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August 2016

CURRICULUM VITAE

Name: Tracy K. Witte Place of Birth: Cincinnati, Ohio Citizenship: United States of America Work Address: Department of Psychology 226 Thach Hall Auburn University Auburn, AL 36849 Phone: 334-844-6465 Fax: 334-844-4447 E-mail: tracy.witte@auburn.edu Employment 2015-present Auburn University Department of Psychology Associate Professor 2010-2015 Auburn University Department of Psychology Assistant Professor Education

2009-2010 Brown University Alpert Medical School

Residency in Clinical Psychology Providence, Rhode Island

Track: Adult Clinical Training Director: Anthony Spirito, PhD Research Advisor: Ivan Miller, PhD 2006-2010 Florida State University

Tallahassee, Florida Degree Earned: PhD

Major field: Clinical Psychology Major Professor: Thomas Joiner, PhD

Title of dissertation: Impulsivity, Affective Lability, and Affective Intensity: Distal Risk Factors for Suicidal Behavior

2004-2006 Florida State University

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Tallahassee, Florida Degree Earned: MS Major field: Clinical Psychology Major Professor: Thomas Joiner, Ph.D. Title of thesis: A test of Joiner’s theory: The relationship between pain exposure, thwarted belongingness, and suicide completion

2000-2004 The Ohio State University Columbus, Ohio Degree Earned: BS, Summa Cum Laude, With Distinction in Psychology Major Field: Psychology Cumulative GPA: 4.0 Honors Thesis Advisor: Norman B. Schmidt, PhD Title of thesis: Longitudinal course of suicidal ideation and its correlates among college-aged youth

Professional Licensure Alabama licensed psychologist #1691 Awarded Grants, Contracts, and Fellowships 2016 SEC Visiting Faculty Travel Grant, $929 2014-2015 A Taxometric Investigation of Suicide Risk among Military

Personnel Co-Principal Investigators: Tracy Witte, PhD & Jill Holm-Denoma, PhD

Award number: W81XWH-10-2-0181 Agency: Military Suicide Research Consortium

Direct costs: $139,620.02 2012-2017 National Institutes of Health Extramural Loan Repayment

Award for Clinical Research 2010-2011 Auburn University Intramural Research Grant, $4,780 2009 FSU Dissertation Research Grant, $750 2006-2009 Studies on the Acquired Ability for Suicide Principal Investigator: Tracy K. Witte, MS Sponsor: Thomas E. Joiner, Jr., PhD

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Agency: National research Service Award (NRSA), National Institute of Mental Health 1 F31 MH077386-01

Priority Score: 142 (3rd Percentile) Direct Costs: $105,456.24

2006 Travel Grant to attend Summer Suicide Research Institute on Suicide Prevention, University of Rochester Medical Center, ~$1500

2005 Travel Grant to attend Workshop on Multilevel Modeling in

Mplus, Johns Hopkins University, $500 Society for Public Health Education and Centers for Disease Control Violence Prevention Fellowship, $1500

2004-2005 Presidential University Research Fellowship, Florida State

University, $20,000 Unfunded Grants, Contracts, and Fellowships 2016-2018 Establishing a Mental Health Wellness Program for

Veterinary Professionals Principal Investigator: Tracy Witte, PhD Co-Investigators: Christine Totura, PhD & Malissa Clark,

PhD Agency: Centers for Disease Control/National Institute of

Occupational Safety and Health Direct costs: $273,883.10 Honors and Awards 2016 Faculty Researcher of the Year, Auburn Psychology Graduate

Organization 2015 Outstanding Graduate Mentor Award, Auburn University Graduate

Student Council Auburn University College of Liberal Arts Competitive Funding Support for Grant Writing Award

Mentor of the Year, Auburn Psychology Graduate Organization Faculty Researcher of the Year, Auburn Psychology Graduate

Organization 2014 Mentor of the Year, Auburn Psychology Graduate Organization

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Faculty Researcher of the Year, Auburn Psychology Graduate Organization

2013 Teacher of the Year, Auburn Psychology Graduate Organization

Faculty Researcher of the Year, Auburn Psychology Graduate Organization

2012 Auburn University Research Week Faculty Oral Presentation Award

(1st place) 2010 American Psychological Association Section VII (Clinical

Emergencies and Crises) of Division 12 (Clinical Psychology) Student Award, $250

2009 FSU Graduate Student Research and Creativity Award, $500 2007 FSU Psychology Department competition for best written case

report, 2nd prize, $250 2004 Graduation with Distinction in Psychology from The Ohio State

University Highest GPA at Ohio State University Spring Commencement (one of eight students with a 4.0 GPA out of 4,900 graduating seniors)

2000-2004 Tradition Scholarship, The Ohio State University Ohio Board of Regents Academic Scholarship, The Ohio Board of

Regents Member of The Ohio State University Honor’s Program Dean’s List at The Ohio State University all quarters enrolled 2003 Colleges of the Arts and Sciences Undergraduate Research

Scholarship, The Ohio State University, $5000 Frederick Y. Billingslea Research Scholarship, The Ohio State University, $2000

The Ohio State University Arts and Sciences Award for Excellence in Scholarship

2001 Honorary Board of Regents and the Board of Directors of the

National Society of Collegiate Scholars Award 2000 GE Fund Star Scholarship, General Electric Corporation

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Publications (in reverse chronological order)

PEER REVIEWED JOURNAL ARTICLES (N = 54)

*Denotes graduate student co-author **Denotes undergraduate student co-author

1. †Witte, T. K., †Holm-Denoma, J. M., *Zuromski, K. L., *Gauthier, J. M., &

Ruscio, J. (in press). Individuals at high risk for suicide are categorically distinct from those at low risk. Psychological Assessment. †Joint first authorship.

2. Smith, A. R., Dodd, D., Forrest, L., Witte, T. K., Bodell, L., Goodwin, N., Siegfried, N., & Bartlett, M. (in press). Does the Interpersonal-Psychological Theory of Suicide (IPTS) Provide a Useful Framework for Understanding Suicide Risk among Eating Disorder Patients? A Test of the Validity of the IPTS. International Journal of Eating Disorders.

3. *Lee, D. J., Witte, T. K., Bardeen, J. R., Davis, M. T., & Weathers, F. W. (in press). A factor analytic evaluation of the Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale. Journal of Clinical Psychology.

4. *Zuromski, K. L., *Cero, I., Witte, T. K., & Zeng, P. (in press). The quadratic relationship between body mass index and suicide ideation: A non-linear analysis of indirect effects. Suicide and Life Threatening Behavior.

5. *Gauthier, J. M., Witte, T. K., & Correia, C. J. (in press). Suicide ideation, alcohol consumption, motives, and related problems: Exploring the association in college students. Suicide and Life Threatening Behavior.

6. **Corbitt-Hall, D. J., *Gauthier, J. M., *Davis, M. T., & Witte, T. K. (in press). College students’ responses to suicidal content on social networking sites: An examination using a simulated Facebook newsfeed. Suicide and Life Threatening Behavior.

7. *Daniel, T. A., *Davis, M. A., Witte, T. K., Beyers, R. J., Willis, J. Z., Wang, Y., Denney, T. S., Katz, J. S., Salibi, N., & Deshpande, G. (2016). Demonstration and validation of a new pressure-based MRI-safe pain tolerance device. Journal of Neuroscience Methods, 271, 160-168.

8. Deshpande, G., *Baxi, M., Witte, T. K., & Robinson, J. (2016). A neural basis for the acquired capability for suicide. Frontiers in Psychiatry, 7, 125.

