Courtney Benjamin Wolk, Ph.D.

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1 Personal Data Maiden Name: Address: Courtney Benjamin Wolk, Ph.D. Curriculum Vitae June, 2014 Courtney L. Benjamin 3535 Market Street, 3 rd Floor Philadelphia, PA Phone: [email protected] Education Postdoctoral: NRSA Postdoctoral Researcher, 2014-present Center for Mental Health Policy and Services Research, Department of Psychiatry, Perelman School of Medicine, of Pennsylvania Supervisor: David Mandell, Sc.D. Aaron T. Beck Postdoctoral Fellowship, Aaron T. Beck Psychopathology Research Center, Department of Psychiatry, Perelman School of Medicine, of Pennsylvania Supervisors: Torrey A. Creed, Ph.D., & Aaron T. Beck, M.D. Graduate: Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology, Temple, 2012 Dissertation: Mental Health Outcomes in Young Adults 16 Years after Receiving Treatment for Child Anxiety Graduate Advisor: Philip C. Kendall, Ph.D., ABPP APA Accredited Predoctoral Internship in Clinical Psychology: Children s National Medical Center, Washington, DC, M.A. in Clinical Psychology, Temple, 2008 Undergraduate: B.A. with Distinction in Psychology and Honors in the Arts and Sciences, The Ohio State, 2004 Magna Cum Laude External Funding Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award for Individual Postdoctoral Fellows (F32) "Team Functioning in School Mental Health Teams Implementing CBT F32-MH Principal Investigator: Courtney L. Benjamin, Ph.D. Sponsor: David Mandell, Sc.D. National Institute of Mental Health Direct Cost Award: $169, Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award for Individual Predoctoral Fellows (F31) Mental Health Outcomes in Young Adults Previously Treated for Child Anxiety F31-MH

2 Courtney Benjamin Wolk Page 2 Principal Investigator: Courtney L. Benjamin, M.A. Sponsor: Philip C. Kendall, Ph.D., ABPP National Institute of Mental Health Direct Cost Award: $37,424 Honors and Awards National Institutes of Health Clinical Loan Repayment Program Award 2014 Training Institute for Dissemination and Implementation Research in Health (TIDIRH) trainee 2014 Anxiety and Depression Association of America (ADAA) Career Development Leadership Program Award 2013 Child Intervention, Prevention, & Services (CHIPS) Fellowship 2013 National Psychologist Trainee Register Credentialing Scholarship 2011 Graduate Student Travel Award, Department of Psychology, Temple 2011 Graduate Fund for Excellence Travel Award, College of Liberal Arts, Temple 2010 Graduate Student Travel Award, Department of Psychology, Temple 2009 Graduate Fund for Excellence Travel Award, College of Liberal Arts, Temple 2009 Faculty Commendation for Excellence, Department of Psychology, Temple 2008 Graduate Student Travel Award, Department of Psychology, Temple 2008 Graduate Fund for Excellence Travel Award, College of Liberal Arts, Temple 2008 Faculty Commendation for Excellence, Department of Psychology, Temple 2004 Colleges of the Arts and Sciences Certificate for Excellence in Outstanding Scholarship, The Ohio State 2004 Undergraduate Research Scholarship, The Ohio State National Buckeye Plus Scholarship, The Ohio State Dean s List, The Ohio State Licensure 2014 Licensed clinical psychologist in Pennsylvania (PS017590) Publications Benjamin, C.L., Harrison, J.P., Settipani, C.A., Brodman, D.M., & Kendall, P.C. (2013). Anxiety and Related Outcomes in Young Adults 7 to 19 Years after Receiving Treatment for Child Anxiety. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 81, Cohen, J.S., Edmunds, J.M., Brodman, D.M., Benjamin, C.L., & Kendall, P.C. (2013). Using self-monitoring: Implementation of collaborative empiricism in cognitivebehavioral therapy. Cognitive and Behavioral Practice, 20, Crawley, S. A., Kendall, P. C., Benjamin, C. L., Brodman, D.M., Wei, C., Beidas, R. S., Podell, J. L., & Mauro, C. (2013). Brief cognitive-behavioral therapy (BCBT) for anxious youth: Feasibility and initial outcomes. Cognitive and Behavioral Practice, 20,

