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Jonathan C. Mitchell, Ph.D.Curriculum Vitae

Department of Psychology

4111 Pictor Lane

Orlando, FL 02906

mobile: (305) 509-1900

Education and Training

2016 / Pre-Doctoral Residency, Clinical Psychology
Alpert Medical School, Brown University| Providence, RI
Track: Behavioral Medicine/Health Psychology
2016 / Ph.D., Clinical Psychology
University of Central Florida | Orlando, FL
Major Professor & Dissertation Chair: Jeffrey Cassisi, Ph.D.
Dissertation: Cardiac Autonomic Control in Patients with Metabolic Syndrome
2013 / M.S., Clinical Psychology
University of Central Florida | Orlando, FL
Major Professor & Thesis Chair: Jeffrey Cassisi, Ph.D.
Thesis: Measurement of Negative Affectivity in Psychometrically Defined Schizotypy Using Facial Electromyography
2010 / M.A., Clinical Psychology
University of Central Florida | Daytona Beach, FL
2007 / B.M., Music Education & Psychology
University of Miami | Coral Gables, FL

Academic Appointments

2016 – Present / Visiting Assistant Professor
University of Central Florida | Orlando, FL

Professional Affiliations

2008 – Present / American Psychological Association, Division 38, Division 12
2010 – Present / Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies
2015 – Present / Society for Behavioral Medicine
2016 – Present / Collaborative Family Healthcare Association

Awards and Honors

2009 – 2016 / Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society
2009 – 2015 / University of Central Florida Graduate Assistantship
2010 – 2015 / Graduate Student Representative to Clinical Psychology Faculty
2012 – 2013 / Vice-President, Psi-Docs, Graduate Student Organization
2011 – 2012 / University of Central Florida Graduate Travel Awards
2011 – 2012 / Secretary, Psi-Docs, Graduate Student Organization
2008 – 2009 / University of Central Florida Provost Graduate Fellowship

University Committees

2015 – 2016Brown University Consortium Training Committee

Scholarly Contributions

Peer-Reviewed Publications

  1. Mitchell, J. C., MacLeod, B. P. & Cassisi, J. E. (2016). Modeling sexual assault risk perception among heterosexual college females: The impact of previous victimization, alcohol use, and coping style. Violence Against Women.
  1. DePesa, N., Mitchell, J.C., Mazza, A., Cassisi, J.E. & Deavers, F. (2015). Integration of behavioral health and medical services: Using patient experience as a guide. Journal of Patient Experience.
  1. Mitchell, J. C., Ragsdale, K. A., Beidel, D. C., Bedwell, J. S. & Cassisi, J. E., (2015). Sex differences in affective expression among individuals with psychometrically defined schizotypy: Diagnostic implications. Applied Psychophysiology and Biofeedback, 40(3), 173-181.
  1. Bedwell, J. S., Cohen, A. S.,Trachik, B. J., Deptula, A. E.Mitchell, J. C. (2014). Speech prosody abnormalities and specific dimensional schizotypy features: Are relationships limited to males?Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease, 202(10), 745-751.
  1. Kadison, L., Ragsdale, K. A., Mitchell, J. C., Cassisi, J. E. Bedwell, J. S. (2014). Subtypes of anhedonia and facial electromyography response to negative affective pictures in nonpsychiatric adults. Cognitive Neuropsychiatry, 20(1), 31-40.
  1. Ragsdale, K. A., Mitchell, J. C., Cassisi, J. E.Bedwell, J. S. (2013). Comorbidity of schizotypy and psychopathy: Skin conductance to affective pictures. Psychiatry Research, 210(3), 1000-1007.
  1. Mitchell, J. C., Bach, P. A. & Cassisi, J. E. (2013). The use of structured imagery and dispositional measurement to assess situational use of mindfulness skills. PLoS ONE 8(7): e70253.

