Background
Knox, Barbara Ruth Snyder was born on August 26, 1924 in Oklahoma City. Daughter of Chalmer Donaldson and Ruth Margaret (Harbaugh) Snyder.
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Barbara Ruth Snyder Knox, American psychologist. Recipient Ruth Strang Memorial Research.award, National Association Women Deans, Administrators and Counselors, 1975. Member of Maryland Psychological Association (representative-at-large 1977-1979, 1987-1988, chairman board legislation affairs 1984-1986, president division II 1984-1985, Distinguished Psychologist award 1986), American Psychological Association, Phi Beta Kappa.
Education
Bachelor in Economics summa cum laude, Ohio State University, 1946. Master of Arts in Psychology, Towson (Maryland.) State University, 1972. Doctor of Philosophy, Catholic U. American, 1975.
Statistician, research assistant Ohio Bureau Business Research, 1946-1947.
Social work assistant Anne Arundel County (Maryland.) Department Social Services, 1967-1969. Participant-time child psychologist Baltimore City Hospitals, 1971-1973.
Successively psychology intern, coordinator adolescent services, staffpsychologist Spring Grove Hospital Center, Catonsville, Maryland., 1973-1977. Director Baltimore City unit Spring Grove Hospital (became Catonsville unit Walter P. Carter Community Mental Health Center 1979), 1977-1981.
Staff psychologist, unit treatment coordinator Taylor Manor Hospital, Ellicott City, Maryland., 1981-1983.
Staff psychologist, primary therapist, Regional Institute Children and Adolescents, Rockville, Maryland., 1983-1993, director psychological training, 1984-1986. Psychologist evaluator Court Evaluation Unit at Regional Institute for Children and Adolescents, 1989-1990. Adjunct assistant professor of University Baltimore, 1975-1976.
Private practice psychology, 1975-1993.
Appointed member Maryland. State Board Examiners Psychologists, 1988-1991, legislation chairman, 1989-1991.
Columnist The Valley Log, Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania Past newsletter editor, board directors Oklahoma State chapter League of Women Voters, also past secretary, board directors, newsletter editor Oklahoma City chapter.
Career
Statistician, research assistant Ohio Bureau Business Research, 1946—1947. Social work assistant Anne Arundel County (Maryland) Department Social Services, 1967—1969. Part-time child psychologist Baltimore City Hospitals, 1971—1973.
Successively psychology intern, coordinator adolescent services, staff psychologist Spring Grove Hospital Center, Catonsville, Maryland, 1973—1977. Director Catonsville unit Walter P. Carter Community Mental Health Center (former Baltimore City Unit Spring Grove Hospital), 1977—1981. Staff psychologist, unit treatment coordinator Taylor Manor Hospital, Ellicott City, Maryland, 1981—1983.
Staff psychologist, primary therapist Regional Institute Children and Adolescents, Rockville, 1983—1993, director psychological training, 1984—1986. Psychologist evaluator Court Evaluation Unit at Regional Institute Children and Adolescents, 1989—1990. Adjunct assistan professor University Baltimore, 1975—1976.
Private practice psychology, 1975—1993. Appointed member Maryland State Board Examiners Psychologists, 1988—1991, legislation chairman, 1989—1991. Columnist The Valley Log, Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania.
Past newsletter editor, board directors Oklahoma State chapter League of Women Voters. Past secretary, board directors, newsletter editor Oklahoma City chapter.
Achievements
Membership
Member of Maryland Psychological Association (representative-at-large 1977-1979, 1987-1988, chairman board legislation affairs 1984-1986, president division II 1984-1985, Distinguished Psychologist award 1986), American Psychological Association, Phi Beta Kappa.
Connections
Children: Laura Elizabeth Knox Strong, Margaret Lela, Robert Gaylord.