9. Forrest, L. N., Bodell, L. P., Witte, T. K., Siegfried, N., Bartlett, M. L., Goodwin, N., Eddy, K. T., Thomas, J. J., & Smith, A. R. (2016). Associations between eating disorder symptoms and suicidal ideation through thwarted belongingness and perceived burdensomeness among eating disorder patients. Journal of Affective Disorders, 195, 127-135.

10. Witte, T. K., *Zuromski, K. L., *Gauthier, J. M., Smith, A. R., Bartlett, M., Siegfried, N., Bodell, L., & Goodwin, N. (2016). Restrictive eating: Associated with suicide attempts, but not acquired capability in residential patients with eating disorders. Psychiatry Research, 235, 90-96.

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11. *Blevins, C. A., Weathers, F. W., *Davis, M. T., Witte, T. K., & *Domino, J. L. (2016). The Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Checklist for DSM-5 (PCL-5): Development and initial psychometric evaluation. Journal of Traumatic Stress, 29, 1-10.

12. Nett, R. J., Witte, T. K., Holzbauer, S. M., Elchos, B. L., Campagnolo, E. R., Musgrave, K. J., Carter, K. K., Kurkjian, K. M., Vanicek, C., O’Leary, D. R., Pride, K. R., Funk, R. H. (2015). Risk factors for suicide, attitudes toward mental illness, and practice-related stressors among U.S. veterinarians. Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association, 247, 945-955.

13. Witte, T. K., *Domino, J. L., & Weathers, F. W. (2015). Item order effects in the evaluation of posttraumatic stress disorder symptom structure. Psychological Assessment, 27, 852-864.

14. *Lee, D. J., Witte, T. K., Weathers, F. W., & *Davis, M. T. (2015). Emotion regulation strategy use and posttraumatic stress disorder: Associations between multiple strategies and specific symptom clusters. Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment, 37, 533-544.

15. *Diulio, A. R., *Dutta, N. M., *Gauthier, J. M., Witte, T. K., Correia, C. J., & Angarano, D. (2015). Associations among depressive symptoms, drinking motives, and risk for alcohol related problems in veterinary students. Journal of Veterinary Medical Education, 42, 11-17.

16. *Cero, I., *Zuromski, K. L., Witte, T. K., Ribeiro, J. D., & Joiner, T. E. (2015). Burdensomeness, belongingness, and suicide ideation: Re-examination of the interpersonal-psychological theory of suicide in two samples. Psychiatry Research, 228, 544-550.

17. *Zuromski, K. L., Witte, T. K., Smith, A. R., Goodwin, N., Bodell, L. P., Bartlett, M., & Siegfried, N. (2015). Increased prevalence of vegetarianism among women with eating pathology. Eating Behaviors, 19, 24-27.

18. *Zuromski, K. L., & Witte, T. K. (2015). Fasting and acquired capability for suicide: A Test of the interpersonal-psychological theory of suicide in an undergraduate sample. Psychiatry Research, 226, 61-67.

19. *Zuromski, K., *Davis, M. T., Witte, T. K., Weathers, F.W., & Blevins, C. (2014). PTSD symptom clusters are differentially associated with components of the acquired capability for suicide. Suicide and Life Threatening Behavior, 44, 682-697.

20. *Davis, M.T., Witte, T. K., Weathers, F.W., & *Blevins, C.A. (2014). The role of posttraumatic stress disorder symptom clusters in the prediction of passive suicidal ideation. Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy, 6, S82-S91.

21. *Davis, M. T., Witte, T. K., & Weathers, F. W. (2014). Posttraumatic stress disorder and suicidal ideation: The role of specific symptoms within the framework of the interpersonal-psychological theory of suicide. Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy, 6, 610-618.

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22. *Blevins, C. A., Weathers, F. W., & Witte, T. K. (2014). Dissociation and posttraumatic stress disorder: A latent profile analysis. Journal of Traumatic Stress, 27, 388-396.

23. *Gauthier, J. M., *Zuromski, K. L., Gitter, S. A., Witte, T. K., *Cero, I. J., Gordon, K. H., Ribeiro, J. D., Anestis, M. D., & Joiner, T. E., Jr. (2014). The interpersonal-psychological theory of suicide and exposure to video game violence. Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology, 33, 512-535.

24. Ribeiro, J. D., Witte, T. K., Van Orden, K. A., Selby, E. A., Gordon, K., Bender, T. W., & Joiner, T. E. (2014). Fearlessness about death: The psychometric properties and construct validity of the revision to the Acquired Capability for Suicide Scale. Psychological Assessment, 26, 115-126.

25. *Diulio, A. R., *Cero, I., Witte, T. K., & Correia, C. J. (2014). Alcohol-related problems and life satisfaction predict motivation to change among mandated college students. Addictive Behaviors, 39, 811-817.

26. *Blevins, C. A., Witte, T. K., & Weathers, F. W. (2013). Factor Structure of the Cambridge Depersonalization Scale in Trauma-Exposed College Students. Journal of Trauma and Dissociation, 14, 288-301.

27. Witte, T. K., Correia, C., & Angarano, D. (2013). Experience with Euthanasia is Associated with Fearlessness about Death in Veterinary Students. Suicide and Life Threatening Behavior, 43, 125-138.

28. Anestis, M. D., Fink, E. L., Bender, T. W., Selby, E. A., Smith, A. R., Witte, T. K., & Joiner, T. E., Jr. (2012). Re-considering the association between negative urgency and suicidality. Personality and Mental Health, 6, 138-146.

29. Witte, T. K., Didie, E., Menard, W., & Phillips, K. A. (2012). The relationship between body dysmorphic disorder behaviors and the acquired capability for suicide. Suicide and Life Threatening Behavior, 42, 318-331.

30. Witte, T. K., Gordon, K. H., Smith, P. N., & Van Orden, K. A. (2012). Stoicism and Sensation Seeking: Male Vulnerabilities for the Acquired Capability for Suicide. Journal of Research in Personality, 46, 384-392. Pub Med Central Identification Number: PMC3379005.

31. Van Orden, K. A., Cukrowicz, K. C., Witte, T.K., & Joiner, T. E. (2012). Thwarted belongingness and perceived burdensomeness: Construct validity and psychometric properties of the Interpersonal Needs Questionnaire. Psychological Assessment, 24, 197-215. Pub Med Central Identification Number: PMC3377972.

32. Van Orden, K. A., Witte, T. K., Holm-Denoma, J. M., Gordon, K. H., Joiner, T. E. (2011). Suicidal behavior on Axis VI: Clinical data supporting a sixth axis for DSM-V. Crisis, 32, 110-113.

33. Gordon, K. H., Selby, E. A., Anestis, M. D., Bender, T. W., Witte, T. K., Braithwaite, S., Van Orden, K. A., Bresin, K., & Joiner, T. E. (2010). The reinforcing properties of repeated deliberate self-harm. Archives of Suicide Research, 14, 329-341.

34. Witte, T. K., Gould, M. S., Munfakh, J. L. H., Kleinman, M., Joiner, T. E., & Kalafat, J. (2010). Assessing suicide risk among callers to crisis hotlines: A

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confirmatory factor analysis. Journal of Clinical Psychology, 66, 941-964. Pub Med Central Identification number: PMC3308356.

35. Van Orden, K. A., Witte, T. K., Cukrowicz, K. C., Braithwaite, S., Selby, E. A., & Joiner, T. E. (2010). The interpersonal theory of suicide. Psychological Review, 117, 575-600. Pub Med Central Identification Number: PMC3130348.

36. Witte, T. K., Smith, A. R., & Joiner, T. E. (2010). Reason for cautious optimism? Two studies suggesting reduced stigma against suicide. Journal of Clinical Psychology, 66, 611-626. Pub Med Central Identification Number: PMC3308355.

