RESUME
EDUCATION
Ph.D. Counseling Psychology (APA-approved)
University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida
M.S. Biochemistry
Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana
B.S. Preprofessional Studies with High Honors
Grand Valley State University, Allendale, Michigan
CLINICAL EXPERIENCE
Private Practice: Independent Private Practice, Gainesville, January 1991-Present.
Co-Director, Adult and Couples Institute, Gainesville, Florida, August 1989-Dec. 1990.
Provide brief and long-term individual psychotherapy. She specializes in health related issues with patients recovering from cancer and other
immune system related illnesses.
Also specializing in performance enhancement with athletes, her clients have won world and national championships
and Olympic medals. She works with professionals who are in high stress jobs and lifestyles to help them improve their health. Her clients have been
fortune 500 company presidents. She hosted a radio show out of Phoenix and Massachusetts and Rhode Island areas called “Optimal Health with Dr.
Darby.”
Psychologist: College of Medicine, Student Health Care Center, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, June 1990-present.
Provide brief and extended individual psychotherapy and crisis intervention with self-referred and physician-referred university students
with health related problems. Also conduct couples counseling, intake interviews and diagnostic assessments.
Affiliate Faculty Department of Counseling Psychology. Guest lecturer for classes and
conduct outreach presentations to campus community, faculty and staff.
Psychology Intern:Counseling Center, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida (APA-approved, full-time),
August 1988-August 1989.
Direct Service: Provided individual therapy (brief and long term), group therapy (general thearpy, students over traditional age,
and pathways to health groups), and couples counseling. Included intake interviews, emergency serve and women's walk in.
Training/Supervision: Supervised practicum students in counseling psychology. Participated in semester-long training seminars
on multicultural counseling, sex roles issues, and substance abuse
counseling. Attended weekly seminars on topics including: eating disorders, sexual and physical abuse, couples counseling, ethics in counseling,
supervision and consultation.
Consultation: Provided staff training and consultation for the Division of Housing Village Communities in the areas of stress
management, health enhancement and communication skills.
Administrative Responsibilities: Full participating
member of Internship Training Committee and Consultation and Outreach Committee.
Professional Experience: Family Practice Medical Group, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, August 1986-August 1988.
Conducted individual, couple and family psychotherapy with special emphasis on medically related problems. Specializing in self-hypnosis
training for patients recovering from cancer, chronic pain, insomnia, anxiety, phobia and stress.
Counselor: Sexual Assault Recovery Service, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, January 1986-August 1986.
Provided crisis counseling and long-term individual psychotherapy with university students who had experienced emotional abuse, rape and incest.
Counselor: Student Mental Health, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, August 1985-May 1986.
Provided brief and extended individual psychotherapy with self-referred and physician-referred university students. Conducted specialized stress management
group. Utilized self-hypnosis in the treatment of Stress related psychophysiological disorders.
Counselor: Psychological and Vocational Counseling Center, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, May 1985-August 1985.
Provided brief and extended individual and group therapy with self-referred university students. Specialized in group and individual
vocational counseling, vocational assessment and interpretation, and career/life planning.
BIOCHEMICAL RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
Research Faculty: Department of Surgery, J.H. Miller Health Science Center,
University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, May 1987-August 1988.
Conducted biochemical research on kidney disease. Specialized
in etiology and treatment of kidney stone formation. Developed a new, ultra-sensitive method for detecting kidney enzyme precursors.
Research Faculty: Department of Orthopedic Surgery, V.A. Medical Center, Gainesville, Florida, November 1984-May 1986.
Independently set up a biochemical laboratory for bone cancer research. Conducted various biochemical procedures to isolate and characterize a
tumor-related antigen in the blood of bone cancer patients. Won Outstanding Performance Award for establishing this biochemical laboratory.
Senior Biologist: Department of Pathology, J.H. Miller Health Science Center, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, July 1981-
November 1984.
Conducted biochemical research on the immune response gene in the major histocompatibility complex. Determined peptide
sequence of the A-alpha, A-beta, E-alpha, and E-beta molecules. Also, performed tryptic peptide mapping studies of these molecules by high pressure liquid
chromatography.
Senior Biologist: Department of Pathology, J.H. Miller Health Science Center, University of Florida,
Gainesville, Florida, June 1979-July 1981.
Conducted kidney transplant research: studied the relationship
of blood transfusions to kidney rejection in renal patients. Developed anti-thymocyte serum to reduce kidney rejection in patients. Research also consisted
of quantitation of plasma cells by fluorescence activated cell sorter and determination of immunoglobulin on leukocytes by radioimmunoassay.
Research Faculty: Department of Pediatrics, J.H. Miller Health Science Center, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida,
July 1977-June 1979.
Initiated and established the pediatric gastroenterology laboratory. Investigated the effects of alpha-fetoprotein
on liver disease in neonates and designed a new liver cell tissue culture technique.
Research Faculty: Department
of Pediatrics, J.H. Miller Health Science Center, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, May 1975-July 1977.
Studied the effect of ornithine decarboxylase in cystic fibrosis and growth regulating molecules in human fibroblast cells. Supervised tissue culture
laboratory.
PUBLICATIONS
Darby, B.R. (in preparation). “Enhancement of the Immune System Through Self-Hypnosis:
Case Study,” American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis.
Darby, B. R. (1998). “Psychoneuroimmunology Research,” The Encyclopedia of Complementary Health Practices. Springer Publishing
Company, New York, New York.
