University of South Florida (APA and PCSAS accredited), Tampa, FL Clinical Psychology Doctoral Student Advisor: Jonathan Rottenberg, Ph.

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1 Ena Begovic Department of Psychology University of South Florida 4202 E Fowler Ave, PCD 4118G Tampa, FL ebegovic@mail.usf.edu Web: EDUCATION University of South Florida (APA and PCSAS accredited), Tampa, FL Clinical Psychology Doctoral Student Advisor: Jonathan Rottenberg, Ph.D Eckerd College, St. Petersburg, FL B.S., Psychology (minor: Human Development) High Honors, Honors in Psychology HONORS AND AWARDS USF Conference Presentation Grant ($500), University of South Florida Fall 2013, 2015 Excellence in Psychology Award, Eckerd College Spring 2012 Psi Chi, Eckerd College Spring 2012 Ford Apprentice Scholar Summer Research Grant ($1,500), Eckerd College Summer 2011 Phi Beta Kappa (admitted as a junior), Eckerd College Spring 2011 NITOP Travel Grant (Awarded grant to attend the National Institute on the Fall 2010 Teaching of Psychology [NITOP] conference), Eckerd College Ford Apprentice Scholar, Eckerd College Peter Pav Freshman Scholar (awarded by Phi Beta Kappa chapter), Eckerd College Dean s List, Eckerd College Presidential Scholarship, Eckerd College

2 RESEARCH EXPERIENCE Project Coordinator (paid) Summer 2015-Present Addictions Research and Treatment Laboratory, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL Supervisor: Robert C. Schlauch, Ph.D Project coordinator for a K23 study examining the ambivalence model of craving and daily drinking, and how it relates to pretreatment change and treatment outcomes among individuals with alcohol use disorder. Duties: Training and supervising undergraduate/graduate research assistants and study clinicians; participant recruitment; data collection; bookkeeping, providing project status reports to the PI. Graduate Student Researcher Supervisor: Jonathan Rottenberg, Ph.D August 2013-Present Currently collaborating with researchers at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine to examine autobiographical memory processes in depressed and high-risk youth. Recently submitted manuscript for publication. Currently conducting a research study for my Master s thesis, which examines encoding of positive autobiographical memories, and how it relates to mood repair and memory recall characteristics among formerly depressed individuals. Project Coordinator April 2013-February 2014 Supervisors: Bethany H. Morris, M.A., Jonathan Rottenberg, Ph.D Project coordinator for a graduate student s dissertation examining the effect of reminiscence on positive affect and depression risk. Duties: Training and supervising research assistants; participant recruitment; data collection. Research Assistant September 2012-April 2013 Supervisor: Jonathan Rottenberg, Ph.D Research assistant for an undergraduate student s honors thesis examining the effects of mindfulness meditation on rumination. Duties: Data collection. Data Management Coordinator June 2012-July 2013 Supervisor: Jonathan Rottenberg, Ph.D 2

3 Data management coordinator for a NIMH-funded R01 research project examining biobehavioral inflexibility as a framework to identify risk factors for juvenile-onset depression. Duties: Data entry; coded facial-expressive behavior; prepared data for analysis; assisted with data analysis; trained and supervised data entry research assistants; participated in and presented at a weekly journal club; prepared poster for conference. Editorial Assistant June August 2013 Supervisor: Jonathan Rottenberg, Ph.D Editorial assistant for The Depths: The Evolutionary Origins of the Depression Epidemic, a popular book on depression. Duties: Checked the accuracy of statements; found references; organized endnotes; created illustrations. Research Assistant June 2012-May 2013 Family Study Center, University of South Florida, St. Petersburg, FL Supervisor: James McHale, Ph.D Research assistant for a Juvenile Welfare Board of Pinellas County and Brady Education Foundation-funded research project evaluating Figuring It Out for the Child, a prenatal coparenting intervention for unmarried, often non-co-residential African American mothers and fathers having their first child together. Duties: Data entry; transcribed intervention sessions; conducted literature reviews; revised assessment forms; created new fidelity measures; assessed fidelity of intervention implementation; trained research assistants. Co-Principle Investigator Fall 2011 Project title: The Geography of Moral Regard Advisor: Mark Davis, Ph.D Duties: Project development and design; participant recruitment; data collection; entry, analysis, and interpretation of data; manuscript write-up. Co-Principle Investigator Summer 2011-Spring 2012 Project title: Perspective Taking, Inference Strategies, and Realistic Targets (Ford Apprentice Scholar Research Project) Advisor: Mark Davis, Ph.D Duties: Project development and design; creation of audiovisual stimulus materials; participant recruitment; data collection; entry, analysis, and interpretation of data; manuscript write-up; poster preparation for conference. 3

