Selected Conference Presentations, Symposia, and Talks
* denotes student author
2023
2022
2021
2020
2019
2018
2016
2015
2011
2010
2009
2008
* denotes student author
2023
- *DeCount, T., *Roberts, M. Z., *White, S. V., *Howard, L. R., *Underwood, S. B., & Forsyth, J. P. (2023, July 24-28). Self-As-Content Mediates Relations Between Satisfaction with Self-Esteem and Distress [Poster presentation]. Association for Contextual Behavioral Science World Conference 21, Nicosia, Cyprus.
- *Howard, L. R., *White, S. V., *Roberts, M. Z., *Underwood S. B., *DeCount, T., & Forsyth, J. P. (2023, July 24-28). Contact with Values Moderates the Relationship Between Self- and Other- Mental Health Stigma [Poster presentation]. Association for Contextual Behavioral Science World Conference 21, Nicosia, Cyprus.
- *Osborn, B., *Howard, L. R., *Martin, J., *Lemus, B., *Roberts, M. Z., & Forsyth, J. P. (2023, July 24-28). Psychological Flexibility and Relationship Wellness During the COVID-19 Pandemic [Poster presentation]. Association for Contextual Behavioral Science World Conference 21, Nicosia, Cyprus.
- *Roberts, M. Z., *White, S. V., *Howard, L. R., & Forsyth, J. P. (2023, July 24-28). Evaluating relations between delay discounting, psychological inflexibility processes, and problematic smartphone use [Poster presentation]. Association for Contextual Behavioral Science World Conference 21, Nicosia, Cyprus.
- *Underwood, S. B., *White, S. V., *Tifft, E. D., & Forsyth, J.P. (2023, July-24-28). An RFT perspective on difficulties with lovingkindness and relations with anxiety: The mediating role of ACT-related processes [Poster presentation]. Association for Contextual Behavioral Science World Conference 21, Nicosia, Cyprus
- *White, S.V., *Roberts, M. Z., *Howard, L. R., *DeCount, T., *Underwood, S. B., & Forsyth, J. P. (2023, July-24-28). Psychological inflexibility mediates relations between self-stigma and psychological distress [Poster presentation]. Association for Contextual Behavioral Science World Conference 21, Nicosia, Cyprus.
2022
- *Roberts, M. Z., *Underwood, S. B., *Tifft, E. D., *White, S. V., & Forsyth, J. P. (2022, June 16th-19th). Examining relations between health anxiety, psychological inflexibility, and quality of life amid the COVID-19 pandemic. In P. Vagos (Chair), Anxiety and depression in times of social isolation: The influence of psychological flexibility across the life span [Paper presentation]. Association for Contextual Behavioral Science World Conference 20, San Francisco, CA.
- *Roberts, M. Z., *Underwood, S. B., *White, S. V., *Tifft, E. D., & Forsyth, J. P. (2022, November 17th-20th). Evaluating the role of psychological (in)flexibility processes in explaining relations between anxiety and history of an anxiety disorder diagnosis [Accepted poster presentation]. Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies 56th Annual Convention, New York, NY.
- Manchanda, M., Cañón, L., Miller, M., Miller, R., Mullen, A., Sangha, J., Sorensen, D., & Underwood, S.B.* (June 2022). Women’s Leadership in Action: Empowering Women, Using a Contextual Behavioral Framework. Panel presented at the Association for Contextual and Behavioral Science (ACBS) World Conference 20, San Francisco, CA.
- *White, S. V., *Roberts, M. Z., *Underwood, S. B., *Tifft, E. D., & Forsyth, J. P. (2022, June 16th-19th). Psychological flexibility moderates relations between coping with COVID-19 on social media and self-esteem [Poster presentation]. Association for Contextual Behavioral Science World Conference 20, San Francisco, CA.
2021
- *Roberts, M. Z., *Tifft, E. D., *Underwood, S. B., & Forsyth, J. P. (2021, June 24th-27th). How to put your phone down and start living [Ignite presentation]. Association for Contextual Behavioral Science World Conference 19.
- *Roberts, M. Z., *Tifft, E. D., *Underwood, S. B., & Forsyth, J. P. (2021, June 24-27). Psychological inflexibility as a transdiagnostic process across DSM-5 anxiety and obsessive-compulsive and related disorders: Replication and extension [Poster presentation]. Association for Contextual Behavioral Science World Conference 19.
