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Karin L. Vanderzee
Sourced from institutional research profiles (UAMS TRI or ARA).
Associate Professor
PSY Psychiatry, College of Medicine
9 h-index
22 pubs
863 cited
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OverviewAI-generated summary
Karin L. Vanderzee, Associate Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, focuses her research on early childhood trauma and the development, dissemination, and implementation of evidence-based interventions designed to foster resilience in children who have experienced traumatic events. She is a nationally certified trainer in Child-Parent Psychotherapy, Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and Parent-Child Interaction Therapy. Dr. Vanderzee also contributes as a co-investigator to the Arkansas Building Effective Services for Trauma program, which works to enhance trauma services for children and families across Arkansas. She chairs the PCIT International Training Task Force and has authored multiple peer-reviewed articles on childhood trauma and its treatment. Her work has been supported by 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
Selected Publications
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Managing Youth Trauma Effectively: Evaluating the virtual delivery of a brief psychoeducational group for caregivers of trauma-exposed young children (2023)
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Behavior Management in Young Children Exposed to Trauma: A Case Study of Three Evidence-Based Treatments (2023)
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Feasibility and Satisfaction with Virtual Trainings for Evidence-Based Child Trauma Treatments during the COVID-19 Pandemic (2022)
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Drills in the PCIT Child-Directed Interaction Phase: A Compilation with Recommendations for Appropriate Use (2022)
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Pairing policy change with investments in supports to improve outcomes for children impacted by family violence: The Arkansas experience (2021)
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Sleep as a Moderator of Young Children’s Traumatic Stress and Behavior Problems: a Treatment-Referred Sample (2020)
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Training providers at Children’s Advocacy Centers to treat early childhood trauma: Perspectives on barriers, facilitators, and sustainability (2020)
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Treatments for Early Childhood Trauma: Decision Considerations for Clinicians (2018)
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A PRELIMINARY EVALUATION OF THEMANAGING YOUTH TRAUMA EFFECTIVELYPROGRAM FOR SUBSTANCE-ABUSING WOMEN AND THEIR CHILDREN (2017)
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Modes of Large-Scale Brain Network Organization during Threat Processing and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Symptom Reduction during TF-CBT among Adolescent Girls (2016)
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Changes in functional connectivity of the amygdala during cognitive reappraisal predict symptom reduction during trauma-focused cognitive–behavioral therapy among adolescent girls with post-traumatic stress disorder (2016)
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Who is advocating for children under six? Uncovering unmet needs in child advocacy centers (2016)
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Amygdala response predicts trajectory of symptom reduction during Trauma-Focused Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy among adolescent girls with PTSD (2015)
Grants & Funding
As listed on this researcher's institutional profile.
- Arkansas Building Effective Services for Trauma Arkansas Revenue Stabilization Act for 2010 Co-Investigator
Collaboration Network
Top Collaborators
Joy R. Pemberton
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
12 shared publications
In database
- Changes in functional connectivity of the amygdala during cognitive reappraisal predict symptom reduction during trauma-focused cognitive–behavioral therapy among adolescent girls with post-traumatic stress disorder
- Amygdala response predicts trajectory of symptom reduction during Trauma-Focused Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy among adolescent girls with PTSD
- Modes of Large-Scale Brain Network Organization during Threat Processing and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Symptom Reduction during TF-CBT among Adolescent Girls
- Treatments for Early Childhood Trauma: Decision Considerations for Clinicians
- Who is advocating for children under six? Uncovering unmet needs in child advocacy centers
Showing 5 of 12 shared publications
Sufna Gheyara John
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
8 shared publications
In database
- Treatments for Early Childhood Trauma: Decision Considerations for Clinicians
- A PRELIMINARY EVALUATION OF THEMANAGING YOUTH TRAUMA EFFECTIVELYPROGRAM FOR SUBSTANCE-ABUSING WOMEN AND THEIR CHILDREN
- Training providers at Children’s Advocacy Centers to treat early childhood trauma: Perspectives on barriers, facilitators, and sustainability
- Sleep as a Moderator of Young Children’s Traumatic Stress and Behavior Problems: a Treatment-Referred Sample
- Pairing policy change with investments in supports to improve outcomes for children impacted by family violence: The Arkansas experience
Showing 5 of 8 shared publications
Teresa L. Kramer
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
6 shared publications
In database
- Changes in functional connectivity of the amygdala during cognitive reappraisal predict symptom reduction during trauma-focused cognitive–behavioral therapy among adolescent girls with post-traumatic stress disorder
- Amygdala response predicts trajectory of symptom reduction during Trauma-Focused Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy among adolescent girls with PTSD
- Modes of Large-Scale Brain Network Organization during Threat Processing and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Symptom Reduction during TF-CBT among Adolescent Girls
- Who is advocating for children under six? Uncovering unmet needs in child advocacy centers
- A PRELIMINARY EVALUATION OF THEMANAGING YOUTH TRAUMA EFFECTIVELYPROGRAM FOR SUBSTANCE-ABUSING WOMEN AND THEIR CHILDREN
Showing 5 of 6 shared publications
Nicola A. Conners Edge
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
5 shared publications
In database
