Michele A. Crisafulli UMBC Department of Psychology 1000 Hilltop Circle Baltimore, MD 21250 Education University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC) Doctorate of Philosophy in Human Services Psychology Concentrations in Clinical and Community/Applied Social Psychology Advisor: Carlo DiClemente, PhD Baltimore, MD In progress Boston University (BU) Boston, MA Master s of Arts in Psychology May 2008 Advisor: Heather Thompson-Brenner, PhD University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC) Chapel Hill, NC Bachelor s of Arts in Psychology with Highest Honors, Spanish minor May 2007 Honors Thesis Advisor: Cynthia Bulik, PhD Publications Greenfield, S. F., Crisafulli, M. A., Kaufman, J. S., Freid, C. M., Bailey, G. L., Connery, H. S., Rapoza, M., & Rodolico, J. (in press). Implementing substance abuse group therapy clinical trials in real-world settings: Challenges and strategies for participant recruitment and therapist training in the Women s Recovery Group Study. American Journal on Addictions. Greenfield, S. F. & Crisafulli, M. A. (2012). Co-occurring addiction and psychiatric disorders. In K. Brownell & M. S. Gold (Eds.). Food and addiction: A comprehensive handbook. New York, NY: Oxford University Press. Crisafulli, M. A., Thompson-Brenner, H., Franko, D. L., Eddy, K. T., & Herzog, D. B. (2010). Stigmatization of anorexia nervosa: Characteristics and response to intervention. Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology, 29, 756-770. Satir, D. A., Thompson-Brenner, H., Boisseau, C. L., & Crisafulli, M. A. (2009). Countertransference reactions to adolescents with eating disorders: Relationships to clinician and patient factors. International Journal of Eating Disorders, 42, 511-521. Crisafulli, M. A., Von Holle, A., & Bulik, C. M. (2008). Attitudes towards anorexia nervosa: The impact of framing on blame and stigma. International Journal of Eating Disorders, 41, 333-339. Professional Presentations
Updated: 8/28/2013 Crisafulli 2 Greenfield, S. F., Sugarman, D., Kaufman, J. S., Bailey, G. L., Crisafulli, M. A., Freid, C. M., Connery, H. S., Rodolico, J., Wigderson, S., Rapoza, M., & Fitzmaurice, G. (2013, June). The Women s Recovery Group: Outcomes from a stage II trial. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the College on Problems of Drug Dependence, San Diego, CA. Beadnell, B., Casey, E., Crisafulli, M. A., Stafford, P. A., & Rosengren, D. B. (2013, June). Characteristics of young adult impaired driving offenders and response to indicated prevention. In T. H. Kelly (Chair), Young adults in transition: Connecting basic science and application. Symposium conducted at the 21 st meeting of the Society for Prevention Research, San Francisco, CA. Beadnell, B., Stafford, P. A., Crisafulli, M. A., Casey, E., & Rosengren, D. B. (2013, June). Latent transition analysis versus traditional methods for assessing clinical significance. Poster presented at the 21 st meeting of the Society for Prevention Research, San Francisco, CA. Stafford, P. A., Crisafulli, M. A., Beadnell, B., & Rosengren, D. B. (2012, September). Recidivism rates for a motivation-enhancing intervention versus other or no program. Poster presented at the Utah Fall Substance Abuse Conference, St. George, UT. Greenfield, S. F., Sugarman, D., Kaufman, J. S., Bailey, G. L., Connery, H. S., Crisafulli, M. A., Fitzmaurice, G., Freid, C. M., Rapoza, M., & Rodolico, J. (2012, June). The Women s Recovery Group study: Participant characteristics and sample generalizability. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the College on Problems of Drug Dependence, Palm Springs, CA. Beadnell, B., Rosengren, D. B., Stafford, P. A., Crisafulli, M. A., DiClemente, C. C., & Daugherty, R. (2012, June). Operating under the influence offenders: Three year recidivism rates for a motivationenhancing intervention versus an alternative program. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Research Society on Alcoholism, San Francisco, CA. Greenfield, S. F., Sugarman, D., Kaufman, J. S., Bailey, G. L., Connery, H. S., Crisafulli, M. A., Fitzmaurice, G., Freid, C. M., Rapoza, M., & Rodolico, J. (2012, June). The Women s Recovery Group study: Gender and alcohol use characteristics. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Research Society on Alcoholism, San Francisco, CA. Thrash, S. T., Crisafulli, M. A., Delahanty, J. C., & DiClemente, C. C. (2012, March). Correlates of reasons for relapse to smoking in a statewide survey of adult smokers. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco, Houston, TX. Greenfield, S. F., Bailey, G. L., Connery, H. S., Crisafulli, M. A., Freid, C. M., Kaufman, J. S., Rapoza, M., Rodolico, J., & Schlebecker, K. (2011, June). The Women s Recovery Group Study: Challenges and strategies for therapist training and adherence and subject recruitment in a two-site group therapy trial. Poster presented at the College of Problems on Drug Dependence, Hollywood, FL. Kaufman, J. S., Crisafulli, M. A., Freid, C. M., Fitzmaurice, G. M., & Greenfield, S. F. (2010, March). Prevalence and correlates of sexual abuse history among women enrolled in a Stage I substance abuse group therapy trial. Poster presented at Harvard Medical School Psychiatry Research Day & Mysell Lecture, Boston, MA.
