References available upon request
June 2014
CURRICULUM VITAE: KRISTEN G. PINTO-COELHO
kpinto@umd.edu
EDUCATION
Counseling Psychology Ph.D. Program
University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland
2012 – 2018
RESEARCH EXPERIENCE (ALSO
SEE
Master of Science, Counseling Psychology
University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland
2013
PUBLICATIONS ,
BELOW)
University of Maryland Counseling Psychology Department, College Park, Maryland
RESEARCHER
FEBRUARY 2011 – DECEMBER 2013
Proposed and conducted an original project, “Characterizing therapist self-disclosure in psychodynamic
psychotherapy.” Trained and supervised undergraduate research assistants; conducted data analysis using
hierarchical linear modeling.
RESEARCH ASSISTANT
JANUARY 2011 – MAY 2012
Assisted with participant recruitment, data analyses, and manuscript preparation for “Therapist attachment
patterns and countertransference effects on the real relationship.”
Maryland Psychotherapy Clinic and Research Laboratory, College Park, Maryland
RESEARCH ASSISTANT
JANUARY 2011 – MAY 2011
College of Behavioral and Social Sciences Emerging Scholars Program Dream Coding Project (Qualitative
Research) – Reviewed research literature about dreams, transcribed dreams discussed in psychotherapy
sessions, discussed and coded dreams with a team using a standardized measure.
RESEARCH ASSISTANT
OCTOBER 2010 – JUNE 2011
Supported clinic research on psychotherapy effectiveness through data collection, data entry, and
transcription of therapy sessions. Supported clinic operations, including interacting with clients and therapists.
CLINICAL EXPERIENCE
Maryland Psychotherapy Clinic and Research Laboratory, College Park, Maryland
EXTERN
MAY 2014 – PRESENT
Supervised experience providing individual psychodynamic/interpersonal psychotherapy for community
clients.
The Counseling Center at the University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland
THERAPIST IN TRAINING
FEBRUARY 2013 – PRESENT
Supervised experience in application of individual therapy, career counseling, and group therapy approaches
with undergraduate clients.
The Center for Eating Disorders at Sheppard Pratt, Baltimore, Maryland
EXTERN
FEBRUARY 2013 – JANUARY 2014
Co-led two therapy groups whose adult members struggle with standardly diagnosed eating disorders
(bulimia, anorexia, binge eating disorder and eating disorders not otherwise specified) or obesity.
Maryland Psychotherapy Clinic and Research Laboratory, College Park, Maryland
CLIENT SCREENER
JUNE 2011 – JULY 2012
Screened potential clients by telephone for suicidal or homicidal ideation, substance abuse, and psychosis.
Informed clients about clinic’s insight-oriented approach and determining whether client’s needs matched
clinic’s services. Conducted post-termination interviews with therapists.
Capital Hospice, Washington, D.C.
BEREAVEMENT VOLUNTEER
APRIL 2010 – PRESENT
Make telephone calls to friends and family members of the deceased six weeks after death of patient to
determine how the bereaved is handling grief, offer support, assess coping, and provide referral if needed.
PATIENT CARE VOLUNTEER
APRIL 2009 – AUGUST 2010
Visited hospice patients to provide companionship, conversation, and support.
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WORK EXPERIENCE
Maryland Psychotherapy Clinic and Research Laboratory, College Park, Maryland
CLINIC COORDINATOR
JUNE 2011 – JULY 2012
Coordinated clinic logistics, including client assignment to 10 therapists, outreach, supervision of 4 graduate
screeners and 12 undergraduate research assistants, and client and therapist research participation.
Optimized Systems and Solutions, Reston, Va.
2006 – 2010
MANAGER, MARKETING AND COMMUNICATIONS
Managed internal and external communications for a $120 million, 700-employee, international subsidiary of
Rolls-Royce plc.
Raytheon Technical Services Company LLC, Reston, Va.
2001 – 2006
SENIOR MANAGER, COMMUNICATIONS
Managed internal and external communications for a $2 billion, 14,000-employee, 250+-site international
business.
RESEARCH INTERESTS
psychotherapy process and outcome; transitions (aging, death and dying, grief and loss); dream work;
well-being / coping (including social support / networks, meaning in life, mindfulness, healthy functioning)
PUBLICATION S
Hill, C.E., Lystrup, A., Kline, K., Gebru, N.M., Birchler, J., Palmer, G., Robinson, J., Um, M., Griffin, S.,
Lipsky, E., Knox, S., & Pinto-Coelho, K. (2013). Aspiring to become a therapist: Personal strengths and
challenges, influences, motivations, and expectations of future psychotherapists. Counselling Psychology
Quarterly, 26(3-4), 267-293. doi:10.1080/09515070.2013.825763.
Hill, C.E., Bowers, G., Costello, A., England, J., Houston-Ludlam, A., Knowlton, G., May, M., Moraff, E.,
Pinto-Coelho, K., Rosenberg, L., Sauber, E., Crook-Lyon, R.E., & Thompson, B.J. (2013). What's It All About?
A Qualitative Study of Undergraduate Students' Beliefs About Meaning of Life. Journal of Humanistic
Psychology, 53, 386-414, first published on March 31, 2013 doi: 10.1177/0022167813477733
PRESENTATION
Pinto-Coelho, K., Hill, C.E., & Kivlighan Jr., Dennis M. (2014). Paper in Panel, Characterizing therapist selfdisclosure in psychodynamic psychotherapy: A Mixed-Methods Investigation. The Society for Psychotherapy
Research 44th Annual International Meeting, Copenhagen, Denmark, 28 June 2014.
POSTERS
Pinto-Coelho, K. (2013). Poster Session, Characterizing therapist self-disclosure in open-ended
psychodynamic psychotherapy: Final results. The North American Society for Psychotherapy Research
Conference, Memphis, TN, 18 October 2013.
Pinto-Coelho, K. (2012). Poster Session, Characterizing therapist self-disclosure in open-ended
psychodynamic psychotherapy: Preliminary results. The Society for Psychotherapy Research 43rd Annual
International Meeting, Virginia Beach, VA, 22 June 2012.
AWARDS
2014: Awarded APA Society of Counseling Psychology Section for the Promotion of Psychotherapy Science
2014 Outstanding Graduate Student Research Award
Awarded the University of Maryland Distinguished Graduate Student Teaching Award
2013: Awarded the North American Society for Psychotherapy 2013 Research Student Travel Award
PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS (STUDENT AFFILIATE)
American Psychological Association (Div. 17: Society of Counseling Psychology; Div. 29: Psychotherapy)
Society for Psychotherapy Research