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Content Index:

Degrees

Employment History

Honors

Scholarly and Professional Activities
   (a)Executive and Editorial Positions:
   (b) Memberships:
   (c) Other:

Career Number of Thesis and ...

CompletedPh.D. Dissertations Supervised

CompletedEd.D. Dissertation Supervised

CompletedM.A. Theses Supervised

GraduateCourses Taught 1978-1992

FundedResearch and Field ...
   ResearchActivities, 1978-1992
   CurriculumDevelopment Grants
   ConferenceGrants
   Education Grant
   Arts Grant

 Other Research and Field Development ...
   Media
   Professional,Community, and ...

Invited Addresses and Workshops

Publications
   (a) Doctoral Dissertation
   (b) Books
   (c)  Special Issues of Journal Edited
   (d)  Monographs
   (e)  CurriculumUnits
   (f)  Chapters
   (g)  Papers(Refereed Journals)
   (h)  Papers(Non-refereed Journals)
   (i)  Papers(Conference Proceedings)
   (j)  Papers(Presented at Conferences)
   (k)  Other Publications
   (l)  AudioCassettes
   (m) Plays

AdditionalTeaching Experience

Other

Paula Caplan

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Date of Birth
July 7, 1947
 

Degrees
Radcliffe College (Harvard University) -- Major:  English 1969 A. B. cum laude 
Duke University --197l M. A. Psychology; 1973 Ph.D. Psychology
John Umstead Hospital, Butner, NC and North Carolina Memorial Hospital,Chapel Hill, NC -
          1972-73 ClinicalPsychology Internship

Employment History
Affiliated Scholar, Pembroke Center, Brown University, 1996-present
Full Professor with tenure, full member of graduate studies faculty,Department of Applied
          Psychology,Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, 1987-95
Visiting Professor, Erindale College, University of Toronto, 1994-95.
Affiliated Scholar, Pembroke Center, Brown University, 1994-95.
Visiting Scholar, Pembroke Center, Brown University, 1993-94.
Head, Centre for Women's Studies in Education, Ontario Institute forStudies in Education,
          1985-1987.
Associate Director, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education's Centrefor Women's Studies in
          Education, 1984-1985.
Associate Professor of Applied Psychology, Ontario Institute for Studiesin Education, 1982-1987.
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, University of Toronto, 1979-1995.
Lecturer in Women's Studies, University of Toronto, 1979-1995.
Principal Investigator, Toronto Multi-agency Child Abuse Research Project(see Research Grants 
          Section),1979-1984.
Assistant Professor, Department of Applied Psychology, Ontario Institutefor Studies in Education. 
          September, 1980-June30, 198l.
Coordinator (1979-85) and Lecturer for University of Toronto Women'sStudies course, 
         "Scientific Perspectiveson Sex and Gender." 1979-90, lecturer in that course.
Psychologist, Toronto Family Court Clinic, Clarke Institute of Psychiatry.1977-1980.
Lecturer, Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto, 1978-1979.
Postdoctoral Fellow, Neuropsychology Division, Research Institute,The Hospital for Sick Children, 
         Toronto, 1974-1976.
 

Honors
1986 Woman of Distinction Award, Toronto Young Women's Christian Association. 
Recipient of Award for College and University Teaching, given by OntarioConfederation of 
          University FacultyAssociations, 1984.
1996, Eminent Woman Psychologist, American Psychological AssociationDivision 35.
1994, Outstanding Young Graduate, Greenwood High School, Springfield,Missouri.
1993, Elected Fellow of American Psychological Association and of Division35 (Women) of that
          Association. 
1991 Woman of the Year Award, Canadian Association for Women in Science.
Manning Fellow, Brown University, 1997.
Listed in American Men and Women of Science; InternationalAuthors and Writers Whoís Who; 
          Whoís Whoof American Women; Canadian Who's Who; Whoís Who of Canadian
          Woman;InternationalWho's Who of Professional and Business Women; Whoís Who in
          Ontario;WhoísWho of Women; 2000 Outstanding Writers of the 20th Century;and 
          Whoís Whoin Entertainment.
Nominated for First Toronto Women's Health Awards, 1988.
Nominated for Toronto Sun  Women on the Move Awards, 1994.
Elected Fellow of Canadian Psychological Association.  1984.
Postdoctoral Research Fellowship in Neuropsychology, The Hospital forSick Children, Toronto.
          1974-1976.
National Institute of Child Development, Predoctoral Fellowship, grantedthrough Duke University 
          Centre for theStudy of Aging and Human Development.  197l-1973.
National Institute of Mental Health (United States) Clinical PsychologyFellowship.  1969-197l. 
 

Scholarly and Professional Activities
(a) Executive and Editorial Positions:
Member, Planning Committee for 1999 Annual Conference of Association for Women in
          Psychology. 
Member and Conference Proposal-writer, Radcliffe Alumnae Committeeon the Equality of
          Women at Harvard,Spring, 1996-97.
Advisor, National Sciences and Engineering Research Council of CanadaísTask Force on
          Women in Scienceand Engineering. 
Member, International Advisory Board, Feminism and Psychology,1993-95 . 
Editorial Board Member, Women and Therapy, 1992-1995.
Member, Program Committee, Judaism, Feminism, and Psychology Conferencefor Seattle, 1992
Member, Steering Committee, Equality Eve (Canada), 1990-1991.
Member, National Film Board of Canada, Ontario Centre, Women's FilmProgram Advisory 
          Committee, 1990-1991.
Member, Editorial Board, Canadian Journal of Community Mental Health,1990-1993.
Member, Committee on Nominations, Canadian Psychological Association,1990-1991.
Consultant to Advisory Group on Self-defeating Personality Disorder,American Psychiatric 
          Association'sRevisions Committee for Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental
          Disorders--IV,1989-1990.
Advisor to Advisory Group on Late Luteal Phase Dysphoric Disorder,American Psychiatric 
          Association'sRevisions Committee for Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental 
          Disorders-IV, 1989-90.
Faculty sponsor and member, Women's Caucus Against Sexual Harassment,Ontario Institute
          for Studiesin Education, Toronto, 1988-1993.
Member, Canadian Mental Health Association's Women and Mental HealthCommittee, 1986.
Member, Advisory Board, Barbra Schlifer Commemorative Clinic, 1986-1988.
Founder and Co-editor, Critical Papers Series, Ontario Institute forStudies in Education, 
          Centre for Women'sStudies in Education, 1985-1987.
Member, Advisory Committee for The First Women's Speakout on The Politicsof Child Custody, 
          New York, 1985-1986.
Past Coordinator, Canadian Psychological Association Section on Womenand Psychology, 
         1983-1984.
Program Committee Member/Reviewer, American Orthopsychiatric 
          AssociationConvention, 1983-1984.
Program Committee Member/Reviewer, Women's Institute of American Orthopsychiatric 
          Association,1984-1985.
Chairperson, School Psychology, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education,1983-1984.
Consultant to Canadian Journal of Behavioural Science for October,1984, special issue on the
          applicationof social psychology to social issues in Canada.
Member, Steering Committee, Ontario Institute for 
          Studies in Education'sCentre for Women's Studies in Education, 1983-1984.
Coordinator, Canadian Psychological Association Section on  Womenand Psychology, 1982-1983.
Member, Committee on the Status of Women, Canadian Psychological Association,1982-1984.
Coordinator-elect, Canadian Psychological Association Section on Womenand Psychology,
         1981-1982.
Institute Organizer, Canadian Psychological Association Section onWomen and Psychology, 
         1980-1981.
Newsletter Editor, Canadian Psychological Association Interest Groupon Women and Psychology, 
         1979-1980.
Coordinator, First Canadian Women's Studies Conference, October 30-November1, 1981.
Editor, Resources for Feminist Research/Documentation sur la RechercheFeministe, 1982-1984, 
         1985-1986; AdvisoryBoard member, 1986-1987.
Examiner for Ontario Board of Examiners in Psychology oral examinations,1982.
Reviewer of grant proposals for the Hospital for Sick Children Foundation.
Reviewer of proposals for Social Sciences and Humanities Research Councilof Canada.
Member, Women's Studies Program Committee, University of Toronto, 1979-84.
Bilingual Judge, Canadian Science Writers Association Award, 1983 and1985.
Member, Board of Directors, Women in Transition (shelter for batteredwives), Toronto, 
         1978-1979.

(b) Memberships:
Fellow (of Division 35 and of Association), as of 1993, American Psychological Association.
Fellow, American Orthopsychiatric Association.
Fellow, Canadian Psychological Association.
Toronto Area Women's Research Colloquium.
Schools Committee, Harvard-Radcliffe Club of Toronto, 1981-1982.
Feminist Therapy Institute, 1987-1989.

(c) Other:
Member, Seminar and Class Survey Committees, Harvard-Radcliffe Class of ‘69 30th Reunion
 Committee, 1999.
Member, Brown University Parents’ Council, 1992-94.
Coordinator of project to prepare interpretations, for laypeople's and non-psychologist professionals' use, of Canadian Psychological Association's Guidelines for Therapy and Counselling with Women.  Project of CPA Committee on the Status of Women, 1984-1989. 
 

Career Number of Thesis and Dissertation Supervisorships Completed:
Master's   12 
Ed.D.         1
Ph.D.         9

Completed Ph.D. Dissertations Supervised
June Ann Larkin. (1992). Walking through walls: The sexual harassment of high school girls.
Evelyn Sommers. (1992).  Voices from within:  Women in conflict with the law.
Glenna Anne Lambert. (1991).  Gender roles and psychological functioning of women married to chemically dependent men.
Wendy Whitfield. (1991).  Mother-daughter relationships in families in which fathers sexually abused daughters.
Jane Summers. (1991).  The effects of manipulating encoding and retrieval variables on the memory performance of autistic children.
Nikki Gerrard. (1990).  Racism and sexism in the mental health system:  Voices of women of 
 color.
Patricia Tobin. (1990).  Clinical recommendations in child custody disputes:  An analysis of sex-related factors in the decision making process. 
Gael M. MacPherson. (1990).  The construct of auditory processing: Validation and assessment.
Helen Chan. (1987).  A developmental study of route learning and spatial inference.

Completed Ed.D. Dissertation Supervised
Cindy Brooks. (1992).  The effects of sex and race on students' hiring decisions.

Completed M.A. Theses Supervised
Margaret Jane Secord. (1987).  Teaching children critical thinking.
Mona Attard. (1986).  Gender differences on the arithmetic and coding subtests of the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children. 
Jane Summers. (1985).  The effects of sex on laypeople's attitudes  toward psychotropic drug use:  Learning about stereotypes. 
Ellen Cohen. (1985).  Educators' attitudes toward Bill 82.
Nicole Grace Walton-Allen. (1984).  Laypeople's perceptions of family violence:  An examination of stereotyped learning.
Janet A. Mullally. (1984).  Do sex-related preschool differences lead to differential participation in science?
Reesa S. Hotz. (1984).  A study of Canadian laypeople's perceptions of child abuse.
Laurie Case. (1984).  Female adolescents and underachievement.
Rita Gale Baumgarten. (1984).  Metalinguistic and short-term memory factors in reading and reading disability.
Ermelinda DiNardo. (1983).  The relationship between child abuse and learning disabilities.
Patricia Tobin. (1982).  The effects of practice and training on sex differences in performance on a spatial test.
Gael MacPherson. (1982).  The construct validity of spatial abilities. 

Graduate Courses Taught 1978-1992
1216--Introduction to Psychoeducational Assessment
1217--Theories of the Behavior Therapies
1225--Practicum in Diagnostics and Psychotherapy
1244--Seminar in Community Psychology and Community Development, PartII
1248--Psychology of Sexism in Education
1252--Individual Reading and Research in Applied Psychology (on eachof the following topics: 
          Relationshipbetween child abuse and cognitive limitations, 1983; Psychology of post-
          partum depression,1982; Advanced behavior therapy and techniques, 1982; Sex 
          differences in infancy and childhood, 198l, 1984)
1255--Interviewing in School Psychology
1257--Females' Psychological Development
1258--The Psychology of Motherhood and Its Relatedness to Education
3202--Advanced Practicum in School Psychology
Also provided supervision for students in M.A.-level practica for 1220,1221.
Lectured on feminist theory and its relationship to research methodology in O.I.S.E. Community 
          Psychology Core course
Lectured on child abuse to all first- and second-year M.A. studentsin School Psychology, 1220 
          and 1221.
 

