Bernadette Gray-Little
17th Chancellor of the University of Kansas
Office230 Strong Hall
University of Kansas
Lawrence, Kansas 66045
p (785) 864-3131
f (785) 864-4120
Education
1970 Ph.D. St. Louis University, St. Louis, MO
Field: Psychology
Psychology Internship, Malcolm Bliss Hospital, St. Louis, MO
1968 M. S. Psychology, St. Louis University, St. Louis, MO
1966 A. B. Psychology, (High Honors), Marywood College, Scranton, PA
Employment History
2006 Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost
2004-2006 Dean, College of Arts and Sciences
2001- 2004 Executive Associate Provost
1999-2001 Senior Associate Dean - Undergraduate Education
1993-1998 Chair, Department of Psychology
1983-93 Director, Graduate Program in Clinical Psychology
1971-1982 Professor, Assistant to Full, Psychology, University of North Carolina
1971-76 Assistant Director and Supervisor, Family Practice Center
Specialized Training
2003 SACS Re-accreditation Training
2003 Department Chairs Leadership Workshop (Gmelch)
2002 Development Workshop , UNC-CH
2000 AACU Conference on Curriculum Reform.
2001 Executive Coaching, Center for Creative Leadership (CCL)
2000 Benchmark Certification, Center for Creative Leadership
1999 Leadership Development Program, CCL, Colorado Springs
1998 Training for Leadership Development, CCL, Greensboro, NC
1993 Certificate, Bridges Program in Academic Leadership for Women
Honors & Awards
2009 Distinguished Service Award, UNC General Alumni Association
2008 Order of the Grail-Valkyries Honorary Society
2007 Order of the Golden Fleece #1810, UNC-Chapel Hill
2007 Frank Porter Graham Honor Society, UNC-Chapel Hill
1997 William Stauder Alumni Merit Award, St. Louis University
1996 Distinguished Alumna, Marywood College
1994 Kenan competitive Research Leave
1982 National Research Council- Ford Foundation Senior Fellow
1982 Spencer Foundation Young Scholars Awards
1970 Fulbright Fellow, University of Copenhagen
Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Xi
Fellow, American Psychological Association
Editorial & Review
1989-2005 Associate Editor, American Psychologist
1994-96 Consulting Editor, Professional Psychology
1992-94 Consulting Editor, Psychological Assessment
Ad hoc Reviewer: Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, Social Psychology Quarterly, Journal of Marriage and the Family, Psychological Bulletin, Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, Journal of Family Psychology
Professional Memberships
Fellow, American Psychological Association (Division 12)
Licensed as a Practicing Psychologist by the NC State Board
AAU provosts
Advisory Board Company - University Leadership Council
Selected Publications
Gray-Little, B. (In press). Diversity in research universities. Research Library Issues.
http://www.arl.org/resources/pubs/rli/.
Gray-Little, B. (2009). The assessment of psychopathology in racial and ethnic minorities. In J.
N. Butcher (ed.), Clinical personality assessment: Practical Applications. 3rd Ed. NY: Oxford,
pp 402-420.
Hamby, S. L. & Gray-Little, B. (2007) Can Battered Women Cope? A Critical Analysis of Research on
Women's Responses to Violence. In K. Kendall-Tackett & S. Giacomoni (eds.), Intimate partner violence. Civic Research Institute, Inc., Kingston, NJ: Civic Research Institute, Inc., pp. 28-1-- 28-15. Reprinted (2009). Family and Intimate Partner Violence Quarterly.
Williford, L. & Gray-Little, B. Faculty Salary Equity: A Study by the Office of the Executive Vice
Chancellor and Provost. http://www.ais.unc.edu/ir/equity/, November 2002.
Hafdahl, A. R. & Gray-Little, B. (2002). Explicating methods in reviews of race and self-esteem.
Psychological Bulletin 128(3), 409-416.
Hamby, S. L. & Gray-Little, B. (2002). Labeling partner violence. In D. Schichor & S. G.
Tibbets Victims and Victimization. Waveland Press, Prospects Heights, IL, pp. 155-169.
Gray-Little, B. (2002). The assessment of psychopathology in racial and ethnic minorities. In J. N.
