Kathryn A. Roecklein, Ph.D.
Assistant ProfessorJuly 2012
Department of PsychologyOffice: (412) 624-4553
University of PittsburghFax: (412) 648-2002
4307 Sennott
210 South Bouquet
Pittsburgh, PA 15260
Employment
2008-PresentAssistant Professor, University of Pittsburgh Department of Psychology
Clinical Psychology & Biological and Health Psychology Graduate Programs
Clinical Licensing
2011Pennsylvania State Board of Psychology Licensed Clinical Psychologist
Education
Ph.D., Clinical Psychology – Medical Psychology Track (2008), USUHS, Bethesda, Maryland. Faculty and Research Advisor: Kelly J. Rohan, Ph.D., Secondary Research Advisor: Ignacio Provencio, Ph.D.
Pre-Doctoral Clinical Psychology Residency, 2007-08, The University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, Mississippi. Clinical Supervisor: Julie Schumacher, Ph.D.; Research Preceptor: Scott F. Coffey, Ph.D.
Graduate Studies, Interdepartmental Program in Neuroscience, 1996-1997, The University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah. Faculty Advisor: Robert E. Marc, Ph.D.
B.A., Biology and Psychology (Neuroscience), Cum Laude (1995), The University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware. Faculty Advisor: Steven D. Skopik, Ph.D.
Grant Activity
Pending
Title: “Melanopsin driven pupil light reflex in Seasonal Affective Disorder.”
Role: Principal Investigator
Re-Submitted: November, 2011
Source: National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
Mechanism: Investigator Initiated R03
Score: 17, 3rd percentile; Advisory Council met 5/17/2012
Direct costs: $100,000
Previous
Title: “The effect of melanopsin gene variations on responses to light.”
Role: Principal Investigator
Period: Summer 2012
Source: University of Pittsburgh Faculty Grants Committee
Mechanism: Type I Third Term Research Stipend
Costs: $4,000 [declined due to administrative conflict]
Title: “Melanopsin variations interact with daylength to predict sleep onset and chronotype.”
Role: Principal Investigator
Date: 2009-2010
Mechanism: Type II Faculty Grant
Source: University of Pittsburgh Faculty Grants Committee
Direct costs: $3,441.00
Title: “Polymorphisms Related to Dopamine Receptor Function and Smoking.”
Role: Co-Investigator (PI - Eric Donny, Ph.D.)
Submitted: January 27, 2009
Source: NIDA, RFA-DA-09-016, R03
Period: 2 years
Direct costs: $300,000
Title: “Melanopsin Gene Variations in Seasonal Affective Disorder.”
Role: Student Principal Investigator
Source: NIMH National Research Service Award, F31
Period: 2005-07
Direct costs: Tuition and graduate stipend
Peer-Reviewed Publications
Manuscripts in Preparation
* denotes publication with a student co-author
*Wong, P. M., Roecklein, K. A., Steiner, J. L., Franzen, P. L. Is self reported hypersomnia related to objective or subjective measures of daytime sleepiness?
Roecklein, K. A., Scher, A. I., Smith, A., Harris, T., Eiriksdottir, G., Garcia, M., Gudnason, V., Launer, L. J. Haplotype analysis of the folate-related genes MTHFR, MTRR, and MTR and migraine with aura.
*Wong, P. M., Roecklein, K. A., Hasler, B. P., Carney, C. Dysfunctional beliefs about sleep in seasonal and nonseasonal mood disorder and controls.
*Roecklein, K. A., Wong, P. M., Miller, M. A., Donofry, S. D., Franzen, P. L., Wood-Vasey, W. M.Melanopsin-Driven Pupil Responses in Seasonal Affective Disorder.
*Roecklein, K. A., Wong, P. M., Miller, M.A., Donofry, S.D., Kamarck, M.L., Brainard, G.C. (2012) Melanopsin, photosensitive ganglion cells, and seasonal affective disorder. Manuscript submitted for publication, 2012. Biological Psychiatry.
Published Peer-Reviewed Manuscripts
*Roecklein, K. A., Schumacher, J. A., Miller, M. A., & Ernecoff, N. C. (2012). Cognitive and behavioral predictors of light therapy use in seasonal affective disorder. PLoS One. 7(6), e39275. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0039275
*Roecklein, K.A., Wong, P.M., Miller, M.A., Franzen, P.L., Ferrell, B.A., Manuck, S.B. (2012, in press). Melanopsin gene variations interact with season to predict sleep timing and chronotype. Chronobiology International.
