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Dr. Barry Wagner does not anticipate accepting any new students for entrance into the Catholic University clinical psychology program in Fall, 2024.
Barry Wagner is a co-author on a paper entitled, Genetic propensity for risky behavior and depresion and risk of lifetime suicide attempt among African Americans in adolescence and young adulthood, that was accepted for publication in Neuropsychiatric Genetics (American Journal of Medical Genetics Part B). The lead author is Dr. Jill Rabinowitz of Johns Hopkins University School of Public Health, and a number of her Hopkins colleagues are also co-authors. Advance online publication is available at: https://doi: 10.1002/ajmg.b.32866
Kesley Ramsey's research paper, Impact of Self-Efficacy and Affective Functioning on Pediatric Concussion Severity, was accepted for publication in the Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society. The paper is based on her recent dissertation, and co-authors include Dr. Wagner, Drs. Vaughn and Gioia from Children's National Health System, and Dr. McGuire from Johns Hopkins University. Advance online publication: https://doi:10.1017/S1355617720001320
Bridget Lynn presented a poster entitled, Exploring family resilience factors and socioemotional functioning in children of migrant farmworkers, at the Society for Prevention Research annual conference. Co-authors included Dr. Wagner and Dr. Sandra Barrueco (who directs the CUA clinical psychology program, and who has pioneered research in this area).
Bridget Lynn will be on clinical internship in the 2021/22 year at Friends Hospital (Child and adolescent track) in Philadelphia.
Natalie Anderson defended her dissertation entitled: Effectiveness of a Brief, Text-Message Enhanced Self-Compassion Intervention for College Students. Congratulations Natalie! Natalie currently is a postdoctoral fellow at the Center for the Treatment and Study of Anxiety (CTSA) within the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania.
Bridget Lynn (with co-authors Wagner and Goeke-Morey) presented findings from quantitative analyses of data regarding the types of mindfulness activities in which families engage, and the challenges and benefits of bringing those practices into families, at the meetings of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapy in November.
Bridget Lynn presented qualitative findings from a narrative analysis regarding families' experiences incorporating mindfulness into everyday family life in November, 2019, at the meetings of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapy in Atlanta, GA (co-authors include Connors, Wagner, and Goeke-Morey).
Marcie Goeke-Morey, CUA faculty collaborator on family mindfulness research, presented a poster that was co-authored by several lab members (Wagner, Anderson, Ramsey, Connors, Lynn) at the biennial meetings of the Society for Research in Child Development in Baltimore, MD.
Kesley Ramsey successfully defended her dissertation, entitled: Pediatric Concussion, Socioemotional Functioning, and Self-Efficacy. Kesley will soon be starting a postdoctoral fellowship at the Johns Hopkins Center for the study of OCD, Anxiety, and Related Issues.
Ali Newcomer defended her dissertation, Subgroup Differences in the Effects of a Universal Preventive Intervention on Risk for Future Suicide Attempt.
Rick Raymond defended his dissertation, Experience Sampling Assessment of a Brief Text-Message Enhanced Self-Compassion Intervention. Rick will be a postdoctoral fellow at the Capital Institute for Cognitive Therapy in Washington, DC.
Congratulations Kesley, Ali, and Rick!