Butcher (Ed.), Clinical personality assessment: Practical Applications. 2nd Edition. NY: Oxford,
pp. 171-189.
Pukkila, P. J., Taylor, D. E., Gray-little, B. (2001). Why establish an Office of Undergraduate Research?
Council on Undergraduate Research Quarterly, June, pp. 177-179.
Gray-Little, B., & Hafdahl, A. R., (2000). Factors influencing racial comparisons of self-esteem: A
quantitative synthesis. Psychological Bulletin, 126, 26-54.
Hamby, S. L. & Gray-Little, B. (2000). Labeling partner violence: when do we differentiate among acts?
Victims and Violence, 15, 173-186.
Gray-Little, B. & Kaplan, D .A. (2000). Ethnicity and race and psychotherapy research. In C. R. Snyder
& R. E. Ingram (Eds.), Handbook of psychological change. New York: Wiley, pp. 591-613.
Gray-Little, B. & Kaplan, D. A. (1998). The interpretation of psychological tests in diagnostic and
forensic evaluations. In C. Frisby et al. (Eds.), Test interpretations for diverse individuals.
Washington, DC: American Psychological Association, pp. 141-178.
Hersh, K. & Gray-Little, B. (1998). Personality traits and attitudes associated with self-reported sexual
aggression in college men. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 13 (4).
Hamby, S. L., & Gray-Little, B. (1997). Responses to partner violence: moving away from deficit
models. Journal of Family Psychology, 11, 339-350.
Gray-Little, B., Williams, V. S., & Hancock, T. (1997). An IRT analysis of the Rosenberg Self-esteem
Scale. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 25 (5), 445-451.
Gray-Little, B. & Carels, R. (1997). The effects of racial dissonance on academic self-esteem and
achievement in elementary, junior high, and high school students. Journal of Research on Adolescence, 7(2), 109-131.
Gray-Little, B., Baucom, D. H., Hamby, S. (1996). Marital power, marital adjustment, and treatment
outcome. Journal of Family Psychology, 10, 292-303.
Hamby, S. L., Poindexter, V. C., and Gray-Little, B. (1996). Four measures of partner violence: Construct
similarity and classification differences. Journal of Marriage and the Family, 58, 127-139.
Gray-Little, B. (1995). The assessment of psychopathology in racial and ethnic minorities. In J.
N. Butcher (Ed.), Practical considerations in clinical personality assessment. New York, NY:
Oxford University Press.
Gray-Little, B. & Clark, P. L. (1991). Effect of economic resources on marital quality in black
married couples. Journal of Marriage and the Family, 53, 645-655.
Gray-Little, B. and Burks, N. (1983). Power and satisfaction in marriage: A review and critique.
Psychological Bulletin, 93, 513-538.
Gray-Little, B. (1982). Power processes and marital quality among black couples. Journal of
Marriage and the Family, 44, 633-646.
Gray-Little, B. (1980). Race and Inequity. Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 10, 468-481.
Lowman, J., Galinsky, M. D., and Gray-Little, B.G. (1980). Predicting Achievement: A ten year
follow-up of black and white adolescents. Chapel Hill, NC: IRSS Publications.
Selected Service to Scientific & Professional Organizations
2007 Board of Directors, BioOne Online Journals
2003-2005 American Psychological Association- Accreditation Appeal Panel
2001, 2002, 2006 NIMH Grant Review Panel
2001-2005 Reinvention Center (On Undergraduate Education), Advisory Board
1998-1999 Board of Directors, Council of Graduate Departments of Psychology
1997 Committee of Visitors, NSF Program in Decision and Risk Management Sciences
1996 Committee of Visitors, NSF Program in Human Cognition and Perception
1995 National Advisory Environmental Health Sciences Council (NIEHS)
1995-97 NSF Advisory Committee for Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences
1993-99 NIEHS Data and Safety Monitoring Board, Treatment of Lead-Exposed Children
1993-94 Accreditation Committee, American Psychological Association (APA)
1992-94 Board of Directors, Division 12, APA
1992-94 Board of Directors, Council of University Directors of Clinical Psychology
1990-92 Board of Educational Affairs, APA




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