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David C. Cicero
C.V.
Education:
Clinical Psychology Internship, VA Maryland Health Care System, University of Maryland
School of Medicine, June 2011- July 2012
Ph.D.: Clinical Psychology, University of Missouri-Columbia, expected August 2012
Graduate Minor in Statistics, University of Missouri-Columbia, December 2009
M.A.: Clinical Psychology, University of Missouri-Columbia, May 2007
B.A.: Psychology, University of Virginia, January 2003
Honors and Awards:
Department of Psychological Sciences Graduate Student Excellence Award, University of
Missouri-Columbia, 2009
Mark Thelen Outstanding Clinical Graduate Student Award, University of Missouri-Columbia,
2009
Graduate Student Association Travel Award, University of Missouri-Columbia, 2009
Graduate Programs Council Travel Award, University of Missouri-Columbia, 2008, 2009
Department Travel Grant, University of Missouri-Columbia, 2007, 2008, 2009
Summer Grant Writing Fellowship, May-August 2008
Co-President/Graduate Student Association Representative, Graduate Association of
Students in Psychology, August 2005-May 2006
Stanley L. Maxwell Fellowship, University of Missouri-Columbia, 2004-present
Corhart Scholarship 1999-2002
Dean s List, University of Virginia, Spring 2002, Fall 2002
Teaching Experience
Adjunct Faculty Member/Lecturer, Stephen s College, Columbia, Missouri, 2010-2011.
Course: Advanced Research Methods.Designed and taught course in advanced research methods;
Students were Masters candidates in counseling psychology.
Guest Lecturer, University ofMissouri-Columbia, Department of Psychological Sciences,
2010. Course: Graduate Developmental Psychopathology. Developed and gave a lecture on the
development of schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and related disorders.
Guest Lecturer,University ofMissouri-Columbia, Department of Psychological Sciences,
Columbia,Missouri, 2009.Course:ResearchMethods .Developed and gave a lecture on research
methods including population sampling, epidemiology, and developmental psychopathology.
Teaching Assistant, University of Missouri-Columbia, Department of Psychological
Sciences,Columbia,Missouri. 2009. Course: Psychological Science and Law. Primary duties
include grading papers and providing assistance to students
Teaching Assistant, University of Missouri-Columbia, Department of Psychological
Sciences,Columbia,Missouri.Fall 2007, Spring 2008, Fall 2009. Course: Research Methods 1:
Writing Intensive.Primary duties include providing feedback to undergraduates regarding
their writing.Grade papers and assist with teaching of research methods.
Teacher, Kaplan Test Prep and Admissions, Columbia, Missouri, 2005-2006. Duties:
Completed a Kaplan s Teacher Development Training Course prior to teaching.Independently
taught two courses on GRE preparation including Quantitative, Verbal, and Writing
Sections.
Suicide Prevention Trainer, Empathy Trainer, Hotline Volunteer, Charlottesville Local
Crisis Intervention Hotline, Charlottesville, Virginia, 1999-2002. Duties: Taught two
three hour classes each semester focusing on suicide prevention; taught one three hour
class each week preparing trainees to be active volunteers; implemented a crisis
intervention model and referral service focusing on a Rogerian Client-Centered Therapy.
Clinical Experience:
Psychology Associate, Maryland PsychiatricResearchCenter, Schizophrenia and
RelatedDisorders Treatment Program, First Episode Clinic, Program, 2011-present. Duties:
conduct assessments and individual therapy for consumers who recently experienced a first
episode of psychosis. Facilitate cognitive behavioral social skills training groups in
first episode population. Develop psychoeducation and treatment plans.
Clinical Psychology Intern,University ofMaryland-Baltimore,School ofMedicine, 2011-
present. Conduct individual therapy in a community mental health outpatient clinic with
consumers with a wide variety of psychopathology including schizophrenia spectrum
disorders, bipolar disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder, and major depressive
disorder. Facilitate cognitive behavioral social skills training, cognitive behavioral
therapy for depression and anxiety, and smoking cessation groups. Conduct intake and
neuropsychological assessments.
Psychology Clerk,FultonStateHospital, Gulheman Forensic Center, Social Learning Program,
2007-2009. Duties: Served as case manager, individual,and group psychologist in the Social
Learning Program, a program designed for low functioning individuals with psychosis;
Facilitated a variety of group therapies including cognitive behavioral therapy for
psychosis, sex offender treatment, problem solving group, emotion regulation, and
mindfulness; Participated in a treatment team to provide specialized treatment plans for
individuals. Supervisor, Bryan Zolnikov, Ph.D.
