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EDUCATION

B.S. University of Michigan, 1995
M.A. University of Iowa, 1999
Ph.D. University of Iowa, 2004

RESEARCH INTERESTS

My research program focuses on dimensional models of psychopathology in which symptoms generally exist on a continuum rather than as qualitatively discrete entities. Some of my primary work addresses several issues related to Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, such as its assessment and diagnosis, its relations with other phenomena (especially personality and pathological hoarding), and effective treatment using cognitive-behavioral techniques. I also study personality, personality disorders, and relations between the mood and anxiety disorders. My research often uses objective scale construction as one way to address the above issues empirically.

FREQUENTLY TAUGHT CLASSES

Psych 316 Introduction to Psychopathology


REPRESENTATIVE PUBLICATIONS

Carmin, C. N., Wiegartz, P. S., & Wu, K. D. (in press). Self-directed exposure in the treatment of obsessive-compulsive disorder. In J. S. Abramowitz (ed.), Handbook of Controversial Issues in Obsessive-Compulsive Disorders. New York: Kluwer.

Wu, K. D., & Watson, D. (in press). Relations between hoarding and obsessive-compulsive disorder. Behaviour Research and Therapy.

Watson, D., & Wu, K. D. (2005). Development and validation of the Schedule of Compulsions, Obsessions, and Pathological Impulses (SCOPI). Assessment, 12, 50-65.

Wu, K. D., & Clark, L. A. (2003). Relations between personality traits and self-reports of daily behavior. Journal of Research in Personality, 37, 231-256.

Wu, K. D., & Watson, D. (2003). Further investigation of the obsessive-compulsive inventory: Psychometric analysis in two nonclinical samples. Journal of Anxiety Disorders, 17, 305-319.


REPRESENTATIVE GRANTS

DISSERTATION GRANT
Role: Principal Investigator
Agency: University of Minnesota Press: Minnesota Assessment Instruments
Proposal: “Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: Symptom structure and relations to personality assessed with the SNAP”
Funding period: July 2001—April 2003