Lorraine R. Reitzel, Ph.D. Assistant Professor M. D. Anderson Cancer Center Address University of Texas, M.D. Anderson Cancer Center Department of Health Disparities Research Unit 125 1515 Holcombe Blvd. Houston, Texas 77030-4009 Phone Number 713-792-0253 Email

 Education

Awards & Honors

Awarded the A. Lavoy Moore Endowment Fund, University of Texas, M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, 2007

Competitively selected to attend the National Institutes of Health OBSSR 7th Annual Summer Institute on Design and Conduct of Randomized Clinical Trials Involving Behavioral Interventions, 2007

Competitively selected to present at the New Investigators Workshop at the Annual Meeting of the American Society of Preventive Oncology, 2007

Competitively selected for the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Clinical Research Loan Repayment Program, 2006-2008

Competitively selected to attend the Harvard University Public Health Disparities Geocoding Project Training Course, 2006

Association for the Treatment of Sexual Abusers Graduate Student Research Award, 2005

University Research Fellowship, Florida State University, 2002-2003

University Research Fellowship, Florida State University, 2001-2002

Presidential University Research Fellowship, Florida State University, 2000-2001

Charles and Patricia Moore Scholarship, East Carolina University, 1996

Omicron Delta Kappa, National Leadership Honor Society, Elon University, 1994

Pi Gamma Mu, International Honor Society in Social Science, Elon University, 1994

Alpha Chi, National Honor Society, Elon University, 1994

Psi Chi, Psychology Honor Society, Elon University, 1992

Honors Fellow with Academic Scholarship, Elon University, 1991-1995

Research Interests

Research among underserved populations to include:

1) Evaluation of mechanisms integral to the maintenance of cancer-predisposing health risk behaviors (e.g., tobacco dependence), with a particular emphasis on the effects of neighborhood context and socioeconomic status.

2) The design and evaluation of treatments to affect cancer-predisposing health risk behaviors (e.g., tobacco dependence).

3) Sexual offender treatment and outcome and risk assessment.

Research Activity

Funded Grants

NIH/NCI R25-T CA57730     2/01/07 - 8/30/07
Title: The Influence of Neighborhood-level Economic Deprivation on Smoking Cessation
Principal Investigator: Lorraine R. Reitzel, Ph.D.
Primary Mentor: David W. Wetter, Ph.D.

NIH/NCI U54 MDACC-UPRCC Partnership     7/01/06 - 6/30/08
Title: Oral Cancer Risk Reduction Through Combined Treatment for Tobacco and Alcohol Use
Principal Investigator: David W. Wetter, Ph.D.
Co-Investigator: Lorraine R. Reitzel, Ph.D.

CDC K01DP001120-01     8/31/07 - 8/30/2010
Title: The Effects of Neighborhood Characteristics on Smoking Cessation
Principal Investigator: Lorraine R. Reitzel, Ph.D.
Primary Sponsor: David W. Wetter, Ph.D.

NIH/NCI 2P60MD000503     9/11/07 - 4/30/2012
Primary Grant Title: Project EXPORT - A Center of Excellence (PEACE)
Principal Investigator: Lovell Jones. Ph.D.
Title: Neighborhood- and Individual-level Determinants of Smoking Cessation Among Hispanics
Principal Investigator: David W. Wetter, Ph.D.
Co-Investigator: Lorraine R. Reitzel, Ph.D.

Research Publications

Kendzor, D.E., Costello, T.J., Li, Y., Vidrine, J.I., Mazas, C.A., Reitzel, L.R., Cinciripini, P.M., Cofta-Woerpel, L.M., Businelle, M.S., Wetter, D.W. (in press). Race/Ethnicity and multiple cancer risk factors among individuals seeking smoking cessation treatment. Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention.

Rowan, P. J., Cofta-Woerpel, L., Mazas, C., Irvin Vidrine, J., Reitzel, L. R., Cinciripini, P.M., & Wetter, D. W. (2007). Evaluating reactivity to Ecological Momentary Assessment during smoking cessation. Experimental and Clinical Psychopharmacology , 15, 382-389.

Reitzel, L. R., Vidrine, J.I., Li, Y., Mullen, P.D., Velasquez, M.M, Cinciripini, P. M., Cofta-Woerpel, L., Greisinger, A., & Wetter, D. W. (2007). The influence of subjective social status on vulnerability to postpartum smoking among young pregnant women. American Journal of Public Health, 97, 1476-1482.

Magaletta, P. R., Morgan, R. D., Reitzel, L. R., & Innes, C. (2007). Toward the one: Strengthening behavioral sciences research in corrections. Criminal Justice & Behavior 34, 933-944.

