Kristy E. Benoit EDUCATION

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1 Kristy E. Benoit Child Study Center Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University 460 Turner Street, Suite 207 Blacksburg, VA Phone: (540) Fax: (540) EDUCATION Virginia Tech Summer Present Blacksburg, VA Doctoral candidate in Clinical Psychology (Expected Spring 2013) Dissertation Title - Interpretation bias in anxious mothers and their children: Can interpretation modification affect the intergenerational transmission of anxiety? o Proposed: November 2010 o Data collection started: October 2011 Advisor: Thomas H. Ollendick, Ph.D. Virginia Tech Fall Spring 2009 Blacksburg, VA Master of Science degree in Clinical Psychology Thesis Title - The relationship between parenting style and childhood anxiety in an ethnically diverse South African sample Advisor: Thomas H. Ollendick, Ph.D. Harvard University Fall Spring 2004 Cambridge, MA Bachelor of Arts degree with high honors in Psychology, magna cum laude Certificate in the Mind/Brain/Behavior program, specializing in psychopathology Honors Thesis Title - Selective attention to threatening facial expressions in childhood anxiety Advisor: Richard J. McNally, Ph.D. Macquarie University Study Abroad Program Spring 2003 Sydney, Australia Combined a semester of university studies with honors thesis research Advisor: Ronald M. Rapee, Ph.D. AWARDS AND HONORS American Psychological Foundation Council of Graduate Departments of Psychology (APF/COGDOP) 2011 Fall 2011 Ruth G. and Joseph D. Matarazzo Scholarship - $3000 Virginia Tech Department of Psychology Graduate Travel Fund Awards - $500 each Fall 2011, Fall 2010, and Spring 2010

2 Kristy E. Benoit 2 Clinical Psychology Research Fair Poster Award - $150 Spring 2010 Clinical Child Research Fund Awards - $500 each Fall 2008 and Spring 2008 American Psychological Association Division 1 Society for General Psychology Spring 2011 Finalist for the Anne Anastasi Graduate Student Research Award Virginia Tech College of Science Spring 2011 Roundtable Make-a-Difference Scholarship for Graduate Study to enable a graduate student to make a difference to the College of Science and the world outside the university through their research - $5000 Virginia Tech Graduate Student Assembly Graduate Research Development Program Award - $600 Spring 2011 Graduate Travel Fund Awards - $450, $350, and $200 Fall 2010, Fall 2009, and Spring 2009 First Place Research Poster in the Social Sciences Spring 2008 Category at the 24 th Annual Research Symposium - $250 Society for a Science of Clinical Psychology Fall 2010 Dissertation Grant Award - $500 Virginia Tech Chapter of Sigma Xi Spring 2009 Graduate Award for Master s Degree Candidates - $1500 Virginia Tech Dean s Forum on Health and Nutrition Fall 2007 Honorable mention for research poster Harvard University Harvard College Scholarship 2001, 2002, and 2004 John Harvard Scholarship 2003 Harvard College Research Program Grant - $1750 Summer 2003 Radcliffe Traveling Fellowship - $3500 Summer 2002 GRANT ACTIVITY Modification of Interpretation Bias for Intergenerational Anxiety Transmission Agency: National Institute of Mental Health (R21 mechanism) Principal Investigator: Thomas H. Ollendick, Ph.D. Role on Project: Graduate Research Assistant and Project Director Impact score = 13 (1st %), to be funded from January 2012 to January 2014 Dollar Amount = $400,478 PUBLICATIONS Ollendick, T. H. & Benoit, K. E. (In press). A parent-child interactional model of social anxiety disorder in youth. Clinical Child and Family Psychology Review.