FundedResearch and Field Development Activities 
Research Activities,1978-1992
Co-principal investigator with Pat Staton, Developing Educational Resources on Sexual Harassment for Secondary Schools. $54,000. Grant from Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, transfer grant, 1991-1992.
Principal Investigator, Do Female Victims of Wife Assault Develop Post-traumatic Stress Reactions?  $1,422.  OISE small-scale grant, 1990-1991.
Principal Investigator, Validation Study for "Delusional Dominating Personality Disorder."  $3,100.  OISE small-scale, Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada grant.  Fall, 1989 - Spring, 1990.
Principal Investigator, Investigation of the Scientific Basis and Clinical Usefulness of DSM Criteria and Cutoff Points. $3,100.  OISE small-scale, Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council  of Canada grant.  Fall, 1989 - Spring, 1990.
Principal Investigator, Is Psychotherapy More Than the Purchase of  Friendship?  $1,849.  Small-scale grant from Ontario Institute for  Studies in Education, Summer, 1989-1990.
Principal Investigator, Critical Review of Recent Research  on "Self-Defeating Personality Disorder":  Project Summary. $1,504 small-scale grant from Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, 1988-1989.
Co-principal Investigator with Pat Staton, Parent Tutoring  of Learning Disabled Children.  $20,500 grant from Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, transfer grant, 1987-1988.
Co-principal Investigator with Pat Staton, Teaching the Scientific Study of Sex and Gender.  $28,000 grant from Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, transfer grant, 1987-1988.
Principal Investigator, Sexism and Other Demeaning Views of Patients in Current Psychiatry.  $2,035 small-scale grant from Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, 1987-1988.
Principal Investigator, Parental Perceptions of Learning Disabilities:  Issues in Assessment and Professional Guidance.  $2,035 small-scale grant from Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, 1986-1987.
Principal Investigator, Perceptions of the Appropriateness  of Psychotropic Drug Use for Females and Males Project.  $900 small-scale grant from Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, 1984-1985.
Principal Investigator, Toronto Multi-agency Child Abuse Project, which received:
--Two-year, $70,750 research grant from The Hospital for Sick Children Foundation (Toronto), 1979-1981.
--One-year, $25,000 research grant from The Laidlaw Foundation, 1982-1983.
--Small-scale, $1,000 research grant from Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, 1982-1983.
Principal Investigator, Juvenile Female Prostitution as a Gender-consistent Response to Early Deprivation. Funded by $750 research grant from Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, 1981.
Principal Investigator, Attitudes Toward Victims and Abusers  in Family Violence.  Funded by $400 small-scale research grant from Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, 1983-1984.

Curriculum Development Grants
Head of Project:  Curriculum Unit for Grade-School Instruction in Research Methods in the Study of Sex-Role Research.  Funded by $3,098 small-scale grant from Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, 1985-1986.
Head of Project:  Teaching Early Grade-School Children About Learning Disabilities.  Funded by $4,000 Special Fund Grant from Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, 1983-1984.

Conference Grants
Coordinator, First Canadian Women's Studies Conference:  "Women, Power, and Consciousness", October 30-November 1, 198l, which received:
--$6,000 grant from Secretary of State
--$4,000 grant from Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council

Education Grant
Project Director, Production of "What To Do In a Sexual Harassment Emergency" poster (available  in both English and French). Funded by $1500 Ontario Women’s Directorate grant.

Arts Grant
Rhode Island State Council on the Arts Grant to produce free, public performances of "Call Me Crazy" in various Rhode Island locations, followed by discussions with the audience. $2200. 1999.

OtherResearch and Field Development Activities
Media
Several hundred appearances on various radio and television programs to discuss psychological                    research and social and political issues, including Donahue, The Oprah Winfrey Show, Geraldo, Sally Jessie Raphael, Today Show, CBS Sunday Morning, Hour Magazine, Canada A.M., Speaking Out.
Guest for regular psychology segments on CBC-TV national show McLean At Large, 1981-82.
Hundreds of newspaper interviews.

Professional, Community, and Scholarly Activities
Lay Member, Massachusetts Board of Bar Overseers Hearings Committee, 2000-03.
Member, Rhode Island Coalition for Affirmative Action (includes work on 1999 Conference
 Committee), 1998-99.
Member, Conference Committee, Association for Women in Psychology’s 1999 Conference, 
 1998-99.
Member, Advisory Council, Resources for Independent Thinking, 1998-present.
Member, founding group and Board, Toronto’s girl- and woman-centered Linden School, 1992-      95.
Member, Community Advisory Board, Women and Body Image Program, Regional Women's Health Centre, Women's College Hospital, 1992-93.
Consultant to Simcoe Legal Services Clinic for Criminal Injuries Compensation Manual, 1992.
Expert witness testimony in courts, in the Law Society of Upper Canada for Women's Legal Education and Action Fund, and for the Ontario Board of Examiners in Psychology.
Consultant on application of recent feminist research on education of females to the operation of St. Clement's School.  Toronto, 1991-92.
Panelist for film, "Half the Kingdom" shown by Jewish Student Council.  Toronto, January 21, 1990.
Invited participant, consultation on Seaboyer/Gayme (rape law) case, Women's Legal Education and Action Fund, Toronto, 1989.
Co-author of modifications of Canadian Psychological Association's Guidelines for Therapy and Counselling with Women for use by consumers of these services, 1984-1989.
Consultant to Parents' Caucus for Fair Education, 1984-1986.
Coordinator of collection of anecdotal material on sexual harassment in psychologists' and psychology students' workplaces, on behalf of Canadian Psychological Association's Section on Women and Psychology for the C.P.A. Committee on the Status of Women, 1983.
Consultant to Pickering, Ontario, Recreation Department in their efforts to develop a program for learning disabled children, 1982-1983.
Member, Advisory Board for Ministry of Labour Women's Bureau publication on sexist bias in vocational counselling, 1983.
Consultant to Ontario Medical Association's Committee on the Delivery of Health Care Services to Children, 198l.
Consultant to Ontario Educational Communications Authority  for television films about socialization and about moral development (Parents' Academy series), 1979.
Supervision of various Temporary Registrants for Ontario Board of Examiners in Psychology, 1977-present.
Member, Applied Psychology Department's Bill 82 study group, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, 1982.
Member, Applied Psychology Department's Course Evaluation Committee, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, 1982.
Numerous lectures to University of Toronto Medical students and staff on children's learning and attention problems, 1979-present.
Proposal Reviewer, First International Conference on Judaism, Feminism and Psychology. Seattle, 1992.
Grant Proposal Reviewer, Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada.
Reviewer of manuscripts, American Psychologist ; Canadian Journal of Behavioural Science; Canadian Journal of Community Mental Health; Canadian Journal of Education/Revue Canadienne de l'Education; Canadian Psychology/Psychologie canadienne; Child Development; Curriculum Inquiry; International Journal of Women's Studies; International Review of Research in Mental Retardation; Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology; Memory and Cognition; Psychology of Women Quarterly; Sex Roles: A Journal of Research; Psychology of Women Quarterly; and Signs: The Journal of Women in Culture and Society. 
 

