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Dr. Holly Levin-Aspenson

Assistant Professor

University of North Texas

Department of Psychology

(940) 565-3748

Email: Holly.Levin-aspenson@unt.edu

Education

  • PhD, University of Notre Dame, 2020
    Major: Psychology, Research & Experimental
    Dissertation: Symptom-Level Explications of the Hierarchical Structure of Psychopathology
  • MA, University of North Carolina -- Greensboro, 2014
    Major: General/Experimental Psychology
  • BA, Guilford College, 2009
    Major: Psychology, English Language and Literature

Professional Positions

    Academic - Post-Secondary

  • Assistant Professor, University of North Texas. University of North Texas. (2022 - Present).
  • Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Clinical Psychology, Warren Alpert Medical School at Brown University. Warren Alpert Medical School at Brown University. (2020 - 2022).

Professional Memberships

  • Hierarchical Taxonomy of Psychopathology Consortium. (2020 - Present).
  • Society for Research in Psychopathology. (2014 - Present).

Development Activities

  • Workshop, Fall 2023 - Faculty Grantsmanship Training, University of North Texas. United States of America. (December 13, 2023).
  • Workshop, Anti-Racism is Not a Self-Help Movement: Moving from Individual Analysis to Systemic Change, University of North Texas. United States of America. (November 18, 2023).
  • Seminar, Mentoring 101: How to Get What You Need to Thrive in the Academy, Rutgers University. United States of America. (November 6, 2023).
  • Workshop, Faculty Writing Retreat, University of North Texas. United States of America. (November 6, 2023).
  • Workshop, UNT Faculty Resource Group Writing Workshop 2023, University of North Texas. United States of America. (May 18, 2023).
  • Continuing Education Program, Exposure Therapy for Eating Disorders, Washington University of St. Louis. United States of America. (March 31, 2023 - April 14, 2023).
  • Seminar, Essential Science Conversation: The Science of Research Mentoring, American Psychological Association. United States of America. (January 26, 2023).
  • Seminar, Essential Science Conversation: The Science of Research Mentoring, American Psychological Association. United States of America. (January 26, 2023).
  • Workshop, Every Semester Needs a Plan, National Center for Faculty Development and Diversity. United States of America. (January 12, 2023).
  • Seminar, SEA Change Community Conversation: The Early Career Financial Burden & Equity in STEMM, SEA Change. United States of America. (December 7, 2022).
  • Tutorial, Automation in REDCap: Using REDCap to Automate Research Tasks, Brown University. United States of America. (October 19, 2022).
  • Seminar, Rethinking Data: A QuantCrit Primer to Interrogating Quantitative Methods, AntiRacism Data Management. United States of America. (September 29, 2022).

Teaching

Teaching Experience

    University of North Texas

  • PSYC 5430 - Assessment II, 2 courses.
  • PSYC 5900 - Special Problems, 1 course.
  • PSYC 6820 - Practicum, 3 courses.
  • PSYC 6830 - Practicum, 2 courses.

Directed Student Learning

  • Dissertation Committee Member, Psychology. (October 2024).
  • Major Professor, Psychology. (January 2024).
  • Major Professor, Psychology. (August 15, 2023).
  • Master's Thesis Committee Member, Psychology. (November 1, 2023 - June 2024).

Research

Published Intellectual Contributions

    Book Chapter

  • Watson, D., Levin-Aspenson, H. (2018). Positive and Negative Affect Schedule (PANAS). Encyclopedia of Clinical Neuropsychology. 2722-2724. Springer International Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-57111-9_9007

