VICTORIA (POPICK) BRADY, PSY.D. CURRICULUM VITAE

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1 VICTORIA (POPICK) BRADY, PSY.D. CURRICULUM VITAE Office Address: 30 East 76 th Street, Floor 6 Phone: New York, NY drbrady@metropolitancbt.com Education: La Salle University, Philadelphia, PA APA-accredited doctoral program in Clinical Psychology Dissertation: Experiential Avoidance, Mindfulness, and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: An Empirical Examination M.A., Clinical Psychology, 2009 Psy.D., Clinical Psychology, 2012 Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ B.A., Psychology; Sociology (Minor) Summa Cum Laude Experience: Clinical Psychologist July 2012 present Metropolitan Center for Cognitive Behavior Therapy Supervisor: Michael Sweeney, Ph.D. A group practice of 7 psychologists, specializing in the treatment of anxiety disorders. Provide individual treatment to children, adolescents, and adults utilizing evidence-based practices including CBT and mindfulness-based approaches. Common diagnoses treated at the center include OCD, GAD, panic disorder, depression, ADHD, ODD, and separation anxiety disorder. Also conduct family sessions and provide consultation to schools, camps, and other relevant social contexts. Assistant Clinical Faculty November 2013 present Albert Einstein College of Medicine Provide supervision for, and engage in teaching of, psychology inters and medical residents. Adjunct Clinical Faculty September 2013 present Yeshiva University, Ferkauf Graduate School of Professional Psychology Provide cognitive behavioral supervision for psychology graduate student. Attending Psychologist July 2012 present Montefiore Medical Center, Substance Abuse Treatment Center Provide individual and group therapy for adults with substance use disorders along with a range of Axis I and II diagnoses utilizing CBT, DBT, ACT, interpersonal, and psychodynamic approaches. Supervise psychology interns. Primary investigator of research program evaluating the effect of a trauma-focused group on treatment retention in the clinic. Psychology Intern July 2011 June 2012 Montefiore Medical Center APA-accredited year-long pre-doctoral internship program Director of Training: Simon Rego, PsyD Rotations: Psychiatric Observation Suite (1-month) A five-bed crisis intervention service within the general

2 Emergency Department. Conduct interviews, perform suicide and violence potential assessments, crisis intervention, and disposition planning. Addiction Psychiatry Consultation Service (1-month) Consultation liaison services to medically complex patients with a range of physical, mental, social and health problems admitted to the general hospital with substance use related-co-morbidity. Adult Psychiatry Outpatient Department (6-months) A heterogeneous clinic serving a range of psychiatric disorders in a predominantly low-income, minority community. Conduct structured diagnostic interviews, attend weekly treatment team meetings, co-lead weekly DBT skills group and provide evidence-based psychotherapy to patients with a range of psychological disorders. Adult Psychiatric Inpatient Unit (4-months) A locked 22-bed unit for adult, geriatric and adolescent psychiatric patients. Serve as primary therapist for inpatients with a range of affective, psychotic, and neuropsychiatric disorders, conduct initial diagnostic interviews as well as brief psychological and neuropsychological tests. Conduct family therapy sessions and act as group leader for twice-weekly interpersonal group. Substance Abuse Treatment Team (1 day/week for 6 months) Assessment, consultation, individual therapy and group therapy with patients who are polysubstance abusers, many with comorbid conditions including PTSD and depression. Treatment approaches utilized include seeking safety, motivational interviewing, acceptance and commitment therapy, cognitive behavioral therapy, and interpersonal therapy. Adolescent Depression and Suicide Program (4 hours/week for 6-months) A specialty outpatient program serving depressed and suicidal teens and their families. Provide intensive psychotherapy utilizing DBT, attend weekly DBT consultation meeting, phone coaching, and crisis intervention. Clinician/Independent Evaluator July 2010 June 2011 Center for the Treatment and Study of Anxiety, University of Pennsylvania Supervisor: Elyssa Kushner, Psy.D./Edna Foa, Ph.D. Conduct intake interviews and follow-up assessments for clinical research studies at an outpatient treatment center specializing in the treatment of anxiety disorders. Receive intensive training in Prolonged Exposure for PTSD and Exposure and Response Prevention for OCD. Provide therapy adherence ratings for research studies. Conduct individual therapy sessions utilizing cognitivebehavioral treatments including Prolonged Exposure, and Exposure and Response Prevention. Chief Clinical Extern, Anxiety Disorders Treatment Team May 2010 June 2011 Supervisor: Megan Spokas, Ph.D. Provide peer supervision for student therapists. Review and edit student intake reports and case conceptualizations. Pursue clinic outreach and program development efforts. Conduct individual therapy sessions with anxious adults in a predominantly low-income community based clinic using evidence-based treatments (Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Mindfulness-Based Treatments). Co-lead weekly group supervision meetings. Clinician September 2009 July 2011 META (Mindful Exposure Therapy for Anxiety) and Psychological Wellness Center Supervisor: Chris Molnar, Ph.D. Conducted individual therapy sessions with adults and adolescents in outpatient setting. Utilized evidence-based treatments including CBT, mindfulness, and acceptance-based interventions. Conducted exposure sessions, co-led Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction group, and co-led OCD goal support group. Clinician September 2009 June 2010 Rowan University Counseling and Psychological Services Center

