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Curriculum Vitae 

David J. Kolko, Ph.D. 

2012 

CURRICULUM VITAE 

University of Pittsburgh 

School of Medicine 

Department of Psychiatry 

BIOGRAPHICAL 

NAME: David J. Kolko, Ph.D. BIRTH DATE: July 23, 1953 

HOME ADDRESS: 1264 Folkstone Drive BIRTH PLACE: Rochester,NY 

Pittsburgh, PA 15243 

HOME PHONE: (412) 276-5171 CITIZENSHIP: United States 

BUSINESS ADDRESS: Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry 

Western Psychiatric Institute & Clinic 

University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine 

3811 O’Hara Street 

Pittsburgh, PA 15213 

E-MAIL ADDRESS: 

kolkodj@upmc.edu 

BUSINESS PHONE: (412) 246-5888 BUS. FAX: (412) 246-5341 

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UNDERGRADUATE: 

EDUCATION AND TRAINING 

1971-1975 University of Cincinnati B.A., 1975 Psychology 

Cincinnati, Ohio 

(cum laude) 

1973-1974 Hebrew University -- Junior-Year Abroad 

Jerusalem, Israel 

Program 

GRADUATE: 

1975-1977 New School for Social Research M.A., 1977 General Academic 

Dept. of Academic Psychology 

Psychology 

New York, New York 

Thesis: Stimulus overselectivity and sensory preferences in 

autistic children. 

Supervisors: Herb Terwillinger, Ph.D, Keith Nelson, Ph.D. 

1977-1982 Georgia State University Ph.D., 1982 Clinical Psychology 

Dept. of Psychology 

(APA Approved); 

Atlanta, Georgia 

Specialization in 

Dissertation: The Women’s Heterosocial Skill Observation Behavior Therapy 

Rating System: A Behavior Analytic Approach 

(APA Approved) 

Supervisors: Teodoro Ayllon, Ph.D., Michael Milan, Ph.D. 

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1981-1982 Brown University Pre-Doctoral Internship 

Program in Medicine 

in Clinical Psychology 

Section of Psychiatry and Human Behavior 

(Intern Co-Represent.) 

Providence, Rhode Island 

(APA-approved) 

Supervisors: John Wincze, Ph.D., Peter Monti, Ph.D., 

William Norman, Ph.D., Brandon Qualls, M.D. 

POST-GRADUATE: 

1982-1983 Johns Hopkins University Research Fellowship in 

School of Medicine, Dept. of Pediatrics 

Behavioral Pediatrics 

and The John F. Kennedy Institute, 

Dept. of Behavioral Psychology, 

Baltimore, Maryland 

Supervisors: Brian Iwata, Ph.D., John Parrish, Ph.D., 

Terry Page, Ph.D., Michael Cataldo, Ph.D. 

1982-1983 Johns Hopkins University, School of Medicine Outpatient Therapist 

Dept. of Psychiatry, Behavioral Medicine Clinic 

Trainee 

Supervisor: H. Richard Warranch, Ph.D. 

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ACADEMIC POSITIONS: 

APPOINTMENTS AND POSITIONS 

2001, November- Dept. of Psychiatry Professor of Psychiatry 

Present 


Pittsburgh, PA 

2001, November- Depts. of Pediatrics and Psychology Professor of Pediatrics 

Present University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and Psychology 

and School of Arts and Sciences 

(Secondary Appts.) 


2000 Department of Pediatrics, Associate Professor 


of Pediatrics 


(Secondary Appt.) 

1998-present WPIC Special Services Unit, Founder/Director 

(Child/Youth Treatment Research Program) 



1992-2001 Department of Clinical Psychology Associate Professor 

University of Pittsburgh College of Arts & Sciences of Child Psychology 

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 

(Secondary Appt.) 

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1989-1996 Child and Parent Behavior Clinic Founder/Director 

Outpatient Services and Partial Hospitalization Programs 

(Children’s After-School Treatment Program, 

Saturday Behavior Workshop, 

Summer Treatment and Enrichment Program) 

Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic 


1988-2001 Department of Psychiatry Associate Professor 


of Child Psychiatry 


1986-1989 Child Psychiatric Treatment Service Program Director 

Inpatient Unit 

Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic 


1983-1988 Department of Psychiatry Assistant Professor 


of Child Psychiatry 


1983-1988 Child Psychiatric Treatment Service Staff (Unit) 

Western Psychiatric Institute & Clinic 

Psychologist 


Supervisor: Alan E. Kazdin, Ph.D. 

NON-ACADEMIC POSITIONS: 

2007-Present Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh Adjunct Staff 

Division of Pediatrics, Section of Behavioral Health 

Medical Affairs Department 

3705 Fifth Ave., Pittsburgh, PA 15213-2583 

2003-2007 Child and Adolescent Research Network (CARE-NET) Co-Director 

Advanced Center for Intervention Services and Research 

for Early-Onset Mood and Anxiety Disorders (D. Brent, PI) 

Dept. of Psychiatry, and Children’s Community 

Pediatrics, Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh 

1999-2005 Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, Family Intervention Consulting Psychologist 

Center, Division of General Academic Pediatrics, 

Dept. of Pediatrics 

Supervisor: Janet Squires, M.D.; Heidi Feldman, M.D., Ph.D. 

1990-present Medical Associates Staff Allied Health Professional 

Section of Psychology, Dept. of Psychiatry, 

UPMC Presbyterian Shadyside, 

Presbyterian Campus, Pittsburgh, PA 

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1979-1981 Downtown Counseling Center Behavior Specialist 

Atlanta, Georgia 

Supervisors: Steven Garber, Ph.D., Michael Milan, Ph.D. 

1976 Rochester Mental Health Center Psychiatric Intake 

Adult Division 

Externship - Trainee 

Rochester, New York 

Supervisors: Bernie Schwartz, Ph.D., Ralph Barocas, Ph.D. 

1976 Convalescent Hospital of Children Staff Socio-therapist 

Residential Treatment Program 

Rochester, New York 

Supervisor: Peter Kormack, Ph.D. 

1975-1977 New York University, School of Medicine Behavior Therapy & 

Bellevue Psychiatric Hospital 

Research Assistant 

New York, New York 

Supervisors: Magda Campbell, M.D., L. Terry Anderson, Ph.D. 

1975 Educom, Inc. Behavior Specialist 

Cincinnati, Ohio 

Supervisor: Carolyn Senter, Ph.D. 

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SPECIALTY CERTIFICATION: 

CERTIFICATIONS AND LICENSURE 

Psychologist; Pennsylvania Board of Psychologist (PS-004691-L) 

Examiners, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania 

1986-present 

Juvenile Firesetter Intervention Specialist I 2004 

National Fire Academy, U.S. Fire Administration 

Bob Adams, Jr. (instructor) 

Interviewing Juveniles (course #CR-506; Class #: 1426) 2008 (Aug. 18) 

Allegheny County Police Training Academy 


Board Certification in Child and Adolescent Psychology, 

2009-present 

American Board of Professional Psychology 

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MEMBERSHIPS IN PROFESSIONAL AND SCIENTIFIC SOCIETIES 

American Psychological Association, Student Affiliate (1976-1983) 

Member (since 1984) 

Division 5 (Assessment) 

Division 12 (Clinical Psychology) 

Division 37 (Children, Youth and Families) 

1976-present 

1986-present 

1984-present 

1984-present 

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Division 53 (Society of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology) 

Division 56 (Trauma Psychology) 

Division 54 (Pediatric Society) 

Association for Advancement of Behavior Therapy (now, the Association 

For Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies) 

Student Affiliate (1976-1983); Member (since 1984) 

1985-present 

2006-present 

2006-present 

1976-present 

Association for Behavior Analysis, Associate Member 1977-1980 

Southeastern Psychological Association, Member 1977-1981 

American Academy of Behavioral Medicine, Member 1981-1982 

Society for Pediatric Psychology, Member 

2008-present 

Special Interest Group in Behavioral Medicine, AABT 1982-1983 

Society of Behavior Medicine, Member 1983-1984 

International Society for Prevention of Child Abuse & Neglect 

International Society for Research in Child and Adolescent Psychopathology 

American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children, Chicago, IL 

Board of Directors (1991-1997) 

Co-Chair, Research Committee (1991-1997) 

1984-present 

1987-present 

1990-present 

Section on Child Maltreatment, Children, Youth, and Families, Divison 37, APA 1994-present 

Member (1994-present) 

Membership Chairperson (2007-present) 

Association for the Treatment of Sexual Abusers, Member, Beaverton, OR 

Adolescent Treatment Task Force Member 

1998-present 

2004-present 

Society for Clinical Trials, Member 

2007-present 

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HONORS 

Cum Laude, University of Cincinnati 1975 

Dean’s List 1971-1975, University of Cincinnati 1975 

Psi Chi Honor Society, University of Cincinnati 1975 

Phi Beta Kappa, University of Cincinnati 1975 

First Prize, Student Research Awards, 1980 

Georgia Psychological Association, Macon, Georgia 

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Co-author on three papers leading to the Psychotherapy Award; 1999 

Presented to David Brent, M.D., American Academy of Child and 

Adolescent Psychiatry, New York, NY 

Award for Court-Operated Program of the Year in Allegheny County, 2000 

The WPIC/SSU Collaborative Treatment Program, 

Allegheny County Juvenile Court, Pittsburgh, PA 

Runner-Up, Award for Court-Operated Program of the Year in the 2008 

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. The WPIC/SSU Collaborative Treatment Program, 

Allegheny County Juvenile Court, Pittsburgh, PA 

Research Career Achievement Award for 2001, American Professional 2002 

Society on the Abuse of Children, Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA 

Vision Award, Field of Juvenile Firesetting, Massachusetts State-Wide 2002 

Coalition on Juvenile Firesetter Intervention Programs, Framingham, MA 

Fellow, Society of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, Division 53, 2005 

American Psychological Association, Washington, DC 

Fellow, Society for Child and Family Policy and Practice, Division 37, 2009 

American Psychological Association, Washington, DC 

REFEREED ARTICLES: 

PUBLICATIONS 

1. Kolko, D.J., Anderson, L.T., & Campbell, M. (1980). Sensory preference and overselective 

responding in autistic children. Journal of Autism & Developmental Disabilities, 11, 259-271. 

2. Kolko, D.J., & Milan, M.A. (1980). Misconception correction through reading in the treatment of a 

self-injection phobia. Journal of Behavior Therapy & Experimental Psychiatry, 10, 273-276. 

3. Kolko, D.J., Dorsett, P.G., & Milan, M.A. (1981). A total-assessment approach in the evaluation of 

social skills training: The effectiveness of an anger-control program for adolescent psychiatric 

patients. Behavior Assessment, 3, 383-402. 

4. Cole, M.A., Kolko, D.J., & Craddick, R. (1981). The quality and process of the internship experience. 

Professional Psychology, 12, 570-577. 

5. Milan, M.A., & Kolko, D.J. (1982). Paradoxical intention in the treatment of obsessional flatulence 

ruminations. Journal of Behavior Therapy & Experimental Psychiatry, 13, 167-172. 

6. Kolko, D.J., & Milan, M.A. (1983). Paradoxical instructions and reframing in overcoming 

"resistance" in delinquent youths: A multiple baseline analysis. Journal of Consulting and Clinical 

Psychology, 51, 655-660. 

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7. Kolko, D.J. (1983). Multicomponent parental treatment of firesetting in a six year old boy. Journal of 

Behavior Therapy Exp Psychiatry, 14, 349-354. 

8. Kolko, D.J. (1984). Paradoxical instruction in the elimination of avoidance behavior in an agoraphobic 

girl. Journal of Behavior Therapy & Experimental Psychiatry, 15, 51-57. 

9. Monti, P.M., Kolko, D.J., Fingeret, A., & Zwick, W. (1984). Three levels of measurement of social 

skill and social anxiety. Journal of Nonverbal Behavior, 8, 187-194. 

10. Monti, P.M., Boice, R., Fingeret, A.L., Zwick, W., Kolko, D.J., Munroe, S., & Grunberger, A. 

(1984). Midi-level measurement of social anxiety in psychiatric and non-psychiatric samples. 

Behavior Research & Therapy, 22, 651-660. 

11. Kolko, D.J. (1984). Behavioral treatment of excessive daytime sleepiness in an elderly woman with 

multiple medical problems. Journal of Behavior Therapy & Experimental Psychiatry, 15, 341-345. 

12. Kolko, D.J., & Milan, M.A. (1985). A women's heterosocial skill observational rating system: 

Behavior-analytic development and validation. Behavior Modification, 9, 165-192. 

13. Kolko, D.J., & Rickard-Figueroa, J.L. (1985). The effects of video games on the adverse corollaries 

of chemotherapy in pediatric oncology patients: A single-case analysis. Journal of Consult Clinical 


14. Kolko, D.J., Parrish, J.M., & Wilson, F.E. (1985). Obstacles to appointment keeping in a child 

behavior management clinic. Child and Family Behavior Therapy, 7, 9-15. 

15. Kolko, D.J., Kazdin, A.E., & Meyer, E.C. (1985). Aggression and psychopathology in childhood 

firesetters: Parent and child reports. Journal of Consulting & Clinical Psychology, 53, 377-385. 

16. Kolko, D.J. (1985). Juvenile firesetting: A review and methodological critique. Clinical Psychology 

Review, 5, 345-376. 

17. Kolko, D.J. (1985). The heterosocial assessment inventory for women: A behavioral and psychometric 

evaluation. Journal of Psychopathology and Behavior Assessment, 7, 49-64. 

18. Kolko, D.J., Sirota, A.D., Monti, P.M., & Paolino, R.M. (1985). Peer identification and empirical 

validation of problematic interpersonal situations of male drug addicts. Journal of Psychopathology 

and Behavior Assessment, 7, 135-144. 

19. Kolko, D.J., & Kazdin, A.E. (1986). A conceptualization of firesetting in children and adolescents. 

Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, 14, 49-61. 

20. Kazdin, A.E., & Kolko, D.J. (1986). Psychopathology and family functioning among childhood 

firesetters. Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, 14, 315-329. 

21. Kolko, D.J. (1986). Social-cognitive skills training with a sexually abused and abusive child 

psychiatric inpatient: Training, generalization, and follow-up. Journal of Family Violence, 1, 

149-166. 

22. Kolko, D.J., & Milan, M.A. (1986). Acceptability of paradoxical interventions: Some paradoxes in 

psychotherapy research. Professional Psychology: Research & Practice, 17, 524-527. 

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23. Parrish, J.M., Cataldo, M.F., Kolko, D.J., Neef, N.A., & Egel, A.L. (1986). Experimental analysis of 

response covariation among compliant and inappropriate behaviors. Journal of Applied Behavior 

Analysis, 19, 241-254. 

24. Kolko, D.J., & Milan, M.A. (1986). The effects of cumulative and noncumulative evaluation on 

academic performance in prison inmates. Journal of Behavior Technology Methods and Therapy, 32, 

69-73. 

25. Kolko, D.J., Moser, J.T., Litz, J., & Hughes, J. (1986). Promoting awareness and prevention of child 

sexual victimization using the Red Flag/Green Flag Program: An evaluation with follow-up. Journal 

of Family Violence, 2, 11-35. 

26. Kolko, D.J. (1986). Treatment of child sexual abuse: Programs, progress, and prospects. Journal of 

Family Violence, 2, 303-318. 

27. Kolko, D.J. (1987). Simplified inpatient treatment of nocturnal enuresis in psychiatrically disturbed 

children. Behavior Therapy, 18, 99-112. 

28. Kolko, D.J., Ayllon, T., & Torrence, C. (1987). Positive practice routines in overcoming resistance to 

the treatment of school phobia: A case study with follow-up. Journal of Behavior Therapy & 

Experimental Psychiatry, 18, 249-257. 

29. Kolko, D.J., & Kazdin, A.E. (1988). Parent-child correspondence identification of firesetting among 

child psychiatric patients. Journal of Child Psychology & Psychiatry, 29, 175-184. 

30. Kolko, D.J. (1988). Educational programs to promote awareness and prevention of child sexual 

victimization: A review and methodological critique. Clinical Psychology Review, 8, 195-209. 

31. Kolko, D.J. (1988). Daily ratings on a child psychiatric unit: Psychometric evaluation of the Child 

Behavior Rating Form. Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, 27, 

126-132. 

32. Brent, D.A., Perper, J.A., Goldstein, C.E., Kolko, D.J., Allan, M. J., Allman, C. J., and Zelenak, J.P. 

(1988). Risk factors for adolescent suicide: A comparison of adolescent suicidal inpatients. Archives 

of General Psychiatry, 45, 581-588. 

33. Brent, D.A., Perper, J.A., Kolko, D.J., & Zelenak, J.P. (1988). The psychological autopsy: 

Methodological considerations for the study of adolescent suicide. Journal of American Academy of 

Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, 27, 362-366. 

34. Kolko, D.J., & Kazdin, A.E. (1988). Prevalence of firesetting and related behavior among child 

psychiatric patients. Journal of Consulting & Clinical Psychology, 56, 628-630. 

35. Kolko, D.J. (1988). Community interventions for juvenile firesetters: A survey of two national 

programs. Hospital & Community Psychiatry, 39, 973-979. 

36. Kolko, D.J., Moser, J.T., & Weldy, S.R. (1988). Behavioral/emotional indicators of child sexual 

abuse in child psychiatric inpatients: A controlled comparison with physical abuse. Child Abuse & 

Neglect, 12, 529-541. 

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37. Kolko, D.J. (1989). Inpatient intervention for chronic functional encopresis in psychiatrically 

disturbed children. Behavioral Residential Treatment, 4, 231-252. 

38. Kolko, D.J., & Kazdin, A.E. (1989). Assessment of dimensions of childhood firesetting among 

patients and nonpatients: The Firesetting Risk Interview. Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, 17, 

157-176. 

39. Kolko, D.J. & Kazdin, A. E. (1989). The Children’s Firesetting Interview with psychiatrically referred 

and non-referred children. Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, 17, 609-624. 

40. Kolko, D.J., McCanna, M., & Donaldson, L. (1989). Sequential assessment of staff administration of 

contingency management procedures on a child psychiatric unit. Behavior Modification, 13, 216-244. 

41. Kolko, D.J., Moser, J.T., & Hughes, S. (1989). Classroom training in sexual victimization awareness 

and prevention skills: An extension of the Red Flag/Green Flag program. Journal of Family Violence, 

4, 25-45. 

42. Kolko, D.J., Loar, L.L., & Sturnick, D. (1990). Inpatient social-cognitive skills training groups with 

conduct disordered and attention deficit disordered children. Journal of Child Psychology & 

Psychiatry, 31, 737-748. 

43. Kolko, D.J., & Kazdin, A.E. (1990). Matchplay and firesetting in children: Relationship to parent, 

marital, and family dysfunction. Journal of Clinical Child Psychology, 19, 229-238. 

44. Brent, D.A., Kolko, D.J., Goldstein, C.E., Allan, M.J., & Brown, R.V. (1990). Suicidality in 

affectively disordered adolescent inpatients. Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent 

Psychiatry, 29, 586-593. 

45. Kolko, D.J., Moser, J.T., & Weldy, S. (1990). Developmental histories and physical evaluation of 

physically and sexually abused child psychiatric patients: A controlled study. Journal of of Family 

Violence, 5, 249-267. 

46. Cox-Jones, C., Lubetsky, M.J., Fultz, S.A., & Kolko, D.J. (1990). Inpatient psychiatric treatment of a 

young recidivist firesetter. Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, 29, 

936-941. 

47. Kolko, D.J., & Kazdin, A.E. (1991). Motives of childhood firesetters: Firesetting characteristics and 

psychological correlates. Journal of Child Psychology & Psychiatry, 32, 535-550. 

48. Kolko, D.J., Nolan, S., & Faust, J. (1991). Fire safety/prevention skills training to reduce 

involvement with fire in young psychiatric inpatients: Preliminary findings. Behavior Therapy, 22, 

269-284. 

49. Kolko, D.J., & Kazdin, A.E. (1991). Aggression and psychopathology in matchplaying and 

firesetting children: A replication and extension. Journal of Clinical Child Psychology, 20, 191-201. 

50. Kolko, D.J., & Kazdin, A.E. (1992). The emergence and recurrence of child firesetting: A one-year 

prospective study. Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, 20, 17-37. 

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51. Kolko, D. J. (1992). Characteristics of child victims of physical violence: Research findings and 

clinical implications. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 7, 244.276. 

52. Kolko, D. J. (1992). Short-term follow-up of child psychiatric hospitalization: Clinical description, 

predictors, and correlates. Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, 31, 

719-727. 

53. Brent, D. A., Kolko, D. J., Wartella, M. E., Boylan, M. B., Moritz, G., Baugher, M., & Zelenak, J. 

(1993). Adolescent psychiatric inpatients' risk of suicide attempt at 6-month follow-up. Journal of the 

American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, 32, 95-105. 

54. Kolko, D. J. (1993). Conduct disorder and attention deficit disorder with hyperactivity in child 

inpatients: Comparisons on home and hospital measures. Journal of Emotional & Behavior Disorders, 

1, 75-86. 

55. Kolko, D. J., Kazdin, A. E., Thomas, A., & Day, B. T. (1993). Heightened child physical abuse 

potential: Child, parent and family dysfunction. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 8, 169-192. 

56. Kolko, D. J., & Kazdin, A. E. (1993). Emotional/behavioral problems in clinic and nonclinic 

children: Correspondence among child, parent, and teacher reports. Journal of Child Psychology & 

Psychiatry, 34, 991-1006. 

57. Kolko, D. J. (1993). Further evaluation of inpatient child behavior ratings: Consistency across 

settings, time, and sources. Journal of Emotional and Behavior Disorders, 1, 251-259. 

58. Ammerman, R.T., Loeber, R., Kolko, D.J., & Blackson, T.C. (1994). Parental dissatisfaction with 

sons in substance abusing families: Relationship to child and parent dysfunction. Journal of Child and 

Adolescent Substance Abuse, 3, 23-37. 

59. Kolko, D. J., & Kazdin, A. E. (1994). Children's descriptions of their firesetting incidents: 

Characteristics and relationship to recidivism. Journal of the American Academy of Child & 

Adolescent Psychiatry, 33, 114-122. 

60. Scerbo, A. S., & Kolko, D. J. (1994). Salivary testosterone and cortisol in disruptive children: 

Relationship to aggressive, hyperactive, and internalizing behaviors. Journal of the American Academy 

of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, 33, 1174-1184. 

61. Kolko, D.J. (1995). Multimodal partial-day treatment of child antisocial behavior: Service description 

and multi-level program evaluation. Continuum: Developments in Ambulatory Mental Health Care, 

2, 3-24. 

62. Scerbo, A.S., & Kolko, D.J. (1995). Child physical abuse and aggression: Preliminary findings on 

the role of internalizing problems. Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent 

Psychiatry, 34, 1060-1066. 

63. Kolko, D.J. (1996). Clinical monitoring of treatment course in child physical abuse: Psychometric 

characteristics and treatment comparisons. Child Abuse & Neglect, 20, 23-43. 

64. Kolko, D.J., Kazdin, A.E, and Day, B.T. (1996). Children’s perspectives in the assessment of family 

violence: Psychometric characteristics and comparison to parent reports. Child Maltreatment, 1, 152- 

163. 

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64. Kolko, D.J. (1996). Individual cognitive-behavioral treatment and family therapy for physically 

abused children and their offending parents: A comparison of clinical outcomes. Child Maltreatment, 

1, 322-342. 

65. Brent, D.A., Holder, D., Kolko, D.J., Birmaher, B., Baugher, M., Roth, C., Iyengar, S., Johnson, B. 

(1997). A clinical psychotherapy trial for adolescent depression comparing cognitive, family, and 

supportive treatments. Archives of General Psychiatry, 54, 877-885. 

66. Brent, D. A., & Kolko, D. J. (1998). Psychotherapy: Definition, Mechanisms of Action, and 

Relationship to Etiologic Models. Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, 26, 11-25. 

67. Bukstein, O. G., & Kolko, D. J. (1998). The effects of Methylphenidate on aggressive, urban 

children with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder. Journal of Clinical Child Psychology, 27, 

340-351. 

68. Kolko, D. J. (1998). CPS operations and risk assessment in child abuse cases receiving services: The 

Pittsburgh Service Delivery Study. Child Maltreatment, 3, 262-275. 

69. Brown, E. J., & Kolko, D. J. (1998). Treatment efficacy and program evaluation with juvenile sexual 

abusers. A critique with directions for service delivery and research. Child Maltreatment, 3, 362-373. 

70. Brent, D. A., Kolko, D. J., Birmaher, B., Baugher, M., Bridge, J., Roth, C., & Holder, D. (1998). 

Predictors of treatment efficacy in a clinical trial of three psychosocial treatments for adolescent 

depression. Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, 37, 906-914. 

71. Renaud, J., Brent, D. A., Baugher, M., Birmaher, B., Kolko, D. J., & Bridge, J. (1998). Rapid 

response to psychosocial treatment for adolescent depression: A two-year follow-up. Journal of the 

American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, 37, 1184-1190. 

