VITA

 

William C. Sanderson, PhD  

Professor of Psychology

Hofstra University

227 Hauser Hall

Hempstead, New York  11549

 

Telephone:  516-463-5633

Email:  William.C.Sanderson@Hofstra.edu

Website: www.sanderson.bz

 

Date of Birth:  August 9, 1960  (New York)

 

EDUCATION

1978 - 1982                     

State University of New York at Stony Brook

Bachelor of Arts Degree in Psychology

 

1983 – 1988

State University of New York at Albany

Ph.D. -- Clinical Psychology

 

9/87 - 8/88                       

Psychology Internship: Clinical-Research Track

Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY

 

POST-GRADUATE TRAINING

9/88-8/89
Clinical Fellowship in Cognitive Therapy

Center for Cognitive Therapy, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA

Director: Aaron T. Beck, MD

 

LICENSURE

New York Psychologist  (#010084)

 

PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYMENT AND APPOINTMENTS

 9/02-present                   

Professor of Psychology

Hofstra University, Hempstead, NY

 

9/03-present

Director, Anxiety & Depression Treatment Program

Psychological Evaluation & Research Clinic

Hofstra University, Hempstead, NY

 

7/98 – 6/02

Associate Professor of Psychology

Rutgers University, Piscataway, NJ

 

9/98 – 6/02

Director, Cognitive Behavioral Treatment Program for Anxiety and Depression

Rutgers University, Piscataway, NJ

 

7/94 - 8/98

Associate Professor of Psychiatry

Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY

 

 3/91 - 8/98

Director, Laboratory of Anxiety Disorders

Albert Einstein College of Medicine/Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, New York

 

5/90 - 8/98

Director, Cognitive Behavior Therapy Training Program

Albert Einstein College of Medicine/Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, New York

 

9/89 - 6/94

Assistant Professor of Psychiatry

Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York

 

9/88 - 8/89

Assistant Professor of Psychology in Psychiatry

University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

 

 

PROFESSIONAL SOCIETY MEMBERSHIPS

Academy of Cognitive Therapy (Founding Fellow)

American Psychological Association

     Society of Clinical Psychology (Division 12)

     Society for the Science of Clinical Psychology (SSCP)

American Psychopathological Association (Fellow)

Anxiety Disorders Association of America

Association for the Advancement of Behavior Therapy

New York State Psychological Association

 

COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIPS & APPOINTMENTS

 

Board Member, Academy of Cognitive Therapy.  2002-present

 

Chair, Committee on Science and Practice, Division of Clinical Psychology, American Psychological Association, 1999 - 2002.

 

Program Committee, Association for the Advancement of Behavior Therapy, 2000 Convention.

 

Program Committee, Association for the Advancement of Behavior Therapy, 1999 Convention.

 

Committee on Science and Practice, Division of Clinical Psychology, American Psychological Association, 1998 - present.

 

Practice Guidelines Committee for Panic Disorder, Association for the Advancement of Behavior Therapy, 1998

 

Task Force on Psychological Interventions, American Psychological Association - Division of Clinical Psychology, 1994 - 1998.

 

Finance Committee, Academy of Cognitive Therapy, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1999 - 2002

 

Chair, Post Doctoral Institutes Committee for the annual American Psychological Association Convention, Division 12, American Psychological Association, 1998 Convention

 

President, National Academy of Psychotherapy (1995-1998).

 

Chair, Clinical Services Workgroup, National Conference Organized by the Association of Medical School Professors of Psychology,  Healthcare Reform and Psychologists and Medical Schools: Stress, Challenge, and Change. November, 1995.

 

Task Force on Promotion and Dissemination of Empirically Validated Psychological Treatments, American Psychological Association - Division of Clinical Psychology, 1993 - 1994.

 

Program Committee, American Psychological Association Annual Convention, Division of Clinical Psychology, 1993-1995.

 

Program Chair,  American Psychological Association Annual Convention, Division of Clinical Psychology, 1994 Convention, Los Angeles, CA.

 

Committee for Identifying Ambulatory Care Sensitive Mental Health Diagnoses, Local Advisory Board, New Jersey Department of Health, 1993.

