Shannon Sauer-Zavala | Profiles RNS

Shannon Sauer-Zavala, PhD

Adjunct Research Associate Professor

Boston University College of Arts and Sciences

Psychological and Brain Sciences

PhD, University of Kentucky
MS, University of Kentucky
BA, Gettysburg College

Websites

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Dr. Sauer-Zavala received her Ph.D. In clinical psychology from the University of Kentucky. She completed her predoctoral internship at Duke University and her postdoctoral fellowship at Boston University. Dr. Sauer-Zavala’s research is focused on identifying emotional factors that are important in the development and maintenance of a range of mental disorders. She is also interested in using information gleaned from her basic psychopathology research to develop streamlined, easily-disseminated interventions that directly target the factors that maintain disorder symptoms. In particular, Dr. Sauer-Zavala is interested in treatment development for borderline personality disorder.

Additionally, as the Director of Education and Training for the Unified Protocol, Dr. Sauer-Zavala is interested in identifying best practices for disseminating empirically-supported treatments.

Director
Unified Protocol Institute

BU Research
NIH RePORTER Research

Isolating Mechanisms in the Treatment of Borderline Personality disorder
09/15/2015 - 08/31/2020 (PI)
NIH/National Institute of Mental Health
5K23MH106648-04

Title

Yr	Title	Project-Sub Proj	Pubs
2021	Increasing Treatment Efficiency Using SMART Methods for Personalize Care	3R34MH123601-01S1
2020	Increasing Treatment Efficiency Using SMART Methods for Personalizing Care	1R34MH123601-01
2018	Isolating Mechanisms in the Treatment of Borderline Personality Disorder	5K23MH106648-04	2
2017	Isolating Mechanisms in the Treatment of Borderline Personality Disorder	5K23MH106648-03	2
2016	Isolating Mechanisms in the Treatment of Borderline Personality Disorder	5K23MH106648-02	2
2015	Isolating Mechanisms in the Treatment of Borderline Personality Disorder	1K23MH106648-01A1	2

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Khoury JMB, Jamshidi L, Shields RE, Nisbet J, Afifi TO, Fletcher AJ, Stewart SH, Asmundson GJG, Sauer-Zavala S, Krätzig GP, Carleton RN. Putative risk and resiliency factors among Royal Canadian Mounted Police cadets. Front Psychol. 2023; 14:1048573. PMID: 37008880; PMCID: PMC10053504; DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1048573;

Xie EB, Freeman M, Penner-Goeke L, Reynolds K, Lebel C, Giesbrecht GF, Rioux C, MacKinnon A, Sauer-Zavala S, Roos LE, Tomfohr-Madsen L. Building Emotional Awareness and Mental Health (BEAM): an open-pilot and feasibility study of a digital mental health and parenting intervention for mothers of infants. Pilot Feasibility Stud. 2023 Feb 18; 9(1):27. PMID: 36800982; PMCID: PMC9938356; DOI: 10.1186/s40814-023-01245-x;

Andrews KL, Jamshidi L, Nisbet J, Brunet A, Afifi TO, Asmundson GJG, Fletcher AJ, Maguire KQ, Teckchandani TA, Lix L, Sauer-Zavala S, Sareen J, Keane TM, Patrick Neary J, Nicholas Carleton R. Potentially Psychologically Traumatic Event Exposure Histories of new Royal Canadian Mounted Police Cadets. Can J Psychiatry. 2023 Feb 05; 7067437221149467.View Related Profiles.

Sauer-Zavala, Shannon
Keane, Terence

PMID: 36740849

Nisbet J, Jamshidi L, Maguire KQ, Afifi TO, Brunet A, Fletcher AJ, Asmundson GJG, Sareen J, Shields RE, Andrews KL, Sauer-Zavala S, Neary JP, Lix L, Stewart SH, Krätzig GP, Carleton RN. Suicidal Ideation, Planning, and Attempts Among new Royal Canadian Mounted Police Cadets. Can J Psychiatry. 2023 Feb 03; 7067437221149469. PMID: 36734146

Sauer-Zavala S, Southward MW, Terrill DR, Semcho SA, Stumpp NE. Mechanism engagement as a potential evidence-based approach to personalized treatment termination. Psychother Res. 2023 Jan 20; 1-13. PMID: 36669132

Sauer-Zavala S, Southward MW, Fruhbauerova M, Semcho SA, Stumpp NE, Hood CO, Smith M, Elhusseini S, Cravens L. BPD compass: A randomized controlled trial of a short-term, personality-based treatment for borderline personality disorder. Personal Disord. 2023 Jan 02. PMID: 36595435

