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JULIA WIDNEY FELTON
MD License Number 05384
PROFESSIONAL POSITIONS
Clinical Assistant Professor (2012 – Present)
Department of Psychology, University of Maryland, College Park, MD
Director, Master’s in Clinical Psychological Science Program
Clinical Psychologist (2014 - Present)
Alvord, Baker, & Associates, LLC
Center for Family Change
Postdoctoral Fellow (2011 - 2012)
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC
EDUCATION
Doctor of Philosophy, Clinical Psychology (December, 2011)
Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, Department of Psychology, Clinical Psychology
Dissertation: An Examination of the Cognitive, Personality, and Social Components Associated with
Gender Differences in Rates of Depression (defended May, 2011)
Major Advisor, Dissertation Chair: David A. Cole, Ph.D.
Minor Specialization: Quantitative Statistics
Psychology Predoctoral intern, Charleston Consortium/MUSC (2010 – 2011)
Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston SC (APA-accredited)
Research Preceptor: Rochelle Hanson, Ph.D.
Masters of Science in Psychology (May, 2007)
Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, Department of Psychology, Clinical Psychology
Thesis: Examination of Weight Change as a Symptom of Depression in Children and Adolescents
Bachelor of Arts (May, 2003)
Wellesley College, Wellesley, MA (Graduated with Distinction, Cum Laude)
Thesis: Drowning the Little Mermaid: Inauthentic Behavior and Self-Silencing as Correlates of
Depression
FUNDED GRANT AWARDS
Dean’s Research Initiative Award (2015 – 2016)
Distress Tolerance and Stress Exposure in the Development of Internalizing Symptoms During
Adolescence
Total costs = $9000
Role: PI
NIH Loan Repayment Program (2012 – 2014)
Development of Comorbid Depression and Substance Use in Adolescents
Role: PI
South Carolina Translational Research Voucher (2012)
Developing a Pleasant Events Checklist for Contemporary, Urban Youth
Total costs = $1000
Role: Co-Investigator; PI = Michael de Arellano, Ph.D.
Program Improvement Grant (2012)
Strengthening Evidence-Based Assessment and Treatment Planning for Child Advocacy Centers
Office of Juvenile Justice & Delinquency Prevention and the National Children’s Alliance
Total costs = $48,350
Role: Co-Investigator; PI = Michael de Arellano, Ph.D.
NIMH-Sponsored Postdoctoral Fellow (2011 – 2012)
T32 Institutional Training Fellowship MH018869: Traumatic Stress Across the Lifespan: A
Biopsychosocial Training Program
Principal Investigator: Dean Kilpatrick, Ph.D.
National Crime Victims Research and Treatment Center
Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC
Internal Research Preceptor: Rochelle Hanson, Ph.D.
External Research Preceptor: Carl Lejuez, Ph.D., University of Maryland at College Park
University Research Committee, Resident Research Fellowship (2011)
Expanding an Evidence-Based Treatment to Pediatric Primary Care
Medical University of South Carolina
Total costs = $1,950
Role: PI; Faculty Sponsor: Rochelle Hanson, Ph.D.
South Carolina Translational Research Voucher (2011)
An Examination of the Development of Co-occurring Substance Use and Depression in Youth
Medical University of South Carolina
Total costs = $970
Role: PI
South Carolina Translational Research Voucher (2011)
PACE – Parenting our Children to Excellence Group Leaders
Medical University of South Carolina
Total costs = $1000
Role: Co-Investigator; PI = Angela Begle, Ph.D.
National Institute of Mental Health National Research Service Award (2007 – 2010)
F31 Predoctoral Fellowship MH079670: Moderated Mediational Model of Emergent Sex Differences in
Adolescent Depression
Vanderbilt University
Total costs = $40,662 per year
Role: PI; Faculty Sponsor: David A. Cole, Ph.D.
PEER REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS
Felton, J.W., Collado, A., Shadur, J.M., Lejuez, C.W. & MacPherson, L. (in press). Sex differences in
self-report and behavioral measures of disinhibition predicting marijuana use across
adolescence. Experimental and Clinical Psychopharmacology.
Allan, N. P., Felton, J. W., Lejuez, C. W., MacPherson, L., & Schmidt, N. B. (in press) Longitudinal
investigation of anxiety sensitivity growth trajectories and relations with anxiety and depression
symptoms in adolescence. Development and Psychopathology.
Banducci, A. N., Felton, J. W., Dahne, J., Ninneman, A., MacPherson, L., & Lejuez, C. W. (in press)
Maternal risk taking on the balloon analogue risk task as a prospective predictor of youth
alcohol use escalation. Addictive Behaviors.
