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Curriculum Vitae
Paula J. Fite University of Kansas
Clinical Child Psychology Program
Departments of Applied Behavioral Science and Psychology
1000 Sunnyside Ave., Room 2012
Lawrence, KS 66045
Phone: (785) 864-1887
E-mail: [email protected]
KS Licensed Psychologist #: 2464
Education:
State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY September 2007
PhD, Clinical Psychology
Major Professor: Craig R. Colder
Dissertation Title: Pathways from Proactive and Reactive Aggression to Substance Use
State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY February 2005
Master of Arts, Psychology
Major Professor: Craig R. Colder
Masters Empirical Paper Title: Characterizing Proactive and Reactive Aggression Using
Psychophysiological Measures of Temperament
Indiana University, Bloomington, IN May 2001
Bachelor of Science, Psychology with honors
Professional
Experience:
University of Kansas:
Associate Professor, Tenure Track August 2014 - current
Co-Director, Consortium for Translational Research March 2014 - current
on Aggression and Drug Abuse
Lead Investigator of Clinical Research Spring 2013 - current
KU Child and Family Services Clinic
Director, KU Child Behavior Lab August 2011 - current
Assistant Professor, Tenure Track August 2011 - July 2014
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University of Tennessee:
Assistant Professor, Tenure Track August 2007 – July 2011
Director, Child Behavior Lab August 2007 – July 2011
University of Mississippi Medical Center
Psychology Resident July 2006 – June 2007
State University of New York at Buffalo: Study Coordinator Summer 2005
Principal Investigator: James Waxmonsky, MD
Study Coordinator and Research Assistant August 2001 – June 2005
Principal Investigator: Craig Colder, PhD
Awards and Honors:
Docking Scholar (2017-present)
Byron A. Alexander Graduate Mentor Award, 2016
Division 37 American Psychological Association Fellow, 2015
KU Steeples Award for Research and Teaching providing Service to Kansans, 2015
KU K. Barbara Schowen Undergraduate Research Mentor Award, 2015
McNair Scholars Program Award for Outstanding Mentorship, 2015
American Psychological Foundation Division 37 Diane J. Willis Early Career Award, 2014
University of Kansas College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Travel Award, 2014
KU K. Barbara Schowen Undergraduate Research Mentor Award Honorable Mention, 2013
Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology top 10 most cited article in 5 years, 2013
University of Kansas College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Travel Award, 2013
University of Kansas College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Travel Award, 2011
University of Tennessee Dept. of Psychology Graduate Teaching and Research Award, 2011
University of Tennessee International Travel Award, 2010
Top 5 downloaded article in Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, 2008
Grants:
NIJ 2016-R2-CX-0035 (PI: Shorey) January 2017- December 2017
National Institute of Justice
“A Longitudinal Examination of Teen Dating Violence from Adolescence to Young Adulthood”
Role: Consultant
Social and Behavioral Sciences General Research Fund (PI: Fite) July 2016 – June 2017
University of Kansas
“Preliminary Investigation of a Targeted Intervention for Peer Victimization”
Level I Strategic Initiative Grant (PIs: Fite, Bortolato, Butler, March 2014 – February 2017
Lundquist, & Manzardo)
University of Kansas
“Developing a Research Consortium on Aggression and Drug Abuse”
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Title XVIX Children’s Mental Health Grant (PI: Williford) August 2014 – June 2015
Kansas Department of Aging & Disability Services
“School-based Mental Health Services in Kansas”
Role: Faculty Expert
Title XVIX Children’s Mental Health Grant (PI: Mendenhall) September 2013- June 2014
Kansas Department of Aging and Disability Services
“Kansas Evaluation of Youth Mental Health Services”
Role: Consultant
KSDE 38123 (PI: Williford) June 2013-September 2015
Kansas Department of Education
“Anti-Bullying Policy Development and Implementation”
Role: Co-Principal Investigator
Strategic Initiative Grant (PI: Johnson-Motoyama) March 2013 – February 2014
University of Kansas
“Community Based Development of Pilot Program to Promote Health among Urban Latino
Youth in a School Based Setting”
Role: Co-Investigator
Strategic Initiative Grant (PI: Williford) December 2012 – November 2013
University of Kansas
“Anti-Bullying Intervention Development Initiative”
Role: Co-Investigator
New Faculty General Research Fund Grant (PI: Fite) July 2012 – June 2014
University of Kansas
“Peer Relationships in Schools”
L30 DA025811 Renewal (PI:Fite) July 2011 – June 2012
NIDA
“Etiology and Developmental Progression of Child Behavior”
General Research Support Grant (PI: Fite) October 2010
Clayton Family Foundation
L30 DA025811 Renewal (PI:Fite) July 2010 – June 2011
NIDA
“Individual and Contextual Influences of Child Problem Behavior”
R44 DA024911 (PI: Kabuka) September 2009 – August 2011
NIDA
“Automated Development of Electronic Data Capture for Clinical Trials”
Role: Consultant
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L30 DA025811 (PI: Fite) July 2008 – June 2010
NIDA
“The Development of Child and Adolescent Problem Behavior”
F31 DA018016 (PI: Fite) December 2004 - August 2007
NIDA
“Pathways from Subtypes of Aggression to Substance Use”
National Fellowships Received by Students:
American Psychological Foundation Elizabeth Munsterberg Koppitz Fellowship
“Peer Rejection and Academic Performance in the Link between Aggression and Depressive
Symptoms: A Longitudinal Examination of Alternative Developmental Pathways”
Student: Spencer Evans
American Psychological Foundation Elizabeth Munsterberg Koppitz Fellowship
“The Influence of Coping Strategies and Emotion Dysregulation on the Trajectories of Peer
Victimization During Middle Childhood: A Moderated Latent Growth Curve Analysis”
Student: John Cooley
U.S. Department of Justice Research Fellowship for Criminal Justice Statistics
“Evidence-Based Interventions in Juvenile Detention Facilities: The Role of Perceptions of Staff”
Student: Casey Pederson
Peer Reviewed Publications: * Denotes student authors
*Brown, S., Fite, P. J., *DiPierro, M., & Bortolato, M. (in press). Links between
stressful life events and proactive and reactive functions of aggression. Journal of Aggression,
Maltreatment and Trauma.
*Brown, S., Fite, P. J., *Stone, K. S., *Richey, A., & Bortolato, M. (in press).
Associations between emotional abuse and neglect and dimensions of alexithymia: The
moderating role of sex. Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy.
*Cooley, J. L., Fite, P. J., & *Pederson, C. (in press). Bidirectional associations
between peer victimization and functions of aggression in middle childhood: Further evaluation
across informants and academic years. Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology.
*Cooley, J. L., *Frazer, A. L., Fite, P. J., *Brown, S., & *DiPierro, M. (in press).
Anxiety Symptoms as a Moderator of the Reciprocal Links Between Forms of Aggression and
Peer Victimization in Middle Childhood. Aggressive Behavior.
Fite, P. J., *Evans, S. C., *Pederson, C. & *Tampke, E. (in press). Functions of
aggression and disciplinary actions among elementary school-age youth. Child and Youth Care
Forum.
Fite, P. J., *Poquiz, J., *Frazer, A. L., & *Reiter, N. (in press). Further evaluation of
associations between reactive and proactive aggression and suicidal behavior in a treatment
seeking sample of youth. Child Psychiatry and Human Development.
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Rubens, S. L., Gudino, O. G., Fite, P. J., & Grande, J. E. (in press). Individual and
neighborhood stressors, sleep problems, and symptoms of anxiety and depression among
Latino youth. American Journal of Orthopsychiatry.
Williford, A., Fite, P. J., DePaolis, K., & *Cooley, J. L. (in press). The roles of gender,
forms and locations in understanding peer victimization experiences: Implications for
prevention and intervention. Children and Schools.
Becker, S. P., Luebbe, A. M., Greening, L., Fite, P. J., & Stoppelbein, L. (2017). A
Preliminary Investigation of the Relation between Thyroid Functioning and Sluggish Cognitive
Tempo in Children. Journal of Attention Disorders, 21, 240-246.
*Brown, S., *Mitchell, T., Fite, P. J., & Bortolato, M. (2017). Impulsivity as a
moderator of the associations between child maltreatment types and body mass index. Child
Abuse and Neglect, 67, 137-146.
*Evans, S. C., Burke, J. B., Roberts., M. C., Fite, P. J., Lochman, J. E., de la Pena, F.
R., & Reed, G. M. (2017). Irritability in child and adolescent psychopathology: An integrative
review for ICD-11. Clinical Psychology Review, 53, 29-45.
*Frazer, A. L. & Fite, P. J. (2017). An Examination of the Appropriateness of an
Adapted Version of the Family Interaction Macro-coding System Psychological Control Scale.
Evidence-Based Practice in Child and Adolescent Mental Health, 2, 111-122.
*Frazer, A. L., Rubens, S., Johnson-Motoyama, M., *DiPierro, M., & Fite, P. J. (2017).
Acculturation Dissonance, Acculturation Strategy, Depressive Symptoms, and Delinquency in
Latina/o Adolescents. Child Youth Care Forum, 46, 19-33.
Rubens, S. L., *Evans, S. C., Becker, S. P., Fite, P. J., & Tountas, A. M. (2017). Self-
reported time in bed and sleep quality in association with internalizing and externalizing
symptoms in school-age youth. Child Psychiatry and Human Development, 48, 455-467.
Becker, S. P., Withrow, A. R., Stoppelbein, L., Luebbe, A. M., Fite, P. J., & Greening,
L. (2016). Sluggish cognitive tempo is associated with suicide risk in psychiatrically
hospitalized children. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 57, 1390-1399.
*Blossom, J. B., Fite, P. J., *Frazer, A. L., *Cooley, J. L., & *Evans, S. C. (2016).
Parental Psychological Control and Aggression in Youth: Moderating Effect of Emotion
Dysregulation. Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology, 44, 12-20.
*Brown, S. & Fite, P. J. (2016). Stressful life events predict peer victimization: Does
anxiety account for this link? Journal of Child and Family Studies, 25, 2616-2625.
*Brown, S., Fite, P. J., & *Poquiz, J. (2016). Moderating effects of gender on outcomes
associated with stressful life events among elementary school-age youth. Child Psychiatry and
Human Development, 47, 593-602.
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*Brown, S., Fite, P. J., Stone, K. & Bortolato, M. (2016). Accounting for the
Associations between child maltreatment and internalizing problems: The Role of Alexithymia.
Child Abuse and Neglect, 52, 20-28.
*Cooley, J. L., & Fite, P. J. (2016). Peer victimization and forms of aggression during
middle childhood: The role of emotion regulation. Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, 44,
535-546.
*DiPierro, M., Fite, P. J., *Cooley, J., & *Poquiz, J. (2016). Academic Aspirations as a
Moderator of the link between Negative Life Events and Delinquency in a Sample of Latino
Youth. Child and Youth Care Forum, 45, 505-523.
*Evans, S., *Pederson, C., Fite, P. J., *Blossom, J., & *Cooley, J. (2016). Teacher-
Reported Irritable and Defiant Dimensions of Oppositional Defiant Disorder: Social,
Behavioral, and Academic Correlates. School Mental Health, 8, 292-304.
