CLINICAL FACULTY RESEARCH ADDENDUM
DEPARTMENT OF PSYCHOLOGY
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA
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The Ph.D. program in Clinical Psychology at
USF is committed to the clinical-scientist training
mentor model, and this commitment is reflected
in our membership in the Academy of
Psychological Clinical Science. We are also
accredited by the American Psychological
Association and the Psychological Clinical
Science Accreditation System. Graduate students
are actively involved in research throughout their
residency in the program. Therefore, it is
important for applicants to consider the research
opportunities available at USF to ensure that
there is a good match between their interests and
the research programs of the Clinical faculty.
Substance abuse is one of the most prevalent
behavioral problems today, impacting society in
a multitude of ways. It is also an area that has
benefited greatly from psychological research.
Although mentioned above as a sub area within
health psychology, research on addictive
behaviors can also be considered a strength of
our department in its own right. Clinical faculty
conducting research in this area include Mark
Goldman (alcohol expectancies), Thomas
Brandon (tobacco use and cessation), Marina
Bornovalova (drug use disorders and comorbidity
with Borderline Personality Disorder), and David
Drobes (drug addiction and craving).
The research interests of the Clinical faculty are
described below. Our faculty members have
diverse interests within clinical psychology, and
we urge applicants to read the descriptions
carefully before deciding whether to apply to our
program. In addition to the research foci of the
individual faculty members, we would like to
highlight a few general areas that cut across
faculty, and are therefore particular strengths of
the clinical training program at USF. Please
note, however, that these general themes do not
represent all of the areas of research carried out
by our faculty and students.
Clinical Child Psychology
Clinical child psychology has been one of the
most popular and expanding areas of study over
the past decade. Department research spans the
prevention-treatment continuum from studies of
etiology, assessment, and treatment of
child/adolescent disorders to primary and
secondary prevention efforts to reduce rates of
disorder and promote healthy functioning.
Clinical faculty conducting research in this
general area include Vicky Phares
(developmental psychopathology, parenting),
Marc Karver (treatment processes and suicidal
adolescents), Ellis Gesten (prevention,
bullying/victimization, and resilience), and Eric
Storch (childhood anxiety disorders). Research
and practicum sites include the USF
Psychological Services Center, three local school
districts, and the Rothman Center for Pediatric
Neuropsychiatry in the USF Department of
Pediatrics.
Health Psychology
This is the fastest-growing area within the field
of clinical psychology, and it is a clear strength
of our department. Areas of health psychology
studied by our faculty include behavioral
oncology and risk factors for cancer (Brandon,
Jacobsen), addictive disorders (Bornovalova,
Brandon, Goldman, Drobes), neuropsychology
(Cimino), eating disorders (Thompson), and
psychosocial aspects of diabetes (Sacco).
Research in health psychology is enhanced by the
presence of a medical school and large medical
center on campus. Among the hospitals in the
medical center are the H. Lee Moffitt Cancer
Center and Research Institute and the James A.
Haley Veterans Affairs Medical Center. Both of
these facilities often serve as sites of clinical
research and practicum placements for our
students.
Psychopathology
The study of mental illness and disordered
behaviors continues to serve as a foundation for
much of clinical psychology. Faculty whose
research falls in this area include Marina
Bornovalova (externalizing disorders and
behaviors), Marc Karver (self harm and suicidal
behavior), Vicky Phares (developmental
psychopathology), Jon Rottenberg (individual
differences in the experience of emotions,
especially depression), Bill Sacco (depression
and diabetes), Kevin Thompson (eating
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disorders), and Eric Storch (childhood anxiety
disorders).
Clinical Neuropsychology
Clinical neuropsychology represents one of the
more biologically-oriented areas within
psychology. Areas of clinical neuropsychology
studied by our faculty include recovery of
function and neuropsychological effects of
alcohol use (Goldman) and degenerative
dementias and neuroanatomic substrates of
emotion and memory (Cimino). Students
seeking training in neuropsychology research
have available specified courses and training
opportunities in addition to the clinical area core.
Research and training sites include the Memory
Disorders Clinic at the USF Health Sciences
Center, and clinics at the Tampa VA Medical
Center, Tampa General Hospital, and the H. Lee
Moffitt Cancer Center. USF meets the APA
Division 40/INS guidelines for training in clinical
neuropsychology.
Clinical Faculty
Marina A. Bornovalova
(University of Maryland-College Park)
Assistant Professor
Research Interests:
In general, my research focuses on externalizing
psychopathology, substance use disorders, and
their interrelationship. Additionally, a large part
of my work focuses on borderline personality
disorder (BPD). I am especially interested in how
problems with emotion regulation and inhibitory
control (a.k.a. “impulsivity”) underlie the
development of these phenomena, and how these
vulnerabilities interact with environmental
stressors (i.e., childhood trauma). In my
research, I use several methods of examining
etiology and causal influences. Specifically, I use
a) correlational studies in clinical populations to
identify risk factors associated with externalizing
behaviors, substance use, and BPD; b)
Laboratory analogue studies to further “tease
out” the nature of underlying vulnerabilities (e.g.,
tasks tapping emotion dysregulation); c)
treatment development studies to try to alter
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these vulnerabilities; and d) investigations of the
genetic and environmental contributions to these
phenomena (via twin studies, in collaboration
with the Minnesota Twin and Family Study).