    • Journal Article

  • Stanton, K., Gillikin, L., Woods-Gonzalez, R., Myntti, W., Paige, C., Levin-Aspenson, H.F., McDonnell, C.G., Emery, N.N. (2025). Understanding broader community perspectives on the scientific accuracy and stigma of personality trait labels. Personality Disorders: Theory, Research, and Treatment.
  • Palitsky, R., Kaplan, D.M., Perna, J., Bosshardt, Z., Maples-Keller, J.L., Levin-Aspenson, H.F., Zarrabi, A.J., Peacock, C., Mletzko, T., Rothbaum, B.O., Raison, C.L., Grant, G.H., Dunlop, B.W. (2024). A framework for assessment of adverse events occurring in psychedelic assisted therapies.
  • Levis, B., Bhandari, P.M., Neupane, D., Fan, S., Sun, Y., He, C., Wu, Y., Krishnan, A., Negeri, Z., Imran, M., Rice, D.B., Riehm, K.E., Azar, M., Levis, A.W., Boruff, J., Cuijpers, P., Gilbody, S., Ioannidis, J.P., Kloda, L.A., Patten, S.B., Ziegelstein, R.C., Harel, D., Takwoingi, Y., Markham, A., Alamri, S.H., Amtmann, D., Arroll, B., Ayalon, L., Baradaran, H.R., Beraldi, A., Bernstein, C.N., Bhana, A., Bombardier, C.H., Buji, R.I., Butterworth, P., Carter, G., Chagas, M.H., Chan, J.C., Chan, L.F., Chibanda, D., Clover, K., Conway, A., Conwell, Y., Daray, F.M., de Man-van Ginkel, J.M., Fann, J.R., Fischer, F.H., Field, S., Fisher, J.R., Fung, D.S., Gelaye, B., Gholizadeh, L., Goodyear-Smith, F., Green, E.P., Greeno, C.G., Hall, B.J., Hantsoo, L., Härter, M., Hides, L., Hobfoll, S.E., Honikman, S., Hyphantis, T., Inagaki, M., Iglesias-Gonzalez, M., Jeon, H.J., Jetté, N., Khamseh, M.E., Kiely, K.M., Kohrt, B.A., Kwan, Y., Lara, M.A., Levin-Aspenson, H.F., Liu, S., Lotrakul, M., Loureiro, S.R., Löwe, B., Luitel, N.P., Lund, C., Marrie, R.A., Marsh, L., Marx, B.P., McGuire, A., Sidik, S.M., Munhoz, T.N., Muramatsu, K., Nakku, J.E., Navarrete, L., Osório, F.L., Pence, B.W., Persoons, P., Petersen, I., Picardi, A., Pugh, S.L., Quinn, T.J., Rancans, E., Rathod, S.D., Reuter, K., Rooney, A.G., Santos, I.S., Schram, M.T., Shaaban, J., Shinn, E.H., Sidebottom, A., Simning, A., Spangenberg, L., Stafford, L., Sung, S.C., Suzuki, K., Tang, P.L., Taylor-Rowan, M., Tran, T.D., Turner, A., van der Feltz-Cornelis, C.M., van Heyningen, T., Vöhringer, P.A., Wagner, L.I., Wang, J.L., Watson, D., White, J., Whooley, M.A., Winkley, K., Wynter, K., Yamada, M., Zeng, Q.Z., Zhang, Y., Thombs, B.D., Benedetti, A. (2024). Data-driven cutoff selection for the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 depression screening tool.
  • Stanton, K., Balzen, K.M., DeFluri, C., Brock, P., Levin-Aspenson, H.F., Zimmerman, M. (2024). Negative mood dysregulation loads strongly on common factors with many forms of psychopathology: Considerations for assessing nonspecific symptoms. Assessment.
  • Levin-Aspenson, H.F., Greene, A.L. (2024). Rethinking trauma-related psychopathology in the Hierarchical Taxonomy of Psychopathology (HiTOP). Journal of Traumatic Stress. 37 (4) 361-371.
  • Balling, C.E., Carmichael, J., Joyner, K., Levin-Aspenson, H.F., Li, J., Rodriguez-Seijas, C. (2024). Utility of the Hierarchical Taxonomy of Psychopathology (HiTOP) system in diverse, underrepresented, and epistemically excluded populations. The Clinical Psychologist.
  • Michelini, G., Carlisi, C., Eaton, N.R., Elison, J.T., Haltigan, J.D., Kotov, R., Krueger, R.F., Latzman, R., Li, J.J., Levin-Aspenson, H.F., Salum, G., South, S., Stanton, K., Waldman, I., Wilson, S. (2024). Where do neurodevelopmental problems belong in hierarchical models of psychopathology? Incorporating a new neurodevelopmental spectrum.
