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Sample Dossier Type of case: Promotion to Clinical Associate Professor Area of excellence: Service Yelena Chernyak Department of Psychiatry School of Medicine This dossier omits all internal reviews, external review letters, and appendix materials. Pages are not numbered. The order may not be in the order of dossier folders. Guide to contents: Pages 2-36 Curriculum Vitae Pages 37-41 Candidate Statement (7 page version) Pages 42-51 Teaching sections Pages 52-60 Service sections

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Page 1: Sample Dossier Type of case: Promotion to Clinical

Sample Dossier Type of case Promotion to Clinical Associate Professor Area of excellence Service Yelena Chernyak Department of Psychiatry School of Medicine This dossier omits all internal reviews external review letters and appendix materials Pages are not numbered The order may not be in the order of dossier folders Guide to contents Pages 2-36 Curriculum Vitae Pages 37-41 Candidate Statement (7 page version) Pages 42-51 Teaching sections Pages 52-60 Service sections

Yelena Chernyak PhD DBSM

Contact Information Department of Psychiatry

Indiana University School of Medicine

IU Health Neuroscience Center

355 W 16th Street Suite 2800

Indianapolis IN 46202-7176

3179637259

3179637325 (fax)

ychernyaiupuiedu

Education

Undergraduate 2005 Bachelor of Science Psychology

Indiana University Bloomington IN

Graduate 2007 Master of Science Clinical Psychology

Drexel University Philadelphia PA

2010 Doctor of Philosophy Clinical Psychology

Drexel University Philadelphia PA

Internship 2009 - 2010 APA-Approved Internship Clinical Psychology

The May Institute Boston MA

Fellowship 2010 - 2011 Clinical Health Psychology

Department of Psychiatry amp Psychology

Neurological Institute The Cleveland Clinic

Cleveland OH

indicates work done in-rank

Primary Academic Appointments

2011 ndash Clinical Assistant Professor

Department of Psychiatry

Indiana University School of Medicine

Clinical AppointmentsDirectorships

2011 ndash Staff Psychologist

Adult Outpatient Psychiatry Clinic

Indiana University Health Neurosciences Center

2011 ndash Primary Psychologist

Multi-disciplinary Psychosocial Oncology Clinic

Indiana University Simon Cancer Center

Yelena Chernyak PhD August 17 2020 Page 2 of 25

2011 ndash Supervising Psychologist

Thoracic Transplant Psychology Program

Advanced Heart and Lung Care Clinic

Indiana University Health Methodist Hospital

2014 ndash Director of Behavioral Sleep Medicine Program

Adult Outpatient Psychiatry Clinic

Indiana University Health Neuroscience Center

2015 ndash Chief Psychologist

Adult Outpatient Psychiatry Clinic

Indiana University Health Neurosciences Center

2017 - Director of Clinical Health Psychology Postdoctoral Fellowship

Department of Psychiatry

Indiana University School of Medicine

2019 - Section of Psychology Fellowship Programs Director

Department of Psychiatry

Indiana University School of Medicine

Licensure

2011 - 2012 Licensed Psychologist

State of Ohio

License 6792

2011 ndash Licensed Psychologist

State of Indiana

License 20012527A

2011 ndash Health Service Provider in Psychology

State of Indiana

Certificate 20012527A

Specialty Board Status

2012 ndash Board Certification in Behavioral Sleep Medicine (CBSM)

American Academy of Sleep Medicine

2020 ndash Diplomate in Behavioral Sleep Medicine (DBSM)

Board of Behavioral Sleep Medicine

Professional Organizations

2011 ndash American Psychological Association (APA)

2011 ndash APA - Division 38 Health Psychology

Yelena Chernyak PhD August 17 2020 Page 3 of 25

2012 ndash 15 American Academy of Sleep Medicine

2012 ndash Society of Behavioral Medicine

2013 ndash Indiana Psychological Association

2013 ndash Association of Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies

2015 ndash Society of Behavioral Sleep Medicine

Professional Honors and Awards

2002 2003 Faculty Award ($4500 annually)

2004 Indiana University

2002 2003 Honors College Award ($4000 annually)

2004 Indiana University

2004 Awarded High Distinction

Honors College

Indiana University

2004 Honors Diplomate

Department of Psychology

Indiana University

2005 Graduated with High Honors

College of Arts and Sciences

Indiana University

2005 2006 Provost Fellow

Department of Graduate Studies

Drexel University

2007 2008 Professional Conference Travel Award

2009 Department of Graduate Studies

Drexel University Philadelphia PA

2010 Best Dissertation - Highly Commended Award

Department of Graduate Studies

Drexel University Philadelphia PA

2013 Victor Knarr Hypnosis Training Fund Award

Department of Psychiatry

Indiana University School of Medicine

2015 Victor Knarr Hypnosis Training Fund Award

Department of Psychiatry

Indiana University School of Medicine

Yelena Chernyak PhD August 17 2020 Page 4 of 25

2017 WM George McAdoo Award

Excellence in Teaching by the Psychology Internship Program

Department of Psychiatry

Indiana University School of Medicine

Professional Development

2011 - 2012 Leadership in Academic Medicine Program

Indiana University School of Medicine

Consulting

2016 - Healthy IU and Indiana University Health

Content Expert Development and review of occupational

Health Program lsquoSleep Great IUcopyrsquo

2019 - BetterUp

San Fransisco CA

Consulting and Coaching on Healthy Sleep for Industry

Teaching

Didactic Undergraduate Students

1 2008 ldquoAxis II Comorbidity and Dialectical Behavioral Therapy for

Eating Disordersrdquo

The Psychology of Eating Disorders and Obesity (PSY 357)

Department of Psychology

Drexel University

Philadelphia PA

Enrollment 30 students

2 2008 - 2010 Approaches to Personality (PSY 140)

Department of Psychology

Drexel University

Philadelphia PA

Enrollment 50 students

3 2009 - 2010 The Psychology of Eating Disorders and Obesity (PSY 357)

Department of Psychology

Drexel University

Philadelphia PA

Enrollment 30 students

Didactic Graduate and Medical Students (IUPUIIUSOM unless otherwise noted)

1 2009 ldquoDiagnosis and Treatment of Eating Disorders and Obesityrdquo

Psychopathology (PSY 520)

Yelena Chernyak PhD August 17 2020 Page 5 of 25

Clinical Psychology Doctoral Program

Drexel University

Department of Psychology

Philadelphia PA

Enrollment 15

2 2012-2013 Introduction to Clinical Medicine I (ICM1-1 Course X600)

Co-preceptor for year-long weekly course for MS2 students

Enrollment 10

3 2012-2014 Evidence Based Medicine

Monthly lecture series for MS2 psychiatry clerkship

Enrollment 25

4 2013 Intersession Preceptor ndash Standardized Patient Simulation

MedicinePsychiatryNeurology Medical Students

Bi-Annual Learning Activity

Enrollment 10

5 2017 Behavioral Sleep Medicine

Invited Workshop

Department of Psychology

Graduate Program in Clinical Psychology

IUPUI

Enrollment 30

Didactic Postgraduate Students (Interns Residents Fellows IUPUIIUSOM)

1 2011 ldquoDSM-IV Mood Disordersrdquo

Psychiatry Residents (PGY-I)

Department of Psychiatry

Enrollment 8

2 2012 ndash 2016 Course Director Diversity in Psychology

Psychology Internship

Section of Psychology

Department of Psychiatry

Enrollment 6

3 2012 ldquoSleep Disorders in Bariatric Populationsrdquo

Invited Lecturer for Psychology Practicum Didactic Training

IU Health Bariatric and Medical Weight Loss Center

Enrollment 5

4 2012 ldquoEvidence Based Treatment Weight Managementrdquo

Yelena Chernyak PhD August 17 2020 Page 6 of 25

Empirically Supported Treatments Course

Psychology Internship

Section of Psychology

Department of Psychiatry

Enrollment 6

5 2012 ldquoEvidence Based Treatment Behavioral Sleep Medicinerdquo

Empirically Supported Treatments Course

Section of Psychology

Department of Psychiatry

Enrollment 6

6 2013 ndash ldquoPsychiatry amp Sleeprdquo

Sleep Medicine Fellowship Lecture

Division of Pulmonary Critical Care Sleep amp Occupational

Medicine

Enrollment 2

7 2013 ndash ldquoCognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomniardquo

Sleep Medicine Fellowship Lecture

Division of Pulmonary Critical Care Sleep amp Occupational

Medicine

Enrollment 2

8 2014 ndash ldquoHealth Psychology Interventionsrdquo

Intervention Course

Psychology Internship

Section of Psychology

Department of Psychiatry

Enrollment 7

9 2014 ndash 2017 ldquoMindfulness Interventionsrdquo

Intervention Course Psychology Internship

Section of Psychology

Department of Psychiatry

Enrollment 7

10 2014 ldquoBehavioral Sleep Medicinerdquo

Residency Didactics

Department of Family Medicine

Enrollment 20

11 2015 ldquoBehavioral Sleep Medicinerdquo

Quarterly Educational Seminar

Psychology Pre-doctoral Internship

Section of Psychology

Yelena Chernyak PhD August 17 2020 Page 7 of 25

Department of Psychiatry

Enrollment 6

12 2016 ldquoProfessional Developmentrdquo Invited Speaker

Quarterly Educational Seminar

Psychology Pre-doctoral Internship

Section of Psychology

Department of Psychiatry

Enrollment 6

13 2016 ndash Course Director Ethics in Psychology

Psychology Internship

Section of Psychology

Department of Psychiatry

Enrollment 7

14 2019 - Course Director

Journal Club amp Didactic Lecture Series in Professional

Development

Section of Psychology

Department of Psychiatry

Enrollment 8

15 2020 lsquoBilling Practices amp Productivity Considerations in

Professional Psychologyrsquo Lecture

Journal Club amp Didactic Lecture Series in Professional

Development

Section of Psychology

Department of Psychiatry

Enrollment 8

16 2020 ldquoAdvocating for Psychology as a Profession amp Oneselfrsquo

Journal Club amp Didactic Lecture Series in Professional

Development

Section of Psychology

Department of Psychiatry

Enrollment 8

Clinical Teaching

1 2011 ndash 2014 Co-Course Director

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Theory and Application

(PSRES201)

Psychiatry Residency Program

Department of Psychiatry IUSOM

6 month rotation

Students

Yelena Chernyak PhD August 17 2020 Page 8 of 25

Andrew Adler MD

Michael Francis MD

Daniel Hackman MD

Kimberly Lo MD

David Orme MD

Ayesha Sajid MD

Paul Taraska MD

Lisa Burckhartzmeyer MD

Rebecca Smith MD

Caitlyn Adams MD

Emily Zarse MD

Corey Trobaugh MD

Gena Mooneyham MD

Kristen Dauss MD

2 2012 - Supervisor Clinical Psychology Practicum

Adult Outpatient Psychiatry Clinic

Section of Psychology Department of Psychiatry IUSOM

6 month rotation 1 dayweek

Students

Tasneem Khambaty (IUPUI)

3 2012 - Behavioral Sleep Medicine Training

Sleep Medicine Fellowship

1 year rotation frac12 day every other week

IUSOM Division of Pulmonary Critical Care Sleep amp

Occupational Medicine

Fellows

Pritam Neuptame MD

Anuja Bandyopadhyay MD

Anita Rajagopal MD

Stephen Gradney MD

Stephanie Ashraf MD

Stephanie Stahl MD

Stephanie Jackson MD

Adam Lenet MD

Aaron Roberts MD

Angie White MD

4 2012 ndash Supervisor in Adult Clinical and Health Psychology

APA-approved Clinical Psychology Internship Program

Section of Psychology Department of Psychiatry IUSOM

6-month rotation 3 daysweek

Students

Kristen Merkitsch

Anna-Leigh Powell

Yelena Chernyak PhD August 17 2020 Page 9 of 25

Ming Hwei Yek

Maija Taylor

Shannon Brothers

Danielle Henderson

Hannah Ford

Linda Skalski

Quetzal Class

Jennie Petrie

Patrick Quinn

Samantha Gray

Andrew Cooper

Rachel Holmes

5 2015 ndash Supervisor in Behavioral Sleep Medicine

APA-approved Clinical Psychology Internship Program

Section of Psychology Department of Psychiatry IUSOM

6-month rotation 1 dayweek

Students

Maureen McQuillan

Audrey Lee OrsquoConnor

Autumn Truss

Anna-Leigh Powell

Kristin Touza

Rebecca Elias

Maija Taylor

Rachel Goldin

Danielle Henderson

Lindsey Williams

Practicum Training Site Graduate Students

Students

Marguerite Claire Wilson (IUB)

Alexandra Moussa-Touks (IUB)

Amber Craig (IUB)

Danielle Tometich (IUPUI)

Maureen McQuillan (IUB)

Jay Patel (IUPUI)

Fernanda Rossi (IUB)

Jessica Bernston (IUPUI) Practicum student

6 2017 ndash Director Clinical Health Psychology Fellowship

Section of Psychology Department of Psychiatry IUSOM

1 year full-time post-doctoral specialty training jointly with

the Advanced Heart and Lung Care Clinic at IUH

Methodist Hospital

Anahli Patel PsyD

Lisa The PhD

Yelena Chernyak PhD August 17 2020 Page 10 of 25

Danielle Henderson PhD

7 2018 ndash Supervisor in Cardio-thoracic amp Transplant Psychology

Psychology Practicum

Section of Psychology Department of Psychiatry IUSOM

6 month rotation 1-2 daysweek

Students

Loretta Hsueh (IUPUI)

8 2019 - Behavioral Sleep Medicine Specialty Rotation Supervisor

Sleep Medicine Rotation

Internal Medicine Residencies

Students 1-2 studentmonth weekly

Ahmed Kiani MD

Samantha Kay MD

Sam Mshelbwala MD

Jennifer Peng MD

Zunera Tariq MD

Kevin Zhang MD

William Plunk MD

Skye El Sayegh MD

Jonathan Koons MD

Jonathan McCollum MD

Miysha Shaw MD

Mark Krauth MD

Siri Kadire MD

Chiemela Ubagharaji MD

Ryan White MD

Maniar Mehta MD

Elizabeth Cowgill MD

Teaching Administration and Curricular Development

1 2017 - Clinical Health Psychology Post-doctoral Fellowship

Co-Director

Department of Psychiatry

Indiana University School of Medicine

- Handbook Development

- Curriculum Development

2 2019 - Fellowships Director

Section of Psychology Department of Psychiatry

Indiana University School of Medicine

- Coordination of fellowship advertising recruitment and

policies

- Clinical Psychology Post-doctoral Fellowship Didactic Series

o Curriculum Development

Yelena Chernyak PhD August 17 2020 Page 11 of 25

o TopicSpeaker selection

o Fellow evaluationsatisfaction survey

Mentoring

Faculty Mentoring

1 2014 - 2015 Huaiyu Zhang PhD

Assistant Professor of Clinical Psychology in Clinical Psychiatry

Department of Psychiatry

Indiana University School of Medicine

2 2015 - Courtney Johnson PhD

Assistant Professor of Clinical Psychology in Clinical Psychiatry

Department of Psychiatry

Indiana University School of Medicine

3 2018 - Danielle Henderson PhD

Assistant Professor of Clinical Psychology in Clinical Psychiatry

Department of Psychiatry

Indiana University School of Medicine

Medical Student Mentoring

1 2019 - Caroline Bolarwina MPH

MS4

Research Mentoring on the lsquoBarriers to Optimal Behavioral Sleep

Medicine Referrals in an Academic Medical Centerrsquo Project

Indiana University School of Medicine

Service

University Service

School (Indiana University School of Medicine)

2019 ndash Womenrsquos Advisory Council

Department (Psychiatry Indiana University School of Medicine)

2012 - Member

Internship Selection Committee

Section of Psychology

2015 ndash Member

Executive Committee

Section of Psychology

Yelena Chernyak PhD August 17 2020 Page 12 of 25

2015 ndash Member

Psychology Internship Executive Committee

Section of Psychology

2016 ndash 2017 Co-Director

EMR Transition Committee

Adult Outpatient Psychiatry Clinic

2016 ndash Member

Space Committee

2017 ndash Member

Quality Committee

Professional Service

2015 Member

Fall Conference Planning Committee

Indiana Psychological Association

2015 ndash 2019 Member

Society of Behavioral Sleep Medicine

Practice Committee

2019 2019 National Conference Symposium Review Committee

2019 ndash Present Member

Society of Behavioral Sleep Medicine

Membership Committee

2020 ndash Present Member

Association of Psychologists in Academic Health Centers

Conference Planning Committee

Reviewer for Journals

2007 Physiology and Behavior

2008 Archives of Internal Medicine

2018 - Translational Behavioral Medicine

2018 - Annals of Behavioral Medicine

2019 - Health Psychology

Yelena Chernyak PhD August 17 2020 Page 13 of 25

2020 - Heart amp Lung Journal of Acute and Critical Care

2020 ndash International Journal of Stress Management

Service to Patients (Presentations to the community)

2008 ndash 2009 Campus Outreach Planning Committee

Student Counseling Center

Drexel University

Philadelphia PA

2009 Wellness Workshop ldquoBikini Ready Body Healthrdquo

Student Counseling Center

Drexel University

Philadelphia PA

2011 Health Workshop Series

ldquoManaging Stressrdquo

ldquoDepression and Heart Diseaserdquo

Cardiac Rehabilitation Program

Methodist Hospital

Indiana University Health

Indianapolis IN

2015 ndash ldquoManaging Anxiety and Stressrdquo

Advanced Heart Failure Support Group

Methodist Hospital

Indiana University Health

Indianapolis IN

Service Grants

Completed

IUSCC Internal Grant Otte(PI) 2015-2018

Indiana University Simon Cancer Center $50000

Screening Breast Cancer Survivors for Sleep Disorders Using a Clinical Decision Tool A Pilot

Study

Role Co-Investigator

Funded

PCORI 14719 MuseyKroenke (PI) $3356413

Assessment of Prevention Diagnosis and Treatment Options Addressing Anxiety among Low-

Risk Chest Pain Patients in the Emergency Department Setting

This 3-arm trial will compare outcomes for patients with anxiety and low-risk chest pain

evaluated in the Emergency Department treated with standard care are referral for self-help CBT

sessions and peer support or virtual CBT intervention Patients stakeholders and health system

Yelena Chernyak PhD August 17 2020 Page 14 of 25

leaders have collaborated to maximize feasibility patient values barriers and preferences for

care

Role Co-Investigator 25 effort

Pending

R61R33 HL155794-01 Stewart (PI) $3473431

Strengthening Hearts by Addressing Disrupted Sleep (SHADES) Randomized Controlled Trial

NIHNHLBI

The aims of this phase II randomized controlled trial are (1) to determine if a modernized

collaborative stepped care intervention for insomnia reduces the excess cardiovascular disease

(CVD) risk of primary care patients with insomnia disorder and (2) to identify the mechanisms

by which this improvement may occur

Role Co-Investigator 20 Effort

Submitted But Not Funded Grants

1R15CA208664-01 Otte (PI) 2017-2019 $300000

SleeP SmaRt A Screen and Personalized Referral Algorithm for Breast Cancer Survivors with

Chronic Sleep Problems

Role Investigator

Invited Service Presentations

Local

1 March 2008 ldquoSocial Justice in Health Care The Role of Body Imagerdquo

Drexel University Office of Student Life

Philadelphia PA

2 February 2009 ldquoIdentifying and addressing problematic dieting in university-

based populationsrdquo

Drexel University Student Counseling Center

Philadelphia PA

3 February 2009 ldquoIdentifying and addressing problematic dieting in university-

based populationsrdquo

Drexel University Student Counseling Center

Philadelphia PA

4 March 2009 ldquoCAPS Lecture Tales from my Scalerdquo

Rosemont College Department of Womenrsquos Studies

Bryn Mawr PA

5 November 2010 ldquoThe Third Wave of CBT ACT and Mindfulness Techniquesrdquo

Health Psychology Fellowship Didactics Series

Cleveland Clinic

Cleveland OH

6 February 2011 ldquoPatient-Centered Communication with Oncology Patientsrdquo

Yelena Chernyak PhD August 17 2020 Page 15 of 25

Taussig Cancer Center Masterrsquos Course

Cleveland Clinic

Cleveland OH

7 March 2011 ldquoNighttime Eating Disorders Differential Diagnosis and

Treatmentrdquo

Sleep Disorders Center Grand Rounds

Cleveland Clinic

Cleveland OH

8 April 2011 ldquoDistinguishing Normative Dieting from Disordered Eating

Evaluation and Intervention Guidelinesrdquo

Department of Psychiatry Grand Rounds

Cleveland Clinic

Cleveland OH

9 May 2011 ldquoWhen is Weight-Loss Considered an Eating Disorderrdquo

Department of Pediatrics Grand Rounds

Fairview Hospital

Cleveland Clinic Foundation

Cleveland OH

10 December 2011 ldquoDevelopment amp Utilization of Behavioral Rating

Scales Can psychological assessment predict problems after

bariatric surgery and identify persons at higher riskrdquo

Bariatric and Medical Weight Loss Center

Indiana University Health

Indianapolis IN

11 March 2012 ldquoCognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomniardquo

Sleep Disorders Center

Indiana University Health

Indianapolis IN

12 January 2012 ldquoManaging Difficult Patients Improving Communication

Service Delivery and Treatment Adherencerdquo

Department of Psychiatry Grand Rounds

Indiana University School of Medicine

13 December 2012 ldquoSleep Disorders in Bariatric Populationsrdquo

Psychology Practicum Didactic Training

Bariatric and Medical Weight Loss Center

Indiana University Health

Indianapolis IN

14 September 2013 ldquoDSM-5 Update Eating and Personality Disordersrdquo

Yelena Chernyak PhD August 17 2020 Page 16 of 25

Department of Psychiatry Grand Rounds

Indiana University School of Medicine

Indianapolis IN

15 September 2013 ldquoIntroduction to Cognitive Behavioral Therapyrdquo

Department of Occupational Therapy

Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis

Indianapolis IN

16 February 2014 ldquoCognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomniardquo

Department of Psychiatry Grand Rounds

Indiana University School of Medicine

Indianapolis IN

17 April 2019 ldquoCBT-I amp Traumardquo

Sleep Disorders Center

Indiana University Health

Indianapolis IN

Regional

1 October 2010 ldquoThe Epidemic of Obesity Updates Psychological Sequelae

and Behavioral Interventionrdquo

Continuing Education Course

Ohio Psychological Association

Fall Conference

Columbus OH

2 April 2011 ldquoAdvancing the Understanding of the treatment of Eating

Disorders in Ohiordquo

Continuing Education Course

Ohio Psychological Association Workshop

Lindner Center

Cincinnati OH

Lecture ldquoAwareness of Societal Messages Competing

Influences on Weight and Eatingrdquo

3 July 2012 ldquoEthicsrdquo

Continuing Education Course

Section of Psychology

Department of Psychiatry

Indiana University School of Medicine

Lecture ldquoEthical Issues of Health Psychology in the Medical

Settingrdquo

4 June 2013 ldquoDSM-5rdquo

Continuing Education Course

Yelena Chernyak PhD August 17 2020 Page 17 of 25

Department of Psychiatry

Section of Psychology

Indiana University School of Medicine

Lecture ldquoSleep Eating and Personality Disordersrdquo

5 May 2015 Essentials of Cancer Survivorship A Workshop for

Health Care Professionals

Continuing Education Course

IU Health Cancer Centers The Ohio State University and

University of Cincinnati Cancer Survivorship Consortium

Indianapolis IN

Lecture ldquoCoping with Anxiety and Depression Psychological

Issues During Cancer and Beyondrdquo

6 November 2015 ldquoSleeplessness in America How Inadequate Sleep Related

To Health and Wellbeingrdquo

Continuing Education Course

Indiana Psychological Association

Fall Conference

Indianapolis IN

Lecture ldquoSleeplessness in America How Inadequate Sleep

Related To Health and Wellbeingrdquo

7 April 2016 ldquoBehavioral Sleep Medicine Psychological Treatment for

Insomnia and other Sleep Disordersrdquo

Department of Internal Medicine Grand Rounds

Reid Hospital

Richmond IN

8 June 2016 ldquoHealth Psychology Interventions for Medically and

Psychiatrically Ill Patientsrdquo

Department of Internal Medicine Grand Rounds Reid Hospital

Richmond IN

9 November 2016 ldquoMood Disorders in Women ndash A Lifespan Approachrdquo

Department of Internal Medicine Grand Rounds

Reid Hospital

Richmond IN

10 October 2017 ldquoCBT for Anxiety and Depressionrdquo

Grand Rounds

Decatur County Memorial Hospital

Greensburg IN

11 November 2017 ldquoMindfulness Based Stress Reductionrdquo

Grand Rounds

Yelena Chernyak PhD August 17 2020 Page 18 of 25

Columbus Regional Hospital

Columbus IN

12 April 2019 ldquoSleeplessness in the 21st Century - How

Inadequate Sleep Relates to Health and Wellbeing and the

Everyday Habits that Get in the Wayrdquo

IUSOM Office of Medical Education ndash Wellness Coalition

Streamed Statewide

Indianapolis IN

Scientific Abstracts amp Presentations (in rank daggerstudent trainee author students underlined)

Local

1 Lowe MR Chernyak Y (2006 March) The Role of Dieting in Bulimia Nervosa A

Reformulation Poster Session presented at the 2006 annual Drexel University Research

Day Philadelphia PA

2 Chernyak Y Lowe MR (2007 March) Fear of Fatness of Drive to be Thin Motivations for

Dieting in Normal Weight Women Poster session presented at the 2007 annual Psi Chi Research

day at the University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia PA

3 Chernyak Y Heinberg JL (2011 March ) Impact of preferred weight on weight loss

outcomes in bariatric surgery patients Research oral presentation given at the Cleveland

Clinic Endocrinology and Metabolism Institute Research Day Cleveland OH

4 daggerPatel A Chernyak Y (2020 March) The Need for Psychological Rehabilitation in

Lung Transplant Recipients Indiana University Research day Indianapolis IN

National

1 Lowe MR Ognibine J Kral T Chernyak Y (2006 October) Development and Pilot

Testing of a New Procedure for directly assessing long-term Nutritional Intake at Worksite

Cafeterias Poster session presented at the 2006 annual meeting of the Obesity Society

Boston MA

2 Chernyak Y Lowe MR (2007 May) Fear of Fatness or Drive to be Thin

Motivations for Dieting in Normal Weight Women Poster session presented at the 2007

annual meeting of the International Academy of Eating Disorders Baltimore MD

3 Chernyak Y Lowe MR (2007 October) Differentiating drive for thinness and drive to

be thin Restrained eaters and bulimic individuals have different motives for dieting

Poster session presented at the 2007 annual meeting of the Eating Disorders Research

Society Pittsburg PA

4 Chernyak Y Lowe MR (2007 October) Fear of Fatness or Drive to be Thin

Motivations for Dieting in Normal Weight Women Restrained Eaters and Bulimic Patients

Yelena Chernyak PhD August 17 2020 Page 19 of 25

Poster session presented at the 2007 annual meeting of the Renfrew Center Foundation

Philadelphia PA

5 Chernyak Y Lowe MR (2007 November) Drive for Thinness is Not the Same as

Drive to be Thin On the Motivations for Dieting in Normal Weight Restrained Eaters and

Bulimic Individuals Poster session presented at the 2007 annual meeting of the Association

of Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies Philadelphia PA

6 Thomas JG Markowitz J Tappe K ChernyakY Ochner C Butryn ML Lowe

MR Telephone-Based Weight Loss Maintenance Interventions for Patients Referred from

Primary Care Clinics Poster session presented at the 2008 annual meeting of the Obesity

Society Phoenix AZ

7 Chernyak Y Lowe MR (2008 July) Drive for Thinness is Not the Same as Drive to be

Thin On the Motivations for Dieting in Normal Weight Restrained Eaters and Bulimic

Individuals Poster session presented at the 2008 annual meeting of the Society for the

Study of Ingestive Behavior Paris France

8 Chernyak Y Neeren MA Lowe MR (2008 September) Dietary Rule Breaking and

Loss of Control How Much do they Overlap Presented at the 2008 annual meeting of the

Eating Disorders Research Society Montreal QC Canada

9 Chernyak Y Lowe MR (2008 November) Drive to be Thin and Resistance to

Treatment Goal Weight On the Motivation for Dieting in Anorexic and Bulimic

Individuals Poster session accepted to the 2008 annual meeting of the Association of

Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies Orland Florida

10 Shaw JA OrsquoPlanick A Brooks G E Ice S M Bunnell D W Tahilani K K

Clark V L Lubarsky L D Chernyak Y and Lowe M R (2009 September 25) Level

of Weight Suppression in Anorexia Nervosa Predicts Clinical Deterioration During

Treatment in an Intensive Outpatient Program Paper presented at the annual meeting of

the Eating Disorders Research Society New York

11 Chernyak Y Lowe MR OrsquoPlanick A Ice SM amp Bunnell DW (2009 September)

Development and testing of measures to assess weight-related motivations for dieting in

eating disordered individuals Poster presented at the 2009 annual meeting of the Eating

Disorders Research Society New York NY

12 Clark VL Chernyak Y Neeren AM Lowe MR (2009 October) Dietary rules and

loss of control over eating in a weight gain-prone sample Poster presented at the 2009

annual meeting of The Obesity Society Washingtn DC

13 Chernyak Y Lowe MR (2009 November) Development and testing of measures to

assess weight-related motivations for dieting in eating disordered individuals Poster

session accepted to the 2009 annual meeting of the Renfrew Center Foundation

Philadelphia PA

Yelena Chernyak PhD August 17 2020 Page 20 of 25

14 ChernyakY Heinberg JL (2011 June) Impact of preferred weight on weight loss

outcomes in bariatric surgery patients Selective oral presentation in the Masters Course in

Behavioral Health Session presented at the 2011 annual Association of Metabolic and

Bariatric Surgery Orland FL

15 Heinberg L J Windover A Ashton K Merrell J Chernyak Y (2011 June)

Psychological evaluation ratings and 1 month psychological adjustment Who reports pain

nausea dehydration and regret Selective oral presentation in the Masters Course in

Behavioral Health Session presented at the 2011 annual Association of Metabolic and

Bariatric Surgery Orland FL

16 Otte J L Manchanda S Skaar T Rand K Weaver M Chernyak Y Davis L

Krier C Carpenter J S (2015) Oncology provider knowledge and practice for sleep

problems in cancer patients and survivors American Academy of Sleep Medicine SLEEP

2015 Seattle WA

17 Chernyak Y Avant A (2016 March) Satisfaction with a Multidisciplinary

Psychotherapy and Social Support Program in Patients with Ventricular Assist Devices

Society of Behavioral Medicine Washington DC

18 Chernyak Y (2016 June) Patient Acceptability of Behavioral Sleep Medicine

Referrals In An Academic Medical Center American Academy of Sleep Medicine SLEEP

Denver CO

19 Otte J L Lalevich S Hollingsworth P Chernyak Y Manchanda S (2017 June)

ldquoSleep Greatrdquo A Wellness Program To Promote Sleep In The Workplace American

Academy of Sleep Medicine SLEEP 2017 Boston MA

20 Jackson L Otte J L Chernyak Y Johns S Manchanda S Storniolo AM LK K

Draucker C (April 2018) Facilitators and Barriers of Providing Sleep Specialists

Referrals to Breast Cancer Survivors with Chronic Sleep Problems Midwest Nursing

Research Societyrsquos 32th Annual Research Conference Cleveland OH

21 daggerHenderson DR Chernyak C Gutteridge D Roe DW (August 2018) Unmasking

Severe Anxiety After Lung Transplant NATCO ndash The Organization of Transplant

Professionals Indianapolis IN

22 daggerHenderson DR Chernyak C (August 2018) A Pre-Transplant Psychological

Characterization of Patients with Lung Disease NATCO ndash The Organization of Transplant

Professionals Indianapolis IN

23 daggerHenderson DR Chernyak Y Using A Clinician-rated Measure to Predict Listing for

Lung Transplantation Society of Behavioral Medicine Washington DC 2019

24 daggerTeh LB Henderson DR amp Chernyak Y Post Item-Level Psychometric Validation

Yelena Chernyak PhD August 17 2020 Page 21 of 25

of the Stanford Integrated Psychosocial Assessment for Transplant (SIPAT) for Thoracic

Transplant Candidates Society of Behavioral Medicine Washington DC 2019

25 daggerChernyak Y amp Hsueh L Self-Reported Psychological Distress During Post Lung

Transplant Intensive Outpatient Rehabilitation Accepted presentation at the American

Psychological Association Chicago IL 2019

26 Otte J L Chernyak Y Manchanda S Sleep Disorders in Breast Cancer Survivors

Barriers and Strategies for Identification and Treatment Referral Symposium Society for

Behavioral Sleep Medicine Birmingham AL 2019

Publications (in rank daggerstudent trainee author students underlined)

Service Publications

Refereed

1 Chernyak Y Lowe MR (2010) Motivations for Dieting Drive for Thinness Is

Different From Drive for Objective Thinness Journal of Abnormal Psychology 119(2)276-

281 httpdoi101037a0018398

2 Lowe MR Bunnell DW Neeren AM Chernyak Y Greberman L (2011)

Evaluating the real-world effectiveness of cognitive-behavior therapy efficacy research on

eating disorders A case study from a community-based clinical setting International

Journal of Eating Disorders 44(1) 9-18 httpsdoiorg101002eat20782

3 Otte J L Carpenter J S Manchanda S Rand K L Skaar T C Weaver M

Chernyak Y Zhong X Igega C and Landis C (2014) Systematic review of sleep

disorders in cancer patients Can the prevalence of sleep disorders be ascertained Cancer

Medicine 4(2) 183ndash200 httpsdoi101002cam4356

4 Otte JL Davis L Carpenter JS Krier C Skaar T Rand KL Weaver MT

Landis CA Chernyak Y amp Manchanda S (2016) Sleep Disorders in Breast Cancer

Survivors Supportive Care in Cancer 24(10)4197-205 httpsdoiorg101007s00520-016-

3247-6

5 Chernyak Y (2019) A Practical Application Primer on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

for Insomnia for Medical Residents MedEdPORTAL 1510862

httpsdoiorg1015766mep_2374-826510862

6 daggerChernyak Y Teh LB (2019) Medically-Induced Exacerbation of PTSD Following

Lung Transplantation A Case Series Journal of Clinical Psychology in Medical Settings

27305ndash309 httpsdoiorg101007s10880-019-09691-7

7 daggerChernyak Y Teh LB Henderson DR Patel A (2019) Practice Issues for Evaluation

and Management of the Suicidal Left Ventricular Assist Device Patient Progress in

Yelena Chernyak PhD August 17 2020 Page 22 of 25

Transplantation httpsjournalssagepubcomdoifull1011771526924819893300

8 daggerPatel A Chernyak Y (2020) The Need for Psychological Rehabilitation in Lung Transplant

Recipients Progress in Transplantation httpsdoiorg1011771526924820913510

9 Chernyak Y Chapleau KM Tanious SF Dattilo NC Diaz DR amp Landsberger SA (2020)

Olfactory Reference Syndrome A Case Report and Screening Tool Journal of Clinical Psychology

in Medical Settings httpsdoiorg101007s10880-020-09721-9

10 Chernyak Y (in press) Improving CPAP Adherence for OSA Improving CPAP Adherence for

OSA A Practical Application Primer on CPAP Desensitization MedEdPORTAL

Manuscripts with Revisions Requested

1 daggerPowell AL Teh LB Patel A Chernyak Y Exploring the Developmental Impact of

Cystic Fibrosis on Lung Transplant Candidacy Considerations for Adulthood Journal of

Clinical Psychology in Medical Settings

Manuscripts Under Review

1 Nault-Conors J Monahan P Musey P Chernyak Y Holmes E Conley M Marsh J

Roumpf S Chand P amp Kroenke K It Takes a Village to get the Right Care to the Right

Patient at the Right Time A Case Study on Addressing Chest Pain and Anxiety in the

Emergency Department Setting Health Care The Journal of Delivery Science and

Innovation

2 dagger Teh LB Chernyak Y Henderson DR Hage CA Post Item-Level Psychometric

Validation of the Stanford Integrated Psychosocial Assessment for Transplant (SIPAT) for

Thoracic Transplant Candidates Psychosomatics

3 daggerChernyak Y Teh LB Henderson DR Powell AL amp Hage CA Prediction of Listing

Status in Lung Transplant Candidates Using the Stanford Integrated Psychosocial

Assessment for Transplantation (SIPAT) Progress in Transplantation

Manuscripts in Preparation

1 Otte J Jackson L Monahan P Bo N Johns S Manchanda S Chernyak Y Ludwig K

Dodson J Storniolo AM Draucker C Are Breast Cancer Survivors Willing to Seek

Treatment for Poor Sleep A Feasibility Study of the Acceptability Facilitators and Barriers

of Completing a Referral for Sleep Complaints Behavioral Sleep Medicine

2 Chernyak Y Otte J daggerBolarwina C Ofner S Manchanda S Barriers to Optimal

Behavioral Sleep Medicine Referrals in an Academic Medical Center

Non-refereed Publications

1 Chernyak Y Neeren A Bunnell D Greberman L Lowe MR (2009) Research

Yelena Chernyak PhD August 17 2020 Page 23 of 25

and practice in clinical psychology Different ways of knowing Perspectives A

professional journal of the Renfrew Center Foundation Winter 2009

httpsrenfrewcentercomsitesdefaultfilesPerspectives20Summer202012pdf

2 Simon S Chernyak Y (2016) Practice Committee Position Statement Draft on the

ACP Guidelines for the Treatment of Insomnia Society for Behavioral Sleep Medicine

BehavioralSleeporg httpswwwbehavioralsleeporgimagesPositionACP-Position-

Statement-Finalpdf

3 Chernyak Y Byers H James E Schmittdiel C Thomas SJ Blackburn R amp

Simona SL (2017) What you need to know Implications of the American Academy of

Pediatrics 2016 Safe Sleep Practices on Pediatric Behavioral Sleep Medicine Society of

Behavioral Sleep Medicine httpswwwbehavioralsleeporgimagespdfSBSM-

Summary-of-AAP-2016-Safe-Sleep-Commentarypdf

4 Otte JL Lalevich S Hollingsworth P Chernyak Y Manchanda S ldquoSleep Great

A Wellness Program to Promote Sleep in the Workplacerdquocopy Program Manual

5 Chernyak Y Cardiac Patients Linking Mind amp Body (CLIMB) Program Manual used

in the Advanced Heart and Lung Care Program at Indiana University Methodist Hospital

6 wwwychernyawixsitecomindyhealthpsych

7 Chernyak Y Prepping for the DBSM How SBSM Can Help You The Sleep Talker

Volume 36 Quarter 1 March 2020

Invited Media Features

1 Chernyak Y Windover A Ashton K Merrell J Heinberg L (2011) Relaxation

Techniques for Bariatric Surgery Patients (Audio CD) Bariatric and Metabolic Institute

Cleveland Clinic Foundation

2 Chernyak Y Americans Sleeping Less to Work More Psych Bytes An Educational

Series from the Indiana Psychological Association (3 Feb 2015)

3 Greensburg (IN) Daily News2015 ldquoSeptember 7-13 is National Suicide Prevention

Weekrdquo wwwgreensburgdailynewscomseptember---is-national-suicide-prevention-

weekarticle_ac467f35-72cb-5525-baba-fd563bf28578html

4 Indiana Psychological Association Preventing Suicide Reaching Out and Saving Lives

Indiana psychologists offer tips on suicide prevention Chernyak interviewed for press

release (September 4 2015)

5 Batesville (IN) Herald Tribute ldquoSuicide Statistics Alarmingrdquo September 18 2015

httpwwwbatesvilleheraldtribunecomnewslocal_newssuicide-statistics-

alarmingarticle_05cd8fb2-d7c8-5dbe-8ecd-8b2488ffdafdhtml

Yelena Chernyak PhD August 17 2020 Page 24 of 25

6 WIBC-FM ldquoEffects of Daylight Savings Time on our Healthrdquo March 8 and March 11

2016 Radio

7 WXIN-TV Indianapolis News ldquoStudies Daylight Saving Time May Increase Stroke

Risk Reduce Productivityrdquo March 11 2016 repeat on Indianapolis Weekend News

March 132016 Television

8 WRTV6 ldquoIU Health Clinical Psychologist Discusses Daylight Savings Timerdquo March

14 2016 Television

9 Bustle ldquo11 Reasons Yoursquore Waking up Tired In The Morning amp How You Can Fix It

June 30 2016 wwwbustlecomarticles170127-11-reasons-youre-waking-up-tired-in-

the-morning-how-you-can-fix-it

10 The Indianapolis Recorder July QampA Sleep Itrsquos more important than you realize Ask

the IU Health Expert September 12016

wwwindianapolisrecordercomarticle_bf887475-ae11-51d2-8a03-6eb54a29e126html

11 WRTV6 ldquoIU Health Clinical Psychologist Recommends Free Sleep-Inducing Appsrdquo

August 11 2016 Television

12 WRTV6 News Indianapolis ldquoIU Health Puts sleep myths and rest and gives sleep

advicerdquo 14 March 2016 Television

13 WTHR-TV Indianapolis Sunrise News ldquoTips for Coping with Daylight Saving Timerdquo

12 March 2016 Television

14 IU Health Blog (2016 February 22) ldquoHow Debi Mazar Copes with Insomniardquo

Message posted on httpiuhealthorgblogdetailhow-debi-mazar-copes-with-

insomniaVyFsqnL2bIU

15 GQ Magazine National Publication ldquoHow Bad Is It That I Sleep Only Five Hours a

Nightrdquo Chernyak Interviewed October 27 2016 wwwgqcomstoryhow-bad-is-it-

that-i-sleep-five-hours-a-night

16 The List National Publication What really happens to your body when you donrsquot

sleep November 15 2016 httpswwwthelistcom31083really-happens-body-dont-

sleep

Yelena Chernyak PhD August 17 2020 Page 25 of 25

17 The Kendalville News Sun ldquoTips for a Healthier Heartrdquo February 2 2017 Chernyak

Interviewed httpwwwkpcnewscomfeatureslifekpcnewsarticle_ccb68645-16a2-

58a0-b67e-7d1dc7605673html

18 The American Psychological Association Goshen News ldquoTake Simple Steps Reduce

the risk of heart diseaserdquo Chernyak Interviewed February 8

2017 httpwwwgoshennewscomnewslifestylestake-simple-steps-reduce-the-risk-of-

heart-diseasearticle_9c82afd4-f26a-5555-8d22-0f9d52f0f6a8html

19 WISH-TV8 Indianapolis ldquoIU Health Behavioral Sleep Medicine Specialist Gives Sleep

Tips For Daylight Saving Timerdquo March 9 2017

20 WRTV-TV Indianapolis ldquoIU Health Psychologist Discusses How To Spot The

Warning Signs Of Suiciderdquo June 14 2018 Television

21 WISH-TV8 Indianapolis ldquoIU Health Psychologist Discusses Sleep Habitsrdquo June 19

2018 Television

22 WTHR-TV Indianapolis Sunrise News ldquoIU Health Psychologist Discusses Effects Of

Snooze Buttonrdquo June 29 2018 Television

23 WTHR-TV Indianapolis Sunrise News ldquoIU Health Clinical Psychologist Offers Advice

For Better Sleeprdquo September 17 2018 Television

24 WISH-TV8 Indianapolis News ldquoCan You Catch Up On Sleeprdquo September 18 2018

Television

25 WTIU Public Television ndash Indiana Public Media All Things Considered Program

ldquoDreams and the Pandemicrdquo April 15 2020 Radio

26 WFIU WTIU Indiana Public Media NPR Why Are You Having Dreams About

COVID-19 A Sleep Specialist Explains httpsindianapublicmediaorgnewswhy-are-

you-having-dreams-about-covid-19-a-sleep-specialist-explainsphp April 27 2020 Web

Personal Statement-Yelena Chernyak PhD (Candidate for Promotion to Associate Professor)

Overview

I am applying for promotion to the rank of Associate Professor of Clinical Psychology in Clinical

Psychiatry within the Department of Psychiatry My declared area of excellence is service with a

demonstrated strong performance in the area of teaching I joined the Department of Psychiatry at

Indiana University School of Medicine (IUSOM) in 2011 as an Assistant Professor of Clinical

Psychology in Clinical Psychiatry As a licensed clinical psychologist my expertise is in the area of

Clinical Heath Psychology also known as Medical Psychology or Behavioral Medicine The focus of my

practice is optimizing the biopsychosocial wellbeing of individuals in order to prevent alleviate or cope

with medical illness My career is devoted to providing psychological services to individuals with life

threatening conditions such as metastatic cancer end-stage heart or lung failure and debilitating

insomnia My role on medical teams as a health psychologist has been vital for readying patients for life-

saving procedures such as chemotherapy or thoracic transplantation Often times psychological

evaluation was integral to the decision making for the entire team in making critical medical decisions as

well as mandated by payers Given the complexity and critical nature of my work I cultivated my

specialty through extensive training This has included a 5-year graduate education specializing in health

psychology conducting relevant research completing a prestigious clinical fellowship at the Cleveland

Clinic and obtaining board certification My fellowship at the Cleveland Clinic culminated in my

joining the faculty at Indiana University School of Medicine where I have incorporated evidence-based

world-class care into multiple hospital-based settings

Since joining IUSM in 2011 I have developed clinical and educational service lines in multiple

medical departments My service contributions have taken the form of (1) Developing a Behavioral

Sleep Medicine (BSM) assessment intervention and training clinic at the IU Health Neurosciences

Center (2) Developing the Thoracic Transplant Psychology Program as well as creating and directing its

dedicated post-doctoral fellowship (3) Serving as the primary psychologist and training supervisor for IU

Simon Cancer Centerrsquos Multi-disciplinary Clinic and (4) As Chief Psychologist of Adult Outpatient

Psychiatry overseeing the expansion of psychology services My service contributions have resulted in

scholarship ranging from publications in peer reviewed journal articles to program manuals and media

appearances My clinical health psychology expertise has raised the standard of psychological medical

care at IUSM to be competitive and comparable with top-ranked medical centers nationwide My service

has been indispensable to the creation and organization of multiple landmark programs within the IUSOM

and IU Health systems

Service (Area of Excellence)

Service to Patients

In 2012 I obtained board certification in Behavioral Sleep Medicine (BSM) by the American

Academy of Sleep Medicine one of only 213 providers internationally obtaining this certification More

recently I received a Diplomate in Behavioral Sleep Medicine from the Board of Behavioral Sleep

Medicine in 2020 I am one of only two board-certified BSM providers in the state of Indiana and the

only provider treating adults BSM is a highly specialized growing field that is rooted in evidence-based

medicine and is the standard of care for treating sleep disorders such as insomnia In 2013 I developed

the Behavioral Sleep Medicine Clinic at the IU Health Neurosciences Center at the behest of the

Department of Medicinersquos Sleep Medicine Program Prior to the creation of this service line the

Department of Medicine lacked expertise and resources to behaviorally treat patients with sleep disorders

My service has grown in the past 6 years to treat over 500 patients increasingly annually to a total of 138

new patients in 2019 Referrals have stemmed from a collaboration with the IU Sleep Disorders Center

faculty the Roudebush Veterans Affairs Hospital and national referral sources including the Cleveland

Clinic and Johns Hopkins The clinic was one of the first service lines to pilot telehealth via the IU

Health Virtual Visits platform Referrals have continued to grow each year and capacity is large enough

to create training opportunities for sleep medicine fellows internal medicine and psychiatry residents

medical students psychology interns and practicum trainees which also helps to extend clinical access

for patients Trainees from this program have graduated to go into practice all across the United States

disseminating the gold-standard model for BSM practice nationwide

As the lead psychologist since 2011 for the Advanced Heart and Lung Care Clinic (AHLCC) at

IU Health Methodist Hospital I serve a highly medically compromised and psychiatrically complex

population of patients and their families who undergo advanced therapies including heart and lung

transplant Patients from across the Midwest seek this specialized care particularly for lung

transplantation a complex and risky medical procedure Our program is the only one in the state of

Indiana that performs this service I strategically expanded my working relationship with the AHLCC to

include service to both the cardiac and pulmonary service lines tripled the amount of clinical time

provided to this program and obtained funding for a full time transplant psychology fellowship I

developed the Thoracic Transplant Psychology Program within the AHLCC to include a comprehensive

psychological assessment protocol including a structured clinical interview self-report measures

personality testing and clinical interview Moreover the Thoracic Transplant Psychology Program has

expanded to serve not only outpatients but also inpatients who are waiting for or recovering from heart

and lung transplants or advanced therapies at IU Health Methodist Hospital This group of inpatients

previously lacked any access to psychological assessment or psychotherapy while hospitalized The

psychology service has expanded to conduct over 250 psychological consultations on inpatients in the last

three years with improved patient outcomes and collaborative care I have demonstrated innovations

most notably in the development and implementation of a group psychotherapy program titled CLIMB

(Cardio-thoracic Patients Linking Mind and Body) in 2014 which has since been adopted in the Center

for Life in Thoracic Transplant for all lung transplant recovery patients I have collected and published

data on CLIMB on the national stage at the Society of Behavioral Medicine conference reporting

excellent patient satisfaction and outcomes CLIMB continues expanding in enrollment to over 100

thoracic transplant recipients The CLIMB program is garnering national attention demonstrated by a

recently pushed journal article co-authored and mentored with my post-doctoral fellow Dr Anahli Patel

in Progress in Transplantation detailing how it is a model psychological rehabilitation program which

serves the post-transplant psychosocial needs of organ transplant recipients

Since 2011 I utilized my expertise in health psychology as primary psychologist for the IU

Simon Cancer Center the only state wide academic cancer center and one of fifty-one National Cancer

Institute Designated Comprehensive Cancer Centers My role includes providing assessment and

psychotherapy to patients and families as well as clinical consultation to oncologists nursing and other

team members I collaborate with a multidisciplinary team of psychiatrists social workers chaplains

and nurses to head the biopsychosocial arm of the Complete Life Program I have helped to implement

improved assessment protocols in this clinic including the National Comprehensive Cancer Networkrsquos

Distress Thermometer and helped to design psychoeducational and marketing materials distributed

center-wide about complementary services for cancer patients This program focuses on improving the

psychological emotional social and spiritual well-being of cancer patients As a result of my role I

have been invited to speak at regional symposiums on cancer care including the Survivorship Symposium

hosted jointly by Indiana University Ohio State University and University of Cincinnati Cancer Centers

in 2015

Administrative Service

In 2015 I was named the Chief Psychologist of the Adult Outpatient Psychiatry Clinic in the IU

Health Neurosciences Center Under my leadership the clinical psychology team has grown from two to

six psychology faculty members with further recruitment underway Our clinic specializes in assessment

and treatment of the full range of psychiatric illnesses as well as medical comorbidities As a group the

psychology faculty accept referrals from the entire IU Health system as well as community referrals

statewide Specialties represented in our clinic by psychologists include mood disorders anxiety

disorders trauma and interpersonal violence conversion and somatoform disorders cognitive

rehabilitation biofeedback mindfulness interventions cognitive behavioral therapy and sleep disorders

With over 10000 unique appointments delivered by psychologists in this clinic since 2017 my leadership

represents a robust and growing presence

Because of my expertise I am an appointed member on multiple departmental and school-wide

committees (1) the Section of Psychology Executive Committee (oversees clinical services and faculty

issues for psychologists in the Department of Psychiatry) (2) the Psychology Internship Executive

Committee (oversees the running of the internship program for 6-7 trainees annually) and the (3)

Psychology Internship Admission Committee (reviews and selects interns) (4) Quality Committee (5)

Space Committee and (6) Womenrsquos Advisory Council for IU School of Medicine In the past I have

served as an integral member of several committees including the EMR Transition Committee for the

Adult Outpatient Psychiatry Clinic

Scholarship

I have integrated my clinical expertise into scholarly pursuits in two areas of clinical health

psychologyndash sleep psychology and transplant psychology The overall theme of my research has been the

optimization of psychological services to medically ill patients Since 2011 I have authored 9 peer-

reviewed articles in rank Momentum in my scholarly activity is clearly demonstrated with 6

publications in the past year 4 manuscripts under review and 2 manuscripts in-preparation at present I

am proud to say 7 of these articles were either first-authored or co-authored by my mentees This is in

addition to 11 national conference symposia and poster presentations in rank 5 of which were first-

authored by my psychology fellows I serve as an ad-hoc reviewer for leading journals including Health

Psychology International Journal of Stress Management Annals of Behavioral Medicine and

Translational Behavioral Medicine One of my most recent publications forthcoming in the MEDED

Portal a peer reviewed journal focused on disseminating best practices in education published by the

American Association of Medical Colleges is a comprehensive module on delivering Cognitive

Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia to medical learners The MEDED Portal has another one of my articles

in-press on improving CPAP Adherence for OSA via CPAP Desensitization Therapy Another recent

publication in Progress in Transplantation highlights a critically important topic of increased suicide risk

in heart failure patients with implanted left ventricular assist devices

Since 2013 I have actively collaborated with researchers at the IUPUI School of Nursing to study

the intersection of cancer and sleep disorders This collaboration has produced multiple peer-reviewed

journal articles published in Cancer Medicine and Supportive Cancer Care I served as co-investigator on

a pilot study and subsequent R15 National Institutes of Health grant submission titled SleeP SmaRt

Screening and Personalized Referral Algorithm for Breast Cancer Survivors with Chronic Sleep

Problems As part of this project I contributed to the design of the novel screening tool screened patients

who were determined to be high risk for sleep disorders and provided referrals and treatment to

individuals suffering from psychophysiological insomnia identified by the project Although ultimately

unfunded this project helped lay the groundwork for a manuscript and symposium at the 2019 the Society

of Behavioral Sleep Medicine National Conference on the barriers of providing appropriate sleep

medicine services to breast cancer survivors

My clinical expertise in health psychology and behavioral sleep medicine has led to being a

recognized expert in the field and resulted in invitations to multiple invited lectures and grand rounds

statewide as well as regional media interviews Most recently I was featured on WTHR WRTV and

WIBC as a medical expert on the psychological impact of Daylight Savings Time These regional media

outlets represent the 28th largest market nationally according to the Nielsen ratings In total I have

contributed to 24 different media outlets in my current role Within IUSM I have been invited to conduct

Grand Rounds within the Departments of Psychiatry Internal Medicine Neurology Occupational

Therapy and Office of Medical Education I have also been invited regionally to conduct Grand Rounds

through the Indiana University Visiting Professor Program at three hospital systems across the state

I am a co-investigator on a recently grant-funded 35 million dollar grant from the Patient

Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) For this project I was invited to collaborate with

faculty in the Departments of Emergency Medicine and Biostatistics due to my expertise specifically

treating medical patients with cardiac symptoms and anxiety This project is focused on the treatment of

low-risk cardiac patients with anxiety presenting to emergency rooms My role on this grant submission

involved contribution to the study design treatment methodology and drafting the aims and means

section of the grant I am an integral part of the research team and lead the treatment design recruitment

training and supervision of the clinical intervention arm utilizing telepsychology CBT for anxiety

Moreover this project presents an opportunity to collaborate with experienced and prestigious

researchers such as Kurt Kroenke PhD a nationally renowned researcher who developed two gold

standard anxiety and depression assessments that are utilized internationally

Last year I was invited to collaborate with Jesse Stewart PhD in the IUPUI Department of

Psychology to serve as a Behavioral Sleep Medicine expert on a large NIH randomized controlled trial

titled lsquoStrengthening Hearts by Addressing Disrupted Sleep (SHADES)rsquo to be submitted in 2020 This

important project looks are delivering Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia to patients with

cardiovascular disease (CVD) to determine its impact on CVD risk markers and clinical events

My involvement in scholarship has been increasing at a rapid pace in the last several years ndash a

trajectory that should continue given the 3 manuscripts already under review at peer reviewed journals

and 2 other manuscripts in preparation which I anticipate will be submitted in 2020 The in-preparation

papers stem from a very exciting research program I started in the Advanced Heart and Lung Care clinic

on which data collection has been ongoing since 2014 finally accumulating enough data for publication

This program focuses on using the Stanford Integrated Psychological Assessment for Transplant a

validated clinician rating scale to assist in prediction of transplant outcomes an area where there is a

dearth of research Another manuscript I am completing is based on behavioral sleep medicine referral

patterns in a sample of nearly 500 patients collected since 2015 to understand the low referral completion

rates in an academic medical center in this population The under review submissions are collaborative

projects with mentees namely psychology fellows who I began directing over the last three years Thus

the rate of increasing scholarship follows the momentum of growing robust research and mentorship

programs which have materialized publications recently and should continue henceforth in my career at

IUSOM

Service to the Discipline

My national influence as an expert in behavioral sleep medicine is also growing demonstrated by

my membership on two executive committees for the Society of Behavioral Sleep Medicine (SBSM) ndash a

international multidisciplinary organization and the primary organization representing behavioral sleep

medicine science and practice My term on the Executive Practice Committee was completed this year

where I served to structure policy on clinical practice issues My 4 year term on the Executive

Membership Committee began in 2019 I have contributed to drafting best practice protocols and the

society newsletter both published on the national SBSM website currently In 2019 I chaired a

symposium on insomnia treatment in breast cancer survivors at the SBSM international conference

inviting contributors from other IU departments including Internal Medicine and IUPUI School of

Nursing to an audience consisting of the leaders in the field of BSM

Teaching

Teaching Philosophy

My role as an educator in graduate medical education is based on a collaborative model where I

strive to create an interactive experience with learners focused on applied clinical situations that creates

the opportunity to collaborate on case conceptualization and treatment planning This model is

approachable informal and flexible to meet the needs of varied learners This collaborative approach is

based on the apprenticeship model which involves clinical training of evidence-based interventions in

clinical health psychology through gradual immersion in clinical demands and complexity At first

shadowing my own clinical work helps establish a baseline for good clinical care Trainees gradually

transition to provide services under my supervision Depending on the training level the ultimate goal is

to allow trainees to reach a competency level to perform independent clinical care and ultimately

supervise junior trainees Direct observation of trainee work regular feedback and one-on-one weekly

supervision is standard in my training programs

Clinical TeachingMentoring

I am involved in teaching at a variety of levels First I have spent considerable time providing

supervision and focused training to equip future psychologists to evaluate and treat medically complex

patients with psychological interventions There is a dearth of training opportunities in the state of Indiana

for psychologists who wish to specialize in health psychology Prior to my joining IUSM there was no

academic medical center based health psychology fellowship in the state of Indiana This created

recruitment challenges for health psychology locally and regionally I created and continue to direct the

clinical health psychology fellowship and health psychology track for the psychology internship program

in the Department of Psychiatry at IUSM to address the significant need for clinical health psychology

specialty training in the state of Indiana I have worked with 41 trainees directly including medical

students sleep medicine fellows psychiatry residents psychology interns and psychology practicum

students One of my proudest teaching recognitions came when I was awarded the W George MacAdoo

Teaching Award in 2014 which is the most prestigious teaching award in the Section of Psychology and

is presented to only one faculty member annually based on a vote by the psychology internship class

Due to the overwhelming demand for transplant psychology expertise at IUSM as well as the lack

of qualified providers specializing in transplant psychology nationwide in 2016 I developed the Clinical

Health Psychology Postdoctoral Fellowship program to focus on transplant psychology Funding for this

program totaling $61275annually was obtained from the Academic Health Center As the fellowship

director I have developed the training curriculum and I recruit hire and supervise one fellow annually

This is exactly the type of training experience that early career psychologists are looking for to distinguish

themselves as specialists in the complex healthcare system The demand for this training was

demonstrated by successfully recruiting our first fellow immediately upon receiving funding late in the

recruitment cycle of 2017 and fellowship slots have been successfully filled for the last 3 years

consecutively despite the highly competitive psychology post-doctoral fellowship market The quality of

fellows has been excellent and the IUSM Department of Psychiatry hired my first fellow Dr Danielle

Henderson (2018) as full time faculty My second fellow Dr Lisa The (2019) is now a faculty member

and lead transplant psychologist at the Albert Einstein School of Medicinersquos Montefiore Medical Center

and my current fellow Dr Anahli Patel has accepted a position as a clinical health psychologist at

Pittsburg University School of Medicine

The growth of postdoctoral fellowship training in multiple subspecialty areas of clinical

psychology has expanded tremendously within the Department of Psychiatry However with ever

increasing specialization areas fellows were often conducting their training in disparate locations in the

hospital system with little coordination across fellowship programs in the Department of Psychiatry The

Section of Psychology Executive Committee developed the role of Fellowships Director across all

sponsored post-doctoral programs in its purview and appointed me into this role in 2019 In this role I

immediately developed and implemented a monthly didactic seminar and journal club for fellows created

a shared resources database for fellowship directors to utilize and streamlined advertising policies for

fellowship positions

In 2015 I developed a training program within the Behavioral Sleep Medicine Training Clinic

which offers training to psychology interns psychology graduate students internal medicine and

psychiatry residents and sleep medicine fellows within IUSM and other IU campuses (IUB IUPUI) I

offer 6-12 month rotations for trainees supervising up to 6 psychology learners in direct service delivery

and up to 20 didacticcollaborative learners annually Thus far 10 sleep medicine fellows 8 psychology

interns and 6 psychology graduate students have completed their training in this clinic Not only does this

training program meet the needs of learners across 4 training programs at IUSM but it also allows for

increased access to services and trains future specialists in this underserved field

After serving as the primary supervisor for the Department of Psychiatryrsquos core Adult Outpatient

Psychiatry rotation I developed a specialty rotation in Psychosocial Oncology in 2012 Subsequently I

also developed a specialty rotation in cardio-pulmonarytransplant psychology at the Advanced Heart and

Lung Care Clinic thus expanding opportunities in clinical health psychology specialty training in our

internship program This culminated in my development of the Adult Health Psychology core rotation

which combined multiple subspecialty training opportunities in this area to create a full-time training

program This ultimately evolved into its own Health Psychology Track for our internship program which

I continue to supervise Now only in its 3rd year the track receives over 30 applications annually from

applicants nationally for one spot demonstrating its growing popularity Overall I have trained 12

psychology interns in health psychology some of which have graduated to go on to prestigious

fellowships or faculty positions in institutions such as Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown

University University of Florida School of Medicine and University of Pennsylvania School of

Medicine These specialized training opportunities attract a highly qualified competitive and diverse

group of applicants nationally and internationally to our internship program

A core goal of my involvement in service to learners has been laying the foundation for them to

become academic clinicians involved in scholarly activity Approximately half of my scholarly projects

include mentoring of psychology fellows practicum students and junior faculty As a result each of my

psychology fellows has presented original research at a national conference and been a co-author on at

least one peer-reviewed presentation or publication

Curricular Development

I have extended my role as a clinician educator by developing a very highly rated workshop on

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia and also publishing this resource and learner outcomes in

MEDED Portal Additionally I have developed a workshop on improving continuous positive airway

pressure (CPAP) compliance in obstructive sleep apnea via CPAP desensitization another critically

important skill set in sleep medicine which was well rated by learners and accepted for publication by

MEDED Portal currently The learner feedback from both of these workshops indicated that the

availability of training in these topic areas was critical to learnersrsquo in their respective areas of medicine

given the under-recognition and dearth of training in behavioral sleep medicine in traditional curriculums

My teaching skills in combination with recognized expertise have also resulted in teaching requests

beyond the Department of Psychiatry For example both the Sleep Medicine Fellowship and Internal

Medicine Residency Programs at IUSOM have requested their students to rotate through my Behavioral

Sleep Medicine Clinic as part of their standard training regimen

Didactic Teaching

Over the last 8 years at IUSM I have served as the co-preceptor to the Introduction to Clinical

Medicine yearlong course (ICM1-01) from 2011-2012 as a preceptor to IUSOM intersession in 2013

monthly lecturer for the psychiatry clerkship from 2012-2014 interim course director for the Cognitive

Behavioral Therapy course for PGY-III Psychiatry residents from 2011-2014 and as course director for

both the Diversity (2012-2016) and Ethics (2016- ) courses in the psychology internship program

Additionally I conducted another 12 unique didactic series for trainees across all levels of IUSM

reaching 150 learners As an experienced and skilled lecturer I thoroughly enjoy didactic teaching

alongside clinical teaching I routinely conduct in my clinical work

LearnerPeer Evaluation Outcomes

Formal peer-review of my teaching through the IUSOM Office of Faculty Affairs Professional

Affairs and Diversity has documented that I am an effective and engaged clinical educator highlighting a

lsquowell designed learning sessionrsquo with overall excellent remarks Traineersquos formal evaluation of my

clinical teaching have been positive demonstrated by my behavioral sleep medicine rotation obtaining

ratings of 475-5 out of 5 for all 4 consecutive years across all domains Sample comments have included

ldquoExcellent training experience Clear learning goals and expert supervisionhellipI really appreciated her

mentorshiprdquo and ldquoDr Chernyak provides immediate and relevant feedbackhellipShe is also very thorough

and methodical in her teaching which makes it easy to grasp the various content areasrdquo

Future Directions

My vision of health psychology at IUSOM motivates me to further grow and innovate the

thriving clinical and teaching programs I have built I plan to continue expansion of services offered

through the Transplant Psychology Program pursuing status as a nationally recognized model for quality

clinical service and interdisciplinary training I plan to improve education in Behavioral Sleep Medicine

in the state of Indiana by training the next generation of clinicians at IUSOM in this highly specialized

area and serving to provide the required professional consultation for licensed clinicians to qualify for

board certification in behavioral sleep medicine thereby expanding the critically undersized workforce in

this area Over the next several years in my role as Chief Psychologist of the Adult Outpatient Clinic I

would like to expand the services provided by clinical health psychologists by recruiting additional

professionals and helping them establish additional specialized programs in this field thereby

contributing to the larger reputation of IUSOM as a leader in behavioral medicine

Summary

Since joining the faculty of the Department of Psychiatry at Indiana University School of

Medicine in 2011 I have established a strong reputation regionally as an expert in the field of clinical

health psychology My clinical service over the past eight years has not only benefited over one-thousand

individuals and their families but also contributed to enhancing IUSMrsquos reputation for providing expert

specialty care in clinical health psychology My commitment to excellence has also extended to

disseminating clinical expertise and evidence-based practices to institutions and colleagues regionally and

nationally Moreover the work that I have done to develop training programs extends my professional

influence both geographically and into the future as my trainees translate this training into careers of their

own The impact of my scholarship is clearly demonstrated with a growing momentum in peer reviewed

journal publications and grantsmanship Combined this work demonstrates a regional and growing

national reputation of excellence in clinical health psychology and an indispensable role to the missions

of IUSM

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TEACHING

1 TEACHING LOAD AND GOALShelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip2

2 PEER REVIEW OF TEACHING (AGGREGATED)helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip3

3 STUDENT EVALUATION OF TEACHING (AGGREGATE)helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip4

4 DISSEMINATED SCHOLARSHIP ON TEACHING AND LEARNINGhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip7

5 IMPACT OF INSTRUCTION ON STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMEShelliphelliphelliphelliphellip9

6 UNDERGRADUATE ANDOR GRADUATE RESEARCH MENTORING AND

OUTCOMEShelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip10

7 COURSE CURRICULAR AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENThelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip12

8 TEACHING RECOGNITION - GRANTS AWARDS HONORS FELLOWSHIPShellip13

TEACHING APPENDIX (for reference not included in document)

1 APPENDIX STUDENT EVALUATION OF TEACHING

2 APPENDIX PEER EVALUATIONS

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TEACHING LOAD AND GOALS

Clinical TeachingSupervision

bull In a typical year I provide clinical supervision throughout the year for 3-5 doctoral psychology interns 1-2

doctoral psychology graduate students and 1-2 child psychiatry fellows

bull In addition to being present for clinical care supervision involves weekly individual supervision meetings

(30 min-1 hourweek per student) and a minimum of 30 min-1hour week of additional supervision that

may be in group format

bull In a typical week I provide 4-5 hours of individual supervision and 8-10 hours total of supervision

bull In a typical week I am supervising the care of learners for 20-40 hoursweek

bull My clinical teaching transcends 3 unique clinical settings ndash the Behavioral Sleep Medicine Clinic at the IU

Health Neurosciences Center the Multidisciplinary Clinic at the IU Simon Cancer Center and the

Advanced Heart and Lung Care Clinic at IU Methodist Hospital

Didactic Teaching

bull In a typical year I provide 5-10 lectures to doctoral psychology interns psychiatry residents medical

students and sleep medicine fellows

Teaching Goals

bull Continue to expand Clinical Health Psychology rotations to more interns

bull Continue to recruit for postdoctoral psychology fellow and maintain the fellowship funding

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PEER REVIEW OF TEACHING (Refer to Appendix)

bull Formal evaluation of teaching in small group session with psychology and internal medicine residents

completed on 91719 by Scott Renshaw MD Full letter is in the Appendix and includes an assessment of

strengths and areas for development

bull Strengths

o ldquoDr Chernyak was attentive and responsive to student cues during the sessionrdquo

o ldquoShows enthusiasm for topic and learners through body language and voicerdquo

o ldquoLearners appeared to be engaged with the teacher and the topic throughout the hourrdquo

o ldquoDr Chernyak made clear the learning objectives during their time together and reinforced these

at the close of the sessionrdquo

bull Areas for Development

o ldquoConsider learning strategies to take advantage of the small group settingrdquo

o ldquoAsk learners about their background and experiencesrdquo

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STUDENT EVALUATION OF TEACHING

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia - Medical Resident and Fellow Workshop

bull Average rating (N=32) = 425 (5 corresponding to a lsquoStrongly Agreersquo rating of a positive

attribute of the workshop)

bull Representative free-text comments from didactic trainees

o ldquoGreat cases that were realistic and kept presentation interactiverdquo

o ldquoInteresting topic very relevant and doctors are underprepared to deal with issuerdquo

o ldquoRelevant to my practice will improve patient carerdquo

CPAP Desensitization Workshop

bull Average Rating (N=25) = 4645 (5 corresponding to a lsquoStrongly Agreersquo rating of a positive

attribute of the workshop)

bull Representative free-text comments from didactic trainees

o ldquoEasy to Understand Straightforwardrdquo

Psychology Internship Clinical Teaching

bull Health Psychology Core amp Electives Rotation Evaluation 2016-2019

o (N=5) 475 Using rating scale of 5 (outstanding) to 1 (unsatisfactory)

o Sample items

ldquoThe rotation made a valueable contribution to my learningrdquo 55 (Strongly

Agree) endorsed by 100

I would recommend this rotation to future interns 55 (Strongly Agree) endorsed

by 100

o Selected comments

ldquoOverall I thought this rotation provided interns with a good sense of working

with an oncologyhealth psychology patient population including understanding

themesconcerns that many oncology patients experience The rotation also

challenged interns to utilize evidenced- based treatments (CBTACT) in flexible

ways to aid patients to cope with medical conditions and identified psychosocial

stressorsrdquo

ldquoI feel Dr Chernyaks style of supervision was appropriate I really liked

that she was in the room for all of the intake evaluations She was always availabl

e and willing to touch base about the patient answer

any questions I mightve had and provide guidance but she also gave me space t

o develop my own style and share my way of

conceptualizing the patient I could tell she really trusted me with patients and th

at means a lot I knew that any constructive feedback

she gave me was given as a way for me to improve not tear me downrdquo

bull Health Psychology Core amp Electives Supervisor Evaluation 2016-2020

o (N=6) 485 Using rating scale of 5 (outstanding) to 1 (unsatisfactory)

o Sample comments

ldquoIts been a pleasure training with Dr Chernyak She structures the rotation really

well and provides great feedback She does a

wonderful job stepping in and modeling when appropriate but also giving you ind

ependencerdquo

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ldquoDr Chernyak provides immediate and relevant feedback which has been very

helpful She is also very thorough and methodical in her teaching which makes it

easy to grasp the various content areas I really appreciate her spending time to

provide live supervision and time after each patient to address my questionsrdquo

ldquoDr Chernyak definitely knows her stuff and it was great watching her with pati

ents I learned a lot about how to be more confident in

sessions and to not be nervous to ask the difficult questions

ldquoDr Chernyak was an excellent resourcerdquo

bull Behavioral Sleep Medicine Specialty Rotation

o Practicum (2015-2018)3614 (N=2) Using scale of 4 (best) to 1 (worst)

o Internship (2015-2019) 475 (N=2 Using rating scale of 5 (outstanding) to 1

(unsatisfactory)

Sample comments

bull ldquoThis rotation does an excellent job of helping interns become skilled in

CBT-I I felt very valuedrdquo

bull ldquoDr Chernyak did a really nice job of making several opportunities

available (OPT clinic work collaborating with a sleep fellow and

touring the sleep medicine facilities)rdquo

bull ldquoThis rotation was excellent and I would highly recommend it to future

internsrdquo

Psychology Internship Didactic Teaching

Ethics (2016-2017)

bull (N=12) 4745 Using rating scale of 5 (outstanding) to 1 (unsatisfactory)

bull Sample items

o Would you recommend this seminar - 92 Yes

o Sample comments

ldquoI really enjoyed the discussions The time goes by so quicklyrdquo

ldquoEthics is a hard topic but I really liked the CE handout Dr Chernyak broughtrdquo

Diversity (2014-2017)

bull (N=44) 4645 Using rating scale of 5 (outstanding) to 1 (unsatisfactory)

bull Sample items

o Would you recommend this seamanrsquos - 100 Yes

bull Sample items

o ldquoDr Chernyak wascollaborative discussion based and at the right level for our

previous trainingrdquo

o ldquoIn comparison to many boring ethics courses Dr Chernyak was able to initiate

conversation about complex ethical issuesrdquo

Mindfulness Interventions 2014-2016

bull (N=12) 4725 Using rating scale of 5 (outstanding) to 1 (unsatisfactory)

bull Sample items

o Would you recommend this seminar - 100 Yes

bull Sample comments

o ldquoDr Chernyaks enthusiasm is contagiousrdquo

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Pre-surgical Transplant (2016)

bull (N=6) 4735 Using rating scale of 5 (outstanding) to 1 (unsatisfactory)

bull Sample item

Would you recommend this seminar - 100 Yes

Psychology Adult Health Psych Interventions (2016)

bull ( N=6) 4875 Using rating scale of 5 (outstanding) to 1 (unsatisfactory)

Evidence Supported Treatments for Weight Management (2012)

bull (N=3) 4845 Using rating scale of 5 (outstanding) to 1 (unsatisfactory)

Medical Education ndash Evidence Based Medicine Didactics (2014-2015)

bull (N=22) 4115 Using rating scale of 5 (outstanding) to 1 (unsatisfactory)

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DISSEMINATED SCHOLARSHIP ON TEACHING AND LEARNING

(See Appendix for Service Publications for full text articles)

I have 1 published and 1 in press article in MEDEDPortal a unique teaching publication in the

medical field These articles are scholarly works that summarize the knowledge teaching

methods and results of disseminating clinical skills to trainees Each article straddles the

categories of teaching and service scholarship however they are categorized as service

publications due to the direct impact clinical teaching and dissemination has on service delivery

in the field of behavioral sleep medicine They are listed below for cross reference

1 Chernyak Y (2019) A Practical Application Primer on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for

Insomnia for Medical Residents MedEdPORTAL 1510862 httpsdoiorg1015766mep_2374-

826510862

Abstract

Introduction Cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia (CBT-I) is a well-established

nonpharmacological intervention that is the gold standard treatment for insomnia CBT-I has been utilized

and empirically validated in many modalities including group treatment telemedicine and primary care

Despite the wealth of evidence on its effectiveness many medical providers including those in primary

care where most insomnia complaints are raised have limited exposure knowledge and resources to

direct or implement this intervention Methods Medical educators from an academic medical center

developed a module focused on teaching medical residents the techniques of CBT-I The educational

activity was an interactive 90-minute seminar that included a lecture followed by a case presentation

illustrating the application of medical knowledge A post-seminar survey was used to evaluate the topic

and content of the seminar Results In a survey of 32 primary care and psychiatry residents and sleep

medicine fellows 97 of respondents indicated that the topic of CBT-I should be included in the seminar

series and 84 indicated that the topic was of interest to them Qualitative feedback underscored the

relevance of this topic to traineesrsquo clinical practice as well as its underratedness Discussion The

seminar on CBT-I was well received and viewed as a valuable tool in practicing medicine The slides and

vignettes provided enable replication of this workshop in other settings with medical learners who have a

cursory knowledge of sleep medicine The workshop is applicable to other health professionals including

medical students nurses social workers and psychology trainees

Educational Objectives

By the end of this activity learners will be able to

1 Report increased awareness and knowledge of psychophysiological insomnia as a prevalent and

treatable condition

2 List the components of cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia including sleep hygiene

stimulus control and sleep restriction

3 Discuss clinical considerations of typical insomnia patients presenting to family medicine or

psychiatry practice

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Appendices

bull CBT-I Presentationppt

bull CBT-I Case Exampleppt

bull CBT-I Reading Listdoc

bull Seminar Evaluation Formdocx

1 Chernyak Y (in press) Improving CPAP Adherence for OSA Improving CPAP Adherence for

OSA A Practical Application Primer on CPAP Desensitization MedEdPORTAL

Abstract

Introduction Obstructive sleep apnea is a common medical condition with well-established morbidity

and mortality Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP) is a highly effective treatment prescribed to

the majority of individuals with OSA that has documented poor adherence rate for a variety of reasons

including claustrophobia and discomfort CPAP desensitization is an effective simple and brief

treatment shown to be very effective at improving adherence rates to CPAP Methods A psychologist

specializing in behavioral sleep medicine developed a module focused on teaching medical residents the

techniques of CPAP Desensitization The educational activity was an interactive 45-minute seminar

which included a didactic component followed by a case presentation and interactive role-play A post-

seminar survey was used to evaluate the content of the workshop as well growth in awareness and

perception of knowledge and skills with a pre-to-post workshop evaluation Results In a survey of 25

primary care and psychiatry residents and sleep medicine fellows 92 of respondents indicated that the

topic of CPAP barriers and CPAP Desensitization was lsquoimportantrsquo Ratings of self-reported knowledge

and skills improved nearly one-third following the workshop Qualitative feedback indicated the utility

and enthusiasm learners had for this topic Discussion The workshop on CPAP Desensitization is a

valuable tool that should be disseminated more widely to improve treatment adherence in the significant

portion of the population that suffers from OSA which does not use adherence to PAP therapy The

workshop is applicable to other health professionals including medical students nursing social work or

psychology trainees

Keywords Sleep apnea obstructive sleep apnea CPAP PAP Therapy Sleep Desensitization

Educational Objectives

1 By the end of this seminar medical learners will be able to identify 3+ common barriers to

compliance with CPAP therapy for sleep apnea

2 By the end of this seminar medical learners will be able to list 3+ components of CPAP

desensitization intervention

3 By the end of this seminar medical learners will be able to identify 3+ clinical characteristics of

an appropriate candidate for CPAP desensitization referral andor intervention

4 Appendices

5 A CPAP Desensitizationpptx

6 B CPAP Interactive Exercise

7 C CPAP Desensitization Summary Handout

8 D Workshop PrePost-Test amp Evaluation Formdocx

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9

IMPACT OF INSTRUCTION ON STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES

Clinical Supervisee Licensure and Placement Data

bull Doctoral Psychology Interns

o 21 Interns Supervised (18 graduates ndash 3 still enrolled in program) - 100 successfully completed

the Doctoral Internship in Clinical Psychology

o 100 who pursued licensure successfully obtained licensure in health service psychology -

Institutions represented include IUSM IU Bloomington Northwestern University Feinberg

School of Medicine University of North Carolina School of Medicine University of Pennsylvania

Perelman School of Medicine UCLA Warren Albert Medical School of Brown University

bull Postdoctoral Psychology Fellows

o 3 fellows supervised

100 obtained professional licensure in Indiana with Health Service Provider in

Psychology endorsement

Career placements

bull All hold faculty appointments at Indiana University School of Medicine Albert

Einstein School of Medicine and University of Pittsburg School of Medicine

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UNDERGRADUATE ANDOR GRADUATE RESEARCH MENTORING AND

CLINICALPROFESSIONAL MENTORING OUTCOMES

Formal research mentorship

bull Caroline Bolarwina IUSOM (Medical Student)

bull Mentored on research project including data compilation data analysis and literature review Co-

author on manuscript in preparation

bull Chernyak Y Otte J daggerBolarwina C Ofner S Manchanda S Barriers to Optimal

Behavioral Sleep Medicine Referrals in an Academic Medical Center

bull Danielle Henderson PhD IUSOM ndash Trained during pre-doctoral psychology internship hired for fellowship

and recruitedmentored as new faculty mentor Co-authored 2 publications and 3 national presentations

bull daggerChernyak Y Teh LB Henderson DR Patel A (2019) Practice Issues for Evaluation and

Management of the Suicidal Left Ventricular Assist Device Patient Progress in Transplantation

httpsjournalssagepubcomdoifull1011771526924819893300

bull daggerChernyak Y Teh LB Henderson DR Powell AL amp Hage CA Prediction of Listing Status in

Lung Transplant Candidates Using the Stanford Integrated Psychosocial Assessment for

Transplantation (SIPAT) Progress in Transplantation

bull daggerHenderson DR Chernyak C Gutteridge D Roe DW (August 2018) Unmasking Severe

Anxiety After Lung Transplant NATCO ndash The Organization of Transplant Professionals Indianapolis

IN

bull daggerHenderson DR Chernyak C (August 2018) A Pre-Transplant Psychological Characterization of

Patients with Lung Disease NATCO ndash The Organization of Transplant Professionals Indianapolis IN

bull daggerHenderson DR Chernyak Y Using A Clinician-rated Measure to Predict Listing for Lung

Transplantation Society of Behavioral Medicine Washington DC 2019

bull Lisa Teh PhD IUSOM Postdoctoral fellow ndash Trained during fellowship now faculty at Albert Einstein Medical

School Montefiore Medical Center in New York NY Assisted with data collection data analysis and manuscript

preparation Mentored independent line of inquiry to conduct analysis using Item Reponses Theory (IRT) on a

measure of transplant readiness- the Stanford Integrated Psychological Assessment of Transplant (SIPAT) currently

under review at Psychosomatics Published 3 papers together (including those co-authored above) and 1 national

presentation

bull daggerChernyak Y Teh LB (2019) Medically-Induced Exacerbation of PTSD Following Lung

Transplantation A Case Series Journal of Clinical Psychology in Medical Settings

httpsdoiorg101007s10880-019-09691-7

bull dagger Teh LB Chernyak Y Henderson DR Hage CA Post Item-Level Psychometric Validation of the

Stanford Integrated Psychosocial Assessment for Transplant (SIPAT) for Thoracic Transplant

Candidates Psychosomatics

bull daggerTeh LB Henderson DR amp Chernyak Y Post Item-Level Psychometric Validation of the

Stanford Integrated Psychosocial Assessment for Transplant (SIPAT) for Thoracic Transplant

Candidates Society of Behavioral Medicine Washington DC 2019

bull Anahli Patel PhD IUSOM Post-doctoral fellow Trained during fellowship has accepted faculty position at

University of Pittsburg Medical Center Pittsburg PA

bull Mentored journal article co-review for Health Psychology

bull daggerPatel A Chernyak Y (2020) The Need for Psychological Rehabilitation in Lung Transplant

Recipients Progress in Transplantation

httpsjournalssagepubcomdoi1011771526924820913510

bull Anna-Leigh Powell MS IUSOM (trained as pre-doctoral psychology intern) ndash Accepted a post-doctoral

fellowship position at Virginia Commonwealth University

bull Mentored journal article co-review for the International Journal of Stress Management

bull Assisted with data anlaysis on under review manuscript

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11

bull daggerChernyak Y Teh LB Henderson DR Powell AL amp Hage CA Prediction of Listing

Status in Lung Transplant Candidates Using the Stanford Integrated Psychosocial Assessment

for Transplantation (SIPAT) Progress in Transplantation

bull Loretta Hsueh PhD IUPUI (trained as psychology graduate student) ndash Currently completing pre-doctoral

fellowship at University of San Diego Medical Center Mentored student on data analysis and presentation

for national conference

bull daggerChernyak Y amp Hsueh L Self-Reported Psychological Distress During Post Lung Transplant

Intensive Outpatient Rehabilitation Accepted presentation at the American Psychological Association

Chicago IL 2019

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12

EVIENCE OF COURSE CURRICIULAR AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Educational Grants

- Obtained funding for a Clinical Health Psychology Fellowship from the Academic Health Center housed at

Indiana University Health Methodist Hospital focused on cardio-pulmonary behavioral medicine and thoracic

transplant in 2016

- Budget $65000+ renewed annually to fund one clinical health psychology post-doctoral fellow

- Conducted all marketing recruiting hiring and retention efforts for 4 consecutive years

- Provide 5 hours of direct supervision weekly including direct supervision and training co-therapy observation

shadowing and tiered supervision of other trainees by the fellow

- Lectures and seminars for the fellowship developed over the last 4 years and updated annually

- Provide 1-5 hours of administrative roles weekly

Section of Psychology Fellowships Director ndash 2019 ndash Present

- Appointed as the Director overseeing 5 fellowship programs in the Section of Psychology in the Department of

Psychiatry IUSOM

- As part of this effort streamlined marketing recruitment efforts

- Provided guidelines on recruitment

- Initiated a Fellowship Journal ClubDidactics course which meets monthly and includes faculty lecturers to

increase section investment and visibility to fellows deployed widely across the medical center

Didactic Teaching Programs Developed

- Diversity Internship Program Course (2012-2016) amp Ethics Internship Program Course (2016-Present)

o Developed and implemented original curriculum

o Each course included bimonthly seminars

o Course syllabus and curriculum developed and updated annually

o Courses are unique to the internship program highly practical aiding trainees to effectively

incorporate scientific evidence into clinical practice

o Courses adapted over time based on intern feedback collected annually

o See appendix of specific intern feedback and evaluation of the courses

- Miscellaneous Lectures

o Lectures developed over the course of 8 years at rank I have developed over 18 lectures for medical

students doctoral psychology interns psychiatry residents

Clinical Rotations and Programs Developed

- Behavioral Sleep Medicine Clinical Teaching Rotation

o Developed in 2013 ndash Present

o Training clinic for pre-doctoral psychology interns psychology practicum students sleep medicine

fellows internal medicinepsychiatry residents

o 3-12 month clinical rotation focused on assessment and intervention of behavioral sleep medicine

disorders integrated with psychology triage and assessment

o Weekly individual andor group supervision provided to all trainees

o Innovative use of observation room 2-way mirror to expand number of learnersobservers

- Clinical Health Psychology Rotations

o Cardiopulmonary Behavioral MedicineThoracic Transplant amp Psychosocial Oncology

o I developed and administered 2 new formal clinical rotations for Doctoral Psychology Graduate

Students and Pre-Doctoral Psychology Interns

o Rotations were 3-6 months in duration 1 full dayweek

o Included individual supervision didactic training clinical observation co-therapy feedback and

scholarshipresearch opportunities

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TEACHING RECOGNITION ndash GRANTS AWARDS AND FELLOWSHIPS

- 2017 WM George McAdoo Award

Excellence in Teaching by the Psychology Internship Program

Department of Psychiatry

Indiana University School of Medicine

One recipient selected annually from all internship instructors (n = 20-25) by psychology interns

in recognition of ldquoexcellence and devotion to the didactic curriculum of the Indiana University

School of Medicine Clinical Psychology Internship Programrdquo

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1

SERVICE DOCUMENTS

1 EVIDENCE OF SERVICE TO THE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL AND DEPARTMENT2

2 EVIDENCE OF SERVICE TO THE PROFESSIONDISCIPLINEhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip5

3 SIGNIFICANCE IMPACT QUALITY OF PROFESSIONAL SERVICEhelliphelliphelliphelliphellip6

4 EVIDENCE OF SCHOLARLY PUBLICATIONS PRESENTATIONS OR OTHER

MEANS OF DISSEMINATIONhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip11

SERVICE APPENDIX (for reference not included in document)

1 SERVICE PUBLICATIONS ndash CLIMB

2 SERVICE PUBLICATIONS ndash SLEEP GREAT

3 SERVICE PUBLICATIONS ndash MEDED CHERNYAK 2019

4 SERVICE PUBLICATIONS ndash MEDED CHERNYAK IN PRESS

5 CONTINUING EDUCATION PRESENTATION EVALUATIONS

Yelena Chernyak PhD Dossier Service Documents

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EVIDENCE OF SERVICE TO THE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL AND DEPARTMENT

Clinical Service - I have provided extensive Service in 4 distinct clinical programs at rank which have

dramatically expanded access to evidence-based psychological care for vulnerable and underserved

medical populations

Current Clinical Service Activities and Plans for Growth ndash

bull Chief Psychologist of Adult Outpatient Psychiatry Clinic (2011 ndash Present)

o IU Health Neurosciences Center Adult Outpatient Psychiatry Clinic

o 2011-2016 General psychology clinic 3 daysweek active caseload of 100 patients

o Named Chief Psychologist in 2015

o Provided care to patients age 18+ with a wide range of diagnoses needing high-quality evidence-

based treatment

o Oversaw increase of staff psychologists from 1 ndash 6 full time positions

o Oversaw transition to Indiana University Practice Associations to IU Indiana University Health

Physicians productivity tracing using Relative Value Units implementation of electronic medical

records telehealth

o Plans for Growth including continued recruitment of staff psychologist and mid-level

psychotherapy providers to meet high demand in system and community

bull Founder amp Director of Adult Behavioral Sleep Medicine Program (2014 ndash Present)

o Founding and service delivery in the only multi-disciplinary behavioral sleep medicine clinic in

the IU system as one only 2 board certified behavioral sleep medicine provider in the state of

Indiana

o Practicing evidence based care including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia for patients

age 18+ with insomnia circadian rhythm disorders hypersomnia narcolepsy sleep apnea

nightmare disorder parasomnias and benzodiazepine dependence

o Referrals include internal VA community and national

o 1-2 clinic days 20-25 patientsweek 2-5 learners

o Tracking referral patterns and outcomes

o Plans for future growth including expansion into telehealth service delivery and development of a

weekly Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia program

bull Founder amp Supervising Psychologist ndash Thoracic Transplant Psychology Program amp Advanced Heart and

Lung Care Clinic (2011 ndash Present)

o Lead team of 1 full time psychology fellow 1-3 psychology residents 1 psychology practicum

student 3 social workers in a multidisciplinary environment including dieticians and

innumerable cardiologist pulmonologists surgeons pharmacists nurse coordinators

o Patients served range in age from 18+ and present with a complex psychiatric and medical

comorbidities including end stage heart and lung disease in outpatient inpatient individual and

group modalities

o Developed and implemented innovative training clinic that demonstrates real-world application of

evidence-based assessment and treatments for transplant readiness including standardized clinical

rating scales such as the Stanford Integrated Psychological Assessment for Transplant and

interventions such as Motivational Interviewing and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

o Plans for future growth are to systematically gather and analyze data regarding treatment and

transplant outcomes to aid in quality improvement efforts and to further increase access to care

Expansion of group wellness program for post-transplant recovery

bull Primary Psychologist - Simon Cancer Center Multidisciplinary Clinic (2011-Present)

o Serve on multi-disciplinary team consisting of psychiatry 3 social workers nursing palliative

care chaplaincy dietician and oncologists to serve all patients age 18+ at the only academic

cancer treatment center in the state of Indiana

Yelena Chernyak PhD Dossier Service Documents

3

o Deliver evidence based interventions to patients coping with cancer diagnosis treatment and

recovery while training psychology residents in this specialty area

Service to the Department

bull Indiana University School of Medicine Doctoral Internship in Clinical Psychology - I have provided 8

years of strong leadership to this program which is one of the oldest Psychology Internship programs in the

United States serving as a supervisor for the General Adult Health Psych Track and Specialties in

Behavioral Sleep Medicine Psychosocial Oncology and Cardio-Pulmonary Behavioral Medicine

bull Indiana University School of Medicine Clinical Health Psychology Post-doctoral Fellowship ndash Co-founded

the fellowship program in 2016 to train psychologists in clinical health psychology specialties as well as

simultaneously meet the high clinical demand of the Cardio-Thoracic Transplant program by bringing on a

full time fellow

Department of Psychiatry Committees

I have provided extensive service to 7 Committees within the Department of Psychiatry

1) Member Internship Selection Committee Section of Psychology (2012-Present)

o Review of all application materials from 100+ annually standardized rating written and verbal

feedback consultation with colleagues and several rank-order meetings to determine who is

invited for internship

2) Member Executive Committee Section of Psychology (2015 ndash Present)

o Attended meetings and contributed to vital decisions related to the administration of the section of

psychology

o key decision making role with regard to policies and procedures that impact psychologists within

the Department of Psychiatry

3) Member Psychology Internship Executive Committee Section of Psychology (2015 ndash Present)

o Attended meetings and contributed to vital decisions related to the administration of the

psychology internship program

o Marketing recruitment efforts to advertise internship training curriculum development

competency evaluation and assessment policy implementation and enforcement

4) Co-Director Electronic Medical Record Transition Committee Adult Outpatient Psychiatry Clinic (2016-

2017)

o Advisory guidance on implementation electronic medical record system in adult psychiatry

including appropriate schedule templates workflow confidentiality protection schedule changes

clinic communication changes and documentation requirements

5) Member Space Committee Department of Psychiatry (2016 ndash Present)

o Monitoring evaluation policy recommendations regarding use of space in the department

6) Member Quality Committee Department of Psychiatry (2017 ndash Present)

o Development and implementation of quality measures with collaboration from health practice

leadership

7) Member Womenrsquos Advisory Council IUSM (2019 ndash Present)

o Provided input on the role of women in the IUSM culture

Faculty Mentorship

o I have provided formal mentorship to 3 junior faculty members within the Department of Psychiatry which

included regular individual meetings and participating in mentor committee meetings

o I have provided extensive informal mentorship to junior faculty in the areas of teachingsupervision as well

as clinical and professional service

Yelena Chernyak PhD Dossier Service Documents

4

o Dr Danielle Henderson I trained both as an intern and post-doctoral fellow as her primary

supervisor and program director I was instrumental in assisting her to obtain a faculty role within

IUSM

o I advised Dr Courtney Johnson during her role as a post-doctoral fellow in the department prior to

becoming faculty when I continued my mentorship role

o Dr Huaiyu Zhang who was recruited from Emory University

Yelena Chernyak PhD Dossier Service Documents

5

EVIDENCE OF SERVICE TO THE PROFESSIONDISCIPLINE

National

Society of Behavioral Sleep Medicine (SBSM)

- Served on 2 executive committees of this nationally prominent organization

- Appointed to a 4 year term in 2015 to the Practice Committee

o Duties included participation in monthly meetings to develop an review policies and procedures

relevant to the practice of behavioral sleep medicine

o Performed in a workgroup to advise formulate and disseminate policy advise as evidenced in

multiple co-authored policy publications

- Appointed to a 4 year term in 2019 to the Membership Committee

o Duties included participation in monthly meetings to develop and review policies and procedures

relevant to the recruitment retention and service to the membership of this organization

Association of Psychologists in Academic Health Centers (APAHC)

- Invited to join the Conference planning Committee for the APAHCrsquos bi-annual conference scheduled in

2021 Includes bi-monthly phone calls to coordinate speakers symposia workshops location

accommodations and marketing for this large national conference

Regional

Indiana Psychological Association (IPA)

- 2015 Conference Planning Committee ndash Invited join IPArsquos conference planning committee to coordinate

speakers workshops and poster sessions

Manuscript Review

I serve as an Ad-hoc reviewer for 7 journals Journals have included Physiology ad Behavior Archives

of Internal Medicine Translational Behavioral Medicine Annals of Behavioral Medicine Health

Psychology and International Journal of Stress Management

National Professional Organization Membership

I am a member of 7 National Professional Organizations for a duration of 5+ years including the

American Psychological Association the APA Division of Health Psychology The Society of Behavioral

Sleep Medicine the Society of Behavioral Medicine the Association of Behavioral and Cognitive

Therapies and the Indiana Psychological Association

Continuing Education

In rank I have delivered 18 continuing education seminars to the profession and clinical community

listed on my curriculum vitae Locally and regionally these have included settings such as the Bariatric

and Medical Weight Loss Center Sleep Disorders Center Department of Psychiatry Department of

Occupational Therapy at Indiana University Health and Indiana University School of Medicine Indiana

Psychological Association Cancer Survivorship Consortium Reid Hospital Decatur County Memorial

Hospital Columbus Regional Hospital and the statewide IUSOM Office of Medical Education

Yelena Chernyak PhD Dossier Service Documents

6

SIGNIFICANCE OF IMPACT AND QUALITY OF PROFESSIONAL SERVICE

Board Certification

bull I have obtained dual board certification in Behavioral Sleep Medicine by both the American

Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM) and the Board of Behavioral Sleep Medicine (BBSM) This is a

prestigious accomplishment professionally and for the institution I represent Board certification

illustrates international recognition for excellence in the specialty field of behavioral sleep medicine

I am the first member of the Indiana University School of Medicine faculty and the only current

member practicing with adults to have the designation of CBSM and DBSM

bull In 2012 I passed the exam administered by the American Board of Sleep Medicine to earn the

credential of being Certified in Behavioral Sleep Medicine (CBSM) as one of only 213 individuals

worldwide to receive this credential Individuals who completed the required training and

successfully passed the behavioral sleep medicine certification examination administered by the

American Board of Sleep Medicine are referred to as certified in Behavioral Sleep Medicine I also

received the designation of Diplomate in Behavioral Sleep Medicine (DBSM) by the newly-formed

Board of Behavioral Sleep Medicine The Board of Behavioral Sleep Medicine offers a Diplomate in

Behavioral Sleep Medicine or DBSM to applicants who meet eligibility requirements and pass a

specialty BSM certification examination Candidates who pass the certification examination may use

the DBSM (Diplomate in Behavioral Sleep Medicine) designation after their name and will receive

certificates from the BBSM The DBSM represents a standard of specialty competence in behavioral

sleep medicine by which the public government and regulatory agencies and health care

organizations can identify skill and expertise

Society of Behavioral Sleep Medicine (SBSM)

bull As a member of two governing committees in SBSM over the last 5 years I have made contributions

to the development and dissemination of policy guidelines on professional practice This is

demonstrated in several sample publications including my role as co-author with Dr Stacy Simon in

2016 in the Practice Committee Position Statement on the ACP Guidelines for the Treatment of

Insomnia release and published at httpswwwbehavioralsleeporgimagesPositionACP-Position-

Statement-Finalpdf which highlighted the groundbreaking recommendation by the American College

of Physicians to utilize cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia (CBT-I) as a first-line treatment for

insomnia an area of my clinical expertise

bull In 2017 I was lead author on another policy guideline titled lsquoWhat you need to know Implications of

the American Academy of Pediatrics 2016 Safe Sleep Practices on Pediatric Behavioral Sleep

Medicine published at httpswwwbehavioralsleeporgimagespdfSBSM-Summary-of-AAP-2016-

Safe-Sleep-Commentarypdf This important policy brief was critical in educating our membership

regarding the changes in policy which contradicted pprevious recommendations These changes

impact the practice of pediatric behavioral sleep medicine particularly in the domain of promoting

optimal sleep in infants and young children who may experience problematic night awakenings

secondary to sleep onset association problems

bull Most recently I interview the president of the Board of Behavioral Sleep Medicine Michael Schmitz

PhD to author an article for The Sleep Talker the SBSM newsletter titled lsquoPrepping for the DBSM

How SBSM Can Help Yoursquo disseminating information on how the society was critical in the board

certification process

Program Development

Sleep Great copy Program

Yelena Chernyak PhD Dossier Service Documents

7

bull I served as part of a clinical and research team to develop implement and evaluate a healthy sleep in

the workplace program at Indiana University

bull The program consisted of a 4 week self-guided course to improve sleep habits such as sleep hygiene

bull This program has been copyrighted and purchased by other prestigious institutions nationally for their

workplace sleep initiatives

Cardio-Thoracic Patients Linking Mind and Body (CLIMB) Program

bull At the request of the cardio-thoracic transplant teams I have developed a 4 week group

psychotherapy group for pre-and post-transplant patients The CLIMB program is based on 4 modules

ndash 1) Stress Management 2) Mood and Behavioral Activation 3) Communication Skills and 4)

Motivational Enhancement This highly successful program has been implemented with multiple

populations including those receiving advanced therapies such as Ventricular Assist Device

placement as well as heart and lung transplant

bull I have gathered data on patient satisfaction and outcomes from CLIMB which has been presented

nationally at the American Psychological Association Conference

bull I have also co-authored a paper in Progress in Transplantation outlining the need for programs such

as this for lung transplant recipients for lsquopsychological rehabilitationrsquo and proposed CLIMB as a

model

Growth in Clinics and Novel Service Delivery

bull Behavioral Sleep Medicine Clinic

o I have established and continue to provide service via an innovative training model in the

Behavioral Sleep Medicine (BSM) clinic in the IU Health Neurosciences Center The BSM clinic

has provided unique training opportunities for Psychology Doctoral Students Doctoral Psychology

Interns sleep medicine fellows primary care and psychiatry residents

o The BSM clinic have doubled to tripled access to care for high need populations that are

underserved in Indiana and throughout the country My BSM clinic is the only clinic providing

comprehensive psychologicalbehavioral care including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for

Insomnia in the Indiana University system and I am the only board certified behavioral sleep

medicine specialist working with adults in the entire state of Indiana

o My expertise in working with behavioral sleep medicine in a population that has co-morbid

psychiatric and medical conditions enables me to provide high-quality care to a very complicated

subset of patients All services provided adhere to evidence-based practice standards

bull Cardio-Thoracic Clinic

o I have established a reputation for myself and for IUSM as an expert in the area of cardio-thoracic

pre-transplant evaluation Indiana University is the only provider of lung transplants in the state of

Indiana ndash prior to my joining the team psychological assessment and psychotherapy services were

very limited in this clinic

o During my time at Advanced Heart and Lung Care Clinic where transplants are served I have not

only expanded clinical psychology coverage from virtually zero to full time (5 days per week

between myself and my fellow) improved the structure of pre-surgical evaluation expanded the

service to cover inpatient consultation at Methodist hospital and expanded volume such that we can

evaluate every single new patients for heart or lung transplantation at Indiana University Health

o To expand service clinical health psychology services I developed a post-doctoral fellowship in

clinical health psychology with a focus on cardio-thoracic behavioral medicine in transplant to

simultaneously address the clinic need with this full time position but also to increase training in

this highly under skilled area particularly in the Midwest

Continuing Education Initiatives

Yelena Chernyak PhD Dossier Service Documents

8

bull I have conducted 18 Continuing Education Lectures in rank locally and regionally with excellent

feedback and ratings from professional colleagues A complete compilation of feedback is

included in the Service Appendix

bull Sample comments on evaluations of Continuing Education included ldquoExcellent speaker ndash she did

a great job giving analogies and examplesrdquo and ldquoGreat Presentationrdquo

Evaluation of Quality of Clinical Service

Indiana University Health Physicians Productivity

bull Consistently meeting and exceeding Indiana University Health Physicians wRVU (work relative

value units) clinical goal target since compensation plan initiated in 2014

Indiana University Health Physicians Patient Experience Surveys

bull The National Research Corporation queries patient experience data by assigning a Net Promoter

Score (NPS) to responses Net Promoter Score is a measure of customer loyalty and ability to

grow through referrals A Promoter score is given to all responses with values 9-10 on a 0-10

scale reported as a percentage of total scores

bull My NPS scores for 2020 was 10000 which is above the target in psychiatry of 7994 as well

as above the target of other IU Health Physicians Departments listed below

Yelena Chernyak PhD Dossier Service Documents

9

OPPE Report - Allied Health Practitioner

bull Survey Results Periodic surveys are conducted to evaluate the practitioners performance based

upon the six ACGME standards of Patient Care Medical Knowledge Interpersonal and

Communication Skills Professionalism Practice Based Learning and Improvement Systems

based practice

bull The results per questions are assigned a point value Outstanding = 5 Acceptable = 4 Needs

Improvement = 3 Unsatisfactory = 0 An average is obtained for each question based upon the

total number of surveys received for the practitioner

bull The vast majority (90+) of the scoring periods as shown below are cumulatively rated as

lsquoOutstandingrsquo by my peers with the remainder ratings falling somewhere between lsquoAcceptablersquo

and lsquoOutstandingrsquo

Yelena Chernyak PhD Dossier Service Documents

10

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12302015 x 5 5 5 47 5 43 5 5

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6302016 x 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5

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12312017 x 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5

Yelena Chernyak PhD Dossier Service Documents

11

EVIDENCE OF SCHOLARLY PUBLICATIONS PRESENTATIONS OTHER MEANS OF

DISSEMINATION

Peer Reviewed Service Oriented Manuscripts

bull Publications

o 9 traditional peer reviewed journal articles at rank on topics related to clinical health

psychology

o 3 manuscripts currently under review in Health Care The Journal of Delivery Science and

Innovation and Progress in Transplantation

o 5 first authored publication

o 1 as primary mentor with mentee as first author

o 3 articles with mentees as co-authors

bull Key publications

o Chernyak Y (2019) A Practical Application Primer on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for

Insomnia for Medical Residents MedEdPORTAL 1510862

httpsdoiorg1015766mep_2374-826510862

o Chernyak Y (in press) Improving CPAP Adherence for OSA Improving CPAP

Adherence for OSA A Practical Application Primer on CPAP Desensitization

MedEdPORTAL

These articles highlight my expertise in the clinical application teaching and

dissemination of evidence based practice in the field of behavioral sleep medicine I

authored these articled to contribute to the professional literature the high impact

service I was providing to patients with insomnia and CPAP noncompliance Medical

education is sorely lacking these teaching resources which the MEDEDPortal

publication directly targets

I have 1 published and 1 in press article in MEDEDPortal a unique teaching

publication in the medical field For context summarized from

wwwmededportalorg

bull MedEdPORTAL is a MEDLINE-indexed open-access journal of teaching

and learning resources in the health professions published by the Association

of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) in partnership with the American

Dental Education Association MedEdPORTAL publications are stand-alone

complete teaching or learning modules that have been implemented and

evaluated with medical or dental trainees or practitioners Each submission is

reviewed by editorial staff and external peer reviewers using a standardized

review instrument grounded in the tenets of educational scholarship

bull MedEdPORTAL complies with the International Committee of Medical

Journal Editors (ICMJE) Recommendations for the Conduct Reporting

Editing and Publication of Scholarly Work in Medical Journals

bull Scope MedEdPORTAL invites educators to submit generalizable

educational materials that have been implemented with target learners with

the aim of helping to improve patient care The learners must include training

or practicing physicians or dentists (eg professional school residency

faculty development continuing professional development) and may include

trainees or practitioners across the health professions

bull Vision 1) Serve as the premier clearinghouse of high-quality peer-reviewed

health education tools 2) Promote interprofessional collaboration by

facilitating the open exchange of educational resources across the health

professions and 3) Equip health professionals across the continuum with

effective and efficient educational resources to improve patient care

Yelena Chernyak PhD Dossier Service Documents

12

o daggerChernyak Y Teh LB (2019) Medically-Induced Exacerbation of PTSD

Following Lung Transplantation A Case Series Journal of Clinical Psychology in

Medical Settings httpsdoiorg101007s10880-019-09691-7

bull This case series and practice guide addresses a novel topic of PTSD in lung-

transplant recipients which occurs at double the rate in this population and

poses serious threat to morbidity and mortality in this already high-risk

group Existing psychological evaluation practices are critically inadequate to

capture PTSD as many patients may fail to disclose relevant history Novel

evaluation and treatment methods are discussed and recommended

IMPACT FACTORS OF JOURNALS IN WHICH I PUBLISHED

Journal Name Impact

Factor

Date of

Publication

Number of

Articles Published

International Journal of Eating Disorders 35 2011 1

Journal of Abnormal Psychology 5519 2010 1

Progress in Transplantation 958 2019 2020 2

MEDED Portal 38 acceptance

rate

2019 2020 2

Journal of Clinical Psychology in Medical Settings 1477 2019 2

Supportive care in cancer 2754 2016 1

Cancer medicine 3357 2014 1

After extensive exploration MedEdPORTAL has made the decision not to pursue an impact factor Dissemination is the priority

for MedEdPORTAL publications Our desire is for readers to replicate educational activities described in our publications which

does not necessarily translate to citations in the peer-reviewed literature We also value innovation especially in spaces where

there have traditionally been curricular gaps Strategic efforts to increase the impact factor would hinder our goal of highlighting

unique topics that may not get cited as frequently Additionally we are concerned that a low impact factor would harm the

reputation of the journal by inviting undue comparisons with dissimilar journals In sum we believe that MedEdPORTAL is

distinguished among medical education journals by its uniqueness in disseminating educational resources and an impact factor

would likely underestimate the true impact of MedEdPORTAL

Yelena Chernyak PhD Dossier Service Documents

13

Scopus Accessed 422020

Non-Peer Reviewed Publications

bull 4 invited contributions by professional societies including the Society of Behavioral Sleep

Medicine 3 in rank 2 first authored

bull Contributions to policy statements representing clinical opinions and recommendations by a

professional society is a highly prestigious impactful contribution The purpose is to distill and

highlight critically important scholarship and clinical evidence which may be complex into a

straightforward and applied set of information for the clinician

bull Each of these contributions was made by invitation of an executive committee in each

professional society My invitation was the direct result of prominence and reputation in the

society as one having the skill and knowledge to make this contribution

bull Contributions are archived so as to be disseminated and retrievable even after published

newsletter or recommendation are initially released

o Simon S Chernyak Y (2016) Practice Committee Position Statement Draft on the

ACP Guidelines for the Treatment of Insomnia Society for Behavioral Sleep Medicine

BehavioralSleeporg httpswwwbehavioralsleeporgimagesPositionACP-Position-

Statement-Finalpdf

Co-authored position statement on a seminal treatment recommendation affecting

the field of behavioral sleep medicine

o Chernyak Y Byers H James E Schmittdiel C Thomas SJ Blackburn R amp

Simona SL (2017) What you need to know Implications of the American Academy of

Pediatrics 2016 Safe Sleep Practices on Pediatric Behavioral Sleep Medicine Society of

Behavioral Sleep Medicine httpswwwbehavioralsleeporgimagespdfSBSM-

Summary-of-AAP-2016-Safe-Sleep-Commentarypdf

o Chernyak Y Prepping for the DBSM How SBSM Can Help You The Sleep Talker

Volume 36 April 2020

Peer Review for Professional Journals

bull Peer Review for 7 professional journals in the field lf clinical health psychology

bull Invitation to review from journals increasing in the last 2 years indicating growing scholarly

presence

IMPACT FACTOR OF JOURANLS FOR WHICH I PROVIDE RVIEWS

Journal Name Impact Factor

Physiology and Behavior (2007) 272

Archives of Internal Medicine (2008) discontinued

Translational Behavioral Medicine (2018-) 248

Annals of Behavioral Medicine (2018-) 376

Health Psychology (2019 - ) 408

Heart amp Lung Journal of Acute and Critical Care (2020- ) 169

Yelena Chernyak PhD Dossier Service Documents

14

International Journal of Stress Management (2020 - ) 195

Scopus Accessed March 26 2020

Peer Reviewed Service Oriented Presentations

bull Twelve in-rank peer reviewed presentations at national and international conferences such as the

Society of Behavioral Sleep Medicine Society of Behavioral Medicine American Psychological

Association

bull 3 First Author

bull 5 Mentee First Author

bull 1 Mentee co-author

Media Dissemination of Service

bull Twenty-three total at rank for national outlets including lsquoGQrsquo magazine lsquoBustlersquo magazine and

regional outlets such as WRTB6 News and WTHR-TV

bull My goal in working with the media is to provide mass dissemination of clinical and scientific

information to the general public

bull Routinely called upon as an expert in field if behavioral sleep medicine and clinical health

psychology during duration of volunteering to represent IU to the media

Treatment Manuals

bull 2 treatment manuals 1 copyrighted 1 first authored (See Appendix for Service Publications)

o Otte JL Lalevich S Hollingsworth P Chernyak Y Manchanda S ldquoSleep Great

A Wellness Program to Promote Sleep in the Workplacerdquocopy Program Manual

This manual was copyrighted and rights sold to other large hospital systems

nationally for use in their employee assistance programs

o Chernyak Y Cardiac Patients Linking Mind amp Body (CLIMB) Program Manual used

in the Advanced Heart and Lung Care Program at Indiana University Methodist Hospital

I developed this treatment manual to utilize in clinical care delivery based on an

evidence based psychological wellness model including stress management

mood optimization motivational enhancement and social support

This manual has been adapted to several clinical populations at Indiana

University Health Methodist Hospital including Ventricular Assistant Device

recipients and pre-thoracic transplant patients

Thursday August 19 2021 at 080710 Eastern Daylight Time

Page 1 of 1

Subject RE Using your dossier for an exampleDate Wednesday August 18 2021 at 35540 PM Eastern Daylight TimeFrom Chernyak YelenaTo Applegate RachelADachments image001png image002png

Thank you and Thanks for your request That would be just fine with me YC Yelena Chernyak PhD DBSM HSPPAssociate Professor of Clinical PsychiatryChief Psychologist - Adult OutpaSent Psychiatry IU Health Neurosciences CenterDirector ndash Behavioral Sleep Medicine IU Health Neurosciences CenterDirector ndash Clinical Health Psychology Fellowship Indiana University School of MedicineIU Health PhysiciansGoodman Hall IU Health Neuroscience Center355 W 16th St Suite 2800 Indianapolis IN 46202-7176ychernyaiuedu From Applegate Rachel ltrapplegaiupuiedugt Sent Wednesday August 18 2021 1143 AMTo Applegate Rachel ltrapplegaiupuiedugtSubject Using your dossier for an example CongratulaSons on your 2021 promoSon to clinical associate professorI wonder if you would be willing to have your dossier posted as an example We do this behind CAS so it isonly IU people who can see themWe post everything EXCEPT the appendices and review leeers Please let me know Thanks Rachel ApplegateAssistant Vice Chancellor for Faculty AffairsAssociate Professor Library and Information ScienceOffice of Academic AffairsUniversity Hall (INAD) Suite 5002301 University BoulevardIndianapolis IN 46202 317-278-2395rapplegaiupuieduwwwacademicaffairsiupuiedu

Page 2: Sample Dossier Type of case: Promotion to Clinical

Yelena Chernyak PhD DBSM

Contact Information Department of Psychiatry

Indiana University School of Medicine

IU Health Neuroscience Center

355 W 16th Street Suite 2800

Indianapolis IN 46202-7176

3179637259

3179637325 (fax)

ychernyaiupuiedu

Education

Undergraduate 2005 Bachelor of Science Psychology

Indiana University Bloomington IN

Graduate 2007 Master of Science Clinical Psychology

Drexel University Philadelphia PA

2010 Doctor of Philosophy Clinical Psychology

Drexel University Philadelphia PA

Internship 2009 - 2010 APA-Approved Internship Clinical Psychology

The May Institute Boston MA

Fellowship 2010 - 2011 Clinical Health Psychology

Department of Psychiatry amp Psychology

Neurological Institute The Cleveland Clinic

Cleveland OH

indicates work done in-rank

Primary Academic Appointments

2011 ndash Clinical Assistant Professor

Department of Psychiatry

Indiana University School of Medicine

Clinical AppointmentsDirectorships

2011 ndash Staff Psychologist

Adult Outpatient Psychiatry Clinic

Indiana University Health Neurosciences Center

2011 ndash Primary Psychologist

Multi-disciplinary Psychosocial Oncology Clinic

Indiana University Simon Cancer Center

Yelena Chernyak PhD August 17 2020 Page 2 of 25

2011 ndash Supervising Psychologist

Thoracic Transplant Psychology Program

Advanced Heart and Lung Care Clinic

Indiana University Health Methodist Hospital

2014 ndash Director of Behavioral Sleep Medicine Program

Adult Outpatient Psychiatry Clinic

Indiana University Health Neuroscience Center

2015 ndash Chief Psychologist

Adult Outpatient Psychiatry Clinic

Indiana University Health Neurosciences Center

2017 - Director of Clinical Health Psychology Postdoctoral Fellowship

Department of Psychiatry

Indiana University School of Medicine

2019 - Section of Psychology Fellowship Programs Director

Department of Psychiatry

Indiana University School of Medicine

Licensure

2011 - 2012 Licensed Psychologist

State of Ohio

License 6792

2011 ndash Licensed Psychologist

State of Indiana

License 20012527A

2011 ndash Health Service Provider in Psychology

State of Indiana

Certificate 20012527A

Specialty Board Status

2012 ndash Board Certification in Behavioral Sleep Medicine (CBSM)

American Academy of Sleep Medicine

2020 ndash Diplomate in Behavioral Sleep Medicine (DBSM)

Board of Behavioral Sleep Medicine

Professional Organizations

2011 ndash American Psychological Association (APA)

2011 ndash APA - Division 38 Health Psychology

Yelena Chernyak PhD August 17 2020 Page 3 of 25

2012 ndash 15 American Academy of Sleep Medicine

2012 ndash Society of Behavioral Medicine

2013 ndash Indiana Psychological Association

2013 ndash Association of Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies

2015 ndash Society of Behavioral Sleep Medicine

Professional Honors and Awards

2002 2003 Faculty Award ($4500 annually)

2004 Indiana University

2002 2003 Honors College Award ($4000 annually)

2004 Indiana University

2004 Awarded High Distinction

Honors College

Indiana University

2004 Honors Diplomate

Department of Psychology

Indiana University

2005 Graduated with High Honors

College of Arts and Sciences

Indiana University

2005 2006 Provost Fellow

Department of Graduate Studies

Drexel University

2007 2008 Professional Conference Travel Award

2009 Department of Graduate Studies

Drexel University Philadelphia PA

2010 Best Dissertation - Highly Commended Award

Department of Graduate Studies

Drexel University Philadelphia PA

2013 Victor Knarr Hypnosis Training Fund Award

Department of Psychiatry

Indiana University School of Medicine

2015 Victor Knarr Hypnosis Training Fund Award

Department of Psychiatry

Indiana University School of Medicine

Yelena Chernyak PhD August 17 2020 Page 4 of 25

2017 WM George McAdoo Award

Excellence in Teaching by the Psychology Internship Program

Department of Psychiatry

Indiana University School of Medicine

Professional Development

2011 - 2012 Leadership in Academic Medicine Program

Indiana University School of Medicine

Consulting

2016 - Healthy IU and Indiana University Health

Content Expert Development and review of occupational

Health Program lsquoSleep Great IUcopyrsquo

2019 - BetterUp

San Fransisco CA

Consulting and Coaching on Healthy Sleep for Industry

Teaching

Didactic Undergraduate Students

1 2008 ldquoAxis II Comorbidity and Dialectical Behavioral Therapy for

Eating Disordersrdquo

The Psychology of Eating Disorders and Obesity (PSY 357)

Department of Psychology

Drexel University

Philadelphia PA

Enrollment 30 students

2 2008 - 2010 Approaches to Personality (PSY 140)

Department of Psychology

Drexel University

Philadelphia PA

Enrollment 50 students

3 2009 - 2010 The Psychology of Eating Disorders and Obesity (PSY 357)

Department of Psychology

Drexel University

Philadelphia PA

Enrollment 30 students

Didactic Graduate and Medical Students (IUPUIIUSOM unless otherwise noted)

1 2009 ldquoDiagnosis and Treatment of Eating Disorders and Obesityrdquo

Psychopathology (PSY 520)

Yelena Chernyak PhD August 17 2020 Page 5 of 25

Clinical Psychology Doctoral Program

Drexel University

Department of Psychology

Philadelphia PA

Enrollment 15

2 2012-2013 Introduction to Clinical Medicine I (ICM1-1 Course X600)

Co-preceptor for year-long weekly course for MS2 students

Enrollment 10

3 2012-2014 Evidence Based Medicine

Monthly lecture series for MS2 psychiatry clerkship

Enrollment 25

4 2013 Intersession Preceptor ndash Standardized Patient Simulation

MedicinePsychiatryNeurology Medical Students

Bi-Annual Learning Activity

Enrollment 10

5 2017 Behavioral Sleep Medicine

Invited Workshop

Department of Psychology

Graduate Program in Clinical Psychology

IUPUI

Enrollment 30

Didactic Postgraduate Students (Interns Residents Fellows IUPUIIUSOM)

1 2011 ldquoDSM-IV Mood Disordersrdquo

Psychiatry Residents (PGY-I)

Department of Psychiatry

Enrollment 8

2 2012 ndash 2016 Course Director Diversity in Psychology

Psychology Internship

Section of Psychology

Department of Psychiatry

Enrollment 6

3 2012 ldquoSleep Disorders in Bariatric Populationsrdquo

Invited Lecturer for Psychology Practicum Didactic Training

IU Health Bariatric and Medical Weight Loss Center

Enrollment 5

4 2012 ldquoEvidence Based Treatment Weight Managementrdquo

Yelena Chernyak PhD August 17 2020 Page 6 of 25

Empirically Supported Treatments Course

Psychology Internship

Section of Psychology

Department of Psychiatry

Enrollment 6

5 2012 ldquoEvidence Based Treatment Behavioral Sleep Medicinerdquo

Empirically Supported Treatments Course

Section of Psychology

Department of Psychiatry

Enrollment 6

6 2013 ndash ldquoPsychiatry amp Sleeprdquo

Sleep Medicine Fellowship Lecture

Division of Pulmonary Critical Care Sleep amp Occupational

Medicine

Enrollment 2

7 2013 ndash ldquoCognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomniardquo

Sleep Medicine Fellowship Lecture

Division of Pulmonary Critical Care Sleep amp Occupational

Medicine

Enrollment 2

8 2014 ndash ldquoHealth Psychology Interventionsrdquo

Intervention Course

Psychology Internship

Section of Psychology

Department of Psychiatry

Enrollment 7

9 2014 ndash 2017 ldquoMindfulness Interventionsrdquo

Intervention Course Psychology Internship

Section of Psychology

Department of Psychiatry

Enrollment 7

10 2014 ldquoBehavioral Sleep Medicinerdquo

Residency Didactics

Department of Family Medicine

Enrollment 20

11 2015 ldquoBehavioral Sleep Medicinerdquo

Quarterly Educational Seminar

Psychology Pre-doctoral Internship

Section of Psychology

Yelena Chernyak PhD August 17 2020 Page 7 of 25

Department of Psychiatry

Enrollment 6

12 2016 ldquoProfessional Developmentrdquo Invited Speaker

Quarterly Educational Seminar

Psychology Pre-doctoral Internship

Section of Psychology

Department of Psychiatry

Enrollment 6

13 2016 ndash Course Director Ethics in Psychology

Psychology Internship

Section of Psychology

Department of Psychiatry

Enrollment 7

14 2019 - Course Director

Journal Club amp Didactic Lecture Series in Professional

Development

Section of Psychology

Department of Psychiatry

Enrollment 8

15 2020 lsquoBilling Practices amp Productivity Considerations in

Professional Psychologyrsquo Lecture

Journal Club amp Didactic Lecture Series in Professional

Development

Section of Psychology

Department of Psychiatry

Enrollment 8

16 2020 ldquoAdvocating for Psychology as a Profession amp Oneselfrsquo

Journal Club amp Didactic Lecture Series in Professional

Development

Section of Psychology

Department of Psychiatry

Enrollment 8

Clinical Teaching

1 2011 ndash 2014 Co-Course Director

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Theory and Application

(PSRES201)

Psychiatry Residency Program

Department of Psychiatry IUSOM

6 month rotation

Students

Yelena Chernyak PhD August 17 2020 Page 8 of 25

Andrew Adler MD

Michael Francis MD

Daniel Hackman MD

Kimberly Lo MD

David Orme MD

Ayesha Sajid MD

Paul Taraska MD

Lisa Burckhartzmeyer MD

Rebecca Smith MD

Caitlyn Adams MD

Emily Zarse MD

Corey Trobaugh MD

Gena Mooneyham MD

Kristen Dauss MD

2 2012 - Supervisor Clinical Psychology Practicum

Adult Outpatient Psychiatry Clinic

Section of Psychology Department of Psychiatry IUSOM

6 month rotation 1 dayweek

Students

Tasneem Khambaty (IUPUI)

3 2012 - Behavioral Sleep Medicine Training

Sleep Medicine Fellowship

1 year rotation frac12 day every other week

IUSOM Division of Pulmonary Critical Care Sleep amp

Occupational Medicine

Fellows

Pritam Neuptame MD

Anuja Bandyopadhyay MD

Anita Rajagopal MD

Stephen Gradney MD

Stephanie Ashraf MD

Stephanie Stahl MD

Stephanie Jackson MD

Adam Lenet MD

Aaron Roberts MD

Angie White MD

4 2012 ndash Supervisor in Adult Clinical and Health Psychology

APA-approved Clinical Psychology Internship Program

Section of Psychology Department of Psychiatry IUSOM

6-month rotation 3 daysweek

Students

Kristen Merkitsch

Anna-Leigh Powell

Yelena Chernyak PhD August 17 2020 Page 9 of 25

Ming Hwei Yek

Maija Taylor

Shannon Brothers

Danielle Henderson

Hannah Ford

Linda Skalski

Quetzal Class

Jennie Petrie

Patrick Quinn

Samantha Gray

Andrew Cooper

Rachel Holmes

5 2015 ndash Supervisor in Behavioral Sleep Medicine

APA-approved Clinical Psychology Internship Program

Section of Psychology Department of Psychiatry IUSOM

6-month rotation 1 dayweek

Students

Maureen McQuillan

Audrey Lee OrsquoConnor

Autumn Truss

Anna-Leigh Powell

Kristin Touza

Rebecca Elias

Maija Taylor

Rachel Goldin

Danielle Henderson

Lindsey Williams

Practicum Training Site Graduate Students

Students

Marguerite Claire Wilson (IUB)

Alexandra Moussa-Touks (IUB)

Amber Craig (IUB)

Danielle Tometich (IUPUI)

Maureen McQuillan (IUB)

Jay Patel (IUPUI)

Fernanda Rossi (IUB)

Jessica Bernston (IUPUI) Practicum student

6 2017 ndash Director Clinical Health Psychology Fellowship

Section of Psychology Department of Psychiatry IUSOM

1 year full-time post-doctoral specialty training jointly with

the Advanced Heart and Lung Care Clinic at IUH

Methodist Hospital

Anahli Patel PsyD

Lisa The PhD

Yelena Chernyak PhD August 17 2020 Page 10 of 25

Danielle Henderson PhD

7 2018 ndash Supervisor in Cardio-thoracic amp Transplant Psychology

Psychology Practicum

Section of Psychology Department of Psychiatry IUSOM

6 month rotation 1-2 daysweek

Students

Loretta Hsueh (IUPUI)

8 2019 - Behavioral Sleep Medicine Specialty Rotation Supervisor

Sleep Medicine Rotation

Internal Medicine Residencies

Students 1-2 studentmonth weekly

Ahmed Kiani MD

Samantha Kay MD

Sam Mshelbwala MD

Jennifer Peng MD

Zunera Tariq MD

Kevin Zhang MD

William Plunk MD

Skye El Sayegh MD

Jonathan Koons MD

Jonathan McCollum MD

Miysha Shaw MD

Mark Krauth MD

Siri Kadire MD

Chiemela Ubagharaji MD

Ryan White MD

Maniar Mehta MD

Elizabeth Cowgill MD

Teaching Administration and Curricular Development

1 2017 - Clinical Health Psychology Post-doctoral Fellowship

Co-Director

Department of Psychiatry

Indiana University School of Medicine

- Handbook Development

- Curriculum Development

2 2019 - Fellowships Director

Section of Psychology Department of Psychiatry

Indiana University School of Medicine

- Coordination of fellowship advertising recruitment and

policies

- Clinical Psychology Post-doctoral Fellowship Didactic Series

o Curriculum Development

Yelena Chernyak PhD August 17 2020 Page 11 of 25

o TopicSpeaker selection

o Fellow evaluationsatisfaction survey

Mentoring

Faculty Mentoring

1 2014 - 2015 Huaiyu Zhang PhD

Assistant Professor of Clinical Psychology in Clinical Psychiatry

Department of Psychiatry

Indiana University School of Medicine

2 2015 - Courtney Johnson PhD

Assistant Professor of Clinical Psychology in Clinical Psychiatry

Department of Psychiatry

Indiana University School of Medicine

3 2018 - Danielle Henderson PhD

Assistant Professor of Clinical Psychology in Clinical Psychiatry

Department of Psychiatry

Indiana University School of Medicine

Medical Student Mentoring

1 2019 - Caroline Bolarwina MPH

MS4

Research Mentoring on the lsquoBarriers to Optimal Behavioral Sleep

Medicine Referrals in an Academic Medical Centerrsquo Project

Indiana University School of Medicine

Service

University Service

School (Indiana University School of Medicine)

2019 ndash Womenrsquos Advisory Council

Department (Psychiatry Indiana University School of Medicine)

2012 - Member

Internship Selection Committee

Section of Psychology

2015 ndash Member

Executive Committee

Section of Psychology

Yelena Chernyak PhD August 17 2020 Page 12 of 25

2015 ndash Member

Psychology Internship Executive Committee

Section of Psychology

2016 ndash 2017 Co-Director

EMR Transition Committee

Adult Outpatient Psychiatry Clinic

2016 ndash Member

Space Committee

2017 ndash Member

Quality Committee

Professional Service

2015 Member

Fall Conference Planning Committee

Indiana Psychological Association

2015 ndash 2019 Member

Society of Behavioral Sleep Medicine

Practice Committee

2019 2019 National Conference Symposium Review Committee

2019 ndash Present Member

Society of Behavioral Sleep Medicine

Membership Committee

2020 ndash Present Member

Association of Psychologists in Academic Health Centers

Conference Planning Committee

Reviewer for Journals

2007 Physiology and Behavior

2008 Archives of Internal Medicine

2018 - Translational Behavioral Medicine

2018 - Annals of Behavioral Medicine

2019 - Health Psychology

Yelena Chernyak PhD August 17 2020 Page 13 of 25

2020 - Heart amp Lung Journal of Acute and Critical Care

2020 ndash International Journal of Stress Management

Service to Patients (Presentations to the community)

2008 ndash 2009 Campus Outreach Planning Committee

Student Counseling Center

Drexel University

Philadelphia PA

2009 Wellness Workshop ldquoBikini Ready Body Healthrdquo

Student Counseling Center

Drexel University

Philadelphia PA

2011 Health Workshop Series

ldquoManaging Stressrdquo

ldquoDepression and Heart Diseaserdquo

Cardiac Rehabilitation Program

Methodist Hospital

Indiana University Health

Indianapolis IN

2015 ndash ldquoManaging Anxiety and Stressrdquo

Advanced Heart Failure Support Group

Methodist Hospital

Indiana University Health

Indianapolis IN

Service Grants

Completed

IUSCC Internal Grant Otte(PI) 2015-2018

Indiana University Simon Cancer Center $50000

Screening Breast Cancer Survivors for Sleep Disorders Using a Clinical Decision Tool A Pilot

Study

Role Co-Investigator

Funded

PCORI 14719 MuseyKroenke (PI) $3356413

Assessment of Prevention Diagnosis and Treatment Options Addressing Anxiety among Low-

Risk Chest Pain Patients in the Emergency Department Setting

This 3-arm trial will compare outcomes for patients with anxiety and low-risk chest pain

evaluated in the Emergency Department treated with standard care are referral for self-help CBT

sessions and peer support or virtual CBT intervention Patients stakeholders and health system

Yelena Chernyak PhD August 17 2020 Page 14 of 25

leaders have collaborated to maximize feasibility patient values barriers and preferences for

care

Role Co-Investigator 25 effort

Pending

R61R33 HL155794-01 Stewart (PI) $3473431

Strengthening Hearts by Addressing Disrupted Sleep (SHADES) Randomized Controlled Trial

NIHNHLBI

The aims of this phase II randomized controlled trial are (1) to determine if a modernized

collaborative stepped care intervention for insomnia reduces the excess cardiovascular disease

(CVD) risk of primary care patients with insomnia disorder and (2) to identify the mechanisms

by which this improvement may occur

Role Co-Investigator 20 Effort

Submitted But Not Funded Grants

1R15CA208664-01 Otte (PI) 2017-2019 $300000

SleeP SmaRt A Screen and Personalized Referral Algorithm for Breast Cancer Survivors with

Chronic Sleep Problems

Role Investigator

Invited Service Presentations

Local

1 March 2008 ldquoSocial Justice in Health Care The Role of Body Imagerdquo

Drexel University Office of Student Life

Philadelphia PA

2 February 2009 ldquoIdentifying and addressing problematic dieting in university-

based populationsrdquo

Drexel University Student Counseling Center

Philadelphia PA

3 February 2009 ldquoIdentifying and addressing problematic dieting in university-

based populationsrdquo

Drexel University Student Counseling Center

Philadelphia PA

4 March 2009 ldquoCAPS Lecture Tales from my Scalerdquo

Rosemont College Department of Womenrsquos Studies

Bryn Mawr PA

5 November 2010 ldquoThe Third Wave of CBT ACT and Mindfulness Techniquesrdquo

Health Psychology Fellowship Didactics Series

Cleveland Clinic

Cleveland OH

6 February 2011 ldquoPatient-Centered Communication with Oncology Patientsrdquo

Yelena Chernyak PhD August 17 2020 Page 15 of 25

Taussig Cancer Center Masterrsquos Course

Cleveland Clinic

Cleveland OH

7 March 2011 ldquoNighttime Eating Disorders Differential Diagnosis and

Treatmentrdquo

Sleep Disorders Center Grand Rounds

Cleveland Clinic

Cleveland OH

8 April 2011 ldquoDistinguishing Normative Dieting from Disordered Eating

Evaluation and Intervention Guidelinesrdquo

Department of Psychiatry Grand Rounds

Cleveland Clinic

Cleveland OH

9 May 2011 ldquoWhen is Weight-Loss Considered an Eating Disorderrdquo

Department of Pediatrics Grand Rounds

Fairview Hospital

Cleveland Clinic Foundation

Cleveland OH

10 December 2011 ldquoDevelopment amp Utilization of Behavioral Rating

Scales Can psychological assessment predict problems after

bariatric surgery and identify persons at higher riskrdquo

Bariatric and Medical Weight Loss Center

Indiana University Health

Indianapolis IN

11 March 2012 ldquoCognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomniardquo

Sleep Disorders Center

Indiana University Health

Indianapolis IN

12 January 2012 ldquoManaging Difficult Patients Improving Communication

Service Delivery and Treatment Adherencerdquo

Department of Psychiatry Grand Rounds

Indiana University School of Medicine

13 December 2012 ldquoSleep Disorders in Bariatric Populationsrdquo

Psychology Practicum Didactic Training

Bariatric and Medical Weight Loss Center

Indiana University Health

Indianapolis IN

14 September 2013 ldquoDSM-5 Update Eating and Personality Disordersrdquo

Yelena Chernyak PhD August 17 2020 Page 16 of 25

Department of Psychiatry Grand Rounds

Indiana University School of Medicine

Indianapolis IN

15 September 2013 ldquoIntroduction to Cognitive Behavioral Therapyrdquo

Department of Occupational Therapy

Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis

Indianapolis IN

16 February 2014 ldquoCognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomniardquo

Department of Psychiatry Grand Rounds

Indiana University School of Medicine

Indianapolis IN

17 April 2019 ldquoCBT-I amp Traumardquo

Sleep Disorders Center

Indiana University Health

Indianapolis IN

Regional

1 October 2010 ldquoThe Epidemic of Obesity Updates Psychological Sequelae

and Behavioral Interventionrdquo

Continuing Education Course

Ohio Psychological Association

Fall Conference

Columbus OH

2 April 2011 ldquoAdvancing the Understanding of the treatment of Eating

Disorders in Ohiordquo

Continuing Education Course

Ohio Psychological Association Workshop

Lindner Center

Cincinnati OH

Lecture ldquoAwareness of Societal Messages Competing

Influences on Weight and Eatingrdquo

3 July 2012 ldquoEthicsrdquo

Continuing Education Course

Section of Psychology

Department of Psychiatry

Indiana University School of Medicine

Lecture ldquoEthical Issues of Health Psychology in the Medical

Settingrdquo

4 June 2013 ldquoDSM-5rdquo

Continuing Education Course

Yelena Chernyak PhD August 17 2020 Page 17 of 25

Department of Psychiatry

Section of Psychology

Indiana University School of Medicine

Lecture ldquoSleep Eating and Personality Disordersrdquo

5 May 2015 Essentials of Cancer Survivorship A Workshop for

Health Care Professionals

Continuing Education Course

IU Health Cancer Centers The Ohio State University and

University of Cincinnati Cancer Survivorship Consortium

Indianapolis IN

Lecture ldquoCoping with Anxiety and Depression Psychological

Issues During Cancer and Beyondrdquo

6 November 2015 ldquoSleeplessness in America How Inadequate Sleep Related

To Health and Wellbeingrdquo

Continuing Education Course

Indiana Psychological Association

Fall Conference

Indianapolis IN

Lecture ldquoSleeplessness in America How Inadequate Sleep

Related To Health and Wellbeingrdquo

7 April 2016 ldquoBehavioral Sleep Medicine Psychological Treatment for

Insomnia and other Sleep Disordersrdquo

Department of Internal Medicine Grand Rounds

Reid Hospital

Richmond IN

8 June 2016 ldquoHealth Psychology Interventions for Medically and

Psychiatrically Ill Patientsrdquo

Department of Internal Medicine Grand Rounds Reid Hospital

Richmond IN

9 November 2016 ldquoMood Disorders in Women ndash A Lifespan Approachrdquo

Department of Internal Medicine Grand Rounds

Reid Hospital

Richmond IN

10 October 2017 ldquoCBT for Anxiety and Depressionrdquo

Grand Rounds

Decatur County Memorial Hospital

Greensburg IN

11 November 2017 ldquoMindfulness Based Stress Reductionrdquo

Grand Rounds

Yelena Chernyak PhD August 17 2020 Page 18 of 25

Columbus Regional Hospital

Columbus IN

12 April 2019 ldquoSleeplessness in the 21st Century - How

Inadequate Sleep Relates to Health and Wellbeing and the

Everyday Habits that Get in the Wayrdquo

IUSOM Office of Medical Education ndash Wellness Coalition

Streamed Statewide

Indianapolis IN

Scientific Abstracts amp Presentations (in rank daggerstudent trainee author students underlined)

Local

1 Lowe MR Chernyak Y (2006 March) The Role of Dieting in Bulimia Nervosa A

Reformulation Poster Session presented at the 2006 annual Drexel University Research

Day Philadelphia PA

2 Chernyak Y Lowe MR (2007 March) Fear of Fatness of Drive to be Thin Motivations for

Dieting in Normal Weight Women Poster session presented at the 2007 annual Psi Chi Research

day at the University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia PA

3 Chernyak Y Heinberg JL (2011 March ) Impact of preferred weight on weight loss

outcomes in bariatric surgery patients Research oral presentation given at the Cleveland

Clinic Endocrinology and Metabolism Institute Research Day Cleveland OH

4 daggerPatel A Chernyak Y (2020 March) The Need for Psychological Rehabilitation in

Lung Transplant Recipients Indiana University Research day Indianapolis IN

National

1 Lowe MR Ognibine J Kral T Chernyak Y (2006 October) Development and Pilot

Testing of a New Procedure for directly assessing long-term Nutritional Intake at Worksite

Cafeterias Poster session presented at the 2006 annual meeting of the Obesity Society

Boston MA

2 Chernyak Y Lowe MR (2007 May) Fear of Fatness or Drive to be Thin

Motivations for Dieting in Normal Weight Women Poster session presented at the 2007

annual meeting of the International Academy of Eating Disorders Baltimore MD

3 Chernyak Y Lowe MR (2007 October) Differentiating drive for thinness and drive to

be thin Restrained eaters and bulimic individuals have different motives for dieting

Poster session presented at the 2007 annual meeting of the Eating Disorders Research

Society Pittsburg PA

4 Chernyak Y Lowe MR (2007 October) Fear of Fatness or Drive to be Thin

Motivations for Dieting in Normal Weight Women Restrained Eaters and Bulimic Patients

Yelena Chernyak PhD August 17 2020 Page 19 of 25

Poster session presented at the 2007 annual meeting of the Renfrew Center Foundation

Philadelphia PA

5 Chernyak Y Lowe MR (2007 November) Drive for Thinness is Not the Same as

Drive to be Thin On the Motivations for Dieting in Normal Weight Restrained Eaters and

Bulimic Individuals Poster session presented at the 2007 annual meeting of the Association

of Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies Philadelphia PA

6 Thomas JG Markowitz J Tappe K ChernyakY Ochner C Butryn ML Lowe

MR Telephone-Based Weight Loss Maintenance Interventions for Patients Referred from

Primary Care Clinics Poster session presented at the 2008 annual meeting of the Obesity

Society Phoenix AZ

7 Chernyak Y Lowe MR (2008 July) Drive for Thinness is Not the Same as Drive to be

Thin On the Motivations for Dieting in Normal Weight Restrained Eaters and Bulimic

Individuals Poster session presented at the 2008 annual meeting of the Society for the

Study of Ingestive Behavior Paris France

8 Chernyak Y Neeren MA Lowe MR (2008 September) Dietary Rule Breaking and

Loss of Control How Much do they Overlap Presented at the 2008 annual meeting of the

Eating Disorders Research Society Montreal QC Canada

9 Chernyak Y Lowe MR (2008 November) Drive to be Thin and Resistance to

Treatment Goal Weight On the Motivation for Dieting in Anorexic and Bulimic

Individuals Poster session accepted to the 2008 annual meeting of the Association of

Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies Orland Florida

10 Shaw JA OrsquoPlanick A Brooks G E Ice S M Bunnell D W Tahilani K K

Clark V L Lubarsky L D Chernyak Y and Lowe M R (2009 September 25) Level

of Weight Suppression in Anorexia Nervosa Predicts Clinical Deterioration During

Treatment in an Intensive Outpatient Program Paper presented at the annual meeting of

the Eating Disorders Research Society New York

11 Chernyak Y Lowe MR OrsquoPlanick A Ice SM amp Bunnell DW (2009 September)

Development and testing of measures to assess weight-related motivations for dieting in

eating disordered individuals Poster presented at the 2009 annual meeting of the Eating

Disorders Research Society New York NY

12 Clark VL Chernyak Y Neeren AM Lowe MR (2009 October) Dietary rules and

loss of control over eating in a weight gain-prone sample Poster presented at the 2009

annual meeting of The Obesity Society Washingtn DC

13 Chernyak Y Lowe MR (2009 November) Development and testing of measures to

assess weight-related motivations for dieting in eating disordered individuals Poster

session accepted to the 2009 annual meeting of the Renfrew Center Foundation

Philadelphia PA

Yelena Chernyak PhD August 17 2020 Page 20 of 25

14 ChernyakY Heinberg JL (2011 June) Impact of preferred weight on weight loss

outcomes in bariatric surgery patients Selective oral presentation in the Masters Course in

Behavioral Health Session presented at the 2011 annual Association of Metabolic and

Bariatric Surgery Orland FL

15 Heinberg L J Windover A Ashton K Merrell J Chernyak Y (2011 June)

Psychological evaluation ratings and 1 month psychological adjustment Who reports pain

nausea dehydration and regret Selective oral presentation in the Masters Course in

Behavioral Health Session presented at the 2011 annual Association of Metabolic and

Bariatric Surgery Orland FL

16 Otte J L Manchanda S Skaar T Rand K Weaver M Chernyak Y Davis L

Krier C Carpenter J S (2015) Oncology provider knowledge and practice for sleep

problems in cancer patients and survivors American Academy of Sleep Medicine SLEEP

2015 Seattle WA

17 Chernyak Y Avant A (2016 March) Satisfaction with a Multidisciplinary

Psychotherapy and Social Support Program in Patients with Ventricular Assist Devices

Society of Behavioral Medicine Washington DC

18 Chernyak Y (2016 June) Patient Acceptability of Behavioral Sleep Medicine

Referrals In An Academic Medical Center American Academy of Sleep Medicine SLEEP

Denver CO

19 Otte J L Lalevich S Hollingsworth P Chernyak Y Manchanda S (2017 June)

ldquoSleep Greatrdquo A Wellness Program To Promote Sleep In The Workplace American

Academy of Sleep Medicine SLEEP 2017 Boston MA

20 Jackson L Otte J L Chernyak Y Johns S Manchanda S Storniolo AM LK K

Draucker C (April 2018) Facilitators and Barriers of Providing Sleep Specialists

Referrals to Breast Cancer Survivors with Chronic Sleep Problems Midwest Nursing

Research Societyrsquos 32th Annual Research Conference Cleveland OH

21 daggerHenderson DR Chernyak C Gutteridge D Roe DW (August 2018) Unmasking

Severe Anxiety After Lung Transplant NATCO ndash The Organization of Transplant

Professionals Indianapolis IN

22 daggerHenderson DR Chernyak C (August 2018) A Pre-Transplant Psychological

Characterization of Patients with Lung Disease NATCO ndash The Organization of Transplant

Professionals Indianapolis IN

23 daggerHenderson DR Chernyak Y Using A Clinician-rated Measure to Predict Listing for

Lung Transplantation Society of Behavioral Medicine Washington DC 2019

24 daggerTeh LB Henderson DR amp Chernyak Y Post Item-Level Psychometric Validation

Yelena Chernyak PhD August 17 2020 Page 21 of 25

of the Stanford Integrated Psychosocial Assessment for Transplant (SIPAT) for Thoracic

Transplant Candidates Society of Behavioral Medicine Washington DC 2019

25 daggerChernyak Y amp Hsueh L Self-Reported Psychological Distress During Post Lung

Transplant Intensive Outpatient Rehabilitation Accepted presentation at the American

Psychological Association Chicago IL 2019

26 Otte J L Chernyak Y Manchanda S Sleep Disorders in Breast Cancer Survivors

Barriers and Strategies for Identification and Treatment Referral Symposium Society for

Behavioral Sleep Medicine Birmingham AL 2019

Publications (in rank daggerstudent trainee author students underlined)

Service Publications

Refereed

1 Chernyak Y Lowe MR (2010) Motivations for Dieting Drive for Thinness Is

Different From Drive for Objective Thinness Journal of Abnormal Psychology 119(2)276-

281 httpdoi101037a0018398

2 Lowe MR Bunnell DW Neeren AM Chernyak Y Greberman L (2011)

Evaluating the real-world effectiveness of cognitive-behavior therapy efficacy research on

eating disorders A case study from a community-based clinical setting International

Journal of Eating Disorders 44(1) 9-18 httpsdoiorg101002eat20782

3 Otte J L Carpenter J S Manchanda S Rand K L Skaar T C Weaver M

Chernyak Y Zhong X Igega C and Landis C (2014) Systematic review of sleep

disorders in cancer patients Can the prevalence of sleep disorders be ascertained Cancer

Medicine 4(2) 183ndash200 httpsdoi101002cam4356

4 Otte JL Davis L Carpenter JS Krier C Skaar T Rand KL Weaver MT

Landis CA Chernyak Y amp Manchanda S (2016) Sleep Disorders in Breast Cancer

Survivors Supportive Care in Cancer 24(10)4197-205 httpsdoiorg101007s00520-016-

3247-6

5 Chernyak Y (2019) A Practical Application Primer on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

for Insomnia for Medical Residents MedEdPORTAL 1510862

httpsdoiorg1015766mep_2374-826510862

6 daggerChernyak Y Teh LB (2019) Medically-Induced Exacerbation of PTSD Following

Lung Transplantation A Case Series Journal of Clinical Psychology in Medical Settings

27305ndash309 httpsdoiorg101007s10880-019-09691-7

7 daggerChernyak Y Teh LB Henderson DR Patel A (2019) Practice Issues for Evaluation

and Management of the Suicidal Left Ventricular Assist Device Patient Progress in

Yelena Chernyak PhD August 17 2020 Page 22 of 25

Transplantation httpsjournalssagepubcomdoifull1011771526924819893300

8 daggerPatel A Chernyak Y (2020) The Need for Psychological Rehabilitation in Lung Transplant

Recipients Progress in Transplantation httpsdoiorg1011771526924820913510

9 Chernyak Y Chapleau KM Tanious SF Dattilo NC Diaz DR amp Landsberger SA (2020)

Olfactory Reference Syndrome A Case Report and Screening Tool Journal of Clinical Psychology

in Medical Settings httpsdoiorg101007s10880-020-09721-9

10 Chernyak Y (in press) Improving CPAP Adherence for OSA Improving CPAP Adherence for

OSA A Practical Application Primer on CPAP Desensitization MedEdPORTAL

Manuscripts with Revisions Requested

1 daggerPowell AL Teh LB Patel A Chernyak Y Exploring the Developmental Impact of

Cystic Fibrosis on Lung Transplant Candidacy Considerations for Adulthood Journal of

Clinical Psychology in Medical Settings

Manuscripts Under Review

1 Nault-Conors J Monahan P Musey P Chernyak Y Holmes E Conley M Marsh J

Roumpf S Chand P amp Kroenke K It Takes a Village to get the Right Care to the Right

Patient at the Right Time A Case Study on Addressing Chest Pain and Anxiety in the

Emergency Department Setting Health Care The Journal of Delivery Science and

Innovation

2 dagger Teh LB Chernyak Y Henderson DR Hage CA Post Item-Level Psychometric

Validation of the Stanford Integrated Psychosocial Assessment for Transplant (SIPAT) for

Thoracic Transplant Candidates Psychosomatics

3 daggerChernyak Y Teh LB Henderson DR Powell AL amp Hage CA Prediction of Listing

Status in Lung Transplant Candidates Using the Stanford Integrated Psychosocial

Assessment for Transplantation (SIPAT) Progress in Transplantation

Manuscripts in Preparation

1 Otte J Jackson L Monahan P Bo N Johns S Manchanda S Chernyak Y Ludwig K

Dodson J Storniolo AM Draucker C Are Breast Cancer Survivors Willing to Seek

Treatment for Poor Sleep A Feasibility Study of the Acceptability Facilitators and Barriers

of Completing a Referral for Sleep Complaints Behavioral Sleep Medicine

2 Chernyak Y Otte J daggerBolarwina C Ofner S Manchanda S Barriers to Optimal

Behavioral Sleep Medicine Referrals in an Academic Medical Center

Non-refereed Publications

1 Chernyak Y Neeren A Bunnell D Greberman L Lowe MR (2009) Research

Yelena Chernyak PhD August 17 2020 Page 23 of 25

and practice in clinical psychology Different ways of knowing Perspectives A

professional journal of the Renfrew Center Foundation Winter 2009

httpsrenfrewcentercomsitesdefaultfilesPerspectives20Summer202012pdf

2 Simon S Chernyak Y (2016) Practice Committee Position Statement Draft on the

ACP Guidelines for the Treatment of Insomnia Society for Behavioral Sleep Medicine

BehavioralSleeporg httpswwwbehavioralsleeporgimagesPositionACP-Position-

Statement-Finalpdf

3 Chernyak Y Byers H James E Schmittdiel C Thomas SJ Blackburn R amp

Simona SL (2017) What you need to know Implications of the American Academy of

Pediatrics 2016 Safe Sleep Practices on Pediatric Behavioral Sleep Medicine Society of

Behavioral Sleep Medicine httpswwwbehavioralsleeporgimagespdfSBSM-

Summary-of-AAP-2016-Safe-Sleep-Commentarypdf

4 Otte JL Lalevich S Hollingsworth P Chernyak Y Manchanda S ldquoSleep Great

A Wellness Program to Promote Sleep in the Workplacerdquocopy Program Manual

5 Chernyak Y Cardiac Patients Linking Mind amp Body (CLIMB) Program Manual used

in the Advanced Heart and Lung Care Program at Indiana University Methodist Hospital

6 wwwychernyawixsitecomindyhealthpsych

7 Chernyak Y Prepping for the DBSM How SBSM Can Help You The Sleep Talker

Volume 36 Quarter 1 March 2020

Invited Media Features

1 Chernyak Y Windover A Ashton K Merrell J Heinberg L (2011) Relaxation

Techniques for Bariatric Surgery Patients (Audio CD) Bariatric and Metabolic Institute

Cleveland Clinic Foundation

2 Chernyak Y Americans Sleeping Less to Work More Psych Bytes An Educational

Series from the Indiana Psychological Association (3 Feb 2015)

3 Greensburg (IN) Daily News2015 ldquoSeptember 7-13 is National Suicide Prevention

Weekrdquo wwwgreensburgdailynewscomseptember---is-national-suicide-prevention-

weekarticle_ac467f35-72cb-5525-baba-fd563bf28578html

4 Indiana Psychological Association Preventing Suicide Reaching Out and Saving Lives

Indiana psychologists offer tips on suicide prevention Chernyak interviewed for press

release (September 4 2015)

5 Batesville (IN) Herald Tribute ldquoSuicide Statistics Alarmingrdquo September 18 2015

httpwwwbatesvilleheraldtribunecomnewslocal_newssuicide-statistics-

alarmingarticle_05cd8fb2-d7c8-5dbe-8ecd-8b2488ffdafdhtml

Yelena Chernyak PhD August 17 2020 Page 24 of 25

6 WIBC-FM ldquoEffects of Daylight Savings Time on our Healthrdquo March 8 and March 11

2016 Radio

7 WXIN-TV Indianapolis News ldquoStudies Daylight Saving Time May Increase Stroke

Risk Reduce Productivityrdquo March 11 2016 repeat on Indianapolis Weekend News

March 132016 Television

8 WRTV6 ldquoIU Health Clinical Psychologist Discusses Daylight Savings Timerdquo March

14 2016 Television

9 Bustle ldquo11 Reasons Yoursquore Waking up Tired In The Morning amp How You Can Fix It

June 30 2016 wwwbustlecomarticles170127-11-reasons-youre-waking-up-tired-in-

the-morning-how-you-can-fix-it

10 The Indianapolis Recorder July QampA Sleep Itrsquos more important than you realize Ask

the IU Health Expert September 12016

wwwindianapolisrecordercomarticle_bf887475-ae11-51d2-8a03-6eb54a29e126html

11 WRTV6 ldquoIU Health Clinical Psychologist Recommends Free Sleep-Inducing Appsrdquo

August 11 2016 Television

12 WRTV6 News Indianapolis ldquoIU Health Puts sleep myths and rest and gives sleep

advicerdquo 14 March 2016 Television

13 WTHR-TV Indianapolis Sunrise News ldquoTips for Coping with Daylight Saving Timerdquo

12 March 2016 Television

14 IU Health Blog (2016 February 22) ldquoHow Debi Mazar Copes with Insomniardquo

Message posted on httpiuhealthorgblogdetailhow-debi-mazar-copes-with-

insomniaVyFsqnL2bIU

15 GQ Magazine National Publication ldquoHow Bad Is It That I Sleep Only Five Hours a

Nightrdquo Chernyak Interviewed October 27 2016 wwwgqcomstoryhow-bad-is-it-

that-i-sleep-five-hours-a-night

16 The List National Publication What really happens to your body when you donrsquot

sleep November 15 2016 httpswwwthelistcom31083really-happens-body-dont-

sleep

Yelena Chernyak PhD August 17 2020 Page 25 of 25

17 The Kendalville News Sun ldquoTips for a Healthier Heartrdquo February 2 2017 Chernyak

Interviewed httpwwwkpcnewscomfeatureslifekpcnewsarticle_ccb68645-16a2-

58a0-b67e-7d1dc7605673html

18 The American Psychological Association Goshen News ldquoTake Simple Steps Reduce

the risk of heart diseaserdquo Chernyak Interviewed February 8

2017 httpwwwgoshennewscomnewslifestylestake-simple-steps-reduce-the-risk-of-

heart-diseasearticle_9c82afd4-f26a-5555-8d22-0f9d52f0f6a8html

19 WISH-TV8 Indianapolis ldquoIU Health Behavioral Sleep Medicine Specialist Gives Sleep

Tips For Daylight Saving Timerdquo March 9 2017

20 WRTV-TV Indianapolis ldquoIU Health Psychologist Discusses How To Spot The

Warning Signs Of Suiciderdquo June 14 2018 Television

21 WISH-TV8 Indianapolis ldquoIU Health Psychologist Discusses Sleep Habitsrdquo June 19

2018 Television

22 WTHR-TV Indianapolis Sunrise News ldquoIU Health Psychologist Discusses Effects Of

Snooze Buttonrdquo June 29 2018 Television

23 WTHR-TV Indianapolis Sunrise News ldquoIU Health Clinical Psychologist Offers Advice

For Better Sleeprdquo September 17 2018 Television

24 WISH-TV8 Indianapolis News ldquoCan You Catch Up On Sleeprdquo September 18 2018

Television

25 WTIU Public Television ndash Indiana Public Media All Things Considered Program

ldquoDreams and the Pandemicrdquo April 15 2020 Radio

26 WFIU WTIU Indiana Public Media NPR Why Are You Having Dreams About

COVID-19 A Sleep Specialist Explains httpsindianapublicmediaorgnewswhy-are-

you-having-dreams-about-covid-19-a-sleep-specialist-explainsphp April 27 2020 Web

Personal Statement-Yelena Chernyak PhD (Candidate for Promotion to Associate Professor)

Overview

I am applying for promotion to the rank of Associate Professor of Clinical Psychology in Clinical

Psychiatry within the Department of Psychiatry My declared area of excellence is service with a

demonstrated strong performance in the area of teaching I joined the Department of Psychiatry at

Indiana University School of Medicine (IUSOM) in 2011 as an Assistant Professor of Clinical

Psychology in Clinical Psychiatry As a licensed clinical psychologist my expertise is in the area of

Clinical Heath Psychology also known as Medical Psychology or Behavioral Medicine The focus of my

practice is optimizing the biopsychosocial wellbeing of individuals in order to prevent alleviate or cope

with medical illness My career is devoted to providing psychological services to individuals with life

threatening conditions such as metastatic cancer end-stage heart or lung failure and debilitating

insomnia My role on medical teams as a health psychologist has been vital for readying patients for life-

saving procedures such as chemotherapy or thoracic transplantation Often times psychological

evaluation was integral to the decision making for the entire team in making critical medical decisions as

well as mandated by payers Given the complexity and critical nature of my work I cultivated my

specialty through extensive training This has included a 5-year graduate education specializing in health

psychology conducting relevant research completing a prestigious clinical fellowship at the Cleveland

Clinic and obtaining board certification My fellowship at the Cleveland Clinic culminated in my

joining the faculty at Indiana University School of Medicine where I have incorporated evidence-based

world-class care into multiple hospital-based settings

Since joining IUSM in 2011 I have developed clinical and educational service lines in multiple

medical departments My service contributions have taken the form of (1) Developing a Behavioral

Sleep Medicine (BSM) assessment intervention and training clinic at the IU Health Neurosciences

Center (2) Developing the Thoracic Transplant Psychology Program as well as creating and directing its

dedicated post-doctoral fellowship (3) Serving as the primary psychologist and training supervisor for IU

Simon Cancer Centerrsquos Multi-disciplinary Clinic and (4) As Chief Psychologist of Adult Outpatient

Psychiatry overseeing the expansion of psychology services My service contributions have resulted in

scholarship ranging from publications in peer reviewed journal articles to program manuals and media

appearances My clinical health psychology expertise has raised the standard of psychological medical

care at IUSM to be competitive and comparable with top-ranked medical centers nationwide My service

has been indispensable to the creation and organization of multiple landmark programs within the IUSOM

and IU Health systems

Service (Area of Excellence)

Service to Patients

In 2012 I obtained board certification in Behavioral Sleep Medicine (BSM) by the American

Academy of Sleep Medicine one of only 213 providers internationally obtaining this certification More

recently I received a Diplomate in Behavioral Sleep Medicine from the Board of Behavioral Sleep

Medicine in 2020 I am one of only two board-certified BSM providers in the state of Indiana and the

only provider treating adults BSM is a highly specialized growing field that is rooted in evidence-based

medicine and is the standard of care for treating sleep disorders such as insomnia In 2013 I developed

the Behavioral Sleep Medicine Clinic at the IU Health Neurosciences Center at the behest of the

Department of Medicinersquos Sleep Medicine Program Prior to the creation of this service line the

Department of Medicine lacked expertise and resources to behaviorally treat patients with sleep disorders

My service has grown in the past 6 years to treat over 500 patients increasingly annually to a total of 138

new patients in 2019 Referrals have stemmed from a collaboration with the IU Sleep Disorders Center

faculty the Roudebush Veterans Affairs Hospital and national referral sources including the Cleveland

Clinic and Johns Hopkins The clinic was one of the first service lines to pilot telehealth via the IU

Health Virtual Visits platform Referrals have continued to grow each year and capacity is large enough

to create training opportunities for sleep medicine fellows internal medicine and psychiatry residents

medical students psychology interns and practicum trainees which also helps to extend clinical access

for patients Trainees from this program have graduated to go into practice all across the United States

disseminating the gold-standard model for BSM practice nationwide

As the lead psychologist since 2011 for the Advanced Heart and Lung Care Clinic (AHLCC) at

IU Health Methodist Hospital I serve a highly medically compromised and psychiatrically complex

population of patients and their families who undergo advanced therapies including heart and lung

transplant Patients from across the Midwest seek this specialized care particularly for lung

transplantation a complex and risky medical procedure Our program is the only one in the state of

Indiana that performs this service I strategically expanded my working relationship with the AHLCC to

include service to both the cardiac and pulmonary service lines tripled the amount of clinical time

provided to this program and obtained funding for a full time transplant psychology fellowship I

developed the Thoracic Transplant Psychology Program within the AHLCC to include a comprehensive

psychological assessment protocol including a structured clinical interview self-report measures

personality testing and clinical interview Moreover the Thoracic Transplant Psychology Program has

expanded to serve not only outpatients but also inpatients who are waiting for or recovering from heart

and lung transplants or advanced therapies at IU Health Methodist Hospital This group of inpatients

previously lacked any access to psychological assessment or psychotherapy while hospitalized The

psychology service has expanded to conduct over 250 psychological consultations on inpatients in the last

three years with improved patient outcomes and collaborative care I have demonstrated innovations

most notably in the development and implementation of a group psychotherapy program titled CLIMB

(Cardio-thoracic Patients Linking Mind and Body) in 2014 which has since been adopted in the Center

for Life in Thoracic Transplant for all lung transplant recovery patients I have collected and published

data on CLIMB on the national stage at the Society of Behavioral Medicine conference reporting

excellent patient satisfaction and outcomes CLIMB continues expanding in enrollment to over 100

thoracic transplant recipients The CLIMB program is garnering national attention demonstrated by a

recently pushed journal article co-authored and mentored with my post-doctoral fellow Dr Anahli Patel

in Progress in Transplantation detailing how it is a model psychological rehabilitation program which

serves the post-transplant psychosocial needs of organ transplant recipients

Since 2011 I utilized my expertise in health psychology as primary psychologist for the IU

Simon Cancer Center the only state wide academic cancer center and one of fifty-one National Cancer

Institute Designated Comprehensive Cancer Centers My role includes providing assessment and

psychotherapy to patients and families as well as clinical consultation to oncologists nursing and other

team members I collaborate with a multidisciplinary team of psychiatrists social workers chaplains

and nurses to head the biopsychosocial arm of the Complete Life Program I have helped to implement

improved assessment protocols in this clinic including the National Comprehensive Cancer Networkrsquos

Distress Thermometer and helped to design psychoeducational and marketing materials distributed

center-wide about complementary services for cancer patients This program focuses on improving the

psychological emotional social and spiritual well-being of cancer patients As a result of my role I

have been invited to speak at regional symposiums on cancer care including the Survivorship Symposium

hosted jointly by Indiana University Ohio State University and University of Cincinnati Cancer Centers

in 2015

Administrative Service

In 2015 I was named the Chief Psychologist of the Adult Outpatient Psychiatry Clinic in the IU

Health Neurosciences Center Under my leadership the clinical psychology team has grown from two to

six psychology faculty members with further recruitment underway Our clinic specializes in assessment

and treatment of the full range of psychiatric illnesses as well as medical comorbidities As a group the

psychology faculty accept referrals from the entire IU Health system as well as community referrals

statewide Specialties represented in our clinic by psychologists include mood disorders anxiety

disorders trauma and interpersonal violence conversion and somatoform disorders cognitive

rehabilitation biofeedback mindfulness interventions cognitive behavioral therapy and sleep disorders

With over 10000 unique appointments delivered by psychologists in this clinic since 2017 my leadership

represents a robust and growing presence

Because of my expertise I am an appointed member on multiple departmental and school-wide

committees (1) the Section of Psychology Executive Committee (oversees clinical services and faculty

issues for psychologists in the Department of Psychiatry) (2) the Psychology Internship Executive

Committee (oversees the running of the internship program for 6-7 trainees annually) and the (3)

Psychology Internship Admission Committee (reviews and selects interns) (4) Quality Committee (5)

Space Committee and (6) Womenrsquos Advisory Council for IU School of Medicine In the past I have

served as an integral member of several committees including the EMR Transition Committee for the

Adult Outpatient Psychiatry Clinic

Scholarship

I have integrated my clinical expertise into scholarly pursuits in two areas of clinical health

psychologyndash sleep psychology and transplant psychology The overall theme of my research has been the

optimization of psychological services to medically ill patients Since 2011 I have authored 9 peer-

reviewed articles in rank Momentum in my scholarly activity is clearly demonstrated with 6

publications in the past year 4 manuscripts under review and 2 manuscripts in-preparation at present I

am proud to say 7 of these articles were either first-authored or co-authored by my mentees This is in

addition to 11 national conference symposia and poster presentations in rank 5 of which were first-

authored by my psychology fellows I serve as an ad-hoc reviewer for leading journals including Health

Psychology International Journal of Stress Management Annals of Behavioral Medicine and

Translational Behavioral Medicine One of my most recent publications forthcoming in the MEDED

Portal a peer reviewed journal focused on disseminating best practices in education published by the

American Association of Medical Colleges is a comprehensive module on delivering Cognitive

Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia to medical learners The MEDED Portal has another one of my articles

in-press on improving CPAP Adherence for OSA via CPAP Desensitization Therapy Another recent

publication in Progress in Transplantation highlights a critically important topic of increased suicide risk

in heart failure patients with implanted left ventricular assist devices

Since 2013 I have actively collaborated with researchers at the IUPUI School of Nursing to study

the intersection of cancer and sleep disorders This collaboration has produced multiple peer-reviewed

journal articles published in Cancer Medicine and Supportive Cancer Care I served as co-investigator on

a pilot study and subsequent R15 National Institutes of Health grant submission titled SleeP SmaRt

Screening and Personalized Referral Algorithm for Breast Cancer Survivors with Chronic Sleep

Problems As part of this project I contributed to the design of the novel screening tool screened patients

who were determined to be high risk for sleep disorders and provided referrals and treatment to

individuals suffering from psychophysiological insomnia identified by the project Although ultimately

unfunded this project helped lay the groundwork for a manuscript and symposium at the 2019 the Society

of Behavioral Sleep Medicine National Conference on the barriers of providing appropriate sleep

medicine services to breast cancer survivors

My clinical expertise in health psychology and behavioral sleep medicine has led to being a

recognized expert in the field and resulted in invitations to multiple invited lectures and grand rounds

statewide as well as regional media interviews Most recently I was featured on WTHR WRTV and

WIBC as a medical expert on the psychological impact of Daylight Savings Time These regional media

outlets represent the 28th largest market nationally according to the Nielsen ratings In total I have

contributed to 24 different media outlets in my current role Within IUSM I have been invited to conduct

Grand Rounds within the Departments of Psychiatry Internal Medicine Neurology Occupational

Therapy and Office of Medical Education I have also been invited regionally to conduct Grand Rounds

through the Indiana University Visiting Professor Program at three hospital systems across the state

I am a co-investigator on a recently grant-funded 35 million dollar grant from the Patient

Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) For this project I was invited to collaborate with

faculty in the Departments of Emergency Medicine and Biostatistics due to my expertise specifically

treating medical patients with cardiac symptoms and anxiety This project is focused on the treatment of

low-risk cardiac patients with anxiety presenting to emergency rooms My role on this grant submission

involved contribution to the study design treatment methodology and drafting the aims and means

section of the grant I am an integral part of the research team and lead the treatment design recruitment

training and supervision of the clinical intervention arm utilizing telepsychology CBT for anxiety

Moreover this project presents an opportunity to collaborate with experienced and prestigious

researchers such as Kurt Kroenke PhD a nationally renowned researcher who developed two gold

standard anxiety and depression assessments that are utilized internationally

Last year I was invited to collaborate with Jesse Stewart PhD in the IUPUI Department of

Psychology to serve as a Behavioral Sleep Medicine expert on a large NIH randomized controlled trial

titled lsquoStrengthening Hearts by Addressing Disrupted Sleep (SHADES)rsquo to be submitted in 2020 This

important project looks are delivering Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia to patients with

cardiovascular disease (CVD) to determine its impact on CVD risk markers and clinical events

My involvement in scholarship has been increasing at a rapid pace in the last several years ndash a

trajectory that should continue given the 3 manuscripts already under review at peer reviewed journals

and 2 other manuscripts in preparation which I anticipate will be submitted in 2020 The in-preparation

papers stem from a very exciting research program I started in the Advanced Heart and Lung Care clinic

on which data collection has been ongoing since 2014 finally accumulating enough data for publication

This program focuses on using the Stanford Integrated Psychological Assessment for Transplant a

validated clinician rating scale to assist in prediction of transplant outcomes an area where there is a

dearth of research Another manuscript I am completing is based on behavioral sleep medicine referral

patterns in a sample of nearly 500 patients collected since 2015 to understand the low referral completion

rates in an academic medical center in this population The under review submissions are collaborative

projects with mentees namely psychology fellows who I began directing over the last three years Thus

the rate of increasing scholarship follows the momentum of growing robust research and mentorship

programs which have materialized publications recently and should continue henceforth in my career at

IUSOM

Service to the Discipline

My national influence as an expert in behavioral sleep medicine is also growing demonstrated by

my membership on two executive committees for the Society of Behavioral Sleep Medicine (SBSM) ndash a

international multidisciplinary organization and the primary organization representing behavioral sleep

medicine science and practice My term on the Executive Practice Committee was completed this year

where I served to structure policy on clinical practice issues My 4 year term on the Executive

Membership Committee began in 2019 I have contributed to drafting best practice protocols and the

society newsletter both published on the national SBSM website currently In 2019 I chaired a

symposium on insomnia treatment in breast cancer survivors at the SBSM international conference

inviting contributors from other IU departments including Internal Medicine and IUPUI School of

Nursing to an audience consisting of the leaders in the field of BSM

Teaching

Teaching Philosophy

My role as an educator in graduate medical education is based on a collaborative model where I

strive to create an interactive experience with learners focused on applied clinical situations that creates

the opportunity to collaborate on case conceptualization and treatment planning This model is

approachable informal and flexible to meet the needs of varied learners This collaborative approach is

based on the apprenticeship model which involves clinical training of evidence-based interventions in

clinical health psychology through gradual immersion in clinical demands and complexity At first

shadowing my own clinical work helps establish a baseline for good clinical care Trainees gradually

transition to provide services under my supervision Depending on the training level the ultimate goal is

to allow trainees to reach a competency level to perform independent clinical care and ultimately

supervise junior trainees Direct observation of trainee work regular feedback and one-on-one weekly

supervision is standard in my training programs

Clinical TeachingMentoring

I am involved in teaching at a variety of levels First I have spent considerable time providing

supervision and focused training to equip future psychologists to evaluate and treat medically complex

patients with psychological interventions There is a dearth of training opportunities in the state of Indiana

for psychologists who wish to specialize in health psychology Prior to my joining IUSM there was no

academic medical center based health psychology fellowship in the state of Indiana This created

recruitment challenges for health psychology locally and regionally I created and continue to direct the

clinical health psychology fellowship and health psychology track for the psychology internship program

in the Department of Psychiatry at IUSM to address the significant need for clinical health psychology

specialty training in the state of Indiana I have worked with 41 trainees directly including medical

students sleep medicine fellows psychiatry residents psychology interns and psychology practicum

students One of my proudest teaching recognitions came when I was awarded the W George MacAdoo

Teaching Award in 2014 which is the most prestigious teaching award in the Section of Psychology and

is presented to only one faculty member annually based on a vote by the psychology internship class

Due to the overwhelming demand for transplant psychology expertise at IUSM as well as the lack

of qualified providers specializing in transplant psychology nationwide in 2016 I developed the Clinical

Health Psychology Postdoctoral Fellowship program to focus on transplant psychology Funding for this

program totaling $61275annually was obtained from the Academic Health Center As the fellowship

director I have developed the training curriculum and I recruit hire and supervise one fellow annually

This is exactly the type of training experience that early career psychologists are looking for to distinguish

themselves as specialists in the complex healthcare system The demand for this training was

demonstrated by successfully recruiting our first fellow immediately upon receiving funding late in the

recruitment cycle of 2017 and fellowship slots have been successfully filled for the last 3 years

consecutively despite the highly competitive psychology post-doctoral fellowship market The quality of

fellows has been excellent and the IUSM Department of Psychiatry hired my first fellow Dr Danielle

Henderson (2018) as full time faculty My second fellow Dr Lisa The (2019) is now a faculty member

and lead transplant psychologist at the Albert Einstein School of Medicinersquos Montefiore Medical Center

and my current fellow Dr Anahli Patel has accepted a position as a clinical health psychologist at

Pittsburg University School of Medicine

The growth of postdoctoral fellowship training in multiple subspecialty areas of clinical

psychology has expanded tremendously within the Department of Psychiatry However with ever

increasing specialization areas fellows were often conducting their training in disparate locations in the

hospital system with little coordination across fellowship programs in the Department of Psychiatry The

Section of Psychology Executive Committee developed the role of Fellowships Director across all

sponsored post-doctoral programs in its purview and appointed me into this role in 2019 In this role I

immediately developed and implemented a monthly didactic seminar and journal club for fellows created

a shared resources database for fellowship directors to utilize and streamlined advertising policies for

fellowship positions

In 2015 I developed a training program within the Behavioral Sleep Medicine Training Clinic

which offers training to psychology interns psychology graduate students internal medicine and

psychiatry residents and sleep medicine fellows within IUSM and other IU campuses (IUB IUPUI) I

offer 6-12 month rotations for trainees supervising up to 6 psychology learners in direct service delivery

and up to 20 didacticcollaborative learners annually Thus far 10 sleep medicine fellows 8 psychology

interns and 6 psychology graduate students have completed their training in this clinic Not only does this

training program meet the needs of learners across 4 training programs at IUSM but it also allows for

increased access to services and trains future specialists in this underserved field

After serving as the primary supervisor for the Department of Psychiatryrsquos core Adult Outpatient

Psychiatry rotation I developed a specialty rotation in Psychosocial Oncology in 2012 Subsequently I

also developed a specialty rotation in cardio-pulmonarytransplant psychology at the Advanced Heart and

Lung Care Clinic thus expanding opportunities in clinical health psychology specialty training in our

internship program This culminated in my development of the Adult Health Psychology core rotation

which combined multiple subspecialty training opportunities in this area to create a full-time training

program This ultimately evolved into its own Health Psychology Track for our internship program which

I continue to supervise Now only in its 3rd year the track receives over 30 applications annually from

applicants nationally for one spot demonstrating its growing popularity Overall I have trained 12

psychology interns in health psychology some of which have graduated to go on to prestigious

fellowships or faculty positions in institutions such as Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown

University University of Florida School of Medicine and University of Pennsylvania School of

Medicine These specialized training opportunities attract a highly qualified competitive and diverse

group of applicants nationally and internationally to our internship program

A core goal of my involvement in service to learners has been laying the foundation for them to

become academic clinicians involved in scholarly activity Approximately half of my scholarly projects

include mentoring of psychology fellows practicum students and junior faculty As a result each of my

psychology fellows has presented original research at a national conference and been a co-author on at

least one peer-reviewed presentation or publication

Curricular Development

I have extended my role as a clinician educator by developing a very highly rated workshop on

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia and also publishing this resource and learner outcomes in

MEDED Portal Additionally I have developed a workshop on improving continuous positive airway

pressure (CPAP) compliance in obstructive sleep apnea via CPAP desensitization another critically

important skill set in sleep medicine which was well rated by learners and accepted for publication by

MEDED Portal currently The learner feedback from both of these workshops indicated that the

availability of training in these topic areas was critical to learnersrsquo in their respective areas of medicine

given the under-recognition and dearth of training in behavioral sleep medicine in traditional curriculums

My teaching skills in combination with recognized expertise have also resulted in teaching requests

beyond the Department of Psychiatry For example both the Sleep Medicine Fellowship and Internal

Medicine Residency Programs at IUSOM have requested their students to rotate through my Behavioral

Sleep Medicine Clinic as part of their standard training regimen

Didactic Teaching

Over the last 8 years at IUSM I have served as the co-preceptor to the Introduction to Clinical

Medicine yearlong course (ICM1-01) from 2011-2012 as a preceptor to IUSOM intersession in 2013

monthly lecturer for the psychiatry clerkship from 2012-2014 interim course director for the Cognitive

Behavioral Therapy course for PGY-III Psychiatry residents from 2011-2014 and as course director for

both the Diversity (2012-2016) and Ethics (2016- ) courses in the psychology internship program

Additionally I conducted another 12 unique didactic series for trainees across all levels of IUSM

reaching 150 learners As an experienced and skilled lecturer I thoroughly enjoy didactic teaching

alongside clinical teaching I routinely conduct in my clinical work

LearnerPeer Evaluation Outcomes

Formal peer-review of my teaching through the IUSOM Office of Faculty Affairs Professional

Affairs and Diversity has documented that I am an effective and engaged clinical educator highlighting a

lsquowell designed learning sessionrsquo with overall excellent remarks Traineersquos formal evaluation of my

clinical teaching have been positive demonstrated by my behavioral sleep medicine rotation obtaining

ratings of 475-5 out of 5 for all 4 consecutive years across all domains Sample comments have included

ldquoExcellent training experience Clear learning goals and expert supervisionhellipI really appreciated her

mentorshiprdquo and ldquoDr Chernyak provides immediate and relevant feedbackhellipShe is also very thorough

and methodical in her teaching which makes it easy to grasp the various content areasrdquo

Future Directions

My vision of health psychology at IUSOM motivates me to further grow and innovate the

thriving clinical and teaching programs I have built I plan to continue expansion of services offered

through the Transplant Psychology Program pursuing status as a nationally recognized model for quality

clinical service and interdisciplinary training I plan to improve education in Behavioral Sleep Medicine

in the state of Indiana by training the next generation of clinicians at IUSOM in this highly specialized

area and serving to provide the required professional consultation for licensed clinicians to qualify for

board certification in behavioral sleep medicine thereby expanding the critically undersized workforce in

this area Over the next several years in my role as Chief Psychologist of the Adult Outpatient Clinic I

would like to expand the services provided by clinical health psychologists by recruiting additional

professionals and helping them establish additional specialized programs in this field thereby

contributing to the larger reputation of IUSOM as a leader in behavioral medicine

Summary

Since joining the faculty of the Department of Psychiatry at Indiana University School of

Medicine in 2011 I have established a strong reputation regionally as an expert in the field of clinical

health psychology My clinical service over the past eight years has not only benefited over one-thousand

individuals and their families but also contributed to enhancing IUSMrsquos reputation for providing expert

specialty care in clinical health psychology My commitment to excellence has also extended to

disseminating clinical expertise and evidence-based practices to institutions and colleagues regionally and

nationally Moreover the work that I have done to develop training programs extends my professional

influence both geographically and into the future as my trainees translate this training into careers of their

own The impact of my scholarship is clearly demonstrated with a growing momentum in peer reviewed

journal publications and grantsmanship Combined this work demonstrates a regional and growing

national reputation of excellence in clinical health psychology and an indispensable role to the missions

of IUSM

Yelena Chernyak PhD Dossier Teaching Documents

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TEACHING

1 TEACHING LOAD AND GOALShelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip2

2 PEER REVIEW OF TEACHING (AGGREGATED)helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip3

3 STUDENT EVALUATION OF TEACHING (AGGREGATE)helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip4

4 DISSEMINATED SCHOLARSHIP ON TEACHING AND LEARNINGhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip7

5 IMPACT OF INSTRUCTION ON STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMEShelliphelliphelliphelliphellip9

6 UNDERGRADUATE ANDOR GRADUATE RESEARCH MENTORING AND

OUTCOMEShelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip10

7 COURSE CURRICULAR AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENThelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip12

8 TEACHING RECOGNITION - GRANTS AWARDS HONORS FELLOWSHIPShellip13

TEACHING APPENDIX (for reference not included in document)

1 APPENDIX STUDENT EVALUATION OF TEACHING

2 APPENDIX PEER EVALUATIONS

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TEACHING LOAD AND GOALS

Clinical TeachingSupervision

bull In a typical year I provide clinical supervision throughout the year for 3-5 doctoral psychology interns 1-2

doctoral psychology graduate students and 1-2 child psychiatry fellows

bull In addition to being present for clinical care supervision involves weekly individual supervision meetings

(30 min-1 hourweek per student) and a minimum of 30 min-1hour week of additional supervision that

may be in group format

bull In a typical week I provide 4-5 hours of individual supervision and 8-10 hours total of supervision

bull In a typical week I am supervising the care of learners for 20-40 hoursweek

bull My clinical teaching transcends 3 unique clinical settings ndash the Behavioral Sleep Medicine Clinic at the IU

Health Neurosciences Center the Multidisciplinary Clinic at the IU Simon Cancer Center and the

Advanced Heart and Lung Care Clinic at IU Methodist Hospital

Didactic Teaching

bull In a typical year I provide 5-10 lectures to doctoral psychology interns psychiatry residents medical

students and sleep medicine fellows

Teaching Goals

bull Continue to expand Clinical Health Psychology rotations to more interns

bull Continue to recruit for postdoctoral psychology fellow and maintain the fellowship funding

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PEER REVIEW OF TEACHING (Refer to Appendix)

bull Formal evaluation of teaching in small group session with psychology and internal medicine residents

completed on 91719 by Scott Renshaw MD Full letter is in the Appendix and includes an assessment of

strengths and areas for development

bull Strengths

o ldquoDr Chernyak was attentive and responsive to student cues during the sessionrdquo

o ldquoShows enthusiasm for topic and learners through body language and voicerdquo

o ldquoLearners appeared to be engaged with the teacher and the topic throughout the hourrdquo

o ldquoDr Chernyak made clear the learning objectives during their time together and reinforced these

at the close of the sessionrdquo

bull Areas for Development

o ldquoConsider learning strategies to take advantage of the small group settingrdquo

o ldquoAsk learners about their background and experiencesrdquo

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STUDENT EVALUATION OF TEACHING

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia - Medical Resident and Fellow Workshop

bull Average rating (N=32) = 425 (5 corresponding to a lsquoStrongly Agreersquo rating of a positive

attribute of the workshop)

bull Representative free-text comments from didactic trainees

o ldquoGreat cases that were realistic and kept presentation interactiverdquo

o ldquoInteresting topic very relevant and doctors are underprepared to deal with issuerdquo

o ldquoRelevant to my practice will improve patient carerdquo

CPAP Desensitization Workshop

bull Average Rating (N=25) = 4645 (5 corresponding to a lsquoStrongly Agreersquo rating of a positive

attribute of the workshop)

bull Representative free-text comments from didactic trainees

o ldquoEasy to Understand Straightforwardrdquo

Psychology Internship Clinical Teaching

bull Health Psychology Core amp Electives Rotation Evaluation 2016-2019

o (N=5) 475 Using rating scale of 5 (outstanding) to 1 (unsatisfactory)

o Sample items

ldquoThe rotation made a valueable contribution to my learningrdquo 55 (Strongly

Agree) endorsed by 100

I would recommend this rotation to future interns 55 (Strongly Agree) endorsed

by 100

o Selected comments

ldquoOverall I thought this rotation provided interns with a good sense of working

with an oncologyhealth psychology patient population including understanding

themesconcerns that many oncology patients experience The rotation also

challenged interns to utilize evidenced- based treatments (CBTACT) in flexible

ways to aid patients to cope with medical conditions and identified psychosocial

stressorsrdquo

ldquoI feel Dr Chernyaks style of supervision was appropriate I really liked

that she was in the room for all of the intake evaluations She was always availabl

e and willing to touch base about the patient answer

any questions I mightve had and provide guidance but she also gave me space t

o develop my own style and share my way of

conceptualizing the patient I could tell she really trusted me with patients and th

at means a lot I knew that any constructive feedback

she gave me was given as a way for me to improve not tear me downrdquo

bull Health Psychology Core amp Electives Supervisor Evaluation 2016-2020

o (N=6) 485 Using rating scale of 5 (outstanding) to 1 (unsatisfactory)

o Sample comments

ldquoIts been a pleasure training with Dr Chernyak She structures the rotation really

well and provides great feedback She does a

wonderful job stepping in and modeling when appropriate but also giving you ind

ependencerdquo

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5

ldquoDr Chernyak provides immediate and relevant feedback which has been very

helpful She is also very thorough and methodical in her teaching which makes it

easy to grasp the various content areas I really appreciate her spending time to

provide live supervision and time after each patient to address my questionsrdquo

ldquoDr Chernyak definitely knows her stuff and it was great watching her with pati

ents I learned a lot about how to be more confident in

sessions and to not be nervous to ask the difficult questions

ldquoDr Chernyak was an excellent resourcerdquo

bull Behavioral Sleep Medicine Specialty Rotation

o Practicum (2015-2018)3614 (N=2) Using scale of 4 (best) to 1 (worst)

o Internship (2015-2019) 475 (N=2 Using rating scale of 5 (outstanding) to 1

(unsatisfactory)

Sample comments

bull ldquoThis rotation does an excellent job of helping interns become skilled in

CBT-I I felt very valuedrdquo

bull ldquoDr Chernyak did a really nice job of making several opportunities

available (OPT clinic work collaborating with a sleep fellow and

touring the sleep medicine facilities)rdquo

bull ldquoThis rotation was excellent and I would highly recommend it to future

internsrdquo

Psychology Internship Didactic Teaching

Ethics (2016-2017)

bull (N=12) 4745 Using rating scale of 5 (outstanding) to 1 (unsatisfactory)

bull Sample items

o Would you recommend this seminar - 92 Yes

o Sample comments

ldquoI really enjoyed the discussions The time goes by so quicklyrdquo

ldquoEthics is a hard topic but I really liked the CE handout Dr Chernyak broughtrdquo

Diversity (2014-2017)

bull (N=44) 4645 Using rating scale of 5 (outstanding) to 1 (unsatisfactory)

bull Sample items

o Would you recommend this seamanrsquos - 100 Yes

bull Sample items

o ldquoDr Chernyak wascollaborative discussion based and at the right level for our

previous trainingrdquo

o ldquoIn comparison to many boring ethics courses Dr Chernyak was able to initiate

conversation about complex ethical issuesrdquo

Mindfulness Interventions 2014-2016

bull (N=12) 4725 Using rating scale of 5 (outstanding) to 1 (unsatisfactory)

bull Sample items

o Would you recommend this seminar - 100 Yes

bull Sample comments

o ldquoDr Chernyaks enthusiasm is contagiousrdquo

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6

Pre-surgical Transplant (2016)

bull (N=6) 4735 Using rating scale of 5 (outstanding) to 1 (unsatisfactory)

bull Sample item

Would you recommend this seminar - 100 Yes

Psychology Adult Health Psych Interventions (2016)

bull ( N=6) 4875 Using rating scale of 5 (outstanding) to 1 (unsatisfactory)

Evidence Supported Treatments for Weight Management (2012)

bull (N=3) 4845 Using rating scale of 5 (outstanding) to 1 (unsatisfactory)

Medical Education ndash Evidence Based Medicine Didactics (2014-2015)

bull (N=22) 4115 Using rating scale of 5 (outstanding) to 1 (unsatisfactory)

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7

DISSEMINATED SCHOLARSHIP ON TEACHING AND LEARNING

(See Appendix for Service Publications for full text articles)

I have 1 published and 1 in press article in MEDEDPortal a unique teaching publication in the

medical field These articles are scholarly works that summarize the knowledge teaching

methods and results of disseminating clinical skills to trainees Each article straddles the

categories of teaching and service scholarship however they are categorized as service

publications due to the direct impact clinical teaching and dissemination has on service delivery

in the field of behavioral sleep medicine They are listed below for cross reference

1 Chernyak Y (2019) A Practical Application Primer on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for

Insomnia for Medical Residents MedEdPORTAL 1510862 httpsdoiorg1015766mep_2374-

826510862

Abstract

Introduction Cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia (CBT-I) is a well-established

nonpharmacological intervention that is the gold standard treatment for insomnia CBT-I has been utilized

and empirically validated in many modalities including group treatment telemedicine and primary care

Despite the wealth of evidence on its effectiveness many medical providers including those in primary

care where most insomnia complaints are raised have limited exposure knowledge and resources to

direct or implement this intervention Methods Medical educators from an academic medical center

developed a module focused on teaching medical residents the techniques of CBT-I The educational

activity was an interactive 90-minute seminar that included a lecture followed by a case presentation

illustrating the application of medical knowledge A post-seminar survey was used to evaluate the topic

and content of the seminar Results In a survey of 32 primary care and psychiatry residents and sleep

medicine fellows 97 of respondents indicated that the topic of CBT-I should be included in the seminar

series and 84 indicated that the topic was of interest to them Qualitative feedback underscored the

relevance of this topic to traineesrsquo clinical practice as well as its underratedness Discussion The

seminar on CBT-I was well received and viewed as a valuable tool in practicing medicine The slides and

vignettes provided enable replication of this workshop in other settings with medical learners who have a

cursory knowledge of sleep medicine The workshop is applicable to other health professionals including

medical students nurses social workers and psychology trainees

Educational Objectives

By the end of this activity learners will be able to

1 Report increased awareness and knowledge of psychophysiological insomnia as a prevalent and

treatable condition

2 List the components of cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia including sleep hygiene

stimulus control and sleep restriction

3 Discuss clinical considerations of typical insomnia patients presenting to family medicine or

psychiatry practice

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8

Appendices

bull CBT-I Presentationppt

bull CBT-I Case Exampleppt

bull CBT-I Reading Listdoc

bull Seminar Evaluation Formdocx

1 Chernyak Y (in press) Improving CPAP Adherence for OSA Improving CPAP Adherence for

OSA A Practical Application Primer on CPAP Desensitization MedEdPORTAL

Abstract

Introduction Obstructive sleep apnea is a common medical condition with well-established morbidity

and mortality Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP) is a highly effective treatment prescribed to

the majority of individuals with OSA that has documented poor adherence rate for a variety of reasons

including claustrophobia and discomfort CPAP desensitization is an effective simple and brief

treatment shown to be very effective at improving adherence rates to CPAP Methods A psychologist

specializing in behavioral sleep medicine developed a module focused on teaching medical residents the

techniques of CPAP Desensitization The educational activity was an interactive 45-minute seminar

which included a didactic component followed by a case presentation and interactive role-play A post-

seminar survey was used to evaluate the content of the workshop as well growth in awareness and

perception of knowledge and skills with a pre-to-post workshop evaluation Results In a survey of 25

primary care and psychiatry residents and sleep medicine fellows 92 of respondents indicated that the

topic of CPAP barriers and CPAP Desensitization was lsquoimportantrsquo Ratings of self-reported knowledge

and skills improved nearly one-third following the workshop Qualitative feedback indicated the utility

and enthusiasm learners had for this topic Discussion The workshop on CPAP Desensitization is a

valuable tool that should be disseminated more widely to improve treatment adherence in the significant

portion of the population that suffers from OSA which does not use adherence to PAP therapy The

workshop is applicable to other health professionals including medical students nursing social work or

psychology trainees

Keywords Sleep apnea obstructive sleep apnea CPAP PAP Therapy Sleep Desensitization

Educational Objectives

1 By the end of this seminar medical learners will be able to identify 3+ common barriers to

compliance with CPAP therapy for sleep apnea

2 By the end of this seminar medical learners will be able to list 3+ components of CPAP

desensitization intervention

3 By the end of this seminar medical learners will be able to identify 3+ clinical characteristics of

an appropriate candidate for CPAP desensitization referral andor intervention

4 Appendices

5 A CPAP Desensitizationpptx

6 B CPAP Interactive Exercise

7 C CPAP Desensitization Summary Handout

8 D Workshop PrePost-Test amp Evaluation Formdocx

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9

IMPACT OF INSTRUCTION ON STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES

Clinical Supervisee Licensure and Placement Data

bull Doctoral Psychology Interns

o 21 Interns Supervised (18 graduates ndash 3 still enrolled in program) - 100 successfully completed

the Doctoral Internship in Clinical Psychology

o 100 who pursued licensure successfully obtained licensure in health service psychology -

Institutions represented include IUSM IU Bloomington Northwestern University Feinberg

School of Medicine University of North Carolina School of Medicine University of Pennsylvania

Perelman School of Medicine UCLA Warren Albert Medical School of Brown University

bull Postdoctoral Psychology Fellows

o 3 fellows supervised

100 obtained professional licensure in Indiana with Health Service Provider in

Psychology endorsement

Career placements

bull All hold faculty appointments at Indiana University School of Medicine Albert

Einstein School of Medicine and University of Pittsburg School of Medicine

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10

UNDERGRADUATE ANDOR GRADUATE RESEARCH MENTORING AND

CLINICALPROFESSIONAL MENTORING OUTCOMES

Formal research mentorship

bull Caroline Bolarwina IUSOM (Medical Student)

bull Mentored on research project including data compilation data analysis and literature review Co-

author on manuscript in preparation

bull Chernyak Y Otte J daggerBolarwina C Ofner S Manchanda S Barriers to Optimal

Behavioral Sleep Medicine Referrals in an Academic Medical Center

bull Danielle Henderson PhD IUSOM ndash Trained during pre-doctoral psychology internship hired for fellowship

and recruitedmentored as new faculty mentor Co-authored 2 publications and 3 national presentations

bull daggerChernyak Y Teh LB Henderson DR Patel A (2019) Practice Issues for Evaluation and

Management of the Suicidal Left Ventricular Assist Device Patient Progress in Transplantation

httpsjournalssagepubcomdoifull1011771526924819893300

bull daggerChernyak Y Teh LB Henderson DR Powell AL amp Hage CA Prediction of Listing Status in

Lung Transplant Candidates Using the Stanford Integrated Psychosocial Assessment for

Transplantation (SIPAT) Progress in Transplantation

bull daggerHenderson DR Chernyak C Gutteridge D Roe DW (August 2018) Unmasking Severe

Anxiety After Lung Transplant NATCO ndash The Organization of Transplant Professionals Indianapolis

IN

bull daggerHenderson DR Chernyak C (August 2018) A Pre-Transplant Psychological Characterization of

Patients with Lung Disease NATCO ndash The Organization of Transplant Professionals Indianapolis IN

bull daggerHenderson DR Chernyak Y Using A Clinician-rated Measure to Predict Listing for Lung

Transplantation Society of Behavioral Medicine Washington DC 2019

bull Lisa Teh PhD IUSOM Postdoctoral fellow ndash Trained during fellowship now faculty at Albert Einstein Medical

School Montefiore Medical Center in New York NY Assisted with data collection data analysis and manuscript

preparation Mentored independent line of inquiry to conduct analysis using Item Reponses Theory (IRT) on a

measure of transplant readiness- the Stanford Integrated Psychological Assessment of Transplant (SIPAT) currently

under review at Psychosomatics Published 3 papers together (including those co-authored above) and 1 national

presentation

bull daggerChernyak Y Teh LB (2019) Medically-Induced Exacerbation of PTSD Following Lung

Transplantation A Case Series Journal of Clinical Psychology in Medical Settings

httpsdoiorg101007s10880-019-09691-7

bull dagger Teh LB Chernyak Y Henderson DR Hage CA Post Item-Level Psychometric Validation of the

Stanford Integrated Psychosocial Assessment for Transplant (SIPAT) for Thoracic Transplant

Candidates Psychosomatics

bull daggerTeh LB Henderson DR amp Chernyak Y Post Item-Level Psychometric Validation of the

Stanford Integrated Psychosocial Assessment for Transplant (SIPAT) for Thoracic Transplant

Candidates Society of Behavioral Medicine Washington DC 2019

bull Anahli Patel PhD IUSOM Post-doctoral fellow Trained during fellowship has accepted faculty position at

University of Pittsburg Medical Center Pittsburg PA

bull Mentored journal article co-review for Health Psychology

bull daggerPatel A Chernyak Y (2020) The Need for Psychological Rehabilitation in Lung Transplant

Recipients Progress in Transplantation

httpsjournalssagepubcomdoi1011771526924820913510

bull Anna-Leigh Powell MS IUSOM (trained as pre-doctoral psychology intern) ndash Accepted a post-doctoral

fellowship position at Virginia Commonwealth University

bull Mentored journal article co-review for the International Journal of Stress Management

bull Assisted with data anlaysis on under review manuscript

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bull daggerChernyak Y Teh LB Henderson DR Powell AL amp Hage CA Prediction of Listing

Status in Lung Transplant Candidates Using the Stanford Integrated Psychosocial Assessment

for Transplantation (SIPAT) Progress in Transplantation

bull Loretta Hsueh PhD IUPUI (trained as psychology graduate student) ndash Currently completing pre-doctoral

fellowship at University of San Diego Medical Center Mentored student on data analysis and presentation

for national conference

bull daggerChernyak Y amp Hsueh L Self-Reported Psychological Distress During Post Lung Transplant

