Christina E. Newhill, PhD, LCSW, is currently Associate Professor of Social Work at the University of Pittsburgh, where she has been a faculty member since 1990. She holds a bachelor's degree in sociology from the State University of New York at Binghamton, a master's in social work from Syracuse University, and a doctorate in social welfare from the University of California at Berkeley. Dr. Newhill has over 10 years of community mental health practice experience, primarily in psychiatric emergency and inpatient settings, and teaches in the direct practice mental health specialization. She is Principal Investigator on several research studies focusing on violent behavior and risk… assessment, and is currently examining the relationship of Cluster B personality disorders, emotion regulation problems, substance abuse, and violent behavior. She has conducted training workshops on violence in the workplace at the local, state, and national levels for many years. Dr. Newhill is a member of the Academy of Certified Social Workers and the NASW Register of Clinical Social Workers, holds a Diplomate in Clinical Social Work, and is a licensed clinical social worker in the State of California.
Jeremy D. Safran, PhD, is Professor of Psychology at the New School for Social Research, where he was formerly Director of Clinical Psychology. He is also Senior Research Scientist at New York's Beth Israel Medical Center. He is the author ofWidening the Scope of Cognitive Therapy, coauthor ofEmotion in PsychotherapyandInterpersonal Process in Cognitive Therapy, and coeditor ofEmotion, Psychotherapy, and ChangeandThe Therapeutic Alliance in Brief Psychotherapy. He is an advisory editor forPsychotherapy Research,Journal of Clinical Psychology,Journal of Psychotherapy Integration, and several other journals, and maintains a private practice in New York City. J. Christopher Muran, PhD, is… Chief Psychologist and Director of the Brief Psychotherapy Research Program at Beth Israel Medical Center, where he maintains a private practice. He is also Associate Professor of Psychiatry at Albert Einstein College of Medicine. He completed a fellowship in cognitive-behavioral therapy at the Clarke Institute of Psychiatry, University of Toronto, as well as analytic training in the New York University Postdoctoral Program. He received the Early Career Award from the Society for Psychotherapy Research, and serves as an advisory editor forPsychotherapy Research. He is the coeditor ofThe Therapeutic Alliance in Brief Psychotherapyand editor of the forthcomingSelf-Relations in the Psychotherapy Process.