CURRICULUM VITAE YAEL CHATAV SCHONBRUN, PH.D ...

CURRICULUM VITAE
YAEL CHATAV SCHONBRUN, PH.D.
Addictions Research
Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University & Butler Hospital
345 Blackstone Boulevard
Providence, RI 02906
401-455-6479 (office)
Yael_Chatav_Schonbrun@brown.edu
EDUCATION
Yael Chatav Schonbrun
June 17, 2011
Undergraduate Washington University in St. Louis, B.A. in Psychology and Economics,
2001, cum laude
Graduate University of Colorado at Boulder, Department of Psychology
M.A. in Clinical Psychology, 2004
Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology, 2008
Internship Brown University Clinical Psychology Training Consortium, 2008
POSTGRADUATE TRAINING
Fellowship Butler Hospital and Brown University, Department of Psychiatry and
Human Behavior, NIAAA Postdoctoral Research Fellowship, 2008present
HONORS AND AWARDS
1998-2001 Dean’s List, Washington University in St. Louis
2001 Graduation with Distinction in Psychology, Washington University in St.
Louis
2002 Graduate School Travel Award, University of Colorado at Boulder
2002-2003 University Fellowship, University of Colorado at Boulder
2003-2004 Beverly Sears Grant, University of Colorado at Boulder
2006 Graduate School Travel Award, University of Colorado at Boulder
2006-2007 Financial Award, University of Colorado at Boulder
2007 Letter of Commendation, Department of Psychology, University of
Colorado at Boulder
2008-2010 Awardee, NIH Clinical Research Loan Repayment Program
2010-present Awardee, NIH Clinical Research Loan Repayment Program (competitive
renewal)

PROFESSIONAL LICENSURE
June, 2010 Licensed Psychologist, RI #PS01177
June, 2011 Licensed Psychologist, MA #9373
UNIVERSITY COMMITTEES
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
EDITORIAL ACTIVITIES
Yael Chatav Schonbrun
June 17, 2011
American Psychological Association Graduate Student (APAGS), Campus
Representative
Preparing Future Faculty Program; “Preparing for a Teaching
Assistantship,” Panel Member
Brown Medical School Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior
Postdoctoral Seminar Series; “Loan Repayment Program,” Seminar
Leader
Brown Medical School Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior,
Clinical Psychology Diversity Committee (2007-2009)
American Psychological Association (APA)
Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies (ABCT)
Research Society on Alcoholism (RSA)
Ad hoc Reviewer: Cognitive and Behavioral Practice, Journal of Consulting and Clinical
Psychology, Journal of Family Psychology, Journal of Interpersonal
Violence, Violence Against Women, Journal of Abnormal Psychology
GRANT SUPPORT
1. T32 AA 7459-21 (PI: Anthony Spirito, Ph.D.) 06/30/08-09/30/08 NIAAA
Training in Treatment Research
Major Goals: The aim of this institutional research training program is to train doctoral level
behavioral, medical, and social scientists and health care professionals who wish to conduct high
quality research in the early intervention and treatment of alcohol and other drug problems, and
to prepare them for a career with this focus.
2. F32 AA 17815-01 (PI: Yael Chatav Schonbrun, Ph.D.) 09/30/08-06/30/11 NIAAA
Barriers to Entry for Couples’ Treatment of Problematic Alcohol Use
Major Goals: Sponsored by Dr. Gregory Stuart and Dr. David Strong, the aim of this project is to
identify unique barriers to the dissemination of couples’ treatment of alcohol problems in a
variety of patient populations, and to develop a questionnaire used to identify specific barriers
that can be administered across different treatment settings.

