Curriculum Vitae

Carl F. Weems, PhD Business Address: Department of Psychology University of New Orleans New Orleans, LA 70148 (504) 280-6772 Email: [email protected] Background: Education Post Doc Stanford University, Developmental Psychopathology, July 2001 Ph.D. Florida International University, Psychology, December 1999 Dissertation: Anxiety sensitivity in children and the development of panic and anxiety in adolescents: A prospective study M.A. Hollins College, Psychology, May 1995 B.A. Florida State University, Psychology, May 1993 Experience A. Academic 8/116/127/138/05-6/12 8/06 to 8/11 7/078/01 to 8/06 7/00 to 7/01

8/96 to 7/00

Professor, Department of Psychology University of New Orleans, New Orleans, LA Associate Chair, Department of Psychology University of New Orleans, New Orleans, LA Clinical Professor, Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, LSU Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, LA Undergraduate Coordinator Department of Psychology University of New Orleans Associate Professor, Department of Psychology University of New Orleans Adjunct Faculty, LSU Life Course and Aging Center Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology University of New Orleans Research Director, Brain Development and Traumatic Stress Project Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Child Development Stanford University School of Medicine; Stanford, CA Lecturer and Teaching Assistant, Department of Psychology Florida International University; Miami, FL Teaching Assistant, Hollins College; Roanoke, VA

8/94 to 5/95 B. Other Professional 1/00 to 7/00 Therapist, Camelot Care Centers, Inc.; Ft. Lauderdale, FL 8/96 to 7/00 Research Assistant and Therapist, Child and Family Psychosocial Research Center, Florida International University; Miami, FL 10/95 to 6/96 Clinical Specialist, ACT Corporation; Daytona Beach, FL 6/93 to 6/94 Counselor, ACT Corporation; Daytona Beach, FL 12/92 to 5/93 Family Skills Specialist, Kids in Home Intervention and Diagnostic Services, Tallahassee, FL

Scholarly and Creative Productivity: Publications a. -Book Chapters 1. Taylor, J.E., Graham, R. A., & Weems C. F. (accepted). Moderators and mediators of treatments for youth with traumatic stress. In Marija Maric, Pier J.M.Prins, and Thomas H. Ollendick, (Eds) Mediators and Moderators of Youth Treatment Outcomes. New York: Oxford University Press 2. Weems C. F. & Scott, B. G. (accepted). Disasters and the development of psychopathology in youth: An ecological perspective. Chapter for Williams and Centifanti Eds: The Wiley Blackwell Handbook of Developmental Psychopathology. Oxford, UK : Wiley Blackwell 3. Weems, C. F. & Silverman, W. K. (2013). Anxiety Disorders. In Theodore P. Beauchaine & Stephen P. Hinshaw (Eds). Child and Adolescent Psychopathology, Second Edition (pp. 513-541). Hoboken, NJ: Wiley. 4. Weems, C. F. & Berman, S. L. (2012). Existential Anxiety. In Roger Levesque (Ed.) Encyclopedia of Adolescence, Part 5, Pages 890-895. New York: Springer. 5. Berman, S. L. & Weems, C. F. (2012). Identity Distress. In Roger Levesque (Ed.) Encyclopedia of Adolescence Part 9, Pages 1357-1361. New York: Springer. 6. Weems, C. F. & Varela, R. E. (2011). Generalized Anxiety Disorder (pp. 261-274). In Dean McKay & Eric Storch (Eds). Handbook of Child and Adolescent Anxiety Disorders. New York: Springer. 7. Weems, C. F. (2010). Anxiety sensitivity as a specific form of distress tolerance in youth: Developmental assessment, origins, and applied applications. In Zvolensky, Bernstein & Vujanovic (Eds). Distress Tolerance (pp. 29-51). New York: The Guilford Press. 8. Weems, C. F. & Overstreet, S. (2009). An ecological-needs-based perspective of adolescent and youth emotional development in the context of disaster: Lessons from Hurricane Katrina. In Katie E. Cherry (Ed.). Lifespan Perspectives on Natural Disasters: Coping with Katrina, Rita and Other Storms (pp. 27-44). New York: Springer. 9. Weems, C. F. & Silverman, W. K. (2008). Anxiety Disorders. In Theodore P. Beauchaine & Stephen P. Hinshaw (Eds). Child and Adolescent Psychopathology. Hoboken, NJ: Wiley. 10. Weems, C. F. & Watts, S. E. (2005). Cognitive models of childhood anxiety. In C. M. Velotis (Ed.) Anxiety Disorder Research (pp. 205-232). Nova Science Publishers, Inc.: Hauppauge, NY. 11. Stickle, T.R. & Weems, C.F. (2005). Improving prediction from clinical assessment: The roles of measurement, psychometric theory, and decision theory. In Bootzin, R.R., & McKnight, P.E. (Eds.), Strengthening research methodology: Psychological measurement and evaluation. Washington, D.C.: American Psychological Association. 12. Weems, C. F. & Costa, N. M. (2005). Facial screening. Encyclopedia of Behavior Modification and Cognitive Behavior Therapy Volume II: Child Clinical Applications. Alan M. Gross & Ronald S. Drabman (Eds.). Michael Hersen (Series Ed.). Sage Publications: Thousand Oaks, CA. 13. Weems, C. F. & Costa, N. M. (2005). Positive practice. Encyclopedia of Behavior Modification and Cognitive Behavior Therapy Volume II: Child Clinical Applications. Alan M. Gross & Ronald S. Drabman (Eds.). Michael Hersen (Series Ed.). Sage Publications: Thousand Oaks, CA.

14. Weems, C. F. & Costa, N. M. (2005). Negative Practice. Encyclopedia of Behavior Modification and Cognitive Behavior Therapy Volume II: Child Clinical Applications. Alan M. Gross & Ronald S. Drabman (Eds.). Michael Hersen (Series Ed.). Sage Publications: Thousand Oaks, CA. 15. Weems, C. F. & Costa, N. M. (2005). Feedback. Encyclopedia of Behavior Modification and Cognitive Behavior Therapy Volume II: Child Clinical Applications. Alan M. Gross & Ronald S. Drabman (Eds.). Michael Hersen (Series Ed.). Sage Publications: Thousand Oaks, CA. 16. Reiss, S., Silverman, W. K., & Weems, C. F. (2001) Anxiety Sensitivity. In M. W. Vasey & M. R. Dadds (Eds.) The developmental psychopathology of anxiety. (pp. 92-111) London: Oxford University Press. 17. Silverman, W. K., & Weems, C. F. (1999). Anxiety sensitivity in children. In S. Taylor (Ed.) Anxiety sensitivity: Theory, research and the treatment of the fear of anxiety. (pp. 239-268) New Jersey: Laurence Erlbaum Associates.

b. -Journal Articles 18. Weems, C. F., Russell, J.D., Graham, R. A., Neill, E. L. & Banks, D. M. (accepted). Developmental Differences in the Linkages between Anxiety Control Beliefs and Post-Traumatic Stress in Youth. Depression & Anxiety 19. Osofsky, J.D., Osofsky, H.J., Weems, C.F., Hansel, T.C., & King, L. (accepted).The effects of stress related to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill on child and adolescent mental health. Journal of Pediatric Psychology. 20. Scott, B. G., Sanders, A. F. P., Graham, R., A., Banks, D. M., Russell, J. D., Berman S. L. & Weems, C. F. (accepted). Natural disasters, identity distress, and internalizing problems: The role of posttraumatic stress among Katrina-exposed adolescents. Identity: An International Journal of Theory and Research. 21. Weems, C. F., Russell, J.D., Banks, D. M., Graham, R. A., Neill, E. L. & Scott, B. G., (2014). Memories of traumatic events in childhood fade after experiencing similar less stressful events: Results from two natural experiments. Journal of Experimental Psychology: General. Doi: 10.1037/xge0000016 22. Weems, C. F., Scott, B. G., Graham, R. A., Banks, D. M. Russell, J.D. Taylor, L. K., Cannon, M. Varela, R. E., Scheeringa, M. S. Perry A. M. & Marino, R., C. (2014). Fitting anxious emotion focused intervention into the ecology of schools: Results from a test anxiety program evaluation. Prevention Science. DOI: 10.1007/s11121-014-0491-1 23. Stephenson, D.D., Beaton, E.A., Weems, C.F., Angkustsiri, K., & Simon, T. J. (2014). Identifying patterns of anxiety and depression in children with chromosome 22q11.2 deletion syndrome: Comorbidity predicts behaviorual difficulties and impaired functional communications. Behavioural Brain Research doi: 10.1016/j.bbr.2014.05.056 24. Scott, B. G., & Weems, C. F. (2014). Resting vagal tone and vagal response to stress: Associations with anxiety, aggression, and perceived anxiety control among youth. Psychophysiology, 51, 718727 . DOI: 10.1111/psyp.12218 25. Banks, D. M. & Weems C. F. (2014). Family and peer social support and their links to psychological distress among hurricane-exposed minority youth. American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, 84, 341352. doi: 10.1037/ort0000006.

26. Scheeringa, M. S. & Weems C. F (2014). Randomized placebo-controlled D-Cycloserine with cognitive behavior therapy for pediatric posttraumatic stress. Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology, 24, 69-77. DOI: 10.1089/cap.2013.0106. 27. Osofsky, H. J., Osofsky, J. D., Wells, J. H., Weems, C.F. (2014). Meeting mental health needs following the gulf oil spill. Psychiatric Services, 65, 280-283. doi: 10.1176/appi.ps.201300470 28. Weems C. F. & Graham, R. A. (2014). Resilience and trajectories of posttraumatic stress among youth exposed to disaster. Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology, 24, 2-8. DOI: 10.1089/cap.2013.0042 29. Hogendoorn , S.M, Wolters , L.H., de Haana, E., Lindauer, R.J.L, Vervoort, T.L., Weems, C.F., Boer, F., & Prins, P.J.M. (2014). Advancing an understanding of the Anxiety Control Questionnaire for Children (ACQC) in clinically anxious and non-anxious youth: Psychometric properties, incremental prediction and developmental differences. Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment. Doi: 10.1007/s10862-013-9386-x 30. Scott, B. G., Lapre, G. E., Marsee, M. A., & Weems, C. F. (2014). Aggressive behavior and its associations with posttraumatic stress and academic achievement in youth following a natural disaster. Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, 43, 43-50. DOI: 10.1080/15374416.2013.807733

31. Weems, C. F., Scott, B. G., Russell, J.D., Reiss, A. L. & Carrión, V. G. (2013). Developmental variation in amygdala volumes among children with posttraumatic stress. Developmental Neuropsychology, 38, 481-495. DOI: 10.1080/87565641.2013.820307 32. Weems, C. F., Scott, B. G., Taylor, L. K., Cannon, M. F., Romano, D. M., & Perry A. M. (2013). A theoretical model of continuity in anxiety and links to academic achievement in disaster exposed school children. Development and Psychopathology, 25, 729-738. (doi:10.1017/S0954579413000138) 33. Weems, C. F., Graham, R. A., Scott, B. G., & Banks, D. M. & Russell, J.D. (2013). Suppressor effects and age differences in the expression of anxious emotion. Personality and Individual Differences, 55, 283-287. (doi: 10.1016/j.paid.2013.02.007) 34. Carrión, V. G., Kletter, H., Weems, C. F., Berry. R. R. & Rettger, J. P. (2013). Cue-centered treatment for youth exposed to interpersonal violence: A randomized controlled trial. Journal of Traumatic Stress, 26, 654–662. DOI: 10.1002/jts.21870 35. Carter, J., Berman, S. L., Marsee, M. A., & Weems, C. F. (2013). Identity exploration, commitment, and existential anxiety as predictors of the forms and functions of aggression. Identity: An International Journal of Theory and Research, 13, 348-367. DOI: 10.1080/15283488.2013.780975 36. Kletter, H., Rialon, R. A., Laor, N., Brom, D., Pat-Horenczyk, R., Shaheen, M., Hamiel., D., Chemtob, C., Weems, C. F., Feinstein, C., Lieberman, A., Reicherter, D., Song, S., & Carrion, V.G. (2013). Helping children exposed to war and violence: Perspectives from an international work group on interventions for youth and families. Child and Youth Care Forum, 42, 371-388. (doi: 10.1007/s10566-013-9203-4)

37. Scott, B.G., Burke, N. J., Weems, C. F., Hellman, J.L., & Carrión, V. G. (2013). The interrelation of adverse childhood experiences within an at-risk pediatric sample. Journal of Child & Adolescent Trauma, 6, 217-229. DOI: 10.1080/19361521.2013.811459.