Carleton RN, McCarron M, Krätzig GP, Sauer-Zavala S, Neary JP, Lix LM, Fletcher AJ, Camp RD, Shields RE, Jamshidi L, Nisbet J, Maguire KQ, MacPhee RS, Afifi TO, Jones NA, Martin RR, Sareen J, Brunet A, Beshai S, Anderson GS, Cramm H, MacDermid JC, Ricciardelli R, Rabbani R, Teckchandani TA, Asmundson GJG. Assessing the impact of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) protocol and Emotional Resilience Skills Training (ERST) among diverse public safety personnel. BMC Psychol. 2022 Dec 09; 10(1):295. PMID: 36494748; PMCID: PMC9733219; DOI: 10.1186/s40359-022-00989-0;

Southward MW, Terrill DR, Sauer-Zavala S. The effects of the Unified Protocol and Unified Protocol skills on loneliness in the COVID-19 pandemic. Depress Anxiety. 2022 Dec; 39(12):913-921. PMID: 36372958; PMCID: PMC9877890; DOI: 10.1002/da.23297;

Xie EB, Simpson KM, Reynolds KA, Giuliano RJ, Protudjer JLP, Soderstrom M, Sauer-Zavala S, Giesbrecht GF, Lebel C, Mackinnon AL, Rioux C, Penner-Goeke L, Freeman M, Salisbury MR, Tomfohr-Madsen L, Roos LE. Correction: Building Emotional Awareness and Mental Health (BEAM): study protocol for a phase III randomized controlled trial of the BEAM app-based program for mothers of children 18-36 months. Trials. 2022 Sep 30; 23(1):832. PMID: 36180923; PMCID: PMC9524031; DOI: 10.1186/s13063-022-06760-5;

Xie EB, Simpson KM, Reynolds KA, Giuliano RJ, Protudjer JLP, Soderstrom M, Sauer-Zavala S, Giesbrecht GF, Lebel C, Mackinnon AL, Rioux C, Penner-Goeke L, Freeman M, Salisbury MR, Tomfohr-Madsen L, Roos LE. Building Emotional Awareness and Mental Health (BEAM): study protocol for a phase III randomized controlled trial of the BEAM app-based program for mothers of children 18-36 months. Trials. 2022 Sep 05; 23(1):741. PMID: 36064436; PMCID: PMC9441821; DOI: 10.1186/s13063-022-06512-5;

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Carleton RN, Krätzig GP, Sauer-Zavala S, Neary JP, Lix LM, Fletcher AJ, Afifi TO, Brunet A, Martin R, Hamelin KS, Teckchandani TA, Jamshidi L, Maguire KQ, Gerhard D, McCarron M, Hoeber O, Jones NA, Stewart SH, Keane TM, Sareen J, Dobson K, Asmundson GJG. The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) Study: protocol for a prospective investigation of mental health risk and resilience factors. Health Promot Chronic Dis Prev Can. 2022 Aug; 42(8):319-333.View Related Profiles.

Sauer-Zavala, Shannon
Keane, Terence

PMID: 35993603; PMCID: PMC9514212; DOI: 10.24095/hpcdp.42.8.02;

MacKinnon AL, Simpson KM, Salisbury MR, Bobula J, Penner-Goeke L, Berard L, Rioux C, Giesbrecht GF, Giuliano R, Lebel C, Protudjer JLP, Reynolds K, Sauer-Zavala S, Soderstrom M, Tomfohr-Madsen LM, Roos LE. Building Emotional Awareness and Mental Health (BEAM): A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial of an App-Based Program for Mothers of Toddlers. Front Psychiatry. 2022; 13:880972. PMID: 35815022; PMCID: PMC9263095; DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2022.880972;

Sauer-Zavala S, Southward MW, Stumpp NE, Semcho SA, Hood CO, Garlock A, Urs A. A SMART approach to personalized care: preliminary data on how to select and sequence skills in transdiagnostic CBT. Cogn Behav Ther. 2022 Nov; 51(6):435-455. PMID: 35475947; PMCID: PMC9749849; DOI: 10.1080/16506073.2022.2053571;

Tully PJ, Turnbull DA, Horowitz JD, Beltrame JF, Baune BT, Sauer-Zavala S, Baumeister H, Bean CG, Pinto RB, Cosh S, Wittert GA. Transdiagnostic Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Depression and Anxiety Disorders in Cardiovascular Disease Patients: Results From the CHAMPS Pilot-Feasibility Trial. Front Psychiatry. 2022; 13:741039. PMID: 35492726; PMCID: PMC9050199; DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2022.741039;

Sauer-Zavala S, Southward MW, Hood CO, Elhusseini S, Fruhbauerova M, Stumpp NE, Semcho SA. Conceptual development and case data for a modular, personality-based treatment for borderline personality disorder. Personal Disord. 2022 Jan 27. PMID: 35084872; PMCID: PMC9748867; DOI: 10.1037/per0000520;

