Tommy Chou
Research Areas
Tommy Chou is a graduate student in the Clinical Science Ph.D. Program at FIU working with Dr. Stacy Frazier on the NAFASI (Nurturing All Families through Advances in Services Innovation) Research Team. His research interests include (1) leveraging natural, resource-efficient opportunities for health promotion in families’ settings and routines; (2) synthesizing empirical literature with local knowledge obtained in partnership with communities to develop evidence-based content for dissemination; and (3) utilizes mixed methodologies to maximize programmatic impact and reach through end-user feedback within a social marketing framework.
Publications
Chou, T., Bry, L.J., & Comer, J.S. (in press). Overcoming traditional barriers only to encounter new ones: Doses of caution and direction as technology-enhanced treatments
Chou, T., Carpenter, A., Kerns, C., Elkins, R. M., Coxe, S., Green, J.G., & Comer, J.S. (in press). Disqualified qualifiers: evaluating the revised DSM-5 definition of PTSD among Boston-area youth following the 2013 Marathon bombing. Depression and Anxiety.
Carpenter, A.L., Elkins, R.M., Kerns, C., Chou, T., Green, J.G., & Comer, J.S. (in press). Event-related household discussions following the Boston Marathon bombing and associated posttraumatic stress among area youth. Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology.
Comer, J.S., Furr, J.M., Kerns, C.E., Miguel, E., Coxe, S., Elkins, R.M., Carpenter, A.L., Cornacchio, D., Cooper-Vince, C.E., DeSerisy, M., Chou, T., Sanchez, A.L., Khanna, M., Franklin, M.E., Garcia, A.M., & Freeman, J.B. (in press). Internet-delivered, family-based treatment for early-onset OCD: A pilot randomized trial. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology.
Cooper-Vince, C., Chou, T., Furr, J.M., Puliafico, A.C., & Comer, J.S. (in press). Using
Chou, T., Bry, L.J., & Comer, J.S. (2017). Multimedia field test: Evaluating the creative ambitions of SuperBetter and its quest to gamify mental health. Cognitive & Behavioral Practice, 24(1), 115-120.
Chou, T., Comer, J.S., Turvey, C.L., Karr, A., & Spargo, G. (2016). Technical considerations for the delivery of real-time child telemental health care. Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology.
Chou, T., Cornacchio, D., Cooper-Vince, C., Crum, K., & Comer, J. S. (2015) DSM-5 and the assessment of childhood anxiety disorders: Meaningful progress or persistent diagnostic quagmires? Psychopathology Review.
Cornacchio, D., Chou, T., Sacks, H., Pincus, D.B., & Comer, J.S. (2015). Clinical consequences of the revised DSM-5 definition of agoraphobia in treatment-seeking anxious youth. Depression and Anxiety, 32(7), 502-508.
Comer, J. S., Dantowitz, A., Chou, T., Edson, A. L., Elkins, R. M., Kerns, C., Brown, B., & Green, J. G. (2014). Adjustment among area youth after the Boston Marathon bombing and subsequent manhunt. Pediatrics, 134, 7-14.
Comer, J.S., Kerns, C., Elkins, R.M., Edson, A.L., Chou, T., Dantowitz, A., Miguel, E., Brown, B., Coxe, S., & Green, J.G. (2014). Adjustment among children with relatives who participated in the manhunt following the Boston Marathon attack. Depression and Anxiety, 31, 542-550.
Kerns, C.E., Elkins, R.M., Carpenter, A.L., Chou, T., Green, J.G., & Comer, J.S. (2014). Caregiver
Ganea, P. A., Canfield, C. F., Ghafari, K. S., & Chou, T. (2014). Do cavies talk? The effect of anthropomorphic books on children’s knowledge about animals. Frontiers in Developmental Psychology, 5, 283.
Select Book Chapters
Chou, T., Golik, A., DeSerisy, M., & Comer, J.S. (in press). Disorders of negative
Khanna, M. S., & Chou, T. (in press). Electronic communication, telehealth, and social media. In T. H. Ollendick, S. W. White, & B. A. White (Eds.), Oxford Handbook of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology.
Cornacchio, D., Sanchez, A.L., Chou, T., & Comer, J.S. (in press). CBT in children and adolescents. In S.G. Hofmann & G. Asmundson (Eds.), The science of cognitive behavioral therapy: From theory to therapy. New York: Elsevier.
Presentations
Chou, T., Shernoff, E., Sanchez, A.L., Frazier, S.L., Lisetti, C., Lunn, S., & Brown, C.L. (2016, October). Iterative development in action: Building interactive virtual training for early career educators. Poster accepted for presentation at the 50th annual meeting of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies SIG Poster Exposition. New York City, NY.
Chou, T., Bry, L.J., Carpenter, A.L., Martin, J., & Comer, J.S. (2016, October). Beyond AOL CD-ROMs: Identifying modern intervention opportunities by evaluating technology use among treatment-seeking families. In T. Chou (Chair). Mind the gap: Working to prevent a research-practice divide in the emerging field of mental health technologies for youth problems. Symposium accepted for presentation at the 50th annual meeting of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies. New York City, NY.
Bry, L.J., Chou, T., Miguel, E., & Comer, J. (2016, October). Child anxiety – there’s an app for that: A systematic review of available smartphone apps for anxious youth in the consumer marketplace. In T. Chou (Chair). Mind the gap: Working to prevent a research-practice divide in the emerging field of mental health technologies for youth problems. Symposium accepted for presentation at the 50th annual meeting of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies. New York City, NY.
Bry, L., Bufka, L.J., Chou, T., Comer, J.S., Mohr, D.C., Weingardt, K.R. (2016, October). Overcoming traditional barriers only to encounter new ones: Doses of caution as the exciting field of behavioral telehealth begins to “go live”. Discussion panel conducted at the 50th annual meeting of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies. New York City, NY.
