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Curriculum Vitae Date: July, 2020 Brian A. Sharpless, Ph.D.

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LICENSURE: Clinical Psychology License (Virginia) # 0810005370 Psychology License (Maryland) # 06214 Psychology License (Washington DC) # PSY1001579

ACADEMIC POSITIONS Department of Psychology, St. Mary’s College of Maryland Visiting Associate Professor – July, 2020 – Present

Department of Psychology, Goldsmiths, University of London Visiting Research Fellow (Honorary Appointment) – January 2019 – Present

Chicago School of Professional Psychology, Washington DC Campus Adjunct Professor, Clinical Psychology Program – April 2019 – Present

American School of Professional Psychology at Argosy University, Northern Virginia Associate Professor, Clinical Psychology Program – January 2016 – March 2019 (University closure)

Department of Psychology, Washington State University Assistant Professor of Psychology – August 2013 – December 2015 Director, Psychology Clinic – August 2013 – December 2015 Affiliate Faculty Member, Sleep and Performance Research Center, Washington State University Spokane – July 2015 – December 2015

Department of Psychology, Pennsylvania State University Clinical Assistant Professor of Psychology – July 2010 – July, 2013 Assistant Director, Penn State Psychological Clinic – July 2010 – July 2013

EDUCATION UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA Center for Psychotherapy Research Post-Doctoral Research Fellow – July 2007 – June 2010 Research Mentor: Jacques P. Barber

Pennsylvania Hospital Post-Doctoral Clinical Fellow – July 2006 – July 2007 Pre-Doctoral Intern (APA accredited), Clinical Psychology – July 2005 – July 2006

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PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY Ph.D., Clinical Psychology – August, 2006 (APA accredited) Committee: Thomas D. Borkovec (Chair), Louis G. Castonguay, Craig Edelbrock, and Daniel W. Conway. M.A., Philosophy - May 2003 Daniel W. Conway, Chair. M.S., Clinical Psychology - December 2001 (APA accredited) Committee: Thomas D. Borkovec (Chair), Louis G. Castonguay, and James E. Martin. B.A., Philosophy - December 1998, Phi Beta Kappa. B.A., Psychology - December 1998, Phi Beta Kappa.

AWARDS AND DISTINCTIONS − CERTIFICATE OF OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTIONS IN REVIEWING, from the editors of Sleep Medicine Reviews, Elsevier, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, March 2017 − TEACHING FELLOW, American Psychoanalytic Association’s (APsaA) Teachers Academy, 2015/2016 − INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL AWARD, Department of Psychology, Washington State University, June 2014 − CLINICAL FELLOW, PSYCHOANALYTIC CENTER OF PHILADELPHIA, 2006 / 2007 – Mentors: Homer Curtis and Jack Solomon − DEPARTMENTAL AWARD IN PSYCHOLOGY– 5 years of tuition remission and stipend, 1999- 2004 − BRUCE V. MOORE GRADUATE STUDENT TRAVEL AWARD, July 2002; November 2003 − RGSO LIBERAL ARTS TRAVEL AWARD, July 2002 − PHI BETA KAPPA NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY, 1999 − GOLDEN KEY INTERNATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY, 1997 − THE COLLEGE OF THE LIBERAL ARTS CERTIFICATE OF SUPERIOR ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT, 1996-1998 (each semester, continuous). − THE NATIONAL DEAN’S LIST AWARD, 1996/1997

BOOKS Sharpless, B.A. (2019). Psychodynamic therapy techniques: A guide to expressive and supportive interventions. New York: Oxford University Press.

Sharpless, B.A. (2017) (Ed.). Unusual and rare psychological disorders: A handbook for clinical practice and research. New York: Oxford University Press. Reviewed in: Trumbetta, S. (2017). PsycCRITIQUES, 62(50), Article 14.

Sharpless, B.A., & Doghramji, K. (2015). Sleep paralysis: Historical, psychological, and medical perspectives. New York: Oxford University Press.

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Reviewed in: Peterson, M.J. (2016). American Journal of Psychiatry, 173, 434-435. Mayer, G. (2016). Journal of Scientific Exploration, 30(1), 112-115. Mayer, G. (2015). Zeitschrift für Anomalistik Rezension, 15(3), 416-419.

PUBLISHED AND IN-PRESS PEER-REVIEWED ARTICLES Sharpless, B.A., Denis, D., Perach, R., French, C.C., & Gregory, A.M. (in press). Exploding head syndrome: Clinical features, theories about etiology, and prevention strategies in a large international sample. Sleep Medicine.

Kliková, M., Sharpless, B.A., & Bušková, J. (in press). Could sleep paralysis be pleasant? Journal of Sleep Research.

Sharpless, B.A. (in press). Pass Rates on the Examination for Professional Practice in Psychology (EPPP) According to Demographic Variables: A Partial Replication. Training and Education in Professional Psychology.

Sharpless, B.A., & Kliková, M. (2019). Clinical features of isolated sleep paralysis. Sleep Medicine, 58, 102-106.

Sharpless, B.A. (2019). Are demographic variables associated with performance on the Examination for Professional Practice in Psychology (EPPP)? The Journal of Psychology: Interdisciplinary and Applied, 153(2), 161-172.

Sharpless, B.A. (2018). Characteristic symptoms and associated features of exploding head syndrome in undergraduates. Cephalalgia, 38, 595-599.

Chambless, D.L., Milrod, B., Porter, E., Gallop, R., McCarthy, K.S., Graf, E., Rudden, M., Sharpless, B.A., & Barber, J.P. (2017). Prediction and Moderation of Improvement in Cognitive-Behavioral and Psychodynamic Psychotherapy for Panic Disorder. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 85(8), 803-813.