37. Joiner, T. E., Van Orden K. A., Witte, T. K., Selby, E. A., Ribeiro, J., Lewis, R., & Rudd, M. S. (2009). Main predictions of the interpersonal-psychological theory of suicidal behavior: Empirical tests in two samples of young adults. Journal of Abnormal Psychology, 118, 634-646. Pub Med Central Identification number: PMC2846517.

38. Witte, T. K., Gordon, K. H., & Joiner, T. E. (2009). The six-point dial of treatment: A useful framework for novice therapists. Clinical Case Studies, 8, 226-240.

39. Witte, T. K., Timmons, K. A., Fink, E., Smith, A. R., & Joiner, T. E. (2009). Do major depressive disorder and dysthymic disorder confer differential risk for suicide? Journal of Affective Disorders, 115, 69-78. . Pub Med Central Identification number: PMC2674849.

40. Smith, A. R., Witte, T. K., Teale, N. E., King, S. L., Bender, T. W., & Joiner, T. E. (2008). Revisiting impulsivity in suicide: Implications for civil liability of third parties. Behavioral Sciences and the Law, 26, 779-797. Pub Med Central Identification number: PMC2597102.

41. Van Orden, K. A., Witte, T. K., James, L. M., Castro, Y., Gordon, K. H., Braithwaite, S. R., Hollar, D. L., & Joiner, T. E. (2008). Suicidal ideation in college students varies across semesters: The mediating role of belongingness. Suicide and Life Threatening Behavior, 38, 427-436.

42. Witte, T. K., Merrill, K. A., Stellrecht, N., Bernert, R., Hollar, D., Schatschneider, C., & Joiner, T. E. (2008). “Impulsive” youth suicide attempters are not necessarily all that impulsive. Journal of Affective Disorders, 107, 107-116.

43. Holm-Denoma, J. M., Witte, T. K., Gordon, K. H., Herzog, D., Franko, D. L., Fichter, M., Quadfleig, N., & Joiner, T. E. (2008). Deaths by suicide among individuals with anorexia as arbiters between competing explanations of the anorexia-suicide link. Journal of Affective Disorders, 107, 231-236.

44. Van Orden, K. A., Witte, T. K., Gordon, K. H., Bender, T. W., & Joiner, T.E. (2008). Suicidal desire and the capability for suicide: Tests of the interpersonal-psychological theory of suicidal behavior among adults. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 76, 72-83.

45. Pfaff, J. J., Almeida, O. P, Witte, T. K., Waesche, M. C., & Joiner, T. E. (2007). Relationship between quantity and frequency of alcohol use and

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indices of suicidal behavior in an elderly Australian sample. Suicide and Life Threatening Behavior, 37, 616-626.

46. Pfaff, J. J., Bernert, R. A., Hollar, D. L., Witte, T. K., Merrill, K. A., Pettit, J. W., Almeida, O. P., & Joiner, T. E. (2006). Birth Month and Depressive and Suicidal Symptoms in an Elderly Australian Sample Born in the Southern or Northern Hemisphere. Psychiatry Research, 144, 217-219.

47. Witte, T. K., Joiner, T. E., Brown, G. K., Beck, A. T., Beckman, A., Duberstein, P., & Conwell, Y. (2006). Factors of suicide ideation and their relation to clinical and other indicators in older adults. Journal of Affective Disorders, 94, 165-172.

48. Mandrusiak, M., Rudd, M. D., Joiner, T. E., Berman, L., Van Orden, K., & Witte, T. K. (2006). Warning signs for suicide on the internet: A descriptive study. Suicide and Life Threatening Behavior, 36, 263-271.

49. Witte, T. K., Fitzpatrick, K. K., Warren, K. L, Schatschneider, C., & Schmidt, N. B. (2006) Naturalistic Evaluation of Suicidal Ideation: Variability and Relation to Attempt Status. Behaviour Research and Therapy, 44, 1029-1040.

50. Rudd, M. D., Berman, L., Joiner, T. E., Nock, M. K., Silverman, M. M., Mandrusiak, M., Van Orden, K. A., & Witte, T. K. (2006). Warning signs for suicide: Theory, research, and clinical applications. Suicide and Life Threatening Behavior, 36, 255-262.

51. Stellrecht, N. E., Gordon, K. H., Van Orden, K. A., Witte, T. K., Wingate, L. R., Cukrowicz, K. C., Butler, M., Schmidt, N. B., Fitzpatrick, K. K., & Joiner, T. E., (2006). Clinical applications of the interpersonal-psychological theory of attempted and completed Suicide. Journal of Clinical Psychology, 62, 211-222.

52. Witte, T. K., Fitzpatrick, K. K., Joiner, T. E., & Schmidt, N. B. (2005). Variability in suicidal ideation: A better predictor for past attempt than intensity and duration of ideation? Journal of Affective Disorders, 88, 131-136.

53. Fitzpatrick, K. K., Witte, T. K., & Schmidt, N. B. (2005). Randomized controlled trial of a brief problem-orientation intervention for suicidal ideation. Behavior Therapy, 36, 323-333.

54. Joiner, T.E., Conwell, Y., Fitzpatrick, K. K., Witte, T. K., Schmidt, N. B., Berlim, M. T., Fleck, M. P. A., Rudd, M. D. (2005). Four Studies on How Past and Current Suicidality Relate Even When “Everything but the Kitchen Sink” is Covaried. Journal of Abnormal Psychology, 114, 291-303.

ARTICLES UNDER REVIEW (N = 10)

*Denotes graduate student co-author 1. *Spitzer, E. G., *Zuromski, K. L., *Davis, M. T., Witte, T. K., & Weathers, F.

W. (2016). PTSD symptom clusters and acquired capability for suicide: A re-examination using DSM-5 criteria. Article submitted for publication.

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2. *Zuromski, K. L., *Cero, I., & Witte, T. K. (2016). Insomnia drives changes in suicide ideation: A latent difference score model of community adults over a brief interval. Article submitted for publication.

3. *Silverstein, M. W., *Lee, D. J., Witte, T. K., & Weathers, F. W. (2016). Is posttraumatic growth trauma-specific? Invariance across trauma- and stressor-exposed groups. Article submitted for publication.

4. *Williams, C., *Cero, I., & Witte, T. K. (2016). An exploratory factor analysis of the Stigma for Suicide Scale-Short Form. Article submitted for publication.

5. *Deska, J. C., Kunstman, J. W., Smith, A. R., Witte, T. K., & Rancourt, D. (2016). Let’s face it: Clinicians have biased (non-conscious) mental representations of severe mental illness. Article submitted for publication.

6. Witte, T. K., *Gauthier, J. M., Ribeiro, J. D., & Franklin, J. C. (2016). Is externalizing psychopathology a robust risk factor for suicidal behavior? A meta-analysis of longitudinal studies. Article submitted for publication.

7. *Cero, I., Zuromski, K. L., Witte, T. K., *Fix, B., & Burkhart, B. (2016). Race, offense type, and suicide ideation: Tests of the Interpersonal Psychological Theory in juvenile offenders. Article submitted for publication.

8. *Williams, C. L., & Witte, T. K. (2016). Media reporting on suicide: Evaluating the effects of including preventative resources and psychoeducational information on suicide risk, attitudes, knowledge, and help-seeking behaviors. Article submitted for publication.

9. *Messina, B. V., Witte, T. K., & Correia, C. (2015). Assessing problematic non-medical use of prescription stimulants: The Prescription Stimulant Problem Index. Article submitted for publication.

10. *Gauthier, J. M., *Zuromski, K. L., *Diulio, A. R., Witte, T. K., & Correia, C. J. (2015). Factors impacting National Alcohol Screening Day attendance: A comparison of attendee and non-attendee characteristics and motivations. Article submitted for publication.

