Education and Training
Ph.D., Clinical Psychology, Temple University
Internship: Temple University Hospital
Postdoctoral Fellowship: Psychopathology Research Unit, University of Pennsylvania
Licensure: Pennsylvania

Professional Memberships:

• American Psychological Association (APA)
• Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies (ABCT)
• Philadelphia Behavioral Therapy Association (PBTA)

Professional Honors and Recognition

• Postdoctoral Training Grant, American Foundation for Suicide Prevention
• Graduate Research Award for Dissertation Funding, Temple University
• Bolton Award for Dissertation Funding, Psychology Department, Temple University
• Letter of Commendation, Clinical Psychology Department, Temple University

Representative Scholarship:

Wiltsey Stirman, S., Bhar, S. S., Spokas, M., Creed, T. C., Perivoliotis, D., Farabaugh, D., Brown, G. K., & Beck, A. T. (in press). Training and consultation in evidence based psychosocial treatments in public mental health settings: The ACCESS Model. Professional Psychology: Research and Practice.

Spokas, M., Wenzel, A., Wiltsey Stirman, S., Brown, G. K., & Beck, A. T. (in press). Suicide risk factors and mediators between childhood sexual abuse and suicide ideation among male and female suicide attempters. Journal of Traumatic Stress.

Spokas, M., & Heimberg, R.G. (in press). Overprotective parenting, social anxiety, and external locus of control: Cross-sectional and longitudinal relationships. Cognitive Therapy and Research.

Spokas, M., Luterek, J., & Heimberg, R.G. (2009). Social anxiety and emotional inhibition: The mediating role of beliefs. Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry, 40, 283-291.

Clinical and Research Interests:

My primary clinical orientation is cognitive-behavioral, and I have interests in using CBT to treat anxiety and mood disorders. My research interests include the study of suicide prevention interventions, and the ways in which early traumatic experiences contribute to later suicidal thoughts and behaviors.

Teaching Experience:

Graduate
PSY 702; Mechanisms of Change in Psychotherapy, La Salle University
PSY 782; Practicum Seminar, La Salle University
PSY 661; Cognitive and Behavioral Therapies; Temple University
Undergraduate
PSY 155; Introduction to Psychology; La Salle University
PSY 60; Introductory Psychology; Temple University
PSY 67; Statistics for the Social Sciences, Temple University