Education

University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA                                         Ph.D. Candidate in Clinical Psychology (Ph.D. expected 2009)

           Dissertation successfully defended, currently on internship

Advisor: Paul Rozin, Ph.D.
Committee Member: Thomas Wadden, Ph.D.

Committee Member: Robert DeRubeis, Ph.D.
Committee Member: Martin Seligman, Ph.D.

University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA - 2004
A.M. Experimental Psychology
Advisor: Paul Rozin, Ph.D.
Committee Member: Thomas Wadden, Ph.D.
Committee Member: Robert Rescorla, Ph.D.

Yale University, New Haven, CT - 2003
A.B. Psychology, summa cum laude
Highest distinction and honors within the major
Advisor: Kelly Brownell, Ph.D.

Internship

 

UCLA Neuropsychiatric Hospital, Semel Institute for Neuroscience & Human Behavior

July, 2008 -- July, 2009

Supervisor/Advisor: Michael Strober, Ph.D.

 

Publications

Geier, A.B. and Rozin, P. Weighing discomfort in college age American females: incidence and causes. Appetite (2008),doi:10.1016/j.appet.2008.02.002

Rozin, P. and Geier, A.B. Want fewer fries with that? The Chronicle of Higher Education, Section B, pg. B-16, April 6, 2007. http://tinyurl.com/2rqeoh

Geier, A.B., Foster, G.D., Womble, G.L., McLaughlin, J., Borradaile, K.E., Nachmani, J., Sherman, S., Kumanyika, S., and Shults, J. The relationship between relative weight and school attendance. Obesity, Vol. 15 No. 8 August 2007.

Geier, A.B., Rozin, P., and Doros, G. Unit Bias: A new heuristic that helps explain the effect of portion size on food intake. Psychological Science, June, 2006. Volume17, Number 6. [view]

Geier, A.B. and Brownell, K.D. Acknowledging and reversing the toxic environment. In: M. Robinson and A. Thomas (Eds.), Obesity and Cardiovascular Disease. New York, Marcel Dekker, 2006.

Doros, G. and Geier, A.B. Probability of replication revisited: comment on “An alternative to null-hypothesis significance tests”. Psychological Science, December, 2005. Volume 16, Number 12. [view]

Geier, A.B., Schwartz, M.B., and Brownell, K.D. Before and after diet advertisements escalate weight stigma. Eating and Weight Disorders: Studies on Anorexia, Bulimia and Obesity, 8(4), 282-288, 2003.

Papers in preparation, submitted, or in-press

Geier, A.B., Wansink, B., and Rozin, P. Segmentation Cues and Consumption Interrupts that Frame Portion Size. Revise and resubmit at the Journal of the American Dietetic Association (JADA). 

Geier, A.B. and Rozin, P. Univariate and default unit biases in estimation: judgments of weight and caloric content. Revise and resubmit at the Journal of Experimental Psychology (JEP).

Geier, A.B., Rozin, P., Rineer, J., and Schwartz, I.  Unit Bias: Beverage Intake in a Cafeteria as a Function of Glass Size. In preparation.

Geier, A.B., and Doros, G. The Vagaries of Calorie Estimation: Who is Accurate and Who is Not. In preparation.

Geier, A.B., Tsukayama, E., and Duckworth, A.L. Higher Self Control in 5th Grade Leads to Lower BMI in 8th Grade. In preparation.

Selected links that offer some quick information on my work

An interesting incident that transpired during my time at UPenn

 

 

Clinical Experience

·        Fall 2003   APA Ethics Training Seminar, University of Pennsylvania. APA Ethics Code and case law related to the practice of psychotherapy. Extensive discussion of ethical dilemmas. Instructors: Melissa Hunt, Ph.D. and Marc Sageman, M.D

·        Winter 2003 – Spring 2004  Observer in CBT Weight Loss Group. University of Pennsylvania Medical School. Participated in weekly sessions of a group of 15 people receiving obesity-targeted CBT.

·        Summer 2004  Assessment and Diagnosis Training, University of Pennsylvania. Acquire basic skills in interviewing (SCID-I and SCID-II) and assessment (WAIS-III, WMS, WIAT, MMPI-2, NEO, MIPS, Rorschach). Supervisor: Melissa Hunt, Ph.D.

·        2004 – 2005 (year long)  Assessment Practicum, University of Pennsylvania. Perform intelligence, personality and diagnostic assessments on patients referred to the Penn assessment clinic. Discuss cases in weekly group supervision and integrate assessments into a cohesive report. Supervisor: Melissa Hunt, Ph.D.

·        2005 – 2006 (year long)  Eating Disorders Practicum, Friend's Hospital. Perform cognitive-behavioral body image therapy, psycho-education, and lead groups. Supervisor: Michael Pertschuk, M.D.

      Spring 2006 APA Ethics Training Seminar, University of Pennsylvania. APA Ethics Code and case law related to the practice of psychotherapy. Extensive discussion of ethical dilemmas. Instructor: Melissa Hunt, Ph.D.

      Spring - Summer 2006 Family Therapy for Eating Disorders, Friend's Hospital. Maudsley Method. Supervisor: Michael Pertschuk, M.D.

