Specialties and Interests

• Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Trauma (neuropsychology of PTSD; effects of maternal PTSD on parenting, attachment, and children’s functioning; intimate partner violence; military trauma; treatment and assessment of PTSD)
• Psychological Assessment (personality and neuropsychological)

Courses Taught

• Psychodiagnostic Assessment
• Trauma and Assessment Research Seminar

Research: Publications (also as K.W. Franklin)

• Samuelson, K.W., Krueger, C., Burnett, C., & Wilson, C.  (in press). Neuropsychological functioning in children with posttraumatic stress disorder.  Child Neuropsychology.
• Oringher, J., & Samuelson, K.  (in press).  Intimate Partner Violence and the Role of Masculinityin Male Same-Gender Romantic Relationships.  Traumatology.
• Samuelson, K.W., Neylan, T., Lenoci, M., Metzler, T., Cardenas, V., Weiner, M., & Marmar, C.  (in press). Longitudinal effects of PTSD on memory functioning.  Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society.
• Zucker, T., Samuelson, K., Greenberg, M., & Gevirtz, R. (2009). The effects of respiratory sinus arrhythmia (RSA) biofeedback on the symptomology of posttraumatic stress disorder.   Applied Psychophysiology and Biofeedback, 34, 135-143.
• Samuelson, K.W., & Cashman, C. (2008). Effects of intimate partner violence and maternal posttraumatic stress symptoms on children’s emotional and behavioral functioning.  Journal of Emotional Abuse: Special Issue on Children Exposed to Intimate Partner Violence, 8 (1/2), 139-153.
• Schuff, N. , Neylan, T., Fox-Bosetti, S., Lenoci, M., Samuelson, K., Studholme, C., Kornak, J., Marmar, C., & Weiner, M.  (2008).  Reduced N-Acetylaspartate of hippocampus and anterior cingulate in absence of volume loss in posttraumatic stress disorder. Psychiatry Research, 162, 147-157.
• Samuelson, K.W., Neylan, T., Metzler, T., Lenoci, M., Rothlind, J., Henn-Haase, C.,  Choucroun, G., Weiner, M., & Marmar, C. (2006). Neuropsychological functioning in posttraumatic stress disorder and alcohol abuse, Neuropsychology, 20, 716-726.    
• Neylan, T., Lenoci, M., Samuelson, K., Metzler, T., Henn-Haase, C., Hierholzer, R., Lindley, S., Otte, C., Schoenfeld, F., & Marmar. C.  (2006).  No improvement of posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms with guanfacine treatment, American Journal of Psychiatry, 163, 1-3.
• Neylan, T., Lenoci, M., Rothlind, J., Metzler, T., Schuff, N., Franklin, K., Weiss, D., Weiner, M., & Marmar, C. (2004).  Attention and declarative memory in posttraumatic stress disorder.  Journal of Traumatic Stress, 17, 41-46.
• Franklin, K.W., & Cornell, D.G. (1997).  Rorschach interpretation with high ability adolescent females:  Psychopathology or creative thinking?  Journal of Personality Assessment,67, 182-195.
• Elliott, T.R., Shewchuk, R., Richeson, C., Hedrick, H.P., & Franklin, K.W. (1996).  Problem solving appraisal and the prediction of depression during pregnancy and in the postpartum period.  Journal of Counseling and Development, 645-661.

