Name: Glenda C. Prkachin

 

Degree

University

Department

Year

B.A. (Honours)

Carleton

Psychology

1973

M.A.

Carleton

Psychology

1974

Ph.D.

University of B.C.

Psychology

1978

 

SCHOLARLY AND PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES

As Glenda C. Prkachin:

Publications:

 

Prkachin, G.C., Casey, C., & Prkachin, K.M.(2009).  Alexithymia and  perception of facial expressions of emotion.  Personality and Individual Differences, 46, 412-417.

 

Smith, L. Kelly, K.D., Prkachin, G.C., & Voaklander, D.C. (2008).  The prevalence of cerebral palsy in British Columbia 1991-1995.   Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences, 35, 342-347.

 

Parker, P.D., Prkachin, K.M., & Prkachin, G.C., (2005).  Processing of facial expressions of negative emotions in alexithymia: the influence of temporal context.  Journal of Personality, 73, 1088-1107.

 

Prkachin, G. C. (2003). The effects of orientation on detection and identification of facial expressions of emotion.  The British Journal of Psychology, 94, 45-62.

 

Prkachin, G. C. & Prkachin, K. M. (1994). Adaptation to facial expressions of emotion. Cognition and Emotion, 8(1), 55-64.

 

Book Chapters

 

 Prkachin, K.M. & Prkachin, G.C. Psychophysiologic disorders. (2009). In: W. Marshall & P. Firestone (Eds.), Abnormal  Psychology.  (4th Ed.).  Toronto: Prentice- Hall.

 

Prkachin, K. M. & Prkachin, G. C. (2002). Psychophysiologic disorders. In W. Marshall & P. Firestone (Eds.), Abnormal Psychology. (Second Ed.). Toronto: Prentice-Hall.

 

Prkachin, K. M. & Prkachin, G. C. (1999). Psychophysiologic disorders. In W. Marshall & P. Firestone (Eds.), Abnormal Psychology. Toronto: Prentice- Hall.

 

Workshops

 

Glenda C. Prkachin (2010). “The Brain and Beyond: Understanding the Brain and its Responses to Trauma”:  Police Victim Services of B.C., 25th Annual Training Symposium, Burnaby, B.C., May 13th, 2010

 

Presentations To Scholarly Groups:

 

Prkachin, G.C. & Allen, .J. (2010).  Perception of body size: an examination of Parent’s estimated BMI categories for an active population of children.  3rd Conference on Recent Advances in the Prevention and Treatment of Childhood & Adolescent Obesity: Families in Focus, Oct. 28-29, Hamilton, Ont.

 

Prkachin, G.C., Orlando, J.A. & Prkachin, K.M. (2010). Dissociating the Correlation between Alexithymia and Anxiety .  American Psychosomatic Society, March 11, 2010, Portland, Oregon.

 

Prkachin , G.C.  (2009) Infant Perception of Expressions of Emotion.  American Psychosomatic Society, March 4, 2009, Chicago, Illinois.  Citation Poster Award.

 

Locheed, K. & Prkachin, G.C., (2008).   Anxiety Enhances Sensitivity to Faces Expressing Anger: The impact of Gender and Direction of Gaze. Canadian Society for Brain, Behaviour and Cognitive Science: London, Ont.  June, 2008. 

 

Prkachin, G.C. (2008) Infant perception of facial expressions of emotion. Canadian Society for Brain, Behaviour and Cognitive Science: London, Ont.  June, 2008. 

 

Allen , B.J. & Prkachin, G.C. (2008) Perception of Body Size: An examination of Parent’s estimate of BMI categories for an active population of children.  The  2nd Annual Northern Health Research Days Conference.  Terrace, B.C. April 21, 2008.

 

 Prkachin, G.C. (2006).  Anxiety Enhances the Perception of Angry Faces.  American Psychosomatic Society, Denver, Colorado, March, 2006.

 

Prkachin, G. C. (2002, May). The perception of fear. Canadian society for Brain, Behavior and Cognitive Science: Annual Meeting, Vancouver, B.C.

Nordstokke, D. & Prkachin, G. C. (2002, May). The perception of unilateral facial expressions of emotion. Canadian society for Brain, Behavior and Cognitive Science: Annual Meeting, Vancouver, B.C.

Prkachin, G. C. (2001, June). Adaptation to moving facial expressions of emotion. Canadian society for Brain, Behavior and Cognitive Science: Annual Meeting, Laval, Que.

 

Prkachin, G. C. & Prkachin, K. M. (2001, March). Alexithymia and detection of facial expressions of emotion. American Psychosomatic Society: Annual Scientific Meeting, Monterey CA.

Prkachin, G. C., Beaumont, S. & Prkachin, K. M. (1999, April). Cardiovascular, neuroendocrine, and behavioural responses of aggressive and withdrawn children to social and emotion provocation. Society for Research in Child Development Conference. Albuquerque.

Prkachin, G. C. (1998, January). Behavioural dissociations of fear from other expressions of emotion. Paper presented at Twelfth Annual Joseph R. Royce Research Conference. University of Alberta.

Prkachin, G. C. (1998, June). A behavioural dissociation of the perception of facial expressions of emotion. Brain, Behaviour, and Cognitive Science, Ottawa.

Prkachin, Glenda Midgley, Bergin, D., & Prkachin, K. M. (1989, June). Development of recognition of facial expression compared to patterned objects. Paper presented at the meeting of the Canadian Psychological Association, Halifax.

