Vitulano 1 Michael Lawrence Vitulano EDUCATION University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN August 2008 - Present Doctoral Program in Clinical Psychology Advisor: Paula Fite, PhD University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN May 2010 Masters in Clinical Psychology May 2006 Bachelor of Arts in Psychology PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Cherokee Health Systems August 2010-Present Child Therapist Talbott, TN Supervisor: Allison East, PhD University of Tennessee Psychological Clinic Student Therapist/Psychological Examiner Knoxville, TN Supervisor: Lance Lawrence, PhD August 2009-Present Clinical Research Assistant June 2006 June 2008 Pediatric Psychopharmacology Unit Supervisor: Timothy Wilens, MD Trained extensively to administer the following clinical interviews: o The Structured Clinical Interview for the DSM-IV (SCID-IV), the Schedule for Affective Disorders and Schizophrenia-Epidemiological Version for Children (KSADS-E), the Anxiety Disorders Interview Schedule (ADIS) Administer and score the following cognitive and neuropsychological tests: o WISC-IV and WAIS-III, Delis-Kaplan Executive Function System, Attention Network Task (ANT), Multisource Interference Test (MSIT), Stop Signal Task RESEARCH EXPERIENCE Graduate Assistant August 2008 - Present UT Child Behavior Lab University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN Supervisor: Paula Fite, PhD Research Coordinator June 2006 June 2008 Pediatric Psychopharmacology Unit Supervisor: Larry Seidman, PhD
Vitulano 2 Coordinate all aspects of NIMH grant funded research study: Neuroanatomy of Child and Adult ADHD: A MRI Study Research Assistant 2005-2006 Department of Psychology Supervisor: Lisa Dierker, PhD Member of a research team completing an ongoing study examining factors predictive of repeat child maltreatment at the Department of Children and Families Community Research and Action Team Researcher 2005-2006 Department of Psychology Part of a collaborative research project between Wesleyan and Macdonough Elementary School aimed at empowering minority students, identifying prosocial behaviors and detailing conflict-resolution processes TEACHING EXPERIENCE Teaching Apprentice 2008-2009 Introduction to Psychology The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN Senior Rater 2007-2008 Supervised new research assistants through training in structured interviews and neuropsychological assessments Teaching Apprentice Spring 2006 Statistics: An Activity-Based Approach PUBLICATIONS Fite, P., & Vitulano, M. (in press). Proactive and Reactive Aggression and Physical Activity. Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment. Vitulano, M., Fite, P., Rathert, J., Gaetner, A., Wynn, P., & Hill, R. (in press). The Influence of Neighborhood Safety on the Relation between Caregiver Alcohol Use and The Risk for Child Symptoms of Depression. Journal of Substance Use. Gaertner, A., Rathert, J., Fite, P., Vitulano, M., Wynn, P. and Harber, J. (in press). Sources of Parental Knowledge as Moderators of the Relation Between Parental Psychological Control and Relational and Physical/Verbal Aggression. Journal of Child and Family Studies. Published online at SpringerLink (www.springerlink.com) DOI: 10.1007/s10826-009- 9345-z.