Intensive Outpatient Rehabilitation Accepted presentation at the American Psychological Association

Chicago IL 2019

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12

EVIENCE OF COURSE CURRICIULAR AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Educational Grants

- Obtained funding for a Clinical Health Psychology Fellowship from the Academic Health Center housed at

Indiana University Health Methodist Hospital focused on cardio-pulmonary behavioral medicine and thoracic

transplant in 2016

- Budget $65000+ renewed annually to fund one clinical health psychology post-doctoral fellow

- Conducted all marketing recruiting hiring and retention efforts for 4 consecutive years

- Provide 5 hours of direct supervision weekly including direct supervision and training co-therapy observation

shadowing and tiered supervision of other trainees by the fellow

- Lectures and seminars for the fellowship developed over the last 4 years and updated annually

- Provide 1-5 hours of administrative roles weekly

Section of Psychology Fellowships Director ndash 2019 ndash Present

- Appointed as the Director overseeing 5 fellowship programs in the Section of Psychology in the Department of

Psychiatry IUSOM

- As part of this effort streamlined marketing recruitment efforts

- Provided guidelines on recruitment

- Initiated a Fellowship Journal ClubDidactics course which meets monthly and includes faculty lecturers to

increase section investment and visibility to fellows deployed widely across the medical center

Didactic Teaching Programs Developed

- Diversity Internship Program Course (2012-2016) amp Ethics Internship Program Course (2016-Present)

o Developed and implemented original curriculum

o Each course included bimonthly seminars

o Course syllabus and curriculum developed and updated annually

o Courses are unique to the internship program highly practical aiding trainees to effectively

incorporate scientific evidence into clinical practice

o Courses adapted over time based on intern feedback collected annually

o See appendix of specific intern feedback and evaluation of the courses

- Miscellaneous Lectures

o Lectures developed over the course of 8 years at rank I have developed over 18 lectures for medical

students doctoral psychology interns psychiatry residents

Clinical Rotations and Programs Developed

- Behavioral Sleep Medicine Clinical Teaching Rotation

o Developed in 2013 ndash Present

o Training clinic for pre-doctoral psychology interns psychology practicum students sleep medicine

fellows internal medicinepsychiatry residents

o 3-12 month clinical rotation focused on assessment and intervention of behavioral sleep medicine

disorders integrated with psychology triage and assessment

o Weekly individual andor group supervision provided to all trainees

o Innovative use of observation room 2-way mirror to expand number of learnersobservers

- Clinical Health Psychology Rotations

o Cardiopulmonary Behavioral MedicineThoracic Transplant amp Psychosocial Oncology

o I developed and administered 2 new formal clinical rotations for Doctoral Psychology Graduate

Students and Pre-Doctoral Psychology Interns

o Rotations were 3-6 months in duration 1 full dayweek

o Included individual supervision didactic training clinical observation co-therapy feedback and

scholarshipresearch opportunities

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13

TEACHING RECOGNITION ndash GRANTS AWARDS AND FELLOWSHIPS

- 2017 WM George McAdoo Award

Excellence in Teaching by the Psychology Internship Program

Department of Psychiatry

Indiana University School of Medicine

One recipient selected annually from all internship instructors (n = 20-25) by psychology interns

in recognition of ldquoexcellence and devotion to the didactic curriculum of the Indiana University

School of Medicine Clinical Psychology Internship Programrdquo

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1

SERVICE DOCUMENTS

1 EVIDENCE OF SERVICE TO THE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL AND DEPARTMENT2

2 EVIDENCE OF SERVICE TO THE PROFESSIONDISCIPLINEhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip5

3 SIGNIFICANCE IMPACT QUALITY OF PROFESSIONAL SERVICEhelliphelliphelliphelliphellip6

4 EVIDENCE OF SCHOLARLY PUBLICATIONS PRESENTATIONS OR OTHER

MEANS OF DISSEMINATIONhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip11

SERVICE APPENDIX (for reference not included in document)

1 SERVICE PUBLICATIONS ndash CLIMB

2 SERVICE PUBLICATIONS ndash SLEEP GREAT

3 SERVICE PUBLICATIONS ndash MEDED CHERNYAK 2019

4 SERVICE PUBLICATIONS ndash MEDED CHERNYAK IN PRESS

5 CONTINUING EDUCATION PRESENTATION EVALUATIONS

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2

EVIDENCE OF SERVICE TO THE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL AND DEPARTMENT

Clinical Service - I have provided extensive Service in 4 distinct clinical programs at rank which have

dramatically expanded access to evidence-based psychological care for vulnerable and underserved

medical populations

Current Clinical Service Activities and Plans for Growth ndash

bull Chief Psychologist of Adult Outpatient Psychiatry Clinic (2011 ndash Present)

o IU Health Neurosciences Center Adult Outpatient Psychiatry Clinic

o 2011-2016 General psychology clinic 3 daysweek active caseload of 100 patients

o Named Chief Psychologist in 2015

o Provided care to patients age 18+ with a wide range of diagnoses needing high-quality evidence-

based treatment

o Oversaw increase of staff psychologists from 1 ndash 6 full time positions

o Oversaw transition to Indiana University Practice Associations to IU Indiana University Health

Physicians productivity tracing using Relative Value Units implementation of electronic medical

records telehealth

o Plans for Growth including continued recruitment of staff psychologist and mid-level

psychotherapy providers to meet high demand in system and community

bull Founder amp Director of Adult Behavioral Sleep Medicine Program (2014 ndash Present)

o Founding and service delivery in the only multi-disciplinary behavioral sleep medicine clinic in

the IU system as one only 2 board certified behavioral sleep medicine provider in the state of

Indiana

o Practicing evidence based care including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia for patients

age 18+ with insomnia circadian rhythm disorders hypersomnia narcolepsy sleep apnea

nightmare disorder parasomnias and benzodiazepine dependence

o Referrals include internal VA community and national

o 1-2 clinic days 20-25 patientsweek 2-5 learners

o Tracking referral patterns and outcomes

o Plans for future growth including expansion into telehealth service delivery and development of a

weekly Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia program

bull Founder amp Supervising Psychologist ndash Thoracic Transplant Psychology Program amp Advanced Heart and

Lung Care Clinic (2011 ndash Present)

o Lead team of 1 full time psychology fellow 1-3 psychology residents 1 psychology practicum

student 3 social workers in a multidisciplinary environment including dieticians and

innumerable cardiologist pulmonologists surgeons pharmacists nurse coordinators

o Patients served range in age from 18+ and present with a complex psychiatric and medical

comorbidities including end stage heart and lung disease in outpatient inpatient individual and

group modalities

o Developed and implemented innovative training clinic that demonstrates real-world application of

evidence-based assessment and treatments for transplant readiness including standardized clinical

rating scales such as the Stanford Integrated Psychological Assessment for Transplant and

interventions such as Motivational Interviewing and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

o Plans for future growth are to systematically gather and analyze data regarding treatment and

transplant outcomes to aid in quality improvement efforts and to further increase access to care

Expansion of group wellness program for post-transplant recovery

bull Primary Psychologist - Simon Cancer Center Multidisciplinary Clinic (2011-Present)

o Serve on multi-disciplinary team consisting of psychiatry 3 social workers nursing palliative

care chaplaincy dietician and oncologists to serve all patients age 18+ at the only academic

cancer treatment center in the state of Indiana

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3

o Deliver evidence based interventions to patients coping with cancer diagnosis treatment and

recovery while training psychology residents in this specialty area

Service to the Department

bull Indiana University School of Medicine Doctoral Internship in Clinical Psychology - I have provided 8

years of strong leadership to this program which is one of the oldest Psychology Internship programs in the

United States serving as a supervisor for the General Adult Health Psych Track and Specialties in

Behavioral Sleep Medicine Psychosocial Oncology and Cardio-Pulmonary Behavioral Medicine

bull Indiana University School of Medicine Clinical Health Psychology Post-doctoral Fellowship ndash Co-founded

the fellowship program in 2016 to train psychologists in clinical health psychology specialties as well as

simultaneously meet the high clinical demand of the Cardio-Thoracic Transplant program by bringing on a

full time fellow

Department of Psychiatry Committees

I have provided extensive service to 7 Committees within the Department of Psychiatry

1) Member Internship Selection Committee Section of Psychology (2012-Present)

o Review of all application materials from 100+ annually standardized rating written and verbal

feedback consultation with colleagues and several rank-order meetings to determine who is

invited for internship

2) Member Executive Committee Section of Psychology (2015 ndash Present)

o Attended meetings and contributed to vital decisions related to the administration of the section of

psychology

o key decision making role with regard to policies and procedures that impact psychologists within

the Department of Psychiatry

3) Member Psychology Internship Executive Committee Section of Psychology (2015 ndash Present)

o Attended meetings and contributed to vital decisions related to the administration of the

psychology internship program

o Marketing recruitment efforts to advertise internship training curriculum development

competency evaluation and assessment policy implementation and enforcement

4) Co-Director Electronic Medical Record Transition Committee Adult Outpatient Psychiatry Clinic (2016-

2017)

o Advisory guidance on implementation electronic medical record system in adult psychiatry

including appropriate schedule templates workflow confidentiality protection schedule changes

clinic communication changes and documentation requirements

5) Member Space Committee Department of Psychiatry (2016 ndash Present)

o Monitoring evaluation policy recommendations regarding use of space in the department

6) Member Quality Committee Department of Psychiatry (2017 ndash Present)

o Development and implementation of quality measures with collaboration from health practice

leadership

7) Member Womenrsquos Advisory Council IUSM (2019 ndash Present)

o Provided input on the role of women in the IUSM culture

Faculty Mentorship

o I have provided formal mentorship to 3 junior faculty members within the Department of Psychiatry which

included regular individual meetings and participating in mentor committee meetings

o I have provided extensive informal mentorship to junior faculty in the areas of teachingsupervision as well

as clinical and professional service

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o Dr Danielle Henderson I trained both as an intern and post-doctoral fellow as her primary

supervisor and program director I was instrumental in assisting her to obtain a faculty role within

IUSM

o I advised Dr Courtney Johnson during her role as a post-doctoral fellow in the department prior to

becoming faculty when I continued my mentorship role

o Dr Huaiyu Zhang who was recruited from Emory University

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5

EVIDENCE OF SERVICE TO THE PROFESSIONDISCIPLINE

National

Society of Behavioral Sleep Medicine (SBSM)

- Served on 2 executive committees of this nationally prominent organization

- Appointed to a 4 year term in 2015 to the Practice Committee

o Duties included participation in monthly meetings to develop an review policies and procedures

relevant to the practice of behavioral sleep medicine

o Performed in a workgroup to advise formulate and disseminate policy advise as evidenced in

multiple co-authored policy publications

- Appointed to a 4 year term in 2019 to the Membership Committee

o Duties included participation in monthly meetings to develop and review policies and procedures

relevant to the recruitment retention and service to the membership of this organization

Association of Psychologists in Academic Health Centers (APAHC)

- Invited to join the Conference planning Committee for the APAHCrsquos bi-annual conference scheduled in

2021 Includes bi-monthly phone calls to coordinate speakers symposia workshops location

accommodations and marketing for this large national conference

Regional

Indiana Psychological Association (IPA)

- 2015 Conference Planning Committee ndash Invited join IPArsquos conference planning committee to coordinate

speakers workshops and poster sessions

Manuscript Review

I serve as an Ad-hoc reviewer for 7 journals Journals have included Physiology ad Behavior Archives

of Internal Medicine Translational Behavioral Medicine Annals of Behavioral Medicine Health

Psychology and International Journal of Stress Management

National Professional Organization Membership

I am a member of 7 National Professional Organizations for a duration of 5+ years including the

American Psychological Association the APA Division of Health Psychology The Society of Behavioral

Sleep Medicine the Society of Behavioral Medicine the Association of Behavioral and Cognitive

Therapies and the Indiana Psychological Association

Continuing Education

In rank I have delivered 18 continuing education seminars to the profession and clinical community

listed on my curriculum vitae Locally and regionally these have included settings such as the Bariatric

and Medical Weight Loss Center Sleep Disorders Center Department of Psychiatry Department of

Occupational Therapy at Indiana University Health and Indiana University School of Medicine Indiana

Psychological Association Cancer Survivorship Consortium Reid Hospital Decatur County Memorial

Hospital Columbus Regional Hospital and the statewide IUSOM Office of Medical Education

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SIGNIFICANCE OF IMPACT AND QUALITY OF PROFESSIONAL SERVICE

Board Certification

bull I have obtained dual board certification in Behavioral Sleep Medicine by both the American

Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM) and the Board of Behavioral Sleep Medicine (BBSM) This is a

prestigious accomplishment professionally and for the institution I represent Board certification

illustrates international recognition for excellence in the specialty field of behavioral sleep medicine

I am the first member of the Indiana University School of Medicine faculty and the only current

member practicing with adults to have the designation of CBSM and DBSM

bull In 2012 I passed the exam administered by the American Board of Sleep Medicine to earn the

credential of being Certified in Behavioral Sleep Medicine (CBSM) as one of only 213 individuals

worldwide to receive this credential Individuals who completed the required training and

successfully passed the behavioral sleep medicine certification examination administered by the

American Board of Sleep Medicine are referred to as certified in Behavioral Sleep Medicine I also

received the designation of Diplomate in Behavioral Sleep Medicine (DBSM) by the newly-formed

Board of Behavioral Sleep Medicine The Board of Behavioral Sleep Medicine offers a Diplomate in

Behavioral Sleep Medicine or DBSM to applicants who meet eligibility requirements and pass a

specialty BSM certification examination Candidates who pass the certification examination may use

the DBSM (Diplomate in Behavioral Sleep Medicine) designation after their name and will receive

certificates from the BBSM The DBSM represents a standard of specialty competence in behavioral

sleep medicine by which the public government and regulatory agencies and health care

organizations can identify skill and expertise

Society of Behavioral Sleep Medicine (SBSM)

bull As a member of two governing committees in SBSM over the last 5 years I have made contributions

to the development and dissemination of policy guidelines on professional practice This is

demonstrated in several sample publications including my role as co-author with Dr Stacy Simon in

2016 in the Practice Committee Position Statement on the ACP Guidelines for the Treatment of

Insomnia release and published at httpswwwbehavioralsleeporgimagesPositionACP-Position-

Statement-Finalpdf which highlighted the groundbreaking recommendation by the American College

of Physicians to utilize cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia (CBT-I) as a first-line treatment for

insomnia an area of my clinical expertise

bull In 2017 I was lead author on another policy guideline titled lsquoWhat you need to know Implications of

the American Academy of Pediatrics 2016 Safe Sleep Practices on Pediatric Behavioral Sleep

Medicine published at httpswwwbehavioralsleeporgimagespdfSBSM-Summary-of-AAP-2016-

Safe-Sleep-Commentarypdf This important policy brief was critical in educating our membership

regarding the changes in policy which contradicted pprevious recommendations These changes

impact the practice of pediatric behavioral sleep medicine particularly in the domain of promoting

optimal sleep in infants and young children who may experience problematic night awakenings

secondary to sleep onset association problems

bull Most recently I interview the president of the Board of Behavioral Sleep Medicine Michael Schmitz

PhD to author an article for The Sleep Talker the SBSM newsletter titled lsquoPrepping for the DBSM

How SBSM Can Help Yoursquo disseminating information on how the society was critical in the board

certification process

Program Development

Sleep Great copy Program

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7

bull I served as part of a clinical and research team to develop implement and evaluate a healthy sleep in

the workplace program at Indiana University

bull The program consisted of a 4 week self-guided course to improve sleep habits such as sleep hygiene

bull This program has been copyrighted and purchased by other prestigious institutions nationally for their

workplace sleep initiatives

Cardio-Thoracic Patients Linking Mind and Body (CLIMB) Program

bull At the request of the cardio-thoracic transplant teams I have developed a 4 week group

psychotherapy group for pre-and post-transplant patients The CLIMB program is based on 4 modules

ndash 1) Stress Management 2) Mood and Behavioral Activation 3) Communication Skills and 4)

Motivational Enhancement This highly successful program has been implemented with multiple

populations including those receiving advanced therapies such as Ventricular Assist Device

placement as well as heart and lung transplant

bull I have gathered data on patient satisfaction and outcomes from CLIMB which has been presented

nationally at the American Psychological Association Conference

bull I have also co-authored a paper in Progress in Transplantation outlining the need for programs such

as this for lung transplant recipients for lsquopsychological rehabilitationrsquo and proposed CLIMB as a

model

Growth in Clinics and Novel Service Delivery

bull Behavioral Sleep Medicine Clinic

o I have established and continue to provide service via an innovative training model in the

Behavioral Sleep Medicine (BSM) clinic in the IU Health Neurosciences Center The BSM clinic

has provided unique training opportunities for Psychology Doctoral Students Doctoral Psychology

Interns sleep medicine fellows primary care and psychiatry residents

o The BSM clinic have doubled to tripled access to care for high need populations that are

underserved in Indiana and throughout the country My BSM clinic is the only clinic providing

comprehensive psychologicalbehavioral care including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for

Insomnia in the Indiana University system and I am the only board certified behavioral sleep

medicine specialist working with adults in the entire state of Indiana

o My expertise in working with behavioral sleep medicine in a population that has co-morbid

psychiatric and medical conditions enables me to provide high-quality care to a very complicated

subset of patients All services provided adhere to evidence-based practice standards

bull Cardio-Thoracic Clinic

o I have established a reputation for myself and for IUSM as an expert in the area of cardio-thoracic

pre-transplant evaluation Indiana University is the only provider of lung transplants in the state of

Indiana ndash prior to my joining the team psychological assessment and psychotherapy services were

very limited in this clinic

o During my time at Advanced Heart and Lung Care Clinic where transplants are served I have not

only expanded clinical psychology coverage from virtually zero to full time (5 days per week

between myself and my fellow) improved the structure of pre-surgical evaluation expanded the

service to cover inpatient consultation at Methodist hospital and expanded volume such that we can

evaluate every single new patients for heart or lung transplantation at Indiana University Health

o To expand service clinical health psychology services I developed a post-doctoral fellowship in

clinical health psychology with a focus on cardio-thoracic behavioral medicine in transplant to

simultaneously address the clinic need with this full time position but also to increase training in

this highly under skilled area particularly in the Midwest

Continuing Education Initiatives

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8

bull I have conducted 18 Continuing Education Lectures in rank locally and regionally with excellent

feedback and ratings from professional colleagues A complete compilation of feedback is

included in the Service Appendix

bull Sample comments on evaluations of Continuing Education included ldquoExcellent speaker ndash she did

a great job giving analogies and examplesrdquo and ldquoGreat Presentationrdquo

Evaluation of Quality of Clinical Service

Indiana University Health Physicians Productivity

bull Consistently meeting and exceeding Indiana University Health Physicians wRVU (work relative

value units) clinical goal target since compensation plan initiated in 2014

Indiana University Health Physicians Patient Experience Surveys

bull The National Research Corporation queries patient experience data by assigning a Net Promoter

Score (NPS) to responses Net Promoter Score is a measure of customer loyalty and ability to

grow through referrals A Promoter score is given to all responses with values 9-10 on a 0-10

scale reported as a percentage of total scores

bull My NPS scores for 2020 was 10000 which is above the target in psychiatry of 7994 as well

as above the target of other IU Health Physicians Departments listed below

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OPPE Report - Allied Health Practitioner

bull Survey Results Periodic surveys are conducted to evaluate the practitioners performance based

upon the six ACGME standards of Patient Care Medical Knowledge Interpersonal and

Communication Skills Professionalism Practice Based Learning and Improvement Systems

based practice

bull The results per questions are assigned a point value Outstanding = 5 Acceptable = 4 Needs

Improvement = 3 Unsatisfactory = 0 An average is obtained for each question based upon the

total number of surveys received for the practitioner

bull The vast majority (90+) of the scoring periods as shown below are cumulatively rated as

lsquoOutstandingrsquo by my peers with the remainder ratings falling somewhere between lsquoAcceptablersquo

and lsquoOutstandingrsquo

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10

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Yelena Chernyak PhD Dossier Service Documents

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EVIDENCE OF SCHOLARLY PUBLICATIONS PRESENTATIONS OTHER MEANS OF

DISSEMINATION

Peer Reviewed Service Oriented Manuscripts

bull Publications

o 9 traditional peer reviewed journal articles at rank on topics related to clinical health

psychology

o 3 manuscripts currently under review in Health Care The Journal of Delivery Science and

Innovation and Progress in Transplantation

o 5 first authored publication

o 1 as primary mentor with mentee as first author

o 3 articles with mentees as co-authors

bull Key publications

o Chernyak Y (2019) A Practical Application Primer on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for

Insomnia for Medical Residents MedEdPORTAL 1510862

httpsdoiorg1015766mep_2374-826510862

o Chernyak Y (in press) Improving CPAP Adherence for OSA Improving CPAP

Adherence for OSA A Practical Application Primer on CPAP Desensitization

MedEdPORTAL

These articles highlight my expertise in the clinical application teaching and

dissemination of evidence based practice in the field of behavioral sleep medicine I

authored these articled to contribute to the professional literature the high impact

service I was providing to patients with insomnia and CPAP noncompliance Medical

education is sorely lacking these teaching resources which the MEDEDPortal

publication directly targets

I have 1 published and 1 in press article in MEDEDPortal a unique teaching

publication in the medical field For context summarized from

wwwmededportalorg

bull MedEdPORTAL is a MEDLINE-indexed open-access journal of teaching

and learning resources in the health professions published by the Association

of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) in partnership with the American

Dental Education Association MedEdPORTAL publications are stand-alone

complete teaching or learning modules that have been implemented and

evaluated with medical or dental trainees or practitioners Each submission is

reviewed by editorial staff and external peer reviewers using a standardized

review instrument grounded in the tenets of educational scholarship

bull MedEdPORTAL complies with the International Committee of Medical

Journal Editors (ICMJE) Recommendations for the Conduct Reporting

Editing and Publication of Scholarly Work in Medical Journals

bull Scope MedEdPORTAL invites educators to submit generalizable

educational materials that have been implemented with target learners with

the aim of helping to improve patient care The learners must include training

or practicing physicians or dentists (eg professional school residency

faculty development continuing professional development) and may include

trainees or practitioners across the health professions

bull Vision 1) Serve as the premier clearinghouse of high-quality peer-reviewed

health education tools 2) Promote interprofessional collaboration by

facilitating the open exchange of educational resources across the health

professions and 3) Equip health professionals across the continuum with

effective and efficient educational resources to improve patient care

Yelena Chernyak PhD Dossier Service Documents

12

o daggerChernyak Y Teh LB (2019) Medically-Induced Exacerbation of PTSD

Following Lung Transplantation A Case Series Journal of Clinical Psychology in

Medical Settings httpsdoiorg101007s10880-019-09691-7

bull This case series and practice guide addresses a novel topic of PTSD in lung-

transplant recipients which occurs at double the rate in this population and

poses serious threat to morbidity and mortality in this already high-risk

group Existing psychological evaluation practices are critically inadequate to

capture PTSD as many patients may fail to disclose relevant history Novel

evaluation and treatment methods are discussed and recommended

IMPACT FACTORS OF JOURNALS IN WHICH I PUBLISHED

Journal Name Impact

Factor

Date of

Publication

Number of

Articles Published

International Journal of Eating Disorders 35 2011 1

Journal of Abnormal Psychology 5519 2010 1

Progress in Transplantation 958 2019 2020 2

MEDED Portal 38 acceptance

rate

2019 2020 2

Journal of Clinical Psychology in Medical Settings 1477 2019 2

Supportive care in cancer 2754 2016 1

Cancer medicine 3357 2014 1

After extensive exploration MedEdPORTAL has made the decision not to pursue an impact factor Dissemination is the priority

for MedEdPORTAL publications Our desire is for readers to replicate educational activities described in our publications which

does not necessarily translate to citations in the peer-reviewed literature We also value innovation especially in spaces where

there have traditionally been curricular gaps Strategic efforts to increase the impact factor would hinder our goal of highlighting

unique topics that may not get cited as frequently Additionally we are concerned that a low impact factor would harm the

reputation of the journal by inviting undue comparisons with dissimilar journals In sum we believe that MedEdPORTAL is

distinguished among medical education journals by its uniqueness in disseminating educational resources and an impact factor

would likely underestimate the true impact of MedEdPORTAL

Yelena Chernyak PhD Dossier Service Documents

13

Scopus Accessed 422020

Non-Peer Reviewed Publications

bull 4 invited contributions by professional societies including the Society of Behavioral Sleep

Medicine 3 in rank 2 first authored

bull Contributions to policy statements representing clinical opinions and recommendations by a

professional society is a highly prestigious impactful contribution The purpose is to distill and

highlight critically important scholarship and clinical evidence which may be complex into a

straightforward and applied set of information for the clinician

bull Each of these contributions was made by invitation of an executive committee in each

professional society My invitation was the direct result of prominence and reputation in the

society as one having the skill and knowledge to make this contribution

bull Contributions are archived so as to be disseminated and retrievable even after published

newsletter or recommendation are initially released

o Simon S Chernyak Y (2016) Practice Committee Position Statement Draft on the

ACP Guidelines for the Treatment of Insomnia Society for Behavioral Sleep Medicine

BehavioralSleeporg httpswwwbehavioralsleeporgimagesPositionACP-Position-

Statement-Finalpdf

Co-authored position statement on a seminal treatment recommendation affecting

the field of behavioral sleep medicine

o Chernyak Y Byers H James E Schmittdiel C Thomas SJ Blackburn R amp

Simona SL (2017) What you need to know Implications of the American Academy of

Pediatrics 2016 Safe Sleep Practices on Pediatric Behavioral Sleep Medicine Society of

Behavioral Sleep Medicine httpswwwbehavioralsleeporgimagespdfSBSM-

Summary-of-AAP-2016-Safe-Sleep-Commentarypdf

o Chernyak Y Prepping for the DBSM How SBSM Can Help You The Sleep Talker

Volume 36 April 2020

Peer Review for Professional Journals

bull Peer Review for 7 professional journals in the field lf clinical health psychology

bull Invitation to review from journals increasing in the last 2 years indicating growing scholarly

presence

IMPACT FACTOR OF JOURANLS FOR WHICH I PROVIDE RVIEWS

Journal Name Impact Factor

Physiology and Behavior (2007) 272

Archives of Internal Medicine (2008) discontinued

Translational Behavioral Medicine (2018-) 248

Annals of Behavioral Medicine (2018-) 376

Health Psychology (2019 - ) 408

Heart amp Lung Journal of Acute and Critical Care (2020- ) 169

Yelena Chernyak PhD Dossier Service Documents

14

International Journal of Stress Management (2020 - ) 195

Scopus Accessed March 26 2020

Peer Reviewed Service Oriented Presentations

bull Twelve in-rank peer reviewed presentations at national and international conferences such as the

Society of Behavioral Sleep Medicine Society of Behavioral Medicine American Psychological

Association

bull 3 First Author

bull 5 Mentee First Author

bull 1 Mentee co-author

Media Dissemination of Service

bull Twenty-three total at rank for national outlets including lsquoGQrsquo magazine lsquoBustlersquo magazine and

regional outlets such as WRTB6 News and WTHR-TV

bull My goal in working with the media is to provide mass dissemination of clinical and scientific

information to the general public

bull Routinely called upon as an expert in field if behavioral sleep medicine and clinical health

psychology during duration of volunteering to represent IU to the media

Treatment Manuals

bull 2 treatment manuals 1 copyrighted 1 first authored (See Appendix for Service Publications)

o Otte JL Lalevich S Hollingsworth P Chernyak Y Manchanda S ldquoSleep Great

A Wellness Program to Promote Sleep in the Workplacerdquocopy Program Manual

This manual was copyrighted and rights sold to other large hospital systems

nationally for use in their employee assistance programs

o Chernyak Y Cardiac Patients Linking Mind amp Body (CLIMB) Program Manual used

in the Advanced Heart and Lung Care Program at Indiana University Methodist Hospital

I developed this treatment manual to utilize in clinical care delivery based on an

evidence based psychological wellness model including stress management

mood optimization motivational enhancement and social support

This manual has been adapted to several clinical populations at Indiana

University Health Methodist Hospital including Ventricular Assistant Device

recipients and pre-thoracic transplant patients

Thursday August 19 2021 at 080710 Eastern Daylight Time

Page 1 of 1

Subject RE Using your dossier for an exampleDate Wednesday August 18 2021 at 35540 PM Eastern Daylight TimeFrom Chernyak YelenaTo Applegate RachelADachments image001png image002png

Thank you and Thanks for your request That would be just fine with me YC Yelena Chernyak PhD DBSM HSPPAssociate Professor of Clinical PsychiatryChief Psychologist - Adult OutpaSent Psychiatry IU Health Neurosciences CenterDirector ndash Behavioral Sleep Medicine IU Health Neurosciences CenterDirector ndash Clinical Health Psychology Fellowship Indiana University School of MedicineIU Health PhysiciansGoodman Hall IU Health Neuroscience Center355 W 16th St Suite 2800 Indianapolis IN 46202-7176ychernyaiuedu From Applegate Rachel ltrapplegaiupuiedugt Sent Wednesday August 18 2021 1143 AMTo Applegate Rachel ltrapplegaiupuiedugtSubject Using your dossier for an example CongratulaSons on your 2021 promoSon to clinical associate professorI wonder if you would be willing to have your dossier posted as an example We do this behind CAS so it isonly IU people who can see themWe post everything EXCEPT the appendices and review leeers Please let me know Thanks Rachel ApplegateAssistant Vice Chancellor for Faculty AffairsAssociate Professor Library and Information ScienceOffice of Academic AffairsUniversity Hall (INAD) Suite 5002301 University BoulevardIndianapolis IN 46202 317-278-2395rapplegaiupuieduwwwacademicaffairsiupuiedu

Page 3: Sample Dossier Type of case: Promotion to Clinical

Yelena Chernyak PhD August 17 2020 Page 2 of 25

2011 ndash Supervising Psychologist

Thoracic Transplant Psychology Program

Advanced Heart and Lung Care Clinic

Indiana University Health Methodist Hospital

2014 ndash Director of Behavioral Sleep Medicine Program

Adult Outpatient Psychiatry Clinic

Indiana University Health Neuroscience Center

2015 ndash Chief Psychologist

Adult Outpatient Psychiatry Clinic

Indiana University Health Neurosciences Center

2017 - Director of Clinical Health Psychology Postdoctoral Fellowship

Department of Psychiatry

Indiana University School of Medicine

2019 - Section of Psychology Fellowship Programs Director

Department of Psychiatry

Indiana University School of Medicine

Licensure

2011 - 2012 Licensed Psychologist

State of Ohio

License 6792

2011 ndash Licensed Psychologist

State of Indiana

License 20012527A

2011 ndash Health Service Provider in Psychology

State of Indiana

Certificate 20012527A

Specialty Board Status

2012 ndash Board Certification in Behavioral Sleep Medicine (CBSM)

American Academy of Sleep Medicine

2020 ndash Diplomate in Behavioral Sleep Medicine (DBSM)

Board of Behavioral Sleep Medicine

Professional Organizations

2011 ndash American Psychological Association (APA)

2011 ndash APA - Division 38 Health Psychology

Yelena Chernyak PhD August 17 2020 Page 3 of 25

2012 ndash 15 American Academy of Sleep Medicine

2012 ndash Society of Behavioral Medicine

2013 ndash Indiana Psychological Association

2013 ndash Association of Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies

2015 ndash Society of Behavioral Sleep Medicine

Professional Honors and Awards

2002 2003 Faculty Award ($4500 annually)

2004 Indiana University

2002 2003 Honors College Award ($4000 annually)

2004 Indiana University

2004 Awarded High Distinction

Honors College

Indiana University

2004 Honors Diplomate

Department of Psychology

Indiana University

2005 Graduated with High Honors

College of Arts and Sciences

Indiana University

2005 2006 Provost Fellow

Department of Graduate Studies

Drexel University

2007 2008 Professional Conference Travel Award

2009 Department of Graduate Studies

Drexel University Philadelphia PA

2010 Best Dissertation - Highly Commended Award

Department of Graduate Studies

Drexel University Philadelphia PA

2013 Victor Knarr Hypnosis Training Fund Award

Department of Psychiatry

Indiana University School of Medicine

2015 Victor Knarr Hypnosis Training Fund Award

Department of Psychiatry

Indiana University School of Medicine

Yelena Chernyak PhD August 17 2020 Page 4 of 25

2017 WM George McAdoo Award

Excellence in Teaching by the Psychology Internship Program

Department of Psychiatry

Indiana University School of Medicine

Professional Development

2011 - 2012 Leadership in Academic Medicine Program

Indiana University School of Medicine

Consulting

2016 - Healthy IU and Indiana University Health

Content Expert Development and review of occupational

Health Program lsquoSleep Great IUcopyrsquo

2019 - BetterUp

San Fransisco CA

Consulting and Coaching on Healthy Sleep for Industry

Teaching

Didactic Undergraduate Students

1 2008 ldquoAxis II Comorbidity and Dialectical Behavioral Therapy for

Eating Disordersrdquo

The Psychology of Eating Disorders and Obesity (PSY 357)

Department of Psychology

Drexel University

Philadelphia PA

Enrollment 30 students

2 2008 - 2010 Approaches to Personality (PSY 140)

Department of Psychology

Drexel University

Philadelphia PA

Enrollment 50 students

3 2009 - 2010 The Psychology of Eating Disorders and Obesity (PSY 357)

Department of Psychology

Drexel University

Philadelphia PA

Enrollment 30 students

Didactic Graduate and Medical Students (IUPUIIUSOM unless otherwise noted)

1 2009 ldquoDiagnosis and Treatment of Eating Disorders and Obesityrdquo

Psychopathology (PSY 520)

Yelena Chernyak PhD August 17 2020 Page 5 of 25

Clinical Psychology Doctoral Program

Drexel University

Department of Psychology

Philadelphia PA

Enrollment 15

2 2012-2013 Introduction to Clinical Medicine I (ICM1-1 Course X600)

Co-preceptor for year-long weekly course for MS2 students

Enrollment 10

3 2012-2014 Evidence Based Medicine

Monthly lecture series for MS2 psychiatry clerkship

Enrollment 25

4 2013 Intersession Preceptor ndash Standardized Patient Simulation

MedicinePsychiatryNeurology Medical Students

Bi-Annual Learning Activity

Enrollment 10

5 2017 Behavioral Sleep Medicine

Invited Workshop

Department of Psychology

Graduate Program in Clinical Psychology

IUPUI

Enrollment 30

Didactic Postgraduate Students (Interns Residents Fellows IUPUIIUSOM)

1 2011 ldquoDSM-IV Mood Disordersrdquo

Psychiatry Residents (PGY-I)

Department of Psychiatry

Enrollment 8

2 2012 ndash 2016 Course Director Diversity in Psychology

Psychology Internship

Section of Psychology

Department of Psychiatry

Enrollment 6

3 2012 ldquoSleep Disorders in Bariatric Populationsrdquo

Invited Lecturer for Psychology Practicum Didactic Training

IU Health Bariatric and Medical Weight Loss Center

Enrollment 5

4 2012 ldquoEvidence Based Treatment Weight Managementrdquo

Yelena Chernyak PhD August 17 2020 Page 6 of 25

Empirically Supported Treatments Course

Psychology Internship

Section of Psychology

Department of Psychiatry

Enrollment 6

5 2012 ldquoEvidence Based Treatment Behavioral Sleep Medicinerdquo

Empirically Supported Treatments Course

Section of Psychology

Department of Psychiatry

Enrollment 6

6 2013 ndash ldquoPsychiatry amp Sleeprdquo

Sleep Medicine Fellowship Lecture

Division of Pulmonary Critical Care Sleep amp Occupational

Medicine

Enrollment 2

7 2013 ndash ldquoCognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomniardquo

Sleep Medicine Fellowship Lecture

Division of Pulmonary Critical Care Sleep amp Occupational

Medicine

Enrollment 2

8 2014 ndash ldquoHealth Psychology Interventionsrdquo

Intervention Course

Psychology Internship

Section of Psychology

Department of Psychiatry

Enrollment 7

9 2014 ndash 2017 ldquoMindfulness Interventionsrdquo

Intervention Course Psychology Internship

Section of Psychology

Department of Psychiatry

Enrollment 7

10 2014 ldquoBehavioral Sleep Medicinerdquo

Residency Didactics

Department of Family Medicine

Enrollment 20

11 2015 ldquoBehavioral Sleep Medicinerdquo

Quarterly Educational Seminar

Psychology Pre-doctoral Internship

Section of Psychology

Yelena Chernyak PhD August 17 2020 Page 7 of 25

Department of Psychiatry

Enrollment 6

12 2016 ldquoProfessional Developmentrdquo Invited Speaker

Quarterly Educational Seminar

Psychology Pre-doctoral Internship

Section of Psychology

Department of Psychiatry

Enrollment 6

13 2016 ndash Course Director Ethics in Psychology

Psychology Internship

Section of Psychology

Department of Psychiatry

Enrollment 7

14 2019 - Course Director

Journal Club amp Didactic Lecture Series in Professional

Development

Section of Psychology

Department of Psychiatry

Enrollment 8

15 2020 lsquoBilling Practices amp Productivity Considerations in

Professional Psychologyrsquo Lecture

Journal Club amp Didactic Lecture Series in Professional

Development

Section of Psychology

Department of Psychiatry

Enrollment 8

16 2020 ldquoAdvocating for Psychology as a Profession amp Oneselfrsquo

Journal Club amp Didactic Lecture Series in Professional

Development

Section of Psychology

Department of Psychiatry

Enrollment 8

Clinical Teaching

1 2011 ndash 2014 Co-Course Director

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Theory and Application

(PSRES201)

Psychiatry Residency Program

Department of Psychiatry IUSOM

6 month rotation

Students

Yelena Chernyak PhD August 17 2020 Page 8 of 25

Andrew Adler MD

Michael Francis MD

Daniel Hackman MD

Kimberly Lo MD

David Orme MD

Ayesha Sajid MD

Paul Taraska MD

Lisa Burckhartzmeyer MD

Rebecca Smith MD

Caitlyn Adams MD

Emily Zarse MD

Corey Trobaugh MD

Gena Mooneyham MD

Kristen Dauss MD

2 2012 - Supervisor Clinical Psychology Practicum

Adult Outpatient Psychiatry Clinic

Section of Psychology Department of Psychiatry IUSOM

6 month rotation 1 dayweek

Students

Tasneem Khambaty (IUPUI)

3 2012 - Behavioral Sleep Medicine Training

Sleep Medicine Fellowship

1 year rotation frac12 day every other week

IUSOM Division of Pulmonary Critical Care Sleep amp

Occupational Medicine

Fellows

Pritam Neuptame MD

Anuja Bandyopadhyay MD

Anita Rajagopal MD

Stephen Gradney MD

Stephanie Ashraf MD

Stephanie Stahl MD

Stephanie Jackson MD

Adam Lenet MD

Aaron Roberts MD

Angie White MD

4 2012 ndash Supervisor in Adult Clinical and Health Psychology

APA-approved Clinical Psychology Internship Program

Section of Psychology Department of Psychiatry IUSOM

6-month rotation 3 daysweek

Students

Kristen Merkitsch

Anna-Leigh Powell

Yelena Chernyak PhD August 17 2020 Page 9 of 25

Ming Hwei Yek

Maija Taylor

Shannon Brothers

Danielle Henderson

Hannah Ford

Linda Skalski

Quetzal Class

Jennie Petrie

Patrick Quinn

Samantha Gray

Andrew Cooper

Rachel Holmes

5 2015 ndash Supervisor in Behavioral Sleep Medicine

APA-approved Clinical Psychology Internship Program

Section of Psychology Department of Psychiatry IUSOM

6-month rotation 1 dayweek

Students

Maureen McQuillan

Audrey Lee OrsquoConnor

Autumn Truss

Anna-Leigh Powell

Kristin Touza

Rebecca Elias

Maija Taylor

Rachel Goldin

Danielle Henderson

Lindsey Williams

Practicum Training Site Graduate Students

Students

Marguerite Claire Wilson (IUB)

Alexandra Moussa-Touks (IUB)

Amber Craig (IUB)

Danielle Tometich (IUPUI)

Maureen McQuillan (IUB)

Jay Patel (IUPUI)

Fernanda Rossi (IUB)

Jessica Bernston (IUPUI) Practicum student

6 2017 ndash Director Clinical Health Psychology Fellowship

Section of Psychology Department of Psychiatry IUSOM

1 year full-time post-doctoral specialty training jointly with

the Advanced Heart and Lung Care Clinic at IUH

Methodist Hospital

Anahli Patel PsyD

Lisa The PhD

Yelena Chernyak PhD August 17 2020 Page 10 of 25

Danielle Henderson PhD

7 2018 ndash Supervisor in Cardio-thoracic amp Transplant Psychology

Psychology Practicum

Section of Psychology Department of Psychiatry IUSOM

6 month rotation 1-2 daysweek

Students

Loretta Hsueh (IUPUI)

8 2019 - Behavioral Sleep Medicine Specialty Rotation Supervisor

Sleep Medicine Rotation

Internal Medicine Residencies

Students 1-2 studentmonth weekly

Ahmed Kiani MD

Samantha Kay MD

Sam Mshelbwala MD

Jennifer Peng MD

Zunera Tariq MD

Kevin Zhang MD

William Plunk MD

Skye El Sayegh MD

Jonathan Koons MD

Jonathan McCollum MD

Miysha Shaw MD

Mark Krauth MD

Siri Kadire MD

Chiemela Ubagharaji MD

Ryan White MD

Maniar Mehta MD

Elizabeth Cowgill MD

Teaching Administration and Curricular Development

1 2017 - Clinical Health Psychology Post-doctoral Fellowship

Co-Director

Department of Psychiatry

Indiana University School of Medicine

- Handbook Development

- Curriculum Development

2 2019 - Fellowships Director

Section of Psychology Department of Psychiatry

Indiana University School of Medicine

- Coordination of fellowship advertising recruitment and

policies

- Clinical Psychology Post-doctoral Fellowship Didactic Series

o Curriculum Development

Yelena Chernyak PhD August 17 2020 Page 11 of 25

o TopicSpeaker selection

o Fellow evaluationsatisfaction survey

Mentoring

Faculty Mentoring

1 2014 - 2015 Huaiyu Zhang PhD

Assistant Professor of Clinical Psychology in Clinical Psychiatry

Department of Psychiatry

Indiana University School of Medicine

2 2015 - Courtney Johnson PhD

Assistant Professor of Clinical Psychology in Clinical Psychiatry

Department of Psychiatry

Indiana University School of Medicine

3 2018 - Danielle Henderson PhD

Assistant Professor of Clinical Psychology in Clinical Psychiatry

Department of Psychiatry

Indiana University School of Medicine

Medical Student Mentoring

1 2019 - Caroline Bolarwina MPH

MS4

Research Mentoring on the lsquoBarriers to Optimal Behavioral Sleep

Medicine Referrals in an Academic Medical Centerrsquo Project

Indiana University School of Medicine

Service

University Service

School (Indiana University School of Medicine)

2019 ndash Womenrsquos Advisory Council

Department (Psychiatry Indiana University School of Medicine)

2012 - Member

Internship Selection Committee

Section of Psychology

2015 ndash Member

Executive Committee

Section of Psychology

Yelena Chernyak PhD August 17 2020 Page 12 of 25

2015 ndash Member

Psychology Internship Executive Committee

Section of Psychology

2016 ndash 2017 Co-Director

EMR Transition Committee

Adult Outpatient Psychiatry Clinic

2016 ndash Member

Space Committee

2017 ndash Member

Quality Committee

Professional Service

2015 Member

Fall Conference Planning Committee

Indiana Psychological Association

2015 ndash 2019 Member

Society of Behavioral Sleep Medicine

Practice Committee

2019 2019 National Conference Symposium Review Committee

2019 ndash Present Member

Society of Behavioral Sleep Medicine

Membership Committee

2020 ndash Present Member

Association of Psychologists in Academic Health Centers

Conference Planning Committee

Reviewer for Journals

2007 Physiology and Behavior

2008 Archives of Internal Medicine

2018 - Translational Behavioral Medicine

2018 - Annals of Behavioral Medicine

2019 - Health Psychology

Yelena Chernyak PhD August 17 2020 Page 13 of 25

2020 - Heart amp Lung Journal of Acute and Critical Care

2020 ndash International Journal of Stress Management

Service to Patients (Presentations to the community)

2008 ndash 2009 Campus Outreach Planning Committee

Student Counseling Center

Drexel University

Philadelphia PA

2009 Wellness Workshop ldquoBikini Ready Body Healthrdquo

Student Counseling Center

Drexel University

Philadelphia PA

2011 Health Workshop Series

ldquoManaging Stressrdquo

ldquoDepression and Heart Diseaserdquo

Cardiac Rehabilitation Program

Methodist Hospital

Indiana University Health

Indianapolis IN

2015 ndash ldquoManaging Anxiety and Stressrdquo

Advanced Heart Failure Support Group

Methodist Hospital

Indiana University Health

Indianapolis IN

Service Grants

Completed

IUSCC Internal Grant Otte(PI) 2015-2018

Indiana University Simon Cancer Center $50000

Screening Breast Cancer Survivors for Sleep Disorders Using a Clinical Decision Tool A Pilot

Study

Role Co-Investigator

Funded

PCORI 14719 MuseyKroenke (PI) $3356413

Assessment of Prevention Diagnosis and Treatment Options Addressing Anxiety among Low-

Risk Chest Pain Patients in the Emergency Department Setting

This 3-arm trial will compare outcomes for patients with anxiety and low-risk chest pain

evaluated in the Emergency Department treated with standard care are referral for self-help CBT

sessions and peer support or virtual CBT intervention Patients stakeholders and health system

Yelena Chernyak PhD August 17 2020 Page 14 of 25

leaders have collaborated to maximize feasibility patient values barriers and preferences for

care

Role Co-Investigator 25 effort

Pending

R61R33 HL155794-01 Stewart (PI) $3473431

Strengthening Hearts by Addressing Disrupted Sleep (SHADES) Randomized Controlled Trial

NIHNHLBI

The aims of this phase II randomized controlled trial are (1) to determine if a modernized

collaborative stepped care intervention for insomnia reduces the excess cardiovascular disease

(CVD) risk of primary care patients with insomnia disorder and (2) to identify the mechanisms

by which this improvement may occur

Role Co-Investigator 20 Effort

Submitted But Not Funded Grants

1R15CA208664-01 Otte (PI) 2017-2019 $300000

SleeP SmaRt A Screen and Personalized Referral Algorithm for Breast Cancer Survivors with

Chronic Sleep Problems

Role Investigator

Invited Service Presentations

Local

1 March 2008 ldquoSocial Justice in Health Care The Role of Body Imagerdquo

Drexel University Office of Student Life

Philadelphia PA

2 February 2009 ldquoIdentifying and addressing problematic dieting in university-

based populationsrdquo

Drexel University Student Counseling Center

Philadelphia PA

3 February 2009 ldquoIdentifying and addressing problematic dieting in university-

based populationsrdquo

Drexel University Student Counseling Center

Philadelphia PA

4 March 2009 ldquoCAPS Lecture Tales from my Scalerdquo

Rosemont College Department of Womenrsquos Studies

Bryn Mawr PA

5 November 2010 ldquoThe Third Wave of CBT ACT and Mindfulness Techniquesrdquo

Health Psychology Fellowship Didactics Series

Cleveland Clinic

Cleveland OH

6 February 2011 ldquoPatient-Centered Communication with Oncology Patientsrdquo

Yelena Chernyak PhD August 17 2020 Page 15 of 25

Taussig Cancer Center Masterrsquos Course

Cleveland Clinic

Cleveland OH

7 March 2011 ldquoNighttime Eating Disorders Differential Diagnosis and

Treatmentrdquo

Sleep Disorders Center Grand Rounds

Cleveland Clinic

Cleveland OH

8 April 2011 ldquoDistinguishing Normative Dieting from Disordered Eating

Evaluation and Intervention Guidelinesrdquo

Department of Psychiatry Grand Rounds

Cleveland Clinic

Cleveland OH

9 May 2011 ldquoWhen is Weight-Loss Considered an Eating Disorderrdquo

Department of Pediatrics Grand Rounds

Fairview Hospital

Cleveland Clinic Foundation

Cleveland OH

10 December 2011 ldquoDevelopment amp Utilization of Behavioral Rating

Scales Can psychological assessment predict problems after

bariatric surgery and identify persons at higher riskrdquo

Bariatric and Medical Weight Loss Center

Indiana University Health

Indianapolis IN

11 March 2012 ldquoCognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomniardquo

Sleep Disorders Center

Indiana University Health

Indianapolis IN

12 January 2012 ldquoManaging Difficult Patients Improving Communication

Service Delivery and Treatment Adherencerdquo

Department of Psychiatry Grand Rounds

Indiana University School of Medicine

13 December 2012 ldquoSleep Disorders in Bariatric Populationsrdquo

Psychology Practicum Didactic Training

Bariatric and Medical Weight Loss Center

Indiana University Health

Indianapolis IN

14 September 2013 ldquoDSM-5 Update Eating and Personality Disordersrdquo

Yelena Chernyak PhD August 17 2020 Page 16 of 25

Department of Psychiatry Grand Rounds

Indiana University School of Medicine

Indianapolis IN

15 September 2013 ldquoIntroduction to Cognitive Behavioral Therapyrdquo

Department of Occupational Therapy

Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis

Indianapolis IN

16 February 2014 ldquoCognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomniardquo

Department of Psychiatry Grand Rounds

Indiana University School of Medicine

Indianapolis IN

17 April 2019 ldquoCBT-I amp Traumardquo

Sleep Disorders Center

Indiana University Health

Indianapolis IN

Regional

1 October 2010 ldquoThe Epidemic of Obesity Updates Psychological Sequelae

and Behavioral Interventionrdquo

Continuing Education Course

Ohio Psychological Association

Fall Conference

Columbus OH

2 April 2011 ldquoAdvancing the Understanding of the treatment of Eating

Disorders in Ohiordquo

Continuing Education Course

Ohio Psychological Association Workshop

Lindner Center

Cincinnati OH

Lecture ldquoAwareness of Societal Messages Competing

Influences on Weight and Eatingrdquo

3 July 2012 ldquoEthicsrdquo

Continuing Education Course

Section of Psychology

Department of Psychiatry

Indiana University School of Medicine

Lecture ldquoEthical Issues of Health Psychology in the Medical

Settingrdquo

4 June 2013 ldquoDSM-5rdquo

Continuing Education Course

Yelena Chernyak PhD August 17 2020 Page 17 of 25

Department of Psychiatry

Section of Psychology

Indiana University School of Medicine

Lecture ldquoSleep Eating and Personality Disordersrdquo

5 May 2015 Essentials of Cancer Survivorship A Workshop for

Health Care Professionals

Continuing Education Course

IU Health Cancer Centers The Ohio State University and

University of Cincinnati Cancer Survivorship Consortium

Indianapolis IN

Lecture ldquoCoping with Anxiety and Depression Psychological

Issues During Cancer and Beyondrdquo

6 November 2015 ldquoSleeplessness in America How Inadequate Sleep Related

To Health and Wellbeingrdquo

Continuing Education Course

Indiana Psychological Association

Fall Conference

Indianapolis IN

Lecture ldquoSleeplessness in America How Inadequate Sleep

Related To Health and Wellbeingrdquo

7 April 2016 ldquoBehavioral Sleep Medicine Psychological Treatment for

Insomnia and other Sleep Disordersrdquo

Department of Internal Medicine Grand Rounds

Reid Hospital

Richmond IN

8 June 2016 ldquoHealth Psychology Interventions for Medically and

Psychiatrically Ill Patientsrdquo

Department of Internal Medicine Grand Rounds Reid Hospital

Richmond IN

9 November 2016 ldquoMood Disorders in Women ndash A Lifespan Approachrdquo

Department of Internal Medicine Grand Rounds

Reid Hospital

Richmond IN

10 October 2017 ldquoCBT for Anxiety and Depressionrdquo

Grand Rounds

Decatur County Memorial Hospital

Greensburg IN

11 November 2017 ldquoMindfulness Based Stress Reductionrdquo

Grand Rounds

Yelena Chernyak PhD August 17 2020 Page 18 of 25

Columbus Regional Hospital

Columbus IN

12 April 2019 ldquoSleeplessness in the 21st Century - How

Inadequate Sleep Relates to Health and Wellbeing and the

Everyday Habits that Get in the Wayrdquo

IUSOM Office of Medical Education ndash Wellness Coalition

Streamed Statewide

Indianapolis IN

Scientific Abstracts amp Presentations (in rank daggerstudent trainee author students underlined)

Local

1 Lowe MR Chernyak Y (2006 March) The Role of Dieting in Bulimia Nervosa A

Reformulation Poster Session presented at the 2006 annual Drexel University Research

Day Philadelphia PA

2 Chernyak Y Lowe MR (2007 March) Fear of Fatness of Drive to be Thin Motivations for

Dieting in Normal Weight Women Poster session presented at the 2007 annual Psi Chi Research

day at the University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia PA

3 Chernyak Y Heinberg JL (2011 March ) Impact of preferred weight on weight loss

outcomes in bariatric surgery patients Research oral presentation given at the Cleveland

Clinic Endocrinology and Metabolism Institute Research Day Cleveland OH

4 daggerPatel A Chernyak Y (2020 March) The Need for Psychological Rehabilitation in

Lung Transplant Recipients Indiana University Research day Indianapolis IN

National

1 Lowe MR Ognibine J Kral T Chernyak Y (2006 October) Development and Pilot

Testing of a New Procedure for directly assessing long-term Nutritional Intake at Worksite

Cafeterias Poster session presented at the 2006 annual meeting of the Obesity Society

Boston MA

2 Chernyak Y Lowe MR (2007 May) Fear of Fatness or Drive to be Thin

Motivations for Dieting in Normal Weight Women Poster session presented at the 2007

annual meeting of the International Academy of Eating Disorders Baltimore MD

3 Chernyak Y Lowe MR (2007 October) Differentiating drive for thinness and drive to

be thin Restrained eaters and bulimic individuals have different motives for dieting

Poster session presented at the 2007 annual meeting of the Eating Disorders Research

Society Pittsburg PA

4 Chernyak Y Lowe MR (2007 October) Fear of Fatness or Drive to be Thin

Motivations for Dieting in Normal Weight Women Restrained Eaters and Bulimic Patients

Yelena Chernyak PhD August 17 2020 Page 19 of 25

Poster session presented at the 2007 annual meeting of the Renfrew Center Foundation

Philadelphia PA

5 Chernyak Y Lowe MR (2007 November) Drive for Thinness is Not the Same as

Drive to be Thin On the Motivations for Dieting in Normal Weight Restrained Eaters and

Bulimic Individuals Poster session presented at the 2007 annual meeting of the Association

of Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies Philadelphia PA

6 Thomas JG Markowitz J Tappe K ChernyakY Ochner C Butryn ML Lowe

MR Telephone-Based Weight Loss Maintenance Interventions for Patients Referred from

Primary Care Clinics Poster session presented at the 2008 annual meeting of the Obesity

Society Phoenix AZ

7 Chernyak Y Lowe MR (2008 July) Drive for Thinness is Not the Same as Drive to be

Thin On the Motivations for Dieting in Normal Weight Restrained Eaters and Bulimic

Individuals Poster session presented at the 2008 annual meeting of the Society for the

Study of Ingestive Behavior Paris France

8 Chernyak Y Neeren MA Lowe MR (2008 September) Dietary Rule Breaking and

Loss of Control How Much do they Overlap Presented at the 2008 annual meeting of the

Eating Disorders Research Society Montreal QC Canada

9 Chernyak Y Lowe MR (2008 November) Drive to be Thin and Resistance to

Treatment Goal Weight On the Motivation for Dieting in Anorexic and Bulimic

Individuals Poster session accepted to the 2008 annual meeting of the Association of

Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies Orland Florida

10 Shaw JA OrsquoPlanick A Brooks G E Ice S M Bunnell D W Tahilani K K

Clark V L Lubarsky L D Chernyak Y and Lowe M R (2009 September 25) Level

of Weight Suppression in Anorexia Nervosa Predicts Clinical Deterioration During

Treatment in an Intensive Outpatient Program Paper presented at the annual meeting of

the Eating Disorders Research Society New York

11 Chernyak Y Lowe MR OrsquoPlanick A Ice SM amp Bunnell DW (2009 September)

Development and testing of measures to assess weight-related motivations for dieting in

eating disordered individuals Poster presented at the 2009 annual meeting of the Eating

Disorders Research Society New York NY

12 Clark VL Chernyak Y Neeren AM Lowe MR (2009 October) Dietary rules and

loss of control over eating in a weight gain-prone sample Poster presented at the 2009

annual meeting of The Obesity Society Washingtn DC

13 Chernyak Y Lowe MR (2009 November) Development and testing of measures to

assess weight-related motivations for dieting in eating disordered individuals Poster

session accepted to the 2009 annual meeting of the Renfrew Center Foundation

Philadelphia PA

Yelena Chernyak PhD August 17 2020 Page 20 of 25

14 ChernyakY Heinberg JL (2011 June) Impact of preferred weight on weight loss

outcomes in bariatric surgery patients Selective oral presentation in the Masters Course in

Behavioral Health Session presented at the 2011 annual Association of Metabolic and

Bariatric Surgery Orland FL

15 Heinberg L J Windover A Ashton K Merrell J Chernyak Y (2011 June)

Psychological evaluation ratings and 1 month psychological adjustment Who reports pain

nausea dehydration and regret Selective oral presentation in the Masters Course in

Behavioral Health Session presented at the 2011 annual Association of Metabolic and

Bariatric Surgery Orland FL

16 Otte J L Manchanda S Skaar T Rand K Weaver M Chernyak Y Davis L

Krier C Carpenter J S (2015) Oncology provider knowledge and practice for sleep

problems in cancer patients and survivors American Academy of Sleep Medicine SLEEP

2015 Seattle WA

17 Chernyak Y Avant A (2016 March) Satisfaction with a Multidisciplinary

Psychotherapy and Social Support Program in Patients with Ventricular Assist Devices

Society of Behavioral Medicine Washington DC

18 Chernyak Y (2016 June) Patient Acceptability of Behavioral Sleep Medicine

Referrals In An Academic Medical Center American Academy of Sleep Medicine SLEEP

Denver CO

19 Otte J L Lalevich S Hollingsworth P Chernyak Y Manchanda S (2017 June)

ldquoSleep Greatrdquo A Wellness Program To Promote Sleep In The Workplace American

Academy of Sleep Medicine SLEEP 2017 Boston MA

20 Jackson L Otte J L Chernyak Y Johns S Manchanda S Storniolo AM LK K

Draucker C (April 2018) Facilitators and Barriers of Providing Sleep Specialists

Referrals to Breast Cancer Survivors with Chronic Sleep Problems Midwest Nursing

Research Societyrsquos 32th Annual Research Conference Cleveland OH

21 daggerHenderson DR Chernyak C Gutteridge D Roe DW (August 2018) Unmasking

Severe Anxiety After Lung Transplant NATCO ndash The Organization of Transplant

Professionals Indianapolis IN

22 daggerHenderson DR Chernyak C (August 2018) A Pre-Transplant Psychological

Characterization of Patients with Lung Disease NATCO ndash The Organization of Transplant

Professionals Indianapolis IN

23 daggerHenderson DR Chernyak Y Using A Clinician-rated Measure to Predict Listing for

Lung Transplantation Society of Behavioral Medicine Washington DC 2019

24 daggerTeh LB Henderson DR amp Chernyak Y Post Item-Level Psychometric Validation

Yelena Chernyak PhD August 17 2020 Page 21 of 25

of the Stanford Integrated Psychosocial Assessment for Transplant (SIPAT) for Thoracic

Transplant Candidates Society of Behavioral Medicine Washington DC 2019

25 daggerChernyak Y amp Hsueh L Self-Reported Psychological Distress During Post Lung

Transplant Intensive Outpatient Rehabilitation Accepted presentation at the American

Psychological Association Chicago IL 2019

26 Otte J L Chernyak Y Manchanda S Sleep Disorders in Breast Cancer Survivors

Barriers and Strategies for Identification and Treatment Referral Symposium Society for

Behavioral Sleep Medicine Birmingham AL 2019

Publications (in rank daggerstudent trainee author students underlined)

Service Publications

Refereed

1 Chernyak Y Lowe MR (2010) Motivations for Dieting Drive for Thinness Is

Different From Drive for Objective Thinness Journal of Abnormal Psychology 119(2)276-

281 httpdoi101037a0018398

2 Lowe MR Bunnell DW Neeren AM Chernyak Y Greberman L (2011)

Evaluating the real-world effectiveness of cognitive-behavior therapy efficacy research on

eating disorders A case study from a community-based clinical setting International

Journal of Eating Disorders 44(1) 9-18 httpsdoiorg101002eat20782

3 Otte J L Carpenter J S Manchanda S Rand K L Skaar T C Weaver M

Chernyak Y Zhong X Igega C and Landis C (2014) Systematic review of sleep

disorders in cancer patients Can the prevalence of sleep disorders be ascertained Cancer

Medicine 4(2) 183ndash200 httpsdoi101002cam4356

4 Otte JL Davis L Carpenter JS Krier C Skaar T Rand KL Weaver MT

Landis CA Chernyak Y amp Manchanda S (2016) Sleep Disorders in Breast Cancer

Survivors Supportive Care in Cancer 24(10)4197-205 httpsdoiorg101007s00520-016-

3247-6

5 Chernyak Y (2019) A Practical Application Primer on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

for Insomnia for Medical Residents MedEdPORTAL 1510862

httpsdoiorg1015766mep_2374-826510862

6 daggerChernyak Y Teh LB (2019) Medically-Induced Exacerbation of PTSD Following

Lung Transplantation A Case Series Journal of Clinical Psychology in Medical Settings

27305ndash309 httpsdoiorg101007s10880-019-09691-7

7 daggerChernyak Y Teh LB Henderson DR Patel A (2019) Practice Issues for Evaluation

and Management of the Suicidal Left Ventricular Assist Device Patient Progress in

Yelena Chernyak PhD August 17 2020 Page 22 of 25

Transplantation httpsjournalssagepubcomdoifull1011771526924819893300

8 daggerPatel A Chernyak Y (2020) The Need for Psychological Rehabilitation in Lung Transplant

Recipients Progress in Transplantation httpsdoiorg1011771526924820913510

9 Chernyak Y Chapleau KM Tanious SF Dattilo NC Diaz DR amp Landsberger SA (2020)

Olfactory Reference Syndrome A Case Report and Screening Tool Journal of Clinical Psychology

in Medical Settings httpsdoiorg101007s10880-020-09721-9

10 Chernyak Y (in press) Improving CPAP Adherence for OSA Improving CPAP Adherence for

OSA A Practical Application Primer on CPAP Desensitization MedEdPORTAL

Manuscripts with Revisions Requested

1 daggerPowell AL Teh LB Patel A Chernyak Y Exploring the Developmental Impact of

Cystic Fibrosis on Lung Transplant Candidacy Considerations for Adulthood Journal of

Clinical Psychology in Medical Settings

Manuscripts Under Review

1 Nault-Conors J Monahan P Musey P Chernyak Y Holmes E Conley M Marsh J

Roumpf S Chand P amp Kroenke K It Takes a Village to get the Right Care to the Right

Patient at the Right Time A Case Study on Addressing Chest Pain and Anxiety in the

Emergency Department Setting Health Care The Journal of Delivery Science and

Innovation

2 dagger Teh LB Chernyak Y Henderson DR Hage CA Post Item-Level Psychometric

Validation of the Stanford Integrated Psychosocial Assessment for Transplant (SIPAT) for

Thoracic Transplant Candidates Psychosomatics

3 daggerChernyak Y Teh LB Henderson DR Powell AL amp Hage CA Prediction of Listing

Status in Lung Transplant Candidates Using the Stanford Integrated Psychosocial

Assessment for Transplantation (SIPAT) Progress in Transplantation

Manuscripts in Preparation

1 Otte J Jackson L Monahan P Bo N Johns S Manchanda S Chernyak Y Ludwig K

Dodson J Storniolo AM Draucker C Are Breast Cancer Survivors Willing to Seek

Treatment for Poor Sleep A Feasibility Study of the Acceptability Facilitators and Barriers

of Completing a Referral for Sleep Complaints Behavioral Sleep Medicine

2 Chernyak Y Otte J daggerBolarwina C Ofner S Manchanda S Barriers to Optimal

Behavioral Sleep Medicine Referrals in an Academic Medical Center

Non-refereed Publications

1 Chernyak Y Neeren A Bunnell D Greberman L Lowe MR (2009) Research

Yelena Chernyak PhD August 17 2020 Page 23 of 25

and practice in clinical psychology Different ways of knowing Perspectives A

professional journal of the Renfrew Center Foundation Winter 2009

httpsrenfrewcentercomsitesdefaultfilesPerspectives20Summer202012pdf

2 Simon S Chernyak Y (2016) Practice Committee Position Statement Draft on the

ACP Guidelines for the Treatment of Insomnia Society for Behavioral Sleep Medicine

BehavioralSleeporg httpswwwbehavioralsleeporgimagesPositionACP-Position-

Statement-Finalpdf

3 Chernyak Y Byers H James E Schmittdiel C Thomas SJ Blackburn R amp

Simona SL (2017) What you need to know Implications of the American Academy of

Pediatrics 2016 Safe Sleep Practices on Pediatric Behavioral Sleep Medicine Society of

Behavioral Sleep Medicine httpswwwbehavioralsleeporgimagespdfSBSM-

Summary-of-AAP-2016-Safe-Sleep-Commentarypdf

4 Otte JL Lalevich S Hollingsworth P Chernyak Y Manchanda S ldquoSleep Great

A Wellness Program to Promote Sleep in the Workplacerdquocopy Program Manual

5 Chernyak Y Cardiac Patients Linking Mind amp Body (CLIMB) Program Manual used

in the Advanced Heart and Lung Care Program at Indiana University Methodist Hospital

6 wwwychernyawixsitecomindyhealthpsych

7 Chernyak Y Prepping for the DBSM How SBSM Can Help You The Sleep Talker

Volume 36 Quarter 1 March 2020

Invited Media Features

1 Chernyak Y Windover A Ashton K Merrell J Heinberg L (2011) Relaxation

Techniques for Bariatric Surgery Patients (Audio CD) Bariatric and Metabolic Institute

Cleveland Clinic Foundation

2 Chernyak Y Americans Sleeping Less to Work More Psych Bytes An Educational

Series from the Indiana Psychological Association (3 Feb 2015)

3 Greensburg (IN) Daily News2015 ldquoSeptember 7-13 is National Suicide Prevention

Weekrdquo wwwgreensburgdailynewscomseptember---is-national-suicide-prevention-

weekarticle_ac467f35-72cb-5525-baba-fd563bf28578html

4 Indiana Psychological Association Preventing Suicide Reaching Out and Saving Lives

Indiana psychologists offer tips on suicide prevention Chernyak interviewed for press

release (September 4 2015)

5 Batesville (IN) Herald Tribute ldquoSuicide Statistics Alarmingrdquo September 18 2015

httpwwwbatesvilleheraldtribunecomnewslocal_newssuicide-statistics-

alarmingarticle_05cd8fb2-d7c8-5dbe-8ecd-8b2488ffdafdhtml

Yelena Chernyak PhD August 17 2020 Page 24 of 25

6 WIBC-FM ldquoEffects of Daylight Savings Time on our Healthrdquo March 8 and March 11

2016 Radio

7 WXIN-TV Indianapolis News ldquoStudies Daylight Saving Time May Increase Stroke

Risk Reduce Productivityrdquo March 11 2016 repeat on Indianapolis Weekend News

March 132016 Television

8 WRTV6 ldquoIU Health Clinical Psychologist Discusses Daylight Savings Timerdquo March

14 2016 Television

9 Bustle ldquo11 Reasons Yoursquore Waking up Tired In The Morning amp How You Can Fix It

June 30 2016 wwwbustlecomarticles170127-11-reasons-youre-waking-up-tired-in-

the-morning-how-you-can-fix-it

10 The Indianapolis Recorder July QampA Sleep Itrsquos more important than you realize Ask

the IU Health Expert September 12016

wwwindianapolisrecordercomarticle_bf887475-ae11-51d2-8a03-6eb54a29e126html

11 WRTV6 ldquoIU Health Clinical Psychologist Recommends Free Sleep-Inducing Appsrdquo

August 11 2016 Television

12 WRTV6 News Indianapolis ldquoIU Health Puts sleep myths and rest and gives sleep

advicerdquo 14 March 2016 Television

13 WTHR-TV Indianapolis Sunrise News ldquoTips for Coping with Daylight Saving Timerdquo

12 March 2016 Television

14 IU Health Blog (2016 February 22) ldquoHow Debi Mazar Copes with Insomniardquo

Message posted on httpiuhealthorgblogdetailhow-debi-mazar-copes-with-

insomniaVyFsqnL2bIU

15 GQ Magazine National Publication ldquoHow Bad Is It That I Sleep Only Five Hours a

Nightrdquo Chernyak Interviewed October 27 2016 wwwgqcomstoryhow-bad-is-it-

that-i-sleep-five-hours-a-night

16 The List National Publication What really happens to your body when you donrsquot

sleep November 15 2016 httpswwwthelistcom31083really-happens-body-dont-

sleep

Yelena Chernyak PhD August 17 2020 Page 25 of 25

17 The Kendalville News Sun ldquoTips for a Healthier Heartrdquo February 2 2017 Chernyak

Interviewed httpwwwkpcnewscomfeatureslifekpcnewsarticle_ccb68645-16a2-

58a0-b67e-7d1dc7605673html

18 The American Psychological Association Goshen News ldquoTake Simple Steps Reduce

the risk of heart diseaserdquo Chernyak Interviewed February 8

2017 httpwwwgoshennewscomnewslifestylestake-simple-steps-reduce-the-risk-of-

heart-diseasearticle_9c82afd4-f26a-5555-8d22-0f9d52f0f6a8html

19 WISH-TV8 Indianapolis ldquoIU Health Behavioral Sleep Medicine Specialist Gives Sleep

Tips For Daylight Saving Timerdquo March 9 2017

20 WRTV-TV Indianapolis ldquoIU Health Psychologist Discusses How To Spot The

Warning Signs Of Suiciderdquo June 14 2018 Television

21 WISH-TV8 Indianapolis ldquoIU Health Psychologist Discusses Sleep Habitsrdquo June 19

2018 Television

22 WTHR-TV Indianapolis Sunrise News ldquoIU Health Psychologist Discusses Effects Of

Snooze Buttonrdquo June 29 2018 Television

23 WTHR-TV Indianapolis Sunrise News ldquoIU Health Clinical Psychologist Offers Advice

For Better Sleeprdquo September 17 2018 Television

24 WISH-TV8 Indianapolis News ldquoCan You Catch Up On Sleeprdquo September 18 2018

Television

25 WTIU Public Television ndash Indiana Public Media All Things Considered Program

ldquoDreams and the Pandemicrdquo April 15 2020 Radio

26 WFIU WTIU Indiana Public Media NPR Why Are You Having Dreams About

COVID-19 A Sleep Specialist Explains httpsindianapublicmediaorgnewswhy-are-

you-having-dreams-about-covid-19-a-sleep-specialist-explainsphp April 27 2020 Web

Personal Statement-Yelena Chernyak PhD (Candidate for Promotion to Associate Professor)

Overview

I am applying for promotion to the rank of Associate Professor of Clinical Psychology in Clinical

Psychiatry within the Department of Psychiatry My declared area of excellence is service with a

demonstrated strong performance in the area of teaching I joined the Department of Psychiatry at

Indiana University School of Medicine (IUSOM) in 2011 as an Assistant Professor of Clinical

Psychology in Clinical Psychiatry As a licensed clinical psychologist my expertise is in the area of

Clinical Heath Psychology also known as Medical Psychology or Behavioral Medicine The focus of my

practice is optimizing the biopsychosocial wellbeing of individuals in order to prevent alleviate or cope

with medical illness My career is devoted to providing psychological services to individuals with life

threatening conditions such as metastatic cancer end-stage heart or lung failure and debilitating

insomnia My role on medical teams as a health psychologist has been vital for readying patients for life-

saving procedures such as chemotherapy or thoracic transplantation Often times psychological

evaluation was integral to the decision making for the entire team in making critical medical decisions as

well as mandated by payers Given the complexity and critical nature of my work I cultivated my

specialty through extensive training This has included a 5-year graduate education specializing in health

psychology conducting relevant research completing a prestigious clinical fellowship at the Cleveland

Clinic and obtaining board certification My fellowship at the Cleveland Clinic culminated in my

joining the faculty at Indiana University School of Medicine where I have incorporated evidence-based

world-class care into multiple hospital-based settings

Since joining IUSM in 2011 I have developed clinical and educational service lines in multiple

medical departments My service contributions have taken the form of (1) Developing a Behavioral

Sleep Medicine (BSM) assessment intervention and training clinic at the IU Health Neurosciences

Center (2) Developing the Thoracic Transplant Psychology Program as well as creating and directing its

dedicated post-doctoral fellowship (3) Serving as the primary psychologist and training supervisor for IU

Simon Cancer Centerrsquos Multi-disciplinary Clinic and (4) As Chief Psychologist of Adult Outpatient

Psychiatry overseeing the expansion of psychology services My service contributions have resulted in

scholarship ranging from publications in peer reviewed journal articles to program manuals and media

appearances My clinical health psychology expertise has raised the standard of psychological medical

care at IUSM to be competitive and comparable with top-ranked medical centers nationwide My service

has been indispensable to the creation and organization of multiple landmark programs within the IUSOM

and IU Health systems

Service (Area of Excellence)

Service to Patients

In 2012 I obtained board certification in Behavioral Sleep Medicine (BSM) by the American

Academy of Sleep Medicine one of only 213 providers internationally obtaining this certification More

recently I received a Diplomate in Behavioral Sleep Medicine from the Board of Behavioral Sleep

Medicine in 2020 I am one of only two board-certified BSM providers in the state of Indiana and the

only provider treating adults BSM is a highly specialized growing field that is rooted in evidence-based

medicine and is the standard of care for treating sleep disorders such as insomnia In 2013 I developed

the Behavioral Sleep Medicine Clinic at the IU Health Neurosciences Center at the behest of the

Department of Medicinersquos Sleep Medicine Program Prior to the creation of this service line the

Department of Medicine lacked expertise and resources to behaviorally treat patients with sleep disorders

My service has grown in the past 6 years to treat over 500 patients increasingly annually to a total of 138

new patients in 2019 Referrals have stemmed from a collaboration with the IU Sleep Disorders Center

faculty the Roudebush Veterans Affairs Hospital and national referral sources including the Cleveland

Clinic and Johns Hopkins The clinic was one of the first service lines to pilot telehealth via the IU

Health Virtual Visits platform Referrals have continued to grow each year and capacity is large enough

to create training opportunities for sleep medicine fellows internal medicine and psychiatry residents

medical students psychology interns and practicum trainees which also helps to extend clinical access

for patients Trainees from this program have graduated to go into practice all across the United States

disseminating the gold-standard model for BSM practice nationwide

As the lead psychologist since 2011 for the Advanced Heart and Lung Care Clinic (AHLCC) at

IU Health Methodist Hospital I serve a highly medically compromised and psychiatrically complex

population of patients and their families who undergo advanced therapies including heart and lung

transplant Patients from across the Midwest seek this specialized care particularly for lung

transplantation a complex and risky medical procedure Our program is the only one in the state of

Indiana that performs this service I strategically expanded my working relationship with the AHLCC to

include service to both the cardiac and pulmonary service lines tripled the amount of clinical time

provided to this program and obtained funding for a full time transplant psychology fellowship I

developed the Thoracic Transplant Psychology Program within the AHLCC to include a comprehensive

psychological assessment protocol including a structured clinical interview self-report measures

personality testing and clinical interview Moreover the Thoracic Transplant Psychology Program has

expanded to serve not only outpatients but also inpatients who are waiting for or recovering from heart

and lung transplants or advanced therapies at IU Health Methodist Hospital This group of inpatients

previously lacked any access to psychological assessment or psychotherapy while hospitalized The

psychology service has expanded to conduct over 250 psychological consultations on inpatients in the last

three years with improved patient outcomes and collaborative care I have demonstrated innovations

most notably in the development and implementation of a group psychotherapy program titled CLIMB

(Cardio-thoracic Patients Linking Mind and Body) in 2014 which has since been adopted in the Center

for Life in Thoracic Transplant for all lung transplant recovery patients I have collected and published

data on CLIMB on the national stage at the Society of Behavioral Medicine conference reporting

excellent patient satisfaction and outcomes CLIMB continues expanding in enrollment to over 100

thoracic transplant recipients The CLIMB program is garnering national attention demonstrated by a

recently pushed journal article co-authored and mentored with my post-doctoral fellow Dr Anahli Patel

in Progress in Transplantation detailing how it is a model psychological rehabilitation program which

serves the post-transplant psychosocial needs of organ transplant recipients

Since 2011 I utilized my expertise in health psychology as primary psychologist for the IU

Simon Cancer Center the only state wide academic cancer center and one of fifty-one National Cancer

Institute Designated Comprehensive Cancer Centers My role includes providing assessment and

psychotherapy to patients and families as well as clinical consultation to oncologists nursing and other

team members I collaborate with a multidisciplinary team of psychiatrists social workers chaplains

and nurses to head the biopsychosocial arm of the Complete Life Program I have helped to implement

improved assessment protocols in this clinic including the National Comprehensive Cancer Networkrsquos

Distress Thermometer and helped to design psychoeducational and marketing materials distributed

center-wide about complementary services for cancer patients This program focuses on improving the

psychological emotional social and spiritual well-being of cancer patients As a result of my role I

have been invited to speak at regional symposiums on cancer care including the Survivorship Symposium

hosted jointly by Indiana University Ohio State University and University of Cincinnati Cancer Centers

in 2015

Administrative Service

In 2015 I was named the Chief Psychologist of the Adult Outpatient Psychiatry Clinic in the IU

Health Neurosciences Center Under my leadership the clinical psychology team has grown from two to

six psychology faculty members with further recruitment underway Our clinic specializes in assessment

and treatment of the full range of psychiatric illnesses as well as medical comorbidities As a group the

psychology faculty accept referrals from the entire IU Health system as well as community referrals

statewide Specialties represented in our clinic by psychologists include mood disorders anxiety

disorders trauma and interpersonal violence conversion and somatoform disorders cognitive

rehabilitation biofeedback mindfulness interventions cognitive behavioral therapy and sleep disorders

With over 10000 unique appointments delivered by psychologists in this clinic since 2017 my leadership

represents a robust and growing presence

Because of my expertise I am an appointed member on multiple departmental and school-wide

committees (1) the Section of Psychology Executive Committee (oversees clinical services and faculty

issues for psychologists in the Department of Psychiatry) (2) the Psychology Internship Executive

Committee (oversees the running of the internship program for 6-7 trainees annually) and the (3)

Psychology Internship Admission Committee (reviews and selects interns) (4) Quality Committee (5)

Space Committee and (6) Womenrsquos Advisory Council for IU School of Medicine In the past I have

served as an integral member of several committees including the EMR Transition Committee for the

Adult Outpatient Psychiatry Clinic

Scholarship

I have integrated my clinical expertise into scholarly pursuits in two areas of clinical health

psychologyndash sleep psychology and transplant psychology The overall theme of my research has been the

optimization of psychological services to medically ill patients Since 2011 I have authored 9 peer-

reviewed articles in rank Momentum in my scholarly activity is clearly demonstrated with 6

publications in the past year 4 manuscripts under review and 2 manuscripts in-preparation at present I

am proud to say 7 of these articles were either first-authored or co-authored by my mentees This is in

addition to 11 national conference symposia and poster presentations in rank 5 of which were first-

authored by my psychology fellows I serve as an ad-hoc reviewer for leading journals including Health

Psychology International Journal of Stress Management Annals of Behavioral Medicine and

Translational Behavioral Medicine One of my most recent publications forthcoming in the MEDED

Portal a peer reviewed journal focused on disseminating best practices in education published by the

American Association of Medical Colleges is a comprehensive module on delivering Cognitive

Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia to medical learners The MEDED Portal has another one of my articles

in-press on improving CPAP Adherence for OSA via CPAP Desensitization Therapy Another recent

publication in Progress in Transplantation highlights a critically important topic of increased suicide risk

in heart failure patients with implanted left ventricular assist devices

Since 2013 I have actively collaborated with researchers at the IUPUI School of Nursing to study

the intersection of cancer and sleep disorders This collaboration has produced multiple peer-reviewed

journal articles published in Cancer Medicine and Supportive Cancer Care I served as co-investigator on

a pilot study and subsequent R15 National Institutes of Health grant submission titled SleeP SmaRt

Screening and Personalized Referral Algorithm for Breast Cancer Survivors with Chronic Sleep

Problems As part of this project I contributed to the design of the novel screening tool screened patients

who were determined to be high risk for sleep disorders and provided referrals and treatment to

individuals suffering from psychophysiological insomnia identified by the project Although ultimately

unfunded this project helped lay the groundwork for a manuscript and symposium at the 2019 the Society

of Behavioral Sleep Medicine National Conference on the barriers of providing appropriate sleep

medicine services to breast cancer survivors

My clinical expertise in health psychology and behavioral sleep medicine has led to being a

recognized expert in the field and resulted in invitations to multiple invited lectures and grand rounds

statewide as well as regional media interviews Most recently I was featured on WTHR WRTV and

WIBC as a medical expert on the psychological impact of Daylight Savings Time These regional media

outlets represent the 28th largest market nationally according to the Nielsen ratings In total I have

contributed to 24 different media outlets in my current role Within IUSM I have been invited to conduct

Grand Rounds within the Departments of Psychiatry Internal Medicine Neurology Occupational

Therapy and Office of Medical Education I have also been invited regionally to conduct Grand Rounds

through the Indiana University Visiting Professor Program at three hospital systems across the state

I am a co-investigator on a recently grant-funded 35 million dollar grant from the Patient

Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) For this project I was invited to collaborate with

faculty in the Departments of Emergency Medicine and Biostatistics due to my expertise specifically

treating medical patients with cardiac symptoms and anxiety This project is focused on the treatment of

low-risk cardiac patients with anxiety presenting to emergency rooms My role on this grant submission

involved contribution to the study design treatment methodology and drafting the aims and means

section of the grant I am an integral part of the research team and lead the treatment design recruitment

training and supervision of the clinical intervention arm utilizing telepsychology CBT for anxiety

Moreover this project presents an opportunity to collaborate with experienced and prestigious

researchers such as Kurt Kroenke PhD a nationally renowned researcher who developed two gold

standard anxiety and depression assessments that are utilized internationally

Last year I was invited to collaborate with Jesse Stewart PhD in the IUPUI Department of

Psychology to serve as a Behavioral Sleep Medicine expert on a large NIH randomized controlled trial

titled lsquoStrengthening Hearts by Addressing Disrupted Sleep (SHADES)rsquo to be submitted in 2020 This

important project looks are delivering Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia to patients with

cardiovascular disease (CVD) to determine its impact on CVD risk markers and clinical events

My involvement in scholarship has been increasing at a rapid pace in the last several years ndash a

trajectory that should continue given the 3 manuscripts already under review at peer reviewed journals

and 2 other manuscripts in preparation which I anticipate will be submitted in 2020 The in-preparation

papers stem from a very exciting research program I started in the Advanced Heart and Lung Care clinic

on which data collection has been ongoing since 2014 finally accumulating enough data for publication

This program focuses on using the Stanford Integrated Psychological Assessment for Transplant a

validated clinician rating scale to assist in prediction of transplant outcomes an area where there is a

dearth of research Another manuscript I am completing is based on behavioral sleep medicine referral

patterns in a sample of nearly 500 patients collected since 2015 to understand the low referral completion

rates in an academic medical center in this population The under review submissions are collaborative

projects with mentees namely psychology fellows who I began directing over the last three years Thus

the rate of increasing scholarship follows the momentum of growing robust research and mentorship

programs which have materialized publications recently and should continue henceforth in my career at

IUSOM

Service to the Discipline

My national influence as an expert in behavioral sleep medicine is also growing demonstrated by

my membership on two executive committees for the Society of Behavioral Sleep Medicine (SBSM) ndash a

international multidisciplinary organization and the primary organization representing behavioral sleep

medicine science and practice My term on the Executive Practice Committee was completed this year

where I served to structure policy on clinical practice issues My 4 year term on the Executive

Membership Committee began in 2019 I have contributed to drafting best practice protocols and the

society newsletter both published on the national SBSM website currently In 2019 I chaired a

symposium on insomnia treatment in breast cancer survivors at the SBSM international conference

inviting contributors from other IU departments including Internal Medicine and IUPUI School of

Nursing to an audience consisting of the leaders in the field of BSM

Teaching

Teaching Philosophy

My role as an educator in graduate medical education is based on a collaborative model where I

strive to create an interactive experience with learners focused on applied clinical situations that creates

the opportunity to collaborate on case conceptualization and treatment planning This model is

approachable informal and flexible to meet the needs of varied learners This collaborative approach is

based on the apprenticeship model which involves clinical training of evidence-based interventions in

clinical health psychology through gradual immersion in clinical demands and complexity At first

shadowing my own clinical work helps establish a baseline for good clinical care Trainees gradually

transition to provide services under my supervision Depending on the training level the ultimate goal is

to allow trainees to reach a competency level to perform independent clinical care and ultimately

supervise junior trainees Direct observation of trainee work regular feedback and one-on-one weekly

supervision is standard in my training programs

Clinical TeachingMentoring

I am involved in teaching at a variety of levels First I have spent considerable time providing

supervision and focused training to equip future psychologists to evaluate and treat medically complex

patients with psychological interventions There is a dearth of training opportunities in the state of Indiana

for psychologists who wish to specialize in health psychology Prior to my joining IUSM there was no

academic medical center based health psychology fellowship in the state of Indiana This created

recruitment challenges for health psychology locally and regionally I created and continue to direct the

clinical health psychology fellowship and health psychology track for the psychology internship program

in the Department of Psychiatry at IUSM to address the significant need for clinical health psychology

specialty training in the state of Indiana I have worked with 41 trainees directly including medical

students sleep medicine fellows psychiatry residents psychology interns and psychology practicum

students One of my proudest teaching recognitions came when I was awarded the W George MacAdoo

Teaching Award in 2014 which is the most prestigious teaching award in the Section of Psychology and

is presented to only one faculty member annually based on a vote by the psychology internship class

Due to the overwhelming demand for transplant psychology expertise at IUSM as well as the lack

of qualified providers specializing in transplant psychology nationwide in 2016 I developed the Clinical

Health Psychology Postdoctoral Fellowship program to focus on transplant psychology Funding for this

program totaling $61275annually was obtained from the Academic Health Center As the fellowship

director I have developed the training curriculum and I recruit hire and supervise one fellow annually

This is exactly the type of training experience that early career psychologists are looking for to distinguish

themselves as specialists in the complex healthcare system The demand for this training was

demonstrated by successfully recruiting our first fellow immediately upon receiving funding late in the

recruitment cycle of 2017 and fellowship slots have been successfully filled for the last 3 years

consecutively despite the highly competitive psychology post-doctoral fellowship market The quality of

fellows has been excellent and the IUSM Department of Psychiatry hired my first fellow Dr Danielle

Henderson (2018) as full time faculty My second fellow Dr Lisa The (2019) is now a faculty member

and lead transplant psychologist at the Albert Einstein School of Medicinersquos Montefiore Medical Center

and my current fellow Dr Anahli Patel has accepted a position as a clinical health psychologist at

Pittsburg University School of Medicine

The growth of postdoctoral fellowship training in multiple subspecialty areas of clinical

psychology has expanded tremendously within the Department of Psychiatry However with ever

increasing specialization areas fellows were often conducting their training in disparate locations in the

hospital system with little coordination across fellowship programs in the Department of Psychiatry The

Section of Psychology Executive Committee developed the role of Fellowships Director across all

sponsored post-doctoral programs in its purview and appointed me into this role in 2019 In this role I

immediately developed and implemented a monthly didactic seminar and journal club for fellows created

a shared resources database for fellowship directors to utilize and streamlined advertising policies for

fellowship positions

In 2015 I developed a training program within the Behavioral Sleep Medicine Training Clinic

which offers training to psychology interns psychology graduate students internal medicine and

psychiatry residents and sleep medicine fellows within IUSM and other IU campuses (IUB IUPUI) I

offer 6-12 month rotations for trainees supervising up to 6 psychology learners in direct service delivery

and up to 20 didacticcollaborative learners annually Thus far 10 sleep medicine fellows 8 psychology

interns and 6 psychology graduate students have completed their training in this clinic Not only does this

training program meet the needs of learners across 4 training programs at IUSM but it also allows for

increased access to services and trains future specialists in this underserved field

After serving as the primary supervisor for the Department of Psychiatryrsquos core Adult Outpatient

Psychiatry rotation I developed a specialty rotation in Psychosocial Oncology in 2012 Subsequently I

also developed a specialty rotation in cardio-pulmonarytransplant psychology at the Advanced Heart and

Lung Care Clinic thus expanding opportunities in clinical health psychology specialty training in our

internship program This culminated in my development of the Adult Health Psychology core rotation

which combined multiple subspecialty training opportunities in this area to create a full-time training

program This ultimately evolved into its own Health Psychology Track for our internship program which

I continue to supervise Now only in its 3rd year the track receives over 30 applications annually from

applicants nationally for one spot demonstrating its growing popularity Overall I have trained 12

psychology interns in health psychology some of which have graduated to go on to prestigious

fellowships or faculty positions in institutions such as Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown

University University of Florida School of Medicine and University of Pennsylvania School of

Medicine These specialized training opportunities attract a highly qualified competitive and diverse

group of applicants nationally and internationally to our internship program

A core goal of my involvement in service to learners has been laying the foundation for them to

become academic clinicians involved in scholarly activity Approximately half of my scholarly projects

include mentoring of psychology fellows practicum students and junior faculty As a result each of my

psychology fellows has presented original research at a national conference and been a co-author on at

least one peer-reviewed presentation or publication

Curricular Development

I have extended my role as a clinician educator by developing a very highly rated workshop on

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia and also publishing this resource and learner outcomes in

MEDED Portal Additionally I have developed a workshop on improving continuous positive airway

pressure (CPAP) compliance in obstructive sleep apnea via CPAP desensitization another critically

important skill set in sleep medicine which was well rated by learners and accepted for publication by

MEDED Portal currently The learner feedback from both of these workshops indicated that the

availability of training in these topic areas was critical to learnersrsquo in their respective areas of medicine

given the under-recognition and dearth of training in behavioral sleep medicine in traditional curriculums

My teaching skills in combination with recognized expertise have also resulted in teaching requests

beyond the Department of Psychiatry For example both the Sleep Medicine Fellowship and Internal

Medicine Residency Programs at IUSOM have requested their students to rotate through my Behavioral

Sleep Medicine Clinic as part of their standard training regimen

Didactic Teaching

Over the last 8 years at IUSM I have served as the co-preceptor to the Introduction to Clinical

Medicine yearlong course (ICM1-01) from 2011-2012 as a preceptor to IUSOM intersession in 2013

monthly lecturer for the psychiatry clerkship from 2012-2014 interim course director for the Cognitive

Behavioral Therapy course for PGY-III Psychiatry residents from 2011-2014 and as course director for

both the Diversity (2012-2016) and Ethics (2016- ) courses in the psychology internship program

Additionally I conducted another 12 unique didactic series for trainees across all levels of IUSM

reaching 150 learners As an experienced and skilled lecturer I thoroughly enjoy didactic teaching

alongside clinical teaching I routinely conduct in my clinical work

LearnerPeer Evaluation Outcomes

Formal peer-review of my teaching through the IUSOM Office of Faculty Affairs Professional

Affairs and Diversity has documented that I am an effective and engaged clinical educator highlighting a

lsquowell designed learning sessionrsquo with overall excellent remarks Traineersquos formal evaluation of my

clinical teaching have been positive demonstrated by my behavioral sleep medicine rotation obtaining

ratings of 475-5 out of 5 for all 4 consecutive years across all domains Sample comments have included

ldquoExcellent training experience Clear learning goals and expert supervisionhellipI really appreciated her

mentorshiprdquo and ldquoDr Chernyak provides immediate and relevant feedbackhellipShe is also very thorough

and methodical in her teaching which makes it easy to grasp the various content areasrdquo

Future Directions

My vision of health psychology at IUSOM motivates me to further grow and innovate the

thriving clinical and teaching programs I have built I plan to continue expansion of services offered

through the Transplant Psychology Program pursuing status as a nationally recognized model for quality

clinical service and interdisciplinary training I plan to improve education in Behavioral Sleep Medicine

in the state of Indiana by training the next generation of clinicians at IUSOM in this highly specialized

area and serving to provide the required professional consultation for licensed clinicians to qualify for

board certification in behavioral sleep medicine thereby expanding the critically undersized workforce in

this area Over the next several years in my role as Chief Psychologist of the Adult Outpatient Clinic I

would like to expand the services provided by clinical health psychologists by recruiting additional

professionals and helping them establish additional specialized programs in this field thereby

contributing to the larger reputation of IUSOM as a leader in behavioral medicine

Summary

Since joining the faculty of the Department of Psychiatry at Indiana University School of

Medicine in 2011 I have established a strong reputation regionally as an expert in the field of clinical

health psychology My clinical service over the past eight years has not only benefited over one-thousand

individuals and their families but also contributed to enhancing IUSMrsquos reputation for providing expert

specialty care in clinical health psychology My commitment to excellence has also extended to

disseminating clinical expertise and evidence-based practices to institutions and colleagues regionally and

nationally Moreover the work that I have done to develop training programs extends my professional

influence both geographically and into the future as my trainees translate this training into careers of their

own The impact of my scholarship is clearly demonstrated with a growing momentum in peer reviewed

journal publications and grantsmanship Combined this work demonstrates a regional and growing

national reputation of excellence in clinical health psychology and an indispensable role to the missions

of IUSM

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TEACHING

1 TEACHING LOAD AND GOALShelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip2

2 PEER REVIEW OF TEACHING (AGGREGATED)helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip3

3 STUDENT EVALUATION OF TEACHING (AGGREGATE)helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip4

4 DISSEMINATED SCHOLARSHIP ON TEACHING AND LEARNINGhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip7

5 IMPACT OF INSTRUCTION ON STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMEShelliphelliphelliphelliphellip9

6 UNDERGRADUATE ANDOR GRADUATE RESEARCH MENTORING AND

OUTCOMEShelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip10

7 COURSE CURRICULAR AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENThelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip12

8 TEACHING RECOGNITION - GRANTS AWARDS HONORS FELLOWSHIPShellip13

TEACHING APPENDIX (for reference not included in document)

1 APPENDIX STUDENT EVALUATION OF TEACHING

2 APPENDIX PEER EVALUATIONS

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TEACHING LOAD AND GOALS

Clinical TeachingSupervision

bull In a typical year I provide clinical supervision throughout the year for 3-5 doctoral psychology interns 1-2

doctoral psychology graduate students and 1-2 child psychiatry fellows

bull In addition to being present for clinical care supervision involves weekly individual supervision meetings

(30 min-1 hourweek per student) and a minimum of 30 min-1hour week of additional supervision that

may be in group format

bull In a typical week I provide 4-5 hours of individual supervision and 8-10 hours total of supervision

bull In a typical week I am supervising the care of learners for 20-40 hoursweek

bull My clinical teaching transcends 3 unique clinical settings ndash the Behavioral Sleep Medicine Clinic at the IU

Health Neurosciences Center the Multidisciplinary Clinic at the IU Simon Cancer Center and the

Advanced Heart and Lung Care Clinic at IU Methodist Hospital

Didactic Teaching

bull In a typical year I provide 5-10 lectures to doctoral psychology interns psychiatry residents medical

students and sleep medicine fellows

Teaching Goals

bull Continue to expand Clinical Health Psychology rotations to more interns

bull Continue to recruit for postdoctoral psychology fellow and maintain the fellowship funding

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PEER REVIEW OF TEACHING (Refer to Appendix)

bull Formal evaluation of teaching in small group session with psychology and internal medicine residents

completed on 91719 by Scott Renshaw MD Full letter is in the Appendix and includes an assessment of

strengths and areas for development

bull Strengths

o ldquoDr Chernyak was attentive and responsive to student cues during the sessionrdquo

o ldquoShows enthusiasm for topic and learners through body language and voicerdquo

o ldquoLearners appeared to be engaged with the teacher and the topic throughout the hourrdquo

o ldquoDr Chernyak made clear the learning objectives during their time together and reinforced these

at the close of the sessionrdquo

bull Areas for Development

o ldquoConsider learning strategies to take advantage of the small group settingrdquo

o ldquoAsk learners about their background and experiencesrdquo

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STUDENT EVALUATION OF TEACHING

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia - Medical Resident and Fellow Workshop

bull Average rating (N=32) = 425 (5 corresponding to a lsquoStrongly Agreersquo rating of a positive

attribute of the workshop)

bull Representative free-text comments from didactic trainees

o ldquoGreat cases that were realistic and kept presentation interactiverdquo

o ldquoInteresting topic very relevant and doctors are underprepared to deal with issuerdquo

o ldquoRelevant to my practice will improve patient carerdquo

CPAP Desensitization Workshop

bull Average Rating (N=25) = 4645 (5 corresponding to a lsquoStrongly Agreersquo rating of a positive

attribute of the workshop)

bull Representative free-text comments from didactic trainees

o ldquoEasy to Understand Straightforwardrdquo

Psychology Internship Clinical Teaching

bull Health Psychology Core amp Electives Rotation Evaluation 2016-2019

o (N=5) 475 Using rating scale of 5 (outstanding) to 1 (unsatisfactory)

o Sample items

ldquoThe rotation made a valueable contribution to my learningrdquo 55 (Strongly

Agree) endorsed by 100

I would recommend this rotation to future interns 55 (Strongly Agree) endorsed

by 100

o Selected comments

ldquoOverall I thought this rotation provided interns with a good sense of working

with an oncologyhealth psychology patient population including understanding

themesconcerns that many oncology patients experience The rotation also

challenged interns to utilize evidenced- based treatments (CBTACT) in flexible

ways to aid patients to cope with medical conditions and identified psychosocial

stressorsrdquo

ldquoI feel Dr Chernyaks style of supervision was appropriate I really liked

that she was in the room for all of the intake evaluations She was always availabl

e and willing to touch base about the patient answer

any questions I mightve had and provide guidance but she also gave me space t

o develop my own style and share my way of

conceptualizing the patient I could tell she really trusted me with patients and th

at means a lot I knew that any constructive feedback

she gave me was given as a way for me to improve not tear me downrdquo

bull Health Psychology Core amp Electives Supervisor Evaluation 2016-2020

o (N=6) 485 Using rating scale of 5 (outstanding) to 1 (unsatisfactory)

o Sample comments

ldquoIts been a pleasure training with Dr Chernyak She structures the rotation really

well and provides great feedback She does a

wonderful job stepping in and modeling when appropriate but also giving you ind

ependencerdquo

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5

ldquoDr Chernyak provides immediate and relevant feedback which has been very

helpful She is also very thorough and methodical in her teaching which makes it

easy to grasp the various content areas I really appreciate her spending time to

provide live supervision and time after each patient to address my questionsrdquo

ldquoDr Chernyak definitely knows her stuff and it was great watching her with pati

ents I learned a lot about how to be more confident in

sessions and to not be nervous to ask the difficult questions

ldquoDr Chernyak was an excellent resourcerdquo

bull Behavioral Sleep Medicine Specialty Rotation

o Practicum (2015-2018)3614 (N=2) Using scale of 4 (best) to 1 (worst)

o Internship (2015-2019) 475 (N=2 Using rating scale of 5 (outstanding) to 1

(unsatisfactory)

Sample comments

bull ldquoThis rotation does an excellent job of helping interns become skilled in

CBT-I I felt very valuedrdquo

bull ldquoDr Chernyak did a really nice job of making several opportunities

available (OPT clinic work collaborating with a sleep fellow and

touring the sleep medicine facilities)rdquo

bull ldquoThis rotation was excellent and I would highly recommend it to future

internsrdquo

Psychology Internship Didactic Teaching

Ethics (2016-2017)

bull (N=12) 4745 Using rating scale of 5 (outstanding) to 1 (unsatisfactory)

bull Sample items

o Would you recommend this seminar - 92 Yes

o Sample comments

ldquoI really enjoyed the discussions The time goes by so quicklyrdquo

ldquoEthics is a hard topic but I really liked the CE handout Dr Chernyak broughtrdquo

Diversity (2014-2017)

bull (N=44) 4645 Using rating scale of 5 (outstanding) to 1 (unsatisfactory)

bull Sample items

o Would you recommend this seamanrsquos - 100 Yes

bull Sample items

o ldquoDr Chernyak wascollaborative discussion based and at the right level for our

previous trainingrdquo

o ldquoIn comparison to many boring ethics courses Dr Chernyak was able to initiate

conversation about complex ethical issuesrdquo

Mindfulness Interventions 2014-2016

bull (N=12) 4725 Using rating scale of 5 (outstanding) to 1 (unsatisfactory)

bull Sample items

o Would you recommend this seminar - 100 Yes

bull Sample comments

o ldquoDr Chernyaks enthusiasm is contagiousrdquo

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Pre-surgical Transplant (2016)

bull (N=6) 4735 Using rating scale of 5 (outstanding) to 1 (unsatisfactory)

bull Sample item

Would you recommend this seminar - 100 Yes

Psychology Adult Health Psych Interventions (2016)

bull ( N=6) 4875 Using rating scale of 5 (outstanding) to 1 (unsatisfactory)

Evidence Supported Treatments for Weight Management (2012)

bull (N=3) 4845 Using rating scale of 5 (outstanding) to 1 (unsatisfactory)

Medical Education ndash Evidence Based Medicine Didactics (2014-2015)

bull (N=22) 4115 Using rating scale of 5 (outstanding) to 1 (unsatisfactory)

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7

DISSEMINATED SCHOLARSHIP ON TEACHING AND LEARNING

(See Appendix for Service Publications for full text articles)

I have 1 published and 1 in press article in MEDEDPortal a unique teaching publication in the

medical field These articles are scholarly works that summarize the knowledge teaching

methods and results of disseminating clinical skills to trainees Each article straddles the

categories of teaching and service scholarship however they are categorized as service

publications due to the direct impact clinical teaching and dissemination has on service delivery

in the field of behavioral sleep medicine They are listed below for cross reference

1 Chernyak Y (2019) A Practical Application Primer on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for

Insomnia for Medical Residents MedEdPORTAL 1510862 httpsdoiorg1015766mep_2374-

826510862

Abstract

Introduction Cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia (CBT-I) is a well-established

nonpharmacological intervention that is the gold standard treatment for insomnia CBT-I has been utilized

and empirically validated in many modalities including group treatment telemedicine and primary care

Despite the wealth of evidence on its effectiveness many medical providers including those in primary

care where most insomnia complaints are raised have limited exposure knowledge and resources to

direct or implement this intervention Methods Medical educators from an academic medical center

developed a module focused on teaching medical residents the techniques of CBT-I The educational

activity was an interactive 90-minute seminar that included a lecture followed by a case presentation

illustrating the application of medical knowledge A post-seminar survey was used to evaluate the topic

and content of the seminar Results In a survey of 32 primary care and psychiatry residents and sleep

medicine fellows 97 of respondents indicated that the topic of CBT-I should be included in the seminar

series and 84 indicated that the topic was of interest to them Qualitative feedback underscored the

relevance of this topic to traineesrsquo clinical practice as well as its underratedness Discussion The

seminar on CBT-I was well received and viewed as a valuable tool in practicing medicine The slides and

vignettes provided enable replication of this workshop in other settings with medical learners who have a

cursory knowledge of sleep medicine The workshop is applicable to other health professionals including

medical students nurses social workers and psychology trainees

Educational Objectives

By the end of this activity learners will be able to

1 Report increased awareness and knowledge of psychophysiological insomnia as a prevalent and

treatable condition

2 List the components of cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia including sleep hygiene

stimulus control and sleep restriction

3 Discuss clinical considerations of typical insomnia patients presenting to family medicine or

psychiatry practice

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8

Appendices

bull CBT-I Presentationppt

bull CBT-I Case Exampleppt

bull CBT-I Reading Listdoc

bull Seminar Evaluation Formdocx

1 Chernyak Y (in press) Improving CPAP Adherence for OSA Improving CPAP Adherence for

OSA A Practical Application Primer on CPAP Desensitization MedEdPORTAL

Abstract

Introduction Obstructive sleep apnea is a common medical condition with well-established morbidity

and mortality Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP) is a highly effective treatment prescribed to

the majority of individuals with OSA that has documented poor adherence rate for a variety of reasons

including claustrophobia and discomfort CPAP desensitization is an effective simple and brief

treatment shown to be very effective at improving adherence rates to CPAP Methods A psychologist

specializing in behavioral sleep medicine developed a module focused on teaching medical residents the

techniques of CPAP Desensitization The educational activity was an interactive 45-minute seminar

which included a didactic component followed by a case presentation and interactive role-play A post-

seminar survey was used to evaluate the content of the workshop as well growth in awareness and

perception of knowledge and skills with a pre-to-post workshop evaluation Results In a survey of 25

primary care and psychiatry residents and sleep medicine fellows 92 of respondents indicated that the

topic of CPAP barriers and CPAP Desensitization was lsquoimportantrsquo Ratings of self-reported knowledge

and skills improved nearly one-third following the workshop Qualitative feedback indicated the utility

and enthusiasm learners had for this topic Discussion The workshop on CPAP Desensitization is a

valuable tool that should be disseminated more widely to improve treatment adherence in the significant

portion of the population that suffers from OSA which does not use adherence to PAP therapy The

workshop is applicable to other health professionals including medical students nursing social work or

psychology trainees

Keywords Sleep apnea obstructive sleep apnea CPAP PAP Therapy Sleep Desensitization

Educational Objectives

1 By the end of this seminar medical learners will be able to identify 3+ common barriers to

compliance with CPAP therapy for sleep apnea

2 By the end of this seminar medical learners will be able to list 3+ components of CPAP

desensitization intervention

3 By the end of this seminar medical learners will be able to identify 3+ clinical characteristics of

an appropriate candidate for CPAP desensitization referral andor intervention

4 Appendices

5 A CPAP Desensitizationpptx

6 B CPAP Interactive Exercise

7 C CPAP Desensitization Summary Handout

8 D Workshop PrePost-Test amp Evaluation Formdocx

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9

IMPACT OF INSTRUCTION ON STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES

Clinical Supervisee Licensure and Placement Data

bull Doctoral Psychology Interns

o 21 Interns Supervised (18 graduates ndash 3 still enrolled in program) - 100 successfully completed

the Doctoral Internship in Clinical Psychology

o 100 who pursued licensure successfully obtained licensure in health service psychology -

Institutions represented include IUSM IU Bloomington Northwestern University Feinberg

School of Medicine University of North Carolina School of Medicine University of Pennsylvania

Perelman School of Medicine UCLA Warren Albert Medical School of Brown University

bull Postdoctoral Psychology Fellows

o 3 fellows supervised

100 obtained professional licensure in Indiana with Health Service Provider in

Psychology endorsement

Career placements

bull All hold faculty appointments at Indiana University School of Medicine Albert

Einstein School of Medicine and University of Pittsburg School of Medicine

Yelena Chernyak PhD Dossier Teaching Documents

10

UNDERGRADUATE ANDOR GRADUATE RESEARCH MENTORING AND

CLINICALPROFESSIONAL MENTORING OUTCOMES

Formal research mentorship

bull Caroline Bolarwina IUSOM (Medical Student)

bull Mentored on research project including data compilation data analysis and literature review Co-

author on manuscript in preparation

bull Chernyak Y Otte J daggerBolarwina C Ofner S Manchanda S Barriers to Optimal

Behavioral Sleep Medicine Referrals in an Academic Medical Center

bull Danielle Henderson PhD IUSOM ndash Trained during pre-doctoral psychology internship hired for fellowship

and recruitedmentored as new faculty mentor Co-authored 2 publications and 3 national presentations

bull daggerChernyak Y Teh LB Henderson DR Patel A (2019) Practice Issues for Evaluation and

Management of the Suicidal Left Ventricular Assist Device Patient Progress in Transplantation

httpsjournalssagepubcomdoifull1011771526924819893300

bull daggerChernyak Y Teh LB Henderson DR Powell AL amp Hage CA Prediction of Listing Status in

Lung Transplant Candidates Using the Stanford Integrated Psychosocial Assessment for

Transplantation (SIPAT) Progress in Transplantation

bull daggerHenderson DR Chernyak C Gutteridge D Roe DW (August 2018) Unmasking Severe

Anxiety After Lung Transplant NATCO ndash The Organization of Transplant Professionals Indianapolis

IN

bull daggerHenderson DR Chernyak C (August 2018) A Pre-Transplant Psychological Characterization of

Patients with Lung Disease NATCO ndash The Organization of Transplant Professionals Indianapolis IN

bull daggerHenderson DR Chernyak Y Using A Clinician-rated Measure to Predict Listing for Lung

Transplantation Society of Behavioral Medicine Washington DC 2019

bull Lisa Teh PhD IUSOM Postdoctoral fellow ndash Trained during fellowship now faculty at Albert Einstein Medical

School Montefiore Medical Center in New York NY Assisted with data collection data analysis and manuscript

preparation Mentored independent line of inquiry to conduct analysis using Item Reponses Theory (IRT) on a

measure of transplant readiness- the Stanford Integrated Psychological Assessment of Transplant (SIPAT) currently

under review at Psychosomatics Published 3 papers together (including those co-authored above) and 1 national

presentation

bull daggerChernyak Y Teh LB (2019) Medically-Induced Exacerbation of PTSD Following Lung

Transplantation A Case Series Journal of Clinical Psychology in Medical Settings

httpsdoiorg101007s10880-019-09691-7

bull dagger Teh LB Chernyak Y Henderson DR Hage CA Post Item-Level Psychometric Validation of the

Stanford Integrated Psychosocial Assessment for Transplant (SIPAT) for Thoracic Transplant

Candidates Psychosomatics

bull daggerTeh LB Henderson DR amp Chernyak Y Post Item-Level Psychometric Validation of the

Stanford Integrated Psychosocial Assessment for Transplant (SIPAT) for Thoracic Transplant

Candidates Society of Behavioral Medicine Washington DC 2019

bull Anahli Patel PhD IUSOM Post-doctoral fellow Trained during fellowship has accepted faculty position at

University of Pittsburg Medical Center Pittsburg PA

bull Mentored journal article co-review for Health Psychology

bull daggerPatel A Chernyak Y (2020) The Need for Psychological Rehabilitation in Lung Transplant

Recipients Progress in Transplantation

httpsjournalssagepubcomdoi1011771526924820913510

bull Anna-Leigh Powell MS IUSOM (trained as pre-doctoral psychology intern) ndash Accepted a post-doctoral

fellowship position at Virginia Commonwealth University

bull Mentored journal article co-review for the International Journal of Stress Management

bull Assisted with data anlaysis on under review manuscript

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11

bull daggerChernyak Y Teh LB Henderson DR Powell AL amp Hage CA Prediction of Listing

Status in Lung Transplant Candidates Using the Stanford Integrated Psychosocial Assessment

for Transplantation (SIPAT) Progress in Transplantation

bull Loretta Hsueh PhD IUPUI (trained as psychology graduate student) ndash Currently completing pre-doctoral

fellowship at University of San Diego Medical Center Mentored student on data analysis and presentation

for national conference

bull daggerChernyak Y amp Hsueh L Self-Reported Psychological Distress During Post Lung Transplant

Intensive Outpatient Rehabilitation Accepted presentation at the American Psychological Association

Chicago IL 2019

Yelena Chernyak PhD Dossier Teaching Documents

12

EVIENCE OF COURSE CURRICIULAR AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Educational Grants

- Obtained funding for a Clinical Health Psychology Fellowship from the Academic Health Center housed at

Indiana University Health Methodist Hospital focused on cardio-pulmonary behavioral medicine and thoracic

transplant in 2016

- Budget $65000+ renewed annually to fund one clinical health psychology post-doctoral fellow

- Conducted all marketing recruiting hiring and retention efforts for 4 consecutive years

- Provide 5 hours of direct supervision weekly including direct supervision and training co-therapy observation

shadowing and tiered supervision of other trainees by the fellow

- Lectures and seminars for the fellowship developed over the last 4 years and updated annually

- Provide 1-5 hours of administrative roles weekly

Section of Psychology Fellowships Director ndash 2019 ndash Present

- Appointed as the Director overseeing 5 fellowship programs in the Section of Psychology in the Department of

Psychiatry IUSOM

- As part of this effort streamlined marketing recruitment efforts

- Provided guidelines on recruitment

- Initiated a Fellowship Journal ClubDidactics course which meets monthly and includes faculty lecturers to

increase section investment and visibility to fellows deployed widely across the medical center

Didactic Teaching Programs Developed

- Diversity Internship Program Course (2012-2016) amp Ethics Internship Program Course (2016-Present)

o Developed and implemented original curriculum

o Each course included bimonthly seminars

o Course syllabus and curriculum developed and updated annually

o Courses are unique to the internship program highly practical aiding trainees to effectively

incorporate scientific evidence into clinical practice

o Courses adapted over time based on intern feedback collected annually

o See appendix of specific intern feedback and evaluation of the courses

- Miscellaneous Lectures

o Lectures developed over the course of 8 years at rank I have developed over 18 lectures for medical

students doctoral psychology interns psychiatry residents

Clinical Rotations and Programs Developed

- Behavioral Sleep Medicine Clinical Teaching Rotation

o Developed in 2013 ndash Present

o Training clinic for pre-doctoral psychology interns psychology practicum students sleep medicine

fellows internal medicinepsychiatry residents

o 3-12 month clinical rotation focused on assessment and intervention of behavioral sleep medicine

disorders integrated with psychology triage and assessment

o Weekly individual andor group supervision provided to all trainees

o Innovative use of observation room 2-way mirror to expand number of learnersobservers

- Clinical Health Psychology Rotations

o Cardiopulmonary Behavioral MedicineThoracic Transplant amp Psychosocial Oncology

o I developed and administered 2 new formal clinical rotations for Doctoral Psychology Graduate

Students and Pre-Doctoral Psychology Interns

o Rotations were 3-6 months in duration 1 full dayweek

o Included individual supervision didactic training clinical observation co-therapy feedback and

scholarshipresearch opportunities

Yelena Chernyak PhD Dossier Teaching Documents

13

TEACHING RECOGNITION ndash GRANTS AWARDS AND FELLOWSHIPS

- 2017 WM George McAdoo Award

Excellence in Teaching by the Psychology Internship Program

Department of Psychiatry

Indiana University School of Medicine

One recipient selected annually from all internship instructors (n = 20-25) by psychology interns

in recognition of ldquoexcellence and devotion to the didactic curriculum of the Indiana University

School of Medicine Clinical Psychology Internship Programrdquo

Yelena Chernyak PhD Dossier Service Documents

1

SERVICE DOCUMENTS

1 EVIDENCE OF SERVICE TO THE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL AND DEPARTMENT2

2 EVIDENCE OF SERVICE TO THE PROFESSIONDISCIPLINEhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip5

3 SIGNIFICANCE IMPACT QUALITY OF PROFESSIONAL SERVICEhelliphelliphelliphelliphellip6

4 EVIDENCE OF SCHOLARLY PUBLICATIONS PRESENTATIONS OR OTHER

MEANS OF DISSEMINATIONhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip11

SERVICE APPENDIX (for reference not included in document)

1 SERVICE PUBLICATIONS ndash CLIMB

2 SERVICE PUBLICATIONS ndash SLEEP GREAT

3 SERVICE PUBLICATIONS ndash MEDED CHERNYAK 2019

4 SERVICE PUBLICATIONS ndash MEDED CHERNYAK IN PRESS

5 CONTINUING EDUCATION PRESENTATION EVALUATIONS

Yelena Chernyak PhD Dossier Service Documents

2

EVIDENCE OF SERVICE TO THE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL AND DEPARTMENT

Clinical Service - I have provided extensive Service in 4 distinct clinical programs at rank which have

dramatically expanded access to evidence-based psychological care for vulnerable and underserved

medical populations

Current Clinical Service Activities and Plans for Growth ndash

bull Chief Psychologist of Adult Outpatient Psychiatry Clinic (2011 ndash Present)

o IU Health Neurosciences Center Adult Outpatient Psychiatry Clinic

o 2011-2016 General psychology clinic 3 daysweek active caseload of 100 patients

o Named Chief Psychologist in 2015

o Provided care to patients age 18+ with a wide range of diagnoses needing high-quality evidence-

based treatment

o Oversaw increase of staff psychologists from 1 ndash 6 full time positions

o Oversaw transition to Indiana University Practice Associations to IU Indiana University Health

Physicians productivity tracing using Relative Value Units implementation of electronic medical

records telehealth

o Plans for Growth including continued recruitment of staff psychologist and mid-level

psychotherapy providers to meet high demand in system and community

bull Founder amp Director of Adult Behavioral Sleep Medicine Program (2014 ndash Present)

o Founding and service delivery in the only multi-disciplinary behavioral sleep medicine clinic in

the IU system as one only 2 board certified behavioral sleep medicine provider in the state of

Indiana

o Practicing evidence based care including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia for patients

age 18+ with insomnia circadian rhythm disorders hypersomnia narcolepsy sleep apnea

nightmare disorder parasomnias and benzodiazepine dependence

o Referrals include internal VA community and national

o 1-2 clinic days 20-25 patientsweek 2-5 learners

o Tracking referral patterns and outcomes

o Plans for future growth including expansion into telehealth service delivery and development of a

weekly Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia program

bull Founder amp Supervising Psychologist ndash Thoracic Transplant Psychology Program amp Advanced Heart and

Lung Care Clinic (2011 ndash Present)

o Lead team of 1 full time psychology fellow 1-3 psychology residents 1 psychology practicum

student 3 social workers in a multidisciplinary environment including dieticians and

innumerable cardiologist pulmonologists surgeons pharmacists nurse coordinators

o Patients served range in age from 18+ and present with a complex psychiatric and medical

comorbidities including end stage heart and lung disease in outpatient inpatient individual and

group modalities

o Developed and implemented innovative training clinic that demonstrates real-world application of

evidence-based assessment and treatments for transplant readiness including standardized clinical

rating scales such as the Stanford Integrated Psychological Assessment for Transplant and

interventions such as Motivational Interviewing and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

o Plans for future growth are to systematically gather and analyze data regarding treatment and

transplant outcomes to aid in quality improvement efforts and to further increase access to care

Expansion of group wellness program for post-transplant recovery

bull Primary Psychologist - Simon Cancer Center Multidisciplinary Clinic (2011-Present)

o Serve on multi-disciplinary team consisting of psychiatry 3 social workers nursing palliative

care chaplaincy dietician and oncologists to serve all patients age 18+ at the only academic

cancer treatment center in the state of Indiana

Yelena Chernyak PhD Dossier Service Documents

3

o Deliver evidence based interventions to patients coping with cancer diagnosis treatment and

recovery while training psychology residents in this specialty area

Service to the Department

bull Indiana University School of Medicine Doctoral Internship in Clinical Psychology - I have provided 8

years of strong leadership to this program which is one of the oldest Psychology Internship programs in the

United States serving as a supervisor for the General Adult Health Psych Track and Specialties in

Behavioral Sleep Medicine Psychosocial Oncology and Cardio-Pulmonary Behavioral Medicine

bull Indiana University School of Medicine Clinical Health Psychology Post-doctoral Fellowship ndash Co-founded

the fellowship program in 2016 to train psychologists in clinical health psychology specialties as well as

simultaneously meet the high clinical demand of the Cardio-Thoracic Transplant program by bringing on a

full time fellow

Department of Psychiatry Committees

I have provided extensive service to 7 Committees within the Department of Psychiatry

1) Member Internship Selection Committee Section of Psychology (2012-Present)

o Review of all application materials from 100+ annually standardized rating written and verbal

feedback consultation with colleagues and several rank-order meetings to determine who is

invited for internship

2) Member Executive Committee Section of Psychology (2015 ndash Present)

o Attended meetings and contributed to vital decisions related to the administration of the section of

psychology

o key decision making role with regard to policies and procedures that impact psychologists within

the Department of Psychiatry

3) Member Psychology Internship Executive Committee Section of Psychology (2015 ndash Present)

o Attended meetings and contributed to vital decisions related to the administration of the

psychology internship program

o Marketing recruitment efforts to advertise internship training curriculum development

competency evaluation and assessment policy implementation and enforcement

4) Co-Director Electronic Medical Record Transition Committee Adult Outpatient Psychiatry Clinic (2016-

2017)

o Advisory guidance on implementation electronic medical record system in adult psychiatry

including appropriate schedule templates workflow confidentiality protection schedule changes

clinic communication changes and documentation requirements

5) Member Space Committee Department of Psychiatry (2016 ndash Present)

o Monitoring evaluation policy recommendations regarding use of space in the department

6) Member Quality Committee Department of Psychiatry (2017 ndash Present)

o Development and implementation of quality measures with collaboration from health practice

leadership

7) Member Womenrsquos Advisory Council IUSM (2019 ndash Present)

o Provided input on the role of women in the IUSM culture

Faculty Mentorship

o I have provided formal mentorship to 3 junior faculty members within the Department of Psychiatry which

included regular individual meetings and participating in mentor committee meetings

o I have provided extensive informal mentorship to junior faculty in the areas of teachingsupervision as well

as clinical and professional service

Yelena Chernyak PhD Dossier Service Documents

4

o Dr Danielle Henderson I trained both as an intern and post-doctoral fellow as her primary

supervisor and program director I was instrumental in assisting her to obtain a faculty role within

IUSM

o I advised Dr Courtney Johnson during her role as a post-doctoral fellow in the department prior to

becoming faculty when I continued my mentorship role

o Dr Huaiyu Zhang who was recruited from Emory University

Yelena Chernyak PhD Dossier Service Documents

5

EVIDENCE OF SERVICE TO THE PROFESSIONDISCIPLINE

National

Society of Behavioral Sleep Medicine (SBSM)

- Served on 2 executive committees of this nationally prominent organization

- Appointed to a 4 year term in 2015 to the Practice Committee

o Duties included participation in monthly meetings to develop an review policies and procedures

relevant to the practice of behavioral sleep medicine

o Performed in a workgroup to advise formulate and disseminate policy advise as evidenced in

multiple co-authored policy publications

- Appointed to a 4 year term in 2019 to the Membership Committee

o Duties included participation in monthly meetings to develop and review policies and procedures

relevant to the recruitment retention and service to the membership of this organization

Association of Psychologists in Academic Health Centers (APAHC)

- Invited to join the Conference planning Committee for the APAHCrsquos bi-annual conference scheduled in

2021 Includes bi-monthly phone calls to coordinate speakers symposia workshops location

accommodations and marketing for this large national conference

Regional

Indiana Psychological Association (IPA)

- 2015 Conference Planning Committee ndash Invited join IPArsquos conference planning committee to coordinate

speakers workshops and poster sessions

Manuscript Review

I serve as an Ad-hoc reviewer for 7 journals Journals have included Physiology ad Behavior Archives

of Internal Medicine Translational Behavioral Medicine Annals of Behavioral Medicine Health

Psychology and International Journal of Stress Management

National Professional Organization Membership

I am a member of 7 National Professional Organizations for a duration of 5+ years including the

American Psychological Association the APA Division of Health Psychology The Society of Behavioral

Sleep Medicine the Society of Behavioral Medicine the Association of Behavioral and Cognitive

Therapies and the Indiana Psychological Association

Continuing Education

In rank I have delivered 18 continuing education seminars to the profession and clinical community

listed on my curriculum vitae Locally and regionally these have included settings such as the Bariatric

and Medical Weight Loss Center Sleep Disorders Center Department of Psychiatry Department of

Occupational Therapy at Indiana University Health and Indiana University School of Medicine Indiana

Psychological Association Cancer Survivorship Consortium Reid Hospital Decatur County Memorial

Hospital Columbus Regional Hospital and the statewide IUSOM Office of Medical Education

Yelena Chernyak PhD Dossier Service Documents

6

SIGNIFICANCE OF IMPACT AND QUALITY OF PROFESSIONAL SERVICE

Board Certification

bull I have obtained dual board certification in Behavioral Sleep Medicine by both the American

Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM) and the Board of Behavioral Sleep Medicine (BBSM) This is a

prestigious accomplishment professionally and for the institution I represent Board certification

illustrates international recognition for excellence in the specialty field of behavioral sleep medicine

I am the first member of the Indiana University School of Medicine faculty and the only current

member practicing with adults to have the designation of CBSM and DBSM

bull In 2012 I passed the exam administered by the American Board of Sleep Medicine to earn the

credential of being Certified in Behavioral Sleep Medicine (CBSM) as one of only 213 individuals

worldwide to receive this credential Individuals who completed the required training and

successfully passed the behavioral sleep medicine certification examination administered by the

American Board of Sleep Medicine are referred to as certified in Behavioral Sleep Medicine I also

received the designation of Diplomate in Behavioral Sleep Medicine (DBSM) by the newly-formed

Board of Behavioral Sleep Medicine The Board of Behavioral Sleep Medicine offers a Diplomate in

Behavioral Sleep Medicine or DBSM to applicants who meet eligibility requirements and pass a

specialty BSM certification examination Candidates who pass the certification examination may use

the DBSM (Diplomate in Behavioral Sleep Medicine) designation after their name and will receive

certificates from the BBSM The DBSM represents a standard of specialty competence in behavioral

sleep medicine by which the public government and regulatory agencies and health care

organizations can identify skill and expertise

Society of Behavioral Sleep Medicine (SBSM)

bull As a member of two governing committees in SBSM over the last 5 years I have made contributions

to the development and dissemination of policy guidelines on professional practice This is

demonstrated in several sample publications including my role as co-author with Dr Stacy Simon in

2016 in the Practice Committee Position Statement on the ACP Guidelines for the Treatment of

Insomnia release and published at httpswwwbehavioralsleeporgimagesPositionACP-Position-

Statement-Finalpdf which highlighted the groundbreaking recommendation by the American College

of Physicians to utilize cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia (CBT-I) as a first-line treatment for

insomnia an area of my clinical expertise

bull In 2017 I was lead author on another policy guideline titled lsquoWhat you need to know Implications of

the American Academy of Pediatrics 2016 Safe Sleep Practices on Pediatric Behavioral Sleep

Medicine published at httpswwwbehavioralsleeporgimagespdfSBSM-Summary-of-AAP-2016-

Safe-Sleep-Commentarypdf This important policy brief was critical in educating our membership

regarding the changes in policy which contradicted pprevious recommendations These changes

impact the practice of pediatric behavioral sleep medicine particularly in the domain of promoting

optimal sleep in infants and young children who may experience problematic night awakenings

secondary to sleep onset association problems

bull Most recently I interview the president of the Board of Behavioral Sleep Medicine Michael Schmitz

PhD to author an article for The Sleep Talker the SBSM newsletter titled lsquoPrepping for the DBSM

How SBSM Can Help Yoursquo disseminating information on how the society was critical in the board

certification process

Program Development

Sleep Great copy Program

Yelena Chernyak PhD Dossier Service Documents

7

bull I served as part of a clinical and research team to develop implement and evaluate a healthy sleep in

the workplace program at Indiana University

bull The program consisted of a 4 week self-guided course to improve sleep habits such as sleep hygiene

bull This program has been copyrighted and purchased by other prestigious institutions nationally for their

workplace sleep initiatives

Cardio-Thoracic Patients Linking Mind and Body (CLIMB) Program

bull At the request of the cardio-thoracic transplant teams I have developed a 4 week group

psychotherapy group for pre-and post-transplant patients The CLIMB program is based on 4 modules

ndash 1) Stress Management 2) Mood and Behavioral Activation 3) Communication Skills and 4)

Motivational Enhancement This highly successful program has been implemented with multiple

populations including those receiving advanced therapies such as Ventricular Assist Device

placement as well as heart and lung transplant

bull I have gathered data on patient satisfaction and outcomes from CLIMB which has been presented

nationally at the American Psychological Association Conference

bull I have also co-authored a paper in Progress in Transplantation outlining the need for programs such

as this for lung transplant recipients for lsquopsychological rehabilitationrsquo and proposed CLIMB as a

model

Growth in Clinics and Novel Service Delivery

bull Behavioral Sleep Medicine Clinic

o I have established and continue to provide service via an innovative training model in the

Behavioral Sleep Medicine (BSM) clinic in the IU Health Neurosciences Center The BSM clinic

has provided unique training opportunities for Psychology Doctoral Students Doctoral Psychology

Interns sleep medicine fellows primary care and psychiatry residents

o The BSM clinic have doubled to tripled access to care for high need populations that are

underserved in Indiana and throughout the country My BSM clinic is the only clinic providing

comprehensive psychologicalbehavioral care including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for

Insomnia in the Indiana University system and I am the only board certified behavioral sleep

medicine specialist working with adults in the entire state of Indiana

o My expertise in working with behavioral sleep medicine in a population that has co-morbid

psychiatric and medical conditions enables me to provide high-quality care to a very complicated

subset of patients All services provided adhere to evidence-based practice standards

bull Cardio-Thoracic Clinic

o I have established a reputation for myself and for IUSM as an expert in the area of cardio-thoracic

pre-transplant evaluation Indiana University is the only provider of lung transplants in the state of

Indiana ndash prior to my joining the team psychological assessment and psychotherapy services were

very limited in this clinic

o During my time at Advanced Heart and Lung Care Clinic where transplants are served I have not

only expanded clinical psychology coverage from virtually zero to full time (5 days per week

between myself and my fellow) improved the structure of pre-surgical evaluation expanded the

service to cover inpatient consultation at Methodist hospital and expanded volume such that we can

evaluate every single new patients for heart or lung transplantation at Indiana University Health

o To expand service clinical health psychology services I developed a post-doctoral fellowship in

clinical health psychology with a focus on cardio-thoracic behavioral medicine in transplant to

simultaneously address the clinic need with this full time position but also to increase training in

this highly under skilled area particularly in the Midwest

Continuing Education Initiatives

Yelena Chernyak PhD Dossier Service Documents

8

bull I have conducted 18 Continuing Education Lectures in rank locally and regionally with excellent

feedback and ratings from professional colleagues A complete compilation of feedback is

included in the Service Appendix

bull Sample comments on evaluations of Continuing Education included ldquoExcellent speaker ndash she did

a great job giving analogies and examplesrdquo and ldquoGreat Presentationrdquo

Evaluation of Quality of Clinical Service

Indiana University Health Physicians Productivity

bull Consistently meeting and exceeding Indiana University Health Physicians wRVU (work relative

value units) clinical goal target since compensation plan initiated in 2014

Indiana University Health Physicians Patient Experience Surveys

bull The National Research Corporation queries patient experience data by assigning a Net Promoter

Score (NPS) to responses Net Promoter Score is a measure of customer loyalty and ability to

grow through referrals A Promoter score is given to all responses with values 9-10 on a 0-10

scale reported as a percentage of total scores

bull My NPS scores for 2020 was 10000 which is above the target in psychiatry of 7994 as well

as above the target of other IU Health Physicians Departments listed below

Yelena Chernyak PhD Dossier Service Documents

9

OPPE Report - Allied Health Practitioner

bull Survey Results Periodic surveys are conducted to evaluate the practitioners performance based

upon the six ACGME standards of Patient Care Medical Knowledge Interpersonal and

Communication Skills Professionalism Practice Based Learning and Improvement Systems

based practice

bull The results per questions are assigned a point value Outstanding = 5 Acceptable = 4 Needs

Improvement = 3 Unsatisfactory = 0 An average is obtained for each question based upon the

total number of surveys received for the practitioner

bull The vast majority (90+) of the scoring periods as shown below are cumulatively rated as

lsquoOutstandingrsquo by my peers with the remainder ratings falling somewhere between lsquoAcceptablersquo

and lsquoOutstandingrsquo

Yelena Chernyak PhD Dossier Service Documents

10

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1212013 x 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5

612013 x 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5

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12302015 x 5 5 5 47 5 43 5 5

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6302016 x 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5

6302017 x 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5

12312017 x 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5

Yelena Chernyak PhD Dossier Service Documents

11

EVIDENCE OF SCHOLARLY PUBLICATIONS PRESENTATIONS OTHER MEANS OF

DISSEMINATION

Peer Reviewed Service Oriented Manuscripts

bull Publications

o 9 traditional peer reviewed journal articles at rank on topics related to clinical health

psychology

o 3 manuscripts currently under review in Health Care The Journal of Delivery Science and

Innovation and Progress in Transplantation

o 5 first authored publication

o 1 as primary mentor with mentee as first author

o 3 articles with mentees as co-authors

bull Key publications

o Chernyak Y (2019) A Practical Application Primer on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for

Insomnia for Medical Residents MedEdPORTAL 1510862

httpsdoiorg1015766mep_2374-826510862

o Chernyak Y (in press) Improving CPAP Adherence for OSA Improving CPAP

Adherence for OSA A Practical Application Primer on CPAP Desensitization

MedEdPORTAL

These articles highlight my expertise in the clinical application teaching and

dissemination of evidence based practice in the field of behavioral sleep medicine I

authored these articled to contribute to the professional literature the high impact

service I was providing to patients with insomnia and CPAP noncompliance Medical

education is sorely lacking these teaching resources which the MEDEDPortal

publication directly targets

I have 1 published and 1 in press article in MEDEDPortal a unique teaching

publication in the medical field For context summarized from

wwwmededportalorg

bull MedEdPORTAL is a MEDLINE-indexed open-access journal of teaching

and learning resources in the health professions published by the Association

of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) in partnership with the American

Dental Education Association MedEdPORTAL publications are stand-alone

complete teaching or learning modules that have been implemented and

evaluated with medical or dental trainees or practitioners Each submission is

reviewed by editorial staff and external peer reviewers using a standardized

review instrument grounded in the tenets of educational scholarship

bull MedEdPORTAL complies with the International Committee of Medical

Journal Editors (ICMJE) Recommendations for the Conduct Reporting

Editing and Publication of Scholarly Work in Medical Journals

bull Scope MedEdPORTAL invites educators to submit generalizable

educational materials that have been implemented with target learners with

the aim of helping to improve patient care The learners must include training

or practicing physicians or dentists (eg professional school residency

faculty development continuing professional development) and may include

trainees or practitioners across the health professions

bull Vision 1) Serve as the premier clearinghouse of high-quality peer-reviewed

health education tools 2) Promote interprofessional collaboration by

facilitating the open exchange of educational resources across the health

professions and 3) Equip health professionals across the continuum with

effective and efficient educational resources to improve patient care

Yelena Chernyak PhD Dossier Service Documents

12

o daggerChernyak Y Teh LB (2019) Medically-Induced Exacerbation of PTSD

Following Lung Transplantation A Case Series Journal of Clinical Psychology in

Medical Settings httpsdoiorg101007s10880-019-09691-7

bull This case series and practice guide addresses a novel topic of PTSD in lung-

transplant recipients which occurs at double the rate in this population and

poses serious threat to morbidity and mortality in this already high-risk

group Existing psychological evaluation practices are critically inadequate to

capture PTSD as many patients may fail to disclose relevant history Novel

evaluation and treatment methods are discussed and recommended

IMPACT FACTORS OF JOURNALS IN WHICH I PUBLISHED

Journal Name Impact

Factor

Date of

Publication

Number of

Articles Published

International Journal of Eating Disorders 35 2011 1

Journal of Abnormal Psychology 5519 2010 1

Progress in Transplantation 958 2019 2020 2

MEDED Portal 38 acceptance

rate

2019 2020 2

Journal of Clinical Psychology in Medical Settings 1477 2019 2

Supportive care in cancer 2754 2016 1

Cancer medicine 3357 2014 1

After extensive exploration MedEdPORTAL has made the decision not to pursue an impact factor Dissemination is the priority

for MedEdPORTAL publications Our desire is for readers to replicate educational activities described in our publications which

does not necessarily translate to citations in the peer-reviewed literature We also value innovation especially in spaces where

there have traditionally been curricular gaps Strategic efforts to increase the impact factor would hinder our goal of highlighting

unique topics that may not get cited as frequently Additionally we are concerned that a low impact factor would harm the

reputation of the journal by inviting undue comparisons with dissimilar journals In sum we believe that MedEdPORTAL is

distinguished among medical education journals by its uniqueness in disseminating educational resources and an impact factor

would likely underestimate the true impact of MedEdPORTAL

Yelena Chernyak PhD Dossier Service Documents

13

Scopus Accessed 422020

Non-Peer Reviewed Publications

bull 4 invited contributions by professional societies including the Society of Behavioral Sleep

Medicine 3 in rank 2 first authored

bull Contributions to policy statements representing clinical opinions and recommendations by a

professional society is a highly prestigious impactful contribution The purpose is to distill and

highlight critically important scholarship and clinical evidence which may be complex into a

straightforward and applied set of information for the clinician

bull Each of these contributions was made by invitation of an executive committee in each

professional society My invitation was the direct result of prominence and reputation in the

society as one having the skill and knowledge to make this contribution

bull Contributions are archived so as to be disseminated and retrievable even after published

newsletter or recommendation are initially released

o Simon S Chernyak Y (2016) Practice Committee Position Statement Draft on the

ACP Guidelines for the Treatment of Insomnia Society for Behavioral Sleep Medicine

BehavioralSleeporg httpswwwbehavioralsleeporgimagesPositionACP-Position-

Statement-Finalpdf

Co-authored position statement on a seminal treatment recommendation affecting

the field of behavioral sleep medicine

o Chernyak Y Byers H James E Schmittdiel C Thomas SJ Blackburn R amp

Simona SL (2017) What you need to know Implications of the American Academy of

Pediatrics 2016 Safe Sleep Practices on Pediatric Behavioral Sleep Medicine Society of

Behavioral Sleep Medicine httpswwwbehavioralsleeporgimagespdfSBSM-

Summary-of-AAP-2016-Safe-Sleep-Commentarypdf

o Chernyak Y Prepping for the DBSM How SBSM Can Help You The Sleep Talker

Volume 36 April 2020

Peer Review for Professional Journals

bull Peer Review for 7 professional journals in the field lf clinical health psychology

bull Invitation to review from journals increasing in the last 2 years indicating growing scholarly

presence

IMPACT FACTOR OF JOURANLS FOR WHICH I PROVIDE RVIEWS

Journal Name Impact Factor

Physiology and Behavior (2007) 272

Archives of Internal Medicine (2008) discontinued

Translational Behavioral Medicine (2018-) 248

Annals of Behavioral Medicine (2018-) 376

Health Psychology (2019 - ) 408

Heart amp Lung Journal of Acute and Critical Care (2020- ) 169

Yelena Chernyak PhD Dossier Service Documents

14

International Journal of Stress Management (2020 - ) 195

Scopus Accessed March 26 2020

Peer Reviewed Service Oriented Presentations

bull Twelve in-rank peer reviewed presentations at national and international conferences such as the

Society of Behavioral Sleep Medicine Society of Behavioral Medicine American Psychological

Association

bull 3 First Author

bull 5 Mentee First Author

bull 1 Mentee co-author

Media Dissemination of Service

bull Twenty-three total at rank for national outlets including lsquoGQrsquo magazine lsquoBustlersquo magazine and

regional outlets such as WRTB6 News and WTHR-TV

bull My goal in working with the media is to provide mass dissemination of clinical and scientific

information to the general public

bull Routinely called upon as an expert in field if behavioral sleep medicine and clinical health

psychology during duration of volunteering to represent IU to the media

Treatment Manuals

bull 2 treatment manuals 1 copyrighted 1 first authored (See Appendix for Service Publications)

o Otte JL Lalevich S Hollingsworth P Chernyak Y Manchanda S ldquoSleep Great

A Wellness Program to Promote Sleep in the Workplacerdquocopy Program Manual

This manual was copyrighted and rights sold to other large hospital systems

nationally for use in their employee assistance programs

o Chernyak Y Cardiac Patients Linking Mind amp Body (CLIMB) Program Manual used

in the Advanced Heart and Lung Care Program at Indiana University Methodist Hospital

I developed this treatment manual to utilize in clinical care delivery based on an

evidence based psychological wellness model including stress management

mood optimization motivational enhancement and social support

This manual has been adapted to several clinical populations at Indiana

University Health Methodist Hospital including Ventricular Assistant Device

recipients and pre-thoracic transplant patients

Thursday August 19 2021 at 080710 Eastern Daylight Time

Page 1 of 1

Subject RE Using your dossier for an exampleDate Wednesday August 18 2021 at 35540 PM Eastern Daylight TimeFrom Chernyak YelenaTo Applegate RachelADachments image001png image002png

Thank you and Thanks for your request That would be just fine with me YC Yelena Chernyak PhD DBSM HSPPAssociate Professor of Clinical PsychiatryChief Psychologist - Adult OutpaSent Psychiatry IU Health Neurosciences CenterDirector ndash Behavioral Sleep Medicine IU Health Neurosciences CenterDirector ndash Clinical Health Psychology Fellowship Indiana University School of MedicineIU Health PhysiciansGoodman Hall IU Health Neuroscience Center355 W 16th St Suite 2800 Indianapolis IN 46202-7176ychernyaiuedu From Applegate Rachel ltrapplegaiupuiedugt Sent Wednesday August 18 2021 1143 AMTo Applegate Rachel ltrapplegaiupuiedugtSubject Using your dossier for an example CongratulaSons on your 2021 promoSon to clinical associate professorI wonder if you would be willing to have your dossier posted as an example We do this behind CAS so it isonly IU people who can see themWe post everything EXCEPT the appendices and review leeers Please let me know Thanks Rachel ApplegateAssistant Vice Chancellor for Faculty AffairsAssociate Professor Library and Information ScienceOffice of Academic AffairsUniversity Hall (INAD) Suite 5002301 University BoulevardIndianapolis IN 46202 317-278-2395rapplegaiupuieduwwwacademicaffairsiupuiedu

Page 4: Sample Dossier Type of case: Promotion to Clinical

Yelena Chernyak PhD August 17 2020 Page 3 of 25

2012 ndash 15 American Academy of Sleep Medicine

2012 ndash Society of Behavioral Medicine

2013 ndash Indiana Psychological Association

2013 ndash Association of Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies

2015 ndash Society of Behavioral Sleep Medicine

Professional Honors and Awards

2002 2003 Faculty Award ($4500 annually)

2004 Indiana University

2002 2003 Honors College Award ($4000 annually)

2004 Indiana University

2004 Awarded High Distinction

Honors College

Indiana University

2004 Honors Diplomate

Department of Psychology

Indiana University

2005 Graduated with High Honors

College of Arts and Sciences

Indiana University

2005 2006 Provost Fellow

Department of Graduate Studies

Drexel University

2007 2008 Professional Conference Travel Award

2009 Department of Graduate Studies

Drexel University Philadelphia PA

2010 Best Dissertation - Highly Commended Award

Department of Graduate Studies

Drexel University Philadelphia PA

2013 Victor Knarr Hypnosis Training Fund Award

Department of Psychiatry

Indiana University School of Medicine

2015 Victor Knarr Hypnosis Training Fund Award

Department of Psychiatry

Indiana University School of Medicine

Yelena Chernyak PhD August 17 2020 Page 4 of 25

2017 WM George McAdoo Award

Excellence in Teaching by the Psychology Internship Program

Department of Psychiatry

Indiana University School of Medicine

Professional Development

2011 - 2012 Leadership in Academic Medicine Program

Indiana University School of Medicine

Consulting

2016 - Healthy IU and Indiana University Health

Content Expert Development and review of occupational

Health Program lsquoSleep Great IUcopyrsquo

2019 - BetterUp

San Fransisco CA

Consulting and Coaching on Healthy Sleep for Industry

Teaching

Didactic Undergraduate Students

1 2008 ldquoAxis II Comorbidity and Dialectical Behavioral Therapy for

Eating Disordersrdquo

The Psychology of Eating Disorders and Obesity (PSY 357)

Department of Psychology

Drexel University

Philadelphia PA

Enrollment 30 students

2 2008 - 2010 Approaches to Personality (PSY 140)

Department of Psychology

Drexel University

Philadelphia PA

Enrollment 50 students

3 2009 - 2010 The Psychology of Eating Disorders and Obesity (PSY 357)

Department of Psychology

Drexel University

Philadelphia PA

Enrollment 30 students

Didactic Graduate and Medical Students (IUPUIIUSOM unless otherwise noted)

1 2009 ldquoDiagnosis and Treatment of Eating Disorders and Obesityrdquo

Psychopathology (PSY 520)

Yelena Chernyak PhD August 17 2020 Page 5 of 25

Clinical Psychology Doctoral Program

Drexel University

Department of Psychology

Philadelphia PA

Enrollment 15

2 2012-2013 Introduction to Clinical Medicine I (ICM1-1 Course X600)

Co-preceptor for year-long weekly course for MS2 students

Enrollment 10

3 2012-2014 Evidence Based Medicine

Monthly lecture series for MS2 psychiatry clerkship

Enrollment 25

4 2013 Intersession Preceptor ndash Standardized Patient Simulation

MedicinePsychiatryNeurology Medical Students

Bi-Annual Learning Activity

Enrollment 10

5 2017 Behavioral Sleep Medicine

Invited Workshop

Department of Psychology

Graduate Program in Clinical Psychology

IUPUI

Enrollment 30

Didactic Postgraduate Students (Interns Residents Fellows IUPUIIUSOM)

1 2011 ldquoDSM-IV Mood Disordersrdquo

Psychiatry Residents (PGY-I)

Department of Psychiatry

Enrollment 8

2 2012 ndash 2016 Course Director Diversity in Psychology

Psychology Internship

Section of Psychology

Department of Psychiatry

Enrollment 6

3 2012 ldquoSleep Disorders in Bariatric Populationsrdquo

Invited Lecturer for Psychology Practicum Didactic Training

IU Health Bariatric and Medical Weight Loss Center

Enrollment 5

4 2012 ldquoEvidence Based Treatment Weight Managementrdquo

Yelena Chernyak PhD August 17 2020 Page 6 of 25

Empirically Supported Treatments Course

Psychology Internship

Section of Psychology

Department of Psychiatry

Enrollment 6

5 2012 ldquoEvidence Based Treatment Behavioral Sleep Medicinerdquo

Empirically Supported Treatments Course

Section of Psychology

Department of Psychiatry

Enrollment 6

6 2013 ndash ldquoPsychiatry amp Sleeprdquo

Sleep Medicine Fellowship Lecture

Division of Pulmonary Critical Care Sleep amp Occupational

Medicine

Enrollment 2

7 2013 ndash ldquoCognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomniardquo

Sleep Medicine Fellowship Lecture

Division of Pulmonary Critical Care Sleep amp Occupational

Medicine

Enrollment 2

8 2014 ndash ldquoHealth Psychology Interventionsrdquo

Intervention Course

Psychology Internship

Section of Psychology

Department of Psychiatry

Enrollment 7

9 2014 ndash 2017 ldquoMindfulness Interventionsrdquo

Intervention Course Psychology Internship

Section of Psychology

Department of Psychiatry

Enrollment 7

10 2014 ldquoBehavioral Sleep Medicinerdquo

Residency Didactics

Department of Family Medicine

Enrollment 20

11 2015 ldquoBehavioral Sleep Medicinerdquo

Quarterly Educational Seminar

Psychology Pre-doctoral Internship

Section of Psychology

Yelena Chernyak PhD August 17 2020 Page 7 of 25

Department of Psychiatry

Enrollment 6

12 2016 ldquoProfessional Developmentrdquo Invited Speaker

Quarterly Educational Seminar

Psychology Pre-doctoral Internship

Section of Psychology

Department of Psychiatry

Enrollment 6

13 2016 ndash Course Director Ethics in Psychology

Psychology Internship

Section of Psychology

Department of Psychiatry

Enrollment 7

14 2019 - Course Director

Journal Club amp Didactic Lecture Series in Professional

Development

Section of Psychology

Department of Psychiatry

Enrollment 8

15 2020 lsquoBilling Practices amp Productivity Considerations in

Professional Psychologyrsquo Lecture

Journal Club amp Didactic Lecture Series in Professional

Development

Section of Psychology

Department of Psychiatry

Enrollment 8

16 2020 ldquoAdvocating for Psychology as a Profession amp Oneselfrsquo

Journal Club amp Didactic Lecture Series in Professional

Development

Section of Psychology

Department of Psychiatry

Enrollment 8

Clinical Teaching

1 2011 ndash 2014 Co-Course Director

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Theory and Application

(PSRES201)

Psychiatry Residency Program

Department of Psychiatry IUSOM

6 month rotation

Students

Yelena Chernyak PhD August 17 2020 Page 8 of 25

Andrew Adler MD

Michael Francis MD

Daniel Hackman MD

Kimberly Lo MD

David Orme MD

Ayesha Sajid MD

Paul Taraska MD

Lisa Burckhartzmeyer MD

Rebecca Smith MD

Caitlyn Adams MD

Emily Zarse MD

Corey Trobaugh MD

Gena Mooneyham MD

Kristen Dauss MD

2 2012 - Supervisor Clinical Psychology Practicum

Adult Outpatient Psychiatry Clinic

Section of Psychology Department of Psychiatry IUSOM

6 month rotation 1 dayweek

Students

Tasneem Khambaty (IUPUI)

3 2012 - Behavioral Sleep Medicine Training

Sleep Medicine Fellowship

1 year rotation frac12 day every other week

IUSOM Division of Pulmonary Critical Care Sleep amp

Occupational Medicine

Fellows

Pritam Neuptame MD

Anuja Bandyopadhyay MD

Anita Rajagopal MD

Stephen Gradney MD

Stephanie Ashraf MD

Stephanie Stahl MD

Stephanie Jackson MD

Adam Lenet MD

Aaron Roberts MD

Angie White MD

4 2012 ndash Supervisor in Adult Clinical and Health Psychology

APA-approved Clinical Psychology Internship Program

Section of Psychology Department of Psychiatry IUSOM

6-month rotation 3 daysweek

Students

Kristen Merkitsch

Anna-Leigh Powell

Yelena Chernyak PhD August 17 2020 Page 9 of 25

Ming Hwei Yek

Maija Taylor

Shannon Brothers

Danielle Henderson

Hannah Ford

Linda Skalski

Quetzal Class

Jennie Petrie

Patrick Quinn

Samantha Gray

Andrew Cooper

Rachel Holmes

5 2015 ndash Supervisor in Behavioral Sleep Medicine

APA-approved Clinical Psychology Internship Program

Section of Psychology Department of Psychiatry IUSOM

6-month rotation 1 dayweek

Students

Maureen McQuillan

Audrey Lee OrsquoConnor

Autumn Truss

Anna-Leigh Powell

Kristin Touza

Rebecca Elias

Maija Taylor

Rachel Goldin

Danielle Henderson

Lindsey Williams

Practicum Training Site Graduate Students

Students

Marguerite Claire Wilson (IUB)

Alexandra Moussa-Touks (IUB)

Amber Craig (IUB)

Danielle Tometich (IUPUI)

Maureen McQuillan (IUB)

Jay Patel (IUPUI)

Fernanda Rossi (IUB)

Jessica Bernston (IUPUI) Practicum student

6 2017 ndash Director Clinical Health Psychology Fellowship

Section of Psychology Department of Psychiatry IUSOM

1 year full-time post-doctoral specialty training jointly with

the Advanced Heart and Lung Care Clinic at IUH

Methodist Hospital

Anahli Patel PsyD

Lisa The PhD

Yelena Chernyak PhD August 17 2020 Page 10 of 25

Danielle Henderson PhD

7 2018 ndash Supervisor in Cardio-thoracic amp Transplant Psychology

Psychology Practicum

Section of Psychology Department of Psychiatry IUSOM

6 month rotation 1-2 daysweek

Students

Loretta Hsueh (IUPUI)

8 2019 - Behavioral Sleep Medicine Specialty Rotation Supervisor

Sleep Medicine Rotation

Internal Medicine Residencies

Students 1-2 studentmonth weekly

Ahmed Kiani MD

Samantha Kay MD

Sam Mshelbwala MD

Jennifer Peng MD

Zunera Tariq MD

Kevin Zhang MD

William Plunk MD

Skye El Sayegh MD

Jonathan Koons MD

Jonathan McCollum MD

Miysha Shaw MD

Mark Krauth MD

Siri Kadire MD

Chiemela Ubagharaji MD

Ryan White MD

Maniar Mehta MD

Elizabeth Cowgill MD

Teaching Administration and Curricular Development

1 2017 - Clinical Health Psychology Post-doctoral Fellowship

Co-Director

Department of Psychiatry

Indiana University School of Medicine

- Handbook Development

- Curriculum Development

2 2019 - Fellowships Director

Section of Psychology Department of Psychiatry

Indiana University School of Medicine

- Coordination of fellowship advertising recruitment and

policies

- Clinical Psychology Post-doctoral Fellowship Didactic Series

o Curriculum Development

Yelena Chernyak PhD August 17 2020 Page 11 of 25

o TopicSpeaker selection

o Fellow evaluationsatisfaction survey

Mentoring

Faculty Mentoring

1 2014 - 2015 Huaiyu Zhang PhD

Assistant Professor of Clinical Psychology in Clinical Psychiatry

Department of Psychiatry

Indiana University School of Medicine

2 2015 - Courtney Johnson PhD

Assistant Professor of Clinical Psychology in Clinical Psychiatry

Department of Psychiatry

Indiana University School of Medicine

3 2018 - Danielle Henderson PhD

Assistant Professor of Clinical Psychology in Clinical Psychiatry

Department of Psychiatry

Indiana University School of Medicine

Medical Student Mentoring

1 2019 - Caroline Bolarwina MPH

MS4

Research Mentoring on the lsquoBarriers to Optimal Behavioral Sleep

Medicine Referrals in an Academic Medical Centerrsquo Project

Indiana University School of Medicine

Service

University Service

School (Indiana University School of Medicine)

2019 ndash Womenrsquos Advisory Council

Department (Psychiatry Indiana University School of Medicine)

2012 - Member

Internship Selection Committee

Section of Psychology

2015 ndash Member

Executive Committee

Section of Psychology

Yelena Chernyak PhD August 17 2020 Page 12 of 25

2015 ndash Member

Psychology Internship Executive Committee

Section of Psychology

2016 ndash 2017 Co-Director

EMR Transition Committee

Adult Outpatient Psychiatry Clinic

2016 ndash Member

Space Committee

2017 ndash Member

Quality Committee

Professional Service

2015 Member

Fall Conference Planning Committee

Indiana Psychological Association

2015 ndash 2019 Member

Society of Behavioral Sleep Medicine

Practice Committee

2019 2019 National Conference Symposium Review Committee

2019 ndash Present Member

Society of Behavioral Sleep Medicine

Membership Committee

2020 ndash Present Member

Association of Psychologists in Academic Health Centers

Conference Planning Committee

Reviewer for Journals

2007 Physiology and Behavior

2008 Archives of Internal Medicine

2018 - Translational Behavioral Medicine

2018 - Annals of Behavioral Medicine

2019 - Health Psychology

Yelena Chernyak PhD August 17 2020 Page 13 of 25

2020 - Heart amp Lung Journal of Acute and Critical Care

2020 ndash International Journal of Stress Management

Service to Patients (Presentations to the community)

2008 ndash 2009 Campus Outreach Planning Committee

Student Counseling Center

Drexel University

Philadelphia PA

2009 Wellness Workshop ldquoBikini Ready Body Healthrdquo

Student Counseling Center

Drexel University

Philadelphia PA

2011 Health Workshop Series

ldquoManaging Stressrdquo

ldquoDepression and Heart Diseaserdquo

Cardiac Rehabilitation Program

Methodist Hospital

Indiana University Health

Indianapolis IN

2015 ndash ldquoManaging Anxiety and Stressrdquo

Advanced Heart Failure Support Group

Methodist Hospital

Indiana University Health

Indianapolis IN

Service Grants

Completed

IUSCC Internal Grant Otte(PI) 2015-2018

Indiana University Simon Cancer Center $50000

Screening Breast Cancer Survivors for Sleep Disorders Using a Clinical Decision Tool A Pilot

Study

Role Co-Investigator

Funded

PCORI 14719 MuseyKroenke (PI) $3356413

Assessment of Prevention Diagnosis and Treatment Options Addressing Anxiety among Low-

Risk Chest Pain Patients in the Emergency Department Setting

This 3-arm trial will compare outcomes for patients with anxiety and low-risk chest pain

evaluated in the Emergency Department treated with standard care are referral for self-help CBT

sessions and peer support or virtual CBT intervention Patients stakeholders and health system

Yelena Chernyak PhD August 17 2020 Page 14 of 25

leaders have collaborated to maximize feasibility patient values barriers and preferences for

care

Role Co-Investigator 25 effort

Pending

R61R33 HL155794-01 Stewart (PI) $3473431

Strengthening Hearts by Addressing Disrupted Sleep (SHADES) Randomized Controlled Trial

NIHNHLBI

The aims of this phase II randomized controlled trial are (1) to determine if a modernized

collaborative stepped care intervention for insomnia reduces the excess cardiovascular disease

(CVD) risk of primary care patients with insomnia disorder and (2) to identify the mechanisms

by which this improvement may occur

Role Co-Investigator 20 Effort

Submitted But Not Funded Grants

1R15CA208664-01 Otte (PI) 2017-2019 $300000

SleeP SmaRt A Screen and Personalized Referral Algorithm for Breast Cancer Survivors with

Chronic Sleep Problems

Role Investigator

Invited Service Presentations

Local

1 March 2008 ldquoSocial Justice in Health Care The Role of Body Imagerdquo

Drexel University Office of Student Life

Philadelphia PA

2 February 2009 ldquoIdentifying and addressing problematic dieting in university-

based populationsrdquo

Drexel University Student Counseling Center

Philadelphia PA

3 February 2009 ldquoIdentifying and addressing problematic dieting in university-

based populationsrdquo

Drexel University Student Counseling Center

Philadelphia PA

4 March 2009 ldquoCAPS Lecture Tales from my Scalerdquo

Rosemont College Department of Womenrsquos Studies

Bryn Mawr PA

5 November 2010 ldquoThe Third Wave of CBT ACT and Mindfulness Techniquesrdquo

Health Psychology Fellowship Didactics Series

Cleveland Clinic

Cleveland OH

6 February 2011 ldquoPatient-Centered Communication with Oncology Patientsrdquo

Yelena Chernyak PhD August 17 2020 Page 15 of 25

Taussig Cancer Center Masterrsquos Course

Cleveland Clinic

Cleveland OH

7 March 2011 ldquoNighttime Eating Disorders Differential Diagnosis and

Treatmentrdquo

Sleep Disorders Center Grand Rounds

Cleveland Clinic

Cleveland OH

8 April 2011 ldquoDistinguishing Normative Dieting from Disordered Eating

Evaluation and Intervention Guidelinesrdquo

Department of Psychiatry Grand Rounds

Cleveland Clinic

Cleveland OH

9 May 2011 ldquoWhen is Weight-Loss Considered an Eating Disorderrdquo

Department of Pediatrics Grand Rounds

Fairview Hospital

Cleveland Clinic Foundation

Cleveland OH

10 December 2011 ldquoDevelopment amp Utilization of Behavioral Rating

Scales Can psychological assessment predict problems after

bariatric surgery and identify persons at higher riskrdquo

Bariatric and Medical Weight Loss Center

Indiana University Health

Indianapolis IN

11 March 2012 ldquoCognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomniardquo

Sleep Disorders Center

Indiana University Health

Indianapolis IN

12 January 2012 ldquoManaging Difficult Patients Improving Communication

Service Delivery and Treatment Adherencerdquo

Department of Psychiatry Grand Rounds

Indiana University School of Medicine

13 December 2012 ldquoSleep Disorders in Bariatric Populationsrdquo

Psychology Practicum Didactic Training

Bariatric and Medical Weight Loss Center

Indiana University Health

Indianapolis IN

14 September 2013 ldquoDSM-5 Update Eating and Personality Disordersrdquo

Yelena Chernyak PhD August 17 2020 Page 16 of 25

Department of Psychiatry Grand Rounds

Indiana University School of Medicine

Indianapolis IN

15 September 2013 ldquoIntroduction to Cognitive Behavioral Therapyrdquo

Department of Occupational Therapy

Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis

Indianapolis IN

16 February 2014 ldquoCognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomniardquo

Department of Psychiatry Grand Rounds

Indiana University School of Medicine

Indianapolis IN

17 April 2019 ldquoCBT-I amp Traumardquo

Sleep Disorders Center

Indiana University Health

Indianapolis IN

Regional

1 October 2010 ldquoThe Epidemic of Obesity Updates Psychological Sequelae

and Behavioral Interventionrdquo

Continuing Education Course

Ohio Psychological Association

Fall Conference

Columbus OH

2 April 2011 ldquoAdvancing the Understanding of the treatment of Eating

Disorders in Ohiordquo

Continuing Education Course

Ohio Psychological Association Workshop

Lindner Center

Cincinnati OH

Lecture ldquoAwareness of Societal Messages Competing

Influences on Weight and Eatingrdquo

3 July 2012 ldquoEthicsrdquo

Continuing Education Course

Section of Psychology

Department of Psychiatry

Indiana University School of Medicine

Lecture ldquoEthical Issues of Health Psychology in the Medical

Settingrdquo

4 June 2013 ldquoDSM-5rdquo

Continuing Education Course

Yelena Chernyak PhD August 17 2020 Page 17 of 25

Department of Psychiatry

Section of Psychology

Indiana University School of Medicine

Lecture ldquoSleep Eating and Personality Disordersrdquo

5 May 2015 Essentials of Cancer Survivorship A Workshop for

Health Care Professionals

Continuing Education Course

IU Health Cancer Centers The Ohio State University and

University of Cincinnati Cancer Survivorship Consortium

Indianapolis IN

Lecture ldquoCoping with Anxiety and Depression Psychological

Issues During Cancer and Beyondrdquo

6 November 2015 ldquoSleeplessness in America How Inadequate Sleep Related

To Health and Wellbeingrdquo

Continuing Education Course

Indiana Psychological Association

Fall Conference

Indianapolis IN

Lecture ldquoSleeplessness in America How Inadequate Sleep

Related To Health and Wellbeingrdquo

7 April 2016 ldquoBehavioral Sleep Medicine Psychological Treatment for

Insomnia and other Sleep Disordersrdquo

Department of Internal Medicine Grand Rounds

Reid Hospital

Richmond IN

8 June 2016 ldquoHealth Psychology Interventions for Medically and

Psychiatrically Ill Patientsrdquo

Department of Internal Medicine Grand Rounds Reid Hospital

Richmond IN

9 November 2016 ldquoMood Disorders in Women ndash A Lifespan Approachrdquo

Department of Internal Medicine Grand Rounds

Reid Hospital

Richmond IN

10 October 2017 ldquoCBT for Anxiety and Depressionrdquo

Grand Rounds

Decatur County Memorial Hospital

Greensburg IN

11 November 2017 ldquoMindfulness Based Stress Reductionrdquo

Grand Rounds

Yelena Chernyak PhD August 17 2020 Page 18 of 25

Columbus Regional Hospital

Columbus IN

12 April 2019 ldquoSleeplessness in the 21st Century - How

Inadequate Sleep Relates to Health and Wellbeing and the

Everyday Habits that Get in the Wayrdquo

IUSOM Office of Medical Education ndash Wellness Coalition

Streamed Statewide

Indianapolis IN

Scientific Abstracts amp Presentations (in rank daggerstudent trainee author students underlined)

Local

1 Lowe MR Chernyak Y (2006 March) The Role of Dieting in Bulimia Nervosa A

Reformulation Poster Session presented at the 2006 annual Drexel University Research

Day Philadelphia PA

2 Chernyak Y Lowe MR (2007 March) Fear of Fatness of Drive to be Thin Motivations for

Dieting in Normal Weight Women Poster session presented at the 2007 annual Psi Chi Research

day at the University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia PA

3 Chernyak Y Heinberg JL (2011 March ) Impact of preferred weight on weight loss

outcomes in bariatric surgery patients Research oral presentation given at the Cleveland

Clinic Endocrinology and Metabolism Institute Research Day Cleveland OH

4 daggerPatel A Chernyak Y (2020 March) The Need for Psychological Rehabilitation in

Lung Transplant Recipients Indiana University Research day Indianapolis IN

National

1 Lowe MR Ognibine J Kral T Chernyak Y (2006 October) Development and Pilot

Testing of a New Procedure for directly assessing long-term Nutritional Intake at Worksite

Cafeterias Poster session presented at the 2006 annual meeting of the Obesity Society

Boston MA

2 Chernyak Y Lowe MR (2007 May) Fear of Fatness or Drive to be Thin

Motivations for Dieting in Normal Weight Women Poster session presented at the 2007

annual meeting of the International Academy of Eating Disorders Baltimore MD

3 Chernyak Y Lowe MR (2007 October) Differentiating drive for thinness and drive to

be thin Restrained eaters and bulimic individuals have different motives for dieting

Poster session presented at the 2007 annual meeting of the Eating Disorders Research

Society Pittsburg PA

4 Chernyak Y Lowe MR (2007 October) Fear of Fatness or Drive to be Thin

Motivations for Dieting in Normal Weight Women Restrained Eaters and Bulimic Patients

Yelena Chernyak PhD August 17 2020 Page 19 of 25

Poster session presented at the 2007 annual meeting of the Renfrew Center Foundation

Philadelphia PA

5 Chernyak Y Lowe MR (2007 November) Drive for Thinness is Not the Same as

Drive to be Thin On the Motivations for Dieting in Normal Weight Restrained Eaters and

Bulimic Individuals Poster session presented at the 2007 annual meeting of the Association

of Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies Philadelphia PA

6 Thomas JG Markowitz J Tappe K ChernyakY Ochner C Butryn ML Lowe

MR Telephone-Based Weight Loss Maintenance Interventions for Patients Referred from

Primary Care Clinics Poster session presented at the 2008 annual meeting of the Obesity

Society Phoenix AZ

7 Chernyak Y Lowe MR (2008 July) Drive for Thinness is Not the Same as Drive to be

Thin On the Motivations for Dieting in Normal Weight Restrained Eaters and Bulimic

Individuals Poster session presented at the 2008 annual meeting of the Society for the

Study of Ingestive Behavior Paris France

8 Chernyak Y Neeren MA Lowe MR (2008 September) Dietary Rule Breaking and

Loss of Control How Much do they Overlap Presented at the 2008 annual meeting of the

Eating Disorders Research Society Montreal QC Canada

9 Chernyak Y Lowe MR (2008 November) Drive to be Thin and Resistance to

Treatment Goal Weight On the Motivation for Dieting in Anorexic and Bulimic

Individuals Poster session accepted to the 2008 annual meeting of the Association of

Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies Orland Florida

10 Shaw JA OrsquoPlanick A Brooks G E Ice S M Bunnell D W Tahilani K K

Clark V L Lubarsky L D Chernyak Y and Lowe M R (2009 September 25) Level

of Weight Suppression in Anorexia Nervosa Predicts Clinical Deterioration During

Treatment in an Intensive Outpatient Program Paper presented at the annual meeting of

the Eating Disorders Research Society New York

11 Chernyak Y Lowe MR OrsquoPlanick A Ice SM amp Bunnell DW (2009 September)

Development and testing of measures to assess weight-related motivations for dieting in

eating disordered individuals Poster presented at the 2009 annual meeting of the Eating

Disorders Research Society New York NY

12 Clark VL Chernyak Y Neeren AM Lowe MR (2009 October) Dietary rules and

loss of control over eating in a weight gain-prone sample Poster presented at the 2009

annual meeting of The Obesity Society Washingtn DC

13 Chernyak Y Lowe MR (2009 November) Development and testing of measures to

assess weight-related motivations for dieting in eating disordered individuals Poster

session accepted to the 2009 annual meeting of the Renfrew Center Foundation

Philadelphia PA

Yelena Chernyak PhD August 17 2020 Page 20 of 25

14 ChernyakY Heinberg JL (2011 June) Impact of preferred weight on weight loss

outcomes in bariatric surgery patients Selective oral presentation in the Masters Course in

Behavioral Health Session presented at the 2011 annual Association of Metabolic and

Bariatric Surgery Orland FL

15 Heinberg L J Windover A Ashton K Merrell J Chernyak Y (2011 June)

Psychological evaluation ratings and 1 month psychological adjustment Who reports pain

nausea dehydration and regret Selective oral presentation in the Masters Course in

Behavioral Health Session presented at the 2011 annual Association of Metabolic and

Bariatric Surgery Orland FL

16 Otte J L Manchanda S Skaar T Rand K Weaver M Chernyak Y Davis L

Krier C Carpenter J S (2015) Oncology provider knowledge and practice for sleep

problems in cancer patients and survivors American Academy of Sleep Medicine SLEEP

2015 Seattle WA

17 Chernyak Y Avant A (2016 March) Satisfaction with a Multidisciplinary

Psychotherapy and Social Support Program in Patients with Ventricular Assist Devices

Society of Behavioral Medicine Washington DC

18 Chernyak Y (2016 June) Patient Acceptability of Behavioral Sleep Medicine

Referrals In An Academic Medical Center American Academy of Sleep Medicine SLEEP

Denver CO

19 Otte J L Lalevich S Hollingsworth P Chernyak Y Manchanda S (2017 June)

ldquoSleep Greatrdquo A Wellness Program To Promote Sleep In The Workplace American

Academy of Sleep Medicine SLEEP 2017 Boston MA

20 Jackson L Otte J L Chernyak Y Johns S Manchanda S Storniolo AM LK K

Draucker C (April 2018) Facilitators and Barriers of Providing Sleep Specialists

Referrals to Breast Cancer Survivors with Chronic Sleep Problems Midwest Nursing

Research Societyrsquos 32th Annual Research Conference Cleveland OH

21 daggerHenderson DR Chernyak C Gutteridge D Roe DW (August 2018) Unmasking

Severe Anxiety After Lung Transplant NATCO ndash The Organization of Transplant

Professionals Indianapolis IN

22 daggerHenderson DR Chernyak C (August 2018) A Pre-Transplant Psychological

Characterization of Patients with Lung Disease NATCO ndash The Organization of Transplant

Professionals Indianapolis IN

23 daggerHenderson DR Chernyak Y Using A Clinician-rated Measure to Predict Listing for

Lung Transplantation Society of Behavioral Medicine Washington DC 2019

24 daggerTeh LB Henderson DR amp Chernyak Y Post Item-Level Psychometric Validation

Yelena Chernyak PhD August 17 2020 Page 21 of 25

of the Stanford Integrated Psychosocial Assessment for Transplant (SIPAT) for Thoracic

Transplant Candidates Society of Behavioral Medicine Washington DC 2019

25 daggerChernyak Y amp Hsueh L Self-Reported Psychological Distress During Post Lung

Transplant Intensive Outpatient Rehabilitation Accepted presentation at the American

Psychological Association Chicago IL 2019

26 Otte J L Chernyak Y Manchanda S Sleep Disorders in Breast Cancer Survivors

Barriers and Strategies for Identification and Treatment Referral Symposium Society for

Behavioral Sleep Medicine Birmingham AL 2019

Publications (in rank daggerstudent trainee author students underlined)

Service Publications

Refereed

1 Chernyak Y Lowe MR (2010) Motivations for Dieting Drive for Thinness Is

Different From Drive for Objective Thinness Journal of Abnormal Psychology 119(2)276-

281 httpdoi101037a0018398

2 Lowe MR Bunnell DW Neeren AM Chernyak Y Greberman L (2011)

Evaluating the real-world effectiveness of cognitive-behavior therapy efficacy research on

eating disorders A case study from a community-based clinical setting International

Journal of Eating Disorders 44(1) 9-18 httpsdoiorg101002eat20782

3 Otte J L Carpenter J S Manchanda S Rand K L Skaar T C Weaver M

Chernyak Y Zhong X Igega C and Landis C (2014) Systematic review of sleep

disorders in cancer patients Can the prevalence of sleep disorders be ascertained Cancer

Medicine 4(2) 183ndash200 httpsdoi101002cam4356

4 Otte JL Davis L Carpenter JS Krier C Skaar T Rand KL Weaver MT

Landis CA Chernyak Y amp Manchanda S (2016) Sleep Disorders in Breast Cancer

Survivors Supportive Care in Cancer 24(10)4197-205 httpsdoiorg101007s00520-016-

3247-6

5 Chernyak Y (2019) A Practical Application Primer on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

for Insomnia for Medical Residents MedEdPORTAL 1510862

httpsdoiorg1015766mep_2374-826510862

6 daggerChernyak Y Teh LB (2019) Medically-Induced Exacerbation of PTSD Following

Lung Transplantation A Case Series Journal of Clinical Psychology in Medical Settings

27305ndash309 httpsdoiorg101007s10880-019-09691-7

7 daggerChernyak Y Teh LB Henderson DR Patel A (2019) Practice Issues for Evaluation

and Management of the Suicidal Left Ventricular Assist Device Patient Progress in

Yelena Chernyak PhD August 17 2020 Page 22 of 25

Transplantation httpsjournalssagepubcomdoifull1011771526924819893300

8 daggerPatel A Chernyak Y (2020) The Need for Psychological Rehabilitation in Lung Transplant

Recipients Progress in Transplantation httpsdoiorg1011771526924820913510

9 Chernyak Y Chapleau KM Tanious SF Dattilo NC Diaz DR amp Landsberger SA (2020)

Olfactory Reference Syndrome A Case Report and Screening Tool Journal of Clinical Psychology

in Medical Settings httpsdoiorg101007s10880-020-09721-9

10 Chernyak Y (in press) Improving CPAP Adherence for OSA Improving CPAP Adherence for

OSA A Practical Application Primer on CPAP Desensitization MedEdPORTAL

Manuscripts with Revisions Requested

1 daggerPowell AL Teh LB Patel A Chernyak Y Exploring the Developmental Impact of

Cystic Fibrosis on Lung Transplant Candidacy Considerations for Adulthood Journal of

Clinical Psychology in Medical Settings

Manuscripts Under Review

1 Nault-Conors J Monahan P Musey P Chernyak Y Holmes E Conley M Marsh J

Roumpf S Chand P amp Kroenke K It Takes a Village to get the Right Care to the Right

Patient at the Right Time A Case Study on Addressing Chest Pain and Anxiety in the

Emergency Department Setting Health Care The Journal of Delivery Science and

Innovation

2 dagger Teh LB Chernyak Y Henderson DR Hage CA Post Item-Level Psychometric

Validation of the Stanford Integrated Psychosocial Assessment for Transplant (SIPAT) for

Thoracic Transplant Candidates Psychosomatics

3 daggerChernyak Y Teh LB Henderson DR Powell AL amp Hage CA Prediction of Listing

Status in Lung Transplant Candidates Using the Stanford Integrated Psychosocial

Assessment for Transplantation (SIPAT) Progress in Transplantation

Manuscripts in Preparation

1 Otte J Jackson L Monahan P Bo N Johns S Manchanda S Chernyak Y Ludwig K

Dodson J Storniolo AM Draucker C Are Breast Cancer Survivors Willing to Seek

Treatment for Poor Sleep A Feasibility Study of the Acceptability Facilitators and Barriers

of Completing a Referral for Sleep Complaints Behavioral Sleep Medicine

2 Chernyak Y Otte J daggerBolarwina C Ofner S Manchanda S Barriers to Optimal

Behavioral Sleep Medicine Referrals in an Academic Medical Center

Non-refereed Publications

1 Chernyak Y Neeren A Bunnell D Greberman L Lowe MR (2009) Research

Yelena Chernyak PhD August 17 2020 Page 23 of 25

and practice in clinical psychology Different ways of knowing Perspectives A

professional journal of the Renfrew Center Foundation Winter 2009

httpsrenfrewcentercomsitesdefaultfilesPerspectives20Summer202012pdf

2 Simon S Chernyak Y (2016) Practice Committee Position Statement Draft on the

ACP Guidelines for the Treatment of Insomnia Society for Behavioral Sleep Medicine

BehavioralSleeporg httpswwwbehavioralsleeporgimagesPositionACP-Position-

Statement-Finalpdf

3 Chernyak Y Byers H James E Schmittdiel C Thomas SJ Blackburn R amp

Simona SL (2017) What you need to know Implications of the American Academy of

Pediatrics 2016 Safe Sleep Practices on Pediatric Behavioral Sleep Medicine Society of

Behavioral Sleep Medicine httpswwwbehavioralsleeporgimagespdfSBSM-

Summary-of-AAP-2016-Safe-Sleep-Commentarypdf

4 Otte JL Lalevich S Hollingsworth P Chernyak Y Manchanda S ldquoSleep Great

A Wellness Program to Promote Sleep in the Workplacerdquocopy Program Manual

5 Chernyak Y Cardiac Patients Linking Mind amp Body (CLIMB) Program Manual used

in the Advanced Heart and Lung Care Program at Indiana University Methodist Hospital

6 wwwychernyawixsitecomindyhealthpsych

7 Chernyak Y Prepping for the DBSM How SBSM Can Help You The Sleep Talker

Volume 36 Quarter 1 March 2020

Invited Media Features

1 Chernyak Y Windover A Ashton K Merrell J Heinberg L (2011) Relaxation

Techniques for Bariatric Surgery Patients (Audio CD) Bariatric and Metabolic Institute

Cleveland Clinic Foundation

2 Chernyak Y Americans Sleeping Less to Work More Psych Bytes An Educational

Series from the Indiana Psychological Association (3 Feb 2015)

3 Greensburg (IN) Daily News2015 ldquoSeptember 7-13 is National Suicide Prevention

Weekrdquo wwwgreensburgdailynewscomseptember---is-national-suicide-prevention-

weekarticle_ac467f35-72cb-5525-baba-fd563bf28578html

4 Indiana Psychological Association Preventing Suicide Reaching Out and Saving Lives

Indiana psychologists offer tips on suicide prevention Chernyak interviewed for press

release (September 4 2015)

5 Batesville (IN) Herald Tribute ldquoSuicide Statistics Alarmingrdquo September 18 2015

httpwwwbatesvilleheraldtribunecomnewslocal_newssuicide-statistics-

alarmingarticle_05cd8fb2-d7c8-5dbe-8ecd-8b2488ffdafdhtml

Yelena Chernyak PhD August 17 2020 Page 24 of 25

6 WIBC-FM ldquoEffects of Daylight Savings Time on our Healthrdquo March 8 and March 11

2016 Radio

7 WXIN-TV Indianapolis News ldquoStudies Daylight Saving Time May Increase Stroke

Risk Reduce Productivityrdquo March 11 2016 repeat on Indianapolis Weekend News

March 132016 Television

8 WRTV6 ldquoIU Health Clinical Psychologist Discusses Daylight Savings Timerdquo March

14 2016 Television

9 Bustle ldquo11 Reasons Yoursquore Waking up Tired In The Morning amp How You Can Fix It

June 30 2016 wwwbustlecomarticles170127-11-reasons-youre-waking-up-tired-in-

the-morning-how-you-can-fix-it

10 The Indianapolis Recorder July QampA Sleep Itrsquos more important than you realize Ask

the IU Health Expert September 12016

wwwindianapolisrecordercomarticle_bf887475-ae11-51d2-8a03-6eb54a29e126html

11 WRTV6 ldquoIU Health Clinical Psychologist Recommends Free Sleep-Inducing Appsrdquo

August 11 2016 Television

12 WRTV6 News Indianapolis ldquoIU Health Puts sleep myths and rest and gives sleep

advicerdquo 14 March 2016 Television

13 WTHR-TV Indianapolis Sunrise News ldquoTips for Coping with Daylight Saving Timerdquo

12 March 2016 Television

14 IU Health Blog (2016 February 22) ldquoHow Debi Mazar Copes with Insomniardquo

Message posted on httpiuhealthorgblogdetailhow-debi-mazar-copes-with-

insomniaVyFsqnL2bIU

15 GQ Magazine National Publication ldquoHow Bad Is It That I Sleep Only Five Hours a

Nightrdquo Chernyak Interviewed October 27 2016 wwwgqcomstoryhow-bad-is-it-

that-i-sleep-five-hours-a-night

16 The List National Publication What really happens to your body when you donrsquot

sleep November 15 2016 httpswwwthelistcom31083really-happens-body-dont-

sleep

Yelena Chernyak PhD August 17 2020 Page 25 of 25

17 The Kendalville News Sun ldquoTips for a Healthier Heartrdquo February 2 2017 Chernyak

Interviewed httpwwwkpcnewscomfeatureslifekpcnewsarticle_ccb68645-16a2-

58a0-b67e-7d1dc7605673html

18 The American Psychological Association Goshen News ldquoTake Simple Steps Reduce

the risk of heart diseaserdquo Chernyak Interviewed February 8

2017 httpwwwgoshennewscomnewslifestylestake-simple-steps-reduce-the-risk-of-

heart-diseasearticle_9c82afd4-f26a-5555-8d22-0f9d52f0f6a8html

19 WISH-TV8 Indianapolis ldquoIU Health Behavioral Sleep Medicine Specialist Gives Sleep

Tips For Daylight Saving Timerdquo March 9 2017

20 WRTV-TV Indianapolis ldquoIU Health Psychologist Discusses How To Spot The

Warning Signs Of Suiciderdquo June 14 2018 Television

21 WISH-TV8 Indianapolis ldquoIU Health Psychologist Discusses Sleep Habitsrdquo June 19

2018 Television

22 WTHR-TV Indianapolis Sunrise News ldquoIU Health Psychologist Discusses Effects Of

Snooze Buttonrdquo June 29 2018 Television

23 WTHR-TV Indianapolis Sunrise News ldquoIU Health Clinical Psychologist Offers Advice

For Better Sleeprdquo September 17 2018 Television

24 WISH-TV8 Indianapolis News ldquoCan You Catch Up On Sleeprdquo September 18 2018

Television

25 WTIU Public Television ndash Indiana Public Media All Things Considered Program

ldquoDreams and the Pandemicrdquo April 15 2020 Radio

26 WFIU WTIU Indiana Public Media NPR Why Are You Having Dreams About

COVID-19 A Sleep Specialist Explains httpsindianapublicmediaorgnewswhy-are-

you-having-dreams-about-covid-19-a-sleep-specialist-explainsphp April 27 2020 Web

Personal Statement-Yelena Chernyak PhD (Candidate for Promotion to Associate Professor)

Overview

I am applying for promotion to the rank of Associate Professor of Clinical Psychology in Clinical

Psychiatry within the Department of Psychiatry My declared area of excellence is service with a

demonstrated strong performance in the area of teaching I joined the Department of Psychiatry at

Indiana University School of Medicine (IUSOM) in 2011 as an Assistant Professor of Clinical

Psychology in Clinical Psychiatry As a licensed clinical psychologist my expertise is in the area of

Clinical Heath Psychology also known as Medical Psychology or Behavioral Medicine The focus of my

practice is optimizing the biopsychosocial wellbeing of individuals in order to prevent alleviate or cope

with medical illness My career is devoted to providing psychological services to individuals with life

threatening conditions such as metastatic cancer end-stage heart or lung failure and debilitating

insomnia My role on medical teams as a health psychologist has been vital for readying patients for life-

saving procedures such as chemotherapy or thoracic transplantation Often times psychological

evaluation was integral to the decision making for the entire team in making critical medical decisions as

well as mandated by payers Given the complexity and critical nature of my work I cultivated my

specialty through extensive training This has included a 5-year graduate education specializing in health

psychology conducting relevant research completing a prestigious clinical fellowship at the Cleveland

Clinic and obtaining board certification My fellowship at the Cleveland Clinic culminated in my

joining the faculty at Indiana University School of Medicine where I have incorporated evidence-based

world-class care into multiple hospital-based settings

Since joining IUSM in 2011 I have developed clinical and educational service lines in multiple

medical departments My service contributions have taken the form of (1) Developing a Behavioral

Sleep Medicine (BSM) assessment intervention and training clinic at the IU Health Neurosciences

Center (2) Developing the Thoracic Transplant Psychology Program as well as creating and directing its

dedicated post-doctoral fellowship (3) Serving as the primary psychologist and training supervisor for IU

Simon Cancer Centerrsquos Multi-disciplinary Clinic and (4) As Chief Psychologist of Adult Outpatient

Psychiatry overseeing the expansion of psychology services My service contributions have resulted in

scholarship ranging from publications in peer reviewed journal articles to program manuals and media

appearances My clinical health psychology expertise has raised the standard of psychological medical

care at IUSM to be competitive and comparable with top-ranked medical centers nationwide My service

has been indispensable to the creation and organization of multiple landmark programs within the IUSOM

and IU Health systems

Service (Area of Excellence)

Service to Patients

In 2012 I obtained board certification in Behavioral Sleep Medicine (BSM) by the American

Academy of Sleep Medicine one of only 213 providers internationally obtaining this certification More

recently I received a Diplomate in Behavioral Sleep Medicine from the Board of Behavioral Sleep

Medicine in 2020 I am one of only two board-certified BSM providers in the state of Indiana and the

only provider treating adults BSM is a highly specialized growing field that is rooted in evidence-based

medicine and is the standard of care for treating sleep disorders such as insomnia In 2013 I developed

the Behavioral Sleep Medicine Clinic at the IU Health Neurosciences Center at the behest of the

Department of Medicinersquos Sleep Medicine Program Prior to the creation of this service line the

Department of Medicine lacked expertise and resources to behaviorally treat patients with sleep disorders

My service has grown in the past 6 years to treat over 500 patients increasingly annually to a total of 138

new patients in 2019 Referrals have stemmed from a collaboration with the IU Sleep Disorders Center

faculty the Roudebush Veterans Affairs Hospital and national referral sources including the Cleveland

Clinic and Johns Hopkins The clinic was one of the first service lines to pilot telehealth via the IU

Health Virtual Visits platform Referrals have continued to grow each year and capacity is large enough

to create training opportunities for sleep medicine fellows internal medicine and psychiatry residents

medical students psychology interns and practicum trainees which also helps to extend clinical access

for patients Trainees from this program have graduated to go into practice all across the United States

disseminating the gold-standard model for BSM practice nationwide

As the lead psychologist since 2011 for the Advanced Heart and Lung Care Clinic (AHLCC) at

IU Health Methodist Hospital I serve a highly medically compromised and psychiatrically complex

population of patients and their families who undergo advanced therapies including heart and lung

transplant Patients from across the Midwest seek this specialized care particularly for lung

transplantation a complex and risky medical procedure Our program is the only one in the state of

Indiana that performs this service I strategically expanded my working relationship with the AHLCC to

include service to both the cardiac and pulmonary service lines tripled the amount of clinical time

provided to this program and obtained funding for a full time transplant psychology fellowship I

developed the Thoracic Transplant Psychology Program within the AHLCC to include a comprehensive

psychological assessment protocol including a structured clinical interview self-report measures

personality testing and clinical interview Moreover the Thoracic Transplant Psychology Program has

expanded to serve not only outpatients but also inpatients who are waiting for or recovering from heart

and lung transplants or advanced therapies at IU Health Methodist Hospital This group of inpatients

previously lacked any access to psychological assessment or psychotherapy while hospitalized The

psychology service has expanded to conduct over 250 psychological consultations on inpatients in the last

three years with improved patient outcomes and collaborative care I have demonstrated innovations

most notably in the development and implementation of a group psychotherapy program titled CLIMB

(Cardio-thoracic Patients Linking Mind and Body) in 2014 which has since been adopted in the Center

for Life in Thoracic Transplant for all lung transplant recovery patients I have collected and published

data on CLIMB on the national stage at the Society of Behavioral Medicine conference reporting

excellent patient satisfaction and outcomes CLIMB continues expanding in enrollment to over 100

thoracic transplant recipients The CLIMB program is garnering national attention demonstrated by a

recently pushed journal article co-authored and mentored with my post-doctoral fellow Dr Anahli Patel

in Progress in Transplantation detailing how it is a model psychological rehabilitation program which

serves the post-transplant psychosocial needs of organ transplant recipients

Since 2011 I utilized my expertise in health psychology as primary psychologist for the IU

Simon Cancer Center the only state wide academic cancer center and one of fifty-one National Cancer

Institute Designated Comprehensive Cancer Centers My role includes providing assessment and

psychotherapy to patients and families as well as clinical consultation to oncologists nursing and other

team members I collaborate with a multidisciplinary team of psychiatrists social workers chaplains

and nurses to head the biopsychosocial arm of the Complete Life Program I have helped to implement

improved assessment protocols in this clinic including the National Comprehensive Cancer Networkrsquos

Distress Thermometer and helped to design psychoeducational and marketing materials distributed

center-wide about complementary services for cancer patients This program focuses on improving the

psychological emotional social and spiritual well-being of cancer patients As a result of my role I

have been invited to speak at regional symposiums on cancer care including the Survivorship Symposium

hosted jointly by Indiana University Ohio State University and University of Cincinnati Cancer Centers

in 2015

Administrative Service

In 2015 I was named the Chief Psychologist of the Adult Outpatient Psychiatry Clinic in the IU

Health Neurosciences Center Under my leadership the clinical psychology team has grown from two to

six psychology faculty members with further recruitment underway Our clinic specializes in assessment

and treatment of the full range of psychiatric illnesses as well as medical comorbidities As a group the

psychology faculty accept referrals from the entire IU Health system as well as community referrals

statewide Specialties represented in our clinic by psychologists include mood disorders anxiety

disorders trauma and interpersonal violence conversion and somatoform disorders cognitive

rehabilitation biofeedback mindfulness interventions cognitive behavioral therapy and sleep disorders

With over 10000 unique appointments delivered by psychologists in this clinic since 2017 my leadership

represents a robust and growing presence

Because of my expertise I am an appointed member on multiple departmental and school-wide

committees (1) the Section of Psychology Executive Committee (oversees clinical services and faculty

issues for psychologists in the Department of Psychiatry) (2) the Psychology Internship Executive

Committee (oversees the running of the internship program for 6-7 trainees annually) and the (3)

Psychology Internship Admission Committee (reviews and selects interns) (4) Quality Committee (5)

Space Committee and (6) Womenrsquos Advisory Council for IU School of Medicine In the past I have

served as an integral member of several committees including the EMR Transition Committee for the

Adult Outpatient Psychiatry Clinic

Scholarship

I have integrated my clinical expertise into scholarly pursuits in two areas of clinical health

psychologyndash sleep psychology and transplant psychology The overall theme of my research has been the

optimization of psychological services to medically ill patients Since 2011 I have authored 9 peer-

reviewed articles in rank Momentum in my scholarly activity is clearly demonstrated with 6

publications in the past year 4 manuscripts under review and 2 manuscripts in-preparation at present I

am proud to say 7 of these articles were either first-authored or co-authored by my mentees This is in

addition to 11 national conference symposia and poster presentations in rank 5 of which were first-

authored by my psychology fellows I serve as an ad-hoc reviewer for leading journals including Health

Psychology International Journal of Stress Management Annals of Behavioral Medicine and

Translational Behavioral Medicine One of my most recent publications forthcoming in the MEDED

Portal a peer reviewed journal focused on disseminating best practices in education published by the

American Association of Medical Colleges is a comprehensive module on delivering Cognitive

Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia to medical learners The MEDED Portal has another one of my articles

in-press on improving CPAP Adherence for OSA via CPAP Desensitization Therapy Another recent

publication in Progress in Transplantation highlights a critically important topic of increased suicide risk

in heart failure patients with implanted left ventricular assist devices

Since 2013 I have actively collaborated with researchers at the IUPUI School of Nursing to study

the intersection of cancer and sleep disorders This collaboration has produced multiple peer-reviewed

journal articles published in Cancer Medicine and Supportive Cancer Care I served as co-investigator on

a pilot study and subsequent R15 National Institutes of Health grant submission titled SleeP SmaRt

Screening and Personalized Referral Algorithm for Breast Cancer Survivors with Chronic Sleep

Problems As part of this project I contributed to the design of the novel screening tool screened patients

who were determined to be high risk for sleep disorders and provided referrals and treatment to

individuals suffering from psychophysiological insomnia identified by the project Although ultimately

unfunded this project helped lay the groundwork for a manuscript and symposium at the 2019 the Society

of Behavioral Sleep Medicine National Conference on the barriers of providing appropriate sleep

medicine services to breast cancer survivors

My clinical expertise in health psychology and behavioral sleep medicine has led to being a

recognized expert in the field and resulted in invitations to multiple invited lectures and grand rounds

statewide as well as regional media interviews Most recently I was featured on WTHR WRTV and

WIBC as a medical expert on the psychological impact of Daylight Savings Time These regional media

outlets represent the 28th largest market nationally according to the Nielsen ratings In total I have

contributed to 24 different media outlets in my current role Within IUSM I have been invited to conduct

Grand Rounds within the Departments of Psychiatry Internal Medicine Neurology Occupational

Therapy and Office of Medical Education I have also been invited regionally to conduct Grand Rounds

through the Indiana University Visiting Professor Program at three hospital systems across the state

I am a co-investigator on a recently grant-funded 35 million dollar grant from the Patient

Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) For this project I was invited to collaborate with

faculty in the Departments of Emergency Medicine and Biostatistics due to my expertise specifically

treating medical patients with cardiac symptoms and anxiety This project is focused on the treatment of

low-risk cardiac patients with anxiety presenting to emergency rooms My role on this grant submission

involved contribution to the study design treatment methodology and drafting the aims and means

section of the grant I am an integral part of the research team and lead the treatment design recruitment

training and supervision of the clinical intervention arm utilizing telepsychology CBT for anxiety

Moreover this project presents an opportunity to collaborate with experienced and prestigious

researchers such as Kurt Kroenke PhD a nationally renowned researcher who developed two gold

standard anxiety and depression assessments that are utilized internationally

Last year I was invited to collaborate with Jesse Stewart PhD in the IUPUI Department of

Psychology to serve as a Behavioral Sleep Medicine expert on a large NIH randomized controlled trial

titled lsquoStrengthening Hearts by Addressing Disrupted Sleep (SHADES)rsquo to be submitted in 2020 This

important project looks are delivering Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia to patients with

cardiovascular disease (CVD) to determine its impact on CVD risk markers and clinical events

My involvement in scholarship has been increasing at a rapid pace in the last several years ndash a

trajectory that should continue given the 3 manuscripts already under review at peer reviewed journals

and 2 other manuscripts in preparation which I anticipate will be submitted in 2020 The in-preparation

papers stem from a very exciting research program I started in the Advanced Heart and Lung Care clinic

on which data collection has been ongoing since 2014 finally accumulating enough data for publication

This program focuses on using the Stanford Integrated Psychological Assessment for Transplant a

validated clinician rating scale to assist in prediction of transplant outcomes an area where there is a

dearth of research Another manuscript I am completing is based on behavioral sleep medicine referral

patterns in a sample of nearly 500 patients collected since 2015 to understand the low referral completion

rates in an academic medical center in this population The under review submissions are collaborative

projects with mentees namely psychology fellows who I began directing over the last three years Thus

the rate of increasing scholarship follows the momentum of growing robust research and mentorship

programs which have materialized publications recently and should continue henceforth in my career at

IUSOM

Service to the Discipline

My national influence as an expert in behavioral sleep medicine is also growing demonstrated by

my membership on two executive committees for the Society of Behavioral Sleep Medicine (SBSM) ndash a

international multidisciplinary organization and the primary organization representing behavioral sleep

medicine science and practice My term on the Executive Practice Committee was completed this year

where I served to structure policy on clinical practice issues My 4 year term on the Executive

Membership Committee began in 2019 I have contributed to drafting best practice protocols and the

society newsletter both published on the national SBSM website currently In 2019 I chaired a

symposium on insomnia treatment in breast cancer survivors at the SBSM international conference

inviting contributors from other IU departments including Internal Medicine and IUPUI School of

Nursing to an audience consisting of the leaders in the field of BSM

Teaching

Teaching Philosophy

My role as an educator in graduate medical education is based on a collaborative model where I

strive to create an interactive experience with learners focused on applied clinical situations that creates

the opportunity to collaborate on case conceptualization and treatment planning This model is

approachable informal and flexible to meet the needs of varied learners This collaborative approach is

based on the apprenticeship model which involves clinical training of evidence-based interventions in

clinical health psychology through gradual immersion in clinical demands and complexity At first

shadowing my own clinical work helps establish a baseline for good clinical care Trainees gradually

transition to provide services under my supervision Depending on the training level the ultimate goal is

to allow trainees to reach a competency level to perform independent clinical care and ultimately

supervise junior trainees Direct observation of trainee work regular feedback and one-on-one weekly

supervision is standard in my training programs

Clinical TeachingMentoring

I am involved in teaching at a variety of levels First I have spent considerable time providing

supervision and focused training to equip future psychologists to evaluate and treat medically complex

patients with psychological interventions There is a dearth of training opportunities in the state of Indiana

for psychologists who wish to specialize in health psychology Prior to my joining IUSM there was no

academic medical center based health psychology fellowship in the state of Indiana This created

recruitment challenges for health psychology locally and regionally I created and continue to direct the

clinical health psychology fellowship and health psychology track for the psychology internship program

in the Department of Psychiatry at IUSM to address the significant need for clinical health psychology

specialty training in the state of Indiana I have worked with 41 trainees directly including medical

students sleep medicine fellows psychiatry residents psychology interns and psychology practicum

students One of my proudest teaching recognitions came when I was awarded the W George MacAdoo

Teaching Award in 2014 which is the most prestigious teaching award in the Section of Psychology and

is presented to only one faculty member annually based on a vote by the psychology internship class