72. Kolko, D. J., Selelyo, J., & Brown, E. J. (1999). The treatment histories, and service involvement of 

physically and sexually abusive families: Description, correspondence, and clinical correlates. Child 

Abuse & Neglect, 23, 459-476. 

73. Mammen, O., Pilkonis, P., & Kolko, D.J. (2000). Anger and parent-to- child aggression in mood 

and anxiety disorders. Comprehensive Psychiatry, 41, 461-468. 

74. Brown, E.J., & Kolko, D.J. (1999). Child victims attributions about being physically abused: An 

examination of factors associated with symptom severity. Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, 27, 

311-322. 

75. Kolko, D. J., Bukstein, O. G., & Barron, J. (1999). Methylpenidate and behavior modification in 

the treatment of AD/HD children with comorbid ODD/CD. Journal of the American Academy of 

Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, 38, 578-586. 

76. Brent, D. A., Kolko, D. J., Birmaher, B., Baugher, M., & Bridge, J. (1999). A clinical trial for 

adolescent depression: Predictors of additional treatment in the acute and follow-up phases of the 

trial. Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, 38, 263-270. 

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77. Birmaher, B., Brent, D.A., Kolko, D.J., Baugher, M., Bridge, J., Iyengar, S. & Ulloa, R.E. (2000). 

Clinical outcomes after short-term psychotherapy for adolescents with major depressive disorder. 

Archives of General Psychiatry, 57, 29-36. 

78. Ammerman, R. T., Kolko, D. J., Kirisci, L., Blackson, T. C., & Dawes, M. A. (1999). Child abuse 

potential in parents with histories of substance use disorder. Child Abuse & Neglect, 23, 1225-1238. 

79. Brent, D. A., Birmaher, B., Kolko, D. J., & Baugher, M. (2001). Subsyndromal depression in 

previously depressed adolescents participating in a clinical trial: Course and outcome compared to 

well and still-depressed youths. Journal of Affective Disorders, 63, 51-58. 

80. Kolko, D. J., Brent, D. A., Baugher, M., Bridge, J., & Birmaher, B. (2000). Cognitive and family 

therapies for adolescent depression: Treatment specificity, mediation, and moderation. Journal of 

Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 68, 603-614. 

81. Stein, D., Brent, D.A., Bridge, J., Kolko, D J., Birmaher, B., & Baugher, M. (2001). Predictors of 

parent-rated credibility in a clinical psychotherapy trial of adolescent depression. Journal of 

Psychotherapy Practice and Research, 10,1-7. 

82. Kolko, D. J., Day, B. T., Bridge, J., & Kazdin, A. E. (2001). Two-year prediction of children’s 

firesetting in clinically-referred and non-referred samples. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry 

and Allied Disciplines, 42, 371-380. 

83. Kolko, D. J. (2001). Efficacy of cognitive-behavioral treatment and fire safety education for 

firesetting children: Initial and follow-up outcomes. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry and 

Allied Disciplines, 42, 359-369. 

86. Brent, D.A., Baugher, M., Birmaher, B., Kolko, D.J., Bridge, J. (2000) Compliance with 

recommendations to remove firearms in families participating in a clinical trial for adolescent 

depression. Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 39:1220-1226. 

87. Kolko, D. J. (2000). Treatment research in child maltreatment: Clinical and research directions. 

Journal of Aggression, Maltreatment & Trauma, 4, 139-164. [reprinted in S. K. Ward & D. Finkelhor 

(Eds.), Program evaluation and family violence research. Haworth Press:Binghampton, NY. 

88. Kolko, D. J., Berliner, L., & Brown, E. (2002). Children's perceptions of their abusive 

experiences: Measurement and preliminary findings. Child Maltreatment, 7, 42-55. 

89. Kolko, D. J., & Feiring, C. (2002). Explaining “why”: A closer look at attributions in child abuse 

victims (editors’ introduction). Child Maltreatment, 7, 5-8. 

90. Baumann, B., & Kolko, D. J. (2002). A comparison of abusive and nonabusive mothers of 

abused children. Child Maltreatment, 7, 369-376. 

91. Mammen, O. K., Kolko, D. J., & Pilkonis, P.A. (2002). Negative affect and parental aggression in 

child physical abuse. Child Abuse & Neglect, 26, 407-424. 

92. Kolko, D. J., Baumann, B. L., & Caldwell, N. (2003). Child abuse victims’ involvement in 

community agency treatment: Service correlates, short-term outcomes, and relationship to reabuse. 

Child Maltreatment, 8(4), 273-287. 

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93. Mammen, O.K., Kolko, D.J., and Pilkonis, P.A. (2003). Parental cognitions and satisfaction: 

relationship to aggressive parental behavior in child physical abuse. Child Maltreatment, 8, 288-301. 

94. Gaynor, S. T., Weersing, V. R., Kolko, D. J., Birmaher, B., Heo, J., & Brent, D. A. (2003). 

The prevalence and impact of large sudden improvements during adolescent psychotherapy for 

depression: A comparison across cognitive-behavioral, family, and supportive therapy. Journal of 

Consulting and Clinical Psychology. 

95. Brent, D.A., Oquendo, M., Birmaher, B., Greenhill, L., Kolko, D.J., Stanley, B., Zelazny, J., Brodsky, 

B., Firinciogullari, B.S., Ellis, S.P., & Mann, J. J. (2003). Peripubertal suicide attempts in offspring of 

suicide attempters with siblings concordant for suicidal behavior. American Journal of Psychiatry, 

160, 1486-1493. 

96. Barbe, R., Bridge, J., Birmaher, B., Kolko, D.J., Brent, D.A. (2003). Lifetime history of sexual abuse, 

clinical presentation, and outcome in a clinical trial for adolescent depression. Journal of Clinical 

Psychiatry, 65, 77- 

97. Barbe, R., Bridge, J., Birmaher, B., Kolko, D.J., Brent, D.A. (2004). Suicidality and its relationship to 

treatment outcome in depressed adolescents. Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior, 34, 44-55. 

98. Burns, B. J., Phillips, S. D., Wagner, H. R., Barth, R. P., Kolko, D. J., Landsverk, J., & Campbell, Y. 

(2004). Mental health need and access to mental health services by youth involved with child 

welfare. Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 43, 960-970. 

99. Kolko, D. J., Noel, C., Thomas, G., & Linderman, E. (2004). Cognitive-behavioral treatment for 

adolescent sexual offenders and their families: Individual and family applications in a collaborative 

outpatient program. Journal of Child Sexual Abuse, 13, 157-192. 

100. Brent, D. A., Zelazny, J., Oquendo, M., Brodsky, B., Birmaher, B., Melhem, N., Greenhill, L., Ellis, 

S. P., Kolko, D. J., Mann, J. J., Stanley, B. (2004). Familial transmission of mood disorders: 

Convergence and divergence with transmission of suicidal behavior. Journal of the American 

Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 43, 1259-1266. 

101. Bridge, J. A., Barbe, R. P., Birmaher, B., Kolko, D. J., & Brent, D. A. (2005). Emergent 

suicidality in a clinical psychotherapy trial for adolescent depression. American Journal of 

Psychiatry, 162 (11), 2173-2175. 

102. Oquendo M, Brent D. A., Birmaher B., Greenhill, L., Kolko, D., Stanley, B, Zelazny, J, Burke, A. 

K., Firinciogullari, S., Ellis, S. P., Mann, J. J. (2005). Posttraumatic stress disorder comorbid with 

major depression: factors mediating the association with suicidal behavior. 

American Journal of Psychiatry, 162, 560-566. 

103. Weersing, V. R., Iyengar, S., Kolko, D. J., Birmaher, B., & Brent, D. A. (2006). Effectiveness of 

cognitive-behavioral therapy for adolescent depression: A benchmarking investigation. Behavior 

Therapy, 37, 36-48. 

104. Baumann, B.L., Kolko, D. J., Collins, K., & Herschell, A. D. (2006). Understanding practitioners’ 

characteristics and perspectives prior to the dissemination of an evidence-based intervention. 

Child Abuse and Neglect, 30 (7), 771-787. 

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105. Kolko, D. J. (2006). Studying usual care in child and adolescent therapy: It’s anything but 

routine. Clinical Psychology: Science and Practice, 13, 47-52. 

106. Kolko, D. J., Herschell, A. D., & Scharf, D.M. (2006). Education and treatment for children who 

set fires: Specificity, moderators, and predictors of recidivism. Journal of Emotional and 

Behavioral Disorders, 14 (4), 227-239. 

107. Gardner, W., Lucas, A., Kolko, D. J., & Campo, J. V. (2007). Comparison of the PSC-17 and 

alternative mental health screens in an at-risk primary care sample. Journal of the American 

Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 46(5), 611-618. 

108. Kolko, D. J., Baumann, B. L., Bukstein, O. G., & Brown, E. J. (2007). Internalizing symptoms 

and affective reactivity in relation to the severity of aggression in clinically referred, 

behavior-disordered children. Journal of Child and Family Studies, 16, 745-759. 

109. Cross, T. P., Jones, L. M., Walsh, W. A., Simone, M., & Kolko, D. J. (2007). Child 

forensic interviewing in Children’s Advocacy Centers: Empirical data on a practice model. 

Child Abuse & Neglect, 31, 1031-1052. 

110. Walsh, W. A., Cross, T. P., Jones, L. M., Simone, M., & Kolko, D. J. (2007). Which 

sexual abuse victims receive a forensic medical evaluation: the impact of Children’s 

Advocacy Centers. Child Abuse & Neglect, 31, 1053-1068. 

111. Melhem, N. M., Brent, D. A., Ziegler, M., Iyengar, S., Kolko, D. J., Birmaher, B., & Zelazny, J. 

(2007). Familial pathways to early-onset suicidal behavior: Familial and individual antecedents 

of suicidal behavior. American Journal of Psychiatry, 164(9), 1365-1370. 

112. Silverman, W.K., Ortiz, C.D., Viswesvaran, C., Burns, B. J., Kolko, D. J., Putnam, F. W., & 

Amaya-Jackson, L. (2008). Evidence-based psychosocial treatments for children and 

adolescents exposed to traumatic events. Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, 

37(1), 156-183. 

113. Cross, T. P., Jones, L. M., Walsh, w. A., Simone, M., Kolko, D. J., Szczepanski, J., Lippert, T., 

Davison, K., Cryns, A., Sosnowski, P., Shadoin, A., & Magnunson, S. (2008). 

Evaluating children’s advocacy center’s response to child sexual abuse. Juvenile Justice Bulletin, 

August, 1-11. 

114. Kolko, D. J., Dorn, L. D., Bukstein, O. G., & Burke, J.D. (2008). Clinically referred ODD 

children with or without CD and healthy controls: Comparisons across contextual domains. 

Journal of Child and Family Studies, 17, 714-734. 

115. Brodsky, B.S., Mann, J.J., Stanley, B., Tin, A., Oquendo, M., Birmaher, B., Greenhill, L., Kolko, 

D.,Zelazny, Z., Burke, A.K., Melhem, N., & Brent, D.A. (2008). Familial transmission of suicidal 

behavior: Factors mediating the relationship between childhood abuse and offspring suicide 

attempts. Journal of Clinical Psychiatry, 69(4), 584-596. 

116. Kolko, D. J., Scharf, D.M., Herschell, A. D., Wilcox, D., Okulitch, J., & Pinsonnealt, I. (2008). 

A Survey of Juvenile Firesetter Intervention Programs in North America: Overall Description and 

Comparison of Independent vs. Coalition-based Programs. American Journal of Forensic 

Psychology, 26 (4), 41-66. 

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117. Dorn, L.D., Kolko, D.J., Susman, E. J., Huang, B., Stein, H., Music, E.,& Bukstein, O. G. 

(2008). Salivary Gonadal and Adrenal Hormone Differences in Boys and Girls With and 

Without Disruptive Behavior Disorders: Contextual Variants. Biological Psychology, 81, 31-39. 

118. Kolko, D. J., Cohen, J.A., Mannarino, A.P., Baumann, B.L., & Knudsen, K. (2009). 

Community treatment of sexually traumatized children: A survey of practitioners in the National 

Child Traumatic Stress Network. Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health 

Services Research. 

119. Kolko, D. J., Herschell, A. D., Costello, A. H., & Kolko, R. P. (2009). Recommendations from 

child welfare stakeholders on how to improve mental health care for children who have 

experienced abuse and neglect: A national study. Administration and Policy in Mental Health and 

Mental Health Services Research, 36, 50-62. 

120. Kolko, D. J., Dorn, L. D., Bukstein, O. G., Pardini, D., Holden, E. A.., & Hart, J. D. (2009). 

Community vs. clinic-based modular treatment of children with early-onset ODD or CD: 

A clinical trial with three-year follow-up. Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, 37, 591-609. 

121. Diler, R., Birmaher, B., Axelson, D.,Goldstein, B., Gill, M., Strober, M., Kolko, David, 

Goldstein, T., Hunt, J., Yang, M., Ryan, N., Iyengar, S., Dahl, R., Dorn, L., Keller, M. 

(2009). The Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL) and the CBCL-Bipolar Phenotype are not 

useful in diagnosing Pediatric Bipolar Disorder. Journal of Child and Adolescent 

Psychopharmacology. 19, 23-30. 

122. Burke, A.K., Everett, B., Oquendo, M.A., Galfalvy, H., Harkavy-Friedman, J.M., Stanley, B., 

Zelazny, J., Kolko, D.J., Birmaher, B., Melhem, N., Brent, D.A., Mann, J.J. (2010). Effect 

of Exposure to Suicidal Behavior on Suicide Attempt in a high-risk sample of Offspring of 

Depressed Parents. Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 49(2), 

114-121. 

123. Kolko, D. J., Hurlburt, M., Zhang, J., Barth, R., Leslie, L., & Burns, B. J. (2010). 

Posttraumatic stress symptoms in children and adolescents receiving child welfare services: A 

national sample of in-home and out-of-home care. Child Maltreatment, 15(1), 48-63. 

124. Kolko, D. J., Campo, J.V., Kelleher, K., & Cheng, Y. (2010). On-site, 

nurse-administered behavioral intervention for the treatment of behavior problems in 

pediatric primary care: A clinical trial. Journal of Developmental and Behavioral Disorders, 31, 

393-404. 

125. Herschell, A. D., Kolko, D. J., Baumann, B.L., & Davis, A.C. (2010). The Role of Therapist 

Training in the Implementation of Psychosocial Treatments: A Review and Critique with 

Recommendations. Clinical Psychology Review, 30, 448-466. 

126. Farmer, E.M.Z., Mustillo, S.A., Wagner, H.R., Burns, B.J., Kolko, D.J., Barth, R.P., & Leslie, L. 

(2010). Service use and multi-sector use for mental health problems by youth in contact with 

child welfare. Children and Youth Services Review, 32, 815-821. 

127. Kolko, D. J., & Pardini, D. (2010). ODD Dimensions, ADHD, and Callous- 

Unemotional Traits as Predictors of Treatment Response in Children with Disruptive Behaviors. 

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Journal of Abnormal Psychology, 119, 713-725. 

128. Kolko, D. J., Campo, J. V., Kelleher, K., & Cheng, Y. (2010). Improving access to care and clinical 

outcome for pediatric behavioral problems: A randomized trial of a nurse-administered intervention 

in primary care. Journal of Developmental & Behavioral Pediatrics, 31 (5), 393-404. 

129. Lindheim, O., & Kolko, D. J. (2010). Trajectories of symptom reduction and engagement during 

treatment for childhood behavior disorders: Differences across settings. Journal of Abnormal 

Child Psychology, 38, 995-1005. 

130. Kolko, D. J., Hoagwood, K., & Springgate, B. (2010). Treatment Research for Children and Youth 

Exposed to Traumatic Events: Moving Beyond Efficacy to Amp Up Public Health Impact. General 

Hospital Psychiatry, 32, 465-476. 

131. Kolko, D. J., Iselin, A. M., Gully, K. (2011). Evaluation of the Sustainability and 

Clinical Outcome of Alternatives for Families: A Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (AF-CBT) in a 

Child Protection Center. Child Abuse & Neglect, 35, 105-116. 

132. Demidovich, M., Kolko, D.J., Bukstein, O.G., & Hart, J. (2011). Medication refusal in children 

with Oppositional Defiant Disorder or Conduct Disorder and Comorbid Attention- 

Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder: Medication History and Clinical Correlates. Journal of Child and 

Adolescent Psychopharmacology, 21, 57-66. 

133. Dorn, L., Shenk, C., Kolko, D. J. (2011). Influence of Treatment for Disruptive Behavior 

Disorders on Adrenal and Gonadal Hormones in Youth. Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent 


134. Kolko, D. J., Cheng, Y., Campo, J. V., & Kelleher, K. (2011). Moderators and Predictors of 

Clinical Outcome in a Randomized Trial for Behavior Problems in Pediatric Primary Care. Journal 

of Pediatric Psychology, 36, 753-765. 

135. Lindhiem, O., & Kolko, D. J. (in press). Trajectories of Symptom Reduction During Treatment for 

Behavior Problems in Pediatric Primary-Care Settings. Administration and Policy in Mental Health 

and Mental Health Services Research. 

136. Fanniff, A., & Kolko, D. J. (2012). Victim Age-Based Subtypes of Juveniles Adjudicated for 

Sexual Offenses: Comparisons across Domains in an Outpatient Sample. Sexual Abuse: A Journal 

of Research and Treatment, 24 (3), 224-264. DOI 10.1177/1079063211416516 

137. Lindhiem, O., Kolko, D. J., & Cheng, Y. (2012). Predicting Psychotherapy Benefit: A 

Probabilistic and Individualized Approach Behavior Therapy. Behavior Therapy, 43, 381-392. 

138. Kolko, D. J., Campo, J. V., Kilbourne, A. & Kelleher, K. (2012). Doctor-Office Collaborative 

Care for Pediatric Behavior Problems: A Preliminary Clinical Trial. Archives of Pediatrics & 

Adolescent Medicine, 166 (3), 224-231. 

139. Cox, L.J., Stanley, B. H., Melhem, N. M., Oquendo, M. A., Birmaher, B., Burke, A., Kolko, D. J., 

Zelazny, J. M., Mann, J. J., Porta, G., Brent, D. A.. (in press). A longitudinal study of non-suicidal 

self-injury in youth at high risk for mood disorder. The Journal of Clinical Psychiatry. 

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140. Kolko, D. J., Baumann, B. L.., Herschell, A. D., Hart, J., Holden, E. & Wisniewski, S. (2012). 

Implementation of AF-CBT by Community Practitioners Serving Child Welfare and Mental Health: 

A Randomized Trial. Child Maltreatment, 17 (1), 30-44. DOI 10.1177/1077559511427346 

141. Whitaker, D., Self-Brown, S., Kolko, D.J., & Berliner, L. (2012). Dissemination and 

Implementation in child welfare. Child Maltreatment, 17 (1), 3-6. 

142. Herschell, A. D.. Kolko, D.J., Baumann, B.L., & Brown, E.J. (in press). Alternatives for 

Families: A Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy: Applications in the Schools. Psychology in the Schools. 

143. Shenk, C. E., Dorn, L. D., Kolko, D. J., Susman, E. J., Noll , J. G., & Bukstein, O. G. (in press). 

Predicting Treatment Response for Oppositional Defiant and Conduct Disorder Using Pre-treatment 

Adrenal and Gonadal Hormones. Journal of Child and Family Studies. 

144. Insana SP, Kolko D.J, & Germain A. (in press). Early-life trauma is associated with rapid eye 

movement sleep fragmentation among military veterans. Biological Psychology. 

145. Shaffer, A., Lindhiem, O., Trentacosta, C., & Kolko, D.J. (in press). Treatment effects of a 

modular intervention for early-onset child behavior problems on family contextual 

outcomes. Journal of Emotional and Behavioral Disorders. 

146. Shaffer, A., Lindhiem, O., Kolko, D. J., & Trentacosta, C.J. (in press). Bidirectional Effects Between 

Parenting Practices and Child Externalizing Behavior: A Cross-Lagged Panel Analysis in the Context 

of a Psychosocial Treatment and 3-Year Follow-Up. Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology. 

147. Lindhiem, O., Shaffer, A., & Kolko, D. J. (revise and resubmit). Quantifying Discipline Practices 

Using Absolute vs. Relative Frequencies: Implications for Parent Training Intervention and Research 

Psychological Assessment. 

BOOK CHAPTERS: 

1. Ayllon, T., Kolko, D.J. (1982). On using reinforcement to improve productivity. In: R. O'Brien, A. 

Dicienson, and Koscow (Eds.), Industrial behavior modification: A management handbook. New 

York: Pergamon Press, pp.32-65. 

2. Kolko, D.J. (1984). Parents as behavior therapists for their autistic children: Clinical and empirical 

considerations. In: E. Schopler and g. Mesibov (Eds.). Issues in autism, Vol. III. The effects of 

autism on the family. New York: Plenum Press, pp. 145-162. 

3. Kolko, D.J., Milan, M.A. (1985). Conceptual and methodological issues in the behavioral assessment 

of heterosocial skill. In: L.L'abate and M. Milan (Eds.), Handbook of social skills training and 

research . New York: John Wiley & Sons, pp. 50-73. 

4. Milan, M.A., Kolko, D.J. (1985). Social skills training and complementary strategies in anger control 

and the treatment of aggression. In: L. Labate and M.A. Milan (Eds.), Handbook of social skills 

training and research. New York: John Wiley & Sons, pp.101-135. 

5. Monti, P.M., Kolko, D.J. (1985). A review and programmatic model of group social skills training for 

psychiatric patients. In: D.L. Upper and S. Ross (Eds.), Annual review of behavioral group therapy. 

New York: Guilford Press, pp. 25-61. 

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6. Kolko, D.J. (1986). Depression. In: M. Hersen and V. Van Hasselt (Eds.), Behavioral therapy with 

children and adolescents: A clinical approach. New York: John Wiley & Sons, pp. 137-183. 

7. Kolko, D.J., and Ammerman, R.T. (1988). Firesetting. In: M. Hersen and C. G. Last (Eds.), Child 

behavior therapy casebook. New York: Plenum Press, pp. 243-262. 

8. Kolko, D.J. (1988). Fire setting and pyromania. In: C. G. Last and M. Hersen (Eds.), Handbook of 

child psychiatric diagnosis. New York: John Wiley, pp. 443-459. 

9. Kolko, D.J. (1989). Conduct Disorder. In: M. Hersen (Eds.), Innovations in child behavior therapy, 

New York: Plenum Press, pp. 324-352. 

10. Brent, D.A., & Kolko, D.J. (1990). Suicide and suicidal behavior in children and adolescents. In: 

B.D. Garfinkel, G. Carlson, & E. Weller (Eds.), The medical basis of child and adolescent psychiatry. 

Philadelphia, PA: W. E. Saunders, pp. 372-391. 

11. Kolko, D.J., & Stauffer, J. (1991). Child sex abuse. In: R. T. Ammerman & M. Hersen (Eds.), 

Casebook of family violence. New York, NY: Plenum Press, pp. 153-170. 

12. Brent, D.A., & Kolko, D.J. (1990). The assessment and treatment of children and adolescents at risk 

for suicide. In: D. J. Kupfer. and S. J. Blumenthal (Eds.), Suicide over the life cycle. Washington, 

DC: American Psychiatric Press, pp. 253-302. 

13. Kolko, D.J. & Van Hasselt, V.B. (1992). Historical overview. In: V. B. Van Hasselt & D. J. Kolko, 

(Eds.), Inpatient behavior therapy for children and adolescents. New York, New York: Plenum Press, 

pp. 3-21. 

14. Kolko, D.J. (1992). Conduct Disorder. In: Van Hasselt, V.B., & Kolko, D.J. (Eds.) Inpatient 

behavior therapy for children and adolescents. New York, New York: Plenum Press, pp. 205-237. 

15. Kolko, D.J. (1994). Conduct Disorder. In: M. Hersen, R. T. Ammerman, & L. Sisson (Eds.), 

Handbook of aggressive and destructive behavior in psychiatric patients. New York, New York: 

PlenumPress, pp. 363-394. 

16. Kolko, D.J. (1996). Child physical abuse. In: J. Briere, L. Berliner, J. A. Bulkley, C. Jenny, & T. 

Reid (Eds.), APSAC handbook on child maltreatment. Chicago, Illinois: American Professional 

Society on the Abuse of Children, pp. 21-50. 

17. Kolko, D.J. (1996). Education and counseling for child firesetters: A comparison of skills training 

programs with standard practice. In E. D. Hibbs and P. S. Jensen (Eds.) Psychosocial treatments for 

child and adolescent disorders: Empirically based strategies for clinical practice. Washington, DC: 

American Psychological Association, pp. 409-433. 

