Elizabeth Grandbois Memorial Collection of Manuscripts, 1928-2005

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Series 2: Publications

Damian Vraniak is a prodigious scholar who authored numerous journal articles and book chapters on subjects ranging from intelligence testing to neuropsychology. This series contains his both his published and unpublished scholarly work. Arranged alphabetically by title, the series dates from 1976 to 1995. The names of all known co-authors have been noted.

Box 1

Folder 12: "Administration of the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children-Revised (WISC-R) to Seventeen Native American Students in a High Potential-Gifted Program Called The Northwind Warriors (N.W.W.)'," Damian McShane, undated

Folder 13: "American Indian Mental Health Research: Meta-Review, Synthesis, and Future Priorities," Damian McShane, undated

Folder 14: "American Indian Mental Health Research: Meta-Review, Synthesis, and Future Priorities," Damian McShane, undated drafts

Folder 15: "American Indian Mental Health Research: Meta-Review, Synthesis, and Future Priorities," Damian McShane Correspondence: 1984-1985

Folder 16: "American Indians and Alaska Natives in Psychology," Damian McShane, in Is Psychology the Major for You?, edited by Paul J. Woods and Charles S. Wilkinson. Washington, D.C.: American Psychological Association, 1987

Folder 17: "American Indians in Public Mental Health Care," Damian Vraniak and James Greenley, 1992

Folder 18: "An Analysis of Mental Health Research with American Indian Youth," Damian McShane, Journal of Adolescence, 1988

Folder 19: "Assessing American Indian Children: Perspectives of Direct Service Providers," Damian Vraniak and Paul Dauphinais, 1991

Folder 20: "Assessment and Evaluation of American Indian Children and Families: Biopsychological Perspectives," Damian Vraniak, second rough draft, April 1991

Folder 21: "Assessment of American Indian Children Using Wechsler Intelligence Scales: A Review," Damian McShane, undated

Folder 22: "Assessment of Ojibwa Children," Damian McShane, undated

Folder 23: "Available Empirical Data-Base: Intelligence Tests and American Indians," Damian McShane, undated

Folder 24: "Brain Structure and Function: Are Neuroanatomical Asymmetries Related to Lateralized Abilities?", Damian McShane, undated

Folder 25: "A Brief Historical Overview of Intelligence Testing' with American Indians," undated

Folder 26: "CAT, PET, and NMR: Implications of Computer-Assisted Technology for the Diagnosis of Mental Illness," Damian McShane, Nancy Barklage, and Teresa Welch, 1982

Folder 27: "Cerebral Asymmetries on CT Scan in Three Ethnic Groups," Damian McShane, Gail L. Risse, and Alan B. Rubens, International Journal of Neuroscience, 1984

Folder 28: "Chippewa Families Survey Report," Damian McShane, Submitted to the Title IV Indian Education Program, Minneapolis Public Schools, July 1977

Folder 29: "A Clinical Approach to Cross-Cultural Exploration of Socio-Emotional Functioning," undated

Folder 30: "The Cognitive Functioning of American Indian Children," Damian McShane and Jeanne M. Plas, School Psychology Review, 1984

Folder 31: "Comprehensive Biopsychosocial Assessment of American Indians: An Illustrative Case, The Girl Who Beads'," Damian McShane, undated (also used in "Cross-Cultural Testing Ability" by McShane and Beiser)

Folder 32: "Critical Review of the Style of Learning and Thinking (SOLAT)," Kenneth A. Kiewra and Damian McShane, undated

Folder 33: "Cross-Cultural Testing Ability: Applications to Research with American Indian Children," Damian McShane and Morton Beiser, in Ability Testing: Uses, Consequences and Controversies, Washington D.C.: National Academy Press, 1982

Folder 34: "Differences in Assessment Procedures Used with American Indian and Non-Indian Children," Damian McShane, Listening Post: A Periodical of the Mental Health Programs, Indian Health Service, October 1979

Folder 35: "Differences in Cerebral Asymmetries Related to Drinking History and Ethnicity," Damian McShane and Mark L. Willenbring, The Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease, 1984

