Conference Posters and Presentations

 Carmody, D. P., with Sullivan, M. W., Bennett, D. S.,  and Lewis, M.  Gender Differences in Neglected Children's Emotional Processing at Age 4. In the symposium Biological, Cognitive, and Social Processes in the Emotions of Young Neglected Children (M. W. Sullivan, Chairman). Society for Research in Child Develoment, Boston (March 30, 2007).

Chung, T.A., Martin, C., Clark, D.B. Validating and predicting membership in substance problem trajectory phenotypes from adolescence through young adulthood.  Presented at the 2008 Joint Scientific Meeting of the Research Society on Alcoholism and the International Society for Biomedical Research on Alcoholism; Washington, DC; July 2, 2008.

 

Clark, D.B. Adolescent alcohol use disorders. Presented at the Center for Innovation in Pediatric Practice, Columbus Children’s Research Institute, Columbus OH, May 7, 2007.

 

Clark, D.B. Introduction to Symposium - Alcohol and Adolescent Brain Development (symposium chair). Presented at the 2008 Joint Scientific Meeting of the Research Society on Alcoholism and the International Society for Biomedical Research on Alcoholism; Washington, DC; July 2, 2008.

 

Cook, R.L., Karki, M., Clark, D.B. Childhood Abuse, Parental Alcoholism, and the Risk of Adverse Health Outcomes in Adolescents and Young Adults Attending an Urban STD Clinic.  Presented at the British Association for Sexual Health & the American Sexually Transmitted Disease Association Joint Meeting 2008; May 7-10, 2008; Brooklyn, NY.

 

Cornelius, J.R., Bukstein, O.G., Birmaher, B., Salloum, I.M., Kelly, T.M., Wood, D.S., Matta, J.K., Clark, D.B. Double-blind fluoxetine trial in comorbid MDD-AUD adolescents. Presented at the 2008 Meeting of the College on Problems of Drug Dependence, San Juan, Puerto Rico; June 18, 2008.

 

Cornelius, J.R., Bukstein, O.G., Birmaher, B., Salloum, I.M., Kelly, T.M., Wood, D.S., Matta, J.K., Clark, D.B. Double-blind fluoxetine trial in comorbid MDD-AUD adolescents. Presented at the 2008 Joint Scientific Meeting of the Research Society on Alcoholism and the International Society for Biomedical Research on Alcoholism; Washington, DC; July 2, 2008.

 

Cornelius, J.R., Kirisci, L., Reynolds, M., Hornish, G., Clark, D.B. Effects of male SUD on their wives’ comorbid and non-comorbid psychiatric diagnoses. Presented at the 16^th Annual Meeting of the Society for Prevention Research; San Francisco, CA; May 28, 2008.

Coryat, K., Felluca, J., Keegan, R., Zeitvogel, J., Lynch, M., et al. (2007, May).  The Impact of Child Neglect and Socioeconomic Adversity on Self-Representation in Young Children.  Poster presented at the Association for Psychological Science 19^th Annual Convention, Washington, DC.

Cox, E.T. (2008) Cocaine Induced Alterations of Mother-Infant Dyad.  UNC Department of Neurobiology: Developmental Seminar Series (Research in Progress Talks)  Chapel Hill, NC.

Cox, E.T.; McMurray, M.S.; Jarrett, T.M.; Williams, S.K.; Walker, C.H.; Johns, J.M. (2007) Prenatal Cocaine Exposure Alters Oxytocin Synthesis in the Supraoptic Nucleus. Program No. 272.24. Society for Neuroscience: San Diego, CA.

Cox, E.T.; McMurray, M.S.; Jarrett, T.M.; Williams, S.K.; Walker, C.H.; Johns, J.M.  (2008) Maternal Cocaine Use Results in Increased Non-Adapted Aggression and Oxytocin Changes in the Absence of Pups. Women’s Health Research Day: UNC.

Cox E.T., Williams S.K., McMurray M.S., Jarrett T.M., Fay E.E., Overstreet D.H., Johns J.M. (2008) Prenatal Exposure to Alcohol/nicotine alters oxytocin receptor binding but not mRNA in adult rats. International Behavioral Neuroscience Society Conference:    St. Thomas, USVI.

Ettaro, L., Gordon, A.J., Mocik, J,. Clark, D.B. Screening and counseling for adolescent alcohol use among primary care physicians in rural settings. Presented at the 2008 Joint Scientific Meeting of the Research Society on Alcoholism and the International Society for Biomedical Research on Alcoholism; Washington, DC; July 2, 2008.

