Dissertation Award Winners (1996-2009)

2009

Dissertation grant awards were made to the following individuals in the fall of 2009.

	Katherina Hauner Northwestern University Advisor: Susan Mineka Title: Functional neuroanatomical substrates of fear extinction during exposure therapy..
	David Johnson University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill Advisor: David Penn Title: A preliminary investigation into the feasibility and clinical benefits of loving-kindness meditation to enhance the psychological recovery of individuals with persistent negative symptoms .
	Eunyoe Ro University of Iowa Advisor: Lee Anna Clark Title: Examining Relations Between Psychosocial Functioning and Personality Pathology.
	Keiran M. Rump University of Pittsburgh Advisor: Mark S. Strauss Title: Affective Experiences in Adolescents with Autism: An EMA Study.
	Amanda Steiner University of Virginia Advisor: James Coan Title: The Self- and Social- Regulation of Emotion in Older Adults.

2008

Dissertation grant awards were made to the following individuals in the fall of 2008.

	Courtney Beard University of Georgia Advisor: Nader Amir Title: Information Processing Modification in Social Anxiety: Combining Attention and Interpretation Training.
	Frank Farach Yale Advisor: Teresa Treat Title: Effects of trait anxiety and induced mood on the temporal allocation of attention to emotional information.
	Ashley Peitrefesa Binghamton University Advisor: Meredith Coles Title: Temporal Relations Between Daily Negative Life Events and Obsessive-Compulsive Symptoms.
	Sarah Tarbox University of Pittsburgh Advisor: Michael Pogue-Geile Title: Social Functioning and Familial Liability to Schizophrenia.
	Ursula Whiteside University of Washington Advisor: Mary Larimer Title: Beyond BASICS: Enhancing Interventions for College Students Drinking to Cope.

2006

Dissertation grant awards were made to the following individuals in the fall of 2006.

	Marcel Bonn-Miller University of Vermont Advisor: Michael Zvolensky, Ph.D. Title: Frequency of Marijuana Use and Anxious and Fearful Responding to Bodily Sensations: A Laboratory Test.
	Jill M. Holm-Denoma Florida State University Advisor: Thomas Joiner, Ph.D. Title: The Latent Structure of Restrictive Eating Behaviors: Taxometric Investigation and Construct Validation Using Genetic and Personality Indicators.
	Brant P. Hasler University of Arizona Advisor: Richard Bootzin, Ph.D. Title: Diurnal rhythms in co-sleeping couples.
	Valerie Grant Dalhousie University Advisor: Sherry Stewart, Ph.D. Title: Emotional Antecedents of Alcohol Cognitions & Consumption in Drinkers with Coping-Anxiety, Coping-Depression, &/or Enhancement Motives.
	Peter D. Yeomans Drexel University Advisor: James Herbert, Ph.D. Title: The effect of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder psychoeducation on the nature and severity of traumatic stress symptoms in a Burundian sample.

2005

Dissertation grant awards were made to the following individuals in the fall of 2005.

	Lea R. Doughtery Stony Brook University Advisor: Daniel Klein, Ph.D. Title: Temperamental Low Positive Emotionality and HPA Reactivity in Preschoolers.
	Eva M. Epstein Temple University Advisor: Denise Sloan, Ph.D. Title: Emotional Reactivity in Eating Pathology.
	Coreen A. Farris Indiana University Advisor: Richard Viken, Ph.D. Title: Feature Integrality Between Diagnostic and Non-Diagnostic Cues of Women's Sexual Interest: Influence of Alcohol Intoxication and Sexual Coercion History.
	Kelly O'Brien University of Florida Advisor: Sheila Eyberg, Ph.D. Title: A Preliminary Examination of Coaching in Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT) and Parenting Skill Acquisition.
	Brian Wymbs University at Buffalo, SUNY Advisor: William Pelham, Ph.D. Title: Does Disruptive Child Behavior Cause Interparental Discord? An Experimental Manipulation.

2004

Dissertation grant awards were made to the following individuals in the fall of 2004.

	Stephanie Cassin University of Calgary Advisor: Kirstin von Ranson, Ph.D. Title: The Effect of Brief Motivational Enhancement Intervention on Binge Eating.
	Lindsay M. Collins University of Maryland Advisor: Jack J. Blanchard, Ph.D. Title: Behavioral Indicators of Schizotypy in the Biological Parents of Social Anhedonics..
	Susan C. South University of Virginia Advisor: Eric Turkheimer, Ph.D. Title: Personality Disorders and Marital Adjustment.

2003

Dissertation grant awards were made to the following individuals in the fall of 2003. Anil Chacko University at Buffalo, State University of New Yor Advisor: William E. Pelham, Ph.D. Title: The Treatment for Single-Mothers of Children Diagnosed with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder: A Comparison Between a Traditional and an Enhanced Behavioral Parenting Program. Gail H. Chang Temple University Advisor: Lauren B. Alloy, Ph.D. Title: Lifestyle Regularity and Affective Symptomatology in Individuals Exhibiting Cyclothymic Symptoms. Rebecca E. Ford DePaul University Advisor: Kathryn Grant, Ph.D. Title: Acculturation and Problem Behaviors of Latino Youth: A Development Perspective. Amy Przeworski Penn State University Advisor: Michelle Newman, Ph.D. Title: The Efficay of Internet-based Treatment for Children with Anxiety Disorders. Jennifer A. Steinberg Temple University Advisor: Lauren B. Alloy, Ph.D. Title: Implicit and Explicit Self-Esteem Level and Rectivity as Predictors of Depression.

