MSU Psychology Department

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Barry J. Ries, Ph.D.

Director of Clinical Training
Degree, institution, year awarded, Ph.D.
Oklahoma State University 1996

Area(s) of specialization

  • Clinical Psychology, Anxiety Disorders, Behavioral Medicine
  • Research Interests [can be bulleted points]
  • Adult Anxiety Disorders
  • Pain
  • Behavioral Medicine

Current research

  • The impact of social anxiety and nonverbal audience feedback on anxiety and attribution in an impromptu speech task
  • Analysis of insight using a behavioral avoidance task: Checkers versus washers.
  • Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Symptom Clusters Associated with Physical Health and Health Care Utilization in Rural Primary Care Patients
  • Exposed to a Natural Disaster

Selected publications / Selected presentations

  • Carter, L. E., McNeil, D. W., Vowles, K. E., Sorrell, J. T., Turk, C. L., Ries, B. J., & Hopko, D. R. (2002) Effects of emotion on pain reports, tolerance and physiology. Pain Research and Management, 7, 21 – 30.
  • Boone, M.L., McNeil, D W., Masia, C., Turk, C.L., Carter, L.E., Ries, B.J., Lewin, M. R. (1999). Multimodal comparisons of social phobia subtypes and avoidant personality disorder. Journal of Anxiety Disorders, 13, 271-292.
  • Ries, B. J., McNeil, D. W., Boone, M. L, Turk, C. L, Carter, L. E., & Heimberg, R. G. (1998). Assessment of contemporary social phobia verbal report instruments. Behaviour Research and Therapy, 36, 983 - 994.
  • Cisler, J. M., Widner, R. J., Powers, S., Brockel, M., Farnsworth, D., & Ries, B. J. (2005, November). Examining Information Processing in Spider Phobia Using the Rapid Serial Visual Presentation Paradigm. Presented at the 39th Annual Convention for the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies,Washington, D.C.
  • Farnsworth, D., Wright, J., Brocket, M., Cisler, J., & Ries, B. J. (2005, November) Math Performance as a Function of Math Anxiety and Arousal Performance Theory. Presented at the 39th Annual Convention for the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Washington, D.C.
  • Nelson, E. A., Kraft J. E., Peters, C. L., & Ries, B. J. (2005, November). Social Anxiety and the Recall of Interpersonal Information as a Function of Attractiveness of Conversation Partners. Presented at the 39th Annual Convention for the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Washington, D.C.

Courses taught

  • Abnormal Psychology
  • Clinical Psychopathology and Behavioral Therapy
  • Clinical Case Management