- *Tifft, E. D., *Roberts, M. Z., *Underwood, S. B., & Forsyth, J. P. (2021, June 24th-27th). Exploring meditation as experiential avoidance in adult meditators. In psychological flexibility processes: Evidence and explorations [Paper presentation]. Association for Contextual Behavioral Science World Conference 19.
- *Tifft, E. D., *Roberts, M. Z., *Underwood, S. B., & Forsyth, J. P. (2021, June 24-27). Coping with the COVID-19 pandemic and quality of life in the context of psychological (in)flexibility processes: A test of two multiple-mediation models [Poster presentation]. Association for Contextual Behavioral Science World Conference 19.
2020
- *Guay, P., *Tifft, E. D., *Roberts, M. Z., *Underwood, S. B., & Forsyth, J. P. (2020, July 16-19). The predictive power of self-compassion, mindfulness and stress on quality of life in college students [Poster presentation]. Association for Contextual Behavioral Science World Conference 18, New Orleans, LA, United States.
- *Roberts, M. Z., *Tifft, E. D., *Underwood, S. B., & Forsyth, J. P. (2020, July 16-19). Appraising anxiety as problematic increases odds of misusing meditation strategies above and beyond transdiagnostic processes and symptomatic distress [Poster presentation]. Association for Contextual Behavioral Science World Conference 18, New Orleans, LA, United States.
- *Roberts, M. Z., *Underwood, S. B., *Tifft, E. D., & Forsyth, J. P. (2020, November 19-21). Acceptance and commitment therapy processes and problematic use of mobile phones [Poster presentation]. The 54th Annual Convention of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Philadelphia, PA, United States.
- *Underwood, S.B., *Tift, E.D., *Roberts, M.Z., & Forsyth, J.P. (2020, November 19-21). Cognitive fusion's mediating role between types of repetitive thinking and anxiety [Poster presentation]. The 54th Annual Convention of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Philadelphia, PA, United States.
- *Underwood, S.B., *Tift, E.D., *Roberts, M.Z., & Forsyth, J.P. (2020, July 16-19). Evaluating the impact of cognitive fusion on forms of repetitive thinking and depression [Poster presentation]. Association for Contextual Behavioral Science World Conference 18, New Orleans, LA, United States.
2019
- *Underwood, S. B., Phillips, G.A., Hacker, M. S. & Forsyth, J. P. (June 2019) When Self-Compassion Interventions Backfire: The Role of Oppositional Frames. Symposium presented at Association for Contextual and Behavioral Science (ACBS) World Conference 17, Dublin, Ireland.
- *Underwood, S.B., *Tifft, E.D., Phillips, G.A., Padula, E.P., and Forsyth, J.P. (June 2019). Self-Compassion as a Moderator of the Relationship Between Cognitive Fusion and Anxiety in College Students. Poster presented at Association for Contextual and Behavioral Science (ACBS) World Conference 17, Dublin, Ireland.
- *Tifft, E.D., Padula, E.J., *Underwood, S.B., Phillips, G.A., and Forsyth, J.P. (June 2019). How Meditation is Used Matters!: Evaluating Purpose Behind Meditation and Its Impact on a Range of Psychosocial Outcomes. Poster presented at Association for Contextual and Behavioral Science (ACBS) World Conference 17, Dublin, Ireland.
- *Tifft, E.D., *Underwood, S.B., Padula, E.J., Phillips, G.A., and Forsyth, J.P. (June 2019). How You Meditate Impacts Psychological Flexibility: Evaluating the Rationale of Meditation and its Relation to ACT Processes and Worry. Poster presented at Association for Contextual and Behavioral Science (ACBS) World Conference 17, Dublin, Ireland.
- *Tifft, E.D., Padula, E.J., Phillips, G.A., and Forsyth, J.P (June 2019). Context of Meditation: Manipulating the Rationale Given for Mindfulness Meditation. Symposium presented at Association for Contextual and Behavioral Science (ACBS) World Conference 17, Dublin, Ireland.
2018
- Forsyth, J. P. (Discussant) (2018, July). In C. Wetterneck (Chair), Examining the impact on ACT processes of ACT and exposure-based treatments for OCD and PTSD. Symposium presented at the Association for Contextual Behavioral Science World Conference, Montreal, CA.
- Forsyth, J. P. (Chair) (2018, July). Cultivating self-compassion and its relation to ACT intervention processes. Symposium presented at the Association for Contextual Behavioral Science World Conference, Montreal, CA.
