Samantha M. Behbahani, Psy.D., MS ClinPharm 2173 NW 99 th Avenue Doral, Florida ext. 127

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1 Samantha M. Behbahani, Psy.D., MS ClinPharm 2173 NW 99 th Avenue Doral, Florida ext. 127 EDUCATION Doctor of Psychology, in Clinical Psychology, August June 2008 Health Psychology Concentration Nova Southeastern University, Fort Lauderdale, FL American Psychological Association- accredited program MS, Clinical Psychopharmacology, August September 2009 Nova Southeastern University, Fort Lauderdale, FL MS, Clinical Psychology, August August 2005 Nova Southeastern University, Fort Lauderdale, FL BA, Psychology, August May 2002 American University, Washington, DC Florida Psychology Licensure, FL PY 8003 Received: November 2009 Effective Dates: May 2010-May 2016 CURRENT POSITION August 2009 present Associate Professor/ Health Psychology Coordinator Doctoral Program Carlos Albizu University Miami Campus Consist of teaching graduate courses, advising graduate students, grant writing, chairing or participating in dissertation meetings, participating in orals/qualifying exams, and participating in new admissions of graduate students. Organization of Health Psychology Concentration, in particular chairing health psychology doctoral projects, assistance in attaining practicum sites, and advising in curriculum development CLINICAL EXPERIENCE September January 2015 Voluntary Assistant Faculty Department of Medicine University of Miami- Miller School of Medicine

2 Voluntary faculty in major metropolitan hospital providing assessment, intervention, and psychological testing to medical patients. Primary teams include heart failure, heart transplant, lung transplant, and cardiac rehabilitation. July August 2009 Psychology Fellow University of Miami/Jackson Memorial Medical Center APA Accredited Postdoctoral Program Primary duties include providing psychotherapy for pre- and post-cardiac transplant patients, cognitive and emotional assessment of potential transplant recipients, and psychoeducation regarding psychosocial changes throughout medical illness. Participation in daily cardiology rounds and weekly interdisciplinary conferences. Cocreated the psychosocial component of the heart/lung transplant program, which includes psychoeducational groups, individual psychotherapy, and group psychotherapy for transplant patients and their families. Provided individual and group psychotherapy for patients participating in Cardiac Rehabilitation program. Primary Supervisor: Ray Hershberger, MD Clinical Supervisor: Efrain A. Gonzalez, PsyD, ABPP, MS Clin Pharm. July October 2009 Psychopharmacology Practicum Student University of Miami-Miller School of Medicine Department of Psychiatry Consultation/Liason Division Worked alongside attending psychiatrist and psychiatry residents rounding on the consultation/liason service of Jackson Memorial Hospital. Pharmacological issues involved the assessment of medical patients with comorbid psychiatric diagnoses. Provided pharmacological consultation to approximately 25 patients on a weekly basis. Other activities included case presentations and grand rounds. Supervisors: Jorge Luis Sotelo, MD, FAPM July June 2008 Psychology Intern University of Miami/Jackson Memorial Medical Center APA-Accredited Internship Program

3 Clinical Psychology intern on health/medical service in major metropolitan hospital. Duties included the provision of individual psychotherapy to outpatient hemodialysis patients and inpatient cardiovascular disease and renal patients. Consultative/ liaison services provided to various units in the hospital, focusing on supportive psychotherapy for patients and their families and evaluations of patients to determine capacity in making medical decisions. Participation in weekly psychology, psychiatry, and heart transplant grand rounds. Served as psychological consultant to cardiac transplant patients and evaluated potential transplant candidates. Provided clinical and assessment supervision to doctoral-level practicum students. Assessment was a focus of the internship year and utilized an integrated format, utilizing a variety of tests focusing on intelligence, neuropsychological, projective formulation, and objective formats. Created and organized the psychological component of Jackson Memorial Hospital s Smoking Cessation program. Presented lectures to tobacco cessation groups and provided psychological support for patients via group therapy. Main component of project entailed psychoeducation via group therapy regarding tobacco use as well as behavioral medicine interventions to combat nicotine cravings. Training Director: Eddie E. Roca, PhD Clinical Supervisor: Efrain A. Gonzalez, PsyD, ABPP, MS Clin Pharm. February June 2007 Psychopharmacology Student South Florida State Hospital/GEO Care Pembroke Pines, FL Worked alongside attending psychiatrist, consultative psychopharmacologist, and pharmacy residents rounding on several units of state hospital. Pharmacological issues involved psychotropic medications, antiobiotics, cardiac conditions, geriatric populations, serious mental illness, and psychotherapy/pharmacotherapy interactions. Provided pharmacological consultation to approximately 15 patients on a weekly basis. Other activities included case presentations, journal club, and university-based lectures. Supervisors: Sergio Balcazar, MD Jose A Rey, Pharm.D., BCPP CERTIFICATIONS National Institute of Health (NIH) Stroke Scale, effective September 2008 Modified Rankin Stroke Scale, effective September 2008 HONORS & AWARDS Psychology Honors Society, American University, Fall Spring 2002 Deans List, American University, Fall 1998, Spring 1998, Fall 2000, Fall 2001, Spring 2002 Public Service Award: for voluntary psychological care to the homeless population of Miami-Dade County from