38. Horigian, V. E., Weems, C. F., Robbins, M. S., Feaster, D. J., Ucha, J., Miller, M., & Werstlein, R. (2013). Reductions in anxiety and depression symptoms in youth receiving substance use treatment. The American Journal on Addictions, 22, 329-337. (doi: 10.1111/j.1521-0391.2013.12031.x) 39. Pfefferbaum, B. J., Weems, C. F., Scott, B. G., Nitiéma, P., Noffsinger, M.A., Pfefferbaum, R. L., Varma, V. & Chakraburtty, A. (2013). Research methods in child disaster studies: A Review of Studies Generated by the September 11, 2001, Terrorist Attacks; the 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami; and Hurricane Katrina. Child & Youth Care Forum, 42, 285-337.( doi: 10.1007/s10566-013-9211-4) 40. Weems C. F & Scheeringa, M. S. (2013). Maternal depression and treatment gains following a cognitive behavioral intervention for posttraumatic stress in preschool children. Journal of Anxiety Disorders, 27, 140-146. 41. Scott, B.G., & Weems, C.F. (2013). Natural disasters and existential concerns: A test of Tillich’s theory of existential anxiety. Journal of Humanistic Psychology, 53, 114-128. 42. Weems, C. F., Scott, B. G., Banks, D. M. Graham, R. A. (2012). Is TV traumatic for all youths? The role of pre-existing posttraumatic stress symptoms on the link between disaster coverage and stress. Psychological Science, 23, 1293-1297. (doi:10.1177/0956797612446952) 43. Garrett, A. S., Carrión, V. G., Kletter, H., Karchemskiy, A., Weems, C. F., & Reiss, A. L. (2012). Brain activation to facial expressions in youth with PTSD symptoms. Depression and Anxiety, 29, 449–459. 44. Weems, C. F., & Stickle, T. R. (2012). Mediation, incremental validity, and novel intervention development: Introduction to a special issue on youth anxiety and related problems. Child and Youth Care Forum, 41, 509-516. 45. Taylor, L. K. & Weems, C. F. (2011). Cognitive-behavior therapy for disaster exposed youth with posttraumatic stress: Results from a multiple-baseline examination. Behavior Therapy, 42, 349– 363. 46. Brown, T. H., Mellman, T. A., Alfano, C. A. & Weems, C. F. (2011). Sleep fears, sleep disturbance and PTSD symptoms in minority youth exposed to Hurricane Katrina. Journal of Traumatic Stress, 24, 575-580. 47. Weems, C. F., Feaster, D. J., Horigian, V. E., & Robbins, M. S. (2011). Parent and child agreement on anxiety disorder symptoms using the DISC predictive scales. Assessment, 18, 213-216. 48. Laird, R. D & Weems, C. F. (2011). The equivalence of regression models using difference scores and models using separate scores for each informant: Implications for the study of informant discrepancies. Psychological Assessment, 23, 388-397. 49. Wiley, R., Berman, S. L., Marsee, M. A., Taylor, L. K., Cannon, M. F. & Weems, C. F. (2011). Age differences and similarities in identity distress following the Katrina disaster: Theoretical and applied implications of Erikson’s theory. Journal of Adult Development, 18, 184-191. 50. Nader, K. O. & Weems, C. F. (2011). Understanding and assessing cortisol levels in children and adolescents. Journal of Child and Adolescent Trauma, 4, 318-338. 51. Scheeringa, M. S., Weems, C. F., Cohen, J., Amaya-Jackson, L., & Guthrie, D. (2011). Traumafocused cognitive-behavioral therapy for posttraumatic stress disorder in three through six year-old children: A randomized clinical trial. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 52, 853-860.

52. Burke, N. J., Hellman, J.L., Scott, B.G., Weems, C. F., & Carrión, V. G. (2011). The impact of adverse childhood experiences in an urban pediatric population. Child Abuse & Neglect, 35, 408-413. 53. Weems, C. F., Taylor, L. K., Cannon, M. F., Marino, R., Romano, D. M., Scott, B. G., Perry A. M., & Triplett, V. (2010). Post traumatic stress, context, and the lingering effects of the Hurricane Katrina disaster among ethnic minority youth. Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, 38, 49-56. 54. Cannon, M. F., & Weems, C. F. (2010). Cognitive Biases in childhood anxiety disorders: Do interpretive and judgment biases distinguish anxious youth from their non-anxious peers? Journal of Anxiety Disorders, 24, 751-758. 55. Creveling, C. C., Varela, R. E., Weems, C. F., & Corey, D. M. (2010). Maternal control, cognitive style, and childhood anxiety: A test of a theoretical model in a multi-ethnic sample. Journal of Family Psychology, 24, 439-448. 56. Carrión, V. G., Weems, C. F., & Bradley, T. (2010). Disasters and the neurodevelopmental response to trauma in childhood: A brief overview and call to action. Future Neurology, 5, 667-674. 57. Weems, C. F., Scott, B. G., Taylor, L. K., Cannon, M. F., Romano, D. M., Perry A. M., & Triplett, V. (2010). Test anxiety prevention and intervention programs in schools: Program development and rationale. School Mental Health, 2, 62-71. 58. Carrión, V. G., Weems, C. F., Richert, K., Hoffman, B., & Reiss, A. L. (2010). Decreased prefrontal cortical volume associated with increased bedtime cortisol in traumatized youth. Biological Psychiatry, 68, 491-493. 59. Scott, B.G., & Weems, C.F. (2010). Patterns of actual and perceived control: Are control profiles differentially related to internalizing and externalizing problems in youth? Anxiety, Stress, and Coping, 23, 515 - 528. 60. Weems, C. F., Taylor, L. K., Marks A. & Varela, R. E. (2010). Anxiety sensitivity in childhood and adolescence: Parent reports and factors that influence associations with child reports. Cognitive Therapy and Research, 34, 303-315. 61. Pellerin, K. A., Costa, N. M., Weems, C. F., & Dalton, R. F. (2010). An examination of treatment completers and non-completers at a child and adolescent community mental health clinic. Community Mental Health Journal, 46, 273-281. 62. Weems, C. F. (2010). Hurricane Katrina and the need for changes in the federal funding of disaster mental health. American Journal of Disaster Medicine, 5, 57-60. 63. Dehon, C. & Weems, C.F. (2010). Emotional development in the context of conflict: The indirect effects of interparental violence on children. Journal of Child and Family Studies, 19, 287-297. 64. Weems, C. F. & Pina, A. A. (2010). The assessment of emotion regulation: Improving construct validity in research on psychopathology in youth - an introduction to the special section. Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment, 32, 1-7. 65. Costa, N. M., Weems, C. F., & Pina, A. A. (2009). Hurricane Katrina and youth anxiety: The role of perceived attachment beliefs and parenting behaviors. Journal of Anxiety Disorders, 23, 935-941. 66. Carrión, V. G., Weems, C. F., Watson, C., Eliez, S., Menon, V. & Reiss, A. L. (2009). Converging evidence for morphological abnormalities of the prefrontal cortex and evaluation of midsagittal

structures in pediatric Post Traumatic Stress Disorder: An MRI study. Psychiatry Research: Neuroimaging, 172, 226-234. 67. Alfano, C.A., Zakem, A., Costa, N.M., Taylor, L. K., & Weems, C. F. (2009). Sleep problems and their relation to cognitive factors, anxiety, and depressive symptoms in children and adolescents. Depression and Anxiety, 26, 503-512. 68. Taylor, L. K., & Weems, C. F. (2009). What do youth report as a traumatic event? Toward a developmentally informed classification of traumatic stressors. Psychological Trauma, 1, 91-106. 69. Weems, C. F., & Carrión, V. G. (2009). Diurnal salivary cortisol in youth: Clarifying the nature of post traumatic stress dysregulation. Journal of Pediatric Psychology, 34, 389-395. 70. Weems, C. F., Taylor, L. K., Costa, N. M., Marks, A. B., Romano, D. M., Verrett, S. L., & Brown, D. M. (2009). Effect of a school-based test anxiety intervention in ethnic minority youth exposed to Hurricane Katrina. Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology, 30, 218-226. 71. Berman, S. L., Weems, C. F., & Petkus V. F. (2009). The prevalence and incremental validity of Identity Distress Disorder symptoms in a high school sample. Child Psychiatry and Human Development, 40, 183-195. 72. Kletter, H., Weems, C. F., & Carrión, V. G. (2009). Guilt and posttraumatic stress symptoms in child victims of interpersonal violence. Clinical Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 14, 71-83. 73. Taylor, L. K., Weems, C. F., Costa, N. M., & Carrión, V. G. (2009). Loss and the experience of emotional distress in childhood. Journal of Loss and Trauma, 14, 1-16. 74. Weems, C. F. (2008). Developmental trajectories of childhood anxiety: Identifying continuity and change in anxious emotion. Developmental Review, 28, 488-502. 75. Weems, C. F. (2008). Making the need salient and the benefits clear: A commentary on anxiety and depression focused mental health checkups for children and adolescents. Clinical Psychology: Science and Practice, 15, 212-216. 76. Carrión, V. G., Garrett, A., Menon, V., Weems, C. F. & Reiss, A. L. (2008). Posttraumatic stress symptoms and brain function during a response-inhibition task: An fMRI study in youth. Depression and Anxiety, 25, 514-526. 77. Weems, C. F. & Overstreet, S. (2008). Child and adolescent mental health research in the context of Hurricane Katrina: An ecological-needs-based perspective and introduction to the special section. Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, 37, 487-494. 78. Pina, A. A., Villalta, I. K., Ortiz, C. D., Gottschall, A. C., Costa, N. M., & Weems, C. F. (2008). Social support, perceived discrimination, and coping as predictors of posttraumatic stress reactions in youth survivors of hurricane Katrina. Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, 37, 564-574. 79. Marsee, M. A., Weems, C. F., & Taylor, L. K. (2008). Exploring the association between aggression and anxiety in youth: A look at aggressive subtypes, gender, and social cognition. Journal of Child and Family Studies, 17, 154-168. 80. Weems, C. F., Piña, A. A., Costa, N. M., Watts, S. E., Taylor, L. K., & Cannon, M. F. (2007). Predisaster trait anxiety and negative affect predict posttraumatic stress in youth after hurricane