Due to the overwhelming demand for transplant psychology expertise at IUSM as well as the lack

of qualified providers specializing in transplant psychology nationwide in 2016 I developed the Clinical

Health Psychology Postdoctoral Fellowship program to focus on transplant psychology Funding for this

program totaling $61275annually was obtained from the Academic Health Center As the fellowship

director I have developed the training curriculum and I recruit hire and supervise one fellow annually

This is exactly the type of training experience that early career psychologists are looking for to distinguish

themselves as specialists in the complex healthcare system The demand for this training was

demonstrated by successfully recruiting our first fellow immediately upon receiving funding late in the

recruitment cycle of 2017 and fellowship slots have been successfully filled for the last 3 years

consecutively despite the highly competitive psychology post-doctoral fellowship market The quality of

fellows has been excellent and the IUSM Department of Psychiatry hired my first fellow Dr Danielle

Henderson (2018) as full time faculty My second fellow Dr Lisa The (2019) is now a faculty member

and lead transplant psychologist at the Albert Einstein School of Medicinersquos Montefiore Medical Center

and my current fellow Dr Anahli Patel has accepted a position as a clinical health psychologist at

Pittsburg University School of Medicine

The growth of postdoctoral fellowship training in multiple subspecialty areas of clinical

psychology has expanded tremendously within the Department of Psychiatry However with ever

increasing specialization areas fellows were often conducting their training in disparate locations in the

hospital system with little coordination across fellowship programs in the Department of Psychiatry The

Section of Psychology Executive Committee developed the role of Fellowships Director across all

sponsored post-doctoral programs in its purview and appointed me into this role in 2019 In this role I

immediately developed and implemented a monthly didactic seminar and journal club for fellows created

a shared resources database for fellowship directors to utilize and streamlined advertising policies for

fellowship positions

In 2015 I developed a training program within the Behavioral Sleep Medicine Training Clinic

which offers training to psychology interns psychology graduate students internal medicine and

psychiatry residents and sleep medicine fellows within IUSM and other IU campuses (IUB IUPUI) I

offer 6-12 month rotations for trainees supervising up to 6 psychology learners in direct service delivery

and up to 20 didacticcollaborative learners annually Thus far 10 sleep medicine fellows 8 psychology

interns and 6 psychology graduate students have completed their training in this clinic Not only does this

training program meet the needs of learners across 4 training programs at IUSM but it also allows for

increased access to services and trains future specialists in this underserved field

After serving as the primary supervisor for the Department of Psychiatryrsquos core Adult Outpatient

Psychiatry rotation I developed a specialty rotation in Psychosocial Oncology in 2012 Subsequently I

also developed a specialty rotation in cardio-pulmonarytransplant psychology at the Advanced Heart and

Lung Care Clinic thus expanding opportunities in clinical health psychology specialty training in our

internship program This culminated in my development of the Adult Health Psychology core rotation

which combined multiple subspecialty training opportunities in this area to create a full-time training

program This ultimately evolved into its own Health Psychology Track for our internship program which

I continue to supervise Now only in its 3rd year the track receives over 30 applications annually from

applicants nationally for one spot demonstrating its growing popularity Overall I have trained 12

psychology interns in health psychology some of which have graduated to go on to prestigious

fellowships or faculty positions in institutions such as Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown

University University of Florida School of Medicine and University of Pennsylvania School of

Medicine These specialized training opportunities attract a highly qualified competitive and diverse

group of applicants nationally and internationally to our internship program

A core goal of my involvement in service to learners has been laying the foundation for them to

become academic clinicians involved in scholarly activity Approximately half of my scholarly projects

include mentoring of psychology fellows practicum students and junior faculty As a result each of my

psychology fellows has presented original research at a national conference and been a co-author on at

least one peer-reviewed presentation or publication

Curricular Development

I have extended my role as a clinician educator by developing a very highly rated workshop on

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia and also publishing this resource and learner outcomes in

MEDED Portal Additionally I have developed a workshop on improving continuous positive airway

pressure (CPAP) compliance in obstructive sleep apnea via CPAP desensitization another critically

important skill set in sleep medicine which was well rated by learners and accepted for publication by

MEDED Portal currently The learner feedback from both of these workshops indicated that the

availability of training in these topic areas was critical to learnersrsquo in their respective areas of medicine

given the under-recognition and dearth of training in behavioral sleep medicine in traditional curriculums

My teaching skills in combination with recognized expertise have also resulted in teaching requests

beyond the Department of Psychiatry For example both the Sleep Medicine Fellowship and Internal

Medicine Residency Programs at IUSOM have requested their students to rotate through my Behavioral

Sleep Medicine Clinic as part of their standard training regimen

Didactic Teaching

Over the last 8 years at IUSM I have served as the co-preceptor to the Introduction to Clinical

Medicine yearlong course (ICM1-01) from 2011-2012 as a preceptor to IUSOM intersession in 2013

monthly lecturer for the psychiatry clerkship from 2012-2014 interim course director for the Cognitive

Behavioral Therapy course for PGY-III Psychiatry residents from 2011-2014 and as course director for

both the Diversity (2012-2016) and Ethics (2016- ) courses in the psychology internship program

Additionally I conducted another 12 unique didactic series for trainees across all levels of IUSM

reaching 150 learners As an experienced and skilled lecturer I thoroughly enjoy didactic teaching

alongside clinical teaching I routinely conduct in my clinical work

LearnerPeer Evaluation Outcomes

Formal peer-review of my teaching through the IUSOM Office of Faculty Affairs Professional

Affairs and Diversity has documented that I am an effective and engaged clinical educator highlighting a

lsquowell designed learning sessionrsquo with overall excellent remarks Traineersquos formal evaluation of my

clinical teaching have been positive demonstrated by my behavioral sleep medicine rotation obtaining

ratings of 475-5 out of 5 for all 4 consecutive years across all domains Sample comments have included

ldquoExcellent training experience Clear learning goals and expert supervisionhellipI really appreciated her

mentorshiprdquo and ldquoDr Chernyak provides immediate and relevant feedbackhellipShe is also very thorough

and methodical in her teaching which makes it easy to grasp the various content areasrdquo

Future Directions

My vision of health psychology at IUSOM motivates me to further grow and innovate the

thriving clinical and teaching programs I have built I plan to continue expansion of services offered

through the Transplant Psychology Program pursuing status as a nationally recognized model for quality

clinical service and interdisciplinary training I plan to improve education in Behavioral Sleep Medicine

in the state of Indiana by training the next generation of clinicians at IUSOM in this highly specialized

area and serving to provide the required professional consultation for licensed clinicians to qualify for

board certification in behavioral sleep medicine thereby expanding the critically undersized workforce in

this area Over the next several years in my role as Chief Psychologist of the Adult Outpatient Clinic I

would like to expand the services provided by clinical health psychologists by recruiting additional

professionals and helping them establish additional specialized programs in this field thereby

contributing to the larger reputation of IUSOM as a leader in behavioral medicine

Summary

Since joining the faculty of the Department of Psychiatry at Indiana University School of

Medicine in 2011 I have established a strong reputation regionally as an expert in the field of clinical

health psychology My clinical service over the past eight years has not only benefited over one-thousand

individuals and their families but also contributed to enhancing IUSMrsquos reputation for providing expert

specialty care in clinical health psychology My commitment to excellence has also extended to

disseminating clinical expertise and evidence-based practices to institutions and colleagues regionally and

nationally Moreover the work that I have done to develop training programs extends my professional

influence both geographically and into the future as my trainees translate this training into careers of their

own The impact of my scholarship is clearly demonstrated with a growing momentum in peer reviewed

journal publications and grantsmanship Combined this work demonstrates a regional and growing

national reputation of excellence in clinical health psychology and an indispensable role to the missions

of IUSM

Yelena Chernyak PhD Dossier Teaching Documents

1

TEACHING

1 TEACHING LOAD AND GOALShelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip2

2 PEER REVIEW OF TEACHING (AGGREGATED)helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip3

3 STUDENT EVALUATION OF TEACHING (AGGREGATE)helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip4

4 DISSEMINATED SCHOLARSHIP ON TEACHING AND LEARNINGhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip7

5 IMPACT OF INSTRUCTION ON STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMEShelliphelliphelliphelliphellip9

6 UNDERGRADUATE ANDOR GRADUATE RESEARCH MENTORING AND

OUTCOMEShelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip10

7 COURSE CURRICULAR AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENThelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip12

8 TEACHING RECOGNITION - GRANTS AWARDS HONORS FELLOWSHIPShellip13

TEACHING APPENDIX (for reference not included in document)

1 APPENDIX STUDENT EVALUATION OF TEACHING

2 APPENDIX PEER EVALUATIONS

Yelena Chernyak PhD Dossier Teaching Documents

2

TEACHING LOAD AND GOALS

Clinical TeachingSupervision

bull In a typical year I provide clinical supervision throughout the year for 3-5 doctoral psychology interns 1-2

doctoral psychology graduate students and 1-2 child psychiatry fellows

bull In addition to being present for clinical care supervision involves weekly individual supervision meetings

(30 min-1 hourweek per student) and a minimum of 30 min-1hour week of additional supervision that

may be in group format

bull In a typical week I provide 4-5 hours of individual supervision and 8-10 hours total of supervision

bull In a typical week I am supervising the care of learners for 20-40 hoursweek

bull My clinical teaching transcends 3 unique clinical settings ndash the Behavioral Sleep Medicine Clinic at the IU

Health Neurosciences Center the Multidisciplinary Clinic at the IU Simon Cancer Center and the

Advanced Heart and Lung Care Clinic at IU Methodist Hospital

Didactic Teaching

bull In a typical year I provide 5-10 lectures to doctoral psychology interns psychiatry residents medical

students and sleep medicine fellows

Teaching Goals

bull Continue to expand Clinical Health Psychology rotations to more interns

bull Continue to recruit for postdoctoral psychology fellow and maintain the fellowship funding

Yelena Chernyak PhD Dossier Teaching Documents

3

PEER REVIEW OF TEACHING (Refer to Appendix)

bull Formal evaluation of teaching in small group session with psychology and internal medicine residents

completed on 91719 by Scott Renshaw MD Full letter is in the Appendix and includes an assessment of

strengths and areas for development

bull Strengths

o ldquoDr Chernyak was attentive and responsive to student cues during the sessionrdquo

o ldquoShows enthusiasm for topic and learners through body language and voicerdquo

o ldquoLearners appeared to be engaged with the teacher and the topic throughout the hourrdquo

o ldquoDr Chernyak made clear the learning objectives during their time together and reinforced these

at the close of the sessionrdquo

bull Areas for Development

o ldquoConsider learning strategies to take advantage of the small group settingrdquo

o ldquoAsk learners about their background and experiencesrdquo

Yelena Chernyak PhD Dossier Teaching Documents

4

STUDENT EVALUATION OF TEACHING

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia - Medical Resident and Fellow Workshop

bull Average rating (N=32) = 425 (5 corresponding to a lsquoStrongly Agreersquo rating of a positive

attribute of the workshop)

bull Representative free-text comments from didactic trainees

o ldquoGreat cases that were realistic and kept presentation interactiverdquo

o ldquoInteresting topic very relevant and doctors are underprepared to deal with issuerdquo

o ldquoRelevant to my practice will improve patient carerdquo

CPAP Desensitization Workshop

bull Average Rating (N=25) = 4645 (5 corresponding to a lsquoStrongly Agreersquo rating of a positive

attribute of the workshop)

bull Representative free-text comments from didactic trainees

o ldquoEasy to Understand Straightforwardrdquo

Psychology Internship Clinical Teaching

bull Health Psychology Core amp Electives Rotation Evaluation 2016-2019

o (N=5) 475 Using rating scale of 5 (outstanding) to 1 (unsatisfactory)

o Sample items

ldquoThe rotation made a valueable contribution to my learningrdquo 55 (Strongly

Agree) endorsed by 100

I would recommend this rotation to future interns 55 (Strongly Agree) endorsed

by 100

o Selected comments

ldquoOverall I thought this rotation provided interns with a good sense of working

with an oncologyhealth psychology patient population including understanding

themesconcerns that many oncology patients experience The rotation also

challenged interns to utilize evidenced- based treatments (CBTACT) in flexible

ways to aid patients to cope with medical conditions and identified psychosocial

stressorsrdquo

ldquoI feel Dr Chernyaks style of supervision was appropriate I really liked

that she was in the room for all of the intake evaluations She was always availabl

e and willing to touch base about the patient answer

any questions I mightve had and provide guidance but she also gave me space t

o develop my own style and share my way of

conceptualizing the patient I could tell she really trusted me with patients and th

at means a lot I knew that any constructive feedback

she gave me was given as a way for me to improve not tear me downrdquo

bull Health Psychology Core amp Electives Supervisor Evaluation 2016-2020

o (N=6) 485 Using rating scale of 5 (outstanding) to 1 (unsatisfactory)

o Sample comments

ldquoIts been a pleasure training with Dr Chernyak She structures the rotation really

well and provides great feedback She does a

wonderful job stepping in and modeling when appropriate but also giving you ind

ependencerdquo

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ldquoDr Chernyak provides immediate and relevant feedback which has been very

helpful She is also very thorough and methodical in her teaching which makes it

easy to grasp the various content areas I really appreciate her spending time to

provide live supervision and time after each patient to address my questionsrdquo

ldquoDr Chernyak definitely knows her stuff and it was great watching her with pati

ents I learned a lot about how to be more confident in

sessions and to not be nervous to ask the difficult questions

ldquoDr Chernyak was an excellent resourcerdquo

bull Behavioral Sleep Medicine Specialty Rotation

o Practicum (2015-2018)3614 (N=2) Using scale of 4 (best) to 1 (worst)

o Internship (2015-2019) 475 (N=2 Using rating scale of 5 (outstanding) to 1

(unsatisfactory)

Sample comments

bull ldquoThis rotation does an excellent job of helping interns become skilled in

CBT-I I felt very valuedrdquo

bull ldquoDr Chernyak did a really nice job of making several opportunities

available (OPT clinic work collaborating with a sleep fellow and

touring the sleep medicine facilities)rdquo

bull ldquoThis rotation was excellent and I would highly recommend it to future

internsrdquo

Psychology Internship Didactic Teaching

Ethics (2016-2017)

bull (N=12) 4745 Using rating scale of 5 (outstanding) to 1 (unsatisfactory)

bull Sample items

o Would you recommend this seminar - 92 Yes

o Sample comments

ldquoI really enjoyed the discussions The time goes by so quicklyrdquo

ldquoEthics is a hard topic but I really liked the CE handout Dr Chernyak broughtrdquo

Diversity (2014-2017)

bull (N=44) 4645 Using rating scale of 5 (outstanding) to 1 (unsatisfactory)

bull Sample items

o Would you recommend this seamanrsquos - 100 Yes

bull Sample items

o ldquoDr Chernyak wascollaborative discussion based and at the right level for our

previous trainingrdquo

o ldquoIn comparison to many boring ethics courses Dr Chernyak was able to initiate

conversation about complex ethical issuesrdquo

Mindfulness Interventions 2014-2016

bull (N=12) 4725 Using rating scale of 5 (outstanding) to 1 (unsatisfactory)

bull Sample items

o Would you recommend this seminar - 100 Yes

bull Sample comments

o ldquoDr Chernyaks enthusiasm is contagiousrdquo

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Pre-surgical Transplant (2016)

bull (N=6) 4735 Using rating scale of 5 (outstanding) to 1 (unsatisfactory)

bull Sample item

Would you recommend this seminar - 100 Yes

Psychology Adult Health Psych Interventions (2016)

bull ( N=6) 4875 Using rating scale of 5 (outstanding) to 1 (unsatisfactory)

Evidence Supported Treatments for Weight Management (2012)

bull (N=3) 4845 Using rating scale of 5 (outstanding) to 1 (unsatisfactory)

Medical Education ndash Evidence Based Medicine Didactics (2014-2015)

bull (N=22) 4115 Using rating scale of 5 (outstanding) to 1 (unsatisfactory)

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DISSEMINATED SCHOLARSHIP ON TEACHING AND LEARNING

(See Appendix for Service Publications for full text articles)

I have 1 published and 1 in press article in MEDEDPortal a unique teaching publication in the

medical field These articles are scholarly works that summarize the knowledge teaching

methods and results of disseminating clinical skills to trainees Each article straddles the

categories of teaching and service scholarship however they are categorized as service

publications due to the direct impact clinical teaching and dissemination has on service delivery

in the field of behavioral sleep medicine They are listed below for cross reference

1 Chernyak Y (2019) A Practical Application Primer on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for

Insomnia for Medical Residents MedEdPORTAL 1510862 httpsdoiorg1015766mep_2374-

826510862

Abstract

Introduction Cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia (CBT-I) is a well-established

nonpharmacological intervention that is the gold standard treatment for insomnia CBT-I has been utilized

and empirically validated in many modalities including group treatment telemedicine and primary care

Despite the wealth of evidence on its effectiveness many medical providers including those in primary

care where most insomnia complaints are raised have limited exposure knowledge and resources to

direct or implement this intervention Methods Medical educators from an academic medical center

developed a module focused on teaching medical residents the techniques of CBT-I The educational

activity was an interactive 90-minute seminar that included a lecture followed by a case presentation

illustrating the application of medical knowledge A post-seminar survey was used to evaluate the topic

and content of the seminar Results In a survey of 32 primary care and psychiatry residents and sleep

medicine fellows 97 of respondents indicated that the topic of CBT-I should be included in the seminar

series and 84 indicated that the topic was of interest to them Qualitative feedback underscored the

relevance of this topic to traineesrsquo clinical practice as well as its underratedness Discussion The

seminar on CBT-I was well received and viewed as a valuable tool in practicing medicine The slides and

vignettes provided enable replication of this workshop in other settings with medical learners who have a

cursory knowledge of sleep medicine The workshop is applicable to other health professionals including

medical students nurses social workers and psychology trainees

Educational Objectives

By the end of this activity learners will be able to

1 Report increased awareness and knowledge of psychophysiological insomnia as a prevalent and

treatable condition

2 List the components of cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia including sleep hygiene

stimulus control and sleep restriction

3 Discuss clinical considerations of typical insomnia patients presenting to family medicine or

psychiatry practice

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Appendices

bull CBT-I Presentationppt

bull CBT-I Case Exampleppt

bull CBT-I Reading Listdoc

bull Seminar Evaluation Formdocx

1 Chernyak Y (in press) Improving CPAP Adherence for OSA Improving CPAP Adherence for

OSA A Practical Application Primer on CPAP Desensitization MedEdPORTAL

Abstract

Introduction Obstructive sleep apnea is a common medical condition with well-established morbidity

and mortality Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP) is a highly effective treatment prescribed to

the majority of individuals with OSA that has documented poor adherence rate for a variety of reasons

including claustrophobia and discomfort CPAP desensitization is an effective simple and brief

treatment shown to be very effective at improving adherence rates to CPAP Methods A psychologist

specializing in behavioral sleep medicine developed a module focused on teaching medical residents the

techniques of CPAP Desensitization The educational activity was an interactive 45-minute seminar

which included a didactic component followed by a case presentation and interactive role-play A post-

seminar survey was used to evaluate the content of the workshop as well growth in awareness and

perception of knowledge and skills with a pre-to-post workshop evaluation Results In a survey of 25

primary care and psychiatry residents and sleep medicine fellows 92 of respondents indicated that the

topic of CPAP barriers and CPAP Desensitization was lsquoimportantrsquo Ratings of self-reported knowledge

and skills improved nearly one-third following the workshop Qualitative feedback indicated the utility

and enthusiasm learners had for this topic Discussion The workshop on CPAP Desensitization is a

valuable tool that should be disseminated more widely to improve treatment adherence in the significant

portion of the population that suffers from OSA which does not use adherence to PAP therapy The

workshop is applicable to other health professionals including medical students nursing social work or

psychology trainees

Keywords Sleep apnea obstructive sleep apnea CPAP PAP Therapy Sleep Desensitization

Educational Objectives

1 By the end of this seminar medical learners will be able to identify 3+ common barriers to

compliance with CPAP therapy for sleep apnea

2 By the end of this seminar medical learners will be able to list 3+ components of CPAP

desensitization intervention

3 By the end of this seminar medical learners will be able to identify 3+ clinical characteristics of

an appropriate candidate for CPAP desensitization referral andor intervention

4 Appendices

5 A CPAP Desensitizationpptx

6 B CPAP Interactive Exercise

7 C CPAP Desensitization Summary Handout

8 D Workshop PrePost-Test amp Evaluation Formdocx

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IMPACT OF INSTRUCTION ON STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES

Clinical Supervisee Licensure and Placement Data

bull Doctoral Psychology Interns

o 21 Interns Supervised (18 graduates ndash 3 still enrolled in program) - 100 successfully completed

the Doctoral Internship in Clinical Psychology

o 100 who pursued licensure successfully obtained licensure in health service psychology -

Institutions represented include IUSM IU Bloomington Northwestern University Feinberg

School of Medicine University of North Carolina School of Medicine University of Pennsylvania

Perelman School of Medicine UCLA Warren Albert Medical School of Brown University

bull Postdoctoral Psychology Fellows

o 3 fellows supervised

100 obtained professional licensure in Indiana with Health Service Provider in

Psychology endorsement

Career placements

bull All hold faculty appointments at Indiana University School of Medicine Albert

Einstein School of Medicine and University of Pittsburg School of Medicine

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UNDERGRADUATE ANDOR GRADUATE RESEARCH MENTORING AND

CLINICALPROFESSIONAL MENTORING OUTCOMES

Formal research mentorship

bull Caroline Bolarwina IUSOM (Medical Student)

bull Mentored on research project including data compilation data analysis and literature review Co-

author on manuscript in preparation

bull Chernyak Y Otte J daggerBolarwina C Ofner S Manchanda S Barriers to Optimal

Behavioral Sleep Medicine Referrals in an Academic Medical Center

bull Danielle Henderson PhD IUSOM ndash Trained during pre-doctoral psychology internship hired for fellowship

and recruitedmentored as new faculty mentor Co-authored 2 publications and 3 national presentations

bull daggerChernyak Y Teh LB Henderson DR Patel A (2019) Practice Issues for Evaluation and

Management of the Suicidal Left Ventricular Assist Device Patient Progress in Transplantation

httpsjournalssagepubcomdoifull1011771526924819893300

bull daggerChernyak Y Teh LB Henderson DR Powell AL amp Hage CA Prediction of Listing Status in

Lung Transplant Candidates Using the Stanford Integrated Psychosocial Assessment for

Transplantation (SIPAT) Progress in Transplantation

bull daggerHenderson DR Chernyak C Gutteridge D Roe DW (August 2018) Unmasking Severe

Anxiety After Lung Transplant NATCO ndash The Organization of Transplant Professionals Indianapolis

IN

bull daggerHenderson DR Chernyak C (August 2018) A Pre-Transplant Psychological Characterization of

Patients with Lung Disease NATCO ndash The Organization of Transplant Professionals Indianapolis IN

bull daggerHenderson DR Chernyak Y Using A Clinician-rated Measure to Predict Listing for Lung

Transplantation Society of Behavioral Medicine Washington DC 2019

bull Lisa Teh PhD IUSOM Postdoctoral fellow ndash Trained during fellowship now faculty at Albert Einstein Medical

School Montefiore Medical Center in New York NY Assisted with data collection data analysis and manuscript

preparation Mentored independent line of inquiry to conduct analysis using Item Reponses Theory (IRT) on a

measure of transplant readiness- the Stanford Integrated Psychological Assessment of Transplant (SIPAT) currently

under review at Psychosomatics Published 3 papers together (including those co-authored above) and 1 national

presentation

bull daggerChernyak Y Teh LB (2019) Medically-Induced Exacerbation of PTSD Following Lung

Transplantation A Case Series Journal of Clinical Psychology in Medical Settings

httpsdoiorg101007s10880-019-09691-7

bull dagger Teh LB Chernyak Y Henderson DR Hage CA Post Item-Level Psychometric Validation of the

Stanford Integrated Psychosocial Assessment for Transplant (SIPAT) for Thoracic Transplant

Candidates Psychosomatics

bull daggerTeh LB Henderson DR amp Chernyak Y Post Item-Level Psychometric Validation of the

Stanford Integrated Psychosocial Assessment for Transplant (SIPAT) for Thoracic Transplant

Candidates Society of Behavioral Medicine Washington DC 2019

bull Anahli Patel PhD IUSOM Post-doctoral fellow Trained during fellowship has accepted faculty position at

University of Pittsburg Medical Center Pittsburg PA

bull Mentored journal article co-review for Health Psychology

bull daggerPatel A Chernyak Y (2020) The Need for Psychological Rehabilitation in Lung Transplant

Recipients Progress in Transplantation

httpsjournalssagepubcomdoi1011771526924820913510

bull Anna-Leigh Powell MS IUSOM (trained as pre-doctoral psychology intern) ndash Accepted a post-doctoral

fellowship position at Virginia Commonwealth University

bull Mentored journal article co-review for the International Journal of Stress Management

bull Assisted with data anlaysis on under review manuscript

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bull daggerChernyak Y Teh LB Henderson DR Powell AL amp Hage CA Prediction of Listing

Status in Lung Transplant Candidates Using the Stanford Integrated Psychosocial Assessment

for Transplantation (SIPAT) Progress in Transplantation

bull Loretta Hsueh PhD IUPUI (trained as psychology graduate student) ndash Currently completing pre-doctoral

fellowship at University of San Diego Medical Center Mentored student on data analysis and presentation

for national conference

bull daggerChernyak Y amp Hsueh L Self-Reported Psychological Distress During Post Lung Transplant

Intensive Outpatient Rehabilitation Accepted presentation at the American Psychological Association

Chicago IL 2019

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12

EVIENCE OF COURSE CURRICIULAR AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Educational Grants

- Obtained funding for a Clinical Health Psychology Fellowship from the Academic Health Center housed at

Indiana University Health Methodist Hospital focused on cardio-pulmonary behavioral medicine and thoracic

transplant in 2016

- Budget $65000+ renewed annually to fund one clinical health psychology post-doctoral fellow

- Conducted all marketing recruiting hiring and retention efforts for 4 consecutive years

- Provide 5 hours of direct supervision weekly including direct supervision and training co-therapy observation

shadowing and tiered supervision of other trainees by the fellow

- Lectures and seminars for the fellowship developed over the last 4 years and updated annually

- Provide 1-5 hours of administrative roles weekly

Section of Psychology Fellowships Director ndash 2019 ndash Present

- Appointed as the Director overseeing 5 fellowship programs in the Section of Psychology in the Department of

Psychiatry IUSOM

- As part of this effort streamlined marketing recruitment efforts

- Provided guidelines on recruitment

- Initiated a Fellowship Journal ClubDidactics course which meets monthly and includes faculty lecturers to

increase section investment and visibility to fellows deployed widely across the medical center

Didactic Teaching Programs Developed

- Diversity Internship Program Course (2012-2016) amp Ethics Internship Program Course (2016-Present)

o Developed and implemented original curriculum

o Each course included bimonthly seminars

o Course syllabus and curriculum developed and updated annually

o Courses are unique to the internship program highly practical aiding trainees to effectively

incorporate scientific evidence into clinical practice

o Courses adapted over time based on intern feedback collected annually

o See appendix of specific intern feedback and evaluation of the courses

- Miscellaneous Lectures

o Lectures developed over the course of 8 years at rank I have developed over 18 lectures for medical

students doctoral psychology interns psychiatry residents

Clinical Rotations and Programs Developed

- Behavioral Sleep Medicine Clinical Teaching Rotation

o Developed in 2013 ndash Present

o Training clinic for pre-doctoral psychology interns psychology practicum students sleep medicine

fellows internal medicinepsychiatry residents

o 3-12 month clinical rotation focused on assessment and intervention of behavioral sleep medicine

disorders integrated with psychology triage and assessment

o Weekly individual andor group supervision provided to all trainees

o Innovative use of observation room 2-way mirror to expand number of learnersobservers

- Clinical Health Psychology Rotations

o Cardiopulmonary Behavioral MedicineThoracic Transplant amp Psychosocial Oncology

o I developed and administered 2 new formal clinical rotations for Doctoral Psychology Graduate

Students and Pre-Doctoral Psychology Interns

o Rotations were 3-6 months in duration 1 full dayweek

o Included individual supervision didactic training clinical observation co-therapy feedback and

scholarshipresearch opportunities

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13

TEACHING RECOGNITION ndash GRANTS AWARDS AND FELLOWSHIPS

- 2017 WM George McAdoo Award

Excellence in Teaching by the Psychology Internship Program

Department of Psychiatry

Indiana University School of Medicine

One recipient selected annually from all internship instructors (n = 20-25) by psychology interns

in recognition of ldquoexcellence and devotion to the didactic curriculum of the Indiana University

School of Medicine Clinical Psychology Internship Programrdquo

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1

SERVICE DOCUMENTS

1 EVIDENCE OF SERVICE TO THE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL AND DEPARTMENT2

2 EVIDENCE OF SERVICE TO THE PROFESSIONDISCIPLINEhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip5

3 SIGNIFICANCE IMPACT QUALITY OF PROFESSIONAL SERVICEhelliphelliphelliphelliphellip6

4 EVIDENCE OF SCHOLARLY PUBLICATIONS PRESENTATIONS OR OTHER

MEANS OF DISSEMINATIONhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip11

SERVICE APPENDIX (for reference not included in document)

1 SERVICE PUBLICATIONS ndash CLIMB

2 SERVICE PUBLICATIONS ndash SLEEP GREAT

3 SERVICE PUBLICATIONS ndash MEDED CHERNYAK 2019

4 SERVICE PUBLICATIONS ndash MEDED CHERNYAK IN PRESS

5 CONTINUING EDUCATION PRESENTATION EVALUATIONS

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EVIDENCE OF SERVICE TO THE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL AND DEPARTMENT

Clinical Service - I have provided extensive Service in 4 distinct clinical programs at rank which have

dramatically expanded access to evidence-based psychological care for vulnerable and underserved

medical populations

Current Clinical Service Activities and Plans for Growth ndash

bull Chief Psychologist of Adult Outpatient Psychiatry Clinic (2011 ndash Present)

o IU Health Neurosciences Center Adult Outpatient Psychiatry Clinic

o 2011-2016 General psychology clinic 3 daysweek active caseload of 100 patients

o Named Chief Psychologist in 2015

o Provided care to patients age 18+ with a wide range of diagnoses needing high-quality evidence-

based treatment

o Oversaw increase of staff psychologists from 1 ndash 6 full time positions

o Oversaw transition to Indiana University Practice Associations to IU Indiana University Health

Physicians productivity tracing using Relative Value Units implementation of electronic medical

records telehealth

o Plans for Growth including continued recruitment of staff psychologist and mid-level

psychotherapy providers to meet high demand in system and community

bull Founder amp Director of Adult Behavioral Sleep Medicine Program (2014 ndash Present)

o Founding and service delivery in the only multi-disciplinary behavioral sleep medicine clinic in

the IU system as one only 2 board certified behavioral sleep medicine provider in the state of

Indiana

o Practicing evidence based care including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia for patients

age 18+ with insomnia circadian rhythm disorders hypersomnia narcolepsy sleep apnea

nightmare disorder parasomnias and benzodiazepine dependence

o Referrals include internal VA community and national

o 1-2 clinic days 20-25 patientsweek 2-5 learners

o Tracking referral patterns and outcomes

o Plans for future growth including expansion into telehealth service delivery and development of a

weekly Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia program

bull Founder amp Supervising Psychologist ndash Thoracic Transplant Psychology Program amp Advanced Heart and

Lung Care Clinic (2011 ndash Present)

o Lead team of 1 full time psychology fellow 1-3 psychology residents 1 psychology practicum

student 3 social workers in a multidisciplinary environment including dieticians and

innumerable cardiologist pulmonologists surgeons pharmacists nurse coordinators

o Patients served range in age from 18+ and present with a complex psychiatric and medical

comorbidities including end stage heart and lung disease in outpatient inpatient individual and

group modalities

o Developed and implemented innovative training clinic that demonstrates real-world application of

evidence-based assessment and treatments for transplant readiness including standardized clinical

rating scales such as the Stanford Integrated Psychological Assessment for Transplant and

interventions such as Motivational Interviewing and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

o Plans for future growth are to systematically gather and analyze data regarding treatment and

transplant outcomes to aid in quality improvement efforts and to further increase access to care

Expansion of group wellness program for post-transplant recovery

bull Primary Psychologist - Simon Cancer Center Multidisciplinary Clinic (2011-Present)

o Serve on multi-disciplinary team consisting of psychiatry 3 social workers nursing palliative

care chaplaincy dietician and oncologists to serve all patients age 18+ at the only academic

cancer treatment center in the state of Indiana

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o Deliver evidence based interventions to patients coping with cancer diagnosis treatment and

recovery while training psychology residents in this specialty area

Service to the Department

bull Indiana University School of Medicine Doctoral Internship in Clinical Psychology - I have provided 8

years of strong leadership to this program which is one of the oldest Psychology Internship programs in the

United States serving as a supervisor for the General Adult Health Psych Track and Specialties in

Behavioral Sleep Medicine Psychosocial Oncology and Cardio-Pulmonary Behavioral Medicine

bull Indiana University School of Medicine Clinical Health Psychology Post-doctoral Fellowship ndash Co-founded

the fellowship program in 2016 to train psychologists in clinical health psychology specialties as well as

simultaneously meet the high clinical demand of the Cardio-Thoracic Transplant program by bringing on a

full time fellow

Department of Psychiatry Committees

I have provided extensive service to 7 Committees within the Department of Psychiatry

1) Member Internship Selection Committee Section of Psychology (2012-Present)

o Review of all application materials from 100+ annually standardized rating written and verbal

feedback consultation with colleagues and several rank-order meetings to determine who is

invited for internship

2) Member Executive Committee Section of Psychology (2015 ndash Present)

o Attended meetings and contributed to vital decisions related to the administration of the section of

psychology

o key decision making role with regard to policies and procedures that impact psychologists within

the Department of Psychiatry

3) Member Psychology Internship Executive Committee Section of Psychology (2015 ndash Present)

o Attended meetings and contributed to vital decisions related to the administration of the

psychology internship program

o Marketing recruitment efforts to advertise internship training curriculum development

competency evaluation and assessment policy implementation and enforcement

4) Co-Director Electronic Medical Record Transition Committee Adult Outpatient Psychiatry Clinic (2016-

2017)

o Advisory guidance on implementation electronic medical record system in adult psychiatry

including appropriate schedule templates workflow confidentiality protection schedule changes

clinic communication changes and documentation requirements

5) Member Space Committee Department of Psychiatry (2016 ndash Present)

o Monitoring evaluation policy recommendations regarding use of space in the department

6) Member Quality Committee Department of Psychiatry (2017 ndash Present)

o Development and implementation of quality measures with collaboration from health practice

leadership

7) Member Womenrsquos Advisory Council IUSM (2019 ndash Present)

o Provided input on the role of women in the IUSM culture

Faculty Mentorship

o I have provided formal mentorship to 3 junior faculty members within the Department of Psychiatry which

included regular individual meetings and participating in mentor committee meetings

o I have provided extensive informal mentorship to junior faculty in the areas of teachingsupervision as well

as clinical and professional service

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o Dr Danielle Henderson I trained both as an intern and post-doctoral fellow as her primary

supervisor and program director I was instrumental in assisting her to obtain a faculty role within

IUSM

o I advised Dr Courtney Johnson during her role as a post-doctoral fellow in the department prior to

becoming faculty when I continued my mentorship role

o Dr Huaiyu Zhang who was recruited from Emory University

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EVIDENCE OF SERVICE TO THE PROFESSIONDISCIPLINE

National

Society of Behavioral Sleep Medicine (SBSM)

- Served on 2 executive committees of this nationally prominent organization

- Appointed to a 4 year term in 2015 to the Practice Committee

o Duties included participation in monthly meetings to develop an review policies and procedures

relevant to the practice of behavioral sleep medicine

o Performed in a workgroup to advise formulate and disseminate policy advise as evidenced in

multiple co-authored policy publications

- Appointed to a 4 year term in 2019 to the Membership Committee

o Duties included participation in monthly meetings to develop and review policies and procedures

relevant to the recruitment retention and service to the membership of this organization

Association of Psychologists in Academic Health Centers (APAHC)

- Invited to join the Conference planning Committee for the APAHCrsquos bi-annual conference scheduled in

2021 Includes bi-monthly phone calls to coordinate speakers symposia workshops location

accommodations and marketing for this large national conference

Regional

Indiana Psychological Association (IPA)

- 2015 Conference Planning Committee ndash Invited join IPArsquos conference planning committee to coordinate

speakers workshops and poster sessions

Manuscript Review

I serve as an Ad-hoc reviewer for 7 journals Journals have included Physiology ad Behavior Archives

of Internal Medicine Translational Behavioral Medicine Annals of Behavioral Medicine Health

Psychology and International Journal of Stress Management

National Professional Organization Membership

I am a member of 7 National Professional Organizations for a duration of 5+ years including the

American Psychological Association the APA Division of Health Psychology The Society of Behavioral

Sleep Medicine the Society of Behavioral Medicine the Association of Behavioral and Cognitive

Therapies and the Indiana Psychological Association

Continuing Education

In rank I have delivered 18 continuing education seminars to the profession and clinical community

listed on my curriculum vitae Locally and regionally these have included settings such as the Bariatric

and Medical Weight Loss Center Sleep Disorders Center Department of Psychiatry Department of

Occupational Therapy at Indiana University Health and Indiana University School of Medicine Indiana

Psychological Association Cancer Survivorship Consortium Reid Hospital Decatur County Memorial

Hospital Columbus Regional Hospital and the statewide IUSOM Office of Medical Education

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SIGNIFICANCE OF IMPACT AND QUALITY OF PROFESSIONAL SERVICE

Board Certification

bull I have obtained dual board certification in Behavioral Sleep Medicine by both the American

Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM) and the Board of Behavioral Sleep Medicine (BBSM) This is a

prestigious accomplishment professionally and for the institution I represent Board certification

illustrates international recognition for excellence in the specialty field of behavioral sleep medicine

I am the first member of the Indiana University School of Medicine faculty and the only current

member practicing with adults to have the designation of CBSM and DBSM

bull In 2012 I passed the exam administered by the American Board of Sleep Medicine to earn the

credential of being Certified in Behavioral Sleep Medicine (CBSM) as one of only 213 individuals

worldwide to receive this credential Individuals who completed the required training and

successfully passed the behavioral sleep medicine certification examination administered by the

American Board of Sleep Medicine are referred to as certified in Behavioral Sleep Medicine I also

received the designation of Diplomate in Behavioral Sleep Medicine (DBSM) by the newly-formed

Board of Behavioral Sleep Medicine The Board of Behavioral Sleep Medicine offers a Diplomate in

Behavioral Sleep Medicine or DBSM to applicants who meet eligibility requirements and pass a

specialty BSM certification examination Candidates who pass the certification examination may use

the DBSM (Diplomate in Behavioral Sleep Medicine) designation after their name and will receive

certificates from the BBSM The DBSM represents a standard of specialty competence in behavioral

sleep medicine by which the public government and regulatory agencies and health care

organizations can identify skill and expertise

Society of Behavioral Sleep Medicine (SBSM)

bull As a member of two governing committees in SBSM over the last 5 years I have made contributions

to the development and dissemination of policy guidelines on professional practice This is

demonstrated in several sample publications including my role as co-author with Dr Stacy Simon in

2016 in the Practice Committee Position Statement on the ACP Guidelines for the Treatment of

Insomnia release and published at httpswwwbehavioralsleeporgimagesPositionACP-Position-

Statement-Finalpdf which highlighted the groundbreaking recommendation by the American College

of Physicians to utilize cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia (CBT-I) as a first-line treatment for

insomnia an area of my clinical expertise

bull In 2017 I was lead author on another policy guideline titled lsquoWhat you need to know Implications of

the American Academy of Pediatrics 2016 Safe Sleep Practices on Pediatric Behavioral Sleep

Medicine published at httpswwwbehavioralsleeporgimagespdfSBSM-Summary-of-AAP-2016-

Safe-Sleep-Commentarypdf This important policy brief was critical in educating our membership

regarding the changes in policy which contradicted pprevious recommendations These changes

impact the practice of pediatric behavioral sleep medicine particularly in the domain of promoting

optimal sleep in infants and young children who may experience problematic night awakenings

secondary to sleep onset association problems

bull Most recently I interview the president of the Board of Behavioral Sleep Medicine Michael Schmitz

PhD to author an article for The Sleep Talker the SBSM newsletter titled lsquoPrepping for the DBSM

How SBSM Can Help Yoursquo disseminating information on how the society was critical in the board

certification process

Program Development

Sleep Great copy Program

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bull I served as part of a clinical and research team to develop implement and evaluate a healthy sleep in

the workplace program at Indiana University

bull The program consisted of a 4 week self-guided course to improve sleep habits such as sleep hygiene

bull This program has been copyrighted and purchased by other prestigious institutions nationally for their

workplace sleep initiatives

Cardio-Thoracic Patients Linking Mind and Body (CLIMB) Program

bull At the request of the cardio-thoracic transplant teams I have developed a 4 week group

psychotherapy group for pre-and post-transplant patients The CLIMB program is based on 4 modules

ndash 1) Stress Management 2) Mood and Behavioral Activation 3) Communication Skills and 4)

Motivational Enhancement This highly successful program has been implemented with multiple

populations including those receiving advanced therapies such as Ventricular Assist Device

placement as well as heart and lung transplant

bull I have gathered data on patient satisfaction and outcomes from CLIMB which has been presented

nationally at the American Psychological Association Conference

bull I have also co-authored a paper in Progress in Transplantation outlining the need for programs such

as this for lung transplant recipients for lsquopsychological rehabilitationrsquo and proposed CLIMB as a

model

Growth in Clinics and Novel Service Delivery

bull Behavioral Sleep Medicine Clinic

o I have established and continue to provide service via an innovative training model in the

Behavioral Sleep Medicine (BSM) clinic in the IU Health Neurosciences Center The BSM clinic

has provided unique training opportunities for Psychology Doctoral Students Doctoral Psychology

Interns sleep medicine fellows primary care and psychiatry residents

o The BSM clinic have doubled to tripled access to care for high need populations that are

underserved in Indiana and throughout the country My BSM clinic is the only clinic providing

comprehensive psychologicalbehavioral care including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for

Insomnia in the Indiana University system and I am the only board certified behavioral sleep

medicine specialist working with adults in the entire state of Indiana

o My expertise in working with behavioral sleep medicine in a population that has co-morbid

psychiatric and medical conditions enables me to provide high-quality care to a very complicated

subset of patients All services provided adhere to evidence-based practice standards

bull Cardio-Thoracic Clinic

o I have established a reputation for myself and for IUSM as an expert in the area of cardio-thoracic

pre-transplant evaluation Indiana University is the only provider of lung transplants in the state of

Indiana ndash prior to my joining the team psychological assessment and psychotherapy services were

very limited in this clinic

o During my time at Advanced Heart and Lung Care Clinic where transplants are served I have not

only expanded clinical psychology coverage from virtually zero to full time (5 days per week

between myself and my fellow) improved the structure of pre-surgical evaluation expanded the

service to cover inpatient consultation at Methodist hospital and expanded volume such that we can

evaluate every single new patients for heart or lung transplantation at Indiana University Health

o To expand service clinical health psychology services I developed a post-doctoral fellowship in

clinical health psychology with a focus on cardio-thoracic behavioral medicine in transplant to

simultaneously address the clinic need with this full time position but also to increase training in

this highly under skilled area particularly in the Midwest

Continuing Education Initiatives

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8

bull I have conducted 18 Continuing Education Lectures in rank locally and regionally with excellent

feedback and ratings from professional colleagues A complete compilation of feedback is

included in the Service Appendix

bull Sample comments on evaluations of Continuing Education included ldquoExcellent speaker ndash she did

a great job giving analogies and examplesrdquo and ldquoGreat Presentationrdquo

Evaluation of Quality of Clinical Service

Indiana University Health Physicians Productivity

bull Consistently meeting and exceeding Indiana University Health Physicians wRVU (work relative

value units) clinical goal target since compensation plan initiated in 2014

Indiana University Health Physicians Patient Experience Surveys

bull The National Research Corporation queries patient experience data by assigning a Net Promoter

Score (NPS) to responses Net Promoter Score is a measure of customer loyalty and ability to

grow through referrals A Promoter score is given to all responses with values 9-10 on a 0-10

scale reported as a percentage of total scores

bull My NPS scores for 2020 was 10000 which is above the target in psychiatry of 7994 as well

as above the target of other IU Health Physicians Departments listed below

Yelena Chernyak PhD Dossier Service Documents

9

OPPE Report - Allied Health Practitioner

bull Survey Results Periodic surveys are conducted to evaluate the practitioners performance based

upon the six ACGME standards of Patient Care Medical Knowledge Interpersonal and

Communication Skills Professionalism Practice Based Learning and Improvement Systems

based practice

bull The results per questions are assigned a point value Outstanding = 5 Acceptable = 4 Needs

Improvement = 3 Unsatisfactory = 0 An average is obtained for each question based upon the

total number of surveys received for the practitioner

bull The vast majority (90+) of the scoring periods as shown below are cumulatively rated as

lsquoOutstandingrsquo by my peers with the remainder ratings falling somewhere between lsquoAcceptablersquo

and lsquoOutstandingrsquo

Yelena Chernyak PhD Dossier Service Documents

10

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12302015 x 5 5 5 47 5 43 5 5

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Yelena Chernyak PhD Dossier Service Documents

11

EVIDENCE OF SCHOLARLY PUBLICATIONS PRESENTATIONS OTHER MEANS OF

DISSEMINATION

Peer Reviewed Service Oriented Manuscripts

bull Publications

o 9 traditional peer reviewed journal articles at rank on topics related to clinical health

psychology

o 3 manuscripts currently under review in Health Care The Journal of Delivery Science and

Innovation and Progress in Transplantation

o 5 first authored publication

o 1 as primary mentor with mentee as first author

o 3 articles with mentees as co-authors

bull Key publications

o Chernyak Y (2019) A Practical Application Primer on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for

Insomnia for Medical Residents MedEdPORTAL 1510862

httpsdoiorg1015766mep_2374-826510862

o Chernyak Y (in press) Improving CPAP Adherence for OSA Improving CPAP

Adherence for OSA A Practical Application Primer on CPAP Desensitization

MedEdPORTAL

These articles highlight my expertise in the clinical application teaching and

dissemination of evidence based practice in the field of behavioral sleep medicine I

authored these articled to contribute to the professional literature the high impact

service I was providing to patients with insomnia and CPAP noncompliance Medical

education is sorely lacking these teaching resources which the MEDEDPortal

publication directly targets

I have 1 published and 1 in press article in MEDEDPortal a unique teaching

publication in the medical field For context summarized from

wwwmededportalorg

bull MedEdPORTAL is a MEDLINE-indexed open-access journal of teaching

and learning resources in the health professions published by the Association

of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) in partnership with the American

Dental Education Association MedEdPORTAL publications are stand-alone

complete teaching or learning modules that have been implemented and

evaluated with medical or dental trainees or practitioners Each submission is

reviewed by editorial staff and external peer reviewers using a standardized

review instrument grounded in the tenets of educational scholarship

bull MedEdPORTAL complies with the International Committee of Medical

Journal Editors (ICMJE) Recommendations for the Conduct Reporting

Editing and Publication of Scholarly Work in Medical Journals

bull Scope MedEdPORTAL invites educators to submit generalizable

educational materials that have been implemented with target learners with

the aim of helping to improve patient care The learners must include training

or practicing physicians or dentists (eg professional school residency

faculty development continuing professional development) and may include

trainees or practitioners across the health professions

bull Vision 1) Serve as the premier clearinghouse of high-quality peer-reviewed

health education tools 2) Promote interprofessional collaboration by

facilitating the open exchange of educational resources across the health

professions and 3) Equip health professionals across the continuum with

effective and efficient educational resources to improve patient care

Yelena Chernyak PhD Dossier Service Documents

12

o daggerChernyak Y Teh LB (2019) Medically-Induced Exacerbation of PTSD

Following Lung Transplantation A Case Series Journal of Clinical Psychology in

Medical Settings httpsdoiorg101007s10880-019-09691-7

bull This case series and practice guide addresses a novel topic of PTSD in lung-

transplant recipients which occurs at double the rate in this population and

poses serious threat to morbidity and mortality in this already high-risk

group Existing psychological evaluation practices are critically inadequate to

capture PTSD as many patients may fail to disclose relevant history Novel

evaluation and treatment methods are discussed and recommended

IMPACT FACTORS OF JOURNALS IN WHICH I PUBLISHED

Journal Name Impact

Factor

Date of

Publication

Number of

Articles Published

International Journal of Eating Disorders 35 2011 1

Journal of Abnormal Psychology 5519 2010 1

Progress in Transplantation 958 2019 2020 2

MEDED Portal 38 acceptance

rate

2019 2020 2

Journal of Clinical Psychology in Medical Settings 1477 2019 2

Supportive care in cancer 2754 2016 1

Cancer medicine 3357 2014 1

After extensive exploration MedEdPORTAL has made the decision not to pursue an impact factor Dissemination is the priority

for MedEdPORTAL publications Our desire is for readers to replicate educational activities described in our publications which

does not necessarily translate to citations in the peer-reviewed literature We also value innovation especially in spaces where

there have traditionally been curricular gaps Strategic efforts to increase the impact factor would hinder our goal of highlighting

unique topics that may not get cited as frequently Additionally we are concerned that a low impact factor would harm the

reputation of the journal by inviting undue comparisons with dissimilar journals In sum we believe that MedEdPORTAL is

distinguished among medical education journals by its uniqueness in disseminating educational resources and an impact factor

would likely underestimate the true impact of MedEdPORTAL

Yelena Chernyak PhD Dossier Service Documents

13

Scopus Accessed 422020

Non-Peer Reviewed Publications

bull 4 invited contributions by professional societies including the Society of Behavioral Sleep

Medicine 3 in rank 2 first authored

bull Contributions to policy statements representing clinical opinions and recommendations by a

professional society is a highly prestigious impactful contribution The purpose is to distill and

highlight critically important scholarship and clinical evidence which may be complex into a

straightforward and applied set of information for the clinician

bull Each of these contributions was made by invitation of an executive committee in each

professional society My invitation was the direct result of prominence and reputation in the

society as one having the skill and knowledge to make this contribution

bull Contributions are archived so as to be disseminated and retrievable even after published

newsletter or recommendation are initially released

o Simon S Chernyak Y (2016) Practice Committee Position Statement Draft on the

ACP Guidelines for the Treatment of Insomnia Society for Behavioral Sleep Medicine

BehavioralSleeporg httpswwwbehavioralsleeporgimagesPositionACP-Position-

Statement-Finalpdf

Co-authored position statement on a seminal treatment recommendation affecting

the field of behavioral sleep medicine

o Chernyak Y Byers H James E Schmittdiel C Thomas SJ Blackburn R amp

Simona SL (2017) What you need to know Implications of the American Academy of

Pediatrics 2016 Safe Sleep Practices on Pediatric Behavioral Sleep Medicine Society of

Behavioral Sleep Medicine httpswwwbehavioralsleeporgimagespdfSBSM-

Summary-of-AAP-2016-Safe-Sleep-Commentarypdf

o Chernyak Y Prepping for the DBSM How SBSM Can Help You The Sleep Talker

Volume 36 April 2020

Peer Review for Professional Journals

bull Peer Review for 7 professional journals in the field lf clinical health psychology

bull Invitation to review from journals increasing in the last 2 years indicating growing scholarly

presence

IMPACT FACTOR OF JOURANLS FOR WHICH I PROVIDE RVIEWS

Journal Name Impact Factor

Physiology and Behavior (2007) 272

Archives of Internal Medicine (2008) discontinued

Translational Behavioral Medicine (2018-) 248

Annals of Behavioral Medicine (2018-) 376

Health Psychology (2019 - ) 408

Heart amp Lung Journal of Acute and Critical Care (2020- ) 169

Yelena Chernyak PhD Dossier Service Documents

14

International Journal of Stress Management (2020 - ) 195

Scopus Accessed March 26 2020

Peer Reviewed Service Oriented Presentations

bull Twelve in-rank peer reviewed presentations at national and international conferences such as the

Society of Behavioral Sleep Medicine Society of Behavioral Medicine American Psychological

Association

bull 3 First Author

bull 5 Mentee First Author

bull 1 Mentee co-author

Media Dissemination of Service

bull Twenty-three total at rank for national outlets including lsquoGQrsquo magazine lsquoBustlersquo magazine and

regional outlets such as WRTB6 News and WTHR-TV

bull My goal in working with the media is to provide mass dissemination of clinical and scientific

information to the general public

bull Routinely called upon as an expert in field if behavioral sleep medicine and clinical health

psychology during duration of volunteering to represent IU to the media

Treatment Manuals

bull 2 treatment manuals 1 copyrighted 1 first authored (See Appendix for Service Publications)

o Otte JL Lalevich S Hollingsworth P Chernyak Y Manchanda S ldquoSleep Great

A Wellness Program to Promote Sleep in the Workplacerdquocopy Program Manual

This manual was copyrighted and rights sold to other large hospital systems

nationally for use in their employee assistance programs

o Chernyak Y Cardiac Patients Linking Mind amp Body (CLIMB) Program Manual used

in the Advanced Heart and Lung Care Program at Indiana University Methodist Hospital

I developed this treatment manual to utilize in clinical care delivery based on an

evidence based psychological wellness model including stress management

mood optimization motivational enhancement and social support

This manual has been adapted to several clinical populations at Indiana

University Health Methodist Hospital including Ventricular Assistant Device

recipients and pre-thoracic transplant patients

Thursday August 19 2021 at 080710 Eastern Daylight Time

Page 1 of 1

Subject RE Using your dossier for an exampleDate Wednesday August 18 2021 at 35540 PM Eastern Daylight TimeFrom Chernyak YelenaTo Applegate RachelADachments image001png image002png

Thank you and Thanks for your request That would be just fine with me YC Yelena Chernyak PhD DBSM HSPPAssociate Professor of Clinical PsychiatryChief Psychologist - Adult OutpaSent Psychiatry IU Health Neurosciences CenterDirector ndash Behavioral Sleep Medicine IU Health Neurosciences CenterDirector ndash Clinical Health Psychology Fellowship Indiana University School of MedicineIU Health PhysiciansGoodman Hall IU Health Neuroscience Center355 W 16th St Suite 2800 Indianapolis IN 46202-7176ychernyaiuedu From Applegate Rachel ltrapplegaiupuiedugt Sent Wednesday August 18 2021 1143 AMTo Applegate Rachel ltrapplegaiupuiedugtSubject Using your dossier for an example CongratulaSons on your 2021 promoSon to clinical associate professorI wonder if you would be willing to have your dossier posted as an example We do this behind CAS so it isonly IU people who can see themWe post everything EXCEPT the appendices and review leeers Please let me know Thanks Rachel ApplegateAssistant Vice Chancellor for Faculty AffairsAssociate Professor Library and Information ScienceOffice of Academic AffairsUniversity Hall (INAD) Suite 5002301 University BoulevardIndianapolis IN 46202 317-278-2395rapplegaiupuieduwwwacademicaffairsiupuiedu

Page 5: Sample Dossier Type of case: Promotion to Clinical

Yelena Chernyak PhD August 17 2020 Page 4 of 25

2017 WM George McAdoo Award

Excellence in Teaching by the Psychology Internship Program

Department of Psychiatry

Indiana University School of Medicine

Professional Development

2011 - 2012 Leadership in Academic Medicine Program

Indiana University School of Medicine

Consulting

2016 - Healthy IU and Indiana University Health

Content Expert Development and review of occupational

Health Program lsquoSleep Great IUcopyrsquo

2019 - BetterUp

San Fransisco CA

Consulting and Coaching on Healthy Sleep for Industry

Teaching

Didactic Undergraduate Students

1 2008 ldquoAxis II Comorbidity and Dialectical Behavioral Therapy for

Eating Disordersrdquo

The Psychology of Eating Disorders and Obesity (PSY 357)

Department of Psychology

Drexel University

Philadelphia PA

Enrollment 30 students

2 2008 - 2010 Approaches to Personality (PSY 140)

Department of Psychology

Drexel University

Philadelphia PA

Enrollment 50 students

3 2009 - 2010 The Psychology of Eating Disorders and Obesity (PSY 357)

Department of Psychology

Drexel University

Philadelphia PA

Enrollment 30 students

Didactic Graduate and Medical Students (IUPUIIUSOM unless otherwise noted)

1 2009 ldquoDiagnosis and Treatment of Eating Disorders and Obesityrdquo

Psychopathology (PSY 520)

Yelena Chernyak PhD August 17 2020 Page 5 of 25

Clinical Psychology Doctoral Program

Drexel University

Department of Psychology

Philadelphia PA

Enrollment 15

2 2012-2013 Introduction to Clinical Medicine I (ICM1-1 Course X600)

Co-preceptor for year-long weekly course for MS2 students

Enrollment 10

3 2012-2014 Evidence Based Medicine

Monthly lecture series for MS2 psychiatry clerkship

Enrollment 25

4 2013 Intersession Preceptor ndash Standardized Patient Simulation

MedicinePsychiatryNeurology Medical Students

Bi-Annual Learning Activity

Enrollment 10

5 2017 Behavioral Sleep Medicine

Invited Workshop

Department of Psychology

Graduate Program in Clinical Psychology

IUPUI

Enrollment 30

Didactic Postgraduate Students (Interns Residents Fellows IUPUIIUSOM)

1 2011 ldquoDSM-IV Mood Disordersrdquo

Psychiatry Residents (PGY-I)

Department of Psychiatry

Enrollment 8

2 2012 ndash 2016 Course Director Diversity in Psychology

Psychology Internship

Section of Psychology

Department of Psychiatry

Enrollment 6

3 2012 ldquoSleep Disorders in Bariatric Populationsrdquo

Invited Lecturer for Psychology Practicum Didactic Training

IU Health Bariatric and Medical Weight Loss Center

Enrollment 5

4 2012 ldquoEvidence Based Treatment Weight Managementrdquo

Yelena Chernyak PhD August 17 2020 Page 6 of 25

Empirically Supported Treatments Course

Psychology Internship

Section of Psychology

Department of Psychiatry

Enrollment 6

5 2012 ldquoEvidence Based Treatment Behavioral Sleep Medicinerdquo

Empirically Supported Treatments Course

Section of Psychology

Department of Psychiatry

Enrollment 6

6 2013 ndash ldquoPsychiatry amp Sleeprdquo

Sleep Medicine Fellowship Lecture

Division of Pulmonary Critical Care Sleep amp Occupational

Medicine

Enrollment 2

7 2013 ndash ldquoCognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomniardquo

Sleep Medicine Fellowship Lecture

Division of Pulmonary Critical Care Sleep amp Occupational

Medicine

Enrollment 2

8 2014 ndash ldquoHealth Psychology Interventionsrdquo

Intervention Course

Psychology Internship

Section of Psychology

Department of Psychiatry

Enrollment 7

9 2014 ndash 2017 ldquoMindfulness Interventionsrdquo

Intervention Course Psychology Internship

Section of Psychology

Department of Psychiatry

Enrollment 7

10 2014 ldquoBehavioral Sleep Medicinerdquo

Residency Didactics

Department of Family Medicine

Enrollment 20

11 2015 ldquoBehavioral Sleep Medicinerdquo

Quarterly Educational Seminar

Psychology Pre-doctoral Internship

Section of Psychology

Yelena Chernyak PhD August 17 2020 Page 7 of 25

Department of Psychiatry

Enrollment 6

12 2016 ldquoProfessional Developmentrdquo Invited Speaker

Quarterly Educational Seminar

Psychology Pre-doctoral Internship

Section of Psychology

Department of Psychiatry

Enrollment 6

13 2016 ndash Course Director Ethics in Psychology

Psychology Internship

Section of Psychology

Department of Psychiatry

Enrollment 7

14 2019 - Course Director

Journal Club amp Didactic Lecture Series in Professional

Development

Section of Psychology

Department of Psychiatry

Enrollment 8

15 2020 lsquoBilling Practices amp Productivity Considerations in

Professional Psychologyrsquo Lecture

Journal Club amp Didactic Lecture Series in Professional

Development

Section of Psychology

Department of Psychiatry

Enrollment 8

16 2020 ldquoAdvocating for Psychology as a Profession amp Oneselfrsquo

Journal Club amp Didactic Lecture Series in Professional

Development

Section of Psychology

Department of Psychiatry

Enrollment 8

Clinical Teaching

1 2011 ndash 2014 Co-Course Director

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Theory and Application

(PSRES201)

Psychiatry Residency Program

Department of Psychiatry IUSOM

6 month rotation

Students

Yelena Chernyak PhD August 17 2020 Page 8 of 25

Andrew Adler MD

Michael Francis MD

Daniel Hackman MD

Kimberly Lo MD

David Orme MD

Ayesha Sajid MD

Paul Taraska MD

Lisa Burckhartzmeyer MD

Rebecca Smith MD

Caitlyn Adams MD

Emily Zarse MD

Corey Trobaugh MD

Gena Mooneyham MD

Kristen Dauss MD

2 2012 - Supervisor Clinical Psychology Practicum

Adult Outpatient Psychiatry Clinic

Section of Psychology Department of Psychiatry IUSOM

6 month rotation 1 dayweek

Students

Tasneem Khambaty (IUPUI)

3 2012 - Behavioral Sleep Medicine Training

Sleep Medicine Fellowship

1 year rotation frac12 day every other week

IUSOM Division of Pulmonary Critical Care Sleep amp

Occupational Medicine

Fellows

Pritam Neuptame MD

Anuja Bandyopadhyay MD

Anita Rajagopal MD

Stephen Gradney MD

Stephanie Ashraf MD

Stephanie Stahl MD

Stephanie Jackson MD

Adam Lenet MD

Aaron Roberts MD

Angie White MD

4 2012 ndash Supervisor in Adult Clinical and Health Psychology

APA-approved Clinical Psychology Internship Program

Section of Psychology Department of Psychiatry IUSOM

6-month rotation 3 daysweek

Students

Kristen Merkitsch

Anna-Leigh Powell

Yelena Chernyak PhD August 17 2020 Page 9 of 25

Ming Hwei Yek

Maija Taylor

Shannon Brothers

Danielle Henderson

Hannah Ford

Linda Skalski

Quetzal Class

Jennie Petrie

Patrick Quinn

Samantha Gray

Andrew Cooper

Rachel Holmes

5 2015 ndash Supervisor in Behavioral Sleep Medicine

APA-approved Clinical Psychology Internship Program

Section of Psychology Department of Psychiatry IUSOM

6-month rotation 1 dayweek

Students

Maureen McQuillan

Audrey Lee OrsquoConnor

Autumn Truss

Anna-Leigh Powell

Kristin Touza

Rebecca Elias

Maija Taylor

Rachel Goldin

Danielle Henderson

Lindsey Williams

Practicum Training Site Graduate Students

Students

Marguerite Claire Wilson (IUB)

Alexandra Moussa-Touks (IUB)

Amber Craig (IUB)

Danielle Tometich (IUPUI)

Maureen McQuillan (IUB)

Jay Patel (IUPUI)

Fernanda Rossi (IUB)

Jessica Bernston (IUPUI) Practicum student

6 2017 ndash Director Clinical Health Psychology Fellowship

Section of Psychology Department of Psychiatry IUSOM

1 year full-time post-doctoral specialty training jointly with

the Advanced Heart and Lung Care Clinic at IUH

Methodist Hospital

Anahli Patel PsyD

Lisa The PhD

Yelena Chernyak PhD August 17 2020 Page 10 of 25

Danielle Henderson PhD

7 2018 ndash Supervisor in Cardio-thoracic amp Transplant Psychology

Psychology Practicum

Section of Psychology Department of Psychiatry IUSOM

6 month rotation 1-2 daysweek

Students

Loretta Hsueh (IUPUI)

8 2019 - Behavioral Sleep Medicine Specialty Rotation Supervisor

Sleep Medicine Rotation

Internal Medicine Residencies

Students 1-2 studentmonth weekly

Ahmed Kiani MD

Samantha Kay MD

Sam Mshelbwala MD

Jennifer Peng MD

Zunera Tariq MD

Kevin Zhang MD

William Plunk MD

Skye El Sayegh MD

Jonathan Koons MD

Jonathan McCollum MD

Miysha Shaw MD

Mark Krauth MD

Siri Kadire MD

Chiemela Ubagharaji MD

Ryan White MD

Maniar Mehta MD

Elizabeth Cowgill MD

Teaching Administration and Curricular Development

1 2017 - Clinical Health Psychology Post-doctoral Fellowship

Co-Director

Department of Psychiatry

Indiana University School of Medicine

- Handbook Development

- Curriculum Development

2 2019 - Fellowships Director

Section of Psychology Department of Psychiatry

Indiana University School of Medicine

- Coordination of fellowship advertising recruitment and

policies

- Clinical Psychology Post-doctoral Fellowship Didactic Series

o Curriculum Development

Yelena Chernyak PhD August 17 2020 Page 11 of 25

o TopicSpeaker selection

o Fellow evaluationsatisfaction survey

Mentoring

Faculty Mentoring

1 2014 - 2015 Huaiyu Zhang PhD

Assistant Professor of Clinical Psychology in Clinical Psychiatry

Department of Psychiatry

Indiana University School of Medicine

2 2015 - Courtney Johnson PhD

Assistant Professor of Clinical Psychology in Clinical Psychiatry

Department of Psychiatry

Indiana University School of Medicine

3 2018 - Danielle Henderson PhD

Assistant Professor of Clinical Psychology in Clinical Psychiatry

Department of Psychiatry

Indiana University School of Medicine

Medical Student Mentoring

1 2019 - Caroline Bolarwina MPH

MS4

Research Mentoring on the lsquoBarriers to Optimal Behavioral Sleep

Medicine Referrals in an Academic Medical Centerrsquo Project

Indiana University School of Medicine

Service

University Service

School (Indiana University School of Medicine)

2019 ndash Womenrsquos Advisory Council

Department (Psychiatry Indiana University School of Medicine)

2012 - Member

Internship Selection Committee

Section of Psychology

2015 ndash Member

Executive Committee

Section of Psychology

Yelena Chernyak PhD August 17 2020 Page 12 of 25

2015 ndash Member

Psychology Internship Executive Committee

Section of Psychology

2016 ndash 2017 Co-Director

EMR Transition Committee

Adult Outpatient Psychiatry Clinic

2016 ndash Member

Space Committee

2017 ndash Member

Quality Committee

Professional Service

2015 Member

Fall Conference Planning Committee

Indiana Psychological Association

2015 ndash 2019 Member

Society of Behavioral Sleep Medicine

Practice Committee

2019 2019 National Conference Symposium Review Committee

2019 ndash Present Member

Society of Behavioral Sleep Medicine

Membership Committee

2020 ndash Present Member

Association of Psychologists in Academic Health Centers

Conference Planning Committee

Reviewer for Journals

2007 Physiology and Behavior

2008 Archives of Internal Medicine

2018 - Translational Behavioral Medicine

2018 - Annals of Behavioral Medicine

2019 - Health Psychology

Yelena Chernyak PhD August 17 2020 Page 13 of 25

2020 - Heart amp Lung Journal of Acute and Critical Care

2020 ndash International Journal of Stress Management

Service to Patients (Presentations to the community)

2008 ndash 2009 Campus Outreach Planning Committee

Student Counseling Center

Drexel University

Philadelphia PA

2009 Wellness Workshop ldquoBikini Ready Body Healthrdquo

Student Counseling Center

Drexel University

Philadelphia PA

2011 Health Workshop Series

ldquoManaging Stressrdquo

ldquoDepression and Heart Diseaserdquo

Cardiac Rehabilitation Program

Methodist Hospital

Indiana University Health

Indianapolis IN

2015 ndash ldquoManaging Anxiety and Stressrdquo

Advanced Heart Failure Support Group

Methodist Hospital

Indiana University Health

Indianapolis IN

Service Grants

Completed

IUSCC Internal Grant Otte(PI) 2015-2018

Indiana University Simon Cancer Center $50000

Screening Breast Cancer Survivors for Sleep Disorders Using a Clinical Decision Tool A Pilot

Study

Role Co-Investigator

Funded

PCORI 14719 MuseyKroenke (PI) $3356413

Assessment of Prevention Diagnosis and Treatment Options Addressing Anxiety among Low-

Risk Chest Pain Patients in the Emergency Department Setting

This 3-arm trial will compare outcomes for patients with anxiety and low-risk chest pain

evaluated in the Emergency Department treated with standard care are referral for self-help CBT

sessions and peer support or virtual CBT intervention Patients stakeholders and health system

Yelena Chernyak PhD August 17 2020 Page 14 of 25

leaders have collaborated to maximize feasibility patient values barriers and preferences for

care

Role Co-Investigator 25 effort

Pending

R61R33 HL155794-01 Stewart (PI) $3473431

Strengthening Hearts by Addressing Disrupted Sleep (SHADES) Randomized Controlled Trial

NIHNHLBI

The aims of this phase II randomized controlled trial are (1) to determine if a modernized

collaborative stepped care intervention for insomnia reduces the excess cardiovascular disease

(CVD) risk of primary care patients with insomnia disorder and (2) to identify the mechanisms

by which this improvement may occur

Role Co-Investigator 20 Effort

Submitted But Not Funded Grants

1R15CA208664-01 Otte (PI) 2017-2019 $300000

SleeP SmaRt A Screen and Personalized Referral Algorithm for Breast Cancer Survivors with

Chronic Sleep Problems

Role Investigator

Invited Service Presentations

Local

1 March 2008 ldquoSocial Justice in Health Care The Role of Body Imagerdquo

Drexel University Office of Student Life

Philadelphia PA

2 February 2009 ldquoIdentifying and addressing problematic dieting in university-

based populationsrdquo

Drexel University Student Counseling Center

Philadelphia PA

3 February 2009 ldquoIdentifying and addressing problematic dieting in university-

based populationsrdquo

Drexel University Student Counseling Center

Philadelphia PA

4 March 2009 ldquoCAPS Lecture Tales from my Scalerdquo

Rosemont College Department of Womenrsquos Studies

Bryn Mawr PA

5 November 2010 ldquoThe Third Wave of CBT ACT and Mindfulness Techniquesrdquo

Health Psychology Fellowship Didactics Series

Cleveland Clinic

Cleveland OH

6 February 2011 ldquoPatient-Centered Communication with Oncology Patientsrdquo

Yelena Chernyak PhD August 17 2020 Page 15 of 25

Taussig Cancer Center Masterrsquos Course

Cleveland Clinic

Cleveland OH

7 March 2011 ldquoNighttime Eating Disorders Differential Diagnosis and

Treatmentrdquo

Sleep Disorders Center Grand Rounds

Cleveland Clinic

Cleveland OH

8 April 2011 ldquoDistinguishing Normative Dieting from Disordered Eating

Evaluation and Intervention Guidelinesrdquo

Department of Psychiatry Grand Rounds

Cleveland Clinic

Cleveland OH

9 May 2011 ldquoWhen is Weight-Loss Considered an Eating Disorderrdquo

Department of Pediatrics Grand Rounds

Fairview Hospital

Cleveland Clinic Foundation

Cleveland OH

10 December 2011 ldquoDevelopment amp Utilization of Behavioral Rating

Scales Can psychological assessment predict problems after

bariatric surgery and identify persons at higher riskrdquo

Bariatric and Medical Weight Loss Center

Indiana University Health

Indianapolis IN

11 March 2012 ldquoCognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomniardquo

Sleep Disorders Center

Indiana University Health

Indianapolis IN

12 January 2012 ldquoManaging Difficult Patients Improving Communication

Service Delivery and Treatment Adherencerdquo

Department of Psychiatry Grand Rounds

Indiana University School of Medicine

13 December 2012 ldquoSleep Disorders in Bariatric Populationsrdquo

Psychology Practicum Didactic Training

Bariatric and Medical Weight Loss Center

Indiana University Health

Indianapolis IN

14 September 2013 ldquoDSM-5 Update Eating and Personality Disordersrdquo

Yelena Chernyak PhD August 17 2020 Page 16 of 25

Department of Psychiatry Grand Rounds

Indiana University School of Medicine

Indianapolis IN

15 September 2013 ldquoIntroduction to Cognitive Behavioral Therapyrdquo

Department of Occupational Therapy

Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis

Indianapolis IN

16 February 2014 ldquoCognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomniardquo

Department of Psychiatry Grand Rounds

Indiana University School of Medicine

Indianapolis IN

17 April 2019 ldquoCBT-I amp Traumardquo

Sleep Disorders Center

Indiana University Health

Indianapolis IN

Regional

1 October 2010 ldquoThe Epidemic of Obesity Updates Psychological Sequelae

and Behavioral Interventionrdquo

Continuing Education Course

Ohio Psychological Association

Fall Conference

Columbus OH

2 April 2011 ldquoAdvancing the Understanding of the treatment of Eating

Disorders in Ohiordquo

Continuing Education Course

Ohio Psychological Association Workshop

Lindner Center

Cincinnati OH

Lecture ldquoAwareness of Societal Messages Competing

Influences on Weight and Eatingrdquo

3 July 2012 ldquoEthicsrdquo

Continuing Education Course

Section of Psychology

Department of Psychiatry

Indiana University School of Medicine

Lecture ldquoEthical Issues of Health Psychology in the Medical

Settingrdquo

4 June 2013 ldquoDSM-5rdquo

Continuing Education Course

Yelena Chernyak PhD August 17 2020 Page 17 of 25

Department of Psychiatry

Section of Psychology

Indiana University School of Medicine

Lecture ldquoSleep Eating and Personality Disordersrdquo

5 May 2015 Essentials of Cancer Survivorship A Workshop for

Health Care Professionals

Continuing Education Course

IU Health Cancer Centers The Ohio State University and

University of Cincinnati Cancer Survivorship Consortium

Indianapolis IN

Lecture ldquoCoping with Anxiety and Depression Psychological

Issues During Cancer and Beyondrdquo

6 November 2015 ldquoSleeplessness in America How Inadequate Sleep Related

To Health and Wellbeingrdquo

Continuing Education Course

Indiana Psychological Association

Fall Conference

Indianapolis IN

Lecture ldquoSleeplessness in America How Inadequate Sleep

Related To Health and Wellbeingrdquo

7 April 2016 ldquoBehavioral Sleep Medicine Psychological Treatment for

Insomnia and other Sleep Disordersrdquo

Department of Internal Medicine Grand Rounds

Reid Hospital

Richmond IN

8 June 2016 ldquoHealth Psychology Interventions for Medically and

Psychiatrically Ill Patientsrdquo

Department of Internal Medicine Grand Rounds Reid Hospital

Richmond IN

9 November 2016 ldquoMood Disorders in Women ndash A Lifespan Approachrdquo

Department of Internal Medicine Grand Rounds

Reid Hospital

Richmond IN

10 October 2017 ldquoCBT for Anxiety and Depressionrdquo

Grand Rounds

Decatur County Memorial Hospital

Greensburg IN

11 November 2017 ldquoMindfulness Based Stress Reductionrdquo

Grand Rounds

Yelena Chernyak PhD August 17 2020 Page 18 of 25

Columbus Regional Hospital

Columbus IN

12 April 2019 ldquoSleeplessness in the 21st Century - How

Inadequate Sleep Relates to Health and Wellbeing and the

Everyday Habits that Get in the Wayrdquo

IUSOM Office of Medical Education ndash Wellness Coalition

Streamed Statewide

Indianapolis IN

Scientific Abstracts amp Presentations (in rank daggerstudent trainee author students underlined)

Local

1 Lowe MR Chernyak Y (2006 March) The Role of Dieting in Bulimia Nervosa A

Reformulation Poster Session presented at the 2006 annual Drexel University Research

Day Philadelphia PA

2 Chernyak Y Lowe MR (2007 March) Fear of Fatness of Drive to be Thin Motivations for

Dieting in Normal Weight Women Poster session presented at the 2007 annual Psi Chi Research

day at the University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia PA

3 Chernyak Y Heinberg JL (2011 March ) Impact of preferred weight on weight loss

outcomes in bariatric surgery patients Research oral presentation given at the Cleveland

Clinic Endocrinology and Metabolism Institute Research Day Cleveland OH

4 daggerPatel A Chernyak Y (2020 March) The Need for Psychological Rehabilitation in

Lung Transplant Recipients Indiana University Research day Indianapolis IN

National

1 Lowe MR Ognibine J Kral T Chernyak Y (2006 October) Development and Pilot

Testing of a New Procedure for directly assessing long-term Nutritional Intake at Worksite

Cafeterias Poster session presented at the 2006 annual meeting of the Obesity Society

Boston MA

2 Chernyak Y Lowe MR (2007 May) Fear of Fatness or Drive to be Thin

Motivations for Dieting in Normal Weight Women Poster session presented at the 2007

annual meeting of the International Academy of Eating Disorders Baltimore MD

3 Chernyak Y Lowe MR (2007 October) Differentiating drive for thinness and drive to

be thin Restrained eaters and bulimic individuals have different motives for dieting

Poster session presented at the 2007 annual meeting of the Eating Disorders Research

Society Pittsburg PA

4 Chernyak Y Lowe MR (2007 October) Fear of Fatness or Drive to be Thin

Motivations for Dieting in Normal Weight Women Restrained Eaters and Bulimic Patients

Yelena Chernyak PhD August 17 2020 Page 19 of 25

Poster session presented at the 2007 annual meeting of the Renfrew Center Foundation

Philadelphia PA

5 Chernyak Y Lowe MR (2007 November) Drive for Thinness is Not the Same as

Drive to be Thin On the Motivations for Dieting in Normal Weight Restrained Eaters and

Bulimic Individuals Poster session presented at the 2007 annual meeting of the Association

of Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies Philadelphia PA

6 Thomas JG Markowitz J Tappe K ChernyakY Ochner C Butryn ML Lowe

MR Telephone-Based Weight Loss Maintenance Interventions for Patients Referred from

Primary Care Clinics Poster session presented at the 2008 annual meeting of the Obesity

Society Phoenix AZ

7 Chernyak Y Lowe MR (2008 July) Drive for Thinness is Not the Same as Drive to be

Thin On the Motivations for Dieting in Normal Weight Restrained Eaters and Bulimic

Individuals Poster session presented at the 2008 annual meeting of the Society for the

Study of Ingestive Behavior Paris France

8 Chernyak Y Neeren MA Lowe MR (2008 September) Dietary Rule Breaking and

Loss of Control How Much do they Overlap Presented at the 2008 annual meeting of the

Eating Disorders Research Society Montreal QC Canada

9 Chernyak Y Lowe MR (2008 November) Drive to be Thin and Resistance to

Treatment Goal Weight On the Motivation for Dieting in Anorexic and Bulimic

Individuals Poster session accepted to the 2008 annual meeting of the Association of

Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies Orland Florida

10 Shaw JA OrsquoPlanick A Brooks G E Ice S M Bunnell D W Tahilani K K

Clark V L Lubarsky L D Chernyak Y and Lowe M R (2009 September 25) Level

of Weight Suppression in Anorexia Nervosa Predicts Clinical Deterioration During

Treatment in an Intensive Outpatient Program Paper presented at the annual meeting of

the Eating Disorders Research Society New York

11 Chernyak Y Lowe MR OrsquoPlanick A Ice SM amp Bunnell DW (2009 September)

Development and testing of measures to assess weight-related motivations for dieting in

eating disordered individuals Poster presented at the 2009 annual meeting of the Eating

Disorders Research Society New York NY

12 Clark VL Chernyak Y Neeren AM Lowe MR (2009 October) Dietary rules and

loss of control over eating in a weight gain-prone sample Poster presented at the 2009

annual meeting of The Obesity Society Washingtn DC

13 Chernyak Y Lowe MR (2009 November) Development and testing of measures to

assess weight-related motivations for dieting in eating disordered individuals Poster

session accepted to the 2009 annual meeting of the Renfrew Center Foundation

Philadelphia PA

Yelena Chernyak PhD August 17 2020 Page 20 of 25

14 ChernyakY Heinberg JL (2011 June) Impact of preferred weight on weight loss

outcomes in bariatric surgery patients Selective oral presentation in the Masters Course in

Behavioral Health Session presented at the 2011 annual Association of Metabolic and

Bariatric Surgery Orland FL

15 Heinberg L J Windover A Ashton K Merrell J Chernyak Y (2011 June)

Psychological evaluation ratings and 1 month psychological adjustment Who reports pain

nausea dehydration and regret Selective oral presentation in the Masters Course in

Behavioral Health Session presented at the 2011 annual Association of Metabolic and

Bariatric Surgery Orland FL

16 Otte J L Manchanda S Skaar T Rand K Weaver M Chernyak Y Davis L

Krier C Carpenter J S (2015) Oncology provider knowledge and practice for sleep

problems in cancer patients and survivors American Academy of Sleep Medicine SLEEP

2015 Seattle WA

17 Chernyak Y Avant A (2016 March) Satisfaction with a Multidisciplinary

Psychotherapy and Social Support Program in Patients with Ventricular Assist Devices

Society of Behavioral Medicine Washington DC

18 Chernyak Y (2016 June) Patient Acceptability of Behavioral Sleep Medicine

Referrals In An Academic Medical Center American Academy of Sleep Medicine SLEEP

Denver CO

19 Otte J L Lalevich S Hollingsworth P Chernyak Y Manchanda S (2017 June)

ldquoSleep Greatrdquo A Wellness Program To Promote Sleep In The Workplace American

Academy of Sleep Medicine SLEEP 2017 Boston MA

20 Jackson L Otte J L Chernyak Y Johns S Manchanda S Storniolo AM LK K

Draucker C (April 2018) Facilitators and Barriers of Providing Sleep Specialists

Referrals to Breast Cancer Survivors with Chronic Sleep Problems Midwest Nursing

Research Societyrsquos 32th Annual Research Conference Cleveland OH

21 daggerHenderson DR Chernyak C Gutteridge D Roe DW (August 2018) Unmasking

Severe Anxiety After Lung Transplant NATCO ndash The Organization of Transplant

Professionals Indianapolis IN

22 daggerHenderson DR Chernyak C (August 2018) A Pre-Transplant Psychological

Characterization of Patients with Lung Disease NATCO ndash The Organization of Transplant

Professionals Indianapolis IN

23 daggerHenderson DR Chernyak Y Using A Clinician-rated Measure to Predict Listing for

Lung Transplantation Society of Behavioral Medicine Washington DC 2019

24 daggerTeh LB Henderson DR amp Chernyak Y Post Item-Level Psychometric Validation

Yelena Chernyak PhD August 17 2020 Page 21 of 25

of the Stanford Integrated Psychosocial Assessment for Transplant (SIPAT) for Thoracic

Transplant Candidates Society of Behavioral Medicine Washington DC 2019

25 daggerChernyak Y amp Hsueh L Self-Reported Psychological Distress During Post Lung

Transplant Intensive Outpatient Rehabilitation Accepted presentation at the American

Psychological Association Chicago IL 2019

26 Otte J L Chernyak Y Manchanda S Sleep Disorders in Breast Cancer Survivors

Barriers and Strategies for Identification and Treatment Referral Symposium Society for

Behavioral Sleep Medicine Birmingham AL 2019

Publications (in rank daggerstudent trainee author students underlined)

Service Publications

Refereed

1 Chernyak Y Lowe MR (2010) Motivations for Dieting Drive for Thinness Is

Different From Drive for Objective Thinness Journal of Abnormal Psychology 119(2)276-

281 httpdoi101037a0018398

2 Lowe MR Bunnell DW Neeren AM Chernyak Y Greberman L (2011)

Evaluating the real-world effectiveness of cognitive-behavior therapy efficacy research on

eating disorders A case study from a community-based clinical setting International

Journal of Eating Disorders 44(1) 9-18 httpsdoiorg101002eat20782

3 Otte J L Carpenter J S Manchanda S Rand K L Skaar T C Weaver M

Chernyak Y Zhong X Igega C and Landis C (2014) Systematic review of sleep

disorders in cancer patients Can the prevalence of sleep disorders be ascertained Cancer

Medicine 4(2) 183ndash200 httpsdoi101002cam4356

4 Otte JL Davis L Carpenter JS Krier C Skaar T Rand KL Weaver MT

Landis CA Chernyak Y amp Manchanda S (2016) Sleep Disorders in Breast Cancer

Survivors Supportive Care in Cancer 24(10)4197-205 httpsdoiorg101007s00520-016-

3247-6

5 Chernyak Y (2019) A Practical Application Primer on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

for Insomnia for Medical Residents MedEdPORTAL 1510862

httpsdoiorg1015766mep_2374-826510862

6 daggerChernyak Y Teh LB (2019) Medically-Induced Exacerbation of PTSD Following

Lung Transplantation A Case Series Journal of Clinical Psychology in Medical Settings

27305ndash309 httpsdoiorg101007s10880-019-09691-7

7 daggerChernyak Y Teh LB Henderson DR Patel A (2019) Practice Issues for Evaluation

and Management of the Suicidal Left Ventricular Assist Device Patient Progress in

Yelena Chernyak PhD August 17 2020 Page 22 of 25

Transplantation httpsjournalssagepubcomdoifull1011771526924819893300

8 daggerPatel A Chernyak Y (2020) The Need for Psychological Rehabilitation in Lung Transplant

Recipients Progress in Transplantation httpsdoiorg1011771526924820913510

9 Chernyak Y Chapleau KM Tanious SF Dattilo NC Diaz DR amp Landsberger SA (2020)

Olfactory Reference Syndrome A Case Report and Screening Tool Journal of Clinical Psychology

in Medical Settings httpsdoiorg101007s10880-020-09721-9

10 Chernyak Y (in press) Improving CPAP Adherence for OSA Improving CPAP Adherence for

OSA A Practical Application Primer on CPAP Desensitization MedEdPORTAL

Manuscripts with Revisions Requested

1 daggerPowell AL Teh LB Patel A Chernyak Y Exploring the Developmental Impact of

Cystic Fibrosis on Lung Transplant Candidacy Considerations for Adulthood Journal of

Clinical Psychology in Medical Settings

Manuscripts Under Review

1 Nault-Conors J Monahan P Musey P Chernyak Y Holmes E Conley M Marsh J

Roumpf S Chand P amp Kroenke K It Takes a Village to get the Right Care to the Right

Patient at the Right Time A Case Study on Addressing Chest Pain and Anxiety in the

Emergency Department Setting Health Care The Journal of Delivery Science and

Innovation

2 dagger Teh LB Chernyak Y Henderson DR Hage CA Post Item-Level Psychometric

Validation of the Stanford Integrated Psychosocial Assessment for Transplant (SIPAT) for

Thoracic Transplant Candidates Psychosomatics

3 daggerChernyak Y Teh LB Henderson DR Powell AL amp Hage CA Prediction of Listing

Status in Lung Transplant Candidates Using the Stanford Integrated Psychosocial

Assessment for Transplantation (SIPAT) Progress in Transplantation

Manuscripts in Preparation

1 Otte J Jackson L Monahan P Bo N Johns S Manchanda S Chernyak Y Ludwig K

Dodson J Storniolo AM Draucker C Are Breast Cancer Survivors Willing to Seek

Treatment for Poor Sleep A Feasibility Study of the Acceptability Facilitators and Barriers

of Completing a Referral for Sleep Complaints Behavioral Sleep Medicine

2 Chernyak Y Otte J daggerBolarwina C Ofner S Manchanda S Barriers to Optimal

Behavioral Sleep Medicine Referrals in an Academic Medical Center

Non-refereed Publications

1 Chernyak Y Neeren A Bunnell D Greberman L Lowe MR (2009) Research

Yelena Chernyak PhD August 17 2020 Page 23 of 25

and practice in clinical psychology Different ways of knowing Perspectives A

professional journal of the Renfrew Center Foundation Winter 2009

httpsrenfrewcentercomsitesdefaultfilesPerspectives20Summer202012pdf

2 Simon S Chernyak Y (2016) Practice Committee Position Statement Draft on the

ACP Guidelines for the Treatment of Insomnia Society for Behavioral Sleep Medicine

BehavioralSleeporg httpswwwbehavioralsleeporgimagesPositionACP-Position-

Statement-Finalpdf

3 Chernyak Y Byers H James E Schmittdiel C Thomas SJ Blackburn R amp

Simona SL (2017) What you need to know Implications of the American Academy of

Pediatrics 2016 Safe Sleep Practices on Pediatric Behavioral Sleep Medicine Society of

Behavioral Sleep Medicine httpswwwbehavioralsleeporgimagespdfSBSM-

Summary-of-AAP-2016-Safe-Sleep-Commentarypdf

4 Otte JL Lalevich S Hollingsworth P Chernyak Y Manchanda S ldquoSleep Great

A Wellness Program to Promote Sleep in the Workplacerdquocopy Program Manual

5 Chernyak Y Cardiac Patients Linking Mind amp Body (CLIMB) Program Manual used

in the Advanced Heart and Lung Care Program at Indiana University Methodist Hospital

6 wwwychernyawixsitecomindyhealthpsych

7 Chernyak Y Prepping for the DBSM How SBSM Can Help You The Sleep Talker

Volume 36 Quarter 1 March 2020

Invited Media Features

1 Chernyak Y Windover A Ashton K Merrell J Heinberg L (2011) Relaxation

Techniques for Bariatric Surgery Patients (Audio CD) Bariatric and Metabolic Institute

Cleveland Clinic Foundation

2 Chernyak Y Americans Sleeping Less to Work More Psych Bytes An Educational

Series from the Indiana Psychological Association (3 Feb 2015)

3 Greensburg (IN) Daily News2015 ldquoSeptember 7-13 is National Suicide Prevention

Weekrdquo wwwgreensburgdailynewscomseptember---is-national-suicide-prevention-

weekarticle_ac467f35-72cb-5525-baba-fd563bf28578html

4 Indiana Psychological Association Preventing Suicide Reaching Out and Saving Lives

Indiana psychologists offer tips on suicide prevention Chernyak interviewed for press

release (September 4 2015)

5 Batesville (IN) Herald Tribute ldquoSuicide Statistics Alarmingrdquo September 18 2015

httpwwwbatesvilleheraldtribunecomnewslocal_newssuicide-statistics-

alarmingarticle_05cd8fb2-d7c8-5dbe-8ecd-8b2488ffdafdhtml

Yelena Chernyak PhD August 17 2020 Page 24 of 25

6 WIBC-FM ldquoEffects of Daylight Savings Time on our Healthrdquo March 8 and March 11

2016 Radio

7 WXIN-TV Indianapolis News ldquoStudies Daylight Saving Time May Increase Stroke

Risk Reduce Productivityrdquo March 11 2016 repeat on Indianapolis Weekend News

March 132016 Television

8 WRTV6 ldquoIU Health Clinical Psychologist Discusses Daylight Savings Timerdquo March

14 2016 Television

9 Bustle ldquo11 Reasons Yoursquore Waking up Tired In The Morning amp How You Can Fix It

June 30 2016 wwwbustlecomarticles170127-11-reasons-youre-waking-up-tired-in-

the-morning-how-you-can-fix-it

10 The Indianapolis Recorder July QampA Sleep Itrsquos more important than you realize Ask

the IU Health Expert September 12016

wwwindianapolisrecordercomarticle_bf887475-ae11-51d2-8a03-6eb54a29e126html

11 WRTV6 ldquoIU Health Clinical Psychologist Recommends Free Sleep-Inducing Appsrdquo

August 11 2016 Television

12 WRTV6 News Indianapolis ldquoIU Health Puts sleep myths and rest and gives sleep

advicerdquo 14 March 2016 Television

13 WTHR-TV Indianapolis Sunrise News ldquoTips for Coping with Daylight Saving Timerdquo

12 March 2016 Television

14 IU Health Blog (2016 February 22) ldquoHow Debi Mazar Copes with Insomniardquo

Message posted on httpiuhealthorgblogdetailhow-debi-mazar-copes-with-

insomniaVyFsqnL2bIU

15 GQ Magazine National Publication ldquoHow Bad Is It That I Sleep Only Five Hours a

Nightrdquo Chernyak Interviewed October 27 2016 wwwgqcomstoryhow-bad-is-it-

that-i-sleep-five-hours-a-night

16 The List National Publication What really happens to your body when you donrsquot

sleep November 15 2016 httpswwwthelistcom31083really-happens-body-dont-

sleep

Yelena Chernyak PhD August 17 2020 Page 25 of 25

17 The Kendalville News Sun ldquoTips for a Healthier Heartrdquo February 2 2017 Chernyak

Interviewed httpwwwkpcnewscomfeatureslifekpcnewsarticle_ccb68645-16a2-

58a0-b67e-7d1dc7605673html

18 The American Psychological Association Goshen News ldquoTake Simple Steps Reduce

the risk of heart diseaserdquo Chernyak Interviewed February 8

2017 httpwwwgoshennewscomnewslifestylestake-simple-steps-reduce-the-risk-of-

heart-diseasearticle_9c82afd4-f26a-5555-8d22-0f9d52f0f6a8html

19 WISH-TV8 Indianapolis ldquoIU Health Behavioral Sleep Medicine Specialist Gives Sleep

Tips For Daylight Saving Timerdquo March 9 2017

20 WRTV-TV Indianapolis ldquoIU Health Psychologist Discusses How To Spot The

Warning Signs Of Suiciderdquo June 14 2018 Television

21 WISH-TV8 Indianapolis ldquoIU Health Psychologist Discusses Sleep Habitsrdquo June 19

2018 Television

22 WTHR-TV Indianapolis Sunrise News ldquoIU Health Psychologist Discusses Effects Of

Snooze Buttonrdquo June 29 2018 Television

23 WTHR-TV Indianapolis Sunrise News ldquoIU Health Clinical Psychologist Offers Advice

For Better Sleeprdquo September 17 2018 Television

24 WISH-TV8 Indianapolis News ldquoCan You Catch Up On Sleeprdquo September 18 2018

Television

25 WTIU Public Television ndash Indiana Public Media All Things Considered Program

ldquoDreams and the Pandemicrdquo April 15 2020 Radio

26 WFIU WTIU Indiana Public Media NPR Why Are You Having Dreams About

COVID-19 A Sleep Specialist Explains httpsindianapublicmediaorgnewswhy-are-

you-having-dreams-about-covid-19-a-sleep-specialist-explainsphp April 27 2020 Web

Personal Statement-Yelena Chernyak PhD (Candidate for Promotion to Associate Professor)

Overview

I am applying for promotion to the rank of Associate Professor of Clinical Psychology in Clinical

Psychiatry within the Department of Psychiatry My declared area of excellence is service with a

demonstrated strong performance in the area of teaching I joined the Department of Psychiatry at

Indiana University School of Medicine (IUSOM) in 2011 as an Assistant Professor of Clinical

Psychology in Clinical Psychiatry As a licensed clinical psychologist my expertise is in the area of

Clinical Heath Psychology also known as Medical Psychology or Behavioral Medicine The focus of my

practice is optimizing the biopsychosocial wellbeing of individuals in order to prevent alleviate or cope

with medical illness My career is devoted to providing psychological services to individuals with life

threatening conditions such as metastatic cancer end-stage heart or lung failure and debilitating

insomnia My role on medical teams as a health psychologist has been vital for readying patients for life-

saving procedures such as chemotherapy or thoracic transplantation Often times psychological

evaluation was integral to the decision making for the entire team in making critical medical decisions as

well as mandated by payers Given the complexity and critical nature of my work I cultivated my

specialty through extensive training This has included a 5-year graduate education specializing in health

psychology conducting relevant research completing a prestigious clinical fellowship at the Cleveland

Clinic and obtaining board certification My fellowship at the Cleveland Clinic culminated in my

joining the faculty at Indiana University School of Medicine where I have incorporated evidence-based

world-class care into multiple hospital-based settings

Since joining IUSM in 2011 I have developed clinical and educational service lines in multiple

medical departments My service contributions have taken the form of (1) Developing a Behavioral

Sleep Medicine (BSM) assessment intervention and training clinic at the IU Health Neurosciences

Center (2) Developing the Thoracic Transplant Psychology Program as well as creating and directing its

dedicated post-doctoral fellowship (3) Serving as the primary psychologist and training supervisor for IU

Simon Cancer Centerrsquos Multi-disciplinary Clinic and (4) As Chief Psychologist of Adult Outpatient

Psychiatry overseeing the expansion of psychology services My service contributions have resulted in

scholarship ranging from publications in peer reviewed journal articles to program manuals and media

appearances My clinical health psychology expertise has raised the standard of psychological medical

care at IUSM to be competitive and comparable with top-ranked medical centers nationwide My service

has been indispensable to the creation and organization of multiple landmark programs within the IUSOM

and IU Health systems

Service (Area of Excellence)

Service to Patients

In 2012 I obtained board certification in Behavioral Sleep Medicine (BSM) by the American

Academy of Sleep Medicine one of only 213 providers internationally obtaining this certification More

recently I received a Diplomate in Behavioral Sleep Medicine from the Board of Behavioral Sleep

Medicine in 2020 I am one of only two board-certified BSM providers in the state of Indiana and the

only provider treating adults BSM is a highly specialized growing field that is rooted in evidence-based

medicine and is the standard of care for treating sleep disorders such as insomnia In 2013 I developed

the Behavioral Sleep Medicine Clinic at the IU Health Neurosciences Center at the behest of the

Department of Medicinersquos Sleep Medicine Program Prior to the creation of this service line the

Department of Medicine lacked expertise and resources to behaviorally treat patients with sleep disorders

My service has grown in the past 6 years to treat over 500 patients increasingly annually to a total of 138

new patients in 2019 Referrals have stemmed from a collaboration with the IU Sleep Disorders Center

faculty the Roudebush Veterans Affairs Hospital and national referral sources including the Cleveland

Clinic and Johns Hopkins The clinic was one of the first service lines to pilot telehealth via the IU

Health Virtual Visits platform Referrals have continued to grow each year and capacity is large enough

to create training opportunities for sleep medicine fellows internal medicine and psychiatry residents

medical students psychology interns and practicum trainees which also helps to extend clinical access

for patients Trainees from this program have graduated to go into practice all across the United States

disseminating the gold-standard model for BSM practice nationwide

As the lead psychologist since 2011 for the Advanced Heart and Lung Care Clinic (AHLCC) at

IU Health Methodist Hospital I serve a highly medically compromised and psychiatrically complex

population of patients and their families who undergo advanced therapies including heart and lung

transplant Patients from across the Midwest seek this specialized care particularly for lung

transplantation a complex and risky medical procedure Our program is the only one in the state of

Indiana that performs this service I strategically expanded my working relationship with the AHLCC to

include service to both the cardiac and pulmonary service lines tripled the amount of clinical time

provided to this program and obtained funding for a full time transplant psychology fellowship I

developed the Thoracic Transplant Psychology Program within the AHLCC to include a comprehensive

psychological assessment protocol including a structured clinical interview self-report measures

personality testing and clinical interview Moreover the Thoracic Transplant Psychology Program has

expanded to serve not only outpatients but also inpatients who are waiting for or recovering from heart

and lung transplants or advanced therapies at IU Health Methodist Hospital This group of inpatients

previously lacked any access to psychological assessment or psychotherapy while hospitalized The

psychology service has expanded to conduct over 250 psychological consultations on inpatients in the last

three years with improved patient outcomes and collaborative care I have demonstrated innovations

most notably in the development and implementation of a group psychotherapy program titled CLIMB

(Cardio-thoracic Patients Linking Mind and Body) in 2014 which has since been adopted in the Center

for Life in Thoracic Transplant for all lung transplant recovery patients I have collected and published

data on CLIMB on the national stage at the Society of Behavioral Medicine conference reporting

excellent patient satisfaction and outcomes CLIMB continues expanding in enrollment to over 100

thoracic transplant recipients The CLIMB program is garnering national attention demonstrated by a

recently pushed journal article co-authored and mentored with my post-doctoral fellow Dr Anahli Patel

in Progress in Transplantation detailing how it is a model psychological rehabilitation program which

serves the post-transplant psychosocial needs of organ transplant recipients

Since 2011 I utilized my expertise in health psychology as primary psychologist for the IU

Simon Cancer Center the only state wide academic cancer center and one of fifty-one National Cancer

Institute Designated Comprehensive Cancer Centers My role includes providing assessment and

psychotherapy to patients and families as well as clinical consultation to oncologists nursing and other

team members I collaborate with a multidisciplinary team of psychiatrists social workers chaplains

and nurses to head the biopsychosocial arm of the Complete Life Program I have helped to implement

improved assessment protocols in this clinic including the National Comprehensive Cancer Networkrsquos

Distress Thermometer and helped to design psychoeducational and marketing materials distributed

center-wide about complementary services for cancer patients This program focuses on improving the

psychological emotional social and spiritual well-being of cancer patients As a result of my role I

have been invited to speak at regional symposiums on cancer care including the Survivorship Symposium

hosted jointly by Indiana University Ohio State University and University of Cincinnati Cancer Centers

in 2015

Administrative Service

In 2015 I was named the Chief Psychologist of the Adult Outpatient Psychiatry Clinic in the IU

Health Neurosciences Center Under my leadership the clinical psychology team has grown from two to

six psychology faculty members with further recruitment underway Our clinic specializes in assessment

and treatment of the full range of psychiatric illnesses as well as medical comorbidities As a group the

psychology faculty accept referrals from the entire IU Health system as well as community referrals

statewide Specialties represented in our clinic by psychologists include mood disorders anxiety

disorders trauma and interpersonal violence conversion and somatoform disorders cognitive

rehabilitation biofeedback mindfulness interventions cognitive behavioral therapy and sleep disorders

With over 10000 unique appointments delivered by psychologists in this clinic since 2017 my leadership

represents a robust and growing presence

Because of my expertise I am an appointed member on multiple departmental and school-wide

committees (1) the Section of Psychology Executive Committee (oversees clinical services and faculty

issues for psychologists in the Department of Psychiatry) (2) the Psychology Internship Executive

Committee (oversees the running of the internship program for 6-7 trainees annually) and the (3)

Psychology Internship Admission Committee (reviews and selects interns) (4) Quality Committee (5)

Space Committee and (6) Womenrsquos Advisory Council for IU School of Medicine In the past I have

served as an integral member of several committees including the EMR Transition Committee for the

Adult Outpatient Psychiatry Clinic

Scholarship

I have integrated my clinical expertise into scholarly pursuits in two areas of clinical health

psychologyndash sleep psychology and transplant psychology The overall theme of my research has been the

optimization of psychological services to medically ill patients Since 2011 I have authored 9 peer-

reviewed articles in rank Momentum in my scholarly activity is clearly demonstrated with 6

publications in the past year 4 manuscripts under review and 2 manuscripts in-preparation at present I

am proud to say 7 of these articles were either first-authored or co-authored by my mentees This is in

addition to 11 national conference symposia and poster presentations in rank 5 of which were first-

authored by my psychology fellows I serve as an ad-hoc reviewer for leading journals including Health

Psychology International Journal of Stress Management Annals of Behavioral Medicine and

Translational Behavioral Medicine One of my most recent publications forthcoming in the MEDED

Portal a peer reviewed journal focused on disseminating best practices in education published by the

American Association of Medical Colleges is a comprehensive module on delivering Cognitive

Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia to medical learners The MEDED Portal has another one of my articles

in-press on improving CPAP Adherence for OSA via CPAP Desensitization Therapy Another recent

publication in Progress in Transplantation highlights a critically important topic of increased suicide risk

in heart failure patients with implanted left ventricular assist devices

Since 2013 I have actively collaborated with researchers at the IUPUI School of Nursing to study

the intersection of cancer and sleep disorders This collaboration has produced multiple peer-reviewed

journal articles published in Cancer Medicine and Supportive Cancer Care I served as co-investigator on

a pilot study and subsequent R15 National Institutes of Health grant submission titled SleeP SmaRt

Screening and Personalized Referral Algorithm for Breast Cancer Survivors with Chronic Sleep

Problems As part of this project I contributed to the design of the novel screening tool screened patients

who were determined to be high risk for sleep disorders and provided referrals and treatment to

individuals suffering from psychophysiological insomnia identified by the project Although ultimately

unfunded this project helped lay the groundwork for a manuscript and symposium at the 2019 the Society

of Behavioral Sleep Medicine National Conference on the barriers of providing appropriate sleep

medicine services to breast cancer survivors

My clinical expertise in health psychology and behavioral sleep medicine has led to being a

recognized expert in the field and resulted in invitations to multiple invited lectures and grand rounds

statewide as well as regional media interviews Most recently I was featured on WTHR WRTV and

WIBC as a medical expert on the psychological impact of Daylight Savings Time These regional media

outlets represent the 28th largest market nationally according to the Nielsen ratings In total I have

contributed to 24 different media outlets in my current role Within IUSM I have been invited to conduct

Grand Rounds within the Departments of Psychiatry Internal Medicine Neurology Occupational

Therapy and Office of Medical Education I have also been invited regionally to conduct Grand Rounds

through the Indiana University Visiting Professor Program at three hospital systems across the state

I am a co-investigator on a recently grant-funded 35 million dollar grant from the Patient

Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) For this project I was invited to collaborate with

faculty in the Departments of Emergency Medicine and Biostatistics due to my expertise specifically

treating medical patients with cardiac symptoms and anxiety This project is focused on the treatment of

low-risk cardiac patients with anxiety presenting to emergency rooms My role on this grant submission

involved contribution to the study design treatment methodology and drafting the aims and means

section of the grant I am an integral part of the research team and lead the treatment design recruitment

training and supervision of the clinical intervention arm utilizing telepsychology CBT for anxiety

Moreover this project presents an opportunity to collaborate with experienced and prestigious

researchers such as Kurt Kroenke PhD a nationally renowned researcher who developed two gold

standard anxiety and depression assessments that are utilized internationally

Last year I was invited to collaborate with Jesse Stewart PhD in the IUPUI Department of

Psychology to serve as a Behavioral Sleep Medicine expert on a large NIH randomized controlled trial

titled lsquoStrengthening Hearts by Addressing Disrupted Sleep (SHADES)rsquo to be submitted in 2020 This

important project looks are delivering Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia to patients with

cardiovascular disease (CVD) to determine its impact on CVD risk markers and clinical events

My involvement in scholarship has been increasing at a rapid pace in the last several years ndash a

trajectory that should continue given the 3 manuscripts already under review at peer reviewed journals

and 2 other manuscripts in preparation which I anticipate will be submitted in 2020 The in-preparation

papers stem from a very exciting research program I started in the Advanced Heart and Lung Care clinic

on which data collection has been ongoing since 2014 finally accumulating enough data for publication

This program focuses on using the Stanford Integrated Psychological Assessment for Transplant a

validated clinician rating scale to assist in prediction of transplant outcomes an area where there is a

dearth of research Another manuscript I am completing is based on behavioral sleep medicine referral

patterns in a sample of nearly 500 patients collected since 2015 to understand the low referral completion

rates in an academic medical center in this population The under review submissions are collaborative

projects with mentees namely psychology fellows who I began directing over the last three years Thus

the rate of increasing scholarship follows the momentum of growing robust research and mentorship

programs which have materialized publications recently and should continue henceforth in my career at

IUSOM

Service to the Discipline

My national influence as an expert in behavioral sleep medicine is also growing demonstrated by

my membership on two executive committees for the Society of Behavioral Sleep Medicine (SBSM) ndash a

international multidisciplinary organization and the primary organization representing behavioral sleep

medicine science and practice My term on the Executive Practice Committee was completed this year

where I served to structure policy on clinical practice issues My 4 year term on the Executive

Membership Committee began in 2019 I have contributed to drafting best practice protocols and the

society newsletter both published on the national SBSM website currently In 2019 I chaired a

symposium on insomnia treatment in breast cancer survivors at the SBSM international conference

inviting contributors from other IU departments including Internal Medicine and IUPUI School of

Nursing to an audience consisting of the leaders in the field of BSM

Teaching

Teaching Philosophy

My role as an educator in graduate medical education is based on a collaborative model where I

strive to create an interactive experience with learners focused on applied clinical situations that creates

the opportunity to collaborate on case conceptualization and treatment planning This model is

approachable informal and flexible to meet the needs of varied learners This collaborative approach is

based on the apprenticeship model which involves clinical training of evidence-based interventions in

clinical health psychology through gradual immersion in clinical demands and complexity At first

shadowing my own clinical work helps establish a baseline for good clinical care Trainees gradually

transition to provide services under my supervision Depending on the training level the ultimate goal is

to allow trainees to reach a competency level to perform independent clinical care and ultimately

supervise junior trainees Direct observation of trainee work regular feedback and one-on-one weekly

supervision is standard in my training programs

Clinical TeachingMentoring

I am involved in teaching at a variety of levels First I have spent considerable time providing

supervision and focused training to equip future psychologists to evaluate and treat medically complex

patients with psychological interventions There is a dearth of training opportunities in the state of Indiana

for psychologists who wish to specialize in health psychology Prior to my joining IUSM there was no

academic medical center based health psychology fellowship in the state of Indiana This created

recruitment challenges for health psychology locally and regionally I created and continue to direct the

clinical health psychology fellowship and health psychology track for the psychology internship program

in the Department of Psychiatry at IUSM to address the significant need for clinical health psychology

specialty training in the state of Indiana I have worked with 41 trainees directly including medical

students sleep medicine fellows psychiatry residents psychology interns and psychology practicum

students One of my proudest teaching recognitions came when I was awarded the W George MacAdoo

Teaching Award in 2014 which is the most prestigious teaching award in the Section of Psychology and

is presented to only one faculty member annually based on a vote by the psychology internship class

Due to the overwhelming demand for transplant psychology expertise at IUSM as well as the lack

of qualified providers specializing in transplant psychology nationwide in 2016 I developed the Clinical

Health Psychology Postdoctoral Fellowship program to focus on transplant psychology Funding for this

program totaling $61275annually was obtained from the Academic Health Center As the fellowship

director I have developed the training curriculum and I recruit hire and supervise one fellow annually

This is exactly the type of training experience that early career psychologists are looking for to distinguish

themselves as specialists in the complex healthcare system The demand for this training was

demonstrated by successfully recruiting our first fellow immediately upon receiving funding late in the

recruitment cycle of 2017 and fellowship slots have been successfully filled for the last 3 years

consecutively despite the highly competitive psychology post-doctoral fellowship market The quality of

fellows has been excellent and the IUSM Department of Psychiatry hired my first fellow Dr Danielle

Henderson (2018) as full time faculty My second fellow Dr Lisa The (2019) is now a faculty member

and lead transplant psychologist at the Albert Einstein School of Medicinersquos Montefiore Medical Center

and my current fellow Dr Anahli Patel has accepted a position as a clinical health psychologist at

Pittsburg University School of Medicine

The growth of postdoctoral fellowship training in multiple subspecialty areas of clinical

psychology has expanded tremendously within the Department of Psychiatry However with ever

increasing specialization areas fellows were often conducting their training in disparate locations in the

hospital system with little coordination across fellowship programs in the Department of Psychiatry The

Section of Psychology Executive Committee developed the role of Fellowships Director across all

sponsored post-doctoral programs in its purview and appointed me into this role in 2019 In this role I

immediately developed and implemented a monthly didactic seminar and journal club for fellows created

a shared resources database for fellowship directors to utilize and streamlined advertising policies for

fellowship positions

In 2015 I developed a training program within the Behavioral Sleep Medicine Training Clinic

which offers training to psychology interns psychology graduate students internal medicine and

psychiatry residents and sleep medicine fellows within IUSM and other IU campuses (IUB IUPUI) I

offer 6-12 month rotations for trainees supervising up to 6 psychology learners in direct service delivery

and up to 20 didacticcollaborative learners annually Thus far 10 sleep medicine fellows 8 psychology

interns and 6 psychology graduate students have completed their training in this clinic Not only does this

training program meet the needs of learners across 4 training programs at IUSM but it also allows for

increased access to services and trains future specialists in this underserved field

After serving as the primary supervisor for the Department of Psychiatryrsquos core Adult Outpatient

Psychiatry rotation I developed a specialty rotation in Psychosocial Oncology in 2012 Subsequently I

also developed a specialty rotation in cardio-pulmonarytransplant psychology at the Advanced Heart and

Lung Care Clinic thus expanding opportunities in clinical health psychology specialty training in our

internship program This culminated in my development of the Adult Health Psychology core rotation

which combined multiple subspecialty training opportunities in this area to create a full-time training

program This ultimately evolved into its own Health Psychology Track for our internship program which

I continue to supervise Now only in its 3rd year the track receives over 30 applications annually from

applicants nationally for one spot demonstrating its growing popularity Overall I have trained 12

psychology interns in health psychology some of which have graduated to go on to prestigious

fellowships or faculty positions in institutions such as Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown

University University of Florida School of Medicine and University of Pennsylvania School of

Medicine These specialized training opportunities attract a highly qualified competitive and diverse

group of applicants nationally and internationally to our internship program

A core goal of my involvement in service to learners has been laying the foundation for them to

become academic clinicians involved in scholarly activity Approximately half of my scholarly projects

include mentoring of psychology fellows practicum students and junior faculty As a result each of my

psychology fellows has presented original research at a national conference and been a co-author on at

least one peer-reviewed presentation or publication

Curricular Development

I have extended my role as a clinician educator by developing a very highly rated workshop on

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia and also publishing this resource and learner outcomes in

MEDED Portal Additionally I have developed a workshop on improving continuous positive airway

pressure (CPAP) compliance in obstructive sleep apnea via CPAP desensitization another critically

important skill set in sleep medicine which was well rated by learners and accepted for publication by

MEDED Portal currently The learner feedback from both of these workshops indicated that the

availability of training in these topic areas was critical to learnersrsquo in their respective areas of medicine

given the under-recognition and dearth of training in behavioral sleep medicine in traditional curriculums

My teaching skills in combination with recognized expertise have also resulted in teaching requests

beyond the Department of Psychiatry For example both the Sleep Medicine Fellowship and Internal

Medicine Residency Programs at IUSOM have requested their students to rotate through my Behavioral

Sleep Medicine Clinic as part of their standard training regimen

Didactic Teaching

Over the last 8 years at IUSM I have served as the co-preceptor to the Introduction to Clinical

Medicine yearlong course (ICM1-01) from 2011-2012 as a preceptor to IUSOM intersession in 2013

monthly lecturer for the psychiatry clerkship from 2012-2014 interim course director for the Cognitive

Behavioral Therapy course for PGY-III Psychiatry residents from 2011-2014 and as course director for

both the Diversity (2012-2016) and Ethics (2016- ) courses in the psychology internship program

Additionally I conducted another 12 unique didactic series for trainees across all levels of IUSM

reaching 150 learners As an experienced and skilled lecturer I thoroughly enjoy didactic teaching

alongside clinical teaching I routinely conduct in my clinical work

LearnerPeer Evaluation Outcomes

Formal peer-review of my teaching through the IUSOM Office of Faculty Affairs Professional

Affairs and Diversity has documented that I am an effective and engaged clinical educator highlighting a

lsquowell designed learning sessionrsquo with overall excellent remarks Traineersquos formal evaluation of my

clinical teaching have been positive demonstrated by my behavioral sleep medicine rotation obtaining

ratings of 475-5 out of 5 for all 4 consecutive years across all domains Sample comments have included

ldquoExcellent training experience Clear learning goals and expert supervisionhellipI really appreciated her

mentorshiprdquo and ldquoDr Chernyak provides immediate and relevant feedbackhellipShe is also very thorough

and methodical in her teaching which makes it easy to grasp the various content areasrdquo

Future Directions

My vision of health psychology at IUSOM motivates me to further grow and innovate the

thriving clinical and teaching programs I have built I plan to continue expansion of services offered

through the Transplant Psychology Program pursuing status as a nationally recognized model for quality

clinical service and interdisciplinary training I plan to improve education in Behavioral Sleep Medicine

in the state of Indiana by training the next generation of clinicians at IUSOM in this highly specialized

area and serving to provide the required professional consultation for licensed clinicians to qualify for

board certification in behavioral sleep medicine thereby expanding the critically undersized workforce in

this area Over the next several years in my role as Chief Psychologist of the Adult Outpatient Clinic I

would like to expand the services provided by clinical health psychologists by recruiting additional

professionals and helping them establish additional specialized programs in this field thereby

contributing to the larger reputation of IUSOM as a leader in behavioral medicine

Summary

Since joining the faculty of the Department of Psychiatry at Indiana University School of

Medicine in 2011 I have established a strong reputation regionally as an expert in the field of clinical

health psychology My clinical service over the past eight years has not only benefited over one-thousand

individuals and their families but also contributed to enhancing IUSMrsquos reputation for providing expert

specialty care in clinical health psychology My commitment to excellence has also extended to

disseminating clinical expertise and evidence-based practices to institutions and colleagues regionally and

nationally Moreover the work that I have done to develop training programs extends my professional

influence both geographically and into the future as my trainees translate this training into careers of their

own The impact of my scholarship is clearly demonstrated with a growing momentum in peer reviewed

journal publications and grantsmanship Combined this work demonstrates a regional and growing

national reputation of excellence in clinical health psychology and an indispensable role to the missions

of IUSM

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TEACHING

1 TEACHING LOAD AND GOALShelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip2

2 PEER REVIEW OF TEACHING (AGGREGATED)helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip3

3 STUDENT EVALUATION OF TEACHING (AGGREGATE)helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip4

4 DISSEMINATED SCHOLARSHIP ON TEACHING AND LEARNINGhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip7

5 IMPACT OF INSTRUCTION ON STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMEShelliphelliphelliphelliphellip9

6 UNDERGRADUATE ANDOR GRADUATE RESEARCH MENTORING AND

OUTCOMEShelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip10

7 COURSE CURRICULAR AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENThelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip12

8 TEACHING RECOGNITION - GRANTS AWARDS HONORS FELLOWSHIPShellip13

TEACHING APPENDIX (for reference not included in document)

1 APPENDIX STUDENT EVALUATION OF TEACHING

2 APPENDIX PEER EVALUATIONS

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TEACHING LOAD AND GOALS

Clinical TeachingSupervision

bull In a typical year I provide clinical supervision throughout the year for 3-5 doctoral psychology interns 1-2

doctoral psychology graduate students and 1-2 child psychiatry fellows

bull In addition to being present for clinical care supervision involves weekly individual supervision meetings

(30 min-1 hourweek per student) and a minimum of 30 min-1hour week of additional supervision that

may be in group format

bull In a typical week I provide 4-5 hours of individual supervision and 8-10 hours total of supervision

bull In a typical week I am supervising the care of learners for 20-40 hoursweek

bull My clinical teaching transcends 3 unique clinical settings ndash the Behavioral Sleep Medicine Clinic at the IU

Health Neurosciences Center the Multidisciplinary Clinic at the IU Simon Cancer Center and the

Advanced Heart and Lung Care Clinic at IU Methodist Hospital

Didactic Teaching

bull In a typical year I provide 5-10 lectures to doctoral psychology interns psychiatry residents medical

students and sleep medicine fellows

Teaching Goals

bull Continue to expand Clinical Health Psychology rotations to more interns

bull Continue to recruit for postdoctoral psychology fellow and maintain the fellowship funding

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PEER REVIEW OF TEACHING (Refer to Appendix)

bull Formal evaluation of teaching in small group session with psychology and internal medicine residents

completed on 91719 by Scott Renshaw MD Full letter is in the Appendix and includes an assessment of

strengths and areas for development

bull Strengths

o ldquoDr Chernyak was attentive and responsive to student cues during the sessionrdquo

o ldquoShows enthusiasm for topic and learners through body language and voicerdquo

o ldquoLearners appeared to be engaged with the teacher and the topic throughout the hourrdquo

o ldquoDr Chernyak made clear the learning objectives during their time together and reinforced these

at the close of the sessionrdquo

bull Areas for Development

o ldquoConsider learning strategies to take advantage of the small group settingrdquo

o ldquoAsk learners about their background and experiencesrdquo

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STUDENT EVALUATION OF TEACHING

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia - Medical Resident and Fellow Workshop

bull Average rating (N=32) = 425 (5 corresponding to a lsquoStrongly Agreersquo rating of a positive

attribute of the workshop)

bull Representative free-text comments from didactic trainees

o ldquoGreat cases that were realistic and kept presentation interactiverdquo

o ldquoInteresting topic very relevant and doctors are underprepared to deal with issuerdquo

o ldquoRelevant to my practice will improve patient carerdquo

CPAP Desensitization Workshop

bull Average Rating (N=25) = 4645 (5 corresponding to a lsquoStrongly Agreersquo rating of a positive

attribute of the workshop)

bull Representative free-text comments from didactic trainees

o ldquoEasy to Understand Straightforwardrdquo

Psychology Internship Clinical Teaching

bull Health Psychology Core amp Electives Rotation Evaluation 2016-2019

o (N=5) 475 Using rating scale of 5 (outstanding) to 1 (unsatisfactory)

o Sample items

ldquoThe rotation made a valueable contribution to my learningrdquo 55 (Strongly

Agree) endorsed by 100

I would recommend this rotation to future interns 55 (Strongly Agree) endorsed

by 100

o Selected comments

ldquoOverall I thought this rotation provided interns with a good sense of working

with an oncologyhealth psychology patient population including understanding

themesconcerns that many oncology patients experience The rotation also

challenged interns to utilize evidenced- based treatments (CBTACT) in flexible

ways to aid patients to cope with medical conditions and identified psychosocial

stressorsrdquo

ldquoI feel Dr Chernyaks style of supervision was appropriate I really liked

that she was in the room for all of the intake evaluations She was always availabl

e and willing to touch base about the patient answer

any questions I mightve had and provide guidance but she also gave me space t

o develop my own style and share my way of

conceptualizing the patient I could tell she really trusted me with patients and th

at means a lot I knew that any constructive feedback

she gave me was given as a way for me to improve not tear me downrdquo

bull Health Psychology Core amp Electives Supervisor Evaluation 2016-2020

o (N=6) 485 Using rating scale of 5 (outstanding) to 1 (unsatisfactory)

o Sample comments

ldquoIts been a pleasure training with Dr Chernyak She structures the rotation really

well and provides great feedback She does a

wonderful job stepping in and modeling when appropriate but also giving you ind

ependencerdquo

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5

ldquoDr Chernyak provides immediate and relevant feedback which has been very

helpful She is also very thorough and methodical in her teaching which makes it

easy to grasp the various content areas I really appreciate her spending time to

provide live supervision and time after each patient to address my questionsrdquo

ldquoDr Chernyak definitely knows her stuff and it was great watching her with pati

ents I learned a lot about how to be more confident in

sessions and to not be nervous to ask the difficult questions

ldquoDr Chernyak was an excellent resourcerdquo

bull Behavioral Sleep Medicine Specialty Rotation

o Practicum (2015-2018)3614 (N=2) Using scale of 4 (best) to 1 (worst)

o Internship (2015-2019) 475 (N=2 Using rating scale of 5 (outstanding) to 1

(unsatisfactory)

Sample comments

bull ldquoThis rotation does an excellent job of helping interns become skilled in

CBT-I I felt very valuedrdquo

bull ldquoDr Chernyak did a really nice job of making several opportunities

available (OPT clinic work collaborating with a sleep fellow and

touring the sleep medicine facilities)rdquo

bull ldquoThis rotation was excellent and I would highly recommend it to future

internsrdquo

Psychology Internship Didactic Teaching

Ethics (2016-2017)

bull (N=12) 4745 Using rating scale of 5 (outstanding) to 1 (unsatisfactory)

bull Sample items

o Would you recommend this seminar - 92 Yes

o Sample comments

ldquoI really enjoyed the discussions The time goes by so quicklyrdquo

ldquoEthics is a hard topic but I really liked the CE handout Dr Chernyak broughtrdquo

Diversity (2014-2017)

bull (N=44) 4645 Using rating scale of 5 (outstanding) to 1 (unsatisfactory)

bull Sample items

o Would you recommend this seamanrsquos - 100 Yes

bull Sample items

o ldquoDr Chernyak wascollaborative discussion based and at the right level for our

previous trainingrdquo

o ldquoIn comparison to many boring ethics courses Dr Chernyak was able to initiate

conversation about complex ethical issuesrdquo

Mindfulness Interventions 2014-2016

bull (N=12) 4725 Using rating scale of 5 (outstanding) to 1 (unsatisfactory)

bull Sample items

o Would you recommend this seminar - 100 Yes

bull Sample comments

o ldquoDr Chernyaks enthusiasm is contagiousrdquo

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Pre-surgical Transplant (2016)

bull (N=6) 4735 Using rating scale of 5 (outstanding) to 1 (unsatisfactory)

bull Sample item

Would you recommend this seminar - 100 Yes

Psychology Adult Health Psych Interventions (2016)

bull ( N=6) 4875 Using rating scale of 5 (outstanding) to 1 (unsatisfactory)

Evidence Supported Treatments for Weight Management (2012)

bull (N=3) 4845 Using rating scale of 5 (outstanding) to 1 (unsatisfactory)

Medical Education ndash Evidence Based Medicine Didactics (2014-2015)

bull (N=22) 4115 Using rating scale of 5 (outstanding) to 1 (unsatisfactory)

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DISSEMINATED SCHOLARSHIP ON TEACHING AND LEARNING

(See Appendix for Service Publications for full text articles)

I have 1 published and 1 in press article in MEDEDPortal a unique teaching publication in the

medical field These articles are scholarly works that summarize the knowledge teaching

methods and results of disseminating clinical skills to trainees Each article straddles the

categories of teaching and service scholarship however they are categorized as service

publications due to the direct impact clinical teaching and dissemination has on service delivery

in the field of behavioral sleep medicine They are listed below for cross reference

1 Chernyak Y (2019) A Practical Application Primer on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for

Insomnia for Medical Residents MedEdPORTAL 1510862 httpsdoiorg1015766mep_2374-

826510862

Abstract

Introduction Cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia (CBT-I) is a well-established

nonpharmacological intervention that is the gold standard treatment for insomnia CBT-I has been utilized

and empirically validated in many modalities including group treatment telemedicine and primary care

Despite the wealth of evidence on its effectiveness many medical providers including those in primary

care where most insomnia complaints are raised have limited exposure knowledge and resources to

direct or implement this intervention Methods Medical educators from an academic medical center

developed a module focused on teaching medical residents the techniques of CBT-I The educational

activity was an interactive 90-minute seminar that included a lecture followed by a case presentation

illustrating the application of medical knowledge A post-seminar survey was used to evaluate the topic

and content of the seminar Results In a survey of 32 primary care and psychiatry residents and sleep

medicine fellows 97 of respondents indicated that the topic of CBT-I should be included in the seminar

series and 84 indicated that the topic was of interest to them Qualitative feedback underscored the

relevance of this topic to traineesrsquo clinical practice as well as its underratedness Discussion The

seminar on CBT-I was well received and viewed as a valuable tool in practicing medicine The slides and

vignettes provided enable replication of this workshop in other settings with medical learners who have a

cursory knowledge of sleep medicine The workshop is applicable to other health professionals including

medical students nurses social workers and psychology trainees

Educational Objectives

By the end of this activity learners will be able to

1 Report increased awareness and knowledge of psychophysiological insomnia as a prevalent and

treatable condition

2 List the components of cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia including sleep hygiene

stimulus control and sleep restriction

3 Discuss clinical considerations of typical insomnia patients presenting to family medicine or

psychiatry practice

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8

Appendices

bull CBT-I Presentationppt

bull CBT-I Case Exampleppt

bull CBT-I Reading Listdoc

bull Seminar Evaluation Formdocx

1 Chernyak Y (in press) Improving CPAP Adherence for OSA Improving CPAP Adherence for

OSA A Practical Application Primer on CPAP Desensitization MedEdPORTAL

Abstract

Introduction Obstructive sleep apnea is a common medical condition with well-established morbidity

and mortality Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP) is a highly effective treatment prescribed to

the majority of individuals with OSA that has documented poor adherence rate for a variety of reasons

including claustrophobia and discomfort CPAP desensitization is an effective simple and brief

treatment shown to be very effective at improving adherence rates to CPAP Methods A psychologist

specializing in behavioral sleep medicine developed a module focused on teaching medical residents the

techniques of CPAP Desensitization The educational activity was an interactive 45-minute seminar

which included a didactic component followed by a case presentation and interactive role-play A post-

seminar survey was used to evaluate the content of the workshop as well growth in awareness and

perception of knowledge and skills with a pre-to-post workshop evaluation Results In a survey of 25

primary care and psychiatry residents and sleep medicine fellows 92 of respondents indicated that the

topic of CPAP barriers and CPAP Desensitization was lsquoimportantrsquo Ratings of self-reported knowledge

and skills improved nearly one-third following the workshop Qualitative feedback indicated the utility

and enthusiasm learners had for this topic Discussion The workshop on CPAP Desensitization is a

valuable tool that should be disseminated more widely to improve treatment adherence in the significant

portion of the population that suffers from OSA which does not use adherence to PAP therapy The

workshop is applicable to other health professionals including medical students nursing social work or

psychology trainees

Keywords Sleep apnea obstructive sleep apnea CPAP PAP Therapy Sleep Desensitization

Educational Objectives

1 By the end of this seminar medical learners will be able to identify 3+ common barriers to

compliance with CPAP therapy for sleep apnea

2 By the end of this seminar medical learners will be able to list 3+ components of CPAP

desensitization intervention

3 By the end of this seminar medical learners will be able to identify 3+ clinical characteristics of

an appropriate candidate for CPAP desensitization referral andor intervention

4 Appendices

5 A CPAP Desensitizationpptx

6 B CPAP Interactive Exercise

7 C CPAP Desensitization Summary Handout

8 D Workshop PrePost-Test amp Evaluation Formdocx

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9

IMPACT OF INSTRUCTION ON STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES

Clinical Supervisee Licensure and Placement Data

bull Doctoral Psychology Interns

o 21 Interns Supervised (18 graduates ndash 3 still enrolled in program) - 100 successfully completed

the Doctoral Internship in Clinical Psychology

o 100 who pursued licensure successfully obtained licensure in health service psychology -

Institutions represented include IUSM IU Bloomington Northwestern University Feinberg

School of Medicine University of North Carolina School of Medicine University of Pennsylvania

Perelman School of Medicine UCLA Warren Albert Medical School of Brown University

bull Postdoctoral Psychology Fellows

o 3 fellows supervised

100 obtained professional licensure in Indiana with Health Service Provider in

Psychology endorsement

Career placements

bull All hold faculty appointments at Indiana University School of Medicine Albert

Einstein School of Medicine and University of Pittsburg School of Medicine

Yelena Chernyak PhD Dossier Teaching Documents

10

UNDERGRADUATE ANDOR GRADUATE RESEARCH MENTORING AND

CLINICALPROFESSIONAL MENTORING OUTCOMES

Formal research mentorship

bull Caroline Bolarwina IUSOM (Medical Student)

bull Mentored on research project including data compilation data analysis and literature review Co-

author on manuscript in preparation

bull Chernyak Y Otte J daggerBolarwina C Ofner S Manchanda S Barriers to Optimal

Behavioral Sleep Medicine Referrals in an Academic Medical Center

bull Danielle Henderson PhD IUSOM ndash Trained during pre-doctoral psychology internship hired for fellowship

and recruitedmentored as new faculty mentor Co-authored 2 publications and 3 national presentations

bull daggerChernyak Y Teh LB Henderson DR Patel A (2019) Practice Issues for Evaluation and

Management of the Suicidal Left Ventricular Assist Device Patient Progress in Transplantation

httpsjournalssagepubcomdoifull1011771526924819893300

bull daggerChernyak Y Teh LB Henderson DR Powell AL amp Hage CA Prediction of Listing Status in

Lung Transplant Candidates Using the Stanford Integrated Psychosocial Assessment for

Transplantation (SIPAT) Progress in Transplantation

bull daggerHenderson DR Chernyak C Gutteridge D Roe DW (August 2018) Unmasking Severe

Anxiety After Lung Transplant NATCO ndash The Organization of Transplant Professionals Indianapolis

IN

bull daggerHenderson DR Chernyak C (August 2018) A Pre-Transplant Psychological Characterization of

Patients with Lung Disease NATCO ndash The Organization of Transplant Professionals Indianapolis IN

bull daggerHenderson DR Chernyak Y Using A Clinician-rated Measure to Predict Listing for Lung

Transplantation Society of Behavioral Medicine Washington DC 2019

bull Lisa Teh PhD IUSOM Postdoctoral fellow ndash Trained during fellowship now faculty at Albert Einstein Medical

School Montefiore Medical Center in New York NY Assisted with data collection data analysis and manuscript

preparation Mentored independent line of inquiry to conduct analysis using Item Reponses Theory (IRT) on a

measure of transplant readiness- the Stanford Integrated Psychological Assessment of Transplant (SIPAT) currently

under review at Psychosomatics Published 3 papers together (including those co-authored above) and 1 national

presentation

bull daggerChernyak Y Teh LB (2019) Medically-Induced Exacerbation of PTSD Following Lung

Transplantation A Case Series Journal of Clinical Psychology in Medical Settings

httpsdoiorg101007s10880-019-09691-7

bull dagger Teh LB Chernyak Y Henderson DR Hage CA Post Item-Level Psychometric Validation of the

Stanford Integrated Psychosocial Assessment for Transplant (SIPAT) for Thoracic Transplant

Candidates Psychosomatics

bull daggerTeh LB Henderson DR amp Chernyak Y Post Item-Level Psychometric Validation of the

Stanford Integrated Psychosocial Assessment for Transplant (SIPAT) for Thoracic Transplant

Candidates Society of Behavioral Medicine Washington DC 2019

bull Anahli Patel PhD IUSOM Post-doctoral fellow Trained during fellowship has accepted faculty position at

University of Pittsburg Medical Center Pittsburg PA

bull Mentored journal article co-review for Health Psychology

bull daggerPatel A Chernyak Y (2020) The Need for Psychological Rehabilitation in Lung Transplant

Recipients Progress in Transplantation

httpsjournalssagepubcomdoi1011771526924820913510

bull Anna-Leigh Powell MS IUSOM (trained as pre-doctoral psychology intern) ndash Accepted a post-doctoral

fellowship position at Virginia Commonwealth University

bull Mentored journal article co-review for the International Journal of Stress Management

bull Assisted with data anlaysis on under review manuscript

Yelena Chernyak PhD Dossier Teaching Documents

11

bull daggerChernyak Y Teh LB Henderson DR Powell AL amp Hage CA Prediction of Listing

Status in Lung Transplant Candidates Using the Stanford Integrated Psychosocial Assessment

for Transplantation (SIPAT) Progress in Transplantation

bull Loretta Hsueh PhD IUPUI (trained as psychology graduate student) ndash Currently completing pre-doctoral

fellowship at University of San Diego Medical Center Mentored student on data analysis and presentation

for national conference

bull daggerChernyak Y amp Hsueh L Self-Reported Psychological Distress During Post Lung Transplant

Intensive Outpatient Rehabilitation Accepted presentation at the American Psychological Association

Chicago IL 2019

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12

EVIENCE OF COURSE CURRICIULAR AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Educational Grants

- Obtained funding for a Clinical Health Psychology Fellowship from the Academic Health Center housed at

Indiana University Health Methodist Hospital focused on cardio-pulmonary behavioral medicine and thoracic

transplant in 2016

- Budget $65000+ renewed annually to fund one clinical health psychology post-doctoral fellow

- Conducted all marketing recruiting hiring and retention efforts for 4 consecutive years

- Provide 5 hours of direct supervision weekly including direct supervision and training co-therapy observation

shadowing and tiered supervision of other trainees by the fellow

- Lectures and seminars for the fellowship developed over the last 4 years and updated annually

- Provide 1-5 hours of administrative roles weekly

Section of Psychology Fellowships Director ndash 2019 ndash Present

- Appointed as the Director overseeing 5 fellowship programs in the Section of Psychology in the Department of

Psychiatry IUSOM

- As part of this effort streamlined marketing recruitment efforts

- Provided guidelines on recruitment

- Initiated a Fellowship Journal ClubDidactics course which meets monthly and includes faculty lecturers to

increase section investment and visibility to fellows deployed widely across the medical center

Didactic Teaching Programs Developed

- Diversity Internship Program Course (2012-2016) amp Ethics Internship Program Course (2016-Present)

o Developed and implemented original curriculum

o Each course included bimonthly seminars

o Course syllabus and curriculum developed and updated annually

o Courses are unique to the internship program highly practical aiding trainees to effectively

incorporate scientific evidence into clinical practice

o Courses adapted over time based on intern feedback collected annually

o See appendix of specific intern feedback and evaluation of the courses

- Miscellaneous Lectures

o Lectures developed over the course of 8 years at rank I have developed over 18 lectures for medical

students doctoral psychology interns psychiatry residents

Clinical Rotations and Programs Developed

- Behavioral Sleep Medicine Clinical Teaching Rotation

o Developed in 2013 ndash Present

o Training clinic for pre-doctoral psychology interns psychology practicum students sleep medicine

fellows internal medicinepsychiatry residents

o 3-12 month clinical rotation focused on assessment and intervention of behavioral sleep medicine

disorders integrated with psychology triage and assessment

o Weekly individual andor group supervision provided to all trainees

o Innovative use of observation room 2-way mirror to expand number of learnersobservers

- Clinical Health Psychology Rotations

o Cardiopulmonary Behavioral MedicineThoracic Transplant amp Psychosocial Oncology

o I developed and administered 2 new formal clinical rotations for Doctoral Psychology Graduate

Students and Pre-Doctoral Psychology Interns

o Rotations were 3-6 months in duration 1 full dayweek

o Included individual supervision didactic training clinical observation co-therapy feedback and

scholarshipresearch opportunities

Yelena Chernyak PhD Dossier Teaching Documents

13

TEACHING RECOGNITION ndash GRANTS AWARDS AND FELLOWSHIPS

- 2017 WM George McAdoo Award

Excellence in Teaching by the Psychology Internship Program

Department of Psychiatry

Indiana University School of Medicine

One recipient selected annually from all internship instructors (n = 20-25) by psychology interns

in recognition of ldquoexcellence and devotion to the didactic curriculum of the Indiana University

School of Medicine Clinical Psychology Internship Programrdquo

Yelena Chernyak PhD Dossier Service Documents

1

SERVICE DOCUMENTS

1 EVIDENCE OF SERVICE TO THE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL AND DEPARTMENT2

2 EVIDENCE OF SERVICE TO THE PROFESSIONDISCIPLINEhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip5

3 SIGNIFICANCE IMPACT QUALITY OF PROFESSIONAL SERVICEhelliphelliphelliphelliphellip6

4 EVIDENCE OF SCHOLARLY PUBLICATIONS PRESENTATIONS OR OTHER

MEANS OF DISSEMINATIONhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip11

SERVICE APPENDIX (for reference not included in document)

1 SERVICE PUBLICATIONS ndash CLIMB

2 SERVICE PUBLICATIONS ndash SLEEP GREAT

3 SERVICE PUBLICATIONS ndash MEDED CHERNYAK 2019

4 SERVICE PUBLICATIONS ndash MEDED CHERNYAK IN PRESS

5 CONTINUING EDUCATION PRESENTATION EVALUATIONS

Yelena Chernyak PhD Dossier Service Documents

2

EVIDENCE OF SERVICE TO THE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL AND DEPARTMENT

Clinical Service - I have provided extensive Service in 4 distinct clinical programs at rank which have

dramatically expanded access to evidence-based psychological care for vulnerable and underserved

medical populations

Current Clinical Service Activities and Plans for Growth ndash

bull Chief Psychologist of Adult Outpatient Psychiatry Clinic (2011 ndash Present)

o IU Health Neurosciences Center Adult Outpatient Psychiatry Clinic

o 2011-2016 General psychology clinic 3 daysweek active caseload of 100 patients

o Named Chief Psychologist in 2015

o Provided care to patients age 18+ with a wide range of diagnoses needing high-quality evidence-

based treatment

o Oversaw increase of staff psychologists from 1 ndash 6 full time positions

o Oversaw transition to Indiana University Practice Associations to IU Indiana University Health

Physicians productivity tracing using Relative Value Units implementation of electronic medical

records telehealth

o Plans for Growth including continued recruitment of staff psychologist and mid-level

psychotherapy providers to meet high demand in system and community

bull Founder amp Director of Adult Behavioral Sleep Medicine Program (2014 ndash Present)

o Founding and service delivery in the only multi-disciplinary behavioral sleep medicine clinic in

the IU system as one only 2 board certified behavioral sleep medicine provider in the state of

Indiana

o Practicing evidence based care including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia for patients

age 18+ with insomnia circadian rhythm disorders hypersomnia narcolepsy sleep apnea

nightmare disorder parasomnias and benzodiazepine dependence

o Referrals include internal VA community and national

o 1-2 clinic days 20-25 patientsweek 2-5 learners

o Tracking referral patterns and outcomes

o Plans for future growth including expansion into telehealth service delivery and development of a

weekly Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia program

bull Founder amp Supervising Psychologist ndash Thoracic Transplant Psychology Program amp Advanced Heart and

Lung Care Clinic (2011 ndash Present)

o Lead team of 1 full time psychology fellow 1-3 psychology residents 1 psychology practicum

student 3 social workers in a multidisciplinary environment including dieticians and

innumerable cardiologist pulmonologists surgeons pharmacists nurse coordinators

o Patients served range in age from 18+ and present with a complex psychiatric and medical

comorbidities including end stage heart and lung disease in outpatient inpatient individual and

group modalities

o Developed and implemented innovative training clinic that demonstrates real-world application of

evidence-based assessment and treatments for transplant readiness including standardized clinical

rating scales such as the Stanford Integrated Psychological Assessment for Transplant and

interventions such as Motivational Interviewing and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

o Plans for future growth are to systematically gather and analyze data regarding treatment and

transplant outcomes to aid in quality improvement efforts and to further increase access to care

Expansion of group wellness program for post-transplant recovery

bull Primary Psychologist - Simon Cancer Center Multidisciplinary Clinic (2011-Present)

o Serve on multi-disciplinary team consisting of psychiatry 3 social workers nursing palliative

care chaplaincy dietician and oncologists to serve all patients age 18+ at the only academic

cancer treatment center in the state of Indiana

Yelena Chernyak PhD Dossier Service Documents

3

o Deliver evidence based interventions to patients coping with cancer diagnosis treatment and

recovery while training psychology residents in this specialty area

Service to the Department

bull Indiana University School of Medicine Doctoral Internship in Clinical Psychology - I have provided 8

years of strong leadership to this program which is one of the oldest Psychology Internship programs in the

United States serving as a supervisor for the General Adult Health Psych Track and Specialties in

Behavioral Sleep Medicine Psychosocial Oncology and Cardio-Pulmonary Behavioral Medicine

bull Indiana University School of Medicine Clinical Health Psychology Post-doctoral Fellowship ndash Co-founded

the fellowship program in 2016 to train psychologists in clinical health psychology specialties as well as

simultaneously meet the high clinical demand of the Cardio-Thoracic Transplant program by bringing on a

full time fellow

Department of Psychiatry Committees

I have provided extensive service to 7 Committees within the Department of Psychiatry

1) Member Internship Selection Committee Section of Psychology (2012-Present)

o Review of all application materials from 100+ annually standardized rating written and verbal

feedback consultation with colleagues and several rank-order meetings to determine who is

invited for internship

2) Member Executive Committee Section of Psychology (2015 ndash Present)

o Attended meetings and contributed to vital decisions related to the administration of the section of

psychology

o key decision making role with regard to policies and procedures that impact psychologists within

the Department of Psychiatry

3) Member Psychology Internship Executive Committee Section of Psychology (2015 ndash Present)

o Attended meetings and contributed to vital decisions related to the administration of the

psychology internship program

o Marketing recruitment efforts to advertise internship training curriculum development

competency evaluation and assessment policy implementation and enforcement

4) Co-Director Electronic Medical Record Transition Committee Adult Outpatient Psychiatry Clinic (2016-

2017)

o Advisory guidance on implementation electronic medical record system in adult psychiatry

including appropriate schedule templates workflow confidentiality protection schedule changes

clinic communication changes and documentation requirements

5) Member Space Committee Department of Psychiatry (2016 ndash Present)

o Monitoring evaluation policy recommendations regarding use of space in the department

6) Member Quality Committee Department of Psychiatry (2017 ndash Present)

o Development and implementation of quality measures with collaboration from health practice

leadership

7) Member Womenrsquos Advisory Council IUSM (2019 ndash Present)

o Provided input on the role of women in the IUSM culture

Faculty Mentorship

o I have provided formal mentorship to 3 junior faculty members within the Department of Psychiatry which

included regular individual meetings and participating in mentor committee meetings

o I have provided extensive informal mentorship to junior faculty in the areas of teachingsupervision as well

as clinical and professional service

Yelena Chernyak PhD Dossier Service Documents

4

o Dr Danielle Henderson I trained both as an intern and post-doctoral fellow as her primary

supervisor and program director I was instrumental in assisting her to obtain a faculty role within

IUSM

o I advised Dr Courtney Johnson during her role as a post-doctoral fellow in the department prior to

becoming faculty when I continued my mentorship role

o Dr Huaiyu Zhang who was recruited from Emory University

Yelena Chernyak PhD Dossier Service Documents

5

EVIDENCE OF SERVICE TO THE PROFESSIONDISCIPLINE

National

Society of Behavioral Sleep Medicine (SBSM)

- Served on 2 executive committees of this nationally prominent organization

- Appointed to a 4 year term in 2015 to the Practice Committee

o Duties included participation in monthly meetings to develop an review policies and procedures

relevant to the practice of behavioral sleep medicine

o Performed in a workgroup to advise formulate and disseminate policy advise as evidenced in

multiple co-authored policy publications

- Appointed to a 4 year term in 2019 to the Membership Committee

o Duties included participation in monthly meetings to develop and review policies and procedures

relevant to the recruitment retention and service to the membership of this organization

Association of Psychologists in Academic Health Centers (APAHC)

- Invited to join the Conference planning Committee for the APAHCrsquos bi-annual conference scheduled in

2021 Includes bi-monthly phone calls to coordinate speakers symposia workshops location

accommodations and marketing for this large national conference

Regional

Indiana Psychological Association (IPA)

- 2015 Conference Planning Committee ndash Invited join IPArsquos conference planning committee to coordinate

speakers workshops and poster sessions

Manuscript Review

I serve as an Ad-hoc reviewer for 7 journals Journals have included Physiology ad Behavior Archives

of Internal Medicine Translational Behavioral Medicine Annals of Behavioral Medicine Health

Psychology and International Journal of Stress Management

National Professional Organization Membership

I am a member of 7 National Professional Organizations for a duration of 5+ years including the

American Psychological Association the APA Division of Health Psychology The Society of Behavioral

Sleep Medicine the Society of Behavioral Medicine the Association of Behavioral and Cognitive

Therapies and the Indiana Psychological Association

Continuing Education

In rank I have delivered 18 continuing education seminars to the profession and clinical community

listed on my curriculum vitae Locally and regionally these have included settings such as the Bariatric

and Medical Weight Loss Center Sleep Disorders Center Department of Psychiatry Department of

Occupational Therapy at Indiana University Health and Indiana University School of Medicine Indiana

Psychological Association Cancer Survivorship Consortium Reid Hospital Decatur County Memorial

Hospital Columbus Regional Hospital and the statewide IUSOM Office of Medical Education

Yelena Chernyak PhD Dossier Service Documents

6

SIGNIFICANCE OF IMPACT AND QUALITY OF PROFESSIONAL SERVICE

Board Certification

bull I have obtained dual board certification in Behavioral Sleep Medicine by both the American

Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM) and the Board of Behavioral Sleep Medicine (BBSM) This is a

prestigious accomplishment professionally and for the institution I represent Board certification

illustrates international recognition for excellence in the specialty field of behavioral sleep medicine

I am the first member of the Indiana University School of Medicine faculty and the only current

member practicing with adults to have the designation of CBSM and DBSM

bull In 2012 I passed the exam administered by the American Board of Sleep Medicine to earn the

credential of being Certified in Behavioral Sleep Medicine (CBSM) as one of only 213 individuals

worldwide to receive this credential Individuals who completed the required training and

successfully passed the behavioral sleep medicine certification examination administered by the

American Board of Sleep Medicine are referred to as certified in Behavioral Sleep Medicine I also

received the designation of Diplomate in Behavioral Sleep Medicine (DBSM) by the newly-formed

Board of Behavioral Sleep Medicine The Board of Behavioral Sleep Medicine offers a Diplomate in

Behavioral Sleep Medicine or DBSM to applicants who meet eligibility requirements and pass a

specialty BSM certification examination Candidates who pass the certification examination may use

the DBSM (Diplomate in Behavioral Sleep Medicine) designation after their name and will receive

certificates from the BBSM The DBSM represents a standard of specialty competence in behavioral

sleep medicine by which the public government and regulatory agencies and health care

organizations can identify skill and expertise

Society of Behavioral Sleep Medicine (SBSM)

bull As a member of two governing committees in SBSM over the last 5 years I have made contributions

to the development and dissemination of policy guidelines on professional practice This is

demonstrated in several sample publications including my role as co-author with Dr Stacy Simon in

2016 in the Practice Committee Position Statement on the ACP Guidelines for the Treatment of

Insomnia release and published at httpswwwbehavioralsleeporgimagesPositionACP-Position-

Statement-Finalpdf which highlighted the groundbreaking recommendation by the American College

of Physicians to utilize cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia (CBT-I) as a first-line treatment for

insomnia an area of my clinical expertise

bull In 2017 I was lead author on another policy guideline titled lsquoWhat you need to know Implications of

the American Academy of Pediatrics 2016 Safe Sleep Practices on Pediatric Behavioral Sleep

Medicine published at httpswwwbehavioralsleeporgimagespdfSBSM-Summary-of-AAP-2016-

Safe-Sleep-Commentarypdf This important policy brief was critical in educating our membership

regarding the changes in policy which contradicted pprevious recommendations These changes

impact the practice of pediatric behavioral sleep medicine particularly in the domain of promoting

optimal sleep in infants and young children who may experience problematic night awakenings

secondary to sleep onset association problems

bull Most recently I interview the president of the Board of Behavioral Sleep Medicine Michael Schmitz

PhD to author an article for The Sleep Talker the SBSM newsletter titled lsquoPrepping for the DBSM

How SBSM Can Help Yoursquo disseminating information on how the society was critical in the board

certification process

Program Development

Sleep Great copy Program

Yelena Chernyak PhD Dossier Service Documents

7

bull I served as part of a clinical and research team to develop implement and evaluate a healthy sleep in

the workplace program at Indiana University

bull The program consisted of a 4 week self-guided course to improve sleep habits such as sleep hygiene

bull This program has been copyrighted and purchased by other prestigious institutions nationally for their

workplace sleep initiatives

Cardio-Thoracic Patients Linking Mind and Body (CLIMB) Program

bull At the request of the cardio-thoracic transplant teams I have developed a 4 week group

psychotherapy group for pre-and post-transplant patients The CLIMB program is based on 4 modules

ndash 1) Stress Management 2) Mood and Behavioral Activation 3) Communication Skills and 4)

Motivational Enhancement This highly successful program has been implemented with multiple

populations including those receiving advanced therapies such as Ventricular Assist Device

placement as well as heart and lung transplant

bull I have gathered data on patient satisfaction and outcomes from CLIMB which has been presented

nationally at the American Psychological Association Conference

bull I have also co-authored a paper in Progress in Transplantation outlining the need for programs such

as this for lung transplant recipients for lsquopsychological rehabilitationrsquo and proposed CLIMB as a

model

Growth in Clinics and Novel Service Delivery

bull Behavioral Sleep Medicine Clinic

o I have established and continue to provide service via an innovative training model in the

Behavioral Sleep Medicine (BSM) clinic in the IU Health Neurosciences Center The BSM clinic

has provided unique training opportunities for Psychology Doctoral Students Doctoral Psychology

Interns sleep medicine fellows primary care and psychiatry residents

o The BSM clinic have doubled to tripled access to care for high need populations that are

underserved in Indiana and throughout the country My BSM clinic is the only clinic providing

comprehensive psychologicalbehavioral care including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for

Insomnia in the Indiana University system and I am the only board certified behavioral sleep

medicine specialist working with adults in the entire state of Indiana

o My expertise in working with behavioral sleep medicine in a population that has co-morbid

psychiatric and medical conditions enables me to provide high-quality care to a very complicated

subset of patients All services provided adhere to evidence-based practice standards

bull Cardio-Thoracic Clinic

o I have established a reputation for myself and for IUSM as an expert in the area of cardio-thoracic

pre-transplant evaluation Indiana University is the only provider of lung transplants in the state of

Indiana ndash prior to my joining the team psychological assessment and psychotherapy services were

very limited in this clinic

o During my time at Advanced Heart and Lung Care Clinic where transplants are served I have not

only expanded clinical psychology coverage from virtually zero to full time (5 days per week

between myself and my fellow) improved the structure of pre-surgical evaluation expanded the

service to cover inpatient consultation at Methodist hospital and expanded volume such that we can

evaluate every single new patients for heart or lung transplantation at Indiana University Health

o To expand service clinical health psychology services I developed a post-doctoral fellowship in

clinical health psychology with a focus on cardio-thoracic behavioral medicine in transplant to

simultaneously address the clinic need with this full time position but also to increase training in

this highly under skilled area particularly in the Midwest

Continuing Education Initiatives

Yelena Chernyak PhD Dossier Service Documents

8

bull I have conducted 18 Continuing Education Lectures in rank locally and regionally with excellent

feedback and ratings from professional colleagues A complete compilation of feedback is

included in the Service Appendix

bull Sample comments on evaluations of Continuing Education included ldquoExcellent speaker ndash she did

a great job giving analogies and examplesrdquo and ldquoGreat Presentationrdquo

Evaluation of Quality of Clinical Service

Indiana University Health Physicians Productivity

bull Consistently meeting and exceeding Indiana University Health Physicians wRVU (work relative

value units) clinical goal target since compensation plan initiated in 2014

Indiana University Health Physicians Patient Experience Surveys

bull The National Research Corporation queries patient experience data by assigning a Net Promoter

Score (NPS) to responses Net Promoter Score is a measure of customer loyalty and ability to

grow through referrals A Promoter score is given to all responses with values 9-10 on a 0-10

scale reported as a percentage of total scores

bull My NPS scores for 2020 was 10000 which is above the target in psychiatry of 7994 as well

as above the target of other IU Health Physicians Departments listed below

Yelena Chernyak PhD Dossier Service Documents

9

OPPE Report - Allied Health Practitioner

bull Survey Results Periodic surveys are conducted to evaluate the practitioners performance based

upon the six ACGME standards of Patient Care Medical Knowledge Interpersonal and

Communication Skills Professionalism Practice Based Learning and Improvement Systems

based practice

bull The results per questions are assigned a point value Outstanding = 5 Acceptable = 4 Needs

Improvement = 3 Unsatisfactory = 0 An average is obtained for each question based upon the

total number of surveys received for the practitioner

bull The vast majority (90+) of the scoring periods as shown below are cumulatively rated as

lsquoOutstandingrsquo by my peers with the remainder ratings falling somewhere between lsquoAcceptablersquo

and lsquoOutstandingrsquo

Yelena Chernyak PhD Dossier Service Documents

10

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6302016 x 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5

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12312017 x 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5

Yelena Chernyak PhD Dossier Service Documents

11

EVIDENCE OF SCHOLARLY PUBLICATIONS PRESENTATIONS OTHER MEANS OF

DISSEMINATION

Peer Reviewed Service Oriented Manuscripts

bull Publications

o 9 traditional peer reviewed journal articles at rank on topics related to clinical health

psychology

o 3 manuscripts currently under review in Health Care The Journal of Delivery Science and

Innovation and Progress in Transplantation

o 5 first authored publication

o 1 as primary mentor with mentee as first author

o 3 articles with mentees as co-authors

bull Key publications

o Chernyak Y (2019) A Practical Application Primer on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for

Insomnia for Medical Residents MedEdPORTAL 1510862

httpsdoiorg1015766mep_2374-826510862

o Chernyak Y (in press) Improving CPAP Adherence for OSA Improving CPAP

Adherence for OSA A Practical Application Primer on CPAP Desensitization

MedEdPORTAL

These articles highlight my expertise in the clinical application teaching and

dissemination of evidence based practice in the field of behavioral sleep medicine I

authored these articled to contribute to the professional literature the high impact

service I was providing to patients with insomnia and CPAP noncompliance Medical

education is sorely lacking these teaching resources which the MEDEDPortal

publication directly targets

I have 1 published and 1 in press article in MEDEDPortal a unique teaching

publication in the medical field For context summarized from

wwwmededportalorg

bull MedEdPORTAL is a MEDLINE-indexed open-access journal of teaching

and learning resources in the health professions published by the Association

of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) in partnership with the American

Dental Education Association MedEdPORTAL publications are stand-alone

complete teaching or learning modules that have been implemented and

evaluated with medical or dental trainees or practitioners Each submission is

reviewed by editorial staff and external peer reviewers using a standardized

review instrument grounded in the tenets of educational scholarship

bull MedEdPORTAL complies with the International Committee of Medical

Journal Editors (ICMJE) Recommendations for the Conduct Reporting

Editing and Publication of Scholarly Work in Medical Journals

bull Scope MedEdPORTAL invites educators to submit generalizable

educational materials that have been implemented with target learners with

the aim of helping to improve patient care The learners must include training

or practicing physicians or dentists (eg professional school residency

faculty development continuing professional development) and may include

trainees or practitioners across the health professions

bull Vision 1) Serve as the premier clearinghouse of high-quality peer-reviewed

health education tools 2) Promote interprofessional collaboration by

facilitating the open exchange of educational resources across the health

professions and 3) Equip health professionals across the continuum with

effective and efficient educational resources to improve patient care

Yelena Chernyak PhD Dossier Service Documents

12

o daggerChernyak Y Teh LB (2019) Medically-Induced Exacerbation of PTSD

Following Lung Transplantation A Case Series Journal of Clinical Psychology in

Medical Settings httpsdoiorg101007s10880-019-09691-7

bull This case series and practice guide addresses a novel topic of PTSD in lung-

transplant recipients which occurs at double the rate in this population and

poses serious threat to morbidity and mortality in this already high-risk

group Existing psychological evaluation practices are critically inadequate to

capture PTSD as many patients may fail to disclose relevant history Novel

evaluation and treatment methods are discussed and recommended

IMPACT FACTORS OF JOURNALS IN WHICH I PUBLISHED

Journal Name Impact

Factor

Date of

Publication

Number of

Articles Published

International Journal of Eating Disorders 35 2011 1

Journal of Abnormal Psychology 5519 2010 1

Progress in Transplantation 958 2019 2020 2

MEDED Portal 38 acceptance

rate

2019 2020 2

Journal of Clinical Psychology in Medical Settings 1477 2019 2

Supportive care in cancer 2754 2016 1

Cancer medicine 3357 2014 1

After extensive exploration MedEdPORTAL has made the decision not to pursue an impact factor Dissemination is the priority

for MedEdPORTAL publications Our desire is for readers to replicate educational activities described in our publications which

does not necessarily translate to citations in the peer-reviewed literature We also value innovation especially in spaces where

there have traditionally been curricular gaps Strategic efforts to increase the impact factor would hinder our goal of highlighting

unique topics that may not get cited as frequently Additionally we are concerned that a low impact factor would harm the

reputation of the journal by inviting undue comparisons with dissimilar journals In sum we believe that MedEdPORTAL is

distinguished among medical education journals by its uniqueness in disseminating educational resources and an impact factor

would likely underestimate the true impact of MedEdPORTAL

Yelena Chernyak PhD Dossier Service Documents

13

Scopus Accessed 422020

Non-Peer Reviewed Publications

bull 4 invited contributions by professional societies including the Society of Behavioral Sleep

Medicine 3 in rank 2 first authored

bull Contributions to policy statements representing clinical opinions and recommendations by a

professional society is a highly prestigious impactful contribution The purpose is to distill and

highlight critically important scholarship and clinical evidence which may be complex into a

straightforward and applied set of information for the clinician

bull Each of these contributions was made by invitation of an executive committee in each

professional society My invitation was the direct result of prominence and reputation in the

society as one having the skill and knowledge to make this contribution

bull Contributions are archived so as to be disseminated and retrievable even after published

newsletter or recommendation are initially released

o Simon S Chernyak Y (2016) Practice Committee Position Statement Draft on the

ACP Guidelines for the Treatment of Insomnia Society for Behavioral Sleep Medicine

BehavioralSleeporg httpswwwbehavioralsleeporgimagesPositionACP-Position-

Statement-Finalpdf

Co-authored position statement on a seminal treatment recommendation affecting

the field of behavioral sleep medicine

o Chernyak Y Byers H James E Schmittdiel C Thomas SJ Blackburn R amp

Simona SL (2017) What you need to know Implications of the American Academy of

Pediatrics 2016 Safe Sleep Practices on Pediatric Behavioral Sleep Medicine Society of

Behavioral Sleep Medicine httpswwwbehavioralsleeporgimagespdfSBSM-

Summary-of-AAP-2016-Safe-Sleep-Commentarypdf

o Chernyak Y Prepping for the DBSM How SBSM Can Help You The Sleep Talker

Volume 36 April 2020

Peer Review for Professional Journals

bull Peer Review for 7 professional journals in the field lf clinical health psychology

bull Invitation to review from journals increasing in the last 2 years indicating growing scholarly

presence

IMPACT FACTOR OF JOURANLS FOR WHICH I PROVIDE RVIEWS

Journal Name Impact Factor

Physiology and Behavior (2007) 272

Archives of Internal Medicine (2008) discontinued

Translational Behavioral Medicine (2018-) 248

Annals of Behavioral Medicine (2018-) 376

Health Psychology (2019 - ) 408

Heart amp Lung Journal of Acute and Critical Care (2020- ) 169

Yelena Chernyak PhD Dossier Service Documents

14

International Journal of Stress Management (2020 - ) 195

Scopus Accessed March 26 2020

Peer Reviewed Service Oriented Presentations

bull Twelve in-rank peer reviewed presentations at national and international conferences such as the

Society of Behavioral Sleep Medicine Society of Behavioral Medicine American Psychological

Association

bull 3 First Author

bull 5 Mentee First Author

bull 1 Mentee co-author

Media Dissemination of Service

bull Twenty-three total at rank for national outlets including lsquoGQrsquo magazine lsquoBustlersquo magazine and

regional outlets such as WRTB6 News and WTHR-TV

bull My goal in working with the media is to provide mass dissemination of clinical and scientific

information to the general public

bull Routinely called upon as an expert in field if behavioral sleep medicine and clinical health

psychology during duration of volunteering to represent IU to the media

Treatment Manuals

bull 2 treatment manuals 1 copyrighted 1 first authored (See Appendix for Service Publications)

o Otte JL Lalevich S Hollingsworth P Chernyak Y Manchanda S ldquoSleep Great

A Wellness Program to Promote Sleep in the Workplacerdquocopy Program Manual

This manual was copyrighted and rights sold to other large hospital systems

nationally for use in their employee assistance programs

o Chernyak Y Cardiac Patients Linking Mind amp Body (CLIMB) Program Manual used

in the Advanced Heart and Lung Care Program at Indiana University Methodist Hospital

I developed this treatment manual to utilize in clinical care delivery based on an

evidence based psychological wellness model including stress management

mood optimization motivational enhancement and social support

This manual has been adapted to several clinical populations at Indiana

University Health Methodist Hospital including Ventricular Assistant Device

recipients and pre-thoracic transplant patients

Thursday August 19 2021 at 080710 Eastern Daylight Time

Page 1 of 1

Subject RE Using your dossier for an exampleDate Wednesday August 18 2021 at 35540 PM Eastern Daylight TimeFrom Chernyak YelenaTo Applegate RachelADachments image001png image002png

Thank you and Thanks for your request That would be just fine with me YC Yelena Chernyak PhD DBSM HSPPAssociate Professor of Clinical PsychiatryChief Psychologist - Adult OutpaSent Psychiatry IU Health Neurosciences CenterDirector ndash Behavioral Sleep Medicine IU Health Neurosciences CenterDirector ndash Clinical Health Psychology Fellowship Indiana University School of MedicineIU Health PhysiciansGoodman Hall IU Health Neuroscience Center355 W 16th St Suite 2800 Indianapolis IN 46202-7176ychernyaiuedu From Applegate Rachel ltrapplegaiupuiedugt Sent Wednesday August 18 2021 1143 AMTo Applegate Rachel ltrapplegaiupuiedugtSubject Using your dossier for an example CongratulaSons on your 2021 promoSon to clinical associate professorI wonder if you would be willing to have your dossier posted as an example We do this behind CAS so it isonly IU people who can see themWe post everything EXCEPT the appendices and review leeers Please let me know Thanks Rachel ApplegateAssistant Vice Chancellor for Faculty AffairsAssociate Professor Library and Information ScienceOffice of Academic AffairsUniversity Hall (INAD) Suite 5002301 University BoulevardIndianapolis IN 46202 317-278-2395rapplegaiupuieduwwwacademicaffairsiupuiedu

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Yelena Chernyak PhD August 17 2020 Page 5 of 25

Clinical Psychology Doctoral Program

Drexel University

Department of Psychology

Philadelphia PA

Enrollment 15

2 2012-2013 Introduction to Clinical Medicine I (ICM1-1 Course X600)

Co-preceptor for year-long weekly course for MS2 students

Enrollment 10

3 2012-2014 Evidence Based Medicine

Monthly lecture series for MS2 psychiatry clerkship

Enrollment 25

4 2013 Intersession Preceptor ndash Standardized Patient Simulation

MedicinePsychiatryNeurology Medical Students

Bi-Annual Learning Activity

Enrollment 10

5 2017 Behavioral Sleep Medicine

Invited Workshop

Department of Psychology

Graduate Program in Clinical Psychology

IUPUI

Enrollment 30

Didactic Postgraduate Students (Interns Residents Fellows IUPUIIUSOM)

1 2011 ldquoDSM-IV Mood Disordersrdquo

Psychiatry Residents (PGY-I)

Department of Psychiatry

Enrollment 8

2 2012 ndash 2016 Course Director Diversity in Psychology

Psychology Internship

Section of Psychology

Department of Psychiatry

Enrollment 6

3 2012 ldquoSleep Disorders in Bariatric Populationsrdquo

Invited Lecturer for Psychology Practicum Didactic Training

IU Health Bariatric and Medical Weight Loss Center

Enrollment 5

4 2012 ldquoEvidence Based Treatment Weight Managementrdquo

Yelena Chernyak PhD August 17 2020 Page 6 of 25

Empirically Supported Treatments Course

Psychology Internship

Section of Psychology

Department of Psychiatry

Enrollment 6

5 2012 ldquoEvidence Based Treatment Behavioral Sleep Medicinerdquo

Empirically Supported Treatments Course

Section of Psychology

Department of Psychiatry

Enrollment 6

6 2013 ndash ldquoPsychiatry amp Sleeprdquo

Sleep Medicine Fellowship Lecture

Division of Pulmonary Critical Care Sleep amp Occupational

Medicine

Enrollment 2

7 2013 ndash ldquoCognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomniardquo

Sleep Medicine Fellowship Lecture

Division of Pulmonary Critical Care Sleep amp Occupational

Medicine

Enrollment 2

8 2014 ndash ldquoHealth Psychology Interventionsrdquo

Intervention Course

Psychology Internship

Section of Psychology

Department of Psychiatry

Enrollment 7

9 2014 ndash 2017 ldquoMindfulness Interventionsrdquo

Intervention Course Psychology Internship

Section of Psychology

Department of Psychiatry

Enrollment 7

10 2014 ldquoBehavioral Sleep Medicinerdquo

Residency Didactics

Department of Family Medicine

Enrollment 20

11 2015 ldquoBehavioral Sleep Medicinerdquo

Quarterly Educational Seminar

Psychology Pre-doctoral Internship

Section of Psychology

Yelena Chernyak PhD August 17 2020 Page 7 of 25

Department of Psychiatry

Enrollment 6

12 2016 ldquoProfessional Developmentrdquo Invited Speaker

Quarterly Educational Seminar

Psychology Pre-doctoral Internship

Section of Psychology

Department of Psychiatry

Enrollment 6

13 2016 ndash Course Director Ethics in Psychology

Psychology Internship

Section of Psychology

Department of Psychiatry

Enrollment 7

14 2019 - Course Director

Journal Club amp Didactic Lecture Series in Professional

Development

Section of Psychology

Department of Psychiatry

Enrollment 8

15 2020 lsquoBilling Practices amp Productivity Considerations in

Professional Psychologyrsquo Lecture

Journal Club amp Didactic Lecture Series in Professional

Development

Section of Psychology

Department of Psychiatry

Enrollment 8

16 2020 ldquoAdvocating for Psychology as a Profession amp Oneselfrsquo

Journal Club amp Didactic Lecture Series in Professional

Development

Section of Psychology

Department of Psychiatry

Enrollment 8

Clinical Teaching

1 2011 ndash 2014 Co-Course Director

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Theory and Application

(PSRES201)

Psychiatry Residency Program

Department of Psychiatry IUSOM

6 month rotation

Students

Yelena Chernyak PhD August 17 2020 Page 8 of 25

Andrew Adler MD

Michael Francis MD

Daniel Hackman MD

Kimberly Lo MD

David Orme MD

Ayesha Sajid MD

Paul Taraska MD

Lisa Burckhartzmeyer MD

Rebecca Smith MD

Caitlyn Adams MD

Emily Zarse MD

Corey Trobaugh MD

Gena Mooneyham MD

Kristen Dauss MD

2 2012 - Supervisor Clinical Psychology Practicum

Adult Outpatient Psychiatry Clinic

Section of Psychology Department of Psychiatry IUSOM

6 month rotation 1 dayweek

Students

Tasneem Khambaty (IUPUI)

3 2012 - Behavioral Sleep Medicine Training

Sleep Medicine Fellowship

1 year rotation frac12 day every other week

IUSOM Division of Pulmonary Critical Care Sleep amp

Occupational Medicine

Fellows

Pritam Neuptame MD

Anuja Bandyopadhyay MD

Anita Rajagopal MD

Stephen Gradney MD

Stephanie Ashraf MD

Stephanie Stahl MD

Stephanie Jackson MD

Adam Lenet MD

Aaron Roberts MD

Angie White MD

4 2012 ndash Supervisor in Adult Clinical and Health Psychology

APA-approved Clinical Psychology Internship Program

Section of Psychology Department of Psychiatry IUSOM

6-month rotation 3 daysweek

Students

Kristen Merkitsch

Anna-Leigh Powell

Yelena Chernyak PhD August 17 2020 Page 9 of 25

Ming Hwei Yek

Maija Taylor

Shannon Brothers

Danielle Henderson

Hannah Ford

Linda Skalski

Quetzal Class

Jennie Petrie

Patrick Quinn

Samantha Gray

Andrew Cooper

Rachel Holmes

5 2015 ndash Supervisor in Behavioral Sleep Medicine

APA-approved Clinical Psychology Internship Program

Section of Psychology Department of Psychiatry IUSOM

6-month rotation 1 dayweek

Students

Maureen McQuillan

Audrey Lee OrsquoConnor

Autumn Truss

Anna-Leigh Powell

Kristin Touza

Rebecca Elias

Maija Taylor

Rachel Goldin

Danielle Henderson

Lindsey Williams

Practicum Training Site Graduate Students

Students

Marguerite Claire Wilson (IUB)

Alexandra Moussa-Touks (IUB)

Amber Craig (IUB)

Danielle Tometich (IUPUI)

Maureen McQuillan (IUB)

Jay Patel (IUPUI)

Fernanda Rossi (IUB)

Jessica Bernston (IUPUI) Practicum student

6 2017 ndash Director Clinical Health Psychology Fellowship

Section of Psychology Department of Psychiatry IUSOM

1 year full-time post-doctoral specialty training jointly with

the Advanced Heart and Lung Care Clinic at IUH

Methodist Hospital

Anahli Patel PsyD

Lisa The PhD

Yelena Chernyak PhD August 17 2020 Page 10 of 25

Danielle Henderson PhD

7 2018 ndash Supervisor in Cardio-thoracic amp Transplant Psychology

Psychology Practicum

Section of Psychology Department of Psychiatry IUSOM

6 month rotation 1-2 daysweek

Students

Loretta Hsueh (IUPUI)

8 2019 - Behavioral Sleep Medicine Specialty Rotation Supervisor

Sleep Medicine Rotation

Internal Medicine Residencies

Students 1-2 studentmonth weekly

Ahmed Kiani MD

Samantha Kay MD

Sam Mshelbwala MD

Jennifer Peng MD

Zunera Tariq MD

Kevin Zhang MD

William Plunk MD

Skye El Sayegh MD

Jonathan Koons MD

Jonathan McCollum MD

Miysha Shaw MD

Mark Krauth MD

Siri Kadire MD

Chiemela Ubagharaji MD

Ryan White MD

Maniar Mehta MD

Elizabeth Cowgill MD

Teaching Administration and Curricular Development

1 2017 - Clinical Health Psychology Post-doctoral Fellowship

Co-Director

Department of Psychiatry

Indiana University School of Medicine

- Handbook Development

- Curriculum Development

2 2019 - Fellowships Director

Section of Psychology Department of Psychiatry

Indiana University School of Medicine

- Coordination of fellowship advertising recruitment and

policies

- Clinical Psychology Post-doctoral Fellowship Didactic Series

o Curriculum Development

Yelena Chernyak PhD August 17 2020 Page 11 of 25

o TopicSpeaker selection

o Fellow evaluationsatisfaction survey

Mentoring

Faculty Mentoring

1 2014 - 2015 Huaiyu Zhang PhD

Assistant Professor of Clinical Psychology in Clinical Psychiatry

Department of Psychiatry

Indiana University School of Medicine

2 2015 - Courtney Johnson PhD

Assistant Professor of Clinical Psychology in Clinical Psychiatry

Department of Psychiatry

Indiana University School of Medicine

3 2018 - Danielle Henderson PhD

Assistant Professor of Clinical Psychology in Clinical Psychiatry

Department of Psychiatry

Indiana University School of Medicine

Medical Student Mentoring

1 2019 - Caroline Bolarwina MPH

MS4

Research Mentoring on the lsquoBarriers to Optimal Behavioral Sleep

Medicine Referrals in an Academic Medical Centerrsquo Project

Indiana University School of Medicine

Service

University Service

School (Indiana University School of Medicine)

2019 ndash Womenrsquos Advisory Council

Department (Psychiatry Indiana University School of Medicine)

2012 - Member

Internship Selection Committee

Section of Psychology

2015 ndash Member

Executive Committee

Section of Psychology

Yelena Chernyak PhD August 17 2020 Page 12 of 25

2015 ndash Member

Psychology Internship Executive Committee

Section of Psychology

2016 ndash 2017 Co-Director

EMR Transition Committee

Adult Outpatient Psychiatry Clinic

2016 ndash Member

Space Committee

2017 ndash Member

Quality Committee

Professional Service

2015 Member

Fall Conference Planning Committee

Indiana Psychological Association

2015 ndash 2019 Member

Society of Behavioral Sleep Medicine

Practice Committee

2019 2019 National Conference Symposium Review Committee

2019 ndash Present Member

Society of Behavioral Sleep Medicine

Membership Committee

2020 ndash Present Member

Association of Psychologists in Academic Health Centers

Conference Planning Committee

Reviewer for Journals

2007 Physiology and Behavior

2008 Archives of Internal Medicine

2018 - Translational Behavioral Medicine

2018 - Annals of Behavioral Medicine

2019 - Health Psychology

Yelena Chernyak PhD August 17 2020 Page 13 of 25

2020 - Heart amp Lung Journal of Acute and Critical Care

2020 ndash International Journal of Stress Management

Service to Patients (Presentations to the community)

2008 ndash 2009 Campus Outreach Planning Committee

Student Counseling Center

Drexel University

Philadelphia PA

2009 Wellness Workshop ldquoBikini Ready Body Healthrdquo

Student Counseling Center

Drexel University

Philadelphia PA

2011 Health Workshop Series

ldquoManaging Stressrdquo

ldquoDepression and Heart Diseaserdquo

Cardiac Rehabilitation Program

Methodist Hospital

Indiana University Health

Indianapolis IN

2015 ndash ldquoManaging Anxiety and Stressrdquo

Advanced Heart Failure Support Group

Methodist Hospital

Indiana University Health

Indianapolis IN

Service Grants

Completed

IUSCC Internal Grant Otte(PI) 2015-2018

Indiana University Simon Cancer Center $50000

Screening Breast Cancer Survivors for Sleep Disorders Using a Clinical Decision Tool A Pilot

Study

Role Co-Investigator

Funded

PCORI 14719 MuseyKroenke (PI) $3356413

Assessment of Prevention Diagnosis and Treatment Options Addressing Anxiety among Low-

Risk Chest Pain Patients in the Emergency Department Setting

This 3-arm trial will compare outcomes for patients with anxiety and low-risk chest pain

evaluated in the Emergency Department treated with standard care are referral for self-help CBT

sessions and peer support or virtual CBT intervention Patients stakeholders and health system

Yelena Chernyak PhD August 17 2020 Page 14 of 25

leaders have collaborated to maximize feasibility patient values barriers and preferences for

care

Role Co-Investigator 25 effort

Pending

R61R33 HL155794-01 Stewart (PI) $3473431

Strengthening Hearts by Addressing Disrupted Sleep (SHADES) Randomized Controlled Trial

NIHNHLBI

The aims of this phase II randomized controlled trial are (1) to determine if a modernized

collaborative stepped care intervention for insomnia reduces the excess cardiovascular disease

(CVD) risk of primary care patients with insomnia disorder and (2) to identify the mechanisms

by which this improvement may occur

Role Co-Investigator 20 Effort

Submitted But Not Funded Grants

1R15CA208664-01 Otte (PI) 2017-2019 $300000

SleeP SmaRt A Screen and Personalized Referral Algorithm for Breast Cancer Survivors with

Chronic Sleep Problems

Role Investigator

Invited Service Presentations

Local

1 March 2008 ldquoSocial Justice in Health Care The Role of Body Imagerdquo

Drexel University Office of Student Life

Philadelphia PA

2 February 2009 ldquoIdentifying and addressing problematic dieting in university-

based populationsrdquo

Drexel University Student Counseling Center

Philadelphia PA

3 February 2009 ldquoIdentifying and addressing problematic dieting in university-

based populationsrdquo

Drexel University Student Counseling Center

Philadelphia PA

4 March 2009 ldquoCAPS Lecture Tales from my Scalerdquo

Rosemont College Department of Womenrsquos Studies

Bryn Mawr PA

5 November 2010 ldquoThe Third Wave of CBT ACT and Mindfulness Techniquesrdquo

Health Psychology Fellowship Didactics Series

Cleveland Clinic

Cleveland OH

6 February 2011 ldquoPatient-Centered Communication with Oncology Patientsrdquo

Yelena Chernyak PhD August 17 2020 Page 15 of 25

Taussig Cancer Center Masterrsquos Course

Cleveland Clinic

Cleveland OH

7 March 2011 ldquoNighttime Eating Disorders Differential Diagnosis and

Treatmentrdquo

Sleep Disorders Center Grand Rounds

Cleveland Clinic

Cleveland OH

8 April 2011 ldquoDistinguishing Normative Dieting from Disordered Eating

Evaluation and Intervention Guidelinesrdquo

Department of Psychiatry Grand Rounds

Cleveland Clinic

Cleveland OH

9 May 2011 ldquoWhen is Weight-Loss Considered an Eating Disorderrdquo

Department of Pediatrics Grand Rounds

Fairview Hospital

Cleveland Clinic Foundation

Cleveland OH

10 December 2011 ldquoDevelopment amp Utilization of Behavioral Rating

Scales Can psychological assessment predict problems after

bariatric surgery and identify persons at higher riskrdquo

Bariatric and Medical Weight Loss Center

Indiana University Health

Indianapolis IN

11 March 2012 ldquoCognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomniardquo

Sleep Disorders Center

Indiana University Health

Indianapolis IN

12 January 2012 ldquoManaging Difficult Patients Improving Communication

Service Delivery and Treatment Adherencerdquo

Department of Psychiatry Grand Rounds

Indiana University School of Medicine

13 December 2012 ldquoSleep Disorders in Bariatric Populationsrdquo

Psychology Practicum Didactic Training

Bariatric and Medical Weight Loss Center

Indiana University Health

Indianapolis IN

14 September 2013 ldquoDSM-5 Update Eating and Personality Disordersrdquo

Yelena Chernyak PhD August 17 2020 Page 16 of 25

Department of Psychiatry Grand Rounds

Indiana University School of Medicine

Indianapolis IN

15 September 2013 ldquoIntroduction to Cognitive Behavioral Therapyrdquo

Department of Occupational Therapy

Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis

Indianapolis IN

16 February 2014 ldquoCognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomniardquo

Department of Psychiatry Grand Rounds

Indiana University School of Medicine

Indianapolis IN

17 April 2019 ldquoCBT-I amp Traumardquo

Sleep Disorders Center

Indiana University Health

Indianapolis IN

Regional

1 October 2010 ldquoThe Epidemic of Obesity Updates Psychological Sequelae

and Behavioral Interventionrdquo

Continuing Education Course

Ohio Psychological Association

Fall Conference

Columbus OH

2 April 2011 ldquoAdvancing the Understanding of the treatment of Eating

Disorders in Ohiordquo

Continuing Education Course

Ohio Psychological Association Workshop

Lindner Center

Cincinnati OH

Lecture ldquoAwareness of Societal Messages Competing

Influences on Weight and Eatingrdquo

3 July 2012 ldquoEthicsrdquo

Continuing Education Course

Section of Psychology

Department of Psychiatry

Indiana University School of Medicine

Lecture ldquoEthical Issues of Health Psychology in the Medical

Settingrdquo

4 June 2013 ldquoDSM-5rdquo

Continuing Education Course

Yelena Chernyak PhD August 17 2020 Page 17 of 25

Department of Psychiatry

Section of Psychology

Indiana University School of Medicine

Lecture ldquoSleep Eating and Personality Disordersrdquo

5 May 2015 Essentials of Cancer Survivorship A Workshop for

Health Care Professionals

Continuing Education Course

IU Health Cancer Centers The Ohio State University and

University of Cincinnati Cancer Survivorship Consortium

Indianapolis IN

Lecture ldquoCoping with Anxiety and Depression Psychological

Issues During Cancer and Beyondrdquo

6 November 2015 ldquoSleeplessness in America How Inadequate Sleep Related

To Health and Wellbeingrdquo

Continuing Education Course

Indiana Psychological Association

Fall Conference

Indianapolis IN

Lecture ldquoSleeplessness in America How Inadequate Sleep

Related To Health and Wellbeingrdquo

7 April 2016 ldquoBehavioral Sleep Medicine Psychological Treatment for

Insomnia and other Sleep Disordersrdquo

Department of Internal Medicine Grand Rounds

Reid Hospital

Richmond IN

8 June 2016 ldquoHealth Psychology Interventions for Medically and

Psychiatrically Ill Patientsrdquo

Department of Internal Medicine Grand Rounds Reid Hospital

Richmond IN

9 November 2016 ldquoMood Disorders in Women ndash A Lifespan Approachrdquo

Department of Internal Medicine Grand Rounds

Reid Hospital

Richmond IN

10 October 2017 ldquoCBT for Anxiety and Depressionrdquo

Grand Rounds

Decatur County Memorial Hospital

Greensburg IN

11 November 2017 ldquoMindfulness Based Stress Reductionrdquo

Grand Rounds

Yelena Chernyak PhD August 17 2020 Page 18 of 25

Columbus Regional Hospital

Columbus IN

12 April 2019 ldquoSleeplessness in the 21st Century - How

Inadequate Sleep Relates to Health and Wellbeing and the

Everyday Habits that Get in the Wayrdquo

IUSOM Office of Medical Education ndash Wellness Coalition

Streamed Statewide

Indianapolis IN

Scientific Abstracts amp Presentations (in rank daggerstudent trainee author students underlined)

Local

1 Lowe MR Chernyak Y (2006 March) The Role of Dieting in Bulimia Nervosa A

Reformulation Poster Session presented at the 2006 annual Drexel University Research

Day Philadelphia PA

2 Chernyak Y Lowe MR (2007 March) Fear of Fatness of Drive to be Thin Motivations for

Dieting in Normal Weight Women Poster session presented at the 2007 annual Psi Chi Research

day at the University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia PA

3 Chernyak Y Heinberg JL (2011 March ) Impact of preferred weight on weight loss

outcomes in bariatric surgery patients Research oral presentation given at the Cleveland

Clinic Endocrinology and Metabolism Institute Research Day Cleveland OH

4 daggerPatel A Chernyak Y (2020 March) The Need for Psychological Rehabilitation in

Lung Transplant Recipients Indiana University Research day Indianapolis IN

National

1 Lowe MR Ognibine J Kral T Chernyak Y (2006 October) Development and Pilot

Testing of a New Procedure for directly assessing long-term Nutritional Intake at Worksite

Cafeterias Poster session presented at the 2006 annual meeting of the Obesity Society

Boston MA

2 Chernyak Y Lowe MR (2007 May) Fear of Fatness or Drive to be Thin

Motivations for Dieting in Normal Weight Women Poster session presented at the 2007

annual meeting of the International Academy of Eating Disorders Baltimore MD

3 Chernyak Y Lowe MR (2007 October) Differentiating drive for thinness and drive to

be thin Restrained eaters and bulimic individuals have different motives for dieting

Poster session presented at the 2007 annual meeting of the Eating Disorders Research

Society Pittsburg PA

4 Chernyak Y Lowe MR (2007 October) Fear of Fatness or Drive to be Thin

Motivations for Dieting in Normal Weight Women Restrained Eaters and Bulimic Patients

Yelena Chernyak PhD August 17 2020 Page 19 of 25

Poster session presented at the 2007 annual meeting of the Renfrew Center Foundation

Philadelphia PA

5 Chernyak Y Lowe MR (2007 November) Drive for Thinness is Not the Same as

Drive to be Thin On the Motivations for Dieting in Normal Weight Restrained Eaters and

Bulimic Individuals Poster session presented at the 2007 annual meeting of the Association

of Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies Philadelphia PA

6 Thomas JG Markowitz J Tappe K ChernyakY Ochner C Butryn ML Lowe

MR Telephone-Based Weight Loss Maintenance Interventions for Patients Referred from

Primary Care Clinics Poster session presented at the 2008 annual meeting of the Obesity

Society Phoenix AZ

7 Chernyak Y Lowe MR (2008 July) Drive for Thinness is Not the Same as Drive to be

Thin On the Motivations for Dieting in Normal Weight Restrained Eaters and Bulimic

Individuals Poster session presented at the 2008 annual meeting of the Society for the

Study of Ingestive Behavior Paris France

8 Chernyak Y Neeren MA Lowe MR (2008 September) Dietary Rule Breaking and

Loss of Control How Much do they Overlap Presented at the 2008 annual meeting of the

Eating Disorders Research Society Montreal QC Canada

9 Chernyak Y Lowe MR (2008 November) Drive to be Thin and Resistance to

Treatment Goal Weight On the Motivation for Dieting in Anorexic and Bulimic

Individuals Poster session accepted to the 2008 annual meeting of the Association of

Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies Orland Florida

10 Shaw JA OrsquoPlanick A Brooks G E Ice S M Bunnell D W Tahilani K K

Clark V L Lubarsky L D Chernyak Y and Lowe M R (2009 September 25) Level

of Weight Suppression in Anorexia Nervosa Predicts Clinical Deterioration During

Treatment in an Intensive Outpatient Program Paper presented at the annual meeting of

the Eating Disorders Research Society New York

11 Chernyak Y Lowe MR OrsquoPlanick A Ice SM amp Bunnell DW (2009 September)

Development and testing of measures to assess weight-related motivations for dieting in

eating disordered individuals Poster presented at the 2009 annual meeting of the Eating

Disorders Research Society New York NY

12 Clark VL Chernyak Y Neeren AM Lowe MR (2009 October) Dietary rules and

loss of control over eating in a weight gain-prone sample Poster presented at the 2009

annual meeting of The Obesity Society Washingtn DC

13 Chernyak Y Lowe MR (2009 November) Development and testing of measures to

assess weight-related motivations for dieting in eating disordered individuals Poster

session accepted to the 2009 annual meeting of the Renfrew Center Foundation

Philadelphia PA

Yelena Chernyak PhD August 17 2020 Page 20 of 25

14 ChernyakY Heinberg JL (2011 June) Impact of preferred weight on weight loss

outcomes in bariatric surgery patients Selective oral presentation in the Masters Course in

Behavioral Health Session presented at the 2011 annual Association of Metabolic and

Bariatric Surgery Orland FL

15 Heinberg L J Windover A Ashton K Merrell J Chernyak Y (2011 June)

Psychological evaluation ratings and 1 month psychological adjustment Who reports pain

nausea dehydration and regret Selective oral presentation in the Masters Course in

Behavioral Health Session presented at the 2011 annual Association of Metabolic and

Bariatric Surgery Orland FL

16 Otte J L Manchanda S Skaar T Rand K Weaver M Chernyak Y Davis L

Krier C Carpenter J S (2015) Oncology provider knowledge and practice for sleep

problems in cancer patients and survivors American Academy of Sleep Medicine SLEEP

2015 Seattle WA

17 Chernyak Y Avant A (2016 March) Satisfaction with a Multidisciplinary

Psychotherapy and Social Support Program in Patients with Ventricular Assist Devices

Society of Behavioral Medicine Washington DC

18 Chernyak Y (2016 June) Patient Acceptability of Behavioral Sleep Medicine

Referrals In An Academic Medical Center American Academy of Sleep Medicine SLEEP

Denver CO

19 Otte J L Lalevich S Hollingsworth P Chernyak Y Manchanda S (2017 June)

ldquoSleep Greatrdquo A Wellness Program To Promote Sleep In The Workplace American

Academy of Sleep Medicine SLEEP 2017 Boston MA

20 Jackson L Otte J L Chernyak Y Johns S Manchanda S Storniolo AM LK K

Draucker C (April 2018) Facilitators and Barriers of Providing Sleep Specialists

Referrals to Breast Cancer Survivors with Chronic Sleep Problems Midwest Nursing

Research Societyrsquos 32th Annual Research Conference Cleveland OH

21 daggerHenderson DR Chernyak C Gutteridge D Roe DW (August 2018) Unmasking

Severe Anxiety After Lung Transplant NATCO ndash The Organization of Transplant

Professionals Indianapolis IN

22 daggerHenderson DR Chernyak C (August 2018) A Pre-Transplant Psychological

Characterization of Patients with Lung Disease NATCO ndash The Organization of Transplant

Professionals Indianapolis IN

23 daggerHenderson DR Chernyak Y Using A Clinician-rated Measure to Predict Listing for

Lung Transplantation Society of Behavioral Medicine Washington DC 2019

24 daggerTeh LB Henderson DR amp Chernyak Y Post Item-Level Psychometric Validation

Yelena Chernyak PhD August 17 2020 Page 21 of 25

of the Stanford Integrated Psychosocial Assessment for Transplant (SIPAT) for Thoracic

Transplant Candidates Society of Behavioral Medicine Washington DC 2019

25 daggerChernyak Y amp Hsueh L Self-Reported Psychological Distress During Post Lung

Transplant Intensive Outpatient Rehabilitation Accepted presentation at the American

Psychological Association Chicago IL 2019

26 Otte J L Chernyak Y Manchanda S Sleep Disorders in Breast Cancer Survivors

Barriers and Strategies for Identification and Treatment Referral Symposium Society for

Behavioral Sleep Medicine Birmingham AL 2019

Publications (in rank daggerstudent trainee author students underlined)

Service Publications

Refereed

1 Chernyak Y Lowe MR (2010) Motivations for Dieting Drive for Thinness Is

Different From Drive for Objective Thinness Journal of Abnormal Psychology 119(2)276-

281 httpdoi101037a0018398

2 Lowe MR Bunnell DW Neeren AM Chernyak Y Greberman L (2011)

Evaluating the real-world effectiveness of cognitive-behavior therapy efficacy research on

eating disorders A case study from a community-based clinical setting International

Journal of Eating Disorders 44(1) 9-18 httpsdoiorg101002eat20782

3 Otte J L Carpenter J S Manchanda S Rand K L Skaar T C Weaver M

Chernyak Y Zhong X Igega C and Landis C (2014) Systematic review of sleep

disorders in cancer patients Can the prevalence of sleep disorders be ascertained Cancer

Medicine 4(2) 183ndash200 httpsdoi101002cam4356

4 Otte JL Davis L Carpenter JS Krier C Skaar T Rand KL Weaver MT

Landis CA Chernyak Y amp Manchanda S (2016) Sleep Disorders in Breast Cancer

Survivors Supportive Care in Cancer 24(10)4197-205 httpsdoiorg101007s00520-016-

3247-6

5 Chernyak Y (2019) A Practical Application Primer on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

for Insomnia for Medical Residents MedEdPORTAL 1510862

httpsdoiorg1015766mep_2374-826510862

6 daggerChernyak Y Teh LB (2019) Medically-Induced Exacerbation of PTSD Following

Lung Transplantation A Case Series Journal of Clinical Psychology in Medical Settings

27305ndash309 httpsdoiorg101007s10880-019-09691-7

7 daggerChernyak Y Teh LB Henderson DR Patel A (2019) Practice Issues for Evaluation

and Management of the Suicidal Left Ventricular Assist Device Patient Progress in

Yelena Chernyak PhD August 17 2020 Page 22 of 25

Transplantation httpsjournalssagepubcomdoifull1011771526924819893300

8 daggerPatel A Chernyak Y (2020) The Need for Psychological Rehabilitation in Lung Transplant

Recipients Progress in Transplantation httpsdoiorg1011771526924820913510

9 Chernyak Y Chapleau KM Tanious SF Dattilo NC Diaz DR amp Landsberger SA (2020)

Olfactory Reference Syndrome A Case Report and Screening Tool Journal of Clinical Psychology

in Medical Settings httpsdoiorg101007s10880-020-09721-9

10 Chernyak Y (in press) Improving CPAP Adherence for OSA Improving CPAP Adherence for

OSA A Practical Application Primer on CPAP Desensitization MedEdPORTAL

Manuscripts with Revisions Requested

1 daggerPowell AL Teh LB Patel A Chernyak Y Exploring the Developmental Impact of

Cystic Fibrosis on Lung Transplant Candidacy Considerations for Adulthood Journal of

Clinical Psychology in Medical Settings

Manuscripts Under Review

1 Nault-Conors J Monahan P Musey P Chernyak Y Holmes E Conley M Marsh J

Roumpf S Chand P amp Kroenke K It Takes a Village to get the Right Care to the Right

Patient at the Right Time A Case Study on Addressing Chest Pain and Anxiety in the

Emergency Department Setting Health Care The Journal of Delivery Science and

Innovation

2 dagger Teh LB Chernyak Y Henderson DR Hage CA Post Item-Level Psychometric

Validation of the Stanford Integrated Psychosocial Assessment for Transplant (SIPAT) for

Thoracic Transplant Candidates Psychosomatics

3 daggerChernyak Y Teh LB Henderson DR Powell AL amp Hage CA Prediction of Listing

Status in Lung Transplant Candidates Using the Stanford Integrated Psychosocial

Assessment for Transplantation (SIPAT) Progress in Transplantation

Manuscripts in Preparation

1 Otte J Jackson L Monahan P Bo N Johns S Manchanda S Chernyak Y Ludwig K

Dodson J Storniolo AM Draucker C Are Breast Cancer Survivors Willing to Seek

Treatment for Poor Sleep A Feasibility Study of the Acceptability Facilitators and Barriers

of Completing a Referral for Sleep Complaints Behavioral Sleep Medicine

2 Chernyak Y Otte J daggerBolarwina C Ofner S Manchanda S Barriers to Optimal

Behavioral Sleep Medicine Referrals in an Academic Medical Center

Non-refereed Publications

1 Chernyak Y Neeren A Bunnell D Greberman L Lowe MR (2009) Research

Yelena Chernyak PhD August 17 2020 Page 23 of 25

and practice in clinical psychology Different ways of knowing Perspectives A

professional journal of the Renfrew Center Foundation Winter 2009

httpsrenfrewcentercomsitesdefaultfilesPerspectives20Summer202012pdf

2 Simon S Chernyak Y (2016) Practice Committee Position Statement Draft on the

ACP Guidelines for the Treatment of Insomnia Society for Behavioral Sleep Medicine

BehavioralSleeporg httpswwwbehavioralsleeporgimagesPositionACP-Position-

Statement-Finalpdf

3 Chernyak Y Byers H James E Schmittdiel C Thomas SJ Blackburn R amp

Simona SL (2017) What you need to know Implications of the American Academy of

Pediatrics 2016 Safe Sleep Practices on Pediatric Behavioral Sleep Medicine Society of

Behavioral Sleep Medicine httpswwwbehavioralsleeporgimagespdfSBSM-

Summary-of-AAP-2016-Safe-Sleep-Commentarypdf

4 Otte JL Lalevich S Hollingsworth P Chernyak Y Manchanda S ldquoSleep Great

A Wellness Program to Promote Sleep in the Workplacerdquocopy Program Manual

5 Chernyak Y Cardiac Patients Linking Mind amp Body (CLIMB) Program Manual used

in the Advanced Heart and Lung Care Program at Indiana University Methodist Hospital