Flanzer, S., Feerick, M.M., Knutson, J. F., DeGarmo, D. S., & Trickett, P. Child abuse and neglect research and teaching tools: A new look at some old problems.  Symposium presented at 16^th National Conference on Child Abuse and Neglect:  Protecting Children, Promoting Healthy Families, and Preserving Communities.  Portland, OR, April 16-21, 2007.  

Gordon, A.J., Ettaro, L., Mocik, J., Clark, D.B. Provider, patient, and family perspectives of adolescent alcohol use and treatment in rural settings. Presented at the 2008 Joint Scientific Meeting of the Research Society on Alcoholism and the International Society for Biomedical Research on Alcoholism; Washington, DC; July 2, 2008.

 

Jarrett, T.M., McMurray, M.S., Walker, C.H., and Johns, J.M. (2008). Effects of Prenatal Cocaine Exposure and Rearing Condition on Social/Aggressive Behavior and Oxytocin Levels in Young Adult Male Rats on a Water Competition Task 01/30/2008. John B. Graham Medical Student Research Day.

 

Jarrett, T.M.; Williams, S.K.; Cox, E.T.; McMurray, M.S.; Fay, E.E.; Overstreet, D.H.; Walker, C.H.; Johns, J.M. (2008)  Neuroendocrine Mechanism of Reduced Ethanol Preference in Dams Treated During Gestation with Ethanol and Nicotine. Society of Biological Psychiatry: Washington, DC.

 

Jarrett, T.M., Williams, S.K., Cox, E.T., Fay, E.E., McMurray, M.S., Pedersen, C.D., Johns, J.M. (2008).Cocaine and Oxytocin: Effects on Rodent Mother-Infant Gene Expression.  American College of Neuropsychopharmocology and National Institute of Mental Health Pre-Doctoral Trainee Presentation **

 

Jarrett, T.M., Williams, S.K., Fay, E.E., McMurray, M.S., Overstreet, D.H., Johns, J.M. (2008). Animal models of depression and alcoholism exhibit reduced maternal behavior. International Behavioral Neuroscience Society Proceedings, 74.***

 

Jarrett, T.M.; Williams, S.K.; McMurray, M.S.; Fay, E.E.; Overstreet, D.H.; Johns, J.M. (2007) Post-weaning ethanol aversion in dams treated during gestation with ethanol and nicotine. Research Society on Alcoholism: Chicago, IL.

 

Jarrett, T.M.; Williams, S.K.; Fay, E.; McMurray, M.S.; Overstreet, D.H.; Johns, J.M. (2008) Animal models of depression and alcohol abuse exhibit altered maternal behavior. International Behavioral Neuroscience Society: St Thomas, USVI.

Jonson-Reid, M. & Lee, M. Special Education services for emotional disturbance: Needs and outcomes for children involved with the child welfare system. 21^st Annual Research Conference, A System of Care for Children’s Mental Health: Expanding the Research Base. Tampa, Florida, February, 2008. 

Jonson-Reid, M., Williams, J.H., Van Dorn, R. & Bright, C. Child Maltreatment and delinquency Onset among African American Males. Society for Social Work Research. Washington D.C., January, 2008.               

Knutson, J. F. Science to Service and Service to Science:  Facilitators and Inhibitors.  MacKenzie River Conference on Integrating Science and Service in the Child Welfare System.  MacKenzie Bridge, OR,  August 21, 2007. 

Knutson, J. F.  Discussant:  Community Violence Exposure During Adolescence: Behavior, Consequences, and Collective Efficacy Buffers, Patricia M. Sullivan, Chair. Society for Research on Adolescence Meeting, Chicago, IL,  March 7-10, 2008.  

Knutson, J. F., DeGarmo, D., Koeppl, G., Reid, J. B., & Lawrence, E.  Direct and mediated effects of deficient parenting and domestic violence on the adjustment of young children.  In Paper Symposium (4-007) Exposure to family and community violence:  Effects on children’s internalizing and externalizing behavior.  Margo M. Gardner, Chair.  Society for Research in Child Development 2007 Biennial Meeting. Boston, MA,  March 29-April 1,2007 

Knutson, J. F., Lawrence, E., DeGarmo, D.  Exposure to Domestic Violence and Deficient Parenting in the Development of Children’s Internalizing and Externalizing Disorders. American Psychological Association's Summit on Violence and Abuse in Relationships. Bethesda, MD  Feb. 28-29, 2008 

Knutson, J. F., Lawrence, E., DeGarmo, D. S., & Koeppl, G.  Direct and mediated effects of deficient parenting and exposure to domestic violence on the aggressive behavior of young children.  XVIII  World Meeting, International Society for Research on Aggression. Budapest, Hungary, July 10, 2008.

