Recent Publications
PUBLICATIONS
Otto, M.W., Smits, J. A. J., Fitzgerald, H.E., Powers, M.B., & Baird, S.O. (in press). Anxiety sensitivity and your clinical practice. In J. A. J. Smits, M. W. Otto, M. B. Powers & S. O. Baird (Eds.) Anxiety sensitivity: A clinical guide to assessment and treatment. San Diego, CA: Academic Press.
Otto, M. W., Zvolensky, M. J., Rosenfield, D., Hoyt, D. L., Witkiewitz, K., McKee, S. A., Bickel, W. K., & Smits, J. A. J. (in press). A randomized controlled trial protocol for engaging distress tolerance and working memory to aid smoking cessation in low SES adults. Health Psychology.
Johnson, S.L., Otto, M.W., Gold, A.K., & Elliott, M.V (in press). Psychological treatments of bipolar disorder: Evidence-based approaches to address the predictors of symptoms. In L.G. Castonguy & T.F. Oltmanns (Eds.), Psychopathology: Bridging the gap between basic empirical findings and clinical practice. New York: Guilford Press.
Gold, A.K., Hoyt, D.L., Milligan, M., Samora, M.J., Hiserodt, M., Leyro, T., Zvolensky, M.J., & Otto, M.W. (2021). The role of fear of COVID-19 in motivation to quit smoking and reductions in cigarette smoking: A preliminary investigation of at-risk cigarette smokers. Cognitive Behaviour Therapy. doi: 10.1080/16506073.2021.1877340.
Gold, A.K., Otto, M.W., & Sylvia, L.G. (2020) Bipolar disorder as a condition of heterogeneity: Embracing an adaptive psychosocial approach. Bipolar disorders, 22:416-7.
Hoyt, D.L., Kinsler, B.E., Otto, M.W., Garey, L., Mayorga, N.A., & Zvolensky, M.J. (2020). An investigation of racial and ethnic differences in e-cigarette beliefs and use characteristics. Journal of Ethnicity in Substance Abuse. DOI: 10.1080/15332640.2020.1777607
Otto, M. W., Rosenfield, D. , Gorlin, E. I., Hoyt, D. L., Patten, E. A., Bickel. W. K., Zvolensky, M. J., & Doan SN. (2020). Targeting cognitive and emotional regulatory skills for smoking prevention in low-SES youth: A randomized trial of mindfulness and working memory interventions. Addictive Behaviors, 104:106262. doi:10.1016/j.addbeh.2019.106262.
Papini, S., Young, C. C., Gebhardt, C. S., Perrone, A., Morikawa, H., Otto, M. W., Roache, J. D., & Smits, A. J. (2020). Isradipine Enhancement of Virtual Reality Cue Exposure for Smoking Cessation: Rationale and Study Protocol for a Double-blind Randomized Controlled Trial. Contemporary Clinical Trials, 94, 106013.
Smits, J.A.J., Pollack, M.H., Rosenfield, D., Otto, M.W., Dowd, S., & Hofmann, S.G. (2020). Dose Timing of D-Cycloserine to Augment Exposure Therapy for Social Anxiety Disorder: A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Netw Open, 3(6):e206777. Doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2020.6777
Smits, J. A. J., Zvolensky, M. J., Otto, M. W., Piper, M. E., Baird, S. O., Kauffman, B. Y., Lee-Furman, E. J., Alavi, N., Dutcher, C. D., Papini, S., Rosenfield, B., & Rosenfield, D. (2020). Enhancing panic and smoking reduction treatment with d-cycloserine: A pilot randomized controlled trial. Drug & Alcohol Dependence. Jan 22;208:107877 [epub ahead of print]
Szuhany, K.L., Otto, M.W. (2020). Assessing BDNF as a mediator of the effects of exercise on depression. Journal of Psychiatry Research, 123, 114-118.
Garey, L, Mayorga, N. A., Peraza, N., Smit, T., Nizio, P., Otto, M.W., Zvolensky, M.J. (2019). Distinguishing characteristics of e-cigarette users who attempt and fail to quit: Dependence, perceptions, and affective vulnerability. Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs, 80, 134-140.
Garey, L., Smit, T., Mayorga, N.A., Peraza, N., Nizio, P., Otto, M.W., Zvolensky, M.J. (2019). Differential effects of anxiety sensitivity on e-cigarettes processes: the importance of e-cigarette quit attempt history. American Journal of Addictions, 28(5), 390-397.
Gold, A.K., Stathopoulou, G., & Otto, M.W. (2019). Emotion regulation and motives for illicit drug use in opioid-dependent patients. Cognitive Behaviour Therapy 14, 1-7.
Hofmann, S.G., Papini, S., Carpenter, J.K., Otto, M.W., Rosenfield, D., Dutcher, C.D., Dowd, S., Lewis, M., Witcraft, S., Pollack, M.H., Smits, J.A.J. (2019). Effect of d-cycloserine on fear extinction training in adults with social anxiety disorder. PLoS One. Oct 17;14(10):e0223729.
Kredlow, M.A., Keshishian, A., Oppenheimer, S., Otto, M.W. (2019). The efficacy of modafinil as a cognitive enhancer: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Journal of Clinical Psychopharmacology.
Mayorga, N. A., Chavez, J., Garey, L., Otto, M. W., & Zvolensky, M. J. (2019). Affective vulnerability across non-daily and daily electronic cigarette users. Behavioral Medicine, 30, 1-9.
Otto, M.W., Fitzgerld, H.E., & Meyer-Pot, M.J. (2019). The potential role of anxiety sensitivity in the risk for and recovery from heart attacks: Comment on Edmondson et al. (2018). American Psychologist.
