Carey Bernini Dowling, Ph.D.
Adjunct Assistant Professor
Department of Psychology
University of Mississippi
University, MS 38677
Phone: (662) 915-1403
E-mail: cbdowlin@olemiss.edu
EDUCATION
2011
Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology, August 2011
Stony Brook University, State University of New York, Stony Brook, NY
Advisor: Susan G. O’Leary, Ph.D.
Dissertation: Effects of Preemptive Parenting on Misbehavior, Negative Affect,
Praise, Overreactive and Lax Discipline
2008
Masters of Arts in Psychology, August 2008
Stony Brook University, State University of New York, Stony Brook, NY
Advisor: Susan G. O’Leary, Ph.D.
Thesis: Proactive Parenting, Overreactive and Lax Discipline, and Praise:
Prediction of Toddler’s Misbehavior
2003
Bachelor of Arts in Psychology, Summa Cum Laude
James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Adjunct Assistant Professor: University of Mississippi
Fall, 2012
Life-Span Development
Fall, 2012
Psychology of Parenting
Adjunct Faculty: University of New Haven
Spring, 2012
Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences (2 sections, each with an SPSS lab
component)
Fall, 2011
Introduction to Psychology (2 sections)
Fall, 2011
Child Development (2 sections)
Instructor of Record: Stony Brook University
Summer, 2009
Survey in Developmental Psychology
Spring, 2009
Honors College Seminar: Implications and Applications of Psychological
Studies
Summer, 2008
Research and Writing in Psychology
Spring, 2008
Recitation Instructor: Research and Writing in Psychology
Professor: Anne Moyer, Ph.D., Stony Brook University
Teaching Assistant
Fall, 2009
Statistical Methods in Psychology
Instructor: Jennifer Rodden Tomlinson, M.A., Stony Brook University
Spring, 2009
Children at Risk
Professor: Bonita London-Thompson, Ph.D., Stony Brook University
Fall, 2008
Children’s Cognitive Development
Professor: Harriet Waters, Ph.D., Stony Brook University
Spring, 2007
Abnormal Psychology
Professor: Greg Hajcak, Ph.D., Stony Brook University
Fall, 2006
Applied Behavior Analysis/Positive Behavior Support
Professor: Edward Carr, Ph.D., Stony Brook University
Fall, 2002
Introduction to Psychology
Professor: Kevin Apple, Ph.D., James Madison University
TEACHING RECOGNITION
Spring, 2012
University of New Haven Alpha Lambda Delta Honor Society Chapter
- One of 16 professors nominated and selected to be recognized for
“outstanding academic contributions and service to students”.
Spring, 2012
University of New Haven Student Athletes Dean’s List Reception
- Chosen by two honorees “as someone who has been influential in their
academic career.”
PUBLICATIONS
Dowling, C. B., Smith Slep, A. M., & O’Leary, S. G. (2009). Understanding preemptive
parenting: Relations with toddler’s misbehavior, overreactive and lax discipline, and praise.
Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, 38, 850-857.
Evans, S. W., Dowling, C. B., & Brown, R. C. (2008). Psychosocial treatment for adolescents
with ADHD. In K. McBurnett & L. Pfiffner (Eds.), Attention Deficit Hyperactivity
Disorder: Concepts, controversies, new directions (pp. 243-258). New York: Informa
Healthcare, Inc.
WORKING PAPERS
Dowling, C. B. (2011). Effects of Preemptive Parenting on Misbehavior, Negative Affect, Praise,
Overreactive and Lax Discipline. Manuscript in preparation. (Dissertation work.)
Dowling, C. B. & Ortiz, C. (2011). Prediction of Child Externalizing Problems from Positive
Parenting and Dysfunctional Discipline. Manuscript in preparation.
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PRESENTATIONS
Dowling, C. B., Slep, A. M. S., & O’Leary, S. G. (2007, November). The Relations Between
Proactive Parenting and Children's Misbehavior and Negative Affect. Paper presented at the
Social Learning and the Family Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies
Preconference meeting, Philadelphia, PA.
Evans, S. W., Allen, J., Langberg, J., & Caughlin, C.* (2003, August). Strategies to improve
academic functioning of secondary students with ADHD. In G. J. DuPaul (Chair), ADHD and
academic achievement - Promoting success through the school years. Symposium conducted at
the meeting of the American Psychological Association, Toronto, Canada.
