Version: 10/11/2018
Curriculum Vitae
christy capone, PhD
Business Address: Providence VA Medical Center
830 Chalkstone Avenue (116B)
Providence, RI 02908-4799
Phone:401-273-7100 x 6169
FAX:401-457-3354
E-mail:
EDUCATION
B.A.The University of Connecticut
1990Bachelor of Arts in Psychology
M.A. Fairfield University
1995Master of Arts in Applied Psychology
Ph.D.University of Rhode Island
2007 Clinical Psychology
POSTGRADUATE TRAINING
InternshipBoston Consortium in Clinical Psychology
2006 - 2007Boston VA Healthcare System
FellowshipBrown University Medical School
2007 - 2009Center for Alcohol and Addiction Studies
POSTGRADUATE HONORS AND AWARDS
2007 Student Merit Award, Research Society on Alcoholism
2010Junior Investigator Award, Research Society on Alcoholism
2015Research Mentor Award, Clinical Psychology Training Consortium, Brown University
PROFESSIONAL LICENSES AND BOARD CERTIFICATIONS
Licensed Psychologist
Rhode Island License PS01111Active Status (March 2009)
ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS
2009 – 2010Research Associate
Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior Center for Alcohol and Addiction Studies
Brown University
2010 – present Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Human Behavior
Center for Alcohol and Addiction Studies
The Warren Alpert Medical School
Brown University
HOSPITAL APPOINTMENTS
2008 – 2009Graduate Psychologist
Returning Veterans Program
Providence VA Medical Center
830 Chalkstone Avenue
Providence, RI 02908-4799
2009 – presentClinical Psychologist
PTSD-SUD Specialist
Providence VA Medical Center
830 Chalkstone Avenue
Providence, RI 02908-4799
OTHER APPOINTMENTS AND PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
1998 - 2001Research Associate
Yale University School of Medicine
Department of Psychiatry
Division of Substance Abuse Research
New Haven, CT 06511
2000-2002Clinical Interviewer
Research Foundation for Mental Hygiene
Columbia University
New York, NY 10032
2004-2006Psychometrician
South County Behavioral Medicine
Wakefield, RI 02879
2005-2006Behavioral HealthConsultant
South County Physicians’ Initiative
Wakefield, RI 02879
Invited Reviewer:
Addiction, Addictive Behaviors, Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research, Drug and Alcohol Dependence, Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs, Psychiatry Research, Psychology of Addictive Behaviors, Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy, Substance Use & Misuse
HOSPITAL COMMITTEES
2009 - 2012Parasuicide Committee Member
Providence VAMC
UNIVERSITY COMMITTEES
2011 – present Data and Safety Monitoring Board Member
A Stage 2 Cognitive-Behavioral Trial: Reduce Alcohol First in Kenya Intervention (RAFIKI); PI: Papas
OTHER PROFESSIONAL COMMITTEES
2015 - presentSteering Committee Member
SAMHSA Veterans Treatment Court
MEMBERSHIP IN SOCIETIES
2001 -presentAmerican Psychological Association
2003 -presentResearch Society on Alcoholism
2009 - presentInternational Society for Traumatic Stress Studies
PUBLICATIONS LIST
ORIGINAL PUBLICATIONS IN PEER-REVIEWED JOURNALS
- Read, J. P., Wood, M. D., & Capone, C. (2005). A prospective investigation of relations between social influences and alcohol involvement during the transition into college. Journal of Studies on Alcohol, 66, 23-34.
- O’Malley, S.S., Sinha, R., Grilo, C., Capone, C., Farren, C., McKee, S., Rounsaville, B., & Wu, R. (2007). Naltrexone and cognitive behavioral coping skills therapy for the treatment of alcohol drinking and eating disorder features in alcohol dependent women: A randomized, double-blind, placebo controlled trial.Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research, 31, 625-634.
