Clinical and Research Experience

• May 2009– August 2009 Extern, Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center, Houston, TX
• January 2009– August 2009 Research Assistant, Texas Institute for Measurement, Evaluation, & Statistics (TIMES), University of Houston
• January 2009– Present Graduate Student Therapist, Anxiety Disorders Clinic, University of Houston
• September 2008– December 2008 Research Coordinator, The Menninger Clinic, OCD Program
• August 2008– May 2009 Practicum Student, Ben Taub General Hospital, Neuropsychiatric Center
• August 2007– August 2008 Practicum Student, The Menninger Clinic, OCD Program
• August 2006– August 2007 Graduate Student Evaluator, Psychological Research and Services Center, University of Houston
• August 2006– Present Graduate Student Therapist, Psychological Research Services Center, University of Houston
• June 2006– August 2008 Research Assistant, TIMES, University of Houston
• August 2005– Present Research Assistant, Clinical Research Program, University of Houston

Publications and Professional Presentations

*Denotes manuscripts on which contributions were primarily statistical

• *Swartwout, M. D., Garnaat, S. L., Myszka, K. A., Fletcher, J. M., & Dennis, M. (In press). Interactions of SES, IQ, and Achievement in Spina Bifida Meningomyelocele. Journal of Pediatric Psychology.
• Garnaat, S. L., Gwinn, J. E., Riley, S. L., Winslow, L. A., Hansbourgh, M. C., Zielinski, A. L., Gorter, E. L., Blevins, J., & Sydeman, S. J. (2008). Relationship between trait anxiety and health-related factors. Modern Psychological Studies, 13, 3-9.
• Wuyek, L. A., Garnaat, S. L., & Björgvinsson , T. (Under review). Convergent Validity of the Metacognitions Questionnaire (MCQ-30). Personality and Individual Differences.
• *Chasson, G. & Garnaat, S. L. (Under review). When a stats cliché can lead you astray. Behavior Therapist.
• *Garza, M. J., Pettit, J. W., Perez, M., & Garnaat, S. L. (Under review). Psychometric properties and convergent validity of Spanish translations of self-report and interview-based measures of suicidal ideation. Psychological Assessment.
• Garnaat, S. L. & Norton, P.J. (Under review) Factor structure and measurement invariance of the Yale-Brown Obsessive Compulsive Scale across four racial/ethnic groups. Archives of General Psychiatry.

Selected Professional Presentations

• Garnaat, S. L., Brown, K., & Björgvinsson, T. (2009, March). What is Perfectionism? In Search of the Perfect Answer. Poster presented at the 29 th annual meeting of the Anxiety Disorders Association of America, Albuquerque, NM.
• Brown, K., Garnaat, S.L., & Björgvinsson , T. (2009, March). The Relationship Between Dimensions of Perfectionism and OCD Symptoms. Poster presented at the 29 th annual meeting of the Anxiety Disorders Association of America, Albuquerque, NM.
• Garnaat, S. L., Wilson, K. P., & Björgvinsson , T. (2008, November). Relations between methods of thought control and symptom reduction in Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder. Poster presented at the 42 nd annual meeting of the Association of Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Orlando, FL.
• Björgvinsson, T., Garnaat, S., Hart, J., Daniel, J., Powell, D., & Entricht, T. (2008, August). The Role of Reactive and Autogenous Obsessions in Severe OCD. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Obsessive Compulsive Foundation , Boston, MA .
• Wuyek, L.. Hart, J., Garnaat, S. L., & Björgvinsson , T. (2008, November). Changes in Metacognition and Thought Control Strategies Following Intensive Inpatient CBT for Treatment Refractory Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder. Poster presented at the 42 nd annual meeting of the Association of Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Orlando, FL.
• Wuyek, L. A., Hart, J., Garnaat, S. L., Haslam-Hopwood, T., Björgvinsson, T. (2008, March). Convergent Validity of the Metacognitions Questionnaire (MCQ-30). Poster presented at the 28 th annual meeting of the Anxiety Disorders Association of America, Savannah, GA. Poster re-presented by invitation at the 15 th annual meeting of the Obsessive Compulsive Foundation, Boston, MA.

Editorial Experience:

•  Ad hoc reviewer, Journal of Psychology and Counseling
•  Ad hoc co-reviewer, Journal of Anxiety Disorders

Teaching Experience:

Teaching Fellow, University of Houston

• Introduction to Psychological Statistics

Teaching Assistant, University of Houston

• Introduction to Psychological Statistics
• Introduction to Social Psychology
• Psychology of Adolescence

Teaching Assistant, Northern Arizona University

• Social Problems