Scholars@Duke

• Background
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  Education, Training, & Certifications

  • Ph.D., University of Delaware 2015
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  Duke Appointment History

  • Clinical Associate in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Clinical Science Departments 2015 - 2021
• Research
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  Selected Grants

  • The Effect of Reducing Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Symptoms on Cardiovascular Risk awarded by National Institutes of Health 2016 - 2022
  • IPA - Stefanie Losavio awarded by VA Palo Alto Health Care System 2019 - 2021
  • VA Community Mental Health Summits awarded by Durham Veterans Affairs Medical Center 2017 - 2018
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  External Relationships

  • Massachusetts General Hospital (Partners Healthcare)
  • New York University/Gavin Farrell Foundation
  • Palo Alto Veterans Institute for Research
  • The Beck Institute
• Publications & Artistic Works
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  Selected Publications

  • Academic Articles

    • Rozek, David C., Jennifer N. Crawford, Stefanie T. LoSavio, Ursula S. Myers, Paula Dabovich, Ashlee Warnecke, Noelle B. Smith, and Craig J. Bryan. “The protective role of reasons for living on suicidal cognitions for military affiliated individuals with a positive PTSD screen in primary care settings.” J Affect Disord 292 (September 1, 2021): 424–29. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2021.05.074.
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    • LoSavio, Stefanie T., Robert A. Murphy, and Patricia A. Resick. “Treatment Outcomes for Adolescents Versus Adults Receiving Cognitive Processing Therapy for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder During Community Training.” J Trauma Stress 34, no. 4 (August 2021): 757–63. https://doi.org/10.1002/jts.22668.
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    • Graziano, Robert C., Frances M. Aunon, Stefanie T. LoSavio, Eric B. Elbogen, Jean C. Beckham, Jean C. VA Mid-Atlantic MIRECC Workgroup, and Kirsten H. Dillon. “A network analysis of risk factors for suicide in Iraq/Afghanistan-era veterans.” J Psychiatr Res 138 (June 2021): 264–71. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpsychires.2021.03.065.
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    • Resick, Patricia A., Jennifer Schuster Wachen, Katherine A. Dondanville, Stefanie T. LoSavio, Stacey Young-McCaughan, Jeffrey S. Yarvis, Kristi E. Pruiksma, et al. “Variable-length Cognitive Processing Therapy for posttraumatic stress disorder in active duty military: Outcomes and predictors.” Behav Res Ther 141 (June 2021): 103846. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.brat.2021.103846.
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    • LoSavio, Stefanie T., Willie J. Hale, John C. Moring, Abby E. Blankenship, Katherine A. Dondanville, Jennifer Schuster Wachen, Jim Mintz, et al. “Efficacy of individual and group cognitive processing therapy for military personnel with and without child abuse histories.” J Consult Clin Psychol 89, no. 5 (May 2021): 476–82. https://doi.org/10.1037/ccp0000641.
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    • Soriano, Emily C., Amy K. Otto, Stefanie T. LoSavio, Christine Perndorfer, Scott D. Siegel, and Jean-Philippe Laurenceau. “Fear of Cancer Recurrence and Inhibited Disclosure: Testing the Social-Cognitive Processing Model in Couples Coping With Breast Cancer.” Ann Behav Med 55, no. 3 (March 20, 2021): 192–202. https://doi.org/10.1093/abm/kaaa043.
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    • Dillon, Kirsten H., Jeffrey J. Glenn, Paul A. Dennis, Stefanie T. LoSavio, Clair Cassiello-Robbins, Molly A. Gromatsky, Jean C. Beckham, Patrick S. Calhoun, and Nathan A. Kimbrel. “Anger precedes and predicts nonsuicidal self-injury in veterans: Findings from an ecological momentary assessment study.” Journal of Psychiatric Research 135 (March 2021): 47–51. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpsychires.2021.01.011.
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    • LoSavio, Stefanie T., Jean C. Beckham, Stephanie Y. Wells, Patricia A. Resick, Andrew Sherwood, Cynthia J. Coffman, Angela C. Kirby, Tiffany A. Beaver, Michelle F. Dennis, and Lana L. Watkins. “The effect of reducing posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms on cardiovascular risk: Design and methodology of a randomized clinical trial.” Contemporary Clinical Trials 102 (March 2021): 106269. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cct.2021.106269.
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    • Worley, Courtney B., Stefanie T. LoSavio, Syed Aajmain, Craig Rosen, Shannon Wiltsey Stirman, and Denise M. Sloan. “Training During a Pandemic: Successes, Challenges, and Practical Guidance From a Virtual Facilitated Learning Collaborative Training Program for Written Exposure Therapy.” J Trauma Stress 33, no. 5 (October 2020): 634–42. https://doi.org/10.1002/jts.22589.
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    • Dedert, Eric A., Stefanie T. LoSavio, Stephanie Y. Wells, Anne L. Steel, Kristen Reinhardt, Charlene A. Deming, Rachel A. Ruffin, et al. “Clinical effectiveness study of a treatment to prepare for trauma-focused evidence-based psychotherapies at a veterans affairs specialty posttraumatic stress disorder clinic.” Psychological Services, August 27, 2020. https://doi.org/10.1037/ser0000425.