Sharpless, B.A., & Doghramji, K. (2017). COMMENTARY: How to make the ghosts in my bedroom disappear? Focused-attention meditation combined with muscle relaxation (MR Therapy) — A direct treatment intervention for sleep paralysis. Frontiers of Psychology, 8, 506.

Porter, E., Chambless, D.L, McCarthy, K.S., DeRubeis, R.J., Sharpless, B.A., Barrett, M.S., Milrod, B., Hollon, S.D., & Barber, J.P. (2017). Psychometric Properties of the Reconstructed Hamilton Depression and Anxiety Scales. Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease, 205(8),656-664.

Sharpless, B.A. (2016). A clinician’s guide to recurrent isolated sleep paralysis. Neuropsychiatric Disease and Treatment, 12, 1761–1767.

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Goadsby, P., & Sharpless, B.A. (2016). Exploding head syndrome, snapping of the brain, or episodic cranial sensory shock? Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery, and Psychiatry, 87, 1259-1260.

Milrod, B., Chambless, D.L., Gallop, R., Busch, F., Schwalberg, M., McCarthy, K.S., Gross, C., Sharpless, B.A., Leon, A.C., & Barber, J.P. (2016). Psychotherapies for panic disorder: A tale of two sites. The Journal of Clinical Psychiatry, 77(7), 927-935.

Zickgraf, H.F., Chambless, D.L., McCarthy, K.S., Gallop, R. Sharpless, B.A., Milrod, B.L., & Barber, J.P. (2016). Interpersonal factors are associated with lower therapist adherence in cognitive-behavioral therapy for panic disorder. Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, 23(3), 272-284.

Sharpless, B.A., & Grom, J.L. (2016). Isolated sleep paralysis: Fear, prevention, and disruption. Behavioral Sleep Medicine, 14(2), 134-139.

Sharpless, B.A. (2015). Exploding head syndrome is common in college students. Journal of Sleep Research, 24(4), 447-449.

Barber, J. P., & Sharpless, B.A. (2015). On the future of psychodynamic therapy research, Psychotherapy Research, 25(3), 309-320.

Sharpless, B.A. (2015). The critique of eros: Freud on narcissism and the prospects for romantic love. Psychodynamic Practice: Individuals, Groups and Organizations, 21(3), 210-225. Featured in: Taylor & Francis’s Valentine’s Collection, February 2018.

Sharpless, B.A. (2015). Colonial madness: The public hospital of Williamsburg, Virginia. Hektoen International: A Journal of Medical Humanities, 7. Retrieved from http://www.hektoeninternational.org

Sharpless, B.A. (2014). Exploding head syndrome. Sleep Medicine Reviews, 18(6), 489- 493.

Sharpless, B.A. (2014). Mood and anxiety disorders or a return to “neurosis”? Hektoen International: A Journal of Medical Humanities, 6(4). Retrieved from http://www.hektoeninternational.org

Sharpless, B.A. (2014). Changing conceptions of the Nightmare in medicine. Hektoen International: A Journal of Medical Humanities 6(2), Moments in History section). Retrieved from http://www.hektoeninternational.org

Sharpless, B.A., & Barber, J.P. (2013). Predictors of program performance on the Examination for Professional Practice in Psychology (EPPP). Professional Psychology: Research and Practice, 44(4), 208-217.

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Sharpless, B.A. (2013). Kierkegaard’s conception of psychology. Journal of Theoretical and Philosophical Psychology, 33(2), 90-106.

Sharpless, B.A., & Barber, J.P. (2011). Lifetime prevalence rates of sleep paralysis: A systematic review. Sleep Medicine Reviews, 15, 311-315.

Chambless, D.L., Sharpless, B.A., Rodriguez, D., McCarthy, K.S., Milrod, B.L., Khalsa, S.R., & Barber, J.P. (2011). Psychometric properties of the Mobility Inventory for Agoraphobia: Convergent, discriminant, and criterion-related validity. Behavior Therapy, 42, 689-699.

Sharpless, B.A., &. Barber, J.P. (2011). A clinician’s guide to PTSD treatments for returning veterans. Professional Psychology: Research and Practice, 42, 8-15.

Khalsa, S.–R., McCarthy, K.S., Sharpless, B.A., Barrett, M.S., & Barber, J.P. (2011). Beliefs about the causes of depression and treatment preferences. Journal of Clinical Psychology, 67, 539-549.

Sharpless, B.A., McCarthy, K.S., Chambless, D.L., Milrod, B.L., Khalsa, S.R., & Barber, J.P. (2010). Isolated sleep paralysis and fearful isolated sleep paralysis in outpatients with panic attacks. Journal of Clinical Psychology, 66, 1292-1306.

Barber, J.P., & Sharpless, B.A. (2009). New methods – more questions: A commentary on interdisciplinary dialogues. Psychotherapy Research, 19, 644-648.

Sharpless, B.A., & Barber, J.P. (2009). The Examination for Professional Practice in Psychology (EPPP) in the era of evidence-based practice. Professional Psychology: Research and Practice, 40, 333-340.

Sharpless, B.A., & Barber, J.P. (2009). A conceptual and empirical review of the meaning, measurement, development, and teaching of intervention competence in clinical psychology. Clinical Psychology Review, 29, 47-56.

Barber, J.P, Gallop, R., Crits-Christoph, P., Barrett, M.S., Klostermann, S., McCarthy, K.S., & Sharpless, B.A. (2008). The role of alliance and techniques in predicting outcome of supportive expressive dynamic therapy for cocaine dependence. Psychoanalytic Psychology, 25, 483-498.

