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Stephen D. Benning

4505 S. Maryland Pkwy, Box 455030

Las Vegas, NV 89154-5030

E-mail: stephen.benning@unlv.edu | Phone: (702) 895-5061

Licensed psychologist in Nevada: PY0830

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EMPLOYMENT

University of Nevada, Las Vegas

Associate Professor, Department of Psychology: 2020 – present

Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology: 2012 – 2020

Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN

Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology: 2006 – 2012

DEGREES AWARDED

University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN (Christopher J. Patrick, Adviser)

Ph.D. in Clinical Science and Psychopathology Research

Dissertation title: Embedding the postauricular reflex in a psychophysiological nomological network: Construct validation of a putative measure of appetitive processing

Degree awarded: 2006/08/31

University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN (Christopher J. Patrick, Adviser)

M.A. in Psychology

Master’s thesis: Fearlessness and underarousal in psychopathy: Startle blink modulation and electrodermal reactivity in a young adult male community sample

Degree awarded: 2004/03/31

Rice University, Houston, TX

B.A. in Psychology, Biology, and Religious Studies

Senior thesis: Effects of a novel mood priming tool on clinical measures of negative affect

Honors: Graduated cum laude; Honors in Psychology

Degree awarded: 2000/05/13

EXTRAMURAL RESEARCH FUNDING

Ongoing

Misophonia Research Fund

Grant title: “Misophonia and High-Level Auditory and Affective Processing in Adults and Children”

Project period: 2020/10/01 – 2023/09/30

Total costs: $392,163

Role: Co-Investigator

Completed

American Physical Therapy Association, Acute Care Section Research Grant

Grant title: “Patient Non-Treatment by Physical Therapy in the Acute Hospital Setting”

Project period: 2016/03/01 – 2016/12/31

Total costs: $1,500

Role: Consultant

NIMH R21 Exploratory/Developmental Research Grant Award

Grant #: 1 R21 MH093692, “Modeling Hedonic Processing and Anhedonia in Depression”

Project period: 2012/02/01 – 2015/08/31

Direct costs: $275,000

Role: Principal investigator

NIMH R21 Exploratory/Developmental Research Grant Award

Grant #: 1 R21 MH085254, “Emotion-Modulated Psychophysiology of Autism Spectrum Disorders”

Project period: 2009/08/01 – 2012/06/30

Total direct costs: $275,000

Role: Principal investigator (with Gabriel Dichter)

NIMH F31 National Research Service Award

Grant #: 1 F31 MH070104-01, “Emotional Modulation of the Post-Auricular Reflex”

Project period: 2004/09/01 – 2005/08/31

Direct costs: $31,411

Role: Principal investigator

NIMH T32 Institutional Training Grant

Grant #: MH17069-21

Project period: 2002/09/01 – 2003/08/31

Direct costs: $18,250

Role: Trainee

NIMH T32 Institutional Training Grant

Grant #: MH17069-19

Project period: 2001 /09/01 – 2002/08/31

Direct costs: $16,500

Role: Trainee

INTRAMURAL RESEARCH FUNDING

Completed

University of Nevada, Las Vegas

Faculty Opportunity Award, “Effects of Psychopathic Traits on Social Networks and on Social Support during Stress”

Project period: 2016/07/01 – 2018/12/01

Total costs: $19,800

Role: Principal investigator

Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN

University Central Discovery Grant, “The Interpersonal Emotional Reactivity of Individuals with Psychopathic Traits and Their Observers”

Project period: 2008/05/01 – 2011/06/30

Total costs: $25,000/year ($50,000 total)

Role: Principal investigator

Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN

University Central Research Scholars Grant, “The Link between Perspective Taking and Deficient Empathy in Psychopathy”

Project period: 2009/06/01 – 2009/08/10

Total costs: $5,000

Role: Faculty supervisor of Michael A. Bradshaw

University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN

College of Liberal Arts: Graduate Research Partnership Program award, “Phenotypic and Biometric Analysis of Relations between Personality Indices of Psychopathy and Emotion-Modulated Startle”

Project period: 2002/05/15 – 2002/08/15

Role: Principal investigator

Direct costs: $5,460

University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN

Graduate School Block Grant Fellowship

Project period: 2000/09/01 – 2001/05/31

Role: Trainee

Total costs: $8,250

AWARDS

Walk-In Counseling Center, Minneapolis, MN

Volunteer Service Award, 2004/05

Society for Psychophysiological Research, Chicago, IL

Student Poster Award, 2003/11

Poster title: “Emotion-modulated startle in community males with psychopathic traits”

Rice University, Houston, TX

Howell Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Research, 2000/05

Rice University, Houston, TX

National Merit Scholar, 1996 Fall – 2000 Spring

ARTICLES IN PEER-REVIEWED JOURNALS

(underline = supervised student author)

1. Shan, G., Johnson, S. L., Fertitta, J., Kim, J., Williams, P., Wu, Q., Ge, K., Daruwalla, J., Benning, S. D., & Young, D. (in press). Missed physical therapy treatments in the acute hospital: Toward a more complete understanding. Journal of Acute Care Physical Therapy. https://doi.org/10.1097/JAT.0000000000000156

2. Becker, M. L., Ahmed, A. O., Benning, S. D., Barchard, K. A., John, S. E., & Allen, D. N. (2021). Bifactor model of cognition in schizophrenia: Evidence for general and specific abilities. Journal of Psychiatric Research, 136, 132-139. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpsychires.2021.01.051

3. Donohue, B., Gavrilova, E., Danlag, A., Perry, J., Kuhn, C., Allen, D., & Benning, S. D. (2021). A comprehensive examination of factors impacting collegiate athletes’ utilization of psychological assessment and intervention services. Psychology in the Schools, 58(3), 458-474. https://doi.org/10.1002/pits.22458

4. Patrick, C. J., …, Benning, S. D., … & Krueger, R. F. (2021). Latent variable modeling of item-based factor scales. Personality Disorders: Theory, Research, and Treatment, 12(1), 16-23. https://doi.org/10.1037/per0000424

5. Racine, S. E., Suissa-Rocheleau, L., Martin, S. J., & Benning, S. D. (2021). Implicit and explicit motivational responses to high- and low-calorie food in women with disordered eating. International Journal of Psychophysiology, 159, 37-46. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpsycho.2020.11.012 PMID: 33245920

6. Donohue, B., Gavrilova, Y., Galante, M., Burnstein, B., Aubertin, P., Gavrilova, E., Funk, A., Light, A., & Benning, S. D. (2020). Empirical development of a screening method for mental, social, and physical wellness in amateur and professional circus artists. Psychology of Aesthetics, Creativity, and the Arts, 14(3), 313-324. https://doi.org/10.1037/aca0000199

7. Benning, S. D., & Smith, E. A. (2019). Forms, importance, and ineffability of factor interactions to define personality disorders. Journal of Personality Disorders, 33(5), 623-632. https://doi.org/10.1521/pedi.2019.33.5.623 PMID: 31621540 Available at https://psyarxiv.com/v8t7q/

8. Rozalski, V., & Benning, S. D. (2019). Divergences among three higher-order self-report psychopathology factors in normal-range personality and emotional late positive potential reactivity. Journal of Research in Personality, 82, 103861. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jrp.2019.103861 PMCID: PMC7449373 Available at https://psyarxiv.com/muqz6/

9. Suissa-Rocheleau, L., Benning, S. D., & Racine, S. E. (2019). Associations between self-report and physiological measures of emotional reactions to food among women with disordered eating. International Journal of Psychophysiology, 143, 40-46. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpsycho.2019.08.004 PMID: 31415796

10. Benning, S. D., Bachrach, R. L., Smith, E. A., Freeman, A. J., & Wright, A. G. C. (2019). The registration continuum in clinical science: A guide toward transparent practices. Journal of Abnormal Psychology, 128(6), 528-540. https://doi.org/10.1037/abn0000451 PMCID: PMC6677163 Available at https://psyarxiv.com/an8h3/

11. Howard, T., Poston, B., & Benning, S. D. (2019). The neurocognitive process of deradicalization: A theoretical model and analytical framework. Journal for Deradicalization, 19, 122-148. http://journals.sfu.ca/jd/index.php/jd/article/view/217

12. Patrick, C. J., Kramer, M. D., Vaidyanathan, U., Benning, S. D., Hicks, B. M., & Lilienfeld, S. O. (2019). Formulation of a measurement model for the boldness construct of psychopathy. Psychological Assessment, 31(5), 643-659. https://doi.org/10.1037/pas0000690 PMID: 30730192

13. Racine, S. E., Horvath, S. A., Brassard, S. L., & Benning, S. D. (2019). Effort Expenditure for Rewards Task modified for food: A novel behavioral measure of willingness to work for food and associations with binge eating. International Journal of Eating Disorders, 52(1), 71-78. https://doi.org/10.1002/eat.22999 PMID: 30597585

14. Benning, S. D., Molina, S. M., Dowgwillo, E. A., Patrick, C. J., Miller, K. F., & Storrow, A. B. (2018). Psychopathy in the medical emergency department. Journal of Personality Disorders, 32(4), 482-496. https://doi.org/10.1521/pedi_2017_31_308 PMID: 28910216

15. Lakens, D., … Benning, S. D., … Zwaan, R. A. (2018). Justify your alpha. Nature Human Behaviour, 2(3), 168-171. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41562-018-0311-x

16. Racine, S. E.,* Hebert, K. R.,* & Benning, S. D. (2018). Emotional reactivity and appraisal of food in relation to eating disorder cognitions and behaviours: Evidence to support the motivational conflict hypothesis. European Eating Disorders Review, 26(1), 3-10. https://doi.org/10.1002/erv.2567 PMID: 29105204 * = co-first author

17. Benning, S. D., & Freeman, A. J. (2017). The Multidimensional Personality Questionnaire’s inconsistency scales identify invalid profiles through internal statistics and external correlates. Psychological Assessment, 26(12), 1531-1536. https://doi.org/10.1037/pas0000452 PMID: 28263643

18. Benning, S. D., & Ait Oumeziane, B. (2017). Reduced positive emotionality and underarousal are uniquely associated with subclinical depression symptoms: Evidence from psychophysiology, self-report, and symptom clusters. Psychophysiology, 54(7), 1010-1030. https://doi.org/10.1111/psyp.12853 PMCID: PMC5493475

19. Aaron, R. V., & Benning, S. D. (2016). Postauricular reflexes elicited by soft acoustic clicks and loud noise probes: Reliability, prepulse facilitation, and sensitivity to picture contents. Psychophysiology, 53(12), 1900-1908. https://doi.org/10.1111/psyp.12757 PMID: 27596354

20. Wagenmakers, E.-J., Beek, T., Dijkhoff, L., Gronau, Q. F., Acosta, A., Adams, R. B., Jr., Albohn, D. N., Allard, E. S., Benning, S. D., … Carfagno, N. S., … Nance, C. N., … , Zwaan, R. A. (2016). Registered Replication Report: Strack, Martin, & Stepper (1988). Perspectives on Psychological Science, 11(6), 917-928. https://doi.org/10.1177/1745691616674458 PMID: 27784749

