April 2015
Carolyn L. Brennan
Carolyn L. Brennan
Curriculum Vitae
240 N Highland Ave
Atlanta, GA 30307
Phone: 914.582.0258
CLbrennan89@gmail.com
Education
August 2013 – Present
Doctoral Student, Clinical and Community Psychology
Georgia State University
Atlanta, GA (APA Accredited)
May 2013
M.A. Trauma and Violence Transdisciplinary Studies
New York University
New York, NY
Thesis: Soldiers and Shame: The Psychological Impact of Killing in
Combat
Chair: Judith Alpert, Ph.D.
May 2011
B.A. Spanish and PNP (Philosophy-Neuroscience-Psychology;
Language, Culture, and Cognition track)
Summa Cum Laude, Phi Beta Kappa
Washington University in St. Louis
St. Louis, MO
Thesis: Cuentos de Caos y Crisis: Reconstruyendo la Memoria Chilena
Después de Pinochet. (Stories of Chaos and Crisis: Reconstructing
Chile’s Memory after Pinochet)
Chair: William Acree, Ph.D.
Research Interests
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The social, cultural, and psychological factors that contribute to the expression of violence
The way in which traumatic experiences and are remembered and communicated.
Research Experience
Graduate Research Assistant
Georgia State University
Supervisor: Kevin Swartout, Ph.D
 Assisting on projects investigating predictors of sexual aggression
 Involved in manuscript preparation
Aug. 2013 - Present
Graduate Research Assistant
Aug. 2014 - Present
Georgia State University
Supervisors: Kevin Swartout, Ph.D, Lindsay Cohen, Ph.D.
 Assisting in the development of a virtual reality program for children undergoing radiation
therapy; conduct interviews and analyze qualitative data
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Research Assistant
Apr. 2012 – Sept. 2012
The Phelps Lab: Cognitive Neuroscience of Emotion and Memory
New York University
Supervisor: Ulrike Rimmele, Ph.D.
 Assisted on a project looking at memory consolidation for emotionally disturbing images
 Ran participants, organized data
Undergraduate Research Assistant
Jun. 2010 – May 2011
Washington University in St. Louis
Supervisor: Heather Rice, Ph.D.
 Assisted on a project investigating the effect of perspective manipulation in
autobiographical memories
 Organized and coded data, ran participants, assisted in data analysis, collaborated with
Professor Rice to make improvements to the experiment, and made necessary changes in
the computer programs
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Teaching Experience
Georgia State University
Teaching Assistant
Introduction to Human Sexuality
Abnormal Psychology
Careers in Psychology
Introduction to Psychology (PSYC 2040)
Aug. 2013 – Present
Jun. 2014 – Aug. 2014
Jan. 2014 – May. 2014
Aug. 2013 – Dec. 2013
English First; Rincón Inglés
Santiago, Chile
English Teacher
Aug. 2011 – Nov 2011
Teach ESL
Aug. 2010 – Feb. 2011
Washington University in St. Louis
Volunteer Spanish teacher for English speaking works on Washington University campus
Supervised Clinical Experience
Adult Assessment Practicum
Aug. 2014-Present
Regents Center for Learning Disorders
Supervisors: Molly Larson, PhD., Janet Patton, PhD.
 Conducted outpatient neuropsychological assessments for university students with a
variety of learning and psychological disorders
 Completed clinical interviews with clients and families in English and Spanish;
psychological and neuropsychological test selection, administration, scoring, and
interpretation; case conceptualization; report writing; timely feedback to patients;
generated recommendations for academic/occupational accommodations
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Therapy Practicum
Jan. 2015 – Present
Georgia State University Psychology Clinic
Supervisor: Erin Tully, Ph.D.
Theoretical orientation: Cognitive-Behavioral
 Conduct intake interview and write report
 Create and implement treatment plan and weekly group and/or individual supervision
Child Assessment Apprenticeship
Supervisors: Susan Furman, Ph.D., Shital Gaitonde, Ph.D.
Assisted with a clinical intake
Conducted a school observation
Participated in weekly group and individual supervision
Aug. 2013- Dec. 2013
Therapy Apprenticeship
Supervisor: Suzanne Lawry, Ph.D.
