Cara Settipani, M.A.

 

 

Bio: Cara is a doctoral candidate currently in her fifth year of graduate studies at Temple University. She received her B.A. in psychology from Northwestern University, and her M.A. in psychology from Temple University. Cara’s current research interests include the relationship between parenting behaviors and cognitive and affective processes associated with anxiety in youth, as well as implications for cognitive-behavioral therapy for children and adolescents with anxiety disorders.

Representative publications:

Settipani, C. A., O’Neil, K. A., Podell, J. L., Beidas, R. S., & Kendall, P. C. (in press). Youth anxiety and parent factors over time: Directionality of change among youth treated for anxiety. Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology.

Settipani, C. A., Brodman, D. M., Peterman, J., Read, K. L., Hoff, A. L., Swan, A. J., & Kendall, P. C. (in press). Assessment and treatment of anxiety disorders in children and adolescents. In:P. Emmelkamp & T. Ehring (Eds.), International Handbook of Anxiety Disorders: Theory, Research, and Practice, Volume II. Oxford, UK: Wiley-Blackwell.

Settipani, C. A., & Kendall, P. C. (2012). Social functioning in anxious youth: Association with anxiety severity and outcomes from cognitive-behavioral therapy. Child Psychiatry and Human Development. doi: 10.1007/s10578-012-0307-0

Settipani, C. A., Puleo, C. M., Conner, B. T., & Kendall, P. C. (2012). Characteristics and anxiety symptom presentation associated with autism spectrum traits in youth with anxiety disorders. Journal of Anxiety Disorders, 26(3), 459-467. doi:10.1016/j.janxdis.2012.01.010

Kendall, P. C., Settipani, C. A., & Cummings, C. M. (2012). No need to worry: The promising future of child anxiety research. Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, 41(1), 103-115. doi: 10.1080/15374416.2012.632352