PUBLICATION LIST
ORIGINAL PUBLICATIONS IN PEER-REVIEWED JOURNALS
Yael Chatav Schonbrun
June 17, 2011
1. Whisman, M. A., Uebelacker, L. A., Tolejko, N., Chatav, Y., & McKelvie, M. (2006).
Marital discord and well-being in older adults: Is the association confounded by
personality? Psychology and Aging, 21, 626-631.
2. Whisman, M. A., Gordon, K. C., & Chatav, Y. (2007). Predicting sexual infidelity in a
nationally representative sample of married individuals. Journal of Family Psychology,
21, 320-324.
3. Chatav, Y. & Whisman, M.A. (2007). Marital dissolution and psychiatric disorders: An
investigation of risk factors. Journal of Divorce and Remarriage, 47, 1-13.
4. Whisman, M. A., Tolejko, N., & Chatav, Y (2007). Social consequences of personality
disorders: Probability and timing of marriage and probability of marital disruption. Journal
of Personality Disorders, 21, 690-695.
5. Chatav, Y. & Whisman, M. A. (2009). Partner Schemas and Relationship Functioning: A
States of Mind Analysis. Behavior Therapy, 40, 50-56.
6. Whisman, M. A., & Schonbrun, Y. C. (2009). Social consequences of borderline personality
disorder symptoms in a population-based survey: Marital distress, marital violence, and
marital disruption. Journal of Personality Disorders, 23, 410-415.
7. Stuart, G.L., O’Farrell, T.J., Leonard, K., Moore, T.M., Temple, J.R., Ramsey, S.E., Stout, R.,
Kahler, C., Bucossi, M., Andersen, S., Recupero, P., Walsh, Z., Schonbrun, Y.C.,
Strong, D., Rothman, E., Rhatigan, D., & Monti, P. (2009). Examining the interface
between substance misuse and intimate partner violence. Substance Abuse: Research and
Treatment, 3, 25-29.
8. Schonbrun, Y.C. & Whisman, M.A. (2010). Marital Distress and Mental Health Care Service
Utilization. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 78, 732-736.
9. Walsh, Z., Swogger, M.T., O’Connor, B., Schonbrun, Y.C., Shea, M.T. & Stuart, G.L.
(2010). Subtypes of partner violence perpetrators among male and female psychiatric
patients. Journal of Abnormal Psychology, 119, 563-574.
10. Schonbrun, Y.C., Strong, D., Anderson, B., Caviness, C., Brown, R., & Stein, M., (2011).
Alcoholics Anonymous and hazardously drinking incarcerated women: Predictors of
attendance and outcome. Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research, 35, 532-539.
11. Schonbrun, Y.C., Walsh, Z., Stuart, G.L., & Strong, D. (in press). Marital status and
treatment seeking for alcohol use disorders. Addictive Disorders & Their Treatment.

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12. Brasfield, H., Febres, J., Shorey, R., Strong, D., Ninnemann, A., Elmquist, J., Andersen, S.,
Bucossi, M., Schonbrun, Y.C., Temple, J.R., & Stuart, G.L. (in press). Male batterers'
alcohol use and gambling behavior. Journal of Gambling Studies.
13. Schonbrun, Y.C., Strong, D., Wetle, T.F., & Stuart, G.L. (in press). Barriers to entry into
couples’ treatment for alcohol: A qualitative investigation. Journal of Substance Abuse
Treatment.
14. Shorey, R.C., Elmquist, J., Ninnemann, A., Brasfield, H., Febres, J., Rothman, E.F.,
Schonbrun, Y.C., Temple, J.R., & Stuart, G.L. (in press). The association between
intimate partner violence perpetration, victimization, and mental health among women
arrested for domestic violence. Partner Abuse.
OTHER PUBLICATIONS
1. Arean, P. A. & Chatav, Y. (2003). Mood disorders: depressive disorders. In M. Hersen, & S.
M. Turner (Eds.), Adult Psychopathology and Diagnosis (4rth ed., pp., 286-312). New
Jersey: John Wiley & Sons.
2. Whisman, M. A., McKelvie, M. L., & Chatav, Y. (2005). Couples distress. In M. M.
Anthony, D. R. Ledley, & R. G. Heimberg (Eds.), Improving outcomes and preventing
relapse in cognitive behavioral therapy (pp.). New York: Guilford.
3. Chatav, Y. & Stuart, G. L. (2008). Cenaps model. In G. Fisher & N. A. Roget (Eds.),
Encyclopedia of Substance Abuse Prevention, Treatment, and Recovery (pp. 156-157).
Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.
4. Chatav, Y. & Stuart, G. L. (2008). Levo-Alpha Acetyl Methadol (LAAM). In G. Fisher & N.
A. Roget (Eds.), Encyclopedia of Substance Abuse Prevention, Treatment, and Recovery
(pp. 513-515). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.
5. Chatav, Y. & Stuart, G. L. (2008). Social learning model of addictive behaviors. In G. Fisher
& N. A. Roget (Eds.), Encyclopedia of Substance Abuse Prevention, Treatment, and
Recovery (pp. 833-836). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.
6. Chatav, Y. & Stuart, G. L. (2008). Treatment facilities. In G. Fisher & N. A. Roget (Eds.),
Encyclopedia of Substance Abuse Prevention, Treatment, and Recovery (pp. 943-946).
Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.
7. Chatav, Y. & Stuart, G. L. (2008). Project MATCH. In G. Fisher & N. A. Roget (Eds.),
Encyclopedia of Substance Abuse Prevention, Treatment, and Recovery (pp. 717-720).
Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.

