Associate Professor
Ph.D., University of Minnesota, 1983
Child Sexual Abuse, Developmental Psychopathology

Email: nezworski@utdallas.edu
Alt. Email: tnezworski@callier.utdallas.edu
Phone: 214-905-3040
Office: CA A240

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About Teresa Nezworski

As a tenured associate professor in the School of Brain and Behavioral Sciences, my principal responsibilities and time commitment have been to clinical administration at the Callier Center for Communication Disorders. My professional certifications include state licensure as a psychologist, school psychologist and registration as a national health service provider in psychology. In this capacity, I work closely with the Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology programs to provide state of the art care to patients with primary communication disorders and contributing mental health problems. The Psychology Department provides consultation to the Cochlear Implant Team (children with severe to profound hearing impairments), the Tinnitus & Hyperacusis Treatment Team (middle aged to senior adults with problem tinnitus), the Augmentative Communication Team (children and adults with severe neurological impairments) and the Child Study Team (preschoolers with pervasive developmental disorders).

My teaching responsibilities are closely linked to my clinical work. I regularly teach courses on child psychopathology and related topics.

Research Interests

In broad terms, I am most interested in increasing our understanding of how families promote their children's emotional adjustment over the life-span. Examination of family factors that place children at risk for maladjustment is an alternative perspective on this. Currently, I am studying family factors that increase successful adjustment and use of cochlear implant devices among hearing-impaired children.

Recent Publications

Wood, J.A., Nezworski, M.T., Garb, H.N. and Lilienfield, S.O. (2003). What’s wrong with the Rorschach? Science confronts the controversial inkblot test. Jossey-Bass.

Garb, H.N., Wood, J.M., Lilienfeld, S.O., and Nezworski, M.T. (2002). Effective use of projective techniques in clinical practice: Let the data help with selection and interpretation. Professional Psychology: Research and Practice, 33, 454-463.

Wood, J.M., Garb, H.N., Lilienfeld, S.O. and Nezworski, M.T. (2002). Clinical assessment. Annual Review of Psychology, 53: 519-543.