Publications in Preparation

  1. Mitchell, J.C., Paulson, J., Cannarozzi, M., Paulson, D., Neer, S. & Cassisi, J.E. (in preparation). Patients with metabolic syndrome respond with poor cardiac autonomic control in the context of personally relevant stress cues. Manuscript in preparation for submission toJournal of Health Psychology.
  1. Mitchell, J. C. (in preparation). A confirmatory factor analysis of the Brief COPE inventory. Manuscript in preparation for submission to European Journal of Psychological Assessment.

Scientific Presentations

  1. Mitchell, J. C. (2016, March). Experimentally induced mental stress is associated with maladaptive cardiac autonomic control in patients with metabolic syndrome. Poster presented at The Brown University Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior (DPHB) Mind Brain Research Day, Providence, RI.
  1. Mitchell, J. C. (2016, April). Cardiac Autonomic Control in Metabolic Syndrome: Findings from a Pilot Investigation. Poster presented at the 37th Annual Meeting and Scientific Sessions of the Society of Behavioral Medicine. Washington, DC.
  1. Mitchell, J.C.DePesa, N. (2015, April). Investing in the future: Training initiatives that sustain and advance integrated healthcare. Seminar presented at the University of Minnesota Medical School Integrated Behavioral Healthcare Conference. Minneapolis, MN.
  1. Bedwell, J. S., Trachik, B. J., Cohen, A. S., Deptula, A. E. Mitchell, J. C. (2014, May).Speech prosody abnormalities and specific dimensional schizotypy features: Are relationships limited to males?Poster presented at the 69thAnnual Scientific Meeting of the Society of Biological Psychiatry. New York, NY.
  1. Kadison, L., Ragsdale, K. A., Mitchell, J. C., Cassisi, J. E. Bedwell, J. S. (2013, September). Subtypes of anhedonia and facial electromyography response to negative affective pictures in healthy adults. Poster presented at the 27th Annual Meeting of the Society for Research in Psychopathology. Oakland, CA.
  1. DePesa, N.Mitchell, J. C. (2013, March). Alexithymia and Sexual Experiences as Predictors of Problematic Drinking. Poster presented at the 59th Annual Meeting of the Southeastern Psychological Association. Atlanta, GA.
  1. Deavers, F., Altro, T. A. Mitchell, J. C.(2013, March). The subjective impact of traumatic events and alexithymia:An indirect relationship through avoidant coping. Poster presented at the 59th Annual Meeting of the Southeastern Psychological Association. Atlanta, GA.
  1. Mitchell, J. C. (2013, March). Structural integrity of the Brief COPE: A confirmatory factor analysis. Poster presented at the 59th Annual Meeting of the Southeastern Psychological Association. Atlanta, GA.
  1. MacLeod, B. P., Mitchell, J. C. & Cassisi, J. E. (2012, November). Sexual assault risk perception among college females: Patterns in previous assault, coping behavior and problematic drinking. Poster presented at the 46th Annual Convention of the Association of Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies. National Harbor, MD.
  1. Mitchell, J. C., MacLeod, B. P. & Cassisi, J. E. (2012, November). The role of alexithymia in sexual assault risk perception among college females. Poster presented at the 46thAnnual Convention of the Association of Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies. National Harbor, MD.
  1. Ragsdale, K. A., Mitchell, J. C., Kadison, L. S., Schlander, D. S., Spencer, C. & Bedwell, J. S. (2012, September).Electrodermal arousal to pictures of others in distress in individuals with schizotypy.Poster presented at the 52nd Annual Meeting of the Society for Psychophysiological Research. New Orleans, LA.
  1. MacLeod, B. P., Mitchell, J. C. & Cassisi J. E. (2012, August). Sexual assault risk perception among college females: Empirically constructed dating vignettes. Poster presented at the 120th Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association. Orlando, FL.
  1. Altro, T. A., Mitchell, J. C. & Cassisi, J. E. (2011, November). Neuroticism and symptoms of psychological distress: The indirect effects of experiential avoidance. Poster presented at the 45th Annual Convention of the Association of Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies. Toronto, Canada.
  1. Mitchell, J. C., Altro, T. A. & Cassisi, J. E. (2011, November). The role of emotional avoidance and clarity in predicting emotional self-evaluation during imagery of negative and positive situations. Poster presented at the 45th Annual Convention of the Association forCognitive and Behavioral Therapies. Toronto, Canada.
  1. Mitchell, J. C. & Cassisi, J. E. (2011, August). Acceptance in the moment: Emotion evaluation during positive and negative imagery. Poster presented at the 119th AnnualConvention of the American Psychological Association. Washington, D.C.

