Victoria Follette

Foundation Professor Emeritus

Summary

Victoria Follette is a Foundation Professor Emeritus from the Department of Psychology (Clinical Psychology).

Education

Clinical Internship (APA Accredited), Veteran's Administration Hospital, Memphis, TN, 1988-1989
Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology, Memphis State University, Memphis, TN, 1989
M.S. in Clinical Psychology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, 1985
B.S. in Psychology, Magna Cum Laude, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, 1983
R.N., Los Angeles County-USC Medical Center, LA, CA, 1972

Professional positions

Professor Emeritus, University of Nevada Reno, 2022
Chair, Department of Clinical Psychology, Florida Institute of Technology, 2016-2021
Foundation Professor, University of Nevada, Reno, 2015-2016
Chair and Foundation Professor of Psychology, University of Nevada, Reno, 2003-2015
Associate Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences and College of Liberal Arts, University of Nevada, Reno, 1996-2003
Management Development Program Certificate, Graduate School of Education, Harvard University, 1996
Director of Clinical Training, University of Nevada, Reno, 2002-2003
Professor, University of Nevada, Reno, 2000
Associate Professor, Department of Psychology, University of Nevada, Reno, 1994-2000
Director Clinical Training Program, University of Nevada, Reno, 1994-1995
Director, Psychological Services Center, University of Nevada, Reno, 1991-1994
Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, University of Nevada, Reno, 1989-1994

Honors and awards

2015, College of Liberal Arts Outstanding Service Award (UNR)
2012, Western Psychological Association Fellow
2008, James Mikawa Outstanding Psychologist Nevada State Psych.Assoc.
2008, Foundation Professor UNR
2007, Erskine Fellow University of Canterbury, NZ
2006, University of Nevada, Reno Silver Compass Mentorship Award
1998, Univ. of Memphis-Psychology Distinguished Alumna
1998, AABT-Mentor Student Dissertation Award (Polusny)
1996, Finalist University of Nevada, Reno Distinguished Teaching Award
1995, Alan Bible Teaching Award-Second Place
1995, NV Women’s Fund-Woman of Achievement Award
1993, Finalist, Alan Bible Teaching Award
1987, Phi Kappa Phi
1987, Phi Kappa Phi Scholarship
1987, Van Vleet Fellowship
1983, Phi Beta Kappa

Books

Follette, V. M, Rozelle, D., Hopper, J., Rome, D., & Briere, J. (2015) Contemplative Methods and Trauma Treatment. New York, NY: Guilford Press
Duckworth & Follette (2012) Retraumatization: Assessment, Treatment and Prevention. Routledge Press.
Pearson, A., Heffner, M. & Follette, V. (2010). Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for Body Image Dissatisfaction: A Practitioner’s Guide. Oakland, CA: New Harbinger.
Follette, V. M. & Pistorello, J. (2007). Finding Life After Trauma. Oakland, CA: New Harbinger. Chinese Translation 2010 German Translation 2012
Follette, V. M. & Ruzek, J. I. (Eds.). (2006). Cognitive-Behavioral Therapies for Trauma, Second Edition. New York: Guilford Press.
Hayes, S. C., Follette, V. M., & Linehan, M.(Eds.). (2004). Mindfulness and acceptance: Expanding the Cognitive Behavioral Tradition. New York: Guilford Press. Dutch, Japanese, Korean Translations
Cummings, N. A., O’Donohue, W., Hayes, S. C., & Follette, V. M. (2001). Integrated Behavioral Healthcare: Positioning Mental Health Practice with Medical/Surgical Practice. New York: Academic Press.
Follette, V. M., Ruzek, J. I.., & Abueg, F. R.(Eds.). (1998). Cognitive-Behavioral Therapies for Trauma. New York: Guilford Press. Chinese Translation.
Hayes, S. C., Follette, V. M., Risley, T., Dawes, R., & Grady, K. (Eds.). (1995). Scientific standards of psychological practice: Issues and recommendations. Reno, NV: Context Press.
Hayes, S. C., Jacobson, N. S., Follette, V. M., & Dougher, M. ( Eds.). (1994). Acceptance and change in psychotherapy. Reno, NV: Context Press

