Courtney Benjamin, MA

E-mail: benja61@temple.edu

Lab Webpage: www.childanxiety.org

Bio: Courtney is currently in her fourth year of graduate studies in the Clinical area. She received her B.A. in Psychology from The Ohio State University and her M.A. in Clinical Psychology from Temple University. Courtney’s current research interests include comorbid mood and substance use conditions in children and adolescents diagnosed with anxiety disorders and the long-term effects of treatment for childhood anxiety disorders.

Representative presentations and/or publications:

Benjamin, C.L., O’Neil, K.A., Crawley, S.A., Beidas, R.S., Martin, E.D., Coles, M., & Kendall, P.C. (in review). Patterns and predictors of subjective units of distress in anxious youth.

O’Neil, K.A., Benjamin, C.L., Crawley, S.A., & Kendall, P.C. (in press). Anxiety: Situational and performance anxiety. In G.P. Koocher & A.M. La Greca (Eds.) Parent’s guide to emotional first aid: Helping children and adolescents cope with predictable life crises.

Crawley, S. A., Beidas, R. S., Benjamin, C. L., Martin, E., & Kendall, P. C. (2008). Treating Socially Phobic Youth with CBT: Differential Outcomes and Treatment Considerations, Behavioral and Cognitive Psychotherapy, 36, 379-389.