Representative Publications (* student authors):
Bornovalova, M. A., Hicks, B., Iacono,
W., & McGue, M. (2009). Stability, change, and
heritability of borderline personality disorder
traits from adolescence to adulthood: A
longitudinal twin study. Development and
Psychopathology, 21, 1335-1353.
Bornovalova, M. A., Hicks, B., Iacono,
W., & McGue, M. (2010). Family transmission
and heritability of childhood disruptive disorders.
American Journal of Psychiatry,167, 1066–1074.
Bornovalova, M. A., Levy, R., Gratz, K.
L., & Lejuez, C. W. (2010) Understanding the
heterogeneity of BPD hymptoms through latent
class analysis: Initial results and clinical
correlates among inner-city substance users.
Psychological Assessment. 22, 233-245.
Huibregtse, Brooke M., Bornovalova, M.
A., Hicks, B. M., McGue, M., Iacono, W.G.
(2011). Testing the causal role of adolescent
sexual initiation in later-life sexual risk behavior:
A longitudinal twin design. Psychological
Science, 22, 924-933.
Bornovalova, M. A., Gratz, K.L.,
Daughters, S. D., Hunt*, E., & Lejuez, C. W.
(2012). Initial RCT of a distress tolerance
treatment for individuals with substance use
disorders. Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 122,
70–76.
Bornovalova, M. A., Hicks, B., Iacono,
W., & McGue, M. (2012). Longitudinal twin
study of borderline personality disorder traits and
substance use in adolescence: Developmental
change, reciprocal effects, and genetic and
environmental influences. Personality Disorders:
Theory, Research, and Treatment. (May 28, No
Pagination specified).
Bornovalova, M. A., Huibregtse, B. M.,
Hicks, B., Iacono, W., & McGue, M. (In Press).
Tests of a causal effect of childhood abuse on
adult borderline personality disorder. Journal of
Abnormal Psychology.
Cynthia R. Cimino, Ph.D.
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(University of Florida)
Associate Professor
Research Interests:
My research interests fall broadly within the area
of human neuropsychology and more specifically
in understanding how emotion and cognition are
affected in various neurologic disorders. I am
particularly interested in how emotional states
and affective stimuli influence cognitive
processes such as attention and memory and what
neuroanatomical systems underlie these
influences. Recent interests include examination
of how emotional stimuli and emotional states
influence biases in memory and performance on
incentive based tasks. Other research areas
include investigation of the heterogeneity of
cognitive symptomatology in degenerative
dementias such as Parkinson’s disease,
Huntington’s disease and Alzheimer’s disease,
the validity and utility of neuropsychological
measures in assessing these disorders and the
presence and influence of depression, apathy and
other psychiatric symptomatology on
manifestation of cognitive symptoms in these
degenerative diseases.
Representative Publications (* student authors):
Butterfield*, L., Cimino, C., Oelke*, L.,
Hauser, R., & Sanchez-Ramos, J. (2010). The
independent influence of apathy and depression
on cognitive functioning in Parkinson’s disease,
Neuropsychology, 24, 721-730.
Cimino, C., Siders*, C., & Zesiewicz, T.
(2011). Depressive symptoms in Parkinson’s
disease: Degree of association and rate of
agreement of clinician-based and self-report
measures. Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry and
Neurology, 24, 199-205.
Sanchez-Ramos, J., Cimino, C., Avila*,
R., Roe, A., Chen, R., Whelan, G., Lin, X., Cao,
C., & Ashok, R. (2012). Pilot study of
granulocyte-colony stimulating factor for the
treatment of Alzheimer’s disease. Journal of
Alzheimer’s Disease, 31, 843-855.
Lindwall, M., Cimino, C., Gibbons, L.,
Mitchell, M., Benitez, A., Brown, C., Kennison,
R., Shirk, S., Atri, A, Robitaille, A., MacDonald,
S., Zelinski, E., Willis, S., Schaie, K., Johannson
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B., Praetorius, M., Dixon, R., Mungas, D. Hofer,
S., & Piccinin, A. (In Press) Dynamic
associations of change in physical activity and
change in cognitive function: Coordinated
analyses of four longitudinal studies. Journal of
Aging Studies.
Mitchell, M., Cimino, C., Benitez, A.,
Brown, C., Gibbons, L., Kennison, R., Shirk, S.,
Atri, A, Robitaille, A., MacDonald, S., Lindwall,
M., Zelinski, E., Willis, S., Schaie, K., Johannson
B. Dixon, R., Mungas, D. Hofer, S., & Piccinin,
A. (In Press) Cognitively stimulating activities:
Effects on cognition across four studies with up
to 21 years of longitudinal data. Journal of
Aging Studies.
Pavawalla, S., Salzar*, R., Cimino, C.,
Belanger, H., & Vanderploeg, R. (In Press). An
exploration of diagnosis threat and group
identification following concussion injury.
