PROFESSIONAL DATA
Business Address: The Cognitive Behavioral Institute of Albuquerque, LLC
10151 Montgomery Blvd. NE, Suite 2-C
Albuquerque, NM 87111-3670
Business Phone: (505) 242-1744
Business FAX: (505) 294-1141
Business E-mail: jh@cogtherapy.com
EDUCATION
1998 - 2007 University of New Mexico
Albuquerque, NM
Degree: Doctor of Philosophy in Psychology
Concentration / Specialization: Clinical Psychology
[APA Accredited]
Emphasis: Social Psychology
1996 - 1998 Northern Arizona University
Flagstaff, AZ
Degree: Master of Arts in Psychology (With Distinction)
Track: General Psychology
1992 - 1994 Eastern Michigan University
Ypsilanti, MI
Degree: Bachelor of Science
Major: Psychology
Minor: English Language & Literature
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Clinical Experience
2008 - Present Clinical Psychology Postdoctoral Fellow
The Cognitive Behavioral Institute of Albuquerque, LLC
Albuquerque, NM
Supervisor: Bradford C. Richards, Ph.D.
2005- 2006 Clinical Psychology Intern
Southwest Consortium Predoctoral Psychology Internship
[APA Accredited]
New Mexico Veterans Affairs Health Care System (NMVAHCS)
Albuquerque, NM
Rotation 1
Forensic Health Services: New Mexico Women’s Correctional Facility; Grants, NM
Supervisor: Yvonne Lutter, Psy.D.
Rotation 2
Behavioral Medicine / Health Psychology Program: NMVAHCS; Albuquerque, NM
Supervisors: Annette Brooks, Ph.D., Brian Kersh, Ph.D., & Elizabeth Dettmer, Ph.D.
Rotation 3
Psychiatry Consultation / Liaison Service: University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center; Albuquerque, NM
Supervisor: Janet Robinson, Ph.D.
Rotation 4
Women’s Trauma Clinic: NMVAHCS; Albuquerque, NM
Supervisor: Diane Castillo, Ph.D.
2004 - 2005 Neuropsychology Technician / Graduate Research Assistant
New Mexico Veterans Affairs Health Care System: Neurology and Psychology Services
University of New Mexico School of Medicine: Departments of Neurology, Medicine, and Psychiatry
New Mexico Department of Health: Office of Epidemiology
Albuquerque, NM
Project Title: Long-Term Consequences of West Nile Virus Infection
Supervisor: Kathleen Y. Haaland, Ph.D., ABPP-ABCN
2002 - 2003 Graduate Student Therapist
Project COURAGE
Department of Psychology, University of New Mexico
Albuquerque, NM
Project Title: Community Reinforcement Approach (CRA) Enhanced Job Training for Homeless Women
Supervisors: Jane Ellen Smith, Ph.D. & Robert J. Meyers, Ph.D.
2000 Clinical Psychology Extern
Predoctoral Psychology Externship Training Program
New Mexico Veterans Affairs Health Care System, Albuquerque, NM
Rotation 1
Ward 7
Supervisor: V. Ann Waldorf, Ph.D.
Rotation 2
Spinal Cord Injury Center
Supervisor: Rex Swanda, Ph.D., ABPP
1999 - 2005 Graduate Student Therapist / Practicum Student
Department of Psychology Clinic, University of New Mexico
Albuquerque, NM
Supervisors: Michael J. Dougher, Ph.D., Jane Ellen Smith, Ph.D., & Daniel Matthews, Ph.D.
1999 Visitation and Exchange Supervisor
APN Family Support Center
Albuquerque, NM
Supervisors: Ed Lyell, M.A. & Christine Kenna, M.A., L.P.C.C.
1998 Child and Family Counselor
Marshall Elementary School
Department of Psychology, Northern Arizona University
Flagstaff, AZ
Supervisor: Tim Hamrah, M.A., School Counselor
Fieldwork Coordinator: Suzanne Daiss, Ph.D.
1995 - 1996 Psychiatric Care Worker
Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Inpatient Unit
Mott Children’s Hospital
University of Michigan Medical Center
Ann Arbor, MI
Supervisor: Sondra Miller, R.N.
1995 Student Volunteer
MedRehab: Pediatric Brain Injury Day-Treatment Program
Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
University of Michigan Medical Center
Ann Arbor, MI
1995 - 1996 Neuropsychology Technician / Undergraduate Research Assistant
Department of Psychiatry: Neuropsychology Program
University of Michigan and V.A. Medical Centers
Ann Arbor, MI
Project Title: A Long Term Care Setting Pilot Study Evaluating Predictors of Success in Medication Self-Administration
Supervisors: Linas A. Bieliauskas, Ph.D. & Maureen Lacy, Ph.D.
