Joseph W. Boffa, M.S

Curriculum Vitae Updated 4/4/2018 Joseph W. Boffa, M.S. Department of Psychology, Florida State University 1107 West Call Street, Tallahassee, Florida 32306 [email protected]

EDUCATION______

Florida State University In Progress Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Clinical Psychology Major Professor: Norman B. Schmidt, Ph.D.

Florida State University Degree Conferred: Master of Science (M.S.), Clinical Psychology May 2017 Major Professor: Norman B. Schmidt, Ph.D.

San Diego State University Degree Conferred: Master of Arts (M.A.), Psychology May 2015 Major Professor: Nader Amir, Ph.D.

University of California, Los Angeles Degree Conferred: Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Psychology Dec. 2009

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE______

Anxiety and Behavioral Health Clinic, Florida State University Aug. 2014 – present Graduate Research Assistant Mentor: Norman B. Schmidt, Ph.D.

Center for Understanding and Treating Anxiety, San Diego State University Aug. 2012 – July 2014 Graduate Research Assistant Mentor: Nader Amir, Ph.D.

Department of Psychology, University of California Los Angeles June 2008 – May 2009 Undergraduate Research Assistant Mentor: Benjamin Karney, Ph.D.

RESEARCH INTERESTS______

. Etiology, prevention, and treatment of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD)

. Suicide and related behaviors

. Cognitive-affective risk factors for anxiety and mood pathology, and suicide Joseph W. Boffa Page 2

GRANTS______

Funded Grants in Progress

National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) Institutional Training Grant (T32), MH093311 Title: Toward a Translational Model of PTSD Prevention: Investigating ‘Up-Stream’ Effects of a Psychological Intervention on Biological Markers of Stress-Sensitivity Role: PI (Sponsor: Norman B. Schmidt, Ph.D.; Co-Sponsor: Lisa Eckel, Ph.D.) Direct Costs: $43,020 (Start Date: 09/2017)

Funded Grants Completed

DoD Military Suicide Research Consortium (MSRC), W81XWH-10-2-018 Title: Perceptual Retraining to Reduce Suicide Risk Role: Project Coordinator (PI: Wen Li, Ph.D.; Co-PI: Norman B. Schmidt, Ph.D.) Direct Costs: $100,000 (09/2015 – 09/2016)

DoD Military Suicide Research Consortium (MSRC), W81XWH-10-2-0181 Title: Development and Evaluation of a Brief Suicide Prevention Intervention targeting Anxiety and Mood Vulnerabilities Role: Graduate Research Assistant (PI: Norman B. Schmidt, Ph.D.) Direct Costs: $1,308,905 (09/2014 – 09/2016)

Non-Funded Submissions

National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) Individual Predoctoral Fellowship (F31) Title: Investigating the Dynamics of Epigenetic Trajectories for Suicide Risk Role: PI (Sponsor: Norman B. Schmidt, Ph.D.; Co-Sponsor: Thomas E. Joiner, Ph.D.) Submitted Dec. 2016.

HONORS AND AWARDS______

2017 – Military Suicide Research Consortium (MSRC) Research Training Day Travel Award ($1000) 2017 – FSU Graduate Research Development Awards ($600) 2017 – Congress of Graduate Students Presentation Grants ($200) 2016 – FSU Graduate Research Development Awards ($600) 2016 – Congress of Graduate Students Presentation Grants ($200) 2015 – FSU Graduate Research Development Awards ($600) 2015 – FSU Morcom Graduate Research Day Excellence Award- Clinical Psychology Presentation ($100) 2014 – FSU Graduate Research Development Awards ($600)

PUBLICATIONS______

In Press / Advance Online Publications Joseph W. Boffa Page 3

1. Boffa, J.W., King, S.L., Turecki, G., & Schmidt, N.B. (in press). Investigating the role of hopelessness in the relationship between PTSD symptom change and suicidality. Journal of Affective Disorders. 10.1016/j.jad.2017.08.004

2. Short, N. A., Boffa, J. W., Norr, A. M., Albanese, B. J., Allan, N. P., & Schmidt, N. B. (2017). A randomized clinical trial investigating the direct and indirect effects of an anxiety sensitivity intervention on posttraumatic stress symptoms: A replication and extension. Journal of Traumatic Stress, 30(3), 296-303. doi: 10.1002/jts.22194