Journal of International Neuropsychological
Society.
Schwartz, S., Cimino, C., & Anderson,
M. CPAP or placebo-effect?: Commentary on
Kushida et al. (In Press). Effects of continuous
positive airway pressure on neurocognitive
function in obstructive sleep apnea patients: The
apnea positive pressure long-term efficacy study
(APPLES) (SP-00706-11). Sleep.
Ellis Gesten, Ph.D.
(University of Rochester)
Professor
Research Interests:
Our Healthy Children Lab focuses broadly and
primarily on prevention and health promotion in
children and adolescents. Our work is done in
close collaboration with the three large school
districts in the Tampa Bay area whose concerns
help to frame the focus of our research. We
completed a longitudinal study of resilience in
partnership with one district and the Florida
Department of Juvenile Justice that tracked one
entire grade cohort through graduation and
beyond. Two current thrusts center on: (1) the
causes, assessment, and impact of bullying and
victimization, including most recently cyberbullying, and (2) the role of emotion and context
(e.g. friends/bystanders) in children’s conflict
resolution cognitive and behavioral strategies.
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Representative Publications (* student authors):
Kremer*, T.G. & Gesten, E.L. (2003).
Managed mental health care: The client’s
perspective. Professional Psychology: Research
and Practice, 34, 187-196.
Green*, A.E., Gesten, E.L., Greenwald,
M., & Salcedo, O. (2008). Predicting
delinquency in adolescence and young
adulthood: A longitudinal analysis of early risk
factors. Youth Violence and Juvenile Justice: An
Interdisciplinary Journal, 6, 323-342.
Walfish, S. & Gesten, E. (2008).
Supervision of paraprofessional human service
workers. In A. Hess, K. Hess, & T. Hess (Eds.),
Handbook of Psychotherapy Supervision. New
York: Wiley.
Totura-Weinke*, C.M., Green*, A. ,
Karver, M.S., & Gesten, E.L. (2009). Multiple
informants in the assessment of psychological,
behavioral, and academic correlates of bullying
and victimization. Journal of Adolescence, 32,
193-211.
Totura-Weinke*, C.M., MacKinnonLewis, C., Gesten, E.L., Gadd, R., Divine, K.P.,
Dunham, S., & Kamboukos*, D. (2009).
Bullying and victimization among boys and girls
in middle school: The influence of families and
school contexts. Journal of Early Adolescence,
29, 571-609.
Smith-Schrandt*, H. L., Ojanen, T.,
Gesten, E., Feldman*, M. A., & Calhoun*, C. D.
(In Press). Beyond situational ambiguity in peer
conflict: Unique and combined effects of cures
from an antagonist and a best friend. Child
Development.
Mark S. Goldman, Ph.D.
(Rutgers University)
Distinguished Research Professor
Research Interests:
This laboratory investigates the influences of
cognitive factors on behavior and physiological
responses to addictive drugs. Our specific
research area is alcohol expectancies and how
they influence alcohol consumption and behavior
while under the influence. To this end, we
develop alcohol expectancy instruments, develop
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assessment techniques for alcohol related
cognitions, and design preventive and therapeutic
strategies for undermining the links between
cognition and behavior. We are currently funded
by grants from the National Institute on Alcohol
Abuse and Alcoholism.
Representative Publications (* student authors):
Reich*, R.R. & Goldman, M.S. (2005).
Cue patterns and alcohol expectancies: How
slight differences in stimuli can measurably
change cognition. Experimental and Clinical
Psychopharmacology, 13, 65-71.
Goldman, M.S., Darkes, J., Reich*, R.R.,
& Brandon, K.O. (2006). From DNA to
conscious thought: The influence of anticipatory
processes on human alcohol consumption. In M.
Munafo (Ed.), Cognition and Addiction. New
York, NY: Oxford University Press.
Faden, V.B. & Goldman, M.S. (Eds.)
(2008). Underage drinking: Understanding and
reducing risk in the context of human
development. Pediatrics, 121, Issue
Supplement.
Fishman*, I., Goldman, M.S., &
Donchin, E. (2008). The P300 as an
electrophysiological probe of alcohol
expectancy. Experimental and Clinical
Psychopharmacology, 16, 341-356.
Drobes, D.J., Carter*, A.C., & Goldman,
M.S. (2009). Alcohol expectancies and cue
reactivity to affective and alcohol-related cues.
Experimental and Clinical Psychopharmacology,
17, 1-9.
Reich*, R.R., Below*, M.C., &
Goldman, M.S. (2010). Explicit and implicit
measures of expectancy and related alcohol
cognitions: A meta-analytic comparison.
Psychology of Addictive Behaviors, 24, 13-25.
Goldman, M.S., Greenbaum, P.E.,
Darkes, J., Brandon, K.O., & Del Boca, F.K.
(2011). How many versus how much: 52 weeks
of alcohol consumption in emerging adults.
Psychology of Addictive Behaviors, 25, 16-27.
Marc Karver, Ph.D.
