Josh Zeier, PhD
Licensed Clinical Psychologist
He/Him/His
CA PSY26553
"As a therapist, I work with clients to develop a collaborative understanding of their strengths, struggles, goals, and values. My job, as I see it, is to help the client explore and understand the kind of life that they would like to have, and how to move towards that life. Things like depression, anxiety, trauma, addiction, impulsivity, and agression often lead to behavior discordant with one’s values and contribute to further pain and suffering. Using evidence based approaches rooted in disciplines such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Dialectical Behavioral Therapy, and Motivational Enhancement Therapy, I help clients to make important improvements in these areas in the service of living fuller lives.”
Dr. Zeier completed his doctoral training in clinical psychology at the University of Wisconsin Madison. He completed an APA-accredited postdoctoral fellowship at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, focused on Assertive Community Treatment as well as providing psychological services in the LA County jail system. He completed a generalist predoctoral internship at VA Palo Alto Health Care system. Following completion of formal training, Dr. Zeier has been employed as a staff psychologist at the VA Palo Alto Health Care System, first in an attending role on inpatient psychiatry, and currently in an outpatient addiction consultation and treatment clinic. He also is a Clinical Assistant Professor (affiliated) with the Stanford University School of Medicine.
Education & Training
Research Publications
Bott, N., Keller, C., Kuppuswamy, M., Spelber, D., & Zeier, J. (2016). Cotard delusion in the context of schizophrenia: A case report and review of the Literature. Frontiers in Psychology, 7, 1351.
Zeier, J. D., & Newman, J. P. (2013). Feature-based selective attention and responsivity to distracters in psychopathy and externalizing. Journal of Abnormal Psychology, 122, 797-806.
Zeier, J. D. & Newman, J. P. (2013). Both self-report and interview-based measures of psychopathy predict attention abnormalities in criminal offenders. Assessment, 20, 610-619.
Zeier, J. D., Baskin-Sommers, A.R., Hiatt Racer, K. D., & Newman, J. P. (2012). Cognitive control deficits associated with antisocial personality disorder and psychopathy. Personality Disorders: Theory, Research, and Treatment, 3, 283-293.
Wolf, R. C., Carpenter, R. W., Warren, C. M., Zeier, J. D., Baskin-Sommers, A. R., & Newman, J. P. (2011). Reduced susceptibility to the attentional blink in psychopathic offenders: Implications for the attentional bottleneck hypothesis. Neuropsychology. PMC3370390
Koenigs, M., Kruepke, M., Zeier, J. D., & Newman, J. P. (2011). Utilitarian moral judgment in psychopathy. Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience. doi: 10.1093/scan/nsr048.
Koenigs, M., Baskin-Sommers, A. R., Zeier, J. D., & Newman, J.P. (2010). Investigating the neural correlates of psychopathy: A critical review. Molecular Psychology, 16, 792-799.
Zeier, J.D., Maxwell, J. S., & Newman, J. P. (2009). Attention moderates the processing of inhibitory information in primary psychopathy. Journal of Abnormal Psychology, 118, 554-563.
Baskin-Sommers, A. R., Zeier, J. D., & Newman, J. P. (2009). Self-reported attentional control differentiates the major factors of psychopathy. Personality and Individual Differences, 47, 626-630.
Posters and Presentations
Brodsky, K. B. & Zeier, J. D. (2018). Psychosocial Approaches to Opioid Use Disorder. Workshop presented at the Northern California Psychiatric Association Fall Conference.
Zeier, J. D. & Newman, J. P. (2011). Feature-based attentional selection and insensitivity to distracters in primary psychopathy. Poster presented at the biennial meeting of SSSP.
Wolf, R. C., Carpenter, R. W., Warren, C. M., Zeier, J. D., Baskin-Sommers, A. R., & Newman, J. P. (2011). Reduced susceptibility to the attentional blink deficit in psychopathic offenders: Implications for the attention bottleneck hypothesis. Poster presented at the biennial meeting of SSSP.