Assisted with a clinical intake
Participated in weekly group and individual supervision
Jan. 2014 – May 2014
Clinical Workshops Attended
Oct. 1st, 2014
Georgia State University Clinical Program Meeting, Atlanta, GA
Suicide risk assessment training
Sep. 19th, 2013
Georgia State University Clinical Program Meeting, Atlanta, GA
Suicide risk assessment training
Nov. 22nd , 2013
47th Annual ABCT Convention, Nashville, TN
“A Comprehensive Treatment Program for Dysfunctional Anger” led by
Raymond DiGiuseppe
Peer Reviewed Publications
Swartout, K. M., Swartout, A. G., Brennan, C. L., & White, J. W. (2015). Male trajectories of sexual
perpetration from adolescence through college: A latent class growth analysis. Aggressive
Behavior, doi:10.1002/ab.21584.
Manuscripts in Progress
Brennan, C.L., Goodnight, B., & Swartout, K.M. (In progress). Norm-defying and norm-constrained
sexual aggressors: A latent class analysis.
Cook, S.L., Swartout, K.M., Koss, M.P. Goodnight, B.L., Hipp, T.N., Bellis, A.L., & Brennan, C.L. (In
progress). Looking Deeper into the Gold Standard: The Psychometric Properties of the SES.
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Hipp, T.N., Bellis, A.L., Goodnight, B.L, Brennan, C.L., Swartout, K.M., & Cook, S. (Under review).
Anonymous accounts of sexual assault: Perpetrators describe their justifications.
Kaczkowski, W., Brennan, C.L., & Swartout, K.M. (In progress). In good company: Social network
diversity and sexual aggression.
Presentations
Brennan, C.L., Goodnight, B., & Swartout, K.M. (March 2015). Norm-defying and norm-constrained
sexual aggressors: A latent class analysis. Paper presented at the South Eastern
Psychological Association 61st Annual Meeting, Hilton Head, SC.
*Semi-finalist for graduate student award
Brennan, C.L., Rodrigues, N.P., Hipp, T.N. & Swartout, K.M. (July 2014). Psychological
outcomes of perpetrating sexual violence: A qualitative analysis. Poster presented at the
World Meeting of the International Society for Research on Aggression, Atlanta, GA.
Rodrigues, N.P., Brennan, C.L., Griffin, A., Swartout, K.M., & Cohen, L.L. (2015). Pediatric patients’
and their parents’ responses to radiation therapy: A qualitative analysis. Poster to be
presented at the 2015 annual meeting of the Society of Pediatric Psychology in San Diego,
CA.
Swartout, K.M, Kaczkowski, W., & Brennan, C.L. (March, 2015). In good company: Social network
diversity protects college men against perpetrating sexual violence. Paper presented at the
South Eastern Psychological Association 61st Annual Meeting, Hilton Head, SC.
Research Mentoring
Kreus, C., Goodnight, B., Turner, A., Brennan., C.L., & Swartout, K.M. (Submitted for April 2015).
Openness, Anti-Gay Attitudes, and Intervention: Predicting the Time to Stop Anti-Gay
Aggression. Paper presentation at the Georgia State Undergraduate Research Conference,
Atlanta, GA.
Sandy, R., Gregg, M., Brennan, C.L., & Swartout, K.M. “I want to get this off my chest:” When
perpetrators publicly disclose how they raped their victims. (Manuscript under review at
DISCOVERY: Georgia State Honors College Undergraduate Research Journal ).
Sandy, R., Gregg, M., Kitkis, P., Brennan, C.L., & Swartout, K.M. (April 2014). “I want to get this off
my chest:” When perpetrators publicly disclose how they raped their victims. Poster
presented at the Georgia State Undergraduate Research Conference, Atlanta, GA.
Community Involvement
Program Evaluation
Casa de Esperanza
Feb. 2015 - Present
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CLC Program Representative
Graduate Association of Student Psychologists
Aug. 2014 - Present
Process Evaluation
Boys and Girls Club of Metro Atlanta
Mar. 2014 – Apr. 2014
Spanish Translator
Hope Clinic for Women, Granite City, IL
Feb. 2011 – Sep. 2012
Translated forms and informational packets for Spanish speaking patients Trained
as on call counselor for Spanish speaking patients.
Volunteer Experience
Volunteer
MedShare, Atlanta, GA
Packed medical equipment to ship to places in need
Co-President of Wash. U Clinic Escort Group
Hope Clinic for Women, Granite City, IL
Walked patients into clinic past protestors
Jun. 2015 - Present
Jan. 2008 – May 2011
Volunteer
Jun. 2010 – Aug. 2010
Haven of Grace, St. Louis, MO
Volunteer at a residential shelter for homeless pregnant women
Volunteer
Jan. 2008 – May 2009
Help To Heal, Washington University
Tutored the children at Lydia’s House, a transitional home for victims of domestic
abuse and their families
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