Selected publications

Follette, V.M. & Hazlett-Stevens, H.J. (in press) Mindfulness and Acceptance base psychotherapies. In Norcross et al. (Eds.) APA Handbook of Clinical Psychology: Theory and Practice. Washington DC: American Psychological Association Press.
Follette, V. M. & Vechiu, C. (in press). Sexual Trauma: Theory and Practice. In Gold, Dalenberg, & Cook (Eds) Handbook of Trauma Psychology. Washington DC: American Psychological Association Press.
Follette, V.M., Briere, J., Rozelle, D., Hopper, J.W., & Rome, D. I. (2015). Introduction for Follette, V. M, Rozelle, D., Hopper, J., Rome, D., & Briere, J. (Eds.) Contemplative Methods and Trauma Treatement. New York, NY: Guilford Press, 1-8.
Briere, J., Follette, V.M., Rozelle, D., Hopper, J.W., & Rome, D. I. (2015). Conclusions and Future Directions. for Follette, V. M, Rozelle, D., Hopper, J., Rome, D., & Briere, J. (Eds.) Contemplative Methods and Trauma Treatement. New York, NY: Guilford Press, 359-362.
Courtois, C. Barach, P., Brand, B., Chu, J., Cloitre, M., Dalenberg, C., Draijer, M., Follette, V., Ford, J., Herman, J., Kinsler, P., Ibrahim, K., Laddis, A.., Lanius, R., Paivio, S., Pearlman, L., Pole, N., Shapiro, F., Spinazzola, J., & Steele, K. (in press) Guidelines for the Treatment of Complex PTSD: A joint project for Division 56 (Trauma Psychology) of the American Psychological Association and the International Society for the Study of Trauma and Dissocation.
Ghimire, D., Papa, A. & Follette, V. M. (2012) . The relationship between child physical abuse and victimization in dating relationships. The role of experiential avoidance. Psycholgical Trauma: Theory, Research, and Practice. American Psychological Association.
Chase, J., Houmanfar, R., Hayes, S.C., Ward, T., Vilarga, R. & Follette, V.M. (2013). Values training adds to goal setting improving undergraduate college student performance. Journal of Contextual Behavioral Science, 2, 79-84.
Engle, J. & Follette, V.M. (2015) Mindfullness and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for Trauma. In Follette, V. M, Rozelle, D., Hopper, J., Rome, D., & Briere, J. (Eds.) Contemplative Methods and Trauma Treatement. New York, NY: Guilford Press
Engle, J. & Follette, V.M. (2011) Review of Healing the incest wound: Adult Survivors in Therapy. Psychology of Women Quarterly, 35 (4), 644-646.
Ghimire, D. & Follette, V. M. (2012) Cumulative Trauma. In C. Figley and K Figley (Eds) In Encyclopedia of Trauma. Sage Publishing.
Ghimire, D. & Follette, V. M. (2012) Revictimization: Experiences related to child, adolescent and adult sexual trauma. In Duckworth & Follette (Eds) Retraumatization: Assessment, Treatment and Prevention. Routledge Press
Engle, J. & Follette, V.M. (2012) Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for trauma related problems. In R. A. McMackin, E. Newman, J. M. Fogler, & T.M. Keane (Eds) Trauma Therapy in Context: The Science and Craft of Evidence Based Practice. American Psychological Association Press.
Palm, K. M.& Follette, V.M. (2011) The roles of cognitive flexibility and experiential avoidance in explaining psychological distress in survivors of interpersonal victimization. Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment, 33(1), 79-86.
Iverson, K.M., Follette, V.M., Pistorello, J., & Fruzzetti, A.E. (2012). An investigation of experiential avoidance, emotion dysregulation, and distress intolerance in your adult outpatients with borderline personality disorder symptoms. Personality Disorders: Theory, Research and Treatment.
Pearson, A., & Follette, V ., Hayes, S., (2012) A pilot study of ACT as a workshop intervention for body dissatisfaction and disordered eating attitudes. Cognitive and Behavioral Practice.
Cameron , A., Palm, K, Follette, V.M. (2010) Reaction to stressful life events: What predicts symptom serverity? Journal of Anxiety Disorders, 24(6), 645-649.
Follette, V.M., LaBash, H.A., & Sewell, T.M. (2010) Adult disclosure of a history of childhood sexual abuse: Implications for behavioral psychotherapy. Journal of Trauma and Dissociation, 11(2), 228-243.