ROBERT D. WHITE 3105 Shadow Hill Road, Middletown, OH 45042 | 937.543.2576 | whiterd2@miamioh.edu

EDUCATION Miami University, Oxford, OH B.A. in Psychology 16 May 2015 Minor: Applied Sociological Science Magna Cum Laude Honors Thesis: Examining perceived burdensomeness, thwarted belongingness, and acquired capability among groups with varying levels of suicidality Thesis Supervisor: Dr. April R. Smith Cumulative GPA: 3.92 /4.0 Miami University, Oxford, OH A.A. in Social Science Fall 2013 Magna Cum Laude

HONORS Dean’s List, Miami University Spring 2016, 2015, 2014,

2012 Fall 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011

President’s List, Miami University Spring 2013

GRANTS AND AWARDS Crannell Research Award, Miami University Spring 2015 Undergraduate Summer Scholars Grant/Award, Miami University Summer 2014

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE Reward and Addictive Disorders Lab (RAD) Lab Undergraduate Research Assistant September 2016-Present Projects: Dopaminergic contributions to inflexible alcohol drinking

• Performed stereotactic neurosurgery • Utilized Designer Receptors Exclusively Activated by Designer

Drugs (DREADDs) chemogenetic technology for neuronal silencing • Examined specific neural structures and neuronal populations

related to inflexible and aversion-resistant alcohol drinking Cortical glutamatergic contributions to compulsive reward-seeking

• Assembled and programmed operant boxes in conjunction with MedPC software

American Association of Suicidology (AAS) 48th Annual Conference Moderator 2015 Served as moderator for “Impulsivity and Contagion” for AAS 2015.

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Miami University, Undergraduate Summer Scholars Award Primary Investigator 2014-2015 Project: Investigating the Role of Implicit Disgust with Life and Suicidality

• Modified implicit association tests (IATs) to reflect topics of interest (e.g., disgust with life) and distributed to participants

• Independently explained and defended research methods to the IRB of Miami University that subsequently were approved for research

• Carried out six-month longitudinal data gathering and conducted analyses

Research on Eating Disorders and Suicidality (REDS) Lab Undergraduate Research Assistant 2013-May 2015 Projects: Over-exercise and its relationship to acquired capability for suicide, belongingness, and burdensomeness.

• Acquired psychophysiological data (e.g., pain tolerance, pain threshold) with an algometer.

• Led participants through research procedures and collected data. Perceptions of Media Images: Facial EMG Study

• Hooked up participants to a facial electromyography system to monitor facial muscle movement during exposure to certain media stimuli.

• Monitored a BioPac machine and used AcqKnowledge software. • Led participants through research procedures and collected data.

Cognitive Bias Modification for Perfectionism Study • Led participants through research procedures and collected data.

Cognitive and Emotional Processes Related to Acquired Capability • Acquired psychophysiological data (e.g., electrocardiography,

electrodermal activity, pain tolerance) with BioPac hardware and AcqKnowledge software.

• Led participants through research procedures and collected data. Miami University’s Applied Research Center Research Assistant 2011 Projects: Ohio Department of Public Safety, Public Opinion and Awareness.

• Conducted interviews/surveys and recorded data from respondents.

PUBLICATIONS Forrest, L. N., Smith, A. R., White, R. D., Joiner, T. E. (2015). (Dis)connected: An examination of interoception in individuals with suicidality. Journal of abnormal psychology, 124(3), 754.

PRESENTATIONS Forrest, L. N., White, R. D., Flahive, S. M., Allen, K. J., Smith, A. R. (2015). Examining suicidality, interoceptive deficits, and the acquired capability for suicide. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Midwestern Psychological Association, Chicago, IL.

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Smith, A. R., Forrest, L. N., White, R. D., Flahive, S. M., Allen, K. J. (2015). Examining suicidality, interoceptive deficits, and the acquired capability for suicide. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Association of Suicidology, Atlanta, GA.

TRAINING AND CERTIFICATIONS Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative (CITI) 2016

• Working with the IACUC • Animal Biosafety • Working with Mice in Research

Mental Health First Aid USA, Certified 24 March 2015–Present IRB Application Training, Miami University 22 May 2014 at-risk: Friends in College 10 October 2013

§ Peer-to-peer training on identifying, approaching, and referring friends experiencing psychological distress including depression and suicidal ideation

Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative (CITI) 11 July 2011 • Social and Behavioral Research • Refresher completed, 24 May 2014

VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE

Big Brothers Big Sisters Big Brother, Mentor 2012-2015 Site-Based Program: 2012-2013 Community-Based Program: 2013-2015

• Met with student weekly and discussed homework, family, and other life experiences

• Taught him to play guitar Camp Lebanon (Ohio) Student Camps Camp Counselor 2009-Present

• Each year, counseled three different grade groups that attend the camp separately. The grade groups are as follows: K-2, 3-6, 7-8.

LANGUAGES English – native language Spanish – speak, read, and write with basic-intermediate competency

MEMBERSHIPS AND ACTIVITIES American Association of Suicidology – Student Member March 2015 - Present

Nominated for the Golden Key International Honour Society 2014 Psi Chi International Honor Society – Member November 2013 - Present The Crosswalk at Miami – President August 2012 - May 2015