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PATRICIA M. BAMONTI
Mail Address:
West Virginia University
Department of Psychology
PO Box 6040
Morgantown, WV 26506-6040
Patricia.Bamonti@mail.wvu.edu
EDUCATION
State University of New York College at Brockport
Brockport, NY
B.S. in Psychology
Minors: English and Women and Gender Studies
Summa Cum Laude (3.78)
Office Address
West Virginia University
Life Sciences Building
Room #2216
2005-2008
HONORS AND AWARDS
Alpha Chi (National College Honor Society)
Psi Chi Member
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PUBLICATIONS
Epstein, R.M., Duberstein, P.R., Feldman, M.D., Rochlen, A.B., Bell., R.A., Kravitz,
R.L., Cipri, C., Becker, J.D., Bamonti, P., Paterniti, D.A. (2010) “I didn’t know what
was wrong:” How People With Undiagnosed Depression Recognize, Articulate, and
Make Sense of their Distress. Journal General Internal Medicine, 25, 954-961.
Duberstein, P.R., Chapman, B., Tindle, H.A., Sink, K.M., Bamonti, P. Robbins, J.,
Jerant, A., Franks, P. (in press). Personality and Risk for Alzheimer’s Disease in Adults
72 Years of Age and Older: A Six-Year Follow-Up. Psychology & Aging.
Bamonti., P.M., Heisel, M.J., Topciu, R.A., Franus, N., Talbot, N.L., & Duberstein, P.R.
(2009). Association of alexithymia and depression symptom severity in adults 50 years of
age and older. American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 18, 51-56.
PROFESSIONAL POSTERS
Duberstein, P.R., Bamonti, P.M., Tu, X.M., Ma, Y., Heisel, M., & Lyness, J. (March
2009). Detection of depression in older adults by family and friends: gauging the eye of
the beholder. Poster presented at the American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry,
Savannah, GA.
Bamonti, P.M., Lyness, J.M., Tu, X.M., Ma, Y., & Duberstein, P. (November 2009).
Detection of depression in older adults by family and friends: gauging the eye of the
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beholder. Poster presented at The Gerontological Society of America Scientific Meeting,
Atlanta, GA.
Bamonti, P.M., Coletta, M., Miller, S., Nickels, M., Duberstein, P., O’Malley, W. (June
2009). A profile of readiness to change, motivation, and mood regulation in bariatric
surgery candidates. Poster presented at the American Society for Metabolic & Bariatric
Surgery.
Epstein, R., Duberstein, P.R., Kravitz, R.L., Becker, J.D., Bamonti, P., & Parerniti, D.A.
(2009). Overcoming barriers to care-seeking for depression: recognizing, naming and
explaining patients’ distress. Poster presented at the Academy of Health Annual Research
Meeting, Chicago, IL.
Wininger, S.R., Bamonti, P., Bridges, R., Pociask, S., & Gieske, D. (August 2008). The
Relationship Between Attentional Focus and Aerobic Activity Outcomes: A Metaanalysis. Poster presented at the annual 2008 APA conference, Boston, MA.
Janda, J., Chelonis, J., Howarth, M., Bamonti, P., Brown, M.M., Forzano, L.B. (March
2008). Relationship Between Motivation, Impulsivity, Procrastination, Saving and Delay
Discounting. Poster presented at the annual Eastern Psychological Association,
Philadelphia, PA.
REGIONAL POSTERS
Bamonti, P., Oren, K.V., King, D., Duberstein, P.R. (March 2010). Prospective
Association Between Burdensomeness and Meaning in Life in Older Adult Outpatients.
8th Annual Collier Day Mental Health Research Poster Session.
Bamonti, P., Chapman, B., King, D., Talbot, N., Franus, N., Duberstein, P.R. (March
2009). Learning From Our Patients: a preliminary profile of treatment preferences in
older adults seeking mental health treatment. 7th Annual Collier Day Mental Health
Research Poster Session.
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RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
2008-2010
Late-Life Depression Course & Treatment Decisions:
Psychosocial Influences 5K24MH072712-04
PI: Paul R. Duberstein
Co-investigator: Deborah King
Department of Psychiatry
University of Rochester
Rochester, NY
 Examine the effectiveness of outpatient mental health
treatment for adults ages 60 and older.
 Explore predictors of treatment adherence.
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
Research Coordinator:
o Create all advertisement material for the study
including posters and brochures.
o Review medical charts for eligibility criteria.
o Organize, schedule, recruit and interview participants.
o Manage IRB renewals and amendments.
o Present study progress at a weekly Lab of Personality
Development meeting with post-doctorial students and
junior and senior faculty members.
o Liaison between clinic staff and research staff.
o Scan and prepare data for scientific papers, abstracts
and presentations.
o Run preliminary descriptive and correlational analyses
on data for NIMH Annual Progress Reports.