Otto, M. W. & Szuhany, K. L. (2019). The new TV dinner: Effects of television programming content on eating and attitudes toward exercise. Psychology, Health & Medicine, Dec 17:1-6. doi: 10.1080/13548506.2019.1705990. [Epub ahead of print]
Patten, E. A., Kredlow, M. A., Szuhany, K. L., Keshishian, A. C., & Otto, M. W. (2019). Catching As and Zs: Poor sleep quality predicts failures to increase studying time. Sleep Health, Oct 29 [epub ahead of print].
Rosenfield, D., Smits J.A.J., Hofmann, S.G., Mataix-Cols, D., de la Cruz L.F., …Otto, M.W. (2019). Changes in dosing and dose timing of d-cycloserine explain its apparent declining efficacy for augmenting exposure therapy for anxiety-related disorders: an individual participant-data meta-analysis. Journal of Anxiety Disorders, 68:Sep 23[epub ahead of print].
Szuhany, K.L., Otto, M.W. (2019). Efficacy evaluation of exercise as an augmentation strategy to brief behavioral activation treatment for depression: a randomized pilot trial. Cognitive Behaviour Therapy, 30, 1-14.
Washburn, J. J., Lilienfeld, S. O., Rosen, G. M., Gaudiano, B. A., Gerald C. Davison, G. C., Steven D. Hollon, S. D., Otto, M. W., Penberthy, J. F., Sher, K., Teachman, B., Peris, T., & Weinand, J. (2019). Reaffirming the scientific foundations of psychological practice: Recommendations of the Emory Meeting on Continuing Education. Professional Psychology: Research and Practice, 50(2), 77-86.
PRESENTATIONS
Fitzgerald, H.E., Duncan, T., & Otto, M.W. (2020, November). Filling the Empty Spot: Investigating the Link Between Loneliness and Pathological Eating. Poster presented at the 2020 Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies (ABCT) 54th Annual Conference, Philadelphia, PA.
Hiserodt, M., Gold, A., & Otto, M. (2020, November). Associations Between Problematic Internet Use and Disordered Eating: It is Not Simply an Effect of Mood or Loneliness. Poster presented at the 2020 Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies (ABCT) 54th Annual Conference, Philadelphia, PA.
Gold AK, Duncan, T, Zvolensky, MJ, & Otto, MW. (2020, November). Acculturation and anxiety sensitivity: does loneliness have a role? Poster presented at the 2020 Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies (ABCT) 54th Annual Conference, Philadelphia, PA.
Hoyt, D. L., Milligan, M. A., Meyer, E. R., Farchione, T. J., & Otto, M. W. (2020, November). Toward improved Alcohol Use Disorder treatment: An examination of impulsivity and neurocognitive factors by sex. Poster presented at the 2020 Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies (ABCT) 54th Annual Conference, Philadelphia, PA.
Hoyt, D. L. & Otto, M. W. (2020, November). Attending to Return on Investment for CBT for MDD as a Strategy for Improved Access. Poster presented at the 2020 Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies (ABCT) 54th Annual Conference, Philadelphia, PA.
Kredlow, M.A., Fitzgerald, H.E., Carpenter, J., Pinaire, M., Zhukovsky, E., Otto, M.W., Hofmann, S., & Phelps, E. (2020, November). Symptom-Relevant Autobiographical Memories: A Potential Treatment Target. Poster presented at the 2020 Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies (ABCT) 54th Annual Conference, Philadelphia, PA.
Lubin, R. E., Fitzgerald, H. E., Duncan, T., & Otto, M. W. (2020, November). Understanding FoMO: The Role of anxiety sensitivity, rumination, and loneliness. Poster presented at the 2020 Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies (ABCT) 54th Annual Conference, Philadelphia, PA.
Milligan, M. A., Hoyt, D. L., Otto, M. W., Garey, L., & Zvolensky, M.J. (2020, November). Sleep Disruption and E-Cigarette Use Characteristics: Mediating role of depressed mood. Poster presented at the 2020 Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies (ABCT) 54th Annual Conference, Philadelphia, PA.
Samora, M. J., Indriolo T., Lubin, R. E., Hoyt, D. L., Milligan, M. A., Papini, S., Smits, J. A., & Otto, M. W. (2020, November). Assessing Distal Cues for Nicotine Use: Virtual reality devices in cue reactivity for smokers and vapers. Poster presented at the 2020 Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies (ABCT) 54th Annual Conference, Philadelphia, PA.
Fitzgerald, H.E. & Carpenter, J.K. (2019, November). Facing Fear the Right Way: What We Know and Need to Learn About Maximizing Exposure Outcomes. Co-moderator of panel discussion presented at the 2019 Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies (ABCT) Annual Conference, Atlanta, GA.
Fitzgerald, H.E., Gorlin, E., & Otto, M.W. (2019, November). An Examination of the Individual and Interactive Effects of Distress Intolerance and Working Memory Capacity on Goal Attainment. Poster presented at the 2019 Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies (ABCT) Annual Conference, Atlanta, GA.
Fitzgerald, H.E., Hoyt, D.L., Smits, J.A.J., Schmidt, N.B., & Otto, M.W. (2019, March). Targeting Anxiety Sensitivity in Prevention Models: A Meta-Analysis of Intervention Success. Poster presented at the 2019 Anxiety and Depression Association of America (ADAA) Annual Conference, Chicago, IL.
Hoyt, D.L., Kinsler, B.E., Garey, L., Mayorga, N.A., Otto, M.W., & Zvolensky, M.J. (2019, March). Racial and Sex Differences in Characteristics of E-Cigarette Use: Role of Anxiety Sensitivity. Poster accepted for presentation at the 2019 Anxiety and Depression Association of America (ADAA) Annual Conference, Chicago, IL.