81-15 268 th Street, 2 nd Floor
Glen Oaks, New York 11004
(917) 544-4007 * E-mail: allison.marziliano@gmail.com
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Columbia University Medical Center — New York, NY June 2013 – Current
Division of Aging and Dementia
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
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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
Study Coordinator
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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
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Assisted with a multi-center study aimed at developing a new scale that would detect clinically meaningful changes for
ALS patients and their caregivers
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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
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New York, NY
Department of Veteran and Military Affairs
May 2006
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May 2009
Service Academy Director and Constituent Liaison
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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
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Managed all facets of the 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
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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
Graduate Student, (PhD expected, May 2017)
Degree: Social and Health Psychology (GPA: 4.00)
Teachers College, COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY
Department of Counseling and Clinical Psychology
Master of Arts, May 2011
Major: Psychology (GPA: 4.13); Summa Cum Laude
Fordham College at Lincoln Center, FORDHAM UNIVERSITY
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

HONORS/AFFILIATIONS
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Cognitive Therapy for Cancer Workshop, Attendee (August 2013)
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Second Annual Edith Marks Memorial Research Study Assistant Award for Excellence, Recipient (June 2012)
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New York State Psychiatric Institute, Volunteer (Fall 2010)
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Phi Beta Kappa, Member
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Eastern Psychological Association, Psi Chi Member
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Alpha Sigma Nu, Member
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Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History Scholar
PUBLICATIONS/PRESENTATIONS
Applebaum, A., Marziliano, A ., Pasternak, A., & Breitbart, W. (2013, June). Psychosocial Service Use of Cancer
Caregivers: Caregiver and Patient Perspectives. Poster presentation at the annual Clinical Research Professional
Week Conference at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York City, 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.
Applebaum, A., Farran, C., Marziliano, A ., Pasternak, A., & Breitbart, W. (2013). Preliminary study of themes of meaning and psychosocial service use among informal cancer caregivers. Palliative and Supportive Care.
Epub ahead of print.
Moyer, A., Santore, E., & Marziliano, A . (Invited chapter, under review). 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.
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.
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
 Annals of Behavioral Medicine, Student Reviewer (May 2013 – Current)
ADDITIONAL COURSEWORK
 Introduction to Meta-Analysis, The Institute for Statistics Education (July 2013 – August 2013)