Fasteau 1 Melissa Fasteau, Psy.D Curriculum Vitae BUSINESS INFORMATION Houston OCD Program 708 E. 19 th Street Houston, TX 77008 Phone: (713) 526-5055 Fax: (713) 526-3226 E-mail: mfasteau@houstonocd.org EDUCATION Sept. 2016- Houston OCD Program Sept. 2017 Postdoctoral Fellowship Houston, TX Supervisors: Emily Anderson, Ph.D, Throstur Bjorgvinsson, Ph.D Sept. 2011- Ferkauf Graduate School of Psychology (APA Accredited) Aug. 2016 Psy. D, Clinical Psychology (2016) M.A., Clinical Psychology (2013) Yeshiva University, Bronx, NY Director of Clinical Training: Lata K. McGinn Ph.D Sept. 2015- Aug. 2016 Aug. 2007- May 2011 University of Texas Health Science Center in Houston (APA Accredited) Pre-Doctoral Clinical Internship Houston, TX Directors of Clinical Training: Katherine Loveland, Ph.D, Deborah Pearson, Ph.D University of Michigan B.A. in Brain, Behavior, and Cognitive Science Minor in Biological Anthropology Ann, Arbor, MI LICENSURE Oct. 2017 Licensed Psychologist Texas State Board of Examiners of Psychologists License Number: 37637 HONORS 2014-2015 Dr. Norman Lamm Scholarship Recipient 2014-2015 Teaching Assistant Scholarship Recipient 2013-2014 Ferkauf Scholarship Recipient 2013-2014 Teaching Assistant Scholarship Recipient 2012-2013 Ferkauf Scholarship Recipient 2011-2012 First Year Ferkauf Graduate Scholarship 2010 University of Michigan Honors
Fasteau 2 CLINICAL EXPERIENCE Sept. 2017- Houston OCD Program, Houston, TX Present Licensed Psychologist, Behavior Therapist Supervisor: Throstur Bjorgvinsson, Ph.D Individual outpatient therapy for adolescents and adults with OCD and anxiety disorders. Provision of intensive outpatient and residential services for adolescents and adults with severe OCD and other anxiety disorders. Conducting group therapy for residential and intensive outpatient clients. Sept. 2016- Sept. 2017 Sept. 2015- Aug. 2016 June 2014- May 2015 Houston OCD Program, Houston, TX Post-Doctoral Fellow Supervisors: Emily Anderson, Ph.D, Throstur Bjorgvinsson, Ph.D Provision of CBT and ERP for individual outpatient psychotherapy for adolescents and adults with OCD, anxiety, and depressive disorders. CBT and ERP for intensive outpatient and residential services for adults with severe OCD and other anxiety disorders. Weekly group therapy with residential and intensive outpatient clients. University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston, TX Predoctoral Internship, Visiting Student Fellow Training Directors: Katherine Loveland, Ph.D and Deborah Pearson, Ph.D Rotation 1: Center for Neurobehavioral Research on Addictions: Diagnostic assessments of substance use and all major DSM-5 disorders, assessed addiction severity, and drug use history. Conducted individual outpatient therapy using Motivational Interviewing and CBT interventions for clients with substance use disorders, including cocaine, alcohol, and other addictions. Rotation 2: Early Onset Pilot Program at Harris County Psychiatric Center: Inpatient rotation providing individual and group therapy, crisis intervention, and assessment to adults ages 18 to 35. Interventions targeted recovery-based strengths to reduce the need for future hospitalizations for clients within the first five years of the onset of mental illness. Provided diagnostic assessment and treatment for schizophrenia, anxiety and mood disorders, substance abuse, personality disorders, and trauma. Rotation 3: Developmental Neuropsychology Clinic at UTHealth: assessment of children, adolescents, and adults with developmental, neuropsychological, and genetic concerns. Bronx Psychiatric Center, Bronx, NY Psychology Extern Supervisors: Jennifer Heslin, Psy.D, Ekatarini Spei, Psy.D, Jim Beacher, Psy.D Provided individual and group therapy for inpatient and outpatients with severe and persistent mental illness and dual diagnoses. Psychological testing batteries with projective and intellectual testing measures. Integrated assessments with treatment.
Fasteau 3 Aug. 2011- June 2015 Aug. 2013- May 2014 July 2012- Aug. 2013 May 2010- Aug. 2010 June 2009- Aug. 2009 Max and Celia Parnes Family Psychological and Psychoeducational Services Clinic, Bronx, NY Psychology Extern: Advanced Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Track Supervisors: Grace Lee, JD, Ph.D, Jennifer Buchwald, Psy.D Evidence-based interventions for adults with anxiety and mood disorders. Administered cognitive and personality assessments, wrote integrative reports to inform treatment, and monitored progress throughout treatment with selfreport measures. Conducted intakes with unstructured clinical interview and SCID. William Paterson University Counseling, Health & Wellness Center, Wayne, NJ Psychology Extern Supervisors: Eileen Lubeck, Psy.D, Oren Shefet Ph.D, and Amy Falvo, Ph.D Provided short-term and open-ended psychotherapy to students presenting with a variety of mental health, academic, and adjustment-related concerns. Created an outreach program to reduce stress during midterm exams by increasing mindfulness and physical activity to underperforming students. Led workshop series on alcohol and marijuana for students caught intoxicated. Weekly triage coverage, assisting with crisis intervention. Conducted intake assessments. Fisher Landau Center Adult Literacy Program, Bronx, NY Psychology Extern Supervisors: Monica McQuaid, Ph.D and Jaman Welch Ph.D Provided psychoeducational remediation for cognitively challenged adults seen biweekly. Implemented cognitive behavioral approach to help patients with mental health issues and applied Wilson Reading System. Psychodiagnostic testing and integrative report writing. Arc of Howard County, Ellicott City, MD Volunteer Taught employment skills to intellectually and developmentally challenged individuals to obtain jobs in the community. Simulated a work environment in the employment program by incorporating teamwork skills and encouraging communication with group members. Beit Yedidim (House of Friends), Jerusalem, Israel Volunteer Supervisor: Shula Fruchter Improved and maintained residents memory skills through games, led daily exercises to maintain joint movement and muscular tone for clients with bipolar disorder, depression, and schizophrenia. Encouraged residents to actively participate in activities by starting conversations about Hebrew and current events.
