Selected Publications
Uhl, K., Halpern, L. F., Tam, C., Fox, J. K., & Ryan, J. L. (2019). Relations of Emotion Regulation, Negative and Positive Affect to Anxiety and Depression in Middle Childhood. Journal of Child and Family Studies, 1-12.
O’Rourke, E. J., Halpern, L. F., & Vaysman, R. (2018). Examining the Relations Among Emerging Adult Coping, Executive Function, and Anxiety. Emerging Adulthood, 2167696818797531.
Fox, J.K., Halpern, L.F, Dangman, B., Giramonti, K., & Kogan, B.A. (2016). Children's anxious reactions to an invasive medical procedure: The role of medical and non-medical fears. Journal of Health Psychology, 21, 1587- 1596. doi: 10.1177/1359105314559620
Adger-Antonikowski, A. & Halpern, L.F. (2014). The Contributions of Language and Behavioral Synchrony in Developing Affect Regulation in High-Risk Children. Open Journal of Medical Psychology, 3, 271-280. http://dx.doi.org/10.4236/ojmp.2014.33028
Giramonti, K., Fox, J.K., LaRaia, D.K., Halpern, L.F, Dangman, B., & Kogan, B.A. (2012). Is parental anxiety and coping associated with children’s distress during a VCUG? Preliminary Findings. Journal of Pediatric Urology, 8, 405 -409. (epub ahead of print PMID: 21945363)
Faust, A.H., Halpern, L.F., Danoff-Burg, S, & Cross, R.K. (2012). Psychosocial Factors Contributing to Inflammatory Bowel Disease Activity and Health-Related Quality of Life. Gastroenterology & Hepatology, 8, 173 - 181.
Fox, J.K., Halpern, L.F., & Forsyth, J.P. (2008). Mental health checkups for children and adolescents: A means to identify, prevent, and minimize suffering associated with anxiety and mood disorders. Clinical Psychology: Science and Practice, 15, 182 – 211.
O’Rourke, E. J., Halpern, L. F., & Vaysman, R. (2018). Examining the Relations Among Emerging Adult Coping, Executive Function, and Anxiety. Emerging Adulthood, 2167696818797531.
Fox, J.K., Halpern, L.F, Dangman, B., Giramonti, K., & Kogan, B.A. (2016). Children's anxious reactions to an invasive medical procedure: The role of medical and non-medical fears. Journal of Health Psychology, 21, 1587- 1596. doi: 10.1177/1359105314559620
Adger-Antonikowski, A. & Halpern, L.F. (2014). The Contributions of Language and Behavioral Synchrony in Developing Affect Regulation in High-Risk Children. Open Journal of Medical Psychology, 3, 271-280. http://dx.doi.org/10.4236/ojmp.2014.33028
Giramonti, K., Fox, J.K., LaRaia, D.K., Halpern, L.F, Dangman, B., & Kogan, B.A. (2012). Is parental anxiety and coping associated with children’s distress during a VCUG? Preliminary Findings. Journal of Pediatric Urology, 8, 405 -409. (epub ahead of print PMID: 21945363)
Faust, A.H., Halpern, L.F., Danoff-Burg, S, & Cross, R.K. (2012). Psychosocial Factors Contributing to Inflammatory Bowel Disease Activity and Health-Related Quality of Life. Gastroenterology & Hepatology, 8, 173 - 181.
Fox, J.K., Halpern, L.F., & Forsyth, J.P. (2008). Mental health checkups for children and adolescents: A means to identify, prevent, and minimize suffering associated with anxiety and mood disorders. Clinical Psychology: Science and Practice, 15, 182 – 211.
Recent Lab Conference Presentations
2019
Welch, L., Yeo, A.J., Siegel, A., & Halpern, L. (2019, November). Moderating effects of resilience on externalizing behavior problems in children exposed to adverse experiences. Poster presented at the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies 53rd Annual Convention, Atlanta, GA.
