Education & Training

Florida State University , Tallahassee , FL
Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology
Expected Date of Completion: 2011

Florida State University , Tallahassee , FL
M.S. in Clinical Psychology
December 2007

University of Washington , Seattle , WA
Bachelor of Science in Psychology
December 2000, magna cum laude

Biographical Sketch

Meghan graduated from the University of Washington with a Bachelor of Science degree. After graduation, she worked at the University of Washington Medical Center investigating depression and related sequelae following traumatic brain injury. Currently Meghan is pursuing a doctorate in clinical psychology at Florida State University . Meghan's specific interest lie in the exploration of the risk and maintaining factors of panic and other anxiety disorders. She is working on several research projects including an investigation of the cultural variants of panic attacks and an investigation of the variability of anxiety sensitivity.

Representative Work

Keough, M. E ., Cromer, K. R., & Schmidt, N. B. (in press). Ataques de Nervios: Culturally Bound and Distinct from Panic Attacks? Depression and Anxiety.

Schmidt, N. B., Keough, M. E ., Cromer, K. R., & Richey, J. A. (in press) Anxiety Sensitivity Profile: Predictive and Incremental Validity. Journal of Anxiety Disorders.

Buckner, J. D., Keough, M. E ., & Schmidt, N. B. (2007). Problematic Cannabis and Alcohol Use Among Young Adults: The Roles of Depression and Discomfort and Distress Intolerance. Addictive Behaviors, 32, 1957-1963.

Schmidt, N. B., Buckner, J. D., & Keough, M. E . (2007). Anxiety Sensitivity as a Prospective Predictor of Alcohol Use Disorders. Behavior Modification, 31, 202-219.

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