Lizabeth Roemer

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LIZABETH ROEMER

Curriculum Vitae

Business Address Department of Psychology

University of Massachusetts at Boston

100 Morrissey Blvd

Boston, MA02125

Current Position: Professor,

University of Massachusetts at Boston

Psychology License: MA #7735

EDUCATION

Doctor of Philosophy PennsylvaniaStateUniversity

1995 Clinical psychology

Minor: Health psychology

Master of Science PennsylvaniaStateUniversity

1992 Clinical psychology

Bachelor of Arts Northwestern University

1989 Major: Psychology, with honors

POSITIONS

2008-presentProfessor

University of MassachusettsBoston

2002–2008Associate Professor

University of Massachusetts at Boston

1996–2002Assistant Professor

University of Massachusetts at Boston

Courses taught at UMB:

undergraduate: Personality, Abnormal Psychology, Psychological

Trauma, Psychology of Emotion

graduate: Adult Psychopathology, Cognitive-Behavioral Theory

and Therapy, Clinical Research Methods, Psychological Trauma,

Clinical Practicum, Intervention Strategies

1995 - 1996Post-doctoral Research Fellow

NationalCenter for Post-traumatic Stress Disorder – Behavioral

Science Division

1994 - 1995 Psychology Intern

TuftsUniversitySchool of Medicine/Boston Department of Veterans Affairs Psychology Internship Consortium

RECENT AWARDS

Chancellor’s Distinguished Scholarship Award May 2013

University of MassachusettsBoston

EXTERNAL GRANTS

NIMH - R01-MH074589; An RCT of Acceptance-based Behavior Therapy for GAD. 3/1/2007 – 2/28/2013, $1,927,444 T.D.C. 5 year period. L. Roemer, PI.

NIMH - NRSA predoctoral award. Worry: Implications for flexible, adaptive responding. 9/17/2003 – 9/16/2004. K. Salters, PI. L.Roemer, Sponsor.

NIMH - Ethnic Minority Supplementto R21-MH063208. 2/19/2003 – 11/30/05 $29,992. Supplement for LaTanya Rucker, doctoral student, L.Roemer, PI.

NIMH - R21- MH063208; Developing a new therapy for GAD: Acceptance based CBT. 12/1/2001-11/30/2005. $374, 919 T.D.C. 3-year period. L. Roemer, PI.

NIMH - R03 - MH59044; The effects of suppressing traumatic material. 7/15/1998 – 6/30/2000. $24,904. T.D.C. L. Roemer, PI.

INTERNAL GRANTS

2006-2007 Faculty Development Research Grant, University of Massachusetts/Boston, “A laboratory investigation of the effects of mindfulness practice on emotional reactivity and regulation”, $3,000

2001-2002 Faculty Development Research Grant, University of Massachusetts/Boston “The influence of emotional suppression on emotional reactivity.” $4,760

2001-2002 Faculty Proposal Development Grant, University of Massachusetts/Boston “The role of emotional avoidance in trauma-related emotional dysregulation and cognitive intrusion.” $4,162

1999-2000Faculty Proposal Development Grant, University of Massachusetts/Boston, “The impact of suppressing emotional responses to a rape-related film clip: An investigation of causal factors in post-traumatic stress disorder.” $6,650

1998-1999 Faculty Development Research Grant, University of Massachusetts/Boston, “The effects of suppressing traumatic material”, $4,852

1997-1998 Provost Junior Faculty Development Grant, University of Massachusetts/Boston, “An initial exploration of the mechanisms of successful emotional processing” $2,900

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES

2008- 2011Temporary Member, NIH Scientific Review Committee ITMA

2007-present Advisory Board Member, Institute for Meditation and Psychotherapy

2007Temporary Member, NIH Scientific Review Committee ITMA

2006 Temporary Member, NIH Scientific Review Committee APDA

2006-7Reviewer, NIH Predoctoral and Postdoctoral Fellowship grants (three rounds)

2005 Temporary Member, NIH Scientific Review Committee ITV

2006–present Editorial Board, Behaviour Research and Therapy

2006–2010 Editorial Board, Journal of Anxiety Disorders

2006-2007 Board of Directors, Institute for Meditation and Psychotherapy

2005–present Editorial Board, Behavior Therapy

2004–present Editorial Board, Cognitive and Behavioral Practice

2003–2006 Chair, Workshop Committee for Association for Advancement of Behavior

Therapy

2001–2004 Chair, Awards Committee, Women’s Special Interest Group, Association for

