ANNETTE MARIE LA GRECA CURRICULUM VITAE
PERSONAL INFORMATION Department of Psychology P.O. Box 249229 University of Miami Coral Gables, FL 33124-0721 (305) 284-9146; (305) 284-4795 (fax) Email: [email protected] Internet: www.psy.miami.edu/Faculty/ALaGreca/
PLACE OF BIRTH: New York, New York FL STATE LICENSE #: PSY 3005 ABPP: Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology (2003)
EDUCATION
B.S. Fordham University, Bronx, New York. Degree awarded Summa cum laude. Major fields: Psychology and Mathematics.
M.S. Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana. Major field: Clinical Psychology.
Ph.D. Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana. Major: Clinical Psychology--APA Accredited Program. Related Area: Cognitive - Developmental. Special Concentration: Quantitative Methods.
HONORS AND AWARDS 2014 Distinguished Career Award, APA Division 53 (Society Clinical Child and Adolescent Psych) 2013 Distinguished Professor of Psychology (Endowed Professorship), University of Miami 2013 Purdue Distinguished Women Scholar, Purdue University 2012 Fellow, Association for Psychological Science, Academy of Behavioral Medicine 2008 APA Presidential Citation, for Outstanding Contributions to Science, Practice, and Education Within the Fields of Clinical-Child and Pediatric Psychology. 2007-2009 Cooper Fellow, College of Arts and Sciences Faculty Award, University of Miami 2007 International Scholar Award, Australian Rotary Health Research Fund 2006 Provost’s Scholarly Activity Award, University of Miami 2004 Charles Spielberger EMPathy Award, APA, Division 12 (Society of Clinical Psychology) 2003 Martin P. Levin Mentoring Award, APA, Division 54 (Society of Pediatric Psychology) 2002 Special Acknowledgement, Association for Advancement of Behavior Therapy, for Professional Contributions in Response to the Terrorist Events of Sept. 11, 2001 2002 Phi Kappa Phi, Honorary Member, University of Miami 2002 Charter Fellow, APA, Division 53 (Society of Clinical Child Psychology) 2001 Charter Fellow, APA, Division 54 (Society of Pediatric Psychology) 1997 Logan Wright Distinguished Research Award, Society of Pediatric Psychology, APA Division 54 1994 Nominated by University of Miami, Carnegie Foundation, Professor of the Year 1993 Excellence in Teaching, Graduate Advisory Group, University of Miami 1991 Lee Salk Distinguished Service Award, Society of Pediatric Psychology, APA Division 54 1991 Fellow, American Psychological Association (APA), Divisions 12 and 38
1 HONORS AND AWARDS (continued) 1984 Who's Who in the South and Southwest 1983 Phi Beta Kappa, Charter Member, University of Miami 1981 Outstanding Young Women of America
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Present Position Distinguished Professor of Psychology and Pediatrics (2013 – present) Professor of Psychology and Pediatrics (1986 – present) Director of Clinical Training (Spring 2000 – present)
1986-2000 Director, Clinical-Child/Pediatric Health Programs (1982-2000) Director, Child Division (1987-2000) Department of Psychology, University of Miami
1984-1986 Director of Clinical Psychology Mailman Center for Child Development Department of Pediatrics, University of Miami
1982-1886 Associate Professor of Psychology and Pediatrics Coordinator of Clinical-Child/Pediatric Training Department of Psychology, University of Miami
1978-1982 Assistant Professor of Psychology and Pediatrics Department of Psychology, University of Miami
GRANTS (Active support, past 20 years) National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, (NHLBI, HL 36588) Program Project on Psychophysiology and Cardiovascular Reactivity (N. Schneiderman, PI) Co-Investigator; 25% effort; and Co-Director of Project 3, Stress, reactivity, and glycemic control in diabetes. Award of over $1,000,000 in direct costs for the 5 years of Project 3. Dates: 6/86 - 5/91.
BellSouth Foundation, Atlanta, GA. PI: Annette La Greca. Helping Children’s Adaptation Following Hurricane Andrew. Award of $60,000, direct costs. Dates: 4/93 - 6/95. Supplementary Award of $6,650. Dates: 7/94 - 6/95.
National Institute of Mental Health (RO1 - MH48082). PI: Annette La Greca. Peer Relations, Peer Support, And Adjustment. Award of $358,190, direct costs. Dates: 8/93 - 8/96.
National Institute of Mental Health, (Mental Health Training Grant: Jose Szapozcnik, PI). Role Of Friendships And Family Support As Moderators Of A Preventive Intervention’s Impact. Mentor: Annette La Greca Trainee: Nadia Lopez Award of $12,000, direct costs. Dates: 3/95 - 2/96.
American Psychological Association, Dissertation Research Award Mentor: Annette M. La Greca Awardee: Mitchell Prinstein. Dates: 4/96 - 3/97. Amount = $500.
Dutch National Research Federation A. La Greca, Co-investigator; Hans Koot, PI (Erasmus University, the Netherlands) Adolescents’ Adaptation To Insulin Dependent Diabetes Mellitus. Funding: 4/98 - 3/01. Amount: 349,000 guilders ($175,000 US).
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BellSouth Foundation, Atlanta, GA. PI: Annette La Greca. Parents And Children: Coping In The Aftermath Of A National Disaster. Total Direct Costs: $25,000. Dates: 10/1/01-6/30/02
Fetzer Institute, Kalamazoo, Michigan PI: Annette La Greca. The Role Of Environmental Stress In The Etiology Of Type 1 Diabetes. Total Direct Costs: $89,177. Dates: 10/96 – 12/02 Supplemental: $11,000. Dates: 10/98 – 12/02
National Institute of Diabetes, Digestive and Kidney Diseases Co-Investigator = A. La Greca. (PI = A. Delamater) Family Based Adherence Intervention For Childhood Diabetes. Total Direct Costs: $628,623. Dates: 4/1997 - 3/2003
National Institute of Child Health and Development, Training Grant, T32 HD07510 Co-Directors = A. La Greca, Alan Delamater Health Behavior Research In Minority Pediatric Populations Funding for Predoctoral Trainees: 5/98 – 4/03. Direct Costs: $390,650 over 5 years. Funding for Postdoctoral Trainees: 5/99 – 4/03. Direct Costs: $352,762 over 4 years.
BellSouth Foundation, Atlanta, GA. PI: Annette La Greca. Keeping Children Safe: A Program To Help Children Cope With Community Violence. Total Direct Costs: $150,000. Dates: 2/00-12/03
SAMHSA, National Child Traumatic Stress Network Co-PI = Annette La Greca; PI = W. Silverman. Identifying Children At-Risk And Building Resiliency For Traumatic Events. Funding Period: June 2003 – May 2006 Total Direct Costs: $34,500.
National Institute of Mental Health, RO1-MH070878 Co-PI = Annette La Greca, PI = Maria Llabre. Long-Term Effects Of War-Related Trauma In Children. Funding Period: 5/05 – 4/07. Direct Costs: $385,050
National Institute of Child Health and Development, RO1 HD044651 PI = N. Fox, U Maryland, Consortium PI = Heather Henderson Consultant = Annette La Greca The Effects Of Early Temperament On Social Behavior In Adolescence. Funding Period: 11/04 – 10/07.
National Institute of Child Health and Development, Training Grant, T32 HD07510-06 Co-Directors = A. La Greca, A. Delamater. Health Behavior Research In Minority Pediatric Populations Funding Period: 7/1/03 - 6/30/08. Direct Costs: $225,918 per year; $1,129,590 over 5 years
Research Education in Disaster Mental Health (REDMH), NIMH funded Training Grant Research Education for Disaster Mental Health PI = Fran Norris; Participating Faculty Mentor = Annette La Greca. Dates: 1/2004 – 12/2008
National Institute on Drug Abuse, R01 Co-PI = Annette La Greca, PI = C. Rowe (Psychiatry). Family Based Drug Services For Young Disaster Victims. Total Costs: $1,567,990. Dates: 5/2006 – 4/2010.
National Institute of Child Health and Development, R21 Co-PI = Annette La Greca, PI = A. Delamater (Pediatrics). Improving Self Management In Minority Youth With Type 1 Diabetes. Total Direct Costs: $416,625. Funding Period: 4/30/07 – 3/31/10
Australian Research Council: Institute of Health and Welfare PI = Michael Sawyer (University of Adelaide, School of Medicine) Caregiver Time And The Mental Health Of Mothers Caring For Children With Chronic Disabilities Role on Project: Co-I. 5-year grant: 1/2006 – 12/2010 3
National Institute of Health, NRSA Grant, F31 Awardee: Rebecca Siegel. Social Functioning Of Youth With Symptoms Of Mania Primary Mentor: Annette M. La Greca. Funded: July 1, 2008 – June 30, 2009
University of Miami, Provost Research Award Children’s Risk And Resilience Following Natural Disasters: Genetic Vulnerability Role on Project: PI. Funding Period: June 1, 2010 – May 30, 2011 Funds: $8,476.
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, R03 Exploring CBT-DM’s Absolute And Relative Efficacy For Depressed T1DM Latino Youth Funding Period: 7/1/11 to 6/30/14. Total Funds: $550, 909. Role on Project: Consultant. PI = Eduardo Cumba, Univ Puerto Rico.
ACTIVE GRANT SUPPORT AND SUBMISSIONS National Institute of Mental Health, R34 MH095959-03 Coping with Peer Victimization and Reducing Anxious/Depressed Symptoms Funding Period: 7/15/12 to 4/30/15. Direct Costs: $479,000 over 3 years; Total Costs: $691,981. Role on Project: Principal Investigator No Cost Extension: Until 4/30/16
Canadian Institutes of Health Research, Doctoral Foreign Study Award (#201210DFS-303899-191868) Peer Victimization and Adolescent Substance Use: Prospective Associations and Preliminary Impact of a Preventive PEERS Intervention. Funding Period: 8/15/13 to 11/14/15. Total Funds: $78,750 Role on Project: Primary Mentor. Awardee: Sherilynn F. Chan
National Institute of Child Health and Development, Training Grant, 1T32HD087410-01 Health Behavior Research in Minority Pediatric Populations. Submitted: 6/9/15 Requested Funding Period: 7/1/16 - 6/30/21. Total Funds: $1,892,252 over 5 years. Role on Project: Co-Director.
National Institute of Drug Abuse, Grant 11888903, U01 Cooperative Agreement Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development: Structure and Function in Miami's Cultural Contexts Role on Project: Principal Investigator. Submitted: 04/14/15 Period: 10/01/15 – 9/30/20. Total Funds: $ 10,283,874 over 5 years
EDITORIAL RESPONSIBILITIES CURRENT Editorial Board, Archives of Scientific Psychology, 2012 - present Editorial Board, Clinical Psychological Science, 2012 - present Editorial Board, Health Psychology, 2010 - present Editorial Board, International Journal of Clinical and Health Psychology, 2007 – present Editorial Board, Journal of Anxiety Disorders, 2006 – present Editorial Board, Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, 1981 – 1998, 2000 – present Editorial Board, Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, 1984 – 2008, 2011 - present Editorial Board, Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 2011 - present Editorial Board, Journal of Pediatric Psychology, 1982 – present Editorial Board, Journal of Traumatic Practice, 2000 – present
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Guest Editor, Journal of Pediatric Psychology, Special Issue on “Trauma and Child Health.” In press for 2015.
PREVIOUS Editor, Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology. 2005 – 2010. Editor, Journal of Pediatric Psychology. 1993 – 1997 Advisory Board, Handbook of Pediatric Psychology, Guilford Publications, 2007 – 2008 Associate Editor, Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology. 2001 – 2004. Associate Editor, Diabetes Spectrum, 1992-1995 Associate Editor, Journal of Pediatric Psychology, 1987-1992 Associate Editor, Society of Pediatric Psychology Newsletter. 1984-1986 Book Editor, Journal of Clinical Child Psychology, 1986-1990 Editorial Board, Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, 1984 – 2008
Co-editor, Clinical child psychology library series. With Michael C. Roberts. NY: Plenum Press. T. L. Hembree-Kigin & C. B. McNeil (1995), Parent Child Interaction Therapy. B. N. Gordon & C. S. Schroeder. (1995), Sexuality: A Developmental Approach to Problems. W. K. Silverman & W. Kurtines (1996), Anxiety Disorders in Children: A Pragmatic Approach. G. Mesibov, L.W. Adams, & L. G. Klinger (1997), Autism: Understanding the Disorder M. C. Roberts & L. K. Hurley (1997), Managing Managed Care G. P. Aylward (1997). Infant and Early Child Neuropsychology. P. J. Frick (1998). Conduct Disorders and Severe Antisocial Behavior. L. Dahlquist (1999), Pediatric Pain Management in Children. R. P. Hawkins, J. R. Mathews, & L. Hamdan (1999), Measuring Behavioral Health Outcomes M. Rapoff (1999). Pediatric Adherence
PUBLICATIONS (selected from over 250)
A. BOOKS/MONOGRAPHS La Greca, A. M. (Ed.). (1990). Through the eyes of the child: Obtaining self-reports from children and adolescents. Boston: Allyn & Bacon.
La Greca, A.M., Siegel, L., Walker, C. E., & Wallander, J. (Eds.) (1992). Advances in pediatric psychology: Stress and coping in child health. New York: Guilford.
La Greca, A. M., Vernberg, E. M., Silverman, W. K., Vogel, A. L., & Prinstein, M. J. (1994). Helping children prepare for and cope with natural disasters: A manual for professionals working with elementary school children. Miami, FL. (Now in its fourth printing, September, 2004).
La Greca, A. M. (1998). Manual for the Social Anxiety Scales for Children and Adolescents. Miami, FL: Author. Manual revised and reprinted in September 1999.
Hughes, J. N., La Greca, A. M., & Conoley, J. C. (Eds.) (2001). Handbook of psychological services for children and adolescents. NY: Oxford Press.
La Greca, A. M., Sevin, S., & Sevin, E. (2001). Helping America Cope: A guide for parents and children in the aftermath of the September 11th national disaster. Miami, FL: Sevendippity, Inc. Available at: www.7-dippity.com.
La Greca, A.M., Perez, L., & Glickman, A. (2002). Keeping children safe: A program to help children cope with community violence. Miami, FL: Author.
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La Greca, A. M., Silverman, W. K., Vernberg, E. M., & Roberts, M.C. (Eds.) (2002). Helping children cope with disasters and terrorism. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.
La Greca, A. M., Sevin, S., & Sevin, E. (2005). After the Storm: A guide to helping children cope with the aftermath of hurricanes. Miami, FL: 7-Dippity, Inc. Available at www.7-dippity.com.
La Greca, A. M., Sevin, S., & Sevin, E. (2010). Helping children cope with challenges of war and terrorism. Miami, FL: 7-Dippity, Inc. Available at www.7-dippity.com.
Granzow, E., La Greca, A.M., Hershman. A.L., Prinstein, M.J., Sevin, S., & Coyle. A. (2010). South Florida military peer guide. Miami, FL: 7-Dippity, Inc.
Bonanno, G., Brewin, C., Galea, S., & La Greca, A.M. (2010). Weighing the costs of disaster: Consequences, risks, and resilience in individuals, families, and communities. Psychological Science in the Public Interest, 11(1), 1 – 49.
La Greca, A. M., Sevin, S., & Sevin, E. (2011). After the earth shakes: A guide to helping children cope with the psychological effects of earthquakes. Miami, FL: 7-Dippity, Inc. Available at www.7-dippity.com.
Koocher, G.P., & La Greca, A.M. (2011). Parent’s guide to psychological first aid: Helping children and adolescents cope with predictable life crises. New York: Oxford University Press.
Ranta, K., La Greca, A.M., Marttunen, M., & Garcia-Lopez, L.J. (Eds.) (2015). Social anxiety and social phobia in adolescents: Development, manifestation, and treatment strategies. New York, NY: Springer.
B. BOOK CHAPTERS (SELECTED; SINCE 1995) La Greca, A. M. & Fetter, M. (1995). Peer relations. In A.R. Eisen, C. A. Kearney, & C. E. Schaefer (Eds.), Handbook of anxiety disorders in children. Northvale, NJ: Jason Aronson, Inc.
La Greca, A. M., & Skyler, J. S. (1995). Psychological management of diabetes. In C. Kelnar (Ed.), Childhood Diabetes. London, England: Chapman & Hall.
La Greca, A. M. & Schuman, W. (1995). Adherence to prescribed medical regimens. In M.C. Roberts (Ed.), Handbook of pediatric psychology. (2nd Ed.) New York: Guilford.
Rapaport, W.S., La Greca, A. M., & Levine, P. (1996). The prevention of eating disorders in adolescents and young women with diabetes. In B. Anderson & R. Rubin (Eds.), Practical lessons from psychology for diabetes clinicians. American Diabetes Association: Alexandria, VA.
