Barbara is married to Dan, who is also a psychologist, and they have two children who are both in college. She has a private psychological practice in Norfolk, NE and enjoys cross country bicycling in the summer.
Education
B.A. Drake University Mathematics
M.Ed., University of Missouri - Columbia, Counseling and Personnel Services
Ph.D., University of Missouri - Columbia, Counseling Psychology
Masters of Legal Studies (M.L.S.), University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Areas of Interest
Clinical psychology
Child sexual abuse/Victims and perpetrators
Forensic interviewing skills
Multidisciplinary child abuse/neglect teams
Mental health issues in children and adults
Professional Activities & Community Service
Member, American Psychological Association
Member, Nebraska Psychological Association
Member, American Society of Clinical Hypnosis
Member, National Register of Health Service Providers
CCFL Projects
Curriculum Development: Introduction to Interviewing; Child Sexual Abuse: Adult Offenders; Child Sexual Abuse: Juvenile Offenders; Mental Health Issues and Dual Diagnosis; Worker Safety: Self-Defense; "Small Voices:" Advanced Skill Building in Child Interviewing.
Resource Center on Child Abuse and Neglect Teams (RCCANT): Provides technical assistance and training to county multidisciplinary child abuse and neglect investigation and treatment teams throughout the state of Nebraska.
Selected Projects/Publications
Ells, M., Sturgis, B.J., & Wright, G. (2002). Behind the drug: The child victims of meth labs. American Prosecutors Research Institute National Center for Prosecution of Child Abuse Update, 15 (2).
Sturgis B.J. (2001) Enhancing interviewer effectiveness: A second generation Therapeutic Jurisprudence project. Paper presented at the Second International Therapeutic Jurisprudence Conference, Cincinnati, Ohio.
Sturgis, B.J. (1999) Applying lessons from medical experience to reduce legal trauma to child victim/witnesses. Paper presented at the combined AP-LS, EAP&L Psychology and Law Conference, Dublin, Ireland.
Sturgis, B.J. (1997) Final report: Sexual offense prevention programming for Nebraska. Center on Children, Families and the Law.
Schopp, Robert F. & Sturgis, Barbara J. (1995). Sexual predators and legal mental illness for civil commitment. Behavioral Science and the Law, 13, 437-458.
Schopp, R.F., Sturgis, B.J., & Sullivan, M. (1994). Battered woman syndrome, expert testimony, and the distinction between justification and excuse. University of Illinois Law Review, 1994, 45-113.
