Author Archives: George Holden

On Friday, April 24 at 4 pm in Dedman Life Science Bldg, #131, Dr. Noah Sasson from the Center for Autism Research, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, will be giving a talk entitled: “Examining Mechanisms Underlying Social Cognitive Impairment in Autism … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Erica Ayala’s recent presentation at the 2009 Conference of the Anxiety Disorders Association of America was reported by Medscape Medical News on March 17, 2009. The research concerned the successful use of breathing retraining treatment to treat individuals with blood-injection-injury … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Graduate student Matt Leahy will be going to New Haven, CT in the fall to be a predoctoral fellow in clinical psychology at the Yale School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry. Congratulations Matt! Continue reading →

We are pleased to announce the hiring of a new faculty member. Dr. Amy Pinkham is a clinical neuropsychologist who has been a post-doctoral fellow at the Center for Functional Neuroimaging at the University of Pennsylvania. She will join the … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Dr. David Wolfe from the University of Toronto will be giving a talk entitled “A school-based program to prevent adolescent dating violence” on Thursday, Feb. 19 at 10:00 a.m. If you are interested in attending, please contact Courtney Murphree at … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Thomas Ollendick, Ph.D., University Distinguished Professor at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, will present a talk entitled: “Treatment of Specific Phobias in Youth: Mediators and Moderators of Treatment Outcome” on Friday, February 13 at 12:30 in Fondren Science Building, … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Two research presentations will be given in early January: Thursday, 1/8: Lira Yoon: “Cognitive Biases and Stress Reactivity in Social Anxiety” Thursday, 1/15: Amy Pinkham: “The Neural Basis of Social Cognitive Impairment in Schizophrenia” Both talks will begin at 10:30 … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Thomas Ritz and Alicia Meuret recently were awarded a $1.4 million grant from NIH to study the effectiveness of an innovative respiratory training intervention for asthma sufferers. Another grant awarded this fall went to Ernie Jouriles and Renee McDonald who … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Ernie Jouriles, chair of the department, has recently accepted an offer to serve as an Associate Editor of the Journal of Family Psychology. This APA journal is the leading research outlet for studies about the family. Another faculty member, Alicia … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Professor Erika Lawrence of the University of Iowa will be giving a talk entitled: “The Developmental Course of Intimate Partner Violence: Implications for Multi-Systemic Intervention” on Friday, Dec. 12 at 10:30 a.m. in the conference room at the Family Research … Continue reading → Continue reading →