Research Funding

2012 – 2013 / University of Central Florida | Orlando, FL
College of Arts and Humanities Seed Grant
Co-Principle Investigator with Jane Compson, Ph.D.
The Effects of Treatment-Matched Pastoral Counseling, ACT and MBSR on Patients, Caregivers, and Staff Involved in Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation (HSCT).
Grant Amount: $12,000.

Clinical Training

2016 / Warren Alpert Medical School, Brown University | Providence, RI
VAMC Collaborative Addictions and Recovery Services Clinician
Supervisors: Jayne Kurkjian, Ph.D., Jane Metrik, Ph.D., & Robert Tilton, PsyD
2015 – 2016 / Warren Alpert Medical School, Brown University | Providence, RI
Rhode Island Hospital Behavioral Medicine Clinician
Supervisors: Julie Boergers, Ph.D., IwonaChelminski, Ph.D., Margaret Bublitz, Ph.D., Barbara Jandasek, Ph.D., & Stephanie Czech, Ph.D.
2015 / Warren Alpert Medical School, Brown University | Providence, RI
VAMC Primary Care Behavioral Health Clinician
Supervisors: Kevin McKay, Ph.D., Caitlin Burditt, Ph.D., & Pamela Steadman-Wood, Ph.D.
2014 – 2015 / University of Central Florida College of Medicine | Orlando, FL
UCF Pegasus Health Outpatient Clinic
Health and Wellness Specialist, Primary and Specialty Care
Supervisors: Jeffrey Cassisi, Ph.D., Daniel Paulson, Ph.D.
2013 – 2015 / University of Central Florida Health Psychology Clinic | Orlando, FL
Graduate Clinician
Supervisor: Jeffrey Cassisi, Ph.D.
2013 – 2014 / Maitland Psychology, PA | Maitland, FL
Graduate Clinician
Supervisor: DanoLeli, Ph.D., ABPP
2011 – 2014 / University of Central Florida Psychology Clinic | Orlando, FL
Graduate Clinician
Supervisors: Mark Rapport, Ph.D., KimberlyRenk, Ph.D. & Patricia Bach, Ph.D.
2013 – 2014 / University of Central Florida Anxiety Disorders Clinic | Orlando, FL2013 – 2014
Graduate Clinician, Trauma Management Therapy Program
Supervisors: Sandra Neer, Ph.D. & Deborah Beidel, Ph.D., ABPP
2012 – 2013 / Orlando Veteran’s Affairs Medical Center | Orlando, FL
Clinical Psychology Trainee
Supervisor: Deborah Tallungan, Ph.D.
2009 – 2010 / University of Central Florida Counseling Center | Orlando, FL
Clinical Psychology Trainee
Supervisors: Andrew Luchner, Psy.D. & Jeffrey Rommel, Psy.D.
2009 / Center for Drug Free Living, Addiction Receiving Facility | Orlando, FL
Clinical Psychology Trainee
Supervisor: Rise Page, LMHC

