Office: Holroyd Hall 119
Phone: 215-951-5016
Email: gardner@lasalle.edu

Education and Training:
Albert Ellis Institute-Post-Doctoral Clinical-Research Fellowship
Hofstra University-PhD. Clinical-School Psychology
Hofstra University-MA Clinical-School Psychology
Long Island University-BS

Clinical Interests:
Currently my clinical interests are in the use of a new approach (mindfulness-Acceptance-Commitment based performance enhancement) to athletic and work-related performance developed by Dr. Zella Moore and myself. This approach incorporates mindfulness-based training with strategies and techniques from acceptance-based clinical interventions. In addition, I am currently interested in the study of clinical anger, including the development (with Dr Zella Moore) of a new psychological treatment (Anger Regulation Therapy: ART) for individuals experiencing chronic or acute anger and the violent behavior that often accompanies this anger. In this regard, we have recently establishes the Center for the Treatment and Study of Anger and Violence at the PsyD training clinic (La Salle University Community Center for Counseling and psychological Services).

Research Interests:
Evaluation of the Mindfulness-Acceptance-Commitment based approach to athletic performance; basic scientific study of anger and the development of a treatment protocol for clinical anger utilizing predominantly behavioral/acceptance based strategies); the study of experiential avoidance as a mediator of behavioral disorders and mindfulness as a process and outcome in psychological treatment; psychosocial correlates of and predictors of athletic injury.

Peer Reviewed Publications:
Gardner, F. L. & Moore, Z. E. (in press). Clinical sport psychology: Expanding the horizons of professional practice. Champaign, IL: Human Kinetics.

Gardner, F. L., & Moore, Z. E. The Mindfulness-Acceptance-Commitment (MAC) approach to performance enhancement: A Step-by-step guide. Text submitted for publication.

Wolanin, A. T., Gardner, F. L., & Moore, Z. E. Mindfulness-Acceptance-Commitment (MAC) based performance enhancement for Division I athletes: A preliminary investigation. Manuscript submitted for publication.

Gardner, F. L. & Moore, Z. E. New developments in the conceptualization and treatment of clinical anger. Manuscript submitted for publication.

Gardner, F. L. & Moore, Z. E. The integrative model of functional and dysfunctional human performance. Manuscript submitted for publication.

Gardner, F. L., & Moore, Z. E. Integrating self-regulation into methods and processes of supervision in professional psychology. Manuscript submitted for publication.

Moore, Z. E., & Gardner, F. L. Evaluating the efficacy of performance enhancement interventions. Manuscript submitted for publication.

Wolanin, A., & Gardner, F. L., & Moore, Z. E. A preliminary investigation of Mindfulness- Acceptance- Commitment (MAC) based performance enhancement. Manuscript submitted for publication.

Gardner, F. L. & Moore. Z. E. (2004). A Mindfulness-Acceptance-Commitment (MAC) based approach to performance enhancement: Theoretical considerations. Behavior Therapy, 35, 707-723.

Gardner, F. L. & Moore, Z. E. (2004). The Multilevel Classification System for\ SportPsychology (MCS-SP). The Sport Psychologist, 18, 89-110.

Gardner, F. (2001). Applied sport psychology in professional sports: The team psychologist. Professional Psychology: Research and Practice, 32, 34-39.

Gardner, F. (1995). The coach and team psychologist: An integrated organizational model. In S. Murphy (Ed.), Sport psychology interventions (pp. 147-175). Champaign, IL: Human Kinetics.

Gardner, F. (1990). Professionalization of sport psychology: A reply to Silva. The Sport Psychologist, 5 (1), 55-60.

DiGiuseppe, R., McGowan, L., Simon, K., & Gardner, F. (1990). A comparative outcome study of four cognitive therapies in the treatment of social anxiety. Journal of Rational-Emotive and Cognitive Behavior Therapy, 8 (3), 129-146.

Gardner, F. (1980). A comparison of behavioral and cognitive behavioral therapies for social anxiety. Dissertation Abstracts, 40, 1526.