Landry, S., Guttentag, C., Noria, C., Ramey, S., Lanzi, R., Baggett, K., Carta, J., Borkowski, J. G., and Warren, S. F. (2009, April). My Baby and Me?: A comprehensive, theory-driven parent training program. In J. Carta, (Chair), New Approaches for Advancing Parenting Interventions to Prevent Child Maltreatment. Paper symposium proposal submitted to the Biennial Conference of the Society for Research in Child Development, Denver, CO.

Lefever, J. B., Bigelow, K., Carta, J., Borkowski, J. G., and Warren, S. F. (2009, April). Using cellular phones to enhance the effectiveness of a home visit parenting intervention for families at risk of child neglect . In J. Carta, (Chair), New Approaches for Advancing Parenting Interventions to Prevent Child Maltreatment. Paper symposium proposal submitted to the Biennial Conference of the Society for Research in Child Development, Denver, CO.

Lynch, M., & Manly, J.T. (2007, November).  Poly-victimization of neglected children: Exposure to violence and risk for traumatic stress reactions.  Paper presented at the 23^rd Annual Meeting of the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies, Baltimore, MD.

Lynch, M., & Manly, J.T. (2008, August).  Research on Traumatic Stress Reactions in Children.  Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychology Association, Boston, MA.

Manly, J.T. and Lynch, M. (2007, August). Continuity and Change in Adaptation to School: Mechanisms of Risk and Resilience Among Neglected Children.  In Haskett, M.E. (Chair) Protective and vulnerability factors for child maltreatment: Implications for intervention and policy.  Symposium presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, San Francisco, CA.

McMurray, M.S. (2007) Maternal Behavior in an Animal Model of Polydrug Use. Invited presentation and abstract, NIAAA Trainee Workshop: Indianapolis, IN.

McMurray, M.S. (2007) Maternal Behavior in an Animal Model of Polydrug Use. UNC Department of Psychology Seminar Series: Chapel Hill, NC.

McMurray, M.S. (2008) In utero cocaine exposure alters pup produced stimuli relevant to maternal care. Invited presentation and abstract, International Behavioral Neuroscience Society: St Thomas, US Virgin Islands.

McMurray, M.S.; Jarrett, T.M.; Moy, S.; Styner, M.; Johns, J.M. (2008) In utero cocaine exposure alters pup produced stimuli relevant to maternal care. International Behavioral Neuroscience Society: St Thomas, USVI.

McMurray, M.S.; Williams, S.K.; Jarrett, T.M.; Fay, E.E.; Overstreet, D.H.; Knapp, D.J.; Walker, C.H.; Johns, J.M. (2007). Effect of gestational alcohol and nicotine treatment on postpartum maternal behavior and maternal aggression. Research Society on Alcoholism: Chicago, IL.

McNamee, R.L., Dunfee, K.L., Luna, B., Clark, D.B., Eddy, W.F., Tarter, R.E. Functional MRI to assess brain activity during an inhibition task in youth at risk for substance use disorders. Presented at the 2008 Joint Scientific Meeting of the Research Society on Alcoholism and the International Society for Biomedical Research on Alcoholism; Washington, DC; July 2, 2008.

Murray, A. & Knutson, J. F. The effects of age and externalizing behaviour on children’s reports of friendship quality and best friend aggression.  XVIII  World Meeting, International Society for Research on Aggression. Budapest, Hungary, July 12, 2008.

Paczkowski, K., Bak, M., Felton, M., Chen, J., Kennedy, A., Lynch, M., et al. (2008, May). Coping with Stress: Correlates and Consequences for Well-Being.  Poster presented at the Association for Psychological Science 20^th Annual Convention, Chicago, IL.

Ridenour, T., Warren, H.K., Clark, D.B. Psychometrics of the Assessment of Liability and Exposure to Substance use and Antisocial behaviors (ALEXSA) in 5 to 9 year old children. Presented at the 16^th Annual Meeting of the Society for Prevention Research; San Francisco, CA; May 28, 2008.

 

Staras, S.A., Clark, D.B., Cook, R.L. Association between sexual partner characteristics and sexually transmitted infections among adolescents.  Presented at the British Association for Sexual Health & the American Sexually Transmitted Disease Association Joint Meeting 2008; May 7-10, 2008; Brooklyn, NY.

 

Staras, S.A., Clark, D.B., Cook, R.L. Do sexual partner characteristics explain the racial disparity in sexually transmitted infections?  Presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Epidemiologic Research, Chicago, Illinois; June24-27, 2008.

