JANE A. LUTEREK, Ph.D.
Washington State License # 60075353VA Puget Sound Health Care System 1660 South Columbian Way, S-116-WTRC
Seattle, WA 98108
[email protected], (206) 764-2817
EDUCATIONAL HISTORY
Veterans Affairs Puget Sound Health Care System, Seattle Division, Seattle, WA 2005 – 2007 PTSD Psychology Fellow, APA accredited
Mental Illness Research, Education, and Clinical Center
Veterans Affairs Puget Sound Health Care System, Seattle Division, Seattle, WA 2004 – 2005 Psychology Internship, APA accredited
Temple University, Philadelphia, PA
2006 Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology, APA accredited
2002 M.A. in Clinical Psychology
Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK
1998 – 1999 Clinical Ph.D. Psychology Program, APA accredited Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI
1992 – 1996 B. S., Major: Psychology, Minor: Anthropology
CLINICAL POSITIONS HELD
Veterans Affairs Puget Sound Health Care System, Seattle Division, Seattle, WA
2008 - Clinical Psychologist, Women’s Trauma Recovery Center
Supervisor: Miles McFall, Ph.D.
Veterans Affairs Puget Sound Health Care System, American Lake Division, Tacoma, WA 2007 - 2008 Clinical Psychologist, PTSD Outpatient Clinic, Women’s Trauma Program
Supervisor: Dale E. Smith, Ph.D.
Veterans Affairs Puget Sound Health Care System, Seattle Division, Seattle, WA 2005 – 2007 Women’s Trauma Recovery Center & PTSD Outpatient Clinic,
Psychology Fellow
Adult Anxiety Clinic of Temple University, Philadelphia, PA 1999 – 2004 Clinician
FACULTY POSITIONS HELD University of Washington, School of Medicine, Seattle, WA
2008 - Acting Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
2006 – 2008 Acting Instructor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
TEACHING POSITIONS HELD
Temple University, Department of Psychology, Philadelphia, PA
2004 Instructor, Psychology as a Social Science
Temple University, Department of Psychology, Philadelphia, PA
2003 Instructor, Inferential Statistical Methods
Temple University, Department of Psychology, Philadelphia, PA 2001 – 2002 Instructor, Foundations in Statistical Methods
RESEARCH FUNDING
Simpson, T. L., Luterek, J. A., McFall, M., Kaysen, D., Marlatt, G. A., & Graham, J. C. (2007 - 2009). Co-Investigator. “Reducing alcohol use and PTSD with Cognitive Restructuring and Experiential Acceptance,” $250.000, R21, National Institute of Alcoholism and Alcohol Abuse.
PUBLICATIONS
Luterek, J.A., Bittinger, J.N., & Simpson, T.L. (2009). Posttraumatic sequelae associated with military sexual trauma in female Veterans enrolled in VA outpatient mental health clinics. Manuscript submitted for publication.
Simpson, T.L, Luterek, J.A., Varra, A.A., Moore, S.A., Hyerle, L., Bush, K., Mariano, M.J.,
Liu, C., Kivlahan, D. R. (2009). DESNOS severity and medical care costs among Veterans receiving mental health care. Manuscript submitted for publication.
Spokas, M., Luterek, J.A., & Heimberg, R. G. (2009). Social anxiety and emotional
suppression: The mediating role of beliefs. Journal of Behavior Therapy and
Experimental Psychiatry, 40, 283-291.
Jakupcak, M., Luterek, J. A., Hunt, S., Conybeare, D., Holmes, H., Klevens, M. Felker, B., &
McFall, M. (2008). Posttraumatic stress and its relationship to physical health functioning in a sample of Iraq and Afghanistan war veterans seeking post-deployment VA health
care. Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease, 196, 425-428.
Orsillo, S. M., Theodore-Oklota, C., Luterek, J. A., Plumb, J. (2007). The development and
psychometric evaluation of the emotional numbing and reactivity scale. Journal of
Nervous and Mental Disease, 195, 830-836.
Simpson, T. L., Jakupcak, M., & Luterek, J. A. (2006). Fear and avoidance of internal
experiences among patients with substance use disorders and PTSD: The centrality of
anxiety sensitivity. Journal of Traumatic Stress, 19, 481–491.
