Dr. Kevin Stark is a world expert in the application of cognitive-behavioral interventions to behavior problems in schools. His primary line of research surrounds the assessment, treatment, and theoretical models of depression in children and adolescents. He currently serves the Dell Children's Medical Center as the Clinical Director of the Psychological Services, the Director of Psychological Service Center, and the Director of the Texas Child Study Center. His principal areas of teaching are graduate seminars and practicum courses in behavioral, cognitive-behavioral, and cognitive therapy and assessment.
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
Dr. Kevin Stark is primarily interested in the application of cognitive-behavioral interventions to behavior problems in the schools. His research involves the assessment, treatment, and theoretical models of depression in children and adolescents. His secondary line of research examines the impact of participation in youth athletics on children's mental health.
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)
| Year | Semester | Course |
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| 2018 | Spring | EDP 382E: 10-Chld/Adol Psy-Phar Hlth/Lrn |
| 2018 | Spring | EDP 384C: 22-Cog-Behav Thrpy: Chldn/Adol |
| 2017 | Summer | EDP f384V: Advanced Practicum |
| 2017 | Spring | EDP 384V: Advanced Practicum |
| 2016 | Fall | EDP 384C: 22-Cog-Behav Thrpy: Chldn/Adol |
| 2016 | Summer | EDP f384V: Advanced Practicum |
| 2016 | Spring | EDP 384C: 22-Cog-Behav Thrpy: Chldn/Adol |
| 2015 | Fall | EDP 384V: Advanced Practicum |
| 2015 | Summer | EDP f389H: 22-Advanced Practicum |
| 2015 | Spring | EDP 389H: 9-Cog-Behav Assmnt And Intervn |
| 2014 | Fall | EDP 389H: Advanced Practicum |
| 2014 | Summer | EDP f397: Prac In Pediatric Psychology |
| 2014 | Spring | EDP 397: Practicum In Pediatric Psychol |
