Alexandra Sullivan, PhD
Postdoctoral Scholar
Psychiatry
School of Medicine
Awards
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- Young Investigator Award, Society for Biopsychosocial Science and Medicine, 2024
- Child & Brain Development Next Generation Trainee, Canadian Institute for Advanced Research, 2023
- Outstanding Commitment to Cultural Humility in Clinical Practice Award, Medical University of South Carolina, 2022
- Student Achievement Award in Research, SCCAP/APA Division 53, 2021
- George W. Albee Award for Distinguished Graduate Research in Community Psychology, University of Vermont, 2020
- Mariellen Fischer Dissertation Award, University of Vermont, 2020
- David H. and Beverly A. Barlow Graduate Fellowship, University of Vermont, 2016
Education & Training
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- PhD Clinical & Developmental Psychology University of Vermont 08/2022
- Child Track, Clinical Psychology Internship Charleston Consortium at the Medical University of South Carolina 07/2022
Websites
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- Posts on X @AllieDWSullivan (X.com)
- Dr. Alexandra Sullivan (dralexandrasullivan.com)
Videos
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- Video (youtube.com)
Grants and Projects
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Publications (27)
Top publication keywords:
AggressionSocial ClassEpigenesis, GeneticProblem BehaviorFamily ConflictDepressionChild HealthParent-Child RelationsParentsChild AbuseChild of Impaired ParentsArousalParentingAdaptation, PsychologicalChild Behavior
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Intervening After Trauma: Child-Parent Psychotherapy Treatment Is Associated With Lower Pediatric Epigenetic Age Acceleration.
Psychological science 2024 Sullivan ADW, Merrill SM, Konwar C, Coccia M, Rivera L, MacIsaac JL, Lieberman AF, Kobor MS, Bush NR -
Early Childhood Educators’ Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) Link with Psychological and Economic Wellbeing
Early Childhood Education Journal 2024 Sullivan AD, Rancher C, Moreland A. -
Sex-specific associations between placental corticotropin releasing hormone and problem behaviors in childhood.
Psychoneuroendocrinology 2024 Barrett ES, Sullivan A, Workman T, Zhang Y, Loftus CT, Szpiro AA, Paquette A, MacDonald JW, Coccia M, Smith R, Bowman M, Smith A, Derefinko K, Nguyen RHN, Zhao Q, Sathyanarayana S, Karr C, LeWinn KZ, … -
Do dyadic interventions impact biomarkers of child health? A state-of-the-science narrative review.
Psychoneuroendocrinology 2023 Sullivan ADW, Roubinov D, Noroña-Zhou AN, Bush NR -
Parenting Practices May Buffer the Impact of Adversity on Epigenetic Age Acceleration Among Young Children With Developmental Delays.
Psychological science 2023 Sullivan ADW, Bozack AK, Cardenas A, Comer JS, Bagner DM, Forehand R, Parent J
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The Effects of Young Children's Callous-Unemotional Traits on Behaviorally Observed Outcomes in Standard and Technology-Enhanced Behavioral Parent Training.
Research on child and adolescent psychopathology 2022 Parent J, Jones DJ, DiMarzio K, Yang Y, Wright KL, Sullivan ADW, Forehand R -
The Enduring Importance of Parenting: Caregiving Quality and Fear-Potentiated Startle in Emerging Adults With a Child Maltreatment History.
Child maltreatment 2021 Sullivan ADW, Brier ZMF, Legrand AC, van Stolk-Cooke K, Jovanovic T, Norrholm SD, Garavan H, Forehand R, Price M -
COVID-19 and the Acceleration of Behavioral Parent Training Telehealth: Current Status and Future Directions.
Cognitive and behavioral practice 2021 Sullivan ADW, Forehand R, Acosta J, Parent J, Comer JS, Loiselle R, Jones DJ -
Erasing distance: Interstate graduate-student-led undergraduate mentorship during COVID-19
The Behavior Therapist 2021 Sullivan, A. D. W., Wright, K, Forehand, R -
Who Looks on the Bright Side? Expectations of Low-Income Parents with a Disruptive Young Child.
