Holly K. Rau, M.S.
VA Puget Sound Health Care System – Seattle Division
1660 South Columbia Way, Seattle, WA 98108
Email: hollyrau@gmail.com Cell: (206) 295-5424
EDUCATION
2015 – Present
Doctoral Internship, Clinical Psychology
VA Puget Sound Health Care System – Seattle Division (APA Accredited)
2016 (expected)
Doctor of Philosophy, Clinical Psychology
Master of Science in Clinical Psychology awarded 2013
University of Utah, Salt Lake City (APA Accredited)
Dissertation: Dispositional mindfulness and stress resilience: Self-regulatory capacity, affective stability, and
pre-sleep arousal in daily life
Advisors: Paula Williams, PhD (Health Psychology), Yana Suchy, PhD (Neuropsychology)
2000
Bachelor of Science, Psychology
University of Washington, Seattle
GRANTS AND FELLOWSHIPS
2013
2009
2007
Graduate Research Fellowship ($15,000, tuition)
University of Utah, Salt Lake City UT
Francisco J. Varela Research Grant ($15,000)
The Mind and Life Institute, Hadley MA
Clayton Award for Excellence in Graduate Research ($4,000)
University of Utah, Salt Lake City UT
HONORS AND AWARDS
2014
Commendation for Service, Department of Psychology, University of Utah
2014
Young Scholars Award, American Psychosomatic Society ($500)
2012, 2010
Professional Development Award, Department of Psychology, University of Utah ($500)
2011, 2009, 2008
Summer Research Institute Fellow, Mind and Life Institute
2010
Professional Development Award, Department of Psychology, University of Utah ($500)
2008
Commendation for Service, Department of Psychology, University of Utah
2008
Commendation for Teaching, Department of Psychology, University of Utah
2008
TA Scholars Fellowship, Center for Teaching and Learning Excellence ($500)
2008
Abstract Citation Award, American Psychosomatic Society
2007 – 2010
Commendation for Research, Department of Psychology, University of Utah
CLINICAL EXPERIENCE
2015 – 2016
VA Puget Sound Health Care System – Seattle Division
Doctoral Internship in Clinical Psychology
Rotations: Outpatient Neuropsychology, Rehabilitation Care Services, Primary Care Mental
Health Integration – Health Psychology
Year-long Clinical Detail: Pain Skills Group (Education, Mindfulness, Self-Hypnosis)
Supervisors: Kathleen Pagulayan, PhD; Randi Lincoln, PhD, ABPP-RP; Rhonda Williams,
PhD, ABPP-RP; Aaron Turner, PhD, ABPP-RP; Tiffanie Fennell, PhD, ABPP-HP
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2012 – 2013
George E. Wahlen Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, SLC, UT
Rotations: PTSD Assessment, Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT) Group, Mindfulness
Skills Group, Individual Psychotherapy
Supervisors: Gita Rakhsha, PhD; Tom Mullin, PhD; Edward Varra, PhD
2011 – 2013
Outpatient Neurorehabilitation Clinic, Intermountain Healthcare, SLC, UT
Rotation: Outpatient Neuropsychological Assessment
Supervisor: Antonietta Russo, PhD
2006 – 2013
Neuropsychology Practicum, University of Utah, SLC, UT
Rotation: Neuropsychological Assessment
Supervisor: Yana Suchy, PhD
2011 – 2012
Outpatient Neuroscience Clinic, Intermountain Medical Center, SLC, UT
Rotation: Pre-surgical Wada Evaluation
Supervisor: Erica Chenoweth, PhD
2011 – 2012
Inpatient/Outpatient Neuroscience Clinic, Intermountain Medical Center, SLC, UT
Rotation: Rehabilitation Neuropsychology, Individual Psychotherapy
Supervisor: Marc Steed, PhD
2010 – 2011
University Counseling Center, University of Utah, SLC, UT
Rotation: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
Supervisor: Michael Himle, PhD
2010
University Neuropsychiatric Institute, University of Utah, SLC, UT
Rotation: Interpersonal Reconstructive Therapy
Supervisor: Lorna Benjamin, PhD
2009 – 2010
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Utah Hospital, SLC, UT
Rotations: Rehabilitation Psychology, Organ Transplant Evaluation
Supervisor: Stephen Sheppard, PhD
2009 – 2010
Alcohol and Drug Abuse Clinic, University of Utah Hospital, SLC, UT
Rotations: Diagnostic Assessment, Individual & Group Therapy
Supervisor: Stephen Sheppard, PhD
2009 – 2010
Open Door Clinic, 4th Street Clinic, SLC, UT
Rotation: Homeless Adolescent Group Psychotherapy
Supervisor: Kelly Lundberg, PhD
2008 – 2009
Geriatric Cognitive Clinic, LDS Hospital, Intermountain Healthcare, SLC, UT
Rotations: Geriatric Neuropsychological Assessment, Individual Therapy
Supervisors: Kelly Garrett, PhD and Kathryn Waddell, PhD
2007 – 2008
University of Utah Counseling Center, SLC, UT
Rotation: Personality and Cognitive Assessment
Supervisor: Paula Williams, PhD and
2003 – 2006
