THE LATEST AT PASO
Publications
The interplay of negative urgency and cognitive reappraisal in couples’ communication conflict.
Poole EJ, Broos HC, Timpano KR, Doss BD. The interplay of negative urgency and cognitive reappraisal in couples’ communication conflict. J Marital Fam Ther. 2025;51(1):e12742.
The link between hoarding symptoms and interpersonal difficulties during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Broos HC, Kushner ML, Stamatis CA, Timpano KR. The link between hoarding symptoms and interpersonal difficulties during the COVID-19 pandemic. J Obsessive-Compuls Relat Disord. 2024 Oct 1;43:100899.
A Network Analysis of GAD, MDD, and OCD: Symptom Overlap and Shared Risk/Maintenance Factors.
Milgram L, Timpano KR. A Network Analysis of GAD, MDD, and OCD: Symptom Overlap and Shared Risk/Maintenance Factors. J Psychopathol Behav Assess. 2024 Sep 1;46(3):821–38.
Urged to feel certain again: The role of emotion-related impulsivity on the relationships between intolerance of uncertainty and OCD symptom severity.
Xu J, Ironside ML, Broos HC, Johnson SL, Timpano KR. Urged to feel certain again: The role of emotion-related impulsivity on the relationships between intolerance of uncertainty and OCD symptom severity. Br J Clin Psychol. 2024;63(2):258–72.
Risk estimation in relation to anxiety and depression for low probability negative events.
Dev AS, Broos HC, Llabre MM, Saab PG, Timpano KR. Risk estimation in relation to anxiety and depression for low probability negative events. Behav Res Ther. 2024 May 1;176:104500.
The impact of anxiety and intolerance of uncertainty on climate change distress, policy support, and pro-environmental behaviour.
Goldwert D, Dev AS, Broos HC, Broad K, Timpano KR. The impact of anxiety and intolerance of uncertainty on climate change distress, policy support, and pro-environmental behaviour. Br J Clin Psychol. 2024;63(1):1–15.
Trait and situation-specific intolerance of uncertainty predict affective symptoms during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Broos HC, Dev AS, Llabre MM, Saab PG, Timpano KR. Trait and situation-specific intolerance of uncertainty predict affective symptoms during the COVID-19 pandemic. J Affect Disord. 2024 May 1;352:115–24.
Associations Between Suicidality and Interoception in Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder.
Belanger AN, Timpano KR, Eng GK, Bragdon LB, Stern ER. Associations Between Suicidality and Interoception in Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder. J Obsessive-Compuls Relat Disord. 2023 Oct;39:100844.
The relationship between psychiatric symptoms and affective forecasting bias.
Dev AS, Arditte Hall KA, Timpano KR. The relationship between psychiatric symptoms and affective forecasting bias. J Behav Ther Exp Psychiatry. 2023 Jun 1;79:101825.
Are hoarding disorder and buying-shopping disorder behavioral addictions? Too soon to tell and a roadmap for future investigations.
Timpano KR, Grisham JR. Are hoarding disorder and buying-shopping disorder behavioral addictions? Too soon to tell and a roadmap for future investigations. Clin Psychol Sci Pract. 2023;30(1):91–4.
The relationship between health worry, work distress, and affective symptoms during the COVID-19 pandemic: The mediating role of hopelessness and helplessness.
Broos, H. C., Llabre, M. M., Saab, P. G., Leite, R. O., Port, J. H., & Timpano, K. R. (2022). The relationship between health worry, work distress, and affective symptoms during the COVID-19 pandemic: The mediating role of hopelessness and helplessness. British Journal of Clinical Psychology, 00, 1– 16. https://doi.org/10.1111/bjc.12391
Sadder ≠ Wiser: Depressive Realism is not Robust to Replication.
Dev, A. S., Moore, D. A., Johnson, S. L. (in press). Sadder ≠ Wiser: Depressive Realism is not Robust to Replication. Collabra: Psychology.
The New York Times covered this study!: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/18/health/depressive-realism-theory.html
The relationship between psychiatric symptoms and affective forecasting bias.
Dev, A. S., Timpano, K. R., & Arditte Hall, K. A. (2022). The relationship between psychiatric symptoms and affective forecasting bias. Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry.
Emotion-related impulsivity predicts increased anxiety and depression during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Johnson SL, Porter PA, Modavi K, Dev AS, Pearlstein JG, Timpano KR. Emotion-related impulsivity predicts increased anxiety and depression during the COVID-19 pandemic. J Affect Disord. 2022 Mar 15;301:289–99.
Dispositional and experimentally-induced mindfulness are distinctly associated with obsessive compulsive symptoms. Mindfulness.
Çek, D., Reese, H.E., Broos, H.C., and Timpano, K.R. (In press). Dispositional and experimentally-induced mindfulness are distinctly associated with obsessive compulsive symptoms. Mindfulness.
Situational uncertainty interacts with anxiety sensitivity and distress intolerance to predict anticipated worry and preparation for a hurricane.
Broos, H.C., Goodman, Z., Stamatis, C.A., Llabre, M.M., Zvolensky, M., and Timpano, K.R. (2022). Situational uncertainty interacts with anxiety sensitivity and distress intolerance to predict anticipated worry and preparation for a hurricane. Anxiety, Stress, and Coping.
Belonging Buffers the Impact of Cognitive Vulnerabilities on Affective Symptoms.
