Current Employment Doctoral Candidate in Clinical Psychology 6909B Guadalupe Street; Austin, TX 78752 Tel: (325) 201-4228 Email: adamrcobb@utexas.edu Licensure Licensed Professional Counselor State of Texas License #: 65498 Curriculum Vitae Adam Roark Cobb, MA, LPC Jan 2017 Education 2012-2018 Doctoral Candidate in Clinical Psychology, Austin, Texas GPA: 4.0 2006-2008 MA in Clinical Psychology Texas A & M University Corpus Christi, Corpus Christi, Texas Summa Cum Laude with Honors, GPA: 4.0 2001-2005 BA in Psychology and English Howard Payne University Brownwood, Texas Cum Laude with Honors, GPA: 3.55 Dissertation Title and Graduate Advisor Title: Behavioral, Pharmacological, and Neurostimulation Approaches to Enhancing Exposure Therapy for Anxiety, Fear, and Stress-Related Disorders. Advisor: Michael J. Telch, Ph.D. Professional Experience 2016 Association for Psychological Science Student Caucus Reviewer 2016 PLOS ONE Ad Hoc Reviewer 2016 University Extension Course Instructor,. Courses: Social Psychology 2012-, Department of Psychology, Laboratory for the Study of Anxiety Disorders. Graduate Teaching Assistant Courses: Research and Experimental Design, Experimental Psychology (Honors courses), Human Brain Imaging, Intellectual and Personality Assessment (Graduate course), Music and Cognition, Behavioral Neuroscience. 2012 Future Search Trials Pharmaceutical Research Associate and Clinical Assessor 2010-2012, Department of Psychology Laboratory for the Study of Anxiety Disorders Clinical Research Associate 2010-2012 2010-2012 Austin Community College Adjunct Assistant Professor of Psychology Courses Taught: Introduction to Psychology, Developmental Psychology 2008-2009 University of California, Los Angeles, Department of Psychology Social Brain Development Laboratory Staff Research Associate
2006-2008 Texas A&M University, Corpus Christi Research Assistant, Project Coordinator, Graduate Teaching Assistant Courses: Experimental Psychology, Cognition, Neuropsychology of Art, Projective Techniques (Graduate course) 2007 ICF-International Job Analyst Peer-Reviewed Publications and Submitted Manuscripts Cobb, A. R., Josephs, R. A., Lancaster, C. L. & Telch, M. J. (in review). Cortisol and testosterone moderate subsequent depressogenic reactions to war-zone stressors. Cobb, A. R., Lancaster, C., Meyer, E., Lee, H., & Telch, M. J. (in review). The moderating effects of predeployment trait anxiety, anxiety sensitivity and experiential avoidance on soldiers psychological reactions to warzone stressors during deployment: A prospective investigation. Josephs, R. A., Cobb, A. R., Lancaster, C., Meyer, E., Lee, H., & Telch, M. J. (in press). Dual-hormone reactivity predicts downstream stress-evoked PTSD. Psychoneuroendocrinology. Zoellner, L, Telch, M. J., Foa, E., Farach, F., McLean, C. P., Bluett, E., Gallop, B., Cobb, A., Gonzalez- Lima, F. (in press). Methylene blue as an enhancer of brief exposure therapy for PTSD. The Journal of Clinical Psychiatry. Lancaster, C.L., Cobb, A.R., Lee, H-J., & Telch, M.J. (2016). The role of perceived threat in the emergence of PTSD and depression symptoms during war-zone deployment. Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy, 8(4), 528-534. Telch, M. J., Bruchey, A. K., Rosenfield, D., Cobb, A. R., Smits, J., Pahl, S., & Gonzalez-Lima, F. (2014). Effects of post-session administration of methylene blue on fear extinction and contextual memory in adults with claustrophobia. The American Journal of Psychiatry, 171, 1091-1098. doi:10.1176/appi.ajp.2014.13101407 Merritt, P. S., Cobb, A. R., & Cook, G. I. (2012). Sex differences in the cognitive effects of tobacco abstinence: A pilot study. Experimental and Clinical Psychopharmacology, 20(4), 258-263. doi:10.1037/a0027414 Merritt, P., Cobb, A. R., Mossinac, L., & Hirshman, E. (2010). Evidence that episodic memory impairment during tobacco abstinence is independent of attentional mechanisms. The Journal of General Psychology, 137, 4, 331-342. http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/a0027414 Book Chapters Telch, M. J., Cobb, A. R., & Lancaster, C. L. (2014). Exposure therapy. In P. M. G. Emmelkamp & E. Thomas, Handbook of Anxiety Disorders (Vol. 2, pp. 717 756). Chichester, UK: Wiley-Blackwell. doi:10.1002/9781118775349.ch35 Telch, M. J., Cobb, A. R., Lancaster, C. L., (2014). Agoraphobia. In S. G. Hofmann & J. A. Smits (Eds.), The Wiley Handbook of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (Vol. 3, pp. 941 978). Chichester, UK: John Wiley & Sons, Inc. doi:10.1002/9781118528563.wbcbt40 Manuscripts in Preparation Cobb, A. R., Rubin, M, Amir, A. Stote, D., M., Lee, H. & Telch, M. J. (in prep). Pre-deployment hippocampal volume and volume asymmetry predict subsequent traumatic war-zone stress-evoked PTSD symptoms. Cobb, A. R., Rubin, M., & Telch, M. J. (in prep). A meta-analysis of hippocampal volumes in PTSD. Hawkins, B., Cobb, A. R., Rubin, M, Telch, M. J. (in prep). Moderators of the emotional impact of expressive writing in grief. Telch, M. J., Cobb, A. R., & Horowitz, J. (in prep). Fear prediction error as a mechanism of change in threat appraisals in claustrophobia. Cobb, A. R., Lancaster, C., & Telch, M. J. (in prep). A meta-analysis of predictors of treatment outcome in posttraumatic stress disorder.