Wormith, J. S., Althouse, R., Reitzel, L. R., Simpson, M., Morgan, R. D., & Fagan, T.J. (2007). The rehabilitation and reintegration of offenders: The current landscape and some future directions for correctional psychology. Criminal Justice & Behavior, 34, 879-892.

Kroner, D., Mills, J., Reitzel, L. R., Dow, E., Aufderheide, D., & Railey, M. (2007). The future of risk and decision making in correctional psychology. Criminal Justice & Behavior 34, 906-918.

Reitzel, L. R., & Carbonell, J. L. (2006). The effectiveness of sex offender treatment for juveniles as measured by recidivism: A meta-analysis. Sexual Abuse: A Journal of Research and Treatment, 18, 401-421.

Stanley, S., Reitzel, L. R., Wingate, L. R., Cukrowicz, K. C., Lima, E., & Joiner, T. E. (2006). Mindfulness: A primrose path for therapists using manualized treatments? Journal of Cognitive Psychotherapy, 20, 327-335.

Reitzel, L. R., Stellrecht, N. E., Gordon, K. H., Lima, E. N., Wingate, L. R., Brown, J. S., Wolfe, A. S., Matlock, L. M., & Joiner. T. E. (in press). Does time between application and case assignment predict therapy attendance or premature termination? Psychological Services, 3, 51-60.

Lima, E., Stanley, S., Kaboski, B., Reitzel, L. R., Richey, A. J., Castro, Y., Williams, F. W., Tannenbaum, K., Stellrecht, N., Jakobsons, L., Wingate, L.R., & Joiner,T.E. (2005). The incremental validity of the MMPI-2: When does therapist access not enhance treatment outcome? Psychological Assessment 17, 462-468.

Cukrowicz, K. C., White, B., Reitzel, L. R., Burns, A., Driscoll, K., Kemper, T., & Joiner, T. E. (2005). Improved treatment outcome: Associated with the shift to empirically validated treatments in a graduate training clinic. Professional Psychology: Research and Practice, 36, 330-337.

Brown, J.S., Stellrecht, N.E., Williams, F.M., Denoma, J.M., Wingate L.R. Lima, E. N., Reitzel, L. R., & Joiner, T.E. (2005). A comparison of therapy alone versus therapy and medication in a community clinic. Journal of Cognitive Psychotherapy, 19, 309-316.

Minnix, J., Reitzel, L. R. Repper, K. K., Burns, A. B., Williams, F., Lima, E., Cukrowicz, K. C., Kirsch, L., & Joiner, T. E. (2005). Total number of MMPI-2 clinical scale elevations predicts premature termination after controlling for intake symptom severity and personality disorder diagnosis. Personality & Individual Differences, 38, 1745-1755.

Reitzel, L. R., Burns, A.B., Repper, K. K., Wingate, L.R., & Joiner, T. E. (2004). The effect of therapist availability on the frequency of patient-initiated between-session contact. Professional Psychology: Research and Practice, 35, 291-296.

Driscoll, K. A., Cukrowicz, K. C., Reitzel, L. R., Hernandez, A., Petty, S. C, & Joiner, T. E. (2003). The effect of trainee experience in psychotherapy on client treatment outcome. Behavior Therapy, 34, 165-177.

Reitzel, L. R. & Harju, B. L. (2000). Influence of locus of control and custody level on intake and prison adjustment depression. Criminal Justice and Behavior, 27, 625-644.           

 Professional Association Publications

Reitzel, L. R. (2006). Sexual offender update: Incarcerated offense behavior and community risk. The Correctional Psychologist, 38(4), 1-4.

Reitzel, L. R. (2006). Sexual offender update: Labeling - helpful or harmful? The Correctional Psychologist, 38(3), 1-4.

Reitzel, L. R. (2006). Sexual offender update: Self-regulation model of offending and treatment. The Correctional Psychologist, 38(2), 1-4.

Reitzel, L. R. (2006). Sexual offender update: Public policy. The Correctional Psychologist, 38(1), 1-4.

Reitzel, L. R. (2005). Sexual offender update: Sexual victimization in prison. The Correctional Psychologist, 37 (4), 1-6.

Desrosiers, J. L., & Reitzel, L. R. (2005). Sexual offender update: Consequences of registration and notification laws. The Correctional Psychologist , 37 (3), 1-3.

Reitzel, L. R., & Desrosiers, J. L. (2005). Sexual offender update: Evidenced-based principles and resource allocation. The Correctional Psychologist, 37 (2), 1-5.

Reitzel, L. R. (2005). Best practices in corrections: Using literature to guide interventions. Corrections Today, 67 (1), 42-26.

Reitzel, L. R., & Matlock, L. M. (2005). Sexual offender update: Treatment effectiveness. The Correctional Psychologist, 37(1), 1-3.

