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Wendi F. Cross, Ph.D.

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Phone Numbers

Office: (585) 275-2005

Fax: (585) 276-2292

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Biography

Professional Background

Dr. Cross is a member of the faculty in the Department of Psychiatry and in Pediatrics at the University of Rochester Medical Center. She is a clinical psychologist, educator and researcher. She is also an Education Specialist /Researcher at the VA's VISN 2 (Center of Excellence for Suicide Prevention, Canandaigua, NY) and the Director of the Education Core in the UR Health Lab where she collaborates on development and evaluation of technology-driven healthcare interventions such as VR and apps to improve patients’ experience. Dr. Cross completed a NIMH Mentored Patient-Oriented Research Career Development Award (K23) which focused on developing and testing models, methods and measures for training individuals charged with carrying forth a variety of evidence-based interventions into community settings. She is a graduate of the NIMH-supported Implementation Research Institute Fellowship, and her implementation science work has crosscut numerous interventions and practices. She is a member of the Society for Simulation in Healthcare and a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Clinical Scholars Awardee as part of a team that focused on building a “digital web” to meet the behavioral health needs of rural communities. She recently completed training in User-Centered Design during which she consulted to healthcare design companies and led a customer insight team for a UR project. Dr. Cross has published widely and collaborates with investigators nationally and internationally on a variety of projects focused on training and transfer of training for impact in real world settings, community-based interventions and innovations in healthcare delivery. Dr. Cross directed the Clinical Psychology Training program in the Department of Psychiatry for over a decade and has received numerous awards for her teaching and mentorship.

Credentials

Education

1993
PHD | Ohio University College of Osteopathic Medicine
Psychology

Post-doctoral Training & Residency

09/01/2018 - 08/31/2021
Fellowship at University of North Carolina Healthcare-CRNA verifs

09/01/1992 - 06/30/1994
Fellowship in Psychology at University of Rochester Medical Center

09/01/1991 - 06/30/1992
Internship in Psychology at University of Rochester Medical Center

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Awards

2019
Eric D. Caine, MD Award for Outstanding Mentoring
Location: Dept of Psychiatry, URMC

2018 - 2021
Robert Wood Johnson Clinical Scholars Award

2018
Stephen W. Munson, MD Award for Excellence in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Teaching
Sponsor: presented by Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Fellows
Location: Department of Psychiatry, URMC, Rochester, NY

2017
Rita Underberg Award for Excellence in Teaching
Location: Department of Psychiatry, URMC

2015
Ray Babineau Award for Excellence in Psychotherapy Training, Department of Psychiatry

2014
Award for Excellence in Teaching, Department of Psychiatry

2012
Emerald Literati Network 2012 Award

2011 - 2013
NIMH Implementation Research Institute Fellowship

2005
Award for Outstanding Training in Group Psychotherapy
Sponsor: American Group Psychotherapy Association

2003
Early Investigator Poster Award, Collier Research Day
Sponsor: Department of Psychiatry, URMC

2003
Award for Excellence in Teaching
Sponsor: Department of Psychiatry, URMC

1998
Marjorie Harle Foundation Award for Education in Child/ Adolescent Psychiatry
Sponsor: URMC

1989 - 1991
Teaching Assistantship (merit based)
Sponsor: Ohio University

1988
Donald Clippinger Research Fellowship Award
Sponsor: Ohio University

1987
Best Student Paper
Sponsor: APA Division 30 (Psychological Hypnosis)

1987
Teaching Assistantship (merit based)
Sponsor: Ohio University

1985 - 1986
Ontario Graduate Scholar
Sponsor: Ontario Provincial Government

1985 - 1986
Medical Research Council Student Research Grant
Sponsor: Medical Research Council, Federal Government

1984
Senate Medal for Outstanding Academic Achievement
Sponsor: Carleton University

1982
Carling O'Keefe Scholarship for Academic Achievement
Sponsor: Carling O'Keefe, Ottawa

1982
Carleton University Scholar
Sponsor: Carleton University

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Publications

Journal Articles

3/25/2023
Cerulli C, Missell-Gray R, Harrington D, Thurston SW, Quinlan K, Jones KR, Cross WF. "A Randomized Control Trial to Test Dissemination of an Online Suicide Prevention Training For Intimate Partner Violence Hotline Workers." Journal of family violence.. 2023 Mar 25; :1-14. Epub 2023 Mar 25.

2/28/2023
Stover AN, Lavigne JE, Shook A, MacAllister C, Cross WF, Carpenter DM. "Development of the Pharm-SAVES educational module for gatekeeper suicide prevention training for community pharmacy staff." Health expectations : an international journal of public participation in health care and health policy.. 2023 Feb 28; Epub 2023 Feb 28.

1/9/2023
Sams DP, Garrison D, Walsh P, Maeng D, Cross W. "The rapid stabilization pathway: impact of a brief inpatient intervention on the length of stay and readmissions among psychiatrically hospitalized adolescents." Child and adolescent mental health.. 2023 Jan 9; Epub 2023 Jan 09.

Books & Chapters

2004
Chapter Title: Translating research on resilience into school-based prevention: Program components and preliminary outcomes from the Promoting Resilient Children Initiative (PRCI)
Book Title: Community Planning to Foster Resilience in Children
Author List: Wyman, P.A., Cross, W., & Barry, J.
Edited By: M.Weist & C. Clauss-Ehlers
Published By: Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers 2004 in New York

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