- *Tifft, E. D., *Ritzert, T. R., & Forsyth, J. P. (2018, July). Clarifying relations among self-compassion and ACT processes in the treatment of anxiety disorders: A test of several mediational models. In J. P. Forsyth (Chair), Cultivating self-compassion and its relation to ACT intervention processes. Symposium presented at the Association for Contextual Behavioral Science World Conference, Montreal, CA.
2016
- *Ritzert, T. R., *Artzschwager, T., *Berghoff, C. R., & Forsyth, J. P. (2016, June). Transforming fear: The impact of a brief values-based intervention on avoidance behavior in an exposure context. In E. B. Lee (Chair), How does ACT enhance our understanding of exposure? Symposium conducted at Association for Contextual Behavioral Science World Conference 14, Seattle, WA.
2015
- *Ritzert, T. R., *Berghoff, C. R., & Forsyth, J. P. (2015, November). Experiential avoidance moderates the link between social pressure and successful valued-living. In C. R. Bergoff (Chair), Living Life to the fullest: Leveraging personal value-directed behavior to enhance well-being and undermine psychological distress. Symposium presented at the 49th annual Convention of the Association of Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Chicago, IL.
2011
- Forsyth, J. P., *Sheppard, S. C., Hickling, E. J., *Berghoff, C. R., *Russo, A. R., *Lehrbach, M. P., & Kip, K. E. (2011, November). Developing ACT as a self-help modular online intervention for veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars: Overview, challenges, and recommendations. In Herbert, J. D. (Chair), Internet-based psychological services: Legal, ethical, and clinical issues. Symposium presented at the 45th annual meeting of the Association of Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Toronto, ON, Canada.
- *Sheppard, S. C., & Forsyth, J. P. (Co-Chairs) (2011, November). Doing more with less: Increasing the efficiency, impact, and reach of CBT through processes of change research in ACT and MBSR outcome trials. Symposium presented at the 45th annual meeting of the Association of Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Toronto, ON, Canada.
- *Russo, A. R., Forsyth, J. P., *Sheppard, S. C., & Berghoff, C. R. (2011, November). A multiple mediational model of ACT- and CBT-relevant processes: Understanding mechanisms of change in the treatment of anxiety. In S. C. Sheppard & J. P. Forsyth (Co-Chairs), Doing more with less: Increasing the efficiency, impact, and reach of CBT through processes of change research in ACT and MBSR outcome trials. Symposium presented at the 45th annual meeting of the Association of Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Toronto, ON, Canada.
- *Sheppard, S. C., Forsyth, J. P., & *Russo, A. R. (2011, November). ACT self-help as an adjunct to treatment as usual: Improving outcomes and understanding mechanisms of action. In S. C. Sheppard & J. P. Forsyth (Co-Chairs), Doing more with less: Increasing the efficiency, impact, and reach of CBT through processes of change research in ACT and MBSR outcome trials. Symposium presented at the 45th annual meeting of the Association of Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Toronto, ON, Canada.
2010
- Forsyth, J. P., *Sheppard, S. C., *Valdivia-Salas, S., & *Russo, A. R. (2010, June). Acceptance and Commitment Therapy in an emotion regulation context. In D. Sloan (Chair), Emotion regulation and psychopathology: From science to practice. Symposium presented at the World Congress in Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Boston, MA.
- Marx, B. P., Forsyth, J. P., & Gallup, G. (2010, June). Tonic immobility as an evolved predator defense: Implications for trauma survivors. In M. Hagenaars (Chair), Scared stiff: Human immobility in response to threat. Symposium presented at the World Congress in Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Boston, MA.
- *Herzberg, K. N., & Forsyth, J. P. (Co-Chairs) (2010, November). Assessment and evaluation of fusion and defusion as a universal process in psychopathology and behavior change. Symposium conducted at the 44th annual meeting of the Association of Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, San Francisco, CA.
- *Herzberg, K. N., *Sheppard, S. C., & Forsyth, J. P. (2010, November). Validation of the Believability of Anxious Feelings and Thoughts Questionnaire (BAFT) in a healthy undergraduate and high anxious community sample. In H. Herzberg & J. P. Forsyth (Chairs), Assessment and evaluation of fusion and defusion as a universal process in psychopathology and behavior change. Symposium conducted at the 44th annual meeting of the Association of Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, San Francisco, CA.