Fite, P. J., *Richey, A., *DiPierro, M., *Brown, S., & Bortolato, M. (2016).
Associations between Proactive and Reactive Aggression and Risky Sexual Behavior among
Emerging Adults. Journal of Aggression, Maltreatment and Trauma, 25, 1131-1148.
Fite, P. J., *Poquiz, J., *Cooley, J., Stoppelbein, L., Becker, S. P., Luebbe, A., &
Greening, L. (2016). Risk Factors Associated with Proactive and Reactive Aggression in a
Child Psychiatric Inpatient Sample. Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment,
38, 56-65.
Fite, P. J., *Gabrielli, J., *Cooley, J. L., *Rubens, S. L., *Pederson, C. A., & Vernberg,
E. M. (2016). Associations between Physical and Relational Forms of Peer Aggression and
Victimization and Risk for Substance Use among Elementary School-Age Youth. Journal of
Child and Adolescent Substance Abuse, 25, 1-10.
*Frazer, A. & Fite, P. J. (2016). Maternal Psychological Control, Use of Supportive
Parenting, and Childhood Depressive Symptoms. Journal of Child Psychiatry and Human
Development, 47, 384-396.
Godar, S. C., Fite, P. J., McFarlin, K. M., & Bortolato, M. (2016). The Role of
Monoamine Oxidase A in Aggression: Current Translational developments and future
challenges. Progress in Neuro-Psychopharmacology & Biological Psychiatry, 69, 90-100.
Johnson-Motoyama, M., Moses, M., Kann, T. K., Mariscal, E. S., Levy, M., Navarro,
C., & Fite, P. (2016). Parent, teacher, and school stakeholder perspectives on adolescent
pregnancy prevention programming for Latino youth. Journal of Primary Prevention, 37, 513-
525.
*Mitchell, T. B., *Cooley, J. L., *Evans, S. C., & Fite, P. J. (2016). The Moderating
Effect of Physical Activity on the Association between ADHD symptoms and Peer
Victimization in Middle Childhood. Journal of Child Psychiatry and Human Development, 47,
871-882.
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*Pederson, C. A., Rathert, J. L., Fite, P. J., Stoppelbein, L., Greening, L. (2016). The
Role of Parenting Styles in the Relation Between Functions of Aggression and Internalizing
Symptoms in a Child Psychiatric Inpatient Population. Journal of Child Psychiatry and Human
Development, 47, 819-829.
*Poquiz, J. & Fite, P. J. (2016). The Role of Perceived Peer Substance Use in the
Associations between Community Violence and Lifetime Substance Use among Latino
Adolescents. Journal of Community Psychology, 44, 945-952.
*Richey, A., *Brown, S., Fite, P. J., & Bortolato, M. (2016). The Role of Hostile
Attributions in the Associations between Child Maltreatment and Reactive and Proactive
Aggression. Journal of Aggression, Maltreatment & Trauma, 25, 1043-1057.
*Cooley, J. L., Fite, P. J., Rubens, S. L., & *Tunno, A. M. (2015). Peer Victimization,
Depressive Symptoms, and Rule-Breaking Behavior in Adolescence: The Moderating Role of
Peer Social Support. Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment, 37, 512-522.
*Evans, S. C., Fite, P. J., *Hendrickson, M. L., *Rubens, S. L., & *Mages, A. (2015).
The Role of Reactive Aggression in the Link between Hyperactive-Impulsive Behaviors and
Peer Rejection in Adolescents. Child Psychiatry and Human Development, 46, 903-912.
Fite, P. J., Becker, S. P., Rubens, S. L., & *Cheetham-Johnson, R. (2015). Anxiety
Symptoms Account for the Link between Reactive Aggression and Sleep Problems among
Latino Adolescents. Child and Youth Care Forum, 44, 343-354.
Fite, P.J., *Brown, S. *Gabrielli, J., *DiPierro, M., *Pederson, C., *Blossom, J. B.,
*Cooley, J. L., & Bortolato, M. (2015). The role of negative life events in comorbid reactive
aggression and marijuana use among Latino Adolescents. Journal of Aggression, Maltreatment
and Trauma, 24, 552-568.
Lochman, J. E., Evans, S. C., Burke, J. D., Roberts, M. C., Fite, P. J., Reed, G. M., de la
Pena, F., Matthys, W., Ezpeleta, L., Siddiqui, S., & Garralda, M. E. (2015). An Empirically
Based Alternative to DSM-5’s Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder for ICD-11. World
Psychiatry, 14, 30-33.
Raiker, J. S., Greening, L., Stoppelbein, L., Becker, S. P., Fite, P. J., & Luebbe, A. M.
(2015). Mediating Effect of Psychopathy on the Risk of Social Problems among Children with
ADHD versus Sluggish Cognitive Tempo Symptoms. Child Psychiatry and Human
Development, 46, 523-532.
*Rathert, J., *Pederson, C. A., Fite, P. J., Stoppelbein, L., & Greening, L. (2015).
Associations between Proactive and Reactive Aggression, Parenting Styles, and Externalizing
Symptomatology in Children Admitted to a Psychiatric Inpatient Unit. Journal of Child and
Family Studies, 24, 3402-3412.
Shorey, R. C., Fite, P. J., Choi, H., Cohen, J. R., Stuart, G. L., & Temple, J. R. (2015).
Dating violence and substance use as longitudinal predictors of ethnically diverse adolescents'
risky sexual behavior. Prevention Science, 16, 853-861.
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*Shorey, R. C., *Sherman, A. E., *Brasfield, H., *Febres, J., Fite, P. J. & Stuart, G. L.
(2015). The Moderating Effect of Perceived Support from a Dating Partner on the Association
between Dating Violence Victimization and Adjustment. Violence Against Women, 21, 460-
477.
Williford, A., Fite, P. J., & *Cooley, J. L. (2015). Student-Teacher Congruence in
Reported Rates of Physical and Relational Victimization Among Elementary-School-Age
Children: The Moderating Role of Gender and Age. Journal of School Violence, 14, 177-195.
Williford, A., Fite, P. J., Johnson-Motoyama, M., & *Frazer, A. (2015). Acculturative
Dissonance and Risks for Proactive and Reactive Aggression Among Latino/a Adolescents:
Implications for Culturally Relevant Intervention. Journal of Primary Prevention, 36, 405-418.
Becker, S. P., Fite, P. J., *Vitulano, M. L., *Rubens, S. L., *Evans, S. C., & *Cooley, J.
L. (2014). Examining anxiety and depression as moderators of the associations between ADHD
symptoms and academic and social problems in Hispanic adolescents. Journal of
Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment, 36, 265-275.
Becker, S. P., Luebbe, A. M., Fite, P. J., Stoppelbein, L., & Greening, L. (2014).
Sluggish Cognitive Tempo in Psychiatrically Hospitalized Children: Factor Structure and
Relations to Internalizing Symptoms, Social Problems, and Observed Behavioral
Dysregulation. Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, 42, 49-62.
*Childs, A., Fite, P. J., Moore, T., Lochman, J. E., & Pardini, D. A. (2014).
Bidirectional Associations between Parenting Behavior and Child Callous-Unemotional Traits:
Does Parental Depression Moderate this link? Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, 42,
1141-1151.
Elkins, S., Fite, P. J., Moore, T., Lochman, J. E., & Wells, K. C. (2014). Bidirectional
Effects of Parenting and Youth Substance Use during the Transition to Middle and High
School. Psychology of Addictive Behaviors, 28, 475-486.
Fite, P. J., *Cooley, J. L., Williford, A., *Frazer, A., & *DiPierro, M. (2014). Parental
School Involvement as a Moderator of the Association between Peer Victimization and
Academic Performance. Children and Youth Services Review, 44, 25-32.
Fite, P.J., *Evans, S., *Cooley, J., & *Rubens, S. (2014). Further Evaluation of
Associations between Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity and Oppositional Defiance Symptoms
and Bullying-Victimization in Adolescence. Journal of Child Psychiatry and Human
Development, 45, 32-41.
Fite, P. J., *Gabrielli, J., *Cooley, J. L., Haas, S. M., Frazer, A., Rubens, S. L., &
Johnson-Motoyama, M. (2014). Hope as a Moderator of the Associations between Common
Risk Factors and Frequency of Substance Use. Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral
Assessment, 36, 653-662.
Fite, P. J., *Hendrickson, M., *Evans, S., *Rubens, S. L., Johnson-Motoyama, M., &
*Savage, J. (2014). Associations between Proactive and Reactive Subtypes of Aggression and
Lifetime Substance Use in a Sample of Predominantly Hispanic Adolescents. Journal of Child
and Adolescent Substance Abuse, 23, 398-406.
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Fite, P. J., Johnson-Motoyama, M., *Rubens, S. L., & Peaches, A. (2014). Risk for
Being a Teen Parent: The influence of Proactive and Reactive Aggression in a sample of Latino
Adolescents. Child Indicators Research, 7, 437-450.
Fite, P. J., Rubens, S. L., & *Cooley, J. L. (2014). Influence of Contextual Factors on
Academic Performance in a Sample of Latino Adolescents: The Moderating Role of School
Attachment. Journal of Community Psychology, 42, 924-936.
Harris, A. N., Stoppelbein, L., Greening, L., Becker, S., Luebbe, A., Fite, P. J. (2014).
Child routines and parental adjustment as correlates of internalizing and externalizing children
diagnosed with ADHD. Child Psychiatry and Human Development, 45, 243-253.
*Pederson, C., & Fite, P. J. (2014). The impact of Parenting on the Associations
between Child Aggression Subtypes and Oppositional Defiant Disorder Symptoms. Child
Psychiatry and Human Development, 45, 728-735.
*Preddy, T. M., Fite, P. J., *Wimsatt, A. R., *Vitulano, M. L., & *Gaertner, A. E.
(2014). The Role of Intimate Exchange in the Link between Reactive Aggression and Child
Depressive Symptoms. Journal of Child and Family Studies, 23, 510-520.
*Rubens, S. L., Fite, P. J., *Cooley, J. L., & *Canter, K. (2014). The Role of Sleep in
the Relation between Community Violence Exposure and Delinquency among Latino
Adolescents. Journal of Community Psychology, 42, 723-734.
Stoppelbein, L., Greening, L., Luebbe, A., Fite, P., & Becker, S (2014). The role
of cortisol and psychopathic traits in aggression among at-risk girls: Tests of mediating
hypotheses. Aggressive Behavior, 40, 263-272.
*Vitulano, M. L., Fite, P. J., Hopko, D. R., Lochman, J. E., Wells, K., & Asif, I. (2014).
Evaluation of Underlying Mechanisms in the Link between Childhood ADHD Symptoms and
Risk for Early Initiation of Substance Use. Psychology of Addictive Behaviors, 28, 816-827.
Becker, S. P., Fite, P. J., Garner, A. A., Greening, L., Stoppelbein, L., & Luebbe, A. M.
(2013). Reward and punishment sensitivity are differentially associated with ADHD and
sluggish cognitive tempo symptoms in children. Journal of Research in Personality, 47, 719-
727.
