Allison Marziliano
E-mail: allison.marziliano@gmail.com
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Stony Brook University Medical Center — Stony Brook, NY
May 2014 – Current
Lourie Center for Multiple Sclerosis, Neurology
Interviewer
 Administer semi-structured cognitive assessment interviews to patients with multiple sclerosis and their informants
 Rate patients’ degree of impairment in various cognitive domains, including working memory, attention, verbal
learning and memory, reasoning, processing speed and social cognition
 Complete an overall Global Assessment of Function questionnaire for each patient
Columbia University Medical Center — New York, NY
June 2013 – Current
Division of Aging and Dementia, Neurology
Neuropsychological Extern
 Administer neuropsychological assessments to patients presenting with various cognitive concerns including memory
loss and word-finding difficulty
 Score assessment batteries and compare total scores to normative data
 Generate reports summarizing assessment findings for review by the referring physician
 Present clinical cases during group and individual supervision
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center — New York, NY
July 2011 – Current
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Research Study Assistant II
 Provide support to the Principal Investigator and Clinical Research Coordinator of two R01 studies focused on
evaluating the efficacy of meaning-centered psychotherapy for advanced cancer patients
 Administer measurement assessments to enrolled patients according to study protocols
 Monitor and input data collected at several time points
Columbia University Medical Center — New York, NY
May 2009 – June 2011
The Eleanor and Lou Gehrig MDA/ALS Research Center, Neurology
Study Coordinator
 Coordinated a five-site study funded by the Muscular Dystrophy Association that investigated the reasons for the
widely disparate rates of use of tracheostomy/invasive ventilation in ALS patients in Japan versus the United States
 Assisted with a multi-center study aimed at developing a new scale that would detect clinically meaningful changes for
ALS patients and their caregivers
 Performed various tasks necessary to maintain the progress of research studies, including grant submissions to the
National Institute of Health, subcontract execution, payment to the sub-sites, monthly conference call moderation,
weekly recruitment of study subjects, and in-person and telephone patient and caregiver interviews
Office of Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton  New York, NY
May 2006  May 2009
Department of Veteran and Military Affairs
Service Academy Director and Constituent Liaison
 Assisted New York State residents with personal situations concerning federal agencies including the Department of
Veterans Affairs, the Department of Defense, Internal Revenue Service, and the Federal Bureau of Prisons
 Managed all facets of the annual Service Academy Nomination process, including reviewing, interviewing and
recommending forty New York State applicants to Senator Clinton for her nomination to the United States Military
Academy, Naval Academy, Air Force Academy and Merchant Marine Academy
 Transitioned from Intern to Service Academy Director and Constituent Liaison in July of 2007
EDUCATION
Stony Brook University, STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK
Department of Psychology
Master of Arts in Social and Health Psychology, May 2014
PhD in Social and Health Psychology (Expected May 2017)
Overall GPA: 4.00
Teachers College, COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY
Department of Counseling and Clinical Psychology
Master of Arts in Clinical Psychology, May 2011
Overall GPA: 4.13; Summa Cum Laude
Fordham College at Lincoln Center, FORDHAM UNIVERSITY
Department of History
Bachelor of Arts, May 2007
Major: History (GPA: 3.95); Minor: English (GPA: 4.00)
Overall GPA: 3.89; Summa Cum Laude; Departmental Honors in History
PUBLICATIONS
Rosenfeld, B., Pessin, H., Marziliano, A., Jacobson, C., Sorger, B., Abbey, J., …Breitbart, W. (2014). Does desire for
hastened death change in terminally ill cancer patients? Social Science and Medicine, 111, 35-40.
Moyer, A., Santore, E., & Marziliano, A. (2014). Coping with long-term and late effects: Challenges facing female
survivors of childhood, adolescent, and young adult cancer. In The Praeger Handbook on Women’s Cancers:
Diagnosis, Treatment, Recovery and Coping.
Applebaum, A., Farran, C., Marziliano, A., Pasternak, A., & Breitbart, W. (2014). Preliminary study of themes of
meaning and psychosocial service use among informal cancer caregivers. Palliative and Supportive Care, 12,
139-148.
Marziliano, A., & Moyer, A. (2013). An additional consideration regarding expanding access to testicular tissue
cryopreservation: Infertility and social stigma. American Journal of Bioethics, 13(3), 48-50.
Rabkin, J., Ogino, M., Goetz, R., McElhiney, M., Marziliano, A., Imai, T….Mitsumoto, H. (2013). Tracheostomy with
invasive ventilation for ALS patients: Neurologists’ roles in the US and Japan. Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
Frontotemporal Degeneration, 14(2), 116-123.