3 Supervisor: David Rubenstein, Psy.D. Conduct individual therapy sessions with university students utilizing evidence-based treatments (Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy). Crisis management, triage and intake interviews. Weekly case conferences and didactics. Psychological assessment and report writing. Clinician, Depressive Disorders Treatment Team May 2009 May 2010 Supervisor: Randy Fingerhut, Ph.D. Conduct individual therapy sessions using Cognitive Behavioral Therapy with depressed adults in a predominantly low-income community based clinic. Conduct intake interviews using the SCID- I. Complete psychological assessments and report writing. Clinician September 2008 May 2009 Delaware Psychiatric Center Supervisor: Dianne Bingham, Ph.D. Conduct individual therapy sessions with individuals with serious mental illnesses at state psychiatric hospital. Conduct group therapy sessions (Coping with Schizophrenia, Goal Setting, Conflict Resolution, and co-led a Dialectical Behavior Therapy Skills Group). Complete psychological assessments and report writing. Attend weekly case conferences and treatment team meetings. Clinician, Children and Adolescents Treatment Team May 2008 May 2009 Supervisor: Dahra Williams, Ph.D. Conduct intake interview and follow-up sessions with children and families. Conduct individual and family therapy sessions with children, adolescents, and parents. Conduct group therapy sessions with adolescent females. Complete psychological assessments and report writing. Clinician January 2007 June 2007 Douglass Developmental Disabilities Center, Rutgers University Supervisor: Sandra L. Harris, Ph.D. Utilize Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) techniques with adolescents diagnosed with autism spectrum disorders (ASD). Teach adolescents with ASD daily living skills (e.g., food shopping, laundry). Research Experience: Manuscripts: Myers, S., Sweeney, A., Popick, V., Wesley, K., Bordfeld, A. & Fingerhut, R. (2012). Self care practices and perceived stress levels among psychology graduate students. Training and Education in Professional Psychology, 6(1), Popick-Brady, V., & Whitman, S. M. (2012). An acceptance and mindfulness-based approach to social phobia: A case study. Journal of College Counseling, 15, Brady, V., Taylor, V., & Rego, S. (2012). Science at the Heart of Psychotherapy. Einstein Journal of Biology and Medicine, 28(1), Brady, V., Spokas, M., Block-Lerner, J., Cardaciotto, L. Experiential Avoidance, Mindfulness, and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: An Empirical Examination. Manuscript in preparation.

