STUDENTS WHO ENTERED IN 2007
Clinical Interests: Coping with trauma; Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD); depression; immigration and community mental health; spiritual and existential issues; strength-based interventions to promote well-being and issues relating to mental health disparities.
Research Interests: Trauma and PTSD, depression, resilience, and spirituality as a coping resource for children and families who have lived through adversity.
Practicum: University of Massachusetts Boston Counseling Center (2008-2009), The Home for Little Wanderer's, Child and Family Counseling Center - Roslindale, MA (2009-2010)
Master's topic: religion/spirituality in relation to mental health in Latino patients.
Publications:
Miller, E., Wieneke, K., Murphy, J.M., Desmond, S., Schiff, A., Canenguez, K.M., Kleinman, R.E. (2008). Child and Parental Poor Health Among Families at Risk for Hunger Attending a Community Health Center. Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved, 9, 550-561.
Dorn S.D., Lembo A.J., Canenguez K.M., Park J.K., Nam B.H., Kaptchuk T.J., Stason W.B. (2007). A meta-analysis of the placebo response in complementary and alternative medicine trials of irritable bowel syndrome. Neurogastroenterology and Motility 2007;19(8):630-7.
Murphy, J.M., Jellinek, M.S., Canenguez, K. M. (2006) Commentary on the Chilean Abilities for Life Program: Will a national program for psychosocial screening lead to better educational and health outcomes for elementary school students? Chilean Journal of Public Health.
Patel, S.M., Stason, W.B., Legedza, A., Ock, S.M., Kaptchuk, T.J., Conboy, L., Canenguez, K. M., Park, J.K., Kelly, E., Jacobson, E., Kerr, C.E., Lembo, A.J. (2005) The placebo effect in irritable bowel syndrome trials: a meta-analysis. Neurogastroenterology and Motility. 17(3):332-40.
Berrada, D., Canenguez, K.M., Lembo, T. (2003) New approaches to the medical treatment of irritable bowel syndrome. Current Gastroenterology Reports. 5(4):337-42.
Presentations:
Norris, R., Perez, J.,Canenguez, K. (March 2009). From cancer to caring: survivors experience well-being through positive reappraisal and giving back within a religious community. Poster presented at the 7th annual midyear conference on religion and spirituality Loyola College in Maryland Department of Pastoral Counseling & Division 36 (Psychology of Religion) of the American Psychological Association.
Perez, J., Norris, R., Canenguez, K., Smith, A.R., Tracey, E., DeCristofaro, S. (March 2009). Prayer and well-being among cancer patients: type of prayer matters: Poster presented at the 7th annual midyear conference on religion and spirituality Loyola College in Maryland Department of Pastoral Counseling & Division 36 (Psychology of Religion) of the American Psychological Association.
Norris, R.L., Perez, J.E., & Canenguez, K. (2008, August). Providing Religious Support and Well-Being: Givers See the Bright Side. Poster to be presented at the American Psychological Association annual meeting, Boston, MA.
Sorrentino E.A., Stoddard F.J., Murphy J.M., Chedekel D., Saxe G., Canenguez K.M., Sheridan R. (May 2008). Intervention to reduce stress in 0-5 year olds with burns: preliminary findings. Poster to be presented at the Massachusetts General Hospital Clinical Research Day. Boston, MA.
Stoddard F.J., Murphy J.M., Chedekel D., Saxe G., Sorrentino E.A., Canenguez K.M., Sheridan R. (May 2008). Intervention to reduce stress in 0-5 year olds with burns: preliminary results. Poster to be presented at the Massachusetts General Hospital Clinical Research Day. Boston, MA.
Miller, E., Canenguez, K.M., Wieneke, K.M., Kleinman, R.E., Murphy, J.M. (2006) Screening families for hunger in community based clinics: Implementation of a hunger screening and outreach program. Poster Presented at the Public Health and Human Rights 134th Annual Meeting and Exposition.
