Curriculum Vitae CHRISTINA J. M. COLLETTI, Ph.D. April 2014 Office Address: Phone: Fax: Email: Birthplace: Behavior Therapy & Psychotherapy Center University of Vermont John Dewey Hall 2 Colchester Avenue Burlington, Vermont 05405 (802) 656-2661 (802) 656-3485 christina.colletti@uvm.edu Burlington, Vermont EDUCATION & TRAINING 2011-2013 Post-Doctoral: Stern Center for Language & Learning, Williston, Vermont 2010-2011 Post-Doctoral: Behavior Therapy & Psychotherapy Center University of Vermont, Burlington, Vermont 2009-2010 Internship: Kennedy Krieger Institute Behavioral Psychology Department Child and Family Therapy Clinic Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland 2006-2010 Graduate: University of Vermont, Burlington, Vermont Clinical Psychology Doctoral Program Doctor of Philosophy, June 2010 Rex L. Forehand, Ph.D., Research Mentor 2003-2005 Graduate: Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, Oklahoma Clinical Psychology Doctoral Program Clinical Child Psychology Track Master of Science, December 2005 Larry L. Mullins, Ph.D., Research Mentor
1996-2000 Undergraduate: Hamilton College, Clinton, New York Bachelor of Arts in Psychology, May 2000 1999 Undergraduate: City University, London, England Hamilton College semester study abroad program 1992-1996 High School: Burlington High School, Burlington, Vermont CLINICAL EXPERIENCE 2011-2013 Post-Doctoral Fellow, Stern Center for Language & Learning, Williston, Vermont. Conducted cognitive, learning, and psychological evaluations of children, adolescents, and adults. 2010-2011 Post-Doctoral Clinician, Behavior Therapy and Psychotherapy Center, University of Vermont, Burlington, Vermont. Provided community-based outpatient assessment and treatment services to children and adolescents and their families; provided assessment and treatment of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) through the ADHD Specialty Service. 2009-2010 Pre-Doctoral Intern, Child and Family Therapy Clinic, Behavioral Psychology Department, Kennedy Krieger Institute, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland. Provided hospital-based outpatient assessment and treatment services to children and adolescents and their families; participated in Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental Disabilities (LEND) training program. 2006-2009 Pre-Doctoral Clinician, Behavior Therapy and Psychotherapy Center, Department of Psychology, University of Vermont, Burlington, Vermont. Provided outpatient assessment and treatment services to children and adolescents and their families; completed psychological evaluations of children and adolescents for the State of Vermont Disability Determination Services; facilitated parent-training groups; provided parent-training workshops to community treatment providers. Fall 2005 Fall 2005 Graduate Clinician, A Better Chance Clinic, Child Study Center, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Assessed cognitive functioning of infants and children through age seven who were prenatally exposed to drugs and alcohol; participated on interdisciplinary evaluation team and wrote interdisciplinary reports. Graduate Clinician, Hematology-Oncology Section, Department of Pediatrics, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Worked on interdisciplinary treatment team providing psychological consultation to children and adolescents undergoing medical treatment for brain tumors and sickle cell disease. 2 of 9
Spring 2005 Interim Assistant Director of Assessment Services, Psychological Services Center, Psychology Department, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, Oklahoma. Interim Assistant Director of Assessment Services for a one month period; conducted telephone intakes; maintained waitlist; managed assessment tests and materials. 2003-2005 Psychological Associate, Psychological Services Center, Psychology Department, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, Oklahoma. Conducted child/adolescent and adult treatment intakes; completed psychological evaluations of children; provided outpatient treatment services to children and adolescents and their families. 2004-2005 Co-Facilitator, Peer Relationship and Problem-Solving Groups, Psychological Services Center, Psychology Department, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, Oklahoma. Co-facilitated group treatment program for teaching problem-solving and peerrelationship skills to school-aged children with disruptive behavior problems as part of a research grant. 