CINTHIA BENITEZ
Columbus,OH
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Assistant Professor
The Ohio State University
01.2021 - Current
- Offer individual outpatient evidence based therapy to adult clients with wide range of psychological problems.
- Collaborate with Wexner Medical Center Psychiatry multidisciplinary treatment team to discuss treatment plans, progress and discharge decisions.
- Supervise clinical cases for psychology interns, medical students, and practicum students.
- Participate in departmental and university-wide committees related to curriculum development, student admissions, faculty hiring, and other academic initiatives.
- Establish successful outreach programs to build strong working relationships with family practices, health and wellness staff members and management personnel.
- Perform research on effectiveness of interventions and proposed changes to intervention structures based on evaluation outcomes.
- Identify funding opportunities, develop research proposals, and submit applications to secure financial support for research projects.
Staff Clinical Psychologist
Cadence Therapy
08.2018 - 08.2021
- Delivered individualized, evidence-based psychotherapy for patients diagnosed with issues such as emotion dysregulation, personality disorders, suicide and self harm.
- Facilitated skills-based group curriculum for adolescents and parents with emotion dysregulation.
- Administered, scored and interpreted psychosocial examinations for assessment of different patient markers.
- Performed research on effectiveness of interventions and proposed changes to intervention structures based on evaluation outcomes.
- Developed Anxiety Disorders Clinic, managed case review and treatment conceptualization.
- Supervised psychology post-doctoral fellows with clinical cases, professional development, and orientation to clinical tasks.
Clinical Psychology Intern
Vanderbilt Medical Center
06.2017 - 07.2018
- Administered, scored and interpreted psychological tests during office visits.
- Implemented variety of evidence-based counseling methods to achieve therapy goals.
- Facilitated groups with as many as 15 participants to cover topics such as interpersonal effectiveness, emotion regulation and acceptance and commitment therapy, and coping with trauma.
- Organized neuropsychological research from start to finish by designing effective questionnaires and data entry procedures.
Research Experience Program Coordinator
Ohio State
08.2015 - 06.2017
- Provided Ohio State undergraduate students direct experience with exposure to topics, goals, methods, and ethical issues of psychological research.
- Reviewed program materials and coordinated updates to keep department materials relevant and accurate.
- Followed informed consent processes and maintained records.
- Applied Phyton/Excel/SPSS expertise to allocate research credits for students and faculty.
Psychology Graduate Research Associate
The Ohio State University
08.2012 - 06.2016
- Designed and conducted experiments, collected data and maintained relevant databases.
- Used advanced statistical approaches and software tools to analyze data and test hypotheses.
- Prepared research project documentation to facilitate approval processes.
- Wrote grant proposals to obtain funding for projects.
- Trained and Supervised undergraduate research assistants.
Education
Ph.D. - Psychology
The Ohio State University
Columbus, OH08.2018
Master of Arts - Psychology
The Ohio State University
Columbus, OH12.2014
Bachelor of Arts - Psychology
Florida International University
Miami, Florida05.2012
Skills
- Proficient in SPSS, SAS, R
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy expert
- Patient screening
- Psychological Testing
- Emotional Disorders
- Curriculum design
- Group and individual instruction
- Grant writing
- Academic research
- Data collection and organization
- Research implementation
Certification
- Licensed Psychologist,
State of Ohio (#P08246)
State of Washington (#PY60902387) - Dialectical Behavior Therapy-Linehan Board of Certification, Certified Clinician
Affiliations
- American Psychological Association
- Association for Psychological Sciences
- Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Sciences
Additional Information
Peer Reviewed Publications
- Benitez, C., Howard, K.P., Cheavens, J. S., (2023). Interpersonal communication strategies: Validation and its impact on positive affect, engagement, and cognitive flexibility. Manuscript submitted to Emotion, April 2023.
- Benitez, C., Howard, K. P., & Cheavens, J. S. (2020). The effect of validation and invalidation on positive and negative affective experiences. The Journal of Positive Psychology, 1-13.
- Benitez, C., Southward, M. W., Altenburger, E. M., Howard, K. P., & Cheavens, J. S. (2019). The within-person effects of validation and invalidation on in-session changes in affect. Personality Disorders: Theory, Research, and Treatment, 10(5), 406-415.
- Cheavens, J. S., Heiy, J. E., Feldman, D. B., Benitez, C., & Rand, K. L. (2019). Hope, goals, and pathways: Further validating the hope scale with observer ratings. The Journal of Positive Psychology, 14(4), 452-462.
Languages
Spanish
Native or Bilingual
Timeline
Assistant Professor
The Ohio State University
01.2021 - Current
Staff Clinical Psychologist
Cadence Therapy
08.2018 - 08.2021
Clinical Psychology Intern
Vanderbilt Medical Center
06.2017 - 07.2018
Research Experience Program Coordinator
Ohio State
08.2015 - 06.2017
Psychology Graduate Research Associate
The Ohio State University
08.2012 - 06.2016
Ph.D. - Psychology
The Ohio State University
Master of Arts - Psychology
The Ohio State University
Bachelor of Arts - Psychology
Florida International University
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