21. Benning, S. D., Kovac, M., Campbell, A., Miller, S., Hanna, E., Damiano, C. R., Sabatino-DeCriscio, A., Turner-Brown, L., Sasson, N. J., Aaron, R. V., Kinard, J., & Dichter, G. S. (2016). Late positive potential ERP responses to social and nonsocial stimuli in youth with autism spectrum disorder. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 46(9), 3068-3077. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-016-2845-y PMCID: PMC27344337

22. Donohue, B., Pitts, M., Chow, G. M., Benning, S. D., Soto-Nevarez, A., Plant, C. P., & Allen, D. N. (2016). Development and initial psychometric examination of the Home Safety and Beautification Assessment in mothers identified to neglect their children and abuse illicit drugs. Psychological Assessment, 28(5), 523-538. https://doi.org/10.1037/pas0000197 PMCID: PMC4775469

23. Benning, S. D., Rozalski, V., & Klingspon, K. L. (2015). Trait absorption is related to enhanced emotional picture processing and reduced reactivity to secondary acoustic probes. Psychophysiology, 52(10), 1409-1415. https://doi.org/10.1111/psyp.12468 PMID: 26174767

24. Heritage, A. J., & Benning, S. D. (2013). Impulsivity and response modulation deficits in psychopathy: Evidence from the ERN and N1. Journal of Abnormal Psychology, 122(1), 215-222. https://doi.org/10.1037/a0030039 PMID: 22985014

25. Benning, S. D. (2013). Heterogeneity in content and psychopathies. Personality Disorders: Theory, Research, and Treatment, 4(1), 83-84. https://doi.org/10.1037/a0027451 PMID: 23339317

26. Lilienfeld, S. O., Patrick, C. J., Benning, S. D., Berg, J., Sellbom, M., & Edens, J. F. (2012). The role of fearless dominance in psychopathy: Confusions, controversies, and clarifications. Personality Disorders: Theory, Research, and Treatment, 3(3), 327-340. https://doi.org/10.1037/a0026987 PMID: 22823232

27. Benning, S. D. (2011). Postauricular and superior auricular reflex modulation during emotional pictures and sounds. Psychophysiology, 48(3), 410-414. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1469-8986.2010.01071.x PMCID: PMC2962877

28. Buckholtz, J. W., Treadway, M. T., Cowan, R., Woodward, N. D., Benning, S. D., Li, R., Ansari, M. S., Baldwin, R. M., Schwartzman, A. N., Shelby, E. S., Smith, C. E., Cole, D., Kessler, R. M., & Zald, D. H. (2010). Mesolimbic dopamine reward system hypersensitivity in individuals with psychopathic traits. Nature Neuroscience, 13(4), 429-431. https://doi.org/10.1038/nn.2510 PMCID: PMC2916168

29. Dichter, G. S., Benning, S. D., Holtzclaw, T., & Bodfish, J. (2010). Affective modulation of the startle eyeblink and postauricular responses in autism spectrum disorder. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 40(7), 858-869. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-009-0925-y PMCID: PMC2892022

30. Armstrong, T., Divack, M., David, B., Simmons, C., Benning, S. D., & Olatunji, B. O. (2009). Impact of experienced disgust on information-processing biases in contamination-based OCD: An analogue study. International Journal for Cognitive Therapy, 2(1), 37-52. https://doi.org/10.1521/ijct.2009.2.1.37

31. Quevedo, K. M., Benning, S. D., Gunnar, M. R., & Dahl, R. E. (2009). The onset of puberty: Effects on the psychophysiology of defensive and appetitive motivation. Development and Psychopathology, 21(1), 27-45. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0954579409000030 PMCID: PMC2929819

32. Ross, S. R., Benning, S. D., Patrick, C. J., Thompson, A., & Thurston, A. (2009). Factors of the Psychopathic Personality Inventory: Relationships with the Five-Factor Model of personality and criterion-related validity. Assessment, 16(1), 71-87. https://doi.org/10.1177/1073191108322207 PMID: 18703823

33. Krueger, R. F., Markon, K. E., Patrick, C. J., Benning. S. D., & Kramer, M. D. (2007). Linking antisocial behavior, substance use, and personality: An integrative quantitative model of the adult externalizing spectrum. Journal of Abnormal Psychology, 116(4), 645-666. https://doi.org/10.1037/0021-843X.116.4.645 PMCID: PMC2242625

34. Ross, S. R., Benning, S. D., & Adams, Z. (2007). Symptoms of executive dysfunction are endemic to secondary psychopathy: An examination in criminal offenders and noninstitutionalized young adults. Journal of Personality Disorders, 21(4), 384-399. https://doi.org/10.1521/pedi.2007.21.4.384 PMID: 17685835

35. Patrick, C. J., Edens, J. F., Poythress, N. G., Lilienfeld, S. O., & Benning, S. D. (2006). Construct validity of the Psychopathic Personality Inventory two-factor model with offenders. Psychological Assessment, 18(2), 204-208. https://doi.org/10.1037/1040-3590.18.2.204 PMCID: PMC2373269

36. Bernat, E. M., Patrick, C. J., Benning, S. D., & Tellegen, A. (2006). Effects of picture content and intensity on affective physiological response. Psychophysiology, 43(1), 93-103. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1469-8986.2006.00380.x PMCID: PMC2242429

37. Benning, S. D., Patrick, C. J., & Iacono, W. G. (2005). Psychopathy, startle blink modulation, and electrodermal reactivity in twin men. Psychophysiology, 42(6), 753-762. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1469-8986.2005.00353.x PMCID: PMC2242355

38. Benning, S. D., Patrick, C. J., Blonigen, D. M., Hicks, B. M., & Iacono, W. G. (2005). Estimating facets of psychopathy from normal personality traits: A step toward community-epidemiological investigations. Assessment, 12(1), 3-18. https://doi.org/10.1177/1073191104271223 PMCID: PMC2242356

39. Benning, S. D., Patrick, C. J., Salekin, R. T., & Leistico, A.-M. R. (2005). Convergent and discriminant validity of psychopathy factors assessed via self-report: A comparison of three instruments. Assessment, 12(1), 270-289. https://doi.org/10.1177/1073191105277110 PMCID: PMC2242351

40. Benning, S. D., Patrick, C. J., & Lang, A. R. (2004). Emotional modulation of the post-auricular reflex. Psychophysiology, 41(3), 426-432. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1469-8986.00160.x PMID: 15102128

41. Hall, J. R., Benning, S. D., & Patrick, C. J. (2004). Discriminant validity of the three-factor model of psychopathy: Personality, behavior, and adaptive functioning. Assessment, 11(1), 4-16. https://doi.org/10.1177/1073191103261466 PMID: 14994949

42. Benning, S. D., Patrick, C. J., Hicks, B. M., Blonigen, D. M., & Krueger, R. F. (2003). Factor structure of the Psychopathic Personality Inventory: Validity and implications for clinical assessment. Psychological Assessment, 15(3), 340-350. https://doi.org/10.1037/1040-3590.15.3.340 PMID: 14593834

BOOK CHAPTERS

43. Benning, S. D., Venables, N. C., & Hall, J. R. (2018). Successful psychopathy. In C. J. Patrick (Ed.), Handbook of psychopathy (2^nd ed., pp. 585-608). Guilford.

44. Benning, S. D. (2018). The postauricular reflex as a measure of attention and positive emotion. In P. E. Nathan (Series Ed.), Oxford Handbooks Online in Psychology. Oxford University Press. https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordhb/9780199935291.013.74

45. Hall, J. R., & Benning, S. D. (2006). The “successful” psychopath: Perspectives on adaptive and subclinical manifestions of psychopathy in the general population. In C. Patrick (Ed.), Handbook of psychopathy (pp.459-478). Guilford.

ENCYCLOPEDIA AND POPULAR ARTICLES

46. Benning, S. D., Barchard, K. A., & Labus, B. (2020, March 19). How to stop touching your face to minimize the spread of coronavirus and other germs. The Conversation. https://theconversation.com/how-to-stop-touching-your-face-to-minimize-spread-of-coronavirus-and-other-germs-133683 [French] [Spanish] [Indonesian]

47. Benning, S. D. (2018). From tragedy, recovery and resilience. UNLV Innovation, 11(1), 56. https://issuu.com/university.of.nevada.las.vegas/docs/unlv-innovation-2018

48. Benning, S. D. (2017). Psychopathic Personality Inventory. In V. Zeigler-Hill and T. K. Shackelford (Eds.), Encyclopedia of personality and individual differences. Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-28099-8_1098-2

TESTS

Benning, S. D., Barchard, K. A., Westfall, R. S., Brouwers, V. P., & Molina, S. M. (2017). Meanness in Psychopathy – Self-Report (MiP-SR). https://osf.io/xvj7a

Oliver, T. L., Lanti, A., & Benning, S. D. (2020). No Sex Despite Desire. https://osf.io/t7jvx/

COMPUTER PROGRAMS

Benning, S. D., Smith, E. J., & Flores, A. (2019). Assessment of Physical Risk Taking. https://osf.io/4vm7k/

MANUSCRIPTS IN PROGRESS

In Revision

Baggio, M. C., & Benning, S. D. (2021). The influence of psychopathic traits on point gain and cooperation rate in the Prisoner’s Dilemma. PsyArxiv. https://doi.org/10.31234/osf.io/gahxj

Submitted for Publication

Molina, S. M., Pierce, M. E., Bergquist, B. K., & Benning, S. D. (2021). Risk perception mediates relationships between psychopathic traits and risk taking. PsyArxiv. https://doi.org/10.31234/osf.io/jmv68

Oliver, T. L., Lanti, A., & Benning, S. D. (2021). Why college women and men refrain from sex despite desire. PsyArxiv. https://doi.org/10.31234/osf.io/gyxs2

Scott, J. A., Donohue, B., Barchard, K. A., Perkins, M., Benning, S. D., & Allen, D. N. (2021). Examination of a mental health screening tool for athletes that is specific to sport training and competition [Manuscript submitted for publication]. Department of Psychology, University of Nevada, Las Vegas.

Smith, E. A., & Benning, S. D. (2021). The Assessment of Physical Risk Taking: Construct validation of a new behavioral measure. PsyArxiv. https://doi.org/10.31234/osf.io/abt4f

 

INVITED COLLOQUIA AND CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS

Ohio University, Athens, OH (February 5, 2016). Title: The psychopathic circumplex: Cognitive, affective, behavioral, and interpersonal correlates of fearless dominance and impulsive antisociality.

Rice University, Houston, TX (March 23, 2007). Title: Development of a two-factor model of psychopathy in the community.

1. Benning, S. D., Ait Oumeziane, B., & Molina, S. M. (2019). The postauricular reflex diagnoses anhedonia (but not depression) comparably to self-reported consummatory pleasure. Psychophysiology, 56, S19.