18. Brent, D. A., Roth, C. M., Holder, D. P., Kolko, D. J., Brimaher, B., Johnson, B. A., & Schweers, J. 

A. (1996). Psychosocial interventions for treating adolescent suicidal depression: A comparison of 

three psychosocial interventions. In E. D. Hibbs and P. S. Jensen (Eds.) Psychosocial treatments for 

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19. Kolko, D.J. (1998). Integration of research and treatment. In J. Lutzker (Ed.) Handbook of child 

abuse research and treatment. New York: Plenum Press, pp. 159-181. 

20 Kolko, D.J. (1998). Treatment and intervention for child victims of violence. In P. Trickett and C. J. 

Schellenbach (Eds.) Violence against children in the family and the community. Washington, DC: 


21. Kolko, D.J. (1999). Firesetting in children and youth. In M. Hersen and V. V. Hasselt (Eds.) 

Handbook of psychological approaches with violent offenders: Contemporary strategies and issues. 

New York: Plenum Press, pp. 95-115. 

22. Kolko, D. J. Treatment of child physical abuse: Developments, deterrents, and directions. In C. 

Peake (Ed.), Child abuse intervention and strategic planning. National Institute of Justice, 

Washington, D.C., 2002. 

23. Kolko, D. J., & Brown, E. J. Child sexual abuse. In: R. T. Ammerman & M. Hersen (Eds.), 

Casebook of family violence (2nd ed.). New York, NY: Plenum Press, in press. 

24. Berliner, L., & Kolko, D. J. (2000). Treatment services for abused children. In M. Kluger, G. 

Alexander, & P. Curtiss (Ed.), What works in child welfare. Washington, DC: Child Welfare League 

of America, pp. 97-104. 

25. Kolko, D. J. (2000). Treatment research in child maltreatment: Clinical and research directions. 

In Sally K. Ward & D. Finkelhor (Eds.), Program evaluation and family violence research, 

Haworth Press. 

26. Kolko, D. J. (2000). How do I interview a child about alleged physical abuse? In Howard Dubowitz 

& Diane DePanfilis (Eds.), Handbook on child protection. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications, 

pp. 75-79. 

27. Kolko, D. J. (2000). How do I recognize and assess common or important mental health problems in 

children? In Howard Dubowitz & Diane DePanfilis (Eds.), Handbook on child protection. Thousand 

Oaks, CA: Sage Publications, pp. 286-289. 

28. Kolko, D. J. (2000). What treatment is recommended to address physically abusive behavior? In 

Howard Dubowitz & Diane DePanfilis (Eds.), Handbook on child protection. Thousand Oaks, CA: 

Sage Publications, pp. 459-464. 

29. Kolko, D. J. (2000). Conduct disorder. In Alan E. Kazdin (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Psychology. 

Washington, D.C.: American Psychological Association, pp. 256-260. 

30. Swenson, C. C., & Kolko, D. J. (2000). Long-term management of the developmental consequences 

of child physical abuse. In R. Reece (Ed.), The treatment of child abuse. Baltimore, MD: Johns 

Hopkins University Press, pp. 135-154. 

31. Kolko, D. J. (2001). Firesetters. In C. R. Hollin (Ed.), Handbook of offender assessment and 

treatment (pp. 391-413). New York: John Wiley & Sons Ltd. [reprinted in C.R. Hollin (ed.), The 

essential handbook offender assessment and treatment. Chichester, West Sussex, England: John 

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32. Kolko, D.J. (2002). Child physical abuse. In: J. E. B. Myers, L Berliner, J. Briere, C. T. Hendrix, C. 

Jenny, & T. Reid (Eds.), The APSAC handbook on child maltreatment (2 nd edition; pp. 21-54). 

Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications. 

33. Kolko, D. J. (2002). Research studies on the problem. In Kolko, D. J. (Ed.), Handbook on firesetting 

in children and youth (pp. 33-56). New York: Kluwer/Academic Press. 

34. Wilcox, D. K., & Kolko, D. J. (2002). Assessing recent firesetting behavior and taking a firesetting 

history. In Kolko, D. J. (Ed.), Handbook on firesetting in children and youth (pp. 161-176). New 

York: Kluwer/Academic Press. 

35. Kolko, D. J. (2002). Clinical assessment of juvenile firesetters and their families: Tools and tips. In 

Kolko, D. J. (Ed.), Handbook on firesetting in children and youth (pp. 177-212). New York: 

Kluwer/Academic Press. 

35. Kolko, D. J. (2002). Child, parent, and family treatment: Cognitive-behavioral interventions. In 

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36. Kolko, D. J., Pinsonneault, I., Okulitch, J. S. (2002). Further considerations and future directions. 

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37. Kolko, D. J. (2002). Studying the treatment-as-usual setting. In C. Newman, C. J. Liberton, K. 

Kutash, & R. M. Friedman, A system of care for children’s mental health: Expanding the research 

base. 14 th Annual Research Conference Proceedings (pp. 385-387). Tampa, FL: Louis de la Parte 

Institute. 

38. Kolko, D. J. (2003). Individual Child and Parent Physical Abuse-focused Cognitive-Behavioral 

Treatment In Saunders, B.E., Berliner, L., & Hanson, R.F. (Eds.). (2003). Child Physical and 

Sexual Abuse: Guidelines for Treatment (pp. 43-44; Final Report: January 15, 2003). Charleston, SC: 

National Crime Victims Research and Treatment Center. 

39. Kolko, D. J. (2003). Physical Abuse Informed Family Therapy. In Saunders, B.E., Berliner, L., & 

Hanson, R.F. (Eds.). (2003). Child Physical and Sexual Abuse: Guidelines for Treatment (pp. 84-85; 

Final Report: January 15, 2003). Charleston, SC: NationalCrime Victims Research and Treatment 

Center. 

40. Kolko, D. J., Noel, C., Thomas, G., & Linderman, E. (2004). Cognitive-behavioral treatment for 

adolescents who sexually offend and their families: Individual and family applications in a 

collaborative outpatient program. In R. Geffner, K.C. Franey, T. G. Arnold, & R. Falconer (Eds.), 

Identifying and treating youth who sexually offend: current approaches, techniques, and research 

(pp. 157-192). San Diego, CA: Haworth Press. 

41. Kolko, D.J. (2005). Psychosocial treatment and fire safety education for child firesetters: A 

comparative outcome study. In E. D. Hibbs and P. S. Jensen (Eds.) Psychosocial treatments for child 

and adolescent disorders: Empirically based strategies for clinical practice (2 nd edition). Washington, 

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42. Mammen, O.K., Pilkonis, P.A., Kolko, D.J., & Groff, A. (2007). Anger and anger attacks as 

precipitants of aggression: What we can learn from child physical abuse (pp. 283-311). In T. A. 

Cavell & K. T. Malcolm (Eds.), Anger, aggression, and interventions for interpersonal violence. 

Hillsdale, NJ: Erlbaum. 

43. Burns, B. J., Mustillo, S. A., Farmer, E. M. Z., Kolko, D. J., McCrae, J.,Libby, A. M., & Webb, M. 

B. (2010). Caregiver depression, mental health service use, and child outcomes (pp. 351-379). In 

M.B. Webb, K. Dowd, B.J. Harden, J. Landsverk, & M.F. Testa (Eds.), Child welfare and child wellbeing: 

New perspectives from the National Survey of Child and Adolescent Well-Being. New York: 

Oxford University Press. 

44. Kolko, D. J. (2009). Options for the delivery of mental health services. In McInerny, T. K., Adam, H. 

M., Campbell, D.E., Kamat, D. M., & Kelleher, K. J. (Eds.), American academy of pediatrics textbook 

of pediatric care (1st Ed), pp. 1168-1176. Elk Grove Village: IL: American Academy of Pediatrics. 

45. Cohen, J. A. & Kolko, D. J. (2009). Posttraumatic stress disorder. In McInerny, T. K., Adam, H. M., 

Campbell, D.E., Kamat, D. M., & Kelleher, K. J. (Eds.), American academy of pediatrics textbook of 

pediatric care (1st Ed), pp. 1285-1291. Elk Grove Village: IL: American Academy of Pediatrics. 

46. Kolko, D. J., & Kolko, R. P. (2010). Psychological impact and treatment of child physical abuse. 

In Carol Jenny (ed.), Child abuse and neglect: Diagnosis, treatment and evidence (pp. 476-489). 

New York: Elsevier, Inc. 

47. Berliner, L., Kolko, D. J., & Dorsey, S. (in press). Treatment services for abused children. 

In M. Kluger, G., Alexander, & P. Curtiss (Ed.), What works in child welfare (2 nd edition). 

Washington, DC: Child Welfare League of America. 

48. Cohen, J. A. & Kolko, D. J. (in press). Posttraumatic stress disorder. In McInerny, T. K., Adam, H. 

M., Campbell, D.E., Kamat, D. M., & Kelleher, K. J. (Eds.), American academy of pediatrics textbook 

of pediatric care (2nd Ed). Elk Grove Village: IL: American Academy of Pediatrics. 

49. Reed, A., Herschell, A. D., & Kolko, D. J. (in press). Child physical abuse. In J. Conte (Ed.), Child 

Abuse and Neglect Worldwide. New York: Praeger. 

50. Kolko, D. J., & Loiterstein, A (in press). Alternatives for Families: A Cognitive Behavioral Therapy 

(AF-CBT). In A. Urquiza (Ed.), Evidence-based approaches for the treatment of maltreated children, 

New York: Springer. 

51. Tempel, A., Herschell, A. D., & Kolko, D. J. (in press). Conduct disorder. In Robin Cautin and Scott 

Lilienfeld (Eds.), The Encyclopedia of Clinical Psychology. Wiley-Blackwell: New York, NY. 

52. Kolko, D. J., & Lauterbach, J. Alternatives for Families: A Cognitive Behavioral Therapy – An 

Oveview. In R. Reece (Ed). Child Abuse Treatment: Common Ground for Mental Health, 

Medical and Legal Professionals. Johns Hopkins University Press: Baltimore, MD. 

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BOOKS: 

1. Van Hasselt, V., & Kolko, D.J., (Eds.) (1992). Inpatient behavior therapy for children and adolescents. 

New York, NY: Plenum Press. 

2. Kolko, D. J., & Swenson, C. C. (2002). Assessing and treating physically abused children and their 

families: A cognitive-behavioral approach. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications. 

3. Kolko, D. J. (Ed.) (2002). Handbook on firesetting in children and youth. New York: 


INVITED GUEST EDITORSHIPS AND PAPERS: 

1. Gabel, S., & Kolko, D.J. (1995). Special Issue: Partial hospitalization and day treatment for children 

and adolescents. Continuum: Developments in Ambulatory Mental Health Care. 

2. Kolko, D. J., & Feiring, C. (Eds.) (2002). Special Issue: Child abuse victims' attributions. Child 

Maltreatment, 7, 5-8. 

3. Kolko, D. J. (2002). Best practices column: Treatment of child physical abuse. Newsletter (Fall, 

2002, Vol. 7, No. 2), Section on Child Maltreatment, Division 37, American Psychological 

Association, Washington, D.C. 

4. Hoagwood, K., & Kolko, D. J. (2008) A Glimpse into the Nether World of Public Mental Health 

Services for Children. Administration and Policy for Mental Health, 36, 35-36. 

5. Whitaker, D., Self-Brown, S., Kolko, D.J., & Berliner, L. (2012). Dissemination and 

implementation in child welfare. Child Maltreatment. 

OTHER NON-REFEREED PUBLICATIONS: 

1. Kolko, D.J. (1980, March). Stress management techniques for graduate students: Coping skills 

training, problem-solving and time-management. ERIC, Counseling and Personal Services 

Clearinghouse, (#ED 192 230). 

2. Kolko, D.J. (1986). Book review of "Childhood disorders: Behavioral developmental approaches." 

Behavior Modification, 10, 255-256. 

3. Kolko, D.J. (1986). Book review of "Bringing up a moral child: A new approach for teaching your 

child to be kind, just, and responsible." Behavior Modification, 10, 520-521. 

4. Kolko, D.J. (1987). Book review of "Youth violence: Programs and prospects." Behavior 

Modification, 11, 252-253. 

5. Kolko, D.J. (1989). Book review of "The Psychology of Child Firesetting: Detection and 

Intervention." Behavior Modification, 13:129-130. 

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TEACHING/SUPERVISION/PRACTICUM 

UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH 

Miscellaneous Training 

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES 

1983- Staff Nurse Training Workshops, Behavioral Principles and Programs, Child 

1986 psychiatric Treatment Service, Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic. Workshop leader. 

Five-session classroom instruction program on the use of basic behavioral principles applied to 

children offered on an annual basis. Thirty-five unit staff members have participated in this 

program. 

1984- In-Service Training Program, Child Psychiatric Treatment Service. Guest Lecturer. 

1986 Seminar presentations dealing with milieu and behavioral treatment, single-case studies, and 

experimental designs, parent management training, and psychosocial treatment of conduct 

disordered children. 

1985 Office of Education and Regional Programming, Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic. 

Guest lecturer. Presentation on the assessment, treatment, and prediction of juvenile fire 

setting to the staff of the Children’s Unit, Mayview State Hospital, Bridgeville, Pennsylvania. 

October. 

1986 Office of Education and Regional Programming, Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic. 

Guest lecturer. Presentation on parent management training techniques for reducing child 

conduct problems to the staff of the Children’s Unit, Mayview State Hospital, Bridgeville, 

Pennsylvania. April. 

1987 Staff Training and Orientation Seminar, Child Psychiatric Treatment Service, Western 

Psychiatric Institute and Clinic. Lecturer. “The Token Economy and Behavioral Programming 

on a Child Psychiatric Unit,” March. 

1988 Office of Educational and Regional Programming, Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic. 

Child and Youth Care Curriculum. Disruptive Behavior Disorders. Core Curriculum presenter. 

“Children with Conduct Disorders: Scope, Treatment, and Outcome.” April. 

1994 8 th Annual Star Conference: Next Time We’ll Be Ready. Treatment of Violence in Children 

and Their Families Workshop. King of Prussia, PA. March. 


“An Introduction to Social Problem-solving Skills Training with Conduct Disordered 

Children: Parts I and II.” Seton Hill College, Greensburg, Pennsylvania. Part I: September; 

Part II: November. 


“Treatment of Child Abuse.” Teleconference to 13 sites in Pennsylvania. February. 

Undergraduate 

1983- Undergraduate Guided Research Study, Department of Psychology. Faculty 

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present 

sponsor. Supervision and teaching of undergraduate students majoring in psychology, 

childcare, nursing, business, computer science, sociology, and education, provided on a 

quarterly basis. Primary clinical-research topics investigated include assessment and followup 

of child fire setters psychometric properties of child behavior rating forms, observational 

assessment of child psychiatric symptomatology, medical and developmental assessment of 

child physical and sexual abuse, social skills training, and evaluation of services provided by 

county CYS. Approximately 60 students from local universities (Brown U., Carnegie-Mellon, 

Chatham, Duquesne, Edinboro, U. of Pittsburgh) have been supervised and instructed (e.g., 

Kara Barwell, Ashley Batastini, Myriam Bussman, Elizabeth Daniels, Brandi Daugherty, Nina 

Glassman, James Grobe, Kenneth Janosko, Sarah Klanser, Abby Luff, Teale McLaughlin, Ali 

Michalski, Kiara Porro, Christine Wettick, Claudia Roth, Rita Scholle, LaJena Fuller, 

Veronika Vanden Abeele, Jennifer Wetzel, Anna Loiterstein, Jessica Lauerbach, Laurel 

Zelnick, Jasmine Broadnax). 

1985 Undergraduate Internship Program, Edinboro State College. Internship Supervisor. Instruction 

to and supervision of two undergraduate students working on the topics of fire setting 

assessment methods and family correlates of child fire setters. Students were trained to 

collect, code and review scientific data. 

1985 Minority Student Summer Internship Program, College of Arts and Sciences. Faculty Research 

Preceptor. Supervision of clinical-research conducted by an undergraduate minority student 

on the physical characteristics and medical histories of physically abused children. 

1987 Undergraduate Internship Program, Chatham College. Internship Supervisor. Instructions to 

and supervision of undergraduate interns working on the topics of child abuse and social skills 

training. Students were trained to collect, code, and analyze scientific data for individual 

projects. (Susan Weldy) 

1991- Minority Student Summer Internship Program, College of Arts and Sciences. 

1994 Supervision of clinical-research conducted by undergraduate minority students on the health 

and behavioral characteristics of conduct disordered children. 

1999 R.K. Mellon/NEED Scholars Program, Summer Internship Program, UPMC Health System, 

Mentor Trainining and supervision of African-American undergraduate students in research in child 

psychology/psychiatry (e.g., Sydell Payne). 

2001- NIMH Undergraduate Fellowship Program in Mental Health Research (Gretchen Haas, Ph.D., 

present Program Director). Annual Lectures. Juvenile Firesetting: Clinical, Research, and Forensic 

Advances, Adolesent Sexual Offending: Program Overview, Typologies of Adolescent Sexual 

Offenders: Research and Treatment Implications, Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic, 

Pittsburgh, PA. (latest: 7/1/08). 

2003 NIMH Undergraduate Fellowship Program in Mental Health Research (Gretchen Haas, Ph.D., 

June Program Director). Lecture. Juvenile Firesetting: Clinical, Research, and Forensic Advances. 

Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic, Pittsburgh, PA. 


June Program Director). Lecture. Juvenile Sexual Offending: A Collaborative Mental Health 

Treatment Program. Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic, Pittsburgh, PA. 

2005 Research supervisor. Honor’s Thesis in Psychology (Peggy Leader). Diagnostic course of 

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April 

ODD and CD in a clinical trial. U. of Pittsburgh, Department of Psychology. 


June Program Director). Lecture. Typologies of Adolescent Sexual Offenders: A Review and 

Critique. Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic, Pittsburgh, PA. 


June Program Director). Lecture. Adolescent Sexual Offending. 

Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic, Pittsburgh, PA. 

Pre-Doctoral 

1983- Clinical Psychology Pre-doctoral Internship Program, Western Psychiatric Institute 

present and Clinic. Core Faculty. Supervision of and consultation to doctoral-level psychology 

trainees who rotate on a quarterly basis through the Child Psychiatric Treatment Service 

(1983-1989), Child and Parent Behavior Clinic (1989-1996), and Special Services Unit (1998- 

present). Specialized training is provided to integrate cognitive-behavioral treatment and 

program evaluation methods. Thirty interns have received supervision (e.g., Barbara Allgood- 

Hill, Robert Ammerman, Catherine Bagwell, Deborah Beidel, Colleen Conley, Debra Bell- 

Dolan, Amy Byrd, Janet Borden, Patricia Cluss, Judith Dygdon, Greta Francis, Kate Flory, 

James Grobe, Henry Grubb, Tracy Kempton, Michael Marshal, Barbara McCann, Joshua 

Miller, Kim Anglin Morris, Jeff Randall, Ana Rivera-Tovar, Joel Sherrill, Jennifer Skeem, 

Jennifer Silk, Lori Sisson, Melinda Stanley, Jeanette Taylor, Jill Taylor, Amanda Thomas, 

Ruth Townsley). 

1986 School of Education, Graduate Program. Outside Dissertation Reviewer. 

1986 Graduate Department, Clinical Psychology Practicum. Clinical Supervisor. Training 

opportunity provided to a doctoral-level student in design and evaluation of behavioral 

techniques during a quarterly rotation on the Child Psychiatric Treatment Service (Cynthia 

March). 

1990- Graduate Psychology Department, Clinical Psychology Practicum. Faculty 

1991 supervisor/clinical supervisor. Training opportunity provided to doctoral-level student in 

evaluation and treatment of children with conduct disorder in an outpatient and partial 

hospitalization setting. 

1997- Department of Clinical Psychology, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences. 

present Clinical Practicum Supervisor, Training opportunity provided to a doctoral-level student in 

evaluation and treatment of juvenile sexual offenders and their families in collaboration with 

the Juvenile Court (e.g., Barbara Baumann, Jon Hart, Kristin Newby, Erin Ingoldsby, Miles 

Gilliom, Mike Schonberg, Sonja Brady, Deborah Scharf). 

2008 Invited speaker. Dissemination and implementation of EBTs for Children and Families. 

Pre-doctoral Clinical Psychology Internship Program, WPIC. (Melissa Kalarchian, 

co-director). (8/1). 

Medical Students 

2010- Mentor, Scholarly Research Project, 4 th year medical student, Kahleb Graham, 

Present University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. 

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Graduate/Residency 

1985- General Psychiatry Residency Program, Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic. 

present Child Psychiatry Rotation Supervisor. Weekly supervision and training in general case 

management functions and specialized application of cognitive-behavioral principles to 

clinical practice for general psychiatry residents and child psychiatry fellows. Supervision is 

provided on a weekly basis (Abigail Boden Schlesinger, M.D., Shabnit Hira-Bar, M.D., 

William Klunk, M.D., Ph.D., Jack Rozel, M.D., Cameron McGavin, M.D., Larissa Chisholm, 

M.D, Brett Digiovanni, M.D., Ryan Shugarman, M.D.). 

1987 Invited Lecturer. Resident Literature Seminar, Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic. 

Review and discussion of scientific articles dealing with conduct disorders in children and 

juvenile firesetting. 

1987 Guest lecturer. Resident Conference Services, Center for Children and Families, Western 

Psychiatric Institute and Clinic. Child abuse. 

1987 Child Psychiatry Resident Lecture Series, Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic. Guest 

lecturer. Firesetting and Pyromania in Children and Adolescents. November. 

1987 General Psychiatry Resident Lecture Series, Behavior Therapy Curriculum, Western 

Psychiatric Institute and Clinic. Guest lecturer. “What is Behavior and the Experimental 

Analysis of Behavior.” January. 

1994 Child and Adolescent Treatment Seminar, Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic. Guest 

Lecturer. “Intervention for CD/ODD” and “Firesetting: Risk, Assessment and Intervention.” 

March. 

1995 University of Pittsburgh, School of Social Work. Guest lecturer. Clinical and Research Issues 

in Working with Violent Families. Course--Child Maltreatment: Physical Abuse and 

Neglect.” Course Instructor: Judith Martin, Ph.D. 

1996 Office of Residency Training, General Psychiatry Residency Program, Western Psychiatric 

Institute and Clinic. Normal Development and Psychopathology Course Lecturer. Firesetting. 

1996 Office of Residency Training, General Psychiatry Residency Program, Western Psychiatric 

Institute and Clinic. Normal Development and Psychopathology Course Lecturer. Treatment 

of Disruptive Behavior Disorders. 

1996 Department of Psychology, Clinical Psychology Program. Graduate seminar in Child 

Prevention and Treatment. Lecturer. Multimodal Treatments for Oppositional and Conduct 

Disordered Children and Their Families. 

1998 Epidemiology of Child Psychiatric Disorders (# 2340), Graduate School of Public Health, 

University of Pittsburgh (Drs. Richardon & Loeber, course directors). Lecture. Intervention 

and Treatment Issues in Child Psychiatric Epidemiology. 

1998 Dept. of Psychology, Clinical Psychology Program, Graduate seminar on Intervention 

Treatment of Child Physical Abuse: Clinical and Research Integration. 

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1998 Community Psychiatry, WPIC residency lecture (Ken Thompson, M.D., course director). 

Community Treatment of Conduct Disorder. 

1999 Residency Education, WPIC assessment course lecture (Oscar Bukstein, M.D., course 

director). Treatment of Conduct Disorder. 

1999- Residency Education, WPIC residency lecture (Viveca Meyer, M.D., course director). 

Exposure of Children to Violence. 

2000 Residency Education, WPIC residency lecture, child psychiatry fellowship lecture (Viveca 

Meyer, M.D., course director). Child trauma and abuse. 

2001 WPIC residency education lecture, child psychiatry fellowship lecture (Oscar Bukstein, 

March M.D., course director). Treatment of child antisocial behavior. 

2001- Social Work Internship. Weekly supervision and training in general case management 

present functions and specialized application of cognitive-behavioral principles to clinical practice for 

six advanced level social work students (Kelly Arroyo, Colleen Noel, Gina Manfredi, Sarah 

Mohler, Angela Steele). 

2002 Assessment and Treatment of Juvenile Sexual Offenders. Clinical Psychology Center, 

September Lecture. University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 

2002 WPIC residency education lecture, 5 th year, child psychiatry fellows (Erin Malley, 

March M.D., course director). Child abuse/victimization. 

2003- Residency education lecture, PGY2 - psychiatry (Erin Malley, MD, course director) 

2005 WPIC, U. of Pittsburgh. Child abuse/victimization. October. 

2003 Residency education, lecture, PGY2 – psychiatry (Erin Malley, MD, course director) 

November WPIC, U. of Pittsburgh. Treatment of ODD and CD. 

2004- Lecture. Psychosocial Assessment and Treatment of Disruptive Behavior Disorders 

present WPIC PGY-4 Residency Education Lecture Series. U. of Pittsburgh. April. 

2008 Lecture. Disruptive behavior disorders seminar (Oscar Bukstein, MD., course director). 

PGY-4 Child program. (5/8). 

