MARJAN GHAHRAMANLOU HOLLOWAY, Ph.D.

Curriculum Vitae

EDUCATION

2003 Fairleigh Dickinson University, Teaneck, New Jersey

Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology (APA-Accredited)

Dissertation: Cognitive Behavioral Treatment Efficacy for Anxiety Disorders: A Meta-Analytic Review

2001 APA-Approved Internship

Springfield Hospital Center, Sykesville, Maryland

1997 Chapman University, Orange, California

M.A. in Pre-Clinical Psychology

Thesis: Vicarious Trauma: The Effects of Crisis Intervention on Sexual Assault Counselors

1994 University of California, Irvine

B.S. Biology

B.A. Psychology

Minor: English Literature

LICENSES & CERTIFICATIONS

State of Maryland, Licensed Psychologist
Certified Cognitive Therapist - Academy of Cognitive Therapy

AWARDS

2003-2004 Marquis Who's Who in American Education - Faculty Recognition Award

1996-1999 Johnson & Johnson Minority Scholarship

1996-1999 Departmental Research Assistantship Award

1996 Outstanding International Graduate Student Award

PROFESSIONAL POSITIONS

2004-Present Research Fellow - Cognitive Therapist

University of Pennsylvania – Philadelphia, PA

2004-Present Adjunct Professor of Psychology

Community College of Baltimore County – Catonsville, MD

2001-2004 Assistant Professor of Psychology

Community College of Baltimore County – Catonsville, MD

2000-2002 Psychology Associate

Saint Luke Institute, Silver Spring, MD

2000-2001 Psychology Intern

Springfield Hospital Center, Sykesville, MD (APA-Approved)

Medical Services for the Circuit Court of Baltimore City, Baltimore, MD

1999-2000 Research Coordinator

University of Maryland Medical System, Department of Neurology, Baltimore, MD

1999-2000 Psychologist

Maryland General Hospital, Bryn Mawr Rehabilitation Center, Baltimore, MD

1999-2000 Psychology Associate

NeuroBehavioral Consultants, Columbia, MD

1999-2000 Neuropsychology Technician

Clinical & Forensic NeuroScience, Baltimore, MD

1997-1999 Adjunct Professor

Fairleigh Dickinson University, Department of Psychology, Teaneck, NJ

1997-1999 Psychology Extern – Therapist

Anxiety and Stress Treatment Program at North Shore University Hospital-Cornell University Medical College,

Dept of Psychiatry, Manhasset, NY

1998-1999 Testing Technician

Long Island Neuropsychological Consultants, Great Neck, NY

1998-1999 Computer Lab Technician

Fairleigh Dickinson University, Department of Psychology, Teaneck, NJ

1996-1999 Psychology Extern - Therapist

Fairleigh Dickinson University, Center for Psychological Services, Hackensack, NJ

1996-1999 Tutor

Fairleigh Dickinson University, Learning Center, Teaneck, NJ

1996-1999 Research Extern

North Shore University Hospital-Cornell University Medical College, Dept of Psychiatry, Manhasset, NY

1996-1999 Research Assistant

Fairleigh Dickinson University, Department of Psychology, Teaneck, NJ

1997-1998 Social Skills Group Coordinator

Fairleigh Dickinson University, Center for Psychological Services, Hackensack, NJ

1995-1996 Graduate Teaching Assistant

Chapman University, Department of Psychology, Orange, CA

1993-1996 Laboratory Research Technician

Beckman Laser Institute & Medical Clinic, Irvine, CA

1991-1993 Research Assistant

Beckman Laser Institute & Medical Clinic, Irvine, CA

GRANTS

Ghahramanlou, M. Supplemental lecture notes manual and accompanying CD for Introduction to Psychology and Abnormal Psychology. Faculty Learning and Student Development Grant, Community College of Baltimore County, 2003-2004, $1000.

Ghahramanlou, M. Psychology PowerPoint presentations for Introduction to Psychology. Faculty Learning and Student Development Grant, Community College of Baltimore County, 2002-2003, $1500.

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

§ The Community College of Baltimore County-Catonsville

Assistant Professor, Psychology Department

Teaching load of 5 courses per semester, class size ranging from 30-45 students

Abnormal Psychology
Human Relations in a Culturally Diverse Society
Introduction to Psychology
Psychology of Adjustment
World Wide Web Abnormal Psychology
World Wide Web Human Relations
World Wide Web Introductioon to Psychology
World Wide Web Theories of Personality

§ Fairleigh Dickinson University

Adjunct Professor, Psychology Department

Psychology of Love/Interpersonal Relationships Interterm 1999
2 Freshman Seminar Courses Fall 1998
Theories of Personality Summer 1998
Theories of Personality Spring 1998
Psychology of Love/Interpersonal Relationships Interterm 1998
General Psychology I (Intro to Psych) Fall 1997
Freshman Seminar Fall 1997
General Psychology II (Intro to Psych) Summer 1997
General Psychology I (Intro to Psych) Summer 1997
General Psychology I (Intro to Psych) Spring 1997

§ Fairleigh Dickinson University

Tutor, College Learning Center

Individual Tutoring - Undergraduate & Graduate Courses

Psychology
Mathematics
Statistics
Writing
Group Tutoring
English as a Second Language
Writing Workshops

§ Chapman University

Graduate Teaching Assistant, Psychology Department

Introductory Psychology
Cross-Cultural Psychology

PUBLICATIONS

Articles

Ghahramanlou, M., Hsu, L., Lachenmeyer, J. R., Gibbs, M., & Reddy, L. (in preparation). Cognitive behavioral treatment efficacy for anxiety disorders: A meta-analytic review.