Advancement of Behavior Therapy

2001–2005 Reviewer, BSTART applications, National Institute of Mental Health

1998–2005Member, Program Committee for Annual Convention of Association for

Advancement of Behavior Therapy

2001–2003 Member, Workshop Committee for Association for Advancement of Behavior

Therapy

2000–2003Consulting Editor, Clinical Psychology: Science and Practice

2002 Member, Special Emphasis Panel, “Building Translational Research in

Behavioral Science”, National Institute of Mental Health

1999 Temporary Member, NIH Scientific Review Committee BBBP-5

1999 Consultant, National Advisory Mental Health Council Behavioral Science

Workgroup, National Institute of Mental Health

1998 External Reviewer, Veterans Administration Merit Grants

1998 Member, Expert Consensus Panel for Treatment of Post-traumatic Stress

Disorder

AD-HOC REVIEWS FOR

Anxiety, Stress, and Coping: An International Journal, Behavior Therapy, Behaviour Research and Therapy, Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy,British Journal of Psychology, Cognitive and Behavioral Practice, Cognitive Therapy and Research, Cognition and Emotion, Emotion, Journal of Abnormal Psychology, Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry, Journal of Clinical Psychology, Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, Journal of Experimental Psychology: Applied, Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease, Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, Journal of Traumatic Stress, Motivation and Emotion, Perspectives on Psychological Science, Personality and Individual Differences, Psychological Bulletin, Psychology of Men and Masculinity,Women and Health

PUBLICATIONS

*UMB graduate students, **UMB undergraduate students, ^Students from other universities

Books

Antony, M. M., & Roemer, L. (2011). Behavior Therapy. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association Press.

Orsillo, S. M., & Roemer, L. (2011). The mindful way through anxiety: Break free of worry and reclaim your life. New York: The Guilford Press.

Roemer, L., & Orsillo, S.M. (2009). Mindfulness and acceptance-based behavioral therapies in practice.New York: The Guilford Press.

Orsillo, S.M., & Roemer, L. (Eds). (2005). Acceptance and mindfulness-based
approaches to anxiety: New directions in conceptualization and treatment.New York: Kluwer Academic/Plenum.

Antony, M.M., Orsillo, S.M., & Roemer, L. (Eds.) (2001). Practitioner’s guide to empirically-based measures of anxiety. New York, NY: Kluwer Academic/Plenum.

Peer-reviewed journal articles (64)

*Morgan, L., *Graham, J. R., Hayes-Skelton, S. A., Orsillo, S. M., & Roemer, L. (In press). Relationships between amount of post-intervention of mindfulness practice and follow-up outcome variables in an acceptance-based behavior therapy for generalized anxiety disorder: The importance of informal practice. Journal of Contextual Behavioral Science.

*Kalill, K. S., *Treanor, M., & Roemer, L. (2014). The importance of non-reactivity to posttraumatic stress symptoms: A case for mindfulness. Mindfulness, 5, 314-321.

*Fuchs, C., ^Lee, J.K., Roemer, L. & Orsillo, S.M. (2013). Using mindfulness- and acceptance-based treatments with clients from nondominant cultural and/or marginalized backgrounds: Client considerations, meta-analysis findings and Introduction to the Special Series. Cognitive and Behavioral Practice, 20, 1-12.

*Graham, J. R., *West, L., & Roemer, L. (2013). The experience of racism and anxiety symptoms in an African American Sample: Moderating effects of trait mindfulness. Mindfulness, 4, 332-341.

Hayes-Skelton, S. A.,Orsillo, S. M.,Roemer, L.(2013). Acceptance-based behavior therapy for generalized anxiety disorder. Cognitive and Behavioral Practice: Special Issue on GAD, 20, 264-281.

Hayes-Skelton, S. A.,Roemer, L., Orsillo, S. M., & Borkovec, T. D. (2013). A contemporary view of applied relaxation for generalized anxiety disorder. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, 42, 292-302.

Hayes-Skelton, S. A., Roemer, L., & Orsillo, S. M. (2013). A randomized clinical trial comparing an acceptance based behavior therapy to applied relaxation for generalized anxiety disorder. Journal of Clinical and Consulting Psychology, 81, 761-773.doi:10.1037/a0032871.