3 Courtney Benjamin Wolk Page 3 O Neil, K.A, Puleo, C.M., Benjamin, C.L., Podell, J.L., & Kendall, P.C. (2012). Suicidality in anxiety disordered youth. Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior, 42, Kendall, P.C. Crawley, S., Benjamin, C., Mauro, C. (2012). Brief Coping cat: The 8-session therapist manual. Ardmore, PA: Workbook Publishing. Benjamin, C.L., Beidas, R.S., Comer, J., Puliafico, A., & Kendall, P.C. (2011). Generalized anxiety disorder in youth: Diagnostic considerations. Depression and Anxiety, 28, Benjamin, C.L., Puleo, C.M., & Kendall, P.C. (2011). Informant agreement in treatment gains for child anxiety. Child and Family Behavior Therapy, 33, Benjamin, C.L., Puleo, C.M., Settipani, C.A., Brodman, D.M., Edmunds, J.E., Cummings, C.M., & Kendall, P.C. (2011). History of cognitive-behavioral therapy in youth. Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Clinics of North America, 20, Puleo, C. M., Conner, B. T., Benjamin, C. L., & Kendall, P. C. (2011). CBT for childhood anxiety and substance use at 7.4-year follow-up: A reassessment controlling for known predictors. Journal of Anxiety Disorders, 25, Mychailyszyn, M.P., Beidas, R.S., Benjamin, C.L., Edmunds, J.M., Podell, J.L., Cohen, J.S., & Kendall, P.C. (2011). Assessing and treating child anxiety in schools. Psychology in the Schools, 48, Benjamin, C.L., O Neil, K.A., Crawley, S.A., Beidas, R.S., Coles, M., & Kendall, P.C. (2010). Patterns and predictors of subjective units of distress in anxious youth. Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy, 38, Beidas, R.S., Benjamin, C.L., Puleo, C.M., Edmunds, J., & Kendall, P.C. (2010). Flexible applications of The Coping Cat Program for anxious youth. Cognitive and Behavioral Practice, 17, O Neil, K.A., Podell, J.L., Benjamin, C.L., & Kendall, P.C. (2010). Comorbid depressive disorders in anxiety-disordered youth: Demographic and clinical characteristics. Child Psychiatry and Human Development, 41, Crawley, S.A., Beidas, R.S., Benjamin, C.L., Martin, E.D., & Kendall, P.C. (2008). Treating socially phobic youth with CBT: Differential outcomes and treatment considerations. Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy, 36, Book Chapters Benjamin, C.L., Taylor, K.P., Goodin, S., & Creed, T.A. (in press). Exemplar DI projects in schools: Depression. Invited chapter to appear in R.S. Beidas & P.C. Kendall (Eds.), Child and adolescent therapy: Dissemination and implementation of empirically supported treatments. Read, K.L., Wei, C., Benjamin, C.L., Mychailyszyn, M.P., & Kendall, P.C. (2013). Generalized anxiety disorder. In C.A. Essau & T.H Ollendick (Eds.), The Wiley- Blackwell handbook of the treatment of childhood and adolescent anxiety (pp ). West Sussex, UK: Wiley-Blackwell.

4 Courtney Benjamin Wolk Page 4 Benjamin, C.L., Podell, J. L., Mychailyszyn, M., Puleo, C.M., Tiwari, S., & Kendall, P.C. (2010). Terapia cognitivo-comportamental para la ansiedad en niños: Componentes clave [CBT for child anxiety: Key components]. In E. Bunge, M. Gomar, & J. Mandil (Comp. [Eds.]), Manual de terapia cognitiva conductual en niños y adolescentes [Handbook of cognitive behavioral therapy with children and adolescents] (pp ). Buenos Aires, Argentina: Polemos. O Neil, K.A., Benjamin, C.L., Crawley, S.A., & Kendall, P.C. (2010). Anxiety: Situational and performance anxiety. In G.P. Koocher & A.M. La Greca (Eds.), The parents guide to psychological first aid: Helping children and adolescents cope with predictable life crises (pp ). New York: Oxford Press. Presentations Benjamin, C.L., Creed, T.C., Taylor, K.P., & Beck, A.T. The disparity between therapist report of clinical orientation and delivered services in community mental health care practices. In L. Marques (Chair), The role of provider variables in the implementation of EBTs for anxiety and depressive disorders. Symposium conducted at the annual meeting of the Anxiety and Depression Association of America, Chicago, March Benjamin, C.L., Harrison, J.P., Settipani, C.A., Brodman, D.M., & Kendall, P.C. Mental health outcomes in young adults previously treated for child anxiety. Poster presented to the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Toronto, November Harrison, J.P., Benjamin, C.L., Settipani, C.A., Brodman, D.M., & Kendall, P.C. Long-term outcomes of CBT for childhood anxiety: Occupational functioning and educational achievement. Poster presented to the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Toronto, November Peterman, J.S., Brodman, D.M., Crawley, S.A., Benjamin, C.L., Mauro, C.F., Beidas, R.S., Podell, J.L., & Kendall, P.C. Brief cognitive-behavioral therapy (BCBT) for anxious youth: Initial outcomes. Poster presented to the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Toronto, November Brodman, D.M., Peterman, J.S., Podell, J.L., Beidas, R.S., Crawley, S.A., Benjamin, C.L., Mauro, C.F., & Kendall, P.C. Brief cognitive-behavioral therapy (BCBT) for anxious youth: Feasibility and satisfaction. Poster presented to the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Toronto, November Benjamin, C.L., Beidas, R.S., Brodman, D.M., Puleo, C.M., Comer, J., Puliafico, A., & Kendall, P.C. Generalized anxiety disorder in youth: Diagnostic considerations. Poster presented to the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, San Francisco, November Puleo, C.M., Conner, B., Benjamin, C.L., & Kendall, P.C. Re-examining the influence of effective CBT for childhood anxiety on substance use at 7.4 year follow-up. Poster presented to the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, San Francisco, November 2010.

