Educational background

B.A., Psychology, St. Olaf College, Minnesota

Biosketch

I am a first year clinical psychology PhD student interested in expanding the scientific understanding of OCD and obsessive-compulsive spectrum disorders such as tic disorders, Trichotillomania, and body focused repetitive behaviors.  My current research includes an investigation of the phenomenology, functional impact, and treatment utilization in children and adults with Trichotillomania or chronic skin picking using internet survey methods.  I am especially interested in examining the role that substance use and abuse may play in the functional impact of these disorders. 

Representative Publications and Presentations

Presentations

Tucker, B.T.P., Conelea, C.A., Walther, M.R., Woods, D.W., Himle, M.B.,                         Miltenberger, R.G., & Carr, J. E. (2007) Differential Reinforcement and Tic             suppression: Consolidating the empirical evidence.  Poster presented At the annual             convention for the Mid-American Association for Behavior Analysis. 

Hayaki, J., Johnson, A.E.*, Schreiber, L.R.*, Tucker, B.T.*, Wagenaar, B.H.*, &

            Thornblad, S.C.* (2007, November).  Experiential avoidance, alexithymia, eating

            expectancies, and bulimic symptoms.  Poster to be presented at the Annual

            Convention of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies (ABCT) in             Philadelphia, PA.

Rose, J., Dunn, M., Love, L. & Tucker, B. (2007).  Success and stability of coping with spinal cord injury over four years.  Poster presented at the

            Annual Convention of Spinal Cord Injury Nurses, Orlando, FL.