Kleinman, R.E., Miller, E., Canenguez, K.M., Wieneke, K.M., Murphy, J.M. (2006) Routine Hunger Screening and Outreach in Pediatrics is Associated with Increased Participation in Food Stamps and Other Programs; Results from a Pilot Intervention. Presented in May at the Massachusetts General Hospital Clinical Research Day.
Miller, E., Canenguez, K.M., Wieneke, K.M., Kleinman, R.E., Murphy, J.M. (2006) Screening families for hunger in community based clinics: Implementation of a hunger screening and outreach program. Presented in May at the Massachusetts General Hospital Clinical Research Day.
Patel, S.M., Stason, W.B., Legedza, A., Ock, S.M., Kaptchuk ,T.J., Conboy, L., Canenguez, K.M., Park, J.K., Kelly, E., Jacobson, E., Kerr, C.E., Lembo, A.J. (2003) Abstract on Meta-analysis of Complimentary Alternative Medicine (CAM) Submitted to the National GI Conference on IBS/placebo meta-analysis data.
Mentor: Dr. John Perez.
Clinical interests: immigrant mental health and wellness; identity development; interpersonal relationships; migration experiences; multilingual/multicultural populations; adjusting to life transitions.
Research Interests: immigrant populations, impact of policy on wellbeing, health promotion, resource access, disparities, health inequities, promotion of wellness, effects of migration, family relationships.
Practicum: University of Massachusetts Boston Counseling Center (2008-2009), Children's Hospital/Martha Eliot Health Center, clinical practicum, Jamaica Plain (2009-2010)
Proposed Master's Thesis title:: Latino Immigrant Mothers' Experiences and Adaptations to Promote Personal and Family Wellness in Response to Increased Anti-Immigrant Climate
Publication:
Ball, C.T., Mace, J.H. & Corona, H (2007). Cues to the Gusts of Memory. In J. H. Mace (Ed.), Involuntary Memory Malden, MA: Blackwell Publishing.
Presentation:
Shapiro, E., Corona-Ordonez, H, & Atallah-Gutiérrez, C. (October 2008). Promoting immigrant family resources for resilience in the aftermath of detentions and deportations. Poster presented at 136th American Public Health Association (APHA) Annual Meeting & Exposition. San Diego, CA
Shapiro, E., Lykes, B., Atallah-Gutiérrez, C. & Corona-Ordonez, H. (August 2008). Promoting Immigrant Women's Resilience: Psycho-Sociopolitical Responses to Detentions and Deportations. Division 35 Roundtable discussion at the American Psychological Association Annual Convention. Boston, MA
Shapiro, E., Atallah-Gutiérrez, C. & Corona-Ordonez, H. (February 2008). Culturally Meaningful Transnational Perspectives in Gender-Based Violence in Immigrant Communities: Ecosystemic Models and Participatory Methods Linking Personal, Relational and Sociopolitical Dimensions of Vulnerability and Resilience. Poster presented at APA Summit on Violence and Abuse in Relationships: Connecting Agendas and Forging New Directions. Bethesda, MD
Mentor: Dr. Ester Shapiro.
Clinial Interests: childhood developmental disorders (autism in particular), anxiety disorders in children, social and emotional health in children, family dynamics, parent-child interactions
Research interests: effect of parent-child interactions on development, language development in autism, subtypes of autism, anxiety disorders in children, development of cognitive processes in early childhood disorders, shared features of OCD/anxiety and autism
Practicum: University of Massachusetts Boston Counseling Center (2008-2009), Bradley/Hasbro Children's Research Center - Child and Adolescent Inpatient Program and the Children's Residential
and Family Treatment Program /Brown Medical School, Providence, RI (2009-2010)Proposed Master's Thesis title:: Visual search among toddlers with Autism Spectrum Disorders: An eye-tracking study
Presentations:
Carter, A.S., Kraper, C.K., Rosenblum, S.R., Martinez-Pedraza, F. Social Emotional and Problem Behaviors in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders: Associations with Child and Family Impairment. Talk to be given at the annual meeting of the International Meeting for Autism Research, May, 2009.
