Faculty Profile

Heidemarie Blumenthal

Title
Professor
Department
Psychology
College
College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences

    

Education

PhD, University of Arkansas, 2012.
Major: Psychology
Dissertation Title: An Experimental Test of Trauma-Relevant Cue Exposure and Desire for Alcohol among Adolescents
MA, University of Arkansas, 2009.
Major: Psychology
Dissertation Title: Relations among Pubertal Maturation, Cortisol Reactivity, Pubertal Timing, and Social Anxiety Symptoms among Female Adolescents
BA, University of Arkansas, 2006.
Major: Criminal Justice
BA, University of Arkansas, 2006.
Major: Psychology
Dissertation Title: Keeping it in Context: The role of causal inferences in the maintenance of goal-related information during narrative comprehension

Current Scheduled Teaching*

PSYC 6950.714, Doctoral Dissertation, Spring 2024
PSYC 5010.001, Human Development, Spring 2024
PSYC 3100.001, Social Psychology, Spring 2024 Syllabus
PSYC 6910.719, Special Problems, Spring 2024

* Texas Education Code 51.974 (HB 2504) requires each institution of higher education to make available to the public, a syllabus for undergraduate lecture courses offered for credit by the institution.

Previous Scheduled Teaching*

PSYC 3620.001, Developmental Psychology, Fall 2023 Syllabus SPOT
PSYC 6950.703, Doctoral Dissertation, Fall 2023
PSYC 6610.705, Independent Research, Fall 2023
PSYC 5900.703, Special Problems, Fall 2023
PSYC 6900.703, Special Problems, Fall 2023
PSYC 5010.001, Human Development, Spring 2023 SPOT
PSYC 6610.703, Independent Research, Spring 2023
PSYC 5950.703, Master's Thesis, Spring 2023
PSYC 5950.727, Master's Thesis, Spring 8W2 2023
PSYC 5900.727, Special Problems, Spring 2023
PSYC 6900.703, Special Problems, Spring 2023
PSYC 5010.001, Human Development, Fall 2022 SPOT
PSYC 6610.705, Independent Research, Fall 2022
PSYC 5900.703, Special Problems, Fall 2022
PSYC 6900.703, Special Problems, Fall 2022
PSYC 5010.001, Human Development, Spring 2022 Syllabus SPOT
PSYC 6610.703, Independent Research, Spring 2022
PSYC 5950.703, Master's Thesis, Spring 2022
PSYC 6900.703, Special Problems, Spring 2022
PSYC 5010.001, Human Development, Fall 2021 SPOT
PSYC 6610.705, Independent Research, Fall 2021
PSYC 5950.705, Master's Thesis, Fall 2021
PSYC 5010.001, Human Development, Spring 2021 SPOT
PSYC 5950.705, Master's Thesis, Spring 2021
PSYC 3620.001, Developmental Psychology, Fall 2020 Syllabus SPOT
PSYC 5010.001, Human Development, Fall 2020 SPOT
PSYC 6610.736, Independent Research, Fall 2020
PSYC 5950.705, Master's Thesis, Fall 2020
PSYC 6900.705, Special Problems, Fall 2020
PSYC 6950.705, Doctoral Dissertation, Spring 2020
PSYC 4951.705, Honors College Capstone Thesis, Spring 2020
PSYC 3996.004, Honors College Mentored Research Experience, Spring 2020
PSYC 5010.001, Human Development, Spring 2020
PSYC 5950.705, Master's Thesis, Spring 2020
PSYC 4900.705, Special Problems, Spring 2020
PSYC 6950.705, Doctoral Dissertation, Fall 2019
PSYC 5950.705, Master's Thesis, Fall 2019
PSYC 4900.705, Special Problems, Fall 2019
PSYC 4900.705, Special Problems, Summer 10W 2019
PSYC 6950.705, Doctoral Dissertation, Spring 2019
PSYC 4951.705, Honors College Capstone Thesis, Spring 2019
PSYC 5010.001, Human Development, Spring 2019 Syllabus SPOT
PSYC 5950.705, Master's Thesis, Spring 2019
PSYC 4900.705, Special Problems, Spring 2019
PSYC 6900.705, Special Problems, Spring 2019
PSYC 3620.001, Developmental Psychology, Fall 2018 Syllabus SPOT