 

Convention Program Committee, Anxiety Disorders Association of America,  1992.

 

Adviser, Anxiety Disorders Work Group for the DSM-IV.

  (Appointed  by the American Psychiatric Association).  1989-1993.       

 

DSM-III-Revised Field Trial Participant and Coordinator at the Center for Stress and Anxiety Disorders,  University at Albany, New York.  1987-1988.

 

 

EDITORIAL EXPERIENCE

 

2006-2010                        Editor, The Clinical Psychologist

 

Editorial Boards:

2003-2006                      Behaviour Research and Therapy

2002-present                  Medscape (WebMD) Psychiatry & Mental Health Advisory Board

1997- 2002                     Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology

2000-2004                      Clinical Psychology: Science and Practice

2000-present                  Journal of Cognitive Psychotherapy

1996-98                          Journal of Rational-Emotive and Cognitive Behavior Therapy

1995-1999                                 Series Editor, Empirically Validated Treatments, the Clinical Psychologist

 

ad hoc reviews:

American Psychologist

Anxiety Research

Archives of Family Medicine

Behavior Therapy

Clinical Psychologist

Clinical Psychology Review

Clinical Psychology: Science and Practice

Cognitive Therapy and Research

European Archives of Psychiatry and Clinical Neuroscience

Health Psychology

International Journal of Psychiatry in Medicine

Journal of Abnormal Psychology

Journal of Affective Disorders

Journal of Clinical Psychopharmacology

Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology

Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease

Psychiatry Research

Psychological Bulletin

 

 

BOOKS

Wetzler, S. & Sanderson, W.C. (Eds.)   (1997). Treatment Strategies for Patients with Psychiatric Comorbidity.  Wiley: New York.

 

Rapee, R.M. & Sanderson, W.C.  (1998). Social Phobia: Clinical Application of Evidence Based Psychotherapy.  Jason Aronson Inc: Northvale, New Jersey.

 

Klosko, J.S. & Sanderson, W.C. (1999).  Depression: Clinical Application of Evidence Based Psychotherapy. Jason Aronson Inc: Northvale, New Jersey.

 

Bruce, T.J. & Sanderson, W.C. (1998).  Specific Phobia: Clinical Application of Evidence Based Psychotherapy.  Jason Aronson Inc: Northvale, New Jersey.

 

Rathus, J.H. & Sanderson, W.C. (1999).  Marital Discord: Clinical Application of Evidence Based Psychotherapy.  Jason Aronson Inc: Northvale, New Jersey.

 

McGinn, L.K. & Sanderson, W.C. (1999)  Obsessive Compulsive Disorder:  Clinical Application of Evidenced Based Psychotherapy.  Jason Aronson Inc: Northvale, New Jersey.

 

Rygh, J. & Sanderson, W.C.  (2004). Treating Generalized Anxiety Disorder : Evidence-Based Strategies, Tools, and Techniques. Guilford Press: NY.

 

 

SCHOLARLY PUBLICATIONS

 

Huppert, J. & Sanderson, W.C. (in press).  Psychotherapy for generalized anxiety disorder. In M. Stein, E. Hollander, and B. Rothbaum (Eds), Textbook of Anxiety Disorders (2nd Edition).   Washington, DC: American Psychiatric Association Press.

 

Bruce, T.J. & Sanderson, W.C.  (in press). Clinical perspectives on the causes and management of treatment resistant panic disorder  In D. Sookman & R. Leahy, Resolving Treatment Impasses with Resistant Anxiety Disorders. Springer: New York.

 

Sanderson, W.C. & Dublin, R. (in press).  Panic disorder.  In I.B. Weiner & W.E. Craighead (Eds), CorsiniÕs Encyclopedia of Psychology (4th Edition).  Wiley: New York.

 

Sanderson, W.C.  (in press).  Empirically supported treatments.  In I.B. Weiner & W.E. Craighead (Eds), CorsiniÕs Encyclopedia of Psychology (4th Edition).  Wiley: New York.

 

Rego, S., Muller, K., Sanderson, W.C.  (in press).  Psychopathological mechanisms across anxiety disorders.  In K. Salzinger & M. Serper (Eds), Behavioral Mechanisms in Emotional Disorders.  Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.

