The Clinical Training Program

Research Interests of Core Clinical Faculty

Major Areas of Clinical Research

The Clinical Training Program focuses on healthy development as well as understanding, assessment, and treatment of pathology in children, adolescents, and adults. While the specific research examples listed below may grow and change,a core value of our Clinical Training Program is the pursuit of knowledge through scientific methods. The methods represented by our research include experimental designs (both in laboratory analogue studies and in randomized controlled trials) and correlational studies. The settings in which we conduct our research are varied and include laboratory-based investigations, clinical trials conducted in clinic settings, schools, and studies performed in diverse community settings locally, regionally, and nationally.

Keith Burt	Title	Assistant Professor of Psychology
	Ph.D	University of Minnesota, 2007
	Focus	Risk and resilience, developmental psychopathology, psychometrics
Antonio Cepeda-Benito	Title	Professor of Psychology
	Ph.D	Purdue University, 1994
	Focus	Behavioral neuroscience of drug addiction and tolerance; Nicotine dependency and treatment; Drug and food cravings; Obesity and eating disorders; Cross-cultural aspects of eating and drug use disorders; Cross-cultural assessment of psychological constructs
	Duties	Dean, College of Arts & Sciences
Karen Fondacaro	Title	Clinical Professor of Psychology
	Ph.D	University of Vermont, 1988
	Focus	Interpersonal violence, including child victimization, domestic violence, sexual abuse and criminality
	Duties	Director, The Behavior Therapy & Psychotherapy Center
Rex Forehand	Title	University Distinguished Professor and Heinz and Rowena Ansbacher Green and Gold Professor of Psychology
	Ph.D	University of Alabama, 1970
	Focus	Prevention of child problem behaviors; Families
	Duties	Director, Clinical Training Program
Betsy Hoza	Title	Professor of Psychology
	Ph.D	University of Maine, 1989
	Focus	Etiology and prevention of behavior problems for children with ADHD
Alessandra Rellini	Title	Associate Professor of Psychology
	Ph.D	University of Texas at Austin, 2007
	Focus	Sexual function and dysfunction
Kelly Rohan	Title	Associate Professor of Psychology
	Ph.D	University of Maine, 1998
	Focus	Adult mood disorders and women's health
Sondra Solomon	Title	Associate Professor of Psychology Associate Professor of Psychiatry
	Ph.D	University of Vermont, 1994
	Focus	Psychosocial sequalae of HIV/AIDS in rural settings; Multicultural concerns and programming
Timothy Stickle	Title	Associate Professor of Psychology
	Ph.D	University of Arizona, 2000
	Focus	Developmental psychopathology of antisocial behavior, child anxiety, research methodology, program evaluation