Southward MW, Sauer-Zavala S. Dimensions of skill use in the unified protocol: Exploring unique effects on anxiety and depression. J Consult Clin Psychol. 2022 Mar; 90(3):246-257. PMID: 34914417

Nauphal M, Curreri AJ, Cardona ND, Meyer ER, Southward MW, Sauer-Zavala S. Measuring Emotion Regulation Skill Use During Treatment: A Promising Methodological Approach. Assessment. 2023 Apr; 30(3):592-605. PMID: 34886709

Hood CO, Southward MW, Bugher C, Sauer-Zavala S. A Preliminary Evaluation of the Unified Protocol among Trauma-Exposed Adults with and without PTSD. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021 11 08; 18(21). PMID: 34770243; PMCID: PMC8583442; DOI: 10.3390/ijerph182111729;

Sauer-Zavala S. Measurement to Improve Treatment Delivery: A Commentary on the HiTOP Measure Development Project. Assessment. 2022 01; 29(1):93-98. PMID: 34643098

Stumpp NE, Southward MW, Sauer-Zavala S. Do You See What I See? Researcher-Participant Agreement on Single-Item Measures of Emotion Regulation Behaviors in Borderline Personality Disorder. Assessment. 2023 Jan; 30(1):102-110. PMID: 34514852

Preece DA, Becerra R, Sauer-Zavala S, Boyes M, McEvoy P, Villanueva C, Ibonie S, Gruber J, Hasking P, Gross JJ. Assessing Emotion Regulation Ability for Negative and Positive Emotions: Psychometrics of the Perth Emotion Regulation Competency Inventory in United States Adults. J Affect Disord. 2021 11 01; 294:558-567. PMID: 34330052

Bentley KH, Cohen ZD, Kim T, Bullis JR, Nauphal M, Cassiello-Robbins C, Sauer-Zavala S, Sbi S, Gallagher MW, Farchione TJ, Barlow DH. The Nature, Timing, and Symptom Trajectories of Dropout From Transdiagnostic and Single-Diagnosis Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Anxiety Disorders. Behav Ther. 2021 11; 52(6):1364-1376. PMID: 34656192; PMCID: PMC8531532; DOI: 10.1016/j.beth.2021.03.007;

Sauer-Zavala S, Rosellini AJ, Bentley KH, Ametaj AA, Boswell JF, Cassiello-Robbins C, Wilner Tirpak J, Farchione TJ, Barlow DH. Skill Acquisition During Transdiagnostic Treatment With the Unified Protocol. Behav Ther. 2021 11; 52(6):1325-1338.View Related Profiles.

Rosellini, Anthony
Sauer-Zavala, Shannon

PMID: 34656189

Ametaj AA, Wilner Tirpak J, Cassiello-Robbins C, Snow R, Rassaby MM, Beer K, Sauer-Zavala S. A Preliminary Investigation of Provider Attitudes Toward a Transdiagnostic Treatment: Outcomes from Training Workshops with the Unified Protocol. Adm Policy Ment Health. 2021 07; 48(4):668-682. PMID: 33538945; PMCID: PMC8195824; DOI: 10.1007/s10488-020-01101-7;

Preece DA, Becerra R, Hasking P, McEvoy PM, Boyes M, Sauer-Zavala S, Chen W, Gross JJ. The Emotion Regulation Questionnaire: Psychometric Properties and Relations with Affective Symptoms in a United States General Community Sample. J Affect Disord. 2021 04 01; 284:27-30. PMID: 33582429

Southward MW, Sauer-Zavala S. Experimental Manipulations to Test Theory-Driven Mechanisms of Cognitive Behavior Therapy. Front Psychiatry. 2020; 11:603009. PMID: 33391056; PMCID: PMC7773689; DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2020.603009;

Sauer-Zavala S, Southward MW, Semcho SA. Integrating and differentiating personality and psychopathology in cognitive behavioral therapy. J Pers. 2022 02; 90(1):89-102. PMID: 33070346

Cardona ND, Southward MW, Furbish K, Comeau A, Sauer-Zavala S. Nomothetic and idiographic patterns of responses to emotions in borderline personality disorder. Personal Disord. 2021 07; 12(4):354-364. PMID: 34323586; PMCID: PMC8500202; DOI: 10.1037/per0000465;

Southward MW, Semcho SA, Stumpp NE, MacLean DL, Sauer-Zavala S. A Day in the Life of Borderline Personality Disorder: A Preliminary Analysis of Within-Day Emotion Generation and Regulation. J Psychopathol Behav Assess. 2020 Dec; 42(4):702-713. PMID: 33776200; PMCID: PMC7990036; DOI: 10.1007/s10862-020-09836-1;

