Virginia Ruth Shaw

Background

Shaw, Virginia Ruth was born on December 10, 1952 in Salina, Kansas, United States. Daughter of Lawrence Eugene and Gladys (Wilbur) Shaw.

Education

Bachelor magna cum laude, Kansas Wesleyan University, 1973; Master of Arts, Wichita State University, 1975; Doctor of Philosophy, U. Southern Mississippi, 1984.

Career

Research fellow, Wichita (Kansas) State University, l973-75; research fellow, teaching fellow, University of Southern Mississippi, l978-79, 80-8l; staff psychologist, Big Spring (Texas) Eastern State Hospital, 1976-1978; predoctoral clinical psychology intern, U. Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, 1981-1982; postdoctoral fellow in neuropsychology Neuropsychiat. Institute,, University of California at Los Angeles, 1982-1983; research psychologist, neuropsychologist, Los Angeles VA Medical Center Wadsworth Division, 1983-1984; clinical neuropsychologist, Patton (California) Eastern State Hospital, 1984-1985; clinical neuropsychologist Brentwood division, Los Angeles VA Medical Center, 1985; clinical, neuropsychologist, Timberlawn Psychiatric Hospital, Dallas, 1985-1987; clinical, neuropsychologist, Dallas Rehabilitation Institute, 1987-1993. Consultant clinical neuropsychology Dallas area hospitals, Willowbrook Hospital, Waxahachie, Texas, Cedars Hospital, Waxahachie, 1988-1996.

Branch chief, clinical psychologist Maui child and adolescent mental health team State of Hawaii Department Health, since 1996. Presenter professional meetings, since 1975.

Achievements

• Virginia Ruth Shaw has been listed as a noteworthy Clinical psychologist by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member Dallas Mayor's Committee for Employment of the Disabled (certified appreciation), 1987, 500 Inc., Dallas, 1988-1996. Member Maui Special Education Advisory Council, since 1996, Maui Children's Coalition Council, since 1996, Maui Cmty. Children's Council, since 1996.

Member Southern Mississippi Football, since 1996. Member American Association of University Women (vice president programs Maui chapter 1996-1998), APA Division 35/Psychology of Women (student research prize committee 1996), International Neuropsychol. Society, National Head Injury Foundation, Association for Women in Psychology, Texas Head Injury Foundation, Dallas Head Injury Foundation (Volunteer award, certified appreciation 1991), American Congress Rehabilitation Medicine, National Rehabilitation Association, National Academy Neuropsychology (membership committee 1991-1994, research consortium since 1991, co-chair poster program committee 1994, 95), Hawaii Psychology Association.

Interests

• Avocations: coin collecting, skiing, gourmet cooking, travel, dancing.

Connections

Married Joseph Eugene Scuro Junior, July 14, 1990.

Father:

Lawrence Eugene Shaw

Mother:

Gladys (Wilbur) Shaw

Spouse:

Joseph Eugene Scuro Junior