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 Lauren M. Fussner
90 N. Patterson Ave.
Oxford, OH 45056
Phone: 614-578-9150
Email: [email protected]
Education
2017
Expected Degree: Doctor of Philosophy
Miami University, Oxford, OH (APA accredited)
Dissertation: Approach to Social and Nonsocial Reward: Associations with Symptoms of
Depression and Dietary Restraint in Female Adolescents
Advisor: Aaron M. Luebbe, Ph.D.
2013
Master of Arts, Clinical Psychology
Miami University, Oxford, OH
Thesis: Dynamics of Positive Emotion Regulation: Associations with Youth Depressive
Symptoms
Advisor: Aaron M. Luebbe, Ph.D.
2011
Bachelor of Arts, Psychology and Spanish, Cum Laude
University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN
La Fundación Ortega-Marañón, Toledo, Spain
Honors Thesis: Improving Parents’ Knowledge of Marital Conflict through a Prevention
Program
Advisors: E. Mark Cummings, Ph.D. and Julie Schatz, Ph.D.
Professional Interests
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Investigation of risk factors related to the onset and maintenance of adolescent depression and
comorbid youth disorders (e.g., eating disorders, anxiety)
Examination of disrupted emotion regulation and positive emotion processes in youth depression
and disordered eating
Differential diagnosis of youth internalizing, externalizing, and neurodevelopmental disorders
through comprehensive psychological and neuropsychological assessment
Treatment of child and adolescent comorbid pathology through empirically supported intervention
programs
Honors and Awards
2015 - 2016
2015
2013, 2014
2013, 2014
2013
2012
2011 - Present
2011 - Present
Dissertation Scholar Research Award ($19,000)
Graduate Student Achievement Award selectively awarded to graduate
students for significant achievement in research activity ($300)
Psychology Department Travel Award ($700)
Graduate School Travel Grant awarded to students presenting at national
conferences ($200)
Psychology Department Small Grant selectively awarded to graduate students
conducting independent research projects ($269)
Graduate Student Teaching Enhancement Program Award ($200)
Psi Chi Honor Society
Sigma Delta Pi Honor Society
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Research Experience
Aug. 2015—Present
Role: Graduate RA
May 2015 – Present
Role: Principal Investigator
Oct. 2012 – Present
Role: Graduate RA
July 2013 – June 2014
Role: Graduate RA
Jan. 2013 – Dec. 2013
Role: Principal Investigator
Aug. 2012 – May 2013
Role: Graduate RA
Phenotypic Correlates Distinguishing Sluggish Cognitive Tempo from
ADHD; Center for ADHD, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center,
Division of Behavioral Medicine and Clinical Psychology
• Administered semi-structured diagnostic interviews as a component of a
grant-funded clinical investigation
• Population: Caregivers and children ages 5 to 17 with attention concerns
and symptoms of sluggish cognitive tempo
Lab Director: Stephen P. Becker, Ph.D.
Positive Emotion Processes and Approach to Reward; Miami University
• Developed project assessing social and nonsocial approach to reward in
relation to depression and disordered eating symptoms
• Recruited teen participants, conducted lab visits, and trained undergraduate
research assistants
Lab Director: Aaron M. Luebbe, Ph.D.
Positive Emotion Socialization Study; Miami University
• Collected biological markers of stress reactivity (e.g., cortisol) following Trier
Social Stress Test in adolescents
• Conducted family visits investigating the socialization and regulation of
positive emotions in youth with depression symptoms
Lab Director: Aaron M. Luebbe, Ph.D.
Examining the Biological Basis of ADHD; Interventions for Children with
ADHD and Reading Difficulties; Executive Function/Metacognitive
Training for At-Risk Preschoolers; Center for ADHD, Cincinnati
Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Division of Behavioral Medicine and
Clinical Psychology
• Administered semi-structured diagnostic interviews, intelligence, and
achievement measures as a component of grant-funded clinical
investigations including randomized control trials
• Conducted 12-week psychoeducational parent training group for longitudinal
intervention investigation
• Population: Caregivers and children ages 2 to 17 with attention concerns,
learning difficulties and co-occurring pathology
Lab Directors: Jeff Epstein, Ph.D., Leanne Tamm, Ph.D.
