Beth McCreary, PhD, LLC Adjunct Assistant Professor Department of Psychology College of Social and Behavioral Sciences The Ohio State University

NetWellness Articles associated with this Author:

	Article Name	Forum
	Feeling Overly Anxious?	Anxiety and Stress Disorders
	Anxiety and Anxiety Disorders	Women's Health

Practice Address:

Anxiety and Behavioral Health Services
659 High Street, Suite 202
Worthington, OH 43085
614-436-5030

Education:

• 1993-1999 Doctorate of Philosophy in Psychology, Clinical Area, The Ohio State University Dissertation topic: The transtheoretical model of change and self-efficacy as predictors of continuance in counseling. Dissertation advisor: Steven J. Beck, Ph.D.
• 1998-1999 APA-Approved Internship in Psychology at The Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine (NEOUCOM)
• 1993-1996 Master of Arts in Psychology, Clinical Area, The Ohio State University Research in adult psychopathology, specifically schizophrenia Master’s thesis title: An investigation of the relationship between P50 suppression failure and formal thought disorder. Master’s thesis advisor: David A. Smith, Ph.D.
• 1987-1991 Bachelor of Arts in Psychology, Wittenberg University, Springfield, Ohio Summa Cum Laude

Post Graduate Training:

• 2000-2002 Postdoctoral Fellowship through Baltimore Prevention Research Center (BPRC), Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health

Partial List of Publications:

• Major depressive disorder in a population of urban, African-American young adults: Prevalence, correlates, comorbidity and unmet mental health service need
  Ialongo, N., McCreary, B., Pearson, J., Koenig, A., Schmidt, N.B., Poduska, J., & Kellam, S. (2004). Journal of Affective Disorders, 79, 127-136.
• Structure of anxiety and depression in urban youth: An examination of the tripartite model
  Lambert, S.F., McCreary, B.T., Joiner, T.E., Schmidt, N.B., & Ialongo, N.S. (2004). Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 72, 904-908.
• Anxiety sensitivity in African American adolescents: Evidence for symptom specificity of anxiety sensitivity components
  Lambert, S., McCreary, B., Preston, J., Schmidt, N.B., Joiner, T., & Ialongo, N. (2004). Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, 43, 887-895.
• The structure and correlates of perfectionism in African American children
  McCreary, B., Joiner, T., Schmidt, N. B., & Ialongo, N. (2004). Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, 33, 313-324.
• Effects of cognitive behavioral treatment on physical health status in patients with panic disorder
  Schmidt, N.B., McCreary, B.T., Trakowski, J.J., Santiago, H.T., Woolaway-Bickel, K., & Ialongo, N.S. (2003). Behavior Therapy, 34, 49-63.
• The impact of smoking on panic disorder: An initial investigation of a pathoplastic relationship
  Zvolensky, M.J., Schmidt, N.B., & McCreary, B.T. (2003). Journal of Anxiety Disorders, 17, 447-460.
• Suicidal behavior among urban, African-American young adults
  Ialongo, N., McCreary, B., Pearson, J., Koenig, A., Wagner, B., Schmidt, N. B., Poduska, J., & Kellam, S. (2002). Suicide and Life Threatening Behaviors, 32, 256-271.
• The structure of schizophrenic symptoms: A meta-analytic confirmatory factor analysis
  Smith, D.A., Mar, C. M., & Turoff, B. K. (1998). Schizophrenia Research, 31, 57-70.

Partial List of Presentations:

• McCreary, B. K. (1998, December). Treating complicated mourning. Presentation delivered to interdisciplinary treatment team staff at Portage Path Behavioral Health in Akron, Oh.
• McCreary, B. K., & Raia, J. (1998, May). What’s new with the WAIS-III? Becoming familiar with the latest Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale. Presentation delivered to interdisciplinary staff at the Columbus campus of the Twin Valley Psychiatric System in Columbus, OH.
• Turoff, B. K., & Raia, J. (1997, June). Diagnosing DSM-IV Axis II disorders: Clinical applications of the Millon Clinical Multiaxial Inventory III (MCMI-III). Presentation delivered at the Stepping Ahead: Practical Approaches in Mental Health Care Conference sponsored by the Ohio Department of Mental Health and the University of Cincinnati in Columbus, OH.
• Engebretson, T. O., Cyranowski, J. M., & Turoff, B. K. (1995, November). Cognitive and behavioral factors and acute medical procedures. Presentation to hospital-based nursing staff at Ohio State University on intervention options for patients undergoing painful medical procedures, Columbus, OH.