Edward E. Waldrep, M.A

Edward E. Waldrep, M.A.

15January2012

Permanent Address:

2451 Crabapple Circle

Stow, OH 44224

Telephone: (719) 661-6457

E-mail:

EDUCATION

TrevorG. Browne High School: High School Diploma, June 1995.

Pikes Peak Community College: August 2004-August 2005.

University of Colorado, Colorado Springs: Bachelor of Arts

Major: Psychology

Honors Distinction: Psychology

May 2008, Magna Cum Laude

Honors Thesis: Efficacy of a Web-based Program in Aiding Recovery from Posttraumatic Distress. Advisor: Charles C. Benight, Ph.D. (defended Spring 2008).

Kent State University: Master of Arts

Major: Clinical Psychology

Focus: Adult Psychopathology

May 2011

Kent State University: Doctor of Philosophy

Major: Clinical Psychology

Focus: Adult Psychopathology

Anticipated: May 2014

AWARDS AND HONORS

Recipient. David Nichols Award. Certificate of recognition presented from the College of Letters, Arts, and Sciences of the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs. (Spring, 2008).

Recipient. Psi Chi Summer Research Grant. Developed a scale designed to examine belief in the ability to generate meaning following trauma. (Summer, 2007).

ACADEMIC WORK EXPERIENCE

Research Assistant. Participated in research examining Peer-Support and Critical Incident Stress Debriefing used by firefighters. Trauma Health and HazardsCenter, University of Colorado, Colorado Springs, Fall 2005-Fall 2006. Collected, entered and analyzed data. Supervisor: Elizabeth T. Williams, M.A.

Research Assistant. Primary researcher examining the efficacy of web-based interventions for recovery from psychological distress. Established surveys on an online system, recruited, randomly assigned, and tracked participants. Collected, entered and analyzed data. Paid position. Supervisor: Charles C. Benight, Ph.D.

Research Assistant. Participated in research related to PTSD and HIV, PTSD and motor vehicle accidents, and double blind study of early administration of hydrocortisone following traumatic events and PTSD development. Assisted in data collection, biological sample collecting, imputation, and data preparation for several ongoing research projects.

Supervisor: Douglass L. Delahanty, Ph.D.

Research Assistant. Participated in research related to treatment preferences for individuals seeking treatment at an outpatient psychological trauma specialty clinic. The position included coordinating undergraduate research assistants and clinicians, data collection, data entry, and record maintenance.

Supervisor: Dawn M. Johnson, Ph.D.

Summer Research Fellow. Participated in a project titled “Assessment of Mental Health Treatment Outcomes in Inpatient and Outpatient Settings”. Position included coordinating interdepartmental collection of relevant assessment materials and outcome measures for patients seeking treatment in inpatient psychiatric, outpatient psychiatric, and traumatic stress clinics.

Supervisor: Patrick A. Palmieri, PhD

Teaching Assistant. Teaching assistant for introductory psychology course at Kent State University. Responsibilities included assisting in test preparation, test administration, grading, and offering office hours to advise undergraduate students.

Supervisor: John A. Updegraff, PhD.

Supervisor: Sharon Sciartelli, PhD.

WORKSHOPS

Waldrep, E. E. (November 2010, 2011). Veteran mentor training program. Developed and hosted a 4 hour workshop designed to provide education for student veterans to identify signs and risk factors of suicide in peers. Activities included didactics, interactive discussion, role play, and evaluation of skill application. Workshop was collaborated with the Center for Adult & Veteran Services, Kent State University. Kent, OH.

PUBLICATIONS

Benight, C. C., Cieslak, R., & Waldrep, E. E. (2009). Theoretical frameworks for understanding mental health consequences of disasters. In Y. Neria, S. Galea, & F. Norris (Eds.), Mental Health Consequences of Disasters. London, England:Cambridge University Press.

Benight, C. C., Ruzek, J. I., Waldrep, E. (2008). Internet interventions for traumatic stress: A review and theoretically-based example. Journal of Traumatic Stress, 21, 513-520.