6 wwwychernyawixsitecomindyhealthpsych

7 Chernyak Y Prepping for the DBSM How SBSM Can Help You The Sleep Talker

Volume 36 Quarter 1 March 2020

Invited Media Features

1 Chernyak Y Windover A Ashton K Merrell J Heinberg L (2011) Relaxation

Techniques for Bariatric Surgery Patients (Audio CD) Bariatric and Metabolic Institute

Cleveland Clinic Foundation

2 Chernyak Y Americans Sleeping Less to Work More Psych Bytes An Educational

Series from the Indiana Psychological Association (3 Feb 2015)

3 Greensburg (IN) Daily News2015 ldquoSeptember 7-13 is National Suicide Prevention

Weekrdquo wwwgreensburgdailynewscomseptember---is-national-suicide-prevention-

weekarticle_ac467f35-72cb-5525-baba-fd563bf28578html

4 Indiana Psychological Association Preventing Suicide Reaching Out and Saving Lives

Indiana psychologists offer tips on suicide prevention Chernyak interviewed for press

release (September 4 2015)

5 Batesville (IN) Herald Tribute ldquoSuicide Statistics Alarmingrdquo September 18 2015

httpwwwbatesvilleheraldtribunecomnewslocal_newssuicide-statistics-

alarmingarticle_05cd8fb2-d7c8-5dbe-8ecd-8b2488ffdafdhtml

Yelena Chernyak PhD August 17 2020 Page 24 of 25

6 WIBC-FM ldquoEffects of Daylight Savings Time on our Healthrdquo March 8 and March 11

2016 Radio

7 WXIN-TV Indianapolis News ldquoStudies Daylight Saving Time May Increase Stroke

Risk Reduce Productivityrdquo March 11 2016 repeat on Indianapolis Weekend News

March 132016 Television

8 WRTV6 ldquoIU Health Clinical Psychologist Discusses Daylight Savings Timerdquo March

14 2016 Television

9 Bustle ldquo11 Reasons Yoursquore Waking up Tired In The Morning amp How You Can Fix It

June 30 2016 wwwbustlecomarticles170127-11-reasons-youre-waking-up-tired-in-

the-morning-how-you-can-fix-it

10 The Indianapolis Recorder July QampA Sleep Itrsquos more important than you realize Ask

the IU Health Expert September 12016

wwwindianapolisrecordercomarticle_bf887475-ae11-51d2-8a03-6eb54a29e126html

11 WRTV6 ldquoIU Health Clinical Psychologist Recommends Free Sleep-Inducing Appsrdquo

August 11 2016 Television

12 WRTV6 News Indianapolis ldquoIU Health Puts sleep myths and rest and gives sleep

advicerdquo 14 March 2016 Television

13 WTHR-TV Indianapolis Sunrise News ldquoTips for Coping with Daylight Saving Timerdquo

12 March 2016 Television

14 IU Health Blog (2016 February 22) ldquoHow Debi Mazar Copes with Insomniardquo

Message posted on httpiuhealthorgblogdetailhow-debi-mazar-copes-with-

insomniaVyFsqnL2bIU

15 GQ Magazine National Publication ldquoHow Bad Is It That I Sleep Only Five Hours a

Nightrdquo Chernyak Interviewed October 27 2016 wwwgqcomstoryhow-bad-is-it-

that-i-sleep-five-hours-a-night

16 The List National Publication What really happens to your body when you donrsquot

sleep November 15 2016 httpswwwthelistcom31083really-happens-body-dont-

sleep

Yelena Chernyak PhD August 17 2020 Page 25 of 25

17 The Kendalville News Sun ldquoTips for a Healthier Heartrdquo February 2 2017 Chernyak

Interviewed httpwwwkpcnewscomfeatureslifekpcnewsarticle_ccb68645-16a2-

58a0-b67e-7d1dc7605673html

18 The American Psychological Association Goshen News ldquoTake Simple Steps Reduce

the risk of heart diseaserdquo Chernyak Interviewed February 8

2017 httpwwwgoshennewscomnewslifestylestake-simple-steps-reduce-the-risk-of-

heart-diseasearticle_9c82afd4-f26a-5555-8d22-0f9d52f0f6a8html

19 WISH-TV8 Indianapolis ldquoIU Health Behavioral Sleep Medicine Specialist Gives Sleep

Tips For Daylight Saving Timerdquo March 9 2017

20 WRTV-TV Indianapolis ldquoIU Health Psychologist Discusses How To Spot The

Warning Signs Of Suiciderdquo June 14 2018 Television

21 WISH-TV8 Indianapolis ldquoIU Health Psychologist Discusses Sleep Habitsrdquo June 19

2018 Television

22 WTHR-TV Indianapolis Sunrise News ldquoIU Health Psychologist Discusses Effects Of

Snooze Buttonrdquo June 29 2018 Television

23 WTHR-TV Indianapolis Sunrise News ldquoIU Health Clinical Psychologist Offers Advice

For Better Sleeprdquo September 17 2018 Television

24 WISH-TV8 Indianapolis News ldquoCan You Catch Up On Sleeprdquo September 18 2018

Television

25 WTIU Public Television ndash Indiana Public Media All Things Considered Program

ldquoDreams and the Pandemicrdquo April 15 2020 Radio

26 WFIU WTIU Indiana Public Media NPR Why Are You Having Dreams About

COVID-19 A Sleep Specialist Explains httpsindianapublicmediaorgnewswhy-are-

you-having-dreams-about-covid-19-a-sleep-specialist-explainsphp April 27 2020 Web

Personal Statement-Yelena Chernyak PhD (Candidate for Promotion to Associate Professor)

Overview

I am applying for promotion to the rank of Associate Professor of Clinical Psychology in Clinical

Psychiatry within the Department of Psychiatry My declared area of excellence is service with a

demonstrated strong performance in the area of teaching I joined the Department of Psychiatry at

Indiana University School of Medicine (IUSOM) in 2011 as an Assistant Professor of Clinical

Psychology in Clinical Psychiatry As a licensed clinical psychologist my expertise is in the area of

Clinical Heath Psychology also known as Medical Psychology or Behavioral Medicine The focus of my

practice is optimizing the biopsychosocial wellbeing of individuals in order to prevent alleviate or cope

with medical illness My career is devoted to providing psychological services to individuals with life

threatening conditions such as metastatic cancer end-stage heart or lung failure and debilitating

insomnia My role on medical teams as a health psychologist has been vital for readying patients for life-

saving procedures such as chemotherapy or thoracic transplantation Often times psychological

evaluation was integral to the decision making for the entire team in making critical medical decisions as

well as mandated by payers Given the complexity and critical nature of my work I cultivated my

specialty through extensive training This has included a 5-year graduate education specializing in health

psychology conducting relevant research completing a prestigious clinical fellowship at the Cleveland

Clinic and obtaining board certification My fellowship at the Cleveland Clinic culminated in my

joining the faculty at Indiana University School of Medicine where I have incorporated evidence-based

world-class care into multiple hospital-based settings

Since joining IUSM in 2011 I have developed clinical and educational service lines in multiple

medical departments My service contributions have taken the form of (1) Developing a Behavioral

Sleep Medicine (BSM) assessment intervention and training clinic at the IU Health Neurosciences

Center (2) Developing the Thoracic Transplant Psychology Program as well as creating and directing its

dedicated post-doctoral fellowship (3) Serving as the primary psychologist and training supervisor for IU

Simon Cancer Centerrsquos Multi-disciplinary Clinic and (4) As Chief Psychologist of Adult Outpatient

Psychiatry overseeing the expansion of psychology services My service contributions have resulted in

scholarship ranging from publications in peer reviewed journal articles to program manuals and media

appearances My clinical health psychology expertise has raised the standard of psychological medical

care at IUSM to be competitive and comparable with top-ranked medical centers nationwide My service

has been indispensable to the creation and organization of multiple landmark programs within the IUSOM

and IU Health systems

Service (Area of Excellence)

Service to Patients

In 2012 I obtained board certification in Behavioral Sleep Medicine (BSM) by the American

Academy of Sleep Medicine one of only 213 providers internationally obtaining this certification More

recently I received a Diplomate in Behavioral Sleep Medicine from the Board of Behavioral Sleep

Medicine in 2020 I am one of only two board-certified BSM providers in the state of Indiana and the

only provider treating adults BSM is a highly specialized growing field that is rooted in evidence-based

medicine and is the standard of care for treating sleep disorders such as insomnia In 2013 I developed

the Behavioral Sleep Medicine Clinic at the IU Health Neurosciences Center at the behest of the

Department of Medicinersquos Sleep Medicine Program Prior to the creation of this service line the

Department of Medicine lacked expertise and resources to behaviorally treat patients with sleep disorders

My service has grown in the past 6 years to treat over 500 patients increasingly annually to a total of 138

new patients in 2019 Referrals have stemmed from a collaboration with the IU Sleep Disorders Center

faculty the Roudebush Veterans Affairs Hospital and national referral sources including the Cleveland

Clinic and Johns Hopkins The clinic was one of the first service lines to pilot telehealth via the IU

Health Virtual Visits platform Referrals have continued to grow each year and capacity is large enough

to create training opportunities for sleep medicine fellows internal medicine and psychiatry residents

medical students psychology interns and practicum trainees which also helps to extend clinical access

for patients Trainees from this program have graduated to go into practice all across the United States

disseminating the gold-standard model for BSM practice nationwide

As the lead psychologist since 2011 for the Advanced Heart and Lung Care Clinic (AHLCC) at

IU Health Methodist Hospital I serve a highly medically compromised and psychiatrically complex

population of patients and their families who undergo advanced therapies including heart and lung

transplant Patients from across the Midwest seek this specialized care particularly for lung

transplantation a complex and risky medical procedure Our program is the only one in the state of

Indiana that performs this service I strategically expanded my working relationship with the AHLCC to

include service to both the cardiac and pulmonary service lines tripled the amount of clinical time

provided to this program and obtained funding for a full time transplant psychology fellowship I

developed the Thoracic Transplant Psychology Program within the AHLCC to include a comprehensive

psychological assessment protocol including a structured clinical interview self-report measures

personality testing and clinical interview Moreover the Thoracic Transplant Psychology Program has

expanded to serve not only outpatients but also inpatients who are waiting for or recovering from heart

and lung transplants or advanced therapies at IU Health Methodist Hospital This group of inpatients

previously lacked any access to psychological assessment or psychotherapy while hospitalized The

psychology service has expanded to conduct over 250 psychological consultations on inpatients in the last

three years with improved patient outcomes and collaborative care I have demonstrated innovations

most notably in the development and implementation of a group psychotherapy program titled CLIMB

(Cardio-thoracic Patients Linking Mind and Body) in 2014 which has since been adopted in the Center

for Life in Thoracic Transplant for all lung transplant recovery patients I have collected and published

data on CLIMB on the national stage at the Society of Behavioral Medicine conference reporting

excellent patient satisfaction and outcomes CLIMB continues expanding in enrollment to over 100

thoracic transplant recipients The CLIMB program is garnering national attention demonstrated by a

recently pushed journal article co-authored and mentored with my post-doctoral fellow Dr Anahli Patel

in Progress in Transplantation detailing how it is a model psychological rehabilitation program which

serves the post-transplant psychosocial needs of organ transplant recipients

Since 2011 I utilized my expertise in health psychology as primary psychologist for the IU

Simon Cancer Center the only state wide academic cancer center and one of fifty-one National Cancer

Institute Designated Comprehensive Cancer Centers My role includes providing assessment and

psychotherapy to patients and families as well as clinical consultation to oncologists nursing and other

team members I collaborate with a multidisciplinary team of psychiatrists social workers chaplains

and nurses to head the biopsychosocial arm of the Complete Life Program I have helped to implement

improved assessment protocols in this clinic including the National Comprehensive Cancer Networkrsquos

Distress Thermometer and helped to design psychoeducational and marketing materials distributed

center-wide about complementary services for cancer patients This program focuses on improving the

psychological emotional social and spiritual well-being of cancer patients As a result of my role I

have been invited to speak at regional symposiums on cancer care including the Survivorship Symposium

hosted jointly by Indiana University Ohio State University and University of Cincinnati Cancer Centers

in 2015

Administrative Service

In 2015 I was named the Chief Psychologist of the Adult Outpatient Psychiatry Clinic in the IU

Health Neurosciences Center Under my leadership the clinical psychology team has grown from two to

six psychology faculty members with further recruitment underway Our clinic specializes in assessment

and treatment of the full range of psychiatric illnesses as well as medical comorbidities As a group the

psychology faculty accept referrals from the entire IU Health system as well as community referrals

statewide Specialties represented in our clinic by psychologists include mood disorders anxiety

disorders trauma and interpersonal violence conversion and somatoform disorders cognitive

rehabilitation biofeedback mindfulness interventions cognitive behavioral therapy and sleep disorders

With over 10000 unique appointments delivered by psychologists in this clinic since 2017 my leadership

represents a robust and growing presence

Because of my expertise I am an appointed member on multiple departmental and school-wide

committees (1) the Section of Psychology Executive Committee (oversees clinical services and faculty

issues for psychologists in the Department of Psychiatry) (2) the Psychology Internship Executive

Committee (oversees the running of the internship program for 6-7 trainees annually) and the (3)

Psychology Internship Admission Committee (reviews and selects interns) (4) Quality Committee (5)

Space Committee and (6) Womenrsquos Advisory Council for IU School of Medicine In the past I have

served as an integral member of several committees including the EMR Transition Committee for the

Adult Outpatient Psychiatry Clinic

Scholarship

I have integrated my clinical expertise into scholarly pursuits in two areas of clinical health

psychologyndash sleep psychology and transplant psychology The overall theme of my research has been the

optimization of psychological services to medically ill patients Since 2011 I have authored 9 peer-

reviewed articles in rank Momentum in my scholarly activity is clearly demonstrated with 6

publications in the past year 4 manuscripts under review and 2 manuscripts in-preparation at present I

am proud to say 7 of these articles were either first-authored or co-authored by my mentees This is in

addition to 11 national conference symposia and poster presentations in rank 5 of which were first-

authored by my psychology fellows I serve as an ad-hoc reviewer for leading journals including Health

Psychology International Journal of Stress Management Annals of Behavioral Medicine and

Translational Behavioral Medicine One of my most recent publications forthcoming in the MEDED

Portal a peer reviewed journal focused on disseminating best practices in education published by the

American Association of Medical Colleges is a comprehensive module on delivering Cognitive

Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia to medical learners The MEDED Portal has another one of my articles

in-press on improving CPAP Adherence for OSA via CPAP Desensitization Therapy Another recent

publication in Progress in Transplantation highlights a critically important topic of increased suicide risk

in heart failure patients with implanted left ventricular assist devices

Since 2013 I have actively collaborated with researchers at the IUPUI School of Nursing to study

the intersection of cancer and sleep disorders This collaboration has produced multiple peer-reviewed

journal articles published in Cancer Medicine and Supportive Cancer Care I served as co-investigator on

a pilot study and subsequent R15 National Institutes of Health grant submission titled SleeP SmaRt

Screening and Personalized Referral Algorithm for Breast Cancer Survivors with Chronic Sleep

Problems As part of this project I contributed to the design of the novel screening tool screened patients

who were determined to be high risk for sleep disorders and provided referrals and treatment to

individuals suffering from psychophysiological insomnia identified by the project Although ultimately

unfunded this project helped lay the groundwork for a manuscript and symposium at the 2019 the Society

of Behavioral Sleep Medicine National Conference on the barriers of providing appropriate sleep

medicine services to breast cancer survivors

My clinical expertise in health psychology and behavioral sleep medicine has led to being a

recognized expert in the field and resulted in invitations to multiple invited lectures and grand rounds

statewide as well as regional media interviews Most recently I was featured on WTHR WRTV and

WIBC as a medical expert on the psychological impact of Daylight Savings Time These regional media

outlets represent the 28th largest market nationally according to the Nielsen ratings In total I have

contributed to 24 different media outlets in my current role Within IUSM I have been invited to conduct

Grand Rounds within the Departments of Psychiatry Internal Medicine Neurology Occupational

Therapy and Office of Medical Education I have also been invited regionally to conduct Grand Rounds

through the Indiana University Visiting Professor Program at three hospital systems across the state

I am a co-investigator on a recently grant-funded 35 million dollar grant from the Patient

Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) For this project I was invited to collaborate with

faculty in the Departments of Emergency Medicine and Biostatistics due to my expertise specifically

treating medical patients with cardiac symptoms and anxiety This project is focused on the treatment of

low-risk cardiac patients with anxiety presenting to emergency rooms My role on this grant submission

involved contribution to the study design treatment methodology and drafting the aims and means

section of the grant I am an integral part of the research team and lead the treatment design recruitment

training and supervision of the clinical intervention arm utilizing telepsychology CBT for anxiety

Moreover this project presents an opportunity to collaborate with experienced and prestigious

researchers such as Kurt Kroenke PhD a nationally renowned researcher who developed two gold

standard anxiety and depression assessments that are utilized internationally

Last year I was invited to collaborate with Jesse Stewart PhD in the IUPUI Department of

Psychology to serve as a Behavioral Sleep Medicine expert on a large NIH randomized controlled trial

titled lsquoStrengthening Hearts by Addressing Disrupted Sleep (SHADES)rsquo to be submitted in 2020 This

important project looks are delivering Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia to patients with

cardiovascular disease (CVD) to determine its impact on CVD risk markers and clinical events

My involvement in scholarship has been increasing at a rapid pace in the last several years ndash a

trajectory that should continue given the 3 manuscripts already under review at peer reviewed journals

and 2 other manuscripts in preparation which I anticipate will be submitted in 2020 The in-preparation

papers stem from a very exciting research program I started in the Advanced Heart and Lung Care clinic

on which data collection has been ongoing since 2014 finally accumulating enough data for publication

This program focuses on using the Stanford Integrated Psychological Assessment for Transplant a

validated clinician rating scale to assist in prediction of transplant outcomes an area where there is a

dearth of research Another manuscript I am completing is based on behavioral sleep medicine referral

patterns in a sample of nearly 500 patients collected since 2015 to understand the low referral completion

rates in an academic medical center in this population The under review submissions are collaborative

projects with mentees namely psychology fellows who I began directing over the last three years Thus

the rate of increasing scholarship follows the momentum of growing robust research and mentorship

programs which have materialized publications recently and should continue henceforth in my career at

IUSOM

Service to the Discipline

My national influence as an expert in behavioral sleep medicine is also growing demonstrated by

my membership on two executive committees for the Society of Behavioral Sleep Medicine (SBSM) ndash a

international multidisciplinary organization and the primary organization representing behavioral sleep

medicine science and practice My term on the Executive Practice Committee was completed this year

where I served to structure policy on clinical practice issues My 4 year term on the Executive

Membership Committee began in 2019 I have contributed to drafting best practice protocols and the

society newsletter both published on the national SBSM website currently In 2019 I chaired a

symposium on insomnia treatment in breast cancer survivors at the SBSM international conference

inviting contributors from other IU departments including Internal Medicine and IUPUI School of

Nursing to an audience consisting of the leaders in the field of BSM

Teaching

Teaching Philosophy

My role as an educator in graduate medical education is based on a collaborative model where I

strive to create an interactive experience with learners focused on applied clinical situations that creates

the opportunity to collaborate on case conceptualization and treatment planning This model is

approachable informal and flexible to meet the needs of varied learners This collaborative approach is

based on the apprenticeship model which involves clinical training of evidence-based interventions in

clinical health psychology through gradual immersion in clinical demands and complexity At first

shadowing my own clinical work helps establish a baseline for good clinical care Trainees gradually

transition to provide services under my supervision Depending on the training level the ultimate goal is

to allow trainees to reach a competency level to perform independent clinical care and ultimately

supervise junior trainees Direct observation of trainee work regular feedback and one-on-one weekly

supervision is standard in my training programs

Clinical TeachingMentoring

I am involved in teaching at a variety of levels First I have spent considerable time providing

supervision and focused training to equip future psychologists to evaluate and treat medically complex

patients with psychological interventions There is a dearth of training opportunities in the state of Indiana

for psychologists who wish to specialize in health psychology Prior to my joining IUSM there was no

academic medical center based health psychology fellowship in the state of Indiana This created

recruitment challenges for health psychology locally and regionally I created and continue to direct the

clinical health psychology fellowship and health psychology track for the psychology internship program

in the Department of Psychiatry at IUSM to address the significant need for clinical health psychology

specialty training in the state of Indiana I have worked with 41 trainees directly including medical

students sleep medicine fellows psychiatry residents psychology interns and psychology practicum

students One of my proudest teaching recognitions came when I was awarded the W George MacAdoo

Teaching Award in 2014 which is the most prestigious teaching award in the Section of Psychology and

is presented to only one faculty member annually based on a vote by the psychology internship class

Due to the overwhelming demand for transplant psychology expertise at IUSM as well as the lack

of qualified providers specializing in transplant psychology nationwide in 2016 I developed the Clinical

Health Psychology Postdoctoral Fellowship program to focus on transplant psychology Funding for this

program totaling $61275annually was obtained from the Academic Health Center As the fellowship

director I have developed the training curriculum and I recruit hire and supervise one fellow annually

This is exactly the type of training experience that early career psychologists are looking for to distinguish

themselves as specialists in the complex healthcare system The demand for this training was

demonstrated by successfully recruiting our first fellow immediately upon receiving funding late in the

recruitment cycle of 2017 and fellowship slots have been successfully filled for the last 3 years

consecutively despite the highly competitive psychology post-doctoral fellowship market The quality of

fellows has been excellent and the IUSM Department of Psychiatry hired my first fellow Dr Danielle

Henderson (2018) as full time faculty My second fellow Dr Lisa The (2019) is now a faculty member

and lead transplant psychologist at the Albert Einstein School of Medicinersquos Montefiore Medical Center

and my current fellow Dr Anahli Patel has accepted a position as a clinical health psychologist at

Pittsburg University School of Medicine

The growth of postdoctoral fellowship training in multiple subspecialty areas of clinical

psychology has expanded tremendously within the Department of Psychiatry However with ever

increasing specialization areas fellows were often conducting their training in disparate locations in the

hospital system with little coordination across fellowship programs in the Department of Psychiatry The

Section of Psychology Executive Committee developed the role of Fellowships Director across all

sponsored post-doctoral programs in its purview and appointed me into this role in 2019 In this role I

immediately developed and implemented a monthly didactic seminar and journal club for fellows created

a shared resources database for fellowship directors to utilize and streamlined advertising policies for

fellowship positions

In 2015 I developed a training program within the Behavioral Sleep Medicine Training Clinic

which offers training to psychology interns psychology graduate students internal medicine and

psychiatry residents and sleep medicine fellows within IUSM and other IU campuses (IUB IUPUI) I

offer 6-12 month rotations for trainees supervising up to 6 psychology learners in direct service delivery

and up to 20 didacticcollaborative learners annually Thus far 10 sleep medicine fellows 8 psychology

interns and 6 psychology graduate students have completed their training in this clinic Not only does this

training program meet the needs of learners across 4 training programs at IUSM but it also allows for

increased access to services and trains future specialists in this underserved field

After serving as the primary supervisor for the Department of Psychiatryrsquos core Adult Outpatient

Psychiatry rotation I developed a specialty rotation in Psychosocial Oncology in 2012 Subsequently I

also developed a specialty rotation in cardio-pulmonarytransplant psychology at the Advanced Heart and

Lung Care Clinic thus expanding opportunities in clinical health psychology specialty training in our

internship program This culminated in my development of the Adult Health Psychology core rotation

which combined multiple subspecialty training opportunities in this area to create a full-time training

program This ultimately evolved into its own Health Psychology Track for our internship program which

I continue to supervise Now only in its 3rd year the track receives over 30 applications annually from

applicants nationally for one spot demonstrating its growing popularity Overall I have trained 12

psychology interns in health psychology some of which have graduated to go on to prestigious

fellowships or faculty positions in institutions such as Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown

University University of Florida School of Medicine and University of Pennsylvania School of

Medicine These specialized training opportunities attract a highly qualified competitive and diverse

group of applicants nationally and internationally to our internship program

A core goal of my involvement in service to learners has been laying the foundation for them to

become academic clinicians involved in scholarly activity Approximately half of my scholarly projects

include mentoring of psychology fellows practicum students and junior faculty As a result each of my

psychology fellows has presented original research at a national conference and been a co-author on at

least one peer-reviewed presentation or publication

Curricular Development

I have extended my role as a clinician educator by developing a very highly rated workshop on

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia and also publishing this resource and learner outcomes in

MEDED Portal Additionally I have developed a workshop on improving continuous positive airway

pressure (CPAP) compliance in obstructive sleep apnea via CPAP desensitization another critically

important skill set in sleep medicine which was well rated by learners and accepted for publication by

MEDED Portal currently The learner feedback from both of these workshops indicated that the

availability of training in these topic areas was critical to learnersrsquo in their respective areas of medicine

given the under-recognition and dearth of training in behavioral sleep medicine in traditional curriculums

My teaching skills in combination with recognized expertise have also resulted in teaching requests

beyond the Department of Psychiatry For example both the Sleep Medicine Fellowship and Internal

Medicine Residency Programs at IUSOM have requested their students to rotate through my Behavioral

Sleep Medicine Clinic as part of their standard training regimen

Didactic Teaching

Over the last 8 years at IUSM I have served as the co-preceptor to the Introduction to Clinical

Medicine yearlong course (ICM1-01) from 2011-2012 as a preceptor to IUSOM intersession in 2013

monthly lecturer for the psychiatry clerkship from 2012-2014 interim course director for the Cognitive

Behavioral Therapy course for PGY-III Psychiatry residents from 2011-2014 and as course director for

both the Diversity (2012-2016) and Ethics (2016- ) courses in the psychology internship program

Additionally I conducted another 12 unique didactic series for trainees across all levels of IUSM

reaching 150 learners As an experienced and skilled lecturer I thoroughly enjoy didactic teaching

alongside clinical teaching I routinely conduct in my clinical work

LearnerPeer Evaluation Outcomes

Formal peer-review of my teaching through the IUSOM Office of Faculty Affairs Professional

Affairs and Diversity has documented that I am an effective and engaged clinical educator highlighting a

lsquowell designed learning sessionrsquo with overall excellent remarks Traineersquos formal evaluation of my

clinical teaching have been positive demonstrated by my behavioral sleep medicine rotation obtaining

ratings of 475-5 out of 5 for all 4 consecutive years across all domains Sample comments have included

ldquoExcellent training experience Clear learning goals and expert supervisionhellipI really appreciated her

mentorshiprdquo and ldquoDr Chernyak provides immediate and relevant feedbackhellipShe is also very thorough

and methodical in her teaching which makes it easy to grasp the various content areasrdquo

Future Directions

My vision of health psychology at IUSOM motivates me to further grow and innovate the

thriving clinical and teaching programs I have built I plan to continue expansion of services offered

through the Transplant Psychology Program pursuing status as a nationally recognized model for quality

clinical service and interdisciplinary training I plan to improve education in Behavioral Sleep Medicine

in the state of Indiana by training the next generation of clinicians at IUSOM in this highly specialized

area and serving to provide the required professional consultation for licensed clinicians to qualify for

board certification in behavioral sleep medicine thereby expanding the critically undersized workforce in

this area Over the next several years in my role as Chief Psychologist of the Adult Outpatient Clinic I

would like to expand the services provided by clinical health psychologists by recruiting additional

professionals and helping them establish additional specialized programs in this field thereby

contributing to the larger reputation of IUSOM as a leader in behavioral medicine

Summary

Since joining the faculty of the Department of Psychiatry at Indiana University School of

Medicine in 2011 I have established a strong reputation regionally as an expert in the field of clinical

health psychology My clinical service over the past eight years has not only benefited over one-thousand

individuals and their families but also contributed to enhancing IUSMrsquos reputation for providing expert

specialty care in clinical health psychology My commitment to excellence has also extended to

disseminating clinical expertise and evidence-based practices to institutions and colleagues regionally and

nationally Moreover the work that I have done to develop training programs extends my professional

influence both geographically and into the future as my trainees translate this training into careers of their

own The impact of my scholarship is clearly demonstrated with a growing momentum in peer reviewed

journal publications and grantsmanship Combined this work demonstrates a regional and growing

national reputation of excellence in clinical health psychology and an indispensable role to the missions

of IUSM

Yelena Chernyak PhD Dossier Teaching Documents

1

TEACHING

1 TEACHING LOAD AND GOALShelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip2

2 PEER REVIEW OF TEACHING (AGGREGATED)helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip3

3 STUDENT EVALUATION OF TEACHING (AGGREGATE)helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip4

4 DISSEMINATED SCHOLARSHIP ON TEACHING AND LEARNINGhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip7

5 IMPACT OF INSTRUCTION ON STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMEShelliphelliphelliphelliphellip9

6 UNDERGRADUATE ANDOR GRADUATE RESEARCH MENTORING AND

OUTCOMEShelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip10

7 COURSE CURRICULAR AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENThelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip12

8 TEACHING RECOGNITION - GRANTS AWARDS HONORS FELLOWSHIPShellip13

TEACHING APPENDIX (for reference not included in document)

1 APPENDIX STUDENT EVALUATION OF TEACHING

2 APPENDIX PEER EVALUATIONS

Yelena Chernyak PhD Dossier Teaching Documents

2

TEACHING LOAD AND GOALS

Clinical TeachingSupervision

bull In a typical year I provide clinical supervision throughout the year for 3-5 doctoral psychology interns 1-2

doctoral psychology graduate students and 1-2 child psychiatry fellows

bull In addition to being present for clinical care supervision involves weekly individual supervision meetings

(30 min-1 hourweek per student) and a minimum of 30 min-1hour week of additional supervision that

may be in group format

bull In a typical week I provide 4-5 hours of individual supervision and 8-10 hours total of supervision

bull In a typical week I am supervising the care of learners for 20-40 hoursweek

bull My clinical teaching transcends 3 unique clinical settings ndash the Behavioral Sleep Medicine Clinic at the IU

Health Neurosciences Center the Multidisciplinary Clinic at the IU Simon Cancer Center and the

Advanced Heart and Lung Care Clinic at IU Methodist Hospital

Didactic Teaching

bull In a typical year I provide 5-10 lectures to doctoral psychology interns psychiatry residents medical

students and sleep medicine fellows

Teaching Goals

bull Continue to expand Clinical Health Psychology rotations to more interns

bull Continue to recruit for postdoctoral psychology fellow and maintain the fellowship funding

Yelena Chernyak PhD Dossier Teaching Documents

3

PEER REVIEW OF TEACHING (Refer to Appendix)

bull Formal evaluation of teaching in small group session with psychology and internal medicine residents

completed on 91719 by Scott Renshaw MD Full letter is in the Appendix and includes an assessment of

strengths and areas for development

bull Strengths

o ldquoDr Chernyak was attentive and responsive to student cues during the sessionrdquo

o ldquoShows enthusiasm for topic and learners through body language and voicerdquo

o ldquoLearners appeared to be engaged with the teacher and the topic throughout the hourrdquo

o ldquoDr Chernyak made clear the learning objectives during their time together and reinforced these

at the close of the sessionrdquo

bull Areas for Development

o ldquoConsider learning strategies to take advantage of the small group settingrdquo

o ldquoAsk learners about their background and experiencesrdquo

Yelena Chernyak PhD Dossier Teaching Documents

4

STUDENT EVALUATION OF TEACHING

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia - Medical Resident and Fellow Workshop

bull Average rating (N=32) = 425 (5 corresponding to a lsquoStrongly Agreersquo rating of a positive

attribute of the workshop)

bull Representative free-text comments from didactic trainees

o ldquoGreat cases that were realistic and kept presentation interactiverdquo

o ldquoInteresting topic very relevant and doctors are underprepared to deal with issuerdquo

o ldquoRelevant to my practice will improve patient carerdquo

CPAP Desensitization Workshop

bull Average Rating (N=25) = 4645 (5 corresponding to a lsquoStrongly Agreersquo rating of a positive

attribute of the workshop)

bull Representative free-text comments from didactic trainees

o ldquoEasy to Understand Straightforwardrdquo

Psychology Internship Clinical Teaching

bull Health Psychology Core amp Electives Rotation Evaluation 2016-2019

o (N=5) 475 Using rating scale of 5 (outstanding) to 1 (unsatisfactory)

o Sample items

ldquoThe rotation made a valueable contribution to my learningrdquo 55 (Strongly

Agree) endorsed by 100

I would recommend this rotation to future interns 55 (Strongly Agree) endorsed

by 100

o Selected comments

ldquoOverall I thought this rotation provided interns with a good sense of working

with an oncologyhealth psychology patient population including understanding

themesconcerns that many oncology patients experience The rotation also

challenged interns to utilize evidenced- based treatments (CBTACT) in flexible

ways to aid patients to cope with medical conditions and identified psychosocial

stressorsrdquo

ldquoI feel Dr Chernyaks style of supervision was appropriate I really liked

that she was in the room for all of the intake evaluations She was always availabl

e and willing to touch base about the patient answer

any questions I mightve had and provide guidance but she also gave me space t

o develop my own style and share my way of

conceptualizing the patient I could tell she really trusted me with patients and th

at means a lot I knew that any constructive feedback

she gave me was given as a way for me to improve not tear me downrdquo

bull Health Psychology Core amp Electives Supervisor Evaluation 2016-2020

o (N=6) 485 Using rating scale of 5 (outstanding) to 1 (unsatisfactory)

o Sample comments

ldquoIts been a pleasure training with Dr Chernyak She structures the rotation really

well and provides great feedback She does a

wonderful job stepping in and modeling when appropriate but also giving you ind

ependencerdquo

Yelena Chernyak PhD Dossier Teaching Documents

5

ldquoDr Chernyak provides immediate and relevant feedback which has been very

helpful She is also very thorough and methodical in her teaching which makes it

easy to grasp the various content areas I really appreciate her spending time to

provide live supervision and time after each patient to address my questionsrdquo

ldquoDr Chernyak definitely knows her stuff and it was great watching her with pati

ents I learned a lot about how to be more confident in

sessions and to not be nervous to ask the difficult questions

ldquoDr Chernyak was an excellent resourcerdquo

bull Behavioral Sleep Medicine Specialty Rotation

o Practicum (2015-2018)3614 (N=2) Using scale of 4 (best) to 1 (worst)

o Internship (2015-2019) 475 (N=2 Using rating scale of 5 (outstanding) to 1

(unsatisfactory)

Sample comments

bull ldquoThis rotation does an excellent job of helping interns become skilled in

CBT-I I felt very valuedrdquo

bull ldquoDr Chernyak did a really nice job of making several opportunities

available (OPT clinic work collaborating with a sleep fellow and

touring the sleep medicine facilities)rdquo

bull ldquoThis rotation was excellent and I would highly recommend it to future

internsrdquo

Psychology Internship Didactic Teaching

Ethics (2016-2017)

bull (N=12) 4745 Using rating scale of 5 (outstanding) to 1 (unsatisfactory)

bull Sample items

o Would you recommend this seminar - 92 Yes

o Sample comments

ldquoI really enjoyed the discussions The time goes by so quicklyrdquo

ldquoEthics is a hard topic but I really liked the CE handout Dr Chernyak broughtrdquo

Diversity (2014-2017)

bull (N=44) 4645 Using rating scale of 5 (outstanding) to 1 (unsatisfactory)

bull Sample items

o Would you recommend this seamanrsquos - 100 Yes

bull Sample items

o ldquoDr Chernyak wascollaborative discussion based and at the right level for our

previous trainingrdquo

o ldquoIn comparison to many boring ethics courses Dr Chernyak was able to initiate

conversation about complex ethical issuesrdquo

Mindfulness Interventions 2014-2016

bull (N=12) 4725 Using rating scale of 5 (outstanding) to 1 (unsatisfactory)

bull Sample items

o Would you recommend this seminar - 100 Yes

bull Sample comments

o ldquoDr Chernyaks enthusiasm is contagiousrdquo

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Pre-surgical Transplant (2016)

bull (N=6) 4735 Using rating scale of 5 (outstanding) to 1 (unsatisfactory)

bull Sample item

Would you recommend this seminar - 100 Yes

Psychology Adult Health Psych Interventions (2016)

bull ( N=6) 4875 Using rating scale of 5 (outstanding) to 1 (unsatisfactory)

Evidence Supported Treatments for Weight Management (2012)

bull (N=3) 4845 Using rating scale of 5 (outstanding) to 1 (unsatisfactory)

Medical Education ndash Evidence Based Medicine Didactics (2014-2015)

bull (N=22) 4115 Using rating scale of 5 (outstanding) to 1 (unsatisfactory)

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DISSEMINATED SCHOLARSHIP ON TEACHING AND LEARNING

(See Appendix for Service Publications for full text articles)

I have 1 published and 1 in press article in MEDEDPortal a unique teaching publication in the

medical field These articles are scholarly works that summarize the knowledge teaching

methods and results of disseminating clinical skills to trainees Each article straddles the

categories of teaching and service scholarship however they are categorized as service

publications due to the direct impact clinical teaching and dissemination has on service delivery

in the field of behavioral sleep medicine They are listed below for cross reference

1 Chernyak Y (2019) A Practical Application Primer on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for

Insomnia for Medical Residents MedEdPORTAL 1510862 httpsdoiorg1015766mep_2374-

826510862

Abstract

Introduction Cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia (CBT-I) is a well-established

nonpharmacological intervention that is the gold standard treatment for insomnia CBT-I has been utilized

and empirically validated in many modalities including group treatment telemedicine and primary care

Despite the wealth of evidence on its effectiveness many medical providers including those in primary

care where most insomnia complaints are raised have limited exposure knowledge and resources to

direct or implement this intervention Methods Medical educators from an academic medical center

developed a module focused on teaching medical residents the techniques of CBT-I The educational

activity was an interactive 90-minute seminar that included a lecture followed by a case presentation

illustrating the application of medical knowledge A post-seminar survey was used to evaluate the topic

and content of the seminar Results In a survey of 32 primary care and psychiatry residents and sleep

medicine fellows 97 of respondents indicated that the topic of CBT-I should be included in the seminar

series and 84 indicated that the topic was of interest to them Qualitative feedback underscored the

relevance of this topic to traineesrsquo clinical practice as well as its underratedness Discussion The

seminar on CBT-I was well received and viewed as a valuable tool in practicing medicine The slides and

vignettes provided enable replication of this workshop in other settings with medical learners who have a

cursory knowledge of sleep medicine The workshop is applicable to other health professionals including

medical students nurses social workers and psychology trainees

Educational Objectives

By the end of this activity learners will be able to

1 Report increased awareness and knowledge of psychophysiological insomnia as a prevalent and

treatable condition

2 List the components of cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia including sleep hygiene

stimulus control and sleep restriction

3 Discuss clinical considerations of typical insomnia patients presenting to family medicine or

psychiatry practice

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Appendices

bull CBT-I Presentationppt

bull CBT-I Case Exampleppt

bull CBT-I Reading Listdoc

bull Seminar Evaluation Formdocx

1 Chernyak Y (in press) Improving CPAP Adherence for OSA Improving CPAP Adherence for

OSA A Practical Application Primer on CPAP Desensitization MedEdPORTAL

Abstract

Introduction Obstructive sleep apnea is a common medical condition with well-established morbidity

and mortality Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP) is a highly effective treatment prescribed to

the majority of individuals with OSA that has documented poor adherence rate for a variety of reasons

including claustrophobia and discomfort CPAP desensitization is an effective simple and brief

treatment shown to be very effective at improving adherence rates to CPAP Methods A psychologist

specializing in behavioral sleep medicine developed a module focused on teaching medical residents the

techniques of CPAP Desensitization The educational activity was an interactive 45-minute seminar

which included a didactic component followed by a case presentation and interactive role-play A post-

seminar survey was used to evaluate the content of the workshop as well growth in awareness and

perception of knowledge and skills with a pre-to-post workshop evaluation Results In a survey of 25

primary care and psychiatry residents and sleep medicine fellows 92 of respondents indicated that the

topic of CPAP barriers and CPAP Desensitization was lsquoimportantrsquo Ratings of self-reported knowledge

and skills improved nearly one-third following the workshop Qualitative feedback indicated the utility

and enthusiasm learners had for this topic Discussion The workshop on CPAP Desensitization is a

valuable tool that should be disseminated more widely to improve treatment adherence in the significant

portion of the population that suffers from OSA which does not use adherence to PAP therapy The

workshop is applicable to other health professionals including medical students nursing social work or

psychology trainees

Keywords Sleep apnea obstructive sleep apnea CPAP PAP Therapy Sleep Desensitization

Educational Objectives

1 By the end of this seminar medical learners will be able to identify 3+ common barriers to

compliance with CPAP therapy for sleep apnea

2 By the end of this seminar medical learners will be able to list 3+ components of CPAP

desensitization intervention

3 By the end of this seminar medical learners will be able to identify 3+ clinical characteristics of

an appropriate candidate for CPAP desensitization referral andor intervention

4 Appendices

5 A CPAP Desensitizationpptx

6 B CPAP Interactive Exercise

7 C CPAP Desensitization Summary Handout

8 D Workshop PrePost-Test amp Evaluation Formdocx

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9

IMPACT OF INSTRUCTION ON STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES

Clinical Supervisee Licensure and Placement Data

bull Doctoral Psychology Interns

o 21 Interns Supervised (18 graduates ndash 3 still enrolled in program) - 100 successfully completed

the Doctoral Internship in Clinical Psychology

o 100 who pursued licensure successfully obtained licensure in health service psychology -

Institutions represented include IUSM IU Bloomington Northwestern University Feinberg

School of Medicine University of North Carolina School of Medicine University of Pennsylvania

Perelman School of Medicine UCLA Warren Albert Medical School of Brown University

bull Postdoctoral Psychology Fellows

o 3 fellows supervised

100 obtained professional licensure in Indiana with Health Service Provider in

Psychology endorsement

Career placements

bull All hold faculty appointments at Indiana University School of Medicine Albert

Einstein School of Medicine and University of Pittsburg School of Medicine

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UNDERGRADUATE ANDOR GRADUATE RESEARCH MENTORING AND

CLINICALPROFESSIONAL MENTORING OUTCOMES

Formal research mentorship

bull Caroline Bolarwina IUSOM (Medical Student)

bull Mentored on research project including data compilation data analysis and literature review Co-

author on manuscript in preparation

bull Chernyak Y Otte J daggerBolarwina C Ofner S Manchanda S Barriers to Optimal

Behavioral Sleep Medicine Referrals in an Academic Medical Center

bull Danielle Henderson PhD IUSOM ndash Trained during pre-doctoral psychology internship hired for fellowship

and recruitedmentored as new faculty mentor Co-authored 2 publications and 3 national presentations

bull daggerChernyak Y Teh LB Henderson DR Patel A (2019) Practice Issues for Evaluation and

Management of the Suicidal Left Ventricular Assist Device Patient Progress in Transplantation

httpsjournalssagepubcomdoifull1011771526924819893300

bull daggerChernyak Y Teh LB Henderson DR Powell AL amp Hage CA Prediction of Listing Status in

Lung Transplant Candidates Using the Stanford Integrated Psychosocial Assessment for

Transplantation (SIPAT) Progress in Transplantation

bull daggerHenderson DR Chernyak C Gutteridge D Roe DW (August 2018) Unmasking Severe

Anxiety After Lung Transplant NATCO ndash The Organization of Transplant Professionals Indianapolis

IN

bull daggerHenderson DR Chernyak C (August 2018) A Pre-Transplant Psychological Characterization of

Patients with Lung Disease NATCO ndash The Organization of Transplant Professionals Indianapolis IN

bull daggerHenderson DR Chernyak Y Using A Clinician-rated Measure to Predict Listing for Lung

Transplantation Society of Behavioral Medicine Washington DC 2019

bull Lisa Teh PhD IUSOM Postdoctoral fellow ndash Trained during fellowship now faculty at Albert Einstein Medical

School Montefiore Medical Center in New York NY Assisted with data collection data analysis and manuscript

preparation Mentored independent line of inquiry to conduct analysis using Item Reponses Theory (IRT) on a

measure of transplant readiness- the Stanford Integrated Psychological Assessment of Transplant (SIPAT) currently

under review at Psychosomatics Published 3 papers together (including those co-authored above) and 1 national

presentation

bull daggerChernyak Y Teh LB (2019) Medically-Induced Exacerbation of PTSD Following Lung

Transplantation A Case Series Journal of Clinical Psychology in Medical Settings

httpsdoiorg101007s10880-019-09691-7

bull dagger Teh LB Chernyak Y Henderson DR Hage CA Post Item-Level Psychometric Validation of the

Stanford Integrated Psychosocial Assessment for Transplant (SIPAT) for Thoracic Transplant

Candidates Psychosomatics

bull daggerTeh LB Henderson DR amp Chernyak Y Post Item-Level Psychometric Validation of the

Stanford Integrated Psychosocial Assessment for Transplant (SIPAT) for Thoracic Transplant

Candidates Society of Behavioral Medicine Washington DC 2019

bull Anahli Patel PhD IUSOM Post-doctoral fellow Trained during fellowship has accepted faculty position at

University of Pittsburg Medical Center Pittsburg PA

bull Mentored journal article co-review for Health Psychology

bull daggerPatel A Chernyak Y (2020) The Need for Psychological Rehabilitation in Lung Transplant

Recipients Progress in Transplantation

httpsjournalssagepubcomdoi1011771526924820913510

bull Anna-Leigh Powell MS IUSOM (trained as pre-doctoral psychology intern) ndash Accepted a post-doctoral

fellowship position at Virginia Commonwealth University

bull Mentored journal article co-review for the International Journal of Stress Management

bull Assisted with data anlaysis on under review manuscript

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bull daggerChernyak Y Teh LB Henderson DR Powell AL amp Hage CA Prediction of Listing

Status in Lung Transplant Candidates Using the Stanford Integrated Psychosocial Assessment

for Transplantation (SIPAT) Progress in Transplantation

bull Loretta Hsueh PhD IUPUI (trained as psychology graduate student) ndash Currently completing pre-doctoral

fellowship at University of San Diego Medical Center Mentored student on data analysis and presentation

for national conference

bull daggerChernyak Y amp Hsueh L Self-Reported Psychological Distress During Post Lung Transplant

Intensive Outpatient Rehabilitation Accepted presentation at the American Psychological Association

Chicago IL 2019

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12

EVIENCE OF COURSE CURRICIULAR AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Educational Grants

- Obtained funding for a Clinical Health Psychology Fellowship from the Academic Health Center housed at

Indiana University Health Methodist Hospital focused on cardio-pulmonary behavioral medicine and thoracic

transplant in 2016

- Budget $65000+ renewed annually to fund one clinical health psychology post-doctoral fellow

- Conducted all marketing recruiting hiring and retention efforts for 4 consecutive years

- Provide 5 hours of direct supervision weekly including direct supervision and training co-therapy observation

shadowing and tiered supervision of other trainees by the fellow

- Lectures and seminars for the fellowship developed over the last 4 years and updated annually

- Provide 1-5 hours of administrative roles weekly

Section of Psychology Fellowships Director ndash 2019 ndash Present

- Appointed as the Director overseeing 5 fellowship programs in the Section of Psychology in the Department of

Psychiatry IUSOM

- As part of this effort streamlined marketing recruitment efforts

- Provided guidelines on recruitment

- Initiated a Fellowship Journal ClubDidactics course which meets monthly and includes faculty lecturers to

increase section investment and visibility to fellows deployed widely across the medical center

Didactic Teaching Programs Developed

- Diversity Internship Program Course (2012-2016) amp Ethics Internship Program Course (2016-Present)

o Developed and implemented original curriculum

o Each course included bimonthly seminars

o Course syllabus and curriculum developed and updated annually

o Courses are unique to the internship program highly practical aiding trainees to effectively

incorporate scientific evidence into clinical practice

o Courses adapted over time based on intern feedback collected annually

o See appendix of specific intern feedback and evaluation of the courses

- Miscellaneous Lectures

o Lectures developed over the course of 8 years at rank I have developed over 18 lectures for medical

students doctoral psychology interns psychiatry residents

Clinical Rotations and Programs Developed

- Behavioral Sleep Medicine Clinical Teaching Rotation

o Developed in 2013 ndash Present

o Training clinic for pre-doctoral psychology interns psychology practicum students sleep medicine

fellows internal medicinepsychiatry residents

o 3-12 month clinical rotation focused on assessment and intervention of behavioral sleep medicine

disorders integrated with psychology triage and assessment

o Weekly individual andor group supervision provided to all trainees

o Innovative use of observation room 2-way mirror to expand number of learnersobservers

- Clinical Health Psychology Rotations

o Cardiopulmonary Behavioral MedicineThoracic Transplant amp Psychosocial Oncology

o I developed and administered 2 new formal clinical rotations for Doctoral Psychology Graduate

Students and Pre-Doctoral Psychology Interns

o Rotations were 3-6 months in duration 1 full dayweek

o Included individual supervision didactic training clinical observation co-therapy feedback and

scholarshipresearch opportunities

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13

TEACHING RECOGNITION ndash GRANTS AWARDS AND FELLOWSHIPS

- 2017 WM George McAdoo Award

Excellence in Teaching by the Psychology Internship Program

Department of Psychiatry

Indiana University School of Medicine

One recipient selected annually from all internship instructors (n = 20-25) by psychology interns

in recognition of ldquoexcellence and devotion to the didactic curriculum of the Indiana University

School of Medicine Clinical Psychology Internship Programrdquo

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1

SERVICE DOCUMENTS

1 EVIDENCE OF SERVICE TO THE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL AND DEPARTMENT2

2 EVIDENCE OF SERVICE TO THE PROFESSIONDISCIPLINEhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip5

3 SIGNIFICANCE IMPACT QUALITY OF PROFESSIONAL SERVICEhelliphelliphelliphelliphellip6

4 EVIDENCE OF SCHOLARLY PUBLICATIONS PRESENTATIONS OR OTHER

MEANS OF DISSEMINATIONhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip11

SERVICE APPENDIX (for reference not included in document)

1 SERVICE PUBLICATIONS ndash CLIMB

2 SERVICE PUBLICATIONS ndash SLEEP GREAT

3 SERVICE PUBLICATIONS ndash MEDED CHERNYAK 2019

4 SERVICE PUBLICATIONS ndash MEDED CHERNYAK IN PRESS

5 CONTINUING EDUCATION PRESENTATION EVALUATIONS

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2

EVIDENCE OF SERVICE TO THE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL AND DEPARTMENT

Clinical Service - I have provided extensive Service in 4 distinct clinical programs at rank which have

dramatically expanded access to evidence-based psychological care for vulnerable and underserved

medical populations

Current Clinical Service Activities and Plans for Growth ndash

bull Chief Psychologist of Adult Outpatient Psychiatry Clinic (2011 ndash Present)

o IU Health Neurosciences Center Adult Outpatient Psychiatry Clinic

o 2011-2016 General psychology clinic 3 daysweek active caseload of 100 patients

o Named Chief Psychologist in 2015

o Provided care to patients age 18+ with a wide range of diagnoses needing high-quality evidence-

based treatment

o Oversaw increase of staff psychologists from 1 ndash 6 full time positions

o Oversaw transition to Indiana University Practice Associations to IU Indiana University Health

Physicians productivity tracing using Relative Value Units implementation of electronic medical

records telehealth

o Plans for Growth including continued recruitment of staff psychologist and mid-level

psychotherapy providers to meet high demand in system and community

bull Founder amp Director of Adult Behavioral Sleep Medicine Program (2014 ndash Present)

o Founding and service delivery in the only multi-disciplinary behavioral sleep medicine clinic in

the IU system as one only 2 board certified behavioral sleep medicine provider in the state of

Indiana

o Practicing evidence based care including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia for patients

age 18+ with insomnia circadian rhythm disorders hypersomnia narcolepsy sleep apnea

nightmare disorder parasomnias and benzodiazepine dependence

o Referrals include internal VA community and national

o 1-2 clinic days 20-25 patientsweek 2-5 learners

o Tracking referral patterns and outcomes

o Plans for future growth including expansion into telehealth service delivery and development of a

weekly Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia program

bull Founder amp Supervising Psychologist ndash Thoracic Transplant Psychology Program amp Advanced Heart and

Lung Care Clinic (2011 ndash Present)

o Lead team of 1 full time psychology fellow 1-3 psychology residents 1 psychology practicum

student 3 social workers in a multidisciplinary environment including dieticians and

innumerable cardiologist pulmonologists surgeons pharmacists nurse coordinators

o Patients served range in age from 18+ and present with a complex psychiatric and medical

comorbidities including end stage heart and lung disease in outpatient inpatient individual and

group modalities

o Developed and implemented innovative training clinic that demonstrates real-world application of

evidence-based assessment and treatments for transplant readiness including standardized clinical

rating scales such as the Stanford Integrated Psychological Assessment for Transplant and

interventions such as Motivational Interviewing and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

o Plans for future growth are to systematically gather and analyze data regarding treatment and

transplant outcomes to aid in quality improvement efforts and to further increase access to care

Expansion of group wellness program for post-transplant recovery

bull Primary Psychologist - Simon Cancer Center Multidisciplinary Clinic (2011-Present)

o Serve on multi-disciplinary team consisting of psychiatry 3 social workers nursing palliative

care chaplaincy dietician and oncologists to serve all patients age 18+ at the only academic

cancer treatment center in the state of Indiana

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3

o Deliver evidence based interventions to patients coping with cancer diagnosis treatment and

recovery while training psychology residents in this specialty area

Service to the Department

bull Indiana University School of Medicine Doctoral Internship in Clinical Psychology - I have provided 8

years of strong leadership to this program which is one of the oldest Psychology Internship programs in the

United States serving as a supervisor for the General Adult Health Psych Track and Specialties in

Behavioral Sleep Medicine Psychosocial Oncology and Cardio-Pulmonary Behavioral Medicine

bull Indiana University School of Medicine Clinical Health Psychology Post-doctoral Fellowship ndash Co-founded

the fellowship program in 2016 to train psychologists in clinical health psychology specialties as well as

simultaneously meet the high clinical demand of the Cardio-Thoracic Transplant program by bringing on a

full time fellow

Department of Psychiatry Committees

I have provided extensive service to 7 Committees within the Department of Psychiatry

1) Member Internship Selection Committee Section of Psychology (2012-Present)

o Review of all application materials from 100+ annually standardized rating written and verbal

feedback consultation with colleagues and several rank-order meetings to determine who is

invited for internship

2) Member Executive Committee Section of Psychology (2015 ndash Present)

o Attended meetings and contributed to vital decisions related to the administration of the section of

psychology

o key decision making role with regard to policies and procedures that impact psychologists within

the Department of Psychiatry

3) Member Psychology Internship Executive Committee Section of Psychology (2015 ndash Present)

o Attended meetings and contributed to vital decisions related to the administration of the

psychology internship program

o Marketing recruitment efforts to advertise internship training curriculum development

competency evaluation and assessment policy implementation and enforcement

4) Co-Director Electronic Medical Record Transition Committee Adult Outpatient Psychiatry Clinic (2016-

2017)

o Advisory guidance on implementation electronic medical record system in adult psychiatry

including appropriate schedule templates workflow confidentiality protection schedule changes

clinic communication changes and documentation requirements

5) Member Space Committee Department of Psychiatry (2016 ndash Present)

o Monitoring evaluation policy recommendations regarding use of space in the department

6) Member Quality Committee Department of Psychiatry (2017 ndash Present)

o Development and implementation of quality measures with collaboration from health practice

leadership

7) Member Womenrsquos Advisory Council IUSM (2019 ndash Present)

o Provided input on the role of women in the IUSM culture

Faculty Mentorship

o I have provided formal mentorship to 3 junior faculty members within the Department of Psychiatry which

included regular individual meetings and participating in mentor committee meetings

o I have provided extensive informal mentorship to junior faculty in the areas of teachingsupervision as well

as clinical and professional service

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4

o Dr Danielle Henderson I trained both as an intern and post-doctoral fellow as her primary

supervisor and program director I was instrumental in assisting her to obtain a faculty role within

IUSM

o I advised Dr Courtney Johnson during her role as a post-doctoral fellow in the department prior to

becoming faculty when I continued my mentorship role

o Dr Huaiyu Zhang who was recruited from Emory University

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5

EVIDENCE OF SERVICE TO THE PROFESSIONDISCIPLINE

National

Society of Behavioral Sleep Medicine (SBSM)

- Served on 2 executive committees of this nationally prominent organization

- Appointed to a 4 year term in 2015 to the Practice Committee

o Duties included participation in monthly meetings to develop an review policies and procedures

relevant to the practice of behavioral sleep medicine

o Performed in a workgroup to advise formulate and disseminate policy advise as evidenced in

multiple co-authored policy publications

- Appointed to a 4 year term in 2019 to the Membership Committee

o Duties included participation in monthly meetings to develop and review policies and procedures

relevant to the recruitment retention and service to the membership of this organization

Association of Psychologists in Academic Health Centers (APAHC)

- Invited to join the Conference planning Committee for the APAHCrsquos bi-annual conference scheduled in

2021 Includes bi-monthly phone calls to coordinate speakers symposia workshops location

accommodations and marketing for this large national conference

Regional

Indiana Psychological Association (IPA)

- 2015 Conference Planning Committee ndash Invited join IPArsquos conference planning committee to coordinate

speakers workshops and poster sessions

Manuscript Review

I serve as an Ad-hoc reviewer for 7 journals Journals have included Physiology ad Behavior Archives

of Internal Medicine Translational Behavioral Medicine Annals of Behavioral Medicine Health

Psychology and International Journal of Stress Management

National Professional Organization Membership

I am a member of 7 National Professional Organizations for a duration of 5+ years including the

American Psychological Association the APA Division of Health Psychology The Society of Behavioral

Sleep Medicine the Society of Behavioral Medicine the Association of Behavioral and Cognitive

Therapies and the Indiana Psychological Association

Continuing Education

In rank I have delivered 18 continuing education seminars to the profession and clinical community

listed on my curriculum vitae Locally and regionally these have included settings such as the Bariatric

and Medical Weight Loss Center Sleep Disorders Center Department of Psychiatry Department of

Occupational Therapy at Indiana University Health and Indiana University School of Medicine Indiana

Psychological Association Cancer Survivorship Consortium Reid Hospital Decatur County Memorial

Hospital Columbus Regional Hospital and the statewide IUSOM Office of Medical Education

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6

SIGNIFICANCE OF IMPACT AND QUALITY OF PROFESSIONAL SERVICE

Board Certification

bull I have obtained dual board certification in Behavioral Sleep Medicine by both the American

Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM) and the Board of Behavioral Sleep Medicine (BBSM) This is a

prestigious accomplishment professionally and for the institution I represent Board certification

illustrates international recognition for excellence in the specialty field of behavioral sleep medicine

I am the first member of the Indiana University School of Medicine faculty and the only current

member practicing with adults to have the designation of CBSM and DBSM

bull In 2012 I passed the exam administered by the American Board of Sleep Medicine to earn the

credential of being Certified in Behavioral Sleep Medicine (CBSM) as one of only 213 individuals

worldwide to receive this credential Individuals who completed the required training and

successfully passed the behavioral sleep medicine certification examination administered by the

American Board of Sleep Medicine are referred to as certified in Behavioral Sleep Medicine I also

received the designation of Diplomate in Behavioral Sleep Medicine (DBSM) by the newly-formed

Board of Behavioral Sleep Medicine The Board of Behavioral Sleep Medicine offers a Diplomate in

Behavioral Sleep Medicine or DBSM to applicants who meet eligibility requirements and pass a

specialty BSM certification examination Candidates who pass the certification examination may use

the DBSM (Diplomate in Behavioral Sleep Medicine) designation after their name and will receive

certificates from the BBSM The DBSM represents a standard of specialty competence in behavioral

sleep medicine by which the public government and regulatory agencies and health care

organizations can identify skill and expertise

Society of Behavioral Sleep Medicine (SBSM)

bull As a member of two governing committees in SBSM over the last 5 years I have made contributions

to the development and dissemination of policy guidelines on professional practice This is

demonstrated in several sample publications including my role as co-author with Dr Stacy Simon in

2016 in the Practice Committee Position Statement on the ACP Guidelines for the Treatment of

Insomnia release and published at httpswwwbehavioralsleeporgimagesPositionACP-Position-

Statement-Finalpdf which highlighted the groundbreaking recommendation by the American College

of Physicians to utilize cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia (CBT-I) as a first-line treatment for

insomnia an area of my clinical expertise

bull In 2017 I was lead author on another policy guideline titled lsquoWhat you need to know Implications of

the American Academy of Pediatrics 2016 Safe Sleep Practices on Pediatric Behavioral Sleep

Medicine published at httpswwwbehavioralsleeporgimagespdfSBSM-Summary-of-AAP-2016-

Safe-Sleep-Commentarypdf This important policy brief was critical in educating our membership

regarding the changes in policy which contradicted pprevious recommendations These changes

impact the practice of pediatric behavioral sleep medicine particularly in the domain of promoting

optimal sleep in infants and young children who may experience problematic night awakenings

secondary to sleep onset association problems

bull Most recently I interview the president of the Board of Behavioral Sleep Medicine Michael Schmitz

PhD to author an article for The Sleep Talker the SBSM newsletter titled lsquoPrepping for the DBSM

How SBSM Can Help Yoursquo disseminating information on how the society was critical in the board

certification process

Program Development

Sleep Great copy Program

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7

bull I served as part of a clinical and research team to develop implement and evaluate a healthy sleep in

the workplace program at Indiana University

bull The program consisted of a 4 week self-guided course to improve sleep habits such as sleep hygiene

bull This program has been copyrighted and purchased by other prestigious institutions nationally for their

workplace sleep initiatives

Cardio-Thoracic Patients Linking Mind and Body (CLIMB) Program

bull At the request of the cardio-thoracic transplant teams I have developed a 4 week group

psychotherapy group for pre-and post-transplant patients The CLIMB program is based on 4 modules

ndash 1) Stress Management 2) Mood and Behavioral Activation 3) Communication Skills and 4)

Motivational Enhancement This highly successful program has been implemented with multiple

populations including those receiving advanced therapies such as Ventricular Assist Device

placement as well as heart and lung transplant

bull I have gathered data on patient satisfaction and outcomes from CLIMB which has been presented

nationally at the American Psychological Association Conference

bull I have also co-authored a paper in Progress in Transplantation outlining the need for programs such

as this for lung transplant recipients for lsquopsychological rehabilitationrsquo and proposed CLIMB as a

model

Growth in Clinics and Novel Service Delivery

bull Behavioral Sleep Medicine Clinic

o I have established and continue to provide service via an innovative training model in the

Behavioral Sleep Medicine (BSM) clinic in the IU Health Neurosciences Center The BSM clinic

has provided unique training opportunities for Psychology Doctoral Students Doctoral Psychology

Interns sleep medicine fellows primary care and psychiatry residents

o The BSM clinic have doubled to tripled access to care for high need populations that are

underserved in Indiana and throughout the country My BSM clinic is the only clinic providing

comprehensive psychologicalbehavioral care including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for

Insomnia in the Indiana University system and I am the only board certified behavioral sleep

medicine specialist working with adults in the entire state of Indiana

o My expertise in working with behavioral sleep medicine in a population that has co-morbid

psychiatric and medical conditions enables me to provide high-quality care to a very complicated

subset of patients All services provided adhere to evidence-based practice standards

bull Cardio-Thoracic Clinic

o I have established a reputation for myself and for IUSM as an expert in the area of cardio-thoracic

pre-transplant evaluation Indiana University is the only provider of lung transplants in the state of

Indiana ndash prior to my joining the team psychological assessment and psychotherapy services were

very limited in this clinic

o During my time at Advanced Heart and Lung Care Clinic where transplants are served I have not

only expanded clinical psychology coverage from virtually zero to full time (5 days per week

between myself and my fellow) improved the structure of pre-surgical evaluation expanded the

service to cover inpatient consultation at Methodist hospital and expanded volume such that we can

evaluate every single new patients for heart or lung transplantation at Indiana University Health

o To expand service clinical health psychology services I developed a post-doctoral fellowship in

clinical health psychology with a focus on cardio-thoracic behavioral medicine in transplant to

simultaneously address the clinic need with this full time position but also to increase training in

this highly under skilled area particularly in the Midwest

Continuing Education Initiatives

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8

bull I have conducted 18 Continuing Education Lectures in rank locally and regionally with excellent

feedback and ratings from professional colleagues A complete compilation of feedback is

included in the Service Appendix

bull Sample comments on evaluations of Continuing Education included ldquoExcellent speaker ndash she did

a great job giving analogies and examplesrdquo and ldquoGreat Presentationrdquo

Evaluation of Quality of Clinical Service

Indiana University Health Physicians Productivity

bull Consistently meeting and exceeding Indiana University Health Physicians wRVU (work relative

value units) clinical goal target since compensation plan initiated in 2014

Indiana University Health Physicians Patient Experience Surveys

bull The National Research Corporation queries patient experience data by assigning a Net Promoter

Score (NPS) to responses Net Promoter Score is a measure of customer loyalty and ability to

grow through referrals A Promoter score is given to all responses with values 9-10 on a 0-10

scale reported as a percentage of total scores

bull My NPS scores for 2020 was 10000 which is above the target in psychiatry of 7994 as well

as above the target of other IU Health Physicians Departments listed below

Yelena Chernyak PhD Dossier Service Documents

9

OPPE Report - Allied Health Practitioner

bull Survey Results Periodic surveys are conducted to evaluate the practitioners performance based

upon the six ACGME standards of Patient Care Medical Knowledge Interpersonal and

Communication Skills Professionalism Practice Based Learning and Improvement Systems

based practice

bull The results per questions are assigned a point value Outstanding = 5 Acceptable = 4 Needs

Improvement = 3 Unsatisfactory = 0 An average is obtained for each question based upon the

total number of surveys received for the practitioner

bull The vast majority (90+) of the scoring periods as shown below are cumulatively rated as

lsquoOutstandingrsquo by my peers with the remainder ratings falling somewhere between lsquoAcceptablersquo

and lsquoOutstandingrsquo

Yelena Chernyak PhD Dossier Service Documents

10

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Yelena Chernyak PhD Dossier Service Documents

11

EVIDENCE OF SCHOLARLY PUBLICATIONS PRESENTATIONS OTHER MEANS OF

DISSEMINATION

Peer Reviewed Service Oriented Manuscripts

bull Publications

o 9 traditional peer reviewed journal articles at rank on topics related to clinical health

psychology

o 3 manuscripts currently under review in Health Care The Journal of Delivery Science and

Innovation and Progress in Transplantation

o 5 first authored publication

o 1 as primary mentor with mentee as first author

o 3 articles with mentees as co-authors

bull Key publications

o Chernyak Y (2019) A Practical Application Primer on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for

Insomnia for Medical Residents MedEdPORTAL 1510862

httpsdoiorg1015766mep_2374-826510862

o Chernyak Y (in press) Improving CPAP Adherence for OSA Improving CPAP

Adherence for OSA A Practical Application Primer on CPAP Desensitization

MedEdPORTAL

These articles highlight my expertise in the clinical application teaching and

dissemination of evidence based practice in the field of behavioral sleep medicine I

authored these articled to contribute to the professional literature the high impact

service I was providing to patients with insomnia and CPAP noncompliance Medical

education is sorely lacking these teaching resources which the MEDEDPortal

publication directly targets

I have 1 published and 1 in press article in MEDEDPortal a unique teaching

publication in the medical field For context summarized from

wwwmededportalorg

bull MedEdPORTAL is a MEDLINE-indexed open-access journal of teaching

and learning resources in the health professions published by the Association

of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) in partnership with the American

Dental Education Association MedEdPORTAL publications are stand-alone

complete teaching or learning modules that have been implemented and

evaluated with medical or dental trainees or practitioners Each submission is

reviewed by editorial staff and external peer reviewers using a standardized

review instrument grounded in the tenets of educational scholarship

bull MedEdPORTAL complies with the International Committee of Medical

Journal Editors (ICMJE) Recommendations for the Conduct Reporting

Editing and Publication of Scholarly Work in Medical Journals

bull Scope MedEdPORTAL invites educators to submit generalizable

educational materials that have been implemented with target learners with

the aim of helping to improve patient care The learners must include training

or practicing physicians or dentists (eg professional school residency

faculty development continuing professional development) and may include

trainees or practitioners across the health professions

bull Vision 1) Serve as the premier clearinghouse of high-quality peer-reviewed

health education tools 2) Promote interprofessional collaboration by

facilitating the open exchange of educational resources across the health

professions and 3) Equip health professionals across the continuum with

effective and efficient educational resources to improve patient care

Yelena Chernyak PhD Dossier Service Documents

12

o daggerChernyak Y Teh LB (2019) Medically-Induced Exacerbation of PTSD

Following Lung Transplantation A Case Series Journal of Clinical Psychology in

Medical Settings httpsdoiorg101007s10880-019-09691-7

bull This case series and practice guide addresses a novel topic of PTSD in lung-

transplant recipients which occurs at double the rate in this population and

poses serious threat to morbidity and mortality in this already high-risk

group Existing psychological evaluation practices are critically inadequate to

capture PTSD as many patients may fail to disclose relevant history Novel

evaluation and treatment methods are discussed and recommended

IMPACT FACTORS OF JOURNALS IN WHICH I PUBLISHED

Journal Name Impact

Factor

Date of

Publication

Number of

Articles Published

International Journal of Eating Disorders 35 2011 1

Journal of Abnormal Psychology 5519 2010 1

Progress in Transplantation 958 2019 2020 2

MEDED Portal 38 acceptance

rate

2019 2020 2

Journal of Clinical Psychology in Medical Settings 1477 2019 2

Supportive care in cancer 2754 2016 1

Cancer medicine 3357 2014 1

After extensive exploration MedEdPORTAL has made the decision not to pursue an impact factor Dissemination is the priority

for MedEdPORTAL publications Our desire is for readers to replicate educational activities described in our publications which

does not necessarily translate to citations in the peer-reviewed literature We also value innovation especially in spaces where

there have traditionally been curricular gaps Strategic efforts to increase the impact factor would hinder our goal of highlighting

unique topics that may not get cited as frequently Additionally we are concerned that a low impact factor would harm the

reputation of the journal by inviting undue comparisons with dissimilar journals In sum we believe that MedEdPORTAL is

distinguished among medical education journals by its uniqueness in disseminating educational resources and an impact factor

would likely underestimate the true impact of MedEdPORTAL

Yelena Chernyak PhD Dossier Service Documents

13

Scopus Accessed 422020

Non-Peer Reviewed Publications

bull 4 invited contributions by professional societies including the Society of Behavioral Sleep

Medicine 3 in rank 2 first authored

bull Contributions to policy statements representing clinical opinions and recommendations by a

professional society is a highly prestigious impactful contribution The purpose is to distill and

highlight critically important scholarship and clinical evidence which may be complex into a

straightforward and applied set of information for the clinician

bull Each of these contributions was made by invitation of an executive committee in each

professional society My invitation was the direct result of prominence and reputation in the

society as one having the skill and knowledge to make this contribution

bull Contributions are archived so as to be disseminated and retrievable even after published

newsletter or recommendation are initially released

o Simon S Chernyak Y (2016) Practice Committee Position Statement Draft on the

ACP Guidelines for the Treatment of Insomnia Society for Behavioral Sleep Medicine

BehavioralSleeporg httpswwwbehavioralsleeporgimagesPositionACP-Position-

Statement-Finalpdf

Co-authored position statement on a seminal treatment recommendation affecting

the field of behavioral sleep medicine

o Chernyak Y Byers H James E Schmittdiel C Thomas SJ Blackburn R amp

Simona SL (2017) What you need to know Implications of the American Academy of

Pediatrics 2016 Safe Sleep Practices on Pediatric Behavioral Sleep Medicine Society of

Behavioral Sleep Medicine httpswwwbehavioralsleeporgimagespdfSBSM-

Summary-of-AAP-2016-Safe-Sleep-Commentarypdf

o Chernyak Y Prepping for the DBSM How SBSM Can Help You The Sleep Talker

Volume 36 April 2020

Peer Review for Professional Journals

bull Peer Review for 7 professional journals in the field lf clinical health psychology

bull Invitation to review from journals increasing in the last 2 years indicating growing scholarly

presence

IMPACT FACTOR OF JOURANLS FOR WHICH I PROVIDE RVIEWS

Journal Name Impact Factor

Physiology and Behavior (2007) 272

Archives of Internal Medicine (2008) discontinued

Translational Behavioral Medicine (2018-) 248

Annals of Behavioral Medicine (2018-) 376

Health Psychology (2019 - ) 408

Heart amp Lung Journal of Acute and Critical Care (2020- ) 169

Yelena Chernyak PhD Dossier Service Documents

14

International Journal of Stress Management (2020 - ) 195

Scopus Accessed March 26 2020

Peer Reviewed Service Oriented Presentations

bull Twelve in-rank peer reviewed presentations at national and international conferences such as the

Society of Behavioral Sleep Medicine Society of Behavioral Medicine American Psychological

Association

bull 3 First Author

bull 5 Mentee First Author

bull 1 Mentee co-author

Media Dissemination of Service

bull Twenty-three total at rank for national outlets including lsquoGQrsquo magazine lsquoBustlersquo magazine and

regional outlets such as WRTB6 News and WTHR-TV

bull My goal in working with the media is to provide mass dissemination of clinical and scientific

information to the general public

bull Routinely called upon as an expert in field if behavioral sleep medicine and clinical health

psychology during duration of volunteering to represent IU to the media

Treatment Manuals

bull 2 treatment manuals 1 copyrighted 1 first authored (See Appendix for Service Publications)

o Otte JL Lalevich S Hollingsworth P Chernyak Y Manchanda S ldquoSleep Great

A Wellness Program to Promote Sleep in the Workplacerdquocopy Program Manual

This manual was copyrighted and rights sold to other large hospital systems

nationally for use in their employee assistance programs

o Chernyak Y Cardiac Patients Linking Mind amp Body (CLIMB) Program Manual used

in the Advanced Heart and Lung Care Program at Indiana University Methodist Hospital

I developed this treatment manual to utilize in clinical care delivery based on an

evidence based psychological wellness model including stress management

mood optimization motivational enhancement and social support

This manual has been adapted to several clinical populations at Indiana

University Health Methodist Hospital including Ventricular Assistant Device

recipients and pre-thoracic transplant patients

Thursday August 19 2021 at 080710 Eastern Daylight Time

Page 1 of 1

Subject RE Using your dossier for an exampleDate Wednesday August 18 2021 at 35540 PM Eastern Daylight TimeFrom Chernyak YelenaTo Applegate RachelADachments image001png image002png

Thank you and Thanks for your request That would be just fine with me YC Yelena Chernyak PhD DBSM HSPPAssociate Professor of Clinical PsychiatryChief Psychologist - Adult OutpaSent Psychiatry IU Health Neurosciences CenterDirector ndash Behavioral Sleep Medicine IU Health Neurosciences CenterDirector ndash Clinical Health Psychology Fellowship Indiana University School of MedicineIU Health PhysiciansGoodman Hall IU Health Neuroscience Center355 W 16th St Suite 2800 Indianapolis IN 46202-7176ychernyaiuedu From Applegate Rachel ltrapplegaiupuiedugt Sent Wednesday August 18 2021 1143 AMTo Applegate Rachel ltrapplegaiupuiedugtSubject Using your dossier for an example CongratulaSons on your 2021 promoSon to clinical associate professorI wonder if you would be willing to have your dossier posted as an example We do this behind CAS so it isonly IU people who can see themWe post everything EXCEPT the appendices and review leeers Please let me know Thanks Rachel ApplegateAssistant Vice Chancellor for Faculty AffairsAssociate Professor Library and Information ScienceOffice of Academic AffairsUniversity Hall (INAD) Suite 5002301 University BoulevardIndianapolis IN 46202 317-278-2395rapplegaiupuieduwwwacademicaffairsiupuiedu

Page 7: Sample Dossier Type of case: Promotion to Clinical

Yelena Chernyak PhD August 17 2020 Page 6 of 25

Empirically Supported Treatments Course

Psychology Internship

Section of Psychology

Department of Psychiatry

Enrollment 6

5 2012 ldquoEvidence Based Treatment Behavioral Sleep Medicinerdquo

Empirically Supported Treatments Course

Section of Psychology

Department of Psychiatry

Enrollment 6

6 2013 ndash ldquoPsychiatry amp Sleeprdquo

Sleep Medicine Fellowship Lecture

Division of Pulmonary Critical Care Sleep amp Occupational

Medicine

Enrollment 2

7 2013 ndash ldquoCognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomniardquo

Sleep Medicine Fellowship Lecture

Division of Pulmonary Critical Care Sleep amp Occupational

Medicine

Enrollment 2

8 2014 ndash ldquoHealth Psychology Interventionsrdquo

Intervention Course

Psychology Internship

Section of Psychology

Department of Psychiatry

Enrollment 7

9 2014 ndash 2017 ldquoMindfulness Interventionsrdquo

Intervention Course Psychology Internship

Section of Psychology

Department of Psychiatry

Enrollment 7

10 2014 ldquoBehavioral Sleep Medicinerdquo

Residency Didactics

Department of Family Medicine

Enrollment 20

11 2015 ldquoBehavioral Sleep Medicinerdquo

Quarterly Educational Seminar

Psychology Pre-doctoral Internship

Section of Psychology

Yelena Chernyak PhD August 17 2020 Page 7 of 25

Department of Psychiatry

Enrollment 6

12 2016 ldquoProfessional Developmentrdquo Invited Speaker

Quarterly Educational Seminar

Psychology Pre-doctoral Internship

Section of Psychology

Department of Psychiatry

Enrollment 6

13 2016 ndash Course Director Ethics in Psychology

Psychology Internship

Section of Psychology

Department of Psychiatry

Enrollment 7

14 2019 - Course Director

Journal Club amp Didactic Lecture Series in Professional

Development

Section of Psychology

Department of Psychiatry

Enrollment 8

15 2020 lsquoBilling Practices amp Productivity Considerations in

Professional Psychologyrsquo Lecture

Journal Club amp Didactic Lecture Series in Professional

Development

Section of Psychology

Department of Psychiatry

Enrollment 8

16 2020 ldquoAdvocating for Psychology as a Profession amp Oneselfrsquo

Journal Club amp Didactic Lecture Series in Professional

Development

Section of Psychology

Department of Psychiatry

Enrollment 8

Clinical Teaching

1 2011 ndash 2014 Co-Course Director

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Theory and Application

(PSRES201)

Psychiatry Residency Program

Department of Psychiatry IUSOM

6 month rotation

Students

Yelena Chernyak PhD August 17 2020 Page 8 of 25

Andrew Adler MD

Michael Francis MD

Daniel Hackman MD

Kimberly Lo MD

David Orme MD

Ayesha Sajid MD

Paul Taraska MD

Lisa Burckhartzmeyer MD

Rebecca Smith MD

Caitlyn Adams MD

Emily Zarse MD

Corey Trobaugh MD

Gena Mooneyham MD

Kristen Dauss MD

2 2012 - Supervisor Clinical Psychology Practicum

Adult Outpatient Psychiatry Clinic

Section of Psychology Department of Psychiatry IUSOM

6 month rotation 1 dayweek

Students

Tasneem Khambaty (IUPUI)

3 2012 - Behavioral Sleep Medicine Training

Sleep Medicine Fellowship

1 year rotation frac12 day every other week

IUSOM Division of Pulmonary Critical Care Sleep amp

Occupational Medicine

Fellows

Pritam Neuptame MD

Anuja Bandyopadhyay MD

Anita Rajagopal MD

Stephen Gradney MD

Stephanie Ashraf MD

Stephanie Stahl MD

Stephanie Jackson MD

Adam Lenet MD

Aaron Roberts MD

Angie White MD

4 2012 ndash Supervisor in Adult Clinical and Health Psychology

APA-approved Clinical Psychology Internship Program

Section of Psychology Department of Psychiatry IUSOM

6-month rotation 3 daysweek

Students

Kristen Merkitsch

Anna-Leigh Powell

Yelena Chernyak PhD August 17 2020 Page 9 of 25

Ming Hwei Yek

Maija Taylor

Shannon Brothers

Danielle Henderson

Hannah Ford

Linda Skalski

Quetzal Class

Jennie Petrie

Patrick Quinn

Samantha Gray

Andrew Cooper

Rachel Holmes

5 2015 ndash Supervisor in Behavioral Sleep Medicine

APA-approved Clinical Psychology Internship Program

Section of Psychology Department of Psychiatry IUSOM

6-month rotation 1 dayweek

Students

Maureen McQuillan

Audrey Lee OrsquoConnor

Autumn Truss

Anna-Leigh Powell

Kristin Touza

Rebecca Elias

Maija Taylor

Rachel Goldin

Danielle Henderson

Lindsey Williams

Practicum Training Site Graduate Students

Students

Marguerite Claire Wilson (IUB)

Alexandra Moussa-Touks (IUB)

Amber Craig (IUB)

Danielle Tometich (IUPUI)

Maureen McQuillan (IUB)

Jay Patel (IUPUI)

Fernanda Rossi (IUB)

Jessica Bernston (IUPUI) Practicum student

6 2017 ndash Director Clinical Health Psychology Fellowship

Section of Psychology Department of Psychiatry IUSOM

1 year full-time post-doctoral specialty training jointly with

the Advanced Heart and Lung Care Clinic at IUH

Methodist Hospital

Anahli Patel PsyD

Lisa The PhD

Yelena Chernyak PhD August 17 2020 Page 10 of 25

Danielle Henderson PhD

7 2018 ndash Supervisor in Cardio-thoracic amp Transplant Psychology

Psychology Practicum

Section of Psychology Department of Psychiatry IUSOM

6 month rotation 1-2 daysweek

Students

Loretta Hsueh (IUPUI)

8 2019 - Behavioral Sleep Medicine Specialty Rotation Supervisor

Sleep Medicine Rotation

Internal Medicine Residencies

Students 1-2 studentmonth weekly

Ahmed Kiani MD

Samantha Kay MD

Sam Mshelbwala MD

Jennifer Peng MD

Zunera Tariq MD

Kevin Zhang MD

William Plunk MD

Skye El Sayegh MD

Jonathan Koons MD

Jonathan McCollum MD

Miysha Shaw MD

Mark Krauth MD

Siri Kadire MD

Chiemela Ubagharaji MD

Ryan White MD

Maniar Mehta MD

Elizabeth Cowgill MD

Teaching Administration and Curricular Development

1 2017 - Clinical Health Psychology Post-doctoral Fellowship

Co-Director

Department of Psychiatry

Indiana University School of Medicine

- Handbook Development

- Curriculum Development

2 2019 - Fellowships Director

Section of Psychology Department of Psychiatry

Indiana University School of Medicine

- Coordination of fellowship advertising recruitment and

policies

- Clinical Psychology Post-doctoral Fellowship Didactic Series

o Curriculum Development

Yelena Chernyak PhD August 17 2020 Page 11 of 25

o TopicSpeaker selection

o Fellow evaluationsatisfaction survey

Mentoring

Faculty Mentoring

1 2014 - 2015 Huaiyu Zhang PhD

Assistant Professor of Clinical Psychology in Clinical Psychiatry

Department of Psychiatry

Indiana University School of Medicine

2 2015 - Courtney Johnson PhD

Assistant Professor of Clinical Psychology in Clinical Psychiatry

Department of Psychiatry

Indiana University School of Medicine

3 2018 - Danielle Henderson PhD

Assistant Professor of Clinical Psychology in Clinical Psychiatry

Department of Psychiatry

Indiana University School of Medicine

Medical Student Mentoring

1 2019 - Caroline Bolarwina MPH

MS4

Research Mentoring on the lsquoBarriers to Optimal Behavioral Sleep

Medicine Referrals in an Academic Medical Centerrsquo Project

Indiana University School of Medicine

Service

University Service

School (Indiana University School of Medicine)

2019 ndash Womenrsquos Advisory Council

Department (Psychiatry Indiana University School of Medicine)

2012 - Member

Internship Selection Committee

Section of Psychology

2015 ndash Member

Executive Committee

Section of Psychology

Yelena Chernyak PhD August 17 2020 Page 12 of 25

2015 ndash Member

Psychology Internship Executive Committee

Section of Psychology

2016 ndash 2017 Co-Director

EMR Transition Committee

Adult Outpatient Psychiatry Clinic

2016 ndash Member

Space Committee

2017 ndash Member

Quality Committee

Professional Service

2015 Member

Fall Conference Planning Committee

Indiana Psychological Association

2015 ndash 2019 Member

Society of Behavioral Sleep Medicine

Practice Committee

2019 2019 National Conference Symposium Review Committee

2019 ndash Present Member

Society of Behavioral Sleep Medicine

Membership Committee

2020 ndash Present Member

Association of Psychologists in Academic Health Centers

Conference Planning Committee

Reviewer for Journals

2007 Physiology and Behavior

2008 Archives of Internal Medicine

2018 - Translational Behavioral Medicine

2018 - Annals of Behavioral Medicine

2019 - Health Psychology

Yelena Chernyak PhD August 17 2020 Page 13 of 25

2020 - Heart amp Lung Journal of Acute and Critical Care

2020 ndash International Journal of Stress Management

Service to Patients (Presentations to the community)

2008 ndash 2009 Campus Outreach Planning Committee

Student Counseling Center

Drexel University

Philadelphia PA

2009 Wellness Workshop ldquoBikini Ready Body Healthrdquo

Student Counseling Center

Drexel University

Philadelphia PA

2011 Health Workshop Series

ldquoManaging Stressrdquo

ldquoDepression and Heart Diseaserdquo

Cardiac Rehabilitation Program

Methodist Hospital

Indiana University Health

Indianapolis IN

2015 ndash ldquoManaging Anxiety and Stressrdquo

Advanced Heart Failure Support Group

Methodist Hospital

Indiana University Health

Indianapolis IN

Service Grants

Completed

IUSCC Internal Grant Otte(PI) 2015-2018

Indiana University Simon Cancer Center $50000

Screening Breast Cancer Survivors for Sleep Disorders Using a Clinical Decision Tool A Pilot

Study

Role Co-Investigator

Funded

PCORI 14719 MuseyKroenke (PI) $3356413

Assessment of Prevention Diagnosis and Treatment Options Addressing Anxiety among Low-

Risk Chest Pain Patients in the Emergency Department Setting

This 3-arm trial will compare outcomes for patients with anxiety and low-risk chest pain

evaluated in the Emergency Department treated with standard care are referral for self-help CBT

sessions and peer support or virtual CBT intervention Patients stakeholders and health system

Yelena Chernyak PhD August 17 2020 Page 14 of 25

leaders have collaborated to maximize feasibility patient values barriers and preferences for

care

Role Co-Investigator 25 effort

Pending

R61R33 HL155794-01 Stewart (PI) $3473431

Strengthening Hearts by Addressing Disrupted Sleep (SHADES) Randomized Controlled Trial

NIHNHLBI

The aims of this phase II randomized controlled trial are (1) to determine if a modernized

collaborative stepped care intervention for insomnia reduces the excess cardiovascular disease

(CVD) risk of primary care patients with insomnia disorder and (2) to identify the mechanisms

by which this improvement may occur

Role Co-Investigator 20 Effort

Submitted But Not Funded Grants

1R15CA208664-01 Otte (PI) 2017-2019 $300000

SleeP SmaRt A Screen and Personalized Referral Algorithm for Breast Cancer Survivors with

Chronic Sleep Problems

Role Investigator

Invited Service Presentations

Local

1 March 2008 ldquoSocial Justice in Health Care The Role of Body Imagerdquo

Drexel University Office of Student Life

Philadelphia PA

2 February 2009 ldquoIdentifying and addressing problematic dieting in university-

based populationsrdquo

Drexel University Student Counseling Center

Philadelphia PA

3 February 2009 ldquoIdentifying and addressing problematic dieting in university-

based populationsrdquo

Drexel University Student Counseling Center

Philadelphia PA

4 March 2009 ldquoCAPS Lecture Tales from my Scalerdquo

Rosemont College Department of Womenrsquos Studies

Bryn Mawr PA

5 November 2010 ldquoThe Third Wave of CBT ACT and Mindfulness Techniquesrdquo

Health Psychology Fellowship Didactics Series

Cleveland Clinic

Cleveland OH

6 February 2011 ldquoPatient-Centered Communication with Oncology Patientsrdquo

Yelena Chernyak PhD August 17 2020 Page 15 of 25

Taussig Cancer Center Masterrsquos Course

Cleveland Clinic

Cleveland OH

7 March 2011 ldquoNighttime Eating Disorders Differential Diagnosis and

Treatmentrdquo

Sleep Disorders Center Grand Rounds

Cleveland Clinic

Cleveland OH

8 April 2011 ldquoDistinguishing Normative Dieting from Disordered Eating

Evaluation and Intervention Guidelinesrdquo

Department of Psychiatry Grand Rounds

Cleveland Clinic

Cleveland OH

9 May 2011 ldquoWhen is Weight-Loss Considered an Eating Disorderrdquo

Department of Pediatrics Grand Rounds

Fairview Hospital

Cleveland Clinic Foundation

Cleveland OH

10 December 2011 ldquoDevelopment amp Utilization of Behavioral Rating

Scales Can psychological assessment predict problems after

bariatric surgery and identify persons at higher riskrdquo

Bariatric and Medical Weight Loss Center

Indiana University Health

Indianapolis IN

11 March 2012 ldquoCognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomniardquo

Sleep Disorders Center

Indiana University Health

Indianapolis IN

12 January 2012 ldquoManaging Difficult Patients Improving Communication

Service Delivery and Treatment Adherencerdquo

Department of Psychiatry Grand Rounds

Indiana University School of Medicine

13 December 2012 ldquoSleep Disorders in Bariatric Populationsrdquo

Psychology Practicum Didactic Training

Bariatric and Medical Weight Loss Center

Indiana University Health

Indianapolis IN

14 September 2013 ldquoDSM-5 Update Eating and Personality Disordersrdquo

Yelena Chernyak PhD August 17 2020 Page 16 of 25

Department of Psychiatry Grand Rounds

Indiana University School of Medicine

Indianapolis IN

15 September 2013 ldquoIntroduction to Cognitive Behavioral Therapyrdquo

Department of Occupational Therapy

Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis

Indianapolis IN

16 February 2014 ldquoCognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomniardquo

Department of Psychiatry Grand Rounds

Indiana University School of Medicine

Indianapolis IN

17 April 2019 ldquoCBT-I amp Traumardquo

Sleep Disorders Center

Indiana University Health

Indianapolis IN

Regional

1 October 2010 ldquoThe Epidemic of Obesity Updates Psychological Sequelae

and Behavioral Interventionrdquo

Continuing Education Course

Ohio Psychological Association

Fall Conference

Columbus OH

2 April 2011 ldquoAdvancing the Understanding of the treatment of Eating

Disorders in Ohiordquo

Continuing Education Course

Ohio Psychological Association Workshop

Lindner Center

Cincinnati OH

Lecture ldquoAwareness of Societal Messages Competing

Influences on Weight and Eatingrdquo

3 July 2012 ldquoEthicsrdquo

Continuing Education Course

Section of Psychology

Department of Psychiatry

Indiana University School of Medicine

Lecture ldquoEthical Issues of Health Psychology in the Medical

Settingrdquo

4 June 2013 ldquoDSM-5rdquo

Continuing Education Course

Yelena Chernyak PhD August 17 2020 Page 17 of 25

Department of Psychiatry

Section of Psychology

Indiana University School of Medicine

Lecture ldquoSleep Eating and Personality Disordersrdquo

5 May 2015 Essentials of Cancer Survivorship A Workshop for

Health Care Professionals

Continuing Education Course

IU Health Cancer Centers The Ohio State University and

University of Cincinnati Cancer Survivorship Consortium

Indianapolis IN

Lecture ldquoCoping with Anxiety and Depression Psychological

Issues During Cancer and Beyondrdquo

6 November 2015 ldquoSleeplessness in America How Inadequate Sleep Related

To Health and Wellbeingrdquo

Continuing Education Course

Indiana Psychological Association

Fall Conference

Indianapolis IN

Lecture ldquoSleeplessness in America How Inadequate Sleep

Related To Health and Wellbeingrdquo

7 April 2016 ldquoBehavioral Sleep Medicine Psychological Treatment for

Insomnia and other Sleep Disordersrdquo

Department of Internal Medicine Grand Rounds

Reid Hospital

Richmond IN

8 June 2016 ldquoHealth Psychology Interventions for Medically and

Psychiatrically Ill Patientsrdquo

Department of Internal Medicine Grand Rounds Reid Hospital

Richmond IN

9 November 2016 ldquoMood Disorders in Women ndash A Lifespan Approachrdquo

Department of Internal Medicine Grand Rounds

Reid Hospital

Richmond IN

10 October 2017 ldquoCBT for Anxiety and Depressionrdquo

Grand Rounds

Decatur County Memorial Hospital

Greensburg IN

11 November 2017 ldquoMindfulness Based Stress Reductionrdquo

Grand Rounds

Yelena Chernyak PhD August 17 2020 Page 18 of 25

Columbus Regional Hospital

Columbus IN

12 April 2019 ldquoSleeplessness in the 21st Century - How

Inadequate Sleep Relates to Health and Wellbeing and the

Everyday Habits that Get in the Wayrdquo

IUSOM Office of Medical Education ndash Wellness Coalition

Streamed Statewide

Indianapolis IN

Scientific Abstracts amp Presentations (in rank daggerstudent trainee author students underlined)

Local

1 Lowe MR Chernyak Y (2006 March) The Role of Dieting in Bulimia Nervosa A

Reformulation Poster Session presented at the 2006 annual Drexel University Research

Day Philadelphia PA

2 Chernyak Y Lowe MR (2007 March) Fear of Fatness of Drive to be Thin Motivations for

Dieting in Normal Weight Women Poster session presented at the 2007 annual Psi Chi Research

day at the University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia PA

3 Chernyak Y Heinberg JL (2011 March ) Impact of preferred weight on weight loss

outcomes in bariatric surgery patients Research oral presentation given at the Cleveland

Clinic Endocrinology and Metabolism Institute Research Day Cleveland OH

4 daggerPatel A Chernyak Y (2020 March) The Need for Psychological Rehabilitation in

Lung Transplant Recipients Indiana University Research day Indianapolis IN

National

1 Lowe MR Ognibine J Kral T Chernyak Y (2006 October) Development and Pilot

Testing of a New Procedure for directly assessing long-term Nutritional Intake at Worksite

Cafeterias Poster session presented at the 2006 annual meeting of the Obesity Society

Boston MA

2 Chernyak Y Lowe MR (2007 May) Fear of Fatness or Drive to be Thin

Motivations for Dieting in Normal Weight Women Poster session presented at the 2007

annual meeting of the International Academy of Eating Disorders Baltimore MD

3 Chernyak Y Lowe MR (2007 October) Differentiating drive for thinness and drive to

be thin Restrained eaters and bulimic individuals have different motives for dieting

Poster session presented at the 2007 annual meeting of the Eating Disorders Research

Society Pittsburg PA

4 Chernyak Y Lowe MR (2007 October) Fear of Fatness or Drive to be Thin

Motivations for Dieting in Normal Weight Women Restrained Eaters and Bulimic Patients

Yelena Chernyak PhD August 17 2020 Page 19 of 25

Poster session presented at the 2007 annual meeting of the Renfrew Center Foundation

Philadelphia PA

5 Chernyak Y Lowe MR (2007 November) Drive for Thinness is Not the Same as

Drive to be Thin On the Motivations for Dieting in Normal Weight Restrained Eaters and

Bulimic Individuals Poster session presented at the 2007 annual meeting of the Association

of Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies Philadelphia PA

6 Thomas JG Markowitz J Tappe K ChernyakY Ochner C Butryn ML Lowe

MR Telephone-Based Weight Loss Maintenance Interventions for Patients Referred from

Primary Care Clinics Poster session presented at the 2008 annual meeting of the Obesity

Society Phoenix AZ

7 Chernyak Y Lowe MR (2008 July) Drive for Thinness is Not the Same as Drive to be

Thin On the Motivations for Dieting in Normal Weight Restrained Eaters and Bulimic

Individuals Poster session presented at the 2008 annual meeting of the Society for the

Study of Ingestive Behavior Paris France

8 Chernyak Y Neeren MA Lowe MR (2008 September) Dietary Rule Breaking and

Loss of Control How Much do they Overlap Presented at the 2008 annual meeting of the

Eating Disorders Research Society Montreal QC Canada

9 Chernyak Y Lowe MR (2008 November) Drive to be Thin and Resistance to

Treatment Goal Weight On the Motivation for Dieting in Anorexic and Bulimic

Individuals Poster session accepted to the 2008 annual meeting of the Association of

Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies Orland Florida

10 Shaw JA OrsquoPlanick A Brooks G E Ice S M Bunnell D W Tahilani K K

Clark V L Lubarsky L D Chernyak Y and Lowe M R (2009 September 25) Level

of Weight Suppression in Anorexia Nervosa Predicts Clinical Deterioration During

Treatment in an Intensive Outpatient Program Paper presented at the annual meeting of

the Eating Disorders Research Society New York

11 Chernyak Y Lowe MR OrsquoPlanick A Ice SM amp Bunnell DW (2009 September)

Development and testing of measures to assess weight-related motivations for dieting in

eating disordered individuals Poster presented at the 2009 annual meeting of the Eating

Disorders Research Society New York NY

12 Clark VL Chernyak Y Neeren AM Lowe MR (2009 October) Dietary rules and

loss of control over eating in a weight gain-prone sample Poster presented at the 2009

annual meeting of The Obesity Society Washingtn DC

13 Chernyak Y Lowe MR (2009 November) Development and testing of measures to

assess weight-related motivations for dieting in eating disordered individuals Poster

session accepted to the 2009 annual meeting of the Renfrew Center Foundation

Philadelphia PA

Yelena Chernyak PhD August 17 2020 Page 20 of 25

14 ChernyakY Heinberg JL (2011 June) Impact of preferred weight on weight loss

outcomes in bariatric surgery patients Selective oral presentation in the Masters Course in

Behavioral Health Session presented at the 2011 annual Association of Metabolic and

Bariatric Surgery Orland FL

15 Heinberg L J Windover A Ashton K Merrell J Chernyak Y (2011 June)

Psychological evaluation ratings and 1 month psychological adjustment Who reports pain

nausea dehydration and regret Selective oral presentation in the Masters Course in

Behavioral Health Session presented at the 2011 annual Association of Metabolic and

Bariatric Surgery Orland FL

16 Otte J L Manchanda S Skaar T Rand K Weaver M Chernyak Y Davis L

Krier C Carpenter J S (2015) Oncology provider knowledge and practice for sleep

problems in cancer patients and survivors American Academy of Sleep Medicine SLEEP

2015 Seattle WA

17 Chernyak Y Avant A (2016 March) Satisfaction with a Multidisciplinary

Psychotherapy and Social Support Program in Patients with Ventricular Assist Devices

Society of Behavioral Medicine Washington DC

18 Chernyak Y (2016 June) Patient Acceptability of Behavioral Sleep Medicine

Referrals In An Academic Medical Center American Academy of Sleep Medicine SLEEP

Denver CO

19 Otte J L Lalevich S Hollingsworth P Chernyak Y Manchanda S (2017 June)

ldquoSleep Greatrdquo A Wellness Program To Promote Sleep In The Workplace American

Academy of Sleep Medicine SLEEP 2017 Boston MA

20 Jackson L Otte J L Chernyak Y Johns S Manchanda S Storniolo AM LK K

Draucker C (April 2018) Facilitators and Barriers of Providing Sleep Specialists

Referrals to Breast Cancer Survivors with Chronic Sleep Problems Midwest Nursing

Research Societyrsquos 32th Annual Research Conference Cleveland OH

21 daggerHenderson DR Chernyak C Gutteridge D Roe DW (August 2018) Unmasking

Severe Anxiety After Lung Transplant NATCO ndash The Organization of Transplant

Professionals Indianapolis IN

22 daggerHenderson DR Chernyak C (August 2018) A Pre-Transplant Psychological

Characterization of Patients with Lung Disease NATCO ndash The Organization of Transplant

Professionals Indianapolis IN

23 daggerHenderson DR Chernyak Y Using A Clinician-rated Measure to Predict Listing for

Lung Transplantation Society of Behavioral Medicine Washington DC 2019

24 daggerTeh LB Henderson DR amp Chernyak Y Post Item-Level Psychometric Validation

Yelena Chernyak PhD August 17 2020 Page 21 of 25

of the Stanford Integrated Psychosocial Assessment for Transplant (SIPAT) for Thoracic

Transplant Candidates Society of Behavioral Medicine Washington DC 2019

25 daggerChernyak Y amp Hsueh L Self-Reported Psychological Distress During Post Lung

Transplant Intensive Outpatient Rehabilitation Accepted presentation at the American

Psychological Association Chicago IL 2019

26 Otte J L Chernyak Y Manchanda S Sleep Disorders in Breast Cancer Survivors

Barriers and Strategies for Identification and Treatment Referral Symposium Society for

Behavioral Sleep Medicine Birmingham AL 2019

Publications (in rank daggerstudent trainee author students underlined)

Service Publications

Refereed

1 Chernyak Y Lowe MR (2010) Motivations for Dieting Drive for Thinness Is

Different From Drive for Objective Thinness Journal of Abnormal Psychology 119(2)276-

281 httpdoi101037a0018398

2 Lowe MR Bunnell DW Neeren AM Chernyak Y Greberman L (2011)

Evaluating the real-world effectiveness of cognitive-behavior therapy efficacy research on

eating disorders A case study from a community-based clinical setting International

Journal of Eating Disorders 44(1) 9-18 httpsdoiorg101002eat20782

3 Otte J L Carpenter J S Manchanda S Rand K L Skaar T C Weaver M

Chernyak Y Zhong X Igega C and Landis C (2014) Systematic review of sleep

disorders in cancer patients Can the prevalence of sleep disorders be ascertained Cancer

Medicine 4(2) 183ndash200 httpsdoi101002cam4356

4 Otte JL Davis L Carpenter JS Krier C Skaar T Rand KL Weaver MT

Landis CA Chernyak Y amp Manchanda S (2016) Sleep Disorders in Breast Cancer

Survivors Supportive Care in Cancer 24(10)4197-205 httpsdoiorg101007s00520-016-

3247-6

5 Chernyak Y (2019) A Practical Application Primer on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

for Insomnia for Medical Residents MedEdPORTAL 1510862

httpsdoiorg1015766mep_2374-826510862

6 daggerChernyak Y Teh LB (2019) Medically-Induced Exacerbation of PTSD Following

Lung Transplantation A Case Series Journal of Clinical Psychology in Medical Settings

27305ndash309 httpsdoiorg101007s10880-019-09691-7

7 daggerChernyak Y Teh LB Henderson DR Patel A (2019) Practice Issues for Evaluation

and Management of the Suicidal Left Ventricular Assist Device Patient Progress in

Yelena Chernyak PhD August 17 2020 Page 22 of 25

Transplantation httpsjournalssagepubcomdoifull1011771526924819893300

8 daggerPatel A Chernyak Y (2020) The Need for Psychological Rehabilitation in Lung Transplant

Recipients Progress in Transplantation httpsdoiorg1011771526924820913510

9 Chernyak Y Chapleau KM Tanious SF Dattilo NC Diaz DR amp Landsberger SA (2020)

Olfactory Reference Syndrome A Case Report and Screening Tool Journal of Clinical Psychology

in Medical Settings httpsdoiorg101007s10880-020-09721-9

10 Chernyak Y (in press) Improving CPAP Adherence for OSA Improving CPAP Adherence for

OSA A Practical Application Primer on CPAP Desensitization MedEdPORTAL

Manuscripts with Revisions Requested

1 daggerPowell AL Teh LB Patel A Chernyak Y Exploring the Developmental Impact of

Cystic Fibrosis on Lung Transplant Candidacy Considerations for Adulthood Journal of

Clinical Psychology in Medical Settings

Manuscripts Under Review

1 Nault-Conors J Monahan P Musey P Chernyak Y Holmes E Conley M Marsh J

Roumpf S Chand P amp Kroenke K It Takes a Village to get the Right Care to the Right

Patient at the Right Time A Case Study on Addressing Chest Pain and Anxiety in the

Emergency Department Setting Health Care The Journal of Delivery Science and

Innovation

2 dagger Teh LB Chernyak Y Henderson DR Hage CA Post Item-Level Psychometric

Validation of the Stanford Integrated Psychosocial Assessment for Transplant (SIPAT) for

Thoracic Transplant Candidates Psychosomatics

3 daggerChernyak Y Teh LB Henderson DR Powell AL amp Hage CA Prediction of Listing

Status in Lung Transplant Candidates Using the Stanford Integrated Psychosocial

Assessment for Transplantation (SIPAT) Progress in Transplantation

Manuscripts in Preparation

1 Otte J Jackson L Monahan P Bo N Johns S Manchanda S Chernyak Y Ludwig K

Dodson J Storniolo AM Draucker C Are Breast Cancer Survivors Willing to Seek

Treatment for Poor Sleep A Feasibility Study of the Acceptability Facilitators and Barriers

of Completing a Referral for Sleep Complaints Behavioral Sleep Medicine

2 Chernyak Y Otte J daggerBolarwina C Ofner S Manchanda S Barriers to Optimal

Behavioral Sleep Medicine Referrals in an Academic Medical Center

Non-refereed Publications

1 Chernyak Y Neeren A Bunnell D Greberman L Lowe MR (2009) Research

Yelena Chernyak PhD August 17 2020 Page 23 of 25

and practice in clinical psychology Different ways of knowing Perspectives A

professional journal of the Renfrew Center Foundation Winter 2009

httpsrenfrewcentercomsitesdefaultfilesPerspectives20Summer202012pdf

2 Simon S Chernyak Y (2016) Practice Committee Position Statement Draft on the

ACP Guidelines for the Treatment of Insomnia Society for Behavioral Sleep Medicine

BehavioralSleeporg httpswwwbehavioralsleeporgimagesPositionACP-Position-

Statement-Finalpdf

3 Chernyak Y Byers H James E Schmittdiel C Thomas SJ Blackburn R amp

Simona SL (2017) What you need to know Implications of the American Academy of

Pediatrics 2016 Safe Sleep Practices on Pediatric Behavioral Sleep Medicine Society of

Behavioral Sleep Medicine httpswwwbehavioralsleeporgimagespdfSBSM-

Summary-of-AAP-2016-Safe-Sleep-Commentarypdf

4 Otte JL Lalevich S Hollingsworth P Chernyak Y Manchanda S ldquoSleep Great

A Wellness Program to Promote Sleep in the Workplacerdquocopy Program Manual

5 Chernyak Y Cardiac Patients Linking Mind amp Body (CLIMB) Program Manual used

in the Advanced Heart and Lung Care Program at Indiana University Methodist Hospital

6 wwwychernyawixsitecomindyhealthpsych

7 Chernyak Y Prepping for the DBSM How SBSM Can Help You The Sleep Talker

Volume 36 Quarter 1 March 2020

Invited Media Features

1 Chernyak Y Windover A Ashton K Merrell J Heinberg L (2011) Relaxation

Techniques for Bariatric Surgery Patients (Audio CD) Bariatric and Metabolic Institute

Cleveland Clinic Foundation

2 Chernyak Y Americans Sleeping Less to Work More Psych Bytes An Educational

Series from the Indiana Psychological Association (3 Feb 2015)

3 Greensburg (IN) Daily News2015 ldquoSeptember 7-13 is National Suicide Prevention

Weekrdquo wwwgreensburgdailynewscomseptember---is-national-suicide-prevention-

weekarticle_ac467f35-72cb-5525-baba-fd563bf28578html

4 Indiana Psychological Association Preventing Suicide Reaching Out and Saving Lives

Indiana psychologists offer tips on suicide prevention Chernyak interviewed for press

release (September 4 2015)

5 Batesville (IN) Herald Tribute ldquoSuicide Statistics Alarmingrdquo September 18 2015

httpwwwbatesvilleheraldtribunecomnewslocal_newssuicide-statistics-

alarmingarticle_05cd8fb2-d7c8-5dbe-8ecd-8b2488ffdafdhtml

Yelena Chernyak PhD August 17 2020 Page 24 of 25

6 WIBC-FM ldquoEffects of Daylight Savings Time on our Healthrdquo March 8 and March 11

2016 Radio

7 WXIN-TV Indianapolis News ldquoStudies Daylight Saving Time May Increase Stroke

Risk Reduce Productivityrdquo March 11 2016 repeat on Indianapolis Weekend News

March 132016 Television

8 WRTV6 ldquoIU Health Clinical Psychologist Discusses Daylight Savings Timerdquo March

14 2016 Television

9 Bustle ldquo11 Reasons Yoursquore Waking up Tired In The Morning amp How You Can Fix It

June 30 2016 wwwbustlecomarticles170127-11-reasons-youre-waking-up-tired-in-

the-morning-how-you-can-fix-it

10 The Indianapolis Recorder July QampA Sleep Itrsquos more important than you realize Ask

the IU Health Expert September 12016

wwwindianapolisrecordercomarticle_bf887475-ae11-51d2-8a03-6eb54a29e126html

11 WRTV6 ldquoIU Health Clinical Psychologist Recommends Free Sleep-Inducing Appsrdquo

August 11 2016 Television

12 WRTV6 News Indianapolis ldquoIU Health Puts sleep myths and rest and gives sleep

advicerdquo 14 March 2016 Television

13 WTHR-TV Indianapolis Sunrise News ldquoTips for Coping with Daylight Saving Timerdquo

12 March 2016 Television

14 IU Health Blog (2016 February 22) ldquoHow Debi Mazar Copes with Insomniardquo

Message posted on httpiuhealthorgblogdetailhow-debi-mazar-copes-with-

insomniaVyFsqnL2bIU

15 GQ Magazine National Publication ldquoHow Bad Is It That I Sleep Only Five Hours a

Nightrdquo Chernyak Interviewed October 27 2016 wwwgqcomstoryhow-bad-is-it-

that-i-sleep-five-hours-a-night

16 The List National Publication What really happens to your body when you donrsquot

sleep November 15 2016 httpswwwthelistcom31083really-happens-body-dont-

sleep

Yelena Chernyak PhD August 17 2020 Page 25 of 25

17 The Kendalville News Sun ldquoTips for a Healthier Heartrdquo February 2 2017 Chernyak

Interviewed httpwwwkpcnewscomfeatureslifekpcnewsarticle_ccb68645-16a2-

58a0-b67e-7d1dc7605673html

18 The American Psychological Association Goshen News ldquoTake Simple Steps Reduce

the risk of heart diseaserdquo Chernyak Interviewed February 8

2017 httpwwwgoshennewscomnewslifestylestake-simple-steps-reduce-the-risk-of-

heart-diseasearticle_9c82afd4-f26a-5555-8d22-0f9d52f0f6a8html

19 WISH-TV8 Indianapolis ldquoIU Health Behavioral Sleep Medicine Specialist Gives Sleep

Tips For Daylight Saving Timerdquo March 9 2017

20 WRTV-TV Indianapolis ldquoIU Health Psychologist Discusses How To Spot The

Warning Signs Of Suiciderdquo June 14 2018 Television

21 WISH-TV8 Indianapolis ldquoIU Health Psychologist Discusses Sleep Habitsrdquo June 19

2018 Television

22 WTHR-TV Indianapolis Sunrise News ldquoIU Health Psychologist Discusses Effects Of

Snooze Buttonrdquo June 29 2018 Television

23 WTHR-TV Indianapolis Sunrise News ldquoIU Health Clinical Psychologist Offers Advice

For Better Sleeprdquo September 17 2018 Television

24 WISH-TV8 Indianapolis News ldquoCan You Catch Up On Sleeprdquo September 18 2018

Television

25 WTIU Public Television ndash Indiana Public Media All Things Considered Program

ldquoDreams and the Pandemicrdquo April 15 2020 Radio

26 WFIU WTIU Indiana Public Media NPR Why Are You Having Dreams About

COVID-19 A Sleep Specialist Explains httpsindianapublicmediaorgnewswhy-are-

you-having-dreams-about-covid-19-a-sleep-specialist-explainsphp April 27 2020 Web

Personal Statement-Yelena Chernyak PhD (Candidate for Promotion to Associate Professor)

Overview

I am applying for promotion to the rank of Associate Professor of Clinical Psychology in Clinical

Psychiatry within the Department of Psychiatry My declared area of excellence is service with a

demonstrated strong performance in the area of teaching I joined the Department of Psychiatry at

Indiana University School of Medicine (IUSOM) in 2011 as an Assistant Professor of Clinical

Psychology in Clinical Psychiatry As a licensed clinical psychologist my expertise is in the area of

Clinical Heath Psychology also known as Medical Psychology or Behavioral Medicine The focus of my

practice is optimizing the biopsychosocial wellbeing of individuals in order to prevent alleviate or cope

with medical illness My career is devoted to providing psychological services to individuals with life

threatening conditions such as metastatic cancer end-stage heart or lung failure and debilitating

insomnia My role on medical teams as a health psychologist has been vital for readying patients for life-

saving procedures such as chemotherapy or thoracic transplantation Often times psychological

evaluation was integral to the decision making for the entire team in making critical medical decisions as

well as mandated by payers Given the complexity and critical nature of my work I cultivated my

specialty through extensive training This has included a 5-year graduate education specializing in health

psychology conducting relevant research completing a prestigious clinical fellowship at the Cleveland

Clinic and obtaining board certification My fellowship at the Cleveland Clinic culminated in my

joining the faculty at Indiana University School of Medicine where I have incorporated evidence-based

world-class care into multiple hospital-based settings

Since joining IUSM in 2011 I have developed clinical and educational service lines in multiple

medical departments My service contributions have taken the form of (1) Developing a Behavioral

Sleep Medicine (BSM) assessment intervention and training clinic at the IU Health Neurosciences

Center (2) Developing the Thoracic Transplant Psychology Program as well as creating and directing its

dedicated post-doctoral fellowship (3) Serving as the primary psychologist and training supervisor for IU

Simon Cancer Centerrsquos Multi-disciplinary Clinic and (4) As Chief Psychologist of Adult Outpatient

Psychiatry overseeing the expansion of psychology services My service contributions have resulted in

scholarship ranging from publications in peer reviewed journal articles to program manuals and media

appearances My clinical health psychology expertise has raised the standard of psychological medical

care at IUSM to be competitive and comparable with top-ranked medical centers nationwide My service

has been indispensable to the creation and organization of multiple landmark programs within the IUSOM

and IU Health systems

Service (Area of Excellence)

Service to Patients

In 2012 I obtained board certification in Behavioral Sleep Medicine (BSM) by the American

Academy of Sleep Medicine one of only 213 providers internationally obtaining this certification More

recently I received a Diplomate in Behavioral Sleep Medicine from the Board of Behavioral Sleep

Medicine in 2020 I am one of only two board-certified BSM providers in the state of Indiana and the

only provider treating adults BSM is a highly specialized growing field that is rooted in evidence-based

medicine and is the standard of care for treating sleep disorders such as insomnia In 2013 I developed

the Behavioral Sleep Medicine Clinic at the IU Health Neurosciences Center at the behest of the

Department of Medicinersquos Sleep Medicine Program Prior to the creation of this service line the

Department of Medicine lacked expertise and resources to behaviorally treat patients with sleep disorders

My service has grown in the past 6 years to treat over 500 patients increasingly annually to a total of 138

new patients in 2019 Referrals have stemmed from a collaboration with the IU Sleep Disorders Center

faculty the Roudebush Veterans Affairs Hospital and national referral sources including the Cleveland

Clinic and Johns Hopkins The clinic was one of the first service lines to pilot telehealth via the IU

Health Virtual Visits platform Referrals have continued to grow each year and capacity is large enough

to create training opportunities for sleep medicine fellows internal medicine and psychiatry residents

medical students psychology interns and practicum trainees which also helps to extend clinical access

for patients Trainees from this program have graduated to go into practice all across the United States

disseminating the gold-standard model for BSM practice nationwide

As the lead psychologist since 2011 for the Advanced Heart and Lung Care Clinic (AHLCC) at

IU Health Methodist Hospital I serve a highly medically compromised and psychiatrically complex

population of patients and their families who undergo advanced therapies including heart and lung

transplant Patients from across the Midwest seek this specialized care particularly for lung

transplantation a complex and risky medical procedure Our program is the only one in the state of

Indiana that performs this service I strategically expanded my working relationship with the AHLCC to

include service to both the cardiac and pulmonary service lines tripled the amount of clinical time

provided to this program and obtained funding for a full time transplant psychology fellowship I

developed the Thoracic Transplant Psychology Program within the AHLCC to include a comprehensive

psychological assessment protocol including a structured clinical interview self-report measures

personality testing and clinical interview Moreover the Thoracic Transplant Psychology Program has

expanded to serve not only outpatients but also inpatients who are waiting for or recovering from heart

and lung transplants or advanced therapies at IU Health Methodist Hospital This group of inpatients

previously lacked any access to psychological assessment or psychotherapy while hospitalized The

psychology service has expanded to conduct over 250 psychological consultations on inpatients in the last

three years with improved patient outcomes and collaborative care I have demonstrated innovations

most notably in the development and implementation of a group psychotherapy program titled CLIMB

(Cardio-thoracic Patients Linking Mind and Body) in 2014 which has since been adopted in the Center

for Life in Thoracic Transplant for all lung transplant recovery patients I have collected and published

data on CLIMB on the national stage at the Society of Behavioral Medicine conference reporting

excellent patient satisfaction and outcomes CLIMB continues expanding in enrollment to over 100

thoracic transplant recipients The CLIMB program is garnering national attention demonstrated by a

recently pushed journal article co-authored and mentored with my post-doctoral fellow Dr Anahli Patel

in Progress in Transplantation detailing how it is a model psychological rehabilitation program which

serves the post-transplant psychosocial needs of organ transplant recipients

Since 2011 I utilized my expertise in health psychology as primary psychologist for the IU

Simon Cancer Center the only state wide academic cancer center and one of fifty-one National Cancer

Institute Designated Comprehensive Cancer Centers My role includes providing assessment and

psychotherapy to patients and families as well as clinical consultation to oncologists nursing and other

team members I collaborate with a multidisciplinary team of psychiatrists social workers chaplains

and nurses to head the biopsychosocial arm of the Complete Life Program I have helped to implement

improved assessment protocols in this clinic including the National Comprehensive Cancer Networkrsquos

Distress Thermometer and helped to design psychoeducational and marketing materials distributed

center-wide about complementary services for cancer patients This program focuses on improving the

psychological emotional social and spiritual well-being of cancer patients As a result of my role I

have been invited to speak at regional symposiums on cancer care including the Survivorship Symposium

hosted jointly by Indiana University Ohio State University and University of Cincinnati Cancer Centers

in 2015

Administrative Service

In 2015 I was named the Chief Psychologist of the Adult Outpatient Psychiatry Clinic in the IU

Health Neurosciences Center Under my leadership the clinical psychology team has grown from two to

six psychology faculty members with further recruitment underway Our clinic specializes in assessment

and treatment of the full range of psychiatric illnesses as well as medical comorbidities As a group the

psychology faculty accept referrals from the entire IU Health system as well as community referrals

statewide Specialties represented in our clinic by psychologists include mood disorders anxiety

disorders trauma and interpersonal violence conversion and somatoform disorders cognitive

rehabilitation biofeedback mindfulness interventions cognitive behavioral therapy and sleep disorders

With over 10000 unique appointments delivered by psychologists in this clinic since 2017 my leadership

represents a robust and growing presence

Because of my expertise I am an appointed member on multiple departmental and school-wide

committees (1) the Section of Psychology Executive Committee (oversees clinical services and faculty

issues for psychologists in the Department of Psychiatry) (2) the Psychology Internship Executive

Committee (oversees the running of the internship program for 6-7 trainees annually) and the (3)

Psychology Internship Admission Committee (reviews and selects interns) (4) Quality Committee (5)

Space Committee and (6) Womenrsquos Advisory Council for IU School of Medicine In the past I have

served as an integral member of several committees including the EMR Transition Committee for the

Adult Outpatient Psychiatry Clinic

Scholarship

I have integrated my clinical expertise into scholarly pursuits in two areas of clinical health

psychologyndash sleep psychology and transplant psychology The overall theme of my research has been the

optimization of psychological services to medically ill patients Since 2011 I have authored 9 peer-

reviewed articles in rank Momentum in my scholarly activity is clearly demonstrated with 6

publications in the past year 4 manuscripts under review and 2 manuscripts in-preparation at present I

am proud to say 7 of these articles were either first-authored or co-authored by my mentees This is in

addition to 11 national conference symposia and poster presentations in rank 5 of which were first-

authored by my psychology fellows I serve as an ad-hoc reviewer for leading journals including Health

Psychology International Journal of Stress Management Annals of Behavioral Medicine and

Translational Behavioral Medicine One of my most recent publications forthcoming in the MEDED

Portal a peer reviewed journal focused on disseminating best practices in education published by the

American Association of Medical Colleges is a comprehensive module on delivering Cognitive

Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia to medical learners The MEDED Portal has another one of my articles

in-press on improving CPAP Adherence for OSA via CPAP Desensitization Therapy Another recent

publication in Progress in Transplantation highlights a critically important topic of increased suicide risk

in heart failure patients with implanted left ventricular assist devices

Since 2013 I have actively collaborated with researchers at the IUPUI School of Nursing to study

the intersection of cancer and sleep disorders This collaboration has produced multiple peer-reviewed

journal articles published in Cancer Medicine and Supportive Cancer Care I served as co-investigator on

a pilot study and subsequent R15 National Institutes of Health grant submission titled SleeP SmaRt

Screening and Personalized Referral Algorithm for Breast Cancer Survivors with Chronic Sleep

Problems As part of this project I contributed to the design of the novel screening tool screened patients

who were determined to be high risk for sleep disorders and provided referrals and treatment to

individuals suffering from psychophysiological insomnia identified by the project Although ultimately

unfunded this project helped lay the groundwork for a manuscript and symposium at the 2019 the Society

of Behavioral Sleep Medicine National Conference on the barriers of providing appropriate sleep

medicine services to breast cancer survivors

My clinical expertise in health psychology and behavioral sleep medicine has led to being a

recognized expert in the field and resulted in invitations to multiple invited lectures and grand rounds

statewide as well as regional media interviews Most recently I was featured on WTHR WRTV and

WIBC as a medical expert on the psychological impact of Daylight Savings Time These regional media

outlets represent the 28th largest market nationally according to the Nielsen ratings In total I have

contributed to 24 different media outlets in my current role Within IUSM I have been invited to conduct

Grand Rounds within the Departments of Psychiatry Internal Medicine Neurology Occupational

Therapy and Office of Medical Education I have also been invited regionally to conduct Grand Rounds

through the Indiana University Visiting Professor Program at three hospital systems across the state

I am a co-investigator on a recently grant-funded 35 million dollar grant from the Patient

Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) For this project I was invited to collaborate with

faculty in the Departments of Emergency Medicine and Biostatistics due to my expertise specifically

treating medical patients with cardiac symptoms and anxiety This project is focused on the treatment of

low-risk cardiac patients with anxiety presenting to emergency rooms My role on this grant submission

involved contribution to the study design treatment methodology and drafting the aims and means

section of the grant I am an integral part of the research team and lead the treatment design recruitment

training and supervision of the clinical intervention arm utilizing telepsychology CBT for anxiety

Moreover this project presents an opportunity to collaborate with experienced and prestigious

researchers such as Kurt Kroenke PhD a nationally renowned researcher who developed two gold

standard anxiety and depression assessments that are utilized internationally

Last year I was invited to collaborate with Jesse Stewart PhD in the IUPUI Department of

Psychology to serve as a Behavioral Sleep Medicine expert on a large NIH randomized controlled trial

titled lsquoStrengthening Hearts by Addressing Disrupted Sleep (SHADES)rsquo to be submitted in 2020 This

important project looks are delivering Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia to patients with

cardiovascular disease (CVD) to determine its impact on CVD risk markers and clinical events

My involvement in scholarship has been increasing at a rapid pace in the last several years ndash a

trajectory that should continue given the 3 manuscripts already under review at peer reviewed journals

and 2 other manuscripts in preparation which I anticipate will be submitted in 2020 The in-preparation

papers stem from a very exciting research program I started in the Advanced Heart and Lung Care clinic

on which data collection has been ongoing since 2014 finally accumulating enough data for publication

This program focuses on using the Stanford Integrated Psychological Assessment for Transplant a

validated clinician rating scale to assist in prediction of transplant outcomes an area where there is a

dearth of research Another manuscript I am completing is based on behavioral sleep medicine referral

patterns in a sample of nearly 500 patients collected since 2015 to understand the low referral completion

rates in an academic medical center in this population The under review submissions are collaborative

projects with mentees namely psychology fellows who I began directing over the last three years Thus

the rate of increasing scholarship follows the momentum of growing robust research and mentorship

programs which have materialized publications recently and should continue henceforth in my career at

IUSOM

Service to the Discipline

My national influence as an expert in behavioral sleep medicine is also growing demonstrated by

my membership on two executive committees for the Society of Behavioral Sleep Medicine (SBSM) ndash a

international multidisciplinary organization and the primary organization representing behavioral sleep

medicine science and practice My term on the Executive Practice Committee was completed this year

where I served to structure policy on clinical practice issues My 4 year term on the Executive

Membership Committee began in 2019 I have contributed to drafting best practice protocols and the

society newsletter both published on the national SBSM website currently In 2019 I chaired a

symposium on insomnia treatment in breast cancer survivors at the SBSM international conference

inviting contributors from other IU departments including Internal Medicine and IUPUI School of

Nursing to an audience consisting of the leaders in the field of BSM

Teaching

Teaching Philosophy

My role as an educator in graduate medical education is based on a collaborative model where I

strive to create an interactive experience with learners focused on applied clinical situations that creates

the opportunity to collaborate on case conceptualization and treatment planning This model is

approachable informal and flexible to meet the needs of varied learners This collaborative approach is

based on the apprenticeship model which involves clinical training of evidence-based interventions in

clinical health psychology through gradual immersion in clinical demands and complexity At first

shadowing my own clinical work helps establish a baseline for good clinical care Trainees gradually

transition to provide services under my supervision Depending on the training level the ultimate goal is

to allow trainees to reach a competency level to perform independent clinical care and ultimately

supervise junior trainees Direct observation of trainee work regular feedback and one-on-one weekly

supervision is standard in my training programs

Clinical TeachingMentoring

I am involved in teaching at a variety of levels First I have spent considerable time providing

supervision and focused training to equip future psychologists to evaluate and treat medically complex

patients with psychological interventions There is a dearth of training opportunities in the state of Indiana

for psychologists who wish to specialize in health psychology Prior to my joining IUSM there was no

academic medical center based health psychology fellowship in the state of Indiana This created

recruitment challenges for health psychology locally and regionally I created and continue to direct the

clinical health psychology fellowship and health psychology track for the psychology internship program

in the Department of Psychiatry at IUSM to address the significant need for clinical health psychology

specialty training in the state of Indiana I have worked with 41 trainees directly including medical

students sleep medicine fellows psychiatry residents psychology interns and psychology practicum

students One of my proudest teaching recognitions came when I was awarded the W George MacAdoo

Teaching Award in 2014 which is the most prestigious teaching award in the Section of Psychology and

is presented to only one faculty member annually based on a vote by the psychology internship class

Due to the overwhelming demand for transplant psychology expertise at IUSM as well as the lack

of qualified providers specializing in transplant psychology nationwide in 2016 I developed the Clinical

Health Psychology Postdoctoral Fellowship program to focus on transplant psychology Funding for this

program totaling $61275annually was obtained from the Academic Health Center As the fellowship

director I have developed the training curriculum and I recruit hire and supervise one fellow annually

This is exactly the type of training experience that early career psychologists are looking for to distinguish

themselves as specialists in the complex healthcare system The demand for this training was

demonstrated by successfully recruiting our first fellow immediately upon receiving funding late in the

recruitment cycle of 2017 and fellowship slots have been successfully filled for the last 3 years

consecutively despite the highly competitive psychology post-doctoral fellowship market The quality of

fellows has been excellent and the IUSM Department of Psychiatry hired my first fellow Dr Danielle

Henderson (2018) as full time faculty My second fellow Dr Lisa The (2019) is now a faculty member

and lead transplant psychologist at the Albert Einstein School of Medicinersquos Montefiore Medical Center

and my current fellow Dr Anahli Patel has accepted a position as a clinical health psychologist at

Pittsburg University School of Medicine

The growth of postdoctoral fellowship training in multiple subspecialty areas of clinical

psychology has expanded tremendously within the Department of Psychiatry However with ever

increasing specialization areas fellows were often conducting their training in disparate locations in the

hospital system with little coordination across fellowship programs in the Department of Psychiatry The

Section of Psychology Executive Committee developed the role of Fellowships Director across all

sponsored post-doctoral programs in its purview and appointed me into this role in 2019 In this role I

immediately developed and implemented a monthly didactic seminar and journal club for fellows created

a shared resources database for fellowship directors to utilize and streamlined advertising policies for

fellowship positions

In 2015 I developed a training program within the Behavioral Sleep Medicine Training Clinic

which offers training to psychology interns psychology graduate students internal medicine and

psychiatry residents and sleep medicine fellows within IUSM and other IU campuses (IUB IUPUI) I

offer 6-12 month rotations for trainees supervising up to 6 psychology learners in direct service delivery

and up to 20 didacticcollaborative learners annually Thus far 10 sleep medicine fellows 8 psychology

interns and 6 psychology graduate students have completed their training in this clinic Not only does this

training program meet the needs of learners across 4 training programs at IUSM but it also allows for

increased access to services and trains future specialists in this underserved field

After serving as the primary supervisor for the Department of Psychiatryrsquos core Adult Outpatient

Psychiatry rotation I developed a specialty rotation in Psychosocial Oncology in 2012 Subsequently I

also developed a specialty rotation in cardio-pulmonarytransplant psychology at the Advanced Heart and

Lung Care Clinic thus expanding opportunities in clinical health psychology specialty training in our

internship program This culminated in my development of the Adult Health Psychology core rotation

which combined multiple subspecialty training opportunities in this area to create a full-time training

program This ultimately evolved into its own Health Psychology Track for our internship program which

I continue to supervise Now only in its 3rd year the track receives over 30 applications annually from

applicants nationally for one spot demonstrating its growing popularity Overall I have trained 12

psychology interns in health psychology some of which have graduated to go on to prestigious

fellowships or faculty positions in institutions such as Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown

University University of Florida School of Medicine and University of Pennsylvania School of

Medicine These specialized training opportunities attract a highly qualified competitive and diverse

group of applicants nationally and internationally to our internship program

A core goal of my involvement in service to learners has been laying the foundation for them to

become academic clinicians involved in scholarly activity Approximately half of my scholarly projects

include mentoring of psychology fellows practicum students and junior faculty As a result each of my

psychology fellows has presented original research at a national conference and been a co-author on at

least one peer-reviewed presentation or publication

Curricular Development

I have extended my role as a clinician educator by developing a very highly rated workshop on

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia and also publishing this resource and learner outcomes in

MEDED Portal Additionally I have developed a workshop on improving continuous positive airway

pressure (CPAP) compliance in obstructive sleep apnea via CPAP desensitization another critically

important skill set in sleep medicine which was well rated by learners and accepted for publication by

MEDED Portal currently The learner feedback from both of these workshops indicated that the

availability of training in these topic areas was critical to learnersrsquo in their respective areas of medicine

given the under-recognition and dearth of training in behavioral sleep medicine in traditional curriculums

My teaching skills in combination with recognized expertise have also resulted in teaching requests

beyond the Department of Psychiatry For example both the Sleep Medicine Fellowship and Internal

Medicine Residency Programs at IUSOM have requested their students to rotate through my Behavioral

Sleep Medicine Clinic as part of their standard training regimen

Didactic Teaching

Over the last 8 years at IUSM I have served as the co-preceptor to the Introduction to Clinical

Medicine yearlong course (ICM1-01) from 2011-2012 as a preceptor to IUSOM intersession in 2013

monthly lecturer for the psychiatry clerkship from 2012-2014 interim course director for the Cognitive

Behavioral Therapy course for PGY-III Psychiatry residents from 2011-2014 and as course director for

both the Diversity (2012-2016) and Ethics (2016- ) courses in the psychology internship program

Additionally I conducted another 12 unique didactic series for trainees across all levels of IUSM

reaching 150 learners As an experienced and skilled lecturer I thoroughly enjoy didactic teaching

alongside clinical teaching I routinely conduct in my clinical work

LearnerPeer Evaluation Outcomes

Formal peer-review of my teaching through the IUSOM Office of Faculty Affairs Professional

Affairs and Diversity has documented that I am an effective and engaged clinical educator highlighting a

lsquowell designed learning sessionrsquo with overall excellent remarks Traineersquos formal evaluation of my

clinical teaching have been positive demonstrated by my behavioral sleep medicine rotation obtaining

ratings of 475-5 out of 5 for all 4 consecutive years across all domains Sample comments have included

ldquoExcellent training experience Clear learning goals and expert supervisionhellipI really appreciated her

mentorshiprdquo and ldquoDr Chernyak provides immediate and relevant feedbackhellipShe is also very thorough

and methodical in her teaching which makes it easy to grasp the various content areasrdquo

Future Directions

My vision of health psychology at IUSOM motivates me to further grow and innovate the

thriving clinical and teaching programs I have built I plan to continue expansion of services offered

through the Transplant Psychology Program pursuing status as a nationally recognized model for quality

clinical service and interdisciplinary training I plan to improve education in Behavioral Sleep Medicine

in the state of Indiana by training the next generation of clinicians at IUSOM in this highly specialized

area and serving to provide the required professional consultation for licensed clinicians to qualify for

board certification in behavioral sleep medicine thereby expanding the critically undersized workforce in

this area Over the next several years in my role as Chief Psychologist of the Adult Outpatient Clinic I

would like to expand the services provided by clinical health psychologists by recruiting additional

professionals and helping them establish additional specialized programs in this field thereby

contributing to the larger reputation of IUSOM as a leader in behavioral medicine

Summary

Since joining the faculty of the Department of Psychiatry at Indiana University School of

Medicine in 2011 I have established a strong reputation regionally as an expert in the field of clinical

health psychology My clinical service over the past eight years has not only benefited over one-thousand

individuals and their families but also contributed to enhancing IUSMrsquos reputation for providing expert

specialty care in clinical health psychology My commitment to excellence has also extended to

disseminating clinical expertise and evidence-based practices to institutions and colleagues regionally and

nationally Moreover the work that I have done to develop training programs extends my professional

influence both geographically and into the future as my trainees translate this training into careers of their

own The impact of my scholarship is clearly demonstrated with a growing momentum in peer reviewed

journal publications and grantsmanship Combined this work demonstrates a regional and growing

national reputation of excellence in clinical health psychology and an indispensable role to the missions

of IUSM

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TEACHING

1 TEACHING LOAD AND GOALShelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip2

2 PEER REVIEW OF TEACHING (AGGREGATED)helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip3

3 STUDENT EVALUATION OF TEACHING (AGGREGATE)helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip4

4 DISSEMINATED SCHOLARSHIP ON TEACHING AND LEARNINGhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip7

5 IMPACT OF INSTRUCTION ON STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMEShelliphelliphelliphelliphellip9

6 UNDERGRADUATE ANDOR GRADUATE RESEARCH MENTORING AND

OUTCOMEShelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip10

7 COURSE CURRICULAR AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENThelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip12

8 TEACHING RECOGNITION - GRANTS AWARDS HONORS FELLOWSHIPShellip13

TEACHING APPENDIX (for reference not included in document)

1 APPENDIX STUDENT EVALUATION OF TEACHING

2 APPENDIX PEER EVALUATIONS

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TEACHING LOAD AND GOALS

Clinical TeachingSupervision

bull In a typical year I provide clinical supervision throughout the year for 3-5 doctoral psychology interns 1-2

doctoral psychology graduate students and 1-2 child psychiatry fellows

bull In addition to being present for clinical care supervision involves weekly individual supervision meetings

(30 min-1 hourweek per student) and a minimum of 30 min-1hour week of additional supervision that

may be in group format

bull In a typical week I provide 4-5 hours of individual supervision and 8-10 hours total of supervision

bull In a typical week I am supervising the care of learners for 20-40 hoursweek

bull My clinical teaching transcends 3 unique clinical settings ndash the Behavioral Sleep Medicine Clinic at the IU

Health Neurosciences Center the Multidisciplinary Clinic at the IU Simon Cancer Center and the

Advanced Heart and Lung Care Clinic at IU Methodist Hospital

Didactic Teaching

bull In a typical year I provide 5-10 lectures to doctoral psychology interns psychiatry residents medical

students and sleep medicine fellows

Teaching Goals

bull Continue to expand Clinical Health Psychology rotations to more interns

bull Continue to recruit for postdoctoral psychology fellow and maintain the fellowship funding

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PEER REVIEW OF TEACHING (Refer to Appendix)

bull Formal evaluation of teaching in small group session with psychology and internal medicine residents

completed on 91719 by Scott Renshaw MD Full letter is in the Appendix and includes an assessment of

strengths and areas for development

bull Strengths

o ldquoDr Chernyak was attentive and responsive to student cues during the sessionrdquo

o ldquoShows enthusiasm for topic and learners through body language and voicerdquo

o ldquoLearners appeared to be engaged with the teacher and the topic throughout the hourrdquo

o ldquoDr Chernyak made clear the learning objectives during their time together and reinforced these

at the close of the sessionrdquo

bull Areas for Development

o ldquoConsider learning strategies to take advantage of the small group settingrdquo

o ldquoAsk learners about their background and experiencesrdquo

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STUDENT EVALUATION OF TEACHING

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia - Medical Resident and Fellow Workshop

bull Average rating (N=32) = 425 (5 corresponding to a lsquoStrongly Agreersquo rating of a positive

attribute of the workshop)

bull Representative free-text comments from didactic trainees

o ldquoGreat cases that were realistic and kept presentation interactiverdquo

o ldquoInteresting topic very relevant and doctors are underprepared to deal with issuerdquo

o ldquoRelevant to my practice will improve patient carerdquo

CPAP Desensitization Workshop

bull Average Rating (N=25) = 4645 (5 corresponding to a lsquoStrongly Agreersquo rating of a positive

attribute of the workshop)

bull Representative free-text comments from didactic trainees

o ldquoEasy to Understand Straightforwardrdquo

Psychology Internship Clinical Teaching

bull Health Psychology Core amp Electives Rotation Evaluation 2016-2019

o (N=5) 475 Using rating scale of 5 (outstanding) to 1 (unsatisfactory)

o Sample items

ldquoThe rotation made a valueable contribution to my learningrdquo 55 (Strongly

Agree) endorsed by 100

I would recommend this rotation to future interns 55 (Strongly Agree) endorsed

by 100

o Selected comments

ldquoOverall I thought this rotation provided interns with a good sense of working

with an oncologyhealth psychology patient population including understanding

themesconcerns that many oncology patients experience The rotation also

challenged interns to utilize evidenced- based treatments (CBTACT) in flexible

ways to aid patients to cope with medical conditions and identified psychosocial

stressorsrdquo

ldquoI feel Dr Chernyaks style of supervision was appropriate I really liked

that she was in the room for all of the intake evaluations She was always availabl

e and willing to touch base about the patient answer

any questions I mightve had and provide guidance but she also gave me space t

o develop my own style and share my way of

conceptualizing the patient I could tell she really trusted me with patients and th

at means a lot I knew that any constructive feedback

she gave me was given as a way for me to improve not tear me downrdquo

bull Health Psychology Core amp Electives Supervisor Evaluation 2016-2020

o (N=6) 485 Using rating scale of 5 (outstanding) to 1 (unsatisfactory)

o Sample comments

ldquoIts been a pleasure training with Dr Chernyak She structures the rotation really

well and provides great feedback She does a

wonderful job stepping in and modeling when appropriate but also giving you ind

ependencerdquo

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5

ldquoDr Chernyak provides immediate and relevant feedback which has been very

helpful She is also very thorough and methodical in her teaching which makes it

easy to grasp the various content areas I really appreciate her spending time to

provide live supervision and time after each patient to address my questionsrdquo

ldquoDr Chernyak definitely knows her stuff and it was great watching her with pati

ents I learned a lot about how to be more confident in

sessions and to not be nervous to ask the difficult questions

ldquoDr Chernyak was an excellent resourcerdquo

bull Behavioral Sleep Medicine Specialty Rotation

o Practicum (2015-2018)3614 (N=2) Using scale of 4 (best) to 1 (worst)

o Internship (2015-2019) 475 (N=2 Using rating scale of 5 (outstanding) to 1

(unsatisfactory)

Sample comments

bull ldquoThis rotation does an excellent job of helping interns become skilled in

CBT-I I felt very valuedrdquo

bull ldquoDr Chernyak did a really nice job of making several opportunities

available (OPT clinic work collaborating with a sleep fellow and

touring the sleep medicine facilities)rdquo

bull ldquoThis rotation was excellent and I would highly recommend it to future

internsrdquo

Psychology Internship Didactic Teaching

Ethics (2016-2017)

bull (N=12) 4745 Using rating scale of 5 (outstanding) to 1 (unsatisfactory)

bull Sample items

o Would you recommend this seminar - 92 Yes

o Sample comments

ldquoI really enjoyed the discussions The time goes by so quicklyrdquo

ldquoEthics is a hard topic but I really liked the CE handout Dr Chernyak broughtrdquo

Diversity (2014-2017)

bull (N=44) 4645 Using rating scale of 5 (outstanding) to 1 (unsatisfactory)

bull Sample items

o Would you recommend this seamanrsquos - 100 Yes

bull Sample items

o ldquoDr Chernyak wascollaborative discussion based and at the right level for our

previous trainingrdquo

o ldquoIn comparison to many boring ethics courses Dr Chernyak was able to initiate

conversation about complex ethical issuesrdquo

Mindfulness Interventions 2014-2016

bull (N=12) 4725 Using rating scale of 5 (outstanding) to 1 (unsatisfactory)

bull Sample items

o Would you recommend this seminar - 100 Yes

bull Sample comments

o ldquoDr Chernyaks enthusiasm is contagiousrdquo

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Pre-surgical Transplant (2016)

bull (N=6) 4735 Using rating scale of 5 (outstanding) to 1 (unsatisfactory)

bull Sample item

Would you recommend this seminar - 100 Yes

Psychology Adult Health Psych Interventions (2016)

bull ( N=6) 4875 Using rating scale of 5 (outstanding) to 1 (unsatisfactory)

Evidence Supported Treatments for Weight Management (2012)

bull (N=3) 4845 Using rating scale of 5 (outstanding) to 1 (unsatisfactory)

Medical Education ndash Evidence Based Medicine Didactics (2014-2015)

bull (N=22) 4115 Using rating scale of 5 (outstanding) to 1 (unsatisfactory)

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DISSEMINATED SCHOLARSHIP ON TEACHING AND LEARNING

(See Appendix for Service Publications for full text articles)

I have 1 published and 1 in press article in MEDEDPortal a unique teaching publication in the

medical field These articles are scholarly works that summarize the knowledge teaching

methods and results of disseminating clinical skills to trainees Each article straddles the

categories of teaching and service scholarship however they are categorized as service

publications due to the direct impact clinical teaching and dissemination has on service delivery

in the field of behavioral sleep medicine They are listed below for cross reference

1 Chernyak Y (2019) A Practical Application Primer on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for

Insomnia for Medical Residents MedEdPORTAL 1510862 httpsdoiorg1015766mep_2374-

826510862

Abstract

Introduction Cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia (CBT-I) is a well-established

nonpharmacological intervention that is the gold standard treatment for insomnia CBT-I has been utilized

and empirically validated in many modalities including group treatment telemedicine and primary care

Despite the wealth of evidence on its effectiveness many medical providers including those in primary

care where most insomnia complaints are raised have limited exposure knowledge and resources to

direct or implement this intervention Methods Medical educators from an academic medical center

developed a module focused on teaching medical residents the techniques of CBT-I The educational

activity was an interactive 90-minute seminar that included a lecture followed by a case presentation

illustrating the application of medical knowledge A post-seminar survey was used to evaluate the topic

and content of the seminar Results In a survey of 32 primary care and psychiatry residents and sleep

medicine fellows 97 of respondents indicated that the topic of CBT-I should be included in the seminar

series and 84 indicated that the topic was of interest to them Qualitative feedback underscored the

relevance of this topic to traineesrsquo clinical practice as well as its underratedness Discussion The

seminar on CBT-I was well received and viewed as a valuable tool in practicing medicine The slides and

vignettes provided enable replication of this workshop in other settings with medical learners who have a

cursory knowledge of sleep medicine The workshop is applicable to other health professionals including

medical students nurses social workers and psychology trainees

Educational Objectives

By the end of this activity learners will be able to

1 Report increased awareness and knowledge of psychophysiological insomnia as a prevalent and

treatable condition

2 List the components of cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia including sleep hygiene

stimulus control and sleep restriction

3 Discuss clinical considerations of typical insomnia patients presenting to family medicine or

psychiatry practice

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8

Appendices

bull CBT-I Presentationppt

bull CBT-I Case Exampleppt

bull CBT-I Reading Listdoc

bull Seminar Evaluation Formdocx

1 Chernyak Y (in press) Improving CPAP Adherence for OSA Improving CPAP Adherence for

OSA A Practical Application Primer on CPAP Desensitization MedEdPORTAL

Abstract

Introduction Obstructive sleep apnea is a common medical condition with well-established morbidity

and mortality Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP) is a highly effective treatment prescribed to

the majority of individuals with OSA that has documented poor adherence rate for a variety of reasons

including claustrophobia and discomfort CPAP desensitization is an effective simple and brief

treatment shown to be very effective at improving adherence rates to CPAP Methods A psychologist

specializing in behavioral sleep medicine developed a module focused on teaching medical residents the

techniques of CPAP Desensitization The educational activity was an interactive 45-minute seminar

which included a didactic component followed by a case presentation and interactive role-play A post-

seminar survey was used to evaluate the content of the workshop as well growth in awareness and

perception of knowledge and skills with a pre-to-post workshop evaluation Results In a survey of 25

primary care and psychiatry residents and sleep medicine fellows 92 of respondents indicated that the

topic of CPAP barriers and CPAP Desensitization was lsquoimportantrsquo Ratings of self-reported knowledge

and skills improved nearly one-third following the workshop Qualitative feedback indicated the utility

and enthusiasm learners had for this topic Discussion The workshop on CPAP Desensitization is a

valuable tool that should be disseminated more widely to improve treatment adherence in the significant

portion of the population that suffers from OSA which does not use adherence to PAP therapy The

workshop is applicable to other health professionals including medical students nursing social work or

psychology trainees

Keywords Sleep apnea obstructive sleep apnea CPAP PAP Therapy Sleep Desensitization

Educational Objectives

1 By the end of this seminar medical learners will be able to identify 3+ common barriers to

compliance with CPAP therapy for sleep apnea

2 By the end of this seminar medical learners will be able to list 3+ components of CPAP

desensitization intervention

3 By the end of this seminar medical learners will be able to identify 3+ clinical characteristics of

an appropriate candidate for CPAP desensitization referral andor intervention

4 Appendices

5 A CPAP Desensitizationpptx

6 B CPAP Interactive Exercise

7 C CPAP Desensitization Summary Handout

8 D Workshop PrePost-Test amp Evaluation Formdocx

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9

IMPACT OF INSTRUCTION ON STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES

Clinical Supervisee Licensure and Placement Data

bull Doctoral Psychology Interns

o 21 Interns Supervised (18 graduates ndash 3 still enrolled in program) - 100 successfully completed

the Doctoral Internship in Clinical Psychology

o 100 who pursued licensure successfully obtained licensure in health service psychology -

Institutions represented include IUSM IU Bloomington Northwestern University Feinberg

School of Medicine University of North Carolina School of Medicine University of Pennsylvania

Perelman School of Medicine UCLA Warren Albert Medical School of Brown University

bull Postdoctoral Psychology Fellows

o 3 fellows supervised

100 obtained professional licensure in Indiana with Health Service Provider in

Psychology endorsement

Career placements

bull All hold faculty appointments at Indiana University School of Medicine Albert

Einstein School of Medicine and University of Pittsburg School of Medicine

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10

UNDERGRADUATE ANDOR GRADUATE RESEARCH MENTORING AND

CLINICALPROFESSIONAL MENTORING OUTCOMES

Formal research mentorship

bull Caroline Bolarwina IUSOM (Medical Student)

bull Mentored on research project including data compilation data analysis and literature review Co-

author on manuscript in preparation

bull Chernyak Y Otte J daggerBolarwina C Ofner S Manchanda S Barriers to Optimal

Behavioral Sleep Medicine Referrals in an Academic Medical Center

bull Danielle Henderson PhD IUSOM ndash Trained during pre-doctoral psychology internship hired for fellowship

and recruitedmentored as new faculty mentor Co-authored 2 publications and 3 national presentations

bull daggerChernyak Y Teh LB Henderson DR Patel A (2019) Practice Issues for Evaluation and

Management of the Suicidal Left Ventricular Assist Device Patient Progress in Transplantation

httpsjournalssagepubcomdoifull1011771526924819893300

bull daggerChernyak Y Teh LB Henderson DR Powell AL amp Hage CA Prediction of Listing Status in

Lung Transplant Candidates Using the Stanford Integrated Psychosocial Assessment for

Transplantation (SIPAT) Progress in Transplantation

bull daggerHenderson DR Chernyak C Gutteridge D Roe DW (August 2018) Unmasking Severe

Anxiety After Lung Transplant NATCO ndash The Organization of Transplant Professionals Indianapolis

IN

bull daggerHenderson DR Chernyak C (August 2018) A Pre-Transplant Psychological Characterization of

Patients with Lung Disease NATCO ndash The Organization of Transplant Professionals Indianapolis IN

bull daggerHenderson DR Chernyak Y Using A Clinician-rated Measure to Predict Listing for Lung

Transplantation Society of Behavioral Medicine Washington DC 2019

bull Lisa Teh PhD IUSOM Postdoctoral fellow ndash Trained during fellowship now faculty at Albert Einstein Medical

School Montefiore Medical Center in New York NY Assisted with data collection data analysis and manuscript

preparation Mentored independent line of inquiry to conduct analysis using Item Reponses Theory (IRT) on a

measure of transplant readiness- the Stanford Integrated Psychological Assessment of Transplant (SIPAT) currently

under review at Psychosomatics Published 3 papers together (including those co-authored above) and 1 national

presentation

bull daggerChernyak Y Teh LB (2019) Medically-Induced Exacerbation of PTSD Following Lung

Transplantation A Case Series Journal of Clinical Psychology in Medical Settings

httpsdoiorg101007s10880-019-09691-7

bull dagger Teh LB Chernyak Y Henderson DR Hage CA Post Item-Level Psychometric Validation of the

Stanford Integrated Psychosocial Assessment for Transplant (SIPAT) for Thoracic Transplant

Candidates Psychosomatics

bull daggerTeh LB Henderson DR amp Chernyak Y Post Item-Level Psychometric Validation of the

Stanford Integrated Psychosocial Assessment for Transplant (SIPAT) for Thoracic Transplant

Candidates Society of Behavioral Medicine Washington DC 2019

bull Anahli Patel PhD IUSOM Post-doctoral fellow Trained during fellowship has accepted faculty position at

University of Pittsburg Medical Center Pittsburg PA

bull Mentored journal article co-review for Health Psychology

bull daggerPatel A Chernyak Y (2020) The Need for Psychological Rehabilitation in Lung Transplant

Recipients Progress in Transplantation

httpsjournalssagepubcomdoi1011771526924820913510

bull Anna-Leigh Powell MS IUSOM (trained as pre-doctoral psychology intern) ndash Accepted a post-doctoral

fellowship position at Virginia Commonwealth University

bull Mentored journal article co-review for the International Journal of Stress Management

bull Assisted with data anlaysis on under review manuscript

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11

bull daggerChernyak Y Teh LB Henderson DR Powell AL amp Hage CA Prediction of Listing

Status in Lung Transplant Candidates Using the Stanford Integrated Psychosocial Assessment

for Transplantation (SIPAT) Progress in Transplantation

bull Loretta Hsueh PhD IUPUI (trained as psychology graduate student) ndash Currently completing pre-doctoral

fellowship at University of San Diego Medical Center Mentored student on data analysis and presentation

for national conference

bull daggerChernyak Y amp Hsueh L Self-Reported Psychological Distress During Post Lung Transplant

Intensive Outpatient Rehabilitation Accepted presentation at the American Psychological Association

Chicago IL 2019

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12

EVIENCE OF COURSE CURRICIULAR AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Educational Grants

- Obtained funding for a Clinical Health Psychology Fellowship from the Academic Health Center housed at

Indiana University Health Methodist Hospital focused on cardio-pulmonary behavioral medicine and thoracic

transplant in 2016

- Budget $65000+ renewed annually to fund one clinical health psychology post-doctoral fellow

- Conducted all marketing recruiting hiring and retention efforts for 4 consecutive years

- Provide 5 hours of direct supervision weekly including direct supervision and training co-therapy observation

shadowing and tiered supervision of other trainees by the fellow

- Lectures and seminars for the fellowship developed over the last 4 years and updated annually

- Provide 1-5 hours of administrative roles weekly

Section of Psychology Fellowships Director ndash 2019 ndash Present

- Appointed as the Director overseeing 5 fellowship programs in the Section of Psychology in the Department of

Psychiatry IUSOM

- As part of this effort streamlined marketing recruitment efforts

- Provided guidelines on recruitment

- Initiated a Fellowship Journal ClubDidactics course which meets monthly and includes faculty lecturers to

increase section investment and visibility to fellows deployed widely across the medical center

Didactic Teaching Programs Developed

- Diversity Internship Program Course (2012-2016) amp Ethics Internship Program Course (2016-Present)

o Developed and implemented original curriculum

o Each course included bimonthly seminars

o Course syllabus and curriculum developed and updated annually

o Courses are unique to the internship program highly practical aiding trainees to effectively

incorporate scientific evidence into clinical practice

o Courses adapted over time based on intern feedback collected annually

o See appendix of specific intern feedback and evaluation of the courses

- Miscellaneous Lectures

o Lectures developed over the course of 8 years at rank I have developed over 18 lectures for medical

students doctoral psychology interns psychiatry residents

Clinical Rotations and Programs Developed

- Behavioral Sleep Medicine Clinical Teaching Rotation

o Developed in 2013 ndash Present

o Training clinic for pre-doctoral psychology interns psychology practicum students sleep medicine

fellows internal medicinepsychiatry residents

o 3-12 month clinical rotation focused on assessment and intervention of behavioral sleep medicine

disorders integrated with psychology triage and assessment

o Weekly individual andor group supervision provided to all trainees

o Innovative use of observation room 2-way mirror to expand number of learnersobservers

- Clinical Health Psychology Rotations

o Cardiopulmonary Behavioral MedicineThoracic Transplant amp Psychosocial Oncology

o I developed and administered 2 new formal clinical rotations for Doctoral Psychology Graduate

Students and Pre-Doctoral Psychology Interns

o Rotations were 3-6 months in duration 1 full dayweek

o Included individual supervision didactic training clinical observation co-therapy feedback and

scholarshipresearch opportunities

Yelena Chernyak PhD Dossier Teaching Documents

13

TEACHING RECOGNITION ndash GRANTS AWARDS AND FELLOWSHIPS

- 2017 WM George McAdoo Award

Excellence in Teaching by the Psychology Internship Program

Department of Psychiatry

Indiana University School of Medicine

One recipient selected annually from all internship instructors (n = 20-25) by psychology interns

in recognition of ldquoexcellence and devotion to the didactic curriculum of the Indiana University

School of Medicine Clinical Psychology Internship Programrdquo

Yelena Chernyak PhD Dossier Service Documents

1

SERVICE DOCUMENTS

1 EVIDENCE OF SERVICE TO THE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL AND DEPARTMENT2

2 EVIDENCE OF SERVICE TO THE PROFESSIONDISCIPLINEhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip5

3 SIGNIFICANCE IMPACT QUALITY OF PROFESSIONAL SERVICEhelliphelliphelliphelliphellip6

4 EVIDENCE OF SCHOLARLY PUBLICATIONS PRESENTATIONS OR OTHER

MEANS OF DISSEMINATIONhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip11

SERVICE APPENDIX (for reference not included in document)

1 SERVICE PUBLICATIONS ndash CLIMB

2 SERVICE PUBLICATIONS ndash SLEEP GREAT

3 SERVICE PUBLICATIONS ndash MEDED CHERNYAK 2019

4 SERVICE PUBLICATIONS ndash MEDED CHERNYAK IN PRESS

5 CONTINUING EDUCATION PRESENTATION EVALUATIONS

Yelena Chernyak PhD Dossier Service Documents

2

EVIDENCE OF SERVICE TO THE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL AND DEPARTMENT

Clinical Service - I have provided extensive Service in 4 distinct clinical programs at rank which have

dramatically expanded access to evidence-based psychological care for vulnerable and underserved

medical populations

Current Clinical Service Activities and Plans for Growth ndash

bull Chief Psychologist of Adult Outpatient Psychiatry Clinic (2011 ndash Present)

o IU Health Neurosciences Center Adult Outpatient Psychiatry Clinic

o 2011-2016 General psychology clinic 3 daysweek active caseload of 100 patients

o Named Chief Psychologist in 2015

o Provided care to patients age 18+ with a wide range of diagnoses needing high-quality evidence-

based treatment

o Oversaw increase of staff psychologists from 1 ndash 6 full time positions

o Oversaw transition to Indiana University Practice Associations to IU Indiana University Health

Physicians productivity tracing using Relative Value Units implementation of electronic medical

records telehealth

o Plans for Growth including continued recruitment of staff psychologist and mid-level

psychotherapy providers to meet high demand in system and community

bull Founder amp Director of Adult Behavioral Sleep Medicine Program (2014 ndash Present)

o Founding and service delivery in the only multi-disciplinary behavioral sleep medicine clinic in

the IU system as one only 2 board certified behavioral sleep medicine provider in the state of

Indiana

o Practicing evidence based care including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia for patients

age 18+ with insomnia circadian rhythm disorders hypersomnia narcolepsy sleep apnea

nightmare disorder parasomnias and benzodiazepine dependence

o Referrals include internal VA community and national

o 1-2 clinic days 20-25 patientsweek 2-5 learners

o Tracking referral patterns and outcomes

o Plans for future growth including expansion into telehealth service delivery and development of a

weekly Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia program

bull Founder amp Supervising Psychologist ndash Thoracic Transplant Psychology Program amp Advanced Heart and

Lung Care Clinic (2011 ndash Present)

o Lead team of 1 full time psychology fellow 1-3 psychology residents 1 psychology practicum

student 3 social workers in a multidisciplinary environment including dieticians and

innumerable cardiologist pulmonologists surgeons pharmacists nurse coordinators

o Patients served range in age from 18+ and present with a complex psychiatric and medical

comorbidities including end stage heart and lung disease in outpatient inpatient individual and

group modalities

o Developed and implemented innovative training clinic that demonstrates real-world application of

evidence-based assessment and treatments for transplant readiness including standardized clinical

rating scales such as the Stanford Integrated Psychological Assessment for Transplant and

interventions such as Motivational Interviewing and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

o Plans for future growth are to systematically gather and analyze data regarding treatment and

transplant outcomes to aid in quality improvement efforts and to further increase access to care

Expansion of group wellness program for post-transplant recovery

bull Primary Psychologist - Simon Cancer Center Multidisciplinary Clinic (2011-Present)

o Serve on multi-disciplinary team consisting of psychiatry 3 social workers nursing palliative

care chaplaincy dietician and oncologists to serve all patients age 18+ at the only academic

cancer treatment center in the state of Indiana

Yelena Chernyak PhD Dossier Service Documents

3

o Deliver evidence based interventions to patients coping with cancer diagnosis treatment and

recovery while training psychology residents in this specialty area

Service to the Department

bull Indiana University School of Medicine Doctoral Internship in Clinical Psychology - I have provided 8

years of strong leadership to this program which is one of the oldest Psychology Internship programs in the

United States serving as a supervisor for the General Adult Health Psych Track and Specialties in

Behavioral Sleep Medicine Psychosocial Oncology and Cardio-Pulmonary Behavioral Medicine

bull Indiana University School of Medicine Clinical Health Psychology Post-doctoral Fellowship ndash Co-founded

the fellowship program in 2016 to train psychologists in clinical health psychology specialties as well as

simultaneously meet the high clinical demand of the Cardio-Thoracic Transplant program by bringing on a

full time fellow

Department of Psychiatry Committees

I have provided extensive service to 7 Committees within the Department of Psychiatry

1) Member Internship Selection Committee Section of Psychology (2012-Present)

o Review of all application materials from 100+ annually standardized rating written and verbal

feedback consultation with colleagues and several rank-order meetings to determine who is

invited for internship

2) Member Executive Committee Section of Psychology (2015 ndash Present)

o Attended meetings and contributed to vital decisions related to the administration of the section of

psychology

o key decision making role with regard to policies and procedures that impact psychologists within

the Department of Psychiatry

3) Member Psychology Internship Executive Committee Section of Psychology (2015 ndash Present)

o Attended meetings and contributed to vital decisions related to the administration of the

psychology internship program

o Marketing recruitment efforts to advertise internship training curriculum development

competency evaluation and assessment policy implementation and enforcement

4) Co-Director Electronic Medical Record Transition Committee Adult Outpatient Psychiatry Clinic (2016-

2017)

o Advisory guidance on implementation electronic medical record system in adult psychiatry

including appropriate schedule templates workflow confidentiality protection schedule changes

clinic communication changes and documentation requirements

5) Member Space Committee Department of Psychiatry (2016 ndash Present)

o Monitoring evaluation policy recommendations regarding use of space in the department

6) Member Quality Committee Department of Psychiatry (2017 ndash Present)

o Development and implementation of quality measures with collaboration from health practice

leadership

7) Member Womenrsquos Advisory Council IUSM (2019 ndash Present)

o Provided input on the role of women in the IUSM culture

Faculty Mentorship

o I have provided formal mentorship to 3 junior faculty members within the Department of Psychiatry which

included regular individual meetings and participating in mentor committee meetings

o I have provided extensive informal mentorship to junior faculty in the areas of teachingsupervision as well

as clinical and professional service

Yelena Chernyak PhD Dossier Service Documents

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o Dr Danielle Henderson I trained both as an intern and post-doctoral fellow as her primary

supervisor and program director I was instrumental in assisting her to obtain a faculty role within

IUSM

o I advised Dr Courtney Johnson during her role as a post-doctoral fellow in the department prior to

becoming faculty when I continued my mentorship role

o Dr Huaiyu Zhang who was recruited from Emory University

Yelena Chernyak PhD Dossier Service Documents

5

EVIDENCE OF SERVICE TO THE PROFESSIONDISCIPLINE

National

Society of Behavioral Sleep Medicine (SBSM)

- Served on 2 executive committees of this nationally prominent organization

- Appointed to a 4 year term in 2015 to the Practice Committee

o Duties included participation in monthly meetings to develop an review policies and procedures

relevant to the practice of behavioral sleep medicine

o Performed in a workgroup to advise formulate and disseminate policy advise as evidenced in

multiple co-authored policy publications

- Appointed to a 4 year term in 2019 to the Membership Committee

o Duties included participation in monthly meetings to develop and review policies and procedures

relevant to the recruitment retention and service to the membership of this organization

Association of Psychologists in Academic Health Centers (APAHC)

- Invited to join the Conference planning Committee for the APAHCrsquos bi-annual conference scheduled in

2021 Includes bi-monthly phone calls to coordinate speakers symposia workshops location

accommodations and marketing for this large national conference

Regional

Indiana Psychological Association (IPA)

- 2015 Conference Planning Committee ndash Invited join IPArsquos conference planning committee to coordinate

speakers workshops and poster sessions

Manuscript Review

I serve as an Ad-hoc reviewer for 7 journals Journals have included Physiology ad Behavior Archives

of Internal Medicine Translational Behavioral Medicine Annals of Behavioral Medicine Health

Psychology and International Journal of Stress Management

National Professional Organization Membership

I am a member of 7 National Professional Organizations for a duration of 5+ years including the

American Psychological Association the APA Division of Health Psychology The Society of Behavioral

Sleep Medicine the Society of Behavioral Medicine the Association of Behavioral and Cognitive

Therapies and the Indiana Psychological Association

Continuing Education

In rank I have delivered 18 continuing education seminars to the profession and clinical community

listed on my curriculum vitae Locally and regionally these have included settings such as the Bariatric

and Medical Weight Loss Center Sleep Disorders Center Department of Psychiatry Department of

Occupational Therapy at Indiana University Health and Indiana University School of Medicine Indiana

Psychological Association Cancer Survivorship Consortium Reid Hospital Decatur County Memorial

Hospital Columbus Regional Hospital and the statewide IUSOM Office of Medical Education

Yelena Chernyak PhD Dossier Service Documents

6

SIGNIFICANCE OF IMPACT AND QUALITY OF PROFESSIONAL SERVICE

Board Certification

bull I have obtained dual board certification in Behavioral Sleep Medicine by both the American

Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM) and the Board of Behavioral Sleep Medicine (BBSM) This is a

prestigious accomplishment professionally and for the institution I represent Board certification

illustrates international recognition for excellence in the specialty field of behavioral sleep medicine

I am the first member of the Indiana University School of Medicine faculty and the only current

member practicing with adults to have the designation of CBSM and DBSM

bull In 2012 I passed the exam administered by the American Board of Sleep Medicine to earn the

credential of being Certified in Behavioral Sleep Medicine (CBSM) as one of only 213 individuals

worldwide to receive this credential Individuals who completed the required training and

successfully passed the behavioral sleep medicine certification examination administered by the

American Board of Sleep Medicine are referred to as certified in Behavioral Sleep Medicine I also

received the designation of Diplomate in Behavioral Sleep Medicine (DBSM) by the newly-formed

Board of Behavioral Sleep Medicine The Board of Behavioral Sleep Medicine offers a Diplomate in

Behavioral Sleep Medicine or DBSM to applicants who meet eligibility requirements and pass a

specialty BSM certification examination Candidates who pass the certification examination may use

the DBSM (Diplomate in Behavioral Sleep Medicine) designation after their name and will receive

certificates from the BBSM The DBSM represents a standard of specialty competence in behavioral

sleep medicine by which the public government and regulatory agencies and health care

organizations can identify skill and expertise

Society of Behavioral Sleep Medicine (SBSM)

bull As a member of two governing committees in SBSM over the last 5 years I have made contributions

to the development and dissemination of policy guidelines on professional practice This is

demonstrated in several sample publications including my role as co-author with Dr Stacy Simon in

2016 in the Practice Committee Position Statement on the ACP Guidelines for the Treatment of

Insomnia release and published at httpswwwbehavioralsleeporgimagesPositionACP-Position-

Statement-Finalpdf which highlighted the groundbreaking recommendation by the American College

of Physicians to utilize cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia (CBT-I) as a first-line treatment for

insomnia an area of my clinical expertise

bull In 2017 I was lead author on another policy guideline titled lsquoWhat you need to know Implications of

the American Academy of Pediatrics 2016 Safe Sleep Practices on Pediatric Behavioral Sleep

Medicine published at httpswwwbehavioralsleeporgimagespdfSBSM-Summary-of-AAP-2016-

Safe-Sleep-Commentarypdf This important policy brief was critical in educating our membership

regarding the changes in policy which contradicted pprevious recommendations These changes

impact the practice of pediatric behavioral sleep medicine particularly in the domain of promoting

optimal sleep in infants and young children who may experience problematic night awakenings

secondary to sleep onset association problems

bull Most recently I interview the president of the Board of Behavioral Sleep Medicine Michael Schmitz

PhD to author an article for The Sleep Talker the SBSM newsletter titled lsquoPrepping for the DBSM

How SBSM Can Help Yoursquo disseminating information on how the society was critical in the board

certification process

Program Development

Sleep Great copy Program

Yelena Chernyak PhD Dossier Service Documents

7

bull I served as part of a clinical and research team to develop implement and evaluate a healthy sleep in

the workplace program at Indiana University

bull The program consisted of a 4 week self-guided course to improve sleep habits such as sleep hygiene

bull This program has been copyrighted and purchased by other prestigious institutions nationally for their

workplace sleep initiatives

Cardio-Thoracic Patients Linking Mind and Body (CLIMB) Program

bull At the request of the cardio-thoracic transplant teams I have developed a 4 week group

psychotherapy group for pre-and post-transplant patients The CLIMB program is based on 4 modules

ndash 1) Stress Management 2) Mood and Behavioral Activation 3) Communication Skills and 4)

Motivational Enhancement This highly successful program has been implemented with multiple

populations including those receiving advanced therapies such as Ventricular Assist Device

placement as well as heart and lung transplant

bull I have gathered data on patient satisfaction and outcomes from CLIMB which has been presented

nationally at the American Psychological Association Conference

bull I have also co-authored a paper in Progress in Transplantation outlining the need for programs such

as this for lung transplant recipients for lsquopsychological rehabilitationrsquo and proposed CLIMB as a

model

Growth in Clinics and Novel Service Delivery

bull Behavioral Sleep Medicine Clinic

o I have established and continue to provide service via an innovative training model in the

Behavioral Sleep Medicine (BSM) clinic in the IU Health Neurosciences Center The BSM clinic

has provided unique training opportunities for Psychology Doctoral Students Doctoral Psychology

Interns sleep medicine fellows primary care and psychiatry residents

o The BSM clinic have doubled to tripled access to care for high need populations that are

underserved in Indiana and throughout the country My BSM clinic is the only clinic providing

comprehensive psychologicalbehavioral care including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for

Insomnia in the Indiana University system and I am the only board certified behavioral sleep

medicine specialist working with adults in the entire state of Indiana

o My expertise in working with behavioral sleep medicine in a population that has co-morbid

psychiatric and medical conditions enables me to provide high-quality care to a very complicated

subset of patients All services provided adhere to evidence-based practice standards

bull Cardio-Thoracic Clinic

o I have established a reputation for myself and for IUSM as an expert in the area of cardio-thoracic

pre-transplant evaluation Indiana University is the only provider of lung transplants in the state of

Indiana ndash prior to my joining the team psychological assessment and psychotherapy services were

very limited in this clinic

o During my time at Advanced Heart and Lung Care Clinic where transplants are served I have not

only expanded clinical psychology coverage from virtually zero to full time (5 days per week

between myself and my fellow) improved the structure of pre-surgical evaluation expanded the

service to cover inpatient consultation at Methodist hospital and expanded volume such that we can

evaluate every single new patients for heart or lung transplantation at Indiana University Health

o To expand service clinical health psychology services I developed a post-doctoral fellowship in

clinical health psychology with a focus on cardio-thoracic behavioral medicine in transplant to

simultaneously address the clinic need with this full time position but also to increase training in

this highly under skilled area particularly in the Midwest

Continuing Education Initiatives

Yelena Chernyak PhD Dossier Service Documents

8

bull I have conducted 18 Continuing Education Lectures in rank locally and regionally with excellent

feedback and ratings from professional colleagues A complete compilation of feedback is

included in the Service Appendix

bull Sample comments on evaluations of Continuing Education included ldquoExcellent speaker ndash she did

a great job giving analogies and examplesrdquo and ldquoGreat Presentationrdquo

Evaluation of Quality of Clinical Service

Indiana University Health Physicians Productivity

bull Consistently meeting and exceeding Indiana University Health Physicians wRVU (work relative

value units) clinical goal target since compensation plan initiated in 2014

Indiana University Health Physicians Patient Experience Surveys

bull The National Research Corporation queries patient experience data by assigning a Net Promoter

Score (NPS) to responses Net Promoter Score is a measure of customer loyalty and ability to

grow through referrals A Promoter score is given to all responses with values 9-10 on a 0-10

scale reported as a percentage of total scores

bull My NPS scores for 2020 was 10000 which is above the target in psychiatry of 7994 as well

as above the target of other IU Health Physicians Departments listed below

Yelena Chernyak PhD Dossier Service Documents

9

OPPE Report - Allied Health Practitioner

bull Survey Results Periodic surveys are conducted to evaluate the practitioners performance based

upon the six ACGME standards of Patient Care Medical Knowledge Interpersonal and

Communication Skills Professionalism Practice Based Learning and Improvement Systems

based practice

bull The results per questions are assigned a point value Outstanding = 5 Acceptable = 4 Needs

Improvement = 3 Unsatisfactory = 0 An average is obtained for each question based upon the

total number of surveys received for the practitioner

bull The vast majority (90+) of the scoring periods as shown below are cumulatively rated as

lsquoOutstandingrsquo by my peers with the remainder ratings falling somewhere between lsquoAcceptablersquo

and lsquoOutstandingrsquo

Yelena Chernyak PhD Dossier Service Documents

10

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6302016 x 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5

6302017 x 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5

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Yelena Chernyak PhD Dossier Service Documents

11

EVIDENCE OF SCHOLARLY PUBLICATIONS PRESENTATIONS OTHER MEANS OF

DISSEMINATION

Peer Reviewed Service Oriented Manuscripts

bull Publications

o 9 traditional peer reviewed journal articles at rank on topics related to clinical health

psychology

o 3 manuscripts currently under review in Health Care The Journal of Delivery Science and

Innovation and Progress in Transplantation

o 5 first authored publication

o 1 as primary mentor with mentee as first author

o 3 articles with mentees as co-authors

bull Key publications

o Chernyak Y (2019) A Practical Application Primer on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for

Insomnia for Medical Residents MedEdPORTAL 1510862

httpsdoiorg1015766mep_2374-826510862

o Chernyak Y (in press) Improving CPAP Adherence for OSA Improving CPAP

Adherence for OSA A Practical Application Primer on CPAP Desensitization

MedEdPORTAL

These articles highlight my expertise in the clinical application teaching and

dissemination of evidence based practice in the field of behavioral sleep medicine I

authored these articled to contribute to the professional literature the high impact

service I was providing to patients with insomnia and CPAP noncompliance Medical

education is sorely lacking these teaching resources which the MEDEDPortal

publication directly targets

I have 1 published and 1 in press article in MEDEDPortal a unique teaching

publication in the medical field For context summarized from

wwwmededportalorg

bull MedEdPORTAL is a MEDLINE-indexed open-access journal of teaching

and learning resources in the health professions published by the Association

of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) in partnership with the American

Dental Education Association MedEdPORTAL publications are stand-alone

complete teaching or learning modules that have been implemented and

evaluated with medical or dental trainees or practitioners Each submission is

reviewed by editorial staff and external peer reviewers using a standardized

review instrument grounded in the tenets of educational scholarship

bull MedEdPORTAL complies with the International Committee of Medical

Journal Editors (ICMJE) Recommendations for the Conduct Reporting

Editing and Publication of Scholarly Work in Medical Journals

bull Scope MedEdPORTAL invites educators to submit generalizable

educational materials that have been implemented with target learners with

the aim of helping to improve patient care The learners must include training

or practicing physicians or dentists (eg professional school residency

faculty development continuing professional development) and may include

trainees or practitioners across the health professions

bull Vision 1) Serve as the premier clearinghouse of high-quality peer-reviewed

health education tools 2) Promote interprofessional collaboration by

facilitating the open exchange of educational resources across the health

professions and 3) Equip health professionals across the continuum with

effective and efficient educational resources to improve patient care

Yelena Chernyak PhD Dossier Service Documents

12

o daggerChernyak Y Teh LB (2019) Medically-Induced Exacerbation of PTSD

Following Lung Transplantation A Case Series Journal of Clinical Psychology in

Medical Settings httpsdoiorg101007s10880-019-09691-7

bull This case series and practice guide addresses a novel topic of PTSD in lung-

transplant recipients which occurs at double the rate in this population and

poses serious threat to morbidity and mortality in this already high-risk

group Existing psychological evaluation practices are critically inadequate to

capture PTSD as many patients may fail to disclose relevant history Novel

evaluation and treatment methods are discussed and recommended

IMPACT FACTORS OF JOURNALS IN WHICH I PUBLISHED

Journal Name Impact

Factor

Date of

Publication

Number of

Articles Published

International Journal of Eating Disorders 35 2011 1

Journal of Abnormal Psychology 5519 2010 1

Progress in Transplantation 958 2019 2020 2

MEDED Portal 38 acceptance

rate

2019 2020 2

Journal of Clinical Psychology in Medical Settings 1477 2019 2

Supportive care in cancer 2754 2016 1

Cancer medicine 3357 2014 1

After extensive exploration MedEdPORTAL has made the decision not to pursue an impact factor Dissemination is the priority

for MedEdPORTAL publications Our desire is for readers to replicate educational activities described in our publications which

does not necessarily translate to citations in the peer-reviewed literature We also value innovation especially in spaces where

there have traditionally been curricular gaps Strategic efforts to increase the impact factor would hinder our goal of highlighting

unique topics that may not get cited as frequently Additionally we are concerned that a low impact factor would harm the

reputation of the journal by inviting undue comparisons with dissimilar journals In sum we believe that MedEdPORTAL is

distinguished among medical education journals by its uniqueness in disseminating educational resources and an impact factor

would likely underestimate the true impact of MedEdPORTAL

Yelena Chernyak PhD Dossier Service Documents

13

Scopus Accessed 422020

Non-Peer Reviewed Publications

bull 4 invited contributions by professional societies including the Society of Behavioral Sleep

Medicine 3 in rank 2 first authored

bull Contributions to policy statements representing clinical opinions and recommendations by a

professional society is a highly prestigious impactful contribution The purpose is to distill and

highlight critically important scholarship and clinical evidence which may be complex into a

straightforward and applied set of information for the clinician

bull Each of these contributions was made by invitation of an executive committee in each

professional society My invitation was the direct result of prominence and reputation in the

society as one having the skill and knowledge to make this contribution

bull Contributions are archived so as to be disseminated and retrievable even after published

newsletter or recommendation are initially released

o Simon S Chernyak Y (2016) Practice Committee Position Statement Draft on the

ACP Guidelines for the Treatment of Insomnia Society for Behavioral Sleep Medicine

BehavioralSleeporg httpswwwbehavioralsleeporgimagesPositionACP-Position-

Statement-Finalpdf

Co-authored position statement on a seminal treatment recommendation affecting

the field of behavioral sleep medicine

o Chernyak Y Byers H James E Schmittdiel C Thomas SJ Blackburn R amp

Simona SL (2017) What you need to know Implications of the American Academy of

Pediatrics 2016 Safe Sleep Practices on Pediatric Behavioral Sleep Medicine Society of

Behavioral Sleep Medicine httpswwwbehavioralsleeporgimagespdfSBSM-

Summary-of-AAP-2016-Safe-Sleep-Commentarypdf

o Chernyak Y Prepping for the DBSM How SBSM Can Help You The Sleep Talker

Volume 36 April 2020

Peer Review for Professional Journals

bull Peer Review for 7 professional journals in the field lf clinical health psychology

bull Invitation to review from journals increasing in the last 2 years indicating growing scholarly

presence

IMPACT FACTOR OF JOURANLS FOR WHICH I PROVIDE RVIEWS

Journal Name Impact Factor

Physiology and Behavior (2007) 272

Archives of Internal Medicine (2008) discontinued

Translational Behavioral Medicine (2018-) 248

Annals of Behavioral Medicine (2018-) 376

Health Psychology (2019 - ) 408

Heart amp Lung Journal of Acute and Critical Care (2020- ) 169

Yelena Chernyak PhD Dossier Service Documents

14

International Journal of Stress Management (2020 - ) 195

Scopus Accessed March 26 2020

Peer Reviewed Service Oriented Presentations

bull Twelve in-rank peer reviewed presentations at national and international conferences such as the

Society of Behavioral Sleep Medicine Society of Behavioral Medicine American Psychological

Association

bull 3 First Author

bull 5 Mentee First Author

bull 1 Mentee co-author

Media Dissemination of Service

bull Twenty-three total at rank for national outlets including lsquoGQrsquo magazine lsquoBustlersquo magazine and

regional outlets such as WRTB6 News and WTHR-TV

bull My goal in working with the media is to provide mass dissemination of clinical and scientific

information to the general public

bull Routinely called upon as an expert in field if behavioral sleep medicine and clinical health

psychology during duration of volunteering to represent IU to the media

Treatment Manuals

bull 2 treatment manuals 1 copyrighted 1 first authored (See Appendix for Service Publications)

o Otte JL Lalevich S Hollingsworth P Chernyak Y Manchanda S ldquoSleep Great

A Wellness Program to Promote Sleep in the Workplacerdquocopy Program Manual

This manual was copyrighted and rights sold to other large hospital systems

nationally for use in their employee assistance programs

o Chernyak Y Cardiac Patients Linking Mind amp Body (CLIMB) Program Manual used

in the Advanced Heart and Lung Care Program at Indiana University Methodist Hospital

I developed this treatment manual to utilize in clinical care delivery based on an

evidence based psychological wellness model including stress management

mood optimization motivational enhancement and social support

This manual has been adapted to several clinical populations at Indiana

University Health Methodist Hospital including Ventricular Assistant Device

recipients and pre-thoracic transplant patients

Thursday August 19 2021 at 080710 Eastern Daylight Time

Page 1 of 1

Subject RE Using your dossier for an exampleDate Wednesday August 18 2021 at 35540 PM Eastern Daylight TimeFrom Chernyak YelenaTo Applegate RachelADachments image001png image002png

Thank you and Thanks for your request That would be just fine with me YC Yelena Chernyak PhD DBSM HSPPAssociate Professor of Clinical PsychiatryChief Psychologist - Adult OutpaSent Psychiatry IU Health Neurosciences CenterDirector ndash Behavioral Sleep Medicine IU Health Neurosciences CenterDirector ndash Clinical Health Psychology Fellowship Indiana University School of MedicineIU Health PhysiciansGoodman Hall IU Health Neuroscience Center355 W 16th St Suite 2800 Indianapolis IN 46202-7176ychernyaiuedu From Applegate Rachel ltrapplegaiupuiedugt Sent Wednesday August 18 2021 1143 AMTo Applegate Rachel ltrapplegaiupuiedugtSubject Using your dossier for an example CongratulaSons on your 2021 promoSon to clinical associate professorI wonder if you would be willing to have your dossier posted as an example We do this behind CAS so it isonly IU people who can see themWe post everything EXCEPT the appendices and review leeers Please let me know Thanks Rachel ApplegateAssistant Vice Chancellor for Faculty AffairsAssociate Professor Library and Information ScienceOffice of Academic AffairsUniversity Hall (INAD) Suite 5002301 University BoulevardIndianapolis IN 46202 317-278-2395rapplegaiupuieduwwwacademicaffairsiupuiedu

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Yelena Chernyak PhD August 17 2020 Page 7 of 25

Department of Psychiatry

Enrollment 6

12 2016 ldquoProfessional Developmentrdquo Invited Speaker

Quarterly Educational Seminar

Psychology Pre-doctoral Internship

Section of Psychology

Department of Psychiatry

Enrollment 6

13 2016 ndash Course Director Ethics in Psychology

Psychology Internship

Section of Psychology

Department of Psychiatry

Enrollment 7

14 2019 - Course Director

Journal Club amp Didactic Lecture Series in Professional

Development

Section of Psychology

Department of Psychiatry

Enrollment 8

15 2020 lsquoBilling Practices amp Productivity Considerations in

Professional Psychologyrsquo Lecture

Journal Club amp Didactic Lecture Series in Professional

Development

Section of Psychology

Department of Psychiatry

Enrollment 8

16 2020 ldquoAdvocating for Psychology as a Profession amp Oneselfrsquo

Journal Club amp Didactic Lecture Series in Professional

Development

Section of Psychology

Department of Psychiatry

Enrollment 8

Clinical Teaching

1 2011 ndash 2014 Co-Course Director

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Theory and Application

(PSRES201)

Psychiatry Residency Program

Department of Psychiatry IUSOM

6 month rotation

Students

Yelena Chernyak PhD August 17 2020 Page 8 of 25

Andrew Adler MD

Michael Francis MD

Daniel Hackman MD

Kimberly Lo MD

David Orme MD

Ayesha Sajid MD

Paul Taraska MD

Lisa Burckhartzmeyer MD

Rebecca Smith MD

Caitlyn Adams MD

Emily Zarse MD

Corey Trobaugh MD

Gena Mooneyham MD

Kristen Dauss MD

2 2012 - Supervisor Clinical Psychology Practicum

Adult Outpatient Psychiatry Clinic

Section of Psychology Department of Psychiatry IUSOM

6 month rotation 1 dayweek

Students

Tasneem Khambaty (IUPUI)

3 2012 - Behavioral Sleep Medicine Training

Sleep Medicine Fellowship

1 year rotation frac12 day every other week

IUSOM Division of Pulmonary Critical Care Sleep amp

Occupational Medicine

Fellows

Pritam Neuptame MD

Anuja Bandyopadhyay MD

Anita Rajagopal MD

Stephen Gradney MD

Stephanie Ashraf MD

Stephanie Stahl MD

Stephanie Jackson MD

Adam Lenet MD

Aaron Roberts MD

Angie White MD

4 2012 ndash Supervisor in Adult Clinical and Health Psychology

APA-approved Clinical Psychology Internship Program

Section of Psychology Department of Psychiatry IUSOM

6-month rotation 3 daysweek

Students

Kristen Merkitsch

Anna-Leigh Powell

Yelena Chernyak PhD August 17 2020 Page 9 of 25

Ming Hwei Yek

Maija Taylor

Shannon Brothers

Danielle Henderson

Hannah Ford

Linda Skalski

Quetzal Class

Jennie Petrie

Patrick Quinn

Samantha Gray

Andrew Cooper

Rachel Holmes

5 2015 ndash Supervisor in Behavioral Sleep Medicine

APA-approved Clinical Psychology Internship Program

Section of Psychology Department of Psychiatry IUSOM

6-month rotation 1 dayweek

Students

Maureen McQuillan

Audrey Lee OrsquoConnor

Autumn Truss

Anna-Leigh Powell

Kristin Touza

Rebecca Elias

Maija Taylor

Rachel Goldin

Danielle Henderson

Lindsey Williams

Practicum Training Site Graduate Students

Students

Marguerite Claire Wilson (IUB)

Alexandra Moussa-Touks (IUB)

Amber Craig (IUB)

Danielle Tometich (IUPUI)

Maureen McQuillan (IUB)

Jay Patel (IUPUI)

Fernanda Rossi (IUB)

Jessica Bernston (IUPUI) Practicum student

6 2017 ndash Director Clinical Health Psychology Fellowship

Section of Psychology Department of Psychiatry IUSOM

1 year full-time post-doctoral specialty training jointly with

the Advanced Heart and Lung Care Clinic at IUH

Methodist Hospital

Anahli Patel PsyD

Lisa The PhD

Yelena Chernyak PhD August 17 2020 Page 10 of 25

Danielle Henderson PhD

7 2018 ndash Supervisor in Cardio-thoracic amp Transplant Psychology

Psychology Practicum

Section of Psychology Department of Psychiatry IUSOM

6 month rotation 1-2 daysweek

Students

Loretta Hsueh (IUPUI)

8 2019 - Behavioral Sleep Medicine Specialty Rotation Supervisor

Sleep Medicine Rotation

Internal Medicine Residencies

Students 1-2 studentmonth weekly

Ahmed Kiani MD

Samantha Kay MD

Sam Mshelbwala MD

Jennifer Peng MD

Zunera Tariq MD

Kevin Zhang MD

William Plunk MD

Skye El Sayegh MD

Jonathan Koons MD

Jonathan McCollum MD

Miysha Shaw MD

Mark Krauth MD

Siri Kadire MD

Chiemela Ubagharaji MD

Ryan White MD

Maniar Mehta MD

Elizabeth Cowgill MD

Teaching Administration and Curricular Development

1 2017 - Clinical Health Psychology Post-doctoral Fellowship

Co-Director

Department of Psychiatry

Indiana University School of Medicine

- Handbook Development

- Curriculum Development

2 2019 - Fellowships Director

Section of Psychology Department of Psychiatry

Indiana University School of Medicine

- Coordination of fellowship advertising recruitment and

policies

- Clinical Psychology Post-doctoral Fellowship Didactic Series

o Curriculum Development

Yelena Chernyak PhD August 17 2020 Page 11 of 25

o TopicSpeaker selection

o Fellow evaluationsatisfaction survey

Mentoring

Faculty Mentoring

1 2014 - 2015 Huaiyu Zhang PhD

Assistant Professor of Clinical Psychology in Clinical Psychiatry

Department of Psychiatry

Indiana University School of Medicine

2 2015 - Courtney Johnson PhD

Assistant Professor of Clinical Psychology in Clinical Psychiatry

Department of Psychiatry

Indiana University School of Medicine

3 2018 - Danielle Henderson PhD

Assistant Professor of Clinical Psychology in Clinical Psychiatry

Department of Psychiatry

Indiana University School of Medicine

Medical Student Mentoring

1 2019 - Caroline Bolarwina MPH

MS4

Research Mentoring on the lsquoBarriers to Optimal Behavioral Sleep

Medicine Referrals in an Academic Medical Centerrsquo Project

Indiana University School of Medicine

Service

University Service

School (Indiana University School of Medicine)

2019 ndash Womenrsquos Advisory Council

Department (Psychiatry Indiana University School of Medicine)

2012 - Member

Internship Selection Committee

Section of Psychology

2015 ndash Member

Executive Committee

Section of Psychology

Yelena Chernyak PhD August 17 2020 Page 12 of 25

2015 ndash Member

Psychology Internship Executive Committee

Section of Psychology

2016 ndash 2017 Co-Director

EMR Transition Committee

Adult Outpatient Psychiatry Clinic

2016 ndash Member

Space Committee

2017 ndash Member

Quality Committee

Professional Service

2015 Member

Fall Conference Planning Committee

Indiana Psychological Association

2015 ndash 2019 Member

Society of Behavioral Sleep Medicine

Practice Committee

2019 2019 National Conference Symposium Review Committee

2019 ndash Present Member

Society of Behavioral Sleep Medicine

Membership Committee

2020 ndash Present Member

Association of Psychologists in Academic Health Centers

Conference Planning Committee

Reviewer for Journals

2007 Physiology and Behavior

2008 Archives of Internal Medicine

2018 - Translational Behavioral Medicine

2018 - Annals of Behavioral Medicine

2019 - Health Psychology

Yelena Chernyak PhD August 17 2020 Page 13 of 25

2020 - Heart amp Lung Journal of Acute and Critical Care

2020 ndash International Journal of Stress Management

Service to Patients (Presentations to the community)

2008 ndash 2009 Campus Outreach Planning Committee

Student Counseling Center

Drexel University

Philadelphia PA

2009 Wellness Workshop ldquoBikini Ready Body Healthrdquo

Student Counseling Center

Drexel University

Philadelphia PA

2011 Health Workshop Series

ldquoManaging Stressrdquo

ldquoDepression and Heart Diseaserdquo

Cardiac Rehabilitation Program

Methodist Hospital

Indiana University Health

Indianapolis IN

2015 ndash ldquoManaging Anxiety and Stressrdquo

Advanced Heart Failure Support Group

Methodist Hospital

Indiana University Health

Indianapolis IN

Service Grants

Completed

IUSCC Internal Grant Otte(PI) 2015-2018

Indiana University Simon Cancer Center $50000

Screening Breast Cancer Survivors for Sleep Disorders Using a Clinical Decision Tool A Pilot

Study

Role Co-Investigator

Funded

PCORI 14719 MuseyKroenke (PI) $3356413

Assessment of Prevention Diagnosis and Treatment Options Addressing Anxiety among Low-

Risk Chest Pain Patients in the Emergency Department Setting

This 3-arm trial will compare outcomes for patients with anxiety and low-risk chest pain

evaluated in the Emergency Department treated with standard care are referral for self-help CBT

sessions and peer support or virtual CBT intervention Patients stakeholders and health system

Yelena Chernyak PhD August 17 2020 Page 14 of 25

leaders have collaborated to maximize feasibility patient values barriers and preferences for

care

Role Co-Investigator 25 effort

Pending

R61R33 HL155794-01 Stewart (PI) $3473431

Strengthening Hearts by Addressing Disrupted Sleep (SHADES) Randomized Controlled Trial

NIHNHLBI

The aims of this phase II randomized controlled trial are (1) to determine if a modernized

collaborative stepped care intervention for insomnia reduces the excess cardiovascular disease

(CVD) risk of primary care patients with insomnia disorder and (2) to identify the mechanisms

by which this improvement may occur

Role Co-Investigator 20 Effort

Submitted But Not Funded Grants

1R15CA208664-01 Otte (PI) 2017-2019 $300000

SleeP SmaRt A Screen and Personalized Referral Algorithm for Breast Cancer Survivors with

Chronic Sleep Problems

Role Investigator

Invited Service Presentations

Local

1 March 2008 ldquoSocial Justice in Health Care The Role of Body Imagerdquo

Drexel University Office of Student Life

Philadelphia PA

2 February 2009 ldquoIdentifying and addressing problematic dieting in university-

based populationsrdquo

Drexel University Student Counseling Center

Philadelphia PA

3 February 2009 ldquoIdentifying and addressing problematic dieting in university-

based populationsrdquo

Drexel University Student Counseling Center

Philadelphia PA

4 March 2009 ldquoCAPS Lecture Tales from my Scalerdquo

Rosemont College Department of Womenrsquos Studies

Bryn Mawr PA

5 November 2010 ldquoThe Third Wave of CBT ACT and Mindfulness Techniquesrdquo

Health Psychology Fellowship Didactics Series

Cleveland Clinic

Cleveland OH

6 February 2011 ldquoPatient-Centered Communication with Oncology Patientsrdquo

Yelena Chernyak PhD August 17 2020 Page 15 of 25

Taussig Cancer Center Masterrsquos Course

Cleveland Clinic

Cleveland OH

7 March 2011 ldquoNighttime Eating Disorders Differential Diagnosis and

Treatmentrdquo

Sleep Disorders Center Grand Rounds

Cleveland Clinic

Cleveland OH

8 April 2011 ldquoDistinguishing Normative Dieting from Disordered Eating

Evaluation and Intervention Guidelinesrdquo

Department of Psychiatry Grand Rounds

Cleveland Clinic

Cleveland OH

9 May 2011 ldquoWhen is Weight-Loss Considered an Eating Disorderrdquo

Department of Pediatrics Grand Rounds

Fairview Hospital

Cleveland Clinic Foundation

Cleveland OH

10 December 2011 ldquoDevelopment amp Utilization of Behavioral Rating

Scales Can psychological assessment predict problems after

bariatric surgery and identify persons at higher riskrdquo

Bariatric and Medical Weight Loss Center

Indiana University Health

Indianapolis IN

11 March 2012 ldquoCognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomniardquo

Sleep Disorders Center

Indiana University Health

Indianapolis IN

12 January 2012 ldquoManaging Difficult Patients Improving Communication

Service Delivery and Treatment Adherencerdquo

Department of Psychiatry Grand Rounds

Indiana University School of Medicine

13 December 2012 ldquoSleep Disorders in Bariatric Populationsrdquo

Psychology Practicum Didactic Training

Bariatric and Medical Weight Loss Center

Indiana University Health

Indianapolis IN

14 September 2013 ldquoDSM-5 Update Eating and Personality Disordersrdquo

Yelena Chernyak PhD August 17 2020 Page 16 of 25

Department of Psychiatry Grand Rounds

Indiana University School of Medicine

Indianapolis IN

15 September 2013 ldquoIntroduction to Cognitive Behavioral Therapyrdquo

Department of Occupational Therapy

Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis

Indianapolis IN

16 February 2014 ldquoCognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomniardquo

Department of Psychiatry Grand Rounds

Indiana University School of Medicine

Indianapolis IN

17 April 2019 ldquoCBT-I amp Traumardquo

Sleep Disorders Center

Indiana University Health

Indianapolis IN

Regional

1 October 2010 ldquoThe Epidemic of Obesity Updates Psychological Sequelae

and Behavioral Interventionrdquo

Continuing Education Course

Ohio Psychological Association

Fall Conference

Columbus OH

2 April 2011 ldquoAdvancing the Understanding of the treatment of Eating

Disorders in Ohiordquo

Continuing Education Course

Ohio Psychological Association Workshop

Lindner Center

Cincinnati OH

Lecture ldquoAwareness of Societal Messages Competing

Influences on Weight and Eatingrdquo

3 July 2012 ldquoEthicsrdquo

Continuing Education Course

Section of Psychology

Department of Psychiatry

Indiana University School of Medicine

Lecture ldquoEthical Issues of Health Psychology in the Medical

Settingrdquo

4 June 2013 ldquoDSM-5rdquo

Continuing Education Course

Yelena Chernyak PhD August 17 2020 Page 17 of 25

Department of Psychiatry

Section of Psychology

Indiana University School of Medicine

Lecture ldquoSleep Eating and Personality Disordersrdquo

5 May 2015 Essentials of Cancer Survivorship A Workshop for

Health Care Professionals

Continuing Education Course

IU Health Cancer Centers The Ohio State University and

University of Cincinnati Cancer Survivorship Consortium

Indianapolis IN

Lecture ldquoCoping with Anxiety and Depression Psychological

Issues During Cancer and Beyondrdquo

6 November 2015 ldquoSleeplessness in America How Inadequate Sleep Related

To Health and Wellbeingrdquo

Continuing Education Course

Indiana Psychological Association

Fall Conference

Indianapolis IN

Lecture ldquoSleeplessness in America How Inadequate Sleep

Related To Health and Wellbeingrdquo

7 April 2016 ldquoBehavioral Sleep Medicine Psychological Treatment for

Insomnia and other Sleep Disordersrdquo

Department of Internal Medicine Grand Rounds

Reid Hospital

Richmond IN

8 June 2016 ldquoHealth Psychology Interventions for Medically and

Psychiatrically Ill Patientsrdquo

Department of Internal Medicine Grand Rounds Reid Hospital

Richmond IN

9 November 2016 ldquoMood Disorders in Women ndash A Lifespan Approachrdquo

Department of Internal Medicine Grand Rounds

Reid Hospital

Richmond IN

10 October 2017 ldquoCBT for Anxiety and Depressionrdquo

Grand Rounds

Decatur County Memorial Hospital

Greensburg IN

11 November 2017 ldquoMindfulness Based Stress Reductionrdquo

Grand Rounds

Yelena Chernyak PhD August 17 2020 Page 18 of 25

Columbus Regional Hospital

Columbus IN

12 April 2019 ldquoSleeplessness in the 21st Century - How

Inadequate Sleep Relates to Health and Wellbeing and the

Everyday Habits that Get in the Wayrdquo

IUSOM Office of Medical Education ndash Wellness Coalition

Streamed Statewide

Indianapolis IN

Scientific Abstracts amp Presentations (in rank daggerstudent trainee author students underlined)