La Greca, A. M., & Prinstein, M. J. (1999). The peer group. In W.K. Silverman & T. H. Ollendick (Eds.), Developmental issues in the clinical treatment of children and adolescents. (pp. 171-198.) Needham Heights, MA: Allyn and Bacon.
Vaughn, S., & La Greca, A. M., & Kuttler, A.F. (1999). The why, who and how of social skills. In W. N. Bender (Ed.), Professional issues in learning disabilities: Practical strategies and relevant research findings. (pp. 187-218). Austin, TX: Pro-Ed Publishers.
Schuman W., & La Greca, A.M. (1999). Social correlates of chronic illness. In R. T. Brown (Ed.), Cognitive aspects of chronic illness in children. New York: Guilford Publications.
La Greca, A. M. & Schuman, W. B. (1999). Research methods in pediatric psychology. In P. C. Kendall, J. N. Butcher, & G. N. Holmbeck (Eds.), Handbook of research methods in clinical psychology (2nd Ed) (pp. 537- 561). NY: Wiley. 6
Varni, J., La Greca, A. M., & Spirito, T. (2000). Cognitive-behavioral interventions for children with chronic health conditions. In P. C. Kendall (Ed.), Child and adolescent therapy: Cognitive-behavioral procedures (2nd ed.). New York: Guilford.
La Greca, A. M. (2001). The peer group: Friends or foes? In W. K. Silverman & P. A. Treffers (Eds.), Anxiety disorders in children: Theory, research and practice. London: Cambridge University Press.
La Greca, A. M., Kuttler, A. F., & Stone, W.L. (2001). Assessing children using interviews and behavioral observations. In M.C. Roberts (Ed.), Handbook of clinical child psychology. (3rd ed.) New York: Wiley.
La Greca, A. M. (2001). Children experiencing disasters: Prevention and intervention In J.N. Hughes, J.C. Conoley, & A.M. La Greca, (Eds.) Handbook of psychological services for children and adolescents. NY: Oxford.
La Greca, A. M. (2001). Posttraumatic stress disorder in children. In G. Fink (Ed.), Encyclopedia of stress (Vol 3) (pp. 181-186). San Diego, CA: Academic Press.
Silverman, W. K. & La Greca, A.M. (2002). Children experiencing disasters: Definitions, reactions, and predictors of outcomes. In A.M. La Greca, W.K. Silverman, E.M. Vernberg, & M.C. Roberts, (Eds.) (2002). Helping children cope with disasters. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.
La Greca, A.M., Silverman, W. K., Vernberg, E.M., & Roberts, M.C. (2002). Children and disasters: Future directions for research and public policy. In A. M. La Greca, W.K. Silverman, E. M. Vernberg, & M.C. Roberts, M.C. (Eds.) (2002). Helping children cope with disasters. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.
La Greca, A.M., & Prinstein, M.J. (2002). Hurricanes and tornadoes. In A. M. La Greca, W.K. Silverman, E. M. Vernberg, & M.C. Roberts, M.C. (Eds.), Helping children cope with disasters and terrorism. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.
La Greca, A.M., & Silverman, W. K (2002). Acts of violence: Introduction. In A. M. La Greca, W. K. Silverman, E. M. Vernberg, & M. C. Roberts (Eds.), Helping children cope with disasters and terrorism (pp. 103-106). Washington, D.C.: American Psychological Association.
La Greca, A.M., Bearman, K. J., & Moore, H. (2002). Peer relations. In R.T. Brown (Ed.), Handbook of psychology in school settings. Englewood, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum.
La Greca, A.M., & Bearman, K. J. (2003). Adherence to pediatric regimens. In M.C. Roberts (Ed.), Handbook of pediatric psychology. (3rd Ed.) New York: Guilford.
Bearman, K. J., & La Greca, A.M. (2003). Social support. In T.H. Ollendick & C.S. Schroeder (Eds.) The encyclopedia of pediatric and clinical child psychology. New York: Kluwer Academic/Plenum Press.
La Greca, A.M. (2003). Social development in children. In T.H. Ollendick & C.S. Schroeder (Eds.) The encyclopedia of pediatric and clinical child psychology. New York: Kluwer Academic/Plenum Press.
La Greca, A.M. (2003). Social development in adolescents. In T.H. Ollendick & C.S. Schroeder (Eds.) The encyclopedia of pediatric and clinical child psychology. New York: Kluwer Academic/Plenum Press.
La Greca, A.M. (2003). Acute stress disorder. In T.H. Ollendick & C.S. Schroeder (Eds.) The encyclopedia of pediatric and clinical child psychology. New York: Kluwer Academic/Plenum Press.
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La Greca, A.M. (2003). Posttraumatic stress disorder. In T.H. Ollendick & C.S. Schroeder (Eds.) The encyclopedia of pediatric and clinical child psychology. New York: Kluwer Academic/Plenum Press.
Miller, K.B., & La Greca, A.M. (2006). Adjustment to chronic illness in girls. In D. J. Bell, S.L. Foster, & E.J. Mash (Eds.), Handbook of behavioral and emotional problems in girls. NY: Kluwer/Academic/Plenum.
La Greca, A.M., Miller, K.B., & Race, E. (2006). The interaction of physical and psychological development. In J. Worell & C. Goodheart (Eds.), Handbook of girls and women’s psychological health. New York: Oxford University Press.
La Greca, A.M., & Silverman, W.S. (2006). Children and disasters and terrorism. In P. Kendall (Ed.), Child and adolescent therapy: Cognitive-behavioral procedures (3rd. Ed). New York: Guilford Press.
La Greca, A.M. (2006). School populations. In F. Norris, S. Galesto, D. Reissman, & P. Watson (Eds.), Research methods for studying mental health after disasters and terrorism: Community and public health approaches. New York: Guilford Press.
La Greca, A. M. (2007). Posttraumatic stress disorder in children. In G. Fink (Ed.), Encyclopedia of stress (Vol 3.) (2nd Edition). San Diego, CA: Academic Press.
La Greca, A.M., Davila, J., & Siegel, R. (2009). Friendships, romantic relationships, and depression. In N. Allen and L. Sheeber (Eds.), Adolescent emotional development and the emergence of depressive disorders. NY: Cambridge University Press.
La Greca, A. M. (2009). Interventions for posttraumatic stress in children and adolescents following natural disasters and acts of terrorism. In R. Steele, D. Elkin, & M. C. Roberts (Eds.), Handbook of evidence based therapies for children and adolescents: Bridging science and practice. New York: Springer Publishers.
La Greca, A.M., & Mackey, E.R. (2009). Adherence to pediatric treatment regimens. In M.C. Roberts, & R.G. Steele (Eds.), Handbook of pediatric psychology (4rd Ed.). New York: Guilford Publications.
Mackey, E.R., & La Greca, A.M. (2009). Social development in childhood and adolescence. In D. Carr, R. Crosnoe, M.E. Hughes, & A. Pienta (Eds.), Encyclopedia of the life course and human development. New York: Guilford Publications.
Davila, J., La Greca, A.M., Starr, L.R., & Landoll, R. (2010). Anxiety disorders in adolescence. In J. G. Beck (Ed.), Interpersonal processes in the anxiety disorders: Implications for understanding psychopathology and treatment. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.
La Greca, A.M., & Mackey, E. R. (2011). Type 1 diabetes in youth. In L. W. Tolle and W. T. O’Donohue (Eds.), Behavioral approaches to chronic disease in adolescence: A guide to integrative care. New York: Springer- Verlag.
La Greca, A.M., Davila, J., Landoll, R. R., & Siegel, R. (2011). Dating, romantic relationships and social anxiety in young people. In C.A. Alfano and D.C. Beidel (Eds.), Social anxiety disorder in adolescents and young adults: Translating developmental research into practice. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.
Starr, L., Davila, J., La Greca, A.M., & Landoll, R. R. (2011). Social anxiety and depression: The teenage and early adult years in youth people. In C.A. Alfano and D.C. Beidel (Eds.), Social anxiety disorder in adolescents and young adults: Translating developmental research into practice. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.
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Baggerly, J., Taylor, C., & La Greca, A.M. (2011). Children in disaster relief: A review of best practices. In F. Columbus (Ed.), Disaster relief. Hauppauge, NY: Nova Science Publishers Inc.
La Greca, A.M. & Landoll, R.R. (2011). Peer influences in the development and maintenance of anxiety disorders. In W. K. Silverman & A. Field (Eds.), Anxiety disorders in children and adolescents: Research, assessment, and intervention (2nd Ed.). London: Cambridge University Press.
Koocher, G.P., & La Greca, A.M. (2011). Serious and persistent problems: How can I tell when my child needs professional help? In G.P. Koocher & A.M. La Greca, A.M. (Eds.), Parent’s guide to psychological first aid: Helping children and adolescents cope with predictable life crises. New York: Oxford University Press.
La Greca, A.M., & Silverman, W.S. (2012). Children and disasters and terrorism. In P. Kendall (Ed.), Child and adolescent therapy: Cognitive-behavioral procedures (4th Ed). New York: Guilford Press.
La Greca, A.M., Taylor, C., & Herge, W.M. (2012). Traumatic stress disorders in children. In G. Beck & D. Sloan (Eds.), Oxford handbook of traumatic stress disorders. New York: Oxford University Press.
Chan, S. F. & La Greca, A. M. (2013). Perceived Stress Scale. In M. D. Gellman & J. R. Turner (Eds.). Encyclopedia of behavioral medicine. NY: Springer-Verlag.
Herge, W.M., Landoll, R.R., & La Greca, A.M. (2013). Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale (CES- D Scale). In M.D. Gellman & J.R. Turner (Eds.). Encyclopedia of behavioral medicine. NY: Springer- Verlag.
Taylor, C.J., Herge, W.M., & La Greca, A.M. (2013). Posttraumatic stress disorder. In M.D. Gellman & J.R. Turner (Eds.). Encyclopedia of behavioral medicine. NY: Springer-Verlag.
La Greca, A.M., Lai, B., Chan, S., & Herge, W. (2013). Peer assessment strategies. In B. D. McLeod, A. Jensen- Doss, & T.H. Ollendick (Eds.), Handbook of child and adolescent diagnostic and behavioral assessment. New York: NY: Guilford Press.
La Greca, A.M., & Lai. B. (2014). Peer influences. In B. Chu and J. Ehrenreich-May (Eds.), Transdiagnostic mechanisms and treatment of youth psychopathology. New York: Guilford Press.
Davila, J., Capaldi, D.M., & La Greca, A.M. (2015). Adolescent and young adult romantic relationships and psychopathology. In D. Cicchetti (Ed.), Developmental psychopathology (3rd edition). New York, NY: Wiley.
La Greca, A.M., & Ranta, K. (2015.) Developmental transitions in adolescence and their implications for social anxiety. In K. Ranta, K., A.M. La Greca, M. Marttunen, & L.J. Garcia-Lopez (Eds.), Social anxiety and social phobia in adolescents: Development, manifestation, and treatment strategies. New York, NY: Springer.
Mufson, L., La Greca, A.M., Young, J., & Ehrenreich-May, J. (2015). Interpersonal approaches to intervention: Implications for preventing and treating social anxiety in adolescents. In K. Ranta, K., A.M. La Greca, M. Marttunen, & L.J. Garcia-Lopez (Eds.), Social anxiety and social phobia in adolescents: Development, manifestation, and treatment strategies. New York, NY: Springer.
Ranta, K., La Greca, A.M., Marttunen, M., & Garcia-Lopez, L.J. (2015). Introduction. In K. Ranta, K., A.M. La Greca, M. Marttunen, & L.J. Garcia-Lopez (Eds.), Social anxiety and social phobia in adolescents: Development, manifestation, and treatment strategies. New York, NY: Springer.
Ranta, K., La Greca, A.M., Marttunen, M., & Garcia-Lopez, L.J. (2015). Concluding remarks. In K. Ranta, K., A.M. La Greca, M. Marttunen, & L.J. Garcia-Lopez (Eds.), Social anxiety and social phobia in adolescents: Development, manifestation, and treatment strategies. New York, NY: Springer. 9
La Greca, A.M., Kazak, A., & Chan, S. (2016). International developments in pediatric psychology. In M.C. Roberts, & R.G. Steele (Eds.), Handbook of pediatric psychology (5rd Ed.). New York: Guilford Publications.
Dodgen, D., Donato, D., Dutta, T., Kelly, N., La Greca, A.M., et al. [authors listed alphabetically] (out for public comment; to be published in 2016). Mental health and well being. Interagency special report on the impacts of climate change on human health in the United States. Special report to President Obama.
C. PEER REVIEWED JOURNAL ARTICLES (selected; since 1995)
La Greca, A.M., Swales, T., Klemp, S., Madigan, S., & Skyler, J.S. (1995). Adolescents with diabetes: Gender differences in psychosocial functioning and glycemic control. Children’s Health Care, 24, 61-78.
Silverman, W.K., La Greca, A.M., & Wasserstein, S. (1995). What do children worry about?: Worries and their relationship to anxiety. Child Development, 66, 671-686.
La Greca, A. M., Auslander, W.F., Greco, P., Spetter, D., Fisher, E.B., Jr., & Santiago, J. V. (1995). I get by with a little help from my family and friends: Adolescents’ support for diabetes care. Journal of Pediatric Psychology, 20, 449-476.
La Greca, A.M. (1995). Can you lend a helping hand? Supporting adolescents with diabetes. Diabetes Spectrum, 8, 234-235.
Drotar, D., La Greca, A.M., Lemanek, K., & Kazak, A. (1995). Case reports in pediatric psychology: Uses and guidelines for authors and reviewers. Journal of Pediatric Psychology, 20, 549-565.
La Greca, A.M., & Hanson, C. L. (1995). Introduction. Adolescents with diabetes: Multiple perspectives and problems. Diabetes Spectrum, 8, 22-23.
La Greca, A.M., & Hanson, C. L. (1995). Conclusions. Adolescents with diabetes: Multiple perspectives and problems. Diabetes Spectrum, 8, 44-49.
Gonzalez, K.P., Field, T. M., Lasko, D., La Greca, A.M., & Lahey, B. (1996). Social anxiety and aggression in behaviorally disordered children. Early Child Development and Care, 121, 1 - 8.
La Greca, A.M., & Lemanek, K. L. (1996). Assessment as a process in pediatric psychology. Journal of Pediatric Psychology, 21, 137-151.
La Greca, A. M., Silverman, W. S., Vernberg, E. M., & Prinstein, M. J. (1996). Posttraumatic stress symptoms in children after Hurricane Andrew: A prospective study. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 64, 712-723.
Vernberg, E. M., La Greca, A. M., Silverman, W. S., & Prinstein, M. J. (1996). Prediction of posttraumatic stress symptoms in children after Hurricane Andrew. Journal of Abnormal Psychology, 105, 237-248.
Prinstein, M. J., La Greca, A. M., Vernberg, E. M., & Silverman, W. K. (1996). Children’s coping assistance after a natural disaster. Journal of Clinical Child Psychology, 25, 463-475.
Wasserstein, S., & La Greca, A. M. (1996). Can peer support buffer against behavioral consequences of parental discord? Journal of Clinical Child Psychology, 25, 177-182.
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La Greca, A. M. (1997). Children’s friendships and peer relations. In Session, 3, 21-41.
La Greca, A. M. (1997). Reflections and perspectives on pediatric psychology: Editor’s vale dictum. Journal of Pediatric Psychology, 22, 759-770.
Field, T., Delamater, A., Shaw, K., & La Greca, A.M. (1997). Massage therapy lowers blood glucose levels in children with diabetes. Diabetes Spectrum, 10, 28-30.
Fisher, E.B., La Greca, A.M., Greco, P., Arfkin, C.R., & Schneiderman, N. (1997). Directive and nondirective social support in diabetes management. International Journal of Behavioral Medicine, 4, 131-144.
Lasko, D., Field, T., Bendell, D., Yando, R., Scafidi, F., La Greca, A.M., & Trapani, L. (1997). Adolescent psychiatric patients’ interactions with their mothers. Adolescence, 32, 435-445.
Ginsburg, G., La Greca, A. M., & Silverman, W.S. (1998). Social anxiety in children with anxiety disorders: Relations with social and emotional functioning. Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, 26, 189-199.
La Greca, A. M., & Lopez, N. (1998). Social anxiety among adolescents: Linkages with peer relations and friendships. Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, 26, 83-94.
La Greca, A. M. (1998). It’s all in the family: Responsibility for diabetes care. Journal of Pediatric Endocrinology and Metabolism, 11 (Supplement 2), 379-385.
La Greca, A. M. & Thompson, K. (1998). Family and friend support for adolescents with diabetes. Analise Psicologica, 1, 101-113.
Wasserstein, S.B., & La Greca, A. M. (1998). Hurricane Andrew: Parental conflict as a moderator of children’s adjustment. Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences, 20, 212-224.
Roberts, M.C., Carlson, C., Friedman, R., La Greca, A. M., Lemanek, K., Schroeder, C., Erickson, M., Russ, S., Vargas, L., & Wohlford, P. (1998). A model for training psychologists to provide services to children and adolescents. Professional Psychology: Research and Practice, 29, 293-299.