2009 Expert discussant. Predicting and diagnosing PTSD in children. 

March WPIC Wide Journal Club, Tracy Schegg, M.D. (presenter), Stephen Zerby, M.D., Chair. 

2009 Expert discussant. Teenagers and technology. 

October WPIC Wide Journal Club. 

2010 The interaction of 9/11 and other traumas in preschool school children. 

February WPIC Wide Journal Club, Bita Shaghaghi, M.D. (presenter), Anne Germain, Ph.D., Chair. 

2010 Residency Lecture, Treatment of Disruptive Behavior Disorders. PGY-4 Class. 

April Course Director: Oscar Bukstein, MD. 

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Undergraduate Honor's Theses 

1990- Supervisor, Carnegie Mellon University, Psychology Honor’s Thesis. Beth Christiano. 

1991 Parent-child correspondence in the evaluation of child behavioral and emotional problems at 

home. 

2000- Supervisor, University of Pittsburgh, Berkstein Award, Elizabeth Bowen. Correlates and 

2001 predictors of treatment engagement in juvenile sexual offenders. 

Thesis/Dissertation Committees 

1989 June Faust, B.A. The implementation of a problem solving skills training program for 

hospitalized aggressive children. Thesis Committee, M.S.N., Department of Nursing, 

University of Pittsburgh. 

1990 Linda L. Loar, M.Ed. Policies and practices of the extended school year program for 

exceptional children in Pennsylvania from 1979-1985. Dissertation Committee, School of 

Education, University of Pittsburgh. 

1993 Russell Nunn, B.S. Implementation of the juvenile fire awareness and intervention program. 

Master's in Science committee, Robert Adler, M.D., chair. University of Melbourne, Victoria, 

Australia 

1994 Elizabeth Pierce, M.S. Follow-up of hard-to- manage preschool boys in middle childhood: 

Diagnostic status and relationships of family factors to outcome. Dissertation Committee, 

Susan Campbell, chair. Department of Clinical Psychology, University of Pittsburgh. 

2001-2002 Celeste Owens, M.A. Treatment outcomes for clinically referred groups of proactive 

aggressive children. Dissertation Committee, Louis Chandler, chair. Department of 

Psychology in Education, School of Education, University of Pittsburgh. 

2002-2003 Nicola Caldwell, M.A. Correlates of Service Use and Impact of Community Agency 

Treatment on the Functioning of Children and Families Referred to Child Protective Services 

Due to an Allegation of Physical or Sexual Abuse. Dissertation Committee. Graduate Faculty 

of the School of Education, Degree of Doctor of Philosophy, University of Pittsburgh. 

2005-2006 Annette Trunzo, MSW. Engagement, parenting skills, and parent-child relations as 

mediators of the relationship between parental self-efficacy and treatment outcomes of 

children with conduct problems. Dissertation Committee. Graduate Faculty of Social Work, 

Degree of Doctor of Philosophy, University of Pittsburgh. 

Pre-Doctoral Mentorship 

2011-present Byron Powell, AM, LCSW Washington University in St. Louis, Dissemination 

NIMH Pre-doctoral fellow, Brown and Implementation 

School of Social Work. 

Research 

Seattle Implementation Research Center 

2012-present Elizabeth Shellby, MA University of Pittsburgh Moderators and 

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NRSA Pre-Doctoral Fellowship 

Developmental and Clinical 

Ph.D. Program; Dept. of Psychology 

Mediators of the 

Family Check-Up 

Post-Doctoral Fellows/Faculty Mentors 

1993-1994 Angela Scarpa Scerbo, Ph.D. University of Southern California Aggression, 

T-32 Mentor (later K award) Psychobiology 

1996-1998 Elissa J. Brown, Ph.D. State University of NY at Albany Child Abuse, 

T-32 mentor (later K award) Juvenile Offending 

1999-2002 Barbara Baumann, Ph.D. University of Pittsburgh Child Abuse, 

WPIC. T-32 mentor (later Co-I, R01) Juvenile Offending 

1999-2001 Kathryn Collins, Ph.D. Faculty member, U. of Pittsburgh Violence Exposure, 

School of Social Work. Co-mentor. Youth Violence 

Center for Mental Health Services Research 

(later, Assistant Prof of Social Work, 

University of Maryland) 

1999-2005 Oommen Mammen, M.D. Faculty member, U. of Pittsburgh Child Abuse, 

Department of Psychiatry. Co-mentor. Treatment Outcome 

2003-2007 Amy Herschell, Ph.D. West Virginia University Treatment 

T-32 Mentor (later K award) Effectiveness, 

Dissemination 

2003-2008 Mary E. Haskett, Ph.D. North Carolina State University Risk/resilience 

Paths from Abuse to Maladjustment (NIMH K-08) 

During Entry to School. Co-mentor. 

2008-present Lovie Jackson, Ph.D. University of Washington, School of Cultural adaptations 

Social Work. T-32 mentor. of EBTs 

(Child and adolescent psychiatry 

Research training); CTSI, Healthcare 

Clinical Scholar (KL2), mentor services 

2009-2011 Oliver Lindhiem, Ph.D. University of Delaware Treatment efficiency 

T-32 mentor (later K award) and effectiveness 

2010-present Salvator Insanta, M.D. University of Pittsburgh School of Sleep and child 

Medicine. Co-Mentor. 

trauma 

T32 HL082610-04 (Buysse, PI) 

Translational Research Training in Sleep Medicine 

OTHER INSTITUTIONS 

Undergraduate 

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1979 Mercer University, Department of Psychology. Part time faculty. Undergraduate instruction 

of General Psychology to inmates of a moderate-security rehabilitation center (Georgia 

Training and Development Center, Buford, Georgia.) 

1979- Georgia State University, Department of Psychology. Graduate Teaching 

1981 Assistant/Part time faculty. Undergraduate instruction in Abnormal Psychology and Behavior 

Modification. Both courses emphasized behavioral applications to clinical problems. 

1988 Chatham College Summer Internship Program. Faculty sponsor/supervisor of two advanced 

undergraduates working in the areas of inpatient follow-up, observations of behavioral 

dysfunction in academic and unit settings. 

1988- Undergraduate Internship Program, Chatham College. Internship supervisor. 

1989 Instructions to and supervision of undergraduate interns working on a child fire setting 

assessment project. Students were trained to administer questionnaires, collect/code, and enter 

scientific data. 

Graduate-Level 

1991 Carnegie Mellon University, Summer Clinical Research Practicum. Supervisor. Clinical and 

research supervisor for graduate-level, psychology major in the use of interviewing methods, 

computer data analysis, and behavioral interventions with conduct disordered children. 

Provided assistance with special research project on the daily assessment of child behavioral 

dysfunction during a summer 

treatment program. 

1980 Georgia State University, Department of Physical Therapy. Lecture, Behavioral techniques in 

physical therapy and rehabilitative medicine. 

1980 Southeastern Psychological Association. Invited Conversation Hour. Stress management for 

graduate students. 

RESEARCH GRANTS 

Grant No.: Grant Title: Year(s): Source: 

MH-39976-01 Child Firesetting: A Clinical and Empirical Evaluation 1985-1987 NIMH 

Principal Investigator (35% effort) 

AA-1 The Epidemiology of Suicide and Suicidal Behavior 1985-1986 HRFS 

Co-Investigator (10% effort; David Brent, M.D., PI) 

86-1063-86 Adolescent Suicide and Suicidal Behavior: Cognitive 1986-1989 W.T. Grant 

Psychopathology. 

Co-Investigator. (10% effort; David Brent, M.D., PI) 

MH-39976-04 Child Firesetting: Follow-Up and Behavioral Correlates. 1987-1990 NIMH 


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Seed #1 Memory and Cognitive Processes in Children Suffering 1987-1988 MHCRC 

Co-Princ. Investigator (15% effort; James Stewart, M.A., PI) 

DA 05605 Drug Abuse Vulnerability: Mechanisms & Manifestations 1989-1996 NIDA 

Co-Investigator (10% effort; Ralph E. Tarter, Ph.D., PI) 

CDP: #2239 Interventions for Aggressive, Physically Abuse Children 1991-1994 NCCAN 


(DHHS) 

MH-39976-06 Interventions for Child Firesetters: A Clinical Trial 1991-1995 NIMH 


MH-46500 Depressed Adolescent Suicide Attempters: A Clinical 1991-1995 NIMH 

Trial. Co-Principal Investigator 

(10% effort; David Brent, M.D., PI) 

P#1618 Project Safety: A Proposal 1993-1994 Allstate 


Foundation 

_______ Service Use, Obstacles, and Outcomes in Children 1994-1995 WPIC 

with Antisocial Behaviors. 

Services 

Principal Investigator 


(20% effort) Committee 

90CA14599/05 CPS Operations and Service Delivery in Child Physical 1994-1997 NCCAN 

Abuse: A Process and Outcome Evaluation 

(DHHS) 

R49- University of Pittsburgh, Center for Injury 1996-1997 CDC 

CCR31028501A1 Research & Control. 

(CIRCL) 

Associate Faculty (10% effort; Jeffrey H. Coben, M.D., PI) 

R49CCR310285 Intentional vs. Unintentional Injury to Children: 1997-2001 CDC 

Psychiatric Symptoms, Center for Injury Research and 

Control, pilot study . Principal Investigator (10% effort) 

________ Service Access, Needs, and Quality in the Treatment 1997-1998 WPIC 

of Juvenile Sexual Abusers: A Systemic Evaluation 

Services 

Co-Principal Investigator (10% effort; Elissa J. Brown, Ph.D., PI) 


Committee 

P30 MH55123 CADPRC for Early-Onset Affective and Anxiety 1997-2002 NIMH 

Disorders (David Brent, M.D., PI) 

Co-Investigator; Associate Director/ Services Core 

(10% effort) 

________ Integrated Mental Health Services for Children in the 1997-1998 PNC 

Juvenile Justice System. Principal Investigator 

Chariltable 

(10% effort) Trust 

MH56612 Familial Pathways to Early-Onset Suicide Attempts 1997-2002 NIMH 

Co-Investigator (10% effort; David Brent, M.D., PI) 

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95/96-JC-01- Community-based, Wraparound Mental Health Services 1998-1999 PA Comm. 

7049 for Juvenile Sex Offenders. on Crime 


& Delinq. 

MH57727 Effectiveness of Community Services for Conduct Problems 1998-2003 NIMH 


JAIBG Comprehensive Mental Health Assessment and Treatment 1999-2003 Youth 

of Juvenile Sexual Offenders: The “SSU/WPIC” 

Crime Prev 

Collaborative Treatment Program. 

Council; 

Juvenile Accountability Incentive Block Grant. 

Office of 


Mayor 

MH59672 Mental Health Services Across Child Welfare Agencies 1999-2004 NIMH 

(R01) Child and Adolescent Services Research Center, San Diego 

(John Landsverk, Ph.D., PI). 

Co-Investigator (5% effort), University of Pittsburgh site 

100528-00002 Treatment Practices and Needs of Community Service 2000-2002 Center for 

Providers Working with Families of Physically Abused 

Mental 

Children. 

Health 

(Barbara Baumann, Ph.D., PI; U. of Pittsburgh) 

Services 

Sch of Social Wk. 


Co-Principal Investigator (10% effort; no salary support) 

MH57727-O2S1 Effectiveness of Community Services for Conduct Problems: 2000-2003 

Treatment as Usual (supplement: 5/1/00-7/31/03). 

Principal Investigator (10%effort) 

NIMH 

JP-FX-1001 (99) National Evaluation of Child Advocacy Centers 2000-2002 OJJDP 

JW-VX-0005(00) Multi-site study , Crimes Against Children Research Center, 

(DOJ) 

University of New Hampshire (David Finkelhor, Ph.D., PI) 

Pittsburgh Child Advocacy Center, Children's Hospital, 

Site Principal Investigator (10% effort; no salary support) 

MH63272 Effectiveness of Treating Behavior Problems 2000-2005 NIMH 

in Primary Care (RFA 00-011) 

Principal Investigator (funded 8/00; 20% effort) 

NR07615 Endocrine Changes and Treatment of Conduct Problems 2000-2003 NINR 

(Lorah Dorn, Ph.D., PI) 

Co-Principal Investigator (10% effort) 

R01 Physical and Emotional Neglect: Neurobiological 2000-2005 NIMH 

Consequences (RFA OD-99-006) 

(Mike DeBellis, MD, PI) 

Co-Investigator (10% effort) 

SM54319 The Child Abuse and Traumatic Loss Treatment/Services 2001-2004 SAMHSA 

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Development Center, 

Allegheny-Singer Research Institute, Pittsburgh, PA. 

Funded as part of the National Child Traumatic Stress Initiative 

(Judy Cohen, MD, PI; $567,507 TC) 

Co-Principal Investigator (15% effort) 

5 P30 MH66371-04 Advanced Center for Intervention and Services Research 2002-2006 NIMH 

for Early Onset Mood & Anxiety Disorder. 

(David A. Brent, MD, PI) 

Research Network, Co-director (10% effort) 

Research Methods Core, Co-director (15% effort) 

MH067377 Improving Care for Children in Child Welfare (R-24) 2002-2006 NIMH 

Child and Adolescent Services Research Center, San Diego 

(John Landsverk, Ph.D., PI; $1,000,000 TDC)) 

Co-Investigator (5% effort), University of Pittsburgh site 

MH57727-O6 Enhancing Long-Term Outcome in Child Behavior Disorders 2003-2008 NIMH 

(Competing renewal – funded 12/03) 

Principal Investigator (15%effort) 

EXPORT Core Improving the Cultural Relevancy of an Evidence-Based 2005-2006 Cntr for 

Intervention for Child Physical Abuse 

Minority 

Barbara L. Baumann, Ph.D. (PI; $18,125 TDC) 

Health; 

Research Mentor (5% effort) 

U. of 

Pittsburgh 

SM54319 Child Abuse and Traumatic Loss Treatment/Services 2005-2009 SAMHSA 




(Judy Cohen, MD, PI; $599,970 TC) 

Physical Abuse Director (15% effort) 

MH074737 Treatment of Child Abuse: An Effectiveness Trial 2006-2011 NIMH 

Principal Investigator (funded: 9/06; 25% effort) 

MH63272-06 Collaborative Care for Behavior Problems in Primary Care 2007-2012 NIMH 

Principal Investigator (funded: 4/07; 20% effort) 

MH077676 Stimulant and Risperidone for Youth with Severe 2008-2013 NIMH 

Physical Aggression (Michael Aman, M.D., PI) 

Co-Investigator (15%) (TDC – year 01: $294,827 

SM54319 Child Abuse and Traumatic Loss Treatment/Services 2009-2012 SAMHSA 




(Judy Cohen, MD, PI) (TDC: $1,798,693) 

Physical Abuse Director (20% effort) 

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MH63272-06 Cost-effectiveness of Collaborative Care for Behavior Problems 2012-2013 NIMH 

Administrative Collaborative Care for Behavior Problems in Primary Care 

Supplement Principal Investigator (funded: 6/12; 10% effort) 

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TRAINING SEMINARS/WORKSHOPS: 

1983 Juvenile Firesetting Behavior: Descriptive Characteristics and Clinical, Empirical, and 

April Organizational Issues. Invited address, Mayor’s Task Force on Arson, Juvenile 

Subcommittee, Baltimore City Fire Department, Baltimore, Maryland. 

1984 The National Juvenile Firesetter Workshop: Progress and Advancement. Invited Small Group 

February Leader and Participant. Federal Emergency Management Agency, U.S. Fire Administration, 

and Burns Concerns-Consultant Service, Emmitsburg, Maryland. 

1984 American Academy of Child Psychiatry, Annual Meeting. Workshop: Single-case Research 

October Designs: Applications to Child Clinical Work. (Co-led with Alan E. Kazdin, Ph.D.). 

1986 Children with Conduct Disorders: Scope, Treatment, Outcomes: Juvenile Firesetting: 

October Clinical Intervention and Research Update. Invited workshop. Mercy Hospital, Children’s 

Psychiatric Unit, Johnstown, Pennsylvania. 

1986 Keynote Address. Juvenile Firesetting. Symposium on Juvenile Fire Setting: Symptoms 

May and Solutions. Sponsored by the National Firehawk Foundation, Camden County Fire 

Department and State of New Jersey Fire Marshal, Camden, New Jersey. 

1986 Identification and Treatment of Juvenile Firesetters. National Firehawk Foundation, 

October Technical Assistance and Training Program, Louisville, Kentucky. 

1987 Understanding Major Childhood Emotional and Behavioral Disorders. (Co-led with 

July Michael Rancurello, M.D.). Hammot Medical Center, Erie, Pennsylvania. 

1988 Psychological Rating Scales for Adolescents. Society for Adolescent Medicine, New York, 

March New York. 

1988 Psychological Implications of Child Physical and Sexual Abuse. Child abuse seminar. 

May Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. 

1988 Rating Scales on an Inpatient Unit. Lecture. Childrens Center, Mayview State Hospital, 

August Bridegeville, Pennsylvania. 

1989 Prevention and Treatment of Juvenile Firesetting. Workshop, The Conference on Firesetting 

October in Children and Adolescents: Clinical Implications. Cornell University Medical Center 

(Westchester Division), Valhalla, New York. 

1990 Cognitive-Behavioral Interventions for Antisocial Behavior. Keynote Address. Behavior 

August Management Seminar, Department of Mental Health, Michigan Department of Mental 

Health, Lansing, Michigan. 

1992 Keynote Address: Children and arson: Current research and treatment. Annual Meeting of 

May the Pennsylvania Association of Arson Investigators. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. 

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1993 Treating the Juvenile Firesetter. Keynote Address. Workshop on Juvenile Firesetting. 

May Camden County Fire Marshal’s Office, Firewatch Program, Camden, New Jersey. 

1993 Behavioral Assessment and Treatment on a Child Inpatient Unit. Workshop. Child 

October Inpatient Service, Fox Run Hospital, St. Clairsville, Ohio. 

1993 Cognitive-Behavioral and Family systems Intervention for Victims and Perpetrators of 

December Child Physical Abuse. Workshop. 10th National Conference on Child Abuse and Neglect, 

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. 

1994 Individual and Family Intervention for Physically Abusive Parents. Workshop. Second 

May National Colloquium of the American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children, 

Cambridge, Massachusetts. 

1993 Treatment of Child Physical Abuse. Workshops conducted for the Family Preservation, 

May/June Family Reunification, and Shelter Diversion Programs of Neighborhood Centers 

Association, Pittsburgh, PA. 

1994 Juvenile Firesetting Prevention/Intervention Workshop. Panel Presentation. U. S. Fire 

September Administration, Federal Emergency Management Agency and SocioTechnical Research 

Applications, Inc. 

1994 Aggression in Physically Abuse Children: Preliminary Studies Showing an Interaction with 

October Distress-Proness. Poster Presentation. 34th Annual Meeting of the Society for 

Psychophysiological Research, Atlanta, Georgia. 

1995 The Prevention and Treatment of Physical Child Abuse. Workshop. The San Diego 

January Conference on Responding to Child Maltreatment. San Diego, California. 

1995 Violence Against Children in the Family and Community: A Conference on Causes, 

January Developmental Consequences, Intervention and Prevention. The Committee on Children, 

Youth and Services, American Psychological Association. Davidson Center, University 

of Southern California, Los Angeles, California. 

1995 Treatment and Prevention of Child Physical Abuse - Advanced Workshop. APSAC 

January Conference on Responding to Child Maltreatment, San Diego, CA. 

1995 Treatment of Physically Abused Children Workshop. First Annual South Carolina 

February Professional Colloquium on Child Abuse. Charleston, South Carolina. 

1995 Cognitive-behavioral treatment of physically abused children and their families – Advanced 

June Workshop. APSAC Third Annual International Colloquium, Tuscon, Arisona. 

1995 Juvenile Firesetter Practitioners Forum-Phase II Meeting. National Fire Protection 

September Association, Braintree, Massachusetts. 

1995 Aggression in Physically Abused Children: The Role of Distress-Proneness. Abstract 

October presented at the New York Academy of Sciences - Understanding Aggressive Behavior in 

Children, New York, New York. 

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1996 Assessment and Treatment of Child Physical Abuse - Advanced Workshop. Cognitive 

January -behavioral Treatment of Physically Abused Children and Their Parents Workshop. 

APSAC Conference on Responding to Child Maltreatment, San Diego, CA. 

1996 Playing with Fire: Treatment Protocols and the Standards of Care. Featured Speaker. 

March Spokane Fire Department, Spokane, Washington. 

1996 A Clinical Response to Juvenile Firesetting. Keynote Speaker. Oregon Juvenile Firesetters 

March Treatment Task Force, Oregon Office of State Fire Marshal, State Office of Services for 

Children and Families, Salem, Oregon. 

1996 Cognitive-behavioral Treatment of Physically Abused Children and Their Parents - 

June Advanced Workshop. APSAC Fourth National Colloquium, Chicago, IL. 

1996 Multimodal Intensive Treatment of CD and ODD - Advanced Workshop. 

October Fall Conference of the Nebraska Psychological Association, Omaha, NE. 

1996 Beyond Assessment: Intervention and Treatment with Juvenile Fire Setters. Keynote. 

October Effectiveness of Intervention and Treatment - Presentation. The Colorado Juvenile Council, 

and the State of Colorado, Juvenile Fire Setter Prevention Project Juvenile Fire Setter 

Intervention/Treatment Conference, Denver, Colorado. 

1996 Clinic-home treatment of child physical abuse: Course, outcome, and implications. In W. Warzak 

November (chair), Extending behavior therapy to the natural environment: Solving the contemporary problems 

of children and youth. Symposium presented at the 30th Annual Meeting of the Association for 

Advancement of Behavior Therapy, New York, New York 

1996 Externalizing Behavior Disorders in Youth: Where We Stand and Where We Should Be Heading. 

November Discussant. Symposium presented at the 30th Annual Meeting of the Association for Advancement 

of Behavior Therapy, New York, New York. 

1996 Is it working? Program evaluation. Workshop presented at the Third Annual State Wide Conference 

November of the Juvenile Firesetter Intervention Program, Westport, MA. 

1996 Recent Findings. Keynote address, presented at the Third Annual State Wide Conference of the 

November Juvenile Firesetter Intervention Program, Westport, MA. 

1996 Cognitive-Behavior Techniques for Treating Children, Parents and Families in Physical Abuse 

December Cases. Workshop presented at the Family Resources Training Institute, Pittsburgh, PA. 

1997 Psychosocial Evaluation and Treatment of Physically Abused Children. Workshop presented at 

January APSAC San Diego Conference on Responding to Child Maltreatment, San Diego, CA. 

1997 Firesetting in Children and Adolescents: Research and Clinical Update. Grand Rounds. St. Francis 

February Medical Center, Department of Psychiatry, Pittsburgh, PA. 

1997 Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy of Aggression and Violence in Children and Teens. Workshop 

March presented at the National Hospital for Kids in Crisis, Orefield, PA. 

1997 Treatment of Child Physical Abuse: Myths, Facts, and Future Directions. Invited speaker. National 

March Center on Child Abuse and Neglect, Research Grant Meeting, Bethesda, MD. 

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1997 Innovative Treatments for Physically Abused Children. Workshop presented at Allegheny General 

April Hospital, Center for Traumatic Stress in Children and Adolescents Continuing Education Program – 

The Impact and Treatment of Trauma in Children, Pittsburgh, PA. 

1997 Practical Interventions for School Problems. Workshop presented at the Center for Education and 

April Drug Abuse Research program - Focus on Success: Preventing Addiction in Our Community. 

1997 Family-Systems Therapy for Child Physical Abuse - Advanced Workshop. APSAC Fifth 

June National Colloquium, Miami, FL. 

1997 Child antisocial behavior: Assessment and treatment. District-wide in-service presented to the 

June Appalachia Intermediate Unit 8, educational programs and services division, Ebensburg, PA. 

1997 Research on the Treatment of Child Physical Abuse: Developments, Deterrents, and Directions. 

August Plenary Address. U. S. Department of the Navy, Family Advocacy Program Biennial Conference, 

Baltimore, MD. 

1997 Innovations in the Cognitive-Behavioral Treatment of Child Physical Abuse. Advanced Workshop. 

August U. S. Department of the Navy, Family Advocacy Program Biennial Conference, Baltimore, MD. 

1997 Child Firesetting: Research and Practice. Keynote Address. Juvenile Firesetter Conference: The 

September Heat Is On. State of Connecticut, Commission on Prevention & Control, Connecticut Fire 

Academy, Windsor Locks, CT. 

1997 Child Firesetting: Clinical Characteristics, Assessment, and Treatment. Presenter. 1997 Western 

October Regional Symposium on Child Abuse and Sexual Assault. Springfield Child Abuse 

Resources/Jasper Mountain Center, Eugene, Oregon. 

1997 The Children’s Firesetting Interview/Firesetting Risk Interview and Individual 

November Outpatient Treatment of the Juvenile Firesetter. Invited Workshops. Massachusetts State-Wide 

Coalition for Juvenile Firesetter Intervention Programs. Milford, MA. 

