Paper and Poster Presentations
Note: Underlined names indicate student/fellow/trainee mentored by Dr. Ashley Knapp. † to denote community members.
2023
Knapp, A.A., Herrera, M., Kour, S., & Brown, C.H. (Sept, 2024). Co-designing with teens in the adaptation of digital mental health resources within a public library. Paper presented as part of the symposium, Enhancing Acceptability and Reach of Evidence-Based Practices: Aligning Implementation with Human-Centered Design with Diverse Populations in Real-World Contexts, at the 2024 Society for Implementation Research Collaboration Conference (SIRC), Denver, Colorado.
Knapp, A.A., Hersch, E., Wijaya, C., Herrera, M., †Simmons, R., & Brown, C.H. (Nov, 2023). “The library is so much more than books”: Considerations for the design and implementation of teen digital mental health services in public libraries. Paper presented at the 2023 Association for Behavioral Cognitive Therapies (ABCT) Conference, Seattle, Washington.
Knapp, A.A., Herrera, M., Wijaya, C., Hersch, E., & †Simmons, R. (Nov, 2023). Teen digital mental health services for public libraries: Teen needs assessment interviews and usability testing. Paper presented at the 2023 Association for Behavioral Cognitive Therapies (ABCT) Conference, Seattle, Washington.
Baker, A., Knapp, A., Blumenthal, H., Hall, M., Pogue, J., & Jones, C. (Mar, 2023). Adolescent recruitment strategies in psychological research before and after the COVID-19 lockdown: Surveying researchers in the field. Paper presented as part of the symposium, Addressing the Common Issues with Adolescent Recruitment and Methodology in a COVID-19 World (Chair A. Baker) to the Society for Research on Adolescents (SRA), San Diego, California.
2022
Wijaya, C., Hersch, E., Yang, A., Sodhi, D.K., Reddy, M., Herrera, M., & Knapp, A.A., (2022, November). Youth Preferences for Research Participation and Dissemination during COVID-19 and Beyond [Poster]. Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies Annual Convention, New York, NY.
Knapp, A.A., Walker, A., Hersch, E., Yang, A., Wijaya, C., Sodhi, D.K., Reddy, M. (2022, November 17-20). Asynchronous Remote Research Investigating Adolescent Perspectives on Navigating Mental Health During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Symposium accepted at the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies 56th Annual Convention, New York, NY.
Knapp, A.A., Hersch, E., Simmons, R.† , & Mohr, D.C. (Sept, 2022). Implementation of teen technology-enabled mental health services into public libraries. Paper presented as part of the symposium, The Process of Designing for the Implementation of Digital Mental Health Interventions in Diverse Settings, at the 2022 Society for Implementation Research Collaboration Conference (SIRC), San Diego, California.
Knapp, A.A., Hersch, E., Simmons, R.† , & Mohr, D.C. (Sept, 2022). Partnering with stakeholders to design technology-enabled mental health services for teens at public libraries. Paper presented as part of the symposium, From Design to Service-Ready Product: Pragmatic Digital Health Product Development, at the 11th meeting of the International Society for Research on Internet Interventions (ISRII), Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Knapp, A.A., Hersch, E., & Hendricks, B. (June, 2022). Designing Teen Digital Mental Health Prevention Services for Public Libraries Serving Underserved Communities. Poster presented at the Society for Prevention Research, Seattle, WA.
Wijaya, C., Hersch, E., Walker, A., Yang, A., Sodhi, D.K., Reddy, M. & Knapp, A.A. (June, 2022). Accessibility and Online Help Seeking Behavior in Youth during COVID-19 Pandemic. Flash Talk presented at the Society of Digital Mental Health Virtual Conference.
2021
Li, D., Rafferty, M., Carroll, A., Knapp, A., Villamar, J., Smith, J. D., Franklin, P., & Brown, C. H. (December, 2021). An implementation science seminar to extend the reach of implementation research methods among diverse faculty and staff at an academic health center. Poster presented at the 14th Annual Conference on the Science of Dissemination and Implementation in Health, Arlington, VA.
Hersch, E., Nicholas, J., Ringland, K., Allan., N.P., Lattie, E.G., Mohr., D.C., Lord, S.E. Budney, A.J. & Knapp, A.A. (November, 2021). Examining adolescents’ experience of anxiety and preferences for digital tools through online focus groups. Poster presented at the ABCT Tech SIG (held virtually due to COVID-19 pandemic).
