Casner Vita 1 HILARY GRACE CASNER CURRICULUM VITA DATE OF EDIT: APRIL 2011 OFFICE ADDRESS Department of Psychology University of Arkansas 216 Memorial Hall Fayetteville, AR 72701 Phone: (479) 575-5819 Fax: (479) 575-3219 Email: hcasner@uark.edu HOME ADDRESS 281 N. Platinum Dr. Apt. 10 Fayetteville, AR 72701 BIRTH DATE AND PLACE Sept. 21, 1984; Fresno, CA CURRENT POSITION Distinguished Academy Fellow Student, Clinical Psychology Ph.D. program (APA approved) University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR EDUCATION Master of Arts Clinical Psychology, 2009 University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR (APA approved) Bachelor of Arts Major: Psychology, 2007 Summa Cum Laude, Department Honors California State University, Fresno, CA PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS AND MEMBERSHIPS Anxiety Disorders Association of America (student member) American Psychological Association (student affiliate) American Psychological Association of Graduate Students (campus representative; 2007-2008) Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies (student member) Women s Issues in Behavior Therapy Special Interest Group (student representative; 2007 to present) Anxiety Special Interest Group (student member) Research Society on Alcoholism (student member)
Casner Vita 2 DISTINCTIONS, AWARDS, AND ACTIVITIES Ad-hoc co-reviewer for the following journals: Behavior Therapy, Psychology of Addictive Behaviors, Journal of Counseling and Clinical Psychology Doctoral Academy Fellowship (4 year $10,000/year educational fellowship, UA) Marie Wilson Howells Fund (travel grant $1000/year for one professional conference, UA) Research Society on Alcoholism Memorial Travel Award: 2011 ($500, UA) Research Society on Alcoholism Student Merit Award: 2010 ($165, UA) Samuel B. Guze Symposium on Alcoholism Meeting Award: 2008, 2009 ($500, UA) Psychology Department Travel Grant: 2007 ($900, CSUF) Dr. Edward V. Tenney Memorial Award: 2007 ($750, CSUF) Central California Research Symposium Undergraduate Award for Best Oral Presentation: 2007 ($250, CSUF) Vivian I. Pickford Memorial Scholarship: 2003-2004 ($500, CSUF), 2006-2007 ($1000, CSUF) Ronald E. McNair Summer Research Stipend: Summer 2006 ($2400, CSUF) 4 Dean s Honor List Recognitions (CSUF) 6 President s Honor List Recognitions (CSUF) Psi Chi, National Honor Society in Psychology: Chapter President, 2005-2006; Community Liaison, 2006-2007 (CSUF) TEACHING EXPERIENCE AND INVITED PRESENTATIONS Undergraduate Courses Primary Instructor, General Psychology, Fall 2010. Primary instructor for two 50-person undergraduate introductory survey courses in psychology. Responsibilities included preparing and presenting 50-minute lectures three days per week, three office hours per week, and exam construction and grading. Primary Instructor, Educational Psychology, December 2010 to present. Primary instructor for one continuing education/independent study course in the psychology of education. Responsibilities include managing online course and grading of assignments and exams. Graduate Courses Teaching Assistant, Personality Assessment and Clinical Diagnosis, Spring 2011. Teaching assistant for one clinical psychology graduate-level course on clinical interviewing and diagnostic skills; administration and interpretation of semi-structured interviews (ADIS-IV) and objective personality assessment measures (MMPI-2, MCMI-III). Responsibilities include three office hours per week and grading. Invited Addresses & Guest Lectures Casner, H. G. (2011, April). Substance Use Disorders. Guest lecture for undergraduate Abnormal Psychology course at the University of Arkansas. Casner, H. G., & McGahan, T. C. (2010, February). Seasonal Depression. Invited address presented to Residential Assistants at the University of Arkansas. CLINICAL EXPERIENCE Counseling and Psychological Services August 2009 to May 2010 University of Arkansas Pat Walker Health Center Duties include outpatient psychological treatment services and rotating emergency on-call services to University of Arkansas students. Supervisors: Josette Cline, Ph.D., Pam Matthews, Ph.D., Kathryn Lamar, M.Ed., CeCe Hilliard, LCSW.
