Bridget Virginia Reigstad

Bridget Virginia Reigstad Reigstad1 EDUCATION Ph.D. M.S. B.A. ` University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI APA Accredited Doctoral Program in Clinical Psychology Graduation Date: August 2009 Cumulative GPA: 4.0 Minors: Counseling and Quantitative Methods Dissertation Title An Integrative Model of Adult Separation Anxiety: Testing a Model with Anxiety and Dependency Constructs Using Confirmatory Factor Analysis University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI Degree awarded: May 2005 Thesis Title Evaluating Adult Separation Anxiety: The importance of Anxiety and Dependency Constructs The College of Saint Catherine, St.Paul, MN Degree awarded: May 2001 GPA: 3.8 Major/Minor: Psychology/ Spanish Senior Honor s Thesis Title: A look at Seasonal Affective Disorder: Its Definitions, Causes and Treatments with Implications for the St. Catherine s community TEACHING EXPERIENCE 9/2009- Instructor, Parenting through Divorce 8/2010 Wright County Government Center, MN Teach 8-hour weekend and evening class about the effects of divorce on families, including information about psychological adjustment and consequences. Plan lectures and experiential exercises to facilitate learning and class schedule to maximize knowledge retention and learner interest. Reach out to diverse learners, including court-mandated participants, diverse cultural groups, wide age ranges, and people with disabilities. 9/2005- Instructor, Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills group 8/2009 Human Services, Inc, Maplewood MN and Aurora Psychiatric Hospital, Wauwatosa WI. Teach psychoeducational skills group to diverse clients including adolescents, adults, clients of color, clients with physical and emotional disabilities, and those of differing cultural backgrounds. Plan lectures and

Reigstad2 experiential exercises to facilitate learning and class schedule to maximize knowledge retention and learner interest. Assess clients skills acquisition using both objective rating techniques and subjective client report measures. 7/2006- On-line Class Development and Facilitation, History of Psychology 2/2007 and Clinical Studies in Counseling University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee WI Assist in development of on-line History of Psychology class, including building class website, modifying existing syllabi to support on-line modality, and developing on-line group and individual student experiential learning tasks. Moderate and facilitate on-line Desire 2 Learn student group discussion. Comfortable with various technology including class website design, video conferencing, Desire 2 Learn, podcasting, and general computer and presentation software. 1/2006- Teaching Assistant, Objective Assessment 8/2008 University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee WI Teach assessment techniques for graduate level class, with learning techniques including lectures, hands-on learning, and direct supervision. Responsible for student performance evaluations, feedback and grading. Work with students to arrange flexible practicum and training schedule, including evenings, weekends, and off-site placements. 8/2002- Teaching Assistant, Psychology of Women 5/2003 University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee WI Instructor for discussion sections. Work with diverse student population, including adult learners, first generation students, students with disabilities, and international students. Develop syllabi, outcome-based assessment and grading rubrics, and test materials. Teach APA-writing style and help students improve writing performance over semester. 9/2003- Guest Lecturer, Substitute Instructor and Community Speaker Present University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee WI and Human Services, Inc, Oakdale MN Guest lecturer and substitute instructor for Ethics in Psychology, Psychopathology, Abnormal Psychology, Multicultural Psychology, and History of Psychology classes at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Community speaker on wide range of topics related to psychology including mental health education and forum to high school health class, presentation on Post Traumatic Stress Disorder to health professionals, and presentations to mental health professionals (including both on-site and off-site teleconferencing audiences) on variety of topics including assessment techniques, providing feedback about personality variables to clients, and effects of emotional abuse.

Reigstad3 1/1998- Instructor and Tutor, Math 105 (Remedial Math)/ Various Classes 5/2001 The College of Saint Catherine, St. Paul MN Teach remedial math concepts to students struggling with college-level classes using lecture, visual, and hands-on learning techniques. Assess student learning with multiple rubrics and at various points during the class in order to revise class material and implement more individual student support if needed. Provide mathematics and psychology tutoring at college drop-in center, using variety of teaching techniques. Encourage and support students who were often frustrated and upset by difficult material. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE 9/2009 - Psychotherapist 8/2010 Central Minnesota Community Mental Health Center, Buffalo, MN Provide diagnostic assessments and therapy to individual, couple, and family clients. Facilitate Day Treatment therapeutic groups and supervise Day Treatment staff. Provide psychological evaluations for a variety of referral questions, administering and interpreting personality, intelligence, achievement, and neuropsychological tests. Provide crisis coverage and consultation. Participate in community outreach programs for health professionals and county residents. Work with a diverse range of mental health diagnoses, clients, and presenting issues. 9/2008- Pre-Doctoral Intern 9/2009 Human Services, Incorporated, Oakdale, MN Provide diagnostic assessments and therapy to individual, couple, and family clients. Co-facilitate weekly DBT skills and process groups. Cofacilitate Day Treatment psycho-educational and therapeutic groups with SPMI clients. Do weekly psychological and forensic evaluations for a variety of referral questions. Provide crisis coverage and consultation. Participate in community outreach programs for health professionals and county residents. Work with a diverse range of mental health diagnoses, clients, and presenting issues in a large, bustling community mental health center. 7/2003- Neuropsychometrician 8/2008 Learning Disorders Clinic, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Private Practice Forensic Clinic Administer and score measures of intelligence, achievement, neuropsychological functioning, and personality for college student clients with learning disorder, ADHD, and psychiatric referral questions. Administer and score objective neuropsychological, intellectual, and achievement measures and objective and projective personality measures for forensic and court-ordered evaluations with referral questions

