Education
Louisiana State University at Baton Rouge, La -1969 - 1971
University of Houston at Houston, TX: BA in Psychology - 1972 - 1972
University of Houston at Houston, TX: M.Ed. in Education - 1972 - 1974
Sam Houston State University at Huntsville, Cert. in Teaching -1974-1976
Texas A&M University at College Station, Ph.D. in Educational Psychology -1978 -1980
Past Professional Responsibilities
Private psychological practice in Trinity, TX
5/05 – 10/08 Contract instructor for CMI Education Institute
01/02 – 10/03 Contract instructors for Cross Country University
1985 – 12/01 Established and directed the Healthful Living Center, Inc.
(First privately licensed community mental health center in the State of Texas)
HONORS
Keynote speaker at the United Auto-Workers/General Motors Leadership Conference in Chicago, Ill. in March 1995.
Staff Development Award from Katy Independent School District in August of 1990
Outstanding Commendation Award from Cypress Fairbanks Independent School District on February 22, 1988
Boyd, Ph.D., L., Slay, Ph.D., T., Shiver, Ph.D., D. The Three Stage Assessment Process: Issues and Implications. Psychology of the Schools, Vol. 18, Issue 3, pp.316-322. Published online 2-14-06.
Slay, Ph.D., Tana. Effective Interventions for Working With Challenging Clients. Tape and CEU book
program available through CMI Education Institute, 1-800-726-3888,2005.
Slay, Ph.D., Tana. Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: Effective Diagnostic and Treatment
Options. Tape and book program available through Cross Country University, 2003. www.crosscountryuniversity.com.
Slay, Ph.D., Tana; McDonald, Ph.D., Ann; Palmer, Ph.D., Doug; & Carlson, M.S., Karen. Special Education and Medicine. Journal of Learning Disabilities, Vol. 16, No.2, 93-94, 1983.
Dickey, L.; Jaco, L.; Williams, L.; Sager, N.; & Slay, Ph.D., Tana. A Systematic Follow-up Approach for Mainstreaming Students with Behavior and Emotional Disorders. The Exceptional Child. Vol. 30, No. 3, Nov. 1983.