Zeier, J.D. (2010). Attention and cognitive deficits in psychopathy. Presentation given for the Wisconsin Department of Corrections.
Zeier, J. D., Malterer, M. B., & Newman, J. P. (2009). PPI and PCL:SV Factors Both Predict Insensitivity to Contextual Information. Poster presented at the biennial meeting of SSSP.
Zeier, J. D., & Newman, J. P. (2007). Selective attention anomalies in psychopathy reflect the interaction of the PCL:SV factors. Poster presented at the annual meeting of SRP.
Zeier, J. D., & Newman, J. P. (2007). Attentional cuing and response conflict in psychopathy. Poster presented at the biennial meeting of SSSP.
Zeier, J.D. (2006) Cerebral asymmetry and attentional cuing: Investigating a possible mechanism for the response modulation deficit in psychopathy. Presentation at the 21st Annual First Year Symposium, University of Wisconsin.
Thornton, D., Hamilton, S., & Zeier, J. D. (2004). Implementing treatment services for psychopathic sex offenders: The Sand Ridge model. Presentation at the Bergen International Conference on the Treatment of Psychopathy.
MacCoon, D. G., Zeier, J. D., & Newman, J. P. (2004). Hyper-focused attention as a mechanism of dysregulation in borderline personality disorder. Poster presented at the annual meeting of APS.
Professional Activities
Ad hoc reviewer for International Journal of Forensic Mental Health, 2018
Ad hoc reviewer for Journal of Abnormal Psychology, 2010, 2015
Ad hoc reviewer for European Journal of Personality, 2014
Ad hoc reviewer for Cognition and Emotion, 2013
Ad hoc reviewer for Psychiatry Review, 2013
Ad hoc reviewer for Biological Psychiatry, 2012
Professional Affiliations
Society for the Scientific Study of Psychopathy
Association for Psychological Science
Licensed Clinical Psychologist
He/Him/His
CA PSY26553
"As a therapist, I work with clients to develop a collaborative understanding of their strengths, struggles, goals, and values. My job, as I see it, is to help the client explore and understand the kind of life that they would like to have, and how to move towards that life. Things like depression, anxiety, trauma, addiction, impulsivity, and agression often lead to behavior discordant with one’s values and contribute to further pain and suffering. Using evidence based approaches rooted in disciplines such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Dialectical Behavioral Therapy, and Motivational Enhancement Therapy, I help clients to make important improvements in these areas in the service of living fuller lives.”
Dr. Zeier completed his doctoral training in clinical psychology at the University of Wisconsin Madison. He completed an APA-accredited postdoctoral fellowship at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, focused on Assertive Community Treatment as well as providing psychological services in the LA County jail system. He completed a generalist predoctoral internship at VA Palo Alto Health Care system. Following completion of formal training, Dr. Zeier has been employed as a staff psychologist at the VA Palo Alto Health Care System, first in an attending role on inpatient psychiatry, and currently in an outpatient addiction consultation and treatment clinic. He also is a Clinical Assistant Professor (affiliated) with the Stanford University School of Medicine.
Education & Training
- Postdoctoral Fellowship, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center
- Psychology Internship, Veterans Affairs Northern Palo Alto Health Care System, Generalist Track
- Ph.D., Clinical Psychology, University of Wisconsin—Madison
- B.S., University of Wisconsin—Madison
Research Publications
Bott, N., Keller, C., Kuppuswamy, M., Spelber, D., & Zeier, J. (2016). Cotard delusion in the context of schizophrenia: A case report and review of the Literature. Frontiers in Psychology, 7, 1351.
Zeier, J. D., & Newman, J. P. (2013). Feature-based selective attention and responsivity to distracters in psychopathy and externalizing. Journal of Abnormal Psychology, 122, 797-806.
Zeier, J. D. & Newman, J. P. (2013). Both self-report and interview-based measures of psychopathy predict attention abnormalities in criminal offenders. Assessment, 20, 610-619.
