EDUCATION
Postdoctoral Fellow, 2002-2003
New York University School of Medicine
NYU Child Study Center, The Institute for Trauma and Stress
Psychology Intern, 2001-2002
New York Presbyterian Hospital-Weill Cornell Medical Center, Payne Whitney Clinic
Doctorate in Clinical Psychology, 2002
Master of Arts in Psychology, 1998
Boston University, Center for Anxiety and Related Disorders
Mentor: David H. Barlow, Ph.D., ABPP
Dissertation research: "The Effects of Acceptance Versus Suppression of Emotion on Subjective and Psychophysiological Response to Carbon Dioxide Challenge in Patients with Panic Disorder"
Masters research: "Does Dependency Moderate the Relationship Between Cognitive Appraisal and Agoraphobic Avoidance?"
Bachelor of Arts in Psychology with Honors, 1996
University of Pennsylvania
Senior Honors Thesis: "Early Predictors of Symptom Change in Cognitive Therapy for Depression."
HONORS/AWARDS
American Psychological Foundation Graduate Research Scholarship, 2002
Association for the Advancement of Behavior Therapy Virginia Roswell Student Dissertation Award, 2001
Boston University Clara Mayo Award for Dissertation Research, 2001
PUBLICATIONS
Barlow, D.H., Levitt, J.T., & Bufka, L.F. (1999). The dissemination of empirically supported treatments: A view to the future. Behavior Research and Therapy, 37, S147-S162.
Bufka, L.F., Crawford, J.I., & Levitt, J.T. (2001). Brief screening assessments for managed care and primary care. In M.M. Antony & D.H. Barlow (Eds.), Handbook of Assessment and Treatment Planning for Psychological Disorders. New York, NY: Guilford Press.
Cloitre, M., Stovall-McClough, K.C., & Levitt, J.T. (2004). Treating life-impairing problems beyond PTSD: Reply to Cahill, Zoellner, Feeny, and Riggs. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 72, 549-551.
Franklin, M.E., Abramowitz, J.S., Kozak, M.J., Levitt, J.T., & Foa, E.B. (2000). Effectiveness of exposure and ritual prevention for obsessive-compulsive disorder: Randomized compared with nonrandomized samples. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 68, 594-602.
Hoffman, E.C., Levitt, J.T., & Barlow, D.H. (2002). Brief Psychosocial Treatments for Panic Disorder. In J. Zeig (Ed.), Brief Therapy: Lasting Impressions. Phoenix, AZ: Zeig, Tucker, & Co.
Hofmann, S.G., Levitt, J.T., Hoffman, E.C., Greene, K., Litz, B.T., &Barlow, D.H. (2000). Potentially traumatizing events in panic disorder and other anxiety disorders. Depression and Anxiety, 13, 101-102.
Levitt, J.T., Brown, T.A., Orsillo, S.M., & Barlow, D.H. (2004). The effects of acceptance versus suppression of emotion on subjective and psychophysiological response to carbon dioxide challenge in patients with panic disorder. Behavior Therapy, 35, 747-766.
Levitt, J.T., & Cloitre, M. (2005). A clinician’s guide to STAIR/MPE: Treatment for PTSD related to childhood abuse. Cognitive and Behavioral Practice, 12, 40-52.
Levitt, J.T., Hoffman, E.C., Grisham, J.R., & Barlow, D.H. (2001). Empirically supported treatments for panic disorder. Psychiatric Annals, 31, 478-487.
Levitt, J.T., & Karekla, M. (2005). The use of acceptance and mindfulness in the treatment of panic disorder. In S. Orsillo & L. Roemer (Eds.), Acceptance and Mindfulness-Based Approaches to Anxiety: Conceptualization and Treatment. Springer Publishers.
Levitt, J.T., Malta, L.S., Martin, A., Davis, L., Cloitre, M. (2007). The flexible application of a manualized treatment for PTSD symptoms and functional impairment related to the 9/11 World Trade Center attack. Behavior Research and Therapy, 45(7), 1419-1433.
Luborsky, L., Rosenthal, R., Diguer, L., Andrusyna, T.P., Berman, J.S., Levitt, J.T., Seligman, D.A., & Krause, E.D. (2002). The Dodo Bird Verdict is alive and well – mostly. Clinical Psychology: Science and Practice, 9, 2-12.
Luborsky, L., Rosenthal, R., Diguer, L., Andrusyna, T.P., Levitt, J.T., Seligman, D.A., Berman, J.S., & Krause, E.D. (2003). Are some psychotherapies much more effective than others? Journal of Applied Psychoanalytic Studies, 5, 455-460.
Malta, L.S., Levitt, J.T., Martin, A., Davis, L., Cloitre, M. (in press). Correlates of functional impairment in treatment-seeking survivors of mass terrorism. Behavior Therapy.
National Child Traumatic Stress Network Taskforce on Complex PTSD. (2003). Complex PTSD White Paper.
Silva, R.R., Cloitre, M.C., Davis, L., Levitt, J., Gomez, S., Ngai, I., & Brown, E. (2003). Early intervention with traumatized children, Psychiatric Quarterly, 74, 333-347.
MANUALS
Cloitre, M., Davis, L., Mirvis, S., & Levitt, J.T. STAIR-NST: A Phase-Based Treatment for Traumatized Adolescents. New York University School of Medicine.
Cloitre, M., Davis, L., & Levitt, J.T. STAIR-A: CBT for Multiply Traumatized Adolescents. Self Report Therapist Adherence Manual. New York University School of Medicine.
WORKSHOP PRESENTATIONS/ TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Invited Presentation, March 2004, New York, NY
Harris Rothenberg International, lunchtime lecture series
“Assessment and Treatment of PTSD”
Master Clinician Seminar, Nov 2003, Boston, MA
Association for the Advancement of Behavior Therapy 37th Annual Convention
“Emotion Regulation and Interpersonal Skills Training for Chronic Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Related to Childhood Abuse and Multiple Traumatization”
Invited Presentation, June 2003, New York, NY
The Jewish Board of Family and Children’s Services
“Skills Training in Affective and Interpersonal Regulation. An Evidence-Based Treatment for Sexually Abused Girls”
Workshop Presenter, Feb 2003, New York, NY
The Institute for Trauma and Stress at the NYU Child Study Center
“Skills Training in Affective and Interpersonal Regulation. Treatment for the Multiply Traumatized Client: When the Violence of 9/11 is Only One of Many”
Workshop Presenter, Dec 2002, New York, NY
The Institute for Trauma and Stress at the NYU Child Study Center
“Skills Training in Affective and Interpersonal Regulation. Treatment for the Multiply Traumatized Client: When the Violence of 9/11 is Only One of Many”
Workshop Presenter, Oct 2002, New York, NY
The Institute for Trauma and Stress at the NYU Child Study Center
“Skills Training in Affective and Interpersonal Regulation. Treatment for the Multiply Traumatized Client: When the Violence of 9/11 is Only One of Many”
Workshop Presenter, Sept 2002, New York, NY
The Institute for Trauma and Stress at the NYU Child Study Center
“Skills Training in Affective and Interpersonal Regulation. Treatment for the Multiply Traumatized Client: When the Violence of 9/11 is Only One of Many”
Guest Lecturer, Aug 2002, New York, NY
New York Presbyterian Hospital, Cornell Cognitive Therapy Clinic
“Cognitive behavioral therapy for panic disorder”
Psychiatry Grand Rounds Presentation, May 2002, New York, NY
New York Presbyterian Hospital, Payne Whitney Clinic
“The effects of acceptance versus suppression of emotion on subjective and psychophysiological response to carbon dioxide challenge in patients with panic disorder”
