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Peer Reviewed Journal Articles

Bohr, Y. (2005). Infant Mental Health Programs: Experimenting with innovative models. Infant Mental Health Journal, 26(5), 407-422. PDF

Bohr, Y., Dhayanandhan, B., Armour, L., Sockett DiMarco, N., Holigrocki, R. & Baumgartner, E. (2008). Mapping parent-infant interactions: A brief cognitive approach to the prevention of relationship ruptures and infant maltreatment (The MAP method). Infant Mental Health Promotion: IMPrint, 51, 2-7 (Invited article). PDF

Holigrocki, R. J. & Raches, C. M. (2006). Sequelae of child sexual abuse: A child and parent assessment. Journal of Personality Assessment, 86(2), 131-141. PDF

Holigrocki, R. J. & Hudson-Crain, R. (2004).Victim-victimizer relational dynamics as maintained by representational, defensive, and neurobiological functioning. Bulletin of the Menninger Clinic, 68(3), 197-212. PDF

Holigrocki, R., Crain, R., Bohr, Y., Young, K. & Bensman, H. (2009). Interventional use of the Parent–Child Interaction Assessment–II enactments: Modifying an abused mother's attributions to her son. Journal of Personality Assessment, 91 (5), 397-408. PDF

Holigrocki, R. J., & Kaminski, P. L. (2002). A structural and microanalytic exploration of parent-child relational psychopathology. Constructivism in the Human Sciences, 7, 111-123. PDF

Holigrocki, R. J, Kaminski, P. L., & Frieswyk, S. H. (1999). Introduction to the Parent-Child Interaction Assessment. Bulletin of the Menninger Clinic, 63(3), 413-428. PDF or HTML

Technical Reports

Holigrocki, R. J., Kaminski, P. L. & Frieswyk S. H. (2002). PCIA-II: Parent-Child Interaction Assessment Version II. Unpublished manuscript, University of Indianapolis. (Update of PCIA Tech. Rep. No. 99-1046. Topeka, KS: Child and Family Center, The Menninger Clinic). PDF

Holigrocki, R. J., Frieswyk, S. H., Kaminski, P. T., Betan, E. J., Katsavdakis, K. A. & Fantz, C. M. (1999). PAS: Parental Attunement Scale. (Tech. Rep. No. 99-1047). Topeka, KS: Child and Family Center, The Menninger Clinic.

Holigrocki, R. (2008). Parent-Child Interaction Assessment-II (PCIA-II): Psychometric properties and the application of coding systems. Manuscript submitted for publication. [PDF 157 kb updated: 10-15-08]

Treatment Manual

Bohr, Y. & Holigrocki, R. J. (2005). PCIA-II/MAP Treatment Manual: Modifying Attributions of Parents intervention. Unpublished manuscript, York University and the University of Indianapolis. PDF

Dissertations

Collins, M. (2005). Narcissistic traits and parenting style: A closer look at maladaptive parenting through parent-child observations, parent self-report, and child self-report. (Doctoral dissertation, University of North Texas, 2003). Dissertation Abstracts International, 65(8-B), 4279.

Kallstrom-Fuqua, A. C. (2005). Examining parenting outcomes of childhood sexual abuse surviviors utilizing observation and self-report methods. (Doctoral dissertation, University of North Texas, 2004). Dissertation Abstracts International, 65(8-B), 4291.

International or National (Presentations, Workshops, and Posters)

Au Young, D. & Holigrocki, R. J. (2004, July). Observations of Chinese and American parent-child interaction. Poster presented at the American Psychological Association Annual Convention, Honolulu, HI.

Bohr, Y. (2004, July). Play, attachment, and negative parental attributions: An innovative intervention. Workshop at the American Psychological Association Annual Convention, Honolulu, HI.

Bohr, Y. (2004, June). Visits to the zoo and infant mental health: Experimenting with innovative models for treatment for the very young. Workshop at the Canadian Psychological Association Annual Convention, St. John’s, Newfoundland, Canada.

Bohr, Y. & Holigrocki, R. (2007, July). Modifying risky parental attributions: a brief cognitive approach to the prevention of relationship ruptures and child maltreatment. Workshop to be presented at the World Congress of Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies (WCBCT), Barcelona, Spain.

