EDUCATION REBECCA LAYNE EMERY 100 North Bellefield Avenue Suite 830 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213 (206) 766-0699 rle21@pitt.edu 2015-Present Ph.D., Clinical and Biological & Health Psychology Advisor: Michele D. Levine, PhD 2012-2015 M.S., Clinical and Biological & Health Psychology Master s Thesis: Predictors of compensatory changes in energy balance following exercise among overweight and obese, sedentary women Advisor: Michele D. Levine, PhD 2008-2012 B.S., Cum Laude with Honors, Psychology Senior Honors Thesis: The moderating role of negative urgency on the dual pathway model of bulimia nervosa Advisor: Kevin M. King, PhD 2008-2012 B.A., Cum Laude, Philosophy HONORS AND AWARDS 2014-2015 Cardiovascular Behavioral Medicine Predoctoral Fellowship (T32) 2014 E. B. Huey Award 2014 A. David Lazovik Research Award 2013-2014 Cardiovascular Behavioral Medicine Predoctoral Fellowship (T32) 2013 E. B. Huey Award 2012-2013 Cardiovascular Behavioral Medicine Predoctoral Fellowship (T32) 2012 University of Washington Edwin R. Guthrie Prize 2010 Levinson Emerging Scholars Award 2010 College of Arts and Sciences Undergraduate Research Award PUBLISHED MANUSCRIPTS Emery, R. L., Levine, M. D., Cheng, Y., & Marcus, M. D. (in press). Change in body weight does not mediate the relationship between exercise and smoking cessation among weightconcerned women smokers. Nicotine & Tobacco Research.
Levine, M. D., Cheng, Y., Marcus, M. D., Emery, R. L. (in press). Psychiatric disorders and gestational weight gain among women who quit smoking during pregnancy. Journal of Psychosomatic Research. Emery, R. L., King, K. M., & Levine, M. D. (2014). The moderating role of negative urgency on the associations between affect, dietary restraint, and calorie intake: An experimental study. Personality and Individual Differences, 59, 38-43. Emery, R. L., King, K. M., Fischer, S. F., & Davis, K. R. (2013). The moderating role of negative urgency on the prospective association between dietary restraint and binge eating. Appetite, 71, 113-119. Luk, J. W., Emery, R. L., Karyadi, K., Patock-Peckham, J. A., & King, K. M. (2013). Religiosity and substance use among Asian American college students: Moderated effects of race and acculturation. Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 130, 142-149. ORAL PRESENTATIONS Emery, R. L. & Levine, M. D. (April, 2015). Objective binge eating predicts behavioral compensation following exercise. Society of Behavioral Medicine 36 th Annual Meeting. San Antonio, TX. Emery, R. L. & King, K. M. (May, 2011). Negative urgency moderates the dual pathway model of bulimia nervosa. University of Washington Undergraduate Research Symposium. Seattle, WA. POSTER PRESENTATIONS Emery R.L., & Levine, M.D. (November, 2014) The influence of postpartum changes in dietary restraint and disinhibition on 12 month postpartum weight retention. The Obesity Society 32 nd Annual Meeting. Boston, MA. Emery, R. L., Levine, M. D., Cheng, Y., Marcus, M. D., & Perkins, K. A. (February, 2013). Physical activity improves cessation outcome among weight-concerned women smokers receiving cessation treatment. Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco 20 th Annual Meeting. Seattle, WA. Levine, M. D., Emery, R. L., Slane, J. D., Marcus, M. D., & Kalarchian, M. A. (November, 2013). Psychiatric disorders and gestational weight gain among former smokers. The Obesity Society 31 st Annual Meeting. Atlanta, GA. Emery, R. L., King, K. M., & Levine, M. D. (March, 2013). Negative urgency moderates the effects of dietary restraint and negative mood on calorie intake. Society of Behavioral Medicine 34 th Annual Meeting. San Francisco, CA.
