Page 1Curriculum VitaeJennifer Roberts, Ph.D.

CURRICULUM VITAE

A.GENERAL INFORMATION

1.Name: Jennifer Gilboe Roberts, Ph.D.

2. Office: 19 Old Town Square, Fort Collins, CO 80524

3.Office: 646-526-3116

4.Email:

5.Citizenship: USA

B.EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND

DegreeInstitutionDate

B.A. University of Iowa1989

M.A.New School for Social Research1994

New York, NY

Ph.D.New School for Social Research1999

New York, NY

Dissertation: Dissociative Symptomatology in Hospitalized Burn Patients

C.PROFESSIONAL POSITIONS AND EMPLOYMENT:

  1. Academic Positions

TitleInstitutionDates

Fellow of Psychology in Psychiatry, New York Presbyterian Hospital - Weill Cornell Medical College, 07/01/99-11/30/99

Instructor of Psychology in Psychiatry,

WeillCornellMedicalCollege, 12/01/99-07/01/02

Assistant Professor of Psychology in Psychiatry,

WeillCornellMedicalCollege, 07/01/02-10/01/07

Assistant Professor of Psychology in Psychiatry,

WeillCornellMedicalCollege, Sessional Faculty,

October, 2007 – Present

  1. Hospital positions

TitleInstitutionDates

Professional Associate The New York Presbyterian Hospital12/01/99 - present William Randolph Hearst Burn Center

  1. Post-doctoral training

TitleInstitutionDates

FellowPayne Whitney07/01/98-07/01/99

FellowNew YorkUniversity1999-2000

International Traumatic Stress Studies

D. LICENSURE, BOARD CERTIFICATION, MALPRACTICE

  1. Licensure
  1. NY State number: 014080 05/2014
  2. (licensed 11/19/1999)
  3. CO State number: 3726 08/31/2013
  4. (licensed 04/23/2013)
  1. Board Certification

No

  1. Malpractice Insurance

YesThe Trust

E.PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies 1999 - 2006

American Psychological Association1999 –Present

American Burn Association1998 - 2006

Disaster Psychiatry Outreach2004 - Present

F.HONORS AND AWARDS

1.New York Firefighter’s Burn Center Foundation Clinical Service Award, 2002

2.Award for Clinical Excellence, Payne Whitney Clinic, New YorkPresbyterianHospital, 1999

3.Tuition Scholarship at the New School for Social Research, 1993-1997

4.Tuition Scholarship at the University of Iowa, 1986-1989

G.INSTITUTIONAL/HOSPITAL AFFILIATION

  1. The New YorkPresbyterianHospital (Voluntary)
  2. Ferkauf Graduate School of Psychology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Yeshiva University Clinical Supervisor

H.EMPLOYMENT STATUS

  1. Assistant Professor, WeillCornellMedicalCollege (Sessional)

2. Private Practice

3. NIMH funded study Consultant

I. CURRENT AND PAST INSTITUTIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES

1. Teaching; Lecturer for Psychology Division Diagnostic and Treatment Conference; Weekly PTSD treatment didactic session provided to post doctoral fellows, psychology interns, psychology externs, medical students and undergraduates. Lecturer to medical students on anxiety disorders.

  1. Clinical; Psychiatric Consultant NYPH Burn Unit both In/outpatient clinic; Senior Assessor and Trainer for Corporate Screening program related to 9/11; Senior Therapist for Virtual Reality Treatment – Anxiety Disorders; Clinical supervisor for postdoctoral fellows and psychology interns
  2. Administrative Duties; Screen all applicants for postdoctoral /faculty appointments and conduct interviews. Maintain clinical schedule for corporate screening program (9-11 related). Manage patient flow for postdoctoral fellows. Maintain Physicians Organization private practice and virtual reality billing. Organized WTC Community Outreach. Participate in the appointments of students. Member of the Admissions application and internship selection committee for the Payne Whitney Psychology Internship
  3. Research; Senior protocol therapist on NIMH treatment development study; Brief Prevention of PTSD – training and supervision of Postdoctoral Fellows for protocol adherence.

J.EXTRAMURAL PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES

Consultant- Fidelity Monitor and Multi-site supervisor for NIMH funded study: Cognitive Behavioral Intervention for Bone Marrow and Stem Cell Transplant Survivors, Mt. Sinai School of Medicine and Memorial Sloan Kettering. 2004 - Present.