  • Palitsky, R., Reznik, S.J., Kaplan, D.M., Anderson, M.R., Athey, A., Brodt, M.A., Coffino, J.A., Egbert, A., Hallowell, E.S., Fox-Fuller, J.T., Han, G.T., Hartmann, M., Herbitter, C., Herrera Legon, M., Hughes, C., Hosking, C.R., Jao, N.C., Kassel, M.T., Le, T.P., Levin-Aspenson, H.F., Lopez, G., Maroney, M.R., Medrano, M., Rogers, M.L., Stevenson, B. (2024). Inclusion of trainee stakeholders is necessary for effective change in health service psychology training. Clinical Psychological Science.
  • Cicero, D.C., Ruggero, C., Balling, C.E., Bottera, A.R., Cheli, S., Elkrief, L., Forbush, K.T., Hopwood, C.J., Jonas, K.G., Jutras-Aswad, D., Kotov, R., Levin-Aspenson, H., Mullins-Sweatt, S.N., Johnson-Munguia, S., Narrow, W.E., Negi, S., Patrick, C.J., Rodriguez-Seijas, C., Sheth, S., Simms, L.J., Thomeczek, M.L. (2024). State of the Science: The Hierarchical Taxonomy of Psychopathology (HiTOP).. Behavior Therapy. 55 (6) 1114-1129.
  • Boyd, S.I., Levin-Aspenson, H.F., Hughes, C.D., Zimmerman, M. (2023). Fluctuations in anger, depressive symptoms, and self-injurious thoughts and behaviors throughout acceptance and commitment therapy-based partial hospitalization treatment. Journal of Psychiatric Research. 168 304-309.
  • Levin-Aspenson, H. (2023). To fully leverage fine-grained clinical phenomena, we have to think beyond DSM-based concepts and the presumption of diagnostic kinds. Other. 132 (7) 881-887.
  • Rodriguez-Seijas, C., Li, J.J., Balling, C., Brandes, C., Bernat, E., Boness, C., Forbes, M.K., Forbush, K.T., Joyner, K.J., Krueger, R.F., Levin-Aspenson, H.F., Michelini, G., Ro, E., Rutter, L., Stanton, K., Tackett, J.L., Waszczuk, M., Eaton, N.R. (2023). Diversity and the Hierarchical Taxonomy of Psychopathology (HiTOP). 2 483-495.
  • Levin-Aspenson, H.F., Marks, R.M., Dalrymple, K.L., Zimmerman, M. (2023). Does the Five Facet Mindfulness Questionnaire measure the same constructs before and after ACT-based treatment? Examination of the longitudinal measurement invariance of the 24-item FFMQ-SF. Journal of Contextual Behavioral Science. 29 131-139.
  • Watts, A.L., Greene, A.L., Ringwald, W., Forbes, M.K., Brandes, C.M., Levin-Aspenson, H.F., Delawalla, C. (2023). Factor analysis in personality disorders research: Modern issues and illustrations of practical recommendations. Personality Disorders: Theory, Research, and Treatment. 14 (1) 105-117.
  • Stanton, K., Watts, A.L., Levin-Aspenson, H.F., Carpenter, R.W., Emery, N.N., Zimmerman, M. (2023). Focusing narrowly on model fit in factor analysis can mask construct heterogeneity and model misspecification: Applied demonstrations across sample and assessment types. Journal of Personality Assessment. 105 (1) 1-13.
  • Levin-Aspenson, H.F., Diehl, J.M., Boyd, S.I., Zimmerman, M. (2023). Levels of anger severity in psychiatric outpatients. Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease. 211 (1) 29-34.
  • Levin-Aspenson, H.F., Zimmerman, M. (2023). Validation of hierarchical taxonomy in a clinical sample. Psychological Medicine. 53 (13) 6142-6149.
  • Waldman, I.D., King, C.D., Poore, H.E., Luningham, J.M., Zinbarg, R.M., Krueger, R.F., Markon, K.E., Bornovalova, M., Chmielewski, M., Conway, C., Dretsch, M., Eaton, N.R., Forbes, M.K., Forbush, K., Naragon-Gainey, K., Greene, A.L., Haltigan, J.D., Ivanova, M., Joyner, K., Keyes, K.M., King, K.M., Kotov, R., Levin-Aspenson, H., Olino, T., Oliver, J.A., Patrick, C.J., Preece, D., Rutter, L.A., Sellbom, M., South, S., Wagner, N.J., Watts, A.L., Wilson, S., Wright, A.G., Zald, D. (2023). Recommendations for adjudicating among alternative structural models of psychopathology. Clinical Psychological Science. 11 (4) 616-640. SAGE Publications. https://doi.org/10.1177/21677026221144256