3. Albanese, B. J., Boffa, J.W., Macatee, R.J., & Schmidt, N. B. (2017). Anxiety Sensitivity mediates the gender discrepancy in post-concussive symptoms in a clinical sample. Psychiatry Research, 252, 242-246. doi: 10.1016/j.psychres.2017.01.099

4. Kinney, K. L., Boffa, J. W., & Amir, N. (2017). Gender Difference in Attentional Bias toward Negative and Positive Stimuli in Generalized Anxiety Disorder. Behavior Therapy, 48(3), 277-284. doi: 10.1016/j.beth.2016.06.002

5. Boffa, J.W., Stanley, I.H., Hom, M.A., Norr, A.M., Joiner, T.E., & Schmidt, N.B. (2017). Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms and Suicidal Thoughts and Behaviors among Firefighters. Journal of Psychiatric Research, 84, 277-283. doi: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2016.10.014

6. Stanley, I.H., Boffa, J.W., Hom, M.A., Kimbrel, N., Joiner, T.E. (2017). Differences in Psychiatric Symptoms and Barriers to Mental Health Care between Volunteer and Career Firefighters. Psychiatry Research, 247, 236-242. doi: 10.1016/j.psychres.2016.11.037

7. Albanese, B.J., Allan, N.P., Boffa, J.W., Chavarria, J., Raines, A.M., Zvolensky, M.J., & Schmidt, N.B. (2016). Suicidality prospectively predicts greater urges to smoke following a cessation attempt: Mediation through perceived barriers to cessation. Journal of Affective Disorders, 190, 221-226. doi: 10.1016/j.jad.2015.10.015.

8. Norr, A. M., Albanese, B. J., Boffa, J. W., Short, N. A., & Schmidt, N. B. (2016). The relationship between gender and PTSD symptoms: Anxiety sensitivity as a mechanism. Personality and Individual Differences, 90, 210-213. doi:10.1016/j.paid.2015.11.014

9. Boffa, J.W., Norr, A.M., Raines, A.M., Albanese, B.J., Short, N.A., & Schmidt, N.B. (2016). Pre- trauma Anxiety Sensitivity Predicts Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms Following a Campus Shooting. Behavior Therapy, 47(3), 367-376. doi: 10.1016/j.beth.2016.02.006

10. Oglesby, M.E., Boffa, J.W., Short, N.A., Raines, A.M., & Schmidt, N.B. (2016). Intolerance of uncertainty as a predictor of post-traumatic stress symptoms following a traumatic event. Journal of Anxiety Disorders, 41, 82 – 87. doi: 10.1016/j.janxdis.2016.01.005

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11. Allan, N. P., Norr, A. M., Boffa, J. W., Durmaz, D., Raines, A. M., & Schmidt, N. B. (2015). Examining the Unique Relations between Anxiety Sensitivity Factors and Suicidal Ideation and Past Suicide Attempts. Psychiatry Research, 228, 441-447. doi:10.1016/j.psychres.2015.05.066

12. Chavarria, J., Allan, N. P., Boffa, J. W., Albanese, B. J., Zvolensky, M. J., & Schmidt, N. B. (2015). Decomposing the relationship between anxiety sensitivity and alcohol use. Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs, 76(6), 957-61. doi: 10.15288/jsad.2015.76.957

13. Macatee, R. J., Allan, N. P., Gajewska, A., Norr, A. M., Raines, A. M., Albanese, B., Boffa, J.W., Schmidt, N. B., & Cougle, J. R. (2016). Shared and Distinct Cognitive/Affective Mechanisms in Intrusive Cognition: An Examination of Worry and Obsessions. Cognitive Therapy and Research, 40, 80-91.

14. Norr, A. M., Allan, N. P., Boffa, J. W., Raines, A. M., & Schmidt, N. B. (2015). Validation of the Cyberchondria Severity Scale (CSS): Replication and extension with bifactor modeling. Journal of Anxiety Disorders, 31, 58-64. doi:10.1016/j.janxdis.2015.02.001

15. Raines, A.M., Boffa, J.W., Allan, N.P., Short, N.A., & Schmidt, N.B. (2015). Hoarding and eating pathology: The mediating role of emotion regulation. Comprehensive Psychiatry, 57, 29-35. doi:10.1016/j.comppsych.2014.11.005.