Cobb, A. R., Minns, S. & Merritt, P. (in prep). The effect of tobacco abstinence on text comprehension and eye movements while reading. Conference Presentations Cobb, A. R., Josephs, R. A., Lancaster, C. L., & Telch, M. J. (2016, May). Pre-deployment endocrine reactivity predicts downstream stress-evoked PTSD in US soldiers deployed in Iraq. Poster to be presented at the 28 th Annual Convention for the Association for Psychological Science, Chicago, IL. Cobb, A. R., Josephs, R. A., Lancaster, C. L., & Telch, M. J. (2015, May). Pre-deployment endocrine reactivity predicts downstream stress-evoked PTSD in US soldiers deployed in Iraq. Presented at the 27 th Annual Convention for the Association for Psychological Science, New York, NY. Lancaster, C.L., Cobb, A.R., Lee, H-J., & Telch, M.J. (2014, November). Does threat perception predict PTSD and depression symptoms during military deployment after accounting for number of stressors? Poster presented at the 48th Annual Convention for the Association of Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies. Philadelphia, PA. Lancaster, C.L., Cobb, A.R., Lee, H-J., & Telch, M.J. (2014, November). The role of threat perception as an early marker of acute psychological stress responses during deployment. Poster presented at the 48th Annual Convention for the Association of Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies. Philadelphia, PA. Cobb, A. R., Lancaster, C., & Telch, M. J. (2014, May). Application of translational research on fear extinction to enhance exposure treatments for anxiety disorders. Symposia presented at the 26 th Annual Convention of the Association for Psychological Science, San Francisco, CA. Cobb, A. R., Lancaster, C., Meyer, E., Lee, H., & Telch, M. J. (2014, March). The moderating effects of pre-deployment trait anxiety, anxiety sensitivity and experiential avoidance on soldiers psychological reactions to warzone stressors during deployment: A prospective investigation. Poster presented at the 34 th Anxiety and Depression Association of America Annual Conference, Chicago, IL. Cobb, A. R., Lancaster, C., Meyer, E., Lee, H., & Telch, M. J. (2014, March). The moderating effects of pre-deployment trait anxiety, anxiety sensitivity and experiential avoidance on soldiers psychological reactions to warzone stressors during deployment: A prospective investigation. Poster presented at the 26 th Annual Convention of the Association for Psychological Science, San Francisco, CA. Merritt, P., Cobb, A. R., Mossinac, L., & Hirshman, E. (2007, November). Episodic memory impairment independent of attentional mechanisms during tobacco withdrawal. Presented at the 48th Annual Meeting of the Psychonomic Society, Long Beach, CA. Merritt, P., Cobb, A. R., Moissinac, L., Hirshman, E., & Cook, G. (2009, April). Evidence that episodic memory impairment during tobacco abstinence is independent of attentional mechanisms. Poster Session. Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco, Dublin, Ireland, UK: April 29 th, 2009 Cobb, A. R., Merritt, P., Mossinac, L. & Hirshman, E. (2007, November). The effect of tobacco abstinence on text comprehension and eye movements while reading. Poster presented at the 48th Annual Meeting of the Psychonomic Society, Long Beach, CA. Merritt, P., Cobb, A. R., Mossinac, L., & Hirshman, E. (2007, November). Episodic memory impairment independent of attentional mechanisms during tobacco withdrawal. Paper presented at the 48th Annual Meeting of the Psychonomic Society, Long Beach, CA. Current and Completed Projects 2016- A double-blind, placebo-controlled, randomized controlled trial of tdcs-augmented exposure therapy for pathological fear. 2014- Enhancing exposure therapy for pathological fear with low-level laser stimulation: a randomized controlled trial. 2014- Influence of low-level light therapy on attention bias modification and mood change in dysphoric individuals. 2014- Hippocampal volumes predicting PTSD, anxiety, and depression symptoms among warzone-deployed US soldiers. 2013- A longitudinal, quantitative analysis of change in trauma narratives in a randomized controlled trial of exposure therapy for PTSD.