Waldrep, E. E., & Benight, C. C. (2008). Social cognitive theory. In G. Reyes, J. Elhai, & J. Ford (Eds.), The Encyclopedia of Psychological Trauma. New York, NY: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

MEETING PRESENTATIONS

Benight, C. C., Waldrep, E. E., & Mitchell, J. (2007). Regressive trauma coping scale: Initial psychometrics. Poster presented at the 23rd annual meeting of the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies. Baltimore, MD.

Kobayashi, I., Waldrep, E. E., Hruska, B., & Delahanty, D. L. (2010). Associations between heart rate variability and sleep disturbances among trauma-exposed college students. Poster presented at the 26th annual meeting of the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies. Montreal, QC.

Waldrep, E. E. (2011). Preventing suicide: Peer-based training. Presentation describing the development of a suicide prevention program designed to train veteran students to identify signs and risk factors of suicide to regional Ohio university attendees. Presented at the 2nd annual meeting of Ohio Universities: Serving Those Who Serve. Kent, OH.

Waldrep, E. E., & Benight, C. C. (2007). Web based trauma interventions. Poster presented at the 23rd annual meeting of the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies. Baltimore, MD.

Waldrep, E. E., Benight, C. C., Cieslak, R., & Hughes, J. (2008). Psychometric properties of the meaning self-efficacy scale. Poster presented at the 24th annual meeting of the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies. Chicago, IL.

Waldrep, E. E., Benight, C. C., & Williams, E. (2006). Efficacy of the MMPI fake good scale on predicting deviant responses with emergency responders. Poster presented at the 22nd annualmeeting of the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies. Hollywood, CA.

Waldrep, E. E., & Delahanty, D. L. (2010). Coping self-efficacy predicts posttraumatic distress in a longitudinal study of motor vehicle accident survivors. Poster presented at the 26th annual meeting of the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies. Montreal, QC.

Waldrep, E. E., & Hughes, J. (2009). Phase II of the development of the Meaning Self-Efficacy scale (MSE). Poster presented at the 25th annual meeting of the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies. Atlanta, GA.

Waldrep, E. E., Johnson, D. M., Doane, L. S., Kramer, N., Zucosky, H. (2011). PTSD preferences and correlates in treatment and non-treatment seeking populations. Poster presented at the 27th annual meeting of the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies. Baltimore, MD.

Waldrep, E. E., Palmieri, P. A., & Johnson, D. M. (2010). Confirmatory factor analysis of the posttraumatic cognitions inventory in adults seeking treatment for PTSD. Paper presented at the 26th annual meeting of the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies. Montreal, QC.

ADDITIONAL PROFESSIONAL TRAINING

MMPI-2/MMPI-2-RF Workshop. Attended a two day workshop focusing on MMPI-2/MMPI-2-RF administration, interpretation, assessment report writing, and clinical case examples. Instructors: John R. Graham, PhD, Yossef S. Ben-Porath, PhD, Martin Sellbom, PhD. November 2009.

Delivery of Prolonged Exposure for PTSD: An Introduction. Attended a half-day workshop focused on delivering Prolonged Exposure therapy and clinical considerations regarding effective trauma exposure techniques. Instructors: Edna Foa, PhD, & Norah Feeney, PhD. March 2009.

MEMBERSHIPS IN PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES

American Psychological Association. Student Affiliate, 2008-present.

International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies. Student Affiliate, 2005-present.

Psi Chi, Psychology Honor Society. Chapter President, 2006-2008. Organized ChapterGraduateSchool Forum, Fall 2006.

The National Society of Leadership and Success. University of Colorado at Colorado Springs, Student Affiliate,Fall 2007.

Graduate Student Senate. Kent State University, Clinical Psychology Representative, 2010-2011.

MILITARY SERVICE

U. S. Army. Enlisted service member, March 1998-December 2004. PMOS 11b, Infantry. Highest rank held Staff Sergeant, E-6.