Education & Training

Ph.D., Clinical Psychology,
Florida State University (Expected 2009)

M.S. in Clinical Psychology,
Florida State University , 2005

B.S. in Biochemistry
Whitworth College/University , 2002

Biographical Sketch

Kiara graduated from Whitworth College with a Bachelor of Science degree in Biochemistry. After graduation, she worked at the Laboratory of Clinical Science within the National Institute of Mental Health investigating the neurobiology of neuropsychiatric disorders, specifically obsessive-compulsive disorder, using molecular, neurochemical and genetic techniques. Specifically, Kiara conducted research on the SERT gene knockout mouse, as well as clinical phenotypic investigations of OCD, including comorbidity, familial genetics and subtypes. She is currently a doctoral candidate in clinical psychology at the Florida State University . Kiara's primary research interests lie in understanding the etiology, comorbidity, and maintenance of obsessive-compulsive disorder. She is working on several projects including the investigation of genetic and environmental vulnerability factors associated with OCD, and an exploration of the phenomenology of OCD and compulsive hoarding.

Representative Work

Schmidt, N.B., Richey, A.J., Cromer, K.R. , Buckner, J.D. (in press). Discomfort Intolerance: Evaluation of a Potential Risk Factor for Anxiety Pathology. Journal of Anxiety Disorders

Schmidt, N.B., Cromer, K.R. (submitted to). Assessing the Clinical Utility of Agoraphobia in the Context of Panic Disorder. Behaviour Research and Therapy

Maner , J.K., Richey, J.A., Cromer, K.R. , Mallott , M., Joiner, T.E., & Schmidt, N.B. (2007). Anxiety and Risk-Aversive Decision-Making..

Cromer, K.R. , & Sachs-Ericsson, N., (submitted to Journal of Traumatic Stress ). Childhood Abuse and the Prevalence of Specific Medical Problems in the National Comorbidity Survey:  Mediation and Moderation via Current Life Stress.

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