Grasso, D.J., Felton, J.W., Reid-Quinones, K. (in press) The Structured Trauma-Related Experiences
and Symptoms Screener (STRESS): Development and preliminary psychometrics. Child
Maltreatment.
Bounoua, N.; Felton, J.W.; Long, K.; Stadnick, R.; Loya, J.L.; MacPherson, L.; Lejuez, C.W. (in
press). Childhood emotional abuse and borderline personality features: the role of anxiety
sensitivity among adolescents. Personality and Mental Health.
Paul, L.S., Felton, J.W., Adams, Z.A., Welsh, K., Miller, S. & Ruggiero, K.J. (in press). Mental health
among tornado-exposed adolescents: Social support and its interactions with socio-demographic
characteristics and disaster exposure. Journal of Traumatic Stress.
Felton, J.W., Kofler, M.J., Lopez, C.M., Saunders, B.E., & Kilpatrick, D.G. (in press). The emergence of
co-occurring adolescent drug use and depressive symptoms: A latent growth modeling approach.
Development and Psychopathology.
Martin, N. C., Felton, J.W., Cole, D.A. (in press). Predictors of youths’ post-traumatic stress
symptoms following a natural disaster: The 2010 Nashville Tennessee Flood. Journal of Clinical
Child and Adolescent Psychology.
Hamilton, K.R., Felton, J.W. Risco, C.M. MacPherson, L., & Lejuez, C.W. (in press). The interaction of
impulsivity with risk-taking contributes to early alcohol use initiation. Journal of Adolescence.
Davidson, T.M., Yuen, E.K., Felton, J.W., McCaluey, J. Gross, K. & Ruggiero, K. (in press). Feasibility
assessment of a brief, web-based behavioral activation intervention for adolescents with
depressed mood. International Journal of Psychiatry in Medicine.
Long, K., Felton, J.W., Lillienfeld, S.O., Lejuez, C.W. (in press). The role of emotion regulation in the
relations between psychopathy factors and impulsive and premeditated aggression. Personality
Disorders: Theory, Research, and Treatment.
Mazursky-Horowitz, H., Felton, J.W., MacPherson, L., Ehrlich, K.B., Cassidy, J., Lejuez, C.W., &
Chronis-Tuscano, A. (in press). Maternal emotion regulation mediates the association between
maternal attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder symptoms and parenting. Journal of Abnormal
Child Psychology.
Roeder, K.M., Cole, D.A., Sinclair, K.R., Dukewich, T.L., Preacher, K.J., Felton, J.W., Jacky, A. &
Tilghman-Osborne, C. (in press). Sensitive periods for the effect of peer victimization on selfcognition: Moderation by age and gender. Development and Psychopathology.
Soltis, K.E., Davidson, T.M., Moreland, A. Felton, J.W., & Dumas, J.E. (2015) Associations among
parental stress, child competence, and school-readiness: Findings from the PACE study. Journal of
Child and Family Studies, 24, 649-657.
Collado-Rodriguez, A., Felton, J.W. MacPherson, L., & Lejuez, C.W. (2014). Longitudinal trajectories
of impulsivity, sensation seeking, and risk taking across early to middle adolescence. Journal of
Addictive Behaviors.
Cole, D.A., Dukewich, T.L., Roeder, K., Sinclair, K.R., McMillan, J., Will, E., Bilsky, S.A., Martin, S.C., &
Felton, J.W. (2014) Linking peer victimization to the development of depressive self-schemas in
children and adolescents. Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology.
Bilsky, S.A., Cole, D.A., Dukewich, T.L, Martin, N.C., Sinclair, K., Tran, C.V., Roeder, K., Felton, J.W.,
Tilghman-Osbourne, C., Weitlauf, A.S., Maxwell, M.A. (2013). Does supportive parenting mitigate
the longitudinal effects of peer victimization on depressive thoughts symptoms in children?
Journal of Abnormal Psychology.
Felton, J.W., Cole, D.A., & Martin, N.C. (2013). Effects of rumination on child and adolescent
emotional reactions to a natural disaster: The 2010 Nashville flood. Journal of Abnormal
Psychology.
Sinclair, K.R., Cole, D.A., Dukewich, T., Felton, J.W., Weitlauf, A.S., Maxwell, M.M., Tilghman-Osborne,
C., & Jacky, A. (2012). Impact of physical and relational peer victimization on depressive
cognitions. Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, 41, 570-583.
Lopez, C.M., Felton, J.W., Driscoll, K.A., Kistner, J.A. (2012). Brooding rumination and internalizing
symptoms in childhood: Investigating symptom specificity in a multi-wave prospective study.
