Professor in Clinical Psychology, Faculty of Psychology, / Leader of the OCD, Bergen, Norway

CV brief Gerd Kvale https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Gerd_Kvale

Professor in Clinical Psychology, Faculty of Psychology, / leader of the OCD, Bergen, Norway Email: [email protected]

Academic degree(s) and competencies, awarding institution(s), and year(s) 1982 Cand.psychol. (M.Sc.) University of Bergen 1994 Dr.Psychol. (Ph.D) in psychology, University of Bergen 2002 Awarded competence as professor in clinical psychology, University of Oslo (2002)

Professional licences, diplomas 1991 Diploma as Specialist in Clinical Psychology, Norwegian Psychological Association 1997 Diploma as Specialist in Clinical Geropsychology, Norwegian Psychological Association

Previous/ current positions 2011- present Leader of the Bergen OCD-project, Bergen University Hospital/ UoB 2002-  Professor in Clinical psychology, UoB 1992 2001: Associate professor, Dept. of Clinical Psychology, University of Bergen (UoB) 1991 - 1992: Associate professor, Dept of Cognitive Psychology (UoB)

Selection of elected positions and administrative experience 2005- 2010 Dean, Faculty of Psychology, UoB 2002-2005 Research Dean, Faculty of Psychology 2007- 2009 President of Scientific Committee for the European Congress of Psychology, 2009 2007- 2009 Member of Scientific Advisory Board, Norwegian Knowledge Centre for the Health Services 2005- 2010: Member of The cooperative body between Western Norway Regional Health Authority, University of Bergen and University and Stavanger 2005- 2010: Member of The National board for the education of psychologists 2005- 2010: Member of The national advisory board for prioritising strategic research areas 2004- 2009 : Head of board, The Bergen Research Foundation 1 2004- 2006 Member of board, Department of Basic Medicine, UoB 2004-2007 Member of board, Research committee, Norwegian Psychological Association 2002- 2005 Associate dean, Faculty of Psychology, University of Bergen

EXTERNAL FUNDING LAST FIVE YEARS • 1.2 mill i strategiske midler, Angstnettet, Helse Vest • 700.000 årlig som Nytt flerårig prosjekt, fra 2014. • 1.8 mill fra Helsedirektoratet, 2013 • En del mindre, men viktige summer fra eks. Meltzer-fondet og fra IKP. • 22.2 mill tildelt over NFR programmet: Helseforsknin (NASATS) løpende fra august 2015 - 2019

RELEVANT AWARDS • Forsker Grand Prix 2014. Audun Havnen deltok under veiledning av undertegnede i Forsker Grand Prix 2014, og vant den lokale finalen. Han kom på tredje plass i den nasjonale • Årets artikkel: Norsk forening for kognitiv terapi/ Norsk OCD-forening: Havnen. A., Hansen, B. Haug, E.T., Hansen, B., Prescott, P. and Kvale, G. (2013) Intensive Group Treatment of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: A pilot Study. Clinical Neuropsychiatry (2013) 10, 3, Suppl. 1, 48-55 • Årets Kronstadartikkel, 2014: Havnen, A., Hansen, B., Öst, L-G and Kvale G (2014) Concentrated ERP delivered in a group setting: An effectiveness study. Journal of Obsessive Compulsive and Related Disorders, DOI: 10.1016/j.jocrd.2014.08.002 • Årets nyvinning: OCD-teamet v/ undertegnede mottok Norsk Psykologiforbund sin pris for Årets Nyvinning, 2014 for utvikling av det konsentrerte 4-dagers formatet for behandling av tvangslidelser.2013 OCD- publication of the year, Norsk Forening for Kognitiv Terapi/ Ananke 2014 Psykologiforbundets Innovasjonspris

DOCTORAL STUDENTS Audun Havnen (2011 ) (Dual competency, 7 years funding) Intensive treatment of OCD. An effectiveness study Eili Nygard Riise (2011 ) (Dualcompetency, 7 years funding) Intensive treatment of adolescent OCD. An effectiveness study Kristin Haukebø (2011): One-session treatment of dental and injection-phobia: a clincal and fMRI study. A randomized controlled intervention study. Maren Agdal (2011): Dental phobia and intra-oral injection phobia: Oral health, dental treatment needs and quality of life. A randomized controlled intervention study Margrete Vika (2008): Fear of intra-oral injections among adolescents and adults. Prevalence, consequences and treatment. A randomized controlled intervention study Børge Sivertsen (2006):Insomnia in older adults. Consequences, assessment and treatment.A randomized, controlled intervention study Erik Skaret (2000): Dental anxiety, dental indifference and non-attendance among Norwegian adolescents

2 PUBLICATIONS LAST FIVE YEARS https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Gerd_Kvale

Nordgreen, T., Haug, T., Ost, L.-G., Andersson, G., Carlbring, ¨ P., Kvale, G., Tangen, T., Heiervang, E. & Havik, O.E., Stepped care versus direct face-to- face cognitive behavior therapy for social anxiety disorder and panic disorder: A randomized effectiveness trial, Behavior Therapy (2015), doi: 10.1016/j.beth.2015.10.004

