Allison E. Gaffey. University of Notre Dame 118 Haggar Hall, Notre Dame, IN

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1 EDUCATION 2010-present Allison E. Gaffey University of Notre Dame 118 Haggar Hall, Notre Dame, IN University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN Ph.D. in Psychology (expected: 2015) Department of Psychology (APA-accredited) 2012 University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN M.A. in Psychology Department of Psychology University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT B.A. in Psychology (with distinction) Department of Psychology RESEARCH & EMPLOYMENT 2010-present University of Notre Dame Graduate Research Assistant Emotion and Stress Physiology Laboratory PI: Michelle Wirth, Ph.D. AWARDS & HONORS Harvard University Project Director Health and Psychophysiology Laboratory PI: Wendy Berry Mendes, Ph.D Harvard University Administrative Coordinator PIs: Dan Wegner, Ph.D., Dan Gilbert, Ph.D. and Josh Greene, Ph.D National Cancer Institute Cancer Research Training Award Fellow Basic, Biobehavioral and Psychological Sciences Branch Director: Dr. Paige McDonald, Ph.D University of Connecticut Research Assistant Clinical Health Psychology Laboratory PI: Crystal Park, Ph.D International Society of Psychoneuroendocrinology ISPNE Young Investigator Travel Fellowship ($800) 2014 American Psychological Association Science Directorate APA Convention Graduate Student Travel Award ($1000) Updated 6/2014

2 Fall, 2013 Graduate Student Research Award ($2500) American Psychological Association Science Student Council Biopsychology Representative 2014 Society for a Science of Clinical Psychology 2014 SSCP Graduate Student Poster Award Reviewer 2013 International Society for Psychoneuroendocrinology 2013 Annual Conference Poster Award 2013 University of Notre Dame Notebaert Professional Development Fund Graduate Student Professional Development Award ($2400) University of Notre Dame Graduate Student Union Conference Presentation Grant ($400) Fall, 2012 Graduate Student Professional Development Award ($1000) National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Graduate Student Research Award ($2000) Graduate Student Professional Development Award ($600) University of Notre Dame Graduate Student Union Conference Presentation Grant ($250) University of Notre Dame, Kaneb Center Striving for Excellence in Teaching Certificate Earnest Swarm Notre Dame Psychopathology Fund Graduate Student Research Award ($1500) Association for Psychological Science Graduate Student Conference Travel Award ($200) University of Notre Dame, Institute for Scholarship in the Liberal Arts Graduate Student Professional Development Award ($600) PUBLICATIONS Gaffey, A. E., Wirth, M. M., Hoks, R. M., Jahn, A. L., & Abercrombie, H. C. (In press). Circulating cortisol levels after exogenous cortisol are higher in women using hormonal contraceptives: Data from two preliminary studies. Stress. Gaffey, A. E. & Wirth, M. M. (2014). Physiological arousal. In: Michalos A. C. (Ed.). Encyclopedia of Quality of Life and Well-Being Research. (pp ). Springer, Dordrecht, Netherlands: Springer. Gaffey, A. E. & Wirth, M. M. (2014). Psychophysiological measures. In: Michalos, A. C. (Ed.). Encyclopedia of Quality of Life and Well-Being Research. (pp ). Springer, Dordrecht, Netherlands: Springer.

3 Wirth, M. M. & Gaffey, A. E. (2013). Hormones and Emotions: Stress and Beyond. In M. D. Robinson, E. R. Watkins & E. Harmon-Jones (Eds.) Handbook of Cognition and Emotion. (pp ). New York, NY: The Guilford Press. Gaffey, A. E., Nuttall, A. K., Wirth, M. M., Valentino, K., & Payne, J. D. (2012). Child abuse moderates cortisol's relationship to memory. European Journal of Psychotraumatology, 3. Wirth, M. M., Stanton, S. J., Gaffey, A. E., & Liening, S. H. (2012). Letter in response to Ackermann et al., Testosterone levels in healthy men are related to amygdala reactivity and memory performance. Psychoneuroendocrinology, 37(9), Cushman, F., Gray, K., Gaffey, A., & Mendes, W. B. (2012). Simulating murder: The aversion to harmful action. Emotion, 12(1), 2-7. Nelson, W., Moser, R., Gaffey, A. E., & Waldron, W. (2009). Adherence to cervical cancer screening guidelines for U.S. women aged 25 64: Data from the 2005 Health Information National Trends Survey (HINTS). The Journal of Women s Health, 18(11), Park, C. L. & Gaffey, A. E. (2007). Relationships between psychosocial factors and health behavior change in cancer survivors: An integrative review. Annals of Behavioral Medicine, 24(2), MANUSCRIPTS UNDER REVIEW Gaffey, A. E., & Wirth, M. M. Cortisol and progesterone reactivity to a speech or rejection stressor: Associations with sex and social support seeking. Wirth, M. M. & Gaffey, A. E. Effects of intranasal oxytocin on corrugator supercilii muscle EMG response to emotional pictures in men. PRESENTATIONS Gaffey, A. E., Lienhoop, T., Martinez, B. M., & Wirth, M. M. (August, 2014). Evaluator gender and attractiveness influence physiological responses to social-evaluative stress in gay men. Poster, Annual Conference of the International Society for Psychoneuroendocrinology, Montreal, ON. Gaffey, A. E., Martinez, B. M., & Wirth, M. M. (August, 2014). When memory matters: Acute stress differentially impacts men s working memory performance. Poster, American Psychological Association Annual Convention, Washington, D.C. Gaffey, A. E., & Wirth, M. M. (February, 2014). Effects of oxytocin on corrugator muscle response to emotional pictures in men. Talk, Social Neuroendocrinology Pre-Conference at the Annual Meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, Austin, TX. Gaffey, A. E., Wirth, M. M., Hoks, R. M., Jahn, A. L., & Abercrombie, H. C. (August, 2013). Circulating cortisol levels after exogenous cortisol depend on individuals' sex and hormonal birth control use. Poster, Annual Conference of the International Society for Psychoneuroendocrinology, Leiden, NL. Gaffey, A. E., Martinez, B. S., & Wirth, M. M. (August, 2013). Sex differences in oxytocin s influence on working memory and steroid hormones in humans. Poster, Annual Conference of the International Society for Psychoneuroendocrinology, Leiden, NL. *2013 ISPNE Poster Award Winner

