Kristin E. Canavera - Virginia Tech

Kristin Canavera
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Kristin E. Canavera
Child Study Center Phone: (540) 231-2024
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Fax: (540) 231-8193
460 Turner Street, Collegiate Square, Suite 207 E -mail: canavera@vt.edu
Blacksburg, VA 24061
EDUCATION
University of Miami, Mailman Center for Child Development, Miami, FL, 2011-2012
APA-Approved Internship in Clinical Child and Pediatric Psychology
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA
Ph.D. Clinical Psychology Candidate, Expected May 2012
Dissertation: A One-Week Intensive Treatment Program for Pediatric Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
Advisor: Thomas H. Ollendick, Ph.D.
Bucknell University, Lewisburg, PA, 2005
M.S. General-Experimental Psychology
Thesis Title: Body-Focused Repetitive Behaviors in Typically Developing Children: Executive
Functions, Behavior Problems, and Fears (Advisor: David Evans)
University of Ulster, Derry, Northern Ireland, Bucknell Abroad, 2004
Furman University, Greenville, SC, 2002
B.S. Psychology
Thesis Title: Effects of Cues Associated with Alcohol Withdrawal on Subsequent Alcohol Intake
Advisor: Judy Grisel
East China Normal University, Shanghai, China, Furman Abroad, 2000
HONORS/AWARDS
Alpha Epsilon Lambda, National Academic Excellence and Leadership Honors Society, Virginia Tech, 2010
College of Science Roundtable Alumni “Make-A-Difference Scholarship”, Virginia Tech, 2010
Graduate Student Service Excellence Award Nominee, Virginia Tech, 2009 and 2010
Clinical Child Research Fund Award, Virginia Tech, 2008-09
Graduate Student Assembly Travel Fund Award, Virginia Tech, 2008
Graduate Student Travel Award, Bucknell University, 2005
Cum Laude, Furman University, 2002
Neuroscience Fellow Award, Medical University of South Carolina, 2001
Psi Chi National Honor Society in Psychology, 2001
GRANT ACTIVITIES
One-Week Intensive Treatment for Pediatric Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (F31 NRSA)
Agency: National Institute of Mental Health
Role on Project: Principal Investigator
Period: Submitted
Augmented Treatment of Specific Phobias in Children
Principal Investigator: Thomas H. Ollendick, Ph.D.
Agency: National Institute of Mental Health
R01 MH074777-02
Period: 8/1/07 – current
Role on Project: Graduate Research Assistant/Therapist

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Mediators, Moderators and Treatment Efficacy of Oppositional Defiant Disorder
Principal Investigator: Thomas H. Ollendick, Ph.D.
Agency: National Institute of Mental Health
R01 MH076141-01
Period: 8/1/07 - current
Role on Project: Graduate Research Assistant/Therapist
Intensive Treatment of Adolescent Panic Disorder and Agoraphobia
Principal Investigator: David H. Barlow, Ph.D.
Agency: National Institute of Mental Health
R01 MH068277
Period: 8/1/05 – 7/31/07
Role on Project: Research Coordinator
Treatment of Separation Anxiety Disorder in Childhood
Principal Investigator: Donna Pincus, Ph.D.
Agency: National Institute of Mental Health
K23MH 64817
Period: 8/1/05 – 7/31/07
Role on Project: Research Assistant
CLINICAL EXPERIENCE
Summer 2011 Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC
Clinical Externship at Pediatric Psychology Services
For this clinical externship, responsibilities include administering cognitive and
neuropsychological assessments to children with chronic illnesses (e.g., cancer, sickle-cell disease,
and pre-transplant patients).
Supervisor: Dr. Melanie Bonner
2010-2011 Virginia Tech and Carilion Hospital, Blacksburg and Roanoke, VA
Graduate Assessor
Project: Trauma-Focused Cognitive-Behavior Therapy for Pediatric Oncology Survivors
Duties: Therapist on a new treatment study for children who have recently completed their
medical regime.
