LICENSURE/CREDENTIAL
Qualified Medical Evaluator, State of California, 2010
Psychologist, State of California, PSY19239, 2003
Pupil Personnel Services, School Psychology, State of California, 2002
EDUCATION
The Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL, Ph.D., Clinical Psychology, 2001
The Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL, Ed.S., School Psychology, 2000
The Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL, M.S., Clinical Psychology, 1998
University of California, Los Angeles, CA, B.A., Psychology, 1993
University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA, Major, Psychology, 1989-1991
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Private Practice, Clinical Psychologist, Burbank, CA, 2004-present
Client Services Quality Assurance Coordinator, The Help Group, Los Angeles, CA, 2004
Outpatient Therapist, The Help Group, Los Angeles, CA, 2001-2004
Clinical Psychology Intern, The Help Group, Los Angeles, CA, 2000-2001
School Psychology Intern, Psychology Trainee (Examiner), Regional Multidisciplinary Evaluation and Consulting Center, Tallahassee, FL, 1999-2000, 1996-1997
Instructor General Psychology Course, The Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL, 1997-1998
Psychology Trainee, Florida State Hospital, Chattahoochee, FL, 1998-1999
Psychology Trainee, The Florida State University Psychology Clinic, Tallahassee, FL, 1998, 1996-1997
Lead Counselor, The Florida State University Summer Treatment Program, Tallahassee, FL, 1997
PUBLICATIONS AND POSTER PRESENTATIONS
Grancell (Ziegert), D. I., & Kistner, J. (1999, April). Prediction of fifth-grade helplessness, perceived self-worth, and perceived cognitive competence from kindergarten helplessness. Poster presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Kistner, J., & Ziegert, D. (2000, November). Longitudinal study of helplessness in young children and later depression. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Advancement of Behavior Therapy, New Orleans, LA.
Kistner, J. A., Ziegert, D. I., Castro, R., & Robertson, B. (2001). Helplessness in early childhood: Prediction of symptoms associated with depression and negative self-worth. Merrill-Palmer Quarterly, 47, 336-354.
Robertson, B., Castro, R., Grancell (Ziegert), D., & Kistner, J. (1996, November). Learned helplessness and young children’s learning goal orientations. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Advancement of Behavior Therapy, New York, NY.
Ziegert, D. I., & Kistner, J. A. (2002). Response styles theory: Downward extension to children. Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, 31, 325-334.
Ziegert, D. I., Kistner, J. A., Castro, R., & Robertson, B. (2001). Longitudinal study of young children’s responses to challenging achievement situations. Journal of Clinical Child Psychology, 72, 609-624.