  • Levin-Aspenson, H., Khoo, S., Stanton, K., King, B., Zimmerman, M. (2023). A Bridge Between DSM-5 Section II Personality Disorder Criteria and ICD-11 Personality Disorder Trait Domains.. Journal of Personality Disorders. 37 (3) 317-336.
  • Palitsky, R., Kaplan, D.M., Brodt, M., Anderson, M., Athey, A., Coffino, J.A., Egbert, A., Hallowell, E., Han, G., Hartmann, M., Herbitter, C., Herrera, M., Hughes, C., Jao, N., Kassel, M., A, L., Levin-Aspenson, H.F., López, G., Medrano, M., Reznik, S., Rogers, M., Stevenson, B. (2022). A call to action from trainee stakeholders in health service psychology training: Lessons learned from COVID-19. Clinical Psychological Science. 10 (5) 819-845.
  • Harel, D., Levis, B., Sun, Y., Fischer, F., Ioannides, J.P., Cuijpers, P., Patten, S.B., Ziegelstein, R.C., Markham, S., Benedetti, A., Thombs, B.D., The Depressed Screening Data (DEPRESSD) Collaboration. (2022). External validation of a shortened screening tool using individual participant data meta-analysis: A case study of the Patient Health Questionnaire–Dep–4. Methods. 204 300-311.
  • Terrill, D.R., Levin-Aspenson, H., Zimmerman, M. (2022). Sudden gains and treatment outcomes among depressed individuals in a partial hospitalization programme.. Clinical Psychology & Psychotherapy. 25 (5) 1556-1566.
  • Palitsky, R., Kaplan, D.M., Brodt, M.A., Anderson, M.R., Athey, A., Coffino, J.A., Egbert, A., Hallowell, E.S., Han, G.T., Hartmann, M.A., Herbitter, C., Herrera Legon, M., Hughes, C.D., Jao, N.C., Kassel, M.T., Le , T.P., Levin-Aspenson, H., López, G., Maroney, M.R., Medrano, M., Reznik, S.J., Rogers, M.L., Stevenson, B.L. (2022). Systemic Challenges in Internship Training for Health-Service Psychology: A Call to Action From Trainee Stakeholders.. Other. 10 (5) 819-845.
  • Watson, D., Levin-Aspenson, H., Waszczuk, M.A., Conway, C.C., Dalgleish, T., Dretsch, M.N., Eaton, N.R., Forbes, M.K., Forbush, K.T., Hobbs, K.A., Michelini, G., Nelson, B.D., Sellbom, M., Slade, T., South, S.C., Sunderland, M., Waldman, I., Witthöft, M., Wright AGC, Kotov, R., Krueger, R.F. (2022). Validity and utility of Hierarchical Taxonomy of Psychopathology (HiTOP): III. Emotional dysfunction superspectrum.. Other. 21 (1) 26-54.
  • Watson, D., Forbes, M.K., Levin-Aspenson, H., Ruggero, C., Kotelnikova, Y., Khoo, S., Bagby, R.M., Sunderland, M., Patalay, P., Kotov, R. (2022). The Development of Preliminary HiTOP Internalizing Spectrum Scales.. Assessment. 29 (1) 17-33.
  • Negeri, Z.F., Levis, B., Sun, Y., He, C., Krishnan, A., Wu, Y., Bhandari, P.M., Neupane, D., Brehaut, E., Benedetti, A., Thombs, B.D., The Depressed Screening Data (DEPRESSD) Collaboration. (2021). Accuracy of the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9) for screening to detect major depression: An updated systematic review and individual participant data meta-analysis.. British Medical Journal. 375
  • Levin-Aspenson, H.F., Watson, D., Ellickson-Larew, S., Stanton, K., Stasik-O'Brien, S.M. (2021). Beyond distress and fear: Differential psychopathology correlates of PTSD symptom clusters. Journal of Affective Disorders. 284 9-17.
  • Watson, D., Ellickson-Larew, S., Stanton, K., Levin-Aspenson, H.F., Khoo, S. (2021). Examining the criterion validity and diagnostic specificity of self-report measures of narcissism and mania. Assessment. 28 (1) 3-14.
  • Clark, L., Corona-Espinosa, A., Khoo, S., Kotelnikova, Y., Levin-Aspenson, H.F., Serapio-Garcia, G., Watson, D. (2021). Preliminary scales for ICD-11 personality disorder: Self and interpersonal dysfunction plus five personality disorder trait domains. Frontiers in Psychology. 12
