Melinda Cannon
Graduate Student
Biography
Melinda Cannon received her Bachelor of Science degree in Psychology from Louisiana State University in May 2003. She entered the Applied Developmental Psychology program at UNO in August 2003 and has been working in Dr. Carl Weems' lab since that time. She received her Master's Degree from UNO in August 2005. Her Master's Thesis was titled, “Comorbid Anxiety and Depression: Do They Cluster as Distinct Groups in Youth?” Her current research is focused on the development and maintenance of anxiety, depression, and stress related problems in children and adolescents.
Publications
Weems, C. F., Watts, S. E., Marsee, M. A., Taylor, L. K., Costa, N. M., Cannon, M. F., Carrión, V. G., & Piña, A. A., (in press). The psychosocial impact of Hurricane Katrina: Contextual differences in psychological symptoms, social support, and discrimination. Behaviour Research and Therapy.
Weems, C. F., Piña, 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., 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.
Cannon, M.F. & Weems, C. F. (2006). Do anxiety and depression cluster into distinct groups? A test of tripartite model predictions in a community sample of youth. Depression and Anxiety, 23, 453-460.
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.
Presentations
Taylor, L. K., Weems, C. F., Costa, N. M., Watts, S. E., Cannon, M. F., Piña, A. A., & Barrios, B (March, 2007). Predictors of Post Disaster Emotional Functioning in Youth: Preliminary Results from a Pre to Post Hurricane Katrina Study. Society for Research on Child Development, Boston, MA.
Weems, C. F., Watts, S. E., Taylor, L. K., Costa, N. M., Cannon, M. F. (February, 2007). Contextual differences in the psychosocial impact of Hurricane Katrina. Southeastern Psychological Association Annual Convention, New Orleans, LA.
Taylor, L. K., Costa, N. M., Watts, S. E., Cannon, M. F., Zakem, A. H. & Weems, C. F. (November, 2006). Psychometric properties of the child PTSD checklist in a community sample of youth. Presented at the annual Convention of Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies.
Costa, N. M ., Taylor, L. K., Cannon, M. F., Watts, S. E., Zakem, A. H. & Weems, C. F. (November, 2006). A Longitudinal Investigation of the Hypothesized Risk Factors of Child Anxiety. Presented at the annual Convention of Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies.
Taylor, L. K., Costa, N. M., Watts, S. E., Cannon, M. F., Zakem, A. H. & Weems, C. F. (August, 2006). Developing the Anxiety Control Questionnaire for Children (ACQ-C) Short Form. Presented at the annual Convention of American Psychological Association, New Orleans.
Cannon, M. F., Watts, S. E., Taylor, L. K., Costa, N. M., & Weems, C. F. (November 2005). Associations among youth depressive symptoms, parenting behaviors, and attachment beliefs. Poster presented at the annual Convention of Association for the Advancement of Behavior Therapy, Washington, DC.
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