- A PRELIMINARY EVALUATION OF THEMANAGING YOUTH TRAUMA EFFECTIVELYPROGRAM FOR SUBSTANCE-ABUSING WOMEN AND THEIR CHILDREN
- Training providers at Children’s Advocacy Centers to treat early childhood trauma: Perspectives on barriers, facilitators, and sustainability
- Sleep as a Moderator of Young Children’s Traumatic Stress and Behavior Problems: a Treatment-Referred Sample
- Pairing policy change with investments in supports to improve outcomes for children impacted by family violence: The Arkansas experience
- Managing Youth Trauma Effectively: Evaluating the virtual delivery of a brief psychoeducational group for caregivers of trauma-exposed young children
Glenn R. Mesman
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
5 shared publications
In database
- Sleep as a Moderator of Young Children’s Traumatic Stress and Behavior Problems: a Treatment-Referred Sample
- Pairing policy change with investments in supports to improve outcomes for children impacted by family violence: The Arkansas experience
- Drills in the PCIT Child-Directed Interaction Phase: A Compilation with Recommendations for Appropriate Use
- Feasibility and Satisfaction with Virtual Trainings for Evidence-Based Child Trauma Treatments during the COVID-19 Pandemic
- Behavior Management in Young Children Exposed to Trauma: A Case Study of Three Evidence-Based Treatments
Benjamin A. Sigel
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
4 shared publications
In database
- Changes in functional connectivity of the amygdala during cognitive reappraisal predict symptom reduction during trauma-focused cognitive–behavioral therapy among adolescent girls with post-traumatic stress disorder
- Amygdala response predicts trajectory of symptom reduction during Trauma-Focused Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy among adolescent girls with PTSD
- Modes of Large-Scale Brain Network Organization during Threat Processing and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Symptom Reduction during TF-CBT among Adolescent Girls
- Treatments for Early Childhood Trauma: Decision Considerations for Clinicians
Elissa H. Dougherty
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
4 shared publications
In database
- Sleep as a Moderator of Young Children’s Traumatic Stress and Behavior Problems: a Treatment-Referred Sample
- Pairing policy change with investments in supports to improve outcomes for children impacted by family violence: The Arkansas experience
- Drills in the PCIT Child-Directed Interaction Phase: A Compilation with Recommendations for Appropriate Use
- Feasibility and Satisfaction with Virtual Trainings for Evidence-Based Child Trauma Treatments during the COVID-19 Pandemic
Josh M. Cisler
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (US)
3 shared publications
- Changes in functional connectivity of the amygdala during cognitive reappraisal predict symptom reduction during trauma-focused cognitive–behavioral therapy among adolescent girls with post-traumatic stress disorder
- Amygdala response predicts trajectory of symptom reduction during Trauma-Focused Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy among adolescent girls with PTSD
- Modes of Large-Scale Brain Network Organization during Threat Processing and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Symptom Reduction during TF-CBT among Adolescent Girls
Sonet Smitherman
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (US)
3 shared publications
- Changes in functional connectivity of the amygdala during cognitive reappraisal predict symptom reduction during trauma-focused cognitive–behavioral therapy among adolescent girls with post-traumatic stress disorder
- Amygdala response predicts trajectory of symptom reduction during Trauma-Focused Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy among adolescent girls with PTSD
- Modes of Large-Scale Brain Network Organization during Threat Processing and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Symptom Reduction during TF-CBT among Adolescent Girls
Clinton D. Kilts
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (US)
3 shared publications
- Changes in functional connectivity of the amygdala during cognitive reappraisal predict symptom reduction during trauma-focused cognitive–behavioral therapy among adolescent girls with post-traumatic stress disorder
- Amygdala response predicts trajectory of symptom reduction during Trauma-Focused Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy among adolescent girls with PTSD
- Modes of Large-Scale Brain Network Organization during Threat Processing and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Symptom Reduction during TF-CBT among Adolescent Girls
Allison Smith
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (US)
3 shared publications
- Training providers at Children’s Advocacy Centers to treat early childhood trauma: Perspectives on barriers, facilitators, and sustainability
- Feasibility and Satisfaction with Virtual Trainings for Evidence-Based Child Trauma Treatments during the COVID-19 Pandemic
- Behavior Management in Young Children Exposed to Trauma: A Case Study of Three Evidence-Based Treatments
Lindsey T. Roberts
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (US)
2 shared publications
- Pairing policy change with investments in supports to improve outcomes for children impacted by family violence: The Arkansas experience
- Feasibility and Satisfaction with Virtual Trainings for Evidence-Based Child Trauma Treatments during the COVID-19 Pandemic
Daryl T. Cooley
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
2 shared publications
In database
- Feasibility and Satisfaction with Virtual Trainings for Evidence-Based Child Trauma Treatments during the COVID-19 Pandemic
- Behavior Management in Young Children Exposed to Trauma: A Case Study of Three Evidence-Based Treatments
Chad M. Sievers
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
2 shared publications
In database
- Managing Youth Trauma Effectively: Evaluating the virtual delivery of a brief psychoeducational group for caregivers of trauma-exposed young children
- Feasibility and Satisfaction with Virtual Trainings for Evidence-Based Child Trauma Treatments during the COVID-19 Pandemic
Elissa H. Wilburn
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
2 shared publications
In database
- Managing Youth Trauma Effectively: Evaluating the virtual delivery of a brief psychoeducational group for caregivers of trauma-exposed young children
- Behavior Management in Young Children Exposed to Trauma: A Case Study of Three Evidence-Based Treatments
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