Becker, S. P., Fite, P. J., Luebbe, A. M., Stoppelbein, L., & Greening, L. (2013).
Friendship Intimacy Exchange Buffers the Relation between ADHD Symptoms and Later
Social Problems among Children Attending an After-School Care Program. Journal of
Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment, 35, 142-153.
Becker, S. P., Luebbe, A. M., Fite, P. J., Greening, L., & Stoppelbein, L. (2013).
Oppositional Defiant Disorder Symptoms in Relation to Psychopathic Traits and Aggression
among Psychiatrically Hospitalized Children: ADHD Symptoms as a Potential Moderator.
Aggressive Behavior, 201-211.
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Fite, P. J., (2013). Commentary on Wanner et al article titled “Childhood disruptiveness
and anxiousness impact the relationship between childhood adversity and later suicide attempt.
Evidence Based Mental Health, 16, 85.
Fite, P. J., *Hendrickson, M., *Rubens, S. L., *Gabrielli, J., & *Evans, S. (2013). The
Role of Peer Rejection in the Link between Reactive Aggression and Academic Performance.
Child and Youth Care Forum, 42, 193-205.
Fite, P. J., *Rubens, S., *Preddy, T. M., Raine, A., & Pardini, D. A. (2013).
Reactive/Proactive Aggression and the Development of Internalizing Problems: The
Moderating Effect of Parent and Peer Relationships. Aggressive Behavior, 40, 69-78.
Fite, P. J., Williford, A., *Cooley, J., *DePaolis, K., *Rubens, S. L., Vernberg, E. M.
(2013). Patterns of victimization locations in elementary school children: Effects of grade level
and gender. Child and Youth Care Forum, 42, 585-597.
*Rubens, S. S. & Fite, P. J. (2013). The Influence of Physical Activity in the Relation
between Neighborhood Safety and Depressive Symptoms among School Age Children. Child
Indicators Research, 6, 23-32.
*Rubens, S. L., Fite, P. J., *Gabrielli, J., *Evans, S., *Hendrickson, M. L., &
*Pederson, C. (2013). Examining the Relation between Negative Life Events, Time Spent in
the US, Language Use, and Mental Health Outcomes in Latino Adolescents. Child and Youth
Care Forum, 42, 389-402.
*Shorey, R. C., Fite, P. J., *Elkins, S., Frissell, K. C., Tortolero, S. R., Stuart, G. L., &
Temple, J.R. (2013). The association between parental problematic substance use and
adolescent substance use in an ethnically diverse sample of 9th and 10th graders. Journal of
Primary Prevention, 34, 381-393.
Temple, J. R., *Shorey, R. C., Fite, P. J., Stuart, G. L., Le, V. D. (2013). Substance Use
as a Longitudinal Predictor of the Perpetration of Teen Dating Violence. Journal of Youth and
Adolescence, 42, 596-606.
White, H. R., Fite, P. J., Pardini, D. A., Mun, E., & Loeber, R. (2013). Moderators of
the Dynamic Link between Alcohol Use and Aggressive Behavior among Adolescent Males.
Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, 41, 211-222.
*Wimsatt, A., *Grassetti, S., Fite, P. J., & *Rathert, J. L. (2013). The Moderating
Influence of Supportive Parenting on the Relation between Corporal Punishment and Child
Depressive Symptoms. Child and Adolescent Mental Health, 18, 225-230.
Barry, T., Lochman, J. E., Fite, P. J., Wells, K. C., & Colder, C. R. (2012). The
Influence of Neighborhood Characteristics and Parenting Practices on Academic Problems and
Aggression Outcomes among Moderately to Highly Aggressive Children. Journal of
Community Psychology, 40, 372-378.
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Becker, S. P., Luebbe, A. M., Stoppelbein, L., Greening, L., & Fite, P. J. (2012).
Aggression among Children with ADHD, Anxiety, or Co-occurring Symptoms: Competing
Exacerbation and Attenuation Hypotheses. Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, 40, 527-
542.
Fite, P. J., *Preddy, T. M., *Vitulano. M. L., *Elkins, S. R., *Grassetti, S. N., &
*Wimsatt, A. R. (2012). Perceived Best Friend Delinquency Moderates the Link between
Contextual Risk Factors and Juvenile Delinquency. Journal of Community Psychology, 40,
747-761.
Fite, P. J., *Rathert, J. L., Stoppelbein, L., & Greening, L. (2012). Social Problems as a
Mediator of the Link between Reactive Aggression and Withdrawn/Depressed Symptoms.
Journal of Child and Family Studies, 21, 184-189.
Fite, P. J., *Schwartz, S. S., & *Hendrickson, M. (2012). Childhood Proactive and
Reactive Aggression: Differential Risk for Substance Use? Aggression and Violent Behavior,
17, 240-246.
Fite, P. J., *Wimsatt, A., *Elkins, S., & *Grassetti, S. (2012). Contextual Influences of
Proactive and Reactive Subtypes of Aggression. Child Indicators Research, 5, 123-133.
Fite, P. J., *Wimsatt, A. R., *Vitulano, M. L., *Rathert, J. L., & *Schwartz, S. (2012).
Examination of Peer Rejection and Depressive Symptoms as Mediators of the Link between
Rule-Breaking Behavior and Poor Academic Performance. Journal of Psychopathology and
Behavioral Assessment, 34, 164-171.
*Preddy, T. M., & Fite, P. J. (2012). Differential Associations between Relational and
Overt Aggression and Children’s Prosocial Adjustment. Journal of Psychopathology and
Behavioral Assessment, 34, 182-190.
*Preddy, T. M., & Fite, P. J. (2012). The Impact of Aggression Subtypes and
Friendship Quality on Child Symptoms of Depression. Child Indicators Research, 5, 705-718.
Stoppelbein, L., Greening, L. & Fite, P. J. (2012). The Role of Cortisol in PTSD
Among Women Exposed to a Trauma-Related Stressor. Journal of Anxiety Disorders, 26, 352-
358.
*Vitulano, M., Fite, P.J., *Wimsatt, A., *Rathert, J., & *Hatmaker, R. (2012). Gender
Differences in Consequences of ADHD Symptoms in a Community-Based Youth
Organization. International Journal of Behavioral Development, 36, 157-166.
Fite, P. J., *Rathert, J. L., *Grassetti, S., *Gaertner, A. E., *Campion, S., & Fite, J. L.,
& *Vitulano, M. (2011). Longitudinal Investigation of the Link between Proactive and
Reactive Aggression and Disciplinary Actions. Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral
Assessment, 33, 205-214.
Fite, P. J., Stoppelbein, L., *Gaertner, A. E., Greening, L., & Elledge, L. C. (2011).
Further Evaluation of the Forms and Functions of Aggression Measure within a Child Inpatient
Population. Residential Treatment for Children and Youth, 28, 1-16.
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Fite, P. J., Stoppelbein, L., Greening, L., & *Preddy, T. M. (2011). Association
between Relational Aggression, Depression and Suicidal Ideation in a Child Psychiatric
Inpatient Sample. Journal of Child Psychiatry and Human Development, 42, 666-678.
Fite, P. J., & *Vitulano, M. (2011). Proactive and Reactive Aggression and Physical
Activity. Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment, 33, 11-18.
Fite, P.J., *Vitulano., M., & *Preddy, T. M. (2011). The Positive Impact of Attending a
Community-Based Youth Program on Child Depressive Symptoms. Journal of Community
Psychology, 39, 804-811.
*Gaertner, A. E., Fite, P. J., & Colder, C. R. (2011). Moderating Effect of Intimate
Exchange on Delinquent Socialization Processes. Journal of Early Adolescence, 31, 258-270.
*Kivisto, A. J., Moore, T. M., Fite, P. J., & Seidner, B. G. (2011). Future Orientation
and Competence to Stand Trial: The Fragility of Competence. The Journal of the American
Academy of Psychiatry and the Law, 39, 316-326.
*Rathert, J., Fite, P. J., *Gaertner, A. E., & *Vitulano, M. (2011). Associations between
Effortful Control, Psychological Control and Proactive and Reactive Aggression. Journal of
Child Psychiatry and Human Development, 42, 609-621.
*Shorey, R. C., Rhatigan, D. L., Fite, P. J., & Stuart, G. L. (2011). Dating Violence
Victimization and Alcohol Problems: An Examination of the Stress-Buffering Hypothesis for
Perceived Support. Partner Abuse, 2, 31-45.
*Vitulano, M., Fite, P. J., *Rathert, J., *Gaertner, A. E., *Wynn, P., & Hill, R. (2011).
The Influence of Neighborhood Safety on the Relation between Caregiver Alcohol Use and the
Risk for Child Symptoms of Depression. Journal of Substance Use, 16, 359-366.
*Wynn, P. T., Fite, P. J., & Pardini, D. A. (2011). Childhood Predictors of Transition
into Early Adulthood among African-American and Caucasian Males. Race and Social
Problems, 3, 63-74.
Fite, P. J., Raine, A., Loeber, R., Stouthamer-Loeber, M., & Pardini, D. A. (2010).
Reactive and Proactive Aggression in Adolescent Males: Examining Differential Outcomes 10
Years Later in Early Adulthood. Criminal Justice and Behavior 37(2), 141-157.
Fite, P. J., *Vitulano, M., *Wynn, P, *Wimsatt, A., *Gaertner, A, & *Rathert, J. (2010).
Influence of Perceived Neighborhood Safety on Proactive and Reactive Aggression. Journal of
Community Psychology, 38, 757-768.
*Gaertner, A.E., Fite, P. J., & Colder, C. R. (2010). Parenting and Friendship Quality as
Predictors of Internalizing and Externalizing Symptoms in Early Adolescence. Journal of Child
and Family Studies, 19, 101-108.
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*Gaertner, A. E., *Rathert, J., Fite, P. J., *Vitulano, M., *Wynn, P, & *Harber, J.
(2010). Sources of Parental Knowledge as Moderators of the Relation between Parental
Psychological Control and Relational and Physical/Verbal Aggression. Journal of Child and
Family Studies, 19, 607-616.
Greening, L., Stoppelbein, L., & Luebbe, A., & Fite, P.J. (2010). Aggression and the
Risk of Suicidal Behavior among Children. Suicide and Life Threatening Behavior, 40, 337-
345.
Pardini, D. A., & Fite, P. J. (2010). Symptoms of CD, ODD, ADHD, and Callous-
Unemotional Traits as Unique Predictors of Psychosocial Maladjustment in Males: Advancing
an Evidence Base for DSM-V. Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent
Psychiatry, 49, 1134-1144.
*Smith, J. D., Welsh, D. P., & Fite, P. J. (2010). Adolescents’ Relational Schemas and
their Subjective Understanding of Romantic Relationship Interactions. Journal of Adolescence,
33, 147-157.
Stoppelbein, L., Greening, L., & Fite, P. J. (2010). Role of Cortisol in Posttraumatic
Stress Symptoms among Mothers of Children Diagnosed with Cancer. Journal of Pediatric
Psychology, 35, 960-965.
