Kara Binder Fehling
Curriculum Vitae
The Emotion and Psychopathology (EmP) Laboratory
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Department of Psychology, Tillett Hall
53 Avenue E, Piscataway, NJ 08854-8040
Education
Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ August 2013-present
Ph.D. Candidate, Clinical Psychology
Yale University, New Haven, CT August 2007-May 2011
Bachelor of the Arts, Psychology, May 2011
Cumulative GPA: 3.76
Summer Sessions: Yale Summer Conservatory for Actors (2006)
Intermediate Italian (Siena, Italy; 2008)
Honors and Awards
2011 Distinction in the psychology major with honors, Yale University
2011 Psi Chi International Psychology Honors Society, Yale University
2010 Solomon Summer Research Fellowship, Office of LGBT Studies, Yale University
Research Experience
Emotion and Psychopathology Lab
Graduate Student, August 2013-Present
Mentor: Edward Selby, Ph.D.
The Depression Clinical and Research Program at Massachusetts General Hospital
Program Coordinator, May 2012-June 2013
Clinical Research Coordinator, June 2011-May 2012
Supervisors: Maurizio Fava, M.D.; David Mischoulon, M.D.; Maren Nyer, Ph.D.
· Managed pre-award grant applications, supervised Program’s organization, scheduling, and standard operating procedures.
· Coordinated recruitment and data collection for multi-site clinical trials, conducted laboratory testing and processing, administered psychiatric pre-screening assessments, and assisted with the preparation and submission of research protocols, grant applications, and manuscripts.
· Specific studies: Dialectical Behavioral Therapy for Patients with MDD and Severe Suicidal Ideation, Ketamine Infusions for Treatment of MDD with Severe Suicidal Ideation, and more.
Regulation of Emotion and Anxiety Disorders Lab at Yale University
Research Assistant, October 2010-May 2011
Supervisors: Doug Mennin, Ph.D. & Elena Wright Mayville, Ph.D. candidate
· Helped manage graduate student’s study examining the effect of a confederate’s ethnic outgroup status on participants’ perception of confederate’s emotional reactions.
· Assisted in development of measurements of emotional reactions to film, created confederate script for in-lab interactions, recruited participants, directed confederate.
Yale Office of LGBT Studies
Solomon Summer Research Fellow, May 2010-August 2010
Supervisor: Margaret Drickamer, M.D.; Professor, Yale School of Medicine, Geriatrics.
· Funded to conduct independently created qualitative study on LGBT elders’ sexuality, sexual function, and experiences in the healthcare system.
· Created interview guide, managed IRB approval, conducted interviews, coded and analyzed data.
The Clark Relationship Science Lab at Yale University
Research Assistant, Fall 2009
Supervisor: Margaret Clark, Ph.D.
· Ran participants through study procedures (which included deception) and cleaned database for study examining the influence of participants’ attachment styles on their perception of others’ motivations to help.
Publications and Presentations
Manuscripts:
Vitali M, Tedeschi E, Mistreatta M, Aceti F, Fehling K, Ceccanti M, & Fava M. (2012). Adjunctive Pregabalin in Partial Responders with Major Depressive Disorder and Residual Anxiety, J Clin Psychopharm, in press.
Nyer M, Farabaugh A, Fehling K, Soskin D, Holt D, Papakostas G, Pedrelli P, Fava M, Pisoni A, Vitolo O, & Mischoulon D. (2013). Relationship between disturbed sleep and comorbid psychiatric symptoms among college students with depressive symptoms, in press.
Fehling K & Drickamer M. Sexual Concerns of the Aging LGBT Population: A Qualitative Study. (2013, in revision).
Mischoulon D, Nierenberg AA, J Schettler PJ, Kinkead B, Fehling K, Martinson M, Rapaport MH. A Double Blind, Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial Comparing Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA) versus Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA) for Major Depressive Disorder. (2013, manuscript under review).