16. Short, N. A., Ennis, C. R., Oglesby, M. E., Boffa, J. W., Joiner, T. E., & Schmidt, N. B. (2015). The mediating role of sleep disturbances in the relationship between posttraumatic stress disorder and self-injurious behavior. Journal of Anxiety Disorders, 35, 68-74. doi: 10.1016/j.janxdis.2015.09.004

17. Kuckertz, J. M., Amir, N., Boffa, J.W., Warren, C. K., Rindt, S. E. M., Norman, S., Ram, V., Ziajko, L., Webb-Murphy, J., & McLay, R. (2014). The effectiveness of an attention bias modification program as an adjunctive treatment for Posttraumatic stress disorder. Behaviour Research and Therapy, 63, 25-35. doi:10.1016/j.brat.2014.09.002

In Preparation / Under Review

1. Boffa, J.W., Short, N.A., Stentz, L.A., Gibby, B.A., Schmidt, & N.B. Distress tolerance as a mechanism in PTSD treatment: Evidence of mediation in an outpatient treatment sample. Manuscript submitted for publication.

2. Stanley, I.H., Smith, L.J., Boffa, J.W., Tran, J.K., Schmidt, N.B., Joiner, T.E., & Vujanovic, A.A. A test of the Depression-Distress Amplification Model of suicide risk among firefighters. Manuscript submitted for publication.

3. Albanese, B.J., Macatee, R.J., Boffa, J.W., Bryan, C.J., Zvolensky, M.J., & Schmidt, N.B. Interactive effects of traumatic brain injury and anxiety sensitivity on PTSD symptoms: A replication and extension in two clinical samples. Manuscript submitted for publication. Joseph W. Boffa Page 5

4. Boffa, J.W., Norr, A.M., Short, N.A., Tock, J.L., Amir, N., & Schmidt, N.B. Development of the Interpretation Bias Index for PTSD. Manuscript submitted for publication.

5. Allan, N.P., Boffa, J.W., Raines, A.M., & Schmidt, N.B. Intervention related reductions in perceived burdensomeness mediates incidence of suicidal thoughts. Manuscript submitted for publication.

6. Short, N. A., Stentz, L., Raines, A. M., Boffa, J. W., & Schmidt, N. B. Intervening on thwarted belongingness and perceived burdensomeness to reduce suicidality among veterans: A randomized controlled trial. Manuscript submitted for publication.

7. Short, N. A., Boffa, J. W., King, S.L., Albanese, B.J., Allan, N.P., & Schmidt, N. B. A randomized clinical trial examining the effects of an anxiety sensitivity intervention on insomnia symptoms: Replication and extension. Manuscript submitted for publication.

8. Short, N. A., Boffa, J. W., Clancy, K., & Schmidt, N. B. An ecological momentary assessment study of the effects of emotion regulation strategy use in response to stressors on PTSD symptoms. Manuscript submitted for publication.

9. Boffa, J.W., Stanley, I.H., Smith, L.J., Mathes, B.M., Tran, J.K., Buser, S.J., Schmidt, N.B., & Vujanovic, A.A. PTSD Symptoms and Suicide Risk in Male Firefighters: The Mediating Role of Anxiety Sensitivity. Manuscript in preparation.

10. Boffa, J.W., Short, N.A., Portero, A.K., Albanese, B.J., & Schmidt, N.B. Reductions in Suicidal Ideation via PTSD symptoms Following an Anxiety Sensitivity Intervention: Evidence for Chained Mediation. Manuscript in preparation.

11. Stanley, I.H., Boffa, J.W., Rogers, M.L., Hom, M.A., Albanese, B.J., Capron, D., Schmidt, N.B., & Joiner, T.E. Anxiety Sensitivity and Suicidal Thoughts and Behaviors: A Meta-Analysis. Manuscript in preparation.

PRESENTATIONS, SYMPOSIA, AND INVITED TALKS______

Refereed Presentations

1. Boffa, J.W., Amir, N., Conley, S. (2013, April). Time course of inhibition difficulties in social anxiety. Oral Presentations: Graduate research in psychology. 2013 San Diego State University Student Research Symposium, San Diego, CA.

Refereed Symposia

1. Boffa, J.W., & Schmidt, N.B. An Experimental Test of Anxiety Sensitivity as a Causal Risk Factor for PTSD. In N. Short & J. Boffa (Co-Chairs), Translational Research on Emerging Risk and Maintenance Factors for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder. Symposium accepted for presentation at the annual meeting of the Association for Cognitive and Behavioral Therapies, San Diego, CA, November 2017.