Caughlin, C.* (2003, March). An Educational Intervention for Middle School Adolescents with
ADHD. Poster presented at the second annual meeting of Raising the Bar, Harrisonburg, VA.
*Maiden name.
RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
June 2012
Consultation
Family Translational Research Group, Department of Cariology and
Comprehensive Care, New York University
 Trained a doctoral candidate (Christina Moses Passini) from Unité de
recherché, Service Universitaire de Psychiatrie de l’Enfant et de
l’Adolescent (SUPEA) to train observational coders to code Child
Misbehavior and Maternal Discipline.
2005 – 2011
Doctoral Research
Point of Woods Parenting Clinic and Laboratory, Department of Psychology,
Stony Brook University
Research advisor: Dr. Susan G. O’Leary
 Experimental manipulation of preemptive parenting (i.e., parenting that
occurs prior to child misbehavior that is designed to prevent and/or avoid
undesirable child behaviors) for mothers’ of toddlers
 Observational analysis of preemptive parenting
 Examined the psychometric properties of the Parent Behavior Scale, a
new parenting measure designed by Camilo Ortiz, Ph.D.
 Research assistant for a parenting intervention study
 Since 2006 I have trained 29 undergraduate research assistants across
seven semesters in the assessment of videotaped mother-toddler
interactions utilizing a variety of observational codes.
o Dissertation study:
 Fall 2009 – Spring 2010: Ten undergraduate research
assistants in four groups
 Summer 2009: Five undergraduate research assistants
o Masters study:
 Spring 2007: Four undergraduate research assistants
 Fall 2006: Four undergraduate research assistants
 Summer 2006: Three undergraduate research assistants
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o Parenting study:
 Spring 2006: Three undergraduate research assistants
2003
Undergraduate Research
Research Assistant
Challenging Horizons Program/Alvin V. Baird Attention and Learning
Disabilities Center, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA
Research advisor: Dr. Steven Evans
RESEARCH INTERESTS
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Promotion of optimal development of children and adolescents
Parenting and its impact on the development of externalizing behavior disorders in children
Prevention of externalizing behavior disorders, including parenting interventions
Effective parenting strategies, especially preemptive parenting strategies
Dissemination of effective parenting strategies as primary, secondary, and tertiary prevention
Assessment of parenting
Teaching strategies for undergraduate education
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS AND ACTIVITIES
2006 – Present
Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies
Parenting and Families Special Interest Group
Student Representative for Parenting and Families Special Interest
Group (2007-2008)
2006 – Present
American Psychological Association
Division 2: Society for the Teaching of Psychology (2007 – Present)
Division 53: Society of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology (2010
– Present)
2006 – 2007
Member of the Psychological Center Class Representative Council
CLINICAL EXPERIENCE & TRAINING
2011 – 2012
Clinician
Clifford W. Beers Guidance Clinic, Inc.
Supervisors: Ragne Adams, Psy.D. & Carol Fenton, LCSW
2010 – 2011
Clinical Psychology Intern
Clifford W. Beers Guidance Clinic, Inc.
Supervisors: David Abrams, Psy.D., Ragne Adams, Psy.D., & Alison
Brodhagen, Psy.D.
2006 – 2009
Therapist and Psychoeducational Testing Administrator
The Psychological Center at Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY
Supervisors: Dina Vivian, Ph.D., Marvin Goldfried, Ph.D., K. Daniel O’Leary,
Ph.D., Joanne Davila, Ph.D., Susan G. O’Leary, Ph.D., Wendy Doret, Ph.D.,
Athena Yoneda, M.A., and Danielle Mitnick, M.A.
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Summer, 2009
Spring, 2009
Supervisor Trainee
The Psychological Center at Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY
Supervisor: Dina Vivian, Ph.D.
Clinical Extern
Child Guidance Center of Greater Bridgeport, Bridgeport, CT
Outpatient Mental Health Program
Supervisor: Ellen Schwartz, Ph.D.
2006
Therapist
Point of Woods Parenting Clinic of Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY
Supervisor: Susan G. O’Leary, Ph.D.
2002 – 2003
Primary Counselor, Education Group Co-leader, and Research Assistant
Challenging Horizons Program, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA
Supervisor: Steven Evans, Ph.D.
ADDITIONAL CLINICAL TRAINING
August 2010 Trauma-Focused Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy
Web Training, Medical University of South Carolina
1/26 - 1/27/09 Therapist Training in Parent Management Training
Yale University Parenting Center & Child Conduct Clinic, New Haven, CT
Last updated: August 2012
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