Monica J. Sutton, PhD
Professor
Department:
SOM-Peds-Child Development
Email:
msutton1@umc.edu
Work Phone:
(601) 984-5236
Biography
Monica J Sutton completed her PhD in clinical psychology at Jackson State University, and her doctoral residency program at Mississippi State Hospital. Dr. Sutton is currently an Associate Professor with the University of Mississippi Medical Center in the Department of Pediatrics, Center for the Advancement of Youth (CAY). As an Associate Professor with the, CAY Clinic Dr. Sutton completes psychological assessments as well as provides direct treatment for patients with various mental health issues and developmental delays. In addition, Dr. Sutton conducts, group therapy with children diagnosed with ADHD and other behavioal disorders; family therapy with a focus on parenting skills, effective communication skills and parent-child relationships. She is also involved in training efforts for healthcare providers in the area of tobacco dependence treatment and various research projects in collaboration with the ACT Center for Tobacco Treatment, Education and Research. Dr. Sutton also provides clinical services and direction in her role as a consultant to various agencies.
Education
| Jackson State University, PhD, Clinical Psychology | 2004 |
| Jackson State University, MS, Community and Agency Counseling | 1994 |
| Tougaloo College, BA, Psychology | 1991 |
Specialty Certification Licensure
| Certification, Tourette Association of America, Inc. | 02/2017 - 02/2017 |
| Licensure, Licensed Clinical Psychologist | 04/2009 - 06/2016 |
Current Positions
| Professor, School of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics | 07/2022 - Present |
| Associate Professor, School of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics | 2013 - Present |
| The University of Mississippi Medical Center Jackson, Mississippi 39216 | |
Academic Appointments or Other Previous Appointments
| Assistant Professor, School of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics | 11/2011 - 12/2013 |
| Assistant Professor, School of Medicine, Department of Otolaryngology And Communicative Science | 2009 - 11/2011 |
| Instructor, School of Medicine, Department of Otolaryngology And Communicative Science | 2008 - 2009 |
Publications
Parent Handout | |
| Sutton, M.J. Psychotherapy Expectations and Limitations. | 2015 |
Online Training for Healthcare Providers | |
| Sutton, M. J. Tobacco Dependence Treatment in Primary Healthcare Settings: A Training Program of the Mississippi State Department of Health Office of Tobacco Control This work can be viewed on the Mississippi State Department of Health's website. msdh.ms.gov | 2012 |
Journal Article | |
| Payne TJ, Gaughf NW, Sutton MJ, Sheffer CE, Elci, OU, Cropsey KL, Taylor S, Netters T, Whitworth C, Deutsch P & Crews K. The impact of brief tobacco treatment training on practice behaviors, self-efficacy, and attitudes among healthcare providers. International Journal of Clinical Practice, doi: 10.1111/ijcp.12386. | 2014 |
| Sutton MJ, Payne TJ, Gaughf NW, Crews KM, Elci, OU, Peck, SB, Schweinfurth J. Tobacco Dependence Treatment: Influence of Training Experiences on Clinical Activities Among Otolaryngologists. The Laryngoscope. A_ID: 12-0289.R1 Date: 30-August-13. | 2013 |
Editorial Commentary | |
| Sutton, M.J. Diversity: What Does it Really Mean? "The Mississippi Psychologist": Newsletter of the Mississippi Psychological Association. Spring, 2017. | 2017 |
Presentations
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, "Parent and Family Transition to College", Millsaps College | 07/2017 |
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, "Parent and Family Transition to College", Millsaps College | 06/2017 |
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Childhood Behavior Issues: Classroom management. Annual Head Start Conference. Jackson, MS., MS Action for Progress, Inc. - Head Start, Jackson, MS | 08/2016 |
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, What Makes Us Who We Are?: Body Image, Junior League, Methodist Children's Home Jackson, MS | 04/2016 |