2. Amir, N., Boffa, J.W., Kuckertz, J.M., Frosio, K., Conley, S. (2013, November) Modulation of the Emotional Cue Validity Effect by Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation in GSP. 2013 Annual Convention of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Nashville, TN. Joseph W. Boffa Page 6

3. Amir, N., Boffa, J.W., Frosio, K., Kuckertz, J.M., Strege, M. (2013, November). Beyond basic modification of attention: An adaptive method for modification of attention and its neural correlates. 2013 Annual Convention of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Nashville, TN.

4. Amir, N., Frosio, K., Kuckertz, J.M., Boffa, J.W., Najmi, S. (2012, November). The interaction of neural and behavioral influences on attention training in social anxiety. 2012 Annual Convention of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, National Harbor, MD.

Presented Abstracts

1. Boffa, J.W., & Schmidt, N.B. The differential role of distress tolerance in PTSD symptom outcomes for males and females. Poster accepted for presentation at the annual meeting of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, San Diego, CA, November 2017.

2. Boffa, J.W., Albanese, B.J., Short, N.A., Stentz, L.A., Schmidt, N.B. (2017, April). The indirect effects of an anxiety sensitivity intervention on suicidality through reductions in posttraumatic stress symptoms. Presentation at the annual meeting of the Anxiety and Depression Association of America, San Francisco, CA.

3. Stentz, L. S., Short, N. A., Boffa, J. W., Albanese, B. J., Portero, A. K., & Schmidt, N.B. (2017, April). Perceived burdensomeness: A mediator for suicidal ideation among veterans. Presentation at the annual meeting of the Anxiety and Depression Association of America, San Francisco, CA.

4. Boffa, J.W., Schmidt, N.B. Hopelessness as a Moderator of PTSD Symptom Change and Suicide. Presentation at the 2017 annual meeting of the American Association for Suicidology, Phoenix, AZ.

5. Boffa, J.W., Norr, A.M., Short, N.A., Amir, N., & Schmidt, N.B. (2016, October). Validation of the Word Sentence-Association Paradigm for PTSD Self-Report Measure. Presentation at the annual meeting of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, New York, NY.

6. Stanley, I. H., Hom, M. A., Boffa, J. W., Chu, C., Joiner, T. E. (2016, June). Suicidal thoughts and behaviors among U.S. firefighters: Prevalence, correlates, and points of intervention. Presentation at the annual National Fire Protection Association Conference and Expo, Las Vegas, NV. Joseph W. Boffa Page 7

7. Albanese, B.J., Allan, N.P., Boffa, J.W., Short, N.A., Oglesby, M.E., Norr, A.M., Sutton, C., & Schmidt, N.B. (2015, November). Disengaging from Threat: Anxiety Sensitivity as a Mediator between Attentional Control Deficits and Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms. Presentation at the annual meeting of the Association of Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Chicago, IL.

8. Oglesby, M.E., Boffa, J.W., Short, N.A., Raines, A.M., Albanese, B.J., & Schmidt, N.B. (2015, November). Intolerance of Uncertainty as a Predictor of Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms Following a Traumatic Event. Presentation at the annual meeting of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Chicago, IL.

9. Short, N. A., Oglesby, M. E., Raines, A. M., Boffa, J. W., & Schmidt, N. B. (2015, November). An initial investigation of the relationship between experiential avoidance and insomnia symptoms. Presentation at the annual meeting of the Association of Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Chicago, IL.

10. Norr, A. M., Boffa, J. W., Allan, N. P., & Schmidt, N. B. (2015, November).The Effects of a Computerized Anxiety Sensitivity Intervention on Cyberchondria. Presented at the annual meeting of the Association of Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Chicago, IL.

11. Boffa, J.W., Stanley, I.H., Hom, M.A., Joiner, T.E., & Schmidt, N.B. (2015, November). Elevated PTSD Symptoms are Associated with Increased Risk for Suicide Ideation and Behaviors in a National Sample of Firefighters. Presented at the annual meeting of the Association of Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Chicago, IL.

12. Boffa, J.W., Norr, A.M., Raines, A.M., Albanese, B.J., Short, N.A., & Schmidt, N.B. (2015, November). Pre-shooting Anxiety Sensitivity Interacts With Trauma Exposure to Predict Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms. Presented at the annual meeting of the Association of Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Chicago, IL.

13. Short, N. A., Oglesby, M. E., Boffa, J. W., Raines, A. M., & Schmidt, N. B. (2015, April). Emotion dysregulation and posttraumatic stress symptoms: The mediating role of experiential avoidance. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Anxiety and Depression Association of America, Miami, FL.