Zeier, J. D., Baskin-Sommers, A.R., Hiatt Racer, K. D., & Newman, J. P. (2012). Cognitive control deficits associated with antisocial personality disorder and psychopathy. Personality Disorders: Theory, Research, and Treatment, 3, 283-293.
Wolf, R. C., Carpenter, R. W., Warren, C. M., Zeier, J. D., Baskin-Sommers, A. R., & Newman, J. P. (2011). Reduced susceptibility to the attentional blink in psychopathic offenders: Implications for the attentional bottleneck hypothesis. Neuropsychology. PMC3370390
Koenigs, M., Kruepke, M., Zeier, J. D., & Newman, J. P. (2011). Utilitarian moral judgment in psychopathy. Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience. doi: 10.1093/scan/nsr048.
Koenigs, M., Baskin-Sommers, A. R., Zeier, J. D., & Newman, J.P. (2010). Investigating the neural correlates of psychopathy: A critical review. Molecular Psychology, 16, 792-799.
Zeier, J.D., Maxwell, J. S., & Newman, J. P. (2009). Attention moderates the processing of inhibitory information in primary psychopathy. Journal of Abnormal Psychology, 118, 554-563.
Baskin-Sommers, A. R., Zeier, J. D., & Newman, J. P. (2009). Self-reported attentional control differentiates the major factors of psychopathy. Personality and Individual Differences, 47, 626-630.
Posters and Presentations
Brodsky, K. B. & Zeier, J. D. (2018). Psychosocial Approaches to Opioid Use Disorder. Workshop presented at the Northern California Psychiatric Association Fall Conference.
Zeier, J. D. & Newman, J. P. (2011). Feature-based attentional selection and insensitivity to distracters in primary psychopathy. Poster presented at the biennial meeting of SSSP.
Wolf, R. C., Carpenter, R. W., Warren, C. M., Zeier, J. D., Baskin-Sommers, A. R., & Newman, J. P. (2011). Reduced susceptibility to the attentional blink deficit in psychopathic offenders: Implications for the attention bottleneck hypothesis. Poster presented at the biennial meeting of SSSP.
Zeier, J.D. (2010). Attention and cognitive deficits in psychopathy. Presentation given for the Wisconsin Department of Corrections.
Zeier, J. D., Malterer, M. B., & Newman, J. P. (2009). PPI and PCL:SV Factors Both Predict Insensitivity to Contextual Information. Poster presented at the biennial meeting of SSSP.
Zeier, J. D., & Newman, J. P. (2007). Selective attention anomalies in psychopathy reflect the interaction of the PCL:SV factors. Poster presented at the annual meeting of SRP.
Zeier, J. D., & Newman, J. P. (2007). Attentional cuing and response conflict in psychopathy. Poster presented at the biennial meeting of SSSP.
Zeier, J.D. (2006) Cerebral asymmetry and attentional cuing: Investigating a possible mechanism for the response modulation deficit in psychopathy. Presentation at the 21st Annual First Year Symposium, University of Wisconsin.
Thornton, D., Hamilton, S., & Zeier, J. D. (2004). Implementing treatment services for psychopathic sex offenders: The Sand Ridge model. Presentation at the Bergen International Conference on the Treatment of Psychopathy.
MacCoon, D. G., Zeier, J. D., & Newman, J. P. (2004). Hyper-focused attention as a mechanism of dysregulation in borderline personality disorder. Poster presented at the annual meeting of APS.
Professional Activities
Ad hoc reviewer for International Journal of Forensic Mental Health, 2018
Ad hoc reviewer for Journal of Abnormal Psychology, 2010, 2015
Ad hoc reviewer for European Journal of Personality, 2014
Ad hoc reviewer for Cognition and Emotion, 2013
Ad hoc reviewer for Psychiatry Review, 2013
Ad hoc reviewer for Biological Psychiatry, 2012
Professional Affiliations
Society for the Scientific Study of Psychopathy
Association for Psychological Science