2020
Knapp, A. A., Mohanty, N., Carroll, A.J., Burton, N. D., Coldren, E., Hossain, T., Limaye, D. P., Mendoza, D., Sethi, M., Padilla, R., Price, H. E., Villamar, J. A., Moin, A., Langman, C. B., & Smith, J. D. (December, 2020). Identifying contextual barriers and potential strategies to increase adoption of pediatric hypertension guidelines using framework-guided rapid analysis. Poster presented at the 13th Annual Conference on the Science of Dissemination and Implementation (held virtually due to COVID-19 pandemic).
Cloutier, R.M., Natesan, P., Kearns, N., & Knapp, A. (April, 2020). A psychometric evaluation of the marijuana problems index using confirmatory factor analysis. Poster submitted to the annual Collaborative Perspectives on Addiction Conference (APA Division 50), San Diego, CA.
2019
Lattie, E.G., Nicholas, J., Knapp, A.A., Skerl, J.J., Kaiser, S.M., & Mohr, D.C. (December, 2019). Opportunities for and tensions surrounding the use of technology-enabled mental health services in community mental health care. Poster to be presented at the 12th Annual Conference on the Science of Dissemination and Implementation in Health, Arlington, VA, USA.
Knapp, A. A., Lattie, E.G., Cohen, K.,* & Mohr, D.C. (November, 2019). Considerations of clinicians and supervisors on incorporation of digital tools into community mental health care settings that serve youth. Poster presented at the Technology and Behavior Change Special Interest Group Exposition at the 53rd annual meeting of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Atlanta, GA.
Knapp, A., Mohr, D., Budney, A.J., Lord, S. (May, 2019). Utilization of social media to recruit and engage teens in online focus groups. Poster presented at the 27th annual meeting of the Society of Prevention Research, San Francisco, CA.
2018
Knapp, A.A., Lee, D.C., Gabrieli, J.L., Borodovsky, J.T., Auty, S.G. & Budney, A.J. (June, 2018). Trends in cannabis and nicotine co-use among adolescent cannabis users. Poster presented at the 80th annual convention of the College on Problems of Drug Dependence, San Diego, CA.
Knapp, A.A., Lee, D.C., Borodovsky, J.T., Auty, S.G., Gabrielli, J.L., & Budney. A.J. (June, 2018). Emerging trends in cannabis administration among adolescent cannabis users. Poster presented at the 26th annual meeting of the Society for Prevention Research, Washington, DC.
2017
Knapp, A.A., Stanger, C., *Auty, S.G., & Budney, A.J. (August, 2017). The interplay between anxiety sensitivity and anxiety in relation to cannabis-related problems. Poster presented at the 125th annual convention of the American Psychological Association: Division 50 Society for Addiction Society and the Student and Early Career Investigator Social Hour and Poster Session, Washington, DC.
Knapp, A.A., Stanger, C., Borodovsky, J.T., & Budney, A.J. (June, 2017). Trends and factors related to coping-related motives for cannabis use among a large sample of adult cannabis users. Poster presented at the 79th annual convention of the College on Problems of Drug Dependence, Montreal, Canada.
*Baddoo, W., Knapp, A.A., & Budney, A.J. (May, 2017) Characteristics of treatment-seeking adults with cannabis use disorder who use tobacco.Poster presented at the Karen E. Wetterhahn Science Symposium, Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH.
2016
Knapp, A.A., Babbin, S., Budney, A.J., & Stanger, C. (October, 2016). Psychometric assessment of the Marijuana Adolescent Problem Inventory. Poster presented at the 4th annual meeting of the Vermont Center on Behavior and Health, Burlington, VT.
Bilsky, S.A., Feldner, M.T., Knapp, A.A., Rojas, S.M., Leen-Feldner, E.W. (October, 2016). The roles of sex, anxious reactivity to bodily arousal, and anxiety sensitivity in coping motives for cigarette smoking among adolescents. Poster presented at the 50th annual meeting of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, New York, NY.
Knapp, A., Bilsky, S., Erdly, C., Bolen, A. Dochat, C., & Leen-Feldner, E. (May, 2016). Adolescent anxiety sensitivity amelioration program: Preliminary effects on anxiety-relevant factors at 1-month follow-up. Poster presented at the 24th annual meeting of the Society for Prevention Research, San Francisco, CA.