*West, L., *Graham, J. R. & Roemer, L. (2013). Functioning in the face of racism: Preliminary findings on the buffering role of values clarification in a Black American sample. Journal of Contextual Behavioral Science, 2, 1-8.

*Erisman, S. M., & Roemer, L. (2012). Mindfulness Process Questionnaire: A preliminary investigation of the process of mindfulness. Mindfulness, 3, 30-43.

*Graham, J. R. & Roemer, L. (2012). A preliminary study of the moderating role of church-based social support in the relationship between the experience of racism and general anxiety symptoms. Culture Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology, 18, 268-276.

Hayes-Skelton, S. A., Usmani, A., ^Lee, J. K., Roemer, L., & Orsillo, S. M. (2012). A fresh look at potential mechanisms of change in applied relaxation for generalized anxiety disorder: A case series. Cognitive and Behavioral Practice, 19, 451-462.

*Tawa, J., Suyemoto, K.L., & Roemer, L. (2012). Implications of perceived interpersonal and structural racism for Asian Americans’ self-esteem. Basic and Applied Social Psychology, 34, 349-358.

^Michelson, S. E., ^Lee, J. K., Orsillo, S. M., & Roemer, L. (2011). The role of values-consistent behavior in generalized anxiety disorder. Depression & Anxiety, 28, 358-366.

**Peters, J.R., *Erisman, S. M, Upton, B.T., Baer, R.A., & Roemer, L. (2011). A preliminary investigation of the relationships between dispositional mindfulness and impulsivity. Mindfulness, 2, 228-235.

*Treanor, M., *Erisman, S. M., Salters-Pedneault, K., Roemer, L., & Orsillo, S. M. (2011). An acceptance-based behavioral therapy for GAD: Effects on outcomes from three theoretical models. Depression and Anxiety, 28, 127-136.

*Zwiebach, L., Rhodes, J., & Roemer, L. (2010). Resource loss, resource gain, and mental health among survivors of hurricane Katrina. Journal of Traumatic Stress, 23, 751-758.

*Erisman, S. M., & Roemer, L. (2010). A preliminary investigation of the effects of experimentally-induced mindfulness on emotional responding to film clips.Emotion, 10, 72-82.

Hayes, S. A., Orsillo, S. M., & Roemer, L. (2010). Changes in proposed mechanisms of action during an acceptance-based behavioral therapy for generalized anxiety disorder. Behaviour Research and Therapy, 48, 238-245.

^Lee, J. K., Orsillo, S. M., Roemer, L., & ^Allen, L. B. (2010). Distress and avoidance in generalized anxiety disorder: Exploring the relationships with intolerance of uncertainty and worry. Cognitive Behaviour Therapy, 39, 126-136.

*Tull, M. T., *Jakupcak, M., & Roemer, L. (2010). Emotion suppression: A preliminary experimental investigation of its immediate effects and role in subsequent reactivity to novel stimuli. Cognitive Behaviour Therapy, 39, 114-125.

*Rucker, L., *West, L., & Roemer, L. (2010). Relationships among perceived racial stress, intolerance of uncertainty and worry in a Black sample. Behavior Therapy, 41, 245 - 253.

*West, L., Donovan, R., & Roemer, L. (2010). Coping with racism: What works and doesn’t work for Black women?Journal of Black Psychology, 36, 331-349.

Roemer, L., ^Lee, J. K., *Salters-Pedneault, K., *Erisman, S. M., Orsillo, S.M., & Mennin, D. S. (2009). Mindfulness and emotion regulation difficulties in generalized anxiety disorder: Preliminary evidence for independent and overlapping contributions.Behavior Therapy, 40, 142-154.

^Liverant, G., Brown, T.A., Barlow, D.H., & Roemer, L. (2008).Emotion regulation in unipolar depression: The effects of acceptance and suppression of subjective emotional experience on the intensity and duration of sadness and negative affect.Behaviour Research and Therapy, 46, 1201-1209.

Roemer, L., Orsillo, S.M., & *Salters-Pedneault, K. (2008). Efficacy of an acceptance-based behavior therapy for generalized anxiety disorder: Evaluation in a randomized controlled trial.Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 76, 1083-1089.

*Salters-Pedneault, K., Suvak, M., & Roemer, L. (2008). An experimental investigation of the effect of worry on responses to a discriminative learning task.Behavior Therapy, 39, 351-361.

