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Michele M. Carter, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

E-mail: mcart@american.edu
Phone: (202) 885-1712
Office: Asbury building, room 319A

Anxiety Disorders Research Lab

Education:

Ph.D., Vanderbilt University, 1993

M.A., Vanderbilt University, 1988

B.A., Georgia State University, 1983

• Current Research Interests:

• Anxiety Disorders
• Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
• African-American Issues
• Depression

Representative Publications:

Carter, M.M., Sbrocco, T. , Carter, C. (1996). African Americans and Anxiety Disorders
Research: Development of A Testable Theoretical Framework. Psychotherapy: Theory,
Research, & Practice, 33, 449-463.

Carter, M.M., Watt Marin, N., & Murrell, K. L. (1999). The efficacy of habituation in
decreasing subjective distress among high anxiety sensitive college students. Journal of
Anxiety Disorders, 13, 575-589.

Carter, M.M., Miller, O., Sbrocco, T., Suchday, S. & Lewis, E.L. (1999). Factor Structure of the
Anxiety Sensitivity Index Among African American College Students. Psychological
Assessment, 11, 525-533.

Carter, M.M., Suchday, S., & Gore, K.L. (2001). The Utility Of The ASI Factors In Predicting
Response To Voluntary Hyperventilation Among Non-Clinical Participants. Journal of
Anxiety Disorders, 15, 217-230.

Carter, M.M., Suchday, S., & Gore, K.L. (2001). The Utility Of The ASI Factors In Predicting
Response To Voluntary Hyperventilation Among Non-Clinical Participants. Journal of
Anxiety Disorders, 15, 217-230.

Carter, M.M., Sbrocco, T., Gore, K.L., Watt Marin, N., & Lewis, E.L. (2003). Cognitive
Behavioral Group Therapy Versus A Wait-List Control in the Treatment of African-
American Women With Panic Disorder. Cognitive Therapy and Research, 27, 505-518.

Gore, K.L. & Carter, M.M. (2003). Incorporating the family in the cognitive behavioral
treatment of an African-American female suffering from panic disorder with
agoraphobia. Journal of Family Psychotherapy, 14, 73-92.

Freedman, R.E.K., Carter, M.M., Sbrocco, T., & Gray, J.J. (2004). Ethnic preferences for
female weight and waist-to-hip ratio: A comparison of African-American and White-
American college and community samples. Eating Behaviors, 5, 191-198.

Cintrón, J.A., Carter, M.M., Suchday, S., Sbrocco, T., & Gray, J. (2005). Factor Structure and
Construct Validity of the Anxiety Sensitivity Index Among Island Puerto Ricans. Journal
of Anxiety Disorders, 19, 51-68.

Cintrón, J.A., Carter, M.M. & Sbrocco, T. (In Press). Ataques de Nervios in Relation to Anxiety
Sensitivity Among Island Puerto Ricans. Culture, Medicine, and Psychiatry.

Carter, M.M., Sbrocco, T., Miller, O., Suchday, S., Lewis, E.L., & Freedman, R. E. (In press).
Factor Structure, Reliability, and Validity of the Penn State worry Questionnaire:
Differences Between African American and White-American College Students. Journal
of Anxiety Disorders.

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Articles appear in:

Journal of Abnormal Psychology, Psychological Assessment, Behaviour Research and Therapy, Cognitive and Behavioral Practice, Clinical Psychology: Science and Practice, Behavior Therapist, Professional Psychology: Research Practice, Psychotherapy: Theory, Research & Practice, Journal of Sex and Marital Therapy, Journal of Anxiety Disorders.

Supervised Student Dissertations and Theses:

DISSERTATIONS

Nancy Watt-Marin - Dissertation title "Improving children's adjustment to newly diagnosed epilepsy using parental strategic self-presentation and emotional disclosure."

Kristie Gore - Dissertation title "Anxiety sensitivity, alexithymia and the appraisal of physiological arousal."

Richard Carley - Dissertation title "Mo' better Velton: A comparison of card and computer versions of the Velton Mood Induction Procedure."

THESES

Andrea Gaynor - Thesis title "Anxiety, expectancies, and negative mood regulation: The mechanisms governing alcohol use for tension reduction in undergraduate students."

Rachel E.K. Freedman - Thesis title "Ethnic differences in preferences for female weight and waist-to-hip ratio: A comparison of African-American and White-American college and community samples.

Editorial Service

Editorial Board Member: American Journal of Psychiatry, Journal of Consulting and ClinicalPsychology, Behavior Therapy, Psychological Assessment.

Membership

AABT, Association of Black Psychologists

Psychology Department and Web Page Information: psychology@american.edu
Last rev.: 10/26/05