Luterek, J. A., Orsillo, S. M., & Marx, B. P. (2005). An experimental investigation of emotional experience, expression, and disclosure in women reporting a history of childhood sexual
Turk, C. L., Heimberg, R. G., Luterek, J. A., Mennin, D. S., & Fresco, D. M. (2005). Delineating emotion regulation deficits in generalized anxiety disorder: A comparison with social
anxiety disorder. Cognitive Therapy and Research, 29, 89–106.
Luterek, J. A., Harb, G., Heimberg, R. G., & Marx, B. P. (2004). Interpersonal rejection sensitivity in childhood sexual abuse survivors: Mediator of depressive symptoms and
anger suppression. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 19, 90-107.
Orsillo, S. M., Batten, S. V., Plumb, J. C., Luterek, J. A., & Roessner, B. M. (2004). An
experimental study of emotional responding in women with posttraumatic stress disorder
related to interpersonal violence. Journal of Traumatic Stress, 17, 241-248.
Plumb, J. C., Orsillo, S. M., & Luterek, J. A. (2004). A preliminary test of experiential
avoidance in post-event processing. Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental
Psychiatry, 35, 245-257.
Schneier, F., Luterek, J. A., Heimberg, R. G., & Leonardo, E. (2004). Social phobia. In D.J.
Stein (Ed.), Clinical handbook of anxiety disorders (pp. 63-80). Washington, DC:
American Psychiatric Press.
Luterek, J. A., Eng, W., & Heimberg, R. G. (2003). Tratamiento cognitivo-conductual del transtorno de ansiedad social: Teoría y práctica. [Cognitive behavioral treatment for
social anxiety disorder: Theory and practice]. Psychologia Conductual, 11, 563-581.
PROFESSIONAL PRESENTATIONS
Luterek, J.A. (2009). Complex PTSD: Assessment and treatment. Presentation for the Educational Series Meeting the Mental Health Needs of Traumatized Veterans, VA Puget Sound Health Care System, Seattle, WA.
Dutton, M. A., Walser, R., Luterek, J.A., & Magyari, T. (2007, November). Mindfulness and
trauma: Conceptual and ethical Issues. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies, Baltimore, MD.
Luterek, J. A., Simpson, T. L., Jakupcak, M., Tarver, D., & Varra, A. (2007, November). Clinical efficacy of mindfulness-based group therapy for outpatient veterans with PTSD. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies, Baltimore, MD.
Luterek, J. A., Gold, S., Simpson, T.L. (2007, November). Predictors of emotional numbing in PTSD: A replication across gender and traumatic events. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies, Baltimore, MD.
Luterek, J. A., Jakupcak, M., Simpson, T. L., & Scott, M. (2006, November). Fear of anxiety and experiential avoidance in male veterans with posttraumatic stress disorder. In M.
Rabenhorst & S. Allen (Chairs), Psychophysiological and emotional effects of avoidant
coping in diverse samples of trauma survivors. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies, Hollywood, CA.
Plumb, J. C., Luterek, J. A., & Orsillo, S. M. (2003, November). An examination of the emotional numbing scale-revised: Preliminary data from a clinical sample. Paper
presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Advancement of Behavior Therapy, Boston, MA.
Plumb, J. C., Luterek, J. A., & Orsillo, S. M. (2003, November). Experiential avoidance as a predictor of posttraumatic stress symptomatology. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Association for the Advancement of Behavior Therapy, Boston, MA. Luterek, J. A., Orsillo, S. M., & Marx, B. P. (2002, November). Emotional responding in women
childhood sexual abuse survivors: Emotional experience, written and facial expression to positive and negative film stimuli. In J. A. Luterek & L. Greenberg (Chairs), Recent investigations of emotional functioning in trauma. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Association for the Advancement of Behavior Therapy, Reno, NV. Luterek, J. A., Plumb, J., Tull, M., Roemer, L., & Orsillo, S. M. (2002, November).
Psychometric properties of a new measure of emotional numbing: Preliminary findings.
Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Association for the Advancement of Behavior Therapy, Reno, NV.
Luterek, J. A., Turk, C. L., Heimberg, R. G., Fresco, D. M., & Mennin, D. S. (2002, November).
Psychometric properties of the GAD-Q-IV among individuals with clinician-assessed generalized anxiety disorder: An update. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Association for the Advancement of Behavior Therapy, Reno, NV.