(Vanderbilt University)
Associate Professor
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Research Interests:
My research interests include understanding core
treatment processes (such as the therapeutic
alliance) in mental health services research for
children and adolescents and adolescent suicide
risk assessment, prevention, and management. I
take a close look at how mental health clinicians
make decisions, what treatment techniques that
they use, and how they form therapeutic
relationships with their clients. I am interested in
learning how to improve the work of experienced
clinicians and to discover better ways to train
novice clinicians. I am particularly interested in
studying the provision of mental health services
to “high risk” populations such as suicidal
adolescents. I have been involved with several
studies of adolescent suicidality. I examined
mental health professionals’ ability to evaluate
high risk adolescents and make placement
decisions. I have also conducted a study looking
at crisis line counselors’ ability to predict suicide
related behaviors. I have also been involved in
several studies looking at treatment processes
related to engaging depressed and suicidal
adolescents in treatment. I have had two
SAMHSA grants to help develop and evaluate
the suicide prevention program of the
Albuquerque School district. I currently have a
second large SAMHSA grant to help disseminate
and evaluate suicide prevention efforts in the
state of Florida.
Representative Publications (* student authors):
Karver, M. S., Shirk, S., Handelsman*,
J., Fields*, S., Gudmundsen, G., McMakin, D., &
Crisp, H. (2008). Relationship processes in youth
psychotherapy: Measuring alliance, alliance
building behaviors, and client involvement.
Journal of Emotional and Behavioral Disorders.
16, 15-28.
Labouliere*, C. & Karver, M. S. (2009).
The spectrum of self-harm in adolescence and
young adulthood: The intersection of
maladaptive coping and affective dysregulation.
In H. D. Friedman & P. K. Revera (Eds.),
Abnormal Psychology: New Research. New
York: Nova Science Publishers, Inc.
Castro-Blanco, D. & Karver, M. S.
(Eds.).(2010). Elusive alliance: Treatment
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engagement strategies with high-risk
adolescents. Washington, D.C.: American
Psychological Association
Karver, M. S., Tarquini*, S. J., &
Caporino*, N. (2010). The judgment of future
suicide-related behavior: Helpline counselors'
accuracy and agreement. Crisis, 31, 272-280.
Shirk, S. R., Karver, M. S., & Brown*,
R. (2011). The alliance in youth psychotherapy.
Psychotherapy, 48, 17-24.
Bickman, L., Vides de Andrade, A. R.,
Athay, M.M., Chen*, J.I, De Nadai*, A.S,
Jordan-Arthur*, B., & Karver, M.S. (2012). The
relationship between change in therapeutic
alliance ratings and improvement in youth
symptom severity: Whose ratings matter the
most? Administration and Policy in Mental
Health and Mental Health Services Research, 39,
78-89.
Dempsey*, L., Karver, M., Labouliere*,
C., Zesiewicz, T., & De Nadai*, A. S. (2012).
Self-perceived burden as a mediator of
depressive symptoms amongst individuals living
with a movement disorder. Journal of Clinical
Psychology, 68, 1149-1160.
Vicky Phares, Ph.D.
(University of Vermont)
Professor and Director of Clinical Training
Research Interests:
My research group has explored a variety of
issues related to child, adolescent, and family
functioning. In particular, we have been
interested in exploring the connections between
psychopathology in fathers, mothers, and
children. A focus of our work remains on gender
in relation to parenting. Projects include
measurement development (adolescents'
perceptions of their parents, parents' emotional
availability), multiple informant methodology
(meta-analysis of fathers' and mothers' ratings of
children's functioning, construct validation of
interparental conflict), and exploration of
racial/ethnic differences and similarities in
families. Current work explores fathers’
participation in research and therapy as well as
fathers’ and mothers’ involvement with their
children.
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Representative Publications (* student authors):
Thurston*, I. B. & Phares, V. (2008).
Mental health service utilization in African
American and Caucasian mothers and fathers.
Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology,
76, 1058-1067.
Duhig*, A. M. & Phares, V. (2009).
Positive and negative affect in parents and
adolescents: Gender and assessment method
considerations. Journal of Psychopathology and
Behavioral Assessment, 31, 347-357.
Phares, V. (2010). Where have all the
fathers gone?: Fathers’ involvement in child and
family therapy. New Therapist, 65, 11-17.
Phares, V., Rojas*, R., Thurston*, I. B.,
& Hankinson*, J. C. (2010). Including fathers in
clinical interventions for children and
adolescents. In M. E. Lamb (Ed.), The role of the
father in child development (5th ed.) (pp. 546577). Hoboken, NJ: Wiley.
Caporino*, N. E. , Morgan, J.,
Beckstead, J., Phares, V., Murphy, T. K., &
Storch, E. A. (2012). A structural equation
analysis of family accommodation in pediatric
obsessive-compulsive disorder. Journal of
Abnormal Child Psychology, 40, 133-143.
Coates*, E. E. , Dinger*, T., Donovan*,
M. C., & Phares, V. (In Press). Adult
psychological distress and self-worth following
child verbal abuse. Journal of Aggression,
Maltreatment, and Trauma.
