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In conjunction with his dissertation work on the identification and treatment of ODD in adult populations, Oliver traveled to Philadelphia to attend “CBT for Anger Management” presented by Dr. Norman Cotterell, Ph.D, Clinical Coordinator at the Beck Institute for Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy.
For more information about the Beck Institute, check out https://beckinstitute.org/ |
BADCO attends 3rd Congress on Pediatric Irritability & Dysregulation!
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Members of the BADCO lab recently traveled to Burlington to attend and present research at the 3rd Congress on Pediatric Irritability and Dysregulation hosted by the University of Vermont!
Butler, E.J., Derella, O.J., Johnston, O.G., Romano-Verthelyi, A.M., & Burke, J.D. (2019, September) The development of a brief cognitive-behavioral group intervention to treat pediatric chronic irritability. Poster presented at the 3rd Congress on Pediatric Irritability and Dysregulation, Burlington, VT.
Derella, O.J., Butler E.J., Simpson, H., Girardini, K.N., Yum-Chan, S.Y., & Burke, J.D. (2019, September). Childhood chronic irritability and emotional processes in parents and youth: Preliminary multi-method findings. Poster presented at the 3rd Congress on Pediatric Irritability and Dysregulation, Burlington, VT.
Perkins, A.G., & Burke, J.D. (2019, September). An exploratory analysis of brain regions linked to interoception and executive functioning in relation to chronic irritability and behavior problems. Poster presented at the 3rd Congress on Pediatric Irritability and Dysregulation, Burlington, VT. |
New Publication in Child & Youth Care Forum!
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Congratulations to Oliver, Olivia, Dr. Gold, & Dr. Burke for their recent publication in the Child & Youth Care Forum validating a measure of parental readiness to seek mental health services for child behavior problems!
Johnston, O.G., Derella, O.J., Gold, M.A., & Burke J.D. (2019). Preliminary validation of the parental help-seeking stage of change measure for child behavior problems. Child & Youth Care Forum. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10566-019-09525-5 |
Milestone: Ari Defends Masters Thesis!
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Congratulations to Ari for defending her M.S. thesis:
“First-Time Juvenile Arrestees’ ODD Symptoms: The Role of Parent-School Interaction and Race” |
BADCO at APS Convention in Washington, D.C.; Olivia wins APS Grant!
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BADCO students recently traveled to Washington, D.C. to present research at the 31st Annual Convention for the Association of Psychological Science (APS)!
Derella, O.J., Carlone, C., & Milan, S. (2019, May). Parent-child emotional processes maintaining maternal depression: Contributions of maternal guilt and perceived responsibility for children’s emotions. Poster presented at the 31st Annual Convention for the Association of Psychological Science, Washington, D.C.
Romano-Verthelyi, A.M., Lebrija, N., Burke, J.D., & Derella, O.J. (2019, May). The role of parent perception on parent-teacher communication and child behavior problems. Poster presented at the 31st Annual Convention for the Association of Psychological Science, Washington, D.C.
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| Olivia is also awarded an APS student research grant! | https://www.psychologicalscience.org/members/grants-awards-and-symposia
(announced at 1:25) https://www.facebook.com/apssc/videos/324413501813343/ |
Congratulations,Olivia! Winner of Julian B. Rotter Fellowship
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Congratulations BADCO graduate student, Olivia Derella, for being awarded the Julian B. Rotter Fellowship for 2019-2020! |
Oliver completes Quantitative Research Methods Certificate Program!
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Congratulations to Oliver for fulfilling all the requirements for the Graduate Certificate in Quantitative Research Methods! This included coursework in longitudinal data analysis, hierarchical linear modeling, structural equation modeling, and advanced modeling using latent variable techniques!
For more information about UConn’s Quantatitive Research Methods Certificate, check out https://grad.psych.uconn.edu/quantitative-research-methods-certificate/ |
New publication in Journal of Clinical Child & Adolescent Psychology!
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Congratulations to Olivia, Jeff, and their Pittsburgh Girls Study collaborators on their newly published article examining the reciprocity between girls’ ODD symptoms and aggressive parenting practices!
Derella, O.J., Burke, J.D., Stepp, S.D., & Hipwell, A.E. (2019). Reciprocity in undesirable parent-child behavior? Verbal aggression, corporal punishment, and girls’ oppositional defiant symptoms. Journal of Clinical Child & Adolescent Psychology. Online first. https://doi.org/10.1080/15374416.2019.1603109 |
BADCO Research at SRCD!
Olivia wins two fellowships to support her Dissertation!
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Congratulations to Olivia Derella for receiving two fellowships to support her dissertation project, “Dyadic Emotion-Related Processes in Irritable and Comparison Youth!”
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