3 Kristy E. Benoit 3 Ollendick, T. H., Allen, B., Benoit, K. E., & Cowart, M. W. (2011). The tripartite model of fear in phobic children: Assessing concordance and discordance using the behavioral approach test. Behavior Research and Therapy, 49, Costa, N. M., Benoit, K. E., & Ollendick, T. H. (2010). Interpersonal issues in treating children and adolescents. In L. Horowitz & S. Strack (Eds.), Handbook of interpersonal psychology: Theory, research, assessment, and therapeutic interventions (pp ). West Sussex, England: John Wiley & Sons. Ollendick, T. H., Costa, N. M., & Benoit, K. E. (2010). Interpersonal processes and the anxiety disorders of childhood. In G. Beck (Ed.), Interpersonal processes in the anxiety disorders: Implications for understanding psychopathology and treatment (pp ). Washington, DC: American Psychological Association. Benoit, K. E., McNally, R. J., Rapee, R. M., Gamble, A. L., & Wiseman, A. L. (2007). Processing of emotional faces in children and adolescents with anxiety disorders. Behaviour Change, 24, Under Review: Benoit, K. E., Ollendick, T. H., Loxton, H., & Muris. P. (Under review). The relationship between parenting style and childhood anxiety in an ethnically diverse South African sample. Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology. In preparation: Benoit, K. E., Allen, B., Cowart, M. W., & Ollendick, T. H. (In prep). Concordance and synchrony as predictors of treatment outcome in clinically phobic children. Benoit, K. E., Costa, N. M., & Ollendick, T. H. (In prep). Interpersonal difficulties in children with anxiety disorders, externalizing disorders, and their comorbid conditions. Benoit, K. E., Lewis, K. M., Halldorsdottir, T., Milliner, E, & Ollendick, T. H. (In prep). The intergenerational transmission of anxiety: Findings from a study of clinically phobic children. Benoit, K. E., Lewis. K. M., & Jones, Russell T. (In prep). Anxiety in African American youth: Cultural protective factors. Benoit, K. E., & Ollendick, T. H. (In prep). Interpersonal processes in the development of childhood anxiety: The role of temperament, emotion regulation, parenting, and peer rejection. Fraire, M. G., Benoit, K. E., Austin, K. E., Canavera, K. E., Milliner, E., Cowart, M. W., & Ollendick, T. H. (In prep). The moderating role of parenting variables in the treatment of children with specific phobias.

4 Kristy E. Benoit 4 PROFESSIONAL PRESENTATIONS Oral Presentations Benoit, K. E., Lewis, K. L., & Fraire, M. G. (November, 2011). Exciting new projects underway at the Child Study Center. Oral presentation presented at the Child and Adolescent Anxiety Special Interest Group Preconference Meeting at the 45 th annual meeting of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Toronto, Canada. Benoit, K. E., & Ollendick, T. H. (March, 2011). The intergenerational transmission of anxiety: Findings from a study of clinically phobic children. Oral presentation presented at the 31 st annual meeting of the Anxiety Disorders Association of America, New Orleans, LA. Conference Symposia (Chair/Co-Chair) Benoit, K. E. (April, 2012). Novel applications of interpretation bias modification across development and internalizing disorders. Symposium to be presented at the 32 nd annual meeting of the Anxiety Disorders Association of America, Arlington, VA. Benoit, K. E. (November, 2011). Exploration of the relationship between physiological arousal and treatment outcome in anxiety disorders. Symposium presented at the 45 th annual meeting of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Toronto, Canada. Benoit, K. E. (September, 2011). Interpretation bias in anxious children: New directions in etiology, development, and treatment. Symposium presented at the 41 st annual congress of the European Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Reykjavik, Iceland. Halldorsdottir, T. & Benoit, K. E. (September, 2011). Evidence-based treatment: Issues of dissemination across countries. Symposium presented at the 41 st annual congress of the European Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Reykjavik, Iceland. Benoit, K. E. (November, 2010). New directions in the study of attentional biases to threat in anxious youth and adults. Symposium presented at the 44 th annual meeting of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, San Francisco, CA. Ollendick, T. H., & Benoit, K. E. (March, 2010). The role of psychophysiology in the understanding and assessment of childhood anxiety disorders. Symposium presented at the 30 th annual meeting of the Anxiety Disorders Association of America, Baltimore, MD. Benoit, K. E., & Ollendick, T. H. (November, 2009). The role of peer relationships in the psychopathology and treatment of emotional and behavioral disorders in youth. Symposium presented at the 43 rd annual meeting of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, New York City, NY.