Updated: 8/28/2013 Crisafulli 3 Crisafulli, M. A. (2008, March). Examining pathways towards destigmatization of eating disorders. Oral presentation at the New England Eating Disorders Research Collaborative symposium, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA. Crisafulli, M. A., Von Holle, A., & Bulik, C. M. (2008, May). Attitudes towards anorexia nervosa: The impact of framing on blame and stigma. Paper presentation at the Academy for Eating Disorders International Conference on Eating Disorders, Seattle, WA. Crisafulli, M. A., Pinheiro, A. P., Bulik, C. M., & Nunez, M. A. (2007, May). Using Family APGAR to assess family functioning among Brazilian individuals with eating disorders: A pilot study. Poster presented at the Academy for Eating Disorders International Conference on Eating Disorders, Baltimore, MD. Technical Reports Rosengren, D. B., Crisafulli, M. A., Nason, M., & Beadnell, B. (2013). A review of the empirical support for PRIME For Life (Technical Report 4.1). Lexington, KY: Prevention Research Institute. Crisafulli, M. A., Stafford, P. A., Beadnell, B., & Rosengren, D. B. (2013). Responses to PRIME For Life among Hispanics and Whites (Technical Report 2.2). Lexington, KY: Prevention Research Institute. Crisafulli, M. A., Beadnell, B., Stafford, P. A., & Rosengren, D. B. (2013). Comparisons of women and men who have attended PRIME For Life (Technical Report 5.1). Lexington, KY: Prevention Research Institute. Crisafulli, M. A., Beadnell, B., Stafford, P. A., & Rosengren, D. B. (2013). Responses to PRIME For Life among African Americans and Whites (Technical Report 6.1). Lexington, KY: Prevention Research Institute. Clinical Experience July 2012-June 2013 Jan. 2008-May 2009 Psychology Extern in Substance Abuse VA Maryland Healthcare System, Baltimore, MD Led Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)-based process and educational groups for veterans with substance abuse and other cooccurring conditions. Saw veterans for short- or long-term individual therapy. Conducted assessments and wrote integrated reports for veterans with trauma history. Helped train psychology interns in ACT. Supervisors: James Finkelstein, PsyD; David O Connor, PhD Graduate Student Clinician Adult Anxiety Program, BU Center for Anxiety and Related Disorders, Boston, MA Received formal training in and conducted manualized cognitive
Updated: 8/28/2013 Crisafulli 4 behavioral therapy (both individual and group) for adults with anxiety and mood disorders. Conducted intake assessments and wrote formal reports. Participated in weekly diagnostic consensus meetings. Supervisors: Todd Farchione, PhD; Lisa Smith, PhD Jan. 2008-May 2009 Sept. 2008-May 2009 Graduate Student Clinician Eating Disorders Program, BU Center for Anxiety and Related Disorders, Boston, MA Received formal training in and conducted manualized cognitive behavioral therapy for adults with eating disorders. Conducted intake and post-treatment assessments and wrote formal reports. Supervisor: Elizabeth Pratt, PhD Graduate Student Clinician BU Psychological Services Center, Boston, MA Received formal training in and conducted cognitive behavioral therapy for Boston University students and faculty with mood, anxiety, and adjustment disorders. Conducted intake assessments and wrote formal reports. Supervisors: Allison Applebaum, MA; Lisa Smith, PhD Research Experience Jan. 2012-present Aug. 2011-Jan. 2012 June 2009-July 2011 Graduate Research Assistant Prevention Research Institute Working for the Prevention Research Institute, a private, nonprofit organization dedicated to reducing the incidence of alcohol- and drugrelated problems. Assist with study design and implementation, data management and analysis, report writing, literature reviews, and manuscript preparation. Supervisors: Blair Beadnell, PhD; Carlo DiClemente, PhD Graduate Research Assistant MDQuit, UMBC Worked for the Maryland Resource Center for Quitting Use and Initiation of Tobacco (MDQuit) on project investigating youth initiation of tobacco, alcohol, and marijuana use with data from the Maryland Youth Tobacco Survey. Assisted with data analysis, literature reviews, and grant preparation. Supervisor: Carlo DiClemente, PhD Senior Clinical Research Assistant Alcohol and Drug Abuse Treatment Program, McLean Hospital Worked on a National Institute on Drug Abuse-funded treatment outcome study investigating the effectiveness of an all-women s group treatment for substance use disorders. Assisted with participant