Thorsen, A. L., van den Heuvel, O. A., Hansen, B., Kvale, G. (2015). Neuroimaging of psychotherapy for Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: a systematic review. Psychiatry Research: Neuroimaging. 233, 306–313

Öst, L-G; Havnen, A., Hansen, B., and Kvale, G. (2015) Cognitive behavioral treatments of obsessive-compulsive disorder. A systematic review and meta- analysis of studies published 1993-2014. Clinical Psychology Review, 40, DOI: 10.1016/j.cpr.2015.06.003

Haug, T., Nordgreen, T., Öst, L-G., Kvale, G., Tangen,T., Andersson, G., Carlbring,P., Heiervang, E.and Havik, O.E (2015) A Stepped Care Model versus Face-To-Face Cognitive Behavior Therapy in the Treatment of Panic Disorder and Social Anxiety Disorder: Predictors and Moderators of Outcome. Behaviour Research and Therapy, August 2015, Pages 76–89

Nordahl, H., Havnen, A., Hansen, B., Öst, L-G and Kvale, G.(2015) Predictors of insomnia in treatment-seeking OCD-patients. Clinical Neuropsychiatry, 11, 6,180-184.

Kvale G. and Hansen B. Dissemination and Intensifying evidence-based treatment for OCD: Norway is in the lead. The Nordic Psychiatrist, 2014; 3 (1); 14-15

Havnen, A., Hansen, B., Öst, L-G and Kvale G (2014) Concentrated ERP delivered in a group setting: An effectiveness study. Journal of Obsessive Compulsive and Related Disorders, DOI: 10.1016/j.jocrd.2014.08.002

Hagen, K., Solem, S., Larsen, T.K., Joa, I., Kvale, G. and Hansen, B. Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) in patients with First- episode psychosis (FEP): A prospective study. Clinical Neuropsychiatry, 11,6,164-169.

Haug, E.T., Havnen. A., Hansen, B., Bless.,J. and Kvale, G. (2013) Attention training with dichotic listening in OCD-patients using an iPhone/iPod App. Clinical Neuropsychiatry 10, 3, Suppl. 1, 45-47

Öst, L-G and Kvale, G. (2013) Effects of treatment: A systematic review and meta-analysis (2013) In L-G Öst and E Skaret (Eds) Cognitive behavior therapy for dental phobia. Wiley-Blackwell

Havnen. A., Hansen, B. Haug, E.T., Hansen, B., Prescott, P. and Kvale, G. (2013) Intensive Group Treatment of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: A pilot Study. Clinical Neuropsychiatry (2013) 10, 3, Suppl. 1, 48-55

3 Hansen, A.L., Kvale, G., Stubhaug, B and Thayer, J. F. (2013) Heart Rate Variability and fatigue in patients with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome after a comprehensive cognitive behavior group therapy program Journal of Psychophysiology, 27(2), 67-75

Kvale, G. og Hansen, B: (2013) 101 ting vi gjerne skulle visst da vi begynte å behandle pasienter med angstlidelser. Universitetsforlaget ISBN 978-82-15- 02302-1

Kvale, G., Havik, O.E., Tangen, T, Heiervang, E., Haugland, B.M.S. (2013.) Hvordan sikre angstpasienter kunnskapsbasert behandling? Universitetsforlaget. ISBN 978-82-15-01879-9

Havnen. A., Hovland, A., Haug, E.T., Hansen, B.., Hansen, B. and Kvale, G. (2013) Sleep and Heart Rate Variability in patients with Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: Preliminary findings. Clinical Neuropsychiatry (2013) 10, 3, Suppl. 1, 56-60

Tangen, T; Heiervang, E.R; Haugland, B.S.M; Kvale, G and Havik, O.E. (2013) Angstlidelser hos voksne og barn – behov for økt innsats. In: Kvale, G., Havik, O.E., Tangen, T, Heiervang, E., Haugland, B.M.S. (2013.) Hvordan sikre angstpasienter kunnskapsbasert behandling? Universitetsforlaget, p

Tangen, T., Nordgreen, T., Haug, T., Kvale, G. and Havik, O. E. (2013) Kognitiv terapi ved panikklidelse og sosial angstlidelsen. In: Kvale, G., Havik, O.E., Tangen, T, Heiervang, E., Haugland, B.M.S. (2013.) Hvordan sikre angstpasienter kunnskapsbasert behandling? Universitetsforlaget, p.

Skaret, E., Raadal, M., Kvale, G., Fredriksen, T.V., Kranstad, V., and Öst, L-G. (2012) Evaluering av forsøksutdannelse av tannleger og psykologer i behandling av odontofobi og intraoral sprøytefobi basert på kognitiv atferdsterapi (CBT). Tidsskrift for den Norske Tannlegeforening, 122, 276-282.

Wolff, K., Nordin, K., Brun, W., Berglund, G., Kvale, G. (2011) Affective and cognitive attitudes, uncertainty avoidance and intention to obtain genetic testing: An extension of the Theory of Planned Behaviour, Psychology & Health, 02/2011; DOI: 10.1080/08870441003763253

Nordin K, Roshanai A, Bjorvatn C, Wollf K, Mikkelsen EM, Bjelland I, Kvale G, (2011) Is genetic counseling a stressful event?, Acta Oncologica,;50(7):1089- 1097(9).