Rohan, K.J., Nillni, Y.I., Mahon, J.N., Roecklein, K.A., Sitnikov, L., Haaga, D.A. (2011). Cognitive vulnerability in moderate, mild, and low seasonality. Journal of Nervous and Mental Disorders. 99(12), 961-970. doi: 10.1097/NMD.0b013e3182392948
Lindsey, K. T., Rohan, K. J., Roecklein, K. A., & Mahon, J. N. (2011). Surface facial electromyography, skin conductance, and self-reported emotional responses to light- and season-relevant stimuli in seasonal affective disorder. Journal of Affective Disorders. doi: 10.1016/j.jad.2011.04.016
Erickson, K.I., Miller, D.L., Roecklein, K.A. (2010). The aging hippocampus: interactions between exercise, depression, and BDNF. The Neuroscientist.
Roecklein, K. A., Rohan, K. J., & Postolache, T. T. (2010). SAD: Is seasonal affective disorder a bipolar variant? Current Psychiatry, 9(2), 42-54.
Roecklein, K.A., Schumacher, J. A., Gabriele, J. M., Fagan, C., Baran, A. S., Richert, A. C. (2010). Personalized feedback to improve CPAP adherence in obstructive sleep apnea. Behavioral Sleep Medicine, 8(2), 105-112.
Rohan, K. J., Roecklein, K. A., & Haaga, D. A. F. (2009). Biological and psychological mechanisms of seasonal affective disorder: A review and integration. Current Psychiatry Reviews, 5(1), 37-47.
Roecklein, K. A., Rohan, K. J., Duncan, W. C., Rollag, M. D., Rosenthal, N. E., Lipsky, R. H., Provencio, I. (2009). A missense variant (P10L) of the melanopsin (OPN4) gene is associated with Seasonal Affective Disorder. Journal of Affective Disorders, 114(1-3), 279-285.
Rohan, K. J., Roecklein, K. A., Lacy, T. J., & Vacek, P. M. (2009). Winter depression recurrence one year after cognitive-behavioral therapy, light therapy, or combination treatment. Behavior Therapy, 40(3), 225-238.
Rohan, K. J., Roecklein, K. A., Tierney Lindsey, K., Johnson, L. G., Lippy, R. D., Lacy,
T. M., & Barton, F. B. (2007). A randomized controlled trial of cognitive-behavioral therapy, light therapy, and their combination for seasonal affective disorder. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 75, 489-500.
Roecklein, K. A., & Rohan, K. J. (2005). Seasonal affective disorder: An overview and update. Psychiatry 2005, 2, 20-26.
Rohan, K. J., Tierney Lindsey, K., Roecklein, K. A., & Lacy, T. J. (2004). Cognitive-behavioral therapy, light therapy, and their combination in treating seasonal affective disorder. Journal of Affective Disorders, 80, 273-283.
Published Abstracts
Roecklein, K. A., Wong, P., Ferrell, R. E., Manuck, S. B. (2011). Melanopsin gene variations interact with season to predict sleep timing and chronotype [Abstract, Special Issue: Abstract Program of the 2011 Annual Society for Light Treatment and Biological Rhythms Meeting 2011]. Chronobiology International.
Roecklein, K. A., Philp, A. R., Rohan, K. J., Rollag, M. D., Provencio, I. (2004). A polymorphism (P10L) in melanopsin, a circadian photopigment, is associated with seasonal affective disorder [Abstract, Special Issue: Abstract Program of the Sixteenth Annual Society for Light Treatment and Biological Rhythms Meeting 2004]. Chronobiology International, 21(4):800-801.
Rohan, K. J., Tierney Lindsey, K., Roecklein, K. A., Lippy, R. D., Johnson, L. G., Nguyen, A. T., Massac, A. I., & Lacy, T. J. (2003). Cognitive-behavioral and light treatments for seasonal affective disorder: Interim analyses from a controlled, randomized clinical trial [Abstract, Special Issue: Abstract Program of the Fifteenth Annual Society for Light Treatment and Biological Rhythms Virtual Meeting 2003]. Chronobiology International, 20, 1219-1221.
Encyclopedia Entries
*Roecklein, K.A. & Wong, P.M. (2012). Seasonal affective disorder. In M. Gellman & R. Turner (Eds.), Encyclopedia of Behavioral Medicine (in press). New York, N.Y.: Springer Publishing.
Roecklein, K. A., & Rohan, K. J. (2010). Seasonal affective disorder. In I. B. Weiner & W. E. Craighead (Eds.), Corsini’s encyclopedia of psychology (4th Ed) (pp. 1522-1524). Hoboken, N. J.: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing.