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8. Stuart, G.L., Schonbrun, Y.C., & Walsh, Z. (2009). Treatment for substance abuse reduces
intimate partner violence. DATA: The Brown University Digest of Addiction Theory and
Application, 28, 8.
9. Whisman, M. A. & Schonbrun, Y. C. (2009). Marital distress and relapse prevention for
depression. In C. S. Richards & M. G. Perri (Eds.), Relapse Prevention for Depression
(pp. 251-269). Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.
10. Schonbrun, Y.C. & Glynn, T.R. (2011). Delaware laws and programs. In M. Kleiman & J.
Hawdon (Eds.), Encyclopedia of Drug Policy (pp. 193-194). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage
Publications.
11. Schonbrun, Y.C. & Titelius, E.N. (2011). Mississippi laws and programs. In M. Kleiman &
J. Hawdon (Eds.), Encyclopedia of Drug Policy (pp. 526-527). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage
Publications.
PUBLICATIONS SUBMITTED OR IN PREPARATION
1. Schonbrun, Y.C., Strong, D., Glynn, T.R., Titelius, E.N., Wetle, T.F., & Stuart, G.L. (in
preparation). Mental health experts’ views on barriers to the adoption of Behavioral
Couples’ Treatment for alcohol use disorders: A qualitative investigation.
2. Schonbrun, Y.C. & Whisman, M.A. (in preparation). Early maladaptive schemas and
relationship quality.
3. Schonbrun, Y.C., Orchowski, L.M., & Spillane, N. (in preparation). Intimate partner violence
and alcohol treatment utilization.
4. Schonbrun, Y.C., Stuart, G.L., & Strong, D.R. (in preparation). Use of the Patient Reported
Outcomes Measurement System (PROMIS) to Develop Assessments of Treatment
Barriers.
CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS
1. Chatav, Y. & Whisman, M. A. (2003, November). Marital dissolution and onset psychiatric
disorders in a national sample. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Association
for Advancement of Behavior Therapy, Boston, MA.
2. Whisman, M. A., Gordon, K. G., & Chatav, Y. (2003, November). Predicting sexual
infidelity in a nationally representative sample: The relative contributions of
vulnerability, stressors, and opportunities. In K. Gordon, (Chair), Filling in the Gaps in
Studying Infidelity: What Do We Know and What Do We Still Need to Know?
Symposium conducted at the annual meeting of the Association for Advancement of
Behavior Therapy, Boston, MA.

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3. Chatav, Y. & Whisman, M. A. (2004, November). Early maladaptive schemas and
relationship quality in dating couples. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the
Association for the Advancement of Behavior Therapy, New Orleans, LA.
4. Chatav, Y. & Whisman, M. A. (2005, November). Relationship cognitions and quality of
relationship in dating couples. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Association
for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Washington D.C.
5. Chatav, Y. & Whisman, M. A. (2006, November). Early maladaptive schemas and
relationship quality in dating and married couples. Poster presented at the annual
meeting of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Chicago, IL.
6. Whisman, M. A., Tolejko, N., & Chatav, Y. (2006, November). Social consequences of
personality disorders: Probability and timing of marriage and probability of marital
disruption. Poster to be presented at the annual meeting of the Association for
Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Chicago, IL.
7. Whisman, M. A., Uebelacker, L. A., Tolejko, N., Chatav, Y., & McKelvie, M. L. (2006,
November). Marital dissatisfaction and depression in older adults: Is the association
confounded by personality? In W. Denton, (Chair), Couples and Depression: Future
Directions and Clinical Implications. Symposium conducted at the annual meeting of the
Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Chicago, IL.
8. Chatav, Y. & Whisman, M. A. (2007). A new measure of partner schemas: The association
among schemas, relationship attributions, and marital quality. Poster presented at the
annual meeting of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Philadelphia,
PA.
9. Whisman, M. A. & Chatav, Y. (2007). Social consequences of borderline personality
disorder symptoms in a national survey: Relationship distress, relationship violence, and
marital disruption. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Association for
Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Philadelphia, PA.
10. Schonbrun, Y.C., Walsh, Z., Stuart, G.L., & Strong, D. (2009). Behavioral Couples’
Therapy for alcoholism: Where should dissemination efforts be targeted? Poster
presented at the annual meeting of the Research Society on Alcoholism, San Diego, CA.
11. Walsh, Z., Schonbrun, Y.C., Swogger, M.T., & Stuart, G.L. (2009). Alcohol use and
interpersonal violence: The importance of perpetrator subtypes. In B. McCrady,
(Moderator), Mediators and Moderators of Alcohol Use and Intimate Partner Violence.
Symposium conducted at the annual meeting of the Research Society on Alcoholism, San
Diego, CA.
12. Schonbrun, Y.C., Walsh, Z., Strong, D., Durst, A., Troia, C., Wetle, T.F., & Stuart, G.L.
(2009). Mental health experts’ views on barriers to the adoption of Behavioral Couples’
Treatment for alcohol use disorders: A qualitative investigation. Poster presented at the

