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H. Edmund Pigott, Ph.D.

Phone: 410.531.7521

Email: edpigott@innovative-treatments.com

Education

Graduate:	Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology, December 1984, Fuller Graduate School of Psychology (APA Approved).
	Master of Arts in Theology, June 1982, Fuller Theological Seminary.
Undergraduate:	Bachelor of Arts, February 1979, Wheaton College. Graduated summa cum laude.

Professional Experiences

Licensure:	Maryland Licensed Psychologist # 3419.
2003 to present:	Clinical Psychologist, Private Practice. Provide psychological evaluation and treatment services to children and their families diagnosed with a range of disabilities.
2001 to present:	Co-Founded Teleotech Systems, a secured messaging and collaboration software firm that enables healthcare consumers and professionals to collaborate over the Internet in a secure and confidential manner.
Previous Positions:
2000 to 2001:	Vice President of Clinical Applications, Lifescape, LLC. Oversaw the development of clinical applications for behavioral healthcare consumers and providers accessed through the Internet.
1996 to 2000:	Founder and President, PATHware, Inc., a behavioral healthcare software and consulting firm. I sold PATHware to Lifescape, LLC. in April 2000.
1989-1995:	Founder and President of Positive Alternatives to Hospitalization (PATH) to provide intensive in-home treatment services to families with a member presenting for psychiatric hospitalization. PATH psychologists, psychiatrists and clinical social workers used empirically based treatment protocols to guide service delivery. Published in the *American Journal of Medical Quality* a two-year follow-up study of 610 patients presenting for psychiatric hospitalization who were assigned to either inpatient care or PATH’s services. This study found that PATH not only averted the need for hospitalization over 80% of the time but that individuals treated by PATH had 400% fewer psychiatric relapses compared to those individuals who were not served by PATH. I subsequently sold PATH to Vendell Health Care after I had established seven offices in Connecticut and licensed PATH’s intensive in-home services to other healthcare systems including Sheppard Pratt Hospital in Maryland.
1987-1989:	Founding Director of Home‑Based Family Services, Klingberg Family Centers. Developed and directed innovative program providing intensive in-home treatment services to families with children identified as meeting Connecticut’s requirements for State-funded institutional care. The program provided services to families with children diagnosed with a range of disabilities including Autism Spectrum Disorder. The program was extremely successful, averting the need for institutional care in over 90% of the cases. The program model was expanded statewide in Connecticut and Home-Based Family Services continues in operation to this day.
1985-1987:	Director of Research & Program Development, Klingberg Family Centers.
1984-1985:	Postdoctoral Intern, The Psychological Center, Pasadena, CA. Full-time internship split between Covenant House, a residential treatment facility for children with Autism Spectrum Disorder, and the Pasadena Community Counseling Clinic.
1983-1984:	Predoctoral Intern, Veterans Administration Medical Center, Loma Linda, CA. Full-time APA-approved internship.

Publications

Pigott, H. E., (2003). Videotape self-modeling: An innovative and robust treatment strategy. Howard County Autism Society of America Chapter Newsletter, January/February edition.

Alter, G., & Pigott, H.E. (2000). The web changes everything: Consumer needs will carry the day. Behavioral Healthcare Tomorrow, 9 (1), 26-27.

Pigott, H.E., Meltzer, B. & Heggie, D. (1997). Healthcare Informatics: Its Role in Behavioral Health’s Successful Integration into Primary Care and the Larger Healthcare System. In Cummings and Cummings (editors), Behavioral Health in Primary Care: A Guide for Clinical Integration. Psychosocial Press, 241-256.

Pigott, H. E. (1997). Computer Decision-Support as a Clinicians' Tool. In Sharfstein and Schereter (editors), Managing Care, Not Dollars---Using the Continuum of Care. The American Psychiatric Association Press, 245-264

Pigott, H. E., & Moy, S. M. (1997). Home-Based Psychiatric Services . In Sharfstein and Schereter (editors), Managing Care, Not Dollars---Using the Continuum of Care. The American Psychiatric Association Press, 27-42.

Pigott, H. E. (1996). Information Technology: Changing the Equation for Entrepreneurial Innovation. Behavioral Health Management, 16 (1), 6-8.

Pigott, H. E., & Broskowski, (1995). Outcomes Analysis: Guiding Beacon or Bogus Science? Behavioral Health Management, 15 (3), 22-24.