AUTHORED BOOKS

Joiner, T. E., Van Orden, K. A., Witte, T. K., & Rudd, M. D. (2009). The

Interpersonal Theory of Suicide: Guidance for Working with Suicidal Clients. Washington, D.C.: American Psychological Association.

NON-PEER-REVIEWED ARTICLES/CHAPTERS IN EDITED BOOKS (N = 8)

1. Witte, T. K. (2015, March/April). Suicide Risk in Louisiana-Area Veterinarians.

The Louisiana Veterinarian, 25 (2), pp. 10, 13. 2. †Holm-Denoma J., & †Witte, T. K. (2015, March). A Taxometric Study of

Suicide Risk. White paper prepared for the Military Suicide Research Consortium. Retrieved from https://msrc.fsu.edu/white-paper/taxometric-study-suicide-risk. †Joint first authorship.

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3. Nett, R. J., Witte, T. K., Holzbauer, S. M., Elchos, B. L., Campagnolo, E. R., Musgrave, K. J., Carter, K. K. ,Kurkjian, K. M., Vanicek, C., O’Leary, D. R., Pride, K. R., Funk, R. H. (2015). Prevalence of risk factors for suicide among veterinarians – United States, 2014. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR), 64(5); 131-132.

4. Smith, A. R., Witte, T. K., & Crow, S. (2014). Eating Disorders. In C. Nemeroff, S. Koslow, & P. Ruiz (Eds.). A Concise Guide to Understanding Suicide: Epidemiology, Pathophysiology, and Prevention. New York, NY: Cambridge University Press.

5. Bartlett, M. L., Siegfried, N., & Witte, T. K. (2013). Best practice clinical interventions for working with suicidal adults. Alabama Counseling Association Journal Special Edition Suicide Prevention, Intervention, and Postvention with Youth, Adults, and the Elderly, 38, 65-79.

6. Duberstein, P. & Witte, T. K. (2009). Suicide Risk in Personality Disorders: A Public Health Perspective (pp. 257-286). In P.M. Kleespies (ed.). Evaluating and Managing Behavioral Emergencies: An Evidence-Based Resource for Mental Health Practitioners. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.

7. Van Orden, K. A., Witte, T. K., Selby, E. A., Bender, T., & Joiner, T. E. (2008). Suicidal behavior in youth (pp. 441-465). In J.R.A. Abela & B.L. Hankin (Eds.). Depression in Children and Adolescents: Causes, Treatment, and Prevention. New York: Guilford.

8. Witte, T. K., Van Orden, K. A., & Joiner, T. E. (2006). Theory-based suicide risk assessment. Clinician’s Research Digest.

INVITED TALKS (N = 3)

1. Witte, T. K. (2016, March). Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior in

Professionals. Oral presentation conducted at the Western Veterinary Conference, Las Vegas, Nevada.

2. Witte, T. K. (2015, July). Risk factors for suicide in veterinarians from Mississippi and Alabama. Oral presentation conducted at the Mississippi Veterinary Medical Association Conference, Orange Beach, Alabama.

3. Witte, T. K. (2014, January). Why are veterinarians at increased risk for suicide, and what can we do about it? Oral presentation conducted at the North American Veterinary Community Conference, Orlando, Florida.

ORAL PRESENTATIONS (N = 27)

*Denotes student co-author 1. Smith, A. R., Velkoff E. A., Forrest, L. N., Dodd, D. R., Witte, T. K., Bodell, L.,

Siegfried, N., Bartlett, M., & Goodwin, N. (2016, October). Out of touch: Interoceptive deficits and emotion regulation strategies are related to self-harm behaviors in individuals with eating disorders. In K. Claudat (Chair),

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Emotion dysregulation in eating disorders. Symposium conducated at Association of Behavioral and Cognitive Therapy, New York, New York.

2. *Spitzer, E. G., *Zuromski, K. L., *Davis, M. T., Witte, T. K., & Weathers, F. W. (2016, April). Examining the relationship between PTSD symptom clusters and the acquired capability for suicide using DSM-5 criteria. In L. L. Monteith (Chair), Enhancing our understanding of trauma and suicide through the interpersonal-psychological theory. Symposium conducted at the annual convention of the American Association of Suicidology, Chicago, Illinois.

3. *Davis, M. T., Witte, T. K., *Lee, D. J., & Weathers, F. W. (2015, November). Differential associations between passive suicidal ideation and DSM-5 symptom clusters of posttraumatic stress disorder. In M. Reddy (Chair), Posttraumatic stress and suicidal behavior: clinical research advances and future directions. Symposium conducted at the annual meeting of the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies, New Orleans, Louisiana.

4. Nett, R., Witte, T. K., Holzbauer, S., Elchos, B. L, Campagnolo, E. R., Musgrave, K. J., Carter, K. K., Kurkjian, K. M., Vanicek, C., O’Leary, D. R., Pride, K. R., Funk, R. H. (2015, July). Risk factors for suicide, attitudes toward mental illness, and practice-related stressors among U.S. veterinarians. Hot Topics presentation at meeting of the American Veterinary Medical Association, Boston, Massachusetts.

5. *Cero, I., *Zuromski, K. L., & Witte, T. K. (2015, April). Are suicidal desire and capability really orthogonal? In K. L. Zuromski (Chair), On the temporal (in)stability of acquired capability for suicide. Symposium presented at meeting of the American Association of Suicidology, Atlanta, Georgia.

6. *Zuromski, K. L., *Cero, I., & Witte, T. K. (2015, April). Temporal variation in acquired capability for suicide: Tests of the interpersonal-psychological theory of suicide over a brief interval. In K. L. Zuromski (Chair), On the temporal (in)stability of acquired capability for suicide. Symposium presented at meeting of the American Association of Suicidology, Atlanta, Georgia.

7. *Williams, C., & Witte, T. K. (2015, April). Media reporting on suicide: Evaluating the effects of including preventative resources and psychoeducational information on suicide risk, attitudes, knowledge, and help-seeking behaviors. Paper presented at annual meeting of the American Association of Suicidology, Atlanta, Georgia.

8. †Witte, T. K., †Holm-Denoma, J., *Gauthier, J., *Zuromski, K., & Ruscio, J. (2015, April). A taxometric investigation of suicide risk. Paper presentation at the annual meeting of the American Association of Suicidology, Atlanta, Georgia. †Joint first authorship.

9. *Blevins, C. A., Weathers, F. W., *Davis, M. T., Witte, T. K., & *Domino, J. D. (2014, November). The PTSD Checklist for DSM-5 (PCL-5): Overview of revisions and initial psychometric analyses. In A. Prins (Chair), Development and evaluation of the PCL-5, PC-PTSD-5, and CAPS-5. Symposium conducted at the annual meeting of the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies, Miami, Florida.

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10. *Diulio, A. R., *Cero, I., Witte, T. K., & Correia, C. J. (2014, February). Alcohol-related problems and life satisfaction predict motivation to change among mandated college students. In A. A. Dennhardt’s (Chair), Enhancing brief alcohol interventions using translational research and mechanisms of change approaches. Symposium conducted at American Psychological Association’s Collaborative Perspectives on Addiction Conference, Atlanta, Georgia.

11. *Cero, I., *Zuromski, K., Witte, T. K., Burkhart, B. (2013, April). Is the interpersonal-psychological theory of suicide interactive? In K. A. Van Orden (Chair), The role of social disconnection in suicide risk. Symposium conducted at the meeting of the American Association of Suicidology, Austin, Texas.

12. Witte, T. K., Correia, C. J., & Angarano, D. A. (2013, April). Experience with euthanasia as a risk factor for the acquired capability for suicide. In T. K. Witte (Chair), Developing fearlessness about death through repeated exposure to painful and provocative events. Symposium conducted at the meeting of the American Association of Suicidology, Austin, Texas.