5 Kristy E. Benoit 5 Conference Symposia (Presenter) Benoit, K. E., & Ollendick, T. H. (April, 2012). Can interpretation bias modification affect the intergenerational transmission of anxiety? Preliminary results from a feasibility study. In K. E. Benoit (Chair), Novel applications of interpretation bias modification across development and internalizing disorders. Symposium to be presented at the 32 nd annual meeting of the Anxiety Disorders Association of America, Arlington, VA. Benoit, K. E., Allen, B., Cowart, M. W., & Ollendick, T. H. (November, 2011). Concordance and synchrony as predictors of treatment outcome in clinically phobic children. In K. E. Benoit (Chair), Exploration of the relationship between physiological arousal and treatment outcome in anxiety disorders. Symposium presented at the 45 th annual meeting of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Toronto, Canada. Benoit, K. E., & Ollendick, T. H. (September, 2011). Can interpretation bias modification affect the intergenerational transmission of anxiety? Preliminary results from a feasibility study. In K. E. Benoit (Chair), Interpretation bias in anxious children: New directions in etiology, development, and treatment. Symposium presented at the 41 st annual congress of the European Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Reykjavik, Iceland. Benoit, K. E., Ollendick, T. H., Loxton, H., and Muris, P. (November, 2010). The relationship between parenting style and childhood anxiety in an ethnically diverse South African sample. In K. M. Lewis and T. H. Ollendick (Co-chairs), All in the Family: Exploration of parenting practices and their relation to internalizing symptoms in children and adolescents across cultures. Symposium presented at the 44 th annual meeting of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, San Francisco, CA. Benoit, K.E., Cowart, M. W., Allen, B., & Ollendick, T. H. (March, 2010). The tripartite model of fear in phobic children: Assessing concordance and discordance using the behavioral approach test. In T. H. Ollendick & K. E. Benoit (Co-chairs), The role of psychophysiology in the understanding and assessment of childhood anxiety disorders. Symposium presented at the 30 th annual meeting of the Anxiety Disorders Association of America, Baltimore, MD. Poster Presentations Benoit, K.E., & Ollendick, T. H. (June, 2010). The differential importance of peer and family dysfunction in children with social phobia or generalized anxiety disorder. Poster presented at the 6 th World Congress of Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Boston, MA. Benoit, K. E., & Ollendick, T. H. (March, 2010). Do behavior, cognitions, and physiology differentially predict treatment outcome in concordant and discordant groups? Poster presented at the 30 th annual meeting of the Anxiety Disorders Association of America, Baltimore, MD. Benoit, K. E., Anderson, S. R., & Ollendick, T. H. (November, 2009). Anxiety as a moderator of the relationship between the functions and forms of childhood aggression: Does the effect differ by gender, age, and clinical status? Poster presented at the 43 rd annual meeting of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, New York City, NY.