Pigott, H. E. (1995). Inside Outcomes: Linking Outcomes Analysis to Critical Clinical Pathways. Behavioral Healthcare Tomorrow, 4 (1), 59-61.

Pigott, H. E., & Trott, L. (1993). Translating Research into Practice: The Implementation of Intensive Crisis Intervention, Triage and Treatment Services in the Private Sector. American Journal of Medical Quality, 8, 138-144.

Pigott, H. E. (1990). Psychiatric Home Healthcare: One Prescription for Corporate America's Soaring Mental Health Bill. Compensation & Benefits Management, 6, 303-307.

Pigott, H. E. (1989, August 29). State laws force psychiatric patients to be hospitalized. The Hartford Courant, p. C9.

Wyma, R., Pigott, H. E., Mebane, D., & Clement, P. W. (1989). A self-administered intervention to improve reading comprehension in underachieving students. Child and Family Behavior Therapy, 10, 63-77.

Pigott, H. E. (1988, May 4). Psychiatric ward is not always best place to treat troubled children. The Hartford Courant, p. C11.

Pigott, H. E., Fantuzzo, J. W., & Gorsuch, R. (1987). Further generalization technology: Accounting for natural covariation in generalization assessment. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 20, 273-278.

Pigott, H. E., & Gonzales, F. P. (1987). The efficacy of videotape self-modeling to treat an electively mute child. Journal of Clinical Child Psychology, 16, 106‑110.

Pigott, H. E., & Heggie, D. L. (1986). Interpreting the conflicting results of individual versus group contingencies: The targeted behavior as a mediating variable. Child and Family Behavior Therapy, 7, 1‑15.

Pigott, H. E., Fantuzzo, J. W., & Clement, P. W. (1986). The effects of reciprocal peer tutoring and group contingencies on the academic performance of elementary school children in three regular classrooms. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 19, 93‑98.

Pigott, H. E., Fantuzzo, J. W., Heggie, D. L., & Clement, P. W. (1984). A student‑administered group‑oriented contingency intervention: Its efficacy in a regular classroom. Child and Family Behavior Therapy, 6, 41‑55.

Wolter, C. F., Pigott, H. E., Fantuzzo, J. W., & Clement, P. W. (1984). Student‑administered group‑oriented contingencies: The application of self‑regulation techniques in the context of a group to increase academic productivity. Techniques: A Journal for Counseling and Remedial Education, 1, 14‑22.

Professional Presentations

Pigott, H. E. (1996, May). Expert Systems as Clinical Decision-Support Software Tools. In Sharfstein and Schereter (chairs), Managing Care, Not Dollars---Using the Continuum of Care. Invited symposium presented at the American Psychiatric Association, New York, NY.

Pigott, H. E. (1995, March). Beyond Level of Care: The Use of Expert System Decision-Support Software in Treatment Planning. Paper presented at the Behavioral Informatics Conference, San Diego, CA.

Pigott, H. E. (1995, April). Rapid Implementation of Expert System Solutions: Linking Outcomes Analysis to Critical Clinical Pathways. Paper presented at the National Managed Health Care Congress, Washington, D.C.

Pigott, H.E. (1994, April). Application of the PATH Program to the Public Sector: A Model for future Crisis Programs. Invited keynote address at the Connecticut Department of Mental Health Conference, Middletown, CT.

Pigott, H.E. (1994, June). PATHware: An Expert System Decision-Support Software System. Paper presented at the Texas Business Coalition on Healthcare Conference, Houston, Texas.

Pigott, H. E., (1994, September). The Effects of an Acquisition on the Acquired Group. In Kay Swint (Chair), Merger Mania. Symposium presented at the meeting of the Institute of Behavioral Health, Washington, D.C.

Pigott, H. E. (1992, March). Translating Research into Innovative Behavioral Health care Practices. In M. Oss (Chair), The Pendulum Swings: Program Evaluation and Performance-Based Contracts in Managed Behavioral Health. Symposium presented at the meeting of the National Managed Health Care Congress, Washington, D.C.

Pigott, H. E., (1992, May). Translating Research Into Practice: The Implementation of an In-Home Crisis Intervention, Triage and Treatment Service in the Private Sector. Paper presented at the Managed Behavioral Health Care Conference, Phoenix, AZ.

Pigott, H. E., (1992, August). Setting up an Outpatient Continuum of Care: Offering a High Quality Option to Healthcare Purchasers. Invited paper presented at the meeting of the American Psychological Association, Washington, D.C.