Principle Investigators: Kelly Dugan Burns, M.S. and Russell Jones, Ph.D.
2009-10 Pediatric Neurodevelopment Clinic, Carilion Hospital, Roanoke, VA
Clinical Externship
For this clinical externship, responsibilities were to administer cognitive, nonverbal ,
achievement, adaptive functioning, and behavioral/emotional testing (e.g., Leiter, DAS, WISC,
Vineland) to children with developmental disabilities, genetic syndromes, and learning disabilities
Supervisor: Greg Robinson, Ph.D.
2007-current Child Study Center, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA
Graduate Research Assistant /Therapist
Project: Augmented Treatment of Specific Phobias in Children
Duties: Therapist and assessor for NIMH-funded R01 treatment study examining a one session
treatment for specific phobias in children; administer semi-structured interviews, questionnaires,
and collect physiological data
Supervisor: Thomas H. Ollendick, Ph.D.
2007-current Child Study Center, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA

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Graduate Research Assistant /Therapist
Project: Mediators, Moderators and Treatment Efficacy of ODD
Duties: Graduate assessor and therapist for NIMH-funded R01 treatment outcome study for two
types of treatments for children with ODD; serve as therapist for the Collaborative Problem-
Solving (CPS) treatment condition
Supervisors: Thomas H. Ollendick, Ph.D., Ross Greene, Ph.D.
2007-current Psychological Services Center, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA,
Graduate Clinician
Duties: Treatment and assessment of children and adults; conduct intakes and assessments,
provide individual and family therapy, cognitive-behavioral therapies, parent training, and social
skills training; provide supervision to one second year graduate student
Supervisors: Lee Cooper, Ph.D., Russell Jones, Ph.D., Thomas Ollendick, Ph.D.
2004 Cunamh, Counseling center in Derry, Northern Ireland for relatives of victims of Bloody
Sunday
Duties: Assisted in interviewing relatives of victims of Bloody Sunday to assess their needs prior
to and during Bloody Sunday Inquiry for possible future services; attended on-going Bloody
Sunday Inquiry with family members for support; edited personal stories of former POWs and
survivors of torture for oral history project
Supervisors: Bill Flack, Ph.D. and Cathy Nelis
2002 SafeHarbor, Inc. Intern, shelter for abused and battered women and children, Greenville, SC
Duties: Twenty hour/week intern; assisted children’s group therapy; used crisis intervention
model to counsel callers on domestic violence crisis line; handled initial intake assessments of
women and children; observed individual therapeutic sessions and women’s group therapy
Supervisors: Paul Rasmussen, Ph.D. and Rene Middleton
2001-02 Crisisline Volunteer/Counselor, suicide/crisis hotline, Mental Health Association of
Greenville County, Greenville, SC
Duties: Used active listening, brainstorming, and crisis intervention skills to answer calls for
suicide prevention and crisis intervention calls; received six weeks of crisis intervention training
Supervisor: Jennifer Piver
RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
Virginia Tech and Carilion Hospital, Blacksburg and Roanoke, VA
2010-2011 Graduate Therapist
Project: Trauma-Focused CBT for Pediatric Oncology Survivors
Duties: Assessor on a pilot study for children who have recently completed their medical regime.
Principle Investigators: Kelly Dugan Burns, M.S. and Russell Jones, Ph.D.
Child Study Center, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA
2007-current Graduate Research Assistant/Therapist
Projects: Augmented Treatment of Specific Phobias in Children and
Mediators, Moderators and Treatment Efficacy of Oppositional Defiant Disorder
Duties: Therapist and assessor on two NIMH-funded R01 treatment outcome studies. One
study examines a one-session treatment for children with specific phobias; the other study
treatments for children with oppositional defiant disorder
Principle Investigator: Thomas H. Ollendick, Ph.D.