2. Benning, S. D., Molina, S. M., Wrenn, K. H., & Mraz, A. L. (2019). Mean feats: Construct validities of the Meanness in Psychopathy – Self-Report factors. Oral paper presentation at the 8^th biennial meeting of the Society for the Scientific Study of Psychopathy: Las Vegas, NV.

3. Benning, S. D., Barchard, K. A., Westfall, R. S., Molina, S. M., & Brouwers, V. P. (2017). What does it mean to be mean? Malice, Coldness, and Imperviousness in the Inventory of Psychopathic Meanness. Oral paper presentation at the 7^th biennial meeting of the Society for the Scientific Study of Psychopathy: Antwerp, Belgium.

4. Benning, S. D. (2015). Psychopathy and physiological responses to risk-taking. Oral paper presentation at the 6^th biennial meeting of the Society for the Scientific Study of Psychopathy: Chicago, IL.

5. Benning, S. D. (2015). Psychopathy and physiological responses to risk-taking. Symposium presentation at the 95^th annual meeting of the Western Psychological Association: Las Vegas, NV.

6. Benning, S. D., & Dowgwillo, E. A. (2013). Speech characteristics mediate the relationships of psychopathic traits with interpersonal presentation and observer emotion. Oral paper presentation at the 5^th biennial meeting of the Society for the Scientific Study of Psychopathy: Washington, DC.

7. Benning, S. D., Benson, T. L., Aaron, R. V., Nichols, H. S., & Park, S. (2012). Blunted emotional processing in patients with negative symptoms of schizophrenia. Psychophysiology, 49, S13.

8. Benning, S. D. (2011). The postauricular reflex as a measure of anhedonia in depression within internalizing psychopathology. Symposium presentation at the 25^th biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Psychopathology: Boston, MA.

9. Benning, S. D. (2011). Clinical utility of the postauricular reflex as a measure of positive emotion in psychopathology. Psychophysiology, 48, S11.

10. Benning, S. D., & Wilson, G. H. (2011, May). Reduced processing of fearful and angry faces in fearless dominance. Symposium presentation at the 4^th biennial meeting of the Society for the Scientific Study of Psychopathy: Montreal, Quebec.

11. Benning, S. D., & Quevedo, K. M. (2009, April). Fearless dominance and impulsive antisociality in adolescents. Symposium presentation at the 3^rd biennial meeting of the Society for the Scientific Study of Psychopathy: New Orleans, LA.

12. Benning, S. D., & Patrick, C. J. (2007, April). The psychophysiology of fearless dominance: Effects of stimulus modality and participant gender. Symposium presentation at the 2^nd biennial meeting of the Society for the Scientific Study of Psychopathy: St. Pete Beach, FL.

13. Benning, S. D., Ross, S. R., & Patrick, C. J. (2005, July). Bridging psychopathic and normal-range personality dimensions. Symposium presentation at the 1^st biennial meeting of the Society for the Scientific Study of Psychopathy: Vancouver, BC.

14. Benning, S. D., Bernat, E. M., Starr, M. J., Gewirtz, J. C., & Patrick, C. J. (2004). Post-auricular reflex potentiation during relief stimuli in differential aversive conditioning: A construct validation study. Psychophysiology, 41, S3-S4.

15. Benning, S. D., Patrick, C. J., Malone, S. M., Bernat, E. M., & Iacono, W. G. (2002). Psychopathy and emotion-modulated startle in a young adult community sample. Psychophysiology, 39, S5.

CONFERENCE SYMPOSIA

1. Benning, S. D. (2011). Clinical psychophysiology of positive emotionality. Psychophysiology, 48, S11.

2. Benning, S. D. (2011). Reduced emotionality in fearless and unemotional facets of psychopathy: Evidence from behavior, psychophysiology, and neuroimaging. Symposium presented at the 4^th biennial meeting of the Society for the Scientific Study of Psychopathy: Montreal, Quebec.

3. Patrick, C. J., & Benning, S. D. (2004). Emotional modulation of the post-auricular reflex. Psychophysiology, 41, S3-S4.

CONFERENCE POSTERS

1. Dennis, S. J., Kourtesi, D., Carfagno, N.C., & Benning, S. D. (2020, November). Examining relationships between normal-range personality traits and meanness in psychopathy. Poster presented at the Nevada Psychological Association 29th Annual Conference, in Las Vegas, NV.

2. Odrunia, K. S., Wrenn, K. H., Paul, N. B., & Benning, S. D. (2020, November). The role of first-order cognitive theory of mind in moral decision making. Poster presented at the Nevada Psychological Association 29^th Annual Conference, Las Vegas, NV.

3. Phillips, E., Carfagno, N.C., Kourtesi, D., & Benning, S.D. (2020, November). Examining relationships between trait emotional intelligence and factors of psychopathy. Poster presented at the Nevada Psychological Association 29^th Annual Conference, Las Vegas, NV.

4. Wrenn, K.H., Paul, N.B., Favela, S., Odrunia, K.S., & Benning, S.D. (2020, October). Dark Tetrad responses to Moral Dilemmas. Poster presented at the centennial meeting of the Western Psychological Association, in San Francisco, CA.

5. Baggio, M. C., Poston, A. M., Vazquez, R. K., & Benning, S. D. (2019). Interpersonally-measured and self-reported psychopathy factors’ effects on event-related potentials during face processing. Poster presented at the 8^th biennial meeting of the Society for the Scientific Study of Psychopathy: Las Vegas, NV.

6. Baggio, M. C., Vazquez, R. K., Poston, A. M., & Benning, S. D. (2019). Interpersonal factors of psychopathy and vocal characteristics during speeches. Poster presented at the 8^th biennial meeting of the Society for the Scientific Study of Psychopathy: Las Vegas, NV. Finalist for Cheryl Wynne Hare award.

7. Bergquist, B., Sodipe, D., Benning, S. D., & Schmidt, A. T. (2019). Convergent and divergent validity of the Meanness in Psychopathy – Self Report with prosociality. Poster presented at the 8^th biennial meeting of the Society for the Scientific Study of Psychopathy: Las Vegas, NV.

8. Fisher, A., Melgarejo, E. O., & Benning, S. D. (2019). Empathy and early maladaptive schemas partially mediate the relationship between psychopathy and attitudes toward others. Poster presented at the 8^th biennial meeting of the Society for the Scientific Study of Psychopathy: Las Vegas, NV.

9. Fisher, A., Smith, E. J., Poston, A. M., & Benning, S. D. (2019). Psychopathic meanness and interpersonal perception in friendships. Poster presented at the 8^th biennial meeting of the Society for the Scientific Study of Psychopathy: Las Vegas, NV.

10. Islas, B. S., Mann, B. A., Baggio, M. C., & Benning, S. D. (2019). Psychopathy traits and interpersonally rated traits in friend dyads. Poster presented at the 8^th biennial meeting of the Society for the Scientific Study of Psychopathy: Las Vegas, NV.

11. Molina, S. M., & Benning, S. D. (2019). The relationship between psychopathic meanness and forms of behavioral aggression. Poster presented at the 8^th biennial meeting of the Society for the Scientific Study of Psychopathy: Las Vegas, NV.

12. Mraz, A. L., Favela, S., & Benning, S. D. (2019). Malice in meanness is negatively associated with real-world generosity after a mass shooting. Poster presented at the 8^th biennial meeting of the Society for the Scientific Study of Psychopathy: Las Vegas, NV.

13. Poston, A. M., Baggio, M. C., & Benning, S. D. (2019). Interpersonal perceptions of psychopathy during social speeches and the effect on emotional reactivity. Poster presented at the 8^th biennial meeting of the Society for the Scientific Study of Psychopathy: Las Vegas, NV.

14. Smith, E. J., Baggio, M. C., Pedregon, C., & Benning, S. D. (2019). A cold, fearful touch: Social support and psychopathic meanness. Poster presented at the 8^th biennial meeting of the Society for the Scientific Study of Psychopathy: Las Vegas, NV.

15. Smith, E. J., & Benning, S. D. (2019). The Assessment of Physical Risk Taking: Associations with risk perception and psychopathy. Poster presented at the 8^th biennial meeting of the Society for the Scientific Study of Psychopathy: Las Vegas, NV.

16. Wrenn, K. H., Mann, B. A., Islas, B. S., & Benning, S. D. (2019). Correlations between Dark Tetrad traits and factors of meanness in psychopathy. Poster presented at the 8^th biennial meeting of the Society for the Scientific Study of Psychopathy: Las Vegas, NV.

17. Benning, S. D., & Molina, S. M. (2018). The postauricular reflex measures positive emotion, not (angry) approach. Psychophysiology, 55, S54.

18. Racine, S., Suissa-Rocheleau, L., & Benning, S. D. (2018). Implicit and explicit motivational responses to high- and low-calorie food in women with disordered eating. Psychophysiology, 55, S50.

19. Carfagno, N. C., McIntyre, G. R., & Benning, S. D. (2018). A case for depressive realism: Nonmonotonicity in absolute and relative reward preferences. Poster presented at the Nevada Psychological Association 27^th Annual Convention, Las Vegas, NV.

20. Mann, B. A., Joy, K., Mraz, A. L., & Benning, S. D. (2018, May). Association of post-traumatic stress and conspiratorial beliefs in the aftermath of Route 91. Poster presented at the Nevada Psychological Association 27^th Annual Convention, Las Vegas, NV.

21. Mraz, A. L., McIntire, G. R., Urquilla, E. C., & Benning, S. D. (2018, May). Impacts of the Route 91 mass shooting on post-traumatic stress, depression, and well-being. Poster presented at the Nevada Psychological Association 27^th Annual Convention, Las Vegas, NV. Received third place.

22. Benning, S. D., Pierce, M. E., & Molina, S. M. (2017). Postauricular reflex potentiation during tonic social support and phasic relief from shock. Psychophysiology, 54, S116.

23. Molina, S. M., Pierce, M. E., & Benning, S. D. (2017). Psychopathic meanness and emotional processing deficits within the context of a social support task. Psychophysiology, 54, S97.

24. Baggio, M. C., & Benning, S. D. (2017). The influence of psychopathic traits on scores and behavior in the prisoner’s dilemma. Poster presented at the 7^th biennial meeting of the Society for the Scientific Study of Psychopathy: Antwerp, Belgium.

25. Baggio, M. C., & Benning, S. D. (2016). Event-related potentials during face processing of interpersonal psychopathy factors. Psychophysiology, 53, S46.

26. Benning, S. D., & Aaron, R. V. (2016). Click-elicited postauricular reflexes are sensitive to picture content but not individual differences. Poster presented at the 56^th annual meeting of the Society for Psychophysiological Research: Minneapolis, MN.

27. Molina, S. M., & Benning, S. D. (2016). Postauricular and startle blink reflexes capture anticipatory and consummatory emotional deficits in psychopathy. Psychophysiology, 53, S70.

28. Benning, S. D., & Mercado, K. (2015). Consummatory and anticipatory emotional deficits in depression. Psychophysiology, 52, S101.