1998 Effective treatment for traumatized children: What we know about what works. 

March Invited Workshop. Fourteenth National Symposium on Child Sexual Abuse, National Children’s 

Advocacy Center, Hunstville, AL. 

1998 Interventions with aggressive children and their families. 

March Invited Workshop. Fourteenth National Symposium on Child Sexual Abuse, National Children’s 

Advocacy Center, Hunstville, AL. 

1998 Cognitive-behavioral treatment of child physical abuse. Invited Workshop. Sixth Annual Children’s 

April Justice Conference, Dept. of Social and Health Services, State of Washington, Bellevue, WA. 

1998 Characteristics and treatment of childhood firesetters. Presenter. Statewide Grand Rounds, Office 

April of Mental Health, State of New York, Albany, NY. 

1998 Juvenile Firesetting: Research and Program Development. Plenary Address. Fire Professionals 

May Assisting Children, Bucks County, Office of the Fire Marshal, Doyelstown, PA. 

1998 Research on the Treatment of Child Maltreatment: A Review and Research Directions. 

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June 

Plenary Address, 5th International Conference on Family Violence Research: Program Evaluation, 

University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH. 

1998 Child, parent, and family treatment of child physical abuse: Clinical and research protocols. 

October Child Abuse Program, Dept. of Pediatric Psychiatry, Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center. 

New York, NY 

1998 Assessment of Children in Context. Invited co-presenter. Firesetting Assessment Institute, The Fifth 

November Annual Conference for Juvenile Firesetter Intervention Programs, Framingham, MA. 

1998 Cognitive-behavioral treatment for child firesetters. Master class. The Fifth Annual Conference for 

November Juvenile Firesetter Intervention Programs, Framingham, MA. 

1998 Child Abuse: Clinical Issues. Invited workshop presenter. The Fifth Annual Conference for 

November Juvenile Firesetter Intervention Programs, Framingham, MA. 

1998 Individual and family treatment of child physical abuse: A clinical-research integration. 

November Invited workshop. Association for Advancement of Behavior Therapy, Washington, D.C. 

(co-presented with Cindy C. Swenson, Ph.D.) 

1998 Cognitive-behavioral and systemic/community interventions for children’s behavior problems: 

November firesetting and physical aggression. Center for Children’s Support, University of medicine and 

Dentistry of New Jersey, Stratford, NJ. 

1998 Best practice in the treatment of disruptive disorders; Promoting effectiveness in the real-world. 

November Best Practice for the treatment of children and adolescents with affective and anxiety disorders. 

David A. Brent & Elizabeth Kelly-Scanlon (course directors). Child and Adolescent Developmental 

Psychopathology Research Center, WPIC, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, 

Pittsburgh, PA. 

1999 Invited workshop. Cogniive-behavioral treatment of child physical abuse. San Diego Conference 

January on Child Maltreatment. Center for Child Prottection, San Diego, CA. 

1999 Assessment and treatment of childhood firesetters. San Diego Conference 

January on Child Maltreatment. Center for Child Prottection, San Diego, CA. 

1999 Psychosocial evaluation and treatment of child physical abuse. Advanced Institute. 

January. APSAC Advanced Training Institutes. San Diego Conference, San Diego, CA. 

1999 Children and Fire: Research, Assessment, and Treatment. Keynote address and workshop 

April Fire FORCE program, Fire Department and Mercer County Division of Youth Services, 

City of Trenton, NJ. 

1999 Plenary speaker and workshop leader. Research on children who set fires: Description, assessment, 

May and intervention. Fire Professionals Assisting Children. Office of Fire Marshall, Bucks County, PA 

May 

Grand Rounds. Childhood firesetting: Characteristics, course, and clinical treatment. Child Study 

Center, Department of Psychiatry, New York University, New York, NY. 

1999 Plenary speaker. Research on the Characteristis and Course of Child Firesetting. First State-Wide 

Conference on Juvenile Firesetting. Beckett School, State of New Hampshire, Lebanon, NH. 

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1999 Workshop presenter, Assessment of firesetters using fire-specific and clinical measures. Cultivating 

July partnerships: Best practices in juvenile firesetter intervention. Oregon Office of State Fire Marshal, 

Oregon Fire Marshals Association, and Oregon Treatment Strategies Task Force, Eugene, Oregon. 

1999 Workshop presenter, Cognitive-behavioral treatment of firesetting. Cultivating 

July partnerships: Best practices in juvenile firesetter intervention. Oregon Office of State Fire Marshal, 

Oregon Fire Marshals Association, and Oregon Treatment Strategies Task Force, Eugene, Oregon. 

1999 Workshop presenter. Cognitive-behavioral treatment of child physical abuse. Governor’s Office 

September of Child Abuse and Domestic Violence Services. Kids Are Worth It! Conference, Louisville, KY. 

1999 Workshop presenter. Training and supervision of staff working with child firesetters. The 6 th 

November Annual Massachusetts Conference for Juvenile Firesetter Intervention Programs, Medford, MA. 

1999 Workshop presenter. Assessment and treatment of aggressive children and their families. The 6 th 

November Annual Massachusetts Conference for Juvenile Firesetter Intervention Programs, Medford, MA. 

1999 Institute speaker. Some reflections on assessment and treatment of the juvenile firesetter. Institute 

November on the Clinical assessment and treatment of juvenile firesetters. The 6 th Annual Massachusetts 

Conference for Juvenile Firesetter Intervention Programs, Medford, MA. 

1999 Plenary speaker. Assssment and treatment of juvenile firesetting. The Tenth Annual Juvenile Arson 

January Seminar. Michigan Arson Prevention Committee, Midland, MI. 

2000 Workshop. Juvenile Firesetting: Evaluation and Treatment. Cornell-Abraxas, South Mountain, PA 

April 

2000 Workshop. Characteristics and clinical assessment of the juvenile firesetter. Houston Fire 

June Department. Houston, TX. 

2000 Workshop. Assessment of Firesetting using the FRI and CFI. The 7 th Annual Massachusetts 

October Conference for Juvenile Firesetter Intervention Programs, Framingham, MA. 

2001 Workshop. Firesetting in Youth: Description, Assessment, and Treatment. Current Psychiatric 

May Knowledge Review, Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic, Pittsburgh, PA. 

2000 Workshop. Fire-specific and General Clinical Assessment of Firesetters and their Families. 

May State-wide Juvenile Firesetter Invention Conference, Milford, MA. 

2001 Workshop. Cognitive-Behavioral Treatment of Firesetters and their Families. 

May State-wide Juvenile Firesetter Invention Conference, Milford, MA. 

2001 Workshop. Multimodal empirically-based treatment of child antisocial behavior. Parts I and II. 

June American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children, Washington, D.C. 

2000 Institute. Treatment of child physical abuse: What do we know and what should we do? 

October Clinical and empirical advances in treating traumatized children (Judy Cohen, MD, Chair). 

Annual meeting of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Honolulu, HI. 

2001 Institute. Clinical Services delivery with traumatized children and their families: Promoting 

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October 

Treatment effectiveness. Clinical and empirical advances in treating traumatized children 

(Judy Cohen, MD, Chair). Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Child and Adolesent 

Psychiatry, Honolulu, HI. 

2001 Workshop. Clinical-research milestones. The 8 th Annual Massachusetts 

November Conference for Juvenile Firesetter Intervention Programs, Framingham, MA. 

2001 Advanced Clinical Institute. Cognitive-behavioral treatment: Basics and Applications. 

November The 7 th Annual Massachusetts Conference for Juvenile Firesetter Intervention Programs, 

Framingham, MA. 

2002 What Advances in Treatment Research Tell the Practitioner: Briding the Gap Between the 

January Lab/Research and the Community/Practice. San Diego Conference on Child and Family 

Maltreatment. Center for Child Protection, Children’s Hospital, San Diego, CA. 

2002 Multimodal treatment of child antisocial behavior. San Diego Conference on Child and Family 

January Maltreatment. Center for Child Protection, Children’s Hospital, San Diego, CA. 

2002 Assessing and Treating the Firesetting Child: Lessons from Research & Practice. Phoenix Fire 

March Department, Phoenix, AZ. (March 20). 

2002 Assessment and treatment of child physical abuse. National Crime Victims Treatment and 

June Research Center, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC (June 5). 

2002 Assessment and Treatment of Child Firesetting. Sacramento Fire Department 

June Sacramento, CA (June 24). 

2002 Assessment and Treatment of Child Firesetting. Riverside Fire Department and County 

June Mental Health Department, Riverside, CA (June 25). 

2002 What Advances in Treatment Research Tell the Practitioner. Plenary Address. 2002 Counseling, 

August Advocacy, & Prevention Biennial Conference, Preparing Sailors and their Families to Focus on the 

Mission. Bureau of Navy Personnel, Department of the Navy, Crystal City, VA. (Aug. 14). 

2002 Assessment and Treatment of Child Physical Abuse. 2002 Counseling, Advocacy, & 

August Prevention Biennial Conference, Preparing Sailors and their Families to Focus on the 

Mission. Bureau of Navy Personnel, Department of the Navy, Crystal City, VA. (Aug. 14). 

2002 Assessment and multimodal treatment of child physical abuse. Child trauma treatment network. 

September Intermountain West Conference, supported by the National Child Traumatic Stress Initiative, 

Snowbird, UT. 

2003 Assessment and multimodal treatment of juvenile sexual offenders. Midwest Conference on 

October Child Sexual Abuse, University of Wisconsin and Family Sexual Abuse Treatment, Inc., 

Madison, WI. 

2002 Assessment and multimodal treatment of child antisocial behavior. Midwest Conference on 

October Child Sexual Abuse, University of Wisconsin and Family Sexual Abuse Treatment, Inc., 

Madison, WI. 

2003 Treating behavior problems in primary care: Growing pains at the clinical-research interface. 

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May 

Mental Health Intervention Research Center, U. of Pittsburgh, Dept. of Psychiatry, Pittsburgh, PA 

2003 Assessing and treating juvenile firesetters: An empirical approach. Bolingbrook Fire Department, 

May Bolingbrook, IL. 

2003 Faculty Presenter. Phenomenology and Treatment of Disruptive Behavior Disorders. 28 th Annual 

June Review Course in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Training Session for the Oral Exams. 

American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, Pittsburgh, PA. 

2003 Description, assessment, and treatment of firesetting youth and their families. Children’s Mental 

June Health Services, Westchester County Department of Community Mental Health, White Plains, N.Y. 

2003 Grand Rounds. The Treatment of Behavior Disorders/Problems: New Research Findings, 

June Brown University, Dept. of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Butler Hospital, Providence, RI 

2003 Advanced training on assessment and multimodal treatment of child physical abuse. 2 nd Annual 

Sept. Trauma Treatment Network – Intermountain West Conference, Snowbird, UT. 

2003 Presenter. Disruptive behaviors/disorders in children and adolescents. Assessment & Management 

Sept. of Common Pediatric Mental Disorders in Primary Care (John Campo, M.D., course director). 

Center for Continuing Education in the Health Sciences, U. of Pittsburgh School of Medicine/WPIC. 

(9/19). 

2003 Workshop. Cognitive-behavioral treatment of child physical abuse: Findings and Methods. 

Nov. Massachusetts State-wide Coalition of Juvenile Firesetter Invention Programs Conference, 

Framingham, MA. 

2003 Clinical Institute. Assessment of juvenile firesetters and their families: A multidisciplinary 

Nov. perspective. Massachusetts State-wide Coalition of Juvenile Firesetter Invention Programs 

Conference, Framingham, MA. 

2004 Workshop. New “News” on Child Maltreatment. (Co-led with Lucy Berliner, MSW). 

February San Diego Conference on Child and Family Maltreatment. Center for Child Protection, 

Children’s Hospital, San Diego, CA. 

2004 Workshop. Family-systems Treatment of Child Physical Abuse. 

February San Diego Conference on Child and Family Maltreatment. Center for Child Protection, 

Children’s Hospital, San Diego, CA. 

2004 Presenter. Treatment of the Behavior Disorders. Treating children, helping families: An 

May educational program for families and children who have mental illness. Dept. of Psychiatry, 

U. of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA. 

2004 Workshop. Abuse-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy: Targeting Coercion and Conflict. 

June Biennial Child Welfare Conference: Focus on Evidence-Based Practice. Sponsored by the 

U. S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families, 

Children’s Bureau. Washington, D.C. (6/29). 

2004 Workshop. Research on juvenile firesetting: What we know and what we need to know. 

August 3 rd International Conference on Juvenile Firesetting Identification and Intervention. 

FireWatch Program, Office of the Fire Marshal, Camden County, Camden, N.J. (8/19). 

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2004 Workshop. Assessment and treatment of the physically abusive caregiver. Current Issues in 

October Child Maltreatment 2004. The Suspected Child Abuse and Neglect Program at the Hospital 

For Sick Children, University of Toronto, Toronton, Canada. (10/1). 

2004 Plenary Address. Treating Abusive Families: Outcomes and Opportunities. Current Issues in 

October Child Maltreatment 2004. The Suspected Child Abuse and Neglect Program at the Hospital 

For Sick Children, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada. (10/2). 

2004 Program Consultation. Community Forum on Service Integration and Use of Abuse-Focused 

October Cognitive-Behavioral Treatment. The Suspected Child Abuse and Neglect Program at the Hospital 

For Sick Children, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada. (10/4). 

2004 Workshop. Negative emotionality in children: Feeling sad, mad, and anxious. Massachusetts 

November State-wide Coalition of Juvenile Firesetter Invention Programs. Conference, Framingham, MA. 

2004 Workshop. The Children’s Firesetting Interview and Firesetting Risk Interview. Massachusetts 

November State-wide Coalition of Juvenile Firesetter Invention Programs. Conference, Framingham, MA. 

2004 Workshop. Abuse-Focused CBT: Model and Applications. Queen’s Psychiatric Center. 

November Teleconference. Office of Mental Health, State of New York. 

2004 Workshop. A Survey of Juvenile Firesetter Intervention Programs: The Role of a State-Wide 

November Coalition Massachusetts State-wide Coalition of Juvenile Firesetter Intervention Programs 

Conference, Framingham, MA. 

2004 Workshop and Plenary Sessions. Assessment, Treatment, and Community Services Research 

November in Child Abuse: An Update and Abuse-Focused CBT for Child Physical Abuse. 

Mid-Maine Child Trauma Network. Augusta, ME. (NCTSN partner activity) 

2004 Workshop. Abuse-Focused CBT for Child Physical Abuse: Integrating Individual and Systemic 

December Interventions. Kennedy/Krieger Institute, The Family Clinic, Baltimore, MD. (NCTSN partner 

activity). 

2005 Invited Workshop. Abuse-focused CBT for Child Physical Abuse: Integrating Individual and Famil 

January Treatments (part 1). San Diego Conference on Child and Family Maltreatment, 

San Diego, CA. (1/27). 

2005 Invited Workshop. Abuse-focused CBT for Child Physical Abuse: Targeting family coercion. 

January Treatments (part 1). San Diego Conference on Child and Family Maltreatment, 


2005 Workshop. Research on Juvenile Firesetting: What we know and what we need to know. 

March Michigan Arson Prevention Committee, Midland, MI. (3/18) 

2005 Grand Rounds. Community vs. Clinic Treatment of Behavior Disorders: Preliminary Findings. 

June Medical University of South Carolina, Dept. of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Charleston, SC. 

2005 Institute. Treating traumatized children, adolescents, and families (Judy Cohen, M.D., chair). 

October Abuse-focused cognitive behavioral treatment. Presented at the 52 nd Meeting of the American 

Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Toronto, Ontario, Canada 

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2005 Workshop. Treatment of child physical abuse using AF-CBT. Coalition for Kids in Danger 

November Conference. Framingham, MA. 

2005 Workshop. Negative emotions in children and adolescents. Coalition for Kids in Danger 

November Conference. Framingham, MA. 

2005 Workshop. Depression in children and youth. Coalition for Kids in Danger Conference. 

November Framingham, MA. 

2006 Workshop. Child physical abuse: Consequences and Treatment. The First Annual Conference on 

April Hope and Healing, Child Advocacy Center, Children’s Hospital, Pittsburgh, PA. (4/27). 

2006 Continuing Education Course Director. Understanding and treating child physical abuse: 

June Clinical and research developments. Family Resources, University of Pittsburgh School of 

Social Work, Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic, and Pennsylvania Certification Board. 

Pittsburgh, PA (6/14). 

2006 Training program. Conduct disorder: Multimodal assessment and treatment of child antisocial 

June behavior. Division of Child Mental Health Services, State of Delaware, and Delaware Psychological 

Association. Clayton Hall Conference Center, University of Delaware, Newark, DE. (6/29). 

2006 Workshop. Abuse-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. DePelchin Children’s Center, 

July Houston, TX (7/14). 

2006 Seminar. Clinical treatment of firesetting children and their families. Pennsylvania Coalition on 

July Juvenile Firesetter Intervention Programs. Butler Community College, Butler, PA. (7/18). 

2007 Workshop. Train-the-trainer program in Abuse-focused CBT (by invitation only). 

January San Diego International Conference on Child and Family Maltreatment, 


2007 Workshop. What’s New in Child Maltreatment Research? Co-presented with Lucy Berliner. 

January San Diego International Conference on Child and Family Maltreatment, 


2007 Invited presenter. Phenomenology and Treatment of Disruptive Behavior Disorders. 

March 32 nd Annual Review Course in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. 

American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, Pittsburgh, PA (3/22). 

2007 Invited symposium speaker. Studying and Changing Treatment Practices in Child Welfare: 

April Trials and Tribulations. Child Welfare Summit, The Field Center for Children’s Policy, Practice 

& Research, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA (4/11). 

2007 Workshop. The Juvenile Firesetter: Research and practice. Fort Wayne Fire Department, 

May Fort Wayne, IN. (5/3). 

2007 Workshop. Juvenile firesetting: What we know and what we need to know. 

May The Wheeler Clinic, Plainville, CT. (5/10). 

2008 Advanced training institute presenter. Help for families involved in physical coercion/abuse: 

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January 

Community application and supervision of abuse-focused cognitive-behavioral therapy (AF-CBT). 

San Diego International Conference on Child and Family Maltreatment. San Diego, CA. (1/28). 

2008 Invited workshop presenter. Intervention for families involved in physical force/abuse: 

January Understanding and engaging the offending caregiver (part 1) and community applications with 

children and families (part 2). San Diego International Conference on Child and Family 

Maltreatment. San Diego, CA. (1/30). 

2008 Workshop seminar. Using the Pediatric Symptom Checklist-17: A Practical Guide. 

October Well Being Screening & Assessment Program (CHET), Olympia, Washington. (10/22). 

2009 Invited workshop seminar. Alternatives for Families: A Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy. Annual 

April Children’s Justice Conference, Department of Social and Health Services, State of Washington, 

Seattle, WA. (4/6) 

2009 Invited workshop seminar. Risky Business: Firesetting and Sexual Behavior in Youth. Annual 

April Children’s Justice Conference, Department of Social and Health Services, State of Washington, 

Seattle, WA. (4/7) 

2009 Treatment of behavior problems in pediatric primary care: Services, science, and suggestions. 

April Grand Rounds, Dept of Psychiatry, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC (1/17). 

2009 Help for Families Involved in Physical Coercion or Abuse: An Alternative Approach for Teaching 

June Families New Skills. American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children, Atlanta, GA. (6/19). 

2009 Meet a Mentor: Connecting with Mentors in Child and Family Policy and Practice. Speed Mentoring 

August session, Division 37, American Psychological Association Annual Conference, Toronto, ONT (8/7). 

2009 Integrated Treatment of behavior problems in pediatric primary care: The SKIP study. 

October Grand Rounds, Columbus Children’s Hospital, Dept of Pediatrics, and Ohio State University School 

of Medicine, Columbus, OH (10/28). 

2010 Characteristics of Firesetting Children, their Fires, and their Environments: What the Research Tells 

February Us. Symposium on Arson. Forensic Psychiatric Hospital, Assen, The Netherlands. (2/4). 

2010 Assessment and Intervention Options for Firesetting Children their Families. 

February Symposium on Arson. Forensic Psychiatric Hospital, Assen, The Netherlands. (2/5). 

2010 An Overview of Alternatives for Families – A Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (AF-CBT): Help 

February for Families involved in Physical Force/Abuse. A workshop presented to the staff of Family Services 

of Rhode Island. Providence, RI (2/25). 

2010 Alternatives for Families – A Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (AF-CBT): An Intervention for Family 

February Conflict and Physical Abuse. Professional Education Program in Psychiatry, Butler Hospital, 

Providence, RI (2/26). 

2010 Lessons learned from practitioners and researchers for EBP implementation. Co-led with Lucy 

June Berliner. American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children, New Orleans, LA. (6/25). 

2011 Help for families involved in physical aggression/abuse: Alternatives for Families: A CBT. 

January The 25 th San Diego International Conference on Child and Family Maltreatment, San Diego, CA. 

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(1/25). 

2011 Clarification with physically abusive families in AF-CBT: Re-focusing on the future. 

January the 25 th San Diego International Conference on Child and Family Maltreatment, San Diego, CA. 

(1/25). 

2011 Master Lecture Series (invited). Alternatives for Families – A Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy 

March (AF-CBT). National Child Traumatic Stress Network, All Network Meeting, Baltimore, MD 

(co-ed with E. J. Brown) (3/3/). 

2011 Co-Trainer, Alternatives for Families – A Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (AF-CBT) - :Bethany 

March Christian Center, Grand Rapids, Michigan. (3/14) 

2011 Trainer, Alternatives for Families – A Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (AF-CBT) - Bethany 

March Christian Center, Advanced Workshop, Grand Rapids, Michigan. (3/15) 

2011 Child Physical Abuse Lecture Series, Empowering Families through Evidence-Based Interventions: 

April Individual Child & Parent Skills-Building. National webinar co-led with Elissa Brown, Ph.D., 

hosted by the National Child Traumatic Stress Network, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA. (4/14). 

2011 Community treatment of the juvenile sex offender: The SSU/SAFE Collaborative Treatment Program. 

April The 6 th Annual Pittsburgh Conference on Child Maltreatment, Sponsored by the Pittsburgh Child 

Advocacy Center and Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA (4.28). 

2011 Effectiveness of Collaborative Services in Primary Care for Treating Children with Behavior 

April Problems. Invited presentation on comparative effectiveness research. Forum organized by the Dept. 

of Health Policy and Management, University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health. (4/27). 

2011 Berliner, L., & Kolko, D. J. Brief Psychosocial Treatment of Child Abuse. Intermediate Workshop 

July American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children, Philadelphia, PA. (7/14). 

2011 Invited Faculty Presentation. Services for Kids in Primary-Care (SKIP): Services, Science, and 

August Suggestions. Advanced Center on State Research to Scale Up Effective Mental Health Practices for 

Children and Families. Kimberly Hoagwood (Director), Dept. of Psychiatry, Columbia University. 

(8/10) 

2011 Advanced booster training in AF-CBT. Aislings Discoveries and Hinks-Dellcrest Mental Health 

November Centers, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. (11/10) 

2011 Pediatric Grand Rounds. Presenter. Integrated Treatment of Mental Health Problems in Pediatric 

December Primary Care: Services, Science, and Suggestions. Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, 

PA. (12/8) 

2012 Workshop. Creative strategies for working with maltreating caregivers in AF-CBT (Co-led 

March with Monica Fitzgerald, All Network Meeting, National Child Traumatic Stress Network, SAMHSA, 

Baltimore, MD (3/6). 

2012 Berliner, L., & Kolko, D. J. (June, 2012). EBP fundamentals for the future. 25 th Annual Colloquium. 

June of the American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children. Chicago, IL. (6/28). 

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NATIONAL MEDIA 

1995 “Arson.” American Justice, Arts and Entertainment, Chicago, IL. Aired: February, June, October 

1997 “Juvenile Firesetters”, Fox Television, Network News, Los Angeles, CA. Aired: March 22. 

1998 “Time to Speak: A Journey of Overcoming Child Abuse.” Consultant. In the series “No Time to Be 

a Child”, Public Broadcasting System, Nomadic Pictures, Ltd., & Detroit Public Television, 

Chicago, IL , Aired: February 10. 

1999 “Playing With Fire,” ABC News, “20/20”, New York, NY. Expert interview, consultant. 

Aired: April 12. 

2005 “Children and Fire”, National Public Radio, “The Infinite Mind”. Expert consultant. 

2006 “Woman accused of hitting boyfriend with her baby.” Expert interview, CNN.com. (10/16/06). 

2008 “Children and Fire”. Canadian Broadcasting Company, Radio One. “Morning North”. 

Live expert interview. Aired: 11/19. 

2010 The Hope of Family Focused Interventions. National Child Traumatic Stress Network, SAMHSA, 

Development team member, script writer, expert interview, and featured case consultant. 

