ABREVIATED CURRICULUM VITA. American Board of Professional Psychology Specialty in Cognitive and Behavioral Psychology

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1 Page 1 of 6 ABREVIATED CURRICULUM VITA Name Employment Fellow Board Certification Licensure George F. Ronan Department of Psychology Central Michigan University Mount Pleasant, MI Phone: ; Fax: ronan1gf@c mic h.ed u American Academy of Cognitive and Behavioral Psychology American Board of Professional Psychology Specialty in Cognitive and Behavioral Psychology State of Michigan (active) State of New York (inactive) EDUCATION May May Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology, Fairleigh Dickinson University, Teaneck, New Jersey Dissertation title: "Mood and cognition: Implications for clinical theories of depression." M.A. in Clinical Psychology, Fairleigh Dickinson University, Teaneck, New May 1979 Jersey Thesis title: "On the relationship between a specific social problem solving deficit and depression: Antecedent or consequent?" B.A. in Psychology, Salem State University, Salem, Massachusetts POSTDOCTORAL TRAINING September Postdoctoral Fellow in Research and Therapy, Division of Psychological Services, Fairleigh Dickinson University, Hackensack, New Jersey ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE January June Director of General Education, Office of Academic Affairs, Warriner Hall, Central Michigan University, Mount Pleasant, Michigan The General Education Program impacts over 20,000 undergraduate students enrolled in both the main and global campuses. This position entailed providing leadership for the revision and implementation of a revision to the program. Additional responsibilities included representing the general education program to the campus community, public, and legislators.

2 Page 2 of 6 Present 2000 Professor, Department of Psychology, Central Michigan University, Mount Pleasant, Michigan January Director of Clinical Training, Doctoral Program in Clinical Psychology, Department of Psychology, Central Michigan University, Mount Pleasant, Michigan This position entailed changing the program from a practitioner-oriented Psy.D. program to a scientist-practitioner oriented Ph.D. program. Additional responsibilities entailed overseeing the administrative, training, research, and funding components of the APA accredited Ph.D. program in clinical psychology. May September Director, Psychological Training and Consultation Center, Department of Psychology, Central Michigan University, Mount Pleasant, Michigan This position entailed integrating research into the training center, developing models for encouraging faculty research, and submitting a successful proposal for integrating the center into a new multidisciplinary training clinic. Additional responsibilities included overseeing the administrative, training, research, and funding components of the psychology department affiliated training center Associate Professor, Department of Psychology, Central Michigan University, Mount Pleasant, Michigan Tenure awarded: May of Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, Central Michigan University, Assistant Professor, Division of Psychology, Alfred University, Alfred, New Courses Taught Undergraduate: Abnormal Psychology; Adolescent Growth and Development; Applied Research Methods; Clinical Procedures; Clinical Psychology; Communication and Counseling Skills; Health Psychology; Group Therapy; Industrial Psychology; Introduction to Psychology; Psychology of Adjustment; Research Methods; and Theories of Personality. Graduate: Advanced Counseling; Behavioral Assessment; Clinical Research Methods; Clinical Supervision: Theory, Research, & Practice; Intervention I: Adult; Practicum in Professional Service; Professional Issues; Program Evaluation; Psychotherapy I; Research Design and Proposal Development; Psychopathology; and Seminar: Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy. Dissertations/Theses Chaired: 35

3 Page 3 of 6 CLINICAL EXPERIENCE (2004 to present) February Present June Present 2003 Director, Ronan Psychological Associates, 201 South University Street, Mount Pleasant, MI This comprehensive clinic provides diverse approaches to the assessment and treatment of the psychological concerns of Central Michigan residents and offers expertise in a variety of specific areas. Responsibilities include supervising all areas of clinical work and ensuring the maximum utilization of agency resources Director, Violence Reduction Training Program, Psychological Training and Consultation Center, Department of Psychology, Central Michigan University, Mount Pleasant, MI The program serves as a research and training site for doctoral students in clinical psychology. Services are provided to violent offenders who are court ordered to participate in a research based violence reduction treatment protocol. The director is responsible for overseeing all treatment and research protocols. GRANTS (2004 to present) Graduate Psychology Education Program Grant (with David Dush), Department of Health and Human Services. Grant provided $166,000 to support to increase the interdisciplinary training of clinical psychology doctoral CURRENT PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES Professional Associations American Board of Cognitive and Behavioral Therapies ( Executive Board Member 2007 thru 2013) American Board of Professional Psychology (Trustee 2010 thru 2013) Association for Psychological Science Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies Society for the Science of Clinical Psychology Michigan Psychological Association Editorial Boards Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology Journal of Family Violence Journal of Forensic Psychiatry and Psychology Journal of Interpersonal Violence