Invited Addresses and Workshops 
Invited lecture, "Weak Ego Boundaries: One Developing Feminist’s Story." Sociology Course
 On Feminists’ Lives. Brandeis University, Waltham, MA, November 14, 2000.
Invited lecture, "Finding One’s Voice, Challenging Authority." Course on Public Speaking,
 Brown University, November 13, 2000.
Invited keynote address, "Mother-Blame as Hate Speech and a Human Rights Issue,"
 Massachusetts Department of Mental Health, Human Rights Conference.
 Marlborough, MA, October 19, 2000.
Invited workshop, "Moving Beyond Guilt and Blame About Psychiatric Labeling," Massachusetts
 Department of Mental Health, Human Rights Conference. Marlborough, MA, 
 October 19, 2000.
Invited public lecture, "Don’t Blame Mother: Mending the Mother-Daughter Relationship,"
 University of Rhode Island ? College of Continuing Education. Providence, RI,
 October 3, 2000.
Invited plenary address, "What is Wrong with Psychiatric Diagnoses: Biopsychiatry and the
 DSM," Conference of International Center for the Study of Psychiatry and Psychology. 
 New York City, September 23, 2000.
Invited lecture, "Is There Such a Thing as a Normal Person?" Georgetown University Psychology
 Department. Washington, D.C., September 18, 2000.
Invited lecture/screening of "Call Me Crazy" video. University of Rhode Island course on 
 Psychopathology. Kingston, RI., September 12, 2000.
Invited speaker, "Teaching Critical Thinking About Research on Sex and Gender." Workshop on 
 Teaching Psychology of Women. Division 35, American Psychological Association.
 Washington, D.C., August 3, 2000.
Invited panelist, "Social Activism, Psychiatric Diagnosis, and Sexism." Panel on "Teaching
 About Women’s Health Activism in Women’s Studies: Linking the Academy and the
 Community to Build Greater Awareness of Feminist Critiques and Agendas." 
 National Women’s Studies Association Conference. Simmons College, Boston,
 June 15, 2000.
Invited Tenneco Lecture, "Is There Such a Thing as a Normal Woman?" University of Houston
 School of Social Work and University of Houston Law School. Houston, TX. April
 17, 2000.
Invited workshop, "Don’t Blame Mother," Massachusetts Department of Mental Health Human
 Rights Conference. Worcester, MA. April 10, 2000.
Invited panelist, "Who Says We’re Sick? Women Helping Women Find Mental Health," Feminist
 Expo 2000 (Fund for a Feminist Majority Conference). Baltimore, MD. April 1, 2000.
Invited keynote address, "Female Adolescent Development," conference on Gender
 Responsiveness for Female Juvenile Offenders. New Britain, CT. March 2, 2000.
Invited Psi Chi annual lecture, "Crazy or Normal? Who Decides?" Wheaton College. Norton, MA.
 February 22, 2000.
Invited lecture, "Are Men Really from Mars, and Are Women Really From Venus: The Truth about
 the Psychology of Men and Women." Psychology Departmental Undergraduate Group.
 Brown University. February 16, 2000.
Invited lecture, "They Say You’re Crazy: How the World’s Most Powerful Psychiatrists
 Decide Who’s Normal." Brown University course on "Perceptions of Mental
 Illness," Sociology Department. November 10, 1999.
Invited lecture, "Finding Your Voice." Brown University public speaking course. 
 October 27, 1999.
Invited panel presentation, "The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly: Portrayal of Mental Illness
 in the Media." Massachusetts Department of Mental Health Conference on Human
 Rights. Sturbridge, MA. September 30, 1999.
Keynote address, "Is There Such a Thing as a Normal Woman?" New England Conference
 on Women and Mental Health. New England Region, Department of Health and
 Human Services. Hartford. September 28, 1999.
Invited workshop presentation, "Gender Roles, Socialization, and Sexuality." New England
 Conference on Women and Mental Health. New England Region, Department of
 Health and Human Services. Hartford. September 28, 1999.
Invited workshop presentation, "Thinking Critically About Research on Sex and Gender,"  Teaching Psychology of Women. American Psychological Association convention.
 Boston. August 19, 1999.
Invited address, "They Say You’re Crazy: How the World’s Most Powerful Psychiatrists Decide
 Who’s Normal." International conference of the International Center for the Study of
 Psychiatry and Psychology. Bethesda, MD. June 13, 1999.
Invited panel address, "Lifting a Ton of Feathers: A Woman’s Guide to Surviving in the Academic
 World" in panel on "Success Strategies for Women in Academia." Eastern Psychological
 Association. Providence. April 17, 1999.
Visiting Professor, 13 presentations, mostly about "Lifting a Ton of Feathers: A Woman’s
 Guide to Surviving in the Academic World," and one survey lecture about Women’s
 Studies and Psychology. Mercer University, Atlanta and Macon, GA. April 5-7, 1999.
Invited lecture, "A Critical Look at Psychiatric Diagnosis." Brown University, Sociology  Department course on "Perceptions of Mental Illness." March 22, 1999.
Invited lecture, "The Playwright." Providence College. March 22, 1999.
Continuing Education Workshop, "They Say You’re Crazy: How the World’s Most 
 Powerful Psychiatrists Decide Who’s Normal." Association for Women in
 Psychology annual conference. Providence. March 4, 1999.
Invited Panel Presentation, "From Misunderstanding to Creativity and Connection," part of Jean  Baker Miller Institute Panel, Association for Women in Psychology annual conference.  Providence. March 6, 1999.
Continuing Education Seminar, "Don’t Blame Mother: Between Mothers and Their Adult  Daughters." Massachusetts Psychological Association with Massachusetts School of  Professional Psychology. Boston, MA. September 25, 1998.
Continuing Legal Education Seminar, "Examining the Mental Health Professional: A New Slant."  Rhode Island Bar Association. Warwick, RI. September 24, 1998.
Keynote address, "Lifting a Ton of Feathers: A Woman’s Guide to Surviving in the Academic
 World." Preparing Future Faculty Dinner. University of Nebraska: Lincoln, NE.
 August 30, 1998.
Invited panel address, "Don’t Blame Mother." Panel on "‘Bad’ Mothers." Suffolk University,
 Boston, March 25, 1998.
Invited panel address, "Arming Athena: The Status and Strategies of Women in Academe."
 Discussant. Eastern Psychological Association convention. Boston, MA. February 27,  1998.
Invited address, Visiting Scholars Program, "Do Therapists Think Anyone Is Normal?" James
 Madison University. Harrisonburg, VA. January 26, 1998.
Invited symposium, "Misuse of Scientific Claims by Mental Health Professionals." In
 "Preventing Misuses of Science" symposium, Science and Society Series sponsored
 by American Psychological Association at New England Psychological Association
 Conference. North Easton, MA. October 25, 1997.
Invited symposium, "Mother-Blame Then and Now." International Conference on Mothers
 and Daughters. York University. Toronto. September 27, 1997.
Invited symposium, "Does the Mental Health Establishment Think There is a Normal Midlife
 Woman?" Women at the Crossroads Conference. Providence, RI. September 26, 1997.
Invited address, "The Therapeutic Uses of Humor." Jewish Women’s International Conference.
 Newport, RI. May 3, 1997.
Invited lecture, "They Say You’re Crazy: How the World’s Most Powerful Psychiatrists
 Decide Who’s Normal." Providence College. April 14, 1997.
Invited address, "Women in the Academy: Confronting Barriers to Equality."  Commission on
 the Status of Women of the Columbia University Senate and the Office of the Provost,
 Columbia University. New York. March 26, 1997.
Invited address, "They Say You’re Crazy: How the World’s Most Powerful Psychiatrists
 Decide Who’s Normal." Beaver College Graduate Colloquium Series. Glenside PA.
 December 3, 1996.
Invited address, "They Say You’re Crazy: How the World’s Most Powerful Psychiatrists
 Decide Who’s Normal." West Chester University. West Chester PA. December 3,
 1996.
Invited address, "Lifting a Ton of Feathers: A Woman’s Guide to Surviving in the Academic
 World." Women’s Center, Vanderbilt University. Nashville, Tenn. November 8, 1996.
Invited Lilly Faculty Teaching Workshop, "Lifting a Ton of Feathers: A Woman’s Guide to  Surviving in the Academic World." Center for Teaching, Vanderbilt University. Nashville,  Tenn. November 7, 1996.
Invited keynote address, "Empowerment: Client and Staff, Present and Future." Provincial
 Mental Health Conference. Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. October 24, 1996.
Invited colloquium, "Diagnostic Labeling in the Mental Health Field." University of Rhode
 Island Psychology Department. Kingston, RI. September 30, 1996.
Invited Author Series Lecture, "They Say You’re Crazy: How the World’s Most Powerful
 Psychiatrists Decide Who’s Normal." The Harvard Coop. Cambridge, MA. 
 September 26, 1996.
Invited keynote address, "They Say You’re Crazy: How the World’s Most Powerful
 Psychiatrists Decide Who’s Normal." The Connecticut College Psychology Department
 Conference. New London, CT. April 20, 1996.
Invited keynote address, "Subtle and Overt Exploitation and Abuse." University of Guelph
 Women’s Resource Centre conference. Guelph, Ontario, Canada. March 7, 1996.
Invited colloquium, "They Say You’re Crazy: How the World’s Most Powerful Psychiatrists  Decide Who’s Normal."  Psychology Department, Yale University. December 11, 1995.
Invited address, "Lifting a Ton of Feathers: A Woman’s Guide to Surviving in the Academic  World." Yale University. December 11, 1995.
Invited address, "Lifting a Ton of Feathers: A Woman’s Guide to Surviving in the Academic  World." University of Toronto Faculty Association.Toronto. December 7, 1995.
Invited address, "They Say You’re Crazy: How the World’s Most Powerful Psychiatrists Decide  Who’s Normal." Psychology Department, University of New Brunswick. November 20,  1995. 
Invited address,  "Lifting a Ton of Feathers: A Woman’s Guide to Surviving in the Academic  World." Psychology Department, St. Thomas University. Fredericton, New Brunswick.  November 20, 1995.
Invited address, "They Say You’re Crazy: How the World’s Most Powerful Psychiatrists Decide  Who’s Normal." Toronto Jewish Book Fair. November 9, 1995.
Keynote address,  "Making a Difference by Lifting a Ton of Feathers: Myths and Solutions."  Senior Women Academic Administrators of Canada Conference. Vancouver. April 22,  1995.
Invited Sybil Weir Lectures, "Lifting a Ton of Feathers: A Woman’s Guide to Suriviving
 in the Academic World" and "Emotional Abuse." Southwest Missouri State
 University. Springfield, Missouri. March 30, 1995.
Invited address, "Lifting a Ton of Feathers: A Woman’s Guide to Surviving in the
 Academic World." American Association of Dental Schools and Association of
 Canadian Faculties of Dentistry. San Antonio. March 11, 1995.
Invited keynote address, "Thinking Critically About Research on Sex and Gender."
 York University’s Bethune/Vanier Annual Science Symposium. Toronto.
 March 8, 1995.
Invited address, "Legal Implications of Sexism in Diagnosis: DSM-IV." American
 Psychological Association Division of Psychology of Women and Women’s
 Interest Group of the Massachusetts Psychological Association conference on
 "Feminist Psychology and the Law." Boston. February 3, 1995.
Invited lecture, "Lifting a Ton of Feathers: A Woman’s Guide to Surviving in the Academic
 World." University of Toronto Anthropology Master’s students. January 6, 1995.
Invited address, "Lifting a Ton of Feathers: A Woman’s Guide to Surviving in the Academic
 World." University of Toronto Women in Science Meeting. December 15, 1994.
Invited colloquium, "Thinking Critically About Research on Sex and Gender." Erindale
 College, University of Toronto, Psychology Department. Mississauga, Ontario,
 Canada. December 8, 1994.
Invited lecture,  "Lifting a Ton of Feathers: A Woman’s Guide to Surviving in the Academic
 World." University of Toronto Women in Political Science. November 30, 1994.
Invited workshops (repeated), "Checklist for Woman-Positive Institutions." University of
 British Columbia’s "Leadership in Transition" conference. Vancouver, B.C.,
 November 3, 1994.
Invited address, "Don’t Blame Mother." Los Angeles Reconstructionist Congregations and
 Havurot. Los Angeles. October 9, 1994.
Invited address, "Women on Campus: Working Together for the Inclusive University." University  of Regina. Regina, Saskatchewan. June 22, 1994.
Invited workshop, "Empowering Disempowered Clients." Rhode Island Association for Women
 in Psychology and Division 35 of American Psychological Association. Providence,
 Rhode Island. May 16, 1994.
Invited address, "Claiming a Positive Image for Jewish Women," in symposium, "Women’s 
 Image: Beyond the Looking Glass." Jewish Women’s Federation, Social and Political
 Action Committee. Toronto. May 5, 1994.
Invited keynote address, "How DO They Decide Who Is Normal?" Psychologists Society of
 Saskatchewan, annual conference. Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada. April 28, 1994.
Invited address, "Emotional Abuse." Na’amat Luncheon Symposium. Toronto. May 4, 1994.
Invited address, "You’re Smarter Than They Make You Feel: How the Experts Intimidate Us
 and What We Can Do About It." University of Saskatoon. April 26, 1994.
Invited after-dinner speech, "Subtle Forms of Violence Against Women: Emotional and Research
 Abuse." Conference on "Women’s Health: Key Research and Health Care Issues."
 McMaster University. Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. April 22, 1994.
Invited address, "Lifting a Ton of Feathers: A Woman’s Guide to Surviving in the Academic
 World," University of Waterloo. Waterloo, Ontario. April 21, 1994.
Invited address, "How DO They Decide Who Is Normal?" Fourteenth Annual Fredrika Schweers
 Memorial Lecture on Women and Health. University of Rhode Island. Kingston, R.I.
 April 12, 1994.
Invited address, "Thinking Critically About Research on Sex and Gender." McGill University
 Centre for Research and Teaching on Women. Montreal. March 18, 1994.
Invited address, "Lifting a Ton of Feathers: A Woman’s Guide to Surviving in the Academic
 World." McGill University Women’s Network. Montreal. March 17, 1994. 
Invited address, "A Woman’s Guide to Surviving in the Academic World." University of
 Nebraska-Lincoln. March 4, 1994.
Invited lecture, "The Development of Feminist Psychology." University of Toronto, Department
 of Philosophy. February 10, 1994.
Invited address, "How DO They Decide Who Is Normal? Women and DSM-IV." Conference on
 "Women’s Voices/ Women’s Mental Health," sponsored by Division on the
 Psychology of Women, American Psychological Association and University of
 Wisconsin-Madison Women’s Studies Outreach. Madison, Wisconsin. January 21, 1994.
Invited Friday Forum, "Lifting a Ton of Feathers: A Woman’s Guide to Surviving in the
 Academic World," Sarah Doyle Center, Brown University, Providence, Rhode
 Island. November 19, 1993.
Invited colloquium, "Thinking Critically About Research on Sex and Gender," Department of
 Psychology, University of Rhode Island, Kingston, Rhode Island. November 15, 1993.
Invited colloquium, "Lifting a Ton of Feathers: A Woman’s Guide to Surviving in the Academic
 World," Faculty of Administrative Studies, York University, North York, Ontario.
 November 9, 1993.
Invited colloquium, "Thinking Critically About Research on Sex and Gender," Department of
 Psychology, Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario. October 19, 1993.
Invited public lecture, "Lifting a Ton of Feathers: A Woman’s Guide to Surviving in the Academic
 World," sponsored by Queen’s University Human Rights Office, Kingston, Ontario.
 October 18, 1993. 
Keynote speaker, "Topics in Family Violence," continuing education session. Lakeland Regional
 Hospital, Springfield, Missouri. July 23, 1993.
Invited keynote address, "Sexual Assault Issues in Working with Women in Prisons," Elizabeth Fry Society conference on Women in Captivity: Sexual Assault Issues. Hamilton, Ontario. April 19, 1993.
Invited keynote address, "Women and Mental Health Issues," Teleconference on Women and Mental Health, Women's Policy Office, Government of Newfoundland and Labrador. April 8, 1993.
Invited speaker, "Why PMS Should Not Be Classified as a Psychiatric Disorder," Social Work Rounds, North York General Hospital. North York, Ontario. April 8, 1993.
Invited lecture, "Why PMS Should Not Be Classified as a Psychiatric Disorder," Women's College Hospital. Toronto. March 10, 1993.
Invited speaker, "Education and Your Daughter," sponsored by Linden School, Toronto. March 4, 1993.
Invited speaker, "Don't Blame Mother: Mending the Mother-Daughter Relationship." Sisterhood and Education Department, Holy Blossom Temple, Toronto. February 17, 1993.
Invited speaker, "You're Smarter Than They Make You Feel." Sisterhood, Beth Jacob Synagogue, Hamilton, Ontario. February 14, 1993.
Invited speaker, "Do Therapists Think There Is a Normal Woman?" Creekside Retirement Community. Springfield, Missouri. February 10, 1993.
Invited speaker and moderator, "Raising a Feminist Family: Striving Towards Equality." Jewish Women's Festival: Meeting the Challenge, Jewish Women's Federation, Toronto. February 8, 1993.
Invited full-day workshop teacher, "Therapeutic Issues in Working with Women." Psychology Department, Foothills Hospital. Calgary, Alberta. November 6, 1992.
Invited address, "Don't Blame Mother: Mending the Mother-Daughter Relationship." Foothills Hospital Foundation Public Forum. Calgary, Alberta. November 5, 1992.
Invited address, "Don't Blame Mother: Mending the Mother-Daughter Relationship." Beth Tikvah Sisterhood. Willowdale, Ontario. October 27, 1992.
Invited keynote speaker, "Are All Women Psychologically Abused? How Myths Make It Happen." In symposium on "Exploding the Myths: Violence Against Women," sponsored by Family Violence Center, Springfield, Missouri, October 5, 1992.
Invited plenary address, "Sexual Harassment in Schools: How It Interferes with Girls' Education." In symposium on "Exploding the Myths: Violence Against Women," sponsored by Family Violence Center, Springfield, Missouri, October 5, 1992.
Invited participant, symposium "Concerning Child Protection and Domestic Violence Issues." Family Law Bar Admission Course, Law Society of Upper Canada. Toronto. September 24, 1992.
Invited moderator, "Connecting with Our Elders: Women, Aging, and Action" forum for Women's Legal, Education, and Action Fund. Toronto, Ontario, June 24, 1992.
Guest speaker, "The Mother-Daughter Relationship." Annual dinner, Status of Women Committee, District 13, OSSTF. Toronto, Ontario, May 14, 1992.
Invited presentation, "Women and the Canadian Constitution." City Hall Employees. Toronto, Ontario, May 4, 1992.
Invited workshop, "Bringing Feminism into Secondary Schools: How Do We Do It?" Ontario Secondary School Teachers' Federation. Toronto, Ontario, May 1, 1992.
Invited address, "The Nursing Profession and Feminism." Middle Management Nurses Association. Etobicoke, Ontario, April 30, 1992.
Invited panel presentation, "Women and the Law." Conference on Challenges for Women in the 21st Century. St. Clement's School. Toronto, Ontario, April 30, 1992.
Invited address, "Research on Sex Differences." Toronto Montessori Schools. April 21, 1992.
Invited address, "New Developments in the Education of Girls and Women." Ontario Home Economics Association Convention. Toronto, Ontario, April 4, 1992.
Workshop. What Are Learning Disabilities? Teaching LD and Non-LD Children about Learning Disabilities. Federation of Women Teachers' Associations of Ontario Convention. Toronto, Ontario, February 20, 1992.
Workshop. Teaching Children to Think Critically about Sexism and Other Forms of Bias. Federation of Women Teachers' Associations of Ontario Convention. Toronto, Ontario, February 20, 1992.
Keynote address, "Why Nurses Feel Confused: Are Nurses Held in Awe or in Contempt?" Queen's University School of Nursing 50th Anniversary Conference on Nursing and Feminism: The Uneasy Relationship. Kingston, Ontario, November 13, 1991.
Keynote address, "Driving Us Crazy: How Oppression Damages Women's Mental Health." Conference on Beyond the Problem: Women and Mental Well-Being in Saskatchewan. Saskatoon, October 26, 1991.
Workshop with Nikki Gerrard, "Mothers." Conference on Beyond the Problem: Women and Mental Well-Being in Saskatchewan. Saskatoon, October 26, 1991.
Invited colloquium, "Do Mental Health Professionals Think There Is a Normal Woman?" Psychology Department, University of Vermont. Burlington, October 11, 1991.
Keynote address, "Mother-blame, The Myth of Women's Masochism, and The Limitations of Psychotherapy." Conference on Mothers, Myths, and Me. Canadian Mental Health Association, Kingston Branch, Kingston, Ontario. October 10, 1991.
Invited address, "New Developments in the Education of Girls and Women." Branksome Hall School Staff. Toronto, Ontario, October 1, 1991.
Invited address, "New Developments in the Education of Girls and Women." Branksome Hall School Strategic Planning Committee. Toronto, Ontario, September 17, 1991.
Invited, address, "Perspectives in Education." St. Clements School Board and Staff. Toronto, Ontario, September, 4, 1991.
Invited address, "Feminist Issues," Branksome Hall School Public Affairs Club, Toronto, Ontario, May 14, 1991.
Invited address, "Feminist Therapy and Traditional Therapy," Southwest Missouri State University. Springfield, Missouri, January 30, 1991.
Invited address, "Don't Blame Mother," University Women's Club. Aurora, Ontario, January 26, 1991.
Invited address, "Empowering Women to Work Against Violence Against Women." Toronto Board of Education's Organization for Women in Leadership. Toronto, Ontario, January 23, 1991.
Panel Discussion: "The Development of a Women's Caucus on Sexual Harassment." Canadian Association Against Sexual Harassment in Higher Education. Toronto, Ontario, November 22, 1990.
Henry A. Murray Center Presentation, "How Do They Decide Who's Normal? The True, But Bizarre Tale of the DSM Process." Henry A. Murray Center, Radcliffe College, Harvard University. Cambridge, Massachusetts, November 20, 1990.
Grand Rounds, Invited Presentation, Case Commentary. Department of Psychiatry, Beth Israel Hospital (Harvard University). Boston, Massachusetts, November 20, 1990.
Workshop, "How They Make Wife Battering and Child Abuse Seem Moral." Presented to the Conference, "Values in Education: The Necessary Connection." Ontario Council for Leadership in Educational Administration (OCLEA) and the Ontario Moral/Values in Education Association (OM/VEA). Toronto, Ontario, October 29, 1990.
Canadian Institute for the Administration of Justice presentation, "The Justice System's Endorsement of Mental Health Assessors' Sexism and Other Biases: Charter Issues and Other Forms of Injustice". Toronto, Ontario, October 12, 1990.