Crisis Intervention Specialist, Volunteer-Trainer
King County Crisis Clinic, Seattle, WA
Supervisor: Sandy Fosshage
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Research Protocols: Diagnostic Assessment and Cognitive Testing
2015 – present
Study: Cognitively Augmented Behavioral Activation (CABA) for PTSD & mTBI
Department of Veterans Affairs, Puget Sound Health Care System – Seattle Division
Supervisors: Kathleen Pagulayan, PhD and Matthew Jakupcak, PhD
2014 – 2015
Study: Neuroimaging and Cognitive Correlates of Repetitive Blast-related mTBI
Department of Veterans Affairs, Puget Sound Health Care System – Seattle Division
Supervisor: Kathleen Pagulayan, PhD
2014 – 2015
Study: Pituitary Dysfunction, Behavioral Symptoms & Quality of Life after Blast mTBI
Department of Veterans Affairs, Puget Sound Health Care System – Seattle Division
Supervisor: Charles Wilkinson, PhD
2011 – 2013
Study: Hyperbaric Treatment of Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
Hyperbaric Medicine Center, Intermountain Healthcare, SLC, UT
Supervisor: Antonietta Russo, PhD
2009 – 2013
Study: Application of the Neurovisceral Integration Model to Mindfulness
Department of Psychology, University of Utah, SLC, UT
Supervisor: Paula Williams, PhD
2008 – 2013
Study: A Multi-Modal Imaging Assessment of Chemobrain
Molecular Imaging Program, Huntsman Cancer Institute, SLC, UT
Supervisor: Kevin Duff, PhD
2007 – 2008
Study: Individual Differences in Stress Regulation
Department of Psychology, University of Utah, SLC, UT
Supervisor: Paula Williams, PhD
2006 – 2007
Study: Individual Differences in Neurocognition and Personality
Department of Psychology, University of Utah, SLC, UT
Supervisors: Yana Suchy, PhD and Paula Williams, PhD
2003 – 2006
Study: Traumatic Brain Injury and Depression
Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
Supervisor: Charles Bombardier, PhD
PEER-REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS
1. Rau, H. & Williams, P. (in press). Dispositional mindfulness: A critical review of construct validation research.
Personality and Individual Differences. doi:10.1016/j.paid.2015.09.035
2. Rau, H., Suchy, Y., Butner, J., & Williams, P. (in press). Latent profiles of executive functioning in healthy
young adults: Evidence of individual differences in hemispheric asymmetry. Psychological Research. doi:
10.1007/s00426-015-0706-5
3. Williams, P., Cribbet, M., Rau, H., Gunn, H., Czajkowski, L. (2013). The effects of poor sleep on cognitive,
affective, and physiological responses to a laboratory stressor. Annals of Behavioral Medicine, 46(1), 40-51.
doi: 10.1007/s12160-013-9482-x
4. Cribbet, M. R., Williams, P. G., Gunn, H. E., & Rau, H. K. (2011). Effects of tonic and phasic respiratory
sinus arrhythmia on affective responses to stress. Emotion, 11(1), 188-193. doi: 10.1037/a0021789
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5. Melville, J., Fan, M., Rau, H., Nygaard, I., & Katon, W. (2009). Major depression and urinary incontinence in
women: Temporal associations in an epidemiologic sample. American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology,
201(5), 490.e1-7. doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2009.05.047
6. Suchy, Y., Rau, H., Whittaker, W. J., Eastvold, A., & Strassberg, D. (2009). Facial and prosodic affect
recognition as a predictor of performance on a reading comprehension test. Applied Psychology in Criminal
Justice, 5(1), 73-89. http://www.apcj.org/journal/index.php?mode=view&item=48
7. Williams, P. G., Rau, H. K., Cribbet, M. R., & Gunn, H. E. (2009). Openness to experience and stress
regulation. Journal of Research in Personality, 43(5), 777-784. doi: 10.1007/s12160-009-9100-0
8. Williams, P., Suchy, Y., & Rau, H. (2009). Individual differences in executive functioning: Implications for
stress regulation. Annals of Behavioral Medicine, 37(2), 126-140. doi: 10.1007/s12160-009-9100-0
9. Fann, J. R., Bombardier, C. H., Dikmen, S., Esselman, P., Warms, C., Pelzer, E., Rau, H., & Temkin,
N. (2005). Validity of the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 in assessing depression following traumatic brain
injury. Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation, 20 (6), 501-511. doi: 10.1016/j.psychres.2013.07.015
PUBLICATIONS UNDER REVIEW
1. Cribbet, M. R., Gunn, H. E., Rau, H. K., & Williams, P. G. (2015). Vulnerability to sleep disturbance: Resting high-frequency heart rate variability moderates the association between neuroticism and stress-related change in pre-sleep arousal.