  • Forbes, M.K., Greene, A.L., Levin-Aspenson, H.F., Watts, A., Hallquist, M., Lahey, B.B., Markon, K.E., Patrick, C.J., Tackett, J.L., Waldman, I.D., Wright, A.G., Caspi, A., Ivanova, M., Kotov, R., Samuel, D.B., Eaton, N.R., Krueger, R.F. (2021). Three recommendations based on a comparison of the reliability and validity of the predominant models used in research on the empirical structure of psychopathology. Journal of Abnormal Psychology. 130 (3) 297-317.
  • Levin-Aspenson, H.F., Boyd, S.I., Diehl, J.M., Zimmerman, M. (2021). A clinically useful anger outcome scale. Journal of Psychiatric Research. 41 160-166.
  • Levin-Aspenson, H., Watson, D., Clark, L.A., Zimmerman, M. (2021). What Is the General Factor of Psychopathology? Consistency of the p Factor Across Samples.. Assessment. 28 (4) 1035-1049.
  • Levis, B., Sun, Y., He, C., Wu, Y., Krishnan, A., Bhandari, P.M., Neupane, D., Imran, M., Brehaut, E., Negeri, Z., Fischer, F.H., Benedetti, A., Thombs, B.D., The Depression Screening Data (DEPRESSD) PHQ Collaboration. (2020). Accuracy of the PHQ-2 alone and in combination with the PHQ-9 for screening to detect major depression: An individual participant data meta-analysis. JAMA Psychiatry. 323 (8)
  • Wu, Y., Levis, B., Ioannidis, J.P., Benedetti, A., Thombs, B.D., The Depression Screening Data (DEPRESSD) Collaboration. (2020). Probability of major depression classification based on the SCID, CIDI, and MINI diagnostic interviews: A synthesis of three individual participant data meta-analyses.
  • Bowman, M.A., Cunningham, T.J., Levin-Aspenson, H.F., O'Rear, A.E., Pauszek, J.R., Ellickson-Larew, S., Martinez, B., Payne, J. (2019). Anxious, but not depressive, symptoms are associated with poorer prospective memory performance in healthy college students: Preliminary evidence using the tripartite model of anxiety and depression. Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology. 41 (7) 694-703.
  • Watson, D., Ellickson-Larew, S., Stanton, K., Levin-Aspenson, H.F., Khoo, S., Stasik-O'Brien, S.M., Clark, L. (2019). Aspects of extraversion and their associations with psychopathology. Journal of Abnormal Psychology. 128 (8) 777-794.
  • Levin-Aspenson, H.F., Khoo, S., Kotelnikova, Y. (2019). Hierarchical taxonomy of psychopathology across development: Associations with personality. Journal of Research in Personality. 81 72-78.
  • Levin-Aspenson, H.F., Watson, D. (2018). Mode of administration effects in psychopathology assessment: Analyses of gender, age, and education differences in self-rated versus interview-based depression. Psychological Assessment. 30 (3) 287-297.
  • Watson, D., Ellickson-Larew, S., Stanton, K., Levin-Aspenson, H. (2016). Personality provides a general structural framework for psychopathology: Commentary on “Translational applications of personality science for the conceptualization and treatment of psychopathology”.. Other. 23 (3) 309-313. American Psychological Association (APA). https://doi.org/10.1111/cpsp.12164
  • Silvia, P.J., Beaty, R.E., Nusbaum, E.C., Eddington, K.M., Levin-Aspenson, H., Kwapil, T.R. (2014). Everyday creativity in daily life: An experience-sampling study of “little c” creativity.. Psychology of Aesthetics, Creativity, and the Arts. 8 (2) 183-188. American Psychological Association (APA). https://doi.org/10.1037/a0035722
  • Calhoun, P.S., Levin, H.F., Johnson, Y., Dedert, E.A., The VA Mid-Atlantic Mental Illness Research, Education, and Clinical Center Registry Workgroup, Beckham, J.C. (2011). The relationship between posttraumatic stress disorder and smoking outcome expectancies among U.S. military Veterans who served since September 11, 2001. Journal of Traumatic Stress. 24 303-308.