PSYC 6950.705, Doctoral Dissertation, Fall 2018
PSYC 4950.705, Honors Thesis, Fall 2018
PSYC 6610.705, Independent Research, Fall 2018
PSYC 5950.705, Master's Thesis, Fall 2018
PSYC 4900.705, Special Problems, Fall 2018
PSYC 4910.705, Special Problems, Fall 2018
PSYC 5900.701, Special Problems, Fall 2018
PSYC 5900.705, Special Problems, Fall 2018
PSYC 6950.705, Doctoral Dissertation, Spring 2018
PSYC 5010.001, Human Development, Spring 2018 SPOT
PSYC 6610.705, Independent Research, Spring 2018
PSYC 4900.705, Special Problems, Spring 2018
PSYC 3620.001, Developmental Psychology, Fall 2017 Syllabus SPOT
PSYC 6950.705, Doctoral Dissertation, Fall 2017
PSYC 6610.705, Independent Research, Fall 2017
PSYC 5950.705, Master's Thesis, Fall 2017
PSYC 4900.705, Special Problems, Fall 2017
PSYC 5900.705, Special Problems, Fall 2017
PSYC 3620.001, Developmental Psychology, Spring 2017 Syllabus SPOT
PSYC 4950.705, Honors Thesis, Spring 2017
PSYC 5010.001, Human Development, Spring 2017 SPOT
PSYC 6610.705, Independent Research, Spring 2017
PSYC 5950.705, Master's Thesis, Spring 2017
PSYC 4900.705, Special Problems, Spring 2017
PSYC 3620.001, Developmental Psychology, Fall 2016 Syllabus SPOT
PSYC 3620.003, Developmental Psychology, Fall 2016 Syllabus SPOT
PSYC 6610.705, Independent Research, Fall 2016
PSYC 5950.705, Master's Thesis, Fall 2016
PSYC 4900.705, Special Problems, Fall 2016
PSYC 3620.001, Developmental Psychology, Spring 2016 Syllabus SPOT
PSYC 3996.004, Honors College Mentored Research Experience, Spring 2016
PSYC 4950.705, Honors Thesis, Spring 2016
PSYC 5010.001, Human Development, Spring 2016 SPOT
PSYC 5950.705, Master's Thesis, Spring 2016
PSYC 4900.705, Special Problems, Spring 2016
PSYC 6200.001, Advanced Topics Seminar in Psychology, Fall 2015 SPOT
PSYC 3620.001, Developmental Psychology, Fall 2015 Syllabus SPOT
PSYC 5950.705, Master's Thesis, Fall 2015
PSYC 4900.705, Special Problems, Fall 2015
PSYC 5900.705, Special Problems, Fall 2015
PSYC 4900.705, Special Problems, Summer 10W 2015
PSYC 5010.001, Human Development, Spring 2015
PSYC 5950.705, Master's Thesis, Spring 2015
PSYC 4900.705, Special Problems, Spring 2015
PSYC 4910.705, Special Problems, Spring 2015
PSYC 3620.001, Developmental Psychology, Fall 2014 Syllabus
PSYC 3620.003, Developmental Psychology, Fall 2014 Syllabus
PSYC 5950.705, Master's Thesis, Fall 2014
PSYC 4900.705, Special Problems, Fall 2014
PSYC 4910.705, Special Problems, Fall 2014
PSYC 5900.705, Special Problems, Fall 2014
PSYC 4900.705, Special Problems, Summer 10W 2014
PSYC 4910.705, Special Problems, Summer 10W 2014
PSYC 3620.001, Developmental Psychology, Spring 2014 Syllabus
PSYC 5010.001, Human Development, Spring 2014
PSYC 4900.705, Special Problems, Spring 2014
PSYC 3620.001, Developmental Psychology, Fall 2013 Syllabus
PSYC 3620.003, Developmental Psychology, Fall 2013 Syllabus
PSYC 4900.705, Special Problems, Fall 2013
PSYC 4910.705, Special Problems, Fall 2013
PSYC 4900.705, Special Problems, Summer 10W 2013
PSYC 4910.705, Special Problems, Summer 10W 2013
PSYC 3620.001, Developmental Psychology, Spring 2013 Syllabus
PSYC 5010.001, Human Development, Spring 2013
PSYC 4900.705, Special Problems, Spring 2013
PSYC 3620.002, Developmental Psychology, Fall 2012 Syllabus
PSYC 4900.705, Special Problems, Fall 2012

* Texas Education Code 51.974 (HB 2504) requires each institution of higher education to make available to the public, a syllabus for undergraduate lecture courses offered for credit by the institution.