Produced by Applebox Studios, Pittsburgh, PA. (also available on: www.nctsn.org) 

2012 Invited Keynote and Informational Video Presentation, Evidence-based Interventions for 

Child Physical Abuse and Family Conflict. William E. Pelham, Jr. Ph.D., 

(Chair), Task Force on the Dissemination of Evidence-based Practices, Society for 

Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology (Division 53), American Psychological 

Association. Filmed at Florida International University, Miami, FL (3/16). 

TRAINING GRANTS/SERVICE CONTRACTS/INSTITUTIONAL GRANTS: 

March, 1999- 

Present 

January to 

June 1992 

January to 

June 1992 

November 1991- 

September 1992 

Service Contract. Services for Adolescent and Family Enrichment (SAFE). 

A Partner in the SAFE/SSU Collaborative Treatment Program for Adolescent Sexual 

Offenders. Funded by the Allegheny County Juvenile Court, Family Court Division, 

Pittsburgh, PA. 

Training Grant. Group Social Cognitive Skills Training for Conduct Problem School 

Children, Elementary School Level, Pittsburgh Board of Public Education, City of 

Pittsburgh. 

Training Grant. Group Social Cognitive Skills Training for Conduct Problem School 

Children, Middle School Level, Pittsburgh Board of Public Education, City of Pittsburgh. 

Service Grant. Treatment and Enrichment to Reduce Child Antisocial Behavior and Drug 

Use: The After-School Activities Program (ASAP), Drug-Free Schools and Communities 

Program, Pittsburgh Board of Public Education, City of Pittsburgh. 

1997-1998 Institutional Grant: The Juvenile Justice Liaison: Integrated Mental Health Services for 

Children in the Juvenile Justice System. PNC Foundation, Pittsburgh, PA. 

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2005-2008 Professional Training. Training in Abuse-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. 

Aisling Discoveries Child & Family Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada 

2006-2007 Professional Training. Training in Abuse-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. 

Hinks-Dellcrest Mental Health Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada 

2011 2011-2011 National Child Traumatic Stress Network (NCTSN) Learning Collaborative 

November in AF-CBT. Primary Faculty, Learning Session #1, Pittsburgh, PA (co-led with 

Elissa Brown, Meghan Shaver, and Barbara Baumann) 

_________________________________________________________________________________________ 

EDITORIAL BOARDS: 

RESEARCH RELATED ACTIVITIES 

1988-1998 Journal of Family Violence 

1996-2001 The APSAC Advisor (Section Editor - Evaluation and Treatment) 

1990-1995 Behavior Modification 

1996-2002 Child Maltreatment (Section Editor - Mental Health). 

1994-2006 Journal of Emotional and Behavioral Disorders 

1996-present Child Maltreatment 

1999-present Trauma, Abuse, and Violence 

1999-2006 Child Abuse & Neglect: The International Journal 

JOURNAL REVIEWER: 

Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research 

American Journal of Psychiatry 

Archives of General Psychiatry 

Behavioral Assessment 

Behavior Therapy 

Behaviour Research and Therapy 

Child Abuse & Neglect 

Children’s Services 

Clinical Psychological Science 

Clinical Psychology: Science & Practice 

Clinical Psychology Review 

Cognitive and Behavioral Practice 

Comprehensive Psychiatry 

Criminal Justice and Behavior 

Development and Psychopathology 

Developmental Psychology 

Family Process 

Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology 

Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry 

Journal of Applied Behavioral Analysis 

Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology 

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Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry 

Journal of Child Sexual Abuse 

Journal of Clinical Child Psychology 

Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology 

Journal of Family Violence 

Journal of Interpersonal Violence 

Journal of Pediatric Psychology 

Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment 

Journal of Traumatic Stress 

Mental Health Services Research 

Primary Psychiatry 

Professional Psychology: Research and Practice 

Violence and Victims 

BOOK EDITING/REVIEWING 

1997 Multisystemic treatment of antisocial behavior in children and adolescents. Scott Henggeler et al. 

New York, Guilford Press. 

2006 Children with sexual behavior problems. W. Friedrich. New York: W. W. Norton & Company. 

SCIENTIFIC REVIEW COMMITTEES/PANELS 

September 1987 Consultant and Peer Review Panel Member. National Juvenile Firesetting/Arson 

Control and Prevention Program. Department of Juvenile Justice and 

Delinquency Prevention. National Institute of Justice, Dept. of Justice, Washington, D.C. 

February 1988 

June 13-15, 1989 

August 6-7, 1990 

August 18-20, 1992 

August 18-20, 1992 

June, 1994 

Ad Hoc Reviewer. Criminal and Violent Behavior Research Review Committee. 

National Institutes of Mental Health, Department of Health and Human Services, 

Alcohol, Drug Abuse, and Mental Health Administration. 

Invited Speaker. Symposium on Research Approaches to Child Maltreatment. National 

Center on Child Abuse and Neglect, Office of Children, Youth, and Families, 

Washington, DC. 

Member, Special Review Committee. Prevention Services Research Demonstration 

Applications for the Prevention of Youth Suicide and Suicidal Behavior, National 

Institute of Mental Health, Washington, DC. 

Invited Discussant, Subpanel on Consequences and Treatment of Abuse. Panel on 

Research on Child Abuse and Neglect, Commission on Behavior Sciences, National 

Research Council, National Academy of Sciences, Washington, DC. 

Consultant. Panel on Research on Child Abuse and Neglect, Commission on Behavior 

Sciences, National Research Council, National Academy of Sciences, Washington, DC. 

Ad hoc review panel member, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, 

RFP 94-C-004: National Juvenile Firesetting/Arson Prevention and Control Pilot Study. 

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Sept. 1993-April, 1995 Member, Conduct Disorder Review Group, Child and Adolescent Psychosocial 

Interventions Research Consortium (CAPIRC), Child and Adolescent Research Branch, 

National Institute of Mental Health, Washington, D.C. 

Jan. 1994- present 

Member, National Board of Directors, American Professional 

Society on the Abuse of Children, National Office. Chicago, IL 

March 1995-June 1999 Co-Chair, Research Committee and Member, Program and Prevention Committees, 

American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children, Chicago, IL. 

April 1994-1997 

Sept. 14-15, 1995 

Feb. 1995 - present 

April, 1996 

May 1996 

Oct. 1996-Feb. 1998 

March, 1996-present 

August, 1997 

October, 1997 

March, 1998 

March, 1999 

March, 1999 

Reviewer, Behavioral Science Track Award for Rapid Transition (B/START). 

National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Mental Health. 

Invited participant, Methodologies of Psychosocial Treatment Research on Child and 

Adolescent Anxiety, Depression, and Conduct Disorders. Workshop sponsored by Child 

and Adolescent Disorders Research, NIMH, Washington, DC. 

Member, Interagency Research Committee Defining Child Maltreatment, Department of 

Health and Human Services and National Institute of Mental Health, Washington, D.C. 

Ad hoc grant reviewer, Violence and Traumatic Stress, National Institute of Mental 

Health, Washington, D.C. 

Reviewer, Proposals submitted for the 1996 Division 37 Program of the American 

Psychological Association Convention. 

Member, Violence and Traumatic Stress, Initial Review Committee, National Institute of 

Mental Health, Rockville, MD 

Member, Advisory Board, National Data Archive on Child Abuse and Neglect, 

Family Life Development Center, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY. 

Member, Task Force on Careers of Children Exposed to Violence, Consortium on Mental 

Health and the Law, Gary Melon, Director (Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency 

Prevention). 

Invited Participant, Child Abuse and Neglect Interventions Strategic Planning Meeting, 

National Institute of Justice, U. S. Dept. of Justice, Washington, D.C. 

Section Moderator, NIH Conference on Physical Injuries in Child Abuse, National 

Institute of Mental Health, Rockville, MD. 

Invited Presenter, What Can We Learn from Research on the Treatment of Child Abuse 

and Neglect. National Research Council, Commission on Behavioral and Social 

Sciences and Education, and and Institute of Medicine, Board on Children, Youth, and 

Families, Committee on Integrating the Science of Early Childhood Development, 

Workshop on Revisiting Home Visiting, Washington, D.C.. 

Invited Participant. Law Enforcement Response to Child Maltreatment: Strategic 

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Planning Meeting. National Institute of Justice, U.S. Department of Justice, 

Alexandria, VA. 

April, 1999 

April, 1999 

June, 1999-2002 

June, 1999-2002 

July, 1999 

July, 1999 

April, 1999-2002 

October, 1999 

March, 2000 

March, 2000 

April, 2000 

May, 2000 

July, 2000-present 

December, 2000 

Associate member, Council of Public Representatives, National Institute of Health. 

Bethesda, MD. 

Member, Consensus Panel, Expert Consensus Guidelines on the Treatment of Attention 

Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder. Allen Frances, C. Keith Conners, & John S. March. 

Duke University. 

Member, Risk, Prevention, and Health Behavior-1, Initial Review Group, Center for 

Scientific Review, National Institute of Health., Rockville, MD. 

Chair, Research Committee, American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children, 

Chicago, IL. 

Ad hoc reviewer, Special review committee, Biobehavioral and Behavioral Processes-6 

IRG, CSR, NIH. 

Ad hoc reviewer, “Promoting social competence and reducing aggression,” Office of 

Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention/, Rockville, MD. 

Member, Advisory committee, Guidelines for the mental health treatment of intrafamilial 

child physical and sexual abuse. Office of Victims of Crime, U.S. Department of Justice, 

National Crime Victims Treatment and Research Center, and Center for Sexual Assault 

and Trauma Services. 

Invited Participant. Child abuse prevention planning meeting. National Center for Injury 

Prevention and Control, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA. 

Invited member. Juvenile sex offender focus group, Juvenile Accountability 

Incentive Block Grant Program, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquent Prevention, 

Office of Justice Programs, U. S. Department of Justice. Washington, D.C. 

Ad hoc reviewer, Special review committee, Risk, Prevention, and Health Behavior-3 

IRG, CSR, NIH. 

Invited presenter. "Bridging research, policy, and practice." Discussant. Workshop on 

Children and Domestic Violence. Board on Children, Youth, and Families, Committee 

on the Training Needs of Health Professionals to Respond to Family Violence, National 

Academy of Sciences, Washington, DC. 

Invited participant, moderator. Panel on Ongoing Treatment Studies. "Assessing the 

Impact of Childhood Interventions on Subsequent Drug Use." NIMH and NIDA, 

Washington, D.C. 

Consultant, Office of Victims of Crime, Training and Technical Resource Center, 

Fairfax, VA. 

Reviewer, Division 37 Program, American Psychological Association, Washington, D.C. 

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April, 2001-2002 

August, 2001-present 

October, 2001 

November, 2001 

January, 2002 

March, 2002 

March, 2002 

November, 2002 

May, 2003 

June, 2003 

June, 2004 

September, 2004 

Member. Family and Intimate Partner Violence/Sexual Assault workgroup, 

National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, Centers for Disease Control, 

Atlanta, GA. 

Member. Advisory Board. National Juvenile Sex Offender Training Project, National 

Center on Sexual Behavior of Youth (Funded by OJJDP). Oklahoma University Health 

Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, OK. 

Participant, Child Maltreatment Prevention Planning Meeting, Division of Violence 

Prevention, National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, Centers for Disease 

Control, Atlanta, GA. 

Member, Workshop on the effects of terrorism on children’s mental health: Promoting 

recovery and resiliency. Chaired by U. S. Assistant Surgeon General, Susan J. 

Blumenthal, M.D., M.P.H., Office of Public Health and Science, U.S. Department of 

Health and Human Services, Washington, DC. 

Discussant, Panel on Risk Factors for Acute and Chronic Pathology, Workshop 

On Early Trauma Responses and Psychopathology: Theoretical and Empirical 

Directions. Sponsored by the National Institute of Mental Health, National Center 

On PTSD, and the University of Texas, Pan American, Washington D.C. 

Invited Participant, Juvenile Firesetter Intervention Strategy Conference, 

Juvenile Firesetter Intervention Project, National Association of State Fire Marshals, 

Greenbelt, MD. (March 21-23, 2002). 

Chairperson and reviewer, Ad hoc special review committee, 

Risk, Prevention, and Health Behavior, IRG, CSR, NIH. (March 25, 2002) 

Panel Discussant and Moderator. Studying “Care as Usual” Meeting, Division of 

Services and Intervention Research, National Institute of Mental Health, Rockville, MD 

(Nov. 4-5). 

Foreign Delegation Member. South Africa – United States Consultation on Child 

Sexual Abuse Research. Convened under the South Africa – United States 

Cooperation Forum. Co-sponsors: South African Department of Health, 

South African Department of Justice, National Prosecution Authority, Medical Research 

Council; and National Institute of Mental Health, Fogarty International Center, and 

National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, U.S. National Institutes of 

Health U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Johannesburg, South Africa 

May 4-7, 2003. 

Advisory Board. Planning Meeting – Healing Track. Best Practices Project in 

Child Abuse. Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation and National Call to Action, 

Kansas City, MO. 

Ad hoc reviewer. Child and Family Mental Health Services Research 

(ZMH1-CRB-M – 09), Special Emphasis Panel, National Institute of Mental Health, 

Rockville, MD. (June 17). 

Invited presenter. Juvenile Sexual Offending. Research Network on Adolescent 

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Development & Juvenile Justice, Larry Steinberg (Chair). 

John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, Denver, CO (9/17-18). 

October, 2004 

March, 2005 

May, 2006 

June, 2006 

February, 2007 

June, 2007 

October, 2007 

January, 2008 

June, 2009 

June, 2009-present 

October, 2011 

June, 2011-present 

Invited participant. Advancing the Science of Implementation. Services Research and 

Clinical Epidemiology Branch, Division of Services and Intervention Research, 

National Institute of Mental Health, Washington, D.C. (October 28-29). 

Invited participant. Surgeon General’s Workshop, Making Prevention of Child 

Maltreatment a National Priority: Implementing Innovations of a Public Health 

Approach. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, 

Office of the Surgeon General. National Institute of Health, Rockville, MD (3/30-31). 

Invited participant/presenter. The Summit on Prevention of Child Maltreatment. 

Chair, Calvin Johnson, M.D., Department of Health, 

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Harrisburg, PA. (5/11). 

Invited participant. First International Consensus Conference on Child Abuse 

Research Ethics. Suspected Child Abuse and Neglect (SCAN) Programme, 

The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. (6/7-8) 

Ad hoc reviewer, Mental Health Services in Non-specialty Settings (SRNS), 

Initial Review Group; Chair, Martha Perry, National Institute of Mental Health, 

Rockville, MD (2/16) 

Ad hoc reviewer. Mental Health in Non-Specialty Settings, Services Research 

Review Committee, National Institute of Mental Health, Rockville, MD. (6/6). 

Grant reviewer (panel member), Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquent Prevention, 

FY 2007, Juvenile Sex Offender Treatment Program Development and Capacity 

Building. Sentencing, Monitoring, Apprehending, Registering, and Tracking (SMART) 

Office, OJJDP, Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Dept. of Justice. 

Invited presenter, Child and Adolescent Effectiveness Research in Clinical Practice and 

Community Settings: Needs, Challenges, and Opportunities. NIMH Research Workshop. 

National Institute of Mental Health. Washington, D.C. (1/24 – 25). 

Ad-hoc member. Interventions Committee for Disorders Involving Children and 

their Families. Initial Review Group, National Institute of Mental Health, Washington, 

DC. (June 8). 

Regular member. Mental Health Services in Non-Specialty Settings (SRNS). 

Initial Review Group, National Institute of Mental Health, Washington, DC. 

(June 9/10). 

Invited Participant, 2011 Pennsylvania Policy Summit Accelerating Adoption 

of Collaborative Care: Reaching the Tipping Point. Community Family Healthcare 

Association, Philadelphia, PA. (10/27). 

Member, Data Safety Monitoring Board, TF-CBT in Residential Treatment 

Centers, Judy Cohen (PI), NIMH Grant, 2011-2015. 

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February, 2012 

March, 2012 

May, 2012-present 

July, 2012-present 

Invited Presenter, Integrated Mental Health Services in Pediatric Primary Care. 

Gordon Hodas (Chair), Integrated Care for Children. 2012 Meeting of the Pennsylvania 

Psychiatric Leadership Council, Harrisburg, PA (2/22). 

Invited Keynote and Informational Video Presentation, Evidence-based Interventions for 

Child Physical Abuse and Family Conflict. William E. Pelham, Jr. Ph.D., 

(Chair), Task Force on the Dissemination of Evidence-based Practices, Society for 

Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology (Division 53), American Psychological 

Association. Filmed at Florida International University, Miami, FL (3/16). 

Invited Member, ACYF Neuroscience and Child Maltreatment Expert Panel, NIDA and 

NICHD, Administration on Children, Youth,,and Families, Dept. of Health and Human 

Services, Washington, DC. 

Member, National Center on the Sexual Behavior of Youth, University of Oklahoma 

Health Sciences Center, Directors: Jane Silovsky and Barbara Bonner, 

Oklahoma City, OK 

GRANT CONSULTATION 

A controlled study of conduct disorder children who set fires. Gabriel Chaplain, M.D., Principal Investigator, 

University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Newark, NJ. Funded by the Foundation of UMDNJ. July, 

1991-June, 1992. 

Measurement in child abuse and neglect research: An update and critical review. Benjamin Saunders, Ph.D., 

Principal Investigator, Medical University of South Caroline, Charleston, SC. Funded by the National Center of 

Child Abuse and Neglect. September, 1993-October, 1995. 

Drug Abuse Vulnerability: Mechanisms & Manifestations (DA 05605). Ralph E. Tarter, Ph.D., Principal 

Investigator, Dept. of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh. Funded by the National Institute on Drug Abuse, 1996- 

1998. 

Training and Evaluation of Refusal Skills to Prevent Unwanted Sexual Experiences. William J. Warzak, Ph.D., PI. 

University of Nebraska Medical Center, Meyer Rehabilitation Institute, Omaha, NE. Funded by the Vinod Gupta 

Foundation, Omaha, NE. July, 1997-June, 1998. 

The Development of Conduct Disorder in Girls. Rolf Loeber, Ph.D., Principal Investigator, Dept. of Psychiatry, 

University of Pittsburgh. Funded by the National Institute of Mental Health, 1998-2003. 

Community-Based Treatment for Child Physical Abuse: Costs and Outcomes. Cynthia C. Swenson, Ph.D., 

Principal Investigator. Family Studies Research Center, Dept. of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Medical 

University of South Carolina. Funded by the National Institute of Mental Health, 2000-2005. 

Stepped Pharmacotherapy for Aggressive Youth with ADHD. Joseph C. Blader, Ph.D., Principal Investigator. 

K23MH064975-01. New York University School of Medicine, New York, and Long Island Jewish Medical 

Center. Funded by the National Institute of Mental Health, Sept., 2002- June, 2007. 

The Firestarters Program. Steve Barretto, Ph.D. (PI), Bradley Hospital, Brown University, Dept. of Psychiatry. 

Providence, IR. Supported by the State Fire Marshal’s Office, State of Rhode Island. 2002-2005. 

Integrating Evidence and Practice of Youth Psychotherapy (Expert Panel). Ann Garland, Ph.D., 

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Principal Investigator. MH66070 (PA-00-135). Child & Adolescent Services Research Center, San Diego 

Children’s Hospital and Health Center, University of California at San Diego, San Diego, CA. May, 2003-2004. 

Juvenile Firesetters National Survey. Charles Putnam, Ph.D. (PI), Justiceworks, University of New Hampshire. 

Funded by the National Association of State Fire Marshals, 2004-2005. 

Treating youths with PTSD and conduct problems. Dana Smith, Ph.D. Oregon Social Learning Center, Eugene, 

OR. 2006-2007. 

Treating child sexual abuse: Effectiveness pilot study. Rochelle Hanson, Ph.D. Crime Victims Treatment and 

Research Center, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SD. 2006-2009. 

REFEREED PRESENTATIONS 

Richardson, W., Kolko, D.J., & H. Keith Massel (1979, May). Lowering the responses per reinforcer for pigeons 

under the DRL schedule by a stimulus fading procedure. Marc Branch (chair), Applied Behavior Analysis. Paper 

presented at the Southeastern Psychological Association, New Orleans, Louisiana. 

Parrish, J.M., Cataldo, M., Kolko, D.J., Egel, A., & Neef, N. (1984, May). Do compliant and aberrant behaviors 

function as inverse response classes? In M. Cataldo (Chair), Behavioral interventions in a pediatric medical 

setting. Symposium conducted at the Annual Meeting of the Association for Behavior Analysis, Nashville, 

Tennessee. 

Kolko, D.J., Kazdin, A.E., & Meyer, E.C. (1984, October). Aggression and psychopathology in childhood 

firesetters: Parent and child reports. In N. Enzer (Chair), Antisocial Behavior. Paper session conducted at the 

Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Child Psychiatry, Toronto, Canada. 

Kolko, D.J. (1984, November). Juvenile Firesetting. In D.J. Kolko (Chair), Child antisocial behavior research: 

Current status and implications. Symposium conducted at the Annual Meeting of the Association for 

Advancement of Behavior Therapy, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 

Kolko, D.J., Moser, J.T., Litz, J., & Hughes, J. (1985, November). A controlled evaluation of a child sexual abuse 

prevention program: Short-term outcome. Paper presented at the Seventh National Conference on Child Abuse 

and Neglect, Chicago, Illinois. 

Kolko, D.J., & Brent, D.A. (1987, May). Cognitive-behavioral interventions for suicidal youth. Paper presented at 

the Combined Meeting of the American Association of Suicidology and International Association of Suicide 

Prevention, San Francisco, California. 

Kolko, D.J., Kazdin, A.E. (1987, August). Child Firesetting: A controlled study of inpatients, outpatients, and 

nonpatients. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Psychological Association, New York, New York. 

Kolko, D.J. (1987, November). Daily assessment of child psychiatric inpatients: The Child Behavior Rating 

Form. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Association for Advancement of Behavior Therapy, Boston, 

Massachusetts. 

Ammerman, R.T., & Kolko, D.J. (1987, November). Cognitive-behavioral treatment of firesetting in a child 

psychiatric inpatient. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Association for Advancement of Behavior Therapy, 

Boston, Massachusetts. 

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Kolko, D.J., Moser, J.T., & Hughes, S. (1988, April). Classroom training of child sexual abuse awareness and 

victimization skills: An extension of the Red Flag/Green Flag Program. In E. Gillies (Chair), System responses, 

research, and prevention in sexual abuse. Paper session presented at the National Symposium on Child 

Victimization, Los Angeles, California. 

Kolko, D.J., & Brent, D.A. (1988, August). Cognitive-behavioral interventions for suicidal youth. In A. Austria 

(Chair), Clinical Interventions. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Psychological Association, 

Atlanta, Georgia. 

Kolko, D.J., & Kazdin, A.E. (1988, August). Risk factors for childhood firesetting: Patients versus nonpatients. In 

F.D. Armstrong (Chair), Disruptive behavior disorders in children. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the 

American Psychological Association, Atlanta, Georgia. 

Kolko, D.J., Loar, L.L., & Sturnick, D. (1988, November). Social-cognitive skills training with conduct 

disordered and attention-deficit disordered children. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Association for 

Advancement of Behavior Therapy, New York, New York. 

Kolko, D.J., & Kazdin, A.E. (February, 1989). Patterns and predictors of childhood firesetting. In D.J. Kolko 

(Chair), "Covert" child antisocial behavior: Patterns and developmental context. Symposium presented at the First 

Annual Meeting of the Society for Research in Child and Adolescent Psychopathology, Miami, Florida. 

Kolko, D.J. (February, 1989). Comparison of subtypes of conduct disorder and attention deficit disorder among 

child psychiatric inpatients. Presented at the First Annual Meeting of the Society for Research in Child and 

Adolescent Psychopathology, Miami, Florida. 

Kolko, D.J. (June, 1989). Current research on juvenile firesetting. Invited address at the First International 

Symposium on the Problem of Juvenile Firesetting, Anaheim, California. 

Kolko, D.J. (October, 1989). Child firesetting: A social learning perspective. Paper presented at the Conference 

on Firesetting in Children and Adolescents, Cornell University Medical Center (Westchester Campus), Valhalla, 

New York. 

Kolko, D.J., & Kazdin, A.E. (October, 1989). Risk for firesetting recidivism: Psychosocial correlates and 

predictors. In S.M. Owen (Chair), Child and adolescent firesetting: Varying perspectives in evaluating risk 

factors. Symposium presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent 

Psychiatry, New York, New York. 

Kolko, D.J., Moser, J.T., & Weldy, S. (October, 1989). Developmental histories and physical evaluation of 

physically and sexually abused child psychiatric patients: A controlled study. Paper presented at the Annual 

Meeting of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, New York, New York. 

Kolko, D.J., & Kazdin, A.E. (November, 1989). Motives of childhood firesetters: Functional analysis, firesetting 

history, and psychosocial correlates. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Association for Advancement 

of Behavior Therapy, Washington, D.C. 