Reigstad4 including competency to stand trial, malingering, Traumatic Brain Injuries and eligibility for Social Security benefits. Conduct psychosocial and neuropsychological interviews. 8/2007- Supervisor for Student Therapist 8/2008 Psychology Clinic, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Observe therapy sessions of third-year graduate student performing individual therapy. Review tapes of sessions with student. Provide feedback on therapeutic approaches and help with treatment planning. 9/2002- Student Therapist 7/2007 Psychology Clinic, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Aurora Psychiatric Hospital Dialectical Behavior Therapy Intensive Outpatient Eating Disorders Program, Wauwatosa, WI Project Ujima community project, Children s Hospital of Wisconsin Milwaukee, WI Provide therapy to individual and group clients. Presenting issues include depression, anxiety, PTSD, substance use, personality disorders and adjustment issues. Provide weekly short-term therapy and biweekly skills groups to clients diagnosed with anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, and Eating Disorder Not Otherwise Specified using Dialectical Behavior Therapy. Participate in weekly multidisciplinary case consultation and didactic training team meetings. Co-lead a monthly children and adolescent therapy group for children who have been victimized by community violence and their siblings. Group consisted mainly of African-American children living in inner-city Milwaukee. Activities include discussing issues such as depression and anxiety symptoms, social skills building, and therapeutic play. 9/2002- Practicum Student in Objective Assessment, Projective Assessment, 5/2004 and Diagnostic Interviewing and Assessment Psychology Clinic, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Conduct comprehensive evaluations of intellectual, achievement, neuropsychological, psychosocial, and personality functioning in children and adults. Use diagnostic interviewing, objective testing measures, and projective testing techniques. Administer and score protocols and prepare integrated assessment reports. Recommend treatment objectives concurrent with a scientist-practitioner model. Lead feedback, participate in clinical treatment teams, case conferences, and Individual Education Plan (IEP) meetings. 6/2001- Women s Advocate 7/2002 Anna Marie s Shelter for Battered Women, St. Cloud, MN

Reigstad5 Provide support to women and families suffering effects of domestic violence. Respond to calls on crisis hotline, ensure safety of shelter residents, provide information on support services, perform intake assessments, and collaborate with women to prepare Orders of Protection. Participate in case consultation meetings and trainings. 7/2001- Client Supervisor 4/2002 WACOSA Day Training and Habilitation, Waite Park, MN Provide vocational and social skills training to clients with developmental disabilities. Develop and implement behavior modification programs for issues such as violent behavior, rule violations, and work refusal. Participate in weekly case consultation meetings. 9/1999- Student Intern 1/2000 Chrysalis, A Center for Women, Minneapolis, MN Assist and provide support for walk-in and phone clients who present with issues such as suicidality, depression, anxiety, domestic violence, and substance use. Do brief diagnostic screenings and intake evaluations to help clients find appropriate services including therapy, support groups, legal resources, and government assistance. 8/1998- Resident Advisor 6/1999 The College of Saint Catherine, St. Paul, MN Live with 35 freshmen college students during their first year at college. Respond to crisis calls including attempted suicide, eating disorder behavior, and sexual assault. Provide informal counseling to students suffering from a range of psychological issues including depression, anxiety, eating disorders, and adjustment issues. Mediate conflicts between roommates and residents. Develop and implement outreach programming on relevant issues. RESEARCH EXPERIENCE Doctoral Dissertation An Integrative Model of Adult Separation Anxiety: Testing a Model with Anxiety and Dependency Constructs Using Confirmatory Factor Analysis Using survey data collected from undergraduate college students about their seperation experiences, anxiety states, and dependent personality constructs. Conducting confirmatory factor analysis to empirically test clinical hypothesis that Adult Separation Anxiety is better defined when both anxiety and dependency constructs are added. Master s Thesis Evaluating Adult Separation Anxiety: The importance of Anxiety and Dependency Constructs

