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CURRICULUM VITAE
Joseph R. Bardeen, Ph.D.
CONTACT INFORMATION
Work Address:
Phone:
E-mail:
Department of Psychology
226 Thach Hall
Auburn University
Auburn, AL 36849
(334) 844-6647
jbardeen@auburn.edu
PROFESSIONAL POSITIONS
Assistant Professor
2014-Present
Department of Psychology
Auburn University
Postdoctoral Fellow
2013 - 2014
Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior,
University of Mississippi Medical Center,
Personality and Emotion Research and Treatment Laboratory
Supervisor: Matthew T. Tull, Ph.D.
EDUCATION
Ph.D.
2013
Dissertation
Northern Illinois University
Clinical Psychology
Attentional Control, Attentional Threat Bias, and Posttraumatic Stress
Symptomatology
Supervisor: Holly K. Orcutt, Ph.D.
Resident
2013
Mississippi Consortium Psychology Residency (Internship)
University of Mississippi Medical Center &
G.V. (Sonny) Montgomery VA Medical Center
M.A.
2008
Thesis
State University of New York at Buffalo
Psychology
The Role of Attentional Control in Affective Responding Following
Trauma Re-Telling: Do Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms Matter?
Supervisor: Jennifer P. Read, Ph.D.
B.A.
2004
State University of New York at Geneseo
Psychology
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AWARDS AND HONORS
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2013, Outstanding Contribution to the Residency Award, Mississippi Consortium
2013, Anxiety and Depression Association of America Career Development Award
2012-2013, Chief Resident, Mississippi Consortium Psychology Residency
2011-2012, Northern Illinois University’s Dissertation Completion Fellowship Award
2009-2010, Center for the Study of Family Violence and Sexual Assault Fellowship Award
2004, Magna Cum Laude - SUNY Geneseo
Member, Psi Chi National Honor Society in Psychology
PEER-REVIEWED JOURNAL ARTICLES
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Bardeen, J. R. (in press). Short-term pain for long-term gain: The role of experiential
avoidance in the relation between anxiety sensitivity and emotional distress. Journal of
Anxiety Disorders.
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Bardeen, J. R., Fergus, T. A., & Orcutt, H. K. (in press). Attentional control as a prospective
predictor of posttraumatic stress symptomatology. Personality and Individual
Differences.
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Bardeen, J. R., & Stevens, E. N. (in press). Sex differences in the indirect effects of cognitive
processes on anxiety through emotion regulation difficulties. Personality and Individual
Differences.
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Bardeen, J. R., Tull, M. T., Dixon-Gordon, K. L., Stevens, E. N., & Gratz, K. L. (in press).
Attentional control as a moderator of the relationship between difficulties accessing
effective emotion regulation strategies and distress tolerance. Journal of
Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment.
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Gratz, K. L., Bardeen, J. R., Levy, R., Dixon-Gordon, K. L., & Tull, M. T. (in press).
Mechanisms of change in an emotion regulation group therapy for deliberate self-harm
among women with borderline personality disorder. Behaviour Research and Therapy.
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Stevens, E. N., Bardeen, J. R., & Murdock, K. W. (in press). Parenting Behaviors and Anxiety
in Young Adults: Effortful Control as a Protective Factor. Journal of Individual
Differences.
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Seligowski, A. V., Lee, D. J., Bardeen, J. R., & Orcutt, H. K. (in press). Emotion Regulation
and Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms: A Meta-Analysis. Cognitive Behaviour Therapy.
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Fergus, T. A., Bardeen, J. R., & Orcutt, H. K. (2015). Examining the specific facets of distress
tolerance that are relevant to health anxiety. Journal of Cognitive Psychotherapy, 29, 3244.
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Fergus, T. A., Bardeen, J. R., Gratz, K. L., Fulton, J. J., & Tull, M. T. (2015). The contribution
of health anxiety to emergency department visits within a sample of patients in
residential substance use treatment. Cognitive Behaviour Therapy, 44, 1-8.
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Stevens, E. N., Bardeen, J. R., Lovejoy, M. C., & Pittman, L. D. (2015). Individual differences
in goal accessibility assessed via a computerized measure of regulatory strength:
Implications for self-discrepancy theory and depressive symptoms. Journal of Social and
Clinical Psychology, 34, 161-180.
