Lisa Ord, LCSW
Title: Visiting Instructor
Current Position:
Education/Training
- B.S. University of Utah, 1993
- M.S.W. Boise State University, 1995
- Ph.D. (applied for graduation), University of Utah, 2008
Certifications
Honors
Publications
- Myles-Worsley M, Blailes F, Ord LM, Weaver S, Dever G, Faraone SV. The Palau Early Psychosis Study: distribution of cases by level of genetic risk. Am J Med Genet B Neuropsychiatr Genet. 2007 Jan 5; 144(1):5-9.
- Myles-Worsley M, Ord LM, Ngiralmau H, Weaver S, Blailes F, Faraone SV. The Palau Early Psychosis Study: neurocognitive functioning in high-risk adolescents. Schizophr Res. 2007 Jan; 89(1-3):299-307.
- Ngiralmau H, Blailes F, Myles-Worsley M, Ord LM. Preventive intervention for early psychosis in adolescents: the Palau youth at risk project. Pacific Health Dialog. 2005 March; 12(1):43-46.
- Ord LM, Worsley M, Blailes F, Ngiralmau H. Screening for prodromal adolescents in an isolated high-risk population. Schizophr Res. 2004 Dec 1; 71(2-3):507-508.
- Myles-Worsley M, Ord L, Blailes F, Ngiralmau H, Freedman R. P50 sensory gating in adolescents from a Pacific Island isolate with elevated risk for schizophrenia. Biol Psychiatry. 2004 Apr 1; 55:663-667.
Academic Activities
- My research on schizophrenia is focused on two areas: the identification of susceptibility genes and early intervention. First, I am fortunate to be involved with a National Institute of Mental Health project to identify genes that may increase the risk of developing schizophrenia. The Family Genetic Study of Schizophrenia, or the TRIOS project, looks at the DNA of families in which schizophrenia occurs to better understand the contribution of potential susceptibility genes that may also be responsible for the memory and attention problems associated with schizophrenia. Second, my research also includes training Palauan health care professionals to provide a culturally appropriate preventive-intervention service for adolescents at high risk for psychotic disorders in Palau, Micronesia. Identification of susceptibility genes and early intervention for individuals at genetic risk of schizophrenia may help to improve future outcomes for people with this disorder.
- My research on schizophrenia is focused on two areas: the identification of susceptibility genes and early intervention. First, I am fortunate to be involved with a National Institute of Mental Health project to identify genes that may increase the risk of developing schizophrenia. The Family Genetic Study of Schizophrenia, or the TRIOS project, uses a family based association design in conjunction with cognitive intermediate phenotypes that are altered in both probands with schizophrenia and their “unaffected” family members to identify genes of risk. Second, my research also includes training Palauan health care professionals to provide a culturally appropriate preventive-intervention service for adolescents at high risk for psychotic disorders in Palau, Micronesia.