Invited address, "Empowering Women to Eradicate Sexism," Guelph Children's Fund. Guelph, Ontario, September 14, 1990.
Invited address, "Don't Blame Mother: Mending the Mother-Daughter Relationship," The McGill Club. Toronto, June 4, 1990.
Invited address, "Unmasking Mother-blame: Steps Toward Healing Women, Men, and the Mental Health Enterprise," Canadian Psychological Association. Ottawa, Ontario, June 1, 1990. Two workshops, one on Don't Blame Mother and one on Between Women: Lowering the Barriers. Women Healing, Fort Frances, Ontario, May 29-30, 1990.
After-dinner address, "Don't Blame Mother," Agudath Israel Sisterhood. Ottawa, Ontario, May 17, 1990.
Invited address, "Don't Blame Mother," Coalition of Jewish Women. Montreal, Quebec, May 16, 1990.
Annual dinner address, "Don't Blame Mother," Toronto Health Librarians Association. Toronto, Ontario, May 14, 1990.
Plenary address, "Driving Us Crazy: How Oppression Damages Women's Mental Health," and workshop on "Mother Blaming in Clinical Practice," Women and Therapy Conference. Guelph, Ontario, May 4, 1990.
Keynote address, "Where Women Can Go In the '90s," North Toronto Canadian Federation of University Women Conference. Toronto, April 7, 1990.
Keynote address, "Does the Mental Health Establishment Believe There Is a Normal Woman?" Phyllis Katz Lecture on the Psychology of Women, Yale University, February 21, 1990.
Guest speaker, "Mending Mother-Daughter Relationships," at the Annual Membership Day Luncheon, Beth Tzedec Sisterhood. Toronto, February 14, 1990.
Keynote address, "What IS Normal? The Changing Roles of Men and Women." Northwest Area Conference, Ontario Ministry of Community and Social Services. Kenora, Ontario, February 8, 1990.
Invited address to Ryerson's Psychology Colloquium, "A Feminist Perspective on Freud." Toronto, February 1, 1990.
Invited panel presentation, "Preliminary Findings of the Law Society of Upper Canada's Questionnaire Survey of Mental Health Professionals Who Conduct Child Custody Assessments," Law Society of Upper Canada Department of Education program on Assessing the Assessors: What You Need to Know. Toronto, December 15, 1989.
Moderator, New Israel Fund Dialogue, "Sisters and Strangers: Two Voices, One Dream," with Leah Shakdiel and Dr. Mariam Mar'i. Toronto, November 20, 1989.
Invited address, "Don't Blame Mother," Jewish Book Fair. Toronto, November 1, 1989.
Address to benefit for Woodgreen Red Door Family Shelter. Toronto, October 28, 1989.
Invited talk, "Don't Blame Mother: Mending the Mother-Daughter Relationship." Chapters Bookstore and Restaurant "Literary Dinner Party," July 31, 1989.
Keynote address, "Don't Blame Mother: Mending the Mother-Daughter Relationship." Seventh Biennial Golden Circle Scholarship Champagne Luncheon, Toronto Women's ORT and Hamilton Women's ORT. Toronto, July 27, 1989.
Panel for Harvard-Radcliffe Class of '69 20th Reunions, "Career Choices." Cambridge, Massachusetts, June 9, 1989.
Invited panel presentation, "Women and Mental Health in Canada." Advanced Feminist Therapy Institute. Banff, Alberta, May 19, 1989.
Invited presentation, "Sexism in Mental Health Professionals' Training." University of Calgary, May 15, 1989.
Invited public lecture, "Don't Blame Mother: Mending the Mother-Daughter Relationship." University of Calgary, May 15, 1989.
Invited workshop, "Calling Normal Women Crazy -- the DSM." First Canadian Conference on Women and Mental Health. Banff, Alberta, May 12, 1989.
Keynote address, "Don't Blame Mother: Mending the Mother-Daughter Relationship." First Canadian Conference on Women and Mental Health, Banff, Alberta, May 12, 1989.
After-dinner speech, "Don't Blame Mother: Mending the Mother-Daughter Relationship," for benefit dinner, Women's Counselling Referral and Education Centre. Toronto, Ontario, May 5, 1989.
Keynote address, "The Intimacy Revolution: Why It's Taking So Long." 10th Annual Workshop on Dimensions of Intimacy & Autonomy Throughout the Life Cycle. Kitchener-Waterloo Hospital, Kitchener, Ontario, May 4, 1989.
Invited panel presentation, "The Politics of Access to Disabled Women's Health Care." Disabled Women's Network. Toronto, Ontario, April 16, 1989.
Invited presentation, "The Effect of the Category of `Self-defeating Personality Disorder' on Women." Panel on the Effects of DSM-III-R Categories on Women. American Orthopsychiatric Association Conference. New York, April 4, 1989.
Invited lecture, "Mother-blame and Woman-blame in the Mental Health Establishment." Barnard College Conference on Women and Public Policy. New York, April 1, 1989. 
Keynote address, "The Myth of Women's Masochism." Conference on Wife Assault and Immigrant Women in Peel. Mississauga, Ontario, March 29, 1989.
Invited lecture, "Do Mental Health Professionals Believe There is Such a Thing as a Normal Woman?" York University Health and Society Lecture Series. North York, Ontario, February 22, 1989.
Invited address, "Do Mental Health Professionals Believe There is Such a Thing as a Normal Woman?" University of Toronto Psychology Students Association, November 14, 1988.
Keynote address, "Protecting Women: Trends in Mental Health Treatment of Women," Women and Mental Health Conference, Queen Street Mental Health Centre, Toronto, November 9, 1988. Also, member of panelist at conference wrap-up on "Where Do We Go From Here?" 
Invited address, "Gender Issues in Diagnosis," Gender, Science, and Medicine Conference, University of Toronto, November 5, 1988.
Keynote address, "Does Being Women Make Us Crazy?" Invited address to Peel Memorial Hospital, "Women & Mental Health -Contemporary Issues & Approaches," Brampton, Ontario, October 14, 1988.
Invited panelist for discussion following premiere of National Film Board of Canada film, "What People Are Calling PMS." Toronto, September 22, 1988.
Invited address, "Making Mother-blaming Visible: The Emperor's New Clothes," in panel on "Mother-blaming and Mother-hating: What Electra Did To Clytemnestra." Presented at Woman-defined Motherhood: A Conference for Therapists. Goddard College, Plainfield, Vermont, September 17, 1988.
Keynote address, "Myth of Women's Masochism." Toronto Legal Aid Clinics Conference, Toronto, Ontario, June 2, 1988.
Keynote address, "What Do Men Want? Why Are Relationships Between Women and Men Still So Hard?" Women's Expo. Springfield, Missouri, March 12, 1988.
Keynote address, "The Dangers of Jewish Mother and Jewish American Princess Stereotypes." Jewish Women's Federation panel, "Beyond the Stereotype." Toronto, Ontario, March 8, 1988.
Invited address to Greater Edmonton Teachers' Convention Association. Edmonton, Alberta, February 25, 1988.
Keynote address, "The Myth of Women's Masochism," for University of Guelph's First Women's Weekend. Guelph, Ontario, October 30, 1987.
Invited address, "The Psychology of Sexism: The Pseudoscience of Psychiatry." Canadian Association of Women in Science. Toronto, October 21, 1987.
Keynote address, "Sole Support Mothers: Managing the Myths and Messages," for Mothers on the Move conference on Sole Support Mothers, sponsored by Ontario Advisory Council on Women's Issues. Toronto, June 20, 1987.
Keynote address, "Motherhood and Self-esteem: Are They Mutually Exclusive, Even for Feminists?" Section on Women and Psychology Institute, Canadian Psychological Association. Vancouver, June 17, 1987.
Keynote address, "The Myth of Co-dependency in Victims of Violence." Presented to Muriel McQueen Fergusson Foundation's national symposium on Family Violence: Challenges for Change. St. John, New Brunswick, June 4, 1987.
Participant in Panel for Public Forum on Child Sexual Abuse: The Impact on the Victim, the Family, and the Community. Toronto, June 2, 1987.
Keynote address, "Mother as the Scapegoat in the Mental Health System." Women and Therapy Conference. Toronto, May 23, 1987.
Moderator and participant in panel on "Mothers of Disturbed Children." Women and Therapy Conference. Toronto, May 22, 1987. 
Moderator and participant, "Canadian Women's Speakout on Child Custody." Women and Therapy Conference, co-sponsored by Ontario Institute for Studies in Education's Centre for Women's Studies in Education. Toronto, May 21, 1987.
Two invited addresses, "Barriers Between Women in the Workplace" and "The Myth of Women's Masochism." Presented at First Women's Expo. Springfield, Missouri, May 15 and 16, 1987. 
Invited presentation on "Bias in Sex Differences Research" at American Association for the Advancement of Science Convention. Chicago, February, 1987.
"How Mental Health Professionals Can Make Women Sick." Ontario Wellness Conference. Toronto, December 2, 1986.
Keynote address on wife abuse. "Violence in the Family" conference, Clarke Institute of Psychiatry. Toronto, November 14, 1986.
Keynote address on "Sexist Myths in Education for Canadian Teachers' Federation National Status of Women Conference." Winnipeg, November 13, 1986.
After-dinner speech. Alberta Psychological Association. Jasper, Alberta, October 18, 1986.
Invited address, "Feminist Challenges to Psychology." Alberta Psychological Association. Jasper, Alberta, October 17, 1986. Invited lecture, "The Myth of Women's Masochism." University Women's Studies Group. Edmonton, Alberta, October 16, 1986.
Invited colloquium, "The Myth of Women's Masochism." Barnard College Women's Center. New York City, September 9, 1986.
Invited lecturer, one-week course, "New Views of Women's Psychological Development." New England Educational Institute, Cape Cod, M.A., July 28-August 1, 1986.
Keynote address, "New Psychiatric Assaults on Women's Sexuality." Annual General Meeting of Sex Information and Education Council of Canada. Toronto, June 18, 1986.
Invited address, "The Myth of Women's Masochism." Annual General Meeting of Changing Ways. London, Ontario, June 12, 1986.
Participant in Upper Canada Law Society conference on sexual abuse. Osgoode Hall, Toronto, June 6, 1986.
Special lecture, "How Feminist Therapists Can Use Demythologizing to Help Women Clients." Women and Therapy Conference, Toronto, May 23, 1986.
Debate against proposed diagnosis of "Self-defeating Personality Disorder." Invited symposium, American Psychiatric Association Convention, Washington, D.C., May 13, 1986.
Keynote address, "The Myth of Women's Masochism." Women and Well-being Conference, Oshawa, Ontario, May 10, 1986.
Discussant for Toronto Family Lawyers Group on Women's Mistreatment by the Courts, May 5, 1986.
Full-day workshop, "New Developments in the Psychology of Women." Southwest Missouri State University Counselling Center, Springfield, Missouri, May 1, 1986.
"The Myth of Women's Masochism." Address for Annual General Meeting of St. Catharine's, Ontario, Shelter for Battered Wives, April 21, 1986.
The First Pembroke Center Associates Lecture, "The Myth of Women's Masochism." Brown University, Providence, R.I., April 16, 1986.
Discussion of the Feminist Movement's Influence on my books, Between Women: Lowering the Barriers and The Myth of Women's Masochism, at conference on Canadian Women Writing: Fact (and Fiction). York University, Toronto, April 12, 1986.
Keynote address, "Shaping Better Tomorrows for Today's Girls and Women." Federation of Women Teachers' Associations of Ontario, Guidance and Socialization Conference, Toronto, April 11, 1986.
Invited address, "The Myth of Women's Masochism."Etobicoke Women's Habitat, Annual General Meeting,Etobicoke, Ontario, April 8, 1986.
Special invited lecture, "The Myth of Women's Masochism." Association for Women in Psychology Convention, Oakland, C.A., March 8, 1986.
Invited address, "The Myth of Women's Masochism." Scarborough College, University of Toronto, International Women's Week Lecture, March 5, 1986.
Invited address, "The Myth of Women's Masochism." University of Toronto (Downtown Campus) Women's Centre, International Women's Week lecture, March 4, 1986.
Co-keynote address, "The Blaming of 'Good Enough' Mothers in Child Custody Disputes." The First Women's Speakout on the Politics of Child Custody: Mothers on Trial, New York City, March 1, 1986.
Invited lecture, "Can You be Feminine and Assertive?" Affirmative Action Officers, Ontario English Catholic Teachers' Association, February 17, 1986.
Invited lecture, "Psyching Women Out: How the Feminist Movement Has Affected My Work." Feminist Popular Lecture Series, Centre for Women's Studies in Education, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, February 3, 1986.
Keynote address, "Myths That Divide Women in the Workplace." Conference of Status of Women Contact Persons, Canadian Teachers' Federation, Ottawa, January 27, 1986.
Invited (by American Psychiatric Association's Committee on Women) presenter on proposed diagnosis of "Self-defeating Personality Disorder" at APA Ad Hoc Committee's Hearings on Proposed Revisions of DSM-III. Washington, D.C., December 3, 1985.
Three lectures on Psychology of Women. Kaleidoscope Series, Toronto, Autumn, 1985. 
Special Lecture, "It's All the Mother's Fault: The No-win Situation." Jewish Book Fair, Toronto, November 19, 1985.
Member of plenary panel on "A Multidisciplinary Approach to Family Violence" and workshop leader for "The Victims of Family Violence." Waterloo Region Social Resources Council's conference on Family Violence, Waterloo, Ontario, October 3, 1985.
Invited presentation on "Learning Disabilities in Adults" to Career Counselling Centre, University of Toronto, September 26, 1985.
Keynote address, "The 'Other Side' of Wife Abuse," for Ontario Association of Interval and Transition Houses Annual Convention. Kingston, Ontario, May 23, 1985.
Keynote address for conference on Gender-based Problems in the Clinician's Workplace, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, May 11, 1985.
Invited grand rounds presentation, "The Myth of Women's Masochism." Department of Psychiatry, North Carolina Memorial Hospital, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, May 9, 1985.
Keynote address, "The Myth of Women's Masochism." Rexdale Legal Aid Clinic's conference on wife battering. Rexdale, Ontario, 1985.
Invited colloquium, "Barriers Between Women." Brock University Psychology Department, March 22, 1985.
Invited address, "Sexism in Language in the Workplace." North York Board of Education's Women in Leadership meeting, February 26, 1985.
Series of three keynote addresses on "Wife Battering and the Myth of Women's Masochism" for Ontario Ministry of Community and Social Services' Family Violence Prevention Conferences in London, Ottawa, and Thunder Bay, February and March, 1985.
Invited address, "Sex Differences in Cognitive Abilities." Scarborough College, University of Toronto, in celebration of the University of Toronto's 100th Anniversary, February 14, 1985. 
Invited lecture, "Learning Sexism Without Realizing It." University of Toronto Continuing Studies Lunchtime Series, January 18, 1985.
Invited lecture, "The Myth of Women's Masochism." University of Toronto Clinical Psychology Research Group, January 15, 1985.
Invited colloquium, "The Myth of Women's Masochism." Psychology Department, York University, January 11, 1985.
Invited lecture, "Psychological Effects of Problems with Implementation of Bill 82." Parents' Caucus for Fair Education. Toronto, November, 1984.
Invited address, "The Myth of Women's Masochism." Cornell University, November 15, 1984.
Lecture to students at Zion Junior High School on "Sex Bias in Research on Sex and Gender," sponsored by North York Board of Education Affirmative Action Group, October 24, 1984.
Invited panel member for public meeting on the effects of Bill 82, organized by Parents' Caucus for Fair Education, Toronto, May 17, 1984.
Keynote address, "Women's Studies and Publishing." Conference on Women's Studies and Publishing. University of Waterloo, April, 1984.
Invited workshop/address, "Sex Equity in the Classroom." North York Board of Education Affirmative Action Conference. Toronto, April 11, 1984.
Final summation. Family Violence Prevention Conference organized by Ontario Ministry of Community and Social Services. Toronto, March 28, 1984.
Keynote address, "Wife Abuse: The Public Perception." Family Violence Prevention Conference organized by Ontario Ministry of Community and Social Services. Toronto, March 27, 1984.
Invited commentary on "Cognitive Mapping" paper by Joan Foley and Annabel Cohen. Toronto Area Women's Research Colloquium, March, 1984.
Invited workshop, "The Psychology of Women's Happiness." University of Windsor Psychology Department, February 23, 1984.
Invited presentation, "Between Women: Lowering the Barriers." Women's Clinic, Toronto Western Hospital, January, 1984.
Invited address, "The Myth of Women's Masochism." Metropolitan Toronto Separate School Board's Affirmative Action Group, December, 1983.
Invited address, "The Myth of Women's Masochism." Women and Therapy Conference. Toronto, November, 1983.
Invited workshop, "Between Women: Lowering the Barriers for Women Working Together." Metropolitan Toronto Separate School Board's Affirmative Action Group, November, 1983.
Keynote address, "Conflict Between Women: How It Can Be Creative and Constructive." Women's Perspectives Workshop series, sponsored by Ontario Liberal Women's Perspective Advisory Committee. October 15, 1983.
Invited, day-long workshop, "Distinguishing Emotional Disturbance from Learning Disability." Professional Activity Day, Metropolitan Toronto Separate School Board's Psychological Services, September 1, 1983. 
Invited participant in and moderator of panel on "Teaching Psychology of Women: In Psychology Departments and in Women's Studies Programs." Canadian PsychologicalAssociation Convention. Winnipeg, June 10, 1983.
Invited workshop, "Between Women: Lowering the Barriers." Liberal Party's Perspectives on Women Day. Toronto, May 14, 1983.
Invited address, "Mothers and Daughters." London, Ontario, Women's Research Colloquium, April 27, 1983.
Invited address, "Women's Reactions to the `New Man'". Federation of Jewish Women's Clubs. Toronto, April 19, 1983.
Invited workshop, "Learning Disabilities and Recreation." Pickering, Ontario, Recreation Department, February, 1983.
Invited presentation in "Sexist Bias in Psychology" symposium. Ontario Psychological Association Convention. Toronto, February, 1983.
Invited presentation, "Sex Differences in the Classroom." Education Council, Area North, Toronto Board of Education. December 7, 1982.
Invited colloquium, "Child Abuse: Clinical and Research Dilemmas." Psychology Department,  Wilfrid Laurier University, Waterloo, Ontario, December 2, 1982.
Invited discussant for workshop on "Families of Disturbed and Delinquent Children," at conference on Research Strategies for the Study of Children in Families Under Stress. Montreal: Concordia University, October, 1982.
Keynote address, "Between Women: Lowering the Barriers." Women and Well-being conference of mental health professionals. Oshawa, Ontario: Durham College, May 14, 1982. Also, workshop on similar topic at same conference, May 15, 1982.
Keynote address, "Between Women: Lowering the Barriers." New England Association of Women in Psychology Convention. Boston, April 30, 1982.
Invited lecture, "Sex Roles in Classroom and Day Care Settings." Toronto Board of Education, Grade 11 and 12 students at City School, February, 1982.
Invited lecture, "Between Women: Lowering the Barriers." First Applied Psychology Students' Association Colloquium. Ontario Institute for Studies in Education. Toronto, January 14, 1982.
Special invited lecture, "Barriers Between Jewish Women." Jewish Book Fair. Toronto, November, 1981.
Invited address, "Schoolchildren's Active Role in Their Own Sex-role Socialization." First Canadian Women's Studies Conference. Toronto, 1981.
Invited address, "Women Teachers' Working Relationships in the School System." Alpha Delta Kappa Education Sorority, Regional Meeting. Toronto, October 17, 1981. 
Invited address, "What Psychological Tests Can Tell You About Your Child's Learning Disability." Toronto Chapter of Association for Children with Learning Disabilities, May, 1981.
Invited address, "Barriers Between Women." Institute on Women, American Orthopsychiatric Association Convention. New York, March, 1981.
Moderator and resource person for "Barriers Between Women" workshop. American Orthopsychiatric Association Convention. Toronto, April, 1980.
Invited address, "Child Abuse." Ontario English Catholic Teachers Association Convention. Toronto, November 17, 1979.
Keynote address, "How Sex-role Stereotyping Increases Problems in One-parent Families," to One-Parent Families Association National Convention. Toronto, May 20, 1979.
Invited symposium, "Violence Against Women." National Action Committee on the Status of Women Convention. Ottawa, March, 1979.
Invited address, "A Proposal for Families and Schools for Dealing with Emotional Needs for Learning Disabled and Hyperactive Children." Missouri Association for Children with Learning Disabilities Convention. Osage Beach, Missouri, October 21, 1978.
Invited address, "The Consequences of Learning Disability for the Family and Society" and "The Practical Management of Learning Disabilities." Alberta Chapter, Association for Children with Learning Disabilities Convention. Calgary, May 5-6, 1978.
Invited address, "How to Help the Hyperactive Child." Central Michigan University, April, 1978.
Invited workshop, "Learning Disabilities." Georgian College, Midland, Ontario. April 17, 1978.
Invited workshop, "Family Problems and Learning Disabilities: What They Are and What To Do About Them." Health Sciences Division of Georgian College, Owen Sound, Ontario. May, 1977.
Invited lecture, "Sources of Conflict in Daughter-Mother Relationships." Canadian Society for Women in Philosophy. Toronto, February, 1977.
Invited, two-part lecture, "Adolescence and Adolescent Psychopathology." Clarke Institute of Psychiatry. Toronto, February and March, 1976.
Invited address, "The Needs of Behaviorally Disturbed Children in the Classroom." Council for Exceptional Children, Annual Meeting. Toronto, 1975.
Invited address, "Helping Parents Help Their Children Deal with School Problems and Hyperactivity." Beechwood Individualized Parent-Child Program, Inc., Conference. Wilmington, Delaware, 1975.
Same subject as above, in lecture and workshop formats. Rochester, New York, Pediatric Society and Association for Children with Learning Disabilities, 1973.
Invited lecture, "Basics of Psychological Testing, Especially as Applied to Hyperactive and Learning Problem Children." American Academy of Pediatrics course on Learning Disabilities. Chicago, 1973.