Consultant - Fidelity Monitor and Multi-site supervisor for NIMH funded study; Intervention for Parent Distress after Pediatric HSCT. FoxChaseCancerCenter. 2003 - Present.

International Trauma Instructor; Disaster Psychiatry Outreach, Sri Lanka March 2005 Developed, instructed and supervised core curriculum of Cognitive Behavioral Treatment for Acute Traumatic Event.

Committee for services for political refugees, NYU, International

Trauma Studies Program, 1998 – 2001.

Independent Study, Ethics and Psychology; New School For

Social Research, 2004.

Red Cross Disaster Mental Health Volunteer;

deployed to WTC 9/11.

WTC Community Outreach;

Organized art therapy groups and parent support groups for

FDNY, NYPD families.

Volunteer Debriefing and support for FDNY families and firefighters in the immediate and long term aftermath of 9/11.

Research supervisor for thesis students.

k.BIBLIOGRAPHY

Cukor, J., Wyka, K., Mello, B., Olden, M., Jayasinghe, N., Roberts, J., Giosan, C., Crane, M., and Difede, J., The longitudinal course of PTSD among disaster workers deployed to the World Trade Center following the attacks of September 11th. Journal of Traumatic Stress special anniversary edition for the 9/11 attacks.

Roberts, J. : Disaster Psychiatry: Implications for Haiti. WeillCornellMedicalCollege. Psychiatry Grand Rounds, February 3, 2010, New York, NY.

Cukor J, Roberts J, Chiaramonte G, Difede J: Anxiety Disorders in burn-injured patients. Symposium: Impact of Anxiety Disorders on Medical Populations. Society of Behavioral Medicine, March 26 - 29, 2008.

Difede, J., Weathers, F., Jayasinghe, N., Leck, P., Roberts, J., Kramer and Crane, M. : Psychiatric consequences of the WorldTradeCenter attack in a sample of utility workers (under review, 2004).

Difede, J., Ptacek, J.T., Roberts, J., Barocas, D., Rives, W., & Yurt, R.: Acute Stress Disorder following burn injury: a predictor of PTSD. Psychosomatic Medicine, (2002).

Difede, J., Roberts, J., Jayasinghe, N., & Leck, P. : Evaluation and treatment of emergency services personnel following the WorldTradeCenter attack. In Y. Neria, R. Gross, R. Marshall, & E. Susser (Eds.), September 11, 2001: Treatment, Research and Public Mental Health in the Wake of a Terrorist Attack. New York: Cambridge university Press, 2006.

Roberts, J., Rothrock, M., Alden, N., Rabbitts, A., Difede, J., Yurt, R.: Assault on an Urban Burn Unit: a psychiatric utilization review. American Burn Association, March 2003.

Roberts, J., Difede, J., O’Neill, A., Himel, H., and Yurt, R.: Are there objective medical predictors of PTSD? TBSA revisited. American Burn Association, March 2000, Las Vegas, Nevada.

Roberts, J., Difede, J., O’Neill, A., Himel, H., and Yurt, R.: Do psychological symptoms differ for burns caused by interpersonal violence? American Burn Association, March 2000, Las Vegas, Nevada.

Roberts, J., and Difede J.: Interpersonal Violence: psychological consequences. International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies, November, 1998, Washington, D.C.

Lambert, J., Barocas D., Roberts J., & Difede, J.: Attribution of blame, self esteem, and acute stress disorder following burn injury. Poster presented at the Society for Behavioral Medicine, April, 1997, San Francisco, CA.

  1. TELEVISION & Presentations

WABC-TV Eyewitness News at 5

Dr. Jennifer Roberts (NYP/WC) Overcoming Fears via Virtual Reality Therapy.

FOX 5

Dr. Jennifer Roberts (NYP) “Facing Your Fears” Virtual Reality Therapy.

Payne Whitney Grand Rounds, WTC Monitoring and Treatment for First Responders, 2003.

Payne Whitney Grand Rounds, CBT training of Indigineous counselors in Sri Lanka post tsunami. 2006.

Mount Sinai Grand Rounds, Clinical Case Discussant CBT and First Responders, 2008.

November 20, 2013

Jennifer Roberts, Ph.D.