Kolko, D.J., & Kazdin, A.E. (January, 1990). Overt and covert patterns of child antisocial behavior: Stability, 

psychosocial correlates, and follow-up. Poster presented at the second Annual Meeting of the Society for Research 

in Child and Adolescent Psychopathology, Costa Mesa, CA. 

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Kolko, D. J., & Kazdin, A. E. (November, 1990). Prospective study of child firesetting: Late starting and 

recidivism. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Association for Advancement of Behavior Therapy, 


Kolko, D. J., & Kazdin, A. E. (August, 1991). The emergence and recurrence of child firesetting: Two-year 

follow-up. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Psychological Association, San Fransisco, CA. 

Kolko, D. J., & Kazdin, A. E. (February, 1992). Child reports of antisocial behavior: Developmental effects, 

stability, and parent correspondence. Poster presented at the fourth Annual Meeting of the Society for Research in 

Child and Adolescent Psychopathology, Sarasota, FL. 

Kolko, D. J. (February, 1992). Short-term follow-up of child psychiatric hospitalization: Predictors and 

correlates. Poster presented at the fourth Annual Meeting of the Society for Research in Child and Adolescent 

Psychopathology, Sarasota, FL. 

Kolko, D. J. (May, 1992). Children's reports of family violence: Prevalence, diversity and relationship to parent 

reports. Paper presented at the National Symposium on Child Victimization, Washington, DC. 

Kolko, D. J., & Kazdin, A. E. (October, 1992). Violence among clinic and nonclinic children and their families. 

Poster presented at the Annual conference of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, 


Kolko, D. J. (October, 1992). A day treatment program for conduct disordered children. In G. Chaplain (Chair), 

Community treatment alternatives for violent youth. Symposium conducted at the Annual conference of the 

American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, Washington, DC. 

Kolko, D. J. & Kazdin, A. E. (November, 1992). Children's descriptions of their firesetting incidents: Toward a 

functional analysis. Poster presented at the 26th Annual Convention of the Association for Advancement of 

Behavior Therapy, Boston, MA. 

Kolko, D. J., Day, B., Loiben, M. (November, 1992). Community-based intervention for CD and ODD children: 

Description and Course. Poster presented at the 26th Annual Convention of the Association for Advancement of 

Behavior Therapy, Boston, MA. 

Kolko, D. J. (November, 1992). Moderator of Panel Discussion: Children as the causes and victims of fires: 

Advances in evaluation and intervention. Presented at the 26th Annual Convention of the Association for 

Advancement of Behavior Therapy, Boston, MA. 

Kolko, D. J. (February, 1993). Child and parent reports of family violence/hostility: Psychometric characteristics, 

correlates, and continuity. Poster presented at the Annual Meeting of the Social for Research in Child and 

Adolescent Psychopathology, Santa Fe, NM. 

Kolko, D. J. (June, 1993). Individual supportive psychotherapy for depressed, suicidal adolescents. In D. A. 

Brent (Moderator), A psychotherapy treatment study for depressed adolescents: Models and treatment integrity. 

Panel conducted at the Annual Meeting of the Society for Psychotherapy Research, Pittsburgh, PA. 

Kolko, D. J. (June, 1993). Multimodal partial treatment for CD/ODD children: Process and preliminary outcome. 

In E. D. Hibbs (Moderator), The role of language in psychotherapy with children and treatment of ADHD and 

CD/ODD children. Panel conducted at the Annual Meeting of the Society for Psychotherapy Research, Pittsburgh, 

PA. 

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Kolko, D. J. (August, 1993). After school and summer partial programs for aggressive and oppositional children. 

In D. J. Kolko (Chair), Partial and day hospitalization for youth -- Programs, practicalities, and prospects. 

Symposium conducted at the 101st Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association, Toronto, 

Canada. 

Wartella, M. E., Kolko, D. J., & Plail, J. A. (August, 1993). Community violence, contextual risk factors, and 

disruptive behavior disorders. In J. C. Elbert (Chair), Disruptive behavior and delinquency. Paper session 

conducted at the 101st Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association, Toronto, Canada. 

Kolko, D. J. (August, 1993). Context and process in the treatment of child physical abuse. In D. M. Elliott 

(Chair), Sexually and physically abused children -- Symptoms and treatment. Symposium conducted at the 101st 

Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association, Toronto, Canada. 

Scerbo, A. S., & Kolko, D. J. (October, 1993). The relationship of salivary testosterone and cortisol to aggressive, 

hyperactive, and internalizing behaviors in disruptive children. Poster presented at the 33rd Annual Meeting of the 

Society for Psychophysiological Research. Bavaria, Germany. 

Kolko, D. J. (October, 1993). A partial program for antisocial children. In M. Kreusi (Chair), New Developments 

in Conduct Disorder. Symposium presented at the 40th Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Child and 

Adolescent Psychiatry, San Antonio, Texas. 

Kolko, D. J., & Kazdin, A. E. (October, 1993). Child Reports of Antisocial Behavior: Developmental 

Comparisons, Correspondence, and Clinical Correlates. Poster presented at the 40th Annual Meeting of the 

American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, San Antonio, Texas. 

Kolko, D. J. (October, 1993). Youth Gangs and Antisocial Behavior: Description and Clinical Correlates. Poster 

presented at the 40th Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, San Antonio, 

Texas. 

Kolko, D. J. (November, 1993). Treatment Process and Service Delivery in Child Physical Abuse. In S. T. Azar 

(Chair), Child Maltreatment: Reporting, Understanding Child Risk, Intervention and Deciding to Terminate 

Parental Rights. Symposium conducted at the 27th Annual Convention of The Association for the Advancement of 

Behavior Therapy. 

Kolko, D. J. (November, 1993). Multimodal Intervention with Disruptive Children: Relation to Treatment Course. 

In M. Wierson (Chair), Where Do We Go From Here? Moving the Treatment of Severe Conduct Disorders and 

Delinquency Into the 21st Century. Symposium conducted at the 27th Annual Convention of The Association for 

the Advancement of Behavior Therapy, Los Angeles, CA. 

Kolko, D. J. (June, 1994). New Data on Combined Pharmacological/Psychosocial Treatment Outcomes of 

Conduct-Disordered, Aggressive Children. In E. D. Hibbs, & B. Vitiello (Chairs), New Developments in 

Psychosocial, Pharmacological, and Combined Treatments of Conduct Disorders in Aggressive Children. Paper 

Session conducted at the 34th Annual NCDCU Meeting, Marco Island, FL. 

Kolko, D.J. (October, 1994). Two-Year Follow-up of Child Firesetters and Matchplayers. Poster presented at the 

Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, New York, NY. 

Kolko, D.J., & Bukstein, O.G. (October, 1994). Psychosocial and Pharmacologic Interventions for ODD/CD 

Children. Poster presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 

New York, NY. 

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Kolko, D.J. (November, 1994). Psychological Services and Fire Safety Education for Child Firesetters: Process 

and Outcome. Poster presented at the Annual Meeting of the Association for the Advancement of Behavior 

Therapy, San Diego, CA. 

Kolko, D.J., Bukstein, O.G., & Malone, D.L. (November, 1994). Reactive and Proactive Aggression: Cognitive 

and Social Characteristics. Poster presented at the Annual Meeting of the Association for the Advancement of 

Behavior Therapy, San Diego, CA. 

Scerbo, A.S., & Kolko, D.J. (March, 1995). Emotional regulation as a protective factor in childhood aggression. 

Paper presented at the Meeting of the Western Psychological Association, Los Angeles, CA. 

Kolko, D.J. (April-May, 1995). Research on treatment of abused and neglected children. Symposium presented at 

the Institute for Families in Society, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC. 

Kolko, D.J., & Swenson, C.C. (June, 1995). Stopping the violence: Specific techniques for treatment children, 

parents, and families in physical abuse cases. Seminar presented at the Third National Colloquium of the 

American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children, Tucson, AZ. 

Kolko, D.J. (Chair), (June, 1995). Treating physical abuse and neglect: Four approaches. Training Seminar 

presented at the Third National Colloquium of the American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children, 

Tucson, AZ. 

Kolko, D. J. (November, 1995). Clinical Trial of Community vs. Clinic Interventions: Methods and Initial 

Observations. In D. J. Kolko (Chair), Child Involvement with Fire: Advances in Assessment and Intervention 

Symposium presented at the Annual Meeting of the Association for the Advancement of Behavior Therapy, 


Kolko, D. J. (November, 1995). Two-year follow-up of child firesetters: Late-starting and recidivism. Poster 

presented at the Annual Meeting of the Association for the Advancement of Behavior Therapy, Washington, D.C. 

Ammerman, R.T. & Kolko, D.J. (August, 1996). Parenting factors and risk for adolescent drug use. Symposium 

presented at the Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. 

Kolko, D. J. & Bukstein, O. G. (October, 1996). Behavioral and pharmacologic treatment of ADHD children with 

ODD/CD. Poster presented at the 43rd Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent 

Psychiatry, Philadelphia, PA. 

Kolko, D.J. (November, 1996) Behavioral and Pharmacologic Treatment of ADHD Children with ODD/CD: 

Effects in a Partial Hospitalization Program. Poster presented at the 30th Annual AABT Convention - Sharing 

Behavior Therapy: From Scientists and Practitioners to Communities and Consumers, New York, New York. 

Kolko, D. J. & Bukstein, O. G. (November, 1996). Behavioral and Pharmacologic treatment of ADHD children 

with ODD/CD: Effects in a partial hospitalization program. Poster presented at the Annual Meeting of the 

Association for the Advancement of Behavior Therapy, New York, NY. 

Kolko, D. J. (November, 1996). Symposium discussant. In R. Gallagher (Chair), Externalizing behavior disorders 

in youth: Where we stand and where we should be heading. Symposium presented at the Annual Meeting of the 

Association for the Advancement of Behavior Therapy, New York, NY. 

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Kolko, D. J. (November, 1996). Clinic-home treatment of child physical abuse: Course and outcome. In W. 

Warzak (Chair), Extending behavior therapy to the community. Symposium presented at the Annual Meeting of 

the Association for the Advancement of Behavior Therapy, New York, NY 

Kolko, D. J., & Brown, E. J. (June, 1997). CPS risk assessment and clinical evaluation in child abuse: Risky 

business? In J. Fluke (chair), Child abuse: Research on child protective services. The 5th International Family 

Violence Research Conference, Durham, NH. 

Kolko, D. J., & Brown, E. J. (June, 1997). Reactive and proactive aggression in clinically referred disruptive 

children: Social and cognitive characteristics. Poster presented at the Annual Meeting of the International Social 

for Research in Child and Adolescent Psychopathology, Paris, France. 

Christiano, B., & Kolko, D. J. (1997, August). Children’s and parent’s daily reports of home behaviors. Poster 

presented at the Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association, Chicago, IL. 

Kolko, D. J. (1997, October). Individual CBT and Family Therapy for physically abused children and their 

offending parents: Treatment as prevention? In D. Wolfe (chair), Treatment and prevention of child sexual and 

physical abuse. The 44th Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Toronto, 

Canada. 

Brown, E. J., & Kolko, D. J. (1997, November). The role of cognition in the development of psychopathology in 

physically abused children. Poster presented at the Annual Meeting of the Association for the Advancement of 

Behavior Therapy, Miami Beach, FL. 

Kolko, D. J. (1997, November). Plenary Address. Juvenile Firesetting Intervention: Outcomes, Issues, and 

Integration. Presented at the annual meeting of the Massachusetts State-Wide Coalition for Juvenile Firesetter 

Intervention Programs. Milford, MA. 

Kolko, D. J., Selelyo, J., & Brown, E. J. (1998, June). Treatment history and service delivery in child abuse: 

Description, correspondence, and validity. In D. J. Kolko (chair), Services for abused children and their families. 

Symposium presented at the 5th International Family Violence Research Conference: Program Evaluation. 

University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH. 

Kolko, D. J. (1998, November). Community treatment of disruptive disorders: Clinical and research directions for 

promoting effectiveness. In W. Warzak (Chair), Innovative policy and procedures for children at-risk: Community 

applications of behavior therapy. Association for advancement of Behavior Therapy, Washington, D.C. 

Kolko, D. J. & Brown, E. J. (1998, November). Treatment and service delivery in child abuse: Issues and 

implications for services research. In D. Hansen (Chair), Enhancing the effectiveness and relevance of behavior 

therapy for child maltreatment. Association for advancement of Behavior Therapy, Washington, D.C. 

Kolko, D. J., Brown, E. J., & Berliner, L. (1999, June). Abused children’s perceptions of their experiences: 

Preliminary findings and implications. In D. J. Kolko (Chair), Children’s attributions and perceptions as mediators 

of effects: Research and treatment implications. American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children, San 

Antonio, TX. 

Kolko, D. J., & Brown, E. J. (1999, June). The treatment history and service experiences of physically abused 

children: Findings and implications. In D. J. Kolko (Chair), What services research tells us about treatment of 

physical abuse. American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children, San Antonio, TX. 

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Kolko, D. J. Baumann, B., & Brown, E. J. (1999, November). Comprehensive mental health assessment and 

treatment of juvenile sexual offenders: A collaborative treatment program. In D. J. Kolko (Chair), Sexual violence 

and adolescents: Innovative CBT approaches to treatment and prevention. Association for advancement of 

Behavior Therapy, Toronto, Canada. 

Kolko, D. J. & Baumann, B., (1999, November). Parent functioning and service delivery in child protective 

services. In M. C. Heller & A. F. Farrell (Co-chairs), Assessment of parental competency in maltreating parents. 

Association for advancement of Behavior Therapy, Toronto, Canada. 

Kolko, D. J. Baumann, B., & Brown, E. J. (2000, January). Integrated mental health and probationary services for 

juvenile sexual offenders: A clinical and empirical description. In Elissa J. Brown (Chair), Children with sexual 

behavior problems: Treatment outcome and service delivery. San Diego Conference on Responding to Child 

Maltreatment, San Diego, CA. 

Kolko, D. J., Baumann, B., & Brown, E. J. (2000, July). Multimodal Collaborative Treatment of Juvenile Sexual 

Abusers. In E. J. Brown (Chair), Children's Sexual Behavior and Developmental Considerations. Paper presented 

at the Annual Meeting of the American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children, Chicago, IL. 

Baumann, B., & Kolko, D. J. (2000, July). Weaving mental health services and research into juvenile justice: 

How do we work with probation? Presented at the 14 th International Conference on Challenges for the 21 st 

Century: Mental Health Services Research. 

Kolko, D. J. (February, 2001). Studying the "Treatment-as-Usual" setting: It's anything but routine. In Ringiesen, 

H. (Chair), Implementation and Dissemination in Children's Mental Health: Models, Methods, and Measurement 

(Part I). Symposium presented in at the 14 th annual research conference, A System of Care for Children's Mental 

Health: Expanding the Research Base, Research and Training Center for Children's Mental Health, Tampa, 

Florida. 

Kolko, D. J. (June, 2001). Promoting Motivation and Engagement in Research-Driven Interventions. In Mark 

Chaffin (Chair), Standardizing Research-Based Protocols. Mini-plenary session presented at the 9 th annual meeting 

of the American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children, Washington, D.C. 

Kolko, D. J. (June, 2001). Promoting treatment effectiveness and dissemination in child physical abuse: 

Community input and issues. In David J. Kolko (Chair), Bridging the gap between practice and research: 

Enhancing effectiveness and dissemination of treatment. Research symposium presented at the 9 th annual meeting 

of the American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children, Washington, D.C. 

Kolko, D. J., & Baumann, B. (August, 2001). Abusive and nonabusive mothers of abused children: Clinical and 

service comparisons. In S. Azar (Chair), Parenting and decision-making in child protection cases. Symposium 

presented at the annual convention of the American Psychology Association, San Francisco, CA. 

Barbe, R., Bridge, J., Birmaher, B., Kolko, D.J., & Brent, D. A. (November, 2001). Outcome a psychotherapy 

treatment in a population of suicidal depressed adolescents. Presented at the International Congress of about 

suicide prevention in youth: Preventing what…and how? Geneva, Switzerland. 

Kolko, D. J. (November, 2001). Treating behavior problems in primary care: A clinical effectiveness trial. In D. 

J. Kolko (Chair), Treating behavior problems in primary care: Innovative clinical-research collaborations. 

Symposium presented at the Association for advancement of Behavior Therapy, Philadelphia, PA. 

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Kolko, D. J. (November, 2001). Studying treatment as usual: It’s anything but routine. In J. Pearson & L. Miller 

(chairs), Studying treatment as usual. Panel Discussion presented at the Association for advancement of Behavior 

Therapy, Philadelphia, PA. 

Kolko, D. J. Baumann, B., & Caldwell, N. (May, 2002). Child Abuse Victim’s Involvement in Community 

Treatment: Correlates of Service Use and Improvement, and Short-Term Outcomes. In D. J. Kolko (Chair), 

Community Collaboration to Develop and Disseminate Effective Treatment Practices: Innovative Research- 

Practitioner Partnerships. Annual Colloquium of the American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children, 

New Orleans, LA. 

Baumann, B., Kolko, D. J., Harkema, E., & Collins, K. (May, 2002). Treatment Practices and Needs of 

Community Providers Serving Physically Abusive Families: Suggestions from the Field. In D. J. Kolko (Chair), 

Community Collaboration to Develop and Disseminate Effective Treatment Practices: Innovative Research- 

Practitioner Partnerships. Annual Colloquium of the American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children, 

New Orleans, LA. 

Harkema, E., & Kolko, D. J. (May, 2002). A Needs-Assessment Survey of Community Treatment Providers: 

Directions for Program Development. In D. J. Kolko (Chair), Community Collaboration to Develop and 

Disseminate Effective Treatment Practices: Innovative Research-Practitioner Partnerships. Annual Colloquium of 

the American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children, New Orleans, LA. 

Brown, E. J., Kolko, D. J., & Mcquaid, J. (May, 2002). Intentional vs. Unintenional Trauma: Relation to 

Children's Post-Trauma Attributions and Psychiatric Symptoms. Paper presented at the Annual Colloquium of the 

American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children, New Orleans, LA. 

Barbe, R., Bridge, J., Birmaher, B., Kolko, D.J., & Brent, D. A. (September, 2002). Suicide and its relationship to 

treatment outcome in depressed adolescents. Presented at the 9 th European Symposium on suicide and suicidal 

behavior, Warwick, England. 

Kolko, D. J., Hart, J., & Hennessey, M. (October, 2002). Subgroups of juvenile sexual offenders in community 

treatment. In David J. Kolko (chair), Adolescent Typologies. Paper presented at the 21 st annual research and 

treatment conference of the Association for the Treatment of Sexual Abusers, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. 

Kolko, D. J., Campo, J., & Kelleher, K. (October, 2002). An effectiveness trial to treat behavioral problems in 

primary care. In Frances J. Wren (chair), Imagining integrated primary care: Perspectives from pediatrics and 

mental health. Paper presented at the 49th Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent 

Psychiatry, San Fransisco, CA. 

Kolko, D. J. (October, 2002). Studying “Treatment as Usual” for Behavior Problems: Description and Directions. 

In Patrick H. Tolan (chair), Next steps for conduct disorders research: Beyond efficacy. Paper presented at the 

49th Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, San Fransisco, CA. 

Barbe, R., Bridge, J., Birmaher, B., Kolko, D.J., & Brent, D. A. (October, 2002). Suicide and its relationship to 

treatment outcome in depressed adolescents. Presented at the 49 th Annual meeting of the American Academy of 

Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, San Fransisco, CA. 

Kolko, D. J. Cohen, J., Mannarino, A., Knudsen, K., Baumann, B. L., Stubenbort, K. (July, 2003). Community 

treatment practices in child abuse and neglect: Clinician perspectives of empirically-supported procedures. In D. 

J. Kolko (Chair), Community treatment practices in child abuse: From measurement to modification. Annual 

Colloquium of the American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children, Orlando, FL. 

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Kolko, D. J. (November, 2003). Discussant - Dissemination in context. In Barbara A. Baumann (Chair), 

Community Dissemination of Efficacious Child Treatments: Transportability, Training, and Clinical Application. 

Symposium presented at the Association for advancement of Behavior Therapy, Boston, MA. 

Cross, T.P., Jones, L.J., Walsh, W., Simone, M. Cryns, A., Davison, K., Kolko, D.J., Laska, M., Luikart, T., 

Magnuson, S., Moses, S., Shadoin, A., Szczepanski, J.A., Wagoner, J. (2004, May). Multi-site evaluation of 

CACs: Initial results. Presentation at the National Children's Alliance Leadership Conference, Washington, DC. 

Kolko, D. J., Cohen, J., Mannarino, A., Knudsen, K., & Baumann, B.L. (July, 2004). Understanding the 

community treatment of abused children: A survey of practitioners. In L. Jones (Chair), Improving the Community 

Response to Child Abuse Victims. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Psychological 

Association. Honolulu, Hawaii. 

Kolko, D. J., Baumann, B.L., & Herschell, A. (August, 2004). Transporting CBT for child physical abuse to 

community settings: Promoting effectiveness and dissemination. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the 

American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children. Hollywood, CA. 

Dorn, L.D., Susman, E.J.., Kolko, D.J., Kim, Y., Stein, H., & Music, E. (March, 2005). Disruptive behavior 

disorders in children and adolescents: Gonadal and adrenal hormone differences. Paper presented at the Society for 

Research in Child Development. 

Kolko, D. J., Baumann, B.L., & Herschell, A. (June, 2005). County stakeholder perceptions of community 

providers serving child welfare: A national perspective. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American 

Professional Society on the Abuse of Children. New Orleans, LA. 

Kolko, D. J. (July, 2005). Treatment of early-onset behavior disorders: Does context matter? In J. Landsverk 

(Chair), Improving the effectiveness of interventions for children and adolescents. The Eighteenth NIMH 

Conference on Mental Health Services Research - MHSR 2005: Broadening the Scope of Scientific Investigation. 

National Institute of Mental Health, Bethesda, Maryland. 

Kolko, D. J., Herschell, A. D., & Scharf, D. (October, 2005). A survey of juvenile firesetter intervention programs 

in North American: Progress and prospects. In S. MacKay (Chair), Empirically-based practice and evaluation: The 

case of juvenile firesetting. Presented at the 49 th Annual meeting of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent 

Psychiatry, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. 

Kolko, D. J. (November, 2005). Court-mandated juvenile sexual offenders in the community: Characteristics, 

collaborative treatment, and recidivism. In Elizabeth Letourneau (chair), Children and Adolescents with Sexual 

Behavior Problems Become Sexual Offenders: Fact or Fiction? Paper presented at the 25 th annual research and 

treatment conference of the Association for the Treatment of Sexual Abusers, Salt Lake City, Utah. 

Kolko, D. J., Cohen, J. A., Mannarino, A., Baumann, B. L., Knudsen, K., & Gully, K. (2006, January). 

Community treatment of sexually abused children: A survey of practitioners in the National Child Traumatic Stress 

Network. In Judy Cohen (chair), Pittsburgh Steelers: The Steel City’s Child Abuse Treatment Research Program. 

San Diego Conference on Child and Family Maltreatment, San Diego, CA. 

Kolko, D. J., Baumann, B.L., & Herschell, A. D. (July, 2007). Engaging community practitioners in an 

effectiveness trial: Early lessons learned when bridging science and practice. In D. J. Kolko (Chair), Dissemination 

and implementation of evidence based treatment in the community. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the 

American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children, Boston, MA. 

Kolko, D. J., & Thomas, G. M. (November, 2007). Subgroups of adolescent sexual offenders in community 

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treatment. In E. Letourneau (chair), Types of adolescent offenders. Association for the Treatment of Sexual 

Abusers. San Diego, CA. 

Brown, E. J., Amato, M., Goodman, R. F., Yedlin, J. I., & Kolko, D. J. (2007, November). Cognitive processing 

as a mediator between children’s trauma exposure and psychopathology: Are there specific relations between 

trauma type, trauma-specific attributions, and type of psychopathology? Paper presented as part of symposium 

titled Acute, chronic, and complex trauma in childhood: What is the differential impact?, at the annual meeting of 

the Association of Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Philadelphia, PA. 

Campbell, C. L., Hergenrother, J. M., Brown, E. J., Goodman, R. F., & Kolko, D. J. (2007, November). The 

interrelationship between trauma history and social support in the prediction of children’s functioning. Paper 

presented as part of symposium entitled, Acute, chronic, and complex trauma in childhood: What is the differential 

impact? The annual meeting of the Association of Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Philadelphia, PA. 

Carson, G. S., Brown, E. J., Campbell, C. L., Goodman, R. F., & Kolko, D. J. (2007, November). Parent-child 

relations in psychopathology among families exposed to various forms of trauma: Does the pattern differ? Paper 

presented as part of symposium titled Acute, chronic, and complex trauma in childhood: What is the differential 

impact? The annual meeting of the Association of Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Philadelphia, PA. 

Hergenrother, J., Brown, E. J., Goodman, R. F., & Kolko, D. J. (2007, November). Understanding the relationship 

of social support on trauma exposure and functional impairment amongst traumatized children and adolescents. 

Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Association of Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Philadelphia, 

PA. 

Sharma, K., Doyle, M. E., Amato, M., Martin, L., Brown, E. J., Goodman, R. F., & Kolko, D. J. (2007, 

November). Behavioral versus emotional expressions of anger: Differential predictors among traumatized 

children. Paper presented as part of symposium entitled, Acute, chronic, and complex trauma in childhood: What 

is the differential impact? The annual meeting of the Association of Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, 

Philadelphia, PA. 

Nikulina, V., Lang, C. M., Carson, G. S., Goodman, R. F., Kolko, D. J., & Brown, E. J. (2007, November). 

Emergency department, outpatient clinic, or inpatient psychiatric hospital: Do trauma severity and children’s 

psychopathology predict treatment setting? Paper presented as part of symposium entitled, Culture, 

psychopathology, and service delivery for traumatized children and their families: Lessons learned from the 

PARTNERS Program. The annual meeting of the Association of Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies. 

Philadelphia, PA. 

Kolko, D. J., Hurlburt, M., Zhang, J., Barth, R., Leslie, L., & Burns, B. J. (2008, February). Posttraumatic Stress 

Symptoms in Children and Adolescents Receiving Child Welfare Services: A National Sample of In-Home and Out-of- 

Home Care. Presented at the APA Summit on Violence and Abuse in Relationships: Connecting Agendas and 

Forging New Directions, American Psychological Association, Bethesda, MD. 

Kolko, D. J., Baumann, B.L., & Herschell, A. D. (June, 2008). Teaching Abuse-Focused CBT to community 

practitioners in an effectiveness trial: Training methods. In D. J. Kolko and S. Dorsey (Chairs), Dissemination, 

Implementation, and Adoption of EBTs: Progress, Pitfalls, and Prospects. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting 

of the American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children, Phoenix, AZ. 

Berliner, L., & Kolko, D. J. (September, 2008). Psychosocial response to child abuse: A components approach to 

treatment. The 17 th ISPCAN International Congress, International Society for Prevention of Child Abuse & 

Neglect, Hong Kong, China. (9/8). 

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Lucas, A. N., Bridge, J., Kolko, D. J., Brent, D. A., Kelleher, K., & Campo, J. V. (2008, October). 

Primary care clinicians beliefs about depression and anxiety management: Before the “Black Box Warning”. 

Presented at the 52 nd Annual meeting of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry. 

Kolko, D. J., Herschell, A. D., Baumann, B. L., & Wisniewski, S. (November, 2008). Fidelity in the Field: 

Adherence to AF-CBT in an Effectiveness Trial. In R. Hanson (Chair), Measuring Fidelity in Treatment 

Implementation: Validity vs. Practicality. Paper presented at the 24 th Annual Meeting of the International 

Society for Traumatic Stress Studies, Chicago, IL. 

Kolko, D. J., Hurlburt, M., Zhang, J., Barth, R., Leslie, L., & Burns, B. (November, 2008). Posttraumatic Stress 

Symptoms in Children Receiving Child Welfare Services. In W. Taylor (Chair), Complex PTSD in Children. 

Paper presented at the 24 th Annual Meeting of the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies, Chicago, IL. 

Kolko, D. J., Herschell, A. D., Baumann, B., & Wisniewski, S. (April, 2009). Dissemination of AF-CBT to 

Community Practitioners: Training and Consultation Processes. Research paper presented at the 17 th Annual 

Conference on Child Abuse and Neglect, Atlanta, GA. (4/1/09). 

Kolko, D. J., Herschell, A. D., Baumann, B., & Wisniewski, S. (April, 2009). Dissemination of AF-CBT to 

Community Practitioners: Training and Consultation Processes. In Rae Thomas (Chair), Evidence-based 

Interventions for Child Maltreatment: From Effectiveness Trials to Dissemination. Society for Research in Child 

Development, Denver, CO. (4/2/09). 

Kolko, D. J. (June, 2009). Partnerships for Families: Community Practitioner Competence in a Dissemination 

Trial of AF-CBT. American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children, Atlanta, GA. (6/19). 

Herschell, A. D., & Kolko, D. J. (July, 2009). Innovative training methods to enhance the sustainability of 

effective practice. “Think Tank” presented at the 20 th NIMH Conference on Mental Health Services Research: 

Increasing the Efficiency of Research and Mental Health Services Delivery, Washington, D.C. (7/20). 

Kolko, D. J. (July, 2009). Treatment Research for Trauma/PTSD in Youth: From Efficacy to Effectiveness. In 

D. Zatzick, MD. (Chair), Enhancing the Public Health Impact of Research: Improving Services to Address the 

Mental Health Consequences of Trauma. Paper presented at the 20 th NIMH Conference on Mental Health Services 

Research: Increasing the Efficiency of Research and Mental Health Services Delivery, Washington, D.C. (7/21). 

Kolko, D. J. (August, 2009). Modular treatment of early-onset disruptive disorders: Content, outcomes, & 

directions. In J. Lochman (Chair), Best practices in treatment of disruptive behavior disorders. Paper presented at 

the 117 th annual meeting of the American Psychology Association, Toronto, Ontario. (8/6). 

Kolko, D. J. (August, 2009). Discussion and Directions. In Karen Saywitz (Chair), Child maltreatment 

prevention in community health centers. Paper presented at the 117 th annual meeting of the American Psychology 

Association, Toronto, Ontario. (8/8). 

Kolko, D. J., Campo, J. V., Kelleher, K., & Cheng, Y. (October, 2009). Services for Kids In Primary-care (SKIP): 

Effectiveness of on-site treatment for behavior problems. Presented at the 53rd Annual meeting of the American 

Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, Honolulu, Hawaii. 

Bukstein, O. G., Kolko, D. J., Demidovich, M., & Hart, J. (October, 2009). Medication acceptability and 

effectiveness in ODD or CD children with comorbid ADHD. Presented at the 53rd Annual meeting of the 

American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, Honolulu, Hawaii. 

Kolko, D. J. (November, 2009). Discussion and Directions. In E. Deblinger (chair), Interventions for youth 

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exposed to trauma/abuse: Understanding change processes. Paper presented at the 43rd Annual Convention of the 

Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies. New York, New York. (11/20). 

Kolko, D. J. (November, 2009). Discussion and Directions. In A. H. Herchell (chair), Innovations in integrating 

evidence-based practices in real-world systems. Paper presented at the 43rd Annual Convention of the Association 

for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies. New York, New York. (11/21). 

Berliner, L., Kolko, D. Herschell, A. D., & Baumann, B. (2010, January). Teaching community practitioners to use 

and EBT for physical abuse/force: Lessons learned and recommendations. San Diego Conference on Child and 

Family Maltreatment, San Diego, CA. (1/24). 

Kolko, D. Herschell, A. D., Shaver, M., Baumann, B., & Jackson, L J. (2010, March). Treatment dissemination to 

child welfare practitioners: Training and implementation measures. Poster presented at the 3 rd Annual NIH 

Conference on the Science of Dissemination and Implementation: Methods and Measurement. NIMH, Bethesda, 

MD (3/15). 

Batastini, A., Kolko, D. J., Hart, J., & DeMatteo, D. (2010, March). Registration and Notification Requirements 

for Juvenile Sex Offenders: A Prospective Evaluation of Risk Prediction and Future Implications. Poster session 

presented at the annual American Psychology-Law Society Conference, Vancouver, Canada. 

Kolko, D. J., Baumann, B., Herschell, A. D., & Wisniewski, S. (2010, August). Dissemination and Implementation 

of AF-CBT in Community Settings: Initial Findings from an RCT. Paper presented at the 118 th annual meeting of 

the American Psychology Association, San Diego, CA. (8/13). 

Kolko, D. Baumann, B., Herschell, A. D., & Wisniewski, S. (2010, November). Treatment dissemination to child 

welfare practitioners: Initial implementation findings. In Amy D. Herschell & Amanda H. Costello (Chairs), From 

university to community settings: Training community mental health practitioners in evidence-based practice. 

Paper presented at the 44th Annual Convention of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, San 

Francisco, CA. 

Kolko, D. J. (2010, November). Panelist. Implementing and Studying CBT across Disciplines: Practical and 

Methodological Considerations. Chair: Shannon Wiltsey Stirman, Discussant: Amy Naugle. Panel presented at 

the 44th Annual Convention of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, San Francisco, CA.. 

Herschell, A. D., & Kolko, D. J. (2010, November). Treatment as usual for child physical abuse within community 

mental health. In Charmaine Higa McMillan (Chair), Understanding behavioral health services as usual for 

children and adolescents : Diverse practitioner and treatment characteristics. Paper presented at the 44th Annual 

Convention of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, San Francisco, CA. 

Kolko, D. J. (2010, November). Discussant. In Elissa J. Brown (Chair), Dissemination of evidence-based 

treatment for child trauma survivors: Studying the barriers. Paper presented at the 44th Annual Convention of the 

Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, San Francisco, CA. 

Kolko, D. J. (2010, November). Discussant. In Ana M. Ugueto (Chair), Broadening our focus: Innovative 

applications of CBT in child welfare populations. Paper presented at the 44th Annual Convention of the 


Kolko, D. J. (2010, November). Discussant. In Carla Danielson (Chair), Innovative applications of CBT to 

diverse traumatized youth and young adult populations. Paper presented at the 44th Annual Convention of the 


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Kolko, D. Herschell, A. D., Baumann, B., & Wisniewski, S. (2010, November). Dissemination of AF-CBT to child 

welfare practitioners: Implementation findings. In Shannon Dorsey (Chair), Common challenges and effective 

solutions in effectiveness and implementation research: lessons learned from trials with maltreated youth. Paper 

presented at the 44th Annual Convention of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, San 

Francisco, CA. 

Kolko, D. J. (2011, January). Working with parents in Alternatives for Families: A Cognitive-Behavioral 

Therapy. Panel discussion (M. Chaffin, chair). Presented at the 25 th San Diego International Conference on Child 

and Family Maltreatment, San Diego, CA. (1/26). 

Kolko, D. J. (2011, August). AF-CBT for DBD: A Modular Approach. In John Lochman (chair), Innovations for 

Interventions for Disruptive Behavior Disorders. Invited paper presented at the 119 th annual meeting of the 

American Psychology Association, Washington, D.C. (8/4). Taped for CEU credit. 

Kolko, D. J. (November, 2011). NCTSN Learning Collaborative to Train Community Practitioners in AF-CBT. 

In R. Chase (Chair). Moving out of the ivory tower: The learning collaborative approach to the implementation of 

best practices in community settings. Paper presented at the 45th Annual Convention of the Association for 

Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Toronto, Ontario, Canada (11/12) 

Kolko, D. J. (November, 2011). AF-CBT consultation in child welfare and mental health. In S. Decker (Chair). 

Consultation to improve implementation: How is it being used and what is working? Paper presented at the 45th 

Annual Convention of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Toronto, Ontario, Canada (11/12) 

Kolko, D. J., Baumann, B. L., Shaver, M. & Higa, J. (November, 2011). Case consultation with community 

practitioners in an effectiveness trial: Description and evaluation. In R. Beidas (Chair). Consultation, a critical 

component of dissemination and implementation of empirically supported treatments. Paper presented at the 45th 

Annual Convention of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Toronto, Ontario, Canada (11/13) 

Kolko, D. J. (November, 2011). Integrated treatment of mental health problems in pediatric primary care. In d. 

Chavira (Chair). Partnering with healthcare settings to improve mental health services for children and adults. 

Paper presented at the 45th Annual Convention of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, 

Toronto, Ontario, Canada (11/13) 

Kolko, D. J. (March, 2012). Retention strategies in AF-CBT. In Jack Stevens (Chair), Retention Strategies in 

Three Evidence-Based Treatments. All Network Meeting, National Child Traumatic Stress Network, SAMSHA, 

Baltimore, MD (3/7). 

Kolko, D. J. (June, 2012). AF-CBT: An Overview and Update. In E. Brown (chair), Evidence-based approaches to 

child physical abuse. American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children, Atlanta, GA. (6/28). 

Kolko, D. J. (June, 2012). Invited Expert Discussant. In M. Fitzgerald & E. Brown (Chairs), Mental Health Panel: 

Future Directions. American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children, Chicago, IL. (6/29). 

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SERVICE 

UNIVERSITY AND MEDICAL SCHOOL 

Clinical Psychology Pre-Doctoral Internship Program, Core Faculty Member, September, 1984 - present. 

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Adjunct Member, Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic, Child Abuse Committee, 1985-1986. 

Seed Proposal Review Committee, Mental Health Clinical Research Center for Affective Disorders, Western 

Psychiatric Institute and Clinic, July, 1987-June, 1989. 

Library Committee, Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic, February, 1988-1993. 

Research Committee, Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic, July, 1988-present. 

Child Abuse Peer Review Committee, Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic, February, 1990-1996. 

Psychology Discipline Committee, Member. WPIC, September, 1994-present. 

Academic Promotions Committee, Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic, 1994-2000. 

Internal Peer Review Committee, Pittsburgh School-Wide Intervention Model, Western Psychiatric Institute and 

Clinic, April, 1996 – September, 1996. 

Clinical Pathways Committee/Mental Health Outcomes Committee, Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic, 1997- 

2000. 

Advisor committee member, REACH OUT program, Family Intervention Center, Children’s Hospital, Rangos 

Research Center, Pittsburgh, PA. 1999-2004. 

Faculty affiliate, Center for Mental Health Services Research, School of Social Work, 1999-2004. 

Member, Committee to Assess the John Merck Program Inpatient Unit, Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic, 

Pittsburgh, PA, January, 2001-2002. 

Member, Mental Health Intervention Research Center, Seed Grant Review Committee, WPIC, October, 2001 – 

2004. 

Member, Psychosocial Institutional Review Board (Committee B), University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, 

January, 2002-2004. 

Member, Institutional Review Board – Pediatric Specialty (Committee I), University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, 

January, 2005-present. 

Member, Academic Promotions Committee, Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic, July, 2002-2007. 

Mentor, Medical Student Scholarly Project, Area of Concentration Mentor, University of Pittsburgh School of 

Medicine, November, 2004-2007. 

Keynote Speaker. Spring Induction Ceremony, Psi Chi National Honor Society, University of Pittsburgh chapter. 

Martin Colloquium Center, Sennott Square, Pittsburgh, PA (3/28/08). 

Invited Expert. WPIC Wide Journal Club. Predicting and diagnosing PTSD in children. Tracy Schegg, M.D., 

presenter, Stephen Zerby, M.D., chair. (3/12/09). 

Invited Presenter. Externship Fair. Dept. of Clinical Psychology, U. of Pittsburgh. (3/18/09). 

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Mock Grant Reviewer. Aletha Akers, M.D. Teaching parents to facilitate adolescent sexual decision-making 

skills. KL2 CRSP Review, Institute for Clinical Research Education, University of Pittsburgh. (5/6) 2009. 

Invited Expert. WPIC Wide Journal Club. Sex, Drugs, and Technology. Susan Morine, M.D., presenter, Eric 

Michlin, M.D., chair. (5/28/09). 

Academic Promotions Committee, Department of Psychiatry/WPIC, U. of Pittsburgh. 7/2010 – present. 

COMMUNITY 

Inservice trainer, Head Start, Regional Center, Atlanta, Georgia, 1979. 

Project Coordinator, Social Skills Training Intervention, Georgia Regional Hospital, Adolescent Services Unit, 

Atlanta, Georgia, 1979-1980. 

Hopewell Elementary School, Parent-Teachers Association, Aliquippa, Pennsylvania, Guest Lecturer on Juvenile 

Firesetting, May, 1985. 

Subcommittee on Juvenile Justice, Committee on the Judiciary, United States Senate, The Hon. Arlen Spector, 

Chairman. Invited panel expert submitting testimony on juvenile firesetting, April, 1985. 

Consultant, The Syracuse Curriculum Project, Syracuse, New York (Luanna Meyer and Allison Ford, Co-Project 

Investigators, funded for 1986-1988), November, 1986. 

Research/Technical Consultant, Child Sexual Abuse Prevention Program, Community Resources for Youth, 

Washington County, Pennsylvania, October, 1985-1987. 

Invited Speaker, Professional Training Seminar, Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Violence. Child 

Physical Abuse: Assessment and Intervention. Pittsburgh, PA. May, 1988. 

Invited Member, Task Force on Elementary Alternative Education (Focus: Behavior Disordered Children), Board 

of Public Education, City of Pittsburgh, February, 1990-1991. 

Invited Speaker, "Thanks to Teachers: The Power of Partnerships", Thanks to Teachers Recognition Committee. 

Sponsored by the Institute for Practice and Research in Education. Child and Family Mental Health. Pittsburgh, 

PA. March, 26, 1993. 

Member, Curfew work group. Office of the Mayor, City of Pittsburgh, PA, September, 1995- 1996. 

Branch Operations Committeee, Jewish Community Center of the South Hills, Mt. Lebanon, PA. June, 1997- 

November, 1998. 

Assistant Head Coach, Mt. Lebanon Travel Soccer, Boy's Division I, Ages 9-12, September, 1998-2002. 

Workshop presenter. Youth and Violence: A Mental Health Perspective. Child Trauma and Abuse: What 

Research Tells the Clinician. Sponsored by State Representative Jane Clare Orie and Services for Teens at Risk 

(STAR) Center, Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic, Pittsburgh, PA, February 2, 2001. 

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2012 

Lecture. Children's Attributions About their Abusive Experiences: Considerations on Measurement and Meaning. 

Center for Injury Research and Control, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA, May 10, 2001. 

Member, Operations Committee, Allegheny County Juvenile Firesetter Task Force. Allegheny County, Pittsburgh, 

PA. July, 2003-2006. 

Member, Advisory Committee, Juvenile Accountability Block Grant Program, Allegheny County Juvenile Court, 

Pittsburgh, PA. December, 2003–present. 

Member, Pennsylvania Coalition of Juvenile Firesetter Intervention Programs, Paul Reichenbach (coordinator), 

Office of the State Fire Commissioner, Harrisburg, PA. January, 2005 - 2008. 

Member, Youth Expert Advisory Panel, United Way of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA. June, 2007-present. 

Lecture, Overview of Juvenile Firesetting, Family Court, Juvenile Section, Allegheny County, Pittsburgh, PA., 

2008. 

Improving Treatment Efficiency: Description and Directions. Presentation (with O. Lindhiem) to the Disruptive 

Behavior Disorders Workgroup, Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic, U. of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, 

Pittsburgh, PA (3/16/10). 

NATIONAL 

Consultant, Juvenile Firesetter Counseling Guide Series, J. Gaynor & C. Karchmer (Eds.). U.S. Fire 

Administration, Federal Emergency Management Agency, March, 1987. 

Consultant. Child Physical Abuse: Psychosocial Interventions. National Committee to Prevent Child Abuse, 

Chicago, IL, April, 1994. 

Member, Board of Directors, American Professional Society of the Abuse of Children. 1994-Present. 

Member, National Advisory Board, The May Institute, South Harwich, MA, 1996-2010. 

Invited credential reviewer, Tenure and Promotion Committee, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, 

Dept. of Pediatrics (Debra Fiser, M.D., Chairperson), Little Rock, AR, September, 1998. 

Institute presenter, Psychosocial assessment and treatment of child physical abuse (with Cynthia C. Swenson, 

Ph.D.). Georgia Council on Child Abuse: 15 th Annual Training Symposium and APSAC Advanced Training 

Institutes. Atlanta, GA. July 25, 1999. 

Workshop presenter, Psychosocial evaluation and treatment of child physical abuse (with Cynthia C. Swenson, 

Ph.D.). Annual Meeting of the American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children, Chicago, IL. July 14, 

2000. 

Member, Allegheny Task Force on Juvenile Firesetting. Chair, Asst. Chief, Gene Stouffer, Allegheny County Fire 

Marshal, Pittsburgh, PA July, 2003-2005. 

Inaugural lecturer, Children’s Mental Health: Practice and Research. Honor’s College Speaker Series, Florida 

Atlantic University, North Palm Beach, FL. August, 2003. 

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2012 

Founding Chairperson, Child Abuse Workgroup, National Child Traumatic Stress Network, SAMHSA, 2007. 

Invited credential reviewer, Tenure and Promotion Committee, St. John’s University, Dept. of Psychology, Queens, 

New York, November, 2007. 

Invited credential reviewer, Tenure and Promotion Committee, Vanderbilt University, Dept. of Human 

Development and Organizational Management, Nashville, TN, December, 2007. 

Invited reviewer, Division 12 (Clinical Psychology), 2008 Program Committee, American Psychological 

Association, Washington, DC. December, 2007. 

Plenary address. What research tells us about the characteristics and control of juvenile firesetting. The 20 th 

Annual Fire and Life Safety Conference, Pine Tree Burn Foundation, Saco, Maine. October, 2008. 

Invited speaker. Alternatives for Families: A Cognitive-Behavioral Treatment. Childhoood Trauma Network, 

Linda Heisner, Zanvyl and Isabelle Krieger Fund, Baltimore, MD. January, 2009. 

Proposal Reviewer for Annual Convention, Division 37, American Psychology Association, January, 2010. 

Membership Chairperson, Section on Child Maltreatment, Children, Youth, and Families (Divison 37), APA, 

Term: 2007-2010. 

Member, Enhancing Assessments Subcommittee, Office of Children, Youth, and Families, Bureau of Policy, 

Programs, and Operations, PA Department of Public Welfare, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. 2010-present. 

Member, Program Committee, Annual Convention of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, 

Toronto, Ontario, Canada. 

INTERNATIONAL 

International Advisor, The Aquarius Project, The Mount School, Wellington, Linda Moss, Director of Education, 

Somerset, England, April, 1998 - Present. 

Invited lecturer, Ministry of Social Services, State of Israel (Stuart Mirkin, MSW, district coordinator, southern 

region). “Clinic and community treatment of children with antisocial behavior.” Be’er Sheva, Israel, August, 

1998. 

Invited Dissertation Examiner. Rebekah Doley. An examination of a model of serial arson in Australia. Faculty 

of Social Sciences, Dept. of Psychology, Flinders University, Adelaide, Australia. November, 2005. 

Invited workshop leader and program consultant. Derbyshire, Reading, and London (England) Fire Brigades, and 

Office of the Deputy Prime Minister. London, England. November, 2005. 

Research collaboration. Idania Rodriquez, MS, Epidemiologist, Integrated Center for Boys and Girls, Child 

Advocacy Center, Puerto Rico. 2005-present. 

Technical consultant, Ms. Samantha Haines and Ian Lambie, Ph.D. International approaches to preventing 

deliberately lit fires. Department of Psychology, University of Auckland, and New Zealand Fire Service, 

Auckland, New Zealand, 2005-2007. 

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Invited Dissertation Examiner. Shane McCardle. Adolescent firesetting: A controlled study of risk factors in 

males. School of Graduate Studies, Dept. of Psychology, The University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand. 

November, 2006. 

An Open Forum on Program Operations, Development, and Evaluation. Juvenile Firesetter Intevention Program, 

London Fire Brigade, Hampton House, London, England. April, 2007. 

Facilitator. Working Group Session, Psychosocial Curriculum. 17 th International ISPCAN Conference, 

International Society for Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect, Hong Kong, China, September, 2008. (9/7). 

Invited Workshop. Psychosocial Response to Child Abuse and Neglect: A Components Approach to Treatment. 

Berliner, L., & Kolko, D. J. 17 th International ISPCAN Conference, International Society on the Prevention of 

Child Abuse and Neglect, Hong Kong, China, September, 2008. (9/8). 

Planning meeting to develop a practitioner training program (with Dr. Ben Saunders and Lucy Berliner). 

Dr. Maha A. Almuneef, National Family Safety Program, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. 17 th International ISPCAN 

Conference, International Society on the Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect Hong Kong, China, September, 

2008. (9/8). 

Invited International Speaker. Assessment of firesetting (day 1). Child protection issues (day 2). Cognitive Centre 

Foundation, Robin Morris-Jones (Course director) and London Fire Brigade, Joanna Foster (Program coordinator). 

London, England, May, 2009 (5/14-15). 

Invited Professional Workshop. Alternatives for Families: A CBT. Day 2: Towards an integrated treatment 

approach. The Journey to Recovery: Safeguarding children living with trauma and family violence: Assessment, 

analysis, and intervention. Arnon Bentovim, M.D. (chair). Child and Family Training, The Institute for Child 

Health, London, England. May, 2009. (5/22). 

Invited Expert Speaker, Presentations on Characteristics, Assessment, and Treatment of Firesetting Children. 

Symposium on Arson, sponsored by the Forensic Psychiatric Hospital, Assen, The Netherlands, February, 2010. 

(2/5). 

Invited Professional Training Seminar. Alternatives for Families: A CBT. Organized by Dr. Barbara Forresi, 

Dept, of Child and Family Mental Health, University of Rome, Rome, Italy, May, 2012. (5/20). 

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