 

Muller, K., Rego, S. & Sanderson, W.C. (2008).  The role of manuals in psychotherapy research and practice  (pp 149-160). In L. L'Abate (Ed.)  Toward a Science Clinical Psychology: Laboratory Evaluations and Interventions. Florida: Nova Science Publishers.

 

Lehrer, P.M, Karavidas, M., Lu, S.E., Feldman J.M., Kranitz, L., Sanderson, W.C., Reynolds R.. (2008). Psychological treatment of comorbid asthma and panic disorder.  Journal of Anxiety Disorders, 22, 671-683.

  

Sanderson, W.C.  (2008).  The controversy over evidence based practice: repairing the rift (pp 121-122).  In J. Nevid, S. Rathus, & B. Greene, Abnormal Psychology in a Changing World (6th Ed).  New York: Prentice Hall.

 

Sanderson, W.C. & Bruce, T.J.  (2007).  Causes and management of treatment resistant panic disorder and agoraphobia.  Cognitive Behavioral Practice, 14(1),  26-35.

 

Sanderson, W. C.. (2006). Evaluating Adherence and Flexibility in the Use of a Manual in Clinical Practice. Pragmatic Case Studies in Psychotherapy [Online], Vol. 2(1), Article 3.    Available: http://hdl.rutgers.edu/1782.1/pcsp2.1.67

 

McGinn, L., Cukor, D., Sanderson, W.C.  (2005).  The relationship between parenting style, cognitive style, and anxiety and depression: Does increased early adversity influence symptom severity through the mediating role of cognitive style.  Cognitive Therapy and Research, 29, 219-242.

 

Bruce, T.J. & Sanderson, W.C.  (2004).  Evidence-Based psychosocial practices: The past, present, and future.  In  C. Stout & R. Hayes (Eds).  Evidence-Based Practice: Methods, Models and Tolls for Mental Health Professionals.  New York: Wiley.

 

Sanderson, W.C.  (2004).  Panic Disorder.  In W.E. Craighead & C. Nemeroff (Eds.), Corsini Encyclopedia of Psychology and Behavioral Science.  New York: Wiley.

 

McGinn, L.M. & Sanderson, W.C.  (2004).  Efficacy and effectiveness of psychotherapy.  In W.E. Craighead & C. Nemeroff (Eds.), Corsini Encyclopedia of Psychology and Behavioral Science.  New York: Wiley.

 

Naughton, T., Reigada, L., & Sanderson, W.C.  (2004).  Quality mental health care in a changing healthcare system.  NY State Psychological Association Notebook, September/October, 18-20.

 

Messer, S.B., Sanderson, W.C., & Gurman, A.S. (2003). The brief psychotherapies.   In G. Stricker & T.A. Widiger (Eds.), Clinical Psychology (Volume 7 of Weiner, I (Ed.), Comprehensive Handbook of Psychology. New York: Wiley.

 

Sanderson, W.C.  (2003).  Treatment of Panic.  TherapyAdvisor.com.  Personal Improvement Computer Systems,  Inc.  www.therapyadvisor.com/disorder.asp?dis=panic&id=1

 

Sanderson, W.C.  (2003). Why empirically supported treatments are important.  Behavior Modification, 27, 290-299.

 

Sanderson, W.C.  (2002).  Why we need evidence-based psychotherapy practice guidelines. WebMD.  Medscape General Medicine, 4(4).  http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/445080

 

Sanderson, W.C. (2002).  Are evidence-based psychological interventions practiced by clinicians in the field?  WebMD. Medscape Mental Health (7)1, 2002.  http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/414948

 

Sanderson, W.C.  (2002). Comment on Hansen et al.: Would the results be the same if patients were receiving an evidence-based treatment? Clinical Psychology: Science & Practice, 9, 350-352.

 

Weissman, M.M. & Sanderson, W.C. (2002). Problems and promises in modern psychotherapy: The need for increased training in evidence based treatments.  In B. Hamburg (Ed), Modern Psychiatry: Challenges in Educating Health Professionals to Meet New NeedsÓ  New York City: Josiah Macy Foundation.