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Center for Anxiety and Related Disorders, Boston University, Boston, MA
2005-07 Research Coordinator
Project: Intensive Treatment of Adolescent Panic Disorder and Agoraphobia
Duties: Coordinated NIMH-funded treatment study; conducted follow-up assessments and
administered measures; ensured protocol adherence; recruited subjects; organized ongoing data
collection; created and maintain study webpage
Principle Investigators: David H. Barlow, Ph.D. and Donna Pincus, Ph.D.
2005-07 Research Coordinator
Child and Adolescent Fear and Anxiety Treatment Program
Duties: Assisted in preparation and submission of grant applications; assisted therapists with
exposures; administered questionnaires/measures; attended weekly supervision meetings;
supervised ongoing data management of all program databases
Directors: David H. Barlow, Ph.D., Donna Pincus, Ph.D., and Jill T. Ehrenreich, Ph.D.
2005-07 Research Assistant
Project: Treatment of Separation Anxiety Disorder in Childhood
Duties: Assisted with development of parent-child interaction coding manual; recruit subjects;
trained on behavioral observation coding system for reliability; train graduate students and
research assistants to use data coding system
Principle Investigator: Donna Pincus, Ph.D.
Boston Center for Refugee Health and Human Rights and Harvard Medical School/ Children’s
Hospital Boston, Boston, MA, 2006-07
2006-07 Volunteer
Project: Stigma and PTSD in Refugee Adolescents
Duties: Data entry; project examined how stigma (of race, religion, refugee status, and mental
illness) relates to mental health outcomes in Somali adolescents resettled in the U.S.
Principle Investigator: Heidi Ellis, Ph.D.
Developmental Psychopathology Lab, Bucknell University, Lewisburg, PA
2003-05 Master’s Thesis: Body-Focused Repetitive Behaviors in Typically Developing Children:
Executive Functions, Behavior Problems, and Fears
Duties: Designed and conducted study investigating the prevalence of repetitive habits and
rituals in children and neuropsychological components associated with these behaviors;
administered neuropsychological and cognitive tasks assessing executive functions (e.g., CPT,
WCST, Stroop, verbal fluency, etc.); administered intelligence test (K-Bit) and questionnaires to
children and parents; recruited subjects; trained undergraduates in assessment, coding, and
scoring
Advisor: David W. Evans, Ph.D.
2003-04 Research Assistant
Project: Children’s Rituals and Executive Function: Insights from the Neurobiology of
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
Duties: Trained in administering, scoring, and coding neuropsychological tasks
Supervisor: David W. Evans, Ph.D.
Furman University, Greenville, SC
2001-02 Senior Thesis: Alcohol Withdrawal as an Unconditioned Stimulus in a Pavlovian Odor
Conditioning Model
Duties: Conducted study using animal model and place-preference tests; wrote senior thesis;
presented findings in oral defense

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Advisors: Judy Grisel, Ph.D. and Howard Becker, Ph.D.
Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC
2001 Medical University of South Carolina Neuroscience Research Fellow
Awarded competitive research fellowship for undergraduate students
Project: Effects of Cues Associated with Alcohol Withdrawal on Subsequent Alcohol
Intake
Duties: Conducted study using animal model; presented findings at Medical University of SC
student conference
Advisors: Howard Becker, Ph.D. and Marcello Lopez, Ph.D.
PUBLICATIONS
Canavera, K. E., Ollendick, T.H., Ehrenreich May, J.T., & Pincus, D. B. (2010). Clinical correlates of comorbid
obsessive-compulsive disorder and depression in youth. Child Psychiatry and Human Development, 41 (6), 583-594.
Canavera, K. E., Wilkins, K. C., Pincus, D. B., & Ehrenreich, J. T. (2009). Parent-child agreement in the
assessment of obsessive-compulsive disorder in youth. Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, 38 (6),
909-915.
Canavera, K. E., Suarez, L., Wilkins, K., Pincus, D., & Ehrenreich, J. (2007). Obsessive-compulsive disorder
and trauma: Thematic overlap and treatment implications. Depression and Anxiety, 24(4), 278-279.
