Golda S. Ginsburg, Ph.D., Professor of Psychiatry University of Connecticut School of Medicine.

Dr. Ginsburg has been developing and evaluating interventions for youth who struggle with a range of psychiatric disorders for over 25 years. A primary focus of her research is on the best approach to treat and prevent anxiety disorders—one of the most prevalent psychiatric disorders in youth.

Education

Degree	Institution	Major
BA	California State University, Northridge	Psychology
MA	University of Vermont	Psychology
PhD	University of Vermont	Psychology

Post-Graduate Training

Training	Institution	Specialty
Internship	Hutchings Psychiatric Center	Psychology
Fellowship	Florida International University	Psychology

Pediatric anxiety and mood disorders

Dr. Ginsburg has taught a wide range of courses from research methods to child psychopathology and assessment.

Dr. Ginsburg’s lab at UConn—the Child and Adolescent Anxiety and Depression Program (CAMP; website: CAMP Lab | UConn Health) is currently conducting a clinical trial in community mental health clinics comparing three different talk therapies for adolescents who struggle with anxiety and/or depression—a project with the University of Miami. She and colleagues at CAMP are also developing and testing a program for elementary school teachers to enhance their capacity to identify and assist students who struggle with anxiety. She has been the PI or Co-PI on over 10 federally and/or privately funded clinical trials, including the large NIMH-funded landmark multi-site clinical trials for depression (Treatment of Adolescent Depression Study; TADS) and Tourette’s (Comprehensive Behavioral Intervention for Tics; CBIT).  Dr. Ginsburg also completed a NIMH-funded K24 project examining biomarkers of pediatric anxiety.

 

 

CAMP is currently enrolling elementary school teachers and their students who struggle with anxiety in select CT public schools for a DOE funded study.

Students who wish to work in the CAMP lab can assist in implementing studies and analyzing collected data while receiving mentorship.

 

 