Rohan, K. J., & Roecklein, K. A. (2009). Seasonal affective disorder. In R. E. Ingram (Ed.), International encyclopedia of depression (pp. 484-490). New York, NY: Springer Publishing.
Rohan, K. J., Nillni, Y. I., & Roecklein, K. A. (2009). Psychotherapy. In T. Partonen & S. R. Pandi-Perumal (Eds.), Seasonal affective disorder: Biology and Clinics (pp. 297-311). Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press.
Presentations
Roecklein, K.A., Franzen, P.L., Wood-Vasey, W.M. (2012, June). The pupil light reflex and melanopsin gene variations in seasonal affective disorder. Paper presented at The Society for Light Treatment and Biological Rhythms, Geneva, SZ.
Roecklein, K.A., Franzen, P.L., Wood-Vasey, W.M. (2012, January). The pupil light reflex and melanopsin gene variations in seasonal affective disorder. Poster presented at Pineal Cell Biology Gordon Research Conference, Galveston, TX.
*Miller, M.A., Wong, P.M., Donofry, S.D., Roecklein, K.A. (2012, January). Melanopsin gene variations interact with day length to predict chronotype. Poster presented at Pineal Cell Biology Gordon Research Conference, Galveston, TX.
*Donofry, S.D., Roecklein, K.A. (2012, January). Melanopsin gene (OPN4) variation and binge eating in seasonal affective disorder. Poster presented at Pineal Cell Biology Gordon Research Conference, Galveston, TX.
*Wong, P.M., Miller, M.A., Donofry, S.D., Roecklein, K.A. (2012, January). Melanopsin gene variations interact with day length to predict sleep timing. Poster presented at Pineal Cell Biology Gordon Research Conference, Galveston, TX.
*Wong, P., Roecklein, K. A., Nimgaonkar, V. L., Franzen, P. L., Ferrell, R. E., Manuck, S. B. (2011, November). Gene Variations interact with season to predict Sleep Timing and Chronotype. Poster presented at the meeting of the Association for Cognitive and Behavioral Therapy, Toronto, CA.
*Donofry, S. D., Roecklein, K. A., Miller, M. A., & Wong, P. (2011, June). Dopamine related polymorphisms and binge eating in seasonal affective disorder. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Behavior Genetics Association, Newport, RI.
*Wong, P., Roecklein, K. A., Nimgaonkar, V. L., Franzen, P. L., Ferrell, R. E., Manuck, S. B. (2011, June). Melanopsin Gene Variations are Associated with Sleep Timing and Chronotype. Poster presented at the meeting of the Behavior Genetics Association, Newport, RI.
Roecklein, K.A., Wong, P. M., Flory, J. D., Ferrell, R. E., Manuck, S. B. (2011, July). Melanopsin gene variations interact with season to predict sleep timing and chronotype. Presentation at the Annual Meeting of the Society for Light Treatment and Biological Rhythms, Montreal, Canada.
Mahon, J. N., Rohan, K. J., Tierney Lindsey, K., & Roecklein, K. A. (2011, July). SAD-specific emotional responses to light and seasonal stimuli: Surface electromyography, skin conductance and mood. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Society for Light Treatment and Biological Rhythms, Montreal, Canada.
*Donofry, S.D., Roecklein, K. A., & Miller, M. A. (2010, October). Association of DRD4 7R polymorphism and maximal lifetime BMI in patients with seasonal affective disorder. Presented at the annual Science 2010 meeting, Pittsburgh, PA.
*Roecklein, K.A., Schumacher, J.A., Miller, M.A., Ernecoff, N.C. (2010, November). Cognitive and behavioral predictors of adherence to light therapy in seasonal affective disorder. Presentation at the annual meeting of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapy, San Francisco, CA.
*Roecklein, K.A., Suever, B., Flory, J., Ferrell, R., & Manuck, S. (2009, September). Melanopsin gene variations are not associated with nonseasonal depression. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Research in Psychopathology, Minneapolis, MN.
*Roecklein, K.A., Wetmore, S., Flory, J., Ferrell, R., & Manuck, S. (2009, June). Melanopsin gene variations in a community sample. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Behavioral Genetics Association, Minneapolis, MN.
Gabriele, J.M., Roecklein, K.A., & Dubbert, P.M. (2009, April). Relationships between alcohol use and sleep in heavy drinkers. In O. Palesh (Chair), Time to Wake Up: From Basic Mechanisms to Psychological Interventions in Sleep. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Society of Behavioral Medicine, Montreal, Canada.
Roecklein, K. R., Schumacher, J. A., Gabriele, J. M., Fagan, C., Baran, A. S., Richert, A. C (2008, November). Motivational enhancement based personalized feedback to improve nasal continuous positive airway pressure use in sleep apnea. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Association of Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Orlando, FL.
