Kelsey Pritchard, Ph.D.
Background
Kelsey earned his Bachelor’s degree in Psychology from The Ohio State University in 2013, and Master’s degree in Clinical Psychology from Cleveland State University in 2016. Prior to joining the ARC Lab, Kelsey successfully defended his Master’s thesis titled “An Interpersonal Model of Depression: A Psychophysiological Perspective,” and completed a practicum placement at the Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas Psychiatric Clinic.
Kelsey primary research interests focus on understanding the role of the autonomic nervous system in the onset and maintenance of emotional disorders, including depression and anxiety. Broadly speaking, his programmatic line of research aims to clarify how behavioral and psychophysiological processes function in the context of interpersonal and intrapersonal emotion regulation. More specifically, he is interested in identifying the physiological and behavioral indices of adaptive and maladaptive social support use in the context of clinical disorders.
Research Interests
- Intra- and interpersonal emotion regulation
- Interpersonal processes
- Psychophysiology
- Depression and anxiety risk
Representative Publications & Symposia
Mezo, P. G., Herc, H. C., Pritchard, K. J., & Bullock, W. A. (2019). Evaluation and proposed revision of the CAMM among underrepresented elementary school children. Assessment for Effective Intervention. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1177/1534508419845465
Buhk, A. H., Capparelli, A. L., Pritchard, K. J., Babu, P. V., London, K., & Levine, J. C. (under review). Social interaction anxiety mediates the relationship between generalized anxiety disorder and experiential qualities of social interaction. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships.
Pritchard, K. J., Herc, H. C., Radatz, E. E., Navarre, K. M., & Mezo, P. G. (2019, April). Emotion regulation deficits and post-virtual reality meditation outcomes. In P. G. Mezo (Chair), Mindfulness and related skills associated with proximal and distal outcomes. Symposium presented at the annual meeting of the Midwestern Psychological Association, Chicago, IL.
Pritchard, K. J., & Yaroslavsky, I. (2016, May). Parasympathetic nervous system activity in the role of excessive reassurance seeking and interpersonal models of depression. In Yaroslavsky (Chair), When is emotion regulation helpful? A look at context and mechanisms that influence outcomes of emotion regulation efforts. Symposium presented at the annual meeting of the Midwestern Psychological Association Conference, Chicago, IL.
conference presentations
Pritchard, K. J., & Mezo, P. G. (2021). Interpersonal emotion regulation and strategy selection: The role of efficacy and goals [Poster accepted]. Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies 55th Annual Convention, New Orleans, LA, United States.
Navarre, K. M., Pritchard, K. J., & Mezo, P. G. (2021, June 24-25). Multiple dimensions of social support buffer the relationship between states of depression, anxiety, and stress and suicidal ideation [Poster presentation]. Association for Contextual Behavioral Science 19th Annual Virtual Convention, United States. https://contextualscience.org/files/Program%206.9_0.pdf
Pritchard, K. J., Navarre, K. M., & Mezo, P. G. (2020, November 19-22). Examining interpersonal and intrapersonal emotion regulation as mediators in interpersonal stress and affective symptoms [Poster presentation]. Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies 54th Annual Convention, Philadelphia, PA, United States. https://www.abct.org/conv2020/docs/Program_Book.pdf
Navarre, K. M., Pritchard, K. J., & Mezo, P. G. (2020, November 19-22). Association between stress and depression: The mediating role of emotion regulation [Poster presentation]. Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies 54th Annual Convention, Philadelphia, PA, United States. https://www.abct.org/conv2020/docs/Program_Book.pdf
Pritchard, K. J., & Mezo, P. G. (2020, July 14-19). A review of contextual factors of interpersonal regulation in emotional disorders [Poster presentation]. Association for Contextual Behavioral Science 18th Annual Convention, New Orleans, LA, United States. https://contextualscience.org/files/Program%20Draft%207.2.docx