2002-2003 Residential Counselor and Coordinator of Medical Appointments, Baird Center for Children and Families, Burlington, Vermont. Coordinated medical appointments for school-age children in a residential treatment facility; transported children to medical appointments; implemented behavioral interventions in a residential setting. 2002 Substitute Clinician, Howard Center for Human Services, ASSIST Crisis Residential Program, Burlington, Vermont. Participated on a support team providing short-term residential care to individuals at risk for hospitalization; monitored medications; participated in treatment planning through collaboration with staff and outside service providers. 1999 Volunteer Mental Health Summer Intern, Behavioral Health Services North, Outpatient Treatment Center, Plattsburgh, New York. 1988-1998 Childcare Provider, Burlington, Vermont. Provided comprehensive childcare environment for four children aged six months to 15 years. PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT AND DISSEMINATION EXPERIENCE August 2008 Invited Training, Northwestern Counseling and Support Services, St. Albans, Vermont. Provided training to a group of community treatment providers on the implementation of Parenting the Strong-Willed Child (Forehand & Long, 2002) group treatment program with families. 2006 Development and Implementation of Promoting Effective Parenting Program, Vermont, Burlington, Vermont. Tailored the Parenting the Strong-Willed Child (Forehand & Long, 2002) group intervention program for use with parents at risk for abusing or neglecting their toddler- and preschool-age children. Implemented the program with groups of parents. 3 of 9
CLINICAL WORKSHOPS AND TRAININGS November 2011 October 2011 September 2011 September 2011 September 2011 September- December 2011 April 2011 December 2010 Instruction of Students with Severe Learning Disabilities, Stern Center for Language & Learning, Williston, Vermont Executive Function Strategies for the Elementary Classroom, Stern Center for Language & Learning, Williston, Vermont Wilson Reading System Introductory Workshop, White River Junction, Vermont Social Thinking: Visual Methods for Improving Social Understanding / Managing Anxiety and Improving Self-Regulation, Stern Center for Language & Learning, Williston, Vermont Reading Fluency and Comprehension for Struggling Elementary School Readers, Stern Center for Language & Learning, Williston, Vermont TIME for Teachers Guided course in explicit and systematic reading instruction, Stern Center for Language & Learning, Williston, Vermont Section 504 in Vermont, training by Patti Page, J.D. of Stitzel, Page, & Fletcher, P.C., Burlington, Vermont Special Education Law in Vermont, training by Patti Page, J.D. of Stitzel, Page, & Fletcher, P.C., Burlington, Vermont 2009-2010 Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental Disabilities (LEND), administered by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, training provided by the Kennedy Krieger institute, Baltimore, Maryland October 2008 Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Treating Anxiety in Children and Adolescents Using the Coping Cat and C.A.T. Programs, training by Philip C. Kendall, Ph.D., sponsored by Howard Center for Human Services, Burlington, Vermont CLINICAL SUPERVISION RECEIVED 2011-2013 Individual Supervision by Dr. Sharon Leach, Licensed Clinical Psychologist and Neuropsychologist, Stern Center for Language & Learning, Williston, VT 2010-2011 Individual Supervision by Dr. Kathleen Kennedy, Licensed Clinical Psychologist, Vermont, Burlington, VT 2010-2011 Group Supervision by Dr. Betsy Hoza, Licensed Clinical Psychologist, Attention- Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder Specialty Service, Behavior Therapy and 4 of 9