Clinician, Psychological Services Clinic, University of Missouri-Columbia, 2005-2007.
Duties: Conducted therapy with clients with a variety of mental health issues, including
major depression, bipolar disorder, generalized anxiety disorder, and social phobia.
Provider One, Carlton Road Apartments, Charlottesville, Virginia, 2002. Duties: Assisted
people with schizophrenia with daily activities to increase autonomy; wrote daily progress
notes; Offered counseling and support when necessary.
Fellowships and Grants
Stanley L. Maxwell Fellowship, University of Missouri-Columbia, 2004-2009
NIMH NRSA Predoctoral Fellowship, F31 MH086190-01A1, 2009- 2011
Papers
Personality Disorders: Theory, Research, and Treatment.
Manuscripts Invited for Revision
Martin, E.A., Bailey, D.H., Cicero, D.C., Kerns, J.G. (in review). Social networking
profile correlates of schizotypy.
Manuscripts in Review
Cicero, D. C., Kerns, J.G. (in preparation). The Effect of Decreased Self-Esteem on
Subclinical Paranoia: An Analogue Experiment
Becker, T.M., Cicero, D.C., Kerns, J.G. (in press). Memory specificity, emotional
specificity, and goal maintenance in schizophrenia.
Cicero, D.C., Hicks, J.A., & King, L.A. (in review). Discerning the Meaning of
Experience: The role of positive affect and individual differences in intuition.
Docherty, A. R., Cicero, D. C., Becker, T. M., & Kerns, J. G. (in review). Ambivalence,
anhedonia, avolition, and attention to emotions in schizophrenia.
Selected Manuscripts in Preparation
Cicero, D.C. & Kerns, J.G. (in preparation). Aberrant salience, self-concept clarity, and
interview-rated psychotic-like experiences.
Cicero, D.C. & Kerns, J.G. (in preparation). Correspondence between self-reported and
interview measures of psychotic-like experiences.
Cicero, D.C. & Kerns, J.G. (in preparation). Aberrant Salience, Self-Concept and Risk for
Psychosis.
Cicero, D.C. & Kerns, J.G. (in preparation). Aberrant Salience, Self-Relevant Information
Processing and the Positive Symptoms of Schizophrenia.
Cicero, D., Becker, T. & Kerns, J. (in preparation). Dorsal anterior cingulate activity
for cues signaling a need for response preparation.
Becker, T., Cicero, D.C., & Kerns, J. (in preparation). Prefrontal cortex cue related
activity when preparing to overcome prepotent response.
Professional Presentations
Cicero D.C., El-Mallakh R.S., & Holman J., (2001) Paper presented at the Fourth
International Conference on Bipolar Disorder, held June 14-16, 2001, in Pittsburgh, Pa
Cicero, D.C. & Kerns, J.G. (2005). Facets of Self-Relevant Information Processing and
Positive Schizotypy. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Society of Research in
Psychopathology, Miami, Florida.
Cicero, D.C. & Kerns, J.G. (2007). Does ego threat increase paranoia? Poster presented at
the annual meeting of the Society of Research in Psychopathology, Iowa City, Iowa
Becker, T., Cicero, D.C., & Kerns, J. (2007). Disorganized speech, cognitive control
deficits, and emotion traits in schizophrenia. Poster presented at the annual meeting of
the Society of Research in Psychopathology, Iowa City, Iowa.
Cicero, D.C., Becker, T. & Kerns, J. (2008). Dorsal anterior cingulated activity for cues
signaling a need for response preparation. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the
Cognitive Neuroscience Society, San Francisco, California.
Becker, T., Cicero, D.C, & Kerns, J. (2008). Prefrontal cortex cue related activity when
preparing to overcome prepotent response. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the
Cognitive Neuroscience Society, San Francisco, California
Cicero, D.C. & Kerns, J.G. (2008). Can dissociation be discriminated from disorganized
and positive schizotypy? Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Society of Research
in Psychopathology, Pittsburgh, PA.
Becker, T., Cicero, D.C., & Kerns, J.G. (2008). Associations between disorganized speech
and both memory and emotional disturbances are mediated by poor goal maintenance. Poster
presented at the annual meeting of the Society of Research in Psychopathology, Pittsburgh,
PA.
Cicero, D.C., Becker, T.M., Docherty, A.R., Martin, E.A., & Kerns, J.G. (2009).
