Megan Viar-Paxton
Graduate Student
Research Area: Clinical Science
Representative Publications
Journal Articles
Viar, M. A., Eztel, E., Ciesielski, B.G., & Olatunji, B.O. (2010). Disgust, anxiety, and vasovagal syncope sensations: A comparison of injection fearful and nonfearful blood donors. Journal of Anxiety Disorders, 24, 941-945.
Viar, M. A., Bilsky, S. A., Armstrong, T., & Olatunji, B. O. (in press). Obsessive beliefs and obsessive-compulsive disorder: An examination of specific associations. Cognitive Therapy and Research, DOI: 10.1007/s10608-011-9360-4.
Olatunji, B. O., Ciesielski, B. G., Wolitzky-Taylor, K. B., Wentworth, B. J., & Viar, M. A. (under review). Effects of experienced disgust on habituation during repeated exposure to threat-relevant stimuli in blood-injection-injury phobia.
Viar, M. A., Tomarken, A.J., Koch, M.C., & Olatunji, B.O. (In preparation). The role of domain-specific disgust sensitivity in behavioral avoidance and self-reported fainting symptoms in blood-injection-injury phobia.
Chapters
Wolitzky-Taylor, K. B., Viar, M. A., & Olatunji, B. O. (in press). Ethical issues when considering exposure. In T. Davis, T. Ollendick, & L-G. Öst (Eds.) Intensive Treatment of Specific Phobias: One-Session Treatment. New York: Springer Press.