Differential Reward Processing in College Students; Miami University
• Developed a multi-visit project to investigate the role of monetary, food, and
social reward sensitivity in women with disordered eating and depression
• Created a novel social feedback task assessing response to social reward
and social punishment
Lab Director: Aaron M. Luebbe, Ph.D.
Sluggish Cognitive Tempo in College Students; Miami University
• Conducted working memory and verbal comprehension tasks to investigate
sluggish cognitive tempo symptoms in relation to internalizing symptoms
and executive functioning
Lab Directors: Stephen P. Becker, Ph.D. & Aaron M. Luebbe, Ph.D.
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Aug. 2011 – May 2013
Role: Lab Coordinator
Jan. 2010 – May 2011
Role: Undergrad RA
Aug. 2009 – Jan. 2010
Role: Undergrad RA
Aug. 2008 – Jan. 2010
Role: Undergrad RA
Family Interactions Project; Miami University
• Implemented observational coding system adapted from the System for
Coding Interactions of Family Functioning (Lindahl & Malik, 2000)
• Trained undergraduate research assistants in observational coding
reliability, data management, and analysis
Lab Director: Aaron M. Luebbe, Ph.D.
Family Communication Project; University of Notre Dame
• Taught constructive conflict resolution strategies as a communication coach
to parents and teens participating in a longitudinal prevention program
• Provided psychoeducation to adolescents and parents on emotional security
and conflict
Lab Director: E. Mark Cummings, Ph.D.
ADHD Working Memory Study; University of Notre Dame
• Conducted visuospatial tasks with children diagnosed with ADHD to assess
the influence of Cogmed on parenting practices and global family factors
Lab Directors: Dawn M. Gondoli, Ph.D., & Brad S. Gibson, Ph.D.
Healthy Girls Project; University of Notre Dame
• Data collection, management, and preliminary analyses assessing maternal
attitudes toward dieting and teen body image
Lab Director: Alexandra F. Corning, Ph.D.
Peer-Reviewed Publications (* denotes undergraduate co-author)
Forrest, L., Smith, A., R., Fussner, L. M., Dodd, D. & Clerkin, E. (2015). Using implicit and explicit attitudes
of exercise importance to predict exercise dependence. Psychology of Sport & Exercise, 22, 91-9.
doi:10.1016/j.psychsport.2015.06.006
Fussner, L. M., & Smith, A. R. (2015). It’s not me, it’s you: Beliefs about partner preferences are associated
with eating disorder symptoms in gay men. Journal of Homosexuality, 62, 1329-1344.
doi:10.1080/00918369.2015.1060053
Fussner, L. M., Luebbe, A. M., & Bell, D. J. (2014). Dynamics of positive emotion regulation: Associations
with youth depressive symptoms. Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, 43, 475-488.
doi:10.1007/s10802-014-9916-3
Luebbe, A.M., Bump, K.*, Fussner, L. M., & Mancini, K. J. (2014). Perceived maternal and paternal
psychological control: Relations to adolescent anxiety through deficits in emotion regulation. Child
Psychiatry and Human Development, 45, 565-576. doi:10.1007/s10578-013-0425-3
Luebbe, A. M., Fussner, L. M., Kiel, E. J., Early, M. C., & Bell, D. J. (2013). Role of adolescent and
maternal depressive symptoms on transactional emotion recognition: Context and state affect matter.
Emotion, 13, 1160-1172. doi:10.1037/a0033923
Manuscripts Under Review
Luebbe, A. M., Rulon, K., Kiel, E. J., Spangler, B., Semlak, J., & Fussner, L. M. (Under Review). Helicopter
parenting is a double-edged sword: Development and validation of a new measure in emerging adults.