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Tull, M. T., Bardeen, J. R., DiLillo, D., Messman-Moore, T., & Gratz, K. L. (2015). A
prospective investigation of emotion dysregulation as a moderator of the relation
between posttraumatic stress symptoms and substance use severity. Journal of Anxiety
Disorders, 29, 52-60.
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Bardeen, J. R., Dixon-Gordon, K. L., Tull, M. T., Lyons, J. A., & Gratz, K. L. (2014). An
investigation of the relationship between borderline personality disorder and cocainerelated attentional bias following trauma cue exposure: The moderating role of gender.
Comprehensive Psychiatry, 55, 113-122.
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Bardeen, J. R., & Fergus, T. A. (2014). An examination of the incremental contribution of
emotion regulation difficulties to health anxiety beyond specific emotion regulation
strategies. Journal of Anxiety Disorders, 28, 394-401.
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Bardeen, J. R., Fergus, T. A., & Orcutt, H. K. (2014). The moderating role of experiential
avoidance in the prospective relationship between anxiety sensitivity and anxiety.
Cognitive Therapy and Research, 38, 465- 471.
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Bardeen, J. R., Tull, M. T., Stevens, E. N., & Gratz, K. L. (2014). Exploring the relationship
between positive and negative emotional avoidance and anxiety symptom severity: The
moderating role of attentional control. Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental
Psychiatry, 45, 415-420.
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Fergus, T. A., & Bardeen, J. R. (2014). Emotion regulation and obsessive–compulsive
symptoms: A further examination of associations. Journal of Obsessive-Compulsive and
Related Disorders, 3, 243-248.
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Bardeen, J. R., Fergus, T. A., & Orcutt, H. K. (2013). Experiential avoidance as a moderator
of the relationship between anxiety sensitivity and perceived stress. Behavior Therapy,
44, 459-469.
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Bardeen, J. R., Fergus, T. A., & Orcutt, H. K. (2013). Testing a hierarchical model of distress
tolerance. Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment, 35, 495-505.
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Bardeen, J. R., Fergus, T. A., & Wu, K. D. (2013). The interactive effect of worry and
intolerance of uncertainty on posttraumatic stress symptoms. Cognitive Therapy and
Research, 37, 742-751.
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Bardeen, J. R., Kumpula, M. J., & Orcutt, H. K. (2013). Emotion regulation difficulties as a
prospective predictor of posttraumatic stress symptoms following a mass shooting.
Journal of Anxiety Disorders, 27, 188-196.
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Bardeen, J. R., Stevens, E. N., Murdock, K. W., & Lovejoy, M. C. (2013). A preliminary
investigation of sex differences in associations between emotion regulation difficulties
and higher-order cognitive abilities. Personality and Individual Differences, 55, 70-75.
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Fergus, T. A., & Bardeen, J. R. (2013). Anxiety sensitivity and intolerance of uncertainty:
Evidence of incremental specificity in relation to health anxiety. Personality and
Individual Differences, 55, 640-644.
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Fergus, T. A., Bardeen, J. R., & Orcutt, H. K. (2013). Experiential avoidance and negative
emotional experiences: The moderating role of expectancies about emotion regulation
strategies. Cognitive Therapy and Research, 37, 352-362.
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Fergus, T. A., Bardeen, J. R., & Wu, K. D. (2013). Intolerance of uncertainty and uncertaintyrelated attentional biases: Evidence of facilitated engagement or difficulty disengaging?
Cognitive Therapy and Research, 37, 735-741.
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Bardeen, J. R., Fergus, T. A., & Orcutt, H. K. (2012). An examination of the latent structure of
the Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale. Journal of Psychopathology and
Behavioral Assessment, 34, 382-392.
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Fergus, T. A., Bardeen, J. R., & Orcutt, H. K. (2012). Attentional control moderates the
relationship between the cognitive attentional syndrome and symptoms of
psychopathology. Personality and Individual Differences, 53, 213-217.
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Crouch, J. L., Shelton, C. R., Bardeen, J. R., Hiraoka, R., Milner, J. S., & Skowronski, J. J.
(2012). Attentional control as a risk factor for child physical abuse. Journal of Family
Violence, 27, 97-103.
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Bardeen, J. R., & Orcutt, H. K. (2011). Attentional control as a moderator of the relationship
between posttraumatic stress symptoms and attentional threat bias. Journal of Anxiety
Disorders, 25, 1008-1018.