 

Sanderson, W.C. & Rego, S.R.  (2002).  Empirically supported treatment of panic disorder.  In R.L. Leahy & E. Dowd (Eds.), Clinical Advances in Cognitive Psychotherapy: Theory and Application.  NY: Springer.

 

Sanderson, W.C.  Empirically supported psychological treatments.  (2001).  N.J. Smelser & P.B. Baltes (Eds.), International Encyclopedia of the Social and Behavioral Sciences.  Oxford: Elsevier Science.

 

Huppert, J. & Sanderson, W.C. (2001).  Psychological treatment of generalized anxiety disorder.  In D. Stein & E. Hollander (Eds.),  Textbook of Anxiety Disorders.  American Psychiatric Press: Washington DC.

 

Sanderson, W.C. & Rego, S. (2001). Panic Disorder. In W.L. Lyddon & J. Jones (Eds.), Empirically Supported Cognitive Therapies.  New York: Springer.

 

McGinn, L. & Sanderson, W.C. (2001).  What allows cognitive behavioral therapy to be brief: overview, efficacy, and crucial factors facilitating brief treatment. Clinical Psychology: Science and Practice, 8, 23-37.

 

Steer, R.A., Brown, G.K., Beck, A.T., & Sanderson, W.C.  (2001).  Mean Beck depression inventory-II scores by severity of major depressive episode.  Psychological Reports, 88, 1075-1076.

 

Sanderson, W.C. & Rego, S.A.  (2000).  The movement towards evidence based psychotherapy.  The Economics of Neuroscience.  2(5), 50-55.

 

Sanderson, W.C. & Rego, S. (2000).   Empircally supported treatment of panic disorder: Research, theory, and application of cognitive behavioral therapy.  Journal of Cognitive Psychotherapy, 14(3).

 

Sanderson, W.C. (2000).  Psychotherapy for Depression in the 21st Century: Meeting the Challenges of the Evolving Healthcare Environment. In M.M. Weissman (Ed), Treatment of Depression: Bridging the 21st Century. Washington, DC: American Psychiatric Association Press.

 

Sanderson, W.C. & McGinn, L.K.  (2000). Cognitive Behavioral Treatment of Depression.  In M.M. Weissman (Ed), Treatment of Depression: Bridging the 21st Century. Washington, DC: American Psychiatric Association Press.

 

Sanderson, W.C. & Rego, S.A.  (2000). Empirically supported psychological treatment of panic disorder and agoraphobia. [CME Program].  Medscape Psychiatry & Mental Health Clinical Management Module. http://www.medscape.com/Home/CMEcenter/CMECenter.html , April 2000

 

Sanderson, W.C. & Muller, K.  (2000). Panic disorder. In W. Craighead & C. Nemeroff (Eds),Encyclopedia of Psychology and Neuroscience. Wiley: New York.

 

Exline, J.J., Yali, A.M., & Sanderson, W.C. (2000). Guilt, discord, and alienation: The role of religious strain in depression and suicidality. Journal of Clinical Psychology, 56, 1481-1496.

 

Sanderson, W.C., Raue, P.J., Wetzler, S.  (1998).  The generalizability of cognitive behavior therapy for panic disorder.  Journal of Cognitive Psychotherapy, 12(4), 323-331.

 

Chambless, D.L, Baker, M.J., Baucom, D., Beutler, L.E., Calhoun, K.S.,  Crits‑Christoph, P., Daiuto, A.,  DeRubeis, R., Detweiler, J., Haaga, D.A.F., Johnson, S.B., McCurry, S., Mueser, K.T., Pope, K.S. Sanderson, W.C., Shoham, V., Stickle, T., Williams, D.A.,  Woody, S.R.  (1998).  Update on Empirically Validated Therapies:  II.  The Clinical Psychologist, 51(1), 3-16.

 

Sanderson, W.C. (1998). The case for evidence-based psychotherapy treatment guidelines.  American Journal of Psychotherapy, 52(3), 382-387.   

                              

Woody, S.R. & Sanderson, W.C.  (1998).  Manuals for empirically supported treatments: 1998 update from the task force on psychological interventions.  The Clinical Psychologist, 51(1), 17-21.