Prefrontal cortex and anterior cingulate cue-related activity during a cognitive control
task. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Organization for Human Brain Mapping,
San Francisco, CA.
Cicero, D.C. & Kerns, J.G. (2009). Multidimensional factor structure of positive
schizotypy. Poster to be presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Research
in Personality, Evanston, IL.
Cicero, D.C. & Kerns, J.G. (2009). Relations between negative and positive referential
thinking, paranoia, and self-esteem. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Society
of Research in Psychopathology, Minneapolis, MN.
Martin, E.A., Docherty, A.D., Becker, T.M., Cicero, D.C., & Kerns, J.G. (2009).
Associations between schizotypy facets and attention to positive versus negative
information. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Society of Research in
Psychopathology, Minneapolis, MN.
Docherty, A. R., Martin, E. A., Cicero, D. C., Becker, T. M. & Kerns, J. G. (2009).
Anhedonia, right hemisphere dysfunction, and poor emotion identification. Presented at the
Annual Meeting of the Society for Research in Psychopathology.
King, L., Hicks, J.A., Cicero, D.C., & Trent, J. (2010). I totally get that! Positive
affective, intuitive processing, and the feeling of meaning. Symposium at the annual
meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, Las Vegas, NV.
Cicero, D.C., Becker, T.M., McCarthy, D.M., & Kerns, J.G. (2010). The Aberrant Salience
Inventory: A new measure of psychosis-proneness. Poster to be presented at the annual
meeting for the Society for Research in Psychopathology, Seattle, Washington.
Becker, T.M., Cicero, D.C., McCarthy, D.M., & Kerns, J.G. (2010). Construct Validation of
the Aberrant Salience Inventory. Poster to be presented at the annual meeting for the
Society for Research in Psychopathology, Seattle, Washington.
Cicero, D.C. & Zolnikov, B. (2010). Fluctuations in symptoms among inpatients with
schizophrenia: A cluster analysis of Time Series Behavioral Checklist data. Presented to
the Fulton State Hospital Research Committee.
Cicero, D.C., Martinez, J., & Schwartz-Mette, R. (2010). Why write a National Research
Service Award (NRSA) proposal? University of Missouri Department of Psychological Sciences
Clinical Seminar.
Cicero, D.C., McCarthy, D.M., & Kerns, J.G. (2011). The Aberrant Salience Inventory:
Validation of a New Measure of Psychosis Proneness. Poster presented at the International
Congress of Schizophrenia Research, Colorado Springs, Colorado.
Cicero, D.C. (2011). The Aberrant Salience Inventory: A New Measure of Psychosis
Proneness. Research and Creative Activities Forum, University of Missouri, Columbia,
Missouri.
Cicero, D.C., Becker, T.M., Martin, E.A., Docherty, A., & Kerns, J.G. (2011). The role of
aberrant salience and low self-concept clarity in psychotic-like experiences. Society for
Research in Psychopathology, Boston,MA.
Becker, T.M., Cicero, D.C., Martin, E.A., & Kerns, J.G. (2011). Increased cognitive
control demands result in increased disorganized speech in people with schizophrenia.
Society for Research in Psychopathology, Boston,MA.
Martin, E.A., Cicero, D.C., Becker, T.M., Docherty, A.D., & Kerns, J.G. (2011). Social
Anhedonia, but Not Positive Schizotypy, Is Associated with Poor Affective Control. Society
for Research in Psychopathology,Boston,MA.
Docherty, A. R., Cicero, D. C., Becker, T. M., & Kerns, J. G. (2011). Ambivalence,
Anhedonia, Avolition, and Attention to Emotions in Schizophrenia. Society for Research in
Psychopathology.
Professional Affiliations
American Psychological Association
Association for Research in Personality
Movement Disorders Society
Social and Affective Neuroscience Society
Society for Research in Psychopathology
References
John G. Kerns, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
University of Missouri
214 McAlester Hall
Columbia, MO 65211
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Laura King, Ph.D.
Professor, Editor, JPSP:PPID
204A McAlester
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Anthony A. Menditto, Ph.D.
Director of Treatment Services
Fulton State Hospital
600 East 5th St.
Fulton, MO 65251
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Kenneth J. Sher, Ph.D.
Curators Distinguished Professor of Psychological Sciences
200 South Seventh Street
University of Missouri
Columbia, MO 65211
Tel: 573-***-****
Fax: 573-***-****
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