Sarah E. Francis
PhD, University of Hawaii, 2005
Associate Professor
Director of Clinical Training
Office: UH 1430
Phone: 419-530-2771
Email: Sarah.Francis@utoledo.edu
Mailing Address:
Department of Psychology
University of Toledo
2801 West Bancroft St.
Toledo, Ohio 43606-3390
Dr. Francis will be accepting students for the Fall of 2024.
Dr. Francis' CV can be viewed here.
Research Interests
- child anxiety
- parental influences on child anxiety
- child anxiety sensitivity
- prevention of childhood anxiety
Selected Publications
Francis, S. E. (2014). The role of parental anxiety sensitivity in parent reports of child anxiety in treatment seeking families. Clinical Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 19, 111-124. doi:10.1177/1359104512470055
Francis, S. E., Ebesutani, C., & Chorpita, B. F. (2012). Differences in levels of functional impairment and rates of serious emotional disturbance between youth with internalizing and externalizing disorders when using CAFAS or GAF to assess functional impairment. Journal of Emotional and Behavioral Disorders, 20, 226-240. doi: 10.1177/1063426610387607
Francis, S.E., Mezo, P. G., & Fung, S. L. (2012). Self-control training in children: A review of interventions for anxiety and depression and the role of parental involvement. Psychotherapy Research, 22, 220-238. doi: 10.1080/10503307.2011.637990
Noël, V., Francis, S. E., Williams-Outerbridge, K., & Fung, S. L. (2012). Catastrophizing as a predictor of depressive and anxious symptoms in children. Cognitive Therapy and Research, 36, 311-320. doi: 10.1007/s10608-011-9370-2
Noël, V., & Francis, S. E. (2011). A meta-analytic review of the role of child anxiety sensitivity in child anxiety. Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, 39, 721-733. doi: 10.1007/s10802-011-9489-3
Francis, S. E., & Chorpita, B. F. (2011).Parental beliefs about child anxiety as a mediator of parent and child anxiety. Cognitive Therapy and Research, 35, 21-29. doi: 10.1007/s10608-009-9255-9