Psychotherapy Center, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT 2009-2010 Individual and Group Supervision by Dr. Gina Richman, Licensed Clinical Psychologist, Child and Family Therapy Clinic, Behavioral Psychology Department, Kennedy Krieger Institute/Department of Pediatrics, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 2007-2009 Vertical Team Supervision by Dr. Kathleen Kennedy, Licensed Clinical Psychologist, Vermont, Burlington, VT 2006-2007 Individual Supervision by Dr. Alexandra Potter, Licensed Clinical Psychologist, Vermont, Burlington, VT 2006-2007 Vertical Team Supervision by Dr. Rex Forehand, Licensed Clinical Psychologist, Vermont, Burlington, VT 2006-2007 Individual Supervision by Dr. Rex Forehand, Licensed Clinical Psychologist, Behavior Therapy and Psychotherapy Center, Psychology Department, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT 2005 Vertical Team Supervision by Dr. Thad Leffingwell, Licensed Clinical Psychologist, Psychological Services Center, Psychology Department, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK 2004-2005 Vertical Team Supervision by Dr. Douglas Scambler, Licensed Clinical Psychologist, Psychological Services Center, Psychology Department, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK 2004-2005 Individual Supervision by Dr. Douglas Scambler, Licensed Clinical Psychologist, Psychological Services Center, Psychology Department, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK 2003-2004 Vertical Team Supervision by Dr. John Chaney, Licensed Clinical Psychologist, Psychological Services Center, Psychology Department, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK 2003-2004 Group Supervision by Dr. John Chaney, Licensed Clinical Psychologist, Marriage and Family Clinic, Psychological Services Center, Psychology Department, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK RESEARCH EXPERIENCE 2006-2009 Graduate Research Assistant to Rex L. Forehand, Ph.D., Heinz and Rowena Ansbacher Endowed University Distinguished Professor of Psychology, University of Vermont. 5 of 9
Member of Raising Healthy Children/Family Cognitive-Behavioral Prevention of Depression project research team; conducted structured interviews; co-facilitated intervention groups; trained new interviewers; participated in manuscript development and writing. 2005 Graduate Research Assistant to Larry L. Mullins, Ph.D., Professor of Research, Hematology-Oncology Section, Department of Pediatrics, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center. Helped develop and implement research protocols; collected, managed, and analyzed research data; participated in grant- and manuscript-writing. 2003-2004 Graduate Research Assistant to Larry L. Mullins, Ph.D., Professor of Psychology, Oklahoma State University. Helped develop and implement research protocols; collected, managed, and analyzed research data; participated in grant- and manuscript-writing. 2002-2003 Research Assistant to Bruce E. Compas, Ph.D., Professor of Clinical Psychology, Medicine, and Pediatrics, Stress and Coping Laboratory, University of Vermont. Administered laboratory research protocols; coded videotaped parent-child interactions; assisted with data entry. TEACHING EXPERIENCE Spring 2008 Fall 2004 Spring 2004 Fall 2003 Invited Guest Lecture, Introduction to Clinical Intervention, Psychology Department, University of Vermont. Provided didactic training in clinical intervention for children with selective mutism to incoming graduate students. Teaching Assistant, Experimental Psychology, Psychology Department, Oklahoma State University. Taught laboratory component of course. Teaching Assistant, Abnormal Psychology, Psychology Department, Oklahoma State University. Taught discussion section of course. Teaching Assistant, Personality, Conflict Resolution, and Honors Introductory Psychology courses, Psychology Department, Oklahoma State University. Administered and graded tests and assignments. OTHER PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE 2000-2001 Legal Assistant, Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer, & Feld, LLP, New York, New York. Assisted attorneys with legal research and document review; maintained case files; prepared and organized documents for depositions, court hearings, and arbitrations; read witness deposition testimony during arbitration. 6 of 9
