Courtney Pfeifer 143 E. Marylyn Ave. State College, PA 16801 Cell: (434) 594-7094 Courtney.j.pfeifer@gmail.com Curriculum Vitae EDUCATION May 2011 M. A. in Clinical Psychology Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, North Carolina Thesis: The Effects of Perceived Social Support and Coping Self-Efficacy on Trauma Symptoms After a Traumatic Event. Supervisor: Kia Asberg, Ph.D. GPA: 3.94 May 2009 B.S. in Psychology, Honors, Summa Cum Laude Overall GPA: 3.99 Psychology GPA: 4.0 Honors Thesis: The effects of split-decision making on punitive damage awards in medical malpractice tort cases. Supervisor: Paul A. Fox, Ph.D. May 2009 B.S. in Criminal Justice, Summa Cum Laude B.S. in Criminal Justice Overall GPA: 3.99 Criminal Justice GPA: 4.0 HONORS AND AWARDS Summa Cum Laude, Appalachian State University Departmental Honors in Psychology, Appalachian State University, May 2009 Academic Achievement Awards, 2008 and 2009 for a GPA of 3.9 or higher Department of Arts and Sciences Senior Awards, 2009 Political Science/Criminal Justice Senior Awards, 2009 Dean s List 2005-2008 Chancellor s List 2005-2008 PRESENTATIONS Fu, X., Auday, E., Taber-Thomas, B.C., Morales, S., Allen, E.A., Thai, N., Pfeifer, C., Danilo, C., Koraly Perez-Edgar, K. (Apr, 2013). The role of attention bias in the link between temperament and socio-emotional maladjustment. Poster presented at the Society for Research in Child Development Biennial Meeting, Seattle, WA.
Allen, E., Pfeifer, C., Auday, E., Perez-Edgar, K. (Apr, 2013). Parent-Child Concordance in Anxiety Ratings Varies as a Function of Parent-Report of Childhood Behavioral Inhibition. Poster presented at the Society for Research in Child Development Biennial Meeting, Seattle, WA. Blanchard, B., Asberg, K., Pfeifer, C., & Bobadilla, L. (Nov, 2012). Blunted cortisol response in veterans with substance use disorders: Treatment implications. Poster presented at the Annual Conference of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, National Harbor, MD. Pfeifer, C., & Asberg, K. (March, 2011). Traumatic Frequency and Traumatic Load as Trauma Symptomatology Predictors. Poster presented at the South-Eastern Psychological Association, Jacksonville, FL. Wagaman, A., Pfeifer, C., Asberg, K., & Cordrey, J. (March, 2011). The Effects of Substance Use Coping among College Students. Poster presented at the South-Eastern Psychological Association, Jacksonville, FL. Asberg, K., Wagaman, A., & Pfeifer, C. (November, 2010). Hostility Mediates the Relationship Between Emotion Regulation and Internalizing Symptomatology. Poster presented at the Annual Meeting of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, San Francisco, CA. Pfeifer, C., Asberg, A., & Fox, P. (March 2010). Juror Decision Making, Perceived Fairness, and Attitudes About Litigation Crisis. Poster presented at the South-Eastern Psychological Association, Chattanooga, TN. Wagaman, A., Asberg, K., Carter, T., Pfeifer, C., & Strassburger, D. (March, 2010). Body Image: Does Stress, Social Support, and Emotion Regulation Matter? Poster presented at the South-Eastern Psychological Association, Chattanooga, TN. PUBLICATIONS Fox, P., Wingrove, T., & Pfeifer, C. (2011). A comparison of students and jury panelists decision-making in split recovery cases. Behavioral Sciences and the Law, 29, 358 375. DOI: 10.1002/bsl.968. MANUSCRIPTS IN PROGRESS Pfeifer, C., Asberg, A., Bobadilla, L., & McCord, D. Trauma frequency, load, perceived social support, and coping self-efficacy as predictors of trauma symptoms: Implications for measurement and treatment. (in progress). Pfeifer, C., Asberg, A., & Fox, P. Perceived fairness and attitudes about litigation crisis in malpractice lawsuits: Implications for mock juror decisions. (in progress).