Published Publications

Published Intellectual Contributions

Book Chapter
Cloutier, R. M., Dunham, K. J., Cochran, B., Blumenthal, H. (2021). Beyond the binary: A ‘real world’ example to inform identity-affirming laboratory methods with substance using youth. Sexuality and Emerging Adulthood.
Hayslip, Jr., B., Blumenthal, H. (2016). Grandparenthood: A developmental perspective.. Gerontology: Changes, Challenges, and Solutions. 271-298.
Blumenthal, H., Ham, L. S., Cloutier, R., Melkonian, A. J. (2015). Substance use.. Critical Issues in School Mental Health. 56-68.
Conference Proceeding
Budnar, R., Levitt, D. E., Luk, H., Fernandez, A., Duplanty, A., Layman, T. J., Blumenthal, H., Trost, Z., Vingren, J. L. (2015). Alcohol consumption 24h following eccentric low back muscle damage on muscular performance recovery in untrained individuals. Other. Annual meeting of the American College of Sports Medicine, San Diego, California.
Cloutier, R., Budnar, R., Levitt, D. E., Olivares, S., Wright, P., Richardson, M., Gee, D., Trost, Z., Blumenthal, H., Vingren, J. L. (2015). Exploring the relationship between alcohol craving, pain catastrophizing, and self-reported anxiety in the context of experimental back injury. Other. 27th annual meeting of the Association for Psychological Science, New York City, NY.
Journal Article
Zamboanga, B., Merrill, J., Newins, A., Olthuis, J., Van Hedger, K., Blumenthal, H., Kim, S., Grigsby, T., Perrotte, J., Lui, P., McCHargue, D. (2023). A National study on pregaming motives, frequency, consumption, and negative drinking consequences among university students in the United States. Drug and Alcohol Dependence. 250, .
Ramarushton, B., Griffith, E., Messman, B., Contractor, A. A., Slavish, D. C., Zamboanga, B., Blumenthal, H. (2023). Latent Profiles of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Symptoms and Sleep Disturbances: Associations with Drinking to Cope Motives Among College Students.. Journal of Psychiatric Research.
Messman, B., Fentem, A., Compton, S., Griffith, E., Blumenthal, H., Contractor, A. A., Slavish, D. C. (2023). The role of affect in associations between sleep disturbances and posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms: A systematic review. Sleep Medicine.
Blumenthal, H., Zamboanga, B., Ramadan, B., Napper, L., Hurlocker, M., Ford, K., Madson, M. (2023). What pandemic? A multisite study of drinking motives and drinking games participation among college students during a pandemic (COVID-19) year. Addictive Behaviors. 138, .
Guillot, C. R., Lucke, H. R., Ramsey, A., Kearns, N., Blumenthal, H., Berman, M. (2023). Cluster-B personality disorder traits and impulsivity: Indirect associations with alcohol use severity through positive alcohol expectancies. Experimental and Clinical Psychopharmacology. 31(2), 423-432.
Pazienza, R., Martin, J., Wegner, R., McAndrew, L., Hord, C. N., Blumenthal, H., Ham, L. (2022). Bystander intervention among college student drinking gamers: Sexual assault attitudes, self-efficacy, and intent to intervene.. Journal of Interpersonal Violence. 37, NP23443-NP23467.
Bilsky, S., Blumenthal, H., Ramarushton, B., Lewis, S., Leen-Feldner, E. (2022). Pediatric psychotropic polypharmacy: An evaluation of the correlates and prevalence across assessment cycles in the national health and nutrition examination survey.. 32, 416-425.
Cloutier, R. M., Anderson, K. G., Kearns, N. T., Carey, C. N., Blumenthal, H. (2021). An experimental investigation of peer rejection and social anxiety on alcohol and cannabis use willingness: Accounting for social contexts and use cues in the laboratory. Psychology of Addictive Behaviors. 35(8), 887-894.
Kearns, N. T., Contractor, A. A., Weiss, N. H., Blumenthal, H. (2021). Coping Strategy Utilization among Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Symptom Severity and Substance Use Co-occurrence Typologies: A Latent Class Analysis.. Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy. 13, 929-939.
Blumenthal, H., Cloutier, R. M., Douglas, M. E., Kearns, N. T., Carey, C. N. (2021). Desire to drink as a function of laboratory-induced social stress among adolescents. Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry. 70, .
Cloutier, R. M., Bilsky, S., Baxley, C., Anderson, K. G., Blumenthal, H. (2021). Development of a novel social rejection task to explore the unique and overlapping affective features of social anxiety and depression. Cognitive Therapy and Research. 35, 887-894.
