Barbara G. Markway, Ph.D., is a licensed psychologist and co-author of Dying of Embarrassment, Painfully Shy, and Illuminating the Heart. Her forthcoming book is When Your Child Is More Than “Just Shy”. She has been interviewed on Good Morning America as well as numerous national radio programs. In addition, she has been featured in newspapers such as The New York Times and in national magazines including American Health, Essence, Prevention, Shape and Women’s World. Dr. Markway has nearly twenty years of clinical and counseling experience. She recently founded The Anxiety and Stress Management Center of Mid-Missouri.

Education
Experience
Research and Publications
Awards
Personal Interests

Education

Dr. Markway received a Doctorate of Philosophy degree and a Master of Arts degree in psychology from the University of Missouri-St. Louis.  She also holds a Bachelor of Arts degree with a major in journalism and a minor in psychology from Valparaiso University in Valparaiso, Indiana.

Experience

Dr. Markway is a licensed psychologist in the state of Missouri.  She currently practices at The Anxiety and Stress Management Center of Mid-Missouri. She has previously practiced at Capital Region Medical Center and at St. Marys Mental Health Services in Jefferson City, Mo. She was a postdoctoral fellow in the Division of Behavioral Medicine at St. Louis University Medical Center and a psychology intern at the Veterans Administration Medical Center in St. Louis.

Dr. Markway taught undergraduate child psychology and graduate-level behavior therapy at the University of Missouri – St. Louis, 1987-1992.  In  1993-1995, she was the off-site clinical supervisor for students in the doctoral psychology program at Washington University.

Research and Publications

When Your Child Is More Than “Just Shy” Proven Strategies to Help Kids and Teens Overcome Social Anxiety Disorder. By Barbara G. Markway, Ph.D. and Gregory P. Markway, Ph.D. Thomas Dunne Books/St. Martin’s Press (due out in 2005).

Markway, B.G. & Markway G.P. (2001). Painfully Shy: Mastering Social Anxiety & Reclaiming Your Life. New York, NY: St. Martin’s Press.

Markway, B.G. & Markway G.P. (1996). Illuminating the Heart: Steps Toward a More Spiritual Marriage. Oakland, CA: New Harbinger Publications.

Markway, B.G., (1994). Don't Worry! Chicago, IL: Associated Publications, Inc., Complete Woman magazine.

Markway, B.G., Carmin, C., Pollard, C.A., & Flynn, T. (1992). Dying of Embarrassment: Help for Social Anxiety and Phobia. Oakland, CA: New Harbinger Publications.

Flynn, T.M., Markway, B.G., & Pollard, A. (1992). Fears of negative evaluation and social phobia: gender differences and relationship to depression, social sensitivity and assertiveness. Presented to the annual convention of the Association for the Advancement of Behavior Therapy, New York, NY.

Markway, B.G. & Carmin, C. (1991). Trauma history and severity of symptomatology in anxiety disorder outpatients. Presented to the 99th annual convention of the American Psychological Association. San Francisco, CA.

Resick, P.A., Schnicke, M.K., & Markway, B.G. (1991). Cognitive content and post-traumatic stress disorder. Presented to the International Society of Traumatic Stress Studies conference. Washington, D.C.

Resick, P.A. & Markway, B.G. (1991). Clinical treatment of adult female victims of sexual assault. In C.R. Hollin & K. Howells (Eds.), Clinical Approaches to Sex Offenders and their Victims . England: John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

Markway, B.G. (1990). Individual and environmental salience of self-esteem dimensions: Implications for global self-esteem and psychological adjustment in men and women. Doctoral dissertation, University of Missouri-St. Louis.

Awards

• Received the Who’s Who in Mid-Missouri award in 2003 for the Healthcare category, as presented by the Mid-Missouri Business Journal.
• Chosen for inclusion in Women Doctors Guide to Health and Healing: 200 Top Women Doctors Give You Their Best Advice for Preventing Illness and Treating Health Concerns, from the editors of Health magazine, Oxmoor House Press.
• Finalist for Women of Achievement Award, Jefferson City chapter of Zonta International, 2004.

Personal Interests

Barb enjoys photography, scrapbooking and decorating. She has converted into a devoted exerciser and is now dabbling in yoga. She’s currently helping her 12-year-old son write a fantasy novel along the lines of Eragon. When she takes time to sit down and relax, she’s joined by her loyal Bichon Frise.