Bohr, Y. & Holigrocki, R. (2006, June). Modifying negative parental attributions through play: First step in preventing maltreatment? Poster presented at From Research to Practice: Society for Psychotherapy Research Annual Meeting, University of Edinburgh, Scotland.

Holigrocki, R. (2007, March) Invited discussant in J. Porcerelli (Chair), Assessing defense mechanisms with the TAT: Recent research. Symposium conducted at the Society for Personality Assessment Annual Meeting in Arlington, VA.

Holigrocki, R. J. (2005, March). Integrative assessment of symptoms, representations, and relational dynamics pertinent to childhood sexual revictimization. In L. Friedberg (Chair), Forensic Issues: Child Custody. Paper presented at the Society for Personality Assessment Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL.

Holigrocki, R. J. (2004, July). Applying psychoanalytic theory to questions, methods, and findings in research. Paper presented at the American Psychological Association Annual Convention, Honolulu, HI.

Holigrocki, R. & Bohr, Y. (2007, July). Modifying attributions of high-risk mothers using videos of their play with their children: Preliminary findings. Paper to be presented at the World Congress of Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies (WCBCT), Barcelona, Spain.

Holigrocki, R. & Rains, S. (2008). Assessing School-Age Child Attachment with the PCIA-II. Poster presented at the American Psychological Association Annual Convention, Boston.

Holigrocki, R. & Hudson-Crain, R. (2005, March). Projection and observed aggression in children with and without conduct problems. In. S. Hibbard (Chair), Current Research with Cramer's Defense Mechanism Manual for TAT. Paper presented at the Society for Personality Assessment Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL (invited presentation).

Holigrocki, R. J., Hudson Crain, R., Bohr, Y. & Young, K. (2006, March). When direct observation assessment becomes treatment: Modifying the negative attributions of women victims of domestic violence. In Constance T. Fischer (Chair), Collaborative Feedback. Paper presented at the Society for Personality Assessment Annual Meeting in San Diego, CA.

Holigrocki, R. J. & Louria, S. (2005, August). Parent-based affective-behavioral relational dynamics: Collapse of Play, Negative Affect, and Limiting Content. Poster presented at the American Psychological Association Annual Convention, Washington, DC.

Holigrocki, R. J. & Louria, S. (2004, July). Parent-child co-construction of a pretend play context as real. Poster presented at the American Psychological Association Annual Convention, Honolulu, HI.

Holigrocki, R. J. & Raches, C. M. (2003, August). Relationship of children’s internal representations to their behaviors with their parents. Paper presented at the American Psychological Association Annual Convention, Toronto, Canada.

Kaminski, P. L. (2005, July). Assessing parent-child relationships in context: Beyond attachment theory. Paper presented at the Oxford Round Table on Psychological Influences on Children, Oxford, England (invited presentation).

Kaminski, P. L., Ianacone, S. E., Hochstetler, G. M., Novak, J. N. & Minnick, C. M. (1998, May) Sympathetic nervous system responses to misattunement in parent-child dyads. Paper presented at the 12th National Conference on Undergraduate Research, Salisbury, MD.

Kaminski, P. L. & Holigrocki, R. J. (2002, March). Using the Parent-Child Interaction Assessment to explore possible mechanisms for the intergenerational transmission of psychopathology. Paper presented at the Society for Personality Assessment Midwinter Meeting, San Antonio, TX.

Kaminski, P. L., Jones, H., & Harshaw, A.A. (2004, July). Parental warmth’s relationship to conduct problems in ADHD boys. Poster presented at the American Psychological Association Annual Convention, Honolulu, HI.


Nance, D., Burchfield, J., & Holigrocki, R. (2008). Depressed and Nondepressed Mothers and their School-Age Children during Play. Poster presented at the American Psychological Association Annual Convention, Boston.

Warren, M. A., Kaminski, P. L., Durrant, S. L. & Bayer, N. (2003, August). Parent-child interactions with ADHD children: Parental empathy and child adjustment. Poster presented at the American Psychological Association Annual Convention, Toronto, Canada.