Barber, J.P, Sharpless, B.A., Klostermann, S., and McCarthy, K. (2007). Assessing Intervention competence and its relation to therapy outcome: A selected review derived from the outcome literature. Professional Psychology: Research and Practice, 38, 493-500.

PUBLISHED AND IN-PRESS CHAPTERS Sharpless, B.A., Summers, R.F., & Barber, J.P. (in process). Psychodynamic psychotherapy.

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In G. Asmundson’s (Ed) Comprehensive Clinical Psychology, 2nd Edition. NY: Elsevier.

Sharpless, B.A., & Denis, D. (2017). Recurrent isolated sleep paralysis. In J. Stein’s (Ed.) Reference Module in Neuroscience and Biobehavioural Psychology. NY: Elsevier.

Sharpless, B.A. (2015). Isolated sleep paralysis and affect. In K. Babson & M. Feldner’s (Eds.) Sleep and Affect: Assessment, Theory, and Clinical Implications (pp. 181-199). NY: Elsevier.

Sharpless, B.A., & Barber, J.P. (2015). Transference/countertransference. In R. Cautin & S. Lilienfeld’s (Eds) The Encyclopedia of Clinical Psychology (pp. 2875-2880). Malden, Oxford: Wiley-Blackwell.

Sharpless, B.A. (2015). Serial killers, movie stars, and “eruptions”: A case of obsessionality. In R. Summers and J. Barber’s (Eds.) Practicing Psychodynamic Therapy: A Casebook (pp. 120-138). NY: Guilford Press.

Sharpless, B. A., & Barber, J.P. (2012). Corrective Experiences from a psychodynamic perspective. In C. Hill and L.G. Castonguay’s (Eds.) Transformation in psychotherapy: Corrective experiences across cognitive behavioral, humanistic, and psychodynamic approaches (pp. 31-49), Washington, DC: APA Press.

Hill, C.R., Castonguay, L.C., Farber, B., Knox, S., Stiles, W.B., Anderson, T., Angus, L., Barber, J.P., Beck, G., Bohart, A., Caspar, F., Constantino, M.J., Elliott, R., Friedlander, M.L., Goldfried, M., Greenberg, L., Hayes, A., Hayes, J.A., Heatherington, L., Grosse Holtforth, M., Ladany, N., Levy, K., Messer, S., Muran, J.C., Newman, M., Safran, J,. & Sharpless, B.A. (2012). Corrective experiences in psychotherapy: Definitions, processes, consequences, and research directions. In C. Hill and L.G. Castonguay’s (Eds.) Transformation in psychotherapy: Corrective experiences across cognitive behavioral, humanistic, and psychodynamic approaches (pp. 355-370), Washington, DC: APA Press.

Boswell, J.F., Sharpless, B.A., Greenberg, L.G., Heatherington, L., Huppert, J.D., Barber, J.P., Goldfried, M.R., & Castonguay, L.G. (2010). Schools of psychotherapy and the beginnings of a scientific approach. In D.H. Barlow’s (Ed.) The Oxford Handbook of Clinical Psychology (pp. 98-127). New York: Oxford University Press.

Sharpless, B.A., Muran, J.C., & Barber, J.P. (2010). Coda: Recommendations for practice and training. In J. C. Muran & J. P Barber’s (Eds.) The Therapeutic Alliance: An Evidence-Based Approach to Practice (pp. 341-354). New York: Guilford Press.

Barber, J.P., Khalsa, S.R., & Sharpless, B.A. (2010). The validity of the alliance as a predictor of psychotherapy outcome. In J.C. Muran & J.P. Barber’s (Eds.) The Therapeutic Alliance: An Evidence-Based Approach to Practice (pp. 29-43). New York: Guilford Press.

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Barber, J.P., & Sharpless, B.A. (2010). Supportive-expressive therapy. In I. B. Weiner & W.E. Craighead’s (Eds.) The Corsini Encyclopedia of Psychology (4th ed., pp. 1739- 1741). NY: John Wiley and Sons.

Sharpless, B.A., & Barber, J.P. (2009). Psychodynamic therapy. In R.E. Ingram’s (Ed.). The International Encyclopedia of Depression (pp. 460-465). New York: Springer Publishing Company, LLC.

Borkovec, T.D., & Sharpless, B. (2004). Generalized anxiety disorder: Bringing cognitive behavior therapy into the valued present. In S. Hayes, V. Follette, & M. Linehan’s (Eds.) Mindfulness and Acceptance: Expanding the Cognitive- Behavioral Tradition (pp. 209-242). New York: Guilford Press.

PROFESSIONAL PRESENTATIONS, TALKS, AND ACTIVITIES Sharpless, B.A. (2020, August). EPPP Scores and Demographics. In. B.A. Sharpless’s (Chair) The Examination for Professional Practice In Psychology (EPPP): New Data and Old Questions. Symposium to be presented at the 128th annual convention of the American Psychological Association, Washington, DC.

Sharpless. B.A. (2020, April **Currently Postponed**). Some Scary things that Can Happen in the Bedroom: Isolated Sleep Paralysis and Exploding Head Syndrome. Colloquium to be presented at the Department of Psychology, The University of Lorraine, Nancy, France.

Sharpless. B.A. (2020, April **Currently Postponed**). Contemporary Psychodynamic Therapy Practice and Training. Colloquium to be presented at the Department of Psychology, The University of Lorraine, Nancy, France.

Sharpless. B.A. (2020, March **Currently Postponed**). Performance on the Examination for Professional Practice in Psychology (EPPP) According to Demographic Variables Colloquium to be presented at the Department of Psychology, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA.