International Journal of Cognitive Therapy, 5, 20-253.
Cole, D.A., Cho, S., Martin, N.C., Youngstrom, E.A., Curry, J.G., … Felton, J.W. & Maxwell, M.A. (2012).
Are Increased Weight and Appetite Useful Indicators of Depression in Children and
Adoelscents? Journal of Abnormal Psychology, 121, 838-851.
Tilghman-Obsorne, C., Cole, D.A., Felton, J.W. (2012). Inappropriate and excessive guilt:
Instrument validation and developmental differences in relation to depression. Journal of
Abnormal Child Psychology, 40, 607-620.
Reilly, L.C., Ciesla, J.A., Felton, J.W., Weitlauf, A.S. & Anderson, N.L. (2012). Cognitive vulnerability
to depression: A comparison of the weakest link, keystone, and additive models. Cognition and
Emotion, 26, 521-533.
LaGrange, B., Cole, D. A., Jacquez, F., Ciesla, J., Dallaire, D., Pineda, A., Truss, A., Weitlauf, A.,
Tilghman-Osborne, C., & Felton, J.W. (2011). Disentangling the prospective relations between
cognitive style and depressive symptoms. Journal of Abnormal Psychology, 120, 511-527.
Cole, D. A., Jacquez, F. M., LaGrange, B., Pineda, A. Q., Truss, A. E., Weitlauf, A. E., Tilghman-Osborne,
C., Felton, J.W., Garber, J. Dallaire, D. H. Ciesla, J. A. Maxwell, M. A., & Dufton, L. (2011). A
longitudinal study of cognitive risks for depressive symptoms in children and young
adolescents. Journal of Early Adolescence. 31, 782-816.
Ciesla, J.A., Felton, J.W. & Roberts, J.E. (2011). Testing the cognitive catalyst model of depression:
Does rumination amplify the impact of cognitive diatheses in response to stress? Cognition and
Emotion, 23, 1 – 9.
Tilghman-Osborne, C., Cole, D. A., Felton, J. W., & Ciesla, J. A. (2010). Definition and measurement
of guilt: Implications for clinical research and practice. Clinical Psychology Review, 30, 536-546.
Felton, J.W., Cole, D.A., Tilghman-Osborne, C. & Maxwell, M. (2010). The relation of weight change
to depressive symptoms in adolescence. Development and Psychopathology, 22, 205-216.
Cole, D.A., Jacquez, F.M., Truss, A.E., Pineda, A.Q., Folmer, A.S., Tilghman-Osborne, C.E., Felton, J.W.,
& Maxwell, M.A. (2009). Gender differences in the longitudinal structure of cognitive diatheses
for depression in children and adolescents. Journal of Clinical Psychology, 65, 1312-1326.
Tilghman-Osborne, C., Cole, D. A., Felton, J. W., & Ciesla, J. A. (2008). Relation of guilt, shame,
behavioral and characterological self-blame to depressive symptoms in adolescents over time.
Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology, 27, 809-842.
Cole, D. A., Ciesla, J., Dallaire, D. H., Jacquez, F. M., Pineda, A., LaGrange, B., Truss, A. E., Folmer, A.,
Osborne-Tilghman, C., Felton, J.W. (2008). Emergence of attributional style and its relation to
depressive symptoms. Journal of Abnormal Psychology, 117, 16 – 31.
BOOK CHAPTERS
de Arellano, M.A., Danielson, C.D. & Felton, J.W. (2012). Children of Latino Descent: Culturally
Modified TF-CBT. In J. Cohen, A. Mannarino, & E. Deblinger (Eds). Trauma-Focused CBT for
Children and Adolescents (pp. 253 - 279). New York, NY: Guilford.
Felton, J.W., Adams, Z. W., MacPherson, L. & Danielson, C. K. (2014). Adolescent alcohol and
substance abuse. In S. O. Okpaku (Ed). Global Mental Health: Essential Concepts. New York, NY:
Cambridge University Press.
MANUSCRIPTS SUBMITTED FOR REVIEW
Felton, J.W. Collado, A., Hoffman, E., Shadur, J.M., Lejuez, C.W., & MacPherson, L. Bidirectional
influences of adolescent risk perception and perceived peer sexual behavior: A latent growth
modeling approach. Manuscript submitted for publication.
Felton, J.W., Cole, D.A., Kelly, L., & Tilghman-Osborne, C. Gender intensification and identification:
The role of sex and gender role in adolescent psychopathology. Manuscript submitted for
publication.
Moreland, A., Jones, A., Felton, J.W., Ruggiero, K., Hanson. R., Saunders, B.E., & Kilpatrick, D.G.