5 Courtney Benjamin Wolk Page 5 Benjamin, C.L., Beidas, R.S., Crawley, S.A., Comer, J., Puliafico, A., & Kendall, P.C. Separation anxiety disorder in youth: Diagnostic considerations. Poster presented to the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, New York, November O Neil, K.A., Benjamin, C.L., Beidas, R.S., Crawley, S.A., & Kendall, P.C. Subjective units of distress scores (SUDS) across exposure sessions in the treatment of anxietydisordered youth. Poster presented to the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, New York, November Benjamin, C.L., Podell, J.L., O Neil, K.A., Puleo, C.M., & Kendall, P.C. Suicidality in anxiety disordered youth. Poster presented to the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Orlando, November O Neil, K.A., Podell, J.L., Benjamin, C.L., & Kendall, P.C. Comorbid depressive disorders in anxiety disordered youth. Poster presented to the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Orlando, November Benjamin, C.L., O Neil, K.A., Podell, J.L., & Kendall, P.C. Informant agreement in treatment gains for child anxiety. Poster presented to the Kansas Conference in Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, Lawrence, KS, October Podell, J.L., Edmunds, J., Benjamin, C.L., & Kendall, P.C. Parents in family cognitivebehavioral therapy for anxious youth: Fathers matter. Poster presented to the Kansas Conference in Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, Lawrence, KS, October Kendall, P.C., Tiwari, S., Beidas, R., Benjamin, C.L., Furr, J., Crawley, S., & Podell, J. Do OCD symptoms predict differential treatment response in a sample of anxious youth? Presentation as part of a symposium "New developments in treating obsessive compulsive disorder" at the British Association of Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies, Edinburgh, July Beidas, R.S., Benjamin, C.L., Crawley, S.A., Martin, E.D., Kendall, P.C. Treating socially phobic youth with CBT: Differential outcomes and treatment considerations. Poster presented to the Anxiety Disorders Association of America, Savannah, GA, March James, M.G., Benjamin, C.L., & Vasey, M.W. Adolescent defensiveness and parental rejection. Poster presented to the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Chicago, November Lofthouse, N., Winters, C., & Benjamin, C.L. Risk factors associated with self-injury among male adolescent inpatients. Poster presented to the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Chicago, November Benjamin, C.L., Lofthouse, N., Yeager, K., & Knox, M. Assessment practices of universitybased child and adolescent psychiatric inpatient units. Poster presented to the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Washington, D.C., November 2005.

6 Courtney Benjamin Wolk Page 6 Winters, C., Lofthouse, N., & Benjamin, C.L. Self-mutilation in a child and adolescent inpatient population. Poster presented to the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Washington, D.C., November Teaching Experience Instructor and Consultant in Cognitive Therapy, The Beck Initiative and Aaron T. Beck Psychopathology Research Center, Department of Psychiatry, of Pennsylvania, Adjunct Faculty, PSY 822: Pediatric Psychology (graduate level course), Drexel, Undergraduate Research Mentor, Temple, Diagnostic Training Supervisor, Child and Adolescent Anxiety Disorders Clinic, Temple, Teaching Assistant, Psych 60: Psychology as a Social Science (undergraduate level course), Temple, Invited Lectures and Trainings Creed, T., Benjamin, C.L., Sherrill, R. ( ). School-based cognitive therapy with children and adolescents. Twenty-two hour workshop and six months weekly consultation for school therapeutic services (STS) professionals. The Beck Initiative, Philadelphia. Benjamin, C.L. (2013, May-August). Cognitive Therapy Review Training. Three hour workshop for community mental health professionals across six sites. The Beck Initiative, Philadelphia. Creed, T., Benjamin, C.L., & Adler, A. ( ). School-based cognitive therapy with children and adolescents. Twenty-two hour workshop and six months weekly consultation for school therapeutic services (STS) professionals. The Beck Initiative, Philadelphia. Benjamin, C.L. (2012, March). Cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) for child anxiety. Psychiatry Grand Rounds. Children s National Medical Center, Washington, D.C. Benjamin, C.L., & Cohen, J.S. (2011, April). Cognitive-behavioral therapy for anxious youth. Three hour training seminar for mental health professionals, Philadelphia. Benjamin, C.L., & Chen, D. (2007, May). Graduate school admissions in psychology. Psi Chi at Temple, Philadelphia. Professional Affiliations Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies (ABCT) Program Committee Member, ABCT Annual Conference, American Psychological Association (APA) APA, Division 12 (Clinical Psychology)