Local

1 Lowe MR Chernyak Y (2006 March) The Role of Dieting in Bulimia Nervosa A

Reformulation Poster Session presented at the 2006 annual Drexel University Research

Day Philadelphia PA

2 Chernyak Y Lowe MR (2007 March) Fear of Fatness of Drive to be Thin Motivations for

Dieting in Normal Weight Women Poster session presented at the 2007 annual Psi Chi Research

day at the University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia PA

3 Chernyak Y Heinberg JL (2011 March ) Impact of preferred weight on weight loss

outcomes in bariatric surgery patients Research oral presentation given at the Cleveland

Clinic Endocrinology and Metabolism Institute Research Day Cleveland OH

4 daggerPatel A Chernyak Y (2020 March) The Need for Psychological Rehabilitation in

Lung Transplant Recipients Indiana University Research day Indianapolis IN

National

1 Lowe MR Ognibine J Kral T Chernyak Y (2006 October) Development and Pilot

Testing of a New Procedure for directly assessing long-term Nutritional Intake at Worksite

Cafeterias Poster session presented at the 2006 annual meeting of the Obesity Society

Boston MA

2 Chernyak Y Lowe MR (2007 May) Fear of Fatness or Drive to be Thin

Motivations for Dieting in Normal Weight Women Poster session presented at the 2007

annual meeting of the International Academy of Eating Disorders Baltimore MD

3 Chernyak Y Lowe MR (2007 October) Differentiating drive for thinness and drive to

be thin Restrained eaters and bulimic individuals have different motives for dieting

Poster session presented at the 2007 annual meeting of the Eating Disorders Research

Society Pittsburg PA

4 Chernyak Y Lowe MR (2007 October) Fear of Fatness or Drive to be Thin

Motivations for Dieting in Normal Weight Women Restrained Eaters and Bulimic Patients

Yelena Chernyak PhD August 17 2020 Page 19 of 25

Poster session presented at the 2007 annual meeting of the Renfrew Center Foundation

Philadelphia PA

5 Chernyak Y Lowe MR (2007 November) Drive for Thinness is Not the Same as

Drive to be Thin On the Motivations for Dieting in Normal Weight Restrained Eaters and

Bulimic Individuals Poster session presented at the 2007 annual meeting of the Association

of Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies Philadelphia PA

6 Thomas JG Markowitz J Tappe K ChernyakY Ochner C Butryn ML Lowe

MR Telephone-Based Weight Loss Maintenance Interventions for Patients Referred from

Primary Care Clinics Poster session presented at the 2008 annual meeting of the Obesity

Society Phoenix AZ

7 Chernyak Y Lowe MR (2008 July) Drive for Thinness is Not the Same as Drive to be

Thin On the Motivations for Dieting in Normal Weight Restrained Eaters and Bulimic

Individuals Poster session presented at the 2008 annual meeting of the Society for the

Study of Ingestive Behavior Paris France

8 Chernyak Y Neeren MA Lowe MR (2008 September) Dietary Rule Breaking and

Loss of Control How Much do they Overlap Presented at the 2008 annual meeting of the

Eating Disorders Research Society Montreal QC Canada

9 Chernyak Y Lowe MR (2008 November) Drive to be Thin and Resistance to

Treatment Goal Weight On the Motivation for Dieting in Anorexic and Bulimic

Individuals Poster session accepted to the 2008 annual meeting of the Association of

Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies Orland Florida

10 Shaw JA OrsquoPlanick A Brooks G E Ice S M Bunnell D W Tahilani K K

Clark V L Lubarsky L D Chernyak Y and Lowe M R (2009 September 25) Level

of Weight Suppression in Anorexia Nervosa Predicts Clinical Deterioration During

Treatment in an Intensive Outpatient Program Paper presented at the annual meeting of

the Eating Disorders Research Society New York

11 Chernyak Y Lowe MR OrsquoPlanick A Ice SM amp Bunnell DW (2009 September)

Development and testing of measures to assess weight-related motivations for dieting in

eating disordered individuals Poster presented at the 2009 annual meeting of the Eating

Disorders Research Society New York NY

12 Clark VL Chernyak Y Neeren AM Lowe MR (2009 October) Dietary rules and

loss of control over eating in a weight gain-prone sample Poster presented at the 2009

annual meeting of The Obesity Society Washingtn DC

13 Chernyak Y Lowe MR (2009 November) Development and testing of measures to

assess weight-related motivations for dieting in eating disordered individuals Poster

session accepted to the 2009 annual meeting of the Renfrew Center Foundation

Philadelphia PA

Yelena Chernyak PhD August 17 2020 Page 20 of 25

14 ChernyakY Heinberg JL (2011 June) Impact of preferred weight on weight loss

outcomes in bariatric surgery patients Selective oral presentation in the Masters Course in

Behavioral Health Session presented at the 2011 annual Association of Metabolic and

Bariatric Surgery Orland FL

15 Heinberg L J Windover A Ashton K Merrell J Chernyak Y (2011 June)

Psychological evaluation ratings and 1 month psychological adjustment Who reports pain

nausea dehydration and regret Selective oral presentation in the Masters Course in

Behavioral Health Session presented at the 2011 annual Association of Metabolic and

Bariatric Surgery Orland FL

16 Otte J L Manchanda S Skaar T Rand K Weaver M Chernyak Y Davis L

Krier C Carpenter J S (2015) Oncology provider knowledge and practice for sleep

problems in cancer patients and survivors American Academy of Sleep Medicine SLEEP

2015 Seattle WA

17 Chernyak Y Avant A (2016 March) Satisfaction with a Multidisciplinary

Psychotherapy and Social Support Program in Patients with Ventricular Assist Devices

Society of Behavioral Medicine Washington DC

18 Chernyak Y (2016 June) Patient Acceptability of Behavioral Sleep Medicine

Referrals In An Academic Medical Center American Academy of Sleep Medicine SLEEP

Denver CO

19 Otte J L Lalevich S Hollingsworth P Chernyak Y Manchanda S (2017 June)

ldquoSleep Greatrdquo A Wellness Program To Promote Sleep In The Workplace American

Academy of Sleep Medicine SLEEP 2017 Boston MA

20 Jackson L Otte J L Chernyak Y Johns S Manchanda S Storniolo AM LK K

Draucker C (April 2018) Facilitators and Barriers of Providing Sleep Specialists

Referrals to Breast Cancer Survivors with Chronic Sleep Problems Midwest Nursing

Research Societyrsquos 32th Annual Research Conference Cleveland OH

21 daggerHenderson DR Chernyak C Gutteridge D Roe DW (August 2018) Unmasking

Severe Anxiety After Lung Transplant NATCO ndash The Organization of Transplant

Professionals Indianapolis IN

22 daggerHenderson DR Chernyak C (August 2018) A Pre-Transplant Psychological

Characterization of Patients with Lung Disease NATCO ndash The Organization of Transplant

Professionals Indianapolis IN

23 daggerHenderson DR Chernyak Y Using A Clinician-rated Measure to Predict Listing for

Lung Transplantation Society of Behavioral Medicine Washington DC 2019

24 daggerTeh LB Henderson DR amp Chernyak Y Post Item-Level Psychometric Validation

Yelena Chernyak PhD August 17 2020 Page 21 of 25

of the Stanford Integrated Psychosocial Assessment for Transplant (SIPAT) for Thoracic

Transplant Candidates Society of Behavioral Medicine Washington DC 2019

25 daggerChernyak Y amp Hsueh L Self-Reported Psychological Distress During Post Lung

Transplant Intensive Outpatient Rehabilitation Accepted presentation at the American

Psychological Association Chicago IL 2019

26 Otte J L Chernyak Y Manchanda S Sleep Disorders in Breast Cancer Survivors

Barriers and Strategies for Identification and Treatment Referral Symposium Society for

Behavioral Sleep Medicine Birmingham AL 2019

Publications (in rank daggerstudent trainee author students underlined)

Service Publications

Refereed

1 Chernyak Y Lowe MR (2010) Motivations for Dieting Drive for Thinness Is

Different From Drive for Objective Thinness Journal of Abnormal Psychology 119(2)276-

281 httpdoi101037a0018398

2 Lowe MR Bunnell DW Neeren AM Chernyak Y Greberman L (2011)

Evaluating the real-world effectiveness of cognitive-behavior therapy efficacy research on

eating disorders A case study from a community-based clinical setting International

Journal of Eating Disorders 44(1) 9-18 httpsdoiorg101002eat20782

3 Otte J L Carpenter J S Manchanda S Rand K L Skaar T C Weaver M

Chernyak Y Zhong X Igega C and Landis C (2014) Systematic review of sleep

disorders in cancer patients Can the prevalence of sleep disorders be ascertained Cancer

Medicine 4(2) 183ndash200 httpsdoi101002cam4356

4 Otte JL Davis L Carpenter JS Krier C Skaar T Rand KL Weaver MT

Landis CA Chernyak Y amp Manchanda S (2016) Sleep Disorders in Breast Cancer

Survivors Supportive Care in Cancer 24(10)4197-205 httpsdoiorg101007s00520-016-

3247-6

5 Chernyak Y (2019) A Practical Application Primer on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

for Insomnia for Medical Residents MedEdPORTAL 1510862

httpsdoiorg1015766mep_2374-826510862

6 daggerChernyak Y Teh LB (2019) Medically-Induced Exacerbation of PTSD Following

Lung Transplantation A Case Series Journal of Clinical Psychology in Medical Settings

27305ndash309 httpsdoiorg101007s10880-019-09691-7

7 daggerChernyak Y Teh LB Henderson DR Patel A (2019) Practice Issues for Evaluation

and Management of the Suicidal Left Ventricular Assist Device Patient Progress in

Yelena Chernyak PhD August 17 2020 Page 22 of 25

Transplantation httpsjournalssagepubcomdoifull1011771526924819893300

8 daggerPatel A Chernyak Y (2020) The Need for Psychological Rehabilitation in Lung Transplant

Recipients Progress in Transplantation httpsdoiorg1011771526924820913510

9 Chernyak Y Chapleau KM Tanious SF Dattilo NC Diaz DR amp Landsberger SA (2020)

Olfactory Reference Syndrome A Case Report and Screening Tool Journal of Clinical Psychology

in Medical Settings httpsdoiorg101007s10880-020-09721-9

10 Chernyak Y (in press) Improving CPAP Adherence for OSA Improving CPAP Adherence for

OSA A Practical Application Primer on CPAP Desensitization MedEdPORTAL

Manuscripts with Revisions Requested

1 daggerPowell AL Teh LB Patel A Chernyak Y Exploring the Developmental Impact of

Cystic Fibrosis on Lung Transplant Candidacy Considerations for Adulthood Journal of

Clinical Psychology in Medical Settings

Manuscripts Under Review

1 Nault-Conors J Monahan P Musey P Chernyak Y Holmes E Conley M Marsh J

Roumpf S Chand P amp Kroenke K It Takes a Village to get the Right Care to the Right

Patient at the Right Time A Case Study on Addressing Chest Pain and Anxiety in the

Emergency Department Setting Health Care The Journal of Delivery Science and

Innovation

2 dagger Teh LB Chernyak Y Henderson DR Hage CA Post Item-Level Psychometric

Validation of the Stanford Integrated Psychosocial Assessment for Transplant (SIPAT) for

Thoracic Transplant Candidates Psychosomatics

3 daggerChernyak Y Teh LB Henderson DR Powell AL amp Hage CA Prediction of Listing

Status in Lung Transplant Candidates Using the Stanford Integrated Psychosocial

Assessment for Transplantation (SIPAT) Progress in Transplantation

Manuscripts in Preparation

1 Otte J Jackson L Monahan P Bo N Johns S Manchanda S Chernyak Y Ludwig K

Dodson J Storniolo AM Draucker C Are Breast Cancer Survivors Willing to Seek

Treatment for Poor Sleep A Feasibility Study of the Acceptability Facilitators and Barriers

of Completing a Referral for Sleep Complaints Behavioral Sleep Medicine

2 Chernyak Y Otte J daggerBolarwina C Ofner S Manchanda S Barriers to Optimal

Behavioral Sleep Medicine Referrals in an Academic Medical Center

Non-refereed Publications

1 Chernyak Y Neeren A Bunnell D Greberman L Lowe MR (2009) Research

Yelena Chernyak PhD August 17 2020 Page 23 of 25

and practice in clinical psychology Different ways of knowing Perspectives A

professional journal of the Renfrew Center Foundation Winter 2009

httpsrenfrewcentercomsitesdefaultfilesPerspectives20Summer202012pdf

2 Simon S Chernyak Y (2016) Practice Committee Position Statement Draft on the

ACP Guidelines for the Treatment of Insomnia Society for Behavioral Sleep Medicine

BehavioralSleeporg httpswwwbehavioralsleeporgimagesPositionACP-Position-

Statement-Finalpdf

3 Chernyak Y Byers H James E Schmittdiel C Thomas SJ Blackburn R amp

Simona SL (2017) What you need to know Implications of the American Academy of

Pediatrics 2016 Safe Sleep Practices on Pediatric Behavioral Sleep Medicine Society of

Behavioral Sleep Medicine httpswwwbehavioralsleeporgimagespdfSBSM-

Summary-of-AAP-2016-Safe-Sleep-Commentarypdf

4 Otte JL Lalevich S Hollingsworth P Chernyak Y Manchanda S ldquoSleep Great

A Wellness Program to Promote Sleep in the Workplacerdquocopy Program Manual

5 Chernyak Y Cardiac Patients Linking Mind amp Body (CLIMB) Program Manual used

in the Advanced Heart and Lung Care Program at Indiana University Methodist Hospital

6 wwwychernyawixsitecomindyhealthpsych

7 Chernyak Y Prepping for the DBSM How SBSM Can Help You The Sleep Talker

Volume 36 Quarter 1 March 2020

Invited Media Features

1 Chernyak Y Windover A Ashton K Merrell J Heinberg L (2011) Relaxation

Techniques for Bariatric Surgery Patients (Audio CD) Bariatric and Metabolic Institute

Cleveland Clinic Foundation

2 Chernyak Y Americans Sleeping Less to Work More Psych Bytes An Educational

Series from the Indiana Psychological Association (3 Feb 2015)

3 Greensburg (IN) Daily News2015 ldquoSeptember 7-13 is National Suicide Prevention

Weekrdquo wwwgreensburgdailynewscomseptember---is-national-suicide-prevention-

weekarticle_ac467f35-72cb-5525-baba-fd563bf28578html

4 Indiana Psychological Association Preventing Suicide Reaching Out and Saving Lives

Indiana psychologists offer tips on suicide prevention Chernyak interviewed for press

release (September 4 2015)

5 Batesville (IN) Herald Tribute ldquoSuicide Statistics Alarmingrdquo September 18 2015

httpwwwbatesvilleheraldtribunecomnewslocal_newssuicide-statistics-

alarmingarticle_05cd8fb2-d7c8-5dbe-8ecd-8b2488ffdafdhtml

Yelena Chernyak PhD August 17 2020 Page 24 of 25

6 WIBC-FM ldquoEffects of Daylight Savings Time on our Healthrdquo March 8 and March 11

2016 Radio

7 WXIN-TV Indianapolis News ldquoStudies Daylight Saving Time May Increase Stroke

Risk Reduce Productivityrdquo March 11 2016 repeat on Indianapolis Weekend News

March 132016 Television

8 WRTV6 ldquoIU Health Clinical Psychologist Discusses Daylight Savings Timerdquo March

14 2016 Television

9 Bustle ldquo11 Reasons Yoursquore Waking up Tired In The Morning amp How You Can Fix It

June 30 2016 wwwbustlecomarticles170127-11-reasons-youre-waking-up-tired-in-

the-morning-how-you-can-fix-it

10 The Indianapolis Recorder July QampA Sleep Itrsquos more important than you realize Ask

the IU Health Expert September 12016

wwwindianapolisrecordercomarticle_bf887475-ae11-51d2-8a03-6eb54a29e126html

11 WRTV6 ldquoIU Health Clinical Psychologist Recommends Free Sleep-Inducing Appsrdquo

August 11 2016 Television

12 WRTV6 News Indianapolis ldquoIU Health Puts sleep myths and rest and gives sleep

advicerdquo 14 March 2016 Television

13 WTHR-TV Indianapolis Sunrise News ldquoTips for Coping with Daylight Saving Timerdquo

12 March 2016 Television

14 IU Health Blog (2016 February 22) ldquoHow Debi Mazar Copes with Insomniardquo

Message posted on httpiuhealthorgblogdetailhow-debi-mazar-copes-with-

insomniaVyFsqnL2bIU

15 GQ Magazine National Publication ldquoHow Bad Is It That I Sleep Only Five Hours a

Nightrdquo Chernyak Interviewed October 27 2016 wwwgqcomstoryhow-bad-is-it-

that-i-sleep-five-hours-a-night

16 The List National Publication What really happens to your body when you donrsquot

sleep November 15 2016 httpswwwthelistcom31083really-happens-body-dont-

sleep

Yelena Chernyak PhD August 17 2020 Page 25 of 25

17 The Kendalville News Sun ldquoTips for a Healthier Heartrdquo February 2 2017 Chernyak

Interviewed httpwwwkpcnewscomfeatureslifekpcnewsarticle_ccb68645-16a2-

58a0-b67e-7d1dc7605673html

18 The American Psychological Association Goshen News ldquoTake Simple Steps Reduce

the risk of heart diseaserdquo Chernyak Interviewed February 8

2017 httpwwwgoshennewscomnewslifestylestake-simple-steps-reduce-the-risk-of-

heart-diseasearticle_9c82afd4-f26a-5555-8d22-0f9d52f0f6a8html

19 WISH-TV8 Indianapolis ldquoIU Health Behavioral Sleep Medicine Specialist Gives Sleep

Tips For Daylight Saving Timerdquo March 9 2017

20 WRTV-TV Indianapolis ldquoIU Health Psychologist Discusses How To Spot The

Warning Signs Of Suiciderdquo June 14 2018 Television

21 WISH-TV8 Indianapolis ldquoIU Health Psychologist Discusses Sleep Habitsrdquo June 19

2018 Television

22 WTHR-TV Indianapolis Sunrise News ldquoIU Health Psychologist Discusses Effects Of

Snooze Buttonrdquo June 29 2018 Television

23 WTHR-TV Indianapolis Sunrise News ldquoIU Health Clinical Psychologist Offers Advice

For Better Sleeprdquo September 17 2018 Television

24 WISH-TV8 Indianapolis News ldquoCan You Catch Up On Sleeprdquo September 18 2018

Television

25 WTIU Public Television ndash Indiana Public Media All Things Considered Program

ldquoDreams and the Pandemicrdquo April 15 2020 Radio

26 WFIU WTIU Indiana Public Media NPR Why Are You Having Dreams About

COVID-19 A Sleep Specialist Explains httpsindianapublicmediaorgnewswhy-are-

you-having-dreams-about-covid-19-a-sleep-specialist-explainsphp April 27 2020 Web

Personal Statement-Yelena Chernyak PhD (Candidate for Promotion to Associate Professor)

Overview

I am applying for promotion to the rank of Associate Professor of Clinical Psychology in Clinical

Psychiatry within the Department of Psychiatry My declared area of excellence is service with a

demonstrated strong performance in the area of teaching I joined the Department of Psychiatry at

Indiana University School of Medicine (IUSOM) in 2011 as an Assistant Professor of Clinical

Psychology in Clinical Psychiatry As a licensed clinical psychologist my expertise is in the area of

Clinical Heath Psychology also known as Medical Psychology or Behavioral Medicine The focus of my

practice is optimizing the biopsychosocial wellbeing of individuals in order to prevent alleviate or cope

with medical illness My career is devoted to providing psychological services to individuals with life

threatening conditions such as metastatic cancer end-stage heart or lung failure and debilitating

insomnia My role on medical teams as a health psychologist has been vital for readying patients for life-

saving procedures such as chemotherapy or thoracic transplantation Often times psychological

evaluation was integral to the decision making for the entire team in making critical medical decisions as

well as mandated by payers Given the complexity and critical nature of my work I cultivated my

specialty through extensive training This has included a 5-year graduate education specializing in health

psychology conducting relevant research completing a prestigious clinical fellowship at the Cleveland

Clinic and obtaining board certification My fellowship at the Cleveland Clinic culminated in my

joining the faculty at Indiana University School of Medicine where I have incorporated evidence-based

world-class care into multiple hospital-based settings

Since joining IUSM in 2011 I have developed clinical and educational service lines in multiple

medical departments My service contributions have taken the form of (1) Developing a Behavioral

Sleep Medicine (BSM) assessment intervention and training clinic at the IU Health Neurosciences

Center (2) Developing the Thoracic Transplant Psychology Program as well as creating and directing its

dedicated post-doctoral fellowship (3) Serving as the primary psychologist and training supervisor for IU

Simon Cancer Centerrsquos Multi-disciplinary Clinic and (4) As Chief Psychologist of Adult Outpatient

Psychiatry overseeing the expansion of psychology services My service contributions have resulted in

scholarship ranging from publications in peer reviewed journal articles to program manuals and media

appearances My clinical health psychology expertise has raised the standard of psychological medical

care at IUSM to be competitive and comparable with top-ranked medical centers nationwide My service

has been indispensable to the creation and organization of multiple landmark programs within the IUSOM

and IU Health systems

Service (Area of Excellence)

Service to Patients

In 2012 I obtained board certification in Behavioral Sleep Medicine (BSM) by the American

Academy of Sleep Medicine one of only 213 providers internationally obtaining this certification More

recently I received a Diplomate in Behavioral Sleep Medicine from the Board of Behavioral Sleep

Medicine in 2020 I am one of only two board-certified BSM providers in the state of Indiana and the

only provider treating adults BSM is a highly specialized growing field that is rooted in evidence-based

medicine and is the standard of care for treating sleep disorders such as insomnia In 2013 I developed

the Behavioral Sleep Medicine Clinic at the IU Health Neurosciences Center at the behest of the

Department of Medicinersquos Sleep Medicine Program Prior to the creation of this service line the

Department of Medicine lacked expertise and resources to behaviorally treat patients with sleep disorders

My service has grown in the past 6 years to treat over 500 patients increasingly annually to a total of 138

new patients in 2019 Referrals have stemmed from a collaboration with the IU Sleep Disorders Center

faculty the Roudebush Veterans Affairs Hospital and national referral sources including the Cleveland

Clinic and Johns Hopkins The clinic was one of the first service lines to pilot telehealth via the IU

Health Virtual Visits platform Referrals have continued to grow each year and capacity is large enough

to create training opportunities for sleep medicine fellows internal medicine and psychiatry residents

medical students psychology interns and practicum trainees which also helps to extend clinical access

for patients Trainees from this program have graduated to go into practice all across the United States

disseminating the gold-standard model for BSM practice nationwide

As the lead psychologist since 2011 for the Advanced Heart and Lung Care Clinic (AHLCC) at

IU Health Methodist Hospital I serve a highly medically compromised and psychiatrically complex

population of patients and their families who undergo advanced therapies including heart and lung

transplant Patients from across the Midwest seek this specialized care particularly for lung

transplantation a complex and risky medical procedure Our program is the only one in the state of

Indiana that performs this service I strategically expanded my working relationship with the AHLCC to

include service to both the cardiac and pulmonary service lines tripled the amount of clinical time

provided to this program and obtained funding for a full time transplant psychology fellowship I

developed the Thoracic Transplant Psychology Program within the AHLCC to include a comprehensive

psychological assessment protocol including a structured clinical interview self-report measures

personality testing and clinical interview Moreover the Thoracic Transplant Psychology Program has

expanded to serve not only outpatients but also inpatients who are waiting for or recovering from heart

and lung transplants or advanced therapies at IU Health Methodist Hospital This group of inpatients

previously lacked any access to psychological assessment or psychotherapy while hospitalized The

psychology service has expanded to conduct over 250 psychological consultations on inpatients in the last

three years with improved patient outcomes and collaborative care I have demonstrated innovations

most notably in the development and implementation of a group psychotherapy program titled CLIMB

(Cardio-thoracic Patients Linking Mind and Body) in 2014 which has since been adopted in the Center

for Life in Thoracic Transplant for all lung transplant recovery patients I have collected and published

data on CLIMB on the national stage at the Society of Behavioral Medicine conference reporting

excellent patient satisfaction and outcomes CLIMB continues expanding in enrollment to over 100

thoracic transplant recipients The CLIMB program is garnering national attention demonstrated by a

recently pushed journal article co-authored and mentored with my post-doctoral fellow Dr Anahli Patel

in Progress in Transplantation detailing how it is a model psychological rehabilitation program which

serves the post-transplant psychosocial needs of organ transplant recipients

Since 2011 I utilized my expertise in health psychology as primary psychologist for the IU

Simon Cancer Center the only state wide academic cancer center and one of fifty-one National Cancer

Institute Designated Comprehensive Cancer Centers My role includes providing assessment and

psychotherapy to patients and families as well as clinical consultation to oncologists nursing and other

team members I collaborate with a multidisciplinary team of psychiatrists social workers chaplains

and nurses to head the biopsychosocial arm of the Complete Life Program I have helped to implement

improved assessment protocols in this clinic including the National Comprehensive Cancer Networkrsquos

Distress Thermometer and helped to design psychoeducational and marketing materials distributed

center-wide about complementary services for cancer patients This program focuses on improving the

psychological emotional social and spiritual well-being of cancer patients As a result of my role I

have been invited to speak at regional symposiums on cancer care including the Survivorship Symposium

hosted jointly by Indiana University Ohio State University and University of Cincinnati Cancer Centers

in 2015

Administrative Service

In 2015 I was named the Chief Psychologist of the Adult Outpatient Psychiatry Clinic in the IU

Health Neurosciences Center Under my leadership the clinical psychology team has grown from two to

six psychology faculty members with further recruitment underway Our clinic specializes in assessment

and treatment of the full range of psychiatric illnesses as well as medical comorbidities As a group the

psychology faculty accept referrals from the entire IU Health system as well as community referrals

statewide Specialties represented in our clinic by psychologists include mood disorders anxiety

disorders trauma and interpersonal violence conversion and somatoform disorders cognitive

rehabilitation biofeedback mindfulness interventions cognitive behavioral therapy and sleep disorders

With over 10000 unique appointments delivered by psychologists in this clinic since 2017 my leadership

represents a robust and growing presence

Because of my expertise I am an appointed member on multiple departmental and school-wide

committees (1) the Section of Psychology Executive Committee (oversees clinical services and faculty

issues for psychologists in the Department of Psychiatry) (2) the Psychology Internship Executive

Committee (oversees the running of the internship program for 6-7 trainees annually) and the (3)

Psychology Internship Admission Committee (reviews and selects interns) (4) Quality Committee (5)

Space Committee and (6) Womenrsquos Advisory Council for IU School of Medicine In the past I have

served as an integral member of several committees including the EMR Transition Committee for the

Adult Outpatient Psychiatry Clinic

Scholarship

I have integrated my clinical expertise into scholarly pursuits in two areas of clinical health

psychologyndash sleep psychology and transplant psychology The overall theme of my research has been the

optimization of psychological services to medically ill patients Since 2011 I have authored 9 peer-

reviewed articles in rank Momentum in my scholarly activity is clearly demonstrated with 6

publications in the past year 4 manuscripts under review and 2 manuscripts in-preparation at present I

am proud to say 7 of these articles were either first-authored or co-authored by my mentees This is in

addition to 11 national conference symposia and poster presentations in rank 5 of which were first-

authored by my psychology fellows I serve as an ad-hoc reviewer for leading journals including Health

Psychology International Journal of Stress Management Annals of Behavioral Medicine and

Translational Behavioral Medicine One of my most recent publications forthcoming in the MEDED

Portal a peer reviewed journal focused on disseminating best practices in education published by the

American Association of Medical Colleges is a comprehensive module on delivering Cognitive

Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia to medical learners The MEDED Portal has another one of my articles

in-press on improving CPAP Adherence for OSA via CPAP Desensitization Therapy Another recent

publication in Progress in Transplantation highlights a critically important topic of increased suicide risk

in heart failure patients with implanted left ventricular assist devices

Since 2013 I have actively collaborated with researchers at the IUPUI School of Nursing to study

the intersection of cancer and sleep disorders This collaboration has produced multiple peer-reviewed

journal articles published in Cancer Medicine and Supportive Cancer Care I served as co-investigator on

a pilot study and subsequent R15 National Institutes of Health grant submission titled SleeP SmaRt

Screening and Personalized Referral Algorithm for Breast Cancer Survivors with Chronic Sleep

Problems As part of this project I contributed to the design of the novel screening tool screened patients

who were determined to be high risk for sleep disorders and provided referrals and treatment to

individuals suffering from psychophysiological insomnia identified by the project Although ultimately

unfunded this project helped lay the groundwork for a manuscript and symposium at the 2019 the Society

of Behavioral Sleep Medicine National Conference on the barriers of providing appropriate sleep

medicine services to breast cancer survivors

My clinical expertise in health psychology and behavioral sleep medicine has led to being a

recognized expert in the field and resulted in invitations to multiple invited lectures and grand rounds

statewide as well as regional media interviews Most recently I was featured on WTHR WRTV and

WIBC as a medical expert on the psychological impact of Daylight Savings Time These regional media

outlets represent the 28th largest market nationally according to the Nielsen ratings In total I have

contributed to 24 different media outlets in my current role Within IUSM I have been invited to conduct

Grand Rounds within the Departments of Psychiatry Internal Medicine Neurology Occupational

Therapy and Office of Medical Education I have also been invited regionally to conduct Grand Rounds

through the Indiana University Visiting Professor Program at three hospital systems across the state

I am a co-investigator on a recently grant-funded 35 million dollar grant from the Patient

Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) For this project I was invited to collaborate with

faculty in the Departments of Emergency Medicine and Biostatistics due to my expertise specifically

treating medical patients with cardiac symptoms and anxiety This project is focused on the treatment of

low-risk cardiac patients with anxiety presenting to emergency rooms My role on this grant submission

involved contribution to the study design treatment methodology and drafting the aims and means

section of the grant I am an integral part of the research team and lead the treatment design recruitment

training and supervision of the clinical intervention arm utilizing telepsychology CBT for anxiety

Moreover this project presents an opportunity to collaborate with experienced and prestigious

researchers such as Kurt Kroenke PhD a nationally renowned researcher who developed two gold

standard anxiety and depression assessments that are utilized internationally

Last year I was invited to collaborate with Jesse Stewart PhD in the IUPUI Department of

Psychology to serve as a Behavioral Sleep Medicine expert on a large NIH randomized controlled trial

titled lsquoStrengthening Hearts by Addressing Disrupted Sleep (SHADES)rsquo to be submitted in 2020 This

important project looks are delivering Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia to patients with

cardiovascular disease (CVD) to determine its impact on CVD risk markers and clinical events

My involvement in scholarship has been increasing at a rapid pace in the last several years ndash a

trajectory that should continue given the 3 manuscripts already under review at peer reviewed journals

and 2 other manuscripts in preparation which I anticipate will be submitted in 2020 The in-preparation

papers stem from a very exciting research program I started in the Advanced Heart and Lung Care clinic

on which data collection has been ongoing since 2014 finally accumulating enough data for publication

This program focuses on using the Stanford Integrated Psychological Assessment for Transplant a

validated clinician rating scale to assist in prediction of transplant outcomes an area where there is a

dearth of research Another manuscript I am completing is based on behavioral sleep medicine referral

patterns in a sample of nearly 500 patients collected since 2015 to understand the low referral completion

rates in an academic medical center in this population The under review submissions are collaborative

projects with mentees namely psychology fellows who I began directing over the last three years Thus

the rate of increasing scholarship follows the momentum of growing robust research and mentorship

programs which have materialized publications recently and should continue henceforth in my career at

IUSOM

Service to the Discipline

My national influence as an expert in behavioral sleep medicine is also growing demonstrated by

my membership on two executive committees for the Society of Behavioral Sleep Medicine (SBSM) ndash a

international multidisciplinary organization and the primary organization representing behavioral sleep

medicine science and practice My term on the Executive Practice Committee was completed this year

where I served to structure policy on clinical practice issues My 4 year term on the Executive

Membership Committee began in 2019 I have contributed to drafting best practice protocols and the

society newsletter both published on the national SBSM website currently In 2019 I chaired a

symposium on insomnia treatment in breast cancer survivors at the SBSM international conference

inviting contributors from other IU departments including Internal Medicine and IUPUI School of

Nursing to an audience consisting of the leaders in the field of BSM

Teaching

Teaching Philosophy

My role as an educator in graduate medical education is based on a collaborative model where I

strive to create an interactive experience with learners focused on applied clinical situations that creates

the opportunity to collaborate on case conceptualization and treatment planning This model is

approachable informal and flexible to meet the needs of varied learners This collaborative approach is

based on the apprenticeship model which involves clinical training of evidence-based interventions in

clinical health psychology through gradual immersion in clinical demands and complexity At first

shadowing my own clinical work helps establish a baseline for good clinical care Trainees gradually

transition to provide services under my supervision Depending on the training level the ultimate goal is

to allow trainees to reach a competency level to perform independent clinical care and ultimately

supervise junior trainees Direct observation of trainee work regular feedback and one-on-one weekly

supervision is standard in my training programs

Clinical TeachingMentoring

I am involved in teaching at a variety of levels First I have spent considerable time providing

supervision and focused training to equip future psychologists to evaluate and treat medically complex

patients with psychological interventions There is a dearth of training opportunities in the state of Indiana

for psychologists who wish to specialize in health psychology Prior to my joining IUSM there was no

academic medical center based health psychology fellowship in the state of Indiana This created

recruitment challenges for health psychology locally and regionally I created and continue to direct the

clinical health psychology fellowship and health psychology track for the psychology internship program

in the Department of Psychiatry at IUSM to address the significant need for clinical health psychology

specialty training in the state of Indiana I have worked with 41 trainees directly including medical

students sleep medicine fellows psychiatry residents psychology interns and psychology practicum

students One of my proudest teaching recognitions came when I was awarded the W George MacAdoo

Teaching Award in 2014 which is the most prestigious teaching award in the Section of Psychology and

is presented to only one faculty member annually based on a vote by the psychology internship class

Due to the overwhelming demand for transplant psychology expertise at IUSM as well as the lack

of qualified providers specializing in transplant psychology nationwide in 2016 I developed the Clinical

Health Psychology Postdoctoral Fellowship program to focus on transplant psychology Funding for this

program totaling $61275annually was obtained from the Academic Health Center As the fellowship

director I have developed the training curriculum and I recruit hire and supervise one fellow annually

This is exactly the type of training experience that early career psychologists are looking for to distinguish

themselves as specialists in the complex healthcare system The demand for this training was

demonstrated by successfully recruiting our first fellow immediately upon receiving funding late in the

recruitment cycle of 2017 and fellowship slots have been successfully filled for the last 3 years

consecutively despite the highly competitive psychology post-doctoral fellowship market The quality of

fellows has been excellent and the IUSM Department of Psychiatry hired my first fellow Dr Danielle

Henderson (2018) as full time faculty My second fellow Dr Lisa The (2019) is now a faculty member

and lead transplant psychologist at the Albert Einstein School of Medicinersquos Montefiore Medical Center

and my current fellow Dr Anahli Patel has accepted a position as a clinical health psychologist at

Pittsburg University School of Medicine

The growth of postdoctoral fellowship training in multiple subspecialty areas of clinical

psychology has expanded tremendously within the Department of Psychiatry However with ever

increasing specialization areas fellows were often conducting their training in disparate locations in the

hospital system with little coordination across fellowship programs in the Department of Psychiatry The

Section of Psychology Executive Committee developed the role of Fellowships Director across all

sponsored post-doctoral programs in its purview and appointed me into this role in 2019 In this role I

immediately developed and implemented a monthly didactic seminar and journal club for fellows created

a shared resources database for fellowship directors to utilize and streamlined advertising policies for

fellowship positions

In 2015 I developed a training program within the Behavioral Sleep Medicine Training Clinic

which offers training to psychology interns psychology graduate students internal medicine and

psychiatry residents and sleep medicine fellows within IUSM and other IU campuses (IUB IUPUI) I

offer 6-12 month rotations for trainees supervising up to 6 psychology learners in direct service delivery

and up to 20 didacticcollaborative learners annually Thus far 10 sleep medicine fellows 8 psychology

interns and 6 psychology graduate students have completed their training in this clinic Not only does this

training program meet the needs of learners across 4 training programs at IUSM but it also allows for

increased access to services and trains future specialists in this underserved field

After serving as the primary supervisor for the Department of Psychiatryrsquos core Adult Outpatient

Psychiatry rotation I developed a specialty rotation in Psychosocial Oncology in 2012 Subsequently I

also developed a specialty rotation in cardio-pulmonarytransplant psychology at the Advanced Heart and

Lung Care Clinic thus expanding opportunities in clinical health psychology specialty training in our

internship program This culminated in my development of the Adult Health Psychology core rotation

which combined multiple subspecialty training opportunities in this area to create a full-time training

program This ultimately evolved into its own Health Psychology Track for our internship program which

I continue to supervise Now only in its 3rd year the track receives over 30 applications annually from

applicants nationally for one spot demonstrating its growing popularity Overall I have trained 12

psychology interns in health psychology some of which have graduated to go on to prestigious

fellowships or faculty positions in institutions such as Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown

University University of Florida School of Medicine and University of Pennsylvania School of

Medicine These specialized training opportunities attract a highly qualified competitive and diverse

group of applicants nationally and internationally to our internship program

A core goal of my involvement in service to learners has been laying the foundation for them to

become academic clinicians involved in scholarly activity Approximately half of my scholarly projects

include mentoring of psychology fellows practicum students and junior faculty As a result each of my

psychology fellows has presented original research at a national conference and been a co-author on at

least one peer-reviewed presentation or publication

Curricular Development

I have extended my role as a clinician educator by developing a very highly rated workshop on

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia and also publishing this resource and learner outcomes in

MEDED Portal Additionally I have developed a workshop on improving continuous positive airway

pressure (CPAP) compliance in obstructive sleep apnea via CPAP desensitization another critically

important skill set in sleep medicine which was well rated by learners and accepted for publication by

MEDED Portal currently The learner feedback from both of these workshops indicated that the

availability of training in these topic areas was critical to learnersrsquo in their respective areas of medicine

given the under-recognition and dearth of training in behavioral sleep medicine in traditional curriculums

My teaching skills in combination with recognized expertise have also resulted in teaching requests

beyond the Department of Psychiatry For example both the Sleep Medicine Fellowship and Internal

Medicine Residency Programs at IUSOM have requested their students to rotate through my Behavioral

Sleep Medicine Clinic as part of their standard training regimen

Didactic Teaching

Over the last 8 years at IUSM I have served as the co-preceptor to the Introduction to Clinical

Medicine yearlong course (ICM1-01) from 2011-2012 as a preceptor to IUSOM intersession in 2013

monthly lecturer for the psychiatry clerkship from 2012-2014 interim course director for the Cognitive

Behavioral Therapy course for PGY-III Psychiatry residents from 2011-2014 and as course director for

both the Diversity (2012-2016) and Ethics (2016- ) courses in the psychology internship program

Additionally I conducted another 12 unique didactic series for trainees across all levels of IUSM

reaching 150 learners As an experienced and skilled lecturer I thoroughly enjoy didactic teaching

alongside clinical teaching I routinely conduct in my clinical work

LearnerPeer Evaluation Outcomes

Formal peer-review of my teaching through the IUSOM Office of Faculty Affairs Professional

Affairs and Diversity has documented that I am an effective and engaged clinical educator highlighting a

lsquowell designed learning sessionrsquo with overall excellent remarks Traineersquos formal evaluation of my

clinical teaching have been positive demonstrated by my behavioral sleep medicine rotation obtaining

ratings of 475-5 out of 5 for all 4 consecutive years across all domains Sample comments have included

ldquoExcellent training experience Clear learning goals and expert supervisionhellipI really appreciated her

mentorshiprdquo and ldquoDr Chernyak provides immediate and relevant feedbackhellipShe is also very thorough

and methodical in her teaching which makes it easy to grasp the various content areasrdquo

Future Directions

My vision of health psychology at IUSOM motivates me to further grow and innovate the

thriving clinical and teaching programs I have built I plan to continue expansion of services offered

through the Transplant Psychology Program pursuing status as a nationally recognized model for quality

clinical service and interdisciplinary training I plan to improve education in Behavioral Sleep Medicine

in the state of Indiana by training the next generation of clinicians at IUSOM in this highly specialized

area and serving to provide the required professional consultation for licensed clinicians to qualify for

board certification in behavioral sleep medicine thereby expanding the critically undersized workforce in

this area Over the next several years in my role as Chief Psychologist of the Adult Outpatient Clinic I

would like to expand the services provided by clinical health psychologists by recruiting additional

professionals and helping them establish additional specialized programs in this field thereby

contributing to the larger reputation of IUSOM as a leader in behavioral medicine

Summary

Since joining the faculty of the Department of Psychiatry at Indiana University School of

Medicine in 2011 I have established a strong reputation regionally as an expert in the field of clinical

health psychology My clinical service over the past eight years has not only benefited over one-thousand

individuals and their families but also contributed to enhancing IUSMrsquos reputation for providing expert

specialty care in clinical health psychology My commitment to excellence has also extended to

disseminating clinical expertise and evidence-based practices to institutions and colleagues regionally and

nationally Moreover the work that I have done to develop training programs extends my professional

influence both geographically and into the future as my trainees translate this training into careers of their

own The impact of my scholarship is clearly demonstrated with a growing momentum in peer reviewed

journal publications and grantsmanship Combined this work demonstrates a regional and growing

national reputation of excellence in clinical health psychology and an indispensable role to the missions

of IUSM

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TEACHING

1 TEACHING LOAD AND GOALShelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip2

2 PEER REVIEW OF TEACHING (AGGREGATED)helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip3

3 STUDENT EVALUATION OF TEACHING (AGGREGATE)helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip4

4 DISSEMINATED SCHOLARSHIP ON TEACHING AND LEARNINGhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip7

5 IMPACT OF INSTRUCTION ON STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMEShelliphelliphelliphelliphellip9

6 UNDERGRADUATE ANDOR GRADUATE RESEARCH MENTORING AND

OUTCOMEShelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip10

7 COURSE CURRICULAR AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENThelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip12

8 TEACHING RECOGNITION - GRANTS AWARDS HONORS FELLOWSHIPShellip13

TEACHING APPENDIX (for reference not included in document)

1 APPENDIX STUDENT EVALUATION OF TEACHING

2 APPENDIX PEER EVALUATIONS

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TEACHING LOAD AND GOALS

Clinical TeachingSupervision

bull In a typical year I provide clinical supervision throughout the year for 3-5 doctoral psychology interns 1-2

doctoral psychology graduate students and 1-2 child psychiatry fellows

bull In addition to being present for clinical care supervision involves weekly individual supervision meetings

(30 min-1 hourweek per student) and a minimum of 30 min-1hour week of additional supervision that

may be in group format

bull In a typical week I provide 4-5 hours of individual supervision and 8-10 hours total of supervision

bull In a typical week I am supervising the care of learners for 20-40 hoursweek

bull My clinical teaching transcends 3 unique clinical settings ndash the Behavioral Sleep Medicine Clinic at the IU

Health Neurosciences Center the Multidisciplinary Clinic at the IU Simon Cancer Center and the

Advanced Heart and Lung Care Clinic at IU Methodist Hospital

Didactic Teaching

bull In a typical year I provide 5-10 lectures to doctoral psychology interns psychiatry residents medical

students and sleep medicine fellows

Teaching Goals

bull Continue to expand Clinical Health Psychology rotations to more interns

bull Continue to recruit for postdoctoral psychology fellow and maintain the fellowship funding

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PEER REVIEW OF TEACHING (Refer to Appendix)

bull Formal evaluation of teaching in small group session with psychology and internal medicine residents

completed on 91719 by Scott Renshaw MD Full letter is in the Appendix and includes an assessment of

strengths and areas for development

bull Strengths

o ldquoDr Chernyak was attentive and responsive to student cues during the sessionrdquo

o ldquoShows enthusiasm for topic and learners through body language and voicerdquo

o ldquoLearners appeared to be engaged with the teacher and the topic throughout the hourrdquo

o ldquoDr Chernyak made clear the learning objectives during their time together and reinforced these

at the close of the sessionrdquo

bull Areas for Development

o ldquoConsider learning strategies to take advantage of the small group settingrdquo

o ldquoAsk learners about their background and experiencesrdquo

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STUDENT EVALUATION OF TEACHING

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia - Medical Resident and Fellow Workshop

bull Average rating (N=32) = 425 (5 corresponding to a lsquoStrongly Agreersquo rating of a positive

attribute of the workshop)

bull Representative free-text comments from didactic trainees

o ldquoGreat cases that were realistic and kept presentation interactiverdquo

o ldquoInteresting topic very relevant and doctors are underprepared to deal with issuerdquo

o ldquoRelevant to my practice will improve patient carerdquo

CPAP Desensitization Workshop

bull Average Rating (N=25) = 4645 (5 corresponding to a lsquoStrongly Agreersquo rating of a positive

attribute of the workshop)

bull Representative free-text comments from didactic trainees

o ldquoEasy to Understand Straightforwardrdquo

Psychology Internship Clinical Teaching

bull Health Psychology Core amp Electives Rotation Evaluation 2016-2019

o (N=5) 475 Using rating scale of 5 (outstanding) to 1 (unsatisfactory)

o Sample items

ldquoThe rotation made a valueable contribution to my learningrdquo 55 (Strongly

Agree) endorsed by 100

I would recommend this rotation to future interns 55 (Strongly Agree) endorsed

by 100

o Selected comments

ldquoOverall I thought this rotation provided interns with a good sense of working

with an oncologyhealth psychology patient population including understanding

themesconcerns that many oncology patients experience The rotation also

challenged interns to utilize evidenced- based treatments (CBTACT) in flexible

ways to aid patients to cope with medical conditions and identified psychosocial

stressorsrdquo

ldquoI feel Dr Chernyaks style of supervision was appropriate I really liked

that she was in the room for all of the intake evaluations She was always availabl

e and willing to touch base about the patient answer

any questions I mightve had and provide guidance but she also gave me space t

o develop my own style and share my way of

conceptualizing the patient I could tell she really trusted me with patients and th

at means a lot I knew that any constructive feedback

she gave me was given as a way for me to improve not tear me downrdquo

bull Health Psychology Core amp Electives Supervisor Evaluation 2016-2020

o (N=6) 485 Using rating scale of 5 (outstanding) to 1 (unsatisfactory)

o Sample comments

ldquoIts been a pleasure training with Dr Chernyak She structures the rotation really

well and provides great feedback She does a

wonderful job stepping in and modeling when appropriate but also giving you ind

ependencerdquo

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5

ldquoDr Chernyak provides immediate and relevant feedback which has been very

helpful She is also very thorough and methodical in her teaching which makes it

easy to grasp the various content areas I really appreciate her spending time to

provide live supervision and time after each patient to address my questionsrdquo

ldquoDr Chernyak definitely knows her stuff and it was great watching her with pati

ents I learned a lot about how to be more confident in

sessions and to not be nervous to ask the difficult questions

ldquoDr Chernyak was an excellent resourcerdquo

bull Behavioral Sleep Medicine Specialty Rotation

o Practicum (2015-2018)3614 (N=2) Using scale of 4 (best) to 1 (worst)

o Internship (2015-2019) 475 (N=2 Using rating scale of 5 (outstanding) to 1

(unsatisfactory)

Sample comments

bull ldquoThis rotation does an excellent job of helping interns become skilled in

CBT-I I felt very valuedrdquo

bull ldquoDr Chernyak did a really nice job of making several opportunities

available (OPT clinic work collaborating with a sleep fellow and

touring the sleep medicine facilities)rdquo

bull ldquoThis rotation was excellent and I would highly recommend it to future

internsrdquo

Psychology Internship Didactic Teaching

Ethics (2016-2017)

bull (N=12) 4745 Using rating scale of 5 (outstanding) to 1 (unsatisfactory)

bull Sample items

o Would you recommend this seminar - 92 Yes

o Sample comments

ldquoI really enjoyed the discussions The time goes by so quicklyrdquo

ldquoEthics is a hard topic but I really liked the CE handout Dr Chernyak broughtrdquo

Diversity (2014-2017)

bull (N=44) 4645 Using rating scale of 5 (outstanding) to 1 (unsatisfactory)

bull Sample items

o Would you recommend this seamanrsquos - 100 Yes

bull Sample items

o ldquoDr Chernyak wascollaborative discussion based and at the right level for our

previous trainingrdquo

o ldquoIn comparison to many boring ethics courses Dr Chernyak was able to initiate

conversation about complex ethical issuesrdquo

Mindfulness Interventions 2014-2016

bull (N=12) 4725 Using rating scale of 5 (outstanding) to 1 (unsatisfactory)

bull Sample items

o Would you recommend this seminar - 100 Yes

bull Sample comments

o ldquoDr Chernyaks enthusiasm is contagiousrdquo

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6

Pre-surgical Transplant (2016)

bull (N=6) 4735 Using rating scale of 5 (outstanding) to 1 (unsatisfactory)

bull Sample item

Would you recommend this seminar - 100 Yes

Psychology Adult Health Psych Interventions (2016)

bull ( N=6) 4875 Using rating scale of 5 (outstanding) to 1 (unsatisfactory)

Evidence Supported Treatments for Weight Management (2012)

bull (N=3) 4845 Using rating scale of 5 (outstanding) to 1 (unsatisfactory)

Medical Education ndash Evidence Based Medicine Didactics (2014-2015)

bull (N=22) 4115 Using rating scale of 5 (outstanding) to 1 (unsatisfactory)

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7

DISSEMINATED SCHOLARSHIP ON TEACHING AND LEARNING

(See Appendix for Service Publications for full text articles)

I have 1 published and 1 in press article in MEDEDPortal a unique teaching publication in the

medical field These articles are scholarly works that summarize the knowledge teaching

methods and results of disseminating clinical skills to trainees Each article straddles the

categories of teaching and service scholarship however they are categorized as service

publications due to the direct impact clinical teaching and dissemination has on service delivery

in the field of behavioral sleep medicine They are listed below for cross reference

1 Chernyak Y (2019) A Practical Application Primer on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for

Insomnia for Medical Residents MedEdPORTAL 1510862 httpsdoiorg1015766mep_2374-

826510862

Abstract

Introduction Cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia (CBT-I) is a well-established

nonpharmacological intervention that is the gold standard treatment for insomnia CBT-I has been utilized

and empirically validated in many modalities including group treatment telemedicine and primary care

Despite the wealth of evidence on its effectiveness many medical providers including those in primary

care where most insomnia complaints are raised have limited exposure knowledge and resources to

direct or implement this intervention Methods Medical educators from an academic medical center

developed a module focused on teaching medical residents the techniques of CBT-I The educational

activity was an interactive 90-minute seminar that included a lecture followed by a case presentation

illustrating the application of medical knowledge A post-seminar survey was used to evaluate the topic

and content of the seminar Results In a survey of 32 primary care and psychiatry residents and sleep

medicine fellows 97 of respondents indicated that the topic of CBT-I should be included in the seminar

series and 84 indicated that the topic was of interest to them Qualitative feedback underscored the

relevance of this topic to traineesrsquo clinical practice as well as its underratedness Discussion The

seminar on CBT-I was well received and viewed as a valuable tool in practicing medicine The slides and

vignettes provided enable replication of this workshop in other settings with medical learners who have a

cursory knowledge of sleep medicine The workshop is applicable to other health professionals including

medical students nurses social workers and psychology trainees

Educational Objectives

By the end of this activity learners will be able to

1 Report increased awareness and knowledge of psychophysiological insomnia as a prevalent and

treatable condition

2 List the components of cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia including sleep hygiene

stimulus control and sleep restriction

3 Discuss clinical considerations of typical insomnia patients presenting to family medicine or

psychiatry practice

Yelena Chernyak PhD Dossier Teaching Documents

8

Appendices

bull CBT-I Presentationppt

bull CBT-I Case Exampleppt

bull CBT-I Reading Listdoc

bull Seminar Evaluation Formdocx

1 Chernyak Y (in press) Improving CPAP Adherence for OSA Improving CPAP Adherence for

OSA A Practical Application Primer on CPAP Desensitization MedEdPORTAL

Abstract

Introduction Obstructive sleep apnea is a common medical condition with well-established morbidity

and mortality Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP) is a highly effective treatment prescribed to

the majority of individuals with OSA that has documented poor adherence rate for a variety of reasons

including claustrophobia and discomfort CPAP desensitization is an effective simple and brief

treatment shown to be very effective at improving adherence rates to CPAP Methods A psychologist

specializing in behavioral sleep medicine developed a module focused on teaching medical residents the

techniques of CPAP Desensitization The educational activity was an interactive 45-minute seminar

which included a didactic component followed by a case presentation and interactive role-play A post-

seminar survey was used to evaluate the content of the workshop as well growth in awareness and

perception of knowledge and skills with a pre-to-post workshop evaluation Results In a survey of 25

primary care and psychiatry residents and sleep medicine fellows 92 of respondents indicated that the

topic of CPAP barriers and CPAP Desensitization was lsquoimportantrsquo Ratings of self-reported knowledge

and skills improved nearly one-third following the workshop Qualitative feedback indicated the utility

and enthusiasm learners had for this topic Discussion The workshop on CPAP Desensitization is a

valuable tool that should be disseminated more widely to improve treatment adherence in the significant

portion of the population that suffers from OSA which does not use adherence to PAP therapy The

workshop is applicable to other health professionals including medical students nursing social work or

psychology trainees

Keywords Sleep apnea obstructive sleep apnea CPAP PAP Therapy Sleep Desensitization

Educational Objectives

1 By the end of this seminar medical learners will be able to identify 3+ common barriers to

compliance with CPAP therapy for sleep apnea

2 By the end of this seminar medical learners will be able to list 3+ components of CPAP

desensitization intervention

3 By the end of this seminar medical learners will be able to identify 3+ clinical characteristics of

an appropriate candidate for CPAP desensitization referral andor intervention

4 Appendices

5 A CPAP Desensitizationpptx

6 B CPAP Interactive Exercise

7 C CPAP Desensitization Summary Handout

8 D Workshop PrePost-Test amp Evaluation Formdocx

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9

IMPACT OF INSTRUCTION ON STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES

Clinical Supervisee Licensure and Placement Data

bull Doctoral Psychology Interns

o 21 Interns Supervised (18 graduates ndash 3 still enrolled in program) - 100 successfully completed

the Doctoral Internship in Clinical Psychology

o 100 who pursued licensure successfully obtained licensure in health service psychology -

Institutions represented include IUSM IU Bloomington Northwestern University Feinberg

School of Medicine University of North Carolina School of Medicine University of Pennsylvania

Perelman School of Medicine UCLA Warren Albert Medical School of Brown University

bull Postdoctoral Psychology Fellows

o 3 fellows supervised

100 obtained professional licensure in Indiana with Health Service Provider in

Psychology endorsement

Career placements

bull All hold faculty appointments at Indiana University School of Medicine Albert

Einstein School of Medicine and University of Pittsburg School of Medicine

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10

UNDERGRADUATE ANDOR GRADUATE RESEARCH MENTORING AND

CLINICALPROFESSIONAL MENTORING OUTCOMES

Formal research mentorship

bull Caroline Bolarwina IUSOM (Medical Student)

bull Mentored on research project including data compilation data analysis and literature review Co-

author on manuscript in preparation

bull Chernyak Y Otte J daggerBolarwina C Ofner S Manchanda S Barriers to Optimal

Behavioral Sleep Medicine Referrals in an Academic Medical Center

bull Danielle Henderson PhD IUSOM ndash Trained during pre-doctoral psychology internship hired for fellowship

and recruitedmentored as new faculty mentor Co-authored 2 publications and 3 national presentations

bull daggerChernyak Y Teh LB Henderson DR Patel A (2019) Practice Issues for Evaluation and

Management of the Suicidal Left Ventricular Assist Device Patient Progress in Transplantation

httpsjournalssagepubcomdoifull1011771526924819893300

bull daggerChernyak Y Teh LB Henderson DR Powell AL amp Hage CA Prediction of Listing Status in

Lung Transplant Candidates Using the Stanford Integrated Psychosocial Assessment for

Transplantation (SIPAT) Progress in Transplantation

bull daggerHenderson DR Chernyak C Gutteridge D Roe DW (August 2018) Unmasking Severe

Anxiety After Lung Transplant NATCO ndash The Organization of Transplant Professionals Indianapolis

IN

bull daggerHenderson DR Chernyak C (August 2018) A Pre-Transplant Psychological Characterization of

Patients with Lung Disease NATCO ndash The Organization of Transplant Professionals Indianapolis IN

bull daggerHenderson DR Chernyak Y Using A Clinician-rated Measure to Predict Listing for Lung

Transplantation Society of Behavioral Medicine Washington DC 2019

bull Lisa Teh PhD IUSOM Postdoctoral fellow ndash Trained during fellowship now faculty at Albert Einstein Medical

School Montefiore Medical Center in New York NY Assisted with data collection data analysis and manuscript

preparation Mentored independent line of inquiry to conduct analysis using Item Reponses Theory (IRT) on a

measure of transplant readiness- the Stanford Integrated Psychological Assessment of Transplant (SIPAT) currently

under review at Psychosomatics Published 3 papers together (including those co-authored above) and 1 national

presentation

bull daggerChernyak Y Teh LB (2019) Medically-Induced Exacerbation of PTSD Following Lung

Transplantation A Case Series Journal of Clinical Psychology in Medical Settings

httpsdoiorg101007s10880-019-09691-7

bull dagger Teh LB Chernyak Y Henderson DR Hage CA Post Item-Level Psychometric Validation of the

Stanford Integrated Psychosocial Assessment for Transplant (SIPAT) for Thoracic Transplant

Candidates Psychosomatics

bull daggerTeh LB Henderson DR amp Chernyak Y Post Item-Level Psychometric Validation of the

Stanford Integrated Psychosocial Assessment for Transplant (SIPAT) for Thoracic Transplant

Candidates Society of Behavioral Medicine Washington DC 2019

bull Anahli Patel PhD IUSOM Post-doctoral fellow Trained during fellowship has accepted faculty position at

University of Pittsburg Medical Center Pittsburg PA

bull Mentored journal article co-review for Health Psychology

bull daggerPatel A Chernyak Y (2020) The Need for Psychological Rehabilitation in Lung Transplant

Recipients Progress in Transplantation

httpsjournalssagepubcomdoi1011771526924820913510

bull Anna-Leigh Powell MS IUSOM (trained as pre-doctoral psychology intern) ndash Accepted a post-doctoral

fellowship position at Virginia Commonwealth University

bull Mentored journal article co-review for the International Journal of Stress Management

bull Assisted with data anlaysis on under review manuscript

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bull daggerChernyak Y Teh LB Henderson DR Powell AL amp Hage CA Prediction of Listing

Status in Lung Transplant Candidates Using the Stanford Integrated Psychosocial Assessment

for Transplantation (SIPAT) Progress in Transplantation

bull Loretta Hsueh PhD IUPUI (trained as psychology graduate student) ndash Currently completing pre-doctoral

fellowship at University of San Diego Medical Center Mentored student on data analysis and presentation

for national conference

bull daggerChernyak Y amp Hsueh L Self-Reported Psychological Distress During Post Lung Transplant

Intensive Outpatient Rehabilitation Accepted presentation at the American Psychological Association

Chicago IL 2019

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12

EVIENCE OF COURSE CURRICIULAR AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Educational Grants

- Obtained funding for a Clinical Health Psychology Fellowship from the Academic Health Center housed at

Indiana University Health Methodist Hospital focused on cardio-pulmonary behavioral medicine and thoracic

transplant in 2016

- Budget $65000+ renewed annually to fund one clinical health psychology post-doctoral fellow

- Conducted all marketing recruiting hiring and retention efforts for 4 consecutive years

- Provide 5 hours of direct supervision weekly including direct supervision and training co-therapy observation

shadowing and tiered supervision of other trainees by the fellow

- Lectures and seminars for the fellowship developed over the last 4 years and updated annually

- Provide 1-5 hours of administrative roles weekly

Section of Psychology Fellowships Director ndash 2019 ndash Present

- Appointed as the Director overseeing 5 fellowship programs in the Section of Psychology in the Department of

Psychiatry IUSOM

- As part of this effort streamlined marketing recruitment efforts

- Provided guidelines on recruitment

- Initiated a Fellowship Journal ClubDidactics course which meets monthly and includes faculty lecturers to

increase section investment and visibility to fellows deployed widely across the medical center

Didactic Teaching Programs Developed

- Diversity Internship Program Course (2012-2016) amp Ethics Internship Program Course (2016-Present)

o Developed and implemented original curriculum

o Each course included bimonthly seminars

o Course syllabus and curriculum developed and updated annually

o Courses are unique to the internship program highly practical aiding trainees to effectively

incorporate scientific evidence into clinical practice

o Courses adapted over time based on intern feedback collected annually

o See appendix of specific intern feedback and evaluation of the courses

- Miscellaneous Lectures

o Lectures developed over the course of 8 years at rank I have developed over 18 lectures for medical

students doctoral psychology interns psychiatry residents

Clinical Rotations and Programs Developed

- Behavioral Sleep Medicine Clinical Teaching Rotation

o Developed in 2013 ndash Present

o Training clinic for pre-doctoral psychology interns psychology practicum students sleep medicine

fellows internal medicinepsychiatry residents

o 3-12 month clinical rotation focused on assessment and intervention of behavioral sleep medicine

disorders integrated with psychology triage and assessment

o Weekly individual andor group supervision provided to all trainees

o Innovative use of observation room 2-way mirror to expand number of learnersobservers

- Clinical Health Psychology Rotations

o Cardiopulmonary Behavioral MedicineThoracic Transplant amp Psychosocial Oncology

o I developed and administered 2 new formal clinical rotations for Doctoral Psychology Graduate

Students and Pre-Doctoral Psychology Interns

o Rotations were 3-6 months in duration 1 full dayweek

o Included individual supervision didactic training clinical observation co-therapy feedback and

scholarshipresearch opportunities

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13

TEACHING RECOGNITION ndash GRANTS AWARDS AND FELLOWSHIPS

- 2017 WM George McAdoo Award

Excellence in Teaching by the Psychology Internship Program

Department of Psychiatry

Indiana University School of Medicine

One recipient selected annually from all internship instructors (n = 20-25) by psychology interns

in recognition of ldquoexcellence and devotion to the didactic curriculum of the Indiana University

School of Medicine Clinical Psychology Internship Programrdquo

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1

SERVICE DOCUMENTS

1 EVIDENCE OF SERVICE TO THE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL AND DEPARTMENT2

2 EVIDENCE OF SERVICE TO THE PROFESSIONDISCIPLINEhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip5

3 SIGNIFICANCE IMPACT QUALITY OF PROFESSIONAL SERVICEhelliphelliphelliphelliphellip6

4 EVIDENCE OF SCHOLARLY PUBLICATIONS PRESENTATIONS OR OTHER

MEANS OF DISSEMINATIONhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip11

SERVICE APPENDIX (for reference not included in document)

1 SERVICE PUBLICATIONS ndash CLIMB

2 SERVICE PUBLICATIONS ndash SLEEP GREAT

3 SERVICE PUBLICATIONS ndash MEDED CHERNYAK 2019

4 SERVICE PUBLICATIONS ndash MEDED CHERNYAK IN PRESS

5 CONTINUING EDUCATION PRESENTATION EVALUATIONS

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2

EVIDENCE OF SERVICE TO THE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL AND DEPARTMENT

Clinical Service - I have provided extensive Service in 4 distinct clinical programs at rank which have

dramatically expanded access to evidence-based psychological care for vulnerable and underserved

medical populations

Current Clinical Service Activities and Plans for Growth ndash

bull Chief Psychologist of Adult Outpatient Psychiatry Clinic (2011 ndash Present)

o IU Health Neurosciences Center Adult Outpatient Psychiatry Clinic

o 2011-2016 General psychology clinic 3 daysweek active caseload of 100 patients

o Named Chief Psychologist in 2015

o Provided care to patients age 18+ with a wide range of diagnoses needing high-quality evidence-

based treatment

o Oversaw increase of staff psychologists from 1 ndash 6 full time positions

o Oversaw transition to Indiana University Practice Associations to IU Indiana University Health

Physicians productivity tracing using Relative Value Units implementation of electronic medical

records telehealth

o Plans for Growth including continued recruitment of staff psychologist and mid-level

psychotherapy providers to meet high demand in system and community

bull Founder amp Director of Adult Behavioral Sleep Medicine Program (2014 ndash Present)

o Founding and service delivery in the only multi-disciplinary behavioral sleep medicine clinic in

the IU system as one only 2 board certified behavioral sleep medicine provider in the state of

Indiana

o Practicing evidence based care including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia for patients

age 18+ with insomnia circadian rhythm disorders hypersomnia narcolepsy sleep apnea

nightmare disorder parasomnias and benzodiazepine dependence

o Referrals include internal VA community and national

o 1-2 clinic days 20-25 patientsweek 2-5 learners

o Tracking referral patterns and outcomes

o Plans for future growth including expansion into telehealth service delivery and development of a

weekly Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia program

bull Founder amp Supervising Psychologist ndash Thoracic Transplant Psychology Program amp Advanced Heart and

Lung Care Clinic (2011 ndash Present)

o Lead team of 1 full time psychology fellow 1-3 psychology residents 1 psychology practicum

student 3 social workers in a multidisciplinary environment including dieticians and

innumerable cardiologist pulmonologists surgeons pharmacists nurse coordinators

o Patients served range in age from 18+ and present with a complex psychiatric and medical

comorbidities including end stage heart and lung disease in outpatient inpatient individual and

group modalities

o Developed and implemented innovative training clinic that demonstrates real-world application of

evidence-based assessment and treatments for transplant readiness including standardized clinical

rating scales such as the Stanford Integrated Psychological Assessment for Transplant and

interventions such as Motivational Interviewing and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

o Plans for future growth are to systematically gather and analyze data regarding treatment and

transplant outcomes to aid in quality improvement efforts and to further increase access to care

Expansion of group wellness program for post-transplant recovery

bull Primary Psychologist - Simon Cancer Center Multidisciplinary Clinic (2011-Present)

o Serve on multi-disciplinary team consisting of psychiatry 3 social workers nursing palliative

care chaplaincy dietician and oncologists to serve all patients age 18+ at the only academic

cancer treatment center in the state of Indiana

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o Deliver evidence based interventions to patients coping with cancer diagnosis treatment and

recovery while training psychology residents in this specialty area

Service to the Department

bull Indiana University School of Medicine Doctoral Internship in Clinical Psychology - I have provided 8

years of strong leadership to this program which is one of the oldest Psychology Internship programs in the

United States serving as a supervisor for the General Adult Health Psych Track and Specialties in

Behavioral Sleep Medicine Psychosocial Oncology and Cardio-Pulmonary Behavioral Medicine

bull Indiana University School of Medicine Clinical Health Psychology Post-doctoral Fellowship ndash Co-founded

the fellowship program in 2016 to train psychologists in clinical health psychology specialties as well as

simultaneously meet the high clinical demand of the Cardio-Thoracic Transplant program by bringing on a

full time fellow

Department of Psychiatry Committees

I have provided extensive service to 7 Committees within the Department of Psychiatry

1) Member Internship Selection Committee Section of Psychology (2012-Present)

o Review of all application materials from 100+ annually standardized rating written and verbal

feedback consultation with colleagues and several rank-order meetings to determine who is

invited for internship

2) Member Executive Committee Section of Psychology (2015 ndash Present)

o Attended meetings and contributed to vital decisions related to the administration of the section of

psychology

o key decision making role with regard to policies and procedures that impact psychologists within

the Department of Psychiatry

3) Member Psychology Internship Executive Committee Section of Psychology (2015 ndash Present)

o Attended meetings and contributed to vital decisions related to the administration of the

psychology internship program

o Marketing recruitment efforts to advertise internship training curriculum development

competency evaluation and assessment policy implementation and enforcement

4) Co-Director Electronic Medical Record Transition Committee Adult Outpatient Psychiatry Clinic (2016-

2017)

o Advisory guidance on implementation electronic medical record system in adult psychiatry

including appropriate schedule templates workflow confidentiality protection schedule changes

clinic communication changes and documentation requirements

5) Member Space Committee Department of Psychiatry (2016 ndash Present)

o Monitoring evaluation policy recommendations regarding use of space in the department

6) Member Quality Committee Department of Psychiatry (2017 ndash Present)

o Development and implementation of quality measures with collaboration from health practice

leadership

7) Member Womenrsquos Advisory Council IUSM (2019 ndash Present)

o Provided input on the role of women in the IUSM culture

Faculty Mentorship

o I have provided formal mentorship to 3 junior faculty members within the Department of Psychiatry which

included regular individual meetings and participating in mentor committee meetings

o I have provided extensive informal mentorship to junior faculty in the areas of teachingsupervision as well

as clinical and professional service

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o Dr Danielle Henderson I trained both as an intern and post-doctoral fellow as her primary

supervisor and program director I was instrumental in assisting her to obtain a faculty role within

IUSM

o I advised Dr Courtney Johnson during her role as a post-doctoral fellow in the department prior to

becoming faculty when I continued my mentorship role

o Dr Huaiyu Zhang who was recruited from Emory University

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EVIDENCE OF SERVICE TO THE PROFESSIONDISCIPLINE

National

Society of Behavioral Sleep Medicine (SBSM)

- Served on 2 executive committees of this nationally prominent organization

- Appointed to a 4 year term in 2015 to the Practice Committee

o Duties included participation in monthly meetings to develop an review policies and procedures

relevant to the practice of behavioral sleep medicine

o Performed in a workgroup to advise formulate and disseminate policy advise as evidenced in

multiple co-authored policy publications

- Appointed to a 4 year term in 2019 to the Membership Committee

o Duties included participation in monthly meetings to develop and review policies and procedures

relevant to the recruitment retention and service to the membership of this organization

Association of Psychologists in Academic Health Centers (APAHC)

- Invited to join the Conference planning Committee for the APAHCrsquos bi-annual conference scheduled in

2021 Includes bi-monthly phone calls to coordinate speakers symposia workshops location

accommodations and marketing for this large national conference

Regional

Indiana Psychological Association (IPA)

- 2015 Conference Planning Committee ndash Invited join IPArsquos conference planning committee to coordinate

speakers workshops and poster sessions

Manuscript Review

I serve as an Ad-hoc reviewer for 7 journals Journals have included Physiology ad Behavior Archives

of Internal Medicine Translational Behavioral Medicine Annals of Behavioral Medicine Health

Psychology and International Journal of Stress Management

National Professional Organization Membership

I am a member of 7 National Professional Organizations for a duration of 5+ years including the

American Psychological Association the APA Division of Health Psychology The Society of Behavioral

Sleep Medicine the Society of Behavioral Medicine the Association of Behavioral and Cognitive

Therapies and the Indiana Psychological Association

Continuing Education

In rank I have delivered 18 continuing education seminars to the profession and clinical community

listed on my curriculum vitae Locally and regionally these have included settings such as the Bariatric

and Medical Weight Loss Center Sleep Disorders Center Department of Psychiatry Department of

Occupational Therapy at Indiana University Health and Indiana University School of Medicine Indiana

Psychological Association Cancer Survivorship Consortium Reid Hospital Decatur County Memorial

Hospital Columbus Regional Hospital and the statewide IUSOM Office of Medical Education

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SIGNIFICANCE OF IMPACT AND QUALITY OF PROFESSIONAL SERVICE

Board Certification

bull I have obtained dual board certification in Behavioral Sleep Medicine by both the American

Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM) and the Board of Behavioral Sleep Medicine (BBSM) This is a

prestigious accomplishment professionally and for the institution I represent Board certification

illustrates international recognition for excellence in the specialty field of behavioral sleep medicine

I am the first member of the Indiana University School of Medicine faculty and the only current

member practicing with adults to have the designation of CBSM and DBSM

bull In 2012 I passed the exam administered by the American Board of Sleep Medicine to earn the

credential of being Certified in Behavioral Sleep Medicine (CBSM) as one of only 213 individuals

worldwide to receive this credential Individuals who completed the required training and

successfully passed the behavioral sleep medicine certification examination administered by the

American Board of Sleep Medicine are referred to as certified in Behavioral Sleep Medicine I also

received the designation of Diplomate in Behavioral Sleep Medicine (DBSM) by the newly-formed

Board of Behavioral Sleep Medicine The Board of Behavioral Sleep Medicine offers a Diplomate in

Behavioral Sleep Medicine or DBSM to applicants who meet eligibility requirements and pass a

specialty BSM certification examination Candidates who pass the certification examination may use

the DBSM (Diplomate in Behavioral Sleep Medicine) designation after their name and will receive

certificates from the BBSM The DBSM represents a standard of specialty competence in behavioral

sleep medicine by which the public government and regulatory agencies and health care

organizations can identify skill and expertise

Society of Behavioral Sleep Medicine (SBSM)

bull As a member of two governing committees in SBSM over the last 5 years I have made contributions

to the development and dissemination of policy guidelines on professional practice This is

demonstrated in several sample publications including my role as co-author with Dr Stacy Simon in

2016 in the Practice Committee Position Statement on the ACP Guidelines for the Treatment of

Insomnia release and published at httpswwwbehavioralsleeporgimagesPositionACP-Position-

Statement-Finalpdf which highlighted the groundbreaking recommendation by the American College

of Physicians to utilize cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia (CBT-I) as a first-line treatment for

insomnia an area of my clinical expertise

bull In 2017 I was lead author on another policy guideline titled lsquoWhat you need to know Implications of

the American Academy of Pediatrics 2016 Safe Sleep Practices on Pediatric Behavioral Sleep

Medicine published at httpswwwbehavioralsleeporgimagespdfSBSM-Summary-of-AAP-2016-

Safe-Sleep-Commentarypdf This important policy brief was critical in educating our membership

regarding the changes in policy which contradicted pprevious recommendations These changes

impact the practice of pediatric behavioral sleep medicine particularly in the domain of promoting

optimal sleep in infants and young children who may experience problematic night awakenings

secondary to sleep onset association problems

bull Most recently I interview the president of the Board of Behavioral Sleep Medicine Michael Schmitz

PhD to author an article for The Sleep Talker the SBSM newsletter titled lsquoPrepping for the DBSM

How SBSM Can Help Yoursquo disseminating information on how the society was critical in the board

certification process

Program Development

Sleep Great copy Program

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bull I served as part of a clinical and research team to develop implement and evaluate a healthy sleep in

the workplace program at Indiana University

bull The program consisted of a 4 week self-guided course to improve sleep habits such as sleep hygiene

bull This program has been copyrighted and purchased by other prestigious institutions nationally for their

workplace sleep initiatives

Cardio-Thoracic Patients Linking Mind and Body (CLIMB) Program

bull At the request of the cardio-thoracic transplant teams I have developed a 4 week group

psychotherapy group for pre-and post-transplant patients The CLIMB program is based on 4 modules

ndash 1) Stress Management 2) Mood and Behavioral Activation 3) Communication Skills and 4)

Motivational Enhancement This highly successful program has been implemented with multiple

populations including those receiving advanced therapies such as Ventricular Assist Device

placement as well as heart and lung transplant

bull I have gathered data on patient satisfaction and outcomes from CLIMB which has been presented

nationally at the American Psychological Association Conference

bull I have also co-authored a paper in Progress in Transplantation outlining the need for programs such

as this for lung transplant recipients for lsquopsychological rehabilitationrsquo and proposed CLIMB as a

model

Growth in Clinics and Novel Service Delivery

bull Behavioral Sleep Medicine Clinic

o I have established and continue to provide service via an innovative training model in the

Behavioral Sleep Medicine (BSM) clinic in the IU Health Neurosciences Center The BSM clinic

has provided unique training opportunities for Psychology Doctoral Students Doctoral Psychology

Interns sleep medicine fellows primary care and psychiatry residents

o The BSM clinic have doubled to tripled access to care for high need populations that are

underserved in Indiana and throughout the country My BSM clinic is the only clinic providing

comprehensive psychologicalbehavioral care including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for

Insomnia in the Indiana University system and I am the only board certified behavioral sleep

medicine specialist working with adults in the entire state of Indiana

o My expertise in working with behavioral sleep medicine in a population that has co-morbid

psychiatric and medical conditions enables me to provide high-quality care to a very complicated

subset of patients All services provided adhere to evidence-based practice standards

bull Cardio-Thoracic Clinic

o I have established a reputation for myself and for IUSM as an expert in the area of cardio-thoracic

pre-transplant evaluation Indiana University is the only provider of lung transplants in the state of

Indiana ndash prior to my joining the team psychological assessment and psychotherapy services were

very limited in this clinic

o During my time at Advanced Heart and Lung Care Clinic where transplants are served I have not

only expanded clinical psychology coverage from virtually zero to full time (5 days per week

between myself and my fellow) improved the structure of pre-surgical evaluation expanded the

service to cover inpatient consultation at Methodist hospital and expanded volume such that we can

evaluate every single new patients for heart or lung transplantation at Indiana University Health

o To expand service clinical health psychology services I developed a post-doctoral fellowship in

clinical health psychology with a focus on cardio-thoracic behavioral medicine in transplant to

simultaneously address the clinic need with this full time position but also to increase training in

this highly under skilled area particularly in the Midwest

Continuing Education Initiatives

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8

bull I have conducted 18 Continuing Education Lectures in rank locally and regionally with excellent

feedback and ratings from professional colleagues A complete compilation of feedback is

included in the Service Appendix

bull Sample comments on evaluations of Continuing Education included ldquoExcellent speaker ndash she did

a great job giving analogies and examplesrdquo and ldquoGreat Presentationrdquo

Evaluation of Quality of Clinical Service

Indiana University Health Physicians Productivity

bull Consistently meeting and exceeding Indiana University Health Physicians wRVU (work relative

value units) clinical goal target since compensation plan initiated in 2014

Indiana University Health Physicians Patient Experience Surveys

bull The National Research Corporation queries patient experience data by assigning a Net Promoter

Score (NPS) to responses Net Promoter Score is a measure of customer loyalty and ability to

grow through referrals A Promoter score is given to all responses with values 9-10 on a 0-10

scale reported as a percentage of total scores

bull My NPS scores for 2020 was 10000 which is above the target in psychiatry of 7994 as well

as above the target of other IU Health Physicians Departments listed below

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OPPE Report - Allied Health Practitioner

bull Survey Results Periodic surveys are conducted to evaluate the practitioners performance based

upon the six ACGME standards of Patient Care Medical Knowledge Interpersonal and

Communication Skills Professionalism Practice Based Learning and Improvement Systems

based practice

bull The results per questions are assigned a point value Outstanding = 5 Acceptable = 4 Needs

Improvement = 3 Unsatisfactory = 0 An average is obtained for each question based upon the

total number of surveys received for the practitioner

bull The vast majority (90+) of the scoring periods as shown below are cumulatively rated as

lsquoOutstandingrsquo by my peers with the remainder ratings falling somewhere between lsquoAcceptablersquo

and lsquoOutstandingrsquo

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10

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Yelena Chernyak PhD Dossier Service Documents

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EVIDENCE OF SCHOLARLY PUBLICATIONS PRESENTATIONS OTHER MEANS OF

DISSEMINATION

Peer Reviewed Service Oriented Manuscripts

bull Publications

o 9 traditional peer reviewed journal articles at rank on topics related to clinical health

psychology

o 3 manuscripts currently under review in Health Care The Journal of Delivery Science and

Innovation and Progress in Transplantation

o 5 first authored publication

o 1 as primary mentor with mentee as first author

o 3 articles with mentees as co-authors

bull Key publications

o Chernyak Y (2019) A Practical Application Primer on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for

Insomnia for Medical Residents MedEdPORTAL 1510862

httpsdoiorg1015766mep_2374-826510862

o Chernyak Y (in press) Improving CPAP Adherence for OSA Improving CPAP

Adherence for OSA A Practical Application Primer on CPAP Desensitization

MedEdPORTAL

These articles highlight my expertise in the clinical application teaching and

dissemination of evidence based practice in the field of behavioral sleep medicine I

authored these articled to contribute to the professional literature the high impact

service I was providing to patients with insomnia and CPAP noncompliance Medical

education is sorely lacking these teaching resources which the MEDEDPortal

publication directly targets

I have 1 published and 1 in press article in MEDEDPortal a unique teaching

publication in the medical field For context summarized from

wwwmededportalorg

bull MedEdPORTAL is a MEDLINE-indexed open-access journal of teaching

and learning resources in the health professions published by the Association

of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) in partnership with the American

Dental Education Association MedEdPORTAL publications are stand-alone

complete teaching or learning modules that have been implemented and

evaluated with medical or dental trainees or practitioners Each submission is

reviewed by editorial staff and external peer reviewers using a standardized

review instrument grounded in the tenets of educational scholarship

bull MedEdPORTAL complies with the International Committee of Medical

Journal Editors (ICMJE) Recommendations for the Conduct Reporting

Editing and Publication of Scholarly Work in Medical Journals

bull Scope MedEdPORTAL invites educators to submit generalizable

educational materials that have been implemented with target learners with

the aim of helping to improve patient care The learners must include training

or practicing physicians or dentists (eg professional school residency

faculty development continuing professional development) and may include

trainees or practitioners across the health professions

bull Vision 1) Serve as the premier clearinghouse of high-quality peer-reviewed

health education tools 2) Promote interprofessional collaboration by

facilitating the open exchange of educational resources across the health

professions and 3) Equip health professionals across the continuum with

effective and efficient educational resources to improve patient care

Yelena Chernyak PhD Dossier Service Documents

12

o daggerChernyak Y Teh LB (2019) Medically-Induced Exacerbation of PTSD

Following Lung Transplantation A Case Series Journal of Clinical Psychology in

Medical Settings httpsdoiorg101007s10880-019-09691-7

bull This case series and practice guide addresses a novel topic of PTSD in lung-

transplant recipients which occurs at double the rate in this population and

poses serious threat to morbidity and mortality in this already high-risk

group Existing psychological evaluation practices are critically inadequate to

capture PTSD as many patients may fail to disclose relevant history Novel

evaluation and treatment methods are discussed and recommended

IMPACT FACTORS OF JOURNALS IN WHICH I PUBLISHED

Journal Name Impact

Factor

Date of

Publication

Number of

Articles Published

International Journal of Eating Disorders 35 2011 1

Journal of Abnormal Psychology 5519 2010 1

Progress in Transplantation 958 2019 2020 2

MEDED Portal 38 acceptance

rate

2019 2020 2

Journal of Clinical Psychology in Medical Settings 1477 2019 2

Supportive care in cancer 2754 2016 1

Cancer medicine 3357 2014 1

After extensive exploration MedEdPORTAL has made the decision not to pursue an impact factor Dissemination is the priority

for MedEdPORTAL publications Our desire is for readers to replicate educational activities described in our publications which

does not necessarily translate to citations in the peer-reviewed literature We also value innovation especially in spaces where

there have traditionally been curricular gaps Strategic efforts to increase the impact factor would hinder our goal of highlighting

unique topics that may not get cited as frequently Additionally we are concerned that a low impact factor would harm the

reputation of the journal by inviting undue comparisons with dissimilar journals In sum we believe that MedEdPORTAL is

distinguished among medical education journals by its uniqueness in disseminating educational resources and an impact factor

would likely underestimate the true impact of MedEdPORTAL

Yelena Chernyak PhD Dossier Service Documents

13

Scopus Accessed 422020

Non-Peer Reviewed Publications

bull 4 invited contributions by professional societies including the Society of Behavioral Sleep

Medicine 3 in rank 2 first authored

bull Contributions to policy statements representing clinical opinions and recommendations by a

professional society is a highly prestigious impactful contribution The purpose is to distill and

highlight critically important scholarship and clinical evidence which may be complex into a

straightforward and applied set of information for the clinician

bull Each of these contributions was made by invitation of an executive committee in each

professional society My invitation was the direct result of prominence and reputation in the

society as one having the skill and knowledge to make this contribution

bull Contributions are archived so as to be disseminated and retrievable even after published

newsletter or recommendation are initially released

o Simon S Chernyak Y (2016) Practice Committee Position Statement Draft on the

ACP Guidelines for the Treatment of Insomnia Society for Behavioral Sleep Medicine

BehavioralSleeporg httpswwwbehavioralsleeporgimagesPositionACP-Position-

Statement-Finalpdf

Co-authored position statement on a seminal treatment recommendation affecting

the field of behavioral sleep medicine

o Chernyak Y Byers H James E Schmittdiel C Thomas SJ Blackburn R amp

Simona SL (2017) What you need to know Implications of the American Academy of

Pediatrics 2016 Safe Sleep Practices on Pediatric Behavioral Sleep Medicine Society of

Behavioral Sleep Medicine httpswwwbehavioralsleeporgimagespdfSBSM-

Summary-of-AAP-2016-Safe-Sleep-Commentarypdf

o Chernyak Y Prepping for the DBSM How SBSM Can Help You The Sleep Talker

Volume 36 April 2020

Peer Review for Professional Journals

bull Peer Review for 7 professional journals in the field lf clinical health psychology

bull Invitation to review from journals increasing in the last 2 years indicating growing scholarly

presence

IMPACT FACTOR OF JOURANLS FOR WHICH I PROVIDE RVIEWS

Journal Name Impact Factor

Physiology and Behavior (2007) 272

Archives of Internal Medicine (2008) discontinued

Translational Behavioral Medicine (2018-) 248

Annals of Behavioral Medicine (2018-) 376

Health Psychology (2019 - ) 408

Heart amp Lung Journal of Acute and Critical Care (2020- ) 169

Yelena Chernyak PhD Dossier Service Documents

14

International Journal of Stress Management (2020 - ) 195

Scopus Accessed March 26 2020

Peer Reviewed Service Oriented Presentations

bull Twelve in-rank peer reviewed presentations at national and international conferences such as the

Society of Behavioral Sleep Medicine Society of Behavioral Medicine American Psychological

Association

bull 3 First Author

bull 5 Mentee First Author

bull 1 Mentee co-author

Media Dissemination of Service

bull Twenty-three total at rank for national outlets including lsquoGQrsquo magazine lsquoBustlersquo magazine and

regional outlets such as WRTB6 News and WTHR-TV

bull My goal in working with the media is to provide mass dissemination of clinical and scientific

information to the general public

bull Routinely called upon as an expert in field if behavioral sleep medicine and clinical health

psychology during duration of volunteering to represent IU to the media

Treatment Manuals

bull 2 treatment manuals 1 copyrighted 1 first authored (See Appendix for Service Publications)

o Otte JL Lalevich S Hollingsworth P Chernyak Y Manchanda S ldquoSleep Great

A Wellness Program to Promote Sleep in the Workplacerdquocopy Program Manual

This manual was copyrighted and rights sold to other large hospital systems

nationally for use in their employee assistance programs

o Chernyak Y Cardiac Patients Linking Mind amp Body (CLIMB) Program Manual used

in the Advanced Heart and Lung Care Program at Indiana University Methodist Hospital

I developed this treatment manual to utilize in clinical care delivery based on an

evidence based psychological wellness model including stress management

mood optimization motivational enhancement and social support

This manual has been adapted to several clinical populations at Indiana

University Health Methodist Hospital including Ventricular Assistant Device

recipients and pre-thoracic transplant patients

Thursday August 19 2021 at 080710 Eastern Daylight Time

Page 1 of 1

Subject RE Using your dossier for an exampleDate Wednesday August 18 2021 at 35540 PM Eastern Daylight TimeFrom Chernyak YelenaTo Applegate RachelADachments image001png image002png

Thank you and Thanks for your request That would be just fine with me YC Yelena Chernyak PhD DBSM HSPPAssociate Professor of Clinical PsychiatryChief Psychologist - Adult OutpaSent Psychiatry IU Health Neurosciences CenterDirector ndash Behavioral Sleep Medicine IU Health Neurosciences CenterDirector ndash Clinical Health Psychology Fellowship Indiana University School of MedicineIU Health PhysiciansGoodman Hall IU Health Neuroscience Center355 W 16th St Suite 2800 Indianapolis IN 46202-7176ychernyaiuedu From Applegate Rachel ltrapplegaiupuiedugt Sent Wednesday August 18 2021 1143 AMTo Applegate Rachel ltrapplegaiupuiedugtSubject Using your dossier for an example CongratulaSons on your 2021 promoSon to clinical associate professorI wonder if you would be willing to have your dossier posted as an example We do this behind CAS so it isonly IU people who can see themWe post everything EXCEPT the appendices and review leeers Please let me know Thanks Rachel ApplegateAssistant Vice Chancellor for Faculty AffairsAssociate Professor Library and Information ScienceOffice of Academic AffairsUniversity Hall (INAD) Suite 5002301 University BoulevardIndianapolis IN 46202 317-278-2395rapplegaiupuieduwwwacademicaffairsiupuiedu

Page 9: Sample Dossier Type of case: Promotion to Clinical

Yelena Chernyak PhD August 17 2020 Page 8 of 25

Andrew Adler MD

Michael Francis MD

Daniel Hackman MD

Kimberly Lo MD

David Orme MD

Ayesha Sajid MD

Paul Taraska MD

Lisa Burckhartzmeyer MD

Rebecca Smith MD

Caitlyn Adams MD

Emily Zarse MD

Corey Trobaugh MD

Gena Mooneyham MD

Kristen Dauss MD

2 2012 - Supervisor Clinical Psychology Practicum

Adult Outpatient Psychiatry Clinic

Section of Psychology Department of Psychiatry IUSOM

6 month rotation 1 dayweek

Students

Tasneem Khambaty (IUPUI)

3 2012 - Behavioral Sleep Medicine Training

Sleep Medicine Fellowship

1 year rotation frac12 day every other week

IUSOM Division of Pulmonary Critical Care Sleep amp

Occupational Medicine

Fellows

Pritam Neuptame MD

Anuja Bandyopadhyay MD

Anita Rajagopal MD

Stephen Gradney MD

Stephanie Ashraf MD

Stephanie Stahl MD

Stephanie Jackson MD

Adam Lenet MD

Aaron Roberts MD

Angie White MD

4 2012 ndash Supervisor in Adult Clinical and Health Psychology

APA-approved Clinical Psychology Internship Program

Section of Psychology Department of Psychiatry IUSOM

6-month rotation 3 daysweek

Students

Kristen Merkitsch

Anna-Leigh Powell

Yelena Chernyak PhD August 17 2020 Page 9 of 25

Ming Hwei Yek

Maija Taylor

Shannon Brothers

Danielle Henderson

Hannah Ford

Linda Skalski

Quetzal Class

Jennie Petrie

Patrick Quinn

Samantha Gray

Andrew Cooper

Rachel Holmes

5 2015 ndash Supervisor in Behavioral Sleep Medicine

APA-approved Clinical Psychology Internship Program

Section of Psychology Department of Psychiatry IUSOM

6-month rotation 1 dayweek

Students

Maureen McQuillan

Audrey Lee OrsquoConnor

Autumn Truss

Anna-Leigh Powell

Kristin Touza

Rebecca Elias

Maija Taylor

Rachel Goldin

Danielle Henderson

Lindsey Williams

Practicum Training Site Graduate Students

Students

Marguerite Claire Wilson (IUB)

Alexandra Moussa-Touks (IUB)

Amber Craig (IUB)

Danielle Tometich (IUPUI)

Maureen McQuillan (IUB)

Jay Patel (IUPUI)

Fernanda Rossi (IUB)

Jessica Bernston (IUPUI) Practicum student

6 2017 ndash Director Clinical Health Psychology Fellowship

Section of Psychology Department of Psychiatry IUSOM

1 year full-time post-doctoral specialty training jointly with

the Advanced Heart and Lung Care Clinic at IUH

Methodist Hospital

Anahli Patel PsyD

Lisa The PhD

Yelena Chernyak PhD August 17 2020 Page 10 of 25

Danielle Henderson PhD

7 2018 ndash Supervisor in Cardio-thoracic amp Transplant Psychology

Psychology Practicum

Section of Psychology Department of Psychiatry IUSOM

6 month rotation 1-2 daysweek

Students

Loretta Hsueh (IUPUI)

8 2019 - Behavioral Sleep Medicine Specialty Rotation Supervisor

Sleep Medicine Rotation

Internal Medicine Residencies

Students 1-2 studentmonth weekly

Ahmed Kiani MD

Samantha Kay MD

Sam Mshelbwala MD

Jennifer Peng MD

Zunera Tariq MD

Kevin Zhang MD

William Plunk MD

Skye El Sayegh MD

Jonathan Koons MD

Jonathan McCollum MD

Miysha Shaw MD

Mark Krauth MD

Siri Kadire MD

Chiemela Ubagharaji MD

Ryan White MD

Maniar Mehta MD

Elizabeth Cowgill MD

Teaching Administration and Curricular Development

1 2017 - Clinical Health Psychology Post-doctoral Fellowship

Co-Director

Department of Psychiatry

Indiana University School of Medicine

- Handbook Development

- Curriculum Development

2 2019 - Fellowships Director

Section of Psychology Department of Psychiatry

Indiana University School of Medicine

- Coordination of fellowship advertising recruitment and

policies

- Clinical Psychology Post-doctoral Fellowship Didactic Series

o Curriculum Development

Yelena Chernyak PhD August 17 2020 Page 11 of 25

o TopicSpeaker selection

o Fellow evaluationsatisfaction survey

Mentoring

Faculty Mentoring

1 2014 - 2015 Huaiyu Zhang PhD

Assistant Professor of Clinical Psychology in Clinical Psychiatry

Department of Psychiatry

Indiana University School of Medicine

2 2015 - Courtney Johnson PhD

Assistant Professor of Clinical Psychology in Clinical Psychiatry

Department of Psychiatry

Indiana University School of Medicine

3 2018 - Danielle Henderson PhD

Assistant Professor of Clinical Psychology in Clinical Psychiatry

Department of Psychiatry

Indiana University School of Medicine

Medical Student Mentoring

1 2019 - Caroline Bolarwina MPH

MS4

Research Mentoring on the lsquoBarriers to Optimal Behavioral Sleep

Medicine Referrals in an Academic Medical Centerrsquo Project

Indiana University School of Medicine

Service

University Service

School (Indiana University School of Medicine)

2019 ndash Womenrsquos Advisory Council

Department (Psychiatry Indiana University School of Medicine)

2012 - Member

Internship Selection Committee

Section of Psychology

2015 ndash Member

Executive Committee

Section of Psychology

Yelena Chernyak PhD August 17 2020 Page 12 of 25

2015 ndash Member

Psychology Internship Executive Committee

Section of Psychology

2016 ndash 2017 Co-Director

EMR Transition Committee

Adult Outpatient Psychiatry Clinic

2016 ndash Member

Space Committee

2017 ndash Member

Quality Committee

Professional Service

2015 Member

Fall Conference Planning Committee

Indiana Psychological Association

2015 ndash 2019 Member

Society of Behavioral Sleep Medicine

Practice Committee

2019 2019 National Conference Symposium Review Committee

2019 ndash Present Member

Society of Behavioral Sleep Medicine

Membership Committee

2020 ndash Present Member

Association of Psychologists in Academic Health Centers

Conference Planning Committee

Reviewer for Journals

2007 Physiology and Behavior

2008 Archives of Internal Medicine

2018 - Translational Behavioral Medicine

2018 - Annals of Behavioral Medicine

2019 - Health Psychology

Yelena Chernyak PhD August 17 2020 Page 13 of 25

2020 - Heart amp Lung Journal of Acute and Critical Care

2020 ndash International Journal of Stress Management

Service to Patients (Presentations to the community)

2008 ndash 2009 Campus Outreach Planning Committee

Student Counseling Center

Drexel University

Philadelphia PA

2009 Wellness Workshop ldquoBikini Ready Body Healthrdquo

Student Counseling Center

Drexel University

Philadelphia PA

2011 Health Workshop Series

ldquoManaging Stressrdquo

ldquoDepression and Heart Diseaserdquo

Cardiac Rehabilitation Program

Methodist Hospital

Indiana University Health

Indianapolis IN

2015 ndash ldquoManaging Anxiety and Stressrdquo

Advanced Heart Failure Support Group

Methodist Hospital

Indiana University Health

Indianapolis IN

Service Grants

Completed

IUSCC Internal Grant Otte(PI) 2015-2018

Indiana University Simon Cancer Center $50000

Screening Breast Cancer Survivors for Sleep Disorders Using a Clinical Decision Tool A Pilot

Study

Role Co-Investigator

Funded

PCORI 14719 MuseyKroenke (PI) $3356413

Assessment of Prevention Diagnosis and Treatment Options Addressing Anxiety among Low-

Risk Chest Pain Patients in the Emergency Department Setting

This 3-arm trial will compare outcomes for patients with anxiety and low-risk chest pain

evaluated in the Emergency Department treated with standard care are referral for self-help CBT

sessions and peer support or virtual CBT intervention Patients stakeholders and health system

Yelena Chernyak PhD August 17 2020 Page 14 of 25

leaders have collaborated to maximize feasibility patient values barriers and preferences for

care

Role Co-Investigator 25 effort

Pending

R61R33 HL155794-01 Stewart (PI) $3473431

Strengthening Hearts by Addressing Disrupted Sleep (SHADES) Randomized Controlled Trial

NIHNHLBI

The aims of this phase II randomized controlled trial are (1) to determine if a modernized

collaborative stepped care intervention for insomnia reduces the excess cardiovascular disease

(CVD) risk of primary care patients with insomnia disorder and (2) to identify the mechanisms

by which this improvement may occur

Role Co-Investigator 20 Effort

Submitted But Not Funded Grants

1R15CA208664-01 Otte (PI) 2017-2019 $300000

SleeP SmaRt A Screen and Personalized Referral Algorithm for Breast Cancer Survivors with

Chronic Sleep Problems

Role Investigator

Invited Service Presentations

Local

1 March 2008 ldquoSocial Justice in Health Care The Role of Body Imagerdquo

Drexel University Office of Student Life

Philadelphia PA

2 February 2009 ldquoIdentifying and addressing problematic dieting in university-

based populationsrdquo

Drexel University Student Counseling Center

Philadelphia PA

3 February 2009 ldquoIdentifying and addressing problematic dieting in university-

based populationsrdquo

Drexel University Student Counseling Center

Philadelphia PA

4 March 2009 ldquoCAPS Lecture Tales from my Scalerdquo

Rosemont College Department of Womenrsquos Studies

Bryn Mawr PA

5 November 2010 ldquoThe Third Wave of CBT ACT and Mindfulness Techniquesrdquo

Health Psychology Fellowship Didactics Series

Cleveland Clinic

Cleveland OH

6 February 2011 ldquoPatient-Centered Communication with Oncology Patientsrdquo

Yelena Chernyak PhD August 17 2020 Page 15 of 25

Taussig Cancer Center Masterrsquos Course

Cleveland Clinic

Cleveland OH

7 March 2011 ldquoNighttime Eating Disorders Differential Diagnosis and

Treatmentrdquo

Sleep Disorders Center Grand Rounds

Cleveland Clinic

Cleveland OH

8 April 2011 ldquoDistinguishing Normative Dieting from Disordered Eating

Evaluation and Intervention Guidelinesrdquo

Department of Psychiatry Grand Rounds

Cleveland Clinic

Cleveland OH

9 May 2011 ldquoWhen is Weight-Loss Considered an Eating Disorderrdquo

Department of Pediatrics Grand Rounds

Fairview Hospital

Cleveland Clinic Foundation

Cleveland OH

10 December 2011 ldquoDevelopment amp Utilization of Behavioral Rating

Scales Can psychological assessment predict problems after

bariatric surgery and identify persons at higher riskrdquo

Bariatric and Medical Weight Loss Center

Indiana University Health

Indianapolis IN

11 March 2012 ldquoCognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomniardquo

Sleep Disorders Center

Indiana University Health

Indianapolis IN

12 January 2012 ldquoManaging Difficult Patients Improving Communication

Service Delivery and Treatment Adherencerdquo

Department of Psychiatry Grand Rounds

Indiana University School of Medicine

13 December 2012 ldquoSleep Disorders in Bariatric Populationsrdquo

Psychology Practicum Didactic Training

Bariatric and Medical Weight Loss Center

Indiana University Health

Indianapolis IN

14 September 2013 ldquoDSM-5 Update Eating and Personality Disordersrdquo

Yelena Chernyak PhD August 17 2020 Page 16 of 25

Department of Psychiatry Grand Rounds

Indiana University School of Medicine

Indianapolis IN

15 September 2013 ldquoIntroduction to Cognitive Behavioral Therapyrdquo

Department of Occupational Therapy

Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis

Indianapolis IN

16 February 2014 ldquoCognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomniardquo

Department of Psychiatry Grand Rounds

Indiana University School of Medicine

Indianapolis IN

17 April 2019 ldquoCBT-I amp Traumardquo

Sleep Disorders Center

Indiana University Health

Indianapolis IN

Regional

1 October 2010 ldquoThe Epidemic of Obesity Updates Psychological Sequelae

and Behavioral Interventionrdquo

Continuing Education Course

Ohio Psychological Association

Fall Conference

Columbus OH

2 April 2011 ldquoAdvancing the Understanding of the treatment of Eating

Disorders in Ohiordquo

Continuing Education Course

Ohio Psychological Association Workshop

Lindner Center

Cincinnati OH

Lecture ldquoAwareness of Societal Messages Competing

Influences on Weight and Eatingrdquo

3 July 2012 ldquoEthicsrdquo

Continuing Education Course

Section of Psychology

Department of Psychiatry

Indiana University School of Medicine

Lecture ldquoEthical Issues of Health Psychology in the Medical

Settingrdquo

4 June 2013 ldquoDSM-5rdquo

Continuing Education Course

Yelena Chernyak PhD August 17 2020 Page 17 of 25

Department of Psychiatry

Section of Psychology

Indiana University School of Medicine

Lecture ldquoSleep Eating and Personality Disordersrdquo

5 May 2015 Essentials of Cancer Survivorship A Workshop for

Health Care Professionals

Continuing Education Course

IU Health Cancer Centers The Ohio State University and

University of Cincinnati Cancer Survivorship Consortium

Indianapolis IN

Lecture ldquoCoping with Anxiety and Depression Psychological

Issues During Cancer and Beyondrdquo

6 November 2015 ldquoSleeplessness in America How Inadequate Sleep Related

To Health and Wellbeingrdquo

Continuing Education Course

Indiana Psychological Association

Fall Conference

Indianapolis IN

Lecture ldquoSleeplessness in America How Inadequate Sleep

Related To Health and Wellbeingrdquo

7 April 2016 ldquoBehavioral Sleep Medicine Psychological Treatment for

Insomnia and other Sleep Disordersrdquo

Department of Internal Medicine Grand Rounds

Reid Hospital

Richmond IN

8 June 2016 ldquoHealth Psychology Interventions for Medically and

Psychiatrically Ill Patientsrdquo

Department of Internal Medicine Grand Rounds Reid Hospital

Richmond IN

9 November 2016 ldquoMood Disorders in Women ndash A Lifespan Approachrdquo

Department of Internal Medicine Grand Rounds

Reid Hospital

Richmond IN

10 October 2017 ldquoCBT for Anxiety and Depressionrdquo

Grand Rounds

Decatur County Memorial Hospital

Greensburg IN

11 November 2017 ldquoMindfulness Based Stress Reductionrdquo

Grand Rounds

Yelena Chernyak PhD August 17 2020 Page 18 of 25

Columbus Regional Hospital

Columbus IN

12 April 2019 ldquoSleeplessness in the 21st Century - How

Inadequate Sleep Relates to Health and Wellbeing and the

Everyday Habits that Get in the Wayrdquo

IUSOM Office of Medical Education ndash Wellness Coalition

Streamed Statewide

Indianapolis IN

Scientific Abstracts amp Presentations (in rank daggerstudent trainee author students underlined)

Local

1 Lowe MR Chernyak Y (2006 March) The Role of Dieting in Bulimia Nervosa A

Reformulation Poster Session presented at the 2006 annual Drexel University Research

Day Philadelphia PA

2 Chernyak Y Lowe MR (2007 March) Fear of Fatness of Drive to be Thin Motivations for

Dieting in Normal Weight Women Poster session presented at the 2007 annual Psi Chi Research

day at the University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia PA

3 Chernyak Y Heinberg JL (2011 March ) Impact of preferred weight on weight loss

outcomes in bariatric surgery patients Research oral presentation given at the Cleveland

Clinic Endocrinology and Metabolism Institute Research Day Cleveland OH

4 daggerPatel A Chernyak Y (2020 March) The Need for Psychological Rehabilitation in

Lung Transplant Recipients Indiana University Research day Indianapolis IN

National

1 Lowe MR Ognibine J Kral T Chernyak Y (2006 October) Development and Pilot

Testing of a New Procedure for directly assessing long-term Nutritional Intake at Worksite

Cafeterias Poster session presented at the 2006 annual meeting of the Obesity Society

Boston MA

2 Chernyak Y Lowe MR (2007 May) Fear of Fatness or Drive to be Thin

Motivations for Dieting in Normal Weight Women Poster session presented at the 2007

annual meeting of the International Academy of Eating Disorders Baltimore MD

3 Chernyak Y Lowe MR (2007 October) Differentiating drive for thinness and drive to

be thin Restrained eaters and bulimic individuals have different motives for dieting

Poster session presented at the 2007 annual meeting of the Eating Disorders Research

Society Pittsburg PA

4 Chernyak Y Lowe MR (2007 October) Fear of Fatness or Drive to be Thin

Motivations for Dieting in Normal Weight Women Restrained Eaters and Bulimic Patients

Yelena Chernyak PhD August 17 2020 Page 19 of 25

Poster session presented at the 2007 annual meeting of the Renfrew Center Foundation

Philadelphia PA

5 Chernyak Y Lowe MR (2007 November) Drive for Thinness is Not the Same as

Drive to be Thin On the Motivations for Dieting in Normal Weight Restrained Eaters and

Bulimic Individuals Poster session presented at the 2007 annual meeting of the Association

of Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies Philadelphia PA

6 Thomas JG Markowitz J Tappe K ChernyakY Ochner C Butryn ML Lowe

MR Telephone-Based Weight Loss Maintenance Interventions for Patients Referred from

Primary Care Clinics Poster session presented at the 2008 annual meeting of the Obesity

Society Phoenix AZ

7 Chernyak Y Lowe MR (2008 July) Drive for Thinness is Not the Same as Drive to be

Thin On the Motivations for Dieting in Normal Weight Restrained Eaters and Bulimic

Individuals Poster session presented at the 2008 annual meeting of the Society for the

Study of Ingestive Behavior Paris France

8 Chernyak Y Neeren MA Lowe MR (2008 September) Dietary Rule Breaking and

Loss of Control How Much do they Overlap Presented at the 2008 annual meeting of the

Eating Disorders Research Society Montreal QC Canada

9 Chernyak Y Lowe MR (2008 November) Drive to be Thin and Resistance to

Treatment Goal Weight On the Motivation for Dieting in Anorexic and Bulimic

Individuals Poster session accepted to the 2008 annual meeting of the Association of

Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies Orland Florida

10 Shaw JA OrsquoPlanick A Brooks G E Ice S M Bunnell D W Tahilani K K

Clark V L Lubarsky L D Chernyak Y and Lowe M R (2009 September 25) Level

of Weight Suppression in Anorexia Nervosa Predicts Clinical Deterioration During

Treatment in an Intensive Outpatient Program Paper presented at the annual meeting of

the Eating Disorders Research Society New York

11 Chernyak Y Lowe MR OrsquoPlanick A Ice SM amp Bunnell DW (2009 September)

Development and testing of measures to assess weight-related motivations for dieting in

eating disordered individuals Poster presented at the 2009 annual meeting of the Eating

Disorders Research Society New York NY

12 Clark VL Chernyak Y Neeren AM Lowe MR (2009 October) Dietary rules and

loss of control over eating in a weight gain-prone sample Poster presented at the 2009

annual meeting of The Obesity Society Washingtn DC

13 Chernyak Y Lowe MR (2009 November) Development and testing of measures to

assess weight-related motivations for dieting in eating disordered individuals Poster

session accepted to the 2009 annual meeting of the Renfrew Center Foundation

Philadelphia PA

Yelena Chernyak PhD August 17 2020 Page 20 of 25

14 ChernyakY Heinberg JL (2011 June) Impact of preferred weight on weight loss

outcomes in bariatric surgery patients Selective oral presentation in the Masters Course in

Behavioral Health Session presented at the 2011 annual Association of Metabolic and

Bariatric Surgery Orland FL

15 Heinberg L J Windover A Ashton K Merrell J Chernyak Y (2011 June)

Psychological evaluation ratings and 1 month psychological adjustment Who reports pain

nausea dehydration and regret Selective oral presentation in the Masters Course in

Behavioral Health Session presented at the 2011 annual Association of Metabolic and

Bariatric Surgery Orland FL

16 Otte J L Manchanda S Skaar T Rand K Weaver M Chernyak Y Davis L

Krier C Carpenter J S (2015) Oncology provider knowledge and practice for sleep

problems in cancer patients and survivors American Academy of Sleep Medicine SLEEP

2015 Seattle WA

17 Chernyak Y Avant A (2016 March) Satisfaction with a Multidisciplinary

Psychotherapy and Social Support Program in Patients with Ventricular Assist Devices

Society of Behavioral Medicine Washington DC

18 Chernyak Y (2016 June) Patient Acceptability of Behavioral Sleep Medicine

Referrals In An Academic Medical Center American Academy of Sleep Medicine SLEEP

Denver CO

19 Otte J L Lalevich S Hollingsworth P Chernyak Y Manchanda S (2017 June)

ldquoSleep Greatrdquo A Wellness Program To Promote Sleep In The Workplace American

Academy of Sleep Medicine SLEEP 2017 Boston MA

20 Jackson L Otte J L Chernyak Y Johns S Manchanda S Storniolo AM LK K

Draucker C (April 2018) Facilitators and Barriers of Providing Sleep Specialists

Referrals to Breast Cancer Survivors with Chronic Sleep Problems Midwest Nursing

Research Societyrsquos 32th Annual Research Conference Cleveland OH

21 daggerHenderson DR Chernyak C Gutteridge D Roe DW (August 2018) Unmasking

Severe Anxiety After Lung Transplant NATCO ndash The Organization of Transplant

Professionals Indianapolis IN

22 daggerHenderson DR Chernyak C (August 2018) A Pre-Transplant Psychological

Characterization of Patients with Lung Disease NATCO ndash The Organization of Transplant

Professionals Indianapolis IN

23 daggerHenderson DR Chernyak Y Using A Clinician-rated Measure to Predict Listing for

Lung Transplantation Society of Behavioral Medicine Washington DC 2019

24 daggerTeh LB Henderson DR amp Chernyak Y Post Item-Level Psychometric Validation

Yelena Chernyak PhD August 17 2020 Page 21 of 25

of the Stanford Integrated Psychosocial Assessment for Transplant (SIPAT) for Thoracic

Transplant Candidates Society of Behavioral Medicine Washington DC 2019

25 daggerChernyak Y amp Hsueh L Self-Reported Psychological Distress During Post Lung

Transplant Intensive Outpatient Rehabilitation Accepted presentation at the American

Psychological Association Chicago IL 2019

26 Otte J L Chernyak Y Manchanda S Sleep Disorders in Breast Cancer Survivors

Barriers and Strategies for Identification and Treatment Referral Symposium Society for

Behavioral Sleep Medicine Birmingham AL 2019

Publications (in rank daggerstudent trainee author students underlined)

Service Publications

Refereed

1 Chernyak Y Lowe MR (2010) Motivations for Dieting Drive for Thinness Is

Different From Drive for Objective Thinness Journal of Abnormal Psychology 119(2)276-

281 httpdoi101037a0018398

2 Lowe MR Bunnell DW Neeren AM Chernyak Y Greberman L (2011)

Evaluating the real-world effectiveness of cognitive-behavior therapy efficacy research on

eating disorders A case study from a community-based clinical setting International

Journal of Eating Disorders 44(1) 9-18 httpsdoiorg101002eat20782

3 Otte J L Carpenter J S Manchanda S Rand K L Skaar T C Weaver M

Chernyak Y Zhong X Igega C and Landis C (2014) Systematic review of sleep

disorders in cancer patients Can the prevalence of sleep disorders be ascertained Cancer

Medicine 4(2) 183ndash200 httpsdoi101002cam4356

4 Otte JL Davis L Carpenter JS Krier C Skaar T Rand KL Weaver MT

Landis CA Chernyak Y amp Manchanda S (2016) Sleep Disorders in Breast Cancer

Survivors Supportive Care in Cancer 24(10)4197-205 httpsdoiorg101007s00520-016-

3247-6

5 Chernyak Y (2019) A Practical Application Primer on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

for Insomnia for Medical Residents MedEdPORTAL 1510862

httpsdoiorg1015766mep_2374-826510862

6 daggerChernyak Y Teh LB (2019) Medically-Induced Exacerbation of PTSD Following

Lung Transplantation A Case Series Journal of Clinical Psychology in Medical Settings

27305ndash309 httpsdoiorg101007s10880-019-09691-7

7 daggerChernyak Y Teh LB Henderson DR Patel A (2019) Practice Issues for Evaluation

and Management of the Suicidal Left Ventricular Assist Device Patient Progress in

Yelena Chernyak PhD August 17 2020 Page 22 of 25

Transplantation httpsjournalssagepubcomdoifull1011771526924819893300

8 daggerPatel A Chernyak Y (2020) The Need for Psychological Rehabilitation in Lung Transplant

Recipients Progress in Transplantation httpsdoiorg1011771526924820913510

9 Chernyak Y Chapleau KM Tanious SF Dattilo NC Diaz DR amp Landsberger SA (2020)

Olfactory Reference Syndrome A Case Report and Screening Tool Journal of Clinical Psychology

in Medical Settings httpsdoiorg101007s10880-020-09721-9

10 Chernyak Y (in press) Improving CPAP Adherence for OSA Improving CPAP Adherence for

OSA A Practical Application Primer on CPAP Desensitization MedEdPORTAL

Manuscripts with Revisions Requested

1 daggerPowell AL Teh LB Patel A Chernyak Y Exploring the Developmental Impact of

Cystic Fibrosis on Lung Transplant Candidacy Considerations for Adulthood Journal of

Clinical Psychology in Medical Settings

Manuscripts Under Review

1 Nault-Conors J Monahan P Musey P Chernyak Y Holmes E Conley M Marsh J

Roumpf S Chand P amp Kroenke K It Takes a Village to get the Right Care to the Right

Patient at the Right Time A Case Study on Addressing Chest Pain and Anxiety in the

Emergency Department Setting Health Care The Journal of Delivery Science and

Innovation

2 dagger Teh LB Chernyak Y Henderson DR Hage CA Post Item-Level Psychometric

Validation of the Stanford Integrated Psychosocial Assessment for Transplant (SIPAT) for

Thoracic Transplant Candidates Psychosomatics

3 daggerChernyak Y Teh LB Henderson DR Powell AL amp Hage CA Prediction of Listing

Status in Lung Transplant Candidates Using the Stanford Integrated Psychosocial

Assessment for Transplantation (SIPAT) Progress in Transplantation

Manuscripts in Preparation

1 Otte J Jackson L Monahan P Bo N Johns S Manchanda S Chernyak Y Ludwig K

Dodson J Storniolo AM Draucker C Are Breast Cancer Survivors Willing to Seek

Treatment for Poor Sleep A Feasibility Study of the Acceptability Facilitators and Barriers

of Completing a Referral for Sleep Complaints Behavioral Sleep Medicine

2 Chernyak Y Otte J daggerBolarwina C Ofner S Manchanda S Barriers to Optimal

Behavioral Sleep Medicine Referrals in an Academic Medical Center

Non-refereed Publications

1 Chernyak Y Neeren A Bunnell D Greberman L Lowe MR (2009) Research

Yelena Chernyak PhD August 17 2020 Page 23 of 25

and practice in clinical psychology Different ways of knowing Perspectives A

professional journal of the Renfrew Center Foundation Winter 2009

httpsrenfrewcentercomsitesdefaultfilesPerspectives20Summer202012pdf

2 Simon S Chernyak Y (2016) Practice Committee Position Statement Draft on the

ACP Guidelines for the Treatment of Insomnia Society for Behavioral Sleep Medicine

BehavioralSleeporg httpswwwbehavioralsleeporgimagesPositionACP-Position-

Statement-Finalpdf

3 Chernyak Y Byers H James E Schmittdiel C Thomas SJ Blackburn R amp

Simona SL (2017) What you need to know Implications of the American Academy of

Pediatrics 2016 Safe Sleep Practices on Pediatric Behavioral Sleep Medicine Society of

Behavioral Sleep Medicine httpswwwbehavioralsleeporgimagespdfSBSM-

Summary-of-AAP-2016-Safe-Sleep-Commentarypdf

4 Otte JL Lalevich S Hollingsworth P Chernyak Y Manchanda S ldquoSleep Great

A Wellness Program to Promote Sleep in the Workplacerdquocopy Program Manual

5 Chernyak Y Cardiac Patients Linking Mind amp Body (CLIMB) Program Manual used

in the Advanced Heart and Lung Care Program at Indiana University Methodist Hospital

6 wwwychernyawixsitecomindyhealthpsych

7 Chernyak Y Prepping for the DBSM How SBSM Can Help You The Sleep Talker

Volume 36 Quarter 1 March 2020

Invited Media Features

1 Chernyak Y Windover A Ashton K Merrell J Heinberg L (2011) Relaxation

Techniques for Bariatric Surgery Patients (Audio CD) Bariatric and Metabolic Institute

Cleveland Clinic Foundation

2 Chernyak Y Americans Sleeping Less to Work More Psych Bytes An Educational

Series from the Indiana Psychological Association (3 Feb 2015)

3 Greensburg (IN) Daily News2015 ldquoSeptember 7-13 is National Suicide Prevention

Weekrdquo wwwgreensburgdailynewscomseptember---is-national-suicide-prevention-

weekarticle_ac467f35-72cb-5525-baba-fd563bf28578html

4 Indiana Psychological Association Preventing Suicide Reaching Out and Saving Lives

Indiana psychologists offer tips on suicide prevention Chernyak interviewed for press

release (September 4 2015)

5 Batesville (IN) Herald Tribute ldquoSuicide Statistics Alarmingrdquo September 18 2015

httpwwwbatesvilleheraldtribunecomnewslocal_newssuicide-statistics-

alarmingarticle_05cd8fb2-d7c8-5dbe-8ecd-8b2488ffdafdhtml

Yelena Chernyak PhD August 17 2020 Page 24 of 25

6 WIBC-FM ldquoEffects of Daylight Savings Time on our Healthrdquo March 8 and March 11

2016 Radio

7 WXIN-TV Indianapolis News ldquoStudies Daylight Saving Time May Increase Stroke

Risk Reduce Productivityrdquo March 11 2016 repeat on Indianapolis Weekend News

March 132016 Television

8 WRTV6 ldquoIU Health Clinical Psychologist Discusses Daylight Savings Timerdquo March

14 2016 Television

9 Bustle ldquo11 Reasons Yoursquore Waking up Tired In The Morning amp How You Can Fix It

June 30 2016 wwwbustlecomarticles170127-11-reasons-youre-waking-up-tired-in-

the-morning-how-you-can-fix-it

10 The Indianapolis Recorder July QampA Sleep Itrsquos more important than you realize Ask

the IU Health Expert September 12016

wwwindianapolisrecordercomarticle_bf887475-ae11-51d2-8a03-6eb54a29e126html

11 WRTV6 ldquoIU Health Clinical Psychologist Recommends Free Sleep-Inducing Appsrdquo

August 11 2016 Television

12 WRTV6 News Indianapolis ldquoIU Health Puts sleep myths and rest and gives sleep

advicerdquo 14 March 2016 Television

13 WTHR-TV Indianapolis Sunrise News ldquoTips for Coping with Daylight Saving Timerdquo

12 March 2016 Television

14 IU Health Blog (2016 February 22) ldquoHow Debi Mazar Copes with Insomniardquo

Message posted on httpiuhealthorgblogdetailhow-debi-mazar-copes-with-

insomniaVyFsqnL2bIU

15 GQ Magazine National Publication ldquoHow Bad Is It That I Sleep Only Five Hours a

Nightrdquo Chernyak Interviewed October 27 2016 wwwgqcomstoryhow-bad-is-it-

that-i-sleep-five-hours-a-night

16 The List National Publication What really happens to your body when you donrsquot

sleep November 15 2016 httpswwwthelistcom31083really-happens-body-dont-

sleep

Yelena Chernyak PhD August 17 2020 Page 25 of 25

17 The Kendalville News Sun ldquoTips for a Healthier Heartrdquo February 2 2017 Chernyak

Interviewed httpwwwkpcnewscomfeatureslifekpcnewsarticle_ccb68645-16a2-

58a0-b67e-7d1dc7605673html

18 The American Psychological Association Goshen News ldquoTake Simple Steps Reduce

the risk of heart diseaserdquo Chernyak Interviewed February 8

2017 httpwwwgoshennewscomnewslifestylestake-simple-steps-reduce-the-risk-of-

heart-diseasearticle_9c82afd4-f26a-5555-8d22-0f9d52f0f6a8html

19 WISH-TV8 Indianapolis ldquoIU Health Behavioral Sleep Medicine Specialist Gives Sleep

Tips For Daylight Saving Timerdquo March 9 2017

20 WRTV-TV Indianapolis ldquoIU Health Psychologist Discusses How To Spot The

Warning Signs Of Suiciderdquo June 14 2018 Television

21 WISH-TV8 Indianapolis ldquoIU Health Psychologist Discusses Sleep Habitsrdquo June 19

2018 Television

22 WTHR-TV Indianapolis Sunrise News ldquoIU Health Psychologist Discusses Effects Of

Snooze Buttonrdquo June 29 2018 Television

23 WTHR-TV Indianapolis Sunrise News ldquoIU Health Clinical Psychologist Offers Advice

For Better Sleeprdquo September 17 2018 Television

24 WISH-TV8 Indianapolis News ldquoCan You Catch Up On Sleeprdquo September 18 2018

Television

25 WTIU Public Television ndash Indiana Public Media All Things Considered Program

ldquoDreams and the Pandemicrdquo April 15 2020 Radio

26 WFIU WTIU Indiana Public Media NPR Why Are You Having Dreams About

COVID-19 A Sleep Specialist Explains httpsindianapublicmediaorgnewswhy-are-

you-having-dreams-about-covid-19-a-sleep-specialist-explainsphp April 27 2020 Web

Personal Statement-Yelena Chernyak PhD (Candidate for Promotion to Associate Professor)

Overview

I am applying for promotion to the rank of Associate Professor of Clinical Psychology in Clinical

Psychiatry within the Department of Psychiatry My declared area of excellence is service with a

demonstrated strong performance in the area of teaching I joined the Department of Psychiatry at

Indiana University School of Medicine (IUSOM) in 2011 as an Assistant Professor of Clinical

Psychology in Clinical Psychiatry As a licensed clinical psychologist my expertise is in the area of

Clinical Heath Psychology also known as Medical Psychology or Behavioral Medicine The focus of my

practice is optimizing the biopsychosocial wellbeing of individuals in order to prevent alleviate or cope

with medical illness My career is devoted to providing psychological services to individuals with life

threatening conditions such as metastatic cancer end-stage heart or lung failure and debilitating

insomnia My role on medical teams as a health psychologist has been vital for readying patients for life-

saving procedures such as chemotherapy or thoracic transplantation Often times psychological

evaluation was integral to the decision making for the entire team in making critical medical decisions as

well as mandated by payers Given the complexity and critical nature of my work I cultivated my

specialty through extensive training This has included a 5-year graduate education specializing in health

psychology conducting relevant research completing a prestigious clinical fellowship at the Cleveland

Clinic and obtaining board certification My fellowship at the Cleveland Clinic culminated in my

joining the faculty at Indiana University School of Medicine where I have incorporated evidence-based

world-class care into multiple hospital-based settings

Since joining IUSM in 2011 I have developed clinical and educational service lines in multiple

medical departments My service contributions have taken the form of (1) Developing a Behavioral

Sleep Medicine (BSM) assessment intervention and training clinic at the IU Health Neurosciences

Center (2) Developing the Thoracic Transplant Psychology Program as well as creating and directing its

dedicated post-doctoral fellowship (3) Serving as the primary psychologist and training supervisor for IU

Simon Cancer Centerrsquos Multi-disciplinary Clinic and (4) As Chief Psychologist of Adult Outpatient

Psychiatry overseeing the expansion of psychology services My service contributions have resulted in

scholarship ranging from publications in peer reviewed journal articles to program manuals and media

appearances My clinical health psychology expertise has raised the standard of psychological medical

care at IUSM to be competitive and comparable with top-ranked medical centers nationwide My service

has been indispensable to the creation and organization of multiple landmark programs within the IUSOM

and IU Health systems

Service (Area of Excellence)

Service to Patients

In 2012 I obtained board certification in Behavioral Sleep Medicine (BSM) by the American

Academy of Sleep Medicine one of only 213 providers internationally obtaining this certification More

recently I received a Diplomate in Behavioral Sleep Medicine from the Board of Behavioral Sleep

Medicine in 2020 I am one of only two board-certified BSM providers in the state of Indiana and the

only provider treating adults BSM is a highly specialized growing field that is rooted in evidence-based

medicine and is the standard of care for treating sleep disorders such as insomnia In 2013 I developed

the Behavioral Sleep Medicine Clinic at the IU Health Neurosciences Center at the behest of the

Department of Medicinersquos Sleep Medicine Program Prior to the creation of this service line the

Department of Medicine lacked expertise and resources to behaviorally treat patients with sleep disorders

My service has grown in the past 6 years to treat over 500 patients increasingly annually to a total of 138

new patients in 2019 Referrals have stemmed from a collaboration with the IU Sleep Disorders Center

faculty the Roudebush Veterans Affairs Hospital and national referral sources including the Cleveland

Clinic and Johns Hopkins The clinic was one of the first service lines to pilot telehealth via the IU

Health Virtual Visits platform Referrals have continued to grow each year and capacity is large enough

to create training opportunities for sleep medicine fellows internal medicine and psychiatry residents

medical students psychology interns and practicum trainees which also helps to extend clinical access

for patients Trainees from this program have graduated to go into practice all across the United States

disseminating the gold-standard model for BSM practice nationwide

As the lead psychologist since 2011 for the Advanced Heart and Lung Care Clinic (AHLCC) at

IU Health Methodist Hospital I serve a highly medically compromised and psychiatrically complex

population of patients and their families who undergo advanced therapies including heart and lung

transplant Patients from across the Midwest seek this specialized care particularly for lung

transplantation a complex and risky medical procedure Our program is the only one in the state of

Indiana that performs this service I strategically expanded my working relationship with the AHLCC to

include service to both the cardiac and pulmonary service lines tripled the amount of clinical time

provided to this program and obtained funding for a full time transplant psychology fellowship I

developed the Thoracic Transplant Psychology Program within the AHLCC to include a comprehensive

psychological assessment protocol including a structured clinical interview self-report measures

personality testing and clinical interview Moreover the Thoracic Transplant Psychology Program has

expanded to serve not only outpatients but also inpatients who are waiting for or recovering from heart

and lung transplants or advanced therapies at IU Health Methodist Hospital This group of inpatients

previously lacked any access to psychological assessment or psychotherapy while hospitalized The

psychology service has expanded to conduct over 250 psychological consultations on inpatients in the last

three years with improved patient outcomes and collaborative care I have demonstrated innovations

most notably in the development and implementation of a group psychotherapy program titled CLIMB

(Cardio-thoracic Patients Linking Mind and Body) in 2014 which has since been adopted in the Center

for Life in Thoracic Transplant for all lung transplant recovery patients I have collected and published

data on CLIMB on the national stage at the Society of Behavioral Medicine conference reporting

excellent patient satisfaction and outcomes CLIMB continues expanding in enrollment to over 100

thoracic transplant recipients The CLIMB program is garnering national attention demonstrated by a

recently pushed journal article co-authored and mentored with my post-doctoral fellow Dr Anahli Patel

in Progress in Transplantation detailing how it is a model psychological rehabilitation program which

serves the post-transplant psychosocial needs of organ transplant recipients

Since 2011 I utilized my expertise in health psychology as primary psychologist for the IU

Simon Cancer Center the only state wide academic cancer center and one of fifty-one National Cancer

Institute Designated Comprehensive Cancer Centers My role includes providing assessment and

psychotherapy to patients and families as well as clinical consultation to oncologists nursing and other

team members I collaborate with a multidisciplinary team of psychiatrists social workers chaplains

and nurses to head the biopsychosocial arm of the Complete Life Program I have helped to implement

improved assessment protocols in this clinic including the National Comprehensive Cancer Networkrsquos

Distress Thermometer and helped to design psychoeducational and marketing materials distributed

center-wide about complementary services for cancer patients This program focuses on improving the

psychological emotional social and spiritual well-being of cancer patients As a result of my role I

have been invited to speak at regional symposiums on cancer care including the Survivorship Symposium

hosted jointly by Indiana University Ohio State University and University of Cincinnati Cancer Centers

in 2015

Administrative Service

In 2015 I was named the Chief Psychologist of the Adult Outpatient Psychiatry Clinic in the IU

Health Neurosciences Center Under my leadership the clinical psychology team has grown from two to

six psychology faculty members with further recruitment underway Our clinic specializes in assessment

and treatment of the full range of psychiatric illnesses as well as medical comorbidities As a group the

psychology faculty accept referrals from the entire IU Health system as well as community referrals

statewide Specialties represented in our clinic by psychologists include mood disorders anxiety

disorders trauma and interpersonal violence conversion and somatoform disorders cognitive

rehabilitation biofeedback mindfulness interventions cognitive behavioral therapy and sleep disorders

With over 10000 unique appointments delivered by psychologists in this clinic since 2017 my leadership

represents a robust and growing presence

Because of my expertise I am an appointed member on multiple departmental and school-wide

committees (1) the Section of Psychology Executive Committee (oversees clinical services and faculty

issues for psychologists in the Department of Psychiatry) (2) the Psychology Internship Executive

Committee (oversees the running of the internship program for 6-7 trainees annually) and the (3)

Psychology Internship Admission Committee (reviews and selects interns) (4) Quality Committee (5)

Space Committee and (6) Womenrsquos Advisory Council for IU School of Medicine In the past I have

served as an integral member of several committees including the EMR Transition Committee for the

Adult Outpatient Psychiatry Clinic

Scholarship

I have integrated my clinical expertise into scholarly pursuits in two areas of clinical health

psychologyndash sleep psychology and transplant psychology The overall theme of my research has been the

optimization of psychological services to medically ill patients Since 2011 I have authored 9 peer-

reviewed articles in rank Momentum in my scholarly activity is clearly demonstrated with 6

publications in the past year 4 manuscripts under review and 2 manuscripts in-preparation at present I

am proud to say 7 of these articles were either first-authored or co-authored by my mentees This is in

addition to 11 national conference symposia and poster presentations in rank 5 of which were first-

authored by my psychology fellows I serve as an ad-hoc reviewer for leading journals including Health

Psychology International Journal of Stress Management Annals of Behavioral Medicine and

Translational Behavioral Medicine One of my most recent publications forthcoming in the MEDED

Portal a peer reviewed journal focused on disseminating best practices in education published by the

American Association of Medical Colleges is a comprehensive module on delivering Cognitive

Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia to medical learners The MEDED Portal has another one of my articles

in-press on improving CPAP Adherence for OSA via CPAP Desensitization Therapy Another recent

publication in Progress in Transplantation highlights a critically important topic of increased suicide risk

in heart failure patients with implanted left ventricular assist devices

Since 2013 I have actively collaborated with researchers at the IUPUI School of Nursing to study

the intersection of cancer and sleep disorders This collaboration has produced multiple peer-reviewed

journal articles published in Cancer Medicine and Supportive Cancer Care I served as co-investigator on

a pilot study and subsequent R15 National Institutes of Health grant submission titled SleeP SmaRt

Screening and Personalized Referral Algorithm for Breast Cancer Survivors with Chronic Sleep

Problems As part of this project I contributed to the design of the novel screening tool screened patients

who were determined to be high risk for sleep disorders and provided referrals and treatment to

individuals suffering from psychophysiological insomnia identified by the project Although ultimately

unfunded this project helped lay the groundwork for a manuscript and symposium at the 2019 the Society

of Behavioral Sleep Medicine National Conference on the barriers of providing appropriate sleep

medicine services to breast cancer survivors

My clinical expertise in health psychology and behavioral sleep medicine has led to being a

recognized expert in the field and resulted in invitations to multiple invited lectures and grand rounds

statewide as well as regional media interviews Most recently I was featured on WTHR WRTV and

WIBC as a medical expert on the psychological impact of Daylight Savings Time These regional media

outlets represent the 28th largest market nationally according to the Nielsen ratings In total I have

contributed to 24 different media outlets in my current role Within IUSM I have been invited to conduct

Grand Rounds within the Departments of Psychiatry Internal Medicine Neurology Occupational

Therapy and Office of Medical Education I have also been invited regionally to conduct Grand Rounds

through the Indiana University Visiting Professor Program at three hospital systems across the state

I am a co-investigator on a recently grant-funded 35 million dollar grant from the Patient

Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) For this project I was invited to collaborate with

faculty in the Departments of Emergency Medicine and Biostatistics due to my expertise specifically

treating medical patients with cardiac symptoms and anxiety This project is focused on the treatment of

low-risk cardiac patients with anxiety presenting to emergency rooms My role on this grant submission

involved contribution to the study design treatment methodology and drafting the aims and means

section of the grant I am an integral part of the research team and lead the treatment design recruitment

training and supervision of the clinical intervention arm utilizing telepsychology CBT for anxiety

Moreover this project presents an opportunity to collaborate with experienced and prestigious

researchers such as Kurt Kroenke PhD a nationally renowned researcher who developed two gold

standard anxiety and depression assessments that are utilized internationally

Last year I was invited to collaborate with Jesse Stewart PhD in the IUPUI Department of

Psychology to serve as a Behavioral Sleep Medicine expert on a large NIH randomized controlled trial

titled lsquoStrengthening Hearts by Addressing Disrupted Sleep (SHADES)rsquo to be submitted in 2020 This

important project looks are delivering Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia to patients with

cardiovascular disease (CVD) to determine its impact on CVD risk markers and clinical events

My involvement in scholarship has been increasing at a rapid pace in the last several years ndash a

trajectory that should continue given the 3 manuscripts already under review at peer reviewed journals

and 2 other manuscripts in preparation which I anticipate will be submitted in 2020 The in-preparation

papers stem from a very exciting research program I started in the Advanced Heart and Lung Care clinic

on which data collection has been ongoing since 2014 finally accumulating enough data for publication

This program focuses on using the Stanford Integrated Psychological Assessment for Transplant a

validated clinician rating scale to assist in prediction of transplant outcomes an area where there is a

dearth of research Another manuscript I am completing is based on behavioral sleep medicine referral

patterns in a sample of nearly 500 patients collected since 2015 to understand the low referral completion

rates in an academic medical center in this population The under review submissions are collaborative

projects with mentees namely psychology fellows who I began directing over the last three years Thus

the rate of increasing scholarship follows the momentum of growing robust research and mentorship

programs which have materialized publications recently and should continue henceforth in my career at

IUSOM

Service to the Discipline

My national influence as an expert in behavioral sleep medicine is also growing demonstrated by

my membership on two executive committees for the Society of Behavioral Sleep Medicine (SBSM) ndash a

international multidisciplinary organization and the primary organization representing behavioral sleep

medicine science and practice My term on the Executive Practice Committee was completed this year

where I served to structure policy on clinical practice issues My 4 year term on the Executive

Membership Committee began in 2019 I have contributed to drafting best practice protocols and the

society newsletter both published on the national SBSM website currently In 2019 I chaired a

symposium on insomnia treatment in breast cancer survivors at the SBSM international conference

inviting contributors from other IU departments including Internal Medicine and IUPUI School of

Nursing to an audience consisting of the leaders in the field of BSM

Teaching

Teaching Philosophy

My role as an educator in graduate medical education is based on a collaborative model where I

strive to create an interactive experience with learners focused on applied clinical situations that creates

the opportunity to collaborate on case conceptualization and treatment planning This model is

approachable informal and flexible to meet the needs of varied learners This collaborative approach is

based on the apprenticeship model which involves clinical training of evidence-based interventions in

clinical health psychology through gradual immersion in clinical demands and complexity At first

shadowing my own clinical work helps establish a baseline for good clinical care Trainees gradually

transition to provide services under my supervision Depending on the training level the ultimate goal is

to allow trainees to reach a competency level to perform independent clinical care and ultimately

supervise junior trainees Direct observation of trainee work regular feedback and one-on-one weekly

supervision is standard in my training programs

Clinical TeachingMentoring

I am involved in teaching at a variety of levels First I have spent considerable time providing

supervision and focused training to equip future psychologists to evaluate and treat medically complex

patients with psychological interventions There is a dearth of training opportunities in the state of Indiana

for psychologists who wish to specialize in health psychology Prior to my joining IUSM there was no

academic medical center based health psychology fellowship in the state of Indiana This created

recruitment challenges for health psychology locally and regionally I created and continue to direct the

clinical health psychology fellowship and health psychology track for the psychology internship program

in the Department of Psychiatry at IUSM to address the significant need for clinical health psychology

specialty training in the state of Indiana I have worked with 41 trainees directly including medical

students sleep medicine fellows psychiatry residents psychology interns and psychology practicum

students One of my proudest teaching recognitions came when I was awarded the W George MacAdoo

Teaching Award in 2014 which is the most prestigious teaching award in the Section of Psychology and

is presented to only one faculty member annually based on a vote by the psychology internship class

Due to the overwhelming demand for transplant psychology expertise at IUSM as well as the lack

of qualified providers specializing in transplant psychology nationwide in 2016 I developed the Clinical

Health Psychology Postdoctoral Fellowship program to focus on transplant psychology Funding for this

program totaling $61275annually was obtained from the Academic Health Center As the fellowship

director I have developed the training curriculum and I recruit hire and supervise one fellow annually

This is exactly the type of training experience that early career psychologists are looking for to distinguish

themselves as specialists in the complex healthcare system The demand for this training was

demonstrated by successfully recruiting our first fellow immediately upon receiving funding late in the

recruitment cycle of 2017 and fellowship slots have been successfully filled for the last 3 years

consecutively despite the highly competitive psychology post-doctoral fellowship market The quality of

fellows has been excellent and the IUSM Department of Psychiatry hired my first fellow Dr Danielle

Henderson (2018) as full time faculty My second fellow Dr Lisa The (2019) is now a faculty member

and lead transplant psychologist at the Albert Einstein School of Medicinersquos Montefiore Medical Center

and my current fellow Dr Anahli Patel has accepted a position as a clinical health psychologist at

Pittsburg University School of Medicine

The growth of postdoctoral fellowship training in multiple subspecialty areas of clinical

psychology has expanded tremendously within the Department of Psychiatry However with ever

increasing specialization areas fellows were often conducting their training in disparate locations in the

hospital system with little coordination across fellowship programs in the Department of Psychiatry The

Section of Psychology Executive Committee developed the role of Fellowships Director across all

sponsored post-doctoral programs in its purview and appointed me into this role in 2019 In this role I

immediately developed and implemented a monthly didactic seminar and journal club for fellows created

a shared resources database for fellowship directors to utilize and streamlined advertising policies for

fellowship positions

In 2015 I developed a training program within the Behavioral Sleep Medicine Training Clinic

which offers training to psychology interns psychology graduate students internal medicine and

psychiatry residents and sleep medicine fellows within IUSM and other IU campuses (IUB IUPUI) I

offer 6-12 month rotations for trainees supervising up to 6 psychology learners in direct service delivery

and up to 20 didacticcollaborative learners annually Thus far 10 sleep medicine fellows 8 psychology

interns and 6 psychology graduate students have completed their training in this clinic Not only does this

training program meet the needs of learners across 4 training programs at IUSM but it also allows for

increased access to services and trains future specialists in this underserved field

After serving as the primary supervisor for the Department of Psychiatryrsquos core Adult Outpatient

Psychiatry rotation I developed a specialty rotation in Psychosocial Oncology in 2012 Subsequently I

also developed a specialty rotation in cardio-pulmonarytransplant psychology at the Advanced Heart and

Lung Care Clinic thus expanding opportunities in clinical health psychology specialty training in our

internship program This culminated in my development of the Adult Health Psychology core rotation

which combined multiple subspecialty training opportunities in this area to create a full-time training

program This ultimately evolved into its own Health Psychology Track for our internship program which

I continue to supervise Now only in its 3rd year the track receives over 30 applications annually from

applicants nationally for one spot demonstrating its growing popularity Overall I have trained 12

psychology interns in health psychology some of which have graduated to go on to prestigious

fellowships or faculty positions in institutions such as Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown

University University of Florida School of Medicine and University of Pennsylvania School of

Medicine These specialized training opportunities attract a highly qualified competitive and diverse

group of applicants nationally and internationally to our internship program

A core goal of my involvement in service to learners has been laying the foundation for them to

become academic clinicians involved in scholarly activity Approximately half of my scholarly projects

include mentoring of psychology fellows practicum students and junior faculty As a result each of my

psychology fellows has presented original research at a national conference and been a co-author on at

least one peer-reviewed presentation or publication

Curricular Development

I have extended my role as a clinician educator by developing a very highly rated workshop on

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia and also publishing this resource and learner outcomes in

MEDED Portal Additionally I have developed a workshop on improving continuous positive airway

pressure (CPAP) compliance in obstructive sleep apnea via CPAP desensitization another critically

important skill set in sleep medicine which was well rated by learners and accepted for publication by

MEDED Portal currently The learner feedback from both of these workshops indicated that the

availability of training in these topic areas was critical to learnersrsquo in their respective areas of medicine

given the under-recognition and dearth of training in behavioral sleep medicine in traditional curriculums

My teaching skills in combination with recognized expertise have also resulted in teaching requests

beyond the Department of Psychiatry For example both the Sleep Medicine Fellowship and Internal

Medicine Residency Programs at IUSOM have requested their students to rotate through my Behavioral

Sleep Medicine Clinic as part of their standard training regimen

Didactic Teaching

Over the last 8 years at IUSM I have served as the co-preceptor to the Introduction to Clinical

Medicine yearlong course (ICM1-01) from 2011-2012 as a preceptor to IUSOM intersession in 2013

monthly lecturer for the psychiatry clerkship from 2012-2014 interim course director for the Cognitive

Behavioral Therapy course for PGY-III Psychiatry residents from 2011-2014 and as course director for

both the Diversity (2012-2016) and Ethics (2016- ) courses in the psychology internship program

Additionally I conducted another 12 unique didactic series for trainees across all levels of IUSM

reaching 150 learners As an experienced and skilled lecturer I thoroughly enjoy didactic teaching

alongside clinical teaching I routinely conduct in my clinical work

LearnerPeer Evaluation Outcomes

Formal peer-review of my teaching through the IUSOM Office of Faculty Affairs Professional

Affairs and Diversity has documented that I am an effective and engaged clinical educator highlighting a

lsquowell designed learning sessionrsquo with overall excellent remarks Traineersquos formal evaluation of my

clinical teaching have been positive demonstrated by my behavioral sleep medicine rotation obtaining

ratings of 475-5 out of 5 for all 4 consecutive years across all domains Sample comments have included

ldquoExcellent training experience Clear learning goals and expert supervisionhellipI really appreciated her

mentorshiprdquo and ldquoDr Chernyak provides immediate and relevant feedbackhellipShe is also very thorough

and methodical in her teaching which makes it easy to grasp the various content areasrdquo

Future Directions

My vision of health psychology at IUSOM motivates me to further grow and innovate the

thriving clinical and teaching programs I have built I plan to continue expansion of services offered

through the Transplant Psychology Program pursuing status as a nationally recognized model for quality

clinical service and interdisciplinary training I plan to improve education in Behavioral Sleep Medicine

in the state of Indiana by training the next generation of clinicians at IUSOM in this highly specialized

area and serving to provide the required professional consultation for licensed clinicians to qualify for

board certification in behavioral sleep medicine thereby expanding the critically undersized workforce in

this area Over the next several years in my role as Chief Psychologist of the Adult Outpatient Clinic I

would like to expand the services provided by clinical health psychologists by recruiting additional

professionals and helping them establish additional specialized programs in this field thereby

contributing to the larger reputation of IUSOM as a leader in behavioral medicine

Summary

Since joining the faculty of the Department of Psychiatry at Indiana University School of

Medicine in 2011 I have established a strong reputation regionally as an expert in the field of clinical

health psychology My clinical service over the past eight years has not only benefited over one-thousand

individuals and their families but also contributed to enhancing IUSMrsquos reputation for providing expert

specialty care in clinical health psychology My commitment to excellence has also extended to

disseminating clinical expertise and evidence-based practices to institutions and colleagues regionally and

nationally Moreover the work that I have done to develop training programs extends my professional

influence both geographically and into the future as my trainees translate this training into careers of their

own The impact of my scholarship is clearly demonstrated with a growing momentum in peer reviewed

journal publications and grantsmanship Combined this work demonstrates a regional and growing

national reputation of excellence in clinical health psychology and an indispensable role to the missions

of IUSM

Yelena Chernyak PhD Dossier Teaching Documents

1

TEACHING

1 TEACHING LOAD AND GOALShelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip2

2 PEER REVIEW OF TEACHING (AGGREGATED)helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip3

3 STUDENT EVALUATION OF TEACHING (AGGREGATE)helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip4

4 DISSEMINATED SCHOLARSHIP ON TEACHING AND LEARNINGhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip7

5 IMPACT OF INSTRUCTION ON STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMEShelliphelliphelliphelliphellip9

6 UNDERGRADUATE ANDOR GRADUATE RESEARCH MENTORING AND

OUTCOMEShelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip10

7 COURSE CURRICULAR AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENThelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip12

8 TEACHING RECOGNITION - GRANTS AWARDS HONORS FELLOWSHIPShellip13

TEACHING APPENDIX (for reference not included in document)

1 APPENDIX STUDENT EVALUATION OF TEACHING

2 APPENDIX PEER EVALUATIONS

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TEACHING LOAD AND GOALS

Clinical TeachingSupervision

bull In a typical year I provide clinical supervision throughout the year for 3-5 doctoral psychology interns 1-2

doctoral psychology graduate students and 1-2 child psychiatry fellows

bull In addition to being present for clinical care supervision involves weekly individual supervision meetings

(30 min-1 hourweek per student) and a minimum of 30 min-1hour week of additional supervision that

may be in group format

bull In a typical week I provide 4-5 hours of individual supervision and 8-10 hours total of supervision

bull In a typical week I am supervising the care of learners for 20-40 hoursweek

bull My clinical teaching transcends 3 unique clinical settings ndash the Behavioral Sleep Medicine Clinic at the IU

Health Neurosciences Center the Multidisciplinary Clinic at the IU Simon Cancer Center and the

Advanced Heart and Lung Care Clinic at IU Methodist Hospital

Didactic Teaching

bull In a typical year I provide 5-10 lectures to doctoral psychology interns psychiatry residents medical

students and sleep medicine fellows

Teaching Goals

bull Continue to expand Clinical Health Psychology rotations to more interns

bull Continue to recruit for postdoctoral psychology fellow and maintain the fellowship funding

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PEER REVIEW OF TEACHING (Refer to Appendix)

bull Formal evaluation of teaching in small group session with psychology and internal medicine residents

completed on 91719 by Scott Renshaw MD Full letter is in the Appendix and includes an assessment of

strengths and areas for development

bull Strengths

o ldquoDr Chernyak was attentive and responsive to student cues during the sessionrdquo

o ldquoShows enthusiasm for topic and learners through body language and voicerdquo

o ldquoLearners appeared to be engaged with the teacher and the topic throughout the hourrdquo

o ldquoDr Chernyak made clear the learning objectives during their time together and reinforced these

at the close of the sessionrdquo

bull Areas for Development

o ldquoConsider learning strategies to take advantage of the small group settingrdquo

o ldquoAsk learners about their background and experiencesrdquo

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STUDENT EVALUATION OF TEACHING

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia - Medical Resident and Fellow Workshop

bull Average rating (N=32) = 425 (5 corresponding to a lsquoStrongly Agreersquo rating of a positive

attribute of the workshop)

bull Representative free-text comments from didactic trainees

o ldquoGreat cases that were realistic and kept presentation interactiverdquo

o ldquoInteresting topic very relevant and doctors are underprepared to deal with issuerdquo

o ldquoRelevant to my practice will improve patient carerdquo

CPAP Desensitization Workshop

bull Average Rating (N=25) = 4645 (5 corresponding to a lsquoStrongly Agreersquo rating of a positive

attribute of the workshop)

bull Representative free-text comments from didactic trainees

o ldquoEasy to Understand Straightforwardrdquo

Psychology Internship Clinical Teaching

bull Health Psychology Core amp Electives Rotation Evaluation 2016-2019

o (N=5) 475 Using rating scale of 5 (outstanding) to 1 (unsatisfactory)

o Sample items

ldquoThe rotation made a valueable contribution to my learningrdquo 55 (Strongly

Agree) endorsed by 100

I would recommend this rotation to future interns 55 (Strongly Agree) endorsed

by 100

o Selected comments

ldquoOverall I thought this rotation provided interns with a good sense of working

with an oncologyhealth psychology patient population including understanding

themesconcerns that many oncology patients experience The rotation also

challenged interns to utilize evidenced- based treatments (CBTACT) in flexible

ways to aid patients to cope with medical conditions and identified psychosocial

stressorsrdquo

ldquoI feel Dr Chernyaks style of supervision was appropriate I really liked

that she was in the room for all of the intake evaluations She was always availabl

e and willing to touch base about the patient answer

any questions I mightve had and provide guidance but she also gave me space t

o develop my own style and share my way of

conceptualizing the patient I could tell she really trusted me with patients and th

at means a lot I knew that any constructive feedback

she gave me was given as a way for me to improve not tear me downrdquo

bull Health Psychology Core amp Electives Supervisor Evaluation 2016-2020

o (N=6) 485 Using rating scale of 5 (outstanding) to 1 (unsatisfactory)

o Sample comments

ldquoIts been a pleasure training with Dr Chernyak She structures the rotation really

well and provides great feedback She does a

wonderful job stepping in and modeling when appropriate but also giving you ind

ependencerdquo

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ldquoDr Chernyak provides immediate and relevant feedback which has been very

helpful She is also very thorough and methodical in her teaching which makes it

easy to grasp the various content areas I really appreciate her spending time to

provide live supervision and time after each patient to address my questionsrdquo

ldquoDr Chernyak definitely knows her stuff and it was great watching her with pati

ents I learned a lot about how to be more confident in

sessions and to not be nervous to ask the difficult questions

ldquoDr Chernyak was an excellent resourcerdquo

bull Behavioral Sleep Medicine Specialty Rotation

o Practicum (2015-2018)3614 (N=2) Using scale of 4 (best) to 1 (worst)

o Internship (2015-2019) 475 (N=2 Using rating scale of 5 (outstanding) to 1

(unsatisfactory)

Sample comments

bull ldquoThis rotation does an excellent job of helping interns become skilled in

CBT-I I felt very valuedrdquo

bull ldquoDr Chernyak did a really nice job of making several opportunities

available (OPT clinic work collaborating with a sleep fellow and

touring the sleep medicine facilities)rdquo

bull ldquoThis rotation was excellent and I would highly recommend it to future

internsrdquo

Psychology Internship Didactic Teaching

Ethics (2016-2017)

bull (N=12) 4745 Using rating scale of 5 (outstanding) to 1 (unsatisfactory)

bull Sample items

o Would you recommend this seminar - 92 Yes

o Sample comments

ldquoI really enjoyed the discussions The time goes by so quicklyrdquo

ldquoEthics is a hard topic but I really liked the CE handout Dr Chernyak broughtrdquo

Diversity (2014-2017)

bull (N=44) 4645 Using rating scale of 5 (outstanding) to 1 (unsatisfactory)

bull Sample items

o Would you recommend this seamanrsquos - 100 Yes

bull Sample items

o ldquoDr Chernyak wascollaborative discussion based and at the right level for our

previous trainingrdquo

o ldquoIn comparison to many boring ethics courses Dr Chernyak was able to initiate

conversation about complex ethical issuesrdquo

Mindfulness Interventions 2014-2016

bull (N=12) 4725 Using rating scale of 5 (outstanding) to 1 (unsatisfactory)

bull Sample items

o Would you recommend this seminar - 100 Yes

bull Sample comments

o ldquoDr Chernyaks enthusiasm is contagiousrdquo

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Pre-surgical Transplant (2016)

bull (N=6) 4735 Using rating scale of 5 (outstanding) to 1 (unsatisfactory)

bull Sample item

Would you recommend this seminar - 100 Yes

Psychology Adult Health Psych Interventions (2016)

bull ( N=6) 4875 Using rating scale of 5 (outstanding) to 1 (unsatisfactory)

Evidence Supported Treatments for Weight Management (2012)

bull (N=3) 4845 Using rating scale of 5 (outstanding) to 1 (unsatisfactory)

Medical Education ndash Evidence Based Medicine Didactics (2014-2015)

bull (N=22) 4115 Using rating scale of 5 (outstanding) to 1 (unsatisfactory)

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DISSEMINATED SCHOLARSHIP ON TEACHING AND LEARNING

(See Appendix for Service Publications for full text articles)

I have 1 published and 1 in press article in MEDEDPortal a unique teaching publication in the

medical field These articles are scholarly works that summarize the knowledge teaching

methods and results of disseminating clinical skills to trainees Each article straddles the

categories of teaching and service scholarship however they are categorized as service

publications due to the direct impact clinical teaching and dissemination has on service delivery

in the field of behavioral sleep medicine They are listed below for cross reference

1 Chernyak Y (2019) A Practical Application Primer on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for

Insomnia for Medical Residents MedEdPORTAL 1510862 httpsdoiorg1015766mep_2374-

826510862

Abstract

Introduction Cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia (CBT-I) is a well-established

nonpharmacological intervention that is the gold standard treatment for insomnia CBT-I has been utilized

and empirically validated in many modalities including group treatment telemedicine and primary care

Despite the wealth of evidence on its effectiveness many medical providers including those in primary

care where most insomnia complaints are raised have limited exposure knowledge and resources to

direct or implement this intervention Methods Medical educators from an academic medical center

developed a module focused on teaching medical residents the techniques of CBT-I The educational

activity was an interactive 90-minute seminar that included a lecture followed by a case presentation

illustrating the application of medical knowledge A post-seminar survey was used to evaluate the topic

and content of the seminar Results In a survey of 32 primary care and psychiatry residents and sleep

medicine fellows 97 of respondents indicated that the topic of CBT-I should be included in the seminar

series and 84 indicated that the topic was of interest to them Qualitative feedback underscored the

relevance of this topic to traineesrsquo clinical practice as well as its underratedness Discussion The

seminar on CBT-I was well received and viewed as a valuable tool in practicing medicine The slides and

vignettes provided enable replication of this workshop in other settings with medical learners who have a

cursory knowledge of sleep medicine The workshop is applicable to other health professionals including

medical students nurses social workers and psychology trainees

Educational Objectives

By the end of this activity learners will be able to

1 Report increased awareness and knowledge of psychophysiological insomnia as a prevalent and

treatable condition

2 List the components of cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia including sleep hygiene

stimulus control and sleep restriction

3 Discuss clinical considerations of typical insomnia patients presenting to family medicine or

psychiatry practice

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Appendices

bull CBT-I Presentationppt

bull CBT-I Case Exampleppt

bull CBT-I Reading Listdoc

bull Seminar Evaluation Formdocx

1 Chernyak Y (in press) Improving CPAP Adherence for OSA Improving CPAP Adherence for

OSA A Practical Application Primer on CPAP Desensitization MedEdPORTAL

Abstract

Introduction Obstructive sleep apnea is a common medical condition with well-established morbidity

and mortality Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP) is a highly effective treatment prescribed to

the majority of individuals with OSA that has documented poor adherence rate for a variety of reasons

including claustrophobia and discomfort CPAP desensitization is an effective simple and brief

treatment shown to be very effective at improving adherence rates to CPAP Methods A psychologist

specializing in behavioral sleep medicine developed a module focused on teaching medical residents the

techniques of CPAP Desensitization The educational activity was an interactive 45-minute seminar

which included a didactic component followed by a case presentation and interactive role-play A post-

seminar survey was used to evaluate the content of the workshop as well growth in awareness and

perception of knowledge and skills with a pre-to-post workshop evaluation Results In a survey of 25

primary care and psychiatry residents and sleep medicine fellows 92 of respondents indicated that the

topic of CPAP barriers and CPAP Desensitization was lsquoimportantrsquo Ratings of self-reported knowledge

and skills improved nearly one-third following the workshop Qualitative feedback indicated the utility

and enthusiasm learners had for this topic Discussion The workshop on CPAP Desensitization is a

valuable tool that should be disseminated more widely to improve treatment adherence in the significant

portion of the population that suffers from OSA which does not use adherence to PAP therapy The

workshop is applicable to other health professionals including medical students nursing social work or

psychology trainees

Keywords Sleep apnea obstructive sleep apnea CPAP PAP Therapy Sleep Desensitization

Educational Objectives

1 By the end of this seminar medical learners will be able to identify 3+ common barriers to

compliance with CPAP therapy for sleep apnea

2 By the end of this seminar medical learners will be able to list 3+ components of CPAP

desensitization intervention

3 By the end of this seminar medical learners will be able to identify 3+ clinical characteristics of

an appropriate candidate for CPAP desensitization referral andor intervention

4 Appendices

5 A CPAP Desensitizationpptx

6 B CPAP Interactive Exercise

7 C CPAP Desensitization Summary Handout

8 D Workshop PrePost-Test amp Evaluation Formdocx

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IMPACT OF INSTRUCTION ON STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES

Clinical Supervisee Licensure and Placement Data

bull Doctoral Psychology Interns

o 21 Interns Supervised (18 graduates ndash 3 still enrolled in program) - 100 successfully completed

the Doctoral Internship in Clinical Psychology

o 100 who pursued licensure successfully obtained licensure in health service psychology -

Institutions represented include IUSM IU Bloomington Northwestern University Feinberg

School of Medicine University of North Carolina School of Medicine University of Pennsylvania

Perelman School of Medicine UCLA Warren Albert Medical School of Brown University

bull Postdoctoral Psychology Fellows

o 3 fellows supervised

100 obtained professional licensure in Indiana with Health Service Provider in

Psychology endorsement

Career placements

bull All hold faculty appointments at Indiana University School of Medicine Albert

Einstein School of Medicine and University of Pittsburg School of Medicine

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UNDERGRADUATE ANDOR GRADUATE RESEARCH MENTORING AND

CLINICALPROFESSIONAL MENTORING OUTCOMES

Formal research mentorship

bull Caroline Bolarwina IUSOM (Medical Student)

bull Mentored on research project including data compilation data analysis and literature review Co-

author on manuscript in preparation

bull Chernyak Y Otte J daggerBolarwina C Ofner S Manchanda S Barriers to Optimal

Behavioral Sleep Medicine Referrals in an Academic Medical Center

bull Danielle Henderson PhD IUSOM ndash Trained during pre-doctoral psychology internship hired for fellowship

and recruitedmentored as new faculty mentor Co-authored 2 publications and 3 national presentations

bull daggerChernyak Y Teh LB Henderson DR Patel A (2019) Practice Issues for Evaluation and

Management of the Suicidal Left Ventricular Assist Device Patient Progress in Transplantation

httpsjournalssagepubcomdoifull1011771526924819893300

bull daggerChernyak Y Teh LB Henderson DR Powell AL amp Hage CA Prediction of Listing Status in

Lung Transplant Candidates Using the Stanford Integrated Psychosocial Assessment for

Transplantation (SIPAT) Progress in Transplantation

bull daggerHenderson DR Chernyak C Gutteridge D Roe DW (August 2018) Unmasking Severe

Anxiety After Lung Transplant NATCO ndash The Organization of Transplant Professionals Indianapolis

IN

bull daggerHenderson DR Chernyak C (August 2018) A Pre-Transplant Psychological Characterization of

Patients with Lung Disease NATCO ndash The Organization of Transplant Professionals Indianapolis IN

bull daggerHenderson DR Chernyak Y Using A Clinician-rated Measure to Predict Listing for Lung

Transplantation Society of Behavioral Medicine Washington DC 2019

bull Lisa Teh PhD IUSOM Postdoctoral fellow ndash Trained during fellowship now faculty at Albert Einstein Medical

School Montefiore Medical Center in New York NY Assisted with data collection data analysis and manuscript

preparation Mentored independent line of inquiry to conduct analysis using Item Reponses Theory (IRT) on a

measure of transplant readiness- the Stanford Integrated Psychological Assessment of Transplant (SIPAT) currently

under review at Psychosomatics Published 3 papers together (including those co-authored above) and 1 national

presentation

bull daggerChernyak Y Teh LB (2019) Medically-Induced Exacerbation of PTSD Following Lung

Transplantation A Case Series Journal of Clinical Psychology in Medical Settings

httpsdoiorg101007s10880-019-09691-7

bull dagger Teh LB Chernyak Y Henderson DR Hage CA Post Item-Level Psychometric Validation of the

Stanford Integrated Psychosocial Assessment for Transplant (SIPAT) for Thoracic Transplant

Candidates Psychosomatics

bull daggerTeh LB Henderson DR amp Chernyak Y Post Item-Level Psychometric Validation of the

Stanford Integrated Psychosocial Assessment for Transplant (SIPAT) for Thoracic Transplant

Candidates Society of Behavioral Medicine Washington DC 2019

bull Anahli Patel PhD IUSOM Post-doctoral fellow Trained during fellowship has accepted faculty position at

University of Pittsburg Medical Center Pittsburg PA

bull Mentored journal article co-review for Health Psychology

bull daggerPatel A Chernyak Y (2020) The Need for Psychological Rehabilitation in Lung Transplant

Recipients Progress in Transplantation

httpsjournalssagepubcomdoi1011771526924820913510

bull Anna-Leigh Powell MS IUSOM (trained as pre-doctoral psychology intern) ndash Accepted a post-doctoral

fellowship position at Virginia Commonwealth University

bull Mentored journal article co-review for the International Journal of Stress Management

bull Assisted with data anlaysis on under review manuscript

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bull daggerChernyak Y Teh LB Henderson DR Powell AL amp Hage CA Prediction of Listing

Status in Lung Transplant Candidates Using the Stanford Integrated Psychosocial Assessment

for Transplantation (SIPAT) Progress in Transplantation

bull Loretta Hsueh PhD IUPUI (trained as psychology graduate student) ndash Currently completing pre-doctoral

fellowship at University of San Diego Medical Center Mentored student on data analysis and presentation

for national conference

bull daggerChernyak Y amp Hsueh L Self-Reported Psychological Distress During Post Lung Transplant

Intensive Outpatient Rehabilitation Accepted presentation at the American Psychological Association

Chicago IL 2019

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EVIENCE OF COURSE CURRICIULAR AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Educational Grants

- Obtained funding for a Clinical Health Psychology Fellowship from the Academic Health Center housed at

Indiana University Health Methodist Hospital focused on cardio-pulmonary behavioral medicine and thoracic

transplant in 2016

- Budget $65000+ renewed annually to fund one clinical health psychology post-doctoral fellow

- Conducted all marketing recruiting hiring and retention efforts for 4 consecutive years

- Provide 5 hours of direct supervision weekly including direct supervision and training co-therapy observation

shadowing and tiered supervision of other trainees by the fellow

- Lectures and seminars for the fellowship developed over the last 4 years and updated annually

- Provide 1-5 hours of administrative roles weekly

Section of Psychology Fellowships Director ndash 2019 ndash Present

- Appointed as the Director overseeing 5 fellowship programs in the Section of Psychology in the Department of

Psychiatry IUSOM

- As part of this effort streamlined marketing recruitment efforts

- Provided guidelines on recruitment

- Initiated a Fellowship Journal ClubDidactics course which meets monthly and includes faculty lecturers to

increase section investment and visibility to fellows deployed widely across the medical center

Didactic Teaching Programs Developed

- Diversity Internship Program Course (2012-2016) amp Ethics Internship Program Course (2016-Present)

o Developed and implemented original curriculum

o Each course included bimonthly seminars

o Course syllabus and curriculum developed and updated annually

o Courses are unique to the internship program highly practical aiding trainees to effectively

incorporate scientific evidence into clinical practice

o Courses adapted over time based on intern feedback collected annually

o See appendix of specific intern feedback and evaluation of the courses

- Miscellaneous Lectures

o Lectures developed over the course of 8 years at rank I have developed over 18 lectures for medical

students doctoral psychology interns psychiatry residents

Clinical Rotations and Programs Developed

- Behavioral Sleep Medicine Clinical Teaching Rotation

o Developed in 2013 ndash Present

o Training clinic for pre-doctoral psychology interns psychology practicum students sleep medicine

fellows internal medicinepsychiatry residents

o 3-12 month clinical rotation focused on assessment and intervention of behavioral sleep medicine

disorders integrated with psychology triage and assessment

o Weekly individual andor group supervision provided to all trainees

o Innovative use of observation room 2-way mirror to expand number of learnersobservers

- Clinical Health Psychology Rotations

o Cardiopulmonary Behavioral MedicineThoracic Transplant amp Psychosocial Oncology

o I developed and administered 2 new formal clinical rotations for Doctoral Psychology Graduate

Students and Pre-Doctoral Psychology Interns

o Rotations were 3-6 months in duration 1 full dayweek

o Included individual supervision didactic training clinical observation co-therapy feedback and

scholarshipresearch opportunities

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TEACHING RECOGNITION ndash GRANTS AWARDS AND FELLOWSHIPS

- 2017 WM George McAdoo Award

Excellence in Teaching by the Psychology Internship Program

Department of Psychiatry

Indiana University School of Medicine

One recipient selected annually from all internship instructors (n = 20-25) by psychology interns

in recognition of ldquoexcellence and devotion to the didactic curriculum of the Indiana University

School of Medicine Clinical Psychology Internship Programrdquo

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1

SERVICE DOCUMENTS

1 EVIDENCE OF SERVICE TO THE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL AND DEPARTMENT2

2 EVIDENCE OF SERVICE TO THE PROFESSIONDISCIPLINEhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip5

3 SIGNIFICANCE IMPACT QUALITY OF PROFESSIONAL SERVICEhelliphelliphelliphelliphellip6

4 EVIDENCE OF SCHOLARLY PUBLICATIONS PRESENTATIONS OR OTHER

MEANS OF DISSEMINATIONhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip11

SERVICE APPENDIX (for reference not included in document)

1 SERVICE PUBLICATIONS ndash CLIMB

2 SERVICE PUBLICATIONS ndash SLEEP GREAT

3 SERVICE PUBLICATIONS ndash MEDED CHERNYAK 2019

4 SERVICE PUBLICATIONS ndash MEDED CHERNYAK IN PRESS

5 CONTINUING EDUCATION PRESENTATION EVALUATIONS

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EVIDENCE OF SERVICE TO THE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL AND DEPARTMENT

Clinical Service - I have provided extensive Service in 4 distinct clinical programs at rank which have

dramatically expanded access to evidence-based psychological care for vulnerable and underserved

medical populations

Current Clinical Service Activities and Plans for Growth ndash

bull Chief Psychologist of Adult Outpatient Psychiatry Clinic (2011 ndash Present)

o IU Health Neurosciences Center Adult Outpatient Psychiatry Clinic

o 2011-2016 General psychology clinic 3 daysweek active caseload of 100 patients

o Named Chief Psychologist in 2015

o Provided care to patients age 18+ with a wide range of diagnoses needing high-quality evidence-

based treatment

o Oversaw increase of staff psychologists from 1 ndash 6 full time positions

o Oversaw transition to Indiana University Practice Associations to IU Indiana University Health

Physicians productivity tracing using Relative Value Units implementation of electronic medical

records telehealth

o Plans for Growth including continued recruitment of staff psychologist and mid-level

psychotherapy providers to meet high demand in system and community

bull Founder amp Director of Adult Behavioral Sleep Medicine Program (2014 ndash Present)

o Founding and service delivery in the only multi-disciplinary behavioral sleep medicine clinic in

the IU system as one only 2 board certified behavioral sleep medicine provider in the state of

Indiana

o Practicing evidence based care including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia for patients

age 18+ with insomnia circadian rhythm disorders hypersomnia narcolepsy sleep apnea

nightmare disorder parasomnias and benzodiazepine dependence

o Referrals include internal VA community and national

o 1-2 clinic days 20-25 patientsweek 2-5 learners

o Tracking referral patterns and outcomes

o Plans for future growth including expansion into telehealth service delivery and development of a

weekly Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia program

bull Founder amp Supervising Psychologist ndash Thoracic Transplant Psychology Program amp Advanced Heart and

Lung Care Clinic (2011 ndash Present)

o Lead team of 1 full time psychology fellow 1-3 psychology residents 1 psychology practicum

student 3 social workers in a multidisciplinary environment including dieticians and

innumerable cardiologist pulmonologists surgeons pharmacists nurse coordinators

o Patients served range in age from 18+ and present with a complex psychiatric and medical

comorbidities including end stage heart and lung disease in outpatient inpatient individual and

group modalities

o Developed and implemented innovative training clinic that demonstrates real-world application of

evidence-based assessment and treatments for transplant readiness including standardized clinical

rating scales such as the Stanford Integrated Psychological Assessment for Transplant and

interventions such as Motivational Interviewing and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

o Plans for future growth are to systematically gather and analyze data regarding treatment and

transplant outcomes to aid in quality improvement efforts and to further increase access to care

Expansion of group wellness program for post-transplant recovery

bull Primary Psychologist - Simon Cancer Center Multidisciplinary Clinic (2011-Present)

o Serve on multi-disciplinary team consisting of psychiatry 3 social workers nursing palliative

care chaplaincy dietician and oncologists to serve all patients age 18+ at the only academic

cancer treatment center in the state of Indiana

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o Deliver evidence based interventions to patients coping with cancer diagnosis treatment and

recovery while training psychology residents in this specialty area

Service to the Department

bull Indiana University School of Medicine Doctoral Internship in Clinical Psychology - I have provided 8

years of strong leadership to this program which is one of the oldest Psychology Internship programs in the

United States serving as a supervisor for the General Adult Health Psych Track and Specialties in

Behavioral Sleep Medicine Psychosocial Oncology and Cardio-Pulmonary Behavioral Medicine

bull Indiana University School of Medicine Clinical Health Psychology Post-doctoral Fellowship ndash Co-founded

the fellowship program in 2016 to train psychologists in clinical health psychology specialties as well as

simultaneously meet the high clinical demand of the Cardio-Thoracic Transplant program by bringing on a

full time fellow

Department of Psychiatry Committees

I have provided extensive service to 7 Committees within the Department of Psychiatry

1) Member Internship Selection Committee Section of Psychology (2012-Present)

o Review of all application materials from 100+ annually standardized rating written and verbal

feedback consultation with colleagues and several rank-order meetings to determine who is

invited for internship

2) Member Executive Committee Section of Psychology (2015 ndash Present)

o Attended meetings and contributed to vital decisions related to the administration of the section of

psychology

o key decision making role with regard to policies and procedures that impact psychologists within

the Department of Psychiatry

3) Member Psychology Internship Executive Committee Section of Psychology (2015 ndash Present)

o Attended meetings and contributed to vital decisions related to the administration of the

psychology internship program

o Marketing recruitment efforts to advertise internship training curriculum development

competency evaluation and assessment policy implementation and enforcement

4) Co-Director Electronic Medical Record Transition Committee Adult Outpatient Psychiatry Clinic (2016-

2017)

o Advisory guidance on implementation electronic medical record system in adult psychiatry

including appropriate schedule templates workflow confidentiality protection schedule changes

clinic communication changes and documentation requirements

5) Member Space Committee Department of Psychiatry (2016 ndash Present)

o Monitoring evaluation policy recommendations regarding use of space in the department

6) Member Quality Committee Department of Psychiatry (2017 ndash Present)

o Development and implementation of quality measures with collaboration from health practice

leadership

7) Member Womenrsquos Advisory Council IUSM (2019 ndash Present)

o Provided input on the role of women in the IUSM culture

Faculty Mentorship

o I have provided formal mentorship to 3 junior faculty members within the Department of Psychiatry which

included regular individual meetings and participating in mentor committee meetings

o I have provided extensive informal mentorship to junior faculty in the areas of teachingsupervision as well

as clinical and professional service

Yelena Chernyak PhD Dossier Service Documents

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o Dr Danielle Henderson I trained both as an intern and post-doctoral fellow as her primary

supervisor and program director I was instrumental in assisting her to obtain a faculty role within

IUSM

o I advised Dr Courtney Johnson during her role as a post-doctoral fellow in the department prior to

becoming faculty when I continued my mentorship role

o Dr Huaiyu Zhang who was recruited from Emory University

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EVIDENCE OF SERVICE TO THE PROFESSIONDISCIPLINE

National

Society of Behavioral Sleep Medicine (SBSM)

- Served on 2 executive committees of this nationally prominent organization

- Appointed to a 4 year term in 2015 to the Practice Committee

o Duties included participation in monthly meetings to develop an review policies and procedures

relevant to the practice of behavioral sleep medicine

o Performed in a workgroup to advise formulate and disseminate policy advise as evidenced in

multiple co-authored policy publications

- Appointed to a 4 year term in 2019 to the Membership Committee

o Duties included participation in monthly meetings to develop and review policies and procedures

relevant to the recruitment retention and service to the membership of this organization

Association of Psychologists in Academic Health Centers (APAHC)

- Invited to join the Conference planning Committee for the APAHCrsquos bi-annual conference scheduled in

2021 Includes bi-monthly phone calls to coordinate speakers symposia workshops location

accommodations and marketing for this large national conference

Regional

Indiana Psychological Association (IPA)

- 2015 Conference Planning Committee ndash Invited join IPArsquos conference planning committee to coordinate

speakers workshops and poster sessions

Manuscript Review

I serve as an Ad-hoc reviewer for 7 journals Journals have included Physiology ad Behavior Archives

of Internal Medicine Translational Behavioral Medicine Annals of Behavioral Medicine Health

Psychology and International Journal of Stress Management

National Professional Organization Membership

I am a member of 7 National Professional Organizations for a duration of 5+ years including the

American Psychological Association the APA Division of Health Psychology The Society of Behavioral

Sleep Medicine the Society of Behavioral Medicine the Association of Behavioral and Cognitive

Therapies and the Indiana Psychological Association

Continuing Education

In rank I have delivered 18 continuing education seminars to the profession and clinical community

listed on my curriculum vitae Locally and regionally these have included settings such as the Bariatric

and Medical Weight Loss Center Sleep Disorders Center Department of Psychiatry Department of

Occupational Therapy at Indiana University Health and Indiana University School of Medicine Indiana

Psychological Association Cancer Survivorship Consortium Reid Hospital Decatur County Memorial

Hospital Columbus Regional Hospital and the statewide IUSOM Office of Medical Education

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SIGNIFICANCE OF IMPACT AND QUALITY OF PROFESSIONAL SERVICE

Board Certification

bull I have obtained dual board certification in Behavioral Sleep Medicine by both the American

Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM) and the Board of Behavioral Sleep Medicine (BBSM) This is a

prestigious accomplishment professionally and for the institution I represent Board certification

illustrates international recognition for excellence in the specialty field of behavioral sleep medicine

I am the first member of the Indiana University School of Medicine faculty and the only current

member practicing with adults to have the designation of CBSM and DBSM

bull In 2012 I passed the exam administered by the American Board of Sleep Medicine to earn the

credential of being Certified in Behavioral Sleep Medicine (CBSM) as one of only 213 individuals

worldwide to receive this credential Individuals who completed the required training and

successfully passed the behavioral sleep medicine certification examination administered by the

American Board of Sleep Medicine are referred to as certified in Behavioral Sleep Medicine I also

received the designation of Diplomate in Behavioral Sleep Medicine (DBSM) by the newly-formed

Board of Behavioral Sleep Medicine The Board of Behavioral Sleep Medicine offers a Diplomate in

Behavioral Sleep Medicine or DBSM to applicants who meet eligibility requirements and pass a

specialty BSM certification examination Candidates who pass the certification examination may use

the DBSM (Diplomate in Behavioral Sleep Medicine) designation after their name and will receive

certificates from the BBSM The DBSM represents a standard of specialty competence in behavioral

sleep medicine by which the public government and regulatory agencies and health care

organizations can identify skill and expertise

Society of Behavioral Sleep Medicine (SBSM)

bull As a member of two governing committees in SBSM over the last 5 years I have made contributions

to the development and dissemination of policy guidelines on professional practice This is

demonstrated in several sample publications including my role as co-author with Dr Stacy Simon in

2016 in the Practice Committee Position Statement on the ACP Guidelines for the Treatment of

Insomnia release and published at httpswwwbehavioralsleeporgimagesPositionACP-Position-

Statement-Finalpdf which highlighted the groundbreaking recommendation by the American College

of Physicians to utilize cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia (CBT-I) as a first-line treatment for

insomnia an area of my clinical expertise

bull In 2017 I was lead author on another policy guideline titled lsquoWhat you need to know Implications of

the American Academy of Pediatrics 2016 Safe Sleep Practices on Pediatric Behavioral Sleep

Medicine published at httpswwwbehavioralsleeporgimagespdfSBSM-Summary-of-AAP-2016-

Safe-Sleep-Commentarypdf This important policy brief was critical in educating our membership

regarding the changes in policy which contradicted pprevious recommendations These changes

impact the practice of pediatric behavioral sleep medicine particularly in the domain of promoting

optimal sleep in infants and young children who may experience problematic night awakenings

secondary to sleep onset association problems

bull Most recently I interview the president of the Board of Behavioral Sleep Medicine Michael Schmitz

PhD to author an article for The Sleep Talker the SBSM newsletter titled lsquoPrepping for the DBSM

How SBSM Can Help Yoursquo disseminating information on how the society was critical in the board

certification process

Program Development

Sleep Great copy Program

Yelena Chernyak PhD Dossier Service Documents

7

bull I served as part of a clinical and research team to develop implement and evaluate a healthy sleep in

the workplace program at Indiana University

bull The program consisted of a 4 week self-guided course to improve sleep habits such as sleep hygiene

bull This program has been copyrighted and purchased by other prestigious institutions nationally for their

workplace sleep initiatives

Cardio-Thoracic Patients Linking Mind and Body (CLIMB) Program

bull At the request of the cardio-thoracic transplant teams I have developed a 4 week group

psychotherapy group for pre-and post-transplant patients The CLIMB program is based on 4 modules

ndash 1) Stress Management 2) Mood and Behavioral Activation 3) Communication Skills and 4)

Motivational Enhancement This highly successful program has been implemented with multiple

populations including those receiving advanced therapies such as Ventricular Assist Device

placement as well as heart and lung transplant

bull I have gathered data on patient satisfaction and outcomes from CLIMB which has been presented

nationally at the American Psychological Association Conference

bull I have also co-authored a paper in Progress in Transplantation outlining the need for programs such

as this for lung transplant recipients for lsquopsychological rehabilitationrsquo and proposed CLIMB as a

model

Growth in Clinics and Novel Service Delivery

bull Behavioral Sleep Medicine Clinic

o I have established and continue to provide service via an innovative training model in the

Behavioral Sleep Medicine (BSM) clinic in the IU Health Neurosciences Center The BSM clinic

has provided unique training opportunities for Psychology Doctoral Students Doctoral Psychology

Interns sleep medicine fellows primary care and psychiatry residents

o The BSM clinic have doubled to tripled access to care for high need populations that are

underserved in Indiana and throughout the country My BSM clinic is the only clinic providing

comprehensive psychologicalbehavioral care including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for

Insomnia in the Indiana University system and I am the only board certified behavioral sleep

medicine specialist working with adults in the entire state of Indiana

o My expertise in working with behavioral sleep medicine in a population that has co-morbid

psychiatric and medical conditions enables me to provide high-quality care to a very complicated

subset of patients All services provided adhere to evidence-based practice standards

bull Cardio-Thoracic Clinic

o I have established a reputation for myself and for IUSM as an expert in the area of cardio-thoracic

pre-transplant evaluation Indiana University is the only provider of lung transplants in the state of

Indiana ndash prior to my joining the team psychological assessment and psychotherapy services were

very limited in this clinic

o During my time at Advanced Heart and Lung Care Clinic where transplants are served I have not

only expanded clinical psychology coverage from virtually zero to full time (5 days per week

between myself and my fellow) improved the structure of pre-surgical evaluation expanded the

service to cover inpatient consultation at Methodist hospital and expanded volume such that we can

evaluate every single new patients for heart or lung transplantation at Indiana University Health

o To expand service clinical health psychology services I developed a post-doctoral fellowship in

clinical health psychology with a focus on cardio-thoracic behavioral medicine in transplant to

simultaneously address the clinic need with this full time position but also to increase training in

this highly under skilled area particularly in the Midwest

Continuing Education Initiatives

Yelena Chernyak PhD Dossier Service Documents

8

bull I have conducted 18 Continuing Education Lectures in rank locally and regionally with excellent

feedback and ratings from professional colleagues A complete compilation of feedback is

included in the Service Appendix

bull Sample comments on evaluations of Continuing Education included ldquoExcellent speaker ndash she did

a great job giving analogies and examplesrdquo and ldquoGreat Presentationrdquo

Evaluation of Quality of Clinical Service

Indiana University Health Physicians Productivity

bull Consistently meeting and exceeding Indiana University Health Physicians wRVU (work relative

value units) clinical goal target since compensation plan initiated in 2014

Indiana University Health Physicians Patient Experience Surveys

bull The National Research Corporation queries patient experience data by assigning a Net Promoter

Score (NPS) to responses Net Promoter Score is a measure of customer loyalty and ability to

grow through referrals A Promoter score is given to all responses with values 9-10 on a 0-10

scale reported as a percentage of total scores

bull My NPS scores for 2020 was 10000 which is above the target in psychiatry of 7994 as well

as above the target of other IU Health Physicians Departments listed below

Yelena Chernyak PhD Dossier Service Documents

9

OPPE Report - Allied Health Practitioner

bull Survey Results Periodic surveys are conducted to evaluate the practitioners performance based

upon the six ACGME standards of Patient Care Medical Knowledge Interpersonal and

Communication Skills Professionalism Practice Based Learning and Improvement Systems

based practice

bull The results per questions are assigned a point value Outstanding = 5 Acceptable = 4 Needs

Improvement = 3 Unsatisfactory = 0 An average is obtained for each question based upon the

total number of surveys received for the practitioner

bull The vast majority (90+) of the scoring periods as shown below are cumulatively rated as

lsquoOutstandingrsquo by my peers with the remainder ratings falling somewhere between lsquoAcceptablersquo

and lsquoOutstandingrsquo

Yelena Chernyak PhD Dossier Service Documents

10

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12302015 x 5 5 5 47 5 43 5 5

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6302016 x 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5

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Yelena Chernyak PhD Dossier Service Documents

11

EVIDENCE OF SCHOLARLY PUBLICATIONS PRESENTATIONS OTHER MEANS OF

DISSEMINATION

Peer Reviewed Service Oriented Manuscripts

bull Publications

o 9 traditional peer reviewed journal articles at rank on topics related to clinical health

psychology

o 3 manuscripts currently under review in Health Care The Journal of Delivery Science and

Innovation and Progress in Transplantation

o 5 first authored publication

o 1 as primary mentor with mentee as first author

o 3 articles with mentees as co-authors

bull Key publications

o Chernyak Y (2019) A Practical Application Primer on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for

Insomnia for Medical Residents MedEdPORTAL 1510862

httpsdoiorg1015766mep_2374-826510862

o Chernyak Y (in press) Improving CPAP Adherence for OSA Improving CPAP

Adherence for OSA A Practical Application Primer on CPAP Desensitization

MedEdPORTAL

These articles highlight my expertise in the clinical application teaching and

dissemination of evidence based practice in the field of behavioral sleep medicine I

authored these articled to contribute to the professional literature the high impact

service I was providing to patients with insomnia and CPAP noncompliance Medical

education is sorely lacking these teaching resources which the MEDEDPortal

publication directly targets

I have 1 published and 1 in press article in MEDEDPortal a unique teaching

publication in the medical field For context summarized from

wwwmededportalorg

bull MedEdPORTAL is a MEDLINE-indexed open-access journal of teaching

and learning resources in the health professions published by the Association

of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) in partnership with the American

Dental Education Association MedEdPORTAL publications are stand-alone

complete teaching or learning modules that have been implemented and

evaluated with medical or dental trainees or practitioners Each submission is

reviewed by editorial staff and external peer reviewers using a standardized

review instrument grounded in the tenets of educational scholarship

bull MedEdPORTAL complies with the International Committee of Medical

Journal Editors (ICMJE) Recommendations for the Conduct Reporting

Editing and Publication of Scholarly Work in Medical Journals

bull Scope MedEdPORTAL invites educators to submit generalizable

educational materials that have been implemented with target learners with

the aim of helping to improve patient care The learners must include training

or practicing physicians or dentists (eg professional school residency

faculty development continuing professional development) and may include

trainees or practitioners across the health professions

bull Vision 1) Serve as the premier clearinghouse of high-quality peer-reviewed

health education tools 2) Promote interprofessional collaboration by

facilitating the open exchange of educational resources across the health

professions and 3) Equip health professionals across the continuum with

effective and efficient educational resources to improve patient care

Yelena Chernyak PhD Dossier Service Documents

12

o daggerChernyak Y Teh LB (2019) Medically-Induced Exacerbation of PTSD

Following Lung Transplantation A Case Series Journal of Clinical Psychology in

Medical Settings httpsdoiorg101007s10880-019-09691-7

bull This case series and practice guide addresses a novel topic of PTSD in lung-

transplant recipients which occurs at double the rate in this population and

poses serious threat to morbidity and mortality in this already high-risk

group Existing psychological evaluation practices are critically inadequate to

capture PTSD as many patients may fail to disclose relevant history Novel

evaluation and treatment methods are discussed and recommended

IMPACT FACTORS OF JOURNALS IN WHICH I PUBLISHED

Journal Name Impact

Factor

Date of

Publication

Number of

Articles Published

International Journal of Eating Disorders 35 2011 1

Journal of Abnormal Psychology 5519 2010 1

Progress in Transplantation 958 2019 2020 2

MEDED Portal 38 acceptance

rate

2019 2020 2

Journal of Clinical Psychology in Medical Settings 1477 2019 2

Supportive care in cancer 2754 2016 1

Cancer medicine 3357 2014 1

After extensive exploration MedEdPORTAL has made the decision not to pursue an impact factor Dissemination is the priority

for MedEdPORTAL publications Our desire is for readers to replicate educational activities described in our publications which

does not necessarily translate to citations in the peer-reviewed literature We also value innovation especially in spaces where

there have traditionally been curricular gaps Strategic efforts to increase the impact factor would hinder our goal of highlighting

unique topics that may not get cited as frequently Additionally we are concerned that a low impact factor would harm the

reputation of the journal by inviting undue comparisons with dissimilar journals In sum we believe that MedEdPORTAL is

distinguished among medical education journals by its uniqueness in disseminating educational resources and an impact factor

would likely underestimate the true impact of MedEdPORTAL

Yelena Chernyak PhD Dossier Service Documents

13

Scopus Accessed 422020

Non-Peer Reviewed Publications

bull 4 invited contributions by professional societies including the Society of Behavioral Sleep

Medicine 3 in rank 2 first authored

bull Contributions to policy statements representing clinical opinions and recommendations by a

professional society is a highly prestigious impactful contribution The purpose is to distill and

highlight critically important scholarship and clinical evidence which may be complex into a

straightforward and applied set of information for the clinician

bull Each of these contributions was made by invitation of an executive committee in each

professional society My invitation was the direct result of prominence and reputation in the

society as one having the skill and knowledge to make this contribution

bull Contributions are archived so as to be disseminated and retrievable even after published

newsletter or recommendation are initially released

o Simon S Chernyak Y (2016) Practice Committee Position Statement Draft on the

ACP Guidelines for the Treatment of Insomnia Society for Behavioral Sleep Medicine

BehavioralSleeporg httpswwwbehavioralsleeporgimagesPositionACP-Position-

Statement-Finalpdf

Co-authored position statement on a seminal treatment recommendation affecting

the field of behavioral sleep medicine

o Chernyak Y Byers H James E Schmittdiel C Thomas SJ Blackburn R amp

Simona SL (2017) What you need to know Implications of the American Academy of

Pediatrics 2016 Safe Sleep Practices on Pediatric Behavioral Sleep Medicine Society of

Behavioral Sleep Medicine httpswwwbehavioralsleeporgimagespdfSBSM-

Summary-of-AAP-2016-Safe-Sleep-Commentarypdf

o Chernyak Y Prepping for the DBSM How SBSM Can Help You The Sleep Talker

Volume 36 April 2020

Peer Review for Professional Journals

bull Peer Review for 7 professional journals in the field lf clinical health psychology

bull Invitation to review from journals increasing in the last 2 years indicating growing scholarly

presence

IMPACT FACTOR OF JOURANLS FOR WHICH I PROVIDE RVIEWS

Journal Name Impact Factor

Physiology and Behavior (2007) 272

Archives of Internal Medicine (2008) discontinued

Translational Behavioral Medicine (2018-) 248

Annals of Behavioral Medicine (2018-) 376

Health Psychology (2019 - ) 408

Heart amp Lung Journal of Acute and Critical Care (2020- ) 169

Yelena Chernyak PhD Dossier Service Documents

14

International Journal of Stress Management (2020 - ) 195

Scopus Accessed March 26 2020

Peer Reviewed Service Oriented Presentations

bull Twelve in-rank peer reviewed presentations at national and international conferences such as the

Society of Behavioral Sleep Medicine Society of Behavioral Medicine American Psychological

Association

bull 3 First Author

bull 5 Mentee First Author

bull 1 Mentee co-author

Media Dissemination of Service

bull Twenty-three total at rank for national outlets including lsquoGQrsquo magazine lsquoBustlersquo magazine and

regional outlets such as WRTB6 News and WTHR-TV

bull My goal in working with the media is to provide mass dissemination of clinical and scientific

information to the general public

bull Routinely called upon as an expert in field if behavioral sleep medicine and clinical health

psychology during duration of volunteering to represent IU to the media

Treatment Manuals

bull 2 treatment manuals 1 copyrighted 1 first authored (See Appendix for Service Publications)

o Otte JL Lalevich S Hollingsworth P Chernyak Y Manchanda S ldquoSleep Great

A Wellness Program to Promote Sleep in the Workplacerdquocopy Program Manual

This manual was copyrighted and rights sold to other large hospital systems

nationally for use in their employee assistance programs

o Chernyak Y Cardiac Patients Linking Mind amp Body (CLIMB) Program Manual used

in the Advanced Heart and Lung Care Program at Indiana University Methodist Hospital

I developed this treatment manual to utilize in clinical care delivery based on an

evidence based psychological wellness model including stress management

mood optimization motivational enhancement and social support

This manual has been adapted to several clinical populations at Indiana

University Health Methodist Hospital including Ventricular Assistant Device

recipients and pre-thoracic transplant patients

Thursday August 19 2021 at 080710 Eastern Daylight Time

Page 1 of 1

Subject RE Using your dossier for an exampleDate Wednesday August 18 2021 at 35540 PM Eastern Daylight TimeFrom Chernyak YelenaTo Applegate RachelADachments image001png image002png

Thank you and Thanks for your request That would be just fine with me YC Yelena Chernyak PhD DBSM HSPPAssociate Professor of Clinical PsychiatryChief Psychologist - Adult OutpaSent Psychiatry IU Health Neurosciences CenterDirector ndash Behavioral Sleep Medicine IU Health Neurosciences CenterDirector ndash Clinical Health Psychology Fellowship Indiana University School of MedicineIU Health PhysiciansGoodman Hall IU Health Neuroscience Center355 W 16th St Suite 2800 Indianapolis IN 46202-7176ychernyaiuedu From Applegate Rachel ltrapplegaiupuiedugt Sent Wednesday August 18 2021 1143 AMTo Applegate Rachel ltrapplegaiupuiedugtSubject Using your dossier for an example CongratulaSons on your 2021 promoSon to clinical associate professorI wonder if you would be willing to have your dossier posted as an example We do this behind CAS so it isonly IU people who can see themWe post everything EXCEPT the appendices and review leeers Please let me know Thanks Rachel ApplegateAssistant Vice Chancellor for Faculty AffairsAssociate Professor Library and Information ScienceOffice of Academic AffairsUniversity Hall (INAD) Suite 5002301 University BoulevardIndianapolis IN 46202 317-278-2395rapplegaiupuieduwwwacademicaffairsiupuiedu

Page 10: Sample Dossier Type of case: Promotion to Clinical

Yelena Chernyak PhD August 17 2020 Page 9 of 25

Ming Hwei Yek

Maija Taylor

Shannon Brothers

Danielle Henderson

Hannah Ford

Linda Skalski

Quetzal Class

Jennie Petrie

Patrick Quinn

Samantha Gray

Andrew Cooper

Rachel Holmes

5 2015 ndash Supervisor in Behavioral Sleep Medicine

APA-approved Clinical Psychology Internship Program

Section of Psychology Department of Psychiatry IUSOM

6-month rotation 1 dayweek

Students

Maureen McQuillan

Audrey Lee OrsquoConnor

Autumn Truss

Anna-Leigh Powell

Kristin Touza

Rebecca Elias

Maija Taylor

Rachel Goldin

Danielle Henderson

Lindsey Williams

Practicum Training Site Graduate Students

Students

Marguerite Claire Wilson (IUB)

Alexandra Moussa-Touks (IUB)

Amber Craig (IUB)

Danielle Tometich (IUPUI)

Maureen McQuillan (IUB)

Jay Patel (IUPUI)

Fernanda Rossi (IUB)

Jessica Bernston (IUPUI) Practicum student

6 2017 ndash Director Clinical Health Psychology Fellowship

Section of Psychology Department of Psychiatry IUSOM

1 year full-time post-doctoral specialty training jointly with

the Advanced Heart and Lung Care Clinic at IUH

Methodist Hospital

Anahli Patel PsyD

Lisa The PhD

Yelena Chernyak PhD August 17 2020 Page 10 of 25

Danielle Henderson PhD

7 2018 ndash Supervisor in Cardio-thoracic amp Transplant Psychology

Psychology Practicum

Section of Psychology Department of Psychiatry IUSOM

6 month rotation 1-2 daysweek

Students

Loretta Hsueh (IUPUI)

8 2019 - Behavioral Sleep Medicine Specialty Rotation Supervisor

Sleep Medicine Rotation

Internal Medicine Residencies

Students 1-2 studentmonth weekly

Ahmed Kiani MD

Samantha Kay MD

Sam Mshelbwala MD

Jennifer Peng MD

Zunera Tariq MD

Kevin Zhang MD

William Plunk MD

Skye El Sayegh MD

Jonathan Koons MD

Jonathan McCollum MD

Miysha Shaw MD

Mark Krauth MD

Siri Kadire MD

Chiemela Ubagharaji MD

Ryan White MD

Maniar Mehta MD

Elizabeth Cowgill MD

Teaching Administration and Curricular Development

1 2017 - Clinical Health Psychology Post-doctoral Fellowship

Co-Director

Department of Psychiatry

Indiana University School of Medicine

- Handbook Development

- Curriculum Development

2 2019 - Fellowships Director

Section of Psychology Department of Psychiatry

Indiana University School of Medicine

- Coordination of fellowship advertising recruitment and

policies

- Clinical Psychology Post-doctoral Fellowship Didactic Series

o Curriculum Development

Yelena Chernyak PhD August 17 2020 Page 11 of 25

o TopicSpeaker selection

o Fellow evaluationsatisfaction survey

Mentoring

Faculty Mentoring

1 2014 - 2015 Huaiyu Zhang PhD

Assistant Professor of Clinical Psychology in Clinical Psychiatry

Department of Psychiatry

Indiana University School of Medicine

2 2015 - Courtney Johnson PhD

Assistant Professor of Clinical Psychology in Clinical Psychiatry

Department of Psychiatry

Indiana University School of Medicine

3 2018 - Danielle Henderson PhD

Assistant Professor of Clinical Psychology in Clinical Psychiatry

Department of Psychiatry

Indiana University School of Medicine

Medical Student Mentoring

1 2019 - Caroline Bolarwina MPH

MS4

Research Mentoring on the lsquoBarriers to Optimal Behavioral Sleep

Medicine Referrals in an Academic Medical Centerrsquo Project

Indiana University School of Medicine

Service

University Service

School (Indiana University School of Medicine)