2009
- Forsyth, J. P. (Discussant) (2009, November). In A. Cameron (Chair), Reactivity to negative affect: Innovative measurement of a universal process. Symposium presented at the 43rd annual meeting of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, New York, NY.
- * Sheppard, S. C., & Forsyth, J. P. (Chairs) (2009, November). Beyond the efficacy ceiling: Targeting universal processes across diverse problems in ACT clinical effectiveness trials. Symposium presented at the 43rd annual meeting of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, New York, NY.
- Forsyth, J. P., & *Sheppard, S. C. (2009, November). The effectiveness of ACT for anxiety disorders: Outcomes from a randomized wait-list clinical trial evaluating the Mindfulness and Acceptance Workbook for Anxiety. In S. C. Sheppard & J. P. Forsyth (Chairs), Beyond the efficacy ceiling: Targeting universal processes across diverse problems in ACT clinical effectiveness trials. Symposium presented at the 43rd annual meeting of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, New York, NY.
- * Sheppard, S. C., & Forsyth, J. P. (2009, November). Multiple mediators and the search for mechanisms of action: A clinical trial of ACT in the treatment of anxiety disorders. In S. C. Sheppard & J. P. Forsyth (Chairs), Beyond the efficacy ceiling: Targeting universal processes across diverse problems in ACT clinical effectiveness trials. Symposium presented at the 43rd annual meeting of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, New York, NY.
- *Valdivia-Salas, S., Forsyth, J. P., & Soriano, C. L. (May, 2009). Attentional bias for laboratory-induced threat and transfer of color-naming interference. In B. T. Roche (Chair), Why we must cease avoiding avoidance: Explaining human avoidance and anxiety requires different Talk (and processes). Symposium presented at the 25th annual meeting of the Association for Behavior Analysis International, Phoenix, AZ.
- *Herzberg, K. N., *Sheppard, S., Forsyth, J. P., & Eifert, G. H. (2009, May). The Believability of Anxious Thoughts and Feelings Questionnaire (BAFT): Psychometric properties and future directions. In A. C. Adcock (Chair), Measuring processes of change in Acceptance and Commitment Therapy. Symposium presented at the 25th annual meeting of the Association for Behavior Analysis International, Phoenix, AZ.
- *Fuse, T., & Forsyth, J. P. (2009, March). Psychophysiological responses to sexual assault related imagery in sexual assault survivors with and without a history of tonic immobility. In M. Adams (Chair), Paroxysmal paralysis in traumatized and anxious samples: An examination of isolated sleep paralysis and tonic immobility. Symposium presented at the 29th annual meeting of the Anxiety Disorders Association of America, Santa Ana Pueblo, NM.
2008
- Forsyth, J. P., & *Acheson, D. T. (Chairs) (2008, November). Novel advances in fear learning: From basic science to clinical application. Symposium presented at the 42nd annual meeting of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Orlando, CA.
- *Acheson, D. T., *Moses, E., & Forsyth, J. P. (2008, November). Interoceptive fear conditioning and panic disorder: An experimental evaluation of multiple CS-US contingency arrangements. In J. P. Forsyth & D. T. *Acheson (Chairs), Novel advances in fear learning: From basic science to clinical application. Symposium presented at the 42nd annual meeting of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Orlando, CA.
- Forsyth, J. P. (Discussant) (2008, November). In E. *Moses & D. T. *Acheson (Chairs), Unearthing the role of emotional regulatory processes in the anxiety disorders: Contributions from experimental psychopathology. Symposium presented at the 42nd annual meeting of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Orlando, CA.
- Gannon, S., Roche, B., Forsyth, J. P., Kanter, J. W., & Linehan, C. (2008, May). The approach-avoidance conflict: Examining an empirical model of human anxiety and phobia. In S. Smyth (Chair), Exploring anxiety: Avoidance and expectancy bias. Symposium presented at the 34th annual meeting of the Association for Behavior Analysis, Chicago, IL.
- *Valdivia-Salas, S., Luciano-Soriano, C., & Forsyth, J. P. (2008, May). Relational responding in the emergence and maintenance of cognitive biases. In J. R. Jiménez (Chair), Recent developments within the relational responding paradigm: False memories, cognitive biases, and rebound effect. Symposium presented at the 34th annual meeting of the Association for Behavior Analysis, Chicago, IL.