Katrina. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 75, 154-159. 81. Weems, C. F., & Carrión, V. G. (2007). The association between PTSD symptoms and salivary cortisol in youth: The role of the time since the trauma. Journal of Traumatic Stress, 20, 903-907. 82. Carrión, V. G., Weems, C. F., & Reiss, A. L. (2007). Stressing about posttraumatic stress disorder: In reply. Pediatrics, 120, 234-235. 83. Weems, C. F., Watts, S. E., Marsee, M. A., Taylor, L. K., Costa, N. M., Cannon, M. F., Carrión, V. G., & Piña, A. A., (2007). The psychosocial impact of Hurricane Katrina: Contextual differences in psychological symptoms, social support, and discrimination. Behaviour Research and Therapy, 45, 2295-2306. 84. Varela, R. E., Weems, C. F., Berman, S. L., Hensley, L., de Bernal, M. C. R. (2007). Internalizing symptoms in Latinos: The role of anxiety sensitivity. Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 36, 429440. 85. Carrión, V. G., Weems, C. F., & Reiss, A. L. (2007). Stress predicts brain changes in children: A pilot longitudinal study on youth stress, PTSD, and the hippocampus. Pediatrics, 119, 509-516. 86. Scheeringa, M. S., Arnberger, R., Salloum, A., Weems, C. F., Amaya-Jackson, L., & Cohen, J. (2007). Feasibility and effectiveness of cognitive-behavioral therapy for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in preschool children: Two case reports. Journal of Traumatic Stress, 20, 631-636. 87. Weems, C. F., Costa, N. M., Watts, S. E., Taylor L. K. & Cannon M. F., (2007). Cognitive errors, anxiety sensitivity and anxiety control beliefs: Their unique and specific associations with childhood anxiety symptoms. Behavior Modification, 31, 174-201. 88. Watts, S. E. & Weems, C. F. (2006). Associations among selective attention, memory bias, cognitive errors and symptoms of anxiety in youth. Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, 34, 838-849. 89. Cannon M. F. & Weems, C. F. (2006). Do anxiety and depression cluster into distinct groups? A test of tripartite model predictions in a community sample of youth. Depression and Anxiety, 23, 453460. 90. Berman, S. L., Weems, C. F., Rodriguez, E., & Zamora, I. (2006). Exploring the link between identity and attachment. Journal of Adolescence, 29, 737-748. 91. Weems, C. F., & Silverman W. K. (2006). An integrative model of control: Implications for understanding emotion regulation and dysregulation in childhood anxiety. Journal of Affective Disorders, 91, 113-124. 92. Costa, N. M., Weems, C. F., Pellerin, K., & Dalton, R. (2006). Parenting stress and childhood psychopathology: An examination of specificity to child internalizing and externalizing symptoms. Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment. 28, 113-122. 93. Berman, S. L., Weems, C. F., & Stickle, T. R. (2006). Existential anxiety in adolescents: Prevalence, structure, association with psychological symptoms and identity. Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 35, 303-310. 94. Saltzman, K., Weems, C. F., Reiss, A. L., & Carrión, V. G., (2006). Mixed lateral preference in Pediatric Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease, 194, 142-144.

95. Saltzman, K., Weems, C. F., & Carrión, V. G. (2006). IQ and posttraumatic stress symptoms in children exposed to interpersonal violence. Child Psychiatry & Human Development, 36, 261-272. 96. Weems, C. F. (2005). Childhood anxiety disorders: An overview of recent guides for professionals and parents. Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, 34, 772-778. 97. Weems, C. F. & Costa, N. M. (2005). Developmental differences in the expression of childhood anxiety symptoms and fears. Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry 44, 656-663. 98. Costa, N. M & Weems, C. F. (2005). Maternal and child anxiety: Do attachment beliefs or children’s perceptions of maternal control mediate their association? Social Development, 14, 574-590. 99. Weems, C. F., Zakem, A., Costa, N. M., Cannon M. F., & Watts, S. E. (2005). Physiological response and childhood anxiety: Association with symptoms of anxiety disorders and cognitive bias. Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, 34, 712-723. 100. Morgan, W. L. & Weems, C. F. (2005). Synchronizing programs using Macromedia Director plugins: An example from the field of Developmental Psychopathology. Behavior Research Methods, 37, 480-483. 101. Bernstein, A., Zvolensky, M. J., Weems, C. F., Stickle, T., & Leen-Feldner, E. (2005). Taxonicity of anxiety sensitivity: An empirical test among youth. Behaviour Research and Therapy, 43, 11311155. 102. Weems, C. F., & Stickle, T. R. (2005). Anxiety disorders in childhood: Casting a nomological net. Clinical Child and Family Psychology Review, 8, 107-134. 103. Cortes, A. M., Saltzman, K. M., Weems, C. F., Regnault, H. P., Reiss, A. L., & Carrión, V. G. (2005). Development of anxiety disorders in a traumatized pediatric population: A preliminary longitudinal evaluation. Child Abuse and Neglect. 29, 905-914. 104. Dehon, C., Weems, C. F., Stickle, T. R., Costa, N. M. & Berman, S. L. (2005). A cross sectional evaluation of the factorial invariance of anxiety sensitivity in adolescents and young adults. Behaviour Research and Therapy, 43, 799-810. 105. Roth, J., Dadds, M. R., McAloon, J., Guastella, A., & Weems, C. F. (2004). Prevalence and prediction of internalizing disorders in early childhood: A community study. Behaviour Change, 21, 215-228. 106. Weems, C. F., Costa, N. M., Dehon, C., & Berman, S. L. (2004). Paul Tillich’s theory of existential anxiety: A preliminary conceptual and empirical analysis. Anxiety, Stress, & Coping, 17, 383-399. 107. Weems, C. F., Silverman W. K., Rapee, R. & Piña, A. A. (2003). The role of control in childhood anxiety disorders. Cognitive Therapy and Research, 27, 557-568. 108. Weems, C. F., Saltzman, K., Reiss, A. L., & Carrión, V. G., (2003). A prospective test of the association between emotional numbing and hyperarousal in youth with a history of traumatic stress. Journal of Clinical Child & Adolescent Psychology, 32, 166-171. 109. Piña, A. A., Silverman, W. K., Weems, C. F., Kurtines, W. M., & Goldman, M. L. (2003). A comparison of completers and non-completers of exposure-based cognitive and behavioral treatment for phobic and anxiety disorders in youth. Journal of Consulting and Clinical

Psychology, 71, 701-705. 110. Weems, C. F. & Carrión, V. G. (2003). The treatment of Separation Anxiety Disorder employing attachment theory and cognitive behavior therapy techniques. Clinical Case Studies, 2, 188-198. 111. Piña, A. A., Silverman, W. K., Fuentes, R., Kurtines, W. M., & Weems, C. F. (2003). Exposurebased cognitive and behavioral treatment for phobic and anxiety disorders: Treatment effects and maintenance for Hispanic/Latino relative to Euro-American youths. Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 42, 1179-1187. 112. Fullana-Rivas, M. A., Servera, M., Weems, C. F., Tortella-Feliu, M., & Caseras, X. (2003). Reliability and validity of the Catalan version of the Childhood Anxiety Sensitivity Index. Anxiety, Stress, & Coping, 16, 99-107. 113. Weems, C. F., Hayward, C., Killen, J. D., & Taylor, C. B. (2002). A longitudinal investigation of anxiety sensitivity in adolescence. Journal of Abnormal Psychology, 111, 471-477. 114. Weems, C. F., Berman, S. L., Silverman W. K., & Rodriguez, E. (2002). The relation between anxiety sensitivity and attachment style in adolescence and early adulthood. Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment, 24, 159-168. 115. Carrión, V. G., Weems, C. F., Ray, R. D., Glasser, B., Hessl, D. & Reiss, A. L. (2002). Diurnal salivary cortisol in pediatric Posttraumatic Stress Disorder. Biological Psychiatry, 51, 575-582. 116. Lumpkin, P. L., Silverman, W. K., Weems, C. F., Markham, M. R., & Kurtines, W. M. (2002). Treating a heterogeneous set of anxiety disorders in youth with group cognitive behavior therapy: A partially non-concurrent multiple baseline evaluation. Behavior Therapy, 33, 163-177. 117. Carrión, V. G., Weems, C. F., Ray R., & Reiss, A. L. (2002). Towards an empirical definition of pediatric PTSD: The phenomenology of PTSD symptoms in youth. Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 41, 166-173. 118. Weems, C. F., Berman, S. L., Silverman, W. K., & Saavedra, L. S. (2001). Cognitive errors in youth with anxiety disorders: The linkages between negative cognitive errors and anxious symptoms. Cognitive Therapy and Research, 25, 559-575. 119. Carrión, V. G., Weems, C. F., Eliez, S., Patwardhan, A., Brown, W., Ray R., & Reiss, A. L. (2001). Attenuation of frontal lobe asymmetry in pediatric PTSD. Biological Psychiatry, 50, 943-951. 120. Piña, A., Silverman, W. K., Saavedra, L. S. & Weems, C. F. (2001). An analysis of the RCMAS lie scale in a clinic sample of anxious children. Journal of Anxiety Disorders, 15, 443-457. 121. Weems, C. F., Silverman, W. K., & La Greca, A. M. (2000). What do youth referred for anxiety problems worry about? Worry and its relation to anxiety and anxiety disorders in children and adolescents. Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, 28, 63-72. 122. Berman, S. L., Weems, C. F., Silverman, W. K., & Kurtines, W. K. (2000). Predictors of outcome in exposure based cognitive and behavioral interventions for phobic and anxiety disorders. Behavior Therapy, 31, 713-731. 123. Weems, C. F. (1999). Psychological inquiry and the role of world views. Behavior and Philosophy, 27, 147-163.

124. Weems, C. F., Silverman, W. K., Saavedra, L. S., Piña, A. A, & Lumpkin, P. W. (1999). The discrimination of children's phobias using the Revised Fear Survey Schedule for Children. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry and Allied Disciplines, 40, 941-952. 125. Silverman, W. K., Kurtines, W. M., Ginsburg, G. S., Weems, C. F., Lumpkin, P. W., & Carmichael, D. H. (1999). Treating anxiety disorders in children with group cognitive-behavioral therapy: A randomized clinical trial. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 67, 995-1003. 126. Weems, C. F. (1999). Conceptual and methodological issues in examining behavioral development through environment-organism interactions. New Ideas in Psychology, 17, 149-164. 127. Silverman, W. K., Kurtines, W. M., Ginsburg, G. S., Weems, C. F., Rabian, B. & Serafini, L. T. (1999). Contingency management, self-control, and education support in the treatment of childhood phobic disorders: A randomized clinical trial. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 67, 675-687. 128. Weems, C. F. (1998). Theoretical psychology: Subdiscipline or metadiscipline? American Psychologist, 53, 68-69. 129. Weems, C. F., Hammond-Laurence, K., Silverman, W. K. & Ginsburg, G. S. (1998). Testing the utility of the anxiety sensitivity construct in children and adolescents referred for anxiety disorders. Journal of Clinical Child Psychology, 27, 69-77. 130. Weems, C. F. (1998). The evaluation of heart rate biofeedback using a multi-element design. Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry, 29, 157-162. 131. Weems, C. F., Hammond-Laurence, K., Silverman, W. K. & Ferguson, C. (1997). The relation between anxiety sensitivity and depression in children and adolescents referred for anxiety. Behaviour Research and Therapy, 35, 961-966. c. Submitted items 1. Weems, C.F., Reiss S., Dunson, K.L., Graham, R.A., Russell, J.D., Banks, D.M., & Neil, E.L. (2014). Early Identification of Intrinsic Motivation: Development of the Child Reiss Motivation Profile for Ages Four to Eleven. 2. Osofsky, J.D., Osofsky, H.J., Weems, C.F., King, L. & Hansel, T.C., (2013). Trajectories of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Symptoms among Youth Exposed to both Natural and Technological Disasters 3. Graham, R.G., & Weems C. F. (2013). Identifying Moderators of the Link between Parent and Child Anxiety Sensitivity: The Roles of Gender Positive Parenting and Corporal Punishment 4. Wamser-Nanney, R., Scheeringa, M. S. & Weems C. F. (2013). Predictors of Early Treatment Response in Youth Receiving Treatment for PTSD. 5. Klabunde, M., Weems, C. F., Raman, M., Reiss, A. L., Carrion, V. G., (2014). Evidence for Sexual Dimorphism on Measures of Insula Volume, Area and Thickness in Youth with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Symptoms 6. Weems, C. F., Klabunde, M., Russell, J.D.., Reiss, A. L. &Carrion, V. G. (2014). Posttraumatic Stress and Age Variation in Amygdala Volumes among Youth Exposed to Trauma d. Published Proceedings-

