Faculty - Core Faculty

Ohr, Phyllis

(Ph.D., 1991, St. John's University)
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR,
Clinical Psychology

Research Interests

• Cognitive and behavioral factors associated with stressful family interactions
• Assessment and treatment of early childhood emotion regulation difficulties
• Parent-child interaction therapy to reduce parental psychopathology during play interactions

Specialized Training

• Fundamental Parent-Child Interaction Therapy, Sheila Eyberg, Ph.D, Master Trainer (2008)
• Advanced Parent-Child Interaction Therapy, Cheryl McNeil, Ph.D. Master Trainer(2009)

Publications (since 2005)

• Ohr, P.S., Vidair, H., Gunlicks-Stoessel, M., Grove, A., & LaLima, C. (in press). Maternal mood, video-mediated cognitions, and daily stress during home-based, family interactions. Journal of Family Psychology.
• Meller, PJ. & Ohr, P.S. (2007). Culturally and family-competent assessment of young children. In L.A. Suzuki, J.G. Ponterotto, & P. J. Meller (Eds.), Handbook of multicultural assessment: 3rd edition. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.
• Ohr, P.S., Feingold, J., Fagen, J.W. (2006). Predicting adolescent anxiety ratings from infant behavioral style in response to expectancy violation. Applied Developmental Science, 10, 147-156.
• Ohr, P.S. (2006). Infancy. In N.J. Salkind (Ed.), Encyclopedia of human development. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage
• A. Suzuki, J.G. Ponterotto, & P. J. Meller (Eds.), Handbook of multicultural assessment: 2nd edition. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.

Presentations (since 2005)

2010

• Lopez, R., Solz, R., Skolnick, B., Leff,H., Pleickhardt, H., Mestechkina, W., White, W., & Ohr, P.S.(2010, November). Effect of exposure and response-prevention-based PCIT on childhood obsessive-compulsive behaviors. To be presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, San Francisco.
• Ohr, P.S., Vidair, H.B., Lalima, C., Leff, B., Solz, & White, W. Video-Based, In-Home CBT to Reduce Family Stress. To be presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, San Francisco.
• Ohr, P.S., Gilbert, K., LaLima, C., Leff, B., Solz, J., & White, W. (2010, August). Interactions involving children with autism and mothers with depressed mood. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, San Diego, California.
• Ohr, P.S., Vidair, H., Gunlicks-Stoessel, M. & LaLima, C. (2010, June). Maternal depressed mood and video-mediated cognitions during home-based stressful family interactions. Poster presented at the World Congress of Behavior and Cognitive Therapies, Boston, Massachusetts.
• Slavin, J., Donnelly, K., Ohr, P.S., Gilbert, K., & O’Brien, R. (2010, June). Effects of a visual learning social skills intervention on youth with high-functioning autism spectrum disorders. Poster to be presented at the World Congress of Behavior and Cognitive Therapies, Boston, Massachusetts.

2009

• Ohr, P.S., Gilbert, K., LaLima, C., Hollander, B., McNeil, J., DiMisa, S.E., McCabe,A., Paasivirta, M., & Leff, B. (2009, November). Behavioral analysis of stressful family interactions involving children with autism. Poster at the annual meeting of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, New York.
• Walling, C., & Ohr, P.S. (2009, November). Evaluation of mindfulness-based stress reduction for parents of children with externalizing behavior problems. Poster at the annual meeting of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, New York.
• Braider, L., Hollander, B., Paasivirta, M., & Ohr, P.S. (2009, November). Verbalizations and cognitions of low-efficacy mothers during high-demand and low-demand parent-child interactions. Poster at the annual meeting of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, New York.
• Ohr, P., Gilbert, K., La Lima, C., Hollander, B., DiMisa, S., McCabe, A., Paasivirta, M., Leff, B. (2009, August). Stressful family interactions involving children with autism spectrum disorders. Poster at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, Toronto, Canada.
• Walling, C.E., & Ohr, P.S. (2009, August). Evaluation of mindfulness-based stress reduction for parents of children with externalizing behavior problems. Poster at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, Toronto, Canada.

2008

• Ohr, P., Grove, A, La Lima, C., McNeill, J., Hollander, B., DiMisa, S., McCabe, A., & Paasivirta, M. (2008, November). Negative emotionality, cognitions, and stressful family dynamics. Poster at the annual meeting of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Orlando, Fl.
• Ohr, P., Gilbert, K., La Lima, C., McNeill, J., Hollander, B., DiMisa, S., McCabe, A., & Paasivirta, M. (2008, November). Maternal stress and cognitions during stressful interactions with their autistic children. Poster at the annual meeting of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Orlando, Fl.
• Grove, A., Lopez, R., La Lima, C. McNeill, J., Hollander, B., DiMisa, S., McCabe, A., & Paasivirta, M. (2008, August). Cognitive content of maternal moods assessed with self-report and recall procedures. Poster at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, Boston, Mass.
• Ohr, P., La Lima, C., McNeill, J., Hollander, B., DiMisa, S., McCabe, A., Paasivirta, M., Grove, A., & Lopez, R. (2008, August). Depressed maternal mood and child behaviors during stressful routine. Poster at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, Boston, Mass.