Casner Vita 3 University of Arkansas Psychological Clinic August 2007 to present Duties include outpatient psychological assessment and treatment services to University of Arkansas students and members of the community. Supervisors: Patricia Petretic, Ph.D., Jeffrey Lohr, Ph.D., Timothy Cavell, Ph.D., Lindsay Ham, Ph.D. Sierra Education and Research Institute July 2005 to July 2007 Duties included administration of research-oriented psychological tests to incoming clients and assistance with a treatment group. Supervisors: Jana Price-Sharps, Ed.D., Lois Everitt-Krause, LMFT. PUBLICATIONS Ham, L. S., Casner, H. G., Bacon, A. K., & Shaver, J. A. (2010). Speeches, strangers, and alcohol stress-response dampening: A preliminary study. Manuscript under review. Zamboanga, B. L., Borsari, B., Ham, L. S., Olthuis, J. V., Van Tyne, K., & Casner, H. G. (2010). Pregaming among high school students: Relation to risky drinking practices, alcohol cognitions, and the social drinking context. In press; Psychology of Addictive Behaviors.. Ham, L. S., Zamboanga, B. L., Olthuis, J. V., Casner, H. G., & Bui, N. (2010). No fear, just relax and play: Social anxiety, alcohol expectancies, and drinking games among college students. Journal of American College Health, 58, 473-479. Sharps, M. J., Hess, A. B., Casner, H. G., Ranes, B., & Jones, J. (2007). Eyewitness memory in context: Toward a systematic understanding of eyewitness evidence. Forensic Examiner, 16, 20-27. CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS AND POSTERS Casner, H. G., Olthuis, J. V., Milner, L., Bacon, A. K., Ham, L. S., & Zamboanga, B. L. (2011, March). The Effects of Social Phobia, Alcohol Outcome Expectancies and Motives for Playing Drinking Games on Drinking Game Participation in a College Student Sample. In J. Buckner (Chair), Understanding Social Anxiety s Role in Risky Alcohol and Marijuana Use: Clinical Implications of Research Data. Symposium abstract submitted for presentation at the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies annual convention, Toronto, Canada. Ham, L. S., Casner, H. G., Carrigan, M. H., Bacon, A. K., Milner, L. A., & English, E. (2011, March). The Role of Expectancies about the Social Effects of Alcohol in the Association between Social Anxiety and Drinking Behavior: A Laboratory-based Study. In J. Buckner (Chair), Understanding Social Anxiety s Role in Risky Alcohol and Marijuana Use: Clinical Implications of Research Data. Symposium abstract submitted for presentation at the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies annual convention, Toronto, Canada. Casner, H. G., English, T., Tougaw, A., Degges, M. R., Ham, L. S., & Zamboanga, B. L. (2011, March). Beer Pong, Flip Cup, Quarters, and Kings: Does Social Phobia Impact Drinking Games in College Students? Poster submitted for presentation at the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies annual conference, Toronto, Canada. Casner, H. G., Bacon, A. K., Van Tyne, K., Ham, L. S., Schwartz, S. J., & Zamboanga, B. L. (2011, February). The Role of Gender in Social Anxiety and Risky Drinking-Related Behaviors. Poster presented at the 11th annual Samuel B. Guze Symposium on Alcoholism, St. Louis, MO.
Casner Vita 4 Casner, H. G. & Ham, L. S. (2010, November). State Social Anxiety and Desire for Alcohol in a Sample of Emerging Adults. In H. Blumenthal (Chair), Forwarding the Developmental Psychopathology Approach to Alcohol Use: Current and Future Directions in Research Design. Symposium abstract submitted for presentation at the Research Society on Alcoholism annual convention, Atlanta, Georgia. Casner, H. G., Van Tyne, K., Davis, J. C., Ham, L. S., Zamboanga, B. L., & English, T. (2010, November). Shy Guys Finish (Their Drinks) First: Gender as a Moderator of Social Anxiety and Hazardous Alcohol Use among College Students. Poster presented at the 44th annual Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies annual conference, San Francisco, CA. Casner, H. G., Shaver, J. A., Bacon, A. K., & Ham, L. S. (2010). Anxiety Sensitivity Related to Social Concerns and Hazardous Drinking in College Students. Poster presented at the 33rd annual conference of the Research Society on Alcoholism, San Antonio, TX. Bacon, A.K., Casner, H.G., & Ham, L.S. (2010, March). Alcohol outcome expectancies and state social anxiety: Predicting urge and likelihood to drink in a social situation. In J.D. Buckner & J. Silgado (Chairs), Substance abuse risk among those with anxiety: Application of laboratory findings to clinical practice. Paper presented at the annual conference of the Anxiety Disorders Association of America, Baltimore, MD. Casner, H. G., Ham, L. S., Bacon, A. K., Wells, A., Shaver, J. A., & Mahony, L. (2009, November). Alcohol