- Capone, C., Wood, M.D., Borsari, B., & Laird, R. (2007). Fraternity and sorority involvement, social influences, and alcohol use among college students: A prospective examination.Psychology of Addictive Behaviors, 21, 316-327.
- Wood, M.D., Capone, C., LaForge, R., Erickson, D.J., & Brand, N.H. (2007). Brief motivational intervention and alcohol expectancy challenge with heavy drinking college students: A randomized factorial study.Addictive Behaviors, 32, 2509-2528.
- Capone, C. & Wood, M.D. (2008). Density of familial alcoholism and its effects on alcohol use and problems in college students. Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research, 32, 1451-1458.
- Ray, L., Capone, C., Sheets, E., Young, D., Chelminski, I., & Zimmerman, M. (2009). Posttraumatic stress disorder with and without alcohol use disorders: Diagnostic and clinical correlates in a psychiatric sample. Psychiatry Research, 170, 278-281.
- Capone, C., & Wood, M.D. (2009). Thinking about drinking: Need for cognition and readiness to change moderate the effects of brief alcohol interventions. Psychology of Addictive Behaviors, 23, 684-688.
- Borsari, B., Hustad, J.T.P., & Capone, C. (2009). Alcohol use in the Greek system, 1999-2008: A decade of progress. Current Drug Abuse Reviews, 2, 216-225.
- Wood, M.D., Fairlie, A.M., Fernandez, A.C., Borsari, B., Capone, C., Laforge, R., & Barros, R. (2010). Brief motivational and parent interventions for college students: A randomized factorial study. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 78, 341-369.
- Capone, C., Kahler, C.W., Swift, R.M., & O’Malley, S.S. (2011). Does family history of alcoholism moderate naltrexone’s effects on alcohol use? Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs, 72, 135-140.
- Borsari, B., Capone, C., Mastroleo, N. R., & Monti, P. M. (2011). Clinical considerations in the treatment of substance use disorders with veterans. Journal of Contemporary Psychotherapy, 41, 247-253.
- Carter, A.C., Capone, C., & Short, E.E. (2011). Co-occurring posttraumatic stress disorder and alcohol use disorders in veteran populations. Journal of Dual Diagnosis, 7, 285-299.
- Capone, C., Carter, A.C., Reddy, M., & Shea, M.T. (2013). Trauma-related predictors of alcohol use in recently deployed OEF-OIF veterans. Journal of Traumatic Stress, 26, 354-360.
- Capone, C., Short, E.E., Carter, A.C. & McGovern, M.P. (2014). Integrated Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (ICBT) for co-occurring PTSD and substance use disorders in Iraq and Afghanistan veterans: A feasibility study. Journal of Traumatic Stress Disorders & Treatment, 3, 12-16.
- Contractor, A.A., Presseau, C., Capone, C., Reddy, M.K., & Shea, M.T. (2016). The moderating role of dysphoria in the relationship between intrusions and alcohol use. Addictive Behaviors, 55, 5-14.
PUBLICATIONS SUBMITTED OR IN PREPARATION
- McGovern, M.P., Capone, C., & Presseau, C. Adapting an integrated cognitive behavioral therapy for U.S. Veterans returning from Iraq and Afghanistan: Lessons learned. Manuscript under review.
- Eaton, E.M., Magill, M.,, Capone, C., Cramer, M.A., Mastroleo, N.R., Reavy, R., & Borsari, B. Mechanisms of Behavior Change within Peer-Implemented Alcohol Interventions. Manuscript under review.
- McGovern, M.P., Capone, C., & Presseau, C. Integrated CBT for co-occurring PTSD-SUD among Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans. Manuscript in preparation.
- Eaton, E.M., & Capone, C. A pilot study of mindful self-compassion in Veterans with PTSD-SUD and trauma-related guilt. Mansucript in preparation.
NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL PRESENTATIONS
- Sinha, R., Hurley, C., Farren, C., O'Malley, S.S. (1999, June). Co-morbid psychopathology, eating pathology, and dependence severity in treatment-seeking alcoholic women. Poster presented at the 22nd annual meeting of the Research Society on Alcoholism, Santa Barbara, CA.
- Wood, M. D., Brand, N., & Capone, C. (2002). Individualized feedback and alcohol expectancy challenge with heavy drinking college students. Paper presented at the First Annual Brown University Forum on College Student Drinking, Providence, RI, July 15, 2002.
- O’Malley, S., Sinha, R., Farren, C., Wu, R., Grilo, C., Hurley, C., & Meandzija, B. (2002, June). Naltrexone treatment in alcoholic women with and without eating disturbances. Poster presented at the 25th annual meeting of the Research Society on Alcoholism, San Francisco, CA.
- Capone, C., Wood, M. D., Brand, N. H., & Kenna, G. A. (2002, June). The effect of individualized feedback and expectancy challenge on alcohol use among heavy drinking college students. Poster presented at the 25th annual meeting of the Research Society on Alcoholism, San Francisco, CA.
- Brand, N. H., Wood, M. D., & Capone, C. (2002, June). Examining individual differences in expectancy and normative influences on college student drinking. Poster presented at the 25th annual meeting of the Research Society on Alcoholism, San Francisco, CA.
- Read, J. P., Wood, M. D., & Capone, C. (2003, June). A prospective test of social learning theory in college drinking. Poster presented at the 26th annual meeting of the Research Society on Alcoholism, Fort Lauderdale, FL.
- Capone, C., Wood, M. D., & Brand, N. H. (2003, June). A test of mediation, moderation, and gender invariance in two brief interventions for college students. Poster presented at the 26th annual meeting of the Research Society on Alcoholism, Fort Lauderdale, FL.
- Brand, N. H., Wood, M. D., & Capone, C. (2003, June). Readiness to change and expectancy awareness as mediators of interventions to reduce alcohol use in college students. Poster presented at the 26th annual meeting of the Research Society on Alcoholism, Fort Lauderdale, FL.
- Wood, M. D., Capone, C., & Brand, N. H. (2004, June). An investigation of individualized feedback and alcohol expectancy challenge with heavy drinking college students. Poster presented at the 27th annual meeting of the Research Society on Alcoholism, Vancouver, British Columbia.
- Capone, C., Wood, M. D., & Brand, N. H. (2004, June). Examining potential mediators of brief intervention effects with heavy drinking college students. Poster presented at the 27th annual meeting of the Research Society on Alcoholism, Vancouver, British Columbia.
- Reavy, R., Wood, M.D., Capone, C., Laforge, R., & Briggs, E. (2005, June). Peer and parent influences on alcohol use and problems among incoming college freshmen. Poster presented at the 28th annual meeting of the Research Society on Alcoholism, Santa Barbara, CA.
- Capone, C., Wood, M. D., Reavy, R., & Guindon, A. (2005, June). Confirmatory factor analysis of parental involvement measures across parent and teen samples. Poster presented at the 28th annual meeting of the Research Society on Alcoholism, Santa Barbara, CA.
- Wood, M.D., Capone, C., Resendes, A., & Fairlie, A.M. (2006, May). Correspondence of parent and teen reports as correlates of alcohol involvement. Poster presented at the 18th annual meeting of the Association for Psychological Science, New York, NY.
- Capone, C. & Wood, M.D. (2007, July). An examination of familial density of alcoholism and associations with alcohol use and problems among college students. Poster presented at the 30th annual meeting of the Reseach Society on Alcoholism, Chicago, IL.
- Capone, C. & Wood, M.D. (2008, July). An examination of moderators of alcohol intervention effects among heavy drinking college students. Poster presented at the 31th annual meeting of the Reseach Society on Alcoholism, Washington DC.