La Greca, A. M., Silverman, W. K., & Wasserstein, S.B. (1998). Children’s predisaster functioning as a predictor of posttraumatic stress following Hurricane Andrew. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 66, 883-892.
La Greca, A. M. (1999). The Social Anxiety Scales for Children and Adolescents. The Behavior Therapist, 22, 133-136.
Prinstein, M. J., & La Greca, A. M. (1999). Linkages between mothers’ and children’s social competence, and associations with maternal adjustment. Journal of Clinical Child Psychology, 28, 197-210.
Motivala, S. J., Hurwitz, B. E., La Greca, A.M., Llabre, M. M., Marks, J. B., Skyler, J.S., & Schneiderman, N. (1999). Aberrant parasympathetic and hemodynamic function distinguishes a sub-group of psychologically distressed individuals with asymptomatic Type I diabetes mellitus. International Journal of Behavioral Medicine, 6,78-94.
Kuttler, A. F., La Greca, A. M., & Prinstein. M. J. (1999). Adolescents’ close friendships: Same- versus cross-sex friends. Journal of Research in Adolescence, 9, 339-366.
Glasgow, R., Fisher, E.B., Jr., Anderson, B.J., La Greca, A. M., Marrero, D.. Johnson, S. J., Rubin, R. R., & Cox, D. J. (1999). Behavioral science in diabetes: Contributions and opportunities. Diabetes Care, 22, 832-843. 11
La Greca, A. M. & Hughes, J. (1999). United we stand, divided we fall: The education and training of clinical child psychologists. Journal of Clinical Child Psychology, 28, 435-447.
Weems, C. F., Silverman, W. K., & La Greca, A. M. (2000). What do anxious children worry about? Worry and its relation to anxiety and anxiety disorders in children and adolescents. Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, 28, 63-72.
La Greca, A.M., & Bearman, K. J. (2000). Children with pediatric conditions – Can peers’ impressions be managed? And what about their friends? Journal of Pediatric Psychology, 25, 147-149.
Davis, C. L., Delamater, A. M., Shaw, K. H., La Greca, A. M., Eidson, M., Perez-Rodriguez, J., & Nemery, R. (2001). Brief report: Parenting styles, regimen adherence, and glycemic control in 4- to 10-year-old children with diabetes. Journal of Pediatric Psychology, 26, 123-129.
La Greca, A. M., Prinstein, M. J., & Fetter, M. (2001). Adolescent peer crowd affiliation: Linkages with health-risk behaviors and close friendships. Journal of Pediatric Psychology, 26, 131-143.
La Greca, A.M., & Bearman, K. J. (2001). If an apple a day keeps the doctor away, why is adherence so hard? Journal of Pediatric Psychology, 26, 279-282.
La Greca, A. M., Bearman, K. J., Delamater, A., Patino, A.M., Blumberg, M., Marks, J., Johnson, S.J., Shatz, D., & Anderson, B. (2001). Early life stress and disease among offspring and siblings of individuals with type 1 diabetes. Journal of Pediatric Endocrinology and Metabolism, 14, Supplement 2, 1 – 8.
Kuttler, A. F., Parker, J. G., & La Greca, A. M. (2002). Developmental and gender differences in preadolescents’ judgments of the veracity of gossip. Merrill Palmer Quarterly, 48, 105-132.
La Greca, A.M., Bearman, K. J., & Moore, H. (2002). Peer relations of youth with pediatric conditions and health risks: Promoting social support and healthy lifestyles. Journal of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics, 23, 1-10.
Bearman, K. J., & La Greca, A.M. (2002). Assessing friend support for diabetes care: The Diabetes Social Support Questionnaire – Friend Version. Journal of Pediatric Psychology, 27, 417-428.
La Greca, A.M., & Bearman, K.J. (2002). The Diabetes Social Support Questionnaire – Family Version: Evaluating adolescents’ diabetes-specific support from family members. Journal of Pediatric Psychology, 27, 665-676.
Prinstein, M. J. & La Greca, A. M. (2002). Peer crowd affiliation and internalizing distress in adolescence: A longitudinal follow-back study. Journal of Research on Adolescence, 12, 325-351.
Olivares, J., Garcia-Lopez, L.J., Hildago, M. D., La Greca, A.M., Turner, S.M., & Beidel, D.C. (2002). A pilot study on normative data for two social anxiety measures: The Social Phobia and Anxiety Inventory and the Social Anxiety Scale for Adolescents. International Journal of Clinical and Health Psychology, 2, 467-476.
Prinstein, M. J. & La Greca, A. M. (2004). Childhood rejection, aggression, and depression as predictors of adolescent girls’ externalizing and health risk behaviors: A six-year longitudinal study. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 72, 103-112.
Glickman, A.R., & La Greca, A.M. (2004). The Dating Anxiety Scale for Adolescents: Scale development and associations with adolescent functioning. Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, 33, 566-578. 12
Kuttler, A. F. & La Greca, A. M. (2004). Adolescents’ romantic relationships: Do they help or hinder close friendships? Journal of Adolescence, 27, 395-414.
La Greca, A.M. (2004). Reflections on the mentoring process. Journal of Pediatric Psychology, 29, 403- 404.
La Greca, A.M., & Harrison, H. W. (2005). Adolescent peer relations, Friendships and romantic relationships: Do they predict social anxiety and depression? Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, 34, 49-61.
Weinger, K., Butler, H.A., Welch, G.W., & La Greca, A.M. (2005). Measuring diabetes self-care: A psychometric analysis of the Self-Care Inventory with adults. Diabetes Care, 28, 1346-1352.
Anthony, J.L., Lonigan, C.J., Vernberg, E.M., La Greca, A.M., Silverman, W.K., & Prinstein, M.J. (2006). A multisample multitrauma cross-validation of a new model of childhood posttraumatic stress. Journal of Traumatic Stress, 6, 667-676.
Donnelly, W.O., Miller, A.C., Young, L., Jones, G., Reeve, C.C., & La Greca, A.M. (2006). Recreating home after disaster: Challenges for Katrina's kids. The Child, Youth, and Family Services Advocate, 23 (3), 1 – 3.
La Greca, A.M. (2007). Understanding the psychological impact of terrorism on youth: Moving beyond posttraumatic stress disorder. Clinical Psychology: Science and Practice, 14, 219-223.
Mackey, E.R., & La Greca, A.M. (2007). Adolescents’ eating, exercise, and weight control behaviors: Does peer crowd affiliation play a role? Journal of Pediatric Psychology, 32, 13-23.
La Greca, A.M., & Mackey, E.R. (2007). Adolescents’ anxiety in dating situations: Do friends and romantic partners contribute? Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, 36, 522-533.
Cohen, L. L., La Greca, A. M., Blount, R. L., Kazak, A. E., Holmbeck, G. N., & Lemanek, K. L. (2008). Evidence-based assessment in pediatric psychology. Journal of Pediatric Psychology, 33, 911-915.
Kaslow, N.J., Bollini, A.M., Druss, B., Glueckauf, R.L., Goldfrank, L.R., La Greca, A.M., Kelleher, K. J., Varela, E.R., Wang, S. H., Weinreb, L., & Zeltzer, L. (2008). Health care for the whole person: Research update. Professional Psychology: Research and Training, 38, 452-462.
Zhou, X., Xu, Q., Inglés, C. J., Hidalgo, M.D., & La Greca, A.M. (2008). Reliability and validity of the Chinese translation of the Social Anxiety Scale for Adolescents. Child Psychiatry and Human Development, 39, 185-200.
Mackey, E. R., & La Greca, A.M. (2008). Does this make me look fat? A model examining peer crowd and peer contributions to girls’ weight control behaviors. Journal of Youth in Adolescence, 37, 1097-1110.
Prinstein, M.J., & La Greca, A.M. (2009). Childhood depressive symptoms and adolescent cigarette use: A six-year longitudinal study controlling for peer relations correlates. Health Psychology, 28, 283-291.
La Greca, A.M., & Silverman, W.S. (2009). Treatment and prevention of posttraumatic stress reactions in children and adolescents exposed to disasters and terrorism: What is the evidence? Child Development Perspectives, 3, 4 – 10.
La Greca, A.M., Silverman, W.K., & Lochman, J.E. (2009). Moving beyond efficacy and effectiveness in child and adolescent intervention research. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 77, 373-382.
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Siegel, R., La Greca, A.M., & Harrison, H.M. (2009). Peer victimization and social anxiety in adolescents: Prospective and reciprocal relationships. Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 38, 1096-1109.
Lewin, A.B., La Greca, A.M., Geffken, G.R., Williams, L.B., Duke, D.C., Storch, E.A., & Silverstein, J.H. (2009). Validity and reliability of an adolescent and parent rating scale of type 1 diabetes adherence behaviors: The Self Care Inventory (SCI). Journal of Pediatric Psychology, 34, 999-1007.
Okajima, I., Fukuhara, Y., Yamada, S., Sakano, Y., & La Greca, A. M. (2009). Development and validation of a Japanese version of the social anxiety scale for children-revised (SASC-R) and the social anxiety scale for adolescents (SAS-A). Japanese Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 50, 457-468.
Hsin, O., La Greca, A.M., Valenzuela, J., Delamater, A., & Moine, C. (2010). Adherence and glycemic control among Hispanic youth with type 1 diabetes: Role of family involvement and acculturation. Journal of Pediatric Psychology, 35, 156-166. Doi: 10.1093/jpepsy/jsp045.
Yelland, C., Robinson, P., La Greca, A.M., Lock, C., Kokegei, B, Ridgway, V. & Lai, B. (2010). Bushfire impact on youth. Journal of Traumatic Stress, 23, 274-277.
Sawyer, M.G., Bittman, M., La Greca, A.M., Crettenden, A.D., Harchak, T.F., & Martin, J. (2010). Time demands of caring for children with autism: What are the implications for maternal mental health? Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 40, 620-628.
Valenzuela, J.M., Castro Fernandez, M., Hsin, O., Harris, M.A., Taylor, C., La Greca, A.M., & Delamater, A.M. (2010). Psychometric findings for a Spanish translation of the Diabetes Self-Management Profile (DSMP-Parent-Sp). Diabetes Care, 33, 3-8.
La Greca, A.M., Silverman, W.K., Lai, B., & Jaccard, J. (2010). Hurricane-related exposure experiences and stressors, other life events, and social support: Concurrent and prospective impact on children’s persistent posttraumatic stress symptoms. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 78, 794-805.
Rowe, C.L., La Greca, A.M., & Alexandersson, A. (2010). Family and individual factors associated with substance involvement and posttraumatic stress symptoms among adolescents in Greater New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 78, 806-817.
Ingles, C.J., La Greca, A.M., Marzo, J.C., Garcia-Lopez, L.J., & Garcia-Fernandez, J.M. (2010). Social Anxiety Scale for Adolescents: Factorial invariance and latent mean differences across gender and age in Spanish adolescents. Journal of Anxiety Disorders, 24, 847-855. DOI:10.1016/j.janxdis.2010.06.007
Sawyer, M., Bittman, M., La Greca, A., Crettenden, A., Borojevic, N., & Raghavendra, P., & Russo, R. (2011). Time demands of caring for children with cerebral palsy. What are the implications for maternal mental health? Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology, 53, 338-343.
Ortiz, C.D., Silverman, W.K., Jaccard, J., & La Greca, A.M. (2011). Children’s state anxiety in reaction to disaster media cues: A preliminary test of a multivariate model. Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy, 3, 157-164.
Valenzuela, J.M., La Greca, A.M., Hsin, O., Taylor, C., & Delamater, A.M. (2011). Prescribed regimen intensity in diverse youth with type 1 diabetes. Pediatric Diabetes, 12, 696-703.
Ranta, K., Junttila, N., Laakkonen, E., Uhmavaara, A., La Greca, A.M., & Niemi, P.M. (2012). Social Anxiety Scale for Adolescents (SAS-A): Measuring social anxiety among Finnish adolescents. Child Psychiatry and Human Development, 43, 574-591.
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Sawyer, M.G., Sawyer, A.C., La Greca, A.M. (2012). Help-seeking by young people with depressive disorders. The Prevention Researcher, 19, 11-14.
Lai, B.S., La Greca, A.M., Auslander, B.A, & Short, M.B. (2013). Children’s symptoms of posttraumatic stress and depression after a natural disaster: Comorbidity and risk factors. Journal of Affective Disorders, 146, 71-78.
Landoll, R.R., La Greca, A.M., & Lai, B. (2013). Aversive peer experiences on social networking sites: Development of the Social Networking-Peer Experiences Questionnaire. Journal of Research on Adolescence. 23, 695-705.
La Greca, A.M., Lai, B., Llabre, M.M., Silverman, W.K., Vernberg, E.M., & Prinstein, M.J. (2013). Children’s postdisaster trajectories of posttraumatic stress symptoms: Predicting chronic distress. Child and Youth Care Forum, 42, 351-359.
La Greca, A.M., Lai, B., Joorman, J., Auslander, B., & Short. M. (2013). Children's risk and resilience following a natural disaster: Genetic vulnerability, posttraumatic stress, and depression. Journal of Affective Disorders, 151, 860-867.
Lai, B.S., La Greca, A.M., & Llabre, M.M. (2014). Children’s sedentary activity after hurricane exposure. Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy, 6, 280-289.
Legerski, J.P., Greenhoot, A.F., Vernberg, E.M., La Greca, A.M., & Silverman, W.K. (2015). Longitudinal analysis of children’s internal states language and posttraumatic stress symptoms following a natural disaster. Applied Cognitive Psychology, 29, 91-103. DOI: 10.1002/acp.3081.
Llabre, M.M., Hadi, F., La Greca, A.M., & Lai, B.S. (2015). Psychological distress in young adults exposed to war-related trauma in childhood. Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, 44, 169-180. DOI:10.1080/15374416.2013.828295
La Greca, A.M., Ingles, C.J., Lai, B.S., & Marzo, J. C. (2015). Social Anxiety Scale for Adolescents: Factorial invariance across gender and age in Hispanic-American adolescents. Assessment, 22, 224-232. DOI: 10.1177/1073191114540749
Siegel, R.S., La Greca, A.M., Freeman, A., & Youngstrom, E.A. (2015). Peer relationship difficulties in adolescents with bipolar disorder. Child and Youth Care Forum, 44, 355-375.
Landoll, R. L., La Greca, A.M., Lai, B.S., Chan, S., & Herge, W. (2015). Cyber victimization by peers: Prospective associations with adolescent social anxiety and depressive symptoms. Journal of Adolescence, 42, 77-86.
Chan, S., & La Greca, A.M. (in press, 2015). Cyber victimization aggression: Are they linked with adolescent smoking and drinking? Child and Youth Care Forum. DOI: 10.1007/s10566-015-9318-x
Herge, W.M., La Greca, A.M., & Chan, S. R. (in press, 2015). Adolescent peer victimization and physical health problems. Journal of Pediatric Psychology. DOI: 10.1093/jpepsy/jsv050
La Greca, A.M., Comer, J., & Lai, B.S. (in press, 2015). Trauma and child health: An introduction to the special issue. Journal of Pediatric Psychology.
La Greca, A.M., Comer, J., & Lai, B.S. (in press, 2015). Relationships between trauma and child health: Commentary, concluding thoughts, and future directions. Journal of Pediatric Psychology.
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Ranta, K., La Greca, A.M., Kaltiala-Heino, R., & Marttunen, M. (in press, 2015). Social phobia and educational and interpersonal impairments in adolescents: A longitudinal study. Child Psychiatry and Human Development.
Taylor, C.T., La Greca, A.M., Valenzuela, J. M., Hsin, O., & Delamater, A.M. (in press, 2015). Satisfaction with the health care provider and regimen adherence in youth with Type 1 diabetes. Journal of Clinical Psychology in Medical Settings.
Garcia-Lopez, L.J., Saez-Castillo, A.J., Beidel, D., & La Greca, A.M. (in press, 2015). Brief measures to screen for social anxiety in adolescents. Journal of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics.
Murntaz, T., Haider, S.A., Malik, J.A., & La Greca, A.M. (under review). Cross-cultural evidence for the efficacy of the Self Care Inventory in measuring adherence to diabetes treatment. Journal of Pakistan Medical Association.
Delgado, B., Ingles, C.J., Garcia-Fernandez, J.M., Martinez-Monteagudo, La Greca, A.M., Hugon, M., & Marzo, J.C. (under review). Social Anxiety Scale for Adolescents (SAS-A) and School Anxiety Inventory (SAI): Factor structure, reliability, and convergent validity in French adolescents. Child Psychiatry and Human Development.
Danzi, B.A., & La Greca, A.M. (under review). DSM-IV, DSM-5, AND ICD-11: Identifying children with PTSD after disasters. Journal of Traumatic Stress.
CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS
A. INVITED PRESENTATIONS (Selected; Since 1995)
La Greca, A.M. (1995, April). Assessment in pediatric psychology. Florida Conference on Child Health Psychology, Gainesville, FL.
La Greca, A.M. (1996, February). Assessing adolescents’ supportive relationships: Examples from diabetes research. Stress and Coping Symposium, University of Miami.
La Greca, A.M. (1996, June). Family issues in the management of IDDM in children and adolescents. Presented in an invited symposium, American Diabetes Association, San Francisco.
La Greca, A.M. (1996, September). Writing and editing manuscripts for publication. Clinical Child Psychology Program, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS.
La Greca, A.M. (1996, October). Children and disasters: Current research issues. Clinical Child Psychology Program, University of Kansas. Lawrence, KS.
La Greca, A.M. (1996, October). Internalizing disorders of children and adolescents. Invited plenary presentation at the Kansas Conference in Clinical Child Psychology, Lawrence, KS.
La Greca, A.M. (1997, April). Family issues in childhood diabetes. Invited presentation at the International Society for Pediatric and Adolescent Diabetes (ISPAD), 6th International Course, Garda, Italy.
La Greca, A.M. (1997, May). Family and peer support in the management of children and adolescents with diabetes. Invited presentation in the Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Sophia Children’s Hospital, Erasmus University, Rotterdam, the Netherlands.
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La Greca, A.M. (1997, May). The role of the peers: Friends or foes? Invited presentation in the International Conference on Childhood Anxiety Disorders, University of Leiden, Leiden, Netherlands.
La Greca, A.M. (1997, August). Research in pediatric psychology: What’s hot, what’s not? Invited presentation for the 1997 Distinguished Research Contribution Award, for the Society of Pediatric Psychology. Presented at the meeting of the American Psychological Association, Chicago, IL.
La Greca, A. M. (1997, November). On the importance of incorporating developmental theory in clinical child training. Association for the Advancement of Behavior Therapy, Miami Beach, FL.
La Greca, A. M. (1998, February). Children and disasters: Lessons learned from Hurricane Andrew. Florida Emergency Medical Foundation, Orlando, FL.
La Greca, A. M. (1998, October). Adolescents’ adherence to medical regimens. Department of Psychiatry, Grand Rounds, Schneider Children’s Hospital, Long Island Jewish Medical Center, New Hyde Park, NY.
La Greca, A. M. (1999, March). Trauma and children: A conceptual model for understanding children’s reactions. Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA.
La Greca, A. M. (1999, June). I get by with some help from my family and friends: Adolescents’ support for diabetes care. American Diabetes Association, San Diego, CA.
La Greca, A.M. (1999, November). Social anxiety among adolescents: The SAS-A scale. Wyeth-Ayerst Research, San Francisco, CA.
La Greca. A.M. (2000, February). Children’s reactions in the aftermath of Hurricane Andrew. Institute of Trauma and Victimization. Nova Southeastern University, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida.
La Greca. A.M. (2000, April). Children’s reactions to trauma. Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK.
La Greca. A.M. (2000, April). Children and disasters: Implications for pediatric psychology. Southwest Conference on Child Health Psychology, Oklahoma City, OK.
La Greca, A. M. (2000, May). I get by with some help from my family and friends: Family and friend support for diabetes. Schneider’s Children’s Hospital, LI Jewish Medical Center, New Hyde Park, NY.
La Greca, A. M. (2000, September). Chair and Discussant. Psychosocial issues regarding offspring and siblings of persons with diabetes. 9th Beilinson-Sneider Symposium on Childhood Diabetes, Magaan, Israel.
La Greca, A.M. (2000, September). Early life stress and disease among offspring and siblings of individuals with Type 1 diabetes. 9th Beilinson-Schneider Symposium on Childhood Diabetes. Magaan, Israel.
La Greca, A. M. (2000, November). Adolescents’ support for diabetes care: The role of family and friends. Department of Pediatrics, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia.
La Greca, A. M. (2000, November). Family issues in the management of diabetes in children and adolescents Departments of Psychiatry and Pediatrics, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia.
La Greca, A.M. (2001, February). Recent findings on social anxiety among children and adolescents. Wyeth- Ayerst Research, San Juan, PR.
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La Greca, A.M. (2001, August). Prevention, health promotion, and peers. Presidential address for Division 54. American Psychological Association, San Francisco, CA.
La Greca, A.M. (2002, April). Helping America Cope: Overview of strategies for helping children cope with terrorism. Invited presentation, Center for Mental Health Services Mental Health Workshop, “Looking back, looking forward: Strategies for coping with disasters.” Washington, DC.
La Greca, A.M. (2002, September). Children’s reactions to disasters and terrorism: Translating research to practice. Keynote Address, Conference on Innovations in Disaster Mental Health, Psychology Disaster Mental Health Institute, Rapid City, SD.
La Greca, A.M. (2002, September). Helping children cope with disasters and terrorism. Books and Books, Coral Gables, FL.
La Greca, A.M. (2002, November). Resilience in children following disasters and terrorism: Putting “science” into “practice.” Keynote address for annual meeting of Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society, University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL.
La Greca, A.M. (2002, December). Keeping children safe program: Reducing children’s exposure to violence. Miami-Dade Public Schools, counselor training, Miami, FL.
La Greca, A.M. (2003, January). Some thoughts on accreditation and “emerging substantive specialties” in clinical psychology. Presentation and panel discussion for the annual meeting of the Council of University Directors of Clinical Training Programs, Charleston, SC.
La Greca, A.M. (2003, April). Impact of trauma on children: Implications from work on disasters and terrorism. Keynote address, Psychosocial Division, American Burn Association, Miami Beach, FL.
La Greca, A.M. (2003, April). Developmental aspects of social anxiety in youth. Presentation at the annual meeting of the American Burn Association, Miami Beach, FL.
La Greca, A.M. (2003, May). Children’s reactions to disasters and terrorism. Mailman Center for Child Development, Department of Pediatrics, University of Miami, Miami, FL.
La Greca, A.M. (2003, May). Children’s exposure to violence: Keeping children safe. Melissa Institute, 7th annual conference, “Trauma, children, and families.” Miami, FL.
La Greca, A.M. (2003, May). Children’s reactions to disasters and terrorism: Implications for treatment and prevention. Keynote address, Melissa Institute, 7th annual conference, “Trauma, children, and families.” Miami, FL.
La Greca, A.M. (2003, August). Reflections on the mentoring process. Award address for the Martin P. Levin Mentoring Award, Division 54, American Psychological Association, Toronto, CA.
La Greca, A.M. (2004, July). Children and trauma: Reactions and resilience. Invited award address in C.D. Spielberger (Chair), Spielberger EMPathy Symposium: Emotion, motivation, personality. Presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, Honolulu, HI.
La Greca, A.M. (2004, July). Invited Panelist. In M. J. Lutz (Chair), How to find and be a positive mentor in pediatric psychology. Presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, Honolulu, HI.
La Greca, A.M. (2005, April). Children and trauma: Reactions and resilience. Invited colloquium, Department of Psychology, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia. 18
La Greca, A.M. (2005, April). Peer influences on adolescent health risk behaviors. Grand rounds presentation, Department of Pediatrics, University of Adelaide, Women’s and Children’s Hospital, Adelaide, Australia.
La Greca, A.M. (2005, April). Children and trauma: Implications for intervention. Invited presentation, Department of Child and Family Mental Health, State of South Australia, Adelaide, Australia.
La Greca, A.M. (2005, April). Understanding children’s posttraumatic stress reactions. Invited colloquium, Department of Psychiatry, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia.
La Greca, A.M. (2005, September). After the Storm: Children’s reactions and resilience following trauma. Invited colloquium, Department of Psychology, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH.
La Greca, A.M. (2005, September). Assessing adolescents’ support for diabetes care. Invited colloquium, Department of Pediatrics, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH.
La Greca, A.M. (2005, October). Children and trauma: Reactions, resilience, and implications for treatment. Judge Baker Children’s Center, Harvard University, Boston, MA.
La Greca, A.M. (2006, March). Children and disasters: Implications for behavioral medicine. Invited symposium. In N. Anderson (Chair), Coping with Natural and Man-Made Disasters: The Role of Behavioral Medicine. Society of Behavioral Medicine, San Francisco.
La Greca, A.M. (2006, May). Helping children cope with disasters. Invited presentation, 20th Annual Florida Governor’s Hurricane Conference, Ft. Lauderdale, FL.
La Greca, A.M. (2006, May). Children and disasters: Reactions and resilience. Grand Rounds, Department of Pediatrics, University of Iowa School of Medicine, Iowa City, IA.
La Greca, A.M. (2006, May). The top ten: Lessons learned from disaster research. Invited colloquium, Department of Psychology, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA.
La Greca, A.M. (2006, August). Hurricanes' effects on children: What we know and what we need to know. Invited cross-cutting symposium, K. Lanning (Chair), Psychological Perspectives on Natural and Social Disasters. American Psychological Association, New Orleans.
La Greca, A.M. (2006, August). The journal editor’s perspective. In G. VandenBos (Chair), How to Publish Your Manuscript in APA Journals. American Psychological Association, New Orleans.
La Greca, A.M. (2006, October). After the Storm: The status of evidence-based treatments for children following disasters. Invited keynote address, Kansas Conference on Clinical Child Psychology, Lawrence, KS.
La Greca, A.M. (2007, March). Evidence based interventions for children following natural disasters and acts of terrorism: Is there evidence? Invited address, Banff Conference in Behavioral Sciences, Banff, Canada.
La Greca, A.M. (2007, November). Hurricanes, bushfires, and the events of 9/11/2001: The impact of disasters and terrorism on youth. Invited keynote address, Australian Psychiatric Research Society, Melbourne, Australia.
La Greca, A.M. (2007, November). The impact of disasters on children and adolescents: Lessons learned. Invited keynote address, Australian Rotary Health Research Fund Meeting, Melbourne, Australia.
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A. INVITED PRESENTATIONS (continued)
La Greca, A.M. (2007, November). The impact of disasters on children and adolescents: Lessons learned. Invited keynote address, Australian Rotary Health Research Fund Meeting, Adelaide, Australia.
La Greca, A.M. (2008, April). Lessons learned from natural disasters regarding youth and disasters. American Psychological Association, Task Force on Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Trauma in Children and Adolescents, Washington, DC.
La Greca, A.M. (2008, May). Editing and publishing in psychology. Department of Pediatrics, University of Miami, Miami, FL
La Greca, A.M. (2008, October). The impact of natural disasters on youth. Invited keynote address, National Center for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Boston, MA.
La Greca, A.M. (2008, December). After the storm: Intervening with youth following disasters. Invited address, 2008 Louisiana State University Annual Conference, Baton Rouge, LA.
La Greca, A.M. (2009, March). PTSD and trauma in children affected by disasters. Grand Rounds, Department of Child Psychiatry, Columbia University Medical Center, NY, NY.
La Greca, A.M. (2009, April). The impact of disasters on youth. University of Miami, Cooper Fellow Lecture Series, Coral Gables, FL.
La Greca, A.M. (2009, May). How to publish your paper in pediatric psychology. Department of Pediatrics, University of Miami, Miami, FL
La Greca, A.M. (2010, February). Issues of diversity in recruiting clinical students. Presented at the annual meeting of the Council of University Directors of Clinical Training, Orlando, FL.
La Greca, A.M. (2010, February). Training in clinical child psychology. Panel discussion at the annual meeting of the Council of University Directors of Clinical Training, Orlando, FL.
La Greca, A.M. (2010, July). Impact of disasters on youth: An overview. Presentation to Child Psychiatry Division, Women’s and Children’s Hospital, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia.
La Greca, A.M. (2010, July). Impact of disasters on youth: New directions and future issues. McLeod Research Fund Lecture, Grand Rounds, Departments of Pediatrics and Psychiatry, Women’s and Children’s Hospital, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia.
La Greca, A.M. (2010, September). Children and disasters. Pediatric Grand Rounds, Department of Pediatrics, Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami, Miami, FL.
La Greca, A.M. (2010, October). Peer victimization among children and adolescents. Miami-Dade Public Schools, Workshop for Mental Health Counselors, Miami, FL.
La Greca, A.M. (2010, November). Peer victimization in adolescence. Presented at the Child and Adolescent Anxiety Pre-Conference, Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies. San Francisco, CA.
La Greca, A.M. (2011, January). Training in clinical child psychology. Panel discussion at the annual meeting of the Council of University Directors of Clinical Training, San Diego, CA.
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La Greca, A.M. (2011, March). Helping children cope: Postdisaster interventions with youth. When disaster strikes: Trauma research, intervention, and treatment. Special program on trauma presented at the Anxiety Disorders Association of America, New Orleans, LA.
La Greca, A.M. (2011, April). Helping children cope in the aftermath of disasters. Psychiatry Grand Rounds, Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS.
La Greca, A.M. (2011, May). The human side of disasters. Presented in: The science before (and after) the storm. Rosenstiel School of Marine & Atmospheric Science, University of Miami, Miami, FL.
La Greca, A.M. (2011, November). Assessing functional disability in pediatric populations. Presented at the 1st International Congress in Italy of Pediatric Psychology, The planet of pediatric psychology: beyond the psychology at pediatrics. Palermo, Italy.
La Greca, A.M. (2011, November). Adherence and social support: Two critical issues in diabetes care. Presented at the 1st International Congress in Italy of Pediatric Psychology, The planet of pediatric psychology: beyond the psychology at pediatrics. Palermo, Italy.
La Greca, A.M. (2012, March). Children’s risk, resilience, and coping in the aftermath of disasters. Special Psychiatry Research Seminar, Department of Psychiatry, Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia.
La Greca, A.M. (2012, March). Understanding children’s reactions to disasters. Department of Psychology, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia.
La Greca, A.M. (2012, March). Peer victimization in adolescents: Current studies. Departments of Pediatrics and Psychiatry, Children’s and Women’s Hospital, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia.
La Greca, A.M. (2012, March). Peer victimization in adolescents: Current research and future directions. Department of Psychology, Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia.
La Greca, A.M. (2012, May). Peer victimization in adolescents. Departments of Psychology and Education, University of Turku, Turku, Finland.
La Greca, A.M. (2012, May). Peer victimization in adolescents: Current research. Department of Child Psychiatry, Tampere University, Tampere, Finland.
La Greca, A.M. (2012, May). Peer victimization in adolescents: Implications for intervention. Department of Psychology and Public Health, Tampere University; and Finland Psychological Association, Tampere, Finland.
La Greca, A.M. (2012, July). Scientist practitioner training in clinical child and pediatric psychology: International developments. In M. C Roberts (Chair), International trends in preparing clinical child and adolescent psychologists. Invited symposium presented at the International Congress of Psychology, Cape Town, SA.
La Greca, A.M. (2012, August). Impact of disasters on children’s health. Invited Address for APA Division 38 (Health Psychology). Annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, Orlando, FL.
La Greca, A. M. (2012, August). (Chair.) The impact of disasters on health: What do we know? What do we need to know? Invited symposium. International Congress of Behavioral Medicine, Budapest, Hungary.
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La Greca, A. M., Lai, B., & Herge, W. (2012, August). Natural disasters’ impact on children: Does it affect health and health behaviors? Invited presentation at the International Congress of Behavioral Medicine, Budapest, Hungary.
La Greca, A.M. (2012, September). Disasters and child health. Invited colloquium for the Annual Skelton Lecture Series in Health Psychology, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX.
La Greca, A.M. (2012, December). Children’s risk and resilience in the aftermath of disasters. Invited colloquium, University of Houston, Houston, TX.
La Greca, A.M. (2013, January). Training models for graduate programs in clinical child and adolescent psychology. Invited chair for discussion panel at the annual meeting of the Council of University Directors of Clinical Programs, Austin, TX.
La Greca, A.M. (2013, February). Peer victimization in adolescents: Recent findings and implications. Invited colloquium, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR.
La Greca, A.M. (2013, February). Children’s risk and resilience in the aftermath of disasters. Invited colloquium, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR.
La Greca, A.M. (2013, March). The impact of disasters on youth: Risk, resilience, and intervention. Keynote talk, Niagara in Miami Conference on Evidence-Based Approaches for Child and Adolescent Mental Health, Miami, FL.
La Greca, A.M. (2013, April). Beyond PTSD: The impact of disasters on children. Invited talk, Biennial International Conference on Innovations in Health Psychology, Aitutaki, Cook Islands.
La Greca, A.M. (2013, May). The impact of disasters on youth: Implications for Prevention. Keynote talk, Annual Conference of the Melissa Institute for Violence Prevention and Treatment, Miami, FL.
La Greca, A.M. (2014, August). Risk, resilience, and internalizing problems in youth. Invited presentation for the Society of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology (APA, Division 53) Distinguished Career Award, Washington, DC.
La Greca, A.M. (2015, February). Trauma and resilience in youth: Lessons learned from natural disasters. Seventh Annual Mental and Behavioral Health Symposium, Baptist Health, Miami, Fl.