*Gratz, K.L, & Roemer, L. (2008). The role of emotion dysregulation in deliberate self-harm among female undergraduates. Cognitive Behavior Therapy, 37, 14-25.

*Tull, M.T., ^Rodman, S.A., & Roemer, L. (2008). Examining the fear of bodily sensations and body hypervigilance as predictors of emotion regulation difficulties among individuals with a recent history of uncued panic attacks. Journal of Anxiety Disorders, 22, 750-760.

Roemer, L., & Orsillo, S.M. (2007). An open trial of an acceptance-based behavior therapy for generalized anxiety disorder. Behavior Therapy, 38, 72-85.

*Salters-Pedneault, K., ^Gentes, E., & Roemer, L. (2007). The role of fear of emotion in distress, arousal, and cognitive interference following an emotional stimulus. Cognitive Behaviour Therapy, 36, 12-22.

*Tull, M.T., *Jakupcak, M., ^McFadden, M.E., & Roemer, L. (2007). The role of negative affect intensity and the fear of emotions in posttraumatic stress symptom severity among victims of childhood interpersonal violence. Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease, 195, 580-587.

*Tull, M.T., *Barrett-Model, H.M., **McMillan, E.S., & Roemer, L. (2007). A preliminary investigation of the relationship between emotion regulation difficulties and posttraumatic stress symptoms.Behavior Therapy, 38, 303-313.

*Tull, M.T., & Roemer, L. (2007). Emotion regulation difficulties associated with the experience of uncued panic attacks: Evidence of experiential avoidance, emotional non-acceptance, and decreased emotional clarity.” Behavior Therapy, 38, 378-391.

*Salters-Pedneault, K., Roemer, L.,*Tull, M.T., *Rucker, L., & Mennin, D.S. (2006). Emotion in chronic worry and GAD: Evidence of regulation deficits.Cognitive Therapy and Research, 30, 469-480.

Leen-Feldner, E. W., Feldner, M. T., Tull, M. T., Roemer, L., & Zvolensky, M.J. (2006). An examination of worry in relation to anxious responding to a voluntary hyperventilation among adolescents. Behavior Research and Therapy, 44, 1803-1809.

*Jakupcak, M., *Tull, M.T., & Roemer, L. (2005). Masculinity, shame, and fear of emotions as predictors of men’s anger and hostility. Psychology of Men and Masculinity, 6, 275-284.

Roemer, L.,*Salters, K., ^Raffa, S., & Orsillo, S. M. (2005). Fear and avoidance of internal experiences in GAD: Preliminary tests of a conceptual model. Cognitive Therapy and Research, 29, 71-88.

*Tull, M.T., **Medaglia, E., & Roemer, L. (2005). An investigation of the construct validity of the 20-item Toronto Alexithymia Scale through the use of a verbalization task.Journal of Psychosomatic Research, 59, 77-84.

*Gratz, K. L.Roemer, L. (2004). Multidimensional assessment of emotion regulation and dysregulation: Development, factor structure, and initial validation of the Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale. Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment, 26, 41-54.

Roemer, L.,*Salters, K. (2004). A preliminary study of the effects of directed suppression of rape-related material among rape survivors using unobtrusive measures. Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy, 32, 149-164.

*Salters-Pedneault, K., *Tull, M.T., & Roemer, L. (2004). The role of avoidance of emotional material in the anxiety disorders. Applied and Preventive Psychology, 11, 95-114.

*Tull, M.T., *Gratz, K.L., *Salters, K., & Roemer, L.(2004). The role of experiential avoidance in posttraumatic stress symptoms and symptoms of depression, anxiety, and somatization.Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease, 192, 754-761.

Bolton, E.E., Glenn, D.M., Orsillo, S.M., Roemer, L., & Litz, B.T. (2003). The relationship between self-disclosure and symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder in peacekeepers deployed to Somalia. Journal of Traumatic Stress, 16, 203-210.

*Jakupcak, M., *Salters, K., *Gratz, K. L.,Roemer, L. (2003). Masculinity and emotionality: An investigation of men’s primary and secondary emotional responding.Sex Roles, 49, 111-120.

Orsillo, S. M., Roemer, L., & Barlow, D. H. (2003). Integrating acceptance and mindfulness into existing cognitive-behavioral treatment for GAD: A case study. Cognitive and Behavioral Practice, 10, 223-230.