Professional Presentations
Gardner,F. L., Moore, Z. E., Wolanin. A., Gallagher, B. (2004, August). Clinical sport psychology: Innovations in theory, research, and practice. Symposium submitted for presentation at the annual convention of the American Psychological Association.

Gallagher, B., & Gardner, F. L. (2004, August). Early maladaptive schemas as predictors of affective responses to athletic injury. Paper submitted for presentation at the annual conference of the American Psychological Association, Washington, D.C.

Simonds, C., E., Gardner, F., L., Biester, R., & Stineman. M. (2004, August). Are College Football Players at Increased Risk for Concussion? Paper submitted for presentation at the International Congress of Sport Psychology, Sydney, Australia.

Santanello, A., & Gardner, F. L., & Moore, Z. E. (2004, November). Are there empirically supported treatments for anger? Toward the development of a university based center for the treatment and study of anger. Paper presented at the Annual Conference of the Association for Advancement of Behavior Therapy, New Orleans, LA.

Gallagher, B., & Gardner, F. L. (2004, November). Prediction of achievement in collegiate distance running through the use of the Action and Acceptance Questionnaire and the Sport Inventory for Pain. Paper presented at the Annual Conference of the Association for Advancement of Behavior Therapy, New Orleans, LA.

Moore, Z. E., & Gardner, F. L. (2004, November). Evaluating the efficacy of cognitive behavioral interventions in sport psychology. Paper presented at the Annual Conference of the Association for Advancement of Behavior Therapy, New Orleans, LA.

Wolanin, A., & Gardner, F. L. (2004, November). A preliminary empirical investigation of a Mindfulness-Acceptance-Commitment (MAC) based protocol for athletic performance enhancement. Paper presented at the Annual Conference of the Association for the Advancement of Behavior, Therapy, New Orleans, LA.

Gardner, F. L., & Moore, Z. E. (2004, July). Efficacy and mechanisms of change in cognitive behavioral interventions for athletic performance enhancement: From change based to mindfulness and acceptance based strategies. Symposium presented at the World Congress of Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Kobe, Japan.

Moore, Z. E., & Gardner, F. L. (2004, July). Informed practice: Incorporating the 2002 APA Ethics Code into sport psychology practice. Paper presented at the World Congress of Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Kobe, Japan.

Gardner, F. L., & Moore, Z. E. (2004, July). The Multi-Level Classification System for Sport Psychology (MCS-SP): Toward a structured assessment and conceptualization of athlete-clients. Paper presented at the Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association, Honolulu, Hawaii.

Gardner, F. L., Moore, Z., Wolanin, A. (2003, October). Innovations in performance enhancement: A Mindfulness-Acceptance-Commitment (MAC) based approach to enhancing competitive performance. Symposium presented at the Annual Conference of the Association for the Advancement of Applied Sport Psychology, Philadelphia, PA.

Gardner, F. L., Anshell, M., Vealy, R., & Tannenbaum, G. (2003, October). Assessment in applied sport psychology: A guide for practice and research. Symposium presented at the Annual Conference of the Association for the Advancement of Applied Sport Psychology, Philadelphia, PA.

Gardner, F. L. (2003, October). Fundamentals of interviewing and assessment in applied sport psychology. Paper presented as part of a symposium entitled Assessment in Applied Sport Psychology: A Guide for Practice and Research. Symposium presented at the Annual Conference of the Association for the Advancement of Applied Sport Psychology, Philadelphia, PA.

Gardner, F., & Moore, Z. (2003, August). Theoretical foundation for Mindfulness Acceptance-Commitment (MAC) based performance enhancement. Paper presented at the Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association, Toronto, Canada.

Gardner, F., Moore, Z., Wolanin, A. (2003, August). Mindfulness-Acceptance-Commitment (MAC) based athletic performance enhancement: A theoretical and empirical analysis. Paper presented at the Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association, Toronto, Canada.