    • Peer-Reviewed Bulletin

  • Levin-Aspenson, H., Schwartz, J. (2024). How Are Our Programs Training Supervision? A Rationale For A Program of Study. Association of Psychology Training Clinics Bulletin: Practicum and Training. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1D54Lt7QilP_89EEN-ZVHXUMe6qcHIeam/view

Presentations Given

    Invited Talk

  • Levin-Aspenson, H.F. (Author & Presenter), Brown University Working Group on Applied Methodology in Psychiatry, Human and Social Behavior, and Neurosciences (AMPHIBIAN) 2021-22 Speaker Series, Improving mental illness research using quantitative dimensional models: A HiTOP primer, United States of America. (2021).

    • Oral Presentation

  • Levin-Aspenson, H.F. (Author & Presenter), Society of Clinical Psychology, HiTOP in clinical psychology research and practice, United States of America. (2024).

    • Panel Presentation

  • Levin-Aspenson, H. (Panelist), Society for Research in Psychopathology, Building bridges between methodology, measurement, and applied research: A panel discussion on advocating for and teaching quantitative methodology and measurement, United States of America. (2023).

    • Paper

  • Levin-Aspenson, H.F. (Author & Presenter), Khoo, S. (Author), Stanton, K. (Author), King, B. (Author), Zimmerman, M. (Author), North American Society for the Study of Personality Disorders, A bridge between DSM-5 Section II personality disorder criteria and ICD-11 personality disorder trait domains, Boston, MA, United States of America. (2023 - 2023).
  • Stanton, K. (Author & Presenter), Myntti, W. (Author), Gillikin, L. (Author), Sharp, K. (Author), Levin-Aspenson, H.F. (Author), Carlton-Smith, C.N. (Author), McDonnell, C.G. (Author), North American Society for the Study of Personality Disorders, Initial development of a brief measure of clinical dimensions targeted in cognitive behavioral treatment planning, Boston, MA, United States of America. (2023 - 2023).
  • Stanton, K. (Author & Presenter), Watts, A.L. (Author), Levin-Aspenson, H.F. (Author), Carpenter, R.W. (Author), Emery, N.N. (Author), Zimmerman, M. (Author), North American Society for the Study of Personality Disorders, Focusing narrowly on model fit in factor analysis can mask construct heterogeneity and model misspecification: Applied demonstrations across sample and assessment types, United States of America. (2022).
  • Levin-Aspenson, H.F. (Author & Presenter), Zimmerman, M. (Author), Conference on Transdiagnostic Approaches to Mental Health, Validation of hierarchical taxonomic models in a clinical sample, United States of America. (2021).
  • Levin-Aspenson, H.F. (Author & Presenter), Watson, D. (Author), Clark, L. (Author), Zimmerman, M. (Author), Midwestern Psychological Association, What is the general factor of psychopathology? Consistency of the p factor across samples, Chicago, IL, United States of America. (2019).