7 Courtney Benjamin Wolk Page 7 APA, Division 53 (Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology) Graduate Student Mentor, APA Division 53 Mentorship Program, 2011 Anxiety and Depression Association of America (ADAA) Editorial Experience Adhoc Reviewer Journal of Child and Family Studies Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment Departmental Service Research Assistant Professional Development Seminar Series Speaker, Aaron T. Beck Psychopathology Research Center, of Pennsylvania, September 2012 and March 2014 Class Representative, Department of Psychology, Temple, Externship Committee, Department of Psychology, Temple, 2009 Case Conference Committee, Department of Psychology, Temple, Medical Center Appointments NRSA Postdoctoral Researcher, Center for Mental Health Policy and Services Research, Department of Psychiatry, Perelman School of Medicine, of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 2014-present. Postdoctoral Researcher, Aaron T. Beck Psychopathology Research Center, Department of Psychiatry, Perelman School of Medicine, of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, Predoctoral Intern, Children s National Medical Center, Washington, DC, Psychology Extern, Alfred I. dupont Hospital for Children, Wilmington, DE, Psychometrist, The Ohio State Medical Center, Columbus, OH, Clinical Experience The Beck Initiative and Aaron T. Beck Psychopathology Research Center, Department of Psychiatry, of Pennsylvania, Supervisor: Torrey Creed, Ph.D Child Psychiatric Inpatient Unit, Children s National Medical Center, 2012 Supervisor: Michelle Dadson, Ph.D. Adolescent Psychiatric Inpatient Unit, Children s National Medical Center, 2012 Supervisor: Michelle Dadson, Ph.D.

8 Courtney Benjamin Wolk Page 8 Outpatient Psychology Department, Children s National Medical Center, Supervisors: Eleanor Mackey, Ph.D., & Herman Tolbert, Ph.D. Emergency Department Triage, Children s National Medical Center, Supervisor: Sandra Rackley, M.D. Neuropsychology Rotation, Children s National Medical Center, 2011 Supervisor: Kristina Hardy, Ph.D. Pediatric Sleep Disorders Program, Children s National Medical Center, 2011 Supervisors: Daniel Lewin, Ph.D., & Judith Owens, M.D. Obesity Clinic, Children s National Medical Center, 2011 Supervisor: Eleanor Mackey, Ph.D. Consultation-Liaison Service, Children s National Medical Center, 2011 Supervisor: Sandra Rackley, M.D. Child Development Clinic, Children s National Medical Center, 2011 Supervisors: Tara Brennan, Psy.D., & Penny Glass, Ph.D. Child and Adolescent Anxiety Disorders Clinic, Temple, Supervisors: Philip C. Kendall, Ph.D., ABPP, & Elizabeth A. Gosch, Ph.D., ABPP Behavior Consultation Clinic, Alfred I. dupont Hospital for Children, Supervisors: Jennifer Shroff Pendley, Ph.D., & Meredith Lutz-Stehl, Ph.D. Diagnostic Evaluations Rotation, Alfred I. dupont Hospital for Children, Supervisors: David Sheslow, Ph.D., & Rochelle Glidden, Psy.D. Psychological Services Center, Temple, Supervisors: Margaret Sayers, Ph.D., Robert Fauber, Ph.D., Brian Daly, Ph.D., Tania Giovannetti, Ph.D, & Christianne Hopwood, Psy.D. Incredible Years Program, Temple Hospital, Supervisor: Brian Daly, Ph.D. Academic Intern, Psychological Services Center, Temple, Supervisors: Catherine Panzarella, Ph.D., & Robert Fauber, Ph.D. Psychometrist, Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, The Ohio State Medical Center, Supervisors: Mary Fristad, Ph.D., & Nicholas Lofthouse, Ph.D.