Pritchard, K. J., & Mezo, P. G. (2020, July 14-19). Experiential avoidance and emotion regulation in interpersonal stress generation [Poster presentation]. Association for Contextual Behavioral Science 18th Annual Convention, New Orleans, LA, United States. https://contextualscience.org/files/Program%20Draft%207.2.docx
Pritchard, K. J., Navarre, K. M., & Mezo, P. G. (2019, November 21-24). The role of reinforcement sensitivity in inter- and intrapersonal emotion regulation [Poster presentation]. Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies 53rd Annual Convention, Atlanta, GA, United States. https://www.abct.org/conv2019/docs/Program_Book.pdf
Pritchard, K. J., Harrison, B. N., & Mezo, P. G. (2019, November 21-24). Self-regulation predicts facets of interpersonal emotion regulation processes [Poster presentation]. Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies 53rd Annual Convention, Atlanta, GA, United States. https://www.abct.org/conv2019/docs/Program_Book.pdf
Liou, J., Herc, H. C., Pritchard, K. J., Leiter-McBeth, J. R., & Mezo, P. G. (2019, November 21-24). The effect of virtual reality mindfulness meditation on heart rate variability, emotion regulation, and mindfulness [Poster presentation]. Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies 53rd Annual Convention, Atlanta, GA, United States. https://www.abct.org/conv2019/docs/Program_Book.pdf
Pritchard, K. J., Herc, H. C., Buhk, A. H., & Mezo, P. G. (2019, June 25-30). Heart rate variability predicts mindfulness, emotion regulation deficits, and psychopathology [Poster presentation]. Association for Contextual Behavioral Science 17th Annual Convention, Dublin, Ireland. https://contextualscience.org/files/wc17%20prog%206.5%20online.pdf
Buhk, A. H., Schultz, H., & Pritchard, K. J. (2019, June 25-30). Does mindfulness matter? The role of mindfulness on emotion dysregulation in individuals with GAD in two independent samples [Poster presentation]. Association for Contextual Behavioral Science 17th Annual Convention, Dublin, Ireland. https://contextualscience.org/files/wc17%20prog%206.5%20online.pdf
Buhk, A. H., Capparelli, A. C., Pritchard, K. J., & Levine, J. C. (2019, June 25-30). Do you want to talk about it? The role of social interaction anxiety on reluctance felt while discussing emotional events in individuals with GAD [Poster presentation]. Association for Contextual Behavioral Science 17th Annual Convention, Dublin, Ireland. https://contextualscience.org/files/wc17%20prog%206.5%20online.pdf
Pritchard, K. J., Mezo, P. G., & Gratz, K. L. (2019, May 23-26). The impact of interpersonal emotion regulation on mood symptoms and the role of reassurance seeking [Poster presentation]. Association for Psychological Science 31st Annual Convention, Washington DC, VA, United States. https://www.psychologicalscience.org/convention/pdf/aps19/APS_2019_Program_Book.pdf
Radatz, E. E., Pritchard, K. J., & Mezo, P. G. (2019, May 23-26). Mindfulness as a mediator to influence social support in students with social anxiety [Poster presentation]. Association for Psychological Science 31st Annual Convention, Washington DC, VA, United States. https://www.psychologicalscience.org/convention/pdf/aps19/APS_2019_Program_Book.pdf
Harrison, B. N., Navarre, K. M., Pritchard, K. J., & Mezo, P. G. (2019, April 11-13). Perceived social support mediates mindfulness and positive affect [Poster presentation]. Midwestern Psychological Association 91st Annual Convention, Chicago, IL, United States. http://midwesternpsych.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/22/2019/08/2019-Program.pdf
Pritchard, K. J., Herc, H. C., & Mezo, P. G. (2018, November 15-18). Testing a revised Child and Adolescent Mindfulness Measure for young children [Poster presentation]. Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies 52nd Annual Convention, Washington DC, VA, United States. https://www.abct.org/conv2018/docs/2018_Program_Book.pdf
Pritchard, K. J., Herc, H. C., & Mezo, P. G. (2018, November 15-18). The role of social support in mindfulness and stressful life events [Poster presentation]. Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies 52nd Annual Convention, Washington DC, VA, United States. https://www.abct.org/conv2018/docs/2018_Program_Book.pdf
Marshal, H. L., Pritchard, K. J., Herr, S. E., & Mezo, P. G. (2018, May 10). Social support mediates the effects of mindfulness on depression [Poster presentation]. Research in Psychiatry, Psychology and Behavioral Science 25th Annual Symposium, Toledo, OH, United States.