 

Sanderson, W.C. (1998).  Panic disorder: Medical Evaluation  (737-741).  In E.A. Blechman & K. Brownell (Eds.),  Behavioral Medicine & Women: A Comprehensive Handbook.   Guilford Press: NY.

 

Rathus, J.H. & Sanderson, W.C.  (1998).  The role of emotion in the psychopathology and

treatment of the anxiety disorders (254-264).  In W. Flack & J. Laird (Eds), Emotions in Psychopathology: Theory and Research.  New York: Oxford University Press.

 

Asnis, G.M., McGinn, L.K., Sanderson, W.C. (1998).  Clinical and Biological Characteristics of Atypical Depression (111-124).  In T. Widiger, A. Frances, H. Pincus, R. Ross, M. First, W.Davis, M. Kline (Eds),  DSM-IV Sourcebook (Volume 4).  Washington, DC: American Psychiatric Association.

 

Sanderson, W.C.  (1997).  Cognitive behavioral treatment planning for patients with anxiety disorders: A symptom focused approach. American Journal of Psychotherapy, 51, 289-292

 

Wetzler, S., Schwartz, B., Sanderson, W.C., Karasu, T.B.  (1997).  Academic psychiatry and managed care: A case study.  Psychiatric Services, 48, 1019-1026.

 

Sanderson, W.C., Riley, W.T., Eshun, S. (1997).   Clinical services provided by psychologists in academic medical centers: Responding to the challenges of the new healthcare system.  Journal of Clinical Psychology in Medical Centers, 4(1), 1-64.

 

Sanderson, W.C.  (1997).  The importance of empirically supported psychological interventions in the new healthcare environment (pages 387-399).  In L. Vandecreek, S. Knapp, T Jackson,  (Eds.), Innovations in Clinical Practice: A Source Book (V 15).  Professional Resource Press, Sarasota, FL.

 

Sanderson, W.C. & McGinn, L.K.  (1997).   Psychological treatment of anxiety disorder patients with comorbidity.   In S. Wetzler & W.C. Sanderson (Eds),  Treatment Strategies for Patients with Psychiatric Comorbidity.  Wiley: New York.

 

Wetzler, S., Sanderson, W.C., Velting, D., Beck, A.T.  (1997).  Comorbidity and suicidality.   In S. Wetzler & W.C. Sanderson (Eds),  Treatment Strategies for Patients with Psychiatric Comorbidity.  Wiley: New York.

 

Chambless, D.L., Sanderson, W.C., Shoham, V., Johnson, S.B., Pope, K., Crits-Christoph, P., Baker, M., Johnson, B., Woody, S.R., Sue, S., Beutler, L., Williams, D., McCurry, S.  (1996). Update on empirically validated therapies. The Clinical Psychologist, 49(2), 5-15.

 

Wetzler, S., Dorecho, C., McGinn, L.K., Sanderson, W.C., Asnis, G.M.  (1996). Atypical depression among psychiatric inpatients: Clinical features and personality traits. Journal of Affective Disorders, 39, 55-59.

 

Rathus, J.H. & Sanderson, W.C.  (1996). Cognitive behavioral treatment of elderly patients with panic disorder.   Journal of Cognitive Psychotherapy, 10, 271-280.

 

Sanderson, W.C.  (1996).  We have met the enemy and he is us!?  The Independent Practitioner, 16, 129-131.

 

Sanderson, W.C. & Woody, S. (1995). Manuals for empirically validated treatments.  A project of the division of clinical psychology, american psychological association, task force on psychological  interventions.  The Clinical Psychologist, 48, 7-11.

 

McGinn, L.K. & Sanderson, W.C.  (1995).   The nature of panic disorder.  In  Session: Psychotherapy in Practice, 1, 7-19.

 

Sanderson, W.C.  (1995).  Identifying and disseminating empirically validated psychological interventions. the Monitor, March Issue.

 

Sanderson, W.C. & Wetzler, S. (1995).  Cognitive behavioral treatment of panic disorder.  In G.M. Asnis & H.M. van Praag (Eds), Panic Disorder: Clinical, Biological and Treatment Aspects.  New York: Wiley.

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