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Psychological Services for Youth Clinic (PSYC)

Advancing the Science & Practice of Clinical Child & Adolescent Psychology

To contact us:

Phone: 225/578-1494

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E-mail: psyc.lsu@gmail.com

The Laboratory for Anxiety, Phobia,

& Internalizing Disorder Studies (LAPIS)

Davis III, T. E., Ollendick, T. H., & Öst, L. G.  (Eds.).  (2012).  Intensive One-Session Treatment of specific phobias.  New York: Springer Science and Business Media, LLC.

 

Jarrett, M., Wolff, J., Davis III, T. E., Cowart, M., & Ollendick, T. H. (in press). Characteristics of children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and comorbid anxiety.  Journal of Attention Disorders.  doi: 10.1177/1087054712452914

 

*May, A., *Rudy, B., Davis III, T. E., & Matson, J.  (in press).  Evidence-based behavioral treatment of dog phobia with young children:  Case examples.  Behavior Modification.  doi: 10.1177/0145445512458524

 

*Rieske, R., Matson, J., Davis III, T. E., *Konst, M., *Williams, L., & *Whiting, S.  (in press).  Examination and validation of a measure of anxiety specific to children with autism spectrum disorders.  Developmental Neurorehabilitation. 

 

*Rudy, B., *May, A., Matthews, R., & Davis III, T. E.  (in press).  Children’s negative self-statements as a predictor of social self-efficacy among differing relationships.  Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment.  doi: 10.1007/s10862-012-9319-0

 

Davis III, T. E., *Moree, B. N., *Dempsey, T., *Hess, J. A., *Jenkins, W. S., *Fodstad, J. C., & Matson, J. L. (2012).  The effects of communication deficits on anxiety symptoms in infants and toddlers with Autism Spectrum Disorders. Behavior Therapy, 43, 142-152.  doi: 10.1016/j.beth.2011.05.003  

 

Ollendick, T. H., Lewis, K., Cowart, M., & Davis III, T. E.  (2012).  Prediction of child performance on a parent-child behavioral approach test with animal phobic children.  Behavior Modification, 36, 509-524.  doi: 10.1177/0145445512448191

 

*Rudy, B., Davis III, T. E., & Matthews, R.  (2012).  The relationship among self-efficacy, negative self-referent cognitions, and social anxiety in children: A multiple mediator model.   Behavior Therapy, 43, 619-628.  doi: 10.1016/j.beth.2011.11.003

 

Davis III, T. E., *Hess, J. A., *Moree, B. N., *Fodstad, J. C., *Dempsey, T., *Jenkins, W., & Matson, J. L.  (2011).  Anxiety symptoms across the lifespan in people with autistic disorder.  Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders, 5, 112-118.

 

Davis III, T. E., *May, A. C., & *Whiting, S. E.  (2011).  Evidence-based treatment of anxiety and    phobia in children and adolescents: Current status and effects on the emotional response. Clinical Psychology Review, 31, 592-602. 

 

Davis III, T. E., *Moree, B. N., *Dempsey, T., *Reuther, E. T., *Fodstad, J. C., *Hess, J. A., *Jenkins,     W., & Matson, J. L.  (2011).  The relationship between autism spectrum disorders and anxiety: The moderating effect of communication.  Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders, 5, 324-329.

 

*Nebel-Schwalm, M., & Davis III, T. E.  (2011).  Preliminary factor and psychometric analysis of the Motivation for Fear (MOTIF) Survey.  Journal of Anxiety Disorders, 25, 731-740. 

 

*Reuther, E., Davis III, T. E., *Moree, B., & Matson, J. L.  (2011).  Treating selective mutism using   modular CBT for anxiety: A case study.  Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, 40, 156-163.

 

Davis III, T. E., Grills-Taquechel, A. E., & Ollendick, T. H.  (2010).  The psychological impact from Hurricane Katrina: Effects of displacement and trauma exposure on university students.  Behavior Therapy, 41, 340-349.

