Julia Kiefer, M.A.
Julia Kiefer is a third-year doctoral student in the Clinical Psychology program. She is working as a graduate student clinician at Cherokee Nation Health Systems in the Outpatient clinic, as well as the University of Arkansas Psychological Clinic. Clinically, Julia is passionate about working with children and adolescents with anxiety and other mood disorders. Julia is also interested in working with families and youth experiencing traumatic stress. Much of Julia’s research includes examining ways to adapt evidence-based therapies to increase accessibility for under-reached populations. She is currently completing her dissertation, which is examining the efficacy of tele-health adaptations to Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT).
Education
M.A, Psychology, University of Arkansas
B.A, Psychology & Social Sciences, The State University of New York at Buffalo
Publications
Steggerda, J.C., Kiefer, J.L., Vengurlekar, I.N.*, Blake, J.*, Hernandez Rodriguez J., Pastrana Rivera F.A., & Cavell, T.A. (2023). Anxiety sensitivity and internalizing symptoms: Co-predictors of persistent peer victimization in elementary school children. Journal of School Violence, https://doi.org/10.1080/15388220.2022.2162532.
Vengurlekar, I. N.*, Steggerda, J. C., Brown, M. L.*, Kiefer, J. L., & Cavell, T. A. (2022). Informal mentoring support as a potential moderator of the relation between adolescent dating violence victimization and substance use. Journal of Community Psychology. http://doi.org/10.1002/jcop.22968
Perry, K. J., Blakely-McClure, S. J., DeJesus-Rodriguez, A., Kiefer, J., Wesolowski, A., Ostrov, J. M., & Murray-Close, D. (2021). Measurement of aggressive behavior in early childhood: A critical analysis using five informants. Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, 209. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jecp.2021.105180