Chen JA., Papakostas GI, Fehling K, Sacco G, Cusin C, Baer L, Clain AJ, Fava M, Mischoulon D. Association between physician beliefs regarding assigned treatment and clinical response: Re-analysis of data from the Hypericum Depression Trial Study Group. (2013, manuscript under review).
Dording CM, Schettler P, Dalton E, Fehling K, Fava M, & Mischoulon D. A Double-Blind, Placebo-controlled Trial of Maca Root as Treatment for Antidepressant-Induced Sexual Dysfunction in Women. (2012, manuscript under review).
Posters:
Fehling K, Cassiello C, Inamori A, DiPierro M, Nyer M, Baer L, Pedrelli P, Fava M, & Farabaugh A. (2012). Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for undergraduate college students: Positive affect and depressive symptoms, poster presented at the 46th Annual Conference of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, National Harbor, MD, November 15-18, 2012.
Inamori A, Cassiello C, Fehling K, Dipierro M, Nyer M, Baer L, Pedrelli P, Farabaugh A, & Fava M. (2012). Six-week cognitive behavioral therapy for the treatment of depression, suicidal ideation and comorbid anxiety among college students, poster presented at the 46th Annual Conference of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, National Harbor, MD, November 15-18, 2012.
DiPierro M, Inamori A, Fehling K, Cassiello C, Nyer M, Baer L, Pedrelli P, Fava M, & Farabaugh A. (2012). Increased social interest as a result of brief Cognitive-Behavior Therapy, poster presented at the 46th Annual Conference of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, National Harbor, MD, November 15-18, 2012.
Cassiello C, Fehling K, Dipierro M, Growdon J, Sudarsky L, Locascio J, Nyer M, Fava M, & Farabaugh A. (2012) CBT for the treatment of suicidal ideation in Parkinson’s Disease, poster presented at Massachusetts General Hospital Clinical Research Day, Boston, MA, October 11, 2012.
Nyer M, Fehling K, Soskin D, Pedrelli P, Baer L, Sacco G, Cassiello C, Holt D, Mischoulon D, Fava M, & Farabaugh A. (2012). Impact of sleep disturbance on comorbid psychiatric symptoms among college students with depressive symptoms, poster presented at the Harvard Medical School Psychiatry Research Day, Boston, MA, March 2012.
Fehling K & Drickamer M (2011). Sexual concerns of the aging LGBT population: A qualitative study, poster presented at the Gerontological Society of America’s 64th Annual Scientific Meeting, Boston, MA, November 18-20, 2011.
Clinical Experience
Massachusetts General Hospital, Inpatient Psychiatry Unit
Volunteer, May 2012-May 2013, 3 hours weekly
Supervisors: Michelle Jacobo, Ph.D. & Michelle Stein, Ph.D.
· Shadowed psychology department staff on rounds, observed 1:1 sessions with patients, discussed patient cases with doctors, and assisted with writing of notes.
Fellowship Place
Intern, September 2010-May 2011, 3 hours weekly
Supervisor: Kristi Lockhart, Ph.D.
· Fellowship is a clubhouse and group home offering various social services and practical resources to individuals who suffer from chronic mental illness.
· Co-led weekly group session on emotional experience and regulation, interacted with adult psychiatric outpatients, and observed the organization’s clinicians.
Yale University Dean’s Office
LGBTQ Peer Liaison, September 2010-May 2011, 2-10 hours weekly
Supervisor: Maria Trumpler, Ph.D.
· Acted as specific mental health resource and role model for incoming freshmen students, counseled students one-on-one, facilitated bi-weekly group discussions about LGBTQ-related campus issues.
The Yale Queer Resource Center
Supervisor: Maria Trumpler, Ph.D.
Peer Counselor, September 2009-May 2011, 1-2 hours weekly
· Counseled students on interpersonal and emotional difficulties as well as issues related to LGBTQ identity, staffed and organized the Center.
Professional Societies
Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, student member, 2011-present
The Gerontological Society of America, student member, 2011-2013
Society for the Scientific Study of Sexuality, student member, 2008-201