Evans, D. W., Canavera, K., Kleinpeter, L. F., Maccubbin, E., & Taga, K. (2005). The fears, phobias, and
anxieties of children with autism spectrum disorders and Down syndrome: Comparisons with developmentally
and chronologically age matched children. Child Psychiatry and Human Development, 36 (1), 3-26.
PUBLICATIONS IN PREPARATION
Canavera, K. E., Ehrenreich, J.T., Trosper, S. E., Weiner, C., Pincus, D. B., &. Ollendick, T.H. (in
preparation). Vomit Phobia in Children and Adolescents: Associations to Panic Disorder and Comorbidity.
Submitting to Journal of Abnormal Psychology.
Bennett, S. M., Canavera, K. E., Brown, T.A., Pincus, D. B., & Ehrenreich, J.T. (in preparation). Age
differences in the psychometric properties and factor structure of the Penn State Worry Questionnaire for
Children (PSWQ-C).
Canavera, K. E., Fraire, M., & Ollendick, T.H. (in preparation). Generalized anxiety disorder: Developmental
differences in children and adolescents.
CLINICAL WORKSHOPS
Robinson, G., & Canavera, K.E. (2010, March). Pediatric OCD: Taming the Brain Bully. Clinical workshop
presented at the BlueRidge Academy of Clinical Psychologists, Roanoke, VA.
Canavera, K.E., & Robinson, G. (2009, October). Pediatric obsessive-compulsive disorder: Current research
and treatment strategies. Clinical workshop presented at the Virginia Psychological Association Annual
Convention and Education Conference, Richmond, VA.
SYMPOSIUM/PAPER PRESENTATIONS
Canavera, K. E., & Ollendick, T.H. (2011). Clinical Challenges When Treating Pediatric OCD in a 5-Day
Intensive Treatment. Panel member in: Anticipating Treatment Pitfalls When Treating Obsessive

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Compulsive Disorder: A Special Focus on Intensive Treatments at the 41 st Annual European Association
for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies Congress.
Canavera, K. E., & Ollendick, T.H., Ehrenreich, J.T., & Pincus, D. B. (August, 2011). Clinical correlates
of comorbid obsessive-compulsive disorder and depressive disorders in youth. Paper to be presented in
symposium (Chair: Ollendick, T.H.; Discussant: Peter Muris) Comorbidities in Children and Adolescents:
Implications for Evidence-Based Treatments at the 41 st Annual European Association for Behavioral and
Cognitive Therapies Congress.
Canavera, K. E., & Ollendick, T.H. (2011). A five-day intensive treatment program for pediatric OCD. Paper
to be presented in symposium: (Chairs: Ollendick, T.H. & Farrell, L; Discussant: Marty Franklin) Current
Advances in Treatments for Pediatric OCD at the 31 st Annual Conference of the Anxiety Disorders
Association of America, New Orleans, LA.
Canavera, K. E., & Ollendick, T.H., Ehrenreich, J.T., & Pincus, D. B. (November, 2010). Clinical correlates
of comorbid obsessive-compulsive disorder and depressive disorders in youth. Paper to be presented in
symposium (K. Canavera & T. Ollendick co-chairs): Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder in Youth and Its
Comorbidities: Implications for Treatment at the 44 th annual meeting of the Association for Behavioral and
Cognitive Therapies, San Francisco, CA.
Angelosante, A.G., Canavera, K. E., Pavlis, L. E., & Pincus, D. B. (2007, July). An 8-day intensive treatment
for adolescent panic disorder: Preliminary results of a randomized controlled trial. Paper presented at the
World Congress of Behavioral and Cognitive Theories, Barcelona, Spain.
Canavera, K. E. (2001, August). Effects of cues associated with alcohol withdrawal on subsequent alcohol
intake. Paper presented at the Medical University of South Carolina Neuroscience Research Conference,
Charleston, SC.