Knapp, A., Bolen, A., Frala, J., Blumenthal, H., Badour, C., & Leen-Feldner, E. (March, 2016). The role of anxiety sensitivity in the relation between childhood learning experiences and panic symptoms among adolescents. Poster presented at the 16th biennial meeting of the Society for Research on Adolescence, Baltimore, MD.
Knapp, A., Leen-Feldner, E., Bilsky, S.A., Bunaciu, L., Bolen, A., & Feldner, M. (March, 2016). A multi-informant study: The effects of parental posttraumatic stress disorder on internalizing symptoms of adolescent offspring. Poster presented at the 16th biennial meeting of the Society for Research on Adolescence, Baltimore, MD.
2015
Bilsky, S.A., Knapp, A.A., Bunaciu, L., Mischel, E.R., Feldner, M.T., Leen-Feldner, E.W. (November, 2015).Parental psychological control and adolescent panic symptom frequency. Poster presented at the 49th annual meeting of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Chicago, IL.
Wright, J. J., Mischel, E. R., Badour, C., Knapp, A. A., & Leen-Feldner, E. W. (November, 2015). The mediating effect of negative trauma beliefs on shame proneness and posttraumatic stress symptoms. Poster presented at the 49thannual meeting of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Chicago, IL.
*Bolen, A., Knapp, A., Frala, J., Blumenthal, H., Badour, C., Swank, A., & Arnold, J. (October, 2015) The interplay of childhood learning experiences and anxiety sensitivity: impacts on adolescent panic symptoms.Poster presented at the Annual Arkansas Psychological Association Convention, Little Rock, AR.
*Mahan, R. M., Knapp, A. A., Mischel, E. R., Iefremova-Carson, O., & Leen-Feldner, E. W. (March, 2015). The indirect effects of parental psychological control on anxious rearing and adolescent depressive and anxious symptoms. Poster presented at the 2015 Society for Research in Child Development Biennial Meeting, Philadelphia, PA.
2014
Pawlewicz, S.K., VanOtterloo, J.J., Mischel, E. R., Knapp, A.A., & Leen-Feldner, E.W. (November, 2014) Indirect effects of anxiety sensitivity on the relation between mindful acceptance and negative affect following voluntary hyperventilation. Poster presented at the Anxiety Disorders SIG at the 48th annual meeting of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Philadelphia, PA.
Dutton, C., Feldner, M., Leen-Feldner, E., Knapp, A., & Bujarski, S. (November, 2014). A preliminary study of elevated subclinical panic symptoms among adolescent offspring of parents with PTSD who smoke. Poster presented at the 30th annual meeting of the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies, Miami, FL.
Mischel, E. R., Leen-Feldner, E. W., Bilsky, S. A., Knapp, A. A., & Pawlewicz, S. (November, 2014). Parental posttraumatic stress disorder and offspring clinical symptomatology: An examination of parental symptoms clusters and adolescent internalizing. Poster presented at the 30th annual meeting of the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies, Miami, FL.
Knapp, A. A., Mischel, E., Blumenthal, H., *Mahan, R., Bilsky, S. A., & Leen-Feldner, E. W. (November, 2014). An evaluation of anxiety sensitivity global and factor scores in relation to worry and generalized anxiety among adolescents. Poster presented at the 48th annual meeting of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Philadelphia, PA.
Blumenthal, H., Cloutier, R. M., Knapp, A. A., Mischel, E. R., Villarreal, D. L., & Akibar, A.P. (November, 2014). The role of girls’ knowledge about pubertal development in relation to panic vulnerability. Poster presented at the 48th annual meeting of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Philadelphia, PA.
Mischel, E. R., Knapp, A. A., Bilsky, S. A., Blumenthal, H., Leen-Feldner, E. W. (November, 2014). Indirect effects of smoking motives on adolescent anger dysregulation and smoking. Poster presented at the 48th annual meeting of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Philadelphia, PA.
Woody, R., Feldner, M., Leen-Feldner, E., Knapp, A., Dutton, C., & Bujarski, S. (November, 2014).A preliminary study of elevated subclinical panic symptoms among adolescent offspring of parents with PTSD who smoke. Poster presented at the 48th annual meeting of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Philadelphia, PA.
Knapp, A. A., Blumenthal, H., Mischel, E., Bilsky, S., & Leen-Feldner, E. (March, 2014). A multi-informant, laboratory assessment: Maternal anxiety sensitivity & daughters’ response to a voluntary hyperventilation task.Poster presented at the 15th biennial meeting of the Society for Research on Adolescence, Austin, TX.