Sullivan, M. W. “Maltreatment as punitiveness”. Invited Colloquium, Center for Relationship Development, The College of New Jersey (November, 2006).

Sullivan, M. W. with Bennett, D. S., and Lewis, M.. Children's Emotional-Behavioral Problems as a Function of Maltreatment, Shame, and Sadness. In the symposium: Biological, Cognitive, and Social Processes in the Emotions of Young Neglected Children (M. W. Sullivan, Chairman). Society for Research in Child Development, Boston. (March, 30, 2007)

Sullivan, M.  W. with Bennett, D.S., Ragland, S., Herres, J., & Lewis, M. The ability of parenting scales to identify mothers with a history of neglect: A comparison of three measures. Eastern Psychological Association Annual meeting, Philadelphia. (March, 2007).

Sullivan, M. W. with Lewis, M. “Cortisol responses to stress in neglected children”. Invited presentation at the Translational Research Conference of the Child Neglect Consortium, Duke University, Durham, NC. (September, 2007).

Sullivan, M. W. with Ramsay, D.S., Coe, C., Lewis, M. Stress Response and Immunocompetence in Neglected Children. In the symposium: Biological, Cognitive, and Social Processes in the Emotions of Young Neglected Children (M. W. Sullivan, Chairman). Society for Research in Child Develoment, Boston. (March 30, 2007).

Thatcher, D.L., Pajtek, S., Chung, T.A., Clark, D.B. Prefrontal white matter organization, executive cognitive functioning, and alcohol use disorders in adolescents. (Recipient of the Junior Investigator Award) Poster presented at the second annual International Conference on Applications of Neuroimaging to Alcoholism, New Haven, CT  January 19-20, 2008.

 

Thatcher, D.L., Weston, J.L., Chickering, S., Terwilliger, R.A.,  Clark, D.B. White matter organization and substance use disorders: A preliminary study in adolescents and young adults. Poster presented at the Annual Meeting of the College on Problems of Drug Dependence, Quebec City, QB, June 16-21, 2007.

 

Valles, N.-L., & Knutson, J. F.  The role of deficient and harsh parenting in the development of direct and indirect aggression in preschool and young school-aged children.  Presented in Symposium:  Models of the development and expression of indirect aggression: Empirical evidence in child and adult samples.  XVIII  World Meeting, International Society for Research on Aggression. Budapest, Hungary, July 11, 2008.

 

Williams, S.K.; Cox, E.T.; Fay, E.E.; McMurray, M.S.; Johns, J.M. Cocaine: effects on maternal anxiety measures during gestation and the postpartum period. Society for Neuroscience: Washington, DC. (2008).

 

Williams, S.K.; Cox, E.T.; Fay, E.E.; McMurray, M.S.; Johns, J.M. (2008) Cocaine: effects on maternal anxiety measures during gestation and the postpartum period. Society for Neuroscience: Washington, DC.

 

Williams, S.K.;  Cox, E.T.;  Fay, E.E.; Jarrett, T.M.; McMurray, M.S.; Walker, C.; Johns, J.M. (2008) Effects of gestational exposure to alcohol and nicotine on oxytocin receptors in limbic brain regions. Research Society on Alcoholism: Washington, DC.

 

Williams, S.K.; Jarrett, T.M.; McMurray, M.S.; Fay, E.E.; Overstreet, D.H.; Johns, J.M. (2007) Effects of prenatal exposure to combined alcohol and nicotine on adolescent and early adult rodent alcohol preference. Research Society on Alcoholism: Chicago, IL.

 

Williams, S.K.; McMurray, M.S.; Jarrett, T.M.; Walker, C.; Johns, J.M. (2007) The effect of prenatal combined exposure to alcohol and nicotine on oxytocin levels at postnatal day 30 and 60. Society for Neuroscience: San Diego, CA.

 

Williams, S.K.; McMurray, M.S.; Jarrett, T.M.; Fay, E.E.; Walker, C.H.; Cox, E.T.; Johns, J.M. (2007) The Effects of Prenatal Exposure to Alcohol and Nicotine on Oxytocin levels in Rats at Postnatal Days 30 and 60. Program No. 64.11. Society for Neuroscience: San Diego, CA.

 

Williams, S.K.; McMurray, M.S.; Jarrett, T.M.; Cox, E.T.; Fay, E.E.; Overstreet, D.H.; Johns, J.M. (2008) Prenatal exposure to alcohol/nicotine affects alcohol consumption in adult but not adolescent rats. International Behavioral Neuroscience Society: St Thomas, USVI.