Updated: 8/28/2013 Crisafulli 5 evaluations, outreach, data management, and coding therapist adherence. Supervisor: Shelly Greenfield, MD, MPH July 2007-May 2009 Aug. 2005-May 2006 Graduate Research Assistant Center for Anxiety and Related Disorders, Boston University Worked on a National Institute of Mental Health-funded treatment outcome study investigating the efficacy of an enhanced form of cognitive behavioral therapy for the treatment of the dysregulated subtype of bulimia nervosa. Assisted with participant evaluations, data management, and outreach. Supervisor: Heather Thompson-Brenner, PhD Volunteer UNC Eating Disorders Program, UNC Hospitals Worked on a study examining journaling as a measurement of cognitive style among individuals with eating disorders. Helped facilitate weekly occupational therapy groups on an inpatient eating disorders unit. Assisted with participant recruitment, informed consent, and data entry. Supervisors: Cynthia Bulik, PhD; Jan Sedway, PhD Teaching Experience Dec. 2012 Aug. 2011-Dec. 2011 Jan. 2006-May 2006 Guest Lecturer Clinical Work with Addictive Behavior Patterns, University of Maryland School of Social Work Topic: Acceptance and Commitment Therapy Instructor of Record: Douglas Bayne, MSW Teaching Assistant Experimental Psychology: Design & Analysis II, UMBC Assisted with upper-level, undergraduate course in research methods. Planned classroom activities. Led lab sections as needed. Graded exams and papers. Instructor of Record: Thomas Capo, PhD Teaching Assistant Scholars Seminar, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Assisted with freshman honors seminar. Led small group discussions of class texts and lectures given by guest speakers. Attended weekly meetings with course instructor and other teaching assistants to plan classroom activities and discussions. Instructor of Record: Peter Kaufman, PhD Peer Review Experience
Updated: 8/28/2013 Crisafulli 6 February 2013 June 2012 July 2010-July 2011 Guest Reviewer Psychiatry Research Guest Reviewer American Journal of Bioethics Primary Research Assistant to the Communications Editor Harvard Review of Psychiatry Attended weekly editorial board meetings. Assisted with various administrative tasks. Supervisor: Cathryn Freid, PhD Other Relevant Experience Jan. 2012-present Orientation Advisor Office of Academic and Pre-professional Advising, UMBC Held a position advising incoming freshman and transfer students in selecting major and choosing appropriate courses. Worked each summer and winter term. Supervisor: Paula Ashby Sept. 2011-Mar. 2012 Member of Executive Board Psychology Graduate Student Organization, UMBC Attended weekly meetings to plan events designed to promote sense of community among doctoral students in psychology department. Grants and Fellowships Matina S. Horner, Ph.D. Summer Research Fellowship at the Harris Center at Massachusetts General Hospital, 2008 Kimball King Research Award, 2007 Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship, 2006 Honors and Awards Phi Beta Kappa, inducted in 2007 Chancellor s Carolina Scholar, 2003-2007 National Merit Scholar, 2003-2007 Dean s List, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2003-2007 Order of the Golden Fleece, UNC s oldest and highest honorary society, inducted in 2007 for exemplary character and making a significant, lasting contribution to the University Professional Organizations American Psychological Association, Student Member, 2012-present Association for Contextual and Behavioral Science, Student Member, 2012-present
Updated: 8/28/2013 Crisafulli 7 Society for Community Research and Action, Student Member, 2011-present Skills Trained to reliably administer the following semi-structured interviews: o Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV (SCID-I) o Anxiety Disorders Interview Schedule Lifetime Version (ADIS-IV-L) o Eating Disorders Examination (EDE) o Addiction Severity Index (ASI) o Diagnostic Interview for DSM-IV Personality Disorders (DIPD-IV) o Clinician-Administered PTSD Scale (CAPS)