 

*Moree, B., & Davis III, T. E.  (2010).  Cognitive-behavioral therapy for anxiety in children diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorders: Modification trends.  Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders, 4, 346-354. 

 

Ollendick, T. H., Raishevich, N., Davis III, T. E., Sirbu, C. V., & Öst, L. G.  (2010).  Specific phobia in youth: Phenomenology and psychological characteristics.  Behavior Therapy, 41, 133-141.

 

Cohen, A. S., & Davis III, T. E.  (2009).  Quality of life across the schizotypy spectrum: Findings from a large nonclinical adult sample.  Comprehensive Psychiatry, 50, 408-414.

 

Davis III, T. E.  (2009).   PTSD, anxiety, and phobias.  In J. Matson, F. Andrasik, & M. Matson (Eds.), Treating childhood psychopathology and developmental disorders (pp. 183-220). New York: Springer Science and Business Media, LLC.

 

Davis III, T. E., Nida, R. E., *Zlomke, K., & *Nebel-Schwalm, M.  (2009).  Health-related quality of life in college undergraduates with learning disabilities: The mediational roles of anxiety and sadness.  Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment, 31, 228-234.

 

Davis III, T. E., Ollendick, T. H., & Öst, L. G.  (2009).  Intensive treatment of specific phobias in children and adolescents. Cognitive and Behavioral Practice, 16, 294-303. 

 

Davis III, T. E., *Tarcza, E., & *Munson, M.  (2009).  The psychological impact of hurricanes and storms on adults.  In K. Cherry (Ed.), Lifespan perspectives on natural disasters: Coping with Katrina, Rita, and other storms (pp. 97-112).  New York: Springer Science and Business Media, LLC.         

 

Ollendick, T. H., Davis III, T. E., & Sirbu, C. V.  (2009).   Specific phobias.  In D. McKay & E. Storch (Eds.), Cognitive behavior therapy for children: Treating complex and refractory cases (pp. 171-200).  New York: Springer Science and Business Media, LLC. 

 

Ollendick, T. H., Öst, L. G., Reuterskiöld, L., Costa, N., Cederlund, R., Sirbu, C., Davis III, T. E., & Jarrett, M.  (2009).  One-session treatment of specific phobias in youth: A randomized clinical trial in the USA and Sweden.  Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 77, 504-516.

 

Davis III, T. E., Ollendick, T. H., & *Nebel-Schwalm, M.  (2008).  Intellectual ability and achievement in anxiety-disordered children: A clarification and extension of the literature.  Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment, 30,  43-51.

 

*Zlomke, K., & Davis III, T. E.  (2008).  One-session treatment of specific phobias: A detailed description and review of treatment efficacy.  Behavior Therapy, 39,  207-223. 

 

Davis III, T. E., Kurtz, P., Gardner, A., & Carman, N.  (2007).  Cognitive-behavioral treatment for specific phobias with a child demonstrating severe problem behavior and developmental delays.  Research in Developmental Disabilities, 28,  546-558.       

 

Davis III, T. E., & Ollendick, T. H.  (2005).  Empirically supported treatments for specific phobia in children: Do efficacious treatments address the components of a phobic response?  Clinical Psychology: Science and Practice, 12,  144-160.

 

Ollendick, T. H., & Davis III, T. E.  (2004).  Empirically supported treatments for children and adolescents: Where to from here?  Clinical Psychology: Science and Practice, 11, 289-294.

 

Ollendick, T. H., Davis III, T. E., & Muris, P.  (2004).  Treatment of specific phobia in children and adolescents.  In P. Barrett & T. H. Ollendick (Eds.), The handbook of interventions that work with children and adolescents—From prevention to treatment (pp. 273-299).  West Sussex, England: John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

 

 

Selected Publications    *indicates current/former student

Our team is currently pursuing several research projects related to anxiety and phobia, including examining...