      Fall 2006 - Spring 2007 Cognitive Therapy for Depression, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. Supervisor: Robert DeRubeis, PhD.

      Summer 2007 - Spring 2008 Supervision of Cognitive Therapy for Depression, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. Supervisor: Robert DeRubeis, PhD.

      July, 2008 - July, 2009 Adolescent Eating Disorder In-Patient Care, UCLA Neuropsychiatric Hospital. Supervisor: Michael Strober, PhD.

Professional Affiliations

·         American Psychological Society, Student Affiliate

·         American Psychological Association, Student Affiliate (Division 12)

Editorial Experience

  • Ad hoc reviewer for Psychological Science

  • Ad hoc reviewer for Health Psychology                                       

  • Ad hoc reviewer for Body & Society

  • Ad hoc reviewer for Appetite

  • Ad hoc reviewer for The Journal of Abnormal Psychology

  • Ad hoc reviewer for The Journal of Clinical and Consulting Psychology

Teaching Experience

·        Fall 2004  Teaching Assistant, Introduction to Experimental Psychology Instructor: Paul Rozin, Ph.D. (University of Pennsylvania).

      Fall 2004  Instructor, The Body and Society. This course surveyed the shapes of the human body as affected by nine different societies spanning five continents and 2000 years. This course was shorter than a typical, full semester course.

·        Spring 2005  Teaching Assistant, Experimental Social Psychology Instructor: Melanie Green, Ph.D. (University of Pennsylvania).

·        2003 – 2008  Independent Research Supervisor (University of Pennsylvania). Duties: Supervise undergraduates in semester- and year-long independent research projects. Teach weekly seminars; provide guided reading; train in experimental design, data collection and intervention design; teach and supervise statistical analysis; advise on written, oral, and poster presentations of research.

·        Summer 2005  Instructor, Special Topics in Abnormal Psychology: Body Image, Disordered Eating, Dieting, and Obesity. This course examines the human interaction with food. We survey the psychological, physiological, sociocultural, and economic ramifications of the food environment. Some of the topics to be covered are: body image, disordered eating, obesity, diets, and the regulation of hunger and satiety. (Not held.)

·        Fall 2005  Teaching Assistant, Abnormal Psychology. Instructor: Marjan Holloway, Ph.D. (University of Pennsylvania).

      Spring 2006  Teaching Assistant, Human Sexuality: An Evolutionary Approach. Instructor: Robert Kurzban, Ph.D. (University of Pennsylvania).

      Summer 2007 to Spring 2008 Co-Supervisor, Cognitive Therapy for Depression. Supervisor: Robert DeRubeis, PhD. Teaching therapists who had no previous formal training in Cognitive Therapy. I undertook the assignment to create a new practicum at the University of Pennsylvania that would afford future advanced clinical students the opportunity to obtain supervision training.

Posters, Presentations and Invited Talks

·         September 9th, 2002  “Before and after diet advertisements escalate weight stigma” Paper presented at the annual Rutgers University/Yale University Experimental Psychology Symposium on Weight Related Issues.

·         November 16th, 2004  “Overweight children are absent from school more than their normal weight peers” Poster Presented in Las Vegas at the annual conference of the North American Association for the Study of Obesity.

      May 18th, 2006 "The vagaries of calorie estimation: who is accurate and who is not." Invited talk at Monell Chemical Sense Center. Philadelphia, PA.

      May 26th, 2006 "Unit Bias: A New Heuristic That Helps Explain the Effect of Portion Size on Food Intake" Poster to be presented in New York at the annual APS conference.

      May 27th, 2006 "Weighing Discomfort in College Age American Females: Incidence and Causes" Poster to be presented in New York at the annual APS conference.

      June 7th, 2006 "Weight, Eating, and the Monotonic Mind" Invited talk at the Rudd Center, Yale University. New Haven, CT.

      July 24th, 2006 "How the Environment Effects Food Consumption" Invited talk at Eating Disorders Program, The Hospital of the University of Chicago.

      April 2nd, 2007 "Univariate and Default Unit Biases in Estimation: Judgments of Weight and Caloric Content" Invited talk at the Decision Process Colloquia, Wharton School of Business, University of Pennsylvania.

      May 25th, 2007 "Segmentation Cues and Consumption Interrupts that Frame Portion Size" Poster to be presented in Washington, DC at the annual APS conference.

      May 26th, 2007 "Univariate and Default Unit Biases in Estimation: Judgments of Weight and Caloric Content" Poster to be presented in Washington, DC at the annual APS conference.

References

 

Paul Rozin, PhD - Advisor
Work Phone: 215.898.7632
Email: rozin@psych.upenn.edu

Tom Wadden, PhD - Committee Member
Work Phone: 215.746.5046
Email: Wadden@mail.med.upenn.edu

Martin Seligman, PhD - Committee Member
Work Phone: 215.898.7173
Email: seligman@psych.upenn.edu

 

Robert DeRubeis, PhD - Committee Member

Work Phone: 215.573.5804

Email: derubeis@psych.upenn.edu

Kelly Brownell, PhD -- Undergraduate Advisor
Work Phone:  203.432.7790
Email: Kelly.Brownell@yale.edu

Albert Stunkard, MD
Work Phone: 215.898.2878
Email: Stunkard@mail.med.penn.edu