RESEARCH EXPERIENCE Human Research Technologist November 2011 present Cognition, Affect, and Temperament Lab The Pennsylvania State University, State College, PA Supervisor: Koraly Pérez-Edgar, Ph.D. Research assistant to a NIHM funded study examining an attention bias modification intervention for behaviorally inhibited children. Relevant training on fmris,eegs, Early Adolescent Temperament Questionnaire-R (EATQ-R), Behavioral Inhibition Questionnaire (BIQ), Screen for Child Anxiety Related Emotional Disorders-Revised (SCARED), Social Anxiety Scale for Adolescents (SAS-A), Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL), and Youth Self-Report (YSR), preparation of IRB proposals, clinical interviews, data collection, entry, and analysis, and results. Relevant Training: CITI Training and Blood-born Pathogen training Graduate Research Assistant Stress, Violence, Emotion Regulation, and Adjustment Lab (SVEA) Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, NC Supervisor: Kia Asberg, Ph.D. Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, North Carolina Assisted in: - Veteran s Affairs study on Personality, Cortisol Reactivity, and Treatment Response - Trauma Perceived Social Support and Coping Self-Efficacy Study - Trauma Traumatic Frequency vs. Traumatic Load study - Jury Study - Body Image Study Duties: Literature reviews, preparation of IRB proposals, clinical interviews, data collection, entry, and analysis, write-up of results and preparation of posters and manuscripts. Relevant Training: CITI IRB Training Program Undergraduate Research Assistant Anxiety and Anxiety Sensitivity Lab Supervisor: Joshua Broman-Fulks, Ph.D. Labs Assisted in: -Quercetin Study analyzing the effects of quercetin on cognitive functioning - Placebo in Exercise determining whether exercise was more effective in subjects who knew about the benefits of exercise than those who did not know. - Health in College Students determining health in college students who think they are healthy verses those who think they are not healthy. Duties: Carry out instructions from superiors to participants, communication skills, research of relevant topics, and data collection.
TEACHING EXPERIENCE Teaching Assistant for a graduate course in Assessment (Fall 2010). Relevant training in intelligence and personality assessments, including Woodcock- Johnson III Cognitive and Achievement tests, Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children- IV (WISC-IV), Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale-IV (WAIS-IV), Achenbach System of Empirically Based Assessment (ASEBA), Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory- II (MMPI-II), M-5 Personality Assessment, Trail-making Task A and B, and semistructured interviews. CLINICAL EXPERIENCES Counselor/Advocate for the Centre County Women s Resource Center State College, PA (May 2012- present) Supervisor: Dee Hall Took an 80 hour class on domestic violence, sexual assault, and stalking. Now provide hotline services including brief crisis counseling and information and referrals to services in Centre County. Have facilitated PFAs and shelter intakes, and other volunteer activities, as necessary. Practicum at the Charles George VA, Asheville, NC (Fall 2010-May 2011) Supervisor: Christopher San Miguel, Ph.D. Hours: 16/week Relevant training in consultations and assessments with veteran clinical populations, including semi-structured interviews (MINI, SCID-II), Stroop Test, Wechsler Memory Scale (WMS-IV), Repeatable Battery for the Assessment of Neuropsychological Status (RBANS), Controlled Word Association Test (COWAT), Hooper Visual Organization Test, PTSD Checklist Criminal Justice Internship at the Marion Correctional Institution, Marion, NC, Summer 2008 Supervisor: David Cothron As part of an organized criminal justice internship at a Close Custody Prison, carried a caseload of inmates, did case assessments and plans, met with inmates on a routine basis to discuss their case plans and how they were, referred inmates to jobs and programs, submitted custody reviews, sat in on disciplinary hearings, and completed various projects assigned EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES Heltzer s Honors Program, Appalachian State University took honors classes that increased learning and workload Appalachian Honors Association member honors club, participating in provided lectures Appalachian Student Chapter of the American Correctional Association member Biology Club member Vice President
REFERENCES Kia Asberg, Ph.D, Assistant Professor at Western Carolina University (828)227-3451 kasberg@wcu.edu 91 Killian Building Lane, Rm. 344, Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, NC, Leonardo Bobadilla, Ph.D, Assistant Professor at Western Carolina University (828)227-3368 lbobadilla@wcu.edu 91 Killian Building Lane, Rm. 347, Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, NC, Lori Unruh, Ph.D, Assistant Professor and Coordinator, School Psychology Graduate Program (828)227-2738 lunruh@wcu.edu 91 Killian Building Lane, Rm. 311, Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, NC,