POSTER PRESENTATIONS
Canavera, K. E., Fraire, M., & Ollendick, T.H. (2009, November). Generalized anxiety disorder:
Developmental differences in children and adolescents. Poster presented at the 43 rd Annual Conference of the
Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, New York, NY.
Fraire, M., Canavera, K. E., & Ollendick, T.H. (2009, November). Automatic thoughts in the prediction of
fear, anxiety, and phobia severity in phobic children. Poster presented at the 43 rd Annual Conference of the
Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, New York, NY.
Canavera, K. E., Ehrenreich, J.T., Pincus, D. B., & Ollendick, T.H. (2009, March). Family characteristic of
youth with comorbid obsessive-compulsive disorder and depression. Poster presented at the 29 th Annual
Conference of the Anxiety Disorders Association of America, Santa Ana Pueblo, New Mexico.
Canavera, K. E., Ehrenreich, J.T., Pincus, D. B., & Ollendick, T.H. (2008, March). Clinical correlates of
comorbid obsessive-compulsive disorder and depressive disorders in youth. Poster presented at the 28 th Annual
Conference of the Anxiety Disorders Association of America, Savannah, GA.
Bennett, S. M., Canavera, K. E., Im, J. Y., Brown, T. A., Pincus, D. B., & Ehrenreich, J.T. (2007, November).
Age differences in the psychometric properties and factor structure of the Penn State Worry Questionnaire for
Children (PSWQ-C). Poster presented at the 41 st Annual Conference of the Association for Behavioral and
Cognitive Therapies, Philadelphia, PA.

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Canavera, K. E., Wright, L., Pincus, D. B., & Ehrenreich, J.T. (2007, November). The Childhood Anxiety
Sensitivity Index: Confirmatory factor analysis in a clinical sample. Poster presented at the 41 st Annual
Conference of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Philadelphia, PA.
Pian, J., Canavera, K. E., Angelosante, A., Trosper, S. & Pincus, D. (2007, November). Family involvement
and parenting factors in an intensive treatment for adolescent panic disorder. Poster presented at the 41 st
Annual Conference of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Philadelphia, PA.
Trosper, S. E., Canavera, K. E., Weiner, C., Angelosante, A.G., Pincus, D. B., & Ehrenreich, J.T. (2007,
November). Panic disorder and vomit phobia: Associations among physiological hyperarousal, anxious coping,
and anxiety sensitivity. Poster presented at the 41 st Annual Conference of the Association for Behavioral and
Cognitive Therapies, Philadelphia, PA.
Weiner, C., Canavera, K. E., Pincus, D. B., & Ehrenreich, J.T. (2007, November). What is vomit phobia?
Comorbidity, clinical correlates, and developmental progression. Poster presented at the 41 st Annual
Conference of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Philadelphia, PA.
Canavera, K.E., & Evans, D. W. (2007, March). Nervous habits and motor stereotypies in typically developing
children: Behavior problems, executive functions, and fears. Poster presented at the Biennial Convention of the
Society for Research in Child Development, Boston, MA.
Canavera, K. E., Weiner, C., Santucci, L., Ehrenreich, J.T., & Pincus, D. B. (2007, March). Behavioral
observations of parent-child interactions in the treatment of separation anxiety disorder. Poster presented at the
Biennial Convention of the Society for Research in Child Development, Boston, MA.
Buzzella, B.A., Canavera, K. E., Santucci, L., Pincus, D. B., & Ehrenreich, J.T. (2006, November). The impact
of cognitive behavioral therapy on childhood anxiety: A preliminary examination of evidence-based practices at
a university-based training clinic. Poster presented at the 40 th Annual Conference of the Association for
Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Chicago, IL.
Canavera, K. E., Santucci, L., Buzzella, B.A., Ehrenreich, J.T., & Pincus, D.B. (2006, November). Parent-child
interaction therapy for the treatment of separation anxiety disorder in young children: Preliminary findings.