Kramer, G. P., Bernstein, D. A., &
Phares, V. (In Press). Introduction to Clinical
Psychology (8th ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ:
Prentice-Hall.
Jonathan Rottenberg, Ph.D.
(Stanford University)
Associate Professor
Research Interests:
Work in my laboratory is in the area of emotional
pathology, particularly as it applies to Major
Depressive Disorder. Using both experimental
and naturalistic designs, we have been pursuing
the hypothesis that a core dysfunction in
depression involves a loss of the capacity to
respond to changes in stimulus valence, a
phenomenon we term emotion context
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insensitivity (ECI). Recent studies have
examined ECI as a function of stimulus meaning
in depressed individuals. Other projects in my
laboratory examine biological markers of
emotion dysregulation in depression, such as
heart rate variability. Our work is funded by the
National Institutes of Health. For more
information, visit my laboratory website at:
http://uweb.cas.usf.edu/mood/
Representative Publications (* student authors):
Rottenberg, J. (2005). Mood and emotion
in major depression. Current Directions in
Psychological Science, 14, 167-170.
Rottenberg, J., Gross, J.J., & Gotlib, I. H.
(2005). Emotion context insensitivity in major
depressive disorder. Journal of Abnormal
Psychology, 114, 627-639.
Peeters, F., Berkhof, J., Delespaul, P.,
Rottenberg, J., & Nicolson, N.A. (2006). Diurnal
mood variation in major depressive disorder.
Emotion, 6, 383-391.
Rottenberg, J., Clift*, A. , & Bolden, S.,
& Salomon, K. (2007). RSA fluctuation in major
depressive disorder. Psychophysiology, 44, 450458.
Rottenberg, J., & Johnson, S. L.
(Eds.)(2007). Emotion and psychopathology:
Bridging affective and clinical science.
Washington, D.C.: APA Books.
Vingerhoets, A. J. J. M., Rottenberg, J.,
Cevaal, A., & Nelson, J.K. (2007). Is there a
relationship between depression and crying? A
review. Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica, 115,
340-351.
Bylsma*, L. M. , Morris*, B. H. , &
Rottenberg, J. (2008). A meta-analysis of
emotional reactivity in major depressive disorder.
Clinical Psychology Review, 28, 676-691.
William P. Sacco, Ph.D.
(Florida State University)
Professor
Research Interests:
My primary interests are in the area of clinical
health psychology, especially the link between
depression and health. Recent studies in our lab
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have focused on psychosocial aspects of diabetes.
We have recently completed several studies
examining factors contributing to depression in
people with diabetes, including adherence, BMI,
self-efficacy, medical symptoms and glycemic
control. For additional information, please go to:
http://psychology.usf.edu/faculty/index.aspx?na
me=wsacco
Representative Publications (* student authors):
Sacco, W.P. & Yanover*, T. (2006).
Diabetes and depression: The role of social
support and medical symptoms. Journal of
Behavioral Medicine, 29, 523-531.
Sacco, W.P., Wells*, K. J., Friedman, A.,
Matthew*, R. , Perez*, S , & Vaughan*, C.A.
(2007). Adherence, BMI, and depression in
adults with Type 2 diabetes: The mediational
role of diabetes symptoms and self-efficacy.
Health Psychology, 26, 693 - 700.
Vaughan*, C.A., Sacco, W.P., &
Beckstead, J.W. (2008). Racial/ethnic differences
in Body Mass Index: The roles of beliefs about
thinness and dietary restriction. Body Image: An
International Journal of Research, 5, 291-298.
Sacco, W.P., Malone, J.I., Morrison, A.
D., Friedman, A.L., & Wells*, K.J. (2009).
Effect of a brief, regular telephone intervention
by paraprofessionals for Type 2 diabetes.
Journal of Behavioral Medicine, 32, 349 - 359.
Sacco, W.P. & Bykowski*, C.A.
(2010). Depression and hemoglobin A1c in Type
1 and Type 2 Diabetes: The role of self-efficacy.
Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice, 90,
141-146.
Sacco, W.P., Bykowski*, C. A.,
Mayhew*, L., & White*, K. E. (2012).
Educational attainment moderates the effect of a
brief diabetes intervention. Diabetes Research
and Clinical Practice.
Sacco, W.P., Bykowski*, C.A., &
Mayhew*, L.L. (In Press). Pain and functional
impairment as mediators of the link between
medical symptoms and depression in Type 2
diabetes. International Journal of Behavioral
Medicine.
J. Kevin Thompson, Ph.D.
(University of Georgia)
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Professor
Research Interests:
For the past 20 years, my research has focused
largely in the area of body image disturbance.
Recent interests include a variety of topics
related to etiology, assessment and treatment. In
addition, I have conducted research in a wide
diversity of samples, including adolescents,
adults, cosmetic surgery patients, and eatingdisordered individuals. Recent interests include
sociocultural pressures, especially media
influences on body image, and the role of
peer/parental feedback in the form of negative
commentary, especially teasing, on the
development of body satisfaction. Also, in
collaboration with Dr. Paul Jacobsen, I have
explored body image issues involved in tanning
behavior. We received a grant from the National
Cancer Institute to investigate this area. Finally,
we completed a book on the “muscular ideal”
and are exploring this issue in men, boys, and
women.
