Dianne Chambless

Merriam Term Professor of Psychology; Director of Clinical Training

Education:

BA, Political Science, Tulane University; Ph.D., Clinical Psychology, Temple University

Department:

Psychology

Address:

Solomon Labs, 3720 Walnut St., Room C23

Phone:

215-898-5030

Email:

dchamb@psych.upenn.edu

Personal Page

Research Themes:

Psychopathology and Psychotherapy

Specific Research Areas:

Anxiety disorders, expressed emotion, and empirically supported treatments

Research Synopsis:

Anxiety disorders, cognitive-behavior therapy, prediction of treatment outcome, especially by family relationship factors (expressed emotion), and identification and dissemination of empirically supported psychological interventions.

Representative Courses:

PSYC 600 Psychopathology
PSYC 704 Research Methods in Clinical Psychology
PSYC 709, Clinical Seminar: Empirically Supported Treatments

Advisees:

Rachel Simmons [Psychology Graduate Student]
Rebecca Stewart [Psychology Graduate Student]
Alyson Zalta [Psychology Graduate Student]

Appointments:

Psychology Graduate Group

Publications:

Stewart, R.E., & Chambless, D.L. (2009). Cognitive-behavioral therapy for adult anxiety disorders in clinical practice: A meta-analysis of effectiveness studies. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 77, 595-606.

Chambless, D. L., Floyd, F. J., Rodebaugh, T. L., & Steketee, G. (2007). Expressed emotion and familial interaction: A study with agoraphobic and obsessive-compulsive patients and their relatives. Journal of Abnormal Psychology, 116, 754-761.

Siev, J., & Chambless, D. L. (2007). Specificity of treatment effects: Cognitive therapy and relaxation for generalized anxiety and panic disorders. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 75, 513-522.

Chambless, D. L., & Ollendick, T. H. (2001). Empirically supported psychological interventions: Controversies and evidence. Annual Review of Psychology, 52, 685-716.