Reitzel, L. R., & Matlock, L. M. (2004). Sexual offender update: Self-determination theory. The Correctional Psychologist, 36 (4), 1-3.

Reitzel, L. R., & Wolfe, A. S. (2004). Sexual offender update: Therapists' influence on client change. The Correctional Psychologist, 36 (3), 1-3.

Reitzel, L. R., & Cowley, M. (2004). Sexual offender update: Basic sexual offender group therapy techniques. The Correctional Psychologist, 36 (2), 1-3.   

Reitzel, L. R., & Cowley, M. (2004). Sexual offender update: Adult sexual offender recidivism. The Correctional Psychologist, 36 (1), 1-3.  

Reitzel, L. R. (2003). Sexual offender update: Vicarious traumatization. The Correctional Psychologist, 35 (4), 1-3.

Reitzel, L. R. (2003). Sexual offender update: Dynamic risk factors for sexual re-offending. The Correctional Psychologist, 35 (3), 1-3.

Reitzel, L. R. (2003). Sexual offender update: Therapist burnout. The Correctional Psychologist, 35 (2), 1-3. 

Reitzel, L. R. (2003). Sexual offender update: Juvenile sexual offender recidivism and treatment effectiveness. The Correctional Psychologist, 35 (1), 1-4.

Reitzel, L. R. (2002). Sexual offender update: Correctional sex offender treatment programs. The Correctional Psychologist, 34 (4), 1-3.

Reitzel, L. R. (2002). Sexual offender update: Motivational interviewing. The Correctional Psychologist, 34 (3), 9-10.

Reitzel, L. R. (2002). Sexual offender update: Treatment outcome studies. The Correctional Psychologist, 34 (2), 14-15. 

Reitzel, L. R. (2002). Sexual offender update: Risk assessment. The Correctional Psychologist, 34 (1), 1-3.

Co-Authored Books

Cukrowicz, K. C., Burns. A. B., Minnix, J., Reitzel, L. R., & Joiner, T. E. (Eds). (2005). Simple treatment for complex problems: A patient workbook. Tallahassee, FL: Center Circle Press.

Driscoll, K. A., Cukrowicz, K. C., Reardon, M., Joiner, T. E., & Associates. (2004). Simple treatment for complex problems: A flexible treatment approach to psychological difficulties and disorders. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.

Book Chapters

Carbonell, J. L., & Reitzel, L. R. (2003). Women and violence. In E. W. Hickey (Ed.). Encyclopedia of murder and violent crime (pp. 525-530). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications. 

Reitzel, L. R., & Shultz, S. A. (2004). Cognitive behavioral analysis system of psychotherapy: Applications to correctional settings. In K. A. Driscoll, K. C. Cukrowicz, M. Reardon, T. E. Joiner & Associates, Simple treatment for complex problems: A flexible treatment approach to psychological difficulties and disorders (pp. 187-205). Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.

Poster Presentations

Bruno, I.G., Costello, T. J., Muller, M., Reitzel, L. R., & Skender, M. L. Four years of growth: The revitalization of the Postdoctoral Association at The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center. (2007, March). Poster presentation for the annual meeting of the National Postdoctoral Association. Berkeley, CA.

Reitzel, L. R., Irvin Vidrine, J., Li, Y., Dolen Mullen, P., Velasquez, M.M, Cinciripini, P. M., Cofta-Woerpel, L., Greisinger, A., & Wetter, D. W. The influence of subjective social status on vulnerability to postpartum smoking among young pregnant women. (2007, February). Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco. Austin, TX.

Reitzel, L. R., Olivares-Reed, D., Bivins, M. I., Venkataraman, D., Cofta-Woerpel, L., Li, Y., Irvin Vidrine, J., & Wetter, D. W. Explaining the educational gradient in smoking cessation. (2006, July). Poster presented at the M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Division of Cancer Prevention and Population Sciences, 2nd Annual Day of Prevention Science. Houston, TX.

Reitzel, L. R., & Carbonell, J. L. The effectiveness of juvenile sexual offender treatment as measured by recidivism: A meta-analysis. (2005, November). Poster presented at the 14th Annual Association for the Treatment of Sexual Offenders Research and Treatment Conference. Salt Lake City, UT.

Lima, E. N., Kaboski, B., Reitzel, L. R., Tannenbaum, K. R., Jakobsons, L. J., & Joiner, T. E. The clinical utility of the MMPI-2: Does therapist access improve treatment outcome? (November, 2004). Poster presented at the 38th annual American Association for the Advancement of Behavior Therapy convention. New Orleans, LA.

