Brian Leitzke, PhD | Morse Scholar Alumni
Morse Scholar Alumni 2013–2016
Current Position
Clinical Health Psychologist
University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics, Madison, WI
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About
Brian Leitzke, PhD, is a UW Health clinical and behavioral health psychologist and serves as the director of the UW Health Practicum Program.
Brian works with both adults and children who are in the hospital with acute (sudden) and chronic (ongoing) medical issues. Many of his patients face difficult diagnoses, such as cancer, heart disease or incurable medical conditions. He also sees patients who are recovering from traumatic injuries.
Education
| 2007 | BS | Education | University of Wisconsin-Madison |
| 2012 | MS | Psychology | University of Wisconsin-Madison |
| 2019 | PhD | Clinical Psychology | University of Wisconsin-Madison |
| 2013–2016 | Morse Scholar | Major Professor: Seth Pollak, PhD | Waisman Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison |
Selected Publications
Leitzke, B. T., Plate, R. C., & Pollak, S. D. (2022). Training reduces error in rating the intensity of emotions. Emotion (Washington, D.C.), 22(3), 479–492. https://doi.org/10.1037/emo0000763
Smith, K. E., Leitzke, B. T., & Pollak, S. D. (2020). Youths’ processing of emotion information: Responses to chronic and video-based laboratory stress. Psychoneuroendocrinology, 122, 104873. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psyneuen.2020.104873
Hilt, L. M., Leitzke, B. T., & Pollak, S. D. (2017). Can’t Take My Eyes Off of You: Eye Tracking Reveals How Ruminating Young Adolescents Get Stuck. Journal of clinical child and adolescent psychology : the official journal for the Society of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, American Psychological Association, Division 53, 46(6), 858–867. https://doi.org/10.1080/15374416.2015.1121824
Leitzke BT, Pollak SD. (2016) Developmental changes in the primacy of facial cues for emotion recognition. Developmental Psychology. 52(4):572-81. doi: 10.1037/a0040067.
Leitzke BT, Hilt LM, Pollak SD. (2015) Maltreated youth display a blunted blood pressure response to an acute interpersonal stressor. Journal of Clinical Child & Adolescent Psychology. 44(2):305-13. doi: 10.1080/15374416.2013.848774.
Hilt, L. M., Leitzke, B. T., & Pollak, S. D. (2014). Cognitive Control and Rumination in Youth: The Importance of Emotion. Journal of experimental psychopathology, 5(3), 302–313. https://doi.org/10.5127/jep.038113