 

· Massed exposure therapy for specific phobias (One-Session Treatment)

 

· Fear of anxiety in specific phobias and other anxiety disorders

 

· The behavioral assessment of fear (BATs)

 

· The phenomenology and etiology of specific phobias and other anxiety disorders

 

· The effects of anxiety on intellectual abilities

 

· The effects of hurricanes on young adults including anxiety, depression, coping, and quality of life

 

· Anxiety and phobia in toddlers, children, and adults with Autism Spectrum Disorders and other developmental disabilities

 

Our Research

Jenkins, W., Whiting, S., May, A., Rudy, B., & Davis III, T. E.  (2012, November).  Differential examination of disgust and general fear among those with spider fear and obsessive-compulsive symptomatology in a non-clinical sample.  Poster accepted for presentation at the annual meetings of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, National Harbor, Maryland. 

 

May, A., Rudy, B., Jenkins, W., Whiting, S., & Davis III, T. E.  (2012, November).  Differences between somatic symptoms in those with performance and interaction anxiety versus performance or interaction anxiety alone.  Poster accepted for presentation at the annual meetings of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, National Harbor, Maryland.

 

Rudy, B., Pruitt, C., Cleary, S., Shaheen, G., Whiting, S., Matthews, R., & Davis III, T. E.  (2012, November).  Socially oriented negative self-referent cognition: The development and validation of a measure.  Poster accepted for presentation at the annual meetings of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, National Harbor, Maryland.

 

Whiting, S., Lockett, S., Cleary, S., Winkler, S., Rudy, B., & Davis III, T. E.  (2012, November).  Development, reliability, and validity of the Adolescent Thought Control Questionnaire (TCQ-A).  Poster accepted for presentation at the annual meetings of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, National Harbor, Maryland.

 

Jenkins, W., Hoffmann, J., Davis III, T. E., Hicks, J., Gouvier, W. D., & Ericson, J.  (2011, November).  Assessing attentional bias and cerebral laterality in specific phobia using dichotic listening.  Poster presented at the annual meetings of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Toronto, Canada.

 

Rudy, B., May, A., Simon, M., Matthews, R., & Davis III, T. E.  (2011, November).  Negative self-referent cognition as a differential predictor of social self-efficacy with same aged peers, strangers, and adults in children.  Poster presented at the annual meetings of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Toronto, Canada.

 

Munson, M., Whiting, S., Winkler, S., Lockett, S., Reuther, E., & Davis III, T. E.  (2011, November).  Perfectionism predicts different anxiety symptoms. Poster presented at the annual meetings of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Toronto, Canada.

 

Reuther, E., Whiting, S., Munson, M., Rudy, B., Jenkins, W., May, A., & Davis III, T. E.  (2011,  November).  Intolerance of uncertainty as a mediator of the relationship between perfectionism and obsessive-compulsive symptom severity.  Poster presented at the annual meetings of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Toronto, Canada.

 

Whiting, S., Rudy, B., Cleary, S., Graham, R., & Davis III, T. E.  (2011, November).  The role of intolerance of uncertainty in social phobia.  Poster presented at the annual meetings of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Toronto, Canada.

 

Whiting, S., Rudy, B., Reuther, E., Foreman, M., & Davis III, T. E.  (2011, November).  Self-efficacy as a predictor of thought suppression techniques in the anxiety disorders.  Poster presented at the annual meetings of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Toronto, Canada.

 

Recent Student Presentations (out of more than 80 presentations total)

The Laboratory for Anxiety, Phobia, and Internalizing Disorder Studies (LAPIS) is a state-of-the-science anxiety research lab.  While PSYC is the clinical arm of Dr. Davis’ work, LAPIS is the research arm focusing on child, adolescent, and young adult anxiety research projects.  Since Dr. Davis founded LAPIS in the fall of 2005, it has grown under his direction to currently have several affiliated faculty, 7 graduate student clinicians,  and several undergraduate research assistants.  Through the research and training provided by PSYC and LAPIS, Dr. Davis has been able to mentor, advise, and instruct over a dozen doctoral students in clinical psychology and over 50 undergraduate students. Below are representative research projects as well as selected publications and presentations.  In addition, research projects currently recruiting participants are located here.

About LAPIS

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