Curreri AJ, Farchione TJ, Sauer-Zavala S, Barlow DH. Mindful Emotion Awareness Facilitates Engagement with Exposure Therapy: An Idiographic Exploration Using Single Case Experimental Design. Behav Modif. 2022 01; 46(1):36-62. PMID: 32752883

Sauer-Zavala S, Cassiello-Robbins C, Woods BK, Curreri A, Wilner Tirpak J, Rassaby M. Countering emotional behaviors in the treatment of borderline personality disorder. Personal Disord. 2020 09; 11(5):328-338. PMID: 32700926; PMCID: PMC7483202; DOI: 10.1037/per0000379;

Sauer-Zavala S, Fournier JC, Jarvi Steele S, Woods BK, Wang M, Farchione TJ, Barlow DH. Does the unified protocol really change neuroticism? Results from a randomized trial. Psychol Med. 2021 10; 51(14):2378-2387. PMID: 32312357; PMCID: PMC7678331; DOI: 10.1017/S0033291720000975;

Cassiello-Robbins C, Southward MW, Tirpak JW, Sauer-Zavala S. A systematic review of Unified Protocol applications with adult populations: Facilitating widespread dissemination via adaptability. Clin Psychol Rev. 2020 06; 78:101852. PMID: 32360953

Woods BK, Sauer-Zavala S, Farchione TJ, Barlow DH. Isolating the Effects of Mindfulness Training Across Anxiety Disorder Diagnoses in the Unified Protocol. Behav Ther. 2020 11; 51(6):972-983. PMID: 33051038; PMCID: PMC8791357; DOI: 10.1016/j.beth.2020.01.001;

Sauer-Zavala S, Tirpak JW, Eustis EH, Woods BK, Russell K. Unified Protocol for the Transdiagnostic Prevention of Emotional Disorders: Evaluation of a Brief, Online Course for College Freshmen. Behav Ther. 2021 01; 52(1):64-76. PMID: 33483125

Cassiello-Robbins C, Sauer-Zavala S, Brody LR, Barlow DH. Exploring the Effects of the Mindfulness and Countering Emotional Behaviors Modules From the Unified Protocol on Dysregulated Anger in the Context of Emotional Disorders. Behav Ther. 2020 11; 51(6):933-945. PMID: 33051035

Sauer-Zavala S, Bentley KH, Steele SJ, Tirpak JW, Ametaj AA, Nauphal M, Cardona N, Wang M, Farchione TJ, Barlow DH. Treating depressive disorders with the Unified Protocol: A preliminary randomized evaluation. J Affect Disord. 2020 03 01; 264:438-445. PMID: 31759672; PMCID: PMC7024024; DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2019.11.072;

Youn SJ, Sauer-Zavala S, Patrick KA, Ahles EM, Aguilar Silvan Y, Greig A, Marques L, Shtasel DL. Barriers and Facilitators to Implementing a Short-Term Transdiagnostic Mental Health Treatment for Homeless Persons. J Nerv Ment Dis. 2019 07; 207(7):585-594. PMID: 31082963

Wilner Tirpak J, Cassiello-Robbins C, Ametaj A, Olesnycky OS, Sauer-Zavala S, Farchione TJ, Barlow DH. Changes in positive affect in cognitive-behavioral treatment of anxiety disorders. Gen Hosp Psychiatry. 2019 Nov - Dec; 61:111-115. PMID: 31253437; PMCID: PMC6861652; DOI: 10.1016/j.genhosppsych.2019.06.008;

Osma J, Quilez-Orden A, Suso-Ribera C, Peris-Baquero O, Norman SB, Bentley KH, Sauer-Zavala S. Psychometric properties and validation of the Spanish versions of the overall anxiety and depression severity and impairment scales. J Affect Disord. 2019 06 01; 252:9-18. PMID: 30953927

Weihs KL, McConnell MH, Wiley JF, Crespi CM, Sauer-Zavala S, Stanton AL. A preventive intervention to modify depression risk targets after breast cancer diagnosis: Design and single-arm pilot study. Psychooncology. 2019 04; 28(4):880-887. PMID: 30803095; PMCID: PMC6445679; DOI: 10.1002/pon.5037;

Cassiello-Robbins C, Wilner JG, Peters JR, Bentley KH, Sauer-Zavala S. Elucidating the relationships between shame, anger, and self-destructive behaviors: The role of aversive responses to emotions. J Contextual Behav Sci. 2019 Apr; 12:7-12. PMID: 31608206; PMCID: PMC6788809; DOI: 10.1016/j.jcbs.2018.12.004;