    • Poster

  • Manuel, B. (Author & Presenter), Levin-Aspenson, H.F. (Author), Hierarchical Taxonomy of Psychopathology, Personality and psychopathology correlates of anankastia: Implications for HiTOP, United States of America. (2024).
  • Ward, M.M. (Author & Presenter), Levin-Aspenson, H.F. (Author), Zimmerman, M. (Author), Association for Cognitive and Behavioral Therapies, Using the PID-5-BF to examine the relationship between pathological personality traits and psychotic disorders, United States of America. (2021).
  • Levin-Aspenson, H.F. (Author & Presenter), Zimmerman, M. (Author), Society for Research in Psychopathology, Validation of hierarchical taxonomic models in a clinical sample, United States of America. (2021).
  • Diehl, J.M. (Author & Presenter), Levin-Aspenson, H.F. (Author), Boyd, S.I. (Author), Zimmerman, M. (Author), Association for Psychological Science, Self-report and clinician-rated anger: Differential associations with psychiatric disorders and treatment dropout in partial hospitalization patients, Chicago, IL, United States of America. (2020).
  • Levin-Aspenson, H.F. (Author & Presenter), Society for Research in Psychopathology, Symptom-level explications of the hierarchical structure of psychopathology, Buffalo, NY, United States of America. (2019).
  • Levin-Aspenson, H.F. (Author & Presenter), Watson, D. (Author), Clark, L. (Author), Zimmerman, M. (Author), Society for Research in Psychopathology, What is the general factor of psychopathology? Consistency of the p factor across samples, Indianapolis, IN, United States of America. (2018).
  • Levin-Aspenson, H.F. (Author & Presenter), Watson, D. (Author), Society for Research in Psychopathology, Beyond distress and fear: Differential external correlates of PTSD symptom criteria, Denver, CO, United States of America. (2017).
  • Levin-Aspenson, H.F. (Author & Presenter), Watson, D. (Author), Society for Research in Psychopathology, Item-level analysis of the structure of thought pathology, Baltimore, MD, United States of America. (2016).
  • Levin-Aspenson, H.F. (Author & Presenter), Watson, D. (Author), Society for Research in Psychopathology, Method effects on gender differences in depression scores, New Orleans, LA, United States of America. (2015).

    • Symposium

  • Levin-Aspenson, H.F. (Author & Presenter), Association for Psychological Science, Daily diary methods for Hierarchical Taxonomy of Psychopathology (HiTOP), San Francisco, United States of America. (2024).
  • Levin-Aspenson, H.F. (Author & Presenter), Hierarchical Taxonomy of Psychopathology, Mapping the Hierarchical Taxonomy of Psychopathology onto domains of psychosocial functioning: Implications for applied research and clinical practice, United States of America. (2024).
  • Rodriguez-Seijas, C. (Presenter), Levin-Aspenson, H. (Presenter), Association for Research in Personality, The role and impact of diversity science in the HiTOP model, United States of America. (2023).
  • Levin-Aspenson, H.F. (Author & Presenter), Society for Personality Assessment, Development of a semi-structured interview to assess the HiTOP model, Austin, TX, United States of America. (2023 - 2023).
  • Palitsky, R. (Author & Presenter), Levin-Aspenson, H.F. (Author), Britton, W. (Author), Society for the Scientific Study of Religion, Associations of beliefs about meditation with response to mindfulness-based cognitive therapy, Baltimore, MD, United States of America. (2022).
  • Watson, D. (Author & Presenter), Levin-Aspenson, H.F. (Author), Khoo, S. (Author), Kotelnikova, Y. (Author), Society for Research in Psychopathology, The scope and structure of internalizing, Buffalo, NY, United States of America. (2019).

