Education:
B.A., Psychology, University of Kansas
M.S., Clinical Psychology, Oklahoma State University
Ph.D., Clinical Psychology, Oklahoma State University
Postdoctoral Fellowship, Adult Anxiety Clinic of Temple University

Licensure: Licensed Psychologist in Pennsylvania.

Research Interests:
My research interests include the nature and treatment of social anxiety disorder and generalized anxiety disorder. I am particularly interested in the role of various emotion variables (e.g., emotional avoidance, emotional expressivity) in the psychopathology of these disorders. With regard to generalized anxiety disorder, I am particularly interested in examining Mennin, Turk, & Heimberg’s (2004) model. With regard to social anxiety disorder, I am interested in examining Trower and Gilbert’s (1989) model, Clark and Well’s (1995) model, and Rapee and Heimberg’s (1997) model. Secondarily, I also have interest in alcohol use among socially anxious individuals, internet usage among socially anxious individuals, and the similarities and differences between worry and rumination.

Opportunities for Student Research Involvement:
Opportunities exist for both undergraduate and graduate student involvement in research with both patient and student populations. Research assistants may be involved in all phases of the research process, from study conceptualization and design through publication. A minimum two semester commitment of 8-10 hours per week is required.

Relevant Publications:
Coles, M. E., Turk, C. L., Jindra, L., & Heimberg, R. G. (2004). The path from initial inquiry to initiation of treatment for social anxiety disorder in an anxiety disorders specialty clinic. Journal of Anxiety Disorders, 18, 371 - 383.

Erwin, B. E., Turk, C. L., Heimberg, R. G., Fresco, D. M., & Hantula, D. A. (2004). The internet: Home to a more severe population of individuals with social anxiety disorder? Journal of Anxiety Disorders, 18, 629-646.

Heimberg, R. G., Turk, C. L., & Mennin, D. S. (Eds.) (2004). Generalized anxiety disorder: Advances in research and practice. New York: Guilford.

Mennin, D. S., Turk, C. L., & Heimberg, R. G. (2004). Clinical presentation and diagnostic features. In R. G. Heimberg, C. L. Turk, and D. S. Mennin (Eds.), Generalized anxiety disorder: Advances in research and practice. New York: Guilford.

Mennin, D. S., Turk, C.L., Heimberg, R.G., & Carmin, C. (2004). Focusing on the regulation of emotion: A new direction for conceptualizing and treating generalized anxiety disorder. In M.A. Reinecke and D.A. Clark (Eds.), Cognitive therapy over the lifespan: Theory, research, and practice (pp. 60-89). New York: Wiley.

Turk, C. L., Heimberg, R. G., & Mennin, D. S. (2004). Assessment. In R. G. Heimberg, C. L. Turk, and D. S. Mennin (Eds.), Generalized anxiety disorder: Advances in research and practice (pp. 219-247). New York: Guilford.

Fresco, D. M., Heimberg, R. G., Mennin, D. S., & Turk, C. L. (2003). Using the Penn State Worry Questionnaire to identify individuals with generalized anxiety disorder: A receiver operating characteristic analysis. Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry, 34, 285-293.

Hambrick, J. P., Turk, C. L., Heimberg, R. G., Schneier, F. R., & Liebowitz, M. R. (2003). The experience of disability and quality of life in social anxiety disorder. Depression and Anxiety,18 , 46-50.

Carter, L. E., McNeil, D. W., Vowles, K. E., Sorrell, J. T., Turk, C. L., Ries, B. J., & Hopko, D. R. (2002). Effects of emotion on pain reports, tolerance, and physiology. Pain Research and Management, 7, 21-30.

Coles, M. E., Turk, C. L., & Heimberg, R. G. (2002). The role of memory perspective in social phobia: Immediate and delayed memories for role-played situations. Behavioral and cognitive psychotherapy, 30, 415-425.

Fresco, D. M., Heimberg, R. G., Mennin, D. S., & Turk, C. L. (2002). Factor structure of the Penn State Worry Questionnaire. Behaviour Research and Therapy, 40, 313 - 323.

Heimberg, R. G., Rapee, R. M., & Turk, C. L. (2002). A cognitive-behavioral formulation of social phobia. In R. G. Heimberg & R. E. Becker, Nature and treatment of social fears and phobias. New York: Guilford Press.

Heimberg, R. G., & Turk, C. L. (2002). Assessment of social phobia. In R. G. Heimberg & R. E. Becker, Nature and treatment of social fears and phobias. New York: Guilford Press.

Mennin, D. S., Heimberg, R. G., Turk, C. L., & Fresco, D. M. (2002). Applying an emotion regulation framework to integrative approaches to generalized anxiety disorder. Clinical Psychology: Science and Practice, 9, 85-90.

Parker, J. D., Turk, C. L., & Busby, L. D. (2002). A brief telephone intervention targeting treatment engagement from a substance abuse program wait list. Journal of Behavioral Health Services & Research, 29, 288-303.

Turk, C. L., Coles, M. E., & Heimberg, R. G. (2002). Psychological treatment of social phobia. In D. J. Stein, & E. Hollander (Eds.), Textbook of anxiety disorders. Washington, DC: American Psychiatric Press.

Coles, M. E., Turk, C. L., Heimberg, R. G., & Fresco, D. M. (2001). Effects of varying levels of anxiety within social situations: Relationship to memory perspective and attributions in social phobia. Behaviour Research and Therapy, 39, 651-665.

Turk, C. L., Hope, D. A., & Heimberg, R. H. (2001). Social anxiety disorder. In D. H. Barlow, Clinical handbook of psychological disorders, 3rd edition (pp. 114-153). New York: Guilford.

Turk, C. L., Lerner, J., Heimberg, R. G., & Rapee, R. M. (2001). An integrated cognitive-behavioral model of social anxiety. In S. G. Hofmann, & P. M. DiBartolo (Eds.), From social anxiety to social phobia: Multiple perspectives (pp. 281-303). Needham Heights, MA: Allyn & Bacon.

Fresco, D. M., Erwin, B. A., Heimberg, R. G., & Turk, C. L. (2000). Social and specific phobias. In M. Gelder, J. Lopez-Ibor, & N. Andreasen (Eds.), New Oxford textbook of psychiatry (pp. 794-807). Oxford: Oxford University Press.

Hope, D. A., Heimberg, R. H., Juster, H. R., & Turk, C. L. (2000). Managing social anxiety: A cognitive-behavioral therapy approach (client workbook). San Antonio: The Psychological Corporation.

Turk, C. L., Heimberg, R. H., & Hope, D. A. (2000). Managing social anxiety disorder: A psychoeducational cognitive-behavioral approach (CD ROM). San Antonio, TX: The Psychological Corporation.

Courses taught:
Clinic Team (Anxiety Disorders)
Psy 704 Adult Psychopathology
Psy 770 Research Methods I: Statistics and Measurement
Psy 772 Dissertation Seminar I
Psy 773 Dissertation Seminar II
Psy 711 Issues in Human Diversity
Psy 783 and 784 Practicum Seminar I
Psy 788 and 789 Practicum Seminar II