La Greca, A.M. (2015, October). Peer victimization and adolescent mental health: Current findings and implications for intervention. Child and Adolescent Colloquium Series, Center for Children and Families, Florida International University, Miami, Fl.
B. CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS (Peer-Reviewed, since 1995)
Davis, C. Delamater, A. Shaw, K. La Greca, A.M. Eidson, M. Perez-Rodriguez, J. & Nemery, R. (1995). Parenting styles, regimen adherence, and glycemic control. Society of Behavioral Medicine, March.
Prinstein, M. J. & La Greca, A. M. (1995). Coping assistance as a factor in children’s recovery after Hurricane Andrew. Society for Research in Child Development, Indianapolis, April.
Prinstein, M. J. & La Greca, A. M. (1995). Children’s coping assistance after Hurricane Andrew. American Psychological Association, NY, NY, August.
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Vincent, N., Lopez, N., & La Greca, A. M. (1995). Adolescents’ social anxiety: Stability over time and association with peer relationship. Association for Advancement of Behavior Therapy, Washington, DC, November.
La Greca, A. M., Prinstein, M. J., Vincent, N., Fetter, M., & Lopez, N (1995). Peer relations and friendship support as predictors of adolescent girls’ adjustment: A prospective study. Association for Advancement of Behavior Therapy, Washington, DC, November.
La Greca, A. M., Silverman, W.K., Vernberg, E. M., & Prinstein, M. J. (1995). Symptoms of posttraumatic stress in children following Hurricane Andrew: A prospective study. Association for Advancement of Behavior Therapy, Washington, DC, November.
Lumpkin, P. Prinstein, M., La Greca, A.M., & Silverman, W.K. (1995). The effects of high and low levels of exposure to hurricane events on symptoms of posttraumatic stress in children over time. Association for Advancement of Behavior Therapy, Washington, DC, November.
Fisher, E. B., Jr., Hughes, C. R., & La Greca, A.M. (1996). Prospective evaluation of source and style of social support in depression among diabetic adults. Fourth International Congress of Behavioral Medicine, Washington, DC, March.
Davis, C.L., Delamater, A., Shaw, K., La Greca, A.M., Eidson, M., Perez-Rodrigues, J., & Nemery, R. (1996). Parenting styles, regimen adherence, and glycemic control in children with diabetes. Fourth International Congress of Behavioral Medicine, Washington, DC, March.
Motivala, S. J., Hurwitz, B. E., La Greca, A.M., Skyler, J.S., & Schneiderman, N. (1996). Diminished parasympathetic cardiac input predicts differences in psychosocial functioning. Fourth International Congress of Behavioral Medicine, Washington, DC, March.
Prinstein, M.J., Fetter, M. D., & La Greca, A.M. (1996). Can you judge adolescents by the company they keep? Peer group membership, substance use, and risk-taking behavior. Society for Research in Adolescence, Boston, March.
Flam, A. H., La Greca, A.M., & Prinstein, M.J. (1996). Adolescents’ close friends: Same versus cross-sex friendships. Society for Research in Adolescence, Boston, March.
Thompson, K. M., Shaw, K. H., Broman, M. E., Lage, O. G., Friedman, L. B., & La Greca, A.M. (1996). Family and peer support for adolescents with a chronic disease. Society for Research in Adolescence, Boston, March.
Lancellota, G.X., La Greca, A.M., Morales, S., Restrepo, A., & Wenger, A. (1996). Can diabetes summer camp really make a difference? Southwest Conference in Pediatric Psychology, Ft. Worth, Texas, April.
La Greca, A. M., Lopez, N., Prinstein, M., & Vincent, N. (1996). Assessing social anxiety in adolescents. Presented at the 17th International Conference of the Stress and Anxiety Research Society, Graz, Austria, July.
La Greca, A. M., Silverman, W. K., Vernberg, E.M, & Prinstein, M. J. (1996). A prospective study of posttraumatic stress in children following Hurricane Andrew. Presented at the 17th International Conference of the Stress and Anxiety Research Society, Graz, Austria, July.
La Greca, A.M. (1996). Discussant. In E. M. Vernberg (Chair), Evaluating postdisaster interventions with children. Presented at the American Psychological Association meeting, Toronto, CA, August.
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Motivala, S. J., Hurwitz, B. E., La Greca, A.M., Skyler, J.S., & Schneiderman, N. (1996). Diminished parasympathetic cardiac input predicts differences in psychosocial functioning. Fourth Annual Proceeding of the International Congress of Behavioral Medicine, (pp. AD3), Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Thompson, K. M., La Greca, A.M., & Shaw, K. H. (1996). Family and friend support to lower-income, ethnically diverse adolescents with diabetes. Kansas Conference in Clinical Child Psychology, Lawrence, KS, October.
Prinstein, M. J., & La Greca, A.M. (1996). Mothers’ psychological functioning and recollections of their own childhood peer experiences as predictors of children’s social competence. Kansas Conference in Clinical Child Psychology, Lawrence, KS, October.
Wasserstein, S.B., La Greca, A. M., & Greenfield, D. B. (1996). Subtypes of social withdrawal: Associated behavioral and cognitive functioning in a preschool setting. Association for the Advancement of Behavior Therapy, NY, NY, November.
Lopez, N. N., & La Greca, A. M. (1996). It’s all in the family: Social support, ethnicity, and adolescents’ substance use. Association for the Advancement of Behavior Therapy, NY, NY, November.
Prinstein, M. J., & La Greca, A. M. (1996). Like mother, like child? Linkages between mothers’ and children’s social competence. Association for the Advancement of Behavior Therapy, NY, November.
Delamater, A., Shaw, K., Davis, C., La Greca, A.M., Eidson, M., Perez-Rodrigues, J., & Nemery, R. (1997). Parenting styles and regimen adherence in children with diabetes mellitus. Annual meeting of the Society of Behavioral Medicine, San Diego, CA, March.
Fisher, E. B., Jr., Bickle, C., Harber, K., Hughes, C. R., Jeffe, D. L., Kahl, L., & La Greca, A.M. (1997). Severity influences utility of nondirective and directive social support. Annual meeting of the Society of Behavioral Medicine, San Diego, CA, March.
Kuttler, A. F., La Greca, A. M., & Parker, J. (1997). Preadolescents’ judgments of the acceptability of gossip. Society for Research in Child Development, Washington, DC, April.
Prinstein, M. J., & La Greca, A.M. (1997). Social competence development: Role of mothers' social management behavior during children's social contacts. Society for Research in Child Development, DC, April.
Prinstein, M.J. & La Greca, A.M. (1997). Linkages between maternal social competence and mothers' management of their children's social contacts. Society for Research in Child Development, Washington, DC, April.
Thompson, K. M., La Greca, A.M., & Shaw, K. H. (1997). Ethnic differences in family and friend support adolescents with diabetes. Florida Conference in Child Health Psychology. Gainesville, FL, April.
La Greca, A. M., & Hughes, J. (1997). Education and training needs of psychologists for emerging practice models. In D. J. Tharinger (Chair), Professional child and adolescent psychology: Responding to the needs of children and youth. American Psychological Association, Chicago, IL, August.
La Greca, A. M. (1997). Open forum: Recognition of outstanding contributions to services to children, youth, and families. American Psychological Association, Chicago, IL, August.
Kuttler, A.F., La Greca, A. M. & Parker, J. (1997). Developmental and gender differences in preadolescents’ judgments of the veracity of gossip. American Psychological Association, Chicago, IL, August.
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B. CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS (Peer-Reviewed, since 1995)
Ginsburg, G. S., La Greca, A. M., & Silverman, W. K. (1997a). Social anxiety in children with anxiety disorders: Linkages with social and emotional functioning. Association for the Advancement of Behavior Therapy, Miami Beach, FL, November.
Ginsburg, G. S., La Greca, A. M., & Silverman, W. K. (1997b). Social anxiety in adolescents with anxiety disorders: Utility of the Social Anxiety Scale for Adolescents. Association for the Advancement of Behavior Therapy, Miami Beach, FL, November.
Shiloff, K, Kuttler A. F., & La Greca, A. M. (1997). Social anxiety and dysfunctional attitudes in individuals with disordered eating patterns. Association for the Advancement of Behavior Therapy, Miami Beach, FL, November.
Weems, C. F., Silverman, W. K., La Greca, A., Rudolf, J., Cutler, A. & Hammond-Laurence, K. (1997). What do anxious children worry about? Worries and their relation to anxiety disorders in children and adolescents. Association for the Advancement of Behavior Therapy, Miami Beach, FL, November.
Kuttler, A. H., & La Greca, A. M. (1998). The role of dating relationships in adolescent adjustment and social competence. Society for Research in Adolescence, San Diego, CA, February.
La Greca, A. M., & Shiloff, N. (1998). Social anxiety in adolescents: Agreement between parent and teen. Society for Research in Adolescence, San Diego, CA, February.
Prinstein, M. J., & La Greca, A. M., & Shiloff, N. (1998). Adolescents’ peer groups and friendships: Are they one and the same? Society for Research in Adolescence, San Diego, CA, February.
La Greca, A. M. (1998). Training needs of psychologists working with children, youth, and families: Implications for emerging practice models. In D. J. Tharinger (Chair), Task Force on Professional child and adolescent psychology, American Psychological Association, San Franciso, CA. August.
La Greca, A. M. (1998). Chair, Invited Address: Risk-taking, knowledge, and adolescents’ risk for HIV infection Committee on Children, Youth, and Families. American Psychological Association, San Franciso, CA, August.
La Greca, A. M. (1998). Discussant. In K. Vannatta (Chair), Impact of pediatric chronic illness on peer relationships: Therapeutic implications of data from over 270 teachers and 5500 peers. Association for the Advancement of Behavior Therapy, Washington, DC, November.
La Greca, A. M., Bearman, K. J., Greco, P. J., Spetter, D., Auslander, W., & Fisher, E.B. (1999). Adolescents with diabetes: Do teens and parents agree on what is supportive? Florida Conference on Child Health Psychology, University of Florida, Gainesville, April.
Bearman, K. J., La Greca, A. M., Greco, P. J., Spetter, D., Auslander, W., & Fisher, E.B. (1999). Family support of diabetes care: How often does it really happen? Florida Conference on Child Health Psychology, University of Florida, Gainesville, April.
Shiloff, N., & La Greca, A. M. (1999). Adolescent-maternal agreement on internalizing problems: The effects of family factors. Society for Research in Child Development, Albuquerque, NM, April.
Prinstein, M. J., & La Greca, A. M. (1999). Internalizing distress and peer crowd affiliation in children and adolescents: A longitudinal study. Society for Research in Child Development, Albuquerque, NM, April.
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Kuttler, A. F., & La Greca, A. M. (1999). Adolescent dating relationships: Linkages with psychological adjustment and relationships with family and close friends. Society for Research in Child Development, Albuquerque, NM, April.
Davis. C. L., Delamater, A. M., La Greca, A. M., Shaw, K., Eidson., M. S., Perez-Rodriquez, J., & Nemery, R. (1999). Parental warmth and strictness, regimen adherence, and glycemic control in childhood diabetes. American Diabetes Association, San Diego, CA, June.
Hughes, J. N., & La Greca, A. M. (1999). Strategies to prepare psychologists to better serve children and families. In R. M. Friedman (chair), Serving children and families: Changing needs, roles and opportunities. American Psychological Association, Boston, MA, August.
Prinstein, M. J., & La Greca, A. M. (1999). Internalizing distress and peer crowd affiliation in children and adolescents: A longitudinal study. Association for the Advancement of Behavior Therapy, Toronto, Canada, November.
La Greca, A.M. (1999). A conceptual model for predicting children’s reactions to trauma. Presentation at the 15th Annual Meeting of the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies, Miami, FL, November.
Glickman, A., La Greca, A. M., & Kuttler, A.F. (2000). Adolescent dating anxiety: Scale development and associations with adolescent functioning. Society for Research in Adolescence, Chicago, IL, April.
Kuttler, A.F., La Greca, A. M., & Glickman, A (2000). Adolescent girls romantic relationships: Linkages with close friendships and peer networks. Society for Research in Adolescence, Chicago, IL, April.
Bearman, K. J., & La Greca, A. M. (2000). Developmental differences in social support for adolescents with chronic disease. Society for Research in Adolescence, Chicago, IL, April.
Luss, L., La Greca, A. M., Johnson, S.L., & Fernandez, M. I. (2000). The role of social support, sensation seeking, and alcohol use in predicting sexual behavior among adolescent girls. Society for Research in Adolescence, Chicago, IL, April.
Markus, J., Mundy, P., La Greca, A.M., Bolger, K., & Meyer, B. (2000). Children with Asperger Syndrome exhibit elevated social anxiety and reduced social competence. American Psychological Society, Miami Beach, FL, June.
La Greca, A., Johnson, S., Delamater, A., Anderson, B., Bearman, K., Patino, A.M., Blumberg, M., Marks, J., Schatz, D., & Ricker, A. (2000). Environmental stress and infectious disease: Do they predict ICA status among youths participating in DPT-1? American Diabetes Association, San Antonio, TX, June.
La Greca, A., Johnson, S., Delamater, A., Anderson, B., Bearman, K., Patino, A.M., Blumberg, M., Marks, J., Schatz, D., & Ricker, A. (2000). Environmental stress and infectious disease: Do they predict ICA status among adults participating in DPT-1? American Diabetes Association, San Antonio, TX, June.
Luss, L., La Greca, A. M., Bearman, K.J., Johnson, S.L., & Fernandez, M. I. (2000). Depression, alcohol use, and sexual behavior in college-age women. American Psychological Association, Washington, DC, August.
La Greca, A. (2000). Discussant. Training issues for pediatric psychology in the 21st Century. American Psychological Association, Washington, DC, August.
La Greca, A. M. (2000). Discussant. Symposium: Impact of pediatric chronic illness on peer relationships. American Psychological Association, Washington, DC, August.
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Perez, L., Kuttler, A. F., & La Greca, A.M. (2000). Social anxiety among children and adolescents. Wyeth- Ayerst Research, Orlando, November.
La Greca, A. M., Thompson, K., & Bearman, K. J. (2000). The role of family and peer support in diabetes care: Findings from multicultural samples. International Congress of Behavioral Medicine, Brisbane, Australia, November.
La Greca, A. M. (2000). Chair and Discussant. Social support in pediatric conditions. International Congress of Behavioral Medicine, Brisbane, Australia, November.
La Greca, A. M., & Bearman, K. J. (2000). The diabetes social support questionnaire: A new measure of family support for adolescents with diabetes. International Congress of Behavioral Medicine, Brisbane, Australia, November.
Devieux, J., Jennings, T., Sanchez, M., La Greca, A. M., Kalichman, S., & Malow, R. (2001). Substance abusing adolescents at varying levels of HIV risk: Implications for HIV prevention services. American College of Preventive Medicine, Miami, FL, February.
La Greca, A.M. (2001). Social anxiety in adolescents: When is it normal? When is it pathological? In T. Ollendick (Chair), Current updates on social anxiety. Presented at the Anxiety Disorder Association of America, Atlanta, GA, March.
Glickman, A.R., & La Greca, A.M. (2001). The Dating Anxiety Scale for Adolescents: Relations to dating status and self-perceptions. Presented at the Society of Research in Child Development, Minneapolis, MN, April.
Moore, H., & La Greca, A. M. (2001). Adolescent girls’ peer crowd affiliation: Relations to social-psychological adjustment. Presented at the Society of Research in Child Development, Minneapolis, MN, April.
Kuttler, A.F, & La Greca, A.M. (2001). The importance of cross-sex friendships in the development of romantic relationships. Presented at the Society of Research in Child Development, Minneapolis, MN, April.
Bearman, K.J, La Greca, A.M., Glickman, A.R., & Kuttler, A. F. (2001). Adolescents with asthma: Are they at social risk? Presented at the Florida Conference on Child Health, Gainseville, FL, April.
Wilson, KJ., Bearman, K.J., La Greca, A. M., Silverman, W. K., Thevenin, D., & Thompson, J. (2001). Female youth with gastrointestinal problems: Ethnic differences in self reported anxiety. Presented at the Florida Conference on Child Health, Gainseville, FL, April.
La Greca, A.M. (2001). Discussant. In H. Reith (Chair), Reframing literacy instruction based on collaborative research between researchers and classroom practitioners. International Conference on Special Education, Antalya, Turkey, June.
Bearman, K., La Greca, A.M., Patino, A.M., & Delamater, A. (2001). Role of peer support in multicultural adolescents’ diabetes care. Poster presented at the American Psychological Association, San Francisco, California, August.
Glickman, A.R., Moore, H.W., & La Greca, A.M. (2001). Peer crowd affiliation and adolescent dating experiences. Poster presented at the American Psychological Association, San Francisco, California, August.
La Greca, A.M. (2001). Discussant. In A. Delamater (Chair), Evidenced-Based Interventions in Pediatric Psychology. Symposium presented at the American Psychological Association, San Francisco, California, August.