Manuscript submitted for publication.
2. Gunn, H. E., Critchfield, K. L., Mackaronis, J. E., Rau, H. K., Cribbet, M. E., & Williams, P. G. (2015).
Interpersonal behaviors during social stress are associated with presleep arousal and sleep quality. Manuscript submitted
for publication.
3. Pagulayan, K., Rau, H., Werhane, M., Millard, S., Petrie, E., Parmenter, B., Peterson, S., Sorg, S., Mayer, C.,
Meabon, J., Huber, B.R., Raskind, M., Cook, D., & Peskind, E. (2015). Retrospective and prospective memory
among OEF/OIF/OND Veterans with a history of multiple blast-related mTBI. Manuscript submitted for
publication.
4. Williams, P., Rau, H., Cribbet, M., Gunn, H., & Suchy, Y. (2015). Individual differences in executive attention:
Associations with physiological and affective stress responses. Manuscript submitted for publication.
5. Williams, P., Rau, H., Suchy, Y., Thorgusen, S., & Smith, T. (2015). On the validity of self-report assessment of cognitive
abilities: Attentional Control Scale Associations with cognitive performance, emotional adjustment, and personality.
Manuscript invited for resubmission.
PUBLICATIONS IN PREPARATION
1. Mahon, J., Rau, H., Millard, S., Kanady, J., Madathil, R., Peterson, S., Raskind, M., Peskind, E., & Pagulayan,
K. (2015). The Polytrauma Clinical Triad and Sleep: Associations among OEF/OIF/OND Veterans with a history of
multiple blast-related mTBI. Manuscript in preparation.
2. Rau, H., Pagulayan, K., Thorgusen, S., Raskind, M., & Peskind, E. (2015). Intraindividual variability on cognitive tests
predicts psychological outcomes in OEF/OIF Veterans with repeated blast-related mTBI. Manuscript in preparation.
3. Rau, H., Silver, M., Cribbet, M., & Williams, P. (2015). Reported history of childhood trauma predicts increased pre-sleep
arousal in healthy adults. Manuscript in preparation.
4. Rau, H., Williams, P., Baucom, B., Suchy, Y., & Uchino, B. (2015). Dispositional mindfulness and stress resilience: Selfregulatory capacity, affective stability, and pre-sleep arousal in daily life. Manuscript in preparation.
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PUBLISHED BOOK CHAPTERS
1. Crowell, S., Skidmore, C., Rau, H. K., & Williams, P. G. (2013). Psychosocial stress, emotion regulation, and
regulation, and resilience in adolescence. In W. O’Donohue, L. Benuto, & L.W. Tolle (Eds.), Handbook
of Adolescent Health Psychology (129-141). New York: Springer.
PUBLISHED ENCYCLOPEDIA ENTRIES
1. Rau, H. & Williams, P. (2013). Illness Cognitions and Perceptions. In M.D. Gellman & J.R. Turner (Eds.),
Encyclopedia of Behavioral Medicine (Volume 3). New York: Springer.
2. Rau, H. & Williams, P. (2013). Illness Behavior. In M.D. Gellman & J.R. Turner (Eds.), Encyclopedia of Behavioral
Medicine (Volume 3). New York: Springer.
3. Rau, H. & Suchy, Y. (2010). Hypertensive Encephalopathy. In J.S. Kreutzer, J. DeLuca, & B. Caplan (Eds.),
Encyclopedia of Clinical Neuropsychology (Volume 1). Verlag: Springer.
4. Rau, H. & Suchy, Y. (2010). Multi-Infarct Dementia. In J.S. Kreutzer, J. DeLuca, & B. Caplan (Eds.),
Encyclopedia of Clinical Neuropsychology (Volume 1). Verlag: Springer.
