Lillian Reuman
Assistant Professor of Psychology
Biography
Professor Reuman (she/her/hers) received her doctorate in clinical psychology from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC) in 2019. She completed her predoctoral internship at VA Boston Healthcare System. She then completed a National Institute of Mental Health T32 Postdoctoral Fellowship in the National Center for PTSD at VA Boston Healthcare System/Boston University School of Medicine. She joined the Stonehill Psychology Department in 2021.
Professor Reuman is dedicated to teaching and mentoring undergraduate students. She holistically supports her students as they engage with clinical research and explore professional and graduate opportunities. Prior to arriving at Stonehill College, Professor Reuman taught several courses at UNC (in programs/ departments including the Department of Psychology and Neuroscience, Correctional Outreach, Summer School, and Department of Education) and Duke TIP. She has received awards for her teaching, including the highly regarded UNC Tanner Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching.
Dr. Reuman’s research is dedicated to understanding and treating transdiagnostic fear-based disorders [i.e., DSM-5 anxiety disorders, obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD), and post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)]. At Stonehill College, she directs the Partnering with Anxiety Lab (P.A.L.). She conducts mixed methods (i.e., qualitative and quantitative) clinical research with the goal of directly improving the lives of individuals living with anxiety and those who interact with – and love – them. She aims to develop brief, accessible student-led and family-based intervention tools that promote well-being. Her peer-reviewed work has appeared most recently in academic journals including Behavior Therapy, Cognitive and Behavioral Practice, and Clinical Psychology: Science and Practice.
Professor Reuman has extensive clinical training in evidence-based treatments. She has provided clinical care across a range of settings including inpatient hospitals, general outpatient clinics, and specialized programs (e.g., UNC Anxiety Clinic and VA PTSD Clinics). She has experience working with individuals, couples, and groups of adolescents and adults with a range of presenting concerns, including obsessive-compulsive disorder, PTSD, and other anxiety and mood disorders.
Professor Reuman is committed to professional service. She is an active member of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies (ABCT) and the Anxiety & Depression Association of America (ADAA), where she serves on committees related to academic training and professional education. She is a co-chair of the ADAA Early Career Special Interest Group. She received the ADAA Alies Muskin Early Career Development Leadership Award for Clinical Research in 2017 and the Special Recognition Award in 2022.
Education
- B.A., Vassar College
- Ph.D., Clinical Psychology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Courses Taught
- Introduction to Psychopathology
- Clinical Psychology
- Multiculturalism
- Theories of and Treatments for Anxiety and Trauma
Selected Publications
- Reuman, L., Rutherford, A., Lencioni, A., & Clancy, M. (2023). Addressing anxiety through conversation and campus programming: a mixed methods exploration of student and parent perspectives. Journal of American College Health, 1-12.
- Reuman, L., & Davison, E. H. (2021). Delivered as described: A successful case of cognitive processing therapy with an older woman Veteran with PTSD. Cognitive and Behavioral Practice.
- Reuman, L., & Abramowitz, J. S. (2021). GIV CARE: A group intervention to reduce symptom accommodation in fear-based disorders. Cognitive and Behavioral Practice, 28, 336-349.
- Reuman, L., Thompson-Hollands, J., & Abramowitz, J. S. (2020). Better together: A review and recommendations to optimize research on family involvement in CBT for anxiety and related disorders. Behavior Therapy, 52, 594-606.
- Reuman, L., & Thompson-Hollands, J. (2020). Family accommodation in PTSD: Proposed considerations and distinctions from the established transdiagnostic literature. Clinical Psychology: Science and Practice, e12375.