Wilner JG, Dufour S, Kennedy K, Sauer-Zavala S, Boettcher H, Farchione TJ, Barlow DH. Quality of Life in Heterogeneous Anxiety Disorders: Changes Across Cognitive-Behavioral Treatments. Behav Modif. 2020 05; 44(3):343-364. PMID: 30525935

Sauer-Zavala S, Ametaj AA, Wilner JG, Bentley KH, Marquez S, Patrick KA, Starks B, Shtasel D, Marques L. Evaluating transdiagnostic, evidence-based mental health care in a safety-net setting serving homeless individuals. Psychotherapy (Chic). 2019 03; 56(1):100-114. PMID: 30475054

Sauer-Zavala S, Wilner JG, Cassiello-Robbins C, Saraff P, Pagan D. Isolating the effect of opposite action in borderline personality disorder: A laboratory-based alternating treatment design. Behav Res Ther. 2019 06; 117:79-86. PMID: 30366576; PMCID: PMC6467696; DOI: 10.1016/j.brat.2018.10.006;

Bentley KH, Sauer-Zavala S, Stevens KT, Washburn JJ. Implementing an evidence-based psychological intervention for suicidal thoughts and behaviors on an inpatient unit: Process, challenges, and initial findings. Gen Hosp Psychiatry. 2020 Mar - Apr; 63:76-82. PMID: 30293841

Steele SJ, Farchione TJ, Cassiello-Robbins C, Ametaj A, Sbi S, Sauer-Zavala S, Barlow DH. Efficacy of the Unified Protocol for transdiagnostic treatment of comorbid psychopathology accompanying emotional disorders compared to treatments targeting single disorders. J Psychiatr Res. 2018 09; 104:211-216. PMID: 30103069; PMCID: PMC6219859; DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2018.08.005;

Cassiello-Robbins C, Sauer-Zavala S, Wilner JG, Bentley KH, Conklin LR, Farchione TJ, Barlow DH. A Preliminary Examination of the Effects of Transdiagnostic Versus Single Diagnosis Protocols on Anger During the Treatment of Anxiety Disorders. J Nerv Ment Dis. 2018 07; 206(7):549-554. PMID: 29905658; PMCID: PMC6028319; DOI: 10.1097/NMD.0000000000000834;

Sauer-Zavala S, Cassiello-Robbins C, Ametaj AA, Wilner JG, Pagan D. Transdiagnostic Treatment Personalization: The Feasibility of Ordering Unified Protocol Modules According to Patient Strengths and Weaknesses. Behav Modif. 2019 07; 43(4):518-543. PMID: 29742904

Bentley KH, Boettcher H, Bullis JR, Carl JR, Conklin LR, Sauer-Zavala S, Pierre-Louis C, Farchione TJ, Barlow DH. Development of a Single-Session, Transdiagnostic Preventive Intervention for Young Adults at Risk for Emotional Disorders. Behav Modif. 2018 09; 42(5):781-805. PMID: 29029563

Barlow DH, Farchione TJ, Bullis JR, Gallagher MW, Murray-Latin H, Sauer-Zavala S, Bentley KH, Thompson-Hollands J, Conklin LR, Boswell JF, Ametaj A, Carl JR, Boettcher HT, Cassiello-Robbins C. The Unified Protocol for Transdiagnostic Treatment of Emotional Disorders Compared With Diagnosis-Specific Protocols for Anxiety Disorders: A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Psychiatry. 2017 Sep 01; 74(9):875-884.View Related Profiles.

Thompson-Hollands, Johanna
Sauer-Zavala, Shannon

PMID: 28768327; PMCID: PMC5710228; DOI: 10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2017.2164;

Sauer-Zavala S, Wilner JG, Barlow DH. Addressing neuroticism in psychological treatment. Personal Disord. 2017 Jul; 8(3):191-198. PMID: 29120218

Sauer-Zavala S, Boswell JF, Bentley KH, Thompson-Hollands J, Farchione TJ, Barlow DH. Expectancies, working alliance, and outcome in transdiagnostic and single diagnosis treatment for anxiety disorders: An investigation of mediation. Cognit Ther Res. 2018 Apr; 42(2):135-145.View Related Profiles.

