GRADUATE STUDENTS

EDUCATION & TRAINING
Ph.D., Clinical Psychology
Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL 
Expected Date of Completion: 2025
B.A., Psychology & Criminology
University of Miami, Miami, FL, 2015

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BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH

Danielle graduated from the University of Miami with a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology & Criminology. Upon graduation, she worked for three years as a full-time project coordinator at the National Center for PTSD within Palo Alto VA Healthcare System. Danielle's research interests include risk factors for the development of anxiety and trauma-related psychopathology, the impact of trauma on psychosocial functioning, and development of technology-based interventions for prevention and treatment. Her recent NIMH F31 Fellowship research focused on evaluating the phenomenology and implications of tonic immobility during potentially traumatic experiences. Danielle is currently completing her doctoral internship with the PTSD Clinical Team at VA Boston Healthcare System.

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REPRESENTATIVE WORK

Morabito, D.M., Ebert, K.R., Bedford, C.E., Trotter, A., & Schmidt, N.B. (2024). Peritraumatic tonic immobility and posttraumatic symptoms among LGBTQ+ vs. straight cisgender female sexual assault survivors. Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy. https://doi.org/10.1037/tra0001661

 

Morabito, D.M., & Schmidt, N.B. (2023). Efficacy of a brief web-based tonic immobility psychoeducation intervention among trauma-exposed adults: A randomized clinical trial. Journal of Traumatic Stress, 36(5), 896-906. https://doi.org/10.1002/jts.22955

 

Morabito, D.M., Bedford, C.E., Woller, S., & Schmidt, N.B. (2021). Vulnerability to COVID-19 related disability: The impact of posttraumatic stress symptoms on psychosocial impairment during the pandemic. Journal of Traumatic Stress. http://doi.org/10.1002/jts.22717

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Morabito, D.M., Boffa, J.W., Bedford, C.E., Chen, J.P., & Schmidt, N.B. (2020) Hyperarousal symptoms and perceived burdensomeness interact to predict suicidal ideation among trauma-exposed individuals. Journal of Psychiatric Research, 130, 218-223. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpsychires.2020.07.029

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DANIELLE'S CURRICULUM VITAE