CURRICULUM VITAE
Anne-Marie Rose Leistico
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Business:
Western Psychiatric Institute & Clinic
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Department of Law and Psychiatry
3811 O'Hara Street
Pittsburgh, PA 15213
Phone: 412-647-4746
Email: leisticoar@upmc.edu
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Clinical Psychology Intern 2006-2007
Western Psychiatric Institute & Clinics
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
Internship Directors: Paul Pilkonis & Marsha Marcus
Research Preceptor: Edward Mulvey
ACADEMIC PREPARATION
Ph.D. Candidate The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Major Area: Clinical Child Psychology (APA Accredited)
Grade Point Average: 4.0
Dissertation Topic: A mediation model of age, context processing, and decision-making in detained youth and young adult offenders.
Status: Defended 10/06
Major Professor: Randall Salekin, Ph.D.
M.A. The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Degree Date: May 2003
Grade Point Average: 4.0
Major Area: Clinical Child Psychology
Thesis Topic: Juvenile transfer to adult court: Risk, sophistication maturity, treatment amenability, and related constructs
Major Professor: Randall Salekin, Ph.D.
B.S. The University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin
Degree Date: May 1999
Majors: Psychology and Social Welfare
Minor: Criminal Justice
Grade Point Average: 3.7
HONORS AND AWARDS
Excellence in Research by a Doctoral Student Award, College of Arts & Science Spring 2006
Excellence in Research by a Doctoral Student Award, Department of Psychology Fall 2005
National Register New Millennium Fund Trainee Award July 2005
Excellence in Research by a Master’s Student Award, Department of Psychology Fall 2003
GRANT ACTIVITIES
Funding Source: American Psychology and Law Society
Projects: Various investigations examining psychopathy in youth, juvenile transfers to adult court, and context processing Spring 2003 & 2004
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Psychological constructs relevant to juvenile transfers to adult court including dangerousness/risk, sophistication-maturity, and treatment amenability; psychopathic traits in children and adolescents; etiology and treatment of serious behavioral and mental health disorders in children and adolescents.
RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
Graduate Research Assistant May 2001-August 2006
Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Tuscaloosa Regional Detention Center
Responsibilities: Design and conduct research projects with youth ranging from 11 to 18 years of age; write manuscripts; supervise undergraduate research assistants on data collection and data entry; and train research assistants on the administration of the Psychopathy Checklist-Youth Version (PCL-YV). Projects examine psychopathy, intelligence, and empathy.
Supervisor: Randall Salekin, Ph.D.
Research Assistant August 2001-December 2002
Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Coping Power Program
Responsibilities: Administered parent-report measures to families involved in an intervention program for aggressive children.
Supervisor: John Lochman, Ph.D
Research Assistant March 1998-October 1999
Mendota Mental Health Institution & July 2000-May 2001
Mendota Juvenile Treatment Center
Madison, Wisconsin
Responsibilities: Administered self-report measures to youths ranging from 13 to 17 years of age who were diagnosed with serious mental illnesses and engaged in violent behaviors; administered computer tasks measuring the processing of affective words and the sensitivity to rewards and punishments (e.g., passive-avoidance, lexical decision); and administered interviews and ratings for the PCL-YV. Projects examined aggression, cognition, mental health symptoms, and treatment outcomes.
Supervisor: Michael Caldwell, Psy.D.
Research Assistant September 1997-June 1999
University of Wisconsin
Madison, Wisconsin
Responsibilities: Conducted interviews and ratings for the Psychopathy Checklist-Screening Version (PCL-SV) in a non-clinical population; conducted reliability ratings on the Psychopathy Checklist-Revised (PCL-R) for adult offenders in a maximum security prison; organized and entered research data; administered computer tasks (e.g., passive avoidance, lexical decision); and received training on psychophysiological testing.
Supervisor: Joseph Newman, Ph.D.
Responsibilities: Developed and administered measures investigating student drinking habits and the effectiveness of living-learning communities; supervised undergraduate research assistants; and coded and entered research data.
Supervisor: Aaron Brower, Ph.D.
Intern-Outcomes Research September 1997-May 1998
Dean Clinic Psychiatry Department
Madison, Wisconsin
Responsibilities: Modified an alcoholism/alcohol abuse screener for use in outcomes research; organized, collected, and entered depression outcome data.
Supervisor: Teresa Hayden, Ph.D.
PUBLICATIONS
Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles:
Mulvey, E. P., & Leistico, A. R. (in press). Structuring professional judgments of risk and amenability in juvenile justice. Futures of Children.
Leistico, A. R., Salekin, R. T., DeCoster, J., & Rogers, R. (2008). A large scale meta-analysis of Hare psychopathy and antisocial conduct. Law and Human Behavior, 32, 28-45.