Fussner, L. M., Luebbe, A.M., Rulon, K.J., & Becker, S.P. (Under Review). Peer rejection and depressive
symptoms: A moderated mediation model of gender and emotion dysregulation in middle childhood.
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Manuscripts In Preparation
Fussner, L. M., Luebbe, A. M, & Smith, A. R. (Manuscript in preparation). Multi-method measurement of
sensitivity to social reward and social punishment in relation to female symptoms of restriction and
bulimia.
Fussner, L. M., & Smith, A. R. (Manuscript in preparation). Exercise and pain tolerance related to eating
disorder symptoms.
Mancini, K. J, Krueger, S.*, Luebbe, L. M., Fussner, L. M. (Manuscript in preparation). The moderating
effect of negative family expressivity and negative verbal content on youth anxiety symptoms.
Dodd, D., Velkoff, L., Forrest, L., Fussner, L. M., & Smith, A. R. (Manuscript in preparation). An emaciated
ideal? Using facial electromyography to examine the association between eating disorder symptoms
and perceptions of emaciation.
Research Presentations
Fussner, L. M., Luebbe, A. M., & Smith, A. R. (2015, November). “Multi-method measurement of sensitivity
to social reward and punishment in relation to depression and caloric restriction symptoms.” Poster to
be presented at the 49th Annual Convention of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies
(ABCT), Chicago, IL.
Fussner, L. M., Luebbe, A. M., & Smith, A. R. (2014, November). “Differential reward functioning in women
with depressive symptoms and disordered eating behavior.” Fussner, L.M. and Luebbe, A.M. (cochairs), Positive emotion and reward dysregulation across psychopathology: Multi-method approaches
and implications for treatment, paper symposium presented at the 48th Annual Convention of the
Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies (ABCT), Philadelphia, PA.
Smith, A. R., Clerkin, E. M., Dodd, D. R. & Fussner, L. M. (2014, November). “Implicit exercise importance
predicts exercise behaviors among women.” Teachman, B. and Werntz, A. (co-chairs), Implicit
Associations in Clinical Psychology, paper symposium presented at the 48th Annual Convention of the
Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies (ABCT), Philadelphia, PA.
Fussner, L. M., & Luebbe, A. M., Bell, D. (2014, March) “Positive affect dynamics and youth depressive
symptoms.” Poster presented at the 15th Biennial Society for Research on Adolescence (SRA)
Meeting, Austin, TX.
Fussner, L. M., & Luebbe, A. M. (2013, November). “The influence of verbal and behavioral expression on
emotion recognition in youth with depressive symptomatology.” Poster presented at the 47th Annual
Convention of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies (ABCT), Nashville, TN.
Daumeyer, N.*, Luebbe, A. M. & Fussner, L. M. (2013, May). “Oh the Irony! Verbal irony, sarcasm, and
hyperbole in family interactions.” Poster presented at Midwestern Psychological Association Annual
Meeting, Chicago, IL.
Fussner, L. M., & Luebbe, A. M., Bell, D. (2013, April). “Dynamics of positive affect functioning in
adolescents with depressive symptomatology.” Poster presented at the 2013 Society for Research in
Child Development Biennial Meeting, Seattle, WA.
Luebbe, A. M., Fussner, L. M., & Bell, D. J. (2013, April). “Transactional emotion recognition in mothers
and adolescents: The role of depressive symptoms and emotional context.” Luebbe, A.M. (chair),
Parental psychopathology’s effect on recognition of youth emotion and implications for youth
emotional functioning and adjustment, paper symposium at the biennial meeting of the Society for
Research on Child Development, Seattle, WA.
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Fussner, L. M., & Luebbe, A. M. (2012, November). “The influence of maternal behavior on adolescent
depressive symptomatology and affective functioning.” Poster presented at the 46th Biennial Meeting
for the Association for Behavioral Cognitive Therapy (ABCT), National Harbor, MD.
Becker, S. P., Gaffney, J. S., Allbaugh, L. J., Watts, V. B., Fussner, L. M., Premo, J. E., Hummel, A. C.