5. Rau, H. & Suchy, Y. (2010). Vascular Cognitive Impairment. In J.S. Kreutzer, J. DeLuca, & B. Caplan (Eds.),
Encyclopedia of Clinical Neuropsychology (Volume 1). Verlag: Springer.
6. Rau, H. & Suchy, Y. (2010). Vascular Dementia. In J.S. Kreutzer, J. DeLuca, & B. Caplan (Eds.), Encyclopedia of
Clinical Neuropsychology (Volume 1). Verlag: Springer.
IN THE MEDIA
1. Conan Fitness (2013, May 22). Mindfulness linked to control, balance and better sleep. Retrieved from
http://conanfitness.com/mindfulness-linked-to-control-balance-and-better-sleep/
2. Well-Being Wire (2013, March 16). For better sleep and wellness, practice mindfulness. Retrieved from
http://wellbeingwire.meyouhealth.com/healthy-behaviors/for-better-sleep-and-wellness-practicemindfulness/
3. Women’s Health (2013, March 12). The stress buster you haven’t tried. Retrieved from http://www.womens
healthmag.com/life/the-stress-buster-you-havent-tried
4. Huffington Post (2013, March 11). Mindfulness linked with emotional well-being and improved sleep, study
finds. Retrieved from http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/03/11/mindfulness-emotional-stabilitysleep_n_2836954.html
5. The Examiner (2013, March 7). Mindfulness may be linked to self-regulation throughout the day. Retrieved
from http://www.examiner.com/article/mindfulness-may-be-linked-to-self-regulation-throughout-theday
6. Medicalxpress (2013, March 7). Better living through mindfulness: Study connects traits of mindfulness to
emotional well-being. Retrieved from https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/MindBrain/
conversations/topics/46063?var=1
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CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS
1. Williams, P. G., Butner, J., Rau, H. K., Bride, D., & Cribbet, M. R (2016, January). Individual differences in selfregulatory capacity and autonomic nervous system activation during the pre-sleep period: A dynamical systems examination.
Symposium paper (Symposium title: The Other Third of Our Lives: A Self-Regulatory Perspective on
Sleep and Social Behavior) presented at the 17th Annual Meeting of the Society for Personality and Social
Psychology, San Diego, CA.
2. Peterson, S. K., Rau, H. K., Morelli, D. K., Peskind, E. R., Raskind, M. A., & Pagulayan, K. F. (2016,
February). Attention and working memory in OEF/OIF/OND Veterans with mild traumatic brain injury. Abstract
accepted for poster presentation at the 44th Annual Meeting of the International Neuropsychological
Society, Boston, MA.
3. Rau, H. K., Thorgusen, S. T., Peterson, S. K., Morelli, D. K., Peskind, E. R., Raskind, M. T., & Pagulayan, K.
F. (2016, February). Intra-individual variability on neuropsychological measures in OEF/OIF/OND Veterans:
Associations with blast-related mTBI and PTSD. Abstract submitted for presentation at the 44th Annual
Meeting of the International Neuropsychological Society, Boston, MA.
4. Rau, H. K., Williams, P. G., Baucom, B., Suchy, Y., & Uchino, B. (2016, March). Dispositional mindfulness and
stress resilience: Self-regulatory capacity, affective stability, and pre-sleep arousal in daily life. Abstract submitted for
presentation at the 74th Annual Meeting of the American Psychosomatic Society, Denver, CO.
5. Parmenter, B. A., Rau, H. K., Peskind, E., & Pagulayan, K. F.(2015, June). Self-reported working memory difficulties
in Veterans with multiple blast-related mild traumatic brain injury. Poster presented at the 13th Annual Conference
of the American Academy of Clinical Neuropsychology, San Francisco, CA.
6. Undurti, A., Colasurdo, E. A., Shofer, J. B., Rau, H. K., Werhane, M. L., Pagulayan, K. F., Peskind, E. R., &
Wilkinson, C. W. (2015, May). Pituitary dysfunction and neuropsychiatric sequelae following blast-related mild
traumatic brain injury. Poster presented at the 168th Annual Meeting of the American Psychiatric
Association, Toronto, Canada.
7. Rau, H. K., Colasurdo, E. A., Sikkema, C. Meichle, S. P., Morelli, D. K., Werhane, M. L., Shafter, J. A.,
Pagulayan, K. F., Peskind, E. R., & Wilkinson, C. W. (2015, March). Chronic hypopituitarism after blast-related
concussion: Prevalence and posttraumatic symptomology. Poster presented at the 14th International Pituitary
Congress, San Diego, CA.