*Tull, M. T., & Roemer, L. (2003). Alternative explanations of emotional numbing in PTSD: The role of hyperarousal and experiential avoidance. Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment. 25, 147-154.

Wagner, A. W., Roemer, L., Orsillo, S. M., & Litz, B.T. (2003). Emotional experiencing in women with posttraumatic stress disorder: Concordance between facial expressivity and self-report. Journal of Traumatic Stress, 16, 67 - 76.

Bolton, E.E., Litz, B. T., Glenn, D. M., Orsillo, S. M., & Roemer, L. (2002). The impact of homecoming reception on the adaptation of peacekeepers following deployment. Military Psychology, 14, 241-251.

*Gratz, K. L., Conrad, S. D., & Roemer, L. (2002). Risk factors for deliberate self-harm among female and male college students. American Journal of Orthopsychiatry.72, 128-140.

*Jakupcak, M., Lisak, D., & Roemer, L. (2002). The role of masculine ideology and masculine gender role stress in men’s perpetration of relationship violence. Psychology of Men and Masculinity, 3, 97-106.

Roemer, L., & Orsillo, S.M. (2002). Expanding our conceptualization of and treatment for generalized anxiety disorder: Integrating mindfulness/acceptance-based approaches with existing cognitive-behavioral models (Featured article). Clinical Psychology: Science and Practice, 9, 54-68.

Bolton, E., Litz, B.T., Britt, T.W., Adler, A., & Roemer, L (2001). Reports of exposure to potentially traumatic events and PTSD in troops poised for deployment. Journal of Traumatic Stress, 14, 249-256.

Roemer, L., Litz, B.T., Orsillo, S.M., & Wagner, A. W. (2001). A preliminary investigation of the role of strategic withholding of emotions in PTSD. Journal of Traumatic Stress, 14, 143-150.

Orsillo, S.M., Roemer, L., Litz, B.T., Ehlich, P.J., & Friedman, M.J. (1998). Psychiatric symptomatology associated with contemporary peacekeeping: An examination of post-mission functioning among peacekeepers in Somalia. Journal of Traumatic Stress, 11, 611-625.

Roemer, L., Orsillo, S.M., Borkovec, T.D., & Litz, B.T.(1998).Emotional response at the time of a potentially traumatizing event and PTSD symptomatology: A preliminary retrospective analysis of the DSM-IV Criterion A-2. Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry, 29, 123-130.

Roemer, L., Litz, B.T., Orsillo, S.M., Ehlich, P.J., & Friedman, M.J. (1998). Increases in retrospective accounts of war-zone exposure over time: The role of PTSD symptom severity. Journal of Traumatic Stress, 11, 597-605.

Ehlich, P. J., Roemer, L, & Litz, B.T. (1997). PTSD after a peacekeeping mission. American Journal of Psychiatry, 154, 1319 -1320.

Roemer, L., Molina S., & Borkovec, T.D. (1997). An investigation of worry content among generally anxious individuals. Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease, 185, 314-319.

-abstracted in Focus on Depression and Anxiety, 8, 69-70. 1997

Roemer, L., Molina, S., Litz, B. T., & Borkovec, T. D. (1997). A preliminary investigation of the role of potentially traumatizing events in the development of generalized anxiety disorder. Depression and Anxiety, 4, 134-138.

Litz, B.T., & Roemer, L. (1996). Post-traumatic stress disorder: An overview.Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy: An International Journal of Theory and Practice, 3, 153-168.

Borkovec, T. D., & Roemer, L. (1995). Perceived functions of worry amonggeneralized anxiety disorder subjects: Distraction from more emotionally distressing topics? Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry, 26, 25-30.

Roemer, L., Borkovec, M., Posa, S., & Borkovec, T. D. (1995). A self-report diagnostic measure of generalized anxiety disorder. Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry, 26, 345-350.

Roemer, L., & Borkovec, T. D. (1994). Effects of suppressing thoughts about emotionalmaterial. Journal of Abnormal Psychology, 103, 467-474.

Chapters, invited submissions and non-peer reviewed articles (33)

*Graham, J. R., & Roemer, L. (In press). Multicultural issues in training and practice. InEncyclopedia of Clinical Psychology. New York: Wiley-Blackwell.

*Morgan, L., & Roemer, L., (In press). Mindfulness/Meditation. In Encyclopedia of Clinical Psychology. New York: Wiley-Blackwell.