Knapp, A. A., Allen, N. P., Cloutier, R. M., Blumenthal, H., Moradi, S., Budney, A. J., Lord, S. E. (2021). Effects of anxiety sensitivity on cannabis, alcohol, and nicotine use among adolescents: Evaluating pathways through anxiety, withdrawal symptoms, and coping motives.. Journal of Behavioral Medicine. 44, 187-201.
Campbell, R. L., Cloutier, R., Bynion, T. M., Nguyen, A., Blumenthal, H., Feldner, M. T., Leen-Feldner, E. W. (2021). Greater adolescent tiredness is related to more emotional arousal during a hyperventilation task: An area under the curve approach. Journal of Adolescence. 90, 45-52.
Kearns, N., Blumenthal, H., Contractor, A., Aston, E., Metrik, J. (2021). Effect of trauma-related stress during acute alcohol intoxication on perceived likelihood of negative consequences and willingness to drive. Addictive Behaviors.
Contractor, A. A., Kearns, N., Weiss, N., Blumenthal, H. (2021). Examining relations of polytraumatization typologies with positive memory count and phenomenology. Anxiety, Stress, & Coping.
Kearns, N., Blumenthal, H., Contractor, A. A., Guillot, C. R., Rafiuddin, H. (2021). Effects of bodily arousal on desire to drink alcohol among trauma-exposed college students. Alcohol.
Cloutier, R., Zamboanga, B. L., Kearns, N., Guillot, C. R., Blumenthal, H. (2021). Associations of perceived drinking motives of parents and friends on adolescents’ own drinking motives. Applied Developmental Science. 25(1), 83-94.
McKinnis, S. A., Blumenthal, H., Kearns, N., Cloutier, R. (2020). Dimensions of attachment and the role of deviant peer affiliation in relation to adolescent alcohol use.. Journal of Psychology and the Behavioral Sciences. 27, 58-69.
Boals, A., Contractor, A. A., Blumenthal, H. (2020). The utility of college student samples in research on trauma and posttraumatic stress disorder: A critical review. Journal of Anxiety Disorders.
Kaminski, P. L., Oosterhouse, K., Riggs, S. A., Blumenthal, H. (2020). The Executive Subsystem: Adult Mental Health, Marital Satisfaction, and Secure-Base Parenting. Family Relations. 69(1), 166-179. New Jersey: Wiley Online Lib. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/fare.12408
Akibar, A., Niemann, Y. F., Blumenthal, H., Vosvick, M. A. (2019). Dimensions of sexuality and social anxiety in emerging adulthood. Other. 23(2), 244-266.
Ham, L. S., Zamboanga, B. L., Meca, A., Blumenthal, H., Hardy, S. A., Hurd, L. E. (2019). Factor Structure of the Brief Comprehensive Effects of Alcohol Scale in Adolescents. Assessment. 26(4), 604-618.
Contractor, A. A., Weiss, N. H., Dixon-Gordon, K. L., Blumenthal, H. (2019). Heterogeneity in the Co-occurrence of Substance Use and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: A Latent Class Analysis Approach. Other. 15(2), 105-117.
Cloutier, R., Blumenthal, H., Trim, R. S., Douglas, M., Anderson, K. G. (2019). Real-Time Social Stress Response and Subsequent Alcohol Use Initiation Among Female Adolescents. Psychology of Addictive Behaviors. 33(3), 254-265.
Zamboanga, B. L., Kearns, N., Olthuis, J. V., Blumenthal, H., Cloutier, R. (2019). Test-Retest Reliability of the 7-Factor Motives for Playing Drinking Games Scale and its Associations With Drinking Game Behaviors Among Female College Athletes. Journal of Clinical Sport Psychology. 13(4), 580-592.
Blumenthal, H., Taylor, D. J., Cloutier, R., Baxley, C., Lasslett, H. (2019). The Links Between Social Anxiety Disorder, Insomnia Symptoms, and Alcohol Use Disorders: Findings From a Large Sample of Adolescents in the United States. Behavior Therapy. 50(1), 50-59.
Cloutier, R., Kearns, N., Knapp, A., Contractor, A. A., Blumenthal, H. (2019). Heterogeneous patterns of marijuana use motives using latent profile analysis. Substance Use & Misuse. 54, 1485-1498.
Kearns, N., Cloutier, R., Carey, C., Contractor, A. A., Blumenthal, H. (2019). Alcohol and marijuana polysubstance use: Comparison of posttraumatic stress disorder symptom endorsement and severity patterns. 2, 39-52.
Zamboanga, B. L., Audley, S., Olthuis, J. V., Blumenthal, H., Tomaso, C. C., Bui, N., Borsari, B. (2019). Validation of a Seven-Factor Structure for the Motives for Playing Drinking Games Measure.. Assessment. 26(4), 582-603.
