Education:

Ph.D. Educational Psychology, The University of Alabama, 1991
Concentrations: Industrial/Organizational Psychology, Statistics, Rehabilitation Counseling
Dissertation: The Incidence of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) in Children Whose Mothers Experienced Extreme Psychological Stress During Pregnancy

M.A. Rehabilitation Counseling, The University of Alabama, 1984
Concentrations: Rehabilitation, Mental Health Counseling

B.S. Interdisciplinary Counseling, The University of Alabama, 1982

Experience:

Professor of Psychology (2005-present) and Assistant Chair for Curriculum (2011-Present), Acting Chair (Spring 2013)
East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, Tennessee

Associate Director of Research Design and Implementation (2020-present), ETSU/Ballad Health Strong BRAIN Institute, East Tennessee State University

Co-Founder and Board President (2019-Present), Uplift Appalachia, Johnson City, Tennessee

Co-Founder, The Holy Friendship Collaborative (2018-2020); Executive Director (2018-2019), Bristol, Tennessee

Visiting Professorial Fellow, Durham University, Durham, England, 2011-2013

Professor of Human Development and Learning and Program Coordinator, 2004-2005
Department of Human Development and Learning, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, Tennessee

Associate Professor of Human Development and Learning, 1998-2004
East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, Tennessee

Assistant Professor of Human Development and Learning, 1995-1998
East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, Tennessee

Assistant Professor of Educational and Developmental Psychology, 1991-1995.
West Georgia College, Carrollton, Georgia

Instructor, Department of Educational Psychology, 1991
The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama

Graduate Teaching Assistant, Departments of Educational Psychology and Educational Research, 1988-1990
The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama

Psychological Testing/Assessment
Disability Determination, Birmingham, Alabama, 1987-1991
Belser-Parton Reading Center, The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, 1989-1990
Sarasota Counseling and Psychotherapy Center, Nokomis, Florida, 1984

Licensed Professional Counselor, Private Practice, 1987-1988.
Tuscaloosa, Alabama

Assistant Director/Instructor, Career Planning and Placement Office, 1984-1987
The University of Alabama in Huntsville, Huntsville, Alabama

Liaison Counselor, Alabama State Department of Rehabilitation, 1984
Spain Rehabilitation Center, Birmingham, Alabama

Select Publications:

Clements, A. D. (2023). The Trauma Informed Church: Walking with Others Toward Flourishing: 2nd Edition with Study Guide. Uplift. ISBN: 979-8-9870371-1-9. Available from: https://www.amazon.com/Trauma-Informed-Church-Walking-Flourishing/dp/B0CD8TR386

Clements, A. D., Brown, L., Steckel, S., Quinn, M., van Zyl, M. A., Morelen, D., & Dixon, W. E., Jr. (2022). Measuring trauma resilience in higher education settings in Trauma-Informed Pedagogies: A Guide for Responding to Crisis and Inequality in Higher Education (Thompson, P. & Carello, J., eds.). Palgrave McMillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-92705-9_14

Clements, A. D., Brown, L., Steckel, S., Quinn, M., van Zyl, M. A., Morelen, D., & Dixon, Wallace E., Jr. (2022). Higher Education Trauma Resilience Assessment (HETRA) in Trauma-Informed Pedagogies: A Guide for Responding to Crisis and Inequality in Higher Education (Thompson, P. & Carello, J., eds.). Palgrave McMillan. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-92705-9

Clements, T. P., & Clements, A. D. (2020). Community is the vehicle to recovery. In From the Front Lines of the Appalachian Addiction Crisis: Healthcare Providers Discuss Opioids, Meth and Recovery. (Wendy Welch, Ed.) McFarland Press. https://mcfarlandbooks.com/product/from-the-front-lines-of-the-appalachian-addiction-crisis/

Haas, B., & Clements, A. D. (2019). Building a Trauma Informed System of Care [Toolkit]. Nashville, TN: Building Strong Brains Tennessee. https://www.tn.gov/content/dam/tn/dcs/documents/for-providers/procurement/Building%20a%20Trauma%20Informed%20System%20of%20Care%20Toolkit.pdf

Clements, A. D. (2004). Homeschooling: A research-based how-to manual. ScarecrowEducation.

Stubbs, B., Hoots, V., Clements, A., & Bailey, B. (2019). Psychosocial well-being and efforts to quit smoking in pregnant women of South-Central Appalachia. Addictive Behaviors Reports. 9, 1-5. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.abrep.2019.100174  

Clements, A. D., Cyphers, N. A., Hoots, V., & Barnet, J. (2019). Readiness of the Southern Appalachian Church to Address the Opioid Crisis. [Abstract]. Annals of Behavioral Medicine, 53, Supplement 1, S537.

Hoots, V. M., Stephens, R. A., Clements, A. D., & Bailey, B. (2019). Perinatal risk factors of postpartum depression in adolescent mothers of South-Central Appalachia [Abstract]. Annals of Behavioral Medicine, 53, Supplement 1, S79.

Hoots, V. M., Barnet, J., Morelen, D., Haas, B., & Clements, A. D. (2019). Self-Assessed Change Attributed to Trauma-Informed Care (TIC) Training [Abstract]. Annals of Behavioral Medicine, 53, Supplement 1, S595.

Cyphers, N. A. A., & Clements, A. D. (2018). Assessing religious commitment: The Religious Surrender and Attendance Satisfaction Scale. Journal of Christian Nursing, 35(4), 250-257. DOI: 10.1097/CNJ.0000000000000531

Clements, A. D., & Cyphers (2018). Addressing intimate partner violence: Development of a trauma informed workforce [Abstract]. Annals of Behavioral Medicine, 52, Supplement 1, S149.

Clements, A. D., Henninger, M. W., Rothman, E. F., & Newton, T. (2018). Symposium entitled Intimate partner violence predicts poor health, but maybe help is on the way? [Abstract]. Annals of Behavioral Medicine, 52, Supplement 1, S149.