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B. CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS (Peer-Reviewed, since 1995)
La Greca, A.M. (2001). Chair. Focus on Prevention. Invited address presented at the American Psychological Association, San Francisco, California, August.
La Greca, A.M. (2001). Chair. Lee Salk Distinguished Service Award and Martin P. Levin Award. Presented at the American Psychological Association, San Francisco, California, August.
La Greca, A.M. (2001). Discussant. In T. Power & A. Kazak (Co-chairs), Managing and Preventing Children’s Health Problems – A Multisystemic Interdisciplinary Approach. Symposium presented at the American Psychological Association, San Francisco, California, August.
La Greca, A.M., Kuttler, A.F., Perez, L.M., & Shiloff, N. (2001). Social Anxiety Scale for Adolescents – Parent Version: Factors and Psychometrics. Poster presented at the American Psychological Association, San Francisco, California, August.
Patino, A.M., Delamater, A., Luna-Pinto, C., Miloslavich, K., & La Greca, A.M. (2001). Risk perception and regimen adherence in ethnically diverse diabetic youth. Poster presented at the American Psychological Association, San Francisco, California, August.
Perez, L.M., Kuttler, A.F., & La Greca, A.M. (2001). Social Anxiety Scale for Adolescents – Parent Version: Developing clinical cutoffs. Poster presented at the American Psychological Association, San Francisco, California, August.
Wilson, K.J., Bearman, K., La Greca, A.M., Silverman, W., Thevenin, D., & Thompson, R. (2001). Youth with gastrointestinal problems: Anxiety, somatic complaints, and disease severity. Poster presented at the American Psychological Association, San Francisco, California, August.
Glickman, A.R., & La Greca, A.M. (2001). Adolescent dating anxiety. In M.J. Prinstein (Chair), Peer relationship, social anxiety, and developmental psychopathology. Association for the Advancement of Behavior Therapy, Philadelphia, PA, November.
La Greca, A.M., & Moore, H. (2002). Peer crowd affiliation and adolescents’ sexual behavior. In M. J. Prinstein & C. S. Meade (Co-Chairs), Peer relationships and adolescent sexual behavior. Society for Research on Adolescence, New Orleans, LA, April.
Moore, H., & La Greca, A.M. (2002). Adolescent relationship characteristics and contraceptive use. Society for Research on Adolescence, New Orleans, LA, April.
Glickman, A., La Greca, A.M., & Perez, L.M. (2002). Children’s exposure to community violence: Predicting externalizing behaviors. Presented at the American Psychological Association, Chicago, IL, August.
La Greca, A.M., Glickman, A., Perez, L.M., & Silverman, W. K. (2002). Children exposed to community violence: Risk and protective factors. American Psychological Association, Chicago, IL. August.
Sampilo, M.L., La Greca, A.M., Perez, L.M., & Glickman, A (2002). Children’s perception of safety and their neighborhoods. Presented at the American Psychological Association, Chicago, IL, August.
Villa, M., La Greca, A.M., Glickman, A. & Perez, L.M. (2002). Parental monitoring and children’s exposure to violence and sexuality on television. Presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, Chicago, IL, August.
La Greca, A.M., & Gurwitch, R. (2002). Resilience in children exposed to terrorism. In Ronald F. Levant (Chair), Symposium, Psychology Responds to Terrorism. American Psychological Association, Chicago, August. 28
La Greca, A.M. (2002). Children exposed to disasters and terrorism: Risk and resilience. In L. Siegel (Chair), Symposium, Children who survive traumatic events: Treatment and public policy implications. Presented at the annual convention of the American Psychological Association, Chicago, August.
Gurwitch, R., & La Greca, A.M. (2002). Terrorist events: Special considerations with children. Presented at the annual convention of the American Psychological Association, Chicago, August.
Moore, H.W., Bearman, K.J., & La Greca, A.M. (2002). Peer crowd affiliation and weight in adolescence. Presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, Chicago, IL.
La Greca, A.M. (2002). Discussant. In C.F. Saylor (Chair), Children and September 11: Interdisciplinary perspectives on preparation, needs and services. Presented at the annual convention of the American Psychological Association, Chicago, August
Bearman, K.J., Moore, H.W., & La Greca, A.M. (2002). Adolescent peer crowds: Is substance use linked with depressive symptoms? Presented at the annual convention of the American Psychological Association, Chicago, IL.
La Greca, A. M., & Moore, H. (2002). Adolescents’ health risk behaviors: Do peers matter? In A.M. La Greca (Chair), Current issues in adolescent health: Quality of life and health risk behaviors. Symposium presented at the International Congress of Behavioral Medicine, Helsinki, Finland, August.
La Greca, A. M., Prinstein, M. J., & Fetter, M. (2002). Adolescents’ peer relations: Linkages with health risk behaviors. Seventh International Congress of Behavioral Medicine, Helsinki, Finland, August.
La Greca, A.M., Glickman, A., & Perez, L. (2002, October) Keeping Children Safe: Helping children cope with reactions to community violence. Presented at the Kansas Conference on Clinical Child Psychology, Lawrence, KS.
Sampilo, M.L., La Greca, A.M., Perez, L.M., & Glickman, A (2002). Children’s perceptions of safety and their neighborhoods. Presented at the invitational working conference of the American Psychological Association and National Institute for General Medical Sciences Project to Increase Minority Participation in the Biomedical and Behavioral Sciences, Washington D.C., November.
Bearman, K.J., La Greca, A.M., McCullough, J., Grus, C., Talmaciu, I., & Piedimonte, G. (2003). Social anxiety in children with asthma. Presented at the 99th International Conference of the American Thoracic Society, Seattle, WA, May.
Alpert, J., Brown, E., Diffy, D., Gurwitch, R., La Greca, A.M., & Schreiber, M. (2003). APA Task force on resilience: Children and families. Presented at the annual convention of the American Psychological Association, Toronto, CA, August.
Silverman, W.K., La Greca, A.M., & Ortiz, C. (2003). Developing a screen to identify children for inclusion in a resilience building program. International Traumatic Stress Society, Chicago, IL, October.
Bailey, L.D. & La Greca, A.M. (2003). Perceptions of adolescents' friendships and their relationship to psychosocial adjustment. Association for the Advancement of Behavior Therapy, Boston, MA.
La Greca, A.M. (2003). Discussant. In K.S. Flanagan (Chair), The interface between peer relations and social anxiety: What’s there to worry about and what can we do? Presented at the Association for the Advancement of Behavior Therapy, Boston, MA.
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La Greca, A.M., Glickman, A.R., & Perez, L.M. (2003). Keeping children safe: A program to help children cope with community violence events. Association for the Advancement of Behavior Therapy, Boston, MA.
La Greca, A.M., Moore, H.W., Glickman, A.R., & Perez, L.M. (2003). Risk and protective factors in children’s reactions to traumatic events: Peer victimization and community violence as examples. Presented at the Association for the Advancement of Behavior Therapy, Boston, MA.
Moore, H.W. & La Greca, A.M. (2003). Ethnic differences in the relationship between peer crowd affiliation and adolescent girls' social-psychological adjustment. Presented at the Association for the Advancement of Behavior Therapy, Boston, MA.
Race, E., & La Greca, A.M. (2003). Somatic symptoms in children exposed to community violence. Presented at the Association for the Advancement of Behavior Therapy, Boston, MA.
Sampilo, M.L, La Greca, A.M., Perez, L.M., & Glickman, A.R. (2003). Children’s perceptions of safety in their neighborhoods and schools. Presented at the Association for the Advancement of Behavior Therapy, Boston, MA.
La Greca, A.M., Moore, H. W., & Glickman, A.R. (2004). The quality of adolescents’ close friendships and romantic relationships: Implications for social and dating anxiety. In K. Ziff & D. Nangle (Chairs), Adolescent social competence. Symposium presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research on Adolescence, Baltimore, March.
Moore, H. W., & La Greca, A.M. Adolescents’ peer relationships: Implications for depressive symptoms. Poster presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research on Adolescence, Baltimore, March.
Lang, E., La Greca, A.M., Moore, H., Race, E., & Bailey, L. (2004). Adolescent peer crowd affiliation and sex risk behaviors. Presented at the National Conference on Child Health Psychology. Charleston, SC, April.
Race, E., La Greca, A.M., & Bauza, J. (2004). Family pressures to be thin: Does this affect girls eating behaviors? Presented at the National Conference on Child Health Psychology. Charleston, SC, April.
Race, E., La Greca, A.M., & Gonzales, E. (2004). Adolescent girls’ attitudes toward their appearance: Do peers play a role? Presented at the National Conference on Child Health Psychology. Charleston, SC, April.
La Greca, A.M. (2004). Exposure to violence: Who is resilient? Who is at risk? In R. H. Gurwitch (Chair), Trauma risk factors and resilience: Making connections. Presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, Honolulu, HI, July.
Bailey, L.D., La Greca, A.M., & Arroyo. A. (2004). Adolescent peer crowds and perceptions of close friendships. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, Honolulu, HI, July.
Race, E.M., La Greca, A. M., & Kolinski, N. (2004). Eating problems among Latina adolescents: Do peers matter? Poster presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, Honolulu, HI, July.
Silverman, W.K., & La Greca, A.M. (2004). Identifying children at risk for trauma reactions. In R. H. Gurwitch (Chair), Trauma risk factors and resilience: Making connections. Presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, Honolulu, HI, July.
La Greca, A.M. (2004). (Chair), Quality of life for pediatric populations: Recent innovations and current findings. Symposium presented at the International Congress of Behavioral Medicine, Mainz, Germany, August.
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B. CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS (Peer-Reviewed, since 1995)
La Greca, A.M., & Race, E. M. (2004). Exposure to community violence: Does it affect children’s health? Presented at the International Congress of Behavioral Medicine, Mainz, Germany, August.
Race, E.M., & La Greca, A.M. (2004). Ethnicity, pressures to be thin, and eating behaviors: Are these predictive of adolescent girls’ health-risk behaviors? Presented at the International Congress of Behavioral Medicine, Mainz, Germany, August.
Bailey, L.D. & La Greca, A. M. (2004). Understanding adolescents' in-school and nonschool friendships: Ethnic and gender differences. Presented at the Kansas Conference in Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, Lawrence, Kansas, October.
La Greca, A.M. & Harrison, H. M. (2004). Peer crowds, peer victimization, best friendships, and romantic relationships: Do they contribute to adolescent distress? Paper presented at the Kansas Conference in Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, Lawrence, Kansas, October.
Race, E. & La Greca, A. (2004). Is adolescents’ peer crowd identification related to eating and exercise behaviors? Poster presented at the Kansas Conference in Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, Lawrence, Kansas, October.
La Greca, A.M., Race, E., Harrison, H.M., & Bailey, L.D. (2004). Ethnic minority adolescents: Weight concerns, eating and exercise, and friends’ behavior. Poster presented at the Kansas Conference in Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, Lawrence, Kansas, October.
La Greca, A.M., Harrison, H.M., Bailey, L.D., & Race, E. (2004). Is dating in adolescence hazardous to health? Cigarette, marijuana, and alcohol use among ethnically diverse adolescents. Poster presented at the Kansas Conference in Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, Lawrence, Kansas, October.
Epkins, C.C., La Greca, A.M., & Stednitz, J. N. (2004). An initial examination of the Social Anxiety Scale for Children-Revised/Parent Version (SASC-R/Parent) in community, school, and clinic samples. Presented at the Association for the Advancement of Behavior Therapy, New Orleans, LA, November.
Vernberg, E.M., La Greca, A.M., Silverman, W.K., & Prinstein, M.J. (2004). The Hurricane Related Traumatic Exposure (HURTE) Measure: Scale refinement and psychometric analyses. Presented at the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies, New Orleans, LA, November.
Bailey, L.D., & La Greca, A. M. (2005). Children’s exposure to community violence: The role of coping assistance from significant others. Presented at the Association for Behavior and Cognitive Therapy, Washington, DC, November.
Hsin, O., La Greca, A.M., & Miller, K.B. (2005). Diabetes Social Support Questionnaire – Parent Version: Do adolescents and parents agree on supportive family behaviors? Paper presented at the Association for Behavior and Cognitive Therapy, Washington, DC, November.
Mackey, E.R, & La Greca, A.M. (2005). Adolescents’ peer crowd affiliations: Which teens are at risk for eating and exercise problems? Paper presented in a symposium at the Association for Behavior and Cognitive Therapy, Washington, DC, November.
Siegel, R, & La Greca, A.M. (2005). Feelings of anxiety in dating and heterosocial situations: Do friends and romantic partners contribute? Paper presented at the Association for Behavior and Cognitive Therapy, Washington, DC, November.
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La Greca, A.M., & Harrison, H.M. (2005). Peer victimization, best friendships, and romantic relationships: Do they contribute to the development of social anxiety among adolescents? Paper presented in a symposium at the Association for Behavior and Cognitive Therapy, Washington, DC, November.
La Greca, A.M. (2006, March). Discussant. In C.E. Ievers-Landis (Chair), Advances in pediatric behavioral medicine: Evidenced-based interventions. Society of Behavioral Medicine, San Francisco.
Valenzuela, J., Castro, M., Moine, C., Sanchez, J., La Greca, A.M., & Delamater, A.M. (2006, June). Predicting regimen prescriptions for youth with type 1 diabetes. Presented at the American Diabetes Association, Washington, DC.
Rowe, C. L., Liddle, H. A., Dakof, G. A., & La Greca, A. (2006, August). Family-based drug services for young disaster victims. NIDA panel presentation, American Psychological Association, New Orleans, LA.
La Greca, A.M. (2006, August). Discussant. In W.O. Donnelly (Chair), Recreating Home After Disaster: Challenges for Katrina's Kids. American Psychological Association, New Orleans.
Valenzuela, J, Hsin, O., Moine, C., Sanchez, J., Gonzalez-Mendoza, L., Richton, S., La Greca, A.M., & Delamater, A.M. (2006, September). Predictors of intensive regimen prescriptions for youth with type 1 diabetes. Presented at the International Society of Pediatric and Adolescent Diabetes, Cambridge, England.
Ricketts, E., La Greca, A.M., & Siegel, R. (2006, September). The relationship between friendship quality and depressive symptoms in children and adolescents with ADHD. Presented at the North Carolina Alliance to Create Opportunity Through Education Alliance Day, Greensboro, NC.
Bailey, L.D., La Greca, A.M., & Silverman, W.K. (2006, November). Children’s reactions to natural disasters: Stress reactions and perception of life threat following Hurricane Charley. Presented at the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Chicago, IL.
Hsin, O., La Greca, A.M., Valenzuela, J., Moine, C., & Delamater, A.M. (2006, November). Lost in translation: Do language acculturation and family support make a difference in the health outcomes of Hispanic youth with type 1 diabetes? Presented at the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Chicago, IL.
Siegel, R., & La Greca, A. M. (2006, November). Friends or foes? The role of peer victimization in the development of social anxiety in adolescents. Presented at the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Chicago, IL.
La Greca, A. M. (2006, November-December). Is dating hazardous to health? Cigarette, alcohol, and marijuana use among ethnically diverse adolescents. In A.M. La Greca (Chair), Health Risk Behaviors in Children and Adolescents. Presented at the International Congress of Behavioral Medicine, Bangkok, Thailand.
La Greca, A.M. (2006, November-December). Chair. Health risk behaviors in children and adolescents. Presented at the International Congress of Behavioral Medicine, Bangkok, Thailand.
Mackey, E.R. & La Greca, A.M. (2006, November-December). Peer influences on girls’ exercise and weight control behaviors: Implications for obesity risk. In A. M. Delamater (Chair), Overweight children: Behavioral and psychological issues. Presented at the International Congress of Behavioral Medicine, Bangkok, Thailand.
Rusiewicz, A., Gilbert, J.M., La Greca, A.M., & Poulsen, T. (2006, November-December). Yoga-based trauma- relief intervention for child survivors of the December 2004 Tsunami. Presented at the International Congress of Behavioral Medicine, Bangkok, Thailand.
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Sawyer, M., Bittman, M., La Greca, A.M., et al., (2006, November-December). The daily lives of mothers of children with autism or cerebral palsy: No worries? Presented at the International Congress of Behavioral Medicine, Bangkok, Thailand.
Hsin, O., La Greca, A. M., Valenzuela, J., Moine, C., Sanchez, J., Gonzalez-Mendoza, L., Richton, S., Delamater, A. (2007, March). Family matters: Adherence and health outcomes among Hispanic youth with type 1 diabetes. Presented at the Society of Behavioral Medicine, Washington, D.C.
Valenzuela, J., Hsin, O., Moine, C., Sanchez, J., Gonzalez-Mendoza, L., Richton, S., Motzkin-Kava, B., La Greca, A. Delamater, A. (2007, March). Predictors of intensive regimen prescriptions for youth with type 1 diabetes. Presented at the Society of Behavioral Medicine, Washington, D.C.