Gardner, F., Riley, K., Combs, C., Moore, Z., Brownsberger, M., & DiGiuseppe, R. (2003, August). Supervisor and supervisee perspectives on externship and internship training. Symposium presented at the Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association, Toronto, Canada.

Moore, Z., & Gardner, F. (2003, August). A protocol for Mindfulness-Acceptance Commitment (MAC) approach to athletic performance enhancement. Paper presented at the Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association, Toronto, Canada.

Wolanin, A., Gardner, F., & Moore, Z. (2003, August). A preliminary investigation of Mindfulness Acceptance-Commitment (MAC) based performance enhancement. Paper presented at the Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association, Toronto, Canada.

Gardner, F. (2002, August). An evidence-based approach to applied sport, exercise and performance psychology. Symposium presented at the Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association, Chicago, IL.

Moore, Z., & Gardner, F. (2002, August). Psychological skills training for athletic performance enhancement: An evidence-based approach. Symposium presented at the Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association, Chicago, Illinois.

Moore, Z., & Gardner, F. (2002, August). Empirically supported interventions with performing artists: Implications for research and practice. Symposium presented at the Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association, Chicago, IL.

Wolanin, A., Moore, Z., & Gardner, F. (2002, August). Exercise as a treatment for anxiety and depression: An evidence-based approach. Symposium presented at the Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association, Chicago, IL.

Gardner, F. (2001, August). Performance excellence in the workplace: Bringing principles and techniques of sport-performance psychology to sales training and development. Symposium presented at the Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association, San Francisco, CA.

Gardner, F. (2001, August). Performance excellence: Extending sport psychology from athletics to the performing arts. Symposium presented at the Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association, San Francisco, CA.

Gardner, F., & Moore, Z. (2001, October). The Multi-level Classification System for Sport Psychology (MCS-SP): Toward a structured assessment and conceptualization of athlete clients. Symposium presented at the Annual Conference of the Association for the Advancement of Applied Sport Psychology, Orlando, Florida.

Moore, Z., & Gardner, F. (2001, October). Taking applied sport psychology from research to practice: Integrating empirically supported interventions into a self-regulatory model of athletic performance. Symposium presented at the Annual Conference of the Association for the Advancement of Applied Sport Psychology, Orlando, Florida.

Gardner, F., Petrie, T., Taylor, J., & Anshel, M. (2000, October). AAASP certification 10 years later: Promises, realities and possibilities. Symposium presented at the Annual Conference of the Association for the Advancement of Applied Sport Psychology, Nashville, TN.

Gardner, F. (2000, October). Performance enhancement or performance dysfunction? Psychological assessment and intervention along the entire continuum of human experience. Paper presented as part of a symposium entitled Applied Sport Psychology Interventions at the Annual Conference of the Association for the Advancement of Applied Sport Psychology, Nashville, TN.

Gardner, F. (2000, October). Contemporary models in the training of applied sport psychologists. Paper presented as part of a symposium entitled Creating a Model for Sport Psychology Graduate Training: A Forum for Developmental Issues at the Annual Conference of the Association for the Advancement of Applied Sport Psychology, Nashville, TN.

Gardner, F. (1999, September). Consulting in professional sports: Entry, marketing and long term survival. Symposium presented at the Annual Conference of the Association for the Advancement of Applied Sport Psychology, Banff, Alberta, Canada.

Gardner, F. (1999, September). Training programs in sport-exercise psychology: The Arizona School of Professional Psychology model. Paper presented as part of a symposium entitled Training Programs in Sport-Exercise Psychology at the Annual Conference of the Association for the Advancement of Applied Sport Psychology, Banff, Alberta, Canada.

Gardner, F. (1998, January). When psychological skills training techniques that should work don’t work: Understanding the consulting relationship. Symposium presented at the Annual Southeast Sport Psychology Conference, Greensboro, NC.

Karp, P., & Gardner, F. (1998, August). Psychological assessment in the prediction of success in professional hockey. Paper presented as part of a symposium entitled Psychological Assessment in Sports at the Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association, Boston, MA.

