Sarah M. Wilson. CURRICULUM VITAE August 2013

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1 CONTACT: Address CURRICULUM VITAE August 2013 Sarah M. Wilson Duke University Department of Psychology and Neuroscience Box Durham, NC Phone (919) EDUCATION: 2009-present Duke University, Department of Psychology & Neuroscience M.A. Clinical Psychology, May 2012 Major Area Paper: Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in sub-saharan Africa: A Critical Review; defense date April 4, 2012 PhD Candidate, Clinical Psychology Dissertation: Psychological Sequelae of Obstetric Fistula in Tanzanian Women; anticipated defense date May Stanford University, Stanford, California B.A., Major in Psychology, Major in Drama with Honors Thesis: Not a real boy: Blackface statues and puppets in Chapel Hill, NC, HONORS: 2008 Special Contribution Award, Durham Veterans Affairs Medical Center Research Service 2006 Female Salutatorian of the Black Graduating Class, Stanford University 2006 Phi Beta Kappa, Beta Chapter (Stanford University) 2006 Psi Chi, the National Psychology Honor Society (Stanford University) 2006 Honors in Drama, Stanford University 2006 Evelyn Draper Prize for Performing, Stanford University President s Scholar, Stanford University Dean s Award for Academic Excellence, Stanford University 2002 Martin Luther King Keeper of the Dream Award, North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics Awardee, attendance to the North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics GRANTS & FELLOWSHIPS: September 2013 to present R21 Development of mental health treatment for obstetric fistula patients; in 02/2013 scored by NICHD at 11 (2 percentile), currently awaiting Notice of Grant Award Role: Doctoral Scholar Assisted Melissa H. Watt (Principal Investigator) to create and submit grant proposal. Significantly contributed to research design, including specific contributions to theoretical underpinning and generation of study hypotheses.

2 Sarah M. Wilson Curriculum Vitae 2 March 2011 to present Doctoral Scholar Fellowship Duke Global Health Institute Role: Fellowship Awardee Awarded PhD student fellowship for ongoing work in global mental health in Moshi, Tanzania. August 2009 Duke Endowment Dean s Graduate Fellowship to present Role: Awardee, Amount: $144,949 July 2010 to June 2013 January 2011 Duke Global Health Institute Pilot Grant SOFT: Studying Obstetric Fistula and Trauma Roles: Investigator, Project Initiator, Amount: $50,000 Under guidance of Kathleen J. Sikkema, PhD (Principal Investigator), coordinated cross-sectional and longitudinal study of women receiving repair surgery for obstetric fistula in Moshi, Tanzania. This project was also supported by a DGHI student fieldwork grant (see below). Pre-Dissertation Research Travel Award Role: Awardee, Amount: $3,000 Awarded student research travel grant for project, Studying Obstetric Fistula and Trauma (SOFT) in Moshi, Tanzania June 2010 Duke Global Health Institute Student Fieldwork Grant to August 2010 Role: Awardee, Amount: $4,000 Awarded student research grant funding for project, Studying Obstetric Fistula and Trauma (SOFT) in Moshi, Tanzania. August 2008 to July 2010 June R01CA S1: NIH Research Supplement to Promote Diversity in Health-Related Research, for Grant 5R01CA81595 Role: Awardee, Amount: $102,790 Awarded an NIH Minority Supplement for professional and research development, as well as funding for the project, Gender Differences in Ad Lib Smoking and Relapse. Intellectual Exploration Grant, Stanford University Amount: $3,000 Awarded an Intellectual Exploration Grant to research gender studies, performativity, Kathakali, and Bharat Natyam (two forms of Indian Dance-Drama) in Kerala and Tamil Nadu, Southern India. CLINICAL EXPERIENCE: July 2013 to present July 2012 to July 2013 Individual and Group Psychotherapy at the Durham Veterans Affairs Medical Center PTSD Clinic Supervisor: Carolina P. Clancy, PhD Pain Management and Computer-Assisted Biofeedback at the Duke Pain & Palliative Care Clinic Supervisor: Christopher L. Edwards, PhD Provided assessment and treatment of chronic pain disorders in an economically and racially diverse patient population. Completed weekly integrated reports, which