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Kumpula, M. J., Orcutt, H. K., Bardeen, J. R., & Varkovitzky, R. L. (2011). Peritraumatic
dissociation and experiential avoidance as prospective predictors of posttraumatic stress
symptoms. Journal of Abnormal Psychology, 120, 617-627.
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Pickett, S. M., Bardeen, J. R., & Orcutt, H. K. (2011). Experiential avoidance as a moderator
of the relationship between behavioral inhibition system sensitivity and posttraumatic
stress symptoms. Journal of Anxiety Disorders, 25, 1038-1045.
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Bardeen, J. R., & Read, J. P. (2010). Attentional control, trauma, and affect regulation: A
preliminary investigation. Traumatology, 16, 11-18.
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MANUSCRIPTS SUBMITTED FOR PUBLICATION
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Bardeen, J. R., & Orcutt, H. K. (2015). Time course of posttraumatic stress-related attentional
biases: Subliminal and supraliminal threat processing. Revise and Resubmit.
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Bardeen, J. R., Stevens, E. N., Clark, C. B., Lahti, A. C., & Cropsey, K. L. (2015). Cognitive
risk profiles for anxiety disorders in a high-risk population. Revise and Resubmit.
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Bardeen, J. R., Tull, M. T., Stevens, E. N., & Gratz, K. L. (2015). The moderating role of
emotional avoidance in the relationship between anxiety sensitivity and posttraumatic
stress disorder. Revise and Resubmit.
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Bardeen, J. R., Fergus, T. A., Hannan, S. M., & Orcutt, H. K. (2015). Addressing
psychometric limitations of the Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale
through item modification. Manuscript Submitted for Publication.
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Connolly, K. M., Hahn, K. S., Bardeen, J. R., Lohr, J. M., Olatunji, B. O., & Ballard, Z.
(2014). Selective associations for phylogenetic and ontogenetic stimuli in contamination
fears: An examination of fear and disgust outcomes within an illusory correlation
paradigm. Manuscript submitted for publication.
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Fergus, T. A., & Bardeen, J. R. (2015). Main and interactive effects of mental contamination
and tolerance of negative emotions in relation to posttraumatic stress symptoms
following sexual trauma. Manuscript submitted for publication.
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Fergus, T. A., & Bardeen, J. R. (2015). The Attention Training Technique: A review of a
neurobehavioral therapy for anxiety and related disorders. Manuscript submitted for
publication.
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*Lee, D. J., Witte, T. K., Bardeen, J. R., *Davis, M. T., & Weathers, F. W. (2015). A factor
analytic evaluation of the Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale. Manuscript
submitted for publication.
CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS
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Bardeen, J. R., Fergus, T. A., & Orcutt, H. K. (2014, November). Attentional Control
prospectively predicts posttraumatic stress symptoms following trauma exposure. In M. J.
McDermott (chair), New directions in the multidisciplinary study of PTSD: An
examination of novel and understudied risk and resiliency factors. Symposium accepted
for presentation at the 48th annual meeting of the Association for Behavioral and
Cognitive Therapies, Philadelphia, PA.
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Stevens, E. N., & Bardeen, J. R. (2014, November). Sex differences in the mediating role of
emotion regulation difficulties in the relationship between higher-order cognitive abilities
and anxiety. Poster accepted for presentation at the 48th annual meeting of the Association
for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Philadelphia, PA.
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Seligowski, A. V., Bardeen, J. R., Lee, D. J., & Orcutt, H. K. (2013, November). Emotion
regulation and posttraumatic stress symptoms: A meta-analytic review. Poster accepted
for presentation at the 29th Annual Meeting of the International Society for Traumatic
Stress Studies, Philadelphia, PA.
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Bardeen, J. R. & Orcutt, H. K. (2013, April). The time course of posttraumatic stress-related
attentional biases: From subliminal to supraliminal threat processing. Poster presented at
the 33rd annual meeting of the Anxiety and Depression Association of America, La Jolla,
CA.
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Bardeen, J. R., Kumpula, M. J., & Orcutt, H. K. (2013, April). Emotion regulation difficulties
as a prospective predictor of posttraumatic stress symptoms following a mass shooting. In
K. L. Gratz (Chair), Clarifying the relationships between emotion dysregulation and
posttraumatic stress symptoms. Symposium presented at the 33rd annual meeting of the
Anxiety and Depression Association of America, La Jolla, CA.