ORAL PRESENTATIONS/POSTERS
Fenn, N., Marziliano, A., Pessin, H., Corner, G., Applebaum, A., Rosenfeld, B., & Breitbart, W. (2014, June). Investigating
the Impact and Benefits of Session Topics in Meaning-Centered Psychotherapy. Poster presentation at the annual
Clinical Research Professional Week Conference at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York City, New
York.
Marziliano, A., Stein, E., Weiss, T., Applebaum, A., Rosenfeld, B., & Breitbart, W. (2014, April). Posttraumatic Growth
and Benefit Finding in Advanced Cancer. Poster presentation at the annual meeting of the Society of Behavioral
Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Siess, S., Marziliano, A., Maddaloni, J., & Moyer, A. (2014, April). Optimistic Bias in Interpreting Poor Prognoses Predicts
Hypothetical End-of-life Decision Making. Poster presentation at the annual meeting of the Society of Behavioral
Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Marziliano, A., & Moyer, A. (2014, March). Caregiving in Young Adults in College. Oral presentation at the annual
meeting of the Eastern Psychological Association, Boston, Massachusetts.
Marziliano, A., Moyer, A., & Applebaum, A. (2014, February). Challenges Facing Adolescent and Young Adult Cancer
Caregivers: A Systematic Review. Poster presentation at the annual meeting of the American Psychosocial
Oncology Society, Tampa, Florida.
Stein, E., Marziliano, A., Applebaum, A., Rosenfeld, B., & Breitbart, W. (2014, February). Measuring Positive Change in
Patients with Advanced Cancer. Poster presentation at the annual meeting of the American Psychosocial Oncology
Society, Tampa, Florida.
Marziliano, A. (2013, November). Caregiving in Young Adults in College. Oral presentation at the Social and Health
Colloquium at Stony Book University, Stony Brook, New York.
Kulikowski, J., Marziliano, A., Pessin, H., Rosenfeld, B., & Breitbart, W. (2013, June). The Impact of Group Cohesion in
Advanced Cancer Psychotherapy Groups. Poster presentation at the annual Clinical Research Professional Week
Conference at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York City, New York.
Marziliano, A. (2013, April). Psychosocial Service Use of Cancer Caregivers and the Emerging Young Adult Population.
Oral presentation at the Research and Outreach Staff Meeting at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New
York City, New York.
Pessin, H., Kulikowski, J., Marziliano, A., Rosenfeld, B., & Breitbart, W. (2013, February). Group Cohesion in Advanced
Cancer…When a Group Works. Oral presentation at the annual meeting of the American Psychosocial Oncology
Society, Huntington Beach, California.
Applebaum, A., Marziliano, A., Pasternak, A., & Breitbart, W. (2013, February). Psychosocial Service Use of Cancer
Caregivers: Caregiver and Patient Perspectives. Poster presentation at the annual meeting of the American
Psychosocial Oncology Society, Huntington Beach, California.
DiRienzo, A., Ogino, M., Rabkin, J., Goetz, R., Pasmantier, M., McElhiney, M., Mitsumoto, H., and TIV Study group.
(2011, December). Opinions and Behaviors of Japanese and American Neurologists Regarding
Tracheostomy/Invasive Ventilation (TIV). Oral presentation at the annual meeting of the Motor Neuron Disease
Association, Sydney, Australia.
PEER REVIEW
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Palliative and Supportive Care, Student Reviewer (January 2014 – Current)
Journal of Obesity, Student Reviewer (November 2013 – Current)
Annals of Behavioral Medicine, Student Reviewer (May 2013 – Current)
TEACHING RESPONSIBILITIES
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Reading and Writing in Psychology, Senior Teaching Assistant (Spring 2014)
Animal Learning, Teaching Assistant (Fall 2013)
Introduction to Psychology, Teaching Assistant (Spring 2013)
Stress and Coping, Teaching Assistant (Fall 2012)
HONORS/AFFILIATIONS
Cognitive Therapy for Cancer Workshop, Attendee (August 2013)
Second Annual Edith Marks Memorial Research Study Assistant Award for Excellence, Recipient (June 2012)
New York State Psychiatric Institute, Volunteer (Fall 2010)
American Psychological Association, Graduate Student Affiliate
American Psychological Association, Division 38, Member
Phi Beta Kappa, Member
Eastern Psychological Association, Psi Chi Member
Alpha Sigma Nu, Member