Roecklein, K. R., Schumacher, J. A., Gabriele, J. M., Fagan, C., Baran, A. S., Richert, A. C (2008, November). Dysfunctional beliefs about sleep and insomnia in sleep apnea treated with continuous positive airway pressure. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Association of Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Orlando, FL.
Rohan, K. J., Nillni, Y. I., Lippy, R. D., Roecklein, K. A., & Hillhouse, J. J. (2007, November). Measuring cognitions about the seasons: Psychometric properties of the Seasonal Beliefs Questionnaire. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Philadelphia, PA.
Roecklein, K. A., Rohan, K. J., Duncan, W. C., Rollag, M. D., Lipsky, R. H., & Provencio, I. (2006, July). Melanopsin haplotype association with seasonal affective disorder, seasonality, and depression symptoms. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Light Treatment and Biological Rhythms, Quebec City.
Rohan, K. J., Roecklein, K. A., Lacy, T. J., & Vacek, P. M. (2006, July). Prevention of winter depression recurrence one year after cognitive-behavioral therapy, light therapy, or combination treatment. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Light Treatment and Biological Rhythms, Quebec City.
Roecklein, K. A., Rohan, K. J., Duncan, W. C., Rollag, M. D., Provencio, I., & Lipsky, R. H.(2006, November). The role of melanopsin, a novel retinal photopigment, in seasonal affective disorder. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Chicago, IL.
Rohan, K. J., Roecklein, K. A., & Lacy, T. J. (2006, November). One-year outcomes for cognitive-behavioral therapy, light therapy, and combination treatment for winter depression. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Chicago, IL.
Rohan, K. J., Roecklein, K. A., Seibert, C., & Haaga, D. A. F. (2006, November). Implicit self-representative and light-specific cognitions across the spectrum of seasonality. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Chicago, IL.
Roecklein, K.A., Rohan, K.J., Duncan, W.C., Rollag, M.D., Provencio, I., Lipsky, R.H. (2006, January). Understanding the Role of Melanopsin Gene Sequence Variants in Seasonal Affective Disorder: A Haplotype-based Approach. Paper presented at the Pineal Cell Biology Gordon Research Conference, Santa Barbara, CA.
Johnson, L. G., Rohan, K. J., Kop, W. J., & Roecklein, K A. (2005, November). Atypical and typical winter depression symptoms and responsiveness to light therapy, cognitive-behavioral therapy, or combination treatment. Paper submitted for presentation at the annual meeting of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Washington, DC.
Rohan, K. J., Lippy, R. D., Seibert, C., Massac, A. I., Roecklein, K. A., & Haaga, D. A. F. (2005, November). Cognitive vulnerability to depression across the seasonality continuum: A prospective, longitudinal study. Paper submitted for presentation at the annual meeting of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Washington, DC.
Rohan, K. J., Roecklein, K. A., Johnson, L. G., Barton, F. B., & Lacy, T. J. (2005, November). Cognitive-behavioral therapy, light therapy, and their combination for seasonal affective disorder: Intention-to-treat analyses from a randomized, controlled trial. Paper submitted for presentation at the annual meeting of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Washington, DC.
Tierney Lindsey, K., Seibert, C., Roecklein, K. A., & Rohan, K. J. (2005, November). Surface facial electromyography reactions to light- and season-relevant stimuli in seasonal affective disorder. Paper submitted for presentation at the annual meeting of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Washington, DC.
Roecklein, K. A., Philp, A. R., Rohan, K. J., Rollag, M. D., & Provencio, I. (2004, May). A polymorphism (P10L) in melanopsin, a circadian photopigment, is associated with seasonal affective disorder. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Light Treatment and Biological Rhythms, Toronto.
Rohan, K. J., Roecklein, K. A., Johnson, L. G., Lippy, R. D., Tierney Lindsey, K., Nguyen, A. T., Massac, A. I., Handal, M., & Lacy, T. J. (2004, November). Cognitive-behavioral therapy, light therapy, and their combination for treating seasonal affective disorder: Completer analyses from a randomized, controlled trial. Paper to be presented at the annual meeting of the Association for the Advancement of Behavior Therapy, New Orleans.
Rohan, K. J., Roecklein, K. A., Nguyen, A. T., Johnson, L. G., & Handal, M. (2004, November). Comorbidity of seasonal affective disorder and the DSM-IV binge eating criteria: More than just carbohydrate craving in winter. Paper to be presented at the annual meeting of the Association for the Advancement of Behavior Therapy, New Orleans.