Reigstad6 Design a survey to look at Seperation Anxiety in college students using empirial and rational approaches. Investigate the correlations between measures of separation anxiety, anxiety, and dependency constructs. Validate the existence of Separation Anxiety Disorder in adulthood. Supervise research assistants. Research Assistant Clement J. Zablocki VA Medical Center, Milwaukee, WI Conduct research into a model of suicidality in veterans and medical students. Work with in-patient and out-patient populations. Involvement in all aspects of research including designing assessment batteries, conducting interviews with veterans, analyzing data, and interpreting results. Work on manuscript preparation and presentations presented at Grand Rounds. Screen research subjects for level of immediate suicidality and make appropriate referrels. Senior Honor s Thesis Project The College of Saint Catherine, St. Paul, MN Look at the prevelance, knowledge of, and effects of Seasonal Affective Disorder on campus. Conduct a literature review and survey research. Analyze data and present the findings and implications in a variety of forums including an undergraduate research conference, a campus-wide presentation, and a brochure placed in the university counseling center. POSTERS AND CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS Reigstad, B. (2006, April). Separation Anxiety Disorder: Links to Anxiety and Dependency. Presentation at the annual Association of Graduate Students in Psychology symposium, Milwaukee, WI. Reigstad, B., Barbee, N., Ridley, R., Osmon, D., Burkowski, D., Angelone, A., et al. (2006, March). Evaluating Separation Anxiety: The importance of anxiety and dependency constructs. Poster presented at the national conference of the Anxiety Disorders Association of America, Miami, FL. Barbee, N., Reigstad, B., Burkowski, D., Ridley, R., & Osmon, D. (2005, April). An Examination into the Construct of Adult Separation Anxiety: Links to anxiety and dependency using cluster analysis. Poster presented at the annual convention of the Wisconsin Psychological Association, Madison, WI. Burkowski, D., Swain, R., Ridley, R., Davies, W. H., Reigstad, B., & Barbee, N. Empathic Responding and Community Violence Exposure in Inner-city African- American youth. (2005, April). Poster presented at the annual convention of the Wisconsin Psychological Association, Madison, WI. Reigstad, B., Barbee, N., Ridley, R., & Osmon, D. (2004, October). Separation Anxiety: More than a childhood disorder. Poster presented at the Kansas Conference in Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, Lawrence, KS. Barbee, N. & Reigstad, B. (2003, April). A Preliminary Investigation into an Adult form of Separation Anxiety. Presentation at the annual Association of Graduate Students in Psychology symposium, Milwaukee, WI. Reigstad, B. (2001). The Prevalance and Effects of Seasonal Affective Disorder in Minnesotan College Students. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Minnesota Undergraduate Psychology conference, St. Paul, MN.

Reigstad7 PUBLICATIONS Reigstad-Molitor, B., Ridley, R., & Osmon, D. (2010). An Integrative Model of Adult Separation Anxiety: Testing a Model with Anxiety and Dependency Constructs Using Confirmatory Factor Analysis. Manuscript in preparation. PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT 3/2010 Acceptance and Change: Using Motivational Interviewing in Clinical Practice Ann Fields, MSE, CADCIII, CGAC II, 6 hours of training 6/2009 Mindfulness, Willingness and Radical Acceptance in Psychotherapy Marsha Linehan, Ph.D., ABPP, 12.5 hours of training 5/2009 Ethics and Diversity: Working Ethically and Effectively in Psychotherapy Harry J. Aponte, MSW, LCSW, LMFT, 6 hours of training 10/2008 Learning about Human Differences: The Peculiar Jigsaw Puzzle of Cognition and Affect Jessica Henderson Daniel, Ph.D., ABPP, 8 hours of training 10/2008 The Neuroscience of Psychotherapy: Rebuilding the Human Brain Through Attachment and the Therapeutic Experience Louis Cozolino, Ph.D., 5.5 hours of training 10/2007 Individual Psychotherapy in Dialectical Behavior Therapy Cedar Koons, MSW, 14 hours of training 4/2005 Acceptance and Commitment Therapy in-service training Steve Hayes, Ph.D., 14 hours of training PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS American Psychological Association Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies Wisconsin Psychological Association Minnesota Psychological Association HONORS AND AWARDS 2005-2007 The Chancellor's List, a national Who's Who publication for graduate students 2005 Wisconsin Psychological Association Poster Award (third place) 2002-2004 University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Chancellor's Fellowship 2001-2002 Who's Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges 2001-present Member of Phi Beta Kappa, the National Undergraduate Honor Society 1998-2001 The College of Saint Catherine Antonian Scholars honors program 1997-2001 St. Catherine of Alexandria Scholarship for Academic Excellence and Leadership 1999-present Member of Psi Chi, the National Honor Society in Psychology

1997-1999 Kopp Family Foundation Achievement Scholarship Reigstad8