Fasteau 4 RESEARCH EXEPERIENCE Sept. 2015- Predoctoral Internship Research: Substance Abuse and Bipolar Disorder Aug. 2016 University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston, TX Supervisor: Thomas Meyer, Ph.D Analyzed 25 years of longitudinal data to understand how adolescent alcohol abuse, childhood depression, and maternal mental health predict hypomanic/manic symptoms in early adulthood. Use specific time intervals to determine stability or fluctuations in alcohol use (AUDIT scores) that may predict hypomanic symptoms (HCL-32). Jan. 2013- Aug. 2015 Aug. 2014- May 2015 Aug. 2013 Dissertation Research: Optimism and Perspectives of Institutional Fairness and Possible Selves Supervisor: William Arsenio, Ph.D Interviewed high school students in New Haven, CT to predict if students dispositional optimism will predict their beliefs of future success, and perceptions of social and economic fairness. Beliefs about academic possible selves, institutional fairness, and optimism measured with: the possible selves scale, lifetime orientation test- revised, system fairness scale, and wealth judgment and preference scale. Results: Students who behave consistently with system justification theory are more likely to invest in academic goals, whereas students who invest in other achievement goals are more likely to be dissatisfied with the current political system. Research Assistant: Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders Research Program Supervisor: Michael Wheaton, Ph.D Assisted in study design, IRB applications, and implementation of investigations into OCD and OCD-related disorders. Lead research assistant in project studying the prevalence and correlates of obsessional jealousy. Selected measures to understand how attachment, depression, anxiety and relationship functioning are related to obsessional jealousy and OCD. Masters Research: Can Schools Enable Resilience for Children in Poverty? Supervisor: William Arsenio Ph.D Explore risk factors and components of resilience that affect academic achievement for children in poverty. Discuss influences of income inequality affects resiliency, health, and emotional well-being. Understand how positive psychology can be applied in the education system to increase resiliency and protective factors.
Fasteau 5 Sept. 2009- Jan. 2011 Research Assistant Ecological Neuroscience Lab, Ann Arbor, MI Supervisors: Stephanie Preston Ph.D and Alicia Hofelich Ph.D Collected and recorded data from the Implicit Attitudes Test (IAT), comparing gender and emotion. Assisted analysis of research data and developed strong understanding of scientific method and process of psychological experiments. Worked in a team setting and participated in weekly lab meetings. 2010 Student Project Evolution, Brain and Public Health Graduate Class, Ann Arbor, MI Supervisor: Randolph Nesse, M.D. and Betsy Fox, Ph.D Wrote paper discussing evolutionary causes of obsessive-compulsive disorder. Discussed the harm-avoidance technique, proximate causes, such as Streptococcus A, and implications in the public health field. Interdisciplinary research combining evolutionary reasoning, public health and psychological views of obsessive-compulsive disorder. PUBLICATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS Fasteau, M., Mackay, D., Smith, D. J., & Meyer, T. D. (2017). Is adolescent alcohol use associated with self-reported hypomanic symptoms in adulthood? Findings from a prospective birth cohort. Psychiatry Research. Fasteau, M., Cohn, A., & Arsenio, W. (2013). Institutional Fairness and Possible Selves Study. Poster presented at the Behavioral and Social Sciences Research Day, Bronx, NY. Fasteau, M., Cohn, A., & Arsenio, W. (2014). Institutional Fairness and Possible Selves Study. Dissertation data presented at the Jean Piaget Society: Society for the Study of Knowledge and Development, San Francisco, CA. Fasteau, M., Stevens, K., Sy, J., Willis, M., & Bjorgvinsson, T. (2017). Does working alliance moderate the relationship between treatment outcome in patients with borderline personality traits? Poster presented at the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies Conference, San Diego, CA. Fullerton, G. & Fasteau, M. (2017, October). ERP- What, Why, and How? Presentation at the OCD Texas Conference, Austin, TX. UNIVERSITY INVOLVEMENT 2013- Teaching Assistant 2012 Worked closely with Dr. Arsenio to conduct and analyze research. Assisted Dr. Arsenio with Lifespan Development course.
Fasteau 6 2012- Student Interviewer 2015 Interviewed incoming students and answered questions about the Ferkauf. Provided written feedback to faculty about prospective students to inform admissions decisions for incoming cohorts. June 2012- May 2015 Student Mentor Mentored an incoming first year student to assist transition to graduate school. MEMBERSHIP 2015-Present Texas Psychological Association 2015-Present International OCD Foundation 2015-Present University of Michigan Alumni Club- Houston Chapter 2013-Present Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies 2011-Present American Psychological Association 2011-2015 New York State Psychological Association 2011-2015 University of Michigan Alumni Club- New York City Chapter