1992 Therapist Aide
The Children’s S.P.O.T. (Speech, Physical, and Occupational Therapy)
Saline Community Hospital
Saline, MI
Supervisor: Laura Billetdeaux, M.S., CCC-SLP
Research Experience
2004 - 2007 Principal Investigator, Doctoral Dissertation
Department of Psychology, University of New Mexico
Albuquerque, NM
Dissertation Title: The Effectiveness of Thought Control Versus
Acceptance-Based Interventions for Chronic Rumination
Dissertation Chair: Michael J. Dougher, Ph.D.
1998 - 2005 Graduate Research Assistant
Department of Psychology, University of New Mexico
Albuquerque, NM
Supervisor: Michael J. Dougher, Ph.D.
1996 - 1998 Principal Investigator, Master’s Thesis
Department of Psychology, Northern Arizona University
Flagstaff, AZ
Thesis Title: The Nature of Dysfunctional Ruminative Thoughts and Their Relation to Depression and Anxiety
Thesis Chair: Virginia Blankenship, Ph.D.
1997 Graduate Research Assistant
Department of Psychology, Northern Arizona University
Flagstaff, AZ
Supervisor: K. Laurie Dickson, Ph.D.
Teaching Experience
2002 Graduate Instructor of Record
Department of Psychology, University of New Mexico
Albuquerque, NM
Courses Taught: Abnormal Behavior (PSYCH 332) (2 sections)
1998 - 1999 Graduate Instructor of Record
Department of Psychology, University of New Mexico
Albuquerque, NM
Courses Taught: General Psychology Lab (PSYCH 106L) (2 sections)
1998 Graduate Teaching Assistant
Department of Psychology, University of New Mexico
Albuquerque, NM
Course Assisted: History of Psychology (PSYCH 400)
1996 - 1998 Graduate Teaching Assistant
Department of Psychology, Northern Arizona University
Flagstaff, AZ
Courses Assisted: Group Processes (PSY 425), Motivation and Emotion (PSY 370),
Introduction to Personality (PSY 227), Psychology of Adulthood and Aging (PSY 430),
Child and Adolescent Development (PSY 340), Developmental Psychology (PSY 240),
Clinical Psychology (PSY 405), and Psychology of Sexuality (PSY 277)
1993 Undergraduate Psychology Tutor
Department of Psychology, Eastern Michigan University
Ypsilanti, MI
Course Tutored: Quantitative Methods (PSY 205)
HONORS AND AWARDS
New Mexico Scholars Award, Spring 2006
Office of Graduate Studies, University of New Mexico
Excellence in Campus Leadership Award, October 2004
American Psychological Association of Graduate Students, Advocacy Coordinating Team
Research and Conference Travel Grant, April 2001
Graduate and Professional Student Association, Student Research Allocations Committee
University of New Mexico
Research and Conference Travel Award, June 1999 and May 2001
Deparment of Psychology, University of New Mexico
Exemplary Research Involvement, 1998 - 2002
Department of Psychology, University of New Mexico
Research Presentation Award, April 1999
Department of Psychology, Northern Arizona University
Psi Chi National Honor Society in Psychology, 1994
Sigma Tau Delta International English Honor Society, 1994
Golden Key National Honor Society, 1993
University Honors Program, 1993 - 1994
Eastern Michigan University
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
2005 Graduate Student Representative
Clinical Advisory Committee
Department of Psychology, University of New Mexico
2004 - 2005 Campus Representative
American Psychological Association of Graduate Students
Advocacy Coordinating Team
Department of Psychology, University of New Mexico
2000 Graduate Student Representative
Clinical Program Committee
Department of Psychology, University of New Mexico
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
American Psychological Association, Graduate Student Affiliate
Association for Behavior Analysis, Graduate Student Affiliate
TRAINING SEMINARS AND WORKSHOPS
Introductory Experiential Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), 2006
Albuquerque, NM
Presenter: Kelly Wilson, Ph.D.
CE Hours: 16
Cognitive Processing Therapy for PTSD, 2002
Albuquerque, NM
Presenter: Patricia A. Resick, Ph.D.
CE Hours: 12.5
The Community Reinforcement Approach (CRA), 2002
Santa Fe, NM
Presenters: Robert J. Meyers, Ph.D. & Reid Hester, Ph.D.