3 Sarah M. Wilson Curriculum Vitae 3 were utilized in coordinating treatment with other pain specialists. Provided shortand long-term psychotherapy including computer-assisted biofeedback, relaxation training, and cognitive-behavioral therapy. Training included weekly didactic sessions as well as individual and group supervision. July 2011 to August 2012 Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy at the Duke Cognitive-Behavioral Research & Treatment Program Supervisors: M. Zachary Rosenthal, PhD and Julie M. S. Seel, PhD Provided cognitive-behavioral therapy with motivational interviewing for patients with psychological disorders including adjustment disorder, depression, generalized anxiety, substance abuse and personality disorders. Training included live supervision, video-taped sessions, and weekly individual sessions to 2013 Diagnostic Assessment and Neuropsychological Testing for Research Protocols at Duke University Medical Center Supervisor: Christina Meade, PhD Administered structured interviews for DSM-IV diagnosis and neuropsychological battery. Research protocols focused on HIV disease progression, cocaine dependence, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, impulsivity, and general cognitive functioning. Instruments included, but were not limited to: the Mini-International Neuropsychiatric Interview (MINI), the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV Diagnosis (SCID), the Stroop Task, Trails A & B, Subtests of the Weschler Adult Intelligence Scale, and a variety of computerized neuropsychological tests (e.g., Iowa Gambling Task). August 2010 to to July 2011 Individual Psychotherapy at the Duke Psychology Clinic Supervisor: Ron Batson, MD Delivered long- and short-term psychotherapy to Duke community members in the second-year training clinic. Training included weekly individual and group supervision, video-taped sessions, and case presentations. Training also included writing integrated reports. CLINICAL RESEARCH EXPERIENCE: July 2010 to June 2013 August 2007 to July 2009 October 2006 to August 2007 Study Coordinator, SOFT: Studying Obstetric Fistula and Trauma Duke Global Health Institute, Durham, NC Designed and wrote research protocol. Trained and supervised staff at study site in Moshi, Tanzania. Conducted monthly teleconference communication and annual study site visits to ensure adherence to study protocol. Oversaw data collection and prepared dataset for analysis. Responsible for data analysis. Laboratory Manager, Nicotine Research Laboratory Durham Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Durham, NC Administered and scored psychiatric diagnostic assessments for research protocols (SCID-IV, Clinician-Administered PTSD Scale). Oversaw and trained research staff. Delivered brief cognitive-behavioral smoking cessation intervention for research protocols. Coordinated VISN-6 VA clinical smoking cessation clinical demonstration project. Communicated with Institutional Review Boards. Assisted with grant preparation and manuscript publication. Clinical Research Coordinator, Nicotine Research Laboratory Durham Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Durham, NC

4 Sarah M. Wilson Curriculum Vitae 4 Administered psychiatric diagnostic interviews and other study measures, including sensitive blood pressure monitoring equipment and EMG. Coordinated the research project, Smoking and Anxiety in PTSD. Recruited subjects and collected all study data. Programmed and uploaded information into hand-held computers used in ambulatory electronic diary monitoring. MANUSCRIPTS AND PEER-REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS: Edwards, C.L., Wilson, S., Puffer, S. (in press). Democratic Republic of Congo. In Andrew Scull (Ed.) Cultural Sociology of Mental Illness. Sage Publications, Inc. Beckham, J.C., Calhoun, P.S., Dennis, M.F., Wilson, S.M., Dedert, E.A. (2012). Predictors of lapse in the first week of smoking abstinence in PTSD and non-ptsd smokers. Nicotine and Tobacco Research. doi: /ntr/nts252 Dedert, E.A., Elbogen, E., Hauser, M.A., Hertzberg, J.A., Wilson, S.M., Dennis, M.F., Calhoun, P.S., Kirby, A.C., Beckham, J.C. (2012). Consumer perspectives on genetic testing for psychiatric disorders: The attitudes of Veterans with posttraumatic stress disorder and their families. Genetic Testing and Molecular Biomarkers, 16, doi: /gtmb Zaborowski, D.E., Dedert, E.A., Straits-Tröster, K., Lee, S., Wilson, S.M., Calhoun, P.S., Moore, S.D., Acheson, S., Beckham, J.C., Hamlett-Berry, K.M. (2011). Public health clinical demonstration project for smoking cessation in American veterans who served since September 11, Journal of Addiction Medicine, 5, doi: /ADM.0b013e3181df97d5 Dedert, E.A., Wilson, S.M., Calhoun, P.S., Moore, S.D., Beckham, J.C. (2010). Public health clinical demonstration project for smoking cessation in veterans with posttraumatic stress disorder. Addictive Behaviors, 35, Beckham, J.C., Wiley, M.T., Miller, S., Dennis, M., Wilson, S.M., McClernon, F.J., & Calhoun, P.S. (2008). Ad lib smoking in posttraumatic stress disorder: An electronic diary study. Nicotine & Tobacco Research, 10, MANUSCRIPTS UNDER REVIEW: Wilson, S.M., Sikkema, K.J., Ranby, K.W. (under review). Gender moderates the influence of psychosocial factors and drug use on HAART adherence in the context of HIV and childhood sexual abuse. AIDS Care. Wilson, S.M., Dedert, E.A., Dennis, P.A., Dennis, M.F., Calhoun, P.S., Kirby, A.C. & Beckham, J.C. (under review). Black ethnicity moderates the effect of posttraumatic stress disorder on smoking cessation. Addictive Behaviors. Watt, M.H., Wilson, S.M., Joseph, M., Masenga, G., MacFarlane, J.C., Oneko, O., Sikkema, K.J. (under review). Religious coping among women with obstetric fistula in Tanzania. Global Public Health.