Furr, J.M., Miguel, E., Chou, T., Golik, A., Del Busto, C., Kurtz, S.M., & Comer, J.S. (2016, March). In Shipon-Blum, E. (Chair), Selective Mutism: Pathways to treatment in
Chou, T., Golik, A.M., Martin, J., Caproni, E., Carpenter, A.L., Cornacchio, D., Miguel, E., Sanchez, A., Elkins, R.M., & Comer, J.S. (2016, March). Beyond brick and mortar: A meta-analytic examination of the use of remote technologies to extend the reach of children’s mental
Sanchez, A.L., & Chou, T. (Co-Chairs) (2015, November). New Advances and Recent Innovations in the School-based Implementation of Evidence-Based Practices. Symposium presented at the 49th Annual Meeting of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies. Chicago, IL.
Chou, T. (Chair) (2015, November). Is Being on the Net all Net Gain? Examining Negative Effects of Internet Exposure and Social Media on Youth Internalizing Problems. Symposium accepted for presentation at the 49th Annual Meeting of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies. Chicago, IL.
Miguel, E.M., Golik, A., Chou, T., Cornacchio, D., Sanchez, A.L., DeSerisy, M., & Comer, J.S. (2015, November). Examining the Scope and Nature of Self-Injury Content on Popular Social Media. In T. Chou (Chair), Is Being on the Net all Net Gain? Examining Negative Effects of Internet Exposure and Social Media on Youth Internalizing Problems. Paper accepted for presentation at the 49th Annual Meeting of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies. Chicago, IL.
Cooper-Vince, C.E., & Chou, T. (Co-Chairs) (2015, November). Nature and Nurture: the dynamic interplay of physiological functioning and family interactions across youth psychopathology. Symposium accepted for presentation at the 49th Annual Meeting of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies. Chicago, IL.
Martin, J., Chou, T., & Comer, J.S. (2015, November). Technology and parenting practices in families affected by childhood externalizing disorders. Poster presented at the 49th annual meeting of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies Convention SIG Poster Exposition. Chicago, IL.
Crum, K.I., Waschbusch, D., Musser, E., Chou, T., & Comer, J.S. (2015, November). Linking Cognitive and Affective Responses to Others’ Distress to Aggression among Children with Conduct Problems. Poster accepted for presentation at the 49th Annual Meeting of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies. Chicago, IL.
Miguel, E., Chou, T., Golik, A., Del Busto, C., Kurtz, S.M., Comer, J.S., & Furr, J.M. (2015, October). Selective mutism in multilingual and language minority children. Poster presented at the Selective Mutism Group Annual Conference. Philadelphia, PA.
Martin, J., Chou, T., Comer, J.S., & Furr, J.M. (2015, October). Pre-term birth and selective mutism. Poster presented at the Selective Mutism Group Annual Conference. Philadelphia, PA.
Martin, J., Chou, T., & Comer, J.S. (2015, October). Technology and parenting practices in families affected by childhood externalizing disorders. Poster presented at the Annual FIU McNair Scholars Research Conference. Miami, FL.
Crum, K.I., Comer, J.S., Waschbusch, D., Musser, E., & Chou, T. (2015, May). Physiological and Behavioral Responses to Others’ Distress among Children with Conduct Problems. Poster presented at the 27th Annual Convention of the Association for Psychological Science (APS). New York, NY. * Honorable Mention, Association for Psychological Science Student Caucus (APSSC) Student Research Competition
Chou, T., Carpenter, A. L., Elkins, R. M., Kerns, C. E., Dantowitz, A., & Comer, J. S. (2014, November). Was Type of Traumatic Exposure Associated with Differential Child Outcomes Following the Boston Marathon Bombing? In A.L. Carpenter (Chair), Psychological Adjustment among Area Youth after the Boston Marathon Bombing and Subsequent Manhunt. Paper presented at the 48th annual meeting of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies. Philadelphia, PA.
Comer, J.S., Dantowitz, A., Chou, T., Carpenter, A.L., Elkins, R.M., Kerns, C.E., Brown, B., & Green, J.G. (2014, November). Posttraumatic stress, emotional problems, and overall functioning among area youth following the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing. In A.L. Carpenter (Chair), Psychological Adjustment among Area Youth after the Boston Marathon Bombing and Subsequent Manhunt. Paper presented at the 48th annual meeting of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies. Philadelphia, PA.
Elkins, R.M., Carpenter, A.L., Chou, T., Dantowitz, A., Kerns, C.E., Miguel, E.M., Green, J.G., & Comer, J.S. (2014, November). Psychological adjustment among youth with relatives who participated in the manhunt following the Boston Marathon attack. In A.L. Carpenter (Chair), Psychological Adjustment among Area Youth after the Boston Marathon Bombing and Subsequent Manhunt. Paper presented at the 48th annual meeting of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies. Philadelphia, PA.
Kerns, C., Carpenter, A.L., Elkins, R.M., Chou, T., & Comer, J.S. (2014, November). Parental
Carpenter, A.L., Elkins, R.M., Kerns, C., Chou, T., Brown, B., Dantowitz, A., & Comer, J.S. (2014, November). Attack-related family discussions and children’s mental health following the Boston Marathon bombing. In A.L. Carpenter (Chair), Psychological Adjustment among Area Youth after the Boston Marathon Bombing and Subsequent Manhunt. Paper presented at the 48th annual meeting of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies. Philadelphia, PA.
Education
- FIU Clinical Science PhD Program, Mentor: Stacy Frazier
- M.S. Psychology, FIU
- M.A. Psychology, Boston University
- B.A. Psychology & Sociology, University of Cincinnati