Journal Articles

Books

Book Chapters

Newsletters

Reviews

Title or Abstract	Type	Sponsor/Event	Date/Year	Location
Examining the Relative Importance of Parental Attachment, Anxiety and Anxiety-Promoting Parenting Behaviors as Predictors of Child Anxiety Severity	Poster	Anxiety Disorders of America (ADAA) Annual Conference	2012	Arlington, VA
Comparing Anxious Mothers and Fathers on Parenting Behaviors and Family Variables	Poster	32nd Annual Anxiety Disorders Association of America Conference	2012	Arlington, VA
Expressed Emotion in Anxious Parents: Exploring Parent, Child, and Family Predictors	Poster	32nd Annual Anxiety Disorders Association of America Conference	2012	Arlington, VA
Social Support as a Mediator of Parent Anxiety and Child Anxiety	Poster	32nd Annual Anxiety Disorders Association of America Conference	2012	Arlington, VA
Anxious Parents Expressed Emotion: Similarities between Fathers and Mothers	Poster	32nd Annual Meeting of the Anxiety Disorders Association of America	2012	Arlington, VA
Sibling Relationship Quality and Anxiety among Offspring of Anxious Parents	Poster	32nd Annual Meeting of the Anxiety Disorders Association of America	2012	Arlington, VA
Do Somatic Symptoms Uniquely Predict Functional Impairment among Clinically Anxious Youth?	Poster	Anxiety Disorders Association of America	2012	Arlington, VA
A Comparison of Clinical Characteristics, Treatment Process Variables, and Treatment Outcomes in Clinically Anxious Caucasian and African American Children	Poster	46th Annual ABCT Convention	2012	Baltimore, MD
Relations Between Coping Strategies, Child Anxiety, and Gender	Poster	Anxiety Disorders Association of America	2011	New Orleans, LA
Perceived Competence Mediates the Relationship Between Parental Overcontrol and Child Anxiety	Poster	Anxiety Disorders Association of American Annual Conference	2011	New Orleans, LA
Anxiety-Promoting Parenting Behaviors of Parents with Social Phobia	Poster	Anxiety Disorders Association of America Annual Conference	2011	New Orleans, LA
Anxiety Disorders in Children and Adolescents	Talk	7th Annual Child and Adolescent Mental Health Conference	2011	Maryland
Treatment and Prevention of Childhood Anxiety ·Disorders	Talk	Emory University	2011	Atlanta, GA
Predictors of Parent-Child Discrepancies of Child Anxiety Symptoms	Poster	Anxiety Disorders Association of America	2011	New Orleans, LA
Introduction to Anxiety Disorders in Children and Adolescents	Talk	Anxiety Disorders Association of America Annual Conference	2010	Baltimore, MD
Pediatric Anxiety Disorders	Talk	Sixth Annual Child & Adolescent Mental Health Conference	2010	Baltimore, MD
Preventing Anxiety Disorders in Children	Talk	Howard University School of Medicine	2010	Washington, DC
Gender, Social Support, and Social Anxiety in Children	Poster	Anxiety Disorders Association of American Annual Conference	2010	Baltimore, MD
Urban Hassles, Maladaptive Cognitions, and Treatment Outcome among Anxious Urban African-American Youth	Poster	Anxiety Disorders Association of American Annual Conference	2010	Baltimore, MD
Specificity in the Prediction of External locus of Control with Anxiety Symptoms in Youth	Poster	Anxiety Disorders Association of American Annual Conference	2010	Baltimore, MD
Family-based Prevention of Anxiety Disorders in Youth	Lecture	Anxiety Disorders Association of American Annual Conference	2010	Baltimore, MD
Maternal Anxiety, Expectations, and Behaviors during Behavioral Tasks: Relation to Child Distress, Coping, and Performance	Poster	Anxiety Disorders Association of American Annual Conference	2010	Baltimore, MD
Is CBT Really Different from TAU? And Does it Matter? An Examination of Therapy Content, Procedures, and Non-specific Factors and their Relation to Child Anxiety Treatment Outcomes	Lecture	Anxiety Disorders Association of American Annual Conference	2010	Baltimore, MD
Association of GRIK4 With Treatment Response in the Child/ Adolescent Anxiety Multi Modal Study (CAMS)	Lecture	American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry	2010	New York, NY
Family-based Prevention of Anxiety Disorders	Talk	BYU Family Studies Center Conference on Mental Health and Families	2009
When Anxiety Rules: Understanding Students with Emotional and Behavioral Disorders	Talk	Center for Jewish Education	2009	Baltimore, MD
Interparental Conflict and Child Anxiety	Poster	43rd Annual ABCT Convention	2009	New York, NY
The Relative Importance of Peer and Parental Factors as Predictors of Social Anxiety in Youth	Poster	43rd Annual ABCT Convention	2009	New York, NY
Treatment of Anxiety Disorders in Children	Talk	Kennedy Krieger Institute	2009	Baltimore, MD
Treatment and Prevention of Childhood Anxiety Disorders	Talk	JHU Grand Rounds	2009	Baltimore, MD
Evidenced-based Treatments for Pediatric Anxiety Disorders: Future Directions	Talk	JHU Biennial conference	2009	Baltimore, MD
Efficacy of CAMS Treatments for Secondary Anxiety, Comorbid Symptoms, and Psychosocial Outcomes	Lecture	Kansas Conference in Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology	2008	Lawrence, KS
Family-based Prevention of Anxiety Disorders in Youth	Lecture	Society for Prevention Research	2007	Washington, DC
Parenting Practices and Family Environment of Anxious and Non-Anxious Parents	Poster	Society for Prevention Research	2007	Washington, DC
Impact of Parental Anxiety on Child Psychological, Social, and Academic Functioning	Poster	Society for Prevention Research	2007	Washington, DC
Identifying Mediators of Relations between Parent and Child Anxiety	Poster	Society for Prevention Research	2007	Washington, DC
The Pediatric Anxiety Rating Scale (PARS): Psychometric Properties of a Community Sample	Poster	41st ABCT Annual Convention	2007	Philadelphia, PA
Sleep-related Problems among Children and Adolescents with Anxiety Disorders	Poster	American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry	2006	San Diego, CA
Cognitive Measures of Depression: Unique or Unitary Constructs	Lecture	American Psychological Association	2006	New Orleans, LA
School-Based CBT for Anxious African Americans	Lecture	American Psychological Association	2006	New Orleans, LA
In-hospital Anxiety and Depression as Predictors of Pain and Physical Functioning in Pediatric Burn Injuries	Lecture	Mid Atlantic Burn Conference	2006	Atlantic City, NJ
Pain as a Predictor of Internalizing and Externalizing Behaviors in Pediatric Post-Burn Injuries	Lecture	Mid Atlantic Burn Conference	2006	Atlantic City, NJ
Exploring the Utility of Early Anxiety Interventions for the Prevention of Depression and Other-Problems among Youths	Lecture	Society for Prevention Research	2005	Washington, DC
Efficacy of SSRIs for Adolescent Depression: The TADS Study Results	Lecture	American Psychological Association	2005	Washington, DC
Somatic Symptoms in Children with Anxiety Disorders	Poster	American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry	2005	Toronto, Canada
A Comparison of Qualitative Aspects of Friendship in High Anxious and Low Anxious Youth	Poster	Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies	2005	Washington, DC
Family-Based Prevention of Childhood Anxiety	Lecture	Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies	2005	Washington, DC
Measuring Parent-Child Interaction in Childhood Anxiety: Problems and Possibilities	Lecture	Anxiety Disorders Association of America	2004	Miami, FL
Parenting Behaviors Among Anxious and Nonanxious Parents and their Association with Child Anxiety	Poster	International Society for Research in Child and Adolescent Psychopathology	2003	Sydney, Australia
Children of Anxious Parents: Concurrent and Long-term Psychological, Social, and Academic Adjustment	Poster	International Society for Research in Child and Adolescent Psychopathology	2003	Sydney, Australia
Anxiety Disorders in Children: Family Matters	Panel Discussion	Association for the Advancement of 8ehavior Therapy	2003	Boston, MA
Attributions of Control and Panic Symptoms Among Adolescents	Poster	Association for the Advancement of Behavior Therapy	2003	Boston, MA