2013- Anti-phobic and safety behaviors in the treatment of acrophobia. 2013- A randomized controlled trial of brief enhanced exposure therapy for post-traumatic stress disorder. 2013 Enhancing exposure therapy for claustrophobia with methylene blue. 2010-2013 Enhancing extinction learning in PTSD with methylene blue. Academic and Professional Honors 2016 Graduate School Summer Research Fellowship, 2015 Summer Research Fellowship, 2014 Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society, 2014 Graduate Student Clinical Assessment Supervisor, 2013- Clinical Student Training Committee, 2013 Summer Research Fellowship, 2012 Highest marks in Social Psychology in last 15 years, 2012 Harrington Fellowship Nomination, 2008 Summa Cum Laude, with Honors (GPA 4.0), Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi 2007 Highest score on 2-day comprehensive exams, Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi 2007 Academic Scholarship, Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi 2006-2008 Psi Chi Honor Society, Treasurer, Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi 2005 Cum Laude, with Honors (GPA 3.55), Howard Payne University 2001-2005 Academic Scholarship, Honor s Scholarship, Howard Payne University 2001-2005 President s & Dean s List, Academic All-American & All-Conference, Howard Payne 2001-2003 University Tennis Team Captain, Howard Payne University Memberships in Professional Societies 2015- Society for a Science of Clinical Psychology 2014- Association for Psychological Science 2013- Association for Contextual Behavioral Science 2013- Anxiety and Depression Association of America 2012- Institute for Mental Health Research, 2012- American Psychological Association Professional Training and Workshops 2015 Neuromodec NYC tdcs Workshop: Advanced Clinical Methods, Design, and Implementation, The City University for the City of New York Trainers: Marom Bikson, Ph.D., Helena Knotkova, Ph.D., & Adam Woods, Ph.D. 2015 Prolonged Exposure Therapy Workshop, Presenter: Mark Powers, Ph.D. 2015 Clinical Supervision Workshop, Presenter: Kate Bearman, Ph.D. 2014 Research Priorities for Divisions at NIH and NIH Grant Writing Workshops, Chicago, IL 2014 Applied Neuropsychological Assessment, Austin Neuropsychology Clinic, Austin, TX Lecturer: David Tucker, Ph.D., Neuropsychologist and Clinical Associate Professor 2013 Prolonged Exposure Therapy Certification, Trainers: Michael Telch, Ph.D. & Mark Powers, Ph.D.; Supervisor: Michael Telch, Ph.D. 2011 Mitigating Acute Suicidal Risk, Austin State Hospital 2011 State LPC licensure, Austin, TX 2009 Internship for LPC licensure, Austin, TX 2009 Structured Clinical Interview Training (SCID-IV), 2009 Prevention and Management of Aggressive Behavior (PMAB) in Psychiatric Facilities
2008 fmri Level I Certification, The University of California, Los Angeles Grant Proposals 2014, 2015 tdcs-augmented Exposure Therapy for Pathological Fear. Proposal submitted to National Institutes of Health - PA-14-147 Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Individual Pre-doctoral Fellowship (Parent F31), 2015. (Scored, not funded). 2007 The Subjective Experience of Deficits in Cognition due to Nicotine Withdrawal among Hispanic Smokers. Proposal submitted to the Cancer Research and Prevention Foundation, 2007. (Not funded). 2007 Investigating Psychosocial and Cognitive Aspects of Tobacco Use in Gay Males. Proposal submitted to Wayne F. Placek Foundation, 2007. (Not funded). References 1. Michael J. Telch, Ph.D., Professor Email: telch@austin.utexas.edu Tel: (512) 404-9118 2. Francisco Gonzalez-Lima, Ph.D., Professor University Station, A8000 Email: gonzalezlima@utexas.edu Tel: (512) 471-5895 3. Robert A. Josephs, Ph.D., Professor Email: bob.josephs@utexas.edu 4. John G. Hixon, Ph.D, Professor University Station, A8000 Email: hixon@austin.utexas.edu Tel: (512) 232-4633 5. Paul S. Merritt, Ph.D., Assistant Professor Georgetown University White Gravenor 306 Clemson, SC 29634 Email: Paul.merritt@georgetown.edu Tel: 202-687-4042 6. David M. Schnyer, Ph.D., Professor Email: schnyer@utexas.edu Tel: (512) 475-8499 7. Steven D. Seidel, Ph.D., Professor, Department Chair Texas A&M University, Corpus Christi 6300 Ocean Drive Corpus Christi, TX 78412 Email: steve.seidel@tamucc.edu Tel: 361-825-2619