Darby, B. R., and Fannon, Lewis D. (1995). “Measurement Of The Immune System
in Response to Psychological Intervention,” Chapter in Neuroimmunology, Academic Press: New York, New York.
Morgan, J. I., Darby, B. R., and Heath, A. E. (1992). “The Future of Hypnosis Through The Remainder of The Decade:
A Delphi Poll,” American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis, 34, 149-157.
Darby, B.R. (1991). “The Effects of
Psychological Intervention on The Immune Response, Doctoral Dissertation, University of Florida, 1990,” Dissertation Abstracts International, 52,
171lB-1712.
McConnell, T., Darby, B., and Wakeland, E. (1986). “Fragment Length Polymorphisms Of Class II
Gene Sequences In Mice Expressing Minor Structural Variants,” Journal of Immunology, 136 3076-3084.
Wakeland, E.,
Darby, B., and Coligan, J. (1985). “Localization of Structural Variations Distinguishing I-Ak-Related Molecules to the Alpha and Beta Domains,”
Journal of Immunology, 135 391-398.
Wakeland, E., and Darby, B. (1983). “Recombination and Mutation of
Class II Histocompatibility Genes in Wild Mice,” Journal of Immunology, 131, 3052-3057.
Peck, A., Darby, B., and
Wakeland, E. (1983). “Variant Class II Molecules from H-2 Haplotypes in Wild Mouse Populations: Functional Characteristics of Closely Related
Class II Gene Products,” Journal of Immunology, 131, 2432-2440.
Andres, J., Darby, B., and Walker, W. (1983).
“The Effect of E. Coli Endotoxin on the Developing Rat Liver: Immunohistochemical Localization of Alpha-Fetoprotein in Rat Liver Multinucleated
Giant Cells,” Pediatrics Research, 17, 1017-1020.
Buehler, B., Wright, R., Schott, S., Darby, B., and Rennert, 0. (1977).
“Ornithine Decarboxylase and 5-Adenosyl Methionine Decarboxylase in Skin Fibrobiasts of Normal and Cystic Fibrosis Patients,” Pediatrics Research,
11, 186-190.
Boyer, R., Linstrom, C., Darby, B., and Hylarides, M. (1975). “The Peracid Oxidation Of Singlet
Oxygen Acceptors” Tetrahedron Letters, 47, 4111-4114.
Teaching Experience
Scientific Foundation of
Holistic Health: Guest Lecturer, Department of Health & Human Performance, University of Florida, March 2005.
Invited lecturer
to teach introduction to psychoneuroimmunology and self-hypnosis to university graduate students.
Consciousness
Studies: Guest Lecturer, Department of Spirituality & Health, University of Florida, October 2004.
Invited lecturer to teach
introduction to psychoneuroimmunology and self-hypnosis to university students.
Stress Management: Guest Lecturer, Department of Counselor Education, University of Florida, February and June 2000.
Invited lecturer to teach self-hypnosis to university students.
Introduction to Psychology: Guest Lecturer, Department of Psychology, University of Florida, March and April, 1997.
Invited lecturer to teach introduction to psychoneuroimmunology and self-hypnosis to university students.
Behavioral Health Psychology: Guest Lecturer, Department of Clinical Psychology, Medical Center, University of Florida, November, 1996.
Invited lecturer to teach psychoneuroimmunology and self-hypnosis to graduate students.
Medical and Psychosocial Aspects: Guest Lecturer, Medical Center, University of Florida, September 1994, 1995 and 1996.
Invited lecturer to teach psychoneuroimmunology and self-hypnosis to graduate students.
Emotional Health and Health Counseling: Guest Lecturer, Department of Counselor Education, University of Florida, March, June and November 1991.
Invited lecturer to conduct self-hypnosis training for undergraduate students.
Group Psychotherapy: Guest Lecturer, Department of Counselor Education, University of Florida, April 1989 and February 1990.
Invited lecturer to teach a two hour graduate level class covering how to design and implement a health enhancement group for a university counseling center.
Cultural and Spiritual Issues in Counseling: Guest Lecturer, Department of Psychology, University of Florida, June 1989.
Invited lecturer to teach a two hour graduate level class covering an overview of psychoneuroimmunology and an introduction to self-hypnosis.
Personal and Family Health: Guest Lecturer, Department of Health and Human Performance, University of Florida, November 1988.
Invited lecturer to teach a two hour undergraduate level class on the use of mental imagery to improve psychological and physical health.
Personal Growth Psychology: Instructor, Department of Psychology, University of Florida, Fall 1986 and Spring 1987.
Full responsibility for teaching three undergraduate courses. Designed courses, lectured, developed experiential exercises, and evaluated all course assignments.
Microbiology Lab: Instructor, Department of Biology, Purdue University, Fall 1973.
Full responsibility for teaching three undergraduate microbiology laboratory sections. Designed course material, lectured for laboratory sections and evaluated all assignments.
Honors
Phi Beta Kappa
Outstanding Performance Award for Sustained Superior Performance, V.A. Medical Center, Gainesville, Florida
National Science Foundation Grant, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana
Honors Undergraduate Research Participant, Argonne National Laboratory, funded by National Science Foundation
Kent Medical Foundation Scholarships, Grand Valley State University
Honor Scholarships, Grand Valley State University
Outstanding Freshman Book Award, Grand Valley State University