Kaldy, Z., Blaser, E., Kraper, C., Higgins, C., Carter, A.S. Visual Search Without Instructions: An Eye-Tracking Study With Toddlers. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, April 2009.
Kraper, C., Kaldy, Z., Higgins, E., Blaser, E., Carter, A.S. Do Toddlers Experience the McGurk Effect? An Eye-Tracking Study. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, April 2009.
Kraper, C., Rosenblum, S., Martinez-Pedraza, F., Carter, A.S. Family Impairment due to Sensory Sensitivity in Toddlers with Autism Spectrum Disorders. Poster presented at the first ever meeting of the Sensation to Emotion conference, March 2009.
Mian, N.D., Godoy, L., Kraper, C., & Carter, A.S. Parenting and Child Anxiety: Does Child Sex Moderate Parenting Effects? Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Anxiety Disorders Association of America, March 2009.
Awards
Dr. Robert W. Spayne Research Grant in support of thesis work
Mentors: Zsuzsa Kaldy and Alice Carter.
Clinical Interests: Depression and mood problems, anxiety (school-related and otherwise), identity questions, problems in (friend, family, romantic) relationships, trauma and violence, loss and grief, gender and GLBT issues, alcohol/substance use and other habits, spirituality and ritual.
Research Interests: mortality salience, terror management theory, ritual and spirituality, trauma and violence.
Master's Thesis Topic: A Lonely Road: Social Isolation, Punishment, Death Anxiety, and Attributions of Hostility in a University Population
Practicum: University of Massachusetts Boston Counseling Center (2008-2009), Massachusetts Mental Health Center (MMHC )/Harvard Medical School, Jamaica Plain (2009-2010)
Awards
Dr. Robert W. Spayne Research Grant in support of thesis work
Mentor: Michael Milburn.
Research interests: early childhood emotional functioning, child assessment and diagnosis, childhood trauma and resilience.
Proposed Master's Thesis title: Infant Behavioral Coding Measure of Stress
Practicum: University of Massachusetts Boston Counseling Center (2008-2009), Cambridge Health Alliance/Harvard Medical School, Cambridge (2009-2010)
Mentor: Ed Tronick
Clinical Interests: Families of children with socio-emotional
problems. I am interested in working with young children and their
parents to develop treatment plans that empower parents and teach
children adaptive coping skills. I am particularly interested in
working with under-served and at-risk populations.
Research Interests: Risk and prevention of childhood internalizing
disorders. I am interested in identifying early risk factors for
childhood anxiety and depression, and learning how this research can be applied in the development of intervention and prevention programs.Practicum: University of Massachusetts Boston Counseling Center (2008-2009), Southern Jamaica Plain Health Center/Brigham and Women's Hospital/Harvard Medical School, Jamaica Plain (2009-2010)
Master's topic: Risk factors for childhood anxiety and depression. I
am using a longitudinal model to identify family and environmental
risk factors for pre-school children that may be predictive of
problems in socio-emotional functioning later, in second grade.Publications:
Marakovitz, S., Wagmiller, R. L., Mian, N. D. & Carter, A. S. (2008). Lost toy? Monsters under the bed? Contributions of temperament and family factors to early internalizing problems in boys and girls. Submitted.
Presentations:
Mian, N. D., Godoy, L., & Carter, A. S. (2009, May). Early screening for internalizing symptoms using a parent-report checklist and cluster analysis in a sample of 18- to 47-month-olds. Poster session to be presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Prevention Research, Washington, DC.
Godoy, L., Mian, N. D., & Carter, A. S. (2009, April). Patterns of anxiety symptoms in 18- to 47-month-olds: Evidence of early differentiation. Poster session presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Denver, CO.
Mian, N. D., Godoy, L., Kraper, C., & Carter, A. S. (2009, March). Parenting and Child Anxiety: Does Child Sex Moderate Parenting Effects? Poster session presented at the annual meeting of the Anxiety Disorders Association of America, Santa Ana Pueblo, NM.