*Vitulano, M., Fite, P. J., & *Rathert, J. (2010). Delinquent Peer Influence on
Childhood Delinquency: The Moderating Effect of Impulsivity. Journal of Psychopathology
and Behavioral Assessment, 32, 315-322.
Fite, P. J., Greening, L., Stoppelbein, L., & Fabiano, G. A. (2009). Confirmatory Factor
Analysis of the Antisocial Process Screening Device with a Clinical Inpatient Population.
Assessment, 16, 103-114.
Fite, P. J., Stoppelbein, L., & Greening, L. (2009). Proactive and Reactive Aggression
in a Child Psychiatric Inpatient Population. Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent
Psychology, 38, 199-205.
Fite, P. J., Stoppelbein, L., & Greening, L. (2009). Proactive and Reactive Aggression
in a Child Psychiatric Inpatient Population: Relations to Psychopathic Characteristics.
Criminal Justice and Behavior, 36 481- 493.
Fite, P. J., Stoppelbein, L., & Greening, L. (2009). Predicting Readmission to a Child
Psychiatric Inpatient Unit: The Impact of Parenting Styles. Journal of Child and Family
Studies, 18, 621-629.
Fite, P., Stoppelbein, L., Greening, L., & *Gaertner, A. (2009). Further Validation of a
Measure of Proactive and Reactive Aggression within a Clinical Child Population. Child
Psychiatry and Human Development, 40, 367-382.
Fite, P. J., *Wynn, P., Lochman, J. E., & Wells, K. C. (2009). The Influence of
Neighborhood Disadvantage and Perceived Disapproval on Early Substance Use Initiation.
Addictive Behaviors, 34, 769-771.
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Fite, P. J., *Wynn, P., Lochman, J. E., & Wells, K. C. (2009). The Effect of
Neighborhood Disadvantage on Proactive and Reactive Aggression. Journal of Community
Psychology, 37, 542-546.
Fite, P. J., *Wynn, P., & Pardini, D. (2009). Explaining Discrepancies in Arrest Rates
between Black and White Male Juveniles. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 77,
916-927.
Fite, P. J., Colder, C.R., Lochman, J. E., & Wells, K. C. (2008). Developmental
Trajectories of Proactive and Reactive Aggression from Fifth to Ninth Grade. Journal of
Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, 37, 412-421.
Fite, P. J., Colder, C. R., Lochman, J. E., & Wells, K. C. (2008). The Relation between
Childhood Proactive and Reactive Aggression and Substance Use Initiation. Journal of
Abnormal Child Psychology, 36, 261-271.
Fite, P. J., Greening, L., & Stoppelbein, L. (2008). Relation between Parenting Stress
and Psychopathic Traits among Children. Behavioral Sciences and the Law, 26, 239-248.
Fite, P. J., Stauffacher, K. Ostrov, J. M., & Colder, C. R. (2008). Replication and
Extension of Little et al.’s (2003) Forms and Functions of Aggression Measure. International
Journal of Behavioral Development, 32, 238-242.
Fite, P. J., Stoppelbein, L., & Greening, L. (2008). Parenting Stress as a Predictor of
Age upon Admission to a Child Psychiatric Inpatient Facility. Child Psychiatry and Human
Development, 39, 171-183.
Fite, P. J., Stoppelbein, L. Greening, L., & Dhoossche, D. (2008). Child Internalizing
and Externalizing Behavior as Predictors of Age at First Admission and Risk for Repeat
Admission to a Child Inpatient Facility. American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, 78, 63-69.
Greening, L., Stoppelbein, L., Fite, P. J., Dhossche, D. Erath, S., Brown, J., Cramer, R.,
& Young, L. (2008). Pathways to Suicidal Behaviors in Childhood. Suicide and Life
Threatening Behavior, 38, 35-45.
Pardini, D., Fite, P. J., and Burke, J. (2008). Bidirectional Associations between
Parenting Practices and Conduct Problems in Boys from Childhood to Adolescence: The
Moderating Effect of Age and African-American Ethnicity. Journal of Abnormal Child
Psychology, 36, 647-662.
Fite, P. J., & Colder, C. R. (2007). Proactive and Reactive Aggression and Peer
Delinquency: Implications for Prevention and Intervention. Journal of Early Adolescence, 27,
223-240.
Fite, P. J., Colder, C. R., Lochman, J. E., & Wells, K. C. (2007). Pathways from
Proactive and Reactive Aggression to Substance Use. Psychology of Addictive Behaviors, 21,
355-364.
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O’Connor, R. M., Fite, P. J., Nowlin, P., & Colder, C. R. (2007). Children’s Beliefs
about Substance Use: An Examination of Age Differences in Implicit and Explicit Cognitive
Precursors of Substance Use Initiation. Psychology of Addictive Behaviors, 21, 525-533.
Fite, P. J., Colder, C. R., Lochman, J. E., & Wells, K. C. (2006). The Mutual
Influence of Parenting and Boys’ Externalizing Behavior Problems. Journal of Applied
Developmental Psychology, 27, 151-164.
Fite, P. J., Colder, C. R., & O’Connor, R. M. (2006). Childhood Behavior Problems and
Peer Selection and Socialization: Risk for Adolescent Alcohol Use. Addictive Behaviors, 31,
1454-1459.
Fite, P. J., Colder, C. R., & Pelham, W. E. (2006). A Factor Analytic Approach to
Distinguish Pure and Co-occurring Dimensions of Proactive and Reactive Aggression. Journal
of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, 35, 578-582.
Colder, C. R., Lengua, L. J., Fite, P. J., Mott, J. A., & Bush, N. R. (2006).
Temperament in Context: Infant Temperament Moderates the Relationship between Perceived
Neighborhood Quality and Behavior Problems. Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology,
27, 456-467.
MacKenzie, E. P., Fite, P. J., & Bates, J. E. (2004). Predicting Outcome in Behavioral
Parent Training: Expected and Unexpected Results. Child and Family Behavior Therapy, 26,
37-54.
Book Chapters: * Denotes student authors
Fite, P. J., & *Pederson, C. A. (in press). Developmental Trajectories of Relational
Aggression. In S. Coyne & J. Ostrov (Eds.), The Development of Relational Aggression. New
York, NY: Oxford University Press.
Fite, P. J., Rubens., S. L., *Evans, S. C., & *Poquiz, J. (in press). The Broader Context:
School and Neighborhood Factors Contributing to ODD and CD Symptomatology. In J.
Lochman & W. Matthys (Eds.), The Wiley Handbook of Disruptive and Impulse-Control
Disorders. West Sussex, UK: John Wiley & Sons Limited.
Fite, P. J., Craig., J., Colder, C. R., Lochman, J. E. & Wells, K. C. (2016). Proactive
and Reactive Aggression. In R. J. R. Levesque (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Adolescence. Springer
International Publishing Switzerland.
Fite, P. J., *Rathert, J., Colder, C. R., Lochman, J. E. & Wells, K. C. (2012). Proactive
and Reactive Aggression. In R. J. R. Levesque (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Adolescence (pp. 2164-
2170). New York, NY: Springer.
Stoppelbein, L., Greening, L., & Fite, P. J. (2009). The Role of Plasma Cortisol in
Conduct Problems and Antisocial Traits in Latency-age Girls. In C. Quin & S. Tawse (Eds.),
Handbook of Aggressive Behavior Research. Hauppauge, NY: Nova.
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Conference Presentations:
Diaz, K., Fite, P. J., & Cooley, J. (November 2017). Cyber Victimization: Trends from
elementary school to high school. Poster presentation at Association for Behavioral and
Cognitive Therapies Annual Meeting. San Diego, CA.
Evans, S. C. & Fite, P. J. (November 2017). Dual pathways from reactive aggression to
depressive symptoms in children: Further examination of the failure model. Poster presentation
at Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies Annual Meeting. San Diego, CA.
Evans, S. C., Fite, P. J., & Blossom, J. (November 2017). Irritability in Children and
Adolescents: Treatment Needs and Mechanisms for Change. Symposia presentation at
Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies Annual Meeting. San Diego, CA.
Pederson, C., Fite, P. J. (April 2017). Trajectories of relational and physical
victimization in late childhood. Symposia presentation at the Society for Research in Child
Development Biennial Meeting. Austin, TX.
Miller, M. A., Rubens, S. L., & Fite, P. J. (March 2017). The Role of Sleep Quality and
Aggression Subtypes in Predicting Delinquency among Elementary School Boys. Poster
presentation at the annual conference of the American Psychology-Law Society. Seattle, WA.
Pederson, C. A., Fite, P. J., Weigand, P., Meyer, H., & Housman, L. (March 2017).
Implementation of PBS in Juvenile Detention: The Role of Individual Characteristics. Oral
Presentation at the 14th International Conference on Positive Behavior Support. Denver, CO.
Brown, S., Fite, P. J., Poquiz, J., Richey, A., & Bortolato, M. (October 2016).
Examination of the Links between Proactive and Reactive Aggression and Reasons for Alcohol
Use. Poster presentation at Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies Annual
Meeting. New York, NY.
Fite, P. J., Williford, A., Cooley, J., DePaolis, K., & King, Y. (October 2016). The Role
of Gender in the Forms and Location of Victimization: Implications for Prevention and
Intervention. Poster presentation at Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies Annual
Meeting. New York, NY.
Pederson, C., Fite, P. J., & Bortolato, M. (October 2016). The Role of Functions of
Aggression in Associations between Sensitivity to Punishment and Reward and Mental Health
Outcomes. Poster presentation at Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies Annual
Meeting. New York, NY.
Tampke, E., Fite, P. J., Cooley, J., Diaz, K., & Johnson-Motoyama, M. (October 2016).
Peer Victimization and Adjustment Outcomes Among Latino Adolescents. Poster presentation
at Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies Annual Meeting. New York, NY.
Dipierro, M., Brown, S., Fite, P., & Bortolato M. (September 2016). The Impact of
Stressful Life Events on Proactive and Reactive Aggression. Poster presentation at the National
Conference in Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology.
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Frazer, A. & Fite, P. (September 2016). Parental psychological and behavioral control:
Youth perceptions and observed parenting. Poster presentation at the National Conference in
Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology.
King, Y. & Fite, P. J. (September 2016). Parent-child communication moderates the
relation between parental solicitation and child delinquency. Poster presentation at the National
Conference in Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology.
Mitchell, T., Brown, S., Fite, P & Bortolato, M. (September 2016) Impulsivity as a
moderator of the associations between child maltreatment types and weight status. Poster
presentation at the National Conference in Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology.
Poquiz, J. & Fite, P. (September, 2016). Community violence and conduct and
oppositional behaviors among Latino adolescents: The moderating role of academic
performance. Poster presentation at the National Conference in Clinical Child and Adolescent
Psychology.
Reiter, N., Pederson, C., & Fite, P. (September 2016). The Effect of Peer Victimization
and ADHD Symptom Clusters on Forms of Child Aggression. Poster presentation at the
National Conference in Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology.
Richey, A., Fite, P., Frazer, A., Pederson, C., King, Y., & Bortolato, M. (September
2016). The Role of Alexithymia Dimensions in the Associations between Inconsistent
Discipline and Reactive and Proactive Aggression. Poster presentation at the National
Conference in Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology.
