David P. Valentiner, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Psychology
Phone: (815)753-7086
Fax: (815)753-8088
dvalentiner@niu.edu
Office: PM 422
Personal Web page
EDUCATION
Ph.D.: University of Texas, 1994
RESEARCH INTERESTS
My research interests include cognitive and emotional processes related to anxiety, anxiety disorders, and the treatment of anxiety disorders, particularly phobic, obsessive-compulsive, and panic disorders; how anxiety disorders develop; and statistical/methodology issues in anxiety assessment and research.
FREQUENTLY TAUGHT CLASSES
- PSYC 316 Introduction to Psychopathology
- PSYC 413 Clinical Psychology Laboratory
- PSYC 417 Behavior Modification
- PSYC 641 Advanced Psychopathology
- PSYC 654 Practicum in Psychotherapy
REPRESENTATIVE PUBLICATIONS
- Stephenson. K.L., Valentiner, D.P., Orcutt, H., & Kumpala, M. (in press). Anxiety Sensitivity and Post-Trauma Stress Symptoms in Female Undergraduates Following a Campus Shooting. Journal of Traumatic Stress.
- Fergus, T.A., Valentiner, D.P. McGrath, P.B., Stephenson, K.L., Gier, S.L., & Jencius, S. (in press). The Fear of Positive Evaluation Scale: Psychometric Properties in a Clinical Sample. Journal of Anxiety Disorders.
- Fergus, T. A., & Valentiner, D. P. (2009). Reexamining the domain of hypochondriasis. Journal of Anxiety Disorders, 23, 760-766.
- Valentiner, D. P., Mounts, N. S., & Deacon, B. J. (2004). Nonclinical panic attacks and substance use behaviors during late adolescence. Journal of Anxiety Disorders, 18, 573-585.
- Telch, M. J., Valentiner, D. P., Ilia, D., Young, P. R., Powers, M. B., & Smits, J. A. J. (2004). Fear activation and distraction during the emotional processing of claustrophobic fear. Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry, 35, 219-232.
- Hook, J. N., & Valentiner, D. P. (2002). Are specific and generalized social phobias qualitatively distinct? Clinical Psychology: Science and Practice, 9, 393-409.
- Deacon, B. J., Valentiner, D. P., Gutierrez, P. M., & Blackard, D. (2002). Factor structure and incremental validity of the anxiety sensitivity index for children in an adolescent sample. Behaviour Research and Therapy, 40, 839-852.