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Motivational Interviewing Strategies with Children & Youth Diagnosed with Anxiety and Mood Disorders. Fourteenth Annual Mississippi Child Welfare Institute Conference: Jackson State University's College of Public Service, Jackson State University, Jackson, MS | 02/2016 |
| Invited Symposia, ADHD: Treatment, Management and Re-evaluation. UMMC Family Medicine Resident Lecture., Family Medicine, UMMC | 01/2016 |
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Motivational Interviewing Strategies with Children & Youth Diagnosed with Anxiety and Mood Disorders, UMMC- Child Development Clinic, UMMC Thad Cochran Center | 01/2015 |
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, The Use of Motivational Interviewing with Tobacco Users in the Healthcare Setting., MS Nurses’ Association Annual Meeting, Biloxi, MS. | 10/2013 |
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Sutton, M.J. Dispelling the Myths & Exploring the Realities., Patient's Choice Medical Clinic of Canton, Canton, MS | 2012 |
| Invited Symposia, Sutton, MJ. Early Childhood Development in the Classroom Setting. MS Head Start Teacher’s Conference., MS Head Start Association, Natchez, MS | 2011 |
| Invited Symposia, Sutton, M.J. Dispelling the Myths & Exploring the Realities. Parent Association Meeting of Newton HeadStart Center., Newton Head Start Center, Newton, MS | 2010 |
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Sutton, M.J. Signs of Addiction. Mississippi Tobacco Free Coalition Annual Meeting., MS State Department of Health, Madison, MS | 2010 |
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Sutton, M.J. & Hudson, D. Tobacco Use and Youth: Clearing the Air. Clearing the Air. Mini-Medical School- Mississippi Valley State University. Itta Bena, MS., UMMC/MS Valley State University, Itta BEna, MS | 2010 |
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Sutton, M.J. Tobacco Treatment Resources in Mississippi., MS Employee Assistance Program Network, Ridgeland, MS. | 2009 |
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Exploring Variety in Learning Experiences, Mississippi Action for Progress Annual Conference (Headstart), Jackson, MS | 10/2008 |
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Gaughf, N.W. and Sutton, M. J. Community Oral Health: Discovering Your Style of Communication., UMMC School of Dentistry, Jackson, MS | 2008 |
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Gaughf, N.W. and Sutton, M.J. Tobacco Use and Dependence. North Mississippi Community Mental Health Conference., North MS Menatal Health Center, Oxford, MS | 2008 |
| Invited Symposia, Sutton, M. J. Quitting Tobacco. Dispelling the Myths & Exploring the Realities.Annual Head Start Conference., Mississippi Action for Progress. Inc., Jackson, MS. | 2008 |
| Poster Presentation, Assessment of Older Driver Abilities: Predicting Change in Functioning, 19th Convention of the American Psychological Society Conference, Washington, DC | 05/2007 |
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Tobacco Dependence Treatment in the Primary Care Setting, UMMC Women's Center of Excellence, Jackson, MS | 06/2006 |
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, The Air We Share: Smoking cessation and pregnancy, MS Association of Public Health Physicians, Jackson, MS | 12/2005 |
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Tobacco Use in Women: Treatment and Associated Health Risks, UMMC Women's Center of Excellence, Jackson, MS | 06/2005 |
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Comprehensive Tobacco Treatment, Mississippi Society for Respiratory Care, Jackson, MS | 04/2005 |
| Poster Presentation, Factors Predicting Patient Satisfaction with Medication, Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco, Scottsdale, Arizona | 02/2004 |
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Stages of Change and Motivational Interviewing, Annual Mental Health/Mental Retardation Conference, Jackson, MS | 10/2002 |
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Effects of Estrogen and Phytoestrogen on Activity and Object Recognition, Annual Southeastern Psychological Association, New Orleans, La | 04/2000 |
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Depression Among College Students, College of Liberal Arts- Jackson State University, Jackson State University | 02/2000 |
