Biography:
Dr. Addicks specializes in clinical health psychology and has worked with a diverse range of clients in VA, outpatient, primary care, and hospital settings. In her roles as a teacher and Director of Training, she aims to create engaging, inclusive, and learner-centered opportunities for students that motivate them to become compassionate, culturally-competent psychologists. Dr. Addicks has research interests in the scholarship of teaching and learning in graduate psychology programs, assessment-driven approaches to pedagogical improvement in graduate Teaching Assistants, and predictors of student success and retention in clinical practicum placements. Her teaching style emphasizes structural competencies in psychological assessment and treatment.
Education:
Ph.D in Clinical Psychology from West Virginia University in 2018
MS in Clinical Psychology from West Virginia University
MPH from West Virginia University
BA from New York University
Research Interests:
Content areas: Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, clinical psychology training, “hidden curriculum” in professional psychology, health psychology, somatic disorders, integrated behavioral health, interdisciplinary healthcare, health equity/social determinants of health
Research methodology: Varied, though predominantly quantitative
Populations: Adults, clinical psychology trainees, LGBTQIA+
Professional Contributions:
Co-recipient of the Minnesota Association of Family Physicians Foundation research grant; Grant Title: “Caring Contacts for Suicide Prevention in Primary Care: Development of Culturally-informed Materials for the Karen Population” ($3000), Grant Period: 1/20/2020-1/20/2021; Principal Investigator: Stephanie Aldrin, MD
Addicks, S. H., Hughes-Scalise, A., Keeley, J. (2025, January). Re-imagining pedagogy for ourselves, our students, and our future: Implementing culturally-responsive teaching practices in graduate training. [Oral presentation]. National Council of Schools and Programs of Professional Psychology, New Orleans, LA, United States.
Hughes-Scalise, A., Addicks, S. H., (2025, January). Impact of a PsyD peer mentor program on first year mentees and their mentors. [Poster presentation]. National Council of Schools and Programs of Professional Psychology, New Orleans, LA, United States.
Addicks, S. H., Hughes-Scalise, A., & Keeley, J. (2024, February). Development and implementation of a multi-dimensional teaching evaluation process for Teaching Assistants in the graduate Cognitive Assessment Course. [Poster presentation]. Annual Conference on Teaching Online—Society for the Teaching of Psychology, virtual presentation.
Selected conference poster and oral presentations:
Aldrin, S., Addicks, S. H., Danner, C. L., & Brink, D. (2020, March). Caring contacts for suicide prevention for Karen patients in Family medicine. Poster presented at the Minnesota Association of Family Practice Innovation and Research Forum, Bloomington, Minnesota, USA.
Williford, D. N., Thomas, B. Ford, C. G., Addicks, S. H, Manegold, E. M., Randall, C. L., Aballay, A., Hadjuk, G., & Duncan, C. L. (2019, September). Implementing a psychosocial screener in an outpatient burn clinic. Poster presented at the meeting of the European Health Psychology Society, Dubrovnik, Croatia.
Wright, C. D., McNeil, D. W., Manegold, E. M., Addicks, S. H., Neiswanger, K., Crout, R. J., Weyant, R. J., Foxman, B. & Marazita, M. L. (2017, November). Depression trajectories of perinatal and postpartum women in Appalachia: Results of a latent class growth analysis. Poster session presented at the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapy’s 51st Annual Convention, San Diego, California, USA, November 16 – 19, 2017
Publications:
Burns, J. W., Lumley, M. A., Vowles, K. E., Jensen, M. P., Day, M. A., Schubiner, H., Jaszczak, E., Abro, B., Addicks, S. H., Bordieri, M. J., Dow, M. M., Krohner, S., Mendoza, Z., Meyer, E. C., Miro, D. Z., Tankha, H., Tubman, D. S., Yamin, J. B., & You, D. S. (2025). Comparative main effects, mediators, and moderators of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, and Emotional Awareness and Expression Therapy for chronic spinal pain: Randomized controlled trial rationale and protocol. Contemporary Clinical Trials Communications, 44. Article 101428. https://doi.org/10.
Addicks, S. H., Danner, C., & Brandenburg, D. (2021). Are antidepressants, psychotherapy, or the combination of the two most effective for treating depression in children? Evidence-Based Practice, 24, 33-35. Doi: 10.1097/EBP.0000000000000915
Addicks, S. H., & McNeil, D. W. (2019). Randomized, controlled trial of Motivational Interviewing to support breastfeeding among Appalachian women. Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic, and Neonatal Nursing, 48, 418-432. doi:10.1016/j.jogn.2019.05.003
Thomas, B., Ford, C., Addicks, S. H., Williford, D., Manegold, E., Randall, C. L., Aballay, A., Hadjuk, G., & Duncan, C. L. (2019). Implementation of a psychosocial screener for adults in an outpatient burn clinic. Journal of Burn Care and Research. 40(3), 331-335. Doi: 10.1093/jbcr/irz020
McNeil, D. W., Kennedy, S. G., Randall, C. L., Addicks, S. H., Wright, C. D., Hursey, K. G., & Vaglienti, R. (2018). The Fear of Pain Questionnaire—9: Brief Assessment of Fear of Pain. European Journal of Pain, 22 (1), 39-48. doi:10.1002/ejp.1074
Addicks, S. H., McNeil, D. W., Randall, C. L., Goddard, A., Romito, L., Sirbu, C., Kaushal, G., Metzger, A., & Weaver, B. D. (2017). Distress tolerance as a predictor of dental care-related fear and anxiety. JDR Clinical & Translational Research, 2, 304-311. doi: 10.1177/2380084417691962.