Carrion, V. G., Klabunde, M., Weems, C. F., Ramen, M., & Reiss, A. L. (2014, May). Insula Measures and Emotional Cognitive Interplay in Youth with Post-Traumatic Stress Symptoms: Does Gender Matter? Biological Psychiatry, 75, 285S-286S. Osofsky, H., Osofsky, J., Wells, J., Weems, C., Hansel, T., King, L., & Ciccone, A. (2014). Integrating Mental and Behavioral Health into Primary Care Clinics to Develop a System of Care Following the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill. Society of Petroleum Engineers. doi:10.2118/168522-MS Alfano, C.A., & Weems, C. F. (2008). Sleep problems and their relation to cognitive factors, anxiety, and depressive symptoms in children and adolescents. Sleep, 31, Supplement, A74. Cortes, A., Saltzman, K., Weems, C. F., Regnault, H., Kohrt, H., Carrión, V. G. (October, 2002). Maintenance of elevated cortisol levels in children with history of trauma. Proceedings of the 49th Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Volume 18, pp.108. Liu, Y., Carrión, V. G., Weems, C. F., Reiss A. (October, 2002): Longitudinal MRI Findings of Brain Morphology in Pediatric PTSD. Proceedings of the 49th Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Volume 18, pp.46. Carrión, V. G., Weems, C. F., Eliez, S., Schmitt, J., Liu, Y., Menon, V., Reiss, A. (October, 2002): Morphological Abnormalities of the Prefrontal Cortex in Pediatric PTSD. Proceedings of the 49th Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Volume 18, pp.46. C. Other Publications a. Non-refereed Academic 1. Carrion, V. G., & Weems, C. F. (2013). Introduction to a Special Issue on Research with Youth Exposed to Disasters and Violence. Child and Youth Care Forum, 42, 257-259. DOI 10.1007/s10566-013-9212-3

2. Weems, C. F. (2011). Guidelines for empirical papers on group care programs. Child and Youth Care Forum, 40, 251-252. 3. Carrión, V. G., Weems, C. F., Richert, K., Hoffman, B., & Reiss, A. L. (2011). Response to "Cortisol and Brain: Beyond the Hippocampus". Biological Psychiatry, 69, e11. 4. Weems, C. F. (2009). Developmental psychopathology, positive psychology, and knowledge development in child and youth care: Editorial hopes and aspirations for the forum. Child and Youth Care Forum, 38, 1-4. 5. Taylor, L. K. & Weems, C. F. (2008). Review of the book “Helping Children Cope with Disasters and Terrorism” for the journal Children, Youth, and Environments. http://www.colorado.edu/journals/cye/18_1/index.htm 6. Reiss, S., Peterson, R., Taylor, S., Schmidt N. B., & Weems, C. F. (2008). Anxiety Sensitivity Index Consolidated Test Manual: ASI, ASI-3, and CASI. Worthington, Ohio: IDS Publishing. On the Web: www.anxietysensitivityindex.com. 7. Weems, C. F. (2006). Invited Commentary: On “Development of the Anxiety Change Expectancy Scale” Evidence Based Mental Health, 9, 6.

b. -Working Papers 1. Weems, C. F. (2006). Manual for the Anxiety Control Questionnaire for Children. University of New Orleans: Author. 2. Weems, C. F. (2005). Comprehensive School Based Test Anxiety and Related Problems Screening and Intervention Program. University of New Orleans, New Orleans, LA: Author. 3. Weems, C. F. (2004). Manual for the Existential Anxiety Questionnaire. University of New Orleans: Author. 4. Pfefferbaum, B. J., Weems, C. F., Scott, B. G. et al. Disasters and Youth: A Systematic Review of Research on Youth Exposure to the 2001 US Terrorist Attacks, the 2004 Indian Ocean Earthquake Tsunami, and Hurricane Katrina

Other Artistic or other Creative Contributions Poems published in anthologies including: The Best Poems of the 90's (1996), Best Poems of 1997 (1997), Lyrical Heritage (1996), Forever and a Day (1996), A Delicate Balance (1995).

Participation at Professional Meetings Russell, J. D., Weems, C. F., Scott, B. G., Graham, R. A., & Banks, D. M. (2014, March). Posttraumatic stress and the emergence of existential anxiety in adolescence. Presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research on Adolescence, Austin, TX. Graham, R.G., & Weems C. F. (2014, March). Are Adolescent Girls Vulnerable to Parent Anxiety Sensitivity? Factors Contributing to Parent and Youth Anxiety Sensitivity. Presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research on Adolescence, Austin, TX. Osofsky, H.J., Osofsky, J.D. Wells, J. Weems, C. F., Hansel, T.C. King, L. & Ciccone, A. (2014, March) Integrating Mental and Behavioral Health into Primary Care Clinics to Develop a System of Care Following the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill. SPE International Conference on Health, Safety, and the Environment , Long Beach, CA. Russell, J. D., Scott, B. G., Weems, C. F., Reiss, A. L. & Carrión, V. G. (June, 2013) Age Differences and Change in Amygdala Volumes among Children with Posttraumatic Stress. Presented at the 20th International Stress and Behavior 2013 Conference June 22-24, 2013, New Orleans, LA, USA. Scott, B. G., & Weems, C. F. (June, 2013) Youths’ Vagal Response to Mental Arithmetic Task: The Differential Role of Child- and Parent-reported Anxiety Symptoms. Presented at the 20th International Stress and Behavior 2013 Conference June 22-24, 2013, New Orleans, LA, USA. Scott, B. G., Russell, J. D., Sanders, A. F. P., Weems, C. F., Reiss, A. L. & Carrión, V. G. (May, 2013). Developmental Variation in Amygdala Volumes among Children with Posttraumatic Stress. The 25th Association for Psychological Science Annual Convention, May 23-26, Washington, D.C. Sanders, A. F. P., Pizzitolo, A. P., Scott, B. G., Graham, R., A., Banks, D. M., Russell, J. D., & Weems, C. F. (May, 2013). Posttraumatic Stress Exacerbates the Link between Identity and Internalizing Problems in Adolescents. The 25th Association for Psychological Science Annual Convention, May 23-26, Washington, D.C. Hertzler, E. E., Banks, D. M., Russell, J. D., Graham, R., A., Scott, B. G., & Weems, C. F., (March, 2013). Existential Anxiety in Adolescence: Prevalence and Associations with Psychological Symptoms

Following Disaster. Southeastern Psychological Association Annual Convention, Atlanta, GA. Weems, C. F., Scott, B. G., Banks, D. M., & Graham, R. (August, 2012). Trajectories of Post-Traumatic Stress Symptoms in Minority Youth following Hurricanes Katrina and Gustav: Subsequent Exposure and the Role of Watching TV Coverage. In A. La Greca (Chair), From Exposure to Recovery: Traumatic Stressors and Their Impact on Children and Adolescents. Annual Convention of American Psychological Association, Orlando, FL. Scott, B.G., Lapre, G.E., Marsee, M.A., & Weems, C.F. (March, 2012). Aggression predicts academic achievement among disaster-exposed youth: The indirect effect of disaster exposure via PTSD symptoms and aggression. Biennial Meeting of the Society for Research in Human Development, New Orleans, LA. Weems, C. F., Scott, B. G., Banks, D. M., & Graham, R. (March, 2012). Viewing Television Disaster Coverage and Adolescent’s Versus Children’s Stress Reactions. Society for Research on Adolescence biennial conference, Vancouver, Canada. Graham, R., Banks, D. M., Scott, B. G., & Weems, C. F., (February, 2012). Viewing Television Storm Coverage of Hurricane Gustav and Youth Post Traumatic Stress Reactions: The Role of Pre Disaster Symptoms. Southeastern Psychological Association Annual Convention, New Orleans, LA. Weems, C. F. (2011, October). Using Developmental Theory & Affective Science to Inform Comprehensive Student Success Programs. LSUHSC Brain & Behavior Research Conferences, New Orleans, LA. Weems, C. F. (2011, June) Theme 4, Developmental Issues (Discussant) The Dutch Royal Academy of Arts and Sciences - Social Anxiety Conference: Towards a better understanding of geneenvironment relations. Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Weems, C. F. (2011, March) Emerging Resources for the Prevention, Treatment, and Identification of Underserved Youth at Risk for Anxiety Disorders (Chair). Anxiety Disorders Association of America Annual Convention, New Orleans, LA. Brown, T. H., Mellman, T. A., Alfano, C. A. & Weems, C. F. (2011, March). The Role of Sleep Fears and Sleep Disturbance in the Maintenance of PTSD symptoms in Minority Youth Exposed to Hurricane Katrina. Anxiety Disorders Association of America Annual Convention, New Orleans, LA. Weems, C. F., Scott, B. G., Taylor, L. K., Cannon, M. F., & Edel, P. (2011, March). The UNO Test Anxiety Prevention and Intervention Program in Urban Schools. Anxiety Disorders Association of America Annual Convention, New Orleans, LA. Scott, B.G., Marks, A.B., Taylor, L.K., & Weems, C.F. (2010, November). Ethnicity, corporal punishment, and their relations to fear and anxiety in youth. In K.M. Lewis and T.H. Ollendick (Co-Chairs), All in the family: Exploration of parenting practices and their relation to internalizing symptoms in children and adolescents across cultures. Convention of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, San Francisco, CA. Weems, C. F. (September, 2010). Anxiety and Post-Traumatic Stress in New Orleans Schools. Five Years of Post-Katrina Educational Reform Research Conference, New Orleans, LA. Taylor, L. K., Scott, B. G., Cannon, M. F., Weems, C. F., Romano, D. M., Perry, A. M., & Triplett, V.