Publications
(a) Doctoral Dissertation
Sex differences in children's response to failure.  Duke University, 1973.

(b) Books
Caplan, Paula J. The New Don’t Blame Mother: Mending the Mother-Daughter Relationship.
 New York: Routledge, 2000.
Caplan, Paula J.; Crawford, Mary; Hyde, Janet Shibley; & Richardson, John T.E. Gender
 Differences in Human Cognition (Counterpoints: Cognition, Memory, & Language
 Series). New York: Oxford University Press, 1997.
Caplan, Paula J. They Say You’re Crazy: How the World’s Most Powerful Psychiatrists Decide
 Who’s Normal. Reading, MA: Addison-Wesley, 1995.
Caplan, Paula J. You’re Smarter Than They Make You Feel: How the Experts Intimidate Us and
 What We Can Do About It.  New York: The Free Press, 1994.
 --German edition Keine Angst vor Autoritaten: Wie Patienten, Kunden und Verbraucher
 ihre Interessen durchsetzen. Munchen: Knaur, 1995.
Caplan, Paula J.; & Caplan, Jeremy B. Thinking Critically About Research on Sex and Gender.  New York: HarperCollins, 1994.
 --Second edition. New York: Addison Wesley Longman, 1999.
Caplan, Paula J. Lifting a Ton of Feathers: A Woman's Guide To Surviving in the Academic World.  Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1993.
Caplan, Paula J. Don't Blame Mother:  Mending the Mother-Daughter Relationship.  New York:  Harper and Row, 1989.
--Paperback:  Harper and Row, 1990.
--Brazilian edition in Portugese, Nao culpe sua mae. Sao Paulo:  Edicoes  Siciliano, 1990. 
--German edition, So Viel Liebe So Viel Hass:  Zur Verbesserung Der Mutter-Tochter-      Beziehung.  Kiepenheuer & Witsch, 1990.
--Dutch edition, Moedders & Dochters:  Zoveel liefde, zoveel haat. Over het verbeteren van de moeder-dochter relatie. BV Uitgeverij De Kern, Baarn, 1991.
--French edition, C’est Pas La Faute des Meres! Le Jour Editeur.
--Forthcoming Spanish edition by Javier Vergara.
--Forthcoming Japanese edition.
--Psychology Today Book Club selection.
--Jason Aronson Psychotherapy Book Club selection.
--Serial right to London, England, Daily Express.
--In audiocassette, Nightingale Conant, Winning Woman series.
Caplan, Paula J. The Myth of Women's Masochism.  New York: E.P. Dutton, 1985. 
 --New edition with new Preface published December, 1993,  Toronto:
 University of Toronto Press.
--Excerpted in Cosmopolitan, October, 1985.
--Psychology Today Book Club selection.
--British hard cover edition, Methuen, 1986.
--British paperback edition, Women's Masochism:  The Myth Destroyed, Mandarin       Paperbacks, 1989.
--North American paperback edition, Signet, 1987.
--German edition, Frauen sind keine Masochisten:  Das Ende eines Vorurteils. Benziger Verlag: Zurich, Koln, 1986. 
--Swedish edition, Myten om kvinnors Masochism. Wahlstrom & Widstrand:  Stockholm, 1987.
Caplan, Paula J. Between Women:  Lowering the Barriers.  Toronto: Personal Library, 1981.  (Earlier version published as Barriers Between Women.  Jamaica, N.Y.:  SP Medical and Scientific Publications, 1981.)
--Barriers Between Women, Japanese translation published through Japan UNI Agency, Inc.
Kinsbourne, Marcel & Caplan, Paula J.  Children's Learning and Attention Problems.  Boston:  Little, Brown, 1979 (now in its  2nd printing). 
--Spanish translation, Ediciones Cientificas, La Prensa Medica Mexicana, 1984.