Honors, Awards, and Recognition
| Award of Appreciation, UMMC/MVSU Mini Med School Project |
Professional Membership and Service
| Mississippi Board of Psychology, Member | 2017 - Present |
| MS Psychological Association | 2015 - Present |
| Society for Developmental & Behavioral Pediatrics | 2014 - Present |
| MS Alliance for School Health, Board of Advisors of a Company | 2011 - 2012 |
| Association for the Treatment of Tobacco Use and Dependence (ATTUD ), Member, Served as Chair of the Communications Committee | 2010 - 2013 |
| American Psychological Association, Member | 2010 - Present |
| MS Department of Health, Member, Curriculum/Planning Committe for the 4th Annual Empowering Communities Conference | 2008 - 2009 |
| Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco, Officer, Other Officer | 2008 - 2012 |
Committee Service
| Mississippi Psychological Association, Chair | 2015 - Present |
| Center for the Advancement of Youth: Education Committee, Member | 2015 - Present |
| Epic Utilization Review, Member | 2014 - 2015 |
| The Continuing Health and Professional Education: Psychology Advisory Committee, Member | 2012 - Present |
| MEDICAL CENTER-INSTITUTIONAL ASSESSMENT, Member | 2011 - 2016 |
| Association for the Treatment of Tobacco Use and Dependence (ATTUD, Chair | 2010 - 2013 |
| Health Disparities Council, Member | 2010 - 2014 |
Community Service
| Millsaps College, Guest speaker | 07/2017 - 07/2017 |
| Millsaps College, Guest speaker | 06/2017 - 06/2017 |
| Methodist Children's Home, Guest Speaker | 04/2015 - Present |
Other Service
| Diversity Delegate for the American Psychological Association's State Leadership Conference, As a diversity delegate I represented the MS Psychological Association | 02/2016 - 02/2016 |
| Abstract Reviewer for the 2015 Pediatric Academic Societies Annual Meeting, Abstract Reviewer | 12/2014 - 12/2014 |
| Ad hoc reviewer for the Journal of Pediatrics | 12/2012 - 12/2012 |
| Reviewer, Special interest panel for grants submitted to the Centers for Disease Control in Public Health. Atlanta, GA. | 08/2009 - 08/2009 |
Teaching Experience
| Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Internalizing Behaviors and Disorders | Fall 2016 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Externalizing and Internalizing Behaviors and Conditions | Fall 2014 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Externalizing and Internalizing Behaviors and Conditions | Fall 2013 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Externalizing and Internalizing Behaviors and Conditions | Fall 2012 |
Directed Student Learning
| Supervised Teaching Activity | 2017 - Present |
| Supervised Teaching Activity, Advised: Lovina Bater | 2016 - 2016 |
| Supervised Teaching Activity, Advised: Ashley King | 2015 - 2015 |
| Supervised Teaching Activity, Variations in Parental Stress, Coping and Parenting Styles Amongst Parents of Children and Adolescents Diagnosed with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Advised: Takymmea Clayton | 2014 - 2014 |
| Supervised Teaching Activity, Advised: Jasmin Searcy | 2012 - 2012 |
| Dissertation Committee Chair, Ther Relationship of Pro-social Traits and Volunteerism: A Study of First Responders after Hurricane Katrina in a Culturally Diverse Rural Population Advised: Natalie Herndon | 2010 - 2011 |
| Dissertation Committee Chair, Predictors of an African-American Woman's Committment to Exercise Advised: Tonia Taylor | 2008 - 2009 |
| Dissertation Committee Chair, Psychological Predictors of Breast Cancer Screening Practices in African-American Women Under the age of Forty. Advised: Annie Smith | 2007 - 2008 |
| Dissertation Committee Member, The Accumulation of LIfe Stressors and Increases in Depressive Symptoms in African American Women Advised: Mary Hall | 2007 - 2008 |
| Dissertation Committee Member, Underutilization of Mental Health Services by African Americans Advised: Lorna Shird | 2005 - 2006 |
Residency Training
| Clinical Psychology, Training Faculty | 2017 - Present |
| Clinical Psychology, CAY Center, Training Faculty | 2017 - 06/2017 |
| Clinical Psychology, Training Faculty | 2017 - 03/2017 |
| Clinical Psychology, Training Faculty | 2016 - 08/2016 |