Holly Levin-Aspenson

Previous Scheduled Teaching

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

Contracts, Grants and 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).