THE LATEST AT PASO
Publications
The Synergistic Relationship of Disgust Propensity and Distress Intolerance with Contamination-Related Obsessive–Compulsive Symptoms
Broos HC, Milgram L, Port JH, Timpano KR. The synergistic relationship of disgust propensity and distress intolerance with contamination-related obsessive–compulsive symptoms. J Psychopathol Behav Assess. 2025;47:22.
Baseline characteristics and treatment outcomes for people accessing a virtual partial hospital program versus a residential program for obsessive-compulsive disorder
Woodson, O., Xu, J., Falkenstein, M. J., & Kuckertz, J. M. (2025). baseline characteristics and treatment outcomes for people accessing a virtual partial hospital program versus a residential program for obsessive-compulsive disorder. Bulletin of the Menninger Clinic.
The Proust effect and hoarding symptoms: relationships among memory vividness, object type, and urge to save
Milgram, L., Xu, J., Frost, R. O., Offermann, E. A., & Timpano, K. R. (2025). The Proust effect and hoarding symptoms: Relationships among memory vividness, object type, and urge to save. Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy.
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;46:821–838.
Sociability Alcohol Expectancies Shape Predictions of Drinking Behavior and Anxiety in a Novel Affective Forecasting Task
Dev AS, Bradford DE, Timpano KR. Sociability alcohol expectancies shape predictions of drinking behavior and anxiety in a novel affective forecasting task. Subst Use Misuse. 2024;59(5):763–774.
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.
A network analysis of mechanisms of change during exposures over the course of intensive OCD treatment
Ong CW, Sheehan KG, Xu J, Falkenstein MJ, Kuckertz JM. A network analysis of mechanisms of change during exposures over the course of intensive OCD treatment. J Affect Disord. 2024 Jun 1;354:385–396.
Feeling more confident to encounter negative emotions: The mediating role of distress tolerance on the relationship between self-efficacy and outcomes of exposure and response prevention for OCD
Xu J, Falkenstein MJ, Kuckertz JM. Feeling more confident to encounter negative emotions: The mediating role of distress tolerance on the relationship between self-efficacy and outcomes of exposure and response prevention for OCD. J Affect Disord. 2024 May;353:19-26.
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 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.
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 health worry, work distress, and affective symptoms during the COVID-19 pandemic: The mediating role of hopelessness and helplessness.
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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
Presentations, Awards, Matches, and more!
- Congratulations to Graduate Student Amanda Belanger on being awarded the UM Dissertaion Fellowship! Way to go Amanda!
- Congratulations to Dr. Timpano for winning Psychology Graduate Student Organization’s Mentor of the Year Award!
- Another Congrats to Dr. Timpano for being awarded the Culture, Cohesion, and Belonging (CCB) Award!
- Congratulations to Amelia for being awarded the Adult Division — Ironson Distinguished Speakers Award! We are so proud of everything you’ve accomplished with the lab!
- Congratulations to Lauren for winning the CARD Mundy Scott Award! Incredible work!
- Congrats to Tommy & Cristina for completing their PRIME Research, including their 3 minute thesis presentations! We are so proud of all your hard work!
- Another successful year at the IOCDF conference!
Congratulations to our Graduate Student Lauren for winning two awards! The Outstanding Graduate Research or Scholarship Award, and the Graduate Student Association (GSA) Academic Excellence Award as part of the AELS Awards program. Another congratulations to Lauren for successfully proposing her dissertation! We’re proud of everything you have achieved!
Congratulations to Graduate Student Amelia on successfully defending her dissertation! We are very proud of all of your hard work!
Congratulations to Research Assistant Yewande for presenting her poster for her senior thesis! Way to go Yewande!
Several PASO research assistants received summer research scholarship awards! Congratulations Cristina and Tommy for receiving the PRIME Scholarship Award, and congratulations Bella for receiving the Beyond Books Scholarship Award! We are so proud of everything you all have accomplished!
Congratulations to our Research Assistants Yewande, Seth, and Amber on graduating with their Bachelor’s degrees! We’re grateful for everything you have done for the lab and wish you continued success!
Congratulations to Graduate Student Amanda Belanger for being awarded with the Kirk R. Danhour Memorial Award from the Department of Psychology! We are so proud of you!
- Congratulations to current members of the PASO team and alumni that presented their research at ABCT 2025 in New Orleans! Way to go team!
- Congratulations to Judy for winning Special Interest Groups Poster Award – Third Place at the ABCT!
Congratulations to our Research Assistants Simone, Marlee, Vicky, and Anna on graduating with their Bachelor’s degrees! We’re proud of all you’ve accomplished and grateful for your contributions to the lab.
Congratulations to Graduate Student Amanda Belanger on successfully defending her thesis! We’re proud of your hard work and dedication. Wishing you continued success in your next chapter!
Research assistant Yewande received the PRIME Summer Research Award! Congrats Yewande!
Amelia matched for internship at Massachusetts General Hospital! Way to go Amelia!
Graduate Student Amanda Belanger received the Outstanding Graduate Teaching Assistant Award! Congrats Amanda!
– 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!
- Amelia has been awarded the prestigious IOCDF Research Grant – Michael A. Jenike Young Investigator Award for her work in the field of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD)! Congrats Amelia!
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– 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!
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Research assistant Simone received the PRIME Summer Research Award – woo!
Hannah matched for internship at McLean!
- Amelia won the Dean’s Summer Research Award!
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- 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!
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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!
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May 5th, 2021: Danielle wins the Ellen R. Eber Award! Congrats, Danielle!
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