ASSISTANT PROFESSOR Psychiatry

Specialty Psychology-PhD Education B.A., Johns Hopkins University M.A., Temple University Ph.D., Temple University Internship, Clinical Psychology Bellevue Hospital Fellowship, Clinical Psychology Veterans Affairs Medical Center Biography Dr. Iacoviello's research focuses on the patterns of thinking and behavior that underlie depression, bipolar disorder and anxiety disorders such as PTSD, social anxiety and OCD. Specifically, he is interested in understanding the role of cognitive biases, or maladaptive thinking patterns, that result in depression and anxiety. These include biased attention patterns and negative cognitive styles that lead people to "focus on the negative." He is interested in understanding how these cognitive biases develop (typically in response to traumatic or stressful life events), how they lead to depression and anxiety, and how they can be targeted and changed with psychological treatments. Dr. Iacoviello's clinical focus is on the treatment of mood and anxiety disorders using cognitive-behavioral and mindfulness-enhancing techniques, including ACT and Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT). He works with adolescents and adults struggling with a variety of difficulties including depression, PTSD, OCD, social anxiety, generalized anxiety, relationship difficulties, overwhelming stress, chronic pain, overcoming difficulties with interpersonal relationships, anger management and impulse control. His approach to psychotherapy focuses on understanding the difficulties the patient faces as well as identifying patients' strengths to overcome them, reducing the pain and distress patients currently experience and developing skills and behaviors to avoid problems in the future. Psychotherapy with Dr. Iacoviello typically involves a combination of exploring the past influences on your thinking and behavior, understanding how these patterns help and hinder you right now, and using cognitive, behavioral and mindfulness techniques to help you make the changes that you want for your life. Awards 2013 - 2018 K23 Career Development Research Grant National Institute of Health / National Institute of Mental Health 2013 - Travel Fellowship Winter Conference on Brain Research 2013 - 2015 Young Investigator Grant NARSAD- Brain and Behavior Research Foundation 2012 - Career Development Award Anxiety and Depression Association of America 2008 - Graduate Fund for Excellence Award Temple University 2006 - Student Researcher Award Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies Research Depression Anxiety Cognition Stress Resilience Cognitive biases Brain training Treatment research