Weisenbach, S. L., & Kaminski, P. L. (2000, April). Differences in parental attunement, depression, relationship satisfaction, and child abuse potential: Comparing mothers of girls with and without attention deficits. Paper presented at the National Conference for Undergraduate Research, Missoula, MO.

State/Provincial or Regional (Presentations, Workshops, and Posters)

Bohr, Y. (2005, April). Infant mental health programs: Experimenting with innnovative models. Paper presented at Expanding Horizons for the Early Years: A Joint Conference of the Infant Mental Health Promotion Project and the Ontario Association for Infant Development, Toronto, Canada.

Bohr, Y., Armour, L., & Sockett di Marco, N. (2003, May) What does a trip to the zoo have to do with infant mental health? Children’s Mental Health Ontario Conference, Toronto, Canada.

Harshaw, A. A., Kaminski, P. L., & Kincaid, B. (2005, November). Parenting attitudes as related to the intergenerational transmission of child abuse. Poster presented at the Texas Psychological Association Annual Convention in Houston, TX.

Holigrocki, R. J. & Betan, E. J. (1998, May). Evaluating the effectiveness of parenting using the Parent-Child Interaction Assessment. In J. M. Maldonado (Chair), Clinical Approaches to Parent-Child Relationships At-Risk in Infancy and Early Childhood. Paper presented at The Menninger Clinic, Topeka, KS (invited presentation).

Holigrocki, R. J. & Hudson-Crain, R. (2003, November). Representational, defensive, and relational functioning in a high-risk parent-child dyad. Paper presented at the Indiana Society for Psychoanalytic Thought meeting, Indianapolis, IN (invited presentation).

Holigrocki, R. J. & Smith, M. (2004, June). Assessment and treatment of children exposed to domestic violence. Presentation at the State of the Art Trends in Domestic Violence Conference, Indianapolis, IN (invited presentation).

Kallstrom-Fuqua, A. C., Kaminski, P. L., Ozuna, A., & Norris, D. (2004, November). Examining parenting outcomes of childhood sexual abuse survivors. Poster presented at the Texas Psychological Association Annual Convention, San Antonio, TX.

Kaminski, P. L. (2001, October). Assessing Parent-Child Interaction. Fall Workshop for the North Texas Society for Personality Assessment, Dallas, TX.

Kaminski, P. L., Collins, M., Maggard, J., Neece, J. D., & Pederson, C.L. (2004, November). Parental covert narcissism: A risk for child abuse and psychopathology. Poster presented at the Texas Psychological Association Annual Convention, San Antonio, TX.

Kaminski, P. L., Klinger, K., & Oxtra, T. (2004, November). Maternal body dissatisfaction and its relationship to parenting behavior. Poster presented at the Texas Psychological Association Annual Convention, San Antonio, TX.

Kaminski, P.L., Long, M. M., Holigrocki, R. J., Evans, T., Page, L., McGlynn, J., Slaton, S., and Simmons, S. (2001, October) Dyadic Precursors to Child Aggression. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Texas Psychological Association, Austin, TX.

King, M.G., Kaminski, P. L., Johnson, A., Lane, A. D. (2004, November). Perfectionism in parents: An investigation of parenting stress and parenting beliefs. Poster presented at the Texas Psychological Association Annual Convention, San Antonio, TX.

Weisenbach, S., Hochstetler, G. M., Kaminski, P. L., Coons, K., Flinn, S., Schroeder, W., & Sewell, L. (1999). Development of a scale to measure aggression in children. Paper presented at the 13th Annual Ohio Undergraduate Psychology Conference, Columbus, OH.

Weisenbach, S. L., & Kaminski, P. L. (2000, May). Differences in parental attunement and child abuse potential: Comparing mothers of girls with and without attention deficits. Poster presented at the annual conference of the Midwestern Psychological Association,Chicago, Illinois.

Williams, J., Milligan, L., & Brightling, L. (2005, June). The role of the CYC in infant mental health. Workshop on the PCIA-II and other measures presented at the Ontario Association of Child and Youth Counselors Provincial Professional Development Conference, Mohawk College, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.