Folder 36: "The Effects of Gender and Age Upon Cerebral Asymmetries: A Computed Tomography Study of Neuroanatomy," Damian McShane, undated

Folder 37: "The Emotional Effects of Injury on Female Collegiate Gymnasts," Nancy J. Albert, Damian McShane, Richard Gordin, and William Dobson, Seoul Olympic Scientific Congress Organizing Committee, 1988

Folder 38: "Ethnicity, Race, and Measured Intelligence," Lisa A. Suzuki and Damian Vraniak, in Encyclopedia of Human Intelligence, edited by Robert J. Sternberg, New York: Macmillan, 1994

Folder 39: "Evaluating A Neuropsychosocial Assessment of an American Indian Child: An Illustrative Case," Damian McShane, undated

Folder 40: "Evaluation of Eight Years of a Multidisciplinary Training Team in the Public Schools: Analysis and Future Prospects," Damian McShane, David Rose, and Gay McRainey Clark, undated

Folder 41: Executive Summary, Final Report: An Evaluation of Four North Dakota Day Treatment Programs: Beach, Belcourt, Dickinson and Grand Forks, Damian Vraniak and Paul Dauphinais, December 1992

Folder 42: "Explaining Achievement Patterns of American Indian Children: A Transcultural and Developmental Model," Damian McShane, Peabody Journal of Education, 1983

Box 2

Folder 1: "Improving Interventions with American Ethnic Minority Children: Recurrent and Recalcitrant Challenges," Damian Vraniak and Susan A. Pickett, in Handbook of Psychotherapy with Children and Adolescents, edited by Thomas R. Kratochwill and Richard J. Morris, Boston: Allyn and Bacon, 1993

Folder 2: "Indian Health Board Directory to Native American Service Organizations," Sheila Nelson and Damian McShane, 1978

Folder 3: "In Search of a Transcultural Model: An Examination of the RAINS' Project - An Epidemiological Study of the Emotional Health and Academic Achievement of American Indian and Anglo Children," Damian McShane, December 1982

Folder 4: "Intellectual Assessment Across Cultures," Lisa A. Suzuki, Damian Vraniak, and John F. Kugler, in Handbook of Multicultural Assessment: Clinical, Psychological, and Educational Applications, edited by Lisa A. Suzuki, Paul J, Meller, and Joseph G. Ponterotto, San Francisco: Jossey-Bass Publishers, 1996

Folder 5: "Interdisciplinary Collaboration: A Review," Mark L. Willenbring and Damian McShane, undated

Folder 6: "Issues Surrounding Bilingualism and Neuropsychological Assessment," Damian Vraniak, December 1990

Folder 7: Journal of Adolescence Special Issue Regarding Minority Youth, guest editors Damian McShane and Gerald R. Adams, 1988

Folder 8: Journal of Indigenous Studies Special Issue Regarding Indian Mental Health and Psychoeducational Issues, guest editor Damian McShane, 1989

Folder 9: Journal of Social Issues Special Issue Regarding Contemporary Rural Problems, 1983-1984

Folder 10: "Local Norming Test Results for American Indian School Aged Children," Paul Dauphinais and Damian Vraniak, 1991-1994

Folder 11: "Mean Comparison Procedures in Indian Educational Research: A Cautionary Note," Roland D. Chrisjohn and Damian McShane, undated (title page only)

Folder 12: "Mental Abilities of American Indians and Alaska Natives," Damian Vraniak, 1991-1993

Folder 13: "Mental Abilities Testing Research with American Indians: A Reprise (a Reply to Chrisjohn's Commentary," Damian McShane, Canadian Journal of Native Education, 1988

Folder 14: "Mental Health and North American Indian/Native Communities: Cultural Transactions, Education, and Regulation," Damian McShane, American Journal of Community Psychology, 1987

Folder 15: "Mental Health Research and Services to American Indian Youth: A Review and Analysis of 15 Years of Data," Damian McShane, undated