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS 1. American Psychological Association (APA), member since 2000 2. Society of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology (SCCAP), Division 53 of the American Psychological Association, member since 2005 3. Society for Research in Child Development (SRCD), member since 2007 4. Anxiety Disorders Association of America (ADAA), member since 2010 5. Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies (ABCT), member since 2003 6. Society of Pediatric Psychology (SPP), Division 54 of the American Psychological Association, member from 2004-2009 PUBLICATIONS 1. Compas, B. E., Forehand, R., Thigpen, J. C., Keller, G., Hardcastle, E. J., Cole, D. A., Potts, J., Watson, K. H., Rakow, A., Colletti, C. J. M., Reeslund, K., Fear, J., Garai, E., McKee, L., Merchant, M. J., & Roberts, L. (2011). Family Group Cognitive-Behavioral Preventive Intervention for Families of Depressed Parents: 18- and 24-Month Outcomes. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 79, 488-499. 2. Colletti, C. J. M., Forehand, R., Garai, E., Mckee, L., Potts, J., Haker, K., Champion, J., & Compas, B. (2010). Associations of parent-child anxious and depressive symptoms when a caregiver has a history of depression. Journal of Child and Family Studies, 19, 762-770. 3. Fear, J. M., Champion, J. E., Reeslund, K. L., Forehand, R. L., Colletti, C. J. M., Roberts, L., & Compas, B. E. (2009). Parental depression and interparental conflict: Children and adolescents self-blame and coping responses. Journal of Family Psychology, 23, 762-766. 4. Colletti, C. J. M., Forehand, R. L., Garai, E. P., Rakow, A., McKee, L., Fear, J. M., & Compas, B. E. (2009). Parent depression and child anxiety: An overview of the literature with clinical implications. Child and Youth Care Forum, 38, 151-160. 5. Garai, E. P., Colletti, C. J. M., Reeslund, K. L., Potts, J., Compas, B. E., & Forehand, R. L. (2009). The relation of maternal sensitivity to children s internalizing and externalizing problems within the context of maternal depressive symptoms. Behavior Modification, 33, 559-582. 6. Compas, B. E., Forehand, R. L., Keller, G., Champion, J. E., Rakow, A., Reeslund, K. L., McKee, L., Fear, J. M., Colletti, C. J. M., Hardcastle, E., Merchant, M. J., Roberts, L., Potts, J., Garai, E., Coffelt, N., Roland, E., & Cole, D. A. (2009). Randomized controlled trial of a family cognitive-behavioral preventive intervention for children of depressed parents. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 77, 1007-1020. 7. Garai, E. P., Forehand, R. L., Colletti, C. J. M., & Rakow, A. (2009). The role of internalizing problems in the development of youth high risk behaviors: An examination of two competing hypotheses. Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment, 31, 340-346. 8. Colletti, C. J. M., Wolfe-Christensen, C., Carpentier, M. Y., Page, M. C., McNall-Knapp, R. Y., Meyer, W. H., Chaney, J. M., & Mullins, L. L. (2008). The relationship of parental overprotection, perceived 7 of 9
vulnerability, and parenting stress to behavioral, emotional, and social adjustment in children with cancer. Pediatric Blood and Cancer, 19, 125-134. 9. Jones, D. J., Forehand, R., Rakow, A., Colletti, C. J. M., McKee, L., & Zalot, A. (2008). The specificity of maternal parenting behavior and child adjustment difficulties: A study of inner-city African American families. Journal of Family Psychology, 22, 181-192. 10. McKee, L., Colletti, C. J. M., Rakow, A., Jones, D. J., & Forehand, R. L. (2008). Parenting and child externalizing behaviors: Are the associations specific or diffuse? Aggression and Violent Behavior, 13, 201-215. 11. Bourdeau, T. L., Mullins, L. L., Carpentier, M. Y., Colletti, C. J. M., & Wolfe-Christensen, C. (2007). An examination of parenting variables and child self-care behavior across disease groups. Journal of Developmental and Physical Disabilities, 19, 125-134. PRESENTATIONS 1. Haker, K., Garai, E., Roberts, L., Fear, J. M., Potts, J., Colletti, C. J. M., Forehand, R., & Compas, B. E. (2011). Parenting and children's emotional and behavioral problems: Patterns of symptom-specific risk in offspring of depressed parents. Poster presented at the Society for Research in Child Development Biennial Meeting, Montreal, Canada. 