Stress-Response Dampening and Drinking to Cope with Social Situations. In L. S. Ham and M. M. Norberg (Chairs), Drinking to cope with social anxiety as a vulnerability for hazardous drinking behavior. Symposium presented at the 43rd annual conference of the Association for Advancement of Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, New York City, NY. Casner, H. G., Jones, S., Henson, J., & Ham, L. S. (2009, November). Gender as a Moderator in the Relationship of Social Anxiety and Alcohol Use Behaviors. Poster presented at the 43rd annual conference of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, New York City, NY. Shaver, J. A., Casner, H. G., Bacon, A. K., Ham, L. S., & Davis, J. C. (2009, November). Low Perceived Emotion Regulation Facility Mediates the Relation Between Social Anxiety and Depression. Poster presented at the 43rd annual conference of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, New York City, NY. Bacon, A. K., Ham, L. S., Casner, H. G., Davis, J. C., & Walker, E. C. (2009, June). Drinking motives mediate the relationship between social anxiety and hazardous alcohol use. Poster presented at the 32nd annual Research Society on Alcoholism Scientific Conference, San Diego, CA. Ham, L. S., Zamboanga, B. L., Casner, H. C., Olthuis, J. V., White, T., & Schwartz, S. J. (2009, June). Social Anxiety, Alcohol Expectancies, and Drinking Games. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Research Society on Alcoholism, San Diego, CA. Walker, C. E., White, T. S., Davis, J. C., Casner, H. G., Bacon, A. K., & Ham, L. S. (2009, April). Relationship of Drinking Patterns and Living Arrangements for College Students. Poster presented at the 25th annual meeting of the Arkansas Symposium for Psychology Students, Siloam Springs, AR.
Casner Vita 5 Casner, H. G., Jones, S., Henson, J., & Ham, L. S. (2009, February). The Moderating Role of Gender in Social Anxiety and Alcohol Use. Poster presented at the 9th meeting of the Samuel B. Guze Symposium on Alcoholism, St. Louis, MO. Ham, L. S., Casner, H. G., Bacon, A. K., Wells, A., & Link, C. (2009, February). Alcohol Stress- Response Dampening in Social Situations. Poster presented at the 9th meeting of the Guze Symposium on Alcoholism, St. Louis, MO. Shaver, J. A., Casner, H. G., Bacon, A. K., Ham, L. S., & Mann, S. N. (2009, February). Emotion Dysregulation, Social Anxiety, and Problem Alcohol Use in a College Sample. Poster presented at the 9th meeting of the Samuel B. Guze Symposium on Alcoholism, St. Louis, MO. Casner, H. G., Garcia, T. A., Jones, S., & Ham, L. S. (2008, November). Alcohol Expectancies and Urge to Drink in an Ethnically Diverse Sample of College Women. Poster session presented at the 42nd meeting of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Orlando, FL. Bacon, A. K., Ham, L. S., Nanney, R., & Casner, H. G. (2008, November). Coping-Anxiety and Coping-Depression Drinking Motives of Mediators of Social Anxiety and Hazardous Alcohol Use in College Students. Poster session presented at the 42nd meeting of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Orlando, FL. Sharps, M. J., Hess, A., Casner, H., Ranes, B., Jones, J., Van Arsdall, S. (2008, October). Eyewitness Memory at Tactical Speeds. Paper presented at The Society for Police and Criminal Psychology s Congress by the Bay, Walnut Creek, CA. Bacon, A. K., Casner, H. G., & Ham, L. S. (2008, February). Social Anxiety and Depression Comorbidity Influences on Positive Alcohol Expectancies. Poster session presented at the 8th meeting of the Samuel B. Guze Symposium on Alcoholism, St. Louis, MO. Casner, H. G., Hess, A. B., & Sharps, M. J. (2007, August). Eyewitness Identifications and the Gestalt/Feature Intensive Theory of Processing. Poster session presented at the 115th annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, San Francisco, CA. Casner, H. G., & Nesbit, S. (2007, May). Applying the Frustration-Aggression Hypothesis to Driving Situations. Paper presented at the 87th meeting of the Western Psychological Association, Vancouver, BC. Casner, H. G., & Nesbit, S. (2007, May). The Effect of Frustration on Driving Behavior. Poster session presented at the Psychology Department Symposium, California State University, Fresno, CA. Casner, H., & Nesbit, S. (2007, April). Applying the Frustration-Aggression Hypothesis to Driving Situations: A Preliminary Analysis. Paper presented at the 28th annual Central California Research Symposium, Fresno, CA. Hess, A. B., Casner, H., Ranes, B., Jones, J., & Sharps, M. J. (2007, April) Eyewitness Memory in Realistic Context. Paper presented at the 28th annual Central California Research Symposium, Fresno, CA.