Mullins, J. L., Salekin, R. T., & Leistico, A. R. (2006). Psychopathy, empathy, and perspective-taking ability in community sample. International Journal of Forensic Mental Health, 5, 133-149.
Salekin, R. T., Brannen, D. N., Zalot, A. A., Leistico, A. R., & Neumann, C. S. (2006). Factor structure of psychopathy in youth: Testing the applicability of the new four factor model. Criminal Justice and Behavior, 33, 135-157.
Vitacco, M. J., Neumann, C. S., Caldwell, M. F., Leistico, A. R., & VanRybroek, G. (2006). The four-factor model of adolescent psychopathy and its association with instrumental violence. Journal of Personality Assessment, 87, 74-83.
Benning, S. D., Patrick, C. J., Salekin, R. T., & Leistico, A. R. (2005). Convergent and discriminant validity of psychopathy factors assessed via self-report a comparison of three instruments. Assessment, 12, 270-289.
Salekin, R. T., Leistico, A. R., Trobst, K. K., Schrum, C. L., & Lochman, J. E. (2005) Adolescent psychopathy and the interpersonal circumplex: Expanding evidence of a nomological net. Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, 33, 445-460.
Salekin, R. T., Neumann, C. S., Leistico, A. R., DiCicco, T. M., & Duros, R. (2004).
Construct validity of psychopathy in a young offender sample: Taking a closer look at
psychopathy’s potential importance over disruptive behavior disorders. Journal of Abnormal Psychology, 113, 416-427.
Salekin, R. T., Neumann, C. S., Leistico, A. R., & Zalot, A. A. (2004). Psychopathy and intelligence: A reexamination of Cleckley’s hypothesis. Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, 33, 731-742.
Leistico, A. R. & Salekin, R.T. (2003). Testing the reliability and validity of the Risk, Sophistication-Maturity, and Treatment Amenability Instrument (RST-i): An assessment tool for juvenile offenders. International Journal of Forensic Mental Health, 2, 101-117.
Salekin, R. T., Yff, R. M. A., Neumann, C. S., Leistico, A. R. & Zalot, A. A. (2002). Juvenile transfer to adult courts: A look at the prototypes for dangerousness, sophistication-maturity, and amenability to treatment through a legal lens Psychology, Public Policy, and Law, 8, 373-410.
Book Chapters:
Salekin, R. T., Leistico, A. R., Schrum, C. L., & Mullins, J. L. (2005). Millon Adolescent Clinical Inventory. In T. Grisso, G. Vincent, & D. Seagrave (Eds), Mental Health Screening and Assessment in Juvenile Justice (pp. 253-264). New York, NY: The Guilford Press.
Salekin, R. T. & Salekin, K. L., Clements, C. B., & Leistico, A. R. (2005). Risk-Sophistication-Treatment Inventory. In T. Grisso, G. Vincent, & D. Seagrave (Eds), Mental Health Screening and Assessment in Juvenile Justice (pp. 341-356). New York, NY: The Guilford Press.
CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS
Mulvey, E. P., & Leistico, A. R. (2007, October). Structuring professional judgments of risk and amenability in juvenile justice. Paper presented at the author’s conference for the Juvenile Justice special issue in Futures of Children, Princeton, NJ.
Leistico, A. R., DeCoster, J., & Salekin, R. T. (2008, March). A mediation model of age, context processing, and decision- making in detained youth and young adult offenders. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Psychology-Law Society, Jacksonville, FL.Leistico, A. R., DeCoster, J. & Salekin, R. T. (2006, May). A Meta-Analysis of Psychopathy and Antisocial Conduct: Relating the Hare PCL Measures to Recidivism and Institutional Infractions. Paper to be presented at the Annual Meeting of the Midwestern Psychological Association, Chicago, Illinois.
Leistico, A. R., Salekin, R. T., DeCoster, J. & Rogers, R. (2006, March). Taking Adolescent Psychopathy into Custody: A Meta-analysis Relating the Hare PCL to Institutional Infractions and Recidivism in Juvenile Samples. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Psychology-Law Society, St. Petersburg, Florida.
Leistico, A. R. & Salekin, R. T. (2005, March) Juveniles in adult court: An examination of types of offenders. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Psychology-Law Society, La Jolla, California.
Leistico, A. R. & Salekin, R. T. (2004, August). Psychopathic traits and types of recidivism in an adolescent sample. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Psychological Association, Honolulu, Hawaii.
Salekin, R. T., Brannen, D. N., Neumann, C. S., Leistico, A. R., & Zalot, A. A. (2004, August). Factor structure of psychopathy in youth: New four-factor model. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Psychological Association, Honolulu, Hawaii.
