Position
Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, University of Cincinnati
Contact Information
University of Cincinnati
Department of Psychology
P.O. Box 2120376
Cincinnati, OH 45221-0376
Office: 409D Dyer Hall
Phone: 513-556-5123 (Office)
513-556-5127 (Lab)
Fax: 513-556-1904
Email: alison.mcleish@uc.edu
Education
Postdoctoral Fellowship, University of Missisippi Medical Center, 2006-2008
Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology, The University of Vermont, 2006
Clinical Psychology Internship, University of Mississippi Medical Center/G. V. (Sonny) Montgomery VAMC, 2005-2006
B.A. in Psychology, Duke University, 1997
Biographical Sketch
Dr. McLeish obtained her Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from the University of Vermont in 2006 after completing an internship at the University of Mississippi Medical Center/Jackson VA Medical Center in Jackson, MS. Dr. McLeish went on to complete a postdoctoral fellowship at the University of Mississippi Medical Center where she specialized in anxiety and smoking cessation. Her current research interests center on understanding cognitive vulnerability for comorbid anxiety and health problems. Specifically, Dr. McLeish’s work seeks to: (1) understand the role of anxiety sensitivity (fears of the negative consequences of anxiety and bodily sensations) in the etiology and maintenance of anxiety and health problems (e.g., asthma, smoking); (2) develop prevention and intervention programs to target these patient populations; and (3) address barriers to successful dissemination and implementation of these programs.
Representative Publications
McLeish, A. C., Zvolensky, M. J., Del Ben, K. S., & Burke, R. S. (in press). Anxiety sensitivity as a moderator of the association between smoking rate and panic-relevant symptoms among a community sample of middle-aged adult daily smokers. American Journal on Addictions.
McLeish, A. C., Zvolensky, M. J., & Bucossi, M. M. (2007). Interaction between smoking rate and anxiety sensitivity: Relation to anticipatory anxiety and panic-relevant avoidance among daily smokers. Journal of Anxiety Disorders, 21, 849-859.
McLeish, A. C., Zvolensky, M. J., Smits, J. A., Bonn-Miller, M. O., & Gregor, K. (2007). Concurrent associations between anxiety sensitivity and perceived health and health disability among young adult daily smokers. Cognitive Behaviour Therapy, 36, 1-11.