Adolescent interpersonal violence in urban versus rural settings: Prevalence and characteristics
from the National Survey of Adolescents – Replication. Manuscript submitted for publication.
de Arellano, M. A., Felton, J. W., Lopez, C. M. Assessing the Evidence Base. Phase 2, The Substance
Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), Washington D.C.
PEER REVIEWED CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS
1Hurd, N., Crowley, M. & Felton, J.W. (2015, November). Interpersonal risk factors for the onset of
post-traumatic stress symptoms among disaster-exposed children and adolescents. Poster to be
presented at the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies, New Orleans, LA.
Mazursky-Horowitz, H., Felton, J., Stadnik, R., Loya, J., MacPherson, L., Lejuez, C., & ChronisTuscano, A. (2015, November). The role of maternal emotion regulation and child ADHD
symptoms in predicting the trajectory of internalizing problems across adolescence. In L. Harvey
(Chair), Emotional Development in Children with ADHD. Symposium to be conducted at the
Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Chicago, IL
1Lee,
J., Testut, A., Eperly, A., Fox, L., Crowley, M. & Felton, J.W. (2015, November). Co-rumination
and Alcohol Related Problems in College Students Due to a Causal Relation of Co-Rumination to
Rumination to Alcohol Related Problems. Poster to be presented at the Association for
Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies Conference, Chicago, IL.
1Ladysh,
R., & Felton, J.W. (2015, November). Rumination as a Mediator Between Anxiety and
Eating Pathology. Poster to be presented at the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive
Therapies Conference, Chicago, IL.
1Sarro,
M., Lee, J., Gordon, L., Quinones, A., Demyanovich, H., Collado, A., Felton, J.W., Lejuez, C.W.
(2015, May). Self-Reports and Behavioral Tasks as Significant Predictors for Increased Marijuana
Use in Adolescence. Poster to presented at the Association for Psychological Science Conference,
New York, NY.
Felton, J.W. , Kofler, M. J., Lopez, C.M., Saunders, B., & Kilpatrick, D. (2015, March). Trajectories of
Co-Occurring Polysubstance Use and Depressive Symptoms During Adolescence. Symposia
presentation given at Collaborative Perspectives on Addiction Conference. Baltimore, Maryland.
Felton, J.W., MacPherson, L., Banducci, A., Brown, V., & Lejuez, C.W. (2015, March). Trajectories of
Perceived Stress Mediate Between Emotion Regulation and Negative Affect Among Adolescents.
Symposia presentation to be given at the Society for Research on Child Development,
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Wang, C.H., Chronis-Tuscano, A., Felton, J.W., Molina, B.S.G., Baumann, B., & Pelham, W.E. (2014,
November) Dosage and Timing of Maternal Depression Predict Adolescent Depressive
Symptoms in Children with ADHD. In Meinzer, M. (Chair), Comorbidity of ADHD and Unipolar
Depression: Patterns of Co-Occurrence, Psychosocial Explanations, and Structural Neuroimaging
Findings. Symposia presentation given at the Association of Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies,
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
1Choque,
C., Felton, J.W., Loya, J.M., Chen, S.Z., MacPherson, L., Chronis-Tuscano, A. & Lejuez, C.W.
(2014, August). Inattentive-Type ADHD predicts higher depression levels in a community sample of
youth. Poster presented at American Psychological Association Conference, Washington, DC.
LeMoine, K.A., Felton, J.W., Chronis-Tuscano, A., & Rubin, K.H. (2014, May). ADHD, social support
and gender interact to predict delinquent behaviour at the transition to high school. Poster
presented at Development 2014: A Canadian Conference on Developmental Psychology, Ottawa,
Ontario.
Shadur, J.M., Felton, J.W., MacPherson, L., & Lejuez, C.W. Perceived drinking risk and adolescent
alcohol use over time: A dual latent growth curve analysis. Poster to be presented at the 76th
Annual Meeting of the College on Problems of Drug Dependence, San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Felton, J.W., Shadur, J., Vijay, A., Banducci, A., Stadnik, R. MacPherson, L., & Lejuez, C.W. Maternal
risk taking propensity and children's alcohol use: A latent growth curve approach. Poster to be
presented at the 76th Annual Meeting of the College on Problems of Drug Dependence, San Juan,
Puerto Rico.