Knapp, A. A., Mischel, E., Blumenthal, H., *Iefremova-Carson, O., *Mahan, R., & Leen-Feldner, E. (March, 2014). “Fear of fear” and generalized anxiety among adolescents: An evaluation of anxiety sensitivity. Poster presented at the 15th biennial meeting of the Society for Research on Adolescence, Austin, TX.
Leen-Feldner, E.W., Knapp, A., Mischel, E., & Blumenthal, H (March, 2014). Smoking to cope among adolescent daily smokers: Anxiety vulnerability and sex. Poster presented at the 15th biennial meeting of the Society for Research on Adolescence Austin, TX.
2013
Blumenthal, H., Knapp, A. A., Douglas, M. E., & Lasslett, H. E. (November, 2013). The role of coping-related drinking motives in the relation between anxiety sensitivity and alcohol use among adolescents. Poster presented at the 47th annual meeting of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Nashville, TN.
*Mahan, R., Knapp, A.A., Scott, C., Iefremova-Carson, O., Pawlewicz, S., & Leen-Feldner, (November, 2013). Maternal psychological control and daughters’ social anxiety: A multi-informant study. Poster presented at the 47th annual meeting of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Nashville, TN.
Leen-Feldner, E.W., Mahan, R., Knapp, A., Blumenthal, H., Frala, J., & Trainor, C. (August, 2013). Anxiety sensitivity, gender, and smoking to cope among daily adolescent smokers. Poster presented at the 121st annual meeting of the American Psychological Association Honolulu, HI.
2012
Knapp, A. A., Frala, J., & Leen-Feldner, E.W. (November, 2012). Worry induction among adolescents: An experimental laboratory-based evaluation. Poster presented at the 46th annual meeting of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, National Harbor, MD.
Blumenthal, H., Leen-Feldner, E. W., Knapp, A. A., & Badour, C. L. (November, 2012). Traumatic event exposure and alcohol use expectancies among adolescents. Poster presented at the 46th annual meeting of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, National Harbor, MD.
Blumenthal, H., Leen-Feldner, E. W., Knapp, A. A., & Ham, L. S. (November, 2012). Social anxiety, disengagement-related responding to social stress, and alcohol use behaviors among adolescents. Poster presented at the 46th annual meeting of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, National Harbor, MD.
*Mahan, R., Knapp, A., Blumenthal, H., Frala, J., Trainor, C. & Leen-Feldner, E.W. (November, 2012). Smoking to cope among daily adolescent smokers. Poster presented at the 46th annual meeting of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, National Harbor, MD.
2011
Knapp, A., Frala, J. L., Blumenthal, H., McClure, C., & Leen-Feldner, E. W. (November, 2011). Parenting-related instrumental learning of panic relevant symptoms among adolescents: A meditational test of anxiety sensitivity. Poster presented at the 45th annual meeting of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Toronto, Canada.
Blumenthal, H., Leen-Feldner, E. W., Babson, K. A., Badour, C. L., Knapp, A. A., & Killingsworth, N. (November, 2011). Advancing pubertal development predicts amplified cortisol output in response to novelty among female adolescents. Poster presented at the 45thannual meeting of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Toronto, Canada.
Leen-Feldner, E. W., Knapp, A., Frala, J., Blumenthal, H., Dickerson, L., & Lewis, S. (November, 2011). Premenstrual distress among adolescent girls: Associations with panic symptoms and reactivity to a biological challenge procedure. Poster presented at the 45th annual meeting of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Toronto, Canada.
2010
Leen-Feldner, E. W., Trainor, C., Frala, J., McClure, C., Sanders, S., Zvolensky, M. J. & Knapp, A. (November, 2010). Panic-relevant cognitive and affective vulnerability among adolescent smokers. Poster presented at the 44th annual meeting of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies. San Francisco, CA.
INVITED PRESENTATIONS
2024
Knapp, A. A. (March, 2024). Teen Mental Health Services in Public Libraries: Community Engagement and the Library Ecosystem. Invited presentation at the University of Washington ALACRITY Center. Seattle, Washington.
Knapp, A. A. & Simmons, R.† (February, 2024). ‘The library is so much more than books’: Teen Mental Health Services in Public Libraries. Invited presentation at the Institute for Public Health and Medicine (IPHAM). Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois.
