Curriculum Vitae Timothy Stephen Zeiger Educational Background Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Licensed Psychologist Psy.D. in Clinicial/Pediatric Psychology Spalding University (2010) Masters Degree in Clinical/Pediatric Psychology Spalding University (2007) Bachelor s Degree (Honors) Psychology Indiana University of Pennsylvania (2005) Professional Experience: Clinical Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center Department of Psychiatry H073 500 University Drive, Room C5604 Hershey, PA 17033 Phone: (717) 531-8516 Assistant Professor March 2012-Present Psychological testing. Conduct clinical interviews with children/adolescents. Administer, score, and interpret a wide variety of standardized assessments including intelligence, achievement, personality and other psychological tests. Individual and group Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) for children and adolescents presenting with conditions such as Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD), Generalized Anxiety, and Social Anxiety. Individual Trauma Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT) for children and adolescents presenting with a variety of trauma. Individual therapy for children and adolescents with acute and/or chronic medical conditions and Conversion Disorder. Collaborative care with Pediatrics and Pediatric Specialists addressing psychological and psycho social needs (e.g.-gi, Neurology, Endocrinology, Oncology, CF clinic). Developed and implemented CBT group therapy for children and adolescents with acute and chronic medical conditions. Developed and implemented CBT group therapy for children and adolescents with weight management issues.
Provide CBT training and educational seminars to medical students, pediatric residents, psychiatric residents, psychiatric fellows, and pre doctoral psychology interns. Philhaven Hospital 283 South Butler Road Mt. Gretna, PA 17064 Licensed Psychologist February 2012-Present Psychological testing. Conduct clinical interviews with children/adolescents. Administer, score, and interpret a wide variety of standardized assessments including intelligence, achievement, personality and other psychological tests. Provide supervision for Mobile Therapists and Behavioral Consultants on a monthly basis. Provide educational seminars to pre doctoral psychology interns. Psychological assessment to determine the medical necessity of Wrap around services. Outpatient Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Trauma Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT) for children, adolescents and their families. Professional Experience: Research Fall 2002. Research Assistant, Department of Psychology, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Indiana, PA. Project: False Memory in People Reporting Beliefs in Incredible or Supernatural Phenomena. Principle Investigator: Daniel Sadler, Ph.D. Responsibilities included: Research design, statistical analysis, raw data scoring, and running subjects. Spring 2003. Research Assistant, Department of Psychology, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Indiana, PA. Project: Measuring Opinions and Psychological Impact on People Regarding the War with Iraq. Principle Investigator: Daniel Sadler, Ph.D. Responsibilities included: Research design, statistical analysis, raw data scoring, and running subjects. Fall 2003-2005. Principle Investigator, Department of Psychology, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Indiana, PA. Project: Correlates of Peer Victimization on College
Students. Responsibilities included: literature review, research design, statistical analysis, raw data scoring, and running subjects. April 2008August 2009. Research Assistant, University of Louisville, School of Nursing. Project: Improving Access to Mental Health with Young Postpartum Women with Symptoms of Depression. Principle Investigator: M. Cynthia Logsdon, DNS, ARNP, Professor. Responsibilities included: Conducting mental health diagnostic evaluations on adolescent mothers using the KSAD-S diagnostic interview. May 2008-August 2009. Research Assistant, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Kosair Children's Hospital. Project: An investigation into the effectiveness of a self-created video on inpatient behaviors and coping in pediatric cancer patients. Responsibilities included: literature review, research design, statistical analysis, raw data scoring, and running subjects. 2013-Current. Co-investigator, Penn State Milton S. Hershey College of Medicine, Hershey, PA. Project: Prevalence of anxiety disorders in children and adolescent with food allergies. Presentations Zeiger, T. (2004). Correlates of Peer Victimization in College Students. Oral Research Proposal Presentation to the Psychology Faculty at Indiana University of Pennsylvania. Zeiger, T., Husenits, K., & Gallen, R. (2004). Correlates of Peer Victimization in College Students. Poster presentation at the Eastern Psychological Association Meeting, March, 2004. Zeiger, T., Husenits, K., & Gallen, R. (2005). Correlates of Peer Victimization in College Students. Poster presentation at the Western Pennsylvania Psychological
Association Undergraduate Psychology Conference, April 2005. Zeiger, T., Husenits, K., & Gallen, R. (2005). Correlates of Peer Victimization in College Students. Poster presentation at the Pennsylvania Psychological Association Meeting, June, 2005. Petrovic-Dovat, L., Garg, N., Feldman, L., Annapareddy, J., Zeiger, T., Fausnight, T., Bixler, E., & Slattery, M. (2014). Association between anxiety and allergic diseases in children; Department of Psychiatry - Department of Pediatrics Collaborative Study. APA. New York. Siddiqui, F., Nene, N., Jasmine, D., Zeiger, T., & Petrovic-Dovat, L. (2014). Exposure Therapy with a Nonverbal Child: A Case Report. APA. New York. Grants Indiana University of Pennsylvania, School of Graduate Studies and Research-Research Grant for 2004-2005 academic years. 300 dollar grant for research project on Correlates of Peer Victimization in College Students. Association of Faculty and Friends (AFF) Grant (2014). To purchase play therapy materials to utilize with pediatric patients with various trauma diagnoses. Children s Miracle Network (2015). To purchase multimedia equipment for children and adolescents to use to self create multi media projects surrounding coping and adjusting to life with a chronic illness. Association of Faculty and Friends (AFF) Grant (2014). To purchase play therapy materials to utilize with pediatric patients with various medical diagnoses. Articles Zeiger (2015). Pediatric Depressive and Anxious Disorders Causes, Signs and What Adults Can Do to Help. WITF. Transforming Health. Zeiger (2015) The Medical Minute. Penn State Hershey Medical Center. The causes and signs of depression in children. Presentations Ebola Task Force (2015) Ebola and You. Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center.
Awards Inspired Awards- Pediatric Psychiatry Collaborative Care Program 8/2015 Journal Review The Journal of Clinical Psychiatry. 2015. Guest reviewer.