Education and Training

Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology, University at Buffalo, State University of New York, 2003

M. A. in Clinical Psychology, University at Buffalo, State University of New York, 1999

B. A. in Psychology (Summa Cum Laude), University at Buffalo,
State University of New York, 1996

Professional Affiliations and Memberships

American Psychological Association, student affiliate (1995 - present)

Association for Advancement of Behavior Therapy, student affiliate (1995 - present)

Society for a Scientific Clinical Psychology, student affiliate (1998 - present)

Society for Psychophysiological Research, student affiliate (1999 - present)

Biographical Sketch

Dr. Yartz received his Bachelor of Arts, Master of Arts, and Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from the University of Buffalo, SUNY, and he completed his clinical internship at the Buffalo VAMC. His postdoctoral research investigating the role of cognitive vulnerability processes in the etiology of panic disorder was completed in the Anxiety and Health Research Laboratory at the University of Vermont (UVM) under the sponsorship and supervision of Dr. Michael Zvolensky. Dr. Yartz is currently a Research Associate in the UVM Department of Psychology. His research interests focus on the systematic examination of theoretically relevant emotion regulatory strategies and processes as they pertain to the development and prevention of anxiety-related disorders. Dr. Yartz is particularly interested in the role of smoking and related processes in the development and maintenance of anxiety and related disorders, and he is currently coordinating a NIDA-sponsored treatment grant focused on the development of a novel specialized intervention program that simultaneously targets smoking cessation and anxiety. He also is interested in the role of disgust in the etiology and maintenance of anxiety-related disorders, such as blood-injury phobia, as well as the application of technology (such as virtual reality) to the treatment of anxiety-related disorders. His clinical work is primarily focused on Cognitive Behavioral individual and group treatment of anxiety and mood disorders, smoking cessation, and substance dependence. He teaches undergraduate courses in Clinical Psychology, Abnormal Psychology, Anxiety Disorders, and Introductory Statistics, as well as a graduate-level Emotion Theory seminar and Advanced Statistics.

Representative Works

Zvolensky, M. J., Bernstein, A., Yartz, A. R., McLeish, A., & Feldner, M. T. (in press). Cognitive-behavioral treatment of comorbid panic psychopathology and tobacco use and dependence. In S. H. Stewart & P. Conrad (Eds.), Comorbidity of anxiety and substance use disorders. New York: Springer.

Yartz, A. R., Zvolensky, M. J., Gregor, K., Feldner, M. T., & Leen-Feldner, E. W. (2005). Health perceptions are a unique predictor of anxiety symptoms in nonclinical participants. Cognitive Behaviour Therapy, 34, 65-74.

Zvolensky, M. J., Baker, K., Yartz, A. R., Gregor, K., Leen-Feldner, E. W., & Feldner, M. T. (2005). Mental health professionals with a specialty in anxiety disorders: Knowledge, training, and perceived competence in smoking cessation practices. Cognitive and Behavioral Practice, 12, 312-318.

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