Reitzel, L. R., Stellrecht, N. E., Gordon, K. H., Lima, E. N., Wingate, L. R., & Joiner, T. E. . Does timeliness of case assignment predict therapy non-attendance or premature termination? (November, 2004). Poster presented at the 38th annual American Association for the Advancement of Behavior Therapy convention. New Orleans, LA.

Reitzel, L. R., Stellrecht, N. E., Gordon, K. H., Lima, E. N., Wingate, L. R., Brown, J. S., Wolfe, A. S., Matlock, L. M., & Joiner, T. E. Playing the waiting game: Does time between application and case assignment predict therapy attendance or premature termination? (April, 2004). Poster presented at the 2nd annual Graduate Research Day at Florida State University. Tallahassee, FL.

Reitzel, L. R.,  Burns, A., Repper, K. A., Wingate, L.R., & Joiner, T. E. Patients’ Expectations of Therapists’ Availability: A Sufficient Substitute for Availability Itself? (2003, May). Poster presented at the 15th annual American Psychological Society (APS) convention. Atlanta, GA.

Reitzel, L. R., Walker, R. L., & Carbonell, J. L. Parental discipline and school behavior problems impact violent behavior in incarcerated women. (2003, April). Poster presented at the 1st annual Graduate Research Day at Florida State University. Tallahassee, FL.

Reitzel, L. R., Walker, R. L., & Carbonell, J. L. Parental discipline and school behavior problems impact violent behavior in incarcerated women. (2002, June). Poster presented at the 14^th annual American Psychological Society (APS) convention. New Orleans, LA. 

Oral and Symposium Presentations

Morgan, R. D. (session chair), Wormith, S., Nussbaum, D., Kroner, D. J., Clements, C. B., Magaletta, P. R., et al. (anticipated, 2007, August). Developing a research agenda in correctional psychology. Symposium presentation for the American Psychological Association. San Francisco, CA.

Morgan, R. D. (session chair), Wormith, S., Nussbaum, D., Kroner, D. J., Clements, C. B., Magaletta, P. R., et al. (2007, June). Developing a research agenda in correctional psychology. Symposium presentation for the Canadian Psychological Association (North American Correctional and Criminal Justice Psychology Conference). Ottawa, ON.

Reitzel, L. R. (2007, March) The Influence of Neighborhood-level Economic Deprivation on Smoking Cessation. Presentation at the New Investigator's Workshop at the 2007 Annual Meeting of the American Society of Preventive Oncology. Houston, TX.

Wetter, D. W., & Reitzel, L. R. Tobacco-related disparities and research needs in smoking cessation. (2007, February). Symposium presentation for the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco. Austin, TX. Houston, TX.

Wetter, D. W., & Reitzel, L. R. Health disparities and tobacco. (2006, May). Oral presentation for the Texas Medical Association's Committee on Cancer and the Physician Oncology Education Program. Houston, TX.

Reitzel, L. R. & Pulliam, R. Attributional biases as a function of culture and gender. (1995, April). Oral presentation at the National    Conference for Undergraduate Research convention. Schenectady, NY.

Reitzel, L. R. & Pulliam, R. Attributional biases as a function of culture and gender. (1994). Oral presentation at the Student Undergraduate Research Forum 1994 convention. Elon College, NC.

Motivational Interviewing Workshop Presentations

Reitzel, L. R., Prescott, D., & Kemper, T. S. Motivational interviewing with incarcerated populations: Research review and basic skills training workshop (2007, June). North American Correctional and Criminal Justice Psychology Conference. Ottawa, ON. Half-day pre-conference workshop.

Reitzel, L. R., Clinical Skills Training in Motivational Interviewing. Florida State University, Arthur G. Dozier School for Boys, Marianna, FL. January 2007. 2 day workshop.

Reitzel, L. R., Using motivational interviewing in telephone-based counseling with HIV+ patients. UT, M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Department of Behavioral Science, Houston, TX. December 2006. 1 day workshop.

Professional Activities

Member, American Association for Cancer Research, since 2008

Member, Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco, since 2006

President, American Association for Correctional and Forensic Psychology (AACFP), 2007

Associate Editor, Clinician's Research Digest, 2007-2011

Invited Member, International Research Agenda for Correctional Psychology, 2005

Reviewer, Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers, & Prevention, since 2007

Reviewer, Sexual Abuse: A Journal of Research and Treatment, since 2007

Reviewer, Nicotine and Tobacco Research, since 2005

Reviewer, Criminal Justice and Behavior, since 2001

Contributing author, The Correctional Psychologist, 2001-2005

Member, Association for the Treatment of Sexual Abusers (ATSA), since 1999

Member, American Association for Correctional and Forensic Psychology (AACFP), since 1999

Clinical Experience

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