Folder 16: "Mental Health Service Delivery to American Indians in the State of Minnesota: Pre-Conference Survey Report," Damian McShane, February 1979

Folder 17: "Middle Ear Disease, Hearing Loss and Educational Problems of American Indian Children," Damian McShane and Jeannette Mitchell, Journal of American Indian Education,1979

Folder 18: "Middle Ear Disease, Tympanometry Screening, and Language and Educational Delay in High Risk Groups Such as Native American Children," Damian McShane and James D. Nordin, 1978

Folder 19: "A Narrative and an Analysis: Child Warriors and Troubled American Indian Youth," Damian Vraniak, 1993

Folder 20: "Native North Americans: Indian and Inuit Abilities," Damian McShane and J.W. Berry, in Human Abilities in Cultural Context, edited by S.H. Irvine and John W. Berry. New York " Cambridge University Press, 1988

Folder 21: "The Need for American Indian and Alaska Native Psychologists," Damian McShane, SIP Newsletter, 1989

Folder 22: "The Need for an Internal, Subjective, and Relational Approach to the Cultural Promotion of Mental Health Within Native American Communities," Damian McShane, in Research Priorities in Native American Mental Health Service Delivery: Workshop Report, undated

Folder 23: "The Need for an Internal, Subjective, and Relational Approach to the Cultural Promotion of Mental Health Within Native American Communities, Damian McShane, in Research Priorities in Native American Mental Health Service Delivery: Workshop Report, draft, 1981

Folder 24: "Neurocranial Form: Differentiating Four Ethnic Populations Using a Simple CT Scan Measure," Damian McShane, International Journal of Neuroscience, 1983

Folder 25: "Ojibwa Adult-Child Interactions: A Brief Literature Review," Damian McShane, Canadian Journal of Native Education, 1986

Folder 26: "Ojibwa World View: A Re-Examination," Damian McShane and Arthur W. Blue, Canadian Journal of Native Studies, 1985

Folder 27: "Otitis Media and American Indians: Prevalence, Etiology, Psychoeducational Consequences, Prevention, and Intervention," Damian McShane, in New Directions in Prevention Among American Indian and Alaska Native Communities, edited by Spero M. Manson, Portland: Oregon Health Sciences University, 1982

Folder 28: "Otitis Media, Psychoeducational Difficulties, and Native Americans: A Review and a Suggestion," Damian McShane and Jeanne Plas, Journal of Preventive Psychology, 1982

Folder 29: "Overview of Mental Health Needs and Resources," Damian McShane, Rosalie Cark, Phillip Hunter, and Jean Mitchell, Indian Mental Health Board Unit, 1978

Folder 30: "Overview of Mental Health Needs and Resources," Damian McShane, Rosalie Cark, Phillip Hunter, and Jean Mitchell, Indian Mental Health Board Unit, 1978 (draft)

Folder 31: Professional Psychology: Research and Practice, Special Issue Proposal by Damian McShane regarding Combined Professional-Scientific Psychology Training Programs: 1988-1989

Folder 32: Professional School Psychology Special Issue Proposal by Damian McShane, October 1989

Folder 33: "Psychoeducational Assessment of Bilingual American Indian Students: Three Brief Evaluation Reports," Damian McShane, undated

Folder 34: "Published Material Concerning Testing, Assessment Procedures, and Research with American Indians, Written by Dr. Damian McShane, 1979-1986" (collection of photocopied articles)

Folder 35: "Questions Psychologists View As Very Important to Ask in Relation to Beginning an Assessment of a Minority Public School Student," Damian McShane, draft, 1977

Folder 36: "Recategorized Wechsler Scores of American Indian Children," Damian McShane, dissertation proposal, George Peabody College of Vanderbilt University

Folder 37: "Recategorized Wechsler Scores of American Indian Children," Damian McShane, Ph.D. dissertation, George Peabody College of Vanderbilt University

Folder 38: "Recategorized Wechsler Scores of American Indian Children," Damian McShane (shortened version for possible publication?), undated