8. Rau, H. K., Colasurdo, E. A., Sikkema, C., Meichle, S. P., Werhane, M. L., Pagulayan, K. F., Peskind, E. R., &
Wilkinson, C. W. (2015, March). High prevalence of chronic hypopituitarism after blast concussion: Cognitive and
behavioral associations. Poster presented at the 97th Annual Meeting of the Endocrine Society, San Diego,
CA.
9. Williams, P. G., Rau, H. K., Cribbet, M. R., Bride, D. L., & Suchy, Y. (2015, March). Individual differences reflecting
neurovisceral integration: Composite scores on neuropsychological tests of executive function are significantly associated with
resting high-frequency heart rate variability. Oral presentation at the 74th Annual Meeting of the American
Psychosomatic Society, Savannah, GA.
10. Pagulayan, K., Petrie, E., Parmenter, A., Rau, H., Reiter, M., Peskind, E., & Kleinhans, N. (2015, Februrary).
The impact of repeated blast-related mTBI on brain activation during a fMRI working memory task. Poster presented at
the 43rd Annual Meeting of the International Neuropsychological Society, Denver, CO.
11. Rau, H. K., Pagulayan, K. F., Shofer, J. B., Li, G., Colasurdo, E. A., Hanson, R. S., Werhane, M. L.,
Morelli, D. K., Peskind, E. R., & Wilkinson, C. W. (2015, February). Comorbid pituitary dysfunction and mTBI
characterized by specific weaknesses in verbal memory: Evidence from combat veterans with repeated blast-related mTBI.
Abstract accepted for poster presentation at the 43rd Annual Meeting of the International
Neuropsychological Society, Denver, CO.
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12. Wilkinson, C. W., Pagulayan, K. F., Colasurdo, E. A., Shofer, J. B., Werhane, M. L., Rau, H. K., & Peskind, E.
R. (2014, August). High frequency of pituitary dysfunction and associated cognitive and behavioral deficits after blast
concussion. Poster presented at the 1st Annual PanAmerican Congress of Physiological Sciences,
Iguassu Falls, Brazil.
13. Cribbet, M. R., Rau, H. K., Bride, D., & Williams, P. G. (2014, March). Resting high frequency heart rate variability
is associated with affective responses to romantic partner interactions in daily life. Poster presented at the 72nd Annual
Meeting of the American Psychosomatic Society, San Francisco, CA.
14. Rau, H., Williams, P., Cribbet, M., Vaux, L., Bride, D., & Silver, M. (2014, March). Dispositional mindfulness and
sleep: A transactional model of stress regulation, autonomic arousal, and overnight restoration in daily life. Poster
presented at the 72nd Annual Meeting of the American Psychosomatic Society, San Francisco, CA.
15. Silver, M. A., Rau, H. K., Cribbet, M. R., Vaux, L. R., & Williams, P. G. (2014, March). Reported history of
childhood trauma predicts increased pre-sleep arousal in healthy adults. Poster presented at the 72nd Annual Meeting
of the American Psychosomatic Society, San Francisco, CA.
16. Williams, P. G., Butner, J., Rau, H. K., Bride, D. L., Cribbet, M., Silver, M., Wilson, S., & Baucom, B. (2014,
March). A dynamical systems examination of autonomic nervous system activation in the pre-sleep period. Poster
presented at the 72nd Annual Meeting of the American Psychosomatic Society, San Francisco, CA.
17. Silver, M. Rau, H., Cribbet, M., Vaux, L., & Williams, P. (2013, April). Sleep quality in healthy adults reporting
childhood trauma: Implications for the development of insomnia. Poster presented at the Rocky Mountain
Psychological Association annual meeting in Denver, CO.
18. Cribbet, M. R., Williams, P. G., Rau, H. K., & Vaux, L. (2013, March). Associations among relationship quality, sleep
quality, and high frequency heart rate variability. Oral symposium at the 71st Annual Meeting of the American
Psychosomatic Society, Miami, FL.
19. Gunn, H. E., Critchfield, K. L., Mackaronis, J. E., McArthur, L. E., Rau, H. K., Cribbet, M. R., & Williams, P.
G. (2013, March). An interpersonal analysis of psychosocial stress and sleep. Oral symposium at the 71st Annual
Meeting of the American Psychosomatic Society, Miami, FL.
20. Rau, H. K., Cribbet, M., Vaux, L., & Williams, P. (2013, March). Trait mindfulness is associated with affective
stability, self-reported executive functioning, and lower pre-sleep arousal in daily life. Oral symposium at the 71st Annual
Meeting of the American Psychosomatic Society, Miami, FL.