- Capone, C., Kahler, C.W., Swift, R.M., & O'Malley, S.S. (2010, June). Does family history of alcoholism moderate naltrexone's effects on alcohol use? Poster presented at the 33rd annual meeting of the Reseach Society on Alcoholism, San Antonio, TX.
- Capone, C., Carter, A.C., & Shea, M.T. (2011, February). Predictors of alcohol use among recently deployed OIF-OEF veterans. Poster presented at the 11th Annual Samuel B. Guze Symposium on Alcoholism, St Louis, MO.
- Capone, C., Carter, A.C. & Shea, M.T. (2011, November). Re-experiencing symptoms predict alcohol use in OIF-OEF veterans during the first month post-deployment. Poster presented at the 27th annual meeting of the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies, Baltimore, MD.
- Capone, C., Short, E.E., & Carter, A.C. (2012, November). A Pilot Trial of Integrated CBT for PTSD and Substance Use Disorders with OEF-OIF-OND Veterans. In C. Capone (Chair), Treatment of co-occurring PTSD and substance use in veterans: Innovations and challenges. Symposium presented at the Annual Meeting of the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies, Los Angeles, CA.
- McGrath, A.C., Presseau, C., McLeman, B.M., McGovern, M., & Capone, C. (2014, June). A Comparison of Military Veterans and Civilians Seeking Treatment for PTSD and Substance Use Disorders. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Research Society on Alcoholism, Bellevue, WA.
INVITED PRESENTATIONS
- Wood, M.D. & Capone, C. (2009, April). The prevalence of substance use and misuse in emerging adulthood: Psychological, social, and familial challenges. Invited presentation, Harvard-Cambridge Health Alliance, Boston, MA.
- Capone, C. (2012, August). Treating co-occurring PTSD and substance use disorders in veterans. Invited presentation, Annual Training of Vet Center clinical staff, Providence, RI.
- Capone, C. (2012, November). Treatment of co-occurring PTSD and substance use disorders. Invited presentation, Rhode Island College, Providence, RI.
- Capone, C. (2013, November). Seeking Safety: Research and clinical considerations. Invited presentation, Rhode Island College, Providence, RI.
- Shea, M.T., & Capone, C. (2014, April). Addressing combat related guilt and moral injury in Veterans. Mental Health Colloquium, Providence VA Medical Center.
COMPLETED GRANTS
- “Prazosin and Combat Trauma PTSD (PACT)”
Funding Source: VA Cooperative Studies Program (CSP #563)
Role: Clinician Rater
2. “Integrated CBT for Co-occurring PTSD and Substance Use Disorders” (7/1/10-6/30/15).
Funding Source: National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA 1RO1DA030102; PI: McGovern)
Role: Co-Investigator
Direct Costs: $1,037,657
3. “Self Compassion Focused Treatment for co-occurring PTSD and substance use disorders for Veterans with post traumatic guilt” (4/1/15-9/30/15)
Funding Source: VA Seed Grant Program (PI: Eaton)
Role: Co-Investigator
Direct Costs: $25,000
CURRENT GRANTS
1. “Virtual Role-Plays to Train Cognitive-Behavioral Treatment (CBT) for Addictions” (9/25/2014-6/15/2017).
Funding Source: National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (R44AA023719; PI:Olsen)
Role: Consultant
2. “Trauma-Informed Guilt Reduction (TrIGR) Intervention” (9/30/2015 – 9/29/2019)
Funding Source: Department of Defense (PT140066)
Role: Co-PI
Direct Costs: $935,444
UNIVERSITY TEACHING ROLES
2009-presentPostdoctoralClinical Supervisor, Providence VAMC
Integrated treatment for comorbid PTSD-SUD
Brown University Fellowship Program
2013 – 2015Practicum Supervisor, Providence VAMC
2014 – 2015Master’s of Science (ScM) ThesisCommittee
Behavioral and Social Sciences Intervention ScM Program
School of Public Health, Brown University
Madeline Benz, 2014-2015
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