Sharpless. B.A. (2020, January). Performance on the Examination for Professional Practice in Psychology (EPPP) According to Demographic Variables. Poster presented at Annual Mid Winter Meeting of the Council of University Directors of Clinical Psychology (CUDCUP), Austin, TX.

Sharpless, B.A. (2019, October). An Introduction to Cognitive Behavior Therapy for Insomnia (CBT-I). Colloquium presented at the Department of Psychology, West Liberty University, West Liberty, WV.

Sharpless, B.A., Turner, M., & Boyd, B. (2019, October). EPPP outcomes and test-taking strategies for graduates of color. Webinar presented to APAGS, American Psychological Association, Washington, DC.

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Sharpless, B.A. (2019, June). Isolated Sleep Paralysis and Exploding Head Syndrome: Two Understudied, but Clinically-Significant Parasomnias. Colloquium presented at the Department of Psychology, Pennsylvania State University, Harrisburg, PA.

Sharpless. B.A., & Kliková, M., & (2019, April). Characteristic Symptoms and Hallucinations in Isolated Sleep Paralysis: A Two-Site Study. Poster presented at the 27th annual meeting of the European Congress of Psychiatry, Warsaw, Poland.

Sharpless, B.A. (2018, November). Isolated Sleep Paralysis and Exploding Head Syndrome: Two Understudied, but Clinically-Important Parasomnias. Colloquium presented at the Department of Psychology, Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden.

Sharpless, B.A. (2017, October). Recurrent isolated sleep paralysis. In. B.A. Sharpless’s (Chair) Parasomnias: Recent Advances in Etiology, Assessment, and Treatment. Symposium at World Sleep 2017: A joint congress of the World Association of Sleep Medicine and the World Sleep Federation, Prague, Czech Republic

Sharpless, B.A. (2017, October). Exploding head syndrome. In. B.A. Sharpless’s (Chair) Parasomnias: Recent Advances in Etiology, Assessment, and Treatment. Symposium at World Sleep 2017: A joint congress of the World Association of Sleep Medicine and the World Sleep Federation, Prague, Czech Republic

Sharpless. B.A. (2016, November). The original Nightmare: The psychology and mythology of sleep paralysis. Colloquium at the Department of Psychology, Goldsmith’s University of London, Greenwich, London, UK.

Sharpless, B.A. (2016, November). Disorders of sleep and wakefulness (Program Chair). Day 1 of content at the 2016 Sleep Summit, Greenwich, London, UK.

Sharpless, B.A. (2016, November). The assessment and treatment of isolated sleep paralysis. Paper presented at the 2016 Sleep Summit, Greenwich, London, UK.

Sharpless, B.A. (2016, November). Exploding head syndrome: A review of the literature and new data. Paper presented at the 2016 Sleep Summit, Greenwich, London, UK.

Sharpless, B.A. (2016, March). Invited Speaker/Discussant, Annual clinical psychology case conference, Department of Psychology, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA.

Sharpless, B.A. (2016, February). Do we REALLY need psychodynamic therapies in 2016? Paper presented at the Psychotherapy Training Program, Department of Clinical Neuroscience, the Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden.

Doghramji, K., & Sharpless, B.A. (2015, August). Isolated sleep paralysis. In. B.A. Sharpless (Chair), Strange Happenings in the Night: The Phenomenology and Treatment of Parasomnias. Symposium conducted at the 123rd annual convention of the American

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Psychological Association, Toronto, Canada.

Sharpless, B.A., & Zimmerman, J.A. (2015, August). Exploding head syndrome. In. B.A. Sharpless (Chair), Strange Happenings in the Night: The Phenomenology and Treatment of Parasomnias. Symposium conducted at the 123rd annual convention of the American Psychological Association, Toronto, Canada.

Sharpless, B.A. (2015, July). Scary Happenings in the Night: Sleep Paralysis, Exploding Head Syndrome, and their Clinical Impacts. Colloquium at the Clinical Psychology Program, the American School of Professional Psychology at Argosy University, Northern Virginia, Arlington, VA.

Chambless, D.L., Porter, E., Milrod, B., McCarthy, K.S., Zilcha-Mano, S., Gallop, R., Rudden, M.G., Graf, E., Sharpless, B.A., & Barber. J.P. (2015, June). Predictors and moderators of change in three psychotherapies for panic disorder. Paper presented at the 46th annual meeting of the Society for Psychotherapy Research, Philadelphia, PA.

Sharpless, B.A., Tse, J., & Ajeto, D. (2014, August). Changes in clinical and counseling psychology programs over time: Students, faculty, and outcomes. Paper presented at the 122nd annual meeting for the American Psychological Association, Washington, DC.

Grom, J.L., & Sharpless. B.A. (2014, August). Symptoms of taijin kyofusho in a Western sample. Poster presented at the 122nd annual meeting for the American Psychological Association, Washington, DC.

Sharpless. B.A. (2014, June). Exploding head syndrome. Colloquium at the Department of Psychology, Goldsmith’s University of London, Greenwich, London, UK.

Sharpless, B.A., & Barber, J.P. (2013, July). Predictors of program performance on the Examination for Professional Practice in Psychology (EPPP). Paper presented at the 121st annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, Honolulu, Hawaii.

Porter, E., Chambless, D.L., McCarthy, K.S., Sharpless, B.A., Barrett, M.S., Milrod, B., & Barber, J.P. (2013, November). Psychometric properties of the reconstructed Hamilton anxiety and depression scales. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Nashville, TN.

Sharpless, B.A., & Grom, J.P. (2013, July). Isolated sleep paralysis: Prevention, disruption, and hallucinations of others. Poster presented at the 121st annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, Honolulu, Hawaii.