1Bounoua,
N.; Ali, B.; Lim, A.; Lechner, W.; Shadur, J; Felton, J.W., MacPherson, L.; Lejeuz, C.W. (2014,
June). Early initiation of alcohol and illicit drug use: associations with psychopathology among
inpatient substance users. Poster to be presented at the 76th Annual Meeting of the College on
Problems of Drug Dependence, San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Ehrlich, K., Felton, J.W., MacPherson, L., Lejuez, C.W., & Cassidy, J. Adolescent interpersonal conflict,
depressive symptoms, and risk-taking: A person-centered approach. Paper to be presented at the
Society for Research on Adolescence. Austin, TX.
MacPherson, L., Shadur, J.M., Felton, J.W., Stadnik, R., & Brown, V. (2014, May). Distress tolerance
over time predicts increases in alcohol use across adolescence. Paper presented at the Volterra
Conference on Alcoholism and Stress. Volterra, Italy.
Grasso, D., Reid-Quinones, K., & Felton, J.W. (2013, November). Development of and preliminary
psychometrics for the computer-administered STRESS: Structured Trauma-Related Experiences and
Symptoms Screener. Paper presented at the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies
Meeting, Philadelphia, PA.
1Bounoua,
R.N. , Felton, J.W., Lejuez, C.W., MacPherson, L., & Kurdziel, G. (2013, November).
Perceived stress and internalizing symptoms: Mediation of the relation between anxiety and future
depression in children and adolescents. Poster session presented at the Child and Adolescent
Depression SIG at the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Nashville, TN.
Felton, J.W., Goncalves, S., Robinson, N., & Lejuez, C.W. (2013, November). The role of maternal
emotion regulation and emotional abuse in predicting children’s depression: A dynamic cascade
model. Poster session presented at the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies,
Nashville, TN.
Long, K., Felton, J. W., Soldinger, J., Loya, J., Lejuez, C. W., & MacPherson, L. (2013, November).
Callous and unemotional traits prospectively predict alcohol use in adolescents. Poster session
presented at the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Nashville, TN.
Risco, C.M., Felton, J.W., MacPherson, L., & Lejuez, C.W. (2013, June). Predicting adolescent marijuana
use: The role of school support and positive marijuana expectancies. Poster session presented at
the College on Problems of Drug Dependence, San Diego, CA.
Hamilton, K.R., Felton, J.W., Kurdziel, G., MacPherson, L., &, Lejuez, C.W., & MacPherson, L. (2013,
June). Impulsivity moderates the relation between age and increases in adolescents and young
adults. Poster session presented at the College on Problems of Drug Dependence, San Diego, CA.
Long, K., Felton, J.W., Jacobs, J., Matusiewics, A.K., DiMeo, M., Subbiah, R., Lejuez, C.W., (2013, June).
Callous and unemotional traits as early indicators of poor treatment performance in a behavioral
activation treatment for substance using adolescents. Poster session presented at the College on
Problems of Drug Dependence, San Diego, CA.
1Kurdziel,
G. Felton, J.W., Collado-Rodriguez, A., Townsend, J.M., MacPherson, L., Lejuez, C.W. (2013,
June). Gender differences in anxiety sensitivity and sensation-seeking in relation to risk-taking on
the Balloon Analogue Risk Task (BART). Paper presented at the College on Problems of Drug
Dependence, San Diego, CA.
Hamilton, K.R., Felton, J.W., Risco, C.M., Lejuez, C.W., & MacPherson, L. (2013, May). Impulsivity
interacts with risk-taking propensity to predict early initiation of alcohol use. Poster session
presented at the International Society for Research on Impulsivity, San Francisco, CA.
Felton, J.W. & Cole, D.A. (2013, April). Prospective relations between co-rumination, rumination,
depressive symptoms, and stress: A transactional model. Paper presented at the Society for
Research and Child Development Conference, Seattle, WA.
Roeder, K.M., Cole, D.A., Sinclair, K.R., Dukewich, T., Felton, J.W., Jacky, A. & Tilghman-Osborne, C.
(2013, April). Development of a cognitive diatheses for depression subsequent to peer victimization:
Moderation by age and gender. Poster session presented at the Society for Research and Child
Development Conference, Seattle, WA.
1Kurdziel,
G., Felton, J.W., Cole, D.A., Martin, N.C., & Lejuez, C.W. (2013, April). Children’s coping with
natural disasters: A prospective study of predictors of posttraumatic stress symptoms. Poster
session presented at the Society for Research and Child Development Conference, Seattle, WA.
Felton, J.W., Cole, D.A., Tilghman-Osborne, C., & McCormick, E. (2012, November). Rumination
revisited: The nature of rumination and depression in boys and girls. Poster session presented at
the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies Conference, Washington, DC.
Felton, J.W., Cole, D.A., & Martin, N. (2011, November). The development of pathology in children
following a natural disaster: A prospective study of the 2010 Middle Tennessee Flood. Paper
presented at the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies, Baltimore, MD.