Representative Publications (* student authors):
Thompson, J. K., & Cafri*, G. (Eds.)
(2007). The muscular ideal. Washington, DC:
American Psychological Association.
Heinberg, L. J. & Thompson, J. K. (Eds.)
(2009). Obesity in youth: Causes, consequences,
and cures. Washington, DC: American
Psychological Association.
Smolak, L. & Thompson, J. K. (Eds.)
(2009). Body image, eating disorders, and
obesity in youth: Assessment, treatment and
prevention (2nd ed.). Washington, DC: American
Psychological Association.
Asvat*, Y., Thompson, J. K., Cafri*, G.,
& Jacobsen, P. (2010). Appearance-based
tanning motives, sunbathing intentions, and sun
protection intentions in adolescents. Archives of
Dermatology, 146, 445-446.
Menzel*, J., Schaefer*, L., Burke*, N.,
Mayhew*, L., Brannick, M., & Thompson, J. K.
(2010). Teasing, body dissatisfaction, and
disordered eating: A meta-analysis. Body Image:
An International Journal of Research, 7, 261270.
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Calogero, R., Dunn, S., & Thompson, J.
K. (Eds.) (2011). Objectification in women.
Washington, DC: American Psychological
Association.
Rahal, C. J., Bryant, J. B., Darkes, J.,
Menzel*, J. E., & Thompson, J. K. (2012).
Development and validation of the
Compensatory Eating and Behaviors in Response
to Alcohol Consumption Scale (CEBRACS).
Eating Behavior, 13, 83-87.
Our laboratory is the Tobacco Research &
Intervention Program at the H. Lee Moffitt
Cancer Center and Research Institute. Our
research has been funded by grants from the
National Institute on Drug Abuse, the National
Cancer Institute, the National Institute on
Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, the American
Cancer Society, the American Heart Association,
the American Lung Association, and other
foundations.
Representative Publications (* student authors):
Affiliated and Courtesy Faculty
Thomas H. Brandon, Ph.D.
(University of Wisconsin-Madison)
Professor
Research Interests:
My general research interest is in health
psychology with a focus on addictive behaviors.
Tobacco use has the greatest total negative health
and economic impact of any addictive substance,
so it is the primary focus of our research. Our
laboratory uses two convergent research
approaches. One is human laboratory research on
addiction motivation, focusing on affective and
cognitive variables involved in drug use and
relapse. Variables studied include affective state,
outcome expectancies, task persistence, cue
reactivity, and self-efficacy. The second approach
involves large-scale treatment-outcome studies in
which basic theory and research are applied to
smoking cessation and relapse prevention.
Treatment strategies investigated include: cue
exposure, coping skills training, supportive
counseling, cognitive mood-management
therapies, and pharmacotherapies. Recently, we
have also been investigating cost-effective
minimal interventions for relapse-prevention.
We have developed a series of Forever Free
booklets that have been found to produce
substantial reductions in smoking relapse, and
consequently have been adopted by the National
Cancer Institute and various health organizations
throughout the country. We are now extending
this research to special populations at risk for
smoking relapse, such as pregnant/postpartum
women, telephone quitline callers, and Hispanics.
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Brandon, T. H., Vidrine, J. I., & Litvin*,
E. B. (2007). Relapse and relapse prevention.
Annual Review of Clinical Psychology, 3, 257284.
Lopez*, E. N., Drobes, D. J., Thompson,
J. K., & Brandon, T. (2008). Effects of a body
image challenge on smoking motivation among
college females. Health Psychology, 27, S243251.
Ditre*, J. W., Heckman*, B. W. , Butts*,
E. A ., & Brandon, T. H. (2010). Effects of
expectancies and coping on pain-induced
motivation to smoke. Journal of Abnormal
Psychology, 119, 524-533.
Brandon, T. H., Drobes, D.J., Unrod, M.,
Heckman*, B. W., Oliver*, J.A., Roetzheim, R.
C., Karver, S. B., & Small, B. J. (2011).
Varenicline effects on craving, cue reactivity, and
smoking reward. Psychopharmacology, 218,
391-403.
Ditre*, J. W., Brandon, T. H., Zale, E. L.,
& Meagher, M. M. (2011). Pain, nicotine, and
smoking: Research findings and theoretical
considerations. Psychological Bulletin, 137,
1065-1093.
Heckman*, B. W., Ditre*, J. W., &
Brandon, T. H. (2012). The restorative effects of
smoking upon self-control resources: A negative
reinforcement pathway. Journal of Abnormal
Psychology, 121, 244-249.
Brandon, T. H., Simmons, V. N., Meade,
C. D., Quinn, G. P., Khoury*, E. L., Sutton, S.
K., & Lee, J-H. (In Press). Self-help booklets
for preventing postpartum smoking relapse: A
randomized trial. American Journal of Public
Health.