2019 ndash Womenrsquos Advisory Council

Department (Psychiatry Indiana University School of Medicine)

2012 - Member

Internship Selection Committee

Section of Psychology

2015 ndash Member

Executive Committee

Section of Psychology

Yelena Chernyak PhD August 17 2020 Page 12 of 25

2015 ndash Member

Psychology Internship Executive Committee

Section of Psychology

2016 ndash 2017 Co-Director

EMR Transition Committee

Adult Outpatient Psychiatry Clinic

2016 ndash Member

Space Committee

2017 ndash Member

Quality Committee

Professional Service

2015 Member

Fall Conference Planning Committee

Indiana Psychological Association

2015 ndash 2019 Member

Society of Behavioral Sleep Medicine

Practice Committee

2019 2019 National Conference Symposium Review Committee

2019 ndash Present Member

Society of Behavioral Sleep Medicine

Membership Committee

2020 ndash Present Member

Association of Psychologists in Academic Health Centers

Conference Planning Committee

Reviewer for Journals

2007 Physiology and Behavior

2008 Archives of Internal Medicine

2018 - Translational Behavioral Medicine

2018 - Annals of Behavioral Medicine

2019 - Health Psychology

Yelena Chernyak PhD August 17 2020 Page 13 of 25

2020 - Heart amp Lung Journal of Acute and Critical Care

2020 ndash International Journal of Stress Management

Service to Patients (Presentations to the community)

2008 ndash 2009 Campus Outreach Planning Committee

Student Counseling Center

Drexel University

Philadelphia PA

2009 Wellness Workshop ldquoBikini Ready Body Healthrdquo

Student Counseling Center

Drexel University

Philadelphia PA

2011 Health Workshop Series

ldquoManaging Stressrdquo

ldquoDepression and Heart Diseaserdquo

Cardiac Rehabilitation Program

Methodist Hospital

Indiana University Health

Indianapolis IN

2015 ndash ldquoManaging Anxiety and Stressrdquo

Advanced Heart Failure Support Group

Methodist Hospital

Indiana University Health

Indianapolis IN

Service Grants

Completed

IUSCC Internal Grant Otte(PI) 2015-2018

Indiana University Simon Cancer Center $50000

Screening Breast Cancer Survivors for Sleep Disorders Using a Clinical Decision Tool A Pilot

Study

Role Co-Investigator

Funded

PCORI 14719 MuseyKroenke (PI) $3356413

Assessment of Prevention Diagnosis and Treatment Options Addressing Anxiety among Low-

Risk Chest Pain Patients in the Emergency Department Setting

This 3-arm trial will compare outcomes for patients with anxiety and low-risk chest pain

evaluated in the Emergency Department treated with standard care are referral for self-help CBT

sessions and peer support or virtual CBT intervention Patients stakeholders and health system

Yelena Chernyak PhD August 17 2020 Page 14 of 25

leaders have collaborated to maximize feasibility patient values barriers and preferences for

care

Role Co-Investigator 25 effort

Pending

R61R33 HL155794-01 Stewart (PI) $3473431

Strengthening Hearts by Addressing Disrupted Sleep (SHADES) Randomized Controlled Trial

NIHNHLBI

The aims of this phase II randomized controlled trial are (1) to determine if a modernized

collaborative stepped care intervention for insomnia reduces the excess cardiovascular disease

(CVD) risk of primary care patients with insomnia disorder and (2) to identify the mechanisms

by which this improvement may occur

Role Co-Investigator 20 Effort

Submitted But Not Funded Grants

1R15CA208664-01 Otte (PI) 2017-2019 $300000

SleeP SmaRt A Screen and Personalized Referral Algorithm for Breast Cancer Survivors with

Chronic Sleep Problems

Role Investigator

Invited Service Presentations

Local

1 March 2008 ldquoSocial Justice in Health Care The Role of Body Imagerdquo

Drexel University Office of Student Life

Philadelphia PA

2 February 2009 ldquoIdentifying and addressing problematic dieting in university-

based populationsrdquo

Drexel University Student Counseling Center

Philadelphia PA

3 February 2009 ldquoIdentifying and addressing problematic dieting in university-

based populationsrdquo

Drexel University Student Counseling Center

Philadelphia PA

4 March 2009 ldquoCAPS Lecture Tales from my Scalerdquo

Rosemont College Department of Womenrsquos Studies

Bryn Mawr PA

5 November 2010 ldquoThe Third Wave of CBT ACT and Mindfulness Techniquesrdquo

Health Psychology Fellowship Didactics Series

Cleveland Clinic

Cleveland OH

6 February 2011 ldquoPatient-Centered Communication with Oncology Patientsrdquo

Yelena Chernyak PhD August 17 2020 Page 15 of 25

Taussig Cancer Center Masterrsquos Course

Cleveland Clinic

Cleveland OH

7 March 2011 ldquoNighttime Eating Disorders Differential Diagnosis and

Treatmentrdquo

Sleep Disorders Center Grand Rounds

Cleveland Clinic

Cleveland OH

8 April 2011 ldquoDistinguishing Normative Dieting from Disordered Eating

Evaluation and Intervention Guidelinesrdquo

Department of Psychiatry Grand Rounds

Cleveland Clinic

Cleveland OH

9 May 2011 ldquoWhen is Weight-Loss Considered an Eating Disorderrdquo

Department of Pediatrics Grand Rounds

Fairview Hospital

Cleveland Clinic Foundation

Cleveland OH

10 December 2011 ldquoDevelopment amp Utilization of Behavioral Rating

Scales Can psychological assessment predict problems after

bariatric surgery and identify persons at higher riskrdquo

Bariatric and Medical Weight Loss Center

Indiana University Health

Indianapolis IN

11 March 2012 ldquoCognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomniardquo

Sleep Disorders Center

Indiana University Health

Indianapolis IN

12 January 2012 ldquoManaging Difficult Patients Improving Communication

Service Delivery and Treatment Adherencerdquo

Department of Psychiatry Grand Rounds

Indiana University School of Medicine

13 December 2012 ldquoSleep Disorders in Bariatric Populationsrdquo

Psychology Practicum Didactic Training

Bariatric and Medical Weight Loss Center

Indiana University Health

Indianapolis IN

14 September 2013 ldquoDSM-5 Update Eating and Personality Disordersrdquo

Yelena Chernyak PhD August 17 2020 Page 16 of 25

Department of Psychiatry Grand Rounds

Indiana University School of Medicine

Indianapolis IN

15 September 2013 ldquoIntroduction to Cognitive Behavioral Therapyrdquo

Department of Occupational Therapy

Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis

Indianapolis IN

16 February 2014 ldquoCognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomniardquo

Department of Psychiatry Grand Rounds

Indiana University School of Medicine

Indianapolis IN

17 April 2019 ldquoCBT-I amp Traumardquo

Sleep Disorders Center

Indiana University Health

Indianapolis IN

Regional

1 October 2010 ldquoThe Epidemic of Obesity Updates Psychological Sequelae

and Behavioral Interventionrdquo

Continuing Education Course

Ohio Psychological Association

Fall Conference

Columbus OH

2 April 2011 ldquoAdvancing the Understanding of the treatment of Eating

Disorders in Ohiordquo

Continuing Education Course

Ohio Psychological Association Workshop

Lindner Center

Cincinnati OH

Lecture ldquoAwareness of Societal Messages Competing

Influences on Weight and Eatingrdquo

3 July 2012 ldquoEthicsrdquo

Continuing Education Course

Section of Psychology

Department of Psychiatry

Indiana University School of Medicine

Lecture ldquoEthical Issues of Health Psychology in the Medical

Settingrdquo

4 June 2013 ldquoDSM-5rdquo

Continuing Education Course

Yelena Chernyak PhD August 17 2020 Page 17 of 25

Department of Psychiatry

Section of Psychology

Indiana University School of Medicine

Lecture ldquoSleep Eating and Personality Disordersrdquo

5 May 2015 Essentials of Cancer Survivorship A Workshop for

Health Care Professionals

Continuing Education Course

IU Health Cancer Centers The Ohio State University and

University of Cincinnati Cancer Survivorship Consortium

Indianapolis IN

Lecture ldquoCoping with Anxiety and Depression Psychological

Issues During Cancer and Beyondrdquo

6 November 2015 ldquoSleeplessness in America How Inadequate Sleep Related

To Health and Wellbeingrdquo

Continuing Education Course

Indiana Psychological Association

Fall Conference

Indianapolis IN

Lecture ldquoSleeplessness in America How Inadequate Sleep

Related To Health and Wellbeingrdquo

7 April 2016 ldquoBehavioral Sleep Medicine Psychological Treatment for

Insomnia and other Sleep Disordersrdquo

Department of Internal Medicine Grand Rounds

Reid Hospital

Richmond IN

8 June 2016 ldquoHealth Psychology Interventions for Medically and

Psychiatrically Ill Patientsrdquo

Department of Internal Medicine Grand Rounds Reid Hospital

Richmond IN

9 November 2016 ldquoMood Disorders in Women ndash A Lifespan Approachrdquo

Department of Internal Medicine Grand Rounds

Reid Hospital

Richmond IN

10 October 2017 ldquoCBT for Anxiety and Depressionrdquo

Grand Rounds

Decatur County Memorial Hospital

Greensburg IN

11 November 2017 ldquoMindfulness Based Stress Reductionrdquo

Grand Rounds

Yelena Chernyak PhD August 17 2020 Page 18 of 25

Columbus Regional Hospital

Columbus IN

12 April 2019 ldquoSleeplessness in the 21st Century - How

Inadequate Sleep Relates to Health and Wellbeing and the

Everyday Habits that Get in the Wayrdquo

IUSOM Office of Medical Education ndash Wellness Coalition

Streamed Statewide

Indianapolis IN

Scientific Abstracts amp Presentations (in rank daggerstudent trainee author students underlined)

Local

1 Lowe MR Chernyak Y (2006 March) The Role of Dieting in Bulimia Nervosa A

Reformulation Poster Session presented at the 2006 annual Drexel University Research

Day Philadelphia PA

2 Chernyak Y Lowe MR (2007 March) Fear of Fatness of Drive to be Thin Motivations for

Dieting in Normal Weight Women Poster session presented at the 2007 annual Psi Chi Research

day at the University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia PA

3 Chernyak Y Heinberg JL (2011 March ) Impact of preferred weight on weight loss

outcomes in bariatric surgery patients Research oral presentation given at the Cleveland

Clinic Endocrinology and Metabolism Institute Research Day Cleveland OH

4 daggerPatel A Chernyak Y (2020 March) The Need for Psychological Rehabilitation in

Lung Transplant Recipients Indiana University Research day Indianapolis IN

National

1 Lowe MR Ognibine J Kral T Chernyak Y (2006 October) Development and Pilot

Testing of a New Procedure for directly assessing long-term Nutritional Intake at Worksite

Cafeterias Poster session presented at the 2006 annual meeting of the Obesity Society

Boston MA

2 Chernyak Y Lowe MR (2007 May) Fear of Fatness or Drive to be Thin

Motivations for Dieting in Normal Weight Women Poster session presented at the 2007

annual meeting of the International Academy of Eating Disorders Baltimore MD

3 Chernyak Y Lowe MR (2007 October) Differentiating drive for thinness and drive to

be thin Restrained eaters and bulimic individuals have different motives for dieting

Poster session presented at the 2007 annual meeting of the Eating Disorders Research

Society Pittsburg PA

4 Chernyak Y Lowe MR (2007 October) Fear of Fatness or Drive to be Thin

Motivations for Dieting in Normal Weight Women Restrained Eaters and Bulimic Patients

Yelena Chernyak PhD August 17 2020 Page 19 of 25

Poster session presented at the 2007 annual meeting of the Renfrew Center Foundation

Philadelphia PA

5 Chernyak Y Lowe MR (2007 November) Drive for Thinness is Not the Same as

Drive to be Thin On the Motivations for Dieting in Normal Weight Restrained Eaters and

Bulimic Individuals Poster session presented at the 2007 annual meeting of the Association

of Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies Philadelphia PA

6 Thomas JG Markowitz J Tappe K ChernyakY Ochner C Butryn ML Lowe

MR Telephone-Based Weight Loss Maintenance Interventions for Patients Referred from

Primary Care Clinics Poster session presented at the 2008 annual meeting of the Obesity

Society Phoenix AZ

7 Chernyak Y Lowe MR (2008 July) Drive for Thinness is Not the Same as Drive to be

Thin On the Motivations for Dieting in Normal Weight Restrained Eaters and Bulimic

Individuals Poster session presented at the 2008 annual meeting of the Society for the

Study of Ingestive Behavior Paris France

8 Chernyak Y Neeren MA Lowe MR (2008 September) Dietary Rule Breaking and

Loss of Control How Much do they Overlap Presented at the 2008 annual meeting of the

Eating Disorders Research Society Montreal QC Canada

9 Chernyak Y Lowe MR (2008 November) Drive to be Thin and Resistance to

Treatment Goal Weight On the Motivation for Dieting in Anorexic and Bulimic

Individuals Poster session accepted to the 2008 annual meeting of the Association of

Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies Orland Florida

10 Shaw JA OrsquoPlanick A Brooks G E Ice S M Bunnell D W Tahilani K K

Clark V L Lubarsky L D Chernyak Y and Lowe M R (2009 September 25) Level

of Weight Suppression in Anorexia Nervosa Predicts Clinical Deterioration During

Treatment in an Intensive Outpatient Program Paper presented at the annual meeting of

the Eating Disorders Research Society New York

11 Chernyak Y Lowe MR OrsquoPlanick A Ice SM amp Bunnell DW (2009 September)

Development and testing of measures to assess weight-related motivations for dieting in

eating disordered individuals Poster presented at the 2009 annual meeting of the Eating

Disorders Research Society New York NY

12 Clark VL Chernyak Y Neeren AM Lowe MR (2009 October) Dietary rules and

loss of control over eating in a weight gain-prone sample Poster presented at the 2009

annual meeting of The Obesity Society Washingtn DC

13 Chernyak Y Lowe MR (2009 November) Development and testing of measures to

assess weight-related motivations for dieting in eating disordered individuals Poster

session accepted to the 2009 annual meeting of the Renfrew Center Foundation

Philadelphia PA

Yelena Chernyak PhD August 17 2020 Page 20 of 25

14 ChernyakY Heinberg JL (2011 June) Impact of preferred weight on weight loss

outcomes in bariatric surgery patients Selective oral presentation in the Masters Course in

Behavioral Health Session presented at the 2011 annual Association of Metabolic and

Bariatric Surgery Orland FL

15 Heinberg L J Windover A Ashton K Merrell J Chernyak Y (2011 June)

Psychological evaluation ratings and 1 month psychological adjustment Who reports pain

nausea dehydration and regret Selective oral presentation in the Masters Course in

Behavioral Health Session presented at the 2011 annual Association of Metabolic and

Bariatric Surgery Orland FL

16 Otte J L Manchanda S Skaar T Rand K Weaver M Chernyak Y Davis L

Krier C Carpenter J S (2015) Oncology provider knowledge and practice for sleep

problems in cancer patients and survivors American Academy of Sleep Medicine SLEEP

2015 Seattle WA

17 Chernyak Y Avant A (2016 March) Satisfaction with a Multidisciplinary

Psychotherapy and Social Support Program in Patients with Ventricular Assist Devices

Society of Behavioral Medicine Washington DC

18 Chernyak Y (2016 June) Patient Acceptability of Behavioral Sleep Medicine

Referrals In An Academic Medical Center American Academy of Sleep Medicine SLEEP

Denver CO

19 Otte J L Lalevich S Hollingsworth P Chernyak Y Manchanda S (2017 June)

ldquoSleep Greatrdquo A Wellness Program To Promote Sleep In The Workplace American

Academy of Sleep Medicine SLEEP 2017 Boston MA

20 Jackson L Otte J L Chernyak Y Johns S Manchanda S Storniolo AM LK K

Draucker C (April 2018) Facilitators and Barriers of Providing Sleep Specialists

Referrals to Breast Cancer Survivors with Chronic Sleep Problems Midwest Nursing

Research Societyrsquos 32th Annual Research Conference Cleveland OH

21 daggerHenderson DR Chernyak C Gutteridge D Roe DW (August 2018) Unmasking

Severe Anxiety After Lung Transplant NATCO ndash The Organization of Transplant

Professionals Indianapolis IN

22 daggerHenderson DR Chernyak C (August 2018) A Pre-Transplant Psychological

Characterization of Patients with Lung Disease NATCO ndash The Organization of Transplant

Professionals Indianapolis IN

23 daggerHenderson DR Chernyak Y Using A Clinician-rated Measure to Predict Listing for

Lung Transplantation Society of Behavioral Medicine Washington DC 2019

24 daggerTeh LB Henderson DR amp Chernyak Y Post Item-Level Psychometric Validation

Yelena Chernyak PhD August 17 2020 Page 21 of 25

of the Stanford Integrated Psychosocial Assessment for Transplant (SIPAT) for Thoracic

Transplant Candidates Society of Behavioral Medicine Washington DC 2019

25 daggerChernyak Y amp Hsueh L Self-Reported Psychological Distress During Post Lung

Transplant Intensive Outpatient Rehabilitation Accepted presentation at the American

Psychological Association Chicago IL 2019

26 Otte J L Chernyak Y Manchanda S Sleep Disorders in Breast Cancer Survivors

Barriers and Strategies for Identification and Treatment Referral Symposium Society for

Behavioral Sleep Medicine Birmingham AL 2019

Publications (in rank daggerstudent trainee author students underlined)

Service Publications

Refereed

1 Chernyak Y Lowe MR (2010) Motivations for Dieting Drive for Thinness Is

Different From Drive for Objective Thinness Journal of Abnormal Psychology 119(2)276-

281 httpdoi101037a0018398

2 Lowe MR Bunnell DW Neeren AM Chernyak Y Greberman L (2011)

Evaluating the real-world effectiveness of cognitive-behavior therapy efficacy research on

eating disorders A case study from a community-based clinical setting International

Journal of Eating Disorders 44(1) 9-18 httpsdoiorg101002eat20782

3 Otte J L Carpenter J S Manchanda S Rand K L Skaar T C Weaver M

Chernyak Y Zhong X Igega C and Landis C (2014) Systematic review of sleep

disorders in cancer patients Can the prevalence of sleep disorders be ascertained Cancer

Medicine 4(2) 183ndash200 httpsdoi101002cam4356

4 Otte JL Davis L Carpenter JS Krier C Skaar T Rand KL Weaver MT

Landis CA Chernyak Y amp Manchanda S (2016) Sleep Disorders in Breast Cancer

Survivors Supportive Care in Cancer 24(10)4197-205 httpsdoiorg101007s00520-016-

3247-6

5 Chernyak Y (2019) A Practical Application Primer on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

for Insomnia for Medical Residents MedEdPORTAL 1510862

httpsdoiorg1015766mep_2374-826510862

6 daggerChernyak Y Teh LB (2019) Medically-Induced Exacerbation of PTSD Following

Lung Transplantation A Case Series Journal of Clinical Psychology in Medical Settings

27305ndash309 httpsdoiorg101007s10880-019-09691-7

7 daggerChernyak Y Teh LB Henderson DR Patel A (2019) Practice Issues for Evaluation

and Management of the Suicidal Left Ventricular Assist Device Patient Progress in

Yelena Chernyak PhD August 17 2020 Page 22 of 25

Transplantation httpsjournalssagepubcomdoifull1011771526924819893300

8 daggerPatel A Chernyak Y (2020) The Need for Psychological Rehabilitation in Lung Transplant

Recipients Progress in Transplantation httpsdoiorg1011771526924820913510

9 Chernyak Y Chapleau KM Tanious SF Dattilo NC Diaz DR amp Landsberger SA (2020)

Olfactory Reference Syndrome A Case Report and Screening Tool Journal of Clinical Psychology

in Medical Settings httpsdoiorg101007s10880-020-09721-9

10 Chernyak Y (in press) Improving CPAP Adherence for OSA Improving CPAP Adherence for

OSA A Practical Application Primer on CPAP Desensitization MedEdPORTAL

Manuscripts with Revisions Requested

1 daggerPowell AL Teh LB Patel A Chernyak Y Exploring the Developmental Impact of

Cystic Fibrosis on Lung Transplant Candidacy Considerations for Adulthood Journal of

Clinical Psychology in Medical Settings

Manuscripts Under Review

1 Nault-Conors J Monahan P Musey P Chernyak Y Holmes E Conley M Marsh J

Roumpf S Chand P amp Kroenke K It Takes a Village to get the Right Care to the Right

Patient at the Right Time A Case Study on Addressing Chest Pain and Anxiety in the

Emergency Department Setting Health Care The Journal of Delivery Science and

Innovation

2 dagger Teh LB Chernyak Y Henderson DR Hage CA Post Item-Level Psychometric

Validation of the Stanford Integrated Psychosocial Assessment for Transplant (SIPAT) for

Thoracic Transplant Candidates Psychosomatics

3 daggerChernyak Y Teh LB Henderson DR Powell AL amp Hage CA Prediction of Listing

Status in Lung Transplant Candidates Using the Stanford Integrated Psychosocial

Assessment for Transplantation (SIPAT) Progress in Transplantation

Manuscripts in Preparation

1 Otte J Jackson L Monahan P Bo N Johns S Manchanda S Chernyak Y Ludwig K

Dodson J Storniolo AM Draucker C Are Breast Cancer Survivors Willing to Seek

Treatment for Poor Sleep A Feasibility Study of the Acceptability Facilitators and Barriers

of Completing a Referral for Sleep Complaints Behavioral Sleep Medicine

2 Chernyak Y Otte J daggerBolarwina C Ofner S Manchanda S Barriers to Optimal

Behavioral Sleep Medicine Referrals in an Academic Medical Center

Non-refereed Publications

1 Chernyak Y Neeren A Bunnell D Greberman L Lowe MR (2009) Research

Yelena Chernyak PhD August 17 2020 Page 23 of 25

and practice in clinical psychology Different ways of knowing Perspectives A

professional journal of the Renfrew Center Foundation Winter 2009

httpsrenfrewcentercomsitesdefaultfilesPerspectives20Summer202012pdf

2 Simon S Chernyak Y (2016) Practice Committee Position Statement Draft on the

ACP Guidelines for the Treatment of Insomnia Society for Behavioral Sleep Medicine

BehavioralSleeporg httpswwwbehavioralsleeporgimagesPositionACP-Position-

Statement-Finalpdf

3 Chernyak Y Byers H James E Schmittdiel C Thomas SJ Blackburn R amp

Simona SL (2017) What you need to know Implications of the American Academy of

Pediatrics 2016 Safe Sleep Practices on Pediatric Behavioral Sleep Medicine Society of

Behavioral Sleep Medicine httpswwwbehavioralsleeporgimagespdfSBSM-

Summary-of-AAP-2016-Safe-Sleep-Commentarypdf

4 Otte JL Lalevich S Hollingsworth P Chernyak Y Manchanda S ldquoSleep Great

A Wellness Program to Promote Sleep in the Workplacerdquocopy Program Manual

5 Chernyak Y Cardiac Patients Linking Mind amp Body (CLIMB) Program Manual used

in the Advanced Heart and Lung Care Program at Indiana University Methodist Hospital

6 wwwychernyawixsitecomindyhealthpsych

7 Chernyak Y Prepping for the DBSM How SBSM Can Help You The Sleep Talker

Volume 36 Quarter 1 March 2020

Invited Media Features

1 Chernyak Y Windover A Ashton K Merrell J Heinberg L (2011) Relaxation

Techniques for Bariatric Surgery Patients (Audio CD) Bariatric and Metabolic Institute

Cleveland Clinic Foundation

2 Chernyak Y Americans Sleeping Less to Work More Psych Bytes An Educational

Series from the Indiana Psychological Association (3 Feb 2015)

3 Greensburg (IN) Daily News2015 ldquoSeptember 7-13 is National Suicide Prevention

Weekrdquo wwwgreensburgdailynewscomseptember---is-national-suicide-prevention-

weekarticle_ac467f35-72cb-5525-baba-fd563bf28578html

4 Indiana Psychological Association Preventing Suicide Reaching Out and Saving Lives

Indiana psychologists offer tips on suicide prevention Chernyak interviewed for press

release (September 4 2015)

5 Batesville (IN) Herald Tribute ldquoSuicide Statistics Alarmingrdquo September 18 2015

httpwwwbatesvilleheraldtribunecomnewslocal_newssuicide-statistics-

alarmingarticle_05cd8fb2-d7c8-5dbe-8ecd-8b2488ffdafdhtml

Yelena Chernyak PhD August 17 2020 Page 24 of 25

6 WIBC-FM ldquoEffects of Daylight Savings Time on our Healthrdquo March 8 and March 11

2016 Radio

7 WXIN-TV Indianapolis News ldquoStudies Daylight Saving Time May Increase Stroke

Risk Reduce Productivityrdquo March 11 2016 repeat on Indianapolis Weekend News

March 132016 Television

8 WRTV6 ldquoIU Health Clinical Psychologist Discusses Daylight Savings Timerdquo March

14 2016 Television

9 Bustle ldquo11 Reasons Yoursquore Waking up Tired In The Morning amp How You Can Fix It

June 30 2016 wwwbustlecomarticles170127-11-reasons-youre-waking-up-tired-in-

the-morning-how-you-can-fix-it

10 The Indianapolis Recorder July QampA Sleep Itrsquos more important than you realize Ask

the IU Health Expert September 12016

wwwindianapolisrecordercomarticle_bf887475-ae11-51d2-8a03-6eb54a29e126html

11 WRTV6 ldquoIU Health Clinical Psychologist Recommends Free Sleep-Inducing Appsrdquo

August 11 2016 Television

12 WRTV6 News Indianapolis ldquoIU Health Puts sleep myths and rest and gives sleep

advicerdquo 14 March 2016 Television

13 WTHR-TV Indianapolis Sunrise News ldquoTips for Coping with Daylight Saving Timerdquo

12 March 2016 Television

14 IU Health Blog (2016 February 22) ldquoHow Debi Mazar Copes with Insomniardquo

Message posted on httpiuhealthorgblogdetailhow-debi-mazar-copes-with-

insomniaVyFsqnL2bIU

15 GQ Magazine National Publication ldquoHow Bad Is It That I Sleep Only Five Hours a

Nightrdquo Chernyak Interviewed October 27 2016 wwwgqcomstoryhow-bad-is-it-

that-i-sleep-five-hours-a-night

16 The List National Publication What really happens to your body when you donrsquot

sleep November 15 2016 httpswwwthelistcom31083really-happens-body-dont-

sleep

Yelena Chernyak PhD August 17 2020 Page 25 of 25

17 The Kendalville News Sun ldquoTips for a Healthier Heartrdquo February 2 2017 Chernyak

Interviewed httpwwwkpcnewscomfeatureslifekpcnewsarticle_ccb68645-16a2-

58a0-b67e-7d1dc7605673html

18 The American Psychological Association Goshen News ldquoTake Simple Steps Reduce

the risk of heart diseaserdquo Chernyak Interviewed February 8

2017 httpwwwgoshennewscomnewslifestylestake-simple-steps-reduce-the-risk-of-

heart-diseasearticle_9c82afd4-f26a-5555-8d22-0f9d52f0f6a8html

19 WISH-TV8 Indianapolis ldquoIU Health Behavioral Sleep Medicine Specialist Gives Sleep

Tips For Daylight Saving Timerdquo March 9 2017

20 WRTV-TV Indianapolis ldquoIU Health Psychologist Discusses How To Spot The

Warning Signs Of Suiciderdquo June 14 2018 Television

21 WISH-TV8 Indianapolis ldquoIU Health Psychologist Discusses Sleep Habitsrdquo June 19

2018 Television

22 WTHR-TV Indianapolis Sunrise News ldquoIU Health Psychologist Discusses Effects Of

Snooze Buttonrdquo June 29 2018 Television

23 WTHR-TV Indianapolis Sunrise News ldquoIU Health Clinical Psychologist Offers Advice

For Better Sleeprdquo September 17 2018 Television

24 WISH-TV8 Indianapolis News ldquoCan You Catch Up On Sleeprdquo September 18 2018

Television

25 WTIU Public Television ndash Indiana Public Media All Things Considered Program

ldquoDreams and the Pandemicrdquo April 15 2020 Radio

26 WFIU WTIU Indiana Public Media NPR Why Are You Having Dreams About

COVID-19 A Sleep Specialist Explains httpsindianapublicmediaorgnewswhy-are-

you-having-dreams-about-covid-19-a-sleep-specialist-explainsphp April 27 2020 Web

Personal Statement-Yelena Chernyak PhD (Candidate for Promotion to Associate Professor)

Overview

I am applying for promotion to the rank of Associate Professor of Clinical Psychology in Clinical

Psychiatry within the Department of Psychiatry My declared area of excellence is service with a

demonstrated strong performance in the area of teaching I joined the Department of Psychiatry at

Indiana University School of Medicine (IUSOM) in 2011 as an Assistant Professor of Clinical

Psychology in Clinical Psychiatry As a licensed clinical psychologist my expertise is in the area of

Clinical Heath Psychology also known as Medical Psychology or Behavioral Medicine The focus of my

practice is optimizing the biopsychosocial wellbeing of individuals in order to prevent alleviate or cope

with medical illness My career is devoted to providing psychological services to individuals with life

threatening conditions such as metastatic cancer end-stage heart or lung failure and debilitating

insomnia My role on medical teams as a health psychologist has been vital for readying patients for life-

saving procedures such as chemotherapy or thoracic transplantation Often times psychological

evaluation was integral to the decision making for the entire team in making critical medical decisions as

well as mandated by payers Given the complexity and critical nature of my work I cultivated my

specialty through extensive training This has included a 5-year graduate education specializing in health

psychology conducting relevant research completing a prestigious clinical fellowship at the Cleveland

Clinic and obtaining board certification My fellowship at the Cleveland Clinic culminated in my

joining the faculty at Indiana University School of Medicine where I have incorporated evidence-based

world-class care into multiple hospital-based settings

Since joining IUSM in 2011 I have developed clinical and educational service lines in multiple

medical departments My service contributions have taken the form of (1) Developing a Behavioral

Sleep Medicine (BSM) assessment intervention and training clinic at the IU Health Neurosciences

Center (2) Developing the Thoracic Transplant Psychology Program as well as creating and directing its

dedicated post-doctoral fellowship (3) Serving as the primary psychologist and training supervisor for IU

Simon Cancer Centerrsquos Multi-disciplinary Clinic and (4) As Chief Psychologist of Adult Outpatient

Psychiatry overseeing the expansion of psychology services My service contributions have resulted in

scholarship ranging from publications in peer reviewed journal articles to program manuals and media

appearances My clinical health psychology expertise has raised the standard of psychological medical

care at IUSM to be competitive and comparable with top-ranked medical centers nationwide My service

has been indispensable to the creation and organization of multiple landmark programs within the IUSOM

and IU Health systems

Service (Area of Excellence)

Service to Patients

In 2012 I obtained board certification in Behavioral Sleep Medicine (BSM) by the American

Academy of Sleep Medicine one of only 213 providers internationally obtaining this certification More

recently I received a Diplomate in Behavioral Sleep Medicine from the Board of Behavioral Sleep

Medicine in 2020 I am one of only two board-certified BSM providers in the state of Indiana and the

only provider treating adults BSM is a highly specialized growing field that is rooted in evidence-based

medicine and is the standard of care for treating sleep disorders such as insomnia In 2013 I developed

the Behavioral Sleep Medicine Clinic at the IU Health Neurosciences Center at the behest of the

Department of Medicinersquos Sleep Medicine Program Prior to the creation of this service line the

Department of Medicine lacked expertise and resources to behaviorally treat patients with sleep disorders

My service has grown in the past 6 years to treat over 500 patients increasingly annually to a total of 138

new patients in 2019 Referrals have stemmed from a collaboration with the IU Sleep Disorders Center

faculty the Roudebush Veterans Affairs Hospital and national referral sources including the Cleveland

Clinic and Johns Hopkins The clinic was one of the first service lines to pilot telehealth via the IU

Health Virtual Visits platform Referrals have continued to grow each year and capacity is large enough

to create training opportunities for sleep medicine fellows internal medicine and psychiatry residents

medical students psychology interns and practicum trainees which also helps to extend clinical access

for patients Trainees from this program have graduated to go into practice all across the United States

disseminating the gold-standard model for BSM practice nationwide

As the lead psychologist since 2011 for the Advanced Heart and Lung Care Clinic (AHLCC) at

IU Health Methodist Hospital I serve a highly medically compromised and psychiatrically complex

population of patients and their families who undergo advanced therapies including heart and lung

transplant Patients from across the Midwest seek this specialized care particularly for lung

transplantation a complex and risky medical procedure Our program is the only one in the state of

Indiana that performs this service I strategically expanded my working relationship with the AHLCC to

include service to both the cardiac and pulmonary service lines tripled the amount of clinical time

provided to this program and obtained funding for a full time transplant psychology fellowship I

developed the Thoracic Transplant Psychology Program within the AHLCC to include a comprehensive

psychological assessment protocol including a structured clinical interview self-report measures

personality testing and clinical interview Moreover the Thoracic Transplant Psychology Program has

expanded to serve not only outpatients but also inpatients who are waiting for or recovering from heart

and lung transplants or advanced therapies at IU Health Methodist Hospital This group of inpatients

previously lacked any access to psychological assessment or psychotherapy while hospitalized The

psychology service has expanded to conduct over 250 psychological consultations on inpatients in the last

three years with improved patient outcomes and collaborative care I have demonstrated innovations

most notably in the development and implementation of a group psychotherapy program titled CLIMB

(Cardio-thoracic Patients Linking Mind and Body) in 2014 which has since been adopted in the Center

for Life in Thoracic Transplant for all lung transplant recovery patients I have collected and published

data on CLIMB on the national stage at the Society of Behavioral Medicine conference reporting

excellent patient satisfaction and outcomes CLIMB continues expanding in enrollment to over 100

thoracic transplant recipients The CLIMB program is garnering national attention demonstrated by a

recently pushed journal article co-authored and mentored with my post-doctoral fellow Dr Anahli Patel

in Progress in Transplantation detailing how it is a model psychological rehabilitation program which

serves the post-transplant psychosocial needs of organ transplant recipients

Since 2011 I utilized my expertise in health psychology as primary psychologist for the IU

Simon Cancer Center the only state wide academic cancer center and one of fifty-one National Cancer

Institute Designated Comprehensive Cancer Centers My role includes providing assessment and

psychotherapy to patients and families as well as clinical consultation to oncologists nursing and other

team members I collaborate with a multidisciplinary team of psychiatrists social workers chaplains

and nurses to head the biopsychosocial arm of the Complete Life Program I have helped to implement

improved assessment protocols in this clinic including the National Comprehensive Cancer Networkrsquos

Distress Thermometer and helped to design psychoeducational and marketing materials distributed

center-wide about complementary services for cancer patients This program focuses on improving the

psychological emotional social and spiritual well-being of cancer patients As a result of my role I

have been invited to speak at regional symposiums on cancer care including the Survivorship Symposium

hosted jointly by Indiana University Ohio State University and University of Cincinnati Cancer Centers

in 2015

Administrative Service

In 2015 I was named the Chief Psychologist of the Adult Outpatient Psychiatry Clinic in the IU

Health Neurosciences Center Under my leadership the clinical psychology team has grown from two to

six psychology faculty members with further recruitment underway Our clinic specializes in assessment

and treatment of the full range of psychiatric illnesses as well as medical comorbidities As a group the

psychology faculty accept referrals from the entire IU Health system as well as community referrals

statewide Specialties represented in our clinic by psychologists include mood disorders anxiety

disorders trauma and interpersonal violence conversion and somatoform disorders cognitive

rehabilitation biofeedback mindfulness interventions cognitive behavioral therapy and sleep disorders

With over 10000 unique appointments delivered by psychologists in this clinic since 2017 my leadership

represents a robust and growing presence

Because of my expertise I am an appointed member on multiple departmental and school-wide

committees (1) the Section of Psychology Executive Committee (oversees clinical services and faculty

issues for psychologists in the Department of Psychiatry) (2) the Psychology Internship Executive

Committee (oversees the running of the internship program for 6-7 trainees annually) and the (3)

Psychology Internship Admission Committee (reviews and selects interns) (4) Quality Committee (5)

Space Committee and (6) Womenrsquos Advisory Council for IU School of Medicine In the past I have

served as an integral member of several committees including the EMR Transition Committee for the

Adult Outpatient Psychiatry Clinic

Scholarship

I have integrated my clinical expertise into scholarly pursuits in two areas of clinical health

psychologyndash sleep psychology and transplant psychology The overall theme of my research has been the

optimization of psychological services to medically ill patients Since 2011 I have authored 9 peer-

reviewed articles in rank Momentum in my scholarly activity is clearly demonstrated with 6

publications in the past year 4 manuscripts under review and 2 manuscripts in-preparation at present I

am proud to say 7 of these articles were either first-authored or co-authored by my mentees This is in

addition to 11 national conference symposia and poster presentations in rank 5 of which were first-

authored by my psychology fellows I serve as an ad-hoc reviewer for leading journals including Health

Psychology International Journal of Stress Management Annals of Behavioral Medicine and

Translational Behavioral Medicine One of my most recent publications forthcoming in the MEDED

Portal a peer reviewed journal focused on disseminating best practices in education published by the

American Association of Medical Colleges is a comprehensive module on delivering Cognitive

Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia to medical learners The MEDED Portal has another one of my articles

in-press on improving CPAP Adherence for OSA via CPAP Desensitization Therapy Another recent

publication in Progress in Transplantation highlights a critically important topic of increased suicide risk

in heart failure patients with implanted left ventricular assist devices

Since 2013 I have actively collaborated with researchers at the IUPUI School of Nursing to study

the intersection of cancer and sleep disorders This collaboration has produced multiple peer-reviewed

journal articles published in Cancer Medicine and Supportive Cancer Care I served as co-investigator on

a pilot study and subsequent R15 National Institutes of Health grant submission titled SleeP SmaRt

Screening and Personalized Referral Algorithm for Breast Cancer Survivors with Chronic Sleep

Problems As part of this project I contributed to the design of the novel screening tool screened patients

who were determined to be high risk for sleep disorders and provided referrals and treatment to

individuals suffering from psychophysiological insomnia identified by the project Although ultimately

unfunded this project helped lay the groundwork for a manuscript and symposium at the 2019 the Society

of Behavioral Sleep Medicine National Conference on the barriers of providing appropriate sleep

medicine services to breast cancer survivors

My clinical expertise in health psychology and behavioral sleep medicine has led to being a

recognized expert in the field and resulted in invitations to multiple invited lectures and grand rounds

statewide as well as regional media interviews Most recently I was featured on WTHR WRTV and

WIBC as a medical expert on the psychological impact of Daylight Savings Time These regional media

outlets represent the 28th largest market nationally according to the Nielsen ratings In total I have

contributed to 24 different media outlets in my current role Within IUSM I have been invited to conduct

Grand Rounds within the Departments of Psychiatry Internal Medicine Neurology Occupational

Therapy and Office of Medical Education I have also been invited regionally to conduct Grand Rounds

through the Indiana University Visiting Professor Program at three hospital systems across the state

I am a co-investigator on a recently grant-funded 35 million dollar grant from the Patient

Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) For this project I was invited to collaborate with

faculty in the Departments of Emergency Medicine and Biostatistics due to my expertise specifically

treating medical patients with cardiac symptoms and anxiety This project is focused on the treatment of

low-risk cardiac patients with anxiety presenting to emergency rooms My role on this grant submission

involved contribution to the study design treatment methodology and drafting the aims and means

section of the grant I am an integral part of the research team and lead the treatment design recruitment

training and supervision of the clinical intervention arm utilizing telepsychology CBT for anxiety

Moreover this project presents an opportunity to collaborate with experienced and prestigious

researchers such as Kurt Kroenke PhD a nationally renowned researcher who developed two gold

standard anxiety and depression assessments that are utilized internationally

Last year I was invited to collaborate with Jesse Stewart PhD in the IUPUI Department of

Psychology to serve as a Behavioral Sleep Medicine expert on a large NIH randomized controlled trial

titled lsquoStrengthening Hearts by Addressing Disrupted Sleep (SHADES)rsquo to be submitted in 2020 This

important project looks are delivering Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia to patients with

cardiovascular disease (CVD) to determine its impact on CVD risk markers and clinical events

My involvement in scholarship has been increasing at a rapid pace in the last several years ndash a

trajectory that should continue given the 3 manuscripts already under review at peer reviewed journals

and 2 other manuscripts in preparation which I anticipate will be submitted in 2020 The in-preparation

papers stem from a very exciting research program I started in the Advanced Heart and Lung Care clinic

on which data collection has been ongoing since 2014 finally accumulating enough data for publication

This program focuses on using the Stanford Integrated Psychological Assessment for Transplant a

validated clinician rating scale to assist in prediction of transplant outcomes an area where there is a

dearth of research Another manuscript I am completing is based on behavioral sleep medicine referral

patterns in a sample of nearly 500 patients collected since 2015 to understand the low referral completion

rates in an academic medical center in this population The under review submissions are collaborative

projects with mentees namely psychology fellows who I began directing over the last three years Thus

the rate of increasing scholarship follows the momentum of growing robust research and mentorship

programs which have materialized publications recently and should continue henceforth in my career at

IUSOM

Service to the Discipline

My national influence as an expert in behavioral sleep medicine is also growing demonstrated by

my membership on two executive committees for the Society of Behavioral Sleep Medicine (SBSM) ndash a

international multidisciplinary organization and the primary organization representing behavioral sleep

medicine science and practice My term on the Executive Practice Committee was completed this year

where I served to structure policy on clinical practice issues My 4 year term on the Executive

Membership Committee began in 2019 I have contributed to drafting best practice protocols and the

society newsletter both published on the national SBSM website currently In 2019 I chaired a

symposium on insomnia treatment in breast cancer survivors at the SBSM international conference

inviting contributors from other IU departments including Internal Medicine and IUPUI School of

Nursing to an audience consisting of the leaders in the field of BSM

Teaching

Teaching Philosophy

My role as an educator in graduate medical education is based on a collaborative model where I

strive to create an interactive experience with learners focused on applied clinical situations that creates

the opportunity to collaborate on case conceptualization and treatment planning This model is

approachable informal and flexible to meet the needs of varied learners This collaborative approach is

based on the apprenticeship model which involves clinical training of evidence-based interventions in

clinical health psychology through gradual immersion in clinical demands and complexity At first

shadowing my own clinical work helps establish a baseline for good clinical care Trainees gradually

transition to provide services under my supervision Depending on the training level the ultimate goal is

to allow trainees to reach a competency level to perform independent clinical care and ultimately

supervise junior trainees Direct observation of trainee work regular feedback and one-on-one weekly

supervision is standard in my training programs

Clinical TeachingMentoring

I am involved in teaching at a variety of levels First I have spent considerable time providing

supervision and focused training to equip future psychologists to evaluate and treat medically complex

patients with psychological interventions There is a dearth of training opportunities in the state of Indiana

for psychologists who wish to specialize in health psychology Prior to my joining IUSM there was no

academic medical center based health psychology fellowship in the state of Indiana This created

recruitment challenges for health psychology locally and regionally I created and continue to direct the

clinical health psychology fellowship and health psychology track for the psychology internship program

in the Department of Psychiatry at IUSM to address the significant need for clinical health psychology

specialty training in the state of Indiana I have worked with 41 trainees directly including medical

students sleep medicine fellows psychiatry residents psychology interns and psychology practicum

students One of my proudest teaching recognitions came when I was awarded the W George MacAdoo

Teaching Award in 2014 which is the most prestigious teaching award in the Section of Psychology and

is presented to only one faculty member annually based on a vote by the psychology internship class

Due to the overwhelming demand for transplant psychology expertise at IUSM as well as the lack

of qualified providers specializing in transplant psychology nationwide in 2016 I developed the Clinical

Health Psychology Postdoctoral Fellowship program to focus on transplant psychology Funding for this

program totaling $61275annually was obtained from the Academic Health Center As the fellowship

director I have developed the training curriculum and I recruit hire and supervise one fellow annually

This is exactly the type of training experience that early career psychologists are looking for to distinguish

themselves as specialists in the complex healthcare system The demand for this training was

demonstrated by successfully recruiting our first fellow immediately upon receiving funding late in the

recruitment cycle of 2017 and fellowship slots have been successfully filled for the last 3 years

consecutively despite the highly competitive psychology post-doctoral fellowship market The quality of

fellows has been excellent and the IUSM Department of Psychiatry hired my first fellow Dr Danielle

Henderson (2018) as full time faculty My second fellow Dr Lisa The (2019) is now a faculty member

and lead transplant psychologist at the Albert Einstein School of Medicinersquos Montefiore Medical Center

and my current fellow Dr Anahli Patel has accepted a position as a clinical health psychologist at

Pittsburg University School of Medicine

The growth of postdoctoral fellowship training in multiple subspecialty areas of clinical

psychology has expanded tremendously within the Department of Psychiatry However with ever

increasing specialization areas fellows were often conducting their training in disparate locations in the

hospital system with little coordination across fellowship programs in the Department of Psychiatry The

Section of Psychology Executive Committee developed the role of Fellowships Director across all

sponsored post-doctoral programs in its purview and appointed me into this role in 2019 In this role I

immediately developed and implemented a monthly didactic seminar and journal club for fellows created

a shared resources database for fellowship directors to utilize and streamlined advertising policies for

fellowship positions

In 2015 I developed a training program within the Behavioral Sleep Medicine Training Clinic

which offers training to psychology interns psychology graduate students internal medicine and

psychiatry residents and sleep medicine fellows within IUSM and other IU campuses (IUB IUPUI) I

offer 6-12 month rotations for trainees supervising up to 6 psychology learners in direct service delivery

and up to 20 didacticcollaborative learners annually Thus far 10 sleep medicine fellows 8 psychology

interns and 6 psychology graduate students have completed their training in this clinic Not only does this

training program meet the needs of learners across 4 training programs at IUSM but it also allows for

increased access to services and trains future specialists in this underserved field

After serving as the primary supervisor for the Department of Psychiatryrsquos core Adult Outpatient

Psychiatry rotation I developed a specialty rotation in Psychosocial Oncology in 2012 Subsequently I

also developed a specialty rotation in cardio-pulmonarytransplant psychology at the Advanced Heart and

Lung Care Clinic thus expanding opportunities in clinical health psychology specialty training in our

internship program This culminated in my development of the Adult Health Psychology core rotation

which combined multiple subspecialty training opportunities in this area to create a full-time training

program This ultimately evolved into its own Health Psychology Track for our internship program which

I continue to supervise Now only in its 3rd year the track receives over 30 applications annually from

applicants nationally for one spot demonstrating its growing popularity Overall I have trained 12

psychology interns in health psychology some of which have graduated to go on to prestigious

fellowships or faculty positions in institutions such as Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown

University University of Florida School of Medicine and University of Pennsylvania School of

Medicine These specialized training opportunities attract a highly qualified competitive and diverse

group of applicants nationally and internationally to our internship program

A core goal of my involvement in service to learners has been laying the foundation for them to

become academic clinicians involved in scholarly activity Approximately half of my scholarly projects

include mentoring of psychology fellows practicum students and junior faculty As a result each of my

psychology fellows has presented original research at a national conference and been a co-author on at

least one peer-reviewed presentation or publication

Curricular Development

I have extended my role as a clinician educator by developing a very highly rated workshop on

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia and also publishing this resource and learner outcomes in

MEDED Portal Additionally I have developed a workshop on improving continuous positive airway

pressure (CPAP) compliance in obstructive sleep apnea via CPAP desensitization another critically

important skill set in sleep medicine which was well rated by learners and accepted for publication by

MEDED Portal currently The learner feedback from both of these workshops indicated that the

availability of training in these topic areas was critical to learnersrsquo in their respective areas of medicine

given the under-recognition and dearth of training in behavioral sleep medicine in traditional curriculums

My teaching skills in combination with recognized expertise have also resulted in teaching requests

beyond the Department of Psychiatry For example both the Sleep Medicine Fellowship and Internal

Medicine Residency Programs at IUSOM have requested their students to rotate through my Behavioral

Sleep Medicine Clinic as part of their standard training regimen

Didactic Teaching

Over the last 8 years at IUSM I have served as the co-preceptor to the Introduction to Clinical

Medicine yearlong course (ICM1-01) from 2011-2012 as a preceptor to IUSOM intersession in 2013

monthly lecturer for the psychiatry clerkship from 2012-2014 interim course director for the Cognitive

Behavioral Therapy course for PGY-III Psychiatry residents from 2011-2014 and as course director for

both the Diversity (2012-2016) and Ethics (2016- ) courses in the psychology internship program

Additionally I conducted another 12 unique didactic series for trainees across all levels of IUSM

reaching 150 learners As an experienced and skilled lecturer I thoroughly enjoy didactic teaching

alongside clinical teaching I routinely conduct in my clinical work

LearnerPeer Evaluation Outcomes

Formal peer-review of my teaching through the IUSOM Office of Faculty Affairs Professional

Affairs and Diversity has documented that I am an effective and engaged clinical educator highlighting a

lsquowell designed learning sessionrsquo with overall excellent remarks Traineersquos formal evaluation of my

clinical teaching have been positive demonstrated by my behavioral sleep medicine rotation obtaining

ratings of 475-5 out of 5 for all 4 consecutive years across all domains Sample comments have included

ldquoExcellent training experience Clear learning goals and expert supervisionhellipI really appreciated her

mentorshiprdquo and ldquoDr Chernyak provides immediate and relevant feedbackhellipShe is also very thorough

and methodical in her teaching which makes it easy to grasp the various content areasrdquo

Future Directions

My vision of health psychology at IUSOM motivates me to further grow and innovate the

thriving clinical and teaching programs I have built I plan to continue expansion of services offered

through the Transplant Psychology Program pursuing status as a nationally recognized model for quality

clinical service and interdisciplinary training I plan to improve education in Behavioral Sleep Medicine

in the state of Indiana by training the next generation of clinicians at IUSOM in this highly specialized

area and serving to provide the required professional consultation for licensed clinicians to qualify for

board certification in behavioral sleep medicine thereby expanding the critically undersized workforce in

this area Over the next several years in my role as Chief Psychologist of the Adult Outpatient Clinic I

would like to expand the services provided by clinical health psychologists by recruiting additional

professionals and helping them establish additional specialized programs in this field thereby

contributing to the larger reputation of IUSOM as a leader in behavioral medicine

Summary

Since joining the faculty of the Department of Psychiatry at Indiana University School of

Medicine in 2011 I have established a strong reputation regionally as an expert in the field of clinical

health psychology My clinical service over the past eight years has not only benefited over one-thousand

individuals and their families but also contributed to enhancing IUSMrsquos reputation for providing expert

specialty care in clinical health psychology My commitment to excellence has also extended to

disseminating clinical expertise and evidence-based practices to institutions and colleagues regionally and

nationally Moreover the work that I have done to develop training programs extends my professional

influence both geographically and into the future as my trainees translate this training into careers of their

own The impact of my scholarship is clearly demonstrated with a growing momentum in peer reviewed

journal publications and grantsmanship Combined this work demonstrates a regional and growing

national reputation of excellence in clinical health psychology and an indispensable role to the missions

of IUSM

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TEACHING

1 TEACHING LOAD AND GOALShelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip2

2 PEER REVIEW OF TEACHING (AGGREGATED)helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip3

3 STUDENT EVALUATION OF TEACHING (AGGREGATE)helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip4

4 DISSEMINATED SCHOLARSHIP ON TEACHING AND LEARNINGhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip7

5 IMPACT OF INSTRUCTION ON STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMEShelliphelliphelliphelliphellip9

6 UNDERGRADUATE ANDOR GRADUATE RESEARCH MENTORING AND

OUTCOMEShelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip10

7 COURSE CURRICULAR AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENThelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip12

8 TEACHING RECOGNITION - GRANTS AWARDS HONORS FELLOWSHIPShellip13

TEACHING APPENDIX (for reference not included in document)

1 APPENDIX STUDENT EVALUATION OF TEACHING

2 APPENDIX PEER EVALUATIONS

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TEACHING LOAD AND GOALS

Clinical TeachingSupervision

bull In a typical year I provide clinical supervision throughout the year for 3-5 doctoral psychology interns 1-2

doctoral psychology graduate students and 1-2 child psychiatry fellows

bull In addition to being present for clinical care supervision involves weekly individual supervision meetings

(30 min-1 hourweek per student) and a minimum of 30 min-1hour week of additional supervision that

may be in group format

bull In a typical week I provide 4-5 hours of individual supervision and 8-10 hours total of supervision

bull In a typical week I am supervising the care of learners for 20-40 hoursweek

bull My clinical teaching transcends 3 unique clinical settings ndash the Behavioral Sleep Medicine Clinic at the IU

Health Neurosciences Center the Multidisciplinary Clinic at the IU Simon Cancer Center and the

Advanced Heart and Lung Care Clinic at IU Methodist Hospital

Didactic Teaching

bull In a typical year I provide 5-10 lectures to doctoral psychology interns psychiatry residents medical

students and sleep medicine fellows

Teaching Goals

bull Continue to expand Clinical Health Psychology rotations to more interns

bull Continue to recruit for postdoctoral psychology fellow and maintain the fellowship funding

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PEER REVIEW OF TEACHING (Refer to Appendix)

bull Formal evaluation of teaching in small group session with psychology and internal medicine residents

completed on 91719 by Scott Renshaw MD Full letter is in the Appendix and includes an assessment of

strengths and areas for development

bull Strengths

o ldquoDr Chernyak was attentive and responsive to student cues during the sessionrdquo

o ldquoShows enthusiasm for topic and learners through body language and voicerdquo

o ldquoLearners appeared to be engaged with the teacher and the topic throughout the hourrdquo

o ldquoDr Chernyak made clear the learning objectives during their time together and reinforced these

at the close of the sessionrdquo

bull Areas for Development

o ldquoConsider learning strategies to take advantage of the small group settingrdquo

o ldquoAsk learners about their background and experiencesrdquo

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STUDENT EVALUATION OF TEACHING

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia - Medical Resident and Fellow Workshop

bull Average rating (N=32) = 425 (5 corresponding to a lsquoStrongly Agreersquo rating of a positive

attribute of the workshop)

bull Representative free-text comments from didactic trainees

o ldquoGreat cases that were realistic and kept presentation interactiverdquo

o ldquoInteresting topic very relevant and doctors are underprepared to deal with issuerdquo

o ldquoRelevant to my practice will improve patient carerdquo

CPAP Desensitization Workshop

bull Average Rating (N=25) = 4645 (5 corresponding to a lsquoStrongly Agreersquo rating of a positive

attribute of the workshop)

bull Representative free-text comments from didactic trainees

o ldquoEasy to Understand Straightforwardrdquo

Psychology Internship Clinical Teaching

bull Health Psychology Core amp Electives Rotation Evaluation 2016-2019

o (N=5) 475 Using rating scale of 5 (outstanding) to 1 (unsatisfactory)

o Sample items

ldquoThe rotation made a valueable contribution to my learningrdquo 55 (Strongly

Agree) endorsed by 100

I would recommend this rotation to future interns 55 (Strongly Agree) endorsed

by 100

o Selected comments

ldquoOverall I thought this rotation provided interns with a good sense of working

with an oncologyhealth psychology patient population including understanding

themesconcerns that many oncology patients experience The rotation also

challenged interns to utilize evidenced- based treatments (CBTACT) in flexible

ways to aid patients to cope with medical conditions and identified psychosocial

stressorsrdquo

ldquoI feel Dr Chernyaks style of supervision was appropriate I really liked

that she was in the room for all of the intake evaluations She was always availabl

e and willing to touch base about the patient answer

any questions I mightve had and provide guidance but she also gave me space t

o develop my own style and share my way of

conceptualizing the patient I could tell she really trusted me with patients and th

at means a lot I knew that any constructive feedback

she gave me was given as a way for me to improve not tear me downrdquo

bull Health Psychology Core amp Electives Supervisor Evaluation 2016-2020

o (N=6) 485 Using rating scale of 5 (outstanding) to 1 (unsatisfactory)

o Sample comments

ldquoIts been a pleasure training with Dr Chernyak She structures the rotation really

well and provides great feedback She does a

wonderful job stepping in and modeling when appropriate but also giving you ind

ependencerdquo

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ldquoDr Chernyak provides immediate and relevant feedback which has been very

helpful She is also very thorough and methodical in her teaching which makes it

easy to grasp the various content areas I really appreciate her spending time to

provide live supervision and time after each patient to address my questionsrdquo

ldquoDr Chernyak definitely knows her stuff and it was great watching her with pati

ents I learned a lot about how to be more confident in

sessions and to not be nervous to ask the difficult questions

ldquoDr Chernyak was an excellent resourcerdquo

bull Behavioral Sleep Medicine Specialty Rotation

o Practicum (2015-2018)3614 (N=2) Using scale of 4 (best) to 1 (worst)

o Internship (2015-2019) 475 (N=2 Using rating scale of 5 (outstanding) to 1

(unsatisfactory)

Sample comments

bull ldquoThis rotation does an excellent job of helping interns become skilled in

CBT-I I felt very valuedrdquo

bull ldquoDr Chernyak did a really nice job of making several opportunities

available (OPT clinic work collaborating with a sleep fellow and

touring the sleep medicine facilities)rdquo

bull ldquoThis rotation was excellent and I would highly recommend it to future

internsrdquo

Psychology Internship Didactic Teaching

Ethics (2016-2017)

bull (N=12) 4745 Using rating scale of 5 (outstanding) to 1 (unsatisfactory)

bull Sample items

o Would you recommend this seminar - 92 Yes

o Sample comments

ldquoI really enjoyed the discussions The time goes by so quicklyrdquo

ldquoEthics is a hard topic but I really liked the CE handout Dr Chernyak broughtrdquo

Diversity (2014-2017)

bull (N=44) 4645 Using rating scale of 5 (outstanding) to 1 (unsatisfactory)

bull Sample items

o Would you recommend this seamanrsquos - 100 Yes

bull Sample items

o ldquoDr Chernyak wascollaborative discussion based and at the right level for our

previous trainingrdquo

o ldquoIn comparison to many boring ethics courses Dr Chernyak was able to initiate

conversation about complex ethical issuesrdquo

Mindfulness Interventions 2014-2016

bull (N=12) 4725 Using rating scale of 5 (outstanding) to 1 (unsatisfactory)

bull Sample items

o Would you recommend this seminar - 100 Yes

bull Sample comments

o ldquoDr Chernyaks enthusiasm is contagiousrdquo

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Pre-surgical Transplant (2016)

bull (N=6) 4735 Using rating scale of 5 (outstanding) to 1 (unsatisfactory)

bull Sample item

Would you recommend this seminar - 100 Yes

Psychology Adult Health Psych Interventions (2016)

bull ( N=6) 4875 Using rating scale of 5 (outstanding) to 1 (unsatisfactory)

Evidence Supported Treatments for Weight Management (2012)

bull (N=3) 4845 Using rating scale of 5 (outstanding) to 1 (unsatisfactory)

Medical Education ndash Evidence Based Medicine Didactics (2014-2015)

bull (N=22) 4115 Using rating scale of 5 (outstanding) to 1 (unsatisfactory)

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DISSEMINATED SCHOLARSHIP ON TEACHING AND LEARNING

(See Appendix for Service Publications for full text articles)

I have 1 published and 1 in press article in MEDEDPortal a unique teaching publication in the

medical field These articles are scholarly works that summarize the knowledge teaching

methods and results of disseminating clinical skills to trainees Each article straddles the

categories of teaching and service scholarship however they are categorized as service

publications due to the direct impact clinical teaching and dissemination has on service delivery

in the field of behavioral sleep medicine They are listed below for cross reference

1 Chernyak Y (2019) A Practical Application Primer on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for

Insomnia for Medical Residents MedEdPORTAL 1510862 httpsdoiorg1015766mep_2374-

826510862

Abstract

Introduction Cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia (CBT-I) is a well-established

nonpharmacological intervention that is the gold standard treatment for insomnia CBT-I has been utilized

and empirically validated in many modalities including group treatment telemedicine and primary care

Despite the wealth of evidence on its effectiveness many medical providers including those in primary

care where most insomnia complaints are raised have limited exposure knowledge and resources to

direct or implement this intervention Methods Medical educators from an academic medical center

developed a module focused on teaching medical residents the techniques of CBT-I The educational

activity was an interactive 90-minute seminar that included a lecture followed by a case presentation

illustrating the application of medical knowledge A post-seminar survey was used to evaluate the topic

and content of the seminar Results In a survey of 32 primary care and psychiatry residents and sleep

medicine fellows 97 of respondents indicated that the topic of CBT-I should be included in the seminar

series and 84 indicated that the topic was of interest to them Qualitative feedback underscored the

relevance of this topic to traineesrsquo clinical practice as well as its underratedness Discussion The

seminar on CBT-I was well received and viewed as a valuable tool in practicing medicine The slides and

vignettes provided enable replication of this workshop in other settings with medical learners who have a

cursory knowledge of sleep medicine The workshop is applicable to other health professionals including

medical students nurses social workers and psychology trainees

Educational Objectives

By the end of this activity learners will be able to

1 Report increased awareness and knowledge of psychophysiological insomnia as a prevalent and

treatable condition

2 List the components of cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia including sleep hygiene

stimulus control and sleep restriction

3 Discuss clinical considerations of typical insomnia patients presenting to family medicine or

psychiatry practice

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Appendices

bull CBT-I Presentationppt

bull CBT-I Case Exampleppt

bull CBT-I Reading Listdoc

bull Seminar Evaluation Formdocx

1 Chernyak Y (in press) Improving CPAP Adherence for OSA Improving CPAP Adherence for

OSA A Practical Application Primer on CPAP Desensitization MedEdPORTAL

Abstract

Introduction Obstructive sleep apnea is a common medical condition with well-established morbidity

and mortality Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP) is a highly effective treatment prescribed to

the majority of individuals with OSA that has documented poor adherence rate for a variety of reasons

including claustrophobia and discomfort CPAP desensitization is an effective simple and brief

treatment shown to be very effective at improving adherence rates to CPAP Methods A psychologist

specializing in behavioral sleep medicine developed a module focused on teaching medical residents the

techniques of CPAP Desensitization The educational activity was an interactive 45-minute seminar

which included a didactic component followed by a case presentation and interactive role-play A post-

seminar survey was used to evaluate the content of the workshop as well growth in awareness and

perception of knowledge and skills with a pre-to-post workshop evaluation Results In a survey of 25

primary care and psychiatry residents and sleep medicine fellows 92 of respondents indicated that the

topic of CPAP barriers and CPAP Desensitization was lsquoimportantrsquo Ratings of self-reported knowledge

and skills improved nearly one-third following the workshop Qualitative feedback indicated the utility

and enthusiasm learners had for this topic Discussion The workshop on CPAP Desensitization is a

valuable tool that should be disseminated more widely to improve treatment adherence in the significant

portion of the population that suffers from OSA which does not use adherence to PAP therapy The

workshop is applicable to other health professionals including medical students nursing social work or

psychology trainees

Keywords Sleep apnea obstructive sleep apnea CPAP PAP Therapy Sleep Desensitization

Educational Objectives

1 By the end of this seminar medical learners will be able to identify 3+ common barriers to

compliance with CPAP therapy for sleep apnea

2 By the end of this seminar medical learners will be able to list 3+ components of CPAP

desensitization intervention

3 By the end of this seminar medical learners will be able to identify 3+ clinical characteristics of

an appropriate candidate for CPAP desensitization referral andor intervention

4 Appendices

5 A CPAP Desensitizationpptx

6 B CPAP Interactive Exercise

7 C CPAP Desensitization Summary Handout

8 D Workshop PrePost-Test amp Evaluation Formdocx

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IMPACT OF INSTRUCTION ON STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES

Clinical Supervisee Licensure and Placement Data

bull Doctoral Psychology Interns

o 21 Interns Supervised (18 graduates ndash 3 still enrolled in program) - 100 successfully completed

the Doctoral Internship in Clinical Psychology

o 100 who pursued licensure successfully obtained licensure in health service psychology -

Institutions represented include IUSM IU Bloomington Northwestern University Feinberg

School of Medicine University of North Carolina School of Medicine University of Pennsylvania

Perelman School of Medicine UCLA Warren Albert Medical School of Brown University

bull Postdoctoral Psychology Fellows

o 3 fellows supervised

100 obtained professional licensure in Indiana with Health Service Provider in

Psychology endorsement

Career placements

bull All hold faculty appointments at Indiana University School of Medicine Albert

Einstein School of Medicine and University of Pittsburg School of Medicine

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UNDERGRADUATE ANDOR GRADUATE RESEARCH MENTORING AND

CLINICALPROFESSIONAL MENTORING OUTCOMES

Formal research mentorship

bull Caroline Bolarwina IUSOM (Medical Student)

bull Mentored on research project including data compilation data analysis and literature review Co-

author on manuscript in preparation

bull Chernyak Y Otte J daggerBolarwina C Ofner S Manchanda S Barriers to Optimal

Behavioral Sleep Medicine Referrals in an Academic Medical Center

bull Danielle Henderson PhD IUSOM ndash Trained during pre-doctoral psychology internship hired for fellowship

and recruitedmentored as new faculty mentor Co-authored 2 publications and 3 national presentations

bull daggerChernyak Y Teh LB Henderson DR Patel A (2019) Practice Issues for Evaluation and

Management of the Suicidal Left Ventricular Assist Device Patient Progress in Transplantation

httpsjournalssagepubcomdoifull1011771526924819893300

bull daggerChernyak Y Teh LB Henderson DR Powell AL amp Hage CA Prediction of Listing Status in

Lung Transplant Candidates Using the Stanford Integrated Psychosocial Assessment for

Transplantation (SIPAT) Progress in Transplantation

bull daggerHenderson DR Chernyak C Gutteridge D Roe DW (August 2018) Unmasking Severe

Anxiety After Lung Transplant NATCO ndash The Organization of Transplant Professionals Indianapolis

IN

bull daggerHenderson DR Chernyak C (August 2018) A Pre-Transplant Psychological Characterization of

Patients with Lung Disease NATCO ndash The Organization of Transplant Professionals Indianapolis IN

bull daggerHenderson DR Chernyak Y Using A Clinician-rated Measure to Predict Listing for Lung

Transplantation Society of Behavioral Medicine Washington DC 2019

bull Lisa Teh PhD IUSOM Postdoctoral fellow ndash Trained during fellowship now faculty at Albert Einstein Medical

School Montefiore Medical Center in New York NY Assisted with data collection data analysis and manuscript

preparation Mentored independent line of inquiry to conduct analysis using Item Reponses Theory (IRT) on a

measure of transplant readiness- the Stanford Integrated Psychological Assessment of Transplant (SIPAT) currently

under review at Psychosomatics Published 3 papers together (including those co-authored above) and 1 national

presentation

bull daggerChernyak Y Teh LB (2019) Medically-Induced Exacerbation of PTSD Following Lung

Transplantation A Case Series Journal of Clinical Psychology in Medical Settings

httpsdoiorg101007s10880-019-09691-7

bull dagger Teh LB Chernyak Y Henderson DR Hage CA Post Item-Level Psychometric Validation of the

Stanford Integrated Psychosocial Assessment for Transplant (SIPAT) for Thoracic Transplant

Candidates Psychosomatics

bull daggerTeh LB Henderson DR amp Chernyak Y Post Item-Level Psychometric Validation of the

Stanford Integrated Psychosocial Assessment for Transplant (SIPAT) for Thoracic Transplant

Candidates Society of Behavioral Medicine Washington DC 2019

bull Anahli Patel PhD IUSOM Post-doctoral fellow Trained during fellowship has accepted faculty position at

University of Pittsburg Medical Center Pittsburg PA

bull Mentored journal article co-review for Health Psychology

bull daggerPatel A Chernyak Y (2020) The Need for Psychological Rehabilitation in Lung Transplant

Recipients Progress in Transplantation

httpsjournalssagepubcomdoi1011771526924820913510

bull Anna-Leigh Powell MS IUSOM (trained as pre-doctoral psychology intern) ndash Accepted a post-doctoral

fellowship position at Virginia Commonwealth University

bull Mentored journal article co-review for the International Journal of Stress Management

bull Assisted with data anlaysis on under review manuscript

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11

bull daggerChernyak Y Teh LB Henderson DR Powell AL amp Hage CA Prediction of Listing

Status in Lung Transplant Candidates Using the Stanford Integrated Psychosocial Assessment

for Transplantation (SIPAT) Progress in Transplantation

bull Loretta Hsueh PhD IUPUI (trained as psychology graduate student) ndash Currently completing pre-doctoral

fellowship at University of San Diego Medical Center Mentored student on data analysis and presentation

for national conference

bull daggerChernyak Y amp Hsueh L Self-Reported Psychological Distress During Post Lung Transplant

Intensive Outpatient Rehabilitation Accepted presentation at the American Psychological Association

Chicago IL 2019

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EVIENCE OF COURSE CURRICIULAR AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Educational Grants

- Obtained funding for a Clinical Health Psychology Fellowship from the Academic Health Center housed at

Indiana University Health Methodist Hospital focused on cardio-pulmonary behavioral medicine and thoracic

transplant in 2016

- Budget $65000+ renewed annually to fund one clinical health psychology post-doctoral fellow

- Conducted all marketing recruiting hiring and retention efforts for 4 consecutive years

- Provide 5 hours of direct supervision weekly including direct supervision and training co-therapy observation

shadowing and tiered supervision of other trainees by the fellow

- Lectures and seminars for the fellowship developed over the last 4 years and updated annually

- Provide 1-5 hours of administrative roles weekly

Section of Psychology Fellowships Director ndash 2019 ndash Present

- Appointed as the Director overseeing 5 fellowship programs in the Section of Psychology in the Department of

Psychiatry IUSOM

- As part of this effort streamlined marketing recruitment efforts

- Provided guidelines on recruitment

- Initiated a Fellowship Journal ClubDidactics course which meets monthly and includes faculty lecturers to

increase section investment and visibility to fellows deployed widely across the medical center

Didactic Teaching Programs Developed

- Diversity Internship Program Course (2012-2016) amp Ethics Internship Program Course (2016-Present)

o Developed and implemented original curriculum

o Each course included bimonthly seminars

o Course syllabus and curriculum developed and updated annually

o Courses are unique to the internship program highly practical aiding trainees to effectively

incorporate scientific evidence into clinical practice

o Courses adapted over time based on intern feedback collected annually

o See appendix of specific intern feedback and evaluation of the courses

- Miscellaneous Lectures

o Lectures developed over the course of 8 years at rank I have developed over 18 lectures for medical

students doctoral psychology interns psychiatry residents

Clinical Rotations and Programs Developed

- Behavioral Sleep Medicine Clinical Teaching Rotation

o Developed in 2013 ndash Present

o Training clinic for pre-doctoral psychology interns psychology practicum students sleep medicine

fellows internal medicinepsychiatry residents

o 3-12 month clinical rotation focused on assessment and intervention of behavioral sleep medicine

disorders integrated with psychology triage and assessment

o Weekly individual andor group supervision provided to all trainees

o Innovative use of observation room 2-way mirror to expand number of learnersobservers

- Clinical Health Psychology Rotations

o Cardiopulmonary Behavioral MedicineThoracic Transplant amp Psychosocial Oncology

o I developed and administered 2 new formal clinical rotations for Doctoral Psychology Graduate

Students and Pre-Doctoral Psychology Interns

o Rotations were 3-6 months in duration 1 full dayweek

o Included individual supervision didactic training clinical observation co-therapy feedback and

scholarshipresearch opportunities

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TEACHING RECOGNITION ndash GRANTS AWARDS AND FELLOWSHIPS

- 2017 WM George McAdoo Award

Excellence in Teaching by the Psychology Internship Program

Department of Psychiatry

Indiana University School of Medicine

One recipient selected annually from all internship instructors (n = 20-25) by psychology interns

in recognition of ldquoexcellence and devotion to the didactic curriculum of the Indiana University

School of Medicine Clinical Psychology Internship Programrdquo

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1

SERVICE DOCUMENTS

1 EVIDENCE OF SERVICE TO THE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL AND DEPARTMENT2

2 EVIDENCE OF SERVICE TO THE PROFESSIONDISCIPLINEhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip5

3 SIGNIFICANCE IMPACT QUALITY OF PROFESSIONAL SERVICEhelliphelliphelliphelliphellip6

4 EVIDENCE OF SCHOLARLY PUBLICATIONS PRESENTATIONS OR OTHER

MEANS OF DISSEMINATIONhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip11

SERVICE APPENDIX (for reference not included in document)

1 SERVICE PUBLICATIONS ndash CLIMB

2 SERVICE PUBLICATIONS ndash SLEEP GREAT

3 SERVICE PUBLICATIONS ndash MEDED CHERNYAK 2019

4 SERVICE PUBLICATIONS ndash MEDED CHERNYAK IN PRESS

5 CONTINUING EDUCATION PRESENTATION EVALUATIONS

Yelena Chernyak PhD Dossier Service Documents

2

EVIDENCE OF SERVICE TO THE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL AND DEPARTMENT

Clinical Service - I have provided extensive Service in 4 distinct clinical programs at rank which have

dramatically expanded access to evidence-based psychological care for vulnerable and underserved

medical populations

Current Clinical Service Activities and Plans for Growth ndash

bull Chief Psychologist of Adult Outpatient Psychiatry Clinic (2011 ndash Present)

o IU Health Neurosciences Center Adult Outpatient Psychiatry Clinic

o 2011-2016 General psychology clinic 3 daysweek active caseload of 100 patients

o Named Chief Psychologist in 2015

o Provided care to patients age 18+ with a wide range of diagnoses needing high-quality evidence-

based treatment

o Oversaw increase of staff psychologists from 1 ndash 6 full time positions

o Oversaw transition to Indiana University Practice Associations to IU Indiana University Health

Physicians productivity tracing using Relative Value Units implementation of electronic medical

records telehealth

o Plans for Growth including continued recruitment of staff psychologist and mid-level

psychotherapy providers to meet high demand in system and community

bull Founder amp Director of Adult Behavioral Sleep Medicine Program (2014 ndash Present)

o Founding and service delivery in the only multi-disciplinary behavioral sleep medicine clinic in

the IU system as one only 2 board certified behavioral sleep medicine provider in the state of

Indiana

o Practicing evidence based care including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia for patients

age 18+ with insomnia circadian rhythm disorders hypersomnia narcolepsy sleep apnea

nightmare disorder parasomnias and benzodiazepine dependence

o Referrals include internal VA community and national

o 1-2 clinic days 20-25 patientsweek 2-5 learners

o Tracking referral patterns and outcomes

o Plans for future growth including expansion into telehealth service delivery and development of a

weekly Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia program

bull Founder amp Supervising Psychologist ndash Thoracic Transplant Psychology Program amp Advanced Heart and

Lung Care Clinic (2011 ndash Present)

o Lead team of 1 full time psychology fellow 1-3 psychology residents 1 psychology practicum

student 3 social workers in a multidisciplinary environment including dieticians and

innumerable cardiologist pulmonologists surgeons pharmacists nurse coordinators

o Patients served range in age from 18+ and present with a complex psychiatric and medical

comorbidities including end stage heart and lung disease in outpatient inpatient individual and

group modalities

o Developed and implemented innovative training clinic that demonstrates real-world application of

evidence-based assessment and treatments for transplant readiness including standardized clinical

rating scales such as the Stanford Integrated Psychological Assessment for Transplant and

interventions such as Motivational Interviewing and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

o Plans for future growth are to systematically gather and analyze data regarding treatment and

transplant outcomes to aid in quality improvement efforts and to further increase access to care

Expansion of group wellness program for post-transplant recovery

bull Primary Psychologist - Simon Cancer Center Multidisciplinary Clinic (2011-Present)

o Serve on multi-disciplinary team consisting of psychiatry 3 social workers nursing palliative

care chaplaincy dietician and oncologists to serve all patients age 18+ at the only academic

cancer treatment center in the state of Indiana

Yelena Chernyak PhD Dossier Service Documents

3

o Deliver evidence based interventions to patients coping with cancer diagnosis treatment and

recovery while training psychology residents in this specialty area

Service to the Department

bull Indiana University School of Medicine Doctoral Internship in Clinical Psychology - I have provided 8

years of strong leadership to this program which is one of the oldest Psychology Internship programs in the

United States serving as a supervisor for the General Adult Health Psych Track and Specialties in

Behavioral Sleep Medicine Psychosocial Oncology and Cardio-Pulmonary Behavioral Medicine

bull Indiana University School of Medicine Clinical Health Psychology Post-doctoral Fellowship ndash Co-founded

the fellowship program in 2016 to train psychologists in clinical health psychology specialties as well as

simultaneously meet the high clinical demand of the Cardio-Thoracic Transplant program by bringing on a

full time fellow

Department of Psychiatry Committees

I have provided extensive service to 7 Committees within the Department of Psychiatry

1) Member Internship Selection Committee Section of Psychology (2012-Present)

o Review of all application materials from 100+ annually standardized rating written and verbal

feedback consultation with colleagues and several rank-order meetings to determine who is

invited for internship

2) Member Executive Committee Section of Psychology (2015 ndash Present)

o Attended meetings and contributed to vital decisions related to the administration of the section of

psychology

o key decision making role with regard to policies and procedures that impact psychologists within

the Department of Psychiatry

3) Member Psychology Internship Executive Committee Section of Psychology (2015 ndash Present)

o Attended meetings and contributed to vital decisions related to the administration of the

psychology internship program

o Marketing recruitment efforts to advertise internship training curriculum development

competency evaluation and assessment policy implementation and enforcement

4) Co-Director Electronic Medical Record Transition Committee Adult Outpatient Psychiatry Clinic (2016-

2017)

o Advisory guidance on implementation electronic medical record system in adult psychiatry

including appropriate schedule templates workflow confidentiality protection schedule changes

clinic communication changes and documentation requirements

5) Member Space Committee Department of Psychiatry (2016 ndash Present)

o Monitoring evaluation policy recommendations regarding use of space in the department

6) Member Quality Committee Department of Psychiatry (2017 ndash Present)

o Development and implementation of quality measures with collaboration from health practice

leadership

7) Member Womenrsquos Advisory Council IUSM (2019 ndash Present)

o Provided input on the role of women in the IUSM culture

Faculty Mentorship

o I have provided formal mentorship to 3 junior faculty members within the Department of Psychiatry which

included regular individual meetings and participating in mentor committee meetings

o I have provided extensive informal mentorship to junior faculty in the areas of teachingsupervision as well

as clinical and professional service

Yelena Chernyak PhD Dossier Service Documents

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o Dr Danielle Henderson I trained both as an intern and post-doctoral fellow as her primary

supervisor and program director I was instrumental in assisting her to obtain a faculty role within

IUSM

o I advised Dr Courtney Johnson during her role as a post-doctoral fellow in the department prior to

becoming faculty when I continued my mentorship role

o Dr Huaiyu Zhang who was recruited from Emory University

Yelena Chernyak PhD Dossier Service Documents

5

EVIDENCE OF SERVICE TO THE PROFESSIONDISCIPLINE

National

Society of Behavioral Sleep Medicine (SBSM)

- Served on 2 executive committees of this nationally prominent organization

- Appointed to a 4 year term in 2015 to the Practice Committee

o Duties included participation in monthly meetings to develop an review policies and procedures

relevant to the practice of behavioral sleep medicine

o Performed in a workgroup to advise formulate and disseminate policy advise as evidenced in

multiple co-authored policy publications

- Appointed to a 4 year term in 2019 to the Membership Committee

o Duties included participation in monthly meetings to develop and review policies and procedures

relevant to the recruitment retention and service to the membership of this organization

Association of Psychologists in Academic Health Centers (APAHC)

- Invited to join the Conference planning Committee for the APAHCrsquos bi-annual conference scheduled in

2021 Includes bi-monthly phone calls to coordinate speakers symposia workshops location

accommodations and marketing for this large national conference

Regional

Indiana Psychological Association (IPA)

- 2015 Conference Planning Committee ndash Invited join IPArsquos conference planning committee to coordinate

speakers workshops and poster sessions

Manuscript Review

I serve as an Ad-hoc reviewer for 7 journals Journals have included Physiology ad Behavior Archives

of Internal Medicine Translational Behavioral Medicine Annals of Behavioral Medicine Health

Psychology and International Journal of Stress Management

National Professional Organization Membership

I am a member of 7 National Professional Organizations for a duration of 5+ years including the

American Psychological Association the APA Division of Health Psychology The Society of Behavioral

Sleep Medicine the Society of Behavioral Medicine the Association of Behavioral and Cognitive

Therapies and the Indiana Psychological Association

Continuing Education

In rank I have delivered 18 continuing education seminars to the profession and clinical community

listed on my curriculum vitae Locally and regionally these have included settings such as the Bariatric

and Medical Weight Loss Center Sleep Disorders Center Department of Psychiatry Department of

Occupational Therapy at Indiana University Health and Indiana University School of Medicine Indiana

Psychological Association Cancer Survivorship Consortium Reid Hospital Decatur County Memorial

Hospital Columbus Regional Hospital and the statewide IUSOM Office of Medical Education

Yelena Chernyak PhD Dossier Service Documents

6

SIGNIFICANCE OF IMPACT AND QUALITY OF PROFESSIONAL SERVICE

Board Certification

bull I have obtained dual board certification in Behavioral Sleep Medicine by both the American

Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM) and the Board of Behavioral Sleep Medicine (BBSM) This is a

prestigious accomplishment professionally and for the institution I represent Board certification

illustrates international recognition for excellence in the specialty field of behavioral sleep medicine

I am the first member of the Indiana University School of Medicine faculty and the only current

member practicing with adults to have the designation of CBSM and DBSM

bull In 2012 I passed the exam administered by the American Board of Sleep Medicine to earn the

credential of being Certified in Behavioral Sleep Medicine (CBSM) as one of only 213 individuals

worldwide to receive this credential Individuals who completed the required training and

successfully passed the behavioral sleep medicine certification examination administered by the

American Board of Sleep Medicine are referred to as certified in Behavioral Sleep Medicine I also

received the designation of Diplomate in Behavioral Sleep Medicine (DBSM) by the newly-formed

Board of Behavioral Sleep Medicine The Board of Behavioral Sleep Medicine offers a Diplomate in

Behavioral Sleep Medicine or DBSM to applicants who meet eligibility requirements and pass a

specialty BSM certification examination Candidates who pass the certification examination may use

the DBSM (Diplomate in Behavioral Sleep Medicine) designation after their name and will receive

certificates from the BBSM The DBSM represents a standard of specialty competence in behavioral

sleep medicine by which the public government and regulatory agencies and health care

organizations can identify skill and expertise

Society of Behavioral Sleep Medicine (SBSM)

bull As a member of two governing committees in SBSM over the last 5 years I have made contributions

to the development and dissemination of policy guidelines on professional practice This is

demonstrated in several sample publications including my role as co-author with Dr Stacy Simon in

2016 in the Practice Committee Position Statement on the ACP Guidelines for the Treatment of

Insomnia release and published at httpswwwbehavioralsleeporgimagesPositionACP-Position-

Statement-Finalpdf which highlighted the groundbreaking recommendation by the American College

of Physicians to utilize cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia (CBT-I) as a first-line treatment for

insomnia an area of my clinical expertise

bull In 2017 I was lead author on another policy guideline titled lsquoWhat you need to know Implications of

the American Academy of Pediatrics 2016 Safe Sleep Practices on Pediatric Behavioral Sleep

Medicine published at httpswwwbehavioralsleeporgimagespdfSBSM-Summary-of-AAP-2016-

Safe-Sleep-Commentarypdf This important policy brief was critical in educating our membership

regarding the changes in policy which contradicted pprevious recommendations These changes

impact the practice of pediatric behavioral sleep medicine particularly in the domain of promoting

optimal sleep in infants and young children who may experience problematic night awakenings

secondary to sleep onset association problems

bull Most recently I interview the president of the Board of Behavioral Sleep Medicine Michael Schmitz

PhD to author an article for The Sleep Talker the SBSM newsletter titled lsquoPrepping for the DBSM

How SBSM Can Help Yoursquo disseminating information on how the society was critical in the board

certification process

Program Development

Sleep Great copy Program

Yelena Chernyak PhD Dossier Service Documents

7

bull I served as part of a clinical and research team to develop implement and evaluate a healthy sleep in

the workplace program at Indiana University

bull The program consisted of a 4 week self-guided course to improve sleep habits such as sleep hygiene

bull This program has been copyrighted and purchased by other prestigious institutions nationally for their

workplace sleep initiatives

Cardio-Thoracic Patients Linking Mind and Body (CLIMB) Program

bull At the request of the cardio-thoracic transplant teams I have developed a 4 week group

psychotherapy group for pre-and post-transplant patients The CLIMB program is based on 4 modules

ndash 1) Stress Management 2) Mood and Behavioral Activation 3) Communication Skills and 4)

Motivational Enhancement This highly successful program has been implemented with multiple

populations including those receiving advanced therapies such as Ventricular Assist Device

placement as well as heart and lung transplant

bull I have gathered data on patient satisfaction and outcomes from CLIMB which has been presented

nationally at the American Psychological Association Conference

bull I have also co-authored a paper in Progress in Transplantation outlining the need for programs such

as this for lung transplant recipients for lsquopsychological rehabilitationrsquo and proposed CLIMB as a

model

Growth in Clinics and Novel Service Delivery

bull Behavioral Sleep Medicine Clinic

o I have established and continue to provide service via an innovative training model in the

Behavioral Sleep Medicine (BSM) clinic in the IU Health Neurosciences Center The BSM clinic

has provided unique training opportunities for Psychology Doctoral Students Doctoral Psychology

Interns sleep medicine fellows primary care and psychiatry residents

o The BSM clinic have doubled to tripled access to care for high need populations that are

underserved in Indiana and throughout the country My BSM clinic is the only clinic providing

comprehensive psychologicalbehavioral care including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for

Insomnia in the Indiana University system and I am the only board certified behavioral sleep

medicine specialist working with adults in the entire state of Indiana

o My expertise in working with behavioral sleep medicine in a population that has co-morbid

psychiatric and medical conditions enables me to provide high-quality care to a very complicated

subset of patients All services provided adhere to evidence-based practice standards

bull Cardio-Thoracic Clinic

o I have established a reputation for myself and for IUSM as an expert in the area of cardio-thoracic

pre-transplant evaluation Indiana University is the only provider of lung transplants in the state of

Indiana ndash prior to my joining the team psychological assessment and psychotherapy services were

very limited in this clinic

o During my time at Advanced Heart and Lung Care Clinic where transplants are served I have not

only expanded clinical psychology coverage from virtually zero to full time (5 days per week

between myself and my fellow) improved the structure of pre-surgical evaluation expanded the

service to cover inpatient consultation at Methodist hospital and expanded volume such that we can

evaluate every single new patients for heart or lung transplantation at Indiana University Health

o To expand service clinical health psychology services I developed a post-doctoral fellowship in

clinical health psychology with a focus on cardio-thoracic behavioral medicine in transplant to

simultaneously address the clinic need with this full time position but also to increase training in

this highly under skilled area particularly in the Midwest

Continuing Education Initiatives

Yelena Chernyak PhD Dossier Service Documents

8

bull I have conducted 18 Continuing Education Lectures in rank locally and regionally with excellent

feedback and ratings from professional colleagues A complete compilation of feedback is

included in the Service Appendix

bull Sample comments on evaluations of Continuing Education included ldquoExcellent speaker ndash she did

a great job giving analogies and examplesrdquo and ldquoGreat Presentationrdquo

Evaluation of Quality of Clinical Service

Indiana University Health Physicians Productivity

bull Consistently meeting and exceeding Indiana University Health Physicians wRVU (work relative

value units) clinical goal target since compensation plan initiated in 2014

Indiana University Health Physicians Patient Experience Surveys

bull The National Research Corporation queries patient experience data by assigning a Net Promoter

Score (NPS) to responses Net Promoter Score is a measure of customer loyalty and ability to

grow through referrals A Promoter score is given to all responses with values 9-10 on a 0-10

scale reported as a percentage of total scores

bull My NPS scores for 2020 was 10000 which is above the target in psychiatry of 7994 as well

as above the target of other IU Health Physicians Departments listed below

Yelena Chernyak PhD Dossier Service Documents

9

OPPE Report - Allied Health Practitioner

bull Survey Results Periodic surveys are conducted to evaluate the practitioners performance based

upon the six ACGME standards of Patient Care Medical Knowledge Interpersonal and

Communication Skills Professionalism Practice Based Learning and Improvement Systems

based practice

bull The results per questions are assigned a point value Outstanding = 5 Acceptable = 4 Needs

Improvement = 3 Unsatisfactory = 0 An average is obtained for each question based upon the

total number of surveys received for the practitioner

bull The vast majority (90+) of the scoring periods as shown below are cumulatively rated as

lsquoOutstandingrsquo by my peers with the remainder ratings falling somewhere between lsquoAcceptablersquo

and lsquoOutstandingrsquo

Yelena Chernyak PhD Dossier Service Documents

10

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Yelena Chernyak PhD Dossier Service Documents

11

EVIDENCE OF SCHOLARLY PUBLICATIONS PRESENTATIONS OTHER MEANS OF

DISSEMINATION

Peer Reviewed Service Oriented Manuscripts

bull Publications

o 9 traditional peer reviewed journal articles at rank on topics related to clinical health

psychology

o 3 manuscripts currently under review in Health Care The Journal of Delivery Science and

Innovation and Progress in Transplantation

o 5 first authored publication

o 1 as primary mentor with mentee as first author

o 3 articles with mentees as co-authors

bull Key publications

o Chernyak Y (2019) A Practical Application Primer on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for

Insomnia for Medical Residents MedEdPORTAL 1510862

httpsdoiorg1015766mep_2374-826510862

o Chernyak Y (in press) Improving CPAP Adherence for OSA Improving CPAP

Adherence for OSA A Practical Application Primer on CPAP Desensitization

MedEdPORTAL

These articles highlight my expertise in the clinical application teaching and

dissemination of evidence based practice in the field of behavioral sleep medicine I

authored these articled to contribute to the professional literature the high impact

service I was providing to patients with insomnia and CPAP noncompliance Medical

education is sorely lacking these teaching resources which the MEDEDPortal

publication directly targets

I have 1 published and 1 in press article in MEDEDPortal a unique teaching

publication in the medical field For context summarized from

wwwmededportalorg

bull MedEdPORTAL is a MEDLINE-indexed open-access journal of teaching

and learning resources in the health professions published by the Association

of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) in partnership with the American

Dental Education Association MedEdPORTAL publications are stand-alone

complete teaching or learning modules that have been implemented and

evaluated with medical or dental trainees or practitioners Each submission is

reviewed by editorial staff and external peer reviewers using a standardized

review instrument grounded in the tenets of educational scholarship

bull MedEdPORTAL complies with the International Committee of Medical

Journal Editors (ICMJE) Recommendations for the Conduct Reporting

Editing and Publication of Scholarly Work in Medical Journals

bull Scope MedEdPORTAL invites educators to submit generalizable

educational materials that have been implemented with target learners with

the aim of helping to improve patient care The learners must include training

or practicing physicians or dentists (eg professional school residency

faculty development continuing professional development) and may include

trainees or practitioners across the health professions

bull Vision 1) Serve as the premier clearinghouse of high-quality peer-reviewed

health education tools 2) Promote interprofessional collaboration by

facilitating the open exchange of educational resources across the health

professions and 3) Equip health professionals across the continuum with

effective and efficient educational resources to improve patient care

Yelena Chernyak PhD Dossier Service Documents

12

o daggerChernyak Y Teh LB (2019) Medically-Induced Exacerbation of PTSD

Following Lung Transplantation A Case Series Journal of Clinical Psychology in

Medical Settings httpsdoiorg101007s10880-019-09691-7

bull This case series and practice guide addresses a novel topic of PTSD in lung-

transplant recipients which occurs at double the rate in this population and

poses serious threat to morbidity and mortality in this already high-risk

group Existing psychological evaluation practices are critically inadequate to

capture PTSD as many patients may fail to disclose relevant history Novel

evaluation and treatment methods are discussed and recommended

IMPACT FACTORS OF JOURNALS IN WHICH I PUBLISHED

Journal Name Impact

Factor

Date of

Publication

Number of

Articles Published

International Journal of Eating Disorders 35 2011 1

Journal of Abnormal Psychology 5519 2010 1

Progress in Transplantation 958 2019 2020 2

MEDED Portal 38 acceptance

rate

2019 2020 2

Journal of Clinical Psychology in Medical Settings 1477 2019 2

Supportive care in cancer 2754 2016 1

Cancer medicine 3357 2014 1

After extensive exploration MedEdPORTAL has made the decision not to pursue an impact factor Dissemination is the priority

for MedEdPORTAL publications Our desire is for readers to replicate educational activities described in our publications which

does not necessarily translate to citations in the peer-reviewed literature We also value innovation especially in spaces where

there have traditionally been curricular gaps Strategic efforts to increase the impact factor would hinder our goal of highlighting

unique topics that may not get cited as frequently Additionally we are concerned that a low impact factor would harm the

reputation of the journal by inviting undue comparisons with dissimilar journals In sum we believe that MedEdPORTAL is

distinguished among medical education journals by its uniqueness in disseminating educational resources and an impact factor

would likely underestimate the true impact of MedEdPORTAL

Yelena Chernyak PhD Dossier Service Documents

13

Scopus Accessed 422020

Non-Peer Reviewed Publications

bull 4 invited contributions by professional societies including the Society of Behavioral Sleep

Medicine 3 in rank 2 first authored

bull Contributions to policy statements representing clinical opinions and recommendations by a

professional society is a highly prestigious impactful contribution The purpose is to distill and

highlight critically important scholarship and clinical evidence which may be complex into a

straightforward and applied set of information for the clinician

bull Each of these contributions was made by invitation of an executive committee in each

professional society My invitation was the direct result of prominence and reputation in the

society as one having the skill and knowledge to make this contribution

bull Contributions are archived so as to be disseminated and retrievable even after published

newsletter or recommendation are initially released

o Simon S Chernyak Y (2016) Practice Committee Position Statement Draft on the

ACP Guidelines for the Treatment of Insomnia Society for Behavioral Sleep Medicine

BehavioralSleeporg httpswwwbehavioralsleeporgimagesPositionACP-Position-

Statement-Finalpdf

Co-authored position statement on a seminal treatment recommendation affecting

the field of behavioral sleep medicine

o Chernyak Y Byers H James E Schmittdiel C Thomas SJ Blackburn R amp

Simona SL (2017) What you need to know Implications of the American Academy of

Pediatrics 2016 Safe Sleep Practices on Pediatric Behavioral Sleep Medicine Society of

Behavioral Sleep Medicine httpswwwbehavioralsleeporgimagespdfSBSM-

Summary-of-AAP-2016-Safe-Sleep-Commentarypdf

o Chernyak Y Prepping for the DBSM How SBSM Can Help You The Sleep Talker

Volume 36 April 2020

Peer Review for Professional Journals

bull Peer Review for 7 professional journals in the field lf clinical health psychology

bull Invitation to review from journals increasing in the last 2 years indicating growing scholarly

presence

IMPACT FACTOR OF JOURANLS FOR WHICH I PROVIDE RVIEWS

Journal Name Impact Factor

Physiology and Behavior (2007) 272

Archives of Internal Medicine (2008) discontinued

Translational Behavioral Medicine (2018-) 248

Annals of Behavioral Medicine (2018-) 376

Health Psychology (2019 - ) 408

Heart amp Lung Journal of Acute and Critical Care (2020- ) 169

Yelena Chernyak PhD Dossier Service Documents

14

International Journal of Stress Management (2020 - ) 195

Scopus Accessed March 26 2020

Peer Reviewed Service Oriented Presentations

bull Twelve in-rank peer reviewed presentations at national and international conferences such as the

Society of Behavioral Sleep Medicine Society of Behavioral Medicine American Psychological

Association

bull 3 First Author

bull 5 Mentee First Author

bull 1 Mentee co-author

Media Dissemination of Service

bull Twenty-three total at rank for national outlets including lsquoGQrsquo magazine lsquoBustlersquo magazine and

regional outlets such as WRTB6 News and WTHR-TV

bull My goal in working with the media is to provide mass dissemination of clinical and scientific

information to the general public

bull Routinely called upon as an expert in field if behavioral sleep medicine and clinical health

psychology during duration of volunteering to represent IU to the media

Treatment Manuals

bull 2 treatment manuals 1 copyrighted 1 first authored (See Appendix for Service Publications)

o Otte JL Lalevich S Hollingsworth P Chernyak Y Manchanda S ldquoSleep Great

A Wellness Program to Promote Sleep in the Workplacerdquocopy Program Manual

This manual was copyrighted and rights sold to other large hospital systems

nationally for use in their employee assistance programs

o Chernyak Y Cardiac Patients Linking Mind amp Body (CLIMB) Program Manual used

in the Advanced Heart and Lung Care Program at Indiana University Methodist Hospital

I developed this treatment manual to utilize in clinical care delivery based on an

evidence based psychological wellness model including stress management

mood optimization motivational enhancement and social support

This manual has been adapted to several clinical populations at Indiana

University Health Methodist Hospital including Ventricular Assistant Device

recipients and pre-thoracic transplant patients

Thursday August 19 2021 at 080710 Eastern Daylight Time

Page 1 of 1

Subject RE Using your dossier for an exampleDate Wednesday August 18 2021 at 35540 PM Eastern Daylight TimeFrom Chernyak YelenaTo Applegate RachelADachments image001png image002png

Thank you and Thanks for your request That would be just fine with me YC Yelena Chernyak PhD DBSM HSPPAssociate Professor of Clinical PsychiatryChief Psychologist - Adult OutpaSent Psychiatry IU Health Neurosciences CenterDirector ndash Behavioral Sleep Medicine IU Health Neurosciences CenterDirector ndash Clinical Health Psychology Fellowship Indiana University School of MedicineIU Health PhysiciansGoodman Hall IU Health Neuroscience Center355 W 16th St Suite 2800 Indianapolis IN 46202-7176ychernyaiuedu From Applegate Rachel ltrapplegaiupuiedugt Sent Wednesday August 18 2021 1143 AMTo Applegate Rachel ltrapplegaiupuiedugtSubject Using your dossier for an example CongratulaSons on your 2021 promoSon to clinical associate professorI wonder if you would be willing to have your dossier posted as an example We do this behind CAS so it isonly IU people who can see themWe post everything EXCEPT the appendices and review leeers Please let me know Thanks Rachel ApplegateAssistant Vice Chancellor for Faculty AffairsAssociate Professor Library and Information ScienceOffice of Academic AffairsUniversity Hall (INAD) Suite 5002301 University BoulevardIndianapolis IN 46202 317-278-2395rapplegaiupuieduwwwacademicaffairsiupuiedu

Page 11: Sample Dossier Type of case: Promotion to Clinical

Yelena Chernyak PhD August 17 2020 Page 10 of 25

Danielle Henderson PhD

7 2018 ndash Supervisor in Cardio-thoracic amp Transplant Psychology

Psychology Practicum

Section of Psychology Department of Psychiatry IUSOM

6 month rotation 1-2 daysweek

Students

Loretta Hsueh (IUPUI)

8 2019 - Behavioral Sleep Medicine Specialty Rotation Supervisor

Sleep Medicine Rotation

Internal Medicine Residencies

Students 1-2 studentmonth weekly

Ahmed Kiani MD

Samantha Kay MD

Sam Mshelbwala MD

Jennifer Peng MD

Zunera Tariq MD

Kevin Zhang MD

William Plunk MD

Skye El Sayegh MD

Jonathan Koons MD

Jonathan McCollum MD

Miysha Shaw MD

Mark Krauth MD

Siri Kadire MD

Chiemela Ubagharaji MD

Ryan White MD

Maniar Mehta MD

Elizabeth Cowgill MD

Teaching Administration and Curricular Development

1 2017 - Clinical Health Psychology Post-doctoral Fellowship

Co-Director

Department of Psychiatry

Indiana University School of Medicine

- Handbook Development

- Curriculum Development

2 2019 - Fellowships Director

Section of Psychology Department of Psychiatry

Indiana University School of Medicine

- Coordination of fellowship advertising recruitment and

policies

- Clinical Psychology Post-doctoral Fellowship Didactic Series

o Curriculum Development

Yelena Chernyak PhD August 17 2020 Page 11 of 25

o TopicSpeaker selection

o Fellow evaluationsatisfaction survey

Mentoring

Faculty Mentoring

1 2014 - 2015 Huaiyu Zhang PhD

Assistant Professor of Clinical Psychology in Clinical Psychiatry

Department of Psychiatry

Indiana University School of Medicine

2 2015 - Courtney Johnson PhD

Assistant Professor of Clinical Psychology in Clinical Psychiatry

Department of Psychiatry

Indiana University School of Medicine

3 2018 - Danielle Henderson PhD

Assistant Professor of Clinical Psychology in Clinical Psychiatry

Department of Psychiatry

Indiana University School of Medicine

Medical Student Mentoring

1 2019 - Caroline Bolarwina MPH

MS4

Research Mentoring on the lsquoBarriers to Optimal Behavioral Sleep

Medicine Referrals in an Academic Medical Centerrsquo Project

Indiana University School of Medicine

Service

University Service

School (Indiana University School of Medicine)

2019 ndash Womenrsquos Advisory Council

Department (Psychiatry Indiana University School of Medicine)

2012 - Member

Internship Selection Committee

Section of Psychology

2015 ndash Member

Executive Committee

Section of Psychology

Yelena Chernyak PhD August 17 2020 Page 12 of 25

2015 ndash Member

Psychology Internship Executive Committee

Section of Psychology

2016 ndash 2017 Co-Director

EMR Transition Committee

Adult Outpatient Psychiatry Clinic

2016 ndash Member

Space Committee

2017 ndash Member

Quality Committee

Professional Service

2015 Member

Fall Conference Planning Committee

Indiana Psychological Association

2015 ndash 2019 Member

Society of Behavioral Sleep Medicine

Practice Committee

2019 2019 National Conference Symposium Review Committee

2019 ndash Present Member

Society of Behavioral Sleep Medicine

Membership Committee

2020 ndash Present Member

Association of Psychologists in Academic Health Centers

Conference Planning Committee

Reviewer for Journals

2007 Physiology and Behavior

2008 Archives of Internal Medicine

2018 - Translational Behavioral Medicine

2018 - Annals of Behavioral Medicine

2019 - Health Psychology

Yelena Chernyak PhD August 17 2020 Page 13 of 25

2020 - Heart amp Lung Journal of Acute and Critical Care

2020 ndash International Journal of Stress Management

Service to Patients (Presentations to the community)

2008 ndash 2009 Campus Outreach Planning Committee

Student Counseling Center

Drexel University

Philadelphia PA

2009 Wellness Workshop ldquoBikini Ready Body Healthrdquo

Student Counseling Center

Drexel University

Philadelphia PA

2011 Health Workshop Series

ldquoManaging Stressrdquo

ldquoDepression and Heart Diseaserdquo

Cardiac Rehabilitation Program

Methodist Hospital

Indiana University Health

Indianapolis IN

2015 ndash ldquoManaging Anxiety and Stressrdquo

Advanced Heart Failure Support Group

Methodist Hospital

Indiana University Health

Indianapolis IN

Service Grants

Completed

IUSCC Internal Grant Otte(PI) 2015-2018

Indiana University Simon Cancer Center $50000

Screening Breast Cancer Survivors for Sleep Disorders Using a Clinical Decision Tool A Pilot

Study

Role Co-Investigator

Funded

PCORI 14719 MuseyKroenke (PI) $3356413

Assessment of Prevention Diagnosis and Treatment Options Addressing Anxiety among Low-

Risk Chest Pain Patients in the Emergency Department Setting

This 3-arm trial will compare outcomes for patients with anxiety and low-risk chest pain

evaluated in the Emergency Department treated with standard care are referral for self-help CBT

sessions and peer support or virtual CBT intervention Patients stakeholders and health system

Yelena Chernyak PhD August 17 2020 Page 14 of 25

leaders have collaborated to maximize feasibility patient values barriers and preferences for

care

Role Co-Investigator 25 effort

Pending

R61R33 HL155794-01 Stewart (PI) $3473431

Strengthening Hearts by Addressing Disrupted Sleep (SHADES) Randomized Controlled Trial

NIHNHLBI

The aims of this phase II randomized controlled trial are (1) to determine if a modernized

collaborative stepped care intervention for insomnia reduces the excess cardiovascular disease

(CVD) risk of primary care patients with insomnia disorder and (2) to identify the mechanisms

by which this improvement may occur

Role Co-Investigator 20 Effort

Submitted But Not Funded Grants

1R15CA208664-01 Otte (PI) 2017-2019 $300000

SleeP SmaRt A Screen and Personalized Referral Algorithm for Breast Cancer Survivors with

Chronic Sleep Problems

Role Investigator

Invited Service Presentations

Local

1 March 2008 ldquoSocial Justice in Health Care The Role of Body Imagerdquo

Drexel University Office of Student Life

Philadelphia PA

2 February 2009 ldquoIdentifying and addressing problematic dieting in university-

based populationsrdquo

Drexel University Student Counseling Center

Philadelphia PA

3 February 2009 ldquoIdentifying and addressing problematic dieting in university-

based populationsrdquo

Drexel University Student Counseling Center

Philadelphia PA

4 March 2009 ldquoCAPS Lecture Tales from my Scalerdquo

Rosemont College Department of Womenrsquos Studies

Bryn Mawr PA

5 November 2010 ldquoThe Third Wave of CBT ACT and Mindfulness Techniquesrdquo

Health Psychology Fellowship Didactics Series

Cleveland Clinic

Cleveland OH

6 February 2011 ldquoPatient-Centered Communication with Oncology Patientsrdquo

Yelena Chernyak PhD August 17 2020 Page 15 of 25

Taussig Cancer Center Masterrsquos Course

Cleveland Clinic

Cleveland OH

7 March 2011 ldquoNighttime Eating Disorders Differential Diagnosis and

Treatmentrdquo

Sleep Disorders Center Grand Rounds

Cleveland Clinic

Cleveland OH

8 April 2011 ldquoDistinguishing Normative Dieting from Disordered Eating

Evaluation and Intervention Guidelinesrdquo

Department of Psychiatry Grand Rounds

Cleveland Clinic

Cleveland OH

9 May 2011 ldquoWhen is Weight-Loss Considered an Eating Disorderrdquo

Department of Pediatrics Grand Rounds

Fairview Hospital

Cleveland Clinic Foundation

Cleveland OH

10 December 2011 ldquoDevelopment amp Utilization of Behavioral Rating

Scales Can psychological assessment predict problems after

bariatric surgery and identify persons at higher riskrdquo

Bariatric and Medical Weight Loss Center

Indiana University Health

Indianapolis IN

11 March 2012 ldquoCognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomniardquo

Sleep Disorders Center

Indiana University Health

Indianapolis IN

12 January 2012 ldquoManaging Difficult Patients Improving Communication

Service Delivery and Treatment Adherencerdquo

Department of Psychiatry Grand Rounds

Indiana University School of Medicine

13 December 2012 ldquoSleep Disorders in Bariatric Populationsrdquo

Psychology Practicum Didactic Training

Bariatric and Medical Weight Loss Center

Indiana University Health

Indianapolis IN

14 September 2013 ldquoDSM-5 Update Eating and Personality Disordersrdquo

Yelena Chernyak PhD August 17 2020 Page 16 of 25

Department of Psychiatry Grand Rounds

Indiana University School of Medicine

Indianapolis IN

15 September 2013 ldquoIntroduction to Cognitive Behavioral Therapyrdquo

Department of Occupational Therapy

Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis

Indianapolis IN

16 February 2014 ldquoCognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomniardquo

Department of Psychiatry Grand Rounds

Indiana University School of Medicine

Indianapolis IN

17 April 2019 ldquoCBT-I amp Traumardquo

Sleep Disorders Center

Indiana University Health

Indianapolis IN

Regional

1 October 2010 ldquoThe Epidemic of Obesity Updates Psychological Sequelae

and Behavioral Interventionrdquo

Continuing Education Course

Ohio Psychological Association

Fall Conference

Columbus OH

2 April 2011 ldquoAdvancing the Understanding of the treatment of Eating

Disorders in Ohiordquo

Continuing Education Course

Ohio Psychological Association Workshop

Lindner Center

Cincinnati OH

Lecture ldquoAwareness of Societal Messages Competing

Influences on Weight and Eatingrdquo

3 July 2012 ldquoEthicsrdquo

Continuing Education Course

Section of Psychology

Department of Psychiatry

Indiana University School of Medicine

Lecture ldquoEthical Issues of Health Psychology in the Medical

Settingrdquo

4 June 2013 ldquoDSM-5rdquo

Continuing Education Course

Yelena Chernyak PhD August 17 2020 Page 17 of 25

Department of Psychiatry

Section of Psychology

Indiana University School of Medicine

Lecture ldquoSleep Eating and Personality Disordersrdquo

5 May 2015 Essentials of Cancer Survivorship A Workshop for

Health Care Professionals

Continuing Education Course

IU Health Cancer Centers The Ohio State University and

University of Cincinnati Cancer Survivorship Consortium

Indianapolis IN

Lecture ldquoCoping with Anxiety and Depression Psychological

Issues During Cancer and Beyondrdquo

6 November 2015 ldquoSleeplessness in America How Inadequate Sleep Related

To Health and Wellbeingrdquo

Continuing Education Course

Indiana Psychological Association

Fall Conference

Indianapolis IN

Lecture ldquoSleeplessness in America How Inadequate Sleep

Related To Health and Wellbeingrdquo

7 April 2016 ldquoBehavioral Sleep Medicine Psychological Treatment for

Insomnia and other Sleep Disordersrdquo

Department of Internal Medicine Grand Rounds

Reid Hospital

Richmond IN

8 June 2016 ldquoHealth Psychology Interventions for Medically and

Psychiatrically Ill Patientsrdquo

Department of Internal Medicine Grand Rounds Reid Hospital

Richmond IN

9 November 2016 ldquoMood Disorders in Women ndash A Lifespan Approachrdquo

Department of Internal Medicine Grand Rounds

Reid Hospital

Richmond IN

10 October 2017 ldquoCBT for Anxiety and Depressionrdquo

Grand Rounds

Decatur County Memorial Hospital

Greensburg IN

11 November 2017 ldquoMindfulness Based Stress Reductionrdquo

Grand Rounds

Yelena Chernyak PhD August 17 2020 Page 18 of 25

Columbus Regional Hospital

Columbus IN

12 April 2019 ldquoSleeplessness in the 21st Century - How

Inadequate Sleep Relates to Health and Wellbeing and the

Everyday Habits that Get in the Wayrdquo

IUSOM Office of Medical Education ndash Wellness Coalition

Streamed Statewide

Indianapolis IN

Scientific Abstracts amp Presentations (in rank daggerstudent trainee author students underlined)

Local

1 Lowe MR Chernyak Y (2006 March) The Role of Dieting in Bulimia Nervosa A

Reformulation Poster Session presented at the 2006 annual Drexel University Research

Day Philadelphia PA

2 Chernyak Y Lowe MR (2007 March) Fear of Fatness of Drive to be Thin Motivations for

Dieting in Normal Weight Women Poster session presented at the 2007 annual Psi Chi Research

day at the University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia PA

3 Chernyak Y Heinberg JL (2011 March ) Impact of preferred weight on weight loss

outcomes in bariatric surgery patients Research oral presentation given at the Cleveland

Clinic Endocrinology and Metabolism Institute Research Day Cleveland OH

4 daggerPatel A Chernyak Y (2020 March) The Need for Psychological Rehabilitation in

Lung Transplant Recipients Indiana University Research day Indianapolis IN

National

1 Lowe MR Ognibine J Kral T Chernyak Y (2006 October) Development and Pilot

Testing of a New Procedure for directly assessing long-term Nutritional Intake at Worksite

Cafeterias Poster session presented at the 2006 annual meeting of the Obesity Society

Boston MA

2 Chernyak Y Lowe MR (2007 May) Fear of Fatness or Drive to be Thin

Motivations for Dieting in Normal Weight Women Poster session presented at the 2007

annual meeting of the International Academy of Eating Disorders Baltimore MD

3 Chernyak Y Lowe MR (2007 October) Differentiating drive for thinness and drive to

be thin Restrained eaters and bulimic individuals have different motives for dieting

Poster session presented at the 2007 annual meeting of the Eating Disorders Research

Society Pittsburg PA

4 Chernyak Y Lowe MR (2007 October) Fear of Fatness or Drive to be Thin

Motivations for Dieting in Normal Weight Women Restrained Eaters and Bulimic Patients

Yelena Chernyak PhD August 17 2020 Page 19 of 25

Poster session presented at the 2007 annual meeting of the Renfrew Center Foundation

Philadelphia PA

5 Chernyak Y Lowe MR (2007 November) Drive for Thinness is Not the Same as

Drive to be Thin On the Motivations for Dieting in Normal Weight Restrained Eaters and

Bulimic Individuals Poster session presented at the 2007 annual meeting of the Association

of Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies Philadelphia PA

6 Thomas JG Markowitz J Tappe K ChernyakY Ochner C Butryn ML Lowe

MR Telephone-Based Weight Loss Maintenance Interventions for Patients Referred from

Primary Care Clinics Poster session presented at the 2008 annual meeting of the Obesity

Society Phoenix AZ

7 Chernyak Y Lowe MR (2008 July) Drive for Thinness is Not the Same as Drive to be

Thin On the Motivations for Dieting in Normal Weight Restrained Eaters and Bulimic

Individuals Poster session presented at the 2008 annual meeting of the Society for the

Study of Ingestive Behavior Paris France

8 Chernyak Y Neeren MA Lowe MR (2008 September) Dietary Rule Breaking and

Loss of Control How Much do they Overlap Presented at the 2008 annual meeting of the

Eating Disorders Research Society Montreal QC Canada

9 Chernyak Y Lowe MR (2008 November) Drive to be Thin and Resistance to

Treatment Goal Weight On the Motivation for Dieting in Anorexic and Bulimic

Individuals Poster session accepted to the 2008 annual meeting of the Association of

Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies Orland Florida

10 Shaw JA OrsquoPlanick A Brooks G E Ice S M Bunnell D W Tahilani K K

Clark V L Lubarsky L D Chernyak Y and Lowe M R (2009 September 25) Level

of Weight Suppression in Anorexia Nervosa Predicts Clinical Deterioration During

Treatment in an Intensive Outpatient Program Paper presented at the annual meeting of

the Eating Disorders Research Society New York

11 Chernyak Y Lowe MR OrsquoPlanick A Ice SM amp Bunnell DW (2009 September)

Development and testing of measures to assess weight-related motivations for dieting in

eating disordered individuals Poster presented at the 2009 annual meeting of the Eating

Disorders Research Society New York NY

12 Clark VL Chernyak Y Neeren AM Lowe MR (2009 October) Dietary rules and

loss of control over eating in a weight gain-prone sample Poster presented at the 2009

annual meeting of The Obesity Society Washingtn DC

13 Chernyak Y Lowe MR (2009 November) Development and testing of measures to

assess weight-related motivations for dieting in eating disordered individuals Poster

session accepted to the 2009 annual meeting of the Renfrew Center Foundation

Philadelphia PA

Yelena Chernyak PhD August 17 2020 Page 20 of 25

14 ChernyakY Heinberg JL (2011 June) Impact of preferred weight on weight loss

outcomes in bariatric surgery patients Selective oral presentation in the Masters Course in

Behavioral Health Session presented at the 2011 annual Association of Metabolic and

Bariatric Surgery Orland FL

15 Heinberg L J Windover A Ashton K Merrell J Chernyak Y (2011 June)

Psychological evaluation ratings and 1 month psychological adjustment Who reports pain

nausea dehydration and regret Selective oral presentation in the Masters Course in

Behavioral Health Session presented at the 2011 annual Association of Metabolic and

Bariatric Surgery Orland FL

16 Otte J L Manchanda S Skaar T Rand K Weaver M Chernyak Y Davis L

Krier C Carpenter J S (2015) Oncology provider knowledge and practice for sleep

problems in cancer patients and survivors American Academy of Sleep Medicine SLEEP

2015 Seattle WA

17 Chernyak Y Avant A (2016 March) Satisfaction with a Multidisciplinary

Psychotherapy and Social Support Program in Patients with Ventricular Assist Devices

Society of Behavioral Medicine Washington DC

18 Chernyak Y (2016 June) Patient Acceptability of Behavioral Sleep Medicine

Referrals In An Academic Medical Center American Academy of Sleep Medicine SLEEP

Denver CO

19 Otte J L Lalevich S Hollingsworth P Chernyak Y Manchanda S (2017 June)

ldquoSleep Greatrdquo A Wellness Program To Promote Sleep In The Workplace American

Academy of Sleep Medicine SLEEP 2017 Boston MA

20 Jackson L Otte J L Chernyak Y Johns S Manchanda S Storniolo AM LK K

Draucker C (April 2018) Facilitators and Barriers of Providing Sleep Specialists

Referrals to Breast Cancer Survivors with Chronic Sleep Problems Midwest Nursing

Research Societyrsquos 32th Annual Research Conference Cleveland OH

21 daggerHenderson DR Chernyak C Gutteridge D Roe DW (August 2018) Unmasking

Severe Anxiety After Lung Transplant NATCO ndash The Organization of Transplant

Professionals Indianapolis IN

22 daggerHenderson DR Chernyak C (August 2018) A Pre-Transplant Psychological

Characterization of Patients with Lung Disease NATCO ndash The Organization of Transplant

Professionals Indianapolis IN

23 daggerHenderson DR Chernyak Y Using A Clinician-rated Measure to Predict Listing for

Lung Transplantation Society of Behavioral Medicine Washington DC 2019

24 daggerTeh LB Henderson DR amp Chernyak Y Post Item-Level Psychometric Validation

Yelena Chernyak PhD August 17 2020 Page 21 of 25

of the Stanford Integrated Psychosocial Assessment for Transplant (SIPAT) for Thoracic

Transplant Candidates Society of Behavioral Medicine Washington DC 2019

25 daggerChernyak Y amp Hsueh L Self-Reported Psychological Distress During Post Lung

Transplant Intensive Outpatient Rehabilitation Accepted presentation at the American

Psychological Association Chicago IL 2019

26 Otte J L Chernyak Y Manchanda S Sleep Disorders in Breast Cancer Survivors

Barriers and Strategies for Identification and Treatment Referral Symposium Society for

Behavioral Sleep Medicine Birmingham AL 2019

Publications (in rank daggerstudent trainee author students underlined)

Service Publications

Refereed

1 Chernyak Y Lowe MR (2010) Motivations for Dieting Drive for Thinness Is

Different From Drive for Objective Thinness Journal of Abnormal Psychology 119(2)276-

281 httpdoi101037a0018398

2 Lowe MR Bunnell DW Neeren AM Chernyak Y Greberman L (2011)

Evaluating the real-world effectiveness of cognitive-behavior therapy efficacy research on

eating disorders A case study from a community-based clinical setting International

Journal of Eating Disorders 44(1) 9-18 httpsdoiorg101002eat20782

3 Otte J L Carpenter J S Manchanda S Rand K L Skaar T C Weaver M

Chernyak Y Zhong X Igega C and Landis C (2014) Systematic review of sleep

disorders in cancer patients Can the prevalence of sleep disorders be ascertained Cancer

Medicine 4(2) 183ndash200 httpsdoi101002cam4356

4 Otte JL Davis L Carpenter JS Krier C Skaar T Rand KL Weaver MT

Landis CA Chernyak Y amp Manchanda S (2016) Sleep Disorders in Breast Cancer

Survivors Supportive Care in Cancer 24(10)4197-205 httpsdoiorg101007s00520-016-

3247-6

5 Chernyak Y (2019) A Practical Application Primer on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

for Insomnia for Medical Residents MedEdPORTAL 1510862

httpsdoiorg1015766mep_2374-826510862

6 daggerChernyak Y Teh LB (2019) Medically-Induced Exacerbation of PTSD Following

Lung Transplantation A Case Series Journal of Clinical Psychology in Medical Settings

27305ndash309 httpsdoiorg101007s10880-019-09691-7

7 daggerChernyak Y Teh LB Henderson DR Patel A (2019) Practice Issues for Evaluation

and Management of the Suicidal Left Ventricular Assist Device Patient Progress in

Yelena Chernyak PhD August 17 2020 Page 22 of 25

Transplantation httpsjournalssagepubcomdoifull1011771526924819893300

8 daggerPatel A Chernyak Y (2020) The Need for Psychological Rehabilitation in Lung Transplant

Recipients Progress in Transplantation httpsdoiorg1011771526924820913510

9 Chernyak Y Chapleau KM Tanious SF Dattilo NC Diaz DR amp Landsberger SA (2020)

Olfactory Reference Syndrome A Case Report and Screening Tool Journal of Clinical Psychology

in Medical Settings httpsdoiorg101007s10880-020-09721-9

10 Chernyak Y (in press) Improving CPAP Adherence for OSA Improving CPAP Adherence for

OSA A Practical Application Primer on CPAP Desensitization MedEdPORTAL

Manuscripts with Revisions Requested

1 daggerPowell AL Teh LB Patel A Chernyak Y Exploring the Developmental Impact of

Cystic Fibrosis on Lung Transplant Candidacy Considerations for Adulthood Journal of

Clinical Psychology in Medical Settings

Manuscripts Under Review

1 Nault-Conors J Monahan P Musey P Chernyak Y Holmes E Conley M Marsh J

Roumpf S Chand P amp Kroenke K It Takes a Village to get the Right Care to the Right

Patient at the Right Time A Case Study on Addressing Chest Pain and Anxiety in the

Emergency Department Setting Health Care The Journal of Delivery Science and

Innovation

2 dagger Teh LB Chernyak Y Henderson DR Hage CA Post Item-Level Psychometric

Validation of the Stanford Integrated Psychosocial Assessment for Transplant (SIPAT) for

Thoracic Transplant Candidates Psychosomatics

3 daggerChernyak Y Teh LB Henderson DR Powell AL amp Hage CA Prediction of Listing

Status in Lung Transplant Candidates Using the Stanford Integrated Psychosocial

Assessment for Transplantation (SIPAT) Progress in Transplantation

Manuscripts in Preparation

1 Otte J Jackson L Monahan P Bo N Johns S Manchanda S Chernyak Y Ludwig K

Dodson J Storniolo AM Draucker C Are Breast Cancer Survivors Willing to Seek

Treatment for Poor Sleep A Feasibility Study of the Acceptability Facilitators and Barriers

of Completing a Referral for Sleep Complaints Behavioral Sleep Medicine

2 Chernyak Y Otte J daggerBolarwina C Ofner S Manchanda S Barriers to Optimal

Behavioral Sleep Medicine Referrals in an Academic Medical Center

Non-refereed Publications

1 Chernyak Y Neeren A Bunnell D Greberman L Lowe MR (2009) Research

Yelena Chernyak PhD August 17 2020 Page 23 of 25

and practice in clinical psychology Different ways of knowing Perspectives A

professional journal of the Renfrew Center Foundation Winter 2009

httpsrenfrewcentercomsitesdefaultfilesPerspectives20Summer202012pdf

2 Simon S Chernyak Y (2016) Practice Committee Position Statement Draft on the

ACP Guidelines for the Treatment of Insomnia Society for Behavioral Sleep Medicine

BehavioralSleeporg httpswwwbehavioralsleeporgimagesPositionACP-Position-

Statement-Finalpdf

3 Chernyak Y Byers H James E Schmittdiel C Thomas SJ Blackburn R amp

Simona SL (2017) What you need to know Implications of the American Academy of

Pediatrics 2016 Safe Sleep Practices on Pediatric Behavioral Sleep Medicine Society of

Behavioral Sleep Medicine httpswwwbehavioralsleeporgimagespdfSBSM-

Summary-of-AAP-2016-Safe-Sleep-Commentarypdf

4 Otte JL Lalevich S Hollingsworth P Chernyak Y Manchanda S ldquoSleep Great

A Wellness Program to Promote Sleep in the Workplacerdquocopy Program Manual

5 Chernyak Y Cardiac Patients Linking Mind amp Body (CLIMB) Program Manual used

in the Advanced Heart and Lung Care Program at Indiana University Methodist Hospital

6 wwwychernyawixsitecomindyhealthpsych

7 Chernyak Y Prepping for the DBSM How SBSM Can Help You The Sleep Talker

Volume 36 Quarter 1 March 2020

Invited Media Features

1 Chernyak Y Windover A Ashton K Merrell J Heinberg L (2011) Relaxation

Techniques for Bariatric Surgery Patients (Audio CD) Bariatric and Metabolic Institute

Cleveland Clinic Foundation

2 Chernyak Y Americans Sleeping Less to Work More Psych Bytes An Educational

Series from the Indiana Psychological Association (3 Feb 2015)

3 Greensburg (IN) Daily News2015 ldquoSeptember 7-13 is National Suicide Prevention

Weekrdquo wwwgreensburgdailynewscomseptember---is-national-suicide-prevention-

weekarticle_ac467f35-72cb-5525-baba-fd563bf28578html

4 Indiana Psychological Association Preventing Suicide Reaching Out and Saving Lives

Indiana psychologists offer tips on suicide prevention Chernyak interviewed for press

release (September 4 2015)

5 Batesville (IN) Herald Tribute ldquoSuicide Statistics Alarmingrdquo September 18 2015

httpwwwbatesvilleheraldtribunecomnewslocal_newssuicide-statistics-

alarmingarticle_05cd8fb2-d7c8-5dbe-8ecd-8b2488ffdafdhtml

Yelena Chernyak PhD August 17 2020 Page 24 of 25

6 WIBC-FM ldquoEffects of Daylight Savings Time on our Healthrdquo March 8 and March 11

2016 Radio

7 WXIN-TV Indianapolis News ldquoStudies Daylight Saving Time May Increase Stroke

Risk Reduce Productivityrdquo March 11 2016 repeat on Indianapolis Weekend News

March 132016 Television

8 WRTV6 ldquoIU Health Clinical Psychologist Discusses Daylight Savings Timerdquo March

14 2016 Television

9 Bustle ldquo11 Reasons Yoursquore Waking up Tired In The Morning amp How You Can Fix It

June 30 2016 wwwbustlecomarticles170127-11-reasons-youre-waking-up-tired-in-

the-morning-how-you-can-fix-it

10 The Indianapolis Recorder July QampA Sleep Itrsquos more important than you realize Ask

the IU Health Expert September 12016

wwwindianapolisrecordercomarticle_bf887475-ae11-51d2-8a03-6eb54a29e126html

11 WRTV6 ldquoIU Health Clinical Psychologist Recommends Free Sleep-Inducing Appsrdquo

August 11 2016 Television

12 WRTV6 News Indianapolis ldquoIU Health Puts sleep myths and rest and gives sleep

advicerdquo 14 March 2016 Television

13 WTHR-TV Indianapolis Sunrise News ldquoTips for Coping with Daylight Saving Timerdquo

12 March 2016 Television

14 IU Health Blog (2016 February 22) ldquoHow Debi Mazar Copes with Insomniardquo

Message posted on httpiuhealthorgblogdetailhow-debi-mazar-copes-with-

insomniaVyFsqnL2bIU

15 GQ Magazine National Publication ldquoHow Bad Is It That I Sleep Only Five Hours a

Nightrdquo Chernyak Interviewed October 27 2016 wwwgqcomstoryhow-bad-is-it-

that-i-sleep-five-hours-a-night

16 The List National Publication What really happens to your body when you donrsquot

sleep November 15 2016 httpswwwthelistcom31083really-happens-body-dont-

sleep

Yelena Chernyak PhD August 17 2020 Page 25 of 25

17 The Kendalville News Sun ldquoTips for a Healthier Heartrdquo February 2 2017 Chernyak

Interviewed httpwwwkpcnewscomfeatureslifekpcnewsarticle_ccb68645-16a2-

58a0-b67e-7d1dc7605673html

18 The American Psychological Association Goshen News ldquoTake Simple Steps Reduce

the risk of heart diseaserdquo Chernyak Interviewed February 8

2017 httpwwwgoshennewscomnewslifestylestake-simple-steps-reduce-the-risk-of-

heart-diseasearticle_9c82afd4-f26a-5555-8d22-0f9d52f0f6a8html

19 WISH-TV8 Indianapolis ldquoIU Health Behavioral Sleep Medicine Specialist Gives Sleep

Tips For Daylight Saving Timerdquo March 9 2017

20 WRTV-TV Indianapolis ldquoIU Health Psychologist Discusses How To Spot The

Warning Signs Of Suiciderdquo June 14 2018 Television

21 WISH-TV8 Indianapolis ldquoIU Health Psychologist Discusses Sleep Habitsrdquo June 19

2018 Television

22 WTHR-TV Indianapolis Sunrise News ldquoIU Health Psychologist Discusses Effects Of

Snooze Buttonrdquo June 29 2018 Television

23 WTHR-TV Indianapolis Sunrise News ldquoIU Health Clinical Psychologist Offers Advice

For Better Sleeprdquo September 17 2018 Television

24 WISH-TV8 Indianapolis News ldquoCan You Catch Up On Sleeprdquo September 18 2018

Television

25 WTIU Public Television ndash Indiana Public Media All Things Considered Program

ldquoDreams and the Pandemicrdquo April 15 2020 Radio

26 WFIU WTIU Indiana Public Media NPR Why Are You Having Dreams About

COVID-19 A Sleep Specialist Explains httpsindianapublicmediaorgnewswhy-are-

you-having-dreams-about-covid-19-a-sleep-specialist-explainsphp April 27 2020 Web

Personal Statement-Yelena Chernyak PhD (Candidate for Promotion to Associate Professor)

Overview

I am applying for promotion to the rank of Associate Professor of Clinical Psychology in Clinical

Psychiatry within the Department of Psychiatry My declared area of excellence is service with a

demonstrated strong performance in the area of teaching I joined the Department of Psychiatry at

Indiana University School of Medicine (IUSOM) in 2011 as an Assistant Professor of Clinical

Psychology in Clinical Psychiatry As a licensed clinical psychologist my expertise is in the area of

Clinical Heath Psychology also known as Medical Psychology or Behavioral Medicine The focus of my

practice is optimizing the biopsychosocial wellbeing of individuals in order to prevent alleviate or cope

with medical illness My career is devoted to providing psychological services to individuals with life

threatening conditions such as metastatic cancer end-stage heart or lung failure and debilitating

insomnia My role on medical teams as a health psychologist has been vital for readying patients for life-

saving procedures such as chemotherapy or thoracic transplantation Often times psychological

evaluation was integral to the decision making for the entire team in making critical medical decisions as

well as mandated by payers Given the complexity and critical nature of my work I cultivated my

specialty through extensive training This has included a 5-year graduate education specializing in health

psychology conducting relevant research completing a prestigious clinical fellowship at the Cleveland

Clinic and obtaining board certification My fellowship at the Cleveland Clinic culminated in my

joining the faculty at Indiana University School of Medicine where I have incorporated evidence-based

world-class care into multiple hospital-based settings

Since joining IUSM in 2011 I have developed clinical and educational service lines in multiple

medical departments My service contributions have taken the form of (1) Developing a Behavioral

Sleep Medicine (BSM) assessment intervention and training clinic at the IU Health Neurosciences

Center (2) Developing the Thoracic Transplant Psychology Program as well as creating and directing its

dedicated post-doctoral fellowship (3) Serving as the primary psychologist and training supervisor for IU

Simon Cancer Centerrsquos Multi-disciplinary Clinic and (4) As Chief Psychologist of Adult Outpatient

Psychiatry overseeing the expansion of psychology services My service contributions have resulted in

scholarship ranging from publications in peer reviewed journal articles to program manuals and media

appearances My clinical health psychology expertise has raised the standard of psychological medical

care at IUSM to be competitive and comparable with top-ranked medical centers nationwide My service

has been indispensable to the creation and organization of multiple landmark programs within the IUSOM

and IU Health systems

Service (Area of Excellence)

Service to Patients

In 2012 I obtained board certification in Behavioral Sleep Medicine (BSM) by the American

Academy of Sleep Medicine one of only 213 providers internationally obtaining this certification More

recently I received a Diplomate in Behavioral Sleep Medicine from the Board of Behavioral Sleep

Medicine in 2020 I am one of only two board-certified BSM providers in the state of Indiana and the

only provider treating adults BSM is a highly specialized growing field that is rooted in evidence-based

medicine and is the standard of care for treating sleep disorders such as insomnia In 2013 I developed

the Behavioral Sleep Medicine Clinic at the IU Health Neurosciences Center at the behest of the

Department of Medicinersquos Sleep Medicine Program Prior to the creation of this service line the

Department of Medicine lacked expertise and resources to behaviorally treat patients with sleep disorders

My service has grown in the past 6 years to treat over 500 patients increasingly annually to a total of 138

new patients in 2019 Referrals have stemmed from a collaboration with the IU Sleep Disorders Center

faculty the Roudebush Veterans Affairs Hospital and national referral sources including the Cleveland

Clinic and Johns Hopkins The clinic was one of the first service lines to pilot telehealth via the IU

Health Virtual Visits platform Referrals have continued to grow each year and capacity is large enough

to create training opportunities for sleep medicine fellows internal medicine and psychiatry residents

medical students psychology interns and practicum trainees which also helps to extend clinical access

for patients Trainees from this program have graduated to go into practice all across the United States

disseminating the gold-standard model for BSM practice nationwide

As the lead psychologist since 2011 for the Advanced Heart and Lung Care Clinic (AHLCC) at

IU Health Methodist Hospital I serve a highly medically compromised and psychiatrically complex

population of patients and their families who undergo advanced therapies including heart and lung

transplant Patients from across the Midwest seek this specialized care particularly for lung

transplantation a complex and risky medical procedure Our program is the only one in the state of

Indiana that performs this service I strategically expanded my working relationship with the AHLCC to

include service to both the cardiac and pulmonary service lines tripled the amount of clinical time

provided to this program and obtained funding for a full time transplant psychology fellowship I

developed the Thoracic Transplant Psychology Program within the AHLCC to include a comprehensive

psychological assessment protocol including a structured clinical interview self-report measures

personality testing and clinical interview Moreover the Thoracic Transplant Psychology Program has

expanded to serve not only outpatients but also inpatients who are waiting for or recovering from heart

and lung transplants or advanced therapies at IU Health Methodist Hospital This group of inpatients

previously lacked any access to psychological assessment or psychotherapy while hospitalized The

psychology service has expanded to conduct over 250 psychological consultations on inpatients in the last

three years with improved patient outcomes and collaborative care I have demonstrated innovations

most notably in the development and implementation of a group psychotherapy program titled CLIMB

(Cardio-thoracic Patients Linking Mind and Body) in 2014 which has since been adopted in the Center

for Life in Thoracic Transplant for all lung transplant recovery patients I have collected and published

data on CLIMB on the national stage at the Society of Behavioral Medicine conference reporting

excellent patient satisfaction and outcomes CLIMB continues expanding in enrollment to over 100

thoracic transplant recipients The CLIMB program is garnering national attention demonstrated by a

recently pushed journal article co-authored and mentored with my post-doctoral fellow Dr Anahli Patel

in Progress in Transplantation detailing how it is a model psychological rehabilitation program which

serves the post-transplant psychosocial needs of organ transplant recipients

Since 2011 I utilized my expertise in health psychology as primary psychologist for the IU

Simon Cancer Center the only state wide academic cancer center and one of fifty-one National Cancer

Institute Designated Comprehensive Cancer Centers My role includes providing assessment and

psychotherapy to patients and families as well as clinical consultation to oncologists nursing and other

team members I collaborate with a multidisciplinary team of psychiatrists social workers chaplains

and nurses to head the biopsychosocial arm of the Complete Life Program I have helped to implement

improved assessment protocols in this clinic including the National Comprehensive Cancer Networkrsquos

Distress Thermometer and helped to design psychoeducational and marketing materials distributed

center-wide about complementary services for cancer patients This program focuses on improving the

psychological emotional social and spiritual well-being of cancer patients As a result of my role I

have been invited to speak at regional symposiums on cancer care including the Survivorship Symposium

hosted jointly by Indiana University Ohio State University and University of Cincinnati Cancer Centers

in 2015

Administrative Service

In 2015 I was named the Chief Psychologist of the Adult Outpatient Psychiatry Clinic in the IU

Health Neurosciences Center Under my leadership the clinical psychology team has grown from two to

six psychology faculty members with further recruitment underway Our clinic specializes in assessment

and treatment of the full range of psychiatric illnesses as well as medical comorbidities As a group the

psychology faculty accept referrals from the entire IU Health system as well as community referrals

statewide Specialties represented in our clinic by psychologists include mood disorders anxiety

disorders trauma and interpersonal violence conversion and somatoform disorders cognitive

rehabilitation biofeedback mindfulness interventions cognitive behavioral therapy and sleep disorders

With over 10000 unique appointments delivered by psychologists in this clinic since 2017 my leadership

represents a robust and growing presence

Because of my expertise I am an appointed member on multiple departmental and school-wide

committees (1) the Section of Psychology Executive Committee (oversees clinical services and faculty

issues for psychologists in the Department of Psychiatry) (2) the Psychology Internship Executive

Committee (oversees the running of the internship program for 6-7 trainees annually) and the (3)

Psychology Internship Admission Committee (reviews and selects interns) (4) Quality Committee (5)

Space Committee and (6) Womenrsquos Advisory Council for IU School of Medicine In the past I have

served as an integral member of several committees including the EMR Transition Committee for the

Adult Outpatient Psychiatry Clinic

Scholarship

I have integrated my clinical expertise into scholarly pursuits in two areas of clinical health

psychologyndash sleep psychology and transplant psychology The overall theme of my research has been the

optimization of psychological services to medically ill patients Since 2011 I have authored 9 peer-

reviewed articles in rank Momentum in my scholarly activity is clearly demonstrated with 6

publications in the past year 4 manuscripts under review and 2 manuscripts in-preparation at present I

am proud to say 7 of these articles were either first-authored or co-authored by my mentees This is in

addition to 11 national conference symposia and poster presentations in rank 5 of which were first-

authored by my psychology fellows I serve as an ad-hoc reviewer for leading journals including Health

Psychology International Journal of Stress Management Annals of Behavioral Medicine and

Translational Behavioral Medicine One of my most recent publications forthcoming in the MEDED

Portal a peer reviewed journal focused on disseminating best practices in education published by the

American Association of Medical Colleges is a comprehensive module on delivering Cognitive

Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia to medical learners The MEDED Portal has another one of my articles

in-press on improving CPAP Adherence for OSA via CPAP Desensitization Therapy Another recent

publication in Progress in Transplantation highlights a critically important topic of increased suicide risk

in heart failure patients with implanted left ventricular assist devices

Since 2013 I have actively collaborated with researchers at the IUPUI School of Nursing to study

the intersection of cancer and sleep disorders This collaboration has produced multiple peer-reviewed

journal articles published in Cancer Medicine and Supportive Cancer Care I served as co-investigator on

a pilot study and subsequent R15 National Institutes of Health grant submission titled SleeP SmaRt

Screening and Personalized Referral Algorithm for Breast Cancer Survivors with Chronic Sleep

Problems As part of this project I contributed to the design of the novel screening tool screened patients

who were determined to be high risk for sleep disorders and provided referrals and treatment to

individuals suffering from psychophysiological insomnia identified by the project Although ultimately

unfunded this project helped lay the groundwork for a manuscript and symposium at the 2019 the Society

of Behavioral Sleep Medicine National Conference on the barriers of providing appropriate sleep

medicine services to breast cancer survivors

My clinical expertise in health psychology and behavioral sleep medicine has led to being a

recognized expert in the field and resulted in invitations to multiple invited lectures and grand rounds

statewide as well as regional media interviews Most recently I was featured on WTHR WRTV and

WIBC as a medical expert on the psychological impact of Daylight Savings Time These regional media

outlets represent the 28th largest market nationally according to the Nielsen ratings In total I have

contributed to 24 different media outlets in my current role Within IUSM I have been invited to conduct

Grand Rounds within the Departments of Psychiatry Internal Medicine Neurology Occupational

Therapy and Office of Medical Education I have also been invited regionally to conduct Grand Rounds

through the Indiana University Visiting Professor Program at three hospital systems across the state

I am a co-investigator on a recently grant-funded 35 million dollar grant from the Patient

Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) For this project I was invited to collaborate with

faculty in the Departments of Emergency Medicine and Biostatistics due to my expertise specifically

treating medical patients with cardiac symptoms and anxiety This project is focused on the treatment of

low-risk cardiac patients with anxiety presenting to emergency rooms My role on this grant submission

involved contribution to the study design treatment methodology and drafting the aims and means

section of the grant I am an integral part of the research team and lead the treatment design recruitment

training and supervision of the clinical intervention arm utilizing telepsychology CBT for anxiety

Moreover this project presents an opportunity to collaborate with experienced and prestigious

researchers such as Kurt Kroenke PhD a nationally renowned researcher who developed two gold

standard anxiety and depression assessments that are utilized internationally

Last year I was invited to collaborate with Jesse Stewart PhD in the IUPUI Department of

Psychology to serve as a Behavioral Sleep Medicine expert on a large NIH randomized controlled trial

titled lsquoStrengthening Hearts by Addressing Disrupted Sleep (SHADES)rsquo to be submitted in 2020 This

important project looks are delivering Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia to patients with

cardiovascular disease (CVD) to determine its impact on CVD risk markers and clinical events

My involvement in scholarship has been increasing at a rapid pace in the last several years ndash a

trajectory that should continue given the 3 manuscripts already under review at peer reviewed journals

and 2 other manuscripts in preparation which I anticipate will be submitted in 2020 The in-preparation

papers stem from a very exciting research program I started in the Advanced Heart and Lung Care clinic

on which data collection has been ongoing since 2014 finally accumulating enough data for publication

This program focuses on using the Stanford Integrated Psychological Assessment for Transplant a

validated clinician rating scale to assist in prediction of transplant outcomes an area where there is a

dearth of research Another manuscript I am completing is based on behavioral sleep medicine referral

patterns in a sample of nearly 500 patients collected since 2015 to understand the low referral completion

rates in an academic medical center in this population The under review submissions are collaborative

projects with mentees namely psychology fellows who I began directing over the last three years Thus

the rate of increasing scholarship follows the momentum of growing robust research and mentorship

programs which have materialized publications recently and should continue henceforth in my career at

IUSOM

Service to the Discipline

My national influence as an expert in behavioral sleep medicine is also growing demonstrated by

my membership on two executive committees for the Society of Behavioral Sleep Medicine (SBSM) ndash a

international multidisciplinary organization and the primary organization representing behavioral sleep

medicine science and practice My term on the Executive Practice Committee was completed this year

where I served to structure policy on clinical practice issues My 4 year term on the Executive

Membership Committee began in 2019 I have contributed to drafting best practice protocols and the

society newsletter both published on the national SBSM website currently In 2019 I chaired a

symposium on insomnia treatment in breast cancer survivors at the SBSM international conference

inviting contributors from other IU departments including Internal Medicine and IUPUI School of

Nursing to an audience consisting of the leaders in the field of BSM

Teaching

Teaching Philosophy

My role as an educator in graduate medical education is based on a collaborative model where I

strive to create an interactive experience with learners focused on applied clinical situations that creates

the opportunity to collaborate on case conceptualization and treatment planning This model is

approachable informal and flexible to meet the needs of varied learners This collaborative approach is

based on the apprenticeship model which involves clinical training of evidence-based interventions in

clinical health psychology through gradual immersion in clinical demands and complexity At first

shadowing my own clinical work helps establish a baseline for good clinical care Trainees gradually

transition to provide services under my supervision Depending on the training level the ultimate goal is

to allow trainees to reach a competency level to perform independent clinical care and ultimately

supervise junior trainees Direct observation of trainee work regular feedback and one-on-one weekly

supervision is standard in my training programs

Clinical TeachingMentoring

I am involved in teaching at a variety of levels First I have spent considerable time providing

supervision and focused training to equip future psychologists to evaluate and treat medically complex

patients with psychological interventions There is a dearth of training opportunities in the state of Indiana

for psychologists who wish to specialize in health psychology Prior to my joining IUSM there was no

academic medical center based health psychology fellowship in the state of Indiana This created

recruitment challenges for health psychology locally and regionally I created and continue to direct the

clinical health psychology fellowship and health psychology track for the psychology internship program

in the Department of Psychiatry at IUSM to address the significant need for clinical health psychology

specialty training in the state of Indiana I have worked with 41 trainees directly including medical

students sleep medicine fellows psychiatry residents psychology interns and psychology practicum

students One of my proudest teaching recognitions came when I was awarded the W George MacAdoo

Teaching Award in 2014 which is the most prestigious teaching award in the Section of Psychology and

is presented to only one faculty member annually based on a vote by the psychology internship class

Due to the overwhelming demand for transplant psychology expertise at IUSM as well as the lack

of qualified providers specializing in transplant psychology nationwide in 2016 I developed the Clinical

Health Psychology Postdoctoral Fellowship program to focus on transplant psychology Funding for this

program totaling $61275annually was obtained from the Academic Health Center As the fellowship

director I have developed the training curriculum and I recruit hire and supervise one fellow annually

This is exactly the type of training experience that early career psychologists are looking for to distinguish

themselves as specialists in the complex healthcare system The demand for this training was

demonstrated by successfully recruiting our first fellow immediately upon receiving funding late in the

recruitment cycle of 2017 and fellowship slots have been successfully filled for the last 3 years

consecutively despite the highly competitive psychology post-doctoral fellowship market The quality of

fellows has been excellent and the IUSM Department of Psychiatry hired my first fellow Dr Danielle

Henderson (2018) as full time faculty My second fellow Dr Lisa The (2019) is now a faculty member

and lead transplant psychologist at the Albert Einstein School of Medicinersquos Montefiore Medical Center

and my current fellow Dr Anahli Patel has accepted a position as a clinical health psychologist at

Pittsburg University School of Medicine

The growth of postdoctoral fellowship training in multiple subspecialty areas of clinical

psychology has expanded tremendously within the Department of Psychiatry However with ever

increasing specialization areas fellows were often conducting their training in disparate locations in the

hospital system with little coordination across fellowship programs in the Department of Psychiatry The

Section of Psychology Executive Committee developed the role of Fellowships Director across all

sponsored post-doctoral programs in its purview and appointed me into this role in 2019 In this role I

immediately developed and implemented a monthly didactic seminar and journal club for fellows created

a shared resources database for fellowship directors to utilize and streamlined advertising policies for

fellowship positions

In 2015 I developed a training program within the Behavioral Sleep Medicine Training Clinic

which offers training to psychology interns psychology graduate students internal medicine and

psychiatry residents and sleep medicine fellows within IUSM and other IU campuses (IUB IUPUI) I

offer 6-12 month rotations for trainees supervising up to 6 psychology learners in direct service delivery

and up to 20 didacticcollaborative learners annually Thus far 10 sleep medicine fellows 8 psychology

interns and 6 psychology graduate students have completed their training in this clinic Not only does this

training program meet the needs of learners across 4 training programs at IUSM but it also allows for

increased access to services and trains future specialists in this underserved field

After serving as the primary supervisor for the Department of Psychiatryrsquos core Adult Outpatient

Psychiatry rotation I developed a specialty rotation in Psychosocial Oncology in 2012 Subsequently I

also developed a specialty rotation in cardio-pulmonarytransplant psychology at the Advanced Heart and

Lung Care Clinic thus expanding opportunities in clinical health psychology specialty training in our

internship program This culminated in my development of the Adult Health Psychology core rotation

which combined multiple subspecialty training opportunities in this area to create a full-time training

program This ultimately evolved into its own Health Psychology Track for our internship program which

I continue to supervise Now only in its 3rd year the track receives over 30 applications annually from

applicants nationally for one spot demonstrating its growing popularity Overall I have trained 12

psychology interns in health psychology some of which have graduated to go on to prestigious

fellowships or faculty positions in institutions such as Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown

University University of Florida School of Medicine and University of Pennsylvania School of

Medicine These specialized training opportunities attract a highly qualified competitive and diverse

group of applicants nationally and internationally to our internship program

A core goal of my involvement in service to learners has been laying the foundation for them to

become academic clinicians involved in scholarly activity Approximately half of my scholarly projects

include mentoring of psychology fellows practicum students and junior faculty As a result each of my

psychology fellows has presented original research at a national conference and been a co-author on at

least one peer-reviewed presentation or publication

Curricular Development

I have extended my role as a clinician educator by developing a very highly rated workshop on

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia and also publishing this resource and learner outcomes in

MEDED Portal Additionally I have developed a workshop on improving continuous positive airway

pressure (CPAP) compliance in obstructive sleep apnea via CPAP desensitization another critically

important skill set in sleep medicine which was well rated by learners and accepted for publication by

MEDED Portal currently The learner feedback from both of these workshops indicated that the

availability of training in these topic areas was critical to learnersrsquo in their respective areas of medicine

given the under-recognition and dearth of training in behavioral sleep medicine in traditional curriculums

My teaching skills in combination with recognized expertise have also resulted in teaching requests

beyond the Department of Psychiatry For example both the Sleep Medicine Fellowship and Internal

Medicine Residency Programs at IUSOM have requested their students to rotate through my Behavioral

Sleep Medicine Clinic as part of their standard training regimen

Didactic Teaching

Over the last 8 years at IUSM I have served as the co-preceptor to the Introduction to Clinical

Medicine yearlong course (ICM1-01) from 2011-2012 as a preceptor to IUSOM intersession in 2013

monthly lecturer for the psychiatry clerkship from 2012-2014 interim course director for the Cognitive

Behavioral Therapy course for PGY-III Psychiatry residents from 2011-2014 and as course director for

both the Diversity (2012-2016) and Ethics (2016- ) courses in the psychology internship program

Additionally I conducted another 12 unique didactic series for trainees across all levels of IUSM

reaching 150 learners As an experienced and skilled lecturer I thoroughly enjoy didactic teaching

alongside clinical teaching I routinely conduct in my clinical work

LearnerPeer Evaluation Outcomes

Formal peer-review of my teaching through the IUSOM Office of Faculty Affairs Professional

Affairs and Diversity has documented that I am an effective and engaged clinical educator highlighting a

lsquowell designed learning sessionrsquo with overall excellent remarks Traineersquos formal evaluation of my

clinical teaching have been positive demonstrated by my behavioral sleep medicine rotation obtaining

ratings of 475-5 out of 5 for all 4 consecutive years across all domains Sample comments have included

ldquoExcellent training experience Clear learning goals and expert supervisionhellipI really appreciated her

mentorshiprdquo and ldquoDr Chernyak provides immediate and relevant feedbackhellipShe is also very thorough

and methodical in her teaching which makes it easy to grasp the various content areasrdquo

Future Directions

My vision of health psychology at IUSOM motivates me to further grow and innovate the

thriving clinical and teaching programs I have built I plan to continue expansion of services offered

through the Transplant Psychology Program pursuing status as a nationally recognized model for quality

clinical service and interdisciplinary training I plan to improve education in Behavioral Sleep Medicine

in the state of Indiana by training the next generation of clinicians at IUSOM in this highly specialized

area and serving to provide the required professional consultation for licensed clinicians to qualify for

board certification in behavioral sleep medicine thereby expanding the critically undersized workforce in

this area Over the next several years in my role as Chief Psychologist of the Adult Outpatient Clinic I

would like to expand the services provided by clinical health psychologists by recruiting additional

professionals and helping them establish additional specialized programs in this field thereby

contributing to the larger reputation of IUSOM as a leader in behavioral medicine

Summary

Since joining the faculty of the Department of Psychiatry at Indiana University School of

Medicine in 2011 I have established a strong reputation regionally as an expert in the field of clinical

health psychology My clinical service over the past eight years has not only benefited over one-thousand

individuals and their families but also contributed to enhancing IUSMrsquos reputation for providing expert

specialty care in clinical health psychology My commitment to excellence has also extended to

disseminating clinical expertise and evidence-based practices to institutions and colleagues regionally and

nationally Moreover the work that I have done to develop training programs extends my professional

influence both geographically and into the future as my trainees translate this training into careers of their

own The impact of my scholarship is clearly demonstrated with a growing momentum in peer reviewed

journal publications and grantsmanship Combined this work demonstrates a regional and growing

national reputation of excellence in clinical health psychology and an indispensable role to the missions

of IUSM

Yelena Chernyak PhD Dossier Teaching Documents

1

TEACHING

1 TEACHING LOAD AND GOALShelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip2

2 PEER REVIEW OF TEACHING (AGGREGATED)helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip3

3 STUDENT EVALUATION OF TEACHING (AGGREGATE)helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip4

4 DISSEMINATED SCHOLARSHIP ON TEACHING AND LEARNINGhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip7

5 IMPACT OF INSTRUCTION ON STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMEShelliphelliphelliphelliphellip9

6 UNDERGRADUATE ANDOR GRADUATE RESEARCH MENTORING AND

OUTCOMEShelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip10

7 COURSE CURRICULAR AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENThelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip12

8 TEACHING RECOGNITION - GRANTS AWARDS HONORS FELLOWSHIPShellip13

TEACHING APPENDIX (for reference not included in document)

1 APPENDIX STUDENT EVALUATION OF TEACHING

2 APPENDIX PEER EVALUATIONS

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TEACHING LOAD AND GOALS

Clinical TeachingSupervision

bull In a typical year I provide clinical supervision throughout the year for 3-5 doctoral psychology interns 1-2

doctoral psychology graduate students and 1-2 child psychiatry fellows

bull In addition to being present for clinical care supervision involves weekly individual supervision meetings

(30 min-1 hourweek per student) and a minimum of 30 min-1hour week of additional supervision that

may be in group format

bull In a typical week I provide 4-5 hours of individual supervision and 8-10 hours total of supervision

bull In a typical week I am supervising the care of learners for 20-40 hoursweek

bull My clinical teaching transcends 3 unique clinical settings ndash the Behavioral Sleep Medicine Clinic at the IU

Health Neurosciences Center the Multidisciplinary Clinic at the IU Simon Cancer Center and the

Advanced Heart and Lung Care Clinic at IU Methodist Hospital

Didactic Teaching

bull In a typical year I provide 5-10 lectures to doctoral psychology interns psychiatry residents medical

students and sleep medicine fellows

Teaching Goals

bull Continue to expand Clinical Health Psychology rotations to more interns

bull Continue to recruit for postdoctoral psychology fellow and maintain the fellowship funding

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PEER REVIEW OF TEACHING (Refer to Appendix)

bull Formal evaluation of teaching in small group session with psychology and internal medicine residents

completed on 91719 by Scott Renshaw MD Full letter is in the Appendix and includes an assessment of

strengths and areas for development

bull Strengths

o ldquoDr Chernyak was attentive and responsive to student cues during the sessionrdquo

o ldquoShows enthusiasm for topic and learners through body language and voicerdquo

o ldquoLearners appeared to be engaged with the teacher and the topic throughout the hourrdquo

o ldquoDr Chernyak made clear the learning objectives during their time together and reinforced these

at the close of the sessionrdquo

bull Areas for Development

o ldquoConsider learning strategies to take advantage of the small group settingrdquo

o ldquoAsk learners about their background and experiencesrdquo

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STUDENT EVALUATION OF TEACHING

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia - Medical Resident and Fellow Workshop

bull Average rating (N=32) = 425 (5 corresponding to a lsquoStrongly Agreersquo rating of a positive

attribute of the workshop)

bull Representative free-text comments from didactic trainees

o ldquoGreat cases that were realistic and kept presentation interactiverdquo

o ldquoInteresting topic very relevant and doctors are underprepared to deal with issuerdquo

o ldquoRelevant to my practice will improve patient carerdquo

CPAP Desensitization Workshop

bull Average Rating (N=25) = 4645 (5 corresponding to a lsquoStrongly Agreersquo rating of a positive

attribute of the workshop)

bull Representative free-text comments from didactic trainees

o ldquoEasy to Understand Straightforwardrdquo

Psychology Internship Clinical Teaching

bull Health Psychology Core amp Electives Rotation Evaluation 2016-2019

o (N=5) 475 Using rating scale of 5 (outstanding) to 1 (unsatisfactory)

o Sample items

ldquoThe rotation made a valueable contribution to my learningrdquo 55 (Strongly

Agree) endorsed by 100

I would recommend this rotation to future interns 55 (Strongly Agree) endorsed

by 100

o Selected comments

ldquoOverall I thought this rotation provided interns with a good sense of working

with an oncologyhealth psychology patient population including understanding

themesconcerns that many oncology patients experience The rotation also

challenged interns to utilize evidenced- based treatments (CBTACT) in flexible

ways to aid patients to cope with medical conditions and identified psychosocial

stressorsrdquo

ldquoI feel Dr Chernyaks style of supervision was appropriate I really liked

that she was in the room for all of the intake evaluations She was always availabl

e and willing to touch base about the patient answer

any questions I mightve had and provide guidance but she also gave me space t

o develop my own style and share my way of

conceptualizing the patient I could tell she really trusted me with patients and th

at means a lot I knew that any constructive feedback

she gave me was given as a way for me to improve not tear me downrdquo

bull Health Psychology Core amp Electives Supervisor Evaluation 2016-2020

o (N=6) 485 Using rating scale of 5 (outstanding) to 1 (unsatisfactory)

o Sample comments

ldquoIts been a pleasure training with Dr Chernyak She structures the rotation really

well and provides great feedback She does a

wonderful job stepping in and modeling when appropriate but also giving you ind

ependencerdquo

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5

ldquoDr Chernyak provides immediate and relevant feedback which has been very

helpful She is also very thorough and methodical in her teaching which makes it

easy to grasp the various content areas I really appreciate her spending time to

provide live supervision and time after each patient to address my questionsrdquo

ldquoDr Chernyak definitely knows her stuff and it was great watching her with pati

ents I learned a lot about how to be more confident in

sessions and to not be nervous to ask the difficult questions

ldquoDr Chernyak was an excellent resourcerdquo

bull Behavioral Sleep Medicine Specialty Rotation

o Practicum (2015-2018)3614 (N=2) Using scale of 4 (best) to 1 (worst)

o Internship (2015-2019) 475 (N=2 Using rating scale of 5 (outstanding) to 1

(unsatisfactory)

Sample comments

bull ldquoThis rotation does an excellent job of helping interns become skilled in

CBT-I I felt very valuedrdquo

bull ldquoDr Chernyak did a really nice job of making several opportunities

available (OPT clinic work collaborating with a sleep fellow and

touring the sleep medicine facilities)rdquo

bull ldquoThis rotation was excellent and I would highly recommend it to future

internsrdquo

Psychology Internship Didactic Teaching

Ethics (2016-2017)

bull (N=12) 4745 Using rating scale of 5 (outstanding) to 1 (unsatisfactory)

bull Sample items

o Would you recommend this seminar - 92 Yes

o Sample comments

ldquoI really enjoyed the discussions The time goes by so quicklyrdquo

ldquoEthics is a hard topic but I really liked the CE handout Dr Chernyak broughtrdquo

Diversity (2014-2017)

bull (N=44) 4645 Using rating scale of 5 (outstanding) to 1 (unsatisfactory)

bull Sample items

o Would you recommend this seamanrsquos - 100 Yes

bull Sample items

o ldquoDr Chernyak wascollaborative discussion based and at the right level for our

previous trainingrdquo

o ldquoIn comparison to many boring ethics courses Dr Chernyak was able to initiate

conversation about complex ethical issuesrdquo

Mindfulness Interventions 2014-2016

bull (N=12) 4725 Using rating scale of 5 (outstanding) to 1 (unsatisfactory)

bull Sample items

o Would you recommend this seminar - 100 Yes

bull Sample comments

o ldquoDr Chernyaks enthusiasm is contagiousrdquo

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6

Pre-surgical Transplant (2016)

bull (N=6) 4735 Using rating scale of 5 (outstanding) to 1 (unsatisfactory)

bull Sample item

Would you recommend this seminar - 100 Yes

Psychology Adult Health Psych Interventions (2016)

bull ( N=6) 4875 Using rating scale of 5 (outstanding) to 1 (unsatisfactory)

Evidence Supported Treatments for Weight Management (2012)

bull (N=3) 4845 Using rating scale of 5 (outstanding) to 1 (unsatisfactory)

Medical Education ndash Evidence Based Medicine Didactics (2014-2015)

bull (N=22) 4115 Using rating scale of 5 (outstanding) to 1 (unsatisfactory)

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7

DISSEMINATED SCHOLARSHIP ON TEACHING AND LEARNING

(See Appendix for Service Publications for full text articles)

I have 1 published and 1 in press article in MEDEDPortal a unique teaching publication in the

medical field These articles are scholarly works that summarize the knowledge teaching

methods and results of disseminating clinical skills to trainees Each article straddles the

categories of teaching and service scholarship however they are categorized as service

publications due to the direct impact clinical teaching and dissemination has on service delivery

in the field of behavioral sleep medicine They are listed below for cross reference

1 Chernyak Y (2019) A Practical Application Primer on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for

Insomnia for Medical Residents MedEdPORTAL 1510862 httpsdoiorg1015766mep_2374-

826510862

Abstract

Introduction Cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia (CBT-I) is a well-established

nonpharmacological intervention that is the gold standard treatment for insomnia CBT-I has been utilized

and empirically validated in many modalities including group treatment telemedicine and primary care

Despite the wealth of evidence on its effectiveness many medical providers including those in primary

care where most insomnia complaints are raised have limited exposure knowledge and resources to

direct or implement this intervention Methods Medical educators from an academic medical center

developed a module focused on teaching medical residents the techniques of CBT-I The educational

activity was an interactive 90-minute seminar that included a lecture followed by a case presentation

illustrating the application of medical knowledge A post-seminar survey was used to evaluate the topic

and content of the seminar Results In a survey of 32 primary care and psychiatry residents and sleep

medicine fellows 97 of respondents indicated that the topic of CBT-I should be included in the seminar

series and 84 indicated that the topic was of interest to them Qualitative feedback underscored the

relevance of this topic to traineesrsquo clinical practice as well as its underratedness Discussion The

seminar on CBT-I was well received and viewed as a valuable tool in practicing medicine The slides and

vignettes provided enable replication of this workshop in other settings with medical learners who have a

cursory knowledge of sleep medicine The workshop is applicable to other health professionals including

medical students nurses social workers and psychology trainees

Educational Objectives

By the end of this activity learners will be able to

1 Report increased awareness and knowledge of psychophysiological insomnia as a prevalent and

treatable condition

2 List the components of cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia including sleep hygiene

stimulus control and sleep restriction

3 Discuss clinical considerations of typical insomnia patients presenting to family medicine or

psychiatry practice

Yelena Chernyak PhD Dossier Teaching Documents

8

Appendices

bull CBT-I Presentationppt

bull CBT-I Case Exampleppt

bull CBT-I Reading Listdoc

bull Seminar Evaluation Formdocx

1 Chernyak Y (in press) Improving CPAP Adherence for OSA Improving CPAP Adherence for

OSA A Practical Application Primer on CPAP Desensitization MedEdPORTAL

Abstract

Introduction Obstructive sleep apnea is a common medical condition with well-established morbidity

and mortality Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP) is a highly effective treatment prescribed to

the majority of individuals with OSA that has documented poor adherence rate for a variety of reasons

including claustrophobia and discomfort CPAP desensitization is an effective simple and brief

treatment shown to be very effective at improving adherence rates to CPAP Methods A psychologist

specializing in behavioral sleep medicine developed a module focused on teaching medical residents the

techniques of CPAP Desensitization The educational activity was an interactive 45-minute seminar

which included a didactic component followed by a case presentation and interactive role-play A post-

seminar survey was used to evaluate the content of the workshop as well growth in awareness and

perception of knowledge and skills with a pre-to-post workshop evaluation Results In a survey of 25

primary care and psychiatry residents and sleep medicine fellows 92 of respondents indicated that the

topic of CPAP barriers and CPAP Desensitization was lsquoimportantrsquo Ratings of self-reported knowledge

and skills improved nearly one-third following the workshop Qualitative feedback indicated the utility

and enthusiasm learners had for this topic Discussion The workshop on CPAP Desensitization is a

valuable tool that should be disseminated more widely to improve treatment adherence in the significant

portion of the population that suffers from OSA which does not use adherence to PAP therapy The

workshop is applicable to other health professionals including medical students nursing social work or

psychology trainees

Keywords Sleep apnea obstructive sleep apnea CPAP PAP Therapy Sleep Desensitization

Educational Objectives

1 By the end of this seminar medical learners will be able to identify 3+ common barriers to

compliance with CPAP therapy for sleep apnea

2 By the end of this seminar medical learners will be able to list 3+ components of CPAP

desensitization intervention

3 By the end of this seminar medical learners will be able to identify 3+ clinical characteristics of

an appropriate candidate for CPAP desensitization referral andor intervention

4 Appendices

5 A CPAP Desensitizationpptx

6 B CPAP Interactive Exercise

7 C CPAP Desensitization Summary Handout

8 D Workshop PrePost-Test amp Evaluation Formdocx

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9

IMPACT OF INSTRUCTION ON STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES

Clinical Supervisee Licensure and Placement Data

bull Doctoral Psychology Interns

o 21 Interns Supervised (18 graduates ndash 3 still enrolled in program) - 100 successfully completed

the Doctoral Internship in Clinical Psychology

o 100 who pursued licensure successfully obtained licensure in health service psychology -

Institutions represented include IUSM IU Bloomington Northwestern University Feinberg

School of Medicine University of North Carolina School of Medicine University of Pennsylvania

Perelman School of Medicine UCLA Warren Albert Medical School of Brown University

bull Postdoctoral Psychology Fellows

o 3 fellows supervised

100 obtained professional licensure in Indiana with Health Service Provider in

Psychology endorsement

Career placements

bull All hold faculty appointments at Indiana University School of Medicine Albert

Einstein School of Medicine and University of Pittsburg School of Medicine

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UNDERGRADUATE ANDOR GRADUATE RESEARCH MENTORING AND

CLINICALPROFESSIONAL MENTORING OUTCOMES

Formal research mentorship

bull Caroline Bolarwina IUSOM (Medical Student)

bull Mentored on research project including data compilation data analysis and literature review Co-

author on manuscript in preparation

bull Chernyak Y Otte J daggerBolarwina C Ofner S Manchanda S Barriers to Optimal

Behavioral Sleep Medicine Referrals in an Academic Medical Center

bull Danielle Henderson PhD IUSOM ndash Trained during pre-doctoral psychology internship hired for fellowship

and recruitedmentored as new faculty mentor Co-authored 2 publications and 3 national presentations

bull daggerChernyak Y Teh LB Henderson DR Patel A (2019) Practice Issues for Evaluation and

Management of the Suicidal Left Ventricular Assist Device Patient Progress in Transplantation

httpsjournalssagepubcomdoifull1011771526924819893300

bull daggerChernyak Y Teh LB Henderson DR Powell AL amp Hage CA Prediction of Listing Status in

Lung Transplant Candidates Using the Stanford Integrated Psychosocial Assessment for

Transplantation (SIPAT) Progress in Transplantation

bull daggerHenderson DR Chernyak C Gutteridge D Roe DW (August 2018) Unmasking Severe

Anxiety After Lung Transplant NATCO ndash The Organization of Transplant Professionals Indianapolis

IN

bull daggerHenderson DR Chernyak C (August 2018) A Pre-Transplant Psychological Characterization of

Patients with Lung Disease NATCO ndash The Organization of Transplant Professionals Indianapolis IN

bull daggerHenderson DR Chernyak Y Using A Clinician-rated Measure to Predict Listing for Lung

Transplantation Society of Behavioral Medicine Washington DC 2019

bull Lisa Teh PhD IUSOM Postdoctoral fellow ndash Trained during fellowship now faculty at Albert Einstein Medical

School Montefiore Medical Center in New York NY Assisted with data collection data analysis and manuscript

preparation Mentored independent line of inquiry to conduct analysis using Item Reponses Theory (IRT) on a

measure of transplant readiness- the Stanford Integrated Psychological Assessment of Transplant (SIPAT) currently

under review at Psychosomatics Published 3 papers together (including those co-authored above) and 1 national

presentation

bull daggerChernyak Y Teh LB (2019) Medically-Induced Exacerbation of PTSD Following Lung

Transplantation A Case Series Journal of Clinical Psychology in Medical Settings

httpsdoiorg101007s10880-019-09691-7

bull dagger Teh LB Chernyak Y Henderson DR Hage CA Post Item-Level Psychometric Validation of the

Stanford Integrated Psychosocial Assessment for Transplant (SIPAT) for Thoracic Transplant

Candidates Psychosomatics

bull daggerTeh LB Henderson DR amp Chernyak Y Post Item-Level Psychometric Validation of the

Stanford Integrated Psychosocial Assessment for Transplant (SIPAT) for Thoracic Transplant

Candidates Society of Behavioral Medicine Washington DC 2019

bull Anahli Patel PhD IUSOM Post-doctoral fellow Trained during fellowship has accepted faculty position at

University of Pittsburg Medical Center Pittsburg PA

bull Mentored journal article co-review for Health Psychology

bull daggerPatel A Chernyak Y (2020) The Need for Psychological Rehabilitation in Lung Transplant

Recipients Progress in Transplantation

httpsjournalssagepubcomdoi1011771526924820913510

bull Anna-Leigh Powell MS IUSOM (trained as pre-doctoral psychology intern) ndash Accepted a post-doctoral

fellowship position at Virginia Commonwealth University

bull Mentored journal article co-review for the International Journal of Stress Management

bull Assisted with data anlaysis on under review manuscript

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bull daggerChernyak Y Teh LB Henderson DR Powell AL amp Hage CA Prediction of Listing

Status in Lung Transplant Candidates Using the Stanford Integrated Psychosocial Assessment

for Transplantation (SIPAT) Progress in Transplantation

bull Loretta Hsueh PhD IUPUI (trained as psychology graduate student) ndash Currently completing pre-doctoral

fellowship at University of San Diego Medical Center Mentored student on data analysis and presentation

for national conference

bull daggerChernyak Y amp Hsueh L Self-Reported Psychological Distress During Post Lung Transplant

Intensive Outpatient Rehabilitation Accepted presentation at the American Psychological Association

Chicago IL 2019

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12

EVIENCE OF COURSE CURRICIULAR AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Educational Grants

- Obtained funding for a Clinical Health Psychology Fellowship from the Academic Health Center housed at

Indiana University Health Methodist Hospital focused on cardio-pulmonary behavioral medicine and thoracic

transplant in 2016

- Budget $65000+ renewed annually to fund one clinical health psychology post-doctoral fellow

- Conducted all marketing recruiting hiring and retention efforts for 4 consecutive years

- Provide 5 hours of direct supervision weekly including direct supervision and training co-therapy observation

shadowing and tiered supervision of other trainees by the fellow

- Lectures and seminars for the fellowship developed over the last 4 years and updated annually

- Provide 1-5 hours of administrative roles weekly

Section of Psychology Fellowships Director ndash 2019 ndash Present

- Appointed as the Director overseeing 5 fellowship programs in the Section of Psychology in the Department of

Psychiatry IUSOM

- As part of this effort streamlined marketing recruitment efforts

- Provided guidelines on recruitment

- Initiated a Fellowship Journal ClubDidactics course which meets monthly and includes faculty lecturers to

increase section investment and visibility to fellows deployed widely across the medical center

Didactic Teaching Programs Developed

- Diversity Internship Program Course (2012-2016) amp Ethics Internship Program Course (2016-Present)

o Developed and implemented original curriculum

o Each course included bimonthly seminars

o Course syllabus and curriculum developed and updated annually

o Courses are unique to the internship program highly practical aiding trainees to effectively

incorporate scientific evidence into clinical practice

o Courses adapted over time based on intern feedback collected annually

o See appendix of specific intern feedback and evaluation of the courses

- Miscellaneous Lectures

o Lectures developed over the course of 8 years at rank I have developed over 18 lectures for medical

students doctoral psychology interns psychiatry residents

Clinical Rotations and Programs Developed

- Behavioral Sleep Medicine Clinical Teaching Rotation

o Developed in 2013 ndash Present

o Training clinic for pre-doctoral psychology interns psychology practicum students sleep medicine

fellows internal medicinepsychiatry residents

o 3-12 month clinical rotation focused on assessment and intervention of behavioral sleep medicine

disorders integrated with psychology triage and assessment

o Weekly individual andor group supervision provided to all trainees

o Innovative use of observation room 2-way mirror to expand number of learnersobservers

- Clinical Health Psychology Rotations

o Cardiopulmonary Behavioral MedicineThoracic Transplant amp Psychosocial Oncology

o I developed and administered 2 new formal clinical rotations for Doctoral Psychology Graduate

Students and Pre-Doctoral Psychology Interns

o Rotations were 3-6 months in duration 1 full dayweek

o Included individual supervision didactic training clinical observation co-therapy feedback and

scholarshipresearch opportunities

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13

TEACHING RECOGNITION ndash GRANTS AWARDS AND FELLOWSHIPS

- 2017 WM George McAdoo Award

Excellence in Teaching by the Psychology Internship Program

Department of Psychiatry

Indiana University School of Medicine

One recipient selected annually from all internship instructors (n = 20-25) by psychology interns

in recognition of ldquoexcellence and devotion to the didactic curriculum of the Indiana University

School of Medicine Clinical Psychology Internship Programrdquo

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1

SERVICE DOCUMENTS

1 EVIDENCE OF SERVICE TO THE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL AND DEPARTMENT2

2 EVIDENCE OF SERVICE TO THE PROFESSIONDISCIPLINEhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip5

3 SIGNIFICANCE IMPACT QUALITY OF PROFESSIONAL SERVICEhelliphelliphelliphelliphellip6

4 EVIDENCE OF SCHOLARLY PUBLICATIONS PRESENTATIONS OR OTHER

MEANS OF DISSEMINATIONhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip11

SERVICE APPENDIX (for reference not included in document)

1 SERVICE PUBLICATIONS ndash CLIMB

2 SERVICE PUBLICATIONS ndash SLEEP GREAT

3 SERVICE PUBLICATIONS ndash MEDED CHERNYAK 2019

4 SERVICE PUBLICATIONS ndash MEDED CHERNYAK IN PRESS

5 CONTINUING EDUCATION PRESENTATION EVALUATIONS

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2

EVIDENCE OF SERVICE TO THE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL AND DEPARTMENT

Clinical Service - I have provided extensive Service in 4 distinct clinical programs at rank which have

dramatically expanded access to evidence-based psychological care for vulnerable and underserved

medical populations

Current Clinical Service Activities and Plans for Growth ndash

bull Chief Psychologist of Adult Outpatient Psychiatry Clinic (2011 ndash Present)

o IU Health Neurosciences Center Adult Outpatient Psychiatry Clinic

o 2011-2016 General psychology clinic 3 daysweek active caseload of 100 patients

o Named Chief Psychologist in 2015

o Provided care to patients age 18+ with a wide range of diagnoses needing high-quality evidence-

based treatment

o Oversaw increase of staff psychologists from 1 ndash 6 full time positions

o Oversaw transition to Indiana University Practice Associations to IU Indiana University Health

Physicians productivity tracing using Relative Value Units implementation of electronic medical

records telehealth

o Plans for Growth including continued recruitment of staff psychologist and mid-level

psychotherapy providers to meet high demand in system and community

bull Founder amp Director of Adult Behavioral Sleep Medicine Program (2014 ndash Present)

o Founding and service delivery in the only multi-disciplinary behavioral sleep medicine clinic in

the IU system as one only 2 board certified behavioral sleep medicine provider in the state of

Indiana

o Practicing evidence based care including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia for patients

age 18+ with insomnia circadian rhythm disorders hypersomnia narcolepsy sleep apnea

nightmare disorder parasomnias and benzodiazepine dependence

o Referrals include internal VA community and national

o 1-2 clinic days 20-25 patientsweek 2-5 learners

o Tracking referral patterns and outcomes

o Plans for future growth including expansion into telehealth service delivery and development of a

weekly Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia program

bull Founder amp Supervising Psychologist ndash Thoracic Transplant Psychology Program amp Advanced Heart and

Lung Care Clinic (2011 ndash Present)

o Lead team of 1 full time psychology fellow 1-3 psychology residents 1 psychology practicum

student 3 social workers in a multidisciplinary environment including dieticians and

innumerable cardiologist pulmonologists surgeons pharmacists nurse coordinators

o Patients served range in age from 18+ and present with a complex psychiatric and medical

comorbidities including end stage heart and lung disease in outpatient inpatient individual and

group modalities

o Developed and implemented innovative training clinic that demonstrates real-world application of

evidence-based assessment and treatments for transplant readiness including standardized clinical

rating scales such as the Stanford Integrated Psychological Assessment for Transplant and

interventions such as Motivational Interviewing and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

o Plans for future growth are to systematically gather and analyze data regarding treatment and

transplant outcomes to aid in quality improvement efforts and to further increase access to care

Expansion of group wellness program for post-transplant recovery

bull Primary Psychologist - Simon Cancer Center Multidisciplinary Clinic (2011-Present)

o Serve on multi-disciplinary team consisting of psychiatry 3 social workers nursing palliative

care chaplaincy dietician and oncologists to serve all patients age 18+ at the only academic

cancer treatment center in the state of Indiana

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3

o Deliver evidence based interventions to patients coping with cancer diagnosis treatment and

recovery while training psychology residents in this specialty area

Service to the Department

bull Indiana University School of Medicine Doctoral Internship in Clinical Psychology - I have provided 8

years of strong leadership to this program which is one of the oldest Psychology Internship programs in the

United States serving as a supervisor for the General Adult Health Psych Track and Specialties in

Behavioral Sleep Medicine Psychosocial Oncology and Cardio-Pulmonary Behavioral Medicine

bull Indiana University School of Medicine Clinical Health Psychology Post-doctoral Fellowship ndash Co-founded

the fellowship program in 2016 to train psychologists in clinical health psychology specialties as well as

simultaneously meet the high clinical demand of the Cardio-Thoracic Transplant program by bringing on a

full time fellow

Department of Psychiatry Committees

I have provided extensive service to 7 Committees within the Department of Psychiatry

1) Member Internship Selection Committee Section of Psychology (2012-Present)

o Review of all application materials from 100+ annually standardized rating written and verbal

feedback consultation with colleagues and several rank-order meetings to determine who is

invited for internship

2) Member Executive Committee Section of Psychology (2015 ndash Present)

o Attended meetings and contributed to vital decisions related to the administration of the section of

psychology

o key decision making role with regard to policies and procedures that impact psychologists within

the Department of Psychiatry

3) Member Psychology Internship Executive Committee Section of Psychology (2015 ndash Present)

o Attended meetings and contributed to vital decisions related to the administration of the

psychology internship program

o Marketing recruitment efforts to advertise internship training curriculum development

competency evaluation and assessment policy implementation and enforcement

4) Co-Director Electronic Medical Record Transition Committee Adult Outpatient Psychiatry Clinic (2016-

2017)

o Advisory guidance on implementation electronic medical record system in adult psychiatry

including appropriate schedule templates workflow confidentiality protection schedule changes

clinic communication changes and documentation requirements

5) Member Space Committee Department of Psychiatry (2016 ndash Present)

o Monitoring evaluation policy recommendations regarding use of space in the department

6) Member Quality Committee Department of Psychiatry (2017 ndash Present)

o Development and implementation of quality measures with collaboration from health practice

leadership

7) Member Womenrsquos Advisory Council IUSM (2019 ndash Present)

o Provided input on the role of women in the IUSM culture

Faculty Mentorship

o I have provided formal mentorship to 3 junior faculty members within the Department of Psychiatry which

included regular individual meetings and participating in mentor committee meetings

o I have provided extensive informal mentorship to junior faculty in the areas of teachingsupervision as well

as clinical and professional service

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o Dr Danielle Henderson I trained both as an intern and post-doctoral fellow as her primary

supervisor and program director I was instrumental in assisting her to obtain a faculty role within

IUSM

o I advised Dr Courtney Johnson during her role as a post-doctoral fellow in the department prior to

becoming faculty when I continued my mentorship role

o Dr Huaiyu Zhang who was recruited from Emory University

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5

EVIDENCE OF SERVICE TO THE PROFESSIONDISCIPLINE

National

Society of Behavioral Sleep Medicine (SBSM)

- Served on 2 executive committees of this nationally prominent organization

- Appointed to a 4 year term in 2015 to the Practice Committee

o Duties included participation in monthly meetings to develop an review policies and procedures

relevant to the practice of behavioral sleep medicine

o Performed in a workgroup to advise formulate and disseminate policy advise as evidenced in

multiple co-authored policy publications

- Appointed to a 4 year term in 2019 to the Membership Committee

o Duties included participation in monthly meetings to develop and review policies and procedures

relevant to the recruitment retention and service to the membership of this organization

Association of Psychologists in Academic Health Centers (APAHC)

- Invited to join the Conference planning Committee for the APAHCrsquos bi-annual conference scheduled in

2021 Includes bi-monthly phone calls to coordinate speakers symposia workshops location

accommodations and marketing for this large national conference

Regional

Indiana Psychological Association (IPA)

- 2015 Conference Planning Committee ndash Invited join IPArsquos conference planning committee to coordinate

speakers workshops and poster sessions

Manuscript Review

I serve as an Ad-hoc reviewer for 7 journals Journals have included Physiology ad Behavior Archives

of Internal Medicine Translational Behavioral Medicine Annals of Behavioral Medicine Health

Psychology and International Journal of Stress Management

National Professional Organization Membership

I am a member of 7 National Professional Organizations for a duration of 5+ years including the

American Psychological Association the APA Division of Health Psychology The Society of Behavioral

Sleep Medicine the Society of Behavioral Medicine the Association of Behavioral and Cognitive

Therapies and the Indiana Psychological Association

Continuing Education

In rank I have delivered 18 continuing education seminars to the profession and clinical community

listed on my curriculum vitae Locally and regionally these have included settings such as the Bariatric

and Medical Weight Loss Center Sleep Disorders Center Department of Psychiatry Department of

Occupational Therapy at Indiana University Health and Indiana University School of Medicine Indiana

Psychological Association Cancer Survivorship Consortium Reid Hospital Decatur County Memorial

Hospital Columbus Regional Hospital and the statewide IUSOM Office of Medical Education

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SIGNIFICANCE OF IMPACT AND QUALITY OF PROFESSIONAL SERVICE

Board Certification

bull I have obtained dual board certification in Behavioral Sleep Medicine by both the American

Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM) and the Board of Behavioral Sleep Medicine (BBSM) This is a

prestigious accomplishment professionally and for the institution I represent Board certification

illustrates international recognition for excellence in the specialty field of behavioral sleep medicine

I am the first member of the Indiana University School of Medicine faculty and the only current

member practicing with adults to have the designation of CBSM and DBSM

bull In 2012 I passed the exam administered by the American Board of Sleep Medicine to earn the

credential of being Certified in Behavioral Sleep Medicine (CBSM) as one of only 213 individuals

worldwide to receive this credential Individuals who completed the required training and

successfully passed the behavioral sleep medicine certification examination administered by the

American Board of Sleep Medicine are referred to as certified in Behavioral Sleep Medicine I also

received the designation of Diplomate in Behavioral Sleep Medicine (DBSM) by the newly-formed

Board of Behavioral Sleep Medicine The Board of Behavioral Sleep Medicine offers a Diplomate in

Behavioral Sleep Medicine or DBSM to applicants who meet eligibility requirements and pass a

specialty BSM certification examination Candidates who pass the certification examination may use

the DBSM (Diplomate in Behavioral Sleep Medicine) designation after their name and will receive

certificates from the BBSM The DBSM represents a standard of specialty competence in behavioral

sleep medicine by which the public government and regulatory agencies and health care

organizations can identify skill and expertise

Society of Behavioral Sleep Medicine (SBSM)

bull As a member of two governing committees in SBSM over the last 5 years I have made contributions

to the development and dissemination of policy guidelines on professional practice This is

demonstrated in several sample publications including my role as co-author with Dr Stacy Simon in

2016 in the Practice Committee Position Statement on the ACP Guidelines for the Treatment of

Insomnia release and published at httpswwwbehavioralsleeporgimagesPositionACP-Position-

Statement-Finalpdf which highlighted the groundbreaking recommendation by the American College

of Physicians to utilize cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia (CBT-I) as a first-line treatment for

insomnia an area of my clinical expertise

bull In 2017 I was lead author on another policy guideline titled lsquoWhat you need to know Implications of

the American Academy of Pediatrics 2016 Safe Sleep Practices on Pediatric Behavioral Sleep

Medicine published at httpswwwbehavioralsleeporgimagespdfSBSM-Summary-of-AAP-2016-

Safe-Sleep-Commentarypdf This important policy brief was critical in educating our membership

regarding the changes in policy which contradicted pprevious recommendations These changes

impact the practice of pediatric behavioral sleep medicine particularly in the domain of promoting

optimal sleep in infants and young children who may experience problematic night awakenings

secondary to sleep onset association problems

bull Most recently I interview the president of the Board of Behavioral Sleep Medicine Michael Schmitz

PhD to author an article for The Sleep Talker the SBSM newsletter titled lsquoPrepping for the DBSM

How SBSM Can Help Yoursquo disseminating information on how the society was critical in the board

certification process

Program Development

Sleep Great copy Program

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bull I served as part of a clinical and research team to develop implement and evaluate a healthy sleep in

the workplace program at Indiana University

bull The program consisted of a 4 week self-guided course to improve sleep habits such as sleep hygiene

bull This program has been copyrighted and purchased by other prestigious institutions nationally for their

workplace sleep initiatives

Cardio-Thoracic Patients Linking Mind and Body (CLIMB) Program

bull At the request of the cardio-thoracic transplant teams I have developed a 4 week group

psychotherapy group for pre-and post-transplant patients The CLIMB program is based on 4 modules

ndash 1) Stress Management 2) Mood and Behavioral Activation 3) Communication Skills and 4)

Motivational Enhancement This highly successful program has been implemented with multiple

populations including those receiving advanced therapies such as Ventricular Assist Device

placement as well as heart and lung transplant

bull I have gathered data on patient satisfaction and outcomes from CLIMB which has been presented

nationally at the American Psychological Association Conference

bull I have also co-authored a paper in Progress in Transplantation outlining the need for programs such

as this for lung transplant recipients for lsquopsychological rehabilitationrsquo and proposed CLIMB as a

model

Growth in Clinics and Novel Service Delivery

bull Behavioral Sleep Medicine Clinic

o I have established and continue to provide service via an innovative training model in the

Behavioral Sleep Medicine (BSM) clinic in the IU Health Neurosciences Center The BSM clinic

has provided unique training opportunities for Psychology Doctoral Students Doctoral Psychology

Interns sleep medicine fellows primary care and psychiatry residents

o The BSM clinic have doubled to tripled access to care for high need populations that are

underserved in Indiana and throughout the country My BSM clinic is the only clinic providing

comprehensive psychologicalbehavioral care including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for

Insomnia in the Indiana University system and I am the only board certified behavioral sleep

medicine specialist working with adults in the entire state of Indiana

o My expertise in working with behavioral sleep medicine in a population that has co-morbid

psychiatric and medical conditions enables me to provide high-quality care to a very complicated

subset of patients All services provided adhere to evidence-based practice standards

bull Cardio-Thoracic Clinic

o I have established a reputation for myself and for IUSM as an expert in the area of cardio-thoracic

pre-transplant evaluation Indiana University is the only provider of lung transplants in the state of

Indiana ndash prior to my joining the team psychological assessment and psychotherapy services were

very limited in this clinic

o During my time at Advanced Heart and Lung Care Clinic where transplants are served I have not

only expanded clinical psychology coverage from virtually zero to full time (5 days per week

between myself and my fellow) improved the structure of pre-surgical evaluation expanded the

service to cover inpatient consultation at Methodist hospital and expanded volume such that we can

evaluate every single new patients for heart or lung transplantation at Indiana University Health

o To expand service clinical health psychology services I developed a post-doctoral fellowship in

clinical health psychology with a focus on cardio-thoracic behavioral medicine in transplant to

simultaneously address the clinic need with this full time position but also to increase training in

this highly under skilled area particularly in the Midwest

Continuing Education Initiatives

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8

bull I have conducted 18 Continuing Education Lectures in rank locally and regionally with excellent

feedback and ratings from professional colleagues A complete compilation of feedback is

included in the Service Appendix

bull Sample comments on evaluations of Continuing Education included ldquoExcellent speaker ndash she did

a great job giving analogies and examplesrdquo and ldquoGreat Presentationrdquo

Evaluation of Quality of Clinical Service

Indiana University Health Physicians Productivity

bull Consistently meeting and exceeding Indiana University Health Physicians wRVU (work relative

value units) clinical goal target since compensation plan initiated in 2014

Indiana University Health Physicians Patient Experience Surveys

bull The National Research Corporation queries patient experience data by assigning a Net Promoter

Score (NPS) to responses Net Promoter Score is a measure of customer loyalty and ability to

grow through referrals A Promoter score is given to all responses with values 9-10 on a 0-10

scale reported as a percentage of total scores

bull My NPS scores for 2020 was 10000 which is above the target in psychiatry of 7994 as well

as above the target of other IU Health Physicians Departments listed below

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OPPE Report - Allied Health Practitioner

bull Survey Results Periodic surveys are conducted to evaluate the practitioners performance based

upon the six ACGME standards of Patient Care Medical Knowledge Interpersonal and

Communication Skills Professionalism Practice Based Learning and Improvement Systems

based practice

bull The results per questions are assigned a point value Outstanding = 5 Acceptable = 4 Needs

Improvement = 3 Unsatisfactory = 0 An average is obtained for each question based upon the

total number of surveys received for the practitioner

bull The vast majority (90+) of the scoring periods as shown below are cumulatively rated as

lsquoOutstandingrsquo by my peers with the remainder ratings falling somewhere between lsquoAcceptablersquo

and lsquoOutstandingrsquo

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10

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Yelena Chernyak PhD Dossier Service Documents

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EVIDENCE OF SCHOLARLY PUBLICATIONS PRESENTATIONS OTHER MEANS OF

DISSEMINATION

Peer Reviewed Service Oriented Manuscripts

bull Publications

o 9 traditional peer reviewed journal articles at rank on topics related to clinical health

psychology

o 3 manuscripts currently under review in Health Care The Journal of Delivery Science and

Innovation and Progress in Transplantation

o 5 first authored publication

o 1 as primary mentor with mentee as first author

o 3 articles with mentees as co-authors

bull Key publications

o Chernyak Y (2019) A Practical Application Primer on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for

Insomnia for Medical Residents MedEdPORTAL 1510862

httpsdoiorg1015766mep_2374-826510862

o Chernyak Y (in press) Improving CPAP Adherence for OSA Improving CPAP

Adherence for OSA A Practical Application Primer on CPAP Desensitization

MedEdPORTAL

These articles highlight my expertise in the clinical application teaching and

dissemination of evidence based practice in the field of behavioral sleep medicine I

authored these articled to contribute to the professional literature the high impact

service I was providing to patients with insomnia and CPAP noncompliance Medical

education is sorely lacking these teaching resources which the MEDEDPortal

publication directly targets

I have 1 published and 1 in press article in MEDEDPortal a unique teaching

publication in the medical field For context summarized from

wwwmededportalorg

bull MedEdPORTAL is a MEDLINE-indexed open-access journal of teaching

and learning resources in the health professions published by the Association

of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) in partnership with the American

Dental Education Association MedEdPORTAL publications are stand-alone

complete teaching or learning modules that have been implemented and

evaluated with medical or dental trainees or practitioners Each submission is

reviewed by editorial staff and external peer reviewers using a standardized

review instrument grounded in the tenets of educational scholarship

bull MedEdPORTAL complies with the International Committee of Medical

Journal Editors (ICMJE) Recommendations for the Conduct Reporting

Editing and Publication of Scholarly Work in Medical Journals

bull Scope MedEdPORTAL invites educators to submit generalizable

educational materials that have been implemented with target learners with

the aim of helping to improve patient care The learners must include training

or practicing physicians or dentists (eg professional school residency

faculty development continuing professional development) and may include

trainees or practitioners across the health professions

bull Vision 1) Serve as the premier clearinghouse of high-quality peer-reviewed

health education tools 2) Promote interprofessional collaboration by

facilitating the open exchange of educational resources across the health

professions and 3) Equip health professionals across the continuum with

effective and efficient educational resources to improve patient care

Yelena Chernyak PhD Dossier Service Documents

12

o daggerChernyak Y Teh LB (2019) Medically-Induced Exacerbation of PTSD

Following Lung Transplantation A Case Series Journal of Clinical Psychology in

Medical Settings httpsdoiorg101007s10880-019-09691-7

bull This case series and practice guide addresses a novel topic of PTSD in lung-

transplant recipients which occurs at double the rate in this population and

poses serious threat to morbidity and mortality in this already high-risk

group Existing psychological evaluation practices are critically inadequate to

capture PTSD as many patients may fail to disclose relevant history Novel

evaluation and treatment methods are discussed and recommended

IMPACT FACTORS OF JOURNALS IN WHICH I PUBLISHED

Journal Name Impact

Factor

Date of

Publication

Number of

Articles Published

International Journal of Eating Disorders 35 2011 1

Journal of Abnormal Psychology 5519 2010 1

Progress in Transplantation 958 2019 2020 2

MEDED Portal 38 acceptance

rate

2019 2020 2

Journal of Clinical Psychology in Medical Settings 1477 2019 2

Supportive care in cancer 2754 2016 1

Cancer medicine 3357 2014 1

After extensive exploration MedEdPORTAL has made the decision not to pursue an impact factor Dissemination is the priority

for MedEdPORTAL publications Our desire is for readers to replicate educational activities described in our publications which

does not necessarily translate to citations in the peer-reviewed literature We also value innovation especially in spaces where

there have traditionally been curricular gaps Strategic efforts to increase the impact factor would hinder our goal of highlighting

unique topics that may not get cited as frequently Additionally we are concerned that a low impact factor would harm the

reputation of the journal by inviting undue comparisons with dissimilar journals In sum we believe that MedEdPORTAL is

distinguished among medical education journals by its uniqueness in disseminating educational resources and an impact factor

would likely underestimate the true impact of MedEdPORTAL

Yelena Chernyak PhD Dossier Service Documents

13

Scopus Accessed 422020

Non-Peer Reviewed Publications

bull 4 invited contributions by professional societies including the Society of Behavioral Sleep

Medicine 3 in rank 2 first authored

bull Contributions to policy statements representing clinical opinions and recommendations by a

professional society is a highly prestigious impactful contribution The purpose is to distill and

highlight critically important scholarship and clinical evidence which may be complex into a

straightforward and applied set of information for the clinician

bull Each of these contributions was made by invitation of an executive committee in each

professional society My invitation was the direct result of prominence and reputation in the

society as one having the skill and knowledge to make this contribution

bull Contributions are archived so as to be disseminated and retrievable even after published

newsletter or recommendation are initially released

o Simon S Chernyak Y (2016) Practice Committee Position Statement Draft on the

ACP Guidelines for the Treatment of Insomnia Society for Behavioral Sleep Medicine

BehavioralSleeporg httpswwwbehavioralsleeporgimagesPositionACP-Position-

Statement-Finalpdf

Co-authored position statement on a seminal treatment recommendation affecting

the field of behavioral sleep medicine

o Chernyak Y Byers H James E Schmittdiel C Thomas SJ Blackburn R amp

Simona SL (2017) What you need to know Implications of the American Academy of

Pediatrics 2016 Safe Sleep Practices on Pediatric Behavioral Sleep Medicine Society of

Behavioral Sleep Medicine httpswwwbehavioralsleeporgimagespdfSBSM-

Summary-of-AAP-2016-Safe-Sleep-Commentarypdf

o Chernyak Y Prepping for the DBSM How SBSM Can Help You The Sleep Talker

Volume 36 April 2020

Peer Review for Professional Journals

bull Peer Review for 7 professional journals in the field lf clinical health psychology

bull Invitation to review from journals increasing in the last 2 years indicating growing scholarly

presence

IMPACT FACTOR OF JOURANLS FOR WHICH I PROVIDE RVIEWS

Journal Name Impact Factor

Physiology and Behavior (2007) 272

Archives of Internal Medicine (2008) discontinued

Translational Behavioral Medicine (2018-) 248

Annals of Behavioral Medicine (2018-) 376

Health Psychology (2019 - ) 408

Heart amp Lung Journal of Acute and Critical Care (2020- ) 169

Yelena Chernyak PhD Dossier Service Documents

14

International Journal of Stress Management (2020 - ) 195

Scopus Accessed March 26 2020

Peer Reviewed Service Oriented Presentations

bull Twelve in-rank peer reviewed presentations at national and international conferences such as the

Society of Behavioral Sleep Medicine Society of Behavioral Medicine American Psychological

Association

bull 3 First Author

bull 5 Mentee First Author

bull 1 Mentee co-author

Media Dissemination of Service

bull Twenty-three total at rank for national outlets including lsquoGQrsquo magazine lsquoBustlersquo magazine and

regional outlets such as WRTB6 News and WTHR-TV

bull My goal in working with the media is to provide mass dissemination of clinical and scientific

information to the general public

bull Routinely called upon as an expert in field if behavioral sleep medicine and clinical health

psychology during duration of volunteering to represent IU to the media

Treatment Manuals

bull 2 treatment manuals 1 copyrighted 1 first authored (See Appendix for Service Publications)

o Otte JL Lalevich S Hollingsworth P Chernyak Y Manchanda S ldquoSleep Great

A Wellness Program to Promote Sleep in the Workplacerdquocopy Program Manual

This manual was copyrighted and rights sold to other large hospital systems

nationally for use in their employee assistance programs

o Chernyak Y Cardiac Patients Linking Mind amp Body (CLIMB) Program Manual used

in the Advanced Heart and Lung Care Program at Indiana University Methodist Hospital

