Hilton Head, NC.
• McClain, T. (2014). Personality psychology: Case analysis workbook. Ronkonkoma, NY: Linus Learning.
• McClain, T. (2012). Effect of teaching environment on student learning: Online versus traditional instruction. Poster session presented at the Eastern Psychological Association, Poster presentation, Pittsburgh, PA.
• McClain, T. (2011, June 7). No chinks in the armor: Protecting yourself through quality documentation. Seminar presented to employees of Crittenton Services Inc., Wheeling, WV.

Grants

• Linz, M. & McClain, T. (2019) West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission, West Virginia Behavioral Health Workforce Initiative (Grant Award # 2019-RHI-18), $25000 from 5/1/19 – 4/30/20.
• McClain, T. & Yadrick, M. (2019) SAMHSA Communities Talk Town Hall Meetings grant to prevent underage drinking

Undergraduate

• Introduction to Psychology
• Introduction to Professional Psychology
• Personality Psychology
• Psychology of Abnormal Behavior
• Clinical Psychology
• Interviewing and Practice Behaviors
• History of Psychology

Graduate

• Assessment I & II