(2011, October). “Miami University clinical psychology doctoral program: Opportunities and goals for
school-based collaboration.” Presented at MHEDIC Midwest Student Summit.
Clinical Presentations
Fussner, L. M., & Coates, A. (2014, October). “Neuropsychological assessment: A case example.” Case
conference presented to Miami University clinical faculty and clinical graduate students.
Fussner, L. M., Ciesielski, H.A. & Vaughn, A. J. (2014, March). “Differential diagnosis of ADHD and
comorbid psychopathology in youth.” Didactic presentation and case conference presented at
Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Center for ADHD.
Fussner, L. M., & Vaughn, A. J. (2013, November). “Diagnosing ADHD in youth with mild intellectual
deficits and learning difficulties.” Didactic presentation and case conference presented at Cincinnati
Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Center for ADHD.
Fussner, L. M. (2013, March). “The function of anxiety in Autism Spectrum Disorders.” Case conference
presented to Child and Adolescent Practicum at Miami University.
Fussner, L. M., & Kiel, E. J. (2012, December). “The role of family dynamics on youth internalizing
psychopathology.” Case conference presented to Miami University clinical faculty and clinical graduate
students.
Fussner, L. M. & Gaffney, J. S. (2012, May). “Successful parenting strategies and problem-solving
solutions for promoting positive behavior.” Presented to parents in the Talawanda school district,
Oxford, OH.
Assessment Experience
Aug. 2014 – July 2015
Psychology Intern at Lindner Center of Hope Outpatient and Residential
Treatment Center, University of Cincinnati Medical Center
• Residential: Battery development, weekly neuropsychological testing with
adolescent and adult patients on residential units (duration = 3-4 hours)
• Outpatient: Weekly neuropsychological testing with children and
adolescents referred for intellectual, developmental, and attention concerns
(duration = 5-6 hours)
• Population: Children and adults ages 5-65 presenting with a range of
psychological conditions, substance use, and personality disorders
Supervisors: Jennifer Bellman, Psy.D., Aubrey Coates, Ph.D., Thomas
Schweinberg, Psy.D.
June 2014 – Aug. 2014
Trainee at the Division of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics,
Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center
• Conducted diagnostic interviews, psychological and developmental
evaluations
• Population: Caregivers and children 2-7 years referred for intellectual and
developmental disabilities
Supervisor: Sarah Greenwell, Psy.D.
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July 2013 – June 2014
Trainee at the Center for Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Division of Behavioral
Medicine and Clinical Psychology
• Conducted parent and child diagnostic interviews and interpretive feedback
conferences
• Population: Caregivers and children ages 2-19 referred for attention
concerns, disruptive behavior and co-occurring symptoms of pathology
Supervisors: Aaron Vaughn, Ph.D., Heather Ciesielski, Ph.D., Jeff Epstein,
Ph.D., Leanne Tamm, Ph.D.
June 2013 – May 2014
Psychology Practicum Student, Miami University Psychology Clinic
• Comprehensive psychological evaluation, including school observation,
provided diagnostic feedback to clients
• Population: Children and adult community members ages 7-65 presenting
with wide-ranging mental health symptoms
Supervisor: Julie Rubin, Ph.D.
Assessment Instrument Competency Intelligence/Cognition
Attention & Executive Functioning
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KABC
KBIT- 2
Stanford-Binet-5th ed.
WAIS-IV
WASI
WISC-IV, WISC-V
Achievement/Academic
• WIAT-III
• Woodcock Johnson III
• WRAT-4
Adaptive/Developmental
• Vineland -II
• NEPSY -II
Memory/Learning
• California Verbal Learning Test
• Children’s Memory Scale
• Wechsler Memory Scale
Clinician Administered Diagnostic
• Clinical Global Impression
• KSADS
• Preschool Age Psychiatric Assmnt.