4 Co-Principle Investigator Spring 2011 Project title: Development and Validation of the Academic Independence Scale (AIS) Advisor: Lori Makin-Byrd, M.A. Duties: Project development and design; participant recruitment; data collection; entry, analysis, and interpretation of data; manuscript write-up. Co-Principle Investigator Spring 2010 Project title: The Effect of Classical Music on Creative Writing Advisor: Lauren Highfill, Ph.D Duties: Project development and design; participant recruitment; data collection; entry, analysis, and interpretation of data; manuscript write-up. Co-Principle Investigator Fall 2009 Project title: The Effect of Seating Placement on Independent Participation Rate Advisor: Marjorie Sanfilippo, Ph.D Duties: Project development and design; data collection; entry, analysis, and interpretation of data; manuscript write-up. CLINICAL EXPERIENCE Clinic Assistant Extern Spring 2016 Psychological Services Center, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL Supervisor: Jack Darkes, Ph.D Conducted telephone intake interviews with prospective clients interested in individual adult therapy, group therapy, and child/adult assessment. Clinical Psychology Extern Hillsborough County Public Schools, FL Supervisors: Jeanne Kimura, Psy.D; Marcia E. Pita, Ph.D Fall Present Provided individual therapy (cognitive-behavioral therapy, dialectical behavior therapy techniques) to adolescents with severe emotional/behavioral disturbances. Clinical Psychology Trainee Psychological Services Center, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL Supervisor: James Epps, Ph.D Fall Present Conducted clinical intake assessments and provided individual therapy (behavioral, cognitive-behavioral, dialectical behavior therapy techniques) to outpatient adult clients with depressive disorders, anxiety disorders, personality disorders, adjustment disorders, stress management difficulties, and interpersonal difficulties. 4

5 Clinical Assessment-Research Summer 2015-Present Addictions Research and Treatment Laboratory, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL Supervisor: Robert C. Schlauch, Ph.D Conducted phone and in-person screening interviews to identify potential participants for an alcohol research study. Administered the Mini-Mental State Examination and Mini- International Neuropsychiatric Interview 7.0. to assess a range of psychological disorders. Received training in motivational interviewing. Clinical Psychology Trainee Fall Summer 2015 Psychological Services Center, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL Supervisor: Katurah Jenkins-Hall, Ph.D Conducted clinical intake assessments and provided individual therapy (behavioral, cognitive-behavioral, dialectical behavior therapy techniques) to outpatient adult clients with depressive disorders, anxiety disorders, personality disorders, adjustment disorders, stress management difficulties, and interpersonal difficulties. Assessment Bootcamp Summer 2014 University of South Florida, Tampa, FL Supervisors: Jack Darkes, Ph.D; Erica Coates, M.A. Experience administering, scoring, and interpreting the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale- Fourth Edition and Woodcock-Johnson III. Clinical Assessment Spring 2014 University of South Florida, Tampa, FL Supervisor: Alison Donnell, Ph.D Experience administering, scoring, and interpreting the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-2. Intake Assessor (short-term contracted position) September 2011 Florida Center for Survivors of Torture, Gulf Coast Jewish Family & Community Services Supervisor: Ann Marie Winter Conducted biopsychosocial intake assessments, documented torture stories, and administered the Harvard Trauma Questionnaire and Hopkins Symptom Checklist-25. Career Shadowing Clinical Psychologist July 2010 Mental Health Clinic, Bay Pines Veterans Affairs Medical Center Patricia Lyle, Ph.D Observed individual and group therapy sessions, consultations, group screenings, patient seminars, and departmental meetings. 5

