Kathleen Feeney

Research Areas

Kathleen(Kat) Feeney is a doctoral student in the Clinical Science PhD program and a member of the Assessment of Behavior, Cognition, and Emotion Regulation in Children and Adolescents (ABC-ERICA) Lab. Her research interests focus on examining associations between family/parental factors and emotion dysregulation among youth with and without ADHD toimprove intervention strategies. Her work utilizes a multimethod approach including behavioral rating scales, standardized clinical assessments, psychophysiological measures (i.e., ECG, EDA), and functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI).

Publications

Feeney, K.E., Pintos Lobo, R., Hare, M.M., Morris, S.S.J., Laird, A.R., & Musser, E.D. [PREPRINT].Parental Deprivation-and Threat-Based Factors Associated with Youth Emotion-Based Neurocircuitry and Externalizing Behavior: A Systematic Review. medRxiv.https://doi.org/10.1101/2022.08.10.22278633.

Musser, E.D., Morris, S.S.J.,Feeney, K.,Pintos Lobo, R., & Ester, E.F. (2021). The roles of salience and value in inattention among children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD): A pilot investigation.Frontiers in Psychology, 12, 750525.

Gomes de Siqueira, A., Yao, H., Bafna, A., Bloch-Elkouby, S., Richards, J., Lloveras, L.,Feeney, K., Morris, S., Musser, E.D., Lok, B., & Galynker, I. (2021). Investigating the effects of virtual patients’ nonsensical responses on users’ facial expressionsin mental health training scenarios. InVRST’21: ACM Symposium on Virtual Reality Software and Technology, December 08–10, 2021, Osaka Japan. ACM, New York, NY, USA.

Feeney, K.E.& Burke, S.L. (2021). The role of mentorship on social engagement among adolescents with autism spectrum disorders.Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders, 88, 101842.

Pintos Lobo, R., Morris, S.S.J., Yanes, J., Tenenbaum, R.B.,Feeney, K.E.,& Musser, E. D. (2021). The role of temperament in alcohol use among college students.Addictive Behaviors Reports,14, 100366.

Feeney, K. E. & Kampman, K. M. (2016). Adverse effects of marijuana use. Linacre Quarterly, 83(2), 174-178.

Kampman, K. M., Pettinati, H. M., Lynch, K. G., Plebani, J. G., Lachewitz, J., Feeney, K., Rodriguez, L., & O’Brien, C. P. (2015). Modafinil and naltrexone for the treatment of comorbid cocaine and alcohol dependence. Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 146, e152.

Presentations

Feeney, K.E.,Harmon, S. Morris, S.S.J., Pintos Lobo, R., Garcia, G., Jafarmadar, A., Martinez, J., & Musser, E.D. (2022). Youth irritability moderates the association between parent and child psychopathology among youth with and without ADHD: A pilot study.To be presented at the2022 Miami International Child and Adolescent Mental Health (MICAMH) Conference on February 17, 2022, postponed due to COVID-19.

Garcia, S.P., Toledo, P.,Feeney, K.E.,Morris, S.S.J., Pintos Lobo, R., Jafarmadar, A., Martinez, J., & Musser, E.D. (2022).Biological basis of coregulation among parents of children with or without ADHD: A pilot study. To have been presented at the2022 Miami International Child and Adolescent Mental Health (MICAMH) Conference on February 16, 2022, postponed due to COVID-19.

Feeney, K.E., Morris, S.S.J., Pintos Lobo, R., Jafarmadar, A., Martinez, J., Riopelle, C.S. & Musser, E.D. (2020). From biology to behavior: Mapping emotion dysregulation profiles in youth with and without ADHD. Presented at ABCT Virtual Annual Convention. November 19-22, 2020.

Feeney, K.E., Morris, S.S.J., Tenenbaum, R., Pintos Lobo, R., Martinez, J., & Musser, E.D. (2020). Inattentive and oppositional symptoms contribute to subdomains of the Child Behavior Checklist Dysregulation Profile (CBCL-DP) in school-age children with ADHD. Presented at APS Virtual Online Conference. June 1 – September 1, 2020.

Musser, E.D., Feeney, K.E., Pintos Lobo, R., Morris, S.S.J., Jafarmadar, A., & Martinez, J. (2020). Child regulation and parent scaffolding of emotion in youth with ADHD: Roles of ethnicity and culture. To be presented at CLaRO Bridging the Gap Conference, Miami, FL. Rescheduled date TBD.

Feeney, K., Greenup, J., Burke, S., & Attong, N. (2019, July). Multiple reporter agreement on college students’ with intellectual disabilities independent living skills. Poster presented at the Association on Higher Education and Disability 2019 Annual Conference, Boston, MA.

Feeney, K. E., Parada-Perdomo, Y., Morris, S., Tenenbaum, R., Pintos Lobo, R., Martinez, J., & Musser, E. (2019, June). Normalizing effects of OROS methylphenidate on response execution and inhibition in an emotional context for school-aged children with ADHD. Poster presented at the JCCAP Future Directions Forum, Washington, DC.

Musser, E.D., Ward, A.R., Tenenbaum, R.T., Morris, S., Feeney, K., Pintos-Lobo, R., Parada-Perdomo, Y., Martinez, J., & Ester, E. (2019, June). The roles of salience and value in inattention among youth with and without ADHD. Poster presented at the Biennial Meeting of the International Society for Research on Child and Adolescent Psychopathology, Los Angeles, CA.

Parada-Perdomo, Y., Feeney, K. E., Morris, S., Pintos Lobo, R., Tenenbaum, R., Martinez, J., & Musser, E. D. (2019, May). OROS Methylphenidate is associated with improved attentional vigilance among youth with ADHD. Poster presented at the APS Annual Convention, Washington, DC. 

Pintos Lobo, R., Yanes, J., Ward, A., Tenenbaum, R., Morris, S., Feeney, K. E., Martinez, J., Parada-Perdomo, Y., & Musser, E. D. (2019, May). The role of emotion and temperament in alcohol use among young adults. Poster presented at the APS Annual Convention, Washington, DC. 

Feeney, K. E., Sizar, M., Merwin, S. M., & Dougherty, L. R. (2017, October). The reliability and validity of mothers' Five Minute Speech Sample about their children: Associations with child psychiatric symptoms compared to other measures of parenting. Poster presented at the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry 64th Annual Meeting, Washington, DC.

Chin, D., Feeney, K., Bridges-Curry, Z., & Santos, J. (2017, June). Rejection Sensitivity: Implications for Diverse College Students. Presentation; 5^th Annual Summer Diversity Conference, College Park, MD.

Feeney, K., Powers, M., Layer-Whelan, S., Kromash, R., Hughes, C., James, D. & Felton, J. (2017, June). Examining the impact of child externalizing behaviors on parental stress in families of children with an Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). Poster presented at JCCAP Future Directions Forum, College Park, MD.

Feeney, K. (2016, June). “Use of Gabapentin for the Treatment of AUD.” Presentation; Treatment Research Center, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA.

Donovan, J., Feeney, K., Jules, N., Mackay, H., Baime, M. & Gawrysiak, M. (2016, April). “Sociodemographic factors as predictors of psychological improvement after a Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction program”. Poster presented at the 37th Annual Meeting and Scientific Sessions of the Society of Behavioral Medicine in Washington, DC.

Education

• FIU Clinical Science PhD Program. Mentor: Dr. Erica Musser
• MS, Psychology, Florida International University
• MPS, Clinical Psychological Science, University of Maryland
• BA, Psychology, Boston University