CURRICULUM VITAE
David J. Kutz, Ph.D.
Address:
Telephone: (505)
903-3106
Louisiana License: #949
Education:
August 1993- January 1999 MCP/Hahnemann University,
Ph.D. in
Clinical Psychology
September 1989- May 1993 The
B.A. in
Psychology
Postdoctoral
Education:
September 2004-February
2007
M.S. in
Clinical Psychopharmacology
Current Positions:
November 2007-Present Behavior Therapy Associates,
LLP
Staff
Clinical Psychologist
January 2008-Present Clinical Assistant
Professor
Department
of Psychiatry
Employment History:
May 2007-October 2007 Visiting Associate
Professor
Center for
Clinical Psychiatry and Psychology
February 2004-April 2007 Director:
Cognitive-Behavioral Clinic of
July 2000- January 2004
The
Psychiatric Institute, Anxiety Disorders Clinic
Faculty Positions Held:
Clinical Instructor
Department
of Psychiatry and Neurology
Instructor of Clinical Psychology
Adjunct
Clinical Instructor of Psychology in Psychiatry
Postdoctoral Fellowship:
July 1998- July 2000 New York
Presbyterian Hospital/Cornell Medical Center
Cornell
Cognitive Therapy Clinic
Payne
Whitney Psychiatric Clinic
Predoctoral Clinical Internship:
July 1997- July 1998
Department
of Psychiatry and Neurology
Graduate Clinical Experience:
Predoctoral
Psychotherapist,
August 1996- June 1997
Duties: provided
cognitive-behavioral therapy for adults suffering from a wide array of
psychiatric difficulties; obtained formal supervised training in cognitive
therapy; conducted comprehensive diagnostic clinical intakes; formulated intake
evaluation summaries.
Advanced Practicum Student,
September 1996- May 1997
Duties: provided
short-term cognitive-behavioral therapy for undergraduate and graduate
students, and conducted comprehensive clinical intake assessments as a member
of a triage team.
Consultant Psychotherapist, John F.
Kennedy Community Mental Health/Mental Retardation Center, Poplar Guidance
Clinic,
June 1995- April 1997
Duties: provided
psychotherapy for children, adolescents, and adults with both acute and chronic
psychiatric disorders; conducted diagnostic intake sessions.
Practicum Student,
MCP/Hahnemann University Hospital, Department of Psychiatry, Child and
Adolescent Psychiatric Inpatient Unit,
July 1995- July 1996
Duties: provided
comprehensive psychological assessments; conducted weekly group therapy
sessions; formulated and implemented behavioral treatment plans; served the
role of psychology consultant to a multidisciplinary treatment team.
Psychotherapist,
MCP/Hahnemann University Hospital, Department of Psychiatry, Child and
Adolescent Psychiatric Inpatient Unit,
September 1995- December
1995
Duties: led individual and
group therapy sessions teaching interpersonal problem-solving skills in an
effort to decrease aggressive behavior.
Practicum Student,
University of
September 1994- May 1995
Duties: provided
short-term cognitive-behavioral therapy for undergraduate and graduate
students; conducted comprehensive intake assessments as a member of a triage
team.
Research Experience:
Dissertation Research,
MCP/Hahnemann University, Department of Clinical and Health Psychology,
May 1996- January 1999
Duties: studied the
relationship between psychosocial variables, adherence to treatment protocols,
and metabolic control in adults with Type 2 diabetes mellitus; successfully
defended dissertation on this subject (January, 1999).
Predoctoral Research,
MCP/Hahnemann University, Department of Clinical and Health Psychology,
December 1995- May 1996
Duties: examined barriers
to adherence protocols in women suffering from gestational diabetes mellitus.
Predoctoral Research,
MCP/Hahnemann University, Department of Clinical and Health Psychology,
September 1994- November
1996
Duties: studied the
phenomenon of denying one’s own symptoms of emotional distress, and how that is
exhibited on self-report scales; studied autonomic reactivity associated with
denial; presented findings at AABT.
Research Intern,
May 1993- August 1993
Duties: researched various
methods of evaluating the efficacy of educational systems.
Undergraduate Research, The
November 1992- June 1993
Duties: studied drop-out
rates of short-term psychotherapy; conducted a comprehensive literature review
and participated in data collection for this project; co-authored a poster
presentation.
Undergraduate Research, The
September 1992- April 1993
Duties: conducted a
comprehensive literature review on maladaptive peer interactions that was used
directly as course material for an undergraduate psychology course.
Research Intern,
May 1992- August 1992
Duties: conducted a number
of literature reviews for projects on risk analysis and risk communication;
investigated varying means of communicating industrial and environmental risks
to the public.
Teaching Experience:
Adjunct Instructor,
January 1998- May 1998
Duties: Taught two courses
in Introduction to Psychology.
Adjunct Instructor,
September 1997- December
1997
Duties: Taught a course in
Abnormal Psychology.
Professional Memberships:
American Psychological
Association
Anxiety Disorders
Association of
Association for Behavioral
and Cognitive Therapies
Obsessive-Compulsive
Foundation
Publications and Presentations:
CBT: New Directions. (2007,
October). Lecture presented to a behavioral therapy conference sponsored
by
CBT for Panic Disorder. (2007, October). Lecture presented to the psychiatry staff
at
CBT for Children and Adolescents.
(2007, June – September). A group of 12 lectures
presented to faculty and students in the Department of Child Clinical
Psychiatry and Psychology at
Kutz, D., & Streltzer,
J. (2005, April). Management of the Opioid Dependent Chronic Pain Patient. Course presented at the 36th Annual
Medical-Scientific Conference of the American Society of Addiction Medicine,
Kutz, D.,
Seraydarian, L., Olsowka,
S., & Smith, C. (1996, November). Looking favorable on
self-report scales. Poster presented at the at the annual meeting of
the Association for Advancement of Behavior Therapy,
Gutfreund, M.J., & Kutz, D. (1993, June). Using
survival analysis to investigate patient length of stay in treatment: Effects
of patient demographic variables, interpersonal style, diagnosis, and
therapist’s experience. Poster presented at the annual meeting of
the Society for Psychotherapy Research,
References:
Michael R. Liebowitz, M.D., Director, Anxiety Disorders Clinic,
Psychiatric Institute,
Baruch Fishman, Ph.D.,
Director, Cornell Cognitive Therapy Clinic,
Phillip T. Griffin, Ph.D.,
ABPP (Clinical), Professor and Chief of Psychology,
(Additional references
available upon request)