Journal of psychopathology and behavioral assessment 2021 Sullivan ADW, Wright KL, Breslend N, Highlander A, Forehand R, Jones DJ -
Does Parenting Explain the Link Between Cumulative SES Risk and Child Problems in the Context of Parental Depression?
Child psychiatry and human development 2021 Sullivan ADW, Forehand R, Vreeland A, Compas BE -
The Longitudinal Influence of Caregiver Dispositional Mindful Attention on Mindful Parenting, Parenting Practices, and Youth Psychopathology.
Mindfulness 2020 Parent J, Dale C, McKee LG, Sullivan ADW -
Child Hostility toward a Parent with a History of Depression and Family Functioning.
Journal of child and family studies 2020 Rice DR, Sullivan ADW, Forehand RL, Watson KH, Bettis AH, Gruhn M, Compas BE -
Clinical features of scrupulosity: Associated symptoms and comorbidity.
Journal of clinical psychology 2020 Siev J, Rasmussen J, Sullivan ADW, Wilhelm S -
Cumulative socioeconomic status risk and observations of parent depression: Are there associations with child outcomes?
Journal of family psychology : JFP : journal of the Division of Family Psychology of the American Psychological Association (Division 43) 2019 Sullivan AD, Benoit R, Breslend NL, Vreeland A, Compas B, Forehand R -
Feasibility investigation: Leveraging smartphone technology in a trauma-informed behavioral parent training for foster caregivers
Children and Youth Services Review 2019 Sullivan, A. D., Breslend, N. L., Strolin-Goltzman, J., Bielawski-Branch, A., Jorgenson, J., Hemenway, A., Forehand, G., & Forehand, R. -
Parenting in Context: Associations of Parental Depression and Socioeconomic Factors with Parenting Behaviors
Journal of Child and Family Studies 2019 Vreeland A, Gruhn MA, Watson KH, Bettis AH, Compas BE, Forehand R, Sullivan AD. -
Does interparental conflict decrease following changes in observed parenting from a preventive intervention program?
Behaviour research and therapy 2018 Sullivan ADW, Parent J, Forehand R, Compas BE -
Parent-level risk factors for children’s obsessive beliefs, interpretation biases, and OC symptoms: A cross-sectional examination
Journal of Obsessive and Compulsive Related Disorders 2018 Berman NC, Jacoby RJ, Sullivan AD, Hoeppner S, Micco J, Wilhelm S -
Parental opioid abuse: A review of child outcomes, parenting, and parenting interventions
Journal of Child and Family Studies 2018 Peisch, V., Sullivan, A. D., Breslend, N., Benoit, R., Sigmon, S., Forehand, G., Strolin, J., & Forehand, R. -
Psychophysiology of proactive and reactive relational aggression.
Biological psychology 2017 Murray-Close D, Holterman LA, Breslend NL, Sullivan A -
Adult psychopathology, children, and parenting: Are there simple answers?
Clinical Psychology: Science and Practice 2017 Forehand, R. & Sullivan, A. D. -
In: Phillips K, editor. Body Dysmorphic Disorder: Advances in research and clinical practice
Treating children and adolescents with Body Dysmorphic Disorder 2017 Greenberg J, Sullivan AD, Wilhelm S. Treating children and adolescents with Body Dysmorphic Disorder -
In: Pittenger C, editor. Clinical features, assessment, and treatment of Body Dysmorphic Disorder
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: Phenomenology, pathophysiology, and treatment 2017 Zakhary L, Weingarden H, Sullivan AD, Wilhelm S -
Triangulating perspectives to inform the development of a smartphone application for foster, kinship, and adoptive parents: Findings from consumer focus groups and key informant interviews
Journal of Technology in Human Services 2017 Forehand GL, Schisler-Blizzard AD, Hemenway Deaver A, Strolin-Goltzman J, Breslend N, Sullivan AD, Mendoza GS, Bielawski-Branch A, Jorgenson J, Forehand R -
Parental perceptions of technology and technology-focused parenting: Associations with youth screen time.
Journal of applied developmental psychology 2016 Sanders W, Parent J, Forehand R, Sullivan AD, Jones DJ -
Effect of a legal prime on clinician's assessment of suicide risk.
Death studies 2015 Berman NC, Sullivan A, Wilhelm S, Cohen IG