Ghahramanlou, M. (in preparation). Psychotherapy outcome research: A historical perspective.

Brodbeck, C., & Ghahramanlou, M. (in preparation). Previous experiences with discrimination as a factor in post 9/11 risk estimates, behavioral avoidance, and health status.

Ghahramanlou, M., Gibbs, M., & Maurer, K., Ferraro, L. (in preparation). Trauma and psychological functioning in severe mental illness.

Ghahramanlou, M., Lachenmeyer, J. (in preparation). Spouse-aided treatment of adult obsessive-compulsive disorder.

Ghahramanlou, M., & Brodbeck, C. (2000). Predictors of secondary trauma in sexual assault counselors. International Journal of Emergency Mental Health, 2(4), 229-240.

Wilson, M., Ghahramanlou, M., & Berns, M. (1999). Photodynamic activity of Lutetium-Texaphrin in a mouse tumor system. Lasers in Surgery and Medicine, 24, 276-284.

Wilson, M., Sun, C., Ghahramanlou, M., & Berns, M. (1998). In vitro and in vivo comparison of argon-pumped and diode lasers for photodynamic therapy using second generation photosensitizers. Lasers in Surgery and Medicine, 23, 274-280.

Book Chapters

Grattan, L., & Ghahramanlou, M. (2002). The rehabilitation of neurologically based social disturbances. In P. J. Eslinger (Ed.), Neuropsychological interventions: Clinical research and practice. New York: Guilford Publications, Inc.

Schaefer, C., Jacobson, H., & Ghahramanlou, M. (2000). Play group therapy for social skills deficit in children. In H. G. Kaduson & C. E. Schaefer (Eds.), Short-term play therapy for children. New York: Guilford Publications, Inc.

Presentations

Brodbeck, C., Ghahramanlou, M. (2003, November). Previous experiences with discrimination as a factor in post 9/11 risk estimates, behavioral avoidance, and health status. Peer-reviewed and accepted for presentation at the annual meeting of the Association for Advancement of Behavior Therapy, Boston.

Grattan, L., Kabitsi, N., Ghahramanlou, M., Vaughan, C., Wozniak, M., Kittner, S., Price, T. (2002, February). The influence of coping strategy upon depression and personality adjustment after ischemic stroke. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the American Heart Association International Stroke Conference, San Antonia, Texas.

Ghahramanlou, M., Brodbeck, C., Hulbert, D. G., Johnson, S., & Soffer, S. (2001, November). Involvement of the spouse in the treatment of anxiety disorder patients. In D. G. Hulbert (Chair), For better or for worse: Enhancing treatment outcome through spousal involvement. Symposium conducted at the annual meeting of the Association for Advancement of Behavior Therapy, Pennsylvania.

Grattan, L., Ghahramanlou, M., Aronoff, J., Wozniak, M., Kittner, S., Price, T. (2001, February). An empirical study of personality change after stroke. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Heart Association International Stroke Conference, Fort Lauderdale, FL.

Ghahramanlou, M., Gibbs, M., Maurer, K., & Ferraro, L. (2000, August). Trauma and psychological functioning in severe mental illness. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, Washington, DC.

Ghahramanlou, M. (2000, March). Assessment and treatment of anxiety disorders in the elderly. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Anxiety Disorders Association of America, Washington, DC.

Gibbs, M., Maurer, K., Ghahramanlou, M., & Marvin, S. (2000, March). Trauma and the personal solving system (PPSS) in severe mental illness. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Society of Personality Assessment, Arlington, Virginia.

Ghahramanlou, M., Humke, C., Lachenmeyer, J., Uccello, R., Beckstein, C., DiGiacopo, S., Spinowitz, F., & Neustat, I. (1999, November). Gender differences in anxiety profiles of panic and generalized anxiety outpatients. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Advancement of Behavior Therapy, Toronto, Canada.

Ghahramanlou, M., Beckstein, C., Uccello, R., DiGiacopo, S., Spinowitz, F., & Lachenmeyer, J. (1999, May). Somatization in a sample of panic and obsessive-compulsive disorder outpatients. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychiatric Association, Washington, DC.

Bleier, D., Atar, H., Ghahramanlou, M., Uccello, R., Beckstein, C., & Lachenmeyer, J. (1999, May). Anxiety disorders and the 5 factor model of personality. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychiatric Association, Washington, DC.