(c)  Special Issues of Journal Edited
Four special issues on Feminist Psychology, International Journal of Women's Studies, January/February, March/April, September/October and November/December, 1985, issues.  First issue is on "Single Life  and Married Life" and "Women's Sexuality."  Second issue is on  "Research on Therapy with Women" and "Feminist Psychologists."  Third issue is on "Women in Groups" and "Aggression Against Women."  Fourth issue is on "Sex Roles and Sex Differences" and "Androgyny."

(d)  Monographs
Coordinator and Co-author of Equality Eve Report:  What Women Want.  Toronto:  Equality Eve Group.  June 1, 1991.
Caplan, Paula J.  Co-author and co-editor (member of Women and Mental Health Committee, Canadian Mental Health Association), Women and Mental Health in Canada:  Strategies for Change.  Toronto:  Canadian Mental Health Association, 1987.
Watters, Jessie; Caplan, Paula; White, Georgina; Bates, Robert; & Parry, Ruth. Toronto Multi-agency Child Abuse Research Project Report.  Toronto:  The Hospital for Sick Children Foundation, 1986 (85 pages).

(e)  Curriculum Units
Caplan, Paula, J., & Summers, Jane. Teaching Children About Learning Disabilities.  Toronto:  Green Dragon Press, 1990.
Caplan, Paula J.; Secord-Gilbert, Margaret; & Staton, Pat. Teaching Children To Think Critically About Sexism and Other Forms of Bias.  Toronto:  Green Dragon Press, 1990.

(f)  Chapters
Caplan, Paula J. Seeking serenity as a single Jewish mother. In Rachel Josefowitz Siegel, Ellen Cole, and Susan Steinberg-Oren (Eds.), Jewish Mothers Tell Their Stories: Acts of Love and Courage. New York: Haworth, 2000, pp.237-42.
Caplan, Paula J. Don’t Blame Mother: Then and Now. In Andrea O’Reilly and Sharon
 Abbey (Eds.), Mothers and Daughters: Connection, Empowerment, and
 Transformation. (Lanham: Rowman and Littlefield, 2000), pp. 237-245.
Caplan, Paula J. Mother-blaming. In Molly Ladd-Taylor & Lauri Umansky (Eds.), "Bad" Mothers: The Politics of Blame in Twentieth-Century America. New York: New York University Press, 1998, pp.127-44.
Caplan, Paula J. Mothers, Judaism, and true honor. In Rachel Josefowitz Siegel and Ellen
 Cole (Eds.), Celebrating the Lives of Jewish Women: Patterns in a Feminist Sampler.
 New York: Haworth, 1997, pp. 39-44.
Caplan, Paula J. Foreword for Evelyn K. Sommers, Voices from Within: Women Who Have
 Broken the Law. Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1995, pp.ix-x.
Caplan, Paula J. The justice system’s endorsement of mental health assessors’ sexism and other
 biases: Charter issues and other forms of injustice. In Bernard Dickens & Monique 
 Ouellette (Eds.),  Health Care, Ethics and Law/Soins de sante, ethique et droit. Canadian
 Institute for the Administration of Justice/Institut canadien d’administration de la
 justice. Les editions Themis, 1993, pp.79-87.
Caplan, Paula J.  Concepts of "merit" and systemic discrimination.  In Changing Focus:  The Future for Women in the Canadian Film and Television Industry. Toronto:  Toronto Women in Film and Television, 1991, pp. 146-149.
Caplan, Paula J.  Making mother-blaming visible:  The emperor's new clothes.  In Jane Price Knowles (M.D.) and Ellen Cole (Ed.), Woman-Defined Motherhood.  New York:  The Haworth Press, Inc., 1990, pp. 61-70.
Caplan, Paula J.  Preface for Morris Kokin and Ian Walker, Women Married to Alcoholics.  New York:  William Morrow,  1989. 
Caplan, Paula J.  The name game:  Psychiatry, misogyny, and taxonomy.  In Marjorie Braude (Ed.), Women, Power, and Therapy:  Issues for Women.   New York:  Haworth, 1988,  pp. 187-202.
Caplan, Paula J.  Between women:  Lowering the barriers.  In J. H. Robbins & R. J. Siegel (Eds.), Women Changing Therapy. Haworth Press, 1983.
--Also published in Women and Therapy 2, 1983, 51-66. 
Caplan, Paula J.  Beyond the box score:  A search for boundary conditions in aggression and achievement behavior.  In Brendan  Maher (Ed.), Progress in Experimental Personality Research,  Vol. 9, 1979, 41-87.

