Curriculum Vitae, August 2013 Education Kimberly Stevens 1207 S. Wall Street #351 Carbondale, IL 62901 (904) 588-2751 kimberlystevens@siu.edu Pursuing Doctorate, Department of Psychology, Southern Illinois University-Carbondale, Carbondale, IL Clinical Psychology (APA Accredited Program) Current GPA: 3.86 on a 4.00 scale Bachelors of Science (April 2012), Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL Majors: Psychology and Sociology Graduated Magna cum laude GPA: 3.77 on a 4.00 scale University of Malaga (Summer 2006), Malaga, Spain Study Abroad College Credit Clinical Training Clinical Experience: Graduate Clinician, Clinical Center, Southern Illinois University-Carbondale. January 2013-Present. Individual Supervision: 1 hour per week, additional consultation as needed. Group Supervision: 2 hours per week. Supervisors: Sarah Kertz, Ph.D. (Fall 2012 Spring 2013), Mary Louise Cashel Ph.D. (Summer 2013), and Chad Drake Ph.D. (Fall 2013-present) Duties include: Providing outpatient individual therapy to 3-4 clients from a community setting, some of which were long-term; presenting with various concerns including: anxiety, depression, marital discord, trauma, interpersonal, adjustment, social anxiety disorder, and obsessive compulsive disorder. Maintaining caseload including contacting and scheduling clients and completing progress notes and closing reports. Developing case conceptualizations and treatment plans based on presenting concerns and goals of clients. Assessments included: Yale-Brown Obsessive Compulsive Scale, Beck Anxiety Inventory, Beck Depression Inventory-Second Edition, MINI International
Neuropsychiatric Interview, the Obsessive-Compulsive Questionnaire, and the Social Anxiety Questionnaire. Assessment Experience: Graduate Research Assistant on Child Psychological Assessment Team, Department of Psychology, Southern Illinois University-Carbondale. May 2013 - August 2013. Supervisor: Dr. Michelle Kibby, Ph.D. Duties include: Administering 2 hours per week of assigned assessments with a child between the ages of 8 and 12 with suspected learning disabilities and attention and concentration difficulties as part of data collection (Summer 2013). Preparing 2 psychological reports for diagnostic purposes based on available interview information/test data. Participating in weekly case conceptualization meetings. Consulting with parents of children, as needed. Assessments include: Cerebellar Tasks, A Developmental Neuropsychological Assessment, Gray Oral Reading Tests, Grooved Pegboard Test, an articulation rate task, Edinburgh Handedness Inventory, Beery Beery-Buktenica Developmental Test of Visual- Motor Integration-5 th edition, Wisconsin Card Sorting Task, Children s Depression Inventory, and Revised Children s Manifest Anxiety Scale. Assessments Trained in: Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI) Beck Depression Inventory-Second Edition (BDI-II) Barkley Adult ADHD Rating Scale-IV (BAARS-IV) Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-2 (MMPI-2) Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview (M.I.N.I.) Obsessive-Compulsive Questionnaire (OCQ) Social Anxiety Questionnaire (SAQ) Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale-Fourth Edition (WAIS-IV) Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children-Fourth Edition (WISC-IV) Woodcock-Johnson III Tests of Achievement (WJ III ACH) Yale-Brown Obsessive Compulsive Scale (Y-BOCs) A Developmental Neuropsychological Assessment (NEPSY) Gray Oral Reading Tests (GORT) Grooved Pegboard Test Edinburgh Handedness Inventory Beery-Buktenica Developmental Test of Visual-Motor Integration-5 th edition Wisconsin Card Sorting Task Children s Depression Inventory (CDI) Revised Children s Manifest Anxiety Scale (RCMAS) Research Experience Graduate Research Assistant for Dr. Sarah Kertz, Affect, Behavior, and Cognition Lab,
Psychology Department, Southern Illinois University-Carbondale, August 2012- Present. Duties Include: Data collection, cleaning, and analysis on current project in the lab. Preparing and piloting Dyad study Participating in weekly laboratory planning meetings. Research Assistant for Dr. Christopher Patrick, Clinical Neuroscience Lab, Psychology Department, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL, January 2011 - August 2011 Duties Included: Collecting data for two studies assessing antisocial behavior, alcohol and drug dependence, depression, and anxiety disorders with questionnaire, interview, and psychophysiological measures. Participating in weekly EEG analysis meetings and diagnostic conceptualization meetings. Scoring clinical and diagnostic assessments. Providing training to undergraduate research assistants on electroencephalogram, data collection, and data entry procedures. Recruiting, screening and scheduling participants for ongoing study in the lab. Training in Electroencephalogram (EEG) and Skin Conductance Response Tests (SCR), Research Assistant for Dr. Barbara Licht, Epilepsy Research Lab, Psychology Department, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL, January 2011 - August 2011 Organized information to design a pilot study for medication adherence in epilepsy. Compiled and organized proper materials for study. Assisted in grant proposal writing. Created protocols for interventions and consent Participated in weekly laboratory meetings. Publications & Conference Presentations Kertz, S., Stevens, K., McHugh, K., Björgvinsson, T. (2013). Distress Intolerance and Worry: The Mediating Role of Cognitive Vulnerabilities. Journal of Affective Disorders. Manuscript submitted for publication. Stevens, K. & Kertz, S. (November 2013). Distress Intolerance and Worry: The Mediating Role of Cognitive Vulnerabilities in a Clinical Sample. Poster submitted to be presented at the SIG poster session at the annual meeting of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies: Nashville, TN.