6 Kristy E. Benoit 6 Benoit, K. E., Ollendick, T. H., Loxton, H., & Muris, P. (November, 2009). Maternal control, maternal rejection, and anxiety in ethnically diverse South African children. Poster presented at the 43 rd annual meeting of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, New York City, NY. Patriquin, M. A., Scarpa, A., & Benoit, K. E. (October, 2009). Vagal reactivity to stress in sexually revictimized women. Poster presented at the 49 th annual meeting of the Society for Psychophysiological Research, Berlin, Germany. Benoit, K. E., & Ollendick, T. H. (March, 2009). Anxiety as a moderator of the relationship between the functions and forms of childhood aggression. Poster presented at the 25 th annual Virginia Tech Graduate Student Assembly Research Symposium, Blacksburg, VA. Benoit, K. E., & Ollendick, T. H. (March, 2009). Heart rate and heart rate variability as predictors of treatment response in phobic children. Poster presented at the 29 th annual meeting of the Anxiety Disorders Association of America, Santa Ana Pueblo, NM. Benoit, K. E., & Ollendick, T. H. (March, 2009). The relationship between parenting style and childhood anxiety in an ethnically diverse South African sample. Poster presented at the 29 th annual meeting of the Anxiety Disorders Association of America, Santa Ana Pueblo, NM. Benoit, K. E., Costa, N. M., & Ollendick, T. H. (November, 2008). Interpersonal difficulties in children with anxiety disorders, externalizing disorders, and their comorbid conditions. Poster presented at the 42 nd annual meeting of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Orlando, FL. Benoit, K. E., Raishevich, N., Canavera, K. E., Anderson, S. R., Lewis, K. M., & Ollendick, T. H. (November, 2008). Maternal efficacy as a moderator of the relationship between maternal overprotection and child anxiety: Does the effect differ by age and gender? Poster presented at the 42 nd annual meeting of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Orlando, FL. Lewis, K. M., Benoit, K.E., & Ollendick, T.H. (November, 2008). Predictors of childhood anxiety: The role of birth order and parenting style in child anxiety. Poster presented at the 42 nd annual meeting of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Orlando, FL. Raishevich, N., Benoit, K. E., & Ollendick, T. H. (November, 2008). The relationship among phobias, family environment, and internalizing symptoms in children: An examination of maternal and paternal reports of family environment. Poster presented at the 42 nd annual meeting of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Orlando, FL. Raishevich, N., Benoit, K. E., & Ollendick, T. H. (November, 2008). The relationship between childhood aggression and teacher-reported social problems: The moderating role of family environment. Poster presented at the 42 nd annual meeting of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Orlando, FL. Benoit, K. E., Wolff, J. C., Costa, N. M., & Ollendick, T. H. (March, 2008). Peer difficulties in children with anxiety disorders, externalizing disorders, and comorbid conditions. Poster presented at the 24 th annual Virginia Tech Graduate Student Assembly Research Symposium, Blacksburg, VA.

7 Kristy E. Benoit 7 Anderson, S. R., Benoit, K. E., Lewis, K. M., Noguchi, R. J. P., & Ollendick, T. H. (March, 2008). When body mass index moderates the relationship between self-concept and anxiety among phobic children. Poster presented at the 28 th annual meeting of the Anxiety Disorders Association of America, Savannah, GA. Benoit, K. E., Raishevich, N., Canavara, K. E., Anderson, S. R., & Ollendick, T. H. (March, 2008). Parental efficacy as a moderator of the relationship between parental overprotection and child anxiety. Poster presented at the 28 th annual meeting of the Anxiety Disorders Association of America, Savannah, GA. Raishevich, N., Benoit, K. E., & Ollendick, T. H. (March, 2008). The relationship among specific phobias, family factors, and internalizing symptoms in a child and adolescent clinic-referred sample. Poster presented at the 28 th annual meeting of the Anxiety Disorders Association of America, Savannah, GA. Anderson, S. R., Benoit, K. E., Lewis, K. M., Noguchi, R. J. P., & Ollendick, T. H. (November, 2007). Body mass index, self-concept, and anxiety among phobic children. Poster presented at the Virginia Tech Dean s Forum on Health, Food, and Nutrition, Blacksburg, VA. RESEARCH EXPERIENCE Graduate Research Assistant Spring Present Work as an assessor and therapist on an NIMH-funded R01 treatment outcome study of childhood specific phobias Extract and analyze psychophysiological data Code therapy sessions for therapist adherence and competence for this and an earlier NIMHfunded R01 treatment outcome study of childhood specific phobias Conduct reliability checks on ADIS administrations Supervisor: Thomas H. Ollendick, Ph.D. Graduate Research Assistant Fall Present Work as an assessor and therapist on an NIMH-funded R01 treatment outcome study of children with oppositional defiant disorder (ODD) Supervisors: Thomas H. Ollendick, Ph.D. and Ross W. Greene, Ph.D. Research Assistant Summer 2009 Worked as an assessor on the ADHD and Anxiety Project Coded therapy sessions for therapist adherence and competence Supervisors: Matthew A. Jarrett, Ph.D. and Thomas H. Ollendick, Ph.D. Research Assistant Spring 2003 Macquarie University Anxiety Research Unit, Sydney, Australia Coded research participant speeches for signs of anxiety in a study of social phobia

