Thrudur Gunnarsdottir, Ph.D. Email & Phone Number

Iceland

Greater Denver Area

Assisted the CEO with daily operations and company priorities. Managed the research process for the development of a new medical device (a blood volume monitoring device), including a patent application, FDA 510(k) application, planning and implementing clinical research, data analysis and reporting.

Iceland

Taught online undergraduate courses; Personality Psychology, and Addiction. Supervised students for honors theses, along with performing research, analyzing data, reviewing and publishing scientific literature. Administrative responsibilities as required.

Greater St. Louis Area

Program Manager: The My Way to Health Training Initiative for the Department of Mental Health and the Coalition for Community and Behavioral Health, Missouri. Developed a train-the trainer model for childhood obesity treatment training and implementation in a community mental-health-care setting. Trained mental health providers in delivering treatment for childhood and adult obesity. Program evaluation, data analysis and reporting.

Greater Denver Area

Program Manager: The 5th Gear Kids program (a large-scale school and community-based childhood obesity prevention program). Managed program development and implementation, in charge of budgeting, hiring and managing staff, program sales, marketing and communication, and building and maintaining relationships with school districts (2 districts, 75 elementary schools) and businesses (62 business partners). Managed program evaluation, research planning and evaluation implementation. Data analysis, scientific writing; abstracts, manuscripts, grants.

Iceland

Consultant for a team of nurses and MD‘s within the Primary Health Care, working on adapting an early childhood obesity treatment program from a tertiary care hospital program to a primary health care setting.

Iceland

Childhood obesity treatment and research.

~ Supervisor of interns and practicum students (2012-2014), University of Colorado Denver.~ Guest lecturer (2012-2014), Colorado School of Public Health, University of Colorado Denver. ~ Adjunct Instructor (2011-2012), Reykjavik University, Department of Psychology. ~ Adjunct Instructor (2010-2012), University of Iceland, Department of Human Nutrition. ~ Adjunct Instructor (2009-2012), University of Iceland, Department of Education. ~ Adjunct Instructor (2008-2009), University of Iceland, Department of Medicine. ~ Adjunct Instructor (2004-2006), University of Iceland, University for the Young (summer program). ~ Assistant Instructor (2003-2005), University of Iceland, Department of Psychology.

Iceland

Founder and developer of an outpatient treatment and research program for obese children.

Doctor Of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Psychology

Thesis: ~ Family-based behavioral treatment for childhood obesity - Clinical issues and generalizability of evidence-based treatment.

The Directorate Of Health, Iceland, Clinical Psychologist Licensure

Clinical Psychologist Internship, Landspitali University Hospital

Internship training received at the Adult Psychiatric Hospital and at the Children’s Hospital, Iceland.

Master Of Arts - Ma, Clinical Psychology

Honors Thesis: ~ Family-based behavioral treatment for childhood obesity

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Psychology

Honors Thesis: ~ Coping and physical illness