Carl F. Weems, Ph.D.

Associate Professor
(1999, Florida International University)

Undergraduate Coordinator

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Research Interests

Dr. Weems' research focuses on the developmental psychopathology of anxiety and depression. In particular, his research integrates developmental, cognitive, biological and behavioral theories in attempting to understand the etiology and course of internalizing disorders in youth. Special areas of interest include the assessment and treatment of childhood anxiety disorders, the role of severe stress, physiological response, brain development, brain function, and cognitive processing in emotional disorders as well as the theoretical and methodological underpinnings of psychological inquiry.

Selected Publications (click here for curriculum vitae)

Weems, C. F., Taylor, L. K., Marks A. & Varela, R. E. (in press). Anxiety sensitivity in childhood and adolescence: Parent reports and factors that influence associations with child reports. Cognitive Therapy and Research.

Weems, C. F., Taylor, L. K., Cannon, M. F., Ruiz, R., Romano, D. M., Scott, B. G., Perry A. M., & Triplett, V. (in press). Post traumatic stress, context, and the lingering effects of the Hurricane Katrina disaster among ethnic minority youth. Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology.

Weems, C. F., & Carrión, V. G. (2009). Diurnal salivary cortisol in youth: Clarifying the nature of post traumatic stress dysregulation. Journal of Pediatric Psychology, 34, 389-395.

Weems, C. F., Taylor, L. K., Costa, N. M., Marks, A. B., Romano, D. M., Verrett, S. L., & Brown, D. M. (2009). Effect of a school-based test anxiety intervention in ethnic minority youth exposed to Hurricane Katrina. Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology, 30, 218-226.

Weems, C. F. (2008). Developmental trajectories of childhood anxiety: Identifying continuity and change in anxious emotion. Developmental Review, 28, 488-502.

Weems, C. F. & Overstreet, S. (2008). Child and adolescent mental health research in the context of Hurricane Katrina: An ecological-needs-based perspective and introduction to the special section. Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, 37, 487-494.

Weems, C. F., Pina, A. A., Costa, N. M., Watts, S. E., Taylor, L. K., & Cannon, M. F. (2007). Pre-disaster trait anxiety and negative affect predict posttraumatic stress in youth after hurricane Katrina. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 75, 154-159.

Weems, C. F., & Carrión, V. G. (2007). The association between PTSD symptoms and salivary cortisol in youth: The role of the time since the trauma. Journal of Traumatic Stress, 20, 903-907.

Weems, C. F., Watts, S. E., Marsee, M. A., Taylor, L. K., Costa, N. M., Cannon, M. F., Carrión, V. G., & Piña, A. A., (2007). The psychosocial impact of Hurricane Katrina: Contextual differences in psychological symptoms, social support, and discrimination. Behaviour Research and Therapy, 45, 2295-2306.

Weems, C. F., Costa, N. M., Watts, S. E., Taylor L. K. & Cannon M. F., (2007). Cognitive errors, anxiety sensitivity and anxiety control beliefs: Their unique and specific associations with childhood anxiety symptoms. Behavior Modification, 31, 174-201.

Weems, C. F., & Silverman W. K. (2006). An integrative model of control: Implications for understanding emotion regulation and dysregulation in childhood anxiety. Journal of Affective Disorders, 91, 113-124.

Weems, C. F. & Costa, N. M. (2005). Developmental differences in the expression of childhood anxiety symptoms and fears. Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry 44, 656-663.

Weems, C. F., Zakem, A., Costa, N. M., Cannon M. F., & Watts, S. E. (2005). Physiological response and childhood anxiety: Association with symptoms of anxiety disorders and cognitive bias. Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, 34, 712-723.

Revised 8/7/09