21. Rau, H., Suchy, Y., Butner, J., & Williams, P. (2013, February). Profiles of executive functioning in healthy young
adults. Poster presented at the 31st Annual Meeting of the International Neuropsychological Society,
Waikoloa, HI.
22. Rau, H. K., Williams, P. G., Cribbet, M. R., & Vaux, L. M. (2011, June). Applications of the Neurovisceral
Integration Model to mindfulness: Implications for stress regulation and the development of insomnia. Oral presentation at
the Mind and Life Summer Research Institute, Garrison, NY.
23. Shinn, A., Rau, H., Williams, P., Cribbet, M., & Gunn, H. (2011, April). Stress exposure and psychophysiological
reactivity to a laboratory stress task. Poster presented at the Annual Conference for the Rocky Mountain
Psychological Association, Salt Lake City, UT.
24. Yant, K., Rau, H., & Williams, P. (2011, April). Individual difference in the control of urges and cravings: Associations
with attentional control. Poster presented at the University of Utah’s College of Social and Behavioral Sciences
Research Day, Salt Lake City, UT.
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25. Rau, H. K., Williams, P. G., Cribbet, M., Gunn, H., & Yant, K. (2011, March). Meta-awareness and stress
regulation: Overestimation of attentional control abilities predicts poorer blood pressure recovery during stress. Poster
presented at the 69th Annual Scientific Meeting for the American Psychosomatic Society, San Antonio,
TX.
26. Vaux, L. M., Williams, P. G., Cribbet, M., Rau, H. K., & Gunn, H. (2011, March). Executive attention moderates
the association between trait worry and sleep disruption. Poster presented at the 69th Annual Scientific Meeting for
the American Psychosomatic Society, San Antonio, TX.
27. Rau, H., Suchy, Y., Thorgusen, S., & Williams, P. (2011, February). Switching and maintaining mental set during
verbal and spatial task performance. Poster presented at the 39th Annual Meeting of the International
Neuropsychological Society, Boston, MA.
28. Thorgusen, S., Suchy, Y., Rau, H., & Williams, P. (2011, February). Emotional distracters affect task
performance under high executive demands. Poster presented at the 39th Annual Meeting of the International
Neuropsychological Society, Boston, MA.
29. Rau, H. K., Williams, P. G., Cribbet, M., & Gunn, H. (2010, April). The role of subjective perceptions of reactivity in
stress regulation. Poster presented at the 31st Annual Meeting of the Society for Behavioral Medicine, Seattle,
WA.
30. Cribbet, M. R., Williams, P. G., Gunn, H. E., & Rau, H. K. (2010, March). Interactive effects of tonic and phasic
respiratory sinus arrhythmia on affective responses to stress. Poster presented at the 68th Annual Scientific
Conference of the American Psychosomatic Society, Portland, OR.
31. Rau, H. K., Williams, P., Hazen, S., Cribbet, M., Gunn, H., & Shinn, A. (2010, March). Individual differences
in stress appraisal accuracy: Associations with personality and stress recovery. Poster presented at the 68th Annual
Scientific Conference of the American Psychosomatic Society, Portland, OR.
32. Vaux, L. M., Williams, P. G., Rau, H. R., Cribbet, M., & Gunn, H. (2010, March). Executive attention moderates
the association between trait worry and stress recovery. Poster accepted for presentation at the 68th Annual
Scientific Conference of the American Psychosomatic Society, Portland, OR.
33. Rau, H., Suchy, Y., Williams, P. G., & Butner, J. (2010, February). Profiles of executive functioning in healthy young
adults. Poster accepted for presentation at the 38th Annual Meeting of the International
Neuropsychological Society, Acapulco, Mexico.
34. Rau, H. K., Williams, P. G., & Suchy, Y. (2009, July). Openness to Experience and efficiency of attentional networks.
Poster presented at the 1st Annual Conference of the Association for Research in Personality, Evanston,
IL.
35. Cribbet, M. R., Williams, P. G., Curtis, C., Gunn, H., & Rau, H. (2009, March). Respiratory sinus arrhythmia and
regulatory deficits associated with depression. Poster presented at the 67th Annual Scientific Conference of the
American Psychosomatic Society, Chicago, IL.
36. Gunn, H. E., Williams, P. G., Cribbet, M., Curtis, C., & Rau, H. (2009, March). Gender moderates the effects of
hostile dominance on phasic respiratory sinus arrhythmia during stress. Poster presented at the 67th Annual Scientific
Conference of the American Psychosomatic Society, Chicago, IL.