Emery, R. L. & Levine, M. D. (March, 2013). Demographic and smoking history predictors of motivation to quit smoking among pregnant women. American Psychosomatic Society 71 st Annual Meeting. Miami, FL. Emery, R. L. & King, K. M. (May, 2011). Negative urgency moderates the dual pathway model of bulimia nervosa. Association for Psychological Science 23 rd Annual Convention. Washington, DC. Luk, J. W., Emery, R. L., Karyadi, K., Patock-Peckham, J. A., & King, K. M. (June, 2011). Does acculturation moderate the effects of religiosity on substance use and problems in Asian American college students? Research Society on Alcoholism 34 th Annual Meeting. Atlanta, GA. RESEARCH EXPERIENCE 2012-Present Graduate Student Advisor: Michele D. Levine, PhD Collect and analyze data investigating psychosocial factors related to smoking cessation during postpartum period as well as biopsychosocial risk factors related to excessive gestational weight gain and weight retention postpartum Principle investigator of a study investigating the influence of disinhibition on postexercise energy balance among overweight and obese, sedentary women 2009-2012 Undergraduate Honors Student Advisor: Kevin M. King, PhD Principle investigator of two independent research studies investigating the moderating role of negative urgency on the effects of both dietary restraint and negative affect on binge eating behavior 2009-2012 Research Assistant Supervisor: Kevin M. King, PhD Collected data and managed financial records for a longitudinal research project investigating risk factors for college students drinking and drug behaviors
CLINICAL EXPERIENCE 2013-Present Clinic Trainee Clinical Psychology Center Supervisors: Andrew Koffmann, PhD; Kathryn Roecklein, PhD; Debra Frankel, LCSW Received extensive training and supervision in cognitive behavioral therapy, motivational interviewing, and interpersonal psychotherapy Conducted individual therapy with adults whose diagnoses included generalized anxiety disorder, bipolar disorder, posttraumatic stress disorder, major depressive disorder, persistent depressive disorder, adjustment disorder, and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder Performed comprehensive psychodiagnostic and neuropsychological assessments with children and adults 2013-Present Research Clinician University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Behavioral Medicine Department Longitudinal Eating Assessment in Pregnancy Principal Investigator: Michele D. Levine, PhD Conducted psychodiagnostic interviews with pregnant and postpartum women using the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV-TR Axis I Disorders, Research Version, Non-patient Edition (SCID-I/NP) Assessed eating disorder symptomatology with pregnant and postpartum women using the Eating Disorder Examination interview TEACHING EXPERIENCE 2011 Teaching Assistant Courses: PSYCH 317 Introduction to Probability and Statistics PSYCH 318 Statistical Inference in Psychological Research Instructor: Geoffrey Loftus, PhD Taught a weekly one hour section of ten undergraduate students to review and clarify course content ADVISING EXPERIENCE 2014-2015 Undergraduate Honors Advisor Mentored an undergraduate honors student in proposing, conducting, analyzing, and defending an independent research project associated with eating disorders among female college athletes.
2013-2014 Hot Metal Bridge Program Mentor Mentored a Hot Metal Bridge post-baccalaureate fellow and assisted with the process of applying to graduate school programs INTERNSHIP EXPERIENCE 2010-2012 Biostatistician Intern Epitopix, LLC, Willmar, Minnesota Supervisor: Darren Straub, MS Analyzed various parameters involved in vaccine production to determine optimal levels needed to maximize product output and improve efficiency of production Analyzed data examining the efficacy of a United States Department of Agriculture-regulated Salmonella vaccine in bull calves to request full licensure of the vaccine CONSULTING WORK 2012-2015 Statistical Consultant Epitopix, LLC, Willmar, Minnesota Supervisor: James Sandstrom, DVM Assisted with statistical analyses and guidance for various research projects related to vaccine challenges in animal subjects and vaccine production optimization 2012 Contracted Research Assistant University of South Florida, St. Petersburg, Florida Family Study Center Principle Investigator: James McHale, PhD Assisted with data collection for a project investigating the interaction between parents and their infant children during stressful life periods RELATED WORK EXPERIENCE 2011-2012 Undergraduate Research Leader Undergraduate Research Program Supervisors: Jennifer Harris, PhD and Tracy Nyerges, MSW Conducted outreach activities to encourage undergraduate students and incoming high school students to become involved in research
2004-2011 Laboratory Technician Epitopix, LLC, Willmar, Minnesota Supervisor: James Sandstrom, DVM Assisted in vaccinating, euthanizing, and harvesting tissues of interest from animal subjects Conducted protein analysis via gel electrophoresis, collected bacterial samples through isolation, enumeration, and cultural propagation, prepared media and buffers for large scale production SERVICE 2014-2015 Clinical student representative 2013-2014 Manuscript reviewer for Personality and Individual Differences 2013 Manuscript reviewer for Journal of Medical Internet Research 2013 Manuscript reviewer for Women s Health Issues 2013 Abstract reviewer for the Association for Psychological Science 25 th Annual Convention 2011-2012 Abstract reviewer for the University of Washington Undergraduate Research Symposium PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS The Obesity Society, Graduate Student Member Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco, Graduate Student Member Society of Behavioral Medicine, Graduate Student Member American Psychological Association, Graduate Student Member