Felton, J.W. & Begle, A.M. (2011, October). The Development of a Unique Implementation Method
for Disseminating an Evidence-Based Treatment Program in a Rural Community Setting.
Research presented at the Seattle Implementation Research Conference, Seattle, WA.
Felton, J.W., Hanson, R. & Begle, A.M. (2011, October). Testing the feasibility of implementing a
parenting program in a pediatric primary care setting. Poster session presented at the Seattle
Implementation Research Conference, Seattle, WA.
Felton, J.W., Cole, D.A., Coffino, J.A. & Smith, S. (2011, March). Ruminating alone and together: the
relation between rumination, co-rumination, and depression. Poster session presented at the
Society for Research and Child Development Conference, Montreal, Canada.
Felton, J.W., Cole, D.A. & Tilghman-Osborne, C. (2009, March). The relation of weight change to
depressive symptoms in adolescence. Poster session presented at the Society for Research and
Child Development Conference, Denver, CO.
Cheek, J.M. & Felton, J.W. (2004, March). An analysis of self-silencing as a risk factor for depression.
Poster session presented at the Association for Research in Personality Pre-Conference of the
Society for Personality and Social Psychology Conference, Austin, TX.
Cheek, J.M., Smith, S.M., Felton, J.W. & Norem, J.K. (2004, July). Four sub-types of shy people: Secure,
Dependent, Withdrawn, and Conflicted. Poster session presented at the APA, Honolulu, HI.
1Denotes
student work completed under my supervision.
OTHER RELEVANT RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
Graduate Research Assistant, 2005 – 2007
Cognitive Correlates to the Development of Depression in Children and Adolescents
Vanderbilt University
PI: David A. Cole, Ph.D.
NIMH-funded project examining cognitive precursors to the development of depressive symptoms
in children.
Graduate Research Assistant, 2005 – 2007
Family Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for the Prevention of Depression
Vanderbilt University
PI: Bruce E. Compas, Ph.D.
NIMH-funded study looking at preventing onset of depressive episodes in a high-risk child and
adolescent sample.
Graduate Research Assistant, 2005 – 2006
Cognitive Functioning in Children with Cancer
Vanderbilt University
PI: Bruce E. Compas, Ph.D.
Study looking at cognitive changes secondary to treatment for pediatric cancer patients.
Research Assistant, 2003 – 2005
Long-term Effects of Early Hospitalization for Psychopathology
Judge Baker Children’s Center, Harvard University
PIs: Stuart Hauser, Ph.D., Judith Crowell, Ph.D., Joseph Allen, Ph.D.
NIMH-funded study examining cognitive, social, and mental health outcomes for children who were
treated in a long-term inpatient mental health facility.
TEACHING EXPERIENCE: GRADUATE COURSES
Research Methods, Instructor, University of Maryland, College Park
Psychological Assessment, Instructor, University of Maryland, College Park
Behavioral and Cognitive Behavioral Interventions for Children and Adolescents, Instructor,
University of Maryland, College Park
Writing and Critical Thinking, Instructor, University of Maryland, College Park
Fundamentals of Patient Care, Co-Instructor, Medical University of South Carolina
TEACHING EXPERIENCE: UNDERGRADUATE COURSES
Research Methods, Instructor, College of Charleston
Statistics, Teaching Assistant, Vanderbilt University
INVITED LECTURES
Guest Lecture, Understanding and Treating Trauma in Children and Adolescents
Mid-Shore Mental Health Systems: Across the Lifespan Conference, Spring 2015
Presented workshop on trauma and Trauma-Focused CBT.
Guest Lecture, Understanding and Treating Trauma in Children and Adolescents
Court Appointed Special Advocates, Spring 2015
Presented webinar on trauma and Trauma-Focused CBT.
Guest Lecture, Continuing Education Training
Alvord, Baker, & Associates, LLC, Fall 2014
Presented two-day workshop on Trauma-Focused CBT.
Guest Lecture, Continuing Education Training
Children’s National Medical Center, Fall 2014
Presented two-day workshop on Trauma-Focused CBT.
Guest Lecture, Undergraduate Psychology Program
American University, Spring 2014
Presented guest lecture Trauma-Focused CBT.
Guest Lecture, Clinical Psychology Program
University of Delaware, Fall 2013
Presented guest lecture on current research.
Guest Lecture, Clinical Internship Program
Medical University of South Carolina, Spring 2012
Presented guest lecture on brief therapy for depressed children and adults.