Broos, H.C., Llabre, M.M. & Timpano, K.R. Belonging Buffers the Impact of Cognitive Vulnerabilities on Affective Symptoms. Cogn Ther Res (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10608-021-10267-9
A longitudinal investigation of COVID-19 pandemic experiences and mental health among university students.
Stamatis, C.A., Broos, H.C., Hudiburgh, S.E., Dale, S.K., and Timpano, K.R. (2021). A longitudinal investigation of COVID-19 pandemic experiences and mental health among university students. British Journal of Clinical Psychology.
The empirical audit and review and an assessment of evidentiary value in research on the psychological consequences of scarcity.
O’Donnell, M., Dev, A. S., Antonoplis, S., Baum, S. M., Benedetti, A. H., Brown, N. D., Carrillo, B., Choi, A., Connor, P., Donnelly, K., Ellwood-Lowe, M. E., Foushee, R., Jansen, R., Jarvis, S. N., Lundell-Creagh, R., Ocampo, J. M., Okafor, G. N., Rahmani Azad, Z., Rosenblum, M., Schatz, D., Stein, D. H., Wang, Y., Moore, D. A., Nelson, L. D. (2021). The empirical audit and review and an assessment of evidentiary value in research on the psychological consequences of scarcity. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
Longitudinal associations between internalizing symptoms, social behavior, and social perceptions in the initial months of the COVID-19 pandemic: Findings from a transdiagnostic community sample.
Swerdlow, B. A., Johnson, S. L., Timpano, K. R., Porter, P. A., & Dev, A. S. (2021). Longitudinal associations between internalizing symptoms, social behavior, and social perceptions in the initial months of the COVID-19 pandemic: Findings from a transdiagnostic community sample. Journal of Affective Disorders, 294. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2021.07.093
Transdiagnostic approach to the dominance behavioral system.
Tharp, J. A., Johnson, S. L., & Dev, A. S. (2021). Transdiagnostic approach to the dominance behavioral system. Personality and Individual Differences, 176, 110778. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2021.110778
A Spanish Translation of the Hoarding Rating Scale: Differential Item Functioning and Convergent Validity.
Stamatis, C.A., Muroff, J., Bocanegra, E.S., Rodriguez, C.I., & Timpano, K.R. (2021). A Spanish Translation of the Hoarding Rating Scale: Differential Item Functioning and Convergent Validity. Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10862-021-09894-z
The distribution of daily affect distinguishes internalizing and externalizing spectra and subfactors.
Heller, A. S., Stamatis, C. A., Puccetti, N. A., & Timpano, K. R. (2021). The distribution of daily affect distinguishes internalizing and externalizing spectra and subfactors. Journal of Abnormal Psychology. https://doi.org/10.1037/abn0000670
A multi-method examination of the link between obsessive-compulsive symptomatology and emotion-related impulsivity.
Hudiburgh, S. E., Reese, H. E., Carver, C. S., Çek, D., & Timpano, K. R. (2021). A multi-method examination of the link between obsessive-compulsive symptomatology and emotion-related impulsivity. British Journal of Clinical Psychology, n/a(n/a). https://doi.org/10.1111/bjc.12290
Using supervised machine learning on neuropsychological data to distinguish OCD patients with and without sensory phenomena from healthy controls.
Stamatis, C. A., Batistuzzo, M. C., Tanamatis, T., Miguel, E. C., Hoexter, M. Q., & Timpano, K. R. (2021). Using supervised machine learning on neuropsychological data to distinguish OCD patients with and without sensory phenomena from healthy controls. The British Journal of Clinical Psychology, 60(1), 77–98. https://doi.org/10.1111/bjc.12272
Presentations, Awards, Matches, and more!
– Members at our lab presented their research at ABCT in Nov 2024: a research symposium focusing on novel technological and quantitative approaches to anxiety, obsessive-compulsive and related disorders. The primary talk was about the use of geospatial data analysis to examine the impact of neighborhood disadvantage on anxiety symptoms. Congrats Team!
– Members from our lab presented at IOCDF in July 2024: a scholarly symposium examining the application of network analysis to obsessive-compulsive-related disorders! Congrats!
Research assistant Simone received the PRIME Summer Research Award – woo!
Hannah matched for internship at McLean!
- Amelia won the Dean’s Summer Research Award!
- No pictures, but Hannah’s F31 was funded, and Lauren’s NSF was funded! CONGRATS team!
- PASO Lab undergraduates Laura and Kira graduated! CONGRATS!
- Kira also presented her research at the Research, Creativity, and Innovation Forum (RCIF) – awesome work Kira!
- Hannah and Amanda won awards at the 2023 Transitions ceremony – amazing work team!




PASO Lab members presented their research:

Emma Poole presenting her poster, “Synergistic Relationship Between Negative Urgency and Cognitive Reappraisal in Predicting Intimate Partner Violence“, at the College of Arts and Sciences Summer Research Program (with a cameo from Ana). Awesome job, Emma!
PASO team members presented their research in Spring 2021:
- Dev, A. S., Arditte Hall, K. A., Timpano, K. R. (2021, April 13 – 16). Situational Influences on the Relationship Between Psychiatric Symptoms and Affective Forecasting Bias [Paper presentation]. Society for Affective Science (SAS) 2021 Annual Conference, Virtual.
April 10th, 2021: Dr. Timpano promoted to Professor! Congratulations Dr. Timpano!
May 5th, 2021: Danielle wins the Ellen R. Eber Award! Congrats, Danielle!