(August, 2010). Test Anxiety Prevention and Intervention Programs in schools. In E. Shapiro (Chair), Partnership to Improve Mental Health Services for Children in Schools. Annual Convention of American Psychological Association, San Diego, CA. Weems, C. F., Scott, B. G., Taylor, L. K., & Cannon, M. F. (June, 2010). A Longitudinal Study of Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms in Ethnic Minority Youth Exposed to Hurricanes Katrina and Gustav: The Role of Subsequent Exposure on Symptom Trajectories. In Symposium: PTSD in children and adolescents. Presented at the triennial meeting of the World Congress of Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Boston, MA. Costa, N. M., Weems, C. F., & Pina, A. A. (June, 2010). The Role of Perceived Attachment Beliefs and Parenting on Change in Youth Pre to Post Anxiety after experiencing Hurricane Katrina. In Symposium: PTSD in children and adolescents. Presented at the triennial meeting of the World Congress of Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Boston, MA. Scott, B.G., & Weems, C.F. (June, 2010). Can Patterns of Actual and Perceived Control Help to Distinguish Internalizing and Externalizing Problems? Triennial meeting of the World Congress of Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Boston, MA. Carter, J., Berman, S., Marsee, M., Weems, C. F., & Wilson, J. (2010, March). The Role of Identity on Peer Conflict and Aggression. Society for Research on Adolescence’ biennial convention, Philadelphia, PA. Weems, C. F. (2010, March). Identity Distress: What we know and still need to know (discussant). S. L. Berman (chair) Identity Distress and Mental Health. Symposium conducted at the Society for Research on Adolescence’ biennial convention, Philadelphia, PA. Costa, N.M., De Los Reyes, A. & Weems, C. F. (November, 2009). Parent-Child Informant Discrepancies: Are they Stable Over Time and Across Different Parent-Child Pairs. Annual Convention of Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, New York, NY. Scott, B. G., Weems, C. F., Taylor, L. K., Marks, A. B, Cannon, M. A., Edel, P. O. (August, 2009). Role of control beliefs in the maintenance of childhood anxiety. Poster to be presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, Toronto, Canada. Horigian, V. E., Weems, C. F., Ucha, J., & Robbins, M. S. (May, 2009). Psychiatric Comorbidity among Youth Receiving Substance Abuse Treatment: Prevalence and the Effects of Intervention in Reducing Symptoms and Incidence. American Psychiatric Association Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA. Weems, C. F., Taylor, L. K., Marks, A. B., Costa, N. M., & Romano, D. M. (November, 2008). Effect of a School-Based Test Anxiety Intervention in Ethnic Minority Youth Exposed to Hurricane Katrina. Annual Convention of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Orlando, FL. Wiley, R., Berman, S. L., & Weems, C. F. (November, 2008). Identity Disruption in the Aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. Annual Convention of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Orlando, FL. Marks, A. B., Taylor, L. K., Cannon, M. F., Weems, C. F. & Costa, N. M. (November, 2008). Social Support and the Link to Post-Disaster Outcomes: Lifespan Differences and Age-Appropriate Responses among Individuals Exposed to Hurricane Katrina. Annual Convention of the

Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Orlando, FL. Romano, D. M., Weems, C. F., & Schayot, L. (October, 2008). Post-Disaster School Counseling Protocol. Annual Southern Association for Counselor Educators and Supervisors (SACES) Conference, Huston, TX. Romano, D. M., Weems, C. F., Marino, R.C., (October, 2008). Utilizing test anxiety interventions to reduce Post Traumatic Stress in urban charter school students. Presentation to the conference of the Louisiana Counseling Association (LCA), Baton Rouge, LA. Wiley, R., Berman, S. L., & Weems, C. F. (August, 2008). Psychosocial impact of hurricane Katrina on identity. Presented at the annual Convention of the American Psychological Association, Boston, MA. Stadnick, N. A., Villalta, I. K., Gottschall, A. C., Pina, A. A., Ortiz, C. D., Costa, N. M., & Weems, C. F. (2008, May). Social support and coping but not discrimination predict Hurricane Katrina youths’ reactions. Annual meeting of the Association for Psychological Science, Chicago, IL. Marsee, M.A. & Weems, C.F. (April, 2008). Invited workshop: New Research on Behavioral Disorders in Children –Weems, C.F. --Knowledge development on childhood responses to Hurricane Katrina. Louisiana Psychological Association, Lafayette, LA. Taylor, L. K., Marks, A. B., Cannon, M. F., & Weems, C. F. (March, 2008). Lifespan Differences in Helpful Sources of Social Support among Individuals Exposed to Hurricane Katrina. Annual Meeting of the LSU Life Course and Aging Center. Wiley, R., Berman, S. L., & Weems, C. F. (March, 2008). Identity distress and PTSD among survivors of hurricane Katrina. Meeting of the Society for Research on Identity Formation, Chicago, IL. Weems, C. F., Taylor, L. K., Marks, A. B., Costa, N. M., & Romano, D. M. (March, 2008). The Impact of Hurricane Katrina on Disadvantaged Adolescents: A Prospective Study with Results of a School Based Intervention. Meeting of the Society for Research on Adolescence, Chicago, IL. Costa, N.M., Weems, C. F., & Piña, A.A. (November, 2007). Hurricane Katrina and Youth Anxiety: What Effects Change between Pre and Post Disaster Anxiety? Child and Adolescent Anxiety SIG at the annual Convention of Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Philadelphia, PA. Weems, C.F. Piña, A. A., & Carrión, V. G. (July, 2007). Continuity and Change in Childhood Anxiety Disorders: Perspectives from Normative Development, Reactions to the Hurricane Katrina Disaster, and Neurophysiology. World Congress of Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Barcelona, Spain. Abstracts of the World Congress of Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, S29. Weems, C. F. (July, 2007). Indirect effects of a test anxiety intervention on post traumatic stress in youth. Child Anxiety Theory and Treatment Seminars, Barcelona, Spain. Weems, C. F. (June, 2007). The effect of hurricane Katrina on youth: Developing knowledge and interventions to mitigate impact. University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Weems, C.F. (April, 2007). The role of stress on brain and emotional development in youth: Stress, cortisol and the hippocampus. Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Grand Rounds, Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA. Marsee, M.A. & Weems, C.F. (March, 2007). Do anxious boys fight like girls? Childhood anxiety symptoms and their relation to subtypes of aggression. Meeting of the Society for Research on

Child Development, Boston, MA. Taylor, L. K., Weems, C. F., Costa, N. M., Watts, S. E., Cannon, M. F., Piña, A. A., & Barrios, B (March, 2007). Predictors of Post Disaster Emotional Functioning in Youth: Preliminary Results from a Pre to Post Hurricane Katrina Study. Society for Research on Child Development, Boston, MA. Weems, C. F., Watts, S. E., Taylor, L. K., Costa, N. M., Cannon, M. F. (February, 2007). Contextual differences in the psychosocial impact of Hurricane Katrina. Southeastern Psychological Association Annual Convention, New Orleans, LA. Weems, C. F. (November, 2006). The psychosocial impact of hurricane Katrina on youth and interventions designed to mitigate impact. Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Grand Rounds, Stanford University School of Medicine. Taylor, L. K., Costa, N. M., Watts, S. E., Cannon, M. F., Zakem, A. H. & Weems, C. F. (November, 2006). Psychometric properties of the child PTSD checklist in a community sample of youth. Presented at the annual Convention of Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Chicago, IL. Costa, N. M ., Taylor, L. K., Cannon, M. F., Watts, S. E., Zakem, A. H. & Weems, C. F. (November, 2006). A Longitudinal Investigation of the Hypothesized Risk Factors of Child Anxiety. Presented at the annual Convention of Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Chicago, IL. Taylor, L. K., Costa, N. M., Watts, S. E., Cannon, M. F., Zakem, A. H. & Weems, C. F. (August, 2006). Developing the Anxiety Control Questionnaire for Children (ACQ-C) Short Form. Presented at the annual Convention of American Psychological Association, New Orleans. Villalta, I. K., Ortiz, C. D., Piña, A. A., Barrios, B., Watts, S. E., Taylor, L. K., Costa, N. M., & Weems, C. F. (August, 2006). Coping with Hurricane Katrina: Exposure and outcomes among African American and European American youth. Presented at the annual convention of the American Psychological Association (APA), New Orleans, LA. Zakem, A., Costa, N.M., Vu, P., Watts, S. E., Cannon, M. F., Taylor, L. K., & Weems, C.F. (August, 2006). Sleep Problems and their Relation to Anxiety and Depression Symptoms in Youth. Presented at the annual Convention of American Psychological Association, New Orleans. Costa, N. M., Taylor, L. K., Zakem, A., Watts, S. E., Cannon, M. F., Vu, Ph., & Weems, C.F. (August, 2006). Correlates of child and adolescent anxious symptoms. Presented at the annual Convention of American Psychological Association, New Orleans. Vu, P., Taylor, L. K., Cannon, M. F., Zakem, A., Watts, S. E., Costa, N. M., & Weems, C. F. (August, 2006). Association between externalizing and internalizing symptoms and academic areas. Presented at the annual Convention of American Psychological Association, New Orleans. Watts, S. E., Weems, C. F., Costa, N. M., Cannon, M. F., Taylor, L. K., & Zakem. A. (August 2006). Selective Attention, Memory Bias, Interpretive Bias and Anxiety in Youth. Presented at the annual Convention of American Psychological Association, New Orleans. Berman, S., Weems, C., & Petkus, V. (2006, March). The role of identity distress as a link between identity status and psychological symptoms. Society for Research on Adolescence’ biennial convention, San Francisco, CA. Weems, C. F. Discussant for Schmidt, N. B. (February, 2006). Prevention of Anxiety Pathology: Findings

from the Anxiety Sensitivity Amelioration Training (ASAT) Trial. Winter Anxiety Summit, Jay Peak, VT. Taylor, L.K., Costa, N.M., Watts, S.E., Cannon, M.F., Adams, C.F., & Weems, C.F. (November 2005). Are Traumas in Childhood and Adolescence the Same? Exploring the Clinical Phenomenology of Criteria A1 PTSD Events in Youth. Poster presented at the annual Convention of Association for the Advancement of Behavior Therapy, Washington. Cannon, M. F., Watts, S. E., Taylor, L. K., Costa, N. M., & Weems, C. F. (November 2005). Associations among youth depressive symptoms, parenting behaviors, and attachment beliefs. Poster presented at the annual Convention of Association for the Advancement of Behavior Therapy, Washington, DC. Costa, N. M., Weems, C. F., Pellerin, K., & Dalton, R. (November 2005). Parenting stress and childhood psychopathology: Is there specificity to internalizing and externalizing psychopathology? Poster presented at the annual Convention of Association for the Advancement of Behavior Therapy, Washington, DC. Costa, N. M., Cannon, M. F., Watts, S. E., Taylor, L. K., Vu, Ph., & Weems, C. F. (November 2005). Anxiety within the family: Associations between siblings reports of anxiety. Poster presented at the annual Convention of Association for the Advancement of Behavior Therapy, Washington, DC. Weems, C. F., Costa, N. M., Watts, S. E., Cannon, M. F., Taylor, L. (May 2005). Developmental differences in the expression of childhood anxiety and phobic disorder symptoms. Annual Convention of the American Psychological Society, Los Angeles, CA. Costa, N. M., Cannon, M., Watts, S., Zakem, A., Wacker, K. Weems, C. F. (April, 2005). Parent-child agreement on anxiety & depressive symptoms: The effects of child’s age, sex and parental psychopathology. Meeting of the Society for Research on Child Development, Atlanta, GA. Watts, S. E., Costa, N.M., Cannon, M. F., Wacker, K., Vu, P., Weems, C. F. (April, 2005) Interpretive and Judgment Biases: Their Association with Childhood Anxiety and Depressive Symptoms in a Community Sample. Meeting of the Society for Research on Child Development, Atlanta, GA. Weems, C. F. (October, 2004) Identifying cognitive risk for childhood anxiety. Tulane University, Child Psychiatry Grand Rounds. Weems, C. F., Costa, N. M., Zakem, A., Fabian, M. & Watts, S. (November, 2004). Children’s Reasoning about Anxiety Sensations. Annual convention of the Association for the Advancement of Behavior Therapy, New Orleans, LA. Watts, S.E., Costa, N. M., Menandez, O., Gibson, J., Fabian, M. & Weems C. F. (November, 2004). Do Types of Cognitive Errors Distinguish Anxiety and Depression: Implications for the Comorbidity of Anxiety and Depression in Youth. Annual convention of the Association for the Advancement of Behavior Therapy, New Orleans, LA. Fabian, M., Watts, S.E., Costa, N. M., Springer, S. & Weems C. F. (November, 2004). The Specific and Unique Associations Between Anxiety, Anxiety Sensitivity, and Depression: Testing Two Models of the Relationship. Annual convention of the Association for the Advancement of Behavior Therapy, New Orleans, LA.