BRIEF
Barkley Deficits in EF Scale
Conners Continuous Perform. Test
Connor's ADHD Rating Scale
D-KEFS
NAB Mazes
TEA-CH
Tower of London
Trail Making Test
Vanderbilt ADHD Rating Scales
Wisconsin Card Sorting Test
Visual-Spatial/ Visual Motor
• Beery Visual-Motor Integration
• Grooved Pegboard Test
• Rey Complex Figure Test
Language/Verbal Processing
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Boston Naming Test
Comp. Test of Phonolog. Processing
DIBELS
DKEFS- Verbal Fluency
Test of Word Reading Efficiency
Personality, Behavior & Socioemotional
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BASC-II
Beck Anxiety Inventory
Beck Depression Inventory
Childhood Autism Spectrum Test
CBCL, YSR, TRF
Children’s Depression Inventory
Diff. in Emotion Regulation Scale
Dissociative Experiences Scale
EDEQ, EDI, EAT-26
Gilliam Autism Rating Scale
MASC-2
MMPI-II, MMPI-A, MCMI-III
Personal. Inventory for Children - 2
SCL-90-R
Sluggish Cognitive Tempo Scale
Spence Anxiety Scale
Trauma Symptom Checklist
Projective
• Roberts Apperception Test
• Sentence Completion Test
• Thematic Apperception Test
Individual and Family Therapy
Aug. 2012 – Present
Therapist for Children, Adolescents, and Families
Miami University Psychology Clinic
• Provided individual and family psychotherapy
• Implemented empirically supported treatment rooted in cognitive behavioral,
behavioral, and family systems approaches. Examples of specific treatments
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include the Coping Cat, Unified Protocol for Transdiagnostic Treatments,
Barkley’s Parent Training, and Kazdin’s Parent Management Training
• Provided weekly emergency on-call coverage
• Population: Caregivers, children, and adolescents presenting with a range of
mental health concerns including autism, anxiety, ADHD, depression, and
oppositional behavior
Supervisors: Elizabeth Kiel, Ph.D., Jennifer Green, Ph.D., Vaishali Raval,
Ph.D., Aaron Luebbe, Ph.D
Aug. 2014 – July 2015
Dialectical Behavior Therapy Individual Skills Therapist
Lindner Center of Hope Residential Treatment Center, University of
Cincinnati Medical Center
• Provided individual DBT skills training to clients on residential units 2-3
times/week
• Population: Adolescents and adults on residential units presenting with
severe and recurrent psychological and medical illness including Borderline
Personality Disorder, Bipolar Disorder, OCD, Anorexia, Bulimia, and Panic
Supervisors: Aubrey Coates, Ph.D., Jennifer Bellman, Psy.D.
June 2014 – Aug. 2014
Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT) Trainee at the Division of
Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital
Medical Center
• Observed PCIT cases, assisted with Dyadic Parent-Child Interaction Coding
• Facilitated one parent coach session
• Population: Caregivers and children ages 2-7 years presenting with cooccurring conduct, attention, developmental and medical concerns
Supervisor: Sarah Greenwell, Psy.D.
Group Intervention
Aug. 2014 – July 2015
Dialectical Behavior Therapy Group Leader
Lindner Center of Hope, University of Cincinnati Medical Center,
Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center
• Facilitated twice weekly adolescent DBT group and monthly adult DBT
group on residential units
• Facilitated weekly adolescent DBT group on acute inpatient unit affiliated
with Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center on Linder Center campus
• Co-facilitated weekly adult outpatient DBT group
• Population: Inpatient and outpatient individuals ages 11 to 65 presenting
with a range of mental health conditions including severe personality and
mood disorders
Supervisors: Aubrey Coates, Ph.D., Jennifer Bellman, Psy.D., Shannon
Jensen, LISW-S
July 2013 – June 2014
Parent and Adolescent Group Therapist
Center for ADHD, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Division
of Behavioral Medicine and Clinical Psychology
• Co-facilitated eight-session didactic parent training group targeting the
management of ADHD symptoms in preschoolers
• Co-facilitated eight-session didactic parent training groups targeting the
management of ADHD symptoms in school-age children consistent with
Barkley’s parent training program
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• Co-facilitated seven-session adolescent academic success group aimed to
increase organizational strategies and parent-child communication in high
school students with ADHD
Supervisors: Aaron Vaughn, Ph.D., Heather Ciesielski, Ph.D.