Mian, N. D., Treanor, M. T., & Carter, A. S. (2008, August). Sex differences in parenting and child anxiety. Poster session presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, Boston, MA.
Godoy, L., Carter, A.S., Wagmiller, R.L., Veliz, P., Marakovitz, S., Briggs-Gowan, M.J., & Mian, N.D. (2008, August). Modeling of internalizing subdomains from ages one to three years. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, Boston, MA.
Brody, L. R., Lambidoni, E., Pincus, D. B., Mian, N. D., Kelso, G. W., & McCarty, J. C. (2008, August). Brief CBT with Concurrent Parental Involvement for Childhood Anxiety Disorders. Poster session presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, Boston, MA.
Lambidoni, S. E., Brody, L., Mian, N. D. (2007, July). Gender differences in themes and coping styles in the narrative disclosure task. Paper presented at the meeting of the International Conference in Psychology, Athens, Greece.
Teaching:
Boston University Summer Challenge Program, Instructor: Abnormal Psychology and Social Psychology
Boston University, Teaching Fellow: Introduction to Psychology.
Mentor: Dr. Alice Carter.
Clinical Interests: Evidence-Based Treatments for Child Psychopathology, and Ethnic Minority and Immigrant Family Mental Health.
Research Interests: Identifying risk-factors, such as poverty and violence, that may lead to maladjustment and psychopathology. The impact of multiple forms of violence - physical abuse, domestic violence, and community violence - on mental health generally, and anxiety and PTSD in particular. Family relationships and emotion-regulation characteristics that enhance resiliency. Family functioning in the context of immigration experiences, poverty, and political violence.
Practicum: University of Massachusetts Boston Counseling Center (2008-2009), Massachusetts General Hospital - Chelsea Memorial Health Center, Chelsea, MA (2009-2010)
Master's topic: The Impact of Exposure to Family and Community Violence on Children's Adaptive Coping and Anxiety for Ethnic Minority Families Living in Poverty
Awards: Castellano Turner Fellowship 2007-2008
Mentor: Dr. Ester Shapiro.
Clinical Interests: cognitive-behavioral treatment of mood disorders
Research Interests: risk and resilience; the adolescent to adulthood transition; positive youth development
Master's topic: The Effects of Resource Change on Mental Health Among Survivors of Hurricane Katrina. Progress is strong; I have turned in a draft to Jean and am now working on revisions. I hope to finish during the summer.
Practicum: University of Massachusetts Boston Counseling Center (2008-2009), McLean Hospital/Harvard Medical School, Belmont, MA (2009-2010)
Publications:
Lowe, S. R., Lustig, K., Marrow, H., Zwiebach, L., Chan, C., & Rhodes, J. E. (2008, October). Perceptions of racism among African-American single mothers after Hurricane Katrina: Relationships with interviewer race and mental health. Poster presented at the eighth annual Diversity Challenge conference from the Institute for the Study and Promotion of Race and Culture (ISPRC), Boston, MA.
Zwiebach, L., Rhodes, J. E., & Dun Rappaport, C. (in press). Mentoring Interventions for Children of Incarcerated Parents. In J. M. Eddy & J. Poehlmann (Eds.) Children of Incarcerated Parents. Washington, DC: Urban Institute Press. (expected to be published December 2009).
Lowe, S. R., Chan, C., Rhodes, J. E., & Zwiebach, L. (accepted). The Impact of Pet Loss on the Perceived Social Support and Psychological Distress of Hurricane Survivors. Journal of Traumatic Stress (expected to be published December 2009).
Presentation:
Zwiebach, L., Lowe, S., Rhodes, J., & Chan, C. (2008, May). Loss of pet significantly affects mental health of Hurricane Katrina survivors. Poster to be presented at the Association for Psychological Science 20th Annual Convention, Chicago, IL.
Mentor: Dr. Jean Rhodes
Hercilia Corona-Ordonez
Catherine Kraper
Melody Blass Fisher
Danielle Forbes
Nicholas (Nick) Mian
E. Tamim Mohammad
Liza Zwiebach
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