Stevens, K., Curewitz, A., & Kertz, S. (November 2013). Testing a Cognitive Model of Worry for Distress Intolerance. Poster accepted to be presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies: Nashville, TN. Curewitz, A., Stevens, K., Medernach, T., & Kertz, S. (November 2013). Examining the Relationship between Anxiety and Impulsivity in Risky Behavior Involvement. Poster accepted to be presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies: Nashville, TN. Curewitz, A., Stevens, K., & Kertz, S. (November 2013). Testing Intolerance of Uncertainty and Emotion Regulation Models of Worry in White and Black Individuals. Poster accepted to be presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies: Nashville, TN. Yancey, J., Venables, N., Stevens, K., Roca, C., & Patrick, C. (September 2012). P3 to Target and Novel Stimuli in an Adult Twin Sample: Evidence for Heritability and Relations with Externalizing Proneness. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Psychophysiological Research: New Orleans, LA. Teaching and Advising Experience Psychology Department Undergraduate Program Graduate Assistant, Department of Psychology, Southern Illinois University-Carbondale. August 2013-present Supervisor: Reza Habib, Ph.D. Attending weekly undergraduate program meetings and participating in discussions regarding courses, requirements, and resources for undergraduate psychology majors. Coordinating events for Psychology undergraduate majors, including: Top 5% party, welcome back party, and a graduation party. Managing undergraduate tutors Teaching Assistant for Undergraduate Level, Careers in Psychology, Department of Psychology, Southern Illinois University-Carbondale. Fall 2013 - present. Section size of 30, 2 sections in Fall semester Supervisor: Meera Komarraju, Ph.D. Leading 2 discussion sections twice per week. Attending course lecture once per week Recording and tracking student grades. Providing students with feedback on written work. Psychology Academic Advisor for Undergraduate Students, Department of Psychology, Southern Illinois University-Carbondale. May 2013 August 2013. Supervisor: Reza Habib, Ph.D. Duties include:
Providing counseling for career choices, decisions regarding graduate school, decision of a major, academic difficulties, course selection, clinical and research opportunities, and resources to students for 6 hours per week. Providing tours of the psychology department for prospective and incoming students. Teaching Assistant for Undergraduate Level, Introduction to Psychology, Department of Psychology, Southern Illinois University-Carbondale. Fall 2012 - Spring 2013. Section size of 30, 2 sections in Fall and Spring semesters Supervisor: Meera Komarraju, Ph.D. Leading 2 discussion sections once per week. Recording and tracking student grades. Providing students with feedback on written work. Teaching Assistant for Undergraduate Level, Physiological Psychology, Department of Psychology, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL. August 2011 December 2011 Duties Included: Worked with undergraduate students (30) in the lab portion of their physiological psychology class. Taught students to identify various brain structures and their function on a sheep brain model. Service Student Representative to Clinical Faculty, Department of Psychology, Southern Illinois University-Carbondale, January 2013 May 2013 Serving as representative of the students for the program. Serving as a contact for applicants interviewing for the clinical psychology program and coordinating overnight housing and interview arrangements (Spring 2013). Memberships Professional Memberships Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Student Membership. 2013 - Present. Honorary Memberships Phi Beta Kappa, Liberal Arts and Sciences Academic Honor Society, Spring 2012 - Present.
Psi Chi Honors Society, International honor society for psychology, Spring 2010 Present. Phi Eta Sigma, Florida State University Honor Society, Spring 2009 - Spring 2012. Golden Key Society, International Honors Society, Spring 2009 Spring 2012. Honors and Awards Tuition Scholarship, Southern Illinois University at Carbondale, 2011 - Present Dean s List recognition, 2008 2012 Florida Medallion Scholars Award, 2008-2012.