Casey D. Trainor, M.S.
Intervention Sciences Laboratory
Department of Psychology
University of Arkansas
Phone (479.575.5811)
ctrainor@uark.edu (email)

Education
Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology, University of Arkansas, Expected 2010
M.S. in Clinical Psychology, North Dakota State University
B.A. in Psychology, Minnesota State University-Moorhead

Biographical Sketch

Casey Trainor received his Bachelor of Arts degree in psychology from Minnesota State University – Moorhead and his Master of Science degree in clinical psychology from North Dakota State University. He is currently enrolled in the doctoral program in Clinical Psychology at the University of Arkansas. His research interests focus on anxiety disorders and their associated features, specifically panic disorder and posttraumatic stress disorder. He is primarily interested in the risk factors implicated in the etiology of these disorders, as well as the factors associated with the maintenance of these disorders.

Representative Dissemination Activities

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Published Manuscripts

Meidinger, A.L., Miltenberger, R.G., Himle, M., Omvig, M., Trainor, C., & Crosby, R. (2005). An investigation of tic suppression and the rebound effect in Tourette Syndrome. Behavior Modification, 29, 716-745.

Conference Presentations and Posters

Trainor, C., Babson, K., Smith, R., & Feldner, M. T. (2007). An Examination of Individual Differences in Panic-Relevant Vulnerabilities and Aspects of an Emotional Response as Predictors of Habituation of Anxiety and Panic Symptoms Using Repeated 5-minute Administrations of 10% CO2-Enriched Air. In J.A. Richey (Chair). Innovations in biological challenge paradigms: Implications for assessment and treatment of anxiety. Symposium accepted for presentation at the 41st annual meeting of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Philadelphia, PA.

Trainor, C., Babson, K., Slattery, J., Feldner, M. T., Sachs-Ericsson, N., Schmidt, N. B., & Zvolensky, M. J. (2007). Nicotine Dependence as a Mediator of the Relations between Insomnia Symptoms and Both Panic and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder among a Nationally Representative Sample of Adults . Poster accepted for presentation the 41st annual meeting of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Philadelphia, PA.

Trainor, C., Babson, K., Smith, R, Slattery, J., & Feldner, M.T. (2007). The Effects of Acute Sleep Deprivation on General and Specific Self-Reported Anxiety and Depressive Symptoms in a Non-Clinical Sample of Adults. Poster accepted for presentation the 41st annual meeting of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Philadelphia, PA.