Research: Selected Presentations

• Krueger, C., & Samuelson, K.  (2009, February).  Executive functioning in children with posttraumatic stress disorder.  Poster presented at the annual meeting of the International Neuropsychological Society.
• Burnett, C., Krueger, C., & Samuelson, K.  (2008, November).  Intimate partner violence, maternal posttraumatic stress disorder, and parenting.  Poster presented at the annual meeting of the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies, Chicago, Illinois. 
• Cardenas, V., Samuelson, K., Studholme, C., Lenoci, M., Neylan, T., Marmar, C., & Weiner, M.  (2008, November).  Longitudinal brain atrophy and neurocognition in PTSD.  Paper presented at the annual meeting of the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies, Chicago, Illinois. 
• Lau, K., Krueger, C., Burnett, C., & Samuelson, K.  (2008, November).  Verbal memory deficits in children with posttraumatic stress disorder.  Poster presented at the annual meeting of the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies, Chicago, Illinois. 
• Wilson, C., Burnett, C., Hoffman, C., & Samuelson, K.  (2008, November).  Influence of prior trauma in women with histories of intimate partner violence.  Poster presented at the annual meeting of the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies, Chicago, Illinois. 
• Zucker, T., Samuelson, K., & Gevirtz, R.  (2008, November).  Increased heart rate variability affects posttraumatic stress disorder symptom improvement.  Poster presented at the annual meeting of the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies, Chicago, Illinois. 
• Wilson, C., Burnett, C., Hoffman, C., & Samuelson, K.  Demographic and clinical characteristics of low-income women of color with histories of intimate partner violence. (2008, October).  Poster presented at the Eighth Annual Diversity Challenge: Race, Culture and Trauma, Sponsored by the Institute for the Study and Promotion of Race and Culture, October 2008, Boston, Massachusetts.  
• Zucker, T., Gevirtz, R., & Samuelson, K. (2008, February).  The effects of respiratory sinus arrhythmia biofeedback on posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms.  Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Biofeedback Foundation of Europe, Salzburg, Austria.
• Samuelson, K.W., Neylan, T., Lenoci, M., Metzler, T., Cardenas-Nicolson, V., Weiner, M., & Marmar, C. (2007, November).  Longitudinal effects of PTSD on neuropsychological functioning.  Paper presented at the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies Annual Convention, Baltimore, Maryland.
• Backos, A., & Samuelson, K. (2007, August).  Comparisons of children with and without emotional disturbance on DAP:SPED.  Poster presented at the Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association, San Francisco, California.
• Greenberg, L., & Samuelson, K. (2007, August).  Effects of setting on testing children with executive function disorders.  Poster presented at the Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association, San Francisco, California.
• Samuelson, K.W., Cashman, C., & Burnett, C. (2006, November).  Effects of domestic violence and maternal posttraumatic stress symptoms on children’s emotional and behavioral functioning.  Poster presented at the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies Annual Convention, Hollywood, California.
• Cashman, C., & Franklin, K. (2006, August).  Domestic violence, maternal posttraumatic stress symptoms, and children’s emotional regulation.  Poster presented at the Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association, New Orleans, Louisiana.
• Franklin, K, Neylan, T., Metzler, T., Lenoci, M., McCaslin, S., & Marmar, C. (2005, August).  IQ as a potential protective factor in PTSD.  Poster presented at the Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association, Washington, DC.
• McCaslin, S., Best, S., Mohr, D., Franklin, K., Metzler, T., & Marmar, C.  (2004, November).  Open trial of CBT for the treatment of PTSD in Vietnam veterans.  Poster presented at the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies Annual Convention, New Orleans, Louisiana.  
• Neylan, T., Lenoci, M., Franklin, K., Metzler, T., Henn-Haase, C., Hierholzer, R., Lindley, S., Otte, C., Schoenfeld, F., & Marmar. C. (2004, November).  Guanfacine augmentation does not improve symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder.  Poster presented at the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies Annual Convention, New Orleans, Louisiana.  
• Franklin, K. (2004, November).  Neuropsychology of PTSD.  Symposium Chair, International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies Annual Convention, New Orleans, Louisiana.
• Franklin, K. (2004, November).  Neuropsychological functioning in PTSD and alcohol abuse.  Paper presented at the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies Annual Convention, New Orleans, Louisiana.   
• Franklin, K., et al. (2003, October).  Memory differences in PTSD are not an artifact of impaired attention.  Poster presented at the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies Annual Convention, Chicago, Illinois.
• Franklin, K., & Cornell, D. (1996, August).  Rorschach interpretation with high ability adolescent females: Psychopathology or creative thinking?  Poster presented at the Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association, Toronto, Canada.
• Franklin, K.W. (November, 2004) Neuropsychological functioning in PTSD and alcohol abuse. Chair and presenter for the symposium entitled "Neuropsychological Impairment in PTSD" at the 20th Annual Meeting of the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies, New Orleans, LA.

Professional Activities

• Research psychologist, University of California San Francisco Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research Program, San Francisco VA Medical Center
• Private practice, child and adolescent clinical and forensic assessment

Degrees, Professional Licenses, Certifications, and Honors

• Licensed Psychologist in California, License # PSY17721
• Postdoctoral Fellow, Stanford University Division of Child Psychiatry
• Predoctoral Intern, Lucile Packard Children`s Hospital at Stanford University and Children`s Health Council
• PhD in Clinical Psychology (1998) University of Virginia
• MEd in Psychology (1994) University of Virginia
• BS in Psychology (1993) Virginia Commonwealth University
• Mensa Award for Excellence: Gifted Research New Investigator of the Year (1998)

Professional and Honorary Memberships

• International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies
• American Psychological Association