29. Lapping-Carr, L., Oliver, T. L., Duckro, A., & Benning, S. D. (2015). Central and reflexive measures of reactivity to human and primate erotica. Psychophysiology, 52, S40.

30. Molina, S. M., & Benning, S. D. (2015). Psychopathy factors, postauricular and startle blink reflexes during emotional pictures and sounds. Psychophysiology, 52, S40.

31. Benning, S. D., Barchard, K. A., Westfall, R. S., & Brouwers, V. (2015). Factor structure of the Inventory of Psychopathic Meanness. Poster presented at the 6^th biennial meeting of the Society for the Scientific Study of Psychopathy: Chicago, IL.

32. Molina, S. M., Barchard, K. A., Brouwers, V., Westfall, R. S., & Benning, S. D. (2015). Convergent validity of the Inventory of Psychopathic Meanness. Poster presented at the 6^th biennial meeting of the Society for the Scientific Study of Psychopathy: Chicago, IL.

33. Molina, S. M., Pierce, M. E., & Benning, S. D. (2015). Relationships between psychopathy and friendships, personality, education, and health behaviors. Poster presented at the 6^th biennial meeting of the Society for the Scientific Study of Psychopathy: Chicago, IL.

34. Benning, S. D., Westfall, R. S., Barchard, K. A., & Brouwers, V. (2015). The Intermediate Psychopathy Measure: Factor structure and criterion-related validity. Poster presented at the 95^th annual meeting of the Western Psychological Association: Las Vegas, NV.

35. Carfagno, N., & Benning, S. D. (2015). Overvaluation of relative and absolute rewards involving decimals. Poster presented at the 95^th annual meeting of the Western Psychological Association: Las Vegas, NV.

36. Duckro, A. P., & Benning, S. D. (2015). Psychopathic traits and the ultimatum game: Asymmetries in proposing and deciding. Poster presented at the 95^th annual meeting of the Western Psychological Association: Las Vegas, NV.

37. Greenman, M. O., & Benning, S. D. (2015). Effects of loss, gain, and delay on simulated physical risk taking. Poster presented at the 95^th annual meeting of the Western Psychological Association: Las Vegas, NV.

38. Isom, J., & Benning, S. D. (2015). Orthogonal internalizing and externalizing factors of psychopathology in self-reports. Poster presented at the 95^th annual meeting of the Western Psychological Association: Las Vegas, NV.

39. Mercado, K., Ait Oumeziane, B., & Benning, S. D. (2015). State-level personality profiles and financial outcomes, health, and education. Poster presented at the 95^th annual meeting of the Western Psychological Association: Las Vegas, NV.

40. Mercado, K., & Benning, S. D. (2015). Modeling hedonic processing and anhedonia in depression. Poster presented at the 95^th annual meeting of the Western Psychological Association: Las Vegas, NV.

41. Molina, S. M., Pierce, M. E., & Benning, S. D. (2015). Relationships between psychopathy and friendships, personality, education, and health behaviors. Poster presented at the 95^th annual meeting of the Western Psychological Association: Las Vegas, NV.

42. Molina, S. M., Ait Oumeziane, B., & Benning, S. D. (2015). Postauricular and startle blink reflexes assess consummatory but not anticipatory emotional processing. Poster presented at the 95^th annual meeting of the Western Psychological Association: Las Vegas, NV.

43. Schubert, K. N., Molina, S. M., & Benning, S. D. (2015). Associations between factors of psychopathy, demographics, externalizing, impulsivity, and sensation seeking. Poster presented at the 95^th annual meeting of the Western Psychological Association: Las Vegas, NV.

44. Schubert, K. N., Molina, S. M., & Benning, S. D. (2015). The association between factors of psychopathy and risk taking and risk perception. Poster presented at the 95^th annual meeting of the Western Psychological Association: Las Vegas, NV.

45. Ait Oumeziane, B., Molina, S. M., & Benning, S. D. (2014). ERPs assess consummatory but not anticipatory emotional visual attention. Psychophysiology, 51, S15.

46. Benning, S. D., & Powell, G. (2014). Effects of harm, probability, numeracy, and psychopathy on arousal during risk judgments. Psychophysiology, 51, S15.

47. Molina, S. M., Ait Oumeziane, B., & Benning, S. D. (2014). Postauricular and startle blink reflexes assess consummatory but not anticipatory emotional processing. Psychophysiology, 51, S15.

48. Ait Oumeziane, B., & Benning, S. D. (2013). Reduced positive emotionality underpins subclinical depression: Evidence from psychophysiology, self-report, and symptom clusters. Psychophysiology, 50, S100.

49. Benning, S. D., Heritage, A. J., & Kelly, L. A. (2013). I don’t care if I die: Psychopathic traits and ERP measures of risk taking. Psychophysiology, 50, S100.

50. Heritage, A. J., & Benning, S. D. (2013, June). Stimulus processing and stop signal performance in fearless dominance and impulsive antisociality. Poster presented at the 5^th biennial meeting of the Society for the Scientific Study of Psychopathy: Washington, DC.

51. Heritage, A. J., Kelly, L. E., & Benning, S. D. (2013, June). Preferential relationships among fearless dominance, impulsive antisociality, and risky behavior. Poster presented at the 5^th biennial meeting of the Society for the Scientific Study of Psychopathy: Washington, DC.

52. Mikulich, S. E., Dowgwillo, E. A., Miller, K. F., Storrow, A. B., & Benning, S. D. (2013, June). Psychopathy in the emergency room: Reasons for admission, demographics, medication, and comparisons with incarcerated samples. Poster presented at the 5^th biennial meeting of the Society for the Scientific Study of Psychopathy: Washington, DC.

53. Mercado, K., Ait Oumezaine, B., & Benning, S. D. (2013, May). State-level links among Big Five personality dimensions, financial outcomes, and health coverage. Poster presented at the annual meeting of Nevada Psychological Association: Las Vegas, NV.

54. Benning, S. D., Sabatino, A., Franklin, J. C., Sasson, N. J., Bodfish, J. W., & Dichter, G. S. (2012). Startle blink modulation during circumscribed interest and face stimuli in autism spectrum disorder. Psychophysiology, 49, S50.

55. Heritage, A. J., & Benning, S. D. (2012). Differential stimulus processing and stop signal task performance in fearless dominance & impulsive antisociality. Psychophysiology, 49, S50.

56. Aaron, R. V., Marks, L. A., & Benning, S. D. (2011). Emotion modulation of the postauricular and blink reflexes in response to noise probes and low intensity clicks. Psychophysiology, 48, S45.

57. Benning, S. D., Marks, L. A., & McClure, E. W. (2011). Fearless dominance, impulsive antisociality, and ERPs to emotional pictures and sounds. Psychophysiology, 48, S46.

58. Heritage, A. J., & Benning, S. D. (2011). Response modulation deficits in impulsive antisociality: Evidence from the ERN and N1. Psychophysiology, 48, S45.

59. Aaron, R. V., Dowgwillo, E. A., & Benning, S. D. (2011, May). Interpersonal deficits associated with psychopathic traits in the ultimatum game. Poster presented at the 4^th biennial meeting of the Society for the Scientific Study of Psychopathy: Montreal, Quebec.

60. Benning, S. D., Bradshaw, M. A., Wilson, G. H., Thakkar, K. N., & Park, S. (2011, May). Psychopathy and deficits in empathy and social processing. Poster presented at the 4^th biennial meeting of the Society for the Scientific Study of Psychopathy: Montreal, Quebec.

61. Heritage, A. J., & Benning, S. D. (2011, May). Impulsive antisociality and a lexical decision stop signal task: ERN and N1 indicate deficits in response modulation and error processing. Poster presented at the 4^th biennial meeting of the Society for the Scientific Study of Psychopathy: Montreal, Quebec.

62. Wilson, G. H., & Benning, S. D. (2011, May). Facial emotion recognition and processing in fearless dominance and impulsive antisociality. Poster presented at the 4^th biennial meeting of the Society for the Scientific Study of Psychopathy: Montreal, Quebec.

63. Benning, S. D., & Malone, M. M. (2010). The limits of fear in fearless dominance: Evidence from the emotional dot probe. Psychophysiology, 47, S80.

64. Benning, S. D., Ray, R. D., Armstrong, T. A., & Zald, D. H. (2010). Neural correlates of appetitive postauricular reflex potentiation. Psychophysiology, 42, S104.

65. Benning, S. D. (2009). Reduced appetitive postauricular reflex potentiation in depressed undergraduates. Psychophysiology, 46, S103.

66. Malone, M. M., & Benning, S. D. (2009). The influence of trait absorption on emotional picture and acoustic startle processing: Evidence from ERPs. Psychophysiology, 46, S103.

67. Thompson, V. R., Stevens, S., & Benning, S. D. (2009). Testing basic assumptions of the concealed information test. Psychophysiology, 46, S102.

68. Buckholtz, J. W., Treadway, M. T., McHugo, M., Benning, S. D., & Zald, D. H. (2008, November). Trait psychopathy is associated with alterations in mesolimbic dopamine circuitry for reward and motivation. Poster presented at the 38^th annual meeting of the Society for Neuroscience: Washington, DC.

69. Benning, S. D., Quevedo, K. M., Dahl., R. E., & Gunnar, M. R. (2007). Effects of personality traits on startle blink and postauricular reflex modulation in adolescents. Psychophysiology, 44, S23.

70. Quevedo, K. M., Benning, S. D., Dahl. R. E., & Gunnar, M. R., (2007). The onset of puberty: Effects on the psychophysiology of emotion processing and motivation. Psychophysiology, 44, S22.

71. Benning, S. D., & Patrick, C. J. (2006). Embedding the postauricular reflex in a nomological network of emotion. Psychophysiology, 43, S23.

72. Benning, S. D., & Patrick, C. J. (2006). Emotional modulation of the anterior, superior, and postauricular reflexes. Psychophysiology, 43, S23.

73. Benning, S. D., Larson, B. M., & Patrick, C. J. (2005, July). Criterion validity of the four-factor structure of the Psychopathy Checklist – Revised. Poster presented at the 1^st biennial meeting of the Society for the Scientific Study of Psychopathy: Vancouver, BC.

74. Benning, S. D., Patrick, C. J., Salekin, R. T., & Leistico, A.-M. R. (2005, July). Convergent and discriminant validity of psychopathy factors assessed via self-report. Poster presented at the 1^st biennial meeting of the Society for the Scientific Study of Psychopathy: Vancouver, BC.

75. Vizueta, N., Bernat, E. M., Hirai, R., Benning, S. D., He, S., & Patrick, C. J. (2005). Examining the effects of emotion on attention using binocular rivalry. Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience, 17, S154-S155.

76. Bernat, E. M., Patrick, C. J., Hall, J. R., Steffen, B. V., Venables, N. C., & Benning, S. D. (2004). Emotional post-auricular reflex modulation in community and incarcerated males. Psychophysiology, 41, S3.