Rubens, S., Gudiño, O., Michel, J., Fite, P. & Johnson Motoyama, M. (September
2016). Neighborhood and Cultural Stressors Associated with Delinquency in Latino
Adolescents. Poster presentation at the National Conference in Clinical Child and Adolescent
Psychology.
Tampke, E., Blossom, J. & Fite, P. (September 2016). Sleep Quality Moderates the
Link Between Peer Victimization and Depressive Symptoms. Poster presentation at the
National Conference in Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology.
Rubens, S., Gudino, O.G., Fite, P. J., & Grande, J. (August 2016). Stressors, Sleep, and
Internalizing Symptoms among Latino Adolescents. Symposia presentation at American
Psychological Association Convention. Denver, CO.
Stone, K., Fite, P., J., & Frazer, A. L. (August 2016). The role of parental depressive
symptoms on siblings’ verbal and physical aggression. Poster presentation at Division 37,
American Psychological Association Convention. Denver, CO.
Brown, S., Hoemberg, K., Fite, P. J., & Bortolato, M. (July 2016). Accounting for the
associations between child maltreatment and internalizing problems: The role of alexithymia”
Poster presentation at the International Family Violence and Child Victimization Research
Conference. Portsmouth, NH.
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Fite, P. J., Cooley, J. & Evans, S. (June 2016). The Impact of Irritability on the
Prospective Associations Between Internalizing Symptoms and Forms of Aggression During
Middle Childhood. Oral Presentation at Research Conference on Relational aggression.
Washington, DC.
Cooley, J. L., Fite, P. J., Evans, S. C., Pederson, C. A., & Reiter, N. (June 2016).
Prospective Associations Between ADHD and ODD Symptoms and Forms of Aggression
Across the Elementary School Years: Effects of Grade Level and Gender. Poster Presentation
at Research Conference on Relational aggression. Washington, DC.
Michel, J., Rubens, S., Fite, P. J., & Johnston-Motoyama, M. (May 2016). Protective
Factors in the Relation between Acculturation Dissonance and Externalizing and Internalizing
Problems among Latino Adolescents. Poster presentation at the Association for Psychological
Science Annual Convention. Chicago, IL.
Michel, J., Rubens, S. L., Hagood, P. B., & Fite, P. J. (April 2016). Community
Violence Exposure, Peers, and Anxiety among Adolescents. Poster presentation at the
Southeastern Psychological Association Annual Meeting. New Orleans, LA.
Rubens, S., Gudino, O.G., Fite, P. J., & Grande, J. (April 2016). Stressors, Sleep, and
Internalizing Symptoms among Latino Adolescents. Oral presentation at the Southeastern
Psychological Association Annual Meeting. New Orleans, LA.
Fite, P. J., Pederson, C., Myers, H., Rooks, R., Wolff, A., & Weigand, P. (March 2016).
Individual Factors that Predict Response to a PBS Program in Juvenile Detention. Oral
Presentation at the 13th International Conference on Positive Behavior Support. San Francisco,
CA.
Richey, A., Brown, S., & Fite, P. J. (March 2016). The Role of Hostile Attributions in
the Associations between Childhood Maltreatment and Reactive and Proactive Aggression.
Poster to be presented at Society for Research on Adolescence Biennial Meeting. Baltimore,
MD.
DiPierro, M., & Fite, P. J. (March 2016). Religion and Spirituality as a Moderator of
the Link between Hope and Anxiety in a Sample of Latino Youth. Poster to be presented at
Society for Research on Adolescence Biennial Meeting. Baltimore, MD.
Frazer, A., Fite, P. J., & Clickenbeard, J. (March 2016). Similarities in Sibling Levels
of Proactive and Reactive Aggression: The Role of Parental Criticism. Poster to be presented at
Society for Research on Adolescence Biennial Meeting. Baltimore, MD.
Poquiz, J., & Fite, P. J. (March 2016). The Associations between Neighborhood
Violence and Internalizing Symptoms Among Latino Youth. Poster to be presented at Society
for Research on Adolescence Biennial Meeting. Baltimore, MD.
Rubens, S., Evans, S., Fite, P. J., Cooley, J., & Becker, S. P. (November 2015). Quality
vs. Quantity: Mental Health Outcomes Associated with Sleep in Youth. Poster presented at the
2015 Pediatric Sleep Medicine Conference. Amelia Island, FL.
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Brown, S., Fite, P. J., & Poquiz, J. (November 2015). Moderating Effects of Gender on
Outcomes associated with Stressful Life Events. Poster presented at the Association for
Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies Annual Meeting. Chicago, IL.
Cooley, J., & Fite, P. J. (November 2015). Peer Victimization and Forms of Aggression
During Middle Childhood: The Role of Emotion Regulation. Poster presented at the
Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies Annual Meeting. Chicago, IL.
Cooley, J., Fite, P. J., Evans, S., Poquiz, J., & Mitchell, T. (November 2015). Joining in
with the aggressor versus defending the victim: Psychosocial predictors of bystander behavior
among elementary school-age children. Poster presented at the Association for Behavioral and
Cognitive Therapies Annual Meeting. Chicago, IL.
DiPierro, M., Fite, P. J., Richey, A., & Brown, S. (November 2015). Proactive and
Reactive Aggression and Risky Sexual Behavior. Poster presented at the Association for
Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies Annual Meeting. Chicago, IL.
Frazer, A., Cooley, J. L., Fite, P. J. (November 2015). Parental Psychological Control
and Peer Victimization: The Role of Emotion Inhibition. Poster presented at the Association for
Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies Annual Meeting. Chicago, IL.
Manring, S., Frazer, A. L., Smeraglia, K. F., Whitley, M. L., Pollock, B., Elledge, L. C.,
& Fite, P. J. (November 2015). Proactive and Reactive Aggression and Victimization: The
Moderating Role of Parental Psychological Control. Poster presented at the Association for
Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies Annual Meeting. Chicago, IL.
Mitchell, T., Cooley, J., Evans, S., & Fite, P. J. (November 2015). The moderating
effect of physical activity on the association between ADHD symptoms and peer victimization
in middle childhood. Poster presented at the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive
Therapies Annual Meeting. Chicago, IL.
Pederson, C., Rathert, J. L., Fite, P. J., Stoppelbein, L., & Greening, L. (November
2015). Associations between proactive and reactive aggression, parenting styles, and
internalizing symptomatology in children admitted to a psychiatric inpatient unit. Poster
presented at the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies Annual Meeting. Chicago,
IL.
Poquiz, J., & Fite, P. J. (November 2015). Neighborhood Violence and Lifetime
Substance Use in a Sample of Predominantly Latino Youth: The Mediating Role of Peer
Substance Use. Poster presented at the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies
Annual Meeting. Chicago, IL.
Withrow, A. R., Becker, S. P., Stoppelbein, L., Greening, L., Luebbe, A. M., & Fite, P.
J. (October 2015). Sluggish cognitive tempo is associated with suicide risk in psychiatrically
hospitalized children. Poster to be presented at the Society for Developmental and Behavioral
Pediatrics (SDBP) Annual Meeting, Las Vegas, NV.
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Poquiz, J., & Fite, P. J. (August 2015). The Role of Delinquency in the Association
between Depression and Risk for Substance Use in an Elementary School-Age Population.
Poster to be presented at American Psychological Association Annual Convention. Toronto,
CA.
Blossom, J., Fite, P. J., Frazer, A., Cooley, J., & Evans, S. (March 2015). Parental
Psychological Control and Aggression in Youth: The Moderating Effect of Emotion
Dysregulation. Poster presented at Society for Research in Child Development Biennial
Meeting. Philadelphia, PA.
DiPierro, M., & Fite, P. J. (March 2015). Academic Aspirations as a Moderator of the
Link between Negative Life Events and Delinquency in a Sample of Latino Youth. Poster
presented at Society for Research in Child Development Biennial Meeting. Philadelphia, PA.
Evans, S, Fite, P. J., Cooley, J., & Blossom, J. (March 2015). An Examination of the
Irritable and Defiant Dimensions of Oppositionality: Correlates and Characteristics of the
School Context. Poster presented at Society for Research in Child Development Biennial
Meeting. Philadelphia, PA.
Luebbe, A., Stoppelbein, L., Greening, L., Becker, S., & Fite, P. (March 2015). Family
Savoring of Positive Events is Uniquely Inversely Related to Depression among Youth
Admitted for Inpatient Psychiatric Care. Symposium presented at Society for Research in Child
Development Biennial Meeting. Philadelphia, PA.
Pederson, C. A., Rathert, J., Fite, P. J., Stoppelbein, L., & Greening, L. (March 2015).
Relations between Aggression Subtypes, Parenting, and Externalizing Symptoms in Children
Admitted to a Psychiatric Inpatient Unit. Poster presented at Society for Research in Child
Development Biennial Meeting. Philadelphia, PA.
Johnson- Motoyama, M., Moses, M. R., Lelah, T., Mariscal, S., Navarro, C., & Fite, P.
J. (January 2015). Parent Perspectives on the Prevention of Unintended Pregnancy and
HIV/STIs among Latino Adolescents. Poster presented at SSWR Annual Conference. New
Orleans, LA.
Frazer, A. L., Fite, P. J., & Johnson-Motoyama, M. (November 2014). Acculturation
Dissonance, Assimilation, and Depressive Symptoms in Latino Adolescents. Poster presented
at the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies Annual Meeting. Philadelphia, PA.
Brown, S., & Fite, P. J. (October 2014). Negative Life Events as a Predictor of Peer
Victimization: Does Anxiety Account for this Link? Poster presented at the National
Conference on Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology. Lawrence, KS.
Cheetham-Johnson, R. J., & Fite, P. J. (October 2014). Potential Factors Contributing to
Attrition in After-School Care Programs. Poster presented at the National Conference on
Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology. Lawrence, KS.
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Cooley, J. E., Fite, P. J., Frazer, A. L., Brown, S., & DiPierro, M. (October 2014). Co-
occurring Aggression and Anxiety Symptoms in the Prediction of Peer Victimization in
Childhood. Poster presented at the National Conference on Clinical Child and Adolescent
Psychology. Lawrence, KS.
Frazer, A. L., & Fite, P. J. (October 2014). Psychological Control, Supportive
Parenting, and Childhood Depressive Symptoms. Poster presented at the National Conference
on Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology. Lawrence, KS.
Fite, P. J., Brown, S., Gabrielli, J., DiPierro, M., Pederson, C., Blossom, J., Cooley, J.
& Bortolato, M. (July 2014). The Role of Negative Life Events in Comorbid Reactive
Aggression and Marijuana Use among Latino Adolescents. Oral presentation at the
International Society for Research on Aggression annual meeting. Atlanta, GA.
Bortolato, M., Mosher, L. J., Fite, P. J., & Godar, S. (July 2014). Modeling gene x
environment interaction in reactive aggression. Oral presentation at the International Society
for Research on Aggression annual meeting. Atlanta, GA.