Contracts, Grants, Sponsored Research

    Grant - Research

  • Cicero, D.C. (Principal), Levin-Aspenson, H. (Co-Principal), "The North Texas-20: Expanding Integrated, Interdisciplinary Behavioral Health Doctoral Psychology Training into Community-Based Primary Care across 20 High Need, High Demand Areas of North Texas," sponsored by HRSA, Federal, $1294938 Funded. (2022).
  • Palitsky, R. (Principal), Levin-Aspenson, H. (Supporting), "Challenging and Adverse Effects of Psychedelics: Phenomenology, Influencing Factors and Remedies," sponsored by Sarto Family Foundation donor advised fund, Private, $900000 Funded. (2024 - 2027).
  • Palitsky, R. (Principal), Levin-Aspenson, H. (Supporting), "Developing A Measure of Personal Religious History," sponsored by Emory University Spiritual Health seed grant, Other, $5000 Funded. (2024 - 2025).
  • Ruggero, C. (Principal), Levin-Aspenson, H. (Supporting), "Development of Negative Valence Measures," sponsored by NIMH, Federal, $3958784 Funded. (2020 - 2025).
  • Levin-Aspenson, H. (Co-Principal), Brewster, N. (Co-Principal), "Does Source Matter? Comparing Perceived Treatment Stigma With Family, Friends, and the Workplace in Latinos," sponsored by University of North Texas Center for Psychosocial Health Disparities Research, Improving Behavioral Health of Underserved Groups, Other, $2000 Funded. (2024 - 2024).
  • Levin-Aspenson, H. (Co-Principal), Manuel, B. (Co-Principal), "Identifying the Core and Lower-Order Features of Anankastia in Asian Americans: A Foundation for Improved Diagnostic Accuracy," sponsored by University of North Texas Center for Psychosocial Health Disparities Research, Improving Behavioral Health of Underserved Groups, Other, $1000 Funded. (2024 - 2024).
  • Levin-Aspenson, H., "Improving Measurement of Psychopathology Symptom Dimensions in the Hispanic/Latinx Community," sponsored by University of North Texas Center for Psychosocial Health Disparities Research, Improving Behavioral Health of Underserved Groups, University of North Texas, $10000 Funded. (2022 - 2023).

Service

University Service

  • Committee Member, Executive Committee. (2024 - Present).
  • Committee Member, Space Committee. (2023 - Present).
  • Committee Member, Clinical Area Committee. (2022 - Present).
  • Committee Member, Mentorship Committee. (2022 - Present).
  • Other (Graduate Student Advocate), Graduate Association of Students in Psychology. (2023 - 2024).
  • Committee Member, Scholarship Committee. (2023 - 2024).
  • Committee Member, Clinical Psychology Faculty Search Committee. (October 1, 2022 - May 2023).

Professional Service

  • Editorial Review Board Member, Personality Disorders: Theory, Research, and Treatment. (2024 - Present).
  • Editor, Associate Editor, Psychological Assessment. (2024 - Present).
  • Editorial Review Board Member, Journal of Psychopathology and Clinical Science. (January 2023 - Present).
  • Editorial Review Board Member, Assessment. (January 2022 - Present).
  • Program Coordinator, Hierarchical Taxonomy of Psychopathology internal grants review. (January 2021 - Present).
  • Member, Hierarchical Taxonomy of Psychopathology Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Workgroup. (2020 - Present).
  • Reviewer, Ad Hoc Reviewer, Translational Psychiatry. (2020 - Present).
  • Reviewer, Ad Hoc Reviewer, BMC Psychiatry. (2019 - Present).
  • Reviewer, Ad Hoc Reviewer, Clinical Psychological Science. (2019 - Present).
  • Reviewer, Ad Hoc Reviewer, Frontiers in Psychiatry. (2019 - Present).
  • Member, Hierarchical Taxonomy of Psychopathology Mania Workgroup. (2019 - Present).
  • Member, Hierarchical Taxonomy of Psychopathology Quantitative Methods Workgroup. (2019 - Present).
  • Reviewer, Ad Hoc Reviewer, Journal of Clinical Psychology. (2019 - Present).
  • Reviewer, Ad Hoc Reviewer, Psychological Medicine. (2019 - Present).
  • Member, Hierarchical Taxonomy of Psychopathology Measurement Workgroup. (2018 - Present).
  • Committee Member, Hierarchical Taxonomy of Psychopathology Revisions Workgroup peer review committee. (September 2022 - November 2022).
  • Committee Member, Society for Research in Psychopathology Smadar Levin Award committee. (May 2022 - September 2022).