Costa, N. M., Watts, S.E., Vu, P., Wacker, K. & Weems C. F. (November, 2004). Parent and Child Anxiety: Do Parenting Behaviors and Attachment Beliefs Mediate the Association? Annual convention of the Association for the Advancement of Behavior Therapy, New Orleans, LA. Berman, S. L., Weems, C. F., Rodriguez, E., & Zamora, I. (July, 2004). Exploring the link between identity and attachment. American Psychological Association Annual Convention, Honolulu, HI. Piña, A. A., Alfano, C., Viana, A. G., Weems, C. F., & Silverman, W. K. (March, 2004). Cognitive Errors as Moderators of Treatment Effects and Maintenance: A Comparison of Cognitive Therapy and Education Support in the Treatment of Childhood Phobic and Anxiety Disorders. Anxiety Disorders Association of America Annual Convention, Miami, Florida. Costa, N. M., & Weems, C. F. (March, 2004). Gender Differences in the Association Between Relationship Anxiety and Depression in Ethnic Minority Youth. Biennial Meeting of the Society for Research on Adolescence, Baltimore, Maryland. Costa, N. M., Weems, C. F., Pellerin, K., & Dalton, R. (March, 2004). The Role of Parent-Adolescent Interactions on the Association Between Parental Anxiety and Adolescent Internalizing Symptoms. Biennial Meeting of the Society for Research on Adolescence, Baltimore, Maryland. Dehon, C., Costa, N. M, Weems, C. F., Stickle, T. R., & Berman, S. L. (November, 2003). A cross sectional evaluation of the factorial invariance of anxiety sensitivity in adolescents and adults. Annual convention of the Association for the Advancement of Behavior Therapy, Reno, NV. Ramirez, D., Suarez, M. X., Hutardo, M. P., Plazas, M. C., Rodriguez, M. C., Weems, C. F., Berman, S. L. (August, 2003). Anxiety sensitivity and attachment style in Columbian and American adolescents. Presented at the American Psychological Association Annual Convention, Toronto, Canada. Ortiz, C., Piña, A., Saunders, J., Weems, C. F., & Kurtines, W. (April, 2003) Chronological Age, Temperament, and Attachment: An Examination of Youths With Separation Anxiety Disorder. Presented at the Biennial Meeting of the Society for Research on Child Development, Tampa, FL. Weems, C. F., Costa, N. M., Ramirez S. M., & Stein, C. (March, 2003). The conceptualization and assessment of existential anxiety. Southeastern Psychological Association Annual Convention, New Orleans, LA. Hayward, C., Weems, C. F., Killen, J. D., & Taylor, C. B. (November, 2002). Anxiety sensitivity and panic in youth. Annual convention of the Association for the Advancement of Behavior Therapy, Reno, NV. Costa, N. M. & Weems, C.F. (November, 2002). The phenomenology of panic in ethnic minority adolescents. Annual convention of the Association for the Advancement of Behavior Therapy, Reno, NV. Weems, C. F. (October, 2002). Anxiety sensitivity in childhood. Invited talk presented at Tulane University, New Orleans, LA. Weems, C. F., Ray R. D., Reiss, A. L., & Carrión, V. G. (April, 2002). Puberty and the expression of PTSD symptoms in children and adolescents exposed to traumatic stress. Presented at the Biennial Meeting of the Society for Research on Adolescence, New Orleans, LA. Carrión, V. G., Weems, C. F., Eliez, S., Ray R., & Reiss, A. L. (December, 2000). Cortisol and cerebral volume in pediatric PTSD. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the American College of

Neuropsychopharmacology, San Juan, Puerto Rico. Weems, C. F., Berman, S. L., Rodriguez, E., Coll, H., Oliveros, A., Saavedra, L. M., Lopez, B., & Silverman W. K. (November, 2000). Anxiety sensitivity and attachment style. Presented at the annual convention of the Association for the Advancement of Behavior Therapy, New Orleans, LA. Silverman, W. K., Berman, S. L., Weems, C. F., Saavedra, L. M., & Piña, A. A. (November, 2000). Enhancing the efficacy of cognitive behavioral treatment of children with anxiety disorders: The role of parents. Presented at the annual convention of the Association for the Advancement of Behavior Therapy, New Orleans, LA. Piña, A., Silverman, W. K., Weems, C. F., & Saavedra, L. S. (November, 2000). An analysis of the RCMAS lie scale in a clinic sample of anxious children. Presented at the annual convention of the Association for the Advancement of Behavior Therapy, New Orleans, LA Rodriguez, E., Berman, S., Weems, C., Zamora, I., & Silverman, W. (August, 2000). Identity status and psychopathology as a function of developmental stage. American Psychological Association Annual Convention, Washington, DC. Coll, H., Piña, A., Weems, C. F., Saavedra, L. S., Silverman, W. K. (June, 2000). Social validation of the presence/absence of anxiety in children. American Psychological Society, Miami, Florida. Weems, C. F., Rodriguez, E., Coll, H., Haas, S., Oliveros, A., & Calleja, A. (March, 2000). The relation between anxiety sensitivity and attachment style in adolescence and early adulthood. Presented at the Biennial Meeting of the Society for Research on Adolescence, Chicago, Illinois. Alfonso, J., Weems, C. F., Alfano, C., Sullivan, L., Seoanes, J., & Silverman (March, 2000). Ethnic differences in anxiety sensitivity: Changes from childhood to adolescence. Presented at the Biennial Meeting of the Society for Research on Adolescence, Chicago, Illinois. Weems, C. F. & Silverman, W. K. (November, 1999). Anxiety sensitivity in children and the development of panic in adolescents: A follow-up investigation. Presented at the annual convention of the Association for the Advancement of Behavior Therapy, Toronto, Canada. Weems, C. F., Saavedra, L. S., Piña, A., & Lumpkin, P. W. (April, 1999). The discrimination of children's phobias using parent and child versions of the Revised Fear Survey for Children. Presented at the Biennial Meeting of the Society for Research on Child Development, Albuquerque, NM. Weems, C. F. & Silverman, W. K., Alfano, C. & Tarolla, S. (April, 1999). Control and anxiety disorders in children. Presented at the Biennial Meeting of the Society for Research on Child Development, Albuquerque, NM. Weems, C. F. (November, 1998). The use of hierarchical linear modeling in developmental and clinical intervention design research. Presented to the Association of Developmental Graduate Students and Developmental Faculty, Florida International University, Miami, FL. Weems, C. F., Silverman, W. K. & Hammond-Laurence, K. (November, 1997). The relation of child and parent anxiety sensitivity to anxiety and depression in clinic-referred families. Presented at the annual convention of the Association for the Advancement of Behavior Therapy, Miami, FL Weems, C. F., Silverman, W. K., La Greca, A., Rudolf, J., Cutler, A. & Hammond-Laurence, K. (November, 1997). What do anxious children worry about? Worries and their relation to anxiety

disorders in children and adolescents. Presented at the annual convention of the Association for the Advancement of Behavior Therapy, Miami, FL Hammond-Laurence, K., Vasey, M., Weems, C. F., Delgado, S., Rawle, S. A., Piña, A. & Silverman, W. K. (November, 1997). An examination of threat-related stroop interference among clinic-referred children with anxiety. Presented at the annual convention of the Association for the Advancement of Behavior Therapy, Miami, FL Hammond-Laurence, K., Weems, C. F. & Silverman, W .K. (November, 1997). Effects of cognitive behavior treatment on comorbid disorders in children diagnosed with anxiety. Presented at the annual convention of the Association for the Advancement of Behavior Therapy, Miami, FL Hammond-Laurence, K., Weems, C. F. & Silverman, W. K. (November, 1997). Case-study evaluations of the efficacy of a cognitive-behavioral treatment for anxiety on comorbid externalizing disorders. Presented at the annual convention of the Association for the Advancement of Behavior Therapy, Miami, FL. Piña, A., Hammond-Laurence, K., Weems, C. F. & Silverman, W.K. (November, 1997). Reliability of a Feelings Thermometer Rating Scale for Children. Presented at the annual convention of the Association for the Advancement of Behavior Therapy, Miami, FL. Weems, C. F. (April, 1995). The evaluation of heart rate biofeedback using a multi-element design. Presented at the Hollins College Psychology Colloquium, Roanoke, VA.

Other Scholarly or Creative Activities A. Service in the role of discussant, critic, reviewer for professional meetings, publications, granting agencies, or grant proposals Journal Editorial Boards Clinical Psychology Review (2012-present) Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology (2012-present) Journal of Anxiety Disorders (2010-present) Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology (2004-present) Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology (2008-2011) Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment (2002-2008) Grant Reviewer Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research (NWO) Division of Social Sciences, February, 2013 Grant Reviewer Research Grants program of the Israel Science Foundation, April, 2010. Grant Reviewer Research Grants program of the Israel Science Foundation, March, 2008. Grant Reviewer Standard Research Grants program of the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada, January 2008. NIH, Center for Scientific Review, Grant Panel Reviewer Child Psychopathology and Developmental Disabilities study section (CPDD) at the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), June 2003 NIH, Center for Scientific Review, Grant Panel Reviewer Child Psychopathology and Developmental Disabilities study section (CPDD) at the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), February 2004. NIH, Center for Scientific Review, Grant Panel Reviewer Center for Scientific Review Special Emphasis Panel (ZRG1 BBBP-A (60) at the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), February 2004. Reviewer The 8th International Congress of Cognitive Psychotherapy (ICCP 2014) to be held in Hong Kong from 24 - 27 June 2014.

Reviewer The International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies 29th Annual Meeting. Review Panel on Human Development for the 13th European Congress of Psychology in Stockholm [July 9-12, 2013]. Ad hoc Journal Reviewer Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica American Journal of Orthopsychiatry American Psychologist Anxiety, Stress and Coping Anxiety and Depression Applied Developmental Science Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry Behavior Modification Behavior Therapy Behaviour Research and Therapy BioMed Central: Psychiatry BioMed Central: Research Notes British Journal of Developmental Psychology British Journal of Clinical Psychology Child and Adolescent Mental Health Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health Child Development Child Psychiatry and Human Development Children, Youth, and Environments Clinical Child and Family Psychology Review Clinical Psychology: Science and Practice Clinical Psychology Review Cognitive Behavior Therapy Cultural Diversity & Ethnic Minority Psychology Developmental Psychology Developmental Science Development and Psychopathology Disasters: The Journal of Disaster Studies, Policy and Management Educational Psychology Educational Research and Reviews Emotion European Review of Applied Psychology International Journal of Psychology Journal of Abnormal Psychology Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology Journal of Adolescence Journal of Adolescent Health Journal of Affective Disorders Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Journal of Anxiety Disorders Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry and Allied Disciplines Journal of Child and Family Studies Journal of Clinical Child Psychology

Journal of Clinical Psychiatry Journal of Cognitive Psychotherapy Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology Journal of Early Adolescence Journal of Experimental Child Psychology Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society Journal of Pain Journal of Pediatric Psychology Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology Journal of Traumatic Stress Learning and Individual Differences Neuropsychiatry PlosOne Professional Psychology: Research and Practice Psychological Assessment Psychological Bulletin Psychological Trauma Psychology of Popular Media Culture. Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology Spanish Journal of Psychology Traumatology The Journal of Clinical Psychiatry Book Reviewer APA Books Division B. Service in the role of officer of professional organization, program committee member, session organizer for professional meeting