Vitulano 3 Vitulano, M., Fite, P., & Rathert, J. (2010). Delinquent Peer Influence on Childhood Delinquency: The Moderating Effect of Impulsivity. Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment, 32, 315-322. Fite, P., Vitulano, M., Wynn, P., Wimsatt, A., Gaertner, A. & Rathert, J. (2010). Influence of Perceived Neighborhood Safety on Proactive and Reactive Aggression. Journal of Community Psychology, 38, 757 768. Valera, E., Brown, A., Biederman, J., Faraone, S., Makris, N., Monuteaux, M., Whitfield- Gabrieli, S., Vitulano, M., Schiller, M., & Seidman, L. (2010). Sex Differences in the Functional Neuroanatomy of Working Memory in Adults with Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. The American Journal of Psychiatry, 167, 86-94. Wilens, T., Vitulano, M., Upadhyaya, H., Adamson, J., Sawtelle, R., Utzinger, L., & Biederman, J. (2008). Cigarette Smoking Severity Associated with Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. Journal of Pediatrics, 153, 414-419. Wilens, T., Vitulano, M., Upadhyaya, H., Adamson, J., & Biederman, J. (2008). Concordance between Cigarette Smoking and the Modified Fagerstrom Tolerance Questionnaire in Controlled Studies of ADHD. The American Journal on Addictions. 17, 491-496. Manuscripts Under Review: Rathert, J., Fite, P., Gaertner, A., Vitulano, M., & Wynn, P. (under review). The Influence of Effortful Control on the relation between Psychological Control and Proactive/Reactive Aggression. The American Journal of Orthopsychiatry. Manuscripts in Preparation: Vitulano, M. (in preparation). Contextual Influences on Associations between Impulsivity and Risk-Taking and Child Delinquency. CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS Vitulano, M., Fite, P., Rathert, J., Gaetner, A., Wynn, P., & Hill, R. The Influence of Neighborhood Safety on the Relation between Caregiver Alcohol Use and The Risk for Child Symptoms of Depression. Poster presented at the Society for Research on Adolescence. Philadelphia, PA; March 2010. Rathert, J., Fite, P., Gaertner, A., Vitulano, M., & Wynn, P. The Influence of Effortful Control on the relation between Psychological Control and Proactive/Reactive Aggression. Poster presented at the Society for Research on Adolescence. Philadelphia, PA; March 2010. Fite, P., & Vitulano, M. Proactive and Reactive Aggression and Physical Activity. Poster presented at Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies 43 rd Annual Convention. New York, NY; November 2009.
Vitulano 4 Vitulano, M., Fite, P., & Rathert, J. Delinquent Peer Influence on Childhood Delinquency: The Moderating Effect of Impulsivity. Poster presented at Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies 43 rd Annual Convention. New York, NY; November 2009. Rathert, J., Fite, P., & Vitulano, M. The Association between Corporal Punishment and Child Self Reported Depression. Poster presented at Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies 43 rd Annual Convention. New York, NY; November 2009. Wilens T., Hammerness P., Joshi G., Doyle R., Gignac M., Utzinger L., Vitulano M., Adamson J., & Biederman, J. Combined OROS Methylphenidate and Atomoxetine Treatment in Children with ADHD. Poster presented at American Psychological Association 161 st Annual Meeting. Washington, DC; May 2008. Vitulano L., Sukhodolsky D., Scahill, L., Findley D., Leckman J., & Vitulano M. CBT for Disruptive Behavior in Adolescents With Tourette s Syndrome. Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies 41 st Annual Convention. Philadelphia; November 2007. Adamson, J., Wilens, T., Vitulano, M., Upadhyaya, H., Sawtelle, R., Utzinger, L., & Biederman, J. (2008). Cigarette Smoking Severity Associated with Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder in Young Adults. Symposium presentation at American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry 54 th Annual Meeting. Boston; October 2007. Wilens T., Vitulano M., Upadhyaya H., Adamson J., & Biederman J. Concordance Between the mftq and DSM Smoking Dependence. American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry 54 th Annual Meeting. Boston; October 2007. Brown A., Valera E., Biederman J., Monuteaux M., Bandyopadhyay S., Vitulano M., Schiller M., LaViolette P., Makris N., Faraone S., & Seidman L. fmri Correlates of Subtype Symptoms in Adults with ADHD on a Verbal Working Memory Task. American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry 54 th Annual Meeting. Boston; October 2007. Vitulano L., Bearss K., Scahill L., & Vitulano M. Moving Evidenced Based Treatment (EBT) into the Community. American Psychological Association Annual Convention. New Orleans; August 2006. AD-HOC REVEWIER Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment Journal of Abnormal Psychology Journal of Substance Use HONORS & MEMBERSHIPS Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Student Member 2007-2010 American Psychological Association, Student Affiliate 2007 Psi Chi Psychology National Honor Society 2006 REFERENCES Paula Fite, PhD, Assistant Professor, Psychology Department, The University of Tennessee- Knoxville. (865) 974-1958, pfite@utk.edu.
Vitulano 5 Timothy Wilens, MD, Associate Professor of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School, Pediatric Psychopharmacology Unit, Massachusetts General Hospital. (617) 726-1731, twilens@partners.org Andrea Patalano, PhD, Assistant Professor of Psychology, Psychology Department, Wesleyan University. (860) 685-2310, apatalano@weseleyan.edu Lisa Dierker, PhD, Associate Professor of Psychology, Psychology Department, Wesleyan University. (860) 685-2137, ldierker@wesleyan.edu