Mackey, E.R. & La Greca, A.M. (2007, March). Peer influences on adolescent girls’ exercise and weight control behaviors: The joint role of peer crowds and close friends. Presented at the Society for Behavioral Medicine, Washington, DC.
La Greca, A.M. (2007, May). Children and disasters: Reactions and resilience. In J. Baggerly (Chair), Children in the storm: Behavioral health interventions to promote children’s recovery. Presented at the 20th FL Governor’s Hurricane Conference, Ft. Lauderdale, FL
La Greca, A.M., Silverman, W.K., Bailey, L., Hsin, O., & Siegel, R. (2007, July). Prospective analysis of children's persistent PTSD in reaction to a natural disaster. Presented at the 5th World Congress of Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Barcelona, Spain.
La Greca, A.M., Harrison, H.M., Bailey, L., & Siegel, R. (2007, July). Effects of peer victimization on depressive symptoms in adolescence. Presented at the 5th World Congress of Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Barcelona, Spain.
Moine, C., Valenzuela, J., Hsin, O., La Greca, A., Sanchez, J., Richton, S., Gonzalez-Mendoza, L., Motzkin-Kava, B., & Delamater, A.M. (2007, August). Patient-physician relationships and regimen adherence in youth with type 1 diabetes. Presented at the American Psychological Association National Conference, San Francisco, California.
Hsin, O., La Greca, A. M., Valenzuela, J., Moine, C., Delamater, A. (2007, August). Measuring adherence in Hispanic adolescents with type 1 diabetes. Presented at the American Psychological Association Annual Convention, San Francisco, CA. Received Meritorious Student Abstract.
Siegel, R.S., La Greca, A.M., Shaw, J.A., & Rothe, E. (2007, August). Peer relationships in youth with symptoms of bipolar disorder. Poster presented at the American Psychological Association 115th Annual Convention, San Francisco, CA.
Hsin, O., & La Greca, A.M. (2008, March). Adherence and glycemic control among Hispanic adolescents with type 1 diabetes: Role of family involvement and acculturation. In G. Holmbeck (Chair), Advances in child health psychology. Symposium paper presented at the Society for Research in Adolescence, Chicago.
Landoll, R. R., Lee, J. C., Panter, A. T., & La Greca, A. M. (2008, March). The role of family dynamics in body image among college students. Society for Research on Adolescence, Chicago, IL.
Lai, B.S., Willoughby, B. L.B., Doty, N.D., Siegel, R.S., La Greca, A. M., & Malik, N. M. (2008, April). Sexuality-related stress and somatic complaints among sexual minority youth. Presented at the 2008 National Conference in Child Health Psychology. Miami Beach, FL.
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Landoll, R., La Greca, A.M., Lai, B.S., & Siegel, R.S. (2008, April). Social anxiety and sexual risk behavior: Risk and protective factors for an ethnically diverse sample of socially anxious adolescents. Presented at the 2008 National Conference in Child Health Psychology, Miami, FL.
Moine, C.T., Valenzuela, J., Hsin, O., La Greca, A.M., Sanchez, J., Richton, S.M., Gonzalez-Mendoza, L.E., Motzkin-Kava, B., & Delamater, A.M. (2008, April). Patient-physician relationships and adherence in Hispanic youth with type 1 diabetes. Presented at the National Conference in Child Health Psychology, Miami, Florida, 2008.
Valenzuela, J.M., Castro, M., Hsin, O., Moine, C., La Greca, A.M., Delamater, A. (2008, April). Psychometric findings for a Spanish translation of the Diabetes Self Management Profile (DSMP). Presented at the National Conference in Child Health Psychology, Miami, Florida, 2008. Diversity Poster Award.
Siegel, R.S., La Greca, A.M., Bailey, L.D., & Lai, B.S. (2008, April). Predictors of somatic symptoms in children after Hurricane Charley. Presented at the 2008 National Conference in Child Health Psychology. Miami Beach, FL.
Valenzuela, J., Moine, C., Hsin, O., Sanchez, J., Gonzalez-Mendoza, L., Pichton, S., Motzin-Kava, B., La Greca, A.M., & Delamater, A.M. (2008, June). Regimen prescriptions for minority youths with type 1 diabetes. Presented at the annual meeting of the American Diabetes Association, San Francisco, CA.
Ingles, C.J., Zhou, X., La Greca, A.M., & Hidalgo, M.D. (2008, July). Comparing social anxiety in Chinese, Spanish and North American Adolescents. International Congress of Psychology, Berlin, Germany.
La Greca, A. M., Landoll, R. R., Lai, B. S., & Siegel, R. S. (2008, August). Potential peer influences on risky sexual behaviors among adolescents: Peer crowds, romantic relationships, and feelings of social anxiety. International Congress of Behavioral Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
La Greca, A.M., Lai, B.S., Siegel, R.S., Bailey, L., & Silverman, W.K. (2008, August). Natural disasters and child health: Predictors of somatic symptoms in children 21 months after a major hurricane. Presented at the 2008 International Congress of Behavioral Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
La Greca, A.M. (2008, August). Chair, Health problems and risk behaviors in adolescence. Presented at the 2008 International Congress of Behavioral Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
Sawyer, M., Baghurst, P., Mittman, M., Crettenden, A., La Greca, A.M., Martin, J., Raghavendra, P., Russo, R., & Iannos, M. (2008, August). The relationship between caregiving time and mental health and well being of mothers caring for children with chronic disability. In A. La Greca Chair, Health problems and risk behaviors in adolescence. Presented at the 2008 International Congress of Behavioral Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
La Greca, A.M. (2008, October). Impact of disasters on child health: Disaster-related trauma and PTSD as predictors of somatic symptoms. Plenary paper presented at the Kansas Conference in Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, Lawrence, Kansas.
Moine, C.T., Valenzuela, J., Hsin, O., La Greca, A.M., Sanchez, J., Richton, S.M., Gonzalez-Mendoza, L.E., Motzkin-Kava, B., & Delamater, A.M. (2008, October). Patient-physician relationships and adherence in youth with type 1 diabetes. Presented at the Kansas Conference in Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, Lawrence, Kansas.
La Greca, A. M., Landoll, R. R., & Siegel, R. (2008, November). Peer victimization and social anxiety among adolescents: Recent findings and implications for interventions. In B. K. Biggs (Chair), Consideration of peer relations in the treatment of anxiety disorders in childhood and adolescence. Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Orlando, FL
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B. CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS (Peer-Reviewed, since 1995)
La Greca, A.M. (2009, April). Children’s reactions to natural disasters: Role of parental reactions. In B. J. Tinsley (Chair), Parents’ socialization of children’s responses during disasters. Presented at the Society for Research in Child Development, Denver, CO.
La Greca, A. M., Siegel, R. S., & Landoll, R. R. (2009, June). Relational victimization and adolescent social anxiety: Recent findings and implications. International Society for Research in Child and Adolescent Psychopathology. Seattle, WA.
La Greca, A.M., & Davila, J. (2009, November) Chair: Interpersonal processes contributing to adolescent’s internalizing symptoms: Implications for research and intervention. Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, New York, NY.
Siegel, R. S., & La Greca, A. M., (2009, November). Symptoms of ADHD in Adolescents: Are they related to difficulties in friendships and romantic relationships. Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, New York, NY.
Landoll, R. R., & La Greca, A. M. (2009, November). Peer victimization in a new generation: Understanding victimization via social networking sites. In A. M. La Greca & J. Davila (Chairs), Interpersonal processes contributing to adolescent’s internalizing symptoms: Implications for research and intervention. Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, New York, NY.
Landoll, R., La Greca, A.M., & Lai, B.S. (2009, November). Adolescent depression and social anxiety: An exploration of mutual symptomatology and friendship quality. Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, New York, New York.
La Greca, A. M. & Landoll, R. R. (2010, March). Relationship quality, excessive reassurance seeking, and internalizing symptoms in adolescents’ romantic relationships. In S. Shulman & D. P. Welsh (Co-Chairs), Recent refinements in understanding the association between romantic involvement and depressive symptoms. Society for Research on Adolescence, Philadelphia, PA.
La Greca, A. M., Landoll, R. R., & Lai, B.S. (2010, March). Adolescent peer crowds: examining categorical and dimensional approaches. In J. R. Cross & K. L. Fletcher (Co-Chairs), A new look at adolescent crowds: research using nontraditional approaches to crowd identification. Society for Research on Adolescence, Philadelphia, PA.
Klaben, S., Bouza, J., Landoll, R. R., La Greca, A. M., & Lai, B. S. (2010, March). The eye of the beholder: Relationship quality, depression and social anxiety discrepancies among close peers. Society for Research on Adolescence, Philadelphia, PA.
Landoll, R. R. & La Greca, A. M. (2010, March). New ways to hurt: The development and utility of a measure of cyber victimization among adolescents and emerging adults. In R. R. Landoll & D. E. Szwedo (Co-Chairs), Who am I in a digital world? Associations between youths’ online behavior and offline development. Society for Research on Adolescence, Philadelphia, PA.
La Greca, A. M. (2010, July). Impact of disasters on youth: Disaster-related trauma, life events and PTSD symptoms as predictors of children’s somatic symptoms. International Congress of Applied Psychology, Melbourne, Australia.
La Greca, A. M. (2010, July). Chair. International perspectives on training in clinical child psychology. Symposium, International Congress of Applied Psychology, Melbourne, Australia.
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La Greca, A. M. (2010, July). Scientist practitioner training in clinical child and pediatric psychology: International developments. International Congress of Applied Psychology, Melbourne, Australia.
La Greca, A.M. (2010, August). (Chair). Health outcomes in children affected by trauma. International Congress of Behavioral Medicine, Washington, DC.
La Greca, A.M., Lai, B.S., Auslander, B., Short, M., Thomas, J.F., Herge, W., Taylor, C., & Silverman, W. (2010, August). The impact of natural disasters on children’s physical health. International Congress of Behavioral Medicine, Washington, DC.
La Greca, A.M., Parker, L.E., Lai, B., Auslander, B., Thomas, J.F., Short, M., Taylor, C., & Cottle, K. (2010, August). Parent and child-reports of children's posttraumatic stress following a disaster. Presented at the American Psychological Association, San Diego, CA.
La Greca, A.M., Cottle, K., Lai, B., Auslander, B., Thomas, J.F., Short, M., Parker, L.E., & Flitter, C. (2010, August). Children and disasters: Comorbidity of posttraumatic stress, anxiety, and depression. American Psychological Association, San Diego, CA.
Herge, W. M., Lai, B., La Greca, A. M., Taylor, C., Auslander, B., Thomas, J. F., Short, M., Parker, L. E., & Cottle, K. (2010, August). Predictors of children’s somatic symptoms following Hurricane Ike. American Psychological Association, San Diego, CA.
Herge, W. M., Landoll, R. R., & La Greca, A. M. (2010, August). Peer bullying and peer victimization: Associations with adolescents’ problem behaviors. American Psychological Association, San Diego, CA.
Taylor, C.J., Valenzuela, J., Hsin, O., La Greca, A.M., Sanchez, J., Richton, S.M., Gonzalez-Mendoza, L.E., Beth Motzkin-Kava, B., & Delamater, A.M. (2010, October). Patient-physician relationships and adherence in youth with type 1 diabetes. Presented at the Kansas Conference in Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology. Lawrence, KS.
Herge, W. M., Mackey, E.R., Streisand, R.S., Chen, R., & Holmes, C. (2010, October). Family factors associated with health beliefs and health outcomes in youth with Type 1 diabetes. Kansas Conference in Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology. Lawrence, KS.
La Greca, A.M. & Landoll, R. R. (2010, November). Is dating hazardous to health? In W. Brechwald & M. J. Prinstein (Co-Chairs), Adolescent health risk behaviors in peer and romantic relationship contexts. Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies. San Francisco, CA.
Landoll, R. R., & La Greca, A. M. (2010, November). Jocks and goths: The influence of romantic partners’ peer crowd affiliations on adolescent health risk behaviors. Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, San Francisco, CA.
Rowe, C., La Greca, A.M., & Alexandersson, A. (2010, December). Substance involvement and posttraumatic stress symptoms in adolescents in Greater New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina. Presented at the Joint Meeting on Adolescent Treatment Effectiveness, Baltimore, MD.
La Greca, A.M. (2011, March). Discussant. In J. Vasterling (Chair), Risk factors for adverse mental health outcomes in military veterans affected by Hurricane Katrina. Research symposium presented at the Anxiety Disorders Association of America, New Orleans, LA.
Landoll, R. R., La Greca, A. M., & Herge, W. M. (2011, April). The ugly face of Facebook: Adaptation of the Cyber Victimization Scale among younger adolescents. In A.R. Walker Marciano (Chair), Fighting amongst ourselves: Examining how adolescents use technology to victimize their peers. Society for Research in Child Development. Montreal, Quebec, Canada. 36
Herge, W., La Greca, A.M., Flitter, C., Auslander, B., Thomas, J.F., & Short, M. (2011, April). Predictors of children’s sleep disturbance following a natural disaster. National Conference in Pediatric Psychology, San Antonio, TX.
Chan, S.F., & La Greca, A.M. (2011, April). Adolescent peer victimization and health risk behaviors. National Conference in Pediatric Psychology, San Antonio, TX.
Taylor, C.J., La Greca, A.M., Lai, B., Auslander, B., Thomas, J.F., & Short, M. (2011, April). He said, she said: Parent and child report of somatic symptoms and posttraumatic stress reactions following a natural disaster. National Conference in Pediatric Psychology, San Antonio, TX.
Chan, S. F., La Greca, A.M., Herge, W.M., Lai, B.S. (2012, March). Reputational peer victimization and substance use in adolescence: A prospective study. Society for Research on Adolescence, Vancouver, British Columbia.
Herge, W. M., La Greca, A. M., Chan, S.F., & Lai, B.S. (2012, March). Peer victimization profiles among adolescents. Society for Research on Adolescence, Vancouver, British Columbia.
La Greca, A.M., Herge, W.M., & Baily, L.D. (2012, March). Disclosure of peer victimization experiences: Who do adolescents tell? Society for Research on Adolescence, Vancouver, British Columbia.
La Greca, A.M., Chan, S.F., Landoll, R. R., & Siegel, R. (2012, March). Interpersonal peer victimization: Unique contributions to adolescents’ symptoms of social anxiety and depression. Society for Research on Adolescence, Vancouver, British Columbia.
La Greca, A.M., Joorman, J., Lai, B., Auslander, B., Short, M., & Thomas, J. F. (2012, April). Predictors of children’s posttraumatic stress after a natural disaster: Gene by environment interactions. International Society of Affective Disorders, London, UK.
La Greca, A.M., Chan, S.F., Landoll, R.R., & Siegel, R. (2012, April). Interpersonal peer victimization: Contributions to adolescent depression and social anxiety. International Society of Affective Disorders, London, UK.
Lai, B.S., La Greca, A.M., & Llabre, M. (2012, May). Trajectories of posttraumatic stress symptoms among children after a natural disaster (Hurricane Andrew). Modern Modeling Methods Conference, Storrs, Connecticut.
Akimoto, K., Dacks, H., Bradley, R., Lai, B., Landoll, R., La Greca, A.M., Herge, W.M., Chan, S.F. (2012, August). Internet use, cyber victimization, and depression among adolescents. American Psychological Association, Orlando, Florida.
Lai, B.S., La Greca, A.M., Auslander, B.A., & Short, M.B. (2012, August). Comorbid symptoms of depression and posttraumatic stress in children postdisaster: Concurrent and prospective associations. In A.M. La Greca (Chair). From exposure to recovery: Traumatic stressors and their impact on children and adolescents. American Psychological Association. Orlando, FL
Lai, B.S., La Greca, A.M., Llabre, M.M. (2012, August). Children's sedentary activity after exposure to a natural disaster (Hurricane Ike). American Psychological Association, Orlando, FL.
Landoll, R.R., La Greca, A.M., Herge, W.M., Chan, S.F., & Lai, B.S. (2012, August). The interplay of cyber victimization and adolescents’ internalizing symptoms over time. American Psychological Association, Orlando, Florida.
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B. CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS (Peer-Reviewed, since 1995)
Podkowirow, V., Resnick, F., Novinger, V., Kannegenti, D., Herge, W.M., Chan, S.F., Lai, B.S., & La Greca, A.M. (2012, August). Who do adolescents tell? Disclosure as a moderator between peer victimization and physical health. American Psychological Association, Orlando, Florida.
Landoll, R.R., La Greca, A.M., & Lai, B.S. (2012, November). Cyber-victimization and traditional peer victimization across two samples: More of the same or something different? Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, National Harbor, MD.
Lai, B.S., La Greca, A.M., Llabre, M.M. (2012, November). Children's sedentary activity after exposure to a natural disaster. Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies. National Harbor, MD.
Chan, S. F., & La Greca, A. M. (2013, April). Peer victimization and adolescent substance use: The moderating role of peer aggression. Presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Seattle, WA.