Pritchard, K. J., & Mezo, P. G. (2017, November 16-19). Excessive reassurance seeking, optimism, and self-regulation predict anxiety [Poster presentation]. Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies 51st Annual Convention, San Diego, CA, United States. https://www.abct.org/conv2017/docs/2017_Program_Book.pdf
Herc, H. C., Pritchard, K. J., & Mezo, P. G. (2017, November 16-19). Trait mindfulness and the behavior activation system [Poster presentation]. Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies 51st Annual Convention, San Diego, CA, United States. https://www.abct.org/conv2017/docs/2017_Program_Book.pdf
Pritchard, K. J., & Mezo, P. G. (2017, May 25-28). Understanding need for affect, related adaptive mechanisms, and outcome variables [Poster presentation]. Association for Psychological Science 29th Annual Convention, Boston, MA, United States. https://www.psychologicalscience.org/convention/pdf/2017/Poster-Session-XVI.pdf
Wagenhauser, A. I., Shook, T. M., Pritchard, K. J., & Mezo, P. G. (2017, April 27). Understanding promotion versus prevention focused behavior and related self-regulatory processes [Poster presentation]. Research in Psychiatry, Psychology and Behavioral Science 24th Annual Symposium, Toledo, OH, United States.
Shook, T. M., Wagenhauser, A. I., Pritchard, K. J., & Mezo, P. G. (2017, April 27). Self-regulation in emotional affect and self-esteem [Poster presentation]. Research in Psychiatry, Psychology and Behavioral Science 24th Annual Symposium, Toledo, OH, United States.
Pritchard, K. J., Scott, S. A., Aronoff, M. H., & Dooley, J. J. (2016, June 9-10). Sex offender and victim relationships: The interplay of offender mental health and victim age [Poster presentation]. Ohio Forensic Evaluation Center Directors 38th Annual Continuing Education Conference, Dublin, OH, United States. https://ohioforensicdirectors.com/2016/01/28/2016-continuing-education-conference/
Scott, S. A., Pritchard, K. J., Aronoff, M. H., & Dooley, J. J. (2016, June 9-10). Sex offender assessments: Current assessment approaches and the development of best practice guidelines [Poster presentation]. Ohio Forensic Evaluation Center Directors 38th Annual Continuing Education Conference, Dublin, OH, United States. https://ohioforensicdirectors.com/2016/01/28/2016-continuing-education-conference/
Osinski, K. L., Pritchard, K. J., Strumbel, B. K., & Yaroslavsky, I. (2015, November 12-15). Examining the role of interdependence and culture in relation to sociotropy and excessive reassurance seeking [Poster presentation]. Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies 49th Annual Convention, Chicago, IL, United States. https://www.abct.org/conv2015/docs/2015_Program_Book_PDF.pdf
Pritchard, K. J., Strumbel, B. K., & Yaroslavsky, I. (2015, May 21-24). Excessive reassurance seeking predicts negative affect by degrading interpersonal closeness in daily life [Poster presentation]. Association for Psychological Science 27th Annual Convention, New York, NY, United States. https://www.psychologicalscience.org/convention/program_2015/pdf/Poster%20Session%20VII.pdf
Pritchard, K. J., Osinski, K. L., & Yaroslavsky, I. (2015, April 30 – May 2). Excessive reassurance predicts depression via stress generation [Poster presentation]. Midwestern Psychological Association 87th Annual Convention, Chicago, IL, United States. https://mpa.wildapricot.org/Resources/Programs/2015%20MPA%20PROGRAM%20final.pdf
Osinski, K. L., Pritchard, K. J., & Yaroslavsky, I. (2015, April 30 – May 2). Multi-cultural examination of interdependence and sociotropy in internalizing disorder risks [Poster presentation]. Midwestern Psychological Association 87th Annual Convention, Chicago, IL, United States. https://mpa.wildapricot.org/Resources/Programs/2015%20MPA%20PROGRAM%20final.pdf