Johnson-Motoyama, M., Moses, M., Koloroutis, T. & Fite, P. J. (May 2014). Parent
Perspectives on Prevention of Unintended Pregnancy and HIV/STDs among Latino
Adolescents. Poster to be presented at Society for Prevention Research Annual Meeting.
Washington, DC.
Rubens, S. L., Fite, P. J., & Vernberg, E. (March 2014). An Examination of the Role of
Health Behaviors in the Relation between Neighborhood Disadvantage and Internalizing
Symptoms among Latino Adolescents. Poster presented at the Society of Pediatric Psychology
Annual Conference. Philadelphia, PA.
Cooley, J. L., Fite, P. J., & Rubens, S. L. (November 2013). An Examination of the
Links between Forms of Peer Victimization and Reactive and Proactive Aggression in
Adolescents. Poster presented at the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies
Annual Meeting. Nashville, TN.
Fite, P. J., Gabrielli, J., Cooley, J. L., Rubens, S. L., & Pederson, C. A. (November
2013). Associations between Involvement in Peer Victimization and Risk for Substance Use
among Elementary School-Age Youth. Poster presented at the Association for Behavioral and
Cognitive Therapies Annual Meeting. Nashville, TN.
Pederson, C. A. & Fite, P. J. (November 2013). The Impact of Parenting on the
Associations between Child Aggression and Oppositional Defiant Disorder Symptoms. Youth.
Poster presented at the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies Annual Meeting.
Nashville, TN.
Stoppelbein, L. Greening, L., Luebbe, A., Fite, P. J., & Becker. S. P. (November 2013).
Cortisol as a Predictor of Proactive and Reactive Aggression Among Girls: A Test of
Mediation. Poster presented at the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies Annual
Meeting. Nashville, TN.
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Rubens, S. L., Fite, P. J., Cooley, J. L., & Carpenter, C. (November 2013). The Role of
Sleep in the Relation between Community Violence Exposure and Delinquency among Latino
Adolescence. Poster to be presented at International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies
Annual Meeting. Philadelphia, PA.
Temple, J. R., Shorey, R. C., Fite, P. J., Stuart, G. L., Le, V. D. (May 2013). Substance
Use as a Longitudinal Predictor of the Perpetration of Teen Dating Violence. Poster to be
presented at the Society for Prevention Research Annual Meeting. San Francisco, CA.
Cooley, J., Fite, P. J., Rubens, S., Hendrickson, M., & Tunno, A. (April 2013). Peer
Victimization and Rule Breaking Behavior among Adolescents: The Moderating Role of Peer
Social Support. Poster presented at the Society for Research in Child Development Biennial
Meeting. Seattle, WA.
Evans, S., Fite, P. J., Hendrickson, M., & Rubens, S. L., (April 2013). Relations among
Reactive Aggression, ADHD Symptoms, and Social Problems in Hispanic Adolescents. Poster
presented at the Society for Research in Child Development Biennial Meeting. Seattle, WA.
Fite, P. J., Rubens, S. L., Hendrickson., M., Evans, S., & Pedersen, C. (April 2013).
The Impact of Bullying and Victimization on Marijuana Use in a Sample of Hispanic Youth.
Poster presented at the Society for Research in Child Development Biennial Meeting. Seattle,
WA.
Hendrickson, M., Fite, P. J., Evans, S. E., Cooley, J., & Rubens, S. L. (April 2013).
Gender Differences in the Relations between ADHD and ODD Symptoms and Bullying and
Victimization. Poster presented at the Society for Research in Child Development Biennial
Meeting. Seattle, WA.
Becker, S., Luebbe, A., Stoppelbein, L., Greening, L., & Fite, P. J. (November 2012).
Psychopathic Traits and Aggression in a Child Psychiatric Inpatient Population: Differences
Among Children with ADHD, Conduct Disorder, or Co-occurring Symptoms. Poster presented
at the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies Annual Meeting. National Harbor,
MD.
Hendrickson, M., Fite, P. J., Rubens, S., Gabrielli, J., & Evans, S. (November 2012).
The Role of Peer Rejection in the Link between Reactive Aggression and Academic
Difficulties. Poster presented at the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies Annual
Meeting. National Harbor, MD.
Preddy, T. M., Fite, P. J., Vitulano, M. L., Wimsatt, A. R., and Gaertner, A. (November
2012). Associations between Relational Aggression, Loneliness, and Depression in Childhood
and Adolescence. Poster presented at the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies
Annual Meeting. National Harbor, MD.
Rubens, S. & Fite, P. J. (November 2012). The Influence of Physical Activity in the
Relation between Neighborhood Safety and Depressive Symptoms among School-Age
Children. Poster presented at the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies Annual
Meeting. National Harbor, MD.
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Wimsatt, A. R., Fite, P. J., Vitulano, M. L., & Preddy, T. M. (November 2012). The
Interactive Effects of Parental Sources of Knowledge on Child Disruptive Behavior. Poster
presented at the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies Annual Meeting. National
Harbor, MD.
Fite, P. J., Raine, A., Loeber, R., Stouthamer-Loeber, M., & Pardini, D (March 2012).
Reactive and Proactive Aggression in Adolescent Males. Poster presented at Society for
Research on Adolescence Biennial Meeting. Vancouver, Canada.
Preddy, T., Fite, P. J., Vitulano, M., & Gaertner, A. (March 2012). The Role of Close
Intimate Friendship in the link between Reactive Aggression and Child Depressive Symptoms.
Poster presented at Society for Research on Adolescence Biennial Meeting. Vancouver,
Canada.
Shorey, R. C., Seavey, A. E., Brasfield, H., Febres, J., Zucosky, H., Fite, P. J., & Stuart,
G. L. (2012). Social Support Reduces the Impact of Dating Violence Victimization on
Adjustment. Poster presented at the 24th annual convention of the Association for Psychological
Science. Chicago, IL.
Elkins, S.R., Fite, P.J., Moore, T.M., Lochman, J.E., & Wells, K.C. (November 2011).
Bidirectional Relationships between Parenting and Youth Substance Use: Examination of a
Cross-Lagged Developmental Model of Reciprocal Effects. Poster presented at the Association
for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies Annual Meeting. Toronto, Canada.
Fite, P. J., Vitulano, M., & Preddy, T. M. (November 2011). The Positive Impact of
Attending a Community-Based Youth Program on Child Depressive Symptoms. Poster
presented at the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies Annual Meeting. Toronto,
Canada.
Preddy, T. & Fite, P. J. (November 2011). Differential Influences of Overt and
Relational Aggression on Children’s Psychosocial Adjustment. Poster presented at the
Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies Annual Meeting. Toronto, Canada.
Wimsatt, A. R. & Fite, P. J. (November 2011). An Examination of the Bidirectional
Relations between Sources of Knowledge and Child Disruptive Behavior. Poster presented at
the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies Annual Meeting. Toronto, Canada.
Wimsatt, A. R. & Fite, P. J. (November 2011). The impact of psychological control on
the behavioral symptoms of ODD and CD: A closer examination of externalizing behavior.
Poster presented at the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies Annual Meeting.
Toronto, Canada.
Vitulano, M. L., Fite, P.J., Wimsatt, A., Rathert, J., & Hatmaker, R. (November 2011).
Gender Differences in Consequences of ADHD Symptoms in a Community-Based Youth
Organization. Poster presented at the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies
Annual Meeting. Toronto, Canada.
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Raskin-White, H., Fite, P. J., Pardini, D. A., Mun, Y, & Loeber, R. (November 2011).
Moderators of alcohol’s effect on fighting among adolescent males. Thematic Panel Discussion
at the American Society of Criminology Meeting. Washington DC.
Fite, P. J., Rathert, J., Vitulano, M., Wynn, P., Gaertner, A., Wimsatt, A., Grassetti, S.
N., & Preddy, T. (March/April 2011). Longitudinal Investigation of Forms and Functions of
Aggression as Predictors of Rule-Breaking Behavior. Symposium presented at the Society for
Research in Child Development Biennial Meeting. Montreal, Canada.
Fite, P. J., Stoppelbein, L., & Greening, L. (March/April 2011). Association between
Child-Reported Relational Aggression and Depression and Suicidal Ideation in a Child
Psychiatric Inpatient Sample. Symposium presented at the Society for Research in Child
Development Biennial Meeting. Montreal, Canada.
Preddy, T. & Fite, P. J. (March/April 2011). The Impact of Aggression Subtypes and
Friendship Quality on Child Symptoms of Depression. Poster to be presented at the Society for
Research in Child Development Biennial Meeting. Montreal, Canada.
Rathert, J., Fite, P. J., & Vitulano, M. (March/April 2011). Links between symptoms of
ADHD and ODD and Child Disciplinary Problems in an After-school Care Program. Poster to
be presented at the Society for Research in Child Development Biennial Meeting. Montreal,
Canada.
Fite, P. J., Vitulano, M. L., Wynn, P., Wimsatt, A., Gaertner, A. E., & Rathert, J. L.
(November 2010). Influence of Perceived Neighborhood Safety on Proactive and Reactive
Aggression. Poster presented at the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies
Annual Meeting. San Francisco, CA.
Vitulano, M. L. & Fite, P. J. (November 2010). Risk-taking and Physical Activity in
Pre-Adolescent Youth. Poster presented at the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive
Therapies Annual Meeting. San Francisco, CA.
Wimsatt, A., Fite, P. J., & Grassetti, S. (November 2010). Positive Parenting
Dimensions as a Moderator of the Link between Corporal Punishment and Child Depressive
Symptoms. Poster presented at the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies Annual
Meeting. San Francisco, CA.
Gaertner, A., Rathert, J., Fite, P. J., Vitulano, M. L., Wynn, P., & Harber, J. (March
2010). Sources of Parental Knowledge as a Moderator in the Relation between Parental
Psychological Control and Relational Aggression. Poster presented at the Society for Research
on Adolescence Biennial Meeting. Philadelphia, PA.
Rathert, J., Fite, P. J., Gaertner, A., Vitulano, M. L. (March 2010). Psychological
Control and Proactive and Reactive Aggression: Does Effortful Control Moderate the Relation?
Poster presented at the Society for Research on Adolescence Biennial Meeting. Philadelphia,
PA.
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Vitulano, M. L., Fite, P. J., Rathert, J., Gaertner, A., Wynn, P., & Hill, R (March 2010).
The Influence of Neighborhood Safety on the Relation between Caregiver Alcohol Use and the
Risk for Child Depressive Symptoms. Poster presented at the Society for Research on
Adolescence Biennial Meeting. Philadelphia, PA.
Fite, P. J., & Vitulano, M. (November 2009). Proactive and Reactive Aggression and
Physical Activity. Poster presented at the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies
Annual Meeting. New York, NY
Rathert, J., Fite, P. J., & Vitulano, M. (November 2009). The Relation between
Corporal Punishment and Child Reported Depression. Poster presented at the Association for
Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies Annual Meeting. New York, NY.
Vitulano, M., & Fite, P. J. (November 2009). Impulsivity as a Moderator of the
Relation between Peer Delinquency and Child Externalizing Behavior. Poster presented at the
Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies Annual Meeting. New York, NY.