4 Page 4 of 6 PUBLICATIONS (2004 to present; student authors are italicized) Gerhart, J., Holman, K., Seymour, B., & Ronan, G. F. (in press). Group process as a mechanism of change in the group treatment of anger and aggression. International Journal of Group Psychotherapy. Ronan, G. F., Dreer, L., Maurelli, K., Ronan, D. M., & Gerhart, J. (2014). Practitioner s Guide to Empirically Supported Measures of Anger, Aggression, and Violence. New York: Springer Publishing Gerhart, J. I., Ronan, G. F., Seymour, B., Maurelli, K, Holman, K., & Ronan, G.F. (2013). Health and relationships in violence reduction participants: Indirect effects of angry temperament. Journal of Forensic Psychiatry and Psychology, 24, Gerhart, J. I., Ronan, G. F., Russ, E. U., Seymour, B. (2013). The moderating effects of Cluster B personality traits on violence reduction training: A mixed model analysis. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 28, Maurelli, K., & Ronan, G. F. (2013). A time-series analysis of the effectiveness of sex offender notification laws in the United States. Journal of Forensic Psychiatry and Psychology, 24, Ronan, G. F., Maurelli, K., & Holman, K. (2013). The violence reduction program: A couplebased approach to curbing intimate partner assault. In Raymond Chip Tafrate & Damon Mitchell (Eds), Forensic CBT: A Practitioner's Guide. New York: Wiley-Blackwell. Colarelli, S. M., Monnot, M. J., Ronan, G. F., & Roscoe, A. M. (2012). Administrative assumptions in top-down selection: A test in graduate school admission decisions. Applied Psychology: An International Review, 61, Klepac, R. K., Ronan, G. F., Andrasik, E., et al. (2012). Guidelines for cognitive behavioral training within doctoral psychology programs in the United States of America: Report of The Inter-organizational Task Force on Cognitive and Behavioral Psychology Doctoral Education. Behavior Therapy, 43, Ronan, G. F., Gerhart, J., Banister, D., & Udell, C. (2010). Relevance of a stage of change analysis for violence reduction training. Journal of Forensic Psychiatry and Psychology, 21, Ronan, G. F., Gerhart, J., Dollard, K., & Maurelli, K. (2010). An analysis of survival time to rearrest in jailers. Journal of Forensic Psychiatry and Psychology, 21, Swartz, S., Ronan, G. F., & Albano, A. (2010). The Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies. In I. Weiner & E. Craighead (Eds.), Corsini Encyclopedia of Psychology, Hoboken, NJ: Wiley Ronan, G. F., Dreer, L. E., & Gerhart, J. I. (2008). Adolescent psychiatric patients and their parents: Comparison to a non-clinical cohort. International Journal of Adolescent Health and Medicine, 20, Ronan, G. F. & Gibbs, M. S. (2008). Scoring Manual for Personal Problem Solving System Revised. In S. Jenkins (Ed.), Handbook of Scoring Systems for the Thematic Apperception Test (pp ). New York: Taylor and Francis. Ronan, G. F., Gibbs, M. S., Dreer, L. E., & Slezak, J. S. (2008). Personal Problem-Solving System Revised. In S. Jenkins (Ed.), Handbook of Scoring Systems for the Thematic Apperception Test (pp ). New York: Taylor and Francis.