8 Kristy E. Benoit 8 Supervisor: Ronald M. Rapee, Ph.D. Research Assistant Fall Spring 2002 Harvard University, Cambridge, MA Scheduled and ran subjects in various computer tasks relating to memory Generated stimuli and analyzed data Learned fmri scanning techniques at Massachusetts General Hospital Supervisor: Jason P. Mitchell, Ph.D. CLINICAL EXPERIENCE Graduate Assessor Fall Present Work as an assessor on my dissertation project, which involves the administration of semistructured interviews (ADIS-IV and ADIS C/P), computer tasks, various self-reports, parentchild interaction tasks, behavioral approach tests, and a speech task, as well as the collection of psychophysiological data Participate in weekly case management meetings Supervisor: Thomas H. Ollendick, Ph.D. Graduate Assessor and Clinician Spring Present Work as an assessor on an NIMH-funded R01 treatment outcome study of childhood specific phobias, which involves the administration of semi-structured interviews (ADIS C/P), computer tasks, various self-reports, parent-child interaction tasks, and behavioral approach tests, as well as the collection of psychophysiological data Participate in weekly case management meetings Serve as a therapist on this project, receiving training and supervision in both the child and parent components of One-Session Treatment (OST), a cognitive-behavioral intervention Supervisor: Thomas H. Ollendick, Ph.D. Graduate Assessor and Clinician Fall Present Work as an assessor on an NIMH-funded R01 treatment outcome study of children with oppositional defiant disorder (ODD), which involves the administration of semi-structured (ADIS C/P) and structured (DISC) interviews, computer tasks, various self-reports, parent-child interaction tasks, and vocabulary tests Participate in weekly case management meetings Serve as a therapist on this project, receiving training and supervision in Parent Management Training (PMT) and Collaborative Problem Solving (CPS) Supervisors: Thomas H. Ollendick, Ph.D. and Ross W. Greene, Ph.D. Graduate Assessor and Clinician Fall Fall 2010 Virginia Tech Psychological Services Center, Blacksburg, VA Assessed and treated children, adolescents, and adults in individual, group, and family therapy formats, with a focus on anxiety, trauma, and depression

9 Kristy E. Benoit 9 Administered intelligence, memory, and achievement tests, computerized tasks, semi-structured interviews, and self-report questionnaires to children, adolescents, and adults Wrote comprehensive psycho-educational assessment reports Participated in weekly case reviews and treatment planning meetings Supervised a second year clinical Ph.D. student on child and family cases o Offered both individual and live supervision Supervisors: Lee D. Cooper, Ph.D., George A. Clum, Ph.D., Russell T. Jones, Ph.D., and Maria J. W. Cowart, Ph.D. Psychology Extern Summer 2009 Carilion Hospital, Roanoke, VA Conducted individual, group, and family therapy, as well as assessments, on a child and adolescent inpatient psychiatric unit Participated in daily rounds and various milieu groups Aided in multidisciplinary consultations for the Family Assessment Planning Team at the Department of Social Services Supervisors: Daniel F. Shreeve, M.D., Ph.D., Nicole Searfoss, Psy.D., and Ashley Lenker, LCSW Assessor Summer Spring 2009 Administered semi-structured interviews (ADIS C/P) for the ADHD and Anxiety Project Participated in case management meetings Supervisors: Thomas H. Ollendick, Ph.D. and Matthew A. Jarrett, Ph.D. Consumer Advocate Fall Fall 2007 Canadian Mental Health Association, Fort McMurray, AB, Canada Supported and advocated for individuals with severe and chronic mental illness on an inpatient and outpatient basis in areas such as housing, financial assistance, employment, social skills, health care, and legal issues Directed a transitional housing unit for four men with mental illness, which entailed screening applicants, managing landlord and tenancy issues, aiding in daily life skills, mediating disputes, and facilitating monthly meetings Led a weekly woodworking class for individuals with mental illness Counseled mental health inpatients with regards to their rights under the Mental Health Act Youth Worker Fall Spring 2007 McMan Youth Treatment Center, Fort McMurray, AB, Canada Worked with youth aged in this residential treatment facility to determine goals and monitor progress Helped youth with daily life skills and aided in the implementation of behavioral programming Organized social programming and anger management group sessions Volunteer Summer 2002 Yaba Psychiatric Hospital, Lagos, Nigeria Scored MMPI s

