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University of Wyoming

Stress and Mood Laboratory
 

Graduate Students

  • Dani Maack, M.S. - Behavior inhibition and behavior activation in depression

  • Laura Scharf, M.D. - Excessive reassurance seeking and rumination

  • Denis Birgenheir, M.S. - Sociotropy and excessive reassurance seeking

  • Pooja Saraff, M.S. - Functions of non-suicidal self-injury
     

Current and Recent Lab Research Activities

Behavior inhibition and behavior activation in mood and personality disorders
Functions of non-suicidal self-injury
Perfectionism, rumination and depressed mood


Recent Publications and Conference Presentations

  • *Nieuwsma, J. A. & Pepper, C. M. (In Press). How etiological explanations for depression impact stigma perceptions, treatment preference, and perceived controllability of depression, Journal of Mental Health.

  • *Birgenheir, B. G., Pepper, C. M., & Johns, M. (In Press). Excessive reassurance seeking as a mediator of sociotropy and negative life events, Cognitive Therapy and Research.

  • Pepper, C. M. & *Maack, D. J. (2009). Course of depression. In R. E. Ingram (Ed.), The international encyclopedia of depression. (pp. 191-193). New York: Springer

  • Pepper, C. M., *Thompson, V. M., & *Nieuwsma, J. A. (2008). Barriers to the treatment of depression in rural primary care clinics, Primary Care & Community Psychiatry, 13, 59-65.

  • *Thompson, V. M. & Pepper, C. M. (2009). Negative mood responses: A model of rumination and excessive reassurance seeking. Poster session presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association (AERA) and the National Council on Measurement in Education (NCME), San Diego, CA.

  • *Birgenheir, D. G., Pepper, C. M., Johns, M., *Scharf, L. E., & *Maack, D. J. (2008). Does excessive reassurance seeking mediate sociotropy and negative interpersonal life events? Poster session presented at the annual meeting of the Association of Behavioral and Cognitive Psychotherapies, Orlando, FL.

  • *Nieuwsma, J. A., Pepper, C. M., *Maack, D. J., *Birgenheir, D. G. (2008). Interpretations of Depression: How symptoms, causes, treatments, and stigmas are differently viewed in India and the United States. Poster session presented at the annual meeting of the Association of Behavioral and Cognitive Psychotherapies, Orlando, FL.

  • *Scharf, L. E., Pepper, C. M., *Maack, D. J., *Birgenheir, D. G., *Nieuwsma, J. A., & *Saraff, P. (2008). The functions of self-mutilation and associated personality factors in a non-clinical sample. Poster session presented at the annual meeting of the Association of Behavioral and Cognitive Psychotherapies, Orlando, FL.

  • *Maack, D. J., Pepper, C. M., * Scharf, L. E., *Nieuwsma, J., & *Birgenheir, D. G. (2008). BIS/BAS and the Big Five Personality Traits: A Comparison of Both a Clinical and Non-clinical Sample. In J. T. Mitchell (Chair), BIS, BAS and Beyond: New Directions in Reinforcement Sensitivity Research. Symposium conducted at the annual meeting of the Association of Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Orlando, FL.

  • Pepper, C. M., & *Maack, D. J., *Scharf, L. E., & *Birgenheir, D. (2007). Behavioral activation and behavioral inhibition systems in DSM-IV Personality Disorders. In C. M. Pepper (Chair), Reinforcement Sensitivity Theory and Psychological Disorders: The Role of the Behavioral Activation and Behavioral Inhibition System. Symposium conducted at the annual meeting of the Association of Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Philadelphia.

  • *Maack, D. J., & *Nieuwsma, J. A., & Pepper, C. M. (2007). Behavior activation, anhedonia, and the nature, severity and treatment of individuals with Major Depression. In C. M. Pepper (Chair), Reinforcement Sensitivity Theory and Psychological Disorders: The Role of the Behavioral Activation and Behavioral Inhibition System. Symposium conducted at the annual meeting of the Association of Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Philadelphia.

  • *Maack, D. J., Pepper, C. M., *Birgenheir, D. (2007). BIS/BAS and the Relationship with the Big Five. Poster session presented at the annual meeting of the Association of Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Philadelphia.

  • *Scharf, L. C., Pepper, C. M., & *Nieuwsma, J. A. (2007). Personality factors and the functions of self-mutilation in college students. Poster presented at the 41st Annual Convention of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Philadelphia, PA.

* denotes graduate student co-author
** denotes undergraduate student co-author