Akibar, A., Flores Niemann, Y., Blumenthal, H., Vosvick, M. A. (2019). Dimensions of Sexuality and Social Anxiety in Emerging Adulthood.
Akibar, A., Niemann, Y. F., Blumenthal, H., Vosvick, M. A., (2019). Intersecting sexual and ethnic identities, discrimination, and mental health in emerging adulthood.
Kearns, N., Blumenthal, H., Natesan, P., Zamboanga, B., Ham, L., Cloutier, R. (2018). Development and Initial Psychometric Validation of the Brief - Caffeine Expectancies Questionnaire (B-CaffEQ). Psychological Assessment. 30, 1597-1611.
Kearns, N., Villarreal, D., Cloutier, R., Baxley, C., Carey, C., Blumenthal, H. (2018). Perceived control of anxiety as a moderator in the relationship between anxiety sensitivity and problematic alcohol use among adolescents. Journal of Adolescence. 63, 41-50.
Cloutier, R., Liu, K., Kearns, N., Ruggero, C., Lewis, S., Blumenthal, H. (2018). Post-traumatic stress severity is associated with coping motives for alcohol use among in-patient and community-recruited adolescents. Anxiety, Stress, & Coping. 31, 500-513.
Bynion, T., Cloutier, R., Blumenthal, H., Mischel, E., Rojas, S., Leen-Feldner, E. (2018). Violent interpersonal trauma predicts aggressive thoughts and behaviors towards self and others: Findings from the National Comorbidity Survey-Adolescent Supplement. Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology. 53, 1361-1370.
Guillot, C. R., Blumenthal, H., Zvolensky, M., Schmidt, N. B. (2018). Anxiety sensitivity components in relation to alcohol and cannabis use, motives, and problems in treatment-seeking smokers. Addictive Behaviors. 82, 166-173.
Bynion, T., Blumenthal, H., Bilsky, S., Cloutier, R., Leen-Feldner, E. (2017). Dimensions of parenting among mothers and fathers in relation to social anxiety among female adolescent offspring.. Journal of Adolescence. 60, 11-15.
Kearns, N., Blumenthal, H., Rainey, E., Bennett, M., Powers, M., Foreman, M., Warren, A. (2017). Discrepancy in caregiving expectations predicts problematic alcohol use among caregivers of trauma injury patients six months after ICU admission.. Psychology of Addictive Behaviors. 31, 497-505.
Natesan, P., Keller, M. J., Blumenthal, H., Zamboanga, B., Ham, S., Cloutier, R. Development and Initial Psychometric Validation of the Brief - Caffeine Expectancies Questionnaire (B-CaffEQ).. Psychological Assessment.
Blumenthal, H., Ham, L. S., Cloutier, R., Bacon, A. K., Douglas, M. (2016). Social anxiety, disengagement coping, and alcohol-use behaviors among adolescents.. Anxiety, Stress, and Coping. 29(4), 432-46.
Knapp, A. A., Blumenthal, H., Mischel, E. R., Badour, C. L., Leen-Feldner, E. W. (2016). Anxiety Sensitivity and Its Factors in Relation to Generalized Anxiety Disorder among Adolescents.. 44(2), 233-44.
Cloutier, R., Blumenthal, H., Mischel, E. R. (2016). An Examination of Social Anxiety in Marijuana and Cigarette Use Motives Among Adolescents.. Substance Use & Misuse. 51(3), 408-18.
Zamboanga, B. L., Tomaso, C. C., Cloutier, R., Blumenthal, H., Kenney, S. R., Borsari, B. (2016). Drinking Game Participation Among High School and Incoming College Students: A Narrative Review.. 27(1), 24-31; quiz E1.
Rojas, S. M., Leen-Feldner, E. W., Blumenthal, H., Lewis, S. F., Feldner, M. T. (2015). Risk for suicide among treatment seeking adolescents: The role of positive and negative affect intensity.. 39, 100-109. Cognitive Therapy & Research.
Blumenthal, H., Leen-Feldner, E. W., Badour, C. L., Knapp, A. A., Boals, A. (2015). Traumatic event exposure and alcohol use expectancies among adolescents.. Journal of Child and Adolescent Substance Abuse. 37, 337-343.
Blumenthal, H., Cloutier, R., Zamboanga, B. L., Bunaciu, L., Knapp, A. A. (2015). A laboratory-based test of the relation between adolescent alcohol use and panic-relevant responding.. Experimental and Clinical Psychopharmacology. 23(5), 303-13.
Bacon, A. K., Cranford, A. N., Blumenthal, H. (2015). Effects of ostracism and sex on alcohol consumption in a clinical laboratory setting.. Psychology of Addictive Behaviors. 29(3), 664-72.
Hayslip, Jr, B., Blumenthal, H., Garner, A. (2015). Social Support and Grandparent Caregiver Health: One-Year Longitudinal Findings for Grandparents Raising Their Grandchildren.. The Journals of Gerontology Series B: Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences. 70(5), 804-12.