Co-instructor, Invited Lectures in Statistics for Interns and Faculty
Medical University of South Carolina, 2011 - 2012
Co-created and taught a survey course in advanced statistical topics with Matt Price, Ph.D. presented
to interns and faculty at MUSC.
Guest Lecture, Graduate Program
Webster University, Fall 2011
Presented guest lecture on trauma and evidence-based treatments.
Guest Lecture, Physician Assistant Graduate Program
Medical University of South Carolina, Spring 2011
Presented guest lecture on mood disorders and suicidality.
CLINICAL EXPERIENCE
Postdoctoral Fellowship. August 2011 – August 2012
National Crime Victims Research and Treatment Center, Medical University of South Carolina,
Charleston, SC
Clinical Supervisors: Connie Best, Ph.D. & Michael de Arellano, Ph.D.
Assess and treat children and adults who have experienced a traumatic event using cognitivebehavioral therapy (including Cognitive Processing Therapy, Prolonged Exposure, and TraumaFocused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy).
Predoctoral Internship Training, August 2010 – July 2011
National Crime Victims Research and Treatment Center, Medical University of South Carolina,
Charleston, SC
Rotations:
National Crime Victims Research and Treatment Center
Clinical Supervisors: Heidi Resnick, Ph.D. & Rochelle Hanson, Ph.D.
Provided individual and family trauma-focused assessment and cognitive-behavioral
therapy for victims of crime.
Dee Norton Lowcountry Children’s Center
Clinical Supervisor: Rochelle Hanson, Ph.D.
Conducted therapy with children who have experienced abuse and neglect and their
families.
MUSC Developmental Pediatrics Department
Clinical Supervisors: Laura Campbell, Ph.D. & Casey Hamlin-Smith, Ph.D.
Assessed children with suspected developmental delay, including administering
evaluations for autism and cognitive disabilities.
Community Outreach Program – Esperanza
Clinical Supervisor: Carla Danielson, Ph.D.
Met with children and their families in community settings to provide trauma-focused
cognitive-behavioral therapy.
Therapist, 2009 – 2010
Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Outpatient Therapy, Vanderbilt University
Clinical Supervisor: Erin Fowler, Ph.D.
Conducted individual and family therapy session in both an outpatient psychiatric hospital and local
public school.
Therapeutic Camp Counselor, Summer, 2007, 2008, 2009
Williams Syndrome Camp, Vanderbilt Kennedy Center, Vanderbilt University
Clinical Supervisor: Elizabeth Dykens, Ph.D.
Assisted adolescents and young adults with Williams Syndrome at week-long overnight camp to
learn daily living skills, relaxation techniques, and personal safety.
Therapeutic Camp Counselor, Summer 2009
Treatment and Research Institute for Autism Spectrum Disorders, Vanderbilt University
Clinical Supervisor: Zachary Warren, Ph.D.
Co-led social skills groups for adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorders at day camp.
Co-therapist, 2008 – 2009
Private outpatient therapy, Nashville, TN
Clinical Supervisor: Daniel Rock, Ph.D.
Conducted therapy sessions with married couples using the John Gottman model of marital therapy.
Co-therapist, 2008 – 2009
Private outpatient therapy, Brentwood, TN
Clinical Supervisor: Joseph McLaughlin, Ph.D.
Co-led group therapy sessions with children with Autism aimed at improving social skills.
Therapist, 2007 – 2008
Adolescent Sex Offender Program, Vanderbilt University
Clinical Supervisor: Tarah Kuhn, Ph.D.
Ran twice weekly group therapy for previously adjudicated adolescent se offenders. Saw clients for
additional individual and family counseling sessions.
Assessment Intern, 2006 – 2008
Incarcerated Juvenile Offender Program, Tennessee Department of Juvenile Justice
Assessed clinical and educational needs of recently adjudicated minors.
Co-therapist, 2006 – 2007
Private outpatient therapy, Nashville, TN
Clinical Supervisors: Amy Powell, L.P.E. & Craig Clark, M.D.
Assisted in facilitating group therapy for children with internalizing and externalizing disorders.
PROFESSIONAL TRAININGS
Structural Equation Modeling: A Second Course, November, 2013
Instructor: Gregory Hancock
Philadelphia, PA
Introduction to Structural Equation Modeling, September 2013
Instructor: Paul Allison, Ph.D.
Chicago, IL
Mediation and Moderation, July 2013
Instructors: Andrew Hayes, Ph.D. and Kristopher Preacher, Ph.D.
Philadelphia, PA
Teaching Techniques Seminar, 2011 – 2012
Instructor: Ruth Patterson, Ph.D.