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David J. Drobes, Ph.D.
(Purdue University)
Professor
Research Interests:
Research in my lab examines affective and
attentional processes in addiction by utilizing a
range of cognitive and psychophysiological
indices. In one area of research, we are
examining cue-elicited drug craving in smoking
behavior, as well as the interaction between
smoking and alcohol use. Another line of
research is exploring cognitive and affective
features of nicotine withdrawal, with an emphasis
on how these relate to genetic and other
individual difference variables. A new area of
research is concerned with the impact of physical
activity on both motivation to smoke and nicotine
withdrawal. A long-term goal is the translation
of human laboratory findings into interventions
for smoking cessation and other forms of drug
addiction. My laboratory is located within the
Tobacco Research and Intervention Program of
the Moffitt Cancer Center. Our work has been
funded continuously over the past fifteen years
by federal and institutional grants.
Representative Publications (* student authors):
Ditre*, J.W , Oliver*, J.A., Myrick, H.,
Henderson, S., Saladin, M.E., & Drobes, D.J.
(2012). Effects of Divalproex on smoking cue
reactivity and cessation outcomes among
smokers achieving initial abstinence.
Experimental and Clinical Psychopharmacology,
20, 293-301.
MacQueen*, D.A., Heckman*, B.W.,
Blank, M.D., Janse Van Rensburg, K., Evans,
D.E., & Drobes, D.J. (2012). Transient
compensatory smoking in response to placebo
cigarettes. Psychopharmacology, 223, 47-54.
Oliver*, J.A., & Drobes, D.J. (In Press).
Visual search and attentional bias for smoking
cues: The role of familiarity. Experimental and
Clinical Psychopharmacology.
Paul B. Jacobsen, Ph.D.
(Michigan State University)
Professor
Research Interests:
My interest is in behavioral and psychosocial
aspects of cancer and is conducted at the H. Lee
Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute.
The goal of this work is to demonstrate how an
understanding of psychological principles can be
used to reduce cancer-related morbidity and
mortality.
Drobes, D.J., Carter*, A.C., & Goldman,
M.S. (2009). Alcohol expectancies and reactivity
to alcohol-related and affective cues.
Experimental and Clinical Psychopharmacology,
17, 1-9.
Evans, D.E. & Drobes, D.J. (2009).
Nicotine self-medication of cognitive-attentional
processing. Addiction Biology, 14, 32-42.
Evans, D.E., Park, J.Y., Maxfield, N., &
Drobes, D.J. (2009). Neurocognitive variation in
smoking behavior and withdrawal: Genetic and
affective moderators. Genes, Brain and Behavior,
8, 86-96.
Elibero*, A., Janse Van Rensburg, K., &
Drobes, D.J. (2011). Acute effects of aerobic
exercise and hatha yoga on craving to smoke.
Nicotine & Tobacco Research, 13, 1140-1148.
Last revised December 2012
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Over the past few years, my students and I
have conducted a number of studies investigating
the etiology and management of behavioral side
effects of cancer treatment. With funding from
the American Cancer Society and the National
Cancer Institute, we demonstrated that a brief
cognitive-behavioral intervention (stress
management training) is effective in improving
patients’ quality of life as they undergo cancer
chemotherapy treatment. Based on these
findings, we are currently evaluating a version of
this intervention transcreated for Hispanic/Latina
patients receiving chemotherapy and developing
a web-based version for English-speaking
patients. Near completion of a second
randomized trial to examine the separate and
combined effects of stress management training
and exercise training on quality of life during
chemotherapy treatment. Current work also
focuses on investigating fatigue, one of the most
common and distressing symptoms experienced
by cancer patients.
Our research has led to the development of
tools to measure fatigue, estimates of the
prevalence and intensity of fatigue during and
following completion of cancer treatment, and
identification of clinical and psychological
factors that explain individual differences in
fatigue severity. We are also involved in
studying behavioral aspects of cancer prevention
and detection. Along these lines, we are
investigating ways to promote cancer screening
and prevention behaviors among individuals who
are at increased risk for cancer due to a family
history of the disease.
Representative Publications (* student authors):
Donovan, K. A., Small, B. J.,
Andrykowski, M. A., Munster, P., & Jacobsen, P.
B. (2007). Utility of a cognitive-behavioral
model to predict fatigue following breast cancer
treatment. Health Psychology, 26, 464-472.
Jacobsen, P. B., Donovan, K. A.,
Vadaparampil, S. T., & Small, B. J. (2007).
Systematic review and meta-analysis of
psychological and activity-based interventions
for cancer-related fatigue. Health Psychology,
26, 660-667.
Last revised December 2012
Jacobsen, P. B., & Jim, H. S. (2008).
Psychosocial interventions for anxiety and
depression in adult cancer patients:
Achievements and challenges. CA: A Cancer
Journal for Clinicians, 58, 214-230.
Ransom, S., Sheldon, K. M., & Jacobsen,
P.B. (2008). Actual change and inaccurate recall
independently contribute to posttraumatic growth
following radiotherapy. Journal of Consulting
and Clinical Psychology, 76, 811-819.