Best, C., Bettcher, J., Halpern, L., O’Rourke, E., Siegel, A., & Yeo, A. J. (2019, November). Factor structure of the COPE in an ethnocultural minority sample. Poster presented at the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies 53rd Annual Convention, Atlanta, GA
O’Rourke, E.J., Halpern, L.F., Siegel, A., & Bettcher, J. (2019, March). Relations among inhibitory control deficits, social information processing, and social-emotional behavior in preschool children. Poster presented at the Society for Research on Child Development 2019 Biennial Meeting, Baltimore, MD.
Halpern, L.F., O’Rourke, E.J., Siegel, A., & Bettcher, J. (2019, March). A brief mindfulness-based intervention for pre-kindergarten children: Executive functioning and social-emotional outcomes. Poster presented at the Society for Research on Child Development 2019 Biennial Meeting, Baltimore, MD.
Best, C., Bettcher, J., Halpern, L., O’Rourke, E., Siegel, A., & Yeo, A. J. (2019, November). Factor structure of the COPE in an ethnocultural minority sample. Poster presented at the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies 53rd Annual Convention, Atlanta, GA
O’Rourke, E.J., Halpern, L.F., Siegel, A., & Bettcher, J. (2019, March). Relations among inhibitory control deficits, social information processing, and social-emotional behavior in preschool children. Poster presented at the Society for Research on Child Development 2019 Biennial Meeting, Baltimore, MD.
Halpern, L.F., O’Rourke, E.J., Siegel, A., & Bettcher, J. (2019, March). A brief mindfulness-based intervention for pre-kindergarten children: Executive functioning and social-emotional outcomes. Poster presented at the Society for Research on Child Development 2019 Biennial Meeting, Baltimore, MD.
2018
Siegel, A., O’Rourke, E.J., Bettcher, J., Yeo, A.J. & Halpern, L.F. (2018, November). The effects of adverse childhood experiences on children’s flourishing and mental health & protective community factors. Poster accepted at the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies 52nd Annual Convention, Washington, D.C.
O’Rourke, E.J., Bettcher, J., Siegel, A., Yeo, A.J., Best, C.K., & Halpern, L.F. (2018, November) Predicting maladaptive coping in college students: A mediation model of perceived stress and rumination. Poster accepted at the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies 52nd Annual Convention, Washington, D.C.
Bettcher, J., Yeo, A.J., O’Rourke, E.J., Siegel, A., Best, C.K., & Halpern, L.F. (2018, November). Hot and cool executive function as protective factors moderating the relation between temperamental variation and heavy episodic drinking in young adulthood. Poster accepted at the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies 52nd Annual Convention, Washington, D.C.
Yeo, A.J., Bettcher, J., O’Rourke, E.J., Siegel, A., Best, C.K., & Halpern, L.F. (2018, November). The stress-coping hypothesis of alcohol use among college students: the role of self-regulatory deficits. Poster accepted at the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies 52nd Annual Convention, Washington, D.C.
Yeo, A.J., Siegel, A., O’Rourke, E.J., Bettcher, J., Best, C.K., & Halpern, L.F. (2018, November). Social Predictors of alcohol use among college students: perceived norms of peer drinking behavior and social consequences. Poster accepted at the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies 52nd Annual Convention, Washington, D.C.
O’Rourke, E.J., Siegel, A., Bettcher, J., & Halpern, L.F. (2018, April). Predicting drinking problems in young adults: The role of depression and executive function impairment. Poster presented at the Society of Behavioral Medicine 39th Annual Convention, New Orleans, LA.
O’Rourke, E.J., Siegel, A., Bettcher, J., Yeo, A.J., Lima, A., & Halpern, L.F. (2018, April). Self-esteem mediates the relation between physical activity and anxiety in young adult males. Poster presented at the Society of Behavioral Medicine 39th Annual Convention, New Orleans, LA.
O’Rourke, E.J., Bettcher, J., & Halpern, L.F. (2018, April). Sexual risk taking behavior in young adults: Poor executive function and effortful control could put males at risk. Poster presented at the Society of Behavioral Medicine 39th Annual Convention, New Orleans, LA.
O’Rourke, E.J., Bettcher, J., Siegel, A., Yeo, A.J., Best, C.K., & Halpern, L.F. (2018, November) Predicting maladaptive coping in college students: A mediation model of perceived stress and rumination. Poster accepted at the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies 52nd Annual Convention, Washington, D.C.