Salekin, R. T., Leistico, A. R., & Rogers, R. (2004, August). A review and meta-analysis of the PCL-R. Paper presented at the American Psychological Association, Honolulu, Hawaii.
Leistico, A. R. & Salekin, R. T. (2004, March). Assessing psychopathy in youth: A comparison of multiple measures. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Psychology-Law Society, Scottsdale, Arizona.
Leistico, A. R., Salekin, R. T., & Neumann, C. S. (2004, March). Examining the generality of factor structure models of psychopathy in a female offender sample. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Psychology-Law Society, Scottsdale, Arizona.
Mullins, J. L., Salekin, R. T., & Leistico, A. R. (2004, March). Psychopathy, empathy, and perspective taking ability. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Psychology-Law Society, Scottsdale, Arizona.
Salekin, R. T., Leistico, A. R., Trobst, K., & Schrum, C. L. (2004, March). Locating adolescent psychopathy and the interpersonal circumplex: Examining convergent and discriminant validity. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Psychology-Law Society, Scottsdale, Arizona.
Leistico, A. R. & Salekin, R. T. (2003, April). Youths transferred to adult court: Clarifying the construct of sophistication-maturity. Paper presented at the
Annual Meeting of the International Association of Forensic Mental Health Services, Miami Beach, Florida.
Leistico, A. R., Salekin, R. T., & Mullins, J. L. (2003, April). Legal provisions for juvenile transfer to criminal court: Specifying the importance of
dangerousness, sophistication-maturity, and treatment amenability. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the International Association of
Forensic Mental Health Services, Miami Beach, Florida.
Salekin, R. T., Leistico A. R., DiCicco, T. M., & Duros, R. (2003, April). Psychopathy in a young offender sample: Taking a closer look at comorbidity.
Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the International Association of Forensic Mental Health Services, Miami Beach, Florida.
Salekin, R. T., Leistico, A. R., Schrum, C. L., & Zalot, A. A. (2003, April). Treatment of adolescent psychopathy: The need for a theory of dysfunction and
theory of therapeutic change. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the International Association of Forensic Mental Health Services, Miami Beach,
Florida.
Leistico, A. R., Salekin, R. T., & Zalot, A. A. (2002, August). Juvenile transfer to adult court: Risk, sophistication-maturity, treatment amenability, and
related constructs. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Psychological Association, Chicago, Illinois.
Zalot, A. A., Salekin, R. T., & Leistico, A. R. (2002, March). Dimensions of psychopathy in youth: Testing the two- and three-factor models. Paper
presented at the Bi-annual Meeting of the American Psychology-Law Society, Austin, Texas.
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Responsibilities: Taught one section of Introduction to Psychology to 35 undergraduate students; prepared and administered lectures and demonstrations (three times per week); constructed examinations; assigned course grades; and attended group supervision sessions once per week.
Supervisor: Steve Prentice-Dunn, Ph.D.
Department of Psychology
Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Responsibilities: Taught an undergraduate Experimental Research lab section for fall and spring term; prepared lecture materials; demonstrated and explained statistical analyses in SYSTAT; evaluated students’ scientific writing skills; and assigned course grades.
Supervisor: Ed Merrill, Ph.D.
SOFTWARE PROFICIENCIES
EPrime (a program for designing computerized experiments)
Front Page
SPSS
Excel
SERVICE ACTIVITIES
Coordinator March 2005-present
http://www.stat-help.com (a statistical consulting service for researchers)
Undergraduate Committee Representative August 2003-August 2004
Graduate Student Association
Graduate Student Association
Student Member August 2002-August 2003
Department of Psychology Clinical Committee
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
American Psychological Association Student Affiliate
American Psychology-Law Society Student Affiliate
Society of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology Student Affiliate
LICENSURE ELIGIBILITY
Examination for the Professional Practice in Psychology (Score: 722) July 2004
CLINICAL EXPERIENCE
Clinical Psychology Internship September 2006-present
Western Psychiatric Institute & Clinics
Responsibilities: Provide family therapy for depressed adolescent, conduct level of care and lethality assessments for psychiatric emergency room patients, and conduct treatment assessments and provide individual cognitive behavioral therapy juvenile sexual offenders.
Supervisors: Paul Pilkonis, Ph.D., Jill Cyranowski, Ph.D., David Kolko, Ph.D., Tina Goldstein, Ph.D., Leonard Woods, MSW
Motivational Interviewing October 2006
Western Psychiatric Institute & Clinics
A 1-day seminar conducted by Allan Zuckoff, Ph.D. Obtained basic training in the provision of Motivational Interviewing.
Dialectical Behavior Therapy September 2006
Western Psychiatric Institute & Clinics
A 2-day seminar conducted by Sara Reynolds, Ph.D. Obtained basic training in the provision of dialectical behavior therapy.