I developed this treatment manual to utilize in clinical care delivery based on an

evidence based psychological wellness model including stress management

mood optimization motivational enhancement and social support

This manual has been adapted to several clinical populations at Indiana

University Health Methodist Hospital including Ventricular Assistant Device

recipients and pre-thoracic transplant patients

Thursday August 19 2021 at 080710 Eastern Daylight Time

Page 1 of 1

Subject RE Using your dossier for an exampleDate Wednesday August 18 2021 at 35540 PM Eastern Daylight TimeFrom Chernyak YelenaTo Applegate RachelADachments image001png image002png

Thank you and Thanks for your request That would be just fine with me YC Yelena Chernyak PhD DBSM HSPPAssociate Professor of Clinical PsychiatryChief Psychologist - Adult OutpaSent Psychiatry IU Health Neurosciences CenterDirector ndash Behavioral Sleep Medicine IU Health Neurosciences CenterDirector ndash Clinical Health Psychology Fellowship Indiana University School of MedicineIU Health PhysiciansGoodman Hall IU Health Neuroscience Center355 W 16th St Suite 2800 Indianapolis IN 46202-7176ychernyaiuedu From Applegate Rachel ltrapplegaiupuiedugt Sent Wednesday August 18 2021 1143 AMTo Applegate Rachel ltrapplegaiupuiedugtSubject Using your dossier for an example CongratulaSons on your 2021 promoSon to clinical associate professorI wonder if you would be willing to have your dossier posted as an example We do this behind CAS so it isonly IU people who can see themWe post everything EXCEPT the appendices and review leeers Please let me know Thanks Rachel ApplegateAssistant Vice Chancellor for Faculty AffairsAssociate Professor Library and Information ScienceOffice of Academic AffairsUniversity Hall (INAD) Suite 5002301 University BoulevardIndianapolis IN 46202 317-278-2395rapplegaiupuieduwwwacademicaffairsiupuiedu

Page 12: Sample Dossier Type of case: Promotion to Clinical

Yelena Chernyak PhD August 17 2020 Page 11 of 25

o TopicSpeaker selection

o Fellow evaluationsatisfaction survey

Mentoring

Faculty Mentoring

1 2014 - 2015 Huaiyu Zhang PhD

Assistant Professor of Clinical Psychology in Clinical Psychiatry

Department of Psychiatry

Indiana University School of Medicine

2 2015 - Courtney Johnson PhD

Assistant Professor of Clinical Psychology in Clinical Psychiatry

Department of Psychiatry

Indiana University School of Medicine

3 2018 - Danielle Henderson PhD

Assistant Professor of Clinical Psychology in Clinical Psychiatry

Department of Psychiatry

Indiana University School of Medicine

Medical Student Mentoring

1 2019 - Caroline Bolarwina MPH

MS4

Research Mentoring on the lsquoBarriers to Optimal Behavioral Sleep

Medicine Referrals in an Academic Medical Centerrsquo Project

Indiana University School of Medicine

Service

University Service

School (Indiana University School of Medicine)

2019 ndash Womenrsquos Advisory Council

Department (Psychiatry Indiana University School of Medicine)

2012 - Member

Internship Selection Committee

Section of Psychology

2015 ndash Member

Executive Committee

Section of Psychology

Yelena Chernyak PhD August 17 2020 Page 12 of 25

2015 ndash Member

Psychology Internship Executive Committee

Section of Psychology

2016 ndash 2017 Co-Director

EMR Transition Committee

Adult Outpatient Psychiatry Clinic

2016 ndash Member

Space Committee

2017 ndash Member

Quality Committee

Professional Service

2015 Member

Fall Conference Planning Committee

Indiana Psychological Association

2015 ndash 2019 Member

Society of Behavioral Sleep Medicine

Practice Committee

2019 2019 National Conference Symposium Review Committee

2019 ndash Present Member

Society of Behavioral Sleep Medicine

Membership Committee

2020 ndash Present Member

Association of Psychologists in Academic Health Centers

Conference Planning Committee

Reviewer for Journals

2007 Physiology and Behavior

2008 Archives of Internal Medicine

2018 - Translational Behavioral Medicine

2018 - Annals of Behavioral Medicine

2019 - Health Psychology

Yelena Chernyak PhD August 17 2020 Page 13 of 25

2020 - Heart amp Lung Journal of Acute and Critical Care

2020 ndash International Journal of Stress Management

Service to Patients (Presentations to the community)

2008 ndash 2009 Campus Outreach Planning Committee

Student Counseling Center

Drexel University

Philadelphia PA

2009 Wellness Workshop ldquoBikini Ready Body Healthrdquo

Student Counseling Center

Drexel University

Philadelphia PA

2011 Health Workshop Series

ldquoManaging Stressrdquo

ldquoDepression and Heart Diseaserdquo

Cardiac Rehabilitation Program

Methodist Hospital

Indiana University Health

Indianapolis IN

2015 ndash ldquoManaging Anxiety and Stressrdquo

Advanced Heart Failure Support Group

Methodist Hospital

Indiana University Health

Indianapolis IN

Service Grants

Completed

IUSCC Internal Grant Otte(PI) 2015-2018

Indiana University Simon Cancer Center $50000

Screening Breast Cancer Survivors for Sleep Disorders Using a Clinical Decision Tool A Pilot

Study

Role Co-Investigator

Funded

PCORI 14719 MuseyKroenke (PI) $3356413

Assessment of Prevention Diagnosis and Treatment Options Addressing Anxiety among Low-

Risk Chest Pain Patients in the Emergency Department Setting

This 3-arm trial will compare outcomes for patients with anxiety and low-risk chest pain

evaluated in the Emergency Department treated with standard care are referral for self-help CBT

sessions and peer support or virtual CBT intervention Patients stakeholders and health system

Yelena Chernyak PhD August 17 2020 Page 14 of 25

leaders have collaborated to maximize feasibility patient values barriers and preferences for

care

Role Co-Investigator 25 effort

Pending

R61R33 HL155794-01 Stewart (PI) $3473431

Strengthening Hearts by Addressing Disrupted Sleep (SHADES) Randomized Controlled Trial

NIHNHLBI

The aims of this phase II randomized controlled trial are (1) to determine if a modernized

collaborative stepped care intervention for insomnia reduces the excess cardiovascular disease

(CVD) risk of primary care patients with insomnia disorder and (2) to identify the mechanisms

by which this improvement may occur

Role Co-Investigator 20 Effort

Submitted But Not Funded Grants

1R15CA208664-01 Otte (PI) 2017-2019 $300000

SleeP SmaRt A Screen and Personalized Referral Algorithm for Breast Cancer Survivors with

Chronic Sleep Problems

Role Investigator

Invited Service Presentations

Local

1 March 2008 ldquoSocial Justice in Health Care The Role of Body Imagerdquo

Drexel University Office of Student Life

Philadelphia PA

2 February 2009 ldquoIdentifying and addressing problematic dieting in university-

based populationsrdquo

Drexel University Student Counseling Center

Philadelphia PA

3 February 2009 ldquoIdentifying and addressing problematic dieting in university-

based populationsrdquo

Drexel University Student Counseling Center

Philadelphia PA

4 March 2009 ldquoCAPS Lecture Tales from my Scalerdquo

Rosemont College Department of Womenrsquos Studies

Bryn Mawr PA

5 November 2010 ldquoThe Third Wave of CBT ACT and Mindfulness Techniquesrdquo

Health Psychology Fellowship Didactics Series

Cleveland Clinic

Cleveland OH

6 February 2011 ldquoPatient-Centered Communication with Oncology Patientsrdquo

Yelena Chernyak PhD August 17 2020 Page 15 of 25

Taussig Cancer Center Masterrsquos Course

Cleveland Clinic

Cleveland OH

7 March 2011 ldquoNighttime Eating Disorders Differential Diagnosis and

Treatmentrdquo

Sleep Disorders Center Grand Rounds

Cleveland Clinic

Cleveland OH

8 April 2011 ldquoDistinguishing Normative Dieting from Disordered Eating

Evaluation and Intervention Guidelinesrdquo

Department of Psychiatry Grand Rounds

Cleveland Clinic

Cleveland OH

9 May 2011 ldquoWhen is Weight-Loss Considered an Eating Disorderrdquo

Department of Pediatrics Grand Rounds

Fairview Hospital

Cleveland Clinic Foundation

Cleveland OH

10 December 2011 ldquoDevelopment amp Utilization of Behavioral Rating

Scales Can psychological assessment predict problems after

bariatric surgery and identify persons at higher riskrdquo

Bariatric and Medical Weight Loss Center

Indiana University Health

Indianapolis IN

11 March 2012 ldquoCognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomniardquo

Sleep Disorders Center

Indiana University Health

Indianapolis IN

12 January 2012 ldquoManaging Difficult Patients Improving Communication

Service Delivery and Treatment Adherencerdquo

Department of Psychiatry Grand Rounds

Indiana University School of Medicine

13 December 2012 ldquoSleep Disorders in Bariatric Populationsrdquo

Psychology Practicum Didactic Training

Bariatric and Medical Weight Loss Center

Indiana University Health

Indianapolis IN

14 September 2013 ldquoDSM-5 Update Eating and Personality Disordersrdquo

Yelena Chernyak PhD August 17 2020 Page 16 of 25

Department of Psychiatry Grand Rounds

Indiana University School of Medicine

Indianapolis IN

15 September 2013 ldquoIntroduction to Cognitive Behavioral Therapyrdquo

Department of Occupational Therapy

Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis

Indianapolis IN

16 February 2014 ldquoCognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomniardquo

Department of Psychiatry Grand Rounds

Indiana University School of Medicine

Indianapolis IN

17 April 2019 ldquoCBT-I amp Traumardquo

Sleep Disorders Center

Indiana University Health

Indianapolis IN

Regional

1 October 2010 ldquoThe Epidemic of Obesity Updates Psychological Sequelae

and Behavioral Interventionrdquo

Continuing Education Course

Ohio Psychological Association

Fall Conference

Columbus OH

2 April 2011 ldquoAdvancing the Understanding of the treatment of Eating

Disorders in Ohiordquo

Continuing Education Course

Ohio Psychological Association Workshop

Lindner Center

Cincinnati OH

Lecture ldquoAwareness of Societal Messages Competing

Influences on Weight and Eatingrdquo

3 July 2012 ldquoEthicsrdquo

Continuing Education Course

Section of Psychology

Department of Psychiatry

Indiana University School of Medicine

Lecture ldquoEthical Issues of Health Psychology in the Medical

Settingrdquo

4 June 2013 ldquoDSM-5rdquo

Continuing Education Course

Yelena Chernyak PhD August 17 2020 Page 17 of 25

Department of Psychiatry

Section of Psychology

Indiana University School of Medicine

Lecture ldquoSleep Eating and Personality Disordersrdquo

5 May 2015 Essentials of Cancer Survivorship A Workshop for

Health Care Professionals

Continuing Education Course

IU Health Cancer Centers The Ohio State University and

University of Cincinnati Cancer Survivorship Consortium

Indianapolis IN

Lecture ldquoCoping with Anxiety and Depression Psychological

Issues During Cancer and Beyondrdquo

6 November 2015 ldquoSleeplessness in America How Inadequate Sleep Related

To Health and Wellbeingrdquo

Continuing Education Course

Indiana Psychological Association

Fall Conference

Indianapolis IN

Lecture ldquoSleeplessness in America How Inadequate Sleep

Related To Health and Wellbeingrdquo

7 April 2016 ldquoBehavioral Sleep Medicine Psychological Treatment for

Insomnia and other Sleep Disordersrdquo

Department of Internal Medicine Grand Rounds

Reid Hospital

Richmond IN

8 June 2016 ldquoHealth Psychology Interventions for Medically and

Psychiatrically Ill Patientsrdquo

Department of Internal Medicine Grand Rounds Reid Hospital

Richmond IN

9 November 2016 ldquoMood Disorders in Women ndash A Lifespan Approachrdquo

Department of Internal Medicine Grand Rounds

Reid Hospital

Richmond IN

10 October 2017 ldquoCBT for Anxiety and Depressionrdquo

Grand Rounds

Decatur County Memorial Hospital

Greensburg IN

11 November 2017 ldquoMindfulness Based Stress Reductionrdquo

Grand Rounds

Yelena Chernyak PhD August 17 2020 Page 18 of 25

Columbus Regional Hospital

Columbus IN

12 April 2019 ldquoSleeplessness in the 21st Century - How

Inadequate Sleep Relates to Health and Wellbeing and the

Everyday Habits that Get in the Wayrdquo

IUSOM Office of Medical Education ndash Wellness Coalition

Streamed Statewide

Indianapolis IN

Scientific Abstracts amp Presentations (in rank daggerstudent trainee author students underlined)

Local

1 Lowe MR Chernyak Y (2006 March) The Role of Dieting in Bulimia Nervosa A

Reformulation Poster Session presented at the 2006 annual Drexel University Research

Day Philadelphia PA

2 Chernyak Y Lowe MR (2007 March) Fear of Fatness of Drive to be Thin Motivations for

Dieting in Normal Weight Women Poster session presented at the 2007 annual Psi Chi Research

day at the University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia PA

3 Chernyak Y Heinberg JL (2011 March ) Impact of preferred weight on weight loss

outcomes in bariatric surgery patients Research oral presentation given at the Cleveland

Clinic Endocrinology and Metabolism Institute Research Day Cleveland OH

4 daggerPatel A Chernyak Y (2020 March) The Need for Psychological Rehabilitation in

Lung Transplant Recipients Indiana University Research day Indianapolis IN

National

1 Lowe MR Ognibine J Kral T Chernyak Y (2006 October) Development and Pilot

Testing of a New Procedure for directly assessing long-term Nutritional Intake at Worksite

Cafeterias Poster session presented at the 2006 annual meeting of the Obesity Society

Boston MA

2 Chernyak Y Lowe MR (2007 May) Fear of Fatness or Drive to be Thin

Motivations for Dieting in Normal Weight Women Poster session presented at the 2007

annual meeting of the International Academy of Eating Disorders Baltimore MD

3 Chernyak Y Lowe MR (2007 October) Differentiating drive for thinness and drive to

be thin Restrained eaters and bulimic individuals have different motives for dieting

Poster session presented at the 2007 annual meeting of the Eating Disorders Research

Society Pittsburg PA

4 Chernyak Y Lowe MR (2007 October) Fear of Fatness or Drive to be Thin

Motivations for Dieting in Normal Weight Women Restrained Eaters and Bulimic Patients

Yelena Chernyak PhD August 17 2020 Page 19 of 25

Poster session presented at the 2007 annual meeting of the Renfrew Center Foundation

Philadelphia PA

5 Chernyak Y Lowe MR (2007 November) Drive for Thinness is Not the Same as

Drive to be Thin On the Motivations for Dieting in Normal Weight Restrained Eaters and

Bulimic Individuals Poster session presented at the 2007 annual meeting of the Association

of Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies Philadelphia PA

6 Thomas JG Markowitz J Tappe K ChernyakY Ochner C Butryn ML Lowe

MR Telephone-Based Weight Loss Maintenance Interventions for Patients Referred from

Primary Care Clinics Poster session presented at the 2008 annual meeting of the Obesity

Society Phoenix AZ

7 Chernyak Y Lowe MR (2008 July) Drive for Thinness is Not the Same as Drive to be

Thin On the Motivations for Dieting in Normal Weight Restrained Eaters and Bulimic

Individuals Poster session presented at the 2008 annual meeting of the Society for the

Study of Ingestive Behavior Paris France

8 Chernyak Y Neeren MA Lowe MR (2008 September) Dietary Rule Breaking and

Loss of Control How Much do they Overlap Presented at the 2008 annual meeting of the

Eating Disorders Research Society Montreal QC Canada

9 Chernyak Y Lowe MR (2008 November) Drive to be Thin and Resistance to

Treatment Goal Weight On the Motivation for Dieting in Anorexic and Bulimic

Individuals Poster session accepted to the 2008 annual meeting of the Association of

Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies Orland Florida

10 Shaw JA OrsquoPlanick A Brooks G E Ice S M Bunnell D W Tahilani K K

Clark V L Lubarsky L D Chernyak Y and Lowe M R (2009 September 25) Level

of Weight Suppression in Anorexia Nervosa Predicts Clinical Deterioration During

Treatment in an Intensive Outpatient Program Paper presented at the annual meeting of

the Eating Disorders Research Society New York

11 Chernyak Y Lowe MR OrsquoPlanick A Ice SM amp Bunnell DW (2009 September)

Development and testing of measures to assess weight-related motivations for dieting in

eating disordered individuals Poster presented at the 2009 annual meeting of the Eating

Disorders Research Society New York NY

12 Clark VL Chernyak Y Neeren AM Lowe MR (2009 October) Dietary rules and

loss of control over eating in a weight gain-prone sample Poster presented at the 2009

annual meeting of The Obesity Society Washingtn DC

13 Chernyak Y Lowe MR (2009 November) Development and testing of measures to

assess weight-related motivations for dieting in eating disordered individuals Poster

session accepted to the 2009 annual meeting of the Renfrew Center Foundation

Philadelphia PA

Yelena Chernyak PhD August 17 2020 Page 20 of 25

14 ChernyakY Heinberg JL (2011 June) Impact of preferred weight on weight loss

outcomes in bariatric surgery patients Selective oral presentation in the Masters Course in

Behavioral Health Session presented at the 2011 annual Association of Metabolic and

Bariatric Surgery Orland FL

15 Heinberg L J Windover A Ashton K Merrell J Chernyak Y (2011 June)

Psychological evaluation ratings and 1 month psychological adjustment Who reports pain

nausea dehydration and regret Selective oral presentation in the Masters Course in

Behavioral Health Session presented at the 2011 annual Association of Metabolic and

Bariatric Surgery Orland FL

16 Otte J L Manchanda S Skaar T Rand K Weaver M Chernyak Y Davis L

Krier C Carpenter J S (2015) Oncology provider knowledge and practice for sleep

problems in cancer patients and survivors American Academy of Sleep Medicine SLEEP

2015 Seattle WA

17 Chernyak Y Avant A (2016 March) Satisfaction with a Multidisciplinary

Psychotherapy and Social Support Program in Patients with Ventricular Assist Devices

Society of Behavioral Medicine Washington DC

18 Chernyak Y (2016 June) Patient Acceptability of Behavioral Sleep Medicine

Referrals In An Academic Medical Center American Academy of Sleep Medicine SLEEP

Denver CO

19 Otte J L Lalevich S Hollingsworth P Chernyak Y Manchanda S (2017 June)

ldquoSleep Greatrdquo A Wellness Program To Promote Sleep In The Workplace American

Academy of Sleep Medicine SLEEP 2017 Boston MA

20 Jackson L Otte J L Chernyak Y Johns S Manchanda S Storniolo AM LK K

Draucker C (April 2018) Facilitators and Barriers of Providing Sleep Specialists

Referrals to Breast Cancer Survivors with Chronic Sleep Problems Midwest Nursing

Research Societyrsquos 32th Annual Research Conference Cleveland OH

21 daggerHenderson DR Chernyak C Gutteridge D Roe DW (August 2018) Unmasking

Severe Anxiety After Lung Transplant NATCO ndash The Organization of Transplant

Professionals Indianapolis IN

22 daggerHenderson DR Chernyak C (August 2018) A Pre-Transplant Psychological

Characterization of Patients with Lung Disease NATCO ndash The Organization of Transplant

Professionals Indianapolis IN

23 daggerHenderson DR Chernyak Y Using A Clinician-rated Measure to Predict Listing for

Lung Transplantation Society of Behavioral Medicine Washington DC 2019

24 daggerTeh LB Henderson DR amp Chernyak Y Post Item-Level Psychometric Validation

Yelena Chernyak PhD August 17 2020 Page 21 of 25

of the Stanford Integrated Psychosocial Assessment for Transplant (SIPAT) for Thoracic

Transplant Candidates Society of Behavioral Medicine Washington DC 2019

25 daggerChernyak Y amp Hsueh L Self-Reported Psychological Distress During Post Lung

Transplant Intensive Outpatient Rehabilitation Accepted presentation at the American

Psychological Association Chicago IL 2019

26 Otte J L Chernyak Y Manchanda S Sleep Disorders in Breast Cancer Survivors

Barriers and Strategies for Identification and Treatment Referral Symposium Society for

Behavioral Sleep Medicine Birmingham AL 2019

Publications (in rank daggerstudent trainee author students underlined)

Service Publications

Refereed

1 Chernyak Y Lowe MR (2010) Motivations for Dieting Drive for Thinness Is

Different From Drive for Objective Thinness Journal of Abnormal Psychology 119(2)276-

281 httpdoi101037a0018398

2 Lowe MR Bunnell DW Neeren AM Chernyak Y Greberman L (2011)

Evaluating the real-world effectiveness of cognitive-behavior therapy efficacy research on

eating disorders A case study from a community-based clinical setting International

Journal of Eating Disorders 44(1) 9-18 httpsdoiorg101002eat20782

3 Otte J L Carpenter J S Manchanda S Rand K L Skaar T C Weaver M

Chernyak Y Zhong X Igega C and Landis C (2014) Systematic review of sleep

disorders in cancer patients Can the prevalence of sleep disorders be ascertained Cancer

Medicine 4(2) 183ndash200 httpsdoi101002cam4356

4 Otte JL Davis L Carpenter JS Krier C Skaar T Rand KL Weaver MT

Landis CA Chernyak Y amp Manchanda S (2016) Sleep Disorders in Breast Cancer

Survivors Supportive Care in Cancer 24(10)4197-205 httpsdoiorg101007s00520-016-

3247-6

5 Chernyak Y (2019) A Practical Application Primer on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

for Insomnia for Medical Residents MedEdPORTAL 1510862

httpsdoiorg1015766mep_2374-826510862

6 daggerChernyak Y Teh LB (2019) Medically-Induced Exacerbation of PTSD Following

Lung Transplantation A Case Series Journal of Clinical Psychology in Medical Settings

27305ndash309 httpsdoiorg101007s10880-019-09691-7

7 daggerChernyak Y Teh LB Henderson DR Patel A (2019) Practice Issues for Evaluation

and Management of the Suicidal Left Ventricular Assist Device Patient Progress in

Yelena Chernyak PhD August 17 2020 Page 22 of 25

Transplantation httpsjournalssagepubcomdoifull1011771526924819893300

8 daggerPatel A Chernyak Y (2020) The Need for Psychological Rehabilitation in Lung Transplant

Recipients Progress in Transplantation httpsdoiorg1011771526924820913510

9 Chernyak Y Chapleau KM Tanious SF Dattilo NC Diaz DR amp Landsberger SA (2020)

Olfactory Reference Syndrome A Case Report and Screening Tool Journal of Clinical Psychology

in Medical Settings httpsdoiorg101007s10880-020-09721-9

10 Chernyak Y (in press) Improving CPAP Adherence for OSA Improving CPAP Adherence for

OSA A Practical Application Primer on CPAP Desensitization MedEdPORTAL

Manuscripts with Revisions Requested

1 daggerPowell AL Teh LB Patel A Chernyak Y Exploring the Developmental Impact of

Cystic Fibrosis on Lung Transplant Candidacy Considerations for Adulthood Journal of

Clinical Psychology in Medical Settings

Manuscripts Under Review

1 Nault-Conors J Monahan P Musey P Chernyak Y Holmes E Conley M Marsh J

Roumpf S Chand P amp Kroenke K It Takes a Village to get the Right Care to the Right

Patient at the Right Time A Case Study on Addressing Chest Pain and Anxiety in the

Emergency Department Setting Health Care The Journal of Delivery Science and

Innovation

2 dagger Teh LB Chernyak Y Henderson DR Hage CA Post Item-Level Psychometric

Validation of the Stanford Integrated Psychosocial Assessment for Transplant (SIPAT) for

Thoracic Transplant Candidates Psychosomatics

3 daggerChernyak Y Teh LB Henderson DR Powell AL amp Hage CA Prediction of Listing

Status in Lung Transplant Candidates Using the Stanford Integrated Psychosocial

Assessment for Transplantation (SIPAT) Progress in Transplantation

Manuscripts in Preparation

1 Otte J Jackson L Monahan P Bo N Johns S Manchanda S Chernyak Y Ludwig K

Dodson J Storniolo AM Draucker C Are Breast Cancer Survivors Willing to Seek

Treatment for Poor Sleep A Feasibility Study of the Acceptability Facilitators and Barriers

of Completing a Referral for Sleep Complaints Behavioral Sleep Medicine

2 Chernyak Y Otte J daggerBolarwina C Ofner S Manchanda S Barriers to Optimal

Behavioral Sleep Medicine Referrals in an Academic Medical Center

Non-refereed Publications

1 Chernyak Y Neeren A Bunnell D Greberman L Lowe MR (2009) Research

Yelena Chernyak PhD August 17 2020 Page 23 of 25

and practice in clinical psychology Different ways of knowing Perspectives A

professional journal of the Renfrew Center Foundation Winter 2009

httpsrenfrewcentercomsitesdefaultfilesPerspectives20Summer202012pdf

2 Simon S Chernyak Y (2016) Practice Committee Position Statement Draft on the

ACP Guidelines for the Treatment of Insomnia Society for Behavioral Sleep Medicine

BehavioralSleeporg httpswwwbehavioralsleeporgimagesPositionACP-Position-

Statement-Finalpdf

3 Chernyak Y Byers H James E Schmittdiel C Thomas SJ Blackburn R amp

Simona SL (2017) What you need to know Implications of the American Academy of

Pediatrics 2016 Safe Sleep Practices on Pediatric Behavioral Sleep Medicine Society of

Behavioral Sleep Medicine httpswwwbehavioralsleeporgimagespdfSBSM-

Summary-of-AAP-2016-Safe-Sleep-Commentarypdf

4 Otte JL Lalevich S Hollingsworth P Chernyak Y Manchanda S ldquoSleep Great

A Wellness Program to Promote Sleep in the Workplacerdquocopy Program Manual

5 Chernyak Y Cardiac Patients Linking Mind amp Body (CLIMB) Program Manual used

in the Advanced Heart and Lung Care Program at Indiana University Methodist Hospital

6 wwwychernyawixsitecomindyhealthpsych

7 Chernyak Y Prepping for the DBSM How SBSM Can Help You The Sleep Talker

Volume 36 Quarter 1 March 2020

Invited Media Features

1 Chernyak Y Windover A Ashton K Merrell J Heinberg L (2011) Relaxation

Techniques for Bariatric Surgery Patients (Audio CD) Bariatric and Metabolic Institute

Cleveland Clinic Foundation

2 Chernyak Y Americans Sleeping Less to Work More Psych Bytes An Educational

Series from the Indiana Psychological Association (3 Feb 2015)

3 Greensburg (IN) Daily News2015 ldquoSeptember 7-13 is National Suicide Prevention

Weekrdquo wwwgreensburgdailynewscomseptember---is-national-suicide-prevention-

weekarticle_ac467f35-72cb-5525-baba-fd563bf28578html

4 Indiana Psychological Association Preventing Suicide Reaching Out and Saving Lives

Indiana psychologists offer tips on suicide prevention Chernyak interviewed for press

release (September 4 2015)

5 Batesville (IN) Herald Tribute ldquoSuicide Statistics Alarmingrdquo September 18 2015

httpwwwbatesvilleheraldtribunecomnewslocal_newssuicide-statistics-

alarmingarticle_05cd8fb2-d7c8-5dbe-8ecd-8b2488ffdafdhtml

Yelena Chernyak PhD August 17 2020 Page 24 of 25

6 WIBC-FM ldquoEffects of Daylight Savings Time on our Healthrdquo March 8 and March 11

2016 Radio

7 WXIN-TV Indianapolis News ldquoStudies Daylight Saving Time May Increase Stroke

Risk Reduce Productivityrdquo March 11 2016 repeat on Indianapolis Weekend News

March 132016 Television

8 WRTV6 ldquoIU Health Clinical Psychologist Discusses Daylight Savings Timerdquo March

14 2016 Television

9 Bustle ldquo11 Reasons Yoursquore Waking up Tired In The Morning amp How You Can Fix It

June 30 2016 wwwbustlecomarticles170127-11-reasons-youre-waking-up-tired-in-

the-morning-how-you-can-fix-it

10 The Indianapolis Recorder July QampA Sleep Itrsquos more important than you realize Ask

the IU Health Expert September 12016

wwwindianapolisrecordercomarticle_bf887475-ae11-51d2-8a03-6eb54a29e126html

11 WRTV6 ldquoIU Health Clinical Psychologist Recommends Free Sleep-Inducing Appsrdquo

August 11 2016 Television

12 WRTV6 News Indianapolis ldquoIU Health Puts sleep myths and rest and gives sleep

advicerdquo 14 March 2016 Television

13 WTHR-TV Indianapolis Sunrise News ldquoTips for Coping with Daylight Saving Timerdquo

12 March 2016 Television

14 IU Health Blog (2016 February 22) ldquoHow Debi Mazar Copes with Insomniardquo

Message posted on httpiuhealthorgblogdetailhow-debi-mazar-copes-with-

insomniaVyFsqnL2bIU

15 GQ Magazine National Publication ldquoHow Bad Is It That I Sleep Only Five Hours a

Nightrdquo Chernyak Interviewed October 27 2016 wwwgqcomstoryhow-bad-is-it-

that-i-sleep-five-hours-a-night

16 The List National Publication What really happens to your body when you donrsquot

sleep November 15 2016 httpswwwthelistcom31083really-happens-body-dont-

sleep

Yelena Chernyak PhD August 17 2020 Page 25 of 25

17 The Kendalville News Sun ldquoTips for a Healthier Heartrdquo February 2 2017 Chernyak

Interviewed httpwwwkpcnewscomfeatureslifekpcnewsarticle_ccb68645-16a2-

58a0-b67e-7d1dc7605673html

18 The American Psychological Association Goshen News ldquoTake Simple Steps Reduce

the risk of heart diseaserdquo Chernyak Interviewed February 8

2017 httpwwwgoshennewscomnewslifestylestake-simple-steps-reduce-the-risk-of-

heart-diseasearticle_9c82afd4-f26a-5555-8d22-0f9d52f0f6a8html

19 WISH-TV8 Indianapolis ldquoIU Health Behavioral Sleep Medicine Specialist Gives Sleep

Tips For Daylight Saving Timerdquo March 9 2017

20 WRTV-TV Indianapolis ldquoIU Health Psychologist Discusses How To Spot The

Warning Signs Of Suiciderdquo June 14 2018 Television

21 WISH-TV8 Indianapolis ldquoIU Health Psychologist Discusses Sleep Habitsrdquo June 19

2018 Television

22 WTHR-TV Indianapolis Sunrise News ldquoIU Health Psychologist Discusses Effects Of

Snooze Buttonrdquo June 29 2018 Television

23 WTHR-TV Indianapolis Sunrise News ldquoIU Health Clinical Psychologist Offers Advice

For Better Sleeprdquo September 17 2018 Television

24 WISH-TV8 Indianapolis News ldquoCan You Catch Up On Sleeprdquo September 18 2018

Television

25 WTIU Public Television ndash Indiana Public Media All Things Considered Program

ldquoDreams and the Pandemicrdquo April 15 2020 Radio

26 WFIU WTIU Indiana Public Media NPR Why Are You Having Dreams About

COVID-19 A Sleep Specialist Explains httpsindianapublicmediaorgnewswhy-are-

you-having-dreams-about-covid-19-a-sleep-specialist-explainsphp April 27 2020 Web

Personal Statement-Yelena Chernyak PhD (Candidate for Promotion to Associate Professor)

Overview

I am applying for promotion to the rank of Associate Professor of Clinical Psychology in Clinical

Psychiatry within the Department of Psychiatry My declared area of excellence is service with a

demonstrated strong performance in the area of teaching I joined the Department of Psychiatry at

Indiana University School of Medicine (IUSOM) in 2011 as an Assistant Professor of Clinical

Psychology in Clinical Psychiatry As a licensed clinical psychologist my expertise is in the area of

Clinical Heath Psychology also known as Medical Psychology or Behavioral Medicine The focus of my

practice is optimizing the biopsychosocial wellbeing of individuals in order to prevent alleviate or cope

with medical illness My career is devoted to providing psychological services to individuals with life

threatening conditions such as metastatic cancer end-stage heart or lung failure and debilitating

insomnia My role on medical teams as a health psychologist has been vital for readying patients for life-

saving procedures such as chemotherapy or thoracic transplantation Often times psychological

evaluation was integral to the decision making for the entire team in making critical medical decisions as

well as mandated by payers Given the complexity and critical nature of my work I cultivated my

specialty through extensive training This has included a 5-year graduate education specializing in health

psychology conducting relevant research completing a prestigious clinical fellowship at the Cleveland

Clinic and obtaining board certification My fellowship at the Cleveland Clinic culminated in my

joining the faculty at Indiana University School of Medicine where I have incorporated evidence-based

world-class care into multiple hospital-based settings

Since joining IUSM in 2011 I have developed clinical and educational service lines in multiple

medical departments My service contributions have taken the form of (1) Developing a Behavioral

Sleep Medicine (BSM) assessment intervention and training clinic at the IU Health Neurosciences

Center (2) Developing the Thoracic Transplant Psychology Program as well as creating and directing its

dedicated post-doctoral fellowship (3) Serving as the primary psychologist and training supervisor for IU

Simon Cancer Centerrsquos Multi-disciplinary Clinic and (4) As Chief Psychologist of Adult Outpatient

Psychiatry overseeing the expansion of psychology services My service contributions have resulted in

scholarship ranging from publications in peer reviewed journal articles to program manuals and media

appearances My clinical health psychology expertise has raised the standard of psychological medical

care at IUSM to be competitive and comparable with top-ranked medical centers nationwide My service

has been indispensable to the creation and organization of multiple landmark programs within the IUSOM

and IU Health systems

Service (Area of Excellence)

Service to Patients

In 2012 I obtained board certification in Behavioral Sleep Medicine (BSM) by the American

Academy of Sleep Medicine one of only 213 providers internationally obtaining this certification More

recently I received a Diplomate in Behavioral Sleep Medicine from the Board of Behavioral Sleep

Medicine in 2020 I am one of only two board-certified BSM providers in the state of Indiana and the

only provider treating adults BSM is a highly specialized growing field that is rooted in evidence-based

medicine and is the standard of care for treating sleep disorders such as insomnia In 2013 I developed

the Behavioral Sleep Medicine Clinic at the IU Health Neurosciences Center at the behest of the

Department of Medicinersquos Sleep Medicine Program Prior to the creation of this service line the

Department of Medicine lacked expertise and resources to behaviorally treat patients with sleep disorders

My service has grown in the past 6 years to treat over 500 patients increasingly annually to a total of 138

new patients in 2019 Referrals have stemmed from a collaboration with the IU Sleep Disorders Center

faculty the Roudebush Veterans Affairs Hospital and national referral sources including the Cleveland

Clinic and Johns Hopkins The clinic was one of the first service lines to pilot telehealth via the IU

Health Virtual Visits platform Referrals have continued to grow each year and capacity is large enough

to create training opportunities for sleep medicine fellows internal medicine and psychiatry residents

medical students psychology interns and practicum trainees which also helps to extend clinical access

for patients Trainees from this program have graduated to go into practice all across the United States

disseminating the gold-standard model for BSM practice nationwide

As the lead psychologist since 2011 for the Advanced Heart and Lung Care Clinic (AHLCC) at

IU Health Methodist Hospital I serve a highly medically compromised and psychiatrically complex

population of patients and their families who undergo advanced therapies including heart and lung

transplant Patients from across the Midwest seek this specialized care particularly for lung

transplantation a complex and risky medical procedure Our program is the only one in the state of

Indiana that performs this service I strategically expanded my working relationship with the AHLCC to

include service to both the cardiac and pulmonary service lines tripled the amount of clinical time

provided to this program and obtained funding for a full time transplant psychology fellowship I

developed the Thoracic Transplant Psychology Program within the AHLCC to include a comprehensive

psychological assessment protocol including a structured clinical interview self-report measures

personality testing and clinical interview Moreover the Thoracic Transplant Psychology Program has

expanded to serve not only outpatients but also inpatients who are waiting for or recovering from heart

and lung transplants or advanced therapies at IU Health Methodist Hospital This group of inpatients

previously lacked any access to psychological assessment or psychotherapy while hospitalized The

psychology service has expanded to conduct over 250 psychological consultations on inpatients in the last

three years with improved patient outcomes and collaborative care I have demonstrated innovations

most notably in the development and implementation of a group psychotherapy program titled CLIMB

(Cardio-thoracic Patients Linking Mind and Body) in 2014 which has since been adopted in the Center

for Life in Thoracic Transplant for all lung transplant recovery patients I have collected and published

data on CLIMB on the national stage at the Society of Behavioral Medicine conference reporting

excellent patient satisfaction and outcomes CLIMB continues expanding in enrollment to over 100

thoracic transplant recipients The CLIMB program is garnering national attention demonstrated by a

recently pushed journal article co-authored and mentored with my post-doctoral fellow Dr Anahli Patel

in Progress in Transplantation detailing how it is a model psychological rehabilitation program which

serves the post-transplant psychosocial needs of organ transplant recipients

Since 2011 I utilized my expertise in health psychology as primary psychologist for the IU

Simon Cancer Center the only state wide academic cancer center and one of fifty-one National Cancer

Institute Designated Comprehensive Cancer Centers My role includes providing assessment and

psychotherapy to patients and families as well as clinical consultation to oncologists nursing and other

team members I collaborate with a multidisciplinary team of psychiatrists social workers chaplains

and nurses to head the biopsychosocial arm of the Complete Life Program I have helped to implement

improved assessment protocols in this clinic including the National Comprehensive Cancer Networkrsquos

Distress Thermometer and helped to design psychoeducational and marketing materials distributed

center-wide about complementary services for cancer patients This program focuses on improving the

psychological emotional social and spiritual well-being of cancer patients As a result of my role I

have been invited to speak at regional symposiums on cancer care including the Survivorship Symposium

hosted jointly by Indiana University Ohio State University and University of Cincinnati Cancer Centers

in 2015

Administrative Service

In 2015 I was named the Chief Psychologist of the Adult Outpatient Psychiatry Clinic in the IU

Health Neurosciences Center Under my leadership the clinical psychology team has grown from two to

six psychology faculty members with further recruitment underway Our clinic specializes in assessment

and treatment of the full range of psychiatric illnesses as well as medical comorbidities As a group the

psychology faculty accept referrals from the entire IU Health system as well as community referrals

statewide Specialties represented in our clinic by psychologists include mood disorders anxiety

disorders trauma and interpersonal violence conversion and somatoform disorders cognitive

rehabilitation biofeedback mindfulness interventions cognitive behavioral therapy and sleep disorders

With over 10000 unique appointments delivered by psychologists in this clinic since 2017 my leadership

represents a robust and growing presence

Because of my expertise I am an appointed member on multiple departmental and school-wide

committees (1) the Section of Psychology Executive Committee (oversees clinical services and faculty

issues for psychologists in the Department of Psychiatry) (2) the Psychology Internship Executive

Committee (oversees the running of the internship program for 6-7 trainees annually) and the (3)

Psychology Internship Admission Committee (reviews and selects interns) (4) Quality Committee (5)

Space Committee and (6) Womenrsquos Advisory Council for IU School of Medicine In the past I have

served as an integral member of several committees including the EMR Transition Committee for the

Adult Outpatient Psychiatry Clinic

Scholarship

I have integrated my clinical expertise into scholarly pursuits in two areas of clinical health

psychologyndash sleep psychology and transplant psychology The overall theme of my research has been the

optimization of psychological services to medically ill patients Since 2011 I have authored 9 peer-

reviewed articles in rank Momentum in my scholarly activity is clearly demonstrated with 6

publications in the past year 4 manuscripts under review and 2 manuscripts in-preparation at present I

am proud to say 7 of these articles were either first-authored or co-authored by my mentees This is in

addition to 11 national conference symposia and poster presentations in rank 5 of which were first-

authored by my psychology fellows I serve as an ad-hoc reviewer for leading journals including Health

Psychology International Journal of Stress Management Annals of Behavioral Medicine and

Translational Behavioral Medicine One of my most recent publications forthcoming in the MEDED

Portal a peer reviewed journal focused on disseminating best practices in education published by the

American Association of Medical Colleges is a comprehensive module on delivering Cognitive

Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia to medical learners The MEDED Portal has another one of my articles

in-press on improving CPAP Adherence for OSA via CPAP Desensitization Therapy Another recent

publication in Progress in Transplantation highlights a critically important topic of increased suicide risk

in heart failure patients with implanted left ventricular assist devices

Since 2013 I have actively collaborated with researchers at the IUPUI School of Nursing to study

the intersection of cancer and sleep disorders This collaboration has produced multiple peer-reviewed

journal articles published in Cancer Medicine and Supportive Cancer Care I served as co-investigator on

a pilot study and subsequent R15 National Institutes of Health grant submission titled SleeP SmaRt

Screening and Personalized Referral Algorithm for Breast Cancer Survivors with Chronic Sleep

Problems As part of this project I contributed to the design of the novel screening tool screened patients

who were determined to be high risk for sleep disorders and provided referrals and treatment to

individuals suffering from psychophysiological insomnia identified by the project Although ultimately

unfunded this project helped lay the groundwork for a manuscript and symposium at the 2019 the Society

of Behavioral Sleep Medicine National Conference on the barriers of providing appropriate sleep

medicine services to breast cancer survivors

My clinical expertise in health psychology and behavioral sleep medicine has led to being a

recognized expert in the field and resulted in invitations to multiple invited lectures and grand rounds

statewide as well as regional media interviews Most recently I was featured on WTHR WRTV and

WIBC as a medical expert on the psychological impact of Daylight Savings Time These regional media

outlets represent the 28th largest market nationally according to the Nielsen ratings In total I have

contributed to 24 different media outlets in my current role Within IUSM I have been invited to conduct

Grand Rounds within the Departments of Psychiatry Internal Medicine Neurology Occupational

Therapy and Office of Medical Education I have also been invited regionally to conduct Grand Rounds

through the Indiana University Visiting Professor Program at three hospital systems across the state

I am a co-investigator on a recently grant-funded 35 million dollar grant from the Patient

Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) For this project I was invited to collaborate with

faculty in the Departments of Emergency Medicine and Biostatistics due to my expertise specifically

treating medical patients with cardiac symptoms and anxiety This project is focused on the treatment of

low-risk cardiac patients with anxiety presenting to emergency rooms My role on this grant submission

involved contribution to the study design treatment methodology and drafting the aims and means

section of the grant I am an integral part of the research team and lead the treatment design recruitment

training and supervision of the clinical intervention arm utilizing telepsychology CBT for anxiety

Moreover this project presents an opportunity to collaborate with experienced and prestigious

researchers such as Kurt Kroenke PhD a nationally renowned researcher who developed two gold

standard anxiety and depression assessments that are utilized internationally

Last year I was invited to collaborate with Jesse Stewart PhD in the IUPUI Department of

Psychology to serve as a Behavioral Sleep Medicine expert on a large NIH randomized controlled trial

titled lsquoStrengthening Hearts by Addressing Disrupted Sleep (SHADES)rsquo to be submitted in 2020 This

important project looks are delivering Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia to patients with

cardiovascular disease (CVD) to determine its impact on CVD risk markers and clinical events

My involvement in scholarship has been increasing at a rapid pace in the last several years ndash a

trajectory that should continue given the 3 manuscripts already under review at peer reviewed journals

and 2 other manuscripts in preparation which I anticipate will be submitted in 2020 The in-preparation

papers stem from a very exciting research program I started in the Advanced Heart and Lung Care clinic

on which data collection has been ongoing since 2014 finally accumulating enough data for publication

This program focuses on using the Stanford Integrated Psychological Assessment for Transplant a

validated clinician rating scale to assist in prediction of transplant outcomes an area where there is a

dearth of research Another manuscript I am completing is based on behavioral sleep medicine referral

patterns in a sample of nearly 500 patients collected since 2015 to understand the low referral completion

rates in an academic medical center in this population The under review submissions are collaborative

projects with mentees namely psychology fellows who I began directing over the last three years Thus

the rate of increasing scholarship follows the momentum of growing robust research and mentorship

programs which have materialized publications recently and should continue henceforth in my career at

IUSOM

Service to the Discipline

My national influence as an expert in behavioral sleep medicine is also growing demonstrated by

my membership on two executive committees for the Society of Behavioral Sleep Medicine (SBSM) ndash a

international multidisciplinary organization and the primary organization representing behavioral sleep

medicine science and practice My term on the Executive Practice Committee was completed this year

where I served to structure policy on clinical practice issues My 4 year term on the Executive

Membership Committee began in 2019 I have contributed to drafting best practice protocols and the

society newsletter both published on the national SBSM website currently In 2019 I chaired a

symposium on insomnia treatment in breast cancer survivors at the SBSM international conference

inviting contributors from other IU departments including Internal Medicine and IUPUI School of

Nursing to an audience consisting of the leaders in the field of BSM

Teaching

Teaching Philosophy

My role as an educator in graduate medical education is based on a collaborative model where I

strive to create an interactive experience with learners focused on applied clinical situations that creates

the opportunity to collaborate on case conceptualization and treatment planning This model is

approachable informal and flexible to meet the needs of varied learners This collaborative approach is

based on the apprenticeship model which involves clinical training of evidence-based interventions in

clinical health psychology through gradual immersion in clinical demands and complexity At first

shadowing my own clinical work helps establish a baseline for good clinical care Trainees gradually

transition to provide services under my supervision Depending on the training level the ultimate goal is

to allow trainees to reach a competency level to perform independent clinical care and ultimately

supervise junior trainees Direct observation of trainee work regular feedback and one-on-one weekly

supervision is standard in my training programs

Clinical TeachingMentoring

I am involved in teaching at a variety of levels First I have spent considerable time providing

supervision and focused training to equip future psychologists to evaluate and treat medically complex

patients with psychological interventions There is a dearth of training opportunities in the state of Indiana

for psychologists who wish to specialize in health psychology Prior to my joining IUSM there was no

academic medical center based health psychology fellowship in the state of Indiana This created

recruitment challenges for health psychology locally and regionally I created and continue to direct the

clinical health psychology fellowship and health psychology track for the psychology internship program

in the Department of Psychiatry at IUSM to address the significant need for clinical health psychology

specialty training in the state of Indiana I have worked with 41 trainees directly including medical

students sleep medicine fellows psychiatry residents psychology interns and psychology practicum

students One of my proudest teaching recognitions came when I was awarded the W George MacAdoo

Teaching Award in 2014 which is the most prestigious teaching award in the Section of Psychology and

is presented to only one faculty member annually based on a vote by the psychology internship class

Due to the overwhelming demand for transplant psychology expertise at IUSM as well as the lack

of qualified providers specializing in transplant psychology nationwide in 2016 I developed the Clinical

Health Psychology Postdoctoral Fellowship program to focus on transplant psychology Funding for this

program totaling $61275annually was obtained from the Academic Health Center As the fellowship

director I have developed the training curriculum and I recruit hire and supervise one fellow annually

This is exactly the type of training experience that early career psychologists are looking for to distinguish

themselves as specialists in the complex healthcare system The demand for this training was

demonstrated by successfully recruiting our first fellow immediately upon receiving funding late in the

recruitment cycle of 2017 and fellowship slots have been successfully filled for the last 3 years

consecutively despite the highly competitive psychology post-doctoral fellowship market The quality of

fellows has been excellent and the IUSM Department of Psychiatry hired my first fellow Dr Danielle

Henderson (2018) as full time faculty My second fellow Dr Lisa The (2019) is now a faculty member

and lead transplant psychologist at the Albert Einstein School of Medicinersquos Montefiore Medical Center

and my current fellow Dr Anahli Patel has accepted a position as a clinical health psychologist at

Pittsburg University School of Medicine

The growth of postdoctoral fellowship training in multiple subspecialty areas of clinical

psychology has expanded tremendously within the Department of Psychiatry However with ever

increasing specialization areas fellows were often conducting their training in disparate locations in the

hospital system with little coordination across fellowship programs in the Department of Psychiatry The

Section of Psychology Executive Committee developed the role of Fellowships Director across all

sponsored post-doctoral programs in its purview and appointed me into this role in 2019 In this role I

immediately developed and implemented a monthly didactic seminar and journal club for fellows created

a shared resources database for fellowship directors to utilize and streamlined advertising policies for

fellowship positions

In 2015 I developed a training program within the Behavioral Sleep Medicine Training Clinic

which offers training to psychology interns psychology graduate students internal medicine and

psychiatry residents and sleep medicine fellows within IUSM and other IU campuses (IUB IUPUI) I

offer 6-12 month rotations for trainees supervising up to 6 psychology learners in direct service delivery

and up to 20 didacticcollaborative learners annually Thus far 10 sleep medicine fellows 8 psychology

interns and 6 psychology graduate students have completed their training in this clinic Not only does this

training program meet the needs of learners across 4 training programs at IUSM but it also allows for

increased access to services and trains future specialists in this underserved field

After serving as the primary supervisor for the Department of Psychiatryrsquos core Adult Outpatient

Psychiatry rotation I developed a specialty rotation in Psychosocial Oncology in 2012 Subsequently I

also developed a specialty rotation in cardio-pulmonarytransplant psychology at the Advanced Heart and

Lung Care Clinic thus expanding opportunities in clinical health psychology specialty training in our

internship program This culminated in my development of the Adult Health Psychology core rotation

which combined multiple subspecialty training opportunities in this area to create a full-time training

program This ultimately evolved into its own Health Psychology Track for our internship program which

I continue to supervise Now only in its 3rd year the track receives over 30 applications annually from

applicants nationally for one spot demonstrating its growing popularity Overall I have trained 12

psychology interns in health psychology some of which have graduated to go on to prestigious

fellowships or faculty positions in institutions such as Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown

University University of Florida School of Medicine and University of Pennsylvania School of

Medicine These specialized training opportunities attract a highly qualified competitive and diverse

group of applicants nationally and internationally to our internship program

A core goal of my involvement in service to learners has been laying the foundation for them to

become academic clinicians involved in scholarly activity Approximately half of my scholarly projects

include mentoring of psychology fellows practicum students and junior faculty As a result each of my

psychology fellows has presented original research at a national conference and been a co-author on at

least one peer-reviewed presentation or publication

Curricular Development

I have extended my role as a clinician educator by developing a very highly rated workshop on

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia and also publishing this resource and learner outcomes in

MEDED Portal Additionally I have developed a workshop on improving continuous positive airway

pressure (CPAP) compliance in obstructive sleep apnea via CPAP desensitization another critically

important skill set in sleep medicine which was well rated by learners and accepted for publication by

MEDED Portal currently The learner feedback from both of these workshops indicated that the

availability of training in these topic areas was critical to learnersrsquo in their respective areas of medicine

given the under-recognition and dearth of training in behavioral sleep medicine in traditional curriculums

My teaching skills in combination with recognized expertise have also resulted in teaching requests

beyond the Department of Psychiatry For example both the Sleep Medicine Fellowship and Internal

Medicine Residency Programs at IUSOM have requested their students to rotate through my Behavioral

Sleep Medicine Clinic as part of their standard training regimen

Didactic Teaching

Over the last 8 years at IUSM I have served as the co-preceptor to the Introduction to Clinical

Medicine yearlong course (ICM1-01) from 2011-2012 as a preceptor to IUSOM intersession in 2013

monthly lecturer for the psychiatry clerkship from 2012-2014 interim course director for the Cognitive

Behavioral Therapy course for PGY-III Psychiatry residents from 2011-2014 and as course director for

both the Diversity (2012-2016) and Ethics (2016- ) courses in the psychology internship program

Additionally I conducted another 12 unique didactic series for trainees across all levels of IUSM

reaching 150 learners As an experienced and skilled lecturer I thoroughly enjoy didactic teaching

alongside clinical teaching I routinely conduct in my clinical work

LearnerPeer Evaluation Outcomes

Formal peer-review of my teaching through the IUSOM Office of Faculty Affairs Professional

Affairs and Diversity has documented that I am an effective and engaged clinical educator highlighting a

lsquowell designed learning sessionrsquo with overall excellent remarks Traineersquos formal evaluation of my

clinical teaching have been positive demonstrated by my behavioral sleep medicine rotation obtaining

ratings of 475-5 out of 5 for all 4 consecutive years across all domains Sample comments have included

ldquoExcellent training experience Clear learning goals and expert supervisionhellipI really appreciated her

mentorshiprdquo and ldquoDr Chernyak provides immediate and relevant feedbackhellipShe is also very thorough

and methodical in her teaching which makes it easy to grasp the various content areasrdquo

Future Directions

My vision of health psychology at IUSOM motivates me to further grow and innovate the

thriving clinical and teaching programs I have built I plan to continue expansion of services offered

through the Transplant Psychology Program pursuing status as a nationally recognized model for quality

clinical service and interdisciplinary training I plan to improve education in Behavioral Sleep Medicine

in the state of Indiana by training the next generation of clinicians at IUSOM in this highly specialized

area and serving to provide the required professional consultation for licensed clinicians to qualify for

board certification in behavioral sleep medicine thereby expanding the critically undersized workforce in

this area Over the next several years in my role as Chief Psychologist of the Adult Outpatient Clinic I

would like to expand the services provided by clinical health psychologists by recruiting additional

professionals and helping them establish additional specialized programs in this field thereby

contributing to the larger reputation of IUSOM as a leader in behavioral medicine

Summary

Since joining the faculty of the Department of Psychiatry at Indiana University School of

Medicine in 2011 I have established a strong reputation regionally as an expert in the field of clinical

health psychology My clinical service over the past eight years has not only benefited over one-thousand

individuals and their families but also contributed to enhancing IUSMrsquos reputation for providing expert

specialty care in clinical health psychology My commitment to excellence has also extended to

disseminating clinical expertise and evidence-based practices to institutions and colleagues regionally and

nationally Moreover the work that I have done to develop training programs extends my professional

influence both geographically and into the future as my trainees translate this training into careers of their

own The impact of my scholarship is clearly demonstrated with a growing momentum in peer reviewed

journal publications and grantsmanship Combined this work demonstrates a regional and growing

national reputation of excellence in clinical health psychology and an indispensable role to the missions

of IUSM

Yelena Chernyak PhD Dossier Teaching Documents

1

TEACHING

1 TEACHING LOAD AND GOALShelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip2

2 PEER REVIEW OF TEACHING (AGGREGATED)helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip3

3 STUDENT EVALUATION OF TEACHING (AGGREGATE)helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip4

4 DISSEMINATED SCHOLARSHIP ON TEACHING AND LEARNINGhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip7

5 IMPACT OF INSTRUCTION ON STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMEShelliphelliphelliphelliphellip9

6 UNDERGRADUATE ANDOR GRADUATE RESEARCH MENTORING AND

OUTCOMEShelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip10

7 COURSE CURRICULAR AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENThelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip12

8 TEACHING RECOGNITION - GRANTS AWARDS HONORS FELLOWSHIPShellip13

TEACHING APPENDIX (for reference not included in document)

1 APPENDIX STUDENT EVALUATION OF TEACHING

2 APPENDIX PEER EVALUATIONS

Yelena Chernyak PhD Dossier Teaching Documents

2

TEACHING LOAD AND GOALS

Clinical TeachingSupervision

bull In a typical year I provide clinical supervision throughout the year for 3-5 doctoral psychology interns 1-2

doctoral psychology graduate students and 1-2 child psychiatry fellows

bull In addition to being present for clinical care supervision involves weekly individual supervision meetings

(30 min-1 hourweek per student) and a minimum of 30 min-1hour week of additional supervision that

may be in group format

bull In a typical week I provide 4-5 hours of individual supervision and 8-10 hours total of supervision

bull In a typical week I am supervising the care of learners for 20-40 hoursweek

bull My clinical teaching transcends 3 unique clinical settings ndash the Behavioral Sleep Medicine Clinic at the IU

Health Neurosciences Center the Multidisciplinary Clinic at the IU Simon Cancer Center and the

Advanced Heart and Lung Care Clinic at IU Methodist Hospital

Didactic Teaching

bull In a typical year I provide 5-10 lectures to doctoral psychology interns psychiatry residents medical

students and sleep medicine fellows

Teaching Goals

bull Continue to expand Clinical Health Psychology rotations to more interns

bull Continue to recruit for postdoctoral psychology fellow and maintain the fellowship funding

Yelena Chernyak PhD Dossier Teaching Documents

3

PEER REVIEW OF TEACHING (Refer to Appendix)

bull Formal evaluation of teaching in small group session with psychology and internal medicine residents

completed on 91719 by Scott Renshaw MD Full letter is in the Appendix and includes an assessment of

strengths and areas for development

bull Strengths

o ldquoDr Chernyak was attentive and responsive to student cues during the sessionrdquo

o ldquoShows enthusiasm for topic and learners through body language and voicerdquo

o ldquoLearners appeared to be engaged with the teacher and the topic throughout the hourrdquo

o ldquoDr Chernyak made clear the learning objectives during their time together and reinforced these

at the close of the sessionrdquo

bull Areas for Development

o ldquoConsider learning strategies to take advantage of the small group settingrdquo

o ldquoAsk learners about their background and experiencesrdquo

Yelena Chernyak PhD Dossier Teaching Documents

4

STUDENT EVALUATION OF TEACHING

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia - Medical Resident and Fellow Workshop

bull Average rating (N=32) = 425 (5 corresponding to a lsquoStrongly Agreersquo rating of a positive

attribute of the workshop)

bull Representative free-text comments from didactic trainees

o ldquoGreat cases that were realistic and kept presentation interactiverdquo

o ldquoInteresting topic very relevant and doctors are underprepared to deal with issuerdquo

o ldquoRelevant to my practice will improve patient carerdquo

CPAP Desensitization Workshop

bull Average Rating (N=25) = 4645 (5 corresponding to a lsquoStrongly Agreersquo rating of a positive

attribute of the workshop)

bull Representative free-text comments from didactic trainees

o ldquoEasy to Understand Straightforwardrdquo

Psychology Internship Clinical Teaching

bull Health Psychology Core amp Electives Rotation Evaluation 2016-2019

o (N=5) 475 Using rating scale of 5 (outstanding) to 1 (unsatisfactory)

o Sample items

ldquoThe rotation made a valueable contribution to my learningrdquo 55 (Strongly

Agree) endorsed by 100

I would recommend this rotation to future interns 55 (Strongly Agree) endorsed

by 100

o Selected comments

ldquoOverall I thought this rotation provided interns with a good sense of working

with an oncologyhealth psychology patient population including understanding

themesconcerns that many oncology patients experience The rotation also

challenged interns to utilize evidenced- based treatments (CBTACT) in flexible

ways to aid patients to cope with medical conditions and identified psychosocial

stressorsrdquo

ldquoI feel Dr Chernyaks style of supervision was appropriate I really liked

that she was in the room for all of the intake evaluations She was always availabl

e and willing to touch base about the patient answer

any questions I mightve had and provide guidance but she also gave me space t

o develop my own style and share my way of

conceptualizing the patient I could tell she really trusted me with patients and th

at means a lot I knew that any constructive feedback

she gave me was given as a way for me to improve not tear me downrdquo

bull Health Psychology Core amp Electives Supervisor Evaluation 2016-2020

o (N=6) 485 Using rating scale of 5 (outstanding) to 1 (unsatisfactory)

o Sample comments

ldquoIts been a pleasure training with Dr Chernyak She structures the rotation really

well and provides great feedback She does a

wonderful job stepping in and modeling when appropriate but also giving you ind

ependencerdquo

Yelena Chernyak PhD Dossier Teaching Documents

5

ldquoDr Chernyak provides immediate and relevant feedback which has been very

helpful She is also very thorough and methodical in her teaching which makes it

easy to grasp the various content areas I really appreciate her spending time to

provide live supervision and time after each patient to address my questionsrdquo

ldquoDr Chernyak definitely knows her stuff and it was great watching her with pati

ents I learned a lot about how to be more confident in

sessions and to not be nervous to ask the difficult questions

ldquoDr Chernyak was an excellent resourcerdquo

bull Behavioral Sleep Medicine Specialty Rotation

o Practicum (2015-2018)3614 (N=2) Using scale of 4 (best) to 1 (worst)

o Internship (2015-2019) 475 (N=2 Using rating scale of 5 (outstanding) to 1

(unsatisfactory)

Sample comments

bull ldquoThis rotation does an excellent job of helping interns become skilled in

CBT-I I felt very valuedrdquo

bull ldquoDr Chernyak did a really nice job of making several opportunities

available (OPT clinic work collaborating with a sleep fellow and

touring the sleep medicine facilities)rdquo

bull ldquoThis rotation was excellent and I would highly recommend it to future

internsrdquo

Psychology Internship Didactic Teaching

Ethics (2016-2017)

bull (N=12) 4745 Using rating scale of 5 (outstanding) to 1 (unsatisfactory)

bull Sample items

o Would you recommend this seminar - 92 Yes

o Sample comments

ldquoI really enjoyed the discussions The time goes by so quicklyrdquo

ldquoEthics is a hard topic but I really liked the CE handout Dr Chernyak broughtrdquo

Diversity (2014-2017)

bull (N=44) 4645 Using rating scale of 5 (outstanding) to 1 (unsatisfactory)

bull Sample items

o Would you recommend this seamanrsquos - 100 Yes

bull Sample items

o ldquoDr Chernyak wascollaborative discussion based and at the right level for our

previous trainingrdquo

o ldquoIn comparison to many boring ethics courses Dr Chernyak was able to initiate

conversation about complex ethical issuesrdquo

Mindfulness Interventions 2014-2016

bull (N=12) 4725 Using rating scale of 5 (outstanding) to 1 (unsatisfactory)

bull Sample items

o Would you recommend this seminar - 100 Yes

bull Sample comments

o ldquoDr Chernyaks enthusiasm is contagiousrdquo

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Pre-surgical Transplant (2016)

bull (N=6) 4735 Using rating scale of 5 (outstanding) to 1 (unsatisfactory)

bull Sample item

Would you recommend this seminar - 100 Yes

Psychology Adult Health Psych Interventions (2016)

bull ( N=6) 4875 Using rating scale of 5 (outstanding) to 1 (unsatisfactory)

Evidence Supported Treatments for Weight Management (2012)

bull (N=3) 4845 Using rating scale of 5 (outstanding) to 1 (unsatisfactory)

Medical Education ndash Evidence Based Medicine Didactics (2014-2015)

bull (N=22) 4115 Using rating scale of 5 (outstanding) to 1 (unsatisfactory)

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DISSEMINATED SCHOLARSHIP ON TEACHING AND LEARNING

(See Appendix for Service Publications for full text articles)

I have 1 published and 1 in press article in MEDEDPortal a unique teaching publication in the

medical field These articles are scholarly works that summarize the knowledge teaching

methods and results of disseminating clinical skills to trainees Each article straddles the

categories of teaching and service scholarship however they are categorized as service

publications due to the direct impact clinical teaching and dissemination has on service delivery

in the field of behavioral sleep medicine They are listed below for cross reference

1 Chernyak Y (2019) A Practical Application Primer on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for

Insomnia for Medical Residents MedEdPORTAL 1510862 httpsdoiorg1015766mep_2374-

826510862

Abstract

Introduction Cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia (CBT-I) is a well-established

nonpharmacological intervention that is the gold standard treatment for insomnia CBT-I has been utilized

and empirically validated in many modalities including group treatment telemedicine and primary care

Despite the wealth of evidence on its effectiveness many medical providers including those in primary

care where most insomnia complaints are raised have limited exposure knowledge and resources to

direct or implement this intervention Methods Medical educators from an academic medical center

developed a module focused on teaching medical residents the techniques of CBT-I The educational

activity was an interactive 90-minute seminar that included a lecture followed by a case presentation

illustrating the application of medical knowledge A post-seminar survey was used to evaluate the topic

and content of the seminar Results In a survey of 32 primary care and psychiatry residents and sleep

medicine fellows 97 of respondents indicated that the topic of CBT-I should be included in the seminar

series and 84 indicated that the topic was of interest to them Qualitative feedback underscored the

relevance of this topic to traineesrsquo clinical practice as well as its underratedness Discussion The

seminar on CBT-I was well received and viewed as a valuable tool in practicing medicine The slides and

vignettes provided enable replication of this workshop in other settings with medical learners who have a

cursory knowledge of sleep medicine The workshop is applicable to other health professionals including

medical students nurses social workers and psychology trainees

Educational Objectives

By the end of this activity learners will be able to

1 Report increased awareness and knowledge of psychophysiological insomnia as a prevalent and

treatable condition

2 List the components of cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia including sleep hygiene

stimulus control and sleep restriction

3 Discuss clinical considerations of typical insomnia patients presenting to family medicine or

psychiatry practice

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Appendices

bull CBT-I Presentationppt

bull CBT-I Case Exampleppt

bull CBT-I Reading Listdoc

bull Seminar Evaluation Formdocx

1 Chernyak Y (in press) Improving CPAP Adherence for OSA Improving CPAP Adherence for

OSA A Practical Application Primer on CPAP Desensitization MedEdPORTAL

Abstract

Introduction Obstructive sleep apnea is a common medical condition with well-established morbidity

and mortality Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP) is a highly effective treatment prescribed to

the majority of individuals with OSA that has documented poor adherence rate for a variety of reasons

including claustrophobia and discomfort CPAP desensitization is an effective simple and brief

treatment shown to be very effective at improving adherence rates to CPAP Methods A psychologist

specializing in behavioral sleep medicine developed a module focused on teaching medical residents the

techniques of CPAP Desensitization The educational activity was an interactive 45-minute seminar

which included a didactic component followed by a case presentation and interactive role-play A post-

seminar survey was used to evaluate the content of the workshop as well growth in awareness and

perception of knowledge and skills with a pre-to-post workshop evaluation Results In a survey of 25

primary care and psychiatry residents and sleep medicine fellows 92 of respondents indicated that the

topic of CPAP barriers and CPAP Desensitization was lsquoimportantrsquo Ratings of self-reported knowledge

and skills improved nearly one-third following the workshop Qualitative feedback indicated the utility

and enthusiasm learners had for this topic Discussion The workshop on CPAP Desensitization is a

valuable tool that should be disseminated more widely to improve treatment adherence in the significant

portion of the population that suffers from OSA which does not use adherence to PAP therapy The

workshop is applicable to other health professionals including medical students nursing social work or

psychology trainees

Keywords Sleep apnea obstructive sleep apnea CPAP PAP Therapy Sleep Desensitization

Educational Objectives

1 By the end of this seminar medical learners will be able to identify 3+ common barriers to

compliance with CPAP therapy for sleep apnea

2 By the end of this seminar medical learners will be able to list 3+ components of CPAP

desensitization intervention

3 By the end of this seminar medical learners will be able to identify 3+ clinical characteristics of

an appropriate candidate for CPAP desensitization referral andor intervention

4 Appendices

5 A CPAP Desensitizationpptx

6 B CPAP Interactive Exercise

7 C CPAP Desensitization Summary Handout

8 D Workshop PrePost-Test amp Evaluation Formdocx

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9

IMPACT OF INSTRUCTION ON STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES

Clinical Supervisee Licensure and Placement Data

bull Doctoral Psychology Interns

o 21 Interns Supervised (18 graduates ndash 3 still enrolled in program) - 100 successfully completed

the Doctoral Internship in Clinical Psychology

o 100 who pursued licensure successfully obtained licensure in health service psychology -

Institutions represented include IUSM IU Bloomington Northwestern University Feinberg

School of Medicine University of North Carolina School of Medicine University of Pennsylvania

Perelman School of Medicine UCLA Warren Albert Medical School of Brown University

bull Postdoctoral Psychology Fellows

o 3 fellows supervised

100 obtained professional licensure in Indiana with Health Service Provider in

Psychology endorsement

Career placements

bull All hold faculty appointments at Indiana University School of Medicine Albert

Einstein School of Medicine and University of Pittsburg School of Medicine

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UNDERGRADUATE ANDOR GRADUATE RESEARCH MENTORING AND

CLINICALPROFESSIONAL MENTORING OUTCOMES

Formal research mentorship

bull Caroline Bolarwina IUSOM (Medical Student)

bull Mentored on research project including data compilation data analysis and literature review Co-

author on manuscript in preparation

bull Chernyak Y Otte J daggerBolarwina C Ofner S Manchanda S Barriers to Optimal

Behavioral Sleep Medicine Referrals in an Academic Medical Center

bull Danielle Henderson PhD IUSOM ndash Trained during pre-doctoral psychology internship hired for fellowship

and recruitedmentored as new faculty mentor Co-authored 2 publications and 3 national presentations

bull daggerChernyak Y Teh LB Henderson DR Patel A (2019) Practice Issues for Evaluation and

Management of the Suicidal Left Ventricular Assist Device Patient Progress in Transplantation

httpsjournalssagepubcomdoifull1011771526924819893300

bull daggerChernyak Y Teh LB Henderson DR Powell AL amp Hage CA Prediction of Listing Status in

Lung Transplant Candidates Using the Stanford Integrated Psychosocial Assessment for

Transplantation (SIPAT) Progress in Transplantation

bull daggerHenderson DR Chernyak C Gutteridge D Roe DW (August 2018) Unmasking Severe

Anxiety After Lung Transplant NATCO ndash The Organization of Transplant Professionals Indianapolis

IN

bull daggerHenderson DR Chernyak C (August 2018) A Pre-Transplant Psychological Characterization of

Patients with Lung Disease NATCO ndash The Organization of Transplant Professionals Indianapolis IN

bull daggerHenderson DR Chernyak Y Using A Clinician-rated Measure to Predict Listing for Lung

Transplantation Society of Behavioral Medicine Washington DC 2019

bull Lisa Teh PhD IUSOM Postdoctoral fellow ndash Trained during fellowship now faculty at Albert Einstein Medical

School Montefiore Medical Center in New York NY Assisted with data collection data analysis and manuscript

preparation Mentored independent line of inquiry to conduct analysis using Item Reponses Theory (IRT) on a

measure of transplant readiness- the Stanford Integrated Psychological Assessment of Transplant (SIPAT) currently

under review at Psychosomatics Published 3 papers together (including those co-authored above) and 1 national

presentation

bull daggerChernyak Y Teh LB (2019) Medically-Induced Exacerbation of PTSD Following Lung

Transplantation A Case Series Journal of Clinical Psychology in Medical Settings

httpsdoiorg101007s10880-019-09691-7

bull dagger Teh LB Chernyak Y Henderson DR Hage CA Post Item-Level Psychometric Validation of the

Stanford Integrated Psychosocial Assessment for Transplant (SIPAT) for Thoracic Transplant

Candidates Psychosomatics

bull daggerTeh LB Henderson DR amp Chernyak Y Post Item-Level Psychometric Validation of the

Stanford Integrated Psychosocial Assessment for Transplant (SIPAT) for Thoracic Transplant

Candidates Society of Behavioral Medicine Washington DC 2019

bull Anahli Patel PhD IUSOM Post-doctoral fellow Trained during fellowship has accepted faculty position at

University of Pittsburg Medical Center Pittsburg PA

bull Mentored journal article co-review for Health Psychology

bull daggerPatel A Chernyak Y (2020) The Need for Psychological Rehabilitation in Lung Transplant

Recipients Progress in Transplantation

httpsjournalssagepubcomdoi1011771526924820913510

bull Anna-Leigh Powell MS IUSOM (trained as pre-doctoral psychology intern) ndash Accepted a post-doctoral

fellowship position at Virginia Commonwealth University

bull Mentored journal article co-review for the International Journal of Stress Management

bull Assisted with data anlaysis on under review manuscript

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bull daggerChernyak Y Teh LB Henderson DR Powell AL amp Hage CA Prediction of Listing

Status in Lung Transplant Candidates Using the Stanford Integrated Psychosocial Assessment

for Transplantation (SIPAT) Progress in Transplantation

bull Loretta Hsueh PhD IUPUI (trained as psychology graduate student) ndash Currently completing pre-doctoral

fellowship at University of San Diego Medical Center Mentored student on data analysis and presentation

for national conference

bull daggerChernyak Y amp Hsueh L Self-Reported Psychological Distress During Post Lung Transplant

Intensive Outpatient Rehabilitation Accepted presentation at the American Psychological Association

Chicago IL 2019

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12

EVIENCE OF COURSE CURRICIULAR AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Educational Grants

- Obtained funding for a Clinical Health Psychology Fellowship from the Academic Health Center housed at

Indiana University Health Methodist Hospital focused on cardio-pulmonary behavioral medicine and thoracic

transplant in 2016

- Budget $65000+ renewed annually to fund one clinical health psychology post-doctoral fellow

- Conducted all marketing recruiting hiring and retention efforts for 4 consecutive years

- Provide 5 hours of direct supervision weekly including direct supervision and training co-therapy observation

shadowing and tiered supervision of other trainees by the fellow

- Lectures and seminars for the fellowship developed over the last 4 years and updated annually

- Provide 1-5 hours of administrative roles weekly

Section of Psychology Fellowships Director ndash 2019 ndash Present

- Appointed as the Director overseeing 5 fellowship programs in the Section of Psychology in the Department of

Psychiatry IUSOM

- As part of this effort streamlined marketing recruitment efforts

- Provided guidelines on recruitment

- Initiated a Fellowship Journal ClubDidactics course which meets monthly and includes faculty lecturers to

increase section investment and visibility to fellows deployed widely across the medical center

Didactic Teaching Programs Developed

- Diversity Internship Program Course (2012-2016) amp Ethics Internship Program Course (2016-Present)

o Developed and implemented original curriculum

o Each course included bimonthly seminars

o Course syllabus and curriculum developed and updated annually

o Courses are unique to the internship program highly practical aiding trainees to effectively

incorporate scientific evidence into clinical practice

o Courses adapted over time based on intern feedback collected annually

o See appendix of specific intern feedback and evaluation of the courses

- Miscellaneous Lectures

o Lectures developed over the course of 8 years at rank I have developed over 18 lectures for medical

students doctoral psychology interns psychiatry residents

Clinical Rotations and Programs Developed

- Behavioral Sleep Medicine Clinical Teaching Rotation

o Developed in 2013 ndash Present

o Training clinic for pre-doctoral psychology interns psychology practicum students sleep medicine

fellows internal medicinepsychiatry residents

o 3-12 month clinical rotation focused on assessment and intervention of behavioral sleep medicine

disorders integrated with psychology triage and assessment

o Weekly individual andor group supervision provided to all trainees

o Innovative use of observation room 2-way mirror to expand number of learnersobservers

- Clinical Health Psychology Rotations

o Cardiopulmonary Behavioral MedicineThoracic Transplant amp Psychosocial Oncology

o I developed and administered 2 new formal clinical rotations for Doctoral Psychology Graduate

Students and Pre-Doctoral Psychology Interns

o Rotations were 3-6 months in duration 1 full dayweek

o Included individual supervision didactic training clinical observation co-therapy feedback and

scholarshipresearch opportunities

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13

TEACHING RECOGNITION ndash GRANTS AWARDS AND FELLOWSHIPS

- 2017 WM George McAdoo Award

Excellence in Teaching by the Psychology Internship Program

Department of Psychiatry

Indiana University School of Medicine

One recipient selected annually from all internship instructors (n = 20-25) by psychology interns

in recognition of ldquoexcellence and devotion to the didactic curriculum of the Indiana University

School of Medicine Clinical Psychology Internship Programrdquo

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1

SERVICE DOCUMENTS

1 EVIDENCE OF SERVICE TO THE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL AND DEPARTMENT2

2 EVIDENCE OF SERVICE TO THE PROFESSIONDISCIPLINEhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip5

3 SIGNIFICANCE IMPACT QUALITY OF PROFESSIONAL SERVICEhelliphelliphelliphelliphellip6

4 EVIDENCE OF SCHOLARLY PUBLICATIONS PRESENTATIONS OR OTHER

MEANS OF DISSEMINATIONhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip11

SERVICE APPENDIX (for reference not included in document)

1 SERVICE PUBLICATIONS ndash CLIMB

2 SERVICE PUBLICATIONS ndash SLEEP GREAT

3 SERVICE PUBLICATIONS ndash MEDED CHERNYAK 2019

4 SERVICE PUBLICATIONS ndash MEDED CHERNYAK IN PRESS

5 CONTINUING EDUCATION PRESENTATION EVALUATIONS

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2

EVIDENCE OF SERVICE TO THE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL AND DEPARTMENT

Clinical Service - I have provided extensive Service in 4 distinct clinical programs at rank which have

dramatically expanded access to evidence-based psychological care for vulnerable and underserved

medical populations

Current Clinical Service Activities and Plans for Growth ndash

bull Chief Psychologist of Adult Outpatient Psychiatry Clinic (2011 ndash Present)

o IU Health Neurosciences Center Adult Outpatient Psychiatry Clinic

o 2011-2016 General psychology clinic 3 daysweek active caseload of 100 patients

o Named Chief Psychologist in 2015

o Provided care to patients age 18+ with a wide range of diagnoses needing high-quality evidence-

based treatment

o Oversaw increase of staff psychologists from 1 ndash 6 full time positions

o Oversaw transition to Indiana University Practice Associations to IU Indiana University Health

Physicians productivity tracing using Relative Value Units implementation of electronic medical

records telehealth

o Plans for Growth including continued recruitment of staff psychologist and mid-level

psychotherapy providers to meet high demand in system and community

bull Founder amp Director of Adult Behavioral Sleep Medicine Program (2014 ndash Present)

o Founding and service delivery in the only multi-disciplinary behavioral sleep medicine clinic in

the IU system as one only 2 board certified behavioral sleep medicine provider in the state of

Indiana

o Practicing evidence based care including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia for patients

age 18+ with insomnia circadian rhythm disorders hypersomnia narcolepsy sleep apnea

nightmare disorder parasomnias and benzodiazepine dependence

o Referrals include internal VA community and national

o 1-2 clinic days 20-25 patientsweek 2-5 learners

o Tracking referral patterns and outcomes

o Plans for future growth including expansion into telehealth service delivery and development of a

weekly Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia program

bull Founder amp Supervising Psychologist ndash Thoracic Transplant Psychology Program amp Advanced Heart and

Lung Care Clinic (2011 ndash Present)

o Lead team of 1 full time psychology fellow 1-3 psychology residents 1 psychology practicum

student 3 social workers in a multidisciplinary environment including dieticians and

innumerable cardiologist pulmonologists surgeons pharmacists nurse coordinators

o Patients served range in age from 18+ and present with a complex psychiatric and medical

comorbidities including end stage heart and lung disease in outpatient inpatient individual and

group modalities

o Developed and implemented innovative training clinic that demonstrates real-world application of

evidence-based assessment and treatments for transplant readiness including standardized clinical

rating scales such as the Stanford Integrated Psychological Assessment for Transplant and

interventions such as Motivational Interviewing and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

o Plans for future growth are to systematically gather and analyze data regarding treatment and

transplant outcomes to aid in quality improvement efforts and to further increase access to care

Expansion of group wellness program for post-transplant recovery

bull Primary Psychologist - Simon Cancer Center Multidisciplinary Clinic (2011-Present)

o Serve on multi-disciplinary team consisting of psychiatry 3 social workers nursing palliative

care chaplaincy dietician and oncologists to serve all patients age 18+ at the only academic

cancer treatment center in the state of Indiana

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3

o Deliver evidence based interventions to patients coping with cancer diagnosis treatment and

recovery while training psychology residents in this specialty area

Service to the Department

bull Indiana University School of Medicine Doctoral Internship in Clinical Psychology - I have provided 8

years of strong leadership to this program which is one of the oldest Psychology Internship programs in the

United States serving as a supervisor for the General Adult Health Psych Track and Specialties in

Behavioral Sleep Medicine Psychosocial Oncology and Cardio-Pulmonary Behavioral Medicine

bull Indiana University School of Medicine Clinical Health Psychology Post-doctoral Fellowship ndash Co-founded

the fellowship program in 2016 to train psychologists in clinical health psychology specialties as well as

simultaneously meet the high clinical demand of the Cardio-Thoracic Transplant program by bringing on a

full time fellow

Department of Psychiatry Committees

I have provided extensive service to 7 Committees within the Department of Psychiatry

1) Member Internship Selection Committee Section of Psychology (2012-Present)

o Review of all application materials from 100+ annually standardized rating written and verbal

feedback consultation with colleagues and several rank-order meetings to determine who is

invited for internship

2) Member Executive Committee Section of Psychology (2015 ndash Present)

o Attended meetings and contributed to vital decisions related to the administration of the section of

psychology

o key decision making role with regard to policies and procedures that impact psychologists within

the Department of Psychiatry

3) Member Psychology Internship Executive Committee Section of Psychology (2015 ndash Present)

o Attended meetings and contributed to vital decisions related to the administration of the

psychology internship program

o Marketing recruitment efforts to advertise internship training curriculum development

competency evaluation and assessment policy implementation and enforcement

4) Co-Director Electronic Medical Record Transition Committee Adult Outpatient Psychiatry Clinic (2016-

2017)

o Advisory guidance on implementation electronic medical record system in adult psychiatry

including appropriate schedule templates workflow confidentiality protection schedule changes

clinic communication changes and documentation requirements

5) Member Space Committee Department of Psychiatry (2016 ndash Present)

o Monitoring evaluation policy recommendations regarding use of space in the department

6) Member Quality Committee Department of Psychiatry (2017 ndash Present)

o Development and implementation of quality measures with collaboration from health practice

leadership

7) Member Womenrsquos Advisory Council IUSM (2019 ndash Present)

o Provided input on the role of women in the IUSM culture

Faculty Mentorship

o I have provided formal mentorship to 3 junior faculty members within the Department of Psychiatry which

included regular individual meetings and participating in mentor committee meetings

o I have provided extensive informal mentorship to junior faculty in the areas of teachingsupervision as well

as clinical and professional service

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o Dr Danielle Henderson I trained both as an intern and post-doctoral fellow as her primary

supervisor and program director I was instrumental in assisting her to obtain a faculty role within

IUSM

o I advised Dr Courtney Johnson during her role as a post-doctoral fellow in the department prior to

becoming faculty when I continued my mentorship role

o Dr Huaiyu Zhang who was recruited from Emory University

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EVIDENCE OF SERVICE TO THE PROFESSIONDISCIPLINE

National

Society of Behavioral Sleep Medicine (SBSM)

- Served on 2 executive committees of this nationally prominent organization

- Appointed to a 4 year term in 2015 to the Practice Committee

o Duties included participation in monthly meetings to develop an review policies and procedures

relevant to the practice of behavioral sleep medicine

o Performed in a workgroup to advise formulate and disseminate policy advise as evidenced in

multiple co-authored policy publications

- Appointed to a 4 year term in 2019 to the Membership Committee

o Duties included participation in monthly meetings to develop and review policies and procedures

relevant to the recruitment retention and service to the membership of this organization

Association of Psychologists in Academic Health Centers (APAHC)

- Invited to join the Conference planning Committee for the APAHCrsquos bi-annual conference scheduled in

2021 Includes bi-monthly phone calls to coordinate speakers symposia workshops location

accommodations and marketing for this large national conference

Regional

Indiana Psychological Association (IPA)

- 2015 Conference Planning Committee ndash Invited join IPArsquos conference planning committee to coordinate

speakers workshops and poster sessions

Manuscript Review

I serve as an Ad-hoc reviewer for 7 journals Journals have included Physiology ad Behavior Archives

of Internal Medicine Translational Behavioral Medicine Annals of Behavioral Medicine Health

Psychology and International Journal of Stress Management

National Professional Organization Membership

I am a member of 7 National Professional Organizations for a duration of 5+ years including the

American Psychological Association the APA Division of Health Psychology The Society of Behavioral

Sleep Medicine the Society of Behavioral Medicine the Association of Behavioral and Cognitive

Therapies and the Indiana Psychological Association

Continuing Education

In rank I have delivered 18 continuing education seminars to the profession and clinical community

listed on my curriculum vitae Locally and regionally these have included settings such as the Bariatric

and Medical Weight Loss Center Sleep Disorders Center Department of Psychiatry Department of

Occupational Therapy at Indiana University Health and Indiana University School of Medicine Indiana

Psychological Association Cancer Survivorship Consortium Reid Hospital Decatur County Memorial

Hospital Columbus Regional Hospital and the statewide IUSOM Office of Medical Education

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6

SIGNIFICANCE OF IMPACT AND QUALITY OF PROFESSIONAL SERVICE

Board Certification

bull I have obtained dual board certification in Behavioral Sleep Medicine by both the American

Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM) and the Board of Behavioral Sleep Medicine (BBSM) This is a

prestigious accomplishment professionally and for the institution I represent Board certification

illustrates international recognition for excellence in the specialty field of behavioral sleep medicine

I am the first member of the Indiana University School of Medicine faculty and the only current

member practicing with adults to have the designation of CBSM and DBSM

bull In 2012 I passed the exam administered by the American Board of Sleep Medicine to earn the

credential of being Certified in Behavioral Sleep Medicine (CBSM) as one of only 213 individuals

worldwide to receive this credential Individuals who completed the required training and

successfully passed the behavioral sleep medicine certification examination administered by the

American Board of Sleep Medicine are referred to as certified in Behavioral Sleep Medicine I also

received the designation of Diplomate in Behavioral Sleep Medicine (DBSM) by the newly-formed

Board of Behavioral Sleep Medicine The Board of Behavioral Sleep Medicine offers a Diplomate in

Behavioral Sleep Medicine or DBSM to applicants who meet eligibility requirements and pass a

specialty BSM certification examination Candidates who pass the certification examination may use

the DBSM (Diplomate in Behavioral Sleep Medicine) designation after their name and will receive

certificates from the BBSM The DBSM represents a standard of specialty competence in behavioral

sleep medicine by which the public government and regulatory agencies and health care

organizations can identify skill and expertise

Society of Behavioral Sleep Medicine (SBSM)

bull As a member of two governing committees in SBSM over the last 5 years I have made contributions

to the development and dissemination of policy guidelines on professional practice This is

demonstrated in several sample publications including my role as co-author with Dr Stacy Simon in

2016 in the Practice Committee Position Statement on the ACP Guidelines for the Treatment of

Insomnia release and published at httpswwwbehavioralsleeporgimagesPositionACP-Position-

Statement-Finalpdf which highlighted the groundbreaking recommendation by the American College

of Physicians to utilize cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia (CBT-I) as a first-line treatment for

insomnia an area of my clinical expertise

bull In 2017 I was lead author on another policy guideline titled lsquoWhat you need to know Implications of

the American Academy of Pediatrics 2016 Safe Sleep Practices on Pediatric Behavioral Sleep

Medicine published at httpswwwbehavioralsleeporgimagespdfSBSM-Summary-of-AAP-2016-

Safe-Sleep-Commentarypdf This important policy brief was critical in educating our membership

regarding the changes in policy which contradicted pprevious recommendations These changes

impact the practice of pediatric behavioral sleep medicine particularly in the domain of promoting

optimal sleep in infants and young children who may experience problematic night awakenings

secondary to sleep onset association problems

bull Most recently I interview the president of the Board of Behavioral Sleep Medicine Michael Schmitz

PhD to author an article for The Sleep Talker the SBSM newsletter titled lsquoPrepping for the DBSM

How SBSM Can Help Yoursquo disseminating information on how the society was critical in the board

certification process

Program Development

Sleep Great copy Program

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7

bull I served as part of a clinical and research team to develop implement and evaluate a healthy sleep in

the workplace program at Indiana University

bull The program consisted of a 4 week self-guided course to improve sleep habits such as sleep hygiene

bull This program has been copyrighted and purchased by other prestigious institutions nationally for their

workplace sleep initiatives

Cardio-Thoracic Patients Linking Mind and Body (CLIMB) Program

bull At the request of the cardio-thoracic transplant teams I have developed a 4 week group

psychotherapy group for pre-and post-transplant patients The CLIMB program is based on 4 modules

ndash 1) Stress Management 2) Mood and Behavioral Activation 3) Communication Skills and 4)

Motivational Enhancement This highly successful program has been implemented with multiple

populations including those receiving advanced therapies such as Ventricular Assist Device

placement as well as heart and lung transplant

bull I have gathered data on patient satisfaction and outcomes from CLIMB which has been presented

nationally at the American Psychological Association Conference

bull I have also co-authored a paper in Progress in Transplantation outlining the need for programs such

as this for lung transplant recipients for lsquopsychological rehabilitationrsquo and proposed CLIMB as a

model

Growth in Clinics and Novel Service Delivery

bull Behavioral Sleep Medicine Clinic

o I have established and continue to provide service via an innovative training model in the

Behavioral Sleep Medicine (BSM) clinic in the IU Health Neurosciences Center The BSM clinic

has provided unique training opportunities for Psychology Doctoral Students Doctoral Psychology

Interns sleep medicine fellows primary care and psychiatry residents

o The BSM clinic have doubled to tripled access to care for high need populations that are

underserved in Indiana and throughout the country My BSM clinic is the only clinic providing

comprehensive psychologicalbehavioral care including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for

Insomnia in the Indiana University system and I am the only board certified behavioral sleep

medicine specialist working with adults in the entire state of Indiana

o My expertise in working with behavioral sleep medicine in a population that has co-morbid

psychiatric and medical conditions enables me to provide high-quality care to a very complicated

subset of patients All services provided adhere to evidence-based practice standards

bull Cardio-Thoracic Clinic

o I have established a reputation for myself and for IUSM as an expert in the area of cardio-thoracic

pre-transplant evaluation Indiana University is the only provider of lung transplants in the state of

Indiana ndash prior to my joining the team psychological assessment and psychotherapy services were

very limited in this clinic

o During my time at Advanced Heart and Lung Care Clinic where transplants are served I have not

only expanded clinical psychology coverage from virtually zero to full time (5 days per week

between myself and my fellow) improved the structure of pre-surgical evaluation expanded the

service to cover inpatient consultation at Methodist hospital and expanded volume such that we can

evaluate every single new patients for heart or lung transplantation at Indiana University Health

o To expand service clinical health psychology services I developed a post-doctoral fellowship in

clinical health psychology with a focus on cardio-thoracic behavioral medicine in transplant to

simultaneously address the clinic need with this full time position but also to increase training in

this highly under skilled area particularly in the Midwest

Continuing Education Initiatives

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8

bull I have conducted 18 Continuing Education Lectures in rank locally and regionally with excellent

feedback and ratings from professional colleagues A complete compilation of feedback is

included in the Service Appendix

bull Sample comments on evaluations of Continuing Education included ldquoExcellent speaker ndash she did

a great job giving analogies and examplesrdquo and ldquoGreat Presentationrdquo

Evaluation of Quality of Clinical Service

Indiana University Health Physicians Productivity

bull Consistently meeting and exceeding Indiana University Health Physicians wRVU (work relative

value units) clinical goal target since compensation plan initiated in 2014

Indiana University Health Physicians Patient Experience Surveys

bull The National Research Corporation queries patient experience data by assigning a Net Promoter

Score (NPS) to responses Net Promoter Score is a measure of customer loyalty and ability to

grow through referrals A Promoter score is given to all responses with values 9-10 on a 0-10

scale reported as a percentage of total scores

bull My NPS scores for 2020 was 10000 which is above the target in psychiatry of 7994 as well

as above the target of other IU Health Physicians Departments listed below

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OPPE Report - Allied Health Practitioner

bull Survey Results Periodic surveys are conducted to evaluate the practitioners performance based

upon the six ACGME standards of Patient Care Medical Knowledge Interpersonal and

Communication Skills Professionalism Practice Based Learning and Improvement Systems

based practice

bull The results per questions are assigned a point value Outstanding = 5 Acceptable = 4 Needs

Improvement = 3 Unsatisfactory = 0 An average is obtained for each question based upon the

total number of surveys received for the practitioner

bull The vast majority (90+) of the scoring periods as shown below are cumulatively rated as

lsquoOutstandingrsquo by my peers with the remainder ratings falling somewhere between lsquoAcceptablersquo

and lsquoOutstandingrsquo

Yelena Chernyak PhD Dossier Service Documents

10

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Yelena Chernyak PhD Dossier Service Documents

11

EVIDENCE OF SCHOLARLY PUBLICATIONS PRESENTATIONS OTHER MEANS OF

DISSEMINATION

Peer Reviewed Service Oriented Manuscripts

bull Publications

o 9 traditional peer reviewed journal articles at rank on topics related to clinical health

psychology

o 3 manuscripts currently under review in Health Care The Journal of Delivery Science and

Innovation and Progress in Transplantation

o 5 first authored publication

o 1 as primary mentor with mentee as first author

o 3 articles with mentees as co-authors

bull Key publications

o Chernyak Y (2019) A Practical Application Primer on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for

Insomnia for Medical Residents MedEdPORTAL 1510862

httpsdoiorg1015766mep_2374-826510862

o Chernyak Y (in press) Improving CPAP Adherence for OSA Improving CPAP

Adherence for OSA A Practical Application Primer on CPAP Desensitization

MedEdPORTAL

These articles highlight my expertise in the clinical application teaching and

dissemination of evidence based practice in the field of behavioral sleep medicine I

authored these articled to contribute to the professional literature the high impact

service I was providing to patients with insomnia and CPAP noncompliance Medical

education is sorely lacking these teaching resources which the MEDEDPortal

publication directly targets

I have 1 published and 1 in press article in MEDEDPortal a unique teaching

publication in the medical field For context summarized from

wwwmededportalorg

bull MedEdPORTAL is a MEDLINE-indexed open-access journal of teaching

and learning resources in the health professions published by the Association

of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) in partnership with the American

Dental Education Association MedEdPORTAL publications are stand-alone

complete teaching or learning modules that have been implemented and

evaluated with medical or dental trainees or practitioners Each submission is

reviewed by editorial staff and external peer reviewers using a standardized

review instrument grounded in the tenets of educational scholarship

bull MedEdPORTAL complies with the International Committee of Medical

Journal Editors (ICMJE) Recommendations for the Conduct Reporting

Editing and Publication of Scholarly Work in Medical Journals

bull Scope MedEdPORTAL invites educators to submit generalizable

educational materials that have been implemented with target learners with

the aim of helping to improve patient care The learners must include training

or practicing physicians or dentists (eg professional school residency

faculty development continuing professional development) and may include

trainees or practitioners across the health professions

bull Vision 1) Serve as the premier clearinghouse of high-quality peer-reviewed

health education tools 2) Promote interprofessional collaboration by

facilitating the open exchange of educational resources across the health

professions and 3) Equip health professionals across the continuum with

effective and efficient educational resources to improve patient care

Yelena Chernyak PhD Dossier Service Documents

12

o daggerChernyak Y Teh LB (2019) Medically-Induced Exacerbation of PTSD

Following Lung Transplantation A Case Series Journal of Clinical Psychology in

Medical Settings httpsdoiorg101007s10880-019-09691-7

bull This case series and practice guide addresses a novel topic of PTSD in lung-

transplant recipients which occurs at double the rate in this population and

poses serious threat to morbidity and mortality in this already high-risk

group Existing psychological evaluation practices are critically inadequate to

capture PTSD as many patients may fail to disclose relevant history Novel

evaluation and treatment methods are discussed and recommended

IMPACT FACTORS OF JOURNALS IN WHICH I PUBLISHED

Journal Name Impact

Factor

Date of

Publication

Number of

Articles Published

International Journal of Eating Disorders 35 2011 1

Journal of Abnormal Psychology 5519 2010 1

Progress in Transplantation 958 2019 2020 2

MEDED Portal 38 acceptance

rate

2019 2020 2

Journal of Clinical Psychology in Medical Settings 1477 2019 2

Supportive care in cancer 2754 2016 1

Cancer medicine 3357 2014 1

After extensive exploration MedEdPORTAL has made the decision not to pursue an impact factor Dissemination is the priority

for MedEdPORTAL publications Our desire is for readers to replicate educational activities described in our publications which

does not necessarily translate to citations in the peer-reviewed literature We also value innovation especially in spaces where

there have traditionally been curricular gaps Strategic efforts to increase the impact factor would hinder our goal of highlighting

unique topics that may not get cited as frequently Additionally we are concerned that a low impact factor would harm the

reputation of the journal by inviting undue comparisons with dissimilar journals In sum we believe that MedEdPORTAL is

distinguished among medical education journals by its uniqueness in disseminating educational resources and an impact factor

would likely underestimate the true impact of MedEdPORTAL

Yelena Chernyak PhD Dossier Service Documents

13

Scopus Accessed 422020

Non-Peer Reviewed Publications

bull 4 invited contributions by professional societies including the Society of Behavioral Sleep

Medicine 3 in rank 2 first authored

bull Contributions to policy statements representing clinical opinions and recommendations by a

professional society is a highly prestigious impactful contribution The purpose is to distill and

highlight critically important scholarship and clinical evidence which may be complex into a

straightforward and applied set of information for the clinician

bull Each of these contributions was made by invitation of an executive committee in each

professional society My invitation was the direct result of prominence and reputation in the

society as one having the skill and knowledge to make this contribution

bull Contributions are archived so as to be disseminated and retrievable even after published

newsletter or recommendation are initially released

o Simon S Chernyak Y (2016) Practice Committee Position Statement Draft on the

ACP Guidelines for the Treatment of Insomnia Society for Behavioral Sleep Medicine

BehavioralSleeporg httpswwwbehavioralsleeporgimagesPositionACP-Position-

Statement-Finalpdf

Co-authored position statement on a seminal treatment recommendation affecting

the field of behavioral sleep medicine

o Chernyak Y Byers H James E Schmittdiel C Thomas SJ Blackburn R amp

Simona SL (2017) What you need to know Implications of the American Academy of

Pediatrics 2016 Safe Sleep Practices on Pediatric Behavioral Sleep Medicine Society of

Behavioral Sleep Medicine httpswwwbehavioralsleeporgimagespdfSBSM-

Summary-of-AAP-2016-Safe-Sleep-Commentarypdf

o Chernyak Y Prepping for the DBSM How SBSM Can Help You The Sleep Talker

Volume 36 April 2020

Peer Review for Professional Journals

bull Peer Review for 7 professional journals in the field lf clinical health psychology

bull Invitation to review from journals increasing in the last 2 years indicating growing scholarly

presence

IMPACT FACTOR OF JOURANLS FOR WHICH I PROVIDE RVIEWS

Journal Name Impact Factor

Physiology and Behavior (2007) 272

Archives of Internal Medicine (2008) discontinued

Translational Behavioral Medicine (2018-) 248

Annals of Behavioral Medicine (2018-) 376

Health Psychology (2019 - ) 408

Heart amp Lung Journal of Acute and Critical Care (2020- ) 169

Yelena Chernyak PhD Dossier Service Documents

14

International Journal of Stress Management (2020 - ) 195

Scopus Accessed March 26 2020

Peer Reviewed Service Oriented Presentations

bull Twelve in-rank peer reviewed presentations at national and international conferences such as the

Society of Behavioral Sleep Medicine Society of Behavioral Medicine American Psychological

Association

bull 3 First Author

bull 5 Mentee First Author

bull 1 Mentee co-author

Media Dissemination of Service

bull Twenty-three total at rank for national outlets including lsquoGQrsquo magazine lsquoBustlersquo magazine and

regional outlets such as WRTB6 News and WTHR-TV

bull My goal in working with the media is to provide mass dissemination of clinical and scientific

information to the general public

bull Routinely called upon as an expert in field if behavioral sleep medicine and clinical health

psychology during duration of volunteering to represent IU to the media

Treatment Manuals

bull 2 treatment manuals 1 copyrighted 1 first authored (See Appendix for Service Publications)

o Otte JL Lalevich S Hollingsworth P Chernyak Y Manchanda S ldquoSleep Great

A Wellness Program to Promote Sleep in the Workplacerdquocopy Program Manual

This manual was copyrighted and rights sold to other large hospital systems

nationally for use in their employee assistance programs

o Chernyak Y Cardiac Patients Linking Mind amp Body (CLIMB) Program Manual used

in the Advanced Heart and Lung Care Program at Indiana University Methodist Hospital

I developed this treatment manual to utilize in clinical care delivery based on an

evidence based psychological wellness model including stress management

mood optimization motivational enhancement and social support

This manual has been adapted to several clinical populations at Indiana

University Health Methodist Hospital including Ventricular Assistant Device

recipients and pre-thoracic transplant patients

Thursday August 19 2021 at 080710 Eastern Daylight Time

Page 1 of 1

Subject RE Using your dossier for an exampleDate Wednesday August 18 2021 at 35540 PM Eastern Daylight TimeFrom Chernyak YelenaTo Applegate RachelADachments image001png image002png

Thank you and Thanks for your request That would be just fine with me YC Yelena Chernyak PhD DBSM HSPPAssociate Professor of Clinical PsychiatryChief Psychologist - Adult OutpaSent Psychiatry IU Health Neurosciences CenterDirector ndash Behavioral Sleep Medicine IU Health Neurosciences CenterDirector ndash Clinical Health Psychology Fellowship Indiana University School of MedicineIU Health PhysiciansGoodman Hall IU Health Neuroscience Center355 W 16th St Suite 2800 Indianapolis IN 46202-7176ychernyaiuedu From Applegate Rachel ltrapplegaiupuiedugt Sent Wednesday August 18 2021 1143 AMTo Applegate Rachel ltrapplegaiupuiedugtSubject Using your dossier for an example CongratulaSons on your 2021 promoSon to clinical associate professorI wonder if you would be willing to have your dossier posted as an example We do this behind CAS so it isonly IU people who can see themWe post everything EXCEPT the appendices and review leeers Please let me know Thanks Rachel ApplegateAssistant Vice Chancellor for Faculty AffairsAssociate Professor Library and Information ScienceOffice of Academic AffairsUniversity Hall (INAD) Suite 5002301 University BoulevardIndianapolis IN 46202 317-278-2395rapplegaiupuieduwwwacademicaffairsiupuiedu

Page 13: Sample Dossier Type of case: Promotion to Clinical

Yelena Chernyak PhD August 17 2020 Page 12 of 25

2015 ndash Member

Psychology Internship Executive Committee

Section of Psychology

2016 ndash 2017 Co-Director

EMR Transition Committee

Adult Outpatient Psychiatry Clinic

2016 ndash Member

Space Committee

2017 ndash Member

Quality Committee

Professional Service

2015 Member

Fall Conference Planning Committee

Indiana Psychological Association

2015 ndash 2019 Member

Society of Behavioral Sleep Medicine

Practice Committee

2019 2019 National Conference Symposium Review Committee

2019 ndash Present Member

Society of Behavioral Sleep Medicine

Membership Committee

2020 ndash Present Member

Association of Psychologists in Academic Health Centers

Conference Planning Committee

Reviewer for Journals

2007 Physiology and Behavior

2008 Archives of Internal Medicine

2018 - Translational Behavioral Medicine

2018 - Annals of Behavioral Medicine

2019 - Health Psychology

Yelena Chernyak PhD August 17 2020 Page 13 of 25

2020 - Heart amp Lung Journal of Acute and Critical Care

2020 ndash International Journal of Stress Management

Service to Patients (Presentations to the community)

2008 ndash 2009 Campus Outreach Planning Committee

Student Counseling Center

Drexel University

Philadelphia PA

2009 Wellness Workshop ldquoBikini Ready Body Healthrdquo

Student Counseling Center

Drexel University

Philadelphia PA

2011 Health Workshop Series

ldquoManaging Stressrdquo

ldquoDepression and Heart Diseaserdquo

Cardiac Rehabilitation Program

Methodist Hospital

Indiana University Health

Indianapolis IN

2015 ndash ldquoManaging Anxiety and Stressrdquo

Advanced Heart Failure Support Group

Methodist Hospital

Indiana University Health

Indianapolis IN

Service Grants

Completed

IUSCC Internal Grant Otte(PI) 2015-2018

Indiana University Simon Cancer Center $50000

Screening Breast Cancer Survivors for Sleep Disorders Using a Clinical Decision Tool A Pilot

Study

Role Co-Investigator

Funded

PCORI 14719 MuseyKroenke (PI) $3356413

Assessment of Prevention Diagnosis and Treatment Options Addressing Anxiety among Low-

Risk Chest Pain Patients in the Emergency Department Setting

This 3-arm trial will compare outcomes for patients with anxiety and low-risk chest pain

evaluated in the Emergency Department treated with standard care are referral for self-help CBT

sessions and peer support or virtual CBT intervention Patients stakeholders and health system

Yelena Chernyak PhD August 17 2020 Page 14 of 25

leaders have collaborated to maximize feasibility patient values barriers and preferences for

care

Role Co-Investigator 25 effort

Pending

R61R33 HL155794-01 Stewart (PI) $3473431

Strengthening Hearts by Addressing Disrupted Sleep (SHADES) Randomized Controlled Trial

NIHNHLBI

The aims of this phase II randomized controlled trial are (1) to determine if a modernized

collaborative stepped care intervention for insomnia reduces the excess cardiovascular disease

(CVD) risk of primary care patients with insomnia disorder and (2) to identify the mechanisms

by which this improvement may occur

Role Co-Investigator 20 Effort

Submitted But Not Funded Grants

1R15CA208664-01 Otte (PI) 2017-2019 $300000

SleeP SmaRt A Screen and Personalized Referral Algorithm for Breast Cancer Survivors with

Chronic Sleep Problems

Role Investigator

Invited Service Presentations

Local

1 March 2008 ldquoSocial Justice in Health Care The Role of Body Imagerdquo

Drexel University Office of Student Life

Philadelphia PA

2 February 2009 ldquoIdentifying and addressing problematic dieting in university-

based populationsrdquo

Drexel University Student Counseling Center

Philadelphia PA

3 February 2009 ldquoIdentifying and addressing problematic dieting in university-

based populationsrdquo

Drexel University Student Counseling Center

Philadelphia PA

4 March 2009 ldquoCAPS Lecture Tales from my Scalerdquo

Rosemont College Department of Womenrsquos Studies

Bryn Mawr PA

5 November 2010 ldquoThe Third Wave of CBT ACT and Mindfulness Techniquesrdquo

Health Psychology Fellowship Didactics Series

Cleveland Clinic

Cleveland OH

6 February 2011 ldquoPatient-Centered Communication with Oncology Patientsrdquo

Yelena Chernyak PhD August 17 2020 Page 15 of 25

Taussig Cancer Center Masterrsquos Course

Cleveland Clinic

Cleveland OH

7 March 2011 ldquoNighttime Eating Disorders Differential Diagnosis and

Treatmentrdquo

Sleep Disorders Center Grand Rounds

Cleveland Clinic

Cleveland OH

8 April 2011 ldquoDistinguishing Normative Dieting from Disordered Eating

Evaluation and Intervention Guidelinesrdquo

Department of Psychiatry Grand Rounds

Cleveland Clinic

Cleveland OH

9 May 2011 ldquoWhen is Weight-Loss Considered an Eating Disorderrdquo

Department of Pediatrics Grand Rounds

Fairview Hospital

Cleveland Clinic Foundation

Cleveland OH

10 December 2011 ldquoDevelopment amp Utilization of Behavioral Rating

Scales Can psychological assessment predict problems after

bariatric surgery and identify persons at higher riskrdquo

Bariatric and Medical Weight Loss Center

Indiana University Health

Indianapolis IN

11 March 2012 ldquoCognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomniardquo

Sleep Disorders Center

Indiana University Health

Indianapolis IN

12 January 2012 ldquoManaging Difficult Patients Improving Communication

Service Delivery and Treatment Adherencerdquo

Department of Psychiatry Grand Rounds

Indiana University School of Medicine

13 December 2012 ldquoSleep Disorders in Bariatric Populationsrdquo

Psychology Practicum Didactic Training

Bariatric and Medical Weight Loss Center

Indiana University Health

Indianapolis IN

14 September 2013 ldquoDSM-5 Update Eating and Personality Disordersrdquo

Yelena Chernyak PhD August 17 2020 Page 16 of 25

Department of Psychiatry Grand Rounds

Indiana University School of Medicine

Indianapolis IN

15 September 2013 ldquoIntroduction to Cognitive Behavioral Therapyrdquo

Department of Occupational Therapy

Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis

Indianapolis IN

16 February 2014 ldquoCognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomniardquo

Department of Psychiatry Grand Rounds

Indiana University School of Medicine

Indianapolis IN

17 April 2019 ldquoCBT-I amp Traumardquo

Sleep Disorders Center

Indiana University Health

Indianapolis IN

Regional

1 October 2010 ldquoThe Epidemic of Obesity Updates Psychological Sequelae

and Behavioral Interventionrdquo

Continuing Education Course

Ohio Psychological Association

Fall Conference

Columbus OH

2 April 2011 ldquoAdvancing the Understanding of the treatment of Eating

Disorders in Ohiordquo

Continuing Education Course

Ohio Psychological Association Workshop

Lindner Center

Cincinnati OH

Lecture ldquoAwareness of Societal Messages Competing

Influences on Weight and Eatingrdquo

3 July 2012 ldquoEthicsrdquo

Continuing Education Course

Section of Psychology

Department of Psychiatry

Indiana University School of Medicine

Lecture ldquoEthical Issues of Health Psychology in the Medical

Settingrdquo

4 June 2013 ldquoDSM-5rdquo

Continuing Education Course

Yelena Chernyak PhD August 17 2020 Page 17 of 25

Department of Psychiatry

Section of Psychology

Indiana University School of Medicine

Lecture ldquoSleep Eating and Personality Disordersrdquo

5 May 2015 Essentials of Cancer Survivorship A Workshop for

Health Care Professionals

Continuing Education Course

IU Health Cancer Centers The Ohio State University and

University of Cincinnati Cancer Survivorship Consortium

Indianapolis IN

Lecture ldquoCoping with Anxiety and Depression Psychological

Issues During Cancer and Beyondrdquo

6 November 2015 ldquoSleeplessness in America How Inadequate Sleep Related

To Health and Wellbeingrdquo

Continuing Education Course

Indiana Psychological Association

Fall Conference

Indianapolis IN

Lecture ldquoSleeplessness in America How Inadequate Sleep

Related To Health and Wellbeingrdquo

7 April 2016 ldquoBehavioral Sleep Medicine Psychological Treatment for

Insomnia and other Sleep Disordersrdquo

Department of Internal Medicine Grand Rounds

Reid Hospital

Richmond IN

8 June 2016 ldquoHealth Psychology Interventions for Medically and

Psychiatrically Ill Patientsrdquo

Department of Internal Medicine Grand Rounds Reid Hospital

Richmond IN

9 November 2016 ldquoMood Disorders in Women ndash A Lifespan Approachrdquo

Department of Internal Medicine Grand Rounds

Reid Hospital

Richmond IN

10 October 2017 ldquoCBT for Anxiety and Depressionrdquo

Grand Rounds

Decatur County Memorial Hospital

Greensburg IN

11 November 2017 ldquoMindfulness Based Stress Reductionrdquo

Grand Rounds

Yelena Chernyak PhD August 17 2020 Page 18 of 25

Columbus Regional Hospital

Columbus IN

12 April 2019 ldquoSleeplessness in the 21st Century - How

Inadequate Sleep Relates to Health and Wellbeing and the

Everyday Habits that Get in the Wayrdquo

IUSOM Office of Medical Education ndash Wellness Coalition

Streamed Statewide

Indianapolis IN

Scientific Abstracts amp Presentations (in rank daggerstudent trainee author students underlined)

Local

1 Lowe MR Chernyak Y (2006 March) The Role of Dieting in Bulimia Nervosa A

Reformulation Poster Session presented at the 2006 annual Drexel University Research

Day Philadelphia PA

2 Chernyak Y Lowe MR (2007 March) Fear of Fatness of Drive to be Thin Motivations for

Dieting in Normal Weight Women Poster session presented at the 2007 annual Psi Chi Research

day at the University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia PA

3 Chernyak Y Heinberg JL (2011 March ) Impact of preferred weight on weight loss

outcomes in bariatric surgery patients Research oral presentation given at the Cleveland

Clinic Endocrinology and Metabolism Institute Research Day Cleveland OH

4 daggerPatel A Chernyak Y (2020 March) The Need for Psychological Rehabilitation in

Lung Transplant Recipients Indiana University Research day Indianapolis IN

National

1 Lowe MR Ognibine J Kral T Chernyak Y (2006 October) Development and Pilot

Testing of a New Procedure for directly assessing long-term Nutritional Intake at Worksite

Cafeterias Poster session presented at the 2006 annual meeting of the Obesity Society

Boston MA

2 Chernyak Y Lowe MR (2007 May) Fear of Fatness or Drive to be Thin

Motivations for Dieting in Normal Weight Women Poster session presented at the 2007

annual meeting of the International Academy of Eating Disorders Baltimore MD

3 Chernyak Y Lowe MR (2007 October) Differentiating drive for thinness and drive to

be thin Restrained eaters and bulimic individuals have different motives for dieting

Poster session presented at the 2007 annual meeting of the Eating Disorders Research

Society Pittsburg PA

4 Chernyak Y Lowe MR (2007 October) Fear of Fatness or Drive to be Thin

Motivations for Dieting in Normal Weight Women Restrained Eaters and Bulimic Patients

Yelena Chernyak PhD August 17 2020 Page 19 of 25

Poster session presented at the 2007 annual meeting of the Renfrew Center Foundation

Philadelphia PA

5 Chernyak Y Lowe MR (2007 November) Drive for Thinness is Not the Same as

Drive to be Thin On the Motivations for Dieting in Normal Weight Restrained Eaters and

Bulimic Individuals Poster session presented at the 2007 annual meeting of the Association

of Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies Philadelphia PA

6 Thomas JG Markowitz J Tappe K ChernyakY Ochner C Butryn ML Lowe

MR Telephone-Based Weight Loss Maintenance Interventions for Patients Referred from

Primary Care Clinics Poster session presented at the 2008 annual meeting of the Obesity

Society Phoenix AZ

7 Chernyak Y Lowe MR (2008 July) Drive for Thinness is Not the Same as Drive to be

Thin On the Motivations for Dieting in Normal Weight Restrained Eaters and Bulimic

Individuals Poster session presented at the 2008 annual meeting of the Society for the

Study of Ingestive Behavior Paris France

8 Chernyak Y Neeren MA Lowe MR (2008 September) Dietary Rule Breaking and

Loss of Control How Much do they Overlap Presented at the 2008 annual meeting of the

Eating Disorders Research Society Montreal QC Canada

9 Chernyak Y Lowe MR (2008 November) Drive to be Thin and Resistance to

Treatment Goal Weight On the Motivation for Dieting in Anorexic and Bulimic

Individuals Poster session accepted to the 2008 annual meeting of the Association of

Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies Orland Florida

10 Shaw JA OrsquoPlanick A Brooks G E Ice S M Bunnell D W Tahilani K K

Clark V L Lubarsky L D Chernyak Y and Lowe M R (2009 September 25) Level

of Weight Suppression in Anorexia Nervosa Predicts Clinical Deterioration During

Treatment in an Intensive Outpatient Program Paper presented at the annual meeting of

the Eating Disorders Research Society New York

11 Chernyak Y Lowe MR OrsquoPlanick A Ice SM amp Bunnell DW (2009 September)

Development and testing of measures to assess weight-related motivations for dieting in

eating disordered individuals Poster presented at the 2009 annual meeting of the Eating

Disorders Research Society New York NY

12 Clark VL Chernyak Y Neeren AM Lowe MR (2009 October) Dietary rules and

loss of control over eating in a weight gain-prone sample Poster presented at the 2009

annual meeting of The Obesity Society Washingtn DC

13 Chernyak Y Lowe MR (2009 November) Development and testing of measures to

assess weight-related motivations for dieting in eating disordered individuals Poster

session accepted to the 2009 annual meeting of the Renfrew Center Foundation

Philadelphia PA

Yelena Chernyak PhD August 17 2020 Page 20 of 25

14 ChernyakY Heinberg JL (2011 June) Impact of preferred weight on weight loss

outcomes in bariatric surgery patients Selective oral presentation in the Masters Course in

Behavioral Health Session presented at the 2011 annual Association of Metabolic and

Bariatric Surgery Orland FL

15 Heinberg L J Windover A Ashton K Merrell J Chernyak Y (2011 June)

Psychological evaluation ratings and 1 month psychological adjustment Who reports pain

nausea dehydration and regret Selective oral presentation in the Masters Course in

Behavioral Health Session presented at the 2011 annual Association of Metabolic and

Bariatric Surgery Orland FL

16 Otte J L Manchanda S Skaar T Rand K Weaver M Chernyak Y Davis L

Krier C Carpenter J S (2015) Oncology provider knowledge and practice for sleep

problems in cancer patients and survivors American Academy of Sleep Medicine SLEEP

2015 Seattle WA

17 Chernyak Y Avant A (2016 March) Satisfaction with a Multidisciplinary

Psychotherapy and Social Support Program in Patients with Ventricular Assist Devices

Society of Behavioral Medicine Washington DC

18 Chernyak Y (2016 June) Patient Acceptability of Behavioral Sleep Medicine

Referrals In An Academic Medical Center American Academy of Sleep Medicine SLEEP

Denver CO

19 Otte J L Lalevich S Hollingsworth P Chernyak Y Manchanda S (2017 June)

ldquoSleep Greatrdquo A Wellness Program To Promote Sleep In The Workplace American

Academy of Sleep Medicine SLEEP 2017 Boston MA

20 Jackson L Otte J L Chernyak Y Johns S Manchanda S Storniolo AM LK K

Draucker C (April 2018) Facilitators and Barriers of Providing Sleep Specialists

Referrals to Breast Cancer Survivors with Chronic Sleep Problems Midwest Nursing

Research Societyrsquos 32th Annual Research Conference Cleveland OH

21 daggerHenderson DR Chernyak C Gutteridge D Roe DW (August 2018) Unmasking

Severe Anxiety After Lung Transplant NATCO ndash The Organization of Transplant

Professionals Indianapolis IN

22 daggerHenderson DR Chernyak C (August 2018) A Pre-Transplant Psychological

Characterization of Patients with Lung Disease NATCO ndash The Organization of Transplant

Professionals Indianapolis IN

23 daggerHenderson DR Chernyak Y Using A Clinician-rated Measure to Predict Listing for

Lung Transplantation Society of Behavioral Medicine Washington DC 2019

24 daggerTeh LB Henderson DR amp Chernyak Y Post Item-Level Psychometric Validation

Yelena Chernyak PhD August 17 2020 Page 21 of 25

of the Stanford Integrated Psychosocial Assessment for Transplant (SIPAT) for Thoracic

Transplant Candidates Society of Behavioral Medicine Washington DC 2019

25 daggerChernyak Y amp Hsueh L Self-Reported Psychological Distress During Post Lung

Transplant Intensive Outpatient Rehabilitation Accepted presentation at the American

Psychological Association Chicago IL 2019

26 Otte J L Chernyak Y Manchanda S Sleep Disorders in Breast Cancer Survivors

Barriers and Strategies for Identification and Treatment Referral Symposium Society for

Behavioral Sleep Medicine Birmingham AL 2019

Publications (in rank daggerstudent trainee author students underlined)

Service Publications

Refereed

1 Chernyak Y Lowe MR (2010) Motivations for Dieting Drive for Thinness Is

Different From Drive for Objective Thinness Journal of Abnormal Psychology 119(2)276-

281 httpdoi101037a0018398

2 Lowe MR Bunnell DW Neeren AM Chernyak Y Greberman L (2011)

Evaluating the real-world effectiveness of cognitive-behavior therapy efficacy research on

eating disorders A case study from a community-based clinical setting International

Journal of Eating Disorders 44(1) 9-18 httpsdoiorg101002eat20782

3 Otte J L Carpenter J S Manchanda S Rand K L Skaar T C Weaver M

Chernyak Y Zhong X Igega C and Landis C (2014) Systematic review of sleep

disorders in cancer patients Can the prevalence of sleep disorders be ascertained Cancer

Medicine 4(2) 183ndash200 httpsdoi101002cam4356

4 Otte JL Davis L Carpenter JS Krier C Skaar T Rand KL Weaver MT

Landis CA Chernyak Y amp Manchanda S (2016) Sleep Disorders in Breast Cancer

Survivors Supportive Care in Cancer 24(10)4197-205 httpsdoiorg101007s00520-016-

3247-6

5 Chernyak Y (2019) A Practical Application Primer on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

for Insomnia for Medical Residents MedEdPORTAL 1510862

httpsdoiorg1015766mep_2374-826510862

6 daggerChernyak Y Teh LB (2019) Medically-Induced Exacerbation of PTSD Following

Lung Transplantation A Case Series Journal of Clinical Psychology in Medical Settings

27305ndash309 httpsdoiorg101007s10880-019-09691-7

7 daggerChernyak Y Teh LB Henderson DR Patel A (2019) Practice Issues for Evaluation

and Management of the Suicidal Left Ventricular Assist Device Patient Progress in

Yelena Chernyak PhD August 17 2020 Page 22 of 25

Transplantation httpsjournalssagepubcomdoifull1011771526924819893300

8 daggerPatel A Chernyak Y (2020) The Need for Psychological Rehabilitation in Lung Transplant

Recipients Progress in Transplantation httpsdoiorg1011771526924820913510

9 Chernyak Y Chapleau KM Tanious SF Dattilo NC Diaz DR amp Landsberger SA (2020)

Olfactory Reference Syndrome A Case Report and Screening Tool Journal of Clinical Psychology

in Medical Settings httpsdoiorg101007s10880-020-09721-9

10 Chernyak Y (in press) Improving CPAP Adherence for OSA Improving CPAP Adherence for

OSA A Practical Application Primer on CPAP Desensitization MedEdPORTAL

Manuscripts with Revisions Requested

1 daggerPowell AL Teh LB Patel A Chernyak Y Exploring the Developmental Impact of

Cystic Fibrosis on Lung Transplant Candidacy Considerations for Adulthood Journal of

Clinical Psychology in Medical Settings

Manuscripts Under Review

1 Nault-Conors J Monahan P Musey P Chernyak Y Holmes E Conley M Marsh J

Roumpf S Chand P amp Kroenke K It Takes a Village to get the Right Care to the Right

Patient at the Right Time A Case Study on Addressing Chest Pain and Anxiety in the

Emergency Department Setting Health Care The Journal of Delivery Science and

Innovation

2 dagger Teh LB Chernyak Y Henderson DR Hage CA Post Item-Level Psychometric

Validation of the Stanford Integrated Psychosocial Assessment for Transplant (SIPAT) for

Thoracic Transplant Candidates Psychosomatics

3 daggerChernyak Y Teh LB Henderson DR Powell AL amp Hage CA Prediction of Listing

Status in Lung Transplant Candidates Using the Stanford Integrated Psychosocial

Assessment for Transplantation (SIPAT) Progress in Transplantation

Manuscripts in Preparation

1 Otte J Jackson L Monahan P Bo N Johns S Manchanda S Chernyak Y Ludwig K

Dodson J Storniolo AM Draucker C Are Breast Cancer Survivors Willing to Seek

Treatment for Poor Sleep A Feasibility Study of the Acceptability Facilitators and Barriers

of Completing a Referral for Sleep Complaints Behavioral Sleep Medicine

2 Chernyak Y Otte J daggerBolarwina C Ofner S Manchanda S Barriers to Optimal

Behavioral Sleep Medicine Referrals in an Academic Medical Center

Non-refereed Publications

1 Chernyak Y Neeren A Bunnell D Greberman L Lowe MR (2009) Research

Yelena Chernyak PhD August 17 2020 Page 23 of 25

and practice in clinical psychology Different ways of knowing Perspectives A

professional journal of the Renfrew Center Foundation Winter 2009

httpsrenfrewcentercomsitesdefaultfilesPerspectives20Summer202012pdf

2 Simon S Chernyak Y (2016) Practice Committee Position Statement Draft on the

ACP Guidelines for the Treatment of Insomnia Society for Behavioral Sleep Medicine

BehavioralSleeporg httpswwwbehavioralsleeporgimagesPositionACP-Position-

Statement-Finalpdf

3 Chernyak Y Byers H James E Schmittdiel C Thomas SJ Blackburn R amp

Simona SL (2017) What you need to know Implications of the American Academy of

Pediatrics 2016 Safe Sleep Practices on Pediatric Behavioral Sleep Medicine Society of

Behavioral Sleep Medicine httpswwwbehavioralsleeporgimagespdfSBSM-

Summary-of-AAP-2016-Safe-Sleep-Commentarypdf

4 Otte JL Lalevich S Hollingsworth P Chernyak Y Manchanda S ldquoSleep Great

A Wellness Program to Promote Sleep in the Workplacerdquocopy Program Manual

5 Chernyak Y Cardiac Patients Linking Mind amp Body (CLIMB) Program Manual used

in the Advanced Heart and Lung Care Program at Indiana University Methodist Hospital

6 wwwychernyawixsitecomindyhealthpsych

7 Chernyak Y Prepping for the DBSM How SBSM Can Help You The Sleep Talker

Volume 36 Quarter 1 March 2020

Invited Media Features

1 Chernyak Y Windover A Ashton K Merrell J Heinberg L (2011) Relaxation

Techniques for Bariatric Surgery Patients (Audio CD) Bariatric and Metabolic Institute

Cleveland Clinic Foundation

2 Chernyak Y Americans Sleeping Less to Work More Psych Bytes An Educational

Series from the Indiana Psychological Association (3 Feb 2015)

3 Greensburg (IN) Daily News2015 ldquoSeptember 7-13 is National Suicide Prevention

Weekrdquo wwwgreensburgdailynewscomseptember---is-national-suicide-prevention-

weekarticle_ac467f35-72cb-5525-baba-fd563bf28578html

4 Indiana Psychological Association Preventing Suicide Reaching Out and Saving Lives

Indiana psychologists offer tips on suicide prevention Chernyak interviewed for press

release (September 4 2015)

5 Batesville (IN) Herald Tribute ldquoSuicide Statistics Alarmingrdquo September 18 2015

httpwwwbatesvilleheraldtribunecomnewslocal_newssuicide-statistics-

alarmingarticle_05cd8fb2-d7c8-5dbe-8ecd-8b2488ffdafdhtml

Yelena Chernyak PhD August 17 2020 Page 24 of 25

6 WIBC-FM ldquoEffects of Daylight Savings Time on our Healthrdquo March 8 and March 11

2016 Radio

7 WXIN-TV Indianapolis News ldquoStudies Daylight Saving Time May Increase Stroke

Risk Reduce Productivityrdquo March 11 2016 repeat on Indianapolis Weekend News

March 132016 Television

8 WRTV6 ldquoIU Health Clinical Psychologist Discusses Daylight Savings Timerdquo March

14 2016 Television

9 Bustle ldquo11 Reasons Yoursquore Waking up Tired In The Morning amp How You Can Fix It

June 30 2016 wwwbustlecomarticles170127-11-reasons-youre-waking-up-tired-in-

the-morning-how-you-can-fix-it

10 The Indianapolis Recorder July QampA Sleep Itrsquos more important than you realize Ask

the IU Health Expert September 12016

wwwindianapolisrecordercomarticle_bf887475-ae11-51d2-8a03-6eb54a29e126html

11 WRTV6 ldquoIU Health Clinical Psychologist Recommends Free Sleep-Inducing Appsrdquo

August 11 2016 Television

12 WRTV6 News Indianapolis ldquoIU Health Puts sleep myths and rest and gives sleep

advicerdquo 14 March 2016 Television

13 WTHR-TV Indianapolis Sunrise News ldquoTips for Coping with Daylight Saving Timerdquo

12 March 2016 Television

14 IU Health Blog (2016 February 22) ldquoHow Debi Mazar Copes with Insomniardquo

Message posted on httpiuhealthorgblogdetailhow-debi-mazar-copes-with-

insomniaVyFsqnL2bIU

15 GQ Magazine National Publication ldquoHow Bad Is It That I Sleep Only Five Hours a

Nightrdquo Chernyak Interviewed October 27 2016 wwwgqcomstoryhow-bad-is-it-

that-i-sleep-five-hours-a-night

16 The List National Publication What really happens to your body when you donrsquot

sleep November 15 2016 httpswwwthelistcom31083really-happens-body-dont-

sleep

Yelena Chernyak PhD August 17 2020 Page 25 of 25

17 The Kendalville News Sun ldquoTips for a Healthier Heartrdquo February 2 2017 Chernyak

Interviewed httpwwwkpcnewscomfeatureslifekpcnewsarticle_ccb68645-16a2-

58a0-b67e-7d1dc7605673html

18 The American Psychological Association Goshen News ldquoTake Simple Steps Reduce

the risk of heart diseaserdquo Chernyak Interviewed February 8

2017 httpwwwgoshennewscomnewslifestylestake-simple-steps-reduce-the-risk-of-

heart-diseasearticle_9c82afd4-f26a-5555-8d22-0f9d52f0f6a8html

19 WISH-TV8 Indianapolis ldquoIU Health Behavioral Sleep Medicine Specialist Gives Sleep

Tips For Daylight Saving Timerdquo March 9 2017

20 WRTV-TV Indianapolis ldquoIU Health Psychologist Discusses How To Spot The

Warning Signs Of Suiciderdquo June 14 2018 Television

21 WISH-TV8 Indianapolis ldquoIU Health Psychologist Discusses Sleep Habitsrdquo June 19

2018 Television

22 WTHR-TV Indianapolis Sunrise News ldquoIU Health Psychologist Discusses Effects Of

Snooze Buttonrdquo June 29 2018 Television

23 WTHR-TV Indianapolis Sunrise News ldquoIU Health Clinical Psychologist Offers Advice

For Better Sleeprdquo September 17 2018 Television

24 WISH-TV8 Indianapolis News ldquoCan You Catch Up On Sleeprdquo September 18 2018

Television

25 WTIU Public Television ndash Indiana Public Media All Things Considered Program

ldquoDreams and the Pandemicrdquo April 15 2020 Radio

26 WFIU WTIU Indiana Public Media NPR Why Are You Having Dreams About

COVID-19 A Sleep Specialist Explains httpsindianapublicmediaorgnewswhy-are-

you-having-dreams-about-covid-19-a-sleep-specialist-explainsphp April 27 2020 Web

Personal Statement-Yelena Chernyak PhD (Candidate for Promotion to Associate Professor)

Overview

I am applying for promotion to the rank of Associate Professor of Clinical Psychology in Clinical

Psychiatry within the Department of Psychiatry My declared area of excellence is service with a

demonstrated strong performance in the area of teaching I joined the Department of Psychiatry at

Indiana University School of Medicine (IUSOM) in 2011 as an Assistant Professor of Clinical

Psychology in Clinical Psychiatry As a licensed clinical psychologist my expertise is in the area of

Clinical Heath Psychology also known as Medical Psychology or Behavioral Medicine The focus of my

practice is optimizing the biopsychosocial wellbeing of individuals in order to prevent alleviate or cope

with medical illness My career is devoted to providing psychological services to individuals with life

threatening conditions such as metastatic cancer end-stage heart or lung failure and debilitating

insomnia My role on medical teams as a health psychologist has been vital for readying patients for life-

saving procedures such as chemotherapy or thoracic transplantation Often times psychological

evaluation was integral to the decision making for the entire team in making critical medical decisions as

well as mandated by payers Given the complexity and critical nature of my work I cultivated my

specialty through extensive training This has included a 5-year graduate education specializing in health

psychology conducting relevant research completing a prestigious clinical fellowship at the Cleveland

Clinic and obtaining board certification My fellowship at the Cleveland Clinic culminated in my

joining the faculty at Indiana University School of Medicine where I have incorporated evidence-based

world-class care into multiple hospital-based settings

Since joining IUSM in 2011 I have developed clinical and educational service lines in multiple

medical departments My service contributions have taken the form of (1) Developing a Behavioral

Sleep Medicine (BSM) assessment intervention and training clinic at the IU Health Neurosciences

Center (2) Developing the Thoracic Transplant Psychology Program as well as creating and directing its

dedicated post-doctoral fellowship (3) Serving as the primary psychologist and training supervisor for IU

Simon Cancer Centerrsquos Multi-disciplinary Clinic and (4) As Chief Psychologist of Adult Outpatient

Psychiatry overseeing the expansion of psychology services My service contributions have resulted in

scholarship ranging from publications in peer reviewed journal articles to program manuals and media

appearances My clinical health psychology expertise has raised the standard of psychological medical

care at IUSM to be competitive and comparable with top-ranked medical centers nationwide My service

has been indispensable to the creation and organization of multiple landmark programs within the IUSOM

and IU Health systems

Service (Area of Excellence)

Service to Patients

In 2012 I obtained board certification in Behavioral Sleep Medicine (BSM) by the American

Academy of Sleep Medicine one of only 213 providers internationally obtaining this certification More

recently I received a Diplomate in Behavioral Sleep Medicine from the Board of Behavioral Sleep

Medicine in 2020 I am one of only two board-certified BSM providers in the state of Indiana and the

only provider treating adults BSM is a highly specialized growing field that is rooted in evidence-based

medicine and is the standard of care for treating sleep disorders such as insomnia In 2013 I developed

the Behavioral Sleep Medicine Clinic at the IU Health Neurosciences Center at the behest of the

Department of Medicinersquos Sleep Medicine Program Prior to the creation of this service line the

Department of Medicine lacked expertise and resources to behaviorally treat patients with sleep disorders

My service has grown in the past 6 years to treat over 500 patients increasingly annually to a total of 138

new patients in 2019 Referrals have stemmed from a collaboration with the IU Sleep Disorders Center

faculty the Roudebush Veterans Affairs Hospital and national referral sources including the Cleveland

Clinic and Johns Hopkins The clinic was one of the first service lines to pilot telehealth via the IU

Health Virtual Visits platform Referrals have continued to grow each year and capacity is large enough

to create training opportunities for sleep medicine fellows internal medicine and psychiatry residents

medical students psychology interns and practicum trainees which also helps to extend clinical access

for patients Trainees from this program have graduated to go into practice all across the United States

disseminating the gold-standard model for BSM practice nationwide

As the lead psychologist since 2011 for the Advanced Heart and Lung Care Clinic (AHLCC) at

IU Health Methodist Hospital I serve a highly medically compromised and psychiatrically complex

population of patients and their families who undergo advanced therapies including heart and lung

transplant Patients from across the Midwest seek this specialized care particularly for lung

transplantation a complex and risky medical procedure Our program is the only one in the state of

Indiana that performs this service I strategically expanded my working relationship with the AHLCC to

include service to both the cardiac and pulmonary service lines tripled the amount of clinical time

provided to this program and obtained funding for a full time transplant psychology fellowship I

developed the Thoracic Transplant Psychology Program within the AHLCC to include a comprehensive

psychological assessment protocol including a structured clinical interview self-report measures

personality testing and clinical interview Moreover the Thoracic Transplant Psychology Program has

expanded to serve not only outpatients but also inpatients who are waiting for or recovering from heart

and lung transplants or advanced therapies at IU Health Methodist Hospital This group of inpatients

previously lacked any access to psychological assessment or psychotherapy while hospitalized The

psychology service has expanded to conduct over 250 psychological consultations on inpatients in the last

three years with improved patient outcomes and collaborative care I have demonstrated innovations

most notably in the development and implementation of a group psychotherapy program titled CLIMB

(Cardio-thoracic Patients Linking Mind and Body) in 2014 which has since been adopted in the Center

for Life in Thoracic Transplant for all lung transplant recovery patients I have collected and published

data on CLIMB on the national stage at the Society of Behavioral Medicine conference reporting

excellent patient satisfaction and outcomes CLIMB continues expanding in enrollment to over 100

thoracic transplant recipients The CLIMB program is garnering national attention demonstrated by a

recently pushed journal article co-authored and mentored with my post-doctoral fellow Dr Anahli Patel

in Progress in Transplantation detailing how it is a model psychological rehabilitation program which

serves the post-transplant psychosocial needs of organ transplant recipients

Since 2011 I utilized my expertise in health psychology as primary psychologist for the IU

Simon Cancer Center the only state wide academic cancer center and one of fifty-one National Cancer

Institute Designated Comprehensive Cancer Centers My role includes providing assessment and

psychotherapy to patients and families as well as clinical consultation to oncologists nursing and other

team members I collaborate with a multidisciplinary team of psychiatrists social workers chaplains

and nurses to head the biopsychosocial arm of the Complete Life Program I have helped to implement

improved assessment protocols in this clinic including the National Comprehensive Cancer Networkrsquos

Distress Thermometer and helped to design psychoeducational and marketing materials distributed

center-wide about complementary services for cancer patients This program focuses on improving the

psychological emotional social and spiritual well-being of cancer patients As a result of my role I

have been invited to speak at regional symposiums on cancer care including the Survivorship Symposium

hosted jointly by Indiana University Ohio State University and University of Cincinnati Cancer Centers

in 2015

Administrative Service

In 2015 I was named the Chief Psychologist of the Adult Outpatient Psychiatry Clinic in the IU

Health Neurosciences Center Under my leadership the clinical psychology team has grown from two to

six psychology faculty members with further recruitment underway Our clinic specializes in assessment

and treatment of the full range of psychiatric illnesses as well as medical comorbidities As a group the

psychology faculty accept referrals from the entire IU Health system as well as community referrals

statewide Specialties represented in our clinic by psychologists include mood disorders anxiety

disorders trauma and interpersonal violence conversion and somatoform disorders cognitive

rehabilitation biofeedback mindfulness interventions cognitive behavioral therapy and sleep disorders

With over 10000 unique appointments delivered by psychologists in this clinic since 2017 my leadership

represents a robust and growing presence

Because of my expertise I am an appointed member on multiple departmental and school-wide

committees (1) the Section of Psychology Executive Committee (oversees clinical services and faculty

issues for psychologists in the Department of Psychiatry) (2) the Psychology Internship Executive

Committee (oversees the running of the internship program for 6-7 trainees annually) and the (3)

Psychology Internship Admission Committee (reviews and selects interns) (4) Quality Committee (5)

Space Committee and (6) Womenrsquos Advisory Council for IU School of Medicine In the past I have

served as an integral member of several committees including the EMR Transition Committee for the

Adult Outpatient Psychiatry Clinic

Scholarship

I have integrated my clinical expertise into scholarly pursuits in two areas of clinical health

psychologyndash sleep psychology and transplant psychology The overall theme of my research has been the

optimization of psychological services to medically ill patients Since 2011 I have authored 9 peer-

reviewed articles in rank Momentum in my scholarly activity is clearly demonstrated with 6

publications in the past year 4 manuscripts under review and 2 manuscripts in-preparation at present I

am proud to say 7 of these articles were either first-authored or co-authored by my mentees This is in

addition to 11 national conference symposia and poster presentations in rank 5 of which were first-

authored by my psychology fellows I serve as an ad-hoc reviewer for leading journals including Health

Psychology International Journal of Stress Management Annals of Behavioral Medicine and

Translational Behavioral Medicine One of my most recent publications forthcoming in the MEDED

Portal a peer reviewed journal focused on disseminating best practices in education published by the

American Association of Medical Colleges is a comprehensive module on delivering Cognitive

Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia to medical learners The MEDED Portal has another one of my articles

in-press on improving CPAP Adherence for OSA via CPAP Desensitization Therapy Another recent

publication in Progress in Transplantation highlights a critically important topic of increased suicide risk

in heart failure patients with implanted left ventricular assist devices

Since 2013 I have actively collaborated with researchers at the IUPUI School of Nursing to study

the intersection of cancer and sleep disorders This collaboration has produced multiple peer-reviewed

journal articles published in Cancer Medicine and Supportive Cancer Care I served as co-investigator on

a pilot study and subsequent R15 National Institutes of Health grant submission titled SleeP SmaRt

Screening and Personalized Referral Algorithm for Breast Cancer Survivors with Chronic Sleep

Problems As part of this project I contributed to the design of the novel screening tool screened patients

who were determined to be high risk for sleep disorders and provided referrals and treatment to

individuals suffering from psychophysiological insomnia identified by the project Although ultimately

unfunded this project helped lay the groundwork for a manuscript and symposium at the 2019 the Society

of Behavioral Sleep Medicine National Conference on the barriers of providing appropriate sleep

medicine services to breast cancer survivors

My clinical expertise in health psychology and behavioral sleep medicine has led to being a

recognized expert in the field and resulted in invitations to multiple invited lectures and grand rounds

statewide as well as regional media interviews Most recently I was featured on WTHR WRTV and

WIBC as a medical expert on the psychological impact of Daylight Savings Time These regional media

outlets represent the 28th largest market nationally according to the Nielsen ratings In total I have

contributed to 24 different media outlets in my current role Within IUSM I have been invited to conduct

Grand Rounds within the Departments of Psychiatry Internal Medicine Neurology Occupational

Therapy and Office of Medical Education I have also been invited regionally to conduct Grand Rounds

through the Indiana University Visiting Professor Program at three hospital systems across the state

I am a co-investigator on a recently grant-funded 35 million dollar grant from the Patient

Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) For this project I was invited to collaborate with

faculty in the Departments of Emergency Medicine and Biostatistics due to my expertise specifically

treating medical patients with cardiac symptoms and anxiety This project is focused on the treatment of

low-risk cardiac patients with anxiety presenting to emergency rooms My role on this grant submission

involved contribution to the study design treatment methodology and drafting the aims and means

section of the grant I am an integral part of the research team and lead the treatment design recruitment

training and supervision of the clinical intervention arm utilizing telepsychology CBT for anxiety

Moreover this project presents an opportunity to collaborate with experienced and prestigious

researchers such as Kurt Kroenke PhD a nationally renowned researcher who developed two gold

standard anxiety and depression assessments that are utilized internationally

Last year I was invited to collaborate with Jesse Stewart PhD in the IUPUI Department of

Psychology to serve as a Behavioral Sleep Medicine expert on a large NIH randomized controlled trial

titled lsquoStrengthening Hearts by Addressing Disrupted Sleep (SHADES)rsquo to be submitted in 2020 This

important project looks are delivering Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia to patients with

cardiovascular disease (CVD) to determine its impact on CVD risk markers and clinical events

My involvement in scholarship has been increasing at a rapid pace in the last several years ndash a

trajectory that should continue given the 3 manuscripts already under review at peer reviewed journals

and 2 other manuscripts in preparation which I anticipate will be submitted in 2020 The in-preparation

papers stem from a very exciting research program I started in the Advanced Heart and Lung Care clinic

on which data collection has been ongoing since 2014 finally accumulating enough data for publication

This program focuses on using the Stanford Integrated Psychological Assessment for Transplant a

validated clinician rating scale to assist in prediction of transplant outcomes an area where there is a

dearth of research Another manuscript I am completing is based on behavioral sleep medicine referral

patterns in a sample of nearly 500 patients collected since 2015 to understand the low referral completion

rates in an academic medical center in this population The under review submissions are collaborative

projects with mentees namely psychology fellows who I began directing over the last three years Thus

the rate of increasing scholarship follows the momentum of growing robust research and mentorship

programs which have materialized publications recently and should continue henceforth in my career at

IUSOM

Service to the Discipline

My national influence as an expert in behavioral sleep medicine is also growing demonstrated by

my membership on two executive committees for the Society of Behavioral Sleep Medicine (SBSM) ndash a

international multidisciplinary organization and the primary organization representing behavioral sleep

medicine science and practice My term on the Executive Practice Committee was completed this year

where I served to structure policy on clinical practice issues My 4 year term on the Executive

Membership Committee began in 2019 I have contributed to drafting best practice protocols and the

society newsletter both published on the national SBSM website currently In 2019 I chaired a

symposium on insomnia treatment in breast cancer survivors at the SBSM international conference

inviting contributors from other IU departments including Internal Medicine and IUPUI School of

Nursing to an audience consisting of the leaders in the field of BSM

Teaching

Teaching Philosophy

My role as an educator in graduate medical education is based on a collaborative model where I

strive to create an interactive experience with learners focused on applied clinical situations that creates

the opportunity to collaborate on case conceptualization and treatment planning This model is

approachable informal and flexible to meet the needs of varied learners This collaborative approach is

based on the apprenticeship model which involves clinical training of evidence-based interventions in

clinical health psychology through gradual immersion in clinical demands and complexity At first

shadowing my own clinical work helps establish a baseline for good clinical care Trainees gradually

transition to provide services under my supervision Depending on the training level the ultimate goal is

to allow trainees to reach a competency level to perform independent clinical care and ultimately

supervise junior trainees Direct observation of trainee work regular feedback and one-on-one weekly

supervision is standard in my training programs

Clinical TeachingMentoring

I am involved in teaching at a variety of levels First I have spent considerable time providing

supervision and focused training to equip future psychologists to evaluate and treat medically complex

patients with psychological interventions There is a dearth of training opportunities in the state of Indiana

for psychologists who wish to specialize in health psychology Prior to my joining IUSM there was no

academic medical center based health psychology fellowship in the state of Indiana This created

recruitment challenges for health psychology locally and regionally I created and continue to direct the

clinical health psychology fellowship and health psychology track for the psychology internship program

in the Department of Psychiatry at IUSM to address the significant need for clinical health psychology

specialty training in the state of Indiana I have worked with 41 trainees directly including medical

students sleep medicine fellows psychiatry residents psychology interns and psychology practicum

students One of my proudest teaching recognitions came when I was awarded the W George MacAdoo

Teaching Award in 2014 which is the most prestigious teaching award in the Section of Psychology and

is presented to only one faculty member annually based on a vote by the psychology internship class

Due to the overwhelming demand for transplant psychology expertise at IUSM as well as the lack

of qualified providers specializing in transplant psychology nationwide in 2016 I developed the Clinical

Health Psychology Postdoctoral Fellowship program to focus on transplant psychology Funding for this

program totaling $61275annually was obtained from the Academic Health Center As the fellowship

director I have developed the training curriculum and I recruit hire and supervise one fellow annually

This is exactly the type of training experience that early career psychologists are looking for to distinguish

themselves as specialists in the complex healthcare system The demand for this training was

demonstrated by successfully recruiting our first fellow immediately upon receiving funding late in the

recruitment cycle of 2017 and fellowship slots have been successfully filled for the last 3 years

consecutively despite the highly competitive psychology post-doctoral fellowship market The quality of

fellows has been excellent and the IUSM Department of Psychiatry hired my first fellow Dr Danielle

Henderson (2018) as full time faculty My second fellow Dr Lisa The (2019) is now a faculty member

and lead transplant psychologist at the Albert Einstein School of Medicinersquos Montefiore Medical Center

and my current fellow Dr Anahli Patel has accepted a position as a clinical health psychologist at

Pittsburg University School of Medicine

The growth of postdoctoral fellowship training in multiple subspecialty areas of clinical

psychology has expanded tremendously within the Department of Psychiatry However with ever

increasing specialization areas fellows were often conducting their training in disparate locations in the

hospital system with little coordination across fellowship programs in the Department of Psychiatry The

Section of Psychology Executive Committee developed the role of Fellowships Director across all

sponsored post-doctoral programs in its purview and appointed me into this role in 2019 In this role I

immediately developed and implemented a monthly didactic seminar and journal club for fellows created

a shared resources database for fellowship directors to utilize and streamlined advertising policies for

fellowship positions

In 2015 I developed a training program within the Behavioral Sleep Medicine Training Clinic

which offers training to psychology interns psychology graduate students internal medicine and

psychiatry residents and sleep medicine fellows within IUSM and other IU campuses (IUB IUPUI) I

offer 6-12 month rotations for trainees supervising up to 6 psychology learners in direct service delivery

and up to 20 didacticcollaborative learners annually Thus far 10 sleep medicine fellows 8 psychology

interns and 6 psychology graduate students have completed their training in this clinic Not only does this

training program meet the needs of learners across 4 training programs at IUSM but it also allows for

increased access to services and trains future specialists in this underserved field

After serving as the primary supervisor for the Department of Psychiatryrsquos core Adult Outpatient

Psychiatry rotation I developed a specialty rotation in Psychosocial Oncology in 2012 Subsequently I

also developed a specialty rotation in cardio-pulmonarytransplant psychology at the Advanced Heart and

Lung Care Clinic thus expanding opportunities in clinical health psychology specialty training in our

internship program This culminated in my development of the Adult Health Psychology core rotation

which combined multiple subspecialty training opportunities in this area to create a full-time training

program This ultimately evolved into its own Health Psychology Track for our internship program which

I continue to supervise Now only in its 3rd year the track receives over 30 applications annually from

applicants nationally for one spot demonstrating its growing popularity Overall I have trained 12

psychology interns in health psychology some of which have graduated to go on to prestigious

fellowships or faculty positions in institutions such as Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown

University University of Florida School of Medicine and University of Pennsylvania School of

Medicine These specialized training opportunities attract a highly qualified competitive and diverse

group of applicants nationally and internationally to our internship program

A core goal of my involvement in service to learners has been laying the foundation for them to

become academic clinicians involved in scholarly activity Approximately half of my scholarly projects

include mentoring of psychology fellows practicum students and junior faculty As a result each of my

psychology fellows has presented original research at a national conference and been a co-author on at

least one peer-reviewed presentation or publication

Curricular Development

I have extended my role as a clinician educator by developing a very highly rated workshop on

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia and also publishing this resource and learner outcomes in

MEDED Portal Additionally I have developed a workshop on improving continuous positive airway

pressure (CPAP) compliance in obstructive sleep apnea via CPAP desensitization another critically

important skill set in sleep medicine which was well rated by learners and accepted for publication by

MEDED Portal currently The learner feedback from both of these workshops indicated that the

availability of training in these topic areas was critical to learnersrsquo in their respective areas of medicine

given the under-recognition and dearth of training in behavioral sleep medicine in traditional curriculums

My teaching skills in combination with recognized expertise have also resulted in teaching requests

beyond the Department of Psychiatry For example both the Sleep Medicine Fellowship and Internal

Medicine Residency Programs at IUSOM have requested their students to rotate through my Behavioral

Sleep Medicine Clinic as part of their standard training regimen

Didactic Teaching

Over the last 8 years at IUSM I have served as the co-preceptor to the Introduction to Clinical

Medicine yearlong course (ICM1-01) from 2011-2012 as a preceptor to IUSOM intersession in 2013

monthly lecturer for the psychiatry clerkship from 2012-2014 interim course director for the Cognitive

Behavioral Therapy course for PGY-III Psychiatry residents from 2011-2014 and as course director for

both the Diversity (2012-2016) and Ethics (2016- ) courses in the psychology internship program

Additionally I conducted another 12 unique didactic series for trainees across all levels of IUSM

reaching 150 learners As an experienced and skilled lecturer I thoroughly enjoy didactic teaching

alongside clinical teaching I routinely conduct in my clinical work

LearnerPeer Evaluation Outcomes

Formal peer-review of my teaching through the IUSOM Office of Faculty Affairs Professional

Affairs and Diversity has documented that I am an effective and engaged clinical educator highlighting a

lsquowell designed learning sessionrsquo with overall excellent remarks Traineersquos formal evaluation of my

clinical teaching have been positive demonstrated by my behavioral sleep medicine rotation obtaining

ratings of 475-5 out of 5 for all 4 consecutive years across all domains Sample comments have included

ldquoExcellent training experience Clear learning goals and expert supervisionhellipI really appreciated her

mentorshiprdquo and ldquoDr Chernyak provides immediate and relevant feedbackhellipShe is also very thorough

and methodical in her teaching which makes it easy to grasp the various content areasrdquo

Future Directions

My vision of health psychology at IUSOM motivates me to further grow and innovate the

thriving clinical and teaching programs I have built I plan to continue expansion of services offered

through the Transplant Psychology Program pursuing status as a nationally recognized model for quality

clinical service and interdisciplinary training I plan to improve education in Behavioral Sleep Medicine

in the state of Indiana by training the next generation of clinicians at IUSOM in this highly specialized

area and serving to provide the required professional consultation for licensed clinicians to qualify for

board certification in behavioral sleep medicine thereby expanding the critically undersized workforce in

this area Over the next several years in my role as Chief Psychologist of the Adult Outpatient Clinic I

would like to expand the services provided by clinical health psychologists by recruiting additional

professionals and helping them establish additional specialized programs in this field thereby

contributing to the larger reputation of IUSOM as a leader in behavioral medicine

Summary

Since joining the faculty of the Department of Psychiatry at Indiana University School of

Medicine in 2011 I have established a strong reputation regionally as an expert in the field of clinical

health psychology My clinical service over the past eight years has not only benefited over one-thousand

individuals and their families but also contributed to enhancing IUSMrsquos reputation for providing expert

specialty care in clinical health psychology My commitment to excellence has also extended to

disseminating clinical expertise and evidence-based practices to institutions and colleagues regionally and

nationally Moreover the work that I have done to develop training programs extends my professional

influence both geographically and into the future as my trainees translate this training into careers of their

own The impact of my scholarship is clearly demonstrated with a growing momentum in peer reviewed

journal publications and grantsmanship Combined this work demonstrates a regional and growing

national reputation of excellence in clinical health psychology and an indispensable role to the missions

of IUSM

Yelena Chernyak PhD Dossier Teaching Documents

1

TEACHING

1 TEACHING LOAD AND GOALShelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip2

2 PEER REVIEW OF TEACHING (AGGREGATED)helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip3

3 STUDENT EVALUATION OF TEACHING (AGGREGATE)helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip4

4 DISSEMINATED SCHOLARSHIP ON TEACHING AND LEARNINGhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip7

5 IMPACT OF INSTRUCTION ON STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMEShelliphelliphelliphelliphellip9

6 UNDERGRADUATE ANDOR GRADUATE RESEARCH MENTORING AND

OUTCOMEShelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip10

7 COURSE CURRICULAR AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENThelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip12

8 TEACHING RECOGNITION - GRANTS AWARDS HONORS FELLOWSHIPShellip13

TEACHING APPENDIX (for reference not included in document)

1 APPENDIX STUDENT EVALUATION OF TEACHING

2 APPENDIX PEER EVALUATIONS

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TEACHING LOAD AND GOALS

Clinical TeachingSupervision

bull In a typical year I provide clinical supervision throughout the year for 3-5 doctoral psychology interns 1-2

doctoral psychology graduate students and 1-2 child psychiatry fellows

bull In addition to being present for clinical care supervision involves weekly individual supervision meetings

(30 min-1 hourweek per student) and a minimum of 30 min-1hour week of additional supervision that

may be in group format

bull In a typical week I provide 4-5 hours of individual supervision and 8-10 hours total of supervision

bull In a typical week I am supervising the care of learners for 20-40 hoursweek

bull My clinical teaching transcends 3 unique clinical settings ndash the Behavioral Sleep Medicine Clinic at the IU

Health Neurosciences Center the Multidisciplinary Clinic at the IU Simon Cancer Center and the

Advanced Heart and Lung Care Clinic at IU Methodist Hospital

Didactic Teaching

bull In a typical year I provide 5-10 lectures to doctoral psychology interns psychiatry residents medical

students and sleep medicine fellows

Teaching Goals

bull Continue to expand Clinical Health Psychology rotations to more interns

bull Continue to recruit for postdoctoral psychology fellow and maintain the fellowship funding

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PEER REVIEW OF TEACHING (Refer to Appendix)

bull Formal evaluation of teaching in small group session with psychology and internal medicine residents

completed on 91719 by Scott Renshaw MD Full letter is in the Appendix and includes an assessment of

strengths and areas for development

bull Strengths

o ldquoDr Chernyak was attentive and responsive to student cues during the sessionrdquo

o ldquoShows enthusiasm for topic and learners through body language and voicerdquo

o ldquoLearners appeared to be engaged with the teacher and the topic throughout the hourrdquo

o ldquoDr Chernyak made clear the learning objectives during their time together and reinforced these

at the close of the sessionrdquo

bull Areas for Development

o ldquoConsider learning strategies to take advantage of the small group settingrdquo

o ldquoAsk learners about their background and experiencesrdquo

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STUDENT EVALUATION OF TEACHING

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia - Medical Resident and Fellow Workshop

bull Average rating (N=32) = 425 (5 corresponding to a lsquoStrongly Agreersquo rating of a positive

attribute of the workshop)

bull Representative free-text comments from didactic trainees

o ldquoGreat cases that were realistic and kept presentation interactiverdquo

o ldquoInteresting topic very relevant and doctors are underprepared to deal with issuerdquo

o ldquoRelevant to my practice will improve patient carerdquo

CPAP Desensitization Workshop

bull Average Rating (N=25) = 4645 (5 corresponding to a lsquoStrongly Agreersquo rating of a positive

attribute of the workshop)

bull Representative free-text comments from didactic trainees

o ldquoEasy to Understand Straightforwardrdquo

Psychology Internship Clinical Teaching

bull Health Psychology Core amp Electives Rotation Evaluation 2016-2019

o (N=5) 475 Using rating scale of 5 (outstanding) to 1 (unsatisfactory)

o Sample items

ldquoThe rotation made a valueable contribution to my learningrdquo 55 (Strongly

Agree) endorsed by 100

I would recommend this rotation to future interns 55 (Strongly Agree) endorsed

by 100

o Selected comments

ldquoOverall I thought this rotation provided interns with a good sense of working

with an oncologyhealth psychology patient population including understanding

themesconcerns that many oncology patients experience The rotation also

challenged interns to utilize evidenced- based treatments (CBTACT) in flexible

ways to aid patients to cope with medical conditions and identified psychosocial

stressorsrdquo

ldquoI feel Dr Chernyaks style of supervision was appropriate I really liked

that she was in the room for all of the intake evaluations She was always availabl

e and willing to touch base about the patient answer

any questions I mightve had and provide guidance but she also gave me space t

o develop my own style and share my way of

conceptualizing the patient I could tell she really trusted me with patients and th

at means a lot I knew that any constructive feedback

she gave me was given as a way for me to improve not tear me downrdquo

bull Health Psychology Core amp Electives Supervisor Evaluation 2016-2020

o (N=6) 485 Using rating scale of 5 (outstanding) to 1 (unsatisfactory)

o Sample comments

ldquoIts been a pleasure training with Dr Chernyak She structures the rotation really

well and provides great feedback She does a

wonderful job stepping in and modeling when appropriate but also giving you ind

ependencerdquo

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ldquoDr Chernyak provides immediate and relevant feedback which has been very

helpful She is also very thorough and methodical in her teaching which makes it

easy to grasp the various content areas I really appreciate her spending time to

provide live supervision and time after each patient to address my questionsrdquo

ldquoDr Chernyak definitely knows her stuff and it was great watching her with pati

ents I learned a lot about how to be more confident in

sessions and to not be nervous to ask the difficult questions

ldquoDr Chernyak was an excellent resourcerdquo

bull Behavioral Sleep Medicine Specialty Rotation

o Practicum (2015-2018)3614 (N=2) Using scale of 4 (best) to 1 (worst)

o Internship (2015-2019) 475 (N=2 Using rating scale of 5 (outstanding) to 1

(unsatisfactory)

Sample comments

bull ldquoThis rotation does an excellent job of helping interns become skilled in

CBT-I I felt very valuedrdquo

bull ldquoDr Chernyak did a really nice job of making several opportunities

available (OPT clinic work collaborating with a sleep fellow and

touring the sleep medicine facilities)rdquo

bull ldquoThis rotation was excellent and I would highly recommend it to future

internsrdquo

Psychology Internship Didactic Teaching

Ethics (2016-2017)

bull (N=12) 4745 Using rating scale of 5 (outstanding) to 1 (unsatisfactory)

bull Sample items

o Would you recommend this seminar - 92 Yes

o Sample comments

ldquoI really enjoyed the discussions The time goes by so quicklyrdquo

ldquoEthics is a hard topic but I really liked the CE handout Dr Chernyak broughtrdquo

Diversity (2014-2017)

bull (N=44) 4645 Using rating scale of 5 (outstanding) to 1 (unsatisfactory)

bull Sample items

o Would you recommend this seamanrsquos - 100 Yes

bull Sample items

o ldquoDr Chernyak wascollaborative discussion based and at the right level for our

previous trainingrdquo

o ldquoIn comparison to many boring ethics courses Dr Chernyak was able to initiate

conversation about complex ethical issuesrdquo

Mindfulness Interventions 2014-2016

bull (N=12) 4725 Using rating scale of 5 (outstanding) to 1 (unsatisfactory)

bull Sample items

o Would you recommend this seminar - 100 Yes

bull Sample comments

o ldquoDr Chernyaks enthusiasm is contagiousrdquo

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Pre-surgical Transplant (2016)

bull (N=6) 4735 Using rating scale of 5 (outstanding) to 1 (unsatisfactory)

bull Sample item

Would you recommend this seminar - 100 Yes

Psychology Adult Health Psych Interventions (2016)

bull ( N=6) 4875 Using rating scale of 5 (outstanding) to 1 (unsatisfactory)

Evidence Supported Treatments for Weight Management (2012)

bull (N=3) 4845 Using rating scale of 5 (outstanding) to 1 (unsatisfactory)

Medical Education ndash Evidence Based Medicine Didactics (2014-2015)

bull (N=22) 4115 Using rating scale of 5 (outstanding) to 1 (unsatisfactory)

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DISSEMINATED SCHOLARSHIP ON TEACHING AND LEARNING

(See Appendix for Service Publications for full text articles)

I have 1 published and 1 in press article in MEDEDPortal a unique teaching publication in the

medical field These articles are scholarly works that summarize the knowledge teaching

methods and results of disseminating clinical skills to trainees Each article straddles the

categories of teaching and service scholarship however they are categorized as service

publications due to the direct impact clinical teaching and dissemination has on service delivery

in the field of behavioral sleep medicine They are listed below for cross reference

1 Chernyak Y (2019) A Practical Application Primer on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for

Insomnia for Medical Residents MedEdPORTAL 1510862 httpsdoiorg1015766mep_2374-

826510862

Abstract

Introduction Cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia (CBT-I) is a well-established

nonpharmacological intervention that is the gold standard treatment for insomnia CBT-I has been utilized

and empirically validated in many modalities including group treatment telemedicine and primary care

Despite the wealth of evidence on its effectiveness many medical providers including those in primary

care where most insomnia complaints are raised have limited exposure knowledge and resources to

direct or implement this intervention Methods Medical educators from an academic medical center

developed a module focused on teaching medical residents the techniques of CBT-I The educational

activity was an interactive 90-minute seminar that included a lecture followed by a case presentation

illustrating the application of medical knowledge A post-seminar survey was used to evaluate the topic

and content of the seminar Results In a survey of 32 primary care and psychiatry residents and sleep

medicine fellows 97 of respondents indicated that the topic of CBT-I should be included in the seminar

series and 84 indicated that the topic was of interest to them Qualitative feedback underscored the

relevance of this topic to traineesrsquo clinical practice as well as its underratedness Discussion The

seminar on CBT-I was well received and viewed as a valuable tool in practicing medicine The slides and

vignettes provided enable replication of this workshop in other settings with medical learners who have a

cursory knowledge of sleep medicine The workshop is applicable to other health professionals including

medical students nurses social workers and psychology trainees

Educational Objectives

By the end of this activity learners will be able to

1 Report increased awareness and knowledge of psychophysiological insomnia as a prevalent and

treatable condition

2 List the components of cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia including sleep hygiene

stimulus control and sleep restriction

3 Discuss clinical considerations of typical insomnia patients presenting to family medicine or

psychiatry practice

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Appendices

bull CBT-I Presentationppt

bull CBT-I Case Exampleppt

bull CBT-I Reading Listdoc

bull Seminar Evaluation Formdocx

1 Chernyak Y (in press) Improving CPAP Adherence for OSA Improving CPAP Adherence for

OSA A Practical Application Primer on CPAP Desensitization MedEdPORTAL

Abstract

Introduction Obstructive sleep apnea is a common medical condition with well-established morbidity

and mortality Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP) is a highly effective treatment prescribed to

the majority of individuals with OSA that has documented poor adherence rate for a variety of reasons

including claustrophobia and discomfort CPAP desensitization is an effective simple and brief

treatment shown to be very effective at improving adherence rates to CPAP Methods A psychologist

specializing in behavioral sleep medicine developed a module focused on teaching medical residents the

techniques of CPAP Desensitization The educational activity was an interactive 45-minute seminar

which included a didactic component followed by a case presentation and interactive role-play A post-

seminar survey was used to evaluate the content of the workshop as well growth in awareness and

perception of knowledge and skills with a pre-to-post workshop evaluation Results In a survey of 25

primary care and psychiatry residents and sleep medicine fellows 92 of respondents indicated that the

topic of CPAP barriers and CPAP Desensitization was lsquoimportantrsquo Ratings of self-reported knowledge

and skills improved nearly one-third following the workshop Qualitative feedback indicated the utility

and enthusiasm learners had for this topic Discussion The workshop on CPAP Desensitization is a

valuable tool that should be disseminated more widely to improve treatment adherence in the significant

portion of the population that suffers from OSA which does not use adherence to PAP therapy The

workshop is applicable to other health professionals including medical students nursing social work or

psychology trainees

Keywords Sleep apnea obstructive sleep apnea CPAP PAP Therapy Sleep Desensitization

Educational Objectives

1 By the end of this seminar medical learners will be able to identify 3+ common barriers to

compliance with CPAP therapy for sleep apnea

2 By the end of this seminar medical learners will be able to list 3+ components of CPAP

desensitization intervention

3 By the end of this seminar medical learners will be able to identify 3+ clinical characteristics of

an appropriate candidate for CPAP desensitization referral andor intervention

4 Appendices

5 A CPAP Desensitizationpptx

6 B CPAP Interactive Exercise

7 C CPAP Desensitization Summary Handout

8 D Workshop PrePost-Test amp Evaluation Formdocx

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IMPACT OF INSTRUCTION ON STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES

Clinical Supervisee Licensure and Placement Data

bull Doctoral Psychology Interns

o 21 Interns Supervised (18 graduates ndash 3 still enrolled in program) - 100 successfully completed

the Doctoral Internship in Clinical Psychology

o 100 who pursued licensure successfully obtained licensure in health service psychology -

Institutions represented include IUSM IU Bloomington Northwestern University Feinberg

School of Medicine University of North Carolina School of Medicine University of Pennsylvania

Perelman School of Medicine UCLA Warren Albert Medical School of Brown University

bull Postdoctoral Psychology Fellows

o 3 fellows supervised

100 obtained professional licensure in Indiana with Health Service Provider in

Psychology endorsement

Career placements

bull All hold faculty appointments at Indiana University School of Medicine Albert

Einstein School of Medicine and University of Pittsburg School of Medicine

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UNDERGRADUATE ANDOR GRADUATE RESEARCH MENTORING AND

CLINICALPROFESSIONAL MENTORING OUTCOMES

Formal research mentorship

bull Caroline Bolarwina IUSOM (Medical Student)

bull Mentored on research project including data compilation data analysis and literature review Co-

author on manuscript in preparation

bull Chernyak Y Otte J daggerBolarwina C Ofner S Manchanda S Barriers to Optimal

Behavioral Sleep Medicine Referrals in an Academic Medical Center

bull Danielle Henderson PhD IUSOM ndash Trained during pre-doctoral psychology internship hired for fellowship

and recruitedmentored as new faculty mentor Co-authored 2 publications and 3 national presentations

bull daggerChernyak Y Teh LB Henderson DR Patel A (2019) Practice Issues for Evaluation and

Management of the Suicidal Left Ventricular Assist Device Patient Progress in Transplantation

httpsjournalssagepubcomdoifull1011771526924819893300

bull daggerChernyak Y Teh LB Henderson DR Powell AL amp Hage CA Prediction of Listing Status in

Lung Transplant Candidates Using the Stanford Integrated Psychosocial Assessment for

Transplantation (SIPAT) Progress in Transplantation

bull daggerHenderson DR Chernyak C Gutteridge D Roe DW (August 2018) Unmasking Severe

Anxiety After Lung Transplant NATCO ndash The Organization of Transplant Professionals Indianapolis

IN

bull daggerHenderson DR Chernyak C (August 2018) A Pre-Transplant Psychological Characterization of

Patients with Lung Disease NATCO ndash The Organization of Transplant Professionals Indianapolis IN

bull daggerHenderson DR Chernyak Y Using A Clinician-rated Measure to Predict Listing for Lung

Transplantation Society of Behavioral Medicine Washington DC 2019

bull Lisa Teh PhD IUSOM Postdoctoral fellow ndash Trained during fellowship now faculty at Albert Einstein Medical

School Montefiore Medical Center in New York NY Assisted with data collection data analysis and manuscript

preparation Mentored independent line of inquiry to conduct analysis using Item Reponses Theory (IRT) on a

measure of transplant readiness- the Stanford Integrated Psychological Assessment of Transplant (SIPAT) currently

under review at Psychosomatics Published 3 papers together (including those co-authored above) and 1 national

presentation

bull daggerChernyak Y Teh LB (2019) Medically-Induced Exacerbation of PTSD Following Lung

Transplantation A Case Series Journal of Clinical Psychology in Medical Settings

httpsdoiorg101007s10880-019-09691-7

bull dagger Teh LB Chernyak Y Henderson DR Hage CA Post Item-Level Psychometric Validation of the

Stanford Integrated Psychosocial Assessment for Transplant (SIPAT) for Thoracic Transplant

Candidates Psychosomatics

bull daggerTeh LB Henderson DR amp Chernyak Y Post Item-Level Psychometric Validation of the

Stanford Integrated Psychosocial Assessment for Transplant (SIPAT) for Thoracic Transplant

Candidates Society of Behavioral Medicine Washington DC 2019

bull Anahli Patel PhD IUSOM Post-doctoral fellow Trained during fellowship has accepted faculty position at

University of Pittsburg Medical Center Pittsburg PA

bull Mentored journal article co-review for Health Psychology

bull daggerPatel A Chernyak Y (2020) The Need for Psychological Rehabilitation in Lung Transplant

Recipients Progress in Transplantation

httpsjournalssagepubcomdoi1011771526924820913510

bull Anna-Leigh Powell MS IUSOM (trained as pre-doctoral psychology intern) ndash Accepted a post-doctoral

fellowship position at Virginia Commonwealth University

bull Mentored journal article co-review for the International Journal of Stress Management

bull Assisted with data anlaysis on under review manuscript

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bull daggerChernyak Y Teh LB Henderson DR Powell AL amp Hage CA Prediction of Listing

Status in Lung Transplant Candidates Using the Stanford Integrated Psychosocial Assessment

for Transplantation (SIPAT) Progress in Transplantation

bull Loretta Hsueh PhD IUPUI (trained as psychology graduate student) ndash Currently completing pre-doctoral

fellowship at University of San Diego Medical Center Mentored student on data analysis and presentation

for national conference

bull daggerChernyak Y amp Hsueh L Self-Reported Psychological Distress During Post Lung Transplant

Intensive Outpatient Rehabilitation Accepted presentation at the American Psychological Association

Chicago IL 2019

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EVIENCE OF COURSE CURRICIULAR AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Educational Grants

- Obtained funding for a Clinical Health Psychology Fellowship from the Academic Health Center housed at

Indiana University Health Methodist Hospital focused on cardio-pulmonary behavioral medicine and thoracic

transplant in 2016

- Budget $65000+ renewed annually to fund one clinical health psychology post-doctoral fellow

- Conducted all marketing recruiting hiring and retention efforts for 4 consecutive years

- Provide 5 hours of direct supervision weekly including direct supervision and training co-therapy observation

shadowing and tiered supervision of other trainees by the fellow

- Lectures and seminars for the fellowship developed over the last 4 years and updated annually

- Provide 1-5 hours of administrative roles weekly

Section of Psychology Fellowships Director ndash 2019 ndash Present

- Appointed as the Director overseeing 5 fellowship programs in the Section of Psychology in the Department of

Psychiatry IUSOM

- As part of this effort streamlined marketing recruitment efforts

- Provided guidelines on recruitment

- Initiated a Fellowship Journal ClubDidactics course which meets monthly and includes faculty lecturers to

increase section investment and visibility to fellows deployed widely across the medical center

Didactic Teaching Programs Developed

- Diversity Internship Program Course (2012-2016) amp Ethics Internship Program Course (2016-Present)

o Developed and implemented original curriculum

o Each course included bimonthly seminars

o Course syllabus and curriculum developed and updated annually

o Courses are unique to the internship program highly practical aiding trainees to effectively

incorporate scientific evidence into clinical practice

o Courses adapted over time based on intern feedback collected annually

o See appendix of specific intern feedback and evaluation of the courses

- Miscellaneous Lectures

o Lectures developed over the course of 8 years at rank I have developed over 18 lectures for medical

students doctoral psychology interns psychiatry residents

Clinical Rotations and Programs Developed

- Behavioral Sleep Medicine Clinical Teaching Rotation

o Developed in 2013 ndash Present

o Training clinic for pre-doctoral psychology interns psychology practicum students sleep medicine

fellows internal medicinepsychiatry residents

o 3-12 month clinical rotation focused on assessment and intervention of behavioral sleep medicine

disorders integrated with psychology triage and assessment

o Weekly individual andor group supervision provided to all trainees

o Innovative use of observation room 2-way mirror to expand number of learnersobservers

- Clinical Health Psychology Rotations

o Cardiopulmonary Behavioral MedicineThoracic Transplant amp Psychosocial Oncology

o I developed and administered 2 new formal clinical rotations for Doctoral Psychology Graduate

Students and Pre-Doctoral Psychology Interns

o Rotations were 3-6 months in duration 1 full dayweek

o Included individual supervision didactic training clinical observation co-therapy feedback and

scholarshipresearch opportunities

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TEACHING RECOGNITION ndash GRANTS AWARDS AND FELLOWSHIPS

- 2017 WM George McAdoo Award

Excellence in Teaching by the Psychology Internship Program

Department of Psychiatry

Indiana University School of Medicine

One recipient selected annually from all internship instructors (n = 20-25) by psychology interns

in recognition of ldquoexcellence and devotion to the didactic curriculum of the Indiana University

School of Medicine Clinical Psychology Internship Programrdquo

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1

SERVICE DOCUMENTS

1 EVIDENCE OF SERVICE TO THE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL AND DEPARTMENT2

2 EVIDENCE OF SERVICE TO THE PROFESSIONDISCIPLINEhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip5

3 SIGNIFICANCE IMPACT QUALITY OF PROFESSIONAL SERVICEhelliphelliphelliphelliphellip6

4 EVIDENCE OF SCHOLARLY PUBLICATIONS PRESENTATIONS OR OTHER

MEANS OF DISSEMINATIONhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip11

SERVICE APPENDIX (for reference not included in document)

1 SERVICE PUBLICATIONS ndash CLIMB

2 SERVICE PUBLICATIONS ndash SLEEP GREAT

3 SERVICE PUBLICATIONS ndash MEDED CHERNYAK 2019

4 SERVICE PUBLICATIONS ndash MEDED CHERNYAK IN PRESS

5 CONTINUING EDUCATION PRESENTATION EVALUATIONS

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EVIDENCE OF SERVICE TO THE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL AND DEPARTMENT

Clinical Service - I have provided extensive Service in 4 distinct clinical programs at rank which have

dramatically expanded access to evidence-based psychological care for vulnerable and underserved

medical populations

Current Clinical Service Activities and Plans for Growth ndash

bull Chief Psychologist of Adult Outpatient Psychiatry Clinic (2011 ndash Present)

o IU Health Neurosciences Center Adult Outpatient Psychiatry Clinic

o 2011-2016 General psychology clinic 3 daysweek active caseload of 100 patients

o Named Chief Psychologist in 2015

o Provided care to patients age 18+ with a wide range of diagnoses needing high-quality evidence-

based treatment

o Oversaw increase of staff psychologists from 1 ndash 6 full time positions

o Oversaw transition to Indiana University Practice Associations to IU Indiana University Health

Physicians productivity tracing using Relative Value Units implementation of electronic medical

records telehealth

o Plans for Growth including continued recruitment of staff psychologist and mid-level

psychotherapy providers to meet high demand in system and community

bull Founder amp Director of Adult Behavioral Sleep Medicine Program (2014 ndash Present)

o Founding and service delivery in the only multi-disciplinary behavioral sleep medicine clinic in

the IU system as one only 2 board certified behavioral sleep medicine provider in the state of

Indiana

o Practicing evidence based care including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia for patients

age 18+ with insomnia circadian rhythm disorders hypersomnia narcolepsy sleep apnea

nightmare disorder parasomnias and benzodiazepine dependence

o Referrals include internal VA community and national

o 1-2 clinic days 20-25 patientsweek 2-5 learners

o Tracking referral patterns and outcomes

o Plans for future growth including expansion into telehealth service delivery and development of a

weekly Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia program

bull Founder amp Supervising Psychologist ndash Thoracic Transplant Psychology Program amp Advanced Heart and

Lung Care Clinic (2011 ndash Present)

o Lead team of 1 full time psychology fellow 1-3 psychology residents 1 psychology practicum

student 3 social workers in a multidisciplinary environment including dieticians and

innumerable cardiologist pulmonologists surgeons pharmacists nurse coordinators

o Patients served range in age from 18+ and present with a complex psychiatric and medical

comorbidities including end stage heart and lung disease in outpatient inpatient individual and

group modalities

o Developed and implemented innovative training clinic that demonstrates real-world application of

evidence-based assessment and treatments for transplant readiness including standardized clinical

rating scales such as the Stanford Integrated Psychological Assessment for Transplant and

interventions such as Motivational Interviewing and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

o Plans for future growth are to systematically gather and analyze data regarding treatment and

transplant outcomes to aid in quality improvement efforts and to further increase access to care

Expansion of group wellness program for post-transplant recovery

bull Primary Psychologist - Simon Cancer Center Multidisciplinary Clinic (2011-Present)

o Serve on multi-disciplinary team consisting of psychiatry 3 social workers nursing palliative

care chaplaincy dietician and oncologists to serve all patients age 18+ at the only academic

cancer treatment center in the state of Indiana

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o Deliver evidence based interventions to patients coping with cancer diagnosis treatment and

recovery while training psychology residents in this specialty area

Service to the Department

bull Indiana University School of Medicine Doctoral Internship in Clinical Psychology - I have provided 8

years of strong leadership to this program which is one of the oldest Psychology Internship programs in the

United States serving as a supervisor for the General Adult Health Psych Track and Specialties in

Behavioral Sleep Medicine Psychosocial Oncology and Cardio-Pulmonary Behavioral Medicine

bull Indiana University School of Medicine Clinical Health Psychology Post-doctoral Fellowship ndash Co-founded

the fellowship program in 2016 to train psychologists in clinical health psychology specialties as well as

simultaneously meet the high clinical demand of the Cardio-Thoracic Transplant program by bringing on a

full time fellow

Department of Psychiatry Committees

I have provided extensive service to 7 Committees within the Department of Psychiatry

1) Member Internship Selection Committee Section of Psychology (2012-Present)

o Review of all application materials from 100+ annually standardized rating written and verbal

feedback consultation with colleagues and several rank-order meetings to determine who is

invited for internship

2) Member Executive Committee Section of Psychology (2015 ndash Present)

o Attended meetings and contributed to vital decisions related to the administration of the section of

psychology

o key decision making role with regard to policies and procedures that impact psychologists within

the Department of Psychiatry

3) Member Psychology Internship Executive Committee Section of Psychology (2015 ndash Present)

o Attended meetings and contributed to vital decisions related to the administration of the

psychology internship program

o Marketing recruitment efforts to advertise internship training curriculum development

competency evaluation and assessment policy implementation and enforcement

4) Co-Director Electronic Medical Record Transition Committee Adult Outpatient Psychiatry Clinic (2016-

2017)

o Advisory guidance on implementation electronic medical record system in adult psychiatry

including appropriate schedule templates workflow confidentiality protection schedule changes

clinic communication changes and documentation requirements

5) Member Space Committee Department of Psychiatry (2016 ndash Present)

o Monitoring evaluation policy recommendations regarding use of space in the department

6) Member Quality Committee Department of Psychiatry (2017 ndash Present)

o Development and implementation of quality measures with collaboration from health practice

leadership

7) Member Womenrsquos Advisory Council IUSM (2019 ndash Present)

o Provided input on the role of women in the IUSM culture

Faculty Mentorship

o I have provided formal mentorship to 3 junior faculty members within the Department of Psychiatry which

included regular individual meetings and participating in mentor committee meetings

o I have provided extensive informal mentorship to junior faculty in the areas of teachingsupervision as well

as clinical and professional service

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o Dr Danielle Henderson I trained both as an intern and post-doctoral fellow as her primary

supervisor and program director I was instrumental in assisting her to obtain a faculty role within

IUSM

o I advised Dr Courtney Johnson during her role as a post-doctoral fellow in the department prior to

becoming faculty when I continued my mentorship role

o Dr Huaiyu Zhang who was recruited from Emory University

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EVIDENCE OF SERVICE TO THE PROFESSIONDISCIPLINE

National

Society of Behavioral Sleep Medicine (SBSM)

- Served on 2 executive committees of this nationally prominent organization

- Appointed to a 4 year term in 2015 to the Practice Committee

o Duties included participation in monthly meetings to develop an review policies and procedures

relevant to the practice of behavioral sleep medicine

o Performed in a workgroup to advise formulate and disseminate policy advise as evidenced in

multiple co-authored policy publications

- Appointed to a 4 year term in 2019 to the Membership Committee

o Duties included participation in monthly meetings to develop and review policies and procedures

relevant to the recruitment retention and service to the membership of this organization

Association of Psychologists in Academic Health Centers (APAHC)

- Invited to join the Conference planning Committee for the APAHCrsquos bi-annual conference scheduled in

2021 Includes bi-monthly phone calls to coordinate speakers symposia workshops location

accommodations and marketing for this large national conference

Regional

Indiana Psychological Association (IPA)

- 2015 Conference Planning Committee ndash Invited join IPArsquos conference planning committee to coordinate

speakers workshops and poster sessions

Manuscript Review

I serve as an Ad-hoc reviewer for 7 journals Journals have included Physiology ad Behavior Archives

of Internal Medicine Translational Behavioral Medicine Annals of Behavioral Medicine Health

Psychology and International Journal of Stress Management

National Professional Organization Membership

I am a member of 7 National Professional Organizations for a duration of 5+ years including the

American Psychological Association the APA Division of Health Psychology The Society of Behavioral

Sleep Medicine the Society of Behavioral Medicine the Association of Behavioral and Cognitive

Therapies and the Indiana Psychological Association

Continuing Education

In rank I have delivered 18 continuing education seminars to the profession and clinical community

listed on my curriculum vitae Locally and regionally these have included settings such as the Bariatric

and Medical Weight Loss Center Sleep Disorders Center Department of Psychiatry Department of

Occupational Therapy at Indiana University Health and Indiana University School of Medicine Indiana

Psychological Association Cancer Survivorship Consortium Reid Hospital Decatur County Memorial

Hospital Columbus Regional Hospital and the statewide IUSOM Office of Medical Education

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SIGNIFICANCE OF IMPACT AND QUALITY OF PROFESSIONAL SERVICE

Board Certification

bull I have obtained dual board certification in Behavioral Sleep Medicine by both the American

Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM) and the Board of Behavioral Sleep Medicine (BBSM) This is a

prestigious accomplishment professionally and for the institution I represent Board certification

illustrates international recognition for excellence in the specialty field of behavioral sleep medicine

I am the first member of the Indiana University School of Medicine faculty and the only current

member practicing with adults to have the designation of CBSM and DBSM

bull In 2012 I passed the exam administered by the American Board of Sleep Medicine to earn the

credential of being Certified in Behavioral Sleep Medicine (CBSM) as one of only 213 individuals

worldwide to receive this credential Individuals who completed the required training and

successfully passed the behavioral sleep medicine certification examination administered by the

American Board of Sleep Medicine are referred to as certified in Behavioral Sleep Medicine I also

received the designation of Diplomate in Behavioral Sleep Medicine (DBSM) by the newly-formed

Board of Behavioral Sleep Medicine The Board of Behavioral Sleep Medicine offers a Diplomate in

Behavioral Sleep Medicine or DBSM to applicants who meet eligibility requirements and pass a

specialty BSM certification examination Candidates who pass the certification examination may use

the DBSM (Diplomate in Behavioral Sleep Medicine) designation after their name and will receive

certificates from the BBSM The DBSM represents a standard of specialty competence in behavioral

sleep medicine by which the public government and regulatory agencies and health care

organizations can identify skill and expertise

Society of Behavioral Sleep Medicine (SBSM)

bull As a member of two governing committees in SBSM over the last 5 years I have made contributions

to the development and dissemination of policy guidelines on professional practice This is

demonstrated in several sample publications including my role as co-author with Dr Stacy Simon in

2016 in the Practice Committee Position Statement on the ACP Guidelines for the Treatment of

Insomnia release and published at httpswwwbehavioralsleeporgimagesPositionACP-Position-

Statement-Finalpdf which highlighted the groundbreaking recommendation by the American College

of Physicians to utilize cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia (CBT-I) as a first-line treatment for

insomnia an area of my clinical expertise

bull In 2017 I was lead author on another policy guideline titled lsquoWhat you need to know Implications of

the American Academy of Pediatrics 2016 Safe Sleep Practices on Pediatric Behavioral Sleep

Medicine published at httpswwwbehavioralsleeporgimagespdfSBSM-Summary-of-AAP-2016-

Safe-Sleep-Commentarypdf This important policy brief was critical in educating our membership

regarding the changes in policy which contradicted pprevious recommendations These changes

impact the practice of pediatric behavioral sleep medicine particularly in the domain of promoting

optimal sleep in infants and young children who may experience problematic night awakenings

secondary to sleep onset association problems

bull Most recently I interview the president of the Board of Behavioral Sleep Medicine Michael Schmitz

PhD to author an article for The Sleep Talker the SBSM newsletter titled lsquoPrepping for the DBSM

How SBSM Can Help Yoursquo disseminating information on how the society was critical in the board

certification process

Program Development

Sleep Great copy Program

Yelena Chernyak PhD Dossier Service Documents

7

bull I served as part of a clinical and research team to develop implement and evaluate a healthy sleep in

the workplace program at Indiana University

bull The program consisted of a 4 week self-guided course to improve sleep habits such as sleep hygiene

bull This program has been copyrighted and purchased by other prestigious institutions nationally for their

workplace sleep initiatives

Cardio-Thoracic Patients Linking Mind and Body (CLIMB) Program

bull At the request of the cardio-thoracic transplant teams I have developed a 4 week group

psychotherapy group for pre-and post-transplant patients The CLIMB program is based on 4 modules

ndash 1) Stress Management 2) Mood and Behavioral Activation 3) Communication Skills and 4)

Motivational Enhancement This highly successful program has been implemented with multiple

populations including those receiving advanced therapies such as Ventricular Assist Device

placement as well as heart and lung transplant

bull I have gathered data on patient satisfaction and outcomes from CLIMB which has been presented

nationally at the American Psychological Association Conference

bull I have also co-authored a paper in Progress in Transplantation outlining the need for programs such

as this for lung transplant recipients for lsquopsychological rehabilitationrsquo and proposed CLIMB as a

model

Growth in Clinics and Novel Service Delivery

bull Behavioral Sleep Medicine Clinic

o I have established and continue to provide service via an innovative training model in the

Behavioral Sleep Medicine (BSM) clinic in the IU Health Neurosciences Center The BSM clinic

has provided unique training opportunities for Psychology Doctoral Students Doctoral Psychology

Interns sleep medicine fellows primary care and psychiatry residents

o The BSM clinic have doubled to tripled access to care for high need populations that are

underserved in Indiana and throughout the country My BSM clinic is the only clinic providing

comprehensive psychologicalbehavioral care including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for

Insomnia in the Indiana University system and I am the only board certified behavioral sleep

medicine specialist working with adults in the entire state of Indiana

o My expertise in working with behavioral sleep medicine in a population that has co-morbid

psychiatric and medical conditions enables me to provide high-quality care to a very complicated

subset of patients All services provided adhere to evidence-based practice standards

bull Cardio-Thoracic Clinic

o I have established a reputation for myself and for IUSM as an expert in the area of cardio-thoracic

pre-transplant evaluation Indiana University is the only provider of lung transplants in the state of

Indiana ndash prior to my joining the team psychological assessment and psychotherapy services were

very limited in this clinic

o During my time at Advanced Heart and Lung Care Clinic where transplants are served I have not

only expanded clinical psychology coverage from virtually zero to full time (5 days per week

between myself and my fellow) improved the structure of pre-surgical evaluation expanded the

service to cover inpatient consultation at Methodist hospital and expanded volume such that we can

evaluate every single new patients for heart or lung transplantation at Indiana University Health

o To expand service clinical health psychology services I developed a post-doctoral fellowship in

clinical health psychology with a focus on cardio-thoracic behavioral medicine in transplant to

simultaneously address the clinic need with this full time position but also to increase training in

this highly under skilled area particularly in the Midwest

Continuing Education Initiatives

Yelena Chernyak PhD Dossier Service Documents

8

bull I have conducted 18 Continuing Education Lectures in rank locally and regionally with excellent

feedback and ratings from professional colleagues A complete compilation of feedback is

included in the Service Appendix

bull Sample comments on evaluations of Continuing Education included ldquoExcellent speaker ndash she did

a great job giving analogies and examplesrdquo and ldquoGreat Presentationrdquo

Evaluation of Quality of Clinical Service

Indiana University Health Physicians Productivity

bull Consistently meeting and exceeding Indiana University Health Physicians wRVU (work relative

value units) clinical goal target since compensation plan initiated in 2014

Indiana University Health Physicians Patient Experience Surveys

bull The National Research Corporation queries patient experience data by assigning a Net Promoter

Score (NPS) to responses Net Promoter Score is a measure of customer loyalty and ability to

grow through referrals A Promoter score is given to all responses with values 9-10 on a 0-10

scale reported as a percentage of total scores

bull My NPS scores for 2020 was 10000 which is above the target in psychiatry of 7994 as well

as above the target of other IU Health Physicians Departments listed below

Yelena Chernyak PhD Dossier Service Documents

9

OPPE Report - Allied Health Practitioner

bull Survey Results Periodic surveys are conducted to evaluate the practitioners performance based

upon the six ACGME standards of Patient Care Medical Knowledge Interpersonal and

Communication Skills Professionalism Practice Based Learning and Improvement Systems

based practice

bull The results per questions are assigned a point value Outstanding = 5 Acceptable = 4 Needs

Improvement = 3 Unsatisfactory = 0 An average is obtained for each question based upon the

total number of surveys received for the practitioner

bull The vast majority (90+) of the scoring periods as shown below are cumulatively rated as

lsquoOutstandingrsquo by my peers with the remainder ratings falling somewhere between lsquoAcceptablersquo

and lsquoOutstandingrsquo

Yelena Chernyak PhD Dossier Service Documents

10

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12312011 x 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5

6302012 x 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5

1152012 x 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5

1212013 x 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5

612013 x 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5

1212014 x 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5

612014 x 5 5 47 47 5 5 5 5

612015 x 47 47 47 47 5 47 5 na

12302015 x 5 5 5 47 5 43 5 5

12312016 x 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5

6302016 x 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5

6302017 x 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5

12312017 x 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5

Yelena Chernyak PhD Dossier Service Documents

11

EVIDENCE OF SCHOLARLY PUBLICATIONS PRESENTATIONS OTHER MEANS OF

DISSEMINATION

Peer Reviewed Service Oriented Manuscripts

bull Publications

o 9 traditional peer reviewed journal articles at rank on topics related to clinical health

psychology

o 3 manuscripts currently under review in Health Care The Journal of Delivery Science and

Innovation and Progress in Transplantation

o 5 first authored publication

o 1 as primary mentor with mentee as first author

o 3 articles with mentees as co-authors

bull Key publications

o Chernyak Y (2019) A Practical Application Primer on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for

Insomnia for Medical Residents MedEdPORTAL 1510862

httpsdoiorg1015766mep_2374-826510862

o Chernyak Y (in press) Improving CPAP Adherence for OSA Improving CPAP

Adherence for OSA A Practical Application Primer on CPAP Desensitization

MedEdPORTAL

These articles highlight my expertise in the clinical application teaching and

dissemination of evidence based practice in the field of behavioral sleep medicine I

authored these articled to contribute to the professional literature the high impact

service I was providing to patients with insomnia and CPAP noncompliance Medical

education is sorely lacking these teaching resources which the MEDEDPortal

publication directly targets

I have 1 published and 1 in press article in MEDEDPortal a unique teaching

publication in the medical field For context summarized from

wwwmededportalorg

bull MedEdPORTAL is a MEDLINE-indexed open-access journal of teaching

and learning resources in the health professions published by the Association

of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) in partnership with the American

Dental Education Association MedEdPORTAL publications are stand-alone

complete teaching or learning modules that have been implemented and

evaluated with medical or dental trainees or practitioners Each submission is

reviewed by editorial staff and external peer reviewers using a standardized

review instrument grounded in the tenets of educational scholarship

bull MedEdPORTAL complies with the International Committee of Medical

Journal Editors (ICMJE) Recommendations for the Conduct Reporting

Editing and Publication of Scholarly Work in Medical Journals

bull Scope MedEdPORTAL invites educators to submit generalizable

educational materials that have been implemented with target learners with

the aim of helping to improve patient care The learners must include training

or practicing physicians or dentists (eg professional school residency

faculty development continuing professional development) and may include

trainees or practitioners across the health professions

bull Vision 1) Serve as the premier clearinghouse of high-quality peer-reviewed

health education tools 2) Promote interprofessional collaboration by

facilitating the open exchange of educational resources across the health

professions and 3) Equip health professionals across the continuum with

effective and efficient educational resources to improve patient care

Yelena Chernyak PhD Dossier Service Documents

12

o daggerChernyak Y Teh LB (2019) Medically-Induced Exacerbation of PTSD

Following Lung Transplantation A Case Series Journal of Clinical Psychology in

Medical Settings httpsdoiorg101007s10880-019-09691-7

bull This case series and practice guide addresses a novel topic of PTSD in lung-

transplant recipients which occurs at double the rate in this population and

poses serious threat to morbidity and mortality in this already high-risk

group Existing psychological evaluation practices are critically inadequate to

capture PTSD as many patients may fail to disclose relevant history Novel

evaluation and treatment methods are discussed and recommended

IMPACT FACTORS OF JOURNALS IN WHICH I PUBLISHED

Journal Name Impact

Factor

Date of

Publication

Number of

Articles Published

International Journal of Eating Disorders 35 2011 1

Journal of Abnormal Psychology 5519 2010 1

Progress in Transplantation 958 2019 2020 2

MEDED Portal 38 acceptance

rate

2019 2020 2

Journal of Clinical Psychology in Medical Settings 1477 2019 2

Supportive care in cancer 2754 2016 1

Cancer medicine 3357 2014 1

After extensive exploration MedEdPORTAL has made the decision not to pursue an impact factor Dissemination is the priority

for MedEdPORTAL publications Our desire is for readers to replicate educational activities described in our publications which

does not necessarily translate to citations in the peer-reviewed literature We also value innovation especially in spaces where

there have traditionally been curricular gaps Strategic efforts to increase the impact factor would hinder our goal of highlighting

unique topics that may not get cited as frequently Additionally we are concerned that a low impact factor would harm the

reputation of the journal by inviting undue comparisons with dissimilar journals In sum we believe that MedEdPORTAL is

distinguished among medical education journals by its uniqueness in disseminating educational resources and an impact factor

would likely underestimate the true impact of MedEdPORTAL

Yelena Chernyak PhD Dossier Service Documents

13

Scopus Accessed 422020

Non-Peer Reviewed Publications

bull 4 invited contributions by professional societies including the Society of Behavioral Sleep

Medicine 3 in rank 2 first authored

bull Contributions to policy statements representing clinical opinions and recommendations by a

professional society is a highly prestigious impactful contribution The purpose is to distill and

highlight critically important scholarship and clinical evidence which may be complex into a

straightforward and applied set of information for the clinician

bull Each of these contributions was made by invitation of an executive committee in each

professional society My invitation was the direct result of prominence and reputation in the

society as one having the skill and knowledge to make this contribution

bull Contributions are archived so as to be disseminated and retrievable even after published

newsletter or recommendation are initially released

o Simon S Chernyak Y (2016) Practice Committee Position Statement Draft on the

ACP Guidelines for the Treatment of Insomnia Society for Behavioral Sleep Medicine

BehavioralSleeporg httpswwwbehavioralsleeporgimagesPositionACP-Position-

Statement-Finalpdf

Co-authored position statement on a seminal treatment recommendation affecting

the field of behavioral sleep medicine

o Chernyak Y Byers H James E Schmittdiel C Thomas SJ Blackburn R amp

Simona SL (2017) What you need to know Implications of the American Academy of

Pediatrics 2016 Safe Sleep Practices on Pediatric Behavioral Sleep Medicine Society of

Behavioral Sleep Medicine httpswwwbehavioralsleeporgimagespdfSBSM-

Summary-of-AAP-2016-Safe-Sleep-Commentarypdf

o Chernyak Y Prepping for the DBSM How SBSM Can Help You The Sleep Talker

Volume 36 April 2020

Peer Review for Professional Journals

bull Peer Review for 7 professional journals in the field lf clinical health psychology

bull Invitation to review from journals increasing in the last 2 years indicating growing scholarly

presence

IMPACT FACTOR OF JOURANLS FOR WHICH I PROVIDE RVIEWS

Journal Name Impact Factor

Physiology and Behavior (2007) 272

Archives of Internal Medicine (2008) discontinued

Translational Behavioral Medicine (2018-) 248

Annals of Behavioral Medicine (2018-) 376

Health Psychology (2019 - ) 408

Heart amp Lung Journal of Acute and Critical Care (2020- ) 169

Yelena Chernyak PhD Dossier Service Documents

14

International Journal of Stress Management (2020 - ) 195

Scopus Accessed March 26 2020

Peer Reviewed Service Oriented Presentations

bull Twelve in-rank peer reviewed presentations at national and international conferences such as the