Research Positions

2015 / Warren Alpert Medical School, Brown University | Providence, RI
Department of Child Psychology, Lifespan Hospital Group
Co-investigator
Faculty Advisor: Debra Lobato, Ph.D.
2013 – 2015 / University of Central Florida| Orlando, FL
College of Medicine and Department of Psychology
Graduate FIRE Mentor
Faculty Advisor: Jeffrey Cassisi, Ph.D.
2009 – 2015 / University of Central Florida| Orlando, FL
Department of Psychology, The Health Psychology Laboratory
Graduate Researcher/Principle Investigator
Faculty Advisor: Jeffrey Cassisi, Ph.D.
2007 – 2008 / University of Miami | Coral Gables, FL
Psychology, Laboratory for Clinical and Social Psychology
Research Assistant
Director: Michael McCullough, Ph.D.
2007 – 2008 / University of Miami | Coral Gables, FL
Psychology, Laboratory for Clinical Research and Bipolar Disorders
Research Assistant
Director: Sheri Johnson, Ph.D.

Leadership Positions

2013 – 2015 / University of Central Florida | Orlando, FL
Department of Psychology
Graduate Administrator, Research Participation Website (SONA Systems)

Teaching Experience

2014 / University of Central Florida| Orlando, FL
UCF Pegasus Health Outpatient Clinic
Guest Lecturer; Successful Behavior Change; The Science of Meditation
2014 / University of Central Florida | Orlando, FL
College of Medicine
Guest Faculty; Doctors Dealing with Death and Powerful Emotions
2011– 2013 / University of Central Florida | Orlando, FL
Department of Psychology
Instructor of Record
Courses taught: Interviewing and Counseling (PCO4203 – 1 semester); Sport Psychology (APK3400 – 2 semesters); Psychology of Aging (DEP3464 – 1 semester)
2009 - 2011 / University of Central Florida | Orlando, FL
Department of Psychology
Graduate Teaching Assistant
Participated in delivery of several courses, including Health Psychology (2 semesters), Abnormal Psychology (1 semester), Personality Theory (1 semester), Statistical Methodsin Psychology (1 semester), Social Psychology (1 semester), and Field Experience in Psychology (1 semester)

Service Activities

Fall 2014 / UCF Health Suicide Assessment Training, Invited Instructor
Provided instruction to nursing and physician staff on procedures for accurate and reliable suicide assessment.
Fall 2012 / UCF Graduate Student Panel, Presenter
Duties included presenting undergraduate students information about various types of graduate programs.
Spring 2012 / UCF Graduate Student Ambassador
Presented to students at a local high school the importance of education in the sciences and the particular role of psychology in the contemporary scientific community.
Fall 2010, 2011 / Getting Into Graduate School Fair, Presenter
Presented information about applying to and financing graduate school, as well as methods for enhancing qualifications for graduate training.

Relevant Training

Berntson, G. (2011, June). MindWare Technologies: Acquisition and Analysis of EMG and EDA. Training workshop presented at the Ohio State University. Columbus, OH.

Berntson, G. (2014, February). MindWare Technologies: Acquisition and Analysis of HRV. Training workshop presented at the University of Central Florida. Orlando, FL.

Blount, A. et al. (2014, Fall) University of Massachusetts Center For Integrated Primary Care: Primary Care Behavioral Health Certificate Program. Six-part Webinar Series presented by the University of Massachusetts. Boston, MA.

Bulik, C. M. (2012, January). Eating Disorders: What Every Clinician Needs to Know. Workshop conducted at the University of Central Florida. Orlando, FL.

Coleman, E. & Baird, M. (2014, April). Integrated Behavioral Healthcare: Building a Framework So You Can Grow. Conference presented at the University of Minnesota. Minneapolis, MN.

Joseph, N (2013, January). Socioeconomic Status and Cardiovascular Disease: Relevant Constructs, and Momentary Assessment. Colloquium conducted at the University of Central Florida. Orlando, FL.

Lejuez, C. W. (2012, October). Behavior Activation Therapy for Treating Depression.Colloquium conducted at the University of Central Florida. Orlando, FL.

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