Elizabeth T. Malouf
Contact Information
Business Address: / 4400 University Dr.
George Mason University
Fairfax, Virginia 22030
Education
August 2008 - present / George Mason University, Farifax, VA
Doctoral Program in Clinical Psychology
M.A. Expected in January, 2009
Ph.D. Expected in June, 2013
Bachelor of Arts
August 2003 –
December 2007
Summa Cum Laude / University of Maryland, College Park, MD
Major: Government and Politics (Honors)
French Language and Literature
GPA: 4.0
Awards/ Honors
2008- present / Research Assistantship: GMU Jail Study
2008 / B.A. Awarded Summa Cum Laude
2006-2007 / School of Behavioral and Social Sciences Dean’s Academic Scholar
2005-2007 / Government and Politics Honors Program
2005 / University Honors Citation
2003-2005 / School of Behavioral and Social Sciences Dean’s List
2003-2005 / Dean’s Scholarship Program
Research Experience
Graduate Research Assistant
June 2008- present / Human Emotions Research Lab, Fairfax, VA
- Assisted with the implementation of a grant-funded longitudinal study of recidivism, substance use, and HIV Risk Behavior of jail inmates
- Assisted with the preparation and implementation of a grant-funded Randomized Clinical Trial of a Restorative Justice Intervention for jail inmates
- Responsibilities include conducting Motivational Interviews, conducting and score HARE psychopathy interview, conducting Timeline Followback Substance Use interview, supervising junior research assistants (weekly supervision meetings), developing and conducting training sessions for junior research assistants (i.e. interviewing skills, data entry), developing measures, participating in weekly meetings
- Supervisors: June Tangney, Ph.D.
Student Research Assistant
January 2007– June 2008 / Center for Addictions, Personality, and Emotion Research, College Park, MD
- Project manager for an experimental investigation of the relationship between PTSD and use of crack cocaine.
- Researcher for an experimental investigation of the predictors of drug-related attentional bias among crack/cocaine users with PTSD
- Researcher for study investigating management of difficult emotions in women who have had an unwanted sexual experience
- Responsibilities included: Recruiting participants, running study protocols, debriefing the participants, managing financial compensation, administration of the Clinician Administered PTSD scale (CAPS) the Diagnostic Interview for DSM IV Personality Disorders (DIPD).
- Studies conducted at a residential drug treatment facility in inner city Washington D.C.
- Supervisors: Matthew T. Tull, Ph.D., Kim L. Gratz, Ph.D, Carl W. Lejuez, PhD
Honors Thesis
September 2006 – June 2007 / Department of Government and Politics, College Park. MD
- Thesis topic: Panethnic Identity, Community Strength, and Political Potential in the United States: The Arab American Example
- Conducted, transcribed and analyzed interviews with Arab American activists.
- Submitted 100-page thesis
- Awarded High Honors (highest possible)
- Supervisors: Dr. James Glass, Dr. Karen Kauffman, and Dr. James Gimpel,
Publications/ Presentations
Book Chapters / Taymans, J.M. & Malouf, E.T. (2009). The promise and potential of interpersonal problem solving as a corrections intervention. In B. Glick (Ed). Cognitive Behavior Programs and Interventions: What Works with At-Risk Youth. New York: Civic Research Institute.
Poster Presentations / Malouf, E.T., Stuewig, J., Tangney, J.P., (2009) Self-control and Substance Dependence: Mediation by Peer Drug InvolvementPoster accepted for the annual conference of the Association of Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, New York, NY.
Brown, T., Malouf, E.T., Stuewig, J., Tangney, J.P. (2009) Correlates of Jail Inmate’s Self-Control: Invariant by Age? Poster accepted for the annual conference of the American Society of Criminology, Philadelphia, PA.
McDermott, M.J., Tull, M.T., Malouf, E.T., Daughters, S.B., Lejuez, C.W., & Gratz, K.L. (2008). Examining the role of anxiety sensitivity and emotion dysregulation in PTSD among crack/cocaine users. Poster accepted for the annual conference of the Anxiety Disorders Association of America, Savannah, GA.
Baruch, D.E., Tull, M.T., Malouf, E.T. & Trotman, A. (2007). Examination of the relationship between depressive symptoms and sensitivity to aversive events using a behavioral task. Poster session presented at the 41st Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies Annual Convention, Philadelphia, PA.
Other Publications / Harty, L., Youman, K., Malouf, E.T., Appel, M., Hall, S., Pilafova, A., & Tangney, J.P (2009) Mindfulness Inventory: Nine Dimensions. George Mason University, Fairfax, VA.
Malouf, E.T. (2002). Girls, crime, and juvenile justice. EDJJ Notes. National Center on Education, Disability and Juvenile Justice.
Clinical Experience
Student Psychotherapist
September 2009- present / George Mason University Center for Psychological Services, Fairfax, VA
- Conduct weekly individual therapy sessions (3 Clients)
- Supervisor: James Maddux, Ph.D. (weekly individual supervision)
Student Forensic Examiner
January 2009- present / Human Emotions Research Laboratory, Fairfax ,VA
- Certified in scoring of the Psychopathy Checklist- Revised (PCL-R) and the Psychopathy Checklist- Screening Version (PCL-SV)
- Conducted in depth semi-structured biopsychosocial clinical interviews with inmates at the Fairfax County Adult Detention Center
- Supervisors: June Tangney, Ph.D., Mark Hastings, Ph.D.
Psycho diagnostic Examiner
January 2009- present / George Mason University Center for Psychological Services, Fairfax, VA
Cognitive Assessment Program, Fairfax, VA
- Conducted intellectual assessments as part of the application process for gifted and talented center placement in Fairfax County Public Schools (three assessments)
- Supervisor: Dawna Thompson, Ph.D., Joy Granetz, Ph.D.
Student Motivational Interviewer
November 2008- present / Human Emotions Research Laboratory, Fairfax ,VA
- Completed intensive training in Motivational Interviewing through the Mid Atlantic Addiction Technology Transfer Center
- Conducted Motivational Interviews with inmates at the Fairfax County Adult Detention Center (5 inmates)
- Supervisor: June Tangney, Ph.D. (weekly group supervision)
Residential Counselor
January 2008- June 2008 / St. Luke’s House
- Full time position in a group home for adults with schizophrenia and co-morbid psychological disorders
- Responsibilities included: monitoring medicine, life skills training, supportive counseling, writing daily progress notes, preparing periodic progress reports
- Supervisor: Shalita Morris
Tests Administered
Beck Anxiety Inventory (2)
Beck Depression Inventory (2)
Beery-Buktenica Developmental Test of Visual-Motor Integration (1)
Psychopathy Checklist-Revised (PCL-R) (10)
Psychopathy Checklist- Screening Version (PCL-SV) (10)
Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory, 2nd Edition (2)
Personality Assessment Inventory (4)
Stanford-Binet Intelligences Scale, 5th Edition (1)
Structured Clinical Interview for the DSM-IV– Major Depressive Disorder only (2)
Timeline Followback Interview for Substance Use (10)
Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale, 4th Edition (3)
Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children, 4th Edition (7)
Woodcock Johnson III Tests of Achievement (3)
Woodcock Johnson III Tests of Cognitive Abilities (2)