Sharpless, B.A. (2012, December). Isolated Sleep Paralysis and Fearful Isolated Sleep Paralysis. Colloquium at the Department of Psychology, Washington State University, Pullman, WA.

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Sharpless, B.A. (2012, December). The Treatment of Obsessionality. Colloquium at the Department of Psychology, Washington State University, Pullman, WA.

Sharpless, B.A., McCarthy, K.S., Grom, J.L., Chambless, D., Milrod, & B., Barber, J.P. (2012). Factor structure and correlates of isolated sleep paralysis hallucinations in a clinical sample. Poster presented at the 120th annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, Orlando, FL.

Sharpless, B.A., McCarthy, K.S., Seone, K., Rodriguez, L., Librizzi, K., Milrod, B., Chambless, D., & Barber, J.P. (2012, June). Predictors of isolated sleep paralysis in outpatients with panic attacks. Poster presented at the 43rd annual meeting for the Society for Psychotherapy Research, Virginia Beach, VA.

Sharpless, B. A. (2011, March). Specialty services in a rural CMHC training clinic. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Association of Psychology Training Clinics, New Orleans, LA.

Sharpless, B. A., Khalsa, S-R., Milrod, B. L., Chambless, D. L., & Barber, J. P. (2010, June). The Panic Disorder Severity Scale: A psychometric extension. Poster presented at the 41st annual meeting of the Society for Psychotherapy Research, Asilomar, CA.

Sharpless, B.A. (2009, December). Psychotherapy and Supervision. Colloquium at the Department of Psychology, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA.

Sharpless, B.A. (2009, December). Expanding the range of DSM-IV symptomatology: New measures of negative affect and isolated sleep paralysis. Colloquium at the Department of Psychology, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA.

Barber, J. P., Sharpless, B. A., Khalsa, S-R., Milrod, B. L., & Chambless, D. L. (2009, October). Psychometric properties of a measure of panic severity: Data from an RCT comparing PFPP vs. CBT vs. ART for panic. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the European Chapter of the Society for Psychotherapy Research, Balzano, Italy.

Sharpless, B. A., Khalsa, S. R., Watts, T., Milrod, B. L., Rudden, M. G., Graf, L. P., Chambless, D. L. & Barber, J. P. (2009, June). Reflective functioning, IQ, and quality of object relations. Poster presented at the 40th annual meeting of the Society for Psychotherapy Research, Santiago, Chile.

Khalsa, S. R., Sharpless, B. A., McCarthy, K. S., Barrett, M. & Barber, J. P. (2009, June). How do patient beliefs about the causes of their depression affect their treatment preferences? Poster presented at the 40th annual meeting of the Society for Psychotherapy Research, Santiago, Chile.

Sharpless, B. A., & Barber, J. P. (2009, March). Corrective emotional experiences from a psychodynamic perspective. Paper presented at the Pennsylvania State University

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Mechanisms of Change Conference: Corrective Experiences, State College, PA.

Sharpless, B.A. (2008, December). The Mood and anxiety disorders: One class or two? Colloquium at the Graduate School of Applied and Professional Psychology, Rutgers University. New Brunswick, NJ.

Sharpless, B.A. (2008, August). Thomas Borkovec. In B.A. Sharpless (Chair), A Tribute to Thomas Borkovec’s Influence on Clinical Psychology. Symposium presented at the 116th annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, Boston, MA

Sharpless, B. A. (2008, June). Therapeutic actions in dynamic therapy for depression. In J.P. Barber (Chair) Models of Change for Therapy for Depression. Symposium presented at the 39th annual meeting of the Society for Psychotherapy Research, Barcelona, Spain.

Sharpless, B. A., McCarthy, K. S., Graf, L. P., Chambless, D. L., Milrod, B. L., & Barber, J. P. (2008, June). A brief report on the development of a semi-structured clinical interview for isolated sleep paralysis for use in psychotherapy research. Poster presented at the 39th annual meeting of the Society for Psychotherapy Research, Barcelona, Spain.

Maramba, G. J., Castonguay, L. G., Newman, M. G., & Borkovec, T. D., Boswell, J. F., Erickson, T. M., Pimentel, C. A., Ried, J. J., & Sharpless, B. A. (2005, June). The early alliance as a predictor of outcome. Paper presented at the 36th annual meeting of the Society for Psychotherapy Research, Montreal, Canada.

Sharpless, B. A., Testa, S. M, Michelson, L. K., & Borkovec, T. D. (2003). Negative activation and diagnostic comorbidity in panic disorder with agoraphobia. Poster presented at the 37th annual meeting of the Association for the Advancement of Behavior Therapy, Boston, MA.

Borkovec, T. D., & Sharpless, B. A. (2002, July). The cognitive-behavioral treatment of generalized anxiety disorder. Paper Presented at the New Directions in Behavior Therapy Conference, Reno, NV.