C. General editorship of journal, monograph series, book series Editor in Chief: Child and Youth Care Forum: Journal of Research and Practice in Children's Services (term 2008-present) Associate Editor: Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment (2008-2011) Guest Editor: Special Section Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology Weems, C. F. & Overstreet, S. (2008). Child and adolescent mental health research in the context of Hurricane Katrina. Guest Editor: Special Section Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment Weems, C. F. & Pina, A. A. (2010). The Assessment of Emotion Regulation. D. Professional society membership. American Psychological Association Association for Psychological Science Society for Research on Adolescence

Awards, Lectureships, or Prizes 2005 Investing in Research Excellence Award 2004 Award for Early Career Achievement in Research: UNO Alumni Association 2003 NIMH Individual Research Service Award 2001 University of New Orleans Research Grant 2001 Anxiety Disorders Association of America Travel Award 2000 Stanford University Post-Doctoral Research Fellowship 1999 Florida International University Department of Psychology Travel Award 1998 Child and Family Psychosocial Research Center (FIU) Dissertation Award 1995 Hollins College Graduate School Fellowship 1992 Florida State University Academic Award Grant 1989 – 1993 State of Florida Academic Scholarship Grants & Contracts a. Grants and contracts received Title: Role: Source: Budget: Summary: Title: Role: Budget: Summary:

Integrating Cognitive and Computer Science to Improve Cyber Security: Selective Attention, Personality and Programming the Detection and Prevention of Risk Co-Principal Investigator (Richard and Ahmed Co-PI’s) National Science Foundation CNS-SaTC: EAGER $223,022; Dates: 4/15/14 to 3/31/16 Identifying personality and cognitive indicators of cyber security risk. Evaluation of the Mental and Behavioral Health Capacity Project (MBHCP) Sub-contract PI; Source: Mental and Behavioral Health Capacity Project (MBHCP) at LSU Health Sciences Center $74,430; Dates 7/1/13 to 6/30/15 Design and data analysis for evaluation of the (MBHCP) at LSU Health Sciences Center. MBHCP is designed to provide mental health outreach to schools, federally qualified health clinics and community clinics in 7 designated parishes in Louisiana impacted by the 2010 Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill.

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Confirmatory factor analysis and validation of the Child RMP Principal Investigator; Source: IDS Publishing Co. $18,000; Dates 1/20/13 to 12/31/13 Survey parents of children and the youth with the Child RMP and related assessment s for factor analysis and construct validation.


The Efficacy and Effectiveness of a School Based Test Anxiety Intervention Principal Investigator; Source: Institute of Mental Hygiene $117,500; Dates 4/1/08 to 6/1/11 The study tested the efficacy of a comprehensive test anxiety screening and intervention program, examining its utility as an early identification and prevention program.

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Effect of D-cycloserine on treatment of PTSD in youth. Co-Investigator (M. Scheeringa, PI) Dates: 07-22-2010 – 7/22/12 1RC1 MH-088969-01 NIMH; Project Budget: Directs Year 1 $309,250, Year 2 $312,650 A randomized clinical trial of D-cycloserine plus cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) versus placebo plus CBT in 7-12 year-old youth. Potential biomarkers and underlying mechanisms of change, including attentional bias to threat, autonomic cardiac control, and

cortisol regulation were also prospectively measured. Title: Role: Budget: Summary:

Biobehavioral Mechanisms for Severe Disruptive Behavior in Adolescent Girls Investigator (Shirtcliff, PI); Source: National Institute of Mental Health (MH093675) $385,364 (total 2 years); Dates 7/1/11 to 6/30/13 Examined if stress and sex hormones operate as biobehavioral pathways to disruptive behavior disorder symptoms.

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Raising the Standard of Care for Pediatric PTSD; Source: Lucile Packard Foundation Consultant (PI: Carrión); Dates: 1/1/09 - 12/31/12; Budget: $15,000 Design and statistical consulting for a randomized waitlist controlled intervention for youth with posttraumatic stress.

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Youth Exposure to Disaster and Terrorism Consultant; Source: OSUHSC Terrorism and Disaster Center (Betty Pfefferbaum PI; SAMHSA) Cost 20,000; Dates 6/1/12 to 7/30/12 Prepared a comprehensive report on the status of current knowledge about the effects of natural and human-caused disasters on children, the factors associated with outcomes, and the implications of the findings.

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The role of real and perceived control in youth emotion regulation: Improving the predictive capacity of physiological assessments. Source: UNO College of Sciences Faculty Research Grant; Role: PI; Dates: 1/1/11 - 5/31/12; Budget: $10,000 The project examined whether discrepant patterns of perceived and actual physiological regulation relate differentially to internalizing and externalizing problems in youth.

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Improving the Mental Health of New Orleans Post Katrina. Co-Investigator (Lead director of the youth Anxiety and Mood Clinic). (PI: Martel); Louisiana Board of Regents Enhancement Program (020SS09); $144,000; Dates: 6/1/09 to 5/31/11 Restoration and expansion of the mental health services provided by the clinics of the Department of Psychology.

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Florida Node of the Drug Abuse Clinical Trials Network, Source: National Institute on Drug Abuse (U10 DA 13720), Center for Family Studies (PIs: Robbins & Szapocznik) Subcontract PI; Dates: 9/1/09 to 8/30/10. Budget: $18,312 Dissemination of findings on the effectiveness of Brief Strategic Family Therapy in the treatment of adolescent drug abuse focusing on the role of comorbid disorders.

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Treatment Effectiveness for PTSD in Young Children Co-Investigator (PI: Scheeringa); Source: National Institutes of Health (R34 MH070827) $526,661; Dates: 3/1/05 to 11/31/08 Developed a treatment manual and tested the efficacy of cognitive behavioral therapy for young children with PTSD.

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Florida Node of the Drug Abuse Clinical Trials Network, Source: National Institute on Drug Abuse (U10 DA 13720), Center for Family Studies (PIs: Robbins & Szapocznik) Consultant; Dates: 8/30/08 to 8/30/09. Cost: $24,085 Dissemination of findings on the effectiveness of Brief Strategic Family Therapy in the treatment of adolescent drug abuse focusing on the role of comorbid disorders.

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Children’s Reasoning about Anxiety Sensations Principal Investigator; Source: National Institutes of Health (R03 MH067572) $71,000; Dates: 1/1/04 to 12/1/06 Examined a number of cognitive, behavioral and developmental predictors of anxiety in youth and developed a method of assessing children’s reasoning about anxiety sensations.


Identifying Cognitive Risk for Childhood Anxiety Principal Investigator; Source: Investing in Research Excellence (UNO-IRE) $12,000; Dates: 01/01/06 - 12/31/07 To test the construct and predictive validity of risk factors for childhood anxiety disorders.

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Hurricane Katrina and Youth Anxiety: The Moderating Role of Parental Anxiety, Attachment Beliefs, and Control Research Mentor –Natalie Costa Recipient; Source: Koppitz Research Fellowship – American Psychological Association. $23,000; Dates: 6/01/06 - 6/31/07 To identify predictors of psychosocial and behavioral outcomes after exposure to traumatic stressors in childhood.

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Predicting Outcomes of Exposure to Natural Disasters: Pre to Post Katrina Principal Investigator (Co-PI Armando Piña); Source: Institute for Social Science Research $25,000; Dates: 10/1/05 - 4/30/06 To identify predictors of psychosocial outcomes in youth after exposure to traumatic stress.


Child and Family Anxiety, Fear and Stress Project Principal Investigator; Source: College of Science, UNO $30,000; Dates: 8/1/01 to 8/1/03 The overall aim was to establish a protocol for assessing mechanisms and symptoms of childhood anxiety disorders.


PTSD in Incarcerated Youth of the State of Louisiana Juvenile Detention System Consultant; Source: State of Louisiana, Juvenile Justice System $2,600; Dates: 7/1/03 to 1/1/04 Established the protocol for assessing symptoms of PTSD among incarcerated youth.

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An Examination of Effectiveness of Disaster Messaging and Evacuation Responses by Market Segment Principal Investigator (Pamela Kennett-Hensel; Peter Yaukey & Pamela Jenkins Co-I’s) National Science Foundation SBE Office of Multidisciplinary Activities; Interdisciplinary Behavioral and Social Science Research (IBSS) $903,851.00 (Total, 3 years) 9/1/14 to 8/31/17 (not funded) Apply an interdisciplinary, multi-method approach to develop methods of eliciting selfprotective behavioral responses, and evacuations in particular, in situations of impending hurricanes.


Cognitive Mechanisms of Change in Anxious Emotion Principal Investigator; Source: National Institute of Mental Health (R15) $430,000 (Total, 3 years) 8/1/13 to 7/31/16 (in revision) The proposed research is targeted at identifying indicators and understanding core processes and mechanisms underlying anxious emotion in youth within a developmental framework.


Cognitive Mechanisms of Anxiety Disorder Symptom Trajectories Principal Investigator; Source: National Institute of Mental Health (R01) $175,000 (per year, 5 years) 6/1/12 to 5/31/17 (not funded) The proposed research is targeted at understanding the role of cognition in the expression and maintenance of anxiety related difficulties by identifying time and cost-effective indicators of the core processes and mechanisms underlying anxiety problems in adolescents within a developmental understanding of symptom expression.


Response to Acute Threat in Trauma-Exposed Youth Co-Principal Inv. (PI Scheeringa); Source: National Institute of Mental Health (R01) $250,000 (per year, 5 years) 8/1/12 to 7/31/17 (not funded) The proposed research will attempt to answer the question of “Why do symptoms from multiple disorders commonly arise simultaneously following trauma, and why do they simultaneously improve with cognitive behavioral therapy?”

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Mechanisms of Preschool Disruptive Behavior Disorders Co-Investigator (PI Martel); Source: National Institute of Mental Health Test causal theory of mechanisms of disruptive behavior disorders (DBD) using an experimental treatment outcome design and (2) advance personalized intervention approaches by identifying parent moderating characteristics that influence treatment outcome. (not funded)


Brain Structure in Disaster-Related Pediatric PTSD Co-Investigator (Victor Carrion, PI); Source: National Institute of Mental Health $250,000 per year (total direct 1,000,000 5 years) 6/1/10 to 6/30/15 The overall aim of the proposed study will involve testing the impact of natural disaster exposure precipitated PTSD on brain development in youth. (Scored: 20th %tile not funded)

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The effectiveness of a school based test anxiety intervention for New Orleans youth: Intervention and Anxiety Disorder Prevention. Principal Investigator. Total direct $600,000 Total $876,000 (2 years) 10/1/09 to 9/30/11. Source: National Center for Community Health and Research (NCCHR) via New Orleans Health Department and the Orleans Recovery Foundation (Not funded) The overall aim of the proposed study involves testing the utility of an early identification and prevention program, and training school guidance counselors in New Orleans schools.

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The neuroscience of stress and related disorders-Louisiana consortium for the study of stress Co-Principal Investigator; Source: LA Board of Regents $7,354,606-(Recommended for funding) by the review committee but was not funded. Develop a multi-disciplinary and highly interactive program that will elucidate cellular, molecular and epigenetic mechanisms as well as behavioral and psychological outcomes

of chronic stress and stress-related disorders through a multidisciplinary, multiscale biomedical research effort. Title: Role: Budget: Summary:

Identification of risk and protective mechanisms in stress-related mental disorders Principal Investigator; Source: LA Board of Regents $740,000 –(Recommended for funding) by the review committee but was not funded. The overall aim of the study involves clarifying the risk and protective mechanisms in the evolution of stress-related mental disorder in youth.