6 CLINICAL/PROFESSIONAL TRAINING: SEMINARS, WORKSHOPS, CONFERENCES QPRT Suicide Risk Assessment and March 2016 Management Training (8 hour online course and 5 hour role-play workshop) Paul Quinnett, Ph.D; Lindsay Brown, M.Ed, Ed.S; Melissa Witmeier, B.S. Crisis and Suicide: Understanding and Intervening January 2014 in the Worst of Times (1-day) Marshall Knudson, Ph.D., Tampa, FL The Nature and Treatment of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (1-day) November 2014 Eric Storch, Ph.D., Tampa, FL Identification and Treatment of Childhood Anxiety (1-day) November 2014 Omar Rahman, Ph.D., Tampa, FL Dialectical Behavior Therapy: Intervening with Clients Who January 2012 Experience Emotional and Behavioral Dysregulation (2-days) Nancy S. Gordon, LCSW, Brandon, FL Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD): Advancing Understanding May 2011 and Treatment (1-day) Stacy Louk, Ph.D, St. Petersburg, FL National Institute on the Teaching of Psychology conference (3-days) January 2011 St. Petersburg, FL TEACHING EXPERIENCE Lab Instructor, Psychological Statistics Spring 2015 Department of Psychology, University of South Florida Supervisor: Chad Dube, Ph.D Lab Instructor, Research Methods Lab Fall 2014 Department of Psychology, University of South Florida Supervisor: Michael Brannick, Ph.D Lab Instructor, Introduction to Psychological Science Summer 2014 Department of Psychology, University of South Florida Supervisor: Jennifer Bosson, Ph.D Lab Instructor, Research Methods Lab Fall 2013, Spring 2014 Department of Psychology, University of South Florida Supervisor: Jeffery Annis, M.A. 6

7 Teaching Assistant, Madness Across Cultures (Winter Term) January 2012 Department of Psychology, Eckerd College Instructor: Marjorie Sanfilippo, Ph.D Assisted in developing the syllabus and overall course structure; facilitated classroom activities and discussions; assisted students with a major course project. PUBLICATIONS Begovic, E., Panaite, V., Bylsma, L., George, C., Kovacs, M., Yaroslavsky, I., Rottenberg, J. (Submitted). Positive autobiographical memory deficits among youth with depression histories and their never depressed siblings. Kashdan, T.B., Rottenberg, J., Goodman, F.R., Disabato, D.J., & Begovic, E. (2015). Lumping and splitting in the study of meaning in life: Thoughts on surfing, surgery, scents, and sermons. Psychological Inquiry, 26, Davis, M. H., & Begovic, E. (2014). Empathy-related interventions. In A. C. Parks & S. M. Schueller (Eds.), The Wiley Blackwell handbook of positive psychological interventions (pp ). Oxford, UK: Wiley-Blackwell. Begovic, E. (2012). Perspective taking, inference strategies, and realistic targets. The Eckerd Scholar, 24, CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS & INVITED TALKS Begovic, E., Kovacs, M., & Rottenberg, J. (2015, October). Positive memory recall and mood repair in depressed adolescents: The mediating role of memory characteristics. Poster presented at the 29 th Annual Meeting of the Society for Research in Psychopathology, New Orleans, LA. Begovic, E. (2015, February). Autobiographical memory processes in depressed and depression vulnerable youth. Invited talk presented at the Clinical Area Brown Bag Lecture Series, Department of Psychology, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL. Panaite, V., Begovic, E., O Leary, K., Howard, M., Bylsma, L., Kovacs, M., & Rottenberg, J. (2014, September). Behavioral (in)flexibility at two temporal dimensions in depressed probands and at risk siblings. Poster presented at the 28 th Annual Meeting of the Society for Research in Psychopathology, Evanston, Illinois. Begovic, E., Panaite, V., Kovacs, M., & Rottenberg, J. (2013, September). Deficits in the recall of positive autobiographical memories: Relationship to childhood-onset depression and mood repair. Poster presented at the 27 th Annual Meeting of the Society for Research in Psychopathology, Oakland, CA. 7

8 Salman, S., Begovic, E., Little, T., Knabel, S., Peterson, J., Gaskin-Butler, V., & McHale, J. (2013, March). Shifting the paradigm: An intervention promoting coparenting in African American fragile families. Paper presented at the Southeastern Psychological Association 59 th Annual Meeting, Atlanta, GA. Davis, M. H., Begovic, E., & Young, K. (2012, August). Perspective taking, inference strategies, and realistic targets. Poster presented at the American Psychological Association 120 th Annual Convention, Orlando, FL. Davis, M. H., Young, K., Begovic, E. (2012, August). The geography of moral regard. Poster presented at the American Psychological Association 120 th Annual Convention, Orlando, FL. PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS American Psychological Association (APA), student affiliate American Psychological Association Division 12: Society of Clinical Psychology, student affiliate American Psychological Association of Graduate Students (APAGS), member Association for Psychological Science (APS), student affiliate SKILLS Statistical Package Proficiencies: SPSS, SAS, Mplus, R Emotional Expressive Behavior (EEB) Coding System 8