Boals, A., Southard-Dobbs, S., Blumenthal, H. (2015). Adverse events in emerging adulthood are associated with increases in neuroticism.. Journal of Personality. 83(2), 202-11.
Bunaciu, L., Leen-Feldner, E., Blumenthal, H., Knapp, A., Badour, C., Feldner, M. (2014). An experimental test of the effects of parental modeling on panic-relevant escape and avoidance among adolescents..
Hayslip, B., Blumenthal, H., Garner, A. (2014). Health and grandparent-grandchild well-being: One year longitudinal findings for custodial grandfamilies..
Blumenthal, H., Leen-Feldner, E., Badour, C., Trainor, C., Babson, K. (2014). Pubertal maturation and cortisol level in response to a novel social environment among female adolescents..
Blumenthal, H. Traumatic event exposure and alcohol use expectancies among adolescents..
Knapp, A., Frala, J., Blumenthal, H., Badour, C., Leen-Feldner, E. (2013). Anxiety sensitivity and childhood learning experiences: Impacts on panic symptoms among adolescents. .
Badour, C., Feldner, M., Babson, K., Blumenthal, H., Dutton, C. (2013). Disgust, mental contamination, and posttraumatic stress: Unique relations following sexual versus non-sexual assault..
Badour, C., Feldner, M., Blumenthal, H., Bujarski, S. (2013). Examination of increased mental contamination as a potential mechanism in the association between disgust sensitivity and sexual assault-related posttraumatic stress. .
Leen-Feldner, E., Feldner, M., Knapp, A., Bunaciu, L., Blumenthal, H., Amstadter, A. (2013). Offspring psychological and Biological correlates of parental posttraumatic stress: Review of the literature and research agenda. .
Badour, C., Feldner, M., Blumenthal, H., Knapp, A. (2013). Preliminary evidence for a unique role of disgust-based conditioning in posttraumatic stress..
Blumenthal, H. (2012). Alcohol use history and panic-relevant responding among adolescents: A test using a voluntary hyperventilation challenge..
Blumenthal, H. (2011). An examination of the relation between traumatic event exposure and panic-relevant biological challenge responding among adolescents..
Blumenthal, H. (2011). Anxiety psychopathology and alcohol use among adolescents: A critical review of the empirical literature and recommendations for future research..
Blumenthal, H. (2011). Anxiety sensitivity cognitive concerns predict suicidality among smokers..
Blumenthal, H. (2011). Associations between parental posttraumatic stress disorder and both offspring internalizing problems and parental aggression within the National Comorbidity Survey-Replication..
Blumenthal, H. (2011). Differential emotional responding to ideographic cues of traumatic interpersonal violence compared to non-interpersonal traumatic experiences..
Blumenthal, H. (2011). Elevated social anxiety among early maturing girls..
Blumenthal, H. (2011). Posttraumatic stress and sleep: Differential relations across types of symptoms and sleep problems..
Blumenthal, H. (2011). Specificity of peritraumatic fear in predicting panic-relevant reactivity to a biological challenge among traumatic event-exposed adolescents..
Blumenthal, H. (2010). A test of the relations between avoidance of panic-related situations and substance use, substance dependence, and depression among subclinical panickers..
Blumenthal, H. (2010). An experimental test of the effects of acute sleep deprivation on general and specific self-reported anxiety and depressive symptoms: A replication and extension..
Blumenthal, H. (2010). An investigation of crystal methamphetamine use histories and posttraumatic stress disorder..
Blumenthal, H. (2010). Relations among perceived control over anxiety-related events, worry, and generalized anxiety disorder in a sample of adolescents..
Blumenthal, H. (2010). Social anxiety and motives for alcohol use among adolescents..
Blumenthal, H. (2009). The interactive roles of pubertal timing and peer relations in predicting social anxiety symptoms among youth..
Blumenthal, H. (2008). Parenting-related childhood learning history and panic vulnerability: A test using a laboratory based biological challenge procedure..
Blumenthal, H. (2008). Traumatic event exposure, posttraumatic stress, and substance use among youth: A critical review of the empirical literature..
Magazine/Trade Publication
Blumenthal, H. (2007). Tobacco use potentiates panic symptoms among vulnerable adolescents..