(g)  Papers (RefereedJournals)
Caplan, Paula J. (1999) Review of Ethics in Psychotherapy and Counseling: A Practical
 Guide by Kenneth S. Pope and Melba J.T. Vasquez. In Women and Therapy 22 (4),
 108-110.
Caplan, Paula J. (1995). "Weak ego boundaries": One developing feminist’s story. Women and
 Therapy special issue on Feminist Foremothers, 17, 113-23.
 --Also published in Feminist Foremothers in Women’s Studies, Psychology, and Mental
 Health.  Phyllis Chesler, Esther D. Rothblum, & Ellen Cole (Eds.). New York: The
 Haworth Press, 1995, pp.113-23.
Caplan, Paula J. (1992).  What should we ask about women and therapy? Canada's Mental Health   40, 25-6 (Health and Welfare Canada). 
Caplan, Paula J. (1992). Gender issues in the diagnosis of mental disorder. Women and Therapy
 12, 71-82.
Caplan, Paula J. (1992). Driving us crazy: How oppression damages women’s mental health and 
 what we can do about it. Women and Therapy 12, 5-28..
Larkin, June, & Caplan, Paula J. (1992). The gatekeeping process of the DSM. Canadian Journal
 of Community Mental Health/Revue canadienne de sante mentale communautaire 11, 
 17-28.
Caplan, Paula J.  Review of Jewish women in therapy:  Seen but not heard (Rachel Josefowitz Siegel & Ellen Cole, Eds.). Canadian Psychology/Psychologie Canadienne, 33, 112-115.
Caplan, Paula J.; McCurdy-Myers, Joan; & Gans, Maureen.  Should "premenstrual syndrome" be called a psychiatric abnormality? Feminism and Psychology, 2, 1992, 27-44.
Caplan, Paula J.; McCurdy-Myers, Joan; & Gans, Maureen.  Reply to Mary Brown Parlee's commentary on PMS and psychiatric abnormality. Feminism and Psychology, 2, 1992, 109.
Caplan, Paula J., & Gans, Maureen.  Is there empirical justification for the category of "Self-defeating Personality Disorder"?  Feminism and Psychology, 1, 1991, 263-278.
Caplan, Paula J., & Larkin, June.  The anatomy of dominance and self-protection. American Psychologist, 46(5), 1991, 536.
Pantony, Kaye-Lee, & Caplan, Paula J.  Delusional dominating personality  disorder:  A modest proposal for identifying some consequences  of rigid masculine socialization. Canadian Psychology, 32(2), 1991, 120-133.
Pantony, Kaye-Lee, & Caplan, Paula J.  Response to commentators. Canadian Psychology, 32(2), 1991, 161.
Caplan, Paula J.  How do they decide who is normal?  The  bizarre, but true, tale of the DSM 
 process.  Canadian Psychology, 32(2), 1991, 162-170.
Caplan, Paula J.  Response to the DSM wizard. Canadian Psychology, 32(2), 1991, 174-175.
Caplan, Paula J.  Delusional Dominating Personality Disorder (DDPD). Feminism & Psychology,  1(1), 1991, 171-174.
Caplan, Paula J., & Wilson, Jeffery.  Assessing the child custody assessors. Reports of
  Family Law, Third Series, 27(2), October 25, 1990.
Caplan, Paula J.  The path of the female hero (essay, part book review of Marcia Westkott's The
 Feminist Legacy of Karen Horney.  New Haven:  Yale University Press, 1986, and Mary 
 Field Belenky, Blythe McVicker Clinchy, Nancy Role Goldberger, and Jill Mattuck
 Tarule's Women's Ways of  Knowing:  The Development of Self, Voice, and Mind. 
 New York:  Basic Books, 1986), Readings:  A Journal of Reviews and Commentary in
 Mental Health, 2, December, 1987, 16-19.  (Invited essay).
Caplan, Paula J.  The psychiatric association's failure to meet its own standards:  The dangers of
 "self-defeating personality disorder" as a category. Journal of Personality Disorders,
  1(2), Summer, 1987, 178-182.
Caplan, Paula J.  Take the blame off mother. Psychology Today, 20, 1986, 70-7l.
--Reprinted as Caplan, Paula J.  Haven't we blamed mother long enough?  Washington Post Health, January 20, 1987, p. 12. 
--Reprinted as Take the blame off mother. In For Women Only! Your Guide to
Health Empowerment. Gary Null & Barbara Seaman (Eds.). New York: Seven
Stories Press, 1999, pp. 1162-1165.
Caplan, Paula J.; MacPherson, Gael M.; & Tobin, Patricia. The magnified molehill and the misplaced focus:  Sex-related differences in spatial abilities revisited. American Psychologist, 41, 1986, 1016-1018.
Caplan, Paula J., & DiNardo, Linda.  Is there a relationship between child abuse and learning disability? Canadian Journal of Behavioural Science, 18(4), 1986. 
--Presented at University of Toronto Child Psychiatry Research Day.  March, 1984.
--Presented at Canadian Psychological Association Convention.  Ottawa, 1984.
Caplan, P. J.  Introduction to special issue on sex roles and sex differences and androgyny. International Journal of Women's Studies, 8, 1985, 437-440.
Caplan, Paula J.  Antifeminist women. International Journal of Women's Studies, 8, 1985, 351-355.
Caplan, Paula J.  Sex roles and sex differences:  Introduction. International Journal of Women's
 Studies, 8, 1985, 441-448.
Caplan, Paula J.  Women in groups. International Journal of Women's Studies, 8, 1985, 305-309.
Caplan, Paula J., & Hall-McCorquodale, Ian.  Mother-blaming in major clinical journals. American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, 55, 1985, 345-353.
Caplan, Paula J. & Hall-McCorquodale, Ian.  The scapegoating of mothers:  A call for change. American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, 55, 1985, 610-613.
 --Reprinted in Jean E. Veevers (Ed.) (1991). Continuity & change in marriage & family. Toronto: Holt, Rinehart, and Winston, pp.295-8.
Caplan, Paula J.; MacPherson, Gael; & Tobin, Patricia.  Do sex-related differences in spatial abilities exist?  A multi-level critique with new data. American Psychologist, 40, 1985, 786-799.
Caplan, Paula J.; Watters, Jessie; White, Georgina; Parry, Ruth; & Bates, Robert.  Referral, intervention, and outcome in Canadian child abuse cases. Canadian Journal of Behavioural Science, 17, 1985, 150-16l. 
--Reprinted in Ontario Collection, Toronto:  Ontario Ministry of Community and Social Services, 1985, 51-64. 
Caplan, Paula J.  Introduction to special issue on single life and married life and women's sexuality. International Journal of Women's Studies, 8(1), 1985, 5.
Caplan, Paula, J.  Single life and married life. International Journal of Women's Studies, 8(1), 1985, 6-11.
Caplan, Paula J.  Introduction to special issue on women in therapy and feminist psychologists. International Journal of Women's Studies, 8(2), 1985, 101.
Caplan, Paula J.  Feminist psychologists:  The present and the future. International Journal of Women's Studies, 8(2), 1985, 167.
Caplan, Paula J.  Sex-based manipulation in the clinical psychologist's workplace. International Journal of Women's Studies, 8(2), 1985, 175-182.
--Similar material presented at Institute of Canadian Psychological Association Section on Women and Psychology, Calgary, 1980, and as part of symposium at Ontario Psychological Association Convention, Toronto, February, 1983.
Caplan, Paula J.; Watters, Jessie; White, Georgina; Parry, Ruth; & Bates, Robert.  Toronto multi-agency child abuse research project:  The abused and the abuser. Child Abuse and Neglect:  The International Journal, 8, 1984, 343-351.
Caplan, Paula J.  The myth of women's masochism. American Psychologist, 39(2), 1984, 130-139.
Caplan, Paula J., & Newman, Frances.  Juvenile female prostitution as gender-consistent response to early deprivation, International Journal of Women's Studies, 5, 1982, 128-137.
--Also presented to Canadian Psychological Association, Calgary, 1980, and University of Toronto Department of Psychiatry Research Day, September, 1981.
Caplan, Paula J.; Awad, George; Wilks, Corinne; & White Georgina. Sex differences in a delinquent clinic population. British Journal of Criminology, 20, 1980, 311-328.
Caplan, Paula J.  Erikson's concept of inner space:  A data-based re-evaluation. American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, 49, 1979, 100-108.
Caplan, Paula J.  Sex, age, behavior, and subject as determinants of report of learning problems. Journal of Learning Disabilities, 10, 1977, 314-316.
Caplan, Paula J., & Kinsbourne, Marcel.  Baby drops the rattle: Asymmetry of duration of grasp by infants. Child Development, 47, 1976, 532-534.
Caplan, Paula J.  Sex differences in antisocial behavior:  Does research methodology produce or abolish them? Human Development, 18, 1975, 444-460.
Caplan, Paula J., & Kinsbourne, Marcel.  Sex differences in response to school failure. Journal of Learning Disabilities, 7, 1974, 232-235.
Kinsbourne, Marcel, & Caplan, Paula J.  Discussion of the life-span approach to development. Gerontologist,  13, 1973, 509-510.
Caplan, Paula J.  The role of classroom conduct in the promotion and retention of elementary school children. Journal of Experimental Education, Spring, 1973.

(h)  Papers (Non-refereed Journals)
Caplan, Paula J., & Caplan, Emily J. (1996). The pornography debate: Another view. 
 Independent Thinking Review 2(1), 13-14.
Caplan, Paula J. (1995). OPINION: A rising tide that threatens to swamp common sense. Knight-
 Ridder Financial News Service.
Caplan, Paula J. (1993). Don’t blame mother: Scapegoating and myths often keep natural allies
 apart. Ms. September/October, p. 96.
Caplan, Paula J.  What's happening these days with the DSM? Psychology of Women, 17(3), Summer, 1990, 5-6.
-- Reprinted with modifications in Feminism and Psychology, 1, 1991, 317-319.
Caplan, Paula J.  The origins of women and mental health in Canada:  Strategies for change. Feminist Therapy Institute, Inc., Interchange, 7(2), Summer, 1989.
Caplan, Paula J. More than Mother’s Day: What real honor means. Reconstructionist 4, January-
 February, 1989, 25-27,34.
Caplan, Paula J.  Confusing terms and false dichotomies:  A Plea for logical thinking about learning disability.   Orbit, 19(4), December, 1988, 14-15.
Caplan, Paula J.  The path of the female hero. READINGS:  A Journal of Reviews and Commentary in Mental Health, 2(4), December, 1987, 16-19. 
Caplan, Paula J.  Victims labelled "self-defeating" by American Psychiatric Association. Vis-a-Vis:  A National Newsletter on Family Violence, Winter, 1987, Volume 5, No. 1, 9.
Caplan, Paula J.  The myth of women's masochism.  Barnard College Women's Center, Barnard Occasional Paper on Women's Issues, II(1), Fall, 1986, 34-58.
MacPherson, Gael M.; Tobin, Patricia G.; & Caplan, Paula J. Unpalatable truths or unexplored potentials? Orbit, 17(3), October, 1986, 14-15.
Caplan, Paula J.; MacPherson, Gael M.; & Tobin, Patricia. Should female and male brains be differently instructed? Orbit, 17(2), April, 1986, 16-17.
Caplan, Paula J.  Do sex differences in spatial abilities exist? Equal Play, Spring/Fall, 1984, 15-16.
Caplan, Paula J., & White, Georgina.  Current themes in Canadian feminist psychology. Resources for Feminist Research, XI(3), 1982, 295-306.
Caplan, Paula J.  Introduction to Discussion Forum on "Barriers between women:  Five viewpoints". Resources for Feminist Research, November, 1980, IX(2), 8-9.
Caplan, Paula J.  Barriers between women. Status of Women News, June 1980, 14-16.
Caplan, Paula J.  Problems in the psychological study of sex differences. Canadian Newsletter of Research on Women, (now Resources for Feminist Research, VII(2)), July, 1978, 14-15.
Caplan, Paula J.  Helping parents help their children deal with school problems. Bulletin of the Orton Society, 26,  1976, 103-123.

(i)  Papers (Published Conference Proceedings)
Caplan, Paula J.; Watters, Jessie; White, Georgina; Parry,  Ruth; & Bates, Robert.  Referral, intervention, and outcome in Canadian child abuse cases.  Proceedings (Ontario papers only) of Fifth International Congress of Child Abuse and Neglect.  Montreal. September, 1984.
Caplan, Paula J.  Laypeople's perceptions of wife abuse. In Family Violence Prevention:  An Interdisciplinary Seminar for Professionals (Spring, 1984), Ontario Ministry of Community and Social Services, pp. 19-30.
Caplan, Paula J.  Recent developments in psychology of women. Presented as part of symposium on From Man-Centred Toward Woman-Centred Psychology.  Proceedings of National Women's Studies Association Convention.  Rutgers, 1984.  In press, Pergamon Press.
Caplan, Paula J.; Parry, Ruth; Watters, Jessie; Bates, Robert; & White, Georgina.  Social institutions' intervention in child maltreatment cases:  Do we know whether it helps? Abstracts of Fourth International Congress of Child Abuse and Neglect. Paris, September, 1982.