Society of Behavioral Sleep Medicine Society of Behavioral Medicine American Psychological

Association

bull 3 First Author

bull 5 Mentee First Author

bull 1 Mentee co-author

Media Dissemination of Service

bull Twenty-three total at rank for national outlets including lsquoGQrsquo magazine lsquoBustlersquo magazine and

regional outlets such as WRTB6 News and WTHR-TV

bull My goal in working with the media is to provide mass dissemination of clinical and scientific

information to the general public

bull Routinely called upon as an expert in field if behavioral sleep medicine and clinical health

psychology during duration of volunteering to represent IU to the media

Treatment Manuals

bull 2 treatment manuals 1 copyrighted 1 first authored (See Appendix for Service Publications)

o Otte JL Lalevich S Hollingsworth P Chernyak Y Manchanda S ldquoSleep Great

A Wellness Program to Promote Sleep in the Workplacerdquocopy Program Manual

This manual was copyrighted and rights sold to other large hospital systems

nationally for use in their employee assistance programs

o Chernyak Y Cardiac Patients Linking Mind amp Body (CLIMB) Program Manual used

in the Advanced Heart and Lung Care Program at Indiana University Methodist Hospital

I developed this treatment manual to utilize in clinical care delivery based on an

evidence based psychological wellness model including stress management

mood optimization motivational enhancement and social support

This manual has been adapted to several clinical populations at Indiana

University Health Methodist Hospital including Ventricular Assistant Device

recipients and pre-thoracic transplant patients

Thursday August 19 2021 at 080710 Eastern Daylight Time

Page 1 of 1

Subject RE Using your dossier for an exampleDate Wednesday August 18 2021 at 35540 PM Eastern Daylight TimeFrom Chernyak YelenaTo Applegate RachelADachments image001png image002png

Thank you and Thanks for your request That would be just fine with me YC Yelena Chernyak PhD DBSM HSPPAssociate Professor of Clinical PsychiatryChief Psychologist - Adult OutpaSent Psychiatry IU Health Neurosciences CenterDirector ndash Behavioral Sleep Medicine IU Health Neurosciences CenterDirector ndash Clinical Health Psychology Fellowship Indiana University School of MedicineIU Health PhysiciansGoodman Hall IU Health Neuroscience Center355 W 16th St Suite 2800 Indianapolis IN 46202-7176ychernyaiuedu From Applegate Rachel ltrapplegaiupuiedugt Sent Wednesday August 18 2021 1143 AMTo Applegate Rachel ltrapplegaiupuiedugtSubject Using your dossier for an example CongratulaSons on your 2021 promoSon to clinical associate professorI wonder if you would be willing to have your dossier posted as an example We do this behind CAS so it isonly IU people who can see themWe post everything EXCEPT the appendices and review leeers Please let me know Thanks Rachel ApplegateAssistant Vice Chancellor for Faculty AffairsAssociate Professor Library and Information ScienceOffice of Academic AffairsUniversity Hall (INAD) Suite 5002301 University BoulevardIndianapolis IN 46202 317-278-2395rapplegaiupuieduwwwacademicaffairsiupuiedu

Page 14: Sample Dossier Type of case: Promotion to Clinical

Yelena Chernyak PhD August 17 2020 Page 13 of 25

2020 - Heart amp Lung Journal of Acute and Critical Care

2020 ndash International Journal of Stress Management

Service to Patients (Presentations to the community)

2008 ndash 2009 Campus Outreach Planning Committee

Student Counseling Center

Drexel University

Philadelphia PA

2009 Wellness Workshop ldquoBikini Ready Body Healthrdquo

Student Counseling Center

Drexel University

Philadelphia PA

2011 Health Workshop Series

ldquoManaging Stressrdquo

ldquoDepression and Heart Diseaserdquo

Cardiac Rehabilitation Program

Methodist Hospital

Indiana University Health

Indianapolis IN

2015 ndash ldquoManaging Anxiety and Stressrdquo

Advanced Heart Failure Support Group

Methodist Hospital

Indiana University Health

Indianapolis IN

Service Grants

Completed

IUSCC Internal Grant Otte(PI) 2015-2018

Indiana University Simon Cancer Center $50000

Screening Breast Cancer Survivors for Sleep Disorders Using a Clinical Decision Tool A Pilot

Study

Role Co-Investigator

Funded

PCORI 14719 MuseyKroenke (PI) $3356413

Assessment of Prevention Diagnosis and Treatment Options Addressing Anxiety among Low-

Risk Chest Pain Patients in the Emergency Department Setting

This 3-arm trial will compare outcomes for patients with anxiety and low-risk chest pain

evaluated in the Emergency Department treated with standard care are referral for self-help CBT

sessions and peer support or virtual CBT intervention Patients stakeholders and health system

Yelena Chernyak PhD August 17 2020 Page 14 of 25

leaders have collaborated to maximize feasibility patient values barriers and preferences for

care

Role Co-Investigator 25 effort

Pending

R61R33 HL155794-01 Stewart (PI) $3473431

Strengthening Hearts by Addressing Disrupted Sleep (SHADES) Randomized Controlled Trial

NIHNHLBI

The aims of this phase II randomized controlled trial are (1) to determine if a modernized

collaborative stepped care intervention for insomnia reduces the excess cardiovascular disease

(CVD) risk of primary care patients with insomnia disorder and (2) to identify the mechanisms

by which this improvement may occur

Role Co-Investigator 20 Effort

Submitted But Not Funded Grants

1R15CA208664-01 Otte (PI) 2017-2019 $300000

SleeP SmaRt A Screen and Personalized Referral Algorithm for Breast Cancer Survivors with

Chronic Sleep Problems

Role Investigator

Invited Service Presentations

Local

1 March 2008 ldquoSocial Justice in Health Care The Role of Body Imagerdquo

Drexel University Office of Student Life

Philadelphia PA

2 February 2009 ldquoIdentifying and addressing problematic dieting in university-

based populationsrdquo

Drexel University Student Counseling Center

Philadelphia PA

3 February 2009 ldquoIdentifying and addressing problematic dieting in university-

based populationsrdquo

Drexel University Student Counseling Center

Philadelphia PA

4 March 2009 ldquoCAPS Lecture Tales from my Scalerdquo

Rosemont College Department of Womenrsquos Studies

Bryn Mawr PA

5 November 2010 ldquoThe Third Wave of CBT ACT and Mindfulness Techniquesrdquo

Health Psychology Fellowship Didactics Series

Cleveland Clinic

Cleveland OH

6 February 2011 ldquoPatient-Centered Communication with Oncology Patientsrdquo

Yelena Chernyak PhD August 17 2020 Page 15 of 25

Taussig Cancer Center Masterrsquos Course

Cleveland Clinic

Cleveland OH

7 March 2011 ldquoNighttime Eating Disorders Differential Diagnosis and

Treatmentrdquo

Sleep Disorders Center Grand Rounds

Cleveland Clinic

Cleveland OH

8 April 2011 ldquoDistinguishing Normative Dieting from Disordered Eating

Evaluation and Intervention Guidelinesrdquo

Department of Psychiatry Grand Rounds

Cleveland Clinic

Cleveland OH

9 May 2011 ldquoWhen is Weight-Loss Considered an Eating Disorderrdquo

Department of Pediatrics Grand Rounds

Fairview Hospital

Cleveland Clinic Foundation

Cleveland OH

10 December 2011 ldquoDevelopment amp Utilization of Behavioral Rating

Scales Can psychological assessment predict problems after

bariatric surgery and identify persons at higher riskrdquo

Bariatric and Medical Weight Loss Center

Indiana University Health

Indianapolis IN

11 March 2012 ldquoCognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomniardquo

Sleep Disorders Center

Indiana University Health

Indianapolis IN

12 January 2012 ldquoManaging Difficult Patients Improving Communication

Service Delivery and Treatment Adherencerdquo

Department of Psychiatry Grand Rounds

Indiana University School of Medicine

13 December 2012 ldquoSleep Disorders in Bariatric Populationsrdquo

Psychology Practicum Didactic Training

Bariatric and Medical Weight Loss Center

Indiana University Health

Indianapolis IN

14 September 2013 ldquoDSM-5 Update Eating and Personality Disordersrdquo

Yelena Chernyak PhD August 17 2020 Page 16 of 25

Department of Psychiatry Grand Rounds

Indiana University School of Medicine

Indianapolis IN

15 September 2013 ldquoIntroduction to Cognitive Behavioral Therapyrdquo

Department of Occupational Therapy

Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis

Indianapolis IN

16 February 2014 ldquoCognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomniardquo

Department of Psychiatry Grand Rounds

Indiana University School of Medicine

Indianapolis IN

17 April 2019 ldquoCBT-I amp Traumardquo

Sleep Disorders Center

Indiana University Health

Indianapolis IN

Regional

1 October 2010 ldquoThe Epidemic of Obesity Updates Psychological Sequelae

and Behavioral Interventionrdquo

Continuing Education Course

Ohio Psychological Association

Fall Conference

Columbus OH

2 April 2011 ldquoAdvancing the Understanding of the treatment of Eating

Disorders in Ohiordquo

Continuing Education Course

Ohio Psychological Association Workshop

Lindner Center

Cincinnati OH

Lecture ldquoAwareness of Societal Messages Competing

Influences on Weight and Eatingrdquo

3 July 2012 ldquoEthicsrdquo

Continuing Education Course

Section of Psychology

Department of Psychiatry

Indiana University School of Medicine

Lecture ldquoEthical Issues of Health Psychology in the Medical

Settingrdquo

4 June 2013 ldquoDSM-5rdquo

Continuing Education Course

Yelena Chernyak PhD August 17 2020 Page 17 of 25

Department of Psychiatry

Section of Psychology

Indiana University School of Medicine

Lecture ldquoSleep Eating and Personality Disordersrdquo

5 May 2015 Essentials of Cancer Survivorship A Workshop for

Health Care Professionals

Continuing Education Course

IU Health Cancer Centers The Ohio State University and

University of Cincinnati Cancer Survivorship Consortium

Indianapolis IN

Lecture ldquoCoping with Anxiety and Depression Psychological

Issues During Cancer and Beyondrdquo

6 November 2015 ldquoSleeplessness in America How Inadequate Sleep Related

To Health and Wellbeingrdquo

Continuing Education Course

Indiana Psychological Association

Fall Conference

Indianapolis IN

Lecture ldquoSleeplessness in America How Inadequate Sleep

Related To Health and Wellbeingrdquo

7 April 2016 ldquoBehavioral Sleep Medicine Psychological Treatment for

Insomnia and other Sleep Disordersrdquo

Department of Internal Medicine Grand Rounds

Reid Hospital

Richmond IN

8 June 2016 ldquoHealth Psychology Interventions for Medically and

Psychiatrically Ill Patientsrdquo

Department of Internal Medicine Grand Rounds Reid Hospital

Richmond IN

9 November 2016 ldquoMood Disorders in Women ndash A Lifespan Approachrdquo

Department of Internal Medicine Grand Rounds

Reid Hospital

Richmond IN

10 October 2017 ldquoCBT for Anxiety and Depressionrdquo

Grand Rounds

Decatur County Memorial Hospital

Greensburg IN

11 November 2017 ldquoMindfulness Based Stress Reductionrdquo

Grand Rounds

Yelena Chernyak PhD August 17 2020 Page 18 of 25

Columbus Regional Hospital

Columbus IN

12 April 2019 ldquoSleeplessness in the 21st Century - How

Inadequate Sleep Relates to Health and Wellbeing and the

Everyday Habits that Get in the Wayrdquo

IUSOM Office of Medical Education ndash Wellness Coalition

Streamed Statewide

Indianapolis IN

Scientific Abstracts amp Presentations (in rank daggerstudent trainee author students underlined)

Local

1 Lowe MR Chernyak Y (2006 March) The Role of Dieting in Bulimia Nervosa A

Reformulation Poster Session presented at the 2006 annual Drexel University Research

Day Philadelphia PA

2 Chernyak Y Lowe MR (2007 March) Fear of Fatness of Drive to be Thin Motivations for

Dieting in Normal Weight Women Poster session presented at the 2007 annual Psi Chi Research

day at the University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia PA

3 Chernyak Y Heinberg JL (2011 March ) Impact of preferred weight on weight loss

outcomes in bariatric surgery patients Research oral presentation given at the Cleveland

Clinic Endocrinology and Metabolism Institute Research Day Cleveland OH

4 daggerPatel A Chernyak Y (2020 March) The Need for Psychological Rehabilitation in

Lung Transplant Recipients Indiana University Research day Indianapolis IN

National

1 Lowe MR Ognibine J Kral T Chernyak Y (2006 October) Development and Pilot

Testing of a New Procedure for directly assessing long-term Nutritional Intake at Worksite

Cafeterias Poster session presented at the 2006 annual meeting of the Obesity Society

Boston MA

2 Chernyak Y Lowe MR (2007 May) Fear of Fatness or Drive to be Thin

Motivations for Dieting in Normal Weight Women Poster session presented at the 2007

annual meeting of the International Academy of Eating Disorders Baltimore MD

3 Chernyak Y Lowe MR (2007 October) Differentiating drive for thinness and drive to

be thin Restrained eaters and bulimic individuals have different motives for dieting

Poster session presented at the 2007 annual meeting of the Eating Disorders Research

Society Pittsburg PA

4 Chernyak Y Lowe MR (2007 October) Fear of Fatness or Drive to be Thin

Motivations for Dieting in Normal Weight Women Restrained Eaters and Bulimic Patients

Yelena Chernyak PhD August 17 2020 Page 19 of 25

Poster session presented at the 2007 annual meeting of the Renfrew Center Foundation

Philadelphia PA

5 Chernyak Y Lowe MR (2007 November) Drive for Thinness is Not the Same as

Drive to be Thin On the Motivations for Dieting in Normal Weight Restrained Eaters and

Bulimic Individuals Poster session presented at the 2007 annual meeting of the Association

of Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies Philadelphia PA

6 Thomas JG Markowitz J Tappe K ChernyakY Ochner C Butryn ML Lowe

MR Telephone-Based Weight Loss Maintenance Interventions for Patients Referred from

Primary Care Clinics Poster session presented at the 2008 annual meeting of the Obesity

Society Phoenix AZ

7 Chernyak Y Lowe MR (2008 July) Drive for Thinness is Not the Same as Drive to be

Thin On the Motivations for Dieting in Normal Weight Restrained Eaters and Bulimic

Individuals Poster session presented at the 2008 annual meeting of the Society for the

Study of Ingestive Behavior Paris France

8 Chernyak Y Neeren MA Lowe MR (2008 September) Dietary Rule Breaking and

Loss of Control How Much do they Overlap Presented at the 2008 annual meeting of the

Eating Disorders Research Society Montreal QC Canada

9 Chernyak Y Lowe MR (2008 November) Drive to be Thin and Resistance to

Treatment Goal Weight On the Motivation for Dieting in Anorexic and Bulimic

Individuals Poster session accepted to the 2008 annual meeting of the Association of

Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies Orland Florida

10 Shaw JA OrsquoPlanick A Brooks G E Ice S M Bunnell D W Tahilani K K

Clark V L Lubarsky L D Chernyak Y and Lowe M R (2009 September 25) Level

of Weight Suppression in Anorexia Nervosa Predicts Clinical Deterioration During

Treatment in an Intensive Outpatient Program Paper presented at the annual meeting of

the Eating Disorders Research Society New York

11 Chernyak Y Lowe MR OrsquoPlanick A Ice SM amp Bunnell DW (2009 September)

Development and testing of measures to assess weight-related motivations for dieting in

eating disordered individuals Poster presented at the 2009 annual meeting of the Eating

Disorders Research Society New York NY

12 Clark VL Chernyak Y Neeren AM Lowe MR (2009 October) Dietary rules and

loss of control over eating in a weight gain-prone sample Poster presented at the 2009

annual meeting of The Obesity Society Washingtn DC

13 Chernyak Y Lowe MR (2009 November) Development and testing of measures to

assess weight-related motivations for dieting in eating disordered individuals Poster

session accepted to the 2009 annual meeting of the Renfrew Center Foundation

Philadelphia PA

Yelena Chernyak PhD August 17 2020 Page 20 of 25

14 ChernyakY Heinberg JL (2011 June) Impact of preferred weight on weight loss

outcomes in bariatric surgery patients Selective oral presentation in the Masters Course in

Behavioral Health Session presented at the 2011 annual Association of Metabolic and

Bariatric Surgery Orland FL

15 Heinberg L J Windover A Ashton K Merrell J Chernyak Y (2011 June)

Psychological evaluation ratings and 1 month psychological adjustment Who reports pain

nausea dehydration and regret Selective oral presentation in the Masters Course in

Behavioral Health Session presented at the 2011 annual Association of Metabolic and

Bariatric Surgery Orland FL

16 Otte J L Manchanda S Skaar T Rand K Weaver M Chernyak Y Davis L

Krier C Carpenter J S (2015) Oncology provider knowledge and practice for sleep

problems in cancer patients and survivors American Academy of Sleep Medicine SLEEP

2015 Seattle WA

17 Chernyak Y Avant A (2016 March) Satisfaction with a Multidisciplinary

Psychotherapy and Social Support Program in Patients with Ventricular Assist Devices

Society of Behavioral Medicine Washington DC

18 Chernyak Y (2016 June) Patient Acceptability of Behavioral Sleep Medicine

Referrals In An Academic Medical Center American Academy of Sleep Medicine SLEEP

Denver CO

19 Otte J L Lalevich S Hollingsworth P Chernyak Y Manchanda S (2017 June)

ldquoSleep Greatrdquo A Wellness Program To Promote Sleep In The Workplace American

Academy of Sleep Medicine SLEEP 2017 Boston MA

20 Jackson L Otte J L Chernyak Y Johns S Manchanda S Storniolo AM LK K

Draucker C (April 2018) Facilitators and Barriers of Providing Sleep Specialists

Referrals to Breast Cancer Survivors with Chronic Sleep Problems Midwest Nursing

Research Societyrsquos 32th Annual Research Conference Cleveland OH

21 daggerHenderson DR Chernyak C Gutteridge D Roe DW (August 2018) Unmasking

Severe Anxiety After Lung Transplant NATCO ndash The Organization of Transplant

Professionals Indianapolis IN

22 daggerHenderson DR Chernyak C (August 2018) A Pre-Transplant Psychological

Characterization of Patients with Lung Disease NATCO ndash The Organization of Transplant

Professionals Indianapolis IN

23 daggerHenderson DR Chernyak Y Using A Clinician-rated Measure to Predict Listing for

Lung Transplantation Society of Behavioral Medicine Washington DC 2019

24 daggerTeh LB Henderson DR amp Chernyak Y Post Item-Level Psychometric Validation

Yelena Chernyak PhD August 17 2020 Page 21 of 25

of the Stanford Integrated Psychosocial Assessment for Transplant (SIPAT) for Thoracic

Transplant Candidates Society of Behavioral Medicine Washington DC 2019

25 daggerChernyak Y amp Hsueh L Self-Reported Psychological Distress During Post Lung

Transplant Intensive Outpatient Rehabilitation Accepted presentation at the American

Psychological Association Chicago IL 2019

26 Otte J L Chernyak Y Manchanda S Sleep Disorders in Breast Cancer Survivors

Barriers and Strategies for Identification and Treatment Referral Symposium Society for

Behavioral Sleep Medicine Birmingham AL 2019

Publications (in rank daggerstudent trainee author students underlined)

Service Publications

Refereed

1 Chernyak Y Lowe MR (2010) Motivations for Dieting Drive for Thinness Is

Different From Drive for Objective Thinness Journal of Abnormal Psychology 119(2)276-

281 httpdoi101037a0018398

2 Lowe MR Bunnell DW Neeren AM Chernyak Y Greberman L (2011)

Evaluating the real-world effectiveness of cognitive-behavior therapy efficacy research on

eating disorders A case study from a community-based clinical setting International

Journal of Eating Disorders 44(1) 9-18 httpsdoiorg101002eat20782

3 Otte J L Carpenter J S Manchanda S Rand K L Skaar T C Weaver M

Chernyak Y Zhong X Igega C and Landis C (2014) Systematic review of sleep

disorders in cancer patients Can the prevalence of sleep disorders be ascertained Cancer

Medicine 4(2) 183ndash200 httpsdoi101002cam4356

4 Otte JL Davis L Carpenter JS Krier C Skaar T Rand KL Weaver MT

Landis CA Chernyak Y amp Manchanda S (2016) Sleep Disorders in Breast Cancer

Survivors Supportive Care in Cancer 24(10)4197-205 httpsdoiorg101007s00520-016-

3247-6

5 Chernyak Y (2019) A Practical Application Primer on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

for Insomnia for Medical Residents MedEdPORTAL 1510862

httpsdoiorg1015766mep_2374-826510862

6 daggerChernyak Y Teh LB (2019) Medically-Induced Exacerbation of PTSD Following

Lung Transplantation A Case Series Journal of Clinical Psychology in Medical Settings

27305ndash309 httpsdoiorg101007s10880-019-09691-7

7 daggerChernyak Y Teh LB Henderson DR Patel A (2019) Practice Issues for Evaluation

and Management of the Suicidal Left Ventricular Assist Device Patient Progress in

Yelena Chernyak PhD August 17 2020 Page 22 of 25

Transplantation httpsjournalssagepubcomdoifull1011771526924819893300

8 daggerPatel A Chernyak Y (2020) The Need for Psychological Rehabilitation in Lung Transplant

Recipients Progress in Transplantation httpsdoiorg1011771526924820913510

9 Chernyak Y Chapleau KM Tanious SF Dattilo NC Diaz DR amp Landsberger SA (2020)

Olfactory Reference Syndrome A Case Report and Screening Tool Journal of Clinical Psychology

in Medical Settings httpsdoiorg101007s10880-020-09721-9

10 Chernyak Y (in press) Improving CPAP Adherence for OSA Improving CPAP Adherence for

OSA A Practical Application Primer on CPAP Desensitization MedEdPORTAL

Manuscripts with Revisions Requested

1 daggerPowell AL Teh LB Patel A Chernyak Y Exploring the Developmental Impact of

Cystic Fibrosis on Lung Transplant Candidacy Considerations for Adulthood Journal of

Clinical Psychology in Medical Settings

Manuscripts Under Review

1 Nault-Conors J Monahan P Musey P Chernyak Y Holmes E Conley M Marsh J

Roumpf S Chand P amp Kroenke K It Takes a Village to get the Right Care to the Right

Patient at the Right Time A Case Study on Addressing Chest Pain and Anxiety in the

Emergency Department Setting Health Care The Journal of Delivery Science and

Innovation

2 dagger Teh LB Chernyak Y Henderson DR Hage CA Post Item-Level Psychometric

Validation of the Stanford Integrated Psychosocial Assessment for Transplant (SIPAT) for

Thoracic Transplant Candidates Psychosomatics

3 daggerChernyak Y Teh LB Henderson DR Powell AL amp Hage CA Prediction of Listing

Status in Lung Transplant Candidates Using the Stanford Integrated Psychosocial

Assessment for Transplantation (SIPAT) Progress in Transplantation

Manuscripts in Preparation

1 Otte J Jackson L Monahan P Bo N Johns S Manchanda S Chernyak Y Ludwig K

Dodson J Storniolo AM Draucker C Are Breast Cancer Survivors Willing to Seek

Treatment for Poor Sleep A Feasibility Study of the Acceptability Facilitators and Barriers

of Completing a Referral for Sleep Complaints Behavioral Sleep Medicine

2 Chernyak Y Otte J daggerBolarwina C Ofner S Manchanda S Barriers to Optimal

Behavioral Sleep Medicine Referrals in an Academic Medical Center

Non-refereed Publications

1 Chernyak Y Neeren A Bunnell D Greberman L Lowe MR (2009) Research

Yelena Chernyak PhD August 17 2020 Page 23 of 25

and practice in clinical psychology Different ways of knowing Perspectives A

professional journal of the Renfrew Center Foundation Winter 2009

httpsrenfrewcentercomsitesdefaultfilesPerspectives20Summer202012pdf

2 Simon S Chernyak Y (2016) Practice Committee Position Statement Draft on the

ACP Guidelines for the Treatment of Insomnia Society for Behavioral Sleep Medicine

BehavioralSleeporg httpswwwbehavioralsleeporgimagesPositionACP-Position-

Statement-Finalpdf

3 Chernyak Y Byers H James E Schmittdiel C Thomas SJ Blackburn R amp

Simona SL (2017) What you need to know Implications of the American Academy of

Pediatrics 2016 Safe Sleep Practices on Pediatric Behavioral Sleep Medicine Society of

Behavioral Sleep Medicine httpswwwbehavioralsleeporgimagespdfSBSM-

Summary-of-AAP-2016-Safe-Sleep-Commentarypdf

4 Otte JL Lalevich S Hollingsworth P Chernyak Y Manchanda S ldquoSleep Great

A Wellness Program to Promote Sleep in the Workplacerdquocopy Program Manual

5 Chernyak Y Cardiac Patients Linking Mind amp Body (CLIMB) Program Manual used

in the Advanced Heart and Lung Care Program at Indiana University Methodist Hospital

6 wwwychernyawixsitecomindyhealthpsych

7 Chernyak Y Prepping for the DBSM How SBSM Can Help You The Sleep Talker

Volume 36 Quarter 1 March 2020

Invited Media Features

1 Chernyak Y Windover A Ashton K Merrell J Heinberg L (2011) Relaxation

Techniques for Bariatric Surgery Patients (Audio CD) Bariatric and Metabolic Institute

Cleveland Clinic Foundation

2 Chernyak Y Americans Sleeping Less to Work More Psych Bytes An Educational

Series from the Indiana Psychological Association (3 Feb 2015)

3 Greensburg (IN) Daily News2015 ldquoSeptember 7-13 is National Suicide Prevention

Weekrdquo wwwgreensburgdailynewscomseptember---is-national-suicide-prevention-

weekarticle_ac467f35-72cb-5525-baba-fd563bf28578html

4 Indiana Psychological Association Preventing Suicide Reaching Out and Saving Lives

Indiana psychologists offer tips on suicide prevention Chernyak interviewed for press

release (September 4 2015)

5 Batesville (IN) Herald Tribute ldquoSuicide Statistics Alarmingrdquo September 18 2015

httpwwwbatesvilleheraldtribunecomnewslocal_newssuicide-statistics-

alarmingarticle_05cd8fb2-d7c8-5dbe-8ecd-8b2488ffdafdhtml

Yelena Chernyak PhD August 17 2020 Page 24 of 25

6 WIBC-FM ldquoEffects of Daylight Savings Time on our Healthrdquo March 8 and March 11

2016 Radio

7 WXIN-TV Indianapolis News ldquoStudies Daylight Saving Time May Increase Stroke

Risk Reduce Productivityrdquo March 11 2016 repeat on Indianapolis Weekend News

March 132016 Television

8 WRTV6 ldquoIU Health Clinical Psychologist Discusses Daylight Savings Timerdquo March

14 2016 Television

9 Bustle ldquo11 Reasons Yoursquore Waking up Tired In The Morning amp How You Can Fix It

June 30 2016 wwwbustlecomarticles170127-11-reasons-youre-waking-up-tired-in-

the-morning-how-you-can-fix-it

10 The Indianapolis Recorder July QampA Sleep Itrsquos more important than you realize Ask

the IU Health Expert September 12016

wwwindianapolisrecordercomarticle_bf887475-ae11-51d2-8a03-6eb54a29e126html

11 WRTV6 ldquoIU Health Clinical Psychologist Recommends Free Sleep-Inducing Appsrdquo

August 11 2016 Television

12 WRTV6 News Indianapolis ldquoIU Health Puts sleep myths and rest and gives sleep

advicerdquo 14 March 2016 Television

13 WTHR-TV Indianapolis Sunrise News ldquoTips for Coping with Daylight Saving Timerdquo

12 March 2016 Television

14 IU Health Blog (2016 February 22) ldquoHow Debi Mazar Copes with Insomniardquo

Message posted on httpiuhealthorgblogdetailhow-debi-mazar-copes-with-

insomniaVyFsqnL2bIU

15 GQ Magazine National Publication ldquoHow Bad Is It That I Sleep Only Five Hours a

Nightrdquo Chernyak Interviewed October 27 2016 wwwgqcomstoryhow-bad-is-it-

that-i-sleep-five-hours-a-night

16 The List National Publication What really happens to your body when you donrsquot

sleep November 15 2016 httpswwwthelistcom31083really-happens-body-dont-

sleep

Yelena Chernyak PhD August 17 2020 Page 25 of 25

17 The Kendalville News Sun ldquoTips for a Healthier Heartrdquo February 2 2017 Chernyak

Interviewed httpwwwkpcnewscomfeatureslifekpcnewsarticle_ccb68645-16a2-

58a0-b67e-7d1dc7605673html

18 The American Psychological Association Goshen News ldquoTake Simple Steps Reduce

the risk of heart diseaserdquo Chernyak Interviewed February 8

2017 httpwwwgoshennewscomnewslifestylestake-simple-steps-reduce-the-risk-of-

heart-diseasearticle_9c82afd4-f26a-5555-8d22-0f9d52f0f6a8html

19 WISH-TV8 Indianapolis ldquoIU Health Behavioral Sleep Medicine Specialist Gives Sleep

Tips For Daylight Saving Timerdquo March 9 2017

20 WRTV-TV Indianapolis ldquoIU Health Psychologist Discusses How To Spot The

Warning Signs Of Suiciderdquo June 14 2018 Television

21 WISH-TV8 Indianapolis ldquoIU Health Psychologist Discusses Sleep Habitsrdquo June 19

2018 Television

22 WTHR-TV Indianapolis Sunrise News ldquoIU Health Psychologist Discusses Effects Of

Snooze Buttonrdquo June 29 2018 Television

23 WTHR-TV Indianapolis Sunrise News ldquoIU Health Clinical Psychologist Offers Advice

For Better Sleeprdquo September 17 2018 Television

24 WISH-TV8 Indianapolis News ldquoCan You Catch Up On Sleeprdquo September 18 2018

Television

25 WTIU Public Television ndash Indiana Public Media All Things Considered Program

ldquoDreams and the Pandemicrdquo April 15 2020 Radio

26 WFIU WTIU Indiana Public Media NPR Why Are You Having Dreams About

COVID-19 A Sleep Specialist Explains httpsindianapublicmediaorgnewswhy-are-

you-having-dreams-about-covid-19-a-sleep-specialist-explainsphp April 27 2020 Web

Personal Statement-Yelena Chernyak PhD (Candidate for Promotion to Associate Professor)

Overview

I am applying for promotion to the rank of Associate Professor of Clinical Psychology in Clinical

Psychiatry within the Department of Psychiatry My declared area of excellence is service with a

demonstrated strong performance in the area of teaching I joined the Department of Psychiatry at

Indiana University School of Medicine (IUSOM) in 2011 as an Assistant Professor of Clinical

Psychology in Clinical Psychiatry As a licensed clinical psychologist my expertise is in the area of

Clinical Heath Psychology also known as Medical Psychology or Behavioral Medicine The focus of my

practice is optimizing the biopsychosocial wellbeing of individuals in order to prevent alleviate or cope

with medical illness My career is devoted to providing psychological services to individuals with life

threatening conditions such as metastatic cancer end-stage heart or lung failure and debilitating

insomnia My role on medical teams as a health psychologist has been vital for readying patients for life-

saving procedures such as chemotherapy or thoracic transplantation Often times psychological

evaluation was integral to the decision making for the entire team in making critical medical decisions as

well as mandated by payers Given the complexity and critical nature of my work I cultivated my

specialty through extensive training This has included a 5-year graduate education specializing in health

psychology conducting relevant research completing a prestigious clinical fellowship at the Cleveland

Clinic and obtaining board certification My fellowship at the Cleveland Clinic culminated in my

joining the faculty at Indiana University School of Medicine where I have incorporated evidence-based

world-class care into multiple hospital-based settings

Since joining IUSM in 2011 I have developed clinical and educational service lines in multiple

medical departments My service contributions have taken the form of (1) Developing a Behavioral

Sleep Medicine (BSM) assessment intervention and training clinic at the IU Health Neurosciences

Center (2) Developing the Thoracic Transplant Psychology Program as well as creating and directing its

dedicated post-doctoral fellowship (3) Serving as the primary psychologist and training supervisor for IU

Simon Cancer Centerrsquos Multi-disciplinary Clinic and (4) As Chief Psychologist of Adult Outpatient

Psychiatry overseeing the expansion of psychology services My service contributions have resulted in

scholarship ranging from publications in peer reviewed journal articles to program manuals and media

appearances My clinical health psychology expertise has raised the standard of psychological medical

care at IUSM to be competitive and comparable with top-ranked medical centers nationwide My service

has been indispensable to the creation and organization of multiple landmark programs within the IUSOM

and IU Health systems

Service (Area of Excellence)

Service to Patients

In 2012 I obtained board certification in Behavioral Sleep Medicine (BSM) by the American

Academy of Sleep Medicine one of only 213 providers internationally obtaining this certification More

recently I received a Diplomate in Behavioral Sleep Medicine from the Board of Behavioral Sleep

Medicine in 2020 I am one of only two board-certified BSM providers in the state of Indiana and the

only provider treating adults BSM is a highly specialized growing field that is rooted in evidence-based

medicine and is the standard of care for treating sleep disorders such as insomnia In 2013 I developed

the Behavioral Sleep Medicine Clinic at the IU Health Neurosciences Center at the behest of the

Department of Medicinersquos Sleep Medicine Program Prior to the creation of this service line the

Department of Medicine lacked expertise and resources to behaviorally treat patients with sleep disorders

My service has grown in the past 6 years to treat over 500 patients increasingly annually to a total of 138

new patients in 2019 Referrals have stemmed from a collaboration with the IU Sleep Disorders Center

faculty the Roudebush Veterans Affairs Hospital and national referral sources including the Cleveland

Clinic and Johns Hopkins The clinic was one of the first service lines to pilot telehealth via the IU

Health Virtual Visits platform Referrals have continued to grow each year and capacity is large enough

to create training opportunities for sleep medicine fellows internal medicine and psychiatry residents

medical students psychology interns and practicum trainees which also helps to extend clinical access

for patients Trainees from this program have graduated to go into practice all across the United States

disseminating the gold-standard model for BSM practice nationwide

As the lead psychologist since 2011 for the Advanced Heart and Lung Care Clinic (AHLCC) at

IU Health Methodist Hospital I serve a highly medically compromised and psychiatrically complex

population of patients and their families who undergo advanced therapies including heart and lung

transplant Patients from across the Midwest seek this specialized care particularly for lung

transplantation a complex and risky medical procedure Our program is the only one in the state of

Indiana that performs this service I strategically expanded my working relationship with the AHLCC to

include service to both the cardiac and pulmonary service lines tripled the amount of clinical time

provided to this program and obtained funding for a full time transplant psychology fellowship I

developed the Thoracic Transplant Psychology Program within the AHLCC to include a comprehensive

psychological assessment protocol including a structured clinical interview self-report measures

personality testing and clinical interview Moreover the Thoracic Transplant Psychology Program has

expanded to serve not only outpatients but also inpatients who are waiting for or recovering from heart

and lung transplants or advanced therapies at IU Health Methodist Hospital This group of inpatients

previously lacked any access to psychological assessment or psychotherapy while hospitalized The

psychology service has expanded to conduct over 250 psychological consultations on inpatients in the last

three years with improved patient outcomes and collaborative care I have demonstrated innovations

most notably in the development and implementation of a group psychotherapy program titled CLIMB

(Cardio-thoracic Patients Linking Mind and Body) in 2014 which has since been adopted in the Center

for Life in Thoracic Transplant for all lung transplant recovery patients I have collected and published

data on CLIMB on the national stage at the Society of Behavioral Medicine conference reporting

excellent patient satisfaction and outcomes CLIMB continues expanding in enrollment to over 100

thoracic transplant recipients The CLIMB program is garnering national attention demonstrated by a

recently pushed journal article co-authored and mentored with my post-doctoral fellow Dr Anahli Patel

in Progress in Transplantation detailing how it is a model psychological rehabilitation program which

serves the post-transplant psychosocial needs of organ transplant recipients

Since 2011 I utilized my expertise in health psychology as primary psychologist for the IU

Simon Cancer Center the only state wide academic cancer center and one of fifty-one National Cancer

Institute Designated Comprehensive Cancer Centers My role includes providing assessment and

psychotherapy to patients and families as well as clinical consultation to oncologists nursing and other

team members I collaborate with a multidisciplinary team of psychiatrists social workers chaplains

and nurses to head the biopsychosocial arm of the Complete Life Program I have helped to implement

improved assessment protocols in this clinic including the National Comprehensive Cancer Networkrsquos

Distress Thermometer and helped to design psychoeducational and marketing materials distributed

center-wide about complementary services for cancer patients This program focuses on improving the

psychological emotional social and spiritual well-being of cancer patients As a result of my role I

have been invited to speak at regional symposiums on cancer care including the Survivorship Symposium

hosted jointly by Indiana University Ohio State University and University of Cincinnati Cancer Centers

in 2015

Administrative Service

In 2015 I was named the Chief Psychologist of the Adult Outpatient Psychiatry Clinic in the IU

Health Neurosciences Center Under my leadership the clinical psychology team has grown from two to

six psychology faculty members with further recruitment underway Our clinic specializes in assessment

and treatment of the full range of psychiatric illnesses as well as medical comorbidities As a group the

psychology faculty accept referrals from the entire IU Health system as well as community referrals

statewide Specialties represented in our clinic by psychologists include mood disorders anxiety

disorders trauma and interpersonal violence conversion and somatoform disorders cognitive

rehabilitation biofeedback mindfulness interventions cognitive behavioral therapy and sleep disorders

With over 10000 unique appointments delivered by psychologists in this clinic since 2017 my leadership

represents a robust and growing presence

Because of my expertise I am an appointed member on multiple departmental and school-wide

committees (1) the Section of Psychology Executive Committee (oversees clinical services and faculty

issues for psychologists in the Department of Psychiatry) (2) the Psychology Internship Executive

Committee (oversees the running of the internship program for 6-7 trainees annually) and the (3)

Psychology Internship Admission Committee (reviews and selects interns) (4) Quality Committee (5)

Space Committee and (6) Womenrsquos Advisory Council for IU School of Medicine In the past I have

served as an integral member of several committees including the EMR Transition Committee for the

Adult Outpatient Psychiatry Clinic

Scholarship

I have integrated my clinical expertise into scholarly pursuits in two areas of clinical health

psychologyndash sleep psychology and transplant psychology The overall theme of my research has been the

optimization of psychological services to medically ill patients Since 2011 I have authored 9 peer-

reviewed articles in rank Momentum in my scholarly activity is clearly demonstrated with 6

publications in the past year 4 manuscripts under review and 2 manuscripts in-preparation at present I

am proud to say 7 of these articles were either first-authored or co-authored by my mentees This is in

addition to 11 national conference symposia and poster presentations in rank 5 of which were first-

authored by my psychology fellows I serve as an ad-hoc reviewer for leading journals including Health

Psychology International Journal of Stress Management Annals of Behavioral Medicine and

Translational Behavioral Medicine One of my most recent publications forthcoming in the MEDED

Portal a peer reviewed journal focused on disseminating best practices in education published by the

American Association of Medical Colleges is a comprehensive module on delivering Cognitive

Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia to medical learners The MEDED Portal has another one of my articles

in-press on improving CPAP Adherence for OSA via CPAP Desensitization Therapy Another recent

publication in Progress in Transplantation highlights a critically important topic of increased suicide risk

in heart failure patients with implanted left ventricular assist devices

Since 2013 I have actively collaborated with researchers at the IUPUI School of Nursing to study

the intersection of cancer and sleep disorders This collaboration has produced multiple peer-reviewed

journal articles published in Cancer Medicine and Supportive Cancer Care I served as co-investigator on

a pilot study and subsequent R15 National Institutes of Health grant submission titled SleeP SmaRt

Screening and Personalized Referral Algorithm for Breast Cancer Survivors with Chronic Sleep

Problems As part of this project I contributed to the design of the novel screening tool screened patients

who were determined to be high risk for sleep disorders and provided referrals and treatment to

individuals suffering from psychophysiological insomnia identified by the project Although ultimately

unfunded this project helped lay the groundwork for a manuscript and symposium at the 2019 the Society

of Behavioral Sleep Medicine National Conference on the barriers of providing appropriate sleep

medicine services to breast cancer survivors

My clinical expertise in health psychology and behavioral sleep medicine has led to being a

recognized expert in the field and resulted in invitations to multiple invited lectures and grand rounds

statewide as well as regional media interviews Most recently I was featured on WTHR WRTV and

WIBC as a medical expert on the psychological impact of Daylight Savings Time These regional media

outlets represent the 28th largest market nationally according to the Nielsen ratings In total I have

contributed to 24 different media outlets in my current role Within IUSM I have been invited to conduct

Grand Rounds within the Departments of Psychiatry Internal Medicine Neurology Occupational

Therapy and Office of Medical Education I have also been invited regionally to conduct Grand Rounds

through the Indiana University Visiting Professor Program at three hospital systems across the state

I am a co-investigator on a recently grant-funded 35 million dollar grant from the Patient

Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) For this project I was invited to collaborate with

faculty in the Departments of Emergency Medicine and Biostatistics due to my expertise specifically

treating medical patients with cardiac symptoms and anxiety This project is focused on the treatment of

low-risk cardiac patients with anxiety presenting to emergency rooms My role on this grant submission

involved contribution to the study design treatment methodology and drafting the aims and means

section of the grant I am an integral part of the research team and lead the treatment design recruitment

training and supervision of the clinical intervention arm utilizing telepsychology CBT for anxiety

Moreover this project presents an opportunity to collaborate with experienced and prestigious

researchers such as Kurt Kroenke PhD a nationally renowned researcher who developed two gold

standard anxiety and depression assessments that are utilized internationally

Last year I was invited to collaborate with Jesse Stewart PhD in the IUPUI Department of

Psychology to serve as a Behavioral Sleep Medicine expert on a large NIH randomized controlled trial

titled lsquoStrengthening Hearts by Addressing Disrupted Sleep (SHADES)rsquo to be submitted in 2020 This

important project looks are delivering Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia to patients with

cardiovascular disease (CVD) to determine its impact on CVD risk markers and clinical events

My involvement in scholarship has been increasing at a rapid pace in the last several years ndash a

trajectory that should continue given the 3 manuscripts already under review at peer reviewed journals

and 2 other manuscripts in preparation which I anticipate will be submitted in 2020 The in-preparation

papers stem from a very exciting research program I started in the Advanced Heart and Lung Care clinic

on which data collection has been ongoing since 2014 finally accumulating enough data for publication

This program focuses on using the Stanford Integrated Psychological Assessment for Transplant a

validated clinician rating scale to assist in prediction of transplant outcomes an area where there is a

dearth of research Another manuscript I am completing is based on behavioral sleep medicine referral

patterns in a sample of nearly 500 patients collected since 2015 to understand the low referral completion

rates in an academic medical center in this population The under review submissions are collaborative

projects with mentees namely psychology fellows who I began directing over the last three years Thus

the rate of increasing scholarship follows the momentum of growing robust research and mentorship

programs which have materialized publications recently and should continue henceforth in my career at

IUSOM

Service to the Discipline

My national influence as an expert in behavioral sleep medicine is also growing demonstrated by

my membership on two executive committees for the Society of Behavioral Sleep Medicine (SBSM) ndash a

international multidisciplinary organization and the primary organization representing behavioral sleep

medicine science and practice My term on the Executive Practice Committee was completed this year

where I served to structure policy on clinical practice issues My 4 year term on the Executive

Membership Committee began in 2019 I have contributed to drafting best practice protocols and the

society newsletter both published on the national SBSM website currently In 2019 I chaired a

symposium on insomnia treatment in breast cancer survivors at the SBSM international conference

inviting contributors from other IU departments including Internal Medicine and IUPUI School of

Nursing to an audience consisting of the leaders in the field of BSM

Teaching

Teaching Philosophy

My role as an educator in graduate medical education is based on a collaborative model where I

strive to create an interactive experience with learners focused on applied clinical situations that creates

the opportunity to collaborate on case conceptualization and treatment planning This model is

approachable informal and flexible to meet the needs of varied learners This collaborative approach is

based on the apprenticeship model which involves clinical training of evidence-based interventions in

clinical health psychology through gradual immersion in clinical demands and complexity At first

shadowing my own clinical work helps establish a baseline for good clinical care Trainees gradually

transition to provide services under my supervision Depending on the training level the ultimate goal is

to allow trainees to reach a competency level to perform independent clinical care and ultimately

supervise junior trainees Direct observation of trainee work regular feedback and one-on-one weekly

supervision is standard in my training programs

Clinical TeachingMentoring

I am involved in teaching at a variety of levels First I have spent considerable time providing

supervision and focused training to equip future psychologists to evaluate and treat medically complex

patients with psychological interventions There is a dearth of training opportunities in the state of Indiana

for psychologists who wish to specialize in health psychology Prior to my joining IUSM there was no

academic medical center based health psychology fellowship in the state of Indiana This created

recruitment challenges for health psychology locally and regionally I created and continue to direct the

clinical health psychology fellowship and health psychology track for the psychology internship program

in the Department of Psychiatry at IUSM to address the significant need for clinical health psychology

specialty training in the state of Indiana I have worked with 41 trainees directly including medical

students sleep medicine fellows psychiatry residents psychology interns and psychology practicum

students One of my proudest teaching recognitions came when I was awarded the W George MacAdoo

Teaching Award in 2014 which is the most prestigious teaching award in the Section of Psychology and

is presented to only one faculty member annually based on a vote by the psychology internship class

Due to the overwhelming demand for transplant psychology expertise at IUSM as well as the lack

of qualified providers specializing in transplant psychology nationwide in 2016 I developed the Clinical

Health Psychology Postdoctoral Fellowship program to focus on transplant psychology Funding for this

program totaling $61275annually was obtained from the Academic Health Center As the fellowship

director I have developed the training curriculum and I recruit hire and supervise one fellow annually

This is exactly the type of training experience that early career psychologists are looking for to distinguish

themselves as specialists in the complex healthcare system The demand for this training was

demonstrated by successfully recruiting our first fellow immediately upon receiving funding late in the

recruitment cycle of 2017 and fellowship slots have been successfully filled for the last 3 years

consecutively despite the highly competitive psychology post-doctoral fellowship market The quality of

fellows has been excellent and the IUSM Department of Psychiatry hired my first fellow Dr Danielle

Henderson (2018) as full time faculty My second fellow Dr Lisa The (2019) is now a faculty member

and lead transplant psychologist at the Albert Einstein School of Medicinersquos Montefiore Medical Center

and my current fellow Dr Anahli Patel has accepted a position as a clinical health psychologist at

Pittsburg University School of Medicine

The growth of postdoctoral fellowship training in multiple subspecialty areas of clinical

psychology has expanded tremendously within the Department of Psychiatry However with ever

increasing specialization areas fellows were often conducting their training in disparate locations in the

hospital system with little coordination across fellowship programs in the Department of Psychiatry The

Section of Psychology Executive Committee developed the role of Fellowships Director across all

sponsored post-doctoral programs in its purview and appointed me into this role in 2019 In this role I

immediately developed and implemented a monthly didactic seminar and journal club for fellows created

a shared resources database for fellowship directors to utilize and streamlined advertising policies for

fellowship positions

In 2015 I developed a training program within the Behavioral Sleep Medicine Training Clinic

which offers training to psychology interns psychology graduate students internal medicine and

psychiatry residents and sleep medicine fellows within IUSM and other IU campuses (IUB IUPUI) I

offer 6-12 month rotations for trainees supervising up to 6 psychology learners in direct service delivery

and up to 20 didacticcollaborative learners annually Thus far 10 sleep medicine fellows 8 psychology

interns and 6 psychology graduate students have completed their training in this clinic Not only does this

training program meet the needs of learners across 4 training programs at IUSM but it also allows for

increased access to services and trains future specialists in this underserved field

After serving as the primary supervisor for the Department of Psychiatryrsquos core Adult Outpatient

Psychiatry rotation I developed a specialty rotation in Psychosocial Oncology in 2012 Subsequently I

also developed a specialty rotation in cardio-pulmonarytransplant psychology at the Advanced Heart and

Lung Care Clinic thus expanding opportunities in clinical health psychology specialty training in our

internship program This culminated in my development of the Adult Health Psychology core rotation

which combined multiple subspecialty training opportunities in this area to create a full-time training

program This ultimately evolved into its own Health Psychology Track for our internship program which

I continue to supervise Now only in its 3rd year the track receives over 30 applications annually from

applicants nationally for one spot demonstrating its growing popularity Overall I have trained 12

psychology interns in health psychology some of which have graduated to go on to prestigious

fellowships or faculty positions in institutions such as Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown

University University of Florida School of Medicine and University of Pennsylvania School of

Medicine These specialized training opportunities attract a highly qualified competitive and diverse

group of applicants nationally and internationally to our internship program

A core goal of my involvement in service to learners has been laying the foundation for them to

become academic clinicians involved in scholarly activity Approximately half of my scholarly projects

include mentoring of psychology fellows practicum students and junior faculty As a result each of my

psychology fellows has presented original research at a national conference and been a co-author on at

least one peer-reviewed presentation or publication

Curricular Development

I have extended my role as a clinician educator by developing a very highly rated workshop on

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia and also publishing this resource and learner outcomes in

MEDED Portal Additionally I have developed a workshop on improving continuous positive airway

pressure (CPAP) compliance in obstructive sleep apnea via CPAP desensitization another critically

important skill set in sleep medicine which was well rated by learners and accepted for publication by

MEDED Portal currently The learner feedback from both of these workshops indicated that the

availability of training in these topic areas was critical to learnersrsquo in their respective areas of medicine

given the under-recognition and dearth of training in behavioral sleep medicine in traditional curriculums

My teaching skills in combination with recognized expertise have also resulted in teaching requests

beyond the Department of Psychiatry For example both the Sleep Medicine Fellowship and Internal

Medicine Residency Programs at IUSOM have requested their students to rotate through my Behavioral

Sleep Medicine Clinic as part of their standard training regimen

Didactic Teaching

Over the last 8 years at IUSM I have served as the co-preceptor to the Introduction to Clinical

Medicine yearlong course (ICM1-01) from 2011-2012 as a preceptor to IUSOM intersession in 2013

monthly lecturer for the psychiatry clerkship from 2012-2014 interim course director for the Cognitive

Behavioral Therapy course for PGY-III Psychiatry residents from 2011-2014 and as course director for

both the Diversity (2012-2016) and Ethics (2016- ) courses in the psychology internship program

Additionally I conducted another 12 unique didactic series for trainees across all levels of IUSM

reaching 150 learners As an experienced and skilled lecturer I thoroughly enjoy didactic teaching

alongside clinical teaching I routinely conduct in my clinical work

LearnerPeer Evaluation Outcomes

Formal peer-review of my teaching through the IUSOM Office of Faculty Affairs Professional

Affairs and Diversity has documented that I am an effective and engaged clinical educator highlighting a

lsquowell designed learning sessionrsquo with overall excellent remarks Traineersquos formal evaluation of my

clinical teaching have been positive demonstrated by my behavioral sleep medicine rotation obtaining

ratings of 475-5 out of 5 for all 4 consecutive years across all domains Sample comments have included

ldquoExcellent training experience Clear learning goals and expert supervisionhellipI really appreciated her

mentorshiprdquo and ldquoDr Chernyak provides immediate and relevant feedbackhellipShe is also very thorough

and methodical in her teaching which makes it easy to grasp the various content areasrdquo

Future Directions

My vision of health psychology at IUSOM motivates me to further grow and innovate the

thriving clinical and teaching programs I have built I plan to continue expansion of services offered

through the Transplant Psychology Program pursuing status as a nationally recognized model for quality

clinical service and interdisciplinary training I plan to improve education in Behavioral Sleep Medicine

in the state of Indiana by training the next generation of clinicians at IUSOM in this highly specialized

area and serving to provide the required professional consultation for licensed clinicians to qualify for

board certification in behavioral sleep medicine thereby expanding the critically undersized workforce in

this area Over the next several years in my role as Chief Psychologist of the Adult Outpatient Clinic I

would like to expand the services provided by clinical health psychologists by recruiting additional

professionals and helping them establish additional specialized programs in this field thereby

contributing to the larger reputation of IUSOM as a leader in behavioral medicine

Summary

Since joining the faculty of the Department of Psychiatry at Indiana University School of

Medicine in 2011 I have established a strong reputation regionally as an expert in the field of clinical

health psychology My clinical service over the past eight years has not only benefited over one-thousand

individuals and their families but also contributed to enhancing IUSMrsquos reputation for providing expert

specialty care in clinical health psychology My commitment to excellence has also extended to

disseminating clinical expertise and evidence-based practices to institutions and colleagues regionally and

nationally Moreover the work that I have done to develop training programs extends my professional

influence both geographically and into the future as my trainees translate this training into careers of their

own The impact of my scholarship is clearly demonstrated with a growing momentum in peer reviewed

journal publications and grantsmanship Combined this work demonstrates a regional and growing

national reputation of excellence in clinical health psychology and an indispensable role to the missions

of IUSM

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TEACHING

1 TEACHING LOAD AND GOALShelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip2

2 PEER REVIEW OF TEACHING (AGGREGATED)helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip3

3 STUDENT EVALUATION OF TEACHING (AGGREGATE)helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip4

4 DISSEMINATED SCHOLARSHIP ON TEACHING AND LEARNINGhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip7

5 IMPACT OF INSTRUCTION ON STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMEShelliphelliphelliphelliphellip9

6 UNDERGRADUATE ANDOR GRADUATE RESEARCH MENTORING AND

OUTCOMEShelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip10

7 COURSE CURRICULAR AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENThelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip12

8 TEACHING RECOGNITION - GRANTS AWARDS HONORS FELLOWSHIPShellip13

TEACHING APPENDIX (for reference not included in document)

1 APPENDIX STUDENT EVALUATION OF TEACHING

2 APPENDIX PEER EVALUATIONS

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TEACHING LOAD AND GOALS

Clinical TeachingSupervision

bull In a typical year I provide clinical supervision throughout the year for 3-5 doctoral psychology interns 1-2

doctoral psychology graduate students and 1-2 child psychiatry fellows

bull In addition to being present for clinical care supervision involves weekly individual supervision meetings

(30 min-1 hourweek per student) and a minimum of 30 min-1hour week of additional supervision that

may be in group format

bull In a typical week I provide 4-5 hours of individual supervision and 8-10 hours total of supervision

bull In a typical week I am supervising the care of learners for 20-40 hoursweek

bull My clinical teaching transcends 3 unique clinical settings ndash the Behavioral Sleep Medicine Clinic at the IU

Health Neurosciences Center the Multidisciplinary Clinic at the IU Simon Cancer Center and the

Advanced Heart and Lung Care Clinic at IU Methodist Hospital

Didactic Teaching

bull In a typical year I provide 5-10 lectures to doctoral psychology interns psychiatry residents medical

students and sleep medicine fellows

Teaching Goals

bull Continue to expand Clinical Health Psychology rotations to more interns

bull Continue to recruit for postdoctoral psychology fellow and maintain the fellowship funding

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PEER REVIEW OF TEACHING (Refer to Appendix)

bull Formal evaluation of teaching in small group session with psychology and internal medicine residents

completed on 91719 by Scott Renshaw MD Full letter is in the Appendix and includes an assessment of

strengths and areas for development

bull Strengths

o ldquoDr Chernyak was attentive and responsive to student cues during the sessionrdquo

o ldquoShows enthusiasm for topic and learners through body language and voicerdquo

o ldquoLearners appeared to be engaged with the teacher and the topic throughout the hourrdquo

o ldquoDr Chernyak made clear the learning objectives during their time together and reinforced these

at the close of the sessionrdquo

bull Areas for Development

o ldquoConsider learning strategies to take advantage of the small group settingrdquo

o ldquoAsk learners about their background and experiencesrdquo

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STUDENT EVALUATION OF TEACHING

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia - Medical Resident and Fellow Workshop

bull Average rating (N=32) = 425 (5 corresponding to a lsquoStrongly Agreersquo rating of a positive

attribute of the workshop)

bull Representative free-text comments from didactic trainees

o ldquoGreat cases that were realistic and kept presentation interactiverdquo

o ldquoInteresting topic very relevant and doctors are underprepared to deal with issuerdquo

o ldquoRelevant to my practice will improve patient carerdquo

CPAP Desensitization Workshop

bull Average Rating (N=25) = 4645 (5 corresponding to a lsquoStrongly Agreersquo rating of a positive

attribute of the workshop)

bull Representative free-text comments from didactic trainees

o ldquoEasy to Understand Straightforwardrdquo

Psychology Internship Clinical Teaching

bull Health Psychology Core amp Electives Rotation Evaluation 2016-2019

o (N=5) 475 Using rating scale of 5 (outstanding) to 1 (unsatisfactory)

o Sample items

ldquoThe rotation made a valueable contribution to my learningrdquo 55 (Strongly

Agree) endorsed by 100

I would recommend this rotation to future interns 55 (Strongly Agree) endorsed

by 100

o Selected comments

ldquoOverall I thought this rotation provided interns with a good sense of working

with an oncologyhealth psychology patient population including understanding

themesconcerns that many oncology patients experience The rotation also

challenged interns to utilize evidenced- based treatments (CBTACT) in flexible

ways to aid patients to cope with medical conditions and identified psychosocial

stressorsrdquo

ldquoI feel Dr Chernyaks style of supervision was appropriate I really liked

that she was in the room for all of the intake evaluations She was always availabl

e and willing to touch base about the patient answer

any questions I mightve had and provide guidance but she also gave me space t

o develop my own style and share my way of

conceptualizing the patient I could tell she really trusted me with patients and th

at means a lot I knew that any constructive feedback

she gave me was given as a way for me to improve not tear me downrdquo

bull Health Psychology Core amp Electives Supervisor Evaluation 2016-2020

o (N=6) 485 Using rating scale of 5 (outstanding) to 1 (unsatisfactory)

o Sample comments

ldquoIts been a pleasure training with Dr Chernyak She structures the rotation really

well and provides great feedback She does a

wonderful job stepping in and modeling when appropriate but also giving you ind

ependencerdquo

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ldquoDr Chernyak provides immediate and relevant feedback which has been very

helpful She is also very thorough and methodical in her teaching which makes it

easy to grasp the various content areas I really appreciate her spending time to

provide live supervision and time after each patient to address my questionsrdquo

ldquoDr Chernyak definitely knows her stuff and it was great watching her with pati

ents I learned a lot about how to be more confident in

sessions and to not be nervous to ask the difficult questions

ldquoDr Chernyak was an excellent resourcerdquo

bull Behavioral Sleep Medicine Specialty Rotation

o Practicum (2015-2018)3614 (N=2) Using scale of 4 (best) to 1 (worst)

o Internship (2015-2019) 475 (N=2 Using rating scale of 5 (outstanding) to 1

(unsatisfactory)

Sample comments

bull ldquoThis rotation does an excellent job of helping interns become skilled in

CBT-I I felt very valuedrdquo

bull ldquoDr Chernyak did a really nice job of making several opportunities

available (OPT clinic work collaborating with a sleep fellow and

touring the sleep medicine facilities)rdquo

bull ldquoThis rotation was excellent and I would highly recommend it to future

internsrdquo

Psychology Internship Didactic Teaching

Ethics (2016-2017)

bull (N=12) 4745 Using rating scale of 5 (outstanding) to 1 (unsatisfactory)

bull Sample items

o Would you recommend this seminar - 92 Yes

o Sample comments

ldquoI really enjoyed the discussions The time goes by so quicklyrdquo

ldquoEthics is a hard topic but I really liked the CE handout Dr Chernyak broughtrdquo

Diversity (2014-2017)

bull (N=44) 4645 Using rating scale of 5 (outstanding) to 1 (unsatisfactory)

bull Sample items

o Would you recommend this seamanrsquos - 100 Yes

bull Sample items

o ldquoDr Chernyak wascollaborative discussion based and at the right level for our

previous trainingrdquo

o ldquoIn comparison to many boring ethics courses Dr Chernyak was able to initiate

conversation about complex ethical issuesrdquo

Mindfulness Interventions 2014-2016

bull (N=12) 4725 Using rating scale of 5 (outstanding) to 1 (unsatisfactory)

bull Sample items

o Would you recommend this seminar - 100 Yes

bull Sample comments

o ldquoDr Chernyaks enthusiasm is contagiousrdquo

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Pre-surgical Transplant (2016)

bull (N=6) 4735 Using rating scale of 5 (outstanding) to 1 (unsatisfactory)

bull Sample item

Would you recommend this seminar - 100 Yes

Psychology Adult Health Psych Interventions (2016)

bull ( N=6) 4875 Using rating scale of 5 (outstanding) to 1 (unsatisfactory)

Evidence Supported Treatments for Weight Management (2012)

bull (N=3) 4845 Using rating scale of 5 (outstanding) to 1 (unsatisfactory)

Medical Education ndash Evidence Based Medicine Didactics (2014-2015)

bull (N=22) 4115 Using rating scale of 5 (outstanding) to 1 (unsatisfactory)

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DISSEMINATED SCHOLARSHIP ON TEACHING AND LEARNING

(See Appendix for Service Publications for full text articles)

I have 1 published and 1 in press article in MEDEDPortal a unique teaching publication in the

medical field These articles are scholarly works that summarize the knowledge teaching

methods and results of disseminating clinical skills to trainees Each article straddles the

categories of teaching and service scholarship however they are categorized as service

publications due to the direct impact clinical teaching and dissemination has on service delivery

in the field of behavioral sleep medicine They are listed below for cross reference

1 Chernyak Y (2019) A Practical Application Primer on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for

Insomnia for Medical Residents MedEdPORTAL 1510862 httpsdoiorg1015766mep_2374-

826510862

Abstract

Introduction Cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia (CBT-I) is a well-established

nonpharmacological intervention that is the gold standard treatment for insomnia CBT-I has been utilized

and empirically validated in many modalities including group treatment telemedicine and primary care

Despite the wealth of evidence on its effectiveness many medical providers including those in primary

care where most insomnia complaints are raised have limited exposure knowledge and resources to

direct or implement this intervention Methods Medical educators from an academic medical center

developed a module focused on teaching medical residents the techniques of CBT-I The educational

activity was an interactive 90-minute seminar that included a lecture followed by a case presentation

illustrating the application of medical knowledge A post-seminar survey was used to evaluate the topic

and content of the seminar Results In a survey of 32 primary care and psychiatry residents and sleep

medicine fellows 97 of respondents indicated that the topic of CBT-I should be included in the seminar

series and 84 indicated that the topic was of interest to them Qualitative feedback underscored the

relevance of this topic to traineesrsquo clinical practice as well as its underratedness Discussion The

seminar on CBT-I was well received and viewed as a valuable tool in practicing medicine The slides and

vignettes provided enable replication of this workshop in other settings with medical learners who have a

cursory knowledge of sleep medicine The workshop is applicable to other health professionals including

medical students nurses social workers and psychology trainees

Educational Objectives

By the end of this activity learners will be able to

1 Report increased awareness and knowledge of psychophysiological insomnia as a prevalent and

treatable condition

2 List the components of cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia including sleep hygiene

stimulus control and sleep restriction

3 Discuss clinical considerations of typical insomnia patients presenting to family medicine or

psychiatry practice

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Appendices

bull CBT-I Presentationppt

bull CBT-I Case Exampleppt

bull CBT-I Reading Listdoc

bull Seminar Evaluation Formdocx

1 Chernyak Y (in press) Improving CPAP Adherence for OSA Improving CPAP Adherence for

OSA A Practical Application Primer on CPAP Desensitization MedEdPORTAL

Abstract

Introduction Obstructive sleep apnea is a common medical condition with well-established morbidity

and mortality Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP) is a highly effective treatment prescribed to

the majority of individuals with OSA that has documented poor adherence rate for a variety of reasons

including claustrophobia and discomfort CPAP desensitization is an effective simple and brief

treatment shown to be very effective at improving adherence rates to CPAP Methods A psychologist

specializing in behavioral sleep medicine developed a module focused on teaching medical residents the

techniques of CPAP Desensitization The educational activity was an interactive 45-minute seminar

which included a didactic component followed by a case presentation and interactive role-play A post-

seminar survey was used to evaluate the content of the workshop as well growth in awareness and

perception of knowledge and skills with a pre-to-post workshop evaluation Results In a survey of 25

primary care and psychiatry residents and sleep medicine fellows 92 of respondents indicated that the

topic of CPAP barriers and CPAP Desensitization was lsquoimportantrsquo Ratings of self-reported knowledge

and skills improved nearly one-third following the workshop Qualitative feedback indicated the utility

and enthusiasm learners had for this topic Discussion The workshop on CPAP Desensitization is a

valuable tool that should be disseminated more widely to improve treatment adherence in the significant

portion of the population that suffers from OSA which does not use adherence to PAP therapy The

workshop is applicable to other health professionals including medical students nursing social work or

psychology trainees

Keywords Sleep apnea obstructive sleep apnea CPAP PAP Therapy Sleep Desensitization

Educational Objectives

1 By the end of this seminar medical learners will be able to identify 3+ common barriers to

compliance with CPAP therapy for sleep apnea

2 By the end of this seminar medical learners will be able to list 3+ components of CPAP

desensitization intervention

3 By the end of this seminar medical learners will be able to identify 3+ clinical characteristics of

an appropriate candidate for CPAP desensitization referral andor intervention

4 Appendices

5 A CPAP Desensitizationpptx

6 B CPAP Interactive Exercise

7 C CPAP Desensitization Summary Handout

8 D Workshop PrePost-Test amp Evaluation Formdocx

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9

IMPACT OF INSTRUCTION ON STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES

Clinical Supervisee Licensure and Placement Data

bull Doctoral Psychology Interns

o 21 Interns Supervised (18 graduates ndash 3 still enrolled in program) - 100 successfully completed

the Doctoral Internship in Clinical Psychology

o 100 who pursued licensure successfully obtained licensure in health service psychology -

Institutions represented include IUSM IU Bloomington Northwestern University Feinberg

School of Medicine University of North Carolina School of Medicine University of Pennsylvania

Perelman School of Medicine UCLA Warren Albert Medical School of Brown University

bull Postdoctoral Psychology Fellows

o 3 fellows supervised

100 obtained professional licensure in Indiana with Health Service Provider in

Psychology endorsement

Career placements

bull All hold faculty appointments at Indiana University School of Medicine Albert

Einstein School of Medicine and University of Pittsburg School of Medicine

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UNDERGRADUATE ANDOR GRADUATE RESEARCH MENTORING AND

CLINICALPROFESSIONAL MENTORING OUTCOMES

Formal research mentorship

bull Caroline Bolarwina IUSOM (Medical Student)

bull Mentored on research project including data compilation data analysis and literature review Co-

author on manuscript in preparation

bull Chernyak Y Otte J daggerBolarwina C Ofner S Manchanda S Barriers to Optimal

Behavioral Sleep Medicine Referrals in an Academic Medical Center

bull Danielle Henderson PhD IUSOM ndash Trained during pre-doctoral psychology internship hired for fellowship

and recruitedmentored as new faculty mentor Co-authored 2 publications and 3 national presentations

bull daggerChernyak Y Teh LB Henderson DR Patel A (2019) Practice Issues for Evaluation and

Management of the Suicidal Left Ventricular Assist Device Patient Progress in Transplantation

httpsjournalssagepubcomdoifull1011771526924819893300

bull daggerChernyak Y Teh LB Henderson DR Powell AL amp Hage CA Prediction of Listing Status in

Lung Transplant Candidates Using the Stanford Integrated Psychosocial Assessment for

Transplantation (SIPAT) Progress in Transplantation

bull daggerHenderson DR Chernyak C Gutteridge D Roe DW (August 2018) Unmasking Severe

Anxiety After Lung Transplant NATCO ndash The Organization of Transplant Professionals Indianapolis

IN

bull daggerHenderson DR Chernyak C (August 2018) A Pre-Transplant Psychological Characterization of

Patients with Lung Disease NATCO ndash The Organization of Transplant Professionals Indianapolis IN

bull daggerHenderson DR Chernyak Y Using A Clinician-rated Measure to Predict Listing for Lung

Transplantation Society of Behavioral Medicine Washington DC 2019

bull Lisa Teh PhD IUSOM Postdoctoral fellow ndash Trained during fellowship now faculty at Albert Einstein Medical

School Montefiore Medical Center in New York NY Assisted with data collection data analysis and manuscript

preparation Mentored independent line of inquiry to conduct analysis using Item Reponses Theory (IRT) on a

measure of transplant readiness- the Stanford Integrated Psychological Assessment of Transplant (SIPAT) currently

under review at Psychosomatics Published 3 papers together (including those co-authored above) and 1 national

presentation

bull daggerChernyak Y Teh LB (2019) Medically-Induced Exacerbation of PTSD Following Lung

Transplantation A Case Series Journal of Clinical Psychology in Medical Settings

httpsdoiorg101007s10880-019-09691-7

bull dagger Teh LB Chernyak Y Henderson DR Hage CA Post Item-Level Psychometric Validation of the

Stanford Integrated Psychosocial Assessment for Transplant (SIPAT) for Thoracic Transplant

Candidates Psychosomatics

bull daggerTeh LB Henderson DR amp Chernyak Y Post Item-Level Psychometric Validation of the

Stanford Integrated Psychosocial Assessment for Transplant (SIPAT) for Thoracic Transplant

Candidates Society of Behavioral Medicine Washington DC 2019

bull Anahli Patel PhD IUSOM Post-doctoral fellow Trained during fellowship has accepted faculty position at

University of Pittsburg Medical Center Pittsburg PA

bull Mentored journal article co-review for Health Psychology

bull daggerPatel A Chernyak Y (2020) The Need for Psychological Rehabilitation in Lung Transplant

Recipients Progress in Transplantation

httpsjournalssagepubcomdoi1011771526924820913510

bull Anna-Leigh Powell MS IUSOM (trained as pre-doctoral psychology intern) ndash Accepted a post-doctoral

fellowship position at Virginia Commonwealth University

bull Mentored journal article co-review for the International Journal of Stress Management

bull Assisted with data anlaysis on under review manuscript

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11

bull daggerChernyak Y Teh LB Henderson DR Powell AL amp Hage CA Prediction of Listing

Status in Lung Transplant Candidates Using the Stanford Integrated Psychosocial Assessment

for Transplantation (SIPAT) Progress in Transplantation

bull Loretta Hsueh PhD IUPUI (trained as psychology graduate student) ndash Currently completing pre-doctoral

fellowship at University of San Diego Medical Center Mentored student on data analysis and presentation

for national conference

bull daggerChernyak Y amp Hsueh L Self-Reported Psychological Distress During Post Lung Transplant

Intensive Outpatient Rehabilitation Accepted presentation at the American Psychological Association

Chicago IL 2019

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EVIENCE OF COURSE CURRICIULAR AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Educational Grants

- Obtained funding for a Clinical Health Psychology Fellowship from the Academic Health Center housed at

Indiana University Health Methodist Hospital focused on cardio-pulmonary behavioral medicine and thoracic

transplant in 2016

- Budget $65000+ renewed annually to fund one clinical health psychology post-doctoral fellow

- Conducted all marketing recruiting hiring and retention efforts for 4 consecutive years

- Provide 5 hours of direct supervision weekly including direct supervision and training co-therapy observation

shadowing and tiered supervision of other trainees by the fellow

- Lectures and seminars for the fellowship developed over the last 4 years and updated annually

- Provide 1-5 hours of administrative roles weekly

Section of Psychology Fellowships Director ndash 2019 ndash Present

- Appointed as the Director overseeing 5 fellowship programs in the Section of Psychology in the Department of

Psychiatry IUSOM

- As part of this effort streamlined marketing recruitment efforts

- Provided guidelines on recruitment

- Initiated a Fellowship Journal ClubDidactics course which meets monthly and includes faculty lecturers to

increase section investment and visibility to fellows deployed widely across the medical center

Didactic Teaching Programs Developed

- Diversity Internship Program Course (2012-2016) amp Ethics Internship Program Course (2016-Present)

o Developed and implemented original curriculum

o Each course included bimonthly seminars

o Course syllabus and curriculum developed and updated annually

o Courses are unique to the internship program highly practical aiding trainees to effectively

incorporate scientific evidence into clinical practice

o Courses adapted over time based on intern feedback collected annually

o See appendix of specific intern feedback and evaluation of the courses

- Miscellaneous Lectures

o Lectures developed over the course of 8 years at rank I have developed over 18 lectures for medical

students doctoral psychology interns psychiatry residents

Clinical Rotations and Programs Developed

- Behavioral Sleep Medicine Clinical Teaching Rotation

o Developed in 2013 ndash Present

o Training clinic for pre-doctoral psychology interns psychology practicum students sleep medicine

fellows internal medicinepsychiatry residents

o 3-12 month clinical rotation focused on assessment and intervention of behavioral sleep medicine

disorders integrated with psychology triage and assessment

o Weekly individual andor group supervision provided to all trainees

o Innovative use of observation room 2-way mirror to expand number of learnersobservers

- Clinical Health Psychology Rotations

o Cardiopulmonary Behavioral MedicineThoracic Transplant amp Psychosocial Oncology

o I developed and administered 2 new formal clinical rotations for Doctoral Psychology Graduate

Students and Pre-Doctoral Psychology Interns

o Rotations were 3-6 months in duration 1 full dayweek

o Included individual supervision didactic training clinical observation co-therapy feedback and

scholarshipresearch opportunities

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TEACHING RECOGNITION ndash GRANTS AWARDS AND FELLOWSHIPS

- 2017 WM George McAdoo Award

Excellence in Teaching by the Psychology Internship Program

Department of Psychiatry

Indiana University School of Medicine

One recipient selected annually from all internship instructors (n = 20-25) by psychology interns

in recognition of ldquoexcellence and devotion to the didactic curriculum of the Indiana University

School of Medicine Clinical Psychology Internship Programrdquo

Yelena Chernyak PhD Dossier Service Documents

1

SERVICE DOCUMENTS

1 EVIDENCE OF SERVICE TO THE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL AND DEPARTMENT2

2 EVIDENCE OF SERVICE TO THE PROFESSIONDISCIPLINEhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip5

3 SIGNIFICANCE IMPACT QUALITY OF PROFESSIONAL SERVICEhelliphelliphelliphelliphellip6

4 EVIDENCE OF SCHOLARLY PUBLICATIONS PRESENTATIONS OR OTHER

MEANS OF DISSEMINATIONhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip11

SERVICE APPENDIX (for reference not included in document)

1 SERVICE PUBLICATIONS ndash CLIMB

2 SERVICE PUBLICATIONS ndash SLEEP GREAT

3 SERVICE PUBLICATIONS ndash MEDED CHERNYAK 2019

4 SERVICE PUBLICATIONS ndash MEDED CHERNYAK IN PRESS

5 CONTINUING EDUCATION PRESENTATION EVALUATIONS

Yelena Chernyak PhD Dossier Service Documents

2

EVIDENCE OF SERVICE TO THE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL AND DEPARTMENT

Clinical Service - I have provided extensive Service in 4 distinct clinical programs at rank which have

dramatically expanded access to evidence-based psychological care for vulnerable and underserved

medical populations

Current Clinical Service Activities and Plans for Growth ndash

bull Chief Psychologist of Adult Outpatient Psychiatry Clinic (2011 ndash Present)

o IU Health Neurosciences Center Adult Outpatient Psychiatry Clinic

o 2011-2016 General psychology clinic 3 daysweek active caseload of 100 patients

o Named Chief Psychologist in 2015

o Provided care to patients age 18+ with a wide range of diagnoses needing high-quality evidence-

based treatment

o Oversaw increase of staff psychologists from 1 ndash 6 full time positions

o Oversaw transition to Indiana University Practice Associations to IU Indiana University Health

Physicians productivity tracing using Relative Value Units implementation of electronic medical

records telehealth

o Plans for Growth including continued recruitment of staff psychologist and mid-level

psychotherapy providers to meet high demand in system and community

bull Founder amp Director of Adult Behavioral Sleep Medicine Program (2014 ndash Present)

o Founding and service delivery in the only multi-disciplinary behavioral sleep medicine clinic in

the IU system as one only 2 board certified behavioral sleep medicine provider in the state of

Indiana

o Practicing evidence based care including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia for patients

age 18+ with insomnia circadian rhythm disorders hypersomnia narcolepsy sleep apnea

nightmare disorder parasomnias and benzodiazepine dependence

o Referrals include internal VA community and national

o 1-2 clinic days 20-25 patientsweek 2-5 learners

o Tracking referral patterns and outcomes

o Plans for future growth including expansion into telehealth service delivery and development of a

weekly Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia program

bull Founder amp Supervising Psychologist ndash Thoracic Transplant Psychology Program amp Advanced Heart and

Lung Care Clinic (2011 ndash Present)

o Lead team of 1 full time psychology fellow 1-3 psychology residents 1 psychology practicum

student 3 social workers in a multidisciplinary environment including dieticians and

innumerable cardiologist pulmonologists surgeons pharmacists nurse coordinators

o Patients served range in age from 18+ and present with a complex psychiatric and medical

comorbidities including end stage heart and lung disease in outpatient inpatient individual and

group modalities

o Developed and implemented innovative training clinic that demonstrates real-world application of

evidence-based assessment and treatments for transplant readiness including standardized clinical

rating scales such as the Stanford Integrated Psychological Assessment for Transplant and

interventions such as Motivational Interviewing and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

o Plans for future growth are to systematically gather and analyze data regarding treatment and

transplant outcomes to aid in quality improvement efforts and to further increase access to care

Expansion of group wellness program for post-transplant recovery

bull Primary Psychologist - Simon Cancer Center Multidisciplinary Clinic (2011-Present)

o Serve on multi-disciplinary team consisting of psychiatry 3 social workers nursing palliative

care chaplaincy dietician and oncologists to serve all patients age 18+ at the only academic

cancer treatment center in the state of Indiana

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3

o Deliver evidence based interventions to patients coping with cancer diagnosis treatment and

recovery while training psychology residents in this specialty area

Service to the Department

bull Indiana University School of Medicine Doctoral Internship in Clinical Psychology - I have provided 8

years of strong leadership to this program which is one of the oldest Psychology Internship programs in the

United States serving as a supervisor for the General Adult Health Psych Track and Specialties in

Behavioral Sleep Medicine Psychosocial Oncology and Cardio-Pulmonary Behavioral Medicine

bull Indiana University School of Medicine Clinical Health Psychology Post-doctoral Fellowship ndash Co-founded

the fellowship program in 2016 to train psychologists in clinical health psychology specialties as well as

simultaneously meet the high clinical demand of the Cardio-Thoracic Transplant program by bringing on a

full time fellow

Department of Psychiatry Committees

I have provided extensive service to 7 Committees within the Department of Psychiatry

1) Member Internship Selection Committee Section of Psychology (2012-Present)

o Review of all application materials from 100+ annually standardized rating written and verbal

feedback consultation with colleagues and several rank-order meetings to determine who is

invited for internship

2) Member Executive Committee Section of Psychology (2015 ndash Present)

o Attended meetings and contributed to vital decisions related to the administration of the section of

psychology

o key decision making role with regard to policies and procedures that impact psychologists within

the Department of Psychiatry

3) Member Psychology Internship Executive Committee Section of Psychology (2015 ndash Present)

o Attended meetings and contributed to vital decisions related to the administration of the

psychology internship program

o Marketing recruitment efforts to advertise internship training curriculum development

competency evaluation and assessment policy implementation and enforcement

4) Co-Director Electronic Medical Record Transition Committee Adult Outpatient Psychiatry Clinic (2016-

2017)

o Advisory guidance on implementation electronic medical record system in adult psychiatry

including appropriate schedule templates workflow confidentiality protection schedule changes

clinic communication changes and documentation requirements

5) Member Space Committee Department of Psychiatry (2016 ndash Present)

o Monitoring evaluation policy recommendations regarding use of space in the department

6) Member Quality Committee Department of Psychiatry (2017 ndash Present)

o Development and implementation of quality measures with collaboration from health practice

leadership

7) Member Womenrsquos Advisory Council IUSM (2019 ndash Present)

o Provided input on the role of women in the IUSM culture

Faculty Mentorship

o I have provided formal mentorship to 3 junior faculty members within the Department of Psychiatry which

included regular individual meetings and participating in mentor committee meetings

o I have provided extensive informal mentorship to junior faculty in the areas of teachingsupervision as well

as clinical and professional service

Yelena Chernyak PhD Dossier Service Documents

4

o Dr Danielle Henderson I trained both as an intern and post-doctoral fellow as her primary

supervisor and program director I was instrumental in assisting her to obtain a faculty role within

IUSM

o I advised Dr Courtney Johnson during her role as a post-doctoral fellow in the department prior to

becoming faculty when I continued my mentorship role

o Dr Huaiyu Zhang who was recruited from Emory University

Yelena Chernyak PhD Dossier Service Documents

5

EVIDENCE OF SERVICE TO THE PROFESSIONDISCIPLINE

National

Society of Behavioral Sleep Medicine (SBSM)

- Served on 2 executive committees of this nationally prominent organization

- Appointed to a 4 year term in 2015 to the Practice Committee

o Duties included participation in monthly meetings to develop an review policies and procedures

relevant to the practice of behavioral sleep medicine

o Performed in a workgroup to advise formulate and disseminate policy advise as evidenced in

multiple co-authored policy publications

- Appointed to a 4 year term in 2019 to the Membership Committee

o Duties included participation in monthly meetings to develop and review policies and procedures

relevant to the recruitment retention and service to the membership of this organization

Association of Psychologists in Academic Health Centers (APAHC)

- Invited to join the Conference planning Committee for the APAHCrsquos bi-annual conference scheduled in

2021 Includes bi-monthly phone calls to coordinate speakers symposia workshops location

accommodations and marketing for this large national conference

Regional

Indiana Psychological Association (IPA)

- 2015 Conference Planning Committee ndash Invited join IPArsquos conference planning committee to coordinate

speakers workshops and poster sessions

Manuscript Review

I serve as an Ad-hoc reviewer for 7 journals Journals have included Physiology ad Behavior Archives

of Internal Medicine Translational Behavioral Medicine Annals of Behavioral Medicine Health

Psychology and International Journal of Stress Management

National Professional Organization Membership

I am a member of 7 National Professional Organizations for a duration of 5+ years including the

American Psychological Association the APA Division of Health Psychology The Society of Behavioral

Sleep Medicine the Society of Behavioral Medicine the Association of Behavioral and Cognitive

Therapies and the Indiana Psychological Association

Continuing Education

In rank I have delivered 18 continuing education seminars to the profession and clinical community

listed on my curriculum vitae Locally and regionally these have included settings such as the Bariatric

and Medical Weight Loss Center Sleep Disorders Center Department of Psychiatry Department of

Occupational Therapy at Indiana University Health and Indiana University School of Medicine Indiana

Psychological Association Cancer Survivorship Consortium Reid Hospital Decatur County Memorial

Hospital Columbus Regional Hospital and the statewide IUSOM Office of Medical Education

Yelena Chernyak PhD Dossier Service Documents

6

SIGNIFICANCE OF IMPACT AND QUALITY OF PROFESSIONAL SERVICE

Board Certification

bull I have obtained dual board certification in Behavioral Sleep Medicine by both the American

Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM) and the Board of Behavioral Sleep Medicine (BBSM) This is a

prestigious accomplishment professionally and for the institution I represent Board certification

illustrates international recognition for excellence in the specialty field of behavioral sleep medicine

I am the first member of the Indiana University School of Medicine faculty and the only current

member practicing with adults to have the designation of CBSM and DBSM

bull In 2012 I passed the exam administered by the American Board of Sleep Medicine to earn the

credential of being Certified in Behavioral Sleep Medicine (CBSM) as one of only 213 individuals

worldwide to receive this credential Individuals who completed the required training and

successfully passed the behavioral sleep medicine certification examination administered by the

American Board of Sleep Medicine are referred to as certified in Behavioral Sleep Medicine I also

received the designation of Diplomate in Behavioral Sleep Medicine (DBSM) by the newly-formed

Board of Behavioral Sleep Medicine The Board of Behavioral Sleep Medicine offers a Diplomate in

Behavioral Sleep Medicine or DBSM to applicants who meet eligibility requirements and pass a

specialty BSM certification examination Candidates who pass the certification examination may use

the DBSM (Diplomate in Behavioral Sleep Medicine) designation after their name and will receive

certificates from the BBSM The DBSM represents a standard of specialty competence in behavioral

sleep medicine by which the public government and regulatory agencies and health care

organizations can identify skill and expertise

Society of Behavioral Sleep Medicine (SBSM)

bull As a member of two governing committees in SBSM over the last 5 years I have made contributions

to the development and dissemination of policy guidelines on professional practice This is

demonstrated in several sample publications including my role as co-author with Dr Stacy Simon in

2016 in the Practice Committee Position Statement on the ACP Guidelines for the Treatment of

Insomnia release and published at httpswwwbehavioralsleeporgimagesPositionACP-Position-

Statement-Finalpdf which highlighted the groundbreaking recommendation by the American College

of Physicians to utilize cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia (CBT-I) as a first-line treatment for

insomnia an area of my clinical expertise

bull In 2017 I was lead author on another policy guideline titled lsquoWhat you need to know Implications of

the American Academy of Pediatrics 2016 Safe Sleep Practices on Pediatric Behavioral Sleep

Medicine published at httpswwwbehavioralsleeporgimagespdfSBSM-Summary-of-AAP-2016-

Safe-Sleep-Commentarypdf This important policy brief was critical in educating our membership

regarding the changes in policy which contradicted pprevious recommendations These changes

impact the practice of pediatric behavioral sleep medicine particularly in the domain of promoting

optimal sleep in infants and young children who may experience problematic night awakenings

secondary to sleep onset association problems

bull Most recently I interview the president of the Board of Behavioral Sleep Medicine Michael Schmitz

PhD to author an article for The Sleep Talker the SBSM newsletter titled lsquoPrepping for the DBSM

How SBSM Can Help Yoursquo disseminating information on how the society was critical in the board

certification process

Program Development

Sleep Great copy Program

Yelena Chernyak PhD Dossier Service Documents

7

bull I served as part of a clinical and research team to develop implement and evaluate a healthy sleep in

the workplace program at Indiana University

bull The program consisted of a 4 week self-guided course to improve sleep habits such as sleep hygiene

bull This program has been copyrighted and purchased by other prestigious institutions nationally for their

workplace sleep initiatives

Cardio-Thoracic Patients Linking Mind and Body (CLIMB) Program

bull At the request of the cardio-thoracic transplant teams I have developed a 4 week group

psychotherapy group for pre-and post-transplant patients The CLIMB program is based on 4 modules

ndash 1) Stress Management 2) Mood and Behavioral Activation 3) Communication Skills and 4)

Motivational Enhancement This highly successful program has been implemented with multiple

populations including those receiving advanced therapies such as Ventricular Assist Device

placement as well as heart and lung transplant

bull I have gathered data on patient satisfaction and outcomes from CLIMB which has been presented

nationally at the American Psychological Association Conference

bull I have also co-authored a paper in Progress in Transplantation outlining the need for programs such

as this for lung transplant recipients for lsquopsychological rehabilitationrsquo and proposed CLIMB as a

model

Growth in Clinics and Novel Service Delivery

bull Behavioral Sleep Medicine Clinic

o I have established and continue to provide service via an innovative training model in the

Behavioral Sleep Medicine (BSM) clinic in the IU Health Neurosciences Center The BSM clinic

has provided unique training opportunities for Psychology Doctoral Students Doctoral Psychology

Interns sleep medicine fellows primary care and psychiatry residents

o The BSM clinic have doubled to tripled access to care for high need populations that are

underserved in Indiana and throughout the country My BSM clinic is the only clinic providing

comprehensive psychologicalbehavioral care including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for

Insomnia in the Indiana University system and I am the only board certified behavioral sleep

medicine specialist working with adults in the entire state of Indiana

o My expertise in working with behavioral sleep medicine in a population that has co-morbid

psychiatric and medical conditions enables me to provide high-quality care to a very complicated

subset of patients All services provided adhere to evidence-based practice standards

bull Cardio-Thoracic Clinic

o I have established a reputation for myself and for IUSM as an expert in the area of cardio-thoracic

pre-transplant evaluation Indiana University is the only provider of lung transplants in the state of

Indiana ndash prior to my joining the team psychological assessment and psychotherapy services were

very limited in this clinic

o During my time at Advanced Heart and Lung Care Clinic where transplants are served I have not

only expanded clinical psychology coverage from virtually zero to full time (5 days per week

between myself and my fellow) improved the structure of pre-surgical evaluation expanded the

service to cover inpatient consultation at Methodist hospital and expanded volume such that we can

evaluate every single new patients for heart or lung transplantation at Indiana University Health

o To expand service clinical health psychology services I developed a post-doctoral fellowship in

clinical health psychology with a focus on cardio-thoracic behavioral medicine in transplant to

simultaneously address the clinic need with this full time position but also to increase training in

this highly under skilled area particularly in the Midwest

Continuing Education Initiatives

Yelena Chernyak PhD Dossier Service Documents

8

bull I have conducted 18 Continuing Education Lectures in rank locally and regionally with excellent

feedback and ratings from professional colleagues A complete compilation of feedback is

included in the Service Appendix

bull Sample comments on evaluations of Continuing Education included ldquoExcellent speaker ndash she did

a great job giving analogies and examplesrdquo and ldquoGreat Presentationrdquo

Evaluation of Quality of Clinical Service

Indiana University Health Physicians Productivity

bull Consistently meeting and exceeding Indiana University Health Physicians wRVU (work relative

value units) clinical goal target since compensation plan initiated in 2014

Indiana University Health Physicians Patient Experience Surveys

bull The National Research Corporation queries patient experience data by assigning a Net Promoter

Score (NPS) to responses Net Promoter Score is a measure of customer loyalty and ability to

grow through referrals A Promoter score is given to all responses with values 9-10 on a 0-10

scale reported as a percentage of total scores

bull My NPS scores for 2020 was 10000 which is above the target in psychiatry of 7994 as well

as above the target of other IU Health Physicians Departments listed below

Yelena Chernyak PhD Dossier Service Documents

9

OPPE Report - Allied Health Practitioner

bull Survey Results Periodic surveys are conducted to evaluate the practitioners performance based

upon the six ACGME standards of Patient Care Medical Knowledge Interpersonal and

Communication Skills Professionalism Practice Based Learning and Improvement Systems

based practice

bull The results per questions are assigned a point value Outstanding = 5 Acceptable = 4 Needs

Improvement = 3 Unsatisfactory = 0 An average is obtained for each question based upon the

total number of surveys received for the practitioner

bull The vast majority (90+) of the scoring periods as shown below are cumulatively rated as

lsquoOutstandingrsquo by my peers with the remainder ratings falling somewhere between lsquoAcceptablersquo

and lsquoOutstandingrsquo

Yelena Chernyak PhD Dossier Service Documents

10

Evaluation Cycle End

Date

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ved

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ith

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tiv

ely

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er o

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lead

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are

team

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and

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f th

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pat

ien

t

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ng

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ely

med

ical

rec

ord

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ies

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ing

car

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lica

ble

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lin

ical

pro

ced

ura

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skil

ls

12312011 x 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5

6302012 x 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5

1152012 x 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5

1212013 x 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5

612013 x 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5

1212014 x 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5

612014 x 5 5 47 47 5 5 5 5

612015 x 47 47 47 47 5 47 5 na

12302015 x 5 5 5 47 5 43 5 5

12312016 x 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5

6302016 x 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5

6302017 x 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5

12312017 x 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5

Yelena Chernyak PhD Dossier Service Documents

11

EVIDENCE OF SCHOLARLY PUBLICATIONS PRESENTATIONS OTHER MEANS OF

DISSEMINATION

Peer Reviewed Service Oriented Manuscripts

bull Publications

o 9 traditional peer reviewed journal articles at rank on topics related to clinical health

psychology

o 3 manuscripts currently under review in Health Care The Journal of Delivery Science and

Innovation and Progress in Transplantation

o 5 first authored publication

o 1 as primary mentor with mentee as first author

o 3 articles with mentees as co-authors

bull Key publications

o Chernyak Y (2019) A Practical Application Primer on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for

Insomnia for Medical Residents MedEdPORTAL 1510862

httpsdoiorg1015766mep_2374-826510862

o Chernyak Y (in press) Improving CPAP Adherence for OSA Improving CPAP

Adherence for OSA A Practical Application Primer on CPAP Desensitization

MedEdPORTAL

These articles highlight my expertise in the clinical application teaching and

dissemination of evidence based practice in the field of behavioral sleep medicine I

authored these articled to contribute to the professional literature the high impact

service I was providing to patients with insomnia and CPAP noncompliance Medical

education is sorely lacking these teaching resources which the MEDEDPortal

publication directly targets

I have 1 published and 1 in press article in MEDEDPortal a unique teaching

publication in the medical field For context summarized from

wwwmededportalorg

bull MedEdPORTAL is a MEDLINE-indexed open-access journal of teaching

and learning resources in the health professions published by the Association

of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) in partnership with the American

Dental Education Association MedEdPORTAL publications are stand-alone

complete teaching or learning modules that have been implemented and

evaluated with medical or dental trainees or practitioners Each submission is

reviewed by editorial staff and external peer reviewers using a standardized

review instrument grounded in the tenets of educational scholarship

bull MedEdPORTAL complies with the International Committee of Medical

Journal Editors (ICMJE) Recommendations for the Conduct Reporting

Editing and Publication of Scholarly Work in Medical Journals

bull Scope MedEdPORTAL invites educators to submit generalizable

educational materials that have been implemented with target learners with

the aim of helping to improve patient care The learners must include training

or practicing physicians or dentists (eg professional school residency

faculty development continuing professional development) and may include

trainees or practitioners across the health professions

bull Vision 1) Serve as the premier clearinghouse of high-quality peer-reviewed

health education tools 2) Promote interprofessional collaboration by

facilitating the open exchange of educational resources across the health

professions and 3) Equip health professionals across the continuum with

effective and efficient educational resources to improve patient care

Yelena Chernyak PhD Dossier Service Documents

12

o daggerChernyak Y Teh LB (2019) Medically-Induced Exacerbation of PTSD

Following Lung Transplantation A Case Series Journal of Clinical Psychology in

Medical Settings httpsdoiorg101007s10880-019-09691-7

bull This case series and practice guide addresses a novel topic of PTSD in lung-

transplant recipients which occurs at double the rate in this population and

poses serious threat to morbidity and mortality in this already high-risk

group Existing psychological evaluation practices are critically inadequate to

capture PTSD as many patients may fail to disclose relevant history Novel

evaluation and treatment methods are discussed and recommended

IMPACT FACTORS OF JOURNALS IN WHICH I PUBLISHED

Journal Name Impact

Factor

Date of

Publication

Number of

Articles Published

International Journal of Eating Disorders 35 2011 1

Journal of Abnormal Psychology 5519 2010 1

Progress in Transplantation 958 2019 2020 2

MEDED Portal 38 acceptance

rate

2019 2020 2

Journal of Clinical Psychology in Medical Settings 1477 2019 2

Supportive care in cancer 2754 2016 1

Cancer medicine 3357 2014 1

After extensive exploration MedEdPORTAL has made the decision not to pursue an impact factor Dissemination is the priority

for MedEdPORTAL publications Our desire is for readers to replicate educational activities described in our publications which

does not necessarily translate to citations in the peer-reviewed literature We also value innovation especially in spaces where

there have traditionally been curricular gaps Strategic efforts to increase the impact factor would hinder our goal of highlighting

unique topics that may not get cited as frequently Additionally we are concerned that a low impact factor would harm the

reputation of the journal by inviting undue comparisons with dissimilar journals In sum we believe that MedEdPORTAL is

distinguished among medical education journals by its uniqueness in disseminating educational resources and an impact factor

would likely underestimate the true impact of MedEdPORTAL

Yelena Chernyak PhD Dossier Service Documents

13

Scopus Accessed 422020

Non-Peer Reviewed Publications

bull 4 invited contributions by professional societies including the Society of Behavioral Sleep

Medicine 3 in rank 2 first authored

bull Contributions to policy statements representing clinical opinions and recommendations by a

professional society is a highly prestigious impactful contribution The purpose is to distill and

highlight critically important scholarship and clinical evidence which may be complex into a

straightforward and applied set of information for the clinician

bull Each of these contributions was made by invitation of an executive committee in each

professional society My invitation was the direct result of prominence and reputation in the

society as one having the skill and knowledge to make this contribution

bull Contributions are archived so as to be disseminated and retrievable even after published

newsletter or recommendation are initially released

o Simon S Chernyak Y (2016) Practice Committee Position Statement Draft on the

ACP Guidelines for the Treatment of Insomnia Society for Behavioral Sleep Medicine

BehavioralSleeporg httpswwwbehavioralsleeporgimagesPositionACP-Position-

Statement-Finalpdf

Co-authored position statement on a seminal treatment recommendation affecting

the field of behavioral sleep medicine

o Chernyak Y Byers H James E Schmittdiel C Thomas SJ Blackburn R amp

Simona SL (2017) What you need to know Implications of the American Academy of

Pediatrics 2016 Safe Sleep Practices on Pediatric Behavioral Sleep Medicine Society of

Behavioral Sleep Medicine httpswwwbehavioralsleeporgimagespdfSBSM-

Summary-of-AAP-2016-Safe-Sleep-Commentarypdf

o Chernyak Y Prepping for the DBSM How SBSM Can Help You The Sleep Talker

Volume 36 April 2020

Peer Review for Professional Journals

bull Peer Review for 7 professional journals in the field lf clinical health psychology

bull Invitation to review from journals increasing in the last 2 years indicating growing scholarly

presence

IMPACT FACTOR OF JOURANLS FOR WHICH I PROVIDE RVIEWS

Journal Name Impact Factor

Physiology and Behavior (2007) 272

Archives of Internal Medicine (2008) discontinued

Translational Behavioral Medicine (2018-) 248

Annals of Behavioral Medicine (2018-) 376

Health Psychology (2019 - ) 408

Heart amp Lung Journal of Acute and Critical Care (2020- ) 169

Yelena Chernyak PhD Dossier Service Documents

14

International Journal of Stress Management (2020 - ) 195

Scopus Accessed March 26 2020

Peer Reviewed Service Oriented Presentations

bull Twelve in-rank peer reviewed presentations at national and international conferences such as the

Society of Behavioral Sleep Medicine Society of Behavioral Medicine American Psychological

Association

bull 3 First Author

bull 5 Mentee First Author

bull 1 Mentee co-author

Media Dissemination of Service

bull Twenty-three total at rank for national outlets including lsquoGQrsquo magazine lsquoBustlersquo magazine and

regional outlets such as WRTB6 News and WTHR-TV

bull My goal in working with the media is to provide mass dissemination of clinical and scientific

information to the general public

bull Routinely called upon as an expert in field if behavioral sleep medicine and clinical health

psychology during duration of volunteering to represent IU to the media

Treatment Manuals

bull 2 treatment manuals 1 copyrighted 1 first authored (See Appendix for Service Publications)

o Otte JL Lalevich S Hollingsworth P Chernyak Y Manchanda S ldquoSleep Great

A Wellness Program to Promote Sleep in the Workplacerdquocopy Program Manual

This manual was copyrighted and rights sold to other large hospital systems

nationally for use in their employee assistance programs

o Chernyak Y Cardiac Patients Linking Mind amp Body (CLIMB) Program Manual used

in the Advanced Heart and Lung Care Program at Indiana University Methodist Hospital

I developed this treatment manual to utilize in clinical care delivery based on an

evidence based psychological wellness model including stress management

mood optimization motivational enhancement and social support

This manual has been adapted to several clinical populations at Indiana

University Health Methodist Hospital including Ventricular Assistant Device

recipients and pre-thoracic transplant patients

Thursday August 19 2021 at 080710 Eastern Daylight Time

Page 1 of 1

Subject RE Using your dossier for an exampleDate Wednesday August 18 2021 at 35540 PM Eastern Daylight TimeFrom Chernyak YelenaTo Applegate RachelADachments image001png image002png

Thank you and Thanks for your request That would be just fine with me YC Yelena Chernyak PhD DBSM HSPPAssociate Professor of Clinical PsychiatryChief Psychologist - Adult OutpaSent Psychiatry IU Health Neurosciences CenterDirector ndash Behavioral Sleep Medicine IU Health Neurosciences CenterDirector ndash Clinical Health Psychology Fellowship Indiana University School of MedicineIU Health PhysiciansGoodman Hall IU Health Neuroscience Center355 W 16th St Suite 2800 Indianapolis IN 46202-7176ychernyaiuedu From Applegate Rachel ltrapplegaiupuiedugt Sent Wednesday August 18 2021 1143 AMTo Applegate Rachel ltrapplegaiupuiedugtSubject Using your dossier for an example CongratulaSons on your 2021 promoSon to clinical associate professorI wonder if you would be willing to have your dossier posted as an example We do this behind CAS so it isonly IU people who can see themWe post everything EXCEPT the appendices and review leeers Please let me know Thanks Rachel ApplegateAssistant Vice Chancellor for Faculty AffairsAssociate Professor Library and Information ScienceOffice of Academic AffairsUniversity Hall (INAD) Suite 5002301 University BoulevardIndianapolis IN 46202 317-278-2395rapplegaiupuieduwwwacademicaffairsiupuiedu

Page 15: Sample Dossier Type of case: Promotion to Clinical

Yelena Chernyak PhD August 17 2020 Page 14 of 25

leaders have collaborated to maximize feasibility patient values barriers and preferences for

care

Role Co-Investigator 25 effort

Pending

R61R33 HL155794-01 Stewart (PI) $3473431

Strengthening Hearts by Addressing Disrupted Sleep (SHADES) Randomized Controlled Trial

NIHNHLBI

The aims of this phase II randomized controlled trial are (1) to determine if a modernized

collaborative stepped care intervention for insomnia reduces the excess cardiovascular disease

(CVD) risk of primary care patients with insomnia disorder and (2) to identify the mechanisms

by which this improvement may occur

Role Co-Investigator 20 Effort

Submitted But Not Funded Grants

1R15CA208664-01 Otte (PI) 2017-2019 $300000

SleeP SmaRt A Screen and Personalized Referral Algorithm for Breast Cancer Survivors with

Chronic Sleep Problems

Role Investigator

Invited Service Presentations

Local

1 March 2008 ldquoSocial Justice in Health Care The Role of Body Imagerdquo

Drexel University Office of Student Life

Philadelphia PA

2 February 2009 ldquoIdentifying and addressing problematic dieting in university-

based populationsrdquo

Drexel University Student Counseling Center

Philadelphia PA

3 February 2009 ldquoIdentifying and addressing problematic dieting in university-

based populationsrdquo

Drexel University Student Counseling Center

Philadelphia PA

4 March 2009 ldquoCAPS Lecture Tales from my Scalerdquo

Rosemont College Department of Womenrsquos Studies

Bryn Mawr PA

5 November 2010 ldquoThe Third Wave of CBT ACT and Mindfulness Techniquesrdquo

Health Psychology Fellowship Didactics Series

Cleveland Clinic

Cleveland OH

6 February 2011 ldquoPatient-Centered Communication with Oncology Patientsrdquo

Yelena Chernyak PhD August 17 2020 Page 15 of 25

Taussig Cancer Center Masterrsquos Course

Cleveland Clinic

Cleveland OH

7 March 2011 ldquoNighttime Eating Disorders Differential Diagnosis and

Treatmentrdquo

Sleep Disorders Center Grand Rounds

Cleveland Clinic

Cleveland OH

8 April 2011 ldquoDistinguishing Normative Dieting from Disordered Eating

Evaluation and Intervention Guidelinesrdquo

Department of Psychiatry Grand Rounds

Cleveland Clinic

Cleveland OH

9 May 2011 ldquoWhen is Weight-Loss Considered an Eating Disorderrdquo

Department of Pediatrics Grand Rounds

Fairview Hospital

Cleveland Clinic Foundation

Cleveland OH

10 December 2011 ldquoDevelopment amp Utilization of Behavioral Rating

Scales Can psychological assessment predict problems after

bariatric surgery and identify persons at higher riskrdquo

Bariatric and Medical Weight Loss Center

Indiana University Health

Indianapolis IN

11 March 2012 ldquoCognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomniardquo

Sleep Disorders Center

Indiana University Health

Indianapolis IN

12 January 2012 ldquoManaging Difficult Patients Improving Communication

Service Delivery and Treatment Adherencerdquo

Department of Psychiatry Grand Rounds

Indiana University School of Medicine

13 December 2012 ldquoSleep Disorders in Bariatric Populationsrdquo

Psychology Practicum Didactic Training

Bariatric and Medical Weight Loss Center

Indiana University Health

Indianapolis IN

14 September 2013 ldquoDSM-5 Update Eating and Personality Disordersrdquo

Yelena Chernyak PhD August 17 2020 Page 16 of 25

Department of Psychiatry Grand Rounds

Indiana University School of Medicine

Indianapolis IN

15 September 2013 ldquoIntroduction to Cognitive Behavioral Therapyrdquo

Department of Occupational Therapy

Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis

Indianapolis IN

16 February 2014 ldquoCognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomniardquo

Department of Psychiatry Grand Rounds

Indiana University School of Medicine

Indianapolis IN

17 April 2019 ldquoCBT-I amp Traumardquo

Sleep Disorders Center

Indiana University Health

Indianapolis IN

Regional

1 October 2010 ldquoThe Epidemic of Obesity Updates Psychological Sequelae

and Behavioral Interventionrdquo

Continuing Education Course

Ohio Psychological Association

Fall Conference

Columbus OH

2 April 2011 ldquoAdvancing the Understanding of the treatment of Eating

Disorders in Ohiordquo

Continuing Education Course

Ohio Psychological Association Workshop

Lindner Center

Cincinnati OH

Lecture ldquoAwareness of Societal Messages Competing

Influences on Weight and Eatingrdquo

3 July 2012 ldquoEthicsrdquo

Continuing Education Course

Section of Psychology

Department of Psychiatry

Indiana University School of Medicine

Lecture ldquoEthical Issues of Health Psychology in the Medical

Settingrdquo

4 June 2013 ldquoDSM-5rdquo

Continuing Education Course

Yelena Chernyak PhD August 17 2020 Page 17 of 25

Department of Psychiatry

Section of Psychology

Indiana University School of Medicine

Lecture ldquoSleep Eating and Personality Disordersrdquo

5 May 2015 Essentials of Cancer Survivorship A Workshop for

Health Care Professionals

Continuing Education Course

IU Health Cancer Centers The Ohio State University and

University of Cincinnati Cancer Survivorship Consortium

Indianapolis IN

Lecture ldquoCoping with Anxiety and Depression Psychological

Issues During Cancer and Beyondrdquo

6 November 2015 ldquoSleeplessness in America How Inadequate Sleep Related

To Health and Wellbeingrdquo

Continuing Education Course

Indiana Psychological Association

Fall Conference

Indianapolis IN

Lecture ldquoSleeplessness in America How Inadequate Sleep

Related To Health and Wellbeingrdquo

7 April 2016 ldquoBehavioral Sleep Medicine Psychological Treatment for

Insomnia and other Sleep Disordersrdquo

Department of Internal Medicine Grand Rounds

Reid Hospital

Richmond IN

8 June 2016 ldquoHealth Psychology Interventions for Medically and

Psychiatrically Ill Patientsrdquo

Department of Internal Medicine Grand Rounds Reid Hospital

Richmond IN

9 November 2016 ldquoMood Disorders in Women ndash A Lifespan Approachrdquo

Department of Internal Medicine Grand Rounds

Reid Hospital

Richmond IN

10 October 2017 ldquoCBT for Anxiety and Depressionrdquo

Grand Rounds

Decatur County Memorial Hospital

Greensburg IN

11 November 2017 ldquoMindfulness Based Stress Reductionrdquo

Grand Rounds

Yelena Chernyak PhD August 17 2020 Page 18 of 25

Columbus Regional Hospital

Columbus IN

12 April 2019 ldquoSleeplessness in the 21st Century - How

Inadequate Sleep Relates to Health and Wellbeing and the

Everyday Habits that Get in the Wayrdquo

IUSOM Office of Medical Education ndash Wellness Coalition

Streamed Statewide

Indianapolis IN

Scientific Abstracts amp Presentations (in rank daggerstudent trainee author students underlined)

Local

1 Lowe MR Chernyak Y (2006 March) The Role of Dieting in Bulimia Nervosa A

Reformulation Poster Session presented at the 2006 annual Drexel University Research

Day Philadelphia PA

2 Chernyak Y Lowe MR (2007 March) Fear of Fatness of Drive to be Thin Motivations for

Dieting in Normal Weight Women Poster session presented at the 2007 annual Psi Chi Research

day at the University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia PA

3 Chernyak Y Heinberg JL (2011 March ) Impact of preferred weight on weight loss

outcomes in bariatric surgery patients Research oral presentation given at the Cleveland

Clinic Endocrinology and Metabolism Institute Research Day Cleveland OH

4 daggerPatel A Chernyak Y (2020 March) The Need for Psychological Rehabilitation in

Lung Transplant Recipients Indiana University Research day Indianapolis IN

National

1 Lowe MR Ognibine J Kral T Chernyak Y (2006 October) Development and Pilot

Testing of a New Procedure for directly assessing long-term Nutritional Intake at Worksite

Cafeterias Poster session presented at the 2006 annual meeting of the Obesity Society

Boston MA

2 Chernyak Y Lowe MR (2007 May) Fear of Fatness or Drive to be Thin

Motivations for Dieting in Normal Weight Women Poster session presented at the 2007

annual meeting of the International Academy of Eating Disorders Baltimore MD

3 Chernyak Y Lowe MR (2007 October) Differentiating drive for thinness and drive to

be thin Restrained eaters and bulimic individuals have different motives for dieting

Poster session presented at the 2007 annual meeting of the Eating Disorders Research

Society Pittsburg PA

4 Chernyak Y Lowe MR (2007 October) Fear of Fatness or Drive to be Thin

Motivations for Dieting in Normal Weight Women Restrained Eaters and Bulimic Patients

Yelena Chernyak PhD August 17 2020 Page 19 of 25

Poster session presented at the 2007 annual meeting of the Renfrew Center Foundation

Philadelphia PA

5 Chernyak Y Lowe MR (2007 November) Drive for Thinness is Not the Same as

Drive to be Thin On the Motivations for Dieting in Normal Weight Restrained Eaters and

Bulimic Individuals Poster session presented at the 2007 annual meeting of the Association

of Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies Philadelphia PA

6 Thomas JG Markowitz J Tappe K ChernyakY Ochner C Butryn ML Lowe

MR Telephone-Based Weight Loss Maintenance Interventions for Patients Referred from

Primary Care Clinics Poster session presented at the 2008 annual meeting of the Obesity

Society Phoenix AZ

7 Chernyak Y Lowe MR (2008 July) Drive for Thinness is Not the Same as Drive to be

Thin On the Motivations for Dieting in Normal Weight Restrained Eaters and Bulimic

Individuals Poster session presented at the 2008 annual meeting of the Society for the

Study of Ingestive Behavior Paris France

8 Chernyak Y Neeren MA Lowe MR (2008 September) Dietary Rule Breaking and

Loss of Control How Much do they Overlap Presented at the 2008 annual meeting of the

Eating Disorders Research Society Montreal QC Canada

9 Chernyak Y Lowe MR (2008 November) Drive to be Thin and Resistance to

Treatment Goal Weight On the Motivation for Dieting in Anorexic and Bulimic

Individuals Poster session accepted to the 2008 annual meeting of the Association of

Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies Orland Florida

10 Shaw JA OrsquoPlanick A Brooks G E Ice S M Bunnell D W Tahilani K K

Clark V L Lubarsky L D Chernyak Y and Lowe M R (2009 September 25) Level

of Weight Suppression in Anorexia Nervosa Predicts Clinical Deterioration During

Treatment in an Intensive Outpatient Program Paper presented at the annual meeting of

the Eating Disorders Research Society New York

11 Chernyak Y Lowe MR OrsquoPlanick A Ice SM amp Bunnell DW (2009 September)

Development and testing of measures to assess weight-related motivations for dieting in

eating disordered individuals Poster presented at the 2009 annual meeting of the Eating

Disorders Research Society New York NY

12 Clark VL Chernyak Y Neeren AM Lowe MR (2009 October) Dietary rules and

loss of control over eating in a weight gain-prone sample Poster presented at the 2009

annual meeting of The Obesity Society Washingtn DC

13 Chernyak Y Lowe MR (2009 November) Development and testing of measures to

assess weight-related motivations for dieting in eating disordered individuals Poster

session accepted to the 2009 annual meeting of the Renfrew Center Foundation

Philadelphia PA

Yelena Chernyak PhD August 17 2020 Page 20 of 25

14 ChernyakY Heinberg JL (2011 June) Impact of preferred weight on weight loss

outcomes in bariatric surgery patients Selective oral presentation in the Masters Course in

Behavioral Health Session presented at the 2011 annual Association of Metabolic and

Bariatric Surgery Orland FL

15 Heinberg L J Windover A Ashton K Merrell J Chernyak Y (2011 June)

Psychological evaluation ratings and 1 month psychological adjustment Who reports pain

nausea dehydration and regret Selective oral presentation in the Masters Course in

Behavioral Health Session presented at the 2011 annual Association of Metabolic and

Bariatric Surgery Orland FL

16 Otte J L Manchanda S Skaar T Rand K Weaver M Chernyak Y Davis L

Krier C Carpenter J S (2015) Oncology provider knowledge and practice for sleep

problems in cancer patients and survivors American Academy of Sleep Medicine SLEEP

2015 Seattle WA

17 Chernyak Y Avant A (2016 March) Satisfaction with a Multidisciplinary

Psychotherapy and Social Support Program in Patients with Ventricular Assist Devices

Society of Behavioral Medicine Washington DC

18 Chernyak Y (2016 June) Patient Acceptability of Behavioral Sleep Medicine

Referrals In An Academic Medical Center American Academy of Sleep Medicine SLEEP

Denver CO

19 Otte J L Lalevich S Hollingsworth P Chernyak Y Manchanda S (2017 June)

ldquoSleep Greatrdquo A Wellness Program To Promote Sleep In The Workplace American

Academy of Sleep Medicine SLEEP 2017 Boston MA

20 Jackson L Otte J L Chernyak Y Johns S Manchanda S Storniolo AM LK K

Draucker C (April 2018) Facilitators and Barriers of Providing Sleep Specialists

Referrals to Breast Cancer Survivors with Chronic Sleep Problems Midwest Nursing

Research Societyrsquos 32th Annual Research Conference Cleveland OH

21 daggerHenderson DR Chernyak C Gutteridge D Roe DW (August 2018) Unmasking

Severe Anxiety After Lung Transplant NATCO ndash The Organization of Transplant

Professionals Indianapolis IN

22 daggerHenderson DR Chernyak C (August 2018) A Pre-Transplant Psychological

Characterization of Patients with Lung Disease NATCO ndash The Organization of Transplant

Professionals Indianapolis IN

23 daggerHenderson DR Chernyak Y Using A Clinician-rated Measure to Predict Listing for

Lung Transplantation Society of Behavioral Medicine Washington DC 2019

24 daggerTeh LB Henderson DR amp Chernyak Y Post Item-Level Psychometric Validation

Yelena Chernyak PhD August 17 2020 Page 21 of 25

of the Stanford Integrated Psychosocial Assessment for Transplant (SIPAT) for Thoracic

Transplant Candidates Society of Behavioral Medicine Washington DC 2019

25 daggerChernyak Y amp Hsueh L Self-Reported Psychological Distress During Post Lung

Transplant Intensive Outpatient Rehabilitation Accepted presentation at the American

Psychological Association Chicago IL 2019

26 Otte J L Chernyak Y Manchanda S Sleep Disorders in Breast Cancer Survivors

Barriers and Strategies for Identification and Treatment Referral Symposium Society for

Behavioral Sleep Medicine Birmingham AL 2019

Publications (in rank daggerstudent trainee author students underlined)

Service Publications

Refereed

1 Chernyak Y Lowe MR (2010) Motivations for Dieting Drive for Thinness Is

Different From Drive for Objective Thinness Journal of Abnormal Psychology 119(2)276-

281 httpdoi101037a0018398

2 Lowe MR Bunnell DW Neeren AM Chernyak Y Greberman L (2011)

Evaluating the real-world effectiveness of cognitive-behavior therapy efficacy research on

eating disorders A case study from a community-based clinical setting International

Journal of Eating Disorders 44(1) 9-18 httpsdoiorg101002eat20782

3 Otte J L Carpenter J S Manchanda S Rand K L Skaar T C Weaver M

Chernyak Y Zhong X Igega C and Landis C (2014) Systematic review of sleep

disorders in cancer patients Can the prevalence of sleep disorders be ascertained Cancer

Medicine 4(2) 183ndash200 httpsdoi101002cam4356

4 Otte JL Davis L Carpenter JS Krier C Skaar T Rand KL Weaver MT

Landis CA Chernyak Y amp Manchanda S (2016) Sleep Disorders in Breast Cancer

Survivors Supportive Care in Cancer 24(10)4197-205 httpsdoiorg101007s00520-016-

3247-6

5 Chernyak Y (2019) A Practical Application Primer on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

for Insomnia for Medical Residents MedEdPORTAL 1510862

httpsdoiorg1015766mep_2374-826510862

6 daggerChernyak Y Teh LB (2019) Medically-Induced Exacerbation of PTSD Following

Lung Transplantation A Case Series Journal of Clinical Psychology in Medical Settings

27305ndash309 httpsdoiorg101007s10880-019-09691-7

7 daggerChernyak Y Teh LB Henderson DR Patel A (2019) Practice Issues for Evaluation

and Management of the Suicidal Left Ventricular Assist Device Patient Progress in

Yelena Chernyak PhD August 17 2020 Page 22 of 25

Transplantation httpsjournalssagepubcomdoifull1011771526924819893300

8 daggerPatel A Chernyak Y (2020) The Need for Psychological Rehabilitation in Lung Transplant

Recipients Progress in Transplantation httpsdoiorg1011771526924820913510

9 Chernyak Y Chapleau KM Tanious SF Dattilo NC Diaz DR amp Landsberger SA (2020)

Olfactory Reference Syndrome A Case Report and Screening Tool Journal of Clinical Psychology

in Medical Settings httpsdoiorg101007s10880-020-09721-9

10 Chernyak Y (in press) Improving CPAP Adherence for OSA Improving CPAP Adherence for

OSA A Practical Application Primer on CPAP Desensitization MedEdPORTAL

Manuscripts with Revisions Requested

1 daggerPowell AL Teh LB Patel A Chernyak Y Exploring the Developmental Impact of

Cystic Fibrosis on Lung Transplant Candidacy Considerations for Adulthood Journal of

Clinical Psychology in Medical Settings

Manuscripts Under Review

1 Nault-Conors J Monahan P Musey P Chernyak Y Holmes E Conley M Marsh J

Roumpf S Chand P amp Kroenke K It Takes a Village to get the Right Care to the Right

Patient at the Right Time A Case Study on Addressing Chest Pain and Anxiety in the

Emergency Department Setting Health Care The Journal of Delivery Science and

Innovation

2 dagger Teh LB Chernyak Y Henderson DR Hage CA Post Item-Level Psychometric

Validation of the Stanford Integrated Psychosocial Assessment for Transplant (SIPAT) for

Thoracic Transplant Candidates Psychosomatics

3 daggerChernyak Y Teh LB Henderson DR Powell AL amp Hage CA Prediction of Listing

Status in Lung Transplant Candidates Using the Stanford Integrated Psychosocial

Assessment for Transplantation (SIPAT) Progress in Transplantation

Manuscripts in Preparation

1 Otte J Jackson L Monahan P Bo N Johns S Manchanda S Chernyak Y Ludwig K

Dodson J Storniolo AM Draucker C Are Breast Cancer Survivors Willing to Seek

Treatment for Poor Sleep A Feasibility Study of the Acceptability Facilitators and Barriers

of Completing a Referral for Sleep Complaints Behavioral Sleep Medicine

2 Chernyak Y Otte J daggerBolarwina C Ofner S Manchanda S Barriers to Optimal

Behavioral Sleep Medicine Referrals in an Academic Medical Center

Non-refereed Publications

1 Chernyak Y Neeren A Bunnell D Greberman L Lowe MR (2009) Research

Yelena Chernyak PhD August 17 2020 Page 23 of 25

and practice in clinical psychology Different ways of knowing Perspectives A

professional journal of the Renfrew Center Foundation Winter 2009

httpsrenfrewcentercomsitesdefaultfilesPerspectives20Summer202012pdf

2 Simon S Chernyak Y (2016) Practice Committee Position Statement Draft on the

ACP Guidelines for the Treatment of Insomnia Society for Behavioral Sleep Medicine

BehavioralSleeporg httpswwwbehavioralsleeporgimagesPositionACP-Position-

Statement-Finalpdf

3 Chernyak Y Byers H James E Schmittdiel C Thomas SJ Blackburn R amp

Simona SL (2017) What you need to know Implications of the American Academy of

Pediatrics 2016 Safe Sleep Practices on Pediatric Behavioral Sleep Medicine Society of

Behavioral Sleep Medicine httpswwwbehavioralsleeporgimagespdfSBSM-

Summary-of-AAP-2016-Safe-Sleep-Commentarypdf

4 Otte JL Lalevich S Hollingsworth P Chernyak Y Manchanda S ldquoSleep Great

A Wellness Program to Promote Sleep in the Workplacerdquocopy Program Manual

5 Chernyak Y Cardiac Patients Linking Mind amp Body (CLIMB) Program Manual used

in the Advanced Heart and Lung Care Program at Indiana University Methodist Hospital

6 wwwychernyawixsitecomindyhealthpsych

7 Chernyak Y Prepping for the DBSM How SBSM Can Help You The Sleep Talker

Volume 36 Quarter 1 March 2020

Invited Media Features

1 Chernyak Y Windover A Ashton K Merrell J Heinberg L (2011) Relaxation

Techniques for Bariatric Surgery Patients (Audio CD) Bariatric and Metabolic Institute

Cleveland Clinic Foundation

2 Chernyak Y Americans Sleeping Less to Work More Psych Bytes An Educational

Series from the Indiana Psychological Association (3 Feb 2015)

3 Greensburg (IN) Daily News2015 ldquoSeptember 7-13 is National Suicide Prevention

Weekrdquo wwwgreensburgdailynewscomseptember---is-national-suicide-prevention-

weekarticle_ac467f35-72cb-5525-baba-fd563bf28578html

4 Indiana Psychological Association Preventing Suicide Reaching Out and Saving Lives

Indiana psychologists offer tips on suicide prevention Chernyak interviewed for press

release (September 4 2015)

5 Batesville (IN) Herald Tribute ldquoSuicide Statistics Alarmingrdquo September 18 2015

httpwwwbatesvilleheraldtribunecomnewslocal_newssuicide-statistics-

alarmingarticle_05cd8fb2-d7c8-5dbe-8ecd-8b2488ffdafdhtml

Yelena Chernyak PhD August 17 2020 Page 24 of 25

6 WIBC-FM ldquoEffects of Daylight Savings Time on our Healthrdquo March 8 and March 11

2016 Radio

7 WXIN-TV Indianapolis News ldquoStudies Daylight Saving Time May Increase Stroke

Risk Reduce Productivityrdquo March 11 2016 repeat on Indianapolis Weekend News

March 132016 Television

8 WRTV6 ldquoIU Health Clinical Psychologist Discusses Daylight Savings Timerdquo March

14 2016 Television

9 Bustle ldquo11 Reasons Yoursquore Waking up Tired In The Morning amp How You Can Fix It

June 30 2016 wwwbustlecomarticles170127-11-reasons-youre-waking-up-tired-in-

the-morning-how-you-can-fix-it

10 The Indianapolis Recorder July QampA Sleep Itrsquos more important than you realize Ask

the IU Health Expert September 12016

wwwindianapolisrecordercomarticle_bf887475-ae11-51d2-8a03-6eb54a29e126html

11 WRTV6 ldquoIU Health Clinical Psychologist Recommends Free Sleep-Inducing Appsrdquo

August 11 2016 Television

12 WRTV6 News Indianapolis ldquoIU Health Puts sleep myths and rest and gives sleep

advicerdquo 14 March 2016 Television

13 WTHR-TV Indianapolis Sunrise News ldquoTips for Coping with Daylight Saving Timerdquo

12 March 2016 Television

14 IU Health Blog (2016 February 22) ldquoHow Debi Mazar Copes with Insomniardquo

Message posted on httpiuhealthorgblogdetailhow-debi-mazar-copes-with-

insomniaVyFsqnL2bIU

15 GQ Magazine National Publication ldquoHow Bad Is It That I Sleep Only Five Hours a

Nightrdquo Chernyak Interviewed October 27 2016 wwwgqcomstoryhow-bad-is-it-

that-i-sleep-five-hours-a-night

16 The List National Publication What really happens to your body when you donrsquot

sleep November 15 2016 httpswwwthelistcom31083really-happens-body-dont-

sleep

Yelena Chernyak PhD August 17 2020 Page 25 of 25

17 The Kendalville News Sun ldquoTips for a Healthier Heartrdquo February 2 2017 Chernyak

Interviewed httpwwwkpcnewscomfeatureslifekpcnewsarticle_ccb68645-16a2-

58a0-b67e-7d1dc7605673html

18 The American Psychological Association Goshen News ldquoTake Simple Steps Reduce

the risk of heart diseaserdquo Chernyak Interviewed February 8

2017 httpwwwgoshennewscomnewslifestylestake-simple-steps-reduce-the-risk-of-

heart-diseasearticle_9c82afd4-f26a-5555-8d22-0f9d52f0f6a8html

19 WISH-TV8 Indianapolis ldquoIU Health Behavioral Sleep Medicine Specialist Gives Sleep

Tips For Daylight Saving Timerdquo March 9 2017

20 WRTV-TV Indianapolis ldquoIU Health Psychologist Discusses How To Spot The

Warning Signs Of Suiciderdquo June 14 2018 Television

21 WISH-TV8 Indianapolis ldquoIU Health Psychologist Discusses Sleep Habitsrdquo June 19

2018 Television

22 WTHR-TV Indianapolis Sunrise News ldquoIU Health Psychologist Discusses Effects Of

Snooze Buttonrdquo June 29 2018 Television

23 WTHR-TV Indianapolis Sunrise News ldquoIU Health Clinical Psychologist Offers Advice

For Better Sleeprdquo September 17 2018 Television

24 WISH-TV8 Indianapolis News ldquoCan You Catch Up On Sleeprdquo September 18 2018

Television

25 WTIU Public Television ndash Indiana Public Media All Things Considered Program

ldquoDreams and the Pandemicrdquo April 15 2020 Radio

26 WFIU WTIU Indiana Public Media NPR Why Are You Having Dreams About

COVID-19 A Sleep Specialist Explains httpsindianapublicmediaorgnewswhy-are-

you-having-dreams-about-covid-19-a-sleep-specialist-explainsphp April 27 2020 Web

Personal Statement-Yelena Chernyak PhD (Candidate for Promotion to Associate Professor)

Overview

I am applying for promotion to the rank of Associate Professor of Clinical Psychology in Clinical

Psychiatry within the Department of Psychiatry My declared area of excellence is service with a

demonstrated strong performance in the area of teaching I joined the Department of Psychiatry at

Indiana University School of Medicine (IUSOM) in 2011 as an Assistant Professor of Clinical

Psychology in Clinical Psychiatry As a licensed clinical psychologist my expertise is in the area of

Clinical Heath Psychology also known as Medical Psychology or Behavioral Medicine The focus of my

practice is optimizing the biopsychosocial wellbeing of individuals in order to prevent alleviate or cope

with medical illness My career is devoted to providing psychological services to individuals with life

threatening conditions such as metastatic cancer end-stage heart or lung failure and debilitating

insomnia My role on medical teams as a health psychologist has been vital for readying patients for life-

saving procedures such as chemotherapy or thoracic transplantation Often times psychological

evaluation was integral to the decision making for the entire team in making critical medical decisions as

well as mandated by payers Given the complexity and critical nature of my work I cultivated my

specialty through extensive training This has included a 5-year graduate education specializing in health

psychology conducting relevant research completing a prestigious clinical fellowship at the Cleveland

Clinic and obtaining board certification My fellowship at the Cleveland Clinic culminated in my

joining the faculty at Indiana University School of Medicine where I have incorporated evidence-based

world-class care into multiple hospital-based settings

Since joining IUSM in 2011 I have developed clinical and educational service lines in multiple

medical departments My service contributions have taken the form of (1) Developing a Behavioral

Sleep Medicine (BSM) assessment intervention and training clinic at the IU Health Neurosciences

Center (2) Developing the Thoracic Transplant Psychology Program as well as creating and directing its

dedicated post-doctoral fellowship (3) Serving as the primary psychologist and training supervisor for IU

Simon Cancer Centerrsquos Multi-disciplinary Clinic and (4) As Chief Psychologist of Adult Outpatient

Psychiatry overseeing the expansion of psychology services My service contributions have resulted in

scholarship ranging from publications in peer reviewed journal articles to program manuals and media

appearances My clinical health psychology expertise has raised the standard of psychological medical

care at IUSM to be competitive and comparable with top-ranked medical centers nationwide My service

has been indispensable to the creation and organization of multiple landmark programs within the IUSOM

and IU Health systems

Service (Area of Excellence)

Service to Patients

In 2012 I obtained board certification in Behavioral Sleep Medicine (BSM) by the American

Academy of Sleep Medicine one of only 213 providers internationally obtaining this certification More

recently I received a Diplomate in Behavioral Sleep Medicine from the Board of Behavioral Sleep

Medicine in 2020 I am one of only two board-certified BSM providers in the state of Indiana and the

only provider treating adults BSM is a highly specialized growing field that is rooted in evidence-based

medicine and is the standard of care for treating sleep disorders such as insomnia In 2013 I developed

the Behavioral Sleep Medicine Clinic at the IU Health Neurosciences Center at the behest of the

Department of Medicinersquos Sleep Medicine Program Prior to the creation of this service line the

Department of Medicine lacked expertise and resources to behaviorally treat patients with sleep disorders

My service has grown in the past 6 years to treat over 500 patients increasingly annually to a total of 138

new patients in 2019 Referrals have stemmed from a collaboration with the IU Sleep Disorders Center

faculty the Roudebush Veterans Affairs Hospital and national referral sources including the Cleveland

Clinic and Johns Hopkins The clinic was one of the first service lines to pilot telehealth via the IU

Health Virtual Visits platform Referrals have continued to grow each year and capacity is large enough

to create training opportunities for sleep medicine fellows internal medicine and psychiatry residents

medical students psychology interns and practicum trainees which also helps to extend clinical access

for patients Trainees from this program have graduated to go into practice all across the United States

disseminating the gold-standard model for BSM practice nationwide

As the lead psychologist since 2011 for the Advanced Heart and Lung Care Clinic (AHLCC) at

IU Health Methodist Hospital I serve a highly medically compromised and psychiatrically complex

population of patients and their families who undergo advanced therapies including heart and lung

transplant Patients from across the Midwest seek this specialized care particularly for lung

transplantation a complex and risky medical procedure Our program is the only one in the state of

Indiana that performs this service I strategically expanded my working relationship with the AHLCC to

include service to both the cardiac and pulmonary service lines tripled the amount of clinical time

provided to this program and obtained funding for a full time transplant psychology fellowship I

developed the Thoracic Transplant Psychology Program within the AHLCC to include a comprehensive

psychological assessment protocol including a structured clinical interview self-report measures

personality testing and clinical interview Moreover the Thoracic Transplant Psychology Program has

expanded to serve not only outpatients but also inpatients who are waiting for or recovering from heart

and lung transplants or advanced therapies at IU Health Methodist Hospital This group of inpatients

previously lacked any access to psychological assessment or psychotherapy while hospitalized The

psychology service has expanded to conduct over 250 psychological consultations on inpatients in the last

three years with improved patient outcomes and collaborative care I have demonstrated innovations

most notably in the development and implementation of a group psychotherapy program titled CLIMB

(Cardio-thoracic Patients Linking Mind and Body) in 2014 which has since been adopted in the Center

for Life in Thoracic Transplant for all lung transplant recovery patients I have collected and published

data on CLIMB on the national stage at the Society of Behavioral Medicine conference reporting

excellent patient satisfaction and outcomes CLIMB continues expanding in enrollment to over 100

thoracic transplant recipients The CLIMB program is garnering national attention demonstrated by a

recently pushed journal article co-authored and mentored with my post-doctoral fellow Dr Anahli Patel

in Progress in Transplantation detailing how it is a model psychological rehabilitation program which

serves the post-transplant psychosocial needs of organ transplant recipients

Since 2011 I utilized my expertise in health psychology as primary psychologist for the IU

Simon Cancer Center the only state wide academic cancer center and one of fifty-one National Cancer

Institute Designated Comprehensive Cancer Centers My role includes providing assessment and

psychotherapy to patients and families as well as clinical consultation to oncologists nursing and other

team members I collaborate with a multidisciplinary team of psychiatrists social workers chaplains

and nurses to head the biopsychosocial arm of the Complete Life Program I have helped to implement

improved assessment protocols in this clinic including the National Comprehensive Cancer Networkrsquos

Distress Thermometer and helped to design psychoeducational and marketing materials distributed

center-wide about complementary services for cancer patients This program focuses on improving the

psychological emotional social and spiritual well-being of cancer patients As a result of my role I

have been invited to speak at regional symposiums on cancer care including the Survivorship Symposium

hosted jointly by Indiana University Ohio State University and University of Cincinnati Cancer Centers

in 2015

Administrative Service

In 2015 I was named the Chief Psychologist of the Adult Outpatient Psychiatry Clinic in the IU

Health Neurosciences Center Under my leadership the clinical psychology team has grown from two to

six psychology faculty members with further recruitment underway Our clinic specializes in assessment

and treatment of the full range of psychiatric illnesses as well as medical comorbidities As a group the

psychology faculty accept referrals from the entire IU Health system as well as community referrals

statewide Specialties represented in our clinic by psychologists include mood disorders anxiety

disorders trauma and interpersonal violence conversion and somatoform disorders cognitive

rehabilitation biofeedback mindfulness interventions cognitive behavioral therapy and sleep disorders

With over 10000 unique appointments delivered by psychologists in this clinic since 2017 my leadership

represents a robust and growing presence

Because of my expertise I am an appointed member on multiple departmental and school-wide

committees (1) the Section of Psychology Executive Committee (oversees clinical services and faculty

issues for psychologists in the Department of Psychiatry) (2) the Psychology Internship Executive

Committee (oversees the running of the internship program for 6-7 trainees annually) and the (3)

Psychology Internship Admission Committee (reviews and selects interns) (4) Quality Committee (5)

Space Committee and (6) Womenrsquos Advisory Council for IU School of Medicine In the past I have

served as an integral member of several committees including the EMR Transition Committee for the

Adult Outpatient Psychiatry Clinic

Scholarship

I have integrated my clinical expertise into scholarly pursuits in two areas of clinical health

psychologyndash sleep psychology and transplant psychology The overall theme of my research has been the

optimization of psychological services to medically ill patients Since 2011 I have authored 9 peer-

reviewed articles in rank Momentum in my scholarly activity is clearly demonstrated with 6

publications in the past year 4 manuscripts under review and 2 manuscripts in-preparation at present I

am proud to say 7 of these articles were either first-authored or co-authored by my mentees This is in

addition to 11 national conference symposia and poster presentations in rank 5 of which were first-

authored by my psychology fellows I serve as an ad-hoc reviewer for leading journals including Health

Psychology International Journal of Stress Management Annals of Behavioral Medicine and

Translational Behavioral Medicine One of my most recent publications forthcoming in the MEDED

Portal a peer reviewed journal focused on disseminating best practices in education published by the

American Association of Medical Colleges is a comprehensive module on delivering Cognitive

Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia to medical learners The MEDED Portal has another one of my articles

in-press on improving CPAP Adherence for OSA via CPAP Desensitization Therapy Another recent

publication in Progress in Transplantation highlights a critically important topic of increased suicide risk

in heart failure patients with implanted left ventricular assist devices

Since 2013 I have actively collaborated with researchers at the IUPUI School of Nursing to study

the intersection of cancer and sleep disorders This collaboration has produced multiple peer-reviewed

journal articles published in Cancer Medicine and Supportive Cancer Care I served as co-investigator on

a pilot study and subsequent R15 National Institutes of Health grant submission titled SleeP SmaRt

Screening and Personalized Referral Algorithm for Breast Cancer Survivors with Chronic Sleep

Problems As part of this project I contributed to the design of the novel screening tool screened patients

who were determined to be high risk for sleep disorders and provided referrals and treatment to

individuals suffering from psychophysiological insomnia identified by the project Although ultimately

unfunded this project helped lay the groundwork for a manuscript and symposium at the 2019 the Society

of Behavioral Sleep Medicine National Conference on the barriers of providing appropriate sleep

medicine services to breast cancer survivors

My clinical expertise in health psychology and behavioral sleep medicine has led to being a

recognized expert in the field and resulted in invitations to multiple invited lectures and grand rounds

statewide as well as regional media interviews Most recently I was featured on WTHR WRTV and

WIBC as a medical expert on the psychological impact of Daylight Savings Time These regional media

outlets represent the 28th largest market nationally according to the Nielsen ratings In total I have

contributed to 24 different media outlets in my current role Within IUSM I have been invited to conduct

Grand Rounds within the Departments of Psychiatry Internal Medicine Neurology Occupational

Therapy and Office of Medical Education I have also been invited regionally to conduct Grand Rounds

through the Indiana University Visiting Professor Program at three hospital systems across the state

I am a co-investigator on a recently grant-funded 35 million dollar grant from the Patient

Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) For this project I was invited to collaborate with

faculty in the Departments of Emergency Medicine and Biostatistics due to my expertise specifically

treating medical patients with cardiac symptoms and anxiety This project is focused on the treatment of

low-risk cardiac patients with anxiety presenting to emergency rooms My role on this grant submission

involved contribution to the study design treatment methodology and drafting the aims and means

section of the grant I am an integral part of the research team and lead the treatment design recruitment

training and supervision of the clinical intervention arm utilizing telepsychology CBT for anxiety

Moreover this project presents an opportunity to collaborate with experienced and prestigious

researchers such as Kurt Kroenke PhD a nationally renowned researcher who developed two gold

standard anxiety and depression assessments that are utilized internationally

Last year I was invited to collaborate with Jesse Stewart PhD in the IUPUI Department of

Psychology to serve as a Behavioral Sleep Medicine expert on a large NIH randomized controlled trial

titled lsquoStrengthening Hearts by Addressing Disrupted Sleep (SHADES)rsquo to be submitted in 2020 This

important project looks are delivering Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia to patients with

cardiovascular disease (CVD) to determine its impact on CVD risk markers and clinical events

My involvement in scholarship has been increasing at a rapid pace in the last several years ndash a

trajectory that should continue given the 3 manuscripts already under review at peer reviewed journals

and 2 other manuscripts in preparation which I anticipate will be submitted in 2020 The in-preparation

papers stem from a very exciting research program I started in the Advanced Heart and Lung Care clinic

on which data collection has been ongoing since 2014 finally accumulating enough data for publication

This program focuses on using the Stanford Integrated Psychological Assessment for Transplant a

validated clinician rating scale to assist in prediction of transplant outcomes an area where there is a

dearth of research Another manuscript I am completing is based on behavioral sleep medicine referral

patterns in a sample of nearly 500 patients collected since 2015 to understand the low referral completion

rates in an academic medical center in this population The under review submissions are collaborative

projects with mentees namely psychology fellows who I began directing over the last three years Thus

the rate of increasing scholarship follows the momentum of growing robust research and mentorship

programs which have materialized publications recently and should continue henceforth in my career at

IUSOM

Service to the Discipline

My national influence as an expert in behavioral sleep medicine is also growing demonstrated by

my membership on two executive committees for the Society of Behavioral Sleep Medicine (SBSM) ndash a

international multidisciplinary organization and the primary organization representing behavioral sleep

medicine science and practice My term on the Executive Practice Committee was completed this year

where I served to structure policy on clinical practice issues My 4 year term on the Executive

Membership Committee began in 2019 I have contributed to drafting best practice protocols and the

society newsletter both published on the national SBSM website currently In 2019 I chaired a

symposium on insomnia treatment in breast cancer survivors at the SBSM international conference

inviting contributors from other IU departments including Internal Medicine and IUPUI School of

Nursing to an audience consisting of the leaders in the field of BSM

Teaching

Teaching Philosophy

My role as an educator in graduate medical education is based on a collaborative model where I

strive to create an interactive experience with learners focused on applied clinical situations that creates

the opportunity to collaborate on case conceptualization and treatment planning This model is

approachable informal and flexible to meet the needs of varied learners This collaborative approach is

based on the apprenticeship model which involves clinical training of evidence-based interventions in

clinical health psychology through gradual immersion in clinical demands and complexity At first

shadowing my own clinical work helps establish a baseline for good clinical care Trainees gradually

transition to provide services under my supervision Depending on the training level the ultimate goal is

to allow trainees to reach a competency level to perform independent clinical care and ultimately

supervise junior trainees Direct observation of trainee work regular feedback and one-on-one weekly

supervision is standard in my training programs

Clinical TeachingMentoring

I am involved in teaching at a variety of levels First I have spent considerable time providing

supervision and focused training to equip future psychologists to evaluate and treat medically complex

patients with psychological interventions There is a dearth of training opportunities in the state of Indiana

for psychologists who wish to specialize in health psychology Prior to my joining IUSM there was no

academic medical center based health psychology fellowship in the state of Indiana This created

recruitment challenges for health psychology locally and regionally I created and continue to direct the

clinical health psychology fellowship and health psychology track for the psychology internship program

in the Department of Psychiatry at IUSM to address the significant need for clinical health psychology

specialty training in the state of Indiana I have worked with 41 trainees directly including medical

students sleep medicine fellows psychiatry residents psychology interns and psychology practicum

students One of my proudest teaching recognitions came when I was awarded the W George MacAdoo

Teaching Award in 2014 which is the most prestigious teaching award in the Section of Psychology and

is presented to only one faculty member annually based on a vote by the psychology internship class

Due to the overwhelming demand for transplant psychology expertise at IUSM as well as the lack

of qualified providers specializing in transplant psychology nationwide in 2016 I developed the Clinical

Health Psychology Postdoctoral Fellowship program to focus on transplant psychology Funding for this

program totaling $61275annually was obtained from the Academic Health Center As the fellowship

director I have developed the training curriculum and I recruit hire and supervise one fellow annually

This is exactly the type of training experience that early career psychologists are looking for to distinguish

themselves as specialists in the complex healthcare system The demand for this training was

demonstrated by successfully recruiting our first fellow immediately upon receiving funding late in the

recruitment cycle of 2017 and fellowship slots have been successfully filled for the last 3 years

consecutively despite the highly competitive psychology post-doctoral fellowship market The quality of

fellows has been excellent and the IUSM Department of Psychiatry hired my first fellow Dr Danielle

Henderson (2018) as full time faculty My second fellow Dr Lisa The (2019) is now a faculty member

and lead transplant psychologist at the Albert Einstein School of Medicinersquos Montefiore Medical Center

and my current fellow Dr Anahli Patel has accepted a position as a clinical health psychologist at

Pittsburg University School of Medicine

The growth of postdoctoral fellowship training in multiple subspecialty areas of clinical

psychology has expanded tremendously within the Department of Psychiatry However with ever

increasing specialization areas fellows were often conducting their training in disparate locations in the

hospital system with little coordination across fellowship programs in the Department of Psychiatry The

Section of Psychology Executive Committee developed the role of Fellowships Director across all

sponsored post-doctoral programs in its purview and appointed me into this role in 2019 In this role I

immediately developed and implemented a monthly didactic seminar and journal club for fellows created

a shared resources database for fellowship directors to utilize and streamlined advertising policies for

fellowship positions

In 2015 I developed a training program within the Behavioral Sleep Medicine Training Clinic

which offers training to psychology interns psychology graduate students internal medicine and

psychiatry residents and sleep medicine fellows within IUSM and other IU campuses (IUB IUPUI) I

offer 6-12 month rotations for trainees supervising up to 6 psychology learners in direct service delivery

and up to 20 didacticcollaborative learners annually Thus far 10 sleep medicine fellows 8 psychology

interns and 6 psychology graduate students have completed their training in this clinic Not only does this

training program meet the needs of learners across 4 training programs at IUSM but it also allows for

increased access to services and trains future specialists in this underserved field

After serving as the primary supervisor for the Department of Psychiatryrsquos core Adult Outpatient

Psychiatry rotation I developed a specialty rotation in Psychosocial Oncology in 2012 Subsequently I

also developed a specialty rotation in cardio-pulmonarytransplant psychology at the Advanced Heart and

Lung Care Clinic thus expanding opportunities in clinical health psychology specialty training in our

internship program This culminated in my development of the Adult Health Psychology core rotation

which combined multiple subspecialty training opportunities in this area to create a full-time training

program This ultimately evolved into its own Health Psychology Track for our internship program which

I continue to supervise Now only in its 3rd year the track receives over 30 applications annually from

applicants nationally for one spot demonstrating its growing popularity Overall I have trained 12

psychology interns in health psychology some of which have graduated to go on to prestigious

fellowships or faculty positions in institutions such as Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown

University University of Florida School of Medicine and University of Pennsylvania School of

Medicine These specialized training opportunities attract a highly qualified competitive and diverse

group of applicants nationally and internationally to our internship program

A core goal of my involvement in service to learners has been laying the foundation for them to

become academic clinicians involved in scholarly activity Approximately half of my scholarly projects

include mentoring of psychology fellows practicum students and junior faculty As a result each of my

psychology fellows has presented original research at a national conference and been a co-author on at

least one peer-reviewed presentation or publication

Curricular Development

I have extended my role as a clinician educator by developing a very highly rated workshop on

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia and also publishing this resource and learner outcomes in

MEDED Portal Additionally I have developed a workshop on improving continuous positive airway

pressure (CPAP) compliance in obstructive sleep apnea via CPAP desensitization another critically

important skill set in sleep medicine which was well rated by learners and accepted for publication by

MEDED Portal currently The learner feedback from both of these workshops indicated that the

availability of training in these topic areas was critical to learnersrsquo in their respective areas of medicine

given the under-recognition and dearth of training in behavioral sleep medicine in traditional curriculums

My teaching skills in combination with recognized expertise have also resulted in teaching requests

beyond the Department of Psychiatry For example both the Sleep Medicine Fellowship and Internal

Medicine Residency Programs at IUSOM have requested their students to rotate through my Behavioral

Sleep Medicine Clinic as part of their standard training regimen

Didactic Teaching

Over the last 8 years at IUSM I have served as the co-preceptor to the Introduction to Clinical

Medicine yearlong course (ICM1-01) from 2011-2012 as a preceptor to IUSOM intersession in 2013

monthly lecturer for the psychiatry clerkship from 2012-2014 interim course director for the Cognitive

Behavioral Therapy course for PGY-III Psychiatry residents from 2011-2014 and as course director for

both the Diversity (2012-2016) and Ethics (2016- ) courses in the psychology internship program

Additionally I conducted another 12 unique didactic series for trainees across all levels of IUSM

reaching 150 learners As an experienced and skilled lecturer I thoroughly enjoy didactic teaching

alongside clinical teaching I routinely conduct in my clinical work

LearnerPeer Evaluation Outcomes

Formal peer-review of my teaching through the IUSOM Office of Faculty Affairs Professional

Affairs and Diversity has documented that I am an effective and engaged clinical educator highlighting a

lsquowell designed learning sessionrsquo with overall excellent remarks Traineersquos formal evaluation of my

clinical teaching have been positive demonstrated by my behavioral sleep medicine rotation obtaining

ratings of 475-5 out of 5 for all 4 consecutive years across all domains Sample comments have included

ldquoExcellent training experience Clear learning goals and expert supervisionhellipI really appreciated her

mentorshiprdquo and ldquoDr Chernyak provides immediate and relevant feedbackhellipShe is also very thorough

and methodical in her teaching which makes it easy to grasp the various content areasrdquo

Future Directions

My vision of health psychology at IUSOM motivates me to further grow and innovate the

thriving clinical and teaching programs I have built I plan to continue expansion of services offered

through the Transplant Psychology Program pursuing status as a nationally recognized model for quality

clinical service and interdisciplinary training I plan to improve education in Behavioral Sleep Medicine

in the state of Indiana by training the next generation of clinicians at IUSOM in this highly specialized

area and serving to provide the required professional consultation for licensed clinicians to qualify for

board certification in behavioral sleep medicine thereby expanding the critically undersized workforce in

this area Over the next several years in my role as Chief Psychologist of the Adult Outpatient Clinic I

would like to expand the services provided by clinical health psychologists by recruiting additional

professionals and helping them establish additional specialized programs in this field thereby

contributing to the larger reputation of IUSOM as a leader in behavioral medicine

Summary

Since joining the faculty of the Department of Psychiatry at Indiana University School of

Medicine in 2011 I have established a strong reputation regionally as an expert in the field of clinical

health psychology My clinical service over the past eight years has not only benefited over one-thousand

individuals and their families but also contributed to enhancing IUSMrsquos reputation for providing expert

specialty care in clinical health psychology My commitment to excellence has also extended to

disseminating clinical expertise and evidence-based practices to institutions and colleagues regionally and

nationally Moreover the work that I have done to develop training programs extends my professional

influence both geographically and into the future as my trainees translate this training into careers of their

own The impact of my scholarship is clearly demonstrated with a growing momentum in peer reviewed

journal publications and grantsmanship Combined this work demonstrates a regional and growing

national reputation of excellence in clinical health psychology and an indispensable role to the missions

of IUSM

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TEACHING

1 TEACHING LOAD AND GOALShelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip2

2 PEER REVIEW OF TEACHING (AGGREGATED)helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip3

3 STUDENT EVALUATION OF TEACHING (AGGREGATE)helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip4

4 DISSEMINATED SCHOLARSHIP ON TEACHING AND LEARNINGhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip7

5 IMPACT OF INSTRUCTION ON STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMEShelliphelliphelliphelliphellip9

6 UNDERGRADUATE ANDOR GRADUATE RESEARCH MENTORING AND

OUTCOMEShelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip10

7 COURSE CURRICULAR AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENThelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip12

8 TEACHING RECOGNITION - GRANTS AWARDS HONORS FELLOWSHIPShellip13

TEACHING APPENDIX (for reference not included in document)

1 APPENDIX STUDENT EVALUATION OF TEACHING

2 APPENDIX PEER EVALUATIONS

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TEACHING LOAD AND GOALS

Clinical TeachingSupervision

bull In a typical year I provide clinical supervision throughout the year for 3-5 doctoral psychology interns 1-2

doctoral psychology graduate students and 1-2 child psychiatry fellows

bull In addition to being present for clinical care supervision involves weekly individual supervision meetings

(30 min-1 hourweek per student) and a minimum of 30 min-1hour week of additional supervision that

may be in group format

bull In a typical week I provide 4-5 hours of individual supervision and 8-10 hours total of supervision

bull In a typical week I am supervising the care of learners for 20-40 hoursweek

bull My clinical teaching transcends 3 unique clinical settings ndash the Behavioral Sleep Medicine Clinic at the IU

Health Neurosciences Center the Multidisciplinary Clinic at the IU Simon Cancer Center and the

Advanced Heart and Lung Care Clinic at IU Methodist Hospital

Didactic Teaching

bull In a typical year I provide 5-10 lectures to doctoral psychology interns psychiatry residents medical

students and sleep medicine fellows

Teaching Goals

bull Continue to expand Clinical Health Psychology rotations to more interns

bull Continue to recruit for postdoctoral psychology fellow and maintain the fellowship funding

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PEER REVIEW OF TEACHING (Refer to Appendix)

bull Formal evaluation of teaching in small group session with psychology and internal medicine residents

completed on 91719 by Scott Renshaw MD Full letter is in the Appendix and includes an assessment of

strengths and areas for development

bull Strengths

o ldquoDr Chernyak was attentive and responsive to student cues during the sessionrdquo

o ldquoShows enthusiasm for topic and learners through body language and voicerdquo

o ldquoLearners appeared to be engaged with the teacher and the topic throughout the hourrdquo

o ldquoDr Chernyak made clear the learning objectives during their time together and reinforced these

at the close of the sessionrdquo

bull Areas for Development

o ldquoConsider learning strategies to take advantage of the small group settingrdquo

o ldquoAsk learners about their background and experiencesrdquo

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STUDENT EVALUATION OF TEACHING

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia - Medical Resident and Fellow Workshop

bull Average rating (N=32) = 425 (5 corresponding to a lsquoStrongly Agreersquo rating of a positive

attribute of the workshop)

bull Representative free-text comments from didactic trainees

o ldquoGreat cases that were realistic and kept presentation interactiverdquo

o ldquoInteresting topic very relevant and doctors are underprepared to deal with issuerdquo

o ldquoRelevant to my practice will improve patient carerdquo

CPAP Desensitization Workshop

bull Average Rating (N=25) = 4645 (5 corresponding to a lsquoStrongly Agreersquo rating of a positive

attribute of the workshop)

bull Representative free-text comments from didactic trainees

o ldquoEasy to Understand Straightforwardrdquo

Psychology Internship Clinical Teaching

bull Health Psychology Core amp Electives Rotation Evaluation 2016-2019

o (N=5) 475 Using rating scale of 5 (outstanding) to 1 (unsatisfactory)

o Sample items

ldquoThe rotation made a valueable contribution to my learningrdquo 55 (Strongly

Agree) endorsed by 100

I would recommend this rotation to future interns 55 (Strongly Agree) endorsed

by 100

o Selected comments

ldquoOverall I thought this rotation provided interns with a good sense of working

with an oncologyhealth psychology patient population including understanding

themesconcerns that many oncology patients experience The rotation also

challenged interns to utilize evidenced- based treatments (CBTACT) in flexible

ways to aid patients to cope with medical conditions and identified psychosocial

stressorsrdquo

ldquoI feel Dr Chernyaks style of supervision was appropriate I really liked

that she was in the room for all of the intake evaluations She was always availabl

e and willing to touch base about the patient answer

any questions I mightve had and provide guidance but she also gave me space t

o develop my own style and share my way of

conceptualizing the patient I could tell she really trusted me with patients and th

at means a lot I knew that any constructive feedback

she gave me was given as a way for me to improve not tear me downrdquo

bull Health Psychology Core amp Electives Supervisor Evaluation 2016-2020

o (N=6) 485 Using rating scale of 5 (outstanding) to 1 (unsatisfactory)

o Sample comments

ldquoIts been a pleasure training with Dr Chernyak She structures the rotation really

well and provides great feedback She does a

wonderful job stepping in and modeling when appropriate but also giving you ind

ependencerdquo

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5

ldquoDr Chernyak provides immediate and relevant feedback which has been very

helpful She is also very thorough and methodical in her teaching which makes it

easy to grasp the various content areas I really appreciate her spending time to

provide live supervision and time after each patient to address my questionsrdquo

ldquoDr Chernyak definitely knows her stuff and it was great watching her with pati

ents I learned a lot about how to be more confident in

sessions and to not be nervous to ask the difficult questions

ldquoDr Chernyak was an excellent resourcerdquo

bull Behavioral Sleep Medicine Specialty Rotation

o Practicum (2015-2018)3614 (N=2) Using scale of 4 (best) to 1 (worst)

o Internship (2015-2019) 475 (N=2 Using rating scale of 5 (outstanding) to 1

(unsatisfactory)

Sample comments

bull ldquoThis rotation does an excellent job of helping interns become skilled in

CBT-I I felt very valuedrdquo

bull ldquoDr Chernyak did a really nice job of making several opportunities

available (OPT clinic work collaborating with a sleep fellow and

touring the sleep medicine facilities)rdquo

bull ldquoThis rotation was excellent and I would highly recommend it to future

internsrdquo

Psychology Internship Didactic Teaching

Ethics (2016-2017)

bull (N=12) 4745 Using rating scale of 5 (outstanding) to 1 (unsatisfactory)

bull Sample items

o Would you recommend this seminar - 92 Yes

o Sample comments

ldquoI really enjoyed the discussions The time goes by so quicklyrdquo

ldquoEthics is a hard topic but I really liked the CE handout Dr Chernyak broughtrdquo

Diversity (2014-2017)

bull (N=44) 4645 Using rating scale of 5 (outstanding) to 1 (unsatisfactory)

bull Sample items

o Would you recommend this seamanrsquos - 100 Yes

bull Sample items

o ldquoDr Chernyak wascollaborative discussion based and at the right level for our

previous trainingrdquo

o ldquoIn comparison to many boring ethics courses Dr Chernyak was able to initiate

conversation about complex ethical issuesrdquo

Mindfulness Interventions 2014-2016

bull (N=12) 4725 Using rating scale of 5 (outstanding) to 1 (unsatisfactory)

bull Sample items

o Would you recommend this seminar - 100 Yes

bull Sample comments

o ldquoDr Chernyaks enthusiasm is contagiousrdquo

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Pre-surgical Transplant (2016)

bull (N=6) 4735 Using rating scale of 5 (outstanding) to 1 (unsatisfactory)

bull Sample item

Would you recommend this seminar - 100 Yes

Psychology Adult Health Psych Interventions (2016)

bull ( N=6) 4875 Using rating scale of 5 (outstanding) to 1 (unsatisfactory)

Evidence Supported Treatments for Weight Management (2012)

bull (N=3) 4845 Using rating scale of 5 (outstanding) to 1 (unsatisfactory)

Medical Education ndash Evidence Based Medicine Didactics (2014-2015)

bull (N=22) 4115 Using rating scale of 5 (outstanding) to 1 (unsatisfactory)

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DISSEMINATED SCHOLARSHIP ON TEACHING AND LEARNING

(See Appendix for Service Publications for full text articles)

I have 1 published and 1 in press article in MEDEDPortal a unique teaching publication in the

medical field These articles are scholarly works that summarize the knowledge teaching

methods and results of disseminating clinical skills to trainees Each article straddles the

categories of teaching and service scholarship however they are categorized as service

publications due to the direct impact clinical teaching and dissemination has on service delivery

in the field of behavioral sleep medicine They are listed below for cross reference

1 Chernyak Y (2019) A Practical Application Primer on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for

Insomnia for Medical Residents MedEdPORTAL 1510862 httpsdoiorg1015766mep_2374-

826510862

Abstract

Introduction Cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia (CBT-I) is a well-established

nonpharmacological intervention that is the gold standard treatment for insomnia CBT-I has been utilized

and empirically validated in many modalities including group treatment telemedicine and primary care

Despite the wealth of evidence on its effectiveness many medical providers including those in primary

care where most insomnia complaints are raised have limited exposure knowledge and resources to

direct or implement this intervention Methods Medical educators from an academic medical center

developed a module focused on teaching medical residents the techniques of CBT-I The educational

activity was an interactive 90-minute seminar that included a lecture followed by a case presentation

illustrating the application of medical knowledge A post-seminar survey was used to evaluate the topic

and content of the seminar Results In a survey of 32 primary care and psychiatry residents and sleep

medicine fellows 97 of respondents indicated that the topic of CBT-I should be included in the seminar

series and 84 indicated that the topic was of interest to them Qualitative feedback underscored the

relevance of this topic to traineesrsquo clinical practice as well as its underratedness Discussion The

seminar on CBT-I was well received and viewed as a valuable tool in practicing medicine The slides and

vignettes provided enable replication of this workshop in other settings with medical learners who have a

cursory knowledge of sleep medicine The workshop is applicable to other health professionals including

medical students nurses social workers and psychology trainees

Educational Objectives

By the end of this activity learners will be able to

1 Report increased awareness and knowledge of psychophysiological insomnia as a prevalent and

treatable condition

2 List the components of cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia including sleep hygiene

stimulus control and sleep restriction

3 Discuss clinical considerations of typical insomnia patients presenting to family medicine or

psychiatry practice

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8

Appendices

bull CBT-I Presentationppt

bull CBT-I Case Exampleppt

bull CBT-I Reading Listdoc

bull Seminar Evaluation Formdocx

1 Chernyak Y (in press) Improving CPAP Adherence for OSA Improving CPAP Adherence for

OSA A Practical Application Primer on CPAP Desensitization MedEdPORTAL

Abstract

Introduction Obstructive sleep apnea is a common medical condition with well-established morbidity

and mortality Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP) is a highly effective treatment prescribed to

the majority of individuals with OSA that has documented poor adherence rate for a variety of reasons

including claustrophobia and discomfort CPAP desensitization is an effective simple and brief

treatment shown to be very effective at improving adherence rates to CPAP Methods A psychologist

specializing in behavioral sleep medicine developed a module focused on teaching medical residents the

techniques of CPAP Desensitization The educational activity was an interactive 45-minute seminar

which included a didactic component followed by a case presentation and interactive role-play A post-

seminar survey was used to evaluate the content of the workshop as well growth in awareness and

perception of knowledge and skills with a pre-to-post workshop evaluation Results In a survey of 25

primary care and psychiatry residents and sleep medicine fellows 92 of respondents indicated that the

topic of CPAP barriers and CPAP Desensitization was lsquoimportantrsquo Ratings of self-reported knowledge

and skills improved nearly one-third following the workshop Qualitative feedback indicated the utility

and enthusiasm learners had for this topic Discussion The workshop on CPAP Desensitization is a

valuable tool that should be disseminated more widely to improve treatment adherence in the significant

portion of the population that suffers from OSA which does not use adherence to PAP therapy The

workshop is applicable to other health professionals including medical students nursing social work or

psychology trainees

Keywords Sleep apnea obstructive sleep apnea CPAP PAP Therapy Sleep Desensitization

Educational Objectives

1 By the end of this seminar medical learners will be able to identify 3+ common barriers to

compliance with CPAP therapy for sleep apnea

2 By the end of this seminar medical learners will be able to list 3+ components of CPAP

desensitization intervention

3 By the end of this seminar medical learners will be able to identify 3+ clinical characteristics of

an appropriate candidate for CPAP desensitization referral andor intervention

4 Appendices

5 A CPAP Desensitizationpptx

6 B CPAP Interactive Exercise

7 C CPAP Desensitization Summary Handout

8 D Workshop PrePost-Test amp Evaluation Formdocx

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9

IMPACT OF INSTRUCTION ON STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES

Clinical Supervisee Licensure and Placement Data

bull Doctoral Psychology Interns

o 21 Interns Supervised (18 graduates ndash 3 still enrolled in program) - 100 successfully completed

the Doctoral Internship in Clinical Psychology

o 100 who pursued licensure successfully obtained licensure in health service psychology -

Institutions represented include IUSM IU Bloomington Northwestern University Feinberg

School of Medicine University of North Carolina School of Medicine University of Pennsylvania

Perelman School of Medicine UCLA Warren Albert Medical School of Brown University

bull Postdoctoral Psychology Fellows

o 3 fellows supervised

100 obtained professional licensure in Indiana with Health Service Provider in

Psychology endorsement

Career placements

bull All hold faculty appointments at Indiana University School of Medicine Albert

Einstein School of Medicine and University of Pittsburg School of Medicine

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10

UNDERGRADUATE ANDOR GRADUATE RESEARCH MENTORING AND

CLINICALPROFESSIONAL MENTORING OUTCOMES

Formal research mentorship

bull Caroline Bolarwina IUSOM (Medical Student)

bull Mentored on research project including data compilation data analysis and literature review Co-

author on manuscript in preparation

bull Chernyak Y Otte J daggerBolarwina C Ofner S Manchanda S Barriers to Optimal

Behavioral Sleep Medicine Referrals in an Academic Medical Center

bull Danielle Henderson PhD IUSOM ndash Trained during pre-doctoral psychology internship hired for fellowship

and recruitedmentored as new faculty mentor Co-authored 2 publications and 3 national presentations

bull daggerChernyak Y Teh LB Henderson DR Patel A (2019) Practice Issues for Evaluation and

Management of the Suicidal Left Ventricular Assist Device Patient Progress in Transplantation

httpsjournalssagepubcomdoifull1011771526924819893300

bull daggerChernyak Y Teh LB Henderson DR Powell AL amp Hage CA Prediction of Listing Status in

Lung Transplant Candidates Using the Stanford Integrated Psychosocial Assessment for

Transplantation (SIPAT) Progress in Transplantation

bull daggerHenderson DR Chernyak C Gutteridge D Roe DW (August 2018) Unmasking Severe

Anxiety After Lung Transplant NATCO ndash The Organization of Transplant Professionals Indianapolis

IN

bull daggerHenderson DR Chernyak C (August 2018) A Pre-Transplant Psychological Characterization of

Patients with Lung Disease NATCO ndash The Organization of Transplant Professionals Indianapolis IN

bull daggerHenderson DR Chernyak Y Using A Clinician-rated Measure to Predict Listing for Lung

Transplantation Society of Behavioral Medicine Washington DC 2019

bull Lisa Teh PhD IUSOM Postdoctoral fellow ndash Trained during fellowship now faculty at Albert Einstein Medical

School Montefiore Medical Center in New York NY Assisted with data collection data analysis and manuscript

preparation Mentored independent line of inquiry to conduct analysis using Item Reponses Theory (IRT) on a

measure of transplant readiness- the Stanford Integrated Psychological Assessment of Transplant (SIPAT) currently

under review at Psychosomatics Published 3 papers together (including those co-authored above) and 1 national

presentation

bull daggerChernyak Y Teh LB (2019) Medically-Induced Exacerbation of PTSD Following Lung

Transplantation A Case Series Journal of Clinical Psychology in Medical Settings

httpsdoiorg101007s10880-019-09691-7

bull dagger Teh LB Chernyak Y Henderson DR Hage CA Post Item-Level Psychometric Validation of the

Stanford Integrated Psychosocial Assessment for Transplant (SIPAT) for Thoracic Transplant

Candidates Psychosomatics

bull daggerTeh LB Henderson DR amp Chernyak Y Post Item-Level Psychometric Validation of the

Stanford Integrated Psychosocial Assessment for Transplant (SIPAT) for Thoracic Transplant

Candidates Society of Behavioral Medicine Washington DC 2019

bull Anahli Patel PhD IUSOM Post-doctoral fellow Trained during fellowship has accepted faculty position at

University of Pittsburg Medical Center Pittsburg PA

bull Mentored journal article co-review for Health Psychology

bull daggerPatel A Chernyak Y (2020) The Need for Psychological Rehabilitation in Lung Transplant

Recipients Progress in Transplantation

httpsjournalssagepubcomdoi1011771526924820913510

bull Anna-Leigh Powell MS IUSOM (trained as pre-doctoral psychology intern) ndash Accepted a post-doctoral

fellowship position at Virginia Commonwealth University

bull Mentored journal article co-review for the International Journal of Stress Management

bull Assisted with data anlaysis on under review manuscript

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11

bull daggerChernyak Y Teh LB Henderson DR Powell AL amp Hage CA Prediction of Listing

Status in Lung Transplant Candidates Using the Stanford Integrated Psychosocial Assessment

for Transplantation (SIPAT) Progress in Transplantation

bull Loretta Hsueh PhD IUPUI (trained as psychology graduate student) ndash Currently completing pre-doctoral

fellowship at University of San Diego Medical Center Mentored student on data analysis and presentation

for national conference

bull daggerChernyak Y amp Hsueh L Self-Reported Psychological Distress During Post Lung Transplant

Intensive Outpatient Rehabilitation Accepted presentation at the American Psychological Association

Chicago IL 2019

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12

EVIENCE OF COURSE CURRICIULAR AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Educational Grants

- Obtained funding for a Clinical Health Psychology Fellowship from the Academic Health Center housed at

Indiana University Health Methodist Hospital focused on cardio-pulmonary behavioral medicine and thoracic

transplant in 2016

- Budget $65000+ renewed annually to fund one clinical health psychology post-doctoral fellow

- Conducted all marketing recruiting hiring and retention efforts for 4 consecutive years

- Provide 5 hours of direct supervision weekly including direct supervision and training co-therapy observation

shadowing and tiered supervision of other trainees by the fellow

- Lectures and seminars for the fellowship developed over the last 4 years and updated annually

- Provide 1-5 hours of administrative roles weekly

Section of Psychology Fellowships Director ndash 2019 ndash Present

- Appointed as the Director overseeing 5 fellowship programs in the Section of Psychology in the Department of

Psychiatry IUSOM

- As part of this effort streamlined marketing recruitment efforts

- Provided guidelines on recruitment

- Initiated a Fellowship Journal ClubDidactics course which meets monthly and includes faculty lecturers to

increase section investment and visibility to fellows deployed widely across the medical center

Didactic Teaching Programs Developed

- Diversity Internship Program Course (2012-2016) amp Ethics Internship Program Course (2016-Present)

o Developed and implemented original curriculum

o Each course included bimonthly seminars

o Course syllabus and curriculum developed and updated annually

o Courses are unique to the internship program highly practical aiding trainees to effectively

incorporate scientific evidence into clinical practice

o Courses adapted over time based on intern feedback collected annually

o See appendix of specific intern feedback and evaluation of the courses

- Miscellaneous Lectures

o Lectures developed over the course of 8 years at rank I have developed over 18 lectures for medical

students doctoral psychology interns psychiatry residents

Clinical Rotations and Programs Developed

- Behavioral Sleep Medicine Clinical Teaching Rotation

o Developed in 2013 ndash Present

o Training clinic for pre-doctoral psychology interns psychology practicum students sleep medicine

fellows internal medicinepsychiatry residents

o 3-12 month clinical rotation focused on assessment and intervention of behavioral sleep medicine

disorders integrated with psychology triage and assessment

o Weekly individual andor group supervision provided to all trainees

o Innovative use of observation room 2-way mirror to expand number of learnersobservers

- Clinical Health Psychology Rotations

o Cardiopulmonary Behavioral MedicineThoracic Transplant amp Psychosocial Oncology

o I developed and administered 2 new formal clinical rotations for Doctoral Psychology Graduate

Students and Pre-Doctoral Psychology Interns

o Rotations were 3-6 months in duration 1 full dayweek

o Included individual supervision didactic training clinical observation co-therapy feedback and

scholarshipresearch opportunities

Yelena Chernyak PhD Dossier Teaching Documents

13

TEACHING RECOGNITION ndash GRANTS AWARDS AND FELLOWSHIPS

- 2017 WM George McAdoo Award

Excellence in Teaching by the Psychology Internship Program

Department of Psychiatry

Indiana University School of Medicine

One recipient selected annually from all internship instructors (n = 20-25) by psychology interns

in recognition of ldquoexcellence and devotion to the didactic curriculum of the Indiana University

School of Medicine Clinical Psychology Internship Programrdquo

Yelena Chernyak PhD Dossier Service Documents

1

SERVICE DOCUMENTS

1 EVIDENCE OF SERVICE TO THE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL AND DEPARTMENT2

2 EVIDENCE OF SERVICE TO THE PROFESSIONDISCIPLINEhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip5

3 SIGNIFICANCE IMPACT QUALITY OF PROFESSIONAL SERVICEhelliphelliphelliphelliphellip6

4 EVIDENCE OF SCHOLARLY PUBLICATIONS PRESENTATIONS OR OTHER

MEANS OF DISSEMINATIONhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip11

SERVICE APPENDIX (for reference not included in document)

1 SERVICE PUBLICATIONS ndash CLIMB

2 SERVICE PUBLICATIONS ndash SLEEP GREAT

3 SERVICE PUBLICATIONS ndash MEDED CHERNYAK 2019

4 SERVICE PUBLICATIONS ndash MEDED CHERNYAK IN PRESS

5 CONTINUING EDUCATION PRESENTATION EVALUATIONS

Yelena Chernyak PhD Dossier Service Documents

2

EVIDENCE OF SERVICE TO THE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL AND DEPARTMENT

Clinical Service - I have provided extensive Service in 4 distinct clinical programs at rank which have

dramatically expanded access to evidence-based psychological care for vulnerable and underserved

medical populations

Current Clinical Service Activities and Plans for Growth ndash

bull Chief Psychologist of Adult Outpatient Psychiatry Clinic (2011 ndash Present)

o IU Health Neurosciences Center Adult Outpatient Psychiatry Clinic

o 2011-2016 General psychology clinic 3 daysweek active caseload of 100 patients

o Named Chief Psychologist in 2015

o Provided care to patients age 18+ with a wide range of diagnoses needing high-quality evidence-

based treatment

o Oversaw increase of staff psychologists from 1 ndash 6 full time positions

o Oversaw transition to Indiana University Practice Associations to IU Indiana University Health

Physicians productivity tracing using Relative Value Units implementation of electronic medical

records telehealth

o Plans for Growth including continued recruitment of staff psychologist and mid-level

psychotherapy providers to meet high demand in system and community

bull Founder amp Director of Adult Behavioral Sleep Medicine Program (2014 ndash Present)

o Founding and service delivery in the only multi-disciplinary behavioral sleep medicine clinic in

the IU system as one only 2 board certified behavioral sleep medicine provider in the state of

Indiana

o Practicing evidence based care including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia for patients

age 18+ with insomnia circadian rhythm disorders hypersomnia narcolepsy sleep apnea

nightmare disorder parasomnias and benzodiazepine dependence

o Referrals include internal VA community and national

o 1-2 clinic days 20-25 patientsweek 2-5 learners

o Tracking referral patterns and outcomes

o Plans for future growth including expansion into telehealth service delivery and development of a

weekly Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia program

bull Founder amp Supervising Psychologist ndash Thoracic Transplant Psychology Program amp Advanced Heart and

Lung Care Clinic (2011 ndash Present)

o Lead team of 1 full time psychology fellow 1-3 psychology residents 1 psychology practicum

student 3 social workers in a multidisciplinary environment including dieticians and

innumerable cardiologist pulmonologists surgeons pharmacists nurse coordinators

o Patients served range in age from 18+ and present with a complex psychiatric and medical

comorbidities including end stage heart and lung disease in outpatient inpatient individual and

group modalities

o Developed and implemented innovative training clinic that demonstrates real-world application of

evidence-based assessment and treatments for transplant readiness including standardized clinical

rating scales such as the Stanford Integrated Psychological Assessment for Transplant and

interventions such as Motivational Interviewing and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

o Plans for future growth are to systematically gather and analyze data regarding treatment and

transplant outcomes to aid in quality improvement efforts and to further increase access to care

Expansion of group wellness program for post-transplant recovery

bull Primary Psychologist - Simon Cancer Center Multidisciplinary Clinic (2011-Present)

o Serve on multi-disciplinary team consisting of psychiatry 3 social workers nursing palliative

care chaplaincy dietician and oncologists to serve all patients age 18+ at the only academic

cancer treatment center in the state of Indiana

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3

o Deliver evidence based interventions to patients coping with cancer diagnosis treatment and

recovery while training psychology residents in this specialty area

Service to the Department

bull Indiana University School of Medicine Doctoral Internship in Clinical Psychology - I have provided 8

years of strong leadership to this program which is one of the oldest Psychology Internship programs in the

United States serving as a supervisor for the General Adult Health Psych Track and Specialties in

Behavioral Sleep Medicine Psychosocial Oncology and Cardio-Pulmonary Behavioral Medicine

bull Indiana University School of Medicine Clinical Health Psychology Post-doctoral Fellowship ndash Co-founded

the fellowship program in 2016 to train psychologists in clinical health psychology specialties as well as

simultaneously meet the high clinical demand of the Cardio-Thoracic Transplant program by bringing on a

full time fellow

Department of Psychiatry Committees

I have provided extensive service to 7 Committees within the Department of Psychiatry

1) Member Internship Selection Committee Section of Psychology (2012-Present)

o Review of all application materials from 100+ annually standardized rating written and verbal

feedback consultation with colleagues and several rank-order meetings to determine who is

invited for internship

2) Member Executive Committee Section of Psychology (2015 ndash Present)

o Attended meetings and contributed to vital decisions related to the administration of the section of

psychology

o key decision making role with regard to policies and procedures that impact psychologists within

the Department of Psychiatry

3) Member Psychology Internship Executive Committee Section of Psychology (2015 ndash Present)

o Attended meetings and contributed to vital decisions related to the administration of the

psychology internship program

o Marketing recruitment efforts to advertise internship training curriculum development

competency evaluation and assessment policy implementation and enforcement

4) Co-Director Electronic Medical Record Transition Committee Adult Outpatient Psychiatry Clinic (2016-

2017)

o Advisory guidance on implementation electronic medical record system in adult psychiatry

including appropriate schedule templates workflow confidentiality protection schedule changes

clinic communication changes and documentation requirements

5) Member Space Committee Department of Psychiatry (2016 ndash Present)

o Monitoring evaluation policy recommendations regarding use of space in the department

6) Member Quality Committee Department of Psychiatry (2017 ndash Present)

o Development and implementation of quality measures with collaboration from health practice

leadership

7) Member Womenrsquos Advisory Council IUSM (2019 ndash Present)

o Provided input on the role of women in the IUSM culture

Faculty Mentorship

o I have provided formal mentorship to 3 junior faculty members within the Department of Psychiatry which

included regular individual meetings and participating in mentor committee meetings

o I have provided extensive informal mentorship to junior faculty in the areas of teachingsupervision as well

as clinical and professional service

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o Dr Danielle Henderson I trained both as an intern and post-doctoral fellow as her primary

supervisor and program director I was instrumental in assisting her to obtain a faculty role within

IUSM

o I advised Dr Courtney Johnson during her role as a post-doctoral fellow in the department prior to

becoming faculty when I continued my mentorship role

o Dr Huaiyu Zhang who was recruited from Emory University

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5

EVIDENCE OF SERVICE TO THE PROFESSIONDISCIPLINE

National

Society of Behavioral Sleep Medicine (SBSM)

- Served on 2 executive committees of this nationally prominent organization

- Appointed to a 4 year term in 2015 to the Practice Committee

o Duties included participation in monthly meetings to develop an review policies and procedures

relevant to the practice of behavioral sleep medicine

o Performed in a workgroup to advise formulate and disseminate policy advise as evidenced in

multiple co-authored policy publications

- Appointed to a 4 year term in 2019 to the Membership Committee

o Duties included participation in monthly meetings to develop and review policies and procedures

relevant to the recruitment retention and service to the membership of this organization

Association of Psychologists in Academic Health Centers (APAHC)

- Invited to join the Conference planning Committee for the APAHCrsquos bi-annual conference scheduled in

2021 Includes bi-monthly phone calls to coordinate speakers symposia workshops location

accommodations and marketing for this large national conference

Regional

Indiana Psychological Association (IPA)

- 2015 Conference Planning Committee ndash Invited join IPArsquos conference planning committee to coordinate

speakers workshops and poster sessions

Manuscript Review

I serve as an Ad-hoc reviewer for 7 journals Journals have included Physiology ad Behavior Archives

of Internal Medicine Translational Behavioral Medicine Annals of Behavioral Medicine Health

Psychology and International Journal of Stress Management

National Professional Organization Membership

I am a member of 7 National Professional Organizations for a duration of 5+ years including the

American Psychological Association the APA Division of Health Psychology The Society of Behavioral

Sleep Medicine the Society of Behavioral Medicine the Association of Behavioral and Cognitive

Therapies and the Indiana Psychological Association

Continuing Education

In rank I have delivered 18 continuing education seminars to the profession and clinical community

listed on my curriculum vitae Locally and regionally these have included settings such as the Bariatric

and Medical Weight Loss Center Sleep Disorders Center Department of Psychiatry Department of

Occupational Therapy at Indiana University Health and Indiana University School of Medicine Indiana

Psychological Association Cancer Survivorship Consortium Reid Hospital Decatur County Memorial

Hospital Columbus Regional Hospital and the statewide IUSOM Office of Medical Education

Yelena Chernyak PhD Dossier Service Documents

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SIGNIFICANCE OF IMPACT AND QUALITY OF PROFESSIONAL SERVICE

Board Certification

bull I have obtained dual board certification in Behavioral Sleep Medicine by both the American

Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM) and the Board of Behavioral Sleep Medicine (BBSM) This is a

prestigious accomplishment professionally and for the institution I represent Board certification

illustrates international recognition for excellence in the specialty field of behavioral sleep medicine

I am the first member of the Indiana University School of Medicine faculty and the only current

member practicing with adults to have the designation of CBSM and DBSM

bull In 2012 I passed the exam administered by the American Board of Sleep Medicine to earn the

credential of being Certified in Behavioral Sleep Medicine (CBSM) as one of only 213 individuals

worldwide to receive this credential Individuals who completed the required training and

successfully passed the behavioral sleep medicine certification examination administered by the

American Board of Sleep Medicine are referred to as certified in Behavioral Sleep Medicine I also

received the designation of Diplomate in Behavioral Sleep Medicine (DBSM) by the newly-formed

Board of Behavioral Sleep Medicine The Board of Behavioral Sleep Medicine offers a Diplomate in

Behavioral Sleep Medicine or DBSM to applicants who meet eligibility requirements and pass a

specialty BSM certification examination Candidates who pass the certification examination may use

the DBSM (Diplomate in Behavioral Sleep Medicine) designation after their name and will receive

certificates from the BBSM The DBSM represents a standard of specialty competence in behavioral

sleep medicine by which the public government and regulatory agencies and health care

organizations can identify skill and expertise

Society of Behavioral Sleep Medicine (SBSM)

bull As a member of two governing committees in SBSM over the last 5 years I have made contributions

to the development and dissemination of policy guidelines on professional practice This is

demonstrated in several sample publications including my role as co-author with Dr Stacy Simon in

2016 in the Practice Committee Position Statement on the ACP Guidelines for the Treatment of

Insomnia release and published at httpswwwbehavioralsleeporgimagesPositionACP-Position-

Statement-Finalpdf which highlighted the groundbreaking recommendation by the American College

of Physicians to utilize cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia (CBT-I) as a first-line treatment for

insomnia an area of my clinical expertise

bull In 2017 I was lead author on another policy guideline titled lsquoWhat you need to know Implications of

the American Academy of Pediatrics 2016 Safe Sleep Practices on Pediatric Behavioral Sleep

Medicine published at httpswwwbehavioralsleeporgimagespdfSBSM-Summary-of-AAP-2016-

Safe-Sleep-Commentarypdf This important policy brief was critical in educating our membership

regarding the changes in policy which contradicted pprevious recommendations These changes

impact the practice of pediatric behavioral sleep medicine particularly in the domain of promoting

optimal sleep in infants and young children who may experience problematic night awakenings

secondary to sleep onset association problems

bull Most recently I interview the president of the Board of Behavioral Sleep Medicine Michael Schmitz

PhD to author an article for The Sleep Talker the SBSM newsletter titled lsquoPrepping for the DBSM

How SBSM Can Help Yoursquo disseminating information on how the society was critical in the board

certification process

Program Development

Sleep Great copy Program

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7

bull I served as part of a clinical and research team to develop implement and evaluate a healthy sleep in

the workplace program at Indiana University

bull The program consisted of a 4 week self-guided course to improve sleep habits such as sleep hygiene

bull This program has been copyrighted and purchased by other prestigious institutions nationally for their

workplace sleep initiatives

Cardio-Thoracic Patients Linking Mind and Body (CLIMB) Program

bull At the request of the cardio-thoracic transplant teams I have developed a 4 week group

psychotherapy group for pre-and post-transplant patients The CLIMB program is based on 4 modules

ndash 1) Stress Management 2) Mood and Behavioral Activation 3) Communication Skills and 4)

Motivational Enhancement This highly successful program has been implemented with multiple

populations including those receiving advanced therapies such as Ventricular Assist Device

placement as well as heart and lung transplant

bull I have gathered data on patient satisfaction and outcomes from CLIMB which has been presented

nationally at the American Psychological Association Conference

bull I have also co-authored a paper in Progress in Transplantation outlining the need for programs such

as this for lung transplant recipients for lsquopsychological rehabilitationrsquo and proposed CLIMB as a

model

Growth in Clinics and Novel Service Delivery

bull Behavioral Sleep Medicine Clinic

o I have established and continue to provide service via an innovative training model in the

Behavioral Sleep Medicine (BSM) clinic in the IU Health Neurosciences Center The BSM clinic

has provided unique training opportunities for Psychology Doctoral Students Doctoral Psychology

Interns sleep medicine fellows primary care and psychiatry residents

o The BSM clinic have doubled to tripled access to care for high need populations that are

underserved in Indiana and throughout the country My BSM clinic is the only clinic providing

comprehensive psychologicalbehavioral care including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for

Insomnia in the Indiana University system and I am the only board certified behavioral sleep

medicine specialist working with adults in the entire state of Indiana

o My expertise in working with behavioral sleep medicine in a population that has co-morbid

psychiatric and medical conditions enables me to provide high-quality care to a very complicated

subset of patients All services provided adhere to evidence-based practice standards

bull Cardio-Thoracic Clinic

o I have established a reputation for myself and for IUSM as an expert in the area of cardio-thoracic

pre-transplant evaluation Indiana University is the only provider of lung transplants in the state of

Indiana ndash prior to my joining the team psychological assessment and psychotherapy services were

very limited in this clinic

o During my time at Advanced Heart and Lung Care Clinic where transplants are served I have not

only expanded clinical psychology coverage from virtually zero to full time (5 days per week

between myself and my fellow) improved the structure of pre-surgical evaluation expanded the

service to cover inpatient consultation at Methodist hospital and expanded volume such that we can

evaluate every single new patients for heart or lung transplantation at Indiana University Health

o To expand service clinical health psychology services I developed a post-doctoral fellowship in

clinical health psychology with a focus on cardio-thoracic behavioral medicine in transplant to

simultaneously address the clinic need with this full time position but also to increase training in

this highly under skilled area particularly in the Midwest

Continuing Education Initiatives

Yelena Chernyak PhD Dossier Service Documents

8

bull I have conducted 18 Continuing Education Lectures in rank locally and regionally with excellent

feedback and ratings from professional colleagues A complete compilation of feedback is

included in the Service Appendix

bull Sample comments on evaluations of Continuing Education included ldquoExcellent speaker ndash she did

a great job giving analogies and examplesrdquo and ldquoGreat Presentationrdquo

Evaluation of Quality of Clinical Service

Indiana University Health Physicians Productivity

bull Consistently meeting and exceeding Indiana University Health Physicians wRVU (work relative

value units) clinical goal target since compensation plan initiated in 2014

Indiana University Health Physicians Patient Experience Surveys

bull The National Research Corporation queries patient experience data by assigning a Net Promoter

Score (NPS) to responses Net Promoter Score is a measure of customer loyalty and ability to

grow through referrals A Promoter score is given to all responses with values 9-10 on a 0-10

scale reported as a percentage of total scores

bull My NPS scores for 2020 was 10000 which is above the target in psychiatry of 7994 as well

as above the target of other IU Health Physicians Departments listed below

Yelena Chernyak PhD Dossier Service Documents

9

OPPE Report - Allied Health Practitioner

bull Survey Results Periodic surveys are conducted to evaluate the practitioners performance based

upon the six ACGME standards of Patient Care Medical Knowledge Interpersonal and

Communication Skills Professionalism Practice Based Learning and Improvement Systems

based practice

bull The results per questions are assigned a point value Outstanding = 5 Acceptable = 4 Needs

Improvement = 3 Unsatisfactory = 0 An average is obtained for each question based upon the

total number of surveys received for the practitioner

bull The vast majority (90+) of the scoring periods as shown below are cumulatively rated as

lsquoOutstandingrsquo by my peers with the remainder ratings falling somewhere between lsquoAcceptablersquo

and lsquoOutstandingrsquo

Yelena Chernyak PhD Dossier Service Documents

10

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Yelena Chernyak PhD Dossier Service Documents

11

EVIDENCE OF SCHOLARLY PUBLICATIONS PRESENTATIONS OTHER MEANS OF

DISSEMINATION

Peer Reviewed Service Oriented Manuscripts

bull Publications

o 9 traditional peer reviewed journal articles at rank on topics related to clinical health

psychology

o 3 manuscripts currently under review in Health Care The Journal of Delivery Science and

Innovation and Progress in Transplantation

o 5 first authored publication

o 1 as primary mentor with mentee as first author

o 3 articles with mentees as co-authors

bull Key publications

o Chernyak Y (2019) A Practical Application Primer on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for

Insomnia for Medical Residents MedEdPORTAL 1510862

httpsdoiorg1015766mep_2374-826510862

o Chernyak Y (in press) Improving CPAP Adherence for OSA Improving CPAP

Adherence for OSA A Practical Application Primer on CPAP Desensitization

MedEdPORTAL

These articles highlight my expertise in the clinical application teaching and

dissemination of evidence based practice in the field of behavioral sleep medicine I

authored these articled to contribute to the professional literature the high impact

service I was providing to patients with insomnia and CPAP noncompliance Medical

education is sorely lacking these teaching resources which the MEDEDPortal

publication directly targets

I have 1 published and 1 in press article in MEDEDPortal a unique teaching

publication in the medical field For context summarized from

wwwmededportalorg

bull MedEdPORTAL is a MEDLINE-indexed open-access journal of teaching

and learning resources in the health professions published by the Association

of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) in partnership with the American

Dental Education Association MedEdPORTAL publications are stand-alone

complete teaching or learning modules that have been implemented and

evaluated with medical or dental trainees or practitioners Each submission is

reviewed by editorial staff and external peer reviewers using a standardized

review instrument grounded in the tenets of educational scholarship

bull MedEdPORTAL complies with the International Committee of Medical

Journal Editors (ICMJE) Recommendations for the Conduct Reporting

Editing and Publication of Scholarly Work in Medical Journals

bull Scope MedEdPORTAL invites educators to submit generalizable

educational materials that have been implemented with target learners with

the aim of helping to improve patient care The learners must include training

or practicing physicians or dentists (eg professional school residency

faculty development continuing professional development) and may include

trainees or practitioners across the health professions

bull Vision 1) Serve as the premier clearinghouse of high-quality peer-reviewed

health education tools 2) Promote interprofessional collaboration by

facilitating the open exchange of educational resources across the health

professions and 3) Equip health professionals across the continuum with

effective and efficient educational resources to improve patient care

Yelena Chernyak PhD Dossier Service Documents

12

o daggerChernyak Y Teh LB (2019) Medically-Induced Exacerbation of PTSD

Following Lung Transplantation A Case Series Journal of Clinical Psychology in

Medical Settings httpsdoiorg101007s10880-019-09691-7

bull This case series and practice guide addresses a novel topic of PTSD in lung-

transplant recipients which occurs at double the rate in this population and

poses serious threat to morbidity and mortality in this already high-risk

group Existing psychological evaluation practices are critically inadequate to

capture PTSD as many patients may fail to disclose relevant history Novel

evaluation and treatment methods are discussed and recommended

IMPACT FACTORS OF JOURNALS IN WHICH I PUBLISHED

Journal Name Impact

Factor

Date of

Publication

Number of

Articles Published

International Journal of Eating Disorders 35 2011 1

Journal of Abnormal Psychology 5519 2010 1

Progress in Transplantation 958 2019 2020 2

MEDED Portal 38 acceptance

rate

2019 2020 2

Journal of Clinical Psychology in Medical Settings 1477 2019 2

Supportive care in cancer 2754 2016 1

Cancer medicine 3357 2014 1

After extensive exploration MedEdPORTAL has made the decision not to pursue an impact factor Dissemination is the priority

for MedEdPORTAL publications Our desire is for readers to replicate educational activities described in our publications which

does not necessarily translate to citations in the peer-reviewed literature We also value innovation especially in spaces where

there have traditionally been curricular gaps Strategic efforts to increase the impact factor would hinder our goal of highlighting

unique topics that may not get cited as frequently Additionally we are concerned that a low impact factor would harm the

reputation of the journal by inviting undue comparisons with dissimilar journals In sum we believe that MedEdPORTAL is

distinguished among medical education journals by its uniqueness in disseminating educational resources and an impact factor

would likely underestimate the true impact of MedEdPORTAL

Yelena Chernyak PhD Dossier Service Documents

13

Scopus Accessed 422020

Non-Peer Reviewed Publications

bull 4 invited contributions by professional societies including the Society of Behavioral Sleep

Medicine 3 in rank 2 first authored

bull Contributions to policy statements representing clinical opinions and recommendations by a

professional society is a highly prestigious impactful contribution The purpose is to distill and

highlight critically important scholarship and clinical evidence which may be complex into a

straightforward and applied set of information for the clinician

bull Each of these contributions was made by invitation of an executive committee in each

professional society My invitation was the direct result of prominence and reputation in the

society as one having the skill and knowledge to make this contribution

bull Contributions are archived so as to be disseminated and retrievable even after published

newsletter or recommendation are initially released

o Simon S Chernyak Y (2016) Practice Committee Position Statement Draft on the

ACP Guidelines for the Treatment of Insomnia Society for Behavioral Sleep Medicine

BehavioralSleeporg httpswwwbehavioralsleeporgimagesPositionACP-Position-

Statement-Finalpdf

Co-authored position statement on a seminal treatment recommendation affecting

the field of behavioral sleep medicine

o Chernyak Y Byers H James E Schmittdiel C Thomas SJ Blackburn R amp

Simona SL (2017) What you need to know Implications of the American Academy of

Pediatrics 2016 Safe Sleep Practices on Pediatric Behavioral Sleep Medicine Society of

Behavioral Sleep Medicine httpswwwbehavioralsleeporgimagespdfSBSM-

Summary-of-AAP-2016-Safe-Sleep-Commentarypdf

o Chernyak Y Prepping for the DBSM How SBSM Can Help You The Sleep Talker

Volume 36 April 2020

Peer Review for Professional Journals

bull Peer Review for 7 professional journals in the field lf clinical health psychology

bull Invitation to review from journals increasing in the last 2 years indicating growing scholarly

presence

IMPACT FACTOR OF JOURANLS FOR WHICH I PROVIDE RVIEWS

Journal Name Impact Factor

Physiology and Behavior (2007) 272

Archives of Internal Medicine (2008) discontinued

Translational Behavioral Medicine (2018-) 248

Annals of Behavioral Medicine (2018-) 376

Health Psychology (2019 - ) 408

Heart amp Lung Journal of Acute and Critical Care (2020- ) 169

Yelena Chernyak PhD Dossier Service Documents

14

International Journal of Stress Management (2020 - ) 195

Scopus Accessed March 26 2020

Peer Reviewed Service Oriented Presentations

bull Twelve in-rank peer reviewed presentations at national and international conferences such as the

Society of Behavioral Sleep Medicine Society of Behavioral Medicine American Psychological

Association

bull 3 First Author

bull 5 Mentee First Author

bull 1 Mentee co-author

Media Dissemination of Service

bull Twenty-three total at rank for national outlets including lsquoGQrsquo magazine lsquoBustlersquo magazine and

regional outlets such as WRTB6 News and WTHR-TV

bull My goal in working with the media is to provide mass dissemination of clinical and scientific

information to the general public

bull Routinely called upon as an expert in field if behavioral sleep medicine and clinical health

psychology during duration of volunteering to represent IU to the media

Treatment Manuals

bull 2 treatment manuals 1 copyrighted 1 first authored (See Appendix for Service Publications)

o Otte JL Lalevich S Hollingsworth P Chernyak Y Manchanda S ldquoSleep Great

A Wellness Program to Promote Sleep in the Workplacerdquocopy Program Manual

This manual was copyrighted and rights sold to other large hospital systems

nationally for use in their employee assistance programs

o Chernyak Y Cardiac Patients Linking Mind amp Body (CLIMB) Program Manual used

in the Advanced Heart and Lung Care Program at Indiana University Methodist Hospital

I developed this treatment manual to utilize in clinical care delivery based on an

evidence based psychological wellness model including stress management

mood optimization motivational enhancement and social support

This manual has been adapted to several clinical populations at Indiana

University Health Methodist Hospital including Ventricular Assistant Device

recipients and pre-thoracic transplant patients

Thursday August 19 2021 at 080710 Eastern Daylight Time

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Subject RE Using your dossier for an exampleDate Wednesday August 18 2021 at 35540 PM Eastern Daylight TimeFrom Chernyak YelenaTo Applegate RachelADachments image001png image002png

Thank you and Thanks for your request That would be just fine with me YC Yelena Chernyak PhD DBSM HSPPAssociate Professor of Clinical PsychiatryChief Psychologist - Adult OutpaSent Psychiatry IU Health Neurosciences CenterDirector ndash Behavioral Sleep Medicine IU Health Neurosciences CenterDirector ndash Clinical Health Psychology Fellowship Indiana University School of MedicineIU Health PhysiciansGoodman Hall IU Health Neuroscience Center355 W 16th St Suite 2800 Indianapolis IN 46202-7176ychernyaiuedu From Applegate Rachel ltrapplegaiupuiedugt Sent Wednesday August 18 2021 1143 AMTo Applegate Rachel ltrapplegaiupuiedugtSubject Using your dossier for an example CongratulaSons on your 2021 promoSon to clinical associate professorI wonder if you would be willing to have your dossier posted as an example We do this behind CAS so it isonly IU people who can see themWe post everything EXCEPT the appendices and review leeers Please let me know Thanks Rachel ApplegateAssistant Vice Chancellor for Faculty AffairsAssociate Professor Library and Information ScienceOffice of Academic AffairsUniversity Hall (INAD) Suite 5002301 University BoulevardIndianapolis IN 46202 317-278-2395rapplegaiupuieduwwwacademicaffairsiupuiedu

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