Fite, P. J., Stoppelbein, L., & Greening, L. (April 2009). Proactive and Reactive
Aggression in a Child Psychiatric Inpatient Population. Poster presented at the Society for
Research in Child Development Biennial Meeting. Denver, CO.
Gaertner, A. E., Fite, P.J. (April 2009). The Role of Child Disclosure in Concordance
between Parent and Child Reports of Depression. Poster presented at the Society for Research
on Child Development Biennial Meeting. Denver, CO.
Gaertner, A. E., Fite, P.J., Colder, C. R. (April 2009). Moderating Effect of Intimate
Exchange on the Relation Between Best Friend Delinquency and Child Externalizing Behavior.
Poster presented at the Society for Research on Child Development Biennial Meeting. Denver,
CO.
Fite, P. J., Stoppelbein, L., Gaertner, A., & Greening, L. (November 2008). Comparison
of Caregiver- and Child- Reported Measures of Proactive and Reactive Aggression in a Child
Psychiatric Inpatient Population. Poster presented at the Association for Behavioral and
Cognitive Therapies Annual Meeting. Orlando, FL.
Greening, L., Stoppelbein, L, Fite, P. J. & Gaertner, A. (November 2008). Predicting
Suicide Risk Among School-aged Children: The Role of Aggression. Poster presented at the
Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies Annual Meeting. Orlando, FL.
Stoppelbein, L., Fite, P. J, & Greening, L., & Gaertner, A. (November 2008). Proactive
and Reactive Aggression as Predictors of Psychopathy in Children. Poster presented at the
Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies Annual Meeting. Orlando, FL.
Fite, P. J., Colder, C. R., Lochman, J. E., & Wells, K. C. (March 2008). Developmental
Trajectories of Proactive and Reactive Aggression from 5th to 9th Grade. Poster presented at the
Society for Research on Adolescence Biennial Meeting. Chicago, IL.
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Gaertner, A. E., Fite, P. J., & Colder, C. R. (March 2008). Parenting and Friendship
Quality as Predictors of Change in Internalizing Behavior Problems in Early Adolescence.
Poster presented at the Society for Research on Adolescence Biennial Meeting. Chicago, IL.
Smith, J. D., Welsh, D. P., & Fite, P. J. (March 2008). How Relational Views Influence
Adolescents’ Subjective Understanding of Romantic Relationship Interactions. Poster
presented at the Society for Research on Adolescence Biennial Meeting. Chicago, IL.
Barry, T., Lochman, J. E., Fite, P. J., Colder, C. R., & Wells, K. C. (November 2007).
The Influence of Neighborhood Context and Harsh Parenting on Children’s Aggressive and
Academic Behaviors. Poster presented at the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive
Therapies Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, PA.
Fite, P. J., Stauffacher, K., Ostrov, J. M., & Colder, C. R. (November 2007).
Replication and Extension of Little et al.’s (2003) Forms and Functions of Aggression
Measure. Poster presented at the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies Annual
Meeting, Philadelphia, PA.
Fite, P. J., Greening, L., Stoppelbein, L., & Dhossche, D. (November 2007). Parenting
Stress as a Predictor of Age at First Admission to a Child Psychiatric Inpatient Unit. Poster
presented at the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies Annual Meeting,
Philadelphia, PA.
Stoppelbein, L., Fite, P. J., & Greening, L. (November 2007). Relations between
Parenting Stress and Psychopathic Traits among School-aged Children. Poster to be presented
at the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, PA.
Fite, P. J., Colder, C. R., Lochman, J. E., & Wells, K. C. (March 2007). Pathways from
Proactive and Reactive Aggression to Substance Use. Poster presented at the Society for
Research in Child Development Biennial Meeting. Boston, MA.
Greening, L., Stoppelbein, L., Erath, S. A., Fite, P.J., & Dhossche, D. (March 2007).
Application of Path Analyses for Predicting Suicidal Behaviors among Children. Poster
presented at the Society for Research in Child Development Biennial Meeting. Boston, MA.
Stauffacher, K., Fite, P. J., Ostrov, J. M., & Colder, C. R. (March 2007). Parenting and
Temperament Predictors of Relational Aggression. Poster presented at the Society for
Research in Child Development Biennial Meeting. Boston, MA.
Fite, P.J., Colder, C. R., Lochman, J. E., & Wells, K. C. (November 2006). The
Relation between Proactive and Reactive Aggression and Substance Use Initiation. Poster
presented at the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies Annual Meeting, Chicago,
IL.
Fite, P. J., & Colder, C. R. (March 2006). Change in Proactive and Reactive
Aggression in Early Adolescence and Multiple Aspects of Parental Monitoring as Predictors of
Change. Poster presented at the Society for Research on Adolescence Biennial Meeting, San
Francisco, CA.
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Fite, P. J., Magid, V. & Colder, C. R. (March 2006). The Relationship between
Proactive and Reactive Aggression and Substance Use and Alcohol-Related Problems in a
College Sample. Poster presented at the Society for Research on Adolescence Biennial
Meeting. San Francisco, CA.
Fite, P.J., & Colder, C. R. (November 2005). Proactive and Reactive Aggression and
Delinquent Peer Affiliations: Implications for Substance Use Prevention and Intervention.
Poster to be presented at the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies Annual
Meeting, Washington D.C.
Fite, P. J., Colder, C. R., & Pelham, W. E. (April 2005). The Relation between Unique
and Co-occurring Factors of Internalizing and Externalizing Behaviors and Friendship Quality.
Poster presented at the Society for Research in Child Development Biennial Meeting, Atlanta,
GA.
Fite, P. J., Colder, C. R., & Pelham, W. E. (November 2004). The Relation between
Parenting Variables and Dimensions of Proactive and Reactive Aggression. Poster presented at
Association for the Advancement of Behavior Therapy Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA.
Fite, P. J., Colder, C. R., & Pelham, W. E. (November 2004). Unique and Co-occurring
Factors of Child Internalizing and Externalizing Problems and Predictors of Deviant Peer
Affiliations. Poster presented at Association for the Advancement of Behavior Therapy Annual
Meeting, New Orleans, LA.
Fite, P. J. (July 2004). Pathways from Subtypes of Aggression to Substance Use. Poster
presented at NIDA Child and Adolescent Mentee Grant Writing Workshop, Bethesda, MD.
Fite, P. J., & Colder, C. R. (May 2004). Distinguishing Proactive and Reactive
Aggression and their Co-occurrence Using Confirmatory Factor Analysis. Poster presented at
the Society for Prevention Research Annual Meeting, Quebec City, Canada.
MacKenzie, E. P., Fite, P. J., & Bates, J. E., (May 2004). Predicting Outcome in
Behavioral Parent Training: Expected and Unexpected Results. Poster presented at the Society
for Prevention Research Annual Meeting, Quebec City, Canada.
O’Connor, R. M., Fite, P. J., Stauffacher, K., Nowlin, P., Magid, V., & Colder, C. R.
(May 2004). Children’s Implicit Attitudes and Explicit Outcome Expectancies of Alcohol Use.
Organized poster symposia presented at the Society for Prevention Research Annual Meeting,
Quebec City, Canada.
Colder, C. R., O’Connor, R. M., Stauffacher, K., & Fite, P. J. (February 2004).
Children’s Smoking Related Implicit Attitudes and Explicit Outcome Expectancies. Oral
presentation given at the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco Annual Meeting,
Scottsdale, AZ.
Fite, P. J., Colder, C. R., Lochman, J. E., & Wells, K. C. (November 2003). The
Reciprocal Nature of Parenting and Child Externalizing Behavior Problems and the Moderating
Role of Parental Anger. Poster presented at Association for Advancement of Behavior Therapy
Annual Meeting, Boston, MA.
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Fite, P. J., O’Connor, R. M., & Colder, C. R. (April 2003). Temperamental Risk of
Proactive and Reactive Aggression. Poster presented at the Society for Research in Child
Development Biennial, Tampa, FL.
Fite, P. J., MacKenzie, E. P., & Bates, J. E. (May 2001). Examining the Relationship
between Client Resistance, Consumer Satisfaction, Child Behavior, and Knowledge of
Parenting Concepts in a Parent Training Program. Poster presented at the Midwestern
Psychological Association Annual Meeting, Chicago, Il.
Professional Service to Organizations:
Treasurer (Elected) 2018-2020
Society for Child and Family Policy and Practice (Division 37 of APA)
Member of Science Committee 2017 - present
Society of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology (Division 53 of APA)
Co-Chair of National Conference in Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology 2016
Sponsored by Division 53
Member-at-Large for Early Career Psychologists (Elected) 2014 - 2016
Society for Child and Family Policy and Practice (Division 37 of APA)
Chair, Early Career Psychologist Committee 2014 - 2016
Society for Child and Family Policy and Practice (Division 37 of APA)
Member of ICD 11 Disruptive Behavior Disorders Task Group 2013 - present
World Health Organization
Grant Reviewer:
Israeli Ministry of Science, Technology, and Space September 2106
National Science Foundation Proposal Reviewer August 2014
NIH R15 Academic Research Enhancement Awards December 2009
Special Emphasis Study Section (ZRG1 BBBP-D52)
Conference Abstract Reviewer:
APA Convention Division 37 2014
National Conference in Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology 2014
Society for Research in Child Development 2014
Society for Research on Adolescence 2015
National Conference in Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology 2016
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Editorial Board:
Child Psychiatry and Human Development July 2014 - present
Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment January 2009 - present
Substance Abuse: Research and Treatment October 2008 – present
Ad-Hoc Reviewer:
Addiction
Addictive Behaviors
Aggressive Behavior
Child Development
Child and Youth Care Forum
Child and Youth Services Review
Child Maltreatment
Criminal Justice and Behavior
Evaluation and Program Planning
Evaluation Review
International Journal of Behavioral Development
Journal of Abnormal Psychology
Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology
Journal of Adolescence
Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology
Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology
Journal of Child Psychiatry and Human Development
Journal of Early Adolescence
Journal of Family Issues
Journal of Marriage and Family
Journal of Primary Prevention
Journal of Research on Adolescence
Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology
Journal of Social and Personal Relationships
Journal of Substance Use
Neurotoxicity Research
Psychological Assessment
Psychology of Violence
Professional Psychology: Research and Practice
Social Development
Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy
Suicide and Life Threatening Behavior
Department and University Committees:
University of Kansas
Assistant Professor of Applied Behavioral Science Faculty Search Committee 2011/2012
Department of Psychology Awards Committee 2011-present
Clinical Child Psychology Program Admissions Committee 2012- present
Behavioral Sciences General Research Fund Review Committee 2012- 2015
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Applied Behavioral Sciences Minority Recruitment and Graduate Admissions
Committee 2012-2015
Applied Behavioral Sciences Faculty Performance Review Committee 2012/2013
Psychology Merit and Faculty Performance Committee 2014 & 2015
Provost Faculty Advisory Committee 2014 – 2015
CCPP Visiting Professor Search Committee 2014
Bauer Early Childhood Graduate Assistantship Review Committee 2014, 2016
Behavioral Sciences General Research Fund Review Committee Chair 2015
CCPP Diversity Committee 2015-present
Jayhawks DREAM (student led organization) Faculty Advisor 2015-present
CLAS Committee on Graduate Studies Social and Behavioral Sciences Rep. 2015-2016
Applied Behavioral Sciences Awards Committee 2016-2016
Psychology Long-term lecturer for Edwards Campus Hiring Committee 2016
Applied Behavioral Sciences Director of Online Education Hiring Committee 2016
CLAS CGS Proposal and Awards Committee Chair 2016
University Promotion and Tenure Committee 2016
University of Tennessee
Director of Psychology Undergraduate Studies Search Committee 2010/2011
Provost Junior Faculty Fellow August 2009 – May 2011
Clinical Psychology Graduate Admissions 2008 – 2011
Clinical Experience:
Clinical Supervisor January 2012 - present
University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS
Licensed Practicing Clinical Psychologist September 2009 – May 2011
Tennessee
Clinical Supervisor University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN August 2007 – May 2011
Post-doctoral Clinician August 2007 – August 2009
University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN
Supervisor: Bob Wahler, Ph.D; Deborah Welsh, Ph.D.