Bettcher, J., Yeo, A.J., O’Rourke, E.J., Siegel, A., Best, C.K., & Halpern, L.F. (2018, November). Hot and cool executive function as protective factors moderating the relation between temperamental variation and heavy episodic drinking in young adulthood. Poster accepted at the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies 52nd Annual Convention, Washington, D.C.
Yeo, A.J., Bettcher, J., O’Rourke, E.J., Siegel, A., Best, C.K., & Halpern, L.F. (2018, November). The stress-coping hypothesis of alcohol use among college students: the role of self-regulatory deficits. Poster accepted at the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies 52nd Annual Convention, Washington, D.C.
Yeo, A.J., Siegel, A., O’Rourke, E.J., Bettcher, J., Best, C.K., & Halpern, L.F. (2018, November). Social Predictors of alcohol use among college students: perceived norms of peer drinking behavior and social consequences. Poster accepted at the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies 52nd Annual Convention, Washington, D.C.
O’Rourke, E.J., Siegel, A., Bettcher, J., & Halpern, L.F. (2018, April). Predicting drinking problems in young adults: The role of depression and executive function impairment. Poster presented at the Society of Behavioral Medicine 39th Annual Convention, New Orleans, LA.
O’Rourke, E.J., Siegel, A., Bettcher, J., Yeo, A.J., Lima, A., & Halpern, L.F. (2018, April). Self-esteem mediates the relation between physical activity and anxiety in young adult males. Poster presented at the Society of Behavioral Medicine 39th Annual Convention, New Orleans, LA.
O’Rourke, E.J., Bettcher, J., & Halpern, L.F. (2018, April). Sexual risk taking behavior in young adults: Poor executive function and effortful control could put males at risk. Poster presented at the Society of Behavioral Medicine 39th Annual Convention, New Orleans, LA.
2017
O’Rourke, E.J., Vaysman, R., & Halpern, L. (2017, November). The role of coping on the relation between executive function and depressive symptoms in emerging adults. Poster accepted at the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies 51st Annual Convention, San Diego, CA.
O’Rourke, E.J., Bettcher, J., Siegel, A., & Halpern, L. (2017, November). Risky sexual behavior: How unrestricted sexual attitudes and executive function predict risk taking. Poster accepted at the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies 51st Annual Convention, San Diego, CA.
Siegel, A., O’Rourke, E.J., Bettcher, J., Halpern, L. (2017, November). What predicts negative drinking consequences in students who do and do not binge drink: The role of executive functioning and substance use coping. Poster accepted at the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies 51st Annual Convention, San Diego, CA.
Bettcher, J. O’Rourke, E.J., Siegel, A., & Halpern, L. (2017, November). The impact of executive function on the relationship between temperament and sexual risk behavior. Poster accepted at the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies 51st Annual Convention, San Diego, CA.
O’Rourke, E.J., Vaysman, R., & Halpern, L. (2017, August). The role of executive function on the relation between coping and anxiety symptoms. Poster accepted at the American Psychological Association 125th Annual Convention, Division 12, Washington, D.C.
Uhl, K., Halpern, L., Doyle, M., Jones, N., O’Rourke, E.J., & Kontakos, V. (2017, August). Children’s response to pediatric CGM sensor insertion: The role of individual differences. Poster accepted at the American Psychological Association 125th Annual Convention, Division 54, Washington, D.C.
O’Rourke, E.J., Vaysman, R., & Halpern, L. (2017, March). The role of exercise and self-esteem on body self perception. Poster accepted at the Society of Behavioral Medicine 38th Annual Convention, San Diego, CA.
O’Rourke, E.J., Bettcher, J., Siegel, A., & Halpern, L. (2017, November). Risky sexual behavior: How unrestricted sexual attitudes and executive function predict risk taking. Poster accepted at the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies 51st Annual Convention, San Diego, CA.
Siegel, A., O’Rourke, E.J., Bettcher, J., Halpern, L. (2017, November). What predicts negative drinking consequences in students who do and do not binge drink: The role of executive functioning and substance use coping. Poster accepted at the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies 51st Annual Convention, San Diego, CA.