2008-2010
Characteristics and Outcome Predictors of Patients Going Through
Bariatric Surgery 5R25MH074898-04
PI: Paul R. Duberstein
Co-investigator: Maria Coletta
Department of Psychiatry
University of Rochester
Rochester, NY
 Examine the effectiveness of bariatric surgery on patients with
severe obesity.
 To establish psychosocial and psychiatric characteristics of
those patients undergoing bariatric surgery.
 Attempt to establish reliable assessment tools to identify those
patients who will benefit from bariatric surgery in terms of
sustained weight loss.
 Research Assistant:
o Create all advertisement material for the study
including posters and brochures.
o Organize, schedule, recruit and interview participants.
o Manage IRB renewals and amendments.
o Present study progress at a weekly meetings with study
coordinator.
o Scan and prepare data for scientific papers, abstracts
and presentations.
o Run preliminary descriptive and correlational analyses.
2008
Association between alexithymia and depression symptoms
severity in adults 50 years of age and older
Summer Training on Aging Research Topics-Mental Health
Program (START-MH) in San Diego, CA (Summer 2008)
PI: Paul R. Duberstein
Department of Psychiatry
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University of Rochester
Rochester, NY
 Created a presentation based on study findings and presented to
peers and faculty at the University of California San Diego.
 Manuscript in press.
2008-2009
Targeted and Tailored Messages to Enhance Depression Care
5R01MH079387-03
PI: Richard Kravitz
Co-investigator(s): Ron Epstein and Paul Duberstein
Department of Psychiatry
Community & Preventative Medicine
University of Rochester,
Rochester, NY
 Part of a four-member qualitative data analyses team coding
data for a multi-site study on the recognition and management
of depression in primary care
 Coded data from 15 focus groups made up of self-identified
depressed participants.
2006
The Relationship Between Attentional Focus and Aerobic Activity
Outcomes: A Meta-analysis Research for Undergraduate
Experience (REU) funded by the National Institute of Health in
Bowling Green, KY.
PI: Steven Wininger
Department of Psychology,
Western Kentucky University
 Performed literature review and coded for a meta-analysis on how
attentional focus affects selected outcome variables (i.e.
performance on aerobic activities) and how selected
independent/moderator variables affect attentional focus.
 Presented meta-analysis at the end of the summer for Department
Faculty.
 Presented poster at the American Psychological Association 2008
in Boston, MA.
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CLINICAL EXPERIENCE
August 2010-Present Graduate Student Therapist
Location: West Virginia Geropsychology and Insomnia Clinic at
WVU of Dept. Family Medicine
Supervisor: Amy Fiske, Ph.D.
Duties: Served as a supvervised therapist treating adult insomnia
and late-life depression using cogntitive-behavioral therapy.
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August 2010-Present Graduate Student Therapist
Location: Sundale Nursing Home, Morgantown, WV.
Supervisors: Amy Fiske, Ph.D. & Paula Prentice, M.S.
Duties: Served as a supervised therapist treating depression and
anxiety using cognitive-behavioral therapy.
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TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Aug 2010-Present
Instructor
West Virginia University, Department of Psychology
Course: Introduction to Psychology
2007 Tutor
Equal Opportunity Program, SUNY Brockport
Courses: Principles in Psychology, Behavioral Statistics, and
Abnormal Psychology
2006
Tutor
Department of Psychology, SUNY Brockport
Course: Behavioral Statistics
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PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
Eastern Psychological Association
Gerontological Association of American
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VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE
Rape Crisis Advocate (2008-2010)
Rape Crisis Service through Planned Parenthood of the Monroe County, NY
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REFERENCES
Paul Duberstein, Ph.D.
University of Rochester Medical Center
Department of Psychiatry
300 Crittenden Boulevard
Rochester, New York 14642-8409
(585) 275-6742
Paul_Duberstein@urmc.rochester.edu
Deborah King, Ph.D.
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University of Rochester Medical Center
Department of Psychiatry
300 Crittenden Boulevard
Rochester, New York 14642-8409
Telephone: (585) 275-3612
Fax: (585) 273-1117
Deborah_King@urmc.rochester.edu
Steven Wininger, Ph.D.
Western Kentucky University
225 Tate Page Hall
1906 College Heights Blvd. #21030
Bowling Green, KY 42101-1030
Phone: (270)745-4421
Melissa Brown, Ph.D.
SUNY Brockport
124 Holmes Hall
Brockport, NY 14420
(585) 395-2488
mmbrown@brockport.edu