CLINICAL TRAINING UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA’S PENNSYLVANIA HOSPITAL Post–Doctoral Clinical Fellow, July 2006 – July 2007 Pre-Doctoral Intern in Clinical Psychology, July 2005 – June 2006

PSYCHOANALYTIC CENTER OF PHILADELPHIA Clinical Fellow, July 2006 – July 2007

PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY Psychological Consultant, Summer 2004 – Summer 2005

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Staff Therapist, Summer 2000 – Summer 2005

GRADUATE TEACHING EXPERIENCE American School of Professional Psychology at Argosy University, Northern Virginia − Unusual and Rare Psychological Disorders: Assessment and Treatment, Fall, 2018 − Advanced Psychoanalytic Therapy and Supervision, Spring, 2017 − Psychodynamic Theory and Therapy, Fall 2016, Fall 2017, Fall 2018 − History and Systems, Summer 2016, Fall 2016, Summer 2017, Fall 2017 − History and Systems (online), Fall 2015 − Psychotherapy Practicum, Fall 2016, Spring 2017, Fall 2017, Spring 2018, Fall 2018, Spring 2019 − Professionalization Seminar, Fall 2016, Spring 2017, Fall 2018, Spring 2019 − Advanced Psychopathology: Unusual and Rare Psychological Syndromes, Summer 2016 − Consultation and Supervision, Spring 2016, Spring 2017; Spring 2018, Spring 2019

Department of Psychology, Washington State University, Pullman, WA − Introduction to Psychotherapy Practicum, Summer 2014; 2015 − Introduction to Semi-Structured Diagnostic Interviewing, Summer 2015 − Advanced Psychotherapy Practicum (e.g., Psychodynamic Therapy, Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy, and Transference-Focused Psychodynamic Therapy), Spring, 2014, 2015; Fall 2013, 2014

Department of Psychology, Pennsylvania State University, State College, PA − Psychodynamic Psychotherapy Practicum, Summer 2011, 2012

Department of Psychology, Immaculata University (adjunct professor), Immaculata, PA − History and Systems of Psychology, Summer, 2009

UNDERGRADUATE TEACHING EXPERIENCE Department of Psychology, St. Mary’s College of Maryland − Counseling Theories, Fall, 2020 − Abnormal Psychology, Fall, 2020

Department of Psychology, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA − Introduction to Clinical Psychology, Spring 2013 − Abnormal Psychology (online), Spring 2012 − Historical Antecedents of Psychology, co-taught with James Martin, Fall 2000, Spring 2004 − History and Systems of Psychology, co-taught with James Martin, Spring 2001

CLINICAL SUPERVISION EXPERIENCE − Practicum Seminar (group supervision), American School of Professional Psychology at

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Argosy University, Northern Virginia, Fall 2017, Spring 2018, Fall 2018, Spring 2019. − Psychotherapy and Diagnostic Assessment, post-docs and graduate students, Washington State University, August 2013 – December 2015 − Psychotherapy and Diagnostic Assessment, staff therapists and students, Pennsylvania State University, July 2010 – July 2013 − Diagnostic Assessment (individual and group supervision), Barber lab, University of Pennsylvania, July 2006 – June 2010 − Individual Psychotherapy and Assessment, Widener University (adjunct professor), October 2007 – June 2010 − Diagnostic Assessment, Drexel University (adjunct professor), October 2008 – June 2010 − Structural Analysis of Social Behavior (SASB), Castonguay lab, Pennsylvania State University, Summer 2003 – Summer 2005

PAID WORKSHOPS/TRAININGS − The Anxiety Disorders Interview Schedule (ADIS-IV; ADIS-5) and Hamilton Rating Scales, University of Pennsylvania, labs of Ayelet Ruscio and Dianne Chambless o July 6th – July 10th, 2017 o August 18th – August 21st, 2016 o July 9th – July 12th, 2015 o July 29th – August 2nd, 2014 o August 23rd – 27th, 2012 − Stress Management in the Workplace, Centre County BSU, September, 2010 − Diagnostic Assessment and supervision, Ruscio lab, University of Pennsylvania, March 2008 – June 2010 − Crisis Management in Schizophrenia, Skills, Incorporated, State College, PA, September, 2004 − Graduate Training in Clinical Psychology, Penn State Altoona Campus, October, 2004

GRAND ROUNDS AND CONTINUING EDUCATION EVENTS − Updates on Psychodynamic Psychotherapy, Alumni event, American School of Professional Psychology at Argosy University, Northern Virginia, Arlington, VA (May 2018). − The Examination for Professional Practice of Psychology (EPPP), Mid Atlantic Internship Consortium, Arlington, VA (March 2018). − Panic Disorder from Historical, Cognitive-Behavioral, and Psychoanalytic Perspectives. Pennsylvania Hospital, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA (October 2006). − Towards a Different Classification of Mood and Anxiety. Hall-Mercer Community Mental Health Center Grand Rounds, Philadelphia, PA (March 2006). − Philosophical Perspectives on Death. Joan-Karnell Cancer Center Grand Rounds, Philadelphia, PA (December 2005).

JOURNAL EDITORIAL ACTIVITIES:

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GUEST EDITOR with Frederica Scarpina, Anna Sedda , & Augustin Ibanez, Frontiers in Psychology – Psychology for Clinical Settings (in process), special issue on “Single Cases in Psychology: From Practice to Theory.”

BOOK REVIEWING: Oxford University Press John Wiley & Sons Biometrics Research Department (SCID-5 manuscript)

JOURNAL REVIEWING: Ad-hoc Reviewer – American Psychologist Ad-hoc Reviewer – Cephalalgia Ad-hoc Reviewer – Clinical Psychological Science Ad-hoc Reviewer – Clinical Psychology Review Ad-hoc Reviewer – Comprehensive Psychiatry Ad-hoc Reviewer – Current Psychiatry Reviews Ad-hoc Reviewer – International Journal of Medicine and Medical Sciences Ad-hoc Reviewer – Journal of Clinical Psychology Ad-hoc Reviewer – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology Ad-hoc Reviewer – Journal of Contemporary Psychotherapy Ad-hoc Reviewer – Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease Ad-hoc Reviewer – Journal of Psychotherapy Integration Ad-hoc Reviewer – Journal of Sleep Research Ad-hoc Reviewer – Neuropsychoanalysis Ad-hoc Reviewer – New Ideas in Psychology Ad-hoc Reviewer – Postgraduate Medicine Ad-hoc Reviewer – Preternature Ad-hoc Reviewer – Professional Psychology: Research and Practice Ad-hoc Reviewer – Psychotherapy Research Ad-hoc Reviewer – Sleep Medicine Ad-hoc Reviewer – Sleep Medicine Reviews Ad-hoc Reviewer – Training and Education in Professional Psychology