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Bardeen, J. R., Fergus, T. A., & Wu, K. D. (2012, November). The interactive effect of worry
and intolerance of uncertainty in predicting posttraumatic stress symptoms. Poster
presented at the 46th annual meeting of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive
Therapies, Baltimore, MD.
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Fergus, T. A., Bardeen, J. R., & Orcutt, H. K. (2012, November). Attentional control
moderates the relationship between the cognitive attentional syndrome and symptoms of
psychopathology. Poster presented at the 46th annual meeting of the Association for
Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Baltimore, MD.
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Fergus, T. A., Bardeen, J. R., & Wu, K. D. (2012, November). Intolerance of uncertainty is
associated with facilitated attention for uncertainty stimuli. Poster presented at the 46th
annual meeting of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Baltimore,
MD.
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Stevens, E. N., Bardeen, J. R., Lovejoy, M. C., & Behm, A. (2012, November). Emotion
dysregulation and associated cognitive processes. Poster presented at the 46th annual
meeting of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Baltimore, MD.
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Bardeen, J. R., Fergus, T. A., & Orcutt, H. K. (2012, May). Perceived emotion regulation selfefficacy moderates the relationship between experiential avoidance and task-induced
negative affect. Poster presented at the 24th annual meeting of the Association for
Psychological Science, Chicago, IL.
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Bardeen, J. R., & Orcutt, H. K. (2011, November). Attentional control, attentional threat bias,
and posttraumatic stress symptomatology. Paper presented at the 27th annual meeting of
The International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies, Baltimore, MD.
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Bardeen, J. R., Orcutt, H. K., Kumpula, M. J., & Varkovitzky, R. L. (2010, November).The
association between emotion regulation difficulties and posttraumatic stress symptoms in
college women following a mass shooting. Poster presented at the 44th annual meeting of
the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, San Francisco, CA.
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Bardeen, J. R., Orcutt, H. K., Kumpula, M. J., & Varkovitzky, R. L. (2010, November).
Experiential avoidance as a prospective risk factor for change in posttraumatic stress
symptoms among college women experiencing a new potentially traumatic event. Poster
presented at the 44th annual meeting of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive
Therapies, San Francisco, CA.
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Pickett, S. M., Orcutt, H. K., & Bardeen, J. R. (2010, November). Experiential avoidance
moderates the relation between BIS/BAS and trauma-related outcomes. Paper presented
at the 44th annual meeting of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, San
Francisco, CA.
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Shelton, C. R., Crouch, J. L., & Bardeen, J. R. (2010, July). Attentional control and child
physical abuse risk. Poster presented at the International Family Violence and Child
Victimization Research Conference, Portsmouth, MA.
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Bardeen, J. R., Varkovitzky, R., Kumpula, M. J., & Orcutt, H. K. (2009, November). Emotion
regulation difficulties in females with PTSD. Poster presented at the 25th annual meeting
of The International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies, Atlanta, GA.
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Kumpula, M. J., Bardeen, J. R., Varkovitzky, R., & Orcutt, H. K. (2009, November).
Behavioral forecasting and sex to reduce negative affect: Prospective predictors of
assault risk. Poster presented at the 25th annual meeting of The International Society for
Traumatic Stress Studies, Atlanta, GA.
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Kumpula, M. J., Orcutt, H. K., Bardeen, J. R., & Varkovitzky, R. (2009, November).
Experiential avoidance and peritraumatic dissociation as prospective risk factors for
PTSD. Paper presented at the 25th annual meeting of The International Society for
Traumatic Stress Studies, Atlanta, GA.
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Varkovitzky, R., Kumpula, M. J., Bardeen, J. R., & Orcutt, H. K. (2009, November). PTSD as
a prospective mediator of sexual revictimization within three- and four- factor PTSD
models. Poster presented at the 25th annual meeting of The International Society for
Traumatic Stress Studies, Atlanta, GA.
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Bardeen, J. R., & Read, J. P. (2008, November). The role of attentional control in affective
responding to trauma re-telling. Poster presented at the 42nd annual meeting of the
Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Orlando, FL.
