Kevin D Stark

Ph.D. in Educational Psychology (School Psychology), University of Wisconsin, Madison, 1985

M.A. in Experimental Psychology, University of Richmond, 1980

B.S. in Psychology, University of Wisconsin, Stevens Point, 1978

Studies the application of cognitive-behavioral interventions to behavior problems in schools, and the assessment, treatment, and theoretical models of depression in children and adolescents.

Patel, P., Stark, K., Metz, K. & Banneyer, K. (2014). School-based interventions for depression. Handbook of School Mental Health (pp. 369–384). New York: Springer.

Stark, K., Banneyer, K., Wang, L. & Arora, P. (2012). Child and adolescent depression in the family. Couple and Family Psychology: Research and Practice, 3, 161–184.

Stark, K., Martinson, K., Kendall, P. & O'Neil, K. (2012). Therapist's manual for the Parent Training Program for the Prevention of Anxiety and Depressive Disorders. Pennsylvania: Workbook Publishing Inc..

Training Grant, Seton Family of Hospitals
2014

Yancy Family Foundation Grant
Evaluation of Coping Cat Plus Parents as CBT Coaches for the Treatment of Anxiety Disorders in Children, 2014

Epstein Family Foundation, Operating Funds for the Texas Child Study Center (2014)

O'Shaunnesy Foundation Grant
Evaluation of Coping Cat Plus Parents as CBT Coaches for the Treatment of Anxiety Disorders in Children (2014)

Houston Fund Grant
Evaluation of Coping Cat Plus Parents as CBT Coaches for the Treatment of Anxiety Disorders in Children, (2014).

Fruchter Dissertation Award (Catherine Funk), Benjamin and Dorothy Fruchter Centennial Award for Excellence in Educational Psychology Research at the Doctoral Level (2012)

Society of School Psychology Dissertation Award (Prerna Arora), Society of School Psychology (2011)

University of Texas Dissertation Award (Lauren Krumholtz), The University of Texas at Austin (2011)

Bumpus Memorial Lecture Recipicent, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical School, Dallas (2007)

Stephanie Young, Ph.D., expected 2020 (Supervisor)

Kimberly L Rinehart, Ph.D., expected 2019 (Supervisor)
Kim works from a comprehensive cognitive-behavioral perspective and is interested in promoting evidence-based, holistic healthcare through integrated behavioral and mental health. Although still evolving, Kim's clinical research interests include assessment and intervention for values-driven approaches to wellness in children, adolescents, their families and communities who have experienced trauma and/or are diagnosed with an anxiety or obsessive-compulsive disorder.