2023
Knapp, A. A. (July, 2023). Teen Digital Mental Health Tools in Public Libraries. Invited presentation at the Northwestern Emotion and Risk Lab. Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois.
Knapp, A. A. (April, 2023). Designing digital mental health tools with teens and public libraries. Keynote Speaker, Department of Psychology, Psychology Research Symposium, Washington State University, Pullman, Washington.
Knapp, A. A. (March, 2023). Partnership building and co-design of a technology-enabled prevention service for teen anxiety with an urban public library and their teen patrons. HX Dialogue Speaker, Youth Digital Mental Health Wellbeing. University of California Irvine, Irvine, California.
Knapp, A. A. (March, 2023). Human-centered design and implementation research methods in digital health intervention development and testing. Invited presentation at the FIRST-DailyLife Core Center for Clinical Research, Clinical and Translational Research Incubator Seminar. Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois.
2022
Knapp, A. A. (August, 2022). Using user-centered design methods in intervention and implementation strategy development. Invited presentation at the Chicago Center of Excellence in Learning Health Systems Research Training. Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois.
Knapp, A. A. (April, 2022). Building community partnerships: An example of implementing teen mental health services into public libraries. Invited presentation at the Department of Psychology. University of North Texas, Denton, Texas.
2021
Knapp, A. A. (November, 2021). Designing youth technology-enabled mental health services for public libraries. Invited presentation at Orygen and the Centre for Youth Mental Health Meeting. Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry, and Health Sciences, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia.
Knapp, A. A. (May, 2021). Youth digital mental health research. Invited presentation at the Technology and Mental Health Laboratory. University of California Irvine, Irvine, California.
Knapp, A. A. & Jackson, S.† (March, 2021). Partnering with teens and a Chicagoland public library to design a technology-enabled prevention service for adolescent anxiety. Invited presentation at the Center for Technology and Behavioral Health Monthly Affiliates Meeting. Geisel School of Medicine, Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH.
Carroll, A., Knapp, A. A., & Smith J.D. (January, 2021). Engaging community health center stakeholders to develop an implementation strategy package to improve pediatric hypertension. Invited presentation at the Diabetes and Metabolism Health Behaviors Seminar Series. University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT.
2020
Knapp, A. A. (September, 2020). Technology-enabled prevention service for anxiety among at-risk youth in Chicagoland communities. Invited presentation at the Pritzker Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Health and Developmental Social Sciences & Developmental Behavioral Pediatrics. Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago, Chicago, IL.
2019
Knapp, A. A. (September, 2019). Assessment and engagement of at-risk adolescents via social media. Invited presentation at the Department of Psychology. Ohio University, Athens, OH.
2018
Knapp, A. A. (April, 2018). Utilization of social media to inform development of a technology-delivered intervention. Invited presentation at the Center for Technology and Behavioral Health Seminar Series. Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, Lebanon, NH.
2017
Knapp, A. A. (October, 2017). Recruitment and engagement of vulnerable youth through Facebook. Invited presentation at the Development and Evaluation of Digital Therapeutics for Behavior Change workshop. Center for Technology and Behavioral Health, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire.
Knapp, A. A. (June, 2017). Effects of anxiety sensitivity and negative urgency on cannabis use. Invited presentation given at the Dartmouth College Science of Co-Occurring Disorders Symposium, Queeche, VT.
2015
Knapp, A. A. (February, 2015). Test of an adolescent anxiety sensitivity amelioration program (AASAP) for at-risk youth. Invited presentation at the Department of Psychology. University of North Texas, Denton, TX.
2014
Knapp, A. A. (October, 2014). A preventive intervention targeting a malleable vulnerability factor for youth. Invited presentation at the Anxiety and Behavioral Health Clinic. Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL.
Knapp, A. A. (February, 2014). A multi-informant, laboratory-based assessment of the association between maternal anxiety sensitivity and adolescent daughters’ response to a voluntary hyperventilation challenge. Invited presentation at the Experimental Psychology Program’s Focus Area Research Meeting. Department of Psychological Science, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR.
2012
Knapp, A. A. (April, 2012). Instrumental learning of panic relevant symptoms among
adolescents: The mediating role of anxiety sensitivity. Invited presentation at the Experimental Psychology Program’s Focus Area Research Meeting. Department of Psychological Science, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Arkansas.