77. Patrick, C. J., Benning, S. D., & Bradley, M. M. (2004). Psychopathy, trait fearlessness, and startle potentiation. Psychophysiology, 41, S24.

78. Ward, M. R., Benning, S. D., & Patrick, C. J. (2004, March). Estimating psychopathy facets from normal personality in female offenders: Criterion related validity. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychology and Law Society: Scottsdale, AZ.

79. Benning, S. D., Patrick, C. J., Malone, S. M., Bernat, E. M., & Iacono, W. G. (2003). Emotion-modulated startle in community males with psychopathic traits. Psychophysiology, 40, S25.

80. Starr, M. J., Bernat, E. M., Benning, S. D., Steffen, B. J., Patrick, C. J., & Gewirtz, J. C. (2003). Facilitory effects of awareness on differential delay fear conditioning. Psychophysiology, 40, S83.

81. Benning, S. D., Patrick, C. J., Blonigen, D. M., Hicks, B. M., & Iacono, W. G. (2003, July). Estimating facets of psychopathy from normal personality traits: Validation in community and incarcerated samples. Poster presented at the Developmental and Neuroscience Perspectives on Psychopathy conference, University of Wisconsin: Madison, WI.

82. Benning, S. D., Patrick, C. J., Malone, S. M., Bernat, E. M., & Iacono, W. G. (2003, July). Facets of psychopathy, startle blink modulation, and skin conductance magnitudes in young adult community males. Poster presented at the Developmental and Neuroscience Perspectives on Psychopathy conference, University of Wisconsin: Madison, WI.

83. Hall, J. R., Benning, S. D., & Patrick, C. J. (2003, July). Three’s company: Evidence for the validity of a three-factor model of psychopathy. Poster presented at the Developmental and Neuroscience Perspectives on Psychopathy conference, University of Wisconsin: Madison, WI.

84. Benning, S. D., Patrick, C. J., Hicks, B. M., Blonigen, D. M., & Krueger, R. F. (2003, May). Two-factor structure of the Psychopathic Personality Inventory: Development and criterion validation. Poster presented at the 15^th annual meeting of the American Psychological Society: Atlanta, GA.

85. Ward, M. R., Benning, S. D., & Patrick, C. J. (2003, May). Estimating facets of psychopathy from normal personality traits: A validation study with female offenders. Poster presented at the 15^th annual meeting of the American Psychological Society: Atlanta, GA.

86. Bernat, E. M., Patrick, C. J., Cadwallader, M., van Mersbergen, M., & Benning, S. D. (2003, April). Affective orienting responses: A novelty P3 study with emotional pictures. Poster presented at the 10^th annual meeting of the Cognitive Neuroscience Society: New York, NY.

87. Bernat, E. M., Patrick, C. J., Benning, S. D., Hicks, B. M., & Blonigen, D. M. (2002). Parsing effects of affective stimulus content on startle reflex modulation in men. Psychophysiology, 39, S21.

88. Benning, S. D., Hicks, B., Blonigen, D., Lang, A. R., & Patrick, C. J. (2001). Affective modulation of blink startle and post-auricular reflexes to noise probes. Psychophysiology, 38, S24.

89. Bernat, E. M., Patrick, C. J., Benning, S. D., & Amrhein, C. J. (2001). ERP concomitants of startle blink responses. Psychophysiology, 38, S26.

90. Benning, S. D., Patrick, C. J., Hicks, B., & Blonigen, D. (2001, May). Modulation of acoustic blink and post-auricular startle amplitude by slide valence and content. Poster presented at the Mind and Emotion conference, University of Minnesota: Minneapolis, MN.

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Faculty instructor experience

University of Nevada, Las Vegas

Psy 435: Personality (2012 Fall – 2017 Fall; 2013 Spring)

Psy 716: Assessment of Adults (2013 Spring – 2019 Spring)

Psy 724: Assessment II: Personality and Psychopathology (2020 Spring)

Psy 736: Psychopathology (2018 Fall – 2020 Fall)

Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN

Psy 360: Clinical Science Seminar (2007 Spring, 2012 Spring)

Psy 312: Psychological Assessment (2008 Fall – 2010 Fall, 2012 Spring)

Psy 209: Quantitative Methods (2008 Spring, 2008 Fall, 2009 Fall, 2011 Spring, 2011 Fall)

Psy 115F-10: Consciousness and the Unconscious (2007 Fall)

Graduate and undergraduate experience

University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN

Instructor: Psy 3960, The Psychology of Consciousness and the Unconscious (Summer 2004)

Teaching Assistant: Psy 3604, Abnormal Psychology (William M. Grove, Fall 2000; James N. Butcher, Spring 2001)

Guest Lecturer: Psy 1910W, Psychopaths and Serial Killers (Christopher J. Patrick, 2003 Fall); Psy 3617, Introduction to Clinical Psychology (Jan Kamphuis; 2003 Fall); Psy 8112, Psychopathology II (Christopher J. Patrick, 2005 Spring)

Rice University, Houston, TX

Teaching Assistant: Psyc 332, Abnormal Behavior (Sarah A. Burnett, 2000 Spring)

MENTORING

Awards in support of student research

Research Training Fellowship, Society for Psychophysiological Research (2017-2018)

Provided $1924 for Ann Haynos to visit my lab to train on the postauricular reflex and for me to visit her lab to troubleshoot her psychophysiological setup at the University of Minnesota – Twin Cities.

Doctoral Graduate Research Assistantship, University of Nevada, Las Vegas (2014-2017)

Provided 3 years of support for doctoral student education.

Doctoral committees

1. Edward A. Smith (University of Nevada, Las Vegas)

   Proposed: 2020/11/02.

   Title: The Cylindroplex of Psychopathology

2. Megan M. Shope (University of Nevada, Las Vegas)

   Proposed: 2020/09/25.

   Title: An In-Depth Examination of the Literature on Early Pubertal timing and Disordered Eating in Women and Girls: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

3. Kayli H. Wrenn (University of Nevada, Las Vegas)

   Proposed: 2020/09/18.

   Title: Romantic Attachment of the Dark Tetrad

4. Nicholas S. Carfagno (University of Nevada, Las Vegas)

   Proposed: 2018/09/28. Defended: 2020/07/17. Role: Chair

   Title: The Factor Structures of Ability and Trait Emotional Intelligences Relative to General Intelligence and Personality

5. Mary Baggio (University of Nevada, Las Vegas)

   Proposed: 2019/09/20. Defended: 2020/07/15. Role: Chair

   Title: What They Say and How They Say It: The Effects of Linguistic and Acoustic Speech Characteristics on Persuasion and Interpersonal Perception of Psychopathic Traits

6. Kimberly N. Schubert (University of Nevada, Las Vegas)

   Proposed: 2015/12/03. Defended: 2018/05/29. Role: Chair

   Title: Evaluation of a Brief “Surf the Urge” Intervention

7. Stephany M. Molina (University of Nevada, Las Vegas)

   Proposed: 2017/04/17. Defended: 2018/05/15. Role: Chair

   Title: Validating Empathy as Captured by the Inventory of Psychopathic Meanness

8. Vincent Rozalski (University of Nevada, Las Vegas)

   Proposed: 2016/09/30. Defended: 2018/03/22. Role: Chair

   Title: The Structure of Psychopathology and Its Relationship to Personality and EEG

9. Meghan E. Pierce (University of Nevada, Las Vegas)

   Proposed: 2016/09/16. Defended 2017/04/07. Role: Chair

   Title: The Psychophysiological Correlates of Personality, Trauma, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, and Social Support

    

10. Sarah Zvonar (University of Nevada, Las Vegas)

    Proposed: 2019/12/10. Role: Graduate college representative

    Title: Fear of Future Cardiac Events After an Acute Myocardial Infarction and Self-Regulation

11. Megan Becker (University of Nevada, Las Vegas)

    Proposed: 2019/10/03. Role: Committee member

    Title: Stability of Neurocognitive Abilities in Heterogeneous Groups of Schizophrenia

12. Breanna Garcia (University of Nevada, Las Vegas)

    Proposed: 2019/09/30. Role: Committee member

    Title: Attention Bias in Irritability: A Social Information Processing Perspective

13. Liya Akoury (University of Nevada, Las Vegas)

    Proposed: 2016/09/16. Defended: 2019/04/08. Role: Committee member

    Title: Disordered Eating in Asian American Women: Sociocultural and Culture-Specific Predictors

14. Shane Westfall (University of Nevada, Las Vegas)

    Proposed: 2016/11/16. Defended: 2018/03/23. Role: Committee member

    Title: The Effects of Physical Attractiveness in the Health Care Industry

15. Kathleen Larson (University of Nevada, Las Vegas)

    Proposed: 2016/05/04. Defended: 2017/03/31. Role: Committee member

    Title: The Relationship between Mood and Implicit Learning

16. Kara Klingspon (University of Nevada, Las Vegas)

    Proposed: 2015/09/21. Defended: 2017/03/27. Role: Committee member

    Title: Development and Psychometric Validation of the Unfinished Business in Bereavement Scale

17. Michelle Pitts (University of Nevada, Las Vegas)

    Proposed: 2015/09/10. Defended: 2016/05/11. Role: Committee member

    Title: Alcohol Use and Alcohol-Related Consequences among Collegiate Softball Athletes: The Role of Drinking Motives

18. Dio Turner (University of Nevada, Las Vegas)

    Proposed: 2013/09/24. Defended: 2015/11/18. Role: Committee member

    Title: Does Exploring Inner Experience Affect Participants?

