Elizabeth C. Penick, PhD, ABPP

Elizabeth C. Penick, Ph.D., ABPP is currently a Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the University of Kansas Medical Center in Kansas City, Kansas where she is Director of the Division of Psychology. Dr. Penick received her Master's degree in experimental psychology from Tulane University in New Orleans and her Ph.D. in clinical psychology from Washington University in St. Louis. She also lived abroad for two years where she engaged in graduate work at the University of London. She received her Diplomate in Clinical Psychology from the American Board of Professional Psychology (ABPP) and is a Fellow of the American Psychological Association (APA). She is widely published and the recipient of, or participant in, many nationally funded research grants. She is the co-author of the Psychiatric Diagnostic Interview. She divides her time between clinical work as a licensed clinical psychologist, teaching, and research. Her research interests have focused on the antecedents and consequences of alcoholism. She coined the term "Diagnosis Specific Psychotherapy" in a chapter dedicated to systematically integrating psychotherapy and pharmacotherapy.

Elizabeth C. Penick, PhD, ABPP
Professor of Psychology
The University of Kansas School of Medicine
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Division of Psychology
3901 Rainbow Boulevard
Kansas City, Kansas 66160
Phone: 913-588-6463
Fax: 913-588-6414
Email: epenick@kumc.edu