Jim, H. S., Donovan, K. A., Small, B. J.,
Andrykowski, M. A., Munster, P. N., &
Jacobsen, P. B. (2009). Cognitive functioning in
breast cancer survivors: A controlled comparison.
Cancer, 115, 1776-1783.
Manne, S. L., Jacobsen, P. B., Ming, M.,
Winkel, G., Dessureault, S., & Lessin, S. R.
(2010). Tailored versus generic interventions for
skin cancer risk reduction for family members of
melanoma patients. Health Psychology, 29, 583593.
Goedendorp, M. M., Andrykowski, M.
A., Donovan, K. A., Jim, H. S., Phillips, K. M.,
Small, B. J., Laronga, C., & Jacobsen, P. B.
(2012). Prolonged impact of chemotherapy on
fatigue in breast cancer survivors: A longitudinal
comparison with radiotherapy treated breast
cancer survivors and non-cancer controls.
Cancer, 118, 3833-3841.
Eric A. Storch, Ph.D.
(Columbia University)
All Children’s Hospital Guild Endowed Chair
and Professor
Research Interests:
My primary research focus is on the treatment of
childhood and adult OCD, and childhood anxiety,
tic disorders, and trichotillomania. In particular, I
am intrigued by the hypothesis that targeting
specific neural receptors may facilitate extinction
processes central to exposure-based
psychotherapy. We are currently conducting an
NIMH R01 with Massachusetts General Hospital
to examine this possibility. In addition to this,
there are a number of other ongoing projects: (1)
We are conducting federally funded research on
the dissemination of evidence-based child
anxiety/OCD treatments, such as computerassisted treatment for anxiety and stepped care
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for childhood PTSD (with my colleague Alison
Salloum, Ph.D.) (2) We have several NIH and
foundation funded studies examining cognitivebehavioral treatment of anxiety in youth with
autism spectrum disorders. (3) We are
conducting work examining services received by
youth with tics, as well as behavioral
interventions for pediatric tic disorders. (4)
Finally, we have a number of ongoing treatment
and phenomenology studies in OCD, including
studies on the genetics of OCD (NIMH),
psychosocial treatment for young children with
OCD (USF Research Foundation), and
neuropsychological predictors of treatment
outcome (International OCD Foundation).
We are currently funded by grants from the
National Institute of Mental Health, National
Institute of Child Health and Development,
Agency for Healthcare Quality and Research, and
Centers for Disease Control.
Representative Publications (* student authors):
Storch, E. A., Geffken, G. R., Merlo, L.
J., Mann, G., Duke, D., Munson, M., Adkins, J.,
Grabill, K., Murphy, T. K., & Goodman, W. K.
(2007). Cognitive-behavioral therapy for
pediatric obsessive-compulsive disorder:
Comparison of intensive and weekly approaches.
Journal of the American Academy of Child and
Adolescent Psychiatry, 46, 469-478.
Storch, E. A., Merlo, L. J., Larson, M. J.,
Fernandez, M., Jacob, M. L., Geffken, G. R.,
Grabill, K., Murphy, T. K., & Goodman, W. K.
(2007). Family accommodation in pediatric
obsessive-compulsive disorder. Journal of
Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, 36,
207-216.
Storch, E. A., Merlo, L. J., Larson, M.,
Geffken, G. R., Lehmkuhl, H. D., Jacob, M. L.,
Murphy, T. K., & Goodman, W. K. (2008). The
impact of comorbidity on cognitive-behavioral
therapy response in pediatric obsessive
compulsive disorder. Journal of the American
Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 47,
583-592.
Storch, E. A., Lewin, A. B., De Nadai*,
A., & Murphy, T. K. (2010). Defining treatment
tesponse and remission in obsessive-compulsive
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disorder: A signal detection analysis of the
children’s Yale-Brown Obsessive Compulsive
Scale. Journal of the American Academy of Child
and Adolescent Psychiatry, 49, 708-717.
Storch, E. A., Murphy, T. K., Goodman,
W. K., Geffken, G. R., Lewin, A. B., Henin, A.,
Micco, J. A., Sprich, S., Wilhelm, S., Bengtson,
M., & Geller, D. A. (2010). A Preliminary study
of D-Cycloserine augmentation of cognitivebehavioral therapy in pediatric obsessivecompulsive disorder. Biological Psychiatry, 68,
1073-1076.
Storch, E. A., Rasmussen, S. A., Price, L.
H., Larson, M. J., Murphy, T. K., & Goodman,
W. K. (2010). Development and psychometric
evaluation of the Yale-Brown ObsessiveCompulsive Scale Second Edition. Psychological
Assessment, 22, 223-232.
Storch, E. A., Jones, A. M., Lack, C. W.,
Ale, C. M., Sulkowski, M. L., Lewin, A. B., De
Nadai*, A.S. & Murphy, T. K. (2012). Rage
attacks in pediatric obsessive-compulsive
disorder: Phenomenology and clinical correlates.
Journal of the American Academy of Child and
Adolescent Psychiatry, 51, 582-592.
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