19. Chelcie Heaney (University of Nevada, Las Vegas)

    Proposed: 2014/05/23. Defended: 2015/03/27. Role: Committee member

    Title: A Comparison of the Effects of Different Doses of GABA_B Receptor Ligands on Spatial Learning and Memory And Memory Flexibility

20. Stephen Killingsworth (Vanderbilt University)

    Proposed: 2011/09/29. Defended: 2012/06/18. Role: Committee member

    Title: Object-Relevant Kinematics Influence Imitative Compatibility

21. Brian G. Essex (Vanderbilt University)

    Proposed: 2010/01/26. Defended: 2011/08/22. Role: Committee member

    Title: The Neural Mechanisms of Intertemporal and Risky Choice

Qualifying examination committees

1. Meghan E. Pierce (University of Nevada, Las Vegas): 2016/04/06. Role: Committee chair

    

2. Stephen Killingsworth (Vanderbilt University): 2011/09/29. Role: Committee member

   Title: Representing Kinematics and Directionality in Object Concepts

3. Thomas R. Armstrong (Vanderbilt University): 2010/12/13. Role: Committee member

   Title: The Eyes Have It! An Empirical and Methodological Review of Eye Tracking Studies of Attentional Biases in the Anxiety Disorders

4. Brian G. Essex (Vanderbilt University): 2008/10/13. Role: Committee member

   Title: The Neural Coding of Utility

Master’s thesis committees

1. Kayli H. Wrenn (University of Nevada, Las Vegas).

   Proposed: 2019/10/22. Defended: 2020/01/17. Role: Chair

   Title: Dark Tetrad Responses to Moral Dilemmas

2. Edward A. Smith (University of Nevada, Las Vegas).

   Proposed: 2018/11/05. Defended: 2019/04/12. Role: Chair

   Title: Assessing Factors of Physical Risk-Taking in a Novel Behavioral Measure

3. Mary C. Baggio (University of Nevada, Las Vegas).

   Proposed: 2018/02/2018. Defended: 2018/06/04. Role: Chair

   Title: The Influence of Opponent Strategy and Psychopathic Traits on Point Gains and Cooperation in the Iterated Prisoner’s Dilemma

4. Nicholas S. Carfagno (University of Nevada, Las Vegas)

   Proposed: 2016/09/12. Defended: 2017/04/07. Role: Chair

   Title: Nonmonotonicity in Absolute and Relative Preferences for Real and Imagined Rewards

5. Stephany M. Molina (University of Nevada, Las Vegas)

   Proposed: 2015/05/13. Defended: 2015/11/16. Role: Chair

   Title: The Effects of Psychopathic Traits on Social Support Networks

6. Allan J. Heritage (Vanderbilt University)

   Defended: 2012/05/24. Role: Chair

   Title: Response Modulation Deficits in Psychopathy: Evidence from Stimulus and Response Processing

7. Rachel V. Aaron (Vanderbilt University)

   Defended: 2012/05/17. Role: Chair

   Title: Postauricular and Blink Reflexes to Startle Probes and Auditory Clicks

8. Melville M. Malone (Vanderbilt University)

   Defended: 2010/03/30. Role: Chair

   Title: Visual Attention Mechanisms Underlying the Emotional Dot Probe

    

9. Anna Trujillo (University of Nevada, Las Vegas).

   Proposed: 2019/02/25. Role: Graduate college representative

   Title: Emotional Intelligence, Resilience, and Couple Satisfaction

10. Erick Rogers (University of Nevada, Las Vegas).

    Proposed: 2019/11/19. Defended: 2020/04/22. Role: Committee member

    Title: Depressive Symptoms as a Moderator of Diurnal Trends in Reward Seeking

11. Alek Krumm (University of Nevada, Las Vegas)

    Proposed: 2017/09/18. Defended: 2019/01/19. Role: Committee member

    Title: Exploring the Pristine Inner Experience of Individuals in Psychotherapy

12. Farhad Fallahlalehzari (Electrical engineering; University of Nevada, Las Vegas)

    Defended: 2016/12/01. Role: Graduate college representative

    Title: EMG-Based Patient Monitoring System Using Zynq SoC Device

13. Bern Lee (University of Nevada, Las Vegas)

    Proposed: 2014/03/10. Defended: 2015/11/16. Role: Committee member

    Title: Integration of Audio-Visual Emotional Information in Schizophrenia

14. Vincent Brouwers (University of Nevada, Las Vegas)

    Proposed: 2014/04/11. Defended: 2015/06/08. Role: Committee member

    Title: Inner Experience While Reading Fiction: A Descriptive Experience Sampling Exploration

15. Vincent Rozalski (University of Nevada, Las Vegas)

    Proposed: 2014/04/22. Defended: 2014/12/01. Role: Committee member

    Title: Objective Circumstances of the Death and Complicated Grief: Examining Indirect Associations through Meaning Made of Loss

16. Liya Rakhkovskaya (University of Nevada, Las Vegas)

    Proposed: 2014/05/08. Defended: 2014/09/29. Role: Committee member

    Title: Ethnic and American Identity as Correlates of Eating Pathology in College Women

17. Caroline Maykut (University of Nevada, Las Vegas)

    Proposed: 2013/04/15. Defended: 2014/08/27. Role: Committee member

    Title: Who or What Should I Be Like? Self-Assessment of Sexual Desire

18. Kara Klingspon (University of Nevada, Las Vegas)

    Proposed: 2013/12/06. Defended: 2014/07/24. Role: Committee member

    Title: Unfinished Business in Bereavement: A Mixed Methods Study

19. Michelle Pitts (University of Nevada, Las Vegas)

    Proposed: 2013/12/10. Defended: 2014/05/08 Role: Committee member

    Title: A Checklist of Child Safety Hazards in the Home: Development and Initial Psychometric Support in Neglectful and Substance-Abusing Mothers

20. Alessandra Lanti (University of Nevada, Las Vegas)

    Defended: 2012/11/08. Role: Committee member

    Title: Exploring Reasons Why Men and Women Refrain from Sex Despite Desire

21. Taylor L. Benson (Vanderbilt University)

    Defended: 2012/05/22. Role: Committee member

    Title: Enhanced Visuospatial Imagery Manipulation in Schizophrenia

22. Thomas R. Armstrong (Vanderbilt University)

    Defended: 2009/05/26. Role: Committee member

    Title: Orienting and Maintenance of Gaze in Contamination-based OCD: Biases for Disgust and Fear Cues

Undergraduate honors theses advised

1. Amanda Mraz: 2018/11/15. Psychological Impacts of the Route 91 Shooting

2. Andrea Flores: 2016/11/30. Validation of the Assessment of Physical Risk Task (APRT)

3. Kevin Mercado: 2014/10/30. Modeling Anhedonia and Hedonic Processing in Depression

4. George H. Wilson III: 2011/04/11. Factors of Psychopathy and Facial Emotional Processing

5. William M. Schumacher: 2010/04/21. Poor Stop-Signal Task Performance: Mechanisms Revealed through Event-related Brain Potentials

6. Marika C. Coffman: 2009/04/14. Emotional Psychophysiological Responses during Self-Referential and Persuasive Talks

Other significant research projects advised

1. Stephany M. Molina: 2018/08/01 (Summer Doctoral Research Fellowships)

   Title: Social Ecology of Psychopathic Traits

2. Shane Westfall: 2016/08/01 (COLA Student Summer Faculty Research Award)

   Title: Development of the Inventory of Psychopathic Meanness

3. Kevin Mercado: 2014/08/08 (UROP poster session)

   Title: Modeling Anhedonia and Hedonic Processing in Depression

4. Geoff Powell: 2013/08/01 (UROP poster session)

   Title: Reduced Positive Emotionality Underpins Subclinical Depression

5. Evan W. McClure: 2011/09/07 (VUSRP poster session)

   Title: Assessment of Physical Risk Taking: Associations with Psychopathy and Measures of Risky Behavior

6. Michael A. Bradshaw: 2009/09/02 (VUSRP poster session)

   Title: Empathy Is Related to Social but Not Perceptual Perspective Taking

Undergraduate/post-baccalaureate students mentored in lab research

University of Nevada, Las Vegas: Belel Ait Oumeziane (2012-2014), Travis Albert (2016-2017), Rebecca Bergquist (2014-2016), Hector Chaidez (2016), Tianchang (Allen) Chen (2015-2016), Cristina Ciobanu (2014), Stephanie Cohen (2014-2015), Victoria Copeland (2016-2017), Lisha Davis (2018-2020), Shakur Dennis (2019-present), Rosa Diaz (2019), Charyss Dolor (2016-2017), Adam Duckro (2014-2015), Susette Favela (2018-2020), Andrea Flores (2015-2017), Miles Greenman (2013-2014), Sydnee Halsey (2017-2018), Jordan Hayes (2020-present), Stephanie Hernandez (2019-present), Madison Hurley (2016-2017), Scarlett Iglesias-Hoyos (2020-present), Bianca Islas (2018-2020), Jessica Isom (2014-2015), Ashley Jarrett (2015-2016), Kymberlie Joy (2017-2018), Brittney Lehtinen (2016-2017), Brianna Mann (2017-2020), Brianna Maxim (2015-2017), Gregory McIntyre (2017-2018), Edwing Melgarejo (2018), Kevin Mercado (2013-2015), Sarah Mikulich (2013), Amanda Cordero Moncayo (2018-2019), Tiffanie Moore-Quinn (2017), Amanda Mraz (2017-2018), Christin Nance (2015-2016), Karisa Odrunia (2019-present), Sarah Oettinger (2015-2016), Daisy Parra-Venegas (2018), Jennifer Paytas (2013-2014), Corrina Pedregon (2017-2019), Mirna Pelemis (2013-2014), Emma Phillips (2019-present), Geoff Powell (2013), Emma Phillips (2019-present), Duncan Poe (2020-present), Nathaly Quinteros (2013), Ana Reyes (2014), Erick Rogers (2016-2017), Yana Ryjova (2016-2017), Emma Sevoian (2019-present), Elsy Urquilla (2017-2019), Roxana Vazquez (2017-2019), Kayli Wrenn (2014-2017), Fernanda Zettel (2014)

Vanderbilt University: Josh Altonji (2011); Tristan Barsky (2009-2010), Alexandra Bennett (2009), Joseph Blum (2007-2010), Michael Bradshaw (2008-2011), Brian Collura (2008-2009), Stephanie Cordel (2009-2010), Sasha Daddeh (2011-2012), Emily Dowgwillo (2009-2012), Nick Dunbar (2008-2010), Mary-Madison Eagle (2009-2010), Ann Ekechukwu (2007-2008), Surosree Ganguli (2010-2012), Elleena Grove (2011), Al Hardaway (2011-2012), Aneel Henry (2011-2012), Collette Jackson (2008-2010), Lauren Johnson (2009-2010), Nicole Krellenstein (2007), Lauren Marks (2009-2011), Evan McClure (2009-2011), Jamie Michael (2011-2012), Diana Minevski (2011-2012), Hayley Pionk (2011-2012), Sarah Stevens (2007-2008), Ashley Thomas (2008-2010), Vanessa Thompson (2007-2009), Jessica Tribble (2007)

Additional significant mentoring projects

Britz, J. (2014, April 11). My OCD Diary: An imperfect story. http://tedxtalks.ted.com/video/Julia-Britz-My-OCD-Diary-An-Impe

PROFESSIONAL SERVICE

Extramural service

External grant reviewer

National Science Foundation (2017)

Guggenheim Foundation (2016)

Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (2009)

Editorial board member

Assessment (2007 – present)

Ad-hoc reviewer: profile at https://publons.com/author/1205382/

Top 1% of peer reviewers in psychiatry/psychology: 2018; psychology and at UNLV: 2017

Advances in Methods and Practices in Psychological Science; Aggressive Behavior; Assessment; Biological Psychiatry; Biological Psychology; Clinical Psychological Science; Cognition and Emotion; Cognitive, Affective, and Behavioral Neuroscience; Communication Measures and Methods; Criminal Behavior and Mental Health; Current Directions in Psychological Science; Emotion; Emotion Review; European Journal of Personality; Evolution and Human Behavior; Human Brain Mapping; International Journal of Psychophysiology; Journal of Abnormal Psychology; Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders; Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry; Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology; Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology; Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology; Journal of Individual Differences; Journal of Nonverbal Behavior; Journal of Personality; Journal of Personality Assessment; Journal of Personality and Social Psychology; Journal of Personality Disorders; Journal of Psychophysiology; Journal of Research in Personality; Neuropsychologia; Personality Disorders: Theory, Research, and Treatment; Psychiatry Research; Psychological Assessment; Psychological Medicine; Psychological Science; Psychophysiology

