Mary Wieneke

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Core Faculty, School of Applied Psychology, Counseling and Family Therapy

Summary of Education and Relevant Experience

B.S., Skidmore College; M.S., Russell Sage College; Ph.D., California School of Professional Psychology/Alliant International University.
Mary Wieneke is a clinical psychologist, professor and researcher, with a prior master's degree in nursing. She has worked in hospital, public health and community mental health settings. Adjunct faculty at CSPP/Alliant since 1994, she has taught a variety of courses, supervises dissertations and provides clinical supervision. Funded research activities include long-term neuropsychological effects of adjuvant chemotherapy on cognitive functioning in women with breast cancer. Wieneke maintains a private psychotherapy practice in Berkeley and Seattle with treatment issues including depression/anxiety, trauma survivors, sexuality/gender issues, multicultural diversity, medical issues — chronic illness and cancer, relationship and lifespan transitions.

Affiliations

Selected Publications

Wieneke, M.H., Tripathy, D., Rugo, H., Meyers, T.E., Matthews, A., & Brody, J. (2002) "Neurocognitive response to breast cancer and chemotherapy: A prospective view." California Research Breast Cancer Symposium, Proceedings, 42-43.

Panizzon, M.S., Hoff, A.L., Nordahl, T.E., Kremen, W.S., Reisman, B., Wieneke, M.H., Goodman, C., Espinoza, S.E., Liu, W., & Lim K. (2002) "Sex differences in the corpus callosum of patients with schizophrenia." Schizophrenia Research, in press.

Hoff, A.L., Kremen, W.S., Wieneke, M.H., Lauriello, J., Blankfeld, H., Faustman, W.O., Csernansky, J., & Nordahl, T.E. (2001) "Association of estrogen levels with neuropsychological performance in women with schizophrenia." American Journal of Psychiatry, 158 (7), 1134-1139.

Hoff, A.L., Kremen, W.S., Faustman, W.O., Wieneke, M.H., & DeLisi, L. (2001) "Learning disability in patients with schizophrenia: Clinical and neuropsychological considerations." Schizophrenia Research, 49: 109.

Kremen, W.S., Hoff, A.L., Seidman, L.J., Faraone, S.V., Wieneke, M.H., DeLisi, L.E., & Tsuang, M.T. (2001) "Chronicity versus severity: A neurospychological examination of 1 first-episode and 2 chronic schizophrenic samples." Schizophrenia Research, 49: 113.

Selected Presentations

Hoff, A.L.,  Wieneke, M.H., Kremen, W.S., Espinoza, S.E., Liu, W., & Nordalh, T.E. (2003) "Effects of Estrogen Augmentation on cognition and symptoms in female schizophrenic patients." International Congress on Schizophrenia Research, Colorado Springs, CO (Schizophrenia Research 60:139).

Kremen, W.S., Hoff, A.L., Wieneke, M.H., Seidman, L.J., Faraone, S.V., DeLisi, L.E., & Tsuang, M.T. (2003) "Post-onset decline in schizophrenia is relatively selective for executive-abstraction function." International Congress on Schizophrenia Research, Colorado Springs, CO (Schizophrenia Research 60:141).

Wieneke, M.H. (2002) "Neurocognitive response to breast cancer and chemotherapy: A prospective view." Symposium of the University of California Breast Cancer Research Program, Oakland, CA, March.

Hoff, A.L., Wieneke, M.H., Kremen, W.S., Faustman, W.O., & Csernansky, J.G. (2002) "Sex hormones and cognition: Implications for schizophrenia." Society for Biological Psychiatry, Philadelphia, PA, May.

Hoff, A.L.,  Scott, C.L., McDermott, B.E., & Wieneke, M.H. (2002) "Violence in long-stay psychiatric inpatients." American Academy of Psychiatry and Law, Newport Beach, CA, October.

Nordahl, T.E., Wieneke, M.H., Pfefferbaum, A., Ellis, W., Forno, L., Boitor, I., Popescu, I., & Murphy, G. (2002) "Do antipsychotics modify the risk for Alzheimer's disease in schizophrenia?" American College of Neuropsychopharmacology, San Juan, Puerto Rico, December.

Awards and Recognition

New Investigator Award, Breast Cancer Research Program - University of California: Long-term Neurocognitive Effects of Adjuvant Breast Cancer Treatment, 1995

Golden Triangle Award, American Academy of Dermatology - programming for Skin Chat Seminars, Summit Medical Center, Oakland, CA, 2004

Grants

Principal Investigator, Breast Cancer Chemotherapy: Does It Impair Cognitive Functioning?, Breast Cancer Research Program, University of California (1KB-0071), 1995-1999

Professional Interests

  • Mind-body-culture integration
  • Trauma
  • Health
  • Gender issues
  • Long-term effects of chemotherapy on neurocognitive functioning

On Interest Area

"Using the tools of psychology to address issues of suffering, pain, and change among the many levels and layers of people's lives."

On Teaching at Antioch

"Adult students of learning bring the best of motivation, challenge, innovation, and engagement toward betterment of understanding, healing, and proactive involvement in the world on an individual and global level. Antioch's students hold that promise; they continually stimulate my learning - as I hope to promote theirs."

Contact Information

School of Applied Psychology, Counseling and Family Therapy
206-268-4810
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