Advanced Child and Family Psychotherapy Practicum January 2004-May 2004 &
The University of Alabama Psychology Clinic August 2004-September 2005
Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Responsibilities: Provided treatment planning and psychotherapy in an outpatient setting with child populations; acquired experience in treating attention problems, pervasive developmental disorders/autism, oppositional defiant disorder, and parent-child conflict; and participated in twice weekly individual and group supervision meetings.
Supervisor: Laura Klinger, Ph.D.
Clinic Teaching Assistant August 2004-June 2005
The University of Alabama Psychology Clinic
Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Responsibilities: Coordinated and conducted intellectual, behavior, and personality assessments of children, adolescents, and adults referred for psychological evaluations to a university outpatient clinic; wrote comprehensive integrated reports and provided feedback to clients regarding results and intervention recommendations; participated in weekly supervision meetings; and acquired experience in assessing: (a) mental retardation, (b) attention, behavior, and academic difficulties, (c) visual-perceptual problems, and (d) giftedness.
Supervisors: Jean Spruill, Ph.D.
Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder Clinic January 2004-May 2004
University Medical Center
Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Responsibilities: Worked with two pediatric physicians during a weekly diagnostic and treatment clinic for children with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD); conducted parent and child interviews assessing medication compliance, positive and negative side effects of the individual’s medication regime, and behavioral or physical concerns; wrote diagnostic reports that integrated clinical interviews, intellectual and academic screening data, and physical exam results; provided recommendations regarding behavior management and school modifications in initial reports and subsequent follow-up visits; and gave monthly case presentations to a multidisciplinary treatment team.
Supervisors: Laura Klinger, Ph.D., Michael Taylor, M.D., & Karen Burgess, M.D.
Psychotherapy Basic Practicum July 2002-July2003
The University of Alabama Psychology Clinic
Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Responsibilities: Provided treatment planning and psychotherapy in an outpatient setting with child and adult populations for various psychological problems; acquired experience in parent training, behavioral, and cognitive-behavioral individual and couples therapy; conducted psychological assessments to monitor treatment progress; participated in weekly individual supervision meetings; presented at and attended case conferences; and conducted intake interviews for assessment and therapy cases.
Supervisors: John Lochman, Ph.D., Tammy Barry, Ph.D., and Catherine Prince, Ph.D.
Behavior Management Specialist July 2000-May 2001
Madison, Wisconsin
Responsibilities: Created and implemented individual behavior modification programs for adjudicated delinquent boys ranging from 13 to 17 years of age who were diagnosed with serious mental illnesses and engaged in violent behaviors; and provided individual feedback and support to decrease youths’ disruptive behaviors and transition youths from security confinement to the general unit.
Supervisor: Deborah Umstad, M.D.
Group Home Parent (Live-in) December 1999-July 2000
Community Care Resources
Middleton, Wisconsin
Responsibilities: Managed a treatment group home for adjudicated delinquent boys ranging from 13 to 17 years of age; developed and implemented a behavior modification level system; co-facilitated in-home group skills training sessions; monitored medications; organized group experiential activities; and resolved interpersonal conflicts and crisis situations.
Supervisor: Stephanie Haugen, M.S.
School Liaison & Recreation Coordinator May 1999-December 1999
Sunburst Transitional Home
Madison, Wisconsin
Responsibilities: Managed educational and recreational activities in a treatment foster home for adjudicated delinquent boys ranging from 13 to 17 years of age; organized educational services; supervised youths’ behaviors and progress in school; participated in individual education plan meetings; coordinated and executed recreational and experiential activities; assisted in the resolution of interpersonal conflicts and crisis situations; and implemented behavioral programs.
Supervisor: Terri Warner, M.S.W.
PROVISION OF SUPERVISION
Peer Supervisor of Therapy August 2004-August 2005
The University of Alabama Psychology Clinic
Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Responsibilities: Provided peer supervision to a third-year graduate student treating an adolescent for pain management related to sickle cell disease; supervised treatment planning and goal setting; observed therapy sessions; reviewed progress notes and treatment plans; provided feedback to the therapist; received didactic training in providing supervision; and participated in twice weekly individual and group supervision meetings.
Supervisor: Laura Klinger, Ph.D.
Peer Supervisor of Assessment August 2004-February 2005
The University of Alabama Psychology Clinic
Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Responsibilities: Supervised three first-year clinical graduate students in intellectual and academic achievement assessment and report writing; observed test administration, checked protocols, graded assessment reports, and provided supervisory feedback; and participated in weekly supervision meetings; supervised three second-year clinical graduate students in structure interviewing techniques (CAS, DISC); observed interview administration and provided supervisory feedback.
Supervisors: Laura Klinger, Ph.D., Rebecca Allen, Ph.D., and Randall Salekin, Ph.D.