Thompson-Hollands, Johanna
Sauer-Zavala, Shannon

PMID: 29755154; PMCID: PMC5945201; DOI: 10.1007/s10608-017-9855-8;

Bentley KH, Nock MK, Sauer-Zavala S, Gorman BS, Barlow DH. A functional analysis of two transdiagnostic, emotion-focused interventions on nonsuicidal self-injury. J Consult Clin Psychol. 2017 Jun; 85(6):632-646. PMID: 28394171; PMCID: PMC5440198; DOI: 10.1037/ccp0000205;

Bentley KH, Sauer-Zavala S, Cassiello-Robbins CF, Conklin LR, Vento S, Homer D. Treating Suicidal Thoughts and Behaviors Within an Emotional Disorders Framework: Acceptability and Feasibility of the Unified Protocol in an Inpatient Setting. Behav Modif. 2017 Jul; 41(4):529-557. PMID: 28629272

Au TM, Sauer-Zavala S, King MW, Petrocchi N, Barlow DH, Litz BT. Compassion-Based Therapy for Trauma-Related Shame and Posttraumatic Stress: Initial Evaluation Using a Multiple Baseline Design. Behav Ther. 2017 Mar; 48(2):207-221.View Related Profiles.

Litz, Brett
Sauer-Zavala, Shannon

PMID: 28270331; DOI: 10.1016/j.beth.2016.11.012;

Sauer-Zavala S, Cassiello-Robbins C, Conklin LR, Bullis JR, Thompson-Hollands J, Kennedy KA. Isolating the Unique Effects of the Unified Protocol Treatment Modules Using Single Case Experimental Design. Behav Modif. 2017 Mar; 41(2):286-307.View Related Profiles.

Thompson-Hollands, Johanna
Sauer-Zavala, Shannon

PMID: 28198196; DOI: 10.1177/0145445516673827;

Sauer-Zavala S, Gutner CA, Farchione TJ, Boettcher HT, Bullis JR, Barlow DH. Current Definitions of "Transdiagnostic" in Treatment Development: A Search for Consensus. Behav Ther. 2017 Jan; 48(1):128-138.View Related Profiles.

Gutner, Cassidy
Sauer-Zavala, Shannon

PMID: 28077216; DOI: 10.1016/j.beth.2016.09.004;

Tully PJ, Turnbull DA, Horowitz JD, Beltrame JF, Selkow T, Baune BT, Markwick E, Sauer-Zavala S, Baumeister H, Cosh S, Wittert GA. Cardiovascular Health in Anxiety or Mood Problems Study (CHAMPS): study protocol for a randomized controlled trial. Trials. 2016 Jan 11; 17:18. PMID: 26754447; PMCID: PMC4707770; DOI: 10.1186/s13063-015-1109-z;

Brake CA, Sauer-Zavala S, Boswell JF, Gallagher MW, Farchione TJ, Barlow DH. Mindfulness-Based Exposure Strategies as a Transdiagnostic Mechanism of Change: An Exploratory Alternating Treatment Design. Behav Ther. 2016 Mar; 47(2):225-38. PMID: 26956654; PMCID: PMC8177505; DOI: 10.1016/j.beth.2015.10.008;

Conklin LR, Cassiello-Robbins C, Brake CA, Sauer-Zavala S, Farchione TJ, Ciraulo DA, Barlow DH. Relationships among adaptive and maladaptive emotion regulation strategies and psychopathology during the treatment of comorbid anxiety and alcohol use disorders. Behav Res Ther. 2015 Oct; 73:124-30. PMID: 26310363; PMCID: PMC4573351; DOI: 10.1016/j.brat.2015.08.001;

Bentley KH, Cassiello-Robbins CF, Vittorio L, Sauer-Zavala S, Barlow DH. The association between nonsuicidal self-injury and the emotional disorders: A meta-analytic review. Clin Psychol Rev. 2015 Apr; 37:72-88. PMID: 25771494; DOI: 10.1016/j.cpr.2015.02.006;

Sauer-Zavala S, Bentley KH, Wilner JG. Transdiagnostic Treatment of Borderline Personality Disorder and Comorbid Disorders: A Clinical Replication Series. J Pers Disord. 2016 Feb; 30(1):35-51. PMID: 25710737; DOI: 10.1521/pedi_2015_29_179;

Thompson-Brenner H, Shingleton RM, Sauer-Zavala S, Richards LK, Pratt EM. Multiple measures of rapid response as predictors of remission in cognitive behavior therapy for bulimia nervosa. Behav Res Ther. 2015 Jan; 64:9-14. PMID: 25462877; DOI: 10.1016/j.brat.2014.11.004;

Thompson-Hollands J, Sauer-Zavala S, Barlow DH. CBT and the future of personalized treatment: a proposal. Depress Anxiety. 2014 Nov; 31(11):909-11.View Related Profiles.

Thompson-Hollands, Johanna
Sauer-Zavala, Shannon

PMID: 25407579; DOI: 10.1002/da.22301;

Bullis JR, Sauer-Zavala S, Bentley KH, Thompson-Hollands J, Carl JR, Barlow DH. The unified protocol for transdiagnostic treatment of emotional disorders: preliminary exploration of effectiveness for group delivery. Behav Modif. 2015 Mar; 39(2):295-321.View Related Profiles.