Turk, C. L., Luterek, J.A., Mennin, D.S., Heimberg, R.G., & Fresco, D.M. (2002, November).
Delineating emotion regulation deficits in GAD: A comparison with social anxiety disorder. In D. S. Mennin & L. Greenberg (Chairs), Rediscovering the importance of emotions in adult psychopathology and treatment. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Advancement of Behavior Therapy, Reno, NV.
Luterek, J. A., Turk, C. L., Heimberg, R. G., Fresco, D. M., & Mennin, D. S. (2001, November).
Psychometric properties of the GAD-Q-IV among individuals with clinician-assessed generalized anxiety disorder. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Association for the Advancement of Behavior Therapy, Philadelphia, PA.
Luterek, J. A., Plumb, J. C., & Orsillo, S. M. (2001, November). A preliminary study of the psychometric properties of the emotional numbing scale – revised. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Association for the Advancement of Behavior Therapy, Philadelphia, PA.
Harb, G. C., Luterek, J. A., Heimberg, R. G., & Marx, B. P. (2001, November). Interpersonal rejection sensitivity and emotional functioning in women with a history of childhood sexual abuse. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Association for the Advancement of Behavior Therapy, Philadelphia, PA.
Batten, S. V., Orsillo, S. M., Hammond, C. B., Bruce, T. A., & Luterek, J. A. (2001, November).
The impact of PTSD on emotional responding. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Association for the Advancement of Behavior Therapy, Philadelphia, PA.
Luterek, J. A., Orsillo, S. M., Marx, B. P., Harrison, S. N. & Connor, C. E. (2000, November).
Emotional experience and expression in women with a history of childhood sexual abuse. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Association for the Advancement of Behavior Therapy, New Orleans, LA.
Luterek, J. A., Mennin, D. S., Marx, B. P., & Heimberg, R. G. (2000, November). An experimental assessment of experiential avoidance using a thought suppression paradigm in women with a history of childhood sexual abuse. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Association for the Advancement of Behavior Therapy, New Orleans, LA.
McLaughlin, M. S., Orsillo, S. M., & Luterek, J. A. (2000, November). The impact of written disclosure on hypertension. In S. V. Batten & C. R. Spates (Chairs), Writing your
troubles away: The use of written disclosure interventions for physical and psychological health issues. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Association for the
Advancement of Behavior Therapy, New Orleans, LA.
Luterek, J. A., Orsillo, S. M., Lundgren, J. D., Cargile, B., & Hestand, T. (1999, November). An experimental assessment of emotional responding in individuals with a history of sexual assault. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Association for the Advancement of Behavior Therapy, Toronto, Canada.
Luterek, J. A., Evans, B. A., Orsillo, S. M., & Myers, A. (1999, November). Experiential avoidance as a predictor of psychological distress. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Association for the Advancement of Behavior Therapy, Toronto, Canada. Orsillo, S. M., Luterek, J., Lundgren, J., Cargile, B., & Hestand, T. (1999, November).
Emotional avoidance of emotionally evocative film cues. In M. Z. Rosenthal & V. M.
Follette (Chairs), Experimental methodologies in the study of experiential avoidance.
Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Association for the Advancement of Behavior Therapy, Toronto, Canada.
Koch, E. I., Luterek, J., & Spates, C. R. (1999, May). The effectiveness of a behavioral one-session exposure treatment for small animal phobias. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Behavior Analysis, Chicago, USA.
Koch, E. I., Luterek, J., Laller, F., Pagoto, F., & Spates, C.R. (1998, July). Outcome of in-vivo exposure therapy for small animal phobias. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the World Congress of Behavioral and Cognitive Therapy, Acapulco, Mexico.
McGrath, A. M., Channell, M. A., Donahue, R., Luterek, J., & Armstrong, K. J. (1997,
November). Should parent trainers trust parent report or home observations? Paper
presented at the annual meeting of the Association for the Advancement of Behavior Therapy, Miami Beach, FL.
AWARDS AND PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
2009 Superior Performance Award, VA Puget Sound Health Care System
2008 Superior Performance Award, VA Puget Sound Health Care System
2004 College of Liberal Arts Research Incentive Award, Temple University
International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies, Member