13. Siegfried, N., Bartlett, M., Goodwin, N., Witte, T. K., Smith, A., Bodell, L., & Joiner, T. E. (2013, April). Suicidality over the course of treatment in clients with eating disorders. Paper presented at the meeting of the American Association of Suicidology, Austin, Texas.

14. *Davis, M. T., Witte, T. K., Weathers, F., & *Blevins, C. (2012, November). Trauma-related guilt, emotional numbing, and suicidal Ideation in trauma-exposed college students. In C. J. Bryan & K. Kanzler (Chairs), The role of guilt and shame in suicide risk. Symposium conducted at meeting of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapy, National Harbor, Maryland.

15. Siegfried, N., Bartlett, M., Goodwin, N., Bodell, L., Smith, A., & Witte, T. K. (2012, May). Suicidality over the course of treatment for eating disorders. Paper presentation at the annual International Conference on Eating Disorders, Austin, Texas.

16. Ribeiro, J. D., Witte, T. K., Van Orden, K. A., Selby, E. A., Gordon, K., Bender, T. W., & Joiner, T. E. (2012, April). Fearlessness about death: Four studies examining the factor structure, generalizability, and convergent and discriminant validity of the Acquired Capability for Suicide Scale. Paper presentation at the meeting of the American Association of Suicidology, Baltimore, MD.

17. Witte, T. K., Correia, C., Angarano, D. (2012, April). Exposure to and experience with euthanasia as a risk factor for suicidal behavior. Paper presentation at the Auburn University Research Week Faculty Forum, Auburn, Alabama.

18. Witte, T. K., Gould, M. S., Munfakh, J .L. H., Kleinman, M., Joiner, T. E., & Kalafat, J. (2011, April). The Use of Exploratory Factor Analysis and Confirmatory Factor Analysis with Categorical and/or non-normal data. In C. Bryan (Chair), Advancing suicide research through contemporary

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methodology and statistical analysis. Symposium conducted at meeting of the American Association of Suicidology, Portland, Oregon.

19. Witte, T.K., Gordon, K.A., Smith, P., & Van Orden, K. A. (2010, November). Stoicism and Sensation Seeking: Male Vulnerabilities for the Acquired Capability for Suicide. In T. K. Witte & T. E. Joiner (Chairs), New empirical tests of the interpersonal theory of suicide. Symposium conducted at meeting of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapy, San Francisco, California.

20. Witte, T. K., Smith, A., & Joiner, T. E. (2009, April). Affective lability and prenatal testosterone exposure as distal risk factors for the acquired capability for suicide. In K. Cukrowicz (Chair), Empirical tests of the interpersonal psychological theory of suicide. Symposium conducted at meeting of the American Association of Suicidology, San Francisco, California.

21. Witte, T. K., Smith, A., & Joiner, T. E. (2008, November). Affective lability as a distal risk factor for the acquired capability for suicide. In K.C. Cukrowicz (Chair), An overview and examination of the interpersonal psychological theory of suicide. Symposium conducted at meeting of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapy, Orlando, Florida.

22. Lee, J. K., Vernig, P. M., Keough, M. E., Rogge, R., Witte, T. K., Vernig, P.M. (2008, November). Supercharging research using internet-based data collection methods: Methodological and ethical challenges. Panel discussion presented at the 42nd annual Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapy Convention, Orlando, Florida.

23. Witte, T. K., & Joiner, T. E. (2008, April). A new look at old risk factors for suicide. Oral presentation at a Departmental Colloquium, Department of Psychology, Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida.

24. Gordon, K. H., Witte, T. K., Selby, E. W., Bender, T. W., Braithwaite, S., Anestis, M. A., Van Orden, K. A., & Joiner, T. E. (2007, November) The reinforcing properties of repeated self-injury. In M. J. Prinstein & M. K. Nock (Chairs), A closer look at functional models of nonsuicidal self-injury. Symposium conducted at meeting of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapy Convention, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

25. Franko, D. L., Holm-Denoma, J. M., Witte, T. K., Gordon, K. H., Herzog, D., Fichter, M., Quadflieg, N., & Joiner, T. E. (2007, May). Examining the link between anorexia nervosa and suicide. Paper presentation at meeting of the International Conference on Eating Disorders, Baltimore, Maryland.

26. Witte, T. K., Gould, M., Kalafat, J., Munfakh, J. L. H., & Kleinman, M. (2006, November). A factor analysis of indicators of suicide risk among suicide hotline callers. Paper presentation at meeting of the Society for Public Health Education, Boston, Massachusetts.

27. Witte, T. K., Fitzpatrick, K. K., Warren, K. L., & Schmidt, N. B. (2005, January). A sudden decision: Variability in suicidality in multiple, single, and non-suicide attempters. Paper presentation at the Society for Social Work and Research Convention, Miami, Florida.

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POSTER PRESENTATIONS (N = 45)

*Denotes student co-author 1. *Feiszli, K. R., *Cero, I. J., Witte, T. K., & Weathers, F. W. (2016, October).

Classic and complex posttraumatic stress disorder: A latent profile analysis. Poster accepted for presentation at the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapy, New York, New York.

2. *Williams, C., *Gauthier, J., & Witte, T. K. (2016, October). Explicit attitudes and implicit associations with suicide. Poster accepted for presentation at the meeting of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapy, New York, New York.

3. *Gauthier, J. M., *Messina, B., *Williams, C., Witte, T. K., & Correia, C. J. (2016, October). Incorporation of normative feedback into National Alcohol Screening Day: Feasibility, acceptability, and short-term impact on alcohol use and related behaviors. Poster accepted for presentation at the meeting of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapy, New York, New York.

4. *Zuromski, K. L., *Cero, I., & Witte, T. K. (2016, October). Do changes in insomnia precede changes in suicide ideation? A latent change model of community adults over a brief interval. Poster accepted for presentation at the meeting of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapy, New York, New York.

5. Kassem, A. M., Witte, T. K., Nett, R., & Carter, K. (2016, June). Attitudes of U.S. veterinarians toward mental illness – United States, 2014. Poster presented at annual meeting of the Epidemiology Congress of the Americas, Miami, Florida.

6. *Corbitt-Hall, D. J., *Gauthier, J. M., Troop-Gordon, W., & Witte, T. K. (2016, April). Friends helping friends: Factors predicting peer responses to suicidal content on Facebook. Poster presented at the meeting of the American Association of Suicidology, Chicago, Illinois.

7. *Cero, I., *Zuromski, K. L., Witte, T. K., *Fix, R. L., & Burkhart, B. (2016, April). Suicide ideation in juveniles with adjudicated sexual offenses: Tests of racial interactions in the Interpersonal-Psychological Theory. Poster presented at the meeting of the American Association of Suicidology, Chicago, Illinois.

8. *Williams, C., *Cero, I., & Witte, T. K. (2016, April). An exploratory factor analysis of the Stigma of Suicide Scale-Short Form. Poster presented at annual meeting of the American Association of Suicidology, Chicago, Illinois.

9. *Zuromski, K. L., *Cero, I., Witte, T. K., & Zeng, P. (2016, April). The quadratic relationship between body mass index and suicide ideation: A non-linear analysis of indirect effects. Poster presented at annual meeting of the American Association of Suicidology, Chicago, Illinois.

10. *Gauthier, J. M., *Williams, C., & Witte, T. K. (2016, April). An examination of the validity of the Life Attitudes Short-Form as a measure of suicide risk

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among college students. Poster presented at annual meeting of the American Association of Suicidology, Chicago, Illinois.