37. Williams, P. G., Rau, H., Cribbet, M., Curtis, C., & Gunn, H. (2009, March). Executive attentional control and
parasympathetic activation during stress. Poster presented at the 67th Annual Scientific Conference of the
American Psychosomatic Society, Chicago, IL.
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38. Gunn, H., Williams, P., Smith, T., Cribbet, M., & Rau, H. (2008, March). Gender differences in appraisal of and
physiological recovery from agentic vs. communal laboratory stressors. Poster presented at the 29th Annual Meeting
and Scientific Sessions of the Society of Behavioral Medicine, San Diego, CA.
39. Rau, H. K., Williams, P. G., Gunn, H., Cribbet, M., & Curtis, C. (2008, March). Openness to Experience and stress
resilience. Poster presented at the 66th Annual Scientific Conference of the American Psychosomatic
Society, Baltimore, MD.
40. Rau, H. K., Williams, P., Gunn, H., Cribbet, M., & Curtis, C. (2008, March). The role of Openness in
psychophysiological reactivity to stressful events. Poster presented at the 29th Annual Meeting and Scientific
Sessions of the Society of Behavioral Medicine, San Diego, CA.
41. Williams, P. G., Gunn, H., Cribbet, M., & Rau, H. (2008, March). Individual differences in stress-related perseverative
cognition and pre-sleep arousal. Poster presented at the 66th Annual Scientific Conference of the American
Psychosomatic Society, Baltimore, MD.
42. Rau, H. K., Suchy, Y., Williams, P., Thorgusen, S., & Simon, A. (2008, February). Attention, executive control, and
neuroticism: The effect of verbal versus nonverbal threats. Poster presented at the 36th Annual Meeting of the
International Neuropsychological Society, Waikoloa, HI.
43. Rau, H. K., Suchy, Y., Williams, P., Thorgusen, S., & Simon, A. (2008, February). Neuroticism and the influence of
emotional distractors on cognitive task performance. Poster presented at the 36th Annual Meeting of the
International Neuropsychological Society, Waikoloa, HI.
44. Rau, H., Suchy, Y., Williams, P., Thorgusen, S., & Simon, A. (2007, November). Attentional bias for threatening
facial expressions is associated with performance on switching tasks. Poster presented at the 27th Annual National
Academy of Neuropsychology Conference, Scottsdale, Arizona.
45. Rau, H., Suchy, Y., Whittaker, W.J., Eastvold, A., & Strassberg, D. (2007, February). Emotional processing
deficits may predict poor reading comprehension in male sex offenders. Presented poster at the 35th Annual Meeting of
the International Neuropsychological Society, Portland, Oregon.
46. Fann, J., Bombardier, C., Dikmen, S., Esselmen, P., Warms, C., Pelzer, E., Rau, H., & Temkin, N. (2005,
November). Validity of the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 in assessing depression following traumatic brain injury.
Poster presented at the 52nd Annual Meeting of the Academy of Psychosomatic Medicine, Santa Ana
Pueblo, New Mexico.
47. Kohlenberg, R., Parker, C., Kanter, J., Bolling, M., Grgurevic, M, Hansson, J., Keough, M., Levy, J., Maver, R.,
Pearson, A., & Rau, H. (1999, October). The black scorpion and psychotherapy. Research methods, results, and
study implications presented at the Northwestern Association for Behavioral Analysis Annual Conference,
Seattle, WA.