Medical University of South Carolina
NIH Dissemination and Implementation Grant Writing Technical Workshop, March 2012
Instructor: David Chambers, D. Phil
Bethesda, MD
Seattle Implementation Research Conference Grant Writing Workshop, October 2011
Instructor: Kate Comtois, Ph.D.
University of Washington
Seattle, WA
APA Advanced Training Institute: Structural Equation Modeling in Longitudinal Research, June
2011
Instructors: John McArdle, Ph.D., Kevin Grimm, Ph.D.
University of California at Davis
Davis, CA
Prolonged Exposure for PTSD: Three-day training workshop, August 2010
Instructors: Sheila Rauch, Ph.D., Peter Tuerk, Ph.D.
Charleston, SC VA
Department of Psychiatry Seminar: Trauma-Focused CBT, 2009 – 2010
Instructor: Patti van Eys, Ph.D.
Vanderbilt University
Nashville, TN
Department of Psychiatry Seminar: Family Therapy, 2009 – 2010
Instructors: Tarah Kuhn, Ph.D., Jon Ebert, Ph.D.
Vanderbilt University
Nashville, TN
Play Therapy Conference and Training, 2007
Alabama Association for Play Therapy Annual Conference and Training
Birmingham, AL
AD HOC REVIEWING
Reviewed submissions to Personality and Individual Differences (2014 – present)
Reviewed submissions to Developmental Psychology (2013 - present)
Reviewed submissions to Personality Disorders: Theory Research and Treatment (2013 – present)
Reviewed submissions to Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology (2013 – present)
Reviewed submissions to Journal of Child and Family Studies (2012 - present)
Reviewed submissions to Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment (2012 - present)
Reviewed submissions to Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin (2011 - 2012)
Reviewed submissions to Journal of Interpersonal Violence (2011 - 2012)
Co-reviewed submissions to Journal of Abnormal Psychology (2010 - 2012)
Co-reviewed submissions to Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology (2010)
PROFESSIONAL SERVICE
APA Division 53 (Society for Clinical Child & Adolescent Psychology) representative to the APA
Committee on Women in Psychology
Society for Research in Child Development Panel Reviewer, “Social Relationships,” 2015
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
Member, American Psychological Association
Member, Society for Research in Child Development
Member, Society for Personality and Social Psychology
Member, International Society for Traumatic Stress
AWARDS AND HONORS
Center for Teaching Excellence Teaching with New Technologies Program Fellow (2013)
University of Maryland
Presented for incorporating technological advances in classroom settings
SRCD Travel Award (2013)
Society for Research on Child Development
Presented for travel to the SRCD conference
Golden Apple Award for Teaching Excellence (2012)
Medical University of South Carolina
Presented for excellence in teaching medical students
Joint Meeting on Adolescent Treatment Effectiveness (2012)
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, National Institutes of Health
Presented for travel to the Joint Meeting on Adolescent Treatment Effectiveness
Seattle Implementation Research Conference Travel Award (2011)
Seattle Implementation Research Conference, University of Washington
Presented for travel to Seattle Implementation Research Conference
The Barbara Strudler Wallston Memorial Award (2011)
Department of Psychology, Vanderbilt University
Presented to a graduate student who presents the most notable doctoral dissertation with a
research focus on women or health.
The Laura Griffin Humanitarian Award (2011)
Medical University of South Carolina
Presented by the MUSC psychology faculty to a intern who displays leadership and commitment to
her community
APA Travel Award (2011)
American Psychology Association
Presented for travel to Advanced Training Institute
The Julius Seeman Award (2006)
Department of Psychology, Vanderbilt University
Presented for scholastic, personal, and professional achievement.
DISSERTATION/THESES (COMMITTEE MEMBER)
Dahne, J. (2014). Gender, behavioral assessment of negative reinforcement driven risk taking
propensity, and cigarette smoking. Dissertation, University of Maryland, College Park.
Norwood, E. (2014). The effect of intolerance of uncertainty on attention biases as indicated by
performance on the emotional stroop and dot-probe task. Dissertation, University of
Maryland, College Park.
Matusiewicz, A. (2014). Distress and risk behavior in borderline personality disorder: Motivation
and self-efficacy for emotion regulation. Dissertation, University of Maryland, College Park.
LeMoine, K. (2014). Childhood ADHD and the development of comorbid symptoms at the
transition to high school: The mediating role of parent and peer relationships. Masters Thesis,
University of Maryland, College Park.
Goncalves, S. (2014). The role of negative parenting in the intergenerational transmission of
emotion dysregulation. Honors thesis, University of Maryland, College Park. (Committee Chair).
Robinson, N. (2014). Feel it to heal it: The role of crying and attachment in therapy. Honors thesis,
University of Maryland, College Park.