4 CLINICAL TRIALS HeartWare: Evaluation of the Heartware LVAD system for the treatment of advanced heart failure HeartWare: Evaluation of Heartware LVAD system for the treatment of advanced heart failure- continued access protocol present Terumo Heart Inc.: Evaluation of the safety and effectiveness of the Duraheart Left Ventricular Assist System in patients awaiting transplantation present. HeartWare: A prospective randomized controlled unblended multi-center clinical trial to evaluate the HeartWare ventricular assist system for destination therapy of advanced heart failure PRESENTATIONS AND PUBLICATIONS Behbahani, S.M. & Greenstone, R.M. (2014). Assessing Somatoform Disorders in the African American Client. In Benuto (Ed.), Guide to Psychological Assessment with African American Clients. New York: Spring Science, Inc. Behbahani, S. (2014). The implications and current utility of the Affordable Care Act on mental health treatment. Invited speaker St. Thomas University Healthcare Symposium, Miami, Florida. Behbahani, S., Hidalgo, J., & Randolph, N. (2014). Discrimination among African American patients in the prevention and treatment of coronary heart disease. Poster presented at the 14 th annual meeting of Diversity Challenge: Racial or Ethnic Discrimination Across the Lifespan, Boston, Massachusetts. DiFrancesco, M., Rivera, P., & Behbahani, S. (2013). Utilization of empathy and modern psychodynamic techniques in a sample of nontraditional cases. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, Honolulu, Hawaii. Ycaza, A.F., Hyman, S.M., & Behbahani, S.M. (2012). Relationships between personality characteristics and death awareness in a graduate student sample. Existential Analysis, 23: Ycaza, A., Hyman, S.M., & Behbahani, S. (2012). Are people with less favorable personality characteristics more aware of death?: A terror management perspective. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, Orlando, Florida. Behbahani, S.M. & Gonzalez, E.A. (2011). Medications and Pharmacological Treatment of Neurobehavioral Sequelae. In Fraser (Ed.), Traumatic Brain Injury Guide. Oakland: New Harbinger Publications, Inc. Behbahani, Samantha, M. Mental Health and Physical Health. Presented at Area Health Education Center, April 2010: Miami, Florida.

5 Behbahani, S. M., Vigil, A.A., & Lewis, J.E. From New York to Miami: Does the TEMAS Travel? Poster presentation presented at the 30 th Interamerican Congress of Psychology, June 26, 2005: Buenos Aires, Argentina. Behbahani, S.M., Vigil, A.A., & Lewis, J.E. National and International Issues with the Tell-Me-A-Story Test: An Evaluation of Its Potential 9 th European Congress of Psychology, July 2005: Granada, Spain. Gonzalez, E.A., & Behbahani, S.M. (2011). Medications and Pharmacological Treatment of Neurobehavioral Sequelae. In Fraser (Ed.), Traumatic Brain Injury Guide. Oakland: New Harbinger Publications, Inc. PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS American Psychological Association APA Division 22 APA Division 38 APA Division 55 Interamerican Congress of Psychology European Congress of Psychology Crohn s and Colitis Foundation of America JOB RELATED EXPERIENCE January 2007 June 2007 Behavioral Health Department Coordinator Camillus Health Concern Coordinator of psychology department at major metropolitan medical center. Along with clinical interventions with patient caseload, responsibilities include managing caseloads of psychology externs, assigning patient care, organization of referrals to and from psychology, coordination of interdisciplinary staff meetings, and liaison between behavioral health and medicine, social work, nursing, and podiatry. Supervisor: Rossando Collazzo, MD Efrain A. Gonzalez, PsyD., MSClinPharm., ABPP October May 2003 Counselor/ Liaison Children s Diagnostic and Treatment Center Fort Lauderdale, FL Served as liaison between parents and physicians regarding infantile medical illness, support systems, and available treatment options. Conducted research regarding numerous types of pediatric disorders and medical conditions, as well as psychological components. Organized and developed individual treatment plans for patients and their families. Conducted in-service meetings monthly for parents focusing on specific pediatric medical and mental illnesses. Assisted registered nurses, occupational therapists, and psychologists in the developmental and physical testing of children.