11. Forrest, L. N., Smith, A. R., Bodell, L. P., Witte, T. K., Siegfried, N., Bartlett, M., & Goodwin, N. (2016, May). The effects of eating disorder symptoms on suicidal ideation through thwarted belongingness and perceived burdensomeness among eating disorder patients. Poster presented at annual meeting of the International Conference on Eating Disorders, San Francisco, California.

12. *Messina, B. G., Witte, T. K., & Correia, C. J. (2015, November). Problematic non-medical use of prescription stimulants: The Prescription Stimulant Problem Index. Poster presented at annual meeting of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapy, Chicago, Illinois.

13. *Feiszli, K. R., Witte, T. K., & Weathers, F. W. (2015, November). Factor structure of the inventory of altered self-capacities in trauma-exposed college students. Poster presented at annual meeting of the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies, New Orleans, Louisiana.

14. *Gauthier, J. M., *Williams, C., Brush, A., & Witte, T. K. (2015, April). An analysis of national suicide prevention lifeline volunteers: Life experiences and impacts of training. Poster presented at annual meeting of the American Association of Suicidology, Atlanta, Georgia.

15. *Corbitt-Hall, D. J., *Gauthier, J. M., *Davis, M. T., & Witte, T. K. (2015, April). An investigation of college students’ interpretations of and responses to suicidal content in Facebook status updates. Poster presented at annual meeting of the American Association of Suicidology, Atlanta, Georgia.

16. *Gauthier, J. M., *Zuromski, K. L., *Diulio, A. R., & Witte, T. K. (2014, November). National Alcohol Screening Day: Motivational and symptomatic differences between attendees and non-attendees. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapy, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

17. Smith, A. R., Witte, T. K., Bodell, L., Goodwin, N., Siegfried, N., & Bartlett, M. (2014, October). Empirical tests of the interpersonal-psychological theory of suicidal behavior in an eating disorder sample. Poster be presented at the annual meeting of the Eating Disorders Research Society, San Diego, California.

18. Witte, T. K., Smith, A. R., Goodwin, N., Bodell, L., Siegfried, N., & Bartlett, M. (2014, October). Restrictive eating and the acquired capability for suicide. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Eating Disorders Research Society, San Diego, California.

19. *Davis, M. T., *Daniel, T. A., Witte, T. K., Willis, J. Z., Beyers, R. J., Wang, Y., Denney, Jr., T. S., Katz, J. S., Salibi, N., Deshpande, G. (2014, November). Demonstration and validation of a new MRI-safe pain tolerance device. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Neuroscience, Washington, D. C.

20. *Davis, M. T., Witte, T. K., Lee, D. J., Blevins, C. A., & Weathers, F. W.

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(2014, November). The role of posttraumatic stress disorder symptom clusters in the prediction of suicidal ideation. Poster presented at meeting of the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies, Miami, Florida.

21. *Diulio, A. R., *Cero, I., Witte, T. K., & Correia, C. J. (2014, November). Alcohol-related problems and life satisfaction predict motivation to change among mandated students. Poster presented at meeting of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapy, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

22. *Lee, D. J., Witte, T. K., Weathers, F. W., & Davis, M. T. (2014, November). Emotion regulation strategy use and posttraumatic stress disorder: Associations between multiple strategies and specific symptom clusters. Poster presented at meeting of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapy, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

23. *Cero, I., & Witte, T. K. (2013, November). Curvilinear interactions: Community service moderates the effect of perceived burdensomeness on suicide ideation. Poster presented at meeting of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapy, Nashville, Tennessee.

24. *Gauthier, J. M., *Zuromski, K. L., & Witte, T. K. (2013, November). Does the Interpersonal-Psychological Theory of Suicide Explain the Relationship between Alcohol Misuse and Suicidal Behavior? Poster presented at meeting of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapy, Nashville, Tennessee.

25. *Zuromski, K. L., *Gauthier, J. M., & Witte, T. K. (2013, November). Examining the role of restrictive eating within the framework of the interpersonal-psychological theory of suicide. Poster presented at meeting of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapy, Nashville, Tennessee.

26. *Davis, M. T., Witte, T. K., Blevins, C., & Weathers, F. W. (2013, November). Examining the relationship between PTSD and suicidal ideation with guidance from the interpersonal-psychological theory of suicide. Poster presented at meeting of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapy, Nashville, Tennessee.

27. *Diulio, A. R., *Gauthier, J. M., Witte, T. K., Correia, C. J., & Angarano, D. (2013, August). Alcohol use and harm among veterinary students. Poster presented at meeting of the American Psychological Association, Honolulu, Hawaii.

28. Garrepalli, N., Robinson, J., Witte, T. K., Deshpande, G. (2013, April). A meta-analytic framework for investigating differential biomarkers of functional and structural connectivity: Application to sex differences underlying suicide and depression. Proceedings of the International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine, 21, 3578.

29. *Zuromski, K. L., *Davis, M. T., Witte, T. K., *Blevins, C., & Weathers, F. W. (2013, April). Exploring the relationship between PTSD symptom clusters and the acquired capability for suicide. Poster presented at meeting of the American Association of Sucidology, Austin, Texas.

30. *Blevins, C. A., Weathers, F. W., Witte, T. K., & *Davis, M. T. (2012,

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November). The Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Checklist for DSM-5 (PCL-5): Preliminary psychometric analysis in trauma-exposed college students. Poster presented at meeting of the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies, Los Angeles, California.

31. *Diulio, A. R., *Gauthier, J. M., Witte, T. K., Correia, C. J., & Angarano, D. (2012, November). Associations among depressive symptoms, coping motives, and risk for alcohol related problems in veterinary students. Poster presented at meeting of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapy, National Harbor, Maryland.

32. *Gauthier, J. M., *Zuromski, K. L., Witte, T. K., Gitter, S. A., Gordon, K. A., Ribeiro, J., Anestis, M., & Joiner, T. E. (2012, November). The interpersonal theory of suicide and violent video games: The effect of exposure to virtual violence. Poster presented at meeting of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapy, National Harbor, Maryland.

33. *Cyperski, M., Shapiro, S., Burkhart, B., & Witte, T. K. (2012, October). Examining executive functioning in juvenile delinquents with a history of trauma exposure. Poster presented at the National Conference in Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, Lawrence, Kansas.

34. *Talbert, C. A., *Carter, B. H., Witte, T. K., Weathers, F. W., & Pruneau, G. (2011, November). Confirmatory factor analysis of the Detailed Assessment of Posttraumatic Stress (DAPS) in trauma-exposed college students. Poster presented at meeting of the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies, Baltimore, MD.

35. Witte, T.K., Gould, M.S., Munfakh, J.L.H., Kleinman, M., Joiner, T. E., & Kalafat, J. (2010, August). Assessing suicide risk among callers to crisis hotlines: A confirmatory factor analysis. Poster presented at meeting of the American Psychological Association, San Diego, California.

36. Witte, T.K., Timmons, K.A., Fink, E., Smith, A., & Joiner, T.E. (2008, November). Do major depressive disorder and dysthymic disorder confer differential risk for suicide. Poster presented at the meeting of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapy, Orlando, Florida.

37. Witte, T.K., & Joiner, T.E. (2007, November). Race and gender as moderators of perception of suicide risk. Poster presented at meeting of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapy, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

38. Witte, T.K., Bender, T.W., Gordon, K.H., Van Orden, K.A., & Joiner, T.E. (2006, November). Response style as a mediator of both depressive symptoms and pain tolerance. Poster presented at the meeting of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapy, Chicago, Illinois.

39. Witte, T.K., Fitzpatrick, K.K., Cribbet, M.R., Joiner, T.E., & Schmidt, N.B. (2005, November). Variability in suicidal ideation: A better predictor than intensity or duration of ideation? Poster presented at meeting of the Association for the Advancement of Behavior Therapy, Washington, D.C.