As Glenda C. Midgley:

Publications:

Midgley, G. C., Wilkie, D. M., & Tees, R. C. (1988). Effects of superior colliculus lesions on rats' orienting and detection of neglected visual cues. Behavioral Neuroscience, 102, 93-100.

Midgley, G. C., & Tees, R. C. (1986). Reinstatement of orienting behaviour by d amphetamine in rats with superior colliculus lesions. Behavioral Neuroscience, 100, 246-255.

Midgley, G. C., & Tees, R. C. (1983). The effect of visual experience on the habituation of orienting behavior. Behavioral Neuroscience, 97, 624 638.

Midgley, G. C., & Tees, R. C. (1981). Orienting behaviour by rats with visual cortical and subcortical lesions. Experimental Brain Research, 41, 316-328.

Midgley, G. C., Prkachin, K. M., & Tees, R. C. (1981). Exploratory behavior of rats with visual cortical and subcortical lesions. Physiological Psychology, 9, 152-156.

Tees, R. C., Midgley, G. C., & Nesbitt, J. C. (1982). Generalization after form discrimination in light reared and dark reared rats. Developmental Psychobiology, 15, 159-170.

Tees, R. C., & Midgley, G. C. (1982). Specifying the effects of visual deprivation on the rat's ability to recognize patterns. Canadian Journal of Psychology, 36, 488-496.

Tees, R. C., Midgley, G. C., & Nesbitt, J. C. (1981). The effect of early visual experience on spatial maze learning in rats. Developmental Psychobiology, 14, 425-438.

Tees, R. C., Midgley, G., & Bruinsma, Y. (1980). Effect of controlled rearing on the development of stimulus seeking behavior in rats. Journal of Comparative and Physiological Psychology, 94, 1003-1018.

Tees, R. C., & Midgley, G. (1978). Extent of recovery of function after sensory deprivation in the rat. Journal of Comparative and Physiological Psychology, 92, 742-749.

Tees, R. C., Bruinsma, Y., & Midgley, G. (1978). The effect of visual deprivation in the rat on transfer effects after form discrimination training. Developmental Psychobiology, 11, 31-49.

Presentations To Scholarly Groups:

Midgley, G. C., Wilkie, D. M., & Tees, R. C. (1987, June). Detection of neglected visual cues by rats with superior colliculus lesions. Paper presented at the meeting of the Canadian Psychological Association, Vancouver.

Midgley, G. C. (1986, November). Exploratory behavior of rats with visual lesions and apomorphine treatment. Paper presented at the meeting of the Society for Neuroscience, Washington.

Midgley, G. C. (1983, November). Visually guided avoidance behavior by rats with expanded ipsilateral pathways. Paper presented at the meeting of the Society for Neuroscience, Boston, Massachusetts.

Midgley, G. C., & Tees, R. C. (1982, November). Reinstatement of orienting behavior in rats with superior colliculus lesions by d-amphetamine. Paper presented at the meeting of the Society for Neuroscience, Minneapolis.

Midgley, G. C., & Tees, R. C. (1981, June). Visual cliff performance by rats with expanded ipsilateral pathways. Paper presented at the meeting of the Canadian Psychological Association, Toronto, Ontario.

Midgley, G. C. (1981, November). Visually guided orienting behavior by rats with expanded ipsilateral visual pathways. Paper presented at the meeting of the Society for Neuroscience, Los Angeles, California.

Midgley, G. C., & Tees, R. C. (1980, June). Orienting behaviour of rats with expanded ipsilateral pathways. Paper presented at the Canadian Psychology Association Meeting, Calgary, Alberta.

Midgley, G. C., & Tees, R. C. (1979, November). A neurobehavioral investigation or visual orienting behavior in the rat. Paper presented at the meeting of the Society for Neuroscience, Atlanta, Georgia.

Midgley, G. C., & Tees, R. C. (1979). A neurobehavioral investigation of orienting behavior in rats with visual cortex and subcortical lesions. Paper presented at the Canadian Psychology Association Meeting, Quebec City, Quebec.

Midgley, G. (1976, June). The ontogeny of habituation to a visual stimulus in the neonatal rat. Paper presented at the Canadian Psychology Association Meeting, Toronto, Ontario.

Midgley, G. (1975). The ontogeny of habituation to an auditory stimulus in the neonatal rat. Paper presented at the Canadian Psychology Association Meeting, Quebec City, Quebec.


ACADEMIC/PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

Date

Rank & Position

Department

Institution

1993-

Associate Professor

Psychology

University of Northern B.C.

1985-1991

Assistant Professor
(Part-time)

Psychology

Wilfrid Laurier University, Guelph, & U. of Waterloo

1984-1985

Associate Professor

Psychology

Mount Allison University

1982-1984

Assistant Professor

Psychology

Mount Allison University

1980-1982

NSERC University Research Fellow

Psychology

University of Western Ontario

&
Assistant Professor

Psychology

University of Western Ontario

1978-1980

Killam Postdoctoral Fellow

Neuroanatomy

University of Washington

&
Instructor

Psychology

University of British Columbia



HONOURS AND AWARDS:

Wilfrid Laurier University Research Fellowship, 1986-1987
NSERC University Research Fellow, 1980-1985
Killam Post Doctoral Fellowship, 1978-1980
Canada Council Doctoral Fellowship, 1974-1977
Carleton University Graduate Student Award, 1973-1974
British Columbia Government Scholarships, 1970-1972