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RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
VA Puget Sound Health Care System – Seattle Division
Northwest Mental Illness Research Education Clinical Center (MIRECC)
2015 – Present
Program of Research: Profiles of cognitive functioning and sleep in Veterans with
comborbid mTBI and PTSD
Role: Clinical Psychology Intern
Research Supervisor: Kathleen Pagulayan, PhD
2015 – Present
Program of Research: Healthcare utilization in Veterans with comorbid mTBI and
PTSD
Role: Clinical Psychology Intern
Research Supervisor: Matthew Jakupcak, PhD
2014 – 2015
Study: Neuroimaging and Cognitive Correlates of Repetitive Blast-related mTBI
Role: Research Coordinator
Principal Investigator and Supervisor: Kathleen Pagulayan, PhD
Northwest Geriatric Research Education and Clinical Centers (GRECC)
2014 – 2015
Study: Pituitary Dysfunction, Behavioral Symptoms, and Quality of Life after Blast mTBI
Role: Research Coordinator
Principal Investigator and Supervisor: Charles Wilkinson, PhD
University of Utah – Salt Lake City
Department of Psychology
2009 – 2015
Study: Application of the Neurovisceral Integration Model to Mindfulness:
Implications for Stress Regulation and the Development of Insomnia
Role: Principal Investigator
Research Advisor: Paula Williams, PhD
2007 – 2008
Study: Individual Differences in Stress Regulation
Role: Graduate Co-Investigator
Research Supervisor: Paula Williams, PhD
2006 – 2007
Study: Individual Differences in Neurocognition and Personality
Role: Graduate Co-Investigator
Research Supervisors: Yana Suchy, PhD and Paula Williams, PhD
University of Washington – Seattle
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
2006
Study: Depression and Obstetric-Gynecologic Disorders
Role: Research Assistant
Principle Investigator: Jennifer Melville, MD
Department of Rehabilitation Medicine
2003 – 2006
Study: Traumatic Brain Injury and Depression
Role: Research Assistant
Principle Investigators: Charles Bombardier, PhD and Jesse Fann, MD
Department of Psychology
1998 – 2000
Study: Functional Analytic Psychotherapy for Depression
Role: Undergraduate Research Assistant
Principle Investigator: Robert Kohlenberg, PhD
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TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Graduate Instructor
University of Utah, Department of Psychology
2011
2007
2007
Cross-Cultural Psychology
Cognitive Psychology
Brain and Behavior Research Modes
Head TA
University of Utah, Department of Psychology
2007 – 2008
Introduction to Psychology
Teaching Assistant
University of Utah, Department of Psychology
2007
2006
Brain and Behavior
Introduction to Psychology
SUPERVISORY EXPERIENCE
Clinical Supervision
2010
2009 – 2013
2008 – 2009
University of Utah, Department of Psychology
Cognitive Assessment
Neuropsychology Practicum
Assessment Practicum
Research Supervision University of Utah, Department of Psychology
2012 – 2014
Co-Advisor for Undergraduate Honor’s Thesis Student
Project: Pre-sleep Arousal in Healthy Adults Reporting Childhood Trauma:
Implications for the Development of Insomnia
Advisee: Michelle Silver
2010 – 2011
Co-Advisor for Undergraduate Honor’s Thesis Student
Project: Individual Differences in the Control of Cravings and Urges:
Associations with Attentional Control
Advisee: Katie Yant
2007 – 2008
Co-Advisor for Undergraduate Honor’s Thesis Student
Project: The Association Between Sleep Quality and Executive
Functioning in Healthy Young Adults
Advisee: Ashley Simon
SERVICE AND LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE
2015 – Present
Co-Chair
Mechanisms of Sleep Journal Club
VA Puget Sound Health Care System – Seattle Division
2013 – 2015
Chair Appointed
Emerging Leaders Initiative
American Psychosomatic Society
2013 – 2015
Student Representative
Membership Committee
American Psychosomatic Society
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2012 – 2014
Utah State Advocacy Coordinator
Advocacy Coordinating Team (ACT)
American Psychological Association of Graduate Students (APAGS)
2011 – 2013
Student Representative
Program Committee
American Psychosomatic Society
2009
Outreach Mentor
Science Power
University of Utah School of Medicine
2006 – 2009
Graduate Student Representative
Diversity Committee
University of Utah, Department of Psychology
2007 – 2008
Graduate Student Representative
Clinical Training Committee
University of Utah, Department of Psychology
2007 – 2008
Graduate Student Representative
Professional Issues & Ethics Committee
University of Utah, Department of Psychology
2007 – 2008
Editorial Board Member
New School Psychology Bulletin
2007 – 2008
High School Scientists Mentor
Academy of Math & Engineering Sciences
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
VA Puget Sound Health Care System – Seattle Division
2015 – Present
2015 – Present
2015 – Present
Neuroscience Journal Club
Mechanisms of Sleep Journal Club
Works In Progress Research Mentoring Group
University of Utah, Department of Psychology
2006 – 2013
Behavioral Medicine Research Group
Mind and Life Institute
2012
Contemplative Practice and Health: Laboratory Findings and Real World Challenges Mind
and Life XXV Meeting with His Holiness the Dalai Lama
Invited Attendance, Rockefeller University, New York, NY
AD HOC REVIEWER
2015
2008 – 2015
2008
2007 – 2008
2007
Frontiers in Neuroendocrinology
American Psychosomatic Society, Conference Submission Review
Pearson Education, Textbook Review
New School Psychology Bulletin
Western Governor’s University, Exam Review
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PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
American Psychological Association, Graduate Student Affiliate (APAGS)
Division 19 – Military Psychology
Division 22 – Rehabilitation Psychology
Division 38 – Health Psychology
Division 40 – Neuropsychology
American Psychosomatic Society (APS)
International Neuropsychological Society (INS)