40. Witte, T.K., Merrill, K.A., Stellrecht, N., Bernert, R., Hollar, D.,

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Schatschneider, C., & Joiner, T.E. (2005, November). “Impulsive” suicide attempters are not all that impulsive. Poster presented at meeting of the Association for the Advancement of Behavior Therapy, Washington, D.C.

41. Van Orden, L.A., Lynam, M.E., Hollar, D., Witte, T.K., & Joiner, T.E. (2005, April). Perceived Burdensomeness as an Indicator of Suicidal Symptoms. Poster presented at meeting of the American Association of Suicidology, Denver, Colorado.

42. Fields, B., Shelby, R.A., Witte, T.K., Golden-Kreutz, D.M., Crespin, T.R., & Andersen, B.A. (2005, April). Examining the Maintenance of Cancer-Related PTSD Symptoms: A Study of neuroticism and post-surgery distress. Poster presented at meeting of the Society of Behavioral Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts.

43. Witte, T.K., Fitzpatrick, K.K., Warren, K.L., & Schmidt, N.B. (2004, July). A sudden decision: Variability in suicidality in multiple, single, and non-suicide attempters. Poster presented at meeting of the Society for Chaos Theory, Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

44. Witte, T.K., Fitzpatrick, K.K., Warren, K., & Schmidt, N.B. (2004, May). Longitudinal course of suicidal ideation among college-aged youth. Poster presented at meeting of the American Psychological Society, Chicago, Illinois.

45. Shelby, R.A., Witte, T.K., Golden-Kreutz, D.M., & Andersen, B.L. (2004, May). Anxiety sensitivity: Its relation to psychological symptoms in breast cancer patients. Poster presented at meeting of the American Psychological Society, Chicago, Illinois.

Teaching Experience Graduate Courses • Instructor, Clinical Research Methods and Ethics, Auburn University (Spring

2013, Spring 2014, Spring 2015, Spring 2016) • Instructor, Structural Equation Modeling for Applied Researchers, Auburn

University (Spring 2012, Spring 2013, Fall 2014) • Supervisor, Practicum in Clinical Psychology (Adult Therapy Vertical Team),

Auburn University (Fall 2010, Spring 2011, Summer 2011, Fall 2013, Spring 2014, Summer 2014, Fall 2015, Spring 2016, Summer 2016)

Undergraduate Courses • Instructor, Abnormal Psychology, Auburn University (Fall 2011 [2 sections],

Spring 2012, Summer 2013, Fall 2013, Summer 2015) • Supervisor, Supervised Research Experience, Auburn University, Spring

2011-present • Supervisor, Directed Individual Study, Florida State University, Spring 2006-

Spring 2009 • Lab Instructor, Experimental Psychology: Approaches to Behavior, Florida

State University (Fall 2005, Spring 2006)

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Master’s Thesis Committees • Lindsay Kramer, Auburn University, proposal defended Summer 2016 • Drew Bassett, Auburn University, thesis defended Summer 2016 • Madison Silverstein, Auburn University, thesis defended Fall 2015 • [Chaired] Caitlin Williams, Auburn University, thesis defended Fall 2015 • Kevin Feiszli, Auburn University, thesis defended Fall 2015 • Alexa Doerr, Auburn University, thesis defended Summer 2014 • [Chaired] Jami Gauthier, Auburn University, thesis defended Summer 2014 • Rebecca Allen, Auburn University, thesis defended Spring 2014 • [Chaired] Kelly Zuromski, Auburn University, thesis defended Spring 2014 • Danny Lee, Auburn University, thesis defended Summer 2013 • [Co-Chaired] Margaret Davis, Auburn University, thesis defended Summer

2013 • Nicole German, Auburn University, thesis defended Spring 2013 • Ashley Waters, Auburn University, thesis defended Summer 2012 Dissertation Committees • [Chaired] Ian Cero, Auburn University, proposal defended Summer 2016 • [Chaired] Jami Gauthier, Auburn University, dissertation defended Summer

2016 • [Chaired] Kelly Zuromski, Auburn University, dissertation defended Summer

2016 • [Outside Reader] Ranga Deshpande, Auburn University, dissertation

defended Summer 2016 • Bryan Messina, Auburn University, dissertation defended Summer 2016 • Daniel Lee, Auburn University, dissertation defended Spring 2016 • Nicole Dutta, Auburn University, dissertation defended Fall 2015 • Rebecca Fix, Auburn University, proposal defended Fall 2015 • [Co-chaired] Maggie Daniel, Auburn University, dissertation defended

Summer 2015 • Alex Daniel, Auburn University, dissertation defended Spring 2015 • Robb Bubb, Auburn University, proposal defended Fall 2014 • Jessica Domino, Auburn University, dissertation defended Summer 2014 • Mark Silvestri, Auburn University, dissertation defended Summer 2014 • Andrea Diulio, Auburn University, dissertation defended Summer 2014 • Christy Blevins, Auburn University, dissertation defended Summer 2013 • [Co-Chaired] Benjamin Carter, Auburn University, dissertation defended

Summer 2011 Qualifying Exam Committees • Kevin Feiszli, Auburn University, defended Spring 2016 • Tonya Filz, Auburn University, defended Fall 2015 • [Chaired] Jami Gauthier, Auburn University, defended Fall 2014

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• Bryan Messina, Auburn University, defended Fall 2014 • [Chaired] Kelly Zuromski, Auburn University, defended Fall 2014 • Margaret Davis, Auburn University, defended Fall 2013 • Nicole German, Auburn University, defended Spring 2013 • Andrea Diulio, Auburn University, defended Summer 2012 Major Area Paper Committees • [Chaired] Ian Cero, Auburn University, defended Spring 2016 • Ayanda Chakawa, Auburn University, defended Spring 2016 • Daniel Lee, Auburn University, defended Spring 2015 • Rebecca Fix, Auburn University, defended Spring 2014 Clinical Experience

Clinical Supervisor (2010-2011; 2013-2014; 2015-2016), Auburn University Psychological Services Center, Auburn Alabama Agency Type: University-based, outpatient community mental health clinic. Populations served: Adults from the Auburn community. Due to an inexpensive sliding scale, the clinic serves a relatively low SES population. Students comprise less than half of the patient population. Job Description: Provided supervision for outpatient psychotherapy using empirically supported treatments. On average, I supervise 4-6 graduate students in clinical psychology, each of whom has a caseload of 3-4 individual therapy clients, presenting with a range of psychopathology. Psychology Resident (July 2009-July 2010), Brown University Clinical Psychology Consortium, Providence, Rhode Island. Agency Types: Psychiatric partial hospital (Butler Hospital), inpatient psychiatric hospital (Rhode Island Hospital), children’s psychiatric hospital (Bradley Hospital), and outpatient long-term therapy (Butler Hospital). Populations served: Adults and children from the Providence community and outlying areas. Job description: Group and individual Dialectical Behavior Therapy; participation in the multidisciplinary treatment of psychiatric inpatients (group, individual, and family therapy); participation in the multidisciplinary treatment team of children with developmental disabilities; and long-term Cognitive Behavioral Therapy with outpatients. Supervisors: Ellen Costello, Ph.D.; Jeffrey Wincze, Ph.D.; Gabor Keitner, M.D.; Elizabeth Didie, Ph.D.; Lauren Weinstock, Ph.D; Barbara Tylenda, Ph.D.; Christopher Borden, Ph.D; Karyn Blane, Ph.D; Stephen Sheinkopf, Ph.D.; and Rowland Barrett, Ph.D. Psychological Trainee (April 2007-April 2008), Tallahassee Memorial Hospital Behavioral Health Center, Tallahassee, Florida.