Ehrlich, C. J., La Greca, A. M., Chan, S. F., Herge, W. M., & Lai, B.S. (2013, April). Peer victimization and efforts to cope: How do socially anxious adolescents fare? Presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Seattle, WA.
Herge, W. M., La Greca, A M., Chan, S. F., Lai, B., & Ehrlich, C. (2013, April). Adolescent peer victimization and physical health problems: Prospective associations. Presented at the biennial meeting of the Society of Pediatric Psychology, New Orleans, LA.
Taylor, C. J., La Greca, A. M., & Delamater, A. M. (2013, April). Depression and anxiety as predictors of obesity in children. Presented at the biennial meeting of the Society of Pediatric Psychology, New Orleans, LA.
La Greca, A.M., Lai, B.S., Llabre, M.M. (2013, June). Children’s postdisaster trajectories of PTS symptoms: Predicting chronic distress. Presented at the International Society for Research on Child and Adolescent Psychopathology, Leuven, Belgium.
La Greca, A.M. (2013, August). Discussant. Disasters and youth: Family, school, and community factors. Symposium presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, Honolulu, HI.
La Greca, A.M., Lai, B.S., Llabre, M.M., Silverman, W.S., Vernberg, E.M., & Prinstein, M.J. (2013, August). Children's postdisaster trajectories of PTS symptoms: Predicting chronic distress. Presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, Honolulu, HI.
La Greca, A.M., Lai, B.S., Llabre, M.M. (2013, November). Children’s trajectories of PTS symptoms after a hurricane: Predicting chronic distress. In E. Felix (Chair), Individual and contextual influences on children’s adjustment postdisaster. Symposium presented at the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies, Philadephia, PA.
La Greca, A.M. (2013, November). Participant. Sustainable methods for identifying youth in school settings: A panel discussion. Presented at the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Nashville, TN.
La Greca, A.M., Ehrenreich-May, J., & Mufson, L. (2013, November). Peer victimization processes contributing to adolescents’ internalizing symptoms: Current findings and intervention development. In C. Levinson, & J. Lander (Chairs), Peer victimization and emotional reactivity: risk factors for anxiety and depression from childhood to early adulthood. Symposium presented at the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Nashville, TN.
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Marchante, A.N., La Greca, A.M., Chan, S.F., Herge, W.M., & Landoll, R.R. (2014, March). Cyber experiences: Do they affect adolescents’ sleep? Presented at the National Conference of the Society of Pediatric Psychology, Philadelphia, PA.
Diaz, K., Lai, B.S., Ehrlich, C.J., & La Greca, A.M. (2014, March). Friends' and family's social support: Their association with social anxiety in Hispanic adolescents. Presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Adolescence, Austin, TX.
Gogos, A., Lai, B.S., Ehrlich, C.J., & La Greca, A.M. (2014, March). Cyber aggression as it relates to gender, Internet use, social support and difficulty with emotion regulation. Presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Adolescence, Austin, TX.
Herge, W., La Greca, A.M., Chan, S., & Ehrlich, C.J. (2014, March). Can peer victimization make adolescents depressed and sick? Peer victimization as a predictor of depression and physical health problems. Presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Adolescence, Austin, TX.
La Greca, A.M., Mufson, L., Ehrenreich-May, J., Girio-Herrera, E., & Chan, S.F. (2014, April). Developing an evidence-based intervention for peer victimized adolescents at risk for social anxiety disorder and/or depression. Presented at the International Society for Affective Disorders, Berlin, Germany.
La Greca, A.M., Lai, B., & Llabre, M. (2014, April). Identifying and predicting children’s trajectories of posttraumatic stress the first year after a devastating natural disaster. Presented at the International Society for Affective Disorders, Berlin, Germany.
Danzi, B.A., La Greca, A.M., Chan, S.F., Landoll, R.R., & Herge, W.M. (2014, August). Socially anxious and depressed adolescents' peer victimization and relationship qualities. Presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, Washington, D.C.
La Greca, A.M. (2014, August). Chair. Childhood obesity interventions: Innovative strategies for underserved communities. Presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, Washington, D.C.
La Greca, A. M. (2014, August). (Chair.) Interventions with children and adolescents. Presented at the International Congress of Behavioral Medicine, Groningen, Netherlands.
La Greca, A. M. & Chan, S. (2014, August). Peer and cyber victimization: Do they predict health risk behaviors among adolescents? Presented at the International Congress of Behavioral Medicine, Groningen, Netherlands.
Danzi, B.A. & La Greca, A.M. (2014, October). Is new always better? How children’s postdisaster symptoms fit DSM-IV, DSM-5, and ICD-11 definitions of PTSD. Presented at the National Conference in Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, Lawrence, KS.
La Greca, A.M., Mufson, L., Ehrenreich-May, J., Girio-Herrera, E., Chan, S.F., & Ehrlich, C.J. (2014, October). Developing a school-based preventive intervention (PEERS/UTalk) for peer-victimized adolescents at risk for social anxiety and/or depression: Results from an open trial. Presented at the National Conference on Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, Lawrence, KS.
La Greca, A.M., Mufson, L., Ehrenreich-May, J., Girio-Herrera, E., Ehrlich, C.J., & Chan, S.F. (2014, October). Translating research to practice: Developing a peer-oriented preventive intervention for adolescent social anxiety and/or depression - the PEERS/UTalk project. Presented at the National Conference on Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, Lawrence, KS.
Chan, S. F. & La Greca, A. M. (2014, October). Patterns of peer victimization and aggression among high school students: A latent class analysis. Presented at the National Conference in Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, Lawrence, KS. 39
Ehrlich, C.J., Diaz, K., & La Greca, A.M. (2014, October). Adolescent peer victimization and efforts to cope. Presented at the National Conference on Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, Lawrence, KS.
Marchante, A.N., La Greca, A.M., Diaz, K., & Chan, S.F. (2014, October). Relational peer victimization and somatic symptoms: Understanding the role of emotion dysregulation. National Conference in Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, Lawrence, KS.
Danzi, B.A. & La Greca, A.M. (2014, November). DSM-IV, DSM-5, and ICD-11: How well do diagnostic criteria for PTSD fit children after disasters? Poster presented at the annual meeting of the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies, Miami, FL. [Won Student Poster Award].
La Greca, A.M., Danzi, B.A., & Chan, S.F. (2014, November). Do children’s symptoms fit the diagnosis of PTSD as defined by DSM-IV, DSM-5, and ICD-11? Findings from a natural disaster. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies, Miami, FL.
La Greca, A. M. (2014, November). Peer victimization and youth. In A. Nave (Chair), Innovative approaches to peer victimization. Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Philadelphia, PA.
La Greca, A. M. (2014, November). Discussant. In J. Comer (Chair), Boston Marathon Bombing: Impact on children and families. Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Philadelphia, PA.
Chan, S.F., & La Greca, A.M. (2015, April). Cybervictimization, cyber aggression, and adolescent alcohol use: Prospective and reciprocal associations. National Conference on Pediatric Psychology. San Diego: CA.
Diaz, K.I., Chan, S.F., Ehrlich, C.J., & La Greca, A.M. (2015, April). Friends’ and families’ social support: Predictors of social anxiety in Hispanic adolescents. Anxiety Depression Association of America, Miami, FL.
La Greca, A. M. (2015, April). Discussant. In J. Comer (Chair), Adjustment among area youth after the Boston Marathon Bombing and subsequent manhunt. Anxiety and Depression Association of America, Miami, FL.
La Greca, A. M. (2015, June). The PEERS/UTalk Version of IPT-AST: Developing and evaluating a peer- oriented preventive intervention for adolescent social anxiety and depression. In J. Young (Chair), IPT-Based prevention programs: Findings from three trials for at-risk adolescents. International ISIPT Conference, London, UK, June.
La Greca, A. M., Danzi, B.A., & Chan, S. (2015, June). Identifying posttraumatic stress in children following natural disasters: Comparing the fit of the DSM-5 and ICD-11 definitions of PTSD. In N. Kassam-Adams (Chair), Child and youth trauma: From diagnosis to impact. European Society of Traumatic Stress Studies, Vilnius, Lithuania, June.
La Greca, A. M., (2015, November). Panel Discussant. In N. Kassam-Adams (Chair), Screening children for risk of posttraumatic stress after acute trauma: What is the state of the science and where do we go from here? Panel presented at the International Society of Traumatic Stress Studies, New Orleans, LA.
Danzi, B.A., & La Greca, A. M. (2015, November). Extending DSM-5 preschool PTSD criteria to preadolescent children. International Society of Traumatic Stress Studies, New Orleans, LA, November.
Danzi, B.A., & La Greca, A. M. (2015, November). ICD-11 PTSD proposal: Are intrusive memories relevant for diagnosing children after disasters? International Society of Traumatic Stress Studies, New Orleans, LA, November.
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La Greca, A. M., Landoll, R.R., Ehrlich, C., Herge, W., & Chan, S. (2015, November). Cybervictimization and adolescent mental health: Recent findings and future directions. In T. Chou (Chair), Is being on the ’net all net gain? Examining negative effects of Internet exposure and social media on youth internalizing problems. Symposium presented at the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Chicago, IL, November.
NATIONAL OFFICES AND COMMITTEES
2014 – 2020 Member, Publications and Communication Board, American Psychological Assn (elected office) Chair, Search Committee for Editor of the Journal of Abnormal Psychology Co-Chair, Search Committee for Editor of the Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology Member, Search Committee for Editor of the American Psychologists 2015 – 2016 Member, Search Committee for Editor of the Journal of Pediatric Psychology 2013 – 2016 Board of Directors, Council of University Directors of Clinical Programs (elected office) Program Co-Chair for Annual Midwinter Meeting 2016 Program Co-Chair for Annual Midwinter Meeting 2015 Program Co-Chair for Annual Midwinter Meeting 2014 2012 - 2015 Member, APA Panel on Developing Practice Guidelines for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder 2007-2012 APA Council Representative, Division 54 (Society of Pediatric Psychology) (elected office) 2011-2012 Secretary, Child Caucus, APA Council of Representatives 2009-2010 Chair, APA Council of Editors, American Psychological Association 2008 Chair, APA Presidential Task Force on PTSD and Trauma in Children and Adolescents, American Psychological Association (APA). 2007-2008 Conference Chair and Organizer, 2008 National Conference on Child Health Psychology (Sponsored by NIMH and APA Division 54), Miami Beach, FL 2004-2014 Child Track Program Chair, International Society of Behavioral Medicine 2014 International Congress of Behavioral Medicine, Groningen, the Netherlands 2012 International Congress of Behavioral Medicine, Budapest, Hungary 2010 International Congress of Behavioral Medicine, Washington DC 2008 International Congress of Behavioral Medicine, Tokyo, Japan. 2004 International Congress of Behavioral Medicine, Mainz, Germany 2005-2010 Member, Council of Editors, American Psychological Association 2003-2005 Member, APA Board of Professional Affairs – appointed by APA Council 2005- 2010 Invited Participant, Science Leadership Conference, American Psychological Association. 2003 Chair, Publications Committee, APA Division 12 (Society of Clinical Psychology) 2003, 2005 Representative for APA, National Consensus Conference on “Pediatric Preparedness for Disasters and Terrorism,” Washington, DC, February 2003 and December 2005. 2002-2003 Member, APA Board of Director's Task Force on Resilience in Response to Terrorism 2001-2004 Chair, Task Force on Empirically-Supported Assessments in Pediatric Psychology American Psychological Association, Division 54 2001-2003 Special Task Force, Children and Disasters, American Psychological Association 2001 President, APA Division 54 (Society of Pediatric Psychology) Member, Publications Committee; Training Committee 1999-2001 Division 54 Representative to APA’s Interdivisional Coalition of Child Practice Divisions 1996-1998 Member, Committee on Children, Youth and Families (CYF) American Psychological Association (APA), Public Interest Directorate Elected CYF Chairperson for 1998 1996-1999 Member, Task Force on Professional Child and Adolescent Psychology American Psychological Association (APA), Practice Directorate 1996-1997 Chair, Steering Committee for the Working Group on Children and Disasters, American Psychological Association, Public Interest Directorate 1995-1997 Representative to Division 12, from the Society of Pediatric Psychology (APA, Division 12, Section V) -- Elected Office 1992-1994 NIMH Task Group: “Refining Clinical Training Guidelines,” member. 1992 President, Section on Clinical Child Psychology (APA, Division 12, Section I) 41
1992-1994 Liaison to APA’s Committee on Children, Youth and Families, 1992 Chairperson, APA Program Committee for Division 12, Section I 1991-1992 Program Committee, American Diabetes Association, Council on Behavioral Medicine and Psychology 1990-1992 Research Committee, Council for Exceptional Children, Learning Disabilities Div. 1989-1992 Chairperson, Subcommittee on Publications, Society of Pediatric Psychology 1988 President, Society of Pediatric Psychology (APA, Division 12, Section V) 1988, 1991 American Psychological Association, Site Visitor for Program Accreditation. 1983-1986 Council Member, Executive Committee, Society of Pediatric Psychology, Chairperson, SPP Training Committee; SPP Student Research Award Committee 1983-1986 Member at Large, Executive Committee, Section on Clinical Child Psychology, (APA, Division 12, Section I); Member, Training Committee 1984-1985 National Conference Planning and Program Committee, 1985 Hilton Head Conference on Training in Clinical Child Psychology
CLINICAL TRAINING
1977-1978 APA Accredited Clinical Internship in Pediatric and Clinical-Child Psychology, School of Medicine, U North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC
TEACHING EXPERIENCE Graduate Courses PSY 601: Issues in Professional Development and Research Seminar: Etiology, Assessment and Treatment of Anxiety, Depression, and PTSD in Youth Seminar: Internalizing Disorders of Childhood and Adolescence Seminar: Social Skills Assessment and Training. Undergraduate Courses PSY 190: Psychology Forum on Risk and Resilience Abnormal Child Psychology (regular, honors, and writing sections) Child and Adolescent Development.
DEPARTMENTAL AND UNIVERSITY COMMITTEES 1978-1981 Undergraduate Curriculum Committee 1979-1981 Clinical Psychology Curriculum Committee 1980-1981 Chairperson, Faculty "Search" Committee 1981-1985 Programs and Degrees Committee, Graduate Council, University of Miami 1981-1985 Chairperson, Clinical Psychology Curriculum Committee 1982-1984 Senator, Faculty Senate, University of Miami 1982-1984 Phi Beta Kappa, Nominating Committee, University of Miami 1986-1989 Phi Beta Kappa, Award Selection Committee 1986-1989 Research Council, Business and Social Sciences Subcommittee 1986-present Psychology Liaison, Division of Clinical Psychology, Mailman Center for Child Development 1986-1989 Faculty Search Committees, Departments of Psychology and Pediatrics 1987-1988 Faculty Fellow, Pearson Hall 1987-1988 Search Committee, Health Psychology Endowed Chair 1987-1990 Tenure and Promotion Committee, College of Arts and Sciences, University of Miami 1990-1991 Search Committee, Dean of College of Arts and Sciences 1990-1992 Chair, Search Committee, Departments of Psychology and Pediatrics 1991-1992 Faculty Fellow, Hecht Center 1992-1994 Instructional Assessment Center, Faculty Advisor 1993-1994 Chair, Clinical Child Search, Department of Psychology 42
1993-1996 Faculty Fellow, Mahoney Residential College 1994-1996 Search Committees, Adult Clinical Area, Department of Psychology 1995-1998 Search Committee, Director of Mailman Center, Department of Pediatrics 1997-1998 Search Committees, Developmental Psychology, Department of Psychology 1999-2000 Chair, Search Committee, Child Psychology, Department of Psychology 1997-1999 Research Council, University of Miami 2001-2003 Chair, Pediatric Psychology Search Committee, Dept. of Psychology 2002-2003 Member, Dean’s Advisory Committee on Tenure and Promotion 2002-2004 Member, College Council, College of Arts and Sciences, University of Miami 2007-2009 Member, Search Committees, Dept of Psychology 2007-2008 Chair, Clinical Child Search Committee, Dept of Psychology 2008-2009 Chair, Clinical Child Search Committee, Dept of Psychology 2008-2009 Chair, Director of PSC Search Committee, Dept of Psychology 2011 Dean’s Advisory Group on Cluster Hires, College of Arts and Sciences, U Miami 2014-2016 University of Miami Academic Personnel Board.
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
Academy of Behavioral Medicine Research American Psychological Association: Division 12 – Society of Clinical Psychology (Fellow) Division 38 – Health Psychology (Fellow) Division 53 – Society of Clinical Child Psychology (Fellow) Division 54 – Society of Pediatric Psychology (Fellow) American Psychological Society (Fellow) Association for Behavior and Cognitive Therapies International Society for Affective Disorders (Fellow) International Society for Research in Child and Adolescent Psychopathology Society for Research on Adolescence
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