Thompson-Hollands, Johanna
Sauer-Zavala, Shannon

PMID: 25316034; DOI: 10.1177/0145445514553094;

Barlow DH, Ellard KK, Sauer-Zavala S, Bullis JR, Carl JR. The Origins of Neuroticism. Perspect Psychol Sci. 2014 Sep; 9(5):481-96. PMID: 26186755; DOI: 10.1177/1745691614544528;

DeShong HL, Lengel GJ, Sauer-Zavala SE, O'Meara M, Mullins-Sweatt SN. Construct validity of the five factor borderline inventory. Assessment. 2015 Jun; 22(3):319-31. PMID: 25155158; DOI: 10.1177/1073191114548029;

Sauer-Zavala S, Barlow DH. The case for borderline personality disorder as an emotional disorder: Implications for treatment. Clinical Psychology: Science and Practice. 2014; 21(2):118-138. View Publication
Barlow DH, Sauer-Zavala S, Carl JR, Bullis JR, Ellard KK. The nature, diagnosis, and treatment of neuroticism: Back to the Future?. Clinical Psychological Science. 2014; 2(3):344-365. View Publication

Carl JR, Gallagher MW, Sauer-Zavala SE, Bentley KH, Barlow DH. A preliminary investigation of the effects of the unified protocol on temperament. Compr Psychiatry. 2014 Aug; 55(6):1426-34.View Related Profiles.

Gallagher, Matthew
Sauer-Zavala, Shannon

PMID: 24933653; PMCID: PMC4108516; DOI: 10.1016/j.comppsych.2014.04.015;

Sauer-Zavala S, Burris JL, Carlson CR. Understanding the relationship between religiousness, spirituality, and underage drinking: the role of positive alcohol expectancies. J Relig Health. 2014 Feb; 53(1):68-78. PMID: 22476690; DOI: 10.1007/s10943-012-9598-5;

Sauer-Zavala S, Walsh EC, Eisenlohr-Moul TA, Lykins E. Comparing Mindfulness-based intervention strategies: Differential effects of sitting meditations, body scan and mindful yoga. Mindfulness. 2013; 4(4):383-388. View Publication

Sauer-Zavala SE, Geiger PJ, Baer RA. The effect of anger rumination in the relationship between borderline personality disorder symptoms and precursors. J Pers Disord. 2013 Aug; 27(4):465-72. PMID: 23586935; DOI: 10.1521/pedi_2013_27_098;

Geiger PJ, Peters JR, Sauer-Zavala SE, Baer RA. Relationships among maladaptive cognitive content, dysfunctional cognitive processes, and borderline personality features. J Pers Disord. 2013 Aug; 27(4):457-64. PMID: 23586932; DOI: 10.1521/pedi_2013_27_097;

Boswell JF, Farchione TJ, Sauer-Zavala S, Murray HW, Fortune MR, Barlow DH. Anxiety sensitivity and interoceptive exposure: a transdiagnostic construct and change strategy. Behav Ther. 2013 Sep; 44(3):417-31. PMID: 23768669; PMCID: PMC3727659; DOI: 10.1016/j.beth.2013.03.006;

Gallagher MW, Sauer-Zavala SE, Boswell JF, Carl JR, Bullis J, Farchione TJ, Barlow DH. The Impact of the Unified Protocol for Emotional Disorders on Quality of Life. Int J Cogn Ther. 2013 Mar 01; 6(1).View Related Profiles.

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PMID: 24358405; PMCID: PMC3865711; DOI: 10.1521/ijct.2013.6.1.57;

Boswell JF, Gallagher MW, Sauer-Zavala SE, Bullis J, Gorman JM, Shear MK, Woods S, Barlow DH. Patient characteristics and variability in adherence and competence in cognitive-behavioral therapy for panic disorder. J Consult Clin Psychol. 2013 Jun; 81(3):443-54.View Related Profiles.

Gallagher, Matthew
Sauer-Zavala, Shannon

PMID: 23339537; PMCID: PMC3855020; DOI: 10.1037/a0031437;

Sauer-Zavala S, Boswell JF, Gallagher MW, Bentley KH, Ametaj A, Barlow DH. The role of negative affectivity and negative reactivity to emotions in predicting outcomes in the unified protocol for the transdiagnostic treatment of emotional disorders. Behav Res Ther. 2012 Sep; 50(9):551-7.View Related Profiles.