Awarded Grants

Contracts, Grants and Sponsored Research

Fellowship
Blumenthal, H. (Other), Cole, D. (Principal), "Social Anxiety, Safety Behaviors, and Substance use Among Adolescents," Sponsored by UNT Honors College - URF (PI: Cole, D.; Mentor: Blumenthal, H.), University of North Texas, $500 Funded. (2020).
Blumenthal, H. (Other), Kearns, N. (Principal), "Effect of Trauma-Related Stress During Acute Alcohol Intoxication on Driving-Related Risky Decision-Making," Sponsored by National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism – Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award, Federal, $95241 Funded. (20182020).
Kearns, N. (Principal), Blumenthal, H. (Supporting), Taylor, D. J. (Supporting), "Effect of Trauma-Related Stress During Acute Alcohol Intoxication on Driving-Related Risky Decision-Making," Sponsored by National Institutes of Health/National Institute of Alcohol and Addictions, Federal, $95241 Funded. (20182020).
Blumenthal, H. (Supporting), Jackson, B. (Principal), "Protective behavioral strategies and cannabis use problems: A test of the moderating role of gender," University of North Texas, $500 Funded. (20182019).
Blumenthal, H. (Other), Cloutier, R. (Principal), "Modeling marijuana use willingness and problems as a function of social rejection and social anxiety among adolescents," Sponsored by National Institute on Drug Abuse – Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award, Federal, $65768 Funded. (20172019).
Cloutier, R. (Principal), Blumenthal, H. (Supporting), Taylor, D. J. (Supporting), "Modeling marijuana use willingness and problems as a function of social rejection and social anxiety among adolescents," Sponsored by National Institutes of Health/National Institute of Drug Addiction, Federal, $71932 Funded. (20172019).
Blumenthal, H., "Summer Institute on Randomized Controlled Behavioral Trials," Sponsored by National Institues of Health, Federal, $2000 Funded. (2016).
Blumenthal, H. (Principal), "An Experimental Test of Trauma-Relevant Cue Exposure and Alcohol Use among Youth.," Sponsored by National Institutes of Health, National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, Federal, $59714 Funded. (20092011).
Grant - Research
Contractor, A. (Principal), Blumenthal, H. (Supporting), Vingren, J. L. (Supporting), "Examination and Refinement of a Novel Treatment for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: Processing of Positive Memories Technique (PPMT)," Sponsored by NIMH, Federal, $428121 Funded. (September 2022August 2025).
Blumenthal, H. (Principal), Taylor, D. J. (Supporting), Ruggero, C. (Supporting), "A Controlled Test of Interpersonal Rejection, Social Anxiety, and Alcohol Use among Female Adolescents," Sponsored by National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, Federal, $431312 Funded. (20172022).
Blumenthal, H. (Principal), Slavish, D. C. (Co-Principal), Contractor, A. (Supporting), "A Combined Phase Change Test of the Safety and Effects of CHI-556 and CHI-557 on Relaxation (RE-01)," Sponsored by Canopy Growth Corporation, Other, $81682 Funded. (May 20212021).
Slavish, D. C. (Principal), Blumenthal, H. (Co-Principal), Contractor, A. (Supporting), "A Combined Phase Change Test of the Safety and Effects of CHI-559 and CHI-558 on Sleep Quality (SL-01)," Sponsored by Canopy Growth Corporation, Other, $81682 Funded. (20212021).