Rohan, K. J., Lippy, R. D., Roecklein, K. A., Tierney Lindsey, K., Nguyen, A. T., Massac, A. I., & Haaga, D. A. F. (2003, November). Implicit light-specific and self-representative cognitions across the seasonality continuum. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Association for the Advancement of Behavior Therapy, Boston.
Rohan, K. J., Nguyen, A. T., Johnson, L. G., Massac, A. I., Lippy, R. D., Roecklein, K. A., & Haaga, D. A. F. (2003, November). Cognitive-behavioral factors across the seasonality continuum. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Association for the Advancement of Behavior Therapy, Boston.
Rohan, K. J., Tierney Lindsey, K., Roecklein, K. A., Lippy, R. D., Johnson, L. G., Nguyen, A. T., Massac, A. I., & Lacy, T. J. (2003, November). Thinking outside of the light box: Cognitive-behavioral therapy for seasonal affective disorder. In S.T. Sigmon (Chair), Cognitive-behavioral factors in seasonal affective disorder. Symposium conducted at the annual meeting of the Association for the Advancement of Behavior Therapy, Boston.
Rohan, K. J., Tierney, K. E., Roecklein, K. A., Rose, K. M., & Lacy, T. J. (2002, November). Cognitive-behavioral therapy, light therapy, and the combination in preventing winter depression relapse: One-year followup. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Association for the Advancement of Behavior Therapy, Reno.
Rohan, K. J., Tierney, K. E., Roecklein, K. A., Rose, K. M., & Lacy, T. J. (2002, November). Cognitive-behavioral therapy and light therapy for seasonal affective disorder: Singly and in combination. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Association for the Advancement of Behavior Therapy, Reno.
Rohan, K. J., Roecklein, K. A., & Tierney, K. E., (2002, November). Prevalence of binge eating in seasonal affective disorder. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Association for the Advancement of Behavior Therapy, Reno.
Rohan, K.J., Tierney, K.E., & Roecklein, K.A. (2001, November). Light-specific and self-representative automatic cognitions in seasonal affective disorder. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Association for the Advancement of Behavior Therapy, Philadelphia.
Rohan, K.J., Tierney, K.E., Roecklein, K.A., & Lacy, T.J. (2001, November) Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy, Light Therapy, and their Combination in Treating Seasonal Affective Disorder: A Pilot Study. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Association for the Advancement of Behavior Therapy, Philadelphia.
Rohan, K.J., Tierney, K.E., Roecklein, K.A., & Johnson, W.G. (2001, November) Seasonal Patterns in Binge Frequency and Mood Among Binge Eaters Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Association for the Advancement of Behavior Therapy, Philadelphia.
Ad-Hoc Reviewing
2009Breast Cancer Research and Treatment
2009Exercise and Sport
2009Neal Miller Award Committee, Academy of Behavioral Medicine Research
2010Headache
2011Journal of Nervous and Mental Disorders
2011NIMH mail-in Grant Review
Invited Presentations
Roecklein, K.A. (December 15, 2011). “Seasonal affective disorder: Treatment and future clinical goals.” Presented at The Role of Light Therapy in the Treatment of Mood Disorders, WPIC Clinical Workshop, Pittsburgh, PA.
Roecklein, K.A. (October 16, 2010). “The pupil light reflex as a measure of the circadian entrainment pathway.” Presented at the Center for the Neural Basis of Cognition, Seven Springs, PA.
Roecklein, K.A. (January 26, 2010). “Genetics of seasonal affective disorder.” Presented to the Panther Psychology Club, the University of Pittsburgh.
Roecklein, K.A. (September 7, 2007). “Seasonal affective disorder: Etiology and treatment.” Presented in Psychiatry Grand Rounds, The University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS.
Roecklein, K.A. (September 11, 2007). “A combined haplotype, functional locus analysis of the melanopsin gene in seasonal depression.” Presented to the Center for Psychiatric Neuroscience, The University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS.
Honors & Awards
National Research Service Award ($25,562 per year), NIMH, NIH, August 2005 – July 2007.
Dean’s Special Fellowship for Graduate Education ($5,000), 2001-2004, USUHS.
Emma L. Bockman Award for Outstanding Scholastic Achievement while a student at The Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences ($1,000), 2005.
Henry M. Jackson Foundation Fellowship for USUHS School of Medicine Doctoral Graduate Student Stipend Support, 2004-2005.
Student Research Award ($2,400), Intramural O & M Funding, USUHS, September, 2005.
McNeil Prevention and Community Psychology Fund Research Travel Support Program ($500), The University of Vermont, 2006.