GRANT REVIEWING ACTIVITIES: − German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF), Violence and Abuse in Childhood and Adolescence, Berlin, Germany, November 20th-21st, 2017 − Washington State University, Alcohol and Drug Abuse Research Program (ADARP), Pullman, Washington, May 6th, 2015. − APA Division 29 Charles J. Gelso Psychotherapy Research Grant, April 27th, 2012.

UNIVERSITY AND COLLEGE SERVICE − Chair, Student Training Committee, Clinical Psychology Program 2017 – March 2019

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− Member, Student Training Committee, Clinical Psychology Program, American School off Professional Psychology at Argosy University, Northern VA, 2016 – 2017 − Member, Student Affairs Committee, Clinical Psychology Program, American School of Professional Psychology at Argosy University, Northern VA, 2016 – 2017 − Member, Ethics Committee, Department of Psychology, Washington State University, 2013 – 2015

COMMUNITY OUTREACH − Board Member, National Capital Area Skeptics, Washington DC, June, 2017 – June 2019

MEDIA APPEARANCES Television − Reelz TV (US) / Bell Network (Canada), The Shocking Truth, Season 2, Episode 6 (A Nightmare on Elm Street), July 13th, 2018. − WCBS, Channel 2 News in New York, ‘Exploding Head Syndrome’ Could Keep You Awake At Night, April 17th, 2015 − KFYR-TV, Bismarck, ND, ABC Affiliate, Study Shows Exploding Head Syndrome Affects More College Students, April 8th, 2015 − KREM, Spokane, WA CBS Affiliate; KVUE, Austin, TX, ABC Affiliate, WSU Doctor Gaining Notoriety over Exploding Head Syndrome, May 15th, 2014 − KLEW, Lewiston, ID CBS Affiliate, Exploding Head Syndrome, May 12th, 2014 − National Geographic, The Secret History of UFOs (sleep paralysis segment), Original Airdate August 8th, 2012

Radio (full list available) − BBC Radio (Separate interviews with, BBC Scotland, Lancashire, Jersey, Shropshire, Cornwall, Hereford, Worcester, Somerset), Segment on exploding head syndrome, July 13th, 2020. − Radio Free Asia, Dialogue with a psychologist: The psychology behind conspiracy theories, March 18th, 2020 − WERS (Boston), Ghosts in the bedroom: The Psychology of sleep paralysis, October 27th, 2019 − BTV Radio (Bulgaria), Interview about psychopathology and psychotherapy, September 25th, 2019. − Z-Rock (Bulgaria), Interview about psychopathology, September 16th, 2019 − BTV Radio (Bulgaria), Interview about psychopathology and psychotherapy, September 13th, 2019. − Bulgarian National Radio (Българско национално радио), Before All (Преди всички), Interview about psychopathology and psychotherapy, August 23rd, 2018. − TalkRADIO (National UK Radio), The Unexplained with Howard Hughes, Hour-long segment on various topics, July 22nd, 2018. − Dark Matter Digital Network, Midnight in the Desert: Late Night Talk with Dave

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Schrader, Dr. Brian Sharpless – The Science behind Sleep Paralysis, July 17th, 2018. − TalkRADIO (National UK Radio), The Unexplained with Howard Hughes, Sleep Paralysis and Ghosts segment, July 1st, 2018. − Sirius XM Radio Station 143, Top of the Brain with Julie Rose, Exploding Head Syndrome and Sleep Paralysis, May 11th, 2015 − Newstalk (Ireland), Moncrieff Radio Show, Exploding Head Syndrome, April 15th, 2015 − BBC-5 Radio (England), Up all Night with Rhod Sharp, Exploding Head Syndrome, April 7th, 2015 − KABC (Los Angeles), Dr. Drew Midday Show, Sleep Paralysis and Exploding Head Syndrome, March 31st, 2015 − KCRW, Santa Monica, CA, Unfictional: Witch Hunt, Interview on sleep paralysis and the Salem Village witchcraft trials, October 31st, 2014 − Radio PA, Sleep Paralysis, October 20th, 2011