Folder 39: "Refugee Adjustment and Intervention Recommendations," (author probably Damian McShane), undated

Folder 40: "The Relationship of Intellectual and Psycholinguistic Abilities to the Achievement Gains of American Indian Children," Damian McShane and Jeanne M. Plas, Canadian Journal of Native Education, 1988

Folder 41: "The Relationship of Number of Otitis Media Episodes to the Intellectual and Psycholinguistic Performances of American Indian Children," Damian McShane and Jeanne Plas, 1981

Folder 42: "Response to a Critique of the McShane & Plas Review of American Indian Performance on the Wechsler Intelligence Scales," Damian McShane and Jeanne M. Plas, School Psychology Review, 1984

Folder 43: "A Review of Scores of American Indian Children on the Wechsler Intelligence Scales," Damian McShane, White Cloud Journal, 1980

Box 3

Folder 1: "Scolarisation Et Specialisation Hemispherique Dans Le Traitement De L' Information Tactile," Henri Cohen, Joseph Levy, and Damian McShane, undated

Folder 2: "Severely Mentally Ill American Indians in Mainstream Public Mental Health Care: A Profile," Damian Vraniak and James Greenley, 1994-1995

Folder 3: "Strength in Adversity: Blacks Bear Burden Better Than Whites," Susan A. Pickett, Damian Vraniak, Judith A. Cook, and Bertram J. Cohler, Professional Psychology: Research and Practice, 1993

Folder 4: "Suffering and Services, Helping and Healing: The Development of Local Caring Communities with American Indian Youth and Families," Damian Vraniak, September 1995

Folder 5: "Training American Indian Psychologists to Serve Tribal and Urban Community Mental Health-Related Needs," Damian McShane, Carolyn Barcus, and Tom Wagner, undated

Folder 6: "Transactional-Ecological View of the Ojibwa with Special Reference to Psychoeducational Assessment," Damian McShane, undated

Folder 7: "A Transactional View of Crisis: Crisis Intervention Center Telephone Patterns," Damian McShane, M.S. Thesis, George Peabody College of Vanderbilt University: 1976

Folder 8: "A Transactional View of Crisis: Telephone Call Patterns of a Crisis Intervention Center," Damian McShane, Crisis Intervention, vol. 12, no. 2

Folder 9: "The Transcultural Education of American Indian and Alaska Native Children: Teachers and Students in Transaction," Damian McShane, Editor's Introduction to Peabody Journal of Education, 1983

Folder 10: "Transcultural Intellectual Assessment: Performance by Hispanics on the Wechsler Scales," Damian McShane and Valerie J. Cook, in Handbook of Intelligence: Theories, Measurements, and Applications, edited by Benjamin B. Wolman, New York: Wiley, 1985

Folder 11: "Transcultural Training, Service Delivery and Research: Certifying, Sanctioning, and Monitoring Mental Health Professionals," Damian McShane and Joseph Bloom, 1983-1984

Folder 12: "Treatment of Child Warriors: Survival and Healing Among Native Children of Trauma," Damian Vraniak and Dewey J. Ertz, 1991

Folder 13: "Troubled American Indian Youth: Suffering and Services: An Analysis of Trauma and Experience, Helping and Healing," Damian Vraniak, undated

Folder 14: "Wechsler Scale Performance Patterns of American Indian Children," Damian McShane and Jeanne M. Plas, Psychology in the Schools, 1982

Folder 15: "The Wisconsin Mental Health Services Core Data Base: A Study of Ethnicity and Case Manager Assessments of Severely Mentally Ill Clients in Fourteen Counties," Damian Vraniak and James Greenley, et al., 1992

Folder 16: "WISC-R Factor Structures for Ojibwa Indian Children," Damian McShane and Jeanne M. Plas, White Cloud Journal, 1982

Folder 17: Untitled, Regarding Intelligence Testing and Assessment of Native American Children, undated

Folder 18: Untitled, Regarding Native American Adaptation to Extreme Environments

Folder 19: Untitled, Regarding Testing and Native Americans