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annual meeting of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, New York,
NY.
13. Schonbrun, Y.C., Strong, D., & Stuart, G.L. (2010). Patient views on barriers to entry into
Behavioral Couples’ Treatment for alcohol use disorders: A qualitative investigation.
Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive
Therapies, San Francisco, CA.
14. Schonbrun, Y.C., Spillane, N.S., & Orchowski, L.M. (2011) Intimate partner violence and
alcohol treatment utilization. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Research
Society on Alcoholism, Atlanta, GA.
15. Elmquist, J., Ninnemann, A., Shorey, R., Febres, J., Brasfield, H., Schonbrun, Y., Temple,
J., & Stuart, G.L. (November 2011). The Association between Family of Origin Violence,
Relationship Aggression, and Child Psychosocial Functioning in Women Arrested for
Domestic Violence. Poster submitted to be presented at the annual meeting of the
Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Toronto, Canada.
16. Febres, J., Brasfield, H., Shorey, R.C., Elmquist, J., Ninnemann, A., Schonbrun, Y., Temple,
J., Rothman, E., & Stuart., G.L., (November 2011). The relationship between child
psychosocial functioning and paternal personality traits, substance use, and aggression
perpetration. Poster submitted to be presented at the 45 th annual convention of the
Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Toronto, Canada.
17. Ninnemann, A., Elmquist, J., Febres, J., Brasfield, H., Shorey, R.C., Schonbrun, Y., Temple,
J., & Stuart, G.L. (November 2011). Gender Differences in the Experiences of Family of
Origin Violence in a Sample of Men and Women Arrested for Domestic Violence. Poster
submitted to be presented at the 45th annual convention of the Association for Behavioral
and Cognitive Therapies, Toronto, Canada.
CLINICAL EXPERIENCE
2003 - 2004 Crisis Team Member
Emergency Psychiatric Services, Boulder County Mental Health Center,
Boulder, CO
Supervisor: Jane Bryant, M.A
2003-2007 Student Therapist
Raimy Psychology Training Clinic, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO
Psy.D.; Nancy Horstmann, Ph.D., Victor Ryan, Ph.D.
Supervisors: Mark A. Whisman, Ph.D.; David J. Miklowitz, Ph.D.; Neil
Rosen, Psy.D.; Malia Sperry, ME.D.,
2005-2006 Intake Coordinator
Raimy Psychology Training Clinic, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO
Supervisor: Emily D. Richardson, Ph.D.

2006-2007 Employee Assistance Program (EAP) therapist
United States Department of Commerce, Boulder, CO
Supervisor: Emily D. Richardson, Ph.D.
2008 Psychology Intern, Women’s Partial Hospitalization Program
Butler Hospital, Providence RI
2008 Psychology Intern, Memorial Hospital Child Neuropsychology
Memorial Hospital, Pawtucket RI
Supervisors: Anjuli Palav, Ph.D., Allison Schettini Evans, Ph.D.
2008-2009 Psychometrician, Private Neuropsychology Practice
Providence Rhode Island
Supervisor: Allison Schettini Evans, Ph.D.
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2008-current Interventionist, Study evaluating Motivational Interviewing among
individuals court mandated for domestic violence programs
Batterer Intervention Programs across Rhode Island
Supervisors: Gregory L. Stuart, Ph.D., Susan Ramsey, Ph.D.
2009-current Interventionist, Study evaluating Motivational Interviewing for smoking
cessation
Butler Hospital Inpatient Units, Providence Rhode Island
Supervisor: David R. Strong, Ph.D., Tim Apodaca, Ph.D.
UNIVERSITY TEACHING ROLES
Fall, 2002 Graduate Teaching Assistant, University of Colorado at Boulder,
Department of Psychology.
Assessment (undergraduate).
Spring-Fall, Graduate Teaching Assistant, University of Colorado at Boulder,
2003-2004 Department of Psychology.
Psychopathology (undergraduate).
Spring, 2004 Graduate Teaching Assistant, University of Colorado at Boulder,
Department of Psychology.
Abnormal Psychology (undergraduate).
Spring-Fall, 2005 Graduate Teaching Assistant, University of Colorado at Boulder,
Department of Psychology.
Statistics (undergraduate).

Spring, 2006 Graduate Teaching Assistant, University of Colorado at Boulder,
Department of Psychology.
Social Psychology (undergraduate).
Fall, 2006 Graduate Teaching Assistant, University of Colorado at Boulder,
Department of Psychology.
Research Methods (undergraduate).
Spring, 2007 Graduate Teaching Assistant, University of Colorado at Boulder,
Department of Psychology.
Assessment (graduate).
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