Personality traits that might act as vulnerability factors to the development of anxiety and depressive disorders including the cognitive and affective processes that might mediate these associations; psychotherapy for anxiety disorders including both cognitive-behavior therapy and mindfulness approaches; prevention of anxiety and depressive disorders; the structure and measurement of anxiety and related affects; measurement and psychometric theory.
Education
Ph.D. in Psychology - Clinical and Personality, 1989
Northwestern University
B.A., Psychology and Behavioral Bases of Behavior, 1982