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Agency Type: 3-unit inpatient psychiatric hospital serving the Tallahassee area. Populations served: Children, adolescents, adults, and geriatric patients committed either voluntarily or involuntarily. Job Description: Conducted inpatient assessments (including neuropsychological, IQ, psychiatric symptoms, and projective assessments) for children, adolescents, and adults (including geriatric). Also attended weekly DBT team meeting. 5 hours per week. Supervisor: Larry Kubiak, Ph.D.

Crisis Hotline Monitor (March 2006-December 2006), Tallahassee, Florida (project based out of Rutgers, University in Piscataway, New Jersey). Agency Type: University-based research project. Research assistant for national crisis hotline monitoring project. Populations served: Callers to the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline. Job Description: Remotely monitored calls to 18 consenting crisis centers that are part of the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline. Instructed to contact hotline supervisor in the case of a clear and imminent threat of harm to the caller (or someone with whom the caller has contact) that does not appear to have been responded to by the crisis worker. 3 hours per week. Supervisor: John Kalafat, Ph.D.

Psychological Trainee (August 2005-May 2007), Florida State University Psychology Clinic, Tallahassee, Florida. Agency Type: University-based, outpatient community mental health clinic. Populations served: Adults from the Tallahassee community. Due to an inexpensive sliding scale, the Clinic serves a relatively low SES population. Students comprise less than half of the patient population. Job Description: Provided outpatient psychotherapy using empirically supported treatments; conducted screening interviews to determine type of services needed; handled phone and walk-in emergencies; conducted ADHD, diagnostic, and psycho-educational assessments; attended weekly didactic seminar. 20 hours per week.

Individual Therapy: Maintained a caseload of 5 individual therapy clients with a wide range of psychopathology, including serious and persistent mental illness. Assessments: Conducted comprehensive assessments to test for learning difficulties and ADHD in adults.

Supervisors: Donald Kerr, Ph.D.; Thomas Joiner, Jr., Ph.D.; & Norman B. Schmidt, Ph.D.

Staff Psychotherapist (August 2005-August 2006), Arthur G. Dozier School for Boys, Marianna, Florida. Agency Type: High-risk residential commitment facility.

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Population Served: Males age 12-20 who were committed by the court. The population consists of Florida’s most serious, chronic male, juvenile offenders. Job Description: Provide individual psychotherapy and conduct diagnostic and psychoeducational assessments. 10 hours per week. Individual Therapy: Maintained a caseload of 4 individual therapy clients. Used cognitive and behavioral strategies to address a variety of behavioral problems and psychological disorders. Also used general problem-solving techniques as well as motivational interviewing. Assessment: Conducted 1 assessment per week to assess for intellectual functioning, Axis I psychopathology, and personality tendencies. Supervisor: Monica Watkins-Clay, Ph.D.

Applied Behavioral Analysis Therapist (January 2003-August 2003). In-home therapist, Columbus, Ohio. Agency Type: Independent Medicaid-funded provider of Applied Behavioral Analysis Population served: Seven-year-old boy diagnosed with Asperger’s disorder Job Description: Used Applied Behavior Analysis in the treatment of a seven-year-old with Asperger’s disorder. Received training and participated in monthly case meetings related to the development of behavioral interventions. Implemented behavior programs targeting enuresis and encopresis as well as other disruptive and externalizing behaviors. 9 hours per week. Supervisor: Michael Wolf, M.A.

Telephone Counselor (September 2001-June 2004) Suicide Prevention Services, Columbus, Ohio. Agency Type: 24-hour crisis hotline located in a community mental health center. Populations served: Teens, adults, and older adults currently in crisis. This center was linked with the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline. Job Description: Used a crisis intervention model to counsel a wide range of callers, including mentally ill clients, rape victims, and domestic violence victims. Member of Leadership Council and speaker’s bureau. Trained new volunteers, which included leading a small group, role-playing, and making a presentation about crisis intervention to the large group. Over 600 hours of service. Supervisor: Mary Brennan-Hofmann, M.A.

Workshops Attended Tailoring the Treatment to the Individual Patient: Evidence Based Relationships, Auburn University, September 2012

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Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging fMRI Visiting Fellowship Program, Charlestown, Massachusetts, March 2011 Rorschach Workshop, Florida Psychological Association, Tallahassee, Florida, April 2008 Dialectical Behavior Therapy Workshop, Florida Psychological Association, Tallahassee, Florida, April 2008 WAIS-IV Workshop, Florida Psychological Association, Tallahassee, Florida, February 2008 Reviewing Activities for Grant Agencies VA Merit Review Study Section: Mental Health and Behavioral Science (2015) Reviewing Activities for Journals Ad hoc reviewer: Journal of Anxiety Disorders, Body Image, Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease, Journal of Personality, Irish Journal of Psychological Medicine, Journal of Occupational Health Psychology, Assessment, Journal of Research in Personality, Suicide and Life Threatening Behavior, Journal of Abnormal Psychology, Psychiatry Research, Assessment, Behaviour Research and Therapy, Social Science and Medicine, Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, Journal of Clinical Psychology, Psychiatry Research, American Journal of Psychiatry, BMC Psychiatry, Lancet Psychiatry, Journal of School Violence Reviewer for the Association for Psychological Science Student Caucus Student Grant Competition (2008) Senior Reviewer for the Association for Psychological Science RISE-UP (Research on Socially and Economically Underrepresented Populations) Research Award (2008) Relevant Leadership, Committees, and Service University Senator, Auburn University, 2015-present Research Annual Review Criteria Committee (Chair), Auburn University Department of Psychology, 2015-present Colloquium Committee (Chair), Auburn University Department of Psychology, 2015-present Website and Social Media Committee, Auburn University Department of Psychology, 2015-present Annual Review Committee (non-tenured representative), Auburn University Department of Psychology, 2014

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Search Committee for Assistant Professor in Clinical Psychology Position, 2013-2014 Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapy, Social Networking Media Committee, February 2014-present American Psychological Association, Division 12 (Society of Clinical Psychology), Membership Committee, June 2011-present Auburn University, College of Liberal Arts Research Culture Committee, September 2011-present Auburn University, Graduate Scholars Forum, Faculty Judge, 2011 & 2012 Auburn University, Psychology Department Research Festival Committee Member, 2010-2014 (Chair as of 2012) Auburn University, Clinical Psychology Psychopathology Course Curriculum Member, 2010 Auburn University, Psychology Department Workload Committee Member 2010 Brown University, Clinical Psychology Internship Admissions Committee, Student Representative, 2009-2010. Florida State University, Graduate Policy Psychology Sub-committee, Student Representative, 2009-2010. Speaker for Tallahassee National Alliance for Mental Illness, Recognizing Suicide Risk, September 9, 2008. Florida State University, Psychology Department Research Participation Committee, Student Representative, 2007-2009 Florida State University, Clinical Psychology Graduate Student Representative, 2005-2009. Interview Weekend Committee, Florida State University, 2005. Professional and Honor Societies American Psychological Association Division 12 (Member) 2011-present Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapy (Member) 2005-present Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society (Member) 2004-present References Thomas Joiner, Jr., Ph.D. The Bright-Burton Professor & Distinguished Research Professor Department of Psychology Florida State University Box 3064301 Tallahassee, FL 32306-4301 Voice: 850-644-1454 E-mail: joiner@psy.fsu.edu Christopher Correia, PhD Professor Department of Psychology

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Auburn University 226 Thach Hall Auburn, AL 36849-5214 Voice: 334-844-6480 E-mail: correcj@auburn.edu Frank Weathers, Ph.D. Professor Department of Psychology Auburn University 226 Thach Hall Auburn, AL 36849-5214 Voice: 334-844-6495 Email: weathfw@auburn.edu