4 Gaffey, A. E., Tixier, R. M., Martinez, B. S. & Wirth, M. M. (April, 2013). Intranasal oxytocin effects on men s autonomic nervous system and emotional reactivity. Poster, HealthEmotions Research Institute: Wisconsin Symposium on Emotion, Madison, WI. Wirth, M. M. & Gaffey, A. E. (January, 2013). Not just social: Evidence for broader effects of oxytocin on human cognition. Talk, Social Neuroendocrinology Pre-Conference at the Annual Meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, New Orleans, LA. Gaffey, A. E. & Wirth, M. M. (January, 2013). Intranasal oxytocin effects on autonomic activity in men. Data Blitz Talk, Social Neuroendocrinology Pre-Conference at the Annual Meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, New Orleans, LA. Gaffey, A. E., Nuttall, A. K., Wirth, M. M., Valentino, K., Mattingly, S., & Payne, J. D. (September, 2012). Child abuse moderates cortisol s relationship to memory. Talk, Annual Conference of the International Society for Psychoneuroendocrinology, New York, NY. Gaffey, A. E. & Wirth, M. M. (June, 2012). Intranasal oxytocin s effects on women s hormones. Poster, Annual Meeting of the Society for Behavioral Neuroendocrinology, Madison, WI. Gaffey, A. E. & Wirth, M. M. (May, 2012). Physiological and affective responses to stress predict depressive symptoms change over time. Poster, Association for Psychological Science Annual Convention, Chicago, IL. Christoffel, K., Gaffey, A. E., Brooks, J., Pruitt, T., & Wirth, M. M. (May, 2012). Don t ask now, ask later: Becoming close has differential effects on willingness to help depending on temporal distance. Poster, Midwestern Cognitive Science Conference, Bloomington, IN. Gaffey, A. E., Brooks, J., Martinez, B. M. & Wirth, M. M. (May, 2012). When to phone a friend? Stress predicts social support seeking. Poster, Midwestern Psychological Association Conference, Chicago, IL. Gaffey, A. E. & Wirth, M. M. (September, 2011). The utility of progesterone in social stress. Poster, Society for Psychophysiological Research Annual Meeting, Boston, MA. Gaffey, A. E. & Wirth, M. M. (May, 2011). The strain of isolation: Cortisol reactivity to rejection and affiliation after stress. Poster, Association for Psychological Science Annual Convention, Washington, DC. Kass, A., Nocera, C. C., Gaffey, A. E., & Mendes, W. B. (May, 2010). The affective body: How embodied posture determines emotional experience. Poster, Association for Psychological Science Annual Convention, Boston, MA. Gaffey, A. E., Cushman, F., & Mendes, W. B. (January, 2010). Physiological responses to engaging in simulated harmful behaviors. Poster, Annual Meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, Las Vegas, NV. Fenster, J. R., Park, C. L., Gaffey, A. E., Rudek, R., & Blank, T. O. (August, 2006). Resolution of prior trauma influences affect and coping with cancer. Poster, American Psychological Association Annual Convention, New Orleans, LA. Park, C. L., Blank, T. O., Edmondson, D., Fenster, J. R., & Gaffey, A. E. (March, 2006). Psychosocial and coping correlates of cancer survivors positive and negative behavior changes. Poster, Society of Behavioral Medicine Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA.

5 CLINICAL APPOINTMENTS 2014-present Clinical Psychotherapy Intern (Adult Psychotherapy) Oaklawn St. Joseph County Adult Outpatient Services, South Bend, IN Supervisor: Paul Yoder, Ph.D Clinical Psychotherapy Intern (Behavioral Medicine Adult Psychotherapy) Memorial Hospital/Memorial Family Medicine Center, South Bend, IN Supervisor: Joyce Dunfee, Ph.D. Summer, 2013 Neuropsychological Assessment Intern Psychology Associates, PC, Mishawaka, IN Supervisor: Heather Romero, Ph.D Clinical Psychotherapy Intern (Adult Psychotherapy) Diagnostic Assessor Intern Cadwell Psychological Services, LLC, Plymouth, IN Supervisor: Carrie Cadwell, Psy.D. TEACHING EXPERIENCE Spring, 2014 University of Notre Dame, Center for Social Concerns Seminar Assistant: Understanding Mental Illness Spring, 2012 University of Notre Dame, Center for Social Concerns Seminar Leader: U.S. Healthcare: Policy & Poverty Teaching Assistant: Cognitive Development Guest Lecturer: Cognitive development, hormones and parenting Fall, 2010 Teaching Assistant: Cognitive Development Teaching Assistant: Introduction to Psychology PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS RESEARCH INTERESTS 2011 International Society for Psychoneuroendocrinology Society for Psychophysiological Research 2010 Society for a Science of Clinical Psychology 2007 Society for Social and Personality Psychology 2007 Association for Psychological Science Notre Dame Student Caucus Representative (2010-present) 2004 American Psychological Association psychoneuroendocrinology, stress reactivity, emotion regulation, psychophysiology, social support and affiliation, resilience and aging