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    • Moring, John C., Katherine A. Dondanville, Brooke A. Fina, Christina Hassija, Kathleen Chard, Candice Monson, Stefanie T. LoSavio, et al. “Cognitive Processing Therapy for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder via Telehealth: Practical Considerations During the COVID-19 Pandemic.” Journal of Traumatic Stress 33, no. 4 (August 2020): 371–79. https://doi.org/10.1002/jts.22544.
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    • Resick, P. A., S. T. LoSavio, J. S. Wachen, K. H. Dillon, E. E. Nason, K. A. Dondanville, S. Young-McCaughan, A. L. Peterson, J. S. Yarvis, and J. Mintz. “Predictors of Treatment Outcome in Group or Individual Cognitive Processing Therapy for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Among Active Duty Military.” Cognitive Therapy and Research 44, no. 3 (June 1, 2020): 611–20. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10608-020-10085-5.
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    • Dillon, Kirsten H., Willie J. Hale, Stefanie T. LoSavio, Jennifer S. Wachen, Kristi E. Pruiksma, Jeffrey S. Yarvis, Jim Mintz, et al. “Weekly Changes in Blame and PTSD Among Active-Duty Military Personnel Receiving Cognitive Processing Therapy.” Behavior Therapy 51, no. 3 (May 2020): 386–400. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.beth.2019.06.008.
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    • LoSavio, S. T., K. H. Dillon, R. A. Murphy, and P. A. Resick. “Therapist stuck points during training in cognitive processing therapy: Changes over time and associations with training outcomes.” Professional Psychology: Research and Practice 50, no. 4 (August 1, 2019): 255–63. https://doi.org/10.1037/pro0000224.
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    • Dillon, Kirsten H., Stefanie T. LoSavio, Teague R. Henry, Robert A. Murphy, and Patricia A. Resick. “The Impact of Military Status on Cognitive Processing Therapy Outcomes in the Community.” J Trauma Stress 32, no. 2 (April 2019): 330–36. https://doi.org/10.1002/jts.22396.
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    • Cunningham, Katherine C., Stefanie T. LoSavio, Paul A. Dennis, Chloe Farmer, Carolina P. Clancy, Michael A. Hertzberg, Nathan A. Kimbrel, Patrick S. Calhoun, and Jean C. Beckham. “Shame as a mediator between posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms and suicidal ideation among veterans.” J Affect Disord 243 (January 15, 2019): 216–19. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2018.09.040.
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    • LoSavio, Stefanie T., Kirsten H. Dillon, Robert A. Murphy, Karen Goetz, Falesha Houston, and Patricia A. Resick. “Using a Learning Collaborative Model to Disseminate Cognitive Processing Therapy to Community-Based Agencies.” Behav Ther 50, no. 1 (January 2019): 36–49. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.beth.2018.03.007.
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    • Otto, Amy K., Emily C. Soriano, Scott D. Siegel, Stefanie T. LoSavio, and Jean-Philippe Laurenceau. “Assessing the relationship between fear of cancer recurrence and health care utilization in early-stage breast cancer survivors.” J Cancer Surviv 12, no. 6 (December 2018): 775–85. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11764-018-0714-8.
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    • Soriano, Emily C., Elizabeth C. Pasipanodya, Stefanie T. LoSavio, Amy K. Otto, Christine Perndorfer, Scott D. Siegel, and Jean-Philippe Laurenceau. “Social constraints and fear of recurrence in couples coping with early stage breast cancer.” Health Psychol 37, no. 9 (September 2018): 874–84. https://doi.org/10.1037/hea0000649.
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    • Cunningham, Katherine C., Chloe Farmer, Stefanie T. LoSavio, Paul A. Dennis, Carolina P. Clancy, Michael A. Hertzberg, Claire F. Collie, Patrick S. Calhoun, and Jean C. Beckham. “A model comparison approach to trauma-related guilt as a mediator of the relationship between PTSD symptoms and suicidal ideation among veterans.” J Affect Disord 221 (October 15, 2017): 227–31. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2017.06.046.
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    • Dillon, Kirsten H., Stefanie T. LoSavio, and Patricia A. Resick. “How should we treat post-traumatic stress disorder in active military personnel?” Expert Rev Neurother 17, no. 7 (July 2017): 641–43. https://doi.org/10.1080/14737175.2017.1325734.
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    • LoSavio, Stefanie T., Kirsten H. Dillon, and Patricia A. Resick. “Cognitive factors in the development, maintenance, and treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder.” Curr Opin Psychol 14 (April 2017): 18–22. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.copsyc.2016.09.006.
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    • LoSavio, S. T., L. H. Cohen, J. P. Laurenceau, K. B. Dasch, B. P. Parrish, and C. L. Park. “Reports of stress-related growth from daily negative events.” Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology 30, no. 7 (September 1, 2011): 760–85. https://doi.org/10.1521/jscp.2011.30.7.760.
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    • Kim, N. S., and S. T. Losavio. “Causal explanations affect judgments of the need for psychological treatment.” Judgment and Decision Making 4, no. 1 (February 1, 2009): 82–91.

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