Print/Online Newspapers and Magazines (full list available) − BBC Science Focus Magazine (UK) - Exploding Head Syndrome: largest ever study of mysterious condition, July 14th, 2020. − Express (UK) - Are Ghosts Real? Astonishing Theory Explains why People see Spirits in the Dead of Night, February 4th, 2020 − Ozy news – Mental Divide: The Psychology Test That’s Failing Minorities, December 2019 − Live Science – Sleep Paralysis: Causes, Symptoms, & Treatment, May, 2019 − Global News – Why the Paralyzing ‘Sleep Demon’ Haunts Humans in the Age of Science. April, 2019 − The Next Truth – Sleep Paralysis and Exploding Head Syndrome: The Psychology and Mythology of the Original Nightmare. April, 2019 − The Next Truth – Scary Dreams While Being Awake but Paralyzed! March, 2019 − Boston Globe – How Culture Shapes your Mind… and your Mental Illness. November 28th, 2018 − Boston Globe - The Night Hag and Other Terrors of Sleep. March 23rd, 2018 − BBC – Science Focus, What is Exploding Head Syndrome? October 30th, 2017 − Time Magazine, What It’s Like to Have Exploding Head Syndrome, July 24th, 2017 − Boston Globe, When It’s More Than Just a Bad Dream, April 21st, 2017 − Huffington Post, Kendall Jenner’s Sleep Paralysis Is Actually Pretty Common, November 8th, 2016 − Muse Magazine, Dreams Gone Bad: The Truth Behind Midnight Hauntings, November/December issue, 2016 − CBS News Online, The Real Nightmare of Sleep Paralysis, April 1st, 2016 − New York Magazine, What It’s Like to Have Severe Sleep Paralysis, July 23rd, 2015 − The Atlantic, How Many Beliefs Are Due to Sleep Deprivation? April 3rd, 2015 − The Washington Post, That Loud Bang That Startles You Awake: It May be ‘Exploding Head Syndrome,’ April 2nd, 2015 − New York Magazine, We Talked to Someone with Exploding Head Syndrome, May 16th, 2014 − Huffington Post, This Upsetting Sleep Phenomenon Is Very Real -- And Very Mysterious,

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May 12th, 2014 − Nature World News, Exploding Head Syndrome: A Real, but Understudied Sleep Disorder. May 6th, 2014 − Daily Mail UK, Is Exploding Head Syndrome the Reason You Can't Sleep? May 5th, 2014 − Huffington Post, Sleep Paralysis Most Common in Students, Psychiatric Patients, November 9th, 2011 − Men’s Health, Wide Awake and Dreaming, October 11th, 2011

Podcasts/Online Documentaries − Ratio Organization for Popular Science, Coping with Covid-19 (video), April 21st, 2020. − Look Out! Media, Sleep Paralysis: Waking Up Asleep (video), October 3rd, 2019 − Brut Media (America), What is Sleep Paralysis? (video), May 22nd, 2019 − House of Asher, Episode 54: Sleep Paralysis, Exploding Head Syndrome, and the Old Hag Syndrome, September 22nd, 2018 − BBC Science Focus, Exploding Head Syndrome, March 14th, 2018 − Mysterious Planet (Turbulent Media), Sleep Paralysis and Exploding Head Syndrome, November, 2017 − Who Cares? What’s the Point, Episode 5: Sleep Paralysis, New Zealand, December 26th, 2016 − The Skeptics Society’s Skeptic Magazine Podcast: Monster Talk: The Science Show About Monsters, Episode 99: Let’s Get Something off our Chest, June 3rd, 2015

Public Lectures o Presentation, Reflecting on Narcissism: A Look at the Myth, Reality, and Treatment of Narcissistic Personality Disorder o Profs and Pints, Washington, DC, July 23rd, 2020 o Profs and Pints, Washington, DC, January 21st, 2020 o Presentation, The Psychology of Conspiracy Theories, Profs and Pints, Washington, DC, May 21st, 2020 o Presentation, Bizarre Psychological Disorders Part I o National Capital Area Skeptics, Washington, DC, November 10th, 2019 o Profs and Pints, Washington, DC, June 2nd, 2019 o Profs and Pints, Washington, DC, April 30th, 2019 o Presentation, Profs and Pints, Terror on the Couch: Psychological Disorders and Horror Movies, Washington DC, October 17th, 2019 o Presentation, Bizarre Psychological Disorders II, Profs and Pints, Washington, DC, September 24th, 2019 o Presentation, Weird(er) Psychological Disorders Part II, Ratio Organization of Popular Science, Sofia, Bulgaria, September 17th, 2019 o Presentation, Freud in 2018? REALLY? Ratio Organization of Popular Science, Sofia, Bulgaria, August 23rd, 2018 o Presentation, Weird Psychological Disorders, Ratio Organization of Popular Science, Sofia, Bulgaria, August 21st, 2018 o Presentation, The Original Nightmare: Sleep Paralysis and the Paranormal, National Capital Area Skeptics, National Science Foundation, Arlington, VA, February 11th, 2017

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o Presentation, The History and Psychology of Two Witchcraft Panics: What Have we Learned in 300 Years? Skeptics in the Pub, Stoke-on-Trent, UK, November 14th, 2016 o Panelist and discussant, Rodney Ascher’s The Nightmare, with Rodney Ascher, James Underdown, and Forrest Borie, the Steve Allen Theater at the Center for Inquiry, Hollywood, CA, September 9th, 2015 o Presentation, Scary Happenings in the Night: Sleep Paralysis, Exploding Head Syndrome, and their Associations with Anomalous Beliefs, Skeptics in the Pub, Stoke-on- Trent, UK, June 10th, 2015 − Presentation, A Brief Introduction to Exploding Head Syndrome. Skeptics in the Pub, Greenwich, UK, June 4th, 2014

Professional Magazines and Digests − The Psychology Times, New study shows EPPP can discriminate against African- Americans, Hispanics, January, 2019. − gradPSYCH Magazine, 12(1), Program Prestige Correlates to Higher EPPP Scores, Study Finds, January, 2014 − Clinician’s Research Digest, Predictors of program performance on the Examination for Professional Practice in Psychology (EPPP) featured in November, 2013 issue

Popular Magazines, Digests, and Book Chapters − Sharpless, B.A. (2017). Nothing to lose sleep over. In K. Stollznow’s (Ed.), Would You Believe It? Paranormal Tales from Those You'd Least Expect. Create Space Independent Publishing Platform. − Sherwood, S., & Sharpless, B.A., (2015, May). Exploding head syndrome, Fortean Times, 327, 72.

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS − World Sleep Society (WSS), Member − World Association of Sleep Medicine (WASM), Member