Sep. 2011 – May 2014
The Incredible Years Program
Talawanda School District, Oxford Ohio
• Co-facilitated 15-week evidence-based parenting program three consecutive
years
• Coordinated Incredible Years small group and classroom intervention
services
• Co-facilitated eight classroom intervention programs and ten small groups
employing evidence-based intervention aimed to promote adaptive social,
emotional, and behavioral functioning
• Population: Parents, preschool, kindergarten and first grade students at-risk
for or presenting with disruptive behavior, attention concerns, or social
impairment
Supervisor: Jennifer Green, Ph.D.
Supervision Experience
Spring 2014
Umbrella Clinical Supervision of Graduate Student Trainee, Miami University
Individual psychotherapy and treatment cases
Spring 2014
Umbrella Clinical Supervision of Graduate Student Group Facilitators, Miami
University; The Incredible Years Parent Program
2012-2013
Umbrella Clinical Supervision of Undergraduate Students, Miami University;
The Incredible Years Small Group and Classroom Intervention
Teaching and Advisory Experience
Spring 2013
Undergraduate Mentor and Honor’s Thesis Reader
Thesis: Maternal and paternal psychological control: Relations to adolescent
anxiety through deficits in emotion regulation
Undergraduate Mentee: Kari Bump
Summer 2012
Undergraduate Summer Scholars Mentor, Miami University
Undergraduate Mentee: Natalie Daumeyer
Fall 2011
Teaching Assistant, Miami University
Developmental Psychopathology in Context
Fall 2011
Guest Lecturer, Miami University
Understanding Multiple Contexts of Influence, Developmental
Psychopathology in Context
Professional Development and Training
May 2015
July 2014
March 2014
2013 - Present
Psychopharmacology Seminar Series
Cognitive Assessment in Toddlers: Bayley and Mullen training
DBT with Children and Adolescents Training
Center for ADHD Writing Club Member
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July 2013
April 2013
Fall 2012
Fall 2012
Fall 2012
Spring 2012
2011- Present
2011- Present
2011- 2012
Nov. 2011
Semi-Structured Interview Training (KSADS, PAPA, CGI)
Incredible Years Basic Parent Training Course
Suicide Risk Assessment Training
Developmental Affective Neuroscience Symposium
Child Depression Consortium
Miami University Safe Zone Training
Member of Miami University Child, Family, School, and Community Interest
Group
Member of Miami University Emotion Research Group
Miami University Graduate Student Enhancement Program
Annual Lilly Conference on College Teaching, Miami University
Professional Affiliations
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American Psychological Association (APA)
Society for Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology (APA Division 53)
Association for Behavioral Cognitive Therapy (ABCT)
Society for Research Child Development (SRCD)
Graduate Student Association, Miami University
Service Activities
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Editorial Board: Journal of Youth and Adolescence
Ad hoc reviewer: Child Psychiatry and Human Development, Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology,
Journal of Youth and Adolescence, Personality and Individual Differences
Miami University Clinical Psychology Admissions Committee Graduate Student Representative
Mentor at The Children’s Campus, adolescent residential treatment center (South Bend, IN)
Professional References
Aubrey A. Coates, Ph.D.
Lindner Center of Hope
Child and Adolescent Psychologist
Telephone: 513-536-4673
Email: [email protected]
Aaron M. Luebbe, Ph.D.
Miami University
Assistant Professor of Psychology
Telephone: 513-529-2404
Email: [email protected]
Jennifer H. Green, Ph.D.
Miami University
Assistant Professor of Psychology
Telephone: 513-529-2448
Email: [email protected]
Leanne Tamm, Ph.D.
Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center
Pediatric Psychologist, Associate Professor,
University of Cincinnati Department of Pediatrics
Telephone: 513-636-0755
Email: [email protected]
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