4 Conference Presentations: Panichelli-Mindel, S. M., Brereton, J., Crozier, M., Miller, R. H., Egbert, L., Popick, V., & Raimo, S. (2008, November). Retention and attrition in an urban community-based mental health clinic: Why do they stay and why do they leave? Poster presented at the annual Association for Behavior and Cognitive Therapies Conference, Orlando, FL. Booth, T., Alm, T., Popick, V., Egbert, L., Marks, A., Lee, E., Scarth E., Moon, S. (2009, March). The relationship between emotional intelligence and depression in college age females. Poster presented at the annual La Salle University Grimes Lecture, Philadelphia, PA and at the Philadelphia Behavior Therapy Association Event, Philadelphia, PA. Popick, V., Scarth, E., Sgrenci, A., Berman, B., & Fingerhut, R. (2009, June). Exploring the relationship between emotion regulation and experiential avoidance: Is it what we expected? Poster presented at the Philadelphia Behavior Therapy Association Event, Philadelphia, PA and at the annual Association for Behavior and Cognitive Therapies Conference, New York, NY. Sgrenci, A., Berman, B., Scarth, E., Popick, V., & Fingerhut, R. (2009, November). Self-care practices and emotion regulation in psychology graduate students. Poster presented at the annual Association for Behavior and Cognitive Therapies, New York, NY. Scarth, E., Popick, V., Egbert, L., Marks, A., Booth, T., & Moon, S. M. (2009, November). The role of personality in emotion regulation: Competing hypotheses. Poster presented at the annual Association for Behavior and Cognitive Therapies, New York, NY. Alm, T., Moon, S. M., Booth, T., Popick, V., & Egbert, T., (2009, November). The interplay of emotion and cognition in depression: An application of a measure of emotional intelligence. Poster presented at the annual Association for Behavior and Cognitive Therapies Conference, New York, NY. Popick, V., Booth, T., Egbert, L., & Williams, D. (2009, November). Parent attitudes toward seeking psychological services in an urban community mental health clinic: Predicting barriers to child treatment. Poster presented at the annual Association for Behavior and Cognitive Therapies Conference, New York, NY. Miller, R. H., Egbert, L. S., Sarubbi, A. P., DelMauro, J., Popick, V., Dobson, T. (2009, November). Development of a School-Based Intervention Program for High-Risk Adolescents. Poster presented at the annual Association for Behavior and Cognitive Therapies Conference, New York, NY. Wesley, K., Popick, V., Bordfeld, A., Myers, S., Sweeney, A., & Fingerhut, R. (2010, November). Self Care Practices and Perceived Stress Levels Among Psychology Graduate Students. Poster presented at the annual Association for Behavior and Cognitive Therapies Conference, San Francisco, CA. Donahue, J., Popick, V., Catella, S., Saxton, V., Hertzbach, R., & Spokas, M. (2010, November). Childhood Emotional Abuse and Current Quality of Life: Examining the Mediating Role of Emotional Nonacceptance. Poster presented at the annual Association for Behavior and Cognitive Therapies Conference, San Francisco, CA. Popick, V., Sauers, L., Bordfeld, A., Wesley, K., Wright, V., & Fingerhut, R. (2011, November). Mindfulness and Emotion Regulation in Psychology Graduate Students. Poster presented at the annual Association for Behavior and Cognitive Therapies Conference, Toronto, CAN Popick-Brady, V. Spokas, M., Block-Lerner, J., Cardaciotto, L., & Martin, R. (2011, November). Experiential Avoidance, Mindfulness, and PTSD: An Empirical Examination. Poster presented at the annual International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies conference, Baltimore, MD.

5 Additional Research Experience: Co-Investigator: Self Care Practices and Perceived Stress in Psychology Graduate Students LaSalle University, Philadelphia, PA, Fall 2008 Present Principal Investigator: Randy Fingerhut, Ph.D Involved in the initiation of study design and research hypotheses. Submitted institutional review board application. Collected data via an online survey. Entered data and conducted statistical analyses using SPSS software. Presented findings at Association of Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies conference. Co-Investigator: Validation of a Measure of Automatic Emotion Regulation La Salle University, Philadelphia, PA Summer 2008 Fall 2009 Principal Investigator: Simon Moon, Ph.D. Assisted with participant recruitment. Administered assessments to participants. Entered data and conducted statistical analyses using SPSS software. Presented findings at Association of Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies conference Co-Investigator: Development of a Group Therapy Intervention for High Risk Adolescents La Salle University, Philadelphia, PA Fall 2008 Fall 2009 Principal Investigator: Dahra Williams, Ph.D. Involved in the initiation of study design and research hypotheses. Conducted literature review. Developed manual for group intervention. Co-led therapy groups. Administered assessments. Entered data and conducted statistical analyses using SPSS software. Presented findings at Association of Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies conference. Research Assistant: Perception and Memory in Infants Rutgers University, Cognitive Development Lab, New Brunswick, NJ Fall 2006 Summer 2007 Principal Investigator: Allan M. Leslie, Ph.D. Conducted literature review. Involved in participant recruitment. Administered assessments. Trainings and Workshops Attended: 2010 Prolonged Exposure Therapy for PTSD, Center for the Treatment and Study of Anxiety 4- day workshop (Edna Foa, Ph.D.) 2010 Exposure and Response Prevention for OCD, Center for the Treatment and Study of Anxiety 4-day workshop (Edna Foa, Ph.D.) 2009 Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction, Meta and Psychological Wellness Center 4-week course (Chris Molnar, Ph.D.) 2009 An Acceptance-Based Behavioral Therapy Approach to Treating Generalized Anxiety Disorder and Comorbid Disorders, Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies 1-day workshop (Sue Orsillo, Ph.D. & Lizabeth Roemer, Ph.D.) 2008 Introduction to Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Philadelphia Group Psychotherapy Society 1-day workshop (Stephanie Mattei, Psy.D. & Linda Filetti, Ph.D.) Current Professional Affiliations: New York State Psychological Association New York City Cognitive Behavioral Association Association for Contextual Behavioral Science Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies (ABCT) American Psychological Association (APA)