2002

Dissertation grant awards were made to the following individuals in the fall of 2002.

	Todd Kashdan University at Buffalo, State University of New Yor Advisor: John E. Roberts, Ph.D. Title: Excessive Social Anxiety Among Persons with Depressive Disorders: Perceived Therapeutic Relationships and Slf-Focused Attention as Determinants of Change in Group Treatment.
	Shireen L. Rizvi University of Washington Advisor: Masha Linehan, Ph.D. Title: Treatment of Shame in Borderline Personality Disorder.
	Jasper Smits University of Texas - Austin Advisor: Michael J. Telch, Ph.D. Title: Facilitating Public Speaking Fear Feduction by Increasing the Salience of Disconfirmation Evidence .
	Jelena Spasojevic Temple University Advisor: Lauren B. Alloy, Ph.D. Title: Interpersonal Context of Depression: A Study of Individuals Involved in Newly Formed Romantic Relationships..
	Mariann R. Weierich Yale University Advisor: Teresa A. Treat, Ph.D. Title: Attentional Processing in Specific Phobia.

2001

Dissertation grant awards were made to the following individuals in the fall of 2001.

	Winnie Eng Temple University Advisor: Richard G. Heimberg, Ph.D. Title: An Examination of the Interpersonal Problems Associated with Symptoms of Generalized Anxiety Disorder.
	Elizabeth H. Flanagan Auburn University Advisor: Roger K. Blashfield, Ph.D. Title: An Investigation of Clinician Taxonomies.
	Lori Brotto Fontana The University of British Columbia Advisor: Boris Gorzalka, Ph.D. Title: Examining the Clinical Untility of Laboratory-Based Measure of Sexual Arousal in Women with and without Arousal.
	Erin L. Scott Temple University Advisor: Richard G. Heimberg, Ph.D. Title: Misimterpretation of Bodily Symptoms: Specificity of Responses in Individuals with Panic Attacks and Hypochondriacal Concerns.

2000

Dissertation grant awards were made to the following individuals in the fall of 2000.

	Meredith E. Coles Temple University Advisor: Richard G. Heimberg, Ph.D. Title: "Implicit and Explicit Memory for Critical Faces in Individuals with Social Phobia".
	Katrina Keil University of Arizona Advisor: Alfred W. Kaszniak, Ph.D. Title: "Examining Executive Function in Those With Brain Injury".
	Michael F. Lorber State University of New York at Stony Brook Advisor: Susan G. O'Leary, Ph.D. Title: "Cognitive and Emotional Mechanism of Harsh Parenting and Toddler".
	Katy L. Lynch University of Montana Advisor: Christine Fiore, Ph.D. Title: "Children Exposed to Domestic Violence: Resiliency and the Mother-Child Relationship".
	Jeneva L. Ohan University of British Columbia Advisor: Charlotte Johnston, Ph.D. Title: "Aggression in Girls with and without ADHD".

1998

Dissertation grant awards were made to the following individuals in the fall of 1998.

	Gretchen Clum University of Georgia Advisor: Title: .
	Carrie Bearden University of Pennsylvania Advisor: Title: .
	Amy Gorin SUNY Stony Brook Advisor: Title: .
	Cassandra L. Lehman Boston University Advisor: Title: .
	Amy Wenzel University of Iowa Advisor: Title: .
	Kelly Bickel Ohio State University Advisor: Title: .

1997

Dissertation grant awards were made to the following individuals in the fall of 1997.

	Maureen H. Carrigan Medical University of South Carolina Advisor: Stephen A. Lisman, Ph.D. Title: "Reactivity to Alcohol Cues: The Effect of Perceived Availability on Responding".
	Travis Paul McNeal University of Mississippi Advisor: Nathan C. Weed, Ph.D. Title: "The Longitudinal Impact of Personality Assessment on Undestanding Clients During the Course of Psychotherapy".
	Teresa Ann Treat Indiana University Advisor: Richard M. McFall, Ph.D. Title: "The Structure adn Plasticity of Bulimics' Perceptual Organization of Body Size and Affect Information.
	Kari A. Merrill Indiana University Advisor: Richard J. Rose, Ph.D. Title: "Effects of Anxiety and Anxiety Sensitivity on Alcohol Consumption in Females".
	Catherine Chaffee Pears University of Oregon Advisor: Beverly Fagot, Ph.D. Title: "Perspective-Taking and Adjustment in Preschoolers".
	Scott N. Compton University of Nevada Advisor: William C. Follette, Ph.D. Title: "Interpersonal skills in depression: A topographical and funtional analysis".

1996

Dissertation grant awards were made to the following individuals in the fall of 1996.

	Mary Jo Coiro University of Virginia Advisor: Title: "Maternal Depressive Symptoms as a Risk Factor for the Development of Children in Poverty".
	Denise M. Sloan Case Western Reserve University Advisor: Title: "Emotional Experience and Expression in Depression".
	Jan Mohlman University of Oregon Advisor: Title: "What kind of Attention is Necessary for Fear Reduction".
	Gregory L. Stuart Indiana University Advisor: Title: "Impulsive as a Predictor of Marital Violence: Testing a Mediational Model".
	David J. Moser University of Florida Advisor: Title: "Biobehavioral Sources of Variance in Presurgical Neuropsychological Performance Among Patients With Temporal Lobe Epilepsy".
	Mark W. Miller The Florida State University Advisor: Title: "Anxiety and Emotional Stroop Interference: A Startle-Probe Investigation of Affective and Attentional Mechanisms".