10 Kristy E. Benoit 10 Took part in group therapy sessions Volunteer Fall Spring 2002 Transition House, Cambridge, MA Organized play activities and cared for children in this domestic violence shelter Gave support to residents SPECIALIZED CLINICAL TRAINING Assessment and Treatment of Pediatric Obsessive Compulsive Disorder Spring 2011 Ella Milliner, Psy.D. Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Fall 2010 Virginia Tech Department of Psychology, Blacksburg, VA Rochelle Hanson, Ph.D. Cognitive Therapy Workshop Summer 2010 Beck Institute, Bala Cynwyd, PA Judith Beck, Ph.D., Leslie Sokol, Ph.D., and Torrey Creed, Ph.D. Collaborative Problem Solving Spring 2009 Community Services Board, Blacksburg, VA Ross W. Greene, Ph.D. TEACHING EXPERIENCE Instructor of Record Fall Spring 2011 Virginia Tech Department of Psychology, Blacksburg, VA Taught a 3000-level undergraduate course in Abnormal Psychology (2 times) Teacher Summer 2002 Lagos Prison System, Lagos, Nigeria Created lesson plans and taught high school science at a maximum security male prison and high school English and math at a medium security female prison EDITORIAL ACTIVITIES Ad hoc reviewer, Journal of Family Psychology Ad hoc reviewer, Clinical Child and Family Psychology Review Ad hoc reviewer, Behavior Therapy Summer Present Summer Present Fall Present PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS American Psychological Association (APA) American Psychological Association Division 53 - Society of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology

11 Kristy E. Benoit 11 American Psychological Association of Graduate Students (APAGS) Anxiety Disorders Association of America (ADAA) Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies (ABCT) Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies - Child and Adolescent Anxiety Special Interest Group Association for Psychological Science (APS) Sigma Xi, National Research Honor Society Society for a Science of Clinical Psychology (SSCP) PROFESSIONAL SERVICE Society for a Science of Clinical Psychology Student Representative to the Board Term to begin Spring 2012 Student Listserv Facilitator Spring Present Virginia Tech Clinical Psychology Ph.D. Program Fall Spring 2011 Graduate Student Representative o Member of a student/faculty subcommittee that implemented the department s first mentor feedback program o Advocated for professional development opportunities for students o Organized a research forum on grant writing o Designed a feedback form in order to give student presenters in the department s monthly research forum more constructive feedback for future professional presentations o Organized a panel discussion with female faculty on work/life balance issues American Psychological Association Invited APAGS representative at APA s Education Leadership Conference Fall 2010 REFERENCES Thomas H. Ollendick, Ph.D. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Department of Psychology 460 Turner Street, Suite 207 Blacksburg, VA tho@vt.edu George Clum, Ph.D. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Department of Psychology (0436) 317 Williams Hall Blackburg, VA gclum@vt.edu

12 Kristy E. Benoit 12 Ross W. Green, Ph.D. Harvard Medical School Department of Psychiatry P.O. Box Chestnut Hill, MA Lee Cooper, Ph.D. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Department of Psychology 3110 Prices Fork Road Blacksburg, VA