14. Boffa, J.W., Norr, A.M., Albanese, B.J., Oglesby, M.E., Short, N.J. & Schmidt, N.B. (2015, April). Core Features of Clinical Disorders Contribute to Test Anxiety. Presented at the annual meeting of the Anxiety and Depression Association of America, Miami, FL. Joseph W. Boffa Page 8

15. Chavarria, J., Allan, N.P., Albanese, B.J., Boffa, J.W., Zvolensky, M.J., & Schmidt, N.B. (2015, April). Decomposing the Relationship between Anxiety Sensitivity and Alcohol Use: An Exposure Treatment Interfering Behavior. Presented at the annual meeting of the Anxiety and Depression Association of America, Miami, FL.

16. Albanese, B.J., Norr, A.M., Boffa, J.W., Allan, N.P. & Schmidt, N.B. (2015, April). Attentional Control predicts Health Anxiety among a Traumatic Brain Injured Population: Moderating effects of Anxiety Sensitivity Cognitive Concerns. Presented at the annual meeting of the Anxiety and Depression Association of America, Miami, FL.

17. Boffa, J.W., Norr, A.M., Raines, A.M., Albanese, B.J., Short, N.A., & Schmidt, N.B. (2015, April). Anxiety Sensitivity Prospectively Predicts Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms After a Campus Shooting. Poster presented at the annual Psychology Department Graduate Research Day at Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL.

18. Boffa, J.W., Amir, N., & Kuckertz, J.M. (2014, December). Attention Bias Modification as an Adjunct Treatment for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder. Presented at the annual meeting of the Special Operations Medical Association Scientific Assembly of the Special Operations Medical Association, Tampa, FL.

19. Schmidt, N.B., Capron, D.W., Raines, A.M., Allan, N.P., Boffa, J.W., Norr, A.M., Short, N.A., Oglesby, M.E., & Albanese, B.J. (2014, December). Combatting Military Suicide with Brief Stress Training. Presented at the annual meeting of the Special Operations Medical Association Scientific Assembly of the Special Operations Medical Association, Tampa, FL.

20. Kinney, K.L., Boffa, J.W., & Amir, N. (2014, November). Gender difference in attention bias toward positive stimuli in generalized anxiety disorder. Presented at the annual convention of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Philadelphia, PA.

21. Boffa, J. W., Conley, S. L., Amir, N. (2013, November). An Interpretation Measure of PTSD. Presented at the annual convention of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Nashville, TN.

22. Kuckertz, J. M., Boffa, J. W., Amir, N. (2013, November). Assessing Inhibition Difficulties in Anxiety with Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation. Presented at the annual conference of the Society for Neuroscience, La Jolla, CA. Joseph W. Boffa Page 9

23. Boffa, J. W., Conley, S. L., Kuckertz, J. M., & Amir, N. (2013, April). Time course of inhibition difficulties in anxiety. Presented at the annual conference of the Anxiety and Depression Association of America, La Jolla, CA.

CLINICAL POSITIONS______

Florida State University Psychology Clinic Individual Therapist/Psychological Trainee Aug. 2015 – Present Facing Your Fears Parent/Child Group Leader July 2016 – May 2017 Supervisors: Drs. Therese S. Kemper, Thomas E. Joiner, Christina J. Riccardi

Anxiety and Behavioral Health Clinic Therapist/Psychological Trainee Aug. 2015 – Present Supervisor: Dr. Norman B. Schmidt

Florida State Hospital Therapist/Psychological Trainee Aug. 2015 – Aug. 2016 Supervisor: Dr. Teion Wells-Harrison

TEACHING EXPERIENCE______

Department of Psychology, Florida State University Lab Instructor, Research Methods in Psychology (63 students) Aug. 2016 – May 2017

Department of Psychology, Florida State University Graduate Advisor, Office of Undergraduate Advising Apr. 2014 – Aug. 2014

Department of Psychology, San Diego State University Course Instructor, Data Analysis in Psychology (48 students) Sep. 2013 – May 2014

PROFESSIONAL SERVICE______

Ad Hoc Reviewer Behavior Therapy Journal of Anxiety Disorders Journal of Traumatic Stress Psychological Assessment

MEMBERSHIPS______

American Association of Suicidology Anxiety and Depression Association of America Joseph W. Boffa Page 10

Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies Florida State University Fellows Society