2007

• Vidair, H.B., La Lima, C.L., Ohr, P.S., Dugan, D.D., & Mittal, S. (2007, November). Back to basics: Using social learning and operant reinforcement to increase maternal positive Reinforcement. Poster at the annual meeting of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
• Ohr P, Grove A, Lopez R, La Lima C, McNeill J, Hollander B, Di Misa S, McCabe A, & Paasivirta M. (2007, November). Maternal Negative Mood and Child Behaviors during Stressful Family Interactions. Poster at the annual meeting of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
• Ohr P, Grove A, Lopez R, La Lima C, McNeill J, Hollander B, Di Misa S, McCabe A, & Paasivirta M. (2007, November). Assessment of Maternal Self-Talk Utilizing Different Recall Procedures. Poster at the annual meeting of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
• Vidair, H.B., La Lima, C.L., Ohr, P.S., Dugan, D.D., Mittal, S. (2007, August). Increasing positive reinforcement in mother-child interactions via video self-modeling. Poster at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, San Francisco, Ca.
• Ohr P, Grove A, Lopez R, La Lima C, McNeill J, Di Misa S, & Hollander B. (2007, August). Stress and Cognitions as Predictors of Maternal Behaviors during Family Interactions. Poster at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, San Francisco, Ca.

2006

• Ohr, P.S., Vidair, H., Grove, A., Dugan, D., Braider, L., & Wallace, A. (November, 2006). Negative mood and overt behaviors of mothers during stressful interactions: Do mothers let their bad moods show? Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies (ABCT), Chicago, Illinois.
• Ohr, P.S. (November 2006) Discussant, Video self modeling as an intervention for mothers with oppositional children, Child-School SIG presentation by Hilary Vidair at the annual meeting of the ABCT, Chicago, Illinois.
• Ohr, P. S., Fagen, J. W., & Feingold, J. (August 2006). Predicting adolescent anxiety from infant behavioral style during expectancy violation. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, New Orleans, LA.
• Dugan, D., Ohr, P. S., Vidair, H., Braider, L., Wallace, A., Grove, A., & Maino, T. (August 2006). Maternal overt and covert behaviors during interactions for mothers with and without angry, anxious or depressed mood. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, New Orleans, LA.
• Ohr, P. S., Vidair, H., Grove, A., & Wallace, A. (August 2006). Maternal depression, partner support and involvement, and low frustration tolerance. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, New Orleans, LA.
• Vidair, H. B., LaLima, C., Ohr, P. S., & Mittal, S. (August 2006). Behavioral treatment for increasing maternal positive behaviors. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, New Orleans, LA.
• Vidair, H. B., Travers, M., & Ohr, P. S. (August 2006). Effects of perceived partner support and involvement in maternal stress. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, New Orleans, LA.

2005

• Vidair, H.B., Ohr, P.S., Dugan, D.D., Braider, L.L. (November, 2005). Mind over mood: Assessing for differences in maternal dysfunctional thinking using video mediated recall for mothers with and without depressed mood. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Washington, D.C.
• Ohr, P.S., Vidair, H.B., Dugan, D.D., LaLima, C.L. (2005, November). Do maternal thoughts and behaviors match? Analyzing stressful interactions between mothers with negative mood states and their children. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Washington, D.C.
• Ohr, P.S., Vidair, H.B., Dugan, D.D., Mocniak-Field, U., Levy, M., Travers, M.E., Chair, & Fagen, J.W., Discussant (2005, August). Innovative uses of video technology for assessment, diagnosis, and treatment. Symposium presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, Washington D.C. (Ohr, P.S. first author on C-BASIIC: A cognitive-behavioral intervention for stressed mothers and co-author on Video mediated recall to assess cognitions of stressed mothers)
• Vidair, H.B., Ohr, P.S., Dugan, D.D. (2005, August). Dysfunctional thinking and mood state in mothers with infants. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, Washington D.C.
• Ohr, P.S., Vidair, H.B., Dugan, D.D. (2005, August). Opportunity for a stress-reduction intervention: Irrational mothers not interested. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, Washington D.C.
• Vidair, H.B., Ohr, P.S., Dugan, D.D.(2005, May). Using innovative video technology to prevent dysfunction in mother-child relationships. Workshop presented at the annual meeting of the New York State Psychological Association, Ellenville, NY.