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38^th Annual AABT Convention in New Orleans, LA

November 18 - 21, 2004

AABT Events and Awards

Once again the room allotted for our annual meeting was packed to capacity! Over 60 members attended and others were spilling out the door. Needless to say, we will be requesting a larger room next year. Members who could attend were treated to research updates from five prominent SIG member investigative teams. We thank Martin Franklin of the University of Pennsylvania, Mikel Merritt and Ashley Smith of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, (representing Heidi Inderbitzen-Nolan), Lynn Miller of the University of British Columbia, Jill Ehrenreich of the Center for Anxiety and Related Disorders and Boston University, and Tracy Morris of West Virginia University.

We extend special gratitude to Peter Muris of Erasmus University, Rotterdam for providing the keynote address entitled, The Developmental Psychopathology of Anxiety.

SIG Poster Award Winner: Brian Fisak, Charles Negy, Kimberly Dvorscak, Christie Pickford, Mohamed Hadidi, University of Central Florida, & Jill Ehrenreich, Boston University, “Examination of a Retrospective Version of the Child Learning of Anxiety Scale (CLOAS).”

SIG POSTER EXHIBITION & COCKTAIL RECEPTION:

1. The Influence of Parental Anxiety Treatment on Children’s Psychopathology

Tina In-Albon & Silvia Schneider

University of Basel, Switzerland

2. Characteristics of Child and Adolescent OCD According to Age of Onset

Brian Buzzella, B.A.; Jennifer L. Churg, B.A.; Tami Roblek, Ph.D.; Lindsey Bergman, Ph.D.; & John Piacentini, Ph.D.

University of Los Angeles, CA

3. Differences in Heart Rate and Subjective Ratings of Anxiety between Adolescents with Social Phobia and Non-Anxious Adolescents

Emily R. Anderson, Ashley J. Smith, & Heidi M. Inderbitzen-Nolen

University of Nebraska-Lincoln

4. Examination of a Retrospective Version of the Child Learning of Anxiety Scale (CLOAS)

Brian Fisak, Charles Negy, Kimberly Dvorscak, Christine Pickford, Mohamed Hadidi

University of Central Florida

& Jill Ehrenreich

Boston University

5. Relations Among Three Measures of Inhibited Behavior in Preschool Children

Laura M. Horsch & Thomas H. Ollendick

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

6. The Proposed Continuity of Specific Phobias within Conceptual Dimensions: Implications in a Clinic-Referred Child and Adolescent Sample

Natoshia Raishevich^ab & Thomas H. Ollendick, Ph.D.^a

^aVirginia Polytechnic and State University, ^bBoston University

7. The Impact of Depressive Symptoms on Youth With Anxiety Disorders

Jennifer L. Churg, B.A.; Brian Buzzella, B.A.; Tami Roblek, Ph.D.; Lindsey Bergman, Ph.D.; John Piacentini, Ph.D

University of California, Los Angeles

8. Quality of Life in Children with Specific Phobias

Thompson E. Davis III

The Kennedy Krieger Institute

Candace Best & Thomas Ollendick

Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University

9. The Moderating Role of Anxiety in Predicting Academic Achievement in Children

Jaee Bodas & Thomas H. Ollendick

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

10. The Role of Positive Affect in Distinguishing between Depression and Anxiety in Children: A Test of the Tripartite Theory

Jaee Bodas & Thomas H. Ollendick

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

11. Longitudinal Examination of Potential Moderators in the Development of Internalizing Disorders

Jennifer C. Goring^a, Natoshia Raishevich^a,b, & Thomas H. Ollendick^a

^aVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, ^bBoston University

12. Perceived Peer Acceptance as a Function of Intellectual Ability and Inhibition Among Preschool Children

Eileen J. Abedejos, Laura M. Horsch, & Thomas H. Ollendick

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

13. The Mediating Role of Self Perceived Social Acceptance in Preventing Anxiety

Jennifer C. Goring, Catherine E. Michaels, & Thomas H. Ollendick

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

14. Initial Development and Psychometric Properties of the Premonitory Urge for Tics Scale (PUTS) in Children with Tourette Syndrome

Michael B. Himle, Douglas W. Woods

University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

John C. Piacentini, Susanna Chang

UCLA Neuropsychiatric Institute

15. Behavioral Inhibition and Performance on a Behavioral Avoidance Task Among Children with Specific Phobias

Dagmar K. Hannesdottir^a, Maria J. Whitmore^a, Thompson E. Davis III^a,b, Thomas H. Ollendick^a

^aVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, ^bJohns Hopkins University

16. Cognitive Errors Associated with BAT Performance in Children with Specific Phobias

Maria J. Whitmore & Thomas H. Ollendick

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

17. The Relationship of Child Anxiety to Maternal Psychopathology and Environmental Expressiveness

Maria J. Whitmore^a, Natoshia Raishevich^a,b, & Thomas H. Ollendick^a

^aVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, ^bBoston University