2. Reising, M., Champion, J., Reeslund, K., Fear, J., Potts, J., Rakow, A., Colletti, C. J. M., Garai, E., Forehand, R., Compas, B.E. (2010). Dual processes of stress and coping in offspring of parents with a history of depression. Poster presented at the 44 th annual Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, San Francisco, CA. 3. Potts, J., Reeslund, K., Fear, J. M., Reising, M., Colletti, C. J. M., Hardcastle, E., Garai, E., Gerfen, E., Forehand, R., & Compas, B. (2009). Positive and negative affect in children of depressed parents. Poster presented at the 43 rd annual Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies convention, New York, New York. 4. Reising, M., Champion, J. E., Reeslund, K., Fear, J. M., Potts, J., Rakow, A., Colletti, C. J. M., Garai, E., Forehand, R., & Compas, B. (2009). Children's coping with parental depression and economic hardship. Poster presented at the 43 rd annual Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies convention, New York, New York. 5. Hardcastle, E., Reeslund, K. L., Fear, J. M., Colletti, C. J. M., Roberts, L., Forehand, R. L., & Compas, B. E. (2009). Positive emotion in parents with depression: Observations in parent-child interactions. Poster presented at the Society for Research in Child Development Biennial Meeting, Denver, Colorado. 6. Garai, E. P., Forehand, R., Colletti, C. J. M., & Rakow, A. (2008). The role of internalizing problems in the development of youth high risk behaviors: An examination of two competing hypotheses. Poster presented at the 42 nd annual Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies convention, Orlando, Florida. 8 of 9
7. Colletti, C. J. M., McKee, L., Rakow, A., Forehand, R. L. (2007). Parenting specificity and child problem behaviors within the context of parent depression. Poster presented at the 41 st annual Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies convention, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 8. Rakow, A., Colletti, C. J. M., McKee, L., Jones, D. J., Forehand, R. L. (2007). The specificity of the association between parenting and child adjustment: A study of urban African American families. Poster presented at the Society for Research in Child Development Biennial Meeting, Boston, Massachusetts. 9. Colletti, C. J. M., Mullins, L. L., Carpentier, M. Y., Wolfe-Christensen, C. (2006). The relationship of parental overprotection and perceived child vulnerability to parent- and child-reported diabetes independence. Poster presented at the 2006 National Conference on Child Health Psychology, Gainesville, Florida. 10. Colletti, C. J. M., Mullins, L. L., Carpentier, M. Y., Wolfe-Christensen, C. (2006). The relationship of parental overprotection, child vulnerability, and parenting stress to emotional, behavioral, and social functioning in children diagnosed with cancer. Poster presented at the 2006 National Conference on Child Health Psychology, Gainesville, Florida. 11. Colletti, C. J. M., Espinoza, L., Mullins, L. L., Carpentier, M. Y., & Wolfe-Christensen, C. (2005). The relationship of perceived child vulnerability and parental overprotection to health care utilization in children with DM1 and asthma. Poster presented at the Great Lakes Regional Conference on Child Health, Columbus, Ohio. 12. Colletti, C. J. M., Van Pelt, J. C., Mullins, L. L., Carpentier, M. Y., Wolfe-Christensen, C., & Espinoza, L. (2005). Illness severity and psychological distress in adolescents and young adults with long standing asthma. Poster presented at the Great Lakes Regional Conference on Child Health, Columbus, Ohio. 13. Van Pelt, J. C., Mullins, L. L., Colletti, C. J. M., & Carpentier, M. Y. (2005). Self-focused attention as a mediator of the relationship between illness uncertainty and psychological distress in adolescents and young adults with long-standing asthma. Poster presented at the Great Lakes Regional Conference in Child Health, Columbus, OH. 14. Carpentier, M. Y., Van Pelt, J. C., Mullins, L. L., & Colletti, C. J. M. (2005). Psychological, academic, and vocational functioning among adolescents and young adults with asthma: An extension of earlier work. Poster presented at the Great Lakes Regional Conference on Child Health, Columbus, OH. 15. Colletti, C. J. M., Mullins, L. L., Van Pelt, J. C., & Carpentier, M. Y. (2004). Parental perceptions of child vulnerability, parental overprotection, and uncertainty in children with chronic illness. Poster presented at the Society of Pediatric Psychology 2004 National Conference on Child Health Psychology, Charleston, South Carolina. 16. Van Pelt, J. C., Carpentier, M. Y., Mullins, L. L., Espinoza, L., & Colletti, C. J. M. (2004). Emotional, academic, and vocational functioning in adolescents and young adults with asthma. Poster presented at the Society of Pediatric Psychology 2004 National Conference on Child Health Psychology, Charleston, South Carolina. 9 of 9