Blumenthal, H. (Other), Kannard, E. (Principal), "Perceptions of Interpersonal Relationships and the Correlation to Female Adolescent Social Anxiety," Sponsored by Psi Chi Regional Research Award (PI: Kannard, E.; Mentor: Blumenthal, H.), National, $400 Funded. (2020).
Blumenthal, H. (Other), Kearns, N. (Principal), "Carol Williams-Nickelson Psychological Science Research Grant," Sponsored by American Psychological Association of Graduate Students – Basic Psychological Science Research Grant (PI: Kearns, N.T.; Mentor: Blumenthal, H.), Other, $1000 Funded. (20192020).
Blumenthal, H. (Principal), "Effect of Trauma-Related Stress During Acute Alcohol Intoxication on Driving-Related Risky Decision-Making," University of North Texas, $4200 Funded. (20182020).
Blumenthal, H. (Principal), "Modeling marijuana use willingness and problems as a function of social rejection and social anxiety among adolescents.," University of North Texas, $4200 Funded. (20172019).
Blumenthal, H. (Other), Cloutier, R. (Principal), "Social Anxiety and Prescription Stimulant Misuse in a High-Risk Sample.," Sponsored by American Psychological Association of Graduate Students – Basic Psychological Science Research Grant (PI: Cloutier, R. M.; Mentor: Blumenthal, H.), Other, $1000 Funded. (20142015).
Blumenthal, H. (Co-Principal), "An Experimental Examination of Relations among Anxiety Sensitivity, Pain Experience, Alcohol Consumption, and Muscle Recovery.," Sponsored by Research Opportunity Grant; University of North Texas, University of North Texas, $7500 Funded. (20132014).
Blumenthal, H. (Principal), "An Experimental Test of Trauma-Relevant Cue Exposure and Alcohol Use among Youth.," Sponsored by Marie Wilson Howells Student Grant; University of Arkansas, Other, $995 Funded. (20102012).
Blumenthal, H. (Other), "Understanding adolescent emotion: What role do hormones play?," Sponsored by Marie Wilson Howells Faculty Grant (PI: Leen-Feldner, E. W.); University of Arkansas, Other, $4060 Funded. (20072009).
Blumenthal, H. (Principal), "Keeping it in Context: The role of causal inferences in the maintenance of goal-related information during narrative comprehension.," Sponsored by Honors College Research Grant; University of Arkansas, Other, $3900 Funded. (20062006).
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  • Overall Summative Rating (median):
    This rating represents the combined responses of students to the four global summative items and is presented to provide an overall index of the class’s quality. Overall summative statements include the following (response options include a Likert scale ranging from 5 = Excellent, 3 = Good, and 1= Very poor):
    • The course as a whole was
    • The course content was
    • The instructor’s contribution to the course was
    • The instructor’s effectiveness in teaching the subject matter was
  • Challenge and Engagement Index:
    This rating combines student responses to several SPOT items relating to how academically challenging students found the course to be and how engaged they were. Challenge and Engagement Index items include the following (response options include a Likert scale ranging from 7 = Much higher, 4 = Average, and 1 = Much lower):
    • Do you expect your grade in this course to be
    • The intellectual challenge presented was
    • The amount of effort you put into this course was
    • The amount of effort to succeed in this course was
    • Your involvement in course (doing assignments, attending classes, etc.) was
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