Atar-Greenfield, H., Bleier, D., Beckstein, C., DiGiacopo, S., & Ghahramanlou, M. (1999, April). A correlation between the Yale-Brown Obsessive Compulsive Scale (Y-BOCS) and the Global Assessment of Functioning (GAF). Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Eastern Psychological Association, Providence, R.I.

DiGiacopo, S., Beckstein, C., Uccello, R., & Ghahramanlou, M. (1999, April). Clinical issues in the group treatment of panic disorder. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Eastern Psychological Association, Providence, R.I.

Ghahramanlou, M., & Humke, C. (1999, April). Effects of OCD on familial and marital functioning. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the American Orthopsychiatric Association, Arlington, VA.

Ghahramanlou, M., Lachenmeyer, J., Humke, C., Uccello, R., Beckstein, C., DiGiacopo, S., & Spinowitz, F. (1999, April). Marital functioning in patients with bulimia nervosa. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the American Orthopsychiatric Association, Arlington, VA.

Humke, C., & Ghahramanlou, M., & Lachenmeyer, J. (1999, April). Cognitive behavioral group treatment of breast cancer patients. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the American Orthopsychiatric Association, Arlington, VA.

Humke, C., Ghahramanlou, M., & Lachenmeyer, J. (1999, April). Adjustment issues facing partners of breast cancer patients. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the American Orthopsychiatric Association, Arlington, VA.

Beckstein, C., DiGiacopo, S., Lachenmeyer, J., Uccello, R., Ghahramanlou, M., & Spinowitz, F. (1999, April). Important issues in the cognitive behavioral group treatment of panic disorder. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the American Orthopsychiatric Association, Arlington, VA.

Ghahramanlou, M. (1999, March). Obsessive compulsive disorder and comorbid bulimia nervosa. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Anxiety Disorders Association of America, San Diego.

Ghahramanlou, M., Lachenmeyer, J., & Humke, C. (1999, March). The treatment of anxiety in the families of adult cancer patients. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Association of Anxiety Disorders of America, San Diego.

Ghahramanlou, M., & Brodbeck, C. (1998, November). Predictors of secondary trauma in sexual assault counselors. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Advancement of Behavior Therapy, Washington, DC.

Ghahramanlou, M., Uccello, R., & Lachenmeyer, J. (1998, November). Behavioral treatment of body dysmorphic disorder. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Advancement of Behavior Therapy, Washington, DC.

Beckstein, C., Ghahramanlou, M., Lachenmeyer, J., DiGiacopo, S., Uccello, R., & Shack, A. (1998, November). Level of functioning in adults with obsessive compulsive disorders. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Advancement of Behavior Therapy, Washington, DC.

Beckstein, C., Ghahramanlou, M., Lachenmeyer, J., DiGiacopo, S., Uccello, R., & Shack, A. (1998, May). Assessment of obsessive compulsive disorders. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychiatric Association, Toronto, Canada.

Ghahramanlou, M., Beckstein, C., Lachenmeyer, J., Uccello, R., & Shack, A. (1998, May). Self-reported levels of distress in a sample of obsessive compulsive disorder outpatients. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychiatric Association, Toronto, Canada.

Ghahramanlou, M., Lachenmeyer, J., Shack, A., Uccello, R., & Humke, C. (1998, March). Involvement of the spouse in treatment of adult obsessive-compulsive disorder. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Anxiety Disorders Association of America, Boston.

Ghahramanlou, M., Lachenmeyer, J., Uccello, R., & Shack, A. (1998, March). Comorbid medical conditions in panic disorder patients. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the American Orthopsychiatric Association Meeting, Washington, DC.

Ghahramanlou, M., Lachenmeyer, J., Uccello, R., & Shack, A. (1998, March). Clinical issues in the treatment of borderline patients with OCD. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the American Orthopsychiatric Association Meeting, Washington, DC.

Ghahramanlou, M., & Brodbeck, C. (1996, March). Vicarious trauma in sexual assault counselors. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Western Psychological Association, San Francisco.

Invited Presentations

Ghahramanlou, M. (September 2001 – October 2001). September 11^th. Faculty forum discussant at the Community College of Baltimore County, Maryland.

Ghahramanlou, M. (October 2000 - February 2001). The impact of addictive behaviors on interpersonal relationships. Monthly presentations at the Springfield Hospital Center Mentally Ill Substance Abuse (MISA) Psychoeducation Program, Sykesville, Maryland.

Ghahramanlou, M. (June 2000). A historical account of psychosurgery. Presented at the monthly neuropsychology staff meeting at the University of Maryland Medical System, Baltimore, Maryland.

Ghahramanlou, M. (Winter 1994, 1995, 1996). Cross-cultural issues in rape crisis counseling. Workshop presented at the annual training meeting of the Sexual Assault Victim Services Program, Irvine, CA.

TEXTBOOK REVIEWS

Griggs, R. Psychology: A briefer introduction. Worth Publishers.
Lahey, B. Psychology: An introduction (8th Edition). McGraw-Hill.
Personality science. Wiley Publishing.

PROFESSIONAL AND COLLEGE SERVICE

2003-2004 Psychology Club Advisor