Identifying cognitive risk for childhood anxiety Principal Investigator; Source: National Institute of Mental Health $175,000 (per year, 5 years) 1/1/08 to 12/31/12 (not funded) The overall aim of the proposed study will involve testing the construct and predictive validity of cognitive risk factors for childhood anxiety disorders. (not funded)


The Impact of Hurricane Katrina on the Functioning of Ethnic Minority Youth Principal Investigator; Source: William T Grant Foundation $498,000 (not funded) The overall aim of the proposed study will involve testing how social, cognitive, and contextual processes confer risk for childhood anxiety problems.

Thesis/Dissertation Committee Service Major Advisor for Dissertations and Master Theses: University of New Orleans 1. Natalie M. Costa Thesis title: Parent and child anxiety: Do attachment beliefs and perceived parenting behaviors mediate the association. (Defended May 2004). 2. Christopher Dehon Dissertation title: A mediational model of the effects of interpersonal violence on youth. (Defended July 2004). 3. Melinda Cannon Thesis title: Comorbid anxiety and depression: Do they cluster as distinct groups in youth. (Defended July 2005). 4. Sarah Watts Thesis title: The associations among attention, memory, interpretive biases and anxiety. (Defended August 2005). 5. Leslie K. Taylor Thesis title: Which events constitute criteria A1 of PTSD? The phenomenology of psychological trauma in youth (Defended August 2006). 6. Natalie M. Costa Dissertation title: Hurricane Katrina and youth anxiety: The role of parental anxiety, parental and youth attachment beliefs, and parenting behaviors (Defended April 2007). 7. Allison Marks Thesis Title: Corporal Punishment and its Association with Anxiety in Youth (Defended March 2009). 8. Leslie K. Taylor Dissertation title: The Feasibility and Idiographic Evaluation of School-Based Trauma-Focused Intervention Services in the Wake of Disaster (Defended, May, 2010). 9. Melinda Cannon Dissertation Title: Cognitive Biases in Childhood Anxiety Disorders: Do Interpretive and Judgment Biases Distinguish Anxious Youth from their Non-anxious Peers? (Defended, April, 2010). 10. Brandon G. Scott Dissertation title: Perceived and Actual Emotional Control among Youth: Are There Differential Relations with Anxiety and Aggression? (Defended July 1st 2013). 11. Rebecca Graham Thesis title: Anxiety sensitivity and its association with parenting behaviors (defended August, 2013) 12. Donice Banks Thesis title: Hurricane-exposed youth and psychological distress: an examination of the

role of social support (defended August, 2013). 13. Justin Russell Thesis Title: The structure of child and adolescent aggression: Confirmatory factor analysis of a brief peer conflict scale (defended April, 2014). Committee Member for Dissertations and Master Theses: University of New Orleans, Department of Psychology 1. Christopher Dehon Thesis title: The relationship of conduct problems, depressive symptoms, and anxiety symptoms to substance use in late-adolescence. (Defended June 2002). 2. Lara Rachel Robinson Thesis title: Parental determinants of emotion regulation in a maltreated sample. (Defended May 2004). 3. Angela Keyes Dissertation title: Behavioral and emotion components in a parenting intervention. (Defended July 2005). 4. Sarah D. Robinson Thesis title: The moderating effect of parenting on the development of Externalizing Problems in Toddlers (Defended April 2005). 5. Luna C. Munoz Dissertation title: Types of aggression, responsiveness to provocation and psychopathic traits (Defended July 2005)). 6. Eva R. Kimonis Dissertation title: Developmental pathways to psychopathic traits in Caucasian and African American juvenile offenders (Defended July 2005). 7. Sara Sohr-Preston Dissertation Title: Receptive vocabulary as a mediator of the relationship between responsive communication and the development of child compliance. (Defended May, 2006) 8. Kristin L. Callahan Thesis title: The Direct and Interactive Effects of Neighborhood Risk and Harsh Parenting on Childhood Externalizing and Internalizing Behavior (Defended May, 2006) 9. Drew Terranova Dissertation Title: Predictors of bullying victimization (Defended July, 2006) 10. Lara Rachel Robinson Dissertation title: The effects of maltreatment on emotion regulation. (Defended June 2006). 11. Tolanda Age Thesis title: Emotion regulation and adjustment in the offspring of military personnel (Defended August 2006). 12. Danielle Dandreaux Dissertation title: Developmental Pathways to Conduct Problems (Defended May 2007). 13. Gabriel Quintero Dissertation title: Interactions of the Striatal Gene Rhes with the Dopaminergic System in Rodents (Defended August 2007). 14. Mathew Heinly Dissertation Title: Language dysfunction in traumatic brain injury while controlling for effort (Defended August 2007). 15. Scott Mirabile Dissertation Title: Emotion Socialization, Emotional Competence, and Social Competence and Maladjustment in Early Childhood (Defended May 2009). 16. Stuart White Dissertation Title: Examining the influence of Callous Unemotional Traits on Outcomes in an Evidence-based Treatment Program for Delinquent Adolescents Defended, April, 2010). 17. Kristen L. Callahan Dissertation Title: Disrupting the Impact of Socioeconomic Disadvantage on Risk for Behavior Problems among Preschool Children: The Role of Headstart Attendance (Defended, April, 2010). 18. Jonathan Ord Dissertation Title: Biopsychosocial factors in chronic spine related pain: Contributions to Pain Intensity and Perceived Disability (Defended, March, 2010). 19. Gregory Fassnacht Thesis Title: Exploring the moderating effects of CU traits on the relationship between social intelligence and aggression. (Defended January, 2010). 20. Katherine Lau Thesis Title: Exploring the profiles of narcissism, psychopathy, and Machiavellianism in youth: An examination of associations with antisocial behavior and aggression. (Master’s thesis, proposed January, 2010). 21. Kelly Curtis Dissertation Title: A multi-group analysis of the psychological factors that contribute to persisting working attention problems in mild TBI and chronic pain. (defended April 2012).

22. Moira Riley Thesis Title: Contextual Risk and the Association Between Sensitive Parenting and Social Competence During Early Childhood. (defended Jan 2012). 23. Brenna Sapotichne Thesis title: Evaluating the Role of Environmental Stressors and Sensitive Parenting on the Emergence of Internalizing and Externalizing Problems during Early Childhood (defended August 2012). 24. Frank Lee Dissertation title: How the manipulation of Rhes alters the behavioral and molecular progression of Huntington’s disease (proposed April 2012 in progress). 25. Juli L. Weiss Thesis title: The Interaction of Post-Partum Depression and Maternal Knowledge of Infant Development on Change in Sensitive and Responsive Parenting during Early Infancy (defended September 2012). 26. Genevieve E. Lapré Thesis Positive and Negative Parenting Strategies, Parental Psychopathology, and Relational Aggression in Youth (defended August 2012) 27. Katherine Lau Dissertation title: Personality, Aggression, and Dysregulation: Understanding the Unique Features of Callous-Unemotional, Narcissistic, and Borderline Personality Traits in Detained Adolescents (defended August 2013). 28. Gregory Fassnacht Dissertation Title: The Association between Hostile Attribution Bias, Social Intelligence, and Relational Aggression in Detained Boys. (Defended November 2013). 29. Melissa M. Kunimatsu Dissertation Title: Hostile Attributional Bias in Aggression and Anxiety: The Role of Perceived Provocateur Motivation (Defended October 2013). 30. Rachael Kahn Dissertation Title: Identifying Variants of Psychopathology in Youth (Defended May, 2014). Leiden University, The Netherlands: Sindy Sumter Dissertation Title: Growing up to be Fearful? Social Evaluative Fears during Adolescence (Defended March 2010). Tulane University, New Orleans: 1. Lauren Hensley Thesis Title: Pediatric Somatization and Anxiety Sensitivity following Hurricane Katrina (Defended September 2006). 2. Lauren Hensley Dissertation Title: A Longitudinal Study of Anxiety Sensitivity and PTSD following Hurricane Katrina (Defended April 2009). 3. C. Christiane Creveling Thesis: Controlling Parenting, Cognitive Schemas, and Anxiety among Latino and White, Non-Latino Children (Defended September 2009). 4. Laura Niditch Thesis Title: The Relationship between Perceived Controlling Parenting and Anxiety in Youth: The Moderating Effects of Emotional Self-Efficacy and Metacognition (Defended, December, 2010). 5. Laura Niditch Dissertation Title: Temperament, Parenting, and the Development of Anxiety in Early Childhood. (Defended March, 2014). 6. Berre Burch Dissertation title: Exploring the role of arousal regulation and links with posttraumatic stress symptoms following allegations of maltreatment (Defended April, 2014). UNO Department of Biological Sciences: Jessa Madosky Dissertation Title: Factors That Affect Harem Stability in a Feral Horse (Equus caballus) Population on Shackleford Banks island, NC (Defended, June, 2011). University of New England, Australia: Mary C Kaspar Doctor of Psychology in Clinical Psychology thesis title: Socially anxious children’s threat perceptions: Changes following a brief intervention and associations with behavioral plans and competency estimations. (Read 8/27/07).

Other Professional Accomplishments Manuscripts currently submitted Course/program design and development 8/01 to Present

University of New Orleans Undergraduate Courses: Personal Growth and Adjustment; Introduction to Statistics History of Psychology; Special Topics: The Psychology of Trauma Graduate Level Courses: Advanced Statistics I Advanced Statistics II Developmental Seminar Seminar in Psychological Interventions

7/00 to 7/01

Stanford University School of Medicine Graduate Seminar Topics: Developmental Assessment of Childhood Internalizing Disorders Treatment of Phobias in Children and Adolescents

8/96 to 7/00

Florida International University Undergraduate Courses: Abnormal Psychology; Adolescent Development; Introduction to Psychology; Personal Growth and Adjustment; Personality; Research Methods Courses Assisted: Research Methods; Adult Development Hollins College Team Teaching: Advanced Research Methods Undergraduate Courses Assisted: Learning; Introduction to Psychology

8/94 to 5/95

Special recognition for teaching Teaching quality consistently maintained as indicated by student ratings on “overall this instructor was effective in this course” with averages above 4.5 (strongly agree = 5) on the university’s 1-5 standard rating scale across the past 6 years. Academic service 1) On-campus (as administrator, committee member, etc.)

- Associate Chair, (administrative appointment), Department of Psychology, University of New Orleans (2012-present) -Undergraduate Coordinator (administrative appointment), Department of Psychology, University of New Orleans (2005-2012) -Director, Childhood Anxiety Disorders Clinic, Psychological Services Clinics at the University of New Orleans (2001-Present) -Director, Child and Family Anxiety, Fear and Stress Laboratory, University of New Orleans, Department of Psychology (2001-Present) -Department Representative College of Science Courses and Curriculum Committee

(2003-Present) - College of Science Assistant Dean Hiring Committee (2012) -Department Representative College of Science Retention Committee (2011-2013) -Member Department of Psychology Clinic Committee (2001-Present) -Member, Department of Psychology New Faculty Search Committee (2003-2004; 2006-2008; 2011-2012) -Chair, Department of Psychology Faculty Search Committee (2008-2009) 2) Off-campus Community Service: The Childhood Anxiety Disorders Clinic in the Psychological Services Clinic at the University of New Orleans and the Child and Family Anxiety, Fear and Stress Laboratory has provided low cost sliding scale psychological assessments for anxiety disorders and related emotional problems and treatment since 2001. The Clinic and Lab also serve as a training and practicum site for advanced graduate training. School based screening and interventions for test anxiety including counselor trainings and intervention supervision. Other -Organized clinical assessment procedures for anxiety disorders clinic at Stanford University’s School of Medicine (2000) -President of the Association for Developmental Graduate Students/Student Faculty Liaison, Florida International University (1997-1999)