Gallagher, Matthew
Sauer-Zavala, Shannon

PMID: 22738907; PMCID: PMC3408841; DOI: 10.1016/j.brat.2012.05.005;

Boswell JF, Sauer-Zavala SE, Gallagher MW, Delgado NK, Barlow DH. Readiness to change as a moderator of outcome in transdiagnostic treatment. Psychother Res. 2012 Sep; 22(5):570-8.View Related Profiles.

Gallagher, Matthew
Sauer-Zavala, Shannon

PMID: 22607634; PMCID: PMC3427709; DOI: 10.1080/10503307.2012.688884;

Mullins-Sweatt SN, Edmundson M, Sauer-Zavala S, Lynam DR, Miller JD, Widiger TA. Five-factor measure of borderline personality traits. J Pers Assess. 2012; 94(5):475-87. PMID: 22489634; DOI: 10.1080/00223891.2012.672504;

Baer RA, Peters JR, Eisenlohr-Moul TA, Geiger PJ, Sauer SE. Emotion-related cognitive processes in borderline personality disorder: a review of the empirical literature. Clin Psychol Rev. 2012 Jul; 32(5):359-69. PMID: 22561966; DOI: 10.1016/j.cpr.2012.03.002;

Sauer SE, Baer RA. Ruminative and mindful self-focused attention in borderline personality disorder. Personal Disord. 2012 Oct; 3(4):433-41. PMID: 22452758; DOI: 10.1037/a0025465;

Burris JL, Sauer SE, Carlson CR. A test of religious commitment and spiritual transcendence as independent predictors of underage alcohol abuse and alcohol-related problems. Psychology of Religion and Spirituality. 2011; 3(3):231-240. View Publication

Baer RA, Sauer SE. Relationships between depressive rumination, anger rumination, and borderline personality features. Personal Disord. 2011 Apr; 2(2):142-50. PMID: 22448733; DOI: 10.1037/a0019478;

Brechting E, Salsman J, Brown T, Sauer SE, Holeman V, Carlson C. The role of religious beliefs and behaviors in predicting underage alcohol use. Journal of Child and Adolescent Substance Abuse. 2010; 19(4):324-334. View Publication

Sauer SE, Baer RA. Validation of measures of biosocial precursors to borderline personality disorder: childhood emotional vulnerability and environmental invalidation. Assessment. 2010 Dec; 17(4):454-66. PMID: 20644079; DOI: 10.1177/1073191110373226;

Sauer SE, Burris JL, Carlson CR. New directions in the management of chronic pain: self-regulation theory as a model for integrative clinical psychology practice. Clin Psychol Rev. 2010 Aug; 30(6):805-14. PMID: 20619519; DOI: 10.1016/j.cpr.2010.06.008;

Sauer SE, Baer RA. Mindfulness and decentering as mechanisms of change in acceptance and mindfulness-based interventions. In Baer, R. A. (Ed.), Assessing mindfulness and acceptance: Illuminating the processes of change. New Harbinger. 2010; 25-50.
Baer RA, Sauer SE. Mindfulness and cognitive therapy: A commentary on Harrington and Pickles. Journal of Cognitive Psychotherapy. 2009; 23(4):324-332. View Publication
Sauer SE, Baer RA. Responding to negative internal experience: Relationships between acceptance and change-based approaches and psychological adjustment. Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment. 2009; 31(4):378-386. View Publication

Sauer SE, Baer RA. Relationships between thought suppression and symptoms of borderline personality disorder. J Pers Disord. 2009 Feb; 23(1):48-61. PMID: 19267661; DOI: 10.1521/pedi.2009.23.1.48;

Baer RA, Smith GT, Lykins E, Button D, Krietemeyer J, Sauer S, Walsh E, Duggan D, Williams JM. Construct validity of the five facet mindfulness questionnaire in meditating and nonmeditating samples. Assessment. 2008 Sep; 15(3):329-42. PMID: 18310597; DOI: 10.1177/1073191107313003;

This graph shows the total number of publications by year, by first, middle/unknown, or last author.

Bar chart showing 93 publications over 16 distinct years, with a maximum of 11 publications in 2020

Bar chart showing 93 publications over 16 distinct years, with a maximum of 11 publications in 2020

Year	Publications
2008	1
2009	3
2010	4
2011	3
2012	4
2013	6
2014	9
2015	4
2016	4
2017	6
2018	8
2019	5
2020	11
2021	10
2022	9
2023	6

2016 Association for Psychological Science: Rising Star of Clinical Science

2012-2016 NIH Loan Repayment Program Award in Clinical Research

2010 University of Kentucky Department of Psychology: Excellence in Clinical Service

2009 University of Kentucky Department of Psychology: Predoctoral Research Award

2009 University of Kentucky Department of Psychology: Scientist-Practitioner Award

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