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Bardeen, J. R., Read, J. P., Curtin, J. J., & Bytschkow, K. M. (2007, November). Using a
modified Stroop to examine trauma, posttraumatic stress, and alcohol cognitions: A pilot
study. Poster presented at the 41st annual meeting of the Association for Behavioral and
Cognitive Therapies, Philadelphia, PA.
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GRANTS AND FELLOWSHIP AWARDS
Anxiety and Depression Association of America Career Development Award (2013; $500)
Northern Illinois University’s Dissertation Completion Fellowship Award (2011; $14,000)
Center for the Study of Family Violence and Sexual Assault Fellowship Award (2009; $14,600)
Title: Physiological Responding in Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
Funding Mechanism: University at Buffalo Mark Diamond Research Fund
Role: Principal Investigator
Funding Amount and Period: $1,000, November 2007-November 2008.
RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
Principal Investigator
August 2014 -Present
Dept. of Psychology: Auburn University
Principal investigator for a multi-session study designed to develop, and test the psychometric
properties of, a revised version of a widely used measure of emotion regulation.
Principal Investigator (Postdoctoral Fellow)
January 2013-June 2014
The Personality and Emotion Research and Treatment Laboratory, UMMC
Supervisor: Matthew Tull, Ph.D.
Principal investigator for a study examining the role of top-down executive functioning as it relates to
information processing biases in PTSD.
Principal Investigator
June 2011-May 2012
Dept. of Psychology: Consequences of Trauma Exposure Laboratory, Northern Illinois University
Supervisor: Holly Orcutt, Ph.D.
Principal investigator for a multi-session study examining associations among constructs of distress
tolerance (e.g., intolerance of ambiguity, intolerance of uncertainty, intolerance of discomfort), as well
as their relationship to similar constructs (e.g., experiential avoidance, emotion regulation) and
contribution to pathological mood and anxiety disorder symptomatology.
Principal Investigator
May 2011-May 2012
Dept. of Psychology: Consequences of Trauma Exposure Laboratory, Northern Illinois University
Supervisor: Holly Orcutt, Ph.D.
Principal investigator for a multi-session experimental study examining posttraumatic stress symptoms
as a predictor of attentional bias to threat using an experimental paradigm that allowed for
differentiation among the effects of fast facilitated engagement toward threat stimuli and difficulty
disengaging from such stimuli (i.e., dot-probe task with multiple stimulus presentation durations).
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Project Coordinator/Co-Investigator
January 2011-January 2012
Dept. of Psychology, Northern Illinois University
Supervisor: Kevin D. Wu, Ph.D.
Project manager and co-investigator for an experimental study examining the relationship between
attentional control, anxiety symptoms, and a bias for processing uncertainty information.
Program Evaluation Research Coordinator
July 2010-July 2011
Psychological Services Center, Northern Illinois University
Supervisor: Karen White, Ph.D.
Coordinated the collection of program evaluation data from adult and child clients who were seen for
services at the Psychological Services Center (PSC). Data included measures of clients’ current
functioning and symptoms, their view of the client-therapist relationship, and their opinion of the
overall quality of clinic services.
Principal Investigator
August 2009-July 2010
Dept. of Psychology: Consequences of Trauma Exposure Laboratory, Northern Illinois University
Supervisor: Holly Orcutt, Ph.D.
Principal investigator for an experimental study examining the relationship between executive
attention and attentional threat bias in PTSD.
Graduate Research Assistant
August 2008-August 2009
Dept. of Psychology: Consequences of Trauma Exposure Laboratory, Northern Illinois University
Supervisor: Holly Orcutt, Ph.D.
Research assistant for a funded grant examining the immediate and long-term post-shooting adjustment
outcomes as well as risk and protective factors for adjustment problems following a mass shooting that
occurred at Northern Illinois University.
Project Coordinator
December 2007-July 2008
Dept. of Psychology: Alcohol Research Laboratory, University at Buffalo
Supervisor: Jennifer Read, Ph.D.
Coordinated an AMBRF-funded study investigating the pathways through which environmental cues
and individual trauma stimuli affect alcohol-related information processing in individuals with and
without PTSD. Additionally, the influence of higher order attentional processes on affective states was
examined in these two groups.
Project Support Specialist
October 2007-July 2008
Research Institute on Addictions, University at Buffalo
Supervisor: Rebecca Houston, Ph.D.