(j)  Papers (Presented at Conferences)
Caplan, Paula J. Presenter of "Lifting a Ton of Feathers: Women Psychologists in the Academic
 World" and moderator of Symposium, "Women Psychologists in Academia: Three
 Perspectives." Eastern Psychological Association. Providence, R.I. April 16, 1994.
Caplan, Paula J. Presenter of "Are Women Who Are Targets of Psychological Abuse ‘Masochists’  Who Bring the Trouble on Themselves?" and moderator of Symposium, "Rethinking the
 Deficient Female." Eastern Psychological Association convention. Providence, R.I.,
 April 16, 1994. 
Caplan, Paula J., & Caplan, Emily J. Presentation on "Mending the Mother-Daughter  Relationship: The Saga Continues." First International Conference on Judaism,
 Feminism, and Psychology. Seattle, October 31, 1992.
Caplan, Paula J.  Participant in symposium on "Power and Politics in Academia."  American Psychological Association Convention. Washington, D. C., August 14, 1992.
Caplan, Paula J.  Participant in symposium on "Using Knowledge As an Empowerment Strategy:  The Psychology of Women." American Psychological Association convention. Washington, D.C., August 22, 1986.
Summers, Jane, and Caplan, Paula J.  Laypeople's attitudes toward drug treatment for behavioral control.  Canadian Psychological Association Convention.  Toronto, June 21, 1986.
Caplan, Paula J.  Enhancing woman-woman relationships by dismantling demeaning woman-myths.  In symposium on "Same-sex Social Relationships: Theory and Measurement of Gender Bonds."  Canadian Psychological Association Convention. Toronto, June 20, 1986.
Caplan, Paula J., and Secord, Margaret J.  Assessing critical thinking skills in grade 4 students.  University of Toronto Psychiatry Research Day.  Clarke Institute of Psychiatry. Toronto, June 12, 1986.
Caplan, Paula J.  The myth of women's masochism.  International Conference on Women and Girls.  Montreal.  October 31, 1985. Caplan, Paula J., & Case, Laurie.  Underachievement in adolescent girls.  Presented to University of Toronto, Department of Psychiatry Research Day.  Toronto.  June 13, 1985.
Caplan, Paula J., & Walton-Allen, Nicole.  Laypeople's perceptions of spouse abuse.  Presented to University of Toronto Department of Psychiatry Research Day. September, 1984.
Caplan, Paula J.  Soap operas:  A feminist perspective. Presented at American Psychological Association Convention.  Toronto, August, 1984.
Caplan, Paula J.  Recent developments in psychology of women. Presented as part of panel on
 "From Man-Centred Toward Woman-Centred Psychology."  Also, moderated this panel. National Women's Studies Association Convention. New Brunswick, New Jersey.  June, 1984.
Caplan, Paula J., & McCorquodale, Ian.  Mother-blaming in major clinical journals.  Presented at Institute of Canadian Psychological Association Section on Women and Psychology. Winnipeg, June 6, 1983.
--Also presented at University of Toronto Department of Psychiatry Research Day.  September, 1983.
Caplan, Paula J.; Watters, Jessie; White, Georgina; Bates, Robert; & Parry, Ruth.  Child abuse, child neglect: The same or different?
--Presented at University of Toronto Department of Psychiatry Research Day.  September, 1983.
--Presented at American Orthopsychiatric Association Convention.  Boston, April, 1983.
Caplan, Paula J.  The myth of women's masochism.
--Presented at Canadian Psychological Association Convention.  Montreal, 1982.
--Similar material presented as part of symposium at Ontario Psychological Association Convention.  Toronto, February, 1983.
--Similar material presented as part of symposium at American Orthopsychiatric association.  Boston, April, 1983.  Caplan, Paula J.; Parry, Ruth; Watters, Jessie; Bates, Robert; & White, Georgina.  The management and outcome of child abuse cases.  Presented to Family Court Clinic Conference.  London, Ontario, May 11, 1982.
Caplan, Paula J.; MacPherson, Gael; & Tobin, Patricia.  Sex differences in spatial abilities:  Do we know whether they exist?  Presented to Institute of Canadian Psychological Association Section on Women and Psychology.  Montreal, 1982.
Caplan, Paula J.  Moderator of symposium on "Juvenile Female Prostitution" and presenter of paper co-authored by Frances Newman on "Recent Research in Juvenile Female Prostitution." Presented to American Orthopsychiatric Association Convention. San Francisco, March 29-April 2, 1982.
Caplan, Paula J.  Moderator of symposium titled "The Disturbing Double Play:  Psychologist to Teacher to Child," and presenter in that symposium of paper titled:  "Teachers' Implementation of Psychologists' Hasty Conclusions." Presented to National Association of School Psychologists Convention.  Toronto, March, 1982.
Caplan, Paula J.  Commentary on Kathryn Morgan's paper, "Altruism and Self-respect:  Simone deBeauvoir's Philosophical Analysis of Romantic Love."  York University/University of Toronto Women's Research Colloquium. Toronto, January, 1982.
Caplan, Paula J.; Parry, Ruth; Watters, Jessie; Bates, Robert; & White, Georgina.  Preliminary report of Toronto multi-agency child abuse research project. Presented to Third International Congress of Child Abuse and Neglect. Amsterdam, 1981.
--Also presented to Family Court Clinic Conference. Toronto, 198l.
Caplan, Paula J. School standards and sex behavior stereotypes. Biennial Meeting of International  Society for the Study of Behavioral Development. Ann Arbor, Michigan, August 21-5,
 1973.
 

(k)  Other Publications
Caplan, Paula. A growing consciousness. Radcliffe Quarterly. Fall, 1994, p.23.
Caplan, Paula J., & Gans, Maureen.  Does scientific expertise equal truth? Toronto Star, Monday, March 25, 1991, P. A17.
Caplan, Paula J.  Equality vital to women's mental health. (Guest Column). Toronto Star, Saturday, June 24, 1989.
Caplan, Paula J.  Psychology and women:  Still outside, looking in?  (Review of new edition of Jean Baker Miller's Toward a New Psychology of Women). Psychology Today, May, 1987, 100-102.
Caplan, Paula J.  My husband beats me:  What can I do? Q (magazine), April, 1987, pp. 30-33. 
Caplan, Paula J., & Fassel, Mary.  Women get blame in incest cases. (Op-Ed Page) Globe and Mail, February 10, 1987. Caplan, Paula J.  Women and violence. Vogue (British Ed.), November, 1986, 254-255. 
Caplan, Paula J. Psyching women out:  How the women's movement has affected my work. Popular Feminism Papers, No. 1, Centre for Women's Studies in Education, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, Toronto.
Caplan, Paula J.  Review of Michael Lamb (Ed.), The Father's Role.  In International Journal of Early Childhood (1986) 2, 107-108.
Caplan, Paula J.  Myths of child custody (Review of Phyllis Chesler's Mothers on Trial).  In Psychology Today, February, 1986, 72-73.
Caplan, Paula J., & Morgan, Kathryn Pauly.  Your mate: New man or caveman? Chatelaine, June, 1985, 49-50.
Caplan, Paula J.  Women in distress (Review of Natalie Shainess' Sweet Suffering:  Woman as Victim). Psychology Today, September, 1984.
Caplan, Paula J.  Comment on book review. Canadian Psychology, 25, 1984, 76-77.
Caplan, Paula J.  Review of The Best Kept Secret: Sexual  Abuse of Children by Florence Rush. International  Journal of Women's Studies, 1982, 5, 89-91.
Caplan, Paula J.  Review of Sex Roles:  Origins, Influences, and Implications for Women, Cannie Stark-Adamec (Ed.). Resources for Feminist Research, 1980, IX(3), 54-55.
Caplan, Paula J.  Review of Female Sexual Slavery by Kathleen Barry. Resources for Feminist Research, 1980, IX(2), 25-26.

(l)  Audio Cassettes
(1991).    Primary speaker on Understanding the mother-daughter relationship. The Winning Woman series.  Chicago: Nightingale-Conant Corporation.
(1991).    Featured speaker on Assertiveness:  A valuable trait for women. The Winning Woman series.  Chicago:  Nightingale-Conant Corporation.
(1991).    Featured speaker on Creating financial independence and security. The Winning Woman series.  Chicago:  Nightingale-Conant Corporation.
(1991).    Featured speaker on Career success:  Managing your way to the top. The Winning Woman series.  Chicago:  Nightingale-Conant Corporation.
(1991).    Featured speaker on Friendships. The Winning Woman series. Chicago: Nightingale-
 Conant Corporation.

(m) Plays
Call Me Crazy. © 1996 Paula J. Caplan. Unpublished. Second prize, 1997 Arlene and William
 Lewis Playwriting Contest for Women; finalist in two other new-plays competitions; 
 produced by Westport Theatre Company, Westport, MA; production Off-Off Broadway, Sage Theatre, New York, NY, 1999; production at Association for Women in Psychology’s annual conference, Providence RI, March 5, 1999; recipient of Rhode
 Island State Council of the Arts Award for several Rhode Island performances.
Tikkun Olam: Repairing the World. © 1996. Unpublished. Staged reading, Threshold Theatre’s
 Speaking Bravely Festival, Boston Centre for the Arts, 1997; produced Off-Off Broadway,
 Sage Theatre, New York, NY, 1998.
Only a Door. © 1998. Unpublished.
Love’s Hollow © 1999. Unpublished. Produced Off-Off-Broadway by Sage Theatre, March-
 April, 2000. Finalist in 21st Century Contest for New Plays, Dallas, TX, 2000.
Shades © 2000. Unpublished.
The Test © 2000. Unpublished. Produced Off-Off-Broadway by Sage Theatre @ Tribeca
 Playhouse, 2000; staged reading in Peabody House Theatre Coop’s new, short
 plays program, "Ritalin Readings," 2001.

Additional Teaching and Additional Clinical Experience
Assertiveness training course.  North York YMCA, Toronto.  1978.
Teaching basics of psychological testing to medical students at North Carolina Memorial Hospital.  1972-1973.
Frequent, usually informal, individual or small-group teaching to medical students, residents, undergraduate students of theory and practice of diagnostic and interviewing procedures, and of research, Duke University Medical Center Learning Clinic.  1970-1972.
Supervision in clinical psychology internship program.  Family Court Clinic, Toronto, 1978-1979.
Primary supervision of doctoral dissertation research for Simon Fraser University student residing in Toronto.  1979-1985.

Diagnostic testing (objective and projective) for adult and adolescent inpatients and outpatients; short-term and long-term individual psychotherapy with neurotic, schizophrenic, and character-disordered patients; and psychodiagnosis for all types of patients in walk-in clinic.  All of the above variously supervised by Dr. Timothy Toomey, Dr. Judith Konanc, and Dr. Charles Smith at North Carolina  Memorial Hospital in Chapel Hill, N.C., and by Dr. Richard  Kennan and Dr. William Burlingame in Butner, N.C. 1972-1973.
Interviewing, diagnostic testing, prescription for education  and therapy, and interpretation and discussion with hyperactive and learning problem children and their parents. Supervised by Dr. Marcel Kinsbourne at Duke University Medical Center. 1970-1972.
Expressive training group (group therapy run on special sets of behavioral principles) with Veterans Administration Hospital patients, supervised by V.A. psychologist, Dr. Paul Kirwin, Durham, N.C. 1971-1972.
Teacher in individualized instruction school program for adolescent schizophrenic inpatients at Boston State Mental Hospital, supervised by Dr. Bruce Baker, Harvard University; and Ildri Bie.  1968-1969.
Teacher in behavior modification preschool for severely disturbed children, supervised by Dr. Bruce Baker, Harvard University. 1968-1969.
Psychodrama teaching demonstration group, supervised by Ildri Bie from Boston State Mental 
 Hospital. 1968.
Psychotherapist for young adult male delinquent, supervised by Dr. William Burchard. Summer, 1968.
Work with patient social groups at Metropolitan State Hospital  (primarily chronic schizophrenics) near Boston. 1965-1966.
Companion to schizophrenic young woman, under supervision of Dr. Andrew Morrison, then of Massachusetts Mental Hospital. 1965-1966.

Other
Actor (stage and film).
Director (stage).
Voice-overs.
Member, Planning Committee and Seminar Subcommittee, 30th Reunion Committee (1999), Harvard-Radcliffe Class of ‘69.
Member, Selection Committee for New Rabbi, Congregation Darchei Noam, 1986.