5 Sarah M. Wilson Curriculum Vitae 5 Volz, A.R., Dennis, P.A., Dennis, M.F., Calhoun, P.S., Wilson, S.M. & Beckham, J.C. (under review). The role of daily hassles and distress tolerance in predicting abstinence among smokers. Nicotine & Tobacco Research. Worjoloh, A.G., Wilson, S.M., Msuya, S., Small, M., Thielman, N., Bartlett, J.A., & Njau, B. (under review). Group antenatal care: Is it feasible in a Tanzanian setting? BMC Public Health. CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS & POSTERS: Watt, M.H., Wilson, S.M., Joseph, M., Masenga, G., MacFarlane, J.C., Sikkema, K.S. (2013). Religious coping among women with obstetric fistula in Tanzania. Poster to be presented at the 141 st Annual Meeting of the American Public Health Association, Boston, MA. Wilson, S.M., Ranby, K.W., Sikkema, K.J. (2012). Gender moderates how psychological symptoms affect HIV disease progression in individuals with a history of childhood sexual abuse. Poster presented at the 28 th Annual Meeting of the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies, Los Angeles, CA. Van Voorhees, E., Dennis, M.F., McClernon, J.F., Calhoun, P.S., Wilson, S.M., Johnson, M., Beckham, J.C. (2012). DHEA(S), negative affect, and anxiety sensitivity in smokers with and without PTSD. Poster presented at the 28 th Annual Meeting of the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies, Los Angeles, CA. Wilson, S.M., Watt, M.H., MacFarlane, J.C., Masenga, G.G., Wilkinson, J.P. & Sikkema, K.J. (2012). Obstetric fistula is associated with depression, PTSD & negative coping. Poster presented at the 33 rd Annual Meeting of the Society of Behavioral Medicine, New Orleans, LA. Wilson, S.M. (Chair). (2012). Global HIV Risk. Paper session at the 33 rd Annual Meeting of the Society of Behavioral Medicine, New Orleans, LA. Wilson, S.M. (Symposium Chair), Dennis, M.F., Calhoun, P.S., Dedert, E.A., Wagner, R., McClernon, F.J., Beckham, J.C. (2009). Antecedents of Ad lib Smoking and Post-Quit Lapsing among Adult Smokers with and without PTSD. Presentation within Trauma and Health Risk Behavior Symposium at the 25 th Annual Meeting of the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies, Atlanta, GA. Wilson, S.M. (Symposium Chair), Calhoun, P.S., Dennis, M.F., Lee, S.T., Dedert, E.A., Zaborowski, D.E., & Beckham, J.C. (2008). Relapse and craving during a smoking cessation quit attempt among smokers with and without PTSD. Presentation within Smoking, Nicotine, and Trauma Symposium at the 24 th Annual Meeting of the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies, Chicago, IL. TEACHING, INVITED LECTURES, AND PRESENTATIONS: Wilson, S.M. (2013, March). Obstetric fistula: Women worldwide living with leaking. Invited guest lecture, Global Sexual and Reproductive Health. Chapel Hill, NC: University of North Carolina Gillings School of Global Public Health.

6 Sarah M. Wilson Curriculum Vitae 6 Wilson, S.M. (2013, January). Research design basics. Guest lecture, Research Methods in Psychopathology and Psychotherapy. Durham, NC: Duke University Department of Psychology & Neuroscience. Wilson, S.M. (2012, April). Obstetric fistula: Three million women living with leaking. Invited guest lecture, Global Sexual and Reproductive Health. Chapel Hill, NC: University of North Carolina Gillings School of Global Public Health. Wilson, S.M. (2011, July). Obstetric fistula research: KCMC/Duke Collaboration. Invited presentation for Duke President Richard Brodhead during site visit to Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Centre, Moshi, Tanzania. REVIEW EXPERIENCE (Co- ad hoc reviews): Journal of Clinical Psychology Journal of Clinical Psychopharmacology Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology Perceptual & Motor Skills PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS AND SERVICE: 2013 to present Chair of the International Travel Grant Committee 2011 to present Member, Society of Behavioral Medicine 2011 to present Member, American Psychological Association 2010 to 2012 Chair of the Social Networking Task Force August 2010 to May 2011 July 2010 to October 2010 Student Colloquium Committee Department of Psychology & Neuroscience, Duke University Student host for Faculty Colloquium. Assisted with organization of Faculty Colloquium. Invited Member of the Promotion of Science and Clinical Practice Task Force 2009 to 2011 Co-Chair of the Public Education Committee. January 2007 to October 2007 ISTSS Video Production, Director and Producer Website Educational Videos Responsible for script-editing, casting, directing, and producing three 6-minute educational videos for the ISTSS Resources for the Public website. Coordinated with media production at Duke University to produce professional-quality work.

7 Sarah M. Wilson Curriculum Vitae to present Invited Member of the Public Education Committee 2007 to present Member,