Bettcher, J. O’Rourke, E.J., Siegel, A., & Halpern, L. (2017, November). The impact of executive function on the relationship between temperament and sexual risk behavior. Poster accepted at the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies 51st Annual Convention, San Diego, CA.
O’Rourke, E.J., Vaysman, R., & Halpern, L. (2017, August). The role of executive function on the relation between coping and anxiety symptoms. Poster accepted at the American Psychological Association 125th Annual Convention, Division 12, Washington, D.C.
Uhl, K., Halpern, L., Doyle, M., Jones, N., O’Rourke, E.J., & Kontakos, V. (2017, August). Children’s response to pediatric CGM sensor insertion: The role of individual differences. Poster accepted at the American Psychological Association 125th Annual Convention, Division 54, Washington, D.C.
O’Rourke, E.J., Vaysman, R., & Halpern, L. (2017, March). The role of exercise and self-esteem on body self perception. Poster accepted at the Society of Behavioral Medicine 38th Annual Convention, San Diego, CA.
2016
Kobezak, H. M., Duran, E., Taffuri, J. L., Fox, J. K., Ryan, J. L., & Halpern, L. F. (2016, November). Investigating cognitive mediation and stress generation approaches to the development of social anxiety in children. Poster presented at the 50th annual meeting of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, New York, NY.
Lawrence, I., Gomez, A., Anderson, R., O'Rourke, E., & Halpern, L. (2016, April). The Impact of Cognitive Executive Function on Self-Correction and Verbal Fluency in Preshoolers. Poster presented at SURC, Cobleskill, NY.
Butler, S., Halpern, L., O'Rourke, E., & Vaysman, R. (2016, March). Risky Sexual Behavior: The Role of Executive Functioning, Self-Esteem, and Sexual Attitudes. Poster presented at the Annual Meeting of the Eastern Psychological Association, New York, NY.
Lawrence, I., Gomez, A., Anderson, R., O'Rourke, E., & Halpern, L. (2016, April). The Impact of Cognitive Executive Function on Self-Correction and Verbal Fluency in Preshoolers. Poster presented at SURC, Cobleskill, NY.
Butler, S., Halpern, L., O'Rourke, E., & Vaysman, R. (2016, March). Risky Sexual Behavior: The Role of Executive Functioning, Self-Esteem, and Sexual Attitudes. Poster presented at the Annual Meeting of the Eastern Psychological Association, New York, NY.
2015
Halpern, L. Uhl, K., Tam, C., Coleman, S., Bancroft, E., & Vaysman, R. (2015, March). Opening Doors Program: Building Pre-Kindergarten Children's Executive Function Skills Through Classroom Intervention. Poster presented at the Biennial Meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Philadelphia, PA.
Uhl, K., Halpern, L.F., Tam, C., & Bancroft, E. (2015, March). Coping with Negative Emotion in Middle Childhood and Its Relationship to Temperament and Psychopathology. Poster presented at the Biennial Meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Philadelphia, PA.
Tam, C., Halpern, L.F., Uhl, K., & Bancroft, E. (2015, March). Concordance Rates Between Child and Parent-Report of Childhood Internalizing Disorders and Coping Styles. Poster presented at the Biennial Meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Philadelphia, PA.
Uhl, K., Halpern, L.F., Tam, C., & Bancroft, E. (2015, March). Coping with Negative Emotion in Middle Childhood and Its Relationship to Temperament and Psychopathology. Poster presented at the Biennial Meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Philadelphia, PA.
Tam, C., Halpern, L.F., Uhl, K., & Bancroft, E. (2015, March). Concordance Rates Between Child and Parent-Report of Childhood Internalizing Disorders and Coping Styles. Poster presented at the Biennial Meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Philadelphia, PA.
2014
Vaysman, R., Holzhauer-Glanton, C., Israel, A.C., & Halpern, L.F. (2014, August). Exploring the Relationship Between Temperamental Profiles and Adjustment. Poster presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Psychological Association, Washington, DC.
