Faculty

Bio

I received my BA in Psychology from the University of Nebraska, graduating Magna Cum Laude. I completed my PhD in Clinical Psychology from the University of Missouri, and my Clinical Psychology Internship from the Eastern Pennsylvania Psychiatric Institute.I am a Professor of Psychiatry who studies the association of addiction and comorbid psychiatric disorders. My current research, funded by NIAAA, focuses on developing and testing cognitive behavioral treatments that can improve the alcohol use disorder treatment outcomes for individuals with co-occurring anxiety and depressive disorders. My research has also explored the epidemiology, causes, course and treatment of co-occurring disorders ("comorbidity"). To date, I have 88 publications, 4470 citations, and an h-index of 35.I am the Program Director of P3, an intensive 10-session grant writing program for Assistant Professors in the University's Medical School. I am the Program Director of the NIDA T32 Postdoctoral Training Program focused on Comorbidity between Substance Abuse and Mental Illness. I am also Director of the Cognitive-Behavioral Anxiety Disorders Clinic.

Research Summary

Internalizing psychopathology (anxiety disorders and depressive disorders) co-occurring with substance abuse disorders (especially alcohol dependence). My research has explored the, epidemiology, causes, course and treatment of co-occurring disorders ("comorbidity").

Clinical Summary

Behavioral and cognitive therapies for anxiety disorders, especially obsessive compulsive disorder

Bio

Biostatistician

Research Summary

Statistical data analysis and experimental research design. As a biostatistician, I have collaborated with many different research groups at the Minneapolis VA Medical Center and at the University of Minnesota. These collaborations have resulted nearly 300 journal publications in geriatrics, cardiology, infectious diseases, and other areas of biomedical research.

Bio

I am a child and adolescent clinical psychologist licensed in both Minnesota and North Dakota. I completed my B.S. in Psychology at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and my MA and PhD in Clinical Psychology at the University of North Dakota. I completed an APA-accredited pre-doctoral internship at the Youth Opportunity Center, a residential treatment facility for youth with serious emotional and behavioral difficulties. In addition, I completed a fellowship in clinical child psychology at the University of Minnesota with a focus on development and implementation of evidence-based intensive outpatient programs for adolescents with depression and children with disruptive behavior disorders.My training and experience have focused on providing evidence-based assessment and interventions with children and adolescents in a variety of settings including schools, community mental health, intensive outpatient programs, partial hospitalization, and residential treatment. Primary treatment modalities are Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT).At MIDB (Masonic Institute for the Developing Brain), I work with youth (and their families) who have severe emotion regulation issues, which lead to impulsive behaviors such as suicidal behavior or self-harm. I also provide individual, family, and group therapy for adolescents with depression, anxiety, PTSD, and ADHD.My primary goal is to help strengthen the DBT program for adolescents and families. I aim to improve implementation and assessment of treatment outcomes and to work to disseminate DBT for adolescents more widely. As part of my position, I am involved in supervision of future clinicians and plan to be involved in research related to treatment outcomes and interpersonal factors that influence youth depression, suicidal ideation, and self-injurious behavior.