Clinical reviewer

Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-5 field trials (2013)

Society for the Scientific Study of Psychopathy

Local Host of 8^th biennial meeting (2015-2019)

Program Committee member (2006–2007, 2011–2013)

Program Committee Chair (2010-2011)

Historian (2007–present)

Executive Board member (inaugural student: 2003–2007; 2019–present)

Society for Psychophysiological Research

Program Committee member (2018-2019)

Student poster judge (2015)

Walk-In Counseling Center

Computer consultant (2004 – 2006)

Intramural service

University service

Facilitator, UNLV Interprofessional Education Day (2021)

Panelist, UNLV Symposium on [1 October] Memorial Design (2021)

Internal grant reviewer, UNLV DoD HBCU basic research program (2019)

Panelist, UNLV Executive Master’s of Health Care Administration Immersion (2018)

Presenter, UNLV Chapter of Phi Alpha, “Intro to Integrated Behavioral Health” (2017)

Moderator, U. of Minnesota’s Sesquicentennial Mind and Emotion conference (2001)

Faculty mentorship

Hao (Felix) Wang: Department of Psychology (2020 January – present)

Departmental service

Clinical psychology graduate admissions coordinator, UNLV (2015 – present)

Clinical psychology comprehensive exam committee, UNLV (2013 – 2014, 2019)

Psychology awards committee, UNLV (2012 – present)

Clinical psychology area committee, UNLV (2012 – present)

Departmental web site coordinator, Vanderbilt University (2007 – 2011)

Randolph Blake award committee, Vanderbilt University (2010)

Clinical psychology website committee, University of Minnesota (2004)

Research Day planning committee, University of Minnesota (2002 – 2003)

Search committees

Clinical psychology faculty, UNLV (2013 – 2014)

Neuroscience faculty, UNLV (2013 – 2014, 2014 – 2015, 2019 – 2020)

Developmental psychology faculty, UNLV (2012 – 2013)

Clinical faculty search committee (grad student), University of Minnesota (2004)

Judging

Graduate & Professional Student Association Research Forum, UNLV (2016)

Psi Chi poster judge, UNLV (2014)

COMMUNITY PRESENTATIONS

Humanist Assembly Las Vegas, Las Vegas, NV (2019, May 19). Recovery and resilience in the aftermath of the 1 October shooting.

Sunday Assembly Las Vegas, Las Vegas, NV (2019, April 7). What does it mean to be mean?

Sun City Anthem Lifelong Learning Club, Henderson, NV (2018, September 24). Recovery and resilience in the aftermath of the Route 91 shooting.

United Conversations Network, Las Vegas, NV (2017, November 27). Is there a way forward, or is this a way of life?

Killer Nashville, Nashville, TN (2011, August 26). Psychopaths: How they are and are not like us.

Killer Nashville, Nashville, TN (2010, August 20). The two faces of psychopathy: Dual paths to deviance.

Killer Nashville, Nashville, TN (2009, August 14,). The mind of a psychopath: Dual paths to deviance.

Frist Center, Nashville, TN (2009, February 28). Through the eyes of a psychopath: How individual differences impact perception of paintings.

MEDIA COVERAGE OF LAB STUDIES

1. Roselli, D. (2019, October 1). Healing from 1 October. Action News 13 Midday. https://www.ktnv.com/interviews/healing-from-one-october

2. Langeler, J. (2019, October 1). UNLV professor continues to study PTSD in Las Vegas community after 1 October. KLAS CBS News. https://www.8newsnow.com/news/local-news/unlv-professor-continues-to-study-ptsd-in-las-vegas-community-after-1-october/

3. Langeler, J. (2018, October 1). Resilience stands out in study on 1 October impact. KLAS CBS News. https://www.lasvegasnow.com/news/local-news/resilience-stands-out-in-study-on-1-october-impact/1490638497

4. Crosby, R. (2018, September 30). 1 year after Las Vegas shooting, survivors still seek help. Las Vegas Review-Journal. https://www.reviewjournal.com/crime/shootings/1-year-after-las-vegas-shooting-survivors-still-seek-help/

5. Savone, J. (2018, September 25). The lessons of tragedy. UNLV Magazine. https://www.unlv.edu/news/article/lessons-tragedy

6. Reese, M. (2017, December 11). Not ‘safe spaces’: New group at UNLV tackles divisive topics. Las Vegas Review-Journal. https://www.reviewjournal.com/local/east-valley/not-safe-spaces-new-group-at-unlv-tackles-divisive-topics/

7. Weisbaum, H. (2017, November 14). First study results on mental trauma caused by Las Vegas shooter. KOMO Midday News. http://komonews.com/news/newsradio/first-study-results-on-mental-trauma-caused-by-las-vegas-shooter

8. Bekker, J. (2017, November 13). Las Vegans who weren’t at Route 91 shooting may still get PTSD, study suggests. Las Vegas Review-Journal. https://www.reviewjournal.com/crime/shootings/las-vegans-who-werent-at-route-91-shooting-may-still-get-ptsd-study-suggests/

9. Weisbaum, H. (2017, October 30). UNLV researcher wants stories about Vegas massacre. KOMO Midday News. http://komonews.com/news/newsradio/unlv-researcher-wants-stories-about-vegas-massacre

10. Lyle, D. (2017, October 27). UNLV professor launches study of traumatic effects of Oct. 1 tragedy. The Now Report. http://www.thenowreport.vegas/article/local-news/unlv-professor-launches-study-traumatic-effects-oct-1-tragedy/

11. Akers, M. (2017, October 26). Emotional response to mass shooting is subject of UNLV professor’s study. Las Vegas Sun. https://lasvegassun.com/news/2017/oct/26/emotional-response-to-shooting-subject-of-unlv-pro/

12. Melendez, D. (2017, October 21). Traumatic side effects from the 1 October Shooting. KLAS CBS News. http://www.lasvegasnow.com/news/traumatic-side-effects-from-the-one-october-shooting/842329950

13. Ortiz, A. (2017, October 20). Participants needed for 1 October study. Channel 13 News. http://www.ktnv.com/news/participants-needed-for-1-october-study

14. Bekker, J. (2017, October 18). UNLV researcher using Las Vegas shooting to study trauma effects. Las Vegas Review-Journal. https://www.reviewjournal.com/crime/shootings/unlv-researcher-using-las-vegas-shooting-to-study-trauma-effects/

15. Thomas, K. (2017, October 18). Heartbreak and healing: UNLV wants to hear your stories about the Route 91 tragedy. KSNV NBC News. http://news3lv.com/news/local/heartbreak-and-healing-unlv-wants-to-hear-your-stories-about-the-route-91-tragedy

MEDIA INTERVIEWS

1. Schoenmann, J., & Johnson, B. (2021, March 29). Guns in Nevada: A closer look at new legislation. KNPR State of Nevada. https://knpr.org/knpr/2021-03/guns-nevada-closer-look-new-legislation

2. Bracelin, J. (2021, March 12). Pandemic fatigue: Coping with COVID-19’s mental toll. Las Vegas Review-Journal. https://www.reviewjournal.com/life/health/pandemic-fatigue-coping-with-covid-19s-mental-toll-2301337/

3. Darrow, M. (2021, March 5). Locals reflect one year after Nevada’s first COVID-19 case. KSNV NBC News. https://news3lv.com/news/local/locals-reflect-one-year-after-nevadas-first-covid-19-case

4. Manna, O., & Wright, L. (2021, February 25). Serial bingeing: A look at the science behind true crime obsessions. KLAS CBS News. https://www.8newsnow.com/news/local-news/serial-bingeing-a-look-at-the-science-behind-true-crime-obsessions/

5. Manna, O. (2021, February 11). Catching a killer: How the FBI gets inside the mind of a murderer. KLAS CBS News. https://www.8newsnow.com/news/local-news/catching-a-killer-how-the-fbi-gets-inside-the-mind-of-a-murderer/

6. Reed, C. M. (2021, February 6). How to help with hoarding? This UNLV prof has the answers. Las Vegas Weekly. https://lasvegasweekly.com/news/2021/feb/06/how-to-help-with-hoarding-this-unlv-prof-answers/

7. Clark, L. (2020, January 20). How to talk to loved ones sharing extremist views, spreading conspiracy theories. KSNV NBC News. https://news3lv.com/news/local/how-to-talk-to-loved-ones-sharing-extremist-views-spreading-conspiracy-theories

8. Darrow, M. (2021, January 7). Locals speak out about chaos at Capitol Hill: ‘It never should’ve happened’ KSNV NBC News. https://news3lv.com/news/local/locals-speak-out-about-chaos-at-capitol-hill-it-never-shouldve-happened

9. Cabrera, J. (2020, December 30). As pandemic surges, officials call COVID-19 fatigue real and dangerous. Cronkite News: PBS Arizona. https://cronkitenews.azpbs.org/2020/12/30/as-pandemic-surges-officials-call-covid-19-fatigue-real-and-dangerous/

10. Darrow, M. (2020, December 18). Confidence in vaccine growing among Americans, social modeling may help. KSNV NBC News. https://news3lv.com/news/local/confidence-in-vaccine-growing-among-americans-social-modeling-may-help

11. McCarthy, M. (2020, December 9). Elected officials send a dangerous message when they don’t follow COVID-19 rules. Healthline. https://www.healthline.com/health-news/elected-officials-send-a-dangerous-message-when-they-dont-follow-covid-19-rules

12. Yurcaba, J. (2020, December 7). How caution fatigue raises COVID-19 infection risk, and how to overcome it. Verywell Mind. https://www.verywellmind.com/how-to-manage-covid-fatigue-5089636

13. Darrow, M. (2020, November 17). Nevadans suffering from COVID fatigue urged to keep being cautious. KSNV NBC News. https://news3lv.com/news/local/nevadans-suffering-from-covid-fatigue-urged-to-keep-being-cautious

14. Darrow, M. (2020, October 30). As early voting ends, many are ready for the results. KSNV NBC News. https://news3lv.com/news/local/as-early-voting-ends-many-are-ready-for-the-results

15. Lacanlale, R. (2020, October 30). New controversy arises around death toll of Las Vegas shooting. Las Vegas Review-Journal. https://www.reviewjournal.com/crime/shootings/new-controversy-arises-around-death-toll-of-las-vegas-shooting-2166608/

16. Dickensheets, S. (2020, October 29). Your brain on Zoom. KNPR Fifth Street. https://knpr.org/fifth-street/2020-10/october-29-2020#zoom

17. Goree, A. (2020, September 9). ‘Check in actively’: Mental health experts address suicide prevention amid pandemic. KSNV NBC News. https://news3lv.com/news/local/check-in-actively-mental-health-experts-address-suicide-prevention-amid-pandemic

