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Karrie Walters

Senior Instructor II
CDAC Clinic Director
College of Education, Counseling Psychology, Couples and Family Therapy, Family and Human Services
Phone: 541-346-5176
Office: 377 HEDCO Education Bldg
Research Interests: Diagnostic Assessment, Clinical Training, Transgender and Gender Non-conforming Youth, Child and Family Interventions,

Biography

Karrie P. Walters is core faculty in the CPHS department, teaching across undergraduate, masters and doctoral programs. A licensed psychologist, she specializes in psychological assessment for neurodevelopmental disorders (ADHD, Learning Disability and Autism), complex differential diagnosis, child/family interventions and clinical training. In her work with students, Karrie regularly translates current research to applied practice, integrating her 25 years of clinical experience with current best-practice, offering robust training experiences to her undergraduate and graduate students in the department of Counseling Psychology and Human Services. 

Karrie received her Masters in Special Education from the University of North Texas and her doctoral degree in counseling psychology in 2010 from the University of Oregon. She received additional internship and post doctoral training through OHSU's CDRC Eugene clinic. Karrie has worked with children and families in educational, social work and community counseling environments for over 25 years, providing a wide range of services, such as behavioral consultation in schools, intensive family therapy and comprehensive diagnostic evaluations.

Karrie served as the doctoral practicum clinical director for the Child and Family Center from 2011 - 2015.  In 2017 she founded the HEDCO Comprehensive Diagnostic Assessment Clinic (CDAC), providing advanced clinical training in comprehensive neurodevelopmental assessment to doctoral students across multiple programs, including counseling psychology, school psychology and clinical psychology. CDAC offers strength-based comprehensive evaluations for a range of Neurodevelopmental Disabilities, including Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), Learning Disabilities (including dyslexia, dyscalculia and dysgraphia) and Autism. 

Through her experience as a therapist, and as a member of a queer and trans family, Karrie regularly provides workshops and offers consultation in best practices in working with transgender and gender nonconforming youth.

Finally, Karrie is actively involved in curriculum and program development for the undergraduate Family and Human Services program, which prepares students for future careers in human serivce practice and research, including prevention science, social work, community development and counseling.

 

Education

Ph.D.      08/2010 Counseling Psychology, University of Oregon

M.A.       05/2001 Counseling and Student Personnel Psychology, University of Minnesota

M.Ed.      08/1997 Special Education: Emotional/Behavioral, University of North Texas

B.A.        05/1996 Psychology, University of North Texas

Honors and Awards

2023   Distinguished Teaching Award, College of Education

2022   City Club of Eugene; one of ten community members chosen to offer a ‘gift’ to the city in honor community contributions

2008  Donald and Darel Stein Graduate Student Teaching Award, University of Oregon

2006 Nontraditional Student Award, University of Oregon

2006 Nominee, Graduate Teaching Fellow Teaching Award, University of Oregon

2005  Nominee, Commitment to Community Award, LGBT Educational and Support Services Program, University of Oregon

Publications

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

McWhirter, A.C. & Walters, K.P. (2024) The development of ecologically integrated and culturally informed ADHD and SLD diagnostic tools for doctoral assessment training. Disabilities, 4(3), 583-615.

Walters, K.P. (2016) Instructors Manual. A supplement for D. Capuzzi & D. Gross (Eds.), Youth at risk: A prevention resource for counselors, teachers, and parents. (7h ed.)

Walters, K. P., & Kerewsky, S. D. (2014). Facing “The Squeeze”: Ideas for successfully managing fiscal-driven expansion of a human services program. National Organization for Human Services 2014 Annual Conference Proceedings

McWhirter, B.T. & Walters, K.P. (2007) Preventing and Treating Depression in Children and Adolescents. In D. Capuzzi & D. Gross (Eds.), Youth at risk: A prevention resource for counselors, teachers, and parents. (5th ed.)

Walters, K.P. (2001). The Martial Arts: A conduit for conflict education.  Women in the Martial Arts, 21, (1), 12-15.

Walters, K.P. (1997). Mind, body, and spirit:  The benefits of the martial arts for students with challenging behaviors. Reaching Today’s Youth, 2, (1), 30-33.

 

SELECTED PRESENTATIONS

Walters, K.P. (2022) Working with Transgender and Gender Creative You and the Their Families: Interventions and Implications. Invited CEU training, hosted by Vista Counseling and Consultation.

Walters, K.P. (2022) Supporting Gender-Affirming Approaches for Transgender and Gender Expansive Youth. Invited presentation at the Court Appointed Special Advocacy training sequence, Eugene, Or.

Walters, K.P. (2021) Development of ecological integrated diagnostic tools for doctoral trianing. Presented at the Western Psychological Association 2021 Conference.

Walters, K.P. 2021 Restorying the narrative: Best practices in diagnosis and interventions for transgender and gender-creative youth and their families. Training workshop for Oregon Psychological Association.  June, 2021

Walters, K.P. (2021). Working with parents in supporting Gender-Affirming Approaches for Parents of Transgender and Gender Expansive Youth.  Presented at the 2021 National Organization for Human Services Conference.

Walters, K.P. (2019) Ethics and Social Justice Advocacy for Psychologists and Psychologist Organizations. Invited ethics workshop for LPCA and OPA members.

Walters, K.P. (2019-2024) A Look at Poverty and Implicit Bias: Essential Considerations for Court Advocates. Yearly invited presentation at the Court Appointed Special Advocacy training sequence, Eugene, Or.

Walters, K.P. (2017). Keeping up-to-date: Current best practices for working with Transgender/gender fluid children and their families. Presented at the Oregon Psychological Association State Conference.

Walters, K.P. (2016). Current best practices for working with transgender/gender fluid children and their families. Presented at the National Organization for Human Services conference, Tampa, Florida

Walters, K.P. (2015). Beyond Introduction: A day in the life of a queer gender variant family. Presented at the National Organization for Human Services conference, Charlotte, North Carolina

Walters, K., Doyle, S.L., Dishion, T.J., Stormshak, E., (2011) Ecological Family Intervention and Treatment (EcoFIT)- Evidence Based Practices for Intervening in Adolescent Substance Abuse. Workshop presented at the 1st Annual Oregon Prevention Conference, Eugene, OR

 

Celiberti, D.A., Guarnaccia, C.A., Walters, K.P., Philbin, A.P. (1998). Needs assessment of siblings of children with autism:  A national survey of families in the United States.  Poster presented at the World Congress of Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies. (WCBCT), Acapulco, Mexico.

 

Research

Karrie's research and outreach interests include doctoral clinical training and supervision, best practices for transgender and gender-creative children, and ecologically based child and family interventions.