Clinical Interviewer for a NIAAA-funded project investigating the roles of reactive aggression and
social isolation in suicide, as well as the degree of planning that precedes suicide attempts in treated
alcoholics.
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Project Coordinator
December 2006-May 2007
Dept. of Psychology: Alcohol Research Laboratory, University at Buffalo
Supervisor: Jennifer Read, Ph.D.
Coordinated project investigating the cognitive mechanisms by which trauma and PTSD effect alcohol
use in college students.
Graduate Research Assistant
September 2006-May 2008
Dept. of Psychology: Alcohol Research Laboratory, University at Buffalo
Supervisor: Jennifer Read, Ph.D.
Research assistant for two NIAAA-funded grants; one investigating relationships between traumatic
stress sequelae and alcohol abuse in college students, and the other investigating gender, affect, and
expectancies in college drinking.
Research Assistant
May-August, 2003
Mt. Hope Family Center, University of Rochester
Supervisor: Dante Cicchetti, Ph.D.
Research assistant on a project investigating childhood stress and abnormal development, and the
effects of parental depression on child development.
TEACHING AND SUPERVISION EXPERIENCE
August 2014-Present
Supervisor and Instructor, Practicum in Clinical Psychology, Auburn University
 Combined clinical didactics and supervision
July 2013-December 2013
Cognitive Behavior Therapy Instructor and Clinical Supervisor, Psychiatry Residency Program,
University of Mississippi Medical Center
Supervisor: Matthew Tull, Ph.D.
 Combined clinical didactics and supervision
July 2012-May 2013
Program of Excellence in Practice and Dissemination of Motivational Interviewing, University of
Mississippi Medical Center & G.V. (Sonny) Montgomery VA Medical Center
Supervisors: Daniel Williams, Ph.D. & Julie Schumacher-Coffey, Ph.D.
 Received didactic and practicum training in motivational interviewing and dissemination of
motivational interviewing to community providers
 Work samples were coded for adherence and competence at an expert level
 Conducted a four day workshop with individual and group coaching to healthcare providers at
Mississippi State Hospital
 Residents who complete this training are considered adequately equipped to practice
motivational interviewing and provide basic training and supervision in this approach
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January 2011-May 2011
Supervision and Consultation, Northern Illinois University
Supervisor: David Valentiner, Ph.D.
 Supervised junior students at NIU's Psychological Services Center
INVITED GUEST LECTURES
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Bardeen, J. R. (2014, June). Research Methods: Null hypothesis significance testing. Invited
lecture in the Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, University of Mississippi
Medical Center, Jackson, MS.
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Bardeen, J. R. (2014, June). Research methods: Observational research and single subject
designs. Invited lecture in the Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior,
University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS.
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Bardeen, J. R. (2013, December). Treatment of anxiety disorders with cognitive-behavioral
techniques. Invited lecture in the Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior,
University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS.
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Bardeen, J. R. (2011, April). What to expect from graduate school. Invited lecture for
Abnormal Psychology undergraduate course, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL.
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Bardeen, J. R. (2011, February). Attentional control, attentional threat bias, and posttraumatic
stress symptomatology. Invited lecture for the Center for the Study of Family Violence
and Sexual Assault Brownbag Series, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL.
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Bardeen, J. R. (2008, October). The role of attentional control in affective responding
following trauma re-telling: Do posttraumatic stress symptoms matter?. Invited lecture
for the Anxiety Research Topic Series, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL.
CLINICAL EXPERIENCE
Mississippi Consortium Psychology Residency (Internship), Jackson, MS
April 2013-June 2013
Community-based Dual Disorders Program, Harbor House Chemical Dependency Services
Supervisors: Scott Coffey, Ph.D. & Julie Schumacher-Coffey, Ph.D.
 Provided individual evidence-based treatment (e.g., motivational interviewing, prolonged
exposure) to clients with co-occurring substance use disorders and mood and anxiety pathology
in a residential substance abuse treatment program
 Facilitated a behavioral activation group for clinically depressed clients and an emotions group
with components of mindfulness, emotion regulation, and distress tolerance for clients dealing
with impulse control difficulties and general emotional dysregulation
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January 2013-March 2013
Substance Use/PTSD Treatment Program, G.V. (Sonny) Montgomery VA Medical Center
Supervisors: Kevin Connolly, Ph.D. & Daniel Williams, Ph.D.