Pigott, H. E., (1992, September). Translating Research Into Practice: The Implementation of an Intensive Crisis Intervention, Triage and Treatment Service in the Private Sector. Paper presented at the Institute of Behavioral Health Conference, Chicago, IL.

Pigott, H. E., (1991, May). Psychiatric home healthcare: A positive alternative to hospitalization. In A. H. Spiro (Chair), Problems in Mental Health Utilization Management. Symposium presented at the meeting of the American College of Medical Quality, Sturbridge, MA.

Pigott, H. E., (1990, October). Psychiatric home healthcare services: Their successful implementation as an alternative to hospitalization in one 100,000 member HMO. In E. B. Swain (Chair), PATH: A Positive Alternative To Hospitalization. Symposium presented at the meeting of ConnectiCare Providers, Farmington, CT.

Pigott, H. E., (1988, October). Home‑based family services as an alternative to out-of-home placement of children. Paper presented at the Senate Conference on the Family, Hartford, CT.

Pigott, H. E., (1988, October). Home‑based family services as an alternative to the out‑of‑home treatment of minors. Paper presented at the meeting of the Connecticut Psychological Association, New Haven, CT.

Gonzales, F. P., & Pigott, H. E. (1986, February). Videotape self‑modeling to treat a hyperactive Down's Syndrome child. Paper presented at the meeting of the California State Psychological Association, San Francisco, CA.

Pigott, H. E., & Gonzales, F. P. (1986, February). The efficacy of videotape self‑modeling to treat an electively mute child. Paper presented at the meeting of the California State Psychological Association, San Francisco, CA.

Pigott, H. E. (1986, February). The behavioral assessment and treatment of a self‑stimulatory behavioral chain. In H. E. Pigott (Chair), Strategies for simultaneously decreasing self‑stimulatory behaviors and increasing appropriate behaviors in autistic‑like children. Symposium presented at the meeting of the California State Psychological Association, San Francisco, CA.

Mebane, D. L., Pigott, H. E., Wyma, R. J., & Clement, P. W. (1985, August). Student versus teacher‑administered group‑oriented contingencies for increasing reading comprehension. Paper presented at the meeting of the American Psychological Association, Los Angeles, CA.

Wyma, R. J., Pigott, H. E., Mebane, D. L., & Clement, P. W. (1985, August). A self‑regulation package to increase reading comprehension in fourth‑grade students. Paper presented at the meeting of the American Psychological Association, Los Angeles, CA.

Pigott, H. E., Heggie, D. L. (1984, April). Interpreting the conflicting results of individual versus group contingencies: The targeted behavior as a mediating variable. Paper presented at the meeting of the Western Psychological Association, Los Angeles, CA.

Pigott, H. E., Shantz, S., & Clement, P. W. (1984, April). A student‑administered group‑oriented contingency: A replication across three classrooms. Paper presented at the meeting of the Western Psychological Association, Los Angeles, CA.

Fantuzzo, J. W., Pigott, H. E., Wolfe, J. A., & Wolter, C. F.(1983, October). Student‑administered group‑oriented contingencies: A method of combining group‑oriented contingencies with self‑directed behavior to increase academic productivity. Paper presented at the meeting of the Western New York Association of Behavior Therapists, Rochester, NY.

Pigott, H. E. (1982, April). The self‑regulated group. In P. W. Clement (Chair), Current developments in self‑control in the classroom. Symposium presented at the meeting of the Association for Behavior Analysis, Los Angeles, CA.

Pigott, H. E., Fantuzzo, J. W., Wolter, C. F., & Clement, P. W. (1982, April). The issue of natural covariance in generalization assessment. Paper presented at the meeting of the Western Psychological Association, Sacramento, CA.

Pigott, H. E., Fantuzzo, J. W., Heggie, D. L., & Clement, P. W. (1982, November). The self‑regulated group: A study of its efficacy in a regular classroom. Paper presented at the meeting of the Association for the Advancement of Behavior Therapy, Los Angeles, CA.

Wolter, C. F., Fantuzzo, J. W., & Pigott, H. E. (1982, April). The comprehensive assessment of generalization. Paper presented at the meeting of the Western Psychological Association, Sacramento, CA.

Wolter, C. F., Pigott, H. E., & Clement, P. W. (1981, August). Response generalization of self‑regulation effects in children. In P. W. Clement (Chair), Generalization of children's interventions. Symposium presented at the meeting of the American Psychological Association, Los Angeles, CA.