Craig A Marquardt

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Credentials

PhD

Bio

I received a PhD in clinical psychology from the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities and completed an APA-approved internship at the Minneapolis VAHCS. My undergraduate education took place at the University of Wisconsin-Madison with post-baccalaureate work at the National Institute of Mental Health. My post-doctoral research was completed jointly at the Minneapolis VAHCS and the University of Minnesota’s Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences. Currently, I am part of the Clinician Investigator Team at the Minneapolis VAHCS and co-lead for the Minneapolis Applied Personality and Psychopathology – Assessment Consortium (MAPP-AC).

Research Summary

Dr. Marquardt's primary research aim is to identify innovative targets for the treatment of internalizing disorders, particularly anxiety and depression. His research employs empirically validated measurement models of emotion, personality, and psychopathology, which he maps onto neurobiological variables. Through his research, Dr. Marquardt consistently finds that dimensional measures of emotion provide a better explanation for individual differences in cognition and neurobiological systems than traditional categorical psychiatric diagnoses. Dr. Marquardt brings expertise in psychometrics, multivariate statistics, and cognitive neuroscience. Currently, his active investigations focus on the MMPI and MPQ families of instruments, PTSD, and electroencephalographic (EEG) markers of attention and cognitive control. Furthermore, Dr. Marquardt applies longitudinal models of resilience from the developmental psychopathology literature to evaluate the effects of recent adverse life events among adults.

Clinical Summary

Dr. Marquardt completes his clinical work with veterans at the Minneapolis VAHCS. In this setting, he is an advocate for evidenced-based psychotherapies (e.g., CBT, ACT, exposure and response prevention), psychological assessment, and measurement-based care. Dr. Marquardt works primarily with individuals experiencing anxiety, depression, compulsive behaviors, and posttraumatic stress. In addition, he is actively involved in quality improvement studies of patient outcomes.