5 Page 5 of 6 Freymuth, A., & Ronan, G.F. (2004). Modeling patient decision-making: The role of base rate and anecdotal information. Journal of Clinical Psychology in Medical Settings, 11, Ronan, G. F., Dreer, L. E., Dollard, K. & Ronan, D. W. (2004). Violent couples: Coping and communication skills. Journal of Family Violence, 19, Ronan, G. F. (2004). So long and thanks for all the help. the Behavior Therapist, 27, NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL PRESENTATIONS (2008 to present; student coauthors are italicized) Seymour, B., Dinges, B., & Ronan, G. F. (2013). Stigmatization of the ex-convict population: Effects of implicit and explicitly held attitudes. Presented at the 47 th annual convention of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies. Nashville, TN. Gerhart, J. I., Ronan, G. F., Saks, S., Fitzgerald, C., Baker, C., & Hoerger, M. (2013). Moderated mediation of experiential avoidance, emotional distress, and interpersonal problems. Presented at the 47 th annual convention of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies. Nashville, TN. Ronan, G. F. (2013). Violence Reduction Training. Invited workshop presented at the 7 th World Congress on Cognitive and Behavioral Therapies, Lim, Peru. Klepac, R. et al. (2012) Report of the Inter-Organizational Task Force on Cognitive and Behavioral Psychology Doctoral Education. Panel discussion at the 46 th annual convention of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies. National Harbor, MD. Tafrate, R. C. et al. (2012). Principles of behavior change across different cognitive behavioral therapies for clinical aggression and violence: Implications for research and practice. Panel at the 46 th annual convention of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, National Harbor, MD. Seymour, B., Gerhart, J., Ronan, G. F. (2012). Trait anger and problems-solving deficits predict diminished quality of life in violent offenders. Presented at the 46 th annual convention of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies. National Harbor, MD. Ronan, G. F., & Douglass, C. (2012). Liberal Education America s Promise ( LEAP) or Fleecing America s College Students (FACS). Presented at the Lilly Conference on College & University Teaching. Traverse City, MI Gerhart, J., & Ronan, G. F. (2011). Relative contribution of experiential avoidance and social problem solving in predicting aggression. Presented at the 45 th annual convention of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies. Toronto, CN Gerhart, J., Ronan, G., Holman, K. & Seymour, B. (2011). Relative contribution of experiential avoidance and social problem solving in predicting aggression. Presented at the 45 th annual convention of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Toronto, CN. Holman, K., & Ronan, G. (2011). Linguistic complexity as a predictor of violent re-offense. Presented at the 45 th annual convention of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Toronto, CN. Muller, A. M., Ames, D., Ronan, G. F., & Guzick, L. H. (2011). A skills-based enhancement of learning and insight for patients with diagnosed schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder. Presented at the 45 th annual convention of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies. Toronto, CN Seymour, B., Gerhart, J, Maurelli, K. & Ronan, G. F. (2011). Client needs and mechanisms of change in violence reduction training: A growth curve analysis of session-to-session data. Presented at the 45 th annual convention of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Toronto, CN.

6 Page 6 of 6 Holman, K., & Ronan, G. F., (2010). The utility of a frustration aggression model for predicting level of aggression among court-ordered violent offenders. Presented at the 44 th annual convention of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies. San Francisco, CA. Maurelli, K., & Ronan, G. F. (2010). A time-series analysis of the effectiveness of sex offender registration and notification laws. Presented at the 44 th annual convention of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies. San Francisco, CA. Ronan, G. F., & Maurelli, K. (2010). Collaborating with community corrections to decrease violence. Presented at the 44 th annual convention of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies. San Francisco, CA. Ronan, G. F., & Maurelli, K. (2010). Practical approaches to decreasing community violence. Presented at the 6 th World Congress on Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies. Boston, MA. Gerhart, J., Currell, C., & Ronan, G.F. (2009). The relationship between client satisfaction with a violence reduction training program and decreased aggression. Presented at the 43 rd annual convention of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies. New York, NY. Maurelli, K., & Ronan, G. F. (2009). Treatment of violent offenders: A time-series analysis of self-reported change. Presented at the 43 rd annual convention of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies. New York, NY. Bomersbach, J. & Ronan, G. F. (2008). Training in personal problem solving strategies to reduce violence: A component analysis. Presented at the 42 nd annual convention of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies. Orlando, FL. Dickie, I, McClure, K., Gomez, D., Ronan, G. F., & MacKain, S. (2008). The importance of using cognitive behavioral interventions within the criminal justice system. Presented at the 42 nd annual convention of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies. Orlando, FL. Gerhart, J., & Ronan, G. F. (2008). The impact of cued recall on anger arousal and attention allocation. Presented at the 42 nd annual convention of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies. Orlando, FL.