 Provided comprehensive empirically-based assessment, treatment (i.e., group cognitive
processing therapy) and follow-up services (i.e., skills based group aftercare) for Veterans with
co-occurring substance use and post traumatic stress disorders (PTSD)
 Participated in interdisciplinary team treatment planning and acted as case manager for
residential clients
October 2012-December 2013
Trauma Recovery Program, G.V. (Sonny) Montgomery VA Medical Center
Supervisor: Judith Lyons, Ph.D.
 Provided individual and group evidence-based treatment (i.e., prolonged exposure) to inpatient
residential clients with PTSD and commonly co-occurring pathology
 Participated in interdisciplinary team treatment planning and acted as case manager for multiple
residential clients
July 2012-January 2013
Dialectical Behavior Therapy Clinic, University of Mississippi Medical Center
Supervisor: Kim Gratz, Ph.D.
 Provided individual and group dialectal behavior therapy (DBT), as well as phone coaching, to
outpatient clients with borderline personality disorder and related pathology
 Participated in weekly DBT consultation team meetings
July 2012-September 2012
Mood and Anxiety Disorders Clinic, University of Mississippi Medical Center
Supervisor: Matthew Tull, Ph.D.
 Provided individual evidence-based treatment to outpatient clients with a variety of anxiety
pathology (i.e., OCD [hoarding], panic disorder, PTSD)
 Conducted intake interviews, including diagnostic assessments, comprehensive suicide risk
assessments, and treatment recommendations with clients with mood and anxiety pathology
Pre-Internship Training Experiences
Group Facilitator
June 2010-June 2011
DeKalb County Domestic Abuse Program, DeKalb, IL
Supervisor: Alan Rosenbaum, Ph.D.
 Served as a group facilitator for 26 week domestic violence intervention program
 Worked closely with an interdisciplinary team of mental health workers from a variety of
diverse backgrounds
 Program components focused primarily on cognitive restructuring, relationship building, the
effects of abuse on the family, and cultural violence
 Completed 20 Hour Partner Abuse Intervention Program Facilitator Training
 Completed 40 Hour Domestic Violence Training (Safe Passage, 2010; mandated under the
Illinois Domestic Violence Act)
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Clinical Psychology Trainee
January 2009-June 2011
Psychological Services Center, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb IL
Clinic Director: Karen White, Ph.D.
Supervisors: Holly Orcutt, Ph.D., Kevin Wu, Ph.D., M. Christine Lovejoy, Ph.D., Kathryn Bell, Ph.D.
 Provided individual and couples psychotherapy and conducted intellectual, personality, and
behavioral assessments with university and community clients presenting with a variety of
problems
 Used a variety of empirically supported treatments: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Cognitive
Processing Therapy, Skills Training in Affect and Interpersonal Regulation, Interoceptive
Exposure Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Behavioral Activation
Clinical Interviewer
August 2008-August 2009
Center for the Study of Family Violence and Sexual Assault, DeKalb, IL
Supervisor: Mandy Rabenhorst, Ph.D.
 Administered Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV Axis I Disorders (SCID-II)
interviews to survivors of the 2008 NIU campus shooting
Project Support Specialist
October 2007-July 2008
Research Institute on Addictions, University at Buffalo
Supervisor: Rebecca Houston, Ph.D.
 Administered structured interviews (e.g., Psychiatric Research Interview for Substance and
Mental Disorders, Stressful Life Events Inventory) to patients at community substance abuse
treatment centers in Buffalo, New York
Clinical Interviewer
December 2006-May 2007
Dept. of Psychology: Alcohol Research Laboratory, University at Buffalo
Supervisor: Jennifer Read, Ph.D.
 Administered Clinician Administered PTSD Scale (CAPS) interviews to college students with
trauma histories
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
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Anxiety and Depression Association of America
Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies
Association for Psychological Science
The International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies
PROFESSIONAL SERVICE
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Ad-Hoc Reviewer for:
 American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse
 Assessment
 Anxiety, Stress, & Coping
 Clinical Psychology & Psychotherapy
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Cognition & Emotion
Cognitive Therapy and Research
Journal of Addiction Medicine
Journal of Anxiety Disorders
Journal of Experimental Psychopathology
Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease
Journal of Traumatic Stress Disorders & Treatment
Personality and Individual Differences
Psychological Assessment
Traumatology