18. Darrow, M. (2020, August 21). Students, as well as parents, feeling some back-to-school anxiety. KSNV NBC News. https://news3lv.com/news/local/students-as-well-as-parents-feeling-some-back-to-school-anxiety

19. Lane, T. (2020, August 17). CDC: 75% of young adults surveyed are experiencing mental health burden due to pandemic. KSNV NBC News. https://news3lv.com/news/local/cdc-75-of-young-adults-surveyed-are-experiencing-mental-health-burden-due-to-pandemic

20. Goree, A. (2020, July 27). ‘This is hard, this is a challenge’: UNLV mental health expert weighs on virtual schooling. KSNV NBC News. https://news3lv.com/news/local/this-is-hard-this-is-a-challenge-unlv-mental-health-expert-weighs-on-virtual-schooling

21. Shoro, M. (2020, July 1). Most Nevada businesses enforcing masks, little consequence for noncompliance. Las Vegas Review-Journal. https://www.reviewjournal.com/business/most-nevada-businesses-enforcing-masks-little-consequence-for-noncompliance-2065764/

22. Clark, L. (2020, June 17). ‘Quarantine fatigue’ is real, dangerous say local health officials. KSNV NBC News. https://news3lv.com/news/local/quarantine-fatigue-is-real-dangerous-say-local-health-officials

23. Davis, J. (2020, June 1). Hands off! How to stop touching your face. Bottom Line. https://bottomlineinc.com/health/wellness/hands-off-how-to-stop-touching-your-face

24. Chhith, A. (2020, May 17). Pandemic may accelerate trend of adult children moving back home. Las Vegas Review-Journal. https://www.reviewjournal.com/local/local-las-vegas/pandemic-may-accelerate-trend-of-adult-children-moving-back-home-2030306/

25. Lawrence, C. (2020, May 17). How will we behave after quarantine? Experts weigh in. Las Vegas Review-Journal. https://www.reviewjournal.com/life/health/how-will-we-behave-after-quarantine-experts-weigh-in-2030123/

26. Lane, T. (2020, April 17). Have COVID-19 habits and social guidelines become our new normal? KSNV NBC News. https://news3lv.com/news/local/have-covid-19-habits-and-social-guidelines-become-our-new-normal

27. Lopez, J. (2020, April 3). Here are a few ways to keep yourself from touching your face. Fox 5 News. https://www.fox5vegas.com/news/us_world_news/here-are-a-few-ways-to-keep-yourself-from-touching-your-face/article_42c706f9-055d-52ff-bcef-43956d7374d7.html

28. Bracelin, J. (2020, March 29). Coronavirus can isolate people with mental health issues. Las Vegas Review-Journal. https://www.reviewjournal.com/life/health/coronavirus-can-isolate-people-with-mental-health-issues-1993980/

29. Preidt, R. (2020, March 28). Staying at home during the pandemic? Use technology to stay connected. US News and World Report. https://www.usnews.com/news/health-news/articles/2020-03-28/staying-at-home-during-the-pandemic-use-technology-to-stay-connected

30. Cryts, A. (2020, March 24). Expert Advice: Responding to patient panic about the Coronavirus. Physicians Practice. https://www.physicianspractice.com/coronavirus/expert-advice-responding-patient-panic-about-coronavirus

31. Bracelin, J. (2020, March 22). Coronavirus impact takes human toll. Las Vegas Review-Journal. https://www.reviewjournal.com/news/coronavirus-impact-takes-human-toll-1988501/

32. Ortenburger, K. (2020, March 20). Staying calm amid COVID-19. Nevada Week. https://www.vegaspbs.org/blogs/nevada-week-season-2/staying-calm-amid-covid19/

33. Grega, K. (2020, March 18). UNLV mental health expert offers tips on coping during the coronavirus shutdown. Las Vegas Sun. https://lasvegassun.com/news/2020/mar/18/unlv-mental-health-expert-tips-coping-coronavirus/

34. Lacanlale, R. (2020, March 13). Why the invisible coronavirus threat triggers hoarding behavior. Las Vegas Review-Journal. https://www.reviewjournal.com/local/why-the-invisible-coronavirus-threat-triggers-hoarding-behavior-1979348/

35. Darrow, M. (2020, March 12). How the coronavirus outbreak is altering everyday social norms. KSNV NBC News. https://news3lv.com/news/local/how-the-coronavirus-outbreak-is-altering-everyday-social-norms

36. Darrow, M. (2020, March 9). Why is it hard to not touch your face? Some advice to help you stop. KSNV NBC News. https://news3lv.com/news/local/why-is-it-hard-to-not-touch-your-face-some-advice-to-help-you-stop

37. Cowan, R., & Silmon, L. (2020, March 6). Special: Southern Nevada health experts discuss impact of coronavirus on state. KSNV NBC News. https://news3lv.com/news/local/special-southern-nevada-health-experts-discuss-impact-of-coronavirus-on-state

38. Jaramillo, S. (2020, March 5). Stay Well: Psychology of coronavirus. KLAS CBS News. https://www.8newsnow.com/news/local-news/stay-well-psychology-of-coronavirus/

39. Lane, T. (2020, March 5). Shoppers flock to stores for supplies because of coronavirus, psychologist explains why. KSNV NBC News. https://news3lv.com/news/local/shoppers-flock-to-stores-for-supplies-because-of-coronavirus-psychologist-explains-why

40. Grega, K. (2020, March 2). Coronavirus fears trigger ‘panic buying’ of essentials in Southern Nevada. Las Vegas Sun. https://lasvegassun.com/news/2020/mar/02/coronavirus-fears-trigger-panic-buying-las-vegas/

41. Darrow, M. (2020, January 31). What’s behind the fascination with true crime stories? KSNV NBC News. https://news3lv.com/news/local/special-report-whats-behind-the-fascination-with-true-crime-stories

42. Darrow, M. (2020, January 28). Days after tragedy, many people are still coping with the death of Kobe Bryant. KSNV NBC News. https://news3lv.com/news/local/days-after-tragedy-many-people-are-still-coping-with-the-death-of-kobe-bryant

43. Grega, K. (2019, October 1). ‘Events of that night just don’t go away’: Oct. 1 survivors still leaning on Resiliency Center. Las Vegas Sun. https://lasvegassun.com/news/2019/oct/01/mass-shooting-survivors-vegas-strong-resiliency/

44. Willson, M. (2019, September 29). “It’s a wound”: Survivors still struggle two years after Las Vegas shooting. https://lasvegassun.com/news/2019/sep/29/survivors-still-struggle-two-years-vegas-shooting/

45. Santos, R. (2019, September 19). Is dating difficult in Las Vegas? Survey says city is among the worst for singles. KSNV NBC News. https://news3lv.com/news/local/is-dating-difficult-in-las-vegas-survey-says-vegas-is-among-the-worst-cities-for-singles

46. Cohen, S. (2019, June 3). Mass shootings transform how America talks, prays, prepares. AP News. https://www.apnews.com/73d3cdd6ee5643449bab86c3fe301ce8

47. Santos, R. (2019, May 28). Are you stressed at work? Burn-out is real. KSNV NBC News. https://news3lv.com/news/local/are-you-stressed-at-work-burnout-is-real

48. Darrow, M. (2019, March 20). March Madness: Why bother making a bracket, when you know you’ll probably lose? KSNV NBC News. https://news3lv.com/news/local/march-madness-why-bother-making-a-bracket-when-you-know-youll-probably-lose

49. Santos, R. (2019, February 4). Why are people fascinated with a serial killer? KSNV NBC News. https://news3lv.com/news/local/why-are-people-fascinated-with-a-serial-killer

50. Santos, R. (2018, November 26). Here’s proof that doughnuts make us happier. KSNV NBC News. https://news3lv.com/news/local/proof-doughnuts-make-us-happier

51. Bartels, J. (2018, May 18). Social science community can explain community’s, media reaction to Las Vegas scare. Channel 13 News. https://www.ktnv.com/news/social-science-can-explain-communitys-media-reaction-to-las-vegas-mall-scare

52. Raz, N. (2018, February 6). Gaming experts can’t imagine Las Vegas Strip without Steve Wynn. Las Vegas Review-Journal. https://www.reviewjournal.com/business/casinos-gaming/gaming-experts-cant-imagine-las-vegas-strip-without-steve-wynn/

53. Raz, N. (2017, December 7). Fundraising for Las Vegas shooting victims, survivors trails other events. Las Vegas Review-Journal. https://www.reviewjournal.com/crime/shootings/fundraising-for-las-vegas-shooting-victims-survivors-trails-other-events/

54. Harasim, P. (2017, October 5). Paddock possibly psychotic but not ‘psychopath’, experts say. Las Vegas Review-Journal. https://www.reviewjournal.com/crime/shootings/paddock-possibly-psychotic-but-not-psychopath-experts-say/

55. Thomas, K. (2017, July 7). Cruel Vegas summer: You’re not a nice person when it’s hot outside. KSNV NBC News. http://news3lv.com/news/local/cruel-vegas-summer-youre-not-a-nice-person-when-its-hot-outside

56. Levin, N. (2017, March 2). Could there be benefits to psychopathy? ATTN. http://www.attn.com/stories/15292/theres-upside-being-psychopath

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CLINICAL EXPERIENCE

The PRACTICE at UNLV, Las Vegas, NV (2013 Fall – present)

Assessment and Intervention Practicum Student Supervision

Postdoctoral Assessment and Intervention: Michelle Paul, Ph.D. (2015/09 – 2016/08)

Veterans Administration Medical Center, Minneapolis, MN (2005/08/21 – 2006/08/19)

Predoctoral Clinical Internship: Wayne Siegel, Ph.D., LP, ABPP

University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN (2003 Fall – 2005 Spring)

Consensus Diagnostic Reviews: William G. Iacono, Ph.D.

University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN (2003 Summer – 2004 Spring)

Psychopathy Checklist – Revised Secondary Assessments: Christopher Patrick, Ph.D.

Walk-In Counseling Center, Minneapolis, MN (2002 Fall – 2004 Spring)

Short-Term Psychotherapy: James Ayers, Ph.D., LP

Veterans Administration Medical Center, Minneapolis, MN (2002 Spring)

Interviewing and Case Integration: Supervisor: Wayne Siegel, Ph.D., LP

Private Practice, St. Louis Park, MN (2001 Fall – 2002 Spring)

Psychotherapy for Anxiety Disorders: Vernon Devine, Ph.D., LP

University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN (2001 Summer)

Pediatric Neuropsychology: Richard Ziegler, Ph.D., LP

Colorado College, Colorado Springs, CO (1999 Summer)

Neuropsychological Malingering Study: Kristi Erdal, Ph.D.

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS AND AFFILIATIONS

Society for Psychophysiological Research: 2001 – present

American Psychological Association: 2002 – 2018

Division 12 affiliate: 2019 – present

Association for Psychological Science: 2003 – present

Society for the Scientific Study of Psychopathy (founding member): 2005 – present