CE Hours: 12
Meaningful Personality Assessment, 2001
The New Mexico Psychological Association
Albuquerque, NM
Presenter: Barry Ritzler, Ph.D.
CE Hours: 6.5
The Psychobiology of Mental Control: Focus on the Immune System, Emotions, and Pain, 1995
Ann Arbor, MI
Presenter: Peter Salovey, Ph.D.
CE Hours: 6
SCHOLARLY ACTIVITIES
Dougher, M. J., Hamilton, D. A., Fink, B. C., & Harrington, J. (2007). Transformation of
the discriminative and eliciting functions of generalized relational stimuli. Journal of the
Experimental Analysis of Behavior, 88, (2), 179-197.
Larry E. Davis, MD, Roberta DeBiasi, MD, Diane E. Goade, MD, Kathleen Y. Haaland, PhD,
Jennifer A. Harrington, MA, JoAnn B. Harnar, RN, Steven A. Pergam, MD, Molly K. King, MD, B. K. DeMasters, MD, and Kenneth L. Tyler, MD. (2006). West Nile Virus
Neuroinvasive Disease. Annals of Neurology, 60, 286-300.
Harrington, J. A., & Blankenship, V. (2002). Ruminative thoughts and their relation to
depression and anxiety. Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 32, (3), 465-485.
Harrington, J. A., Fink, B. C., & Dougher, M. J. (2001). Into the lion's den: Incorporating
personality and evolutionary psychology to expand clinical behavior analysis. Journal of
Psychology and Psychological Therapy, 1, (2), 175-189.
Joseph Sadek, PhD, Kathleen Y. Haaland, PhD., Steven Pergam, MD, Jennifer A. Harrington,
MA, Leonor A. Echevarria, Larry E. Davis, MD, Diane Goade, MD, Joanne Harnar, RN, Robert A. Nofchissey, C. Mack Sewell DrPH, MS, Paul Ettestad, DVM, MS.
Neuropsychological impairment associated with West Nile Neuroinvasive Disease.
Manuscript in preparation.
Harrington, J. A., & Dougher, M. J. The effectiveness of thought control versus acceptance-
based interventions for chronic rumination. Manuscript in preparation.
Harrington, J. A., & Dougher, M. J. The trouble with thinking: A behavior analysis of chronic
rumination. Manuscript in preparation.
Joseph R. Sadek, Kathleen Y. Haaland, Steve Pergam, Jennifer Harrington, Leonor Echevarria,
Larry E. Davis, Diane Goade, Joann Harner, Robert Nofchissey, Sara Arguello, Paul
Ettestad, & Mack Sewell. (March, 2007). West Nile Virus Infection Can Produce Mild
Chronic Neuropsychological Deficits. Poster presented at the Annual University of New
Mexico Health Sciences Center (UNMHSC) Neuroscience Day; Albuquerque, NM.
Harrington, J. A., & Dougher, M. J. (May, 2005). Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
(ACT) for chronic ruminators. Paper presented at the 31st Annual Convention of the
Association for Behavior Analysis (ABA); Chicago, IL.
Harrington, J. A., & Dougher, M. J. (May, 2002). The trouble with thinking: A behavior
analysis of rumination. Paper presented at the 28th Annual Convention of the Association
for Behavior Analysis (ABA); Toronto.
Chair: Jennifer A. Harrington
Harrington, J. A., Dougher, M. J., & Fink, B. C. (May, 2001). Incorporating personality theory
and evolutionay psychology to expand behavior analysis. Paper presented at the 27th
Annual Convention of the Association for Behavior Analysis (ABA); New Orleans, LA.
Pierson, H., Harrington, J. A., Fink, B., Madrigal, J., Courtney, J., Ortega, K., & Dougher,
M. J. (May, 2001). Memory bias effects of the trained and untrained acquisition of fear
elicitation. Poster presented at the 27th Annual Convention of the Association for
Behavior Analysis (ABA); New Orleans, LA.
Harrington, J. A., Weers, D. C., & Dougher, M. J. (May, 1999). Untrained acquisition of
respondent and operant functions via less than and greater than stimulus relations. Poster
presented at the 25th Annual Convention of the Association for Behavior Analysis (ABA); Chicago, IL.
Harrington, J. A., & Blankenship, V. (April, 1999). Ruminative thoughts and their relation to
depression and anxiety. Poster presented at the 45th Annual Meeting of the Southwestern
Psychological Association (SWPA); Albuquerque, NM.