6 Supervisor: Ellie Pierce TEACHING August 2009 present Assistant Professor/ Neuropsychology Coordinator Doctoral Program Carlos Albizu University Miami Campus Professor at an APA-accredited institution instructing courses pertinent to doctoral candidates attaining their degrees in the area of Clinical Psychology. Courses instructed include Fundamentals of Neuropsychology, Advanced Techniques of Psychotherapy, and Theories of Test Construction. Additional duties include advising approximately 30 students regarding research, treatment, and theory and chairing dissertations. As the Neuropsychology concentration coordinator duties include attaining practicum sites suitable for neuropsychology students, chairing the neuropsychology journal club, provide monthly didactic seminars on a variety of neuropsychological topics, and orient new students to the possibilities of research and intervention in the field of neuropsychology. June August 2010 Adjunct Instructor Behavioral Medicine Acupuncture Massage College Professor of Behavioral Medicine for acupuncture masters students which introduced future acupuncture physicians to the communication skills of listening and counseling. It also introduced various behavioral medicine approaches and mechanisms of intervention. Future acupuncture physicians explored, via case studies and discussions, their ability to integrate their existing health care skills with behavioral medicine approaches. The ethical and legal aspects of referring patients to another practitioner were discussed. March 2007 present Psychopharmacology Tutor Private Sessions Provided individual tutoring for doctoral students in the area of psychopharmacology. Met weekly with individual students to reinforce skills learned in the classroom environment regarding pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of psychotropic medications. August December 2009 Adjunct Intructor Psychology of Personal Effectiveness Social Sciences Department Kendall Campus

7 Miami Dade College, Instructor of Psychology of Personal Effectiveness, an applied psychology course which emphasizes the understanding of the principles of effective human behavior and their application to the areas of personal awareness, interpersonal relations, communication, and work/career development. Supervisor: Edward Thomas, Ph.D. August January 2009 Adjunct Instructor Introduction to Psychology Social Sciences Department Kendall Campus Miami Dade College, Instructor of Introduction to Psychology, a course that blends traditional psychological theory with the most recent developments in psychological theory. Provide an understanding of human behavior as a natural phenomenon subject to scientific study. Teaching requirements consist of evaluation of both written (exam and paper) and oral skills. Classes typically consist of approximately 45 students, which meet twice per week. Supervisor: Edward Thomas, Ph.D. August January 2009 Adjunct Instructor Human Growth and Development Social Sciences Department Kendall Campus Miami Dade College, Instructor of Human Growth and Development, a course that focuses on the nature of human behavior as a dynamic developmental phenomenon. Emphasis is placed on psychological elements, an understanding of the physical aspects of development and their social implications. Observation and written analysis of principles of learning involved in human development are reviewed. Teaching requirements consist of evaluation of both written (exam and paper) and oral skills. Classes typically consist of approximately 45 students, which meet twice per week. Supervisor: Edward Thomas, Ph.D. January April 2006 Lecturer Behavioral Medicine School of Dental Medicine Nova Southeastern University, Fort Lauderdale, FL Taught two behavioral medicine classes per week to third year dental students. Classes focused on implementing health psychology components into the dental population.

8 Lectures included ethical concerns and issues, identification of mood disorders, anxiety disorders, dementia, and psychosis, identification of abuse, administration of the mental status exam, dealing with the difficult patient, and enhancement of empathy and listening skills. Graded homework assignments and facilitated in role-play exercises within the class. Observed students in their dental clinic while performing procedures. Supervisor: Ana I. Fins, PhD, Nova Southeastern University