Poster presented at the 40 th Annual Conference of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies,
Chicago, IL.
Canavera, K. E., Wilkins, K., Suarez, L. M., Pincus, D.B., & Ehrenreich, J. T. (2006, November). Anxiety
sensitivity and post-traumatic stress disorder in children and adolescents. Poster presented at the 40 th Annual
Conference of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Chicago, IL
Wilkins, K. C., Santucci, L., Canavera, K. E., Buzzella, B.A, Pincus, D. B., & Ehrenreich, J.T. (2006,
November). Separation anxiety disorder: Evaluating the use of manualized and clinic-based treatment. Poster
presented at the 40 th Annual Conference of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Chicago,
IL.
Wright, L. R., Buzzella, B. A., Canavera, K. E., Mattis, S., Pincus, D.B., & Ehrenreich, J. T. (2006, November).
The impact of panic control treatment for adolescents on comorbid disorders. Poster presented at the 40 th
Annual Conference of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Chicago, IL.
Canavera, K. E., Wilkins, K., Suarez, L., Pincus, D., & Ehrenreich, J. (2006, March). Obsessive-compulsive
disorder and trauma: Thematic overlap and treatment implications. Poster presented at the 26 th Annual
Conference of the Anxiety Disorders Association of America, Miami, FL.

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Evans, D.W., Canavera, K., Pietrefesa, A., Lombardo, L., & Gross, A. (2005, April). Executive function,
compulsive-like behavior and a new Stroop test for young children. Poster presented at the Biennial
Convention of the Society for Research in Child Development, Atlanta, GA.
SPECIALIZED CLINICAL TRAINING
Trauma-Focused CBT, Rochelle Hanson, Ph.D. (MUSC), Virginia Tech, December 2010
Pediatric OCD Master Clinician, University of Pennsylvania, June 2010
Collaborative Problem Solving, Ross Greene, Ph.D., Virginia Tech, January 2009
Trauma and Grief Therapy, Christopher Lane, Ph.D., Virginia Tech, Fall 2007
Depression in Youth (PASCET), John Weisz, Ph.D., Judge Baker’s Children’s Hospital, Harvard Medical
School, 2006 Primary and Secondary Control Enhancement Training: Treatment for Depressed Youth
Crisis Intervention, Suicide/crisis prevention, Mental Health Association of Greenville, SC, 2001-02
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Psychological Statistics, Teaching Assistantship, Bucknell, JT Ptacek, Ph.D., 2004
Tutored; graded exams; held review sessions; guest lecturer
Introduction to Psychology, Teaching Assistantship, Bucknell, D.Evans, Ph.D. & P. Judge, P.hD., 2003-05
Tutored; wrote exams; graded essays and exams; held review sessions
Abnormal Psychology, Teaching Assistant, Bucknell University, David W. Evans, Ph.D., 2004
Assisted students to Danville State Hospital, Danville, PA to work with psychiatric patients
EDITORIAL ACTIVITIES
Ad hoc Reviewer, Behavior Therapy
Ad hoc Reviewer, Child Psychiatry and Human Development
Ad hoc Reviewer, Journal of Anxiety Disorders
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
American Psychological Association, Division 53 - Society of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology
Anxiety Disorders Association of America (ADAA)
Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies (ABCT)
Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies - Child and Adolescent Anxiety Special Interest Group
Society for Research in Child Development (SRCD)
LEADERSHIP AND SERVICE ACTIVITIES
First Annual Cancer Research Symposium: Chair, Virginia Tech, 2010-2011
Graduate Student Assembly: Cabinet Member and Chair of Relay Committee, Virginia Tech, 2009-current
American Cancer Society’s VT Relay For Life: Executive Committee Member and Graduate Chair, 2009current
Pancreatic Cancer Action Network: SC State Leader/Advocate, 2009-current
Graduate Student Representative for Clinical Psychology Program, Virginia Tech, 2007