Leader August 2006- June 2007
Behavioral Parent Training for Court Ordered Families
Family Support Center, Jackson, MS
Clinical Psychology Resident, July 2006 – June 2007
University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS
Supervisors: Laura Stoppelbein, PhD and T. David Elkin, PhD
Clinician and Intake Interviewer Fall 2002 – Summer 2006
University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY
Supervisors: John Roberts, PhD, Frank Fincham, PhD, Leonard Simms, PhD,
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Jennifer Read, PhD, and Sherry Thomas, PhD
Clinician and Intake Interviewer Fall 2002 – Summer 2006
Center for Children and Families, Buffalo, NY
Supervisors: Lisa Burrows-MacLean, PhD and Greta Massetti, PhD
Co-leader Fall 2001 – Summer 2006
Behavioral Parent Training Workshop
Supervisor: Craig Colder, PhD and Sherry Thomas, PhD
Co-leader Spring 2002 – Fall 2004
Psychoeducational Intervention for Parents and Children of Divorce (PACT)
Supervisor: Frank Fincham, PhD
Teaching Experience:
Professor, History of Psychology Fall 2015- present
Professor, Developmental Psychology Fall 2013-present
Professor, Achievement and Intellectual Assessment Fall 2011-present
in Clinical Child Psychology
Professor, Advanced Child Behavior and Development Fall 2011-present
Professor, Graduate-level Structural Equation Modeling Fall 2010
Professor, Graduate-level Developmental Psychology Fall 2008 – Fall 2009
Professor, Abnormal Psychology Fall 2007 – Spring 2011
Teaching Assistant/Lab Instructor, Structural Equation Modeling Workshop May 2006
Instructor, Developmental Psychology Fall 2004, Fall 2005
Instructor, Scientific Inquiry Summer 2004
Webinars:
“Considering Substance Abuse Impact When Developing and April 2016
Implementing PBS Plans with High Risk Medicaid Youth”
2016 KDADS Research To Practice Webinar Series
Fite, P. J., Enyart, M., & Gates, A.
Online Modular Trainings:
“Student Centered Learning: Using a Trauma Informed Lens Summer 2017
to Understand and Approach Student Concerns”
Lawrence Public Schools Contract
Fite, P. J., Brown, S., Gudino, O, & Jackson, Y.
Invited Presentations:
“Factors Contributing to the Development of Child and Adolescent February 2017
Problem Behavior” KU Child Language Proseminar
Lawrence, KS
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“Understanding Depression and Anxiety: Guide for Counselors, December 2016
Teachers, and Parents” State-Wide School Counselors Workshop
Eudora, KS
“Individual Factors that Predict Response to a PBS Program in September 2016
Juvenile Detention” Family Centered Systems of Care Meeting
Lawrence, KS
“Suicide among Youth” Panel Discussion for Lawrence Public Schools August 2016
Lawrence, KS
“Effective Classroom Management Skills” Presentation to Hilltop Early August 2015
Child Development Center Staff
“Bullying” Presentation to Eudora School District Mental Health Team. December 2014
Eudora, KS
“Comorbidity of Aggression and Substance Use August 2014
Douglas County Family Centered System of Care Group
“Bullying and Victimization among Children and Adolescents February 2014
University of Tennessee
“Child Behavior: Research Findings” Presentation to Administrators February 2013
and Teachers at Eudora Elementary School. Eudora, KS
“Behaviors of Elementary School Age Children” Presentation to BRIDGE February 2013
Coalition. Eudora, KS
“Bullying” Presentation to Administrators and Teachers at Eudora April 2012
Elementary School. Eudora, KS.
“Challenges in Providing Therapy for Difficult Children and Their Parents” March 2011
Presentation for the Symposium for the Advancement of Family Therapy
(SAFT) Organization. Knoxville, TN
“Positive Child Development and the Impact of Community Programs” March 2011
Training given to state-wide Boys and Girls Club employees during annual
All Staff Training. Knoxville, TN.
“Cognitive, Social and Emotional Development in Adolescence” September 2006
Presentation given to psychiatry residents at the University of Mississippi
Medical Center. Jackson, MS.
“The Proper Use of Time-Out and Time Away” August 2006
Presentation given to nurses and mental health technicians at the University of Mississippi
Medical Center Child Psychiatric In-Patient Unit. Jackson, MS.
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“Why Earn a PhD” July 2006
Ronald E. McNair Scholars Program Undergraduate Conference. Buffalo, NY.
Teaching Presentations
“Doing more than Just the Dishes: Bringing Undergraduates into the Research August 2015
Process” Presentation at University of Kansas Teaching Summit
Additional Professional Training and Seminars:
UT Grant Writing Institute Summer 2010
Instructor: Robert Porter
Structural Equation Modeling Semester Course Spring 2005
Instructor: Craig R. Colder PhD, Buffalo, NY
The Community Parent Education Program Training Workshop Summer 2002
Conducted by: Charles E. Cunningham, PhD, Buffalo, NY
Structural Equation Modeling Summer Workshop Summer 2002
Instructor: Craig R Colder, PhD, Buffalo, NY
Professional Memberships:
American Psychological Association and Division 37 & 53
Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies
Society for Research in Child Development
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University of Kansas Student Committees (clinical child psychology program students unless otherwise noted)
Masters Thesis Committees
Chair, Michelle Hendrickson September 2012
Chair, John Cooley March 2014
Chair, Cassidy Belz May 2014
Chair, Moneika DiPierro December 2014
Chair, Jon Poquiz November 2015
Chair, Andrew Frazer March 2015
Chair, Casey Pederson June 2016
Committee Member, Madelaine Abel Current
Committee Member, Kathleen Diaz Current
Committee Member, Austen McGuire Current
Committee Member, Carolina Berajano September 2016
Committee Member, Tarrah Mitchell May 2015
Committee Member, Spencer Evans August 2012
Committee Member, Rebecca Kanine September 2012
Committee Member, Laurie Gayes April 2013
Committee Member, Kelsey Borner December 2013
Dissertation Committees
Chair, Jennifer Blossom Current
Chair, Shaquanna Brown Current
Chair, John Cooley Current
Chair, Andrew Frazer Current
Chair, Casey Pederson Current
Chair, Jonathan Poquiz Current
Chair, Spencer Evans June 2016
Co-Chair, Sonia Schwartz October 2013
Committee Member, Bridget Cho Current
Committee Member, Lindsay Huffhines Current
Committee Member, Anna Whaley (ABS) Current
Committee Member, Cindy Boyle (ABS) October 2011
Committee Member, Kalani Makanui June 2012
Committee Member, Sarah Beals May 2014
Committee Member, Ed Morris June 2014
Committee Member, Allison Ellidge June 2014
Committee Member, Leni Wilcox July 2014
Committee Member, Marilyn Sampilo November 2014
Committee Member, Marvia Jones (ABS) May 2015
Committee Member, Joy Gabrielli June 2015
Committee Member, Angela Tunno June 2015
Committee Member, Kathryn DePaolis (Social Welfare) April 2016
Committee Member, Li Chen (School Psychology) May 2016
Committee Member, Laurie Gayes May 2016
Committee Member, Margaret Lloyd (Social Welfare) December 2016
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Committee Member, Tarrah Mitchell May 2017
Qualifying Paper Committees Committee Member, Marlo Winstead (Social Welfare) February 2013
Committee Member, Kathryn DePaolis (Social Welfare) November 2013
Committee Member, Margaret Lloyd (Social Welfare) April 2015
Committee Member, Eunji Nam (Social Welfare) December 2015
Minor Advisor
Committee Member, Cassandra Bonitto (School Psychology) Spring 2014-Spring 2015
Qualifying Exam Committees
Committee Member, Cassandra Bonitto (School Psychology) Spring 2015
Committee Member, Kenneth McFarland (Pharmacology and Toxicology) Summer 2016
University of Tennessee Student Committees
Masters Thesis Committees Chair, Alden Gaertner October 2008
Chair, Jamie Rathert August 2009
Chair, Michael Vitulano April 2010
Chair, Amber Wimsatt October 2010
Committee Member, Christen Mullane April 2008
Committee Member, Miriam Frankel December 2009
Committee Member, Jennifer Willett May 2009
Committee Member, Rebecca Trupe April 2010
Committee Member, Amanda Sherman July 2010
Committee Member, Sarah Gilbert April 2011
Committee Member, Marlena Rybalt April 2011
Committee Member, Stevie Grassetti July 2011
Committee Member, Christopher Watkins October 2011
Dissertation Committees
Chair, Alden Gaertner July 2011
Co-Chair, Aaron Kivisto November 2009
Co-Chair, Porche’ Wynn March 2010
Co-Chair, Sara Elkins May 2011
Co-Chair, Amber Wimsatt September 2012
Co-Chair, Jamie Rathert October 2012
Co-Chair, Michael Vitulano February 2013
Committee Member, Katie Fitzpatrick June 2009
Committee Member, Jennifer Christman December 2011
Committee Member, Jennifer Willett August 2011
Committee Member, Miriam Frankel May 2011
Committee Member, Lydia Eckstein April 2012
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References:
Craig R. Colder, PhD
Professor
State University of New York at Buffalo
Department of Psychology
Park Hall, Box 604110
Buffalo, NY 14260
Voice: 716-645-0190
Fax: 716-645-3801
E-mail: [email protected]
John E. Lochman, PhD, ABPP
Director, Center for Prevention of Youth Behavior Problems;
Professor and Saxon Chairholder in Clinical Psychology
University of Alabama
Department of Psychology, Box 870348
Tuscaloosa, AL 35487
Voice: 205-348-7678
Fax: 205-348-3648
E-mail: [email protected]
Laura Stoppelbein, PhD
Professor
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Department of Psychology
Birmingham, AL
Voice: 205-934-3850
E-mail: [email protected]
Deborah Welsh, PhD
Professor and Department Head
University of Tennessee
Department of Psychology
1404 Circle Dr.
Knoxville, TN 37996-0900
Voice: 865-974-8540
Fax: 865-974-3330
E-mail: [email protected]
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