Gardner, F., & Karp, P. (1998, August). Psychological assessment in the prediction of success in professional basketball. Paper presented as part of a symposium entitled Psychological Assessment in Sports at the Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association, Boston, MA.

Gardner, F. (1998, August). “Pros and cons”: A critique. Paper presented as part of a symposium entitled “Pros and Cons: The Criminals Who Play in the NFL”: An Analysis, atthe Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association, Boston, MA.

Gardner, F. (1998, October). Reflections of a 10-year sport psychologist veteran of the National Hockey League. Paper presented at the Annual Conference of the Association for the Advancement of Applied Sport Psychology, Hyannis Port, MA.

Gardner, F. (1998, October). The Role of psychologist in the assessment of traumatic head injury in sports: The NHL Neuropsychological Testing Project. Symposium presented at the Annual Conference of the Association for the Advancement of Sport Psychology, Hyannis Port, MA.

Gardner, F., Taylor, J., Vealey, R., & Gould, D. (1991, October). Four approaches to athlete intervention. Symposium presented at the Annual Conference of the Association for the Advancement of Applied Sport Psychology, Savannah, GA.

Taylor, J., Ogilivie, B., Gould, D., & Gardner, F. (1990, October). The biggest mistake I ever made as a sports psychologist (and what I learned from it). Symposium presented at the Annual Conference of the Association for the Advancement of Applied Sport Psychology, San Antonio, TX.

Gardner, F., Yukelson, D., Meyers, A., & Ravizza, K. (1990, October). Clinical and educational approaches to the practice of applied sport psychology. Symposium presented at the Annual Conference of the Association for the Advancement of Applied Sport Psychology, San Antonio, TX.

Gardner, F., & Meyer, D. (1989, October). Sport psychology in professional basketball: Issues and strategies. Symposium presented at the Annual Conference of the Association for the Advancement of Applied Sport Psychology, Seattle, WA.

Gardner, F. (1988, August). Psychological assessment in applied sport psychology: A model for effective utilization. Symposium presented at the Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association, Atlanta, GA.

Gardner, F. (1988, October). Psychological assessment in applied sport psychology: Prediction vs. development. Symposium presented at the Annual Conference of the Association for the Advancement of Applied Sport Psychology, Nashua, NH.

Gardner, F. (1984). Psychological aspects of cardiovascular disease and cardiac rehabilitation. Symposium presented at Conference on Cardiac Rehabilitation: Current Issues. Sponsored by St. Francis Hospital and Adelphi University, Roslyn, NY.

Gardner, F. (1982). Psychological evaluation and treatment of patients with chronic pain. Symposium presented at Conference on Chronic Pain: Advances in Physical and Psychological Diagnosis and Management. Sponsored by the VA Medical Center, Bronx, NY and the Post Graduate School of Medicine, Mt. Sinai School of Medicine.

Gardner, F., McGowan, L., DiGiuseppe, R., & Sutton-Simon, K. (1980, July). A comparison of cognitive and behavioral therapies in the treatment of social anxiety. Symposium presented at the World Congress of Behavior Therapy, Jerusalem, Israel.

McGowan, L., Gardner, F., Sutton-Simon, K., & DiGiuseppe, R. (1980, November). A comparison of cognitive and behavioral therapies in the treatment of social anxiety. Symposium presented at the Convention of the Association for Advancement of Behavior Therapy, New York, NY.

DiGuiseppe, R., Sutton-Simon, K., McGowan, L., & Gardner, F. (1980). A comparison of RET, cognitive therapy, stress inoculation training, problem solving and assertion training in the alleviation of social anxiety. Symposium presented at the 25th Anniversary Convention of Rational-Emotive Therapy, New York, NY.

Gardner, F., & McGowan, L. (1980). Hemispheric specialization and the WISC-R: An EEG alpha analysis. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Midwest Psychological Association, Chicago, IL.

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