Matthew T. Feldner, Ph.D.
Director of the Intervention Sciences Laboratory
University of Arkansas
Phone (office) 479-575-5817
Phone (Lab) 479-575-5811
mfeldne@uark.edu (email)

Background and Interests

Matthew T. Feldner, Ph.D., received his master’s degree from West Virginia University in 2001 and his doctoral degree from the University of Vermont in 2005. He completed his clinical internship at the Dartmouth Medical School in a specialized track focused on posttraumatic stress disorder via work at the National Center for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder. He currently is an Associate Professor in the Clinical Psychology program in the Department of Psychology at the University of Arkansas. The overall aim of Dr. Feldner’s research program is to increase understanding of the development, prevention, and treatment of panic disorder, posttraumatic stress disorder, and the common overlap between drug use behavior and these conditions. To this end, he continues to systematically examine in the laboratory context specific factors that are implicated in the development and/or maintenance of these conditions and integrate these findings into the development of novel prevention and treatment protocols (see Representative Publications). Dr. Feldner has received extramural funding from the Arkansas Biosciences Institute, National Institutes of Health, the Anxiety Disorders Association of America, Center for Disease Control and Prevention, and the Department of Defense, to support portions of this research program, and an active emphasis on obtaining such funding is continuously maintained. A focus on training also is explicitly fostered throughout activities in Dr. Feldner’s laboratory at both the graduate and undergraduate levels (see Teaching Philosophy). In terms of teaching, he currently teaches the graduate level Introduction to Clinical Science and Introduction to Clinical Practice courses. He also provides clinical supervision to graduate students in the Clinical Psychology program.

Curriculum Vitae

Professional Positions
2009-Current - Associate Professor, Department of Psychology
University of Arkansas (U of A), Fayetteville, AR

2005-Current - Director, Intervention Sciences Laboratory
University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR

2007-Current - Licensed Clinical Psychologist
Arkansas License #07-11P

Education and Training
Doctor of Philosophy, Clinical Psychology, 2001-2005
University of Vermont (UVM), Burlington, VT (APA-approved program)

Clinical Psychology Internship, 2004-2005
Dartmouth Medical School, Hanover, NH (APA-approved program)

Master of Arts, Clinical Psychology (adult track), 1999-2001

West Virginia University (WVU), Morgantown, WV (APA-approved program)

Bachelor of Science, Summa Cum Laude, Psychology (major), 1998
University of Wisconsin Stevens-Point (UWSP), Stevens Point, WI

Professional Affiliations and Memberships
American Psychological Association
Division 12, Clinical Psychology
Section III, Society for a Science of Clinical Psychology
Anxiety Disorders Association of America
Arkansas Psychological Association
Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies
International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies
Society for Prevention Research

Selected Educational Distinctions

Awards
Marie Wilson Howells Summer Writing Award for Grants ($8,700; U of A)
Connor Faculty Fellowship ($1,500; U of A)
Anxiety Disorders Association of America Trainee Travel Award ($1,500)
Albertson Medallion (top one percent of graduating class, UWSP)

Grants
Subcontractor [(Taft, C. (P.I.), Monson, C. M. (Co-I.), Resick, P. A. (Co-I.), Feldner, M. T. (Subcontractor), Murphy, C. M. (Consultant), & King, D. W. (Consultant)]. PTSD-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Partner Violent OEF/OIF Veterans. (2008; One-year Department of Defense research project subcontract; PT073945; $1,536,000; $127,000 in direct costs to U of A).

Subcontractor [(Taft, C. (P.I.), Monson, C. M. (Co-P.I.), Resick, P. A. (Co-I.), Feldner, M. T. (Subcontractor), Murphy, C. M. (Consultant), & King, D. W. (Consultant)]. PTSD-Focused Relationship Enhancement Therapy for Returning Veterans and Their Partners. (2007; Two-year CDC research project subcontract; U49 CE001248; $2,000,000; $262,600 in direct costs to U of A).

Principal Investigator (Feldner, M. T.). A Comparison of Delay Discounting between Daily Smokers With and Without Posttraumatic Stress Disorder. (2006; One-year Arkansas Biosciences Institute research project; $35,000; $25,000 in direct costs to U of A).

Honor Societies
Former Vice President of Phi Kappa Phi
Phi Eta Sigma
Psi Chi National Honor Society in Psychology