Orsillo, S. M., ^Danitz, S. B., & Roemer, L. (In press). Mindfulness- and acceptance-based cognitive and behavioral therapies. In A.M. Nezu & C.M. Nezu (Eds.) TheOxford Handbook of Cognitive and Behavioral Therapies. New York: OxfordUniversity Press

Roemer, L., Fuchs, C., & Orsillo, S. M. (In press). Incorporating mindfulness and acceptance-based strategies in the behavioral treatment of generalized anxiety disorder. In R. Baer (Ed), Mindfulness-Based Treatment Approaches: Clinician's Guide to Evidence Base and Applications, 2nd Edition.New York: Academic Press.

Roemer, L., *Graham, J. R., *Morgan, L., & Orsillo, S. M. (In press). Mindfulness and acceptance-based behavioral therapies for anxiety disorders. In P.M.G Emmelkamp & T. Ehring (Eds), International Handbook of Anxiety Disorders: Theory, Research and Practice (Volume 2). Wiley-Blackwell.

Roemer, L., & Orsillo, S. M. (2014). An acceptance-based behavioral therapy for generalized anxiety disorder. In D. H. Barlow (Ed). Clinical handbook of psychological disorders: A step-by-step treatment manual, 5th edition(pp. 206-236).New York: Guilford.

Roemer, L., & Orsillo, S. M. (2013). An acceptance-based behavioral treatment for generalized anxiety disorder. Directions in Psychiatry, 32, Lesson 17, 211-225.

Roemer, L. & Orsillo, S.M. (2013). Mindfulness and acceptance-based behavioral treatment of anxiety. In C. K. Germer, R. D. Siegel, & P. R. Fulton (Eds). Mindfulness and Psychotherapy, 2nd Edition, (pp 167-183).New York: Guilford Press.

Roemer, L., *Williston,S. K.,*Eustis, E.H. & Orsillo, S.M. (2013).Mindfulness and acceptance-based behavioral therapies for anxiety disorders.Current Psychiatry Reports, 15, 1-10.DOI 10.1007/s11920-013-0410-3

Roemer, L., & Orsillo, S. M. (2012). Anxiety disorders: Acceptance, compassion and wisdom. In C.K. Germer and R. D. Siegel (Eds.) Wisdom and Compassion in Psychotherapy. New York: Guilford Press.

Hayes, S. A., Roemer, L., & Orsillo, S. M. (2010). Introduction to acceptance and mindfulness based approaches to anxiety disorders. In G. Melli and F. Bulli (Eds.) Mindfulness & Acceptance in Psicoterapia: La terza generazione della terapia cognitivo-comportamentale" (Mindfulness andacceptance in psychotherapy: The third wave of cognitive behavior therapy), Eclipsi: Florence, Italy.

*Treanor, M. & Roemer, L. (2010). Generalized anxiety disorder. In I.B. Weiner & W.E. Craighead (Eds.) Corsini’s Encylopedia of Psychology, 4th Edition.New York: Wiley & Sons.

Roemer, L., *Erisman, S.M., & Orsillo, S.M. (2008). Mindfulness and acceptance-based treatments for anxiety disorders. In M.M. Antony & M.B. Stein (Eds.) Handbook of anxiety and the anxiety disorders.New York: OxfordUniversity Press.

Roemer, L., *Salters-Pedneault, K., & Orsillo, S.M. (2006). Incorporating mindfulness and acceptance-based strategies in the treatment of generalized anxiety disorder. In R. Baer (Ed.) Mindfulness-Based Treatment Approaches: Clinician's Guide to Evidence Base and Applications(pp 52-74). New York: Academic Press.

Orsillo, S.M., Roemer, L.,*Holowka, D.W. (2005). Acceptance-based behavioral therapies for anxiety: Using acceptance and mindfulness to enhance traditional cognitive-behavioral approaches. In S.M. Orsillo, & L. Roemer (Eds.) Acceptance and mindfulness-based approaches to anxiety: Conceptualization and Treatment(pp. 3-35).New York: Springer.

Roemer, L. & Orsillo, S.M. (2005). An acceptance based behavior therapy for generalized anxiety disorder. In S.M. Orsillo & L. Roemer (Eds) Acceptance and mindfulness-based approaches to anxiety: Conceptualization and treatment (p. 213-240).New York: Springer.