Karin L. Vanderzee Institution Verified

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Dr. Karin Vanderzee is a licensed clinical psychologist and Associate Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences. Her work focuses on early childhood trauma, including the development and implementation of interventions designed to foster resilience in children who have experienced traumatic events. She holds national certifications as a trainer or consultant in Child-Parent Psychotherapy, Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and Parent-Child Interaction Therapy, all of which are empirically supported treatments for childhood trauma.

Dr. Vanderzee is involved with the Arkansas Building Effective Services for Trauma program as a co-investigator, contributing to efforts to enhance trauma services for children and families across Arkansas. She currently chairs the PCIT International Training Task Force. Her scholarly contributions include numerous peer-reviewed publications and presentations at national, state, and local levels concerning childhood trauma and evidence-based treatment approaches. Her research has an h-index of 9 with 22 publications and 863 citations.

Research Overview

Dr. Karin Vanderzee is a licensed clinical psychologist and Associate Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences. Her clinical and research interests focus on early childhood trauma and intervention development, dissemination, and implementation of evidence-based treatments to promote resilience following traumatic events. She is a nationally certified/rostered trainer or consultant in three of the most widely used and empirically supported treatments for childhood trauma: Child-Parent Psychotherapy, Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and Parent-Child Interaction Therapy. She also serves as a co-investigator for the Arkansas Building Effective Services for Trauma program, which aims to strengthen the quality of available trauma services for children and their families throughout the state of Arkansas. She is currently the Chair of the PCIT International Training Task Force. In addition, she has published several peer reviewed articles, and routinely gives national, state, and local presentations about childhood trauma and evidence-based treatments for children who have experienced trauma.

Metrics

• h-index: 9
• Publications: 22
• Citations: 863